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A year into the NIL era, ‘collectives’ bring new opportunities to student-athletes at OSU PJ Tikalsky Staff Reporter

File Photo Financial oppourtunities have been soaring for student-athletes since NIL rules were allowed by NCAA a year ago.

ing 55 universities across the country according to Business of College Sports, with more expected in the coming months and years. “It’s investing in players just like you invest in brick and mortar and facilities to have a competitive advantage,” says Hunter Baddour, co-founder of Tennessee NIL collective Spyre Sports in a profile with The Athletic. “Now you can invest those same dollars and put it to that defensive back that you can see on the field every Saturday.” Pokes with a Purpose “Pokes with a Purpose” was created in February 2022 by the Reiberts, a family of OSU boosters who own a metal distribution facility in Tulsa. After merging with “Unbridled,” a proposed collective by OSU alumnus Joe Eastin, the collective launched its website on May 27, with their first promotional tweet posted on June 8. In addition to the Reiberts and Eastin, several notable alumni of OSU sit on the board of directors in the form of former football players Brandon Weeden and Kenyatta Wright, along with longtime OSU donor Claudia Humphrey. The collective is also one of only three in the country to have obtained 501(c)(3) nonprofit status on their website, which “helps student-athletes partner with their community in ways that benefit everyone involved.” The collective is also unique in that it provides NIL opportunities to all Division 1 athletes regardless of whether or not they have scholarships, and that athletes receive 100% of all profits from NIL licensing. “Pokes With A Purpose” confirmed that three individuals have already signed on with the collective, and that the Cowboy football team was expected to join “very soon.”

Last July, the NCAA adopted rules allowing athletes to profit off of their own Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), ushering in a new age in the history of college athletics. A year since the policies took effect, a series of “NIL Collectives” have recently formed with hopes of bringing increased financial opportunity to Oklahoma State studentathletes. What is an NIL Collective? While still loosely defined, an NIL collective can be described as a fund formed by a group of boosters, alumni, or even a private agency whose goal is to provide opportunities for student-athletes to get paid for having their name, image, or likeness used by the fund itself or a third party. Collectives often partner with local businesses or charities to seek promotion by student-athletes in the form of appearances or other marketing material, as well as creating their own products or content involving student-athletes partnered with the collective. Athletes are then compensated by the collective itself for their work. NIL collectives cannot be directly affiliated with a university’s foundation or athletic department, but they must have the express mission of supporting prospective and current student-athletes of an NCAA institution. This guideline places them under “booster” status as defined by the NCAA in an advisory document issued in May 2022, allowing for existing NCAA policies regarding boosters to apply to NIL collectives in addition to the NCAA interim NIL policy. Since the beginning of the NIL era, over 73 collecSee NIL on 3 tives have formed represent-

Common, an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar winner, aims higher: 'I want to provide inspiration to people' the Belafonte award. The first, presented in May, was given to voting rights champion — and current Georgia gubernatorial candidate — Stacey Abrams. The award was also One of the most person- partly in recognition of Comally meaningful awards Com- mon’s multiple movie and TV mon has received is also the credits. His film work culleast known. But that doesn’t minated in the Oscar he and bother this dedicated hip-hop John Legend won in 2015 for star, actor and social activist, “Glory,” the rousing song they who is the first rap artist to co-wrote and performed for the ever win an Oscar, a Grammy civil rights drama “Selma,” in and an Emmy. which Common co-starred. His On June 15, at the 2016 album, “Black American Tribeca Film Festival in New Thought,” serves as a powerYork, he received the Harry ful musical throughline from Belafonte Voices for Social the civil rights era of the 1950s Justice Award. It was a heady and ‘60s to the rise of the honor for Common, whose Black Lives Matter movement most recent albums, 2020’s over the past decade. “Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1” Presented by Robert De and last year’s “Beautiful Niro, the Tribeca Festival’s coRevolution Pt. 2,” were made founder, the Belafonte Award (in his words) to “uplift, heal “recognizes individuals who and inspire listeners dealing have used storytelling and the with racial injustices as well as arts to enact change in their other social injustices.” communities.” That the honor “Harry is one of my is named for a pioneering greatest guiding lights and in- American artist who is a longspirations,” said Common, who time champion of social justice is only the second recipient of makes it even more significant

