Environmental

Republicans Are Daring Oklahoma to Vote Blue — And It Might Work

An accidental masterclass in political self‑sabotage. By: A Former Republican Who’s Watching This Like It’s Reality TV Oklahoma Republicans have apparently decided they’re bored with

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I Voted for You. I Also Starved in This Country.

By Hope Sardella President Trump, I am writing this as someone who voted for you. I am writing as someone who believed you would fight

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When Did Selling Ourselves Become Normal? Millennials, Gen Z, and the Blurred Line Between Art, Autonomy, and Online Exploitation

There’s a cultural shift happening online — one we all feel but rarely name. Somewhere between the rise of influencer culture, the collapse of traditional

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Emily in Paris Is Charming – But It Doesn’t Make Me Want to Visit France Anymore

There’s something undeniably delightful about Emily in Paris. The colors, the clothes, the flirtations, the unapologetic sparkle — it’s a show that knows exactly what

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Analyzing the Impact of Household Wastewater Pollution on Wetland Biodiversity and the Ghost Orchid as a Sentinel Species

Hope Sardella Rogers State University SOC 3553 Environmental Sustainability December 8, 2025 The ghost orchid blooms in a misty Louisiana‑style swamp as its elusive hawkmoth

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Chaos Is the Compass, Accident Is the Art: Inside Trainee Bob’s World

Trainer Bob in silhouette — where instinct meets atmosphere, and the song leads the way. By Hope Sardella There are artists who sculpt, artists who

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🌿 We Need More Johannas: Rethinking How We Support Artists in a World That Still Doesn’t Teach Them to Survive

By Hope Sardella Johanna van Gogh-Bonger is often remembered as the woman who preserved Vincent van Gogh’s legacy — the widow who inherited a stack

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The Hidden Barrier to College Success: Why Stable Housing Matters More Than Anyone Admits

By Hope Sardella College is often sold as a ladder out of poverty—but what happens when the ladder is missing its first rung? For thousands

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🌏🌮 Where Cultures Meet: Life Between Asian and Mexican Communities in East Tulsa

By Hope Sardella Living on the east side of Tulsa has shown me a kind of cultural harmony that people don’t always talk about, but

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