Friday, Nov. 4, 2022

Friday, November 4, 2022

Taylen Collins

Moussa Cisse

Luke Surber

New Face, New Pace First-year coach Jacie Hoyt and her up-tempo style are injecting life and hope into the newlook Cowgirls.

Mat Musts: Grow and Go John Smith’s wrestlers need rapid development from the youngsters to regain place among elite of college wrestling.

Pokes Can Dream Big Back from the NCAA’s penalty box, the OSU men carry renewed postseason hopes into the season.

Page 2A Friday, November 4, 2022

sports

O’Colly

Men’s

Cisse’s new family, scoring ability to enhance the big man’s game this season gonna wait until sundown to do any workouts,” Boynton said. “I think that helped him even more. His teammates rallied behind him. That connected them more.”

The camaraderie and fraternization among the 11 returning players on roster wasn’t as present a year ago. It Gabriel Trevino developed from shared trauma.

Sports Editor Two days before OSU’s exhibition game to tip off the 2021-22 season, Mike Boynton faced a dilemma the NCAA’s gavel struck down on the without an obvious answer. program’s appeal of a bribery scandal Moussa Cisse, the reigning Big involving a former assistant coach, 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year which took place five years prior. and star big man at OSU, observes Not one player was on the roster, Ramadan. So for a month while the sun or even in college at the time. But it shined during spring practices, Cisse still meant the Cowboys didn’t have a couldn’t eat or drink anything. Somelegal shot at postseason play. Without thing that could present a danger for an a shared goal, Boynton said it became athlete who trains and practices during easy for some players to prioritize the day. themselves and their draft stock. FolLuckily for the fifth-year coach, lowing a 15-15 record, five players his team solved the problem for Cisse. entered the transfer portal. Those who “The team decided they were stuck around weren’t just a team anymore. They became a family.

A family is what Cisse said he needed. In December, hours before OSU’s game vs Cleveland State, his mother suddenly died. Cisse moved to New York City from his home country of Guinea to play high school basketball. Going back home to the West.

African country became harder with COVID-19 Nov. 7 UT Arlington restrictions, but he was able to make the trip and Nov. 10 Southern Illinois say goodbye.

Nov. 13 @ Oakland When he returned Nov. 18 UCF to Stillwater, he realized it was now his home, and (Baha Mar Hoops) his teammates were his Nov. 20 DePaul/Santa Clara family.

(Baha Mar Hoops) “I went back home, Nov. 25 Tulsa and I was supposed to stay longer then I was Nov. 27 Prairie View A&M like, ‘There’s nothing Dec. 1 @ Connecticut for me to come back to, Dec. 6 Sam Houston I want to start working and get ready for next Dec. 11 Virginia Tech season,’” Cisse said. “I’m

OSU Men’s

Basketball

Schedule

(New York) Dec. 17 @ Witchita State Dec. 20 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Dec. 31 Jan. 2 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 March 4

more comfortable here. I was so used to Stillwater that I wanted to get back.”

This season, the metaphorical monkey upended itself from the team’s back.

They have something to play for again, and, together, a new found joy for the game.

Cisse could’ve entered the NBA draft process after last season, but the 20-year-old 7-footer decided to return and develop his game. He led the Big 12 in blocked shots as one of the best Jaiden Daughty rim protectors Moussa Cisse found Stillwater to be his new home, and the Cowboys to be his new in the country, family after a year at OSU. but hopes to there’s rarely been time for him to take increase his scoring ability. Throughout things slow and settle in one place for last season, he slowly worked on more an extended period of time. Now that post scoring moves to add to his lob he has, Boynton and players believe threat play style, and in the offseason, Cisse can be a complete person and prioritized shooting from the perimeter. basketball player.

Off the court, the family grew “This may be the first time since tighter. A ping-pong table appeared in high school that he’s been at the same the locker room, making way for rival- place for two consecutive years,” Boynries and competition. ton said. “He’s never had an opportu“(Tyreek Smith) loses to me,” nity to feel like some place is home.

Cisse said.

We spend a lot of time with them away “He’s lying,” Smith, junior forfrom basketball. People care about ward, responded.

Moussa as a person. He’s benefited Cisse is able to improve after last from having the same staff.” season, both mentally and physically because of something he’s lacked — continuity. Moving from Guinea, to New York, to Tennessee to Oklahoma, sports.ed@ocolly.com

@ Kansas West Virginia Texas @ Kansas State @ Baylor Oklahoma Iowa State @ Texas Ole Miss @ Oklahoma TCU Texas Tech @ Iowa State Kansas @ TCU @ West Virginia Kansas State Baylor @ Texas Tech

Mackenzie Janish OSU center Moussa Cisse earned a spot on the Preseason All Big-12 Team as an honorable mention.

Chase Davis Moussa Cisse hyped up the crowd during Homecoming and Hoops.

Mackenzie Janish After spending several years moving place to place, Moussa Cisse is at a placce for consecutive years for the first time in awhile.

O’Colly

Men’s Basketball Roster Breakdown

Projected Starters: No. 0 Avery Anderson: Anderson, OSU’s leading scorer from a year ago will have an expanded role. With guard Isaac Likelele transferring to Ohio State, Anderson will likely play with the ball often.

No. 1 Bryce Thompson: Arguably OSU’s most talented player, Thompson is an elite scoring threat; though he has not quite lived up to his fivestar billing yet. At 6-foot-6, he can score from the paint and is a 3-point option.

No. 51 John-Michael Wright: A new face OSU fans should get used to. A transfer from High Point, he was named to the All-Big South First Team in 2022.

No. 22 Kalib Boone: Boone fought through injuries in 2021-22, but still managed to block 33 shots. Experienced a dip in minutes-per-game in 2021-22.

No. 33 Moussa Cisse: Cisse, a seven-footer who led the Big 12 in blocks, is the returning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Could be NBA bound if he puts together a complete year.

Key Reserves: No. 23 Tyreek Smith: Smith started seven games for the Cowboys down the stretch, and is one of the more versatile defenders and better rebounders on the team.

No. 5 Caleb Asberry: After three years at Texas State, and one before in JUCO, Asberry comes to the Cowboys as one of the best shooters on the team. In his final year with the Bobcats, he shot 43.3% from the field, 38.7% from behind the arc and averaged more than 13 points per game.

No. 4 Woody Newton: Listed at 6-foot-9, Newton provides size, length and a shooting natural ability to the team. He only averaged seven minutes a game, but can guard multiple positions and is a catch-and-shoot threat from three.

No. 2 Chris Harris Jr.: It’s been nearly two seasons since Harris Jr. saw the court.

He tore his ACL in the 202021 season opener, then missed the entire 2021-22 season with another knee injury. Now fully healthy this year provides he more shooting potential to a team that lacked any last year.

No. 13 Quion Williams: Coming in as the lone freshman recruit, Williams is a big 6-foot-4 guard with a high motor, toughness and is one of the biggest personalities on the court.

Depth Pieces: No. 25 Bernard Kouma: Kouma has been a Cowboy for two seasons now, induing a 10-rebound performance vs West Virginia in 2021, and scored six points in the NCAA tournament second round.

No. 12 Naz Brown: A walk-on guard, Brown averaged 15.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in his four-year career at Coppell High School.

No. 15 Carson Sager: Sager played in four games last season, most notably in the season opener vs UT-Arlington where he scored his first career bucket.

No. 35 Weston Church: Another walk-on, Church too scored two points vs UTArlington last season, and provides constant energy for his teammates.

No. 21 Brooks Manzer: Manzer’s father, Bryndon, played for coach Eddie Sutton from 1992-94 at OSU. Brooks was also a two-sport athlete in high school, playing baseball as well as basketball.

Friday, November 4, 2022 Page 3A

sports

Basketball Thompson eyeing consistent overall play this season Parker Gerl Staff Reporter

With the win, OSU finished the season with a 15-15 record.

A season it was ready to move on from.

Bryce Thompson stood Now that the sanctions patiently in the corner. that held OSU out of last year’s OSU trailed No. 12 Texas tournament have been lifted, the Tech 51-49 late in the second Cowboys will once again have half. With 21 seconds on the something to play for, and are clock, Thompson put up a three- hoping Thompson will lead the pointer to take the lead. team to be a part of this year’s All net. madness.

With Thompson sinking the Thompson’s raw talent and clutch corner 3-pointer, not only abilities have never been called did he hit the biggest shot of his into question. career thus far, but arguably the “Bryce has always been a biggest shot for OSU last season. really good scorer for us, he’s re-

ally good at it,” OSU coach Mike Boynton said. “We’ll need him to (continue) to be a good scorer for us) Last season, he recorded three games with 20 or more points, along with 12 other double-digit outings. He also tallied 11 games with eight or less points, along with nine games where he shot 33.3% or less from the field.

Improvements in overall consistency and efficiency will be critical for both Thompson and the rest of the roster.

Boynton knows what he can expect from Thompson when it comes to scoring the basketball, but having an impact on the game in other areas is something else he’s expecting from his third year guard.

“Sometimes he’s not going to be able to score as effectively, because he’s going to be the focal point of other team’s defensive schemes,” Boynton said.

“So can he still have an impact on the game Chase Davis as a rebounder or defender?

Bryce Thompson was apart of the same high school class as Jalen Green and Jalen Suggs, both of which

He’s more than capable, and has shown flashes of being able to do so.”

With OSU expected to lean on Thompson throughout the season, if he is able to clean up some of the poor shooting nights and consistently play to his ceiling, the Cowboys will potentially have a shot to make a run in the postseason.

