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OSU student-athletes stay active in summer soccer to those who participate in spring sports like baseball, take advantage of the laid-back summer Stillwater is a different atmosphere at OSU. They place in the summer. take classes to lighten their The masses of students workloads for the upcoming rushing to early classes disschool year, striking a balappear, and lines for restau- ance between their academic rants don’t wind throughout and athletic activities. a jam-packed Student Union Brad Lundblade, a at Oklahoma State Universenior center on the Cowsity. The hustle-bustle and boy football team, is from noise are gone. Life drifts Argyle, Texas, but has lived along at a relaxed, slower in Stillwater and enrolled in pace in the summer heat. summer courses since the But for student-athletes summer before his freshman such as Haley Woodard, year. a forward on the Cowgirl “Stillwater’s pretty quiet soccer team, summer morn- during the summer,” Lundings start early and require blade said. “There’s not as energy. many people there, so it’s a Woodard’s soccer workgood time to really just focus outs typically start at 6 a.m. in on football and school, or 7 a.m., and that’s just and really, there’s not a the beginning of her daily whole lot of distractions.” schedule. Although many The on-campus environOSU students are gone on ment is calm and serene, but vacation or at home for student-athletes’ lives are the summer, Woodard and still busy. Woodard, who several other members of the is entering her junior year, Cowgirl soccer squad stay on said she and her teammates campus and attend classes. quickly go back to their resiMany student-athletes, dences and eat after workfrom those who play fall outs before they dash to their sports such as football and classes, which often last H alli e Hart Staff reporter @ Hart_hall ie_

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Haley Woodard dribbles against Florida on Sept. 4. Woodard spends her summers in Stillwater taking classes and preparing for the fall.

nearly three hours. A trip to the Joe and Connie Mitchell Academic Enhancement Center is usually next on Woodard’s daily agenda.

The academic enhancement center in Gallagher-Iba Arena’s southwest lobby houses Academic Services for Student-Athletes, or ASSA. The ASSA assists student-athletes during the fall and spring semesters, and its staff members don’t

stop working because it’s summer.

“We still have all the tutoring available, all the facilitators,” said Marilyn Middlebrook, Associate Athletics Director for Academic Affairs and Director of ASSA. “They have all the same benefits in the summer that they do in the fall and the spring. It definitely helps them get through classes.”

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and other OSU employees who guide student-athletes when they make academic decisions are important to individuals such as Woodard. Through the summer, Woodard and several other members of OSU sports teams often spend time together as they work on class assignments in the academic enhancement center, where tutors and facilitators are there to help.

Middlebrook, who has worked in the athletics department for 20 years, has seen the program evolve.

“It used to be, years ago, we didn’t have the people coming in the summer like we do now,” she said.

That all changed when the NCAA relaxed some of its rules and permitted student-athletes to attend summer classes on scholarships. Middlebrook said not every athlete chooses to take summer classes, but there are some students from every OSU sports team on campus.

Lundblade said he thinks all members of the football squad are in Stillwater for

the summer.

As many football players take summer courses to stay on track in the classroom and prevent a stressful fall semester, they also participate in training for fall camp.

“Taking summer classes is beneficial because it helps you academically, but also, just the workout part of it really just helps you out getting ready for fall camp,” Lundblade said. “We’ve laid the foundation in winter workouts and spring ball, but then when we come back for the summer, that’s really when we make that big push to get ready for the season.”

For Lundblade, this season is critical because his final moments in an OSU jersey are not far ahead of him. He has transitioned from a freshman walk-on to a senior member of the starting lineup and a candidate on the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, an award that annually honors a Division I-A collegiate football center. Simultaneously, Lundblade maintains STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 3

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a high academic standing.

In 2016, he earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 recognition for the second consecutive season.

Lundblade is on track to graduate with a marketing degree in spring 2018. This summer, he is enrolled in operation analytics and human resource management, two classes required on his degree sheet. Lundblade said coach Mike Gundy stresses the significance of academic achievement in college because it’s difficult to secure a professional football career after graduation, so athletes need to equip themselves with skills needed for success in other fields, as well. Woodard said soccer coach Colin Carmichael also encourages his players to focus on their performance in the classroom and prepare for life after college.

