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Oklahoma State veterinary college welcomes Dormitzer to discuss vaccine By Kenlee Smith To bring clarity and understanding to the process and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer, Oklahoma State’s veterinary college hosted an expert to address the subject, Philip Dormitzer. On Monday , Philip Dormitzer spoke at OSU’s INTERACT Speaker Series on the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Dormitzer is the Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of viral vaccines for Pfizer. Dormitzer leads the development programs for Pfizer which includes the Covid-19 vaccine. The RNA based vaccine is approved in 31 countries for emergency use as of Feb 8, 2021. Pfizer began to get involved in March of 2020. They did not see any obvious links to a traveler or to other known cases. This meant that the spreading of the coronavirus was untraceable. By December, the first emergency use authorization for the vaccine was in the UK
and later led to emergency authorization in the US. “We did not enter the clinic with one vaccine, but four,” said Dormitzer. These vaccines included three types of RNA, unmodified RNA, nucleus modified RNA, and amplified RNA. The Pfizer vaccine used today is a nucleus modified version of RNA. The vaccine is said to be 95% efficacy after Dose 1 according to the testing done by Pfizer. When it comes to systemic effects, you see mild fatigue, headache, and chills. After Dose 2, the side effects peak one day after immunization and then begin to die down after day two. According to Dormitzer, the updated numbers of people vaccinated in the U.S. is close to 14 million. “Today, the safety we have seen, with real world use, is very close to what we saw in the controlled Phase 3 trial.” says Dormitzer. When it comes to See Pfizer on pg. 2
Campbell and the pen Campbell pitches his way to a shutout win
By Chris Becker Justin Campbell has had a memorable start to the season for Oklahoma State baseball, and that continued in the Cowboys’ 7-0 win against Missouri State. Campbell got his second start on the mound for the Cowboys, and he quickly set the tone for the game with four quick no-hit innings. It didn’t take long for the strikeout counter to tick closer to a career high for Campbell, whose career high was 10. Through four perfect innings, Campbell had seven strikeouts. Cowboy pitchers struck out 18 of Missouri State’s 27 outs in the game. “It was pretty clear today that the most dominant person on the field today was Justin Campbell,” coach Josh Holliday said. “He pitched as good of a game that you would see this early in the season.” Then in the sixth, his final inning, Campbell recorded strikeouts 11 and 12 to set his new career mark and bring his season mark to 18. In his six innings, he allowed only two hits, one walk and didn’t allow a run. “He had a definite edge
to him,” Holliday said. “To strike out 12 batters in six innings of work was simply dominant.” With Campbell dealing, the Cowboys offense picked up where it left off in its previous series. In total, the Cowboys had 10 hits, which led to seven runs. The hits started in the first inning, but finally paid off in the third with three runs coming across the plate. In the eighth inning, Wyatt Cheney got into a little trouble on the mound, so the Cowboys turned to Colton Bowman. Bowman walked the first batter he faced to load the bases with two outs, and Rob Walton decided to turn to Trevor Martin to get out of the inning. Martin was able to get a groundout to get out of trouble. That was the second time OSU pitchers were able to escape a bases loaded jam without allowing a run. “Trevor Martin made a money pitch, and at the time it was 5-0, a windy day in a small ballpark could’ve been one swing of the bat and a 5-4 game,” Holliday said. Zach Cable came into close out the game in the bottom of the ninth after a Jake Thompson home run to give the Cowboys a 7-0 lead. This was the second game in a row for the Cowboys to pitch a shutout and third in a row to hit three home runs. sports.ed@ocolly.com
Cade Cabbiness Celebrating the sweep of the weekend series against Illinois State on Feb. 28, 2021.
