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OSU alumna creates safe haven for exotic pets Kendall Suess, O’Colly Contributor Finding a home full of chinchillas down a rural road in Stillwater might be surprising. Pandamonium Pets owner Katherine Saravia’s decision to rescue an injured chinchilla named Yuki led to her starting a business. In 2015, while attending Oklahoma State, Saravia and her husband, Jose Marquez, started Pandamonium Pets in their onebedroom apartment. “My wife showed up one day with Yuki,” Marquez said. “I didn’t know what a chinchilla was, but I thought it looked pretty cool. A couple months later we got another chinchilla so Yuki could have a friend. The chinchilla came with a plastic wheelthat had been chewed up. A month later,the chinchilla died because of the plastic, and that’s what made my wife upset. We decided we had to start making something that’s safer for chinchillas.” Saravia searched for safer options at Petco and PetSmart but found nothing. She decided she was going to make a wheel and a few treats for her chinchillas. “I started posting on Instagram, and people started asking if they could order,” Saravia said. “I was a student at OSU at the time, so I opened an Etsy account. Pandas are my favorite animal, so I named it Pandamonium Pets. It took about three years to go full time.” The shop makes items for chinchillas, rats, degu, birds, hedgehogs and cats. Saravia had to do her research before starting to raise chinchillas. Saravia said in school she had to work an internship to learn about exotic animals. After Saravia made Pandamonium Pets her full-time job, her sales tripled and she and her husband had to buy a new home to have more space for orders. The business was boosted again when COVID-19 hit, and people from around the world started buying online, causing her to move into her current house. “We were doing woodwork in the living room,” Saravia said. “The only thing that wasn’t overrun was our master bedroom. Every other bedroom, the garage and the backyard were all work spaces. Moving to this new house was really nice because downstairs is the size of our old house. Now we have upstairs as our home and downstairs as our office.” Through getting the word out on social media, Saravia has reached multiple countries. Saravia said being one of the only chinchilla stores that sells everything is the biggest thing that helps. She does giveaways on social media to grab people’s attention. “Most of our customers are from California, New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana,” Saravia said.“We ship to Canada and the United Kingdom a lot and a couple of times to Japan. In Denmark and Turkey, we have people who want to bulk order so they can sell in-store. We already do that for a lady in China.” Pandamonium Pets makes everything by hand for the chinchillas except the ceramic houses. Saravia makes all of the treats and food from organic materials such as bee pollen, herbs and dried flowers for the chinchillas because of their sensitive stomachs. Because of their sensitivity, they need specific diets. Saravia said almost every treat customers find in the store is bad for the chinchillas. “You have to be very careful on what you give them,” Saravia said. “If they don’t get food at a regular time, they can go intogastrointestinalstasis, which is stomach bloating. If we use wood that is dirty, the chinchillas can get ringworm and we have to throw everything away that is wooden.” Pandamonium Pets works with another small business to powder coat the metal cages because it’s the only safe method for chinchillas. If anything else is used to coat the cages, the animals can chip it off and eat it. Once business picked up, Marquez and his wife had to turn to their family for help. “We get at least 200-300 orders per week,” Marquez said. “Sometimes we will get up to 400. It is hard to keep up. We have a lot of stuff premade,but there’s some people that want a specific size so we have to remake it. But it’s important that we are doing something for pets everywhere, so they can have a longer life.” When Saravia’s mother, Elda Urrutia, visited, she helped them pack items. Urrutia moved to Stillwater and started working a part-time job at the business in 2017. “I used to live in Frisco, Texas, and would visit every now and then,” Urrutia said.“There was so much to do. In one day, we had enough orders to fill

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Katherine Saravia, runs a nonprofit that rescues chinchillas.

