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Kurt Steiss
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The highly anticipated Bout at the Ballpark event is 10 days away. Here are three notes from OSU coach John Smith and Iowa coach Tom Brands’ Zoom press conference Wednesday morning. Daton Fix No college wrestler has ever wrestled collegiately and internationally on the same day. Daton Fix, OSU’s 133-pounder, will be the first to do so. There has been a fair amount of uncertainty in regards to how this will affect Fix’s performance with having to wrestle for OSU against Iowa, then shortly after wrestle for the United States against Iran. Smith has not ruled out making adjustments to Fix’s schedule, to ensure that he is in top shape for both duals. “Wrestling two high (caliber wrestlers), two great competitors, I mean you just want to make sure that you’re in the best position to be successful doing that,” Smith said. “And so, likely (Daton) will wrestle both matches, but we’re going to continue to
look at making sure that it’s something that’s fair for him.” Texas wrestling community growing There are currently no Division I college wrestling programs in the state of Texas. There are a fair amount of college wrestlers nationwide from the state of Texas, including two on the OSU roster, yet, they have no in-state D1 programs to look for post-high school. When asked for their opinions in regards to the thought of bringing D1 wrestling to Texas, both head coaches supported it. “Being so close to Texas (and) Oklahoma and seeing Texas evolve in wrestling at the high school level, seeing the youth evolve, it’s amazing the pure numbers that Texas can give,” Smith said. With the Texas wrestling community having grown in recent years, one goal when scheduling this prime event in Arlington was not only to showcase the sport at such a high level, but to provide Texas wrestling fans something to watch and experience. What the event does for the sport of wrestling Neither Smith nor Brands could recall an event
their programs partook in, more paramount than a setting like Bout at the Ballpark. Sean Decker, president of REV Entertainment, the company in charge of the match, anticipates an attendance exceeding 20,000 people. “I think when you create these opportunities, it creates interest in your own communities,” Smith said. The growth and increase in events like Bout at the Ballpark or Grapple on the Gridiron, an event held at Iowa’s football stadium in 2015, shows an increase in popularity for the sport of wrestling. Both head coaches said they believe holding events like this solidifies the notion college wrestling is reaching its peak. “I think we’re in the best time in college wrestling history right now,” Smith said. “I don’t think there’s ever been a better time. You have these old timers saying what it used to be like you know. Well, (we are) at the best time of college wrestling ever.”
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OSU releases outdoor track schedule, eight meets scheduled Ally Irizarry Staff Reporter OSU’s outdoor track and field season will include eight stops across the country for their meets in the 2022 season, before postseason stops in Lubbock, Texas, and Fayetteville, Arkansas. The team will then take two weeks off after the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, before commencing their outdoor season in Austin, Texas, for the Texas Relays. April will begin with OSU’s first trip west for the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California, with stops for meets in Arizona, Arkansas and Mississippi the following week. The Cowboys and Cowgirls will travel to Norman in April for two consecutive weekends before heading north for the prestigious Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Postseason competitions will begin May 13 in Lubbock for the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. OSU will head to Fayetteville for the NCAA West Regionals, and attempt to qualify for the NCAA Championships. In Eugene, Oregon, OSU will conclude its season at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with the possibility of bringing home a title. ULE
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St. John students host winter ball Brylee Smith Staff Reporter St. John’s Catholic Student Center’s student-led committee hosted a winter ball at the Sparrow Beginnings venue. Brooke Twiehaus, 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,” Twiehaus 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. The students gathered on 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.
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Weathering with retail Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter 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 Wal-Mart 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. “We dealt with 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.”
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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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Payne County Flea Market highlights local businesses Daniel Allen 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 fabriccrafted 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 open to any vendors who wants to attend– including OSU studentowned 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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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
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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
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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.” Continued from page 6 At Oklahoma State, Pereira’s relentless passion and enthusiasm for his That journey changed his life. lectures and students is clear. “That book was hugely important because it gave me the knowledge I He possesses a captivating and rhythmic lecturing style. He whispers at needed to feel confident,” he said. times, then raises his voice to a crescendo in a preacher-like fashion. The hefty guide taught Pereira the value of reading and research, some“I really enjoy having Matt as a professor because I can tell how genuinely thing the OSU religious studies professor does daily. passionate he is for the subjects that he’s teaching,” Madelyn Dixon, a junior in “It was the first book I ever highlighted and tore up and knew every word,” Pereira’s class, said. “He is one of my favorite professors because he cares for a he said. “It taught me how to read, research and apply that in a practical way. student on an individual basis. You can genuinely tell that he loves his job.” Because I used that knowledge because part of being a bodybuilder is first, it’s The hundreds of scholarly books lined in his office show Pereira’s passion work, it’s love and passion. It’s also understanding how to use steroids.” for his subject, leading to the creation of the Religious Studies Student OrganiFor one of the first times in his life, Pereira found a future path in bodyzation. Pereira is the faculty adviser of the club that includes students from all building. religious backgrounds. “Eating and working out was my job and I loved it,” he said. “So that’s “He was the first faculty member to try and get that going,” Trevor Alwhat I did. I had no confidence in school. I had no guidance in school. I’m that lee, president of RSSO, said. “That’s been big because I don’t have time with my same way now. If I don’t want to do something, I don’t do it. This was my thing.” major to take specifically religious studies. So, that lets me dabble in an area I’m Gradual success interested in even though I can’t take the class.” In 1991, thanks to a remedial program, Pereira graduated high school. 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. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com 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.” 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. 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 Courtesy of Matthew Pereira 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.
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