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Youngsters look into a microscope during an outreach event from the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association at the North Mabee Boys & Girls Club in Tulsa on Feb. 29.

Biomedical Sciences club brings STEM activities to elementary students

Lianna Marilao always liked science, but it wasn’t until she was in college that she realized scientific research was something she could do as a career.

“I’d never met a scientist who looked like me,” said

Marilao, an Anatomy and Cell Biology doctoral student at OSU Center for Health Sciences and president of the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association. She and other members of BSGSA are hoping to spark and nurture an interest in science in elementary-age students through a new outreach program funded through the Full STEM Ahead

grant from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Lindsay Owens, shared resource officer with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at OSU-CHS, said the grant money is being used to purchase equipment and materials that are put together in STEM lab kits that BSGSA then takes to schools and afterschool programs.

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OSU One Health research targets swine microbiome to reduce antibiotic reliance

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When piglets are 3 weeks old, they are weaned. This change abruptly switches their diet from liquid of a sow’s milk to a solid diet which they eat for three months until they are market ready.

The change in diet is a highly stressful period for piglets, making them susceptible to infection, diarrhea and other problems. If the piglets can be managed effectively during that phase, limiting infection and sickness, then they are usually healthy during the rest of production.

Traditionally, infection treatments are to give piglets antibiotics. However, the mass use of antibiotics causes antibiotic resistance, which has become a One Health problem affecting both animal agriculture and human medicine.

Dr. Joy Scaria, OSU’s Walter R. Sitlington Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases, has been awarded a $385,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to investigate microbiome-targeted interventions for swine gastric disorders over three years.

The collaborative study includes researchers from Auburn University and Iowa State University who, along with OSU, split the total grant of $770,000 aimed at developing antibiotic-reducing treatments for healthy swine.

“We know that when a healthy complex gut microbiome is present, then these diarrheal issues like E. coli infection do not happen. So, in mature pigs, E. coli infection is not an issue. We see that in human medicine too,” Scaria said. “A lot of diarrheal infections happen in the infant stage, and as we age, and we develop a healthy microbiome, unless something disastrous happens, we don’t get diarrheal infections. That is this pattern between what you’re seeing in human medicine, as well as animals.”

The team is applying lessons learned from human medical practice

for animal agriculture.

Scaria’s research is directly applying this research for improving swine health, but there are broader impacts that also address the issue of mitigating antibiotic resistance in agriculture, and human health.

These infections are an issue for humans as well because if microbes in animals develop resistance, those resistances transfer to humans through contaminated pork, or by workers getting exposed, and then is spreading in the environment.

“Reducing antibiotic resistance generally in the environment and the food production system is critical for our wellbeing,” Scaria said. “In this case, the underlying science is more or less the same because there’s a lot of overlap between pig microbiome and the human microbiome.”

A study published in 2019 by The Lancet estimated that 1.27 million deaths were directly caused by drug resistance they also estimated that globally, 4.95 million deaths were associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance, including both deaths directly caused by AMR and those indirectly associated with it.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention the COVID-19 pandemic attributed to 1.1 million deaths as of Sept. 12, 2023.

“Antibiotic resistance now is sort of considered as a silent pandemic, that takes out five million people every year,” Scaria said. “By 2050, if we don’t do anything, it will become like close to 75 million per year. It’s a huge problem of boiling and simmering, and we really need to address it. So, alternatives to antibiotics in all spheres of treatment, both in human as well as agriculture is critical.”

In human health, fecal microbiota transplant, where microbiomes from healthy adults are transferred to infected individuals, has shown effectiveness in treating Clostridium difficile infection.

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‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ combines new, old generations

Hayden Alexander Staff Reporter

Pick up the phone, Cowboys, because it’s time to give the Ghostbusters a call.

“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” flew out of the ghost trap and into theaters on Friday. The modern sequel to the 2021 film, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” follows Phoebe Spengler (Mckenna Grace), Trevor Spengler (Finn Wolfhard), Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon) and Gary Gooberson (Paul Rudd) as they hunt for ghosts around New York City.

