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No easy answers, few options for Oklahoma’s crumbling foster system

BY Alli Owe n

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Oklahoma caseworkers have done little to help a Stillwater couple care for the nine children they have fostered since 2013, the parents said.

For example, the state Department of Human Services caseworker responsible for ensuring their house was safe for children showed up “only once or twice in three years,” Chelsie French said.

“The caseworker for one of the children we are fostering now has changed three times in the past eight months,” she said.

At the beginning of the year, support from DHS seemed likely to worsen because of an announced $68 million budget cut during the next 16 months. Gov. Mary Fallin recently drafted a budget plan that would allocate $11.3 million to help DHS comply with all seven parts of the Pinnacle Plan. But state legislators would have to agree.

The Pinnacle Plan is a result of a class-action lawsuit against DHS in 2012. An OSU political science professor said the plan was designed to hold DHS accountable and improve the quality of foster care in Oklahoma.

Haley Murphy said budget cuts would make it nearly impossible for DHS to comply with the four remaining requirements of the Pin-

nacle Plan.

Among the solutions the state agreed to enact to end the lawsuit were limiting caseworker loads, ensuring monthly caseworker visits, recruiting and training more foster parents, and reducing the number of children in foster care and emergency shelters.

DHS is required to meet all

fication, the couple was asked to take in a brother and sister. But the training had not prepared her and her husband, she said.

“It was like a bomb went off in our home and in our hearts,” French said. “The 2-year-old girl had issues with self-harm, so she would hit her head on the tile, and we had to take her to the E.R. three

We are cutting the DHS budget while at the same time, more children are entering the system.”

Haley Murphy

OSU Political science professor

seven standards by the end of the year.

French said DHS officials weren’t following state requirements even before the budget cuts.

For example, French said DHS also has not verified her annual foster parent training classes since her initial certification three years ago.

“We have our hours, but they’ve never checked,” she said. “But the classes honestly haven’t helped much anyway.”

French said a week after certi-

times until DHS sent the kids to a therapeutic foster home.”

Each foster child has a caseworker who knows about the child’s situation and provides extra support.

But French and her husband have started compiling their own files for their foster children because caseworkers change so often.

“Dangerous Levels” of State Budget Cuts The Pinnacle Plan is supposed to address French’s concerns, among others. But with increasing

numbers of children in foster care coupled with the announcement of a state revenue failure in December, some question whether the plan’s goals can be reached.

Murphy said the biggest obstacle for DHS is maintaining the standards in the midst of unprecedented budget cuts.

“We are cutting the DHS budget while at the same time, more children are entering the system,” Murphy said. “It will be very difficult to accomplish the goals with current state funding levels.”

In a video on the agency website, state DHS Director Ed Lake said the cuts are at “dangerous levels.”

Lake said many positions will be cut because of the lack of federal and state funding and encouraged employees to consider the new voluntary buyout program, VOBO. The agency also has implemented a hiring freeze except for child welfare specialists, which are positions directly involved in the foster care process.

Although VOBO and the freeze help alleviate budget concerns, the quality of employees could suffer as a result.

“Many DHS workers, especially social workers, have a high turnover rate,” Murphy said. “Workers eligible for buyouts are generally closer to retirement and are more likely to stay, but these buyouts can

weed those employees out.”

Promises of Private Partnerships As DHS struggles to meet its state-mandated goals, nonprofit partners have stepped in to help.

“DHS has always had at least a little bit of work with nonprofits, particularly with agencies that recruit and train foster and potential adoptive parents for children in DHS care,” Murphy said. “But after 2014, these partnerships have taken on a more significant role in the system.”

A critical component of the 2011 Oklahoma DHS lawsuit, D.G. v Yarbrough, involved closing statewide shelters after several cases of child mistreatment and abuse. Nonprofit partners can help provide these foster children with a safe place to go in an emergency situation.

