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‘a game for kids’ The OSU baseball team’s home run cowboy hat adds to the long lineage of lucky trinkets the Cowboys have used.

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As Matt Kroon crossed home plate and celebrated with his teammates, he got a cowboy hat stuffed on his head.

One pitch later, Kroon had to take the hat off because Colin Simpson had crushed a ball over the left-field fence in Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in a game against Oral Roberts and reclaimed the home run hat.

“I think I had it for maybe 30 seconds,” Kroon said. “I turn around, put my batting helmet up and Tank is rounding the bases, and I just walked out and put it on his head.”

The Oklahoma State baseball team debuted the cream cowboy hat after a Trevor Boone walk-off fielder’s choice March 31 against TCU when Cade Cabbiness stormed the field and planted the hat on Boone’s head. Since, the hat has been reserved for the player who hit the most recent home run.

Baseball is a sport full of superstition, and since the hat has been used for home runs, the Cowboys have hit 24 in 17 games.

Before that, OSU hit 22 home runs in 25 games.

That’s a 53-percent increase.

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this season with nine regular-season games to go. Simpson hit 11 home runs last season.

“That Cowboy hat is a piece of crap, if we’re being honest,” Simpson said. “It’s a terrible hat.

It’s a cheap hat. I think (Cabbiness) said he bought it at a garage sale for $2. It’s really flimsy, and it’s already bent and broken, but we’re gonna keep it.”

Outfielder Jon Littell has hit five home runs this season, including one against Oklahoma on Sunday.

“It’s fitting that our mascot is a Cowboy, so it just kinda worked out cool,” Littell said. “It’s pretty cheap, but people don’t need to know that.

It does the job.

“We’re just doing everything we can to enjoy the game, enjoy one another and keep it loose. I think that’s when we play our best ball. Just enjoy the experience and have fun at all times.”

The cowboy hat is one of many lucky trinkets OSU has tried over the years. Fans will remember Utropolis, a toy dinosaur the team kept in the dugout during its College World Series run in 2016. The pitching staff had Iglesias, a garden

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Oklahoma State shortstop Matt Kroon places the cowboy hat on catcher Colin Simpson in a game against ORU on April 17.

gnome on a toilet, during the 2016 season and a toy gorilla, named Harambe, last year.

“This thing’s only worth doing if you’re enjoying it,” OSU coach Josh Holliday said. “It’s only worth playing, it’s only worth coaching, if you’re having fun. Over the course of the seasons you find that some of the small moments and small elements that symbolize or represent something that’s a little bit bigger.

“I think baseball players, forever, have always been a little bit squirrely,

a little bit quirky from time to time. You never want to lose that playfulness. That’s what makes it a game that we fall in love with as kids, and it’s one that, as long as we’re allowed to get to be around it, you want it to always be a game. Some of that’s what makes baseball different from other sports.”

The Cowboys have also had Rally Bass, which found more longevity than the other knickknacks, but Rally Bass’ tenure almost ended last season when the team

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met to discuss sacrificing it.

“I don’t even know how long that thing has been here,” Simpson said.

“Last year, we brought it out a couple times, and it didn’t work. We had a team discussion, and we thought about burning it as a sacrifice, but it’s still in the locker room.

We never ended up doing that.”

Pitcher Carson Teel said the team tried to replace Rally Bass with an inflatable Nemo, but the team was too rough with it and it popped.

“We thought it was good plastic, but I think somebody got mad and popped it,” Teel said.

“Sometimes, man, our team just goes off the deep end with stuff. “(Rally Bass) is durable. We’ve beat people up with it before, so it’s durable.”

For the most part, the lucky items are still around. Teel said Rally Bass is in the locker room somewhere “sleeping.”

Harambe is buried in a locker serving a punishment for troubles the team faced last season.

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Teel said he thinks Jacob Chappell, who now plays at Oklahoma City University, has Utropolis.

Iglesias, though, wasn’t so lucky. He was smashed with a bat and thrown away.

“I think every sport has weird traditions,” Simpson said. “You look at the NBA, and they all do crazy handshakes as they get introduced.

