EOSC NEWS RELEASE Mental health conditions impact millions of Americans each year and Eastern Oklahoma State College is working to erase the stigma surrounding the issue. Eastern will host “Active Mic Night: Mental Health Through Music” featuring Kai Roberts on Monday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Tourtellotte Student Center in Wilburton. The event…
By JOURNEY DEES-WEST, Staff Writer The beginning of October starts everyone’s favorite holiday season — three months in a row of the best celebrations of the year. ‘‘Tis the season for giving, and what better way to give than in the form of a gift basket that can be filled with the best seasonal goodies?…
By JESSICA DOYEL, Staff Writer GARLIC ROLLS Things you need: Paper towel Food you need: 1 dinner roll Garlic powder Cooking spray How to make it! Spray dinner roll with cooking spray Place on a piece of paper towel on the microwave floor Sprinkle with garlic powder Microwave on HIGH for 15 seconds
By JESSICA DOYEL, Staff Writer MICROWAVE BACON Things you need: 9-inch microwave safe plate Fork (or other such utensil to handle the hot bacon with) Some paper towels Food you need: ½ pound sliced bacon How to make it! Line the plate with paper towels (about 4-5 layers) Place the slab bacon on the paper…
By CHARLES SORRELL, Staff Writer E-Gaming has been taking most schools by storm and it has made its way to Eastern Oklahoma State College, with an added club/event to partake in. According to a January 2019 Wired.com article, “nearly 200 US colleges are offering around $15 million per year in scholarships, and university teams can…
By MORGAN ARLEDGE, Staff Writer Eastern’s annual Library Expo took place Sept. 16-19 and had many activities for students to participate in throughout the week. The activities were educational and fun, but they also gave students the opportunity to play for door and freebie prizes. The library staff hosted the event, that had a home…
By BRAEDEN RICHARDSON, Staff Writer “Twelve Forever” is an interesting fun show with a bunch of potential. It is a Netflix original and is very reminiscent of the Cartoon Network show known as “Adventure Time.” The main characters of the series are a red-headed, 12-year-old girl named Reggie and her closest friend Todd. The premise…
By LILLI MARTIN, Editor Being broke all the time. 2. Studying for tests only to fail. 3. The Freshman 15 actually existing. 4. Not being able to have pets in the dorms. 5. Never sleeping. 6. Math. 7. Slow Wi-Fi. 8. Essays. 9. Class presentations. 10. Morning Classes.
Larriann Livingston became the new Dean of Agriculture after the Spring 2019 semester.
BY MORGAN ARLEDGE, Staff Writer On Oct. 2, the library hosted a book club meeting with the theme of children’s book. Multiple books were presented in a fun and loving way, which showed why children and adults love certain kinds of books when growing up. Games based off certain books were played at the meeting…
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“I am originally from Southern California. I lived in a little town called Neuvo that is about an hour north from San Diego. My high school graduating class had a little over 500 students in it. There are five high schools in the county with mine actually being the smallest school and then the biggest…
“Right now, I am just getting my basics and then I might go off to work somewhere. I don’t really know what I want to do yet. It’s a fifty-fifty shot; I might go off to NSU or I might just go to work. My cousin, Cody, and my own self are pushing me to…
By CHARLES SORRELL, Staff Writer If you are new on campus and have been having trouble getting yourself started off right, this should be a perfect guide for you. These are my top seven tips for freshman. Join a few clubs. There are tons of clubs on campus, all you have to do is talk…
By JESSICA DOYEL, Staff Writer Most freshman are finally beginning to settle in for the year. For me, this first month has absolutely flown by. Between classes, new friends and a plethora of stores only minutes away, I’ve been busy. In the meantime, however, I’ve learned a few things about being at college, so behold:…
By BRAEDEN RICHARDSON, Staff Writer “I Am Mother” is a sci-fi movie about a robot who raises a girl in a post-apocalyptic world. I know, it sounds like a cliché sci-fi movie to a fault. In some ways, it is, yet in others, not so much. Firstly, there’s the epitome of the movie that you…
By JESSICA DOYEL, Staff Writer The school season is here and it’s heating up fast! For most people, that means homework; lots of homework. If you’re already struggling through a minefield of school emails, articles to cite, and math to glare at, then the stress is more than likely settling in for the year. Hey,…
By JOURNEY DEES-WEST, Social Media Manager In Oklahoma, no one ever really knows how the weather is going to act day-to-day. Since students at Eastern Oklahoma State College have started classes, there have been temperatures ranging from under 80 to over 100 degrees. This being the case, many students can’t determine every morning what outfit…
By LILLI MARTIN, Editor It is no surprise how stressed and worn out most college students are. In 2014, Pennsylvania State University did a study that found that anxiety was the leading mental issue facing college students today. With these numbers rising, the need for students to take care of themselves grows even more. Self-care…