LILLITH MARTIN Editor Eastern Oklahoma State College’s Homecoming ceremony was on Nov. 9 in the C. C. Dunlap Fieldhouse, but before the ceremony there was a 5K and 1K run in downtown Wilburton at 10am. After the morning event, a tailgate began at noon at Eastern’s amphitheater where the cafeteria served burgers, chips and water…
LILLITH MARTIN Editor Statesman goes Digital This year the Statesman decided to go purely digital, changing the way campus was delivered every month. The decision was made for information to easier to share with students at Eastern Oklahoma State College. It kept its once a month tradition by things from the previous month being posted…
MORGAN ARLEDGE Staff Writer Eastern Oklahoma State College’s Veterans Day ceremony happened on Veterans Day at the Student Center Ballroom. The ceremony started out with a Dr. Brandon Hendrix performing a song along with the pledge of allegiance and our national anthem. Dr. Dan Denny, Reverend and Distinguished Alumni, led everyone in prayer. The two…
LILLITH MARTIN, Editor Eastern Oklahoma State College’s Homecoming Week was held from November 4 through November 9. Many events were spread throughout the week with dress-up days, school events and opportunities for spirit stick points. Monday was the beginning of homecoming and started the day off with a pajama day and an Eastern scavenger hunt….
JALEAH TAYLOR, Assistant Editor The Lady Mountaineers displayed much of their mantra, “Ohana”, through the past season. Head coach, Justin McCain, includes the Hawaiian term representing a sense of community, family and relying on one another has helped connect the team to accomplish much of their goals. Though the season has come to an end,…
CHARLES SORRELL, Staff Writer This movie is based off the book “After” by Anna Todd. It is actually very close with the book in portrayal, plot and detail wise. When watching the movie, there were very mixed feelings about whether or not it was a good movie. The first thought I had while watching the…
BRAEDEN RICHARDSON, Staff Writer E-gaming is a national phenomenon and is starting to enter every school. Eastern Oklahoma State College decided it wanted to join in on it. In the 2019 Fall semester, EOSC has been looking towards joining in eSports among other colleges and universities. Bryan Denny, Director of Student Life, and Paul Wills,…
MORGAN ARLEDGE, Staff Writer The Church of Christ Bible Chair is an Christain organization at Eastern Oklahoma State College. The Bible Chair is ran by John Kitchens. The building of the Bible Chair is off campus at 610 SW. 11th St., Wilburton, OK 74578. The Bible Chair has a lot of space for students to…
Jaleah Taylor, Assistant Editor Could you believe the semester is almost done? Time has flown this term, as it will be some of our last moments here at Eastern. In any event, it is important that we all finish out the term with a good close. We all know that the time is approaching for…
By JALEAH TAYLOR, Assistant Editor The National Voter Registration Day began on Sept. 24 when the Eastern Phi Theta Kappa chapter started its campaign with tables of food and drinks accompanying registration forms. The Voter Registration Contest engages all colleges in Oklahoma to encourage students to be involved in the voting process by registering and…
By LILLI MARTIN, Editor In September of 2019, Hurricane Dorian caused major damage to the Bahamas. Jaleah Taylor’s, a student and soccer player at Eastern Oklahoma State College, home is in the Bahamas along with her family. The Eastern Women’s Soccer Team decided to create a benefit to raise money for her family to help…
EOSC NEWS RELEASE Eastern Oklahoma State College President Stephen E. Smith, Ed.D. has informed the EOSC Board of Regents that the current 2019-2020 academic year will conclude his service as president to the college after 13 years. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve as president of this historic institution. I cannot say…
EOSC NEWS RELEASE Mental health conditions impact millions of Americans each year and Eastern Oklahoma State College is working to erase the stigma surrounding the issue. Eastern will host “Active Mic Night: Mental Health Through Music” featuring Kai Roberts on Monday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Tourtellotte Student Center in Wilburton. The event…
By JOURNEY DEES-WEST, Staff Writer The beginning of October starts everyone’s favorite holiday season — three months in a row of the best celebrations of the year. ‘‘Tis the season for giving, and what better way to give than in the form of a gift basket that can be filled with the best seasonal goodies?…
By JESSICA DOYEL, Staff Writer GARLIC ROLLS Things you need: Paper towel Food you need: 1 dinner roll Garlic powder Cooking spray How to make it! Spray dinner roll with cooking spray Place on a piece of paper towel on the microwave floor Sprinkle with garlic powder Microwave on HIGH for 15 seconds
By JESSICA DOYEL, Staff Writer MICROWAVE BACON Things you need: 9-inch microwave safe plate Fork (or other such utensil to handle the hot bacon with) Some paper towels Food you need: ½ pound sliced bacon How to make it! Line the plate with paper towels (about 4-5 layers) Place the slab bacon on the paper…
By CHARLES SORRELL, Staff Writer E-Gaming has been taking most schools by storm and it has made its way to Eastern Oklahoma State College, with an added club/event to partake in. According to a January 2019 Wired.com article, “nearly 200 US colleges are offering around $15 million per year in scholarships, and university teams can…
By MORGAN ARLEDGE, Staff Writer Eastern’s annual Library Expo took place Sept. 16-19 and had many activities for students to participate in throughout the week. The activities were educational and fun, but they also gave students the opportunity to play for door and freebie prizes. The library staff hosted the event, that had a home…
By BRAEDEN RICHARDSON, Staff Writer “Twelve Forever” is an interesting fun show with a bunch of potential. It is a Netflix original and is very reminiscent of the Cartoon Network show known as “Adventure Time.” The main characters of the series are a red-headed, 12-year-old girl named Reggie and her closest friend Todd. The premise…