Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Zack Esposito radio show recap

Beaches to backroads

Austin Campbell experiencing new family with OSU hockey

Noah Weber Staff Reporter

Austin Campbell always wanted to be a two-sport athlete, but sometimes couldn’t.

The Gilbert, Arizona, native is a junior for-

ward for the OSU hockey team and on the club lacrosse team. But at his previous school, Florida Tech, it wasn’t like that.

“My lacrosse coach wanted me to focus on just lacrosse,” Campbell said. “We didn’t really get along. I wanted to go somewhere where I could

play both.”

With his passion for hockey, Campbell decided to transfer to OSU after his freshman year.

The nearest beach went from being five minutes away to an eight-hour road trip from his new home.

“We would go to the

On Monday afternoon, the Cowboy wrestling coaches’ show showcased a new face to the lineup.

OSU assistant coach Zack Esposito filled in for John Smith — taking over at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. He recapped his team’s wins vs No. 16 South Dakota State and Stanford last weekend and previewed the Cowboys’ upcoming duals.

Here’s what Esposito said ahead of meets with Oklahoma and No. 2 Iowa.

Opening statement: “I’ve been here for so long, I’m just here. I’ve been here for 20 years. I’ve lived here in Oklahoma longer than I did back home in New Jersey. It’s crazy and honestly surreal to think about, all things considered. But, I wouldn’t trade my time here in Stillwater for anything in the world.”

On the atmosphere at South Dakota State:

“Truth be told,

I think that may have been the best hostile atmosphere we’ve faced all year. Those fans in Brookings, they care man. They were yelling at the coaches, our coaches more than they were at the refs and even more than they were at the players. It was nice that they could provide us that sense of adversity and hostility, because when we do get to Iowa, you’re everything. Those fans throw everything at you. So, I think going in and getting a win at a place like South Dakota State, it’s very important for our team moving forward.”

On Reece Witcraft’s win vs SDSU’s Tanner Jordan: “Coming out against Jordan from South Dakota State, who actually beat (Joey Prata), that’s a really tall task. I think the weeks ahead are gonna be beneficial for Reece. But he took him down, turnt him, did it again and he really showed a little bit of excitement and maturity both to the team and to himself especially. So, it was a good performance overall for Reece to get his first win at 125 pounds.”

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beach three to four times a week,” Campbell said. “I do miss the beach and the warm weather, but I can give that up for better fans and a better community. You have to be more creative with things to do here but it’s all worth it.”

New Ag Hall to benefit Ferguson College of Agriculture’s faculty and staff

Mallory Pool Staff Reporter

New Frontiers is paving the way for more growth in the Oklahoma agriculture industry.

The Ferguson College of Agriculture has been known for holding some of the most innovative and intelligent professors, researchers, specialists and students in the state and nationwide. Soon, their knowledge and expertise will be strengthened with the opening of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.

Thomas G. Coon, vice president and dean of OSU Agriculture, said the excellence from the college and its faculty was apparent from the number of honors the faculty and staff received during the University Awards Convocation.

“Our faculty and staff go above and beyond what is expected of them and make significant contributions to not only OSU Agriculture, but also the university, state and nation,” Coon said. “The New Frontiers Agricultural Hall will help promote innovation to advance our teaching, research and Extension efforts and bring even more distinction to OSU Agriculture.” New Frontiers Ag Hall is expected to open for classes in the fall of

2024. The building will be the new home for the Ferguson College of Ag, OSU Extension and OSU Ag Research. They will use the laboratory spaces and interactive classrooms to enhance collaboration and harness students’ energy and their excitement for innovation.

More than $50 million of gifts, pledges and donations from 628 donors have helped reach the fundraising goal in time. Since launching the New Frontiers campaign, donors and OSU alumni from across the nation have shown their support. Many of them are OSU Agriculture faculty and staff who understand the vitality of a state-of-theart facility.

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Ben Cohen

Austin Campbell enjoys seeing fans at OSU hockey games.

Molly Jolliff OSU assistant coach Zack Esposito said Reece Witcraft’s loss on Sunday was the worst he’s seen him wrestle.

Daniel Allen Staff Reporter

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On Witcraft’s loss On Sunday:

“I think that was very out-ofcharacter for Reece. If I am being honest, that was probably the worst match I’ve seen Reece wrestle. He knows he’s better than that and we know he’s better than that.”

On Carter Young’ s six-dual win streak:

“It’s good, but it’s not enough. It’s just not enough.”

“You don’t have to compare yourself to this kid from Ohio, just

because he’s from Ohio and because this kid wrestled that kid. Who cares?

