Pioneer
The Female Experience: Women Still Fighting For Equality In America’s Political Systems
Women are still a minority. In 2018, 107 women — 78 Democrats, 29 Republicans — held seats in the United States House and Senate, comprising only about 20 percent of... Read More →
The Female Experience: Despite A Federal Law, the Pay Gap Continues for America’s Working Mothers
In 1963, then-President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law. The law’s goal was to eliminate the wage discrepancy between men and women. In that year, women... Read More →
After Two Years, State Question 792 Finally Changes Liquor Laws
Oklahoma liquor laws were changed when State Question 792 was passed by voters November 2016. The changes took nearly two years, beginning on October 1, 2018. Opponents attempted to block... Read More →
The Fight Against Friedreich’s Ataxia
The national anthem breaks through a crisp September morning, across the street people stand huddled together by a Methodists Church in Warrenton, a small town in Missouri. The Trentham family... Read More →
Mema, Speeding Ticket, and Being Raised in a Cult
This isn’t a sob story about how I was raised in a religious cult. It’s been four years and I’m past that now. Besides, jokes on you because I already... Read More →
The Ringer
Early Friday morning, August 31, the music world was surprised with a previously-unmentioned new Eminem album, Kamikaze. The album follows Eminem’s poorly-received 2017 album Revival. The opening salvo is “The... Read More →
Stanley Named Pioneer Editor, Melher Heads to UCO
Sean Stanley, a journalism student at OCCC, has been named editor of the Pioneer, the student newspaper, for the summer and fall 2018 semesters. Stanley decided to become editor to... Read More →
Teachers Push for Increase in Education Funding
Monday, thousands of school teachers, students and others gathered around the Oklahoma State Capitol building to call to attention the poor funding public schools have received. Teachers from across Oklahoma... Read More →
New Rule Could Be Costly for Food Service Workers
A new rule by the Trump Administration will give employers the option to share their workers tips or deposit the tips in their own pockets. In December the U.S. Department... Read More →
Working at the State Fair: A Pleasure, not a Profession
The 2017 Oklahoma State Fair opened its 110th year this month. For eleven days people of all ages — from elderly to toddlers — seemed to enjoy the food, attractions,... Read More →