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for Common, who turned 50 on March 13. “Harry Belafonte is about truth and caring about people, and he’s about sacrificing and never giving up,” said Common. Art and social justice Common was specifically honored at the Tribeca Festival for the time he has dedicated to social justice and advocacy work focused on mass incarceration, mental health and voting. He was also celebrated for his efforts to empower high school students in underserved communities to become future leaders. He has pursued these goals in part through his nonprofit organizations, Imagine Justice and the Common Ground Foundation. Both build on the legacy Belafonte created decades earlier as a pioneering artist for whom entertainment and activism go hand-in-hand. “I feel like Harry is that mentor I can go to and ask: ‘OK, where should I be? What should I be doing?’” Common said.

“Having a conversation with him and hearing him talk is a reminder of what I’m supposed to do and aspire to, how I’m supposed to live, and what I’m supposed to sacrifice. Harry’s heart and mind, his voice, spirit and actions are the things I aspire to. And, obviously, he made music and was an actor. But, truly, he was an activist, and I feel like I fall into all those categories.” Belafonte, 95, is a Kennedy Center Honors recipient. He is also a Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award winner whose album sales in 1957 topped those of both Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. Belafonte’s 1956 album, “Calypso,” was the first by any artist in any genre to sell a million copies in the U.S. A longtime civil rights crusader, Belafonte exemplifies how much a dedicated artist can accomplish — and how much they can lose by strongly voicing their beliefs. In an October 2002 interview with San Diego radio station KFMB, Belafonte leveled harsh criticism at the

foreign and domestic policies of then-President George W. Bush. Belafonte compared Bush’s secretary of state, Colin Powell, to a “house slave” for promoting Bush’s claims that Iraq was manufacturing and hiding weapons of mass destruction. Those accusations fueled the invasion of Iraq by American forces in March 2003. Although no weapons of mass destruction were found, Belafonte received severe criticism. Attendance for his annual U.S. concert tour that same year plummeted by 50% or more. By 2004, Belafonte’s touring career in this country was effectively over because of the backlash he had received. “As you were talking abut Harry just now,” Common said, “I was wondering: ‘Man, could I do that? Could I give up a lot of what I’ve achieved — and be pretty much ostracized from the work I do — because of what I stand for?’ See Common on 2

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Lifestyle Common... Continued from 1 “At this time in my life, there is pretty much more overall awareness about the Black experience — and more acceptance of uplifting Black people — even if we haven’t gotten to where I want us to be through social and political participation. “But the point is: I won’t do something just for money. I will give up a lot of things for what I believe. I won’t take certain jobs or accept certain things.” Microsoft and Peloton Speaking by phone in late June from New York, Common paused for a moment of reflection before continuing. “I’ve done business partnerships with companies that have not been all the way good,” he acknowledged. “But, even then, I tried to do the best I can to promote what I see as truth.” Have the companies Common has been involved with, which include Microsoft and the fitness-tech firm Peloton, been open to his truths? “I haven’t been in a lot (of partnerships),” he said. “But let’s face it: I’m not perfect as a human being. No one is. So, some of these corporations — with the collection of human beings they have — are not going to be all good. “When I did have those opportunities to sit down (and talk) with them, some of them made adjustments. Some didn’t know they needed to make adjustments and it just needed to be brought to their attention ... “And that’s OK. Because, ultimately, you want to be in a partnership in life with people that share your vision and passion. And, like Harry Belafonte, I’m willing to dig deep to make those things happen and not just play it safe.” Common’s desire to use music as a vehicle for positive change was less pronounced but already taking root on his 1992 debut album, “Can I Borrow a Dollar?” Like his second album in 1994, he released it using the stage name Common Sense. It was with his third and fourth albums — 1997’s “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” and 2000’s landmark “Like Water for Chocolate” — that his musical vision, lyrical dexterity and heartfelt world view blossomed. As a result, Common was hailed as one of the exemplars of what was dubbed “conscious rap.” This tag was also used to describe the work of Mos Def, The Roots, former Common paramour Erykah Badu and other hip-hop innovators, whose music and thematic subjects were designed to enlighten as well as entertain. Common’s love for jazz, classic R&B and other genres was readily apparent from the start of his career. But it was on his fifth album, 2002’s “Electric Circus,” that his expansive approach fully bore fruit.

