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Cyclone Cowboys look to stir up the competition Mak Vandruff OSU News A team of Oklahoma State University students is showcasing its engineering prowess in the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition. The Cyclone Cowboys — in only their second year — are aiming to win this time around. The competition will be from May 5-9, 2024, at the American Clean Power Association’s CLEANPOWER Conference & Exhibition in Minneapolis. The competition aims to help college students prepare for jobs in the renewable energy workforce. The team will create a hypothetical wind farm based on the competition’s region, which in this case is the Great Lakes. They will also create a working wind turbine, which will be tested against different conditions in the competition, which includes community outreach. The wind farm, turbine design, turbine testing and outreach will all be tested at the competition. If the Cyclone Cowboys win first overall, they will win $10,000 and a trophy. Nate Lannan, an assistant profesCourtesy of OSU News sor of practice in OSU’s School of Elec- The members of the Cyclone Cowboys club team. trical and Computer Engineering, is the “It was a really good showing,” ground up, and all these other schools club’s advisor. Lannan said the competi- rowing down to the top 13. The Cyclone Cowboys placed 11 out of 32 last year, Lannan said. “I’m so proud of the stuhave been doing this for around ten tion happens in phases, where around 30 which Lannan said was outstanding. dents because we were starting from the years. ” groups start out competing before narSee Cyclone on 5
Putting on a happy face Exploring the science behind surface acting Courtesy of OSU News
Payton Little OSU turned on its orange holiday lights during the annual Fanfare of Lights event on Tuesday.
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OSU turns on annual holiday lights Hayden Alexander Staff Reporter
‘Twas the countdown before the Fanfare of Lights, and not creature was stirring, not even BB. The students gathered around, their anticipation filling the air. Children danced around the Library Lawn without a care. The countdown began five, four, three, two, one, and a bright orange glow bathed Edmon Low, spreading across the campus in a blaze of holiday cheer. The Fanfare of Lights
is Oklahoma State’s annual holiday event, where the university turns on all the holiday lights at once. This year, the Student Union Activities Board and the Off-Campus Student Association put on the event together. Senior Jake Williams, the president of OCSA, said he was excited to see a large turnout of on-and off-campus students. “My favorite part of the night is seeing the turnout,” Williams said. “There’s been so many people here, and I’m so happy to see the event come together.” SUAB and OCSA put on the event, but they were not the only organizations
to make an appearance. The Student Government Association brought good tidings and charity to the event. President Ashley Peterson and Vice President Hilary Albrecht spoke to the awaiting crowd about SGA’s holiday philanthropy. SGA is hosting a winter coat drive and organizing an Angel Tree for kids around Stillwater. “We were invited to speak and through this event were helping to raise awareness and donations,” Peterson said. “I’m glad to see so many people here, not just OSU students, but people in the Stillwater community come out.” See Lights on 6
When the server at your favorite restaurant stops by to take your order, what are they really thinking? Did they receive some great news earlier in the day that made their smile genuine? Or has it been one of those days where everything that could go wrong has gone wrong, and they are hiding their discontentment behind a forced smile? Often, it’s hard to tell because every employee on some level fakes their observable facial or bodily displays at the workplace. Known as surface acting, everyone engages daily in what is one of the most common types of emotional labor. Many decades of research have shown that surface acting is detrimental to employees. Often, the discontent spills over from work to home, where it can lead to insomnia, fatigue and even marital issues. “Most jobs have some element of this, and we know already from years and years of research that it can take a large toll on people over time if they don’t have the coping mechanisms,” said Dr. Anna Lennard, associate professor in the Department of Management for Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business. “The literature has largely argued that people go home, recharge and come back the next day and do it all over again. Employers haven’t taken it upon themselves to think, ‘What are the ways we can help employees?’ Or, ‘What are ways that people can recover?’ Or, ‘If they do recover, do they get over it? What happens when they leave work?’” Lennard and co-authors Dr. Amy Bartels (College of Business, University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Dr. Brent Scott (Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University) and Dr. Suzanne Peterson (Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University) tackled that subject in their recently published article,
