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

Gaylord News

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

Gaylord News

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

Gaylord News

Campus culture on the University of Oklahoma continues to adapt around coronavirus restrictions. Photo courtesy OU.

Bars, parties and football during a global pandemic

Zaria Oates, Reporter September 10, 2020

When the University of Oklahoma Sooners kick off their season Saturday night against Missouri State, the stadium will feel empty,  but nearby Campus Corner will not. OU is limiting attendance inside...

Jurisdictional issues are fairly clear-cut after the McGirt decision with no federal legislation, but they become more muddled with the agreement in principle. Graphic courtesy of Rebecca Nagle, Mary Kathryn Nagle and Carly Griffith Hotvedt.

Post McGirt, the plan of action remains unsettled

Breanna Mitchell and Wendy Weitzel July 26, 2020

A small chink has emerged in the united front coming from Oklahoma’s tribes and the state Attorney General’s office.  Two of the so-called Five Tribes say they are opposed to an agreement that...

Week in Washington: Net neutrality, 100 days of Democratic House control and black hole

Abigail Bitterman and Anna Bauman April 12, 2019

WASHINGTON — Oklahoma’s delegation debated net neutrality this week, as Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) criticized the Democrat-backed plan, while Rep. Kendra Horn (D-Okla.) applauded it. Here’s what...

Education needs still exist one year after teacher walkout

Education needs still exist one year after teacher walkout

Emily Kelley April 1, 2019

Kim Caywood, a high school teacher from Coweta, Oklahoma, did not realize how privileged she was to have lights that worked in her classroom. Talking to other teachers at the Capitol during last April’s...

House hearing addresses crisis of missing, murdered Indigenous women

Abigail Bitterman March 14, 2019

WASHINGTON — The issue of violence against Indigenous women is not a new one in the United States, or in Oklahoma, but it has recently started gaining notice at the federal level. At a hearing...

Horn to chair space and aeronautics subcommittee, boosts state’s role in space policy

Abigail Bitterman March 7, 2019

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kendra Horn was named chair of the subcommittee on space and aeronautics, giving the state’s lone Democrat a chance to use her background in space policy while helping one of Oklahoma’s...

Oklahoma GOP reps vote ‘no’ on U.S. House bill to overturn national emergency, but measure passes

Anna Bauman February 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — Despite some reservations, Oklahoma’s Republican representatives backed President Donald Trump on Tuesday by voting against a resolution to overturn the national emergency that would...

President Trump in the 2019 State of the Union address (C-Span)

State of Union: President Trump pleased Oklahoma delegation

Abigail Bitterman February 6, 2019

WASHINGTON — Members of the Oklahoma delegation were pleased with President Donald Trump’s message of bipartisanship and unity in the State of the Union address Tuesday night, including on issues...

Farm bill for next 5 years

Emma Keith November 30, 2018

WASHINGTON -- A 2018 farm bill may be close to completion as the two houses of Congress have mostly resolved their division over work requirements for food benefits and are moving forward with the legislation. The...

Supreme Court returns millions of acres land to an Oklahoma tribe?

Emma Keith November 23, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week that could return millions of acres of land to an Oklahoma tribe while redrawing the boundaries of a 150-year-old reservation. Murphy v. Carpenter,...

Oklahoma shelters open doors for pets stranded by Harvey

Oklahoma shelters open doors for pets stranded by Harvey

Kaelan Deese September 15, 2017

Amid Harvey's crisis, Oklahoma's own Humane Society steps up to help Houston's displaced pets in their darkest hour. 27 dog from all different breeds were transferred the Friday after the storm from...

Race to Refuge: A simulation to the rigorous process for refugee entry into the U.S.

Race to Refuge: A simulation to the rigorous process for refugee entry into the U.S.

Imran Hasnat May 19, 2017

Play this simulation to learn the arduous process people wanting to flee their countries and become refugees.

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