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OSU hosts 2022 Special Olympic Games Teyte Holcomb News Editor Oklahoma State hosted the 37th annual Special Olympic Games after two years of COVID-19 cancellations. Last week, people from around Oklahoma gathered at OSU to partake in the annual Special Olympic Games, where faculty and staff volunteered to put on the event. Participants competed in nine events ranging from track and field to bowling. More than 2,700 athletes competed for a chance to take home the gold. While the Special Olympics are generally an annual event, the COVID-19 pandemic halted the games in recent years. Via Special Olympics Oklahoma Facebook

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Two years after COVID-19 canceled the games, Special Olympics made its return to Stillwater last week.

Born and Raised music festival releases 2022 lineup Mallory Pool Staff Reporter

Born and Raised Music Festival released the 2022 lineup in early May to jumpstart presales and get red dirt music lovers excited for the September concerts. Born and Raised in Pryor was a huge success last fall according to many red dirt music fans. They are excited for Patriot Auto Group to present the second annual festival on the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds on Sept. 16, 17 and 18. The lineup features three big name red dirt country artists as the headliners. Zach Bryan headlines Friday and Oklahoma State University students are excited to see him after his performance at Calf Fry. Cody Jinks follows Bryan on Saturday with Lynyrd Skynyrd closing out the festival on Sunday. Over 30 other musicians will be playing at Born and Raised and the music does not disappoint. Popular bands like Flatland Cavalry, Randy Rogers Band and Mike and the Moonpies will make their way on stage throughout the weekend alongside solo artists like Jamie Lin Wilson, Wade Bowen and Corey Kent. One of the artists on the lineup is Josh Meloy, an Oklahoma State University alumnus and Hennessey native. Meloy’s career has skyrocketed recently and will continue to grow with appearances at festivals such as Born and Raised. With two album releases, multiple singles and EPs, Meloy always has a story on his mind. His north central Oklahoma roots give him songs like “Met the Devil in Oklahoma” and “Oklahoma Blues,” along with “Washington Street,” a song about Stillwater. Meloy spoke with The O’Colly on Wednesday. Q: What are you most excited for about the festival? A: I’m excited to get to hang out with the other guys playing the festival and watch them perform. Being on the road, you never really get to take time and enjoy watching your friends, so it’s almost like a vacation for us. Q: Born and Raised is a pretty new music festival considering this is the second annual. Being an Oklahoma native, how do you think Born and Raised has affected or will affect the Oklahoma red dirt music industry? A: I think it could be huge for Oklahoma. Seems like the lineup stays true to what the fans have been asking for. And there’s some big names on that list as well. Bringing this many people together will be special. Oklahoma needs more of this. For more information regarding the Born and Raised Music Festival visit bornandraisedfestival.com See the flyer on 8

Home runs, anime, tattoos Doersching's love of family, baseball Daniel Allen Staff Reporter A 9-year-old Griffin Doersching stood outside his home with his dad on a sunny day in Greendale, Wisconsin. The boy and his father, Greg, threw a scuffed up baseball Doersching had found laying around his house. After an extensive period of time, Greg began throwing his son flare-like pop ups. Doersching, infatuated with what his father was doing, demanded he throw the ball higher. So, Greg began elevating his throws higher in the air, yet, it still wasn’t high enough for Doersching. “He’s nine years old, demanding I throw my arm out of socket to throw him the highest of popups,” Greg said. “From my vantage point, I was just throwing pop ups to my son and watching him chase it. But (Doersching), he was actually enjoying it. That’s when I began to say to myself, ‘Ok, this is not normal’.” After several adjustments to the height of his throws, and his son remaining adamantly dissatisfied, Greg found a tennis racket, laying around outside, and began hitting the baseball up in the air to his son. He watched Doersching chase the ball down and call off imaginary teammates. A visible euphoric sense of joy would make an appearance as he watched the ball fall into his mitt. It was at that moment, Greg instantly realized his son was built for the sport of baseball. His parents would often find him portraying mannerisms that coincided with baseball drills, whether it be bouncing a ball off of his bedroom wall and fielding it with his bare hand or tossing a rock up in the air and hitting it with a large stick. Doersching has always acted the part of a baseball player. “While never directly saying baseball was his favorite sport, his behavior just showed how much it was (his favorite sport),” Greg said. “We’d go out, play catch, go to (baseball games), the average things. But it was his behavior outside of in-game activity that made it known. You just had to be there.” Abby Smith

