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RELIEVING THE DOG DAYS

charlie and pete’s pet posse are easing stress and changing lives.

COURTESY OF KENDRIA COST

Pete’s Pet Posse

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Puppy love: How one dog is changing lives

H ay d e n Barber Staf f Rep ort er

Her mom died about a month ago, but because of a dog, her spirits did not.

Amanda Slife is coping with her mother’s death through Charlie, a German shepherd mix in Pete’s Pet Posse whose unconditional love is helping to wash her troubles away.

P3 is a group of 22 therapy dogs at Oklahoma State University that helps students who are dealing with stress, frustrations and other mental health issues such as, in Slife’s case, grief.

Slife, an animal science and veterinary medicine junior, grew up around several kinds of animals.

She was a foster child, and her mother worked at a veterinary clinic for 30 years. If animals went unclaimed, her mother took them in. Thanks to her mom, Slife has been around animals all her life.

Because of Slife’s lifelong experience with animals, Charlie seemed the perfect fit to cope with her mother’s death, and he was.

“He’s definitely my favorite,” Slife said. “He doesn’t care if he’s never seen you before or if he’s seen you a million times, he’ll greet you the same no matter what.

He just loves to be loved on, and he has changed my life.”

Charlie is one of the P3 program’s most popular dogs. He connects with more than 1,000 people every year, according to P3’s impact tracker records, but he remembers students. He embraces FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016

Courtesy of Kendria Cost Ashley Walters plays with Charlie. Charlie is a German shepard mix and is a member of Pete’s Pet Posse, which is a group of therapy dogs that helps those dealing with stress and grief among other reasons. The dogs on campus help students and faculty members relax.

them and can sense when they are in need of support, mainly because he has been in their position, too.

Charlie’s owner, Kendria Cost, rescued him after he showed up at Cost’s house one day, she said.

Cost never planned to keep Charlie; she tried everything from posters to social media campaigns to find him a home, she said, but nothing worked until a child of the owners drove past Cost and Charlie walking on the side of the road.

Once contact information was traded, Cost decided to give Charlie back, she said, but Charlie didn’t

want to go back.

“Two days later, I got up and looked out the window, and he was sitting on my deck,” Cost said. “At that point, I decided I was not giving him back, that he wasn’t being cared for properly.”

Cost took Charlie to the vet and had his disposition checked to see if he would qualify to become a therapy dog, and he did.

Charlie’s life purpose is to be a therapy dog, Cost said. The excitement shared between Charlie and students such as Slife is a powerful display of emotion, Cost said.

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“I really think it was meant to be for Charlie,” Cost said. “He loves coming to campus and kind of has his own little fan club.”

Like Slife, Ashley Walters, a fisheries and aquatic ecology sophomore, is a member of Charlie’s fan club.

Walters isn’t judged when she goes to see Charlie or any of the other P3 dogs, she said; she feels only happiness. Her stress melts away with Charlie, she said. Charlie is a special dog; he remembers Walters in a crowded room, and feeling wanted, though only for

a moment, is something she will never forget, she said.

“You don’t have to put thought into it,” Walters said. “You don’t have to set aside a certain amount of time to do a program. If you only have five minutes between classes, then that still helps with the stress. It helps to relax you.”

Another therapy dog at OSU, Evie, works alongside Charlie and came to the P3 program through a similar path. Like Charlie, Evie was rescued, her owner said.

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Evie was a stray dog and was taken to the Shawnee Animal Shelter after a tornado ripped through the city May 19, 2013, Lorinda Schrammel said.

The tornado leveled Evie’s morale. She was gentle and timid when Schrammel came to see her, but Evie’s temperament made her a perfect candidate for therapy work, so Schrammel took her in, she said.

After Evie was certified, she and Charlie became the first two dogs in P3, a program Evie was meant for, Schrammel said.

Evie has suffered plenty, Schrammel said, but as she has gotten through her struggles, she has discovered a new way to seek out students who are having problems.

“Her favorite thing, besides chasing squirrels, is to be on this campus,” Schrammel said. “She absolutely loves to be around students and help in whatever way she can.”

Charlie, Evie and the P3 dogs go through an “intense” training regimen to become therapy certified, Schrammel said.

