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By Christopher Sneed The OSU Museum of Art’s newest exhibit intends to dazzle and prompt deep thinking. About water. Artists, scientists and community members came together to create a free waterthemed exhibit at the Museum of Art, scheduled to run until May 29. The State We’re In Water: Constructing a Sense of Space in Water, displays the combined efforts of artists Robin Lasser, Marguerite Perret and Bruce Scherting. With help from various scientists, professors and engineers, the artwork creates an experience for diverse visitors. Kristin Duncan, the marketing specialist for the museum, said that there is something for everyone: whimsical pieces, digital art on screen and poetry readings as part of five installations. “This exhibition can be heavy in terms of science and really you can get out of it what you are interested in, but it also is just beautifully put together,” Duncan said. Perret took objects found along waterways and sealed them in ceramic to create The Tangled Strangled Bank exhibit. Works
such as the combination of feminine hygiene products and seashells, transforms the area into a dreamlike space. The artist’s intention is to get people talking about water and how it is impacted by humans, Duncan said. The Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant assisted with locating many of the objects such as toothbrushes, pill bottles and bullet shells. Going beyond the visuals, the exhibit encourages thoughts about the environment and even human disposal in terms of how the things we take into our bodies make their way into water sources, sometimes with harmful consequences. “When I take birth control or ibuprofen, it gets into the water stream and it affects the ecosystem, fish reproduction, species of frogs and things that rely on the water,” Duncan said. In addition to scientific and artistic inspiration, a few of the works are emotional. Lasser displays an homage to her mother in a series titled “The Weather Report.” Inspired by her time in Japan during a typhoon, the work is a mix of kaleidoscope and assembled symbolism. These are a study of how water interacts with surfaces. However, the more personal aspects are inspired by her mother. Lasser discovered a book of poetry written by her mother after her death. Coincidentally, the writings were poetry-themed. The book sits among the artwork in the exhibit. One piece is a direct tribute to her mother, which visitors can locate under the screen showcasing Lasser’s moving digital art. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com
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Tree Thoughts By Annemarie Chaney After more than 10 years in the making, the horticulture club’s project has finally come to fruition! The club for years has wanted to document each and every living tree on the university’s campus. Few have taken on the task, but one student, in particular, has figured out how to do that exact action. Could you imagine naming, measuring and categorizing every single living tree at Oklahoma State University? Although it would be an overwhelming task, this is exactly the undertaking that university arborist Caitlin Gipson recently tackled. We now know that the total value of all of the more than 3,000 trees on campus is estimated at over 9 million dollars. Without a doubt, that is an extremely secure investment! Gipson got to leave her mark on the crowd at the first meeting of the Horticulture Club, bringing to light an interactive map of campus on OSU’s official website that identifies every single tree we got! Horticulture is the art or practice of garden cultivation and management and is an incredible necessary party of society in terms of studying plants and helping manage the environment. As you can imagine, a lot went into the project. With trees and seasons changing the “tree map” is nearly a constant job, and it’s not the only thing that Caitlin Gipson inherited as our new orange arborist. At the meeting, Gipson got in touch with her roots by naming her favorite tree, which is the sycamore outside of Old Central. This was the tree that her grandmother sat under during her time at OSU, as old as it is, the sunset of its lifespan is approaching quickly. If you have a moment while you are walking by, give a little bit of time to observing this piece of still living history. She ended her presentation with the offer to provide five selected students from the Hort Club with the chance to plant three trees on campus. Gipson is perfect with handling any questions for those who have interest n arborist opportunities. She was the first of a slew of professionals to come speak on behalf of Hort Club, providing for students real-world experience and opportunities in the field of horticulture. The Horticulture Club is still open to new members and meets on the first Thursday of every month with free food, a guest speaker and the opportunity to take home real scholarships for your involvement.
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Enneagrams on a Zoom lecture By Bryanna Nickel
Enneagram one: Ones will always have the best set up: at a desk, with perfect lighting, and with zero distractions; his or her computer will be strategically placed around his or her notes and pencils. Ones will most likely be the best about staying on mute when they aren’t speaking and reminding everyone else to stay on mute as well!
In light of COVID-19, quarantine and online classes, here are the Enneagram types on a zoom lecture:
Enneagram two: Twos are just happy to see everyone’s face. They enter and exit every meeting with an enthusiastic wave! The twos will most likely have someone else in the room, watching on with them. The twos are also most likely to unmute themselves to say “here” during roll call.
Enneagram six: Sixes will have the best internet connection, the clearest audio and will certainly be the most prepared, alongside the ones! Sixes will have the most detailed notes and will feel obligated to share them with all their best friends; they are also the most likely to have snacks and a coffee in reach!
