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OSU students explore the agriculture industry in the state Reagan Glass Staff Reporter
The 2021-2022 Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership Encounter (OALE) class went on a trip to northwest Oklahoma on Sept. 20-21 to kick off the year-long program. The 13 OALE students, picked from Oklahoma State, will have the opportunity to visit agriculture companies throughout the state, learn about agriculture at the legislative level and assist at the 2022 Oklahoma Youth Expo. “The most interesting part of our trip to northwest Oklahoma, for me, was being able to see the huge differences in Oklahoma agriculture,” said Kelsey Vejraska, OALE member and OSU agricultural communications and agribusiness senior. “When most people think of Oklahoma, all they think of is cattle.” Vejraska said their group is excited to tour the many different facets of the Oklahoma agricultural industry and learn all about the “ins and outs” of what Oklahoma has to offer.
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Courtesy of JD Rosman Made up of Oklahoma State students, the Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership Encounter experienced some facets of Oklahoma’s agriculture industry.
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the world. Some of the fundraising recipients are Highland Park Elementary School, Lions International Disaster Relief, church startup grants for local Six years ago, the Highland Park entrepreneurs, vision screening and Methodist Church asked the Stillwater a lot more. The support of the comLions Club in Stillwater to partner with munity is important to keep the event it to operate a pumpkin patch. happening every year because 100% This simple idea became a sucof funding received goes back into cess in hosting different events and the community to organization’s and welcoming people from all over the humanitarian needs. place. The patch started last Saturday Throughout October, the patch and will run through Sunday, Oct. 31. hosts special events like pancake The patch is open Daily 1-7 p.m., Sat. breakfast, cornhole tournament, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sun. 12 p.m.- 6 spaghetti lunch, pumpkin catapult and p.m., at Highland Park United Method- trick or treat. ist Church, 524 N Stallard, Stillwater. Richard Hawkins, the president The pumpkin patch is a fundof Stillwater Lions Club, is one of the raiser for the Stillwater community and people in charge to make the patch
happen. For Hawkins, organizing an event is something that can take time and effort. “Planning of the next Patch begins a month after the closure of the previous Patch,” Hawkins said. “A committee apprised of church and Lions members have subcommittees to tackle various functions operating the patch; finance, advertising, patch design, pumpkin ordering, special events, customer service, purchasing, patch set up and pumpkin unloading. A semi-truck loaded with 2400 pumpkins and gourds is delivered each year from Pumpkins USA, a Navajo Indian Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico, that supplies over 100 pumpkin patches across America.”
Additionally, Oklahoma State students can earn community service hours through working the patch assisting its customers. “Recruiting OSU students to volunteer is a no-brainer for us and them, they provide manpower and we provide them with the volunteer hours they need to report on their Transcript,” Hakins said. “And, it is a fun experience for them to meet and serve the community.” OSU Volunteer Center has created a spreadsheet for students to sign up to work in two-hour shifts.
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Hands-on... Continued from 1 “This exposure allows for a rapid and firsthand learning experience in lots of areas,” said Toby Denny, OALE member and OSU agribusiness senior. “I’m really most interested in continuing to build relationships with other individuals devoted to agriculture and its value.” Denny said the OALE class toured Enid Distillery, a wind farm, J & L Oil Field Services, Rock Creek Brewery, Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma and Buffalo Feeders. “OALE is really exposing students to a wide range of production agriculture, which helps continue traditions of agricultural life,” said Bobby Marchy, OALE member and OSU agricultural communications senior. “I would say the program is specifically for agriculture OSU juniors and seniors who have excelled academically, invested in leadership roles and have a passion for the industry.” According to okyouthexpo. com, OALE extends the OSU classroom in a “hands on manner” and members will have the opportunity to gain two credit hours towards an undergraduate degree at OSU. “OALE is a phenomenal networking opportunity for all members,” Denny said. “On a secondary benefit, it is a way for generations before us to realize that there is still an emphasis on giving back to the agricultural community and continuing the traditions formed long before us.”
