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Sneaker culture on the OSU basketball team Gr a n t R am ir ez S taff Repo rter @ Gr a n tR am ir ez _

Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton looks a little unique compared to the typical basketball college coach making recruiting rounds.

Every time Boynton enters a gym to recruit, someone can point him out if he or she looks for two things.

He is the coach always wearing a hat, and the coach always rocking a fresh pair of sneakers.

They’re usually Jordans, but always Nike.

“The truth is people always look at what you wear,” Boynton said.

“People can identify your shoe game, especially younger guys. When I’m out on the road for recruiting, kids notice what shoes I wear. (So I wear) something that maybe the gym hasn’t seen or definitely something else that no other coach is wearing.”

During games, Boynton is limited to dress shoes while wearing a suit on the sideline. He is conscious of those decisions, too, having high-end brands such as Ferragamos, Balenciagas and Pradas in his closet.

Despite Boynton’s attention to detail, the OSU basketball team’s players’ shoes are much more eyecatching on game days. The players’ sneakers are what people pay attention to. Senior forward Cam McGriff’s Jordan collection stands out in particular.

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If you ask almost anyone in the program, Boynton has the best shoe game.

And it’s not a contest.

“Coach Mike’s shoe game is elite,” guard Thomas Dziagwa said.

“The best shoe game in the organization hands down. I think he has a different shoe every single day. He has the best shoe game that I’ve been around.”

Boynton has always been a sneakerhead. He remembers being the first guy he knew to get Nike Foamposites when they released in 1997. The Jordan 14 was his favorite shoe to rock during his playing days.

Boynton is usually humble, but even he knows who is on top.

“It’s not debatable,” Boynton said. “No one else is really close in the conversation. There’s a big gap between me and everybody else.”

The players might not reach the sneaker royalty heights of their coach, but they love shoes, too.

In the OSU locker room, there is a display case that shows off about a dozen shoes the players are given, ranging from Kobes to Kyries to Air Maxes.

Each player is given one pair of each. Most are customized to have bright OSU orange details. They have replacements in four sizes in stock if a shoe breaks.

“The most popular shoe is probably the Kobe AD,” graduate assistant Isaac Rosenthal said. “For this year’s shoe we customized the Giannis’. We have run-

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ning shoes, a travel shoe.

I mean, they’re stocked. A lot of the guys will wear whatever game shoe they want, but most of the time it’s our shoes.”

Although OSU provides a lot of the sneakers, players are in charge of them once they have them.

When the Cowboys go on the road, Rosenthal said he sends out a text to the team reminding everyone to pack a pair of shoes.

Laurent is happy to be back at a Nike school after playing at UMass, which has an Adidas deal, last season.

“It was tough (to have to wear Adidas),” Laurent said.

“There ain’t too much swag.

I’m trying to represent myself right out here.”

Along with looks, comfort is a pivotal aspect of a shoe players look for to play in. Regularly wearing a comfortable shoe helps limit wear and tear on the body during a grueling college basketball season.

That requirement has limited graduate transfer Jonathan Laurent’s collection.

Laurent has a lot of shoes he can’t wear anymore because his feet grew from a size 14 to 15 within the past couple of years. Most of his Jordans don’t fit him well enough to play in anymore.

He has been wearing KDs because they are one of the most plush shoes he has found.

Inspiration is another reason players choose to wear certain sneakers. They like to rock the lines of players they look up to. Laurent grew up idolizing players such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Paul George

and Kevin Durant. He uses his shoe choices to represent his heroes.

“I try to represent him whenever I can,” Laurent said. “I would say the inspiration those guys bring to me is one of the reasons why I wear their sneakers.”

Dziagwa also said he will likely rock Kobes for the rest of the year to honor Bryant, a basketball legend who died in a helicopter crash in January.

He might be biased, but Dziagwa said his shoe game is the most slept on despite his getting in the habit of wearing the same shoes every day.

He did recently add a shoe to his collection, trad-

ing freshman guard Keylan Boone a pair of Jordan 6s for some 1s, Dziagwa’s favorite model.

Originating strictly as performance basketball shoes, the Jordan line has been mainstream for decades. They’re the most iconic sneakers out there.

Everyone knows about Js. Jordans are synonymous with basketball, and Boynton’s elite collection has earned him another kind of respect from his players.

“I think it’s just part of the culture,” Dziagwa said.

“The basketball culture is the Js. I feel like it’s obligated to say whoever’s got the best shoe game has the best Js.”

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OSU prepares for possible coronavirus outbreak M o rgan Ma lget, O’Colly Contriutor @o c olly

As fear of a coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, Oklahoma State is preparing for a potential outbreak at home through heightened medical screenings and travel bans.

Since the first outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, the virus has spread to more than 50 countries including the U.S., according to the U.S Centers for Disease Contro.

