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Friday, February 4, 2022

Observing Black History Month

Mr. & Miss Black OSU Scholarship Pageant announces date

Alicia Young Becka Cammon was crowned Miss Black OSU 2021 on Feb. 27, 2021 at the Student Union Theater.

Dru Norton Lifestyle Editor

Tribune News Service

Brandy Thomas Wells and OSU students made a website to further spread the stories of Greenwood.

Greenwood history alive at OSU The project was undertaken as part of Wells’ Digital Methods in History class she taught, which brought more eyes and more biographies.

“I am grateful that (Thomas) joined my work. She brought immense talent to the project,” Wells said. “The Chris Becker (Digital Methods) class was small, it Editor-in-Chief was only six students, but they were mighty and they eagerly joined the Brandy Thomas Wells had an project.” idea.

On Tuesday, Wells and three of When she arrived at Oklahoma her former students, who helped with State in 2018 she wanted to use her the project, spoke on a panel about the expertise in Black women’s history and website and the journey as part of an do her part in recovering the “richOklahoma State Humanities Initiative ness” and “resiliency” of Greenwood. event.

Wells is a history professor The speakers for the event were at OSU who specializes in African Wells, OSU alumna Piper Reece, OSU American, women and gender histoalumnus Trader Johnston and OSU ries. senior Elizabeth Thomas.

Her experiences and the centenOthers who took part in the nial of the Tulsa Race Massacre led her creation of the Women of Black Wall to theme one of her classes around the Street project were Makayla Swanson, historic event and provide a ground for Autumn Bean and Kelsey Briggs. maintaining the history of the event.

The website has been viewed “I began this work alone,” Wells more than 10,000 times since it went said. “Between teaching classes and live with audiences both in the U.S. writing my first book.” and abroad. The site has also been The solo venture turned into a cited in classes from professors and team project when OSU senior Elizateachers to teach the Tulsa Race Masbeth Thomas joined the work. sacre.

The project turned to a website “Several teachers and faculty and eventually the working partners members have written to me personally grew. to say they have added it to their sylThe website details the biogralabi,” Wells said. phies of multiple women from Green2021 was the centennial rememwood, documenting their lives both brance of the Tulsa Race Massacre and before and after the Tulsa Race Masthrough the site the group wanted to sacre in 1921. continue to share the stories of those

that lost everything in 1921.

“Whenever I was writing these histories, I think the thing that was always on my mind was how do I represent this in like the best possible light and the most light, sensitive way and the sense of like, being really careful and thorough and really giving all of these women that I’m researching the attention and detail that they deserve,” Taylor said during the panel.

The project can be found at https://blackwallstreetwomen.com. news.ed@ocolly.com

Courtesy of Humanities Initiative Brandy Thomas Wells spearheaded the project alone before joining forces with his students.

In the fall of 1970, the first Miss Black Oklahoma State was crowned.

Every year since then, the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) has hosted a Miss Black OSU Scholarship Pageant. In 2016, the program was extended to include a Mr. Black OSU. Last year, Becka Cammon, a marketing research and analytics junior at the time, took home the title of 51st Miss Black OSU. This year, Mr. and Miss Black OSU will be crowned on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. in the Student Union Theater.

To be considered, contestants for Mr. and Miss Black OSU are required to be full-time students with grade point averages above 2.75, active members of the African American Student Association and have an active membership in Black student organizations.

The categories for on-stage competitions are: Introduction and Platform: Contestants share their biography and explain their platform topic or interest.

Cultural Wear: Contestants will present contemporary fashion displaying Black culture.

Talent Presentation: Contestants will display a talent or hobby interest.

Evening Wear: Contestants will present formal attire showcasing their personal style and elegance.

Extemporaneous Question: Contestants will answer an on-stage question and have an opportunity to engage the judges with their responses.

For more information on the event, students can go to diversity.okstate.edu. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

Stillwater snowed in after storm moves through state Some students, like art freshman Riley Yates, said the severe weather came as a surprise.

“It’s crazy, I was literally wearing shorts a couple days ago,” Yates said. “And then an earthquake, and now we’re having a snow storm. What is going on with Oklahoma?”

Anna Pope In the university’s email announcement, it provided Staff Reporter information for students to help them weather the storm.

OSU’s Student Government Association (SGA) also On Tuesday, students received a message, phone released winter storm information to the student body via call and email telling them Oklahoma State’s classes are social media. canceled because of the weather.

Posts included contacts of on and off campus reThis wave of winter weather comes after a 4.5 sources for students who get stuck on the road, need food magnitude earthquake rattled Oklahoma and temperatures or access to a mental health professional. in some parts of the state reached the 70’s while under an Below are the resources included SGA’s social active winter storm watch.

media page and the university’s email.

Food and basic needs resources: Pete’s Pantry is located on the second floor of the Student Union in room 211P. Bennett Pantry is located in the front hall near the front desk in the dormitory.

Basic Needs Resource Center Safety resources: Oklahoma road condition map OSU Police Department: 405-744-6523 Stillwater Police Department: 405-372-4171 SAM 24-hour mental health line: 855-255-2726 Campus safety app OSU’s Cold-weather safety news.ed@ocolly.com

Whats Inside

Flea Market Page 3A

Local small businesses share and sell their merchandise at the Payne County Flea Market.

Lunar New Year Page 4A

Students rang in the Lunar New Year at the Starlight Terrace in the Student Union.

Humans of OSU Page 6A

Former OSU Ducks Unlimited president has been hunting since he could talk.

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black history month theme 2022

six more weeks of winter

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) create a theme each year for Black History Month. This years theme is Black Health and Wellness.

On Wednesday, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.

Phil has predicted 103 forecasts for winter and 17 for an early spring.

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Styles of students studying various majors Kaylie Sequira Staff Reporter

over different workout movements and make a workout routine,” Lewallen said. “We can’t really show up in jeans because you have to move around.”

Lewallen’s classes do not require her to dress Makinley Kennedy, a sophomore strategic professionally, even for presentations. communications major, has a classy, put-together Nicole Ziske, a sophomore marketing major, style. loves wearing jeans, band tees with Vans or Dr. Some students, like Kennedy, have majors or Martens. She makes it her goal to stand out from her activities that influence their fashion choices. fellow classmates. She sees it as individualistic.

Kennedy can be found wearing mom jeans and “A lot of people dress similarly because a lot a blouse. Her go-to shoes are loafers, boots or nicer of business majors are in Greek life,” Ziske said. “I sneakers. She is the secretary for Chi Omega sorority dress a lot differently from other people in Spears. I and attorney general for the Student Government As- went to a private school, so I wore a uniform every sociation, which influences her day-to-day style. day and was taught that what you wear is a reflection “I am majoring in strategic communications to of how much you respect your professors.” become a lawyer one day,” Kennedy said. “ThereKennedy, Potts, Lewallen and Ziske wear diffore, I believe I dress almost a little older for my age, ferent styles that are influenced by their academic like with loafers and mom jeans, because I always majors in some way. want to have a little sense of professionalism like So, what do you wear? lawyers do.”

Kennedy said her childhood also influenced her fashion choices. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com “When I was little, I wasn’t allowed to wear gym shorts to school,” Kennedy said. “My dad said they look like pajamas. Because of this,I have a more structured style.”

Grace Potts loves wearing jeans, Hey Dude Shoes and western jewelry. She is a junior agricultural economics major, so her style is practical when sitting through a lecture or working in a field.

“I wear a lot of Pendleton Wool items,” Potts said. “This is because I am a brand rep for Ranchy Design, a company that specializes in making fashionable clothes for farmers and ranchers. I also commonly wear clothing with the Power Plus logo because I am associated with their cattle operation.”

Landrie Lewallen, a junior applied exercise science major, dresses comfortably to suit her athletic classes. She usually wears leggings and a t-shirt. She is currently enrolled in ethics in sports administration and coaching and principles of strength and Kaylie Sequira conditioning.

Nicole Ziske, sophomore marketing major, loves wearing clothing “In my strength and conditioning class we go that stands out.

