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Gratitude around the world International Thanksgiving traditions

Micah McKamie Staff Reporter

When most visualize Thanksgiv ing, they think turkey, family, football and a plethora of other traditions that people have all adopted over time.

We tend to think of this holiday as a way to give thanks for the people we love and the blessings we have as well as celebrate the successes of the year with a bountiful meal and fam ily. Around the world, there are only a handful of countries that officially celebrate Thanksgiving as Americans do.

Canada, for example, celebrates roughly in the same way with various meats and extravagant “accoutrement;” but they do it a little bit earlier in the year on the second Monday in October, probably trying to avoid the inevitable snow to come. Pre-dating our own first Thanksgiving by two hundred years, originally it was celebrated as a tradi tion by early French explorers.

These early Canadians would gather for a hearty meal after arriving safe from a long perilous voyage and would give thanks for the safe passage. Even though it is a more low key, inti mate experience than our usual hub bub, one thing that is fervently shared is Thanksgiving football, in a which

Canadian Football League double header is broadcast nationwide.

The tropical islands of Granada and Saint Lucia have their own tradi tions that occur at the beginning and end of October, respectively. Both celebrate a bountiful harvest but also the end of hurricane season, which if major disaster is avoided is truly a reason for celebration.

Outside of ex-patriots gathering for their own celebrations in foreign countries in which they are living, no other nation except Liberia officially recognizes Thanksgiving.

Liberia holds its celebrations on the first Thursday of November which the Liberian government established in

Oklahoma’s ban on books hurts special education

Lauryn Thomas, Amelia Jauregui, Esther Niang, Olivia Bloomfield

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Books in Oklahoma schools may be subject to ban and parents are taking action.

“If we want to be the change that we want to see in our children’s lives then that first requires us as parents to take action,” said Danielle Johnson, mother of a special education child. “That action is exposing your kids to dif ferent cultures, letting them watch the news with you, and simply telling them the truth about history.”

The call for parents to take action with educat ing their students has been especially prominent in discussions about students in special education programs or with specific learning dis abilities.

This call to action is a

response to Oklahoma’s re cent ban on books in primary and secondary public schools.

On May 10, 2021, the future of Oklahoma education changed forever when Gov. Kevin Stitt passed House Bill 1775.

“This bill prohibits the teaching that one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex and ulti mately prohibits the reading about it in public schools,” according to OSSBA.org.

While the intent of this bill was to create spaces for students to learn without racial bias, according to sde. ok.gov, some educators fear that this bill will blind stu dents to the racial history that has shaped the U.S., ultimate ly creating a greater learning disadvantage for students.

Santa Fe South Alterna tive Charter School assistant director, Sheila Patton, said the bans will only create more challenges for students in the future.

“Many of the events and topics discussed in those

banned books are still hap pening today whether people choose to believe it or not,” Patton said. “Censoring books creates the biggest dis advantage that any person can have. That disadvantage is ignorance of the real world.”

In 2016, 39,786 children were identified with spe cial learning disabilities in Oklahoma, according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities. The children ac counted for the largest of 13 disability categories covered under special education law.

The student to faculty ratio is off, too.

While 16% of Oklaho ma students, which is above the national average, needed special education services from 2016-2017, the state only employed 3,450 special education teachers with little signs of an increase in 2022, according to The Stillwater News Press.

1883. One of the more interesting cel ebrations centered around this grateful holiday is the reading of the Presiden tial Proclamation reiterating why they celebrate this joyous day.

Once an American colony, the Liberian people see this day as a religious holiday, thanking God for his blessing and mercy in aiding these once owned slaves in the creation of their free nation in 1821. Instead of turkey and mashed potatoes being served, one would find a bounty of cassava, jollof rice and chicken among other West African cuisine.

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Obscure Black Friday deals begin the holiday season

Micah McKamie Staff Reporter

Let the chaos begin.

Every year hours after people have stuffed themselves with meat and carbs, masses form around the United States take part in a grand tradition that found its beginnings in the early 1950’s. I am referring to Black Friday.

The phrase was first coined in a mechanical journal and referred to the practice of people calling in sick the day

after Thanksgiving to get a four-day weekend, but it quick ly would be used in reference to this infamous shopping day. Every year stores mark down prices to spur an apocalyptic environment in which consum ers make a mad dash for their desired items in a celebrity death match sort of way. This results in desired outcomes not being accom plished and only coming out of the situation with a hand full of hair and a misdemeanor for assault.

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Black Friday deals arise from all over the country to mark the start of the Christmas shopping season.

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Note: all stores listed can be found within Stillwater city limits.

Walmart: 5 a.m.

Lowe’s: 6 a.m.

Best Buy: 5 a.m - 10 p.m.

Bath and Body Works: 6 a.m.

Homegoods: Regular hours

Hobby Lobby: Regular hours Big Lots: 6 a.m - 11 p.m.

ULTA: 6 a.m.

Jo-ANN: 6 a.m.

Petco: 8 a.m. Belk: 7 a.m.

Academy Sports and Outdoors: TBD Find more store deals and informa tion at blackfriday.com, or visit the stores website.

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Students, faculty, feel impact of large computer science program

Ivan White Staff Reporter

Designing the world of tomorrow and the technology of today, computer science majors at OSU are important members of the student body.

Given their importance, the resources available to them should be abundant and adequate for their suc cess.