Enneagram three: Threes are the most prepared! The three’s biggest fear is not being able to answer any of the questions during the lecture and not contributing to the conversation. The three will never turn his or her camera off and most likely email the professor after the lecture just to make sure his or her voice is heard.
Enneagram seven: Sevens will always be occupied with something else while on a Zoom lecture. They are most likely to be in the car during a lecture, probably at a drive-thru restaurant! The seven will avoid Zoom lectures at all costs and is usually the person that takes a cute selfie of the entire group!
Enneagram four: Fours will either be outside, by a window, or at a coffee shop. The fours will want to be somewhere where they can “process their thoughts” and feel a little unique. Regardless, the four will have a really cool background. Fours will probably have bad audio because of this, but they will be very self-aware!
Enneagram eight: Eights, like sevens, will avoid Zoom lectures at all costs -- especially if they feel like they are a waste of time. Eights are not afraid to speak up on behalf of the class in the middle of lectures!
Enneagram five: The five’s video will be turned off and his or her’s audio will be on mute -- the entire time. Fives are most likely to ask a lot of questions in the chat section, and they will research the lecture topic immediately after the meeting ends. Fives are also most likely to attend Zoom lectures, even if inperson lectures are available.
Enneagram nine: Nines will have the coziest set-up. They are the most likely to join Zoom lectures in their bed, wrapped up in a fluffy blanket and in their favorite hoodie! Nines, along with the fives, will be the most quiet on Zoom and will usually stay on mute the entire time.
Learn to de-stress during a busy week By Christopher Sneed If the past week was a blur and the upcoming week is overloaded, consider a quick “solo date night” to relax. High school may feel like recreation compared to college for some students. Scheduling becomes more complicated, expectations are higher and COVID-19 is changing how we socialize. It is easy to get overwhelmed and crash, but there are several easy activities to do to treat your mind and body. Aromatherapy is a popular tool many use to combat several problems such as allergies, headaches and broken concentration. This practice uses the sense of smell to manipulate the part of the brain controlling emotions. Although there are various ways to practice this holistic treatment, diffusers and body oils are the most common to find.
Allison McCune Davis is a traditional naturopath from Enid who works with essential oils. She said lavender, cedarwood and rose are some of the oils associated with reducing stress. When choosing products, people should be cautious about what they’re buying. “Very important to use therapeutic grade oils created for health purposes,” Davis said in an online chat. “They are not regulated in the U.S., so you need to know your farms or trust someone who does.” She said even bottles that read
“pure” can still contain “synthetic fillers,” which she said are not a good thing. Next, choosing the right snack or meal can help you deal with stress levels. Thanksgiving meals are often followed by naps since drowsiness is a side effect of the amino acid tryptophan found in turkey. Making a light turkey sandwich may create a feeling of relaxation in a safe and natural way. Blueberries, tea and bananas are also connected to improved moods.
Finally, there may not be time for a movie on your date night, but YouTube provides plenty of videos to help you unwind. Mooji, whose real name is Anthony Paul Moo-Young, hosts videos on his channel that deal with stress from a spiritual perspective. Free of politics or complex preaching, some of his videos guide viewers through simple and thought-provoking meditations. For a non-spiritual experience, the channel “Goodful” offers a guided meditation that only lasts five minutes. “Calmed by Nature” also has peaceful music, which might not be your style, that creates virtual settings such as a rainy night in a coffee shop or a campfire by the sea. editor-in-chief photo editor Tom Merrick has a Kayla Dunn Adam Luther channel with five-minute photo.ed@ocolly.com editorinchief@ocolly.com yoga routines. His friendly accent are news editorstyle and British design editor Ellie Melero easy to tolerate, Abbey Shelley even or a benews.ed@ocolly.com design.ed@ocolly.com ginner. Brief yoga videos are especially great if you didn’t sports editor media editor have time for adigital full workout Sam Lane Ryan Novozinsky that day. sports.ed@ocolly.com ryan.novozinsky@okstate.edu Students may feel they don’t have the graphics time or editor need lifestyle editor Megan Hays but spending 30-minutes T.C. Brewster a entertainment.ed@ocolly.com week reducing stress could be the “control-alt-delete” the brain needs to reboot and start fresh. Flickr
