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t o h s e h t n o g n i t c e l ref Stillwater police Lieutenant Cody Manuel talks about shooting and killing murder suspect Ralph willis in 2015.

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It was an early Thursday morning in 2015, and officer Cody Manuel was working in Stillwater Police Department’s criminal investigations unit.

His radio sounded on the corner of his desk, and the fire department was dispatched to a structure fire in the 100 block of West Scott Avenue. He perked up; structure fires in Stillwater were rare. The fire department soon called the police department to the scene.

Firefighters found William Marg, 64, stabbed to death in the ground level of the subdivided two-story apartment.

Only the top apartment was ablaze. Witnesses told police the upstairs tenants had fled on foot just before the fire was noticed.

Manuel, then 33, learned the tenants’ names, Ralph and Rachel Willis, and began searching for more information about the couple. He compiled an email with the homicide suspects’ pictures and information and sent it to department and city officials. After gathering a team of five officers, he headed to a local hotel, Rachel Willis’ last known place of employment.

On the way there, he heard a code enforcement

officer call out on the radio, saying he had seen the couple walk into the garden center entrance of Walmart on Perkins Road.

“I thought, ‘There’s no way,’” Manuel said. “‘That’s not how these things play out.’”

Officers covered their police gear and went into Walmart undercover, searching for the suspects. Manuel’s radio was drawing attention to him, so he turned the volume down, “maybe a little too far down.” An officer posted outside called on the radio, saying the suspects had fled and he was in foot pursuit, but Manuel didn’t hear it.

When he eventually checked his radio, Manuel ran from Walmart and joined in the chase. The suspects were “bounding” across a nearby field, ducking down in the tall grass every once in a while to hide from officers. Rachel got caught on a fence, and when Willis couldn’t free her, he continued running. Police took Rachel, then 37, into custody.

Later in an interview with investigators, Rachel said Willis had told her that morning that he wasn’t going back to jail, no matter what.

Willis jumped the backyard fence of a house on Maple Avenue and ran toward the front fence as if he were going to jump it, but he stopped

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Stillwater police officer Cody Manuel at his promotion to sergeant in 2017. Manuel shot a murder suspect in 2015.

when he saw other officers closing in on him.

“I think that’s when he realized, mentally, that he’s not getting away,” Manuel said. “Obviously, as a murder suspect, I already have my gun out, and we’re giving him verbal commands and all that, but he kind of just paced around for a matter of seconds, and then he seemed to calm himself, almost. He turned around and faced us.”

Manuel said two officers beside him holstered their guns and began to jump the fence to arrest Willis, but Willis made “an exaggerated drawing movement from his

waistband” as if he were drawing a gun.

Manuel said time seemed to slow.

“It was like a matrix type of deal,” Manuel said. “It was really exaggerated of me looking and saying, ‘Wow, it looks like he’s drawing a gun. Is this really happening? This is kind of crazy.’

“I remember the grittiness of my trigger, taking the slack out. Whenever I saw he had something in his hand is whenever I broke my shot.”

Manuel shot and killed Willis, 42, on Jan. 29, 2015, according to O’Colly archives. The

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object Willis pulled from behind his back was a wallet.

In an interview with the O’Colly last week, Manuel, now 36 and a sergeant, said he knows people who aren’t expecting to be shot don’t react the way Willis did.

He said Willis threw his arms in the air and immediately fell to the ground.

“I believe he knew that was going to happen,” Manuel said.

While officers hopped the fence and ran to handcuff Willis, Manuel said he called “shots fired” on the radio and requested an ambulance.

The officers on scene went into “work mode.”

“There was no emotion involved in any of it at that point,” Manuel said.

“That’s all completely out the window. You just start doing work. Get on the radio. For everybody else’s benefit who’s already responding to this deal, (say) that officers are OK, suspect is down, so everybody doesn’t lose their mind and crash on the way over there.”

Manuel said Willis was “in bad shape” from his chest wound, taking his dying breaths, so officers told him to go to the front yard.