True to the Ghostbusters style, an ancient artifact is in play with the Ghostbusters’ most sinister foe yet, Garraka (Ian Whyte), an ice-wielding god of death who is out for revenge. It takes all the new and old Ghostbusters, and a Fire Master, to take down the monster.

The film did well for a second go at this new generation of Ghostbusters. The team is now back at the fire station in New York, which allows for all the classic spooky moments. However, the nostalgia works.

The movie is sometimes a little cheesy, but given its ‘80s source material, I’d say that fits. There are many little moments and character cameos,

but they don’t feel forced or out of place. The old guard helping the new happens naturally.

Another nostalgic beat comes from some clever set decorating. A VHS tape here, a tape player there, and the ‘80s style of Ghostbusters gear brings you right back to 1984.

I love the characters.

The Spengler family is a welloiled Ghostbusting unit; Gary is comedic gold. His journey from science teacher to father figure is one of my favorite character arcs in the movie. He’s sweet and wants Trevor and Pheobe to see him as family. His cheer at the movie’s end, when Pheobe calls him

dad, is the movie’s best moment. Trevor and Callie are doing their thing, but the focus is on Pheobe. After damaging city property, our old pal Walter Peck (William Atherton) informs Pheobe that she is too young to battle ghosts.

Phoebe rebels and makes friends with a ghost girl (Emily Alyn Lind). Sadly, this fiery spirit uses Pheobe to free Garraka, but in the end, the girl helps Pheobe save the day.

Phoebe walks away with a lesson every teen eventually learns: they don’t know everything. Her story is one of longing and a need to be understood.

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OSU finishes 10th at NCAA Championships; Smith pleased with team’s progress

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. –

When Dustin Plott walked off the mat after the 184-pound NCAA finals, Oklahoma State’s season was finished, and its fate was sealed.

Plott and Daton Fix (133) dropped their finals bouts, and the Cowboys made no more movement in the final team standings. It was the first time OSU had two finalists since 2021, but like the rest of the tournament, it left points and matches on the table on the big stage after a bounce-back season.

“For us as a team, we kinda had a good breakthrough as a team, finishing 14-1 in dual meets and were very competitive,” OSU coach John Smith said. “I was always worried about us being a very good tournament team, and it kinda showed a little bit.”

OSU inched back closer to the top of the college wrestling world at the NCAA Championships at the T-Mobile Center this weekend, finishing 10th, an improvement from last season’s program-worst 18th. But the Cowboys still haven’t finished better than 10th since 2021. The program is going in the right direction, but there’s still lots of room to grow.

Penn State broke the record for points (172.5) and margin of victory (100.0), but the top 10 was wide open. The Cowboys’ 56.0 points was 4.5 behind ninth-place Nebraska, and OSU was 11 points shy of tying Iowa for a spot in the top five. Instead, in a jumbled mess of teams fighting for second, OSU fell to the back of the top 10.

“That, I wish was better,” Smith said. “Wasn’t that far apart. A couple wins here and there, and you’re in the top five. But we didn’t quite get there.”

A couple wins from weights the Cowboys earned no points definitely would have helped. Tagen Jamison was the No. 10 seed at 141 but went 0-2, which was a big hit for the Cowboys after Jamison had a promising redshirt freshman season.

Brayden Thompson, a redshirt freshman at 174, also went 0-2. Luke Surber went winless at 197 after dealing with injuries much of the season, and he struggled to get back in rhythm.

Even another win or two from Troy Spratley, the No. 6 seed, to get to All-American status would have been huge. He was one call going his way in the championship bracket from becoming an All-American and earning the Cowboys more points, then he was eliminated before the blood round of consolations.

“I thought maybe we could have punched Spratley through a little more,” Smith

said. OSU had three All-Americans, with Izzak Olejnik at 165 being the third. That’s more than the past two season, but OSU still hasn’t had an individual national champion since 2021. The only other three-year induvial title drought came in 1972-74.

The goals OSU came in with weren’t all achieved. Smith is OK with that. This season and finish were better than the previous two, and it gave him something to work with.

