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Everybody’s Friend Andrew Steadley leaves lasting impact on OSU community.

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tudents are grieving after the loss of a familiar face from the Oklahoma State University campus.

Andrew Steadley, an agribusiness senior from Bixby, was found dead Friday evening in his home on the 100 block of South Knoblock Street. The cause of death is unknown, according to a Stillwater Police Department media release.

Capt. Kyle Gibbs, SPD public information officer, said police are investigating the incident as an unattended death but are awaiting a report from the state medical examiner.

Steadley, 22, was a senator in the OSU Student Government Association, representing the Off-Campus Student Association.

Last year, he served as the chairman of the committee on student organizations and ran for SGA president, losing to Dillon Johnson.

Johnson said Steadley had a cleanly run presidential campaign in which he valued friendships and fairness more than getting an edge against the opposing side. Steadley connected with people across campus through student government and aimed to invest in others, he said.

“Andrew was one of the most well-known people on campus, and he didn’t try to hide how important SGA

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Deceased Oklahoma State University student Andrew Steadley connected with thousands ofpeople across campus through the Student Government Association and social media. He was an agribusiness senior and SGA senator.

was to him,” Johnson said.

“There’s no other way to describe him, just someone who worked hard and who went after everything they wanted just full force.”

Erica Stephens, an SGA Arts & Sciences senator, said Steadley could often be found in the student government offices working or meeting visitors who came through.

She said she looked up to Steadley when she became a senator last year, as he was an outgoing and knowledgeable leader willing to help anyone.

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Memorial Info Stillwater 7 p.m. Wednesday, location TBA. Bixby 2 p.m. Friday, Life Church south Tulsa campus (7071 E. 121 St. South)

“He thought that (meeting people) was an important part of leadership,” she said. “His main thing with SGA is just wanting to meet everybody on campus so he could be like that voice for the students on a personal level.”

Lee Bird, OSU vice

president of student affairs, said Steadley often visited her office, always wearing a smile and a suit and tie.

“He would talk to anybody anytime, always very welcoming and encouraging to people,” Bird said. “That is his legacy, in my opinion, is that he came to campus and while getting an education really wanted to get involved and encourage other people to get involved.”

Edgar Viveros, an electrical and computer engineering junior, was Steadley’s friend of two years and roommate.

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They first met during Viveros’ freshman year when they lived in Wentz Hall. He said he remembers Steadley as an open person who always had something to talk about, bringing home interesting and wacky stories about his day.

“He was probably the most outgoing person I ever knew,” Viveros said. “He was always a pretty positive person. That’s just something I noticed every day I saw him. He would spend the day out and he would come back and he’d still have a smile on his face.”

Steadley’s brother Ryan Steadley announced on Facebook his family is holding a memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday. The service will take place at the south Tulsa campus of Life Church at 7071 E. 121 St. South in Bixby.

SGA officers are also planning a memorial service for Steadley at 7 p.m.

Wednesday in Stillwater.

The location is still to be decided.

Steadley’s death led to an outpouring of messages and condolences on social media. With 5,000 Facebook friends and about 4,500 Twitter followers, he was an active presence online and on campus.

Johnson said Steadley used social media and SGA as a way to help, encourage and connect with other people.

“He was well-known because he reached out to people and tried to make everyone feel welcome,” Johnson said. “That shows in (the) response after his passing.

“That really (is) what will define, I think, Andrew’s legacy is that he put more stock into the results he had in people’s lives and what the difference he could make than what people thought of him.”

Nuria Martinez-Keel is a multimedia journalism senior from Tulsa. She can be reached at news.ed@ ocolly.com PAGE 2

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remember steadley as more than a senator Stetson P ay n e M a n agin g Editor @ s t e t s o n _ _ pay n e

I’ll always remember my first impression of Andrew Steadley.

It was a senate meeting two years ago where he pulled out a stack of paperwork the size of a physics textbook to give

a report on the Board of Regents. It was far more work than was expected of him, but he did it anyway.