Selection of a career isn’t a trivial choice for any college student, and it can be especially tricky for student-athletes who must decide what path to take after participating in collegiate sports.

For Woodard, from Norman, it’s tough to imagine life without athletics.

“I have never had to really think about what I want to do because it’s always been basketball, soccer, track,” she said.

“I’ve always played sports, so when I got here, I’ve kind of had to do some soul-searching to figure out what major I wanted to do first of all, which I just declared as a sophomore.”

Woodard has chosen to

pursue a degree in strategic communications. This summer, she is taking two music courses to fulfill upper-level general education requirements. Middlebrook said this is typical for student-athletes: most of them enroll in six hours for the summer, usually either two June-July courses or one in June and another in July.

Like Lundblade, Woodard has enrolled in classes at OSU every summer since her freshman year.

Woodard, who has taken summer courses that range from statistics to history, said taking classes in the summer is beneficial for multiple reasons. Enrollment in six hours during the summer allows her to limit her schedule to 12 hours of class in the fall when soccer season is in full swing. She can earn class credit within a few weeks instead of an entire fall or spring semester.

Although this means Woodard must attend class for multiple hours for four consecutive days each week, she said it is helpful because it’s easier for her to retain knowledge this way.

“It’s almost like a review all week, and then you have a test, so you have a better chance of getting better grades,” Woodard said.

OSU student-athletes are constantly active, but even they have some time to experience the easygoing atmosphere of a college town during summer vacation.

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you have time to study and take a nap and still hang out with your friends,” Woodard said.

For Woodard, a selfdescribed social butterfly, opportunities to bond with her teammates and other student-athletes are some of best aspects of a summer in Stillwater. Toward the beginning of summer, members of the Cowgirl soccer team join to mentor children at OSU’s soccer camp. After a long day of class and homework, student-athletes swim in the pool or golf together.

“It’s really good to build that continuity and that team chemistry that ends up showing up on the field, so it’s just a really good time for us to come together as a team,” Lundblade said.

Lundblade said he enjoys the summer activities with his teammates, but he also said he recognizes the significance of taking his classes seriously, whether it’s summertime or the fall or spring semester.

“One thing that I’ve always kind of told myself is, ‘How you do anything is how you do everything,’ and so just having that discipline in the classroom helps you on the field as well,” Lundblade said.

“You can really focus in on football as well whenever you’re taking care of business in the classroom, so it’s definitely important.”

Hallie Hart is a sports media sophomore from Chandler. She can be reached at hallie.hart@ okstate.edu.

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Brad Lundblade, 71, prepares to snap a ball against Baylor on Sept. 24. Lundblade is on track to graduate with a marketing degree in 2018. He takes summer classes to lighten his fall workload.

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OSU student displays unique talent on ‘superhuman’ M a r s hall S c ot t Editor-in-chief @ M a r shall _On c e

On her way to the lake with her dad, 7-year-old Alyssa Kramer saw a word she thought was funny.

Most people don’t find the word “trash” too funny, but, as she was about to find out, most people aren’t like Kramer. The word was funny to her because she was reading it backward phonetically, making the word “shart.” It took Kramer’s dad, George, a minute to figure out what his daughter was doing, but it soon turned into him giving her words to repeat to him backward.

Nowadays Kramer, entering her junior year at Oklahoma State University, was on Fox’s “Superhuman” on Monday night displaying her unusual talent of almost instantly saying words backward to the world.

Kramer, a speech pathology major from Poteau, said her ability started when she learned how to read. However, it wasn’t until that lake trip with her dad that she found out her talent was unusual.

It isn’t something she has to practice; it’s just something she has always been able to do.

“I just really came naturally,” Kramer said. “I’m not sure why. I’m not dyslexic. I have no problem not doing it. I don’t get confused when I’m reading or anything, so I have no Idea why I started doing it.”

