Clinton and Garrison earn First Team Region honors; four more earn awards

Six Eastern softball players earned 2020-2021 NJCAA Region 2 Division I Awards. Ryleigh Clinton and Ananda Garrison earned First Team All-Region honors. Gracie Woods earned Second Team All-Region honors. Nene Meza, Jaycee Hampton and Kerli Ashing earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. Clinton, a freshman catcher from Stilwell, Okla., played in 50 games for Eastern this season. She finished the regular season batting .405 with 18…

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Nigel John and Alvin Miles earn Region 2 awards after 2020-21 basketball season

Two Eastern men’s basketball players earned 2020-2021 NJCAA Region 2 Division I Awards. Nigel John, a freshman center from Dallas, Texas, earned All-Freshman Team honors. An important contributor, he appeared in every game this season and averaged 9.5 points, .6 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game during the regular season. John averaged 52.9 percent from the field….

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Nominations open through April 16 for Eastern Student Government Association

ALTON JONES, II., ESGA Secretary The 2021-‘22 Eastern Student Government Association officer self-nominations are now open until 5 p.m., April 16. All positions will be open for election next week, starting April 19. The positions that you can run and campaign for are ESGA Student Body President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Elections will be…

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Eastern, Carl Albert and Connors announce academic partnership offering more classes

MCALESTER — Carl Albert State College, Connors State College and Eastern Oklahoma State College announced today an academic partnership that will expand access and provide additional educational opportunities for students in southeast Oklahoma. The CACE Consortium, which is an acronym for Carl Albert, Connors and Eastern, includes the three rural, two-year colleges in southeast Oklahoma….

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Overall, my experience has been good with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

By KRIMSON FOLLOWILL, Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 30, the Oklahoma Department of Health visited Eastern’s Wilburton campus to administer free COVID-19 vaccinations. The two-dose Moderna vaccines were available to students, employees, and the general public. The vaccinations were scheduled to be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or as long as needed to…

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Eastern hosts vaccine clinic

By JAYCEE HAMPTON, Staff Writer For over a year now, COVID-19 has been a nonstop problem worldwide. Since the beginning of the year, however, several vaccines have been released to hopefully return life back to normal. A lot of college campuses have offered free vaccinations to anyone who wants to take it. Eastern Oklahoma State…

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Johnson named All American livestock judger; first All American since 2005

Eastern Oklahoma State College sophomore Jacob Johnson was named a Collegiate Livestock Judging All American upon the completion of the 2020-2021 season. Out of 20 community colleges and approximately 150 competitors, Johnson, an animal science major from Ruth, Miss., was one of only 15 students nationally to be selected for this honor. Johnson became the…

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Eastern distributes federal Coronavirus Relief funds to 773 students

EOSC Reports More than 770 Eastern Oklahoma State College students recently received emergency federal funding provided by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to assist them with unexpected costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, the CRRSAA was signed into law by former President Donald Trump. It is in addition to…

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