I could write a few thousand words about the man Steadley was, about how much he loved his family and how much he loved Oklahoma State University. He was the first to show up, the last to leave and never short of ideas. It was never about Steadley’s résumé; it was always about other students.

But no matter how much I write or how many good things people will say, you had to know him.

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HE DID IT FOR YOU AND ME! “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” (Is.53:6 NIV) Amazing! God took all of our “going astray;” all our “turning to our own way;” all the evil involved in this, and laid it all on Jesus. How did he do it?

Jesus said, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”(Lu.19:10) He came into the world for this reason.

“But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.” (Gal.4:4-5 NIV) Today is the day when many remember the virgin birth of Jesus; born of a woman. Born under the law (Ten Commandments) to redeem us from the penalty of death of that very law.

of why I work for the O’Colly today. Student Government Association was my first beat at the paper nearly three years ago, having barely written half a dozen stories before my editor signed me up.

I didn’t know much, and it scared me to ask hard questions to upperclassmen and some of the most distinguished students on campus.

I’ll always remember how Steadley treated me when he came to OSU in January 2015. It didn’t matter that I was a rookie, a freshman with little to no reporting experience.

Steadley gave me honest answers and talked to me

For about 3 years, he went about doing good, healing all that were oppressed of the Devil for God was with him.

(Acts.10:38) When the time drew near to return to God, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. (Lu.9:51) There he chose to lay down his life. (Jn.10:17:18) Jesus was crucified! “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree(cross), so that we might die (be free) from sins and live for righteousness(a new life)...”

(1Pet.2:24NIV) Thus Is.53:6, mentioned above, written hundreds of years earlier, was accomplished. He took our sins, that we might be free and inherit eternal life. In the midst of the all the merriment and festivities, we should stop and remember what he did for us. If this truth, or the realization of it, has just now come alive to you, I want to encourage you to open your heart, thank God for what he did for you, and choose to become a follower of Jesus Christ.

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as if I were a professional.

It gave me the confidence I desperately needed as a reporter to ask the tough questions and get answers.

Every so often, I would come back from class to the newsroom to find him sitting at my desk, bending other editors’ ears about what was going on in student government.

Occasionally, I would return the favor and drop in on him at the Campus Life offices. I saw him there a few days ago while I walked back from management class. He was chatting it up and working on something else I know he thought

would make students’ lives better. I should have stopped and talked, but I told myself I would drop in soon to see what his plans were this semester.

It makes me sick to know it would have been the last time.

Why is it we lose the ones who care the most?

It’s always someone who goes out of the way to make others happy, to treat people fairly and change things for the better. Steadley had accomplished so much and befriended so many of us, and now he’s gone far too soon.

The pain of losing Steadley will always be

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there for those who knew him, myself included. I would give up everything to have him waiting at my desk to pitch a story again. There’s an old slang term made famous on a 40-year-old episode of M*A*S*H when it’s revealed Colonel Blake’s plane was shot down.

Abyssinia, I’ll be seeing you, my friend. One day we’ll meet again, and I’ll ask you to stick around afterward for a quote.

Stetson Payne is a multimedia journalism junior from Broken Arrow.

He can be reached at managing.ed@ocolly.com

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SOCIAL MEDIA Reacts TO Andrew STEADLEY’S DEATH @daniel_mcleod_ please pray for the family of this passionate guy. you and your quirky jokes will be missed.

@HandaExpress I can’t believe I just talked to him in the office yesterday. Prayers go out to his close family and everyone who knew this passionate guy.

@richardsjordan Praying for his family andrew was a great guy

@sarah90watson__ So sad for OSU today.

@OKStateProbs Thank you for being a Cowboy, and working so hard to leave Oklahoma State better than you found it.

@rio_blackjack A great friend & the most passionate student I know. Your personality will always be memorable, rest in peace.

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Prayers up for his family.

