Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023

Thursday, February 9, 2023

OSU stays levelheaded in win

great of a defensive team they are and that there were going to be mistakes made on our part,”

Taylen Collins said. “She reminded us to just stay level and keep our heads.”

us right now,” Hoyt said. “And Taylen is just unbelievable as well with what she can do.”

Who: No. 7 Oklahoma State (11-2 overall, 6-1 Big 12) vs. Stanford (5-5, 1-1 Pac 12)

When: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2:00 CST

Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, OK

TV/Radio: Big 12 Now on ESPN+, Hot 93.7 KSPI-FM

Series History: OSU and Stanford have met twice, with the Cowboys out-scoring the Cardinal 70-7 and the last meeting coming on Nov. 13. 2021, which OSU won 29-7.

Know the Opponent Oklahoma State vs. Stanford

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The dual will feature the potential for four rematches from the Southern Scuffle on New Year’s Day.

Kaden Gfeller’s match will be the only grudge match among OSU wrestlers. Gfeller was defeated by Charlie Darracott during the Southern Scuffle in ride-outs. As for the other three rematches, it’ll be all Cardinal wrestlers trying to avenge their losses from the Scuffle, all from the three highest weight classes.

came after the Cowgirls had built a double-digit lead.

It’s all about staying neutral.

The OSU Cowgirls defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 76-65 on Thursday, and the win was in no small part due to a third-quarter surge coming out of an OSU timeout.

The surge came on the heels of a Jacie Hoyt timeout, which Hoyt called after a slew of bad passes and mindless turnovers by OSU.

“Before the game, she (Hoyt) mentioned how

Collins and her teammates quickly responded to Hoyt’s message, as the Cowgirls came out of the timeout with three straight buckets, and the Mountaineers never came close to taking the lead again.

Collins led the way in the third quarter, scoring seven of OSU’s 22 points in the period, along with tearing down three rebounds, and alongside fellow post player Kassidy De Lapp set the tone heading into the fourth quarter.

“Kassidy De Lapp is playing really well for

Collins and De Lapp offset what was a second consecutive poor shooting night for OSU with physicality on the interior, combining for 25 points, all of which were in the paint or from the free-throw line, along with 19 rebounds.

De Lapp and Collins’ physicality was a theme throughout the game, but the Cowgirls as a team didn’t settle into their offense until Hoyt called the timeout midway through the third quarter.

OSU committed 10 of their 15 turnovers before the timeout was called, and four of their remaining five giveaways

As a group, the Cowgirls have had their ups and downs throughout the season, but over and over again, Hoyt has promoted a message of never getting too high, and never getting too low, and the first-year coach’s message didn’t change during the game against WVU.

“We talk about that a lot, about never getting too negative, and not being unrealistic that things are going great when they’re not, but just getting back to neutral,” Hoyt said.

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COVID-19 surge prediction now possible with genomic surveillance

Oklahoma State researchers developed a new method of predicting infectious disease surges, including COVID-19, using genomic surveillance.

Medical professionals’ lack of crucial preparation time at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic spurred Pratul Agarwal, assistant vice president of research and professor of physiological sciences at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine and his colleagues. They began researching ways

to predict waves of increased infections ahead of time using analyzed data collected through genome sequencing, the process of deciphering the genetic material found in the virus.

Agarwal’s team recently published its findings in eLife, a peerreviewed biomedical and life sciences scientific journal. Full details are available at https:// elifesciences.org/articles/82980.

“The availability of millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences was a silver lining on the very dark cloud of the pandemic. Nothing had been

done at this scale before,” Agarwal said. “A set of samples from COVID19-positive patients are regularly being sequenced to see what the virus is doing. Over 6 million sequences are now available through public databases such as the GenBank of National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). We thought maybe we could use this data in real-time as it becomes available to see how fast the virus is mutating and what it could do next. And if we get it right, then this information can then help medical professionals prepare for increased cases.”

