TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, March 29 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following statement on March 28, 2024, by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.: * * * Osiyo, On June 15 of this year, Cherokee Nation voters will have an opportunity to call for a review of our entire Constitution, and potentially change it. The decision is consequential. The Constitution of the Cherokee Nation, adopted by a convention of citizens in 1999 and fully implemented in 2003,   more

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, March 29 -- Coker University issued the following news: Monica (Mo) Carvajal-Beben and Thomas (Tom) Beben have been awarded the 2024 Alumni Special Recognition Award from Coker University. Monica (Mo) Carvajal-Beben literally grew up in the food world. Her childhood was filled with unique stories and experiences from time spent in her grandmother's pie shop and her mother's diner. Growing up on a small farm in Oklahoma taught her the importance of taking an active   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 29 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: FC Tulsa announced Thursday that Oklahoma State University Medicine would be the organization's official sports medicine partner for the Oklahoma professional soccer club. The exclusive agreement creates a relationship whereby OSU sports medicine physicians and athletic trainers work closely with FC Tulsa performance coaches to reduce and treat injury, increase performance and consult on nutrition plans. The  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 29 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Kirkland & Ellis counseled Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) on its public offering of senior notes in a combined aggregate principal amount of $1.2 billion. Marathon Oil Corporation is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on four of the most competitive resource plays in the U.S. - Eagle Ford, Texas; Bakken, North Dakota; STACK and SCOOP in Ok  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 29 -- The Oklahoma Department of Corrections issued the following agency statement on March 27, 2024, in response to the Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee meeting: * * * The Oklahoma Department of Corrections takes seriously the safety and security of our staff and inmates. During today's Criminal Justice and Corrections committee meeting, Representative Justin Humphrey made multiple untrue claims. He began by saying an inmate at the Great Plains Correct  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 29 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: In February of 2015 in Tulsa, an unarmed young Black man, Monroe "Trey" Bird III, was shot in a car in his apartment's parking lot and left paralyzed by a security guard who reportedly was in possession of marijuana and had other medication in his system at the time. Bird, 21, died a few months later. Even though Bird lived in the apartment complex and had done nothing wrong, the   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 29 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and Oklahoma State University-OKC recently announced a new partnership to promote an advanced workforce education work/study initiative: The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program. FAME is a national, highly successful hybrid academic/training program designed to help students prepare for highly skilled, globally competitive jobs. Programs like FAME   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 29 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Two student delegations from the University of Oklahoma placed in the top eight at the Midwest Model United Nations 64 conference. The conference included over 100 delegations from 29 different institutions. OU's Model UN student organization brought three delegations, 16 students. "Overall, it was a great experience," said Lucas Seeley, a junior in the College of International Studies and OU Model Uni  more