May 3

Monday, May 3, 2021

For the students Organizations ready to see what new president will do for them, student body

By Anna Pope Staff Reporter Student-led organizations want to hit the ground running with newly designated Oklahoma State University President, Dr. Kayse Shrum.

There are over 500 student organizations registered on OSU’s CampusLink and even more that are not online. These groups represent a range of student academics, social involvement, religions and activism. Some student organizations work with the OSU President to serve as a voice for the student body and act on issues in the university.

Like Shrum, the incoming Student Government Association (SGA) President, Jack Edwards, and Vice President, Alex Bias, will be new to their positions next fall. In addition to transitioning back to a standard learning environment and hearing Shrum’s knowledge on the subject, Edwards said he would like to see a boost in overall student engagement.

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Joshua Cleary When students return to school in the fall, Dr. Kayse Shrum will officially be the new president of Oklahoma State University.

2021 NFL draft recap Four Cowboys drafted, four agreed to undrafted contracts

Dean Ruhl Staff Reporter

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Teven Jenkins teared up.

On Thursday night, Jenkins was anticipating a phone call from an NFL team. He watched the first round of the NFL draft from his home in Topeka, Kansas, expecting to be the first Oklahoma State Cowboy picked in the first round since Justin Gilbert in 2014.

The call never came.

Instead, he had to wait one more day.

Once again watching the draft from home on Friday night, Jenkins’ phone rang as former Chicago Bears wide receiver Rashied Davis walked to the podium

on the stage.

Jenkins answered the phone, greeted by Bears head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace. They broke the news. Jenkins would be heading to Chicago. With the 39th overall pick, the Bears selected Jenkins.

Jenkins walked around the room, hugging his family, smiling, and tearing up. He said he got emotional seeing all his hard work pay off.

“Coming to the beautiful city of Chicago, I’m really excited,” Jenkins said. “I’m ready to get to work.”

His teammates wouldn’t wait much longer. On Saturday, three more Cowboys were selected in the draft, all three headed for the East Coast.

Running back Chuba Hubbard was See 2021 on pg. 4

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Continued from pg. 1 “If we have to summarize our platform into one thing, it’s really making SGA an organization that serves students and not the other way around,” Edwards said.

To reach out to students, Bias said their administration is planning to give brochures to incoming freshmen and target older students to establish a sturdy connection with SGA. Bias said after meeting Shrum, she is eager to help in Shrum’s creation of a shared vision between students, faculty and staff.

In addition to being the new OSU President, Shrum is also the first female president of OSU. Destinee Adams, Director of OK State Stand United (OKSSU), said this is a celebration of women and hopes to see more emphasis and aid in women’s organizations as well as diversity programs and organizations.

Next year, Adams said she hopes the new diversity program is still implemented under the office of the president because that was where the commitment was made to have a new diversity plan.

“Seeing the first steps and first initiatives the president’s office takes to implement the List of Emergencies on campus, I hope we actually see something,” Adams said. “Whether that be just a scholarship for a student or whether that be anything on our list, honestly.”

In addition to SGA Leadership and OKSSU, organizations like the Resident Hall Association (RHA) Eco-Representatives would like to draw attention to sustainability in OSU Housing and Residential Life.

Hani Shwiyyat, vice president of sustainability for RHA and leader of RHA Eco-Representatives, said RHA serves as the representative body for over 5,000 on-campus residents and the Eco Representatives is made up of residents who want to help on-campus living become more environmentally friendly.

“In terms of sustainability, we (Eco-Representatives) would like to see President Shrum endorse OSU Sustainability and all of their efforts and use her platform to acknowledge the importance of sustainability at OSU,” Shwiyyat said.

Dr. Kayse Shrum will make a full transition into office this summer, as current OSU President, Burns Hargis, is set to retire July 1. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Memory lane Four reasons why this semester was special

By Bryanna Nickel Staff Reporter past.

