The O'Colly, Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Don Landgren

Bright tips for public support, Sunshine Week

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We would like to think that the public appreciates investigative reporting and the right to access public records, but sometimes they need to be reminded.

National Sunshine Week, March 10-16, is a great opportunity to do so — a news peg for highlighting freedom of information. It’s a cause everyone can support. As Stanford’s James Hamilton calculated in his “Democracy’s Detectives” book, for every dollar spent on records-based investigative reporting, society reaps $287 in benefits. That is a

phenomenal return on investment.

Here are ideas for educating your community on the role of public records in your reporting, their lives and our shared democracy:

● Secrecy stories. Write about the state of access in your community. Publish embargoed stories, op-eds and other materials from the Sunshine Week website, sunshineweek.org.

● Transparency audit. Send requests to cities or schools in your community. Report how well (or not) they respond, and why it matters. The Society of Professional Journalists offers audit tips at spj.org/foitoolkit.asp.

● Records for life. Highlight public records that help people in their everyday lives, such as IRS 990 forms, police reports and drinking water qual-

OSU Alumni

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association has named 21 students as Outstanding Seniors for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Outstanding Seniors award recognizes seniors who show excellence through academic achievement; campus and community involvement; academic, athletic or extracurricular honors or awards; scholarships; and work ethic during their time at OSU.

The OSU Alumni Association Student Awards Selection Committee met with 59 Seniors of Significance selected in the fall of 2023, choosing 21 as this year’s Oustanding Seniors. A private, limited-capacity reception honoring the Outstanding Seniors will be held April 15 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center in Stillwater.

The Outstanding Seniors are listed below by college with their major(s) and hometown.

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ity results.

● Log jam. Acquire record request logs from local agencies, including disposition. Report what percent are fulfilled, and how fast (or slow).

● Social media. Tag #SunshineWeek on social media. Find suggested posts in the Sunshine Week website’s social media toolkit.

● Get graphic. Produce editorial cartoons, graphics and multimedia projects to educate the public on how to get records.

● Gatherings. Host a webinar or in-person gathering; teach people how to acquire records and why documents matter in your reporting. Put your event on the Sunshine Week website’s calendar.

● Transparency tag. Insert

Carldon Christ Deniega, biology, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Holden Husbands, biology, Edmond, Oklahoma

Meg Jackson, political science, Edmond, Oklahoma

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Jessica Marie Rojas, university studies, Altus, Oklahoma

Nadia Valles, political science, Hennessey, Oklahoma

Charlie Vermeire, biochemistry, Miles City, Montana

a Sunshine Week logo into print and online stories that use public records. Add a note to readers that the story was produced with access to public records.

● Encourage editorials. Urge the opinion folks in your shop to write op-eds or air public service announcements. When covering transparency, it’s useful to understand the public’s perspective. Most people support FOI in general, but attitudes change quickly when personal privacy or national security are implicated. Studies suggest strong public support for journalists’ access to public records regarding government finances and public safety, such as dam inspection data, but little support for open divorce files or property tax records.

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OSUPD offers $5 car checks for spring break travelers

As midterms

finish and bags are packed, students are preparing to leave campus for spring break. Campus is down bad with spring fever, and students are excited for the week-long break. There are car safety checks to add to the to-do list before leaving our beloved university.

Lucky for us, OSUPD will be doing car checks on March 13 to ensure students can get home safely. The event will take place at Iba Hall Portico from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The police department will be inspecting cars for the following:

Head lights

Tail lights

Brake lights

Turn signals

Tag Lights

Tire pressure Washer Fluids

OSU’s miserable season ends, leaving more questions than answers about the program’s future

Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma State was a bad basketball team this year. Its record could tell you that.

The Cowboys’ 2023-24 season ended with a first-round exit in the Big 12 Tournament, losing to UCF, 77-62, on Tuesday afternoon in front of a scarce crowd in the T-Mobile Center. Their 12-20 record is tied for the worst in Mike Boynton’s seven years as coach with the 2018-19 season, when OSU held open tryouts to fill roster spots.

