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ORU students Beck Spivey (from left), Lucas Reid and Reuben Aby discuss theology during a recent Alpha Meeting in GC 4116.
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Alpha Meetings tackle tough theological questions
Jasmine Hornek, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025
President Wilson with newly elected Student Association leaders Abhishek “Raja” Lagadapati and Hayden Jones.
What’s next?
Ruth Kiija, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025
Theater sophomore Armani Welch participates in a recent Debate Club meeting in the Global Learning Center.
Major changes: Some students take a while to find their place at ORU
McKenna Lewis, Staff Writer • September 13, 2024

Only a week into marketing classes last fall, then-freshman Armani Welch realized that the major may not have been for him and embarked on the...

Junior Kyrsten Dalton (left to right) directs actors Patrick Bippus and Kurt Harris while shooting a scene at NYC Pizza for a short film for Oral Roberts University’s Media Mastery Institute.
ORU film students say the Media Mastery Institute is ‘crazy’ hard work, but worth it
McKenna Lewis, Staff Writer • April 19, 2024

Stepping on set was like stepping into pure chaos. Actors were running late while 17 people crowded into one bedroom alongside thousands of dollars’...

Ashley Martinez, a junior in cinema, television, digital media at Oral Roberts University, believes ‘everybody needs respect, everybody deserves to be given credit’ in the entertainment industry.
ORU student and professor call for ‘respect’ in the entertainment industry
Sevyn Bahntu, Staff Writer • November 24, 2023

Working as a media intern for Christian Chapel last summer in Tulsa, Ashley Martinez scrolled through social media and found heartbreaking news....

Dr. Kevin Schneider, executive director of the Stovall Center for Entrepreneurship at ORU and one of Kringel’s mentors during the competition, said the freshman’s character stood out as much as his business instincts.
"There's a lot of successful people out there," Schneider said, "but it doesn't mean they have godly character. Daniel brings both business excellence and character."
Now, SparkMotion is seeking pre-seed investment to launch pilot events and expand its reach.
“This is 100% a God thing,” Kringel said. “I just said ‘yes’ and stayed obedient.”
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ORU freshman wins Oklahoma’s top entrepreneurship title
Joao Mesquita, Staff Writer • May 5, 2025

The ballroom at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City crackled with competitive energy last month as the brightest collegiate entrepreneurs...

President Wilson with newly elected Student Association leaders Abhishek “Raja” Lagadapati and Hayden Jones.
What’s next?
Ruth Kiija, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025
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December 5, 2022

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April 18, 2022

Love Week
March 11, 2022

The week of February 9th - 14th Oral Roberts University hosted a love week for the students on campus to let them destress and feel the love....