Tuesday, February 21, 2023
OSU and CEAT professional development program partner for rural training program Bonnie Kaiser-Gambill is the coordinator of uled across the state at mainly rural-based hospitals. the Oklahoma Hospital HAZWOPER program and Training topics focus on a number of things includsaid she is happy this partnership will further Okla- ing developing and sustaining a healthcare facility homa rural health. decontamination preparedness program, emergency “HAZWOPER is OSHA’s Hazardous Waste decontamination procedures and proficiency, inciand Emergency Response standard that requires dent command system topics, equipment issues and workers be trained to safely perform their job func- maintenance and preparedness emerging issues. Mallory Pool tions without endangering themselves or others,” Corie Kaiser is the director of the Oklahoma Staff Reporter Kaiser-Gambill said. “We’re pleased to partner with Office of Rural Health and said this program is esthe OSU Center for Rural Health to provide this im- sential to the success of rural communities. As far as acronyms go, the HAZWOPER is one portant First Receiver training to hospital staff and “The past three years have taught us the imto remember. others who work in emergency, disaster and infection portance of decontamination preparedness in emerOSU’s College of Engineering, Architecture control and preparedness in Oklahoma.” gency situations,” Kaiser said. “We are excited this and Technology Professional Development and the Feb. 28 is the official date to kick off the first training opportunity will be offered to rural-serving OSU Center for Rural Health partner to provide program manager-focused training in Tulsa. An providers, who are essential to the communities they the 2023 Oklahoma Hospital Hazardous Waste and additional training program will be on March 3 and serve.” Emergency Response standard (HAZWOPER) for offered in Oklahoma City. After this, operationalFirst Receivers Program. level hospital HAZWOPER training will be schedSee CEAT on page 5
3 takeaways: Cowboys suffer worst loss in three years to Iowa It was tough Rowdy Baribeau sledding for OSU Staff Reporter
to begin the dual, but it seemingly never ended. OSU After five lost the first four bouts, it became all by decisions evident that Iowa by scores of three, was not just going one, two and one. to defeat OSU, but The Cowboys just to dominate them. couldn’t finish. No. 2 Iowa During the heavydefeated No. 6 weight bout, Tony OSU 28-7 in Carv- Cassioppi defeated er-Hawkeye Arena. Konner Doucet There weren’t 4-0. Then the many positives for 125-pound bout the Cowboys as came. Spencer Lee they won two of earned the thirtyten bouts. There fourth fall of his were four matches career over Reece separated by three Witcraft. or fewer points, Daton Fix set all that swung the things off for the direction of the Cowboys with an Hawkeyes The 11-3 major deciHawkeyes handed sion against Brody the Cowboys their Teske. However, worst loss since the Hawkeyes Feb. 23, 2020… fired right back against the Hawk- with an 11-0 major eyes 34-6. Here decision in the are three take141-pound bout, aways from the sealing the deal for dual. Iowa. The Cowboys lost the first See full story at six bouts ocolly.com
File Photo Jacob Thompson both founded and serves as the captain for the OSU hockey team.
The creation of the OSU hockey team Noah Weber Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Andy Hamilton/FloWrestling John Smith and the Cowboys haven’t won at Iowa since 2012.
Jacob Thompson, an OSU student, was playing pickup hockey at the Children’s Health StarCenter in McKinney, Texas, one summer night after his freshman year. He played hockey all throughout his childhood and still liked to play for fun when he had the time. But his college didn’t have a hockey team. A friend of Thompson’s named Blake Bonner suggested that he create a team at OSU. Bonner was someone Thompson consistently played with at open
hockey and was the vice president for the hockey team at Baylor. Thompson liked the idea and ran with it. “OU and UCO both had teams and I was wondering why we didn’t have a team,” Thompson said. “So I decided to do it.” Thompson’s first step of spreading the word about his newly created hockey team was creating an Instagram page. He got one of his friends to draw some official logos for the account and some of the bigger pages that OSU students follow reposted his initial post announcing the new team. The post also had a registration form for interested players to play to fill out. Everything was starting to come together for Thompson and his new
team.
More than 20 people filled out the form and Thompson took all the necessary steps to become a team once school started in August. “I had to go become a student organization first,” Thompson said. “Then I had to become a sports organization which took another few weeks. We had to start our season way late.” The OSU hockey team couldn’t start their season until late November, but Thompson worked hard throughout the creation of the team to get games scheduled. He was able to schedule 12 games for the first season and the team won six of these games. See Hockey on page 3