For a dog to earn therapy certification, the handler needs to have taken training classes, which cost $300 and last more than six weeks, the approval from the handler’s department head if he or she works at OSU and a $40 yearly fee to renew the certification.

“Just to see how many people that we’ve crossed paths with and

how many hours we’ve spent, it’s completely out of whack,” Schrammel said. “We have a lot more contacts than the time we’ve spent, and that’s the point. How many people are we impacting is really what the point is.”

As the program earns more recognition, reaching more people in need, the number of P3 dogs is reaching 30 and has spread beyond Stillwater to the OSU campus in Tulsa.

Jerimy Sherin is one of the handlers who recently connected his dog, Liam, with the program to help students struggling with mental health.

Liam’s morale has improved because of the hundreds of people he has impacted, Sherin said.

“People just flock to him,” Sherin said. “He loves to just sit there and be petted, and he loves the attention, but he also loves to give it back. I believe that’s his purpose, and all dogs are searching for a purpose.”

With handlers such as Cost, Schrammel and Sherin connecting struggling students with dogs trained to handle stress, Cost said P3 is changing students’ lives.

“Dogs love unconditionally,” she said. “It’s a piece of home that some students miss a lot. … It’s a way for students to see a furry little creature and bend down and just get even a quick pet.” f o l l o w h ay d e n : @hk_barber

Courtesy of Kendria Cost Charlie, above, and other dogs in the Pete’s Pet Posse program took part in a certification program. For the dogs to earn certification, the handler and dog must take part training. Training classes can cost $300.

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Reboot Center helps combat increasing student stress on campus

Carlie Hasty Staf f Rep ort er

With an increase in academic expectations and yearly tuition, there are more reasons for students to stress out.

Bekah Sanders gets an average of about five hours of sleep a night, with at least one to two nights of no sleep a week to complete homework and other projects on time, she said.

Sanders, a graphic design junior, has learned to cope with her workload with time, but the transition from high school to college shocked her, she said.

“In high school, you hardly ever do any homework or even have that many responsibilities,” Sanders said.

“College is all about working

Hunter Hutchens/O’COLLY The Reboot Center in the Student Union offers students a way to unwind when stressed. They can play games while having their heart rates monitered. The heart rate affects what happens in some of the games.

toward the next deadline.”

Thirty percent of students surveyed said stress was the primary factor affecting their

academic status, according to the National College Health Assessment for spring 2015.

Oklahoma State offers multiple outlets for students to evaluate and learn how to handle their stress levels

such as University Counseling Services and the Reboot Center.

“At the Reboot Center, we have no expectations of how often you come or for how long you stay,” Reboot Center coordinator Joni Hays said. “There is no scheduling system or place to make an appointment. Students are encouraged to come whenever the feel the need to.

The Reboot Center opened in August 2012 as an additional resource for students, Hays said. The center is free for students and faculty.

The center saw more than 1,000 students in fall 2015, Hays said.

“We see peaks throughout the semester depending on the amount of tests and assignments students are being assigned,” Hays said. “Some classes require students to visit the Reboot Center as an assignment, which we enjoy because many people find it helpful and will often return multiple times.

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mores than upperclassmen, according to the Reboot Center’s voluntary surveys.

The Reboot Center uses video game software that feeds off an individual’s stress levels.

The participants wear a sensor that measures stress physiology and gives feedback about heart rate and skin conductance such as perspiration in the hands.

“We offer individual modes, as well as multiplayer, so students can

It’s all about our perception of life. We just have to learn how to control our own thoughts.”

Joni Hays

Reboot Center coordinator

bring their friends in and allow their competitive side to work alongside their stress levels,” Hays said. “We find it helpful to practice this technique where performance is based on a competitive atmosphere such as taking an exam because that’s where students tend to stress out the most.”

Twenty percent of students claim their primary factor for negative academic performance comes from lack of sleep, and 13.9 percent of students blame the additional stresses that come from a job, according to the National College Health Assessment for spring 2015.

Sanders is thankful her parents can back her financially because without them, she would not be able to support herself, she said.

“As a graphic design major, I had to get accepted into the program my sophomore year, which meant I was sleeping very few hours

every night for almost two months,” Sanders said. “I’ve never had time for a job while in school, and a lot of other majors don’t allow the time for a job, either.”