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sports Doersching... Continued from 1 ----The OSU faithful are likely accustomed to Doersching by his tall, lumberjack-like build and viking-like figurement, his swollen, muscular arms, inked in different colors of tattoos, and his renowned blonde mohawk-like mullet of a hairstyle make him easy to highlight in a sea of orange jerseys during the course of an OSU baseball game. As described by his coaches, father, and teammates, Doersching has an incredibly attractive personality. He is said to be such a caring and well-spoken individual, that it draws his peers and teammates towards him. “(Doersching) is like a magnet,” OSU pitcher Justin Campbell said. “Once you get to know him, you realize that he is someone you want in your corner, and he will truly be there for you. He’ll have your back 100% of the time, whether or not he’s having a good day.” Doersching’s outgoing personality seen by those around him at OSU did not appear suddenly. He’s been like that since a very young age. “He’s never been a shy kid, but honestly neither have any of us,” Greg said. “It’s really something he gets from his mother, Jessi. God knows I’m already outgoing enough as it is, she’s just the cherry on top. But we all just kind of have that same sort of humor.” Doersching is renowned for his ability to hit the baseball a long way, ranking second on the OSU roster with 10 home runs on the season. This comes after leading Northern Kentucky, his former team in home runs with 20 in 2021, as well as winning the 2019 College Home Run Derby. However, behind those 500+ foot home runs, blonde mohawk, and tattooed logs of arms, is a normal caring and fun-loving kid. Doersching is often described by his peers as an

individual who is solely focused he found his niche. Infatuated choice. on entertaining himself, while with both anime and Japanese “Hokage.” seeking the entertainment and culture, Doersching began to It is derived from the anpleasure of the people around dive deeper into it, binge watch- ime “Naruto,” and is based off him. He always has a smile on ing shows and movies when he of a title handed to the strongest his face, and is always seeking garnered any sort of free time and most powerful ninja in the the urge to laugh. He is oftenamid an already hectic schedule village. To become a Hokage, times said to bring laughter into he carried. you have to be the best. nearly every environment he “I’ve learned so many les“I know one of the lessons enters. sons from anime,” Doersching Doersching has learned a lot From instigating a variety said. “It wasn’t necessarily what from the show (Naruto),” Greg of different chants back-andI started out to do, but over said. “I know as he watched forth from the OSU dugout to time I certainly have and I’m it and realized what someone the bullpen in between games, grateful for it.” had to go through to become Doersching is often described As his love for anime the Hokage of the village, he as the one of the most vocal, deepened, his desire to progrealized if he wanted to be No. yet sincere and down-to-Earth ress in the sport of baseball 1 in baseball, then I’ve got to do members on the Cowbeyond what I’ve been boy baseball team. asked to do. I’ve got to “I’d like to say do even more.” that I have the best Doersching carpersonality on the ries the meaning of team,” Campbell said. his nickname into the “But (Doersching), baseball field. In his he’s just a goofball, mind, he is the Hokage and in a good way too. of OSU baseball, and He’s just so goofy and a large portion of his he’s a hell of a charteammates see him as acter.” such. Doersching “He’s kind of has broken senior to intimidating when you freshmen barriers, first see him, because organizing team hangI was at first,” center outs outside of the fielder Caeden Trenkle typical social norms said. “But the more you that come along with get to know him the age gaps. more real he is with Josh Holliday you, and you start to has been the head realize that gradually. coach of the Cowboy Even when we’re not baseball program for feeling good he just 10 seasons now and always brings energy has had a fair share of for us on the field and in outgoing, bold personthe dugout and pumps ality types. However, us up.” Holliday said little ----Ben Cohen to none have quantiTo bystanders, fied to the extent that Griffin Doersching’s home run talent and charismatic persona tattoos may seem excesDoersching has. sive or even gross to make him a Cowboy fan favorite. “He’s a fun some. person to be around, even from also grew. As he continued to To others, however, a coaching standpoint,” Holimprove, eventually cementthey’re a unique way of telling liday said. “He’s just fun to ing himself as one of the top a story or sending a message by coach. I really wish that we had players on both his travel team painting a picture. a lot more time with him. But and in Greendale, Doersching The Doersching family we will embrace and celebrate began to desire a nickname. has a handful of stories to tell, every day that we have left with He didn’t want it to be and a bevy of pictures to paint. him this year.” weird or cliche. He wanted one So, they code it onto their bod----that was not only unique but ies in the form of art. Japanese culture, specifi- one that fit him to a tee, one Greg recalls getting his cally anime, has always been a that stood out and really capfirst tattoo shortly after Doervital part of Doersching’s life. tured who he was as an indisching was born, with an image At the age of 13, his love for vidual. of a Griffon on his arm. It goes anime was kickstarted when Midway through his without saying what exactly it Jessi put on the movie, “Spirfavorite show, an idea sparked symbolized, however, it meant ited Away”. in his head, as he stood up and something. From that moment on, proclaimed his nickname of “He would always say

