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‘Spider-Man 2’ is all killer and no filler Michael Clark Staff Reporter

Review Just as the PlayStation 5 began to feel rather stale with its exclusives, we can leave it to Insomniac to swing in with one of the best games of the year. See, I was a Spider-Man kid growing up. I’d often wreck my house through failed parkour attempts, trying hard to mimic my favorite superhero. Those days have passed, but picking up “Spider-Man 2” felt like the scene in “Ratatouille” when Anton Ego takes a bite of his meal and is taken back to his childhood. “Spider-Man 2” is a darker and bolder successor to Insomniac’s take on the “Spider-Man” franchise, and it pays off in spades. While the plot juggles countless storylines all at once, they manage to weave these threads into a perfect web of emotional, entertaining goodness. See ‘Spider-Man 2’ on 7 “Spider-Man 2” is a darker and bolder successor to Insomniac’s take on the “Spider-Man” franchise.

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‘To Be a Kid Again’ brings students’ inner child out Addie Wagner Staff Reporter

to let loose and relax. The event was held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday. The lawn was sprinkled with different booths for student’s enjoyment. Some stands had foods like cotton candy, A familiar, yet dreaded season infects students one by punch, popcorn and cookies. Other tables presented fun one each year. Campus becomes quieter activities. Vice President of Outas students speed-walk from reach and Coordinator for class to class, their shoulders the event Zoe Kelley said the tense and eyes filled with event had all kinds of activiworry. The symptoms have ties. begun to set in and suddenly “Here we have finger reality has hit students that the semester is half-way through. painting, board games, a bouncy castle, temporary tatThe “To Be a Kid toos, friendship bracelets, bay Again” event, hosted by the bladering is set up and lawn Student Union Activities games,” Kelley said. “It’s all Board on Classroom Lawn, gave students the opportunity free. All students have to do is swipe their student ID.” See Inner child on 6

Nick Becker Dyeing the Edmon Low Library fountain is a tradition that kicks off Homecoming each year.

OSU kicks off Homecoming Addie Wagner Staff Reporter

Each year, 72 ounces of orange dye transforms Edmon Low’s Fountain into a fiery symbol of school spirit at Oklahoma State University. Once the dye is poured,

and every inch of the fountain glows orange, a new season commences: America’s Greatest Homecoming. The fountain dyeing took place yesterday at 6 p.m. It is “OSU’s greatest tradition,” as students, alumni and fans alike all come together to watch this momentous occasion. Visitors of all ages gathered at the library to witness

the fountain dyeing. Senior Administration Support Assistant for the Agricultural College Nickie Allison said it was her first time at the event, and although she is an employee at Oklahoma State University, she had never come before. “I work here and live here in Stillwater and thought it would be cool to be a part of the tradition,” Allison said. See Homecoming on 5

Addie Wagner Junior Jackson Vaughn took advantage of the cotton candy station at SUAB’s “To Be a Kid Again” event on Thursday.

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Gordon steals the show, proves offense runs through him in OSU’s win against Mountaineers Braden Bush Sports Editor

