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SAT, ACT testing poses challenges for high schoolers amid ongoing pandemic

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Story by Bailey Coyle The coronavirus has introduced many challenges to high school seniorsgraduating in spring 2021 when it comes to applying to college. The biggestchallenge may be the inability to take standardized testing.  Testing centers for SAT and ACT closed in March and left the class of 2021unable to take the standardized tests before college applications opened. Many U.S. colleges and universities have eliminated the SAT and ACT scores from the application criteria for the fall 2021 semester, but that still leaves seniors with mixed emotions.  Ellory Liles, an incoming senior at Hebron High School in Carrollton,Texas, said she…

A message to our readers: choosing mental health as theme for 2019 coverage

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The numbers aren’t pretty: About one in four Oklahomans will experience a mental illness, while only one in three of those residents will get the services they need to be well. Three times as many people die by suicide than by homicides each year in our state. Oklahoma had the highest suicide rate in the country among young veterans ages 18-34. When the Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism was considering a theme for its 15th anniversary summer journalism camp this year, mental health and wellness was a topic we knew we had to tackle. Our 13 high school students…

Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism celebrates 15th year

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By Silas Bales It is the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism, the program the students have been attending this week. The students have been writing, working and learning all about the journalism world in a short week filled to the brim with workshops, tours and activities. Watch this video to find out about the program and its impact on the students, past and present.

Stress can knock athletes off their games

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By Kiami Whitfield College is a stressful time for everyone. Being away from home, finding a job and adjusting to a new atmosphere can be extremely difficult. However, this stress can be elevated especially among student athletes. In fact, 80 percent of college students say they frequently experience daily stress, according to a 2011 study reported by The OU Daily. While there are some perks to being a student athlete, there also are downfalls. They not only deal with all the stresses of college life, but also with the demands of collegiate athletics.      For Levi Anderson, captain of the OU men’s…

Dear Readers

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Being depressed, anxious, scared or in pain is normal. Something that life just throws at you to keep you on your toes. There are a lot of people in this world. Some people might make you laugh and laugh, but others might do anything to make you feel like you’re not important. In those moments, know you are strong, confident, brave and most of all, beautiful. At the Oklahoma Institute for Diversity Journalism at the University of Oklahoma, we are writing stories about mental health this week. Some of the topics my fellow high school peers and I are writing…

The effects of therapy animals on stress and mental health

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Elizabeth Maupin and her dogs Zeus (left) and Snapple (right) (photo provided)

By Kiami Whitfield        Man’s best friend just got an upgrade. With the increase in anxiety, depression and stress in today’s society, there is a demand for therapy and other solutions. However, the solution may be sitting in your backyard right now. More people are turning to therapy dogs as a supplementary treatment to relieve stress. Due to their affordable prices and availability, there has been a large increase in this alternative solution. Elizabeth Maupin, an owner of two registered therapy dogs, said that everyone can benefit from these dogs. “Many nurses, front-desk attendants and parents also reap the benefits of…

I shouldn’t have to say ‘I’m not white, I promise’

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By Chloe Dean I had never realized just how complicated and fragile my identity was until early this year. I am Native American, but if you walked passed me on the street you would think I was a white woman. Racial tensions are prevalent in so many lives, but they are also raging within myself. I have always been white passing and I recognize this is a privilege at times, but it is also a challenge. Being a white-passing minority shifts the outside world’s paradigm on how I should identify, but mostly it affects how I view myself. In President…

OU and Norman Public Schools offer resources to help those who suffer from abuse

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Photo by Kiami Whitfield

By Keren Florez OU and Norman Public Schools have prioritized helping victims and survivors deal with the consequences of emotional and physical abuse.  “Abuse, whether physical, emotional, verbal or sexual, can have long-term effects on your mental health,” according to a study published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in August 2018. Too often, victims of abuse are young people.  Katy Powers, who works with OU’s Behavior Intervention Team, or BIT, said OU offers many resources for those who have suffered abuse or trauma. Several campus resources are available 24 hours a day so that those who…

A perhaps unexpected source of veterans’ PTSD: Sexual assault

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Photo illustration by Rachel Barney and Rustie Anglin

By Rachel Barney Some veterans come out of the military with post-traumatic stress disorder. For nearly one in four women veterans, a source of PTSD may be sexual assault. According to the Battered Women’s Justice Project, nearly 25% of women veterans who seek health care services from the Department of Veterans Affairs remember being assaulted at least once while in the military. Victims in the military – both men and women – frequently do not report the assaults for many of the same reasons as the victims outside of the military: Embarrassment, fear or shame. The justice project notes that…

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