to me, ‘Dad, I’m gonna get a tattoo when I turn 18, and it’s gonna be so cool’,” Greg said. “I’d tell him, ‘That is cool, but if you get a tattoo then it should mean something unique, because you’re gonna wear it for the rest of your life’.” Doersching took that to heart, and would sometimes spend hours, and nights contemplating what his first tattoo would be. “It was honest advice,” Doersching said. “I mean it was truthful though. It made me think a lot because I was definitely looking forward to it but I didn’t wanna mess up. Because it was something that was going to stick with me forever.” His first tattoo is a pine tree that rests on his left forearm. However, there were a number of interesting things about this tattoo. It features a snowflake, a cardinal, a pipe, and a fireman’s axe, which all represent his grandparents. The gauging size of the roots of the pine tree represents what grounds him as a person; family. Mixed in are a slew of Naruto and other anime based tattoos, all decorating Doersching’s left arm with shades of ink, but hidden behind the majority of those tattoos that may seem silly to others, have a hint of family ties to Doersching. “I genuinely believe that my son looks at his teammates as family,” Greg said. “He’s got their backs no matter what. To be honest, if there’s anybody that you’d want in your corner in a sticky situation, Doersching is for sure the right guy.” What may seem like a wild, crazy and ferocious individual is in reality just an average student athlete. Behind those tattoos and wild personality is just a simple, extroverted kid from Greendale who loved anime . “I like to think I’m kind of goofy, but I don’t really care what people think,” Doersching said. “I like laughing, I like being laughed at, so that usually leads to some goofiness. I love who I am, and wouldn’t change a bit about myself.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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OSU continues golf course grass tradition

Adam Engel Co-Editor-in-Chief Five golfers are not the only OSU connections at the PGA Championship in Tulsa this weekend. Cowboy greats like Viktor Hovland and Rickie Fowler must look down to see a fellow OSU product. The turfgrass at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa traces back to Stillwater. The grass lives in Dodger Stadium, Churchill Downs and other major sports venues. But the growth doesn’t stop there. OSU scientists announced two new turf-

grass varieties which will be available in two to four years. OKC1876 and OKC3920, crosses of bermudagrass and African bermudagrass, are designed for golf courses. The two varieties will be the ninth and 10th bermudagrass types released for commercial use since 1991. Dr. Yanqi Wu, an OSU plant and soil sciences professor and plant breeder, said OKC1876 will improve drought resistance. OKC3920, used for putting greens, displays strong freeze tolerance. “This grass is a scientific breakthrough because in the industry right now, concerning putting green bermudagrasses, we only have ultradwarf types, and ultradwarfs do not have cold hardiness,”

Wu said. “OKC3920 has proven resistant to winterkill. Winterhardiness has traditionally been a signature of our OSU turfgrass development program.” With the varieties, the geographic footprint of OSU’s turfgrass will expand. “We are proud of our turfgrass team at OSU,” said Scott Senseman, associate vice president of agricultural research. “The impact, value and reach that the varieties have had from Dr. Wu’s program have been staggering. The commitment to enhancing turfgrass performance through research has never been more on display than through the releases of these two new varieties.” news.ed@ocolly.com

Courtesy Todd Johnson (Oklahoma State University) After producing turfgrass at major golf courses, OSU researchers announced two new varieties.

