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Contents

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Second and Bryant Construction..................................................3 Around Campus...........................................................................4 Campus Chat...............................................................................5 YouTube Editorial.........................................................................6 Games Page................................................................................7 Mental Health...........................................................................8-9 Graduation List.....................................................................10-13 Songs of the Decade..................................................................14 Bucking Broncho........................................................................15

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Reporter

Haley Humphrey

Reporter

Gerald Wing Yi Leong

Photography

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On the Cover: Left: University of Central Oklahoma College of Business building is on campus in 2019. (Tanner Laws/The Vista) Right: University of Central Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts building is on campus in 2019. (Tanner Laws/The Vista)

On Page 13: Top Left: University of Central Oklahoma Don Betz STEM building is on campus in 2019. (Tanner Laws/The Vista) Top Right: University of Central Oklahoma Nigh University is on campus in 2019.

(Tanner Laws/The Vista) Bottom Right: University of Central Oklahoma College of Education building is on campus in 2019. (Tanner Laws/The Vista) Bottom Right: University of Central Oklahoma Old North building is on campus in 2019. (Tanner Laws/The Vista)

Construction

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Frustration Alleviation Through Traffic Reconfiguration Maury “Kevin� Blair @mauryb007 CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The City of Edmond will begin construction in the spring of 2020 on Second Street at Bryant Avenue and at Boulevard near the University of Central Oklahoma campus by adding medians and turn lanes to two intersections in order to alleviate traffic.

Steve Commons, assistant city manager for Administration, said the work will begin in the spring of 2020 at the intersection of Second Street and Bryant Avenue and should be completed by the end of 2020.

Work at Second Street and Boulevard will probably begin in the spring of 2021, according to Commons. The intersections will remain open to traffic throughout both projects.

Commons said part of the construction will require the Statue of Liberty monument at Second Street and Boulevard to be relocated to accommodate an additional turn lane.

The design of both projects was funded by the 2000 Capital Improvements Projects sales tax, and construction will be funded from the 2017 Capital Improvements Projects

Vehicles stopped at the stoplight on 2nd and Bryant in Feb., 2019. The city of Edmond will begin adding medians and turn lanes to 2nd and Bryant and 2nd and boulevard in 2020. (Sarah Jekel/The Vista)

sales tax, according to Commons.

Commons said that City of Edmond will fund both projects in their entirety, without any state or federal funding.

According to Commons, a "heat map" from a 2018 Citizen's Traffic Questionnaire shows the intersections of Second Street at Bryant Avenue and at Boulevard are numbers

one and two on the top 10 areas of traffic concern throughout the city of Edmond.

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Around Campus

The United States Marine Corps celebrated their 244th birthday on Nov. 10, 2019 inside Old North. (Photo Illustration by Michelle Pennza/The Vista)

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Healthy Hooves Hut: From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Healthy Hooves invites the Central community to come learn about the topic of the week. The event will be held in its usual location under the blue tent if weather permits.

World AIDS Day Memorial and Discussion: From 6:30-8:00 p.m. inside the Carl Albert room, Student Alliance For Equality invites the Central community to observe World AIDS Day by remembering those lost and renew commitment to supporting and advocating for those who live with HIV and AIDS. Light refreshments will be served.

Rested Minds Think Alike: From 2-3 p.m. inside the Nigh University Center, the Interested Men of Sigma Lambda Beta would like to help students prepare for finals and find ways to improve their mental health through this stressful time. They will be having the UCO Counseling department present to the students through a game called Kahoot as well as a professor from the health department on campus to present facts about mental health.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Talk Like TED: From 1-2 p.m. inside the Nigh University Center room 213, TEDxUCO will host a come-and-go

event in an effort to show what goes into a TED Talk and how to apply these steps to the event this year.

WinterGlow & SPB Present: Late Skate: From 9-11 p.m. at Mitch Park, WinterGlow and Student Programming Board invite the Central community to hang out as they kick off the holidays by hosting their annual late skate. There will be ice skating and hot chocolate!

Midweek Movies with SPB: From 6-9 p.m. at Kickingbird cinemas, the Central community is invited to come watch Frozen II.

Thursday, December 5, 2019 UCO NAACP History and Paint: From 6-8 p.m. inside room 108 of the Nigh University Center, UCO NAACP will hold their general body meeting explaining how art was used to tell stories from people of color and how art was one of the only outlets they once had. There will be recreations of historical art.

Night Vision Student Vet Night: From 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Education building room 213, STLR will host an event to create a place student veterans go for help keeping their target insight and in focus. Attendees get an opportunity to vote on the program topic for the following weeks. Topics may include academic tips and tricks, applying for VA benefits, financial

literacy, computer literacy, cultural events, getting involved on campus, etc. After the short program, attendees will get an opportunity to network and mentor with other student veterans.

Night Vision Student Vet Night: From 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Education building room 213, STLR will host an event to create a place student veterans go for help keeping their target insight and in focus. Attendees get an opportunity to vote on the program topic for the following weeks. Topics may include academic tips and tricks, applying for VA benefits, financial literacy, computer literacy, cultural events, getting involved on campus, etc. After the short program, attendees will get an opportunity to network and mentor with other student veterans.

Institute of Religion: Institute of religion is a group scripture study that meets on campus inside the Nigh University Center from 7-8:45 p.m.

They encourage gospel based questions and discussion to help everyone learn together. Institute of Religion meets every week.

Friday, December 6, 2019 2019 WinterGlow Lighting Ceremony: From 6-9:30 p.m. by Broncho Lake, WinterGlow will be lighting up campus and invite the Central community.

Saturday, December 7, 2019 Asian UCO Pageant: From 7-10 p.m. inside Constitution Hall, the Miss Asian UCO Scholarship Pageant will take place. This event is a chance for Asian American women to showcase to UCO students, faculty, staff, and the community their country’s heritage and traditions through traditional garments, cultural performances, and on-stage questions regarding their platform.

Monday, December 9, 2019 #METOO: In Thatcher Hall Room 339 from 1-2 p.m., this group will provide a safe and confidential space for female-identified survivors of sexual assault or any form of sexual abuse to feel supported, empowered and validated. The group will focus on understanding the effects of trauma, coping with trauma symptoms and creating safety in future relationships.

Dec. 9-14, 2019 Finals Week: Fall semester finals will take place through this week.

Be Mindful Week: Throughout finals week, the Center for Counseling and Well-Being and STLR will have events around campus with the purpose of helping students alleviate stress.

Stress Paws will be available every day this week, among other services and events. Study tips and coffee will be available daily also.

Campus Chat

CAMPUS CHAT Haley Humphrey

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Opinions From UCO Students

@HaleyBHumphrey

What are your plans after graduation?

