The Gazette

Langston Public Works Authority (PWA) notified Langston residents through a notice placed in post office boxes at the beginning of September 2008 that levels of pollutants and disinfection byproducts in drinking water are well above standards. According to the notice, Langston PWA felt that it was necessary to notify residents of the presence of drinking water contaminants when Langston's water system recently violated drinking water standards, and it wanted to inform residents what they should do, as well as what the city of Langston is doing to correct the problem.

Fourteen teams competed in the Honda Campus All Star Campus Challenge on Sept. 18, but Team Trill won the tournament and the chance to represent Langston University at the National Tournament Championship (NTC). Team Trill members included Edwin Bryant, Mister Russelle, Bradley Rulinda and Kellan Gill.

Some may have known Desiree' Irving for being a student reporter at Langston, but now many will come to know her as the CEO/founder of her own public relations company, Prim and Proper Promotions. Irving majored in broadcast journalism and graduated in May 2007.

Although October has been designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) for more than 20 years, many Americans are still uninformed about the potential health risks of this disease Breast cancer, a malignant tumor that originates as breast cells, may invade surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body by growing, changing, and multiplying out of control.

Marcia Brixey, founder of Money Wise Women Educational Services, will be the keynote speaker at the "Do It Herself: A Journey to Financial Freedom" annual women's conference on Oct. 10 in Oklahoma City at the Clarion Meridian Convention Center. Brixey has spent 26 years working for the Social Security Administration where she met thousands of women who experienced financial difficulties resulting from personal crisis - husband's death, divorce, illness or loss of a job.