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Day's reason for transfering to OSU

ment as the No. 7 seed after a Big 12 championship, Day is going to remember her time as a Cowgirl because of what the team does off the field. Whether it’s themed Gabriel Trevino dress ups before games, Sports Editor having wig parties or taking team trips, OSU When Morgan Day prides itself on entertainentered the transfer portal ment. Even just before after the conclusion of the NCAA regionals, the her senior year at Illinois Cowgirls took a multi-day State, she knew what kind vacation to a campground of team she wanted. near Broken Bow. After four years, “It’s a really good Day and the Redbirds mental break,” OSU third failed to get past the Mis- baseman Sydney Penningsouri Valley Conference ton said. “A lot of people tournament and reach an might say, ‘You guys are NCAA regional. Entercrazy, it’s postseason you ing her fifth season of need to be practicing,’ but softball, Day strove for I think the most important success but also wanted thing is that the team is to enjoy her time, making here making memories. her decision uncompliLearning to stay together cated. as a team is the most im“I watched and fol- portant thing at this point lowed OSU’s season last in the season.” year,” Day said. “This is OSU took a similar exactly why I came here. trip last season to improve Everything I expected was team chemistry just before here. I like the challenges the NCAA regionals, with here as well as having coach Kenny Gajewski a target on our back but arguing, “the best team is there are still things we not going to win, the team are chasing.” that plays the best will.” While the Cowgirls After spending enter the NCAA tournaseveral months with the

Cowgirls, Day’s verdict to choose OSU turned out to be the exact one for her. “OSU looked like a team that had fun,” Day said. “They played free, had fun and it translated into winning games. What I expected is what I got and that’s why I wanted to come to OSU. Now being on the team, I can assure you we really do have fun.” In his seventh year as OSU’s skipper, Gajewski described this season as the hardest of his coaching career. Despite all the challenges this season, Gajewski said he couldn’t be more proud of Day and the rest of his players. “Other coaches across the country would say, ‘What a bunch of idiots,’” Gajewski said. “This is who we are. Why would I stop these kids from being who they want to be and having fun? I’m really envious of them, that they have the guts, the pride and for them to not care what anybody else thinks. That’s what I’m most proud of. You can be you and have fun here.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Small ball, big impact Ehrhard’s old-school style is prized

ball on the right-field line, just out of reach of a Red Raider outfielder. This scored a runner and loaded the bases, giving OSU life. That’s his game. No easy outs. Hard-earned at-bats. Getting on base. Zach Ehrhard wouldn’t go out eas- Extending innings. Ehrhard specializes ily. His style of play doesn’t let him. in an old-school type of baseball. Against Texas Tech on Sunday, “I mean, I’ve always been an with OSU trailing in the eighth and in aggressive baseball player ever since I desperate need of hits, Ehrhard dueled started, and that’s kinda been my game,” Tech pitcher Austin Becker for nine Ehrhard said. “Like I said, I’m not a pitches. On the final pitch, the batter home-run hitter. I know I finally had my won out. first one. But I produce my runs by being Ehrhard, OSU’s freshman right aggressive on the base paths and earning fielder from Tampa, Florida, landed the each bag.”

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Ehrhard’s right, he’s not a homerun hitter. He has only one long ball on the season. But the freshman often occupies the No. 2 hole in the batting rotation, meaning he’s a guy who’s expected to get on base. And that’s just what he does. With a .318 batting average – good for third best on the team – Ehrhard is a reliable base hitter, and his team-leading 45 runs echo his effectiveness. Of all his plate appearances, just six were extra base hits. But that small-ball approach is what makes him even more lethal. Throughout the season, Ehrhard has been a go-to bunter, both to advance a runner to scoring position or to put a man on base during a dry spell. When OSU’s often high-flying offense sputters, the 5-foot-11-inch right fielder knows how to revive it and frustrate opponents. “I think OSU baseball is usually known as a team that hits a lot of homers,” fellow outfielder Caeden Trenkle said. “So, you know, we can still do that, but at the same time we show that we can play a little bit of small ball and do the other things that we need to. So it’s big having that on the team.” Perhaps his most vital attribute is his ability to steal bases. Ehrhard’s 17 stolen bases are 10 more than any other Cowboy, and his total ranks seventh in the Big 12. Furthermore, he’s been caught stealing just four times, so the freshman converts at an efficient rate. And for his teammates, an Ehrhard hit is twofold. “It’s kinda like a double anytime he gets on first base because he just steals so many bases anyways,” Trenkle said. “He’s just kinda that guy that works hard and gets the job done.” The grind-it-out manner of Ehrhard’s game started in elementary school, where his dad implanted in him the importance of reaching base, getting extra bases and advancing runners. Since then, OSU assistant coach Justin Seely and National Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs have mentored him and strengthened his style of play. His game has translated against quality opponents, too. No. 10 Texas.