Rather than just use samples from records by some of his favorite artists for his own songs, Common collaborated with them. Guests on “Electric Circus” included Prince, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Zap Mama’s Marie Daulne, Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier, Bilal, CeeLo Green and vocalist Sonny Sandoval from the San Diego rap-metal band P.O.D. Moreover, Common used landmark albums by Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell and Pink Floyd as musical signposts on “Electric Circus.” Or, as he rapped on “I Got a Right Ta”: Hip-hop is changin’/ Y’all want me to stay the same? ... I made my own lane. ‘Love and purity’ “There are some things I really don’t like about hiphop,” Common said in a 2003 Union-Tribune interview. “I don’t like the regurgitation of music — everybody using the same formula, the same producers. The lack of creativity, the fear of not being free and taking chances, that’s what I don’t like... The love and purity of music is what’s missing from hip-hop today. “I owe my audience my best. And I owe them the truth and imagination and hard work, to be able to offer whatever I can that has challenged me as an artist and made me a better person. I need to show them the (dimension) of me as a person, which means dealing with love, with getting drunk, with watching people trying to survive by selling weed and working a job, and with trying to patch their relations up with the mother of their babies.” Now, 20 years later, does Common feel hip-hop has grown more creative and open to risk-taking? “I think hip-hop has definitely opened itself up more, due to people like Kendrick Lamar and Kanye, who just take the music to different places,” he replied. “Tyler, The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, all these artists are brave enough to go wherever they need to go. So, yeah, it definitely has opened up more. And I want to give credit to groups like OutKast — who broke barriers and did incredible, innovative music — and, of course, to The Roots and Mos Def, who took the music to different places.” Common took his music to different places, literally, on his 2017 and 2018 Hope & Redemption Tour. It opened at Corcoran State Prison. After performing at another California prison, he posted a message on Instagram: “I’m blessed to have the opportunity to connect with my brothers inside Folsom State Prison and perform for them to inspire them and spread a message of hope, redemption, justice, love and compassion.” Common documented his tour and the stories of some of the inmates he met in his “The Hope & Redemption Tour” series on YouTube. Yet, while he continues to do outreach work with incarcerated people, his goal is to reach as many listeners in as many places as possible. “I want to provide inspi-

ration, hope and comfort to people,” said Common, whose two memoirs — 2011’s “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” and 2019’s “Let Love Have The Last Word” — were both best sellers. “I want to be one of the guides to a better life. I really want to be a (guiding) light, whose music make people feel like life is better and that there is hope for what they want be. I want people to feel that they are powerful, the same way they do if they hear a certain speech by Malcolm X, or read something by James Baldwin or Dr. Maya Angelou, or hear President [Barack] Obama speak. “I want my music to create that energy and for people to leave my live performances feeling like: ‘Man, I want to go and do something good!’” Common bonus Q&A Q: Mos Def was scheduled to play Thelonious Monk in a new biopic that is now on hold. What iconic jazz artist would you be up for playing in a film? A: That’s a great one. Ha-ha! Maybe, whoo, let me think, Charles Mingus. Or, I would really love to — I know this isn’t jazz, per se — but (rap godfather) Gil Scott-Heron would be someone I’d love to

