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The Student News Site of University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

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The Student News Site of University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

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No fairy tale is as it seems in Shrek 2, which celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this month.

“Shrek 2” (Movie Review Anniversary Edition)

Gabi Merchen, Senior Writer April 23, 2024

There aren’t many things from childhood that hold their sparkle into our later years. The jangling keys that entertained us in our infancy are now no more than a means to start our cars. The coloring...

A group of friends hosted a UFC 300 watch party in the Lawson Clubhouse Saturday night.

UFC 300: Greatest Card in History? (Event Review)

Preston Palm, Senior Writer April 16, 2024

More than 30 years after the company made its debut, Saturday, Apr. 13 marked arguably the biggest milestone event in the UFC’s illustrious history. UFC 300 had 12 current or former champions slated...

The Cleverlys string bass player (second from the right) strums heavily on his featured riff in their bluegrass version of Creep by Radiohead.

The Cleverlys (DWPAS Review)

Thomas Buchanan, Contributing Writer April 8, 2024

The Cleverlys gave USAO a night to remember at the final Davis-Waldorf Performing Arts Series of the semester. This world-renowned group plays what they like to call “traditional” bluegrass tunes,...

Austin Jackson saw Drake and J Cole in concert at the Paycom over spring break.

“It’s All a Blur Tour: Big as the What?” (Concert Review)

Austin Jackson, Contributing Writer March 24, 2024

For the first time in ten years Drake decided to take a trip to Oklahoma and perform two shows for his “It's All a Blur Tour: Big as the What?” Along with him, Drake brought one of my other favorite...

Gary Jackson snapped a photo from his seat at Fall Out Boys concert in OKC in mid-March.

“So Much For (2our) Dust” (Concert Review)

Gary Jackson, Sports Editor March 13, 2024

The “So Much For (2our) Dust” tour featuring Fall Out Boy and Jimmy Eat World came to Oklahoma City, Okla., and left a wave of star power on everyone who attended the concert, including me. The pop-punk...

Art Wrecker displayed a number of pieces from an Exapnded Media class in a recent show, Sensory.

Sensory (Art Show Review)

Thomas Buchanan, Contributing Writer March 6, 2024

In conjunction with the focus on neurodiversity around the Emerson-Wier Symposium, Art Wrecker hosted Sensory, a show put together by the Expanded Media course taught by Jordan Vinyard, dean of the school...

As Emily Loughridge prepared to moderate the Emerson-Wier Symposium, she read Dr. Temple Grandins book.

“Thinking in Pictures” (Book Review)

Emily Loughridge, Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2024

In preparation for the Emerson-Wier Symposium, where Dr. Temple Grandin and Tim Herbel will come to discuss their respective fields and neurodiversity, I read Dr. Grandin’s book “Thinking in Pictures.” Dr....

Josh Hutcherson plays the villian in the recent release The Beekeeper, which also stars Jason Statham.

“The Beekeeper” (Movie Review)

Gabi Merchen, Senior Writer February 21, 2024

Having considered myself a fanatic of films and television from the time I could fix my gaze on a screen, I’ve developed an affinity for certain genres, and one of my longtime favorite genres of film...

Gabi prepares to hit play on Saltburn as she streams it on Amazon Prime.

“Saltburn” (Movie Review)

Gabi Merchen, Senior Writer February 9, 2024

If you haven’t heard anything about Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” by now, you may want to call your real estate agent and see if she can get you out of that rock you’ve been living under, because...

An advertisement for Mean Girls showcases the iconic burn book cover, as well as the main actors and actresses from the movie.

“Mean Girls” (2024) (Movie Review)

Gabi Merchen, Senior Writer January 31, 2024

I understand that there is a subset of the population who consider themselves die-hard fans of the Broadway musical adaptation of the 2004 film “Mean Girls.” If you consider yourself among the aforementioned...

Kaelynn Torres sits in her apartment reading The Silent Patient as a break from her classes one afternoon.

“The Silent Patient” (Book Review)

Emily Loughridge, Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2024

I have read a number of books in my short 20 years, but rarely have I read an entire book in one sitting. “The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides made that short list over Christmas. Interestingly,...

Gabi captured a dramatic scene from the movie Poor Things when she saw it in theatres.

“Poor Things” (Movie Review)

Gabi Merchen, Senior Writer January 22, 2024

Welcome to the previously unknown, unexplored world of “Poor Things” which, rather than seeming parallel to our own, creates a singular and audaciously innovative universe in which nothing has the...

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