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Art department faculty co-create award-winning work Adeola Favour OSU News
Oklahoma State University’s Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History faculty members, Nick Mendoza and Pouya Jahanshahi, recently won the “Cultural” category at the Intercontinental Bienal Awards for their poster design. The competition received 19,543 submissions from 17,125 artists ranging from package design to sculpture to painting. The rigorous selection process evaluated the works and eventually shortlisted 45 finalists for each award. In the end, the professors’ poster — designed to promote Steven McCarthy’s guest lecture at OSU earlier this year — was among the 15 pieces across all categories chosen for recognition. “This holds special significance,” Mendoza said. “It represents not only the excellence and uniqueness of our artistic expression but also placed us among a select group of international artists celebrated by the jury.” “It was a sweet surprise,” Jahanshahi added. “It is an honor to be chosen as the best in a category among many entries from across the globe.” See Art on 6
Courtesy of the College of Arts & Sciences Two faculty members in the Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History recently won the “Cultural” category at the Intercontinental Bienal Awards.
How do public spaces make you feel? University measuring equity by tracking how people respond to urban design Darcel Rockett Chicago Tribune
as fluctuations in participants’ heart rates will be gathered to learn more about what they were feeling in the area as well. Stuhlmacher said the app will track how participants move through CHICAGO -- Can a public space public spaces and how they move feel healthy and equitable? through their daily life, while also DePaul University researchers checking in with how they’re feeling are looking at the built environment based on their surroundings. If you and public spaces hoping to answer couple that information with satelthat question with the help of high-tech lite imagery that tells us how green or wearable eye-tracking glasses. With a how built out a public space is with a camera in the front of the lenses, the variety of participants across different glasses record wherever your head economic zones, Stuhlmacher says, we points, tracks eye movement, and recan understand what it is they’re excords locations and heart rates. periencing as they interact with public In tracking how people look at spaces in their neighborhood, near their their environment and asking how they workplace or where they recreate. feel while in those areas, Kimberly “We have a lot of information Quinn, DePaul’s psychology departlooking at people’s home neighborment chair, and Michelle Stuhlmacher, hoods, but we don’t have nearly as assistant professor of geography and much understanding of other kinds of geographic information systems, aim to green spaces and public spaces that they show the psychological effects of public interact with,” Stuhlmacher said. “Not spaces and urban design. everyone stays in their home census Over the next three years, data tract. We’ll get a much better picture will be gathered on people’s emotions of where they’re going and also how it and reactions through the glasses, a mo- makes them feel.” bile app and GPS mapping. Data such See Design on 5
Tribune Content Agency Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference at the Texas State Capitol on June 8, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
Conservative group’s hit pieces label Texas House members who helped kill ESAs ‘Grinches’ Robert T. Garrett The Dallas Morning News
Tribune Content Agency Community partner Paula Acevedo, left, wears the eye-tracking glasses with Kimberly Quinn, professor of psychology, on Nov. 27, 2023. They used the equipment at El Paseo Community Garden in Pilsen to analyze whether people of diverse backgrounds feel welcome in a public space.
Last month, House members voted 84-63 to strip education savings accounts, or ESAs, which would publicly fund private schools for certain families, from a $7.6 billion school finance bill that would have increased teacher pay and funding of public AUSTIN — A national conserschools. vative group’s state arm is labeling as Abbott hasn’t said if he will call “Grinches” some of the Texas House any more special sessions to try to members who helped kill Gov. Greg ram through the voucherlike proposal, Abbott’s voucherlike plan last month. which in the aborted House bill would In mailings to about 80,000 have provided $10,500 a year per child registered voters who regularly vote – money that could be used on tuition in primary elections, Americans for at private schools and other educationProsperity-Texas says, “Call your State related expenses. Grinch today, to change their vote on In recent days, Abbott has enEducation Savings Accounts.” dorsed Republican challengers to six Lawmakers snatched “the gift of the 16 GOP House members who of educational choice” from kids, the voted against ESAs and are seeking conservative group said Tuesday. re-election next year. See House on 6
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sports Josh Holliday weighs in on travel concerns, other consequences of conference realignment in college baseball Daniel Allen Staff Reporter
