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The gift that keeps on giving How this sorority brought a blessing to OSU’s community Lauren Thomas O’Colly Contributor Over the past four months, the Theta Mu chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority has worked on a unique way to give back to the Oklahoma State University community. Their way of doing this was by creating OSU’s very first Blessings Box. The Delta Sigma Theta’s (DST) Blessings Box is a red wooden box filled with nonperishable food items and toiletries located outside of the Family Resource Center (FRC). Items from the box are free for all students and are restocked weekly by members of DST. DST President, Dezavia Taylor, believed that creating a Blessings Box would help the OSU community because food insecurity is one of the leading factors of stress for college students. According to New York City Food Policy.org, this

Lauren Thomas The Theta Mu sisters behind the creation of the “Theta Mu Blessing Box” are happy to give back to their community by providing basic needs for those who need them.

year an estimated 54 million Americans, including 18 million American children, are now food insecure. The New York Food Policy.org also found that food insecurity was linked to poorer mental

health and specific psychosocial stressors across global regions, independent of an individual’s socioeconomic status. While OSU offers meal plans to students, DST

wanted to create something for the community to help in times when meal plans run out. “When you live on campus, your meal plan eventually runs out and you’re kind of stuck hoping that someone can help out,” Taylor said. “Through our Blessings Box, we just wanted to make an easy way for families and students in our community to have access to items they may need.” When introduced to the idea of the Blessings Box, Assistant Director of the Family Resource Center and Graduate Student Housing, Elizabeth Carver-Cyr, was thrilled to have it located outside of the FRC. “I was very humbled that they would think of this community as we have lots of food insecurity both on OSU’s campus and in the Stillwater community,” Carver-Cyr said. See Gift on pg. 3

Bouncing back Cowboys looking for a rebound against struggling UAPB

Chris Becker Staff Reporter One swing of the bat changed the Cowboys chances. TCU third baseman Brayden Taylor came to the plate with the bases loaded and the game tied at six in the eighth inning of the Cowboys series finale in Fort Worth. With two balls and no strikes Taylor put the barrel to the ball. All of a sudden, it was 10-6 TCU. They would add two more in the eighth to win the game 12-6. TCU’s win completed the sweep of the Cowboys. It was the first time the Horned Frogs swept OSU since 2017, and the first time the Cowboys have been swept since 2019. Now the Cowboys have the chance to bounce back in a two-game series against Arkansas- Pine Bluff (4-22) on Tuesday and Wednesday. All four of UAPB’s wins came against Texas Southern.

Joel Devick during the Oklahoma State vs. Oral Roberts baseball game on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at O’Brate Stadium in Stillwater.

UAPB is just the opponent the Cowboys need to bounce back into the win column. It also could give coach Josh Holliday a chance to play some

younger guys who wouldn’t get time against Big 12 foes. See Bouncing on pg. 6

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Concrete Canoe Club By Addison Duling Staff Reporter Concrete Canoe is a competition team in the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology. The club is a group of engineering students that works year-round to design and build a canoe out of concrete. Generally, they split up into two small groups – concrete mix design and canoe mold design. The concrete mix team works to combine rocks and sand in ratios that will allow the concrete mix to float and withstand water. The mold team works on designing the canoe mold out of wood. The concrete mix is then plastered around the outside of the wooden design and allowed to harden. At the end of the school year, teams from college all through the Midwest come together to compete at the annual competition hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Last year, the competition was canceled due to COVID-19, and this year the competition is being held virtually. In 2019, Oklahoma State won the regional concrete canoe competition and could advance on to the national competition. Brian Riggione is a senior in Civil Engineering and was able to be a part of the regional and national concrete canoe competitions pre-pandemic. “My favorite part about concrete canoe was meeting people,” Riggione said. “I joined my sophomore year when I didn’t know anyone in civil engineering and now I have a good group of people just from being involved with concrete canoe.” Sadly, OSU will not be able to participate in the virtual competition this year. There was a lot of faculty turnover within the civil engineering department which affected the team’s ability to get a design started. The purpose of the team is to help engineering students apply the principles of engineering learned in the classroom. In addition, the team learns about project management skills, fundraising, budgeting, and other real-life applications to engineering. Civil engineers use this as an opportunity to demonstrate the versatility of concrete as a building mate-

rial.

