Oklahoma City University’s men’s and women’s golf teams are in the thick of their Spring schedules and nearing the finish line. Both teams will see their regular season start to wrap up towards the end of April–with both teams concluding their regular season play this week, the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament in Newton, KS, awaits…
Stars Baseball Season Check-In: Conference Play in Full Swing
The Oklahoma City Stars baseball team is now 32 games into their season and after receiving votes in the NAIA Top-25 rankings for the better part of 2 months, they are now ranked #24 in the country. Head Coach Keith Lytle’s squad has a 22-12 overall record with an 8-4 record in Sooner Athletic Conference…
OCU basketball struggles through 23-24 season
The 2023-24 basketball season has been a struggle for both Oklahoma City University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. The men’s team currently holds a losing record of 3-12 on the season, with a four-game losing streak. The team has a 1-6 record against their Sooner Athletic Conference opponents and has lost all six of their…
OCU continues commanding wrestling season
Oklahoma City University’s men’s and women’s wrestling teams have been nothing short of dominant throughout their seasons so far. Both teams remain undefeated in dual meets, with the men’s team holding a 4-0 record and the women’s team holding a 3-0 record, as well as notching a conference win. Preseason rankings had the men’s team…
Men & Women’s Basketball Season Enters Full Swing
The Oklahoma City University men and women’s basketball teams started their seasons off on November 2nd, with both teams picking up a win. The women’s team beat the Wiley College Wildcats at home 79-53, starting their season off hot, but falling to every team since. The men’s team opened their season in the Abe Lemons…
Anna Marie Wright Crowned Miss OCU 2024
Miss OCU 2024, Oklahoma City University’s annual beauty pageant crowned a new winner last night in junior musical theatre major Anna Marie Wright. The competition featured 4 onstage sections as well as an interview prior. Competitors compete in an onstage question, health and fitness wear, talent, and an evening wear section. Nine women ranging from…
Lemon Lecture Speaker Hosts Student Session
On September 12, Oklahoma City University hosted author, sociologist, and professor Matthew Desmond as their distinguished speaker in accordance with the Martha Jean Lemon Speaker Series. The Speaker Series features annual events to provide academic enrichment to the OCU community and beyond. Desmond, a Pulitzer Prize winner for Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American…
Oklahoma City University 2022 Spring Powwow
Oklahoma City University and the University of Central Oklahoma hosted the annual Spring Powwow on April 16 in in the Freede Wellness Center.
Gallery: A Bright Room Called Day
On April 8th, the School of Theatre held their last dress rehearsal for their final mainstage production of the semester: “A Bright Room Called Day.” The show was streamed live from the Burg Theatre in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center to a virtual audience on April 9 and 10, and was directed by Luke Eddy, assistant…
Gallery: How To Tie Dye
Photographer Mackenzie Shaw creates a guide for Tie Dye!
Gallery: Songs for a New World Final Dress Rehearsal
On Friday, March 19, OCU Stripped held their final dress rehearsal for their show “Songs for a New World.” The show ran the following weekend, March 20 and 21, in the Petree Recital Hall in the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center and was streamed live to a virtual audience.
Gallery: Men’s and Women’s Soccer v. Bacone College
On Sunday, March 14, the OCU men’s and women’s soccer teams played a game against Bacone College.
Gallery: Closer Than Ever
On Friday, Feb. 26, the Wanda L. Bass School of Music debuted their delayed production of the Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire musical “Closer Than Ever” for a virtual audience. The show was held socially distanced in the Burg Theatre and was directed by Dr. David Herendeen.
Gallery: Stressed Spelled Backwards is Desserts
On Thursday, Jan. 21, the Student Activities Committee hosted an event outside the Caf in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center to promote university counseling, tips for reducing stress, and living a healthy lifestyle. They also handed out free pie!
Gallery: Neighborhood 3 Dress Rehearsal
Editor’s Note: Some items and sentences have been altered to reflect Student Publications’ in-house style, as well as AP style guidelines as of 11/11/20 at 2:43 p.m. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the School of Theatre held their first dress rehearsal for the recent show Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom. The rehearsal was held in the…
Gallery: The Women of Lockerbie
On Oct. 16, the School of Theatre opened their Stage II season with “The Women of Lockerbie” in the Burg Theatre. The show was streamed online, and actors maintained physical distance throughout the performance.
Gallery: Spamalot
On Oct. 9th and 10th, the Wanda L. Bass School of Music held a masked and socially distant production of the hit musical “Monty Python’s Spamalot: Socially Distant Concert-ish Version.” As of Nov. 11, 2020, this gallery was updated to correct the spelling of a cast member’s name.
Gallery: Artist Talk
On Thursday, September 24th, artist Holly Wilson gave a talk on her work, Native Thoughts in Contemporary Art, at the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery. Students attended both on Zoom and in person.
Gallery: Scholar Strike
On Sept. 8, 2020, students and faculty from around the university gathered in an act of solidarity with those whom have died from police brutality in America. The OCU chapter of the American Association of University Professors provided chalk, so people could write the names of the victims on sidewalks around the quad.
Gallery: Woe is Me
On Sept. 5th, 2020, the School of Theatre held a rehearsal of their show Woe is Me in the Burg Theater, masked and socially distant.
Gallery: Black Lives Matter Demonstration
On Aug. 28th, several students and faculty members from the school of theatre assembled on the quad to demonstrate their support for BIPOC individuals and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Gallery: Involvement Fair
The OCU Student Affairs Office held the 2020 Involvement Fair from Aug. 24th through Aug. 28th in the student lounge of the Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center. It gave new and returning students the opportunity to explore the on-campus organizations they could be a part of.
Gallery: Mask Decorating
One of the final activities that new students were able to participate in was a, “make your own mask” event held outside the Great Hall. Even Starsky was able to make an appearance!
Gallery: Black/African American Affinity Space
As part of the New Student Orientation, students who identify as Black or African American had a chance to discuss their experiences with micro aggressions and the diversity and inclusion on OCU’s campus with newer students.
Gallery: Petree College Orientation
As the fall semester began, many freshmen in the Petree College of Arts and Sciences were able to participate in orientation and tours pertaining to their respective majors.
Gallery: Neighborhood Plants
I know many friends who have started taking walks through their neighborhood either with family or by themselves. This is a great way to stay active and to get a breath of fresh air. If you look around you can find all kinds of amazing flowers and awesome plants on your walk!
