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Mardi Gras has a deep and rich history that goes beyond the Gulf Coast’s parades and parties.

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Often seen as a celebration full of beads and smothered with the colors green, yellow and purple, Mardi Gras is a staple event for those who choose to take part in the festivities.

But what exactly is Mardi Gras and why have people celebrated it for the past several centuries?

Traditionally, Mardi Gras refers to a celebration beginning on the Christian feasts of the Epiphany. The celebration, also known as “Fat Tuesday,” occurs on the day before Ash Wednesday and occurs 46 days before Easter Sunday.

According to Mardi Gras New Orleans’ website, the origins of Mardi Gras were birthed from medieval Europe and eventually made its way to New Orleans once the settlement was established in 1718. However, the celebration resembled in the form of elegant balls rather than extravagant parades.

It wasn’t until after the first parade in New Orleans in 1837 that the festivities

began to resemble how it is today. Since the 19th century, Mardi Gras is seen as a celebration of life through elaborate costumes adorned by capes and many-colored feathers.

Other cities along the Gulf Coast that were formerly French colonies started to have their own active Mardi Gras celebrations as well. In 1871, Galveston, Texas hosted festivities with the emergence of two Mardi Gras societies that acted as rivals: the Knight of Myth and the Knights of Momus.

While Mardi Gras in the United States resembles in the form of parades and extravagant parties with elaborate costumes, it doesn’t always look the same in other countries. Some countries celebrate folk elements while others celebrate it for its importance in the Anglican and Catholic heritages of the countries.

Germany celebrates carnival events one or two weeks before Ash Wednesday in a ceremony called Karneval.

Ancient pagan traditions in Germany used wearing masks as a method of driving out evil spirits.

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In Italy, Mardi Gras is referred to as Martedì Grasso, which means “Fat Tuesday” in Italian. One of the more notable celebrations occurs in Venice with the Venice Carnevale, where the city becomes decorated with color and lights with lots of different foods and drinks for partiers to try.

Portuguese immigrants brought Mardi Gras to Brazil in the 1830s, and it’s used as a weeklong party that mixes with African traditions as well. The samba parade is such a treasured component of the celebration that there are rival samba schools that compete against each other.

While the origins and traditional elements of Mardi Gras differ in each country, the similarity between all of the countries in the spirit of living in the moment and celebrating the good times of life.

It is important to stay safe during Mardi Gras. Participates in the celebration can stay safe by not drinking recklessly, remaining hydrated throughout festivities and keeping an eye out on the surrounding environment.

Two teams of OSU students have applied for Red Bull’s “Can You Make It?” Challenge.

The competition is accepting 200 teams of three college students each to test their adventurous spirit and bartering skills in a cross country venture.

Teams will start in one of five checkpoints and have to make it to Berlin within seven days.

However glamorous it may seem, the catch is that the teams can only use Red Bull as currency. So teams will be challenged to travel across countries using only cans of Red Bull to barter for food, accomodation and travel!

Upon starting, the individuals hand over all cash, cards, and personal phones. They are given 24 cans of Red Bull to use as currency, and can only acquire more should they reach certain checkpoints or complete adventure list challenges. The adventure list challenges could be anything from swimming in a European fountain to trading cans of Red Bull to go skydiving, and everything in between.

There are two teams currently involved in the voting process from Oklahoma State University, “The 1207” and “The Nomads”.

The 1207 is comprised of construction engineering junior Keegan Loberg, economics shopmore Sam

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Three OSU Students are competing internationally to travel across Europe using exclusively Red Bull to get around.

Mulready, and architecture sophomore Will Hendges.

They’re confident in their abilities, never lacking the ambition, and most of all excited for the opportunity.

The trio has been busy repelling out of windows and biking the backroads of Stillwater in preparation for their opportunity.

In terms of their team composition, Mulready is their “do anything guy”.

Whether it be backflips for food or approaching strangers for bus passes, Mulready is willing and able to provide the follow through for the harebrained schemes bound to occur.

Loberg on the other hand lives for the book knowledge. His hobbies include mountain biking, backpacking, and “being an outdoorsman”. His strengths will bring a set of undeniable assurance to the crew. Still goofy and light hearted at the root, Loberg’s experience will keep them going in the right direction.

