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ANIMAL HOUSE Pi Kappa Alpha brought an exotic petting zoo to campus for its philanthropy. Pages 3-4

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Courtroom battle looms, but Wickline wins on the field Cody Stavenhagen @CodyStavenhagen

The clock hit all zeroes, and Texas co-offensive coordinator Joe Wickline tried to avoid the requests from his own linemen for handshakes. He made sure he was the first person off the field. There was no reunion with Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy, no hugs with former players. Instead, he skipped out on the postgame “Eyes of Texas” rendition, headed up the Boone Pickens Stadium ramp and into the locker room. Although Wickline might still have to fight Oklahoma State in the courtroom, he came out the clear winner on the field Saturday — abrupt exit aside. Wickline, OSU’s offensive line coach from 2005-13, was part of a 28-7 Longhorns win, and his impact on both sides was felt. Apparently so, too, was bad blood.

“He’s got a lot of fond memories here,” Texas offensive coordinator Shawn Watson said. “He speaks of it often. I know it was an important game for him. I can’t even begin to imagine the emotions that he might have felt. “I just know he had an affection for this place, he spent a good part of his career here, had a lot of success, did a lot of things and has people that he considers like family … I know that he has a lot of respect for this program and obviously put a lot into it, too.” Some background: OSU filed suit against Wickline in Payne County on Oct. 17 claiming Wickline violated the terms of his contract when he took a new position at Texas this spring. OSU’s suit calls for Wickline to repay the remainder of his contract, amounting to $593,478. The controversy stems from the fact that Wickline’s contract stated he was only permitted to leave OSU if he received a head coaching job or a job with play-calling

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Joe Wickline left OSU for Texas after the AT&T Cotton Bowl.

duties. Wickline filed a countersuit in Travis County that claims he does have play-calling duties at Texas, despite the fact he is cooffensive coordinator with Shawn Watson, who is considered Texas’ primary playcaller. Wickline’s suit also seeks damages for “injury and mental anguish,” stating

that OSU is orchestrating “a campaign of harassment, threats and intimidation.” On Nov. 7, Wickline’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss OSU’s lawsuit, arguing the “liquidated damages provision” in Wickline’s contract is unlawful, and the damages are “unreasonable.” The motion also requests the case be moved out of Payne

County to conduct a fair trial. While controversy looms off the field, Wickline’s Longhorns proved far superior to the Cowboys. And most interestingly, the battle in the trenches was a big reason for the clobbering. The Texas defensive line dominated the struggling Cowboys’ line now under the leadership of Bob Connelly. Texas finished with seven sacks and held OSU to only 34 rushing yards on 23 carries. “It’s pretty simple,” Gundy said. “We got manhandled up front.” Meanwhile, a strong OSU defensive line still had a tough go, especially in the first half. The Longhorns gained 125 rushing yards, and sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes took advantage of suitable time in the pocket, completing 24 of his 33 passes for 305 yards. Under Wickline’s guidance, the Longhorns’ offensive line has gotten progressively better throughout the season. UT coach Charlie Strong called it a big reason

for his team overcoming a slow start and earning bowl eligibility with Saturday’s win. “Our running backs, now they’ve gained confidence in the offensive line,” Strong said. “You see that’s why they’re running so well. In the beginning I don’t think they had that confidence. … Even the quarterback started gaining confidence now because he can sit back in the pocket and have time to release the ball.” Both sides have had little to say regarding the lawsuit, but Gundy did offer a small comment before playing Texas. “If Joe’s happy with where he’s at in his career, then we’re happy,” Gundy said last Monday. “He was good for us here for a long time. We won a lot of football games together. Those things, you can never change.” But Saturday, only one side could have been happy. That was Joe Wickline. And that’s something Oklahoma State can’t change. sports@ocolly.com

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Pi Kappa Alpha hosts petting zoo Stetson Payne @OColly

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Katelyn Avery holds a baby kangaroo at Pike’s Extreme Animals petting zoo on Friday.