Conference realignment, NIL and the transfer portal have altered all realms of normalcy in college athletics. For instance, USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will join the Big Ten in 2024, facing the likes of Nebraska, Iowa and Rutgers. Arizona State, Arizona and Utah will be Big 12 members with Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech. Great for college football, right? But what about for college baseball? What about when those lone weekend games expand to a three-game weekend series? What could that mean for weekly travel? What about the academic status and general well-being of student-athletes? It’s just the latest of the ongoing effects tethered to the new normal in college sports. And after the 2024 season, the Pac-12 likely will be no more. As The Athletic’s Keith Law wrote in an August story: “While a lot still remains to be determined, we can already see several significant issues that will impact college baseball, especially when it comes to managing the in-conference schedules.” Law continued: “Players in these new coast-to-coast conferences may end up dealing with far more travel — both in terms of miles and time spent — than they originally bargained for, especially if conferences like the Big Ten and Big 12 don’t shift to some kind of geographically limited schedule by utilizing divisions or pods.” Come 2024, the Big 12’s easternmost program, West Virginia, and the westernmost, BYU, are more than 1,600 miles apart. Stillwater lies 1,077 miles from Morgantown, West Virginia. To Provo, Utah, 1,122 miles. “It could be a concerning matter in a variety of ways,” OSU coach Josh Holliday said in an interview with The O’Colly. “The wear-and-tear extensive travel can have on a baseball player’s body is a very real thing. And then you factor in the time-zone changes in addition to the 54- to 56- to 58-game schedule where you’re grinding nearly evert day, and then you’ve got your hands full.” More frequent redeye flights the day before the start of a three-game weekend series, only two days later to fly back to Stillwater the night of the series finale, then have to prepare for weekly classes. All that with the thought of another flight looming along the horizon. Holliday said he couldn’t fathom the complexities student-athletes will deal with in the coming years. “Perhaps the NCAA or some of these coast-to-coast
Carson Toulouse OSU baseball coach Josh Holliday said the travel logistics with an expanded Big 12 “could be a concerning matter in a variety of ways.”
conferences will find ways to mitigate the heavy travel they’re imposing on baseball players,” Law wrote. “But I’m not holding my breath.” That doesn’t even take into account the scheduling conflicts that could ensue. The Big 12 has used a round-robin format since 2013. Now, given the conference’s current 13-team makeup, each program will miss out on two teams in the league. For the Cowboys, they don’t face Kansas or Baylor in 2024. In 2025, once Oklahoma
and Texas are in the SEC and Arizona State, Arizona and Utah enter, expanding the conference to 14 baseball teams, each Big 12 school will miss out on three teams. “I don’t know that anyone has an answer, really,” Holliday said. “Just since it all is happening for the first time. Whether that’s determining what USC and UCLA are gonna do in the Big Ten or figuring out what the three new Big 12 schools are gonna do here. I mean, all the way from Utah, Arizona to West Virginia
and everywhere in between. I don’t see any scenario where all teams can play each other every year.” Which creates an even larger issue: organizing conference standings. “Obviously with all this, there’s going to be an imbalanced (conference) schedule,” Holliday said. “And when you have that, things can get tricky from a variety of different standpoints. “There may be some logic to a regionalized approach. However, I just don’t
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Bryson Thadhani Konner Doucet picked up a win against No. 10 Josh Heindselman, but he has still not scored more than three points in a match all season.
Doucet wanting offensive improvement; Williams, Jamison expected to be fine and more Daniel Allen Staff Reporter
NORMAN – As heavyweight bouts often go, Saturday’s Bedlam bigman match was no different. Konner Doucet recorded his first top-10 win of his college wrestling career over No. 10 Josh Heindselman, which concluded a 28-9 win for No. 11 Oklahoma State over No. 18 Oklahoma. Still, Doucet wasn’t satisfied. A win is a win, but Doucet has yet to score more than three points in a bout through three duals this season. The latest being a 3-2 win over Heindselman in ride-outs. “I’d like to get some more offense going,” Doucet said. “But (I’ve got to) just commit to the ride and scrap it out.” And at a weight where offense is sparser than others, low-scoring matches can make even the highest-ranked heavyweight wrestlers vulnerable to an upset loss. Doucet knows that. He endured similar struggles a season ago. At times, it appeared Doucet had turned the corner. His of-
fense appeared sporadically, yet never fully developed. He said he hopes that won’t be the case this year. Although he embraced his win Sunday, he wasn’t coy about the necessity for offensive improvement. “It wasn’t (the type of match) that I wanted, but it is what is,” Doucet said. “Just keep improving day by day.” Smith expects Jordan Williams, Tagen Jamison to be “good to go” The Cowboys experienced a couple of scares Sunday afternoon. OSU 141-pounder Tagen Jamison scored two early takedowns against top10 Kaden Smith and appeared to be in control of his bout. All seemed well for the redshirt freshman until it wasn’t. He began the second period on bottom. As Jamison twisted for an escape, he bent his right arm against the mat, grasping his shoulder as he let out a cry in pain. About five minutes later, the dual resumed. He held off Smith for a 6-3 decision, utilizing a bevy of stall tactics in the process. “I think that dinged him up. I think he got dinged up a little bit,” OSU coach John Smith said. “(He got) a little bit scared and then kind of shut down after he got hurt.