Look at football, Miami had the turnover chain last year. I think it’s just every sport. Everybody does some type of tradition if something good happens.”

Although Teel doesn’t bat, so he doesn’t get a chance to earn the cowboy hat, he finds entertainment in watching his teammates wear it.

“I love seeing those guys with that cowboy hat, especially those guys who aren’t really country,” Teel said.

“Seeing them with the hat on is pretty funny.

They’re having a lot of fun with it. They’re playing well. “(Christian) Funk looks really funny in it because he’s just not that type of guy. I like Kroon in it because he kinda takes on that persona of a cowboy when he has it on, then he goes back to his normal self when it’s off. I think Tank (Simpson) looks the best in it. Tank or (Carson) McCusker. I really like McCusker in it.”

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Oklahoma State catcher Colin Simpson wears the cowboy hat after hitting a solo home run against Oklahoma in Tulsa.

the cowboy hat to an extent.

“I like it, I do,” Holliday said. “I like it as long as it’s done respectfully, as to not disrespect the other team. These kids these days feed off of what they see on TV. I think pro sports has gone to celebrating amongst each other as much as it ever had before, so that’s our way of expressing that we’re happy for the guy that just did something good. As long as it’s in the dugout and it doesn’t offend the other team, they’re entitled to have some fun with each other, and I don’t have any problem with that.”

Holliday played at OSU from 1996-99. He played in 256 games as a Cowboy, which ranks second in the school’s history, but he said when he was a player, he didn’t dive into the lighter side of baseball as much.

“I was too serious when I played,” Holliday said. “I wish I had been a little more finesse and smiled and enjoyed it more. I love it so much,

and I wanted to be good at it so badly for the team that I think I tried too hard. So, I didn’t have a lot of colorfulness about it. I used to put my socks on a certain way, put my stirrups on a certain way. If I got going good, I got pretty superstitious because I didn’t want to mess with it. I think all good players can use a good burst of fun.”

Holliday said he enjoyed his teammates who liked having fun, and now he has a team seemingly full of players who haven’t forgotten baseball is a game.

“It’s just a game for kids,” Teel said. “You grow up playing it from like 2 years old. You run around the house playing it, your dad’s always throwing you the ball.

It’s something that kids do, so you enjoy it like that from the rest of your life.”

Marshall Scott is a sports media senior from Madill. He can be reached at design.ed@ocolly.com.

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International graduates to face new obstacles D oWo n Kim S taff R epo rt er @ O Co lly

When international students graduate from Oklahoma State University next weekend, they’ll face their first professional career under President Donald Trump administration’s immigration reform.

Mostly, international graduates choose optional practical training after they graduate. Optional practical training allows international students temporary employment for a year. After that, the company sponsors

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graduates who are given an offer from the company the visa to continue their work, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

At OSU last year, 597 international students – 213 of whom are undergraduates, 307 of whom are graduates and 77 of whom are doctorates – earned their degree, according to the OSU student profile. Among them, 559 of international graduates are on optional practical training, according to the OSU International Student & Scholars.

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Protestors stand in front of Library Lawn holding signs to protest Donald Trump’s decision to rescind DACA on Sept. 5.

But, since the Trump administration reformed immigration law regarding visa issuing, the future job candidates are uncertain if they can

continue their jobs.

Although the possibility of approval rates has decreased, the working visa petition for the next fiscal year received “suf-

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ficient numbers” April 6, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

For the international students who want to apply for their optional practical training, OSU requires them to attend at least one information session. Also, the international students should turn in the application up to 90 days before they graduate.

Regina Henry, the coordinator of immigration of the OSU International Student and Scholars, said international graduates who are on optional practical training have

90 unemployment days to look for the job. If they cannot find the job within these days, they should leave the country.

Henry said if students are in science, technology, engineering and math degree programs, they can have 150 unemployment days.

“If they (STEM students) can find the job that has registered in the e-verify system, then they can have 24 more months of optional practical training,” Henry said.

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students are on campus.