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Dr. Lavanchy’s “Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water” class touring “The State We’re In Water: Constructing a Sense of Place in the Hydrosphere” exhibit by lead artists Marguerite Perret, Robin Lasser and Bruce Scherting. photos by Alicia Young
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Local election preview lot is Oct. 27, it’s best to submit that request early if possible. “The news has made absentee voting sound kind of scary by Alex Sloan at times,” Klein said, “and, that’s one thing As the 2020 election that we really need to season hurtles toward make sure everyone its inevitable conclusion, understands, that it’s it’s time for candidates fine to vote by absentee to start sweating, and for mail.” voters to start preparing. She said OklahoIn November, conma absentee ballots are siderably more than different than those of just the White House is other states in a couple up for grabs. In Payne of important ways. County alone, voters will “Here in Oklahave the homa, opporyou have tunity to to request participate “The news has made an absenin electee ballot, tions for and it’s absentee voting sound between only good 14 and 16 one seats. kind of scary at times” for calendar Most year,” residents Klein of Stillsaid. “So water will we don’t - Dondee Klein have 16 get things elections sent to to particithe wrong pate in, as addresses State Rep. Trish Ranregularly.” son, D-Stillwater, and Additionally, she State Sen. Tom Dugger, said Oklahoma’s voter R-Stillwater, both face rolls are clean, in that if challenges to their rea ballot gets returned or election. marked as undelivered, In addition to the that voter is taken off of Presidency and these the absentee list. state-level races, two of Klein said it’s imStillwater’s federal repre- portant to both request sentatives also face chaland return absentee lengers for their seats: ballots early, to make U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, sure it arrives at the R-Cheyenne, and U.S. election board in time Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa. to be counted. But, if For a complete list voters wait until the last of candidates, races, and minute and are worried state questions that will about their votes makappear on the November ing it to the election ballot, visit the election board in time, Klein board’s candidate list said they can return online. The O’Colly will their absentee ballots be following these races, to the election board in and releasing more inforperson. mation about individual “We don’t have a candidates and offices as dropbox or anything Election Day approaches. like that, but you can Payne County Elecwalk it into our office,” tion Board Secretary Klein said. “But it has Dondee Klein said she to be your own ballot expects an increase in only, and you had to both absentee ballots have received a yellow and overall voter turnout affidavit, not a pink afthis November. She said fidavit.” although the deadline to Most people who request an absentee bal-
request absentee ballots will receive yellow affidavits, Klein said. A pink affidavit, she said, is for people designated as incapacitated, who would have a harder time making it to the office in person. Klein said voters who received absentee ballots but decided not to fill them out can still go to their polling place on election day. When they get there, she said the voter will have to sign an affidavit promising that they did not fill out their absentee ballot, but will then be allowed to vote. For voters who do end up going to the polls in person, Klein warned that the process may look a little different this year. “When you go to the polls, we need to pack patience and
kindness in our pockets,” Klein said. She said lines might be longer this year, and people will have to stand far enough apart to allow for social distancing. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic and potential delays due to safety precautions, Klein is optimistic that this year’s turnout will impressive. “If the year that we’re having now doesn’t get people out,” Klein said, “I’m not sure what it will take.” In addition to making a plan to vote, Klein offered another way for OSU students to participate in this year’s election. She said poll workers tended to be older and retired, making the COVID-19 pandemic particularly risky for them. “With that, they
are deciding that this is the year to get out,” Klein said, “and so we’re hoping we get some younger people in there that have, you know, a lifetime ahead of them of doing it as well.” Since some of the people who have traditionally worked the elections are choosing to stay home, Klein said the election board is actively searching for poll workers. Parties interested in being poll workers, needing to register to vote, or who have any further questions about how to participate in the November election are encouraged to contact the Payne County Election Board, located at 315 W 6th St. Klein said voters are also welcome to give them a call, at (405) 747-8350.
Courtesy of Wiki Commons Stillwater's registered voters have more than just the Presidential race to decide on this November.