Thompson put in a lot of work over the summer, aiming to improve in other areas of his game that would surely help OSU’s offensive production.

“I think the main (improvements) will be my 3-point shooting, and being able to find teammates,” Thompson said.

“Coming off pick and rolls, (doing) different things.”

Boynton was impressed with what he saw from Thompson this summer, with that belief that he not only got better as a player, but also from a mindset standpoint.

Overall, OSU will be calling on Thompson to help bring them back to the postseason. If Thompson is able to take that final leap, they expect him to be one of the best players in the country.

“He had a tremendous summer,” Boynton said. “I think he’s back to being the confident basketball player that he was in high school, but understanding how to do it at the college level.”

Q the excitement were top 5 picks in the NBA draft.

sports.ed@ocolly.com

Williams sparking Cowboys as freshman Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter Quion Williams was experiencing a ubiquitous problem among college freshman: latenight hunger.

“One time I was stranded here (in Gallagher-Iba Arena) and I needed some food,” Williams said. “Avery (Anderson) woke up out of his sleep, took me to get some food. It showed me that they trust me and they’re here as a family.”

Their food run, a trip to Golden Chick, was meaningful.

“So far, Avery Anderson, Chris Harris and KB (Kalib Boone), they just really took me in as a little brother,” Williams said. “Anytime I need something I can for sure call them.”

Williams, a 6-foot-4 guard from Jonesboro, Arkansas, is OSU’s only freshman Cowboy basketball player on scholarship. He has confidence, sure. Calling up Anderson, a senior point guard, for a food run is nothing compared to grabbing Waka Flocka’s microphone at Homecoming and Hoops and performing along with him — something Williams also did.

But Williams, or just “Q” to his teammates, has more than confidence. He has the respect of his teammates.

“He’s more than held his own,” coach Mike Boynton said. “I think he’s earned the respect of our locker room, which I think is key for a guy who has expectations to play early, to first gain the respect of your teammates so that you can truly impact the goals of the team.

He’s been able to do that because he’s got great humility.”

Williams’ humility was developed at an early age. He always played up as a kid.

Instead of being far-and-

Chase Davis Quion Williams brings a young spark of energy on and off the court for the Cowboys.

away the most athletic player on the floor, the grade-school version of Williams was not always the go-to option.

“When you’re younger they don’t want to pass you the ball so you’ve got to figure out how you get it,” Williams said.

He learned things such as rebounding and ferocious defense got him the ball.

Once again one of the youngest players on his team, Williams is bringing the same approach to OSU. “In practice, I hustle hard, rebound — I just try to bring the energy that the team needs,” Williams said. “Do the little things that matter, try to make an impact as a freshman, not by just scoring just by doing the dog work.”

Cowboy basketball players got a chance to earn respect during fall bootcamp — a grueling three-day event starting at 6 a.m.

One of the toughest workouts of bootcamp is at the indoor track below GIA, where players run 15 laps twice while holding a brick in each hand.

Senior Chris Harris Jr. said he was sitting down after the exhausting test when he saw an almost inconceivable sight. “(Williams) is in there just jumping, touching the top of the ceiling,” Harris Jr. said.

“I’m sitting here like, ‘Bro, I’m tired. Why are you still jumping? We just did all this. You got too much energy.’”

Williams, who tore his meniscus before his senior year of high school, said boot camp was probably the hardest thing he has experienced as a basketball player.

The running wasn’t easy, but it was not going to dampen his spirit.

“I’ve just always got energy,” Williams said. “I’m a spark. I just always got energy

from the time I wake up to the time I go to sleep.”

Boynton, who has limited scholarships to give due to an NCAA penalty, said Williams is well positioned to be an impact player.

“He understands that it’s not about him, that he’s here to help us as a group achieve some things that are not easy to do,” Williams said. “In terms of where he is, I’d be shocked if he wasn’t a significant part of our rotation here pretty soon.”

“Q is the energy bringer,” junior guard Woody Newton said. “As a freshman I wouldn’t expect it, but he brings the most energy on the team, I’m not going to lie to you. He always has a smile on his face, he is always going hard. He is always trying to be first at everything we do.

He is the spark of the team right now.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

Page 4A Friday, November 4, 2022

O’Colly

sports

Chase Davis

Richardson’s tough mentality John Paul Richardson’s father, Bucky, played at Texas A&M and in the NFL. Richardson has emerged as one of osu’s top receiving threats.

How the sophomore found his physicality “(John Paul’s) mentality team in elementary school. is Spencer (Sanders) is staring John Paul played attack, and down the barrel every time he LaFavers said his will to win drops back to throw it, and I was as good as he’s ever seen think he just looks at it as it’s in a young athlete. the least I could do to go all “I have visions of him beout and try to catch every ball ing one-on-one just outrunning Ben Hutchens he throws at me,” Bucky said. guys, making them look silly Assistant Sports “I just think that’s the way he’s as he attacked the goal and Editor wired.” shoots and scores,” LaFavers Gundy guessed John said. “He was just so fast once As the Texas Longhorns Paul’s toughness comes from he could scoop the ball and built on their 10-point lead, his dad. John Paul’s high run through people and make OSU receiver John Paul Rich- school football coach, Rick them look silly then shoot and ardson was stuck in the locker LaFavers, mentioned Bucky’s score.” room hooked up to an IV bag. toughness and said it was enIn high school, John Paul Cramps forced Richgrained at a young age. led his team with 35 catches ardson to leave the sideline in But where does Bucky for 660 yards and 10 touchthe third quarter and receive think John Paul’s toughness downs. Eleven Power Five treatment. But he wasn’t havcomes from? schools offered him a scholaring it. Richardson said he was “Probably his mother,” ship. supposed to wait until the Bucky said.

LaFavers said during full concoction of rehydration Tracey Richardson, John John Paul’s recruitment prostreamed into his veins.

Paul’s mother, is the daughter cess, he remembers telling “I was like, ‘Screw this, of a high school football coach. OSU offensive taking too long,’” Richardson She knows how to be there for coordinator Kasey said. “I just wanted to get back her kids but is also understand- Dunn that John out there.” ing of the hits her son takes.

Paul plays receiver Richardson left the locker “When (John Paul is) with a defensive room and ran back to the field. not feeling well, he runs to his back’s mentality.

When OSU took possession mom, as most kids do,” Bucky “Sometimes of the ball with 14:47 remainsaid. “Also, when it came to receivers get the laing in the fourth quarter, he sports, she was never fazed by bel of being pretty got back into the game. Three the contact, the collisions and boys and all they plays later, quarterback Spenmaybe that’s because her dad want to do is catch cer Sanders hit Richardson was a football coach. So, she the ball and score over the middle to move the grew up around it, watching it, touchdowns,” Lachains on third-and-eight. hearing it the coach talk and so Favers said. “DBs Later in the drive, Richardson she understands the importance like to hit and be caught a 15-yard pass to of how he plays.” physical and things bring the Cowboys Both parents have like that and I to the 4-yard line, made John Paul into the think John Paul, where they scored a touchdown and tied the game.

Against the Longhorns, Richardson, a sophomore, did what he has become known and loved for: putting his team before his body.

Just like the time Sanders floated a pass over the John Paul Richardson middle of the field against Arizona State. Richardson player OSU fans lifted his right hand in the air, cheer on Saturdays. leaving his entire body exposed It’s like the time a obviously great to a crashing safety. He reeled 10-year-old John Paul played hands, tremendous in the throw and tumbled to running back. He took a body control and the ground, saving what would handoff through the guard and then great in space, have been an easy Sun Devil tackle gap and never saw a but he is extremely, interception. defender bearing down on him. extremely physical, “He’s tough, look at the Bucky said it was the hardest just knock your hits he takes across the middle hit he’s ever seen his son take. head off, pancake of the field and he keeps do“There’s not many times you, whatever he ing it,” said OSU coach Mike I went, ‘Oh my,’ I don’t know can.”

Gundy. “I mean, I wouldn’t if he’s going to get up,” Bucky Jabbar Muwant to do that.” said. “And he popped right up, hammad, a junior Richardson isn’t scared so I think going back to little cornerback, locks of anything, just ask his dad, league I knew he was a tough horns with John Bucky, who built a reputakid.”

Paul in practice tion as a hard-nosed running LaFavers noticed John and agreed with quarterback at Texas A&M and Paul’s unique mentality when LaFavers’ assessplayed four years in the NFL. he helped coach his lacrosse ment of John Paul.

“

“He got a dawg mentality,” Muhammad said. “Just not backing down from nobody, being tough, being physical.

He’s like a defensive player playing offense if that makes sense.”

But don’t mistake a defensive mentality as code for someone who can’t catch.

Last year, John Paul won the catch ratio contest among the Cowboy receivers.

He caught 21 passes without a single drop. Dunn said he thinks John Paul is leading again this year.

OSU receiver Brennan Presley said there is no prize for the winner at the end of the season other than a title and respect, which is plenty.

“And a lot comes with that too, Dunn when he’s call-

ing up plays and stuff can they handle the situation have they proven it before stuff like that,” Presley said. “And he’s proven it time in and time out. He’s very dependable.”

Richardson has proven it in even when the IV bag is still half full.

