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Defensive adjustments helped push OSU past Cincinnati, Cowboys “hungry” for Bedlam Davis Cordova Staff Reporter
arms of OSU’s Cameron Epps. Epps needed a few taps of the ball, juggling it around, to haul it in and run, eventually dragged out of bounds at Cincinnati’s 29-yard line. Emory Jones tossed a quick pass to Epps’ tip-drill pick led to an Olthe right side. lie Gordon touchdown and highlighted The pass flew a tad high, but catch- the improved defensive performance able, for receiver Braden Smith. The ball from the Cowboys, not only in the third ricocheted off his hands and into the quarter, but overall, in their 45-13 win
against Cincinnati in Stillwater on SaturOSU defensive coordinator Bryan day – leading the Cowboys on a high into Nardo said he didn’t feel the defense a Bedlam duel where the stakes couldn’t made big adjustments to stop the be higher for bragging rights and confer- Bearcats’ rushing attack. He said he felt ence implications. the Bearcats’ outside runs were quick The Cowboys’ defense pitched a and hard to simulate, but once his team shutout in the third quarter and forced caught up, he felt his defense did well. two turnovers – Epps’ interception and a Linebacker Nick Martin said the turnover on downs with the Bearcats in best way to stop the outside zone is by OSU territory. rallying toward it, quickly. See “Hungry” on 3
How this Israel-Hamas conflict is like nothing that’s happened before Lisa Beyer Bloomberg News The long history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is filled with bloodshed, dislocation and trauma. But even by those relative standards, the current conflagration stands out. For one thing, it’s especially brutal. Not since the Holocaust have as many Jews been massacred at one time as were on Oct. 7, when Hamas militants stormed Israel, killing 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostage. Before Israel escalated its ground operations in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, its retaliatory strikes, mostly from the air, killed more than 7,700, according to Gazan authorities, and dislocated nearly half the population of 2.3 million, by an estimate of U.N. officials. Israel’s decision to cut off power to Gaza — and severely limit water and food supplies — threatens a larger humanitarian calamity. Beyond that, this new chapter has changed the way Israelis see the threat from the Islamist group, and thus the measures they’re prepared to take against it. From the start, Hamas, which the U.S. and European Union designate a terrorist organization, has been dedicated to the destruction of the state of Israel. For three decades, it’s held to that mission as other Palestinian leaders have committed to peaceful coexistence with Israel while pursuing their own state alongside it. Hamas considers all of the Holy Land — which encompasses what today is Israel, the West Bank and Gaza — a divine Islamic endowment, and pledges in its charter to destroy Israel by any means. After Hamas showed what it’s capable of on Oct. 7, Israelis now say they are determined not just to suppress the group but to dismantle it, a goal that will entail more bloodshed and may not be achievable. How we got here The modern struggle between Arabs and Jews over ownership of the Holy Land is rooted in the nationalism that
grew among both groups after the World War I-era collapse of the Ottoman Empire, which had ruled the territory for centuries. In 1920, the war’s victors gave the U.K. a mandate to administer what was then called Palestine. Intercommunal fighting in the territory was exacerbated by resistance among Arabs to Jewish immigration, which rose in the 1930s; in the face of Nazi persecution, increasing numbers of Jews from abroad sought sanctuary in their ancient homeland, where Jews have lived for nearly 4,000 years. In an effort to stop ArabJewish violence, a British commission in 1937 proposed partitioning the territory to create a state for each group. A decade later, the United Nations endorsed a different division. The Arabs said no both times, while the Jews said yes. After declaring its independence in 1948, Israel was attacked by neighboring Arab states, and its wartime gains established the borders of the new nation. The Palestinians use the term Nakba, or disaster, to refer to this period, which produced an estimated 700,000 Palestinian refugees. Many of them fled to the Gaza Strip, then under Egyptian control. In a subsequent 1967 war, Israel captured the rest of what had been Mandatory Palestine — Gaza plus the West Bank — and put Palestinian residents of the territories under military occupation. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) came to prominence after that war, launching guerilla attacks on Israel and earning international recognition as the representative of the Palestinian people. The first popular uprising, or intifada, against the occupation began in 1987, giving rise to Hamas. The group initially gained popularity among Palestinians by establishing a network of charities to address poverty as well as health care and educational needs. But it made its main mission clear: the destruction of Israel. See Conflict on 7
Ashlyn Bryant The annual Hester Street Painting, which was rescheduled for Thursday, welcomed students, alumni and community members to paint on Hester Street ahead of Saturday’s Spirit Walk.
