Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022

Big 12 Power Rankings

OU falls, another new No. 1

Wyatt Phillips Staff Reporter

This is the fifth edition of the Big 12 football power rankings from The O’Colly. Each week, The O’Colly will give a recap and preview of each Big 12 team and give reasoning as to why a team is ranked at a spot.

No. 10 Oklahoma (Last week’s rank: No. 6) Oklahoma has been shocked both at home and on the road for the past two weeks. The Sooners had about all they could handle with the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth this week end. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel was knocked out of the game in the sec ond quarter with a head injury. Even though he was taken out early, he still led the team in passing yards.

No. 9 Iowa State (Last week’s rank: No. 9)

The Cyclones were held all day by what looked like a very put together Jayhawk defense. Iowa State has had offensive struggles all season against Power Five schools. The high

light for Iowa State this week was the defense. They held Heisman Trophy contender Jalon Daniels to only 93 yards passing.

No. 8 WVU (Last week’s rank: No. 10)

There has not been much to be happy about for the Mountaineers so far. This season started with a loss to Pitt and now they seem to be spi raling downward once again. The West Virgin ia offense looked better than it has, but the real issue was the defense. They were rolled over by Texas all game long.

No. 7 Texas (Last week’s rank: No. 8)

Xavier Worthy is known as one of the best receivers in the Big 12 for a reason, catching two touchdown passes from backup quarter back Hudson Card and throwing one to Hudson Card. The Longhorns offense looked the best that it has since Quinn Ewers went down dur ing week two against Alabama.

No. 6 Texas Tech (Last week’s rank: No. 5)

Wide Receiver Xavier White was the highlight of the Texas

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Big 12 Performances Conference chaos ensues in week five

Bradley Cook Staff Reporter

Conference play is now in full force, and the race for Big 12 bragging rights is wide open.

This is how each team per formed on Saturday.

Baylor: B-

After a 31-24 victory against Iowa State to open conference play this past week, Baylor was looking to carry its momentum as it welcomed OSU to Waco in a rematch of last year’s Big 12

championship game.

The Bears started off slowly, only scoring three points in the first half, as the offense struggled to establish the run and pass game.

The Bears’ second half ef forts ultimately came up short in a 36-25 loss to OSU and drop to 3-2.

Iowa State: C

The Iowa State Cyclones were looking to rebound after week four’s close loss at home against Baylor, as it traveled to Lawrence to face the red-hot Kan

sas Jayhawks.

The Iowa State defense came out to play, as it held Kansas star quarterback Jalon Daniels to only 7-of-14 for 93 yards of pass ing. The Cyclones’ main struggles came with the offense and special teams, as they struggled to estab lish any sort of run game, rushing for a measly 26 yards in the game.

The Cyclones once again crumbled in a close one, as they lost 14-11 at the hands of the

OSU puts personal spin on Oktoberfest

Bella Casey Staff Reporter

Real beer may not have been served, but Poketoberfest was still the perfect way to begin fall at OSU.

The Student Union Activities Board sponsored the Oktober fest event. The group invited students to come eat and participate in games for free at the Student Union Plaza on Monday night.

About 500 stu dents attended Poketo berfest.

“This is one of the biggest turnouts we’ve seen, 100%,” Carson Smyth, a Student Union Activities Board mem ber, said.

Poketoberfest of fered soft pretzels and bratwursts for dinner with a stein of root beer to wash it down. The plastic steins labeled ‘Poketoberfest’ made sure every student had something to take home from the event. Only 45 minutes after the twohour event began, all the bratwursts had been served.

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Mackenzie Janish

The Cowboys earn an A grade in this week’s edition of Big 12 performances.

Gundy talks injuries, redshirt decisions and not using analytics

Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter

Coming off a key win against Baylor, the Cow boys have positioned them selves nicely to begin the season.

Ahead of OSU’s game against Texas Tech, coach Mike Gundy updat ed some looming person nel and injury situations and revealed his mindset regarding analytics.

