A few weeks ago, media professionals from OU set up a tent on the South Oval. They weren’t handing out t-shirts, fundraising for a philanthropy, or pushing the latest student housing complex. Posted up where the sidewalks converge on the long green lawn in front of the Bizzell, they invited students to write whatever they wanted in 15 words or less. No prompts. No agenda. They wanted to create a space for student voices to be seen and heard.
Mason Drumm, the creator of the project, called it the “Say Something” campaign. It was an experimental effort to feature the diversity of Sooner voices through portraiture and the students’ written word. "My intention with this project was to photograph the deep, diverse, and vulnerable nature of unspoken words. Students were invited to say something in their own handwriting in fifteen words or less before shooting their portrait,” Drumm said.
Many voices. One Oklahoma. These are Sooner voices when we asked them to say something.

Class of 2018

Shelby
Class of 2017
MAJOR: International Studies

Phoebe
Class of 2018
MAJOR: Chemical Bioscience

Lester
Class of 2020
MAJOR: Pre-Med

Matt
Class of 2018
MAJOR: Finance

Monica
Class of 2017
MAJOR: Social Work

Joe
Class of 2018
MAJOR: Aerospace Engineering

Shelton
Class of 2020
MAJOR: Marketing

Kaimera
Class of 2020
MAJOR: Criminology, Pre-Law

Kelsey
Class of 2020
MAJOR: Chemistry, Pre-Med
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Vladyslav
Class of 2020
MAJOR: Journalism

Neda
PhD Student

Naybree
Class of 2019
MAJOR: Criminology

Karina
Class of 2019
MAJOR: Advertising and Spanish

Li
Class of 2018
MAJOR: International Studies

Abigail
Class of 2020
MAJOR: Biology, Pre-Med

Joy
Class of 2019
MAJOR: Dance
