Lao Tzu once said “the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
For Francis Lacis, a senior on the Golden Eagles basketball team, the journey began in Riga, Latvia, 5,000 miles from Tulsa.
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There is a popular quote, often erroneously attributed to Mark Twain, that identifies the two most important days of a person’s life: “The day you were born and the day you found out why you were...
To this day she remembers the roar of commercial airliners flying overhead. Even now, such sounds produce tremendous anxiety.
Mea Molnar was only 7 years old when she entered Hillcrest Receiving...
The Friday before spring break 2020, the fast-paced spread of COVID-19 saw college students leaving campuses and businesses closing their doors across the United States.
Although Augustine and Allie...
Nursing senior Bri Riley and theology senior Philip Lopez plan to get married after graduating from Oral Roberts University this spring.
“This is the dress!” Bri Riley, a senior nursing...
Retiring this spring after 45 years as a faculty member at Oral Roberts University, Laura Holland has been a pioneer in the theatre department where students and colleagues describe her as a friend for...
When it is too cold outside to do activities like biking, Frisbee and golf, what can be done at Oral Roberts University? Here are a few suggestions from students for what to do when it gets cold.
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With college students using virtual reality in many areas of their personal lives, Oral Roberts University has introduced the technology as a training tool for social work majors.
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Originally published in 2020
If you had asked me in tenth grade whether I thought I’d still be writing for a yearbook, I probably would have laughed and said, “I mean, I doubt it. Does...
Originally published in 2020
Looking back on my first few years at ORU I never considered that I would become an editor for a top-ranked publication like the Perihelion. These years were difficult and...
While some colleges across the world required a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campuses this fall, Oral Roberts University made no such demand, leaving students to debate whether or not to be vaccinated.
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Oral Roberts University recently broke ground on the $18 million J.D. McKean Library, which will be built 100% debt-free.
“We have been planning this project for over two years, and it will take two...