The team put together a framework for real-time genomic surveillance using bioinformatics, data analysis and software engineering. They collaborated with experts from Dr. Shozeb Haider’s team at the University College London School of Pharmacy to make this possible. The resulting information is now being shared as a pandemic preparedness dashboard and alert system that provides medical personnel and the general public the time needed to prepare for an influx of infectious disease cases.

Travis Wittlake could potentially rematch Jack Darrah, whom Wittlake defeated by a 12-4 major decision. If Darrah doesn’t go, Brook Byers will take the mat in the 184-pound match. Luke Surber also picked up a major decision over his opponent from Stanford, Nick Stemmet. Surber defeated Stemmet 13-5 to claim third at the Southern Scuffle.

Konner Doucet was also a third-place winner and he defeated Peter Ming by a 10-1 major decision. In some cases, recent history favors the Cowboys. At other weights, while there may not be any other rematches, there are no pushover matches for the Cowboys. Cardinal fans will have their eyes on their highest-rated wrestler, No. 3 Shane Griffith.

At this point in Wyatt Sheets’ schedule, any wrestler is just another wrestler to him. By Sunday, Sheets would have wrestled five top-15 opponents in his last six dual matches. Victor Voinovich has won the last three out of four matches in large part because of his

down-blocking and hand-fighting. He’ll need to continue to rely on those phases of wrestling against No. 11 Jaden Abas, who’s developed a reputation as a strong wrestler on top. With Carter Young winning on a consistent basis now and Daton Fix being the presence he is, the match to watch is Reece Witcraft and Nico Provo at 125. For Witcraft, any victory, especially one over a ranked opponent, is vital. Witcraft is on the outside looking in, in terms of NCAA tournament placement. Young’s reliability has made up for his own inconsistencies, but also provided a boost for the team as Smith manages the 125-pound weight class.

Smith stated after Dustin Plott’s loss to Missouri’s Peyton Mocco that Plott comes back strong after losses because that’s the type of person he is. He’ll have a chance to redeem himself in front of GIA’s fans in his match against Tyler Eischens. Plott defeated Eischens by a 7-6 decision in last year’s dual opener at Stanford.

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Projected Lineup:

125: Reece Witcraft vs. No. 28 Nico Provo

133: No. 2 Daton Fix vs. No. 28 Jackson DiSario

141: No. 15 Carter Young vs. Jason Miranda

149: No. 21 Victor Voinovich vs. No. 11 Jaden Abas

157: No. 10 Kaden Gfeller vs. No. 26 Charlie Darracott

165: No. 25 Wyatt Sheets vs. No. 3 Shane Griffith

174: No. 9 Dustin Plott vs. No. 27 Tyler Eischens

184: No. 10 Travis Wittlake vs. Brook Byers or Jack Darrah

197: No. 16 Luke Surber vs. No. 28 Nick Stemmet

HWT: No. 23 Konner Doucet vs. Peter Ming

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Taylen Collins and Kassidy De Lapp combined for 19 rebounds in Tuesday’s game.

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Know the Opponent

Oklahoma State vs No. 16 South Dakota State

Rowdy Baribeau Staff Reporter

OSU heads up to Brookings with three top-15 wins in the last four duals, but South Dakota State is defending a 10-dual winning streak.

The Jackrabbits feature eight ranked wrestlers and are one of the hottest teams in NCAA wrestling. The Cowboys and Jacks are hot in their own respective ways, but there’s plenty of good wrestling that can swing in either team’s direction. Smith gives credit to what SDSU has been able to do with its program. Smith said any time OSU wrestles a North or South Dakota, it’s big for his squad.

“They’re big meets,” Smith said. “They’re competitive. Both the Dakotas have got a lot better in the last few years. They’re both good competitors.”

Heavyweight Konner Doucet has garnered plenty of respect from coach John Smith. While many eyes have been on the tough stretch that Wyatt Sheets has had at 165 pounds, Doucet’s path has been debatably just as difficult. Doucet will face the experienced AJ Nevills who is 1-1 in top-10 matchups this year.

