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Triumphant second chance: How martin became a cowgirl legend

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Brittney Martin was dead.

Before she became Oklahoma State’s first Big 12 Player of the Year, before she etched her name in nearly every section of the school record books and before she received a standing ovation on senior night, Brittney’s heart stopped beating at the children’s hospital in Ogden, Utah.

Eleven days after she was born, Brittney’s parents took her back to Ogden Regional because their firstborn had shortness of breath. In the operating room, doctors found Brittney’s aorta had narrowed, cutting off the supply of oxygen-laced

blood to the lower parts of her body. She had a coarctation of the aorta, the main blood-carrying vessel in the heart.

Other parts of her heart worked overtime to pump blood through the clamped aorta, but it wasn’t enough.

The heart stopped, along with everything else.

Brittney flat-lined on the table from heart failure.

The doctors had to work quickly for her to take another breath. Her legs and organs in her lower half were without blood flow for too long. There was no time for error.

The doctors opened a hole in a wall of tissue found in newborns to allow alternate blood flow beyond the aorta. Brittney’s pulse faintly murmured back to life. The doctors then worked on fixing the narrowed aorta, which involved cutting it off and connecting it after it had widened. The results of the surgery left Brittney, an infant, with a hole the size of a needle tip in her heart that would be there for the rest of her life.

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On a concrete slab her grandfather poured, Brittney began capturing a piece of childhood thought to be medically improbable.

Her grandfather, contractor Curt Nations, built the house in Syracuse, Utah, that Brittney came to call home.

When he was done, he turned part of the foundation slab into a basketball court by drilling a hoop onto the side of the house.

Brittney had come a long way from that operating table in Ogden. When her mother, Natalie, brought 3-year-old Brittney in for a yearly heart checkup, the doctors naturally went to her younger sister, Brianna, who was 2. They couldn’t believe the “muscle-bound, stocky” toddler was Brittney, Natalie said.

“The doctors actually warned us that she was going to be frail, little and petite,” Natalie said. “Most heart patients are.”

As the years went by, Brittney continued to defy the diagnosis. She got taller and taller, eventually grow-

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ing into the 6-foot athlete she is today. Her heart was never an issue. If Brittney ever had any shortness of breath, Natalie said she would push through it, like she does now.

“It doesn’t bother me,” Brittney said. “I’m a hypochondriac, and it hasn’t really ever bothered me.”

She shot on that concrete slab for hours on end, Brittney said. She played pickup games against her dad, Darrell, or she played H-O-R-S-E with the family.

It was only backyard games and shootarounds, but Darrell said he noticed early on Brittney had a knack for sports.

“I said, ‘Dude, we need to try to put you in basketball and see what you can do,” Darrell said.

Brittney joined her first competitive team in fourth grade. At first, she played awkwardly, as expected, but it didn’t take long for her to pick up on things.

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courtesy of Natalie Martin Brittney Martin, at a year an a half, poses for a photo on a rocking horse. Martin survived heart failure at 11 days old.

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midnight or 1 a.m. sometimes.

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“The neighbors would have to tell us to quit shooting around,” Darrell said.

Curt was a big influence on how she played. Brittney said sometimes the practice sessions with Darrell became tedious.

“My dad got to the point, and I think every parent does, where you know your child’s going to be good,” Brittney said.

She got frustrated a few times because she wanted to hang out with her friends at the mall or go see a movie instead of working on basketball drills. After awhile, Brittney came to an understanding with Darrell and devoted herself to basketball.

All of the practicing outside with dad and grandpa eventually paid off as Brittney became so good the city of Syracuse could no longer contain her talents.

Natalie and Darrell started driving her to Lehi, a city about 60 miles away, to play for Utah Flight, a club team, when she was in the sixth grade. That’s where Brittney first saw the places basketball could take her.

Las Vegas, North Carolina, Georgia, California — the list goes on in the locales Brittney got to see with her Flight team. She traveled across the country, but more importantly, recruiters and scouts got to see her. Through high school, Brittney played with the Flight in the summer, and scouts began to see the potential in this lanky, agile guard.

