Columnist Troy Freeman reviews the Netflix reality show “The Circle.”
Why we shouldn’t criticize Twitter for banning Trump
Columnist Paul Dower analyzes the recent social media band of former president Donald Trump.
OCU deletes student Facebook group
The university’s social media team has suspended the official OCU Facebook group for students after the group’s guidelines were violated.
Students discuss Tik Tok fame, social media collaboration
A music senior recently went viral on Tik Tok.
Student Activities Council hosts online activities
Recently, the Student Activities Council hosted a TikTok Wars competition for students to participate in from all over the country.
BA Theatre sophomores create online theatrical experience
The BA theatre and performance sophomores will be hosting an interactive theatre experience on social media.
Student creates positive OCU-themed Instagram account
A new OCU-themed Instagram account focuses on gratitude and positivity.
Anonymous instagram account posts OCU-related memes
A new OCU-related meme account has surfaced on Instagram.
Opinion: Columnist reflects on SGA presidential candidates, runoff election
Students were bombarded with information and posts about the Student Government Association presidential election during Spring Break and when we returned to campus.
Opinion: Columnist encourages evaluating, changing bad social media habits
Social media is exhausting. OCU students already have stressful lives, and we add to them by worrying about likes, posts and what our friends are doing while we’re lying in bed at home binging Parks and Recreation.
Opinion: Celebrate differences with discussion, not opinion shaming
We live in an opinionated world. You don’t have to try hard to find an opinion seemingly everywhere you look.
Columnist encourages students to leave the drama behind
We all claim to avoid the “hot goss,” but we have to admit that we secretly love to hear all of the dirty little details of other peoples’ personal lives.
Columnist critiques the Trump Administration’s first year
Jan. 20, 2018 marked the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, and it feels as though this presidency will never end.
Editorial: Keep up-to-date with politics as a New Year’s resolution
Whatever your political ideology might be, it’s important to keep up with politics and vote.
Columnist discusses online dating
Finding your significant other is no longer as simple as an encounter at a sporting event or a run in at the grocery store. Technology has changed the way we date.
Officials investigate controversial picture
Administrators launched an investigation Oct. 8 after a photo of a student in blackface circulated on social media. The student went to a party dressed as Jay Z and posted about it on Snapchat. She is seen in the photo with her face painted black, a practice known as “blackface.” Blackface represents a time when…
Entertainment news round-up for Apr. 5
Winnie the Pooh will be the latest Disney property to undergo a live-action transformation. The Mouse House is developing a new film starring the honey-loving bear and friends. The story will follow an adult Christopher Robin. For more information on the project, click here. HBO has released the trailer for its Bessie Smith biopic, starring Queen Latifah….
Entertainment news round-up for Apr. 3
Disney’s Tangled is coming to the stage – though not the stage you’re probably thinking about. The show will be performed on the Disney Magic cruise ship later this year. Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater have written three new songs for the musical. For more on the show, click here. The Muppets may be…
‘Fat is not a feeling:’ Facebook changes controversial status option
In this tech-heavy area, many social media users post emoticons (those cute little smiley faces that can exhibit almost any expression on the spectrum) without a second thought.But some Facebook users insist that one particular emoticon, far from being harmless, poses an extreme risk to body image and confidence in users.
University officials create OCU Snapchat profile
Snapchat users can add OKCUniversity as a friend.The university will take advantage of the Snapchat Stories feature to share photos and videos with everyone who is a friend.
The Dress Debacle: how one photo caused the world to question their sanity
Is it blue? Is it black? Or are we all just going slowly mad? The Internet went crazy Thursday night with the instigation of what some are calling “Dressgate.” From inconspicuous beginnings, the drama surrounding a rather plain cocktail dress blew up into a world-wide debate about color and sanity.
What’s in a name? How descriptive words can help or hurt
If you could determine how people saw you, what would you hope they saw? I investigated the power behind labels and descriptive terms on self-perception.
Oklahoma lawmakers consider texting and driving ban
Oklahoma lawmakers are seeking legislation to ban texting and driving. The case to ban the use of mobile phones while operating vehicles has been long debated, but came to a head last month after a phone-related incident cost two highway patrol officers their lives. On Jan. 1, 2015, Steven Clark was driving down I-40 and…
Birth and death on Facebook: milestones in the Internet Age
A new generation of Facebook users will have a presence on the social media platform before they’re born, and after they die. Is this constant media coverage a sign of progress and self-expression, or just another way to compete online?
Columnist warns against judging your life by social media standards
Most of us have experienced it, the feeling of inadequacy as we mindlessly scroll through our Facebook or Twitter feed on a Friday night watching tons of people have more fun than us.
We have also felt it perhaps in the middle of summer as we watch droves of people on vacation seemingly being the most interesting people in the world.
When we are doing these cool things, we are also posting pictures and other things on social media to remind our “friends” and “followers” just how cool we are as well.
Anyone who has social media is guilty of this at some point to some degree.
Web editor informs, communicates about website, app
At Student Publications, our mission is to inform, entertain the campus community.
To keep with our promise, we have developed a free app for smartphones, available on the iTunes app store and Android market.
