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Kaleb Tadpole Staff Reporter Six decades after being stripped of the opportunity because of her gender, OSU alum Wally Funk will finally take flight alongside Jeff Bezos in just one more week. She will join Bezos, his brother and the winner of the $28 million charity auction on July 20 aboard the New Shepherd rocket. Funk was one of 13 Mercury 13 women who in the 60’s underwent their NASA training but were ultimately not allowed to go into space because they were female. Now is finally her chance as she will join Bezos as his “honored

guest.” “No one has waited longer,” Bezos said via Instagram. “It’s time. Welcome to the crew, Wally.” At 82 years old, Funk will be the oldest person in space, beating John Glenn, who in 1998 set the record at 77 years old aboard the Discovery space shuttle. Funk was the youngest of the Mercury 13 women and had just graduated from OSU at the time she was denied the opportunity she deserved. In a 2018 interview with the Oklahoman, Funk said she chose OSU because of the Flying Aggie flight team. Funk also said the Flying Aggies did not discriminate

against women and allowed for equal opportunity within the program. After 60 years, Funk still has the same great attitude and has never given up on her dream. In just one week she will finally have the opportunity she has always deserved. “I’ll love every second of it. Whoooo! Ha-ha. I can hardly wait,” Funk said in an Instagram video posted by Bezos. Funk was the first female inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration and the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board. Funk and the 12 other women See Flight on pg.2

An OSU graduate is launching into space with Jeff Bezos soon.

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Chris Becker Spencer Sanders looks to take the next step in his development as the season approaches. LD Brown looks to be the starting running back for OSU in the midst of a crowded RB room.

It has been a while since Oklahoma State had uncertainty at running back. Justice Hill and Chuba Hubbard’s consistency as starters over the past five years gave the Cowboys little debate on who

started, but with both now enjoying careers in the NFL, OSU has to ask the question. Who starts? The Cowboys have several options, but redshirt senior LD Brown appears to be the best option for the Cowboys. After taking his extra year of eligibility, and returning for his sixth season with OSU, Brown has a much needed level of understanding with how coach Mike Gundy and offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn operate the run game. Brown rushed for 437 yards See Running Backs on pg.4

Sanders’ development has taken off. “We’ve been very impressed with and excited about Spencer’s development. I feel like in the last two months that we have watched him over spring ball, he’s developed more than he has in two years,” Gundy said. Spencer SandSanders gives the ers has recovered, not credit to his developfrom an injury, but ment to quarterbacks from a lost spring. coach Tim Rattay, who Oklahoma State is going into just his coach Mike Gundy second season with the said Sanders was Cowboys. setback in his develop“I’m more than ment because of the grateful for coach lost spring and summer Rattay,” Sanders practices and condisaid. “He’s helped my tioning in 2020. Now footwork, he’s decision Sanders has been able making, my timing and to go through a full everything. With timspring and summer ing comes anticipation slate of workouts. he factored in probably

five more things by fixing one thing.” The knock on Sanders over his time as a starter is the turnovers. Sanders threw eight interceptions in 2020 and 11 in 2019, but throughout the offseason Sanders has been working on fixing those issues. “I would say operating the offense and decision making. I’ve come a long way with coach (Tim) Rattay over this season. He’s helped me progress phenomenally, and I can’t do anything but thank him,” Sanders said. “We’re going to see, I’m excited for the season.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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underwent rigorous training to see if women would be able to

go to space, all 13 women passed. Even after passing all the difficult tests, they were still denied because they were female. “They told me that I had done better and completed the work faster than any of the guys,” Funk recalled. “So I got hold of NASA four times. I said I want to become an astronaut, but nobody would

take me. I didn’t think that I would ever get to go up.” Funk will finally get her chance to achieve her lifelong dream of going to space. She is an inspiration to all and a perfect example of never giving up on your dreams, no matter what anyone says. “Nothing has ever gotten

in my way,” she said. “They said, ‘Well, you’re a girl, you can’t do that.’ I said, ‘Guess what, doesn’t matter what you are. You can still do it if you want to do it and I like to do things that nobody has ever done.” news.ed@ocolly.com

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OSU Announces Opening of Pet Therapy Center This Fall

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Roscoe, one of the therapy dogs in Pete’s Pet Posse, enjoys a head scratch from an attendee Tuesday at the Bow Wow Film Festival at the Student Union Theater.

