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Monday, April 1, 2024

USA BMX athletic trainer excited by opportunities, challenges of new sport

Courtesy of OSU News

It’s exciting to be one of the first to do something. But it can also be nervewracking.

Luke Akande is one of the first dedicated athletic trainers for BMX — bicycle motocross — the sport where riders race on dirt tracks with jumps and turns that showcase athletes’ speed and style. He recently joined Oklahoma

State University Sports Medicine and works full time for USA BMX out of the headquarters in Tulsa.

“It’s cool, but it’s also intimidating. There’s not a lot of dedicated BMX athletic trainers, I may be the only one,” Akande said.

He is also a first-generation American. His parents are both Nigerian and he grew up outside Atlanta. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, his master’s degree from Florida International University and is a board-certified athletic trainer as well a

‘Butterfest’ connects student body with butter churning, tasting

Raynee Howell Staff Reporter

OSU

Thursday.

To passersby, the sight might seem strange, but to Dodson, the butter stick represented the community she’s been part of since her freshman year.

Before Dodson joined the club, she attended Camp Cowboy where now-vice president Kate Barclay told the freshly-graduated Dodson to be on the lookout for the Butter Churning Club.

“Right from the start, the club has felt like a family; just welcoming and just as chaotic as it is fantastic,” Dodson said. “And I think I’m also enthusiastic about butter; I mean I’m running around with a stick of it.” Dodson and her fellow club members are not the only ones enthusiastic about butter. More than 150 students gathered to celebrate Butterfest, which the Student Union Activities Board in collaboration with the Butter Churning Club hosted.

Grace Adams, outreach director of the Butter Churning Club, received a message from the SUAB committee asking if the club wanted to collaborate to plan a butter event for the student body. Adams and the club members accepted the offer right away. Together the groups came up with activities such as butter tasting, butter making and button pin making.

“I was most excited for the butter making, but also the buttons because we can do a lot with a butter pun,” Adams said. “You know like, ‘Turn Up, Churn Up’ and my favorite button we made, ‘Feel the Burn of the Churn.’”

The buttons were a hit, but

the line was wrapped around the side of the Student Union for the butter tasting. Adams described the top five flavors the club decided to bring to complement the bread rolls handed out to attendees.

“We have plain butter, garlic butter, strawberry butter, parmesan butter and cinnamon butter,” Adams said.

Zoe Kelley, SUAB outreach director, said she knew the butter tasting and butter making would be the most popular because she wanted to do it herself. The event kept Kelley busy, but she made a point to try all of the butters and make her own jar.

“My favorite part is definitely butter making, but everybody has told me that the butter is amazing,” Kelley said. “I am going to try them right after this.”

Hannah West, a student, tried all of the butters except for the strawberry butter. She said her favorite was the cinnamon and the parmesan. West enjoyed the butters but had the most fun at the butter making station.

“I like decorating the butter jars,” West said. “I think it’s nice when the events have something creative you can do.”

SUAB events often have artistic activities for students, so the art aspect was no surprise to West. The surprise was Patty, the wooden cow milk simulator, which the OSU Dairy Science Club brought to the event.

Faith Gatley, club president, was excited to attend Butterfest and collaborate with the Butter Churning Club.

“We are trying to have more collaborations because you can’t have butter without milk or dairy,” Gatley said. “We’re actually having a collaboration meeting next week where we’re inviting butter members to a dairy tour and they’re going to teach us how to make butter.”

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licensed emergency medical technician. Akande has worked as an athletic trainer with the University of Minnesota’s track & field and cross country teams, the University of Oregon’s indoor and beach volleyball teams and with a Cincinnati Reds minor league baseball team.

But he said he’s looking forward to the challenge of working with a newer sport.

“No one I went to school with or any of my mentors have worked in BMX before, so it’s new territory for every-

one,” he said. “BMX sounded interesting and different. And the opportunity to work with Team USA was intriguing.” USA BMX, the national governing body for the sport, also organizes national competitions and oversees the Olympic BMX team, which means Akande will be traveling to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

“I’m very excited. It’s definitely a career goal and a dream of mine,” he said.

