Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023

Zink, Taylor, on season expectations

Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter

The Cowboys kicked off their double-header season opener with two clean sweeps.

The OSU men’s tennis team hosted the UTRGV Vaqueros for a double-header on Saturday with matches played at 1 p.m. then shortly after at 5 p.m. The Cowboys won both of their matches, 7-0.

The season marks coach Dustin Taylor and senior

Tyler Zink’s second year with the Cowboys program. With incoming freshmen and transfers making an immediate impact, here are Taylor and Zink’s expectations for the season.

“I think we can accomplish big things this year, especially with the lineup that we have,” Zink said. “Nothing comes easy though and we’re gonna take one match at a time and yeah, have high goals and hopefully we can achieve them day by day.

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Cowgirls face tough two-game road stretch

despite defeating now-ranked Texas and then-ranked Baylor on the road.

Things have changed recently in Stillwater and Ames.

Davis Cordova Staff Reporter

The hype train for Cowgirl basketball is picking up speed, but there are two steep mountains to climb this week – one in Ames and one in Norman.

On Wednesday, the Cowgirls start a two-game road trip with a game at No. 18 Iowa State and a date with No. 15 Oklahoma in Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday.

It’s the toughest two-game stretch of the season for the Cowgirls, but a win in either game would help OSU garner more respect in a tough conference.

Currently, Iowa State and Oklahoma are the highest ranked Big 12 teams. OSU however didn’t receive a vote in this week’s poll

In Stillwater, the Cowgirls lost their first two conference games, but now they are on a three-game winning streak, playing with no fear and now have Big 12 experience to learn from.

“All the fifth-year players we have understand what this level is like playing through a conference season,” Hoyt said. “What we didn’t have was Big 12 experience and I think we needed to get punched in the mouth early in order to figure out and adapt what it looks like. Experience is one thing, Big 12 experience is another.”

For Iowa State lately, things have not gone well. The Cyclones have lost two of their last three games, given they’ve been to Oklahoma and Texas, but that’s not what’s wrong.

In the loss to Oklahoma on Jan. 8, star center Stephanie Soares suffered a torn ACL and is out for

What: Cowgirls (13-4, 3-2 Big 12) at No. 18 Iowa State (11-4, 3-2 Big 12)

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the season. Soares averaged a near double-double with 14.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.

Soares threatened the paint offensively and secured offensive rebounds, something the OSU defense has struggled with containing all season.

Iowa State averaged 12.2 offensive rebounds per game with Soares, but the Cyclones have grabbed just 15 total offensive boards in the two games without her.

Injuries suck, injuries happen, but this helps the Cowgirls when they play Iowa State on Wednesday.

A win in Ames or Norman would go a long way in boosting OSU’s resume for the Big Dance.

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OSU to host course in grape-growing area

Luisa Clausen News & Lifestyle Editor

Cotton and corn fields are not all people can find in Oklahoma. The state also dedicates some of its lands to growing grapes.

Oklahoma State University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will host the 2023 Grape Management course, Due to more Oklahomans developing an interest in the grape-growing area.

The course starts on March 2 and will meet one Thursday per month through September. The course is geared toward both seasoned

and novice growers.

Classes will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Cimarron Valley Research Station, 10820 S. Jardot in Perkins Registration is $250 and due before Feb. 17. The course will accept 50 people.

“Traditional agriculture typically takes many acres of land, but viticulture can be successful on a few acres of land,” said Aaron Essary, OSU Extension assistant specialist with grapes and wine. “This course will familiarize participants with grape management requirements throughout the growing season.”

The classes will focus on what is going on at that time of the year in grape production. Topics include site selection,

sprayer calibration, Mesonet tools, soil and water quality, insect management, irrigation, marketing, harvesting and more.

The course will feature both classroom and hands-on learning opportunities in the vineyard. Specialists from OSU Extension will lead discussions and share researchbased information with participants.

Continuing Education

Units from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, are requested for categories 1A and 10, as well as private applicators. Participants must attend at least four classes to receive a certificate.

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The Cowgirls have won its last three games, but face a tough two-game road stretch when they play at No. 18 Iowa State and No. 15 Oklahoma this week.

Courtesy of OSU Athletics OSU senior Tyler Zink said the Cowboys have high expectations for the season after a doubleheader sweep of UTRGV on Saturday afternoon.