Good guy, so committed to student governance and serving his peers will be missed so much by so many prayers for his family and many good friends!

@k_plays_ball I am crushed. He was such a hilarious, talented, and passionate guy. He will be incredibly missed.

@Only_A_Chief Wow. Unbelievable.

Prayers to his family!

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Review: ‘Split’ builds tension toward a lacking Ending M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film, “Split,” is a psychological thriller that follows Kevin Crumb (James McAvoy) and his 23 different personalities.

At the beginning of the movie, Crumb captures three teenage girls, Casey, Claire and Marcia, and locks them away until his 24th personality, “the Beast,” arrives.

Crumb visits physicatrist Dr. Karen Fletcher (Betty Buckley) to address the battle taking place in his mind.

Three of his personalities gain the most control over

him: Patricia, Dennis and Hedwig. Kevin’s personalities rotate to control his body and decision making.

Shyamalan’s shot composition helps build the tension extremely well because he uses tight close-ups, which naturally cultivate tension in the audience and, consequently, does most of the leg work for the thriller portion of the movie.

Shyamalan gets perspective shots from the character’s viewpoint, which gives “Split” unique cinematography and builds tension throughout the movie.

Other than Crumb, “Split’s” characters are underdeveloped. Two of the girls captured, Claire and

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M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” follows character Kevin Crumb.

Marcia, are uninteresting and fail to add anything useful to the movie. For most of the film, the two girls are locked in separate rooms from Casey and get little screen time. Casey is

interesting at times, but her limited dialogue leaves the audience with a sense of longing. Casey’s backstory, told by flashbacks, gives her depth that grounds her more than any other

character.

“Split” focuses in part on Dr. Fletcher as she studies Kevin during his personality changes. The film attempts to touch on mental health and how it gets little attention and is often discredited. This portion of “Split” gives the impression of an afterthought and is only briefly mentioned at the beginning. It’s out of place and awkward, and by the end of the movie, these moments are hardly remembered.

As the movie progresses, tension builds well as the much-talked-about “Beast” rears its head and takes control of Kevin. The monster lives up to expecta-

tions.

While “Split” shines at building tension, it ultimately fails at delivering in the final minutes of the film, which spoils the rest of the experience. Rather than rewarding the audience with a quality ending, “Split,” decided to preview a sequel, an unforgivable cinema sin.

Instead of a great start to 2017 movies, I fear audiences will leave with a memory of a disappointing absence of a quality ending.

Ryan Parker is a multimedia journalism senior from Stillwater. He can be reached at rmp@okstate. edu.

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Schafer, Cowboys continue dominance against South Dakota State De kota Gr eg o ry Digital Sports Editor @dekotagregory

Austin Schafer summarized Oklahoma State’s dual against South Dakota State, and the Cowboys’ season thus far, in the last match of the day Sunday.

Schafer pinned Alex Macki in the first period to conclude top-ranked OSU’s 31-9 win against No. 19 SDSU at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Usually wrestling in the last match of the dual at 285 pounds, Schafer’s success has gone unnoticed because of the Cowboys’ (8-0 overall, 3-0 Big 12) dominance in the beginning of duals.

Sunday was no different.

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Austin Schafer went on to pin South Dakota State’s Alex Macki during the dual Sunday in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

before Schafer stepped on the mat. Nolan Boyd put the dual out of reach at 184 pounds with an 18-2 technical fall against Martin Mueller for his 100th career win.

The Cowboys dropped

three matches to SDSU (8-3, 4-1), all of which were upsets. Seth Gross notched the Jackrabbits’ first upset against No. 2 Kaid Brock at 133 pounds. Seventhranked Gross handed Brock his first loss of the season,

6-4, after Brock couldn’t score a takedown at the end.

Kyle Crutchmer and Preston Weigel suffered OSU’s other two losses at 174 and 197 pounds, respectively. No. 5 Crutchmer lost to David Kocer, 7-2, after Kocer scored early near fall points to put Crutchmer in a hole. No. 4 Weigel lost to Nate Rotert in sudden victory, 3-1. Eighth-ranked Rotert scored a takedown with three seconds left in sudden victory to beat Weigel.

