Monday, July 19, 2021
NSO Edition
- Welcome to OSU you picked the best school in the state Ryan Novozinsky Editor-in-Chief
OSU is full of tradition, pride and successful school rankings.
Chris Becker
It’s the first day of school. You walk from your dorm down to Monroe Street, looking both ways before you cross –– although some morons will tell you that you get free tuition if a bus hits you, that’s not true, don’t do that. You look at the sights around you. A sea of orange shirts filled with happy students, people zooming by you on Spin scooters, therapy dogs in every direction. Suddenly the moment hits you: “this school rules.” As a media major, I’ve done my fair share of voicing my sometimesharsh opinions on OSU. But if you look at it holistically, it’s unlike
any other. Speaking from a purely academic standpoint, some might even call it the best in the state. Don’t believe me? Well the Journal Record just said its undergraduate programs are. You’re getting into a good school, be proud of yourself. But I’m not here to bore you with boring academic drivel. The academics are just the cherry on top of the school you’re about to experience. When I came from the far-away land of New Jersey as a freshman, I didn’t buy into the hype immediately. Sure, OSU was a cool school to go to, but I wasn’t seeing the “OSU family” aspects of it right away. I thought it was a scam, and honestly, part of me was ready to pack my bags and leave. But whether it smacks you immediately –– it does to some –– or a whole year after you start there, it’s coming. You See Best School on pg.3
OSU’s has countless traditions. But which one is best?
Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor Oklahoma State is home to many athletics traditions, but some are better, and more historic than others. Here are the top 10 sports traditions at OSU. No. 10: The student section at O’Brate Stadium It’s the newest tradition in Stillwater, but it has already staked its claim to one of the top traditions. Between the fraternity corrals and the students in the sitting area they provide entertainment for the whole crowd, but intimidation to opposing right fielders. No. 9: The Gap Band Anytime an Oklahoma State baseball player hits a home run the song ‘You Dropped a Bomb on Me’ by the Gap Band is played as the crowd claps along to the beat. See Traditions on pg.12
Paddle People members bang their paddles against the wall before the kickoff of OSU’s game against South Alabama on Sept. 8, 2018.
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