Ollie Gordon ran out the back of the end zone and paused, hitting a pose as if he were the star of a show. Well, he was. The celebration came after a 46-yard run that gave him his third of four rushing touchdowns against West Virginia, and it gave the Cowboys a two-touchdown lead late in the fourth quarter. The rest of the offense was fine in OSU’s 48-34 win Saturday against the Mountaineers on their home turf, but one thing was made clear. Gordon is the engine of the OSU offense, and the onceweary rushing offense is the strength of this OSU team. “I gotta take my boys out to dinner this weekend,” Gordon said of his offensive line on the Cowboy Radio Network postgame show. “They played their butts off, so I gotta reward them. They want Freddie Paul’s.” The Cowboy offense stumbled out of the gates this season. It was averaging 20 points a game through three games, and the much-talkedabout rushing game wasn’t producing. Turns out, maybe what OSU (5-2 overall, 3-1 Big 12) needed was some Gordon. On Saturday, Gordon went off for 282 yards on 29 carries – 9.7 a carry – against WVU (4-3, 2-2), his best performance in an OSU uniform. But he’s been trending in this direction. The Cowboys have given Gordon 29 carries in each of the past two games and have been rewarded handsomely for it. After the loss to South Alabama, OSU coach Mike Gundy suggested that Gordon should run the ball downhill and do so more often. “And fortunately, it’s worked,” Gundy said. Four weeks ago, 121 yards against Iowa State. Two weeks ago, 136 against Kansas State. He had 168 on the Jayhawk defense last week. Now he exceeded the 200-yard mark for the first time and made a run for 300. “(Gordon’s) power and running and cutting and stiff arm, I mean, I’m really impressed with what he’s done in the fourth quarter these last few games,” Gundy said.` Gordon gave the Cowboys their first touchdown of the day, a 2-yarder in the first quarter, but he really came alive in the fourth. Along with the 46-yard Ollie Gordon rushed for 282 yards on 29 carries against West Virginia on Saturday, the most by an OSU running back since 2019. touchdown, he added ones of Alan Bowman faked a handoff efficient 210 yards and two yards were the most by an OSU 16 and 53 in the final quarter. to Gordon and threw it out to touchdowns, but that likely running back since Chuba HubIn total, Gordon rushed nine Brennan Presley for a touchwouldn’t have been enough to bard’s 296 in September 2019 times for 149 yards (16.6 yards down in the fourth quarter. counter WVU’s 475 yards and against Kansas State. Gordon’s a carry) and three touchdowns Like Gordon, Gundy 34 points. Gordon’s perforfour touchdowns on the ground in the fourth quarter. gives the offensive line credit mance was the answer. were the most since Rennie Just having Gordon on for rushing surge. And Gordon’s perforChilds did it against Pittsburgh the field, even without the “We’re blocking,” Gundy mance was impressive on a in 2016 – only Barry Sanders ball, made a difference. Using said. “And we’re going downhistorical level, not only by has more in a game with five. Gordon in RPO situations kept hill, and we’re running the this team’s standards. He hit Improved offensive line the Mountaineer defense true same place. We’re not trying to 100 yards for a fourth straight play has helped, no doubt, but and allowed the passing game get out of our box.” game, the first to do so since Gordon is proving the OSU ofto breathe, just as it did when Bowman passed for an Jaylen Warren in 2021. His 282 fense runs through him and the

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rushing game. “Each game we’re getting better; practice we’re focusing on running the ball,” offensive lineman Jake Springfield said. “We’re always focusing on running the ball and trying to be the best we can be, and it’s starting to show. So, I feel like there’s a good thing happening with us right now.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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File Photo OSU receivers combined for 210 yards against WVU, including 62 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions from Brennan Presley (left).

Presley, receivers back on track after OSU defeats West Virginia Parker Gerl Staff Reporter

a quality outing to help the Cowboys jump to 5-2 overall. Presley led OSU with nine receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown, one where he caught the football behind the line of scrimmage, broke a tackle, Brennan Presley secured Alan made a second mountaineer miss with a Bowman’s pass, worked a little bit of pirouette and took it up the side for 6. magic and was off to the races. The senior receiver’s touchdown With the game knotted at 27, Pre- put OSU in the driver seat with seven sley’s score cemented an all-around big minutes to go before Gordon rushed two day for himself and the Cowboys’ pass of his four touchdowns. catchers in their 48-34 win against West “I mean, it was just one of those Virginia in Morgantown. plays,” Presley said. “Coach (Kasey OSU receivers combined for 210 Dunn) drew up a great play in practice. yards with four different Cowboys He knew he would use it in a third or hauling in three or more receptions. fourth down situation. So, I knew it It’s overshadowed by a 282-yard, fourwould come at a critical time. touchdown day from running back Ollie “It was one of those things, they Gordon, but the OSU wide receiver trust me to have the ball in my hand. So room made timely plays and put forth I just wanted to go out there and make

a play.” Presley is fully back on track after a slow start to the year, as he has come down with 17 catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns in the last two games. There was an emphasis on getting him more looks, and he’s taken advantage of it during this hot stretch of football. But behind Presley’s sizeable contributions, Jaden Bray did some work, too. He caught four passes for 53 yards and a touchdown, one for his first score of the season. He had a couple of nice catches throughout the game, with the first being a layout grab up the sideline for a big gain prior to executing a quick slant inside the red zone for a score that helped OSU stay alive in a tight second half. And it wasn’t just Presley and

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Junior Rashod Owens continued the best stretch of his career on Saturday, following up last week’s career day with six receptions for 40 yards and a grab on a big-time third down that helped OSU move the chains and eventually get Bray in the end zone. Talyn Shettron, who is typically not heavily in the mix, did some early work with three first-half catches for 36 yards. Gordon had a great game, but the OSU wideouts doing their part helped keep WVU’s defense honest. Bowman and his receivers are submitting their best stretch of football with an average of 261 yards through the air in the last three contests. Games that resulted in OSU wins and helped the Cowboys turn their season around. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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High grades for Gordon, O-line Calif Poncy Staff Reporter

