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Monday, December 4, 2023

The Innovation Foundation at OSU releases plans for Innovation Park Courtesy of OSU News The Innovation Foundation at Oklahoma State University has released a vision plan for a reimagined, 678-acre collaborative research park in southwest Stillwater.

The Innovation Park will be adjacent to the OSU Student Farm, Botanic Garden and the Ferguson College of Agriculture Agronomy Research Station. Formerly called The Oklahoma Technology and Research Park, The Innovation Park will connect these established facilities and serve as a crossroads for advancing OSU’s landgrant mission through the pursuit of technology development and commercial partnerships.

“At Oklahoma State University, our commitment to our students, the state and the nation rests on some fundamental pillars, including our land-grant mission to serve and use our R1 research prowess to improve lives,” OSU President Kayse Shrum said. “The Innovation Park reflects our vision and commitment to our mission of serving the needs of Oklahoma and beyond.

A big part of our We Are Land-Grant strategy is transdisciplinary research, as well as partnerships with industry and

Courtesy of OSU News Plans are in development to renovate the historic barn at the Student Farm on the OSU-Stillwater campus.

the community. As the state’s largest university system, we are excited about what’s possible with this project.”

Positioned as a welcoming gateway to the city of Stillwater from Highway 51, the park aims to cultivate public-private partnerships and engage the community and state as a central-

ized hub of innovation, education and collaboration.

This unique environment will encourage individuals to actively engage in tackling society’s most critical health, technology, energy and environmental challenges and leverage the talent of OSU’s applied research insti-

tutes — Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education, Human Performance and Nutrition Institute, Hamm Institute for American Energy and the National Center for Wellness and Recovery.

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2023 Angel Tree program receiving support Courtesy of OSU News The Angel Tree program at Oklahoma State University aims to help children in need throughout the Stillwater community have a merrier Christmas.

OSU’s Student Volunteer Center is in charge of the program for the first time.

The center has partnered with agencies across Stillwater, with children as their primary clientele. This year’s agencies include Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Department of Human Services, Payne County Youth Shelter and Family Resource Center.

Christmas trees are set up in the Student Union with kids’ three Christmas wishes and general information about them. Anyone is welcome to stop by and pick out an angel to buy gifts for. People can return the unwrapped gifts to the Leadership and Campus Life info desk (211 Student Union) no later than 4 p.m. on Dec. 6.

In previous years, before COVID-19, a kickoff party would be held for anyone to stop by and check out the program. The Student Volunteer Center returned the tradition

this year with a hot chocolate stand for people to enjoy.

Student Volunteer Center Coordinator Haley Osiek said many student organizations will adopt angels, and then the entire group will buy items for the children. Some individuals will also adopt an angel on their own.

“We only have five left,” Osiek said. “I got back into the office this morning and was like, ‘Oh, wow.’ We had close to 30 or 40 left earlier in the week.”

The final tree will be brought to President Kayse Shrum’s Holiday Happenings Party for faculty and staff, which is in the Student Union Ballroom from 2 to 4 p.m.

Friday. Osiek said she hopes the last couple of angels will be “adopted” at the party.

The Student Volunteer Center also recently opened a new program for students to find and log volunteer opportunities, so if any students are looking for volunteer experiences, they can use programs like the Angel Tree to make an impact.

“We want students to know that our whole purpose is to connect them to meaningful volunteer opportunities,” Osiek said. “If a student is ever looking to volunteer, they’re more than welcome to reach out to us.” news.ed@ocolly.com

Courtesy of OSU News The Angel Tree program at Oklahoma State University aims to help children in need throughout the Stillwater community have a merrier Christmas.

Kennedy Thomason The dead longhorn had “F*** FH” carved into its left side and a cut exposing its intestines.

Dead longhorn found outside FarmHouse fraternity house Kennedy Thomason News & Lifestyle Editor

reprehensible act, which in no way represents the values of our institution,” she said in the statement.

The FarmHouse fraternity also issued a statement addressing the longhorn’s carcass.

Update: President Dr. “To our knowledge, Kayse Shrum issued a stateno FarmHouse member was ment to students, faculty and involved in this incident, and staff condemning the actions we do not condone cruelty or of those responsible.

“We expect that authori- defacing of livestock in any ties will prosecute this case to manner,” the statement said.

It encouraged anyone the full extent of the law, and with information to contact we stand with the Stillwater the SPD hotline at (405) 533community in condemning this

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A dead longhorn was found outside of the Oklahoma State FarmHouse fraternity house early Friday morning.