Speaking of Sheets, the going doesn’t get any easier as he has another top-15 opponent in Tanner Cook. As for top matchups, Dustin Plott and Cade DeVos have one of the two top-15 matchups in the dual. No. 15 Carter Young is seeking a six dual-match winning streak against No. 10 Clay Carson. Young has been wrestling at his best against top competition in the last five duals.

The intriguing matchups do not end there. Luke Surber is just on the outside of the top-15 in the 197-pound rankings and a win against No. 9 Tanner Sloan would surely get him into the fold. Travis Wittlake and Kaden Gfeller are favored in their matches by ranking, but could still turn into competitive matches.

Victor Voinovich has a match in which he could pick up a bonus-point

victory over Alek Martin. For Daton Fix, his match is the same and when the dual can very well come down to bonus point victories, the Cowboys will lean on his abilities to get bonus. Reece Witcraft doesn’t quite have the taxing weekend slated that he’s been accustomed to. Witcraft will need to win if he wishes to vie for a spot in the NCAA Championships.

Who: No. 7 Oklahoma State (11-2 overall, 6-1 Big 12) vs. No. 16 SDSU (11-2, 5-0)

When: Friday, Feb. 10, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Frost Arena, Brookings, S.D.

TV/Radio: FloWrestling, Hot 93.7 KSPI-FM

Series History: The OSU vs SDSU conference matchup began nine years ago and the Cowboys lead the series 6-0, winning the last matchup in 2022, 29-6.

Projected Lineup:

125: Reece Witcraft vs. No. 25 Tanner Jordan

133: No. 2 Daton Fix vs. Derrick Cardinal

141: No. 15 Carter Young vs. No. 10 Clay Carson

149: No. 21 Victor Voinovich vs. Alek Martin

157: No. 10 Kaden Gfeller vs. No. 19 Cael Swensen

165: No. 25 Wyatt Sheets vs.

No. 15 Tanner Cook

174: No. 9 Dustin Plott vs. No. 13 Cade DeVos

184: No. 10 Travis Wittlake vs. No. 18 Cade King

197: No. 16 Luke Surber vs. No. 9 Tanner Sloan

HWT: No. 23 Konner Doucet vs. No. 16 AJ Nevills

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Konner Doucet will face No. 16 AJ Nevills on Friday in OSU’s dual vs South Dakota State.

De Lapp stepped up big in OSU victory

Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter

When Kassidy De Lapp was on the court, the Cowgirls typically succeeded.

On Tuesday, OSU defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers on Tuesday night, 76-65. In the victory, De Lapp scored 12 points with six rebounds off the bench for the Cowgirls in 18 minutes on the court. De Lapp

also had a +19 +/- in the game, which led all players on both teams.

Coach Jacie Hoyt has been impressed by De Lapp’s performances in the last couple of games, and contributes her success to the success of the Cowgirls as well.

“Kassidy De Lapp is playing really well for us right now,” coach Jacie Hoyt said. “That’s kind of what I think the key factor for us that we’re realizing, and that’s what it’s about getting to a place where we feel like we’re playing our best basketball is this month goes

on and just firing on all cylinders. Kass is one it’s been a little bit up and down, but her consistency lately has just been phenomenal for us.”

Hoyt is not just impressed by De Lapp’s performance on the court, but off the court as well. She has high praise for De Lapp’s selfless attitude and team first mentality.

“Kass doesn’t have a selfish bone in her body,” Hoyt said. “I mean, you just follow her around everyone loves her. She has a way of connecting people. She’s the ultimate team player.

She wants everyone to be involved. And she loves Oklahoma State. She loves Oklahoma State and for her everything is about how can I represent how can I give back? How can I you know lay a foundation that we can all be proud of? That’s really what drives her. And I think everything else that we see is just a result of just kind of how she thinks and who she is as a person.”

