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Snape Tribute Blog – Spencer Grant

January 14, 2016August 12, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/online-editor/" rel="tag">Online Editor</a>, <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/spencer-grant/" rel="tag">Spencer Grant</a> 0

As you all know, the world was rocked recently by the death of music icon David Bowie at 69, from cancer. Imagine my surprise when another British pop culture icon

A Pioneer Tribute to David Bowie – Spencer Grant

January 12, 2016August 12, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/blogger/" rel="tag">Blogger</a>, <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/spencer-grant/" rel="tag">Spencer Grant</a> 0

Last night before I went to bed, I was met with the depressing news that a pop culture icon had just passed away after a battle with cancer. This was

The Droid Wars

January 8, 2016July 29, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/spencer-grant-blogger/" rel="tag">Spencer Grant / Blogger</a> 0

I’ll admit, my very first smartphone was an iPhone 3G. I’ve been an apple user since, owning just about every major iteration of the device since then: 4, 5, 5c,

How the holidays compare

December 17, 2015July 29, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/hung-tran-staff-writer/" rel="tag">Hung Tran / Staff Writer</a> 0

I have learned a lot of different and interesting experiences after one year staying in the U.S., especially the way Americans celebrate their holidays. In America, Christmas and Thanksgiving are

The Cost of Creativity

December 17, 2015July 29, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/darla-kilhoffer-online-editor/" rel="tag">Darla Kilhoffer / Online Editor</a> 0

Creativity. Ingenuity. Originality. I love these words. They are fresh, new, full of life. But they take time. I thought I was a creative person. But the busier I get,

Invest Wisely

December 16, 2015July 29, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/clayton-mitchell-blogger/" rel="tag">Clayton Mitchell / Blogger</a> 0

For anyone who has seen me around campus, it is possible you have seen me wearing an OKC Energy FC shirt, of which I own three. I am a huge

The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Rajon Rondo

December 9, 2015July 29, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/spencer-grant-blogger/" rel="tag">Spencer Grant / Blogger</a> 0

If you’re an NBA fan, when you last saw “mercurial” (a word which here means “not a good guy”) point guard Rajon Rondo, he was bowing out of a failed

What No One is Talking about, but Everyone Should

December 9, 2015July 29, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/lenora-lavictoire-blogger/" rel="tag">Lenora LaVictoire /Blogger</a> 0

Whoever came up with the term “seasonal affective disorder” is an a**hole. I don’t think I could think of three words to string together that could trivialize an incredibly prevalent

To censor, or not to censor

December 8, 2015July 29, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/clayton-mitchell-blogger/" rel="tag">Clayton Mitchell / Blogger</a> 0

There’s one thing that I see on the internet these days, which I always find fascinating. It’s the type of clickbait advertisement that I will always follow, even as much

Free Speech TOO Free? – Grant Swalwell

December 8, 2015August 1, 2016 <a href="https://pioneer.occc.edu/byline/grant-swalwell-blogger/" rel="tag">Grant Swalwell / Blogger</a> 0

Should people be allowed to share their opinions if they happen to be awful? In two-thousand-and-fifteen, that is twenty-fifteen, the current year, people push the limits of free speech in

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