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The 2023 Grape Management Course will give current and potential grape growers a close-up view of the grape growing industry and offer information vital to successful production.

“I’m not a huge fan of you know, putting a cap on it. Yeah, I feel like at the end of the day, I mean, why not? You know, let’s win a national championship. I think one through six we have the depth for it, for sure. Obviously, certain things need to come together. But I think if we keep working like the way we do it’s very, very possible.”

In Zink’s season debut he paired alongside transfer Isaac Becroft to win their doubles matches 6-1 and 6-2 for the Cowboys. In singles Zink won both of his matches with scores of 6-3, 6-2 and 6-0, 6-1. Taylor trusts Zink to be a leader on the team and has been im-

pressed with his development here at OSU.

“That’s the thing I caught myself a few times in these two matches thinking back a year ago to Tyler Zink and in these matches, you know the number one players on every team in the country are a really good player,” Taylor said. “So you know, it doesn’t matter what school you’re playing against their top player, he can play and you know, last year Tyler had some he got through them, but nothing like today. So to see really his growth, you know, again, I found myself in the middle of the match, just saying look at how I think he has improved drastically over the last year.

“Tyler just continues day in and day out. He’s one of the most consistent human beings I’ve ever been around with his attitude, effort and energy. So

whatever success that Tyler’s Zink sees, as he’s warranted, he’s earned. And so yeah, it’s great to have back and great to see him have the success he did today.”

The Cowboys had three players make their debut on the court on Saturday. Freshmen Carl Roothman and Alessio Basile and transfer Isaac Becroft all won both their singles matches on Saturday. Roothman won his first match 6-1, 6-3 and his second match 6-2, 6-2. Basile won his first match 6-1, 6-3 and his second match 6-2, 6-0. Becroft’s first game was called because an injury to UTRGV’s Williams and he won his second match 6-1, 6-2. With all the new faces on the team succeeding in their debuts, Taylor said he’s proud of the production they have had in the short time they’ve been with the program.

“Yeah, that’s, that’s the thing. You look up and down the lineup and, and you just have guys that have been in big moments in their junior career,” Taylor said. “You know, Alessio Basile is a top 50 Junior in the world coming in as a freshman. Carl Roothman was on pace to be that in juniors until he got injured, and Isaac Becroft was, you know, 55 in the country college player when he transferred here, unfortunately he had to sit last year. So to see those guys finally get out. In the orange and black and tee ‘em up and have some fun. You know, it gets everyone really excited to see what this team is all about, you know, so again, really, really impressed and proud of the guys today. It was a good day to be a Cowboy.”

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Cowboys tennis coach Dustin Taylor (left) enters his second season as OSU’s head coach. The team looks to build off its 12-12 record from last season.

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Sherfield, physicality keys for Sooners

also averages 13 shots per game, and because of his attitude and volume shooting, Boynton, OSU’s coach, believes is what makes him a tough player to face ahead of Wednesday’s Bedlam game.

Gabriel Trevino Sports Editor

There are a few players Mike Boynton thinks “doesn’t give a s***.”

OU’s Grant Sherfield is one of those players.

A senior transfer from Nevada, Sherfield leads the Sooners in minutes and points by a wide margin, while shooting 44% from the field, 45% from three and 88% from the foul line. He

“Sometimes he’s gonna make shots, and sometimes he’s gonna miss ‘em,” Boynton said. “When he’s ready and open for the next one, he’s gonna take that one. Gotta have some of that to be a good player at this level.”

Defensively, if you look at stats such as defensive efficiency and opponent shooting percentage, OU isn’t the best — especially compared to OSU. But, instead, if you look at opponents points per game and opponents three point shots percentage, OU is toward the top of the NCAA.

“They’re kind of an underrated defensive team,” Boynton said. “They don’t force a ton of turnovers, they don’t block a bunch of shots, but they make you score over them.”

That style didn’t always come for the Sooners. It took the player development and training staffs to shape the team’s bodies to become effective defenders without the flashy plays and stats.

And it may be harder for the Cowboys to stop, due to the uncertainty of Cowboys center Moussa Cisse — who Boynton said is still questionable after missing three games now with an ankle injury.