Davis Cordova Kassidy De Lapp

Behind-the-scenes at Boone Pickens Stadium constructions. Upgrades fans will notice next season

Ben Hutchens Staff Reporter

The north side of Boone Pickens Stadium is off limits right now.

OSU athletics doesn’t want anyone bothering the construction crew working on putting the multi-year $55 million seating upgrades into place. That is why it pays to know Kyle Waters, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Facilities. Waters led a behind-the-scenes tour of the upgrades and explained what fans can look forward to next football season.

Upgrades are being installed on the north side of the seating bowl. The south side will be addressed next year.

What will immediately jump out to fans is the four inches of added leg room in the 200 level on the north stands. A couple rows of seats were sacrificed to make 27 inches of tread into 31 inches, on par with the standard of most modern venues.

In some places of the north side stands, permanent chair backs similar to the ones in the south side will be installed. But, mostly, old benches in the 200 level will be replaced with a more comfortable concave bench, identical to the aluminum benches sitting in the west side of the stadium.

“It’s a little more comfortable,” Waters said. “And as long as college football games take now, you know, it’s a five-hour endeavor, so anything helps and just doing what we can shows that we care, and fans are important.”

Friday, a disassembled crane will be carried through a tunnel piece by piece and reassembled on the field. Waters said his crew had to remove a door to gain two extra inches to fit all the pieces through. The crane will assist with installing the new bleachers.

Another addition is more aisles, which will make it easier to get to a seat in a crowded section. Some of the larger sections will be split into an “A” and a “B” with an aisle running down the middle.

“When we come back in, we will add more aisles and handrails,” Waters said. “You know, if you’ve got that middle seat, previously, you might have to go over 28 people to get to your seat. Now we’ll split that up and make it a little bit more fan friendly.”

The renovations will open up additional areas in the concourse for fans.

The north concourse is dimly lit, but

as OSU upgraded its concession stands the last few years, making that area an inviting space is becoming a priority.

Waters said proper lighting will be installed in the north concourse, the gravel areas with picnic tables will be made concrete and TV’s can be installed to make the environment more pleasant to hang out in.

“Now, it’ll be a lot nicer and little

by little will be able to kind of see what works and can add to it,” Waters said. “It gives us kind of a blank canvas to add to.”

OSU fans interested in seeing their season ticket seat installed or a crane fit through a tunnel can watch the live “Stadium Construction Camera” on okstate.com.

Jaiden Daughty

OSU is in the middle of multi-year $55 million seating bowl upgrade. The north stands are under construction now, and work will begin on the south stands next year.

Love on the Menu- Valentine’s Day and Stillwater Restaurant

Payton Little Staff Reporter

Hearts will be glowing and stomachs will be full with Valentine’s Day rounding the bend.

There is no textbook definition for best date destinations, but going to a restaurant would have to be pretty high up on the list if there was.

With a perfect environment for dressing up, food cooked for you and enough room to have private conversations, restaurants check off many of the boxes needed when planning a Valentine’s Day date.

A long-time staff member of the restaurant Olive Garden, who did not want to be identified, claims Valentine’s Day to be one of their busiest days of the entire year, only standing toe to toe with one other holiday.

“It is probably the second busiest day of the year right behind Mother’s Day,” he said. “We spend a lot of the month of January prepping for that, making sure that we have the staff necessary to meet the needs of our community and making sure our staff knows what to expect.”

The holiday brings about a more serious tone, as couples aim to impress one another. Meaning, Stillwater’s sit-down eating establishments are about to see late-night Whataburger levels of production.

Those looking for a

romantic night out with a side of cheese fries may find local favorite Eskimo Joe’s to be the place to go. The staff compared Valentine’s Day to that of an OSU game day, so the atmosphere of college town will be flowing throughout the restaurant. In addition, Eskimo Joe’s is offering a special Valentinethemed shake, best served with two straws.