I think there was a point in the Stanford match, he showed a little bit more improvement on finishing up on the weekend. You wanna create and you wanna separate that score. I think he really was in on some attacks but he just didn’t finish them and secure those (points). That’s just the type of scenario you’re looking at where in the third period, this guy can take any type of match up. You really want to start separating your scores and I think you do that by getting after it on your feet. You do it by creating motions and creating more chances and opportunities for you to get your offense up.”

On Luke Surber’s weekend:

“He just couldn’t get himself going at South Dakota State. You take down the number one wrestler in the country, you earn Big 12 Wrestler of the Week, you get on Flo and everyone talks and talks but as a wrestler you’ve got to have a short memory. Well now, this other guy’s got the opportunity to come after you. So, what are you gonna do about it? I think it was just a little bit of a hangover. This guy came out there to prove a point, and Luke wasn’t. Maybe he just wasn’t ready for it.”

“On Sunday against Stanford, he looked like himself again. He wrestled with a purpose. When you come back from a loss, you wanna come back with a sense of vengeance and I think (Surber) did that. It was good to see

that.” On Konner Doucet:

“It was really good to see two takedowns from him. Konner is a heck of an athlete. I’ve seen him many times change speeds and turn the corner on guys. I’ve seen him hit shots in practice and in duals that show his progression. With him, it’s all about gaining confidence and he’s doing that. It just shows that he’s getting close to being able to pull the trigger. You hope it comes sooner rather than later, but it is what it is. He’s won a lot of tight matches, a lot of close matches and for his record and where he’s at, it’s pretty good.”

Molly Jolliff

Coach Zack Esposito said Carter Young has more room to grow, even after a six-dual win streak.

All photos by Jaiden Daughty

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His love for hockey triumphed over the beautiful scenery in Florida. He also has family in Oklahoma and was excited to have a fresh start at OSU.

“We started the program the first year that I got here (to OSU),” Campbell said. “I didn’t think we were going to have so much success so early but clearly we have.”

Campbell says the difference between the support from the fans at Florida Tech and OSU is totally different.

“The students don’t care about sports at Florida Tech,” Campbell said. “But here at OSU, we get all the support from the fans.”

Campbell went from fans struggling to come to any of his games to having thousands show up to some of his games at OSU. More than 8,000 fans showed up to Bedlam last season and this support from the OSU fans stretches beyond the ice.

“I remember signing my first autograph,” Campbell said. “We always get asked for photos when we walk around tailgates. The fans truly are loyal and true here, it’s crazy.”

OSU finished 5-3 in its first season, and Campbell attributes the first season success to the togetherness of the team.

“The family really started after our third game against East Texas Baptist,” Campbell said. “It was our first win as a program, and we bonded on the whole drive back.”

Campbell decided to take his role within the hockey team to another level as he joined the board this season and plans to be the vice president next season. He is doing the most he can within the team and not taking a moment with his OSU Hockey “family” for granted.

“We’re a real family,” Campbell said. “That’s been our main thing here. We always have each other’s backs. We stand up for each other.”

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Ben Cohen

OSU hockey player Austin Campbell left the Phoenix, Arizona, area to attend college and pursue his hockey goals.

3 takeaways from Cowgirl softball at the Puerto Vallarta challenge

those were extra-base hits; two doubles by Becker.

Gabriel Trevino Sports Editor

Fifteen Cowgirls played their first innings with OSU this past weekend in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge to open the regular season.

No. 3 OSU went 3-1, with wins against Oregon, North Carolina and Ole Miss, and a loss to Maryland.

Here are three takeaways from the first four games of the season.

Lexi Kilfoyl can replace Miranda Elish’s production

Last season, Miranda

Elish led the team in batting average and OPS as a left-handed hitter, but also was second on the team in ERA and strikeouts as a right-handed pitcher.

But when Elish exhausted her eligibility after the 2022 season, coach Kenny Gajewski brought in Alabama transfer

Lexi Kilfoyl. In four games, Kilfoyl pitched 7.1 innings without allowing a run, struck out 12, and hit a home run in OSU’s 3-2 win against North Carolina.

She only had one more hit in the weekend, but shows the potential to be both a No. 2 pitcher, and a power hitter as the DP in the middle of OSU’s lineup.

OSU probably won’t be a power hitting team, but has the ability to play small-ball

The first two batters in OSU’s lineup were born 1,612 days apart, but they may be the drivers of OSU’s offense this season. Grad-transfer Rachel Becker and freshman Tallen Edwards combined for 11 hits in the four games, but only two of

OSU only had five extrabase hits throughout the tournament, which may be a sign that the 2023 Cowgirls will rely on Kelly Maxwell’s and Kilfoyl’s pitching, and score their runs with speed around the bases.