The longhorn, which had “F*** FH” carved into its left side and had a cut along its abdomen exposing its intestines, was reported to the Stillwater Police Department at 6:39 a.m.

SPD Lieutenant TJ Low said this situation is a first for him.

“This is the first thing I’ve ever heard of anything like this,” Low said.

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Rapper Nelly, performed a halftime show at the 2023 Big 12 Championship Game.

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Speed kills

The OSU defense couldn’t keep up with the speed of No. 7 Texas, which racked up 662 yards Saturday in the Big 12 title game.

Cowboys fail to keep up with Longhorns, get blown out in Big 12 Championship Game Davis Cordova Staff Reporter

game in the first quarter with an undisclosed injury, which further hindered OSU’s capability to restrict the Longhorns from doing whatever they wanted.

Wide receivers Xavier Worthy and ARLINGTON, Texas – The Big Adonai Mitchell, who combined for 14 12’s best defensive player of 2023 had receptions and 195 yards, kept getting a 10-foot radius of open, green grass open with their speed. Mitchell had the around him. game’s first score when he ran a post to Texas quarterback Quinn Ewthe outside in the endzone, juking OSU ers floated a ball to defensive tackle cornerback Korie Black, and catching a T’Vondre Sweat for a touchdown near 10-yard touchdown. the end of the first quarter.

Ewers, voted game MVP, threw It was just that kind of day for for 354 yards and four touchdowns – in the OSU defense – losing a 6-foot-4, the first half.

367-pound lineman in the end zone.

Ewers just about broke the chamThe No. 7 Texas Longhorns clob- pionship game record for yards and bered the No. 18 OSU Cowboys, 49-21, touchdowns in the first 30 minutes of in Saturday’s Big 12 Conference Cham- play, he eventually broke the yardage pionship game at AT&T Stadium. record early in the third quarter and The Cowboys weren’t able to finished the game with 452 yards. stop – or keep up with – the Longhorns.

OSU coach Mike Gundy said the Texas just seemed to be faster and way Texas played on Saturday showed quicker than OSU. him the Longhorns can play with just “Speed kills,” Nardo said. “If you about any team right now. have speed you can cause problems, “I would guess that that team can because we’re not slow. We have speed, play with anyone in the country right Korie Black is really fast and when now, just from what I saw live,” Gundy you’ve got it everywhere, speed is some- said. “Texas live, is actually better thing you always have to worry about.” than they were on tape. Very fast, very Black, one of the most experienced explosive. players in OSU’s secondary, left the “I will give Sark (UT coach Steve

Sarkisian) credit. He had good concepts and schemes. We didn’t pressure the quarterback much and it’s not easy pressuring him.”

The Cowboys have mounted comebacks the previous two weeks against Houston and BYU, but weren’t able to dominate the second half on Saturday.

Nardo said Texas’ completion rate on third down (10-16) hindered OSU’s chance at getting back into the game.

One play that will stick with Nardo is Texas’ first score in the second half. OSU forced the Longhorns into a punt on their first possession of the second half and it looked promising that the Cowboys might be able to do it again, but lightning struck.

Texas running back Keilan Robinson bursted through a wide gap and outran the entire OSU secondary for a 57-yard score.

“We had a motion adjustment we put in and it worked really well,” Nardo said. “They motioned, then motioned back and it was just a slight hesitation that popped it. We were holding up well in the run game. That’s the play that will bother me for the next 12 months.”

Looking ahead, the transfer portal, national signing day and a bowl game destination are on the horizon. OSU

coach Mike Gundy wants to give his guys a break before they prepare to play a final game together.

“We’ll give these guys a week off,” Gundy said. “I’ve never given a team seven days off, I’ll probably give them eight days off. Normally it’s four or five days, but this team needs a break.

They’re tired. We practiced harder the last eight weeks than we ever have in my 19 years here.

“I want them to know how much I appreciate them and what they brought to the table this season.”

As for the portal, OSU currently has three players in it – all played zero significant snaps for the Cowboys in 2023.

OSU wide receiver Rashod Owens, who caught four receptions for 85 yards and two touchdowns against Texas, said he would be surprised if any of his teammates entered the portal.

“I really can’t see a lot, or anybody hitting (the portal),” Owens said.

“This team’s real close to each other, we’ve built a relationship since January, since we built this new team. A lot of relationships have been built on trust. I don’t already see a lot of people hitting that portal and it’d be surprising if somebody did or a few people do.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Texas breaks up with the Big 12, defeats OSU in title game Ashton Slaughter Assistant Sports Editor

ARLINGTON, Texas — Boos and S-E-C chants filled AT&T Stadium during Texas’ Big 12 Championship Game victory celebration.

