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

Oklahoma teacher walkout kindles action in Arizona

Josie Logsdon April 12, 2018

Teachers in Arizona have used the Oklahoma teacher walkout to plan their own strategy to advocate for higher education funding. Teachers in Oklahoma have rallied at the state capitol since April 2 for...

Education students at OU walk out with teachers

Meridith Mulkey April 11, 2018

Future teachers have been standing alongside those at the walkout to make a difference in the lives of their future students. Anna Smith, a senior at the University of Oklahoma who is majoring in elementary...

Daniel Joshi, founder of Rosedale Market, holds his favorite 
wine selection from the store inventory on March 22, 2018,
 in Austin, Texas. The corner store has stocked over 900 
variations of wine and champagne.

Convenience store innovates

Harrison Lofton March 31, 2018

A convenience store has attracted customers by selling a variety of products that cannot be found in traditional gas station corner stores since 2010 in Austin, Texas. At Rosedale Market, customers choose...

Casey Neistat makes an entrance to CAC’s lecture event on student’s longboard

Cassidy Mudd December 8, 2017

Norman, Oklahoma— For some OU students, Casey Neistat’s lecture was un-eventful, especially because most didn’t get into the event, but for one student the lecture was one he’d never forget. “Casey...

An arepa served with fried plantains and rice.

Campus Corner restaurant gives Norman a taste of culture

Matt Welsh November 17, 2017

A restaurant featuring food from a hemisphere away is introducing a new cuisine and culture to Norman while providing a second home for South Americans. Amazonia Latin Flavors opened in Moore in early...

Clothing store fits all sizes.

Michelle Velasco November 15, 2017

An Oklahoma fashion designer has been empowering women and improving their body image by creating specially-designed clothes. Jobeth Solis has opened The Joraffe, a clothing store in Clinton, Oklahoma. Solis...

Jasi Patel prepares to serve a customer at Donut King Friday, Nov. 3. Jasi and her sister-in-law have co-owned Donut King since 1993.

Local donut shop struggles due to construction

George Stoia November 4, 2017

A local family-owned donut shop is struggling to pay the bills, with construction on Lindsey Street seeming to have no end. Owned by Jasi Patel and her sister-in-law Dipti, Donut King has been in Norman...

Restaurant thrives despite challenges of location

Restaurant thrives despite challenges of location

Abigail Bitterman November 4, 2017

Underneath downtown Oklahoma City's skyscrapers, a Chinese restaurant has been serving businessmen and women for years. Nan Lay and her husband — she is from Cambodia and he is from China — have...

Two of the three vehicles the group of meteorologists took sit on the side of the road in Fort Lauderdale, Florida during Hurricane Irma. Photo provided by Mike Biggerstaff.

Meteorologists go to extremes, researching both Hurricane Harvey and Irma

George Stoia September 26, 2017

  A group of meteorologists, including three from OU, are searching for answers about future forecasts after collecting data from both Hurricane Harvey and Irma. OU meteorology professor Mike Biggerstaff,...

A Sooner abroad

Michelle Velasco September 20, 2017

    The University of Oklahoma engineering program is recognized nationally, but recently word of the program extended internationally, and Oklahoma receives more international students ready...

SMART radar and NSSL Mobile Mesonet in Georgia on their way to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Photo provided by Addison Alford.

OU researchers go to extremes for hurricane data

George Stoia September 15, 2017

A University of Oklahoma graduate student and professor traveled to Florida the past week, sleeping in their cars to collect data from Hurricane Irma that will help predict future forecasts.   Ph.D student...

WAS COVERAGE OF IRMA MORE INTENSE BECAUSE OF HARVEY?

Cornelius Woodard September 13, 2017

By Cornelius Woodard Alex Reyes Brandon Martin   WAS NEWS COVERAGE OF IRMA MORE INTENSE BECAUSE OF HARVEY?   Hurricane Harvey was a devastating storm that caused unspeakable catastrophe to...

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