Add “Black Hole” to the list of names people call the University of Oklahoma (OU) board of regents — right next to “corrupt,” “failures” and probably a less appropriate type of hole. Freedom of Information (FOI) Oklahoma presents the Black Hole award to an organization or individual “that has most thwarted the free flow of […]
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Impact strength
Impact Oklahoma distributed almost $250,000 this year to five local organizations. Impact Oklahoma is a network of women who strive for the betterment of Oklahoma and work for the goal through annual grants to local nonprofits. OKC Metro Alliance and Sooner Theatre were awarded grants of $100,000 each. Putnam City Schools Foundation, Variety Care and […]
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Theoretical activist
Lawrence Pasternack approaches his cannabis activism as a moral imperative. Pasternack is a professor of philosophy and the director of religious studies at Oklahoma State University. While he has supported cannabis legalization for decades, it was not until 2017 that he began writing and speaking publicly on the matter. “I grew up in Canada, where […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Mullet over
When a reporter asked a flippant question about recently deceased oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens during a teleconference interview last month, Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy wasn’t having it. “Don’t hurt the real journalism world,” Gundy said. “It’s jackasses like you that cause problems, OK? They shouldn’t even let you call in.” Gundy’s response […]
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Gentle giant
Mammoth Processing, a two-man operation based just south of downtown Oklahoma City, brings a cannabis flower enthusiast’s approach to its concentrates. “Ninety percent of the time, we smoke flower, and 10 percent of the time, for ease and discretion, I smoke a cart. Mammoth is for flower lovers,” co-owner Derek Kern said. “If you don’t […]
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Cover: Loan crisis
When Evie Simons signed the dotted lines for student loans at age 18, she did not fully grasp how much of a burden she would have to shoulder. Simons, 24, has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Oklahoma City University and a master’s degree in public administration from University of Oklahoma, and she is […]
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Bitter pills
After moving back to Oklahoma to care for his ailing mother, Dave became an unlikely victim of circumstance when he suffered an injury from which he would never fully recover. Despite a two decade-long track record of responsible opioid use authorized by his former physician, Dave was instructed to gradually reduce his dose if he […]
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Ride along
A new rideshare program is taking to the streets of Oklahoma City. ThatWay is a startup created by two Oklahoma State University graduates, Sammiyah Abdullah and Ashané Woody, and aims to provide students with a safer and more cost-efficient means of transportation. The idea originated as a social media platform designed for students to interact […]
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Up to speed
In the quarter century since the internet first became available for most Americans and the two decades since average citizens started carrying cellphones, most users have learned to take the good with the bad. Even in its early stages, the internet gave its users entry to knowledge that was equivalent to gaining full access to […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Pick sick
ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is not happy University of Oklahoma is playing in the NCAA tournament instead of Oklahoma State University.