“If he can walk, crawl, whatever and he feels like he can help the team, he’s going to do whatever he can to will himself out there,” LaFavers said.

sports.ed@ocolly.com

Screw this, taking too long

”

Graphic by Sam Beebe

O’Colly

Friday, November 4, 2022 Page 5A

sports

Last Week’s Guest

Picking winners (and losers) Jacie Hoyt

OSU @ Kansas

Tennessee @ Georgia

Texas @ Kansas State

Alabama @ LSU

Baylor @ OU

Kansas

Tennessee

Kansas State

Alabama

OU

(34-29)

(48-20)

(22-21)

(41-27)

(30-29)

Guest Picker leader board Darren Shrum 5-0 Week 2

Clint Chelf 5-0 Week 8

Last week: 2-3

Gabriel Trevino

Kenny Gajewski 4-1 Week 3

Record: 31-15 Last week: 4-1

Ben Hutchens

OSU

Georgia

Texas

Alabama

OU

(32-24)

(27-24)

(31-24)

(43-27)

(34-24)

Record: 25-21 Last week: 3-2

Adam Engel

OSU

Georgia

Kansas State

Alabama

Baylor

(31-21)

(41-38)

(34-21)

(41-27)

(34-27)

OSU

Georgia

Texas

Alabama

Baylor

(33-27)

(34-31)

(35-34)

(44-23)

(28-20)

Michael Haag 3-2 Week 5 Mayor Will Joyce 2-3 Week 6 Malcolm Rodriguez 2-3 Week 7

Record: 32-14 Last week: 4-1

Braden Bush

Jacie Hoyt 2-3 Week 9

Record: 38-8 Last week: 4-1

Sam Hutchens

Kansas

Georgia

Texas

Alabama

OU

(30-24)

(31-27)

(34-33)

(44-20)

(28-20)

Guest Picker

Record: 32-14 Last week: 2-3

Jenni Carlson

OSU

Georgia

Texas

Alabama

Baylor

(31-28)

(31-28)

(34-30)

(41-34)

(38-31)

Overall Guest Record: 23-17

Dean Ruhl 0-5 Week 4 About the guest picker: Jenni Carlson is a sports columnist for The Oklahoman, an avid marathon runner and dressed as Flo from Progressive for Halloween. She also graduated from the University of Kansas in 1997.

Big boy playing time decisions doesn’t foresee a lineup with all three sharing the court, but he does think two will be out there frequently.

Boynton said he started trying to work it all out in the summer, as soon as he found Ben Hutchens out the three players were comAssistant Sports ing back.

Defensively, any combiEditor nation will likely be successful.

Mike Boynton isn’t afraid Cisse led the Big 12 Conferto flex some figurative muscle. ence with 54 blocks last season The Cowboys have a lot and Boone was second with 33. of depth in the post.

Smith chipped in with 19, good OSU returns 7-foot-1 nineteenth in the conference.

Moussa Cisse, 6-foot-9 Tyreek It will be more difficult Smith and 6-foot-9 Kalib to find the right balance on the Boone to the front court. offensive end of the floor.

“I’m not shy about say“The question is offening it, I feel like the three of sively what are they?” Boynton them give us maybe the best said. “How do they stay out of grouping of four or five men out each other’s way? But I think there,” Boynton said. “Everythey really need to figure out body in our league certainly how to help each other as much has one of them, and most as staying out of each other’s teams have two, but I don’t way.” know how many have three Boynton said he expects guys…that are capable of being his guys will become assets a dominant figure inside the rather than objects to each lane.” other’s success because Cisse With three established has improved offensively, and post players, Boynton’s chalBoone has gotten better as a lenge is finding the best combi- perimeter player, not in a playnation to use them. He said he making sense, but as a cutter

File Photo Big men Moussa Cisse, Kalib Boone and Tyreek Smith all added perimeter shooting ability to their mostly defensive play-styles and low post offensive skill set.

and someone who can flash in the high post.

This season, Boone will get to play more power forward rather than the center position he was confined to last season.

“Coach B has been having me play [power forward],” Boone said. “It’s been fun learning that spot. My whole life, I’ve just been playing [center], so I never really got to run the perimeter. It’s fun. I mess up, I just start laughing because I’m just like, ‘This is new. This is fun.’ The only thing I got to learn is when I need to shoot the three. Other than that, just keep it very simple.”

Shooting is an area the entire OSU center/power forward room feels improvement in. It’s a good tool to have, but not one OSU will depend on.

Boynton said he thinks he can have a dominant threesome inside, so that’s where he wants them to dominate.

“As good as we hope our guards are going to be, on a lot of nights those (big) guys could be the difference,” Boynton said. sports.ed@ocolly.com

Abby Cage

Page 6A Friday, November 4, 2022

O’Colly

sports

Women’s basketball

The Cowgirls can score Hoyt’s new system brings points and depth Davis Cordova Staff Reporter Jacie Hoyt brought in players over the summer full of basketball talent, and most importantly; scoring. Something OSU didn’t do much of last season.

It was a struggle for last season’s OSU women’s basketball team to get the ball in the basket and consistently perform well. The team was one of the worst shooting teams in the country. OSU’s field goal shooting percentage was 34.4%, which ranked No. 337 out of 348 in the country.

Now, an almost whole new team has dawned in Stillwater, with experience, scoring and the ability to make shots being a strong point for coach Jacie Hoyt’s first squad at OSU. And it starts with one of the players she brought in from Kansas City, sixth-year guard Naomie Alnatas.

“I think that’s why she brought me here,” Alnatas said.

“There’s a culture she’s trying to implement here and that’s my job. I’m here to show it to the girls and help them understand the way she works. That’s my job here.”

The culture on the court Hoyt is trying to instill at OSU is a fast-paced, high scoring type of offense. But, after last season’s abysmal shooting performance, it’s hard to believe it will work right away. Well, it has.

On Tuesday, OSU hosted Northeastern State in an exhibition game and the fastbreak

Cole Gueldenzoph OSU women’s basketball season started with a 91-41 exhibition win over Northeastern State. The Cowgirls shot 50.8% in field goal range, a sign of offensive improvement.

scoring paired with quality shottaking gave a glimpse of just how good the new Hoyt offensive system could be.

Alnatas thrived on Tuesday, as always, in Hoyt’s system as she drained four 3-pointers leading to a 14-point performance while dishing out four assists. She’s the blueprint as to how other players can thrive in this system.

OSU beat the Riverhawks 91-41. Sure, NSU is a Division II program, but the score by the Cowgirls is still significant considering it’s the first time they’ve scored 91-plus points since 2020’s matchup versus Oklahoma. OSU also scored 24 points in the first quarter, something OSU

didn’t do last season.

Scoring the ball for the Cowgirls not only came frequently, it became easy too as they shot 51% from the field while also making 48% of their three-pointers.

After talking with fans following OSU’s win, it became clear what they were impressed with the most and that was the 21-of-24 free-throw shooting performance, which was another struggle point last season when the Cowgirls shot just 62%.

“I learned when I got here that it was a thing before,” Hoyt said. “It was a little bit of an issue and a challenge.

I’m just someone where I don’t want to talk about that stuff, I don’t want to speak that into existence and so we worked really hard on just deconstructing whatever mindset that the returners had, but we also recruited a lot of shooters. So, we do a lot of drills that force them to focus on their free throws. And I’m not surprised by this just because I’ve seen them do it every day.”

Speaking of returning players, fifth-year senior center Kassidy De Lapp poured in an amazing performance in her first game under Hoyt’s game plan as she was 100% from the field 6-for-6 and the freethrow line 5-for-5 en route to her 16-point, nine-rebound and three-block performance in just 19 minutes off the bench.

Tuesday’s performance proved as a small sample size of things to come from the Cowgirls not only this year, but as long as Hoyt is coaching in Stillwater. The players she brought in this season to begin a new era of OSU women’s basketball can all score, and have the stats to back it up.

As previously mentioned, Alanatas has been in Hoyt’s system and for the past few

years. She played well enough to earn all-conference honors the past two seasons and averaged more than 17 points per game at Kansas City.

For the other transfers, UT Arlington transfer guard Terryn Milton, UT Arlington transfer forward Claire Chastain and Arkansas State transfer forward Trinitee Jackson file in as fifth-year seniors. All three transfers have over 600 points in their career, with Milton achieving 1,000-point status, and all started last year for their former programs. Villanova transfer forward Lior Garzon and Southwestern Oklahoma State transfer forward Makyra Tramble also bring something to offer as Garzon was listed on the Cheryl Miller award watchlist for the best small forward in the country and Tramble comes to OSU as the D-II player of the year from a year ago averaging 20 points per game.

Hoyt said she has too many deserving players and not enough starting spots, but it seems the team is not complaining, they are ready to win.

“I think we are going to mesh really well,” Milton said. “It’s really fun playing with them, like Mimie (Alnatas), she’s a scorer, Taylen (Collins) is a scorer, Claire (Chastain) is a scorer. So, it’s really cool and I think that I can assist well and score well so I think I can play well with everybody.”

sports.ed@ocolly.com

Abby Cage Jacie Hoyt brought in 9 new players during the offseason, after a coaching change led to an exodus out of Stillwater.

Nov. 7 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 17 Nov. 20 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 18 Dec. 20

UT Rio Grande Valley Northwestern State Oral Roberts @ Missouri State Kent State Florida State (Cancun) Harvard (Cancun) Purdue (Cancun) North Texas Loyola Marymount UNLV Air Force

Basketball Schedule

OSU Women’s

Women’s Basketball Roster Breakdown Projected Starters: No. 3 Naomie Alnatas A transfer from UMKC, she averaged 19 points a game while receiving first-team all-conference honors.

No. 15 Lexy Keys Averaged 10 ppg last season for OSU and looks to thrive in the new offensive system.