Austin Russell, undergraduate, Strategic Communications: “I plan to work at Tinker Air Force Base in general business and industry.”

Patricia Henry, graduate, Criminal Justice: “After graduation, I plan to maintain my current work position. Currently, I am a part of a Special Investigations Unit stationed at the Mary Abbott Children’s House in Norman. I am a child welfare specialist for Child Protective Services in Cleveland County. Furthermore, I am in the process of prepping for the LSAT in hopes of getting into law school because my ultimate goal is to practice Criminal Law.”

Laura Moore, undergraduate, Psychology: “Going to grad school here at UCO, [I’m] going into the experimental psychology master’s program.

My long-term goal is to get a Ph.D. and continue working here on campus.”

Chelsea Robinson, undergraduate, History Education: “After graduation, I plan on becoming a substitute in the metro area, then moving on to a full-time high school history teacher next fall!”

Jordan Medaris, undergraduate, Political Science: “After graduation, I plan to continue working as a fulltime staff assistant in the office of Gov. Kevin Stitt. I will then be continuing my education in Fall 2020 pursuing a law degree. I will always bleed Bronze and Blue as a proud UCO Alumni!”

Eric Boggs, graduate, Secondary Education: “I plan to continue teaching middle school while also pursuing opportunities to become a part-time adjunct professor or technology specialist.”

Mitchell Gomez, undergraduate, History Education: “After I graduate, I plan on subbing in Mid-Del and Oklahoma City Public Schools. In the fall, I plan on teaching full time at a high school in the metro area.”

Hana Ahmad Coleman, undergraduate, Pro Media: "My plans for life after graduation are still being figured out. I know the first thing I'm going to do is travel and get back into some of my old hobbies. "

Letter from UCOSA President

Graduates,

Emily Grim UCO Student Association Student Body President

Congratulations! This is all of your hard work paying off. Every late night in the library, paper you never thought you’d finish, and test that you studied all day for has led to this moment. In our lives, there are many roadblocks that stand in our way--things that interrupt your perfect plans and force you to rethink and work even harder. Sometimes you are able to work your way right over that roadblock, and sometimes you have to forge a new path. Either way, I know you all have probably faced many roadblocks in your time here at UCO. I hope that you have heard this many times, but I am so proud of each and every one of you. Obtaining a college degree isn’t an easy thing--it takes a lot of hard work, a lot of time, and a lot of dedication. Everyone’s path to graduation looks a lot different, and I am so proud that you have managed every roadblock that you have faced this far. While there might be some unfortunate difficulties ahead, know that you also have the ability to overcome those as well. To be a Broncho means that you are resilient, dedicated, and prepared for anything that might get thrown your way. Never forget that, no matter how far away you travel, Central will always be your home.

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Editorial

Opinion: FTC Crackdown on YouTube Forces Responsibility on Users Jeff Elkins @JeffElkins12

MANAGING EDITOR

YouTube is requiring all content creators to mark when they create videos that are catered to children, causing an uproar within the community that the new rules will adversely affect monetization and subject them to unnecessary fines.

The rules, which are set to go into effect Jan. 1, are a result of YouTube’s settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for $170 million, pertaining to violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Under this act, it is illegal to collect identifying data of children under age 13, unless they have verifiable parental consent.

The complaint alleged that YouTube did gather this information, while simultaneously marketing YouTube as children’s entertainment. They then used that data to sell targeted advertisements.

The FTC has been largely transparent about how the reduced advertising on child-friendly content could mean around 60 to 90 percent of a children’s content creators’ money earned from YouTube disappearing. To simplify, if someone currently relies on that YouTube money, setting their channel to kid-friendly could mean that will no longer be an option.

YouTube has implemented two new systems.

The first is as explained, a system that requires channel owners to indicate if their content is child-focused, colloquially, “for kids.” This will be an option for videos individually, as well as an entire channel.

Newly uploaded videos aren’t the only ones creators will have to categorize. Per the FTC current settlement, every video on each individual channel must be categorized, including all previously uploaded videos.

That amounts to millions of hours of content which must be manually reviewed by thousands of creators to see if their content meets any of the criteria that would make it “directed to children.”

The second is an algorithm-driven automated system that seeks out child-driven content and automatically flags it “for kids.” The exact operation of this algorithm has not been disclosed to channel owners, however, it is reasonable to assume that it would entail analyzing language used in the title of the video and the description, and some sort of image analysis of the video content itself.

YouTube is not required to do this second part, but they have implemented this voluntarily.

Felix Kjellberg, who goes by PewDiePie on YouTube, sits at a table during PAX 2015.

PewDiePie and other content creators on the platform are concerned new rules will kill their industry. (Provided/Wikimedia Commons)

Something else interesting to note, the FTC considers YouTube channel owners to be what COPPA defines as “operators,” which essentially means that an individual YouTube channel should be under the same classification as a website like FarmersOnly. com, with YouTube simply functioning as the host.

Under this classification, channel owners are liable for COPPA compliance on any child-directed content and may be subject to fines exceeding $40,000 per infringing video. An infringing video would be one that is child-directed but has not been flagged as this type of content.

This has some users concerned, particularly those whose content could be directed at all ages. The worry is that this automated system would falsely designate content as “for kids,” because the criteria are too broad. Although, there are some channel operators who feel the new rules are nothing to sweat over.

University of Central Oklahoma alumnus Aaron Barney, who operates a YouTube channel under the username Shibby120, said it’s being blown out of proportion.

“While my videos are open to all ages and many kids watch my videos and are into gaming, I don’t make kids videos,” Barney said. “I think anyone can watch my videos and know they aren’t kids videos.”

Barney said he thinks channel operators that are worried should ask themselves who their videos are for, as that is how you resonate with a group of people that want to keep consum-

ing your content anyway.

“I think people are stressing about it unnecessarily and it’s having a snowball effect,” Barney said. “Channels are covering it with doom and gloom for drama and views.”

After a bit of scouring around YouTube, it seems there is a lot of scaremongering about the law being vague.

The thing is, many laws are deliberately vague. They’re interpreted by judges and juries, then applied accordingly.

Someone with an action figurine in the background of their video won’t be fined 40 bands if they didn’t mark the video as children’s content. These silly hypothetical interpretations are highly unlikely.

Channel owners certainly bear

some responsibility here. The thing is, YouTube has additionally passed much of their burden of compliance on channel owners without giving them the appropriate education to make informed decisions about how data is collected and utilized on their channels.

This is a result not of corporations like Mattel, Hasbro and Disney who do not rely on YouTube for substantial revenue, or by channels producing content clearly directed at kids.

Instead, it is based on users producing all-age content that they have monetized with a good faith assumption that YouTube was being transparent about their COPPA compliance (thinking their channel and the ads on them were being served to users above 12 years old).

