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OSU students work on the Venus exploration project

Researchers launch weather balloon to detect earthquakes.

Anna Pope News Editor

Making plastic balloons, Oklahoma State students work with NASA to help better understand Venus’s surface. Surrounded by swirling toxic gas, Venus is the second planet from the sun and the hottest planet in the solar system. Even though the planet

is different from Earth, Venus is the closest in size to Earth and is one of the terrestrial planets, meaning its surface is hard and made with material like rocks. In a statement sent by the university, Jamey Jacob, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the Unmanned

Systems Research Institute, and Danny Bowman, a geophysicist for the Sandia National Laboratories, worked with OSU students to test smaller balloons. After this, the group tested larger balloons. These solar-powered plastic See Picture on 2

OSU left out of AP Poll, first team out Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor Oklahoma State was the first team out as the preseason AP Poll was released Monday. With Alabama coming in at No. 1 and Oklahoma right behind them at No. 2, the poll shook out with three Big 12 teams, and three more receiving votes. OU, Iowa State and Texas will begin the season in the poll. OSU, TCU and West Virginia received votes, but not quite enough. OSU received 107 points from the voters, which was 18 points behind No. 25 Arizona State. The Cowboys came in at No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Cowboys open up their season Sept. 4 against Missouri State. Spencer Sanders releases a pass to a waiting manager.

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News help paint a clearer picture of Venus’s structure. He said the campaign of flying the balloons will be long, but if earthquakes can be detected here, then they can be on Venus. Earlier in the summer, OSU and NASA researchers successfully launched balloons with the hope of the balloons successfully identifying earthquakes. Since 1962, space agencies have

explored Venus but the planets still hold mysteries. At first, scientists believed the planet had green vegetation underneath the thick clouds of carbon dioxide. However, after a discovery in the 1980s and early 1990s images showed the planet to be a hot, desolate place with volcanoes. In June, three missions were announced to Venus. NASA planned two trips to the planet and the Euro-

pean Space Agency announced one journey. While the balloons are not anticipated to be ready by the time of the NASA launches, they can help answer unsolved questions of the planet’s surface.

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To welcome new students to campus and kick off the school year, a welcome week rave was held on the lawn outside of the McKnight Center. Students gathered to dance the night away to loud music and enjoy some fun with friends and strobe lights. All photos by Zachary Hunter

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Humans of OSU: Mallory King

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Mallory King at Yellowstone National Park, during her off time from her summer job.

I got to work with one of the up and coming companies in the ecotourism sphere. It’s a glamping resort so it’s tent camping, but the tents have real beds and bathrooms. “It was really cool. I was a Ellen Slater housekeeping inspector and I was really lucky to get some mid-level manLifestyle Editor agement experience with the housekeeping team. Housekeeping is kind of After working the entire summer the back-bone of the lodging industry at Yellowstone National Park, Mallory so I was super excited to get to be King was excited to share with the hands-on. I have had housekeeping O’Colly what that experience meant to experience with my hospitality classes her, and how it played into her hopes here at OSU through the Atherton so of a professional career. I have already kind of had a basis of “My summer job was with Unknowledge for what housekeeping is der Canvas at their Yellowstone localike. At Yellowstone, our campus has tion. It’s about ten minutes west of the 103 tents that span over a mile, it’s West Entrance of Yellowstone National outdoors, and in Montana so it’s a suPark in Montana. per extreme version of housekeeping. “I am a hospitality and tour“The wildlife watching was ism management major at OSU with great. When you are out in nature you a minor in business sustainability. I have no idea what you are going to see am really interested in ecotourism and day-to-day so we had to take a lot of

precautions at camp, with bear safety and that kind of thing. “On our opening day, we had what I would consider a blizzard. In Montana they would not consider this a blizzard, but for my little Oklahoma eyes, it was a snow storm and it was on our opening day. We got three feet of snow overnight. The highway pass right outside of camp had a lot of wrecks. There was so much traffic to the point where guests could not even make it to camp. Because our tents are not necessarily made for snow camping, some guests would leave in the middle of the night in the snow and we would have no idea where they went; we would just hope they were ok. They would just drive off to a hotel or something indoors. That was a crazy circumstance to deal with literally on our opening weekend. But it was cool for the team to come together and just trudge through the snow. Plus, it was absolutely beautiful so we would just

stop and look around and be reminded of where we were and how lucky we were, while also doing this crazy intense snow patrol at all hours of the day. “I felt so lucky to be there and be working for such a good company, when you apply for a job so far away you have no idea what it is going to end up being like. Coming from such a friendly and welcoming place as Stillwater with professors that I have known for years and all that, you just don’t know what it’s going to be like when you take the leap to go somewhere new. Moving to Montana was one of the best decisions that I have ever made and I learned so much and had such a wonderful time and it has definitely helped me figure out what my career is going to look like in the future to a better extent.” entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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Stark’s run at US Amateur comes to an end in quarterfinals Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor

Brian Stark walked to the 16th hole at Oakmont Country Club trailing Texas’ Travis Vick by three strokes. The match was one of four quarterfinals at the US Amateur in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Stark won the 16th and 17th holes to stay alive and give himself a small chance of advancing to the semifinals. Stark’s magic ran out on the 18th as he and Vick tied the hole giving the Texas junior a one-up win. Stark’s path to the quarterfinals started with a tie for fourth in the stroke play portion of the event. In the opening round of match play he defeated incoming Vanderbilt freshman Gordan Sargent one-up. In the round of 32 he defeated Georgia’s Trent Phillips one-up. In the round of 16, Stark pressed the gas pedal and defeated Sam Houston State’s Grayson Blunt six-andfive before falling later Friday to Vick. Stark’s summer saw him bring in a lot of buzz. He finished as the runnerup at the Maridoe Amateur, was a quarterfinalist at the Western Amateur, a medalist at an US Amateur qualifier and finished top-20 at the TMGA Amateur. With Stark’s quarterfinal appearance Oklahoma State has now had a l quarterfinalist in three of the last four US Amateurs. Stark was joined by fellow Cowboy golfers Bo Jin and Aman Gupta in Oakmont. Both Jin and Gupta also made match play, before falling in the round of 32 and 64 respectively.

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Tumma’s take: Breaking down OSU’s S situation Sudeep Tumma Staff Reporter In this 12-part series, we’ll take an in-depth look at OSU’s QB, RB, WR, CW, O-line, D-line, LB, CB, S, ST, OFF and DEF situations. Each report will break down relevant players’ strengths/weaknesses, what to expect in 2021 and other critical information. It’s no secret, OSU has one of the best safety duos in the nation. Senior Kolby Harvell-Peel and redshirt senior Tre Sterling are two difference-makers on defense, and they’re flanked by another solid player in senior Tanner McCalister. Harvell-Peel supplanted his name in national ranks after a stellar 2019 when he showed out a ballhawking “center-fielder” who made opposing QBs wary of launching the deep ball. He’s rangy, athletic and possesses great ball skills. That carried over into 2020, and while the interceptions dipped from five to two, that was more of a product of quarterbacks avoiding throwing his way. And as a run defender, the 6-0, 210-pound Harvell-Peel boasts excellent pursuit speed — he looks like a missile when he’s running downhill at a ball carrier. He’s certainly a hard hitter. Harvell-Peel played the majority of his snaps as a free safety, but as defensive coordinator dialed up the pressure and blitzed often in 2020, Harvell-Peel was asked to cover in the slot more, which he struggled a bit with. Still, Harvell-Peel remained fluid in his role. Then, there was Sterling, who had a dynamic season for the Cowboys. The 5-11, 205-pound safety

proved versatile for the Cowboys once again. Except this season, instead of splitting his snaps evenly in the box, at free safety and in the slot, the majority was in the box. And in that role, Sterling piled up a team-high 12 tackles for loss and 74 tackles (third on the team). Sterling snap count read: box

converted to cornerback to begin 2020, McCalister was looked upon to step up. And step up he did. Like Bernard-Converse, who primarily operated as a slot corner, McCalister operated in a similar capacity with 50.6% of his snaps coming from the slot.

to be the next breakout candidate before Sterling and Harvell-Peel decided to return for one more season. Harper played a majority of his snaps in the slot and was solid in coverage. With a 5-11, 180-pound stature, Harper isn’t the same physical presence the other three are, but he was still a sound tackler. After him, redshirt junior Jason Taylor played meaningful snaps last season and continues to trend upward after a few highlight-reel touchdowns last season. OSU also added Trey Rucker, a Wake Forest transfer, who will bolster this position group. But perhaps most intriguing is 4-star Kendal Daniels from Beggs. With a 6-4, 195-pound frame, Daniels’ size is elite. He’s long, rangy and athletic with the potential to get even better with his physical gifts. Beggs is a tantalizing prospect, but with how much proven talent there is at safety, it’ll be interesting how OSU deploys him this season. But honestly, that’s a good problem to have. In defensive coordinator Jim Knowles’ 4-2-5 scheme, these safeties play such an important role. Given that you’re taking a linebacker out of the box, having the versatility to plug a safety such as Sterling in the box and have a similar impact to that of a linebacker is invaluable. That’s the brilliance of it all. Knowles doesn’t have to roll in a goalline package in short-yardage situations and stack big bodies up front, he can throw two of his safeties in the box (or the line of scrimmage), who Chris Becker shoot gaps and create tackles for loss. The advantage with that is, you (312), slot CB (156), free safety (100), The 5-11, 195-pound McCalister don’t leave yourself slow-footed on D-line (51) and wide CB (10). was a better run defender than Berthe back end if the offense decides to But no matter where he lined up, nard-Converse, but Bernard-Converse go play action. he was a stud in coverage and as a run was a better cover corner. Still, McThe formula worked, in large stopper. Sterling’s incredible instincts Calister was an integral part of this part due to the talent of these safeties. and IQ, along with his athleticism, al- safety core with 41 tackles and five And we’re going to see it happen all lowed him to be a playmaker. pass breakups. over again this year. Sterling and Harvell-Peel are This is a talented trio, and headline-grabbers, but McCalister’s they’re followed up by some quality contributions shouldn’t be overlooked. depth. When Jarrick Bernard-Converse Junior Thomas Harper appeared sports.ed@ocolly.com

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