Author: The LU Gazette
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Langston Softball Team Returns to SAC Tournament
For the first time in eight years, the LU softball program secured a spot in the SAC tournament, marking a major milestone and a turning point for the team. What once felt out of reach has now become a reality, as this year’s team proved that their hard work and determination could not be ignored.…
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Here are the Langston Student Journalists who Won Awards in 2026
Each year, Langston University Broadcast Journalism students submit their work to the Oklahoma Broadcast Educator’s Association (OBEA) Competition in audio and video categories and to the Oklahoma Press Association (OPA) Better Newspaper Competition in print journalism categories. In 2026, Langston University students took a total of seven statewide awards for their work in 2025. Langston…
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Farewell from the 2025-2026 Gazette Staff
Anthony Henry III The main thing that has impacted me doing work for the Gazette is meeting new people. Meeting students and staff at Langston helped me learn about them and the University. Learning about the history of the Langston mascot, physical therapy, and more has been the best thing ever. I am so happy…
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A Look into 2026’s SGA Presidential Candidates
In order to give the campus an opportunity to inform themselves on the coming SGA election, the Gazette student journalism team developed and sent a questionnaire to each candidate running for Student Government Association President. Three of the four candidates responded with their positions on the importance of the election, why they are running, what…
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Popping Out with the 2026 Greeks: A Photo Essay
All photos by Nathaniel Mahoney Nathaniel Mahoney Nathaniel Mahoney is a broadcast journalism major.
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Graduated and Grinding: Nadia Mooreland Breaks Into Sports Media
During the spring semester of 2025, Nadia Mooreland graduated from Langston University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While her degree path was not traditional, it led her to work for NBC Sports, one of the top sports media companies, as a Social Media Coordinator. I sat down with her to discuss her journey as…
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News Team: Fall 2025
Bea Amukaya Staff Reporter, 2025 Bea Amukaya is a Sophomore Broadcast Journalism major from Edmond, Oklahoma. She writes for The Gazette because she feels that is is important to educate people about their community and get the story out. She thinks the work they are doing matters because it gives people a voice. A fun…
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First Langston Trail Ride a Success
One of Langston University’s own students organized the first trail ride and rodeo in the city of Langston in many years. London Brookins, a graduating senior business management and marketing major from Los Angeles, California, says his inspiration for the trail ride came from the Oklahoma culture that he has been around since his freshman…
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“My Friend Butch”
This poem is dedicated to Mr. Hardin “Butch” Benjamin; a beloved Langston University legend “The Original Mr. Langston.” Butch passed away April 6, 2025, having lived nearly all of his adult life on the Langston University campus. Dear Butch, I’m so glad I met you! Our one walk turned into a moment I will always…
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Jackson reflects on her first full year as Langston President
Following a year as interim president, Ruth Ray Jackson ascended to the presidency of Langston University in fall of 2024, completing her first official year of service in the role this spring. As she reflects on her first year, she says, “The most rewarding part of this first year has been having the opportunity to…