By Trey Witzel, Columnist Do you feel it in the air? I’m not talking about the fast approaching season of Homecoming. And no, not scarf weather either. Something better than both. Football season is upon us. More importantly, fantasy football season is upon us. For the past seven years, I have been participating in fantasy…
Columnist investigates, commends historic space exploration
By Matt Patrick, Columnist In July 1969, millions of people around the world gathered around their televisions to witness what still stands as one of the greatest achievements in human history. They watched Neil Armstrong make a human footprint on the surface of the moon. This was the culmination of billions of dollars, countless hours…
Columnist encourages students to speak out against recent racism
By Matt Patrick, Columnist On Sunday night, OCU’s own Kelsey Griswold, acting senior and Miss Oklahoma, came 2nd runner up at the Miss America pageant. Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, took home the crown that night as the first Indian-American to win the pageant. At OCU, the crowds cheered with certain sadness at the fact…
Lost lives seen as worst tragedy of Sept. 11
By Matt Patrick, Columnist Students my age may barely remember the events of 12 years ago. Most of us were elementary school students who grew up in one of the most prosperous and peaceful times in American history. The technology boom was creating thousands, if not millions of jobs. The federal budget was balanced. As…
Columnist sees great problem-solving potential in ‘Millenial Generation’
By Matt Patrick, Columnist The United Nations recently announced that we are within reach of eliminating extreme poverty. Most economists agree: if we take the right steps, extreme poverty can be eliminated by 2030. This means it is possible to deal with most of the poverty issues on the planet within the course of our…