OSU was the worst rebounding team, second worst defensive and 12th ranked offense and 3-point shooting team in a loaded Big 12 this season. It was a rebuilding season for the Cowboys, though they didn’t want to.

Ten of the Cowboys’ 11man rotation had a year or less of Power Five experience, and the one who did, Bryce Thompson, missed the last 12 games with an injury. Freshmen were forced to play more than the team wanted and upperclassmen transfers besides Javon Small couldn’t make a sufficient enough impact to carry the load.

The conference could see nine or 10 teams get a bid to the NCAA Tournament, which only makes OSU’s season look worse. In any other league, the Cowboys could have been an OK team. But they aren’t, which is where the frustration begins.

“Learning how to navigate is difficult for young guys,” Boynton said. “So, unfortunately for us, it makes you better and makes you grow. It forces you to get uncomfortable and embrace things that you’re not as good at. We’ll try to take what we can from wins but also certainly take from the things we didn’t do well…

“We didn’t figure out the things that consistently showed up. We didn’t get off to a good start to the second half again today, and that’s been something that’s bothered us. Having to continue to knock on the same wood before you can get the tree to fall is challenging. I take ownership of it, and our job as a coaching staff is to help these guys get better.”

Players’ emotions lead to options in college sports now. With the transfer portal and NIL, a young player could become impatient for playing time, winning or with their statsheet and go somewhere else. OSU’s roster was gutted leading into this season because of that.

Boynton said March 5 he expects to return as coach next year and reiterated it Tuesday, citing that he and athletics director Chad Weiberg have not met regarding his future and have maintained a good relationship. Others have also projected that OSU would need about $13 million to fire Boynton and hire his replacement — money the athletic department

is likely unwilling to spend. The Cowboys are 119-109 overall and 51-76 in Big 12 games in Boynton’s seven years. OSU has one recruit signed in its 2024 recruiting class — three-star guard Jeremiah Johnson, while three current players are graduating. Should he keep his job, Boynton is in for a long offseason between retaining talented, yet raw underclassmen, and recruiting transfers and high schoolers. And he understands that, but first wants to help seniors navigate life after college basketball.

“There’s some sadness,” Boynton said. “There’s a real connection to what those guys are going through. And until the

game is over, you’re thinking you’re going to have another opportunity. There’s time to reflect on next year and what needs to be done forward. But when I get back to the hotel I’m gonna put my arm around those kids and tell them how much I love them. Tell them how much I appreciate them allowing me to coach them, and let them know they got me.”

Boynton called Garrison, a freshman center who started 26 games this season, the “future” of the program earlier this season and sent a message that supporters need to invest in his growth. In his first year he averaged 7.5 points and five rebounds in 22 minutes per game.

In the same minutes,

freshman Eric Dailey Jr. was second in scoring among those who played at least 20 games with 9.3 points on decent shooting splits. Those three with Small, who averaged the most points in a season at OSU since Cade Cunningham and said he wants to become a bigger presence as a leader next season, can continue to grow together and become a formidable team in the Big 12 in years down the road.

“You never know how hard it is until you’re in it,” Dailey Jr. said. “I got to play the best competition in college basketball, and I was fortunate to play a lot. Freshmen don’t play in college right now, it’s just how it is. I thank coach for

giving me the opportunity to be on the floor and learning.”

All that won’t matter without success next year. Time is ticking. Players will take time to decide their own future, and Boynton said he trusts OSU’s athletic department to give him the resources to keep the core together and fill the holes, such as 3-point shooting and size.

“There’ll be a time I have a chance to sit back and evaluate it all,” Boynton said. “Obviously 12-20 isn’t good enough, I’m not shying away from that. There’s things we all need to do as a collective group to get better, and we’ll address those things when we get back to campus and digest it.”