covid cowboys By Ryan Boyce On Sept. 10, Oklahoma’s State Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard reported 474 active cases in Payne county with 421 coming from Stillwater. No additional deaths were reported in Payne county. These new numbers represent a decrease in Stillwater and in Payne county at large from
yesterday. The dashboard also reported a decrease in active cases in Oklahoma for a new total of 9,293. Thirteen deaths were reported from across the state. From Thursday Sep. 3 to Thursday Sep. 10, the active cases in Stillwater rose from 345 to 421. The highest reported number of active cases in Stillwater during that time was 462 on Monday Sep. 7. There is a similar
trend in Payne county data. From Thursday Sep. 3 to Thursday Sep. 10, the active cases in Payne county rose from 406 to 474. The peak of active cases this week was also recorded on Monday, Sep. 7 with 533 cases. Over the same time period, the number of active cases on OSU campus increased from 279 to 293. The Oklahoma State
Department of Health recommends self-quarantining if you have come into contact with an infected person or if you have been within six feet of an infected person for more than 15
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Cowgirl soccer team approaches Bedlam against 'unknown' OU
we don’t really know how can you not get what to expect, what fired up to play OU?” shape they’ll play in, Not to mention, By Jacob Sturm what system. We know there is the added A long-anticipated some of their players eligibility for the moment arrives on from the last couple of graduating players if Friday. seasons, but Mark will they choose to return The Oklahoma have his own ideas in 2021. The NCAA State women’s soccer about where and how granted soccer playteam travels to Northey should play.” ers that extra year on man for the first of nine COVID-19’s Aug. 19. matches in the 2020 impact on the socWith another full season. This Bedlam cer program has only season to look forgame will not present made the players eager ward to in 2021, the OSU with the same to get out on the field. ’20 season could be challenges it has in the Bedlam being the first viewed as free matchpast. game back can only es and experience for Oklahoma hired amplify that excitethe seniors. coach Mark Carr in De- ment. But Webb doesn’t cember, who spent the With the opener see it that way. past six years coachnearing, OSU’s first “That is in, my ing the U.S. Under-20 game week of the thoughts, next year Women’s National Team season means more and what that could preparing for World focus. bring, what that Cup qualifying. He also targeted To senior Hannah means,” Webb said. coached the University Webb, the game prep “Right now, I do of San Francisco from is different than offseafocus my energies on 2007-11. son training. this season, because The hiring comes “During the game we have a great team after OU’s previous week, we start talking and we have a great coach, Matt Potter, a little bit more about opportunity to be split from the soccer the specifics of each playing games and program. Despite the team,” Webb said. “So, working for a Big 12 similar personnel, OSU maybe what formation championship. So, all coach Colin Carmichael they run or what playthat is in the back of hasn’t overlooked the ers we need to watch my mind, I do want to OU coaching change. out for…but also just be present in the mo“It’s a lot of unin the practice atmoment and focus on the knowns,” Carmichael sphere, you can tell season that we have.” said. “They got a new there is a little buzz. coach in after last seaOne, because it’s our sports.ed@ocolly. son. Mark Carr is the first game, we’re all com new head coach. I know super excited and two, Mark, he’s a great guy, he’s a very good coach, because it’s OU, and has some great experience with the youth national team, and I’m sure he’ll do some good things down there in Norman.” Then, there are the challenges of preparation with little film from the shortened season compound the unknowns. Carmichael and the Cowgirls have a solution to that. “We’ve really just tried to focus on ourselves and getting our kids as ready to play as we possibly can,” Claire Boomer Carmichael said. “So, The Cowgirls will face OU in their season opener.
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Despite postponed opener, Chuba Hubbard is fired up for football
By Ryan Novozinsky Chuba Hubbard’s mindset is all about adaptability. Whether it’s choosing between holes to run through on the field or responding to adversity on it, Hubbard always seems to make calculated decisions. That’s why the postponement of Saturday’s game against Tulsa didn’t faze the 21-year-old running back. “Whether we play today, tomorrow, next week, five months from now, I’m going to be ready,” Hubbard said in Tuesday’s press conference. “We got to practice a little extra, that’s just better for us to get ready. I’m not really worried about when we’ll play. I know we’ll play eventually, we’ll be ready.” In fact, even while playing during a pandemic and an offseason disagreement with coach Mike Gundy, Hubbard was purely focused on the game at hand. “We definitely grew from (the off-
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season disagreement) and we’re a better program from it, but right now we’re just focused on Tulsa and winning that game,” Hubbard said. “We’re a better team from everything that happened.” Hubbard, who rushed for 2,094 yards and 21
touchdowns last season, also noted that many members of his teammates are comfortable playing through the COVID-19 pandemic. “I feel that a lot of people are comfortable,” Hubbard said. “Obviously there are going to be some that aren’t. I can’t speak
How a broken collarbone made a stronger spirit