play, too. Q: Why Mingus, whose centennial was celebrated earlier this year? A: I work with a lot of jazz cats and they tell me stories. Because they have gotten to play with Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Betty Carter, Mulgrew Miller, and they’ve heard all types of stores about Mingus. Stories about how he was always really mean and aggressive at certain points, and how he was tough, a tough band leader. I would love to play that role because I would like to know what drove him to doing that. He was such a talented jazz musician. And, by the same token, he was a real rugged cat who was gangsta in his own way. There would be a lot of dimension to offer to that human being as an actor portraying him. Q: The great saxophonist Charles McPherson, who lives in San Diego, played in Mingus’ band for 12 years. He is a great source of information about Mingus. A: Charles McPherson lives in San Diego? That would be cool to get to talk to him. You might be starting up a new film for me! Q: You have recorded with some notable jazz artists

on your albums, and Robert Glasper and Kariem Riggins are most recently both featured on your “A Beautiful Revolution, Vol. 1” album. Any chance of the three of you reuniting to do a second August Greene group trio album or tour? A: Yeah. We went into the studio late last year and started creating some some new August Greene material. Now, we’ve just got to hone it. Each of us have been touring and I’ve been filming in London, where Robert did a gig and we played together. And I believe Kariem is drumming with Diana Krall on her current tour. But, yes, we have to do another August Greene project. Our first album was one of my favorite creations, to be part of a group and put out a project like that. It feels so free and liberating to be part of a group, especially with such talented musicians as those. I feel we can go anywhere together when there are no limitations . That’s something I’ve had to learn within myself as an artist: to go wherever I want to go and not be afraid.

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Courtesy Tribune News Service Common speaks during The Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theater on June 15, 2022, in New York City.

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)

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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goal of $3 million. “Pokes With A Purpose” said these figures were “outdated,” but would not provide updated figures at the advisory of OSU Athletics. All Continued from 1 donations made to the collective are tax-deductible due to its non-profit status. “Pokes With A Purpose” Stillwater NIL Club currently lists partnerships with The newest collective to multiple local and statewide represent OSU athletes is the charities, including Big Broth- Stillwater NIL Club. Documeners Big Sisters of Oklahoma, tation of its creation is sparse. Stillwater Family YMCA and Records show that the domain Special Olympics Oklahoma. name for the club’s website was The collective announced registered on June 13, and its they had generated approxiTwitter account was launched mately $1.2 million in funding on June 14. with an expected fundraising On its website, Stillwa-

ter NIL Club listed its goal is “to help athletes receive fair compensation for their name, image, and likeness.” All profits will be split equally amongst all participating players, according to the aforementioned. What does the future hold for OSU’s NIL Options? The business of NIL in college athletics is growing rapidly in a short amount of time, and with little oversight from the NCAA on the matter, its boundaries are more likely to be tested than respected as they stand. Potential NIL opportunities have already proven to be

key deciding factors for several major recruits in the class of 2022, and will most likely be front and center for recruiting classes in 2023 and onward. It’s generated plenty of controversy in this short time too; accusations of coaches “buying” recruits have already arisen, the most recent incident being a spat between Alabama coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher. Nevertheless, many see NIL opportunities as a necessity when it comes to recruiting and retaining student-athletes in the future. NIL is here to stay, and

NIL collectives present a unique opportunity for fans and boosters alike to become involved in the process. For-profit or non-profit, it appears that OSU fans and athletes are willing to take steps into this new world, whatever it may bring. “If you’re not part of it, you’re going to be left behind,” Weeden said. “I’m trying to be as proactive with [the collective] as possible.”

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Via Stillwater NIL Club Website The Stillwater NIL Club has early access sign up available on their website, along with what comes with the NIL experience.