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‘I just wanted it all over’ Manuel said when an officer shoots someone, their gun becomes evidence in a homicide investigation. He said studies have shown that the action of taking an officer’s gun carries a connotation of wrongdoing, so at SPD, officers switch guns. In Manuel’s case, SPD Chief Ryan McCaghren switched his gun with Manuel’s when he arrived on scene.

Manuel said Stillwater City Manager Norman McNickle, then the Stillwater director of public safety, arrived on scene and drove Manuel back to the department.

“I sat in the small training room directly behind this wall for two hours,” Manuel said. “It was odd; very, very eerie.”

Manuel said his wife, Sarah Manuel, was unable to answer a phone call, so he sent her a text: “I’m OK. Give me a call whenever you get this message.”

“She called me and was like, ‘What do you mean you’re OK?’” Manuel recalled.

Sarah joined Manuel in the training room for a while, and Manuel said he left with the understanding the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation would interview him at some point. He said he wanted to “get it over with right then.”

“I just wanted to get all the facts out, and I was confident that they would show that I had done the

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Officials talk at the crime scene where Cody Manuel shot and killed Ralph Willis in 2015 on the 600 block of East Maple Avenue.

right thing,” Manuel said.

“I just wanted it all over.”

He said OSBI completed the ballistic tests on his gun that same day, and a couple of his fellow officers returned it to him that evening. He said he didn’t think it would be meaningful to him, but it was.

Manuel said no one really knew what to say to him, but everyone seemed to be watching him, like he was in a fishbowl.

He said he learned to be thankful that people around him cared enough to try to console him, but he was focused on another dilemma.

“I was trying to figure out, at that point, how to tell my daughter, who was 7 at the time,” Manuel said. “I didn’t want her to go to school and find out something about it not from me. I just wasn’t able to wrap my brain

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around how to talk to her about it.”

Manuel said he was scared his daughter would be afraid of him after he told her what he had done. He said whether it was lawful or followed policy doesn’t matter to a 7-year-old. He decided to tell her the day after the shooting.

“She knew something was up, but I had built it up in my mind to be this huge thing,” Manuel said.

“She kind of wanted to know what happened, but when she knew it was a bad guy that was trying to hurt me and the guys that I work with, and that it had to be done, she was on to, ‘Can I go play now?’”

Manuel said he felt relieved after the conversation was over, and his only lingering concern was whether any of her classmates at school

would say something to upset her.

OSBI’s investigation was ongoing at that point, and Manuel’s name was under wraps. Manuel said he preferred it that way, but not for his benefit.

“It was for my kids, for my child, at that point, mainly,” Manuel said. “My family and the people I was close to, they knew what had happened, and I wasn’t worried about my name in the media for a stranger, necessarily.”

Manuel said he couldn’t help but get online to read the social media comments on news stories about his shooting. He said he wishes he could disregard what people posted, but he was curious about it, too.

“Twenty percent of the population loves the police no matter what, and 20 percent of the

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population hates the police no matter what, and everybody else is just in the middle waiting for the facts to come out,” Manuel said. “I think just knowing that, you realize there are going to be the naysayers and self-appointed experts, and you just have to go with it.

It’s not that aggravating. I find it somewhat interesting.”

Prosecutors ruled Willis’ death as a justifiable homicide about two weeks later, and after SPD’s administrative investigation was complete, Manuel said he was cleared to go back to work.

‘There’s only one thing you could do in that situation’ Manuel, from Cushing, said he graduated from the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training Academy in 2005 and started as a patrol officer at the Cushing Police Department. Three years later, he joined SPD as a patrolman, and he was promoted to the Criminal Investigations Division in 2012.

Manuel said officers are not taught definitive situations that they’re supposed to use lethal force.

“It’s all very situational,” Manuel said.

“It depends on policies, legalities, your own personal ethical standards … learning what the law says, what your department’s policies say, and then the case law of what courts have looked at and have decided what is reasonable force by an officer.

“Learning about those things helps you form your own ideas of what, as a police officer at the Stillwater Police Department, is reasonable force and what is not.”

Besides the factors influencing an officer’s decision to use lethal force, Manuel said his training only “touched” on how an officer can cope if they kill someone.