‘Heart of OSU’
Hester Street Painting prepares students, alumni for Homecoming Michael Clark Staff Reporter
Tribune News Service A picture taken from southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip shows Israeli army bulldozers crossing the border into Gaza, on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
On Thursday, two days before “America’s Greatest Homecoming,” Stillwater residents poured onto Hester Street to show their support for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. It’s an annual tradition for Stillwater students and
families to paint encouraging messages along Hester Street to encourage the OSU football team on their walk towards Boone Pickens Stadium before the Homecoming football game. The event was filled to the brim with members from all over Stillwater. From small kids excited to pay homage to their football heroes, to lifelong Cowboys fans showing respect to their favorite team, students
ranging from the Spirit team to the Pom squad were all around campus helping the event run smoothly. Serena Gray, a junior, is the Spirit Executive for OSU and helped plan the event. “We want to get the players fired up as they walk into Boone Pickens,” Gray said. “The Spirit team has helped plan events like walk around, the student tailgate and many others.” See Homecoming on 6
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sports “Hungry”... Continued from 1 “The best way to stop it is by penetration, vertical penetration through the gaps,” Martin said. “The D-Line and us (linebackers) started filling our gaps more and to put it in short words it’s, ‘Who wants it more?’” The Bearcats earned a majority of their yardage in the first half. The Cowboys gave up a quick 63-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter. The defense kept Cincinnati in check most of the game, only giving up that early touchdown and touchdown in the final five minutes. The Cowboys also stopped the Bearcats from converting a fourth down with 3:39 remaining in the game, the fourth turnover forced by the defense. “It goes back to confidence,” Nardo said. “When you walk on the field and know we have the ability to stop this football team, that just breeds confidence and allows us to come out in the second half and do what we did.” The Cowboys are peaking at the right time with Oklahoma coming to town. The Big 12 announced the Bedlam kickoff time for 2:30 p.m. on ABC at Boone Pickens Stadium next Saturday. The Cowboys are on a four-game winning streak while Oklahoma lost to Kansas, 38-33, upsetting the Sooners’ bid of an undefeated season and increasing the stakes of next Saturday’s game. It’s already the final scheduled Bedlam as OU runs off to the SEC with Texas, but with both teams heading into Bedlam with one conference loss, it makes the game even more critical with a five-way tie for first place in the Big 12, including the Bedlam rivals. OSU coach Mike Gundy said the Cowboys need to stay focused in practice in order to give themselves a chance to play well on Saturday and beyond. “As long as they stay humble and not expect anything, they’ll have a chance to compete in all the games,” Gundy said. “I just mentioned this to the team, but if you start to swing the other way and for some reason don’t think you have to practice as hard, it doesn’t work that way. I’ve seen it for 35 years. You’ve got to practice hard every day and you have to expect results through the week to play well on Saturday.” Martin had a few stops for the Cowboys on Saturday and finished with a game-high 12 tackles. Martin reiterated Gundy, but at the same time, he’s looking forward to the last Bedlam. “Big game, but attack every week the same. Don’t try to do anything that we haven’t been doing. Just play our game,” Martin said. “But we all know how important the game is. I’m hungry, I’m ready to eat.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
Ethan Scott The OSU defense allowed only one red-zone trip to Cincinnati and forced two turnovers.
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Running back Ollie Gordon has changed the OSU offense within a month.
