The O'Colly, Thursday, April 18, 2024

Gowns, Gossip and Growth: Bridgerton Trailer

cousin, Jack (Rupert Young).

Ladies and gentlemen, season three of “Bridgerton” is upon us. The Netflix hit is a series of glittering jewels, flowing gowns, romance, and a healthy amount of drama. Following several hints, teases and posts, a three-minute trailer hit the internet, delighting fans of the series.

Before we get into the trailer, here is a quick crash course on the titular couple of the season.

Each season of “Bridgerton” highlights a different sibling of the Bridgerton family.

Daphne Bridgerton (Pheobe Dynevor) falls for the Duke of Hastings (RegéJean Page), and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) wins Miss Kate Sharma’s (Simone Ashley) heart. Now it’s Colin Bridgerton’s (Luke Newton) turn to discover a love hiding in plain sight.

Colin Bridgerton is oblivious to Miss Penelope Featherington’s (Nicola Coughlan) love for him. He sees her as a friend, and though he always looks out for her, he never sees what he truly means to her.

Colin spends most of the first season chasing after Miss Marina Thompson (Ruby Barker) while Penelope watches from the sidelines. During the season, Lady Whistledown reveals that Miss Thompson is pregnant by another man. Colin ends the season traveling out of the country, and the audience learns that Penelope is Lady Whistledown herself.

In Season 2, Penelope combats a rising investigation into her secret identity while providing readers with commentary and gossip. Her words sway the masses, but Colin sways her heart.

Colin spends the season being himself, swearing off women, trying to find Miss Thompson, now Lady Crane and working to make a name for himself.

In the process, he gets into business with Penelope’s

Penelope stays one step ahead of Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie), partnering with Madame Delacroix (Kathryn Drysdale) to relay her writing to the printers.

In an effort to do more with his life, Colin partners with Penelope’s cousin Jack and participates in the American gemstone mining expedition in Georgia. However, he learns that the gemstones are fake.

To protect Penelope, Colin confronts Jack, forcing him to leave the Featherington fortune and flee the country, or he will reveal the deception. Colin dances with Penelope and promises to always protect her.

Penelope hopes for a future with Colin, but she overhears him saying that he will never court her. She then finds Eloise in her room, looking through documents proving Penelope’s role as Lady Whistledown, effectively destroying their friendship. That’s the recap. Now, here is the trailer.

Penelope transforms from an inquisitive wallflower in three short minutes to a woman who knows her worth. She does not waste time shedding her lackluster dresses, courtesy of her mother, for a more mature look. She is undergoing the “Bridgerton” glowup, a showrunner technique to play down the beauty of their casts until their season.

Colin, ever the idiot, offers to help Penelope find a match that season. Penelope accepts, knowing that she can not afford to love Colin if she wants to salvage her reputation.

Not quite the “Polin” team-up audiences want, but for now, it will work. Their antics promise a few awkward, funny and exciting moments for the season.

Taking charge of her marriage prospects, she catches Lord Debling’s (Sam Phillips) eye. He courts her, and for the first time in the history of “Bridgerton,” Colin takes notice. Throughout the trailer, Colin looks at Penelope and Lord Debling with a hint of jealousy.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

How to start a reading habit

With TikTok and Instagram delivering fast entertainment and shortening people’s attention spans, reading has become more of a task than a hobby.

Often, people say they hate reading or that they are not interested in reading. Reading exercises the brain, improves concentration and ability to focus, improves the quality of sleep, and general knowledge, and it reduces stress according to Markham Public Library.

To me, reading helps with creativity and communication. So here are some tips on how to build a reading habit:

Pick a topic you are genuinely interested in Cliche, I know. But if you’re not used to reading, starting with something that will catch your attention and make you not want to put the book down will encourage you to keep picking it back up.

OSU police chief announces retirement

man, Jones was asked to start the first community policing program on campus, as well as the bike patrol program, which took officers out of patrol cars and made them visible and accessible.

After nearly 30 years on the job, Oklahoma State University Police Chief Leon Jones has announced his impending retirement. His last day with the OSUPD will be July 31.