Kaylie Sequira As an agricultural economics major, enjoys wearing cozy clothing that is practical for sitting through a lecture or working in a field.

Payne County Flea Market highlights local businesses Kylie Hammack Staff Reporter The Payne County Expo Center highlighted local small businesses at their Flea Market on Jan. 29.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the market provided a platform for small businesses around Oklahoma to sell a variety of merchandise.

Brittany Atauvich, a vendor from Ponca City, uses the flea market to sell her fabric-crafted items and woodworking pieces. A bank manager by day, Atauvich considers her small business a hobby and side hustle.

“If there is a business that doesn’t exist in Tulsa or Stillwater then we start it in Ponca,” Atauvich said. “We hustle.”

Pat Collins, another vendor who participated in the flea market, said her small business is more than a side hustle; it is her livelihood. Collins pursues her passion for others through her small crystal business, Crystal Peddler. Selling everything from shark teeth, meteorite fragments, native Oklahoma rose rocks and dozens of crystals, Collins attends a variety of markets and craft shows year-round.

“I love to educate kids about rose rocks and answer questions they ask about everything I sell, because I sell items from all over the world,” Collins said.

Genipha and Nancy Backoulou were at the flea market, two sisters who are native to Stillwater and graduated from Oklahoma State. Genipha and Nancy came to the market to sell their homemade soaps through their business, Sabounie.

Sabounie soaps are made from natural ingredients and include butters and vitamins to enrich the skin. Genipha and Nancy said they work hard to create and sell quality soaps that are made in Stillwater.

The sisters also run the website sabounie.com, where more information can be found about their small business.

“Almost any show or market we hear about we go to” Nancy said.

The Payne County Flea Market is monthly and

Local small businesses to sell various merchandise, like rose rocks and crystals, at the Payne County Flea Market.

open to any vendors who wants to attend– including OSU student-owned small businesses.

Although there is not yet a date set for February, more information about upcoming dates and how to become a vendor can be found on the Payne County Flea Market Facebook.

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HIMALAYAN GROCERY STORE

Karlie Boothe

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Noah Weber Students draw on lanterns used in Chinese culture for decoration, celebration and worship.

Noah Weber

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Students celebrate the Lunar New Year

Students play the “Crab Game,” a traditional Chinese gambling game.

Dru Norton Lifestyle Editor

Students lined outside of the Student Union Starlight Terrace, waiting to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

The Lunar New Year is a holiday primarily celebrated in China and other Asian countries. It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon, 15 days later. This year, the Lunar New Year begins tomorrow.

Members of the Asian American Student Association gave out Chinese candies and assortments.

The year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar is designated as the Year of the Tiger. In Chinese culture, the tiger is the symbol of bravery, wisdom and strength.

The Student Union Activities Board collaborated with the Asian American Student Association to host a Lunar New Year celebration yesterday at 6 p.m. in the Starlight Terrace.

Emma Gilinger, a junior marketing management major, was the marketing director for the event.

Last year, Gilinger said the Lunar New Year events were canceled because of the ice storm.

“In 2020, the threat of COVID was pretty high, so we weren’t able to do it then, either,” Gilinger said.

“This was the first year we could make it a big event.”

Students used red envelopes filled with raffle tickets, known as lai see, to play traditional Asian gambling games and win prizes like Airpods, blankets, plushies, gift cards and more.

“Lai see is a really big sign of good luck going into the New Year,” Gilinger said.

“We also have a money tree, which is a traditional sign of luck and prosperity in Asian culture.”

While students painted lanterns and fans, they could also enjoy free egg rolls and Red Bull.

“It’s really cool to see students learn about the culture behind the Lunar New Year in a fun way,” Gilinger said.

Gilinger said the Lunar New Year has always been an important holiday in her family.

“I’m Vietnamese, and my family has celebrated the Lunar New Year since I was born,” Gilinger said.

“It’s really awesome to see other people get to enjoy it.”

Mariah Veley, a senior psychology major, said she enjoyed the event.

“I really think it’s cool that cultural events like this are on campus,” Veley said. “It’s important for people to know and respect what it is.” entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

Weathering with retail Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter

this last year,” Burkett said. “We moved everyone in our building to the grocery side to get the shelves as stocked as possible. Right now it is all hands on deck.”

Other workers feared they may not be able to get off work fast enough to purchase necessities of their own, but for some employees like Adam Norris, he was prepared for the worst.

“Luckily my family prepares for this kind of thing,” Norris said. “So we already have food and water.”

Masses of people did not only crowd at typical retail stores in Stillwater, but also in stores like Adam’s Market on OSU’s campus. Student and employee Aryanna Carr, OSU student and employee at Adam’s Market, said the rush of students doing their own preparation for the winter storm caught her off guard.

“This is the busiest I have seen it,” Carr said. “We might possibly run out of some items.”

When news broke that a winter storm may rage over Oklahoma for two days, some Stillwater residents and OSU students were reminded of last year.

In February 2021, a rapid snowstorm tore through Stillwater, leaving residents and students stuck inside.

A year later, a similar situation is looming.

After experience with comparable weather, residents and students went to their local stores to stock-up on supplies.

At a local WalMart in Stillwater on Wednesday night, lines grew longer and shelves emptied as shoppers attempted to get supplies before the storm rolled into town. This left employees, like Jennifer Burkett, to center their attention to restocking shelves of items. news.ed@ocolly.com “We dealt with

Gabe Trevino Shoppers lined in Walmart on Wednesday, stocking supplies for the winter storm.

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Lifestyle

Roscoe’s impacts Stillwater community Dru Norton Lifestyle Editor When customers walk through the door at Roscoe’s Feed Shack, they are treated like family.

Ross Hendren, owner of Roscoe’s Feed Shack, understands the importance of customer service. Hendren is easily recognizable, wearing a big smile, wide-rimmed glasses and eclectic Native American jewelry. Most of the time, he knows each customers’ name and order.

“When someone walks through that door right there, I pay attention to them,” Hendren said.

“I may be the only person they see that day.”

People travel from all over the state to Roscoe’s for authentic homestyle Southern comfort food, Hendren said.

Roscoe’s is open daily, and Hendren is there every minute, cooking and greeting each customer with a smile.

In November 2020, Hendren opened his first restaurant in a food trailer outside of Walmart on North Perkins Road in

Stillwater. From there, business increased quickly, and Roscoe’s needed room to expand the kitchen.

In May, he moved his growing business to a suite in Rosewood Hills Shopping Center at 211 N. Perkins Rd., across from where his food trailer sat.

“When I first leased the suite in the shopping center, there was no kitchen in it,” Hendren said. “We had to do a lot of fixing up, but we made it work.”

After seven months of remodeling and watching his business prosper, Hendren said he knew it was time for another relocation to a bigger space. This time, Roscoe’s moved closer to Oklahoma State University’s campus at 523 W. Sixth Ave. “I never thought I would outgrow that little place that I was,” Hendren said. “But we outgrew it quick, and we love this place and being closer to OSU.” Hendren said the restaurant’s name, Roscoe’s Feed Shack, derives from his grandmother’s nickname for him, Ros

Roscoe’s Feed Shack is located on 523 W. Sixth Ave.

coe, and feed shack being the most important part of a farm, reminiscent of his childhood spent on his family’s farm in Miami, Oklahoma.

Since he was a child, Hendren’s grandmothers influenced his love of cooking. As his grandmother made breakfast or cake, Hendren remembers sitting next to her, cracking eggs.

“A lot of young boys were outside with their grandfather, and I’ll be honest, I was always in the kitchen with my grandmothers,” Hendren said. “Having said that, I’m not afraid of hard work. I know how to drive a tractor and bale hay and all of that. But I always found myself right back in that kitchen. It was just like I was attracted to it.”

Hendren said his grandmothers, who often had many mouths to feed, used their creativity, cultural roots and fresh ingredients from the family farm in their cooking. From memory, he uses those same recipes learned from his grandmothers years ago.

