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Oklahoma film industry

Oklahoma film industry

Katy Malinowski, News Editor February 11, 2022

The long-term effects of the film industry do not halt at on-set jobs available to Oklahoma residents. Local businesses will be benefiting from the future productions being made in their areas. “Since...

SWOSU Covid-19 2022 Procedures Update

SWOSU Covid-19 2022 Procedures Update

Katy Malinowski, News Editor February 11, 2022

Every Tuesday, the current COVID-19 positive cases are updated on the SWOSU website. As of Feb 8, 2022 it has been reported as: 2 - Known Active Student Cases on the Weatherford campus 0 - Known...

UPDATE: SWOSU Professor arrested on two counts on child sexual abuse

UPDATE: SWOSU Professor arrested on two counts on child sexual abuse

Katy Malinowski, News Editor November 7, 2021

SWOSU professor was charged with two counts of child sexual abuse on Oct. 21. He was booked with the Custer County Jail on Oct. 25 at 11:07 a.m. Devin Smoot was a SWOSU professor hired in 2019 for Computer...

OK Abortion Laws

OK Abortion Laws

Katy Malinowski October 27, 2021

An Oklahoma judge blocked two anti-abortion laws and allowed three to continue that will go into effect Nov 1. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt had promised to sign every anti-abortion legislation available....

Scare-O-Lympics accepting teams of two for a 5-mile cross country and water race

Scare-O-Lympics accepting teams of two for a 5-mile cross country and water race

Katy Malinowski, News Editor October 23, 2021

The first adventure race in the Southwest region of Oklahoma will be hosted by SWOSU on Halloween. The race is open to a maximum of 15 teams of two who will be put to the tests of canoe racing, running,...

First Choice Pregnancy Center offers free testing to all SWOSU students and educational resources

First Choice Pregnancy Center offers free testing to all SWOSU students and educational resources

Katy Malinowski, News Editor October 12, 2021

Editor’s note: No personal information was shared when gathering information for this story. Editor’s note: TW: Information in this piece may be triggering. “We are not here to make people...

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