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Aviation trailblazer Wally Funk returns to Stillwater

Branson Evans In addition to being many firsts in the aviation field, Oklahoma State alum, Wally Funk, became the oldest person to fly in space this summer.

Mark Bezos on Blue Origin’s rocket the New Shepard, adding to her ceiling-shattering accomplishments.

Funk said her ride to Anna Pope and from space was News Editor smooth.

“When we lifted off, I didn’t feel anyWally Funk thing, all I had was grinned and waved to the noise and I had the crowd from the ear plugs,” Funk said. round window on the “When the vehicle deplane. parted and we went off Oklahoma State’s into space, we didn’t Spirit Band played feel it. It was wonderand people cheered as ful, and not at all what Funk walked down the I expected.” steps of the private jet.

Once the crew The Flying Aggies, got to space, Funk pom, cheer, Pistol Pete, expected to see the students and commuworld, but she said it nity members greeted was black. In space she the flying cowgirl. loosened the straps of “I didn’t expect her seat, and got out of all of this,” Funk said. her chair and began to An OSU alum, move around the small Funk became the capsule. oldest person to fly in space with Jeff Bezos, See Still dreaming on 2 Oliver Daemon and

Business casual meets comfort for fall fashion Bailey Sisk Staff Reporter

beginning to evolve out of loungewear.

“COVID-19 has affected the trends over the past year.” said senior fashion merchandis‘Tis the season of ing major, Caitlin Meapumpkin spice, autumn ger. “I think last fall’s leaves and oversized trend was very much blazers. sweatpants and sweatFall has arrived shirts. But this time and Oklahoma State around we are getting University’s students majoring in fashion mer- more into street style since we have places chandising shared tips to actually go. Simple on how to stay stylish outfits with a pop of this season. Simple is the keyword when trying either a puffer jacket or a shacket (a jacket in the to stay warm and look style of a shirt) is a trend fashionable on campus for the next few months. I think everyone should add to their closet. Cozy, “I would say this comfort and simple are season’s trends are what fall trends are all business casual meets about.” simplistic comfort,” A big question reBradeyn Carrell, senior garding seasonal fashion fashion merchandisis what colors should ing major, said. “After be incorporated in staying in last year, everyday outfits. While people are still dressing comfortable but just neutral colors are a typical choice when considadding something to it.

This year we’ll see a lot ering fall attire, Carell mentions two new colors of blazers and trousers that students should which is a great way to consider. elevate and modernize “Aside from the a look. A trend I think everyone needs this sea- typical neutral colors we son is oversized blazers. see everywhere during I like how it can elevate fall, I think everyone any look no matter what this season needs the you’re wearing. Another colors emerald green and navy blue in their is faux leather pants in either black or brown. It wardrobe,” Carell said. really makes it look like “Honestly any green and blue but for sure those you put a lot of effort two colors.” into your look without Keeping it simple even trying.” with cozy layers is esTrends in the sential to transitioning fashion industry are from COVID-19 casual constantly changing, to fall fashionable on especially after the campus. pandemic. With classes being in person and the majority of the public entertainment.ed @ocolly.com being open, fashion is

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Continued from 1 Then, after 3 minutes of twisting and turning in weightlessness, she sat down strapped herself back in. When the vehicle landed, Funk said she did not feel anything, all she saw was dust out the capsule window.

“When we got into space, it was so fabulous,” Funk said. “The seat was like, ah, I could have gone to sleep in that seat, it was so beautiful.”

This summer, Funk’s flight to space made history and the instructor is still dreaming to go higher, immersing herself in the experience.

“I would like to go up again, but I want to go to ISS (International Space Station),” Funk said. “I still want to do that.”

Later, at the Conversation with Wally Funk event at the McKnight Center, Funk said she wished the house lights were on, instantaneously, the performance hall lit up, revealing hundreds of students, including members of Flying Aggies and her sorority Alpha Chi Omega, and people from the community including Rep. Ranson and City Councilor Christie Hawkins.

She then pulled out her red camera and took pictures of the crowd.

At the event, OSU announced the $1,000 Wally Funk Scholarship.

This scholarship is given annually for student who want to be in aviation.

Funk not only told her story, but also offered advice to students.

“If your goal is to keep on saying ‘Yes, I can do it,’ keep moving forward with confidence,” Funk said.

“Don’t ever sit on a pile of negative.”

Funk graduated Stephens College, and chose to attend OSU because of aviation. She said in flying competitions, she competed against the Flying Aggies.