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Anna Pope News Editor About 35 dining, retail shops and attractions are included in the Stillwater Savings Pass. The savings pass is an app where businesses can promote offers like free merchandise and discounts on experi-
ences, food and goods. Some of these establishments like Leonard Jewelry, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum and Balanced Coffee Co. are on the savings pass. Nicole Horn, the president and CEO of Visit Stillwater, said the organization helped develop this program with a company to attract more patrons to businesses and attractions in Stillwater. “We provide the avenue for them to get the word out about their business in terms of the savings they offer,” Horn said. Stillwater businesses sign up and
choose what they can offer on the pass. Depending on the business, incentives can be discount prices on experiences or goods and free services. However, some conditions may apply. Horn said this pass is a great way to get businesses names out to not only Stillwater residents but also, those who are visiting. “We have gotten a lot of positive feedback from both people who have used it and people who have participated in it,” Horn said. Signing up for the savings pass involves three steps: Step one: People sign up for the
program on their phones. Step two: Then individuals receive his or her pass through a text and email. There is no app to download. Step three: People can show the pass to staff members at the business participating on the pass to use available discounts. While this pass has been running for a little over a year, one of the places people can sign up for the pass is at visitstillwater.org.
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recognize. Created in 2000 by Australia’s Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC), the benchmarking system is constantly updated A Booking.com global survey according to the latest research. It released in June laid bare the new already works with 550 hotels globexpectations of travelers: Some 83% ally, including the Langham Hospitality of 29,000 respondents said they found Group, which has cut its energy and sustainable travel to be vital, with 61% carbon intensity by one-third since noting that the pandemic has increased joining the program in 2011. their interest in traveling sustainably. This month, Belmond, a brand Half added that finding a hotel owned by LVMH, announced it would with actual eco credibility isn’t easy— begin the EarthCheck certification and they’re right. Hotels that take susprocess for not only all of its 34 hotels tainability seriously don’t often shout but also its restaurants, cruise ships, it from the rooftops, while others tout and trains. This means that guests themselves as green just for offering an staying at Belmond’s properties in Peru option to skip daily laundering of linen. can look forward not only to gourmet The most significant new tool dining in partnership with the farmers comes courtesy of Google. Starting this of the Huama community, but also to month, it will label hotels as “Ecoa lighter-footprint journey to Machu Certified” in global search results, with Picchu aboard the brand’s iconic Hiram a leaf-shaped icon next to the hotel’s Bingham train. name. Clicking on the “About” tab will Other notable certifications detail the property’s specific sustainGoogle will recognize include Green ability practices, such as having water Key, LEED, Green Seal and Green use audited by an independent organiGlobe — all of which have been around zation or using energy from carbon-free for decades — as well as such relative sources. newcomers as the Green Growth 2050 The new feature relies on 29 cerStandard, which since 2015 has been tification programs to do the hard work measuring hotels and resorts across 200 of establishing a hotel’s green credsustainability-related metrics. Green ibility; the property must have an array Growth has a seal of approval from the of sustainability measures audited by Global Sustainable Tourism Council third-party experts. It’ll be up to hotel (GSTC), which provides accreditation staff, rather than the search engine, for certification bodies. Some programs to update hotel listings, using the free have only a handful of hotels under Google My Business Profile. their umbrella; stumbling upon them The move is intended to offer without Google’s help would be chaltravelers more transparency against lenging at best. greenwashing, which runs rampant in What Google won’t show are the hospitality industry. It also responds programs with only self-reported to increased search volume around environmental, social, and governance eco-travel buzz words. The term “green (ESG) data such as investment firm hotel,” for instance, has quadrupled in CGI Merchant Group’s new Conscious search volume since March 2020, acCertified Hotels program, which docording to Google Trends. nates 1% of room night revenue at select The New Green Standards Hilton hotels to local organizations. EarthCheck is among the strictSuch internal sustainability initiatives est of the eco credentials Google will as Iberostar Hotels & Resorts’ Wave
