Friday, April 1, 2022
Stepping out
Courtesy of Brandi Simons
On Friday, OSU President Kayse Shrum lended her orange high heels to Jami McKibbin an OSU senior.
Shrum’s student engagement building fans her boyfriend, Jacob Batterton, and photographer and friend, Brandi Simons when she noticed a bright orange pair of high heels emerge from a nearby truck. The bright orange Steve Madden heels belonged to OSU presiChris Becker dent Dr. Kayse Shrum. Editor in Chief “(Jacob) said, ‘Jami, that’s literally the president.’” “And I It started with a pair of heels. said, ‘I don’t care, her shoes are so Jami McKibbin, an Oklacute,’” McKibbin said. homa State senior, was alongside When Shrum passed the trio,
McKibbin complimented her shoes. The rest resulted in a shock. “She heard me, and when she walked by I said I loved her shoes,” McKibbin said. “I was trying to find orange shoes for the photoshoot but I couldn’t find any that I loved. She was like, ‘What size do you wear?’ I said an 8, and she said, ‘Well here, just use mine.” “I mean who’s going to say no?” Mckibbion said. See Shrum on 3A
Courtesy of Brandi Simons Jami McKibbin had finished taking her senior pictures when she spotted Kayse Shrum wearing bright orange heels.
SGA announces president, vice-president, sparks debate
Stimulus Grant returns, OSU students apply Luisa Clausen Staff Reporter
Dru Norton News Editor Two new faces will represent the Oklahoma State student body. On March 25, the Student Government Association Election Commission announced the student body president-elect and vice president-elect: Riley Pritzlaff and Maddie Dunn. The election results were delayed after the competing pair, Sydney Adkins and Trevor Woodburn, received a claim of an alleged election violation March 9. This claim states Adkins/Woodburn were 56 minutes late to submit their budget. This rules against Title X, a part of SGA bylaws for elections. See SGA on 4A
Courtesy of SGA From left to right, the candidate pairs are Trevor Woodburn (vice president), Sydney Adkins (president), Riley Pritzlaff (president) and Maddie Dunn (vice president).
and effective ways to get financial help when you’re paying attention,” Lange Oklahoma said. State University beOne thing gan to review appli- some students have cations for the OSU in common is the economic stimulus constant search grant March 21; for scholarships bringing light to the and financial help; end of the semester. and the economic This is the fi- stimulus grant is a nal round of federal reminder that there funding through the are accessible opAmerican Rescue portunities. Plan (ARP) and is Tessa Dorrel, open to all students a freshman at OSU enrolled part or majoring in sports full time. Students media, said she bewho applied last lieves that the more semester are althe school helps the lowed to apply for students they have, spring 2022 with no the more students restrictions. they can bring in. “This grant reminds students See Stimulus on 4A that there are easy
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