Kaleb Tadpole Staff Reporter This summer OSU announced the opening of the nation’s largest universitybased pet therapy center coming this fall. The center will be an evolution of Pete’s Pet Posse and will be home to both Pete’s Pet Posse and the Ruff Riders, the group of student volunteers in the program. The center will be based out of the Student Union; However, furry friends will continue to be

active on campus. “Our mission is still to go out and serve students around campus.” Kendria Cost, Director of OSU Center for Pet Therapy said. With the opening of the pet therapy center, it will provide a place where people can come in and ask questions about the program, but it will not always serve as a home for the dogs. After OSU opened back up campus last year while still following guidelines by the CDC, students were hit with various

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has only continued to grow. Now home to over 130 Ruff Riders and 60 teams of dogs, it is safe to say that pet therapy at OSU has been a tremendous success and provided yet another resource to help students on campus adjust to college life. Students will be able to continue to utilize the resource to help break down those barriers and get help in the areas that they need. “I think that pet therapy is really important to so many groups of people, it really helps to get

that stigma that surrounds therapy broken down in order for students to open up.” Summer Long, a sophomore at OSU said. With the opening of the center this fall, it provides an opportunity for Pete’s Pet Posse and pet therapy at OSU to not only continue to impact students and faculty, but also continue to grow itself. Pet therapy at OSU is here to stay and will only continue to provide more opportunities for students on campus. news.ed@ocolly.com

ONLY ONE WAY TO GOD! Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father(God) except through me .” (Jn.14:6 NIV) Peter said, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12 NIV) Paul said, “ For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men...” (1 Tim.2:56 NIV) The same essential message was declared by the major players in the New Testament Scriptures; Jesus, Peter and Paul. Jesus told his followers to go into all the world with this good news. God has made a way so mankind could be reconciled to their maker. The plan, hidden in God for centuries, now is made manifest. It is different in that it was a salvation that came from God and not man. God had done for man what was needed, but what man could not accomplish. Only God could do this..

“...God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing (charging) their trespasses unto them...” (2Co..5:19 KJV) “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly...God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Ro.5:6,8 NIV) God has done for us, what we could not do, and we are to tell everyone the good news. God freely offers you forgiveness and a new life. It is offered free only through this one who died for us and rose again. Jesus Christ is the way. He declared it while still on the earth, and those disciples who followed made the same claim. There is only one way; there is only one savior. Many are proclaiming different ways; they will prove false. Those who open their hearts to Christ, come to him and trust him will find that what God promises is real. Prove it for yourself!

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sports Running Backs... Continued from pg.1 and two touchdowns in 2020, splitting time with Hubbard. Brown’s biggest issue will be staying healthy, something he has struggled with at OSU. “Showing I can (stay healthy) all year, that’s the goal, that’s the next step,” Brown said. “Staying healthy and making plays and helping my team win.” Brown said in the spring he was working out of the slot as well as the backfield. With the depth at running back, OSU has a package with one running back in the backfield and one in the slot. After Brown comes Dezmon Jackson and Utah State transfer Jaylen Warren. Jackson, a redshirt senior, burst onto the scene against Texas Tech this past season, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns. He followed the performance with a 118 yards and a touchdown against TCU. Warren, a 5-foot-8, 220-pound transfer, played in three games this past season,

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amassing 252 yards and three touchdowns with the Aggies. Both have starting talent, and have the “ground-and-pound” ability which make them great red zone options for the offense. Brown said having multiple options makes durability throughout the season easier on everyone. “That takes a lot of pressure off,” Brown said. “Knowing you don’t have to be a workhorse, 25 to 30 carries. Just knowing that a guy that’s coming back in, that you’re not really losing too much when you come off the field.” Sophomore Dominic Richardson is another option the Cowboys will have. In the final game of the 2020 regular season, Richardson rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns against Baylor. He is the tallest running back on the team at 6 feet, but even with the flashes of talent this past season, he will most likely remain a backup option for the upperclassmen. “That is just, in my opinion, the most impressive running back room in the country,” offensive lineman Josh Sills said. “They’re all really quick.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Quote board: What Gundy said at Big 12 media days

Chris Becker OSU coach Mike Gundy spoke about several topics during his Big 12 media day press conference.