“We have a library with all of the computer science books,” said first-year OSU student and computer science ma jor Revanth Sriramoju. “We have some of the workshops like day in, day out

Black Friday...

However, if you are one of the brave souls that enjoys the endorphin-producing activity, which one would equate to hyenas stealing food from lions in the wild, here are some of the more interesting Black Friday deals of which you might not be aware.

Hibdon, Good year, Firestone:

Tires don’t seem like a luxurious item, but if you are an over lander, someone who drives four-wheel drive vehicles, a new set of swampers would be one of the best gifts of the season. Many of the corporate shops have various discounts from $50 to half-off certain tires. In the economic climate we are in, every little bit helps espe cially when you are a college student. If you are looking for a more specific specialty item, check with the local four-wheel drive shops, since many will have excellent deals. It is always a plus to support local businesses.

Hot Topic: When one thinks of Christmas gifts, places like Hot Topic don’t always come to mind. Gauged earrings and chain wallets aren’t exactly what you want to buy grandma for Christmas. However, if you are buying for a concert geek, this can be a great place to shop. With a ton of new and vintage reproduction band T-shirts in stock, you could help that spe cial someone get ready for the first full-force concert season since the pandemic.

Bike shops: One of the ben efits that this year’s

and some of the physics stuff and Get Linux as well.”

Since its founding in 1969, the computer science department has grown, including an undergraduate enrollment of 336 students in fall 2021. A nearly 50% increase from fall 2014.

The server room is one of the more essential facilities in the com puter science department. The room allows students the capability to store and work on projects collaboratively in a controlled environment.

As for technology students can use physically, the computer science department maintains multiple com puter labs in the math sciences build ing. These labs are used for a variety of

subjects and are loaded with a multi tude of operating systems.

Students use these workshops as a way of learning new skills and can es sentially be used for tutoring purposes, too. Tutors are available in the LASSO Center to students in the computer sci ence department much like it is else where throughout the university.

There are also several computer science student organizations such as the Association for Computing Machin ery.

OSU associate professor Chris topher Crick serves as the group’s adviser.

“That group does tutorials, skill development, runs hackathons and in

vites guest speakers and recruiters.”

Research is also a vital part of what goes on in the department. Some of the research within the computer science department includes software engineering, data analytics, algorithms and medical software.

“It is very easy to get involved in the research that goes on here,” Crick said. “A student who comes to talk to me, for instance, who wants to get involved in robotics and machine learn ing, I’ve got a lab full of those kinds of things and systems for supporting that.”

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Black Friday offers are the back stock of all sorts of items that are left over from the pandemic. Because of store closures, eco nomic issues and of course COVID-19, many manufactur ers are over-run with products. The bicycle industry is one of them such as bike makers Giant, Trek and Dia mondback, which care offering huge discounts on mountain bikes, road bikes and cruisers. This doesn’t go for all of their inventory, but if you are in the market for a new bike from a few years ago, this would be an awesome chance. Check out Cooper’s Bicycle Center in Stillwater. They have a great selection of Gi ant bikes from which to choose.

Amazon: Of course Ama zon has everything you could ever want. The deals this year, like the ones mentioned about the bikes, are going to be driven by a back stock of thousands of items that need to go to make room for the new. This is your chance to get that Unicorn Taco Caddy you have been eyeing or even a hands free laser cat toy so you can drive Whiskers insane.

Whether you are one of the brave that show up at Walmart dressed in protective gear like you are an extra survivor from “The Walking Dead” or you prefer the low key anxiety shopping of Cyber Monday from your couch in a snuggy, it is guaranteed that there is a deal out there for everyone.

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Review: ‘The Menu’ entertains with appetizing plot twists

Jaycee Hampton Staff Reporter

Are you willing to give your life for a gourmet restaurant expe rience?

Last Thursday, “The Menu” was released in theaters across the globe. Starring an elite cast, Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult gave everything they had for this film.

“The Menu” debuted with $15.2 million in its opening week end worldwide. This has been the biggest weekend for Searchlight Pictures since its movie, “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008). Mark Mylod’s “The Menu” is one of the better films released in 2022.

This film is a dark comedy that follows Tyler (Hoult) and Mar got (Taylor-Joy) as they boat to an exclusive restaurant called Haw throne, owned by celebrity chef, Julian Slowik. The restaurant is located on a private island, owned by one of Slowik’s wealthy ‘angel investors.’

Upon their arrival, the restau rant captain, Elsa, gives the couple a tour. As Tyler grows even more eager to try the food, as he is a known “foodie” and fan of Slowik, Margot grows increasingly un comfortable. Slowik and Elsa take notice of this and begin to question the pair.

The trailer reveals little about the film, and the plot was original and unpredictable. This film is not necessarily horror, but it is intense. There were ideas and theories that presented themselves about what was going on throughout the film the entire time, but in the end, it was a completely different ending than originally expected walking into the movie theater.

During the film, Slowik re veals each guest invited to Haw

thorne that night was chosen for reasons because of his frustration and resentment toward the wealthy and his search for perfection. All of them were meant to be there, except one.

Hoult gave the most intense, unsettling performance. Unbe knownst to the protagonist, Margot was never Tyler’s initial date to the restaurant. Seeing the background information about his character unfold was shocking and riveting.

Taylor-Joy was as stunning as always, and it was no surprise that she and Fiennes delivered an iconic performance. They made a great duo throughout certain scenes in the film, using each other’s talents to their advantage.

