Thursday, August 19, 2021
Smiles, laughs and eye rolls
Zachary Cage
OSU Students return to campus with no restrictions for the first time since 2019. Kaleb Tadpole Staff Reporter
it will no longer require masks to be worn on campus or events and there will be no more social distancing in classrooms. With the announcement of lifted Oklahoma State is back open this COVID-19 restrictions, students and fall, but this time, with full smiles and professors are flooding back into classhappy faces as students enter campus rooms full of joy and optimism about without face masks. the new school year. OSU announced this past May, “You see smiles and laughs
and eye rolls, when I would make a bad pun and all the students were in masks, you couldn’t tell their reaction, but now seeing that full face of judgement, it almost brought a tear to my eye.” Shane Hoffman, an OSU multimedia professor, said. Seeing students engaged and back in classrooms with lifted restrictions is something some professors
have not seen since 2019 and it is giving them a reminder of why they teach. “It’s exciting, I have also just been reminded of why I love this job so much because OSU students are like true gems,” Hoffman said. But there is the lingering effect of COVID-19 that everyone still has See Smiles on 2
Hannah Kay’s Plate Red Rock Bakery
Hannah Kay Staff Reporter
from food to drink, including specialty coffees, beers, and wines. The espresso rivals any Starbucks order, and the alcohol pairs well with the Column: Students are back in food options. Stillwater for the semester, filling up For breakfast, the Waffle Sandrestaurants on and off campus and wich is a delicious combination of hosting events with free food every egg, cheese, and bacon between Belnight. Walking across campus this gian waffles. week, one can expect to be offered a This thing might be the best slice of pizza or an invitation to an breakfast sandwich ever. It’s not too ice cream social, but where are the sweet and not too savory, and the wafhealthier options? fles are cooked to a perfect crispiness Less than a mile off campus at (imagine the Cane’s toast of waffles). the corner of Husband and Boomer Every bite will leave one speechless. stands Red Rock Bakery and Deli, one For lunch, the Southwest Salad of the best places in Stillwater to find is a must try. It feels like a morning fresh soups, salads, and sandwiches. walk through a Spanish market-a little Red Rock management reopened bit of kick from the chipotle ranch the restaurant in January 2021, folpaired perfectly with lettuce, avolowing a renovation spanning several cado, and chicken. The picture of this months. The updated building feabeauty alone should convince you to tures unique lighting and sleek colors, try it. the perfect venue for your next dinner date or lunch with friends. The menu holds many options entertainment.ed@ocolly.com Photo descri U.S. health officials recommend a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.
Abby Cage
Third dose questions answered
Hannah Kay
disease, hospitalization, and death could diminish in the months ahead, especially among those who are at higher risk or were vaccinated during the earlier phases of the vaccination rollout.” While information was widely Ryan Novozinsky spread about the first two doses, Staff Reporter there’s still many unknowns about the third. Here’s what the experts are saying about it: The delta variant of COVID-19 Can people get it now? is raging across the world and top Much like the first two doses, health officials said people will need immunocompromised people are the a third dose of the vaccine soon. Ac- priority group for the third jab. According to top U.S. health officials, cording to a statement from the CDC these booster shots will begin to roll last week, people with the following out next month. medical conditions are now autho“We are starting to see evidence rized to get the third dose: of reduced protection against mild People who are receiving active and moderate disease,” according to a cancer treatment for tumors or canstatement from officials such as CDC cers of the blood. Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, People who have received an acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet organ transplant and are taking mediWoodcock and White House chief cine to suppress the immune system. medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci. “Based on our latest assessment, the current protection against severe See Third dose on 4