Usually when there are wild animals in a fraternity house, it’s a scene out of a Hollywood movie. That was not the case this Friday at Pi Kappa Alpha. As part of their “Welcome to the Jungle” philanthropy event this weekend, the Gamma Chi chapter hosted an exotic petting zoo in their formal room just inside the front door.

The animals were provided by Extreme Animals, a company out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. “Welcome to the Jungle” is not just a petting zoo, either. It also includes a sorority powder-puff football tournament on Sunday. This year, the event was redesigned from last year in its second annual run. Matt Falcon, the chapter’s Treasurer and a junior studying strategic communications, explained some of the changes. “This year we completely overhauled the twitter participation in the

competition. The changes we made generated a ton of awareness, which led to our record attendance this year,” Falcon said. The twitter competition is held among competing sororities by tweeting @Pike_WTTJ and tagging their houses for points. Extra points were awarded for selfies with animals or Pikes. The winner of the competition would have their fee for the tournament waved and donated to the philanthropy of their See ZOO Page 12

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Photo Spread: Pi Kappa Alpha hosts petting zoo By ELIZABETH SHAFER Staff Photographer

Pi Kappa Alpha brought a petting zoo to its house for its philanthropy, “Welcome to the Jungle.” Proceeds benefit the Taylor Trudeau Foundation, which supports leukemia, lymphoma, and melanoma research.

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Anna Eisenhart, an accounting freshman, holds a baby crocodile at Pike’s Extreme Animals petting zoo on Friday.

An iguana at Pike’s Extreme Animals petting zoo on Friday.

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Spencer Dennis, an agricultural communication freshman, holds a baby chinchilla at Pike’s Extreme Animals petting zoo on Friday.

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Column: Cowboys becoming unwatchable

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Texas sophomore Tyrone Swoopes threw for 305 yards in a 28-7 win against Oklahoma State on Saturday. OSU has lost four straight games.

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Nobody should be blaming fans for leaving the past two Oklahoma State football games early. The offense has been so unbearable to watch, I can’t say I’d stick around either. And if I wasn’t in the press box for the Cowboys’ game Saturday against Texas, I probably wouldn’t have gone. The Cowboys’ ineptitude on offense culminated in a 28-7 loss against the Longhorns, their bowl-eligibilitysealing win that likely ended OSU’s chances of playing past Dec. 6. On 12 drives, the Cow-

boys punted eight times, turned the ball over twice and scored when Texas was up by 22 and made some mental mistakes, probably because the team thought it had little to worry about. Why would it? In the 124 games Mike Gundy has coached, OSU’s 192 total yards was the No. 122 performance. In the past four-anda-half games — the half coming from OSU’s second half against Kansas — the Cowboys have seen 50 of 59 drives end in punts or turnovers. The scoring average has dipped to 26.3 points, No. 83 nationally. The rest of the decade, OSU averaged 44.4 points and been ranked in the top-three nationally three of

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those four years. There are plenty of stats to prove how stagnant OSU’s offense has become under second-year coordinator Mike Yurcich. But the fans’ reactions and the words of the players carry more weight. In OSU’s 34-10 loss against West Virginia, the Cowboys trailed by two touchdowns in the first quarter. On third-and-11 from their own 30, they ran a draw play to Desmond Roland. The crowd booed, presumably unhappy with the playcalling. Later that game, when Daxx Garman threw an interception the Mountaineers returned to the end zone to put the game out of reach for OSU, fans headed for the

exits in droves. By the end, the crowd size was similar to that of Orange Blitz in April. It was worse Saturday. Two fans selected for field goal contests won $11,000 combined and almost outscored OSU’s offense. From the outside looking in, however, the level of concern is less than it should be. Gundy said he has a lot of confidence in where his team is at. Yurcich will acknowledge the offense’s shortcomings but continues to talk about watching the film and getting better in practice as he does every week. Before the season and throughout, coaches have stressed young players improving weekly. This is a team that has lost four straight, albeit in a tough stretch of the schedule.