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6 dead and 2 dozen others wounded at parade in Chicago suburb of Highland Park; police arrest person suspected in shooting Jake Sheridan, Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, Gregory Pratt, Rosemary Sobol, Jeremy Gorner, Megan Crepeau, Annie Sweeney and Kinsey Crowley Chicago Tribune On an idyllic summer morning, from a rooftop high above the Highland Park Independence Day parade, a gunman aimed down at the floats and lawn chairs and strollers and opened fire. Members of the high school marching band sprinted for their lives, still carrying their flutes and saxophones. Bystanders scooped up young children and fled. In all, six people were killed and some two dozen others were injured, either by rifle fire or in the stampede away from the scene. The victims ranged in age from 8 to 85. It was the Fourth of July, and the affluent Chicago suburb of Highland Park became the latest American community to be terrorized by a mass shooting. For hours after the attack, officers searched building by building near the parade route, which was littered with belongings abandoned in the chaos: A double stroller. Balloons. Bikes. Pacifiers. Sandals. A hat printed with stars and stripes. After an hourslong manhunt, authorities arrested 22-year-old Robert “Bobby” Crimo III on Monday evening. North Chicago police spotted him and gave chase; he was ultimately arrested without incident in Lake Forest, according to the Highland Park police chief. He was returned to Highland Park as the investigation continued. While police recovered a rifle from the scene, and federal authorities are performing a trace to try to determine its origin, the attacker was being considered armed and dangerous throughout the search, authorities said. Howard Prager was playing his tuba aboard a float with six other musicians from the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, entertaining the crowd with freilach — a “joyous” type of Jewish music. The piano player was the first to

Courtesy Tribune News Service A Lake County, Illinois, police officer walks down Central Avenue in Highland Park on July 4, 2022, after a shooter fired on the northern suburb’s Fourth of July parade. At least six people were killed and at least two dozen injured.

notice everyone scatter. Prager thought at first they had spotted a celebrity and were racing over. The band kept playing. Then he saw the faces of the people running: “panic and scared mode.” “I am shellshocked by the whole thing,” he said. “I don’t know what was in (the shooter’s) mind that he was so hateful that would cause this type of carnage.” Hospital leaders said Monday that 26 people were rushed to Highland Park Hospital, all but one of whom had suffered gunshot wounds. Four or five of the patients were children, said Brigham Temple, medical director of emergency preparedness at NorthShore University HealthSystem. While most were treated and discharged, others were taken to other local hospitals, including a child who was transported by helicopter to Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago. “There’s been a lot of different events that have happened in the United States and this obviously now has hit

very close to home,” he said. “It is a little surreal to have to take care of an event such as this but all of us have gone through extensive training.” In response, many northern suburbs canceled their planned Fourth of July celebrations due to safety concerns or out of respect for the victims. Metra halted inbound and outbound train movement near Highland Park due to the shooting. And for hours, the parade route remained eerily quiet. Highland Park is an affluent suburb nearly 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. In 1998, Vanity Fair said the largely white and Jewish community “has the feel of a gated community without the actual gates.” Michael Jordan made his home there for a time when he was with the Bulls. While no motive was given for the shooting, some witnesses speculated that the community may have been targeted because of its significant Jewish population. The northern suburbs have seen a rash of antisemitic sentiment in recent months, including on Holocaust Remembrance Day in April,

when someone left antisemitic fliers in driveways in Highland Park. Crimo appears to perform under the name Awake the Rapper. Videos connected to that name online, some of which feature Crimo’s face, include eerie and violent imagery, including drawings of a person with a long gun and animations of injured people. Police on Monday evening shut off access to the streets near what was believed to be Crimo’s home. An armored police vehicle drove down his street, and officers gathered, chatting on the nearby street corner, though the home was out of sight from the police perimeter. Police guarded the perimeter with rifles. Reporters and neighbors gathered nearby, and a helicopter hovered overhead. Speaking outside a Highland Park fire station late Monday afternoon, Gov. J.B. Pritzker decried the shooting, saying he spoke with President Joe Biden about it earlier. They both agree on one thing, Pritzker said: “This madness must stop.” See Highland Park on 5

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Courtesy of Oklahoma State Department of Health The first case of the West Nile virus was reported in Oklahoma late last week, resulting in the first death due to the virus this year.