Gordon carrying OSU when it needed him most Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter
tion and gave him the ball before faking a pitch to Gordon. Most of Cincinnati’s defense charged Gordon, and by the time they noticed he was the decoy, Presley scored. The entire stadium knew who was The sophomore running back is going to get the ball. unquestionably the face of OSU. He’s Oklahoma State’s student secyoung, strong, lets his charismatic tion chanted his name, and Cincinnati’s personality show on the field, and most defense didn’t want him to beat them of all, is a damn good running back. again. He finished the game with 25 carries In OSU’s 45-13 win vs Cincinnati for 271 yards and two touchdowns. By in Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday the way, he also caught the second most night, running back Ollie Gordon once passes. Which is why when everyone again stole the show. Yet on the 1-yard thought Gordon was about to get the line, he didn’t get the ball. ball, OSU knew he was never going to. Gordon took the Cowboys’ offense His presence was enough to help the to the goal line with a 39-yard run, and Cowboys score. had scored from nine yards out after Gordon has changed OSU’s ofbreaking three tackles earlier in the fense in the past month. He turned it game, but couldn’t finish the drive. On from a unit that hadn’t scored 30 points third down, quarterback Alan Bowman in a game in a year to one that has the called receiver Brennan Presley in mo- past three games. The Cowboys used to
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have to play mistake free to even have a chance at winning. Now, knowing what he can do, they can try new things, such as beginning the game with throwing the ball to see what they have at receiver after three starters did not play with injuries. “With Ollie, you have to start right there with Oklahoma State,” said offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn. “You gotta stop Ollie, and that opens up a lot of avenues and opportunities for other players. It’s nothing different than when James Washington was here and Mason Rudolph. They opened up the run game, and other opportunities for Marcell Ateman. Once you have a guy someone’s gonna key on, it helps us coaches game plan for the weaknesses.” It isn’t just that he’s a game-changer and budding superstar. He’s hope. On his legs, OSU went 4-0 in October, the first time since 2017. The Cowboys enter
November tied for first place in the Big 12. If they decided to give Gordon the ball earlier this season, it may not be a tie. OSU still isn’t a complete team. The run defense looked shaky against Cincinnati, the pass defense was poor last week and Alan Bowman is the weakest starting quarterback the Cowboys have had in a number of years. But who cares? Gordon is running like a future OSU legend as a 19-yearold. He joined Barry Sanders as the only Cowboys with back-to-back games of 250 yards rushing. You know, the guy with the statue. Everyone knows what game is next. He does too. As long as they have him, they stand a chance against anybody. And I’d bet OU knows that too. “Now that that week is here, we’re focused on that game,” Gordon said, “I expect the Pokes to come out on top.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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sports After accepting idea of redshirting, Leon Johnson III became go-to receiver in OSU’s Homecoming win Braden Bush Sports Editor
Leon Johnson III was the first teammate Alan Bowman met. Bowman and Johnson, both senior transfers, took their visit to OSU together in January, so they knew each other before they knew anyone else on the roster. They made the adjustment to Stillwater together, learned the offense together and did newcomer lifts together. And on Saturday night, Johnson caught his first ingame reception from Bowman. The Cowboys were without receivers Jaden Bray, Talyn Shettron and Blaine Green against Cincinnati. That’s not including De’Zhaun Stribling, who has missed the past few weeks with a season-ending injury. In came Johnson, a 6-foot-5 senior transfer from Division-III George Fox University. A virtual unknown up to this point into the season who was considering a redshirt before injuries thre eon Johnson III made his first start Saturday and led the Cowboys with 149 receiving yards, the most of any OSU receiver this season. w him into the starting lineup for the first time. People know who Johnson is now. He was OSU’s go-to pass catcher in its 45-13 Homecoming win, and he looked like no stranger to the spotlight, going off for 149 on five catches — the most yards by an OSU receiver this season. “I’ve been ready since Week 1 to play,” Johnson said. “But we knew that we were gonna try and figure out what was gonna happen with next year. It was just awesome to get in tonight.”
Ethan Scott Leon Johnson III made his first start Saturday and led the Cowboys with 149 receiving yards, the most of any OSU receiver this season.
