Category: News
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Resident Assistants Protest for CPR Training
Resident Assistants are taking action by protesting to get Langston University to add mandatory CPR classes to their training schedule, so they can handle emergencies better. RA’s argue that as first responders in their housing communities, they need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage emergencies until professional medical help arrives.…
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Going Behind the Scenes of the Career Fair
On September 26th, Langston University will hold its annual fall career fair in the C.F. Gayles Field House from 10am to 2pm. Students can meet with recruiters from different companies and get exposure to work opportunities. Ally Wright, Director of Career and Professional Development, works to make sure the career fair is successful, with help…
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Langston’s Underfunding Leaves Issues for Maintenance
The state of Oklahoma has continued to underfund Langston University over the years, resulting in ongoing complications for the campus. This year for the first time in decades, they matched federal funding for Langston’s land-grant program. However, they did nothing to resolve the $418 million of unpaid match funds from the past 30 years. “HBCUs,…
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The Pandemic Ended, but COVID still Causes Students Problems
COVID has made its return to campus. The return of the virus has made some students on campus nervous and has led to an increase in students going to the clinic and getting tested. Logan Brown, a junior finance major, is a player on the football team who has seen the impact of COVID firsthand.…
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Dr. Ruth Ray Jackson Starts First Day as 17th President of Langston University
By Aniyah Robinson, Staff Writer. On April 15, the Office of Public Relations announced that the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents appointed Dr. Ruth Ray Jackson as the 17th President of Langston University. In April 2023, Jackson was appointed Interim President after former President Kent Smith Jr.’s retirement. Following an extensive eight-month search, the Board of…
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Black Girl Ventures: Peyton Walter Wins First Place
Langston’s own Peyton Walter, co-founder of the Lions Mane Beauty Supply store, has taken her business from opening originally September 20, 2021, to now being the 1st place winner of the NextGen HBCU Pitch Competition. Peyton has put not only herself and her entrepreneurship skills in the limelight, but also Langston University by opening…
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LU Students Surprised by Nailed-Shut Windows in Housing
By Sasha Ndisabiye Staff Writer Returning to campus for the Spring 24’ semester, students were surprised to find that all the windows in Langston’s housing facilities had been nailed shut during this year’s winter break. According to both students and faculty who reside in residential housing on campus, maintenance workers made their way through…
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Unraveling the Mystery: “Why is my bill this high?” Part One
By Jasilyn Spivey Staff Writer The question that goes around campus every semester is “why is my bill so expensive?” Students complain and then move on to the next semester creating an endless cycle. I am one of those students, but I started to research what we are paying as students. I went to the…
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HBCU Night: A Heart Opening Reunion
By Jeremiah Harrison Staff Writer It was HBCU night at the Paycom Center, and despite having studied at an HBCU my entire time in college, I wasn’t sure I should be there. The last time I was at the Paycom Center was December 21st, 2022. It was the last game I worked as an Oklahoma…
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Scholars Inn’s Laundromat: Fold Under Pressure
By Uri Butler Staff Writer To get laundry done on time, students have to be strategic. Yolanee McCloud, a senior psychology major, has been living at the Scholars Inn’s Apartments since 2022. Her living experience first moving in was satisfactory, but this semester thus far she describes as “not the best.” On social media, students…