Manuel said he largely attributed his ability to cope with killing Willis to retired Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. Manuel said he attended Grossman’s seminar, The Bulletproof Mind, in about 2011, where Grossman spoke about how killing affects people who have to kill, such as soldiers and law enforcement officers. “(The Bulletproof

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Mind) really put a few question marks I had in my mind to bed,” Manuel said. “I think that was a big step in me coming to terms, before this all happened, with the fact that it would be OK if that happened, that I would be OK afterwards.”

Manuel said he had questions like he believes anyone else would: “Would I be able to do this?” and “I’d be able to do this if…” He said people always seem to have a “tough guy” mentality.

“But do any of those people really know?”

Manuel said. “I thought that I would be OK afterwards, if it ever did happen to me. But you don’t

really ever know. (Willis) made that decision then and there that he was going to draw a reaction from the police. There’s only one thing you could do in that situation and that’s what I had to do.”

Immediately after his shooting, Manuel said officer Justin Reedy offered him a bottle of water from his patrol car. Manuel said he had “cotton-mouth” from chasing Willis.

“I think (Reedy) was on the lookout for any kind of adverse reaction from me over the deal,” Manuel said. “Which is good, to have somebody there looking out for that.”

Manuel said when McNickle drove him to

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SPD’s Cody Manuel shot and killed Ralph Willis in 2015.

the department, he didn’t want to know anything about what happened, he wanted to only make sure Manuel was OK. Manuel said he felt like he was OK, but he felt bad for not feeling terrible. He decided to schedule an appointment

with Dr. Kathy Thomas, a clinical psychologist specialist in Stillwater who does a lot of the critical incident counseling with SPD officers.

Manuel said he asked Thomas whether he should feel worse, and her answer took a load

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off his shoulders.

“She said, ‘No. Everybody’s just a little different,’” Manuel said.

A couple of police officers, including Reedy and officer John Latzke, have formed an informal ad hoc support team for officers involved in shootings, Manuel said.

“They generally will come in and just be there as a support system for the person,” Manuel said.

“To get you whatever you need or just listen to what you have to say at that point, walk you through maybe what’s going to happen next if you have a bunch of questions.”

Manuel said he’s come to terms with what happened that chilly January

day and has talked with many people about it. He said he spent his paid administrative leave remodeling one of his parents’ bathrooms, and when he went back to work, his shooting seemed to be old news.

“It was strange how quickly after the 29th that it died down,” Manuel said. “It was just gone. Nobody was asking me about it, nobody was writing any stories about it.

“Everyone had moved on, it seemed like.”

Kelsy Scholtthauer is a multimedia journalism senior from Edmond. She can be reached at kelsyas@okstate.edu.

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Crutchmer sets MMA debut in Oklahoma d ekota g r egory editor-in-chief @ de kotag r egory

Kyle Crutchmer found a new game to play.

Crutchmer, who wrestled at Oklahoma State from 2012-17, is pursuing a mixed martial arts career in San Jose, California. He could add to the likes of former UFC champions Daniel Cormier, Randy Couture and Johny Hendricks, who laid their fighting career foundations in the Cowboys’ wrestling room before succeeding in MMA. “I just wasn’t done competing,” Crutchmer said. “I felt like my love for the sport of wrestling wasn’t fully there, and I just wanted to try something new. My whole life I’ve played different sports, and I’ve always tried new things.”

Friday, Crutchmer announced on Twitter that his first professional fight will be June 9 at Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in Miami. Despite training on the West Coast, Crutchmer, from Tulsa, wanted to debut in his home state.

“I pushed being able to go back home,” Crutchmer said. “I knew that I’d have a good support system. I knew I had a little bit of a following

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Former OSU wrestler Kyle Crutchmer stares down Pitt’s Austin Bell on Dec. 4, 2016. OSU won the dual 39-0.

at Oklahoma State, and I just kind of wanted to give those guys an opportunity to see what I’m about. I don’t know, it’s just something about Oklahoma, it’s given me so much I just kind of want to give back a little bit.”