Jones got his start with the department in October 1994 — his first job as a law enforcement officer. He worked his way up, becoming chief of police in 2017. As a patrol-

Since becoming chief, he’s started the Core Campus Patrol Division, which puts officers on foot and bicycles in the most populated areas of campus during peak hours — locations hard to access by car like the Student Union and Edmon Low Library. OSUPD also has implemented the liaison program, which pairs officers with athletic teams and student groups.

Jones never expected to be a police officer, let alone one with 30 years under his belt. “I didn’t think I would be at OSU for more than 20 years — but looking back and coming up on 30 years — I feel like I’ve done my part,” Jones said. “I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. It’s time for someone else to have the opportunity to step up and run this great department I’ve been in charge of for the past eight years.” OSU President Kayse Shrum said Jones has served an important role with the campus community.

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From sports director to color analyst of the Cowboys, the origins of Holcomb

When it’s a Saturday in the fall, it’s time for John Holcomb to announce Oklahoma State football.

Holcomb is the long-time color analyst for OSU football and men’s basketball. He became the color analyst for football in 2005 and in 2007 for basketball.

For the past 19 years, Dave Hunziker and Holcomb have been the voices of the Cowboys.

Holcomb has announced many memorable moments during his time at OSU: Bedlam wins, March Madness appearances, bowl games and the disappointing seasons in between.

“To experience the highs and lows and be there for some of the more memorable moments in OSU history, that’s just been big,” Holcomb said.

Along with his announcing duties, Holcomb has been sports director for News on 6, which is based in Tulsa, since 1999.

Holcomb was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and had one brother. Holcomb’s father, Daniel, was his biggest role model growing up and a gigantic sports fan.

With his dad loving sports, Holcomb went with his father to see the Louisville Cardinals and even the ABA Kentucky Colonels when he was a child.

Daniel was not only a sports fanatic but also a Southern Baptist teacher and preacher. He instilled passion and faith in his Holcomb from an early age, though he never tried to push a career in religion on Holcomb. And Holcomb never thought it was his route to travel.

“God calls you to that, I hadn’t felt led that way,” Holcomb said.

For Holcomb, sports and journalism were always on his mind. He was obsessed with sports from an early age, especially basketball, and recanted a story his mom, Olga, told him.

“They got me a tinker toy set for Christmas one year, the sticks and the wheels, you know, that kind of stuff, and instead of building some sort of vehicle or something like that, the very first thing she says I did was take a stick and put a wheel on top of it and start interviewing her about the basketball game that’s on TV,” Holcomb said. “So, I think from very early on, I knew that’s really what, if I had a chance, that’s really what I wanted to do.”

During his college years at Oklahoma Baptist University, Holcomb did play-by-play of college basketball games on the radio and fell in love

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with announcing. He graduated from OBU with a degree in journalism and a minor in media production.

After graduation, Holcomb’s career traversed through the cities of Sherman, Texas, Lawton and Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo is where Holcomb got to know an OSU legend, the late Bill Teegins, who was the sports director for News 9 in Oklahoma City. Teegins, of course, was also the “voice of the Cowboys” before his death in a plane crash along with nine other members of the OSU basketball community in 2001.

Teegins was instrumental in helping Holcomb get a job at the Tulsa station. In the summer of 1995, Holcomb, Teegins and John Walls, who was sports director for News on 6 at the time, had dinner one night, and Teegins looked over at Walls and told him the next time there was a job opening at Tulsa, he should hire Holcomb.

Two months later, Walls did.

In 2001, Holcomb auditioned for the vacant radio play-by-play position for OSU, but the job went to Hunziker.

Despite not getting the main play-by-play position, OSU hired Holcomb to do

third-tier TV announcing, which Holcomb compared to present day ESPN+ − smaller basketball games and a rare small-scale football game. By 2005, OSU approached Holcomb with becoming the main color analyst for football, which he accepted.

The change from play-byplay to color is drastic, and Holcomb attributed as a struggle in the beginning.

“Because it’s different in what you’re prepared to say and the rhythm of how you do play-by-play is totally different from color,” Holcomb said. “... And my biggest challenge the first year in football, was at first trying to sound and I didn’t mean to do this but trying to sound like I knew more than I did.”

His partner, on the other hand, disagrees about Holcomb’s struggles.

