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…
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Writer The United Ministries is a Christian based organization on the Wilburton campus at Eastern. It is a building located to the east side of campus, but it is also a place where they strive to love God and love people. Their mission is to create an inclusive support group on…
By ERIN TATTERSALL, Staff Reporter SHAWNEE — The women’s basketball season came to an end in the championship game of the Region 2 Conference finals March 5. The Lady Mountaineers lost 77-64 to Murray State College, ultimately losing a bid to the NCJCAA Division I National Tournament. The women ended the year with an overall…
By KRIMSON FOLLOWILL, Staff Writer The world of video games is vast. However, there is a stand-out trilogy. “Bioshock,” “Bioshock 2” and “Bioshock Infinite” are games produced by 2k Boston (now Irrational Games). The first two games are set in an underwater, art-deco, steampunk world called Rapture. However, the third game takes place in a…
By CULLEN MURRIN, Staff Writer I’ve been a movie lover all my life, which has led to my desire to make movies of my own. It is constantly on my mind in some way or at least a movie in general. These past two or three semesters have been tough — both emotionally and mentally…
By NICHOLAS DUNBAR, Staff Writer The start of a new semester is always a great time to familiarize yourself with the academic services that Eastern can offer students. One such support program is the college’s TRiO program. TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) is a program funded by the Department of Education and is located in…
By JAMESON COLEMAN, Staff Writer Eastern Oklahoma State College is back for the 2022 year, and that means classes are back in session. With new classes comes new scholarship opportunities. The scholarships offered at Eastern are for a variety of different factors. Eastern’s website lists scholarships for academics, leadership, and athletics that will be based…
By CULLEN MURRIN, Staff Writer I love creature features! I have since I was a kid growing up on things ranging from the Syfy channel original Grizzly Rage to the classic werewolf movie Silver Bullet. I recently sat down to watch a childhood favorite about bad-mannered, violent and chaotic creatures unleashed on a small town…
OSRHE News Release Allison D. Garrett was sworn in today as the ninth chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education by Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger. Garrett succeeds Dr. Glen D. Johnson, who had served as chancellor since January 2007. “Our work to meet Oklahoma’s changing workforce needs and demonstrate higher education’s…