Four freshmen competed at NCAAs for OSU, and the Cowboys have a highly touted recruiting class coming into next season. There will be plenty of young returning talent from this team that gained experience. Plott will also be back, as well as sophomore Teague Travis at 157 and a po -

tentially healthy Surber at 197.

It’s not the finish Smith said he wanted, but he’s taking it. His team is leaving Kansas City in better shape than when it left nationals in Tulsa a year ago.

“In the end, we moved forward as a program, and I’m pleased with the season,” Smith said. “I’m pleased with the team.

“The future looks bright. …This team kinda helped us get back in a direction that we needed to go in the last two seasons.”

NCAA Finals Results

125: No. 8 Richard Figueroa (ASU) dec. No. 3 Drake Ayala (IOWA), 7-2

133: No. 6 Vito Arujau (COR) dec. No. 1 Daton Fix (OSU), 5-3

141: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OHST) dec. No. 2 Beau Bartlett (PSU), 4-1

149: No. 4 Caleb Henson (VT) MD. No. 6 Austin Gomez (MICH), 15-7

157: No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) dec. No. 2 Jacori Teemer (ASU), 5-0

165: No. 4 David Carr (ISU) dec. No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU), 9-8

174: No. 9 Carter Starocci (PSU) dec. No. 6 Rocco Welsh (OHST), 2-0

184: No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) MD. No. 3 Dustin Plott (OSU), 14-5

197: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) dec. No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NCST), 6-1

HWT: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) MD. No. 10 Lucas Davison (MICH), 13-4 Final Team Standings

OSU’s 10th-place finish at the NCAA Wrestling Championships wasn’t what coach John Smith wanted, but it was the team’s best since 2021. Davis Cordova

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3 takeaways from OSU’s series win at BYU

Davis walked in her first plate appearance and hit a home run in her second. The Cowgirls lost 11-8 with a poor pitching performance, but Davis again earned a spot.

Into the leadoff Freshman Roșie Davis has been a surprising star for Oklahoma State’s lineup this season. Coach Kenny Gajewski trusted her with the starting second base job mostly for her defense, but her bat is coming alive for the Cowgirls.

In the second game of the series — the lone OSU loss of the weekend — Davis started as the team’s leadoff hitter. Star third baseman Tallen Edwards had occupied that spot for the entirety of the season so far, but she started in the No. 2 hole.

In the third game of the series on Saturday — her second as leadoff hitter — Davis drew three walks and scored three times in OSU’s 10-2 win.

Davis now leads OSU in batting average, on-base percentage and OPS on the season.

“I knew coming to college it would be hard, so I wanted to emphasize being a great hitter for my teammates.” Davis said after OSU’s win vs Central Arkansas. “I want to be someone they can rely on.”

Sophomore slump Of OSU’s five losses on the season, two are credited to Kyra Aycock.

In 2023, Aycock became the Cowgirls’ No. 3 pitcher, and was a steady arm when aces Kelly Maxwell and Lexi Kilfoyl needed a rest or had an off start. She even shutout the Oklahoma Sooners through six innings before getting pulled in a game that OSU would lose — a decision Gajewski still mentions he regrets.

But this year, her ERA has bloomed from a 2.51 to a 3.25 with four appearances allowing four or more runs. Home runs have been an issue so far, and was again in OSU’s 11-8 loss on Friday. In the loss, she allowed six runs on eight hits in 5.1 innings, including two homers.

With how consistent and at times dominant Kilfoyl and Ivy Rosenberry have been this season, OSU needs Aycock to be the pitcher she was last year.

Another breakout?

Taylor Anderson was one of OSU’s primary pinch runners for most of the season until this weekend. Despite just four at bats to her career, she started the final two games of the series in Provo. Anderson sparked an eventually failed comeback on Friday with a home run — her first extra base hit of her career. In the second, she reached base three times with two hits and a walk and scored two runs in OSU’s series clinching run-rule win. Her emergence is one of many on this young OSU team and will make the coaching staff’s job of managing the outfield more difficult.

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The Cowgirls went on the road and won two of three games at BYU.