Students often don’t realize the source of their stress until they are completely overwhelmed, Hays said.

“We want students to know that relaxation can help with stress levels but can’t completely cure it,” Hays said.

“Our mission is to help people learn more about stress and how to apply stress relieving skills.”

Hays recommends downloading apps or looking online for ways to relieve stress if students are unable to visit the Reboot Center, she said.

“It’s all about our perception of life,” Hays said. “We just have to learn how to control our own thoughts.”

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OK-LSAMP Gives Opportunity to Minority STEM Students DIVERSITY By: ALEX MARIANOS

institutions,” Porter said.

LSAMP works in five-year grant rotations.

The Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for These grants go to minority students who Minority Participation (OK-LSAMP) brings are majoring in STEM degree programs and together Oklahoma colleges and universities involved in LSAMP. Dependent upon how to develop programs increasing the number of under-represented populations earning degrees much work and research the student does, they receive a debt-reducing stipend to go in science, technology, engineering and toward student loans and paying off their mathematics (STEM).

Oklahoma State University serves as the lead education.

“The program helps students find summer institution for OK-LSAMP, which includes 10 internships and research opportunities at other Oklahoma higher education institutions. prestigious intuitions like Harvard, Mayo Clinic Kay Porter, program manager, helps recruit and MIT,” Porter said. “Some students are and mentor students who are involved in even able to work abroad during their research OK-LSAMP at Oklahoma State. The LSAMP internship.” program which is funded by the National Nick Means, a December 2015 microbiology Science Foundation has been in existence in graduate and past member of OK-LSAMP, Oklahoma since 1994. had an incredible journey with OK-LSAMP. He “As the lead institution, we write all the was able to complete a six-month research research proposals and subcontract with internship in France and attributes all of his the other 10 Oklahoma higher education opportunities to Porter and OKLSAMP. “From day one in the program, it has busted open doors for me,” Means said. “I would not be where I am today without Kay and without LSAMP. Just a few months after entering the program, Kay introduced me to an opportunity to work abroad in France for six months working a paid research internship.”

Oklahoma State University Scholars in Science: Native American Path (SSNAP) students attend the national conference in Washington D.C. Since graduation in 2015,

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OSU LSAMP student Katie Schwartz spent last summer helping a graduate student collar and track black bears for a research project on the animal’s population in southeastern Oklahoma.

Means has been working as the OSU microbiology department webmaster in anticipation of joining the OU Health Sciences doctoral program in August 2016.

“It was my two research experiences and the crazy story of how I got involved in OK-LSAMP that made me a stand-out candidate for the doctoral program and it was Kay Porter who pushed me to seize all of the opportunities,” Means said.

There is no deadline for minority students to apply for OK-LSAMP, but the sooner they apply, the sooner students can begin reaping the benefits of the program. The program accepts applications for all undergraduate classifications.

Read more about Means experience in OK-LSAMP at news.okstate.edu. For more information contact Kay Porter at kay.porter@okstate.edu or 405-744-6710.

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Oklahoma State University has received the Institutional Excellence Award for 2016 from the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. Precious ElmoreSanders, assistant vice president for the Oklahoma State University Division of Institutional Diversity, pictured on the left, accepted the award from Kevin McDonald, co-chair of the NADOHE Awards committee. The award honors efforts such as institutional leadership, curricular reform, institutional transformation, professional development, assessment policies and practices, accountability measures, and outreach efforts.

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Neal also taught natural sciences as well as providing research to help the farmers of the Oklahoma Territory. His efforts eased the earliest difficulties associated with establishing a college.

In 1895, Neal recruited students to help build a pond to use as a reservoir to solve water shortage problems on campus, known today as Theta Pond.

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cowb oy basketball

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Forte plans to come back for fifth year MArshall Scott SPORTS EDITOR

Phil Forte’s career at Oklahoma State is not done yet.

The sharpshooting guard from Flower Mound, Texas, announced Wednesday he will return to play in Gallagher-Iba Arena for a fifth season.

“I’m coming back,” Forte said.

“The four years here at Oklahoma State have been the best four years of my life. I couldn’t ask for anything else.”

Speculation surrounded Forte’s return after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow in the third game of the 2015-16 season, which was initially his senior year.