By Sam Hutchens If 2020 has been a horror movie, then Grace Yochum got to see a preview before the film made it to theaters. This year has been hard for student-athletes. Instead of dealing with questions like — “If we win the coin toss, which side will we defend?” — they are grappling with the odds of their seasons even happening being, well, a coin flip. Though the perilous balancing act in which the Cowgirl soccer season is in may knock some athletes off-kilter, junior midfielder Grace Yochum has already dealt with her season being ended abruptly. It was during a chilly October practice last year when it happened. Yochum broke her collarbone; immediately ending what had been, in coach Colin Carmichael’s eyes, a potential All-American season. Yochum’s long recovery taught her a valuable lesson about the fragility of a season. Instead of shying away from her recovery, she learned from the healing process. “That whole experience has been hard but kind of amazing because it showed me you can’t take anything for granted,” Yochum said. “When you are out there, you’ve got to compete because you don’t know when it’s going to end.” By realizing how each of her games — which she works so hard for — can be taken away with such swiftness, Yochum is filled with a new vigor for playing the game she loves with her teammates. While winning is always a priority for her,
especially at a school like Oklahoma State, she learned to take more joy in the road to getting a win. Almost like reading ahead in a book, last year’s swift, unexpected end to a promising season gave Yochum a taste of what 2020, the next chapter, could be. However, like any good novel, the next chapter had a plot twist. Shattered bones aren’t the only things that can shatter a season — how about a virus? Now every player and coach on OSU is facing a similar situation to what Yochum had dealt with in 2019. Now its season could be ended swiftly, prematurely and unexpectedly. The season happening at all is viewed as a blessing by the Cowgirls, and there is a feeling of joy permeating through the team. “As a team and individually, we’ve had to come to come to terms with (the fact that) every single opportunity that you get this season… you can’t take it for granted,” senior defender Hannah Webb said. “You never know when you are going to play your last game this season, so it forces people to be very appreciative of what we have.” Though this season is unprecedented, to say the least, the Cowgirls are thankful for what they have. Because every game could be their last, Yocum and her team are going to live each day with the team to the fullest. Just like a movie, those that approach this dubious season with a positive mindset will take the most away from it. Besides, even horror movies can have happy endings. sports.ed@ocolly.com
for everybody. From our team, I know a lot of us just want to play. That’s the biggest thing for us. It’s been a long time. We missed spring ball, we got a little bit in the summer time. “Not that the game got pushed back a little I know people are just
itching to play. That’s really what’s on our mind. Just getting ready to play and that’s about it.” From Tulsa’s perspective, coach Phillip Montgomery and company decided against playing this week for similar reasons: he wants the game to go on, but wants everyone to stay as safe as possible. “I think for both schools and for both parties, it was more about making sure that our guys have had — and theirs as well — just making sure that we are prepared physically and mentally to step onto the field,” Montgomery said. “I think with the additional week of work, I think it gives us the opportunity to make sure that our guys are in the shape to do that, and continuing to get practices underneath our belt and preparing our guys to play a game that is different than a lot of other games. “You can’t just step out there and it just happens. I think with another week of work underneath we’re preparing our kids physically to play this game the way it needs to be played.” com
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Sports Notebook: Status of cornerback position By Sudeep Tumma Going into last season, the secondary was considered a major point of strength. This year, the cornerbacks had some question marks going into the year. Redshirt senior Rodarius Williams’ wealth of experience has allowed him to lock down that No. 1 corner spot, but the rest of that position group is starting to come together. Jarrick Bernard-Converse’s position change The high school corner, who was part of a talented trio of safeties at OSU, was brought down to cornerback early in the offseason. It wasn’t set in stone until relatively recently — guys needed to solidify spots, including Tanner McCalister with the third safety spot. But now he’s transitioned back to his old high school position, and he’s also swooped up a starting spot despite the presence of Missouri graduate transfer Christian Holmes.v It helps that the transition has been smooth. “It’s not much differ-
ent, but I’ll say corner you have to cover less space,” Bernard-Converse said. “Because the cover safety position you got a two-way go, you’ve got the other side of the field and you’ve got the boundary you can go. But at corner, I feel like you’ve just got one little area, but it’s not much different. You’re still covering at the end of the day. You still got to know what you’re doing, know the defense and what the offense is trying to do to you.” Christian Holmes’s impact Still, the cornerback grouping should be in good hands with the aforementioned Holmes. The graduate transfer looks to be an immediate contributor with the Cowboys. The 6-foot-1 corner has been talked up by many coaches/players this summer. “He’s been playing for a long time,” BernardConverse said. “He brought some experience from Missouri, and he’s just been getting better every day. He brought a lot of juice to the secondary, he’s been keeping us active and he’s just been getting better and making us better too. He’s also a great leader.”
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The corner position is up for debate for the OSU football team this year.
Thomas Harper’s development Sophomore corner Thomas Harper has mostly been a special teamer to this point, but he’s a promising player who could be a mainstay in the secondary in the future. Harper’s brother, Devin, is an impressive, rotational talent at linebacker. Perhaps
Thomas can hit that ceiling as well. “He’s getting better every day,” Bernard-Converse said. “He looks better than he did before. He looks faster, quicker, he looks like he knows what he’s doing as well. He looks like he’s more comfortable in the scheme.”