“That’s the way people really got noticed was playing games out of state,” Brittney FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016

said. “You had recruiters who could all sit around and come watch you play.”

Natalie works for an airbag plant and Darrell works at a company making diapers, but each time Brittney offered to get a job to help pay for the travel, they said it was fine. They wanted her to live her life.

As Brittney began to get national recognition, she became a state and local legend at the newly built Syracuse High School. With Brittney’s height and her unstoppable mid-range jumper, the Titans won two state titles, both undefeated seasons.

She was named Utah’s Ms. Basketball after her junior year and the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year her senior season. About that time, she decommitted from the University of Utah, a decision Brittney made in her sophomore year of high school but backed out of after feeling she rushed in too rashly. When Brittney made the announcement, it opened the floodgates for college recruiters.

Tumultuous Times

Brittney was tired of the phone calls. Months later, they continued to weigh on her mind.

They came from all sorts of places: Los Angeles, Oregon and Washington. One day, Brittney got a call from a school she had never heard of and its assistant coach.

“Hi, I’m from Oklahoma State,” Miranda Serna said.

Brittney’s initial reaction: What the heck is Oklahoma State, and where is it?

“I’m not living in the country, first of all, coming out and living with nothing around,” Brittney said.

“That’s what I thought it was going to be, just dirt everywhere.”

Her initial impression of Stillwater, the supposed cow town, didn’t last long, though. Every place she went on unofficial visits before didn’t feel like the right fit for her. UCLA was too big and bustling. Some of the other schools didn’t feel genuine.

“I’m not going to say that they weren’t sincere,” Brittney said. “But I could tell that they were telling me things I wanted to hear.”

OSU was different. When Serna and coach Kurt Budke came to Syracuse to see the phenom, they told her she would have to earn a spot on their team. OSU played in the Big 12, the preeminent conference in women’s college basketball. The Cowgirls made the second round and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament within the past four years after a decade of dormancy.

Brittney decided to give the school a shot and planned a trip on the weekend of the football team’s season opener against Louisiana Lafayette. She and Darrell loaded up in a Fiat and drove 18 hours through Colorado and Kansas until they got to Stillwater.

Darrell said the Fiat was so small he could reach behind him from the driver’s seat into the trunk. For two 6-footers, it was an interesting ride, especially with their luggage crammed against their backs, Brittney said.

“He drove most of the time there,” Brittney said. “I would drive sometimes, but I would get so tired, and he

courtesy of natalie martin Oklahoma State coaches Miranda Serna, left, and Kurt Budke, center, pose with Brittney Martin during her recruitment. Serna and Budke died in a plane crash in 2011.

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would just stare at me asking if I was all right. …We didn’t even stop at a hotel, just for gas.”

When they arrived in Stillwater, they found the town was different than they imagined. In fact, it was similar to Syracuse in many ways. Syracuse is a town of about 25,000 people 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. It’s an isolated, burgeoning city like Stillwater.

“It’s an area like Utah,” Darrell said. “That’s why she liked it. It’s so slow out there.”

Brittney fell in love with the size of the city and the family-oriented aspect of Stillwater, even if she didn’t want to admit it right away.

Darrell kept telling her she

needed to go because the coaches were so personable, and she wouldn’t be able to play as many good teams if she stayed in Utah.

After seeing the football game, walking on Eddie Sutton Court for the first time and hanging out in Stillwater for the weekend, Brittney lost whatever uncertainties she had. She called Natalie and told her she was committing to OSU. “The people, not just the coaches, but the people cared about me here,” Brittney said. “The people knew me, and it wasn’t just because I played basketball, but because I’m going to be part of the OSU family.

I think anywhere I went would have been far for

me.”

Although it was far, she decided to go with her heart.

As ESPN’s 19th-best player in the country, Brittney became the highest-rated recruit in Cowgirl history when she signed during the second week of November 2011.