YouTube has tried to build a system in which they are still allowed to gather and use children’s data in serving targeted behavioral advertisements, with the blame falling on channel owners for allowing them to gather that information and serve said advertisements.

The FTC complaint and subsequent settlement are valid and on good foundation. There are undeniable problems in how YouTube handles childrens entertainment that need to be addressed. Within that solution, channel owners have a responsibility to ensure that child-directed content is produced and delivered with due respect for the privacy of the audience.

There are a lot of laws to protect children under the age of 13 on the internet, and there should be. YouTubers who monetized with children’s content might want to diversify earnings before it’s too late, but don’t blame the FTC, blame YouTube for putting the burden on users and not clearly defining the lines.

The FTC seal is pictured. In September, the FTC imposed $170 million in fines on YouTube for violations of child privacy laws. (Provided/Wikipedia)

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WEEKLY HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21 to April 19) There could be an unexpected change in plans for your upcoming holiday travels. But keep in mind that a little flexibility goes a long way in resolving any disappointments.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new relationship might not be responding quite as quickly as you’d hoped. Could you be expecting too much too soon? Try to ease up and let things happen at their own pace.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) As we approach the frenetic pace of pre-holiday planning, take time out now to reconnect with the wonderful people who share your life, especially the one who also shares your dreams.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A misunderstanding should be resolved before you get caught up in the flurry of holiday preparations. Set your pride aside and deal with it, regardless of who might have hurt whom first.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Being told that a colleague might have been trying to undercut your effectiveness might or might not be true. Get all the facts before you even think about acting on this so-called information.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) It’s a good idea to start your holiday preparation plans early in order to avoid a time crunch if an unresolved workplace situation causes a problem. That old friend might have some welcome news.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A family member’s actions continue to surprise

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you, but this time with positive results. Could be your wise counsel finally got through. It’s like having an early holiday gift, isn’t it?

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your reluctance to act in a current situation could be traced to your inner self advising you to take more time to study its complexities before you attempt to deal with it. Good luck.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Soothing hurt feelings before they can ignite an angry outburst is the wise thing to do. And, of course, when it comes to doing the “wisdom thing,” you do it so well.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Budget your time so that you can handle both your workplace duties and your personal holiday planning -- including travel arrangements -- without burning out on either end.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You might find that you still need to firm up one or two of those still-outstanding decisions so that you finally can move forward as you had planned. Weigh the facts, then act.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You usually don’t carry grudges, but you might feel this is one time when you’re justified in doing so. But aren’t you spending too much energy holding onto it? Let it go and move on.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of using your quiet strength to persuade people to follow their better instincts and do the right thing. (c) 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Mental Illness in Oklahoma - Seeking Help JaNae Williams @janaebwilliams REPORTER

At around 11 years old she started to notice the signs. Her parents brushed it off as puberty. A decade later, mental illness has left a lasting mark on her life.

Chloe Smith is one of the 700,000 to 950,000 estimated adult Oklahomans in need of services, according to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Nationally, Oklahoma ranks 42nd in overall access to care for mental health, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Since August, Smith has been in an out of inpatient treatment several times. She said that she has better access to facilities because of her private health insurance.

“In Oklahoma specifically, I know the hospitals aren’t so great,” Smith said. “A lot of them are state-funded and so a lot of people go in there and they come out worse than they were before because it’s such a traumatic experience.”

There are 122 facilities listed for the state of Oklahoma in the National Directory of Mental Health Treatment Facilities provided by SAMHSA. These include public and private entities offering both inpatient and outpatient care.

Smith said that at a relatively early age she felt the need for help. She experienced extensive fits of inexplicable and uncontrollable crying during her early adolescent years.

At the time, her parents disagreed with her, believing their daughter was experiencing the normal life changes of any preteen girl.

Chloe Smith sits on a bench in Stephenson Park in Edmond. Smith has recently sought treatment for her struggles with mental illness after her concerns were ignored by doctors during her adolescence. (JaNae Williams/The Vista)

By 16, after taking some online tests, Smith was convinced it was something more and pressed her family for help.

“I told my mom and so she took me to the family doctor,” Smith said. “She took my brother the same day for his mental health because we believed that he was ADHD.” The difference in how the two siblings’ ailments were handled was stark, according to Smith.

“At the time I also had stomach issues going on, so whenever I saw my doctor, I explained ‘Hey I’m having these stomach issues. I’m very depressed. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I can’t think right,’” Smith said. “After I was finished he said ‘Yeah well, I bet your stomach really bummed you out,’ so it definitely was not a serious concern for him.”

That day, Smith’s brother left with an ADHD diagnosis and medication.

She left with a lack of faith in healthcare professionals.

“After that, for some time, I didn’t really talk to anybody about my mental health because I felt so betrayed by the fact that this had happened,” Smith said. “I went and I took the hardest step by reaching out for help and was told ‘No, you don’t need it.’”

Smith kept silent, fluxing between manic and depressive states for years, without fully realizing what was happening due to lack of an official diagnosis.

To those on the outside, Smith would likely look like any other 20-something. She was working to make ends meet, somewhat stressed about finances and trying to figure out her plans for the future, but things

Chloe Smith swings on a playground in Stephenson Park in Edmond. Smith has been in and out of inpatient mental health facilities several times since August in an attempt to regulate her medication regimen. (JaNae Williams/The Vista)

wouldn’t look terrible to most.

Smith said while that was true, the mania and depression had worsened over time. June 2019 marked the beginning of what would be a season of challenges for Smith.

“Whenever I turned 21, the mania got really strong again and then came the depressive episode where I came crashing down,” Smith said.

The episode was triggered by the simple act of an Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) worker entering her home to turn her appliances on, Smith said. However, because of past trauma related to DHS and unexpected flashbacks that occurred, she began to spiral.

“So it was a few weeks where I was just in tears all the time, having panic attacks. My brother and my fiancé just didn’t know what to do with me,” Smith said. “So finally, one day I was like ‘Look, I’m either going to kill myself or I’m going to go to the mental hospital.’”

Smith entered inpatient treatment for the first time in late August. Initially she was given a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, along with post-traumatic stress disorder from sexual and physical abuse.

“After treatment in inpatient, I actually went and saw a psychiatrist in outpatient, who then rediagnosed me with bipolar,” Smith said.

This psychiatrist explained to Smith for the first time what mania was, giving her a clearer picture and name for what she had been experiencing.

Armed with an official diagnosis and medication, Smith thought she was set for a path toward management of her mental health struggles.

However, this would not be the case.

In mid-September she re-entered

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In A System Without Adequate Resources inpatient treatment. She went back again in mid-October.

Each time Smith entered treatment, she was there for a different amount of time and medicines were changed.