Camy Huddleston's future fueled by medical school desires
By Adam Martin People hear the term student-athlete, but the reality’s that not every athlete takes the student part as seriously. This is not true for senior Oklahoma State soccer player senior Camy Huddleston, who has high aspirations to be a doctor.
The schools that draw her interest the most are medical schools in Texas as well as the OSU graduate program. “I wouldn’t mind working in Oklahoma or Texas,” Huddleston said. “It’s just kind of where the wind blows me.” Even though Huddleston is not picky, there is a med school in Norman to which she will not be attending. Despite the prestige of the OU College of Medicine, Huddleston is not interested because of the
Piper Reese Camy Huddleston is progressing on and off the field.
Bedlam rivalry. “I didn’t even apply,” Huddleston said. “It’s a pride thing.” Huddleston has fallen in love with Stillwater during her time playing soccer. It reminds her of Aledo, Texas, her hometown. When she came on a visit sophomore year of high school, the coaches made it feel like a family environment. When she went on her other visits, it just wasn’t that same feeling. “The coaches went out of their way to make me feel as comfortable as possible,” Huddleston said. “It just felt very homey.” The family culture and environment that the women’s soccer program has is something that was intentionally built over the last six to seven years, according to coach Colin Carmichael. Getting to know the players personally and taking care of their nonsoccer needs is something that Carmichael and his staff emphasize. They also emphasize finding players who have their vision of competing every day on and off the field. “Sometimes we’ll
pass on really good players because we don’t think they have that same sort of mentality that we have,” Carmichael said. “You kick yourself because you think ‘Man, that’s a really good player that we’re passing on.’ But we might go for the other player who just fits what we’re all about.” While Carmichael was recruiting Huddleston, their philosophy shined through her. Even though she was maybe not as flashy as some of the other kids on the team, Huddleston impressed the OSU coaches by doing everything right and being that “glue” player. “Camy fits the mold,” Carmichael said. “She’s a kid that really buys in and feels at home here because she has very similar traits.” While at OSU, Huddleston has built many great relationships, but one was already established before she ever stepped foot on campus. Fellow senior
Hannah Webb has been playing with Huddleston in soccer and basketball since fourth grade. Huddleston committed to OSU before Webb, which had a big impact on Webb’s decision to come to OSU. “It’s been a blessing in disguise that she casually mentioned it one day,” Webb said. Huddleston and Webb get along together not only because of sports, but they are also both well-driven in the classroom. Both have spent time tutoring in the academic center and also just have similar characteristics. “Camy is extremely dedicated to every facet of her life,” Webb said. “I think as she begins her track as a doctor, she is going to put in the work and preparation needed to get there and will continue doing so.” com
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Bruce Waterfield Because of the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are questioning whether masks should be worn on the sideline or not.
Should masks be worn on the sideline? By Joseph Fazio For the close to 15,000 fans who will be in the crowd at Boone Pickens Stadium for football games, they will be required to wear a mask. That rule extends to all the stadium employees including security guards, concession workers and ticket operators. But does that rule extend to the Oklahoma State football team? Well, the answer is kinda tricky.
Obviously a player can’t wear a mask or neck gaiter when they’re on the field, but what about when they’re on the sidelines? Head coach Mike Gundy said he watched a few games Saturday and players weren’t wearing any type of facial covering. However, he doesn’t have an answer for his team. “I’m not sure what our players are gonna do based on our protocol from the Big 12,” Gundy said. While it’s unclear whether
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Normally, on home game days, the football program hosts recruits on the field, but that isn’t the case this season because of limitations for on the field people. “It simplifies the process more so than it would in a normal year,” Gundy said. “Your home format is much different based on recruiting prospects and a variety of different areas that complicate a game day at home with the virus and the format that we are using based on Big 12 policy makes it much simpler.” When it comes to players, the way
they go about their jobs haven’t changed much. Linebacker Calvin Bundage is coming off an injury riddled 2019-20 season, but he’s ready to come back despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m not concerned at all with COVID,” Bundage said. “I’m ready to go to war, play football and go about my business.” Game day atmosphere is going to be different throughout the entire country and sports world, but for Bundage it’s more than a sport, it’s a business. “No (game day atmosphere won’t change), I got business to handle,” Bundage said. sports.ed@ocolly.com
Devin Lawrence Wilber Away games present a different atmosphere for OSU
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It also messes with the OSU bye week that was supposed to be on Sept. Fans and players have been 19. I’m not just saying looking forward that for the Cowboys, to this game for a I’m telling you for all long time. College the other teams and their schedules. football has alJust like durready started, and now it’s our turn ing a game, studentto see our side of athletes are always in a momentum swing football. Health experts of things. This really messes with the flow have been with the Cowboy play- of what they were ers throughout the looking forward to. Despite the whole offseason. Tulsa has been the postponement of the same way. You’d game, I hope every think both teams team competing adwould be safe as justs to the virus and has a safe season. well. As far as we know, players have been keeping their Was postpondistance outside of practice. Even ing the game in practice, players have been seen against Tulsa wearing masks.