The calls from other universities finally stopped.

Her family didn’t want her to play over 1,000 miles away, but they eventually came around to her decision after a lot of Googling about OSU. Brittney’s mind was at ease.

Nov. 18, a week after Brittney committed, her world was turned upside down when one of her coaches pulled her out of class to see something on

the news.

“Thrown into a situation”

Brittney still remembers as if it were yesterday.

That Friday morning, after she saw Budke and Serna died in a plane crash, Brittney didn’t say a word to anyone. She went straight to her mom’s house and cried.

Brittney’s usually good at masking feelings through a smile.

Natalie met the two coaches only once, but she knew they were the right ones to take care of her daughter. Having to console her and tell her daughter it was going to be OK after the crash was one of the roughest days of her life, Natalie said.

“I seriously loved coach

Serna; she was awesome,” Natalie said. “She kind of made me feel like Brittney was going to be taken care of 17 hours away from home. When Brittney came home, she just cried and cried and cried. She kept asking, ‘Is this really happening?’”

Brittney was distraught.

She had never played for Budke and Serna, but she respected them and admired how honest they were with her. Brittney developed a bond with them. Other universities didn’t seem to understand that. The recruiting phone calls came back.

“I didn’t know what to do,” Brittney said. “It just made things so frustrating because I still had people calling me afterwards say-

ing, ‘Hey, you want to come to our school and play for us?’

“It was like, you know exactly what we have been through?”

Ignoring the barrage of tasteless phone calls, Brittney went through with her decision to go to OSU. She was one of eight players on the Cowgirls her freshman year and the lone newcomer to stay through the season. Although it was an eerie position, she didn’t have any thoughts of transferring.

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decommit or go anywhere else. I wasn’t thinking that at any point in time.”

Brittney didn’t want to leave, but she was homesick. Like a lot of freshmen a long way from home, she felt lonesome and called her mom every day. Natalie said she tried not to call her a lot because she wanted Brittney to find her own way.

Brittney didn’t know whether she would settle in. On her recruiting trip, she hadn’t really talked with the other girls on the team, and now as the lone freshman, she was going to have to make friends with veteran players. However, her smiling personality and free-flowing play style would quickly win over her new family and community.

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It was October 2015, and Brittney beamed.

It was the preseason media day before her senior year, a season that pundits deemed the Cowgirls to finish eighth in the Big 12. They had four players transfer. Seniors such as LaShawn Jones and Liz Donohoe, Brittney’s old roommate, graduated.

Brittney was the only known factor.

Yes, she would put up points and possibly attain another all-conference selection, but that’s all most thought of the Cowgirls.

Brittney is a scorer, a ravenous rebounder, a defensive menace, but a leader? No one knew. She had always deferred to

hayden barber/O’COLLY Brittney Martin, center, celebrates with her teammates and coaches after the Cowgirls win 71-69 in Norman. It was the first time the team won in Norman since 1998. Martin recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in 40 minutes.

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seniors, and now here she was, the lone four-year senior. Brittney didn’t know if she could be the leader, the enforcer or the veteran.

It turns out she didn’t have to be. Brittney had to only be herself, off the court and on.

Through all the uncertainty and questions about a “rebuilding” year, she smiled. Like she would if she made a game-winning jumper in Bedlam or got called for a reach-in foul.

She smiles through it all.

The confidence Brittney has is bestowed upon others on her team. As the newly minted spokesperson for

the team, she seems carefree. Is she worried about how the team’s going to do? Yes. She doesn’t want to be the dictator, though.

Brittney knows if the team is going to win with its downsized roster and low expectations, they’re going to have to do it as a family.

Four months later, the Cowgirls are fourth in the Big 12, teetering in and out of the top 25.

They’re the sole team to beat No. 4 Baylor. They swept Oklahoma and beat North Carolina. They got their fifth straight 20-win season. They’re a lock for the NCAA Tournament and

tied the program’s record for conference wins in a season with 11. Brittney was the force behind most of the victories, but she wasn’t the voice that led them into battle.