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Courtesy of Ross Hendren

Courtesy of Chloe Hart

Artist spotlight: Chloe Hart

Hart, an art history junior at OSU, started recording music during quarantine.

Jaden Besteda Staff Reporter

Q: Tell me a little about yourself?

A: So, I’m an art history junior at OSU and I’m 20 years old. I’ve lived in Oklahoma my whole life, and I grew up in a really small town called Chandler in central Oklahoma. I’ve really been into listening to music my whole life and doing a lot of creative things, like drawing my own clothing designs or writing songs or poems, playing the guitar, things like that. It’s only been in the past few years that I’ve been into recording my own music.

Q: What made you start recording music and doing it?

A: So honestly, it was during 2020 in a period of time that everyone was in the house in quarantine, and the pandemic had just started and I had gotten sent home from OSU. I was really bored and trying to figure out ways to keep myself busy,

and I had a few people encouraging me to start recording my own music, but I had never had the confidence or motivation to do it. One day, when I was in the house bored, I started writing and recording my first song.

Then, I started learning more about it and getting more into it.

Q: What artists would you say inspire you?

A: Oh, wow, there’s so many. I listen to basically every type of music possible, except for country music. I listen to a lot of R&B which is mostly the style that I make, but I also listen to rap and rock a lot. As far as artists, I would say like H.E.R and Khelani maybe, I also like SZA a lot. Older artists, I would say like Aaliyah or Sade.

Those would probably be the biggest inspirations for my music.

Q: Okay, so you said you like H.E.R, SZA. Do you like modeling music after anyone?

A: I wouldn’t say I really model exactly

after anyone. But there are definitely certain aspects that I take and I’m inspired by, but I try to blend different things because I don’t want my music to be exactly like someone else’s. I want it to be authentic and do my own thing. So I just think it’s important to blend influences, and not just take one mold from one artist and just follow that completely.

Q: You said that you like more R&B style?

Is that what you would like to classify your genre as?

A: Yeah, I would say for the most part.

There’s one song I put out that has more acoustic guitar in it, it was more mellow. Then sometimes I use beats that are 90s inspired or a bit more bass-heavy. So I think there’s definitely variety within what I do. For the most part, I would say it’s classified as R&B.

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Bodybuilding and Religious Studies

The Story of Matthew Pereira Adam Engel Staff Reporter Matthew Pereira felt lost.

As a freshman at San Clemente High School in San Clemente, California, he had no interest in completing his coursework. He just simply went to class and did nothing.

An F was attached to every class on his report card. At the age of 16, he failed photography twice.

“I failed twice because I sat there both semesters and literally did nothing,” he said. “Well, I let myself fail twice when I was 16 and depressed. If I had somebody kick me in the ass a little bit, maybe it would help.”

He was nearly a high school dropout.

“I think it’s a baseline that no one was caring if I did the work and that’s a hard thing to say,” he said. “My mom, Zulma, had three children by the time she was 22. She was already on her third marriage in the early 30s. My mom was working.”

During that time, he found a passion and purpose in bodybuilding and an interest in becoming a physical education teacher. But the obsession and determination found in bodybuilding led him to a new career path.

A new meaning in life.

A new occupation as a religious studies professor at Oklahoma State.

Origins Pereira needed that book.

He already purchased steroids from an older man at his local gym, but he could not stop there. With bodybuilding, Pereira discovered a purpose.

All his hard work was rewarded with muscle gains.

“It built up self-esteem and it built up this discipline,” he said. “It built up a love for something. So, naturally I grew to love this thing that if you put time into it, you see results. There is no magic here. I like that equation.”

To become the best bodybuilder, research into the science of steroids was needed. In a sport where steroids are used abundantly, Pereira needed to keep up with his competition.

“I knew I had to take these if I wanted to be successful in the sport and at the time I was not thinking about school,” he said. “I was thinking of being a professional bodybuilder.”

Pereira had heard about Nathan Phillip’s book, “The Anabolic Steroids Reference Guide.”

“It was thick, and it gave you all the information of anabolic steroids,” Pereira said. “And talking about counterfeits, how to take them and everything. It gave me descriptions of all of them. Best book ever.”

But there was one major obstacle in Pereira’s quest to find the book.

“To get that book because there was no Amazon back then, I had to locate where it was,” Pereira said. “I called a gym. Gold’s Gym in El Toro California (now known as Lake Forest).

It was the only place that had it.”

Pereira lived in San Clemente, nearly 20 miles from his home and Gold’s Gym. At 17 years old, he didn’t have a car. And he couldn’t ask his mother for a ride to the gym. A teenager buying a book about anabolic steroids was suspicious enough.

But he had a mountain bike. So, he used his resources and accomplished his goal, a theme he has established throughout his life.

“It was about an hour and a half bike ride,” he said. “It might have taken longer. It was an all-day event. It wasn’t

normal. It was the only time I ever went that distance. It was a long distance. It’s not a normal distance for a kid to go.”

That journey changed his life.

“That book was hugely important because it gave me the knowledge I needed to feel confident,” he said.

The hefty guide taught Pereira the value of reading and research, something the OSU religious studies professor does daily.

“It was the first book I ever highlighted and tore up and knew every word,” he said. “It taught me how to read, research and apply that in a practical way. Because I used that knowledge because part of being a bodybuilder is first, it’s work, it’s love and passion. It’s also understanding how to use steroids.”

For one of the first times in his life, Pereira found a future path in bodybuilding.

“Eating and working out was my job and I loved it,” he said. “So that’s what I did. I had no confidence in school. I had no guidance in school. I’m that same way now. If I don’t want to do something, I don’t do it. This was my thing.”

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Eating and working out was my job and I loved it. So that’s what I did. I had no confidence in school. I had no guidance in school. I’m that same way now. If I don’t want to do something, I don’t do it. This was my thing.

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Shortly after, his mom’s third husband accepted a new job and his family moved to the Seattle, Washington, area.

He spent a year working at a local grocery store and bodybuilding. After a gap year, Pereira started taking classes at Bellevue Community College, as his bodybuilding trophies piled up.

However in 1996, with his amateur bodybuilding career coming to a close, he needed to assess his next move.

“I thought, ‘You know what?’ If I could go from 115 pounds to 230 down to 175 for a competition, I could go back to school. Even though I was almost a high school dropout,” he said. “I needed a reason to go back, and that reason was initially that I wanted to be a PE teacher.”

After community college, enamored with research and curiosity, Pereira transferred to the University of Washington to study psychology. During his time there, he became involved with a local youth ministry. These moments spent in the church helped forge his love for religious studies.

“I was doing volunteer work in a church,” he said. “That was definitely something that was life-giving and meaningful for me at that time. I very much enjoyed hanging out with students and I still do.”

And just like Pereira’s obsession with bodybuilding, the desire to learn all he could about religious studies led him to seminary school.

“I was like, ‘Yeah, this is what I want to do,’” he said. “So that was what got me into seminary. It was kind of step after step. Going to seminary, is this going to work for me? Next thing, you know, you’re in it to win it.”

Gradual success In 1991, thanks to a remedial program, Pereira graduated high school. See Bodybuilding on 8A

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St. John dances the night away Brylee Smith Staff Reporter

Courtesy of Jake Jones

Humans of OSU: Jake Jones, Ducks Unlimited Jake Jones (top row, middle) served as the president of the OSU chapter of Ducks Unlimited in 2021.

and drinking a warm cup of coffee with all of my closest buddies.

Enjoying something together and accomplishing a goal together.”

Q: A lot of people who don’t duck hunt don’t know the work that goes into it beforehand, findChris Becker ing the right spots, finding spots Editor-in-Chief to hunt, finding where to put the decoys. Talk to me about that and Since he could walk OSU what that is and what it looks like junior Jake Jones was hunting. from your perspective?