“I don’t think we’re looking at gonna be alright.” anything long term.” Olejnik keeps impressing And 149-pounder Jordan Williams Izzak Olejnik wanted the major also got off to a fast start against No. decision. 22 Willie McDougald. But after McHowever, several late takedown atDougald’s first takedown in the second tempts of OU’s Cael Carlson fell short. period, Williams slowed down. Multiple Olejnik settled for an 8-3 decision over escape attempts turned into even more No. 16 Carlson, with visible disgruntletimes being slammed against the mat, ment on his face afterward. with Williams’ left shoulder taking most However, his early-season resume of the blows. as an OSU Cowboy speaks for itself. Afterward, he was seen on the Three bouts, as many victories, OSU bench, dressed in a black overcoat including a first-place finish in the Cliff and had an ice pack against that same Keen Las Vegas Invitational for Olejnik, shoulder. Williams eventually lost the a reigning All-American and transfer match to McDougald in the final secfrom Northern Illinois. onds, 5-4. And given the uncertainty surJohn Smith pointed to Williams, rounding the injuries to 133-pounder a redshirt freshman in his first season Daton Fix and 197-pounder Luke as a starter, being overwhelmed in such Surber, the Cowboys will be in need of a high-octane atmosphere for the first someone other than 184-pounder Dustin time in his career. However, he also said Plott to secure pivotal wins and bonusthat he anticipates Williams being “alpoint victories. And Olejnik likely is right” and is “hopeful” for a start next that guy. Tuesday on the road against Wyoming. “Izzak has been great for us,” said “(It was him) not staying focused OSU associate head coach Coleman in the staying focused in the second and Scott before Sunday’s dual. “The guy is third periods,” Smith said. “Maybe he a professional. He’s got a great attitude. was a little bit overwhelmed today. So, He’s a leader and he’s only been here a what do you do? You prepare for that. short period of time.” It takes a little bit more focus. But he’s sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Photos by Ethan Scott and Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics On Monday, wide receiver Jaden Bray and walk-on offensive lineman Viliami Makahununiu became the latest Cowboys to enter the transfer portal.
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news Design . . . Continued from 1 The project, funded by a $750,000 National Science Foundation grant, will be conducted with community groups and individuals in Chicago — including environmental neuroscientist Kimberly Meidenbauer of Washington State University, as well as social psychologist Sophie Trawalter and infrastructure designer Leidy Klotz, both from the University of Virginia. Quinn and Stuhlmacher hope the project will lead to the development of a protocol that architects and urban planners can use to ensure spaces are enjoyable for all visitors, regardless of their sociodemographics. Quinn said that given what we know about the health benefits of green spaces in urban settings and Chicago’s life expectancy gap between residents in North Side and South Side neighborhoods, she hopes a project such as this will bring change when it comes to developing spaces with equity in mind. “The environmental justice issues, the disparities in green space access that are correlated with lower socioeconomic status and various identities ... that’s well-documented,” Quinn said. “But there’s less work pulling that together. This project is to try to deepen that understanding by adding new information that hopefully will be a bit more persuasive to governments and urban planners. Like: This is what you’re doing to people physically and psychologically and this is evidence of exactly what’s going on when people are in these spaces. If we can see certain things in the way people are moving, looking and feeling in the spaces, hopefully we’ll have more impact.” This work documents people’s own experiences in their own words, Quinn said. “What are the emotions that you’re feeling and what are your thoughts about this space?” Quinn said. “We’re also going to be doing some open-ended interviews, collect their words and try to see what themes we’re seeing with different neighborhoods and different spaces and different people within those spaces.” Stuhlmacher said this project could yield results similar to the way Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, became mainstream in construction and building. “One of the main points of the project is to translate it Tribune Content Agency into something that policymakers can use as far as design cri- Community partner Paula Acevedo wears the eye-tracking glasses that were used with DePaul researchers at El Paseo Community Garden in Pilsen to analyze whether people teria,” Stuhlmacher said. “This of diverse backgrounds feel welcome in a public space. project, if we understand what of the research. El Paseo ComBy bringing the emosummary that people can take public spaces, so they can makes people feel welcome in munity Gardens and Women tional piece into the geographi- with them as they’re trying to be utilized and receive those their neighborhood, in their for Green Spaces are already cal space, and quantifying the make the case for needing more benefits. Linking a lot of these neighborhood’s public spaces, connected with the research. environment aspect in psychol- art or more green space in their pieces together with the exor even in the public spaces The team is looking for adults ogy, the duo said the benefits neighborhoods. plicit