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OSU softball roundtable

Cowgirls defeat Texas 3-0, win series

Gerl Staff Reporters

Oklahoma State softball defeated Texas 3-0 on Saturday afternoon, clinching a series victory over the No. 2 Longhorns in statement-making fashion.

The O’Colly softball beat writers — Ashton Slaughter, Gabriel Trevino and Parker Gerl — have a roundtable from Saturday’s contest and discuss the trajectory of the No. 10 Cowgirls’ season from here.

Lexi Kilfoyl shines in the circle

Trevino: Lexi Kilfoyl entered her second start of the weekend against the No. 2 offense in the country with the NCAA’s 10th best ERA. The Cowgirls ace shutout Texas (29-5 9-5 Big 12) on Thursday and followed it up with another Saturday to win the series when her offense only produced one hit. Her ERA fell to 0.80, still the best in the Big 12 and still top 10 in the country. She allowed just three baserunners Saturday in seven innings. OSU’s staff as a whole dominated. Ivy Rosenberry’s allowed one run and also has a sub-1 ERA. In three games against the Longhorns’ star-studded offense: two runs, no extra-base hits, two wins, two shutouts. Pitching wins in the postseason, and OSU’s got that with Kilfoyl and Rosenberry.

Slaughter: A crowded media scrum grew around OSU coach Kenny Gajewski postgame, one bigger than usual this time of the season, but the magnitude of the Texas series brought a lot of folks out. After someone jokingly said, “You’re the man!” Gajewski said, “I don’t know about that… Lexi Kilfoyl is the woman.” That she is. She’s been OSU’s rock all season, currently posting a 0.80 ERA. Kilfoyl, with her 6-foot-2 frame, signs softballs and takes pictures with little girls who range anywhere in height from the pitcher’s kneecaps to chest after every game. But when you shut Texas out (twice!), you’re the woman, which showed postgame, as little girl after little girl couldn’t wait to chat with the gentle giant that is OSU’s ace. Kilfoyl said she was once one of those little girls, looking up to her softball idols. Now, the not-so-little Kilfoyl is returning the favor. She’s a star — the star for Cowgirl fans.

Unfazed young group

Slaughter: The Cowgirls’ youthful roster was a point of concern heading into the season. Sure, Lexi Kilfoyl — who Kenny Gajewski affectionately calls “grandma” — and other tenured Cowgirls (Scotland David, Ivy Rossenberry, to name a couple) were still on the roster, but the majority are younger players. This, on top of losing

Kelly Maxwell, Rachel Becker, Kiley Naomi and others, was the quickest area to point at for why OSU (29-6, 9-3 Big 12) may not be Women’s College World Series-bound for a fifthstraight season. But 35 games in, the underclassmen are shining. Freshman Rosie Davis has the second-highest batting average; Karli Godwin has the third-highest while holding down first base all season; and Claire Timm, Katie Lott and Co. are still showing their talent in an impactful way. Defeating Texas shows the youthful Cowgirls aren’t afraid of the moment. If anything, they may not realize how big the moment — or series — this weekend was. Either way, it hasn’t hurt OSU.

Gerl: As recent as last season, taking down a highly touted team like Texas wasn’t such a big deal for OSU, con-

sidering it had multiple veterans who had already played in those types of games and often won before. Kiley Naomi, Chyenne Factor, Taylor Tuck and Kelly Maxwell weren’t doing it for the first time. But this year’s squad is dominated by underclassmen who are counted on, like Rosie Davis, Karli Godwin, Tallen Edwards and Claire Timm, just to name a few. So with a pair of dominant wins against the No. 2 team in the polls, the Cowgirls are just adding fuel to the fire. Beating Texas twice sparks more belief in a group that already thinks they’re pretty darn good and gives a large portion of this year’s team the feeling that comes with beating a really good team.

