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Cowboys raise almost $200,000 for OSU mental health services “The entire Bella Casey Cowboy family Staff Reporter
coming together around this important cause was so exciting to watch,” Adrian Matthys, assistant vice president of annual giving at the OSU Foundation said. “Alumni, faculty, staff, students and generous members of the OSU community all played a part in raising these funds to support campus mental health services.” The money from the campaign will be used to improve the mental health resources available to on-campus and off-campus students. OSU plans to use the funds
Courtesy of OSU Foundation In October, OSU raised $193,544 for the Cowboys United for Mental Health Campaign. OSU President Kayse Shrum led the event and the funds will be used to provide free counseling sessions and more.
Pokes have always prioritized mental health. Students at OSU and across the nation are putting their mental well-being above anything else. The surplus of students exploring OSU’s mental health resources in recent years inspired improvements. On Oct. 8, OSU launched Cowboys United For Mental Health. The fiveday campaign’s goal was to raise money for OSU’s mental health resources. The Cowboy community did just that. The campaign raised $193,544 to put toward expanding mental health services for students. See Health on 3A
Is ‘Die Hard’ a Christmas movie? Bella Casey its occupants Staff Reporter from the criminals.
Courtesy of OSU Members of the OSU Ethics Bowl team continued the program’s success with its third straight regional championship and qualified for the Ethics Bowl national competition in Portland, Oregon.
OSU’s Ethics Bowl team qualifies for national competition Kennedy Thomason Assistant News and Lifestyle editor
Scott Gelfand, the Department of Philosophy head, said he enjoys seeing student growth among the team. “Interacting with and supporting our Ethics Bowl team is one of my favorite activities,” Gelfand said. “The After winning the regional compe- team members discuss a variety of tition at Texas A&M University-San An- complicated and interesting issues. They tonio on Nov. 12, the OSU Ethics Bowl frequently disagree with one another, team will travel to Portland, Oregon, in but they’ve learned how to disagree in a March to vie for a national title. respectful way and a way in which they This achievement was not a surcan share their ideas and maybe arrive prise to the team. Winning regionals at a position they can all support.” three consecutive times and qualifying The Ethics Bowl team debates for the national competition four out controversial and complex issues to deof the five years they were eligible, the velop debate and critical thinking skills. team is prepared for nationals. The Eth- As with any club, their shared interests ics Bowl team is excited to build off this create a strong bond. The team allows record and take the national stage. students to practice professional skills. The team has a record at the “They develop deep friendships, national competition, placing in the top and they learn skills that are important eight two years ago. in college, graduate school and the job The OSU Department of Philoso- market, including working as a team phy sponsors the Ethics Bowl team and and articulating complex ideas in a clear is made of student members of the Eth- manner,” Gelfand said. “And, of course, ics Club at OSU. as they discuss the different issues, they
hone their critical reasoning skills.” Daniel Trippett, the team coach and lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, said the team accomplished a lot at their regional competition. OSU received first place for the Ethics Bowl team, as well as the freshmen team. Members of the team include Parker Plank, a computer engineering and philosophy double major from Tulsa, Samuel Sibley, a mechanical engineering major from Tulsa, Reese Jackson, a zoology and biology double major from Fort Worth and Eric Landin, an English and philosophy double major from Tulsa. The freshmen team consisted of Colin Udall, Caleb Dorsten, Spencer Terry, Ethan Jennings and Michael Clark. For more information on the Ethics Bowl Team, you can visit news. okstate.edu. news.ed@ocolly.com
Many argue that “Die Hard” is not a Christmas movie, instead it’s an action movie that happens to take place during Christmas. David Cagle, 25, said that everything about “Die Hard” screams Christmas. “It takes place on Christmas,” Cagle said. “It takes place at a Christmas party. They play Christmas music throughout the whole thing, and they even have Christmas music during the credits. The entire movie is Christmas.” Those against the claim that “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie argue that because the movie was not released during the holiday season, it is not a Christmas movie. “Die Hard” was released in July 1988.
Christmas movies are an essential part of the holiday season. Movies such as “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Home Alone” are considered holiday staples in millions of households across America. For a smaller number of American households, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas if somebody at the dinner table didn’t revive the yearly holiday argument of if “Die Hard” qualifies as a Christmas movie. In “Die Hard,” Bruce Willis, who plays police officer John McClane, is attending his wife’s company Christmas party when the a group of terrorists there to take over the building interrupts. It is up to McClane to save the building and See Die on 4A