The foster care and transitional living coordinator at Payne County Youth Services said its partnership with DHS is beneficial, especially in high-risk situations.

“DHS closed its state operated shelters, but we have access to the DHS emergency hotline, so we can help place children in our shelter or in short-term care,” Emily Hays said.

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agencies and have found success, which is what Murphy and a co-author are studying.

“The idea is that smaller organizations that are more specialized are better able to provide oversight to parents so that DHS can focus more closely on the children,” Murphy said.

Because the number of children in foster care continues to climb annually, part of the settlement requires DHS to recruit thousands of foster family homes. Private organizations have since taken on a strong recruitment role to meet these needs.

“Part of the settlement in the lawsuit is that DHS needs to develop systems to outsource recruitment and training of foster care parents so that it is not a part of DHS’s everyday activities,” Murphy said.

These nonprofit organizations or private agencies have contract agreements with DHS and are required to meet federal guidelines and standards. These are sometimes stricter than the normal guidelines, especially in terms of the number of cases these organizations are allowed to take.

Murphy and her co-author are researching nonprofit collaboration with government agencies, specifically whether the government funding is advantageous or causes a mission shift for the nonprofit. But for the DHS case in particular, there seems to be a more positive correlation with increased partnership, Murphy said.

“Nonprofit child welfare agencies are often staffed by social workers, so they have a lot of common educational values with DHS workers, so that is why you don’t see a negative effect,” Murphy said. “So because they

have a common goal, this case has a positive relationship and seems to work well together.”

Although the agency has been strongly criticized, Murphy said it’s also important to note that DHS workers are performing a high-stress, difficult job with few benefits. She added that despite the lawsuit and pervading problems, Oklahoma has led the way with other initiatives, such as kinship families.

“One thing Oklahoma’s DHS has done really well is the recruitment and seeking of kinship foster families, which are family members or family friends,” Murphy said. “This makes the transition for children a little less unsettling because they are going to live with people they know.”

Growing Need for Foster Families

The need for recruiting more permanent, therapeutic and short-

term emergency foster care parents continues to increase because thousands of children remain in the system. For existing foster parents such as French, this is evident through increased requests to foster more children.

“DHS called us 17 times in a month begging us to take more kids,” French said.

As the need for foster families increases, nonprofit and private agencies are continuing to increase their efforts to support DHS and recruit more parents.

The director of LilyField Christian Adoption and Foster Care in Edmond, who asked to remain unnamed, explained that its main objective is to help recruit foster families and provide them with the support they need to succeed. She said her organization is an extra hand for DHS to ensure foster families are safe, complying with DHS rules and equipped with

the tools necessary to be the best family for children in sensitive situations.

French said two of her friends foster through a private adoption agency and they seem to receive more support through more frequent visits.

“Basically, these nonprofits are liaisons for DHS,” French said. “I’m not sure which way is necessarily better because it’s just a different way, but we aren’t checked on as much as my friends who are checked monthly through their agency.”

For some agencies, particularly in Payne County, these increased partnerships are in the early stages but seem to be making a difference in placing children in safe places for short- and long-term stays.

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but seem to be making a differenThe Payne County Youth Services program for foster care started last year, but Hays said the collaboration with DHS is working well through placing more children in care, recruiting more foster parents and meeting the needs of those foster families.

These private organizations must maintain the public standards of DHS, and Hays said they strive to make sure children are safe, cases

are kept confidential, and a high code of ethics is maintained.

“We get audited and monitored every two months, and our child licensing is review every six months since we are still a new contract,” Hays said. “We abide by all of DHS standards and turn in our forms and paperwork to them for review.”

Meeting Extra Needs

In addition to supporting foster care parents and processes, nonprofits and churches help DHS recruitment workers such as Georgia Wessel meet daily needs.

“Kinships can happen unexpectedly, so we have organizations like Church of the Harvest who run support groups, help with trainings,

provide daycare and help provide snacks for kids in the DHS offices waiting for placements,” Wessel said.