“We’re open to anybody joining,” Riggione said. “We can teach you anything you need to know. Concrete is pretty simple.”

DON’T STUMBLE! (Part #3) “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate one another,” (Mt.24:9-10) All this I told you so that you will not go astray. (stumble) They will put you out of the synagogue, in fact a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.” (Jn.16:1-2) The are many places in the scripture that tell of persecution of true believers. Jesus said if they did it to me they will do it to those who follow me. (Jn.15:20) Many times this will separate the true believers from the false. No one likes hardships, difficulties and certainly persecutions, but the challenge comes and we don’t want to stumble and fall away.

Jesus speaks to the Smyrna church in Revelation: "I know your afflictions...slander...do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer...the Devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be careful..." Does God allow persecution and trials of different kinds? He certainly does! Couldn't God deliver them out of bad situations? Of course! Sometimes He will and sometimes not. He even governs how long the difficulties will last. These are times when we see the grace of God in wonderful ways. His grace is made perfect in weaknesses. (2 Co.12:9) That is why we are not to be offended at God's ways. Difficulties can seem to be hindering the very work of God, but the Lord is working in and through the situation to accomplish something good in the end.

While the competition team is hosted by and geared towards civil engineering, anyone is welcome to join. Riggione, the advisors, and other members of

the team hope to be back to competing in person and are excited to work on new concrete canoe designs. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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The Theta Mu Blessing Box was created to aid those in need of basic supplies and other necessities.

Gift... Continued from pg. 1 According to OSU’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma has significantly higher food insecurity than the national average and more than 656,000 Oklahomans are struggling with food insecurity every day. As of today, Oklahoma ranks 10th in the nation for food insecurity. Carver-Cyr explained how before the grand reveal of the Blessings Box to the public, she sent an email to 800 residents informing them. Within two-three hours after the reveal, all the items from the box were gone, making the Blessings

Box a huge success! “I think that the Blessings Box is a positive impact; there is a lot of need here and it’s heartwarming that Delta Sigma Theta thought of this community to help,” Carver-Cyr said. “The Blessings Box along with the FRC’s Red Pantry and Our Daily Bread are all blessings to the community in many different ways.” Back in February, Oklahoma experienced harsh winter weather. According to The Weather Channel.com, in February, Oklahoma experienced the coldest winter outbreak in over 30 years, breaking multiple records. The coldest temperature being negative 14 degrees. Due to the extreme weather, many OSU and Stillwater residents experienced busted pipes and damaged housing. This

ultimately left many people without secure housing and food options for days. Oklahoma State University Mechanical Engineering Senior, Kemi Rufai, explains how the Blessings Box has helped her after the harsh Oklahoma weather. “During the winter storm in Stillwater my apartment flooded, and I was misplaced for a couple of weeks,” Rufai said. “I used the non-perishables from the box to help me get back on my feet and transition into my apartment.” “Receiving items from the Blessings Box made me feel seen and it made me feel good that I could go and get help on campus without being a burden on someone else,” Rufai said. Taylor explains how giving back to the community is the sole purpose of

her sorority’s Blessings Box project along with inspiring others to help within the community. “The purpose of the Blessings Box is to give people quick access to food and toiletries and just be a blessing to those in our community,” Taylor said. “We are hoping that the Blessings Box will inspire people to help others in the community as well.” When asked about the future of the Blessings Box, Taylor says that they hope to have the box up forever. “We want this to be the impact that we leave here at OSU even after we are gone,” Taylor said. “We hope that whoever sees the box will be encouraged to be a blessing for someone else.” news.ed@ocolly.com