Gut over book:

In an age where analytic-fueled decisions have pervaded college football, Gundy has opted to go without analytical information while coach ing on the sideline.

“I tried that one year,” Gundy said. “We had the book, we paid for the service and got all the information. And then had a guy on our staff who would follow me around on game day. He would tug on my shirt on third down and say, ‘If they stop us here the book says to go for it.’”

Gundy said he evalu ated his decisions against the computer recom mendations and found he disagreed on about 75% of play calls. If the book recommended going for it on fourth down, Gundy often wanted to punt. The inverse scenario could also play out.

Gundy said he can factor things into the deci sion making process that a computer cannot.

“Momentum, weath

er, maturity, their D-Line, my O-Line, quarterback experience, for some reason, a large majority of the time, they were want ing me to do something I wasn’t wanting to do,” Gundy said. “So I stopped doing it. I haven’t used it.”

Lacy’s feet “On fire:”

Tyler Lacy did some thing rare on Saturday.

After needing to be moved on a cart on the sideline in the third quar ter, Lacy, OSU’s senior de fensive lineman, returned to the game.

Gundy did not provide a diagnosis, but explained Lacy was deal ing with pain in his feet.

“He said it was like the bottom of his feet were on fire,” Gundy said. “Something to do with the turf. They took him to Xray, because I think it had them stunned a little bit on what this was. I barely made a C in biology… I’m sure it had something to do with nerves, the nerves on the bottom of his feet.”

The weather was

warm in Waco, and the turf at McLane Stadium ensured it was toasty on the field.

Lacy has two sacks and has been a key mem ber of the interior defen sive line. He will likely play against Texas Tech on Saturday.

Burning the red shirt:

Freshman receiver Braylin Presley has proved too valuable to redshirt.

After four games, OSU coaches can sit play ers the rest of the year to preserve a redshirt year later in their career. Pres ley will not be one of those players.

Gundy confirmed Presley and fellow fresh man receiver Stephon Johnson will not be red shirted.

Presley, a highly touted recruit from Bixby, has been a factor on spe cial teams while downing punts. He also has three receptions for 12 yards.

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Tech offense, piling up nine receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown. With how well Kansas State has been playing, it was going to be a test for the Red Raiders and they fell short.

No. 5 Baylor (Last week’s rank: No. 4)

Baylor was shown up at home by OSU. With quarterback Blake Shapen throwing two costly interceptions, the Bears dug them selves a hole. The offense showed signs of greatness on Saturday, but it was not enough to beat the Cowboys.

No. 4 Kansas (Last week’s rank: No. 1)

The Jayhawks continue to shock most this season by win ning at home against a well put together Iowa State defense. The highlight for the Jayhawks this weekend was surprisingly not quarterback Jalon Daniels, it was the defense. They held quarter back Hunter Dekkers to throwing only one touchdown all day.

No. 3 TCU (Last week’s rank: No. 7)

Max Duggan and the Horned Frog offense was firing on all cylinders Saturday against the Sooners. From the start, TCU looked like they were overpower ing the Sooner defense. Duggan threw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns on the day.

No. 2 Kansas State (Last week’s rank: No. 8)

Kansas State continues to put on a show against the Big 12. At home this week, K-State took down Texas Tech, and quarterback Adrian Martinez was the reason why, running for 171 yards and scoring three touchdowns while also throwing for one touchdown was too much for the Red Raider defense.

No. 1 Oklahoma State (Last week’s rank: No. 2)

The Cowboys offense was firing this Saturday against Bay lor. Quarterback Spencer Sanders threw for one touchdown and ran for one more as well. The OSU defense locked down quarterback Blake Shapen, intercepting him two times on Saturday.

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Mackenzie Janish

TCU cornerback Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson and his Horned Frogs crushed Oklahoma, 55-24, this past Saturday.

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Mike Gundy coached the Cowboys to a 36-25 win against Baylor.

Jayhawks and fall to 3-2 on the season.