Johnson said he came into the season wanting to play right away, but once coaches offered up a redshirt to him, he accepted it and the idea of building toward next season. Then, his time came early. “He needs to play,” OSU coach Mike Gundy said. “We’re down some receivers right now, and until we get everybody back, which I don’t know when that will be, we’ve got to play him.” Gundy said it’s normally hard to keep players like Johnson ready to go. It’s difficult for a player to continue to compete and practice hard when that player hasn’t been playing and isn’t guaranteed to play anytime soon. Johnson doesn’t fit that mold.
When given his impromptu opportunity, which he found out about a week ago, he was prepared. “I’ve been preparing every week just in case what happened last week happened, so it wasn’t too much of a shock or anything,” Johnson said. “But it was like, ‘OK, time to actually suit up and be ready to play every play of the game.” In the second quarter, Johnson made his second catch of the game, a leaping grab that he took for 67 yards. It was a contested catch, but his height — 3 inches taller than any other Cowboy receiver — gives him an advantage over the rest. Bowman said Johnson manages those intangibles well, too. “He has extreme body control in the air,” Bowman
said. “Some of those deep passes that he can go up and get it… I think being that big but also having that much body control is really, really special.” In the second half, Johnson added catches of 23 and 43 yards, becoming the second OSU receiver to reach 100 receiving yards this season. None have had more, and he did so at a pace of nearly 30 yards a catch. “Leon Johnson, five receptions, 150 yards?” running back Ollie Gordon said. “That’s insane. I mean, that’s crazy.” Truth be told, even Gundy wasn’t sure what to expect from Johnson. “I felt like he would play pretty good, but I’m not gonna say I thought that he would step up the first time and go for 150,” Gundy said. “So, I think
‘pleasantly kinda surprised.’” Johnson was the experiment brought in from a small school who coaches didn’t think would see the field again this season. He said he thought he had to prove himself when he first got to OSU, but he said doesn’t feel that way anymore. He proved himself anyway. Neither Johnson nor Gundy know how injuries will play out or what Johnson’s redshirt status will be, but either way, Johnson got his moment and showed he can be a go-to guy when called on. “I knew I had the ability to, but I wasn’t sure if it would have happened,” Johnson said. “And I’m happy it did.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Homecoming... Continued from 1 The OSU Pom squad was present as well. Avery Anderson, a junior Pom squad member, was excited to attend. “I feel like Homecoming is the
heart of OSU,” Anderson said. “It makes people want to come here, and being on the Pom squad, we just want to share our love for this school. This painting gives us the spirit of OSU and helps us bleed a brighter orange.” Claire Wisdom, a sophomore member of the pom squad, said she is honored to have her position on the Pom squad. “It’s really special to be an ambassador for this school,” Wisdom said.
“Being able to represent Pom and interact with everyone is amazing.” Jaselyn Rossman, a sophomore member of the Pom squad, said the team has prepared for Homecoming for a long time. “We work hard all week to practice our routines and get ready for game days,” Rossman said. “One of our main goals is to impact the community and represent Oklahoma State.” Houston McClure, a member of
the Homecoming Steering Committee, said Homecoming is one of his favorite times of year. “This is an event to show school spirit,” McClure said. “Homecoming to me is having everyone come together and show support.” Homecoming Steering is a team that helps to plan and execute Homecoming events. news.ed@ocolly.com
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news Conflict... Continued from 1 While the PLO had the same goal at the time, the secular group shifted its views. Having lost its forward bases in Lebanon after Israel invaded in 1982 to remove them, the group in the late 1980s tacitly recognized Israel’s right to exist. As the toll of the intifada accumulated, Israel engaged in secret peace negotiations with the PLO, which produced the 1993 Oslo Accords. The PLO recognized Israel’s legitimacy, and, as an interim measure, Palestinians gained limited self-rule, administered by a body called the Palestinian Authority. In subsequent years, trust between Israelis and Palestinians eroded. Hamas launched attacks and suicide bombings in Israel, and Israelis continued to expand Jewish settlements in the territories. Israeli and PLO negotiators repeatedly failed to reach a promised permanent agreement that would have presumably established a Palestinian state. A second intifada, from 2000 to 2005, was bloodier than the first. With negotiations at a standstill, Israel in 2005 unilaterally withdrew its remaining forces from Gaza and uprooted Israeli settlers from the strip, while maintaining control of its airspace, maritime territory and entrances into Israel. The next year, Hamas defeated the PLO’s main faction, Fatah, in Palestinian legislative elections. After months of fighting between the two groups in Gaza, Hamas gained control of the territory in 2007 and since has used it periodically to launch rocket attacks and raids on Israel. Fatah continues to dominate the Palestinian Authority, which is responsible for limited self-rule in the West Bank. Alarmed by the Hamas takeover, both Israel and Egypt imposed tight restrictions on goods and people moving in and out of Gaza — measures referred to as the blockade. In recent years, Israel had taken limited steps to ease the constraints, including issuing