The boos weren’t coming from the OSU orange crowd, no. The boos, along with the SE-C chants, were coming from the Longhorn fans, booing their metaphorical ex-partner of a conference and letting it know who their next partner is.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian put his arm around Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark and then attempted to silence the boos and chants with a “quiet down” hand motion. One hand or both hands didn’t matter. The Longhorn fans were letting their ex hear it, leaving the conference in their rearview as champions.

“I look at that as love,” Yormark said with a smile. “...

It’s all good.”

No. 7 UT partied on after its 49-21 victory over OSU, closing the door on its Big 12 relationship and keeping its foot in the door for the College Football Playoff.

Quinn Ewers threw for a career-high 452 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes; three Longhorn receivers had 86+ yards; and UT finished with more first downs (33) than OSU had rushing yards (31).

It was pure and utter dominance, breaking the Big 12’s heart, among others.

“I like playing Texas; I like playing OU; I like the Big 12,” said OSU offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn.

Payton Little Quinn Ewers (orange) holding the Big 12 Championship Game MVP belt, as he was a key contributor to Texas’ victory against OSU in the Longhorns’ last Big 12 game.

“...I know they’re a good football team, but we get up for those type of games.”

Despite the familiarity between the two programs, Texas impressed OSU. Although the Big 12 logo is still on the white and burnt orange jerseys and helmets, its talent level resembled that of a team that would be in the Southeastern Conference.

“Texas looked better than they did on tape,” said OSU coach Mike Gundy. “...I was told during the

week they have 11 players that Big 12 title since 2009, a year are going to be drafted. Now, I when the Longhorns went on to don’t know. I don’t keep track a BCS National Championship of that. My point being is that appearance against Alabama. would put him on a good run Now, their CFP hopes are alive, talent-wise… I would guess that even if they don’t make it into team can play with anyone in the top 4 after this week, they the country right now, just from have left their conference with what I saw live.” an exclamation mark.

Now, the Big 12 and Yormark, before the boos Texas’ relationship is over. and the title game Saturday Texas and Oklahoma are gone; morning, said he would be rootColorado, Utah, Arizona and ing for both teams and would Arizona State are entering. A advocate for Texas to make new era has officially begun. the CFP, which he followed Texas has been without a through with on the stage with

Sarkisian and Co. postgame.

Gundy told Sarkisian the same, too, in their midfield exchange postgame.

OSU players and coaches alike continued to commend the Longhorns for their talent and how in sync they were. No matter the opponent, they can hang with anybody, they said.

That team won’t be in the Big 12 now, though. And it’s leaving with a trophy and letting their fans chant and boo behind them, effectively kissing the ex goodbye. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics Bryan Nardo said he will self-scout his defense to find and create solutions for what doesn’t work, and how offense attack the weaknesses.

What OSU DC Bryan Nardo aims for this offseason to improve following the Big 12 Championship Game loss Gabriel Trevino Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Texas — Bryan Nardo has never experienced a typical bowl game preparation.

At previous, lower-level schools, the bowl practices he had were few and the equivalent to spring practices; where young players get more time on the field. Now, he will get a number of weeks before bowl practices begin, which start weeks before the game.

Oklahoma State will learn what bowl it will play in on Sunday. No matter where or when, Nardo — the Cowboys’ first year defensive coordinator — will have time for himself.

Recruiting and the portal will take up some of it. Most of OSU’s coordinators

and position coaches will be on the road to recruit before National Signing Day. But, for the most part, Nardo plans on using it for reflection.

“I’m going to self-scout even more than I normally do,” he said. “Really try to look at formation recognition, what other teams do successfully that look similar to us. Figure out who we’re playing, what they’re going to do to attack. This is a great opportunity. I’ve never done that. We had bowl games at Emporia and we’d get six or seven practices.”

The Cowboys’ defense allowed 662 yards in their 49-21 loss to Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. The Longhorns offense featured a number of likely future NFL players, though it was the most yards allowed in the conference championship game’s history. It was the worst statistical performance

for Nardo’s defense this season, but it was not the first poor game.

Four hundred yards to South Alabama, 422 vs. Iowa State, 500 against Kansas, 492 vs. OU and 592 at UCF. Injuries and being forced to start multiple young players in the secondary didn’t help. When it was effective, OSU’s defense created a habit using second-half adjustments to stall opponents and lead comebacks.