“It’s a lot of guesswork with medications and such because you don’t know what’s going to work for you,” Smith said. “I’ve kind of been on and off antidepressants, they’ve put me on and off antipsychotics, some made the symptoms worse, some alleviated them, but I felt very flat.”

Bryant Crothers, Smith’s fiancé said the guesswork has been the hardest part as part of the support system for someone struggling with mental illness.

“We have so many resources and testing available for the right meds, but they hold you for extended periods of time, not allowing you to get on with your life while they treat you like some kind of science experiment,” Crothers said. “It’s so frustrating to watch someone you love go through that.”

Smith entered inpatient treatment a fourth time in November, after some time in the intensive care unit at OU Medical. This trip was the result of a dissociative episode that led to an overdose attempt.

A dissociative episode can take place when a person with PTSD or another mental health disorder is experiencing stress or some kind of trauma trigger, according to the National Health Service. Disassociation can last for periods of time ranging from hours to months.

Medication adjustments and struggles with returning to care have been two aspects of Smith’s journey. A third has been therapy.

Cognitive behavior therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy are all part of Smith’s weekly schedule.

CBT deals with a person’s thoughts and how they influence feelings and actions. DBT, which is Smith’s preferred method, focuses on interpersonal skills and stress tolerance.

EMDR works on a different level, utilizing replicated REM sleep eye movement to retrain the brain to help deal with past traumas.

Smith said therapy has also encouraged her to develop other positive coping skills, such as art and cooking.

Despite getting help she needed, Smith said going into inpatient created new stress in her life. Since there is never any guarantee that the medications and therapies she is utilizing will continue to work, she may be unable to work for an extended period.

Smith was working full time for Dell prior to checking herself into in-

patient treatment. While she had the ability and benefits available to take time off of work, it was not an easy decision.

“I feel like it has affected my accountability at work and I feel like others harbor resentment,” Smith said.

When a person takes off for a chronic illness, such as cancer, Smith said coworkers tend to be supportive and understanding. Mental illness, however, is different.

“There’s such a stigma around it still that people are like ‘Really? You’re really doing this?,’” Smith said.

Smith has no clear indication of when she will be able to return to work. She said that adds to the stress and anxiety created by her decision to seek mental health care.

When she first entered treatment, Smith stopped working and went on

ries of life but just focus on yourself,” Smith said. “And you don’t get that option because life keeps rolling on and you have to think about this.”

While some of Smith’s bills were able to be moved around, she said not everything was handled how she would have hoped during her time in and out of inpatient. She thought those she left in charge were managing finances accordingly, but after her last stay, she returned home to find her car had been repossessed.

Crothers and Smith have been together for the last six years. However, he said this experience was new and unlike anything the couple had been through before.

“I’ve had to learn how to be a better support system. Before, I got caught up on the little things and worried about myself a lot,” Crothers said.

“When you watch someone you love

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far: an improvement in her relationship with her father. She’s been able to open up to him and share things with him about the past.

The hardest part of the entire process, according to Smith, was making the initial decision to seek help and truly be open about her struggles, past and present. But as hard as it is, she said she encourages others who may be struggling to reach out.

“Don’t be afraid to get help; I was afraid for so long after somebody had brushed me off and it wasn’t fair to myself to let myself live like that,” Smith said. “You have to be aggressive in treatment, you have to be your own champion because nobody else is going to.”

Smith also said those who notice a loved one struggling should know that much like in addiction, those struggling with mental illness can’t be

Chloe Smith views the outdoor installation at Mix-Tape by Factory Obscura in downtown Oklahoma City. Art and cooking are two coping mechanisms Smith has learned to utilize in therapy since entering treatment for mental illness. (JaNae Williams/The Vista)

short-term disability. Part of being on short-term disability is a cut in income. Smith was only being paid 75 percent of what she was earning at Dell.

She said that as the main provider for her household, this meant the decision to check herself into treatment came with a lot of heavy options being weighed. And subsequently, a lot of uncomfortable conversations with her landlord, OG&E and other utility companies.

“That was so embarrassing and humiliating that I had to do that because at this time in your life, it’s just the time that you need to not focus on everything else, not focus on the wor-

go through this kind of thing, it totally switches your perspective. You learn to pay more attention to them and nothing really matters besides them getting better.”

Over the weekend, Smith received a denial letter. She’ll now no longer receive any money as part of short term disability, unless the appeal she has filed is accepted.

Smith said she may be forced to seek full disability for a period of time if her treatment does not help her get to a level where she feels confident to return to work.

Though it has been a tumultuous few months, Smith says there has been at least one positive outcome so

forced to seek help. But she said having genuine care and support makes all the difference.

“When supporting people with mental health struggles, don’t try to rationalize what they are feeling,” Crothers said. “You may not understand, but that’s OK. Just be there for them no matter what and accept the problem at hand.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or needs more information, visit the University of Central Oklahoma’s Center for Counseling and Well-Being in the Nigh University Center Room 402 or view the list of Oklahoma facilities in the SAMHSA directory.

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Graduation

The University of Central Oklahoma Graduating Class of 2019

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Graduate Brittain, Alyssa Chennuri, Sowjanya Chirala, Nikhileshwar Cook, Faith Diomande Siriki, Yann Lossane French, Lora Gannon, Donald Guttikonda, Ajay Hampton, Brittany Haynes, Duquan Hobbs, Esaias Jacobson, Matthew Kanagwa, Bingi Kimber, Matt Knight, Morgan Koosuru, Manisha Kouakou, Jean-Jacques Lim, Wai Yin Lonewolf, Thea Martinez, Daniel Maxwell, Tiffany McHale, Madalyn Nookala, Sai Hitesh Rahimi, Ardavan Robles, Luis Rodgers, Michael Rodgers, Michael Seaman, Corey Simbi, Marie Claire Sonubi, Olamide Surulinathan Sekar, Priyadharshini Uwamahoro, Marie Walling, Ashton Undergraduate Abasso, Beda Arsene Abbott, Skye Alarfaj, Abdulrahman Alsalman, Ali Amedome, Chris Ananaba, Elsie Archer, Mason Arcivar ,Salvador Askins, Michael Avery, Randi Barber, Michael Bennett, Caleb