Producers of “Superhuman,” reached out to Kramer’s grandmother on Facebook. They likely saw a video one of her friends uploaded of her saying words backward when she was 14. The video went viral, and Kramer has since been on shows such as “Today” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Kramer and her mother, Nicole,

people with unique talents.

“I didn’t know any of these people,” Kramer said. “They were all like ‘Yeah, I can do this and this.’ It was pretty strange. It was like rejects of X-Men.” Some of Kramer’s fellow participants had talents such as an incredible photographic memory and identifying birds by their chirps.

Kramer and her mother stayed in a nice hotel and Kramer said she “felt like a celebrity.”

“The next day we went over to the studio, and they went over what was gonna happen,” Kramer said. “It was pretty intimidating. The set was huge and they were talking about how they Courtesty of Alyssa Kramer have a live audience. Whenever we actually filmed, I ran out on stage.

Alyssa Kramer, right, poses with Mike Tyson on the set of Fox’s “Superhuman.” The lights were super bright.”

Kramer also got to interact with flew out to Los Angeles for “Superthe show’s celebrity judges, which human’s” taping, when she met other included former heavyweight boxing

champion Mike Tyson. Apart from his boxing, Tyson is also known for his lisp, something Kramer struggled with.

“Mike Tyson, he was talking to me and I really didn’t understand what he was saying because of his lisp is so bad,” Kramer said. “He was a strange cat for sure.”

Although Kramer didn’t win and take home the $50,000 prize, she said the experiences she had was worth the time.

“I didn’t win, but it was still a lot of fun,” she said. “I got to go to California for free and do all kinds of fun stuff. It was a great experience.”

Marshall Scott is a sports media senior from Madill. He can be reached at editorinchief@ocolly.com.

Review: ‘The last knight’ is repetitive, hard to follow ta elor co n n el l Staff Reporter @Ta e mCo n n el l

The fifth installment of the Transformers’ movie franchise felt as drawn out as the series has been over the past decade. The world is once again in danger, and the Transformers hold Earth’s future in their hands.

The same “end of the world” plotline used in previous installments reemerges but Optimus Prime is not there to save the day. Instead he becomes evil, turned by Quintessa (Gemma Chan) “the creator” of life force on the transformer’s home planet

Cybertron.

She convinces Optimus to turn against his friends on Earth and reclaim her powerful weapon that was stolen when the Cybertron knights turned against her.

There is a race to see who can possess the weapon first between the Autobots, Decepticons and Transformers Reaction Force (a team of officers across the world tasked with expelling transformers from Earth).

Quintessa and the Decepticons will use the staff to drain Earth’s life force and rebuild Cybertron. The Autobots and the TRF seek the staff to protect Earth.

Despite the Autobots and TRF’s shared interest to

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protect Earth they continually get in each other’s way.

Optimus was not too convincing as an evil Transformer in cahoots with the Decepticons. The movie does not maximize the potential for Optimus

Prime’s evil as much as the trailer lets on.

The plotline becomes increasingly confusing with the addition of many new characters and an adaptation of the story of Merlin the Wizard. There are many different elements to the movie that makes the story harder to follow.

Cade Yeagar (Mark Wahlberg) stumbles onto an ancient transformer that is dying after its passage from Cybertron. It bestows an ancient talisman upon Cade that is said to protect him.

The talisman is the key to finding the staff, and Cade must protect it from getting into the wrong hands.

Oxford professor Vivian

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Wembley (Laura Haddock) is kidnapped and sent to meet Sir Edmund Burton (Anthony Hopkins) joined also by Cade in England.

Sir Edmund Burton reveals Vivian’s ancestry combined with Cade’s talisman can save the world. They team together with the Autobots to begin their search for the staff.

There seems to be a heavy focus on action that causes the storyline to be underdeveloped. Despite the confusing information throughout the movie, the storyline is predictable.

The fifth installment did not do much right, but it did have an incredible cast.