Crutchmer can’t yet announce who he’ll be fighting in his professional debut. He said as a two-time All-American and wrestling for John Smith at OSU, his college resumé has slowed the process of finding a challenger.

“A lot of guys, they say they want to do it, then they’ll back out at the end when they find out who they’re fighting,” Crutchmer said.

“I’m not sitting here saying I’m a badass fighter or anything right now, it’s just I have accolades that worry people a

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little.

“If you’re like 6-1, and you’re on your way up, you don’t really wanna take a fight against someone who has a wrestling background as I do and wrestled where I wrestled. It’s just a game, man. It’s just the game that I’m in.”

Crutchmer didn’t only win 80 matches at OSU but also won over Cowboy fans with his vibrant personality and openness with media.

Tattoos cover his chest and shoulder, visible in an orange singlet. He always wore a signature leg sleeve on his right leg, which has become a trend throughout college wrestling that Crutchmer swears he started.

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rival Oklahoma or speak highly of his team.

It’s as if Crutchmer’s character is perfect for the MMA world.

“I’ve always had kind of a stronger personality,” Crutchmer said. “I mean, I don’t know if I’ll actually be a fan favorite (in MMA). I’m a type of a guy that’ll talk a little shit and do those kind of things.

“I only truly really care if the people from Oklahoma support me. I know that goes a lot more ways than that, but I’m just trying to put our state on the map in any way I can. But as far as being a fan favorite, I hope so.

That’s something that I’ve always tried to do, but we’ll see. This sport is kind of different, and you just kind of gotta put on some performances.”

Crutchmer’s time in Stillwater eventually led him to American Kickboxing Academy with Cormier, who was also an All-American wrestler at OSU. Cormier has possessed the UFC light heavyweight belt since 2015.

“When you got someone at the pinnacle of the sport that you’re pursuing, it’s just a no-brainer to pay attention and listen,” Crutchmer said.

“He’s done a really good job with me since I’ve been out here. He’s been, I guess you could say like a big brother. He’s been taking care of me and making sure I’m on the right path to succeed, and I think we’re on the right path right now.”

Crutchmer’s training has included expanding his fighting knowledge beyond wrestling. He’s

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trying to perfect his boxing skills while also training in jujitsu and kickboxing.

“There’s so many different things that go on,” Crutchmer said. “Am I ready for local show?

Yeah. I’d be lying to say I was ready for a big show.

But at the end of the day, my wrestling can carry a lot of weight. Right now, there’s no rush. I’m about to turn 25. Another year of this, and I’ll be ready to really attack anything.

“I’m a very humble person now. Right now, I think for being who I am, I know that anything I’ve done, I’ve put the time in, the work in, I’ve been successful.”

Dekota Gregory is a university studies senior from Locust Grove. He can be reached at editorinchief@ocolly.com.

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Cowboys’ early lead spoiled in loss to Golden Eagles h a lli e hart Asst. Sports Editor @ h alliehart

With the bases loaded, the pressure fell on C.J. Varela.

Varela, an Oklahoma State sophomore right-handed pitcher, delivered a pitch toward Andrew Pace, Oral Roberts’ left fielder.

Pace’s double to left-center field incited an eighth-inning scoring frenzy for the Golden Eagles. OSU dropped a 10-5 nonconference game to ORU on Tuesday evening at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The Cowboys (20-14-1) jumped to a quick advantage, but their lead crumbled as they went through seven pitchers.

After Pace scored all three

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runners on base, Varela, who has a 3.84 ERA, and OSU’s defense gave up two more runs in the top of the eighth.

The Cowboys committed four errors Tuesday. Third baseman Michael Neustifter’s missed popup catch in foul territory opened the door for the Golden Eagles (21-14) to score their fourth eighthinning run.

After ORU’s five-run surge, freshman Noah Sifrit replaced Varela on the mound and closed the half inning. Jake Purl, a junior,

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OSU’s Jake Taylor swings at a pitch in the Cowboys’ 10-5 loss against Oral Roberts on Tuesday in Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.

was OSU’s final pitcher of the night, allowing no runs in the top of the ninth.