“Stopping Surface-Acting Spillover: A Transactional Theory of Stress Perspective” in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Studies show various instances where surface acting at work can lead to harmful outcomes at home, Lennard said. One example is when employees are surface acting at work, it can lead to inauthenticity at home, which is detrimental to both employees and their spouses. “What we ended up finding is that when you need emotional labor at work, you leave feeling very depleted,” Lennard said. “So, you’re fatigued, you’re emotionally exhausted and that carries over to your interactions with your family at home. So, you don’t stop surface acting when you get home. “That’s one of the main problems we looked at, and that’s really sad. What can be done for people to pull themselves out of this? It’s not fun just to think about ways that this is really terrible for people. It would be great if we could come up with some actual interventions that would help people.” Lennard said the researchers focused on two different points of interaction. The first focus was on what employees can do at work to manage the depletion that comes from surface acting, which involves reframing the surface acting of the employee. There are good and bad stressors that all employees deal with daily: 1, hindrance stressors and 2, challenge stressors. An example of a hindrance stressor is when an employee feels overloaded at work and has trouble completing their work assignment. It interrupts their work goals and interferes with their work growth. Challenge stressors are opportunities for growth in the job (such as being asked to give a speech, performing well and growing in that area). Although it is subjective, the employee decides which challenges can be beneficial. See Acting on 8
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OSU embracing first big test of season against No. 15 Creighton in BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Parker Gerl Staff Reporter So far, a season that’s been filled with highs and lows, Oklahoma State will get its first big test come Thursday. The Cowboys (3-3) host No. 15 Creighton at GallagherIba Arena on Thrsday as part of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle, making it OSU’s first meeting with a ranked opponent this season. The Bluejays come into Stillwater sitting at 5-1 after a surprise 69-48 loss to Colorado State, one that dropped them from No. 8 to 15. “I’m looking forward to embracing that challenge and seeing where we stack up against what’s undoubtedly one of the best teams in the country,” said OSU coach Mike Boynton. A scout on Creighton would highlight the offensive firepower it has at its disposal. It has scored 80 or more points in five of six games with four of its five wins coming by 22 or more, all while three Bluejays are posting at least 15 points a night. Granted, it’s come mostly against inferior nonconference opponents, but Creighton’s offense has been elite for most of the young season. The Bluejays have been a highly efficient 3-point shooting team through six games, too, a key piece to some of their giant scoring outputs. They’re shooting 38.7% on 3s with six players shooting better than 38%. “They score the most points from 3-pointers,” Boynton said. “No. 1 in the country in percentage of their points (coming from) 3. And they’re like, almost last in percentage of points defensively that they give up on 2. They just put so much pressure on you every possession.” As for OSU, it is riding a two-game winning streak with blowout wins against New Orleans and Houston Christian, in which it shot it well in backto-back games for the first time this season. Javon Small has continued his stellar play at the point guard spot, going for 14 points and 5.6 assists a game, while the Cowboys are seeing steady growth from young pieces such as Brandon Garrison, Eric Dailey Jr. and Jamyron Keller, among others. And Bryce Thompson — who put up 14.3 points on 50% shooting in three games — is trending toward a return from injury. All around, OSU is going into Thursday’s game playing its most consistent basketball of the season so far. “I think we are (getting better),” Boynton said. “I feel like we’re a better shooting team, I feel like we take better care of the ball… I think we’re at 103 assists through six games and last year we were not quite at 90. We’ve made significantly more 3s to this point this year and we have significantly less turnovers.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Ethan Scott On Wednesday, Ollie Gordon became the third Cowboy to win Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, and Mike Gundy won his third Big 12 Coach of the Year award.