goal of how we can make that aren’t in their neighborin a range of ages, genders and will prove impactful for both “You can have green public spaces more welcomhood, I think that can go a long racial and ethnic groups for fields of study. With all the space nearby and feel coming for a wide variety of urban way to improving those public a wide representation. As the data that will be collected, pletely unwelcome in it and residents is new to geography, spaces and improving equity work bears out, Quinn said she Quinn said the team will more therefore never use it,” Stuhland hopefully a lot of other and access.” wants to identify other feathan likely be analyzing it for macher said. “The hope is that disciplines.” Quinn and Stuhlmacher tures that may also be good for about a decade. But at the end this project will give a stronger want the local community to people’s well-being, sense of of it, she said they will try to understanding of what makes reach out to them to be a part news.ed@ocolly.com community and belonging. produce a type of executive people feel welcome in their
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news House . . . Continued from 1 In almost every endorsement announcement on his campaign website, Abbott talks about the challenger as the “new” or “real” or “only” conservative who if elected to the Legislature would help him “empower parents to choose the best education for their children.” Among the 10 Republican House members who opposed ESAs but whom Abbott hasn’t opposed yet are four from North Texas – Justin Holland of Rockwall, Charlie Geren of Fort Worth, Keith Bell of Forney and DeWayne Burns of Cleburne. Opponents say ESAs would create a new state entitlement program that, during a future economic downturn, would compete for limited budget dollars with school districts. Also, the private
schools wouldn’t be forced to admit students with learning challenges or meet all of the accountability requirements that public schools must. The mailings by Americans for ProsperityTexas cap a year-long push to win lawmakers’ support for ESAs. The national group was founded by businessmen and philanthropist brothers Charles Koch and the late David H. Koch. Over the last 20 years, it has grown into one of the most influential conservative organizations. Announcing the “accountability mail campaign,” Genevieve Collins, the group’s state director, said the House’s rebuff of school choice proponents reminded its 175,000 “grassroots activists” of the 1957 Dr. Seuss classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! “Just as the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes, we urge these lawmakers to reconsider their position, embrace the spirit of helping
children, and empower Texas families with the gift of educational opportunity this holiday season and beyond,” she said in a written statement. Collins, a Republican who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Rep. Colin Allred in 2020, said in a text message that Abbott is aware of the group’s mailing. Asked why Democratic Reps. Barbara GervinHawkins of San Antonio and Joe Moody were added to the group’s “Naughty List” – meaning that they would be targeted in customized mailers that list their Capitol office phone numbers – Collins said it was “mostly because we have staff in those areas.” Gervin-Hawkins operates a charter school, she noted. As for Moody, “people in El Paso desperately want choice and often El Paso is left out of a lot of accountability and it shouldn’t be,” Collins said. news.ed@ocolly.com
Courtesy of the College of Arts & Sciences The poster, which won the “Cultural” category at the Intercontinental Bienal Awards, was one of 15 pieces chosen from all categories.
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tion opens doors to a broader audience and fosters cultural exchange on a global scale. “This achievement serves Continued from 1 as a powerful motivator for our students, illustrating that their graphic design endeavors can The OSU faculty memhave a meaningful impact on the bers stated how this reinforces international stage,” Mendoza Oklahoma State’s reputation, the said. department’s commitment to fosThe Intercontinental Bienal tering artistic excellence and the awards ceremony took place Dec. quality of education and mentor- 7 at the National Museum of Coship provided to students. lumbia in Bogotá. The exhibition “Our students will benefit will travel across South America from an increased sense of pride from Colombia to Argentina to in their faculty and exposure to Brazil. Future exhibitions are the realm of international graph- planned for Europe and Asia. ic design scholarships that will To learn more about the inspire them to set their aims Intercontinental Bienal Awards, higher,” Jahanshahi said. visit the competition website. Altogether, this recogninews.ed@ocolly.com
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know my redeemer when I reach the other side. And his smile will be the first to welcome me. I shall know him. I shall know him. When redeemed by his side I shall stand. I shall know him. I shall know him, by the prints of the nails in his hands. We are about to enter the most important holiday time. There is also much excitement and gift giving. However, the most important and wonderful reminder is the coming of Jesus Christ to earth and that through him God will show his great love for us. God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish (be separated from God forever), but have Everlasting Life.(live with God and all his blessings forever.) (Jn.3:16) Thank you, Father God!!!
