Category: 2025, May 14
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First Langston Trail Ride a Success
One of Langston University’s own students organized the first trail ride and rodeo in the city of Langston in many years. London Brookins, a graduating senior business management and marketing major from Los Angeles, California, says his inspiration for the trail ride came from the Oklahoma culture that he has been around since his freshman…
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“My Friend Butch”
This poem is dedicated to Mr. Hardin “Butch” Benjamin; a beloved Langston University legend “The Original Mr. Langston.” Butch passed away April 6, 2025, having lived nearly all of his adult life on the Langston University campus. Dear Butch, I’m so glad I met you! Our one walk turned into a moment I will always…
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Jackson reflects on her first full year as Langston President
Following a year as interim president, Ruth Ray Jackson ascended to the presidency of Langston University in fall of 2024, completing her first official year of service in the role this spring. As she reflects on her first year, she says, “The most rewarding part of this first year has been having the opportunity to…
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2025 Langston Sports Year in Review
From the football field to the basketball court, Langston University put together a memorable athletic year that ended with new success stories and achievements across every sport. With individual success stories and team success, here’s a review of the Lion’s best achievements and moments throughout the 2024-25 sports season. Langston’s track and field team continued…
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Student Voices Highlight Langston Housing Issues
Langston University students are voicing their concerns about unresolved housing problems, including plumbing issues, key accessibility, and maintenance delays. Many students have filed maintenance requests that have either taken weeks to resolve or have gone completely unanswered. Rayven Thurman, a graduating senior who lives in the Scholars Inn Apartments at Langston University, is one of…
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OPINION: Campus Housing Problems, from the Parent Perspective
Facing campus housing issues doesn’t only affect students; it affects the parents too. Parents know about the problems their students deal with in housing, issues like broken front doors, broken ceiling fans, faulty shower heads, or bad outlets. The three big main problems dealt with regularly are are mold growth, missing door keys and apartment…
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OPINION: Spring Week 2025 a Success
Spring Week is one of the weeks college students look forward to every year. It is full of events, activities, laughter, and competition. Spring week events included: Easter Brunch/Egg hunt, LalaPaLUza day party, Taste of Langston, Sneaker ball, Wednesday on the hill, Turn up Thursday, Bratz meet barbie, Lu@nite hide n’ seek, and Mane line.…
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POLITICAL COLUMN: Understanding Immigration and Deportation
The Supreme Court and the Trump administration have been in a major disagreement over the imprisonment of an alleged MS-13 gang member from El Salvador. Kilmer Abrego Garcia is man that came to America from El Salvador; according to his record, he was identified as a member of MS-13 by Prince George County police department…
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COLUMN: How to get your maintenance issues fixed
As much fun as we students have here at our dear Langston university, sometimes we also experience “uh ohs.” Some are controllable; others maybe not, but when those “uh ohs” occur, the residential assistants are the first on call; they really are the Robins to our Batmans. Now some issues are silly: maybe you got…
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POLITICAL COLUMN: Tariffs, and what they do to America
To understand what is going on with the American economy today it is also important to know what tariffs are and what they have done to and for the country in the past. Tariffs are a tax imposed on a country for the imported goods that enter the country; meaning if a country wants to…