up my SUV with packages. Once I moved to Stillwater, I started doing the sewing for liners, hammocks and fleece items.” Urrutia also enjoys making hats for chinchillas. Guatemalan hats are her favorite to make. Saravia said depending on the item, sometimes it can take 6-8 weeks to ship. The items made ahead of time can ship the next day, but custom items take longer. Pandamonium Pets also makes things such as picnic tables, outfits and hats for the chinchillas. After a viral social media post, people requested picnic tables for their chinchillas, and Saravia sold about 50 of them. Saravia said someone once ordered a custom 6-foot bridge for his or her Bengal cat. Saravia said when she started getting employees it was crazy. She started with her family but figured she needed to hire more people. She said she has social anxiety, so the first year was hard for her as an employer. She started interviewing people, and most employeesattend OSU. Keely Larison, a junior history major, found out about Pandamonium Pets on Indeedand has worked there for a year. “Most of the time we get small orders, but sometimes we will get orders with 30 items on the packing list,” Larison said. “I run through all of the orders and write down what I am missing. I go inform everybody in the morning of what is needed for the day and start packing. Sometimes I am alone and it takes me awhile, but sometimes there are too many people in the room.” Larison said holidays make iteasier to fall behind because of the small staff. Larison said moving houses and having more space makes it easier because everything is where it should be. “We have grown so much we’ve completely moved houses,” Larison said. “When I started,we were in a tiny back office and packed into the living room. It was so crammed. When we moved, it was like we flipped the switch and everything was easier to get done.” Saravia said she wants to build another room so the shop will have more space because the chinchilla room is full. She plans to move to a larger room with a better air conditioning unit because chinchillas can have heat seizures if they get too hot. Beyond the business, Saravia runs a nonprofit that rescues chinchillas. In the past couple of months, she has rescued six chinchillas. Misty Concardo, a customer at Pandamonium Pets, adopted one of those rescues from Saravia. Condarco found out about Pandamonium Pets looking for a wheel on Esty for her first chinchilla. “I contacted (Pandamonium Pets) and asked what the adoption process looked like,” Condarco said. “They take the rescues in and have a 30-day holding period for males and a 120-day holding period for females to watch the chinchillas and get to know them before they are posted for adoption. Pandamonium Pets reached out and told me to fill out an adoption form to make sure I knew how to take c are of a chinchilla. I happened to meet Katherine in Grand Prairie, Texas, and she brought the chinchilla

to me.” Condarco is familiar with chinchillas and had one named Stitch. After adopting Nash from Pandamonium Pets, she decided to let them bond together. “I lucked out because my chinchillas love each other,” Condarco said. “Sometimes it looks like I have a two-headed chinchilla because they stuff themselves together. (The chinchillas) are living pretty nice; they have plenty of toys and take a bath every other day.” Condarco said having to hold chinchillas for a long time and making sure the females are not pregnant is what makes the adoption process harder than for animals such as cats and dogs. In college, Saravia intended become a veterinarian after she graduated. Saravia said she went to OSU to study zoology and pre-medbut fell in love with exotic animals instead. “I’m not even using my bachelor’s now,” Saravia said. “When I get asked what my full-time job is, I get weird looks when I say chinchillas. People never know what a chinchilla is, so I got a tattoo of one on my arm. When people ask, I just tell them to look.” Willy Saravia is Saravia’s father and one of her biggest supporters. He works with his daughter at the shop a few days per week. He cuts, sands and prepares the wood for the hardware to be put in. Willy Saravia said his daughter is a first-generation GuatemalanAmerican and to see how she has graduated college and grown her businessmakes him proud. “As a dad, it is sometimes hard to see your daughter grow up because to me she will always be my little girl,” he said. “She has grown so much from learning and interacting with customers and employees. Katherine used to be an introvert, but now becausethe business is growing, she is constantly in the hiring process. I think it’s helping with her personal growth.” Willy Saravia has a chinchilla of at his home in Perkins. He said Katherine Saravia brings treats over every few months and care for his chinchilla. “Katherine has a great heart for little animals,” Willy Saravia said. “She tends to them as much as she can. She found out about how sensitive chinchillas were and developed a line of products for them that is safe. She is protective of her chinchillas, so she is constantly updating herself on their needs. If something changes, she makes sure she doesn’t carry that product.” Eventually, Katherine Saravia wants to work with a veterinarian and try to open exotic veterinarian clinics in Stillwater that are properly prepared. Katherine Saravia said next year once Pandamonium Pets builds an addition to the shop, she will expand her business and hire about 30-40 employees to reduce wait times. During the summer, she plans to attend the Payne County Expo Center with her exotic pets to spread the word about the rescue and adoption process. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Football notebook: Gundy talks new contract, Boone Pickens Stadium In 2022, Mike Gundy became the highest-paid coach in the Big 12.

