Tuesday, February 7, 2023
OSU selected to participate in Beckman Scholars Program Luisa Clausen News & Lifestyle Editor Oklahoma State University reinsures its strong commitment to expanding undergraduate research. OSU has been selected to participate in the 2023 Beckman Scholars Program (BSP). The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation’s Beckman Scholars Program awards institutions with funding to support six student-mentor pairs through a 15-month research experience. Two students will be selected to participate each year throughout the course of the three-year award term. Six student/mentor pairs per institution receive $21,000 per Student
and $5,000 per Mentor. College of Arts and Sciences will house the institution-level award. Faculty mentors from the Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Chemistry, Integrative Biology and Physics were selected after a meticulous and diligent vetting process. “This is a prestigious program that allows OSU students to learn and grow alongside an accomplished faculty member,” said Dr. Rachael Eaton, OSU BSP director and program manager for CAS student research. “Students will be offered such an impactful opportunity to receive mentorship from scientists who are not only dedicated to advancements in the lab but who have also demonstrated a commitment to mentorship and developing student researchers.” See Scholars on page 3
Courtesy of OSU OSU is one of just 14 institutions across the country selected as a Beckman Scholars program awardee.
Striking attendance failure on Friday doesn’t help wrestling Column
Adam Engel Editor-in-Chief
ber matinee for a hypothetical last place Texas Rangers squad. The home plate mat placement naturally limited seating areas. Still, light attendance. Nearly 10,000 less than the attendance for last year’s Bout at the Ballpark, an OSU-Iowa dual. Consider this: OSU home dual attendance hasn’t dipped less than 2,000 since COVID-19 caused crowd restrictions. Worst home crowd before COVID-19? Pittsburgh in December 2016 — 1,818. You don’t grow the sport with an exponentially less attendance. You fail, and it declines. A lot. This neutral site was originally a home site for OSU. Instead, the allure of an MLB ballpark called.
ARLINGTON, Texas — A leisurely walk around the park became a warning. No one walking the concourse with a beer in hand. No vendors peddling hot dogs, popcorn or peanuts. Only a smattering of orange spread behind home plate. A nice discrepancy to the thousands of green seats. No folks in those green seats. Empty. A crowd of 2,084 witnessed No. 11 OSU beat No. 6 Michigan, 24-15 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. It appeared to be a crowd worse than a midweek Septem- See Friday on page 3
Chase Davis John-Michael Wright (51) “controlled the offense” and scored eight points in the final five minutes of OSU’s 79-73 win over No. 15 TCU on Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Wright takes over final minutes, fends off Texas Christian rally Braden Bush Assistant Sport Editor
Chase Davis Just more than 2,000 fans watched OSU beat Michigan, 24-15, on Friday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. More than 12,000 fans watched last year’s Bout at the Ballpark, a 23-9 Iowa win.
John-Michael Wright acted instinctively. Moussa Cisse blocked TCU guard Damion Baugh’s layup, sending it to the baseline. Wright barely grabbed the rebound while teetering on the out-of-bounds line, and he hurled it over his shoulder without looking. Caleb Asberry caught it at
midcourt and threw it to Kalib Boone for a dunk. That heads-up play was one of many by Wright, who took over in the final minutes of OSU’s 79-73 win over No. 15 TCU in Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday afternoon. From the stands, Wright’s pass looked like it was intended for Asberry, who caught it in stride. Coach Mike Boynton said his team is taught to throw the ball as far from the basket as possible in that scenario, but he praised Wright for the wherewithal to connect with Asberry. Wright would have liked to take credit, but he said he didn’t even see Asberry when he threw it. “I was just hoping somebody was there,” Wright said. “I just wanted to get it past half court, so I threw it as hard as I could.”
In the first half, Wright scored nine points, all 3-pointers, and Boone, who finished with a careerhigh 25, had 12 in the opening half. By early in the second, the Cowboys (14-9, 5-5) built a 19-point lead. Then here came TCU (17-6, 6-4) and turnovers. The Horned Frogs went on a 20-3 run in less than seven minutes and cut the lead to two. Over that stretch, the Cowboys committed six turnovers and shot 1-for-6 from the field. At the 5:09 mark, TCU took its first lead. “Honestly, the message is stop turning the ball over,” Boynton said. But for Wright, the coaches had a personal message. See Wright on page 4