I was there: Monday, September 14, 2020
OSU alumni in Washington, D.C. on 9/11
option of taking the bus, and was filled with anxious and fearful emotions. Her and her husband, fellow OSU alumnus Binaya Thapa, spent the next few hours chatting with close loved ones. “I just remember being scared a lot,” Thapa said. “We made a lot of phone calls that night but phone lines were down for a really long time. We didn’t have cell phones then, we were still poor college students. The only way we really connected with friends was Hotmail messenger and we had dial up.” Thapa noted that life after this day felt a lot more heavy than usual. Security in D.C. was reached its peak and everyday life as most people knew it was different. With this happening, and Thapa’s distaste for a fast-paced city lifestyle, the couple moved back to Oklahoma shortly after. “(Washington, D.C.) just didn’t fit the same way Oklahoma did for me,” Thapa said. “I couldn’t see us living there long term. I think living in Oklahoma has made our life better. It worked out the way it was supposed to work out… We look back on OSU so fondly. Before COVID, we were season ticket holders for football games. We just loved OSU so we continued to come back.”
By Ryan Novozinsky
Oklahoma State University alumna Rebecca Thapa had finished her morning assignments early that day. She had just started working at an internet news company in Washington, D.C. and was having a typical September morning. Sept. 11, 2001. “The first thing they were reporting was that it was a random plane had just hit the World Trade Center, because no one knew,” Thapa said. “Then the second plane hit, then not long after that the Pentagon was hit. Thapa’s office was in a central location in the D.C. metro. It was just miles away from the Pentagon, which is where 189 people died that day, but much closer to the White House and the Capitol building. “There was rumors going around, and the news was reporting, that the White House was being targeted and the Capitol was being targeted,” Thapa said. “The streets were just clogged with people at around 9:30 a.m. But instead of going into D.C., they were all leaving D.C. It was bizarre, it was the weirdest thing. People were just flooding the streets, walking, driving, anything they could to get out of D.C.” Thapa said that the city continued in this state for the next couple of hours, but as time went on, the streets ended up being completely empty. “There was no one,” Thapa said. “D.C. is a city where it would take you two hours to drive 20 miles. It was constantly busy, but that day, by the end of the afternoon, nothing. You heard no noise, there
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OSU alumni Rebecca and Binaya Thapa were living in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11, 2001.
was no traffic, all you could hear was the fighter jets in the city. It was the scariest feeling and it was like that for quite a long time after I remember… (The military presence in the city) was
scary but not, because you felt like you were protected. I mean we were more protected there Thapa went home that night, opting to take the metro instead of her usual
Stillwater Fire Chief retires By Jenny Maupin
After 36 years of service, Stillwater Fire Chief Tom Bradley announced his retirement last week, according to a Stillwater press release. Bradley began as a firefighter in 1984 and filled the position as Fire Chief in 2011. Some of Bradley’s achievements include improving diversity in the hiring process for the department, responding to the Mur-
rah Building bombing and raising Stillwater’s ISO rating. While working for the department, Bradley held positions of lieutenant, deputy fire marshal, captain and assistant chief of administration. “I have worked with the finest individuals in the world, in the greatest of all communities, providing the highest quality of fire and emergency services,” Bradley said in the press release.
“What a great place to spend your career.” As a lifelong resident of Stillwater, Bradley served in the US Army, Oklahoma National Guard, and Army Guard for 24 years. He also served as president for the Southwest Division of the International Fire Chief Chiefs Association. Bradley’s last day will be Sept. 30. He and his wife, Karla, have a daughter attending Oklahoma State
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University. Bradley said he plans to spend his retirement traveling and visiting all of the presidential museums. “Tom has never been one to shine the light on himself,” said City Manager Norman McNickle. “I want to take a moment and thank him for his years of service. We’ve worked together for a long time, and I will miss having him on the team.” City of Stillwater news.ed@ocolly. Stillwater's fire chief Tom Bradley com retired last week.
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Climbing COVID numbers By Ryan Boyce
On Sept. 13, Oklahoma’s State Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard reported 487 active cases in Payne county, with 440 of those cases coming from Stillwater. No additional deaths were reported. Recently, Payne county overtook Canadian county as the county with the fourth highest number of cases across the state of Oklahoma.