Kansas: B+

The undefeated Kansas Jayhawks welcomed Iowa State into town, and the Jayhawks wanted to show the college football world why they should be ranked.

The offense didn’t get much going, but what little they did ended up being on the ground, as running back Devin Neal rushed for 75 yards on 12 touches.

The Jayhawks won a 14-11 nail-biter against the Cyclones, to improve to 5-0 on the season.

Kansas State: A-

The Kansas State Wild cats were coming home to Manhattan after their huge upset on the road against Okla homa, as the Wildcats faced a solid Texas Tech team.

The Kansas State rush ing game proved to be ab solutely potent to the Texas Tech defense, as quarterback Adrian Martinez and running back Deuce Vaughn had stellar performances on the ground as they combined for 341 rushing yards. Martinez rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns, and Vaughn rushed for 170 yards.

The Wildcats secured the 37-28 win as they improved to 4-1 on the season.

Oklahoma: F

After a grueling loss to Kansas State at home last week, the Oklahoma Sooners traveled to Fort Worth to face a confident TCU team for their second conference game of the year.

The Oklahoma defense crumbled amid the TCU of fense, as the Sooners allowed TCU to tally an astounding 668 yards of total offense (307 passing and 361 rushing). The defense clearly had no answer for anything that came its way, and there seemed to be no

changes or improvements to the defense after TCU scored 41 first half points.

The Oklahoma offense also had an abysmal showing. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel only completed seven of his 16 pass attempts for a 126 yards and missed many open receiv ers prior to his head injury.

The Sooners suffered their second loss of the season, as they fell to TCU 55-24 and regressed to 3-2 on the season.

Oklahoma State: A

The OSU Cowboys were coming off of a bye week as they headed to Waco to face a ranked Baylor team for their first conference game of the year.

The Cowboy offense and special teams rolled the entire game. Spencer Sanders continued his string of stel lar performances, as he went 20-for-29 for 181 yards and one passing touchdown, as well as 75 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Special teams also gave the Cowboys an edge over Baylor as running back and returner Jaden Nixon scored a 98-yard kick return touchdown to open the second half. Wide receiver Brennan Presley also accounted for 76 kick return yards.

The Cowboys fended off the Bears en-route to a 36-25 victory, and OSU improved to 4-0 on the season.

TCU: A+

The TCU Horned Frogs are rolling, and they are com ing fast.

TCU welcomed the Okla homa Sooners into town for its first conference game of the season, and the Horned Frogs shot out like a bullet from start to finish.

The TCU offense had a once-in-a-season type of of fensive performance, as quar terback Max Duggan threw for 302 yards and three touch downs, running back Kendre Miller rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns and wide receiver Taye Barber had three receptions for 107 yards and one touchdown. In total, the Horned Frog offense combined for 668 yards.

The TCU Horned Frogs are now 4-0 after a huge 55-24 win over Oklahoma.

Texas: A-

The Texas Longhorns headed back to Austin after their overtime defeat at the hands of Texas Tech last week.

Saturday’s task for the Longhorns: West Virginia

The Longhorns started off hot, as they took a 28-0 lead in the second quarter. Quarterback Hudson Card and wide receiver Xavier Worthy were the main figures when it came to the offense, as they connected seven times for 119 yards and two touchdowns.

Texas’ defense did its job to not allow West Virginia quarterback JT Daniels and company to get their groove

in the game, as the majority of West Virginia’s points came when the game was pretty much out of reach.

Texas was able to bounce back, as it coasted to a 38-20 win and improved to 3-2 on the season.

Texas Tech: C+

The Red Raiders hit the road to Manhattan to face an other tough team in the Kansas State Wildcats.

The key to win for the Red Raiders would be to slow down the punishing Wildcat rushing attack, but that is eas ier said than done. The Texas Tech defense was thrashed at the hands of the Kansas State running game, as it allowed a whopping 343 total rushing yards and three touchdowns.

Texas Tech dropped its

second game of the season, this one being a 37-28 loss to Kansas State and the Red Raiders become 3-2.