Forte was granted a medical redshirt, but Forte’s return was questioned with the departure of coach Travis Ford. However, Forte said his commitment to Oklahoma State was deeper than a relationship with his coach.

“I obviously had a great relationship with coach Ford, and taking nothing away from him, but it’s these teammates; it’s the fans; it’s the community of Stillwater,” Forte said. “I just can’t see myself going anywhere else. I can’t see FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016

o’colly File photo Phil Forte averaged 13.3 points in the three games he played this season.

Forte’s 686 total points in conference play is 10th in school history.

myself putting on anther jersey, another uniform.”

Forte averaged 13.3 points during his three games this season, including a 24-point outing against UT Martin, his 100th game as a Cowboy.

Since the coaching change, Forte said he has spent a lot of time on his phone trying to keep anyone else on the team from leaving.

“These guys have a special bond; that’s why I was trying to keep in touch in them,” Forte said. “I wanna play with them. I like being around these guys on the court and off the court. They’re selfless, no egos with this group. I want

everybody to stay as a unit because I’m excited to see what this team can do together.”

Forte’s preparation for next year doesn’t stop with his recruitment of the team. During newly hired coach Brad Underwood’s tour of GIA, Forte was in the practice gym working on his game, Underwood said.

“There is a young man that stands for everything that’s right of being a student-athlete,” Underwood said. “He has had a remarkable career. He’s gonna be one of OSU’s greats. … He’s been through the battles and the experiences, knows what it takes to be OCOLLY.COM

devin wilber/O’COLLY Phil Forte smiles during Brad Underwood’s introduction event Wednesday. Underwood is the new OSU men’s basketball coach.

successful.”

Forte is 56 3-pointers away from breaking Keiton Page’s school record, and Forte’s 686 points in Big 12 play ranks 10th in school history.

Forte said he wants to finish what he started at OSU, and with his new coach, Forte said an NCAA Tournament run with the Cowboys is how he wants to finish.

“He’s won in the NCAA Tourna-

ment; that’s something I can’t say I’ve done,” Forte said. “That’s what excites me. Before I leave here, I wanna say not just I’ve won a game, but you know made a run in it, go to the Sweet 16, maybe the Elite Eight, Final Four something like that, and try to bring some of that tradition to OSU.” follow marshall: @marshall_once

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2‑bedroom, just remodeled, fenced yard. Available June 1st. 372‑8862.

3 & 4 bedroom houses AMSCO 405‑372‑6462.

4 bedroom house available March 15. AMSCO 405‑372‑ 6462.

Apartment Rentals 1 & 2 bedroom apartments close to campus. AMSCO 405‑ 372‑6462.

Mobile Home Rentals 2‑Bedroom, all electric. 3805 Andy Kay Lane. $550/month, 405‑377‑2136, 405‑338‑8816.

Roommates Wanted Male at Apple Creek apartments. $375/month. 405‑505‑ 7940.

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JUNE 1ST RENTALS STILLWATER PROPERTY 633 N. HUSBAND (405) 743-2126 ONE BEDROOMS OLD TOWNE VILLAGE 1523 W. MCMURTRY RD BRAND NEW STUDIO UNITS ALL BILLS PAID-FENCED YARD 40” TV & WASHER/DRYER INCL GRANITE-4 MILES TO OSU VERY PRIVATE-COUNTRY SETTING $595 PER MONTH-PETS NEGOTIABLE

BRADFORD COURT APARTMENTS 304 S. JEFFERSON VERY CLOSE TO OSU/STRIP ALL ELECTRIC-NEW PAINT/CARPET SMALL BUT VERY EFFICIENT $580 PER MONTH

THREE BEDROOMS 1018 E. ELM 2-FULL BATHS/COVERED PARKING 2 LIVING AREAS-FENCED YARD CENTRALLY LOCATED-NEAR PARK 1 MILE TO OSU-PETS OK $1050 PER MONTH

KAY-DEE APARTMENTS 1315 W. 3RD VERY CLOSE TO OSU/GREEK AREA ALL ELECTRIC-NEW PAINT/CARPET NO W/D-PETS NEGOTIABLE $620 PER MONTH

