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OSU football tailgates are back

COVID-19 continues to be an issue, this year sporting events and activities like tailgating are open to full capacity with no restrictions resulting in familiar sites around campus. Anna Pope There are popular tailgating spots surrounding Boone Pickens News Editor Stadium. According to the Fall 2021 Tailgate Map, there are a Tailgating- a time for football number of spots open to the public fans to test their resolve claiming but some are reserved for specific a spot on Oklahoma State campus organizations like campus groups before the game begins. and Posse Donor. This past Friday, students While campus groups can set walking on campus could see a up outside Edmond Low Library variety of people saving while on and others can tailgate outside in their daily walk or drive to classes. places like the Seretean Center The ritual of setting up tents, vans and Thatcher Hall. There are some and trucks complete with food, places where campus groups and drinks and lawn chairs are back on public spaces are open like in front campus. of Old Central. Although on OSU’s campus, However, if people wish to people cannot set up their tailbring in a trailer those tailgates gate until the afternoon of the day are permitted in areas like the lot before the game, many people were closest to Washington Street by the sitting and one person even slept on Noble Research Center. the ground to reserve their tailgating spots. Last year, OSU football games looked different. While the news.ed@ocolly.com

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Tailgating is back for the 2021 season of football in Stillwater.

Student organization feature: cowboys volunteer

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OSU students can seek community volunteer involvement at the SVC.

Ishani Ray Staff Reporter

The Student Volunteer Center, known as Student Learning Volunteer Center or SVC on its inception in 1984, is a hub of student-led and student-ran volunteering activities in conjunction with community partners. It strives to fulfill the ‘Service

and Civic Engagement’ pillar of the 6 pillars of the Oklahoma State experience by providing intergenerational community service project opportunities. The volunteer center partners with both OSU affiliated organizations, student organizations as well as the Stillwater community. The SVC is an official part of Leadership and Campus Life and the SVC website can be found

at https://lcl.okstate.edu/volunteer/. The latter is a good platform to learn more about SVC and getting involved. The SVC campus link is another great way to stay updated on volunteering events hosted or supported by SVC that students can get involved in. “Every person that joins the SVC campus link also has the SVC weekly newsletter that arrives at their inbox

every Thursday containing the events going on/off campus along with any volunteering opportunities,” elaborates Tonmoy Paul, the current Graduate Assistant of the SVC, serving his third year at the SVC. “The SVC is very good at providing personalized recommendations. See Volunteer on 2

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Volunteer... Continued from 1 It helped me get connected to specific areas I was passionate about when I started. The personalized element about service through SVC is a big reason the SVC is popular among students,” said Abigail Ferrell who started as an SVC ambassador and is currently the chair of the ambassadors. Additionally, the SVC boasts of having achieved tremendous community impact with an cumulative 22 million volunteer hours in the last 12

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Lifestyle years and approximately 120 CORD recipients every year. The CORD program, short for Creating Opportunities for Responsible Development, is an initiative to recognize and honor exceptional spirit of volunteering among OSU students and graduates. The exclusive orange cord is awarded to OSU students by the Student volunteer Center in conjunction with the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs. Students must have completed 400 approved service hours as an undergraduate student or 300, as a graduate student to be eligible for the orange CORD during graduation. “There are other CORDs awarded for variable number of service hours such as 50, 100, 200 and 200 cumula-

tive service hours and students can apply for the CORD every semester,” Paul added. “We want to make sure all the students are recognized for their determination to serve and make a difference.” The applications for this semester open Sep 6.. A triple major in philosophy, psychology and political science, Ferrell cites professional and career development as the biggest reason students should consider volunteering and community service projects while in college. “There isn’t always a job available for undergraduates in every single career program out there but what you can do is volunteer to develop certain skills and experience,” Ferrell advises.

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, things slowed down a little at the volunteer center, but both Paul and Ferrell seem very optimistic for the coming year and have big plans in mind. Haley Boevers joined the volunteer center as its new coordinator only a couple months back and is ready to get things up and moving. Creating more awareness of and more engagement for the center is one big focus for this year for the SVC along with approving more hours for volunteers and creating meaningful/long term service projects.