“You all (Flying Aggies) won, time, and time, and time after time,” Funk said.

At OSU, Funk earned multiple ratings and won awards from her involvement in the Flying Aggies. After graduating from the university, Funk worked as a Civilian Flight Instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

In 1961, Funk volunteered for the “Women in Space” Program and became one of the first 13 women qualified to be in space, later known as the Mercury 13.

The tests, which men also took, included things from swallowing 3 feet of rubber tubing and drinking radioactive water, to floating in a sensory deprivation tank.

In an air-tight, humidity and vibration proof room, the 8 foot tank was filled with water matching her

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“They gave me about a size of a brick of styrofoam and that was to go behind my head and behind my back, and that was all I was going to have to float on,” Funk said. “OK that’s no big deal, I can do anything, me, Wally, I can do anything,” Funk said.

Under these conditions, Funk was asked to get out of the tank after 10 hours and 35 minutes.

Although the Mercury 13 qualified to be in space, and some scored better than their male counterparts,

Sciences, said getting to know and introducing Funk is a proud moment.

“I’ve lived a very charmed life,” Pederson said. “I’ve met a lot of people; presidents, dignitaries and I told her (Funk) today, and I’m very sincere about this, Wally, this is best.”

At the end of the evening, Pederson along with student aviation leaders presented Wally with a Flying Cowgirl poster and a proclamation from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt for her accomplishments in aviation.

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complete,” Serocki said.

At the landing, Serocki took a picture with Funk and the Flying Aggies. Serocki said she learned about Funk in college, but wishes she learned about Funk and her work with the Mercury 13 at a younger age.

Although Serocki watched the launch this summer and has known about Funk, she said meeting the aviation trailblazer in person is indescribable.

“I can’t even put into words, my heart is still like, pounding so quick,”

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the program ended. Funk then applied four times to NASA but was not eligible to join the agency because she does not have an engineering degree.

“I didn’t have an engineering degree and had I known that I sure would have gotten it right here,” Funk said. “So, those of you who want to get on with NASA and get on with your aviation and aeronautics endeavors, get that engineering degree.”

Funk is a flight instructor who has over 19,000 hours of flying time.

In her career, her accomplishments include being the first woman to successfully finish the FAA General Aviation Operations Inspector Academy Course, first woman in the U.S. to hold FAA Systems Worthiness Analysis Program specialist, the 58th woman in the U.S. to receive the Airline Transport Rating, a goodwill flying ambassador and became the first female Air Safety Investigator wit the National Transportation Safety Board.

Opening the McNight Center event, Jon Pederson, the dean of the College of Education and Human

Program ended 6o years ago, aviation is still a mainly male-dominated industry. Tara Serocki is an aerospace administration and operations senior, safety officer for the Flying Aggies, membership chair for the Women in Aviation and secretary for the American Association of Airport Executives. She said, in her first college course out of 30 students there were two women, including herself.

Holding up her commercial pilot’s certificate, she said there are 58,000 other women in the nation who have the license.

“We are only 8% of all the certificated pilots in America, that’s why women representation is so incredibly important,” Serocki said.

In addition to speaking at the McNight Center event, Serocki was at Funk’s landing. She said Funk’s matto for the summer “make it happen” reflects Funk’s drive throughout her life.

“I know that I have so much to overcome and achieve in my career as a pilot, but if I could inspire just a fraction of the people she (Funk) has inspired, I’ll know my life has been

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When seeing Funk’s grin through the window of the plane, Corinne Kissel, a nonprofit management sophomore and community outreach coordinator for the Flying Aggies, said she could not believe Funk was in Stillwater.

Kissel grew up admiring aviation and joined the Flying Aggies to explore her fascination in the field.

Kissel is not a pilot, but she said Funk inspires her to stretch beyond her comfort zone, try new things and make things happen, even if doors to opportunities seems to be shut.

Although Kissel has been waiting for the arrival, she said once the whole Flying Aggies organization heard about Funk’s visit it was thrilled to take part in the events.

“Truly words cannot describe how much she means not only to this organization, and this campus, and this school but to aviation as a whole,” Kissel said. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Home-field heritage

How traditions stack up at Oklahoma universities

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Daniel Allen Staff Reporter College football is fueled by traditions.

Without the rivalries, pregame festivities and bands playing fight songs, the sport is nowhere near as fun and eye-drawing as we know it to be.

Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Tulsa all have its unique and fan favor-

ite traditions when it comes to football.

Oklahoma State has the paddle people, “Friends in Low Places” after the 3rd Quarter, and Bullet running out of the tunnel after a touchdown.