Although the eighth inning crushed OSU’s chances of a victory, the momentum shifted before that. The Cowboys had a 3-2 edge against ORU in the top of the fifth inning

when Ben Leeper, a sophomore right-handed pitcher, replaced starter Reza Aleaziz.

Leeper allowed a double and walked Cal Hernandez, the Golden Eagles’ third baseman. Noah Cummings, ORU’s right fielder, fired a three-run home run down

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the left-field line, melting the Cowboys’ advantage. Leeper (1-1) tallied the loss, but he also tied his career-high six strikeouts.

Taylor Varnell, a senior left-handed pitcher, started for ORU and threw five strikeouts. Varnell (3-3) notched the win for the Golden Eagles and has a 6.00 ERA. In the first inning, Varnell’s pitches didn’t fluster OSU. Matt Kroon, the Cowboys’ shortstop, hit a solo home run to center field. Then designated hitter Colin Simpson ripped a homer to center field, extending OSU’s lead to 2-0.

When the Cowboys lost their advantage, they didn’t stop trying to claw back.

Right fielder Carson McCusker slid into home plate on a Simpson sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh.

After OSU’s eighth-inning collapse, Cade Cabbiness smacked a home run to center field in the bottom of the ninth.

The Cowboys had no outs when Cabbiness hit the homer, but no one continued his attempt at a late rally.

McCusker and Max Hewitt struck out swinging, and a Kroon groundout closed the game.

Hallie Hart is a sports media sophomore from Chandler. She can be reached at sports.ed@ocolly.com.

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There have been many changes for the Oklahoma State football team’s defense since Jim Knowles’ arrival this spring to replace former defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer.

One of those includes Kenneth Edison-McGruder’s move to safety in Knowles’ new scheme. He played the “star” linebacker position last season.

The move is a welcome sight for Edison-McGruder, who was a heavily recruited four-star safety and held offers from the likes of LSU, TCU and Louisville after high school.

“I didn’t have any concerns,” Edison-McGruder said. “I was actually glad to be back. I’m comfortable back there, especially with this defense we’re running.”

Knowles brought with him a 4-2-5 scheme, a change from Spencer’s 4-3 scheme.

The new defense gets more secondary players on the field at one time, which has become somewhat of a necessity in the pass-happy Big 12.

Edison-McGruder will line up farther back from the line of scrimmage than he’s been used to the past three seasons, but other than that, much will be the same.

“Football is football, you gotta be aggressive at every position,” Edison-McGruder

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OSU’s Kenneth Edison-McGruder scores off a fumble recovery against Tulsa on Aug. 31. The Cowboys won 59-24.

said. “I can say (starting at linebacker) helped me, but football is football. On the defensive side, you gotta be very aggressive.”

Edison-McGruder said it’s easier for him to cover the pass in Knowles’ system because he can be aggressive with receivers, getting his hands on them and sticking to them. His move to safety also opens up the ability for OSU to have Edison-McGruder and Calvin Bundage, a junior linebacker, on the field at the same time, something that didn’t happen often last season since they played the same position.

With OSU returning both cornerbacks from last season’s team in A.J. Green and Rodarius Williams, the position is filled. Safety will feature three new starters with the departure of seniors Tre Flowers and Ramon Richards. Their leadership will be missed, but EdisonMcGruder said he’s hoping he can take what he learned from those guys and assume a leadership role in the sec-

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ondary this season.

“Those guys just helped me a lot with being a leader,” Edison-McGruder said.

“Being able to step up in ingame situations when a play needs to be made, those guys helped me with things like that. With our defense, we need a guy that can step up for us and lead our defense.”

It’s early, but coach Mike Gundy said he likes what he’s seen from EdisonMcGruder and the new-look OSU defense so far this spring.

“I like (Edison-McGruder’s) energy,” Gundy said. “I feel like this system fits him more so, and we may have found a home for him. We’ll find out in September.”

Wade Haugen is a sports media sophomore from Weatehrford. He can be reached at wade.haugen@okstate.edu.

Wade Haugen is a sports media sophomore from Weatehrford. He can be reached at wade.haugen@okstate.edu.

