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A new chapter Anna Pope News Editor
Burns and Ann Hargis are in ‘the big show’ now. Burns, former Oklahoma State president, and Ann, the former first cowgirl ‘graduated’ last year when Burns retired after serving 13 years at the university. During their time at OSU, Ann and Burns’ schedule was filled with events like going to the capitol and attending countless meetings. See Chapter on 4A
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Burns and Ann Hargis will be the grand marshal’s at the Sea of Orange Parade during Oklahoma State’s Centennial Homecoming Celebration.
Buds and the blues
Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi stop in Stillwater
Branson Evans The crowd cheered as Dan Aykroyd (pictured) and Jim Belushi in the Bluesmoblie pulled into the dispensary’s parking lot.
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mediate applause. There were not any Chicago police officers or Neo-Nazis chasing after it like in the 1980 film “Blues Brothers,” but that does not mean it lacked authenticity. Original cast members Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi, brother of John Belushi, who also starred in the film, arrived at the Bud
The Bluesmobile rolled into Stillwater and was met with imSee Buds on 3A
HOmecoming royalty court
Jim Belushi sang ‘Soul Man’ with Dan Aykroyd outside Bud Brothers Coughy Shop in Stillwater.
57,000 for the fiftieth
Homecoming royalty court is one of the longest standing Oklahoma State homecoming traditions. Here are the king and queen candidates. The crowning will be on Sunday at the fountain dyeing. QUEEN NOMINEES Alexis Vance Amarie Griffeth Brooke Orr Kassandra Gaona Lauren Bush KING NOMINEES Benjamin Burchard Bobby Marchy Dawson Haworth Parker Smith
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Inside... Horse..................................... 4A OSU’s horse judging team won a national championship.
What the duck....................... 5A Students raise awareness for breast cancer during the month of October.
Alicia Young The women of Gamma Phi Beta and the men of Sigma Nu perform their Follies show.
Ellen Slater Lifestyle Editor Fifty-seven thousand. The crowd of proud parents and tired show directors cheered
as that number was read-aloud and presented in an oversized check to Coach Boynton. That is how many dollars the 50th annual Freshman Follies raised for their philanthropy Coaches versus Cancer. Coaches versus Cancer is a partnership between the cancer association and the national association of basketball. See Fiftieth on 10A
Follies..................................10A Freshman Greek show raises $57,000 for Coach v. Cancer.
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Despite labor shortages, University Dining Services are continuing to serve students.
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Follies placings: First place: Kappa Delta and Beta Theta Pi Second place: Chi Omega and Sigma Chi Third place: Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Gamma Delta Fourth place: Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fifth place: Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Nu Fans who travelled to Austin were ecstatic about the Cowboys win over the Longhorns.
OSU HOMECOMING SCHEDULE
Oct. 24 Sign Competition at Edmon Low Library Lawn 2-5 p.m. Live stream scheduled
Oct. 29 College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Tailgate TBA
Oct. 29 Orange Reflection OSU Residence Halls 9-11:59 p.m.
Oct. 24 Orange Fountain Dyeing and Royalty Coronation at Edmon Low Library Foundation 5:30 p.m. Live stream scheduled
Oct. 29 Homecoming Committee Reunion
Oct. 30 College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology Reunion Phillips 66 Plaza
Oct. 25 Homecoming Tailgate at KerrDrummond Plaza 5-7 p.m. Oct. 26 Harvest Carnival & Chili Cook-Off Payne County Expo Center 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 29 Orange Friday: Kansas vs. OSU Iron Monk Brewery noon-5 p.m. Oct. 29 OSU Study Abroad/ National Student Exchange Reunion Wes Watkins Center 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 27 Hester Street Painting Hester St. (West of the Business Building) 5-7 p.m.
Oct. 29 College of Education and Human Sciences Homecoming Picnic Willard Hall Terrace and Lawn 5-7 p.m.
Oct. 28 Orange Reflection OSU Residence Halls 9-11:59 p.m.
Oct. 29 Walkaround Greek Neighborhood 5:30-9 p.m. Live stream scheduled
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Oct. 30 Traditions Tailgate: Kansas vs. OSU ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center Oct. 30 Sea of Orange Parade Main St, 9 to Hall of Fame 9 a.m. Live stream scheduled
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NOW IS THE TIME TO WORSHIP!
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A dictionary definition: “the reverent love and allegiance accorded to a deity, idol or sacred object.” The greek words for worship combine ideas of “falling down before, paying homage to, and serving.” Someone has said, “recognizing the worth of God and offering our honor, praise and adoration to the one who is altogether worthy.”
I am sure many have heard the words of this chorus. It is a challenge and invitation to come to Christ and worship. The chorus mentions the Biblical fact that one day every knee will bow, and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord, but the greatest When God gave his son for all people, where “none were righteous, no not one;” where treasure will be for those who do it now. ”none seek God;” it is truly amazing. Come! Now is the time to worship! When (Ro.3:10,11) God so loved the world! Because most think of worship, their thoughts go to a of Christ’s death for us, God will freely religious service where there is singing, Bible forgive and give a new life to all who will reading and preaching. Really the essence of come to Christ; trust and follow him. It is worship goes deeper. You can have a truly amazing! That is why the song mentioned above is very appropriate. Come! religious service without any worship. Now is the time to worship. Now is the time to “fall down before, pay homage to, and serve Jesus Christ. Believer or unbeliever; now is the time!
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been for years, is a traditional gathering spot. It has always been a traditional gathering spot.” Because of her location and A sea of orange will soon history in Stillwater, Townsend be washing over Stillwater, and said she is expecting Homecombusiness owners in the area are ing to be a great day for her waiting for the expected waves of business. people to knock on their doors. Allison Savage is a manStephanie Dermer is the ager of the J. Cole in Stillwater, general manager of Hideaway located on Campus Corner. SavPizza, and she said they are age said she is excited for Homeexpecting Homecoming to bring coming and the positive impact it a large crowd. usually has on her store. “We’re comparing it to “I think it brings more peo2019 sales volume, and going ple in,” Savage said. “I think that from there,” Dermer said. “We’re it helps us as a small business expecting it to be the busiest day to reach people that are further of the year.” away from Oklahoma because we Hideaway Pizza is located do an online store. Homecoming near the university on Knoblock helps to get more loyal customers Street. It is accompanied in this who have seen our store in perarea by many other businesses son and want to shop from us all located across and beside the year around and not just during restaurant. the football season.” Betty Townsend, an OSU In comparison to the alumna and the longtime owner cancellation of OSU’s Homeof Elizabeth’s, a store next to coming last year because of the Hideaway Pizza. Townsend said pandemic, she said this year has their unique area in Stillwater already been noticeably better for is often referred to as, “Campus business. Corner.” “We definitely were not as “What happens when you busy - all season, really, because have homecoming, and you’ve football wasn’t the same,” Savbeen in business as long as I age said. “It was harder, but this have, so many of the people year has just been so much better. coming back were either here in It’s been better than we could’ve school when I was, their chilever imagined. We’re definitely dren now are in school or their lucky that we are in this location grandchildren are in school,” and that we have such a great fan Townsend said. “So, you get all base that comes to town for all that continuity of relationships the games, especially homecomand legacy. They all come back ing.” to visit. “Also, Campus Corner, which this area is called and has news.ed@ocolly.com
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mobile, they welcomed the crowd of hundreds by singing their famous songs. After performing hit songs such as “Soul Man,” Continued from 1A Aykroyd and Belushi went into the store, signed autoBrothers Coughy Shop graphs, took pictures with on Hall of Fame Avenue fans and told them about the Monday to promote their benefits of their product. new cannabis strain, which is “We just arrived, we’re appropriately named “Blues having a ball, we got up Brothers.” on stage, we’re singing the They have promoted songs and most importantly, this new product across the we’re meeting great medical country this past year. For patients,” Belushi told The Aykroyd, being able to proO’Colly. mote cannabis so freely has Monte Lode, manager been shocking. of Bud Brothers, said this “We had the cooperawas an important event for tion of the sheriffs to bring us his store – which opened in to a cannabis shop in a state early 2021. that had some of the harsh“We wanted them to est laws against cannabis reach out and come and meet in the world,” Aykroyd told our patients,” Lode told the The O’Colly. “Thank God Stillwater Newspress. for progress, thank God for When asked if all OSU sanity.” students should buy their Before they arrived, a new cannabis strain, Aykroyd Blues Brothers tribute band made his pitch. from Texas entertained the “If they’re of age, then crowd with songs, jokes and absolutely,” Aykroyd said. games. When Aykroyd and Belushi exited the Bluesnews.ed@ocolly.com
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Branson Evans Jim Belushi (pictured) and Dan Aykroyd stopped in Stillwater to promote their new cannabis strain.