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OSU ended its season with a 77-62 loss to UCF in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday. The Cowboys finished 12-20, tied for the worst of the Mike Boynton era.

3-point shooting plagued OSU, ends Cowboys’ season vs. UCF in Big 12 Tournament

Parker Gerl Staff Reporter

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lem that Oklahoma State has tried to correct for a couple of years was the difference in its Big 12 Tournament loss to UCF. And it was the difference in another disappointing season. A 12-20 season.

Neither the Cowboys nor UCF had a rhythm early. And each team’s shooting percentages were separated by just one made basket at the half. But drilling open looks from behind the arc allowed UCF to garner a slight advantage and defeat the Cowboys, 77-62, in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on

Tuesday.

UCF shot 9 for 18 from 3 (50%), while OSU made 31% of its shots from deep and hit on just 21% of them through a half of play.

OSU finished as the third-worst regular season 3-point shooting team in the Big 12 in a year that it hoped to improve in that area. Going into the year, Mike Boynton said he believed the team had good enough shooters to be a quality perimeter shooting team, but they never sufficed.

OSU put up 408 3s this year in regular season games, which ranked second in the conference. It takes a high volume of 3s to be competitive, but the Cowboys weren’t good at making them.

better than 32% from behind the arc once. It’s a puzzle that he and his staff have been trying — and will need to — solve.

“That was a big Achilles heel for us throughout the year,” said Boynton, who just wrapped up his seventh season as coach. “So, certainly frustrated because I know these guys are capable (of making 3s). ...We’ve seen them shoot well in practice. It just didn’t always translate to games.”

The balance between shooting enough to stay competitive versus taking the right ones and the right amount is a real factor teams have to measure, which coincides with personnel.

right shots,” Boynton said. “The volume is less important than the quality, so we want to always try and be more efficient in the shot quality that we have.”

Ways to improve 3-point shooting certainly start in the transfer portal, along with whomever Boynton brings in as a part of his next recruiting class should he be back.

Players who can make catch-andshoot 3s or create looks for themselves are wanted. The Cowboys will also look to improve the rate in which they get to the rim and search for guys who can help them do so, as it would open up the floor for better looks from deep.

They shot a lousy 30% from 3 in 31 regular season games. In the past five seasons under Boynton, OSU only shot

Boynton always hopes to prioritize what the team feels like is a good shot instead of shooting 3s just to shoot them.

“The balance is to always take the

“The amount of rim pressure we put on the rim to be able to pull gravity away from the 3-point shooters (is needed),” Boynton said.

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OSU shot 31% from 3 against UCF in the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday, and the Cowboys finished as the third-worst 3-point shooting team in the conference.

OSU track & field places both programs in top 10 for first time

Kenzie Kraich Staff Reporter

After a top-three finish for both programs in the Big 12 Conference meet, Oklahoma State’s indoor track & field teams took to Boston, Massachusetts, for the NCAA Championships with a podium appearance in mind. Neither team hoisted a trophy, but the Cowboys and Cowgirls both placed in the top 10 for the first time in program history.

OSU had eight individuals earn All-American honors, along with both distance medley relay teams, and all but two OSU qualifiers sat atop the podium for an NCAA top-eight finish.

For the Cowgirls, sophomore Billah Jepkirui took home silver in the mile while setting a school record for the third time this season. Her performance (4:27:14) marked the sixth fastest mark in NCAA history.

Graduate student Taylor Roe matched Jepkirui’s secondplace finish in the 5,000 Meters, marking her third straight year on the podium in the event. Roe was set to place in the top three of the 3,000 Meter also but was knocked out of the race before she could finish.

“We needed Taylor Roe to finish third,” said OSU coach Dave Smith. “Then, disaster strikes, some other athlete runs up her back and shoves her to the ground, and there’s nothing you can do.”

A third-place finish from Roe would have catapulted the women’s team to a third-place finish overall, giving them a better chance at celebrating on the podium.