Record fan attendance

Gerl: OSU brought out the set of bleachers into right field that are normally only up during Bedlam and post-

season ball a couple of weeks

ago, and they have continuously been packed. So have the outfield decks, where those sitting in left field engage in teasing games with the visiting team’s outfielder, like shouting “WALK” right in her ear every time she takes a step. On Saturday, those bleachers and decks, along with regular seating, were so full that Cowgirl Stadium set a new attendance record with 1,757 fans. An “orange power” chant broke out before the first pitch, and fans in the decks waited for their postgame highfives by chanting “LEXI KILFOYL” some three times after Kilfoyl shut out Texas for the second time. The fans are engaged and all in on this young Cowgirl squad, which makes you think what it will look like when OSU softball gets its new stadium.

Trevino: Cowgirl Sta-

dium’s evolution while the program awaits a new home has done about all it can to maximize the environment on its corner. The 45-year-old stadium with 250 chairback seats has turned into a live tailgate party. This weekend series saw the most and third most attended games in history. OSU softball fans are diehards. The decks are full of parents, family members and the biggest supporters of the team. They’re loud, they have fun and they make games what they are. The left-field deck — which always pokes fun at the opposing team’s left fielder — chanted “you-left-early” when in the previous inning she was called out for doing just that. It may not be the flashiest facility, but for OSU players and fans, it’s a home they built.

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Lexi Kilfoyl threw her second shutout of the weekend on Saturday against Texas, as OSU won 3-0.

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Cowgirls win record 4th consecutive Big 12 equestrian title

Braden

Assistant Sports Editor

For the fourth time in as many seasons, the Oklahoma State Cowgirl equestrian team is bringing home the Big 12 title.

The Cowgirls became the first team to win four consecutive Big 12 championships with a 10-9 win against No. 1 TCU on Saturday at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco, Texas. This is the program’s 10th conference title.

OSU, the No. 2 seed, took care of business against fourth-seeded Fresno State, 14-6, on Friday to earn a spot in the finals. The Horned Frogs took down Baylor to meet the Cowgirls there.

TCU was 2-0 against OSU during the regular season, including a 10-9 win in Stillwater in the season opener during the fall. But OSU returned the favor in a tight matchup.

The Cowgirls led, 7-3, at halftime, thanks to a sweep from the Fences squad. But TCU stormed back. The Horned Frogs swept Horsemanship and quickly regained an 8-7 lead with only the Flat event remaining.

The first point went to TCU, putting its lead at 9-7, but OSU claimed the next three points, and after giving up a sizable lead, completed a late comeback to earn the win.

“The pride I have in our riders is unmeasurable,” OSU coach Larry Sanchez said in a press release. “They stuck it out until the end and found themselves reaping the benefits. TCU is as tough as they come, and our riders hung right with them. It took a special group

of athletes to take home the 10th Big 12 title back to Stillwater.” For the fourth time in as many seasons, the Oklahoma State Cowgirl equestrian team is bringing home the Big 12 title.

The Cowgirls became the first team to win four consecutive Big 12 championships with a 10-9 win against No. 1 TCU on Saturday at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco, Texas. This is the program’s 10th conference title.

OSU, the No. 2 seed, took care of business against fourth-seeded Fresno State, 14-6, on Friday to earn a spot in the finals. The Horned Frogs took down Baylor to meet the Cowgirls there.

TCU was 2-0 against OSU during the regular season, including a 10-9 win in Stillwater in the season opener during the fall. But OSU returned the favor in a tight matchup.

The Cowgirls led, 7-3, at halftime,

thanks to a sweep from the Fences squad. But TCU stormed back. The Horned Frogs swept Horsemanship and quickly regained an 8-7 lead with only the Flat event remaining.

The first point went to TCU, putting its lead at 9-7, but OSU claimed the next three points, and after giving up a sizable lead, completed a late comeback to earn the win.