Gundy wins Big 12 Coach of the Year; Ollie Gordon named Offensive Player of the Year Davis Cordova Staff Reporter
the list of Cowboys to win the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year award. Gordon finished the season with 1,580 rushing yards, which leads the naMike Gundy adds an- tion, and 20 rushing touchother accolade to his trophy downs. case, while Ollie Gordon II The Cowboys also receives his first of many had a few players show awards. up on the all-conference Gundy won the 2023 teams. Gordon and lineBig 12 Coach of the Year backer Nick Martin were award, and Gordon won selected to the first team, the 2023 Big 12 Offensive and three other Cowboys Player of the Year, the were picked on the second conference announced team. Wednesday. Here are the list of This is Gundy’s third award winners and alltime winning the award conference teams: and second in the past three Offensive Player of seasons (2021). He’s the the Year: Ollie Gordon II, fourth coach in conference Oklahoma State, RB, So. history to become a threeDefensive Player of time winner of the award. the Year: T’Vondre Sweat, He won his first in 2010, Texas, DL, Sr. when the Cowboys finished Offensive Newcomer 11-2. of the Year: Adonai MitchThe award comes ell, Texas, WR, Jr. after OSU started 2-2 but Defensive Newcomer turned around its season of the Year: Austin Booker, and will be playing in the Kansas, DL, So. conference’s title game on Offensive Freshman Saturday against Texas. of the Year: Rocco Becht, Gordon joins JusIowa State, QB tin Blackmon (2010) and Co-Defensive FreshChuba Hubbard (2019) on men of the Year: Anthony
Hill Jr., Texas, LB - Ben Roberts, Texas Tech, LB Special Teams Player of the Year: Austin McNamara, Texas Tech, P, Sr. Offensive Lineman of the Year: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State, Sr. Defensive Lineman of the Year: Byron Murphy II, Texas, DL, Jr. Coach of the Year: Mike Gundy, OSU Cowboys on All-Big 12 First Team: RB, Ollie Gordon II LB, Nick Martin Cowboys on All-Big 12 Second Team: LB, Collin Oliver WR, Brennan Presley K, Alex Hale Cowboys on All-Big 12 Honorable Mention: CB, Korie Black QB, Alan Bowman FB, Braden Cassity OL, Dalton Cooper S, Kendal Daniels CB, Cameron Epps DL, Anthony Goodlow TE, Josiah Johnson OL, Joe Michalski WR, Rashod Owens OL, Jake Springfield sports.ed@ocolly.com
Ethan Scott OSU jumped two spots to No. 18 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night.
OSU rises to No. 18 in CFP rankings Daniel Allen Staff Reporter
Ahead of this weekend’s Big 12 Conference Championship game, Oklahoma State was a riser in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. The Cowboys (9-3 overall, 7-2 Big 12) jumped two spots from last week’s ranking, checking in at No. 18 following their 40-34 overtime win over BYU this past Saturday. They are one of four Big 12 programs listed in the rankings,
joining No. 7 Texas, No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 25 Kansas State. OSU is set to face Texas on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Big 12 title game. OSU is one of three teams since the championship game’s return in 2017 to make the game twice in a three-year span. Oklahoma and Baylor have also accomplished the feat. As of Tuesday, OSU has logged 42 total CFP ranking appearances, which, according to Action Network’s Brett McMurphy, is tied with Michigan for the seventhmost in the FBS since the Playoff’s inception in 2014. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Texas Football via Twitter (X) T’Vondre Sweat is one of the nation’s top defensive linemen, leading a Texas defense that ranks third in the country, averaging 2.93 yards a rush.