“South Dakota State, they wrestle hard and they wrestle tough,” OSU coach John Smith said. “We got tested in a few of them. I thought in several of them, we kind of punched back and took control of a couple

of matches, then a couple of matches we didn’t.”

Despite three losses against ranked opponents, the Cowboys dominated to stay unbeaten, but that was expected from OSU this season. Schafer’s success wasn’t.

“He’s been an added value to our team, just from the standpoint, we didn’t know what to expect,” Smith said. “We didn’t know if we’d be able to win half our matches at heavyweight. All of a sudden, you’ve got a guy that looks like King Kong out there.”

Schafer’s only loss of the season is to seventh-ranked Jacob Kasper of Duke at the Southern Scuffle. His 16-1 record has boosted him to No. 7 in his first year at 285

pounds.

After wrestling most of his career at 197 pounds, Schafer was handed the task of replacing All-American Austin Marsden, a four-year starter for the Cowboys.

“I knew once I was going up to heavyweight that I’d do well there,” Schafer said.

“I just kinda had a feeling.

This was my last year. No matter what weight I was at, regardless, I was gonna push myself and work harder than I had before and leave nothing up to doubt at the end of the year.”

Dekota Gregory is a sports media junior from Locust Grove. He can be reached at ozone@ocolly. com.

Cowgirls fall in season’s first bedlam behind Turnovers, foul trouble N athan Hiatt S ports R ep ort er @ oco llyspo rt s

NORMAN — Although they led for most of the game, the Cowgirls couldn’t muster enough offense down the stretch to hold on and win Bedlam.

Turnovers were the Oklahoma State women’s basketball team’s pitfall in a 68-62 loss to Oklahoma on Sunday in Norman. The Sooners stormed back in the second half, handing the Cowgirls their fourth consecutive defeat.

OSU coach Jim Littell said the 21-9 turnover differential in the Sooners’ favor was the biggest difference in the first of two regular season Bedlam matchups. Littell said the Cowgirls didn’t handle the full-court pressure well.

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Jentry Holt (right) awaits a free throw during Bedlam in the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

“(Turnovers) are the difference in winning in the Big 12 and losing in the Big 12,” Littell said.

Freshman guard Rodrea Echols, receiving the first

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start of her career, committed a game-high seven turnovers.

The Cowgirls didn’t help their case with late-game foul trouble. OSU (12-6

overall, 2-5 Big 12) finished with six players with three or more fouls.

OSU’s Mandy Coleman was set as the primary defender on OU guard Mad-

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die Manning, the Sooners’ second-leading scorer.

When Coleman got into foul trouble and eventually fouled out with more than 7 minutes left, Manning found her opening. Manning said she knew she had the matchup advantage with Coleman on the bench. She said OU coach Sherri Coale and her teammates challenged her.

“Any time they are challenging you like that, you want to step up and do it for them,” Manning said.

Manning finished with 20 points.

In the fourth quarter, as OSU rotated and helped, Manning found herself open from deep. Manning made her third 3-pointer of the quarter with 2 minutes and 44 seconds left, which gave OU (15-5, 6-2) a 62-60 lead. Moments

later, Gabbi Ortiz got a steal. Ortiz slowed down the offense and passed it to Manning, who quickly passed it back to Ortiz as an OSU defender closed out hard. Ortiz gave OU a fivepoint lead on a 3-pointer with barely a minute left.

The Sooners then put the game away with free throws after OSU couldn’t make a shot in the game’s final 30 seconds.

After another defeat, Littell said he wasn’t completely disappointed; he sees the potential.

“I am proud of our team,” Littell said. “I thought we came in and competed very hard.”

Nathan Hiatt is a sports media junior from Lansing, Michigan. He can be reached at nhiatt@okstate. edu.

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