Jones, an entrepreneurship A: “First and foremost it and marketing major from Mustakes a lot of time and a lot of tang, is formerly the OSU Ducks money. You just never know Unlimited Chapter president, and where the ducks are going to be. continues to hunt and spread the Find some water, find some food message of conservation around for them somewhere. It just takes the campus and the state. driving, driving around the whole Ducks Unlimited is a nonstate of Oklahoma and the whole profit conservation organization country. It pays to know people as with chapters across the U.S and well. The more people you have with international chapters in the more ground you can cover.

Canada, Mexico and Australia.

Ducks like water and ducks like Jones spoke on his journey food. If you can find water and as Ducks Unlimited president and food and get permission on it then his hunting adventures. you’ll have a successful hunt.”

Q: What makes hunting so Q: More on the conservaenjoyable for you? tion side of hunting. What makes A: “I enjoy a challenge. I conservation important to you? enjoy putting my mind to someA: “Conservation for me thing and accomplishing a goal. ensures that there will always be Also I just love the outdoors. I ground for wildlife to thrive withlove watching the sunrise. I love out any urbanization or humans the peace and quiet. I just enjoy there messing it up. It makes me nature and I enjoy what the earth think years, and years, and years provides for us along those lines.” ago there wasn’t any house or Q: What makes duck huntbuilding on all of this land and ing so close to you and so close to wildlife just thrived. It’s cool to your heart? think that with conservation and A: “Again, it’s just the chal- everything that we can protect lenge. I have a lot of good memo- certain lands, wetlands for ducks, ries growing up with my dad and but not just ducks. I mean turkey, all of his buddies. They got me everything, wildlife in general into it. I enjoy putting the decoys just continue to keep certain ecoout, finding the right spot and the systems going and thriving and right conditions. Everything has not affected by urbanization or to be right to accomplish the goal. concrete taking over. It makes me It’s a bonus watching the sunrise feel good.”

Q: Last year, you were the president of OSU Ducks Unlimited, what was that experience like for you?

A: “The experience was great. I enjoyed the Ducks Unlimited organization because I feel like everyone that is in the chapter and in the organization, not just in the state of Oklahoma or OSU, but across the whole country and North America, has the same goal, the same intentions and enjoys the same things.

They enjoy seeing ecosystems in places we raise money for thrive with not just ducks, but all kinds of wildlife and everything. I really enjoy the people and the organization because we all have the same common interests and goals.”

Q: What is something you learned in your time as president?

A: “I learned that a lot of people like Busch Lite. I learned that with the correct group of people you can accomplish anything.

We took some hits off of COVID and everything. The club was really rocking and rolling there before COVID we had a bunch of members and we had the best banquet we’d ever had. Then COVID kind of ripped the rug from under us and we had to do a little bit of rebuilding. We still had plenty of members from before, but some graduated and some lost interest. We weren’t expecting to have a very highly profitable banquet this last banquet, but we all came together and worked our butts off.

We ended up exceeding expectations and that felt really good knowing that we came together and got it done.”

the dance floor and fellowshipped, which is the intention for the ball.

Clay Furleigh, campus minister, was pleased with how the event turned out.

“The event was student-led which is good because this was for the students, run by students,” Furleigh said.

Not only did the dance bring students together, but the planning itself bloomed friendships between the students.

“I did not really know the whole committee at first, but as soon as we had our meetings I became friends with them and it was super rewarding to see the event come together,” Tompkins, a junior in chemical engineering, said.

Leah Brainerd, a sophomore in fashion merchandising, was excited about the turnout of the event.

“I go to church here and it is so good that we brought so many people together and had a fun event where we did not have to be serious,” Brainerd said.

Sparrow Beginnings also is a venue used for weddings and greek life events.

St. John’s Catholic Student Center’s studentled committee hosted a winter ball at the Sparrow Beginnings venue.

Twiehaus said, a marketing and management sophomore at OSU, said the student committee anticipated selling at least 120 tickets, but they ended up selling 145.

“We wanted to bring everyone together and dress up and get to know each other,” Brooke said.

The planning committee for the event were student members of St. John’s Catholic Student Center: Jessica Spriggs, Brooke Twiehaus, Katherine Delancey, Luke Tompkins, Jacob Christian and Kaden Uribe.

For weeks, they had meetings on Wednesdays at 7 a.m. to plan decorations, photography and food for the event. During the meal, the group of students served food to the guests and ensured the night ran smoothly.

The ball began at 6 p.m. with a meal, and then an open dance floor.

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WHEN IS LITTLE MUCH?

There is a short chorus that has encouraged me many times. “Little is much if God is in it. Labor not for wealth or fame. There’s a crown and you can win it. If you go in Jesus’ name.”

The woman, who poured the precious ointment on Jesus just before he was crucified, was criticized for “wasting” this expensive item. Yet, Jesus said everywhere the gospel is preached this woman’s action would be told. (Mk 14:3-9) Little things mean a lot as we are willing to serve the Lord. Paul mentions many in Romans 16 who helped him. The Good Samaritan stopped to help the man beaten and robbed.

(Lu.10:30-37) Paul writes as you have opportunity, do good to all men, especially to other believers.(Gal.6:10) When the poor widow dropped the two pennies, all that she had, into the temple offering. Jesus said she gave more the large offerings given. Her “large giving” was in relation to what she had. (Mk.12:41-44)

Many people may plan to give when they receive a great amount of money, but that large amount of money may never come. We may plan to give time or talent to a project when we have more time, but that perfect time arrangement may never happen. Again, the apostle Paul encourages us “as you have opportunity, do good to all men.”

We never know when a little gesture of kindness, with money, or helping in an area of service, spending a little time with a person, a word of encouragement, will be just the action that will be a great help to someone. These can be practical ways of living out the Lord’s challenge to love one another. This is the fulfilling of the many commandments in the Bible: loving people by word and action.

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“My favorite duck hunting memory could be many, many, many things.

It’s this year. I was Teal hunting with my good buddies Braden Cassity and Sean Taylor. We Continued from 6A were going to a public land spot, but we ended up oversleeping a little bit.

Q: Tell me about that banquet a We decided to go to a spot that I had little bit for those who don’t know? permission on, which was closer. We A: “We have a banquet once a got set up and had a great morning. We year, usually sometimes in the fall, shot a three man (limit). The last duck I think we may start having it in the of the day was flying across the pond at spring. We just have a bunch of games like 100 miles per hour, wasn’t going to and raffles. You can come out and we give us a look or anything, so Mr. Sean have free dinner with the purchase Taylor and I both took a shot at it and of a ticket. We have all kinds of guns we ended up hitting it. He sailed a hunand all different kinds of duck hunting dred yards away past the pond and into prizes and everything. We have prizes a field. It was the last duck of the day so that aren’t specifically duck hunting we packed up and drove across the field related, we have some girls stuff too. and spent probably 15 minutes lookWe just like to all come together one ing for it and couldn’t find it. We were night out of the year and eat food, drink about to give up and I finally spotted it beer, fellowship and have a good time. from afar. I was running over there. I We like to win things. remember Sean said, ‘How crazy would Q: Final question, it’s two parts. that be if that was banded.’ I ran over What is your favorite duck to hunt and there and picked it up and sure enough favorite duck hunting memory? it had a band on it. It was the first duck A: “My favorite duck to shoot, I band I’d ever killed. Sean and I flipped enjoy a western Oklahoma Widgeon on a coin for it, even though I know I hit it. a wheat field. W, W, W, western OklaIt was heads and I won. So that was my homa Widgeon on a wheat field. I just first duck band. That was this year, I think Widgeons are the coolest looking think that was my favorite memory this birds out there, in my opinion, and they year by far and probably my favorite like to come in big groups, especially all together because we couldn’t find it over a dry field instead of water. They forever and sure enough he said, ‘what come right at sunset and they’re just a if it was banded.’ I picked it up and it beautiful, beautiful bird. That’s kind of was. That was my favorite duck hunting what I started shooting. It just takes me memory.” back to where I came from I guess. news.ed@ocolly.com

Courtesy of Matthew Pereira Matthew Pereira on a trip to Puerto Rico with his niece and nephew last summer.

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After graduating from the University of Washington, Pereira enrolled at Fuller Theological Seminary in Seattle.