The highest placing OSU saw at the championships belonged to the men’s distance medley relay team, as they sat at the top of the podium for the second year in a row. Their performance (9:25:24) is an alltime world best and collegiate record. The team is also the first repeat champion in the event since 2016 and OSU’s second relay team to complete a twoyear sweep.

Freshman Brian Masau and senior Ryan Schoppe found themselves on the podium for the 3,000 Meter a day after competing in the men’s championship relay performance, placing sixth and eighth respectively. Smith said his athletes wanted to leave everything on the track for their individual performances, attacking the front half of the race to get out early and that they did.

“We knew we could thin the crowd out a little bit if we made it a race of attrition,” Smith said.

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pearances, with Born placing sixth in the 5,000 Meter and Bii placing seventh in the triple jump after setting a school and national record earlier in the season.

The Cowgirls saw vast improvement in their NCAA indoor finish, jumping from No. 21 last season to No. 8 this season. The men mostly held steady from last year, as they

were No. 6 in the 2023 season but No. 7 in this year’s competition. But having both teams in the top 10 was a big accomplishment, and it sets the bar

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for what Smith wants for his program.

“We want people to know that when you race against Oklahoma State, you’re going to have to work,” Smith said.

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The Cowboy distance medley relay team helped lead the OSU mean’s track & field team to a No. 7 finish.

Students learned safety precautions and tested out drunk goggles ahead of spring break.

Seniors . . .

College of Education and Human Sciences

Mackenzie Frech, secondary education, Enid, Oklahoma #

Dana Friend, aerospace administrations and operations, Lewisville, Texas

Mariah Martin, human development and family science, Ringling, Oklahoma

Georgia Eastham, chemistry, biochemistry, plant and soil sciences, Davis, California # Stephen Pulliam, biochemistry and molecular biology, Canadian, Texas

Spears School of Business

Sarah Blumer, accounting, Monticello, Wisconsin

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Cameron Shropshire, accounting, Norman, Oklahoma Lanie Varner, entrepreneurship and marketing, Ponca City, Oklahoma

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Ryan Austin, aerospace administration and operations, Wichita, Kansas # Grace Bledsoe, applied exercise science, Oklahoma City

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Carson Voelker, architecture, Perkins, Oklahoma Ferguson College of Agriculture

O’Colly Media Sales Manager Needed

The O’Colly Media Group is now accepting applications for a full time summer Account Manager, Media Sales. This position is responsible for contacting and selling local, University and Oklahoma businesses OMG advertising opportunities. Specifically print, online and mobile and video streaming service.

Job duties include developing sales, marketing and promotional strategies and create materials to support this effort and propose additional special issues and revenue streams and implement said issues and revenue streams.

Qualified applicant should be able to work with and train students, develop advertising and agency expense budgets, create and monitor daily revenue goals, determine credits and adjustments for advertising errors, serve as liaison between O’Colly and local retail community, university advertisers and other college newspapers. Serve as part of a long term strategic planning to further determine marketing strategies and additional revenue opportunities. Build relationships with prospective clients by attending local Chamber of Commerce meetings and making non sales calls.

Send resume to Lori@ocolly.com for consideration.

GOD’S WONDERFUL LOVE GIFT!

“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (Ro.5:8 NLT)

One of the important foundations of our faith is the extent of God’s love for us. It is how far He would go to help us in our sinfulness. If we were to face the righteous judgment of God without his help, we all would be eternally lost; separated from God and all that is good, and it would be forever.

John 3:16 expresses that simply. “ God so loved the world! God went to great lengths to supply a way for us “not to perish;” not to be separated in eternal regret from all that is good and wonderful. It is God who took the initiative. We are so dead in our sins that we did not even see our need fully. To save us, God sent his Son, Jesus, to die for us; to pay the

penalty that was rightfully ours, so that we, humans, could go free.