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Travelling for away sporting events is never easy for any team, and that didn’t get any easier when COVID-19 struck the world. With the COVID-19 pandemic, Oklahoma State had to change the way they handled football games both at home and away, but coach Mike Gundy thinks it actually made it easier to travel. “It’s interesting the travel and format with personnel and players,” Gundy said. “It’s a complicated system in a normal year. It will actually be easier this year because our travel experience will be the same at home.” Normally players are confined tightly on the sidelines, but due to COVID-19 concerns, fewer players and staff will be allowed on the sideline and the players will be more spread out. “Based on limitations with players, coaches and personnel,” Gundy said. “Different people on the field. So I think it will be easier. I know at Oklahoma State,
we’re only allowing people on the field that have to be down there in some sort of a working format.”
Jared A’Latorre, Against:
that extra layer of protection. Of course, safety should be the No. 1 priority for players this season. As Gundy said, there’s no protocol for masks from the Big 12. However, it would be good for the Big 12 to determine what the rules are going to be. “It seems like each one of them as an individual has settled into what they’re comfortable with,” Gundy said.
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Despite COVID-19, away games are business trips
the more than 100 players and personnel will be masked up next Saturday, the Cowboys still have mask rules for practice. Cowboy players and coaches have tried out different types of facial coverings during practice. “Because they’re so many (players), I can’t keep up with what they’re all doing but I’ve seen a number of things out there,” Gundy said. Should masks be worn on the sidelines? Possibly. It wouldn’t hurt to have
Marcus Trevino, For: First and foremost, this is a public health issue, not a football one. The postponement of the OSU vs Tulsa football game was the right decision because it was made with the teams’ health being the number one priority. The season opener for Cowboy football may be delayed a week, but it’s a better alternative to losing star players for multiple weeks due to being exposed to COVID-19. And it’s a far better alternative to the
season being canceled because of a large outbreak. The two programs agreed to postpone the game because they assessed the risks of playing and correctly decided against it. The MLB is a perfect example of how difficult it is to safely compete without confining the league in a bubble, which college football cannot. It’s important for university presidents, athletic directors and coaches to think of the long-term effects of outbreaks. If this game wasn’t postponed, OSU’s 2020 football season could’ve been finished before it really started.
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Fighting, helping and competing: How the Cowgirl soccer scrimmages help the team By Ben Hutchens At Neal Patterson Stadium, home of Oklahoma State women’s soccer, team scrimmages have turned friends into opponents. “I have to beat (my opponent in the scrimmage) no matter what, OSU senior forward Gabriella Coleman said. “I’m going to run them down, get them tired, make them not want to be around me and show them that I’m not the person to be messing with on the field.” That sounds like a terrible thing for team chemistry, but Cowgirl v. Cowgirl scrimmages are actually common and healthy for the team. “The scrimmages have been helpful,” coach Colin Carmichael. “I think anytime you can play full field, it does give you a better feel than a little 5 v. 5 or 6 v. 6 in training.said. This year, scrimmages are more important than ever for the team. The shortened 2020 soccer schedule, as a result of COVID-19, leaves OSU without any of the nonconference games that would normally serve to evaluate freshman and figure out which lineups work best for the team. “We’ve got a core group of established players who played large minutes last year and they’re going to play huge minutes again this year,” Carmichael said. “What we are looking for (in the scrimmages) are those pieces to fill in around them and some of the newcomers we are still getting to know them.” Specifically, Carmichael said that a group of seven or eight players who have done enough to be looked at as serious contenders for minutes. He hopes to get that group contending for starting roles cut down to about four or five players to build a squad of around 15 players who will be getting on the field regu-
Claire Boomer Oklahoma State's Gabriella Coleman goes up against Baylor's Kayley Ables to get the ball at the Oklahoma State vs. Baylor soccer game on October 31, 2019 at Neal Patterson Stadium. larly this season. to win,” Coleman said. Minutes on the field are As hot as the fight for precious and groups are always minutes burns, there are defigetting trimmed down to put nite lines that players will not the best players on the field. cross. “We are all still fight“I won’t hurt my teaming for our spots,” OSU senior mates or any of that kind of defender Charmé Morgan said. stuff, I’ll be careful and ev“You might think my spot is erything,” Morgan said. “But locked in, but I don’t ever think I still got to play my hardest I’m safe. So you because we only always have to have nine games “We’ve got a core group of this season so I’m play 110% no matter scrimgoing to do everymage or prac- established players who played thing I can to play tice.” all nine games.” large minutes last year and Every socEach Cowgirl cer player who they’re going to play huge minutes recognizes that comes to OSU again this year,” there are only just is a Division I over 90 minutes athlete who is in a soccer game. most likely used Not everyone - Colin Carmichael to being the best will get to play player on her as much as she team, so naturally, each Cowwould like, but that doesn’t girl wants to play large minutes stop players from helping in every game. The competition teammates at risk of losing for minutes is fierce. playing time. “I can’t put my intensity “I think that being an (in scrimmages) down cause if older player, (helping teamI do that, I’m not going to be an mates earn in-game minutes) option to help us have a chance is something that I can help