Brittney was the one making sure everyone had water in practice, or handing out cookies after fellow senior Roddricka Patton’s birthday. She was even the one, with new roommate Rylie Swanson, who picked up two stray dogs and adopted them as pets.

Practices this season are more of a marketplace of ideas. They maintain a structure, but everyone has

a voice.

In games, she’s played at a higher, more wellrounded level than any player in school history.

Brittney leads the Big 12 in points, rebounds, steals and double-doubles fueling her successful campaign to becoming the Big 12 Player of the Year.

Brittney has gone from the freshman wing from Utah to a Cowgirl legend.

Coaches around the league praise her, including rivals like OU’s Sherri Coale.

Her own coach, Jim Littell, said Brittney is one of the most athletic players he’s ever coached.

The twilight might be falling on Brittney’s collegiate career, but her journey is far from over.

Life is full of choices, and the decisions made could be minor or major.

For Brittney, the decision after she graduates is a little simpler than most.

Experts project her to be taken in the second round in the WNBA Draft after the season is over. Although the WNBA has less teams and roster spots for players, Brittney has a legitimate chance of continuing her basketball career, even if it’s overseas.

What feels like the end of the world to her isn’t the WNBA or graduating with a degree in nutritional science. It isn’t missing out on playing on the white maple of Gallagher-Iba Arena. Rather, it’s leaving her second family and once again going out into the world alone.

“It’s really going to be hard for me to leave with everything I’ve been through here,” Brittney said. “I can’t believe it’s over.”

Brittney’s accomplished a lot of things in her life that many thought to be improbable. Her greatest accomplishments are not behind her, though. Destiny lies before her.

Life is a gift, and Brittney was given a second chance at it. It’s a second chance she’s made the most of, but it’s also far from over. She’s barely begun.

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ready to finish the semester strong,” Bird said. “So it is important for students who Oklahoma State University students are planning to travel both domestically will soon be taking a weeklong break and abroad to be prepared and aware of from campus. Regardless of the spring local laws where they will be traveling and break destination, making it a safe break to have the proper identification.” ensures it will be a great break.

Lee adds it’s also incredibly important Lee Bird, Vice President of Student Affairs, wants students to be aware of all for students to check and make sure the resources that Oklahoma State offers there aren’t any travel or health warnings in the area where they will be spending to have a safe spring break. their time.

“We want our students to enjoy their Despite the destination, alcohol break away from academics, but we want use remains the primary issue putting them to come back to school safe and students at the most risk.

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WELLNESS PROGRAM BEGINS A campus wellness program was officially launched in 1987, and the late OSU physician Roxie Weber (shown above) was credited for the concept, which she suggested in 1950, while serving as director of student health services.

Weber came to campus in 1942 with a medical degree from Johns Hopkins University. She was the first to advocate preventive care and a campus wellness program that covered both physical and mental health.

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“When people get singled out and go off on their own, unfortunately it’s the best opportunity for something to go wrong,” said Queen. “The key to staying safe is to stay with your friends and look out for each other.”

Queen will be conducting several programs over the next week that address the impact of drinking.

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Educational rights group concerned with OSU policies

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The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education gave Oklahoma State University unfavorable ratings on some of its Title IX policies.

The ratings show potential for First Amendment violations to faculty and staff. A red-light rating is for policies that represent an obvious infringement of First Amendment rights and yellow-light ratings infringe on rights in a limited way or could because of vague or unclear wording.

FIRE gave OSU a redlight rating to a Title IX policy protecting students and faculty from sexual harassment on campus.

FIRE’s director of policy research said the definition for sexual harassment isn’t specific enough.

“The definition of sexual harassment here is really broad,” Samantha Harris said. “Under this definition, any speech of a sexual nature could be considered sexual harassFRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016

ment. This is what we call overbreadth” Speech of a sexual nature, so long as it does not cross into harassment, is constitutionally protected, Harris said.