Other nonprofits and churches support DHS by donating strollers, toys and items children need that the foster care parent stipend may not cover.

“All of these organizations do great work for us, and we are grateful for their support,” Wessel said.

These organizations also provide services such as counseling to parents and children involved in foster care.

“If you are going to foster, you need a good counselor,” French said. “My husband and I have gotten used to (fostering), but it’s a hard thing for sure.”

French said sometimes she knows the children get sent back with unfit parents, and sometimes she sees parents’ rights terminated when she knew they were on the road to recovery. But French said the district attorney, who makes these difficult decisions, tries to do what’s best for the kids while also giving the birth parents a fair shot at reunification.

Progress on the Pinnacle

A committee will give the ultimate verdict on DHS at the end of 2016 to see whether it has “made a good faith effort” to meet all its goals.

This year, the agency has closed all statewide shelters and a record number of 2,186 children were

adopted, according to the 2016 Oklahoma DHS Annual Report.

The department also has met the goal of restricting management to better accommodate child welfare specialists and those directly involved with the foster care process, and the agency has hired a couple hundred more child welfare specialists, which is improving the rate of caseworker visits.

Although DHS has met three Pinnacle Plan standards, the state budget cuts and oversight issues make progress more problematic for parents in the system and for the 10,000 children still waiting for permanent homes. f o l l o w o c o l ly : @ o c o l ly

Graduate College application fee considered, may deter students

BY Alexia Tat e

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Graduate college officials are considering charging a fee to applicants accepted to Oklahoma State University programs because so many of those students don’t enroll, leaving spots unclaimed.

“It seals your spot in the program, and if you’re willing to put down $100 towards your spot, then obviously you’re willing to put forth the effort to come,” said Cathy Haviland, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Government Association.

The fee would be reimbursed when the applicant enrolled. Each graduate program would decide whether it wanted to charge the fee and the amount it would charge.

Graduate college officials will decide in the fall whether they want to move forward with the proposal, which would require the A&M Board of Regents and the Oklahoma State Board of Regents approval.

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Dean Sheryl Tucker said.

Of the more than 2,100 applicants accepted this past fall, Tucker couldn’t say how many didn’t show up but knows others would have taken their place if given the opportunity.

“It’s really sad when you have slots that you’ve assigned to people by admitting them, and they don’t show with no communication,” Tucker said. “That’s another student that could have had that opportunity.”

The no-shows also cause problems for graduate programs.

“There are graduate programs that have a really high volume of applications or are extremely competitive for slots,” Tucker said.

“So it’s important they have the class size they anticipated.”

She said the no-shows also affect staffing across campus.

“There are very real factors that come into staffing levels for other programs at our undergraduate level specifically,” Tucker said.

Many faculty members rely on graduate students as teaching assistants to help with the workload throughout the semester.

“We have so many TA slots, and we need teaching assistants for the classes that have to be offered to our undergraduates,” Tucker said.

“We either have to over-admit to make sure we have enough people who are eligible to do that job, or we risk people not showing up. This is where the fee would help as well.”

Although the fee amount hasn’t been decided, Tucker said each program set its own up to a certain amount.

Each program would decide whether it would benefit by having the fee, said Brenda Smith, graduate vice chair of the Faculty Council.

“It’s really going to be on a program-by-program basis,” Smith said. “The idea for moving forward here is that we want to enable programs to have the option, and then it’s the programs’ decision to use it or not.”

Until the fall, this proposal will be discussed among graduate faculty, graduate Faculty Council members and graduate students.

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said Haviland, an animal science Ph.D. candidate.

She said some students might be deterred and choose a different college because of the enrollment fee, but she also said she thinks it could “keep the good students coming and deter the other students elsewhere.”

Graduate college officials agreed if students are deterred, then they probably “weren’t very serious about OSU and that particular graduate program.”