Fiennes was able to perfectly portray frustration with his craft

and his dying need for perfection. His resentment toward the wealthy and their inability to appreciate another person’s hard work was a major theme throughout the film. His character brought many sur prises to the evening, and it was interesting to see someone become so lost in their craft.

There were many details that could have been explored more. There was plenty of background information that would have con tributed greatly to the film. Despite the lack of significant detail behind certain characters, it is still an exceptionally well-made film.

Sometimes, all we need to be satisfied is a twist and turn. And maybe a cheeseburger.

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Ralph Fiennes stars as Chef Julian Slowick in “The Menu.” The film released last Thursday and already became a box office hit.

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Ralph Fiennes (left) and Anya Taylor-Joy (right) star in the “The Menu.” The horror/comedy

offers plenty of plot twists that keeps audiences engaged.

Church attendance, special con certs and danc ing replaces the tradition of football. Like the other coun tries that cel ebrate a form of Thanksgiv ing, the day is centered around fam ily and sharing of all blessing bestowed on them with their communities.

As a country of mixed religious cultures, Libe ria displays the solidarity of its people with the nation’s reli gious leaders coming to gether in their places of wor ship and jointly thanking their respective God for these bless ings.

Other cultures and countries have differ ent versions of Thanksgiving that are usu ally labeled as “Harvest Festivals,” but the story of Liberia’s “independence” day/Thanksgiv ing celebration really puts into perspec tive why we all should be thankful for this year. Free dom is some

thing that is of ten overlooked at the dinner table when we are all convey ing for what we are thankful.

But, truly, it is a principle that we should be grateful for every day. We see it as a basic principle of life here in the U.S., but even today, there are many places where this isn’t the case.

Through out the world, the idea of giving thanks for the bless ings that have been bestowed on us is not an obscure activ ity as you can tell, but it does mean different things in dif ferent cultures. No matter what you are experiencing, find something in your life for which to be grateful.

Because like Cicero said in the first century B.C., ”Gratitude is not the greatest of all virtues, but the parent of all others.”

That’s what: A review of ‘She Said’

suspenseful dialogue to exag gerate the importance of the topic.

Zoe Kazan, the actress who plays Kantor, does a beau tiful job of showing the affects that covering a story to this magnitude has on a person.

twists that leave the audience wanting more.

Editor’s note: Article contains mild spoilers for “She Said.”

A trailer about a journal ism movie brought me to the theater, but a street in Ireland, a hotel room and The New York Times made me stay.

“She Said” is a recent release about The New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who discover and publish a report exposing Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault and abuse allegations.

The publication cata lyzed the #MeToo movement which broke decades of silence around the subject of sexual as sault and harassment.

The movie covers the moment that Kantor takes the story up until the moment of publication. The film uses dark and warm color schemes and

When her young daughter in the movie asks about the case and the actions involved, Kazan portrays raw emotion at the fact that her daughter knows and says the words she shouldn’t have to know at that age.

One critique that I have if I put myself in the shoes of someone who does not love writing is there is an ungodly amount of typing on a com puter in the movie. There is a lot of standing at a computer screen, reading and rereading the article or typing late into the night.

including Gwyneth Paltrow, Rose McGowen, Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein himself, were not shown. Only voices played by accurate dop pelgangers or the backs of the actors were shown.

Both leads, Kazan and Carey Mulligan who plays Twohey, do an amazing job of showing the balance of mother hood and an intense, time-con suming job such as journalism. Kazan and Mulligan represent their characters with the grace needed in a film such as this one.

Even with a film that does not have a lot of action or a largely noticeable climax, it does a fantastic job of keeping the movie suspenseful. With a car suspiciously following Kantor along the dark street or the middle of the night anony mous phone calls that gives the women leads, the film is full of

Now, this doesn’t bother me because it is an accurate description of what it is like to work for a newspaper or be an editor in a newsroom, but some movie watchers in the theater say that it was a lot of nothing happening for a while.

Of course, I don’t agree on the grounds of it being an accurate description of the story. While the movie may not be a standard, easy to follow film, that is not the point. It’s a movie about an important topic and a compelling story about good writers and passion to do the right thing.

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One aspect of the produc tion that I liked was the direc tor’s choice to exclude famous actors. Ashley Judd played herself, but other celebrities with lines or scenes in the film,

This aspect shows that the director didn’t want to take away from the importance of the message of the film and not give Hollywood the satisfaction of getting caught up in famous names. Because of this, it will keep a timeless feel that is free from future shifts in societal support.

“She Said” hit theaters last Thursday and will be, in my book, a movie that calls for another trip to the big screen. The movie builds on itself fact after fact with the pieces of evidence revealing themselves until the story has a foundation worthy of a New York Times story.

The film is a must see for any journalist and one that will be regarded as one of the great newspaper stories. It reignites the spark of writing and report ing that I discovered in myself a long time ago.

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The cast of “She Said” includes Andre Braugher and Patricia Clarkson (right) as New York Times editors along side investigative reporters played by Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan (left).

SUAB hosts murder mystery dinner

Isaac Terry Staff Reporter

a show and a murder.

The Student Union Activities Board hosted this year’s Murder Mys tery Dinner last Wednesday. It was an interactive event that had actors play out several scenes while also talking and mingling with the audience. This year’s theme was a new one, a vampiric anniversary that was interrupted when someone received a fake silver stake through the heart.

