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5 years since COVID: 2020 Year In Review

5 years since COVID: 2020 Year In Review

Amanda Taylor, Photographer/Reporter February 20, 2025

January 1st marked 5 years since January 1st 2020. In case you’ve slept since then, 2020 was a wild year for everyone. In, 5 years since COVID: 2020 Year In Review, we’ll revisit the challenges of...

Extreme Cold Weather to Impact Western OK

Extreme Cold Weather to Impact Western OK

Coy Pope, Media Manager February 17, 2025

Weatherford, Oklahoma, colder than Juneau, Alaska?    For the next three days, that is a reality. In fact, Weatherford will experience temperatures at least 20 degrees colder than those of...

How is Cupid Associated with Valentine's Day?

How is Cupid Associated with Valentine’s Day?

Kirsten Sudderth, Writer February 14, 2025

Cupid is an image we see a lot when valentines come around. He has his bow and heart that he strikes people “with love.” But where did this come from? How is he associated with Valentine's Day?    Cupid...

SWOSU Football Shutout Rival School Northwestern Oklahoma State University

SWOSU Football Shutout Rival School Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Kirsten Sudderth, Sports Writer November 18, 2024

Southwestern Oklahoma State University Football Shutout Rival School Northwestern Oklahoma State University   SWOSU Football took a 50-0 shutout win against rival NWOSU to end their 2024 season.   This...

SWOSU Women's Basketball has Home Opener Win against ENMU

SWOSU Women’s Basketball has Home Opener Win against ENMU

Kirsten Sudderth, Sports Reporter November 15, 2024

SWOSU women's basketball has started their season strong at a now 3-0 start after last nights impressive win over ENMU, 81-59.   The Dawgs came out strong in the first quarter but so did ENMU....

Veterans Day 2024

Veterans Day 2024

Amanda Taylor, Reporter November 11, 2024

Veteran’s Day is observed annually in the United States on November 11th, formerly being known as Armistice Day. “In 1938, Armistice Day was established to remember the armistice – or agreement –...

SWOSU soccer battles to 0-0 draw

SWOSU soccer battles to 0-0 draw

Coy Pope, Media Manager November 7, 2024

SWOSU soccer took on Northwestern Wednesday and battled to a 0-0 draw. Despite the lack of goals, the matchup was filled with action and several chances. SWOSU ended with 12 shots, NWOSU had 11, both...

Election 24: Making informed decisions and having political conversations

Election 24: Making informed decisions and having political conversations

Coy Pope, Media Manager November 1, 2024

Hopefully, you are registered to vote by now; if not, the deadline has passed. For those who are registered, hopefully, you plan to vote. I detailed why in part 2. Nowadays, there is so much banter...

Meet the Homecoming Court

Meet the Homecoming Court

Mikaela Souders, Reporter October 24, 2024

As everyone knows, one of the main parts of any Homecoming is the royalty. People running for the title of Homecoming King and Homecoming Queen and walking out on the football field in nice attire. But...

Homecoming: A Week of Tradition

Homecoming: A Week of Tradition

Mikaela Souders, Reporter October 15, 2024

Homecoming is a classic fall event, for high schools as well as colleges. Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is having their Homecoming week festivities the week of October 21st - October 26th,...

SWOSU Serves Project

SWOSU Serves Project

Amanda Taylor, Reporter October 14, 2024

Each fall, all incoming freshmen are required to enroll in SWOSU Connect. The basic idea of the course is for students to familiarize themselves with the campus and the community of Weatherford as a whole...

Election 24: Getting Registered to Vote

Election 24: Getting Registered to Vote

Coy Pope, Media Manager October 4, 2024

  Election year! Constant craziness in the headlines, relatives bickering, seems like everyone is divided about who their preferred candidates are for the 2024 General Election on Tuesday,...

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