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The offensive line, Garman and the team as a whole has gotten continually worse. That’s not progress. That’s regression. And it doesn’t anger Gundy. He said he doesn’t believe in panicking, getting upset or showing frustration and anger. Even though he doesn’t like losing. With the way this season is going, it’s like staying in a building after it catches fire and it begins to spread, only choosing to put it out when convenient or on the brink of uncontrollable. As for that sixth win to possibly make the postseason? The Cowboys might have slim chances against Baylor and Oklahoma, but the players haven’t talked as if it’s important to them.

“I think that’s every team’s goal,” receiver David Glidden said. “You wanna be in the postseason. … I’m not sure it’s a driving force, it’s something that’s always in your head. … It’s probably one of those things playing with pride. We play for the name on the front of a jersey.” A senior, along with two other football players at Monday’s media luncheon, won’t say the team is urgent about making a bowl game and salvaging something from a disappointing season. The players seem ready for the season to end, as tired as the fans are of the failure. With that attitude, might as well look to next season’s opener at Central Michigan. sports@ocolly.com PAGE 5

Wellness committee beckons innovators Kaelynn Knoernschild @kaelynn_k

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REST tanks seek to allow the mind to self-explore. It cuts down on external input.

Veterans bring meditation invention to Oklahoma By KALEB BEATTY Staff Reporter

Inside a pitch-black soundproof pod, bodies float on skin-temperature water twice as buoyant as the Dead Sea, and minds roam their innermost depths. This is what many patrons of Float OKC, Oklahoma’s newest small business and first floatation-REST center, come to experience. Co-owners Neal Smock and Matt Ligon, who are from Kentucky and South Carolina respectively, opened Float OKC on Nov. 8. Both U.S. Air Force veterans, they served multiple tours in Iraq and Kuwait

as combat communication specialists. In 2006, their paths crossed at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City and the pair quickly became friends. Last year, while listening to the Joe Rogan Experience, Smock and Ligon were introduced to floatation-REST tanks. REST, — restricted environmental stimulation therapy — seeks to eliminate a person’s external sensory input. This allows the mind access to self-exploration and reflection usually achieved only through regularly practiced meditation. Smock and Ligon were intrigued, and in January they decided to take a

weekend road trip to Adrift, a float center in Dallas. The experience changed their lives. After considering Oklahoma’s ample smallbusiness incentives and the lack of competition, they followed their newfound passion and opened their own place in Edmond. “Oklahoma City is a growing city, and there are a lot of modern trends coming here,” Ligon said. “Combine that with an environment that’s great for starting a small business, and it was kind of a nobrainer opening here.” For the full story, visit ocolly.com.

Promoting wellness on the Oklahoma State campus could soon be your responsibility. The OSU wellness committee gathered for its quarterly meeting Friday and discussed a new program, which is designed to engage both faculty and students. Stillwater campus members were present, and participants from other campuses joined the meeting via Skype. Chief Wellness Officer Suzy Harrington led the meeting and spoke primarily about the Wellness Innovator program to be implemented next semester. “The innovator program is a way to have a grassroots infusion of wellness throughout all of our campuses, throughout all of our departments,” Harrington said. Faculty innovators will be responsible for disseminating wellness information and re-

minders to their department, Harrington said. Harrington described innovators as wellness “cheerleaders” in their respective departments. She mentioned that the innovator program will be a great way to centralize wellness on each of the OSU campuses. She said that super innovators will be selected at other campuses and serve as a liaison between their sites and the OSUStillwater campus. “This way we get to hear what the other campuses are doing, what the other campuses want to do… it synergizes and brings us all together in this collaborative effort,” she said. Innovator applications for faculty have been sent out and are due Dec. 12. The application can also be accessed at healthycapmus.okstate. edu/wellness-innovatorapplication. Innovators will be expected to attend an orientation meeting Jan. 20. The position will include a time commitment of about 2 to 3 hours per month, and selected innovators are expected to