Berman, Lauren Bigbee, Lakeisha Bolding , Thomas Bradford, Andrew Bredel, Wyatt Brown, Aaron Brown, Brooks Caimano, Brooklyn Campbell, Nathaniel Carr, Kenneth Carreno, Josue Chong, Joy Christensen, Ashley Clark, Misty Clark, Misty Clark, Misty Cooper, Tracy Cotter, Katie Crago, Holden Day, Jeremy Day, Jeremy Diaz, Carly Diaz, Karina Digby, Robert Dockins, Mashaila Downs, Joseph Drake, Megan Drexel, Mark Drylie Hailey Eaton, Cynthia Elkin, Cole Ellis, Carmela Emrich, Kayla Enterline, Shawnessy Escobar, Lemus Ana Espinosa, Andrea Farrow, Leslie Fingernail, Beatrice Fink, Dakota Freeman, Elizabeth Fridell, Carl Furr, Joslyn Galindo, Maria Galloway, Kevin Gamble , Amber Gilbreath, Jackson Guidry, Travis Henderson, Caden Henshaw, Alexandria

Hook, Alan Huynh, Giang Irwin, Shelbi Jawhari, Mohamad Jefferson, Juanitta Johnson, Carmeal Jorgensen, Austin Justice, Mason Kiely, Tyler Kirby, Trystyn Kliewer, Ashton Kliewer , Ashton Koh, Kian Siang Kramer, Dalton Krug, Michael Kwong, Seong Kyle, Jessica Leonard, Kevin Lewis, Kyle Lindsey, Jennifer Lofton, Kelsie Lopez, Elise Lopez, Gregorio Lu, Huong Kim Lundy, Molly Mason, Hunter McGee, Andrew McKay, Tayte McWilliams, Chloe Mecoy, Charles Meeker, Cody Mendez, Esmeralda Milburn, Melissa Miller, Jaice Miller, Therese Minegishi, Kaho Ness, Tylre Nguyen, Tai Phuoc O’Kelley, Michelle Ondo Obame, Yann Oliver Otoo, Isaiah Owens, Brittney Oyama, Rina Palagashvili, Gary Patel, Ashish Patrick, Shaun Patterson, Aaron Perry, Marlo Peters, Annaleise

Peters, Cameron Pustmueller, Taylor Pustmueller, William Quinton, Anna Ramsey, Kendra Ray, Jakara Richards, Elisabeth Ridley, Linda Riley, John Sallack, Daniel Savage, Brittany Seliga, Joseph Sellers, Tanner Sewell, Matthew Sheffield, Sharonda Shi, Yinjingyi Sigman, Brooklyn Sisler, Franklin Skaggs, Kaitlyn Slawson, Daniel Smith, Jackson Smith, Jordan Smith, Marcus Smith, Ross Spicer, Chance Summers, Dominic Talluri, Teja Tan, Zan Huan Tani, Kouadio Franck Lionel Olivier Teague, Meris Tedesco, Beverly Telford, Clark Thai, Vinh Thompson, Kayla Thornton, Dara Tong, Xue Yan Tong, Xue Yan Tubre, Colton Umanzor, Javier Visor, Aubrie Waldrip, Hunter Wallace, Travis Warrington, Morgan Williams, Crit Winters, Jacob Yoo, Eunseong Zamora, Rio

Chau, Yu Cheong, Su Coffia, Tara Combs, Roberta Cooper, Mathew Crossley, Ashlea Diaz De Leon, Jasmine Dougan, Keira Ely, Alaina Emeagwara, Lawrence Chibuike Graham, Trevor Gray, Mischa Green, Karson Greene, Ginger Grifaldo, Magdalena Hijazi, Nader Hill, Amy Iob, Mikaela

Jared, Katie Jemison, MaKinsley Jiles, Byron Kibria, Nasrin Langley, Chase Marsh, Aubrey Massey, Roberta McClain, Jason McClain, Jason Miracle, Derrick Moguel Santos, Karla Mongu, Patience Moore, Patti Morrison, Danielle Muriithi, Cassie Murphy, Meghan Norton, David Oglesby, Rebecca

Osborne, Theresa Paramore, Theresa Pena, Lauren Pittman, Kristopher Pittman, Kristopher Riley, LaToshya Robinson, Robin Rocha, Kellie Rogers, Bradley Rogers, Stephanie Sanchez Borrely, Iriana Scheuber, Sephra Segura, Esmeralda Shaw, Courtney Smith, Theresa Sohi, Komal Stacey, Lisa Stefanick, Jon

EDUCATION Graduate Arcuri, Cheyenne Benson, Brian Bharathi, Sindhu Bird, Brandi Blackburn, Evan Blackburn, Evan Blair, Sarah Blanco, Miguel Boggs, Eric Bowler, Bria Boyer, Hannah Bradshaw, Candice Brett, Amanda Brunette, Eric Buchanan, Jake Bucher, Bryan Burris, Emily

Graduation Stockstill, Maria Stout, Sohailah Straight, Eunice Tyson, Kaylee Upshaw, Amanda Wahkinney, Aron West, Andrea West, Russel Wilkes, Jessica Williams, Misty Wilson, Theresa Zheng, Liping Undergraduate Adair, Joann Adams, Lyndsay Allen, Bria Aman, Jessica An, Suhyeon Anthony, Karli Armendariz, Jesus Arnold, Clint Bacon, Joel Bailey, Macie Baker, Britney Bare, Dallas Barker, Danielle Barnes, Clanci Barnett, Bridget Barnett, Travis Beller, Addie Berry, Nebiat Biddy, Michael Bishop, Radajah Black, Katherine Blackshire, VeShawn Blacksten, Halle Blackwell, Aimee Blair, Brian Blessington, Blake Blevins, Rebecca Blewett, Bailey Borjas, Austin Bowen, Abby Bowers, Autumn Bowman, Jenifer Bowman, Thomas Boyd, Ashley Boyd, Zachary Bradbury, Matthew Bradshaw, Todd Brewer, Jazzlyn Bright, Rachael Briscoe, Makenzie Brock, Bethany Brock, Hayley Broughton, Craig Brown, Evan Brown, Ronald Bruns, Leia Buckner, Natia Buelow, Alexander Burden, Kayvion Busang, Destiny Butts, Elizabeth Byram, Christopher Calvert, Dylan Carroll, Suzan Carter, Michael Carter, Steven Castillo, Sarah Chapman, Tye Cheema, Yumna Cherry, Blake Clapp, Rebecca