The Coronavirus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and causes the disease COVID-19, named by CDC. Oklahoma is currently considered a low-risk region. According to the Oklahoma State Health Department, there have been three people in Oklahoma tested for the virus and all were negative. There are currently two new cases in Oklahoma that are pending test results.

“Oklahoma State currently has frequent communication with the state health departments and the CDC,” Pamela Stokes, associate director of University Health Services, said. “University officials are talking frequently and are preparing for multiple scenarios that could arise.”

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As the coronavirus starts to spread into the U.S., OSU and Stillwater begin their plans of action for prevention and treatment of the virus.

and shortness of breath, and UHS is screening all patients that come in with these symptoms for the virus. They also have an isolation room at UHS for patients with concerning symptoms, Stokes said.

“I think the coronavirus will impact a lot of people overseas and some here,” senior Chase Wheatley said. “But I wouldn’t expect it to make it anywhere close to here.”

OSU recently restricted travel to locations that have a CDC Level 3 travel warning, which means all non-essential trips to these places should be avoided. Countries include China, Iran, Italy and South Korea. Spring break study abroad program leaders have been advised to evaluate their plans and the risks for spring break study abroad trips.

“Currently, state travel is banned to high risk areas,” Stokes said. “We are actively monitoring

any travelers that are going in and out of the state of Oklahoma with our state health department colleagues.”

OSU is also working with students who are currently studying abroad to determine the best plan of action for them.

These students have been given the option to either remain at their location or to return home and complete coursework remotely, said Addison Browne, a junior at OSU who is currently studying in Florence, Italy.

“I’m really sad at the thought that I might get sent back to the U.S.,” Browne said. “All of my friends and family that had planned to visit me had to cancel their trips.”

Along with OSU, the Stillwater Emergency Management (SEMA) and Payne County Health Department are both watching the virus very closely.

“We are aware of the situation at hand, and we are monitoring changes daily,” Emergency Management Director Rob Hill said in a statement. “Working with our core partners to ensure Stillwater’s safety and preparedness is our highest priority.”

As of Saturday, there were 67 confirmed cases in the U.S., 1 confirmed U.S. death and the risk to the public is relatively low, the CDC said.

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Moss is new head of horticulture and landscape architecture J T Grag g S taff Repo rter @ jam estg r agg

Three-time Oklahoma State University graduate Justin Quetone Moss is set to take over as head of the school’s Horticulture and Landscape Architecture department on March 1.

Though Moss began his college career at Eastern Oklahoma State as a forestry student, he transferred to OSU to study horticulture with an emphasis on turfgrass. While in undergrad, Moss became interested in research and decided to pursue a masters in horticulture from OSU. His graduate work focused on nutrient runoff from golf courses.

“We did a lot measurement of water samples looking at mostly nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients,” Moss said. “Just kind of all that stuff that back in the old days was new, but today is second nature.”

Upon completing his masters, Moss went back to school for a PhD, also at OSU. While in grad school, Moss was a teaching assistant for Lou Anella.

Anella has worked with Moss throughout his entire academic career and is excited about his new appointment.

“I’ve really seen him grow a lot through the years, and I really appreciate his management style,” Anella said. “I’m really looking forward to his leadership in the department.”

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crop science, Moss accepted an offer at Wyoming as a professor in 2005.

“And there I did like everything,” Moss said. “I did teaching. I did research.

I did extension, and then I managed a research farm in Sheridan, Wyoming…

A lot of that was dry land farming, so I got to do everything.”

Moss returned to OSU after three years in Wyoming to rise through the ranks of assistant, associate and now tenured professor and Huffine Endowed professor of turfgrass science. Moss applied for the department head position when it opened last fall along with professors from across the nation.

“Every candidate went through a two day interview process and gave a seminar [then] talked to all the faculty,” Moss said.

“Everybody gets to submit their input on you, say all the good things and say all the bad things... I was lucky enough to be the last person standing”.

Phillip G. Mulder from the department of entomology and plant pathology was a part of the selection committee for the position.

“Dr. Moss represented his department with a level of experience in research, teaching and outreach that clearly separated him from the other candidates,” Mulder said. “[He] has a leadership quality that is collaborative and calm and will seek out consensus with fellow faculty.”

Moss is excited by the opportunity to work more

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Three time OSU graduate Justin Moss took over as head of OSU’s Horticulture and Landscape Architecture department on March 1.

with students or faculty in planning and developing the department for the future. He sees horticulture and landscape architecture becoming stronger as people desire to know more about their food.

“We started out as a more rural or agronomic type society,” Moss said.

“There is this natural pull to the land, and to your food… and people kind of miss that”.

As urban horticulture

becomes more popular, OSU is seeking to teach students how to relate to the public. The department has recently hired an urban horticulture specialist named Bizhen Hu to lead projects showcasing new technologies like new raised bed and hydroponic systems.

“Where in the past, 20 years ago that position would not have existed in this department, it would have been a commercial vegetable person,” Moss

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said. “The interest and the activity now is more on the smaller scale”.