permits for 20,000 Gazans to work inside Israel, where they could earn 10 times what they would at home. It was commonly believed in Israel that Hamas was focused on improving Gaza’s economy, and that even if violence erupted from time to time, the threat Hamas posed could be contained to an acceptable level. Then came Oct. 7. Hamas’s assault on Israel The attack on Israel that day began with a barrage of rocket strikes launched from Gaza. As the sun rose, several thousand heavily armed Hamas militants burst out of the strip, mostly through holes they had blown in the fencing along the border with Israel. Some used paragliders or infiltrated by sea. They penetrated army bases and attacked towns as well as a music festival in the desert, seemingly with the sole purpose of killing or taking hostage as many Israelis as they could. After invading fighters returned to Gaza or were killed or captured, Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israel, some 7,000 of them, according to Israel’s military. So far, the vast majority have caused little or no harm, largely because of Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, which the military says has an intercept rate of about 90%. Yet such barrages can be deadly — they killed 12 Israeli civilians in 2021 — and send people rushing to bomb shelters when an alert warns of incoming rockets. Israel’s response The larger immediate perils have shifted to the Palestinians in Gaza, who are facing Israel’s furious response to Oct. 7. While Israeli officials say that their goal is to protect the country by permanently eliminating the threat posed by Hamas, President Isaac Herzog’s comments in a CNN interview, in which he said he held “an entire nation” responsible for Oct. 7, gave weight to accusations, by among others a U.N. panel of experts, that Israel was exacting collective punishment. In the wake of the attacks, Israel cut off supplies of water, electricity, fuel and food to Gaza, while pulverizing its homes, buildings and infra-
Tribune News Service Israeli armored vehicles and bulldozers gather near the border with Gaza before entering the Palestinian strip on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
structure with air strikes. It later agreed to resume some water service. Israel dropped leaflets from planes encouraging people in northern Gaza to move south to avoid the bombardment, and then bombed the south, launching at least 400 rockets on Oct. 24 alone. After two weeks, Israel agreed to allow limited amounts of relief supplies to be trucked in from Egypt. United Nations officials say that nearly 1.4 million people have been displaced, which they say is 2.5 times the number that can be accommodated. Three weeks after the Hamas attack, after a major push into Gaza by Israeli ground forces, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a “second stage” of the war, which he said would be “long and difficult.” Looking ahead As the fighting escalates, Gaza is poised to suffer considerably more devastation. Even before the most recent conflict, the economy and welfare were in decline, with conditions worsened by the blockade of the last decade and a half. A U.N. assessment last updated in August said 81% of Gazans were poor and cited an unemployment rate of 47%. Surviving refugees from
1948 in addition to their descendants make up about 81% of the strip’s population today. With economic activity limited, many still rely on U.N. rations. Most tap water in Gaza is undrinkable, forcing households to buy desalinated water from private vendors. Even before Israel enforced its siege, power outages were common. Prior to the current war, Israel and Hamas fought halfa-dozen major military confrontations centered on Gaza, and engaged in a number of smaller clashes. The recurring violence is particularly rough on children in Gaza, where 47% of the population is younger than 18. A report in 2021 from the advocacy group Euro-Med Monitor found that nine out of ten children in Gaza suffered some form of conflict-related trauma. The war’s political fallout among Gazans won’t be known for some time. In 2014, just after Israel and Hamas fought their previous confrontation that comes closest to this one in ferocity — more than 2,100 Palestinians were killed and the strip suffered massive destruction — the Islamist group saw its popularity momentarily surge. But a month later, polling
