Writing | 2013 – 2017
Waiting patiently, until he can return home
She wins some. She loses some. She handles deportation cases every day, but when she wins, it’s a victory for a family who doesn’t have to say goodbye to a loved one. Melissa Lujan, an immigration attorney based out of Oklahoma City, leaves the courtroom and heads home. As she walks in the door and greets her 7-year-old and 14-year-old, she says, “Oh my gosh! I won a case today! I’m so excited! This family gets to stay together!” But her oldest, Mireya Lujan, does not feel like celebrating. read more…
Dear New York City: Thank You
It wasn’t the rejection from the Boston Globe. Or the Dow Jones News Fund program. It wasn’t the acceptance from Knight-CUNYJ, either. Or O, The Oprah Magazine. It was the moment on a rooftop overlooking the New York City skyline when I realized I wasn’t pursuing the life I wanted. read more…
Change prevalent at OU following SAE incident
On the evening of March 8, OU students, faculty and staff went to check their phones like any other day, except when they read their messages and answered their phone calls, they learned news of an incident they never imagined would have occurred. read more…
Racism and the millennium generation
An OU fraternity’s racial chant being leaked last year in March was only one of many incidents that caused the nation to become blatantly more aware of the racism that still exists in the world today. Racism is not the same… read more…
The business of tailgating in Sooner Nation
One Oklahoma summer day,there was a knock at a white house on Trout Avenue. Austin Hicks went to the door, and when he opened it, a man inquired about renting the front yard for tailgating for six home OU football games. read more…
The underground business of OU gameday parking
When OU student Austin Hicks received a knock at his door from a man requesting to rent the front yard to tailgate, it was not too far fetched from the gameday parking business he and his roommates already had. Trent Baggett, a University of Oklahoma graduate from 1983, approached 1111 Trout Ave… read more…
Noble pharmacy: From nothing to something
It all started in 1982 with a vacant lot, 6-foot-tall Johnson grass and an 800-square-foot white cement-block building. Co-owner Gary Todd and his two former business partners bought Noble Pharmacy from an older man whose “heart wasn’t in it anymore. ” After he and his wife, Linda Todd, bought out the business … read more…
Family-owned pharmacy still standing despite corporate competitors
An independent and privately owned pharmacy in Noble, Oklahoma, still stands after 33 years despite corporate-owned companies continuing to dominate the pharmacy world. Owners Gary Todd, his wife, Linda Todd, and former business partners acquired Noble Pharmacy — an 800-square-foot white cement block-building — in 1982 from an older gentleman… read more…
Satisfying Cravings 24/7
From Cheeseburger donuts to Snickers donuts to the classic plain cake donuts, Hurts Donut Company in Norman offers at least 60 varieties of novelty donuts to choose from at any hour of the day. read more…
Hurts Donut Company values uniqueness, creativity
With over 60 choices in a novelty donut shop, William Studioso chose one with maple icing and bacon. He had no idea he would one day be managing Hurts Donut Company, the place with his favorite donut. read more…
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