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The Southwestern

The Student News Site of Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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The Student News Site of Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern

The Ultimate Guide to SWOSU Men's Bathrooms

The Ultimate Guide to SWOSU Men’s Bathrooms

Boone Hardaway, Writer October 24, 2025

Your class just ended, and you feel a bad feeling in your stomach. You have to use the bathroom, and you don’t have the time to make it home. This means one thing: you must use a public restroom. What...

Why Horror Movies Can’t Let Go of the College Girl

Why Horror Movies Can’t Let Go of the College Girl

Jay Orosco, Writer October 15, 2025

If you’ve ever watched a horror movie set on a college campus, you know exactly what to expect: a group of young women, a couple parties, and a few walks alone in the dark. For decades, the college girl...

Fall Recipes that are Dorm Friendly

Fall Recipes that are Dorm Friendly

Kirsten Sudderth, Writer October 9, 2025

It's fall season, which means pumpkin and apple recipes are all you may be craving, but you live in a dorm. Dorm kitchens are strict on what you may be able to cook, so here are some fall recipes that...

Chill Places Around Campus

Chill Places Around Campus

Joi Chapple, Photographer October 1, 2025

                      I haven’t been in the Al Harris Library, but I’ve heard its one of the...

Matt Talks Media: The 31 for 31 Challenge

Matt Talks Media: The 31 for 31 Challenge

Dr. Matthew Dorr, CMVA Faculty September 24, 2025

  Recently, I started my own podcast titled Matt Talks Media. It is a podcast designed to bridge the gap between academic research and underground culture. The central goal of the show is to...

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SWOSU PRM Visits Yellowstone

Coy Pope, Media Manager September 4, 2025

Instead of class in a classroom, how would you enjoy class in America’s First National Park? For several SWOSU students, that was a reality last May. The SWOSU Parks and Recreation Department and...

College Email Etiquette for Dummies

College Email Etiquette for Dummies

Kimmy Jones, Student-Life Reporter/Social Media Manager April 28, 2025

It has come to my attention that a majority of college students do not know how to send a professional email. Whether you are emailing regarding absences, missed work, or a question, your email needs to...

Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide

Reagan Garcia, Reporter November 20, 2024

It’s the most wonderful and stressful time of the year. Christmas is a time for giving but sometimes it can be difficult figuring out what to give. This Christmas Guide is to help you get your Christmas...

Thanksgiving Meals

Thanksgiving Meals

Amanda Taylor, Reporter November 19, 2024

With Thanksgiving Break approaching, not every student here at SWOSU is fortunate enough to spend Thanksgiving at home with their family. If you happen to be one of those students or you've opted to stay...

College Students with Pets

College Students with Pets

Kimmy Jones, Student Life Reporter November 5, 2024

College life can be stressful, hectic, and exciting, many students find companionship in a furry friend during this time. With all the demands of college life, a full-time student schedule, work, friends,...

Students Rating Professors

Students Rating Professors

Kimmy Jones, Student Life Reporter October 7, 2024

When it comes time to enroll in courses for the upcoming semester students have a choice to make. Some students pick their courses based on their interests, and what fits their schedules, but often students...

The Coffee Place is Screwing Me and Why You Should Care

The Coffee Place is Screwing Me and Why You Should Care

Lucas Punneo, Reporter September 26, 2024

To start each day, like many others, I go to the nearest place that serves coffee acceptable to my standards. The same order every day, a 16oz hot Cafe Latte, and every day I pick up my coffee and it’s...

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