hold their positions for 2 years, according to the OSU wellness website. Harrington said she hopes to be able to expand the program to students as early as next fall. She said the committee has reached out to student organizations including the Student Government Association, Residence Halls Association and the Greek community in an attempt to increase student representation at committee meetings and ultimately better cater to the needs of OSU students. The same approach will be taken when the innovator program is applied to students, she said. Harrington said she would like to have a representative from as many student organizations as possible who will be known as a student innovator and promote wellness within his or her group. “We need people that are passionate about wellness,” she said. For more information, email chiefwellnessofficer@ okstate.edu. news@ocolly.com

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OSU agrees to release parking ticket information after legal dispute Catherine Sweeney @CathJSweeney

Oklahoma State University will release student names on parking tickets in all future requests, OSU Communications said. Communications director Gary Shutt informed the O’Colly of the change Thursday afternoon via phone call. For years, there has been a debate about whether universities should release this infor-

mation. It’s based open records laws, which say that government documents should be public. Public universities are considered government. The laws have exemptions; some documents don’t have to be shared. Many schools have claimed parking tickets are exempt. They usually have different reasons. The news comes after a change in policy at the University of Oklahoma this week. In 2012, OU’s student newspaper, The Daily, requested all student

parking citations issued that year. The university refused to release the citations. It claimed the documents were not public because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA makes all student records (like grades) private. The reporter on the case — and later the newspaper — filed a lawsuit for the records. OU President David Boren announced he and the administration agreed the documents were not exempt.

In 2013, OSU denied a similar open records request by the O’Colly. The administration gave the same reason OU did. “In keeping with the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Oklahoma State University has withheld the names of students receiving parking tickets to protect their privacy. However, going forward, the university has decided to make student names available through the open records process,” Shutt said in an email Thursday afternoon. news@ocolly.com

PERSISTENCE!

“However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (Lu.18:8 NIV) This scripture immediately follows the parable of the persistent widow. The parable encourages us about persevering prayer. We should always pray and not give up. However, Jesus seems to leap into the future and speak a word about the situation in the “last d a y s . ” H e imp lies tha t d if fi c ult ie s will a b o und in suc h a w ay th at there will be a challenge in keeping active faith and prayer.

Even in our present world situation we are faced with all kinds of difficulties and needs that seem to linger even though prayer is being made in their behalf. The rise of evil, and many turning away from the true fa ith , seem to p la g ue o ur co unt pla un trr y. y. I f w e a re no t vig ila nt,

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we may slip into a passive ritual of prayer. We can just go through the motions with little or n o e x p e c t a t i o n t h a t God is hearing and will answer. That is why the apostle Peter challenges us about the “trial of our faith.” These trials prove that our faith in genuine, and as we persevere we will be greatly rewarded at the return of Christ. (1Pet.1:6-7)

Our personal troubles, even weaknesses, fall into this same category. As we pray, many times, we don’t see immediate answers; situations don’t seem t o c h a n g e . Thoughts from our adversary, the devil, can discourage us from active faith, and then prayer is minimized! When we talk of prayer, our heart and actions may have lost their fervor.

Spending time in worship and in God’s word can bring a fresh quickening by the Holy Spirit. He can renew our strength and we can move back into renewed expectation as we pray. “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” (Is.40:31) We all need it! We want to persevere in faith.