Oklahoma State’s Dining Services is responsible for providing a key aspect of the college experience to students, the food. However, labor shortages, which have recently been affecting businesses across the country, have made the job of University dining services more challenging. Many students may have noticed periodic closures and limited hours of restaurants across campus such as North Dining’s Zest, the Student Union’s Johnny Rockets and Kerr Drummond’s Linguetti’s. Vedda Hsu, dining services director, and Scott McCollum, assistant director, said this year brought on new challenges requiring them to come up with more creative solutions. “It’s staffing issues,” McCollum said. “It’s supply issues as well. It’s falling under both categories.” One of the solutions Hsu and McCollum have implemented is alternating the weeks North Dining’s Noodle-U and Zest are open.
Habbie Colen Some dining options are alternating weeks to allow services to maintain reasonable hours while providing different dining options.
This allowed dining services to maintain reasonable hours while still providing students with variety from week to week. “Our goal is to have as many options open as we can so we just kind of have to be inventive,” McCollum said. Dining services utilizes a variety of workers to execute operations which includes employees that are full-time, temporary, or current students. Unfortunately, this year, Hsu and McCollum have had a difficult time recruiting employees of all types. Even with
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a change in their recruiting strategy since last spring and a hiring fair. “As of today, we still have 10-15 (full-time) positions that we haven’t filled,” Hsu said. Hsu explained recruiting student workers has been just as hard even though they increased the hourly pay rate for students to $8.50 and offer meal vouchers which cover students’ meals during their shifts.
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The FDA authorized booster shots from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J), also, people can choose a different FDAauthorized booster from their original inoculation. Or a “mix and match” approach. Individuals who are fully vaccinated with two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine must wait six month to receive Moderna’s booster shot. People who took the single dose J&J vaccine, need to wait two months to get the J&J booster. Janet Woodcock, acting FDA Commissioner, said in a statement to protect and against COVID-19 disease, availability of boosters
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Burns and Ann Hargis are remaining active on Oklahoma State’s campus.
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However, the COVID-19 pandemic slowed their calendar and provided a glide path for the world of retirement. “So, not having events at night is not new, we’ve experienced it (from the pandemic),” Burns said. “I think Ann’s cooked more than when our kids were little.” “Or ever,” Ann said. It has been a few months since their graduation, Ann said they were in dress rehearsal and now they are in ‘the big show.’ In their retirement, the couple took a longer vacation in Taos, New Mexico, something they could not do before because they had to be
back before school started. On the trip, Burns and Ann mountain biked on electric bikes and started golfing again - an activity they have ignored for 13 years. “And it shows,” Burns said. Although their post-graduation schedule offers more free time to spend with family and restart hobbies, like Burns’ playing jazz piano, the couple is remaining active in the life of the university. “Like a bad penny, (we) just keep turning up,” Burns said. For Ann, staying a part of OSU’s Pet Therapy program, a program which she helped start during her time as the first cowgirl, offers an excuse to be back on campus. Burns said, the new OSU Hargis Leadership Institute, an organization aiming to empower student leaders which launched this week, is fun. Although the couple has officially retired, they are finding
their way in this new chapter of life. “I think you recreate the person you are anyway,” Ann said. “Neither one of us are going to sit still, so we’re jumping around.” In addition to still being active on campus, the OSU community will see the Hargis’ in front of the Sea of Orange Parade as the grand marshals for the centennial celebration of the America’s Greatest Homecoming. Although the couple was intended to be the marshals, last year, events were canceled due to the pandemic. The couple said being grand marshals is an honor and staying active in the university is ingrained in them. “It’s like I tell people, it’s almost like you never leave,” Anne said. “It’s like this is a part of who you are and just, it feels good.”
Scheduling for student workers is done by the semester and is designed to allow students to fit working for dining services between classes and extracurricular activities. Hsu said there are opportunities for students to take leadership positions on their teams. Hsu said not only are these positions good opportunities to build leadership skills, but they also pay $9.50 an hour instead of the base rate of $8.50. “We have a lot of discussion within our team on how to spread the word to make students aware,” Hsu said. Supply and labor shortages are hitting dining services because all operations are maintained without general university funding. Every dollar students spend on university dining goes into keeping Dining Services up and running all across campus. “It is truly based on whatever students pay and we manage everything just like a regular outside business,” Hsu said. If you are interested in a position with University Dining Services, you can apply here at union.okstate.edu/employment news.ed@ocolly.com
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OSU horse judging team wins national championship news.ed@ocolly.com
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Eleven students on the Oklahoma State horse judging team and their assistant coach drove 14 hours on Oct. 9 in the hopes all their hard work would pay off. The OSU horse judging team won the All Quarter Horse Congress on Oct. 13. The team is made up of in-house students, students attending OSU all four years and transfer students from junior colleges who have been judging horses through their college. The preparation for something this big is different for everybody, but all of the team members did small weekly practices over the summer separately, and the real practices started a week before the fall semester started and happened three times a week. The team is in charge of judging different horse classes. The team is in charge of judging different classes. After they place the classes they give what’s called oral reasons. Reasons are a 2-minute speech justifying why they placed the way they did. It’s a composite of how they assess the horses, as well as their ability to speak and represent their decision. Not everyone knows about the OSU horse judging team, Megan Newlon explained how the team works. “As a member of the horse judging team, we judge various halter and performance classes, and our scores are compared to an official judge,” Newlon said. “The closer we judge to the official, the better our score will be for the class. Our scores are tallied both as an individual as well as a team in performance, halter, and reasons categories.”
Oklahoma State’s horse judging team won the All Quarter Horse Congress in Ohio.
