Features
Do Citizens Fear Law Enforcement?
Twenty-one year old Jenifer Tovar believes there are some good police — but she’s just not sure where they work. Two years ago Tovar, an Oklahoma City resident, was stopped... Read More →
Drunken Education: A Buzzed Dependency
The cursor of a blank white page blinks mockingly as Tyler Doyle waits for inspiration. Doyle leans on his chair and grabs a half-full tumbler of whiskey. It’s another all-nighter... Read More →
Celebrating Pride: From Condemnation to Liberation
In the heart of the Bible Belt, Sundays are sacred. Rooted in tradition, Oklahomans come together at churches for spirituality, fellowship, and guidance. But for four women, advocates for the... Read More →
The Hurry and the Harm: Are Fad Diets Worth it?
As the Oklahoma heat makes its appearance, preparation for the ‘perfect summer body’ begins. Some people set new gym schedules, others focus on counting calories, and then there are the... Read More →
Homeless in College: Five Students, Five Stories
Editor’s Note Just after the beginning of the spring semester, the 12 students who enrolled in my Feature Writing class at Oklahoma City Community College were given an assignment: Write... Read More →
Ending the normalization of sexual abuse
Many people are aware of how harmful the initial act of rape is, but it is less commonly known just how seemingly inconsequential statements, questions, or jokes have the effect... Read More →
Ella Fitzgerald: 100 years of jazz with the queen
The tinkling sound of an old stage piano riding on the bellows of the bass flows from my earbuds. As I close my eyes, I hear the trumpets sounding the... Read More →
Fighting Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic
On October 8, 2002 at age 14, Rob Kenyon was hit by a car. He suffered 13 broken ribs, collapsed lungs and lost nearly a liter of blood. Doctors put... Read More →
Succeeding in college as a single mother
The sound of the alarm clock can be heard bellowing throughout the Colbart home at 7 in the morning. After a few flutters of her eyes trying to meet the... Read More →
Derby Life
Courtney Cole laces up her neon yellow and blue roller skates. Her blinding skates, bright purple hair, and fuchsia-colored tights make her stand out like a peacock in a sea... Read More →
