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Change In Command Jeff Watts is taking over as Stillwater chief of police after Ryan McCaghren retired in November.

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Officer Shannon Jordan came home from patrol around 2:30 a.m. on Friday. He tried to get as much sleep as he could before getting up and reporting back to the police station at 9:30 a.m., but when he arrived, he was no longer Officer Jordan.

He was Assistant Police Chief Jordan.

City Manager Norman McNickle announced in a press release on Jan. 23 that Jeff Watts would be taking over as the new chief of police after Ryan McCaghren retired in November. Jordan was announced as the new assistant chief of police.

Friday was their first day in their new positions.

“This week has pretty much been no sleep,” Jordan said. “As soon as the city manager made the notifications, our phones have just been blowing up from family and friends and coworkers and everybody else.”

Both Watts and Jordan have been with the

Stillwater Police Department for 27 years. Watts has spent the last 13 years as a member of the Criminal Investigations Division and has been a lieutenant supervising the division for the past three years. Jordan was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army prior to joining the SPD and has served as a member of the SWAT team and Zach Hake/O’Colly the patrol division with Jeff Watts (right) and Shannon Jordan were named StillWatts. water’s new chief of police and assistant chief of police.

Jordan said that the entire week has been busy Their goal is to find out “That is our focus for because he’s been trying what their officers need the organization. As part to slowly start transifirst and then start makof that, the changes that tioning into his new role ing those adjustments as will come about will be while still performing his needed. what we learn from our old one. Watts has been “My goal is just to members. The more we similarly busy. take care and be able do for them, the more “It’s very hectic to support the men and they can do for people.” because there’s a lot of women of the StillwaWatts also said that he transitional work to be ter Police Department,” hopes to grow the police done,” Watts said. “It’s Jordan said.

“I want to department’s relationship exciting. It’s going fast, make sure that they have with the community.

He the day’s kind of like the everything they need to wants people to be able blink of an eye.” be able to do their job, to reach out to him and Watts and Jordan said to serve the citizens of Jordan to address any that their first order Stillwater.” issues that need to be of business is to build Watts added that addressed. Jordan said he their leadership team. leadership is important to believes having a strong They don’t have plans to both of them. relationship with the implement big changes “Our biggest vision is community will help the within the police departleadership,” Watts said. department to do its job ment in the near future.

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better.

Stillwater mayor Will Joyce said that he’s excited about the appointments the city manager has made to the police department.

“I think Norman McNickle, his past as a police chief here and an officer for many years, gives him a great perspective on that hire and appointing the right people to those positions,” Joyce said. “We look forward to working with them and look forward to them expanding the good reputation of the Stillwater Police Department.”

There will be a pinning ceremony for Watts and Jordan on Friday at 3 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at the Stillwater Municipal Building.

It will be open to the public.

Watts said that he was excited and honored to be chosen as the new police chief. He understands the importance of the role he is taking and is excited to not only be a role model for the other members of the police force but also for the public.

“I’ve always looked at (police chief) as ‘That is the representation of the Stillwater Police Department to the public,’” Watts said. “The organization is so much bigger than one person. For me it was just such a great honor and opportunity to have the chance to step into those shoes.”

Jordan also said he was honored to be chosen for his position but recognizes that he and Watts are only two people. Their influence can only go so far, but he has faith in his officers.

“The Stillwater Police Department is made up of some of the finest officers in the state,” Jordan said. “They will perform and do an outstanding job regardless of who the leaders are.

Our job is just to make their job easier.”

Ellie Melero is a multimedia journalism sophomore from Leavenworth, Kansas. She can be reached at news.ed@ocolly. com.

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Battle of the Fyre Documentaries: Which Streaming Service Provided the Best Depiction of Fyre Festival?

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It’s not often we get to directly compare America’s two leading video streaming services.

Streaming rivals Netflix and Hulu have, coincidentally, released documentaries on the now infamous Fyre Festival just four days apart from each other.

The brain child of rapper Ja Rule and entrepreneur Billy FYRE/Imdb McFarland, Fyre Festival was Co-founders of “Fyre” Billy McFarland and Ja Rule pose for supposed to the Woodstock a photo. or Coachella of the millennial to the downfall of the festival. the festival, including Fyre generation. Set in the Bahamas, The Netflix documentary, media employees, Bahamian the two visionaries promised “Fyre,” mostly focuses on how employees and more, Hulu luxury, music, booze and more the festival met its bitter end, provides us with the insight of fun than anyone could ever ask from there not being plumbthe most key figure in the defor. What could go wrong? ing on the island to McFarland velopment of the Fyre Festival: Everything. committing wire fraud to make Billy McFarland.

Everything was a lie. There fast money for the festival.