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Blowout against Prairie View A&M puts Ford in bad mood Nathan Ruiz @NathanSRuiz Travis Ford was not pleased. The Oklahoma State basketball team may have defeated the Prairie View A&M Panthers 74-52 on Sunday, but Ford, the Cowboys’ coach, wanted more out of his players. “Very, very unhappy with the performance,” he said. “Our approach wasn’t good, the way we approached the game. We had a good shootaround. We had a good practice (Saturday), one day of preparation. Guys knew what to do, but our mental approach wasn’t very good, and we saw it by not executing things that we’ve worked on for a month.” After leading 35-33 at halftime on Friday, the Cowboys’ first-half struggles continued on Sunday. Although they held a 31-25 lead, OSU was just 8-of-28 shooting and 1-for-13 on 3-point attempts. Freshman Tyree Griffin hit the Cowboys’ first 3-pointer with 1:22 left in the half, ending OSU’s 0-for12 start. He scored 10 of the Cowboys’ 31 first-half points. “Tyree Griffin held things together in the first half,” Ford said. “He gave us great energy in the first half. Did a lot of really good things in the first half.” Redshirt freshman Jeffrey

Carroll provided a spark in the second half. Carroll replaced Leyton Hammonds, who started the game, at the beginning of the half and quickly proved valuable. He missed his first a shot of the game to push the Cowboys to 1-for-14 from 3, but he quickly followed with backto-back daggers from beyond the arc. Carroll finished with 12 points and shot 3-for-7 from the 3-point line. “Jeffrey Carroll gave us Up Next vs. Against: Northwestern Oklahoma State When: Tuesday at 7 p.m. Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena TV: FCS Pacific

a boost,” Ford said. “… He played to his resume. He played to what he’s supposed to do. He’s a shooter, he’s a scorer, he can get hot, and he got hot.” The 3s were set-up by two Anthony Allen blocks. Allen, after an eight-point, 12-rebound performance Friday, added 14 rebounds, six points and four blocks. “He’s done a great job of just coming and giving us energy,” guard Phil Forte said. “When he gets us blocks, it allows us to get

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out in transition. He’s done a great job of protecting the rim.” Forte led the Cowboys with 35 minutes played and 17 points, but it was an atypical performance for the junior, as he made just two of his 10 3-point attempts. The team as a whole finished 6-for-29 from beyond the arc, but that didn’t concern Ford. “You can’t control made or missed shots,” he said. “Guys know that I don’t get too upset. You may miss three or four in a row. Shoot the fifth. “We forced too many. There may be games we shoot 35 of them. As long as they’re good ones, as long as the right guys are shooting them, how we shoot them, where we shoot them, when we shoot them.” Senior forward Le’Bryan Nash had a solid afternoon with 15 points and seven rebounds, while going 9-for-13 from the free-throw line. The Cowboys will play their third game in five days on Tuesday against Northwestern State at 7 p.m. “Back in the day, when I played, after a performance like this, we’d be practicing in about two hours,” Ford said. “… Because of NCAA rules, we can’t come back and practice tonight, or we would be coming back to practice tonight. “I probably won’t leave here because I can’t wait ‘til practice (Monday).” sports@ocolly.com

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Travis Ford said he was unhappy with OSU’s performance in a 74-52 win Sunday afternoon.

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Frustration mounts as Cowboys continue to struggle Annice McEwan @annicemcewan

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James Castleman (left) blocks an extra-point attempt in OSU’s loss against Texas on Saturday.

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As the clock ran down in the final minutes of OSU’s game against Texas, the scant crowd inside Boone Pickens Stadium was the perfect illustration of Cowboy fans’ feelings toward this season. It’s over. Or, at least, that is what the 28-7 score said. The Longhorns’ win over the Cowboys affirmed the troubles of OSU and its offense. Quarterback Daxx Garman was 17-for-29 with one interception, while the offense’s meager nine first downs were an eyesore for spectators. The statistics were unimpressive but expected. OSU has failed to score more than 20 points since Texas Tech. Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich said the game’s results are tough to take as a coach. “It’s hard to think about the statistics when you come away with such numbers when your guys put in all that practice,” Yurcich said. “We spent a lot of time working on this game plan, so it’s disappointing on many levels, but especially for our players because they’re working hard and it’s just a matter of time.” The time the Cowboys need may not fit into the few weeks they have left. With one win needed for bowl eligibility, OSU faces Baylor and Oklahoma on the road. The biggest problem for