December 3, 2019 Clark, Beverly Coit, Erica Cole, Anna Maria Coleman, Erinn Collins, Kailee Columbus, Mariel Cooper, Debbie Coppedge, Loryn Corley, Blythe Corley, Joseph Cortez, Joel Couch, Colby Cox, Madeleine Crecelius, Virginia Crossland, Danielle Dahl, Rebecca Daniel, Cole Darmawanti, Alifa Davidson, Kacie Davis, Laura De La Cruz, Jose Delk, Lindsey DeRosa, Savanna Do, Anh Donson, Taryn Drake, Rachel Driver, Nickalette Drozd, David Drumeller, Jaci Dunn, Haley Dutton, John Eddins, Brandon Edwards, Bailie Eggleston, Samantha Eidson, Seth Eischen, Jill Ellis, Sarah Elmore, Larry English, Karley Epperson, Molly Felland, Emily Fiorina, Johvanny Ford, Ashley Ford, Makenzie Fox, Nichole Freeman, Xavier French, Miranda Fuentez, Adriana Gambrell, Shannon Garrett, David Gavlik, Cheraden Gingerich, Jacqueline Goings, Alexis Goode, Alicia Goodman, Kaylan Green, Peyton Gudapati, Deepti Guthrie, Lawson Guzman, Ashley Hagood, Paige Hanchett, Jacob Harris, Nicole Harris, OShay Harrison, Kendall Harrison, Tyler Hartman, Lindsey Hasan, Louloua Hawkins, Indica Henderson, Sheala Hendricks, Nicolle Henson, Cheyenne Hester, Elizabeth Hestera, Michelle Hinkle, Kari Hoang, Sarah

Hodge, Lexi Hodges, Joshua Holden, Alexandria Holinsworth, Kelsey Holmes, Victoria Holt, James Hopek, Jayson House, Alicia Houston, Annica Houston, Coresa Hovde, Natalie Hughes, Tanner Hume, Jaeden Humphreys, Zachary Hundley, Marissa Hunt, Jakarri Ifill, Amanda Jacobson, Collin Janes-Martinez, Elisha Jestes, Irma Johnson, Michael Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Breanna Johnston, Lance Jones, Christopher Joseph, Jeremy Kalabic, Christina Kennedy, Mark Kersey, Jessica Kim, Dami Kim, Minji Kinchen, Kalisha King, Kaycee Kirk, Shelby Knoch, Maddison Knopfel, Carla Knox, Jaydie Knox, Logan Kraft, Madeline Kraft, Megan Kratky, Jessica Kropf, David-Paul Kurihara, Naoya Ladd, Austin Lane, Talia Lawrence, Kali Leasure, Kaitlyn Lewis, Tiffany Liddell, Amanda Linton, Raegan Littles, Lindsay Loomis, Colton Lopez, Alexiss Lopez, Kimberly Lopez, Linda Lopez, Marcos Maestas, Ethan Mai-Do Huong, Mimi Mansfield, Krista Margenau-Aeon, Jane Marquez, Ivette Marr, Payton Martin, Alyssa Martin, Emily Martincich, Amanda Mason, Sadie Mathews, Madison McAlister, Abbie McAvoy, Samantha McCartney, Kate Meadows, Chad Mealer, Cheyenne Merrill, Cody Miano, Elizabeth Miller, Ashley

11 Miller, Cody Miller, Regina Mitchell, Kenneth Mitchell, Tobie Moore, Autumn Moore, Laura Moore-Lovell, Teresa Morphis, Kimberly Morse, Marianna Mucciaccio, Makena Mullins, Mychaelon Murdock, Jocelyn Murfin, Lauren Murphy, Reagann Neal, Shaneece Neece, Julia Nelon, Charlotte Nguyen, Kathy Nuckolls, Skyler Oathout, McKenna OBrien, Crystal Oda, Ayumi Olandese, Kevin Oliver, Kristyn O’Malley, Genavieve Orr, Brittany Osborn, Lauren Osgood, Mackenzy Palmer, Christopher Paramo, Christy Parchami, Ace Parrish, Mary Parsons, Leigh Ann Patrick, Catherine Pavao, Hanna Peery, Courtney Pellegrino, Caitlin Peterman, Kady Phan, Liem. Thanh Phillips, Jamie Phillips, Kelly Pineda, Daniela Poage, Kaitlyn Preble, Shae Price, Madison Pritchett, Morgan Ramsey, Russel Ray, Reagan Redpath, Arionna Reed, Alicia Reed, Josephine Rem, Sang Reynolds, Tiffany Richardson, Domonique Roberts, Kurtis Rodriguez-Flores, Magdalena Rollo, Angela Rumbaugh, Alexis Salas, Leah Sargent, Ashley Schiffner, Olivia Schweizer, Megan Sebock, Jodaci Seibert, Blake Self, Kenzie Serowski, Kersten Shepard, Toni Sierra, Rosaura Siess, Benjamin Simmons, Clint Smego, Lisa Smiley, Myeisha Smith, Carson Smith, Cynthia Smith, James

12 Undergraduate Cont.

Smith, Jennifer Soh, Hanniel Een Yang Stafford, Jamie Stallings, Shyan Stanbrough, Jordan Sternlof, Kyla Stewart, Katelyn Stilwell, James Stoner, Rilicia Sweet, Jamie Szopinski, Steven Taft, Maci Taft, Sarah Taft, Sonja Verena

December 3, 2019 Tanner, Kathy Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Nathanael Tedesco, Jacob Tedford, Brent Tidwell, Kirstin Tiger, Rachel Trammell, Kanesha Trout, Paige Tucker, Reagan Turner, Aubrie Turner, Douglas Turner, Melissa Tuter, Claire Udoh, Esther Vicknair, Samantha

College of Liberal Arts

Vieweg, LaDonna Viezcas, Israel Vinyard, Josie Wakely, Caleb Wall, Lauren Wanzer, Nathan Ward, Keridan Warden, Taylor Washington, Shanika Webb, Madison Weber, Kristen Wegener, Austin Weir, Jaden Wells, Kimberly Wells, Madisynn West, Maggie

Whatley, Brent Whatley, Joy Whitney, Mallory Whittinghill, Julie Williams, Jeffrey Williamson, Rebecca Wilson, Christine Wolbert, Margaret Wolff, Brooke Wong, Ellysa Shi Xin Wright, Adrionna Yekita, Nava Yeo, Jamiee Zhang, Lingtao

Farley, Whitney Garrison, Michelle Getz, Ashley Gore, Greg Gulliver, Josanna Gulliver, Michael Hale, Seth Henderson, Bradly Hickox, Skyler Hill, Bradley Ho, Jonathan King, Alisha Magelssen, John Martin, Lauryn Mcelhiney, Adriana Mcelhiney, Samantha McFarland, Josephine Mclemore-Jones, Marie Mitchell, Austin

Moore, Bridget Parker, Jhade Parkhurst, Christian Pillot, Krystin Quinton, Dailey Reese, Stephanie Riff, Garrett Shellhorse, Breanna St Clair, Aaron Thurman, Chad Todd, Tristan Tostado, Eli Wallace, Megan Wells, Kathleen Whitehead, Ryne Wilson, Paige Woodward, Maison Yankunas, Austin