Oklahoma has the pregame drum majors, the Sooner Schooner and the Ruf Neks riding across the end zone after a touchdown and the infamous “Boomer Sooner” chant.

Tulsa has the hurricane siren blasting throughout H.A. Chapman Stadium and its university affiliated band “TU on Tap” performing next to the fan-favorite game day eatery Coney Islanders.

Fans, students, and alumni from the three schools gave their thoughts

and opinions on the traditions for the in-state schools.

Tulsa As of 2021, Tulsa has an enrollment of 3,962 students, ranking as the smallest enrollment among FBS schools as of this year.

In addition to being in the AAC, a group of 5 conference, most would imagine a school like Tulsa doesn’t have many traditions that necessarily stand out on game days. However, TU students and alumni say otherwise.

“Everybody here absolutely loves the walk,” TU alumnus Tony Moreham said. “The whole football team and Coach Montgomery walk out, the cheerleaders and assistant coaches fol-

low. The kids love it, and it’s kind of a good way to get everything and everybody going before the game.”

While tailgating is a nationwide fan-favorite in terms of game day traditions, there were some other notable traditions that stood out. “‘TU on Tap’, our university affiliated band, plays here, at the lawn before every home game” Tulsa alumnus Grant Cooper said. “Then before every game you’ll see our mascot, Captain Cane, or a spirit squad member, crank the hurricane siren before kick off and the whole stadium goes berserk. That’s pretty unique”.

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Continued from 4 OSU and Tulsa compete in The Bank of Oklahoma Turnpike Classic.

The Cowboys own the series 44-28-5, having won the past nine. Tulsa has been highly competitive, particularly in the past three, leading OSU at half time in 2019, 2020 and being tied at the half in 2021.

When asked about their thoughts on their in-state rivals their traditions, Tulsa fans didn’t seem too malicious.

In fact, the majority seemed to respect OSU and everything about the school and football program.

“I’m not a take OSU or OU side type of person being a TU guy,” Moreham said. “But the people at the Oklahoma State tailgates and games seem a lot more hospitable and helpful than the Oklahoma folks on game days.

It’s just a great, family friendly atmosphere and I look forward to watching Tulsa play them in Stillwater in the future. I think Tulsa and OSU both have a chance to be really good this year.”

Some went as far to say if they had to pick another school in the state of Oklahoma to root for, they’d pick Oklahoma State, “in an instant”.

“We love OSU,” Doug Bray, father of Tulsa and former OSU offensive lineman Bryce Bray, said. “We were actually part of the OSU family up until a year before last year, now we’re part of the TU family. I love the walk at Oklahoma State, where the players walk with Coach Gundy from the Student Union to Boone Pickens (Stadium).

“It was fun to watch that happen before every game on Saturdays. Tulsa and Oklahoma State maybe rivals, but outside of when they play each other, their fans have a large amount of respect for one another.”

Oklahoma “I think we have the best traditions in college football,” freshman William Hackney said. “From the Sooner Schooner to the nationally known Boomer Sooner Chant, and obviously there’s so many more like the drum majors going all out pre-game, and the stadium itself, the “Palace on the Prairie”. No doubt it’s one of the most iconic stadiums in college football”.

This off-season the sports world flipped on its head when Oklahoma and Texas, both long-time members of the Big 12, announced its intentions to move to the SEC. The move is expected to become official no later than 2025, with many expecting them to exit the Big 12 by 2023.

“It’s only going to make (Oklahoma) better in the future, in every aspect you can name, to be honest,” senior Austin Smith said. “For starters, recruits will love seeing that SEC logo on the field at Gaylord Memorial Stadium. You look at Texas A&M being able to out recruit Texas— that shouldn’t happen, ever.

“Texas, as much as I hate them, is a marquee brand when it comes to college football, possibly even the biggest not named Alabama. You put them in the SEC they’ll out recruit Texas A&M year in and year out. It’s going to be the exact same story for Oklahoma once they are officially in, they’re gonna be out recruiting schools like Auburn, Florida, and Georgia at a consistent rate.”

Recruiting was the main emphasis amongst students and fans in terms of how Oklahoma will take a huge leap once it’s in the SEC. However, it wasn’t the only thing mentioned.

“Obviously, financially it’ll help.

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SEC already makes the most money,” sophomore Nick Coppola said. “That’ll in turn help recruiting because we’re in this NIL era, where money and branding matters the most”.

Oklahoma State and Oklahoma compete once a year in Bedlam during the football season in a game everybody from both schools look forward to.