Gajewski has already been aggressive using pinch runners, too. Freshmen Haidyn Sokoloski and Angelina Craig each scored runs for the Cowgirls without picking up the bat, with Sokoloski also stealing two bases.

The other pitchers will need more time

Maxwell and Kilfoyl didn’t allow a run in their 20.1 combined innings pitched, but the other three pitchers — who all made their debut with OSU — may need time before they’re ready to pitch against top-level competition.

Six runs scored off junior transfer Ivy Rosenberry, but only one was earned in her 2.1 innings. So while her ERA is 3.00, other numbers, such as her 2.14 WHIP, show she struggled.

Sophomore Bailey Runner pitched 2.2 innings, and allowed three runs while only striking out one, resulting in a 7.87 ERA. Maryland scored nine off Rosenberry and Runner in OSU’s third game of the tournament, a 11-6 loss for the Cowgirls.

The other two runs were scored off freshman Kyra Aycock, who only pitched 2.2 innings in the tournament, but allowed four runs — two against Maryland and two against North Carolina in the later innings.

Gajewski wanted multiple pitchers to enter the circle in the early season tournaments to take the load off Maxwell and Kilfoyl, but they will need to learn and improve fast.

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In her first games as a Cowgirl, Lexi Kilfoyl didn’t allow a run as a pitcher, and hit a home run as OSU’s DP.

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Brett Carver is a regents professor and wheat genetics chair in the OSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.

He is also a New Frontiers donor and recently received the Eminent Faculty Award for his contributions to teaching and service to OSU.

“New buildings don’t necessarily produce new results,” Carver said. “What produces new results is new thinking, and the right learning environment is fertile ground for new think-

ing and can take place in a classroom or laboratory. I think this facility is that fertile ground for new thinking.”

The $115 million dollar facility will change and modernize OSU Agriculture and help them and their aims to recruit the country’s most esteemed faculty, researchers and students, Coon said.

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“It will enhance our teaching, research and Extension efforts to foster learning now and for generations to come,” he said. “We’ll become even more collaborative, bringing all of OSU Agriculture’s expertise to bear on the challenges and opportunities facing the state of Oklahoma.”

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New Frontiers Ag Hall is expected to open for classes in the fall of 2024. The building will be the new home for the Ferguson College of Ag, OSU Extension and OSU Ag Research.

Ukrainian Historian to Speak at OSU

Michael Clark Staff Reporter

OSU’s Department of History announced that they will host Russian and Ukrainian history expert Dr. Johannes Remy on Feb.21 as part of the Fae Rawdon Norris Foundation for the Humanities’ Speaker series.

Dr. Remy is a historian and professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. He’s written several published articles and books about the history of Russia and Ukraine. His most recent book, Brothers of Enemies: The Ukrainian National Movement and Russia from the 1840s to the 1870s, was published in 2016. Coinciding with the 1-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Remy’s speech at OSU will cover “Freedom in Ukrainian Thought –Past and Present” and promises to examine Ukraine’s resistance against Russia.

“There is a long-standing discourse of freedom in Ukrainian history,” said history regent professor Dr. Jason Lavery. “In this discourse, freedom has been understood as what separates Ukraine from Russia.”

Dr. Remy is an expert on Ukraine and its identity. He has documented the importance of the Ukrainian language

and its role in the resistance against Russia. For example, Volodymyr Zelensky commits to speaking Ukrainian despite his first language being Russian. Remy will allow audiences to ask questions about the history and future of Ukraine, as well as the symbolic importance of its flag and sunflowers.

“Students seem very curious about the present-day implications of Russia’s war on Ukraine,” said the head of the Department of History Dr. Brian Hosmer. “It’s been on the front page and in social media feeds for nearly a year now, and people have questions about the history and future of Ukrainian resistance. That’s why we feel so fortunate to bring someone with Dr. Remy’s expertise to campus.”

“Freedom in Ukrainian Thought” is set to take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Parlor Room of the Social Sciences and Humanities Building. There will be no fees and open to the public. The Fae Rawdon Norris Foundation for the Humanities, the Ashley-D’Alessandro Fund and the OSU Department of History are sponsoring the event.

For more information, visit the OSU Department of History website or call 405-744-5680.

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“Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks,” by 19th century Ukrainian-born Russian painter Ilya Yefimovich Repin.

Trigun Stampede: First impressions

Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter

After 20 years, the “Trigun” story got the reboot it needed.

Madhouse Studios was responsible for “Trigum Stampede,” the reboot of the 1998 sci-fi western anime series “Trigun.”

