Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Remembering History OSU announces February 1st as Nancy Randolph Davis Day By Ellen Slater Stilwater, USA- the year is 1949, President Truman is in office and a gallon of gas cost 17 cents. It is four years post World War II but another four years before Edmond Low Library even opened its doors. Nancy Randolph Davis makes history as the first black student to ever enroll at Oklahoma State University. A mere 72 years later, the building that houses human sciences classes, offices and Planet Orange is named after her. This Black History Month, the OSU community celebrates her, and the many others that followed the path that she paved. Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month, was deemed as Nancy Randolph Davis day at OSU. It was a day of celebration in
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the OSU community. Professor Quraysh Ali Lansana was the featured speaker of the first night of the Black History Month Speaker Series. This speaker series will be continu-
ing as a new speaker is hosted each week throughout the month of February. Her talk was titled “Reflections on the Legacy of Nancy Randolph Davis: Lessons Learned.”
On Monday night, there was also a candlelight vigil in honor of Davis in front of the building that was renamed after her. There were students, faculty, and community mem-
bers in attendance, but the majority of the attendees were online viewers, since the Human Science building was making COVID precautions a priority. Davis has surviving family who are able to watch the legacy that she left at OSU unfold. “Mom is smiling from Heaven above,” said her son, Calvin Davis in a comment on OSU Human Sciences Facebook page. OSU will continue to honor her legacy with future Nancy Randolph Davis Days and everyday as students enter the doors of the building named after her. To learn more about the events happening in honor of Black History Month at OSU, check out https://diversity.okstate. edu/. News.ed@ocolly.com
Tips and Tricks How to decorate your bedroom By Bryanna Nickel No matter where one lives in Stillwater, there is still one issue every OSU student must face: decorating their room. Here are a few helpful tips to keep in mind while decorating a room in a college dorm, apartment or house: The first and most important tip is to cover the floor and one or two of the most prominent walls. Floors can be covered with temporary carpet or a large rug. Walls can be covered with tapestries, a cute blanket, temporary wallpaper or even a large poster. This will mask an ugly paint color, holes or scratches left behind in the wall, and protect one from damaging the walls or carpet further. Also, it will make the room look newer, feel cozier and will be more personalized to one’s specific taste. The next tip is to stick to an aesthetic or theme. Many students choose to have a color theme, but a theme could also be inspired by a location, time period, movie, painting, etc. Rooms can be decorated to reflect
a sunrise, Barbie’s dreamhouse, “Starry Night” by Van Gough or even the movie “Top Gun.” When rooms are given a theme, they become more personalized and appear to be more organized. The next tip is to identify the room’s so-called “clutter black holes.” These are the places in one’s room where knick-knacks,
gifts, random cords and pretty much every object that doesn’t have a home will go to live. These places will create clutter and make a room appear disorganized. “Clutter black holes” are often hidden shelves, a tall flat surface or a desk. To avoid making clutter on any open space, identify and stay aware of the
places in one’s room that will grow clutter. If one insists to keep clutter somewhere, a large drawer or plastic box may be more preferred. The last tip is to add things that make one happy; these don’t necessarily have to fit the room’s aesthetic or theme. These could include pictures of loved ones, a stuffed animal from childhood,
a poster or simply just anything that produces happiness. A room is a student’s home, privacy and safe haven. Keep it cozy, organized and personalized. However, don’t let that interrupt decorating anything in one’s room that makes them happy. Entertainment.ed@ocolly.com
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