Editor’s Note: Van Full of Nuns will be returning to Tulsa on July 29. See the article for more details. In the large, dark sea of black-clad young adults that were at the Cain’s Ballroom earlier this July, an unbridled spirit reverberated from the stage to the hard wood floors as they are beaten down […]
Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
One Last Ride In 1981 “Raiders of the Lost Ark” happened. For my money, it should be in the Top Five AFI films, alongside “Casablanca.” I don’t know why anyone likes “Citizen Kane.” The tale of a rough and ready archaeologist, getting in adventures and killing Nazis while searching for the Ark of the Covenant, […]
Reporter’s Notebook
Chicago O’Hare International Airport is a charming place to visit Chicago O’Hare International Airport is the world’s most connected airport. It covers over 7,000 acres of area and served 54 million passengers in 2021. The airport is named after Edward O’Hare, a WWII hero. Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, recently visited Chicago O’Hare […]
Reporter’s Notebook
Tulsa International Airport recovers after the pandemic When Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, traveled in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Tulsa International Airport was half empty. Almost all restaurants and shops were closed at the airport, and everybody had to wear masks. A company located inside the airport offered pandemic […]
Tulsa Foundation for Architecture uncovers the future of OKPOP
On July 8, the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture (TFA) held its tour “OKPOP Museum: A Design Discussion,” through the building of OKPOP Museum. Located in the Tulsa Artist District, OKPOP is dedicated to the creative spirit of Oklahoma’s people and the influence of Oklahoma artists on popular culture around the world. Lindsey Kuykendall, TFA’s curator […]
Student Life Offers Root Beer Floats for Alcohol Awareness
Alcohol abuse is prevalent on many college campuses. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, forty-nine percent of full-time students ages 18-22 drank alcohol in the past month. In response to this statistic, Tulsa Community College offers counseling through Student Life by sponsoring programs that provide the resources for students to be […]
Review: OK Renaissance Festival is a trip back in time
I am wearing a long green dress. After traversing across a dusty field toward a large castle, I am greeted at the gate by two friendly women wearing flowy shirts with corsets and long skirts. After being granted entrance at the gate, I stepped into a rambling village. There are a blacksmith’s forge, food stalls, […]
Terlton lights up the sky for Fourth of July
July Fourth is celebrated annually in the small town of Terlton, Okla. The community is approximately a 30-minute drive west of Tulsa in Pawnee County. When you arrive for the annual event, you will see the streets are blocked off by the Fire Department’s vehicles, allowing the community to come together in a patriotic local […]
Children’s Summer Theatre presents the Award-Winning “The SpongeBob Musical”
“The SpongeBob Musical,” declared “BRILLIANT!” by The New York Times, will be presented by Tulsa Community College’s Tulsa Children’s Summer Theatre. The performance is scheduled for July 27, 28, and 29 at 7 p.m. and July 30 at 2 p.m. All shows will be at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education at the TCC […]
Review: The Starlight Concert Band brought American patriotism to Tulsa
On July 26, as a decently packed Guthrie Green unveiled the Starlight Concert Band, the band began playing the song “American Salute” with its quiet flutes that crescendo into loud horns. The next song played was Henry Fillmore’s “Americans We,” as the emcee said, “Henry Fillmore was known as the father of the smear.” As […]