The top five countries the students come from are India, China, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Kuwait, according to the OSU International Student & Scholars website.

For Yuyun Yang, a finance senior, this semester is her last semester before graduating. Yang had a summer internship in China in 2016 and said she wants to get an internship or full-time job in the U.S. after she graduates.

“I’m planning on getting an internship or full-time work here, at least to get some experience before I go back to China,” Yang said.

Yang said she would be fine if a U.S. company hired her. However, she said the problem she faces is her visa status.

She said international students are facing more difficult situations to stay in the U.S. “From the news, it was not friendly to me,” Yang said. “They are just not nice to us. It makes me not feel welcome.”

However, Yang said the immigration reform doesn’t influence her decision.

“To be honest, my parents want me to stay in the U.S. because they feel like the U.S. treats people better,” Yang said. “But, they did start to realize China is getting stronger. They tell me at least just go and have working experience then you will get a benefit to get a job in China.”

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In most cases, when international graduates finish the optional practical training, the company sponsors their working visa for them to stay. However, the immigration reform is stricter. If the candidate earns the sponsor from the company, the current immigration system randomly draws from a pool of candidates to give a working visa. So, many international students are uncertain until they earn the visa.

Although the international graduates are uncertain whether they can stay in the U.S., the working visa petitions has increased 28.4 percent the past 10 years, according to the statistic from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. However, though the petitions hit the peak in the last fiscal year, approvals have decreased sharply, as compared to the rest of fiscal years.

Jung Hak Yoon, a chemistry senior, wants to work in the U.S. and said he’s figuring out what to do after he graduates. The reason he prefers to stay in the U.S. is he gets paid more than in South Korea, his home country.

“Although the price for living in the U.S. is much higher than South Korea, first is the financial issue,” Yoon said. “Second: experience. Even if I should return, one to three years of working experience in the foreign country would be a great, plus to

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get a job in my country.”

When Yoon asked his friends who are working in the U.S., he said he realized how hard it is to get a job with a bachelor’s degree.

“When I asked some Korean friends, half of them have permanent residencies or citizenship,” Yoon said. “The rest have master’s degree and more. I realize getting a job in the U.S. with a bachelor’s degree is really hard.”

Yoon said he used to plan to stay in the U.S. but said he has to think about returning to South Korea. Yoon said he will apply to as many U.S. companies as he can.

“I was in the U.S. Army for my military service, and I went to the school in the U.S. for

four years,” Yoon said.

“I think I’m more comfortable with the American culture. I think it would be much better to stay than just going back to my country.”

Yoon is awaiting an interview for a summer internship at Samsung.

Unlike Yoon, Majid Abdolqader, a fire protection and safety engineering sophomore, has a sponsor from a company in Saudi Arabia. Abdolqader said the company is paying his tuition for four years.

“I applied to them, and they said you go there for like four years, and we will pay for you so that you can back and work with us, which is good for me,” Abdolqader said.

Abdolqader said he’s

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planning to work for a Saudi Arabian company after he graduates OSU. “I learned a lot different things,” Abdolqader said. “I think that will help my company because they will know my ideas and new thinking.

So, that’s why I came to here to learn more.”

Meanwhile, the count of international students on optional practical training at OSU has been constant regardless of the possibility of changes to immigration law, compared to the last fiscal year, according to the statistic from the OSU International Student & Scholars.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service announced it completed the working visa selection for the next fiscal

year April 12, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

“Current administration has an idea of hire American, buy American,” Henry said. “So, because of that, it is becoming more difficult for people to be able to get those possible permissions to work.”

Henry said even if it’s becoming more difficult, students are still getting jobs.

“I think if you are the best candidate for the job, I think you will get the job,” Henry said.

DoWon Kim is a multimedia journalism junior from Incheon, South Korea. He can be reached at dwkim@okstate.edu.

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Stars Wars has been a cultural icon ever since it hit theaters in 1977 with “A New Hope.” Many different days and events have come from this movie franchise such as “Star Wars” Comic-Cons and one of the greatest lines in history, “Luke, I am your father.”