T’Vondre Sweat leads Texas’ rush defense, will be key at Big 12 Championship Calif Poncy Staff Reporter
Texas defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat has become one of college football’s most dominant players, spearheading a Longhorn defense that finds itself among the nation’s elite. The Texas Longhorns are known Sweat, a finalist for the Outland for their four- and five-star talent. Trophy, doesn’t have eye-popping stats, Year in and year out, good or bad, but his presence in the middle has been UT seems to always find a way to reel a nightmare for opposing coaches all in one of the nation’s best recruiting season. classes. Sweat is a monster in plugging When opposing offenses line up the middle, constantly swarming opagainst the Longhorns, they scan the posing runners as soon as they touch field and see it lined with highly rated the ball. The redshirt senior also boasts recruits. But this season, the player they two sacks this season, along with five fear the most was just a three-star. batted-down passes.
Sweat forms what is possibly the nation’s best defensive tackle duo with Byron Murphy, with Pro Football Focus consistently ranking both players in the top five for defensive tackles. “Quite frankly, I’m hopeful one of them is Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and the other is Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. The duo faces one of their toughest tests on Saturday when the Longhorns take on Oklahoma State and the nation’s leading rusher, Ollie Gordon. Gordon has been able to run at will against most teams this season,
but OSU hasn’t faced a defensive front as dominant as UT’s, and with Sweat clogging up the middle of the field, the Cowboys will be hard-pressed to run the ball between the tackles. OSU has trotted out a balanced offense much of the season, but when Gordon and the rushing attack are taken out, the Cowboys are easier to stop. “We would like to not be one dimensional, one dimensional has not been good for our team no matter who we play, much less a team that’s as talented as Texas,” OSU coach Mike Gundy said. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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news Cyclone . . . Continued from 1 Lannan said that renewable wind energy accounts for around 44% of Oklahoma’s energy, so having students become interested and invested in this project is extremely important. Energy is one of the main pillars in OSU President Kayse Shrum’s We Are Land-Grant Strategy, released in 2022 to support the university’s land-grant mission. There are several components to the competition, including project design, public outreach and turbine design. Different senior students lead separate pieces of the project, which counts as their senior design project, but students of all years are welcome to join the club. The students from last year graduated, so this year’s club is full of fresh faces. New president Jace Stanley, a senior mechanical engineering technology major, said anyone is invited to participate in the club. While mostly engineering majors, the Cyclone Cowboys are looking for students of all concentrations to assist. Even veterinary and political science students have helped on the project, and the team members have said that they can find a use for anyone. Some students in the club have also found themselves coming out of their shells after joining. “I’m not the most sociable person at first,” Stanley said. “So, I became the outreach lead and now I go out and talk to people. You don’t have to be an engineer as long as you’re interested in it.” The Cyclone Cowboys have gone to several events to reach out to the community, and the group is planning to head out to local elementary schools to help educate kids on wind energy. As the students prepare for the competition, they continue to try to recruit underclassmen to take charge of the club in the future. “Get your foot in the door as early as possible,” said Matthew Griffin, an industrial engineering senior and team lead for the Cyclone Cowboys. “When I was a freshman, I didn’t have any connections. Getting your connections early opens up that many more paths to future jobs, future projects and even grad school.” Students can email Stanley to join at jace.c.stanley@okstate.edu or go to linktr.ee/cyclonecowboys. news.ed@ocolly.com
Courtesy of OSU News The Cyclone Cowboys make turbines like this one as part of their project.
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Payton Little Hot chocolate was provided for students who attended Fanfare of Lights.