As guests entered, they were given a masquerade mask to wear to fit the theme of the night. After a short in troduction of the two main characters, Eduardo and Georgia, a vampire couple celebrating their 500th anniversary, guests were treated to a free dinner including boneless wings, fruity drinks, cake and more.

The cast was filled with fun characters with interesting backstories. From Vlad, an overtly Transylvanian vampire from way back, to Bugsy, a fan favorite who enthusiastically spoke about the different types of bugs and spiders with a nerdy accent, there were all types of characters. Among those invited to the anniversary were parents, friends and Eduardo’s ex, a man named Emerson.

Emerson’s plus one for the night was a girl named Stephanie, whom Emerson broke up with part way through the night, causing Stephanie to storm out of the party. After several arguments between the guests and the hosts, Eduardo’s mother, a spiteful and disapproving woman named Verna, skipped through the ballroom. Going table to table, she gleefully shouted that her daughter-in-law Georgia had been murdered just outside.

Guests were handed glass marbles and diamonds to place into labeled candle jars to vote for who they thought was the murderer. The results were a near tie between Eduardo and Verna. In the end, the murderer turned out to be Stephanie. After she stormed out of the party, she stumbled upon the open trunk of a vampire hunter, Abe, who was attempting to blend in with the guests.

Stephanie found a silver stake the trunk. She drove the stake through Georgia’s heart as she passed by. Once she was caught, she justified her deed with the line:

“If I can’t be happy, then no one can,” she said.

Mason Lough, the talent director for the SUAB, said he was pleased with how many people flooded the Student Union Ballroom.

“It was a really, really good turn out,” Lough said. “There was a lot of moving parts and not a lot of time.”

Lough wasn’t the only one who said he felt the time crunch. Joylynn Sawyer, the actress who played Geor gia, said she didn’t get much time to rehearse.

“We only had about six rehears als,” Sawyer said. “And one of them was completely optional. I wasn’t the first one cast for Georgia either, but the first girl couldn’t do it. But it was so

much fun.”

Sawyer said she was happy about the turnout and is excited to see what productions lie ahead.

“[I am] 100% looking forward to future productions,” Sawyer said. “The

team is very fun and really well orga nized. That’s how this all worked out so well.”

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Cast members and SUAB workers gathered after the performance for a cast photo to celebrate the murder mystery dinner success.

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“Our special educa tion teachers do a great job when their workload is what it should be,” said Blondell Ford, a Putnam City school teacher. “Unfortunately, we are three special education teach ers short, so their workload has doubled beyond the quota mandated by the state.”

One common theme ex ists in the banned books list. More than half of the books touch on the topics of criti cal race theory and LGBTQ+ relationships.

As of 2020, 36.5% of Oklahoma citizens identified as minorities, according to census. gov.

Of those minorities, 17% of Native American students, 16% of African American students, 13% of bi-racial students and 13% of Hispanic and Pacific Islander students reported having learning dis abilities, according to Okla homa Rehabilitation Services.

“My greatest fear as a mom and educator is for my

little boy and children who look like him to go to school and be lieve that their history doesn’t matter,” Johnson said.“Our history matters because it is the root of our power and persever ance, and that is what scares people the most.”

Some of the most notable banned books include Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Maya Angelou’s “Why the Caged Bird Sings,” autobiog raphy “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” and Zora Neal Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” which notably shed light on the experiences of black people in the U.S.

“Teachers are afraid to expose students to ideas and critical thinking, and without critical thinking, you are left with poorly educated drones that don’t understand the world around them,” Mid-Del Su perintendent Rick Cobb said. “That’s what’s scariest about the ban on books.”

This restriction on litera ture has raised concern among some Oklahoma educators. Specifically, the concern of how censoring the past will affect a student’s ability to understand the future.

“This is my 30th year in public education and I be lieve that our mission hasn’t changed; that mission is doing everything that we possibly can to ensure that students move forward and learn to the best of their ability,” Cobb said.

“Censoring what has happened in the past will only make the reality of the future harder for students to comprehend and grasp.”

Faced with the challenge of ensuring that their students are taught historic events in school, educators and parents think of ways on how Oklaho mans can help combat the issue of banning books. One of those ways is getting out and voting.

“I think we need to get out, vote and do our research before putting people into of fice,” educator Riley Martin said. “We need to evaluate their values and see if what they truly stand for is what’s go ing to benefit our students the most.”

Cobb also stated the importance of knowing the can didates that we vote into office.

“Those candidates don’t have the best interest of public education in mind,” said Cobb. “And if you don’t have the best

interest of public education in mind, then you don’t have the best interest of students in mind.

Educators and parents also suggested that the issue of book censorship can be com bated with parents teaching history to their children.

Though there have been suggestions made about how to combat the issue of banned books in Oklahoma, the battle is far from over.

Norman teacher, Summer Boismier, made local head lines as she was told she was required to attend a disciplin ary hearing after she shared a QR code with her students linking to the Brooklyn Public Library’s Books Unbanned website, according to okcfox. com.

Though the future of Oklahoma education may seem blurry, students can clear their path with letting their curios ity lead them to the books they want to read.

“Because when you find the truth for yourself, no one can take it away from you,” Cobb said.

Danielle Johnson is one of the many parents who has a child attending school with a learn ing disability.

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Dozens of books, including “The Twilight Saga” and “Turtles All the Way Down” are banned in some Oklahoma schools.

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Why Wilson takes sacks seriously ‘Circus boy’

boys were wearing white jerseys. But it wouldn’t be a good idea to ask him to bring relive that memory.