Tucker said if students are under special circumstances, there are options to help such as waivers and admission deferral requests.

“We do have applicants with financial need in the U.S. but particularly abroad, and there are mechanisms for application fee waivers,” she said. “Then a program could use the same process, but as a waiver for the enrollment deposit.”

But the financial need of some students contributes in their decision to not apply for certain schools.

“There was one school in particular that I didn’t end up ap-

plying to for various reasons, but I have to admit that fee was kind of the straw that broke the camel’s back,” said Sarah Pons, an art history master’s student.

Pons said she understands the proposal in certain aspects and knows it is “somewhat a form of compensation.”

The proposal’s cost would be a tiny amount compared to the amount a student pays to attend graduate school. Tuition for an in-state graduate student is about $200 per credit hour, while out-ofstate graduate students pay almost $800 per credit hour, according to OSU’s bursar office.

“A serious student who wants to come here for our programs and outstanding faculty will understand that it’s just a small part of what is costs to get that advanced degree,” Tucker said.

“Programs are really going to think about whether this makes sense, and for some programs, I think this absolutely will make sense for them.” f o l l o w o c o l ly : @ o c o l ly

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Finals week has students asking, do we need finals?

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Stores are running low on Red Bull, and students are running high on stress this week.

It’s the time when college students across the country are frantically reviewing notes, relearning concepts and indulging in caffeine. It’s

finals season.

However, many students on the Oklahoma State campus agree with civil engineering junior Nick Clark when it comes to taking finals.

“You’re not really learning anything, just memorizing it,” Clark said. “Everyone basically ends up cramming in the end, and you’ll forget everything afterwards.”

At the end of 30 days, only 20 percent of the information learned is retained, according to qpractice.com.

It is a statistic that sports management freshman Keaton McMillan can also attest to.

“Once I take finals, I don’t feel like I learned anything

matt villareal/O’COLLY With finals week beginning, some Oklahoma State students are cramming and memorizing for their final exams rather than retaining the material. Some students might study only the night before an exam.

honestly,” McMillan said. “I feel like I cram just so I can

pass one test.”

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the country might feel the same, college professors argue finals are pivotal to the academic well-being of students.

Professor Chad Hankinson has been teaching classes at the university level for 13 years and teaches political science at OSU. “Final exams are one tool among many to measure how well you are able to demonstrate and apply what you have learned through the course of the semester,” Hankinson said.

However, Hankinson said he is not a believer in cumulative final exams.

“We’re testing you in increments,” Hankinson said. “One

of the shortcomings to final examinations is that there are

Finals are a really good chance to refresh students’ memories of why they took the course. Students should take courses they’re interested in, so (a final) is not just a refresher, but a chance to apply the material to future courses. ” Jonathan Cannon

student professor and Ph.D. candidate

so many people taking a lot of them.”

Hankinson attended un-

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dergraduate and graduate level classes in New York and

admitted, as a student, taking finals were burdensome. He said he feels he has learned a

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lot as a result of them.

“It forced me to examine or re-examine material in the class,” Hankinson said. “For me at least, it helped some of (the material) stick.”

Applying learned information to future courses in an area of interest is the reason student professor and Ph.D. candidate Jonathan Cannon said he believes finals are pivotal to course curriculum.

“Finals are a really good chance to refresh students’ memories of why they took the course,” Cannon said.

“Students should take courses they’re interested in, so (a final) is not just a refresher, but a chance to apply the material to future courses.”

Cannon is pursuing a Ph.D.

WITHOUT GUILE! RESTING IN JESUS! The first two verses of Psalm 32 are RESTING IN JESUS! expressing the blessedness of the An old hymn goes something like person whose sins are forgiven, the this; “Under his wings I am safely An old hymn goes something like truth that his sins will never be held abiding, though the night deepens this; “Under his wings I am safely against him. In the light of judgment and tempests are wild. Still I can abiding, though the night deepens day, that is a tremendous blessing. T trust him; I know he will keep me. and tempests are wild. Still I can He has redeemed me and I am his here is a little phrase at the end of the trust him; I know he will keep me. child.” second verse that can be a challenge He has redeemed me and I am his The Bible tells us that “there re to The Bible tells us that “there reall. “And in whose spirit there is no child.” mains a rest to the people of guile.”

