Mary Nhin’s Ninja Life Hacks

In the game of life, designing a board game was not in the cards for Derek White’s family–at least not until a Sunday conversation after church in 2018. “Did you enjoy Bible class today?” Derek asked his two tween-aged children. “Not really, Dad. You talked too much.” The following Saturday, Derek, who was co-teaching the…

The University of Central Oklahoma’s W. Roger Webb Forensic Science Institute, in collaboration with the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, is using its nationally ranked expertise to solve a mystery involving one of the nation’s most notorious outlaws. Through a donation, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum received a purse believed to belong…

Edmond native, Kangwa Mundende, had no idea that a middle school orchestra class would direct the musical course of his life. He was that “normal” kid without a musical background who is now composing a landmark opera about the Tulsa Race Massacre. He was also that kid who never learned about the Tulsa riots in…

Asa Shannon is a junior at Deer Creek High School. He’s looking forward to having a place where he and other students can learn how to work and live. When asked what he’d like to tell those that were involved in the process of creating Deer Creek Transition Center (DCTC), he says, “I just want…

Dave Strozdas’ goal is to remain incognito, blending in so he can capture his subjects relaxed in their natural habitat. Dave stands at six feet, six inches about six inches shorter than the hump of a moose, one of his favorite animals to photograph. He says, “They’re massive animals found in the most scenic of…

Chazlen Rook finds it extremely satisfying to play a musical instrument from her personal collection that audiences have never before seen or heard.  “Everyone takes it for granted that we know all the instruments–so when I bring out my nyckelharpa, with its little wooden pegs and 16 strings, they react with such curiosity!”  The nyckelharpa…