“No, that’s how well he hit it,” Hunziker said. “If he was struggling, I never knew it because he did it so well.”

After more than 20 years of knowing each other, the friendship Hunziker and Holcomb have is prevalent anytime one mention is mentioned to the other.

“He means a very close friend of the greatest integrity

and humility,” Hunziker said. It’s not just his co-worker who shares the sentiment on how excellent Holcomb is at announcing.

“When the analyst job was available, with his experience in broadcasting and any level of college basketball as well but Holcomb would be outstanding as an analyst on that, and every time I hear him, he’s spot on, he says what needs to be said,” said Mark Neely, an ESPN announcer, who worked as the Tulsa Drillers play-byplay announcer from 19962008.

Besides his successful analyst career, Holcomb’s main job remains being the sports director of News on 6. Holcomb does daily weeknight sportscasts at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. He also co-hosts the statewide show “Oklahoma Ford Sports Blitz” with News 9 Sports Director Dean Blevins on Sunday nights. The first broadcast of the “Oklahoma Ford Sports Blitz” was in 2001 in Miami, Florida, when OU played Florida State in the national championship. This broadcast is also when Holcomb met Toby Rowland, the producer of the show who later became the voice of the Sooners on the radio.

“We’ve become really good friends,” Rowland said. Holcomb and Rowland got to know each other well over the course of a decade working together.

“We would spend pretty much five, six hours together every Sunday, and then talk a lot during the week when we needed to exchange information or video with each other, and then he became a guest on my radio show for a long, long time,” Rowland said. Holcomb’s co-host of the “Oklahoma Ford Sports Blitz” remembers the first show extremely well.

“It was at least a dozen people from Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the CBS affiliate cable TV, and we’re brothers if you will, under the same umbrella with Griffin Communications, so Oklahoma City, we had our crew down there and then John came down with a couple of people, so it was a big event,” Blevins said. “We just blew it out of the water.”

For the long-time color voice of the Cowboys and the leading sports figurehead for News on 6, it’s been a privilege.

“It’s just been a tremendous honor,” Holcomb said.

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John Holcomb (right) has been the color analyst for OSU football games alongside play-by-play announcer Dave Hunziker (left) for 19 years.

DBU rallies in 9th inning, OSU drops fourth consecutive game to Patriots

Weston Wertzberger Staff Reporter

Except for the visitor’s dugout, which erupted in elation after Dallas Baptist first baseman Chayton Krauss blasted a one-out, two-run home run to right field.

That home run gave DBU the lead over Oklahoma State and was a dagger in the No. 15 Cowboys’ 8-7 loss to the No. 25 Patriots on Tuesday night. DBU swept the midweek home-and-

home series against the Cowboys (2512). Since to last season, the Patriots (27-8) have beaten OSU four straight times.

“(DBU’s) a good team,” catcher Ian Daugherty said. “I’ve had plenty of high-scoring games with them, close games with them. So, no leads are never really safe.”

The teams alternated scoring in the first three innings, including a solo home run by Daugherty in the bottom of the second. The Cowboys gained a one-run advantage in the fourth, as Carson Benge hit an RBI groundout to DBU pitcher River Ridings, bringing Lane Forsythe home.

After two quiet innings, the Patriots hit home runs in the seventh and eighth,

regaining the lead.

While Oklahoma State was down by one in the bottom of the eighth with two outs, Nolan Schubart shot a two-run homer to right field to put the Cowboys ahead, heading to the ninth with all the confidence they needed.

“(Schubart) can draw from the game what he thought he did well and carry with him into Wednesday and Thursday,” OSU coach Josh Holliday said. “It’s a team game.”

Heading into Tuesday, Carson Benge had two saves on the season, with the most recent coming on March 29 against West Virginia. But he entered in the ninth and acquired his first loss of the season after Krauss’ home run.

“We got our guy,” Daughtery said. “That’s pretty much all you can do to get the actual chance to win, and that’s baseball. It happens.”

The Cowboys used seven pitchers and struck out 16, with 14 hits and two walks allowed in their eight runs given up.

