Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Boynton adds Carson, Blunt to basketball staff
Courtney Bay/OSU Athletics The Oklahoma State Cowboys add David Cason and Larry Blunt as assistant coaches Monday.
Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor
Coach Mike Boynton has hired two new assistants to his staff. Boynton hired David Cason and Larry Blunt on Monday as assistant coaches on the Oklahoma State basketball staff. Other staff
moves include Scott Sutton moving to Director of Basketball Administration and restoring Barry Hinson’s analyst position. Cason was most recently at FIU, but also has stops at Texas, North Caro-
lina, Notre Dame and VCU in his 25 years coaching. “When it comes to versatility of experience, it doesn’t get much better than David Cason,” Boynton said. “Coach Cason has coached at every level of college
basketball. He has proven time and time again that he has the ability to connect, recruit, develop, and coach elite players for more than See Boyton on pg.4
OSU releases Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force update Connor Burgan Staff Reporter Oklahoma Statehas announced new changes and improvements to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion task force.
After an eight-month process, the DEI task force will now begin implementing their vision on how to create a more diverse campus. New practices and improvements will include: The Hiring of Senior Inclusion Officers to help achieve broader and transformative diversity and inclusion
efforts. Creating an Annual DEI Summit to help learn and discuss the best practices among campus. Creating an Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop, providing students and staff to understand diversity and build inclusion among course material. Founding the OSU Police De-
partment Community Outreach Program, focusing on enhancing partnerships with campus programs, colleges, and student organizations. Increasing and Maximizing scholarships and funding for Under See Task Force on pg.2
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Edmon Low Library at Oklahoma State University on November 11, 2020 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Task Force... Continued from pg.1 represented, Underserved and Marginalized (UUM) Students, ad-
dressing unintentional barriers to access and increasing student awareness of scholarship opportunities. OSU’s newest president Dr. Kayse Shrum, recently sat down to talk about the importance of diversity throughout campus in a recent interview with The O’Colly. “That’s an important issue for
MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE! Make yourself available; It is somewhat like the challenge God gave to Abraham. “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.” (Gen.12:1 NIV) He left not knowing exactly where he was going. Yet, look at the way God used his life and produced a great legacy. Abraham moved into the land that God called him to inherit, and he dwelt there not yet owning it. Through faith and perseverance, he obtained. Four hundred years later the Israelites march in and took the land. God in his timing will give us all he has promised. Be encouraged, to “make yourself available” to God. Be practical in pursuing God, and you too will taste and see how faithful he is. God fulfilled another promise to Abraham; for he promised that through him, God would bless the whole world. Through Abraham, possibly 2500 years later, God sent his Son into the world to save and bless all who would trust in him.
We may not see how God can and will use our lives, but the challenge to “Make yourself available” is a call to all. This is the only way that you and I will see the love and faithfulness of God in reality. I can testify that he is true and faithful. Even if you stumble, make mistakes, just get up and keep going. Acknowledge your failure; He forgives, lovingly leads on into his plans for your life. You will not be sorry now and in the life to come, that you trusted and followed Christ. Make yourself available!
me for my family,” Shrum said. “I have a diverse family, so really as a mother of six children — two females, four males, three of which are African American, I really think it’s important not only for people to feel welcome but to feel valued. I think that’s what we want for everyone for anyone at Oklahoma State Univer-
sity.”
With all the new changes being made, OSU is encouraging all students and faculty to send any comments or suggestions by June 15th to deitaskforce@okstate.edu. news.ed@ocolly.com
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20 years and has been a part of over 400 wins in his career.” Blunt helped found Orangeville Prep in Canada, and spent the last three seasons at Drake. Blunt helped lead the
Bulldogs 26 wins in 2020 including a trip to the NCAA Tournament. “His experience as an assistant at both Canisius and Drake, in addition to his experience running his own program,
give me great confidence that he is ready to help us on our journey to build a champion in Stillwater,” Boynton said. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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OSU schedules nonconference meetings with Alabama Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor Oklahoma State football fans have long wished for a meeting with Alabama in football, and they will finally get it. The schools announced Tuesday that they will meet for a homeand-home series. The Crimson Tide will visit Stillwater on Sept. 23, 2028 and the Cowboys will head to Tuscaloosa on Sept. 15, 2029. The Cowboys latest scheduling of a Power-5 team will ensure OSU plays a Power-5 team in its nonconference schedule every year from 20222029. The Cowboys have also scheduled See Alabama on pg.8
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Arizona State (2022 and 2023), Arkansas (2024 and 2027 and again in 2032 and 2033), Oregon (2025 and 2026) and Nebraska (2034 and 2035).
Oklahoma State is 1-0 all-time against Alabama, winning 3431 in 2006. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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