Later, he furthered his education at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and completed a master’s degree in theology.

But he didn’t stop there.

“When Matt does something, he’s in all the way,” Zulma, Pereira’s mother, said. “Even when he was little, I could see it. He’s had that inside of him all along. That curiosity for religion, history and all of that. That’s why he just kept studying and became very interested.”

He applied to a doctorate program at Columbia University. Pereira was

accepted and continued his saga of religious studies.

Chris Becker Jake Jones has been hunting ducks for as long as he could remember, but just shot his first banded duck this season.

The doctorate earned him his first teaching job at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

After several years there, Pereira again, continued to advance.

“He’s one of the most tenacious people I’ve ever seen,” Zulma said. “It’s gotten him into a position where he is doing what he wants to do. That to me is the most important thing.”

Oklahoman transplant In spring 2018, Pereira interviewed for his current teaching position at OSU. He lived most of his life in California and this part of the country was new to him.

When he arrived at the Atherton

Hotel, he received a handwritten note in his room that thanked him for staying. The hotel employee’s little memo written to him still sits on his desk in his office.

From that moment on, Pereira realized Stillwater was his home.

“I kept it and put it right next to my computer because I was like, ‘I think I’m going there,’” he said. “For some reason, I feel like this is where I’m supposed to be.”

At Oklahoma State, Pereira’s relentless passion and enthusiasm for his lectures and students is clear.

He possesses a captivating and rhythmic lecturing style. He whispers at times, then raises his voice to a crescendo in a preacher-like fashion.

“I really enjoy having Matt as a professor because I can tell how genuinely passionate he is for the subjects that he’s teaching,” Madelyn Dixon, a junior in Pereira’s class, said. “He is one of my favorite professors because he cares for a student on an individual basis. You can genuinely tell that he loves his job.”

The hundreds of scholarly books lined in his office show Pereira’s passion for his subject, leading to the creation of the Religious Studies Student Organization. Pereira is the faculty adviser of the club that includes students from all religious backgrounds.

“He was the first faculty member to try and get that going,” Trevor Allee, president of RSSO, said. “That’s been big because I don’t have time with my major to take specifically religious studies. So, that lets me dabble in an area I’m interested in even though I can’t take the class.” entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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Demanding discipline

Assistants using dual loss experiences in coaching Adam Engel Staff Reporter With a win secured, David Carr wanted more.

Five seconds remained but Carr, Iowa State’s defending national champion at 157 pounds, lunged for Wyatt Sheets’ leg. In a display of su-

preme footwork and speed, Carr ducked under Sheets’ shoulder and sent him to the mat for a takedown as time expired.

It was a moment that encapsulated OSU’s performance days ago.

Opponents accomplishing what the Cowboys could not. Carr’s takedown resulted in a major decision.

Wrestlers never know how significant those bonus points can be until the dual is over.

An extra takedown attempt could’ve changed

the outcome of a dual. No one will know because no attempt was made.

“I was surprised at the fact in that UNI dual where we ran through those middleweights without a win and somebody not stepping out saying, ‘I’ll change this for us,’” Cowboy coach John Smith said.

There is a difference between aggressively wrestling to win and wrestling with complacency.

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Courtesy of OSU Athletics Tyler Caldwell, OSU’s 165-pound starter in 2013-14, finished runner-up in the NCAA finals.

Cowgirls frustrated at 6-12 record Ben Hutchens Staff Reporter

Devastating calls

Courtesy of OSU Athletics Sutton spend the evening of the plane crash in his office, making phone calls to parents, girlfriends and wifes of players who died.

2001 plane crash changed Sutton forever seum curator while surrounded by a room full of signed work from Rembrant and van Gogh.

One night, though, in the office, Sutton was the one changed by conversations.

The screams ensured it.

Sam Hutchens The crash Assistant Sports Editor Jan. 27, 2001 – Scott Sutton was in a back tunnel of the Mabee Doug Gottlieb remembers Center, the Oral Roberts basketwhat hung on the wall. ball arena, when he was informed.

An autographed picture of Scott, a current assistant coach Bill Clinton. A personalized note at OSU, was the ORU basketball from Michael Jordan. coach at the time. That night, his Brian Montonati said Eddie Golden Eagles had been trampled.

Sutton’s office was like a museum.

When the wife of assistant Memorabilia, such as a basketball coach Corey Williams came runOklahoma State’s 1995 Final Four ning in tears to find him, thoughts team signed, intermixed with pic- of the 71-48 defeat against UMKC tures of Sutton’s wife, Patsy, and vanished from Scott’s mind. their sons and grandchildren, filled On its way back to Stillwater the room. from a game at Colorado, a plane Gottlieb and Montonati, secarrying 10 men associated with niors on Sutton’s 1999 OSU team, the OSU basketball team, the team stopped by the office frequently Scott’s father Eddie and brother during the season. It was mandaSean coached, had crashed, killing tory for players to check in with everyone on board. a coach every day. To make eye Sean Sutton had just settled contact and have a conversation. into his office at home. An OSU as“It was a place where you sistant coach, Sean was on the first talked about life,” Montonati said. of three team flights back from The talks changed and betColorado so he could break down tered the players in the same way film of the Cowboys’ 81-71 loss an art student would benefit from when his wife, Trena, called him daily conversations with a muinto the kitchen and passed him the

telephone.

Dad needed to talk, first delivering the tragic news.

“We have to get to the office now,” Eddie Sutton said. “We have to call these families.”

“I hung up and fell back on my kitchen floor,” Sean said. “And then the names of the people on that plane started racing through my mind.”

Cowgirl senior Kassidy De Lapp said sometimes at night she is jolted awake by a feeling.

Frustration.

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls are well on their way to their worst record under coach Jim Littell.

In the 10 seasons Littell has been coach, the Cowgirls have amassed a 180-120 record. The worst single-season record OSU has posted under Littell is 14-16 in 2019.

But this season is different. The Cowgirls are 6-12 overall and 1-8 against Big 12 opponents.

They have lost six straight and four of those by double-digits.

Most of the players on his roster were win-

ners in high school and many were on the team that finished 19-9 last season.

“We’ve won in the past here; these kids have won in high school and it’s just as hard on them as it is me,” Littell said.

De Lapp was part of OSU’s run to the second round of the NCAA Tournament a season ago. She played a part in OSU’s third place finish in the conference and Bedlam sweep. She said the previous success makes the emotions of a poor 202122 season more painful.

“Yeah, I think it has, it’s been very frustrating,” De Lapp said. “Especially like having such a good season last year it was kind of back to square one on some things.”

She said she feels the frustration in her life outside basketball, not just in the locker room or at practice.

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REMEMBER THE TEN Kendall Durfey Bjorn Fahlstrom Nathan Fleming Will Hancock Daniel Lawson Brian Luinstra Denver Mills Pat Noyes Bill Teegins Jared Weiberg Ben Cohen Kassidy De Lapp and the Cowgirls feel the frustration of a losing season sitting at home and in bed at night.

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could manage of the biggest upsets in OSU wrestling history, the title would be OSU’s.

Monasmith won and the place erupted. Several No. 10 OSU vs No. 23 South Dakota State lights shattered.

Friday, 7 p.m.

When John Smith, OSU’s wrestling coach, beOn the floor was a 12-year-old Smith.

Tickets: $5 for general admission, $10 for gins his workday, he strolls past a bronze, life-sized “Gallagher Hall was the father and Gallagherreserved seating statue of Pistol Pete. He continues underneath a Iba Arena is the son,” Smith said. “That’s the way I TV/Radio: ESPN+, 93.7 KSPI FM walkway with outdated signs boasting the success of look at it. I was the towel boy during the Big Eight OSU wrestling. Seconds later, he passes by dozens of Thirty-four for 34 national championships.