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Shrum announces OSU Polytech Kennedy Thomason News & Lifestyle Editor OSU is expanding its technological reach. President Dr. Kayse Shrum announced the establishment of OSU Polytech on Tuesday morning. In a live broadcast from the OSU-Tulsa Helmerich Research Center, Shrum presented the new school in a presentation titled, “Reimagining Workforce Development in Oklahoma.” “As Oklahoma’s largest university system, we must ensure Oklahoma is open for business when it comes to science and technology,” Shrum said. “And that’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of OSU Polytech.” The program is based on four pillars: innovative STEMbased curriculum; industryaligned academic programs; flexible learning opportunities; and real-world learning experience. One feature of OSU Polytech’s program will be “stackable learning opportunities.” This will allow students to work within smaller programs and “more manageable” timeframes that will then be “stacked together” toward a degree. Shrum said OSU Poltech will work with industry professionals to solve problems in Oklahoma’s workforce challenges. Along with working with the industry, OSU Polytech will work with some of Oklahoma’s tribes. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. of the Cherokee Nation said he is proud of the partnership. “I love Oklahoma State University from the bottom of my heart, because when OSU says that they want to be your partner, they mean it,” Hoskin Jr. said. “When they talk about respecting stakeholders and
Nick Becker President Dr. Kayse Shrum unveiled OSU Polytech, a new school, on Tuesday morning.
respecting people in the community and respecting tribal nations, they mean it. Those aren’t just words. They put those words into action.” Following the announcement, Shrum talked on stage with various industry and political leaders in a panel.
She said all of the sectors and companies represented on stage create more than $5 billion in aggregate revenue. As a result, Shrum said thousands of Oklahomans enjoy high-paying jobs and the benefits that come with them. Shrum said one of the
goals of OSU Polytech is to create graduates that are well educated and equipped to jump into the workforce. Principal Chief David Hill of the Muscogee Nation said OSU Polytech will benefit Oklahomans. “President Shrum, I
applaud you, your team, Oklahoma State for OSU Polytech,” Hill said. “By creating new ways, new pathways to produce career-ready skill-trained people, and we all win.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Daily Horoscope
Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Linda Black Horoscopes Today’s Birthday (12/13/23). Luck favors you physically this year. Your nurturing home thrives on daily rituals. Modify fitness practices around winter challenges, before spring changes affect your team. Summertime ignites new passion. Anticipate autumn home adaptations before sweet connections with friends and family. You’re strong, motivated and energized. 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 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. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Consider educational plans and itineraries, with Mercury retrograde. Expect travel delays. Back up crucial data. Communicate carefully and patiently. Keep secrets. Make your deadlines. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Consider financial strategies with your partner to secure what you’ve gained. Review statements and accounts for errors over three weeks, with Capricorn Mercury retrograde. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Develop shared goals. Support each other. Resolve misunderstandings with your partner, with Mercury retrograde for three weeks. Adapt around barriers. Regroup and go again. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Keep equipment repaired. Delays, misunderstandings or mistakes could frustrate your work and health over three weeks, with Mercury retrograde. Slow down to finish faster. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Romantic overtures could backfire over the next three weeks, with Mercury retrograde. Clarify misunderstandings right away. Find your sense of humor, and re-connect. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Review papers, photos and possessions. Clean, sort and organize at home over, with Mercury retrograde. Maintain equipment and backup files. Revise and repair household infrastructure. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Launch creative projects later. Take extra care with communication, with Mercury stationing retrograde for three weeks. Clarify misunderstandings. Plan, edit and prepare. Polish before publication. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Monitor cash flow. Allow extra time for travel, transport, payments and collections, with Mercury retrograde for three weeks. Review numbers, budgets and plans. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Consider consequences before speaking, with Mercury retrograde in your sign. Review what works and doesn’t. Reaffirm commitments. Edit communications carefully. Upgrade your brand. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Avoid misunderstandings, with Mercury retrograde. Revise and refine plans. Anticipate mechanical or digital delays or breakdowns. Review lessons from the past. Private rituals soothe. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Nurture friendships and connections. Team practice makes perfect over three weeks, with Mercury retrograde. Have patience and humor with communication snafus. Repeat the message.
Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved
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38 Fine specimen 39 Cheek cosmetic 45 Bitter enemy 46 “Curses!” 48 Layer on a stagnant pond 49 Fingernail part 54 Touch lightly 55 Portable beds 56 Willing 57 Press Esc, perhaps
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58 “I Put a Spell on You” singer Simone 60 Halfway between midnights 61 Pleased 62 Numbers with a colon 65 Word shouted while putting a card down 66 Bit of advice
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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle
12/13/23 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
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