ting great reports from our strength coaches on our team over the summer. I feel like that we have the best staff from top to botDean Ruhl tom in all the different Assistant Sports areas. There’s about 78 people that are in Editor our building that work with our players on a daily basis. I feel like ARLINGTON, this is the best group Texas - On Thursday, that I’ve had in my Oklahoma State coach 17 years as the head Mike Gundy sat down coach.” for the Big 12 media On the new days at AT&T Staleadership roles at dium. OSU: Here’s what he “I’ve had some had to say. conversations with Opening stateDr. Shrum. I’m lookment: ing forward to having “We’re all very many more. You guys excited to get back and know me; I’m going get started. I’m getto give you my hon-

est opinion. I think she’s very innovative. I think that she is a good listener. I think she is tough. I think she is going to be fantastic for Oklahoma State. Only time will tell.” “Chad Weiberg has been in our department a number of years, but he is not been the guy in charge. It is just the way it is. He now is in charge. I’m very excited about that.” “I think that we have three people that are very interested in coming together as a group and finding ways to continue See Gundy on pg.8

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Bowlsby talks bowls Big 12 commissioner on expanded playoff set for the regular season,”Bowlsby said. “There will be 40 schools that have a legitimate claim to a path to the playoff in mid-October, and by early November, there will still be 25.” The commissioner addressed the surprise of some when talks were happening to expand from four teams to twelve instead of a less drastic number like six or eight. “Eight (teams), with the highest-ranked six conference champions included just didn’t allow enough opportunity for at-large participation,” Bowlsby said. “So that was one of the gating issues.” Increasing games via postseason expansion begs the possibility of modifying the schedule to keep players fresh. The fate of the Big 12 championship game was raised. “I don’t think it will go away,” Bowlsby said. “One of the things we looked at was moving the season a week earlier. Then you’d have your conference championship games the week before Thanksgiving.” When getting to the motives of something, it is said to “follow the money.” Bowlsby may not cite cash as the primary driver of expansion, but the conference benefits an expanded playoff would bring in terms of an increased likelihood in TV exposure — which leads to money — is undeniable. “We haven’t had a year in the Big 12 in the playoff era where our champion didn’t finish in a position where it was one of the top-six rated champions in college football in the poll,” Bowlsby said. “While it’s not automatic, I think our chances of having our champion and perhaps one other in the event are pretty good.”

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ARLINGTON, Texas It promises maybe the most lucrative TV contract in collegiate history, but for Bob Bowlsby, the potential expansion of the College Football Playoff is not about the money. Bowlsby, the commissioner of the Big 12, spoke on expansion and NIL-related matters, among other things, in his Big 12 media day press conference in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium. Seated at a table placed on a stage erected over the east end zone, Bowlsby pointed towards another aspect of an expanded playoff as the primary catalyst for change. “The motivation for expanding the playoff is not the money,” Bowlsby said. “The motivation for expanding the playoff is the realization that participation could be broader and access could be more readily accomplished.” With just a handful of schools repeatedly cast as recurring characters in the sports biggest show, Bowlsby said the final stage of the season had gotten “fairly predictable.” He thinks expansion would, if approved, provide more teams with a realistic shot of winning a national championship. “I think the 12-team playoff, if adopted, will be a tremendous as-

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke Wednesday about the conference, touching on multiple topics.

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‘We’re going to be really good’

The path to success at Oklahoma State was forged this past season, and now it is becoming more traveled. The OSU men’s basketball team picked a big transfer on Thursday when Moussa Cisse committed to the Cowboys. “I see what they (OSU) did with Cade Cunningham,” Cisse told ESPN. “I had to decide whether to go to the NBA or college. I watched a lot of film and saw the way they developed players. That was attractive to me.” Cisse, a five-star recruit coming out of high school who played his freshman year at Memphis, measures 6-foot-10 and 215 pounds. He showcased his strong interior presence for the Tigers last year, averaging 1.6 blocks per game. Cisse also averaged 6.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. The big man tested the NBA waters in the offseason but opted to return for another collegiate season at a school which has had recent success putting out NBA products. Multiple schools including Kentucky were after Cisse, who was named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year. The Cowboys have now landed two five-star commits through the transfer portal. Tulsa native Bryce Thompson also committed to OSU after a freshman year at Kansas. “Mike Boynton has been talking to me for a while now, trying hard,” Cisse said. “I can tell that he really likes me, and he can give me a chance to develop my game and take it to the next level.”