Championships and for a 12-year-old kid, there was display cases loaded with trophies, medals and relics nothing like it. It was the most exciting thing I’ve The building opened in 1939. Ed Gallagher’s throughout OSU athletic history. Before he turns a been a part of.” men claimed 13 national championships before the corner toward the elevator that leads to his office, OSU is on the verge of 500 wins inside GIA, a place existed. Basketball was secondary. Wrestling framed photos and an overabundance of wrestling building on a street named after the National Wreswas priority. trophies occupy every corner of the wall. The other tling Hall of Fame. A victory Friday night against Wrestling built the place. accolades came later. But wrestling was first.

In 1978, Daryl Monasmith battled Frank San- South Dakota State would get the Cowboys to mileGallagher-Iba Arena was Gallagher Hall. tana of Iowa State, the defending national champion, stone.

Walk into the gym and you’ll see dozens of in the Big Eight 190-pound final. A Santana win white banners claiming wrestling supremacy. sports.ed@ocolly.com would give the title to the Cyclones. If Monasmith

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Top 5 moments in GIA wrestling history Win No. 114

Jan. 22, 1966: Cowboys edge Sooners 15-14 Yojiro Uetake won his final Bedlam dual inside Gallagher-Iba Arena in front of 7,500 fans. Months later, Uetake, considered by many to be OSU’s greatest wrestler, won his third national title.

Win No. 484

Feb. 24, 2019: Piccininni’s pin paces OSU to 27-12 win over Iowa Nick Piccininni, OSU’s No. 4 ranked 125-pounder, pinned No. 2 Spencer Lee of Iowa in the second period. All 13,811 fans of the sold-out arena stomped and hollered enough to make the video cameras shake.

Win No.No. 245161

All photos Courtesy of OSU Athletics OSU wrestler Jimmy Jackson was a three-time All-American champion at heavyweight.

Feb. 8, 1974: OSU routs Oklahoma 26-8 in Bedlam brawl A rowdy melee disrupted this clash of No. 1 vs. No. 2. OSU’s heavyweight Jimmy Jackson was attacked by OU’s Bill Kalkbrenner’s brother, resulting in several fights erupting throughout the arena.

Ed Gallagher, OSU’s second wrestling head coach, accumulated a 138-5-4 career coaching record, including 19 undefeated seasons and 11 national titles.

Win No. 245

Feb. 10, 1984: OSU crushes Iowa 24-6 Freshman John Smith beat Iowa’s Mark Trizzino in one of Smith’s greatest wins. No. 1 Iowa dispatched opponents all season long, except in Stillwater. Dan Gable, Iowa’s legendary coach, called it his ‘worst defeat ever’. But a month later, Iowa claimed won the NCAA Tournament. OSU finished second.

Win No. 456

Feb. 15, 2015: Marsden lifts OSU over Penn State 21-18 The squads were tied at 18 with the heavyweight bout left. OSU’s Austin Marsden used a reversal in the first overtime tiebreaker period to defeat Jon Gingrich of Penn State.

By the numbers

50: Defunct programs that have wrestled OSU in the arena’s history.

125:Different programs that have wrestled OSU at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

129:OSU national champions that wrestled inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Thirteen wrestled before Gallagher Hall was built.

OSU wrestler Yojiro Uetake compiled a 58-0 record from 1964-66, winning three national championships at 130 pounds.

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Orpana’s Fed Cup experience making college start easier Daniel Allen Staff Reporter The average teenager normally wouldn’t find themselves playing a sport at a national stage, much less representing their country.

Oona Orpana was doing that at age 14.

Orpana, now a freshman and member of the women’s tennis team at OSU, would match against top ranked youth opponents, oftentimes with a significant age gap in comparison to hers.

“Experience is key in (tennis),” Orpana said.

“So I would find myself playing people sometimes five years older than me just to gain experience.”

The motivation to gain as much experience as possible proved beneficial. In 2015, Orpana was selected to represent her home country of Finland in the Fed Cup at the age of 14, marking her as the youngest participant to ever represent Finland in the event.

In just her first year participating in the Fed Cup, Orpana would face Tadeja Majerič and Eléonora Molinaro in singles play, compiling a 1-1 record through two matches. She would lose her lone match in doubles play, earning a quick exit after dropping both sets.

“At that age, I was used to playing opponents (that were) older than me,” Orpana said. “So I didn’t have much pressure to win. I was able to play so freely and actually play really well by (already playing in) those big matches previously.”

To her, the moment was surreal. A 14-year-old on a national stage, playing amongst the best national tennis players. The opportunity allowed her to make a name for herself, and showcase her talent in front of thousands of fans at one of the biggest events in tennis.

Orpana would return to the Fed Cup in both 2017 and 2020, earning a 4-4 record through singles play, as well as a 2-1 finish in doubles play.

Orpana said she believes her prior experiences at the Fed Cup proved to be beneficial in preparing her for what she believes was her best all around performance. Despite the record, she believes her overall record isn’t entirely telling of the true quality of her performance.

“Playing in matches like that (at the Fed Cup) of course shows me that I can play in big matches,” Orpana said. “I can do my other (matches just like that), so it gives me confidence.”

With the experience of playing at a national stage, Orapana is looked upon for leadership by her fellow freshmen, and even the older and more experienced members of the Cowgirl tennis roster. “(Oona) is a great fit for this program,” senior Martina Zerulo said. “Even when I’m a senior and (in my) fifth year, I still think of her as an example with her experience at a big stage. She’s (someone) that

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Oona Orpana competed in the Fed Cup at the age of 14.

really works hard every day.”

With an OSU tennis team, utilizing so much young talent with the likes of Orpana, Sofia Rojas and Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Orapana said she feels a sense of responsibility to exert leadership in which she was able to develop after playing at such a high level. Despite being just a freshman, she is not only one of the more talented players, but one of the leaders on the roster as well.

“Kids (like that) have played at a high level,” head coach Chris Young said. “So when they go play Ohio State or LSU it doesn’t really make her as nervous because that’s not like, as big of a deal today as maybe it would be to a freshman who grew up

around our collegiate system.”

Young said he believes there is a bias in most college tennis fans’ heads that a college student athlete facing the No. 1 singles player, or competing against the No. 1 ranked team in the nation will affect their style of play.

He said he believes kids like Orpana who have that experience under their belt, are not remotely phased due to the high level of competition that they have already faced, making it significantly easier for them to go out every match and play their best with little to no pressure. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Lack of takedowns, causing offensive woes Braden Bush Staff Reporter John Smith has been vocal about the importance of scoring takedowns.

“The king is still the takedown,” Smith, OSU’s wrestling coach said. “You do have to get up, you do have to ride at times, for sure. You’re going to have to turn to be able to separate yourself from the majority of your bracket.

But the takedown is still the king.”

Smith was right. In OSU’s two dual losses to Northern Iowa and Iowa State, the Cowboys failed to score a takedown in 10 of their 20 matches. The team recorded only four total takedowns in the meet against the Cyclones.

“It doesn’t take much just to get a little rattled and you can have statistics like that,” Smith said. “Four takedowns; not good.

That’s not good. You’re not going to win a lot of matches with four takedowns.”

The two dual meets were among the tougher matchups for OSU this season. The struggle to score takedowns on opponents conflicted the version of the team over the previous 10 duals, which had 62 bonus point victories. The confidence level present in the first half of the season was not as evident for many Cowboy wrestlers over the weekend.

The struggles to score takedowns and be aggressive offensively came on the heels of a chaotic week with national champion AJ Ferrari being involved in a car accident, and 165-pounder Travis Wittlake returning from an undisclosed injury.

“I think I had about three or four guys just not quite there yet,” Smith said. “Whether it be still kind of feeling a hangover from the flu. Some of these things that can just kind of whack you over the head.

Noah Weber Jim Littell’s team is in the midst of the worst season in his tenure.

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Molly Jolliff After amassing only four takedowns against Iowa State, OSU is working to improve its offensive prowess.

“We put a lot of faith in how hard we work in our conditioning level and sometimes when we don’t get to do that, we slowly deteriorate mentally. It’s hard to maintain that high level of mentality and I think as we get deeper, I think that we’re going to get in a better place a lot quicker with some of these guys.”

