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“Conversations with Friends”, by Sally Rooney, is a book about the complex and multidimensional relationships people make during adulthood. The book is from the perspective of Frances, a quiet girl studying poetry in Ireland. She spends most of her time with Bobbi, her best friend, but also her ex-lover. Together, they write and perform their poetry. At one of their performances, they meet Marissa, an established photographer, and her husband, Nick, an actor. These two couples form a friendship, and complicated relationships with each other Thisensue.book touches on themes of self-confidence, self-esteem, sexuality and the complexity of love in relationships.
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OSU Student Government’s biggest programming and welcome event, Lights on Stillwater, returns Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the north side of Boone Pickens Stadium. This annual event occurs on the first Wednesday of the semester and features over 100 vendors from campus organizations to local businesses to food trucks. The entrance fee is $1, a canned good or a menstrual product. The money and products that are raised will be donated to the Student Government Association’s Pete’s Pantry Network and the Red Pantry to support the campus and local community. Partners of the SGA will also benefit from the event such as Leadership & Campus Life and Our Daily McKenzieBread. Woolley, a communications sciences and disorders major from Oklahoma City, is one of many transfer students that will attend.“Asa transfer from OU, I feel like this is a great opportunity for people like myself to get equipped to campus,” Woolley said. “I think it’s not only a great opportunity to meet people, but it’s also an easy way to have access to all the organizations and witness involvement firsthand. A lot of people are super involved in high school and coming to college is a big transition. We always hear about how much campus has to offer, but without events like these it would be very hard to actually find a place to start.”Vendors will provide information and insight to attendees through free giveaways, promotional items and chat with them about ways to get involved with their organization. Woolley said she is excited to attend the event and meet new people while also exploring campus and learning new things about LightsStillwater.onStillwater has remained a popular campus event for years and the SGA is excited to put the event on for another year. For more information regarding Lights on Stillwater and the SGA, please visit sga.okstate.edu.
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“Conversations with Friends” by Sally Rooney.
Rooney is also the author of the popular novel, “Normal People”, which follows the narrative of a girl’s perspective on her complicated relationship with a boy throughout their adolescence. Rooney’s protagonists seem to be characterized as introverted, young women who are insecure, especially in their relationships with men. The characters battle to become aware of their insecurities that feed their unhappiness.Ifoundthisbook to be very relatable, as reading Frances’ thoughts about the people she loves and how those relationships affect her is something that I think many people in their late teens and early 20s can relate to. Many of us have been in situations where we like multiple people at one time, feel the repercussions of a lover’s manipulation and upset those who love us with our actions. At times this book could be a little too relatable, which caused me to put it down and take a break. The plot wasn’t as likable to me, compared to “Normal People”, though I think the writing was more raw and honest.I think Rooney does an excellent job at plainly describing the feelings of self-loathing, confusion and impulsiveness that come along with young relationships. It offered me comfort knowing that I wasn’t alone in some of the feelings I’ve had about my own relationships and that other people can relate to those feelings.
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Omicron subvariants and BA.2.75 are here. How concerned should California be?
“The evolutionary pressure on the virus is to find a way around the immunity wall that we have built up,” Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said this week in a forum with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. At this point, BA.5 is far and away the most common version of the coronavirus circulating in California and nationwide. It was estimated to constitute 88% of coronavirus cases nationwide for the week that ended Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, the proportion of infections attributed to BA.4.6 has inched upward. That subvariant was estimated to constitute 5.6% of cases over the week ending Aug. 13, up from 5% the week before. More recent figures peg those subvariants’ estimated respective shares of cases at 89% and 6.3%, CDC data show. BA.4.6 isn’t a major player in the federally defined region that includes California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and territories in the Pacific Ocean. In that region, BA.4.6 made up an estimated 2.2% of cases over the week ending Aug. 13. However, it constituted an estimated 14.2% of weekly cases in a central region of the country that includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.Meanwhile, the BA.2.75 subvariant has attracted attention for becoming dominant in India and outcompeting BA.5 there, according to a tweet from Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla. “We’re now seeing signs it can also compete with BA.4.6 in Australia,” Topol wrote. “Just the fact that variants can outcompete BA.5 is of concern.” And a preprint study from scientists in China suggested that BA.2.75 “may prevail” following the current BA.5 wave. What this means for California and the U.S. is not clear. There have been plenty of variants that have eventually fizzled out. And, as Topol wrote, the trajectory of a variant like BA.2.75 “may vary considerably between countries.” In Los Angeles County, there is little information to suggest either of these variants is growing dramatically. According to the most recent data, BA.4.6 constitutes just 1.5% of cases in L.A. County, a rate that remains relatively the same compared to the prior week.There have been only three specimens of BA.2.75 identified cumulatively over a six-week period, “indicating no increased circulation of this sublineage in L.A. County,” said Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. “At the moment, as you can see, there are no subvariants or sublineages that are poised to circulate more widely in L.A. County than BA.5,” Ferrer said. “This is good news, as our recent history has linked a proliferation of new strains with increased transmissibility.”