contribute to,” Morgan said. “Whether it’s making that one run or holding back so that way someone else can go and attack and show their moves and what they can do.” On game day and every other day of the week, the OSU soccer team is a tightknit group in whcih each player views her teammate as a friend, which is an example of the team’s healthy culture. Scrimmages show another example of the team’s healthy culture: the passion to succeed. “I view (the Cowgirls on the other side of the line) as opponents,” Coleman said. “Cause I’m like no matter what, we’re going to be friends outside the soccer field, but on the field, we’re not friends, I’m not your buddy. How I see it is: ‘You’re the enemy and I’m trying to beat you.’” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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ACROSS 1 Staging area 8 Oregon Trail sights 14 Part of a score 15 “No need to point” 16 Yuletide decorations at a beach cottage? 18 Michigan, e.g. 19 Some summer arrivals 20 Bit of baby talk 22 Quick cuts 24 Snowball fight defense 25 Sing the praises of 26 Furniture chain that also sells lingonberry preserves 27 Tolkien’s Legolas, for one 28 First name of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize 29 What many skyscrapers in Houston and Dallas represent? 33 Righteous Babe Records founder DiFranco 34 Darken in summer 35 Opera group sponsored by a ’70s-’80s sitcom family? 43 Drops off 44 U.K. part 45 Target ball in a pool game 46 “The Martian” novelist Weir 47 Young newts 49 Momoa who plays Aquaman 50 DVR button 51 Give off 52 Mountain cat 53 Denim’s golden age? 58 Codeine, e.g. 59 How a leaf blower operates 60 Gets a gander at 61 Put together DOWN 1 Film buff’s network
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Daily Horoscope By Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Today’s Birthday (09/11/20). Prioritize love this year. Generate fun, connection and contribution through consistent actions. Travels and studies reveal surprising discoveries. Professional barriers redirect your work this winter, before a joyful domestic season. Adapt to family changes next summer, before your career ignites. Share your heart. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Family and home issues require adaptation and communication. Respect your suspicions. Choose solid over flimsy. Find the silver lining to a cloud. Stay patient. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Revise and edit before publishing. Changes may render a planned communication unnecessary. Listen, learn and stick up for your view with data to back it up. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Allow extra time for misunderstandings or clarifications. Focus on basic, short-term needs. Facts don’t support an assumption. Do your traveling virtually. Use your insider advantage. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Keep an open mind and heart with a personal matter. Adapt to take advantage of changes. Focus on practical priorities. Keep clarifying and simplifying. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Slow down and contemplate. Resist the temptation to overdo things. Avoid crowds, noise and controversy. Meditate in a peaceful setting. Rest and recharge. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Resolve miscommunications with a team, committee or group. Clarify as soon as you see it’s not getting through. Align efforts to adapt to recent changes. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Revise business communications before going public. Find another route around an obstacle. Don’t pursue a mirage; go for stability and practical outcomes. Set realistic goals. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Investigate, research and explore a fascinating subject. Expand territory without risking traffic or road complications. Edit carefully before publishing. Miscommunications abound. Slow for developments. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — A lack of funds would threaten family plans. Stay in communication despite challenges. Avoid arguments or misunderstandings, especially about money. Take care of basics. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Fantasies evaporate. Stick to practical priorities as you adapt to recent changes. Avoid controversy, sensitive issues and complaints. Collaborate respectfully, despite challenges. Support each other. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Anticipate disagreement and lay low. False hopes shatter as illusions fade. Slow to avoid risk or accidents. Replace something that’s broken. Pamper your physical health. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Remember what’s most important, especially when irritated or frustrated. A romantic dream proves impractical. Release unrealistic expectations. Have fun with the ones you love.
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