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After recently signing a longterm extension with OSU, Boynton has continued to enhance his reputation as an excellent recruiter in the high school ranks and the transfer portal. The Cowboys have added transfers from Texas Tech and Syracuse to help cushion the loss of Cunningham to the professional ranks, contributing to what will be a blend of returning veterans and new faces. “Last year I didn’t get to go to the NCAA tournament,” Cisse said. “That’s a big goal of mine. I see all the pieces they’ve got coming back at Oklahoma State. We’re going to be really good.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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sports Gundy... Continued from pg.4 Oklahoma State football in the path that it has been on and make it even better than it has been in the future.” “Obviously, Dr. Shrum and Chad have other things going on, but if you’re talking about the three of us as a group with me included, that is the area I’m looking forward to working with them and making it better than it has ever been before.” On having to make changes last summer and how it changed him as a coach: “I’m really the same person, fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on who you ask. I think what I learned is to really listen to what is out there and have compassion for patience and sitting down and thinking things through. Not necessarily my personality. I move forward. I move fast.” “So I think some of the transition that we went through, honestly, as a country over the last year, in my situation, some patience, more of an ability to listen and make really quality decisions and not move so fast.” “The culture in our organization, our discipline, our toughness, our accountability, our structure, the demands that we have, that has all stayed the same, because I’m a firm believer that young men that are between the ages of 18 and 23, they want discipline. They want structure. Respectfully, they want a plan. They want to be old what to do and they want to move in that direction. I believe that. That is the way we’ve operated for

the last 17 years. On his new haircut: “Honestly, when I went to Kathy -- she has cut my hair for 20 years now -- and I love her company, but U said I’ve got a lot of things going on, so let’s try and cut my hair to where I don’t have to cut it until the season is over. She finally agreed to it. So we did it. I didn’t really think it would be a big deal anymore. But I do get a lot of questions about it. But we’ve had a lot of fun with it. I’m hoping that it will still grow really fast and get back by the end of the season.” On the offensive line injuries in 2020 and how it impacted younger lineman: “It is really somewhat unfair that a couple of those guys were even out there. They didn’t have any experience. Their bodies weren’t developed. They weren’t strong enough.” “All of the butt whippings they took should help them this year. We’ve had a couple of adjustments. We’re already better just by depth chart. We’re already better. We haven’t played a game yet. We’ve got some depth. Hopefully we can stay healthy. If we do, we don’t have to play musical chairs where a guy plays left tackle one play and right guard another.” “Not making any excuses for them, but I think it is important that we’re fair to them based on their situation. It is almost like going on the playground in junior high and getting beat up four or five times. You learn to fight back or you just keep getting beat up. These guys got beat up a lot. I saw them start to fight back in the spring.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

Two most interesting college football rule additions this season

Greg Burks talked about some new modifications to the Big 12 rulebook.

way,” Burks said. “If you do a ‘Horns Down’ to a Texas player as an opponent, that’s probably going to be a foul.” Burks did say, however, if the gesture was made Ben Hutchens by a player to their home crowd, it would probably Staff Reporter not be a penalty. “Please all of you The mystery of note, I said ‘probably,’” ‘probably’ Burks added. “We have to Big 12 coordinator consider intent and consider of officials Greg Burks the situation. We’ll leave it thought it would be the first to officials.” question he would get. Blurring the lines It wasn’t the first Oklahoma State made question Burks was asked waves last fall when the at Big 12 media day, but it Jumbotron located behind was the only topic he disthe east end zone in Boone cussed that made an ESPN Pickens Stadium displayed alert: What will be done if several vertical yellow lines a football player makes the mimicking field goal posts ‘Horns Down’ sign? as the Texas Longhorns at“Let me put it this tempted to kick a field goal.

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Burks announced a rule that seemed aimed at addressing that incident: “Persons subject to the rules, including bands, video/audio/lighting system operators shall not create any noise or distraction that prohibits a team from hearing its signals or obstructs play.” Burks was asked about how the situation in Stillwater would have been handled last season if the new rule were to have been in place and did not offer specifics. He said the new rule was aimed at preventing teams from pushing the distraction envelope further to the point where unfair advantages would be reached. sports.ed@ocolly.com