The director of communications services at OSU said the language in the section of the policy came directly from the U.S. Department of Education. “(Title IX) is guidance from the U.S. Department of Education,” Gary Shutt said. “We’re not going to rewrite guidance from the federal government.”

Shutt said policies need to be broad so they can cover a wide range of situations that would be difficult to define individually.

FIRE also gave a yellow light to a section of the Title IX policy about offensive objects, including jokes or semi-nude photos.

Harris said the policy is so broad as to possibly infringe on free speech because it does not clearly define what could be considered sexually demeaning or offensive.

“I wouldn’t know if any sort of tongue-in-cheek or double entendre hat or shirt or coffee mug or whatever might get me in trouble at (OSU),” Harris said. “And this also applies to nude or seminude photography and

A “red light” institution has at least one policy that both clearly and substantially restricts freedom of speech.

A “yellow light” institution is one whose policies restrict a more limited amount of protected expression or, by virtue of their vague wording, could too easily be used to restrict protected expression.

If a college or university’s policies do not seriously imperil speech, that college or university receives a “green light.”

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drawings.”

These policies’ vague wording infringes not only on free speech, but also causes a problem in whether students actually know what is against the rules, Harris said.

“One of the things that the law requires is that people have an opportunity to know what is prohibited so that they can act accordingly,” Harris said. “So when a university has rules where you can say, ‘Hmm, I wonder if I can say that,’ is what we’re talking about when referring to vagueness.”

Theater freshman Reagan Burns said she can see a need for vagueness in some of these policies, but she said she also shares FIRE’s concerns.

“When you define sexual harassment like that, then it is a very broad term,” Burns said. “But it’s very subjective to the situation and the people involved, I believe.”

FIRE gave OSU another yellow-light warning on student organizations’ use of university facilities for expression purposes according to the FIRE website.

The policy requires students to request permission to the university before holding expressive events on campus. The school also requires the organization to include the topics they’re going to discuss.

This policy could be used to limit freedom of expression on campus be-

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cause it doesn’t allow for any spontaneous expression, and organizations could be turned down based on their topics, Harris said.

“The university can obviously have rules about on-campus expression,” Harris said. “But requiring everybody to ask permission from the university before engaging in expressive activity is far too broad a restraint.”

The last policy to receive a yellow rating was regarding a policy that pertained to civility on campus. The policy sets rules against being uncivil or unruly to university staff members while they are carrying out their duties on campus, according to the FIRE website.

Again, FIRE takes issue with the vague wording as to what constitutes being uncivil or unruly, as much of this kind of speech is constitutionally protected, Harris said. She also said being uncivil and even profanity, so long as it didn’t cross into the area of harassment, was constitutionally protected.

When asked to comment on the yellow-light policies, Shutt responded in an email with a statement.

“OSU values and encourages free speech,” Shutt said in a statement.

“It does not believe its policies threaten free speech.”

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SGA candidates debate days before presidential election How to Vote in SGA Elections Go to elections.okstate. edu and sign into CampusLink.

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The candidates discussed SGA programming, tuition sta f f r ep o rt e r concerns, guns on campus Student Government and their qualifications to Association presidential and take over as executives. vice presidential candidates Both Steadley and Johngot to share their platform son said they were strongly ideas in the election’s only against allowing students to debate Thursday. carry guns on campus.

Andrew Steadley and Johnson said the debate Solmaz Bastani went toe-to- was about sharing who the CAB OSUJohnson .pdf 1 and 1/27/16 3:03 PM toe with Dillon candidates are as leaders and Ridge Howell in the Student as people.

“I feel like tonight was really just putting some of our ideas into words, communicating to the students and the students watching at home what we are about,” Johnson said.

They also agreed there should be more diversity in SGA. Steadley and Johnson said, if elected, they plan to choose a diverse executive cabinet. However, they went head-to-head on other points.

Steadley, who serves as the SGA committee on student organizations chairman, presented his plan for parking reform. His idea is to reserve parking spaces around residential buildings for only the students who

live there.

