Category: Features
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More Than Just A Major: Iyana’s Story
Iyana Clark is a shy girl with big brown eyes that sparkle like warm honey. Her hair, reminiscent of a spiral staircase, frames her face in soft curls. Though she tends to keep to herself, walking with her headphones in and her gaze fixed on the ground, she glides through the campus. To her, it…
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Entrepreneurs Inspire at Langston’s Black Expo
Langston University’s Office of Student Life (OSL) brought together entrepreneurs and student-owned businesses across campus for its very own Black Expo, an event designed to connect students with black entrepreneurs who turned their ambitions and dreams into reality. Held in the university’s atrium, the expo featured a panel for students to talk with business owners…
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Snowstorm causes Virtual Skee Week for Sororities
Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. presented their Keeping Up with The AKA’S Skee Week events for Langston University. The events for the week included Heart Health Awareness, AKA-Aerobics, Petals Of Positivity, Galentines Edition, and the Last two events that unfortunately got canceled: Pretty Pop Corn & pearls and The Final Act…
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Delayed, But Not Denied: Finding the Way to the Finish Line
At the age of 13, I remember learning to use starting blocks for the first time. Initially, it felt uncomfortable; my knees were crouched, and my feet elevated so high that if my hand placement was off, I risked falling flat on my face. However, with more practice, I emerged from the blocks with power…
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From Langston to Space: Students Launch with NASA
In 2017, Langston University partnered with NASA and created a NASA Rocket Program on campus, which has allowed students to build payloads and model rockets. The payloads and model rockets are then taken to Wallops Island, Virginia, a NASA Flight Facility, to be launched into space. Marcio White, an engineering technology and agricultural science instructor,…
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Dr. Ebuka Takes the Baton: a New Era for Langston’s Choir
Dr. Chukwuebuka Ezeakacha, or Dr. Ebuka, has been a choir director pretty much all his life. Even though this is not Dr. Ebuka’s first time teaching choir, this is his first time teaching at Langston University. He’s originally from Nigeria and received his bachelor’s degree in theater arts and film studies there as well. …
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A Transforming Conversation with Daria Lewis
Langston’s campus isn’t the biggest, so it can sometimes be a challenge for a student to stand out and be unique. For Daria Lewis, if she even tried to be under the radar at campus, it could never happen. On a good day, she’s heard before being seen. Her boisterous burst of laughter is infectious,…
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The Campus Beekeeper talks Honeybee Education
Hank Baker, Honeybee Extension Educator, was hired at Langston in March 2024. He works with local colleges and beekeeping organizations to spread awareness about his work. His interest in beekeeping started with an interest in agriculture. “I always had an interest in agriculture and farming, but I didn’t own thousands of acres of land, and…
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Langston Alumni Profile Highlight: Kaila Lessier
Since graduating from Langston University, alumna Kaila Lessier has learned many things throughout her career journey. Lessier graduated from Langston University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. She began her career after college by moving back home to Los Angeles, CA, and applying to multimedia production companies. She worked on projects…
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The Political Discussion and Christians on Campus
The Aftermath of the 2024 Presidential Election has put the country in a state of division. Previous 45th Republican Donald J. Trump successfully won the election, marking his second term. The reactions of the opposite side have been emotions less of aggressive shock, and more defeated apathy. However, the reason behind Trump’s victory could be…