If you need something to really liven up the night or you want to get all dressed up for a night on the town, Ranchers club has the Stillwater fine dining experience that could be in order. However, those that haven’t reserved already may find themselves out of luck, as the restaurant has packed itself with reservations leading up to the holiday. Scoring a table will find a fourcourse meal with a flat rate for couples looking to spend a fancy evening on campus.

A four-year staff member of Ranchers Club reflects on the time as a very busy, yet fun environment.

“As a server, I really enjoyed it,” she said. “I’m a manager now, so just busier times means a busier night for me for sure.”

Whether it be the pasta at Olive Garden, cheese fries and a shake at Eskimo Joes, or a delectable steak with the fixings at Ranchers Club, Valentine’s Day should fill the plate with much love and excitement along with this tasty food.

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Courtesy of The Ranchers Club

The Rancher’s Club has no available reservations for Valentine’s Day because of its popular fine dining experience.

Lifting into the spotlight OSU Power Lifting Club

Hayden Alexander Staff Reporter

Of the many athletically oriented clubs and teams at Oklahoma State University, one club works to make a name for itself.

The Oklahoma State Powerlifting team has gained ground recently as it continues to add members and become more well-known on and off campus.

Duncan Ille, junior and acting secretary of the team, views powerlifting as a way to bring people together.

“Powerlifting is a fun way to transform fitness into a friendly competition and find a community that loves to help others,” Ille said.

Powerlifting is definitely a fitnesscentered sport as lifters continuously train to lift more and more weights to place at the competitive level.

Powerlifting started gaining prominence during the 1960s after the first national competition. Since then, powerlifting has become a mainstream sport, with many collegiates forming teams nationwide, including OSU PL.

According to the OSU Powerlifting website, the purpose of the club is to expand the sport of competitive powerlifting at OSU in addition to providing leadership, development, educational and social opportunities. Rocky Hensley, a sophomore and the club’s vice president, describes the club as a place where people can improve their skills and confidence.

“OSU PL is a group of people who get together and enjoy lifting and encouraging each other to be better than they were,” Hensley said. “We practice once a week, and those practices are just basically getting the team together and lifting whatever we have that day.”

The team is open to anyone interested and makes a point to help beginners as much as possible. Anna Allen, a

team member, said the team embraces new members.

“The team is very welcoming to new members and different types of lifting styles,” Allen said.

The team works hard on getting their new members up to speed in time for the multiple competitions held throughout the year. The team competes through USA Powerlifting, a group dedicated to giving a platform to collegiate programs.

According to USA Powerlifting, a regular competition includes “three lifts, the squat, bench press and deadlift.”

Jake Williams, a junior at OSU, recently competed in Oklahoma City at the Brewhouse Bash and walked away with an impressive combined total from his three lifts.

“I had a really good time,” Williams said. “I competed and had a subtotal of 830 pounds.”

Although the club is doing well, some members, such as junior Tommy Hosty, believe they could do more to increase their numbers and reach on campus.

“Our exposure is definitely a problem,” Hosty said. “I think social media could be a big thing for making people more aware. I think another big thing could, besides the meets, having more events for people to participate in.”

The team is working on implementing new outreach methods.

“I’m hoping next year if we are able to continue tabling, and just recruiting in general, membership will go up,” Illie said. “just getting in more places, setting up more fliers and just getting the name out more.”

The team hopes that by recruiting more members, the students of OSU will take notice.

“Lifting is just another sport, deserving support from the people we represent,” Hensley said.

The OSU PL team meets on Mondays in the Colvin Recreation Center from

to

and is training for the Bedlam meet on April 29.

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Tommy Hosty competing at the Red River Showdown. Hosty placed 2nd in his weight class of 82.5 kg.

Covid-19...

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This framework is updated daily and is available to the research and medical community and the general public at http://pandemics.okstate.edu/ covid19/.

Agarwal’s team can now predict COVID-19 surges two to four weeks before they occur and have successfully predicted every surge since the fall of last year, including the ones associated with the Omicron and related SARSCoV-2 variants.