“Man, this is the last (question) on sacks,” Wilson said. “I hate talk ing about it.”

OSU gave up five sacks in Bedlam. Wilson gave up one of the sacks, to put his ledger at 1.5 in three seasons.

Preston Wilson got choked up.

Even though it was two years ago, Wilson, OSU offensive lineman, grimaced as he recalled the last time he surren dered a sack.

“It was Kansas State, my first ever start when I was a redshirt freshman,” Wilson said. “It was a half sack. It was on a twist.”

You can bet your bottom dollar Wilson remembers that it was de fensive end Wyatt Hubert who got by him, that it happened in the second quarter and that the Cow

Fans poured onto Twitter to criticize the offense for failing to run the ball and protect quar terback Spencer Sanders. Heck, even when coach Mike Gundy was asked why Sanders threw four interceptions, he said it’s hard to throw with pres sure in your face.

It’s easy to pin the problems on an offensive line, and a lot of the time it’s a correct assessment. The performance of the

How Hembrough’s adventurous spirit led to a potential long snapping career

Stadium, again, and relish the final home game of Hembrough’s career.

Davis Cordova Staff Reporter

Matt Hembrough is known in his family as a master of odd skills.

They call him ‘Circus Boy.’

He can ride a unicycle, pogo-stick up and down the stairs, perform a standing backflip, walk on his hands and, most impor tantly, snap a football perfectly, every time.

Hembrough, OSU’s fifthyear senior long snapper, boasts a perfect snap percentage — com pleting over 400 snaps in his overlooked career. On Saturday, the Hembrough family will walkout on the field of Boone Pickens

“We did go out for Senior Day last year, but we thought he’d probably come back, so it didn’t feel like it was over,” said Matt’s father, Jeff Hembrough. “This one, it’s over, so it’s definitely sad. It’ll be an emotional day for sure.”

Matt’s historic college career comes from simple beginnings.

As the coach of Matt’s sev enth grade team, Jeff realized he needed a snapper for punts, that’s when Jeff tried three boys out; Matt, his twin brother, Michael and one of Matt’s friend.

“Filling the role was kind of an afterthought like, ‘Oh my gosh, we need somebody just to snap the ball back to the punter,’” Jeff said. “I asked the boys if any of them could snap and they all said, ‘I don’t know.’”

Jeff took the group of middle schoolers out to the backyard and tested who could hike the football.

It was obvious Matt was the best. That’s when Matt grew kin to the thought of snapping full time.

Matt started to take long snapping seriously in 2014, his freshman year of high school at Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. He attended a RubioLongSnap ping.com camp, which is run by Chris Rubio, who has produced countless college and NFL long snappers.

“He’s kind of like one of the head guys you go to who prepares you to play in college,” Matt said. “Going to his camps helped me a lot. Helped me prepare and got me where I am today.”

Growing up, Matt’s size was always a disadvantage. On the playground, or on the gridiron, he’d usually be one of the smallest. As a freshman in high school, Matt said he was 5-foot-2 and about 110 pounds. Not ideal for a football player.

After blown leads, Cowboys looking to sustain, finish games

well enough to build leads but poor enough to lose them just as fast, and there are plenty of areas to blame.

OSU’s trip to the Baha mas was anything but relaxing, even when the Cowboys gave themselves room for comfort.

Twice OSU built big leads, 17 points to UCF and 18 to DePaul, and both times the leads dissipated into deficits.

The Knights came back to win, and the Blue Demons lost but took a lead and made the Cow boys sweat it out. A week earlier, Southern Illinois erased a 10-point deficit in the final six minutes to stun the Cowboys.

OSU has played

“We haven’t finished well, so those are things we have to get better at,” coach Mike Boynton said. “But we’ve started off every game pretty strong. And now it’s about how to sustain that. And then ultimately how to finish a little bit better.”

Boynton’s team has started quick in games, thanks to their defensive style of play that has stifled offenses early. But when the game settles back down and teams adjust, OSU has struggled to hold on to leads.

After watching film, some areas stand out.

Fatherly feats: Gfeller quits job, returns to mat

He said something was missing. He’s a two-time Big 12 champion but never reached the podium at the NCAA Championships. Never completed his ultimate goal of national champion.

The hypotheticals plagued his mind. What if I return? What if I don’t?

Kaden Gfeller talks softly about the past seven months and fidgets with his hands.

He’s standing inside the OSU wrestling locker room. Funny because he wasn’t supposed to be there after last season. He originally chose to not use his COVID year of eligibility.

He became a parent in late March to his daughter, Charlotte. Started a full-time job. Began a life after wres tling.

So, he’s explaining to reporters why he’s here. Why he quit his full-time job to wrestle.

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You can’t accomplish your goals if you never try.

That’s exactly why Gfeller ditched his job as a medical sales rep and returned to a place he knows best — a wrestling room.

“I figured I could work for the rest of my life, but I could only wrestle for one more year,” he said.

That’s why he enrolled in late September, re-adjusted to college wres tling conditioning and represents OSU as its starting 157-pounder.

“Just getting used to your body getting beat up every day,” he said. “Putting it through the wringer.”

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When he’s not wrestling, Kaden Gfeller, OSU’s 157-pounder, takes care of his seven month old daughter, Charlotte.