“The pride I have in our riders is unmeasurable,” OSU coach Larry Sanchez said in a press release. “They stuck it out until the end and found themselves reaping the benefits. TCU is as tough as they come, and our riders hung right with them. It took a special group of athletes to take home the 10th Big 12 title back to Stillwater.”

Payton Little

The Cowgirl equestrian team completed a late comeback against top-ranked TCU on Saturday to win their fourth consecutive Big 12 title, 10-9.

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3 takeaways from OSU’s series finale loss to West Virginia

Garrett Queen Staff Reporter

Oklahoma State leaves Morgantown with a series win, but it dropped the series finale to the West Virginia Mountaineers, 15-10. After a pitcher’s duel in each of the first two games, it was a different story on Sunday.

There was a total of 30 hits from both teams. WVU (16-12, 5-4 Big 12) avoided the sweep, as the Cowboys (18-10, 5-4) ended their five-game winning streak.

Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s game.

Free passes haunt Cowboys Gabe Davis, the starting pitcher for OSU, has had issues controlling his pitches at times, and it was on display in Game 3.

The Mountaineers scored six runs in the second inning on only two hits. Davis was responsible for five of them, with only one earned, on one hit and three walks with three strikeouts.

Davis’ previous outing was interrupted by a weather delay and only lasted two innings, but he pitched just 1 ⅓ against WVU.

Hits happen, but the free bases were costly.

Tyler Wulfert’s day cut short

In the second inning, Tyler Wulfert earned a seven-pitch walk. He advanced to second on a wild pitch, then stole third, but on a throw from the catcher in an attempt to tag him out, Wulfert made an awkward slide back into third and landed on his wrist.

He eventually scored on an RBI single from Lane Forsythe, but when he came out with his glove after the half-inning was over, a trainer checked him out. Then, Avery Ortiz slid over from second base and replaced Wulfert at third.

The new second baseman was true freshman Kyler Proctor, from Silo. His first at-bat

came in the fourth inning, and he laced a double to the leftfield corner for his first collegiate hit.

Wulfert is a strong defensive presence, and his bat has come alive in recent games.

The Cowboys have depth to pull from, but it is something to watch.

Pedal to the metal

West Virginia got hot in the second inning and never seemed to cool down, but the Cowboys’ offense was solid, too.

Even in the eighth inning when OSU’s hope of a road

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sweep seemed lost, trailing 15-7, Nolan Schubart blasted a two-run homer. Then, a single and three walks scored a run and loaded the bases with no outs. But West Virginia brought in a new pitcher, Carson Estridge, who recorded three straight put-outs to limit the

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damage and hold the WVU lead at 15-10. Zach Ehrhard continued his hot streak at the plate, going 5 for 6 with a home run. Carson Benge also had a homer, and Schubart went 2 for 6 with his home run.

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Zac Ehrhard went 5 for 6 at the plate in the Cowboys’ loss to the Mountaineers on Sunday.

Soul . . .

You interact with different cultures and groups of people, taste new foods, see new sights and have time to sit with your thoughts as you do it.

In college, there is more of an opportunity to travel than in other times of life. Although cash can be short, college students have limited responsibilities. You can load up your car and hit the road for the weekend.

Before you get your first post-grad job and experience the “real” world, take advantage of the time you have now. Take time to see new things and meet new people.

In many ways, college is about choosing who you want to be. If you don’t experience anything new, you can’t evolve into anything different than what you have experienced.

OSU offers a plethora of study abroad trips. You can travel the world while earning credit. If that’s outside of your price range, get in your car or tag along with a friend on a weekend getaway.

The extra time and miles are worth it.

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other majors.

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Gatley and the Dairy Science club also brought an educational aspect to the event, not only with Patty, but also with a trivia game surrounding dairy facts. As an animal science major and food science minor, Gatley enjoyed sharing her knowledge with those from

“It’s really interesting watching people get a whole new perspective on things,” Gatley said. “We are not just an agriculture club; we have majors from all different colleges from accounting to applied exercise to ag ed and ROTC.”