The Cowboys kept rolling in Morgantown. OSU beat West Virginia 48-34 on Saturday afternoon, pushing its winning streak to three games behind a big performance from Ollie Gordon. Here’s how the game grades out. Ollie Gordon: A+ This list couldn’t start with anyone else. Gordon continued his hot streak, rushing for 282 yards and four touchdowns, singlehandedly making the OSU offense an explosive unit against WVU. Saturday marked Gordon’s fourth consecutive game with at least 100 yards rushing, and his second with at least 200 scrimmage yards. Gordon’s emergence as one of America’s premier running backs has completely changed the outlook of this season for OSU, giving the Cowboys their first true workhorse star since Chuba Hubbard. As Homecoming approaches, Gordon has established himself as one of the best players in the country, and if he can repeat his recent performances, he gives OSU a chance Ollie Gordon and the OSU offensive line led the Cowboys to a 48-34 win against West Virginia on Saturday. to beat any team in the Big 12. The offensive lines’ nearly 250 yards, averaging over bottle up Gordon, and when Offensive Line: A+ impact can’t be overstated, and five yards a carry. that happens, OSU could be in While Gordon has rightwhile it’s difficult to statistically WVU is one of the better trouble. fully received the glory for represent the unit’s turnaround, running teams in the Big 12, but Red-zone offense: B OSU’s offensive turnaround, the it has quietly launched the it has struggled with its rushing For teams that do most offensive line has played a big team’s offense to a new level. efficiency at times, averaging of its offensive work on the role as well. Rush Defense: C only 3.9 yards per carry this ground, converting near the end Against WVU, the unit While the offensive rushseason. zone is of the upmost imporallowed Gordon and other rushing attack was critical for OSU’s While the Cowboys’ oftance. ers to average more than seven OSU did this well against yards a carry and also kept Alan win, things on the other side of fense has covered up its porous the ball didn’t go as well. rush defense the last two weeks, WVU, where it went 5-of-6, Bowman clean, allowing zero The Mountaineers ran for some team could eventually scoring three touchdowns and sacks.

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two field goals when its offense got inside the 20-yard line. Although this is a stat that often flies under the radar, teams that win with ball control have to convert or the defense will get gassed. Oklahoma State’s redzone offense has struggled for much of the season, it appears a turnaround could be in store. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Nick Becker 72 ounces are poured into the fountain to turn it into “America’s Brightest Orange.”

Homecoming...

she comes to some part of the Homecoming celebration each year and always makes it to the game. “This homecoming tradition is the Continued from 1 best,” Delgado said. Delgado decided to come to the fountain dyeing with her mother, Pat For first-timer Allison the fountain Delgado, and show her what her alma dyeing was a unique experience.“ mater’s homecoming celebrations look We always come to the walklike. They also wanted to look at the around and parade, but had never been homecoming signs for each sorority and to the fountain dyeing,” Allison said. fraternity pairing. “It’s definitely a cool tradition.” Loretta Ramsey, 90-year-old OSU alumna Jodi Delgado said alumna of OSU, attended when the col-

lege was called Oklahoma A&M. She has been a loyal fan ever since and has never missed watching an OSU football game on her TV. The campus looks vastly different compared to when Ramsey attended. The fountain did not exist, and the library was being built in the years she studied. It was also a different time socially. “Back then, we mostly had skirts on,” Ramsey said. “Our skirts would always blow up when we walked through the corridors.”

Women were required to wear skirts only, and pants and shorts were prohibited. Looking back on these memories, Ramsey is still a fan of the university, even though it has changed so much since her time on campus. Many of her children also attended OSU, so the fountain dyeing was a family experience for her. The “Loyal and True” took time out of their Sunday to go show support for the Pokes and share in the start of homecoming for another year. news.ed@ocolly.com