Fixing the issues is a challenge in the middle of the season. It can be destructive to attempt to change the defense before another game. With help from the offensive staff and OSU coach Mike Gundy, Nardo and the defense can learn from an offense’s perspective what they see from the Cowboys’ defensive scheme and what works, and how to attack it.

“It’s a balancing act,” Nardo said.

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“You want to make sure you’re not looking too much into it, because you don’t want to chase ghosts. But you’ve got to make sure you’re seeing what the offense sees. You make sure you’re not being too predictable.”

When he is recruiting and looking into the portal, Nardo doesn’t have a specific type of player he’s searching for other than good ones. Experience in a 3-3-5 scheme like his won’t matter in his scouting.

“I think you look for good players and you match them up to what we do and who we are,” Nardo said. “At the end of the day, playing in our scheme is great, but if you can play football and you’re a good football player, we can teach you how to line up and be in our shell.”

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Continued from 1 Elizabeth Pollard, executive director of The Innovation Foundation, said the park will spur innovation while also creating an environment that harmonizes technology, education and nature.

“The Innovation Park is a nexus of technology development, commercialization, partnerships, forward-thinking ideas and collaborative innovation,” she said. “Fusing OSU’s land-grant mission with the ecosystem of the Student Farm and Botanic Garden, The Innovation Foundation is forging a transcendent path aimed at redefining typical boundaries and shifting the paradigm of education, discovery, agriculture, technology commercialization and art while seamlessly integrating the facets of OSU, the Stillwater community and the entire state of Oklahoma.”

Launched this fall, the Student Farm initiative allows students to gain hands-on expertise in land cultivation, crop growth and innovative approaches to overcoming challenges in produce distribution. This rendering shows the proposed Welcome Center at The Innovation Park.

Led by Dr. Justin Quetone to our Mobile Market outreach commercial partnerships. visitors and OSU students in Moss, the Student Farm has locations and our satellite sites.

A proposed Analytical hands-on drone applications, already provided over 53,000 These locations had not had a Solutions Center, equipped with promoting education and repounds of produce to Payne consistent source of produce a supercomputer and multiple sponsible usage in a contained County through a partnership before the Student Farm began data centers, would anchor the area. with Our Daily Bread Food and park. There are also plans in Nestled within OSU’s Resource Center. Rachel Cond- harvesting.”

Plans are in development development for an Internet Botanic Garden, the new ley, Our Daily Bread executive 2,100-square-foot Horticulture director, said these efforts have to renovate the historic barn at Exchange Point, which would the Student Farm while preattract tech partners, foster colEducation Center will feature helped feed more than 5,000 serving its essential character. laboration to enhance last-mile a spacious classroom and office families in just seven months.

This renovation will allow the connectivity, enabling OSU space, offering publicly accessi“Having fresh produce Student Farm to expand its to provide needed workforce ble opportunities for inspiration from a local farm has allowed impact through new educatraining and virtual health care through unique interactions for our produce shelf life to be tional opportunities and valuto rural areas across the state. with nature. This facility is extended and has provided a able nutrition resources, as well The campus also aims to designed to advance sustainable unique partnership for our orexpand university services to practices, creating an eco-conganizations,” Condley said. “In as research partnerships with HPNRI, the College of Educaprovide genomic analysis capascious environment for OSU, the past, we have been limited in the amount of quality, fresh tion and Human Sciences, and bilities and a cutting-edge bio- Stillwater and the surrounding OSU Agriculture focused on repository. This facility would communities. produce we could provide to measuring community health efficiently store and manage A network of scenic our guests. The Student Farm outcomes. biological samples from human, trails, fitness locations, tree production has not only enabled The vision includes con- plant and animal specimens, walk villages and family us to provide more produce ensuring optimal preservation friendly amenities will conand a better selection to guests cepts for strategically placed collaboration centers throughfor current and future research nect the park and its centers. visiting the shopping floor at out the park to nurture creativinitiatives.

Complementing this natural Our Daily Bread, but it has also The Drone Education tapestry, the trail system will empowered us to take produce ity, encourage transdisciplinary research and facilitate valuable Center would actively engage incorporate STEM through

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AI-generated art displays with light and sound, seamlessly integrating the arts, nature and technology in an immersive showcase.

Eddy Crosby, OSU assistant vice president of strategic planning, believes the project will not only drive economic growth but also foster a spirit of shared responsibility and a stronger, more connected Stillwater.

“The Innovation Park will be a place where OSU’s esteemed faculty, industry partners and the community can get together, share knowledge and solve problems,” he said. “Applied interdisciplinary research will be at the forefront, working at the speed of industry, while connecting and aligning valuable resources.” news.ed@ocolly.com

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Kennedy Thomason Stillwater Police Department officers removed the longhorn around 9 a.m. on Friday.