“Dominick’s (Reid) first extended look wasn’t great; he was solid,” Holliday said. “Ryan (Bogusz) did a nice job and pitched very well. He would have kept pitching if not for a little cut on his hand. Bryson (Hudgens) started up after giving up a homer. Drew (Blake) did his job. I thought it was fine.”

“Those kids did a nice job. The closers got the hardest job in baseball.”

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OSU lost both games against Dallas Baptist this season and have now lost four in a row to the Patriots.

Silence struck O’Brate Stadium in the top of the ninth inning.

‘We’re hungry’

Cowgirls face Auburn to begin NCEA National Championship

Kanzie Kraich Staff Reporter

Despite a rocky start and a young lineup, the Oklahoma State equestrian team molded together at the right time.

Fresh off a Big 12 championship, the No. 6 Cowgirls are heading to the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, for the NCEA National Championship, which begins Thursday. In the opening round, OSU will face No. 3 Auburn – the SEC champion – in a rematch of last year’s semifinals round where the Tigers topped the Cowgirls, 14-6.

OSU coach Larry Sanchez was initially surprised by the announcement of the two conference champions facing off in the first round of the tournament but views it as a blessing in disguise.

“If you’re going to go against a tough team, going against them in the first round is our opportunity to go into a higher seeded team and ride the way we’ve been riding,” Sanchez said. “I think it gives us the best chance to progress on through the bracket.”

Leadership on OSU’s team will be crucial as it moves into its final competitions of the season. Senior Claire McDowall and junior Riley Hogan serve as veterans for the team. Both were selected as All-Americans for the second consecutive year, becoming the 74th and 75th in OSU’s record books.

With a new roster, the team could have had a rebuilding season, but it has done more than that.

“We lost a lot of seniors last year, so coming in at the begin-

ning of the season, we had a really young team,” McDowall said. “At the beginning of the year, it was a little rough, but then coming into the second semester everyone knew where they needed to be and where they needed to grow, and they did exactly that.”

One of the biggest adjustments riders have to make during the season is the concept of neutral horses. Riders will be assigned a horse that is not their own and given little time to prepare with it. For some,

this sounds intimidating, but for Hogan and McDowall, they embrace it.

Looking forward to the championships, Sanchez and his team doesn’t want to adjust any preparation, as it has contributed to a successful season thus far.

“As far as preparing, we’re going to do the same thing because it’s working,” Sanchez said. “For them to be peaking and their confidence to be at the level that it is right now, it would be dumb to modify and

change something.”

Both Hogan and McDowall credit their success to the work ethic and mindset of their team. Hogan has confidence in every one of her teammates and is looking forward to how her team rises to the occasion.

“I think we have proven to ourselves that we perform well under pressure, so I think we can do it and that’s a really good thing for us to have coming in (to nationals),” Hogan said. McDowall said the team’s

mindset is what has allowed them to adjust and overcome on the fly.

“We control what we can control, and if there’s something you can’t control, you just say ‘Not my monkeys, not my circus,” McDowall said.

As the team prepares for its national championship appearance on Thursday, it is confident in each rider’s ability to contribute to the end goals. “We’re right there, and we’re ready for it,” McDowall said. “We’re hungry.”

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OSU won the Big 12 title two weeks ago and earned the No. 6 seed in the NCEA National Championship.

es where he has gone above and beyond to meet the needs of students,” she said. “He embodies the Cowboy Code, always willing to stand for what’s right.

“I want to make sure the place is ready to go for the next person,” he said. “I want to make sure it’s still running smoothly and is set for success.”

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“It has been a privilege to work with Chief Jones. He has a servant’s heart and I personally know of instanc-

Over the course of his career, he has made campus a better place.” After retirement, Jones plans to turn his knowledge in criminal justice and law enforcement into a teaching position with Meridian Technology Center for fall 2024. Until then, he wants to make sure he’s leaving the OSUPD in a good place.

Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Joe Weaver said Jones’ shoes will be hard to fill.

“It’s not often when you have someone who starts in an entry-level position and grows professionally to lead a department,” Weaver said. “Chief Jones has been a leader in so many ways, particularly with community policing. He

has been a blessing to Oklahoma State University.” Jones said in an interview last year that he “didn’t know who he was until he got to OSU.” His hope is to express his thanks to the university that took him in and gave him a foundation for success for one more time.

