These days, if you want to know the very latest campus news, student activities, view sports photos and just be in “the know” – the Baconian Online is simply the best source.

So why waste time searching for the online student newspaper’s home page?

Sure, you can go to the school web site and then reach the Baconian Online, or even bookmark it or do an RSS feed.

Those are decent ways to keep up with the very latest Bacone news – but why not make the online student newspaper your home page?

Kelly Bray looks at the leather-bound diploma presented by Bacone College President Rev. Dr. Robert J. Duncan, Jr. on Oct. 20, 2008. The former editor of The Baconian passed away on March 25 after a lengthy illness. Graveside services were March 29 at Fort Gibson Cemetery. (Baconian Online file photo)

Editor's Note: Michael Bray (Kelly's son) has indeed enrolled at Bacone for the upcoming fall semester as a journalism major. Watch for future bylines as Michael covers Warrior sports.

KELLY BRAY:

1966 – 2010

Bacone College graduate

A.A. in Journalism

Former Editor of

The Baconian

“In 1990, I walked in off the street to Bacone and told Ann Shackelford that I wanted to write. She said to me, ‘First of all, can you write sports?’ “

By Kelly Bray’s own account, that introduction to Bacone and to The Baconian was a tribute.

Bray, 44, died on Thursday, March 25, after a lengthy illness. A graveside service was held at Fort Gibson City Cemetery.

He officially received his degree from Bacone on Oct. 20, 2008 in a special ceremony held in the office of Vice President and Dean of Faculty Dr. Robert K. Brown.

Bacone President Rev. Dr. Robert J. Duncan, Jr.  awarded the leather-bound degree Bray had earned more than 12 years earlier.

The former editor of The Baconian originally was to have received his A.A. in Journalism in 1996. But the degree and transcript were put on hold.

U.S. CONGRESSMAN DAN BOREN

Editor's Note:

Incumbent Dan Boren defeated Jim Wilson in Tuesday’s (July 27) primary race and faces either Daniel Edmonds or Charles Thompson (the two top GOP candidates) who will have an Aug. 24 runoff election.

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Congressman Dan Boren announces that $300,000 has been included in the Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act of FY2011 for the purchase of science laboratory, medical, and safety equipment for the Harmon Science Nursing Lab at Bacone College.

The funds, approved late last week in a hearing before the House Appropriation Subcommittee for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, will be specifically used for the purchase of new biology, chemistry, and physics laboratory equipment for nursing training; HVAC and plumbing equipment for the nursing and training facility; exterior safety equipment; nursing laboratory fire, safety and security equipment and digital and audio medical equipment.