TRUST THE LORD! (Part #2) “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” (Is.30:15 NIV) This is what God was saying to his people, but their reaction was to reject his counsel, then struggle and try to work out their troubles in their own way. God was telling them to turn to him (repentance), stop your fretting, quiet yourselves and look to me; trust me! Let God be the objective of your faith. God never gets tired, but he strengthens the tired and weary. (Is.40:28-29) It is so easy to go the way of his ancient people; trying to work things out ourselves. When we talk of quieting ourselves; this is not passiveness or inactivity, but a turning in our thoughts to the one who has promised so much to those who will trust him. Look at Ps.123:2, “As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their
showed Palestinians expressing dissatisfaction with the war’s achievements in light of its costs. Hamas’s standing began a decline that didn’t stop for another four years. The group got a more sustained boost after a bout of fighting in May 2021, but that was much more contained and far fewer Palestinians died. It’s impossible to know what those trends might mean for today’s conflict as there hasn’t been one like this before. But the ways in which Palestinian attitudes are being shaped by the current tumult will surely play a role. In their promised invasion of Gaza, Israeli forces aim to capture or kill Hamas members and to dismantle the group’s war-making capacities because, officials say, their citizens can’t live next to a group that is plotting their murder. But more than men or weaponry, Hamas is an idea. Whether that idea survives Israel’s onslaught and inspires a new Hamas, or perhaps an even more radical successor, will depend on how the Israelis prosecute the war — but also on how the Palestinians ultimately come to regard the group that triggered this bloody new chapter. news.ed@ocolly.com
master...so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.” How about Ps.131:1-2 “...I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother.” Our activity is turning and quieting ourselves before the one who is truly our helper. Returning to Is. 30; verse 18: Here is God’s attitude toward us; “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion.” Isaiah finishes by saying; “Blessed are all who wait for him!” God is good toward us because of Christ. He wants to take action, so He says stop! (seems contrary) Spent some time with him and trust him in the challenges of life. He will lead and work his way! Trust him; you will not be ashamed! (Ro.10:11)
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Tribune News Service Universal Pictures’ “Five Nights at Freddy’s” scored a huge opening weekend to take home the title of box-office champion.
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ is bear-y bad Michael Clark Staff Reporter
Review There’s a lot I would change about “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” but I must say that I found the main character very relatable for one reason: we both spent most of the movie asleep. This film adaptation of the popular horror video game “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has been in development for nearly 8 years. It seemed as if the series creator Scott Cawthon was genuinely interested in making this film a jumpscarin’ good time. Instead, I found myself jumping out of my seat as soon as the film ended. The plot of the games is simple enough: you play as a security guard who has to fend off against haunted
animatronics during the night shift at dreams about his missing brother. The Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. mystery takes up most of the film, yet These games are claustrophobic the solution is exactly what you’d expect masterclasses in how to build tension. it to be. While there is a complex lore behind the The iconic William Afton (Matgameplay, the formula of a good piece thew Lillard) doesn’t appear until the of “Five Nights at Freddy’s” media climax of the film. Lillard is one of the comes from that strong sense of tension original Ghostfaces and a horror icon and dread. through and through, and the lack of Naturally, the “Five Nights at focus on his fantastic performance is Freddy’s” movie spends most of its time incredibly depressing. on exposition and comedic relief. A If they shifted the focus away good portion of scenes featuring these from Mike and his sister and focused iconic, terrifying animatronics aren’t on the darker aspects of the story with particularly scary. They’re child-like William Afton, this could have been and silly. fantastic. One scene has animatronics build Furthermore, the story doesn’t a fort together, and it is played off com- really follow the FNAF lore besides pletely straight, with no sinister contrast William Afton and his motivations. The or underlying tension underneath these film would’ve been compelling enough moments. With the number of quips and if they followed what made the series humor, this feels almost like a Marvel great, but the choices they make to movie in terms of tone. distinguish the film also doom it to feel The plot is paper thin, yet somelike a disloyal, soulless adaptation. how, as overstuffed as a Freddy suit. Admittedly, getting to see Freddy, There’s an insistence on Mike Schmidt Bonnie, Chica and Foxy on the big (Josh Hutcherson) having strange screen was wonderful.