The dashboard also reported an increase in active cases to the current total of 69,354. 17 additional deaths were reported from Friday across the state. 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 minutes. news.ed@ocolly.com
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Movie mayhem tive. Their goal was to make their theaters as contactless as possible. By Marcus Trevino They upgraded their air The demise of local filters and use disinfectant on the seats before movie theaters in the each show time. The United States is being two problems with this accelerated by COinitiative are their mask VID-19. and social-distancing “Tenet” was the most anticipated movie policies. Back in June, AMC of the year upon its CEO Adam Aron said release. Even during masks wouldn’t be rea COVID-free lineup quired. He soon changed of movies, “Tenet” would’ve been the must- his mind after backlash. see. It was supposed to Now masks are required at all times with the carry the industry into exception of consuming the fall when it could release more movies and food and beverage. The problem is a have fuller theaters. guest could legitimately The movie was make the case they’re delayed multiple times eating or drinking but when it finally released, it didn’t perform throughout the entire duration of the movie. as expected. To adhere to socialAfter Labor Day, “Tenet” made $20 mil- distancing, AMC is limiting capacity and is lion dollars at the U.S, box office for its opening assigning seats. However, they weekencourend. “There’s too much risk” age Warner guests Bros to later re- Steve Havens change vealed seats the if they number feel included screenings a few uncomfortable. A lack of days before and after the strict guidelines could be weekend. The true figure dangerous for the comwas about half what was munity and people know it. originally reported. Steve Havens is a A few weeks beStillwater resident. He fore “Tenet’s” release, said he loves the movie AMC announced their “Safe and Clean” initia- theater, but he won’t be
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going back until 2021 at the earliest. “There’s too much risk.” Havens said. “Limiting capacity is nice but [AMC 10 in Stillwater] isn’t blocking off seats in case people want to move. I think I’d get distracted and feel uneasy if someone sat too close to me.” As previously mentioned, COVID-19 is fast-forwarding the fall of local cinemas in America. In 2014 the National Association of Theater
Owners announced 1.26 billion movie tickets were sold in the year. The figure sounds high, but it was the lowest in 20 years. 2019 was saved by Avengers Endgame, which became the highest-grossing film ever. Despite this, theater attendance dropped by 4.6% from 2018. Movie theaters were trending down even without a global pandemic. The obvious al-
ternative to movie theaters is video-ondemand on streaming services such as iTunes, Netflix or Disney Plus. There are several benefits to watching new releases on demand. The first is the cost effectiveness. A movie ticket’s current price at AMC is $10.50 per person. When “Trolls World Tour” released in April it cost $20. Disney Plus released “Mulan” at the beginning of the month for $30. These prices are higher than a movie ticket but they aren’t per person but per household. The chart below illustrates the cost effectiveness of watching these movies at the theater versus at home. The other major reason movie theaters are on the decline is they’re a less than desirable experience for some. Most theaters in rural communities such as the one in Stillwater are of low quality. Once the movie editor-in-chief finally starts, photopeople editor talk to each Kayla Dunn Adamother Luther or editorinchief@ocolly.com turn theirphoto.ed@ocolly.com phones on with the brightness all news editor design editor the way up, distracting Ellie Melero Abbey Shelley people who are trying news.ed@ocolly.com design.ed@ocolly.com to pay attention. Don’t be surprised sports editor digital media editor Sam Lane Ryan Novozinsky if movie theaters are sports.ed@ocolly.com obsolete within ryan.novozinsky@okstate.edu the decade and become graphics editor lifestyle editor the Blockbuster of this Megan Hays T.C. Brewster generation. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com
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Quick start proves enough for Oklahoma State soccer
Claire Boomer Oklahoma State scores first goal of the during the Oklahoma State vs. Kansas soccer game on Thursday, Oct 3, 2019, at Neal Patterson Stadium.
By Jacob Sturm Two minutes. That’s all it took for the Oklahoma State women’s soccer team toassert dominance in its 3-0 win against Kansas State (0-1) in Manhattan on Saturday night. It all started with the Cowgirls’ (1-0)
opening possession of the match. OSU’s focus was on getting the opening goal and found it through Grace Yochum. Yochum, a midfielder for the Cowgirls, pushed forward into the open space. The result was the perfect start for OSU. She took a gentle first touch, let the ball bounce and then chipped
it into the open net. K-State goalkeeper Alaina Werremeyer was positioned too far away from her goal and couldn’t recover. Two minutes later, she was picking the ball out of her net again. OSU promptly won the ball from the K-State center kick and took its chance. Gabriella Cole-
man dribbled the ball across the box from left to right and capitalized on another Kansas State miscommunication. The central defenders didn’t lunge in to prevent the Coleman attack. Coleman held off the defenders and lined up her shot. Once the keeper realized the issue, Coleman had crushed the ball around her and into the top corner to double the Cowgirls lead. The quick lead changed the strategy for OSU coach Colin Carmichael and the Cowgirls coaching staff. “It changed everything,” Carmichael said. “From our perspective, it just gave us a huge lift, and I’m sure from their perspective it was deflating, but to go in 3-0 at half it sounds weird, but it is kind of awkward. It doesn’t happen that often and you get a little more conservative. We sat back a little bit and they came into the game and had a lot more possession.” OSU controlled the rest of the match.
