Author: Jeremy Arballo
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The Future of Farming: Agriculture Science’s Drone Project
In a collaboration between the department of engineering and computer science and the department of agriculture, Langston is developing drones for farming purposes. Josie Throckmorton is a senior agriculture science major and the head of the student team developing drones for farmers to use. The drones being developed are small and are meant to collect…
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Damien Simmons: New SGA President Elect 2026-27
Damien Simmons, a junior criminal justice, corrections and sociology major, and the new SGA president, recalls how he got into SGA. As a freshman in lion camp, he told himself he would be more social and be more involved socially. The freshman class had been pulled into the SSC to be asked about how their…
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Ice Protest on Langston Campus
In mid February, US Border Patrol representatives set up a table in the SSC to recruit students. The student body found that action insulting and made sure to let the recruiters know. In response, Damien Simmons, a junior criminal justice major, organized an ICE protest on February 25th. Simmons said he’s a very political person…
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Voting in Langston Oklahoma
Voting is an essential process in democracy and determines how the government is run for the next few years, but most people do not participate. In the last presidential election, only 65.3 percent of people voted nationally (Census.gov). Oklahoma has a few major elections coming up later this year including: primaries on June 13th, runoff…
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Basketball on January 29th
On January 29th, our basketball teams played against the teams from Oklahoma City University Stars. Both of their teams posed a serious challenge to our Lions. The first game started off very well for the Lady Lions. They had a great first quarter which ended with a score of 26 to 11. There were a…
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Basketball Over the Break
During the break between December 11th and January 3rd, our two basketball teams played four home games. These games were very important for the season and for the teams as a whole. The first game was against Wayland Baptist on December 11th. The Lady Lions had a rough first half with a score of 27…
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“Swap or Drop”
Katrell Strain is a sophomore English major and this year’s Mr. McCabe. Strain is hosting a “Swap or Drop” event in the cafe with Ms. McCabe, Yasmine Hicks. The event will have clothes and food for those in need, and swapping clothes you do not need for items on the table is encouraged, but you…
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Peanuts and Prawn: Local Farm Looks to Partner with Langston
In 2022, Andy and Micah Chapman bought a pot farm in Guthrie, OK, and shortly after, transformed it into the only prawn farm in Oklahoma, and are working with the agriculture department on peanut research. Now, they are aiming to work with Langston University’s agriculture department to help teach students about prawn farming. Only a…
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In the Deep End: The Story of Langston’s Forgotten Pool
Langston University is home to a rich history, much of which is now lost to time, and many of its buildings carry traces of the past. One such building is the ‘Multi’, which once housed Langston’s own Olympic-sized swimming pool. The pool is still there, but like many of the other dilapidated spaces on campus,…
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Meow and Mocha opens in Guthrie
On June 4, Nicala Teague, owner of the only cat cafe in Guthrie, hosted the weekly Chamber Coffee event held by the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce. The event was very popular, hosting roughly 80 people. Her business had only been open for two months, so this was a crucial event for both the cats and…