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News Continued from pg. 1 emerging variants, they are seen in the UK, South Africa and Brazil. The vaccine covers the UK variant very well and Pfizer is hopeful that it will be effective when confronting the South African variant, but more research is needed. The organization can take advantage of the RNA platform to make an updated vaccine. When asked what he thinks about the future of Covid-19, he says, “There’s some different possibilities that you could play out. One is the possibility that immunity turns out to be durable and broad to the vaccine and national protection….. This becomes a virus that needs a boost every few years and the rate of change begins to slow down... The third possibility it turns out to be like the flu and is constantly changing and every year you’re updating and having to immunize” news.ed@ocolly.com
“Wait, Black people live there?” Speaker Townsend-Bell addresses historical misconceptions
By Sheyenne Mitchell-Brown
Erica Townsend-Bell has heard the all-too-common question many times: “Wait, Black people live there?” Townsend-Bell is an associate professor of political science and director of Africana Studies. She is the final speaker of OSU’s Black History Month Speakers series. Her talk was aimed at answering the question she hears all the time about where black people have lived in history, and tackle the deep history of Black migrations and movements around the globe. At the beginning of her talk, Townsend-Bell mentions the backlash of Netflix’s original series, Bridgerton. The show features regency England in the 1800s and includes black people in the cast. Fans of the show find this aspect unbelievable and not historical. One commenter said Black people couldn’t possibly belong in regency England. This comment was then critiqued, a statement Townsend-Bell said encom-
passes a lot of what she would talk about. “There has been an erasure of their presence. But their existence in these stories and in history has been very much a real thing.” A popular date ingrained in many Americans’ minds, Townsend-Bell said, is 1619. This date is popularly recognized as the beginning of Black slavery in America. While that date is important, forced migration via slavery has a much older history than the year 1619. Townsend-Bell recommended the public resource slaveryvoage.org, a site that has many useful visual tools to help people understand and visualize the history of slavery in the world. But what is not as wellknown is how society changed in these countries, TownsendBell said. The roots of contemporary racialization and racism began in the world as early as 1512 where a conversation began that Black people were soulless and less than human. The erasure begins here. Townsend-Bell points to the art created at this time as an example. Colonizers were the lowest percentage of the population, but they are the most represented in their art while Black and Indigenous people are barely represented.
This slow erasure of the Afro-Black community has made the question of “How many black people are there?” a complicated one. And one that could not be answered within the talk. Many places in the world seem to be surprised when they ask “Wait, there’s black people there?” because they are under the impression that the Black community plays a small role in the world population when that is not the case, TownsendBell said. Black people are everywhere in the world, but they have been erased from the narrative, Townsend-Bell said. One way the Black community continues to be erased is by the refusal to officially recognize Black people in public data such as censuses and race-based medical data. This continues to be a modern practice, Townsend-Bell said, and it is hard to fight racial inequality without data, and this continues to be a major issue. This issue of erasure and racism is still a large issue everywhere in the world, Which is what Townsend-Bell’s research and evidence points to. Townsend-Bell’s main takeaway is this: “Black people are central to the narrative in every time and every corner of the world; our work is to continue to ex-
Courtesy of OSU In her speaker session “”Black Migrations: The movement of Afrodescendants around the globe,” Erica Townsend-Bell brought up and addressed many little-known pieces of information regarding Black migration and population.
cavate those contributions and understand their relationship to the development of nations, and of history past and present.” news.ed@ocolly.com
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Back to Normal? Students’ Opinions on Returning to the Classroom By Samantha Sanchez Zoom University comes to a close in Fall 2021 as OSU reacclimates the normalcy of face-to-face learning. But even adapting to ‘normal’ again could be challenging. While returning to the classrooms may mean getting back into a rhythm for some students, freshmen have still to develop a clear idea of how all the aspects of OSU come together to form the life of a college student. Being one year deep into college, the contrast between the two eras might shock some freshmen. “All I’ve really ever known is at least online classes. I think is going to be weird to transition to in-person and figure out what the real college experience is,” Zoe Boschee, HDFS freshman, said. Online school has allowed students to craft a schedule with a wider range of freedom, and their main concern is adapting to the rigidness of going to class in person. “I think is going to be hard for students that have spent the last two semesters completely online, with how attendance is doing. For me, personally, the second semester has been harder going to class because a lot of my semester classes were online. So, for people that have been doing it longer, I think is going to be hard for them,” Haley Bortz, animal science freshman, said. Flexibility in schedule is not the only factor that online school brought about, but the
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understanding and open nature of professors towards students during Covid-19. It’s a practice that students wish to continue next semester. “I know, especially for me, I didn’t expect to have family emergencies, to have Covid, so it was very convenient not having to go to class in person and having the option where teachers were super flexible and would work with you so I think it’s going to be a rough transition just because teachers will be a lot less flexible and you can’t expect
anything on that end,” Sam Williams, non-profit management junior, said. Technology, although it proved to be a platform for education and communication in general during the pandemic, has become tiring for students, building up another reason why they are eager to come back. “I can’t wait for paper copies of things. I like writing. I am not a big person to type out things,” Ian McClure, an economics freshman, said. The deep-rooted impacts
of the pandemic have inspired caution in the return to personal contact to ensure that ‘normalcy’ lasts longer. “I think it will be safer as long as we can all get vaccinated, if not, I don’t think is a good idea at all to keep the school going, because I had Covid and that sucked. It almost killed my parents. I think it’ll be safe as long as enough people do what they need to do,” Williams said. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com
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sports Experimental match turns into a sweep
Claire Boomer OSU’s Maxim Tybar during the Oklahoma State vs. Bryant men’s tennis match on January 17, 2020 at the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater.