No. 12 Claire Chastain Fifth-year senior transfer started 59 games at UT Arlington and averaged 10 ppg though her career.

No. 11 Lior Garzon Praised as a shooter, Garzon is a transfer from Villanova where she scored 13 ppg as a sophomore.

No. 14 Taylen Collins One of four returners for OSU, Collins looks to build off of her nine-point, seven-rebound per game 2021-22 season.

Key Role Players: No. 1 Kassidy De Lapp - De Lapp’s ability to shot-block and grab rebounds is valued highly as she returns for her fifth year with the Cowgirls.

No. 21 Terryn Milton - A 1,000-point scorer at UT Arlington, Milton’s ability to dish and score bodes well in the new offense.

No. 34 Makyra Tramble - Tramble brings points at the forward position as the reigning D-II Player of the Year at SWOSU. No. 23 Trinitee Jackson - She comes in from Arkansas State. She can finish at the rim and grab rebounds at both ends of the court.

No. 20 Macie James - Valued as a defender, James returns for her sophomore season looking to improve from last season.

Dec. 31 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 26 March 1 March 4

Kansas @ Kansas State Texas @ Baylor TCU @ Iowa State @ Oklahoma Kansas State @ Texas Texas Tech @ TCU West Virginia Baylor @ Texas Tech Iowa State @ Kansas @ West Virginia Oklahoma

O’Colly

Friday, November 4, 2022 Page 7A

sports

Wrestling

Down and developing Cowboy wrestling underdogs in 2022 prestige of OSU’s, but the work must be done.

“You’re gonna have injuries every year,” he said. “You’re gonna have disappointing situations every year. Somebody needs to pick up the slack. It’s an opporAdam Engel tunity for someone that may never Co-Editor-in-Chief get this opportunity. I just didn’t feel like anything materialized John Smith sat on a cowhide after injuries.” leather chair and rubbed his hand That’s the message Smith across his chin. wants to send to his wrestlers.

His fast-paced cadence OSU isn’t the favorite. It hasn’t halted. Time to carefully word been for years. Some of OSU’s his next few statements. Trying underclassmen were toddlers to solve how his program — the the last time the Cowboys won winningest NCAA wrestling team a national championship (2006).

— slipped to this.

Several guys are determined to The aftermath of a 14th put the Cowboys back into title place finish at the 2022 NCAA contention.

Championships, the program’s Luke Surber, last year’s second-toheavyweight, dropped to 197. worst finish.

A winning season quickly derailed with injuries and a car crash that involved AJ Ferrari, OSU’s national champion. He since left the program.

Now, a week from another season, John Smith the once perennial favorite isn’t in the championship conversation. The Enter a few new national polls put OSU at No. 10. starters. Victor Voinovich, a “Things don’t change unless redshirt freshman, at 149 pounds. everyone changes,” Smith, OSU’s Kaden Gfeller’s OSU’s returning wrestling coach, said. “That 149-pounder won’t be ready to includes my staff. Just from the go until at least mid-December, standpoint that we gotta do betSmith said. In September, Gfeller ter.” returned for his COVID-year and With a schedule that Smith needs to re-acclimate his condiintentionally made “hard,” he said tioning. he doesn’t want to worry about the Konner Doucet will start record. at heavyweight. The battle at 165 He’s more concerned about is open with guys such as Jalin the improvement within the Harper and Blake Skidgel competstruggles. ing for a spot.

“It’s gonna be a tough year,” Seven starters return. Two, Smith said. “I think this is gonna Daton Fix and Dustin Plott, are be as challenging of a year to me returning All-Americans. as I’ve had.”

The others are former AllToo many times last year, Americans or mutli-time NCAA his wrestlers couldn’t escape from qualifiers who haven’t broken bottom. Inconsistency flashed. A through. young team struggled in adversity.

That’s the development One that Smith said didn’t Smith needs. respond from the struggles. Now, “You’re at Oklahoma State; Smith said he wants to find a guy anything besides a national title, that will surprise everyone. A you’re kinda shooting yourself mystery man to be determined. low,” Surber said. “I know Penn “We gotta develop some State is returning four national guys that like at the end of the champs, so we got our hands full year, we’re gonna go, ‘That guy with that. I think we keep continudeveloped,’” he said. “’Wow. That ing to build success, there’s no was fun to watch.’ Let’s find out. reason.”

I’d like to have three or four of Smith still chases another them that we’re saying that about.” national championship. Even in He claps his hands as he his 32nd year as head coach. He’s speaks. Excited about the potennot going anywhere. tial with his group.

“I don’t think our wrestling “They got so much better program is where I want it when I from when we watched them in hand it off,” he said. “I wish it was November,” he said. “That’s what in a little better shape than what we want. Wow. These guys deit’s in right now. I’m determined veloped. Mentally, physically and to try to create that.” technically.”

A difference from last year’s squad. High expectations will always exist for a program with the sports.ed@ocolly.com

Cowboy Wrestling Roster Breakdown 125 pounds: Trevor Mastrogiovanni, junior A two-time NCAA qualifier who hasn’t advanced to the third round.

133 pounds: Daton Fix, redshirt senior A three-time NCAA runner-up who hasn’t lost a Big 12 match.

141 pounds: Carter Young, sophomore An NCAA qualifier who went 0-2.

ʼʼ

It’s gonna be a tough year. I think this is gonna be as challenging of a year to me as I’ve had.

ʼʼ

149 pounds: Victor Voinovich, redshirt freshman Lost once (16-1) as a redshirt in open tournaments 157 pounds: Wyatt Sheets, graduate seventh year A three-time NCAA qualifier who became the lowest seeded AllAmerican in 2021.

Molly Jolliff OSU wrestling coach John Smith enters his 32nd season at the helm but polls suggest that the team is far from a national championship favorite.

OSU Wrestling Schedule Nov. 12 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Jan. 1-2 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 March 4-5 March 16-18

@ Lehigh @ Bucknell Wyoming Minnesota @ Oklahoma @ Southern Scuffle @ Oregon State @ Columbia Northern Colorado West Virginia @ Northern Iowa @ Iowa State Michigan (Bout at the Ballpark) Missouri @ South Dakota State Stanford Oklahoma @ Iowa Big 12 Championships NCAA Championships

165 pounds: Jalin Harper, redshirt senior, OR Blake Skidgel, redshirt freshman Harper is the only one with dual experience.

174 pounds: Dustin Plott, junior A returning All-American who placed sixth.

184 pounds: Travis Wittlake, redshirt senior A two-time All-American at 165 pounds.

New to 184.

197 pounds: Luke Surber, junior A 2022 NCAA qualifier at heavyweight who was originally recruited at 197.

Heavyweight: Konner Doucet, redshirt sophomore New to the starting lineup, he’s 14-5 in open tournaments and extra matches.

Page 8A Friday, November 4, 2022

O’Colly

sports

Bottoms Up Young looks to flip narratives

File photo Taylen Collins, a junior forward is one of the four returning players this season.

Collins fitting into Hoyt’s fast paced scheme Calif Poncy Staff Reporter Get out and run.

A phrase perfectly encapsulates what new OSU women’s basketball coach Jacie Hoyt wants her offense to do.

It also perfectly portrays how junior forward Taylen Collins wants to play.

“Taylen is Usain Bolt out there,” Hoyt said. “I was so excited for her to stay at Oklahoma State and continue to represent everything that we’re trying to do because she fits perfectly into the style that we’re trying to play.”

Hoyt took over for Jim Littell following his firing after last season, and with Littell’s firing, 12 former Cowgirls also moved on, leaving only four holdovers for the first-year head coach to

work with.

After retooling her roster with a slew of transfers and recruits, Hoyt was left to evaluate which of her players fit into her fast-paced system.

One of the players she landed on was one of the four returning Cowgirls — OSU junior forward Collins.

Collins is indeed a seamless fit in Hoyt’s run-n’-gun offense. Her explosive athleticism works in tandem with her 6-foot-1 frame to make her a lethal threat in the fast break.

“Every time I talk about Taylen I go back to her athleticism,” Hoyt said. “She is athletic as any player I have ever coached; she has times where she will jump up and almost dunk it and it’s so effortless for her.”

During the Cowgirls’ preseason matchup versus Northeastern State on Tuesday, in which the Cowgirls won 91-41, Collins fit within Hoyt’s offense was evident.

OSU got out on the fast break early and often.

Along with scoring 12 points, Collins stood out with her ability to be one of the tallest players on the court, but also the ability to dart past Riverhawk defenders in transition.

“It makes it fun for me because I can just take off running, and then they can just feed me the ball, and it’s definitely the style of play I like to do,” Collins said.

After a 9-20 season, Hoyt is left with no easy task to get the Cowgirls back on track, but with a player like Collins, her life has been made a little bit easier.

“I’ve been so thankful for Taylen’s buy-in of me,” Hoyt said. “I think she was hungry and craving a lot of what we bring to the table, and for her to embrace it has been a really great joy for me.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

the two.

Young’s struggles on bottom were a common throughout his freshman season. The loss to Carlson was an encapsulation of the first year woes that Daniel Allen plagued him throughout Staff Reporter last season.

“He’s got to be Carter Young pound- tougher,” Smith said. ed the mat in frustration.

“He’s getting there. We The true freshman saw the potential last year. wrestler exhaled furiously I just need his focus a as South Dakota State’s little bit more and for him Clay Carlson held him to show how bad he wants down in a position he was (to win).” uncomfortable with. BotOver the summer, tom.