Rachel Scott, the team’s assistant coach and a graduate student at OSU has been a horse judge since she was 14 and an assistant coach since 2018. Scott and Dr. Cooper, the team’s coach, said they make it their priority to develop a good relationship with their students and encourage them to succeed. “We try to cultivate and develop a good relationship with our students, and help them with whatever they need,” Scott said. “We get really close to them. The Ohio championship is a huge international show. They were so excited winning this championship, it made them believe even more in themselves and see that they could do it.” Elizabeth Hokit, is earning dual degrees in agricultural communications and animal science and is a part of the OSU horse judging team, which was her goal since she was 10. “The goal motivated me to do my best as a youth
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competitor,” Hokit said. “Winning the All American Quarter Horse Congress was just as exciting as it was satisfying. Seeing all our hard work pay off was very rewarding.” The championship was more than an award for the students who have been dedicating numerous hours of their lives to their passion. “It means everything to see my students succeeding,” Scott said. “I never thought I would be in this position at 23. But as a coach, you just pour your entire energy and effort into these kids in hope that they’ll take something out of it, gain some selfconfidence and on a day that your whole team puts up together and represent the university and the team so well is just rewarding and unmatched. Seeing them succeed is more important than anything else.” news.ed@ocolly.com
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New flowers follow Homecoming Allie Putman Staff Reporter
Don’t Duck with Breast Cancer “Don’t Duck with Breast Cancer” was an event held on OSU’s campus this week.
Stephen Stumpf Staff Reporter
The bright and shining Edmon Low Library fountain has been complemented by an array of pink rubber ducks this past week. The ducks have been added for an event called “Don’t Duck with Breast Cancer,” which promotes breast cancer awareness and honors people that have been diagnosed with the disease. For the event, participants write the names of friends and family members who have battled breast cancer on the ducks before placing them into the fountain. Macy Stokes was in charge of organizing the event and informing curious bystanders about what the event meant for the Oklahoma State community. Stokes said while COVID-19 had caused the cancelation in 2020, the campus was determined to bring it back for 2021. Stoked was determined to get it going again. “We know how important it is to students, faculty and staff, especially as a part of October being breast cancer awareness month,” Stokes said. Hundreds of people have participated in the four-day awareness event. “I have been pleasantly surprised at how many people have
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stopped to get information and write a name on a duck,” Stokes said. “We’ve had almost 200 [participants] in the past three days.” The event serves a variety of purposes including increasing awareness about breast cancer, honoring people that have battled the disease in the past and the present, and promoting individual health for observers. “We’re giving students an opportunity as well as faculty and staff to honor individuals that are close to them that have been impacted by breast cancer,” Stokes said. “As well as providing a space to remind individuals to be proactive in their breast health, reminding males that they can also have breast cancer, and also reminding students, faculty, and staff to be proactive in remembering how prevalent breast cancer is. ”While this year’s event has come to a close, it won’t be the last. Don’t Duck with Breast Cancer has been an annual tradition for more than five years at OSU, and it will be back next year. “The plan is to continue it for as many years as we can, order more ducks, and in the next couple years completely fill the fountain and be able to honor those individuals that have battles and have fought,” Stokes said.
they will use more autumnal colors in the plants,” Terrell said. “I think it’ll make a difference in the environment around us.” Landscape Services Director Steve Dobbs agrees with this and better explains the importance of the formal garden and how these plants impact OSU. “The Formal Garden is one of the most photographed locations on campus,” Dobbs said. “The seasonal color brings added visual attention and creativity to the beauty of the campus; oftentimes as a first impression helping with recruitment sending a subtle message to students, staff, faculty and guests that we care about our campus and invest in the way it looks and their education.” Dobbs not only elaborates on the Formal Garden’s atmosphere purposes but also the garden’s aesthetics. “The Formal Garden not only offers great views of the beautiful campus architecture and creative picture opportunities, but also provides the background for many weddings, holiday lights, campus tours, football weekend festivities and student activities,” Dobbs said. Dobbs says the Facilities Management Landscape Services change its list of seasonal plants each season, keeping OSU’s campus enriched with different plants year-round. To learn more about what plants are in the Formal Garden, there are several QR code signs located within the garden. The QR codes will provide information about what plant is located in what spot, and provide a direct link to the Facilities Management Landscape Service website where it lists all the current plants in the garden from the summer up until Homecoming.
New bright orange and stark white blooms will fill Oklahoma State’s gardens after Homecoming ends. On Nov. 1, Oklahoma State’s landscaping services will switch out its seasonal plants in the formal gardens for the fall, winter and early spring seasons. The plants that will be added for the fall, winter and early spring season include: - rye grain, a grass grown as a grain that is a cover and forage crop - orange pansy cats, an attentiongetting mid-size blooms feature a unique “cat face” pattern - pansy inspire plus orange blotch, which has an orange bloom with a dark blotch in the center - pansy inspire plus orange, a pure orange bloom - pansy inspire plus white, a pure white bloom. The colorful plants are installed over the course of several days, after the Homecoming celebration. The same types of flowers will be used in planters and seasonal color beds across campus. They will also be replaced in a week or two after Homecoming this year. Makenzie Terrell, a computer science sophomore, anticipates the installation of the new set of flowers. “I think it will give a different feel for the changing of the season, and maybe news.ed@ocolly.com
Zachary Hunter Oklahoma State’s landscaping services will usher in new fall plants after Homecoming celebrations.