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By his junior year, Matt let reality settle in, and recognized he’s not fast enough to be a receiver or a cornerback and didn’t have the size of a usual foot ball player. His best chance of living on the family legacy of playing college football was to fully dive-in on the long snapping career. Jeff played at Illinois State and Matt’s three uncles played at Missouri, Miami and Eastern Illinois.

“This was my opportunity to get in,” Matt said. “I don’t run a 4.4, I’m fast, but I don’t run a 4.4. I decided to focus on something I’m passionate about, something I take seriously every day.”

The art of snapping a football has evolved, especially in the past 10-15 years, Rubio said. Snappers are becom ing more technical with the technique

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and don’t necessarily have the build of a college football player. Rubio said Matt fits the mold and more.

“For so many snappers, you don’t have to be the world’s biggest, strongest or greatest athlete, but as long as you snap that damn ball and get downfield, there’s going to be a spot for you,” Ru bio said. “Especially now that they have the snap-and-release, where they can’t line-up on you anymore, that’s really helped out the undersized kids.”

The body type of a snapper is important, but snapping is almost like a golf swing; less talent, more repeti tiveness, mental toughness and selfpreparation.

For practice, the specialists — long snappers, kickers and punters — are usually away from the rest of the team, practicing in Boone Pickens Stadium, working on the one thing they are asked to do. Routine is key for spe cialists, especially for Matt, who sets in his feet like snow-skis, looks back at the holder or the punter and waits for the signal to snap.

“Specialists are kind of in their own world,” Matt said. “We have to be very critical of ourselves, our harshest critics. Every day when you go out, you can’t be slacking because you’re the only person that can really help you. At the end of the day, it’s your job and you have to execute.”

If the realization hasn’t occurred yet, Matt is really good at snapping. He’s a semi-finalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award, which is given to the nation’s top long snapper each year.

For Matt, he doesn’t mind the recognition, but he’d rather stay hid den. For a long snapper to be good, they need to not be talked about, the only time snappers are noticed is when they don’t do their job right.

Matt’s audacious way of living stems back to the ‘Circus boy’ nick name. He’s curious and a quick learner. When Karen Hembrough, Matt’s moth er, took his sister, Paige, to gymnastics practice, Matt went along. The young gymnasts tried to defeat the rope climb, but no one could, until people noticed

little boy rising on the rope.

Of course, it was Matt.

Matt had always been this way and it’s what has led him to mastering the odd skill of long snapping.

It’s unclear whether Matt will be a sure-fire NFL player, but he sure does have the resume and work ethic to make it.

“He wants to pursue the NFL dream first,” Jeff said. “One of the hard est parts about it is you put your other future career on hold a little bit. But, I don’t think he has anything specific in mind about what he’ll do in the busi ness world. He has the advantage of having Division I football player on his resume, so employers think he’s a com mitted, reliable and dedicated person. So whatever he decides to do after, I’m sure he will succeed.”

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Matt Hembrough, OSU’s fifth-year long snapper, has an adventurous, bright personality, which has helped him become an NFL prospect.

Courtesy of Jeff Hembrough Matt Hembrough (right) has a twin brother, Michael (left), and both grew up playing football.

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Matt Hembrough started snapping when he was in seventh grade. He started to pursue it seriously when he was 14.

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Gfeller said he enjoyed his work in Oklahoma City. He worked at RX Medical with several former wrestlers — Greg Oplotnik, a former two-time national champion at Central Okla homa, and Brandon Rouse — a former Oklahoma wrestler. It’s the same com pany where former Cowboy Hardell Moore started.

“Obviously, he still had an itch that he wanted to scratch,” Moore said. “The door was still open here in Still water and he took advantage of it…. Maybe he didn’t want to regret that 10,15 or 20 years down the line so he’s putting his best foot forward and we’ll see what comes of it.”

Gfeller said it was easy for his bosses to let an employee go for the season. He had an extra opportunity, something the others didn’t.

He will return to the company af ter this wrestling season. But it wasn’t a one-step decision. It wasn’t an option until September. OSU’s scholarship money would’ve excluded Gfeller’s op portunity. He lived like his career was done. He didn’t train. No need.

For the first time in years, Gfeller

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ate without worrying about daily weigh-ins. He only subscribed to the dad bod diet. Lots of food and beer.

September rolled around and scholarship money opened. Gfeller weighed 200 pounds. He enrolled a week before the fall registration dead line.

“He was a tank,” OSU coach John Smith said.

Gfeller’s wrestling responsibili ties become second priority. Charlotte is his No. 1 priority. He’s engaged, too.

“Everything I do is for her,” he said.

Perspective changes when you’re a dad.

“Everything has changed,” he said. “Complete 360. She’s definitely the best thing that’s ever happened to me. She’s a little angel.”

Gfeller’s routine changed drasti cally from previous years at OSU. He takes a few online classes but isn’t pursuing a master’s degree. Only a few anatomy classes that will help him in his career.

When he’s not working out, he’s on dad duty.

After practice, he’ll go home, make dinner for Charlotte, hang out and go to bed at 8.

“That’s completely different from just being in college in general,” he said. “I’m usually out doing things and being a parent, you can’t really do that

stuff.”

He’ll only stay awake past his bedtime when he’s wrestling. When he’s working toward his goal.

A class that has seen it all Remembering the 2022 seniors

before they could be paid for their likeness and before the transfer portal became what it is today.

Ben Hutchens Assistant Sports Editor

It’s suddenly difficult to figure out what senior day really means.