This semester has been unique in comparison to the

Between COVID-19, intense weather patterns and a few important people, this spring could be unforgettable.

Here are four things that happened this semester that students will want to tell their children about one day:

The Epic Snowball Fight - Feb. 18, 2021 When campus shut down for a week due to heavy snow and ice, students became a little stir crazy. OSU Barstool planned a campus-wide snowball fight, and many students, including a few popular athletes, left the warmth of their homes to join in on the fun.

Dr. Kayse Shrum - April 2, 2021 The first woman president-elect, Dr. Kayse Shrum, is to be the 19th President of OSU, following President Burns Hargis. The historic announcement has excited many students looking forward to fresh leadership.

Sister Cindy - April 8, 2021 A viral Tik Tok sensation, also known as “Sister Cindy,” made quite the commotion. A large crowd of students flooded Library Lawn to meet Cindy-- her husband, Brother Jed-- and listen to her interestingly internet-famous words.

Wellness Day - February 3, March 4, April 13, 2021 As the cherry on top of an interesting, virus-ridden school year, OSU held three “Wellness Days” in replacement of Spring Break. The days were intentionally filled with fun, wellness-related campus activities and opportunities. Students took these days off to explore, relax, travel and catch up on homework. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

Courtesy of the Tulsa World Dr. Kayse Shrum is OSU’s next president-elect, and the first woman to be in this position at the university.

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Continued from pg. 1 selected in the fourth round, pick No. 126, by the Carolina Panthers. Coach Matt Rhule, who saw Hubbard play in college while coaching the Baylor Bears, said he couldn’t pass on selecting Hubbard.

Five picks later, wide receiver Tylan Wallace was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens, No. 131 overall.

Wallace joins quarterback Lamar Jackson and wide receivers Marquise Brown and Sammy Watkins in Baltimore.

Wallace said he brings several assets to the Ravens, and is excited to join the team in Baltimore.

“It is still crazy to me, it is still surreal to me that I’m going to be actually catching passes from (Jackson),” Wallace said. “He is an inspiration to all the young guys like me. So being able to go (to Baltimore) and just hang out with him, build that chemistry, I can’t wait for it.”

Two rounds later, cornerback Rodarius Williams was selected by the New York Giants at pick No. 201 overall. Williams said he

was on his porch with his mother when he received the call from the Giants.

“She was helping me stay level-headed and keep faith,” Williams said. “”The team that God wants me to be with will call, so it was destined for me to be a part of this organization.”

Williams joins his older brother, Greedy, a cornerback for the Cleveland Browns, in the NFL. Rodarius Williams wasn’t the end for Cowboys finding opportunities in the NFL. Several hours after the draft concluded, four players signed undrafted free agent deals.

Linebacker Calvin Bundage and Amen Ogbongbemiga found new homes. Bundage agreed to terms with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ogbongbemiga with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Wide receiver Dillon Stoner signed with the Las Vegas Raiders, joining former teammate Marcell Ateman. Defensive lineman Cameron Murray agreed to terms with the Arizona Cardinals.

With the four draft selections, OSU has had 175 players drafted all-time.

With coach Mike Gundy, the number rises to 31. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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OSU Sweeps Cowgirls get over Longhorns and a White Car

Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter A collision between either Sydney Pennington and a teammate, or the ball and the infield grass would have spelled trouble.

Oklahoma State beat Texas 6-4 on Sunday afternoon in Austin. With the win, the No. 9 Cowgirls swept the No. 12 Longhorns over the weekend and moved to 39-6.

A victory, however, hung in the balance in the sixth inning. With two runners on and two outs, junior UT catcher Mary Iakopo hit a high pop-up in the infield, directed in the general direction of third baseman Sydney Pennington.

“It was very important,” Pennington said.

“There were two outs at the time with runners going from second base and third base. I think there was just a little bit of miscommunication in the infield.”

