Category: Features
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NSLS leaders set high standards
Are you a leader? It’s a question that some students are able to answer with ease. Langston University offers many opportunities to join different organizations, one of the many being the National Society of Leadership and Success. Langston University’s NSLS is one of seven hundred chapters nationally. NSLS is an honor society chapter that gives…
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Students get ‘Set Ready’
The Oklahoma Film and Television Academy partnered with Langston University to send six students to their “Set Ready” course.
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Hunt Secures Legacy with Essence Dance Ensemble
Essence Dance Ensemble is a new Langston University dance organization founded by “Thee 76th Miss Langston University,” Diva Hunt, under her platform “Strength is Beauty”. Hunt is a senior business management major who will be graduating in 2023. She has participated in dance from a young age and is classically trained in ballet, tap, jazz,…
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For DaProphet, the Grind is the Art
Langston’s talent on campus continues to grow as a variety of students are paving a way for their futures. One rising artist on campus is Reese Brown, otherwise known as DaProphet. Reese is a sophomore business marketing major. He grew up in Del City, where he developed a love for different varieties of music from playing…
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Remembering Takeoff at the 2014 Migos Homecoming Concert
As November 2022 started the Hip Hop industry took a major loss with the tragic death of Takeoff, member of the Migos rap group, which sparked a memory I will never forget. The concert of the Migos Homecoming October 16, 2014. It was my freshman year at Langston University, and my first concert to ever…
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First Black Female News Anchor in Oklahoma Paves The Way
Joyce Jackson, the first female African American news Anchor in Oklahoma, began working as a news anchor for KOCO News 5 in 1973. When she first started working for Channel 5 she was an assistant to John Harrison, who at the time was the vice president of the network. He encouraged her to become an…
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“Don’t Worry Darling” Movie Review
The psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde, made its debut in late September. The cast includes acclaimed actors Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Gemma Chan, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles. Langston University student Casey Angle expressed her enthusiasm leading up to watching the film, saying, “I was pretty excited to see the movie…
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“Hocus Pocus” Movie Review
“Hocus Pocus 2” became available for streaming on Disney+ on September 30, 2022 to kick off Halloween festivities in October. The original Hocus Pocus film came out in 1993 and has remained a Halloween movie staple. This sequel was highly anticipated by fans of the first movie, and the fact that they would have the…
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For Jelena Herriot, it’s about the “R”
Jelena Herriott is a senior crop and soil sciences major from Decatur, Georgia. One of the greatest challenges she has ever faced is working in a male-dominated field with scientists, engineers and computer scientists. There are many students on campus that have an individualistic personality, but for Herriot, “I wish people understood the way I…
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Parking Tickets Abound; Here’s How to Avoid Getting One
Over a month into school students have already received several tickets for parking incorrectly on campus. Mia Uvaldo, a sophomore business management major, has received four parking tickets this semester for parking on the curb within Commons apartments parking lot. “It is more often than not, that I don’t have a parking space,” said Uvaldo.…