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Fix ends OSU career with loss in NCAA finals, becomes first four-time runner-up

Daniel Allen Staff Reporter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Daton Fix had every opportunity to finish his career at the top, but instead made the kind of history he didn’t want.

The harsh realism often tethered to sports can be cruel. Nobody knows that better than Fix, especially after Saturday.

Fix, Oklahoma State’s 133-pounder, has accomplished almost everything. A five-time All-American. Five Big 12 individual titles. One dual match loss. An undefeated home record. An individual national title was the only thing missing − And that won’t change.

Fix became the first four-time national runner-up on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Center in a 5-3 decision in the 133-pound title match against Cornell’s Vito Arujau, who beat Fix 11-3 in last year’s semifinals.

“Obviously it’s not what I wanted, but that was the outcome,” Fix said. “I can say that I left it all out there. I wrestled hard. I just didn’t do enough to win.

“Same old story.”

Fix struggled to score throughout the tournament. After his 17-1 win in the first round, Fix won 2-1 in the quarterfinals and 3-2 in the semifinals.

Defense has been Fix’s bread and butter throughout his career, but he’s also been able to score. during the season, he had occasionally missed takedowns. And yet, Fix made a point to call himself out after OSU’s loss to Iowa in February.

“What if that’s national finals?” Fix said. “I’m on a leg on the edge, and I’ve gotta finish that shot to win the national title.”

And against Arujau, it

caught up to him.

“I got away with it in my quarterfinals and semifinals match,” Fix said. “I was in on plenty of single-legs and just didn’t finish it. Got in on a high-crotch in the finals match. Didn’t finish it. If I finish that takedown, who knows what happens? Yeah. It sucks.”

Fix had to not only fight blood gushing from his right eyebrow, but also had to block out the rowdy crowd.

The crowd in Kansas City didn’t enjoy Fix and it showed in the final match. “Vito! Vito! Vito!” chants from all fanbases, except

OSU’s, reigned down onto the mat throughout the match. What fueled those chants were the two challenges from OSU’s bench and the two other official reviews that took more than 10 minutes. What also ignited the crowd was all reviews went in Fix’s favor.

“I kind of accepted that that I was gonna be the villain for the week,” Fix said. “Who knows? I might be the villain for a while by the sound of it.”

Fix gained an early 2-0 advantage over Arujau in the second period, courtesy of a locked hands violation on Arujau, and an escape from Fix

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shortly after. Then, Aurjau shifted himself into a second gear. An escape and stall call on Fix tied it at 2-2. Shortly after, Arujau recorded the match’s only takedown with 1:11 left in the third period. Fix tried and tried but couldn’t find a way to get a takedown.

Arujau won the rematch and ended Fix’s storied career. Fix shook hands with Arujau and ran to the locker room, taking off the top part of his singlet before reaching the tunnel. Not everything has a storybook ending. The reality

of that might have donned in Fix’s mind as he stood, sulking in mental agony with a gashed right eyebrow on the secondplace step of the podium, with Arujau standing above him during the awards ceremony. Regardless of his lack of individual titles Fix’s wrestling career will be remembered. Just ask his opponents.

“I was nervous before that match,” Arujau said postmatch. “I know everyone was saying beforehand that Daton should lose just because he has to. But no. He doesn’t have to. He’s a really good, a really, really good wrestler.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Daton Fix gave up a third-period takedown and lost to Cornell’s Vito Arujau, 5-3, in the 133-pound finals at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

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Traditionally, infection treatments are to give piglets antibiotics. However, the mass use of antibiotics causes antibiotic resistance, which has become a One Health problem affecting both animal agriculture and human medicine.

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The question the team is looking to solve is: Can they identify the species responsible for suppressing these pathogens? If so, can they make a defined mix of species instead of transferring the whole feces?

“The goal is to try a defined mix of beneficial bacteria from adult fecal microbiome and then try this as an antibiotic treatment during post wean-

ing diarrhea in piglets so that they don’t need to be treated with antibiotics, and then we can reduce mortality,” Scaria said. For this study, Scaria has developed a cultural library healthy microbiota from piglets. He will also be using artificial intelligence to analyze the genomes of this bacteria, to create multiple combinations of a defined mix reduce the number of initial targets and then transplant this in the piglets in the post weaning phase and see how that compares to fecal microbiota transplantation.

