Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Intensity of tennis Bedlam rivalry exceeds all other matches Eric McLaurin Staff Reporter Bedlam: one word and most know what someone is talking about. The intensity of the rivalry goes for all sports, with tennis being no exception. Thursday’s match between the two rivals was filled with tension all the way through. A larger than usual crowd was in attendance for the Cowboys, and the Sooners also had a contingent of boisterous fans. While the score of the match was 6-1 in favor of the Sooners, nearly all of the matches were close, with many tiebreaks needed to settle sets. Ryan Livesay, a volunteer assistant for the Cowboys felt the intensity of the rivalry. “It was intense tonight, and there were a ton of fans out there, and they are a very loud team, and we had a good showing, and it’s fun, but also, it’s one you don’t want to lose,” Livesay said. See Bedlam on 3
Mia Ledbetter Quion Williams hitting a three pointer.
Williams will return to OSU, praises coaches and looks toward future
Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter Mia Ledbetter OSU freshman Carl Roothman said playing in Bedlam was more intense than the average match.
The only freshman Cowboy basketball player on scholarship
will be back for more. Quion Williams plans to return to OSU for his sophomore season, he told The O’Colly following an announcement on Twitter. The Cowboys have lost significant contributors already. Senior guard Avery Anderson III and senior forward Kalib Boone declared their intentions to enter the portal in the past two days. Coach Mike Boynton said in his press conference to conclude the season that he
expected turnover. The coaching staff was a primary reason Williams is staying out of the transfer portal. “Those are my dudes, for real,” Williams said. “Another reason is I’m adjusting to coach Mike (Boynton) and the coaching staff. I’ve yet to play my best basketball at Gallagher-Iba Arena.” See Praises on 2
Discovery of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in L.A. wastewater sparks worry Alex Wigglesworth Los Angeles Times
VID-19 pandemic as a way to track the presence and transmission of infectious agents within a community. The pathogens appeared in Bacteria that are resistant to samples of untreated water taken from colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, have two of Los Angeles County’s largest for the first time been detected in Los treatment plants: the Joint Water PolAngeles County wastewater, suggestlution Control Plant in Carson and the ing that the germs are circulating more Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in widely in the community than previPlaya del Rey. The facilities serve a ously thought, according to researchers total of about 7.5 million people. at USC. Testing found antibiotic resisThe superbugs were discovered tance genes on two novel small plasduring surveillance of wastewater — a mids: circular pieces of DNA that practice that took off during the COcan be shared among different types
of unrelated bacteria, said researcher Adam Smith, associate professor of environmental engineering at USC, whose findings were published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. “This is probably the scariest aspect: the potential for this resistance to spread widely across different bacterial populations,” Smith said. Antibiotic resistance is a growing world health threat. More than 2.8 million infections resistant to antimicrobials — which include antibiotics as well as antifungals and antiseptics — take
place in the U.S. each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists worry that widespread resistance to antimicrobials would usher in an age when common infections and minor injuries can once again kill. “We could get to the point where we can’t combat infections with antibiotics,” Smith said, “so we’re entering sort of a post-antibiotic world.” See Wastewater on 8