of Change program, which is working toward various goals that include being waste-free by 2025 and carbon-neutral by 2030, also won’t count toward getting an “eco certified” check. Other ways to find sustainable hotels Not all hotels that do good work are accredited, though, partially because of cost— the fee for a bronze Green Seal certification for hotels with fewer than 75 rooms starts at $1,500 annually, for example — and because some schemes are overly focused on a single aspect of greening such as energy efficiency, thus skipping over hotels that concentrate on pro-social endeavors such as promoting ethical wildlife experiences or investing heavily in their communities. “Hotels are realizing they need a label,” says Hans Pfister, co-founder and president of the Cayuga Collection, a group of sustainable lodges that were among the first to earn certifications from the famously eco-conscious government in Costa Rica. “But there’s a difference between putting a certification on your website and actually walking the walk.” Instead of spending hours on the paperwork necessary to maintain certifications, Pfister felt energy could be better directed toward new initiatives that enrich local communities and the guest experience. A stay at his private island resort Isla Palenque in Panama could include foraging through 400 acres of protected rainforest for wild ingredients with a local guide or learning traditional fishing techniques preserved by the fishermen of Boca Chica. A handful of new tools beyond Google can help make it easier to find and book hotels with strong social and environmental values such as Pfister’s. Preferred Hotel Group’s Beyond Green Travel portfolio is a network of 27 hotels, resorts, and lodges that
adhere to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Among its members are Francis Ford Coppola’s hydroelectric-powered hideaways in Belize, Blancaneaux Lodge and Turtle Inn, and andBeyond Mnemba Island in Zanzibar, a protected nesting site for endangered green sea turtles. Other directories include Rethink Travel, which helps travelers filter for hotels based on such sustainability practices as “fair food,” “waste control,” and “clean energy,” and Green Pearls, which curates and scores its members across such areas as their cultural commitment and authentic guest experiences. So far, 319 tourism companies, organizations, and individuals have united for Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, a coalition whose members commit to developing action plans to cut their carbon emissions in half by 2030. Hotel groups including Banyan Tree, Accor, and Iberostar Hotels & Resorts have joined Expedia Group and Unesco in the expansion of the Unesco Sustainable Travel Pledge, which encourages signees to eliminate singleuse plastics and support local economies and cultures. Prince Harry has rallied some of the biggest travel brands — including Booking.com Skyscanner, Tripadvisor, and Visa — to form a think tank on sustainable initiatives called Travalyst, which Google is also joining. As part of the group, the search titan will help develop a standardized way to calculate carbon emissions for air travel and align its new hotel features with Travalyst’s criteria for sustainable accommodations. With the prepandemic tourism industry accounting for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2018 study, there’s plenty of pressure to get on the bandwagon. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com
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Staying in Stillwater Brown finds ‘perfect world’ in hometown Daniel Allen Staff Reporter Gabe Brown found his paradise, and it was just five minutes down the road. On June 9, Brown and 11 other recruits took official visits to Oklahoma State. Brown described the experience as “a perfect world”. “If I had to give it a rating out of 10, I’d definitely give it a 10/10” Brown said. “We first got there, we met the coaches and talked with the other commits and recruits taking visits. Then, we went over and did a photo shoot which was probably my favorite part of the visit. Basically after that we just toured the campus. Overall it was just heaven on Earth. The whole experience was just so surreal”. Brown, a threeyear starter for Stillwater High School, has impressed not only his coaches, but has solidified himself as a team leader for the Pioneers, leading Stillwater in tackles his sophomore year with 126 total tackles. “He brings a huge impact to the defense,” sophomore quarterback Gage Gundy said. “He brings so much energy, he’s always getting everyone hyped up, pre game and halftime. With someone like him anchoring the defense it gives the offense less stress because we can