Johnson, former SGA vice chairman, said the administration is aware of the parking problem, and they are working on fixing it.

SGA legislation isn’t going to help, Johnson said.

Johnson argued that it’s important to work with the university administration rather than antagonizing it.

President Burns Hargis and the administration have the students’ best interests at heart, Johnson said.

Debate moderators asked Steadley and Johnson to explain why each believed he was more qualified for the presidency.

Steadley said he is more passionate for student

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government than anyone, for he spends hours in his office working for SGA each week.

Johnson countered, saying passion is not measured by a certain amount of time. He referred to his experience in SGA as one of the reasons he is the most qualified candidate.

“He touched on the fact

that hours in office don’t show passion,” Steadley said. “I wasn’t just sitting there doing nothing.”

The SGA elections March 8-9 are for both presidential and living group senators, and students can vote online at elections.okstate.edu.

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Help Wanted SEI is hiring for HTS staff Sequoyah Enterprises, Inc. is currently hiring HTS staff (Habilitation Training Specialist) for day/evening/overnight shifts working with mentally challenged adult men in a group home setting. The HTS provides assistance with daily living skills development, health & medication administration, personal care and behavioral development. If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply in person at 103 E. 32nd St. in Stillwater, OK. Or you can fax your resume or letter of interest to (405) 604‑ 6825, or you can email your resume/letter of interest to jobs@sequoyahinc.com. Must be at least 18 years of age and able to pass a state background check. $100 Sign On Bonus after 90 days of employment. EOE.

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NOW LEASING SPRING / SUMMER 2016 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Bedroom Homes, Apartments, Duplexes all around Stillwater and surrounding areas Call 405‑372‑9225 ext 0 or campbellmgmt.com

Law firm seeks legal secretary.

Typing (55+ wpm) and basic knowledge of word processing essential. Salary commensurate with experience and skills available. Please email resume and cover letter to hellis@ellislaw.us or fax to (405) 743‑3773.

3, 4 & 5 bedroom houses available June 1st. AMSCO 405‑ 372‑6462.

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

Nice 4‑bedroom, 2 1/2‑bath.

Available June 1st. 924 S. Walnut. $1600/month. Call or text 405‑314‑6238.

Spacious, 4‑bedroom, 2‑bath, 2‑car garage. Large fenced yard, available June 1st. 405‑ 372‑8862.

Misc. For Sale

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2‑bedroom, 1‑bath.

2012 E. McElroy.

405‑372‑7107, 713‑462‑8754.

Exceptional 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom houses close to campus. Discount for related roommates. Call Rob 377‑9000.

Exceptional new 4‑bedroom, 3‑bath, all appliances. Call Rob 377‑9000.

Apartment Rentals Roommates Wanted

Henneberry Properties. Now Pre Leasing For Fall. Studio apartments $360.00 per mo, 1 bedroom for $450.00 per mo, 2 bedroom units $510.00 . Call us today, 405‑743‑4266.

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

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

Houses For Sale 3/2/2. $146,000. 4018 Yorkshire. 405‑564‑5177.

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APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR BOTH SUMMER SEMESTER 2016 and FALL SEMESTER 201​6​ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF THE DAILY O’COLLEGIAN Applications for both Summer Semester 201​6​and Fall Se‑ mester 201​6​ Editor-in-Chief of The Daily O’Collegian will be accepted from ​now thru Friday, March ​4, 201​6 Applications are now available in the Paul Miller Journalism and Broadcasting Building, room 106. Appli‑ cants must return their com‑ pleted applications to room 106 no later than 4:30 p.m.

Friday, March 4​, 201​6​.

This application process involves two separate posi‑ tions, EIC for Summer and EIC for Fall. Applicants can apply for one or the other, or both positions. Be sure to indicate which position(s) you wish to be considered for on the application form.