(NKJV) “...and in whose spirit is The Bible tells us that “there re The Bible tells us that “there reGod.” (Heb.4:9) John 15 tells us of nomains a rest to the people of deceit.”(NIV, NAS) It seems that it is much fruit can be produced in and dealing with honesty of heart; a clear God.” (Heb.4:9) John 15 tells us of through the one who “abides” in conscience.

Verses 3 through 5 deals much fruit can be produced in and Christ. One aspect of abiding is with this very thing. Here is a man through the one who “abides” in resting. He is seated in heaven who is unwilling to face honestly his Christ. One aspect of abiding is because his work of salvation is sin.

God is dealing with him about his resting. He is seated in heaven finished. Here is someone we can sinfulness, but he resists and struggles, because his work of salvation is fully trust because “he now sits at finished. Here is someone we can notthe right hand of God with all wanting to be honest and admit fully trust because “he now sits at hispower and authority. (Matt.28:18) wrong. Finally, he admits and the right hand of God with all acknowldeges his wrongdoing, and He never changes; “Jesus Christ is power and authority. (Matt.28:18) God immediately forgives him. He the same yesterday and today and He never changes; “Jesus Christ is is right with God when he became forever.” (He.13:8) He tells us the same yesterday and today and “never will I leave you; never will I honest with God. The apostle Paul forever.” (He.13:8) He tells us forsake you.” (Heb.13:5) He loves says, “I have lived my life with a “never will I leave you; never will I perfectly good conscience before forsake you.” (Heb.13:5) He loves God up to this day.(Acts.23:1 NAS)

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in screen studies at OSU, and teaches asection of an Intro to Film and TV course.

In playing the role of both student and professor, Cannon said he believes taking a final exam is not too much to ask of the students. He attributes this to the academic nature of a college town.

“One of the best things about Stillwater is the school,” Cannon said. “One of the main reasons that a lot of people are here is to learn. Students have access to everything on campus.

“It’s just simply a time to become serious and engage in the material.”

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us with a steadfast love. (Ro.8:3839) It is a rest of faith that is ours in us with a steadfast love. (Ro.8:3839) Paul writes to Timothy, a young Christ. It is an active trust that we It is a rest of faith that is ours in Christian minister; “keeping faith can chose and practice each day.

Christ. It is an active trust that we This trust is based on the character and a good conscience, which can chose and practice each day. and promise of God. some have rejected and suffered This trust is based on the character These never change. There is anothThese never change. There is anoth shipwreck in regard to their faith.” and promise of God. er old hymn that goes like this; (1 Tim.1:19 NAS) Paul says, this These never change. There is anoth These never change. There is anoth“My faith has found a resting place, is important; I live this way and er old hymn that goes like this; not in a manmade creed: I trust the Timothy, you should do the same.

“My faith has found a resting place, ever living one, that he for me will Otherwise, you are deceiving not in a manmade creed: I trust the plead. yourself and will destroy your walk of ever living one, that he for me will Enough for me that Jesus saves, this faith with God. plead. ends my fears and doubt: A sinful Jesus, in the parable of the Enough for me that Jesus saves, this soul I come to Him, he will not cast sower,(Lu.8:15 NAS) says,”And ends my fears and doubt: A sinful me out. soul I come to Him, he will not cast the seed in the good soil, these My soul is resting on the Word, the me out. are the ones who have heard the living Word of God: Salvation in my My soul is resting on the Word, the word in an honest and good heart, Savior’s name, salvation through his living Word of God: Salvation in my and hold it fast, and bear fruit with blood.