“Our scientists are fighting against the next pandemic right now,” said Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Innovation Elizabeth Pollard.

“What Dr. Agarwal’s team has done is

to create a tool that allows us to prepare for future pandemics. Such tools will help our medical community and save lives in the future.”

These predictions can also be helpful to the general public.

When a potential surge is identified, the dashboard indicates the potential of a surge in infection cases by issuing watches and warnings. A watch indicates a potential for a surge, whereas a warning indicates a high confidence that a surge will occur.

“The virus has 26 proteins that do different things, and many of us have already heard about the spike protein, which is the protein that is a key player in infecting the human cells,” Agarwal said. “Our study found that the spike protein is heavily mutating in its search for entering the human cells. And that’s just an example of one protein. Many of the other proteins are also mutating

to evade the machinery of the human immune system.”

The team can look through the large amounts of sequences that come through the databases and keep an eye on the mutations. This process is known as genomic surveillance. When researchers notice a rise in mutations in several samples, they use the algorithm they developed to collect information and predict which mutations will have a high probability of increasing the infection rate.

“If the mutation rates start to change rapidly, we issue an alert,” Agarwal said. “We saw that on several occasions, the mutations in the next 10 to 14 days cause a large number of infections. So, we try to catch important mutations before they cause a chain reaction of cases. Some feel that COVID-19 is in the rear-view mirror, but viruses are always mutating. We need

to prepare in case this virus mutates heavily again, so much that current vaccines and antiviral drugs become less effective or even ineffective. Keeping an eye on mutations in real-time could help in keeping diagnostic kits up to date and designing new treatments.”

This technology is a crucial piece of the future pandemic prevention strategy. If sufficient genomic sequences become available, this system could be used to predict future infectious diseases, such as monkeypox or possibly even the flu.

For more information, contact Kaylie Wehr, OSU College of Veterinary Medicine Communications Coordinator, at 405-744-6740

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Oklahoma State researchers developed a new method of predicting infectious disease surges, including COVID-19, using genomic surveillance.

Lifestyle

Best movies to watch before Valentine’s day

Luisa Clausen News & Lifestyle Editor

Sometimes the obvious needs to be stated: Valentine’s Day is about love.

Not one specific type of love, but all its shapes and forms. The love between friends, family, co-workers and even between a teacher and his or her students. It’s a day to celebrate a wholesome feeling.

Finding the perfect movie to watch during this time can be fundamental to setting the mood for celebrations. Some people are looking for movies to distract them from their personal lives, while others watch to get in the mood for the holidays.

Here is a list of movies that talk about love, all kinds of love, and hopefully they can make you smile:

No.1: CODA

When people look up the word “love” in the dictionary, this movie is what they should find.

CODA is a love letter to all the people who feel unheard, unseen, and, at the end of the day, hopeful for something better.

The movie tells the story of the only hearing daughter, Rubi Rossi(Emilia Jones) in a family where the mom (Marlee Matlin), the dad, (Troy Kotsur) and the brother (Daniel Durant) are deaf. Rubi grows up playing the role of her family’s interpreter and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother until she gets to the point of her life when she decides to join the school choir.

That is when Rubi learns about her talent: singing. Soon she finds herself drawn to her duet partner, Miles (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo). Encouraged by her enthusiastic, tough-love choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez) to apply to a prestigious music school, Ruby finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.

CODA’s shortcomings are less an indictment of the film itself and more a reminder of how desperately we need more deaf representation on-screen and especially behind the scenes Writer and director Sian Heder won an Oscar for Adapted Screenplay in 2022 and CODA was the first film with a largely deaf cast to win the Best Picture category. This achievement has built a new bridge between non-hearing and hearing communities.

The movie is available for streaming on Apple TV No.2: Set it up If you are looking for something to make you fall back in love with romantic comedies, this is it. Claire Scanlon directs Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs and Luci Lu on a hilarious and chaotic storyline around New York City.