The original “Trigun” series ran for one season with 26 episodes, with most of its episodes considered “filler” that was separate from the manga it was based on written by Yasuhiro Nightow. “Trigun Stampede” was created to show the new direction that Nightow and others wanted to handle the protagonist of “Trigun,” Vash the Stampede.

“Trigun Stampede” follows the same characters as the original story, but with a few differences. The anime follows Vash the Stampede, a wanted outlaw and gunman, as he travels the fictional planet No Man’s Land going on wacky adventures escaping bounty hunters and other zany characters. Madhouse produced the 1998 series but CG Studio Orange took the lead for the reboot.

CG Studio Orange is known for its CGI, and “Trigun Stampede” is no exception. The entirety of the anime is 3D CGI, which to some anime fans is an immediate red flag with many series struggling with their use of CGI. However, “Trigun Stampede” does not have this problem.

“Trigun Stampede’s” CG aspect works great with the series because it is full of engaging and well-choreographed action paired with bright and clean visuals that heavily contrast with the 1998 series. The 3D animation also allows the characters to be expressive, so the comedy in the show hits most of the time. Scenes almost never feel stagnant and are always expressive.

Similar to the original “Trigun,” the reboot is episodic.

There is a story that is gradually building up, but the first few episodes are all focused on smaller events in Vash’s journey with some major plot sprinkled in here and there. Going back to the action, “Trigun Stampede” is much gorier than the first two episodes would make it seem. Some of the action and events can get pretty gruesome, which can hit you out of the left field with how lighthearted most of the show is, especially Vash’s character.

Speaking of Vash, he is the star of the show and no other character in the show has close to the amount of charisma that Vash has. From his eccentric outfit with his bright red jacket and orange sunglasses to his standout blonde hair, Vash stands out heavily amongst the crowd. His personality and comedic moments also make him a joy to watch. This leads to side characters feeling way less important to the story, and makes the audience want Vash on screen as much as possible.

Vash also has the best action sequences in the show. He is a master gunman, and his crazy speed and precision in fights have put a huge target on his head. Those who know the legend of Vash refer to him as “The Human Typhoon.”

What is interesting about Vash is that he is a pacifist and tries to solve problems without violence, which leads to some heartfelt and emotional scenes.

But when Vash has to fight, it is quite entertaining.

“Trigun Stampede” currently has six episodes available on Crunchyroll and Hulu with new episodes coming out every Saturday. The anime is set to have at least 12 episodes, and there has been no announcement yet if the series will continue with more episodes.

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The anime follows Vash the Stampede, a wanted outlaw and gunman, as he travels the fictional planet No Man’s Land going on wacky adventures escaping bounty hunters and other zany characters.

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Daily Horoscope

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Today’s Birthday (02/15/23). Communication is your superpower this year. Pursue personal passions and purposes to grow. Finding winter solutions to a domestic challenge leads to buzzing springtime communications and artistic expression. Redirecting your career toward satisfaction this summer inspires autumn research and exploration. Make persuasive cases for love.

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 7 — You’d like to spread your wings. Don’t rely on a fantasy. Strengthen structures. Prepare for long-distance connections. Discuss possibilities and make arrangements. Plan and build. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Prioritize financial practicalities. Keep contributing to the shared pot. Share the fruits of your labor. Save some for later. You’re building for the future.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Collaborative efforts could seem stalled. Clean any messes. Reinforce basic support structures. Do what you said. Don’t get pushy. Keep your part of the bargain.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Assess for solid footing. Haste causes accidents and waste. Take the time for precision. Avoid risk, especially where your work and health are concerned.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — Manage practical matters of the heart. Ignore illusions or fantasies. Avoid romantic pitfalls. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Relax.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Family comes first. Make domestic repairs and clean messes. It’s not a good time to gamble. Strengthen foundational structures. Keep systems running smoothly.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — List your objectives and tackle them one by one. Ignore distractions, rumors, gossip or idle chatter. Schedule practical tasks. Make creative deadlines with singular focus.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Stick to steady, reliable income sources. Despite distractions, maintain momentum. Avoid risky business. Invest in the basics. Keep showing up. Produce valuable results.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Personal matters have your attention. Proceed with caution. Don’t try new ideas yet. Wait until you have the basics mastered. Take care of business.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Indulge in private contemplation. Process current events before responding. Things may not be as they seem. Don’t jump to conclusions. Sort fact from fiction.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Listen and observe. You don’t have all of the story. Don’t take sides prematurely. Social drama could distract from team objectives. Provide diplomatic clarification.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Advance a professional project by strengthening foundational support structures. The fantasy version may be nothing like reality. Integrity provides workability. True your course.

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