Davis, Augusta Deleon, Olivia Devorce, Maya Dineva, Zlatina Donham, Justin Doran, James Duffy, Alexander Duggan, Shelby Eernisse, Kali Egler, Janessa Elliott, Megan Ellis, Brooke Ellis, Teagan Ellyson, Elizabeth Elmore, Shelbi Entwistle, Emily Estep, Erin Faria, Stephanie Fawehinmi, Adeniyi Ferguson, Mackensie Fiberesima, Michael Fine, Anna Firth, Elizabeth Ford, Morgan Foster, Byrl Francis, Kylie Frederick, Zachary Garcia, Tommie Garibay, Claudia Garrett, Haleigh George, Sara Geurin, Bethany Gifford, Bryce Gomez, Mitchell Gonzalez Bueno, Alejandro

Gray, Caitlyn Gregory, Nichole Haney, Kelin Hanson, Ashley Harris, Kaylea Hayes, John Hernandez, Cyndi Hernandez, Moraima Hinton, Brandon Holmes, Alyssa Hudgins, Joseph Hurlbut, Landon Ingram, Daniel Jackson, Ashanti Jacobs, Jaclyn Jeong, Seonhyun Jones, Katlynn Karbelk, Samantha Keesey, Kaitlin Kesner-Whitaker, Jaylynn Klemp, Robert Koehn, Elijah Kortemeier, Katy Lemin, Alexander Lentz, Dara Li, Jiaxin Link, Aaron Lopez, Cecilia Lopez, Daniela Lopez, Marliny Lowe, Lorene Macias, Kyrstin Martin, Abigail Martin, Meng Tsai Martineau, Sydney

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS & DESIGN Graduate Wang, Mei Chen, Yiwen Dickson, Chris Edwards, Carrie Gu, Yue Liu, Wenting McGough, Breck Skinner, Alexandria Tan, Mengni Wang, Mei Wei, Junhao Zeng, Wenjin Zuniga, Amber Undergraduate Adams, Stuart Alston, Kala Alston, Kara

Alzaymour, Safa Bashor, Taylor Blank, Sarah Bruhn, Logan Bunn, Desirae Burkhalter, Amy Catlin, Kadin Chancey, Kristin Coppedge, Loryn Dees, Colleena Dodd, Aric Dunagan, Brian Dunagan, Brian Easley, Andrew Edson, Chalyn Elliott, Chandler Ellis, Sarah Etherington, Daniel Farha, Frederick

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Graduate

Undergraduate

Abega Bitomo, Marc Adams, Kieran Barnes, Lauren Booze, Theresa Branson, Jeffrey Brown, Patricia Chastain, Barrett Coleman, Nicholas Cox, Ben Farrell, James Fisher, Mickayla Foreman, James Gray, Corinthia Heitzinger, Austin Hill, Bobbie Keating, James Lei, Qing Lim, Jin Young Means, Mary Mun, Mi Ryoung Nobles, Adrienne Orozco-Christmas, Catherine Petts, Nathan Rodriguez, Adrian Rufai, Ibrahim Adedotun Scheele, Heather Scott, Corey Scott, Debratunt Steiner, Deirdre Ulloa, Camilo Umana, Mfon Wren, Charles

Adams, Emily Ahmad-Coleman, Hana Ancik, Taylor Angeles, Benjamin Barnett, Ashlyn Beckham, Noah Beevers, Isabella Best, Brittany Bixler, Mary Black, Kelli Bohanon, Haley Bolton, Madison Boykin, Danny Boyle, Carrie Brady, Samantha Brannan, Mariah Brien, Madison Brock, Piper Buford, Jamie Burgess, Kasey Burroughs, Jessica Byrd, Isaiah Call, Jacob Callery, Edward Calvert, Christina Cannon, Jeremy Cantwell, Lynsie Cardenas, Austin Cearley, Jade Ceniceros, Alex Cohen, Logan Cox, Stephanie Danner, Monica

Graduation

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December 3, 2019

MATH AND SCIENCES Graduate Abong, Petral Abongya Desmond, Osinaka El Fatmaoui, Ahmed Esqueda, Carmen Evans, Alycia Hofeld, Jennifer Jayroe, Megan Kamara, Neomi Khatri KC, Ram Hari Manyara, Benjamin Nandipati, Surya Parker, Nancy Pitts, Julieanne Pratt, Betty Slate, Jennifer Steward, Deedra Wang, Ye Yenugu, Jyothsna Young, James Undergraduate Abercrombie, Melissa Abraham, Anna Alibrahim, Hassan Anthony, Seth Ashcraft, Devin Babb, William Barua, Prayus Blunck, Theron Boyer, Maegan Brazil, Christopher Brewer, DeCarlo Bridges, Katy Brown, Levi Bruns, Paul Buller, Carley Buller, Marissa Carrizales, Noel Case, Sadie Chance, Bailey

Charbonneau, Robia Chic, Branson Cnossen, Kristina Colebrooke, Dwaneika Cordova, Christopher Cortez, Bailey Creed, Allison Croft, Hope Crosby, Shannon Crouch, Ashley Currier, Bryan Curry, Elizabeth Curtis, Kindle Dalrymple, Randall Das, Anindita Davis, Richard De Leon, Charlena DeWitt, Austen Doan, Linh Donoso, Marco Dosher, George Dwerlkotte, Joseph Dwerlkotte, Joseph Dwerlkotte, Joseph El Qasry, El Mehdi Evenson, Tina Fast, Rachel Fike, Rhiannon Fowler, Katheryn Franco, Yessenia Frias, Kailyn Fuller, Caroline Gainer, Sonnie Galicia, Yesenia Gentry, Caleb Golden, Olivia Graber, Delaney Gray, Gabrielle Gutierrez, Carina Hagy, Hannah Hardy, Emma

Hargrove, Sydney Harper, Courtney Hart, Catherine Hasnat, Sumiayia Heath, Jobi Hight, Eric Hill, Jenna Hinds, Sierra Hoffmeister, Kevin Holley, Kayla Hrubes, Melody Huff, Kinsey Huggins, Alkin Johnson, Sariah Karani, Mohammad Keblawi, Mohamad Keblawi, Mohamad Kellogg , Brittani Khadka, Yogendra Kile, Ashley Kim, Eungi Knox, Kalli Kombou, Yolande Sophie Kordsiemon, Katherine Le, Angela Legg, Peyton Locke, Paige Lockwood II, Justin Louthan, Lindsey Lu, Gen You Madison, Jessica Mariani , Michael Martin, Victoria Mathew, Seena McMillan, Zachary Miller, Caleb Miser, Tresa Mital, Breanna Moffat, Annaliese Moore, Caitlin Mullinix, Dustin