Isabella Moner did a won-

derful job playing Izabella, a girl who befriends Cade at the beginning of the movie.

Her resolve is unbreakable but her tangible loneliness adds a sense of vulnerability that makes her a winner among the audience.

Wahlberg offers the movie some redemption with his talented portrayal between an everyday man and a hero.

Overall the casting made the movie better than it should have been but it still did not offer enough.

Taelor Connell is a strategic communications junior from Edmond.

She can be reached at taelomc@okstate.edu.

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OSU’s Sports Media Camp continues to gain popularity H alli e Hart Staff Reporter @ Hart_Hall ie_

Scout Cooper, a high school senior from Texas, was in search of a university to visit when he suddenly discovered a unique camp in Oklahoma.

This summer, he joined a group of campers that interviewed a Division I basketball coach and announced play-by-play at a minor league baseball game.

Oklahoma State University’s Sports Media Camp took place this past Wednesday afternoon through Saturday morning on the OSU campus. Each summer, students such as Cooper flock to the camp to prepare themselves for realworld experience in sports journalism.

“It’ll help me pick a path to go down because I know that I want to do this field, but I never really knew what path to take,” Cooper said.

“It’ll help me find a direction.”

Dave Hunziker, the “Voice of the Cowboys” and OSU sports media lecturer, conducts camp activities with the help of OSU professors John McGuire and Ray Murray.

Multiple factors led to the camp’s genesis. When Murray arrived at OSU from Missouri, where he had instructed students at a sports media camp, he brought the idea for the camp to Stillwater. Murray said a summer sports journalism program at Tennessee inspired McGuire to encourage the

formation of the camp at OSU, as well.

The faculty members established the camp, but it wasn’t initially as popular as it is today. Murray said only eight students arrived the first summer. He and the other directors tirelessly worked to increase attendance, but the next two summers only saw about 10 to 12 campers each year.

The low enrollment didn’t last long.

This summer, the 11th year of Sports Media Camp, all 24 slots filled, and some students had to join a waiting list. It wasn’t the first year a waiting list was necessary, either.

As Sports Media Camp continues to grow, it reaches far beyond Oklahoma. This summer, students from Pennsylvania to California traveled to Stillwater to partake in the event.

David Moore, a camper from Denver, attended in 2016 and decided to return for this year’s session.

“I had honestly just had so much fun last year,” Moore said.

Moore had gone to a journalism camp at Colorado State University and was disappointed because of the lack of focus on sports media there. Then his parents informed him of OSU’s Sports Media Camp. Moore was unsure about where he would attend college and considered going as far away as Syracuse.

“I was like, ‘Oklahoma State? I don’t even know where that is,’” Moore said.

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Michael Jorgensen, a camper from Texas, sits at the news desk for his mock sportscast at OSU’s Sports Media Camp.

The university was unknown to him at first, but Sports Media Camp changed Moore’s perspective. He will begin his freshman year as an OSU student this fall.

Michael Jorgensen, another incoming OSU freshman and second-time camper, said he wanted to return to the camp to familiarize himself with the university and people there before he starts classes.

Each year, two OSU sports media students serve as camp counselors who guide campers as they take

their first steps into the sports media field. Emily Lingenfelter, a counselor this summer, said she enjoyed working with students who were so motivated to gain journalism experience.

“The biggest piece of advice I have given is to get involved and really take advantage of every opportunity that they have here at camp and even if something comes up back home,” Lingenfelter said.

“Any opportunity you have to do something related to this that would be something you’d want to put on a

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résumé, do it.”

Every day was filled with these types of opportunities for the teenagers: they filmed mock sportscasts, conducted a press conference with Cowboy basketball coach Mike Boynton, learned writing and broadcasting tips from faculty members, and traveled to an Oklahoma City Dodgers game to announce play-byplay and color commentary.

Murray has watched the camp and the sports media field flourish simultaneously.