No. 9 Texas Tech. And the games continue to grow in difficulty and importance, a trend that will persist as the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments appear in the horizon. This time of year is when the value of small-ball players like Ehrhard is magnified. “You need guys that can bunt, you need guys that can steal bases, you need to be able to score in different ways,” OSU coach Josh Holliday said. “And that’s why Zach is such a really fine young player because he can drop a bunt, steal a base, hit a double, hit a homer, take a walk. He’s a good allaround player.” Defense stiffens across all sports in the postseason. In basketball, defense supersedes three-point shooting. Defense is said to win championships in football. And baseball is no different. Pitching can become dominant in the tournament. Games that were once 8-7 finals quickly evolve into 2-1 contests that require scrappy, capitalistic play. Putting the ball in play and elongating plate appearances against tough pitchers is the recipe for success. When the home-run well runs dry and the hits struggle to materialize, players with uncanny abilities to reach base and run base baths become prized. Guys such as Zach Ehrhard, who, as the slogan in O’Brate Stadium says, make it happen. “Having someone like Zach on our team, it’s crucial,” first baseman Griffin Doersching said. “You know, he’s the definition of a baller. And every team needs a baller at the top of their lineup if they want to go far in any season. He literally does it all, and that’s what you need.”

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sports OSU, Fordham, Nebraska, North Texas to compete in Stillwater Regional Gabriel Trevino Sports Editor

Old foes and new ones will visit Stillwater this weekend. Nebraska, North Texas and Fordham will compete with OSU in the Stillwater regional from Friday to Sunday. The Cowgirls earned the No. 7 overall seed in the NCAA tournament after a 41-12 regular season record and Big 12 championship, receiving the

honor of hosting a regional. The A10 conference champions, Fordham, will be OSU’s first opponent of the double-elimination regional on Friday at 7:30. Former Big 12 opponent, now Big 10 champion Nebraska Cornhuskers and North Texas are the other two visiting programs in the regional. OSU previ-

ously faced North Texas this season, defeating the Mean Green 4-2 in March. If the Cowgirls win their hosted regional, they will face the victor of the Clemson regional in a best of three super regional held in Stillwater. (graphic via NCAA) sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Roe v. Wade

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House Democrats and pro-choice advocates hold placards during a press conference about the leaked Supreme Court draft decision on Roe v. Wade at the U.S. Capitol.

Though the games were postponed last year, this year they were in full effect for Olympic competitors to partake in for 2022. The purpose of these games is to give athletes with physical or intellectual disabilities a chance to compete in games that they otherwise could not. Oklahoma State staff and faculty helped members of the Special Olympic Games by volunteering and providing housing and resources for individuals coming to compete in the games. Sgt. Adam Queen of the OSU Police Department is one of the many volunteers who help put on the event. He talked to OSU staff about his experience with the Special Olympic Games.

The future of abortion rights in America Claire Hosterman Lifestyle Editor

For the first time in history, an opinion draft from the U.S. Supreme Court leaked to the public, revealing the potential of overturning two controversial cases considering abortion. The draft, written by Justice Samuel Alito in February and obtained by Politico in beginning of May, states that the majority opinion of the Supreme Court is to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito wrote. “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely – the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” Both cases consider the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which the Supreme Court ruled that state governments are prevented

from infringing on the right to privacy. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the leaked draft opinion, but noted that the decision of the court is not final. Leaks in the courts are extremely rare so Roberts ordered an immediate investigation. The leak has shook the nation. Varieties of protests have been held in Washington D.C. and in state capitols across the country. President Joe Biden stated on May 3 that he will work with Congress to pass and sign legislation. If these court cases were to be overturned by the Supreme Court, the decision would be turned over to the states. On May 11, news broke that Democrats failed to pass legislation that would guarantee abortion rights nationwide. Fifty-one senators opposed, 49 agreed, falling short of the 60 that was required to pass. “This vote clearly suggests that the Senate is not where the majority of Americans are on this issue,” said U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who appeared in the Senate to show support from the White House. “A priority for

all that care about this issue should be to elect pro-choice leaders.” The draft opinion leaked from the Supreme Court nearly two weeks after the Oklahoma state legislation passed a six-week abortion ban, modeled after the Texas law. The law would make it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable to up to 10 years in prison. “We want Oklahoma to be the most Pro-Life state in the country and we want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma,” said Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Planned Parenthood ran a full-page ad on May 13 in The New York Times with the signatures of 160 musicians, actors, artists and influencers. All oppose and condone the potential decision by the Supreme Court. “The Supreme Court is planning to overturn Roe v. Wade, taking away the constitutional right to abortion,” the ad reads. “Our power to plan our futures and control our own bodies depends on our ability to access sexual and reproductive healthcare, including abortion.” news.ed@ocolly.com

WHEN IS LITTLE MUCH?