Nafee, Kazi Nguyen, Nikki Nguyen , Tina Odom, Victoria Ontko, Emma Owusu, Natalia Padilla, Monica Paneru, Sagar Price, Sarah Rader, Ginger Ramirez, Felix Ray, Jessica Regier, Trevor Richert, MacKenzi Rodgers, Erika Rotelli, Michelle Rubio, Jennifer Rue, Megan Scoggins, Skylar Scott, Hannah Seal, Ana Shattuck, Mason Shaw, Caleb Sinko, Kody Smith, James Stanley, Janson Stewart, Tyler Stoll, Holly Stone, Keven Stricklin, Lacey Strout, Kiersten Subedi, Sangeet Tamang , Sila Tran, Gia-Lac Trease, Randi Vander Putten, Kaitlyn Vang, Gao Hua Wagar, Kyleigh Wall, Andrew Webster, Nicholas Winn, Brooks

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Lucid Dreams — Juice WRLD

Aston Martin Music — Rick Ross, Drake, Chrisette Michele

Tonight Tonight — Hot Chelle Rae

HUMBLE. — Kendrick Lamar

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Motivation — Normani

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) — Fall Out Boy

Don’t Take The Money — Bleachers

Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) — Rich Homie Quan

Dearly Departed (feat.

Esme Patterson) — Shakey Graves

Redbone — Childish Gambino

Black Beatles — Rae Sremmurd, Gucci Mane

Paradise — Coldplay

Somebody That I Used To Know — Gotye, Kimbra

Grenade — Bruno Mars

Closer — The Chainsmokers, Halsey

Blank Space — Taylor Swift

PILLOWTALK — ZAYN

Radioactive — Imagine Dragons

Hello — Adele

What You Know — Two Door Cinema Club Runaway — Kanye West, Pusha T The Hills — The Weeknd Look At Me Now — Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes Started From The Bottom — Drake Airplanes — B.o.B, Hayley Williams I Like Me Better — Lauv

Royals — Lorde Counting Stars — OneRepublic With That (feat. Duke) — Young Thug

Night Changes — One Direction Praying — Kesha Pompeii — Bastille

Stereo Hearts (feat.

Adam Levine) — Gym Class Heroes

The A Team — Ed Sheeran

Love Yourself — Justin Beiber

Latch — Disclosure, Sam Smith

Stand For — Ty Dolla $ign

Glad You Came — The Wanted

Grenade — Bruno Mars Blank Space — Taylor Swift

Nice For What — Drake

White Iverson — Post Malone

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Shake It Off — Taylor Swift

Two Minds — NERO

Sail — AWOLNATION

Nikes — Frank Ocean

God’s Plan — Drake

679 — Fetty Wap, Remy Boyz

Attention — Charlie Puth

Stressed Out — Twenty One Pilots

Pumped Up Kicks — Foster The People

Some Nights — fun.

Company — Justin Bieber

On My Mind — Ellie Goulding

Mask Off — Future

Formation — Beyonce

Call Me Maybe — Carly Rae Jepsen

Purpose — Justin Bieber

Shut Up and Dance — WALK THE MOON

Midnight City — M83

I Can’t Go On Without You — KALEO

CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! — Justin Timberlake

Problem — Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea

Teenage Dream — Katy Perry

Ain’t It Fun — Paramore

Follow Your Arrow — Kacey Musgraves Black Magic — Little Mix Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) — Clean Bandit

Take Me to Church — Hozier The Man — The Killers Shape of You — Ed Sheeran Give Me Everything — Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer Location — Khalid Fight Song — Rachel Platten Juice — Lizzo

Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) — Kelly Clarkson

One Kiss — Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa

Old Town Road - Remix — Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus

Centuries — Fall Out Boy

Feel So Close — Calvin Harris Trumpets — Jason Derulo Circles — Post Malone Broccoli — DRAM, Lil Yachty

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December 3, 2019

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Jackson Overcoming the Doubters

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) looks downfield to pass the ball against San Francisco 49ers in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Derek Parker @D_Park2 SPORTS EDITOR

Only four weeks remain in the NFL season, and while the MVP race has had plenty of candidates try for the trophy. Only one is going to get it and his name is Lamar Jackson.

Jackson’s football launched with one of the most incredible Heisman seasons in college football history.

In 2016, in his sophomore season at the University of Louisville, he threw for 3,543 yards, 30 touchdowns and nine interceptions on 56 percent completion.

His passing wasn’t his claim-tofame however, as that same year he ran for 1,571 yards and 21 rushing touchdowns, good for 10th among all Football Bowl Subdivision players. He was a quarterback and running back wrapped in one.

Jackson would go on to beat out University of Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook, and Clemson University’s Deshaun Watson, another young NFL star in the making, for the 2016 Heisman trophy. Many forget that Jackson was widely criticized for his $90 suit jacket that he bought from Macy’s.

His junior season at Louisville was

almost identical, as he passed for 3,660 yards and 27 touchdowns, and ran for 1,601 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Even after amassing 10,375 total rushing and passing yards in his two previous college seasons, all 32 teams passed on their opportunity as Jackson went 32nd overall in the 2018 NFL draft. He was told at the NFL combine to switch to receiver because he “didn’t have the accuracy and size to be an NFL quarterback.”

Jackson politely declined, told teams he was going to play quarterback and watched his draft stock fall.

Nevertheless, in his first season with the Baltimore Ravens, he saw

action in several games before finally getting the start against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11.

The Ravens were 4-5 heading into the matchup, and before the season was over, Jackson had them at 10-6, earning them a Wild Card spot.

They narrowly lost to the Los Angeles Chargers, but Jackson’s small sample size of games was the ultimate foreshadowing. He threw for 1,201 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions on 58 percent completion in seven starts.

Jackson now has the Ravens at 10-2. They’re on an eight-game winstreak and haven’t lost since late September. He has beaten Seattle,

Lamar Jackson hugs Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff after an NFL football game Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

New England, Los Angeles and a number of other solid teams.

In total, he has 2,532 passing yards, with 25 touchdowns and five interceptions on 66 percent completion. His 25 passing touchdowns are the most among quarterbacks. He’s just 23 yards short of a 1,000-yard season running the football. He’s ranked 25th among quarterbacks for being sacked. He’s had four games of over 100-yards rushing.

His 32 touchdowns are the most in the league as of Week 12. If he can finish out his four games against the Bills, Jets, Browns and Steelers, he’ll be a virtual lock for the MVP. For reference, he is ranked eighth amongst running backs in yardage and touchdowns. Not only is he arguably the best quarterback in the league, he is a top-10 running back.

Jackson has been doubted at just about every step in his career. After his freshman year in college, he was never going to win the Heisman. After he won the Heisman, he was never going to be an NFL quarterback.

After he was an NFL quarterback, he was never going to be a solid starter. After he was a starter, he was never going to win the MVP. After he wins the MVP, people might want to think about it before doubting him again.

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