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School in ‘05, and my whole family went to college here.” For some, Tuesday marked their first time attending Fanfare of Lights. Continued from 1 Junior Kareem Sawan’s friends brought him to see the lights after discovering he didn’t know about the The community came out in full event. force. “It was the best thing ever to witBret Frieden brought his family to ness something that I’ve never been to experience the lights and fun activities. and for OSU to have its brightest color The OSU alumnus said he was glad to come to life,” Sawan said. be back on campus. Senior Shea Hooper got to see the “We love being here,” Frieden lights for the first time Tuesday as part said. “I graduated from Stillwater High
of her mission to do as much as she can before graduating from OSU. “This is my first year actually being here and trying to be part of OSU 100%, Hooper said. “I’ve never gotten to enjoy it before; it’s really gorgeous.” The Fanfare of Lights also introduced freshmen to OSU’s holiday festivities while spreading some muchneeded Christmas cheer before finals. Freshman Jordyn Scott is already planning on attending next year’s Fanfare. “It’s really cool that everyone is
coming together to enjoy Christmas spirit and to watch Stillwater light up,” Jordyn Scott said. For many, the event is a new experience, but for senior Abby Foster, it’s a tradition. She makes a point of coming every year. Foster sees the lights, crafts and cocoa as a great way to destress and connect during the busiest time of the year. “It is a great way to get closer to the community,” Foster said. “Who doesn’t love Christmas?” news.ed@ocolly.com
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Ask Anna: How to navigate conflicting holiday traditions and expectations between families Anna Pulley Tribune News Service Dear Anna, I’m in my mid-20s and have been dating my boyfriend for a couple of years now. We absolutely adore the holiday season and everything merry it brings with it, but we’re bumping into some rocky terrain while sailing our relationship boat through these supposed “jingle all the way” waters. Our families’ holiday traditions and expectations seem to somehow clash and create tension every year. Just to give you an idea — my family loves to have a quiet, homey Christmas Eve. It’s full of carols, soft lights, staying in PJs and baking cookies. On the other hand, his family enjoys a rowdy, full-of-life party with loads of people, laughter, drinking and music thumping in the backyard. We tried alternating plans — my family’s style one year, his family’s the next. But we ended up left with feelings of unfulfillment and a bit of resentment from the families who missed out. Here’s my question — how can we navigate and address these potential conflicts between our families during the holidays? I feel like we’re in the middle of this festive tug-ofwar, and we want to ensure that both families feel respected and included, without it draining all the joy out of our holidays. Any advice you can offer on juggling these familial expectations and still managing to keep the holiday spirit alive would be really appreciated — Just Orchestrating Low-key Lively Yuletide Enrages Loving Families Dear JOLLYELF, Fighting with your fam-
ily is about the most American thing you can do around the holidays, isn’t it? Well, that and food comas. I’m guessing the reason you can’t do both events is because one or both of your families live far away from each other and it’s not practical to travel to both places in one year. When navigating such conflicts, a sense of flexibility, humor and even disappointment is vital. It sounds like you’re on the right track with attempting to work out a compromise — lots of couples alternate years, or split major holidays, depending on what traditions or events are most important to each. You also don’t have to spend Christmas with each other at all, if it’s really making you miserable. If you’d rather do low-key while he does rollicking Christmas, you can do them separately, then meet back up for a joyous reunion at New Year’s. One of the most freeing realizations I had as an adult was that I could opt out of the Tribune Content Agency whole thing altogether, thus reducing my usual holiday Many couples alternate years with each partner’s families, or split major holidays, depending on what traditions or events are most stress by about 1,000%. You can important to each. do this, too! Plenty of couples Speaking of opting out, I you want to play pickleball and holiday season are most imporspend the holidays apart. It’s also urge you to consider creat- eat fondue. Perhaps you want to tant to me? not a big deal. ing a new tradition entirely. watch hours of zombie movies —What traditions do I Sometimes we try so That’s what I did — I decided with your friends and binge the hold dear? hard to fit our round selves into to go for a nice solo hike, then entire frozen foods section at —What would I be really square pegs when really we eat a burger. It was the best way Trader Joe’s. Perhaps you want bummed to miss? should be doing the opposite I could envision spending the to read books all day quietly, —How do I envision my — trying to find methods that day — low stress, getting out in like they do in Iceland. You ideal holiday celebration? work for us, and our unique nature and enjoying food some- could do any and all of these Then work towards incorsituations and dispositions, one else prepared for me. things! Part of the fun of the porating those values into your instead of against us. Combining elements from holidays is making them your traditions, whether they be new, I know of one family that both your families’ traditions own. old or something in between. celebrates Christmas in May can be a beautiful way to celeThink about what really As author Edna Ferber because the logistics of getting brate unity and foster inclusion. matters to you when it comes once said, “Christmas isn’t a together in December just didn’t Or, you could make up someto the holiday season — what season. It’s a feeling.” Strive work for them, so now they do thing new entirely that the two are the things that nourish your to fill it with feelings of love, the whole shebang when the of you share together and has soul? Some questions to ask respect, compromise and pie. weather’s warmer and ornanothing to do with your famiyourself include: Don’t forget the pie. ments are on super discount. lies’ usual celebrations. Perhaps —What aspects of the news.ed@ocolly.com
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Courtesy of OSU News Dr. Anna Lennard’s research found a correlation between surface acting and levels of unhappiness.