To be eligible for Editor-InChief, the applicant must be a student on the Stillwater campus of Oklahoma State University, be in good aca‑ demic standing (i.e., not on academic probation), have a grade point average of not less than 2.5, and have completed at least 60 hours toward a degree. Applicant must show evidence of hav‑ ing worked one semester in a​n ​editor position on The Daily O’Collegian. Students serving as an Editor-in-Chief may take up to 6 credit hours of independent study in con‑ sultation and approval of their major advisor.

An internship on a newspaper in a newsroom capacity may be substituted for one semes‑ ter of service on The Daily O’Collegian. The internship must meet the requirements of the School of Media and Strategic Communications’ current internship course.

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ACROSS 1 Call of the wild 5 Shade 11 ’80s defense prog.

14 Competent 15 Walk down the aisle, maybe 16 Dough unit 17 Hangout for Hyacinth in “Fantasia”?

19 Poetic preposition 20 Condescend 21 “__ Louise!”

22 Agreeable word 23 Moon observation 25 Bk. before Job 26 “Skyfall” singer 28 Hangout for Tchaikovsky’s Odile?

32 Dendrite counterpart 33 Mediterranean country 35 Hoop holder 36 Pewter part 37 Hangout for Heckle and Jeckle?

38 iPhone, e.g.

39 Lawyer letters 40 Warm to the max 41 Runs out of gas 42 Hangout for Mickey and Minnie?

44 Pep squad output 46 Panda maker 47 __ ed 48 Explicit message 49 Eleanor’s successor 52 Rub the wrong way 56 Ab __: initially 57 Hangout for Garfield?

59 Like a fiddle?

60 Still together 61 Tenderfoot 62 Something for the inn crowd 63 1979 title role for Vanessa 64 Simon __ DOWN 1 44-Across cries 2 Story of a lifetime 3 Canine filler 4 Some bank agents

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5 Japanese IT services giant 6 Linguistic practices 7 Maker of earthquake pills and dehydrated boulders 8 “Ain’t gonna happen” 9 Oscar winner Penelope 10 Vulcan and Klingon, briefly 11 Honey alternative 12 AFI’s thirdgreatest movie villain 13 Bad day for Caesar 18 Hydrated gemstone 22 ’60s trip cause 24 Maintain, as golf clubs 25 U.S. dept. with a lightning bolt on its seal 26 War on Terror epithet 27 “Ingenious gentleman” of classic fiction 28 Basted, say 29 Entanglements

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30 Some kind of trick 31 Baroque and Classical 32 “Lemme __!”

34 Portuguese cape 37 Tech news website 41 Leaves high and dry 43 Met 45 Shot provider 47 “Gotcha!”

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48 Couch potato’s spot 49 Cherry variety 50 Sundance Kid’s gal 51 Strikeout-to-walk ratio, e.g.

53 Irish New Ager 54 Not just somewhat 55 Boy with a bow 57 Soul from Seoul 58 Windy City transit initials

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

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WEST MAPLE APARTMENTS 124 W. MAPLE ALL ELEC-COVERED PARKING VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS NO W/D-LARGE LIVING AREA $520 PER MONTH

201 S. HARTFORD NEWLY RENOVATED CENTRALLY LOCATED-1 CAR GARAGE $600 PER MONTH

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

1201 W. 9TH CORNER LOT-6 BLOCKS TO OSU PETS WELCOME W/ADDITONAL FEE WASHER/DRYER INCLUDED $600 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 2415 N. GLENWOOD 2-FULL BATHS/2-CAR GARAGE FENCED YARD-NEW PAINT/CARPET PETS WELCOME W/ADDITIONAL FEES $875 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 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

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 1724 W. SUNSET 3 FULL BATHS-GRANITE COUNTERS ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDED-NEW HOUSE VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS-ALL ELECTRIC 2 STORY ON CORNER LOT-VERY NICE $2200 PER MONTH 4519 S. HUSBAND NICE DETACHED SHOP BUILDING 4 MILES TO OSU CAMPUS LARGE FENCED YARD-RURAL SETTING $1640 PER MONTH FIVE BEDROOMS