Though multiple Cowgirls rushed to catch the ball, and an impact seemed possible, the only collision on that play would be between the softball and Pennington’s mitt. She warded off her incoming teammates

and made the catch. Iakopo was retired and the Longhorn scoring threat extinguished.

“It was a ball I should have called right off the bat,” Pennington said. “Last second I kind of stuck my glove out under the ball and caught it. I don’t want to say it was lucky, but it definitely wasn’t a pretty clean play.”

Regardless of the dubious start to that play, one thing that was decidedly not luck based was the result of the game. OSU grinded out another gritty win to sweep Texas.

Senior pitcher Carrie Eberle started the game and pitched four innings while giving up two runs.

Both senior pitcher Logan Simunek and sophomore pitcher Kelly Maxwell entered in relief.

“We wanted to get Logan some work,” coach Kenny Gajewski said. “We felt like they were maybe seeing a couple of things on Logan that you want to change. We put Kelly in and did what she hoped she would do. Finish the game out.”

The pair pitched well, surrendering no runs and giving the offense a chance to jump ahead.

One player who took advantage of that opportunity was senior third baseman Sydney Pennington.

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Continued from pg. 5 Her deep smash over the left field wall in the third inning with two runners on was the most critical hit of the afternoon.

The blast plated Pennington, senior Haley Busby and junior Kiley Naomi.

It also almost scored an unfortunate owner of a white vehicle a fresh dent.

“I was trying to be a little bit more aggressive that at bat,” Pennington said. “My first one I felt like was a little bit timid, so I just went out and tried to hit it hard...I think it landed behind (the white vehicle). It felt good off the bat. I was just hoping it would stay fair.”

The home run moved Pennington into sole possession of second place of OSU’s all-time home run record. She needs just two more to tie for the record set by “She’s a great player,” Gajewski said. “She’s a

great Cowgirl. She just gives us everything. That’s what you want. I’m happy for her.”

The win punctuated OSU’s fourth sweep of the year against a Big 12 opponent — a remarkable feat. “(Sweeping) is really hard,” Pennington said.

“It’s a grind. Just going back and forth the whole time and utilizing every player that we have and really trying to grind it out till the very last out. “It’s hard to beat teams three times in three days.”

The Cowgirls can now finish no worse the second in the conference and have put themselves in great position to host postseason action.

“Sweeps are huge,” Gajewski said. “We’ve got big things in mind for this team and we needed a sweep to put us in that conversation. Just really proud of the way these kids played and continued to really grind. That’s what it’s all about.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Continued from pg. 5 Her deep smash over the left field wall in the third inning with two runners on was the most critical hit of the afternoon.

The blast plated Pennington, senior Haley Busby and junior Kiley Naomi.

It also almost scored an unfortunate owner of a white vehicle a fresh dent.

“I was trying to be a little bit more aggressive that at bat,” Pennington said. “My first one I felt like was a little bit timid, so I just went out and tried to hit it hard...I think it landed behind (the white vehicle). It felt good off the bat. I was just hoping it would stay fair.”

The home run moved Pennington into sole possession of second place of OSU’s all-time home run record. She needs just two more to tie for the record set by “She’s a great player,” Gajewski said. “She’s a

great Cowgirl. She just gives us everything. That’s what you want. I’m happy for her.”

The win punctuated OSU’s fourth sweep of the year against a Big 12 opponent — a remarkable feat. “(Sweeping) is really hard,” Pennington said.

“It’s a grind. Just going back and forth the whole time and utilizing every player that we have and really trying to grind it out till the very last out. “It’s hard to beat teams three times in three days.”

The Cowgirls can now finish no worse the second in the conference and have put themselves in great position to host postseason action.

“Sweeps are huge,” Gajewski said. “We’ve got big things in mind for this team and we needed a sweep to put us in that conversation. Just really proud of the way these kids played and continued to really grind. That’s what it’s all about.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

Joel Devick