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listening to classic songs and getting to enjoy the fall weather. I also liked walking around and getting to look at all of pumpkins and fall decorations.” The Botanic Garden kicked off Live music and beautiful scenery the Concert in the Garden series in May worked together to create the perfect with a performance from the Red Dirt weekend outing. Rangers. Different artists like Steelwind Families, students and members of and Clifftop have also performed at past the Stillwater community bundled up to concerts. The shows are family-friendly, enjoy Concert In The Garden with The which gives the students a breath of Backup Band at Oklahoma State Univer- fresh air from campus. Chaney Sims said sity’s Botanic Garden on Oct. 15. the concert made her feel like she was at Picnic blankets, fold-out chairs home. and people of all ages covered the gar“Since I’m from Texas, I don’t get den as the Backup Band performed an to go home and see my family as much acoustic and electric set. Attendees also as I would like,” Sims said. “Getting to enjoyed the scenic views of the garden go to an event where it’s not just college and different games like cornhole and students makes me feel like I’m at home. frisbee. The event lasted around two Seeing all of the families enjoying the hours and had guests of all ages in atmusic reminds me of my parents and it’s tendance. just refreshing.” The Backup Band is a local eclecVisitors can view the different tic classic rock cover band. They paid walking trails and native plants the tribute to different artists like David garden has to offer every day from 6 Bowie, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and The a.m. until 8 p.m. Upcoming events at Rolling Stones. While they are a cover the facility include Fallfest, Yoga in the band, their goal is to make each cover Garden and Fire Pit and S’mores. For different from the original song. more information on the garden visit its “Rock music is something I’ve website at www.botanicgarden.okstate. grown up around, so I was excited to edu. hear all of the music,” junior Trent Wilhelm said. “There’s nothing better than entertainment.ed@ocolly.com
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It goes without saying that TikTok would not be what it is today without the shopping content produced on the app. Fashion hauls, skincare hauls, room decor and grocery hauls have taken over the platform. People love to see what others have bought. Go on TikTok and immediately you will see videos of people showing off their $500 Shein haul or trying the latest products from Sephora. It is natural to see items that other people bought and be curious about them. It is even more natural to see these items and want to buy them yourself. However, this is where the problem begins. There is a deeper, darker side to those seemingly “harmless” hauls and trends on TikTok: over shopping and creating a faster buying cycle. Shopping TikTok thrives on people constantly showing off the latest and greatest items they just purchased. Best items on Amazon that you did not know you needed, $1,000 Zara
hauls, or the latest home decor campaign from Anthropologie are just some of the things you will see; constantly showcasing all the new items you can buy within minutes. This causes users to consistently buy new items just because they saw it on TikTok first, which results in consumerism and more waste. Consumerism, or the idea that the constant consumption of
“People are constantly buying new products, using it, then immediately discarding them once something better becomes in vogue.” new products is good, thrives on TikTok due to hauls. Thus making fast fashion brands, like Shein, Boohoo, Zara and H&M, favorites on TikTok. People can buy lots and lots of items, pay little for them and immediately show them off on their TikTok. Thus encouraging other users to buy them. This is a never ending cycle. Another negative influence that TikTok has on the shopping world is the ability to make things
wildly popular overnight. Lots of today’s fashion is all thanks to TikTok. Trends such as the “coconut girl aesthetic,” claw clips for your hair, Y2K clothing and crochet are just some of the trends that have TikTok to thank for making them popular. The ability to make something trendy overnight speeds up an already lightning fast fashion cycle. People are constantly buying new products, using it, then immediately discarding them once something better becomes in vogue. This, as we all know, has drastically dangerous repercussions for our planet. Overconsumption of goods and then the eventual discarding of those products is a huge polluter of the planet. The need to constantly buy, buy and buy will just end up killing our environment in the long run. Now do not get me wrong, TikTok is a fun app that connects users from all over the world and allows people to express themselves however they like. I would be lying to you if I said that I have never sat down and enjoyed scrolling videos. However, the overconsumption that it encourages, our attitude toward consumerism, and the negative impact that has on our environment is something that cannot be ignored.
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tions, while still having fun and making some of the best college memories,” the philanthropy committee said. “To see the freshmen get so involved shows that this tradition is so long-standing for a Continued from 1A reason.” Freshman Follies consisted of 13 Freshman Follies has been running shows and casts. Unlike other years, since last Wednesday and the check was every pairing made the show, therefore presented at the end of the last show on raising more money ultimately as there Saturday. were more organizations involved. “We felt so accomplished to see OSU men’s basketball coach, Mike the total. It was so rewarding to know Boynton was there to accept the check that the countless hours that we put into on behalf of Oklahoma State’s branch of shows, go back to something so great. Coaches versus Cancer. That is what makes shows so special to “OSU is the leader (against other everyone involved,” said the philanthropy colleges) in Coaches Versus Cancer,” committee. Boynton announced on stage to the FolFor the show itself, the audience lies crowd. seemed to be impressed by the producThe fundraising happened through tions consisting of the hard work the efforts at local restaurants, ticket sales, freshman and the directors have put into donations from families and change colcreating the eight-minute arrangements. lection at the shows. The show was not only what it was The next Greek show is Varsity Rebecause of the performers, but because of vue which raises money for Coaches vs. the dozens of steering members behind Cancer as well as United Way. The OSU the production. Basketball team will continue to raise “The best part about follies is see- money for Coaches Versus Cancer. ing Greek life come together and get so competitive to raise the most amount of entertainment.ed@ocolly.com money we can for different organiza-
The women of Delta Delta Delta and the men of Farmhouse perform their Follies show.
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The women of Kappa Delta and the men of Beta Theta Pi perform their Follies show.
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Cowgirls defeat Sooners for second time this season After an injury to the Sooners goalkeeper, it took only four seconds for OSU to get on the board by way of a Grace Yochum goal on a pass into the box from defender Kim Rodriguez. The CowCalif Poncy girls had a few other chances Staff Reporter throughout the half but found them unsuccessful and took a For the second time 1-0 lead into halftime. this season, Oklahoma State And then the offense and Oklahoma renewed their came alive again to start the annual rivalry on the soccer second half, as only eight field. minutes into the half, MeThis time, the Cowgirls gan Haines put the ball in 3-2 win counted in Big 12 the back of the net to give play. the Cowgirls a 2-0 lead. The
Sooners scored to make it interesting in the 75th minute, and then again to tie it in the 81st. The first overtime proved to be fruitless for both teams, despite OU having a goal bounce off the top post and out. And in the most dramatic fashion possible, off a deflected ball, freshman Samiah Phiri tipped it into the goal to give the Cowgirls a 3-2 win. sports.ed@ocolly.com
Alicia Young Grace Yochum (pictured) scored the Cowgirls first goal and the Cowgirls beat OU 3-2.
Unfazed
Presley keeps it cool
Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter
Dramatic Detour Brandon Weeden played a big part in the Cowboys’ win in the Fiesta Bowl and success in the 2011 football season.
Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor In the sixth installment of a seven-part series, The O’Colly is looking back at the 2011 Oklahoma State football season, widely recognized as the best season in OSU history. The Bedlam celebration didn’t last long. A day after winning the first Big 12 title in school history Oklahoma State’s 2011 football team gathered in the team room of Boone Pickens to watch the final BCS standings revealed. OSU was No. 3 before putting a beatdown on in-state rival Oklahoma in a resumé defining win, but the Cowboys (11-1) national championship hopes were now in the hands
of the BCS. Hopes were high. The decision came down to the Cowboys or the Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) for the spot to take on LSU in the BCS title game. The two teams flaunted impressive resumés. Both teams carried just one loss, Alabama to LSU, in a 9-6 sleeper, and OSU to Iowa State. Both teams flaunted premier offenses while maintaining talented defenses. The decision was going to be difficult, it could’ve gone either way. It went the way of the Crimson Tide, but barely. “We came close,” Brandon Weeden said. 0.0086 points was all that separated OSU and that No. 2 spot in the rankings. “That was frustrating because we felt that even though we lost one game we should’ve been in the National Championship. I think in all the categories we killed them,” offensive lineman
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Sophomore receiver Brennan Presley trotted over to his sideline after short-arming a throw that, if completed, could have gone for a touchdown. The conversation that took place after was telling. The double pass play, called in Oklahoma State’s 32-24 victory against Texas, was set up perfectly. Quarterback Spencer Sanders turned to his right immediately after receiving the snap. Presley caught the ball and turned back to his left, firing the return pass at Sanders who had blockers and open grass in front of him. Except the pass didn’t find Sanders. It found the grass in front of him. “We had a good play, a throw back to the quarterback, when he threw a poor pass,” coach Mike Gundy said. “We might have scored on that play, so it was kind of a big deal.” Presley did not receive a berating or have to apologize to a position coach when he trotted to the sideline. Instead, he cracked a joke with quarterback coach Tim Rattay. See Unfazed on 2B
Lane Taylor said. “We really thought that we deserved it. I think a little politics kicked in there and they got their LSU and Alabama rematch.” Even though many on the team thought they should be heading to New Orleans for the BCS title game, instead, they were playing a week before in the Tostito Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. “Whenever the news came out, I looked at the face of everybody in that room and you could see the disappointment because we really felt that we were the best team in the country,” defensive back Yves Batoba said.