Savior’s name, salvation through his perseverance.”

Chorus: I need no other evidence, I blood. need no other plea: It is enough Here is the cry of an honest man; Chorus: I need no other evidence, I that Jesus died and rose again for “Search me, O God, and know my need no other plea: It is enough me.” heart; Try me and know my anxious that Jesus died and rose again for thoughts; And see if there be any me.” hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.” (Ps.139:2324 NAS) He is honest and humbles himself before God, asking God to search him and see if there is wrong in his ways or motives. Then he asks for God’s guidance in the right, eternal way. Without guile is the right way!

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Calf Fry Stillwater’s exclamation point on school year

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As another school year comes to an end, so does another Calf Fry. Saturday night was the last night of the three-day 25th anniversary for Tumbleweed Dancehall & Concert Venue’s Calf Fry Festival.

People traveled from across the state to Stillwater to see headliners Josh Abbott Band, Eli Young Band and Kip Moore.

Brianna Kirkland traveled seven hours with her friends from Columbia, Missouri, to see Cody Johnson and Kip Moore.

“We just came to have a good time,” Kirkland said. “It’s going to be entertaining.”

If you didn’t make it to Calf Fry this year, here is what you missed over the three day long festival.

Although the first day was sunny,

the ground was left muddy for the last two. The venue was packed with people enjoying country music.

Before the event began, there were people tailgating in their trucks in the various parking lots surrounding the venue. Coolers and games of horseshoes lined the aisles.

For those wanting to do more than listen to music, there were games at various locations and a mechanical bull to try to ride.

Kristin Brown, a Tulsa resident, came for her third time.

“I really like red dirt country music,” Brown said.

Brown also encouraged people to try the calf fry.

This namesake food is a staple for the event with vendors selling it in baskets throughout the night.

“My husband has been twice

without me, so I made him stay home, and I came with my best friends,” Caitlin Gorrell from Broken Arrow said. “It’s good music, good drinks and good people.”

The Tumbleweed Amphitheater became the stage for acts such as the Eli Young Band and Cody Johnson to perform new music from their albums that will release later this year.

Although the PA system went down for a little while during Kip Moore’s performance on the last night, the musicians still gave the audience an amazing performance.

Their microphone stands were lined with guitar picks to throw into the audience at various points in the night.

After the main performances, the Tumbleweed Dancehall & Concert Venue held the after parties with

Emily Bjorklund/O’COLLY Calf Fry ended Saturday at the Tumbleweed Dancehall. The red dirt genre combines country, folk and rock into one style of music.

Chance Anderson, Read Southall and Thom Shepherd.

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Take over lease at Reserve on Perkins Aug.12, 2016‑July 31, 2017 2‑person unit, 1‑bedroom, 1‑bath each. $575 bills paid.

BONUS: WE WILL PAY AUG., SEPT., & OCT. RENT +TRANSFER FEES Reserveonperkins.com Call 580‑755‑0211, 580‑591‑3962.

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Lakeview Town Home 105.5 W. Lakeview, 2 Large Bedrooms, 2 & ½ Bath, 2 Car Garage 2 Story Duplex, Only $950/ month!

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

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

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Apartment Rentals

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

Mobile Home Rentals

1009 E. Knapp 3 bedroom 1.5 bath $850.00 per month $750.00 Deposit. Henneberry Properties 405‑743‑4266.

3‑bedroom, 3‑bath, 1629 W. Teal Court.

No pets. $900/month. 405‑372‑2676 or 580‑450‑1565.

2‑bedroom 2012 E. McElroy.

