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Marginalizing minorities affects school environment

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Goddard Health Center on Elm Avenue is OU’s campus health clinic. Photo credit: Taylor Chase McArthur

By Taylor Chase McArthur Minority students in Oklahoma are suffering from marginalization, and it’s causing drawbacks in furthering their education according to a college official. Koretta McArthur said she often has minority students come to her with the problem of marginalization on campus. She is the University of Oklahoma’s coordinator of special events for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Price College of Business. “I have about three to four students who come each week talking about the treatment inside and out of the classroom.” McArthur said. “As a diversity officer, my job is to report and document to…

Rachel Barney, problem solver in disguise

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By Taylor Chase McArthur It all started with a book by James Patterson. When Rachel Barney became engrossed in the adventures of a fictional crime-solver, it led to a realization. “That’s when it clicked for me and I knew what I always wanted to be which was, an FBI agent.” Rachel’s love of crime stories has shaped her into the person she is today. Rachel is a 17-year-old who grew up in a small town of Pink, which is on the outskirts of Tecumseh. Rachel describes her town as an area that has little to do, so naturally she has…

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