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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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State census response rate a little better than 10 years ago

State census response rate a little better than 10 years ago

Hogan Gore, Gaylord News April 8, 2020

Forty-one percent of households in Oklahoma have completed the nation’s first primarily digital census with one-third of surveys completed online since the count began last week. As good as it may...

Customers wait for “Back to the Future” to start after the sun sets at the Chief Drive-In in Ninnekah. Gov. Stitt expanded non-essential business closures to all 77 Oklahoma counties, which will affect drive-in theatres.

The Last Picture Show

Conner Caughlin April 2, 2020

NINNEKAH -- As the COVID-19 outbreak worsens in the United States, some Oklahoma drive-in theatres were trying to keep their doors open to cure cabin fever.   Drive-ins across Oklahoma were...

Kimberly Teehee set to become first Cherokee delegate to Congress.

It may be a year before Cherokee delegate is seated in Congress

Addison Kliewer September 20, 2019

WASHINGTON—Kimberly Teehee returned to the Capitol this week to work with congressional aides in crafting a plan that will permit her to take a seat as the Cherokee Nation delegate to the U.S. House...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at dedication of Chief Standing Bear statue in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol.

Ponca Chief’s statue joins greats in Statuary Hall

Sarah Beth Guevara September 18, 2019

WASHINGTON -- A new statue of a legendary chief of Ponca City’s Ponca Tribe joined the silent sentinels in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. The statue, submitted by the State of Nebraska from...

Inhofe introduces bill to make English official national language

Abigail Bitterman March 7, 2019

WASHINGTON — As the battle over President Donald Trump’s wall at the U.S.-Mexico border continues, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced a bill this week that would make English the national language...

Yatika Fields’ unfinished mural painting displayed in the Fred and Enid Brown gallery at Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History on March. 16, 2018, in Norman.

Native American artists create art show to celebrate their culture

Rochelle Chukwuma March 26, 2018

A Native American family of artists came together to showcase work that appreciates the value of family and indigenous culture at a natural history museum in Norman. Anita Fields, the mother of the...

Kristi Wyatt, preparator and associate exhibition designer, and Christopher Mackie, assistant preparator, wrap a painting and prepare to place it in a cardboard container. The painting joined a collection of artwork that was sent to Dallas for conservation Monday.

Norman art museum crew aims for perfection

Sam Brown March 23, 2018

Brad Stevens gets asked what exactly his job is more often than he’d like. “When I tell people what I do, they’re like, ‘Well, what is that?’ So I always have to explain them what a preparator...

Music education sophomore Bryla Birdwell does voice exercises in Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Birdwell pays over $250 a semester for instrumental accompaniment.

OU fine arts students facing added costs

Jordan D'Silva March 3, 2018

Many students in the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts are facing added financial stress, paying over $250 out-of-pocket a semester for instrumental accompaniment. Most fine arts students are...

OU senior gets his time in spotlight as lead in spring musical

Jordan D'Silva February 16, 2018

Musical theatre senior Thomas Cromer practices a tap routine Musical theatre senior Thomas Cromer will be a leading man for the first time in an OU production, starring as Jimmy Winter in Nice Work...

The sign above the front door of Price Business College’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, located on the first floor of Price in room 1030.

Price College Leading the Way in Diversity and Inclusion

Sammi Steele September 15, 2017

It has been two years since the racially charged SAE video prompted the University of Oklahoma’s President David Boren to institute diversity offices at every college a OU. Today, Price Business College’s...

Low acceptance rate helps School of Dance

Low acceptance rate helps School of Dance

Abigail Bitterman September 15, 2017

The low acceptance rate of the University of Oklahoma’s School of Dance has allowed it to maintain high standards of excellence and education. Last year, 250 people applied to the school, but only 19...

Pastor Alfred Alfred stands with a Marshallese woman during the United Church of Christ Sunday service on April 2, where men and women approach the two with taped dollar bills to place around their necks. The tradition is symbolic for Alfreds reputation within the community.

Marshallese Islanders: Contributing to Life in Enid

Bryce McElhaney May 18, 2017

Cars park along E Cherokee St. outside the Marshallese United Church of Christ in Enid before the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service. Children are playing in front of the white building as three bells ring to signify...

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