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MAPLE 500 1 BED/1 BATH, 600 SQFT. COMPLETELY REMODELED 1/2 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS. OPEN FLOOR PLAN. MODERN KITCHEN AND BATH. OAK HARDWOOD FLOORING. WALK‑ IN CLOSETS. BRAND NEW APPLIANCES W/D, DISHWASHER, MICROWAVE. ASSIGNED PARKING. $700/MONTH, $150/DEPOSIT. PRE‑LEASING FOR JUNE 1ST. 405‑377‑2787

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Nice 2‑3‑4 Bedroom houses available for June 1st Lease.

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3-bedroom, 2-bath, $800/ month, close to campus. 405614-2241.

1 Bedrooms 1. The Vintage (519 S. Jardot) 1 Bed, 1 Bath Luxury Apartments, Pool, Spas, Sand Volleyball, Sport Court, Available June 1st! Starting at Only $630/month!

2 Bedrooms 1.

11902 S. Fairgrounds (Perkins, OK) 2 Bed, 1 Bath Duplex, yardwork included. Only $500/month!

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120 W. Miller 2 Bed, 1 Bath Apt, 2 blocks f/OSU, Ch/A, Only $500/month!

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Lakview Duplex 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 201 W. Lakeview, Only $650/month!

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Homestead Apts 1020 W. 4th St. 2 Bed, 1 Bath, Ch/A, Total Elec,1 Block from OSU! Available August 1st, Only $650/ month!

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18121 Chisolm, 2 Bed, 1 Bath Home Near McMurtry Lake, ALL UTILITIES PAID $800/Month!

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TRAIL’S END 2610 W. 58th, 2 Bed, 2 Bath Duplex, Loafing Shed with Private Pasture set up for Horses, Staring at Only $800/month! www.equinerentalcommunity.com

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James Creek (Phase 1), 126 S. Payne St, 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 & 2 Car Oversized Garages, 1.5 Mi to OSU!, Pool, Spas, Sand Volleyball, Sport Court, Yardwork Incl, Starting at Only $999/month!

2. James Creek (Phase 2) Open House at 138 S. Bryan Ct., 3 Bed, 3 Bath, 2 Car Oversized Garage, Private Pool, Spas, Sand Volleyball, Sport Court, OSU Transit stop, 1.5 Mi to OSU! Mowing/Yardwork Inclu, Total Elec, Energy Efficient! Only $450/person a month ($1,350/month)!

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Teal Ridge Duplex, 2422 W. Teal, 3 Large Beds, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage, Ch/A, Only $945/month!

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McMurtry Acres, 18101 Chisolm Rd, 3 Bed, 2 Bath Home w/ Large yard and back fenced yard near McMurtry Lake.

Storm Shelter on-site, ALL UTILITIES PAID for Only $1,050/ month!

5. Black Copper Ranch, 7518 N. Black Copper Rd. 3 Bed, 2 Bath Solitaire MH on Acreage, option for horses, Only 6 miles to OSU Campus, see driving directions on our website, ALL UTILITIES PAID for Only $1,095/month!

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Trail’s End, 3 Bed, 3 Bath Home, 2413 W. 58th, Private Pasture for horses w/Loafing shed/tack room, Starting at Only $1,125/month! www.equinerentalcommunity.com 7. 2318 N. Benjamin, 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage Large Fenced back yard and covered back porch. Only $1,260/ month!

8. 614 S. McFarland, 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage with Large Fenced back yard, 4 blks to OSU!, Only $1,350/month!

9. 107 W. Tyler, 3 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Car Garage Home, Yardwork Included, Only $700/month!

10. St. Michael’s Village, 1722 W. James Place, 3 Large Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, 2 Car Oversized Garage, Yardwork Included, access to Storm Shelter, Yard Sprinkler system Only $1,500/ month!

5 Bedrooms

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Teal Ridge Duplex, 1625 W. 21st, 5 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage, Ch/A, Fenced Back yard, Amazing price ($280/ person) $1,400/month

Mobile Home Lots 1.

Valley Acres Mobile Home Park, 2800 W. Lakeview, Can accommodate up to 18’ x 90’ Homes, Only $190/month!

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