Losses in the UNI dual were wake-up calls to Wittlake and 174-pounder Dustin Plott, who bounced back with takedowns and won their matches against Iowa State. There was an increased level of aggression and intensity

from the night before. Returning to the aggressive mentality Smith referred to and initiating offensively is the level he expects in the upcoming weeks.

“If we’re going to have any type of season where we’re gonna end up with a big smile on our face, we better do two things,” Smith said. “One is be much more competitive, and two is, my goodness, we’ve got to put pressure on people.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

“You know, like when you’re lying in bed in your sleep,” De Lapp said.

“And then you kind of just cringe awake like you’re this close, falling asleep and I’m like, ‘Oh’ and then I’m just right back to where I was awake. So that where I feel it most.”

Junior guard Lauren Fields said she feels the frustration day-to-day.

She said she thinks about the losses this season often because the team had so much success last season. It is hard to escape.

“When I’m at home alone that’s something I think about,” Fields said.

Alongside frustration, De Lapp mentioned embarrassment. De Lapp went 0-for-8 from the field against Kansas. It was the most shots she has attempted in a game this season. She said the embarrassment stemmed from knowing she should be doing better and not

wanting to let anyone down.

“We see what like some people say and we know that people are disappointed, and we don’t want that, and we know we feel the frustration coming from them,” De Lapp said. “And I think we just want to do it for them, and we want to do it for us, we want to do for our coaches. And I think they deserve it. We deserve it.”

Fields said the feeling comes from knowing OSU is capable of winning games, but the team just hasn’t been playing up to the standard it needs to be.

“It’s frustrating for me but it’s frustrating for our kids,” Littell said.

“Our kids care, our kids want to win. They put in a lot of time on it and this isn’t what we’re accustomed to here.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

Demanding...

Continued from 1B Wrestling is a team sport comprised of individual efforts. Each competitor is responsible for 10% of the dual. The accomplishments or failures in one bout add up over time.

What Carr did Sunday afternoon is a trait Smith is searching for.

“That’s not just wrestling for a major decision, that’s wrestling for your team,” he said. “Maybe we just need to refocus about we’re not just wrestling for ourselves. We’re wrestling for Oklahoma State University. We’re wrestling for our team and making sure that they all recognize that when you put your emphasis on that, it makes it a lot easier to be the competitor you want to be.”

In No. 10 OSU’s consecutive losses this previous weekend, no Cowboy scored bonus points.

Until Sunday, the Cowboys hadn’t lost consecutive duals since the 2013-2014 season.

That year they lost five duals — an anomaly for winningest program in college wrestling.

But a dissection into that season, will show a similarity to this year’s squad. Bonus points could’ve changed the trajectory of the dual season.

Three of those five dual losses were by one point. Assistant coach Chris Perry and Tyler Caldwell, OSU’s recruiting coordinator, were AllAmericans on that team.

In December 2013, Oklahoma defeated OSU 16-15. It was OU’s first Bedlam win since 2008. Oklahoma hasn’t won since.

Andrew Howe, the No. 2 ranked 174-pounder defeated No. 1 Perry 4-2.

“When you just wrestle for yourself and not more than anything else, things like that can happen,” Perry said. “You don’t realize everybody can take a loss. I think that was kind of the key. I was just more dialed in thinking I never really thought about our team losing. More just worried about ourselves at the times.”

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When you just wrestle for yourself and not more than anything else, things like that can happen.

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The Sooners did the things to keep it close. A major decision by OU’s Travis Rutt was the winner.

Courtesy of OSU Athletics Despite five dual losses in 2013-14, Chris Perry, OSU’s 174-pound starter that year, finished with his second national title win and a 30-1 record.

OSU did not have a bonus point win.

“The first thought in my mind in that OU dual was, ‘Hey, I didn’t get my bonus points I was supposed to get,’” Caldwell said. “And we lost by a point.

I go get a major, we tie. I go get a tech fall, we win.”

Through those losses, Perry and Caldwell learned how to unleash everything on the mat for seven minutes. At this level and this time of the year, the Cowboys will receive the best from opponents. It’s up to themselves to control the match.

“We had to respect how hard it is to win at this level,” Perry said. “Nothing is given. Nothing is guaranteed and I think that was kind of where we went with our attitude from there on out. We could be beat anytime, anywhere and any place if we don’t show up and compete.”

In 2022, several Cowboys hadn’t lost a college dual until Saturday. It’s a reminder that even the best aren’t invincible. Starters like Carter Young and Luke Surber were used to coasting through high school with only a few losses each year. Not anymore.

“I think that’s what we kinda forget to respect,” Perry said. “In high school, they might have one, two or three matches a year that they get challenged. But none of these people are scared of you now. You’re 18 years old and half these guys are 24 or 25 years old.

You’re not promised any match out there.”

Eight seasons ago, the Cowboys pushed through a season of losses and duals where wrestlers intentionally attempted to mitigate bonus points from

Perry and others. The squad peaked in March and finished third at the NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City. Perry defeated Howe in the 174-pound final and won his second national title while Alex Dieringer claimed his first at 157 pounds.

“We had five dual meet losses,” Caldwell said.

“That wasn’t even something that came across my mind. My thought was we had four national finalists, two national champs, a third-place team trophy and five All-Americans. With the looks of how that season was going, I don’t think anyone would’ve thought that was going to happen.”

With duals this weekend against No. 23 South Dakota State and No. 12 Missouri, the Cowboys are hopeful they will learn from the losses.

“I know this sucks, these two losses but let’s use it to help us achieve something better,” Kaden Gfeller, OSU’s 149-pounder said Sunday. “Something we haven’t done in a while and I think we still can.

We got the guys to do it. Call me crazy but we’ll see come March.”

And if the losses continue, changes may occur.

“I’m real patient with some of the guys right now,” Smith said. “But I don’t want to see that again.

I see that again and we got to go with something else.

You better get a little bit more focused on not worrying about things or it’ll be real easy. You won’t have to worry. You’ll be sitting over there watching.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Continued from 1B Those lost: two players, junior Daniel Lawson and freshman Nate Fleming; team staff members Will Hancock, Jared Weiberg, Brian Luinstra and Pat Noyes; broadcaster Bill Teegins; engineer Kendall Durfey; and pilots Bjorn Fahlstrom and Denver Mills.

Eddie could have passed off what came next, informing the families of their losses. James Halligan, OSU’s president, volunteered, along with OSU’s chaplain, to deliver the news to the loved ones.

Eddie refused, insisting he alone be the one to make every call.

“He felt a real strong obligation that he needed to be the one to deliver the news,” Sean said.

The phone calls Eddie kept his desk neat. There might be some files off to the side or a notepad in the middle, but the legendary coach’s space was always orderly. On the night of the crash, a telephone was placed prominently on the desk.

Eddie sat in a leather chair and went through with his onerous task.

“Listening to the cries and screams on the other end as he told players’ families, managers and GA’s parents and the wives of the people on that plane… to hear the emotion and sadness was pretty devastating,” Sean said.

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Listening to the cries and screams on the other hand as he told players’ families, managers and GA’s parents and the wives of the people on that plane… to hear the emotion and sadness was pretty devastating Sean Sutton

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Sean and Harry Birdwell, OSU’s athletic director, stood with Eddie in the office, offering support and encouragement. Eddie spoke deliberately, expressing his immense sorrow to the person on the other end of the phone in explaining that his or her loved one would not be coming home.

Courtesy of OSU Athletics Eddie Sutton amassed over 800 wins before he retired in 2006

“Each time he hung up the phone you could feel the pain that was going through his body,” Sean said.

Sean came and went that night, splitting his time between the office and the main room in the basketball office where he comforted the stunned players who trickled in. Fred Jonzen, a junior forward, was there that night.

“I can’t even imagine what that would have been like,” Jonzen said. “It’s not a fun conversation, but it is what a leader does.”

The memorabilia-riddled office, with its leather sofa that couldn’t quite fit Montonati’s 6-foot-9 frame, had been the site of many difficult conversations. It was where Eddie carried out “do better” meetings with players.