COVID-19 granted players an extra year of eligibility if they want it. So, for some, senior day is the last home game they will play. For others, they walk out with loved ones knowing they’ll be do ing it again the following season.

It’s just weird and unfamil iar, which, actually describes the careers of the 26 Cowboy football players who will walk before OSU’s game against West Vir ginia on Saturday quite well.

All 26 seniors OSU will honor in pregame started playing college football before COVID-19 changed how the sport is run,

The class of 2022 has seen it all. The Bedlam losses, the 2021 Bedlam win, coming up inches short of the Big 12 Championship and the largest comeback win in school history.

Take defensive end Brock Martin for example. Martin ar rived on campus in 2017, the sea son former Cowboy quarterback Mason Rudolph waged war with Sooner Baker Mayfield in a 6252 Bedlam Classic. At the time, Burns Hargis was OSU president, and the Spears School of Business was under construction.

Martin’s redshirt junior sea son, 2020, was one many thought would never happen. OSU played 11 games, winning eight, includ ing the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando.

The high of the 2022 class is completing the largest comeback in school history to defeat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl and beating the Sooners for the first time since 2014.

That’s the order quarterback Spencer Sanders gave

two weeks ago.

Sanders will be the player most associated with the 2022 class if he decides to forego his COVID year of eligibility and play professionally. He has been the starter since his redshirt freshman season in 2018 and has played in 43 games. He is the second-winningest quarterback in OSU history, trailing only Mason Rudolph.

In every game that sticks in the mind of OSU fans, for reasons good and bad, Sanders is there. Coach Mike Gundy said he is ex pecting Sanders to receive a warm welcome on Saturday.

“I think that the fans are going to remember him a long time as a tough guy,” Gundy said. “His competitive nature, plays injured. He fights. You know, he took more hits Saturday, right? I mean, I’m sure all you guys now are cringing for me when he runs and takes hits instead of sliding. That’s who he is. That’s why we like him. That’s why the team respects him.”

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“We have figured it out. It’s really our turnovers,” forward Kalib Boone said. “Literally the fact that we lost that (UCF) game was we turned the ball over and went 2-20 from 3. That doesn’t win games.”

The first part of Boone’s diagnosis, turnovers, is a reoccur ring problem five games in, espe cially the past two games, where the Cowboys have turned the ball over 17 and 18 times. OSU aver ages 15.2 turnovers a game, 287th in the country.

That isn’t conducive to win ning games.

Boone’s second pinpoint, 3-point shooting, is equally to blame. Five-for-34 shooting from long range in two games isn’t go ing to cut it.

“But it’s not like we’re tak ing a bunch of bad shots,” Boynton said. “Of the 34 shots, 22 of them are shots that we as a staff feel like we have to take. Like guys are wide open, shooting shots that we practice every day.”

Against UCF, OSU shot 47.4% from the field and 2-6 from behind the arc up to the point of their big lead. After, the Cowboys shot 20.5% and 0-14 from distance. Same story in the DePaul game; 71.4% shooting from the floor put them up 18, and 43.2% shooting after that point wiped it out.

Some of that is just making shots, but shot selection has fac tored into the blown leads. At the point of their largest lead against DePaul, OSU had shot 10-for-14,

but seven of those 10 makes were layups and only two of the 14 attempts were 3’s. The Cowboys were getting the ball inside and only taking deep shots that came within the flow of the offense.

The lead-vanishing that ensued coincided with a sharp drop-off in shooting, but OSU started taking less efficient shots. After taking two long-range shots in building the lead, the Cowboys shot 12 3’s after that and made just two. Many of those were offthe-dribble 3’s, which aren’t great shots for a team shooting 27.5% (ranks 322nd) from 3.

“If you eliminate the bad ones and you just take the good ones, we’re shooting those at a pretty high level,” Boynton said. “So the bad shots we’re taking; we’re not making any of them.”

The defense, highlighted by 2022 Co-Big 12 Defensive Player

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OSU has shown its capabili ties early in games, but Boynton wants his team to limit turnovers and improve shot selection and 3-point shooting to sustain the level of play that’s built those big leads.

“We’ve got to be more disci plined and play smart,” Cisse said. “It’s not really difficult, we beat ourselves, to be honest. All those leads we could have maintained but in the second half we weren’t playing like we were in the first half, so we just have to maintain that.”

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five big guys up front is often what makes an offense good or bad. To Wilson, the criticism is just part of the job.

But be assured be fore sending off that next tweet or make that next comment, Wilson hears the criticism. But he is the last one needing extra motivation.

“We take it per sonal,” Wilson said. “It stinks to hear everybody bashing on you no matter what, but it is what it is.”

Saturday, in the bowels of the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Me morial Stadium, Wilson’s voice changed tones and his eyes shimmered when he was asked about giv ing up five sacks.

It clearly means so much to him, that’s what he means by taking it personal. If he could have transferred all the hits that turned Sanders’ jersey green Saturday night to his own body, you know he would have.

Because that’s his quarterback.

It’s the same rea son after OSU’s loss to Kansas, Wilson ran into a crowd of storming fans to make sure Sanders got out of harm’s way un scathed. When Sanders

was safe, Wilson ven tured back to find Gar rett Rangel, the backup quarterback. And in the middle of all that chaos? Wilson said he was look ing for Gunnar Gundy, another quarterback.