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OSU now is not fixing the offense, which has proven its struggles are too much for a few coaching adjustments. OSU’s new issue may be finding a way to keep the team’s morale up. Four straight losses can weigh heavily on a team that’s not used to losing, and cornerback Kevin Peterson said it’s even more difficult on senior night. “Nobody likes to lose, especially guys on our team,” Peterson said. “We really try to do it for the seniors. They only have two games left now. We tried to get a win for them and fell short. We’re disappointed because nobody Up Next vs. Against: Baylor When: Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Where: Waco, Texas TV: FOX

likes to lose, but we just got to figure out what’s going on.” In the midst of the losing streak, some might wonder if the team is really that upset about its performance, or if the players have simply given up. OSU coach Mike Gundy said it’s important for the team to keep a level head about the situation, even when emotions are running high. “Well, I want them to care, but I also want them to keep control and con-

tinue working as a team,” Gundy said. “I’m not sure anger and frustration is a positive resource for improvement.” The players, however, said the team is frustrated. Linebacker Seth Jacobs said he and his teammates’ frustrations aren’t directed at each other, but rather at the games’ outcomes as a whole. “We’re definitely not happy about the losses that we have right now, but I have great teammates, and we play hard,” Jacobs said. “No ones pointing fingers in the locker room. It’s just one of those things where we have to go out and play hard and figure out what we’re doing wrong.” Defensive tackle James Castleman said the Cowboys’ situation isn’t what he’d hoped for in his senior campaign. In his four years here, Castleman hasn’t been through a season like 2014, but the frustration he said he feels never makes him turn on his team. And that’s what Castleman and his teammates said they hope fans understand about the game. “Everybody has to come through frustration at some point, but this is my family,” Castleman said. “It’s like a family at home. You can get frustrated with your brothers here and there, but it’s something you got to live with. You’re still going to love them. Even if I may be frustrated with the person next to me, it doesn’t mean I’m going to stop fighting for them.” sports@ocolly.com PAGE 9

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Daily Horoscope By Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Today’s Birthday (11/17/14). This is the year to realize what you thought impossible. Find and enunciate the heart in your projects. Take advantage of a surge in demand. Stash loot. Your career expands with your wallet. Healthy practices pay off in spades. A new phase in family fun begins around 3/20. Recuperate and rest after 4/4. Nurture what you love. 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 a 9 -- Compromise is required today and tomorrow. Negotiate fairly and emerge unscathed. A female offers an opportunity. A new associate could become a valuable partner. Act from your core beliefs, rather than whims. Dress up your workspace. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- A new project demands more attention for the next few days. Get final words of advice. Time to get busy! Abandon procrastination and let your passion play. Provide excellent work, and practice your talents. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Someone nearby sure looks good. A barrier is dissolving, or becoming unimportant. True love is possible, with hot romance infusing the situation. Practice your arts and charms. Weave a spell with candles and fragrance. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Make household improvements today and tomorrow. You can find what you need nearby. Make popcorn and share it with a movie or game. Fill your home with family love. Add color and tantalizing flavors. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- A new educational phase begins over the next few days. A female offer a balanced plan. Things fall into place. Get into intense learning mode. Resist the temptation to splurge. Write and share your discoveries. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- For the next few days, joyfully bring in money. Count your blessings. Keep books as you go. A female offers a financial opportunity. Creativity percolates, and demand for your work increases. Grow your kitty fatter. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Your charm captivates. Learning new skills leads to new friends. Have the gang over to your house. You’re even more powerful than usual today and tomorrow. Your thoroughness makes an excellent impression. Get more with honey than vinegar. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Friends are there for you. You’re under pressure to complete old tasks the next few days. Schedule quiet private time to think things over. Rest and recharge. Exercise and eat well. Your curiosity makes you quite attractive. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Circumstances control your actions for the next two days. Find a beautiful spot. Your team inspires. Hold meetings, brainstorm, and chart your collaboration. Add an artistic touch to the project. Enjoy beauty and delicious flavors together. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Compete for more responsibilities over the next few days. Do it for love, not money. Friends are there for you. You’re attracting the attention of someone important. Listen closely. Your connections can open professional doors. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Make time for an outing over the next few days. Travel suits you just fine. You’re learning quickly. Set long-range goals. Studies and research inspire fascinating conversation. Talk about your passion, and ask others what they love. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Discuss shared finances. The next two days are good for financial planning. Provide support for your partner. Follow through on what you said you’d do. Don’t let a windfall slip through your fingers. Plan a trip together.