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This research is directly helping to build critical mass in OSU in the microbiome research advancing OSU’s land-grant mission enhancing human and animal health research.

“Before the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, many outside of scientific circles gave little thought to the vital connection between the health of animals, the health of humans, and pathogens in the environment. But years before, OSU had already chosen One Health as a critical interdisciplinary research focus,” said Dr. Kenneth Sewell, OSU vice president for research. “By invest-

ing in this emphasis, and the related Microbiome Initiative (now federally funded as the Oklahoma Center for Microbiome Science), we were able to bring Dr. Scaria to OSU.

“His unique research program is able to isolate exactly which microbes are responsible for specific health effects — going beyond correlation to observe direct causation. We are excited to see the tremendous health impacts that will result from Dr. Scaria’s groundbreaking research.”

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ways to shake off the spring break slump

Thomason News & Lifestyle Editor

Students

With nine days off from school, it

Although it can be painful, sticking to the routine you have established throughout the semester is best. It will help you readjust to school life quickly. Taking it easy during the first week back can seem tempting, but it will make the adjustment period longer. Grab an extra cup of coffee in the morning and get back to it. 3

There’s

three ways to get the second half of the semester started. Make checklists

Make your return easy and organized. Compile lists of the things you need to accomplish during the first week, then all of the bigger items for the semester. Go the extra

You can write it down on a notecard, keep a list in your notes app or write it out on a whiteboard in your room. Take breaks Your mind has spent nine days without a second thought about school. It can be jarring to jump back in completely. This week, take periodic breaks, as needed, to keep your energy levels up.

Pacing yourself now can help save

yourself from burnout later.

Keep routine

STEM . . .

microscopes trying to identify the magnified items including the wing of a honeybee, a canary feather, a strand of cat hair and the scale of a goldfish.

In February, the BSGSA brought Microscopy Lab Kits to the Salvation Army’s North Mabee Boys & Girls Club afterschool program. About 25 kindergarten through 5th graders rotated through six stations looking through

“It’s so much fun to see how much the students like it,” said Shilpa Dange, a Biochemistry and Microbiology doctoral student and BSGSA secretary. “I love kids, but there’s so little we get to do with the youngest ones, usually. If we can generate interest now, they’re more likely to consider a career in science as they grow up.”

Owens said other kits are being developed including Nutrition Lab Kits and Gel Electrophoresis Lab Kits. And they would like to offer kits for middle and high school-age students as well.

“Eventually we would like to offer to rent the kits out to high school teachers,” she said.

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Right now, BSGSA members are enjoying getting out of their labs and bringing science to young school children. “This way kids can meet scientists who are women or are people of color,” Marilao said, and it’s fun for the graduate students too. “We spend so much time in the lab that it can be hard to get excited about things. The kids get so excited when they discover something they didn’t know before.”

TRUST THE LORD! (Part #1)

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” (Jn.14:1 NIV)

Jesus had just told his disciples of his betrayal. He also told to them of his leaving and they could not go with him. I am sure that it seemed to the disciples that everything was “caving in, falling apart.” The future seemed so uncertain. Then Jesus speaks these words; DON’T BE TROUBLED; TRUST ME!

Jesus tells them that he is going to the Father (God) and in his house there is plenty of room. He tells them that he is going to make a place for them all and he will return to take them there. As we look around us there is much uncertainty about this planet that we live on; safety is a premium, and what about when death comes? What is going to happen to you and me? Many are betting on losing consciousness and never

awakening. They live on that assumption. However, Jesus tells us all are going to experience a resurrection from the dead; some to everlasting life and others to be condemned . (Jn.5:28-29, Dan.12:2)

Again, the Lord Jesus makes things clear to his followers: “I am going to my Father’s house to prepare a place for you. I will return to get you and take you to be with me.” when asked about the way to this wonderful place, Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (Jn.14:6) No wonder he declares plainly; don’t be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me.