the year. It makes Gundy the highest-paid coach in the Big 12. On top of this salary increase for this year, after every season, Gundy will receive an additional $125,000 each year. Gundy gave credit to university president Dr. Kayse Shrum and athletic director Chad Gabriel Trevino Weiberg for prioritizing athletics at OSU. “(Shrum and Weiberg) have taken care of everyStaff Reporter one in our building,” Gundy said. “This is just another one. I am very pleased with the way they have handled Mike Gundy put his pen to the line and signed a it and gotten us to a point where it will last for years contract months ago. to come.” The OSU football coach was given a new conBoone Pickens Stadium alterations: tract in the midst of an 11-2 season in 2021, and the On Monday morning, OSU announced it would details and changes of the contract were released. invest $40 million into renovating Boone Pickens StaBefore OSU’s second week of practice on Mon- dium. The new additions emphasize fan’s seating, proday, Gundy spoke about his contract and other topics. viding more leg room and more comfortable seats for Restructuring a deal: the thousands of fans who attend OSU home games. In October, Gundy signed a perpetual five-year More aisles will be added in the higher level contract, an agreement between coach and administra- seating areas of the stadium, allowing for improved tion that will automatically renew after each season. walkways. These changes will decrease the seating OSU announced Friday that Gundy’s salary for 2022 capacity in the stadium from around 60 thousand to will increase by $1 million, totaling $7.5 million for 55 thousand, but Gundy is not concerned with fewer

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)

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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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fans in attendance. “I think they (OSU decision makers) made a great decision,” Gundy said. “One of the issues we may have to deal with is livestreaming. Students may watch the game on their phone or stay home. Tailgaters can put an 80-inch TV in their tent. We can still fill (Boone Pickens Stadium) up though.” Big backup: Over the course of 24 hours, OSU addressed the lack of depth on the offensive line with three new transfers: Casey Collier from USC, Jason Brooks from Vanderbilt and Prince Pines from Sam Houston State. In the offseason, OSU lost four offensive lineman to the transfer portal, and two starters in 2021, Josh Sills and Danny Godlevske, graduated. Collier and Brooks both transferred to OSU from Power Five conference programs, while Pines was a part of Sam Houston State’s 2021 FCS national championship.

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Home dual attendance important to team, program Braden Bush Staff Reporter Kaden Gfeller feeds off the crowd. Several times this season, Gfeller, OSU’s redshirt senior 149-pounder, motioned the crowd to its feet and riled up the Cowboy faithful. In a Bedlam win inside Gallagher-Iba Arena on Feb. 20, Gfeller did just that. That Bedlam dual was Gfeller’s senior night. Six points in the final seconds gave Gfeller a 12-2 major decision against the rival. For the final time in the tight arena, Gfeller ignited the orange-clad fan base. But this crowd stood out. “I was just taking it all in,” Gfeller said. “I wish the fans would come out to every dual like that, but it was a great crowd. I didn’t expect that many people.” The announced attendance of 7,918 was the second-largest crowd over the course of Gfeller’s fiveseason tenure. A crowd of nearly 8,000 is no small number for a collegiate wrestling dual; many programs do not even have the capacity for a crowd that size. Even in a season where OSU had a down-year by its standards, the fan base proved they will show up. “I thought our attendance was good this year, you know, for who we are,” Smith said. “I mean, definitely, people aren’t used to seeing us lose, you know, that doesn’t help anything.” While the attendance was solid this season, it is hard to keep up with juggernaut programs. Penn State hosts dual meets in Rec Hall, which has a capacity of 6,500. The venue boasts 61 consecutive dual meet sell-outs. The Cowboys have hosted only six dual meets in the last 15 seasons that would have sold out Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions did that six times this season. The leader in attendance the last 16 seasons has been Iowa. In 2020, the Hawkeyes set the all-time attendance record with an average of 12,568. That record lasted all of two seasons. This season, Iowa sold out its season tickets at CarverHawkeye Arena, which seats 14,905. All duals were announced sell-outs. “I mean, we’re getting more competitive, and wrestling’s better than it’s ever been,” Smith said. “Anybody that tells you any different, they’re wrong. It’s tougher than it’s ever been. It’s competitive.” Attendance for OSU wrestling hasn’t waned. The last time the Cowboys led the nation in attendance was 2005-06, the last time OSU won an NCAA title, and attendance that season averaged almost 3,900, which is comparable to this season. The two biggest wrestling crowds in OSU history have been recorded in the last five years: 13,811 against Iowa in 2019, and a GIA record attendance of 14,059 against Penn State in 2017. Smith said wrestling is as competitive and hard to win in now as it has ever been before. It takes