“When I was their age,

nobody was teaching sports in journalism in college,” Murray said. “It was frowned upon. Nobody did it. We had the first program in the country to offer a (sports media) degree, and now it’s growing and growing. Word has spread of the program and of the camp.

“It’s just grown. I think it’s been wonderful.”

Hallie Hart is a sports media sophomore from Chandler. She can be reached at hallie.hart@ okstate.edu.

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Column: NBA offseason has the excitement the playoffs lacked

Marshall Scott e dito r-in -chi e f @Marshall_Once

The first few weeks of the NBA offseason has been drastically more entertaining than the playoffs.

Trades have been made, the draft happened, awards were given out and some big stars are seeking a change of scenery.

guard.

The Clippers look like a good fit for Evans.

Evans’ game has been compared with that of Clippers’ point guard Chris Paul, who is 32.

That gives Evans time to learn under Paul before Evans could take over.

However, Evans might have to be ready sooner rather than later as Paul declined his player option and will enter free agency this summer.

If Paul doesn’t re-sign with the Clippers, Evans might be competing for playing time as a rookie.

Westbrook deservedly awarded MVP

Russell Westbrook got what he deserved.

Monday night, WestEvans slips to second brook was awarded the round NBA’s Most Valuable Former Oklahoma Player award after one State point guard Jawun Evans was taken with the of the most incredible seasons in basketball ninth pick in the second history. Sure, the Thunround of the NBA Draft der didn’t win too many on Thursday. Although, more games than it lost, the Philadelphia 76ers but without Westbrook, drafted Evans, they did the Thunder would have so for the Los Angeles Clippers, who traded for been near the bottom of the Western Conference. the pick.

Yes, James Harden Many mock drafts had and Kawhi Leonard had Evans going in the later end of the first round, so excellent seasons, but neither player meant it was somewhat surmore to their team than prising to see him slide.

Things got sketchy when Westbrook meant to the Thunder. He played 81 the first round ended games and averaged a and most teams at the triple-double. He did it beginning of the second round didn’t need a point all, and it would have WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017

been a travesty if anyone else got the award.

Thunder need to make right moves this summer This summer could decide whether the Thunder will soon be rebuilding or back to contending.

So far, I think Thunder General Manager Sam Presti has done well this offseason. He’s pursuing his team’s options.

He got involved in the Kristaps Porzingis trade talks and reports say he is pursuing Gordon Hayward and Oklahomanative Blake Griffin.

To do this, though, the Thunder are going to need to free up salary. It’s likely everyone except Westbrook will be available.

Westbrook could be available, though, if he isn’t willing to sign a long-term extension. If Westbrook doesn’t sign, Presti might have to trade another superstar, like the Thunder did with Harden in 2012.

The Thunder roster could be drastically different when the new season begins depending on how this summer goes.

Marshall Scott is a sports media senior from Madill. He can be reached at editorinchief@ocolly. com.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Hubby’s “better half” 7 Metaphorical china shop culprit 11 Rest area?

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Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You are stirred to take practical action. Avoid controversy or expense. Speak out respectfully. Stand for your community. Move quickly for best results.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Get moving on a personal priority today and tomorrow. Synchronize words with action. Energize the conversation. Persuade others from your heart. You’re growing stronger.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Lay low and rest through tomorrow. Make plans and connections for an upcoming project. Think about how you’d like things to go. Make reservations and appointments.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Watch for opportunities at the top. Team projects go well today and tomorrow.

Coordinate a group conversation and manage who will do what.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Your work and health seem energized over the next few days. Get your plans into motion. Communications, shipping and travels flow with velocity.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Play full out.

Get involved in a larger conversation. You’re generating a fascinating buzz, and someone finds that particularly attractive.

Blend talk with action.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Check your map and your schedule for changes. Travel conditions look excellent over the next few days. Communication channels and traffic flow clearly.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Grab that lowhanging fruit. A fat harvest is within reach through tomorrow if you go for it. Join forces with another to get the funding.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Romance kindles from simple sparks over the next few days. Fall into a seductive conversation. Talk about what you’d like to do.

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