2415 N. GLENWOOD 2-FULL BATHS/2-CAR GARAGE FENCED YARD-NEW PAINT/CARPET PETS WELCOME W/ADDITIONAL FEES $875 PER MONTH

TERRACE TOWNHOMES 818 N. HUSBAND 2-STORY LAYOUTS & FLATS CLOSE TO OSU-ALL ELECTRIC PETS NEGOTIABLE-NO W/D 2 BATH UNIT OPTIONAL $575 PER MONTH

7613 W. 6TH 2 FULL BATHS-NICE METAL BLDG INCL SMALL ACREAGE-3 MILES TO OSU PETS WELCOME-WEST OF TOWN $1000 PER MONTH

CREEKSIDE CONDOS 1405 W. MCMURTRY RD BRAND NEW CONDO STYLE UNITS ALL ELECTRIC-WATER/TRASH PAID FENCED YARD-WASHER/DRYER INCLUDED GRANITE-4 MILES TO OSU VERY PRIVATE-COUNTRY SETTING $620 PER MONTH-PETS NEGOTIABLE

YELLOWROCK APARTMENTS 308 N. HUSBAND ALL ELECTRIC-VERY CLOSE TO OSU WALK IN CLOSETS-LARGE OPEN LAYOUT NEW PAINT/CARPET-NO W/D $620 PER MONTH

LOGWOOD APARTMENTS 716 N. HUSBAND CLOSE TO CAMPUS-ALL ELECTRIC WALK IN CLOSETS-NO W/D LARGE OPEN LAYOUTS $450 PER MONTH

NORTH MAIN DUPLEXES 100 N. HARTMAN 1 MILE TO OSU-LAWN CARE INCL VERY NICE AND PRIVATE PETS NEGOTIABLE-W/D HOOKUPS 1-CAR GARAGE $675 PER MONTH

KAY-DEE APARTMENTS 1315 W. 3RD VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS WALK IN CLOSET-ALL ELECTRIC NO W/D-PAID WATER $550 PER MONTH 240 S. LEWIS VERY LARGE UNIT-WALK IN CLOSETS WASHER/DRYER INCLUDED 5 BLOCKS TO OSU CAMPUS TOTAL ELECTRIC-PD WATER/LAWN $600 PER MONTH

TWO BEDROOMS LAKEVIEW APARTMENTS 2209 N. MONROE CLOSE TO BOOMER LAKE ALL ELECTRIC-LARGE LAYOUT WALK IN CLOSETS-NO W/D $460 PER MONTH LOGWOOD APARTMENTS 716 N. HUSBAND ALL ELECTRIC-CLOSE TO CAMPUS NO W/D-RECENT UPDATES $470 PER MONTH TYLER TEN APARTMENTS 1110 W. TYLER ALL ELEC-VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS NO W/D-PETS NEGOTIABLE $460 PER MONTH FOX RUN APARTMENTS 127 N. DUCK TOTAL ELECTRIC-WOOD FLOORS ONSITE LAUNDRY-PAID WATER VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS $500 PER MONTH WEST MAPLE APARTMENTS 124 W. MAPLE ALL ELEC-COVERED PARKING VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS NO W/D-LARGE LIVING AREA $520 PER MONTH

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106 S. PAYNE 2 FULL BATHS-2 CAR GARAGE FENCED YARD-ANIMALS WELCOME LARGE OPEN LAYOUT $1020 PER MONTH 106 S. GRANDVIEW 1-CAR GARAGE FENCED YARD HARDWOOD FLOORS-LOTS OF SHADE LESS THAN 1 MILE TO OSU $960 PER MONTH 1415 E. CEDAR GARAGE-FENCED YARD HARDWOOD FLOORS-VERY NICE CENTRALLY LOCATED $960 PER MONTH

826 W. 8TH 1.5 BATHS-PETS OK STAINED CONCRETE FLOORS SMALLER BEDROOMS-LAWN CARE INCL VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS-TOWNHOUSE $640 PER MONTH

901 W. LIBERTY 2 FULLS BATHS-GARAGE PETS NEGOTIABLE-CORNER LOT ACROSS FROM BOOMER LAKE COMPLETELY RENOVATED $1200 PER MONTH

VILLA COURT APARTMENTS 1517 W. 4TH VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS/GREEK NEW CARPET-NEW PAINT-VERY NICE $750 PER MONTH 410 S. LOWRY 1-CAR GARAGE-SMALLER HOME HARDWOOD FLOORS PETS OK-W/D HOOKUPS $600 PER MONTH