Nobody told Wilson to do that. It is the nature of the quar terback-center bond. As he said, the connection between a center and quarterback is just differ ent, considering where a quarterbacks hands go to receive a snap.

“When you tell a man you’re going to protect him, you protect him,” Wilson said. That’s part of it whether on or off the field. When you tell somebody, you’ve got their back, you’ve got their back.

So, if OSU plays 29 more games before Wilson gives up his next sack, the length of the streak that just ended, most people will be thrilled.

But not Wilson. He will be disgusted he didn’t protect his quar terback.

“I do take it very personal, knowing that yeah that was my fault, I let him get hit,” Wilson said. “But, I guarantee you it ain’t going to hap pen again.”

“There’s more out there for me to achieve and that’s pretty much why I came back,” he said.

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OSU center Preston Wilson (No. 74) allowed a sack against Okla homa. It was his first allowed sack in two seasons.

the Year, Moussa Cisse, keeps OSU in games when the offense slows down. But the likes of Kan sas, Baylor and Texas, all top-10 teams, await the Cowboys as soon as the end of the month. Those are teams that require a full 40-min ute effort to beat.

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Food worth the weight

Wrestlers’ unusual Thanksgiving dinners

of OSU wrestling, acknowledged this.

“Thanksgiving week is a little different,” Smith said. “There’s a little bit more time on your hands, with time and food.”

On Thanksgiving, food is of ten the centerpiece. That is for most people, at least.

Highlighted by pumpkin pie, turkey, stuffing and other fatty, carbo hydrate-filled foods, it’s a turn off for a select group of people. Wrestlers.

On a day known for eating in surplus, the difficulties of maintain ing discipline for college wrestlers, is more difficult than most imagine. John Smith, in his 32nd season as the coach

For people like Smith, wrestling became a focus for decades. It was the primary concentration ever since he first put on a singlet at a young age. The sport simply outweighed any thought of binge eating alongside his family and friends. He maintains a level of confidence, adamant that his wrestlers follow along the same path.

pounds lighter,” Wittlake said with a laugh.

He often found himself having to work out frequently and far more extensively than he would on an aver age off day. It would include a long-dis tance run before and after his Thanks giving meal to prepare for a dual the week after.

admitted the struggles of witnessing his parents and other family consume many of his favorite food items in front of him.

His go-to food is mashed pota toes. On a normal Thanksgiving day, Plott finds himself drenching gravy on a plate of mashed potatoes. He placed emphasis on portion control. So, more times than not, the heaping piles of mashed potatoes covered in dark, steaming gravy will be the only thing on his plate outside of a small side of stuffing.

“I always wrestled (on Thanks giving week) at the Oklahoma Open,” Smith said. “I don’t know if I ever had a Thanksgiving until I graduated col lege. So, I skipped it.”

Senior Travis Wittlake found himself struggling maintaining a consistent weight range when he was wrestling in the 165-pound class.

“I mean you’re talking about 20

Wittlake made the jump to 184 pounds this season. He mentioned how it warrants a far less stress and anxiety level regarding what he consumes and puts into his body.

“I think for me it’s mainly about knowing what I can have and balanc ing it all,” Wittlake said. “Nowadays I don’t have to worry as much. But it’s all about knowing what you can put in and then what you need to burn off.”

The most difficult part for most is watching the people around consume the traditional Thanksgiving meal.

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“Obviously my portions aren’t as big as I’d like for them to be,” he said.

“But definitely still experience Thanks giving, it’s just not like everyone else.”

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Today’s Birthday (11/25/22). Rediscover passion, romance and fun this year. Get your message out with consistent communication. Autumn reflections inspire valuable insights, before resolving winter work and health changes. Love is in the air next spring, before peaceful summer introspection shifts your purpose. Love is the answer.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal lenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Keep learning new professional tricks. Find unexplored facets of your work. Tackle an interesting challenge and apply what you’re learning. Stay practical. Discover elegant simplicity. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Lucrative opportunities abound. Col laborate to develop them into positive cash flow. Explore possibilities together. What do you want to learn? Harvest what you sow.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Opposites attract. Contribute your talents and time to grow shared ventures. Partnership deepens with each kept promise. Stick to practical objectives. Make someone proud.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Nurture your health and wellness. Busy physical activities can burn you out. Rely on a partner for shared support. Relax and recharge together.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — You may be recovering from too much fun. Prioritize health and physical energy. Take a walk somewhere beautiful or interesting. Nature feeds your spirit.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Home and family warm you. Share something delicious. Fun and romance percolate naturally. Baking or culinary projects delight. Nurture each other with love.

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Picking winners (and losers)

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WVU (23-20) OSU (42-34) OSU (24-20) OSU (35-27) WVU (21-17)

Ohio State (14-10)

Ohio State (35-20)

Guest Eli Lederman John Smith 4-1, Week 11 Jenni Carlson 3-2, Week 10

Michigan (31-30)

Baylor (20-19) Texas (32-24) Baylor (35-30)

Ohio State (34-24)

OSU (20-7) Clint Chelf 5-0, Week 8 Jacie Hoyt 2-3, Week 9

Ohio State (34-10) sports Michael Haag 3-2, Week 5 Mayor Will Joyce 2-3, Week 6 Malcolm Rodriguez 2-3, Week 7

Ohio State (31-20)

Texas (28-21)

Texas (28-21)

Oregon (41-27)

leader board Eli Lederman 2-3, Week 12

Baylor (21-17) Dean Ruhl 0-5, Week 4

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