Young put improvement The screams comon bottom as one of his ing from OSU coach John top offseason focuses. He Smith mixed with the worked countless hours cries in the stands highand days with OSU assislighted how imperative an tant coach Zack Esposito escape from Young was. on countering lower-body Young fought with all of attacks and escaping the his might to escape his bottom position while also opposition’s hold of him, shifting his diet so he can but he couldn’t manage to get into what he considdo so. ers to be in good enough Less than a minute shape. later, the final buzzer Young remains adasounded off and the two mant that being thrown wrestlers arose from the into the limelight as early mat. As Young walked as he was will serve him toward the bench to sit in a number of ways headalongside his teammates, ing into his sophomore he was greeted with a season and ultimately in disdainful look from his the longevity of his colcoach mat side. No words lege career. were exchanged between “You know, (the

jump to college) was kind of like a culture shock for me,” Young said. “I struggled a little bit with the bottom position in high school, but obviously it was a lot easier to escape it because I didn’t really have to work as hard against lesser talent in comparison to what I have to go against at the college level.”

With his sophomore season just weeks away, Young and his coaches have both pinpointed the potential that he holds.

With as significant of a roster shakeup as the Cowboys underwent in the offseason, the Stillwater graduate is prepared to take on an even larger role as the opening dual looms.

“I’ve got good shots and I’m slick, I know I’m good enough,” Young said.

“I’ve just got to be tougher than I was last year. Coach (Smith) and I have talked about it. I’m a work in progress, everyone is, But bringing the pace of the match to my liking rather than just waiting and seeing how it goes will not only eliminate and prevent those bottom problems, but also help me have a good year.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

File photo Carter Young (right) OSU’s 141-pounder, seeks improvement in bottom position.

STILLWATER’S MATTRESS STORE 424 SOUTH MAIN STREET, STILLWATER,OK 74074

405-624-3212

WWW.STILLWATERFURNITURESHOWCASE.COM

MONDAY-SATURDAY | 9:30 - 6:00 SUNDAY | 1:00 - 5:00

‘Not everything is black and white’ Oklahoma splits for coming election Luisa Clausen Staff Reporter

pay more attention and consider voting for the Democratic candidate.

Bruce Trammell, a Oklahoma is divided. sophomore majoring in Voters will decide the agricultural education state’s next governor on Tues- at OSU, has grown up day, in a tight race between in Oklahoma and comes Democratic State Superinfrom a Republican famtendent Joy Hofmeister and ily. Stitt, an OSU graduRepublican Gov. Kevin Stitt. ate, visited Trammell’s Oklahoma is a reliably hometown, Ninnekah, red state where a democrat has last Tuesday and talked not been elected governor in to voters.

11 years. However, this year, “I called and the gap between Stitt and Hof- invited five or 10 people meister is within three-four I knew that were leanpoints according to various ing toward Hofmeister polls. because of the advertiseAs of Thursday, Stitt ments on TV,” Trammell leads the way with 45% of the said. “Afterward they votes and Hofmeister is right thanked me for inviting behind him with 44% with them. They got to hear a 4.4% margin of error, acfrom Stitt in person and cording to a KOCO 5-Amber hear the facts.”

Integrated poll.

Trammell critiThe tight race is a recized Hofmeister’s flection of a series of things. performance as the State The previously Republican Superintendent of Public Hofmeister, who changed her Instruction and argues party in December 2021, has how Oklahoma is rankspent $743,000 in advertiseing 45th nationwide on ments against the current education, even though governor, but Super PACs and Hofmeister has occupied dark money have spent $12.5 this position for eight million into television ads years. attacking Stitt. The advertise“The only thing a govments have contributed for ernor can do for education is the citizens in Oklahoma to get them a budget,” Trammell

Jaiden Daughty Joy Hofmeister talks with OSU’s NAACP organization on Sept. 26, about her campaign.

Graphic by Bridget Marrara

said. “We need a better superintendent this next election because that is the way education gets better.”

Asked how she would improve low ranking in education, Hofmeister said she would solve teacher shortage, partner with parents, support students’ mental health and wellness, extend care and learn opportunities beyond the typical school day to better serve families.

Camryn Paulson, a junior at OSU, Courtesy of Tulsa World serves as the Governor Kevin Stitt spoke on his campaign trail treasurer for across Oklahoma about policies, legislations and the College issues important to him.

Online cheating worries OSU professors

Democrats of OSU and states that Oklahoma will see a change in the education system if Hofmeister is elected.

“Oklahoma is currently ranked as one of the worst states in education,” Paulson said. “In my best guess, after watching him [Stitt] ban books from school libraries and take money out of rural school systems to funnel money into private education, that status will stay the way it is.”

Paulson refers to the bill Stitt signed in May, which dictates that both print and nonprint media in school libraries be age-appropriate and follow “community standards.”

Mitchell White, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering at OSU and the president of the College of Democrats of OSU, identified as a Republican but switched parties during his senior year of high school.

“Labor rights, minimum wage, health care, education,

are all factors that played a part in deciding I didn’t want Stitt to get reelected,” White said. “Joy Hofmeister has a more humane approach. Stitt’s policies are absurd.”

Kaitlynn Withers, an agricultural business pre-law major at OSU, is campaigning for Stitt for the upcoming election.

“He was a businessman before he was a politician and I like that,” Withers said.

Stitt oversaw one of America’s highest COVID-19 death rates and the delaying of distribution of millions of federal COVID-19 relief dollars.

“I do believe he could have handled COVID better but I don’t believe that should keep people from voting for him,” Withers said. “We are humans and not everything is black and white.”

news.ed@ocolly.com

Trigger warning

Luisa Clausen Staff Reporter

mathematician and as time passed, helping students became rewarding and a good It is no secret challenge. the dynamic between “It can be a chalstudents and their aca- lenge since a lot of demic lives took a turn students have anxieties when the world went about their abilities in through a pandemic. mathematics,” Schweig The stress and anxisaid. “ But it’s also ety of living through very rewarding when an unprecedented you can help a student pandemic have led to understand somestudents to make ques- thing that’s nuanced, tionable choices when complex or beautiful.” it comes to testing.

When it comes to The cheating students’ performance in online classes has in online classes after increased since the COVID-19, Schweig start of COVID-19, and states it has affected professors know why students directly. and are worried.

“I think COVID Jay Schweig, has affected students in the associate head of countless ways, many the OSU Mathematof which we may not ics Department, got even recognize yet,” his Ph.D. in math at Sheweig said. “Now Cornell University. that things are betSchweig started teach- ter, it’s impossible to ing as a secondary to pretend that becoming a research See Cheating on 4B

Chase Davis

Former pro baseball player Drew Robinson (right) spoke about his mental health journey.

Robinson shares story of suicide attempt with OSU students Adam Engel Co-Editor-in-Chief

Editor’s note: This story includes details of a suicide attempt and deals with themes of suicide.

Drew Robinson gazed down at a laminated sheet and slowly read a letter to himself from a few years ago.

A few months after the day he will remember forever.

He recalled the moment he gripped a handgun with his right hand and pressed it against his right temple. He said he was tired of trying to live up to impossible expectations as a professional baseball player.

Bang.

A day later, Robinson woke up. Somehow, a bullet to the head didn’t kill him.

Robinson, a retired ballplayer, spoke at the Student Union Theater on Tuesday night and shared his story, his decision to choose life after a failed suicide attempt.

After waking up, Robinson sat on the couch with the gun in one hand ready for another shot. In the other hand, he dialed 911 on his See Robinson on 4B

Page 2B Friday, November 4, 2022

O’Colly

Page 2 Time to throw out those razors. No-shave November, or Movember, has begun. There are lots of meanings behind this trend from the last few years. To learn more about how to support these causes, visit noshave.org or us.movember.com Movember raises awareness about men’s physical and mental health through growing a mustache. The top three issues talked about in this movement is mental health and suicide, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

No Shave November raises awareness for cancer patients that lose hair during treatments, by growing out hair to embrace it and donate hair maintences expenses towards the cause.

The O’Comic

By Kendall McGhee

Correction: Carrie Sanders name was misspelled in last Friday’s edition of The O’Colly. The O’Colly regrets this error.

“I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” —“When Harry Met Sally”

you want to go the extra mile with your partner when it comes to fights. Have a rule where you hug for 30 seconds immediately after the fighting is over or make the promise that neither of you are allowed to go to bed angry.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to read last month’s article. We have some heartfelt questions and let’s help love win the day.

I think I’m falling for my best friend, and I feel like the feelings are reciprocated, but I don’t want to ruin our friendship. What should I do?

This is a tough situation, but don’t be afraid.

I have personally been in a scenario like this.

I’m sure you feel like you’re walking on a tightrope balancing feelings and a cherished friendship. But, your friendship will have no chance of surviving if these feelings are not addressed. And, if you value the friendship you share, the tough conversation has to be had. I would start the conversation by expressing how much their friendship means to you.

Talk about the memories and laughs shared.

Then you need to explain how you have feelings for them, and how you’re scared to lose them. Then I’d ask if the feeling is mutual and let them say regardless of the answer you will continue to be friends.

What do I do if my boyfriend and I are fighting a lot? We never have before so we don’t know how to deal with conflict.

Firstly, my advice on this question for dealing with fights if they’re not abusive in any way is to get in a comfortable space with them. Preferably sitting down while making eye contact and expressing how these fights are making you feel. I want you to know that fighting and conflict are perfectly normal and healthy within relationships. The key though is to let each of you express your feelings and try to empathize with one another. Actually listen to what your partner is saying and see where compromise can come in. Most nine out of 10 times these arguments are petty or have no major emotional significance. So, be patient with them. If

Editorial board

How do I tell my parents I’m dating someone they wouldn’t approve of?