The Fiesta Bowl appearance was the first “New Year’s Six” bowl appearance in school history. “We found out we were third in the country, but we were still excited and got to play in a great bowl game. It wasn’t meant to be, it’s just kind of the way it happened, ‘’ quarterback Brandon Weeden said. “You’re still the third ranked team in the country. You’re still playing in a BCS bowl game, which no OSU team has ever done. There’s still a lot to play for.” See Detour on 3B
Abby Cage Presley (above) is one of the most unshakable players on the Cowboys.
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OSU’s Warren stealing the show 3 players to watch OSU vs. Iowa State Davis Cordova Staff Reporter
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Cole Birmingham Oklahoma State offensive lineman Cole Birmingham has a tough task, stopping one of the best defensive ends in Will McDonald IV. McDonald has 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles on the season. In order for the Cowboys to leave Ames undefeated, Birmingham will need to limit McDonald. Xavier Hutchinson Iowa State senior wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson is the Cyclones’ leading receiver through six games. In ISU’s two losses against Iowa and Baylor, Hutchinson was kept under wraps, combining for seven receptions and 66 yards. Hutchinson getting the ball or not will be a key part of the outcome of the game. Malcolm Rodriguez In every game this season, linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez has played a huge role in OSU’s 19thranked defense while leading the team in total tackles at 59. Rodriguez will need to keep pace and play like himself in order for the Cowboys to win in Ames.
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Iowa State’s only two losses of the season have come in the two games the Cyclones have allowed more than 20 points.
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Coach Mike Gundy on receiver Brennan Presley playing in heavily anticipated games
“You could take him out of here and go put him on down there for the Dallas Cowboys, and he wouldn’t care. He’d just go play. That’s just the type of personality he has.”
Ben Hutchens Digital Editor OSU receiver Brennan Presley knew something in the spring few Cowboy football fans knew. Jaylen Warren is ‘that dude.’ A redshirt senior who transferred from Utah State in the spring, Warren has taken over the Cowboy offense. In his last four games, Warren has averaged 165 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Presley said he knew Warren was ‘that dude’ in spring practices, when Warren displayed his jump cutting ability and vision. It took two games for Warren to distinguish himself from a deep Cowboy running back room. After getting only 20 carries in his first two games, Warren saw his workload increase to an average of 32 carries a game. He has been made the focus of the OSU offense. “The stuff that he is doing is not a shock to me or a surprise to anyone. He comes out there and works extremely hard every single day,” Presley said. Coach Mike Gundy said Warren has not missed an optional Sunday lift yet. Even after receiving punishment all Saturday long, Warren can be found each Sunday afternoon building his body and each Sunday night running with the team. According to Presley, Warren even finishes top five in the team sprints. “(With) the beating that he takes, I would still be in bed,” Presley said. “I mean, if anybody needs Sunday off, it’s (Warren),” Gundy said. “So, you have a somewhat rare occurrence of a young man that’s his age, living in this world, who is just thankful for every-
Unfazed... Continued from 1B “(Presley) was over there on the bench and Rattay walked by, and (Presley) was kind of in a somewhat comical frame of mind for a second,” Gundy said. “Presley was like, ‘Hey I need you to work with me on my throwing next week, man.’” Presley’s humor was well received by coaches and teammates. Joking about the emerging receiver’s one-hopper continued after the Cowboys clawed out of a 14-point deficit to upset the Longhorns. “If the outcome would have been different, they probably wouldn’t have laughed, but I’m glad they laughed because we won,” Presley said. OSU practiced the play doz-
Abby Cage After transferring from Utah State in the spring, Jaylen Warren took over the OSU backfield.
thing they have and unselfish and just glad to be doing what they’re doing.” Just as in spring practices, the things Warren does do not go unnoticed by teammates. His example sets the tone for the rest of the Cowboys. “We all look up to (Warren),” Presley said. “So when other guys see him lifting it kind of like clicks in your mind ‘if he’s out there after what he did then I can get myself out of bed and stop being lazy and go out there and lift.”
Warren is fresh off a 193yard rushing performance where he outgained Texas’ nationally lauded running back Bijan Robinson. Gundy said after the game he would be surprised if Warren didn’t play on Sundays. Not bad for a player only a handful of Cowboy fans could name before last spring. “He’s humble, he’s unselfish, he loves his teammates, he’s durable…we’re fortunate that he’s a part of our program,” Gundy said.
ens of times leading up to breaking out the creative call in game. Presley routinely executed it perfectly in practice, but throwing a pass feels different in Royal-Memorial Stadium than the Sherman E. Smith Center. “It is just so much different in the game,” Presley said. In practice I’m like, ‘OK, I have time.’ I got in the game, he called a play, and I caught it and all I wanted to do get it out as fast as I could. I don’t want to get sacked.” Gundy said the 5-foot-8 speedster has a happy-go-lucky personality. Not a lot fazes the young wide receiver, even messing up on a play he knows he can do. Perhaps it has something to do with Presley’s football past. His high school, Bixby, is one of the biggest in Oklahoma. Presley won a state championship his senior year in a college stadium, and completed a pass for the Spartans.
Gundy said the exposure Presley had as a high school star helped with his ability to play unphased football as a sophomore in college. But he also said Presley would play the same at any level. “You could take him out of here and go put him on down here for the Dallas Cowboys, and he wouldn’t care,” Gundy said. “He’d just go play. That’s just the type of personality he has.” Presley has found plenty of success at OSU. His short-armed pass was the opposite of successful. Regardless of how Presley is playing, it might not matter. Gundy said he just goes with the flow. “I try not to dwell on one thing,” Presley said. “Even when you miss a pass and stuff…even though I missed the pass we still have two more downs. I’m not going to pout.”
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Jaylen Warren vs Cyclone run defense Running back Jaylen Warren has been the focal point of OSU’s offense ever since he took over as the starter against Boise State. Warren has been a force to be reckoned with, but the Cyclone rush defense leads the Big 12 and they have yet to allow a rusher to go over 100 yards. If the Cowboys want to come home from Ames with a win, Warren must break this trend.
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Can OSU stop Breece Hall? A week after the Cowboys were forced to deal with Texas running back Bijan Robinson, OSU faces Cyclone standout Breece Hall. After a slow start to the season, Hall has picked up where left off, rushing for 100+ yards every game of Big 12 play. The Pokes must look to make ISU one dimensional and force them to attack from the air.
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Establishing the receiving game The key to opening holes for the before mentioned Warren is getting the Iowa State defense to respect the passing attack. Against Texas, the Cowboys were largely stymied until the 4th quarter, and then the playbook opened up, the passing game was a lot more successful and Warren exploded. Against a Cyclone defense that could run circles around that of Texas, OSU must establish the pass in order to find offensive success.
