Ferrari’s car blazed in the night Friday, January 28, 2022
Ben Hutchens Staff Reporter The fireball immediately told Joseph Barta this was no run of the mill car crash, one that required a rescue to pull Oklahoma State
wrestler AJ Ferrari from his burning Dodge Durango. At 8:15 Monday night, Barta, the Perkins fire chief, raced to the scene of a head-on collision on Oklahoma Highway 33. He found the Durango driven by Ferrari and carrying OSU runner Isai Rodriguez resting on the side of the road after rolling several times. “I was the first fire unit on scene and the vehicle was fully engulfed, basically bumper to bumper,” Barta said.
And Barta means engulfed, fully, as flames spilling out of the windows blurred the 2019 model’s silhouette against the pitch-black sky. Barta said he is not sure how the fire started. His guess is the large battery at the back of the hybrid vehicle leaked and the fluid ignited.
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Pieces of shattered car parts remain in a charred ditch.
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Student presents first off-site exhibition in Student Union
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The race for mayor
Union. Her collection features 20 Native American artists and their artwork. Each work relies on simple color palettes to create a landscape that appears flat. Dru Norton Some of the artNews Editor work, like Hollis Asenap Jr.’s oil painting, “Native Man Holding a WinAs students pass chester Rifle,” depict the the Orange Wall Gallery changes settlers made to in the Student Union, Native tradition to asthey will notice it looks a similate them. little different. “This collection is For the first time, just the tip of the iceberg The Museum of Art of the Native American collaborated with the artwork we have at the Student Union to present museum,” Holguin said. an off-site exhibition: art “Many of these works history senior Sam Hol- you could argue were guin’s curated collection, made to appeal to a white “Flat Land and Dynamic crowd, more so than a Cultures.” Native American crowd Holguin is the first or audience.” student to present an offsite exhibit at the Student See Exhibiton on 5A
Stillwater Mayor Will Joyce is running for re-election with the vote taking place on Feb. 8.
Kylie Hammock Staff Reporter
Oklahoma State students can vote in Stillwater’s mayoral election on Feb. 8 and make an impact on the Stillwater community. Campaigning for the position is current Stillwater Mayor Will Joyce and Stillwater local Marc Trotter. When elected or re-elected, the victorious mayoral candidate will occupy the fifth seat in Stillwater’s city council where they will work with other city councilors to draft policy, pass ordinances and approve city budgets. The incumbent, Joyce, is a Stillwater native who graduated from Stillwater High School in 1997 and OSU in 2001. He encourages students to be active in the Stillwater community and vote in local elections. “Local government deals with the issues that are most impactful to a student’s everyday experience in Stillwater: streets, taxes, jobs, things to do, safety and much more,” Joyce said. “Students make up close to half of Stillwater’s population, and they can have a tremendous impact on the future of
our community.” After graduating in 2001, Joyce moved to St. Louis where he earned a degree in law and began practicing as a lawyer until 2011, when he returned to Stillwater to work with student business startups at OSU. Now, Joyce serves as mayor on Stillwater’s city council where he was elected as a counselor in 2016, and as mayor in 2018. “We have built strong positive momentum and seen some tremendous gains, and I want to make sure that upward trend continues,” Joyce said. A large part of Joyce’s campaign is his passion for the city of Stillwater and motivation to make improvements for Stillwater residents. “I am not driven by political ideology or personal interest, but by a pragmatic desire to see Stillwater live up to its full potential,” Joyce said. Joyce focuses on attracting residential, commercial and entertainment development in Stillwater with hopes to help Stillwater fulfill its potential. Joyce is also an advocate of the proposed sales and visitor tax questions on the Feb. 8 ballot and, according to Joyce, will bolster funding for streets, sidewalks, sports facilities,
trails and entertainment venues. Regarding the pandemic, Joyce is confident in his approach. “There is broad consensus here in Stillwater that the city government should continue to listen to public health experts and work toward reducing the impact on our local medical center,” Joyce said. Although Joyce and his opponent, Trotter, are Stillwater residents, the Feb. 8 election is Trotter’s introduction into the arena of municipal politics. Trotter has lived in Stillwater for 28 years and entered the mayoral race on Dec. 8, promising to protect citizens’ personal finances, property and liberty. Trotter was frustrated when the city council opted for a shutdown during the pandemic and entered the mayoral race with the purpose of championing individual rights. With a focus on trimming the city budget, Trotter hopes to prioritize items such as infrastructure. Trotter did not respond to The O’Colly’s attempt to interview. news.ed@ocolly.com
Noah Weber Holguin collection was the first student off-site exhibition at the Orange Wall Gallery.
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Students took the student union to ice skate.