That’s right. Hulu’s “Fyre was no luxury. Not a single Hulu’s documentary, “Fyre Fraud” provides us with an musical act showed up. There Fraud,” focuses more on under- interview with the master was plenty of booze, but standing the culture that would con-man himself. Although despite this not a single person allow a con-artist like McFarhe chooses not to comment on had any fun. land to commit fraud to this McFarland is currently some of the juicier details of scale, meaning this angle of the the festival, his silence pretty serving a six-year sentence for Fyre Festival focuses more on fraud because of this festival. much answers the questions McFarland as a person.

But what lead to all of this? themselves.

Netflix’s take on the festival That is what is explored in the With all of this considered, is also much more serious than documentaries released by which streaming service Hulu’s. Hulu uses several pop Hulu and Netflix on Jan. 14 ultimately provided the best culture reference and sound and 18, respectively. depiction of the Fyre Festival? bites from popular series like These documentaries being Check out Netflix’s “Fyre” “The Office,” “Family Guy” released so closely begs the and Hulu’s “Fyre Fraud” and and more to not only shed a question: which one is better? decide for yourself which is comedic light on the situaDid one streaming service streaming service wins in this tions but also to emphasize the topple the other when it comes battle of documentaries. ridiculousness of McFarland’s to the quality and content of its lies.

Jet Turner is a documentary? multimedia journalism It is also important to point Let’s find out. sophomore from Van out that, although Netflix’s For starters, the documentaBurnen, Arkansas. He can documentary provides us with ries are not the about the same be reached at entertaininterviews and insight from thing. Each takes a different angle on the events that lead important figures involved with ment.ed@ocolly.com.

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Lucy Clark, one of the therapy dogs in Pete’s Pet Posse, enjoys pets from attendees Tuesday at the Bow Wow Film Festival in the Student Union Theater.

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Lexi, one of the several therapy dogs in Pete’s Pet Posse, meets attendees of the Bow Wow Film Festival on Tuesday in the Student Union Theater.

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Roscoe, one of the therapy dogs in Pete’s Pet Posse, enjoys a head scratch from an attendee Tuesday at the Bow Wow Film Festival.

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Otis, one of the therapy dogs in Pete’s Pet Posse, attends the Bow Wow Film Festival on Tuesday at the Student Union Theater.

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Disco, a therapy dog in Pete’s Pet Posse, smiles while getting pet before the Bow Wow Film Festival.

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Domestic changes could disrupt. Navigate changes with your partner this winter. Reach a milestone around health, work and fitness this summer, before a restorative rest. Follow an inspiring possibility next winter. It’s all better together.

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 -- Disciplined efforts can realize a dream. Avoid emotional spending. Investigate and explore a subject of your fascination. Good news comes from far away.

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Opinion: Kappa Sig leading in the right direction J oseph Fa z io, S taf f Repo rt er , @ Jo s ephdfaz io

“America’s Greatest Homecoming” has been a staple of Oklahoma State tradition for over 100 years.

Many proud students, faculty and alumni travel down Greek Row to see the spectacle that are house decorations.

These house decs are a spectacle in itself. Greek houses spend hundreds of hours pushing tissue paper through chicken wire to create these glamorous pieces of art.

These pieces of art are no easy feat and cost thousands of dollars in construction equipment

and materials to pull off.

One fraternity has decided to break tradition.

For the 2019-2020 academic year, the Kappa Sigma fraternity has elected not to take place in the house dec competition, according to a release posted on the group’s Twitter account.

O’Colly File Photo In return, the fraternity Tri Delta and Kappa Sig display their house dec in 2015. has decided to donate all the money that it would cided to give their house every fraternity and use for its decorations. dec funds totaling $8,000 sorority should ditch I believe the fraternity to the Military Heroes house decs and give their is taking a step in the Campaign and Wings money to charity. right direction. of Hope Family Crisis While donating is a A statement released Services. One provides noble cause, many Greek on Twitter from Kappa services to veterans and houses still enjoy the Sigma stated, “our retheir families and the festivities of creating sources could be better other directly goes to the house decs. allocated to serve a more Wings of Hope center in As an outsider when beneficial purpose in the Stillwater. it comes to all things community at this time.”

The fraternity has deI am not saying that Greek, I do not see the

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enjoyment of house decs.

The long nights of pushing tissue paper through chicken wire while balancing school, studying and part-time jobs seems exhausting.

Many of my classmates have expressed their concerns of having to budget all these things, only for the decs to be thrown away after homecoming.

The stress of pomping in the middle of the night can take a toll on their school work.

Even if fraternities and sororities decided to stop doing house decs, “America’s Greatest Homecoming” will always remain.

The parade will continue to go on as well as

the Cowboys kicking off hours after.

But it may be time to break traditions for new ones.

Maybe with the end of one tradition, a new one could take its place.

If any fraternities or sororities decide to not take part in the creation of house decs, I urge you to follow Kappa Sigma’s lead and donate your funds to your philanthropic organization.

Joseph Fazio is a sports media sophomore from West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He can be reached at j.fazio@okstate. edu.

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