What does he ask from us? When we learn (hear) the message of God’s love, of Jesus’ sacrifice for us; we trust him, admit our need(our sin), and honestly thank him for his love gift. God forgives all our sins and declares us righteous in his sight.(Ro.5:1) He also gives us a new life within. We are “born again”, and we begin a new and real relationship with God. It is a love relationship; “We love him because He first loved us.” (1 Jn.4:19)

“How great is the love the Father (God) has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 Jn.3:1 NIV) Not by any works we have done, but receiving freely Gods love gift. It is free to all!

Corinne Kissel, nonprofit and sports management, Northville, Michigan Austin McKay, accounting, Mansfield, Texas

Photos of the students can be downloaded here: 2023-2024 Outstanding Seniors.

For more information about the OSU Alumni Association’s student awards program, visit ORANGECONNECTION.org/studentawards.

The OSU Alumni Association named 21 students as Outstanding Seniors for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Tips . . .

In 2018, a report from Open The Government (now part of the Project On Government Oversight) provided sample language and key points that resonate with the public when communicating about freedom of information (tinyurl. com/FOImessage), including:

● Focus on how access holds government accountable.

● Acknowledge reasonable justifications for some secrecy, such as national security.

● Highlight that voters on both sides of the political aisle begrudge politicians playing by their own rules to enrich themselves, and that transparency discourages that.

It’s also helpful to hammer home records sourcing. A 2021 experiment by University of Florida researcher Jessica Sparks found that subtly citing public records as a source in a news story does not increase credibility or trust in the story or media. Instead, reporters or editors should make it obvious with a

prominent breakout “doc box,” linking to the actual records and explaining how they were acquired. Sunshine Week will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. The American Society of News Editors launched Sunshine Week in 2005 with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. ASNE later merged with the Associated Press Media Editors to form the News Leaders Association; however, that association is set to dissolve in June 2024. Anticipating the change, coordination of Sunshine Week transferred to the University of Florida’s Brechner Freedom of Information Project on Dec. 8.

Now, the tradition continues in collaboration with the SPJ, Muckrock, Radio Television Digital News Association, and many other partner organizations and newsrooms — including yours, if you join us!

For more ideas, visit the Sunshine Week website or these tips at tinyurl. com/brightideas06.

David Cuillier, Ph.D. (he/him), is director of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida and co-author of “The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records.” He can be reached at cuillierd@ufl.edu.

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For $5, students can support the Special Olympics and get their car checked out before their spring break travels.

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OSUPD is charging $5. All the funds will go toward Special Olympics Oklahoma.

If you are still anxious about something going wrong on the drive home,

make sure you check your car’s battery health, oil life and locate your spare tire.

The O’Reilly Auto Parts store on North Perkins Road offers a free diagnostic test for check engine lights before long trips.

@OkstateSafety on X

Don’t let your spring break start off on a bad note with car troubles. Make sure you do a tune-up on your vehicle now before it becomes a bigger issue down the road. Literally.

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Business Squares

Come check out the wide variety of elegant clothing at Formal Fantasy!

Located on 121 E. 9th Ave, Downtown Stillwater

The best selection of beer, wine and liquor that Stillwater has to offer! Perfect for all your game day needs, come to Brown’s Bottle Shop located on 128 N. Main

“The Original Hideaway, located on the corner of Knoblock and University. Serving quality pizza and more since 1957.”

Murphy’s Department Store

815 S Main, Downtown Open 10-6

Monday thru Saturday

Houses for rent

O’Colly Media Sales Manager Needed

The O’Colly Media Group is now accepting applications for a full time summer Account Manager, Media Sales. This position is responsible for contacting and selling local, University and Oklahoma businesses OMG advertising opportunities. Specifically print, online and mobile and video streaming service.

Job duties include developing sales, marketing and promotional strategies and create materials to support this effort and propose additional special issues and revenue streams and implement said issues and revenue streams.

