A First-Time Student Orientation Event at the Southeast Campus Tulsa Community College will be hosting Power Up! Student Convocation at the Southeast campus on Sept. 18, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. The event, encouraging students to “Elevate your college game,” will host a variety of resources, sessions, and opportunities to connect with TCC students, faculty, […]
Podcast: A Conversation with Jazmine Cash on Eating Disorders
This podcast speaks about the underfunding of eating disorders in Tulsa, while being backed up by directors and health professionals within the area. Primarily, most of the podcast includes a testimony from an Oklahoma teen who suffered from an eating disorder for 4 years. This testimony is projected to help ED individuals feel not as […]
Podcast: ‘The Queer Perspective’
Podcast: ‘The Queer Perspective’ delves into the critical issues facing LGBTQ+ youth in the United States, but especially in Tulsa and Oklahoma. Each episode explores the unique challenges they encounter. From navigating an often hostile Healthcare System to grappling with discriminatory laws that undermine their rights. Discussions include the struggle to find support and unsupportive […]
Wrestling Through High School: An African American Student’s Story
In the inaugural episode of the TCC Connection Health Initiative, host Reyhana Fouda presents an anonymous account of a sports injury experienced by a student wrestler at Broken Arrow High School. The episode delves into the intersection of race, sports, and mental health, highlighting the microaggressions faced by athletes of color within predominantly white teams. […]
Tulsa celebrates the seventh annual Native American Day at Dream Keepers Park
Oct. 9 is recognized as Native American Day by the city of Tulsa. Tulsa is the first city in Oklahoma to officially recognize this holiday, setting a precedent that soon many other cities in the state may follow. Starting back in 2017, Tulsa City Council and Mayor G. T. Bynum approved a resolution to establish […]
TCC recognizes International Day of Peace at Southeast Campus
On Sept. 21, Tulsa Community College (TCC) students gathered in the Southeast Campus Peace Garden to celebrate the International Day of Peace. With a theme of “Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals” as provided by the United Nations, a variety of college clubs and organizations sponsored live music, speakers, and activities for the […]
Tulsa Zoo Painted Blue
On August 19, the Tulsa Zoo was a sea of blue as Tulsa Community College (TCC) students explored the ground as part of the annual “Paint the Zoo Blue” event. A “One College” event, TCC students, staff, and their families were welcomed to roam the Tulsa Zoo to start the new academic year. The Zoo […]
The Gathering Place celebrates multiculturalism of Tulsa
On July 28, the Gathering Place held its event “Global Gatherings: Celebrating the World!” at the ONEOK Boathouse. The event began with a performance by the Kripalaya Dance Academy, who danced traditional South Asian dance. Then there was a story time from the book “Cora Cooks Pancit,” about a young girl cooking a Filipino dish. […]
Oklahomans explore Native American beading with an artist from Seattle
On March 25, Cynthia Masterson, a self-taught beadworker from Seattle, Wash., conducted a seminar at the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity. She presented an off-loom three-drop gourd beading technique that Native Americans have practiced for centuries. The technique is used to wrap ceremonial, personal, and household objects with beads. The TCC Center for […]
Gray’s Analysis: Tafvmpuce – Wild Onions – A Reason to Come Together
As I sat down to begin researching for my next article, my wife, Cheyenne Gray, made an exciting discovery. Just 10 feet from our front porch, was a strange clump of grass. For years we would mow it over in the summer, and each year it would just grow back. My wife, being the green […]