Category: Gazette
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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…
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Looking Back On LU Basketball’s Historic Two Years
By De Asia Montgomery Staff Writer Photos provided by Langston Athletics In the fall 2022 The Langston University men’s basketball team took a major turnaround. Everything changed from the coaching staff down to the players. Head coach Chris Wright joined the Langston family back in May of 2022. Before coming to Langston, Wright coached at…
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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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Chasity Veals Breaks University Track Record
By De Asia Montgomery Staff Writer Setting new records was never the goal for Chasity Veals, but believing in hard work and being dedicated is what got the job done. As a freshman, Veals was injured, but she returned in December 2021 as a sophomore in the track season opener jumping 11.89 meters, breaking the…
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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…
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College Parenthood: Balancing Family and Education
College Parenthood: Balancing Family and Education By Aniyah Robinson Staff Writer At 19, Andrea Scales faced a life-altering moment the summer before her sophomore year at Langston University. During what was supposed to be a routine check-up, Scales found out she was pregnant. Additionally, Scales was told she only had a few weeks to prepare,…
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Meet the New Dean of the School of Business
After three years, Langston University welcomes Dr. Daryl D. Green as the new Dean of the School of Business. “If you’ve never been marginalized or belittled or felt less than others, you don’t understand when students go through those issues,”said the renowned author, mentor, public speaker, thinker, and, most importantly, educator. Green has published…