“You’d go in and three assistants would be on the sofa,” Gottlieb said. “You’d sit in a chair facing coach. The three assistants, one would research what was going on in your personal life. One would do academics. And one would break down what you were doing wrong playing time wise. And then coach would be like, ‘Alright, now how are we going to do better?’”

Gottlieb said at the time it could feel invasive, but now knows Eddie’s dedication to every aspect of his players’ lives came from a place of caring and love.

“When you saw (Eddie) off the court, all he cared about was the person,” Jonzen said.

“That overall investment, I think is why so many guys revere not just coach, but the way in which we were coached,” Gottlieb said.

Making those phone calls that impacted so many that January night couldn’t help but change Eddie.

“I don’t know how it couldn’t have changed his approach to interacting with people,” Jonzen said. “I think it was probably a big reminder that life is bigger than basketball.”

Courtesy of OSU Athletics Eddie Sutton reached the Final Four three times and was part of the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class.

The change Eddie and Sean attended every funeral.

Life went on. It had to. The Cowboys won their first game after the crash, a 69-66 victory against Missouri, and made the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed.

But in the days and months after the crash, the Sutton family was changed.

“I’m not sure my dad was ever the same after,” Scott said. “In some ways it mellowed him. It softened him a little bit.”

Not that he was cold before, but Eddie made an effort to dole out his love.

“There were very few days after that happened that he wouldn’t call every single day just to check in and tell family members, in my case me, how much he loved me,” Scott said.

They would not call to talk about the crash.

Instead, their father/son conversations centered on family. Eddie liked hearing about his grandkids.

After Patsy Sutton died in 2013, Scott, Sean and Steve, the oldest Sutton son, started a tradition.

Like the mandatory check-ins Eddie instituted as coach, the Suttons instituted a rule they followed religiously.

“Regardless of who is in town, regardless of who can make it, regardless of what else is going on, every single Sunday from now as long as dad is in this house we will meet here for some meal,” Steve said.

Every Sunday, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Suttons ate at their father’s house.

Sean said the gatherings resembled the family meals depicted in the TV show Blue Bloods, where the fictional, multigenerational Reagan family gets together for dinner at the end of episodes.

Sometimes Hideaway pizza was the main course, or Charlie’s Chicken, one of Eddie’s favorites. If the weather was nice, Steve would grill steaks, or the Suttons would cook burgers and hot dogs.

“We always made sure that at least coconut cream pie was there,” Steve said. “We would always find a place that would make them from scratch.”

There would usually be a sporting event on TV. Eddie liked watching baseball, and basketball games that had a player or coach whom he knew. He typically sat in the downstairs den off the kitchen while sipping on a Diet Pepsi.

The Suttons met weekly for seven years until Eddie Sutton’s death in 2020.

Eddie was also able to spend time with his former players after the crash, especially when his players, whom he also sometimes referred to as his sons, visited Stillwater for games.

“Even after playing and going back to visit with Coach, you’d sit in his office for hours and

talk to him,” Montonati said. “Talking about family, you know, what your plans were what you’re going to be doing in five to 10 years… he was always welcoming.”

OSU honors the plane crash victims yearly with a “Remember the 10” celebration. There is a memorial in Gallagher-Iba Arena, 5K and 10K runs, and the Cowboys play a “Remember the Ten” game each year. Saturday’s game against Oklahoma will be the 21st game.

Montonati, who said his coach was big on hugs, recalls running into Eddie and Patsy at a Lionel Richie concert well after their days at OSU were over. The coach and player shared a moment.

“One thing Coach would always do when you were leaving him, he told you how much he cared about you that he that he loves you… no doubt in my mind the crash had something to do with it,” Montonati said.

No one knows for sure the impact the crash had on Eddie. As many coaches do, he determined who sat in which plane on that night.

“The magnitude dialing somebody up on the telephone, a mom and a wife and telling them their son or husband is gone… I mean, there’s nobody that can put their head around that,” Steve said.

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The magnitude dialing somebody up on the telephone, a mom and a wife and telling them their son or husband is gone … I mean, there’s nobody that can put their head around that Steve Sutton

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Players always felt Eddie welcomed them, and his office was a good place for a conversation.

“He probably expressed his feelings and his affection for (his team) more so after (the crash),” Sean said. “Reminding them all the time how much he loved them and cared about them. He didn’t ever want them to question that.

“Never wanted it to go unsaid.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

Courtesy of OSU Athletics Eddie Sutton (center) in 2014 after a meal with former players Joe Adkins (left), Brian Montonati (left center), Doug Gottlieb (right center) and coach Sean Sutton

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Boynton’s analogy leads to player comparisons Ashton Slaughter Staff Reporter

Well, kind of.

“They keep fighting each other for the slice of pizza with the most The Oklahoma State pepperonis on it instead men’s basketball team of just taking a piece,” is fighting over slices of said Mike Boynton, OSU’s pizza. coach.

It is an analogy Boynton used after this past Saturday’s game against Florida, where the Cowboys had one assist in the second half, en route to their 10th loss of the season.

Keylan Boone: Hawaiian - Fresh on the scene, and it’s an unexpected combination, like Boone and his shooting this season, but it settles quite well.

Kalib Boone: Pineapple - Some swear it should be a starter, while others are scratching their head and disagree. Reviews can be inconsistent, but when there’s a fan, it goes all-out.

Rondel Walker: Buffalo - A nice change of pace. It’s untraditional, and adds some spark, as Walker does too when he’s on the court.

Moussa Cisse: Veggie It has all of the toppings, but is missing the meat. It’s easy to see the positives, but after eating it you still aren’t full, it’s missing something.

Bryce Williams: The works - This one is exciting and has a lot going on.

With all the toppings, it can sometimes be overpowering, or stressful, but with Williams it’s acceptable, because you love it.

Bryce Thompson: Cheese - A quietly underrated staple. Cheese can put up double figures quickly, just like Thompson, but may not be as flashy or flavorful as others.

Avery Anderson: BBQ Chicken - When prepared correctly, there’s not a better pizza. But, with a little too much sauce, or not enough chicken, it can be disappointing.

Isaac Likekele: Meat Lovers - Likekele is going to score points when asked, get timely rebounds and spot-on assists. He has all “the meat” a player needs.

“We can’t be mad that the other guy gets a couple more pepperonis on his slice,” Boynton said.

“We play like a team that’s looking over and saying, ‘Damn, my slice only has two pepperonis and his

has six’ and ‘Damn that’s kinda screwed up.’”

Boynton continued to say that when the team players together, and isn’t selfish, they’re able to beat any team in the country, using the win on the

road against Baylor as an example.

With all of this being said, the idea then came– what kind of pizza is each player on the OSU basketball team?

Well, look no fur-

Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe: Canadian bacon – Canadian roots that may not be a No. 1 choice, but will still get some attention, just like MA. Tyreek Smith: Margherita - Simple, but it does the job. When it gets minutes, it always produces, like Smith, even if it’s not game-changing.

Woody Newton: Mushroom- A topping that some would like to see get more minutes, just like Newton, while others pass on it.

Donovan Williams: Supreme– Anytime this is ordered, there is a touch of uncertainty. But when it arrives, it’s always a warm welcome, just like the fans toward Williams.

Bernard Kouma: Extra cheese - Fun and a fan-favorite, as is Kouma. Although it’s not commonly ordered, extra cheese is always loved.

Chris Harris Jr.: Spinach Hasn’t really seen the floor, like Harris due to injuries, but always exciting when given an opportunity.

Weston Church: Pepperoni– Fan-favorite. Everyone loves it when pepperoni shows up at their doorstep, just like when Church checks in to the game.

Carson Sager: Sausage– Another top fan-favorite.

Often ordered with pepperoni for groups, they usually come in a pair, just like Sager with Church.

Brooks Manzer: Bell peppers– Noticed in very small amounts, like Manzer, but when noticed, it leaves a lasting impression. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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