Eastern Oklahoma State College sophomore Emma Victery was recently named one of four National FFA American Star finalists in the area of agricultural placement. Her beef production supervised agricultural experience consists of working for Victery Farms, located in rural Ninnekah, Okla. In addition to raising commercial cattle, the operation also raises seedstock bulls and replacement…
OSRHE Release Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is your gateway to access federal financial aid, including grants, scholarships, and work-study programs. If you are a high school senior or college student, it is important to submit your 2023-24 FAFSA as soon as possible. The FAFSA is used to determine how much…
Staff Reports The Eastern community will have the opportunity to enjoy live music when the Music Department presents its annual Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 11 in Mitchell Auditorium. Eastern Instructor of Music Brian T. Harris will lead the event. Amy Swain will accompany the performances. Both the college band and choir will perform…
EOSC Staff Reports The Eastern Oklahoma State College Alumni Association will induct three deserving graduates into its Hall of Fame during a Homecoming celebration on Friday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. The 2022 inductees include Dr. Sidney Carter, Mr. Jim Fitch, and the late Senator Billy Mickle. Established in 1988, the Alumni Association Hall of Fame…
EOSC Reports The Eastern Oklahoma State College women’s and men’s soccer teams are both off to the best starts in their respective histories. The Lady Mountaineers have started the 2022 season with a 5-2-2 record (4-1-1 in conference) while the Mountaineers boast a record of 4-3-1 (3-0-1 in conference). Both Eastern teams began the season…
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Writer Eastern is upping the ante on technology across the board with a new single sign-on system for Blackboard, Self-Service and your student e-mail. It was implemented to decrease the number of passwords across the board, to access applications. “Eastern is moving to a Single Sign-On (SSO) service that allows users…
By MELANIE LOMELI, Staff Writer Eastern Oklahoma State College held a scholar’s reception on Aug. 16. The turnout was more than previous events and led to a standing room only crowd. As the reception began, Eastern’s president, Dr. Janet Wansick, spoke. “Eastern Oklahoma State College is here to cope with growth, create futures, and change…
By NATHAN VINCENT, Staff Writer Could recreational marijuana be legalized in the state of Oklahoma? Right now, Oklahoma State Question 819 is cleared for signature gathering. State Question 819 would make recreational marijuana legal in the state of Oklahoma. In June of 2018, the citizens of Oklahoma voted on State Question 788, which legalized medical…
Voting is now open for the 2022-2023 academic year, a link to the site is provided below. Students are allowed one vote for each open office and will be required to enter their student ID number to cast their votes. https://www.balloteer.com/bp/nph-bstart?&eid=98656646436585371562 (link only works for Eastern students)
NEWS RELEASE More than 1,000 Eastern Oklahoma State College students recently received emergency federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to assist them with unexpected costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, the ARP was signed into law by President Joe Biden. It is in addition to the CARES and CRRSAA funds…
By CULLEN MURRIN, Staff Writer With the severe weather and tornado season setting in, it is good to familiarize yourself, as a student or staff member at EOSC, with the proper sheltering procedures in the event of a tornado. Below is a rundown of the sheltering procedures for each building on the Wilburton campus, as…
EOSC Marketing and Communications Twenty-six business and higher education partnerships throughout the state were recently recognized as innovative collaborations that further the education of Oklahoma’s workforce. The partnership between Eastern Oklahoma State College and Caring Hands Healthcare Centers was recognized at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s Regents Business Partnership Excellence Awards reception, an event…
Staff Reports With only a few weeks left in the semester, the campus bookstore has opened up textbook buyback and will be buying back student textbooks through May 13. Stop by the bookstore inside of the Student Center on the Wilburton campus to find out how much money you can get back for your book….
By CULLEN MURRIN, Staff Writer I recently watched the movie “X” at the theater, and it was deeply disturbing. It follows a group of filmmakers as they set out to make an independent adult film. They rent out a farmhouse on the property of an old Texas couple, who don’t know what they are going…
By CULLEN MURRIN, Staff Writer Movie trailers are a marketing tool designed to persuade audiences to watch a certain movie.Sometimes the advertising comes at the expense of honesty. I have provided an example of an“honest” trailer and a “dishonest” trailer below. An honest trailer accurately conveys the tone andstory/character elements of the movie itself, while…
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Writer The Eastern Mountaineer baseball team is having a fantastic season so far. The team was the last undefeated team in the country with 30 straight victories until a home loss to Connors State College on April 7. The Mountaineers made up for the loss two days later with two wins…
Eastern Oklahoma State College will host its second Native Americans Who Code summer camp May 23-26, 2022. Students from local schools will participate in a four-day camp designed to spark interest in coding, computer science, engineering, Python and robotics. The camp is for incoming 8th-12th grade students and will meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m….
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Writer Gonzalo Carranza has been announced as the new men’s and women’s soccer coach at Eastern. He first arrived to coach the Eastern men’s team in August in 2021. After arriving, Coach Carranza completely transformed the men’s team as they performed the best in the conference, they ever have in Eastern…
By CULLEN MURRIN, Staff Writer The original Friday the 13th is one of my favorite slasher films. The pacing is good, the setting is there, and we get one standout performance from Betsy Palmer as the killer, poor Jason Voorhees’ mother, enacting crazed revenge after her unattended child drowned some years earlier at Camp Crystal…
By CULLEN MURRIN, Staff Writer I remember it vividly. It was a few years ago on my birthday weekend. Maybe my sixteenth. My friends were spending the weekend at my house, which happened pretty much yearly on or around my birthday. Including myself and my brother, there were four or five of us, all fifteen…