Adams, from the Butter Churning Club, also said the club is not limited to any certain group of students. All are welcome to join.

“We show up to churn butter, but it’s more of a social club, it’s about connections and making new friends,”

Adams said. “We’ve even had club members bring their families, so it’s literally for everybody.”

Izy Wilkerson, culture and social issues cirector at SUAB, said she was impressed with the Butter Churner Club for being so involved with the university as a newer organization. As she passed out free popcorn to attendees, she said she was excited to see people experience how awesome the club was.

“My favorite part of this event is how much people are having fun,” Wilkerson said. “Everyone has their homemade butter, and everyone I have

been looking at has been smiling.”

Dodson was one of the many smiling faces in the SU Plaza. As she carried the inflatable stick of butter, she worked to get the crowd involved. She said making connections was the most exciting part for her.

“Just meeting new people; playing games, making butter and just building community with fellow OSU students,” Dodson said. “That is what’s important.”

BMX . . .

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One of the athletes that Akande works with regularly at the Hardesty National BMX Stadium in Tulsa is Payton Ridenour, who is hoping to be on the Olympic team this summer.

Ridenour has been riding BMX bikes for 16 years since she was just 5 and knows some of the most common injuries happen to collarbones, shoulders and hands as well as concussions.

“It’s a high speed and contact sport, so there’s a lot of different things that can happen,” she said, which is why it’s vital to have medical professionals including athletic trainers readily

available to athletes. “I think it’s super important. I’ve had a number of injuries and it’s nice to have someone to help you. It’s been great so far having Luke here. I can just go over to him and ask him when I need something or have a question.”

Akande came to athletic training like a lot of his peers — first as an athlete. He was injured while running track in high school and worked with an athletic trainer to recover.

“I fell in love with the profession. I liked how much they get to guide athletes from their injury to recovery. Helping them out is awesome,” he said. “You get to maintain that competitive environment like you have in sports, but it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s about taking care of the athletes.”

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TRUST THE LORD! (Part #2)

“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” (Is.30:15 NIV) This is what God was saying to his people, but their reaction was to reject his counsel, then struggle and try to work out their troubles in their own way.

God was telling them to turn to him (repentance), stop your fretting, quiet yourselves and look to me; trust me! Let God be the objective of your faith. God never gets tired, but he strengthens the tired and weary. (Is.40:28-29) It is so easy to go the way of his ancient people; trying to work things out ourselves.

When we talk of quieting ourselves; this is not passiveness or inactivity, but a turning in our thoughts to the one who has promised so much to those who will trust him. Look at Ps.123:2, “As the

eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master...so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.” How about Ps.131:1-2 “...I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother.” Our activity is turning and quieting ourselves before the one who is truly our helper.

Returning to Is. 30; verse 18: Here is God’s attitude toward us; “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion.” Isaiah finishes by saying; “Blessed are all who wait for him!” God is good toward us because of Christ. He wants to take action, so He says stop! (seems contrary) Spent some time with him and trust him in the challenges of life. He will lead and work his way! Trust him; you will not be ashamed! (Ro.10:11)

Courtesy of OSU News

OSU Sports Medicine athletic trainer Luke Akande is the first dedicated athletic trainer USA BMX, which is headquartered in Tulsa.

Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ highlights

long-unrecognized Black culture in country music

Jocelyne Perez Staff Reporter

“Cowboy Carter” has made its trailblazing arrival.

Beyonce Knowles-Carter’s country album has finally been released to streaming services, and it is a testament to what she has done for not only artistry but the representation of Black women in country music.

Earlier this year the singer announced during her Verizon Super Bowl commercial that she would be dropping a new country album, when she also dropped two lead singles, “Texas’ Hold Em”’ and “16 Carriages.” This was a major shift in the artist’s genre.

