News – Page 81 – The Southeastern

Gleny Beach goes to Africa

November 15, 2010

By Kathryn Hadland Contributing Writer Many people get the chance to travel, but few get the opportunity to go to other countries. Dr. Gleny Beach, director of Visual Arts, is one such person. The National Art Association,...

Minks declared President

November 15, 2010

Montgomery Auditorium in historic Morrison Hall was the setting Wednesday for the investiture for Dr. Larry Minks, 19th president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Regent Connie Reilly of the Regional University Sys...

Eleven state questions to appear on Oklahoma ballot

November 15, 2010

By Lornna Bates Staff Writer In the upcoming Nov. 2 General Election for Oklahoma, voters will be asked to either approve or deny 11 State Questions being proposed on the ballot. To help inform voters, Oklahoma Rep. John Carey...

SGA continues with busy fall semester

November 15, 2010

By Bret Moss Contributing Writer With Homecoming behind them, the students of the Student Government Association (SGA) are satisfied with the results of that week’s events. From Minute-To-Win-It and a very interesting talent sho...

ETextbooks may save students’ backs, wallets

November 9, 2010

By Lornna Bates Staff Writer Backpacks overloaded by textbooks may soon be a thing of the past. With the invention of eTextbooks, currently available for purchase or rental in the campus bookstore and various sites online, digital access to your tex...

SE groundskeepers hard at work on campus

November 9, 2010

By Tammy Neely Contributing Writer The sun is up. The breeze flows by. You can smell fall in the air. But rest assured that there will not be any piles of leaves to jump into. Southeastern’s Grounds Department has a close eye on keeping our campus be...

Earthquake takes SE by surprise

November 9, 2010

By Tammy Neely Contributing Writer Earthquakes are commonly unheard of in Durant. However, that is exactly what students and faculty experienced earlier this month. On Wednesday, Oct.13, the campus of Southeastern felt the...

SE CAMPUS POLICE BLOTTER Aug. 1 – Sept. 30

November 9, 2010

By David Reagan Staff Writer/Photographer Aug. 15: 11:47 a.m. - Incident reported in Student Union: Student injury. Aug. 18: 9:15 p.m. – Domestic violence: A female student is physically assaulted in Shearer Hall. A mal...

SE has threat countermeasures in place for emergencies

November 9, 2010

By David Reagan Staff Writer/Photographer At the University of Texas on the campus in Austin at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, student Colton Tooley opened fire, before killing himself. His actions, along with shootin...

SE Library acquires extraordinary Shakespeare collection

November 9, 2010

By Tyler Slawson Contributing Writer William Shakespeare once said “‘Tis not enough to help the feeble up but to support him after.” Evert Tigner must have taken this to heart when he chose to donate his collection to the Henry G. Bennett Memorial Library. Tigner’s collecti...