This is a tricky situation and you won’t like the second half of my answer, but I want your relationship to succeed in the long term. So, you need to have this conversation in person with your partner and parents present. Encourage them to be prepared for the discussion by rehearsing answers and telling them they should be honest with their parents. When the discussion arrives, try your best to remain calm and explain to your parents the things you like about your partner. Then your partner can share their perspective and the things they like about you. Now here is the hard part. When your parents respond you have to listen completely to what they say and keep your emotions in check. If you answer back logically and calmly, I promise your parents will give you more support. And, they will be impressed with how mature you two have been.

Keep loving,

Doctor Amore The O’Colly Staff

Co-Editor-in-Chief Abby Cage editorinchief@ocolly.com

Co-Editor-in-Chief Adam Engel editorinchief@ocolly.com

Sports editor Gabriel Trevino sports.ed@ocolly.com

News editor Mallory Pool news.ed@ocolly.com

Assistant sports editor Ben Hutchens sports.ed@ocolly.com Design editor Sam Beebe design.ed@ocolly.com

Photo editor Mackenzie Janish photo.ed@ocolly.com Adviser John Helsley john.helsley@okstate.edu

News & Lifestyle reporters: Luisa Clausen Kylie Hammack Jaden Besteda Payton Little Connor Gray Baylor Bryant Michael Clark Rebekah Cleary Kennedy Thomason Jaycee Hampton Bella Casey Brylee Smith

Newsroom

108 Paul Miller Stillwater, OK 74078 (405)-744-6365

Sports reporters: Sam Hutchens Braden Bush Davis Cordova Ashton Slaughter Daniel Allen Rowdy Baribeau Payton Little PJ Tikalsky Parker Gerl

Photographers & Designers: Rebekah Cleary Jaiden Daughty Molly Jolliff Cole Gueldenzoph Chase Davis Karlie Boothe Ethan Hilbert Paul Houston Ben Holieway Kendall McGhee Parker Bradley

O’Colly

Friday, November 4, 2022 Page 3B

Lifestyle How soon is too soon to start decorating for the holidays?

Isaac Terry Staff Reporter

Cole Gueldenzoph Izy Wilkerson and Drew Underwood starred as Janet and Brad in the Student Union Activities Board’s production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ returns to OSU Michael Clark Staff Reporter

bing quips to yell at the screen.

For example, whenever the protagoWith some things, nists Brad and Janet’s you just have to see it names are spoken, audito believe it. Unsurpris- ence members screamed ingly, OSU’s production “A**HOLE” or “S***” of “The Rocky Horror in retaliation. Whenever Picture Show” is no dif- the narrator appears, the ferent. audience will yell about Walking into this how he seems to have no film for the first time neck. When the narrator was like walking into described two characters an inside joke you know as “being in separate nothing about. However, rooms” an eager audibecoming a part of this ence member cried back 50-year tradition is the “YOUR NECK IS IN A best way to watch this SEPARATE ROOM.” To film for the first time. an outsider, it seems disTo the uninitiated, respectful. Yet, it’s all a “The Rocky Horror love letter and testament Picture Show” is a cult to the quotable, quirky classic film from 1975. nature of the film.

It soon found its place OSU’s Student among many people in Unions Activities Board the LGBTQ community has put on yearly perforat the time, and quickly mances of “The Rocky became an icon in cinHorror Picture Show” on ema for its progressive Halloween, but took a themes of self-expression two-year hiatus because and pride. of COVID-19 protocols.

Because of its styl- This year marks the pheish, bold and it’s ahead nomenon’s grand return of its time nature , fans to college campus. “The began rewatching it Rocky Horror Picture multiple times in theaters Show” opened to hundressed as the characters dreds of students packed and reenacting scenes into the Student Union in front of the screen.

Theatre. The host nicely This soon spiraled into asked any people seeing fans lovingly mocking the film for the first time the dialogue and ad lib- to sit on the stage with

them.

As is tradition, the film had live actors on the stage of the Student Union Theatre to reenact and dance along to certain scenes. They even moved into the audience and interacted with them, with many people yelling flirtatious comments at these actors as the performed.

When Frank-N-Furter sang the song “I’m Going Home” the audience threw hundreds of playing cards onto the stage.

Unsurprisingly, at the end of the performance, the performers and film received a standing ovation long past the rolling of the credits.

It’s impossible to deny that “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a staple of the Halloween season. For the past 50 years, it has rolled into selective theaters for a short time for audiences to mock, reenact and ultimately celebrate it.

Because of this, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” doesn’t just stand the test of time, it seems to be immortal, and will certainly carry on for many more years. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

The war is on.

Christmas decorations are already out on shelves at some stores despite Halloween just ending and Thanksgiving just around the corner.

Some people are excited for the new Christmas season coming up, but some think that it’s coming too soon.

People around campus have strong thoughts on whether Christmas is coming too soon in the year, and what time they think stores should start stocking the shelves.

Braxton Thompson, a freshman theatre major, said before Thanksgiving was the time.

“It’s a tough question,” Thompson said.

“I believe Halloween decorations should stay up as long as they can.

So, I would say about mid-November would be an alright time [for stores

to put out Christmas decorations.]”

In the end, a vast majority stated that they thought stores put out holiday decorations too early.

However, there were many different answers as to when stores

should start selling them.

“December first,” said one student.

“After Thanksgiving is over,” said another.

“On Black Friday,” said yet another.

StuGraphic by Rebekah Cleary dents Nov. 25 is Black weren’t the only people Friday, and Cyber Monthat had strong opinions. day falls soon after Christine Garbutt, a on Nov. 28. However, volunteer for Pete’s Pet on Nov. 1 many major Posse was strong about stores’ websites such as her thoughts as well.

Walmart, Hobby Lobby, “I think stores put Target and Best Buy are out décor far too early,” already pushing Black she said. “In fact, I Friday deals on their think that Christmas has front pages. become far too commerHobby Lobby and cialized.”

Walmart have already beOn the other hand, gun setting out Christmas Mady Young had her and winter holiday decodorm decorated on rations, despite ThanksTuesday. giving not being until “You have to Nov. 24. Hobby Lobby think about it,” Young seem to be pushing the said. “For Thanksgivtime back further and ing, you sit at a table for further. In recent years, 15 minutes and then it’s it’s started stocking ornaover. With Christmas, ments and garlands as it’s a whole season and early as May. celebration of festiviPhysical stores are ties. My roommates and not the only places that I decorated as soon as have seen this trend, as November hit. Also, online stores such as we go home so early Amazon, eBay and Etsy for Christmas that you have already switched can’t enjoy the decoraover to Christmas and tions as long if you put winter holiday themed them out in December.” gifts and décor as well.

She wasn’t alone This isn’t shocking, as in her thoughts, as many Cyber Monday has bestudents credited the come incredibly popular early Christmas celebraacross the United States tions to the holidays, and especially due to COChristmas in particular, VID-19 quarantines. being too consumer entertainment.ed@ocolly.com oriented.

Party/Semi-formal Pageant/Performace Wedding

he t t ou k c e Ch

way! a e d i al H n i g i Or

SINCE 1957,

230 S. Knoblock St. Stillwater, OK 74074

Stop in for fresh Fried Mushrooms or Pizza made to your liking!

121 E 9th Ave, Downtown www.formalfantasy.com 405-780-7720

Page 4B Friday, November 4, 2022

O’Colly

News Robinson...

Continued from 1B

Jaiden Daughty “War Brides,” begins Friday at the Gundersen building.

Courtesy of Student Union Activities Board’s Instagram OSU’s Student Union Activities Board will host its annual Cowboy Con on Saturday at the Student Union ballroom.

OSU to host Cowboy take on Comic Con Michael Clark Staff Reporter

be plenty of fun to be had for everyone.

In previous years, the Gamers of OSU collaborated with the Student Union Activity Board to help provide prizes and rewards for the students.

In 2019, three Nintendo Switch Lites were given away to the winners of the Super Smash Brothers tournament, the winner of the costume contest and the winner of the door prize drawing.

It is unknown what the prize for this year will be, but it’s safe to say it’ll likely be something great.

While cosplays are welcome and encouraged, the Student Union Activity Board would also like to point out that any cosplays and costumes with fake weapons attached will be security checked to ensure that no harm is done to fellow students or fans.

Cowboy Con is looking to be a great opportunity for OSU students to express their love for their favorite things.

Because of the free entry, the exciting prizes, cosplays, vendors selling merchandise and other fun events, this makes attendance for the event a no brainer.

Cowboy Con will be held at the Student Union Ballroom, Room 265.

Every year, millions of excited fans dress up as their favorite characters and attend conventions, normally referred to as Comic Cons, to celebrate them.

Unfortunately, many of these conventions tend to happen in places such as San Francisco, New York and other large cities. Because of this, a lot of rural folks don’t get to express their interests and creativity at these conventions.

Thankfully, the Student Union Activity Board has set up a Comic Con event every year for OSU students. On Saturday, Nov. 5 noon to 4 p.m., students are welcome to meet at the Student Union Ballroom and enjoy their own Comic Con. According to the Student Union Activity Board on the official Student Union website, Cowboy Con will have plenty of other activities and entertainment other than mingling with your fellow fans. Cowboy Con will also offer events such as a Super Smash Bros tournament, Cosplay Contests, Trivia and vendors from across the state that will sell merchandise and fan-made material based off various popular shows, movies, books or video games.

