Nicole Baker, music theater senior, checks in during her shift working the National Association of Teachers of Singing conference on Nov. 12 in Bass School of Music. Students from all over the region are on OCU’s campus this week, competing in the prestigious NATS competition. Photo: Courtney Beyer
Junior Guard Jordan Mason celebrates with his team on Nov. 7 in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center. The Stars won their game against Southwestern Oklahoma State University 73-70. The next home game is Nov. 24. Photo: Donovan Lawson
Members of Gamma Phi Beta strike a pose as they complete their Lip Sync routine on Nov. 6 in Abe Lemons Arena. Gamma Phi Beta was one of six organizations that competed in the Lip Sync competition of Homecoming this year. The overall theme of Homecoming is “Unite.” Photo: Ali Wonderly
Students enjoy discounted frozen yogurt at Orange Leaf, 600 N.W. 23rd St., during OCU on Uptown on Nov. 4. The event is one of the Homecoming events and offers discounts at various places in Uptown Oklahoma City. Photo: Donovan Lawson
Taylor Barnett and Claire Baer, religion seniors, talk at Wednesday at the Wesley on Nov 3 in Watson Lounge in Bishop Angie W. Smith Chapel. The Wesley Center hosts the event with a free meal every first Wednesday of the month. Photo: Courtney Beyer
The OCU baseball team hosted their first costumed Halloween fundraising game Oct. 31 at Jim Wade Stadium. Due to Friday’s rain, the team ended up playing a softball game in the outfield. Photo: Anna Andersen
Members of Alpha Chi Omega cheer as Homecoming Kickoff begins on Oct. 29 in the Freede Wellness Center. The competitions begin Nov. 1 with window painting at 1:30 p.m. in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center. Photo: Donovan Lawson
Mason Bivens, physics freshman, completes his physics homework Oct. 28 in Walker Hall. Lobbies on each floor of the dorm are provided for students to study and hang out. Photo by: Andrew Robling
President Henry leads donors and trustees as they cut the ribbon to dedicate the newly renovated chemistry labs on Oct. 28 in Dawson-Loeffler Science and Mathematics Center. Photo: Ali Wonderly
Lance Marsh, professor of theater and artistic director of TheatreOCU, greets a group of students on the quad in between classes Oct. 27. Some popular outdoor locations for students include the quad, outside of Alvin’s, and at the Chickasaw Warrior Garden. Photo: Donovan Lawson
Lois Medina, political science and philosophy senior, Caitlin Brown, psychology junior, and Esther Devanney, psychology senior have an evening study session together on Oct. 26 in the computer lab in the Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center. Photo: Anna Andersen
Newly crowned Miss OCU, music theatre and vocal performance junior Monica Thompson, celebrates with friends after winning the pageant on Oct. 24 in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. Thompson will go on to compete at the Miss Oklahoma pageant in Tulsa over the summer. Photo: Ali Wonderly
Students in Professor Kate Parker’s section of Acting 3: Improvisation stand outside shouting encouragements to students and teachers alike entering and exiting the Gold Star Memorial Building on Oct 22. Photo: Courtney Beyer
Leslie Marie Coffman, acting senior, performs as a toothpick factory worker during the Improv Show on Oct. 16 in the Admin Tower in the Clara E. Jones Administration Building. The Improv Troupe’s next performances will be Nov. 15 and 16. Photo: Andrew Robling
Tom Hoblin, music theater freshman, and Keegan Malec, music theater senior, perform with the OCU Men’s Choir during the annual fall choir concert Oct. 16 in Petree Recital Hall in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. Photo: Donovan Lawson
Nicolas Reese watches fellow acting sophomore Caroline Stella fetch a frisbee from Taylor Blackman during “Stress Relief Humans,” a morning activity put on by members of the School of Theater Oct. 13 on the quad. Photo: Ali Wonderly
Students gather for the inaugural Indigenous Peoples’ Day ceremony on Oct. 12 at the Chickasaw Warrior Garden. OCU will now celebrate this day annually in place of Columbus Day. Photo: Sage Tokach
Stephanie Feeback, musical theater junior, performs “Follies Bergere” during a dress rehearsal for Bass School of Music’s production of “Nine,” directed by Dr. David Herendeen. The show ran Oct. 9 through 11 in the Burg Theatre in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. Photo: Donovan Lawson
Jacqueline Hirlinger, acting sophomore, and Katie Kelley, acting freshman, help Johnny Richards, film production freshman, sign a pledge on Oct. 7 to never look away from domestic violence as part of Alpha Chi Omagea’s Domestic Violence Awareness Week. Photo: Anna Andersen
Sara Byerly, acting freshman, Brade Bradshaw and Julia Waits, acting juniors, and Sarah Feist, musical theatre and vocal performance junior, perform during a rehearsal for David Hare’s “The Secret Rapture”, directed by acting senior Matt Redmond. The play runs Oct. 8-11 in the Black Box Theatre in the Wanda L. Bass School of Music. Photo:…
Juniors Marshall McCabe and Hunter Bingham row back to the dock after one of their night sprints. Events for the third day of the OCU Head of the Oklahoma Regatta began at 10 a.m. Oct. 3 on the Oklahoma River. Photo: Courtney Beyer
Brennan Martinez, vocal performance junior, works with renowned lyric tenor Gabriel Preisser during a masterclass on Oct. 1 in the medium rehearsal hall in the Wandra L. Bass School of Music. Preisser was the soloist for OCU’s performance of Belshazzar’s Feast on Oct. 2 at the Civic Center Music Hall. Photo: Ali Wonderly
Team Wrestlers look to the sidelines for a game plan during an intramural football game Sept. 27 on the intramural field behind the Freede Wellness Center. Teams compete every Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Photo: Courtney Beyer
Students in the OCU Symphony Orchestra perform The New World Symphony during the first concert of the semester on Sept. 26 in Petree Recital Hall in the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. Their next performance will be Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. Photo: Andrew Robling
Roger, played by freshman Boston Pierce Cervantes, performs a new song he wrote during a rehearsal of Bass School of Music’s production of Rent. The show runs Oct. 2 through Oct. 4 in the Kilpatrick Auditorium in Kilpatrick Fine Arts Center. Photo: Ali Wonderly
Freshman defender Brianna Demuth challenges the opponent for the ball. The Stars fell to University of Houston-Victoria 3-0 on Sep. 27. Photo: Courtney Beyer