The origins of “Cowboy Carter” go way before her Super Bowl surprise announcement.

Beyonce said the album was five years in the making. She has been slowly developing it since her 2016 Country Music Awards performance of her song “Daddy Lessons” with the Dixie Chicks. The performance was seen as problematic to country fans who saw it unfitting because she is not a country artist.

“(Cowboy Carter would be) born from an experience I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed. . .and it was very clear I wasn’t,” she said.

Ten days before the album dropped, Beyonce revealed the album cover.

“This ain’t a country album,” she said. “This is a ‘Beyonce’ album.”

And “Cowboy Carter” proves what she meant by that.

Beyonce highlights those before her with the collaboration of Linda Martell, the first Black woman to be commercially successful in country music, in the interlude “The Linda Martell Show.”

Beyonce covers “Blackbird” by The Beatles and features Tanner Adell, Brittney

“Cowboy Carter” is bigger than only country music and its story tells of something only Beyonce could pull off. With the features, interludes and samples, the album is not music. Listening to it feels like a theatrical experience. The 27 tracks take us on a journey that is long before Beyonce’s time; she just took the job of telling us about it.

Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Ryena Roberts. Beyonce brought on the four artists, as they have been viewed as rising women in country music by CMT. Covering The Beatles is not Beyonce just liking the song, but actually puts the limelight on what Paul McCartney meant for the song when writing it. McCartney said he wrote the song for Black women in the Civil Rights movement.

As we continue the journey of “Cowboy Carter,” the album is infused with gospel country sounds, R&B beats, a

country line dance style and everything else Beyonce wanted, for the genre jumping on the album is apparent. Her sampling on the album deserves a standing ovation in itself. Pulling from Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” Nancy Sinatra and The Beach Boys, there’s so much going on in “Cowboy Carter” it’s impossible to not find something.

Beyonce even dives into opera singing with an implementation of her singing “Caro Mio Ben” on the track “Daughter.” The rollercoaster of this

album gives the fans whiplash left and right of constant shock going from track to track on Beyonce’s latest.

While we try to process the revelation that is “Cowboy Carter,” Beyonce is causing the noise needed for the music industry to finally see Black country music artists. To deny these Black artists recognition in a genre deeply rooted from Black culture is appalling. Let’s hope Beyonce can save the day with “Cowboy Carter.”

Beyoncé’s new album “Cowboy Carter” features Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone.

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Cowboy Calendar

Monday, April 1

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

https://curatorsofcraft.co

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

Location: EM Curators of Craft

https://curatorsofcraft.co/pages/weekly-events

Brunch w/ Benefits w/ Stillwater Big Brother Big Sister @ 6 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Hatch Early Mood Food

Admission: 10% of Hatch Stillwater’s daily sales will go directly to Stillwater Big Brothers Big Sisters https://hatchearlymoodfood.com

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

https://curatorsofcraft.co

Mr. OSU Scholarship Pageant @ 7 p.m.

Location: EM Curators of Craft

https://curatorsofcraft.co

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

Location: The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts https://mcknightcenter.org/Online/default.asp?d oWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam ::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=F016AD05B1BC-4ABE-B058-0A3E7CFC332D&menu_ id=497C0760-E150-4F0E-A8FC-9963C1FED435

The Book of Mormon @ 7:30 p.m.

Location: The McKnight Center of Performing Arts

Admission: Balcony $45 Rear Gallery $65 Mid Orchestra $90 Front Orchestra $100 Box Circle $150 https://mcknightcenter.org/Online/default.asp

Tuesday, April 2

27th Annual Taste of Stillwater @ 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Location: The Payne County Expo Center https://www.spef.stillwaterschools.com/events/ taste-of-stillwater/

Cowboyl Baseball: OSU vs ORU @ 6 p.m.

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15 Commuter boat

16 Post-it scribble

17 Matching cups, saucers, sugar bowl, etc.

19 Starting point

21 “Luncheon of the Boating Party” painter PierreAuguste

22 Colorful hard confection

25 “Bowwow!”