Whether you’re a fan of Marvel, Star Wars, Nintendo or anime, there should entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

phone but didn’t press the call button. He sat there contemplating, then hit call on his phone to call 911, and then put the gun down.

Since his attempt in spring 2020, Robinson played another season of professional baseball. Now, he works as a mental health advocate for the San Francisco Giants. He travels and speaks for the different organizations, just like the OSU Department of Wellness.

“Keep spreading the message trying to bridge the gap between our players and our professionals,” Robinson said. “Let them know that it’s a beneficial encouraged resource rather than it being a weakness. I’m just trying to help spread the message and the Giants are at the forefront of it from a baseball standpoint.”

Robinson’s story, which ESPN baseball writer Jeff Passan highlighted in a feature story and documentary, is well-known to baseball and softball players.

The OSU softball team and coach Kenny Gajewski attended the event along with Cowboys baseball coach Josh Holliday.

Throughout the event, Robinson stressed that mental health struggles can occur with anyone. Even a professional baseball player like himself. He read a letter, a journal entry from a few months after his at-

Cheating...

Continued from 1B we didn’t all just go through this very traumatic period. So I think empathy and understanding, which are always important in teaching, are especially important now. Our students have just been through a lot.

The transition to alternate modalities of instruction in Spring 2020 was so sudden and often confusing.”

Schewig teaches an online section of Calculus II for distance students, and this course was planned and designed even before COVID-19.

“I think cheating during COVID was especially bad,” Shweig said. “Students were very stressed and overwhelmed. And when you’re stressed and overwhelmed, you don’t always make the best decisions.”

Chris Francisco is a math professor at OSU currently serving as vice

tempt. He said his survival doesn’t add up scientifically or anatomically, but it does spiritually.

“It’s just such a universal topic that we all struggle with at times,” he said. “So being able to connect with student-athletes, the student body and just anybody who’s willing to listen and hopefully learn something. Learn the message that strength isn’t always physical. It’s been really cool to connect with them and I’m really grateful that we’re able to put this together.”

Many students, such as Libby Harrison, didn’t know about Robinson’s story before the event but left with a lot learned.

“I feel like he’s very motivating,” Harrison said.

“It kinda just puts in perspective, even people that are high up in life and have this picture perfect life, they struggle with it, too.”

Many counselors from the University Counseling Services were available for services after the speech.

Robinson encouraged students to seek help if necessary. Members of the Pete’s Pet Posse also attended.

“I think the way that he talks about his experience, his experience with therapy and utilizing the resources that he had available to him, I think was really cool for students to be able to hear that,” student Wylie Dyer said. “There’s no shame and there’s no weakness in getting help if you need it. I think that was a really cool point that he made quite a few times.” news.ed@ocolly.com

provost in the division of academic affairs. Francisco has been working at OSU since 2007 and has served as associate head of lowerdivision instruction and as the department head in the math department.

During his time at OSU, Francisco has mostly taught Calculus II and he sees the class as a way to help students understand more abstract ideas. Francisco’s interest in teaching flourished because of the fact that his dad was a professor and his mom was an elementary school teacher.

“I was always interested in teaching,” Francisco said. “I saw how much my dad loved being able to study and teach topics in which he was really interested, and that made me want to be a professor.”

Francisco taught online in the fall of 2020 and had more students during Zoom office hours than he used to have for in-person office hours.

“The pandemic has increased stress on ev-

Chase Davis Retired baseball player Drew Robinson spoke to students about his suicide attempt during a speaking event in the Student Union Theater on Tuesday.

Chase Davis Drew Robinson, a mental health advocate, reads from his journal entry written a few months after his suicide attempt.

eryone, and college was already a stressful time for many students before this added burden,” Francisco said. “I think the rate of cheating increased during the pandemic in large part because students felt more stress, and proctoring was more difficult than it is in person.”

OSU’s academic integrity protocol is designed to be fair for students and faculty. The first step is to have a facilitated meeting, in which the alleged violation is discussed in the presence of an academic integrity facilitator, and a sanction is assigned. Usually, the matter ends there, especially if there’s no disagreement about what took place. If the student feels the sanction is unfair, they can appeal the case to the Academic Integrity Panel.

In the case of an appeal, the panel asks questions to both parties and comes to a decision after deliberating and weighing the evidence.

Bryan Finch has taught sports management

classes at OSU at the Spears Business School since 2007 and has been given the opportunity to develop the sports management specialization as well as design the coursework, travel classes and internship program.

After three years of working as a physical therapist, Finch went back to school for his MBA at Arizona State and Ph.D.at Texas A&M. “COVID has allowed students, and other people also, to be even more selffocused and self-aware,” Finch said. “I have never had a student admit they cheated online, cheating becomes part of your character. If you don’t decide to avoid it, or at least stop, it will become ingrained and will naturally impact your decision-making in other areas of life…whether that is with friends, family, relationships, jobs, speeding, taxes.”

news.ed@ocolly.com

Jaiden Daughty OSU students have used whatever means necessary to cheat, and since COVID-19 it has become easier to do so.

O’Colly

Friday, November 4, 2022 Page 5B

Classifieds Business Squares Come check out the wide variety of elegant clothing at Formal Fantasy!

Located on 121 E. 9th Ave, Downtown Stillwater

FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Business Squares

Business Squares

Company Coming?

Check out “Cowboy Cabin” 550 steps east of Boone Pickens Stadium Airbnb.com/h/cowboy-cabin

The best selection of beer, wine and liquor that Stillwater has to offer! Perfect for all your game day needs, come to Brown’s Bottle Shop located on 128 N. Main “The Original Hideaway, located on the corner of Knoblock and University.

Serving quality pizza and more since 1957.”

Murphy’s Department Store 815 S Main, Downtown Open 10-6 Monday thru Saturday

Daily Horoscope

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Patti Varol and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Gives away 6 __ receipt 10 Pros unlikely to use vacation time in April 14 Cantina breakfast element 15 Smell 16 Plus 17 Four pairs 18 Machu Picchu’s land 19 Frog sound?

20 *Era known for Pegasus and other winged stallions?

23 Goof 24 Ambient musician Brian 25 Like many hunter-gatherer societies 28 Want 30 __ Valley: Reagan Library site 32 Pub fare 33 *Tenderize steaks?

36 Either of the “Grey Gardens” women 39 Actor Barinholtz 40 Greenlit 41 *Pet restriction set by the condo board?

46 State Dept. URL ender 47 Famous __ cookies 48 Lackluster 52 Contacts online 54 Notable period 55 Pleased sigh 56 Wall Street site, and what happened in order to form the answers to the starred clues?

60 Rental car choice 62 “Rubyfruit Jungle” writer __ Mae Brown 63 Radical 64 “Whip It” rock band 65 Elemental unit 66 Sea-bound group 67 Yoked team 68 Strong urges 69 Directory items

11/4/22

By Nathan Hale

DOWN 1 __ down: ate with relish 2 Game that introduced the joker into modern playing cards 3 Dissuades 4 Square 5 “Take that!”

6 Brand of helmet cams 7 __ of March 8 Warning from a driver?

9 “Would I lie to you?”

10 Soccer great Lloyd who wrote the memoir “When Nobody Was Watching” 11 Listen to, as a recording 12 Donkey 13 Soak (up) 21 Window seat at the front of an airplane, often 22 Cold, in Córdoba 26 Spiky succulent 27 More than offcolor 29 “Suuuuure” 30 “Land __ alive!”

Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

©2022 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

31 Notion 34 Early DVR brand 35 Old Venetian magistrate 36 Leg up 37 Unhappy ending 38 Like kudzu 42 Saintly glow 43 “Take a hike!”

44 Pique-nique setting 45 Piqued 49 “Wolf Hall”

11/4/22

novelist Hilary 50 “No argument here” 51 Flouts the rules 53 “Here we go!”

54 Physicals 57 Sky box?

58 Historic British school 59 “__ Want for Christmas Is You” 60 Hubbub 61 Aggravate

Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Linda Black Horoscopes (TNS)

Today’s Birthday (11/04/22). Health, energy and strength grow this year. Regular domestic routines build harmony and family connection. Discover new talents or powers this autumn, helping solve a winter partnership puzzle. Triumph rewards physical efforts next spring, leading to summer’s personal reflection phase. You’re energized, revitalized and empowered.

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 a 9 — Listen to your intuition. You can have what you’re willing to work for. Go for what you truly want. Keep your objective in mind.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Get quiet enough to listen to your own thoughts. Privacy suits your mood. Develop plans for upcoming projects, gatherings or explorations. Make a spiritual connection.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Teamwork can produce miracles once you’re aligned and pulling together. Expect temporary confusion. Don’t disturb a watchdog. Share what you’re learning. Network and collaborate.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — A dreamy professional opportunity lies within reach. Develop a possibility into reality step by step. Luck follows your own initiative. You can win this.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Explore your subject in depth. Travel delights, whether your own backyard or distant shores. Study and investigate. Discover hidden wonders off the beaten path.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Coordinate with your partner to grow accounts. Abundance is available. Build financial strength and security, one step at a time. Replenish depleted coffers.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Listen to your partner’s unspoken clues as well as their words. Coordinate to synchronize your collaborative efforts.

Together, you’re unbeatable. You’ve got each other’s back.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Whatever you’re doing, it’s working. Maintain healthy practices and routines. Physical action gets satisfying results.

Score extra points for reconnecting with nature. You’re building strength.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Fun and romance grow naturally.