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Bradford Court 304 S. Jefferson 2 Bedrooms $575 Very Close to Campus Pets Negotiable Lakeview Apartments 2209 N. Monroe 2 Bedrooms $460 Oversized Units All Elec‑Boomer Lake Area Tyler Ten Apartments 1110 W. Tyler 2 Bedrooms $460 Close to OSU/NOC Pets Negotiable Summer Specials Raintree Apartments 204 S. Duncan 2 Bedrooms $600 On‑Site Laundry West Maple Apartments 124 W. Maple $520 Per Month‑2 Beds Covered Parking Close to OSU‑All Elec Lodges Landing 127 N. Duck 2‑Beds $425 Month Close to Campus On‑Site Laundry Villa Court 2Bed‑2Bath $850 3Bed‑2.5 Bath $1200 Washer/Dryer Included Close to Campus Knoblock Apartments 2Bed 1Bath $500 North Side of Campus All Electric On‑Site Laundry

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

Mobile Home Space Valley Acres Mobile Home Park, 2800 W. Lakeview. Lot available, $275/month. Requires 2007 or newer mobile home in good condition. 405‑ 372‑5532.

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RV parking available also.

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ACROSS 1 __ Romeo: Italian car 5 Machu Picchu people 10 __ Plaines 13 Copier room quantity 14 Spanish peak 15 With 27-Down, Captain Picard 16 What constant stress does, healthwise 18 Disney woman loosely based on Andersen’s Snow Queen 19 Draw out 20 Flustered state 22 Bathroom fixture 24 Old West folklore cowboy 26 FedEx alternative 28 Arsenal inventory 29 “What was __ was saying?”

30 Japanese rolls 33 Dip __ in: test 37 Things gathered by aficionados ... or what the ends of 16-, 24-, 49and 59-Across can be?

41 Patella’s place 42 Decorate 43 Video game letters 44 N.Y. Cosmos org.

47 Wee bit 49 Very expensive 54 Indian __ 55 Enthusiastic reply to “Who knows the answer?”

56 More lax 58 Muscat money 59 Taunts on the field 63 Barracks beds 64 Forest fixtures 65 Citrus hybrid 66 Brooklyn __, N.Y. 67 Medicinal plant 68 Techie, often DOWN 1 Co-star of Jackie on “The Honeymooners”

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2 __ & Perrins steak sauce 3 Happy face that’s put on 4 Bedelia of kiddie lit 5 Apple choice 6 “Reward” for poor service 7 20 fins 8 Braves, on sports news crawls 9 Once in a long while 10 Indian city on the Yamuna River 11 Studio support 12 Doghouse “Don’t come any closer!”

15 Water-propelled craft 17 “Truman” actor 21 Belief ending 22 General Motors brand 23 __ Martin: British car 25 Tahrir Square city 27 See 15-Across 31 Follow furtively 32 Mason’s tray 34 Youngster’s time of life

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35 Luxury timepiece 36 City on the Ruhr 38 Soup legumes 39 Most Soc. Sec. recipients 40 Secret to the max 45 Give a leg up 46 Lawn care giant 48 Post-winter river thaw 49 Canoe wood 50 Nincompoop

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52 First name in daytime TV 53 Arcade coin 57 Mount of Greek myth 60 “__ You Lonesome Tonight?”

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By Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Today’s Birthday (04/18/18). Together you rise this year. Review and reassess. Look back on ground covered. Reconsider rules, structures, foundations and traditions. Reconnect with a sense of purpose. Reduce, revise and simplify. Make plans for summer launch. Shift team perspectives for winter renewal.