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everybody in the program being all-hands-on-deck to compete. “It takes a team, and everyone’s gotta be on the team,” Smith said. “That is who we are. You gotta work, man, you gotta work when you have a long legacy in this sport. Can’t just lay around, it doesn’t happen just by fault. It doesn’t happen because, ‘Oh, you’re just good.’ It happens because you work, you work at it. It means everybody’s got to work at it, and everybody’s got to be on your team.” The dominance of Penn State and Iowa, who have combined for 13 of the last 15 NCAA titles, has made it easier for those programs to promote and draw crowds. OSU enjoyed that advantage for decades, but hasn’t cashed-in recently. But the OSU fan base still makes it known, through its attendance, that wrestling maintains its status as a high priority. Despite the long-honored OSU tradition, Smith suggested the program must do more self-promotion and create even more involvement and support in order to keep up with the times. “People gotta give energy,” Smith said. “And you can’t just rely on your staff and in what you have. You got to rely on your promotions office, your people

that are in charge. You got to promote, and you gotta keep promoting.” The crowd at that Bedlam dual exhibited its support of wrestling, regardless of whether it is currently competing at the level of those occupying the top of the podium. And the team feels that support and feeds off it. “You live for those moments,” said Carter Young, OSU’s freshman 141-pounder. “I was ready to put on for my team. I wasn’t gonna go in there and lose that match. Just awesome having the crowd behind me.” The student-athletes enjoy the crowd and spotlight, just as Gfeller relished the crowd in his Bedlam finale. The energy of the crowd is a catalyst for young athletes and something that Smith said is important to the team. “It’s always nice to have big crowds,” Smith said. “It’s always a plus. That’s what these guys hope and dream of in wrestling and in all of our sports. All of our athletes want to be able to show off in front of large crowds. That’s what they come to school for.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Chris Becker Editor-in-Chief Rina Tatematsu finally got her green envelope. She received her invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The event will run from Wednesday through Saturday with the first 36 holes being at the Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The final round will be held at Augusta National. Oklahoma State has had at least one participant in each year the event. Prior to Tatematsu receiving an invitation Isabella Fierro and Caley McGinty had both received invitations to the event before transferring. “We were so excited to get the news about Rina’s invitation,” coach Greg Robertson said. “She has worked very hard and has played some great golf over the last year and a half at OSU, so this is very deserving. I feel this is one of the biggest tournaments in the world on the women’s side, professional or amateur, and it’s something she’s going to cherish for the rest of her life.” Tatematsu has not seen the Cowgirl lineup much throughout the spring season, but is ranked No. 54 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. It’s her first time being invited to the event. “It is such an honor to get to play at this prestigious event. It has always been one of my biggest dreams to play at Augusta,” Tatematsu said. “I’m ready to enjoy every moment there. I can’t wait to go out there and make some memories that will last a lifetime.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Warren Clay became famous after his loud cheering at the 2021 Homecoming Football game. OSU’s most famous 5-year-old celebrated his birthday with dozens of athletes, fans, and Dr. Kayse Shrum at Eskimo Joe’s this weekend. All photos by Abby Smith

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Review: The Oscars promised high drama They got more than they bargained for Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times It was the slap heard round the world, or at least among the dwindling population of TV viewers who still bother to watch the Oscars. Will Smith’s hand connected with Chris Rock’s face during a live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday evening, an awards show that promised big changes, but probably never bargained for anything that big. Rock was presenting the award for documentary feature, but before announcing the nominees or the winner (“Summer of Soul”), the comedian joked about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who was seated next to her husband at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. “Jada, I love ya. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it,” Rock said, seeming to refer to the actor’s short hair. Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, wasn’t laughing. And neither was her spouse. “King Richard” star Will Smith stormed the stage, slapped the comedian, then made his way back to his seat as ABC bleeped the audio feed. But it wasn’t hard to read Smith’s lips: “Leave my wife’s name out your f— mouth,” he yelled at Rock. The next time Smith was on stage it was to accept lead actor award for his role as Richard Williams, the protective and demanding father of tennis stars Serena and Venus. He was visibly shaken, tears streaming down his face as he apologized to fellow nominees and the motion picture academy ... but not to Rock. “Art imitates life,” said Smith. “I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams.” The confrontation wasn’t just shocking, it was also ironic given the show’s theme: “Movie Lovers Unite.” The rallying cry is more like a plea from an industry that’s struggled during the pandemic, and a show that’s ratings have dropped year after year (in 2020, domestic viewership for Hollywood’s

Courtesy of Tribune News Service Chris Rock, left, and Will Smith onstage during the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Hollywood, California.

biggest night dwindled to a record-low 10.5 million). The aim of first-time Oscars producer Will Packer was to shake things up this year, and he did just that by tapping music, television and sports for the star power and notoriety missing among many of the film nominees . The academy’s decidedly nonmainstream choices reflected the eclectic tastes of a changing voting body. None of the year’s top 10 domesticgrossing films made it into the lineup of films nominated for best picture, and one of the most-viewed of the 10 contenders — Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up”— made less than $1 million at the box office. Read full story at ocolly.com

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