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As the latest coronavirus wave fueled by the super-infectious omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to recede, health officials are turning a wary eye to what might come next. Experts in California are closely tracking two newer subvariants, BA.4.6 and BA.2.75 — themselves members of the omicron family. It isn’t clear whether they will eventually spread to worrisome extents in the state, but there’s reason to pay attention as they’ve caused concern elsewhere in the world. The most pressing question is whether either can outcompete BA.5, which essentially elbowed out all other coronavirus strains during its stunning rise to dominance this summer. If they can, that could potentially point to another spin in an all-too-familiar cycle, where the emergence of an even-moreinfectious strain threatens to trigger a fresh rise in cases.
But the reports from elsewhere regarding subvariants outcompeting BA.5 is worrisome, Ferrer said. “I don’t know if there’s some relationship to the environment or the weather or particular conditions, including the vaccination status of the residents in those communities, as well as prior infections that folks have experienced,” she said. “It’s hard for us to really tease it all out from California here. I do know we need to watch it carefully.”Fornow, though, both L.A. County and California as a whole are continuing to experience a pandemic reprieve — with sustained declines both in newly reported infections and the numbers of hospitalized coronaviruspositive“Givenpatients.the significant decline in cases these past two weeks, and the absence of increased circulation of a new strain of the virus, we are optimistic that hospitalizations will continue to decline as well in L.A. County over the next two to three weeks,” Ferrer
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Therefore, my beloved brethren, be stead fast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Co.15:58 NKJ) Just about everything in this life is tempo rary. Yet, most people work very hard to have a pleasant few years in their lifetime. I would like to remind the true Christians that God is offering us an eternity of bless ing as we serve him and his purposes now.
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The Cowgirls dominated Missouri State 4-0 in its home opener Sunday afternoon in Neal Patterson Stadium.
1InCo.15 the Apostle Paul is reminding these believers of Christ’s resurrection and how true and real it was. He continues by emphasizing the sure promise of God that we are going to share in that resurrec tion one day. We will have a new, eternal body like Jesus has now. As we help in the work of God, furthering his kingdom; demonstrating the love of God in blessing and serving others; as you and I get involved with helping missionary work, even going to help in short term mission trips or providing finances for others to go, we are laying up treasure in heaven “where moths cannot corrupt and thieves cannot Actually,steal.”this kingdom of God, with forgive ness of all our sins and a new relationship with God as our Father, is offered to all mankind. If you have never opened your heart to Christ, asking for a clean heart and a new life; the door is open wide for you to come. You will not be turned away. Then you too can begin to live for the eternal: laying up treasure in Heaven. I en courage all to consider these words, no matter your age, and choose the best and most satisfying life. It is a life following Christ as your Lord, and going for God’s best in eternity. It is a great and sure future!
The milestones continued throughout the first half when junior forward Peyton Vincze found the back of the net for a set piece goal. Also the first of her career, she was assisted by a Mollie Breiner free kick and an aptlyplaced header from Grace Yochum. Vince tore her left ACL before her redshirt freshman season, and tore the other during her sophomore season, meaning for coach Colin Carmichal, it was an event he had been long expecting.“That kid’s been out for two years, and you wouldn’t know it watching her play,” Carmichael said. “I get a little emotional just about the fact that she scored; it made my day.” The Cowgirls returned from the halftime break with plenty left to show on the field. Olyvia Dowell netted a second half brace, assisted once apiece by Alex Morris and Ally Jackson, giving Jackson a brace of assists on the day asWhilewell. the final scoreline demonstrated a dominant performance on attack, the Cowgirls also earned their first clean sheet of the season. Freshman goalkeeper Jordan Nytes and sophomore goalkeeper Ary Purifoy combined for just two saves, highlighting the defensive skill exhibited by the back line and pressing efficiency from the rest of the squad. “We all take pride in [clean sheets],” Jackson said. “So it’s really nice to see a zero up there. It’s Mackenziegreat.”Janish
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sports.ed@ocolly.com Rain was in the forecast all Sunday afternoon, but it held out on the Cowgirls’ parade as they opened their 2022 home record with a 4-0 victory over the Missouri State Bears. Despite some early struggles, OSU managed to begin racking up points quickly. A through ball from graduate defender Ally Jackson in the fourth minute neatly placed itself in front of freshman Gracie Bindbeutel, setting up the first goal of the match and Bindbeutel’s college career. “I’ve been struggling to get (a goal), I’ve had a few missed opportunities,” Bindbeutel said. “But I mean, I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect ball from Ally. It was literally right on my foot. I just had to do the job and put it into the goal.”
