One day Koal Kinder will leave Indiahoma, Okla., a town of about 335, to pursue a career as a pharmacist. Helping people is what he aspires to do, much like his grandparents helped him. “The feeling knowing I helped someone through something makes me feel good,” said Koal, who is 17 and will be a senior next year.
Today I woke up tired, which is really funny because I got at least eight hours of sleep. I have a room to myself, since I am the only guy here, and went to bed significantly early. I was really nervous about today because at my school we do not have a writing club or program, and everyone here is involved in one. I thought today I wouldn’t know as much as the other students, but it actually turns out I knew more than I thought. We went to the Oklahoman, and we met some really great people. When we…
After years of working at OU, Nicole Kendrick, Assistant Director of Freshman Programs, said she was tired of sitting at a desk all day. The strain on her back, and on her productivity, was getting to her. She looked for a way to make the workday easier on her body. She found it in a standing desk. In a country where obesity is on the rise and people are spending many hours at their desks, some may need a new way to get work done. According to WebMD Health news, “a new analysis links prolonged sitting to greater odds of…
Jeanette Thomas is an eighteen-year-old from El Paso, Texas who moved to Lawton, Oklahoma six years ago. During her freshman year at her high school, Macarthur High, she joined Key Club. This helped show Jeanette that she loves to do community work. From there helping people, as Thomas said, became her passion, because she said she wanted to get involved in school. ” . . . it really humbles me every time I volunteer somewhere because it put me in the other peoples shoes every time.” Thomas said she thinks journalism is a way to help people. It’s something she…