The Netflix movie released in 2018 follows two assistants, Harper Moore (Zoey Dutch) and Charlie Young (Glen Powell), who work over hours and desperately need a break from their bosses (Lu and Diggs). Moore and Young work in the same building and randomly meet one late night when their bosses need dinner and they are both desperately trying to find something for them.

As the movie goes by, the two decide it would be a great idea to set their unhappy bosses up to see if they get less invested in their professional life and let the assistants live their lives.

The movie is a hilarious attempt at making love work and the chemistry between Deutch and Powell turns cheesy scenes into moments you just want to keep re-watching. Can you guess the end by the beginning? Yes. But what viewers cannot guess is the wild ride and the way love is celebrated first in the shape of a friendship, and later on in the shape of a romantic relationship.

No.3: Mona Lisa Smile

Mike Newell directed the 2003 American film starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dust, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

The movie is set in 1953 and follows the story of Katherine Watson, played by Roberts, a 30-year-old graduate student who takes a position teaching the history of art at Wellesley College, a conservative all-girls school

where women have the chance to get a degree before they get married and go on to live their lives as stay home wives.

Watson is faced with a big challenge: show her students they can have everything they want. They can work and have a husband. They do not have to choose between one or the other.

Throughout the movie, we meet deeply layered characters who face their own insecurities and existential crisis. We see Robert’s character stay true to herself while changing and being changed by her students. Even though this movie is 20

years old, it still approaches subjects discussed in our society today. It shows how beautiful a relationship between a teacher and her students can be, and how selfless the art of teaching is. This movie reminds us, love, is everywhere. And even though it is a fictional story, everyone who has admired and respected a teacher will have tears in their eyes when the story comes to an end. It’s a timeless masterpiece. The movie is available for streaming on HBO Max.

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Courtesy of IMDb

Writer and director Sian Heder won an Oscar for Adapted Screenplay in 2022 and CODA was the first film with a largely deaf cast to win the Best Picture category.

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Daily Horoscope

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Linda Black Horoscopes (TNS)

Today’s Birthday (02/09/23). Communication unlocks doors this year. Strengthen self-discipline to grow and develop your options. Discovering new domestic solutions this winter leads to a creative, brilliant springtime surge. Summer career changes present opportunities for exciting and educational autumn adventures. Express creative ideas, share stories and connect.

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 — Accept an offer of assistance. Your partner’s view is important. Find solutions in conversation. Develop shared commitments for lasting benefits. Strengthen bonds with common cause.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Balance work with rest to avoid burnout. Solve a breakdown. Catch as much sleep as you can. A busy phase has you hopping. Take frequent breaks.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Provide support for someone you love. Listen in solidarity. Bear witness. Provide tea and comfort, play games or share silent companionship. Walk together.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Enjoy the comforts of home. Clean house and clear space. Fix any breakdowns. Cook up something delicious with your household. Choose the simplest option.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Monitor conditions and share. Bad news travels fast. Someone blurts out the truth. Speak your mind. Frank discussion reveals unconsidered options, connections and solutions.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Simplify to adapt around a shortfall or unexpected expense. Monitor accounts to maintain positive balances. Nurture your garden for future growth. You’ve got this.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Pamper yourself. Relax with hot water and bubbles. A personal challenge can feel draining. Indulge your own interests and curiosities. Peaceful moments are restorative.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Balance emotion with reason. You could feel especially sensitive. Take quiet time to process recent events. Savor routines and rituals. Write or record your thoughts.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Share support with a community or team challenge. Build a bucket brigade to bail someone out. When many contribute a little, resources abound.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Proceed with caution at work. Adapt around a complication. Get support when needed. Collaborate with talented friends. Get expert advice. Patiently implement solutions.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Take a refreshing pause in your educational journey, if you can. Traffic, delays or breakdowns could disrupt travels. Consider online classes or meetings.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Collaborate to address extra shared expenses. Pull together to overcome a temporary financial challenge. Avoid arguments. Patience and determination can save time and money.

Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle

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