There is a short chorus that has encouraged me many times. “Little is much if God is in it. Labor not for wealth or fame. There’s a crown and you can win it. If you go in Jesus’ name.” The woman, who poured the precious ointment on Jesus just before he was crucified, was criticized for “wasting” this expensive item. Yet, Jesus said everywhere the gospel is preached this woman’s action would be told. (Mk 14:3-9) Little things mean a lot as we are willing to serve the Lord. Paul mentions many in Romans 16 who helped him. The Good Samaritan stopped to help the man beaten and robbed. (Lu.10:30-37) Paul writes as you have opportunity, do good to all men, especially to other believers.(Gal.6:10) When the poor widow dropped the two pennies, all that she had, into the temple offering. Jesus said she gave more the large offerings given. Her “large giving” was in relation to what she had. (Mk.12:41-44)

“I thoroughly enjoy doing it,” he said. “I fully expect to keep being in this position until they make me quit.” Queen, along with many other individuals, said that the Special Olympics are something that they look forward to every year, and COVID-19 has not allowed them to host the games in the past couple years. The Special Olympic Games aim to bring awareness to athletes with physical and mental disabilities and hope to encourage acceptance of these individuals in the communities that they are from. To learn more about Oklahoma’s Special Olympic Games, visit sook.org. news.ed@ocolly.com

Many people may plan to give when they receive a great amount of money, but that large amount of money may never come. We may plan to give time or talent to a project when we have more time, but that perfect time arrangement may never happen. Again, the apostle Paul encourages us “as you have opportunity, do good to all men.” We never know when a little gesture of kindness, with money, or helping in an area of service, spending a little time with a person, a word of encouragement, will be just the action that will be a great help to someone. These can be practical ways of living out the Lord’s challenge to love one another. This is the fulfilling of the many commandments in the Bible: loving people by word and action.

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Courtesy Tribune News Service Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper star in “Silver Linings Playbook,” a story that focuses on the importance of mental health and recovery.

Films showcasing mental health Connor Gray Staff Reporter

ing all in one. Matt Damon and Robin Williams bring great soul to their characters and can tell a story about the internal struggles and insights that come with having a genius level intellect. All of this is masterfully achieved using witty comedy, romance and drama that succeeds in being both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Manchester by the Sea (2016) “Manchester by the Sea” is in an exclusive group of movies where as soon as I finished watching it, it became a favorite for me. I have never seen a more accurate and real depiction of grief in a film than in “Manchester by the Sea.” A film that nails the feelings of grief, isolation and family, but equally manages to be uplifting as you get to watch Casey Affleck deliver one of my all-time favorite performances. A truly incredible and compelling drama, “Manchester by the Sea” may be too much for some, but I would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat. Each of these films depicts mental health to some capacity in different forms, but all of them do so in a fashion that I believe succeeds and shows what life can be like. Whether you want more of the drama infused with comedy that comes with “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Good Will Hunting” or the heartbreak that comes with “Manchester by the Sea,” each of these films deserves a watch at some point! Mental Health Awareness month aims at helping people struggling with mental health related issues and seeks to destigmatize mental health across the world. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues, visit samhsa.gov or call 1-800-662-4357.

The month of May has been officially recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month and is used as a time to notice signs of mental issues and raise awareness. There have been several movies over the decades that tackle mental health issues and show the various ways that it can affect everyday life. In the spirit of the month of May, here are a few of my favorite films to showcase the importance of mental health. Silver Linings Playbook (2012) “Silver Linings Playbook” provides the viewer with some of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters, and they all come out swinging. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro all turn out phenomenal, and at some points gut-wrenching, performances in the film. One of the biggest compliments the film can be given is that the characters all feel interesting and the mental health aspects are represented in a real fashion. There are some great directing choices throughout as well, but one of my favorite things was how they chose to do a camera move around Cooper’s head to signify a change in his mental state is coming. Good Will Hunting (1997) A highly regarded film, “Good Will Hunting” excels in the writing department with one of my favorite scripts to this day, emotionally driven and powerful performances throughout, and a story that on the surface could seem generic but is entertainment.ed@ocolly.com quite devastating and uplift-