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It may not seem that way when the over 6-foot tall defender crashes headfirst into a violent tackle or the fast ball carrier making quick cuts does something most would injure themselves attempting.ForBrennan Presley, OSU’s junior slot wide receiver, he wants to remind his teammates they are no different than any other college kid. “Let’s enjoy these times with our friends and being a kid,” Presley said. “(Big moments) will come but I’m just worried about having fun with my team.”
Talyn Shettron and Brennan Presley are set to compete in a deep wide receiver room this spring.
Fans often forget the college football players they watch on their screen every Saturday are still normal, college-aged people.
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Reminders come in many ways from Presley. If you’re redshirt freshman Kendal Daniels, he’ll scream your name in a high-pitched, girlish voice while you are being interviewed.
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“It’s easy to mess with him,” Presley said. “I don’t know why. It just is.”
In 2022, Presley is one of the few upperclassmen in the receiving room, and has the most starts out of any others, which made Presley a natural leader in the wide receiver group. In order to settle his teammates who may be struggling, especially with his younger brother, Braylin, a true freshman, Presley will simply tell them, it’s OK.“I like having my little brother here, I get to teach him some stuff,” Presley said. “He’s a freshman, he’s going to mess up. He’s come along really well, he’s made mistakes, but that’s the best thing you can do as a freshman. I’ve been through some of it so I’ll give him some tips.”
Carmichael’s reason for being out there was to give some reminders. Yes, of course, to attend matches, but also to make students aware of a place where they will be welcomed with open arms.
“I’m really comfortable with it now,” Boynton said. “The best thing about my experience here is the way these people, these kids, these students, have embraced me and it’s why I’ve always tried to be intentional about reinvesting and repaying that energy and supporting what they’re doing on campus and this is absolutely the best place to be.”
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“I think a lot of kids get here and they’re wide eyed and they’re just excited to be on campus for the first time,” Carmichael said. “Our kids are students too, they might sit with some of them in class, they might eat lunch next to one of them in the Student Union so just letting them know that we’re there and we’d love them to come out and support us and hopefully have a really fun time at Oklahoma State.”
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Boynton, when he wasn’t dancing or posing, picked up a portable microphone and told students about the Cowgirl soccer team’s match against Oklahoma on Sunday. Boynton wants students to support every area of OSU athletics. “I want people at Neal Patterson Stadium on Sunday watching our women’s soccer team and their Bedlam game,” Boynton said. “I want people at Boone Pickens Stadium next Thursday for our home opener football game and then all the other sports that are going on between now and when we start, equestrian and cross country and all those sports.” Boynton said the part he most enjoys about his job isn’t the winning, it is being around young people who have their entire lives in front of them.
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Romantic dreams can come true. Don’t worry. Set fears aside for now. Have fun with people you love. Share joys, passions and sorrows. Reconnect.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Collaborate. Leave nothing to chance. Strategize to add to shared holdings. Manage finances for growth. Realize long-term dreams one step at a time. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Coordinate actions to save time, energy and money. Romantic dreams seem possible. Keep an open mind. Take turns taking charge. Support each other.
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Oklahoma State Student Art Alliance is a student organization striving to make inspiration easy for students. The organization focuses on making art available to everyone by providing learning opportunities and creating community. Various events are hosted throughout the semester that encourage the creative side of students, such as the OSU Art Festival, Drag Bingo and a Dive-In movie at the ColvinInpool.April 2020, they began hosting a book club called Pete’s Bookshelf. Pete’s Bookshelf provides students with books to read each month of that semester. The books selected for a semester lineup includes fiction and nonfiction, as well as different genres like contemporary fiction, romance, horror, fantasy and short stories. The books in the lineup for the fall semester are “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker for September, “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel for October and “Written on the Body”, a collection of letters by transgender and nonbinary sexual assault survivors, for November.Pete’sBookshelf chooses books based on recommendations from social media followers. For November, Student Arts Alliance partnered with 1 is 2 Many, an organization on campus that works to create a culture of consent at OSU and spreading awareness consent, resources and sexual violence prevention. The organization recommended “Written on the Body” to spread awareness on the sexual violence transgender and nonbinary people experience.TheStudents Art Alliance is a great way to get involved in some creative things on campus, give them a follow on Instagram, @saa_okstate, to keep up with
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