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Continued from 1B Despite the emotions of not being selected for the national championship the Cowboys were locked in to take on Stanford. “Sometimes we feel like we got robbed from it, but we had a great coaching staff that year and they kept our heads in it,” defensive back Brodrick Brown said. “I think we should’ve been playing in (the national championship), but that’s life. We just had to deal with it. We all know the outcome of that game.” Stanford was 11-2 and had Andrew Luck, the eventual No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, leading them into battle at the quarterback position. A good quarterback wasn’t anything new for the 2011 Cowboys. “The Heisman winner came (into Stillwater) and got destroyed. Let’s do the same thing against the guy who is going to be the No. 1 pick and show that we belong,” Batoba said. The matchup was going to be difficult between two schools that had never played before, but the Cowboys were ready to cap off their season with a big win. “I think a little bit (of a chip on the shoulder),” Taylor said. “It was awesome going to a BCS bowl game. It was pretty cool to make history like that. That Andrew Luck kid was pretty decent, we knew we had our hands full with Stanford.” Before kickoff, even though they were grateful, the Cowboys still had a chip on their shoulder to show that they were going to show that the BCS was wrong. “That entire trip to Arizona even though we loved being in Scottsdale the whole time we were like, ‘Man we are good enough to compete with anybody,’” Batoba said. “If we weren’t going to get to show it there we had to show it (in the Fiesta Bowl).” The game kicked off, and shockingly, in the first quarter it was dominated defensively. Finally, with 4:16 left in the first quarter Ty Montgomery broke the scoreless tie on a 53-yard pass from Luck. Then Stanford running back Jeremy Stewart broke a 24-yard run for a touchdown early in the second quarter. The Cowboys all of a
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Courtesy of OSU Athletics Two weeks removed from missing a controversial field goal against Iowa State, Quinn Sharp (kicking) won the Fiesta Bowl for the Cowboys.
sudden trailed 14-0. It was just the second time all season the Cowboys had trailed by 14 or more points. The deficit didn’t last long with 8:50 left in the second quarter Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon, as they had done many times over the course of the season, connected for a long touchdown to get on the board. Then two minutes and 31 seconds later OSU knotted up the game at 14 on another long touchdown pass from Weeden to Blackmon. From there the game was back-and-forth with the Cowboys scoring with 27 seconds left in the first half to tie the game at 21. The second half began and it was more of the same. Punches kept being thrown from both sides. At the end of the third quarter Stanford held the seven point lead over the Cowboys. After some more trading blows, Joseph Randle evened the game at 38 with 2:35 left in the game, but the game was still far from over. With three seconds left on the play clock Cardinal kicker Jordan Williamson lined up for a 35-yard field goal, which would’ve given the win to Stanford. Williamson had made one of his two attempts so far in the game, but carried the resume of a successful kicker. Williamson made contact with the ball and the ball was on its way.
OSU’s 11 win season was in the balance of a player not on the Cowboys roster, the season could’ve ended right there, Weeden and Blackmon’s careers as Cowboys could’ve ended in a lose but the kick missed. The field goal was wide left and time expired with a tie on the scoreboard, so overtime would decide the winner. The Cardinal got the ball first. The Cowboys defense had held strong against a talented offense and kept it that way. The Stanford score was back in the hands of Williamson this time from 43-yards, his longest attempt of the day. Williamson booted the ball in the direction of the yellow uprights, and for the third time on that 2011 night he missed wide left. The Fiesta Bowl win was within the sites of the Cowboys; they just needed a field goal. Quinn Sharp had the win in his hands he just needed to make a 22-yarder, which he did. The celebration was when the Cowboys had their first BCS win in school history in their first try. The Cowboys were 12-1, and made countless marks in history with their memorable 2011 season. “That ended up being an epic game that a lot of people remember,” Taylor said. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Secret addition to national spotlight the OSU golf brand made its mark of, that I’ve had just kind of come to me out of nowhere. I had wanted to brand it for a long time,” Cameron said. “I kept coming up empty and hadn’t thought of anything. I don’t remember when or where I was but I remember that hashtag kind of popping into my head.” Chris Becker Cameron sat on the hashtag for a Assistant Sports Editor few more days, and then he decided to use it. He doesn’t remember the tweet or the day, but does remember that he It can be found on nearly every didn’t tell OSU golf coach Alan Bratton tweet or graphic about Oklahoma State about it. golf. He just tacked it on at the end of It has quickly risen to prominence the tweet and waited for the response around OSU athletics as a major claim from fans and, most importantly, Bratthat other schools now dispute, but ton. when it started it wasn’t supposed to “I threw it out there, I rememeven be there. ber nervously waiting to see what the Sports information director Ryan response would be,” Cameron said. “It Cameron, who is in charge of the men’s was probably the next day that coach golf and women’s basketball teams, Bratton called me and said, ‘Hey that wanted to add some spice to a tweet hashtag,’ the phone kind of went quiet about the men’s golf team and so he and I got nervous and he said, ‘I loved decided on a hashtag. it, keep using it.’ Simple, yet powerful. “It passed the test there, but I It was ‘#golfschool.’ threw it out there and it stuck.” “It’s funny because I would say The reason was meaningful and that most of my ideas, that I’m proudest mixed around both the golf history at
OSU, but the fan involvement in the sport at OSU as well. “We’re in a unique position where we have a golf program that our fans and the people associated with Oklahoma State follow and they follow our guys on (the PGA) Tour. Golf is important here,” Cameron said. “When I wanted to come up with something, I wanted something that would convey that.” The claim holds a lot of weight, but with golf OSU has a legitimate claim at the title of golf school, although since the arrival of the hashtag other schools followed along trying to claim but OSU touts the resume to back it up. The Cowboys have 11 national championships, 56 conference titles, countless All-Americans and other award winners. “We just take care of our business everyday and continue to represent what (#golfschool) is all about,” coach Alan Bratton said. “We represent the brand, the Swingin’ Pete logo and there’s a lot of history behind that and a lot of players that have came before me and those
that are on our team now. “OSU golf has stood for excellence for a long, long time and its on all of us that we recognize that.” For Eugenio Chacarra, he transferred to OSU, from Wake Forest, because of the prominence of the golf team and because he wanted the best chance to make it to the PGA Tour. “I wanted to be with the best and where the best go,” Chacarra said. The hashtag kept growing and catching more and more recognition with other schools chiming in with the claim and even the OSU women’s team using the tweet as well. The hashtag has even been on belts, headcovers and alignment stick covers at Karsten Creek in Stillwater. “I never thought that it would become that big,” Cameron said. “It was a bold move to try it and I’m really grateful that it paid off and that people have embraced it. That’s been very gratifying to me.”