kind of rely on the defense to help us out”. Brown committed to OSU on Sept. 21, 2020. He was OSU’s first commitment of its 2022 recruiting class. A threestar linebacker, Brown chose the Cowboys over schools like Tulsa, Army, Air Force, Navy and Kansas State. “On the football field he’s an overall team leader” sophomore offensive lineman JaKobe Sanders said. “He leads by example. He’s always helping people, teaching people, making sure everyone has their homework done. He’s just a good teammate to have.” Brown, originally a Bethel native, says football has always been his favorite sport. Shortly after his fourth grade year, Brown and his family moved up to Stillwater. As Early National Signing Day is approaching, Brown remains adamant OSU is the place for him to be, and the only place he wants to play his next four years. “The culture that Coach Gundy has built down there was a huge reason I chose to go there” Brown said. “It’s family oriented, and it feels like a home away from home, with it being literally like five minutes away from my home. That was a huge factor in where I was going to go and why I chose OSU”. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Freshman defensive end starting for Cowboys against Baylor
receiver Phillip Brooks before he could move the chains. Oliver, a four-star recruit from Edmond, Oklahoma, joined Oklahoma State’s football team in January, and will now be the starting defensive end for the Cowboys. Gabriel Trevino Coach Mike Gundy said he exStaff Reporter pects Oliver to succeed from the moment he jumps off the line. As Brock Martin slowly rose from “I like what I’m seeing from him,” the ground and ambled off the field, the Gundy said. “I see a young player that’s 51,444 fans in attendance as well as the learning on the run. He seems to be ESPN+ broadcast were all looking at physically tough and mentally tough No. 30. enough to continue to compete. He’s anWith two injuries at the defensive other young man that fits with our culend position, freshman Collin Oliver ture. I don’t ever hear him say anything, was thrust onto the field. On the subhe doesn’t miss anything, he’s always at sequent play immediately following class, he runs hard, he trains hard and Martin’s injury, Oliver broke free from loves to play. He just competes.” his blocker, and stopped Kansas State Oliver has received the wisdom
and teachings from his teammates, which Gundy said he believes will help Oliver on the field. “Well Brock (Martin) has been good at that forever,” Gundy said. “Trace is good in his own way, and Brock will be more of a resource during the week and on game days.” Martin will not be sidelined for the rest of the season, and Gundy believes Martin’s toughness will bring him back soon. “Everybody has a pain tolerance and everybody has a different mental makeup,” Gundy said. “Brock’s is, ‘I forget the pain, you tell me I’m okay, I’m gonna go play.’ That’s who he is. Brock’s injury, which is unbelievably painful, is not an injury that ends his season.” In the meantime, Oliver will get a
majority of the playing time at the LEO position for the Cowboys, and his teammates can not stop gazing at his talent “He’s strong, athletic, and he’s really big and quick,” linebacker Devin Harper said. “He reminds me of a mixture between Trace (Ford) and Calvin (Bundage), that’s a good mix. He’s just so young and he’s so good. The future is bright for him.” Gundy believes this is only the beginning for Oliver, who he predicts may become a star for the Cowboys. “He’s physically mature enough,” Gundy said. “He has a really strong lower body. We think if he pushes hard and continues to work and do all the things we teach him, he can be a really good player.”
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OSU wrestling schedule Stadium duals, trip to Minneapolis, highlight OSU’s slate Adam Engel Staff Reporter Wrestling in a football stadium. Oklahoma State will open its 2021-2022 dual season with a battle against Stanford inside Stanford Stadium on Nov. 13. Nov. 13 - @ Stanford Stanford is a squad with budding talent and its epic effort to reverse the university’s decision to cut the program only boosts the hype surrounding the Cardinal. Stanford’s biggest strengths reside within the middleweights in Real Woods (141 pounds), Jaden Abas (149 pounds) and 165-pounder Shane Griffith, the 2021 national champion. OSU’s Travis Wittlake will make the 165 match the marquee bout in the November dual. Despite those main three, Stanford struggled in duals a year ago. A brand-new coaching staff led by Rob Koll, the former Cornell boss, leaves a lot of questions to be asked. Nov. 20 @ Minnesota Cowboy heavyweight Austin Harris will have his toughest collegiate match against Gable Steveson, the 2021 national champion and 2020 Olympic gold medalist. Steveson returns for his fourth year in Minneapolis while earning NIL profit from the WWE. 125-pounder Mitch McKee, who finished third at the national tournament provides a tough test for OSU’s Trevor Mastrogiovanni. Nov. 28 - vs Drexel The Dragons will visit Stillwater to complete a home-and-home series from 2019. Drexel will be the first of three Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association teams OSU will face. DU has struggled as a dual squad in recent years which leaves OSU as the heavy favorite. Dec. 12 - @ Oklahoma Oklahoma coach Lou Rosselli has revamped the storied program in his six years in Norman. This year’s group returns 90% of last season’s