“You can see development physically in some of their players,” Boynton said. “Jacob Groves is a bit thicker now.

Bijan’s body is different a year later. They made a conscious effort to become a more physically defensive team.”

Boynton has indulged himself into and embraced the Bedlam rivalry since coming to OSU. He remembers his first game and how it ended, and how important it is to the state. But now six years later, with his Cowboys in need of a win, that’s all he cares about on Wednesday.

“The rivalry is important, but right now it’s just important to play well,” Boynton said. “Playing well against them is at the top of the list of teams you want to play well against.”

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OSU coach Mike Boynton said OU players, such as Bijan Cortes (No. 14) became more physical in the year of training since last season.

Devastating storms might be over, but officials caution California to stay vigilant

Rosanna Xia Los Angeles Times

As the skies begin to clear and a relentless series of atmospheric rivers starts to move out, Californians are finally catching a break as they assess the aftermath of weeks of downed trees, landslides and devastating flooding.

River levels are receding in some areas, top climate officials reported in a briefing Monday, and the worst of the rain appears to be over.

One more storm system is forecast to roll through California on Wednesday, said California State Climatologist Mike Anderson, but it won’t pack as much of a punch as the previous ones. The rain, which isn’t expected to hit farther south than Santa Barbara, appears barely strong enough to qualify as an atmospheric river.

But officials caution the public to remain vigilant. Landslides, sinkholes and other hazards could still strike because the ground has received such a soaking, and tree branches — dried up from years of drought and whiplashed by high winds — remain a deadly hazard.

On Saturday, a woman was struck dead by a falling branch in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, bringing the total number of storm-related deaths statewide to at least 20.

Flood watches from the National Weather Service remain in effect for some parts of the Bay Area and Central Coast, and a number of rivers in Southern California are forecast to reach close-to-flood levels later this week as excess water makes its way down the watershed.

The twice-annual “king tide,” an exceptionally high tide that occurs when the sun, moon and Earth are in gravitational alignment, is also expected to bring high water levels to the coast this weekend.

Across the state, some roads remain so damaged that it will take weeks to clean up and months to repair them.

As evacuees return to their homes and businesses, the full extent of the

flood damage will come to light in the coming days.

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Monday to bolster staffing for emergency responses, and President Biden is expected to visit the Central Coast later this week to assess what additional federal support is needed.

“Local flood managers across the state still have some work to do as the water recedes,” said Jeremy Arrich, who manages the flood division at the California Department of Water Resources.

Arrich noted that in the last two weeks, the state’s Flood Operations Center has delivered almost 1 million sandbags and deployed staff to 50 incidents to help with broken levees, erosion and sinkholes.

“Maintaining agencies will need to inspect and patrol their levees to look

for any damage that may have occurred … and then evaluate any long-term repairs that may be necessary,” he said.

As for the ongoing drought, state water officials were cautiously optimistic in a briefing on Monday.

They noted that the snowpack — a critical bank of water for the state during dry summer months — is at “epic levels” and that Lake Oroville, the largest reservoir in the State Water Project, has risen 120 feet since early December and is now at 101% of its historical average for this time of year.

A few other reservoirs across the state have filled up so much in recent weeks that officials have had to release some water from them.

That said, two of California’s most critical reservoirs — Lake Shasta, at 51% of total capacity, and Trinity Lake, at 29% — still have a long way to go

before getting back to average conditions, officials said. Communities across the Southwest largely relying on the Colorado River are also still very much in drought.

Anderson, the state climatologist, noted that unlike last winter, which began with some intense bursts of rain and then quickly dried out, another wet spell could possibly hit this winter because the infamously dry La Niña climate cycle appears to be transitioning back into neutral conditions.

But for now, Californians can look forward to at least two weeks of clear skies. When Anderson pulled up a precipitation map for the rest of the month, not a storm was in sight.

“First time we’ve seen that in a long time,” he said. “No precipitation forecast for anywhere in the state.”

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Athletics budget, facility issues, noted at OSU faculty meeting

Luisa Clausen News & Lifestyle Editor

The first faculty council meeting of the semester took place Tuesday at the Student Union.

