Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism

The Purrrrfect way to spend your ‘Caturday’

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The third annual Internet Cat Video Festival will arrive at the Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City Saturday, August 1. Organizers call it “Caturday.” The festival is one of several touring this summer. Most people pay a fee to see the videos in other cities, but Tinker Federal Credit Union is underwriting it in Oklahoma City, so it is free to the public. Starting at 7 p.m. there will be pre-festival events, including live music, ice cream and face painting. The videos start at 9 p.m. According to the Myriad Botanical Gardens website, the festival celebrates “the world’s most aloof…

Native Storytelling: passing down tribal history

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“For many years the animals had no control of fire. They, of course, had always seen the forest fires and the lightning. They knew that the fire was powerful, beautiful and dangerous. … The little water spider watched the others, and she quietly thought, ‘All these animals want the fire badly, but something is missing. The thing is preparation. We must prepare if we are really to get and keep the fire. …’ She needed something to carry out the fire so it wouldn’t get wet, so she wove a little basket to carry the fire. She carried the little basket…

Skyla Parker

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Some people may say being in yearbook, volleyball and softball, and maintaining a 3.9 GPA is a nearly impossible task, but Skyla Jenai Parker has managed it throughout her high school career. She also is very passionate about music. She likes all genres, but gets tired of repeatedly listening to the same thing. “My dad always played music when I was growing up: everyday we would go in the car and listen to his Michael Jackson CD, the whole thing,” Parker said. She has stopped listening to the radio, and began looking for new music, finding an interest in newer…

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