Jesus has prepared a place and is the way to God’s wonderful place. Let’s trust and follow him, and lay up treasure there. It is a sure place promised by the Lord Jesus himself. He will not fail us; so shall we ever be with the Lord! (1 Thess.4:17-18)

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OSU Center for Health Sciences Biomedical Sciences graduate student Frida Miranda (right) helps children use a microscope during a STEM outreach event hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association at the Salvation Army North Mabee Boys & Girls Club in Tulsa.

“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” has a new generation of Ghostbusters.

Ghostbusters .

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Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stanz (Dan Akroyd), Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) and Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts) fall back into their roles seamlessly. It’s so much fun to see them as more than only cameos in the film. Our side besties, Podcast (Logan

Kim) and Lucky (Celeste O’Connor), get their fair share of screen time. I love Podcast in the first film, and him being Stanz’s sidekick is perfect. I feel like they missed the mark with Lucky’s character. Celeste O’Connor is great in the movie, but she’s kind of just there. Also, romance between her and Trevor is present in this film.

The man of the hour, the Flame Master, Nadeem Razmaadi (Kumali Ali Nanjiani), is hilarious. He starts out as this useless character, only to become the movie’s savior. His late grandmother guarded Garraka’s spherical prison; now

it’s his turn. Slimer hangs around in the attic and messes with Trevor for the entire film.

Ghostbusters is a comedy, and there was a plethora of comedic moments. Sprinkle in some exposition about evil entities, and it’s time to catch some ghosts.

I enjoyed this movie but don’t understand the continued devotion to CGI. Garraka is a product of ‘meh’ digital effects. Honestly, Gozer from the original is freakier.

Sometimes, the movie’s pacing felt

off, and the characters would randomly pop up in scenes out of nowhere, but those are small things.

Overall, the movie is fun, with a wide range of characters and plenty of ghosts. It’s incredible to see the old and new generations working together. The actors and filmmakers are passionate about the films.

“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” is out now, and you have enough time to see it before the semester picks back up.

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Cowboy Calendar

Monday, March 25

Monday Night Stillwater Public Schools Spring Fundraiser @ 6 - 9 p.m.

Location: Em Curators of Craft

Admission: 10% of Dinner sales will go to assigned Stillwater Public School

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Borracho Bingo @ 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Location: EM Curators of Craft

https://curatorsofcraft.co/pages/weekly-events Littles On The Move @ 10 - 11 a.m.

Location: Stillwater Public Library

https://stillwaterok.gov/506/Calendar

Live Music Mondays w/ Hebs & Kyle @ 9 p.m.

Location: The Great White Buffalo Tavern Trivia Night @ 7 p.m.

Location: Stonecloud Brewing Company

Weekly Rated 9 Ball Tournament @ 7 p.m.

Location: Shots Billiard Hall

Admission: $5 Entry Plus $5 Green

White Subaru Live Mondays @ 9 p.m.

Location: EM Curators of Craft

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Yoga in the Plaza @ 5:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, March 26

Buttercream & Blooms Cake Decorating @ 4 - 6 p.m.

Location: Round House Bakery

Admission: $130

https://www.theroundhousebakery.com/workshops-1/p/style-01-ej5na-l95r4

Cowgirl Softball: OSU vs Missouri State @ 6 p.m.

Location: Cowgirl Stadium

https://okstate.com/sports/softball/schedule FCCLA Star Event @ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Payne County Expo Center

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Hideaway Hosts Fundraiser Night for FFCLA @ 410 p.m.