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The second interaction involved then having a spouse who really pushed asking the employee’s spouse to parpast those inauthentic behaviors and ticipate in an intervention around social provided social support allowed them support with them. The researchers to recover and it also fixed the issues Continued from 1 broke it up into two conditions: 1, askwithin their marriage that can develop ing the spouse to push past what the from this,” Lennard said. “The spouse’s employee was saying emotionally when relationship satisfaction increased, and “If you can get employees to they arrived home from work and trying the employee was also able to recover reframe surface acting as a challenge to get them to talk about how they refrom surface acting and not carry those stressor, seeing it as something they ally felt, and 2, asking the spouse to act effects over to the next day.” can grow from and they can learn from, like they normally would to the emLennard said there is no escaping that’s good,” she said. “If they see that ployee, leaving them alone to deal with surface acting in the workplace, as evthe more I engage, the more I’m actutheir feelings. eryone does it, but seeing it as a growth ally going to enjoy this conversation “So, if employees aren’t able to experience can be beneficial. and the better off it’s going to be for reappraise surface acting while at work, “I think encouraging employees everyone.”
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Today’s Birthday (11/30/23). Your physical work and health flower this year. Practice disciplined domestic routines. Slow around health or work challenges, before your team makes springtime transitions. Summer fun, creativity and romance enchant. Tackle home repairs next autumn and celebrate together. Do what you love to grow. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Fill your home with love. Satisfy a creative idea with domestic renovation, arts and crafts. Grab an unexpected opportunity or bargain. Inspiration energizes. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Get immersed in a creative project. Let intuition guide. Develop ideas to the next level. Connect the dots. Express your unique views. Share discoveries. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Your work is gaining attention. Take advantage of lucrative conditions. You can see opportunities hiding everywhere. Organize and grab what you can. Develop the best. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Dress sharp. Consider personal passions, projects and priorities. Entertain a radical idea. Determine what you want, and ask for it. You’re surprisingly successful. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — You can get especially productive behind closed doors. Envision a passion or dream fulfilled. Consider the steps it would take. Schedule and map your course. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Friends lead to valuable possibilities, ideas and encouragement. Social networking reveals hidden opportunities. Enjoy fun people, events and gatherings. Connect and share discoveries. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Pursue creative professional opportunities. Put together a dreamy situation. Generate possibilities in conversation. Take advantage of favorable conditions to grow in new directions. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Investigate previously impossible possibilities. Discuss an impending purchase with your partner. Crate new pathways. Exceptional patience is required. Advance to the next level. Edit or revise later. Postpone romantic games for a while. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Collaborate to grow. Improve efficiencies to benefit your shared finances. Harvest a favorable twist of fate. Prioritize practical strategies. Contribute to the family pot. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — The whole is greater than the sum of your parts. Together, you accomplish more than either would solo. Provide what the other lacks. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Guard your private alone time. Exercise feeds you. Maintain healthy practices to build strength and endurance. Nurture yourself with rest and good food. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Creativity flowers anew. Savor hobbies, sports and crafts. Engage in your favorite fun. Hunt for beauty and find it everywhere. Connect with someone special.
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Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle
11/30/23 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk
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