“It has been a great career,” he said. “I just hope I made everybody proud.” An external search will be conducted to find Chief Jones’ successor.

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OSU Police Chief Leon Jones.

Chief . . .

Habit . . .

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Do not compare your progress with anyone else’s

Sometimes it may feel as if every-

one else around you is doing better at everything. However, each person’s progress is different. Reading is supposed to take your mind off of the real world; don’t let comparison take that away from you.

Make yourself comfortable

Starting from scratch may be hard, and staying focused won’t be easy. Try to be intentional with your setting, maybe change the lighting and put your

phone away, or play some calm music to help your mind focus.

Enjoy it

A hobby is supposed to be something that you look forward to. Our lives are full of chores and responsibilities and reading can truly be an escape. But when you turn reading into a duty, you may find yourself not wanting to do it. If rom-coms are what you like, go for it. If it’s fiction, even better. The

hardest step is to start. You got this.

Set daily goals

One thing that helps me stay motivated is checking something off of my to-do list and achieving my goals. In the same way we exercise our body, exercising our brain is essential. You can start with one page a day. After a week, start with two pages a day and keep going from there.

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Reading helps creativity and opens up the mind to new worlds.

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FINALLY, this man is starting to see what’s right in front of him, but now someone is in the way. Seeing Colin jealous is beautiful, but hopefully, it doesn’t last too long. It looks like Penelope is going to have to choose between her childhood best friend and a man who gives her the recognition she deserves.

The trailer reveals a few other vital plotlines. Eloise Bridgerton aligns herself with Miss Cressida Cowper (Jessica Madsen); the set-up for Francessca Birdgerton’s (Hannah Dodd) future season is underway and Antanoy and Kate live in pure romantic bliss.

This season will be a battle of friendship and love, bringing viewers the “Polin” romance they crave.

This season is a scandalous affair, offering a close to one chapter and setting up new opportunities for many

characters. It’s exciting, to say the least. Part one of season three airs on May 16, with part two following on June 13 on Netflix. This author looks forward to stories old and new, dancing through the fancifully alluring world of “Bridgerton.”

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OPEN YOUR HEART TO GOD!

“Open your heart and let him in. God will remove all your sorrow and sin. He may not pass this way again, so open your heart and let him come in.” These are words from an old hymn.

Many struggle so hard to take this step, not wanting to give up their independence; not wanting to humble themselves before God. In the Psalms, David said: “When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all the day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, ‘I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.’ And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.” (32:3-5 NLT)

It seems so simple, and it is! Yet, so many

struggle with honesty and humility. These qualities are of great importance with God. The truth is another has paid the penalty for your sins and mine. That is the good news! What we could not do (get rid of our sins), Jesus did by dying in our place. Therefore, “Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven,whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” (Ro.4:7-8 NIV)

Again, blaming friends or relatives will not help; getting religious does not help, thinking you are among the “better” people does no good. Trust what God has done for you through Christ. Get honest and humble yourself before God. Confess your sinfulness, and God will freely forgive. You will be free of guilt and stand innocent before God. Then you can begin a lasting and fruitful relationship with this great and loving God.

Hugh Sachs as Brimsley and Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte in “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.”

Cheng receives OSU Excellence in Research Mentoring Award

in supervising undergraduate research students. Cheng was nominated for his breadth and depth of mentoring activities, individualized mentoring strategies for students, commitment to helping them achieve academic, career or personal growth, and modeling positive behavior.

Yong Cheng, assistant professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has received the 2024 OSU Excellence in Research Mentoring Award.

He was recognized at the OSU Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 16 in the Conoco-Phillips Alumni Center.

The annual honor celebrates faculty mentors for their success and impact

In the past three years, nearly all of Cheng’s mentees have received research fellowships, including Goldwater, Niblack, Wentz, Purdie, McNair and Ferguson College of Agriculture undergraduate scholars. “The joy of mentoring undergraduate students in the laboratory comes from the opportunity to make a positive impact on the next generation of scientists and researchers,” Cheng said. “Ad-

ditionally, it contributes to the advancement of knowledge in my field. It’s a privilege to be part of their academic journey and witness their growth and success along the way.” Cheng received a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology and a doctorate in microbiology from Huazhong Agricultural University in China. Cheng also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and contributed to the development of antituberculosis vaccines and diagnostic tools at the University of Notre Dame.