Oklahoma experiences first West Nile virus case, death of year Nile virus in central Oklahoma. This case was reported late last week, and the patient was hospitalized and later pronounced dead. The West Nile virus spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito, and is primarily spread by the Culex Teyte Holcomb mosquito. These mosquitoes feed on News Editor infected birds, which then spreads the virus through biting humans. Late last week, the Oklahoma The type of mosquito that spreads State Department of Health reported the this virus increases in abundance during first human case and death of the West mid to late summer when temperatures

are high. Jolianne Stone, state epidemiologist said that the increase is not uncommon. “We expect the number of human cases to increase as the temperatures rise throughout the summer,” Stone said. “Typically, summertime is the beginning of the West Nile virus season in Oklahoma, so with more people participating in outdoor activities there are increased opportunities for encountering infected mosquitoes.” Stone also said some of the ways

“there is no better day and no betHighland Park... said ter time than right here and right now.” “It is devastating that a celebra-

He also said he was “shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American tion of America was ripped apart by our community on this Independence Day.” uniquely American plague,” said Pritzk- He then touted his recent signing of Continued from 4 er. “A day dedicated to freedom has put “the first major bipartisan gun reform into stark relief the one freedom we as legislation in almost 30 years into law, “If you’re angry today, I’m here to a nation refuse to uphold – the freedom which includes actions that will save tell you, be angry. I’m furious. I’m furi- of our fellow citizens to live without the lives. But there is much more work to ous that yet more innocent lives were daily fear of gun violence.” do, and I’m not going to give up fighting taken by gun violence. I’m furious that Republican gubernatorial candithe epidemic of gun violence.” their loved ones are forever broken by date Darren Bailey tweeted a call for a Vice President Kamala Harris, what took place today. I’m furious that special legislative session on crime. who is slated to be in Chicago on Tueschildren and their families have been “We must call a special session to day, echoed the sentiment. traumatized,” Pritzker said, flanked by address crime on our streets. We need “We are thankful to law enforceseveral elected officials including U.S. to demand law and order and prosecute ment and the first responders who arSen. Tammy Duckworth. “While we criminals,” Bailey said. “We need more rived at the scene today and undoubtedcelebrate the Fourth of July just once a police on our streets to keep our family saved lives,” she said in a statement. year, mass shootings have become our lies safe. Public safety must be a top “Today’s shooting is an unmistakable weekly — yes, weekly — American priority.” He notably did not mention reminder that more should be done to tradition.” gun control. address gun violence in our country.” Pritzker noted how some might Biden on Monday afternoon said Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad feel like “today is not the day” to talk he offered Pritzker the full support of Schneider said he was at the parade about gun control or gun rights but then the federal government. with his campaign team when the shoot-

to avoid the virus are the most common. Busting insect repellent on exposed skin and clothing will help with stopping the spread. While most individuals who contract the virus do not experience harsh symptoms, complications during infection can lead to increased chances of sickness and even death. For more information regarding the West Nile virus, visit oklahoma.gov. news.ed@ocolly.com

ing started. “Hearing of loss of life and others injured. My condolences to the family and loved ones; my prayers for the injured and for my community; and my commitment to do everything I can to make our children, our towns, our nation safer,” Schneider tweeted. “Enough is enough!” Highland Park was the setting of a large gathering in support of gun control on June 11. The March for Our Lives rally was one of hundreds that took place across the country with the goal of pushing legislators to take bipartisan action on the matter. And less than a decade ago, Highland Park found itself at the center of the national gun control debate, when a local pediatrician unsuccessfully challenged the town’s ban on assault weapons in a case that made its way to some of the nation’s highest courts. news.ed@ocolly.com