starting lineup. Virginia Tech transfer Joey Prata will replace Mason Naifeh at 125-pounds. Dec. 17 - @ Air Force Last year in Colorado Springs, Air Force was able to snag two wins over OSU at 133 and 141. With Daton Fix available for the full season, that likely won’t happen this year. Dec. 17 - @ Wyoming Wyoming is another of those squads filled with serious talent throughout but have been unable to fully execute in duals. OSU owns the all-time series 24-0-1 but Wyoming should be able to a claim a few wins, possibly at heavyweight and 174. Fatigue could be a factor for OSU, who will have wrestled Air Force earlier in the day. Dec. 20 - @ Utah Valley The Wolverines have struggled to compete with the bigger schools in the Big 12, but boast two All-Americans in 125-pounder Taylor LaMont and 174-pounder Demetrius Romero. This provides a serious challenge for OSU at those weights considering Mastrogiovanni and Dustin Plott have lost to LaMont and Romero. This will be first dual between the two schools and the conclusion of a Mountain West road trip. Jan. 1-2 - @ Southern Scuffle The Cowboys return to Chattanooga as defending champions. The tournament was canceled last season because of COVID-19. Jan. 8 - @ Little Rock Entering its third season of competition, Little Rock is still developing its foundation. OSU recorded a 2-0 record against the Trojans last year, including a shutout on Super Bowl Sunday. The 2022 dual will likely be no different. Jan. 16 - vs Columbia in Morgantown, West Virginia This neutral site dual will be the first all-time meeting between the two schools. Columbia did not compete last year because of COVID-19 restrictions from the Ivy League, so many unknowns exist. 125-pounder Joe Manchio and Matt Kazimir at 141, both 2020 NCAA Tournament qualifiers, could likely record wins. Jan. 16 - @ West Virginia Oklahoma State holds a 15-0 re-
cord over West Virginia and that record will likely improve in 2022. Jan. 23 - vs. Lehigh In 2019, the Cowboys visited the Fighting Hawks and dropped a 21-20 dual on criteria. Lehigh is in the midst of four consecutive EIWA titles, but OSU remains the favorite. Jan. 29 - vs. Iowa State Iowa State was the closest any squad got to defeating OSU last season. The Cowboys squeaked out a 16-15 win without Fix and the result could be similar this time around. An OSU win would be its 15th straight over ISU. If the Cyclones can win the middleweight battles, coach Kevin Dresser’s group will likely head back to Ames with a win. Jan. 30 - vs. Northern Iowa In 2021, OSU was able to defeat Northern Iowa thanks to five consecutive Cowboy wins between 141 and 174-pounds. Like Iowa State, the dual will probably be decided in those weights. Feb. 4 - vs. South Dakota State The Jackrabbits are 0-5 against the Cowboys and remain a major underdog. Feb. 6 - @ Missouri Missouri also recorded an undefeated dual record with a MAC title. With the Tigers returning to the Big 12, OSU will be challenged in duals and especially in tournaments. Mizzou produced three All-Americans in 2021,
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including 165-pounder Keegan O’Toole, who finished third at the NCAA Tournament as a freshman. O’Toole also won the Junior World Title this summer in Russia and will likely be favored over OSU’s Travis Wittlake Jr. This dual will be a battle for both sides. vs Iowa @ Globe Life Field in Arlington For the first time since 2007, one of the greatest rivalries in collegiate wrestling will meet in a neutral location. The $1.1 Billion dollar home of the Texas Rangers will host its first wrestling dual. The Hawkeyes have won five of the last seven meetings and will be the slight favorite. Iowa is the runaway favorite for its second straight NCAA title. Feb. 18 - vs Bucknell The Bison will visit GallagherIba Arena for the sixth meeting between the two institutions. Bucknell is led by 165-pounder Zach Hartman, a three time All-American. Hartman vs Wittlake Jr. will highlight the night. Feb. 20 - vs. Oklahoma The Cowboys regular season will conclude with Bedlam for the second straight season. OU will be able to manufacture momentum with a few middleweight wins.
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