806 W. MOORE RENOVATED HOME-NEAR OSU CAMPUS HARDWOOD FLOORS-FENCED YARD VERY NICE-1CAR GARAGE PETS NEGOTIABLE $900 PER MONTH

607 N. DUNCAN HARDWOOD FLOORS-LARGE YARD VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS-1 BATH $800 PER MONTH

4215 N. WASHINGTON 2-FULL BATHS/2-CAR GARAGE COMPLETELY UPDATED THROUGHOUT LARGE LIVING AREA-NICE HOME $1050 PER MONTH

1124 N. MAIN WASHER/DRYER HOOKUPS RECENT UPDATES-1 MILE TO OSU LOTS OF SHADE-QUIET AREA $575 PER MONTH

1002 E. 5TH 1-CAR GARAGE/FENCED YARD CENTRALLY LOCATED-HIGHLAND PARK $750 PER MONTH

117 W. HUSBAND COURT 2-FULL BATHS 2-CAR GARAGE NORTH OF OSU 4 MILES NICE AND QUIET AREA-PETS OK $820 PER MONTH 201 S. HARTFORD NEWLY RENOVATED CENTRALLY LOCATED-1 CAR GARAGE $600 PER MONTH 118 S. PARK CENTRALLY LOCATED-SMALL SHED 1-BATH/1 MILE TO OSU $600 PER MONTH

2309 N. LAKEVIEW COURT 2.5 BATHROOMS-2 CAR GARAGE FENCED YARD-PETS OK 2 HEAT/AIR UNITS-HUGE LAYOUT $1050 PER MONTH

5140 N. DUNCAN 2-FULL BATHS/2-CAR GARAGE NORTH OF CAMPUS 4 MILES $840 PER MONTH

1517 W. 4TH VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS/GREEK AREA 2.5 BATHS-COVERED PARKING 2 STORY TOWNHOUSE-PAID WATER VERY DESIREABLE LOCATION $1425 PER MONTH 121 W. LAKEVIEW 2.5 BATHS/2-CAR GARAGE LARGE LAYOUT-2 LVG AREAS PETS NEGOTIABLE ACROSS FROM BOOMER LAKE $1500 PER MONTH

FOUR BEDROOMS 1103 N. LEWIS 3 FULL BATHS-2 FULL KITCHENS 1 MILE TO OSU-COUNTRY SETTING PAID WATER-WASHER/DRYER INCL LOTS OF SPACE-2 STORY HOUSE $1500 PER MONTH 2303 E. SYCAMORE NEWER CUSTOM HOME-3 FULL BATHS GRANITE COUNTERS-PETS OK CORNER LOT-CUSTOM ACCENTS $1580 PER MONTH 2000 W. ADMIRAL 3 FULL BATHS-NEW CUSTOM HOME GRANITE COUNTERS-APPLIANCES INCLUDED WASHER/DRYER-ANIMALS WELCOME CORNER LOT-VERY VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS $2200 PER MONTH 4519 S. HUSBAND NICE DETACHED SHOP BUILDING 4 MILES TO OSU CAMPUS LARGE FENCED YARD-RURAL SETTING $1640 PER MONTH 123 S. STALLARD 2 FULL BATHS-STORM SHELTER PETS WELCOME-NEW PAINT/CARPET LARGE YARD-OUTBUILDINGS $1200 PER MONTH

FIVE BEDROOMS 6418 N. SEADOG WOOD FLOORS-4 MILES TO OSU 5 ACRES-OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS ROOM TO ROAM!!!!! $2050 PER MONTH 624 N. MANNING 3-FULL BATHS/NEW CUSTOM HOME CONCRETE FLOORS-GRANITE COUNTERS TOTAL ELECTRIC-1 MILE TO OSU $2050 PER MONTH SIX BEDROOMS 5919 N. COUNTY CLUB OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS ON 2 ACRES 2 FULL BATHS-2 LIVING AREAS 2-CAR GARAGE-5 MILES TO OSU $1740 PER MONTH

117 S. STALLARD 2-FULL BATHS/20X25 NEW SHOP RECENTLY UPDATED THROUGHOUT LARGE FENCED YARD-PETS OK $1050 PER MONTH

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