Category: Features
-
Professors Work to Bring Study Abroad Back to Langston
Professors are working to reinstate the study abroad program at Langston University for the first time since 2015. Professor Mann, a professor for the Department of English and Foreign Studies, is working with Dr. Desmond Delk to reestablish the program that was once immensely popular here at Langston. It started at a faculty institute where Delk asked the faculty…
-
“Turn Up” Thursday Returns to Langston University After Party Ban
Starting the first week of the fall semester, the city of Langston closed all parties and continued to do so until late on August 21. “Thirsty Thursday” used to be held on Thursdays at Langston University; it is now known as “Turn Up Thursday” instead. Students at Langston University have been establishing “Thirsty Thursday” as…
-
Langston University Ends Virtual Fridays
Langston University announced at the beginning of the semester that campus wide virtual Fridays will now be in person. Some students across the campus are distraught at the rule change. “Virtual Fridays were very crucial for me,” said Joslyn Ford, a nursing major, “In a way I see why they did it because we’re out…
-
Former Gazette Journalist Nia Daniels Reports on her White House Internship
Last summer, a Langston University alumna was chosen to work as a White House intern under Vice President and current presidential candidate Kamala Harris. She shared her experience of getting the internship, working with Harris, and now watching her run for office. After graduating, Nia Daniels was stunned to receive an email that she had the…
-
ETHAN STEVENS AWARDED LUNAA SCHOLARSHIP
By Jordan Sinkfield On Thursday March 7th, The LUNAA Scholarship was awarded to Ethan Stevens from Guthrie, Oklahoma. Langston University is known as a giving community when it comes to the well-being of their students. Ethan Stevens is a Sophomore HYPR major who wants to pursue a career in Physical Therapy, and is this year’s…
-
Harmony & Hardship: The Marching Pride Band Battle Against Burnout
“… as much stress as it causes us, it’s almost like all of us couldn’t see ourselves not doing band in college …,” Sierra Williams said. Williams is a junior nursing health administration major; playing the alto saxophone for The Langston University Marching Pride Band. Serving as a senior leader for the band, Williams knows…
-
Langston students co-found new 24-hour food pantry
A new food service is being provided by students, for students. Jaren Carthra and Jada Celestine, sophomore HPER majors from Houston, Texas, started a dorm food pantry by the name of JC Pantry. After struggling without a car and not being able to get to the grocery store, Carthra and Celestine decided to make…
-
Langston Veterans Day Celebration 2023
The Veterans Day Celebration, founded by Stewart A. Williams in 2017, is the biggest thing to happen in the town of Langston. It is a day to recognize and celebrate the veterans from all the branches of the military, including the newly founded Space Force. On October 1st, 2022, the WM Conrad Veterans Memorial…
-
Thirsty Thursday inspires fashion: Introducing The Brain Brand
After students endure a week of classes, assignments, and various practices, they look forward to meeting up to wind down at Langston’s weekly social event: Thirsty Thursday. A staple of student engagement here, the casual meet up at the Paw Walk or the parking lot area at the rear of the gym is booming with…
-
“Tea with Ms. Teaa”: Empowering black women at the LU
Teaa Hopkins, the coordinator of student engagement and leadership here at Langston, has started a support system for women on campus called “Tea with Ms. Teaa.” It is a space for the young ladies on campus to have healthy communication and conversations. Students naturally gravitate towards Ms. Teaa because of her welcoming personality. The first…