Indulge yourself and follow your heart. Connect with what and who you love.

Share sweetness with your honey.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Savor favorite flavors at home with family. Learn from people you love. Share wisdom, wonder and compassion. Listen generously and support each other.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Your muses are singing. Fortune follows initiative. Dive into a creative project. Express, write and sketch. Put passion into your work for wonderful harmony.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Tap into a lucrative opportunity. Find a new source of funding. Work out the details. Siphon a trickle of your positive cash flow into savings.

Level 1

2

3

4

11/4/22

Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk

© 2022 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.

Page 6B Friday, November 4, 2022

O’Colly

Lifestyle

OSU Museum of Art hosting exhibitions aimed at college students out air conditioning, to way of facing it.”

Cooper Carr keep safe in questionable That combination O’Colly Contributor In Bobby Ross’ painting titled Tug of War, red letters leap out from a black background.

Pairs of contradicting words like “OBSESSEDUNINVOLVED” and “ORDERLY-CHAOTIC” dominate the linen in a font similar to that of an old alarm clock.

The printed words can almost be heard in the hushed gallery of the OSU Museum of Art, where the feelings emitted by the paintings are the closest thing to loud.

Through Dec 10, the museum is hosting two exhibitions: “Contradictions” by Ross, and “Small Worlds,” by Carolyn Cardenas.

Another painting on a different wall provides a similarly disquieting effect. It is inspired

by Cardenas’ time living in New York and Los Angeles.

“I always felt like I had to nail my windows shut, in the heat, with-

neighborhoods,” Cárdenas said.

But the woman in the picture has left her patio door open.

“That,” Cardenas said, “is why the evening is compromised by wanting air.”

The Associate Curator of Education at the OSU Museum of Art, Catarina De Araùjo, said each new exhibit that takes its place on the walls is chosen with a target audience in mind.

The target audience of the current exhibitions

by Ross and Cárdenas is college students. Araùjo said that every exhibit is beneficial to the gallery in some way, and this one is beneficial because it may start conversations among its viewers.

Araùjo said one of the main themes of the exhibit is anxiety.

“I have realized anxiety is a frequent theme in my work,” Ross said. “And humor, represented by Bambi and the Halloween pumpkin, our cultural icons, are my

of anxiety and humor will perhaps be the most relatable theme to college-age museum goers.

Bambi and pumpkin he references are present in his painting, House of Fear, another piece in the exhibition.

Ross and Cárdenas are a married couple, whose styles intersect in the field of surrealism, though they take different approaches. Much of Cárdenas’ work is small, a product of the materials she works with.

Her method of starting with a black and white sketch is considered nontraditional.

Meanwhile, Ross paints on a much larger scale.

His paintings are vibrant, colorful and packed full of details.

“The evening is a witness to what could happen,” said Cárdenas.

In the painting, she sees through the eyes of the evening. Museum-goers can see through hers.

entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

Chase Davis The latest exhibit at the OSU Museum of Art, Bobby Ross’ “Contradictions” and Carolyn Cardenas’ “Small Worlds” features art that can start conversations with its audiences.

Jaiden Daughty Cast members of OSU Theatre Council’s production of “War Brides” prepare for this weekend’s performances.

Student-operated theater returns with ‘War Brides’ men view them as their role in society is to just repopulate for the next generation,” Wardell said. “So, we have a character who is really fighting against Adam Engel and by the end of Co-Editor-in-Chief that the play, you kinda see how the show is gonna move forward and what In a small, closethe women are going up setting, seven stuto do to get out of their dents will perform a situation that they’re in story about war, a month currently.” in the making.

Cudly, the OSU OSU theater stuTheatre Council presidents Liliana Cudly and dent, said this play Katherine Wardell are differs from the OSU set to direct and produce Department of Theatre “War Brides,” a produc- mainstage productions tion of the OSU Theatre because it’s not used for Council, on Friday class credit. It’s 100% and Saturday night at volunteer based.

7:30 p.m. The Theatre “War Brides” will Council is a student-led be first OSU Theatre organization that allows Council production since for future professional fall 2019. performers to hone their “My goal is to skills. revive student theater Cudly said the back at OSU to get more show, a performance people involved in our of Marion Craig Wenproductions and allow tworth’s 1915 play, is students the space to about women in a war learn and grow with time losing their memeach other,” she said. bers to deployment.

The show, which “Basically, how will be in the Jerry

What: War Brides When: Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Jerry Davis Studio, second floor in the Gundersen building Price: $10, all proceeds go to the OSU Theatre Council Length: 40-45 minutes, one act play

Davis Studio inside the Gunderson building, is a black box theater which means that the audience is only a few feet from the stage.

“We have three sides of audience and then the rest of is the play space which has been a challenge and it’s also been very fun to work with,” Cudly said.

Tickets for the show are $10 and all proceeds go to the OSU Theatre Council.

entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

Monday - Wednesday: 10:00am - 10:00pm Thursday - Saturday: 10:00am - 11:00pm

128 N Main St. Stillwater, OK 74075 Great selection, prices, & staff!

405.372.5080

O’Colly

Friday, November 4, 2022 Page 7B

News

Stillwater celebrates holiday with Spooktacular 5K Kennedy Thomason participants to dress in costume. About half of Staff Reporter Costumed runners raced around Boomer Lake on Saturday.

The Boomer Spooktacular, which the Leisure Studies Graduate Student Association, featured a few events that provided a familyfriendly Halloween themed environment.

The event held a 5K at 2:30 p.m., a trunk or treat at 3 p.m. and a costume parade at 4 p.m.

The turnout seemed small for the inaugural Boomer Spooktacular 5K. Less than 20 people participated in the race, but the trunk or treat and costume parade had a larger turnout. Cars filled a small parking lot and plenty of families and residents participated in the event.

An energetic announcer kept spirits up behind the registration table, playing music and interacting with the attendees.

The 5K was run around the entirety of Boomer Lake, with one water station positioned at the halfway point.

A cloudy and temperate afternoon made for ideal racing conditions.

“I thought it was special how much the event was geared towards kids and provided a lot of fun for kids in the community as well as college students and adults,” Maryanne Hartwell, a racer and OSU student said.

The organizers encouraged the 5K

the racers dressed in costume.

Some of the elaborate costumes displayed were a group of grannies, dressed in nightgowns and glasses, and a killer dressed in jeans and a hockey mask who carried a fake hatchet while running.

Confused passerby looked humorously toward the array of Halloween costumes gathered at the start line.

Prizes were awarded to the top finishers of the 5K and to the winners of the costume contest. The prizes were provided from sponsors such as Chick-fil-A. As far as costumes went, the kids were the star of the show.

Children dressed as fairies, princesses, dinosaurs and a variety of other characters roamed the parking lot, cheering on racers and collecting candy from trunks.

Stillwater residents, old and young alike enjoyed the costumed and candy-filled activities.

The trunk or treat drew in the majority of people. Families brought their costumed kids to gather candy near the lake. The event was positioned near the playground, so kids could play after they visited the trunk or treat.

“I thought the event was fun and good for the community to come together,” Hartwell said. news.ed@ocolly.com

Courtesy of Cari Feasley

Kennedy Thomason Stillwater families and residents celebrated Halloween with the Spooktacular 5K at Boomer Lake on Saturday.

HIMALAYAN GROCERY STORE

Courtesy of Cari Feasley

Page 8B Friday, November 4, 2022

O’Colly

News

Courtesy of Tribune News Service

Veterans Day events to occur all over campus Veterans Day is approaching. Check out this list of events around campus honoring veterans such as flag planting on Library Lawn and Military Movie Night in the Student Union.

students to come and watch a welcome to come help to sign in pair of free movies on Tuesday the guests. at 5 p.m. “Twilight” will be shown and after is “Hacksaw Veteran’s Day Ceremony Ridge.” Popcorn and drinks will Nov. 11 at 10 a.m, EdWith Veterans Day combe provided free of charge. mond Low Library will host ing soon, there are several Dog Tag Placement a Veterans Day Ceremony. It events that will be happening On Friday, dog tags will Veteran Appreciation will be held at the Peggy V. soon on campus. Almost all of be placed on the American flags Dinner Helmerich Browsing Room on them will have opportunities for for Veterans Day week. Just like Thursday will mark the second floor. This event volunteer work and great expe- yesterday, volunteers will be this years Veterans Appreciawill also announce OSU’s new riences for all involved. needed for 1-2 hour shifts. This tion Dinner. All veteran and policy for in-state tuition rates time from 9 a.m. to midnight. military-affiliated students for military-affiliated students Flag Planting are encouraged to come and that are taking online degree Yesterday marked the Military Movie Night eat while making some new programs. annual flag planting ceremony At the Student Union friends. Make sure you arrive at OSU. More than 7,000 Theatre, the Office of Student at 5:30 p.m to fully sign-in and Flag Pick-up American flags were planted for Veteran Success is inviting OSU start at 6 p.m. Volunteers are On Nov. 13, come out to

Jaden Besteda Staff Reporter

Veterans Day week. Volunteers were out on Library Lawn all day yesterday. These flags will be displayed through the end of next week.

Library Lawn and help pick up the 7,000-plus American flags from Library Lawn. Just as the previous placements, 1-2 hour shifts will be accepted from 9:00 a.m. until midnight.

To officially sign up as a volunteer for any of these events you can go directly to the Oklahoma State CampusLink website or go to the Veteran Student Affairs office in the Student Union and apply in person.

news.ed@ocolly.com