By Jared A’Latorre Interim head coach Sco Jenkins was looking to experiment today. The Cowboys swept Nebraska at Omaha, in a 7-0 score outdoors. The Cowboys have now got over the hump of losing two straight in their previous weekend trip to California, where they fell to Pepperdine and USC. The match was
different with Dominik Kellovsky and Emile Hudd sitting out and resting today, but it was Maxim Tybar and Mathieu Scaglia who played a big part in the win. Tybar hasn’t received as much action as his other peers, but it was because Jenkins said it had to be a late addition prior to this game. “Max hasn’t played a match in a long time,” Jenkins said. “Max got eligible just a couple of weeks ago, so it just came at the nick of time for them to go out there and play.” Jenkins said that Tybar had been re-
warded his playing time for what he saw with him prior to the game. “He’s been competing so well in practice, and we wanted to give him some reps out there in the real match to see what he was going to do, and he looked pretty good.” Matej Vocel won his matches easily in singles and doubles on the first court. Vocel used his experience to describe the play of Tybar and Scaglia. “Max, it’s like he’s playing chest, he sees what the other guy doesn’t like,” Vocel said. “He plays really smart, he plays slow
ball, fast ball, he plays basically everything.” “(Scaglia), he’s waiting for his favorite backhand, favorite shot, he’s kind of playing fast in the best way.” Scaglia himself said that he and his team were feeling the adversity before the match. “In doubles, Max and I played pretty good,” Scaglia said. “As a team, it’s good to win especially when we play Texas on Friday, it’s good to get the confidence.” The feeling was to get away from the two losses as hard as they could. “We just wanted to forget about what
happened in California and just move forward and do our best to be ready for this match today and the next match for Friday against Texas,” Scaglia said. It’s been about a month since Jenkins took over as head coach. Jenkins described it as the players being able to handle the change well. “I’ve been demanding more tennis out of them in practice, and they’ve been handling it pretty well, overall these guys have done really well and have been very respectful,” Jenkins said. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Christ, into the world to die and take the penalty for my and your sins. Everyone who is without Christ in their lives, ought to be running to Him; not delaying a moment longer. The Bible tells us that “whosoever calls on the name of the Lord (Jesus) will be saved. You don’t have to be in a church building. You can pull your car over to the roadside; you can stop a moment at work or home. You can pray with a friend. You can sincerely call on the Lord wherever you are. He turns no one away. I did this very thing in November, 1956 and started an adventure with God that continues today. Go for life’s best. It counts for now and for eternity. “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Sweetest name I know. Fills my every longing. Keeps me singing as I go!”
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Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Linda Black Horoscopes Today’s Birthday (03/03/21). Prepare for your metamorphosis this year. Follow inspiring visions with disciplined coordination. Discovering a new career path this spring inspires family fun and home improvement this summer. Investigating another side of the story this winter leads to a professional victory. Imagine your heart’s 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 an 8 — Collaboration gets lucrative. Dig into the whole story over six weeks, with Mars in Gemini. You’re spurred into communication. You can learn what’s needed. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Work together for unexpected gain. Avoid reckless spending. Follow the budget. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Practice your moves. You’re strong and personal dreams, interests and development. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Prioritize what you love. Guard time for peaceful introspection, with Mars in Gemini over six weeks. Clean closets, garages and attics. Rest and recharge. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Domestic comforts soothe and satisfy. anything’s possible. Coordinate and play your part. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Advance professionally, with Mars in Gemini. Move forward boldly over the next six weeks. Pour energy into your career for a rise in status. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Study, research and investigate, with Mars in Gemini over six weeks. Review the source material. Explore your subject at a deeper level. Make exciting discoveries. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Advance boldly. Build savings, with Mars in Gemini. Revise the family budget for current circumstances. Grow shared income, assets and fortunes during this phase. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Plan and strategize. Let your partner take the lead. Collaborate as a well-oiled team, with Mars in Gemini. You can get much farther together. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Teamwork leads to victory. Mars in Gemini energizes your work and health. Balance physical action with extra rest and good food. Practice for excellent performance. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Take action for love. Passions bloom
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Savor this fun phase. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Study options and possibilities. Get into domestic renovation and family projects. Physical action for home improvement produces satisfying results, with Mars in Gemini.
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