To finish the trifecta, Hendges will play the role of the “go with the flow guy”. His ability to remain even keel in all scenarios could not be a better teammate to Mulready and Loberg. Hendges stated, “I don’t know, if they tell me to jump out of a plane I’ll jump out of a plane! I don’t know of another guy to compliment Keegan and Sam better than myself, and I’m excited to see if we can put it to the test!”

Convinced this is the best combination to possibly stand a chance against The Can You Make it Challenge the team concludes, “we’re horrifyingly amazing, and a total varsity crew”.

To vote for either team go to canyoumakeit. redbull.com, and be sure to cast your vote every 24 hours until February, 24th to get the chance to see Oklahoma State University students on a televised European adventure!

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With improved vision, Trenkle fuels offense as OSU sweeps UTRGV H a l l i e H art S taff Re p o rte r @h al l i e h art

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Caeden Trenkle, a freshman on the Oklahoma State baseball team, is captalizing off of his newly imrpoved vision to create success on the field.

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Caeden Trenkle no longer has blurry vision on the baseball field.

When he steps up to the plate, he can notice the spin and location of a pitch headed his direction. If he makes contact with enough power, then he can track the ball to see if it sails out of the park.

Trenkle, an Oklahoma State freshman outfielder, led the Cowboys to an 8-4 victory against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Sunday in Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.

OSU (5-2) secured a sweep of the Vaqueros, and Trenkle can thank his new contact lenses for helping him bolster the Cowboys’ offense.

“I got contacts two days ago, right before the series started,” Trenkle said. “And that really helped change things, so now I’m seeing the ball well and feeling really good about my swing.”

Coach Josh Holliday said when the Cowboys were headed back from their season-opening trip to Arizona, Trenkle mentioned that he wasn’t able to see the ball clearly. Trenkle had grown up going to an eye doctor, but he hadn’t worn contacts in high school.

With gradually worsening vision, Trenkle realized he needed some correction if he wanted to be competitive against high-caliber pitchers.

“It was real fuzzy for me, so it was kind of harder

to focus on everything,” Trenkle said.

His sharper view of the game made a difference as he faced the Vaqueros (2-5). He hit the first home run of his college career Saturday, and he followed with another home run, this time a two-RBI blast, in the last game of the series.

Trenkle finished with a team-high four RBI on Sunday.

OSU catcher Brock Mathis described Trenkle as “unbelievable.”

“You don’t see that from a freshman, right?” Mathis said. “And what he’s doing is just tremendous to the team.”

Trenkle and the Cowboys

came back from a deficit to seal their sweep. UTRGV jumped to a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth, but Trenkle’s home run to left field in the bottom of that inning scored Jake Thompson, cutting the Vaqueros’ advantage to 3-2.

In the seventh, when OSU led 5-3, Trenkle cranked a two-RBI triple down the right field line to give the Cowboys a more comfortable advantage.

Then he crossed home plate on Carson McCusker’s sacrifice fly to center field, putting OSU up 8-3.

“He plays with a lot of confidence,” Holliday said. “And it’s a quiet confidence, but it’s a real

confidence, and so I think the guys already believe in him and trust him a lot.

He’s earned that from just being an awesome kid.”

Trenkle, from Hillsboro, Texas, is batting .357 through seven games. He had a .167 batting average at the end of the Arizona trip, but the series against UTRGV boosted his stats.

Although facing college pitchers can be a daunting task for a freshman, Trenkle said he thinks his improved vision can aid his progress.

“I think the joy in his face when he said, ‘I can see the ball spinning better now,’” Holliday said, “that’s great.”

ST R E SS PR OD U C E S D E SSE RT! “Remember stressed spelled backwards is desserts!” A number of years ago, my wife and I found a small plaque with these words. Of course, it was written as a catchy phrase with a good laugh in mind.

Yet, as I have considered it; there is a definite message for Christians in these few words.

Stress is common to all. It comes in simple or unusual circumstances. Many times this includes people. But the Bible puts an unusual spin on this common problem. We are told to “count it all joy when you fall into various trials (stressful situations), knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” (Ja.1:2-3) This produces maturity in our lives.

