What’s it like to be SA president? Ask Jentre

Jentre Olsen's term as SA President will end on May 5 after he graduates.

Jentre Olsen’s term as Student Association president will end when he graduates May 5. As students ponder who they will choose to replace him, Oracle staff writer Aba Hammond sat down with Olsen to find out what the job of student leader entails.

ORU wins bracketbuster against Akron

The ORU Golden Eagles scraped out a victory against Akron on Saturday.

Coming into the ESPN Bracket Buster on Saturday, the Golden Eagles knew that it was a game that was crucial to being recognized nationally; they didn’t disappoint. Although the Eagles had a few moments where they almost lost control, they hung tight for the win.

First dates should be memorable

Christian Aranza

Meet your new Date Doctor, Christian Aranza, who offers a non-traditional perspective to the dating scene as a 25-year-old married freshman who served four years in the Air Force, before beginning his studies at ORU.

First dates: Awkward outing or a night to remember?

First dates are a wonderful yet terrifying event. You can be excited, nervous, self-conscious and hopeful all at the same time!

With all those feelings and emotions running around, things are bound to go wrong… or are they? I’d like to give you a few tips on how to have the most successful first date of your life.

What is a Bracketbuster?

ESPN bracketbuster ESPN created this phenomenon in 2003 when it agreed to televise February matchups between college basketball teams from mid-major conferences that were having outstanding seasons. It was meant to give these colleges and universities greater exposure several weeks before the NCAA selected its field of 64 teams for the March tournament leading to the national championship.

Shot Calling: All I do is Lin

Billy Burke Those who know me know I’m an avid fantasy sports player. I usually have at least two teams going in some sport at literally every point of the calendar year. So when I see this random Asian dude named Jeremy Lin on the Knicks post 25 points and 7 assists, I thought it was a fluke.

Then when I see him do it again, but with 28 points and 8 assists, I grabbed him like he was going out of style; and he has yet to. In the past week, the entire country has caught Linsanity, leaning out of their seats to watch this guy who came out of nowhere put up crazy stats against teams like Utah and the L.A. Lakers.

“Sh*tuff Christian Girls Say” video gets 500K hits

Christian girls mean well, they really do. But sometimes, they can get caught up in a little language known as “Christianese.” “Sh*tuff Christian Girls Say” lightly pokes fun at some of the things typical Christian girls are likely to be heard saying.

The ORU student-produced video has been up on YouTube for three weeks and has more than 500,000 views already.

The video was written, produced and edited by a group of guys, some of whom produce the popular “Don’t Be That Guy” videos.

ORU grad follows dreams to success

Ryan Tedder has steadily gained fame as the front man for the band OneRepublic, but it’s his work behind the scenes as a producer for some of music’s most famous voices that earned the Oral Roberts University alumnus his first Grammy Award last Sunday in Los Angeles.

Tedder, 32, was nominated for two Grammys this year and won for his collaboration on British-born Adele’s album “21,” which won Album of the Year.

Tedder was born in Tulsa and learned to play piano at age 3. He began singing at age 7. He moved to Colorado during high school, and then Tedder returned to Tulsa to earn his degree at ORU in 2001.