However, “May the Fourth Be with You” has found itself to be one of the most celebrated days of the year, and I’m here to tell you how to celebrate this once-a-year event.

For starters, most true Star Wars fans have been preparing their movie marathon for this day. However, those that haven’t can still plan a great marathon in whatever order they see fit. Personally, I enjoy watching the movies in order of storyline, but however you decide to watch, as long as you’re enjoying the cinematic masterpieces George Lucas made.

Every great movie marathon has an excellent selection of food, and this isn’t any different, but I do recommend putting a Star Wars twist on your platter. Star Wars-themed snacks and entrees are the FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018

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Disney’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ hits theaters May 25.

way to any fanatic’s heart with items such as Darth Vader-shaped soft pretzels and my favorite Maz and Cheese named after everyone’s favorite pirate queen, Maz Kanata.

Be sure to wash everything down with a nice glass of Blue Milk as you toast to an incredible day of food and movies from a galaxy far, far away.

If a Star Wars movie marathon and Star Warsthemed food platter isn’t your style, then you’re in luck, as there are still plenty of ways celebrate.

Making crafts is the perfect activity for friends to spend time together or for parents to do with their children after a long day at work. Create that perfect Rey outfit or build a replica R2D2. As long as you’re enjoying what you’re doing, then there’s

no better time spent.

Fans should check out the comics and novels to enjoy the full effect. The off-screen experience is just as important as the cinematic experience.

Lastly, be sure to spread your knowledge and love of Star Wars onto the next generation. Because, as Yoda said, “Pass on what you have learned.”

Star Wars is an incredible movie franchise and the more people that are educated about it, the greater impact it has in our culture. Therefore, enjoy May 4 to the best of your abilities and may the force truly be with you.

Trevor Smith is a sports media sophomore from Canton, Georgia. He can be reached at trevor. smith10@okstate.edu.

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Top 3 Star Wars movies for star wars day Davi d Mo or e S ta ff R epo rt er @ r u ndav id m oor e

May the 4th is upon us and the biggest Star Wars day of the year is here.

This is only the beginning of the festivities as “Solo: A Star Wars Story” will hit theaters May 25. In honor of the date, it’s time to look at the top three movies.

3. ‘A New Hope’ The movie to start it all, “Episode 4: A New Hope,” breaks in the top three on the list. The 1977 classic follows Luke Skywalker,

Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca in a wild and daring journey against the mighty Empire.

Fans learn about the force and its capabilities from old Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The final battle to save the Rebellion and destroy the Death Star brings back copious childhood nostalgia of Death Star Trench Runs and battles between X-Wings and Tie Fighters.

2. ‘Return of the Jedi’ After saving Han from Jabba’s Palace, the final battle between the Empire and Rebellion is set over

light and dark with Luke and his father, Darth Vader, is finally resolved as Vader is turned to the light side of the force and kills his master, Lord Sidious, in an epic scene.

1. ‘Rogue One’ starwars.com

Disney’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ hits theaters May 25.

the Endor moon. The final battle to destroy the second Death Star is a three-way fight in space, on the ground of the Endor moon and between Luke and Darth Vader.

Although the Ewoks de-

feating Stormtroopers does seem a little ridiculous, the overall battle is fun and exciting to watch. Billy Dee Williams is fantastic in the role of Lando Calrissian on the Millenium Falcon.

The struggle between

To the surprise of some, coming in at No. 1 as the greatest Star Wars movie is “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Bridging the gap from the prequels and originals, “Rogue One” follows Jyn Erso and a band of spies and rebels to recover the Death Star plans.

“Rogue One” finally provides the answer to

the biggest plot hole from “A New Hope” of the Death Stars main flaw.

The 2016 release was on point with humor, action and suspense. We watch as Jyn and the Rebel Alliance make the sacrifice to retrieve the plans of the super weapon.

Also, the scene of Darth Vader mowing down helpless Rebels may be the coolest scene in Star Wars history.

David Moore is a sports media freshman from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He can be reached at davmoor@okstate.edu.

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