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Favorite Disney Channel original movies Payton Little three members of Staff Reporter “Connect 3” the
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Countdown to kickoff Keith Toston (left) a former OSU running back, reminiscences on his Cowboy career filled with upsets, injuries and touchdowns.
Keith Toston recalls breakout senior year Braden Bush Staff Reporter
Roughriders in the Canadian Football League. He now resides with his wife and kids in Sacramento, Oklahoma State is California. just five weeks away from Toston: “I’ve got four its Sept. 1 season opener kids: I’ve got a 9-year-old, a against Central Michigan in 4-year-old, a 2-year-old and Boone Pickens Stadium. In a 1-year-old. My 9-year-old honor of being five weeks is playing football, so I’m from kickoff, The O’Colly sat offensive coordinating him down with a former Cowboy right now, so that’s pretty who wore No. 5 — Keith much where I’m at right Toston (Running back from now. It’s pretty fun because 2006-09). I get to see the game from a Where is he now? different space.” After four years at From track titles to OSU, Toston spent time in teammates the NFL with the St. Louis As a sophomore at Rams and Jacksonville Angleton (Texas) High Jaguars, as well as a stop School in 2004, Toston won with the Saskatchewan the 4A state championship
in the long jump. Second place that day? Perrish Cox, future Cowboy defensive back and NFL draft pick. The two competed against each other at meets across the country. Both wanted to face the best and it drove their competitiveness. Toston: “We kinda had a relationship, then agreed we understood the next time we saw each other we were gonna compete. That’s the best thing when you’re like the best at something, where you’re getting good at something, you want to go against someone just as good as you. It raises your talent level.” The two were once
again on a collision course for the top in their junior seasons. But the outcome reversed. Toston: “And then the next year, my junior year, Perrish beat me. I got second at the state championship. It was a mutual friendship, but we understood the part.” But when it came time for college, the pair almost went separate ways. Cox was about to commit to LSU after a campus visit. Toston visited LSU, too and then made his way to Stillwater. He liked what he saw and immediately began recruiting Cox to join him. See Countdown on page 4
There are some pairs in the world that just make perfect sense: chocolate and peanut butter, thunder and lightning and college students growing up on Disney Channel movies. Disney Channel original movies are movies created by Disney that specifically aired on Disney Channel first. With so many coming out since their creation in 1983, everyone seems to have their set of favorites that hit the television screen. Oklahoma State is no exception to this either. Here are the top five Disney Channel original movies according to Oklahoma State students.
Jonas Brothers Nick, Kevin and Joe. As one can imagine, this movie is jam packed with all sorts of music, as with most Disney Channel movies and oozes late 2000s energy. Those looking to rock their world with nostalgia will love going back and visiting this trilogy of movies.
No. 4 Let it Shine Next on the list is 2012’s “Let it Shine.” “Let it Shine” follows the story of aspiring rapper Cyrus, played by Tyler James Williams of “Everybody Hates Chris’’ fame, his best friend Kris, and his childhood crush and now celebrity Roxie. Cyrus hides his ability to create music, but when his friend Kris No. 5 Camp takes his song Rock “Don’t Run Away” What to gain fame, happens when you Cyrus has to find take band camp a way to prove his and crank it up to musical abilities to 11? You get “Camp everybody as well Rock.” Released in as impress Roxie. 2008, this movie The music in “Let follows a group of it Shine” takes a teenagers at Camp different approach Rock that are in a from most Disney contest to record Channel movies, a song with hit and it plays in its band “Connect 3.” favor. The style this This cast is star movie brings lets studded, as taking it shine on its own center stage is compared Demi Lovato as main protagonist, See Pokes on page 3 Mitchie, and the
Respect for Marriage Act What this means for U.S. citizens the democrats. As the bill passes the House, it is sent to the senate to determine whether or not the Respect for Marriage Act actually passes legislation. This new bill would repeal the Teyte Holcomb 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, and News Editor be replaced with the proposed bill. While many republicans are on board The House recently passed with the decision, some still have the Respect for Marriage Act. This questions. act allows same-sex marriage to be “Haven’t read it,” said Sen. protected under U.S. law. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.). Currently, same-sex marriage “We’re still looking at it,” said is protected under the Supreme Court Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). case Obergefell v. Hodges, which The Respect for Marriage Act struck down section three of the is one of the shorter bills coming Defense of Marriage Act. With the across the senate floor, being only overturning of Roe v. Wade, Supreme four pages. While this bill is to Court Justice Clarence Thomas said protect same-sex couples, it was also the protection of same-sex marriage proposed to help solidify the right to should be looked at as well. contraceptives and early-action birth With this new bill passed by control. the House, the Respect for Marriage A handful of republicans have Act would solidify and protect already said they are on board with same-sex couples and the right to the decision, including Susan Collins same-sex marriage. The bill received (Maine) and Rob Portman (Ohio). bipartisan support in the House with 47 republicans voting yes alongside news.ed@ocolly.com
Courtesy of Tribune News Service U.S. President Joe Biden has said he is in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, as it will protect families and relationships across the country.