It’s still frustrating how lacking they are in scare factor. Their eyes even turn red, and they furrow their eyebrows in mischievous delight before attacking someone, but what made these characters so frightening was their robotic, expressionless faces. The uncanny valley factor of these designs is completely gone in replace of cartoonish expressions and silly red eyes. As a fan of “Five Nights at Freddy’s” since 2014, this film adaptation was a huge disappointment. There wasn’t a single scary moment, although there were some cool kills. It was great seeing the animatronics in real life, but they weren’t used to their fullest capacity. Mathew Lillard delivered a great performance, but he only was able to shine in one scene. This did not feel like a love letter to FNAF fans, more like hate mail. To invoke the wise words of The Living Tombstone in their iconic Five Nights at Freddy’s song: I just don’t get it. news.ed@ocolly.com
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Cowboy Calendar Monday 10/30/2023 9th Annual Pumpkin Patch Highland Park United Methodist Church Mon-Fri 1-7 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sun 12-6 p.m. Ends Oct. 31st Leon Polk Smith: Affinities in Art & Design OSU Museum of Art until Jan. 27th @ 11 a.m. 4 p.m. https://museum.okstate.edu/art/leon-polk-smith.html Those Who Served Military Exhibit Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Until Dec. 9th @ 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. https://www.stillwaterokhistory.org/ Speed Bingo College Bar @ 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church - Trunk or Treat St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church @ 6:30 - 8 p.m. Tuesday 10/31/2023 Cowgirl Basketball OSU VS Oklahoma Christian Gallagher-Iba Arena @ 6:30 p.m. https://okstate.com/sports/womens-basketball/ schedule?elq_cid=438419&ehash=e86157a204a75e7c8 eea39ac470e0154c36673f74efc88636835d55c73c184e0 Pretty Woman: The Musical The McKnight Center for Performing Arts @ 7:30 p.m. $40+ Stillwater Spoken Word Stillwater History Museum @ 6:30 p.m. Trick or Treat Legacy Village @ 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 11/01/2023 Basket Weaving w/ buck Dollarhide Prairie Arts Center @ 1 p.m. $60 members; $80 nonmembers https://artscenter.okstate.edu/adult-classes/fiberarts/1279-basket-weaving-with-buck-dollarhide Cowboy Basketball: OSU VS. Oklahoma Baptist Gallagher-Iba Arena @ 7 p.m. Pretty Woman the Musical The McKnight Center for Performing Arts @ 7:30 p.m. $40+ https://mcknightcenter.org/Online/default.asp The Twelve Movie Night The Twelve @ 8 p.m. $8 Per Person and Kids 2 and Under are Free. https://bookthetwelves.com/our-calendar Thursday 11/02/2023 Coffers, Cornices, & Columns: A Photographics Study of Prestated Stillwater Homes @ 4 p.m. https://www.stillwaterokhistory.org/auditorium-calendar. Kid’s Night Eskimoe Joe’s @ 5-9 p.m. w/ $1 Buffy meal Line Dancing Lessons Outlaws @ 7-8 p.m. $10 Fused Glass NightLight or Three Ornaments Prairie Arts Center @ 6 p.m. $25 members, $35 nonmembers
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Patti Varol and Joyce Lewis
ACROSS 1 Fancy alternative to a classic necktie 6 Time sheet abbr. 9 Meat salad from Laos 13 Shop 14 Informal assent 15 Third-longest African river 16 “Push It” hip-hop trio 18 Verdi work 19 “Am __ picky?” 20 Mattel game based on Crazy Eights 21 Spoke monotonously 22 Omen 23 Mardi Gras 25 Traveler’s stopover 26 Hypotheticals 27 Crumb-carrying critter 28 App annoyances 29 Microbe 31 Freeze over 33 Chef and cookbook writer whose four elements of cooking are the first words of the answers to 16-, 23-, 48-, and 56-Across 37 Extinct birds 38 Russian denial 40 Foldable bed 43 2016 Summer Olympics city 44 Meditation sounds 46 Period of history 48 Inclination to use biting sarcasm 51 Quick cut 52 Say again 53 GPS suggestion 54 Support staff member 55 Artist’s stand 56 “Feels like” figure that combines temperature and humidity 58 Foul moods 59 “I __ your pardon?” 60 “Basic Instinct” actress Sharon 61 IRS IDs 62 Poem of praise 63 Puts a stop to
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By Glenn Cook