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the best way I can explain it is as if you are watching real life and the relatable and funny moments that come with it. Packed with actors that do a fantastic job as well as the likes of a young Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck, I cannot stress enough the good time that comes along with watching ‘Dazed and Confused.’ ‘Back to the Future’ (1985) The prime example of how to make a funny and inventive sci-fi adventure, ‘Back to the Future’ is a timeless classic following the dynamic duo of Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd on their time travel shenanigans to save the present. In what is likely one of the best films ever made, at its core ‘Back to the Future’ is a story about coming to terms with family and all their inadequacies, while having a masterful addition of comedy and wonder injected as well. The perfect package of drama, comedy, excitement and special effects, anyone who enjoys film and fun, will find love in watching ‘Back to the Future.’ ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981) The words of Indiana Jones himself best describe this film, “It belongs in a museum.” A truly remarkable action-adventure film, Harrison Ford brings the movie to new heights with his incredible performance as the captivating archaeologist. Steven Spielberg hit the nail on the head and kept smacking it with this grand extravaganza of thrills, fun and emotion. ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ is an experience that never seems to get old, and you cannot seem to resist the fun that comes with it.

Summer break is a great time for relaxation whether you choose to swim, travel or watch movies. With the heat seeming to never relent, you may be looking for something to do inside to pass the inevitable boredom. Here are a few of my personal favorite movies to watch that just feel all the bit better in the summer. ‘American Graffiti’ (1973) Set in 1960’s California, ‘American Graffiti’ is the story of a group of teens enjoying their final days of summer break with rock ‘n’ roll, drive-ins and late-night cruising after graduating from high school. Director George Lucas put himself on the map with this cinematic marvel which proves he can do more than direct a Star Wars film. With a brilliant script, characters that feel real and personal, stylistic directing and music that transports you to the era; ‘American Graffiti’ is one of the most influential and best looks at how to make a teen comedy with emotion. ‘Dazed and Confused’ (1993) Claiming the spot as one of my favorite movies of all time, ‘Dazed and Confused’ is practically the 70s kids’ version of ‘American Graffiti.’ With an absolutely loaded cast, one of the greatest soundtracks ever and a lively look into high school life in the 1970s; ‘Dazed and Confused’ is a hilarious, heartfelt masterpiece that everyone should watch at least once in their life. A movie where not much is actually happening on paper, entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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Texas Supreme Court allows enforcement of 1925 abortion ban scrapped in Roe v. Wade “Performing elecTodd J. Gillman tive abortions has been The Dallas Morning a crime in Texas since News (at least) 1854,” Paxton’s

The Texas Supreme Court ordered late Friday that the state’s centuryold abortion ban, struck down in Roe v. Wade in 1973, can be enforced immediately. That overrules a Harris County judge who had allowed abortion through six weeks to resume temporarily, and puts abortion providers and at risk of fines and lawsuits. The state’s high court issued the order a week after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe and erased constitutional protection for abortion. It’s a major setback for abortion providers left with few options after the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, though the order does not allow criminal charges against abortion providers. Texas is one of 13 states with a “trigger law” to ban abortion once Roe was scrapped. That law will take effect 30 days after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs is final, which could be another six or seven weeks. But the Legislature never formally repealed the law struck down in Roe, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has pressed to dust off the 1925 statute immediately — a law that abortion rights advocates called “antiquated.” Those groups assert that courts ruled decades ago that Roe effectively repealed the 1925 ban, making it unenforceable.