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news Inner child... Continued from 1 Students as far as the eye could see were engaged in childhood fun. Many sat on the grass and finger-painted, bounced around in the bounce house or lay on blankets playing “Monopoly.” There was a line wrapped around the Classroom Building for the food stand, stocked with fun snacks and candy. Smiles were stuck to lots of attendees’ face. Kelley said her inspiration for the event was to help students take a break from school. “The idea for it was to be a de-stress event,” Kelley said. “Midterms are happening, I know I had two midterms last week. So I figured an afternoon event in which you can come out of your midterm and see a bunch of cool things you get to do is a great pick-me-up for students.” Student attendance did not disappoint. Guests were scattered all across the Classroom Lawn, either indulging in the provided activities or walking about, exploring all the event had to offer. One student, junior Jackson Vaughn, fisted two cotton candy cones as she talked to a friend at the event. “It sounded like a lot of fun, and I love cotton candy,” Vaughn said. “I definitely miss being able to just play and go out and have fun without having to worry about school or anything.” Freshman Lily Chandler stood next to her table of board games with pride, smiling as students took advantage of her booth offering a free board game and a blanket to have a nice match on. As a freshman, she said SUAB is a great way to get involved on campus and meet new people. Chandler also said the event was a good chance for students to relieve stress. “This gives people a chance to unwind and not really worry about any of their work and stuff,” Chandler said. “The whole point of this event is to take people back to their early childhood and remind them of the good times before they had all this stress in their life.” news.ed@ocolly.com

Addie Wagner “To Be a Kid Again,” hosted by the Student Union Activities Board on Thursday, had many activities reminiscent of childhood.

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Courtesy of Creative Commons “Spider-Man 2,” released on Friday, is an “all killer and no filler” video game.

I wasn’t smiling was during some While that may be short comup, it doesn’t stop until the credits roll. ‘Spider-Man2’... time of the more tense, emotional, and even pared to some other games this year, the Sometimes the combat was a little overterrifying, segments. It becomes immediately clear Continued from 1 that the writers of this series not only understand what makes Peter Parker and Miles Morales great characters, they The magic is instantly apparent also love them just as much as we do. from the opening minutes of the game. The map is nearly double the size The web-slinging is fast-paced and more of the original “Spider-Man,” and is a precise than ever, combat is varied and huge improvement all around. The side chaotic, and the writing is as on point as quests in this game are heartwarmit’s ever been. “Spider-Man 2” manages ing and memorable, the collectables to be a jack of all trades and a master of and enemy bases are easy to knock out all of them. in a few hours. I managed to get the I had a massive smile on my face platinum trophy for this game within 25 for nearly the entire game. The only hours.

experience is all killer and no filler. I’d rather enjoy 25 hours of web-slinging perfection than 60 hours of on-and-off mediocrity. Don’t get me wrong, 2018’s “Spider-Man” game was fantastic as well, but it is impressive how much “SpiderMan 2” one-ups it in comparison. I can’t think of one thing I prefer from the original. It truly is as close to perfect a game can be. Any nitpicks I have are not all that important. The first act of the story is a little slow, but once the plot begins to pick

TRUST THE LORD! (Part #1) “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” (Jn.14:1 NIV) Jesus had just told his disciples of his betrayal. He also told to them of his leaving and they could not go with him. I am sure that it seemed to the disciples that everything was “caving in, falling apart.” The future seemed so uncertain. Then Jesus speaks these words; DON’T BE TROUBLED; TRUST ME! Jesus tells them that he is going to the Father (God) and in his house there is plenty of room. He tells them that he is going to make a place for them all and he will return to take them there. As we look around us there is much uncertainty about this planet that we live on; safety is a premium, and what about when death comes? What is going to happen to you and me? Many are betting on losing consciousness and never

whelming with how many moving parts exist in it, but this can also be spun as a compliment. At the end of the day, “SpiderMan 2” left me wanting more in all the right ways. The story is one of the best Spider-Man stories outside of the “Spider-Verse” films, the combat and traversal are groundbreaking in terms of ambition and flow, and there’s hardly any repetitive or unnecessary content. This game is the ultimate love letter to Spider-Man films while also encapsulating everything a PS5 exclusive can be and should be. Excelsior! news.ed@ocolly.com

awakening. They live on that assumption. However, Jesus tells us all are going to experience a resurrection from the dead; some to everlasting life and others to be condemned . (Jn.5:28-29, Dan.12:2) Again, the Lord Jesus makes things clear to his followers: “I am going to my Father’s house to prepare a place for you. I will return to get you and take you to be with me.” when asked about the way to this wonderful place, Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (Jn.14:6) No wonder he declares plainly; don’t be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. Jesus has prepared a place and is the way to God’s wonderful place. Let’s trust and follow him, and lay up treasure there. It is a sure place promised by the Lord Jesus himself. He will not fail us; so shall we ever be with the Lord! (1 Thess.4:17-18)

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