Many horticulture programs do not include landscape architecture, but the need for creative design and incorporating green spaces is important for intelligent future city planning. Landscape architecture students here have the opportunity to get involved in projects ranging from large scale park planning to incorporating green spaces

in downtown areas.

The future of horticulture and landscape architecture at OSU is bright and full of opportunities. Moss understands and is looking forward to incorporating new technologies and trends into curriculum for incoming students.

“I’ll tell you this, I never thought I’d be a professor here, much less a department head,” Moss said.

“It’s amazing, really, is what it is.”

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Embracing human form in student art Megan Hays Li fe s tyle E ditor @ m egtherep ort er

It is a little ironic that finding student artwork can be difficult on a campus full of students making art.

Allied Arts wanted to create a specific place for student artwork to be showcased; that place became the basement of the student union where they recently held the 7th annual Student Union Art Competition.

The competition took submissions from students of all backgrounds. Gianna Martucci-Fink, an art student hired by Allied Arts, worked with Allied Arts to make sure the gallery was curated for students by students.

“I never want people to think this event is just targeted at art students,” Martucci-Fink said. “The goal of having art in the student union is to bring in this diversity and this inclusiveness that we can bring to campus through art.”

With varying sizes of displays, senior Becs Burroughs’ piece was an attention grabber.

“With this painting, I was watching a bunch of scary movies, and I noticed a common theme amongst the female characters and how they mixed horror and seduction,” Burroughs said.

A focus on the female form, Burroughs wanted to get a reaction from people.

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With varying sizes of displays, apparel merchandising and sustainable design senior, Becs Burroughs’ piece was an attention grabber.

kinda go, ‘Oh, ew,’ and some people look at it and go, ‘Oh, that’s beautiful. I love that.’ I think it is just kinda interesting seeing the different responses that people have.”

In contrast to the bright red of Burroughs’ “Female Horror,” Anne-Marie Hagen’s black and white “Finally” gives a break to the eyes in more ways than one.

“I definitely titled it ‘Finally’ because at the time I wasn’t getting a whole lot of sleep, and in class, we would have models who have to stay still for 15 minutes, so they would progressively fall asleep while they were modeling for us,” Hagen said. “I just kinda wanted to capture that restfulness that I saw in them.”

The charcoal on newsprint piece added to the overall diversity of the entire gallery with photography, traditional oil paintings and digital art.

Even within Hagen’s piece there was a demonstration of different styles.

“I think to each their own,” Hagen said. “You can take what you like from it.

It doesn’t have to look super realistic, it can kinda be how

you see the world which is actually art.”

On accident, the entire display of different styles all centered around the theme of the human form.

Martucci-Fink felt it would be important for a gallery like this.

“Art is this universal way of communicating with people,” Martucci-Fink said.

“It is a great way to show diversity and inclusion. We have many different perspectives from many different artists. We have a female perspective, a psychological perspective, a queer perspective so it a very inclusive body of work, which I am so thrilled about.”

The gallery is displayed in the student union basement and changes monthly. Exposure to art, Martucci-Fink said, will unite students in their common struggles and triumphs.

“This time in our colleagues and peers lives, it is very hard and difficult to navigate all these things,” Martucci-Fink said. “I think a good way to, as cliche as it sounds, come together and navigate these feelings and concepts of identity.”

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You can handle anything with help from friends.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Delegate and strategize. Maintain balance amid upheaval. Avoid snap judgments or assumptions. Edit and revise before broadcasting. Monitor news for changes. Consider words carefully.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Compute expenses, especially before spending. Delays or mistakes could mess with your cash flow. Focus on basics and stay in communication. Keep promises and bargains.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Keep your positive attitude, despite roadblocks or delays. Accommodate another’s demands. Ask questions, even if you’re nervous.

Market your ideas vigorously. Advance a personal cause.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Get productive behind closed doors. Find a private hideaway to really think. Avoid snap decisions, miscommunications or silly mistakes. Slow to consider options.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Keep your part of a team bargain. Stay out of arguments that don’t concern you. Miscommunications come easily. Distractions abound.

Shoulder your load.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Simplify plans.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Explore and investigate. The news could affect your route. Avoid controversy or expensive detours. Proceed with caution or risk breakage. Quietly observe and notice changes.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Stick to your budget, despite changes. Don’t squander savings or let cash flow slip through your fingers. Technical difficulties could arise. Manage financial obligations carefully.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Compromise with your partner to avoid misunderstanding. Actions and words can be easily misconstrued. Slow down to make sure you’re on the same page.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- The pace could pick up. Slow to avoid missteps or accidents. Get support if needed. Prioritize your physical health. Tempers could be short. Stay cool.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep your compassion with someone close, despite frustrating circumstances. Old assumptions could get challenged. Avoid blurting out something you’d later regret. Prioritize love.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Domestic matters have your attention. Clean up a mess. Make necessary repairs or upgrades. Communication breakdowns or delays could challenge. Wait for better conditions.

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