The meeting started with Sgt. Adam Queen presented his Active Shooting Training Program to the faculty and explained what the training covers. Sgt. Queen gave some examples of how faculty can protect their classrooms and students, including the suggestion of professors asking their students to leave their phones on vibrate mode instead of mute. The reason for that is, if there is a big emergency and everyone’s phone is mute, no one will know and have the chance to protect

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After Sgt. Queen, OSU Athletic Director Chad Weiberg, passed out a high-level snapshot of the athletics budget and said part of the athletic’s responsibility is fiscal integrity. He broke down the revenue budget and explained where all the money comes from and goes.\

“The point of it is to be transparent,” Weiberg said.

As of this year, OSU Athletics owes $2,425,551 in debt service, the lowest amount in the Big 12. Next year, with renovations, debt service will go up, but Weiberg said OSU will still be the school in the Big 12 with the least debt service.

When asked about what actions they are taking to protect football players from brain injuries, Weiberg said they are partnered with the OSU

medical school and the players are constantly checked.

“We’re watching the latest technologies and all of our players wear helmets that perfectly fit their head, made just for them,” Weiberg said. “It’s expensive but it’s an investment.”

Weinberg reminded faculty that OSU Athletics are a self-funding department and it is not draining money from the school.

Damages caused in the residence halls on campus because the arctic temperatures in Oklahoma during the final two weeks of 2022 were also discussed. It was said some students came back to less-than-desirable situations but everything is being taken care of. Faculty were encouraged to talk to students affected by it and make sure they have endless resources in their favor.

The faculty council meeting

addressed the negotiations between Stillwater Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance company, which are centered around an increase in reimbursement for services Stillwater Medical provides to BCBSOK members. Both parties disagree on the appropriate level of increase to meet the rising costs of healthcare. Negotiations ceased on Dec. 31 and have yet to resume.

Faculty Chair, Ki Cole, said OSU administration is in close communication with Stillwater Medical Center and BCBSOK and everyone is working for the best interest of staff, faculty and students. Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance at OSU, Joe Weaver, said everything is going in the right direction.

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Active shooter training, athletics budget and facility issues were among the several topics discussed at OSU’s monthly faculty board meeting.

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New Year’s resolutions increase Colvin attendance

Bella Casey Staff Reporter

Pokes prioritize fitness.

As the new year begins, OSU students flood the Colvin Recreation Center, eager to pursue their New Year’s resolutions.

Karlene Stelling, a senior at OSU who works for the Colvin as a personal trainer and program assistant for the program of fitness, said the new year has inspired an increase of students to visit the Colvin. Although this is students’ first week of the spring semester, Stelling said the line of students overflowed out the door at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

New Year’s resolutions are to blame for Colvin chaos. Students are pushing themselves to be better in 2023, and many have chosen to target physical fitness as an area they hope to improve.

Fitness related resolutions may be common but following through with them is rare. Stelling said integrating the gym into your daily routine and making working out a habit can help students stick to their New Year’s resolutions.

“Studies say that it takes 21 days to form a habit,” Stelling said. “The rest of it will just kind of come naturally.”

Lukas Hammack, an accounting and finance major who works at the Colvin, said he noticed an increase in students attending the Colvin this year as well. Hammack expects New Year’s resolutions will keep the Colvin full for the weeks after the beginning of the semester, but attendance generally dwindles after a month.

Hammack said fitness related resolutions are worthwhile. The benefits of working out go beyond physical wellness.

“Staying physically fit doesn’t help with just your physical appearance aspects, but mental too,” Hammack said.

After a long day of going to class or studying, visiting the Colvin can do more than help students reach physical health goals. Working out offers mental health benefits such as stress and anxiety relief. Exercising at a gym gives students the opportunity to socialize.

Stelling said there is science behind why exercise makes a person feel happier and focused.

“It’s shown that when you work out endorphins are released in your body that just naturally make you happier,” Stelling said. “Moving your body any form of exercise can release those endorphins that can keep you a focused person and healthy person mentally and physically.”

Hammack can attest to the mental benefits exercising has to offer. He not only works at the Colvin but exercises there, too.

“I’ve gone to the gym for years and it’s sort of like a calming experience and makes you more mentally focused as well as the physical aspects of it,” Hammack said.

Hammack and Stelling have taken exercising seriously for years. This year, Stelling’s New Year’s resolution is to drink more water and to improve her

max lifts by 10 pounds over 2023.