West Virginia: D

The West Virginia of fense and defense struggled to do anything for most of the game, as Texas quickly went up 28-0 in the first half.

West Virginia failed to contain any part of Texas’ offense, whether it be passing, rushing or special teams. The Texas offense combined for 446 total yards in the game, and the Mountaineers didn’t force any turnovers.

Texas defeated West Virginia, 38-20. West Virginia tumbled to 2-3 on the season.

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After a wild week in the Big 12, OSU should take the title of the top team in the conference.

Cowboy spotlight: a veteran’s journey to OSU

Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter

For OSU student Eric Liv ingston, college didn’t come first.

Livingston wanted to pursue a pas sion of his first.

“I didn’t want to go to college at first,” Livingston said. “I loved watching the F16s fly around Tulsa, so the Air Force was defi nitely something I was interested in.

the military in general is super cool.”

Livingston enlisted in the military to help pursue a passion of his, but he would gain much more than just that.

“The mili tary taught me work ethic,” Livingston said. “I was kind of forced to work long days and weeks, but after a while, I got used to it. Also, I’m more mature about lots of things in life.

I’ve learned how crucial patience is.

As far as disci pline goes, mine isn’t perfect. I don’t make my bed every day. I don’t have good time management.

There are some things the military taught me that hasn’t stuck with me, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”

Though Livingston was able to grow as a person from his experience serv ing, that was not the best thing he was able to gain from his time serving.

“The best part about serving is the people you are with,” Liv ingston told The O’Colly

“The job is going to be diffi cult, and if you’re struggling through a tough time with people who are experiencing it to gether, your bonds grow even further. You endure the bad things to gether and it just makes for a better friendship. Plus, traveling is a cool perk. I got paid to go to Spain for 3 weeks. You can’t beat that.”

After his first enlistment was finished, Livingston found the best route for himself.

“I wanted to separate after my first enlistment and didn’t have plans lined up,” Livingston said.

“So, with my Vet erans Affairs ben efits, college was the best route.”

Deciding where to attend college can be very difficult for an individual.

However, Liv ingston knew that OSU would be the best place for him to further pursue

his passion.

“I work a job in Tulsa part time, so it was more convenient for me,” Livingston said.

When decid ing his major, Livingston knew the best course of action was under the aviation pro gram.

“Aerospace operations,” Livingston said.

“I had credits built up in the Air Force that fully transferred to this major. I either want to commis sion back into the Air Force as a fighter pilot or go to med school to go into neuro surgery. I haven’t really made up my mind 100% yet.”

Livingston learned a great deal from the Air Force that prepared him for college as well as values that he holds close.

“The will to get something accomplished when I don’t feel like doing it,” Livingston said.

“I just think of the bigger picture after something gets done. Every choice and action has a meaning and purpose. Sitting around doing nothing won’t re veal that purpose anytime soon.”

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Livingston has been able to find his passion and pursue his career in the span of a few years.

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After eating dinner, students could color a template that would be pressed into a button. Coloring options in cluded an ox head or a stein of beer with a pretzel.

SUAB knew that every root beer needs a coaster. Students were able to create a draw their own design and burn it into a coaster with a

heat gun. “I got to have a German Shepherd at Poketoberfest,” Russel Simkins, a Pete’s Pet Posse handler, said.

Hera from Pete’s Pet Posse stopped in to spend time with students, and BB the min iature horse greeted students waiting in line to enter Poketo berfest.

Okie Artistry’s face painting station offered six different designs for students to choose from. Artist Abby Pearson decorated students’

faces with beer steins, pretzels, German flag themed designs and Tyrolean hats.

Students had the op portunity to take home prizes from the apple toss booth or pumpkin counting station.

After making three of six apple throws into a basket, students could choose a beer stein candle, root beer candy, inflat able pretzel or an Oktoberfest themed rubber duck as a prize.

Candy and other fall themed prizes were offered to whom ever could guess the number of

pumpkin candy corns in a jar.