office argued before the state’s high court. “It was a crime in 1973, when the United States Supreme Court erroneously found a right to elective abortion somewhere in the penumbras of the Constitution. And it was a crime on June 24, 2022, when that Court finally corrected its error.” That, the state argued, means that allowing enforcement simply restores a legal status quo that was interrupted by Roe, albeit for 49 years. Paxton wants prosecutors in Texas to be able to press criminal charges under the 1925 law. He called the order a “pro-life victory” that “slapped down the abortion providers and the district court carrying their water. Our state’s pre-Roe statutes banning abortion in Texas are 100% good law. Litigation continues, but I’ll keep winning for Texas’s unborn babies.” In a filing with the Texas Supreme Court, the state argued that “unborn children will lose their lives in the absence of relief. This irreparable harm far outweighs Plaintiffs’ asserted injury of being unable to prolong the Roe v. Wade regime a bit longer....Plaintiffs intend to immediately perform elective abortions under cover of the [temporary restraining order] — and may have done so already.” The Center for Reproductive Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, Whole Woman’s Health and a number of other

abortion providers had asked a state district court in Houston to halt efforts to enforce the 1925. She issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday and set arguments for July 12. The Texas Supreme Court’s order keeps in place an injunction against district attorneys, averting any criminal enforcement of the ban. But it opens providers to civil penalties, including fines and loss of medical licenses. The court gave the attorney general’s office and those supporting abortion rights until Tuesday afternoon to file more thorough briefs on the enforceability of the 1925 ban. “Just last year, the Legislature determined that its criminal ban on abortion would not take effect until 30 days after the U.S. Supreme Court issues its judgment in a decision overruling Roe v. Wade,” the abortion rights groups argued before the state’s high court, asserting that Paxton is overstepping his authority by claiming he can “put all Texans on `notice’ that, months before that criminal ban takes effect, providing an abortion in Texas is a felony immediately.” Under the penal code from 1925, any person who causes an abortion “shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than five years.” The new trigger ban says that anyone who provides an abortion faces 5 to 99 years in prison. That conflict, the groups, argued, shows the folly of Paxton’s position that the 1925 law is still

Courtesy Tribune News Service Abortion rights supporters and opponents clash while demonstrating in downtown Dallas on June 29, 2022.

enforceable. “These laws are confusing, unnecessary, and cruel,” said Marc Hearron, senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights, in response to the Texas Supreme Court’s order. “Texas’s trigger ban is not scheduled to take effect for another two months, if not longer. This law from nearly 100 years ago is banning essential health care prematurely, despite clearly being long repealed.” Even without the 1925 ban, or the new trigger law, the state’s six-week abortion ban remains in place. That ban, known as Senate Bill 8, is enforced through a novel scheme — already mimicked in other states — to empower legal vigilantes to sue doctors and anyone else who helps a woman end a pregnancy once fetal cardiac activity can be detected. Few lawsuits have been filed SB8 took effect Sept. 1. But the threat of ruinously costly lawsuits

caused a sharp drop in the number of abortions in Texas. “Those criminal abortion statutes are not unconstitutional — there is no reason [Texas] cannot enforce them again,” now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Dobbs that states have authority to ban abortion, Paxton’s office argued. The only exception might be in Dallas County, where the longtime prosecutor Henry Wade was on the losing end of the challenge brought by a woman known in court papers as Jane Roe. “The Dallas County District Attorney might need to move for relief from the judgment in Roe v. Wade, but [Texas] and other prosecutors do not,” Paxton’s office argued. That’s only hypothetical, though. The current Dallas district attorney, John Creuzot, is one of many big city prosecutors in Texas who say they’ll refuse to enforce criminal abortion bans. “I want women...

to rest assured that my office will not stand in the way of them seeking the health care they need,” he tweeted shortly after the Dobbs ruling. “Bans on abortion disproportionately impact the poor, women of color and other vulnerable populations and endanger public safety — which goes against the very core of policies I was elected to put in place.” Tarrant County’s district attorney does intend to pursue abortion prosecutions. “Extremist politicians are on a crusade to force Texans into pregnancy and childbirth against their will, no matter how devastating the consequences,” said Julia Kaye, staff attorney at the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project. “We won’t stop fighting to ensure that as many people as possible, for as long as possible, can access the essential reproductive health care they need.” news.ed@ocolly.com