Stressful situations are working something good (dessert) in us as we patiently trust the one who is with us. “...we also glory in tribulations (stressful situations), knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance,

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character...” (Ro.5:3-4) Good things come out of stressful situations as we trust God who is in control. There is dessert ahead! “...now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved through various trials (stressful situations), that the genuineness of your faith...genuineness is tested by fire (stress) may be found to praise, honor and glory at the revelation (coming again) of Jesus Christ.” (1 Pet.1:6-7) There is wonderful dessert at the end.

This is why it is so important to get into the scriptures often. They point us to a trustworthy God and his eternal purposes that He leads us into. God’s love, faithfulness and patience are constantly revealed to us through the lives and teachings of the Bible. The same God who worked in Bible days still works today. He makes the stresses of life into real and eternal desserts. Really! It is truly worthwhile to trust and follow Christ and his word.

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(Top left): OSU guard Lindy Waters III looks on during Bedlam (Top right): OSU forward Cam McGriff embraces forward Kalib Boone during the Cowboys 83-66 win on Saturday.

(Bottom left): OSU designated hitter Justin Campbell and pitcher Bret Standlee celebrate after Campbell hit a two-run home run against Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Friday. (bottom right): Emile Hudd celebrates during the Oklahoma State men’s tennis teams 4-0 victory against No. 4 Michigan.

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Growing up in Grand Prarie, Texas, Cameron McGriff didn’t know what Bedlam meant to the state of Oklahoma.

He wasn’t apparent to the rich rivalry until he was on the Cowboy men’s basketball team.

Four years later, the senior was about to play in his last career game against the Sooners in Gallagher-Iba Arena. He wanted a Bedlam-worthy performance.

What McGriff didn’t know was that he would have one of his best game in an OSU uniform.

McGriff tied his careerhigh in scoring in the Cowboys’ 83-66 victory against OU on Saturday.

Similar to OSU’s loss to OU earlier in the month, the Sooners got hot early and refused to give the Cowboys any open looks.

OSU coach Mike Boynton made it clear that the Cowboys needed to stop Brady Manek, who scored 30 points earlier this month in Norman.

McGriff was the one to step up.

“It started with his defense on Brady Manek; that was his assignment,” Boynton said.

While he locked down Manek, McGriff started to hit shots consistently.

It helped the Cowboys cut at the Sooners’ lead, who at one point were winning by 10.

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Cameron McGriff, a senior on the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team, played in his final Bedlam game on Saturday.

ends of the court.

The Cowboys’ offense and defense simultaneously shifted gears and shut down the Sooners.

The Cowboys scored 13-consecutive points in a four-minute stretch.

The lead shifted only one more time in the Sooners’ favor before OSU took full control.

“We had a few possessions there that weren’t what we needed,” OU coach Lon Kruger said.

“There were a couple of shots that also didn’t go in. We obviously didn’t build on the lead, on the advantage we had. Losing possessions is the cause of that.”

McGriff mainly scored in the paint during the first half but was showed some success behind the 3-point line. He said his coaches had been preaching McGriff to play an inside-out style of basketball.

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they stop you and then you can show how capable you are from three or just on any jump shot,” McGriff said. “I really just owned it for the past couple months.”

McGriff headed into the locker room at halftime with 16 points and the Cowboys winning by 6.

He still had more to prove in his last Bedlam game.

As soon as the second half started, McGriff was the star of the show. Midway through the half, McGriff caught a pass behind the 3-point line and Manek begged him to drive to the lane. McGriff instead faked the dribble and drained the 3-pointer in the Sooners’ face.

It wasn’t long before McGriff hit another 3-pointer that tied his career-high with 28 points.

GIA was on its feet when he scored. McGriff finished the game 11-for-17 from the floor and 4-for-6 beyond the arc.

The Cowboys hustled in a few more baskets before they redeemed their previous loss in Norman.

McGriff wants to keep playing in an OSU uniform. If he and the Cowboys are playing in form, they may have a chance to see some action in the postseason.

“Cam, for the better part of a month, has been our most consistent player quite honestly,” Boynton said. “Even in the games we haven’t won, he’s played the right way and the way that we need more guys to play like.”

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