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Zoo: pike brought cute and strange animals to campus for charity.

From Page 3 choosing. Pike’s Petting Zoo is also for a great cause; proceeds benefit the Taylor Trudeau Foundation, which supports leukemia, lymphoma, and melanoma research. In the small formal room just inside the door, there was everything from a wiry and energetic lemur named Ruckus to a rather terrifying six foot Albino Boa constrictor, aptly named Cleopatra. Animals at the event included a baby kangaroo, a chinchilla, two smaller

banded snakes, a baby crocodile named Dundee and an infamous Horned Frog lizard. To say the least, the event had its share of the wild in attendance. Although it’s not exactly the typical foodoriented philanthropy event, the Petting Zoo — combined with the other festivities — is a big event for Pi Kappa Alpha in conjunction with National Philanthropy Day this Saturday. Spencer Dennis, agriculture communications freshman, pointed this out. “It’s pretty unique, most places don’t have this kind of event,” Dennis said. Given the event was limited because of the cold weather and the space available, the zoo’s

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record attendance was a testament to the chapter’s effort. In only its second year on campus, the renowned event is becoming a household name among the Greek Community and the student body. Although with the plethora of animals at the zoo, ranging from cute and cuddly to downright extraordinary, one has to ask which one is the favorite among attendees. Based on the mood, it was a close race between the baby kangaroo and the chinchilla. But Dennis easily summed up the clear favorite. “I’m tied to the chinchilla. I’m straight chinchillin’ with my chinchilla,” Dennis said. news@ocolly.com

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Physicist for whom a speedof-sound ratio is named 5 Steamers in a pot 10 Post-WWII commerce agreement acronym 14 Toast topping 15 Lose one’s cool 16 Eight, in Tijuana 17 __ and rave 18 Stars, in Latin 19 What winds do 20 Book spine info 22 Acid indigestion, familiarly 24 Snigglers’ catch 26 Not feel well 27 Serious play 28 San Francisco transport 33 Daring 34 Ottoman governors 36 Chip away at 37 Prefix with lateral 38 Auto wheel covers 40 Fishing tool 41 Henry or Jane of “On Golden Pond” 43 Kal Kan alternative 44 0 45 Area where goods may be stored without customs payments 47 Oozy stuff 49 NRC predecessor 50 Scotch __ 51 Go-between 57 Performed without words 60 Mesozoic and Paleozoic 61 More pathetic, as an excuse 63 Four-legged Oz visitor 64 No longer here 65 Pacific, for one 66 Russia’s __ Mountains 67 “Puppy Love” singer Paul 68 Campground sights

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69 War journalist Ernie DOWN 1 Satirist Sahl 2 Jai __ 3 Stripe that equally divides the road 4 Detective’s breakthrough 5 Tax season VIP 6 Mascara target 7 Start the poker pot 8 Actress Sorvino 9 Sacred Egyptian beetle 10 Male turkey 11 Rights org. 12 Son of Odin 13 Chrysler __ & Country 21 Nightmare street of film 23 Mah-jongg pieces 25 “Elephant Boy” actor 27 Blood bank participant 28 Washer phase 29 Manager’s “Now!” 30 Early computer data storage term

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31 Be wild about 32 Update, as a kitchen 33 Physically fit 35 Israeli diplomat Abba 38 Brownish-green eye color 39 Blog update 42 Scrolls source 44 “Pipe down!” 46 Spotted wildcat 48 Hightail it

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