28 Fr. holy woman

29 Pep squad cheer

30 Alex Morgan’s sport

32 Back, at sea

35 “Good heavens!”

36 Apt time for pranksters to do the starts of 17-, 22-, 50-, and 57-Across?

40 Antioxidant berry in fruit bowls

41 Tranquil

42 Not exactly

45 Mariska Hargitay series, familiarly

46 Small amount

49 Citrus drink suffix

50 Legumes in some chili recipes

54 Extra charge for a sci. class, e.g.

56 Quick bite

57 Mojave Desert yucca

61 Share a side with

62 Anticipate

63 Rhyming tributes

64 Train segments

65 Terrarium pet

66 Norway’s capital

67 Job DOWN

1 Grand homes

2 Part of the plot

3 Doesn’t interfere with

4 Uncool sort

5 Nov. 11 honoree

Daily Horoscope

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Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (04/01/24). Strategize for financial growth this year. Self-discipline and planning can realize long-term goals. Make a positive summer change. Release outworn habits for autumn renewal. Navigate winter transitions in partnership, before energizing your health, vitality and strength next spring. Invest and manage accounts for growth.

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

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6 Festive night, often

7 Prom queen’s crown

8 Elizabeth of “WandaVision”

9 Jeans maker Strauss

10 Hot sauce often mixed with mayonnaise

11 Path of a lobbed ball

12 Sheridan who plays young Cyclops in the “X-Men” films

15 Soft serve ice cream alternative, casually

18 Wraps up

20 Upper bodies

23 Countrywide: Abbr.

24 Gourmet cooks

26 “Ratatouille” rat

27 Cook in hot oil

31 Programmer’s output

32 Dry as a desert

33 Fish eggs

34 Like Vikings

36 Battery fluid

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37 Carpentry tool that cuts plywood sheets

38 Tax

39 Oscar season oversights

40 Sometimes called, for short

43 “True.

However ... ”

44 World Cup org.

46 “__, black sheep ... ”

47 Acquires, as debts

48 “Tut-tut” kin

51 Half a “Star Wars” droid name

52 Uncool sorts

53 Put into effect

55 Take __: lose money

57 First mo.

58 Have bills to pay

59 Long fish

60 That, in Spanish

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9 — Consider consequences before you speak, with Mercury retrograde in your sign. Review what works and doesn’t. Reaffirm commitments. Edit communications carefully. Upgrade your brand.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Avoid misunderstandings, with Mercury retrograde. Revise and refine plans. Anticipate mechanical or digital delays or breakdowns. Review lessons from the past. Private rituals soothe.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Team practice makes perfect over three weeks, with Mercury retrograde. Nurture old friends and connections. Have patience and humor with communication snafus. Repeat the message.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Review professional data closely, with Mercury retrograde for three weeks. Misunderstandings could cause delays. Guard against communication breakdowns. Backup hard drives and archives.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Make educational plans and itineraries, with Mercury retrograde in Aries. Expect travel delays. Communicate carefully. Keep confidences and secrets. Slow for tricky sections.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Consider financial strategies with your partner to secure what you’ve gained. Review accounts for errors over the next three weeks, with Mercury retrograde. Collaboration pays.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Develop shared goals. Support each other patiently, with Mercury retrograde for three weeks. Resolve misunderstandings quickly. Adapt around barriers. Regroup and go again.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Keep equipment repaired. Delays, misunderstandings or mistakes could frustrate your work and health over three weeks, with Mercury retrograde. Slow down to finish faster.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Romantic overtures could backfire over the next three weeks, with Mercury retrograde. Clarify misunderstandings right away. Find your sense of humor, and reconnect.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Revise and repair household infrastructure. Review papers, photos and possessions. Clean, sort and organize, with Mercury retrograde. Maintain equipment and

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Solution to Saturday’s puzzle

4/1/24

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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