824 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

6418 N. SEADOG WOOD FLOORS-4 MILES TO OSU 5 ACRES-OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS ROOM TO ROAM!!!!! $2050 PER MONTH

VILLA COURT APARTMENTS 1517 W. 4TH VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS/GREEK NEW CARPET-NEW PAINT-VERY NICE $750 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

1124 S. MCDONALD 4-FULL BATHS-VERY LARGE LAYOUT FENCED YARD-PETS WELCOME BIG HOUSE-CORNER LOT $2050 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

SIX BEDROOMS

607 N. DUNCAN HARDWOOD FLOORS-LARGE YARD VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS-1 BATH $800 PER MONTH 1124 N. MAIN WASHER/DRYER HOOKUPS RECENT UPDATES-1 MILE TO OSU LOTS OF SHADE-QUIET AREA $575 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

4215 N. WASHINGTON 2-FULL BATHS/2-CAR GARAGE COMPLETELY UPDATED THROUGHOUT LARGE LIVING AREA-NICE HOME $1050 PER MONTH 1002 E. 5TH 1-CAR GARAGE/FENCED YARD CENTRALLY LOCATED-HIGHLAND PARK $750 PER MONTH

102 S. PAYNE NEW CUSTOM HOME-3 FULL BATHS TVS INCLUDED IN BEDROOMS GRANITE COUNTERS-1 MILE TO OSU NEW PAINT/NEW CARPET WASHER/DRYER INCLUDED $2250 PER MONTH 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

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

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Today’s Birthday (03/04/16). Reap what you sow professionally this year. Plan your moves, before a profitable two-year phase begins (Jupiter enter Libra, 9/9). Breakthroughs include in personal matters (3/8) and partnership or marriage (9/1). Change directions regarding shared resources (3/23) and your own plans (9/16). Collaborate and prosper together. Kindle passion.

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 -- Take new professional territory. Your influence is on the rise. Push past old barriers.

Abrupt decisions could work out well, although patience is useful.

Pay attention for perfect timing. Take advantage of optimistic trends.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Visit or accept visitors.

It’s a good time for cultural exchange. Travel and study. Friends open the door to a new world. Respect others, and share resources.

Provide support when you can. Relax and enjoy.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Changes are proposed.

Talking relieves anxiety. Impress your partner with your research.

Apologize for past disparaging remarks. Support each other with a profitable venture. Increased productivity equals increased profit.

Follow a passionate insight.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Track appointments and financial obligations closely. If you can’t make something, call the moment you find out. Extra communication avoids arguments later. Spend time with your partner or significant other. Enjoy simple pleasures.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep your cool, despite high demand for your attentions. Complete one task and prepare for the next. Conditions may seem unstable. Don’t take anything for granted. Figure out your bottom line and get creative.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Get into a creative project. Your work is attracting attention. Play with your passions, enthusiasms and talents. Dress the part. Simple pleasures with family and friends feed your heart. Discover romance when not looking.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Handle chores and repairs at home before settling into domestic comforts. Maintain household infrastructure and study inexpensive beautification tricks. Get expert advice. You can find the necessary funds. Do the homework before buying.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Dig for the info you need. Avoid chatter and gossip, and learn voraciously. Write your discoveries. Tap into hidden assets. Tempers could get short, especially around money. Find a quiet place and get productive.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- There’s money available, if you work for it. Shop later. Things could get chaotic.

Financial disagreements look likely. Create a safety net. You can overcome a domestic irritant. Listen more than you speak.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Count your blessings. It’s a great time to get outside. Personal growth sparks in the unlikeliest of places. Make a positive change. Use power rather than force. Who will you be in the matter?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 5 -- Consider how you would like things to be, and what you can do about it. Plan your strategy. Don’t worry about money or spend much. Look back for perspective on what’s ahead. Friends inspire you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Rely on your team. Stay in communication, and clarify misunderstandings. Provide support to your crew. Expect nothing in return. Show loyalty and find it when needed. Respect others, and be respected. Learn from each other.

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