When asked about their thoughts on Oklahoma State and its fan base and traditions, there was an expression of mixed reactions and opinions amongst the OU student body and fan base.

Some mentioned Oklahoma State being “the equivalent of a Group of 5 program”, some saying Pistol Pete looks like the one uncle at parties that nobody wants around.

Others saying they wished OSU would join the Sooners in the SEC so, “they can get the crap knocked out of them every week to shut their delusional fan base up”, according to sources who wished to remain anonymous.

However, not all Sooner fans shared those same hostile opinions.

“Obviously publicly, we’re going to hate on Nebraska, Texa and Oklahoma State,” Smith said. “They’re our rivals, so, of course we’re going to hate on them. Outside of the rivalry, I love going up to Stillwater for games.

It’s a family friendly atmosphere, and it’s a beautiful college town, a hell of a college town. I’m hoping to be in attendance for the Bedlam football game this year, as it could be the last match up in a while”.

When asked on the uncertainty of the Bedlam game, the majority expressed their desire to keep the game in play.

“Absolutely, I think the Bedlam game needs to be continued,” OU fan Jeff Martin said. “I’ve been going to football games for years now, and I’ve experienced the rivalry. I think we should keep it going. I’d go as far to say, we need to keep it going, for the sake of this state.”

Oklahoma State OSU fans, students and alumni pride their football program for its traditions.

“I do think (OSU) has some of the best and most underrated traditions in the nation,” OSU alumnus Pete Lawson said. “You look at the paddle people, Bullet running across the end zone after a (touchdown), or Eskimo Joe’s with friends and family before a game, there’s nothing bad you can say about OSU’s traditions. They’re just so unique, if I had to describe it in one word. I honestly love them.”

Other fans seemed to back up Lawson’s claim on the value of Oklahoma State’s traditions.

“OSU has some of the best traditions when it comes to college football, or honestly, just college sports in general,” fan Tanner Brown said. “I always love coming to games, obviously to watch OSU play, but just experiencing a game day here, and watching and analyzing the traditions, it’s just awesome. It’s fun to be around.”

When asked about Tulsa, and its program and fans, some said Tulsa had

some of the friendliest fans they’ve ever met. When asked about Oklahoma, it was a much different story.

“Well, I’d say Oklahoma’s just like my ex-wife,” Cowboy fan Todd McCarthy said. “You wanna take it for everything that you can, and slam the door on them on the way out. I hope to God we (beat them) this year in Bedlam.”

Others seemed to share the same opinion as McCarthy.

“I just think the move to the SEC is (rude),” OSU aluma Alyssa Farris said. “It just shows how stuck up the school and its fans are. If they think they’re the best then I guess they can go play with the best and see how that works out for them.”

When asked about continuing Bedlam even when Oklahoma makes the move to the SEC, Cowboy fans seemed to be more sympathetic and complementary toward the Sooners.

“Yeah I do think we need to continue the Bedlam game,” OSU alumnus David Whitekiller said. “You know, if we can’t play Oklahoma every year, that will hurt OSU financially in many ways, whether people think so or not.

“Not only that, but it means so much to the schools, the fans, on both sides, and just the state in general. It’s such a huge game, and taking it away would be a gut punch to all of us.”

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Bout at the ballpark

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Cowboys, Hawkeyes announce dual at Globe Life Adam Engel Staff Reporter One of the greatest rivalries in college wrestling will be staged at Globe Life Field Feb. 12.

Oklahoma State and the defending national champion Iowa Hawkeyes

will battle in the Bout at the Ballpark in Arlington at 6:30 p.m.

“We look forward to the opportunity and let’s pack the house,” Cowboy coach John Smith said.

OSU athletic director Chad Weiberg said this dual was a year in the making. He made an initial pitch Globe Life Field and finally put the idea to paper.

“We got approached by Globe Life Field and at the beginning, I was a little concerned if it made any sense and as I really focused on it, it made a lot of sense,” Smith said. “And it was

something much more than just the dual meet.”

Additionally, senior national teams from the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran will dual simultaneously. Each duals will alternate matches.

“I think this event will mark a great opportunity for us to take the next step forward for our sport,” USA Wrestling executive director Rich Bender said. “We are really grateful to be able to partner with one of the most storied international wrestling programs in history and that is the

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Tickets will be available for purchase beginning 10 a.m. Thursday on the Texas Rangers website.

Sean Decker, president of REV Entertainment said the mats will be staged between the mound and second base. Floor seating will be added to increase capacity.

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