Envision and inspire.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Plan adventures, travels and educational exploration over three months, with Saturn retrograde. Study, write and research, especially today and tomorrow.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Follow budgets closely. For the next few months, with Saturn retrograde, financial discipline pays extra dividends. Today and tomorrow may get especially profitable.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Return to what worked before. Strengthen bonds between partners this quarter, with Saturn retrograde. Revise collaborative projects. Resolve misunderstandings. Make a personal change before tomorrow.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Review and revise your health practices over three months, with Saturn retrograde. Listen to your intuition today and tomorrow. Notice what your body wants and needs.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Follow rules closely to win over three months, with Saturn retrograde. Prioritize romance and fun. Invite the gang to play for a few days.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- For about three months, with Saturn retrograde, revise plans for home infrastructure. Finish old projects. Refine and polish. Consider professional opportunities through tomorrow.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Edit and revise, with Saturn retrograde for three months. Indulge nostalgic retrospection. Adapt the story to current circumstances. Study the scenery over the next two days.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Go over the numbers. Exert budgetary discipline over the next quarter, with Capricorn Saturn retrograde. A collaboration could get profitable today and tomorrow.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Personal selfdiscipline produces results, with Saturn retrograde. Learn from the past without repeating it. Compromise with your partner today and tomorrow.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- With Saturn retrograde, consider old dreams and visions. Measure ground taken over three months. Care for health and fitness for a few days.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Plan upcoming events and gatherings with friends. Lay the groundwork for community enthusiasm, with Saturn retrograde. Prioritize fun and relaxation today and tomorrow.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Review professional objectives this quarter, with Saturn retrograde. Backstage discipline earns eventual reward. Home restores you. Get domestic for a few days.

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‘Invasion of Privacy’ offers insight into Cardi B’s past Ta e lor Co n n el l S ta ff R epo rt er @Tae m con n el l

In her new album “Invasion of Privacy,” Cardi B discusses her impoverished past and climb up the charts. She features artists Chance the Rapper, 21 Savage, Kehlani, SZA and Migos.

The album aggressively offers a glimpse into Cardi B’s quickly gained fame and keeps it real.

Cardi B was formally employed in New York as a stripper before she became a successful rapper. She speaks about it in “Get Up 10” with lyrics, “Used to dance in a club right across from my school.”

In “Get Up 10,” Cardi B says she’s the “only person in my fam to six figures.” She discusses the issues she faces with people in the industry stabbing her back.

“I got enough bras, y’all ain’t gotta support me.”

“Be Careful” offers a cautionary tale of heartbreak with lyrics “My heart is like a package with a fragile label on it.” She talks about how she “poured out my whole heart to a piece of sh**.”

In 2017, Cardi B got engaged to Migos member Offset and later announced her pregnancy this year.

She alludes to his infidelity in “Be Careful” when she talks about him having other girls in his bed. She says he’s nothing like he was when they met.

“Best Life,” featuring Chance The Rapper, talks about how they made it living

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Cardi B’s ‘Invasion of Privacy’ released April 6 and has 13 songs.

their best lives and how they got there. She relives meeting Beyoncé and walking the red carpets.

“Best Life” offers the easygoing charm Chance The Rapper always provides. The song flows from both rappers about their fond memories of their fame.

“Ring” featuring Kehlani provides a soulful element to “Invasion of Privacy.” Kehlani sings to listeners that someone is neglecting her because “you don’t hit my line no more.”

“I Do” includes another strong hip-hop singer in SZA, who was recently nominated for best new artist in 2018, among other nominations. “I Do” encourages listeners to do what they want. SZA gives the song an interesting dynamic by keeping on beat with Cardi B but offering a melodic version of rap that mirrors the rapper.

Cardi B created controversy with her song “She Bad” by suggesting she wanted to engage in some lewd acts with Chrissy Teigen and Rihanna

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together. She expresses her admiration for them in an unconventional way and also expresses her admiration for fashion by name-dropping multiple brands.

In addition to having multiple songs top the music charts in 2017, Cardi B was nominated for a Grammy. She had many successful collaborations in 2017, including her feature on Bruno Mars’ track “Finesse” and G-Eazy’s “No Limit.”

Cardi B seems to elicit strong reactions from people who either love her or hate her. This album offers a lot of Cardi B with 13 songs of Cardi B talking about her past and career.

“Invasion of Privacy” is similar to Cardi B’s past work so it may not gain her new fans, but it is enough to satisfy fans who have followed Cardi B since the beginning.

Taelor Connell is a strategic communications junior from Edmond. She can be reached at taelor. connell@okstate.edu.

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