“It’s harder than it looks,” said Davin Potter, after testing his luck on the mechan ical bull.

If riding the bull wasn’t their style, students could hop into the inflatable wrecking ball pit with three of their friends. Each participant stood on their own platform and either threw the wrecking ball at the other competitors or tried to dodge the wrecking ball without falling off their platform.

To end the night, stu dents could snap a photo at the photo booth. Students held their steins or prizes up as they hugged friends in front of the hay bales and fall backdrop.

Pokes fans enjoyed the festivities until 8 p.m. If you missed it this year, don’t worry.

The Student Union Activities Board celebrates Poketoberfest every year.

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“Show them who we are:” ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ releases trailer

Connor Gray Staff Reporter

Following the success of 2018’s “Black Panther,” Marvel Studios will be releasing the ea gerly anticipated sequel, “Black Panther: Wakan da Forever,” on Nov. 11.

This sequel will carry weight in many ways as this is not just going to mark the final film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cin ematic Universe but will also be the first step in moving forward with the mantle of Black Panther following the untimely pass ing of beloved actor Chadwick Boseman in 2020 from colon cancer.

The release of the latest trailer for “Black Panther: Wakan da Forever” is taking a much more serious and emotion ally driven tone as opposed to what fans are used to with the franchise. I don’t think that this could be a wiser decision. Rather than focusing

on large and elaborate action sequences or the trademark wise cracks of the MCU, the trailer focuses on the emotions behind characters and the unity be tween the people of Wakanda, that when paired with the beauti ful music choice, is bound to evoke emotions in some form.

The trailer also shines a spotlight on Tenoch Huerta as the newly in troduced Namor, who rules the oceans and is attempting to expand his rule to the surface world. With the first “Black Pan ther” film having the terrific an tagonist of Mi chael B. Jordan as Killmonger, Namor could be a worthy succes sor to the antag onist mantle as Huerta delivers the line, ‘Only the most broken people can be great leaders.”

Another big re veal through this trailer is that of Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams and Ironheart, who in the comics is a 15-year-old girl that creates her own suit of armor inspired from Iron Man to help others

as a hero. The first reveal of the Ironheart suit looks great from what I can tell, and it looks like it takes direct inspiration from Iron Man’s Mark 1 suit from 2008’s “Iron Man.”

The final and biggest reveal of the trailer is one that fans have been theorizing and curious about for years: who will be the new Black Panther? The final shot of the trailer supplies fans with a slight answer as we see the new Black Panther suit in what appears to be fitted to a woman’s body.

The obvious answer would be to guess that Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri, will pick up the mantle but the only way to know is to see the movie when release day comes.

I am op timistic for the release of “Black Panther: Wakan da Forever” and how director Ryan Coogler will tackle the project. “Black Panther: Wakan da Forever” will make its way to theaters on Nov. 11.

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Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Linda Black Horoscopes

Today’s Birthday (10/05/22). Grow stronger together this year. Faithful routines encourage collaboration, creativity and romance. Connection and networking bring autumn glory, before winter educational explorations shift direction. Abun dant resources flow into family accounts this spring, perhaps influencing summer plot and story redirection. Partnership elevates you both.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal lenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Teamwork wins. Have fun with friends. Coordinated collaboration and practice lead to a shared victory. Move quickly, complete the job and collect the prize.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Solve a professional puzzle with focus and creativity. Take charge to produce what you envision. Plan carefully. Discipline is required. Practice and it gets easier.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Disciplined efforts advance your ex ploration by great strides. Travel entices. Investigate options and choose direction and priorities. Your research is getting especially interesting.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Consider your shared budget when choosing purchases and expenses. A compromise may be required. Discipline now earns later rewards. Develop and advance lucrative opportunities. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Consult a good strategist. Collabora tion and partnership lead to powerful solutions. Discuss possibilities and potential. Romance can spark. Advance a shared dream together.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Quick action gets satisfying results. Get out and get farther, faster. Watch your step. Focus on here and now. Maintain healthy practices for growing energy.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Physical magnetism is part of the fun. Play without taking expensive risks. Embrace romantic rituals and sentimen tal journeys. Appreciate poetry, symbolism and beauty.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Domestic renovation and beautifi cation projects flower. Nurture family, home and garden. Clean and declutter. Less is more. Reward worker bees with extra honey.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — You’re making valuable con nections. Put in the backstage efforts for high performance. Study and research. Express your views and edit carefully. Create something beautiful. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Efforts can get especially profit able today. Push to advance the ball. Discipline and coordination produce satisfy ing results. Invoice and pay. Keep cash flowing positively.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Take charge for the results you want. Apply your love for a good cause. Enliven a personal passion project. The more completed, the more gained.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Think things over. Truth vies with beliefs. You may not have the full picture. Enjoy private productivity. Prioritize, organize and plan for what’s next.

