March 11, 2026
Vol. 89, No. 4
Crowned in the Orange & Blue: Mr. and Miss Langston
The 80th Miss Langston, Elieha Rhone, and the 42nd Mr. Langston, Quentavious Wickliffe, step into their roles with pride and purpose at Langston University. As campus leaders, they represent the values of scholarship, service, and unity that define the HBCU experience. Their titles reflect not only tradition, but a shared commitment to supporting students, strengthening…
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Meilani Butts: The Courageous Captain
Meilani Butts has playing softball for her whole life, swinging bats and running bases. Growing up in Eastfield, California, she began playing at seven years old. What began as a childhood sport quickly evolved into a lifelong passion through discipline, competition and a deep love for the field. Today, she continues to pursue her softball career playing in Oklahoma for Langston University. “Just beating everybody out. You know, you would be the best, especially since there’s nine positions and you can really, you can’t you can’t play them all, there’s always…
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Langston Journalists Respond to Don Lemon Arrest
On January 18, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota, a protest occurred involving immigration and customs enforcements outside of a church. Don Lemon, a black former CNN news anchor, was present at this protest and live-streamed portions of it. In the days following, he was arrested along with another independent journalist on charges of violating churchgoers’ right to worship. According to a report by the Poynter Institute, “Press freedom advocates have denounced the arrests as attacks on Lemon’s and Fort’s First Amendment rights.” This arrest happened even though Lemon was present…
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Shining light on LU Chi Alpha
For students looking for a Christian organization where you can meet like-minded people and enjoy fun activities, LU Chi Alpha might just be the organization for you. LU Chi Alpha holds a variety of events and fun activities on campus and off campus. Recently they went ice skating, held karaoke nights, and conversation tabling, where whatever they feel they want to talk about they hold a conversation about it. They even have pop up interviews called On the Street Outreach where they interview students. LU Chi Alpha is not only…
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Bruno Mars The Romantic Album Review
It’s been almost 10 years since Bruno Mars released his last solo album. After the release of “I Just Might,” which was Bruno’s first single for the album, Mars announced that on January 7th of this year a new album was coming along with a new world tour. This announcement caused a lot of excitement for music and Bruno Mars fans. However, “The Romantic” doesn’t live up to the hype. Bruno Mars Kevin Hawkins is a MIS major (Management Information Systems) from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and he is also a baritone…
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