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Braden King “If you see a need, take the lead,” a sign reads at the Student Volunteer Center, where OSU students can find opportunities.

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Life is back in the library Zachary Hunter

Students flooding the library with activity as campus opens up again.

Mak Vandruff Staff Reporter COVID-19 makes it difficult to be social around campus. Buildings are closed, people are spaced apart, and classes are defaulting back to online. Even the Edmond Low Library has been slow to restart its events, but fortunately students do not have to wait any longer to participate in library activities. Plus, Oklahoma State is building something new and exciting on the north end of the library.

Bonnie Cain-Wood is the manager of communication services for the OSU’s library. She says the library is more active than ever with its activities. “Even pre-pandemic we were livestreaming a number of our events,” Cain-Wood said. “So for us, shifting to that 100 percent virtual wasn’t a big change for us.” Library events have been more popular online than they were in person. Whether it be convenience, time management or any other reasons, people enjoy the comfort and ease of online affairs. Several activities have moved fully virtual, but that has not has not stopped events from becoming bigger and better than ever. Constitution Day used to be a big in- person event, in which the library partnered with the political science

department, but it has been moved to a week-long activity where students and faculty are able to voice their thoughts on the U.S. Constitution. “That’s an example of how we are taking things that normally we do in person, and just moving them to an online format,” Cain-Wood said. Since 2020 the library shifted all of its workshops and instructions virtually, but the new format has not stopped these activities from expanding. “We found for our workshops, for our instruction sessions, attendance has been up,” said Cain-Wood. “So, I think the virtual option is just a really convenient option for that style of event.” Despite all of the awful things COVID-19 has brought to the community, the library is doing its part in creating events and activities for students,

faculty and other people in Stillwater to enjoy. Additionally, renovations are happening outside the library. “It’s going to be a garden and seating area,” Cain-Wood said. “We’re pretty confident that it should be ready for homecoming.” There is a native plant garden on campus that is going to be extended in front of the library. The flowers will not take off for another season or so, but eventually the garden will stand proud outside the building. There will be seating outside and brand new bicycle racks, so the entire area will be newly refurbished and ready for students outdoors. The library is bringing life back onto campus, so stay tuned for more of its online events and brand new garden. news.ed@ocolly.com

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‘He should be fine’ Gundy optimistic about Sanders following after COVID-19 battle

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Spencer Sanders looks on during position group work.

Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor Quarterback Spencer Sanders wasn’t in Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday night when Oklahoma State opened its season with a win over Mis-

souri State. Sanders was unavailable due to COVID-19 protocols. After the game coach Mike Gundy said the team expected him back “in the next couple of days.” On Monday during his weekly press conference Gundy gave an update— although vague— on his team’s quarterback. “We’re hoping that he’ll be back,” Gundy said. “I think he’ll be fine, but I really can’t say, because we never know how those things can turn out.” Sanders has been out of the OSU facility for at least 10 days while sitting

under quarantine, Gundy said he’s not sure what Sander’s has been up too or if he’s thrown a football, but Gundy does think Sander’s will be just fine when he does return. “I need to ask what CDC guidelines are on that, on throwing a football while you’re in protocol,” Gundy said. “I think he’s going to be back, I just can’t say that because we have a very strenuous introduction back into our team from that, and sometimes they say he’s not ready and sometimes they say he’s ready. That’s not me making that decision.”

Despite the strenuous re-introduction to the team and only having two full practices before the Tulsa game rolls around, Gundy said Sanders shouldn’t struggle reintegrating himself into the offense, when he’s back. “Oh, he’s had so many practices. He should be fine. We run the same plays we’ve run here forever, and he ought to be fine,” Gundy said.

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‘We’ll get through it, we always do’ Celebration after the first touchdown by Martin to start the 2021 season.

