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At the end of May, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported that Oklahomans endured a record-breaking tornado season this year with 95 tornadoes, and numbers are still rising. That’s over double the average total from January through May (41). April’s 2012 record of 54 twisters was broken with 55 this year.   Tornadoes, violently rotating columns of air touching the...
All photos courtesy students unless otherwise marked Emma Sloan Classen School of Advanced Studies at NortheastAttending: Oklahoma City University  Intended major: Pre-engineering because of my love for math and science. I have always looked up to engineers because of how brilliant they seem.  Biggest influences: My parents. They always push me to do my best and work as hard as I can. I...
In its first year, the Creative Quills Writing Group had a booth at the El Reno Burger Day Festival. Twenty-five authors, still unpublished at the time, filled the group’s table with their business cards. The following year, the table was covered with 25 newly published books. What started as a workshop during poetry month in 2015 has blossomed into...

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In the wake of canceled flights, postponed events and a bevy of other broken plans, Thanksgiving shouldn’t be a time to be alone or away from loved ones. It’s clear many vulnerable members of society – those at an advanced age or those who are immunocompromised – won’t be able to hop on flights or welcome large groups into their...
So, you want to be a bartender? The potential for additional income while working with a flexible schedule is surely attractive. Bartenders earn a median hourly rate of $10.84 per hour, and an annualized income of under $23,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Like their server counterparts, bartenders also rely upon tips for a chunk of their...
Keeping up with workforce demand, OSU can help students with advanced degrees and specialized certificates. All photos on this page courtesy OSU
Combating the Demographic Cliff  For the past ten years, fewer traditional college students have enrolled in higher education. Leaders in the sector are already seeing the beginning of a demographic cliff – or a dramatic drop in the college-aged population – which is projected to fully realize in the middle of this decade. To combat the issue, universities are expanding...
Fall has arrived, and with it comes nicer weather for outdoor activities before, during and after the Halloween season. There are plenty of options – from pumpkin patches and haunted cruises to food trucks, hayrides and so much more. If you’re looking for something spooky, something family friendly, or something in between, Oklahoma has you covered.  Stillwater Pumpkin Patch Through. Oct...

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Tulsa’s Discovery Lab is known for its unusual utilization of packing tape: Over 16 miles of it were used to build the infamous Tape Tunnel. The museum is about to need a lot more of it, too, when it makes a big move to its new home later this year. Established in 2007, Tulsa Children’s Museum began as a pop-up...
Committed to fighting the opioid overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) helps support states and communities through monitoring trends, research, supporting providers and healthcare systems, as well as increasing public awareness. Recently, the CDC updated its Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain, originally released in 2016, with renewed emphasis on non-opioid alternatives and...
When it comes to star-studded musical resumes, Steve Wilkerson’s is a tough one to top. A professional saxophonist since the age of 11, when he joined his dad’s Bartlesville-based dance band, and a graduate of the University of Tulsa’s school of music, Wilkerson went on to work in the West Coast music scene for more than a quarter of...