Longhorn . . .

Continued from 1 Around 9 a.m., a trailer arrived to remove the longhorn from FarmHouse’s front lawn.

A representative of FarmHouse, who helped SPD load the longhorn onto the trailer, said they are leaving it to SPD. “Our comment is the authorities are investigating it,” the representa-

tive said. “It’s been turned over to the authorities.”

Low said the guilty party could face an animal cruelty charge, which is a felony.

Any further charges will be at the discretion of the Payne County District Attorney’s office.

“Definitely a cruel, cruel crime to commit,” Low said.

OSU released a statement at 10:23 a.m. regarding the investigation.

“Oklahoma State University is appalled at the disturbing display of animal cruelty that occurred overnight at an off-campus location near a fraternity

house,” the statement said. “The Stillwater Police Department is investigating the incident, and the university’s Office of Student Support and Conduct also has initiated an investigation.

“Oklahoma State expects all students to adhere to university codes of conduct, and appropriate action will be taken based on the outcome of the investigation.”

Although there are no leads at the moment, Low said investigators are pulling camera footage from FarmHouse and the rest of Greek Row in an attempt to capture the guilty party.

He said investigators will also talk

with the person who initially reported it, members of FarmHouse and cattle owners in the area, as Stillwater does not have cattle within city limits.

“I think they’re (investigators) just hoping to find out the cause of the death,” Low said. “They’re trying to find out through the camera footage in the area, maybe a vehicle, obviously a vehicle, or somebody brought the cow there.”

Information about the situation can be reported to the SPD’s anonymous hotline at (405) 533-8477.

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE!

checked it out. It was just what they needed. It was a “last minute” answer to prayer.

I, and seven other adults, recently returned from a week’s trip to southern Mexico. We were visiting a missionary work that started a number of years ago. Now, this includes an orphanage for needy children, a growing church work in spreading the Good News message of God’s love in Jesus for all mankind. It was a great time of “helping out” in a number of ways.

However, this growing work started a number of years ago in a very shaky way. A young couple sensed a call from God to go to southern Mexico to do missionary work. As we prayed, we went to this small town in southern Mexico. We searched for a number of days for a suitable place for them to live and begin their work. We could not find a place..I had to leave and get back to my pastoral duties in Okla. They kept looking, but found nothing.

They were about to give up when the man spotted a small sign in a store window; “House for Rent”. The couple

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I want to encourage you, today, in reading this article, to pray about getting in involved in Christian missionary work. It may be through your local church you attend. It may be in contacting others you know who are envolved. I can testify that there is a deep satisfaction in working and serving in the work of God, and seeing fruit that will last for eternity. Even if you only can help in small ways; it can really count.

I remember a song years ago; “Thank you for giving to the Lord!” It spoke of a person that was thanked by others when he reached Heaven because of his service and giving to God’s work. There are lasting effects as we give and serve! .

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Partnerships flower over the almost month, with Venus in Scorpio. Share support and compromise. Opposites attract. Enjoy a bonding phase. Your love grows.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Prioritize health, fitness and vitality. Pour artistry and creativity into your work, with Venus in Scorpio for almost a month. Practice routines to grow.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Artistic efforts blossom. Focus on beauty, harmony and passion, with Venus in Scorpio for three and a half weeks. Share with someone wonderful.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Infuse your home with love. Beautify your spaces. Take on domestic projects that support your family, work and health. Put your heart into your place.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Trust your heart to guide the messaging over the coming three-week phase.

Express your passion, with Venus in Scorpio. Research, study and learn voraciously.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Use your charm and persuasive arts for lucrative dealings. The next month can get quite profitable, with Venus in Scorpio. Your work is in demand.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — You’re in the spotlight. You’re especially charismatic and irresistible over the next three and a half weeks, with Venus in your sign. Dress for success.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Savor the beauty in peaceful moments. Allow yourself more quiet time this month, with Venus in Scorpio. Rest and consider dreams, plans and visions.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Get public and work the crowd. You’re especially popular, with Venus in Scorpio. Grow the love, share and connect. Play on an amazing team.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Align your career toward your passions over the next almost month, with Venus in Scorpio. Take charge. Assume authority. Grab a lucrative opportunity.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Enjoy classes, seminars and exploration. Follow your heart where it leads over the next month, with Venus in Scorpio. Travel, adventure and studies satisfy.

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Solution to Saturday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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