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Senior sequel
Super seniors elated with return despite shaky season Adam Engel Staff Reporter Hannah Webb, Kim Rodriguez, Gabriella Coleman and Charmé Morgan made a decision. One they didn’t think was possible. In August 2020, because of COVID-19, the NCAA allowed fall student-athletes an extra year of eligibility. The quartet waited and debated over their futures. The group remained undecided on its future throughout the entire 202021 season. With an uncertain job market, and a promising prospect of an experienced team seeking another Big 12 title, a decision to return to Stillwater was made. “Who would’ve thought that we could come back for a whole extra season and play soccer?” Webb said. “I mean nobody gets that opportunity. So, just to be around these girls and be in this environment one more time. I think that I just had to tell myself, ‘Why not do it?’” As of Friday, the group has combined for 284 career starts and seven All-Big 12 honors. Rodriguez is also a two-time AllAmerican. If Hannah Webb never returned, she wouldn’t score her second career goal or fire off shots from distance with close accuracy. “I’m always happy for that kid (Webb),” OSU coach Colin Carmichael said after a 1-1 draw
to Texas A&M on Sept. 12 in which Webb scored. “She’s the heart and soul of our program right now and she’s just been a pleasure for five years. Just amazing.” Webb has been a constant at left wingback for the Cowgirls but will move to Florida in January to begin a new career as a high school math teacher. “I think definitely when I’m 50-years old and looking back I think I will be more than happy that I took this opportunity to play one more season of college soccer,” she said. “It’s a very limited time in your life and you get so many perks and so many amazing opportunities. Why would I want to pass that up? I’ve had no regrets this whole season.” While the Cowgirls have endured stretches of inconsistency in September, its performance in the Big 12 could be identical to last year’s regular season. “It’s just close games,” Cowgirl coach Colin Carmichael said. “You know, if you want to win a championship in the Big 12, you’re going to have to grind out a couple of close wins.” With two matches remaining, Carmichael’s squad, which ranks No. 63 in RPI, needs both wins to increase the chances of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. “To get the opportunity to come play again we’re like yeah, you might as well just take it, enjoy ourselves, play our last games with our teammates and try to win a Big 12 championship or make it to the NCAA Tournament,” forward Gabriella Coleman said.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
Hannah Webb (pictured) is one of four super seniors who returned for an extra season of eligiblity.
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5 takeaways from OSU’s fall ball
Air Evans
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Brianna Evans (pictured) is one of the new editions to the Cowgirl softball team.
Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter Brianna Evans soared into the air, snagged a line drive and slid into second base for a double play. The crowd at Cowgirl Stadium rose to their feet, applauding the athletic feat they beheld. The 5-foot-3 middle infielder’s athleticism was on full display. Evans started all seven games across Oklahoma State’s fall ball schedule, and is among eight freshmen on OSU’s roster. Evans prepared for being a Cowgirl long before her arrival to Stillwater. Evans committed to OSU during her freshman year of high school, saying she loved the campus and community, concluding Stillwater would be her home. Fastforward to her senior year at Red Oak high school, Evans batted .614. Evans got a hit in over 60% of her at-bats throughout her final year of high school. Evan’s high school coach, Jonathan Rogers, believes Evans’ success comes from off the field.
“She was everything you would want from a player,” Rogers said. “First one in, last to leave. She was not afraid of the weight room and work. She attacked the conditioning and weight room like she did on the field. She was always at the school trying to get better.” Evans’ stature may be misleading, as she even competed in official Texas UIL powerlifting events while in high school. Evans placed 13th in the 132-pound weight class as a freshman, which included a 275-pound deadlift and 265-pound squat. Evans was forced to cease her powerlifting career after her freshman year due to an injury, but her athleticism never faded. Evans makes many leaping catches and accelerates on the base paths. Fifth-year senior Sydney Pennington appauls at Evans’ talents. “She is a freak athlete,” Pennington said. “She makes ‘wow’ plays. She has proven to be the stud that everyone knew she was going to be. I’m excited to see her grow in her time at OSU.” OSU coach Kenny Gajewski became aware of Evans’ skills, but said he is excited to watch her grow. “She is just really good,” Gajewski said. “She is a special kid, a really good hitter and gets on base.
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She plays really good defense. Our girls really like her, and I’m just really impressed with her game.” Gajewski’s excitement is not exclusive, as Pennington likewise admires Evans. “I love her,” Pennington said. “She is a great person, very mature on and off the field. She’s gonna do really well for us this year and produce a lot of runs. Someone we are going to depend on. She is already really good and is going to grow and learn from here.” Coach Rogers said he expects Evans to contribute to OSU’s push for a Women’s College World Series. “I believe in Bri,” Rogers said. “They have great coaches at OSU to put her in the best position for her to succeed. I have no doubt in my mind she can do anything and I have confidence in her and the coaching staff.” Evans is prepared for the challenge, and similarly to her effort in the weightroom, she said she is ready to go all in. “It is just about developing and keeping a strong mindset,” Evans said. “Every day I have to do my best on the field. It is an everyday challenge. I wake up and I try to be my best self and be better than who I was yesterday.”
Talented pitching rotation Junior pitcher Kelly Maxwell and transfer Morgan Day combined for 41 innings pitched, 78 strikeouts and allowed five hits across the seven game stretch. Underclassmen pitchers Tatum Clopton and Savannah Evans each received significant innings in the circle as well. The pitching staff held its opponents to a combined five runs covering the fall schedule, for a combined ERA of 0.64. Defense wins championships Gajewski said he articulated the importance of defense throughout fall ball. The starting lineup often did not change, however during the scrimmages players rotated to different positions around the diamond and in the outfield. Collectively, the defense committed four errors across the 70 innings played. Offense also wins championships OSU scored 108 runs on 116 hits over the seven fall games. OSU scored more than 20 runs in three games. Facing in-game pitches against opposing teams will help OSU prepare for the spring season. New girls on campus Oklahoma State added eight new freshmen and two transfers to the 2021 roster. The aforementioned Day from Illinois State asserted herself into the Cowgirls rotation, and Morgyn Wynne from Kansas filled the hole at first base. Freshman Brianna Evans started every game for the Cowgirls at second base, creating a position battle with Karli Petty. Two-way talent Tatum Clopton pitched a consistent number of innings, and belted a grand-slam in her first game. Hailey Kastl, Tatum Sparks and Maggie Herdejurgen each received playing time as bench bats for the Cowgirls. Championship expectations OSU retained four seniors for a fifth season, and added 10 additional players to the roster. The Cowgirls said they believe the experience and talent in the dugout will allow them to return to Oklahoma City in the summer.
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‘Ted Lasso’ through the eyes of a college soccer team Ben Hutchens Digital Editor
So many people were bugging him, Colin Carmichael didn’t have a choice. He had to watch “Ted Lasso”. “I didn’t have Apple TV for the longest time, I was like, ‘whatever,’ you know, and then so many different people were talking about how funny it was I just broke down and got Apple TV and watched it and now look forward to it,” Carmichael said. Carmichael, the Oklahoma State soccer coach, has been obsessed with the sport his entire life. It was natural for him to enjoy the fictitious TV show about an American football coach from Kansas, Ted Lasso, moving to Europe to coach a professional soccer team. But being a soccer fan isn’t a requirement to enjoy the show, because there is more to it than just sports; just ask Carmichaels’ binge buddy, his wife Stacie. “My wife and I actually watch it and so I was surprised that she liked it because she’s not into sports and soccer so much, but again (Ted Lasso) is not really about soccer, it’s just kind of the backdrop,” Carmichael said. The personal side of the show is also what drew OSU forward Grace Yochum in. In fact, she said her favorite character is Keely Jones, a model and PR consultant who is as far from a professional athlete as possible. “That’s what’s so weird about it,” Yochum said. “But I just think her wit, and she doesn’t really care what anybody thinks, and she’s still herself…I think that’s pretty cool. I wish I could be like that.” The actors playing professional soccer players are paid to play eccentric characters, not play a cross into the box from 30 yards away. Some of the soccer scenes make Carmichael cringe a little, who knows a ball seen barreling past a
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OSU soccer coach Colin Carmichael looks forward to new episodes of ‘Ted Lasso’.