Martin has more than football on his mind Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter

bayou town of 33,000 residents, leaving many homeless and destroying businesses. Martin’s family was among the Tay Martin scored his first touch- thousands who fled the path of the storm down in an Oklahoma State jersey as it barreled toward them, gaining Saturday. strength. Surrounded by his teammates, and “My family actually evacuated to as Boone Pickens Stadium cheered him Houston before it hit, so they were able on, Martin’s mind was not solely foto get away from all that chaos, but our cused on football. It was 700 miles away house didn’t hold up. Our roof blew off,” in his family’s hometown of Houma, Martin said. “I was grateful for them Louisiana. to be able to go out to my aunt and my Hurricane Ida devastated the small uncle out there in Houston and get away

from the hurricane. I’m just glad they’re safe. It’s a tough deal, but we’ll get through it. We always do.” Martin found a way to ensure his loved ones safety without physically being there. “My daughter actually lives in Louisiana, so I got to always make sure she’s good,” Martin said. “I have two little sisters and a little brother, so I was checking on them as much as I can and making sure they were evacuating and making sure they knew this was a serious deal.”

Ida’s destruction inspired Martin’s dominant performance. “It added more fuel to the fire. I just used it to motivate me as much as I can,” Martin said. “I think about family all the time on the field, especially when it’s a deal like that with the hurricane. I just communicated with them as much as possible. Knowing they were safe gave me the comfort to go out there and do what I do best.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Notebook: Etienne needs patience on O-line, Rodriguez, Harper shine against Bears

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Quarterback Shane Illingworth playing at the season opener against Missouri State.

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blame on the shoulders of the O-line. He didn’t call out any one player, but stated that far too often the blocking was not quite up-to-par. Oklahoma State coach Mike “I’m gonna guess five, six times, Gundy addressed the media Monday one of the front five guys up front was following a 23-16 win Saturday night not as good as what we wanted,” Gundy against Missouri State. said. Here’s some of what Gundy had But Gundy didn’t let the running to say: backs off the hook completely. The running game has room to “There were a couple times that improve there were more yards available in our Gundy addressed the team’s opinion,” Gundy said. lackluster rushing performance early in Rodriguez and Harper are as valuMonday’s press conference. able as advertised The committee of running backs If anybody wondered if it was for them only managed a total of 54 gonna make much of a difference having yards, less than a third of the 188 yards- super senior linebackers Malcolm Roper-game the team averaged last year. driguez and Devin Harper around this OSU’s leading rusher was LD Brown year, wonder no more. with 30 yards, averaging just two yardsThe pair combined for 24 tackles per-carry. Saturday night, accounting for a fourth Gundy placed the majority of the of the 79 total tackles by the Cowboy

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defense. Rodriguez had 15 of those, and Harper added a fumble recovery. Gundy was complimentary of the impact of super seniors, including Rodriguez in particular. “Malcolm Rodriguez had 15 tackles for us, had 9 solos, pretty big deal,” Gundy said. While Harper didn’t see much of the field in previous years due to being stuck behind former Cowboy linebacker, now-NFL player, Amen Ogbongbemiga, Gundy praised his performance in the starting role Saturday. “He runs to the ball, he plays aggressive, he likes football and he played pretty good, so I’m excited about watching him,” Gundy said. Gundy expects the progression of Etienne to take time Going into Saturday’s game, the left tackle spot was considered up for grabs, with redshirt sophomore Taylor

Miterko and junior college transfer Caleb Etienne having battled it out through spring training. While Etienne came in a highly touted JUCO prospect, he didn’t get the opportunity to play football for some time due to the suspension of JUCO football in 2020. Gundy addressed both linemen, complimenting Miterko’s play and stating that Etienne did OK under the aforementioned circumstances. When asked about the chances of Etienne moving into the starting role by the start of conference play, Gundy was optimistic, but noncommittal. “He’s gonna get a little better each week but is it gonna be early October for us to say you got it? Miterko played pretty good so I’m not ready to say that yet,” Gundy said. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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