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News ‘Ingenuity’ helicopter Joe Mario Pedersen Orlando Sentinel Tribune news service Early Monday morning, a team of NASA scientists awaited the results of its first attempt to fly a vehicle off the surface of Mars. The room was quiet as the data from over 178 million miles away was swiftly downloaded, then revealing an image of the first controlled flight of a vehicle on another planet. The NASA Jet Propulsion Lab team in southern California exploded in applause at the sight of a tiny helicopter spinning above the dusty planet, crossing off another successful milestone from the $80 million checklist. The helicopter, Ingenuity, flew up six meters and hovered off the red planet’s surface at around 3:30 a.m. eastern time. The flight is one of five test missions the agency has planned and is an important technology demonstration for future flights. The milestone came as a difficult challenge since Mars is less then 1% of Earth’s atmosphere. In order to generate enough lift, the tiny 4-pound helicopter’s roto system spun over 2,500 revolutions per minute. On top of that, Ingenuity was expected to perform tasks autonomously such as keeping itself warm in Mars’ -130 Fahrenheit nights. It performed that successfully, too. The tiny but mighty helicopter successfully took off from NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, back in February when it initially landed in the ancient Jezero Crater, which is about 750 miles across. Monday’s successful mission wasn’t the first attempt at flight. The original mission was scheduled for April 11, but was pushed back a couple times as teams worked to troubleshoot issues ahead of its first otherworldly flight. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Bye-bye fatigue Cowgirls earn long break before tournament game

Alicia Young OSU forward Gabriella Coleman passes during the Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma Bedlam soccer match on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at John Crain Field in Norman, Ok.

seed. “If I had been asked, I would have said we’re somewhere between 14-20,” Carmichael said. “So, to get a 10 (seed), I think shows the committee had a lot of Ben Hutchens respect for what we did and also a lot of respect for the Staff Reporter Big 12.” Unlike the more familThe Cowgirls are in the iar NCAA basketball tourNCAA soccer tournament. naments, a 10-seed in the Hearing his team’s name NCAA soccer tournament called Monday afternoon is a favorable spot to be in, in Neal Patterson Stadium especially this year in a condidn’t come as a surprise to densed field. The Cowgirls Oklahoma State coach Colin earned a good enough seed to Carmichael. In fact, the only have a first-round bye. thing that surprised him was “I think it will definitely that OSU was awarded a 10- be nice and will probably be

an advantage cause we get to sit and rest for a couple of extra days where other teams are going out and playing and have to turn around and play again,” OSU defender Charmé Morgan said. OSU will have 18 days between its final regular season match against Notre Dame and its first NCAA Tournament match, on April 30. “We’ll have to make sure we’re managing our training and our loads correctly and trying to keep our kids sharp without doing too much. Part of me would like to play in the first round but at the same time, how can

you be upset about getting a bye to the second round of the NCAA’s?” Carmichael said. OSU will face the winner of Colorado and South Alabama, Carmichael’s alma mater. “If (South Alabama) advances against Colorado, that would be really cool to get to play against the Jags,” Carmichael said. “There are some people in the administration (who I know) who are still there, and I have some really good friends down in Mobile. I got to say, I’ll probably be pulling for the Jags.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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sports Bouncing... Continued from pg. 1 UAPB has struggled with allowing too many runs to its opponents and its offense cannot keep up. The Golden Lions have been outscored 311- 120 by their opponents and have allowed double digit runs in 18 of their 26 games. They have scored double-digit runs in just three games. The Cowboys offense won’t be an easy task for the Golden Lions pitching staff. The Cowboys have scored five or more runs in nine of their last 10 games, and plated more than 10 in four of those games. Going down the stretch of the season with a challenging series ahead against No. 3 Texas coming this Friday-Sunday the Cowboys are in need of bounce back games after getting swept. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Alicia Young OSU forward Gabriella Coleman passes during the Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma Bedlam soccer match on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at John Crain Field in Norman, Ok.

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