goalkeeper was actually poorly struck. If the backdrop of the show is soccer, and the backbone is the interpersonal relationships, the pizzazz is humor, something Jason Sudeikis, who plays Lasso, has no shortage of. Carmichael said he enjoys the funny sayings and quirkiness of Lasso and watches it for that rather than to develop next week’s game plan. In the show, Lasso architects a trick play called ‘The Lasso Special,’ where his team lined up in a formation akin to American football and ran a ‘play’ that resulted in a goal. “I don’t think any of those (trick plays) are going to work,” Carmichael said. “Yeah, I wasn’t like taking notes and putting them in for OSU soccer, they were a little bit extreme. Maybe we could try, it be entertaining at least.” Finding things to smile about in the midst of a massive culture shock is
something the real-life soccer coach, Carmichael, was forced to do. He moved from Airdrie, Scotland, to Houston, Texas, when he was 11 after his dad found a new job. “I think it’s really funny to watch, you know, an American guy from the Midwest, trying to figure out English terminology; That part is funny to us, because (we’re) British,” Carmichael said. Carmichael said he will think back to his days playing college soccer at South Alabama or professionally with the Tulsa Roughnecks when he watches the show, seeing former teammates embodied in the characters. “Every men’s team has a Jamie Tartt, where it’s just he’s looking in the mirror, he’s got a little headband on, he’s got to look sharp and (is) a prima donna who wants to do all the cool stuff and very selfish,” Carmichael said.
“I think they obviously make it a little more dramatic for TV to make more interesting, but in the locker room there’s always going to be those type of personalities,” Yochum said. Two seasons deep into the show, Carmichael can’t figure out which character he best embodies. He said in his mind he probably sees himself as the leader and captain, but in his former teammates’ minds he is the prima donna who wanted all the glory and the goals. Carmichael knows the one character he isn’t. “I’m definitely not Ted Lasso,” Carmichael said. And Yochum is thankful for it. “I think I would kind of get annoyed of his sarcasm and all the jokes,” Yochum said. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Critical collision Hefty implications for OSU ahead Cyclones game Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter Oklahoma State and Iowa State traveled different paths to the midway point of the season. OSU is undefeated and ranked in the top 10, ISU has two losses and now the teams collide in an important Big 12 matchup. The Cowboy’s enter the game undefeated at 6-0. A victory would put OSU at nine straight wins since the end of last season — the longest streak for OSU since 2015. The hot start has been noticed. “The respect factor we have for coach (Mike) Gundy, for their team … very talented in the skill positions, very talented on the defensive side of the football,” ISU coach Matt Campbell said Tuesday. “Really well-coached football team that we have a lot of respect for.” Only four times in the Mike Gundy era have the Cowboys reached 7-0. They look to make it a fifth time on Saturday against an ISU team that is in the middle of a disappointing stretch. Picked second in the Big 12 preseason poll, Campbell’s Cyclones had expectations to reach the Big 12 Championship for the second consecutive year. Whispers of a run to the College Football Playoff were audible, but quickly squashed. After picking up an early nonconference loss to rival Iowa, Baylor upset ISU at home. The Cowboys enter Ames as one of two Big 12 teams, with Oklahoma, wielding the most valuable rankings weapon possible — a zero in the loss column. As the season creeps along and the Big 12 standings start to weigh on people’s minds, the value of keeping a spotless conference record intact intensifies. “You just look at, in our league right now, it looks like with the quarterback
change, Oklahoma is playing really well right now,” Gundy said. “And I’m sure they’re ranked really high. And then the other teams, everybody’s just kind of playing like each other. There’s not a lot of difference for the most part for the majority of the conference.” Entering Ames has proven to be a difficult situation for even good teams in recent years. OSU has been tabbed as the underdog. The Cowboy defense that ranks at or near the top of the Big 12 in almost every defensive metric will be tested by quarterback Brock Purdy, running back Breece Hall and tight end Charlie Kolar — the strong offensive trio of ISU upperclassmen. Mike Gundy said he has respect for the program the Cyclones have built up north. “These guys are in the right spot all the time, and they have been for a number of years,” Gundy said. “They live in their own box. They have a good idea of what they’re good at, and that’s what they press on.” Despite the different direction both teams are headed in, there will not be a lack of motivation for either team Saturday. An Iowa State win would bump the Cyclones toward their early-season perch atop the Big 12 hierarchy, and with a headto-head win over OSU, keep everything in play concerning a conference championship. If the Cowboys win, a top-two conference finish starts to feel like a legitimate possibility. OSU has not made the conference championship game in Arlington, Texas since the game was reinstated but everything would be set up for the Cowboys to revisit AT&T Stadium if they avoided an upset. The game Saturday is a turning point for both teams. The team that wins continues to align itself with Campbell’s archetype of a conference champion. “I still think it’s a team that can stay together, the team that’s got the ability to overcome adversity and have the maturity to continue to grow and get better,” Campbell said. “I think it’ll be the teams that are playing the best at the end of the season that probably will be the last ones standing.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
Courtesy of OSU Athletics Mike Gundy (OSU) and Matt Campbell (ISU) lead their teams into battle for a matchup that could put both teams on different paths depending on the outcome.
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Chris Becker Record:28-14 Last week:4-2 Spread:22-20 Last week: 3-3
Dean Ruhl Record:22-20 Last week:3-3 Spread:25-17 Last week: 3-3
Sudeep Tumma Ben Hutchens Sam Hutchens Record: 27-15 Last week: 5-1 Spread:20-22 Last week:4-2
Record:28-14 Last week:5-1 Spread:20-22 Last week:3-3
Record:27-15 Last week:5-1 Spread: 18-24 Last week:4-2
OSU vs ISU ISU -7.5
OSU 30-17
OSU 31-28
OSU 24-21
OSU 28-12
ISU 28-24
WISC vs PUR WISC -3.5
WISC 21-17
PUR 10-7
WISC 31-14
PUR 24-20
PUR 21-17
CLEM vs PITT PITT -3.5
PITT 24-20
PITT 21-20
CLEM 21-20
CLEM 30-21
PITT 31-24
NCST vs MIA NCST -3.5
NCST 31-17
NCST 40-24
NCST 33-17
NCST 35-28
NCST 30-17
KSU vs TTU TTU -1.5
KSU 34-20
KSU 31-24
KSU 30-10
TTU 24-21
TTU 23-17
ORE vs UCLA UCLA -2.5
ORE 27-24
ORE 27-24
ORE 30-20
UCLA 35-27
ORE 41-35
Sudeep Tumma It’s easy to question this 6-0 start given the nature of the close wins. This team isn’t going to blow teams out, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be a formidable force. The Cowboys are built differently from past years. They’re going to play deliberately, run the ball and stand tall on defense. But most importantly, both sides of the ball step up and make plays in the most important moments. That’s the mark of a great team.
Are we still questioning whether OSU is legitimate or not?
Chris Becker Oklahoma State is 6-0, yes, but I still don’t know what to make of this team and its level of play. It’s not to say the team isn’t good, but to win the Big 12 they have to up the offensive ability to score points. The OSU defense is undeniably great, but the offense is still worrisome with its lack of finishing, slow starts and non-existent third quarters. An all-around game against Iowa State could change my skepticism.
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