Olyvia Dowell scored in the 32nd minute to seal the result. Then it was up to the OSU defense to maintain the lead. They did that well. Kansas State had few opportunities to get a goal back and didn’t execute its chances. At the final whistle, the Cowgirls had completed their first shutout. Carmichael gave senior Emily Plotz her first Big 12 start in goal, and she proved to be up for the challenge.
Carmichael was happy with the result after the recent scheduling change. “Of course, very pleased with our performance considering no exhibition game, no nonconference games,” Carmichael said. “I thought both teams did well and the way we started the game was just the difference in the match.” com
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Calvin Bundage's road to recovery By Marcus Trevino
Oklahoma State linebacker Calvin Bundage is ready to play alongside his teammates after returning from a back injury that derailed his entire 2019 senior season. Originally, coach Mike Gundy said Bundage would not require surgery. After Wednesday’s practice, Bundage said he did in fact have back surgery. “Everybody was telling me it was a big deal, you shouldn’t play football, but I went to a great doctor and he fixed it,” Bundage said. “People shy away from back surgery but I guess mine
“People shy away from back surgery but I guess mine turned out decent.” - Calvin Bundage
File Photo Oklahoma State linebacker Calvin Bundage judos and tackles Oklahoma's Marquise Brown as the Cowboys took one Oklahoma in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
turned out decent.” Bundage said he saw seven or eight doctors before finally having his surgery. Now he’s hoping to have an impactful final season for the Cowboys.
“I had been battling adversity trying to get back out on the field . . . It feels good to put everything to rest,” Bundage said. “I feel great physically. I feel like how I came in freshman year,
totally healthy.” Back surgery is typically difficult to come back from, but teammate Cameron Murray said Bundage is moving around fluidly and is taking charge in the locker
room. “Him getting back and seeing him move around at fall camp is a great sight to see. You can tell he’s in great shape now,” Murray said. “He brings a different type of mentality to the defense. It makes a big difference for us.” Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles knows Bundage’s injury was a major setback, but he’s impressed by his mindset and is excited for what he can bring to the defense. “It’s like anything in life, when (football) gets taken away from you, you really appreciate it more. Calvin is just more locked in then he’s ever been,” Knowles said. “Right away we can get him coming off the edge. Him on one end, Trace (Ford) on the other. There’s two serious threats.”
Three Cowgirls, three goals, three fingerprints By Ben Hutchens
Much like a human fingerprint, no goal in soccer is identical to another. The Oklahoma State University soccer team proved that rule three times on Saturday night in a
3-0 victory over Kansas State (0-1). Three different Cowgirls got in on the goal-scoring action, each was equally unique and noteworthy. “We’re very dynamic up front,” said OSU coach Colin Carmichael of the goals scored in the win. “I think our pace and our athleticism might cause some trouble the rest of the year.” The first goal of the 2020
The Cowgirls got their first win of the season against Kansas State 3-0.
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Cowgirl (1-0) soccer season was scored by junior midfielder Grace Yochum. There was some thought that a shortened training camp due to COVID-19 would cause the team to get off to a slow start, but Yochum blew that theory out of the water on a beautiful goal not even two minutes into the game. As the Kansas State University goalkeeper came forward to cut off Yochum’s angle to the goal, sheYochum chipped the ball over the keeper’s head and into the back of the net. Yochum pushed the pace on her runuprun up to the goal, which is exactly what Carmichael said will be effective later this season. Seemingly before the Wildcats had a chance to blink, the Ccowgirls scored again. Senior forward Gabriella Coleman scored the second goal of the game for OSU with 42:37 remaining in the first half. Coleman used her physicality to create a traffic jam at the front of the net. She dribbled the ball while maneuvering around a scrum of people and found herself staring at a wide-open net. Cole-
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man left no doubt and fired in a left-footedleft footed shot to give OSU a multi-goal lead not even five5 minutes into the match. The final OSU goal was the only one that came off of a set-pieceset piece. With 13:35 to play in the first half, sophomore midfielder Olyvia Dowell was fouled around 20 feet away from the side of the Wildcat’s box. The ball was up for grabs off of the OSU free-kickfree kick. Senior midfielder Camy Huddleston headed it to sophomore forward Olyvia Dowell, who promptly launched the bouncing ball through the dive of the Wildcat goalkeeper for the final nail of the K-State coffin. “We’ll continue to work on (our game) but of course we’re pleased to go on the road and get a 3-0 win,” Carmichael said. sports.ed@ocolly.com
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