Many students are visiting the Colvin for the first time this year and do not have a starting point to base their goals off of like Stelling does. Stelling said working out only a few times a week is a great starting point for beginners.

“The American College of Sports Medicine says that in order to become an active person, three to five days a week of working out is basically your baseline,” Stelling said. “I would say even if we’re only able to get in the gym three times a week, consider that week successful.”

Getting out of the house and into the gym can be difficult. Stelling said the Colvin’s 45 personal trainers and variety of classes offer something for everyone. Many students enjoy working out independently.

Stelling suggested visiting the Colvin with a friend can make working

out in a gym less intimidating. If you are visiting the Colvin for the first time as part of your New Year’s resolution, it is important to remember other students are doing the same thing.

“Remember that everyone around you has the same mindset you do, and that everyone might just be starting over as well,” Stelling said.

The Colvin is excited to welcome new students and their New Year’s resolutions. Although getting started may be hard, exercising is beneficial to every person’s mental and physical health.

“You’re not alone,” Stelling said. “You got it. Push yourself through this next year. Spend those 21 days forming that habit that when the rest of history.”

Visit the Colvin website to learn more about what the Colvin has to offer.

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A new Alzheimer’s drug approved. What to know about lecanemab

Hannah Critchfield Tampa Bay Times

A new drug that appears to slow early Alzheimer’s disease is coming to the market.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved lecanemab, which will be marketed as Leqembi, for public use.

The decision comes after data published in The New England Journal of Medicine in November showed that people who took the drug experienced “moderately less decline on measures of cognition and function.”

However, some patients also experienced negative side effects like brain swelling and bleeding — meaning people will need to receive regular brain scans after starting treatment.

It’s also unclear if Medicare will cover Leqembi, which is expected to cost tens of thousands of dollars each year.

Leqembi is the second drug of its kind to receive market approval and is expected to be more commercially successful than its predecessor, Aduhelm.

The controversial treatment, also known as aducanamab, received federal approval in 2021, despite limited results that the drug helped patients.

Here’s what to know: How does it work?

Leqembi decreases the amount of amyloid plaque in the brain. The protein deposits have long been hypothesized to be linked to the progression of Alzheimer’s.

Reduce the plaque, the theory posits, and you’ll slow the effects of the memory disease.

Existing data on Leqembi provides the strongest support for that theory to date. However, the drug, if effective, is not a cure for Alzheimer’s.

“But it can help people retain memories,” said Stefanie Wardlow, a senior program manager at the Florida Alzheimer’s Association. “So they’re able to enjoy more time.”

The 18-month study published in November, which was funded by its manufacturers and involved people aged 50 to 90 with early Alzheimer’s, nevertheless concluded by noting that “longer trials are warranted to determine the efficacy and safety of lecanemab in early

Alzheimer’s disease.”

Who can take Leqembi?

The intravenous medication is intended for people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.

People with more advanced Alzheimer’s will likely not be eligible for the treatment.

Given the negative side effects experienced by some patients involved in the study, people should consult their doctors when considering whether to seek out Leqembi.

When will it be available?

Leqembi is expected to become available by the end of January, Wardlow said.

People who are interested and eligible should speak to their doctors about how they can access the drug.

The federal government greenlit Leqembi on an accelerated approval pathway, a conditional status granted to drugs aimed at serious conditions where there is an “unmet medical need.” The drug must also have enough evidence to suggest there is a “likely” clinical benefit for patients.

The provisional approval means

Alzheimer’s patients can start taking Leqembi now while the federal agency continues to review additional data about its effectiveness. The Food and Drug Administration will likely decide whether to grant the drug full approval in the fall, Wardlow said.

How much will it cost?

Esai, which manufactured the drug in partnership with biotech giant Biogen, has said the treatment will cost $26,500 annually.

It’s unclear if the drug will be covered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

In an April 2022 decision, the agency indicated that it generally will not pay for Alzheimer’s treatments aimed at attacking amyloid plaque until they receive full approval by the Food and Drug Administration, except in clinical trial settings.

Critics, including organizations like the Florida Alzheimer’s Association, have asked Medicare to reconsider its policy, stating that out-of-pocket costs will make Leqembi inaccessible for many people with early-onset Alzheimer’s.

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