“The concerts will have you tapping your toes and bobbing your head,” OU Senior Matt Borchert says. “It’s always a positive experience.”

I drowned out my upstairs neighbors by wrapping myself in a blanket and blasting my broken air conditioner. In comparison to the environment at the library, I felt free of distraction.

“School and work is 80% of my life. The only way I make time for other simple needs is by bringing my textbook to work and reading a few pages when I have down time. Those few pages really make a difference,” said Taylor.

Instead of competing with his fellow male teammates for their 8th CAA Championship Title, which would break the CAA record for the most consecutive titles, McCain will be standing on the side of the pool, wearing his team warm-up outfit, cheering his teammates to victory.

“In the end, the suit doesnʼt make the swimmer; the swimmer makes the suit and the performance. The swimmers are still going to have to work hard in order to improve,” said Desboro.

Though she has been out of the industry for more than five decades, she will always be a show girl at heart.

“We dream about the day that our struggles will be alleviated,” Missy said.