Category: Culture
TCC Professor makes face masks to aid healthcare workers in pandemic
During this time of uncertainty, people are looking for ways to help. Emily Westerfield, assistant professor of theater teaches theatre design, costume construction, and makeup at the Southeast Campus. For Westerfield, the decision to make masks to aid healthcare workers was a personal one. “My mother is an ER nurse in Boulder, Colo. and my…
Coping with COVID-19: How School Administrators are Adjusting to Online Learning
An Interview with Glenpool Assistant Principal Gaylen Urie In the United States, as of March 29, 2020, there are 122,653 cases of COVID-19 and 2,112 deaths at the hands of this looming virus. Students across the nation, and even the world, are finding it increasingly difficult to focus or pour effort into anything, including schoolwork,…
Sexual assault on college campuses and the app that is changing everything
One night, a girl goes to a party at a fraternity on her college campus. She is drinking, laughing with her friends, and having a good time. A fraternity brother walks up to her and her friends and asks her to dance, and she says yes. A few minutes later, he asks her if she…
CAB/AASA brings Masquerade Ball to Southeast Campus
On Feb. 25, the Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus held a Mardi Gras party. “The idea for the masquerade event started at our Campus Activities Board (CAB) Christmas party. I wanted to make sure we had an event planned for February. So during our party, I asked my team what they wanted our event for…
Tulsa State Fair wrap-up
The Tulsa State Fair is a yearly tradition for Tulsa. It was held in the Expo Square Fairgrounds for two weeks from late Oct. 1-11. This fair was especially impressive drawing an estimated 1,040,000 attendees, according to the Tulsa State Fair infograph at https://www.tulsastatefair.com/ Chief Operating Officer for the Expo Square, Amanda Blair said that…
Tulsa American Film Festival Short Film Review
For the past five years, Tulsa has hosted a wondrous exhibit of film. From short-film to classic film to music videos, the Tulsa American Film Festival showcases an array of the amazing artwork created by talented filmmakers. This year marks five years since the festival’s start. The festival stretched over five days, beginning on Oct….
Tulsa Pagan Pride Fest welcomes Tulsans to celebrate Paganism.
This October’s Tulsa Pagan Pride Day, or TPPD, was held at Veteran’s Park from 9:00am to 6:00pm. This year was the biggest celebration to date with between 900-1,000 people in attendance by 3:00pm. According to event organizer, Renee Walker, TPPD began as a simple picnic of fifty people at Whiteside Park. It was hosted by…
Review: Tulsa Turkish Art and Food Festival holds 10th anniversary event
On November 9th, Raindrop Turkish House and Cultural Center hosted its tenth annual Turkish Food & Art Festival. The event was open to the public and free of charge. In order to keep the event organized for vendors local patrons were able to purchases tickets to use as currency for food and art. Some vendors…
