Formula shortage
Friday, June 10, 2022
Nutritionists give advice to parents struggling to find baby formula.
Abby Smith
Additions and losses Cowboy coach Mike Gundy, along with every other coach in America, are adjusting to the development of the transfer portal.
Big 12 football transfer portal winners of the transfer portal nationwide. While the Longhorns lost last season’s starting QB in Casey Thompson, most think they upgraded with the addition of Ohio State Calif Poncy transfer Quinn Ewers. Staff Reporter Ewers did not play last season at OSU, as he sat The transfer portal behind Heisman contendhas thrown a wrench in er and presumptive top ten college football. pick in next year’s draft Teams nationwide CJ Stroud. While Ewers have been losing and may not have played, he gaining players left and comes in a year after beright, and the Big 12 has ing the number one recruit been as dramatically in the nation and while impacted as any other he has not won the startconference. ing job yet, it is expected Here are some of that Ewers will beat out the biggest additions and Hudson Card. The former losses, for the teams in the high-ranking recruit will Big 12. look to put his superb talTexas ent on display. Addition: QB Quinn Addition: WR Isaiah Ewers Neyor Despite a tumultuIn the shadow of the ous first season under potential program changSarkisian, Texas has ing quarterback in Ewers, been one of the biggest Texas quietly was able to
flip former Wyoming wide receiver Isaiah Neyor from an early commitment to Tennessee. Neyor dazzled the Mountain West last season for the Cowboys, where the big bodied, 6-foot-3 inch, 210-pound wide out put up 878 yards on 44 receptions, while he got into the endzone 12 times. The deep threat will look to continue his scoring ways in Austin. Oklahoma Loss: QB Caleb Williams Williams is arguably the biggest loss that any team in the nation is facing this upcoming scene. Williams burst on to the season after replacing former Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler midway through the Red River Rivalry game against Texas, and he did not look back. Williams posted an 86.5 QBR, which was
good for fourth in the nation among quarterbacks, and despite starting only 7 games, Williams threw for 1,900 yards and boasted a 21-4 touchdown to interception ratio. Oklahoma will have a tough time replacing Williams production, but they were able to pry another quarterback away to try and fill the shoes of the supremely talented Williams. Addition: QB Dillon Gabriel Former UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel will be Venables’ shortterm replacement for Williams. Oklahoma was able to swoop in for Gabriel at the last second after he announced he was planning to use his final year of eligibility to play for UCLA. See Portal on 3
to breast milk,” said OSU nutrition specialist Deana Hildebrand. “The proteins, like breast milk, are easier to digest by the infant because their digestive Abby Cage system is still developCo-Editor-in-Chief ing.” Regular milk No parent wants found in stores like cow to worry about whether and goat milk isn’t rectheir child can eat or ommended for children not, but more parents until they are about are struggling with this 11-12 months old, and thought every day. developmentally ready. The largest baby The formula made for formula shortage in infants is a scientific history has been affect- process that puts everying the lives of parents thing the baby needs for months now, and into one bottle, in the doesn’t seem to be get- right measurements. ting better. Not only is “A cup of milk baby formula one of the doesn’t have the same only things some infants amount of calories as have for food, it proa cup of formula or vides all the essential breastmilk,” said OSU nutrients they need just Extension assistant with one bottle. nutrition specialist “Infant formula Jenni Klufa. “You want is formulated to mimic usually 20-22 calories breast milk, so the per ounce for infants macronutrient contribu- to tolerate and to grow tion, carbohydrates, fats correctly.” and proteins are similar See Formula on 4
Abby Cage The pandemic is partly to blame for the shortage as it has slowed companies down because of COVID precautions.
Do it for Lariat
OSU carries Lariat Larner's legacy to CNFR After all, in some way, it was reminiscent of her personality. “If you had ever met Lariat, she’s definitely somebody you don’t forget,” said Kenna A bright yellow butterfly McNeill, who competes in goat appeared at Oklahoma State’s tying and barrel racing. “She’s rodeo arena in late October definitely that presence who’s and made its appearance bubbly, and she was there and known. everybody knew it.” It was the rodeo team’s *** first practice after graduate It had been a rough assistant coach and teammate week following the wreck, and Lariat Larner died in a car everybody was still trying to wreck just days earlier. come to terms with the event. Along with being a men- But the team kept practicing tor and coach, Larner had long and supporting each other been one of the country’s top throughout the process as it goat tying competitors. So the headed to its final rodeo of the team couldn’t help but notice fall season at Northwestern just where the butterfly showed Oklahoma State. up. “I think we were all “It wouldn’t leave us pretty shell shocked at Alva alone at goat (tying) practice,” (NWOSU),” OSU coach Cody said Cheyenne Bartling, who Hollingsworth said. “I think it competes in goat tying and became kind of a blessing that breakaway roping at OSU. “It that was the only rodeo we had was just hovering around.” left in the fall.” Bartling and the team The time off after that couldn’t help but wonder if final rodeo on Halloween maybe that was Larner showweekend gave the team time ing she was still with them. to process the situation, which
Braden Bush Staff Reporter
Photo provided OSU rodeo athlete Lariat Larner (pictured) died in a car accident in October. Now, the Cowgirls have dedicated their season to her.
is exactly what Hollingsworth said everyone needed. The tragedy had put rodeo and competition into perspective. When the student-athletes returned in the spring, they had refreshed mindsets. And during that period, they had all came to the same conclusion. “I think, ultimately, we all had an unspoken agreement that everything we were doing and working for was really to be for her,” McNeill said. Entering the spring rodeo season, the women’s team was in position to win the Central Plains region – the region home to college rodeo programs in Oklahoma and Kansas, including OSU. Among the success of the fall season, Larner won two of the year’s first three rodeos in goat tying and placed third in the other. The team points accumulate throughout the fall and spring, determining the winner of the region at the end of the season. See Lariat on 7