DOWN 1 Birthplace of St. Francis 2 Announcing 3 Choices at perfume counters 4 WWE champion Randy who had a long rivalry with John Cena 5 Low card in a royal flush 6 African scavengers whose cries sound like laughter 7 Transplant in the greenhouse 8 Relaxation station 9 Slimming surgeries, informally 10 Meeting outline 11 Go over again, as a contract 12 Blended sitcom family of classic TV 15 “All sales are final” 17 Bit of smoke 21 Sand formations 24 Snack in a shell 26 Mount Olympus dwellers, e.g.
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30 “Awesome!” 31 Allstate’s industry: Abbr. 32 Foot the bill 34 “American __”: rock musical based on a Green Day album 35 Twelve sharp 36 Many a Disney Channel star 39 Poseidon’s staff 40 Gentle touch
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41 Quite a lot 42 Deflects through a basketball rim 44 Electrical interruption 45 Run into 47 Pinnacles 49 Info, slangily 50 Avarice 51 Father Christmas 56 “Barry” cable network 57 “Or so” suffix
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Today’s Birthday (10/30/23). Deepen connection and collaboration this year. Schedule regular time for love and creativity to grow. Discover new capacities this autumn. Share support to resolve winter breakdowns with your partner. Edit plans for new conditions this spring, before getting physical next summer. Love and partnership flower. 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 — Follow a brilliant idea. Creative work could get messy. Capture brilliant details and work out the foundational elements later. Discover solutions in conversation. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Monitor financial conditions. Insight arrives. Unplanned expenses could require adaptation. Hunt for solutions and find them. Discover another possibility. New profits become available. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — You’re more confident, even in the face of temporary confusion. Keep your personal goals in mind. You may have to compromise. Strengthen basic elements. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Things could seem chaotic or noisy. Finish your work in private. Review plans and notice hidden factors. Trust your intuition. Strengthen the basics. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Social plans could seem vague or fluid. Listen to the grapevine to find out what’s going on. Find out where the excitement is. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Career matters require consideration. Handle urgent matters while maintaining momentum elsewhere. Discipline is required to advance. Respect the rules. Learn from a wise elder. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Plan and coordinate trips before embarking. Spontaneous adventures can work out with clear communications. Study options and choose. Research and learn for better conditions. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Collaborate to address extra shared expenses. Unexpected changes require disciplined attention. Your flexibility is a strength. You’re building for the future. Share the load. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Collaborate despite chaos or confusion. Reinforce the basic parts of the plan. Make sure your partner is on the same page. You’re stronger together. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Steadily practice healthy routines. Things could seem chaotic with complications or changes. Keep doing what’s working. Make it as easy on yourself. Recharge. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Keep an open mind to discover spontaneous fun and even romance. Stay positive despite complications. Some clouds have silver linings. Love is your reward. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Get creative with a domestic challenge. Can you use what you already have? Strengthen basic systems and foundational elements. Share something delicious with your family.
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Solution to Saturday’s puzzle
10/30/23 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
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