Location: The Original Hideaway Pizza

Admission: 10% of Sales from to-go & dine-in orders will be donated to FCCLA https://www.thehideaway.net

Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art @ 11 a.m. - 4

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5 Orange juice bits

9 Former Speaker of the House Pelosi

14 Atmospheric glow

15 Teri’s “Young Frankenstein” role

16 Honolulu hello

17 Box office attraction

19 Like an area with many farms

20 Tee or cami

21 Suffix with oct-

22 Letters sent by plane

24 Scott Turow work

25 Timely blessing

26 Ancient vintner’s quaff

31 __ and pestle

32 Dr. Jekyll creator’s monogram

33 Celestial sphere

35 Belgium money

36 Heaven knows where, for short

37 Subway in Washington, D.C.

39 Flight safety org.

40 Casual hellos

41 Lox fish

42 Makeup bag contraption

46 Part of speech

47 Classic TV role for Ron Howard

48 Millennium Falcon pilot

51 Surgery ctrs.

52 Gain a lap

55 Renowned baseball family

56 Words said over a lit birthday cake, and upon the start of 17-, 26-, or 42-Across

59 Word after dime or dollar

60 Early school yrs.

61 __ and hearty

62 Game piece

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64 Sign of the future

Daily Horoscope

Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency

Linda Black Horoscopes

By

Amy Johnson 3/25/24

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1 “The __ and the Furious”: action film franchise

2 Car

3 U-shaped part of a drainpipe

4 Spot for an AirPod

5 Trailblazer

6 Not feeling up to par

7 Size up from med.

8 Curve in algebra class

9 Not wide

10 School reunion attendees

11 “Julie & Julia” writer/director Ephron

12 Spiced tea brewed in milk

13 Southern collective pronoun

18 Bamboo-eating bears

23 Atomic particles that carry charges

24 Hardly fooled by

26 Drench

27 Wide variety

28 From Donegal

29 “Get anyone else”

30 Infielder’s blunder

31 “Have we __?”

Today’s Birthday (03/25/24). This year recharges your finances. Guard regular routines for private contemplation, especially in nature. Celebrating springtime victories with your partner motivates personal growth this summer. Productive backstage organization builds for autumn success, before collaborative efforts take a winter twist. Conserve, enjoy and share the goodness.

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Make adjustments together. Collaborate for shared commitments around changes over six months after this Full Moon Eclipse. Adapt for solutions. Love provides foundational strength.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Begin a new physical health, work and fitness phase. Adapt practices to grow stronger over the next half-year illuminated by the Libra Lunar Eclipse.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Express your heart, imagination and artistry. Tonight’s Full Moon shines on a transition. Adapt directions with a romance, passion or creative endeavor. Shift perspectives.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Make repairs. Renovate, remodel and tend your garden. Adapt with domestic changes over six months. Nurture your home and family with this Lunar Eclipse phase.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Start another chapter. A six-month Full Moon phase highlights communications, connection and intellectual discovery. Adapt around challenges. Keep channels open. Write, edit and share.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Make a shift around income and finances. Discover profitable opportunities in new directions under this Libra Full Moon Eclipse. Redirect attention toward fresh potential.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — A challenge reorients you. This Lunar Eclipse in your sign illuminates new personal directions. Expand boundaries over half a year. Develop an inspiring possibility.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Review priorities privately. This Eclipse illuminates the dawn of a six-month introspective phase. Balance old responsibilities with new. Process transitions. Consider the past and future.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — One social door closes and another opens with this Eclipse. Adapt with community and team changes over six months. Share appreciation and salutations.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Consider an exciting career opportunity. Make professional changes under this Eclipse. Redirect efforts over the next half year toward your talents, passions and purpose.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Your exploration changes and adapts. The Full Moon Eclipse illuminates a shift in your educational direction. Experiment with new concepts over six months.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Collaborate for financial growth over the next six months following tonight’s Full Moon Lunar Eclipse. Shift directions for changing conditions. Deepen bonds. Pull together.

Saturday’s Puzzle Solved 3/25/24

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34 “__ voyage!”

36 Inappropriate handle

37 Oscar winner Tomei

38 French feminine pronoun

40 Heist booty

41 Highest in rank

43 Big name in nutritional shakes

44 Undo a bit, as a tie

45 Not raw

48 Biblical verb

49 Voice range for some boys

50 Cozy reading spot

52 Thailand, once

53 Cruise ship stop

54 Back in the day

57 “Sting like a bee” boxer

58 “Doctor __”: BBC series starring Ncuti Gatwa

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Solution to Saturday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk