2021

Clinton and Garrison earn First Team Region honors; four more earn awards

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Six Eastern softball players earned 2020-2021 NJCAA Region 2 Division I Awards. Ryleigh Clinton and Ananda Garrison earned First Team All-Region honors. Gracie Woods earned Second Team All-Region honors. Nene Meza, Jaycee Hampton and Kerli Ashing earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. Clinton, a freshman catcher from Stilwell, Okla., played in 50 games for Eastern this season. She finished the regular season batting .405 with 18…

Nigel John and Alvin Miles earn Region 2 awards after 2020-21 basketball season

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Two Eastern men’s basketball players earned 2020-2021 NJCAA Region 2 Division I Awards. Nigel John, a freshman center from Dallas, Texas, earned All-Freshman Team honors. An important contributor, he appeared in every game this season and averaged 9.5 points, .6 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game during the regular season. John averaged 52.9 percent from the field….

Lady Mountaineers garner postseason awards after championship season

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From Eastern and Staff Reports In a year that will forever be tied to COVID-19, the Lady Mountaineers basketball team will stand out as one of the best teams in Eastern Oklahoma State College. After wining the Region II Tournament title, the women’s basketball team saw themselves in the NJCAA National Tournament for the first…

Lipska performs double duties through his roles as a student and a CNA

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By KRIMSON FOLLOWILL, Staff Writer Luke Lipska came from Quinton High School and graduated right in the middle of the pandemic but still manages to hold a steady job with his college career. In high school, Luke participated in FFA and the speech & debate team for all four years, bringing home a plethora of…

Enrollment is open for summer and fall; talk to your advisor to get set

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By JAYCEE HAMPTON, Staff Writer With the Spring 2021 semester coming to an end, it is important to start thinking about next school year. Enrollment opened April 13, but it is not too late to contact the admissions office or your advisor to enroll. Summer courses begin June 1 and last through the end of…

Review: Fruits Basket enters its final season and is a rollercoaster of a series

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By JAYCEE HAMPTON, Staff Writer Fruits Basket is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. Streaming on Funimation, the romance anime is bound to take you through an emotional rollercoaster. Fruits Basket follows Tohru Honda, a sweet and innocent high school girl who is living in a tent after her mother tragically…

OPINION: COVID sets yet another limitation on graduation guests

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By ALI LEDING, Staff Writer Eastern Oklahoma State College has been accepting and teaching students for years. Each year, a couple of hundred students graduate from Eastern with their associate’s degree. With that being said, let us talk about graduation. Every year the college has a commencement ceremony to honor the students for their hard…

Nursing Pinning and Commencement carry on with COVID precautions in place

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By KRIMSON FOLLOWILL, Staff Writer The past couple of semesters have been so rocky, but for some students, their time at EOSC has come to an end. The graduation ceremonies this year are different than those in the past. All ceremonies will be held at the C.C. Dunlap Field House on the EOSC Wilburton campus…

Lady Mountaineers lose heartbreaker in first-round of the NJCAA National Tourney

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Staff Reports LUBBOCK, Texas — The Eastern Lady Mountaineers fell just two points shy of a win in the NJCAA National Tournament Monday, April 19. The Lady Mountaineers lost 76-74 to Three Rivers Community College in the opening games of the tournament. The women managed to fight back after a deficit that once reached 13…

Nominations open through April 16 for Eastern Student Government Association

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ALTON JONES, II., ESGA Secretary The 2021-‘22 Eastern Student Government Association officer self-nominations are now open until 5 p.m., April 16. All positions will be open for election next week, starting April 19. The positions that you can run and campaign for are ESGA Student Body President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Elections will be…

Eastern Music carrying on with its Spring Concert plans; April 27 recital date set

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By ALI LEDING, Staff Writer This semester at Eastern Oklahoma State College has been the closest to a normal semester the college has seen since COVID-19 shut everything down in March of 2020. The students are finally getting to participate in the activities that they have signed up for, with masks and distancing caution of…

Ashley Brown’s path to dental hygiene continues after May graduation

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By Jaycee Hampton, Staff Writer Ashley Brown is someone you can go to for positive reassurance, a good laugh, and someone you can always count on to be there for you. Brown is a sophomore attending Eastern Oklahoma State College, playing softball and majoring in Life Science with the plan to become a Dental Hygienist….

Outgoing ESGA President plans on finishing her degree at Oklahoma State

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By ALI LEDING, Staff Writer Hadleigh Workman is a small town girl, aspiring college student, and a lover of being involved in the community and helping others. Workman grew up in the town of Caney, Okla., and attended all 14 years of her schooling there. This includes head start at the age of 4. She…

Eastern, Carl Albert and Connors announce academic partnership offering more classes

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MCALESTER — Carl Albert State College, Connors State College and Eastern Oklahoma State College announced today an academic partnership that will expand access and provide additional educational opportunities for students in southeast Oklahoma. The CACE Consortium, which is an acronym for Carl Albert, Connors and Eastern, includes the three rural, two-year colleges in southeast Oklahoma….

Overall, my experience has been good with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

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By KRIMSON FOLLOWILL, Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 30, the Oklahoma Department of Health visited Eastern’s Wilburton campus to administer free COVID-19 vaccinations. The two-dose Moderna vaccines were available to students, employees, and the general public. The vaccinations were scheduled to be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or as long as needed to…

Eastern hosts vaccine clinic

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By JAYCEE HAMPTON, Staff Writer For over a year now, COVID-19 has been a nonstop problem worldwide. Since the beginning of the year, however, several vaccines have been released to hopefully return life back to normal. A lot of college campuses have offered free vaccinations to anyone who wants to take it. Eastern Oklahoma State…

Lady Mountaineers earn first NJCAA Region 2 Championship in 20 years

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The Eastern Oklahoma State College women’s basketball team earned a share of the NJCAA Region 2 championship with its 83-64 win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Thursday night. With a conference record of 13-3 (15-4 overall), Eastern earned a tie for first place in the region with Seminole State College. This is the first women’s…

Johnson named All American livestock judger; first All American since 2005

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Eastern Oklahoma State College sophomore Jacob Johnson was named a Collegiate Livestock Judging All American upon the completion of the 2020-2021 season. Out of 20 community colleges and approximately 150 competitors, Johnson, an animal science major from Ruth, Miss., was one of only 15 students nationally to be selected for this honor. Johnson became the…

Eastern distributes federal Coronavirus Relief funds to 773 students

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EOSC Reports More than 770 Eastern Oklahoma State College students recently received emergency federal funding provided by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to assist them with unexpected costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, the CRRSAA was signed into law by former President Donald Trump. It is in addition to…

Once in a lifetime: Sundance film festival

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Jameson Coleman, Staff Writer TULSA — Experiencing movies in the theater may be hard to come by in today’s climate. Whether you’re an avid movie buff or just someone with a free Friday night, the Covid-19 virus has affected your movie-watching experience in some way. It’s an understatement to say that movie fans are disappointed…

Ag to induct Dr. Bill Hill into Hall of Fame

Student Government holds monthly meeting

Clubs and organizations treat the community in annual Trick or Treat event held Halloween

Judgin team comes home National Champs

Mountaineer Mania welcomes high school students

Annual library food drive kicks off Oct. 23

Clinton and Garrison earn First Team Region honors; four more earn awards

Nigel John and Alvin Miles earn Region 2 awards after 2020-21 basketball season

Lady Mountaineers garner postseason awards after championship season

Lipska performs double duties through his roles as a student and a CNA

Enrollment is open for summer and fall; talk to your advisor to get set

Review: Fruits Basket enters its final season and is a rollercoaster of a series

OPINION: COVID sets yet another limitation on graduation guests

Nursing Pinning and Commencement carry on with COVID precautions in place

Lady Mountaineers lose heartbreaker in first-round of the NJCAA National Tourney

Nominations open through April 16 for Eastern Student Government Association

Eastern Music carrying on with its Spring Concert plans; April 27 recital date set

Ashley Brown’s path to dental hygiene continues after May graduation

Outgoing ESGA President plans on finishing her degree at Oklahoma State

Eastern, Carl Albert and Connors announce academic partnership offering more classes

Overall, my experience has been good with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

Eastern hosts vaccine clinic

Lady Mountaineers earn first NJCAA Region 2 Championship in 20 years

Johnson named All American livestock judger; first All American since 2005

Eastern distributes federal Coronavirus Relief funds to 773 students

Once in a lifetime: Sundance film festival