Qualified applicant should be able to work with and train students, develop advertising and agency expense budgets, create and monitor daily revenue goals, determine credits and adjustments for advertising errors, serve as liaison between O’Colly and local retail community, university advertisers and other college newspapers. Serve as part of a long term strategic planning to further determine marketing strategies and additional revenue opportunities. Build relationships with prospective clients by attending local Chamber of Commerce meetings and making non sales calls.

Send resume to Lori@ocolly.com for consideration.

Cowboy Calendar

Wednesday, March 13

Beginning Acrylic Painting w/ Mark Crow @ 6 p.m.

Location: Prairie Arts Center

Admission: $70

https://artscenter.okstate.edu/adult-classes/drawing-and-painting/1326-beginning-acrylic-paintingwith-mark-crow-wednesdays1

Cowgirl Softball: OSU vs. Central Arkansas @ 6 p.m.

Location: Cowgirl Stadium

https://okstate.com/sports/softball/schedule

Kids’ Night @ 11a.m. - 11 p.m.

Location: Louie’s Grill & Bar

https://www.facebook.com/LouiesStillwater Singo Wednesday @ 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Location: College Bar

Live Trivia Night @ 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: Iron Monk Brewing Company

https://www.ironmonkbeer.com

Louie’s Bingo Night @ 8 p.m.

Location: Louie’s Grill & Bar

https://www.facebook.com/LouiesStillwater

Forrest Mccurren Live @ 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: Stonecloud Brewing Company

Thursday, March 14

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

Location: OSU Museum of Art

https://museum.okstate.edu

Kids’ Night @ 11a.m. - 11 p.m.

Location: Louie’s Grill & Bar

https://www.facebook.com/LouiesStillwater

Mike Hosty Live @ 7 p.m.

Location: Stonecloud Brewing Company

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

https://curatorsofcraft.co/pages/weekly-events College Night @ 8 p.m

Location: Tumbleweed DanceHall & Concert Arena

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

https://www.calffry.com

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

Location: Bad Brad’s Bar-B-Q

The Mid South Endurance Festival @ TBD

Location: District Bicycles

Admissions: TBD

https://www.midsouthgravel.com

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Daily Horoscope

Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency

Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (03/13/24). Benefits flow through communication this year. Dedication to regular self-care energizes high performance. Support shared accounts for increasing springtime profits, before adapting personal finances around summer shortfalls. Autumn victories and glory inspire a winter shift with shared financial strategies. Creativity, diplomacy and charm open doors.

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 — Take advantage of a lucrative opportunity. Make plans and prepare. Polish your presentation. Get ready to make your pitch. Do the homework and profit.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Follow your heart. A personal dream inspires and energizes. Put in the preparation behind the scenes before launching. Get the perfect outfit together.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 6 — Get quiet enough to hear yourself think. Develop plans for growing love. Plant seeds. Invest in passion projects. Map a route to dreams realized.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Confer with allies. Schedule meetings, gatherings and parties. Advance a cause that moves your heart through your social networks. Talk gets farther than action now.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Professional projects demand attention. Focus disciplined attention to strengthen foundations. Make dreams come true with practical preparation. Get to the heart of the matter.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Make plans and preparations for your next adventure. Study options. Determine what’s needed. Chart your course. Make long-distance connections. Arrange a dreamy educational exploration.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Collaborate with financial matters. Consider and discuss an important decision. Avoid impulsive expenses. The truth becomes obvious. Maintain momentum. You’re building for the future.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Strategize with your partner. Coordinate and prepare for shared dreams. Negotiate and compromise. Align forces and plot the course. Advance after conditions improve.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Nurture your health, vitality and work. Dedicate time for yourself. Don’t push limitations. Practice exercise routines. Reconnect with trees and nature. Listen to your heart.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Have fun with someone you love. Relax and enjoy simple connections with nature, creativity and romance. Don’t fret about the future. Get playful.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Have the party at your house. Clean up to get ready. Authorize improvements. Organize and plan. Put in the backstage efforts for later delight.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Creative projects produce satisfying results. Network to share data, resources and ideas. A solution to an old problem

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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