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Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

Lifestyle

Stilly Squirrels tells all

Brylee Smith, Staff Reporter

Just about everywhere you look on campus, you see squirrels. These furry friends are all over the place and stu dents notice.

One student in particular, Ashlee Torres, saw the animals as a social media opportunity.

She decided to create an Instagram account, Stilly Squirrels, to showcase the creatures in various places around campus.

“Seeing them everywhere inspired me,” Torres said. “I thought, let me see if there’s an Instagram account for them at OSU. There wasn’t one, so Stilly Squirrels was born.”

What was first made to be just for fun, quickly blew up. A year after creation, Stilly Squirrels is closer than ever to being monetized.

Torres said gaining traction wasn’t hard. Word of mouth, people sharing the posts to friends, and one particular sorority boosted the

following of the page. Zeta Tau Alpha submitted multiple posts to the account that gained more than 200 likes each, and the “It’s raining squirrels over Zeta” video has more than 2,000 views.

The account earns more than five submissions a day and are posted in the order received. Torres said that most people send her captions with the photos, which she uses when she posts. She adds the hashtags to boost the posts, and advertises a shoutout or

follow back to encourage more submissions.

Being a marketing major has played a role in Torres’ success. Her next step is to create merchandise for the account through an art con test she plans to have for her followers. She said she’s had many followers ask her to make merch, and she has plans to make it happen.

“I’m thinking of making a shop and taking submissions so people can submit their drawings for a shirt,” Tor

res said. “Since my followers pretty much built up my brand for me and I’m just posting, I think contributing back to them by putting their art on a shirt would be good.”

After she graduates, Tor res said she plans to pass the account down to someone with as much passion for the squir rels as she does.

“Even though I won’t be in Stillwater anymore, I want to keep the account alive,” she said.

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(1 Co.15:58 NKJ)

Just about everything in this life is tempo rary. Yet, most people work very hard to have a pleasant few years in their lifetime. I would like to remind the true Christians that God is offering us an eternity of bless ing as we serve him and his purposes now.

In 1 Co.15 the Apostle Paul is reminding these believers of Christ’s resurrection and how true and real it was. He continues by emphasizing the sure promise of God that we are going to share in that resurrec tion one day. We will have a new, eternal body like Jesus has now. As we help in the work of God, furthering his kingdom;

demonstrating the love of God in blessing and serving others; as you and I get involved with helping missionary work, even going to help in short term mission trips or providing finances for others to go, we are laying up treasure in heaven “where moths cannot corrupt and thieves cannot steal.”

Actually, this kingdom of God, with forgive ness of all our sins and a new relationship with God as our Father, is offered to all mankind. If you have never opened your heart to Christ, asking for a clean heart and a new life; the door is open wide for you to come. You will not be turned away. Then you too can begin to live for the eternal: laying up treasure in Heaven. I en courage all to consider these words, no matter your age, and choose the best and most satisfying life. It is a life following Christ as your Lord, and going for God’s best in eternity. It is a great and sure future!

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be stead fast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”

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OSU’s large population of squirrels on campus led to the creation of a popular Instagram page showcasing the animals in their natural habitat.