“Upon his arrival to OSU, Dr. Cheng immediately reached out to inquire about undergraduate research and how to get in contact with students interested in conducting a research

project related to biochemistry and molecular biology, human health or disease,” said Karen Hickman, director of undergraduate research in the Ferguson College and director of the environmental science undergraduate program.

“Since that time, he has served as a mentor for numerous students in various majors, and in all instances, they have learned so much through their experience with Dr. Cheng, his graduate students and post-docs. He is consistently one of the most prolific mentors for our undergrad research scholars in that he can effectively mentor multiple students at a time.”

Todd Johnson

Under Assistant Professor Yong Cheng’s mentorship, students have received several prestigious undergraduate research fellowships.

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Thursday, April 18

11th Annual International Red Dirt Film Festival @ 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Location: Downtown Stllwater

Admission: $5-60

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2024 Big 12 Women’s tennis Championship @ 12 p.m.

Location: Greenwood Tennis Center

Admission: Each day will be considered a “session.” Only All-Session tickets will be available for purchase online. Single-Session tickets for both team and individual sessions will be available for purchase on-site day of matches at the Greenwood Tennis Facility. Any more information can be found through the NCAA at NCAA.org

https://okstate.evenue.net/events/NCAATENNIS

Clay Art Academy @ 3:30 - 5 p.m.

Admission: $100 (Ages 8 -10)

Location: Prairie Arts Center

https://artscenter.okstate.edu

20th Anniversary of the NOC/OSU Gateway Progrm @ 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Location: NOC

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Kids’ Night @ 11a.m. - 11 p.m.

Location: Louie’s Grill & Bar

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Kids Night @ 5 - 9 p.m.

Location: Eskimo Joe’s

Admission: $1 w/ Buffy meals

KiKi’s Karaoke @ 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: EM Curators of Craft

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College Night @ 8 p.m

Location: Tumbleweed DanceHall & Concert Arena

Admission: $8.00 Cover Charge and free entry for 21+

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Songwriters Circle w/ Dylan Moss @ 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: Bad Brad’s Bar-B-Q

Drop & Draw @ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: OSU Museum of Art

https://museum.okstate.edu

Karaoke & Beer Pong Tournament @ 9:30

Daily Horoscope

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Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (04/18/24). This year showers down abundant resources. Steady, coordinated efforts realize visions. Redirect for what brings you joy this summer. Invent longterm plans this autumn. Untwisting a kink in your partnership this winter leads to surging springtime strength, vitality and endurance. Invest and grow profits.

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 — Practice to strengthen your physical performance. Distractions abound, and urgent tasks await. Push your boundaries, while respecting limitations. Put your back into it.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Little things express your love. Find creative ways to let someone know how you feel. Actions get farther than words. Share your heart.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Domestic matters have your attention. Physical action gets satisfying results. Cooking, cleaning and renovation projects pay off. Nurture family. Work to fulfill a vision.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Get terms, agreements and ideas down in writing. You’re especially persuasive. Reevaluate what you’ve been learning. Survey your network. Pursue a fascinating inquiry.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Focus on generating funding. Take action to get results. Don’t worry about money or spend much, either. Avoid risky business. Maintain positive momentum.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Take charge of your destiny. You’re ready to make improvements. Assertiveness gets results. Discuss subjects of personal passion. Ask for what you want.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Review priorities. Adjust plans and budgets with changes in real time. Truth and assumptions don’t match. Restore integrity everywhere it’s missing. Rest and recharge.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Discuss what you love. Take action for a cause of shared passion. Coordinate with your team, tribe or community. Together you can accomplish miracles.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Prioritize professional projects. Don’t react blindly. Disagree respectfully. Stick to facts and data. Your work is gaining recognition. Outcomes are better than expected.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — An exploration calls you into action. Arrange connections in advance. Avoid risky routes. Confirm intuition with data. Check reservations. Don’t forget an important job.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Find a painless way to cut costs. Conserve energy and resources.

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