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A YEAR OF BEER After a full season of alcohol sales at OSU sporting events, OSUPD DISCUSSEs THE IMPACTS.

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The Oklahoma State football team’s victory against West Virginia was the last home game of 2018, marking a complete season of alcohol sales in Boone Pickens Stadium. After introducing beer sales to baseball and softball games in the spring, OSU Athletics began selling alcohol at football games this fall. The addition of alcohol at sporting events has resulted in some challenges for the OSU Police Department about how to best en-

force rules surrounding alcohol consumption. There is still a zerotolerance policy toward underage drinking and improper alcohol use, and OSUPD has spent the past season working to find the best strategies to ensure that these rules are followed. Leon Jones, the chief of OSUPD, said the department’s main strategy has been to increase visibility. They raised the number of patrols in the tailgate areas outside the stadium from last year and positioned officers near points of sale inside the stadium. “Having officers at the point of sales was a great deterrent for

anybody who wanted to overdo it,” Jones said. “In the tailgate area, the arrests did go up.” Jones said the number of alcohol-related incidents inside the stadium went down from last year. He said the highvisibility officers inside the stadium are partly to thank. He added that the ability to buy alcohol inside the stadium has led fans to handle it more responsibly because they no longer have to try to sneak it in or chug as much as possible outside the stadium. Capt. Colt Chandler said the number of alcohol-related incidents, particularly underage

drinking, outside of the stadium in the tailgate areas has gone up since last year. “The increase in the number of underage consumption is because we’ve been out there targeting it,” Chandler said. “We’ve been out there proactively addressing it versus just reacting to it.” Michael Watters has been tailgating at OSU games for the past 10 years. He said he supports what OSUPD has been doing in regards to keeping alcohol out of the hands of minors. “We don’t advocate for underage drinking at all,” Watters said. “That wouldn’t be a problem

at our tailgates, but I think (increasing their presence) is a great idea.” Cadyn Brice, who regularly attends games at the stadium, said he thinks OSUPD has done a good job of checking any suspicious activity and making sure that alcohol is consumed responsibly in the stadium. “I think it’s been monitored and handled pretty well,” Brice said. “Anything in moderation is good, but it can get out of hand sometimes. I think OSU has handled it pretty well.” Jones and Chandler said going forward, their plan is to analyze

the data from this year to reallocate resources to areas that need them more. They hope to target these “problem areas” to reduce improper alcohol use early. “Every season, we always prepare for the worst and hope for the best,” Jones said. “Depending on how the crowds and the games go, we can either back off, or we can increase (our presence). We’ll look at the numbers and everything and adjust as needed.”

Ellie Melero is a multimedia journalism sophomore from Leavenworth, Kansas. She can be reached at ellie.melero@ okstate.edu.

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Gundy disappointed with OSU’s inconsistency after loss to TCU J e r em y ko lok Asst. Sports Editor @ je r emyko lok

FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- Oklahoma State’s football season did not end Saturday night in Fort Worth. After OSU’s 31-24 loss to TCU in a performance Mike Gundy, the Cowboys’ coach, referred to as “just a game full of mistakes,” the Pokes reside at 6-6 at the conclusion of the Big 12 regular season. That is a mediocre record compared to the results Cowboy fans have become accustomed to seeing from Gundy’s squad each year. “It’s just kinda disappointing, you know?,” Gundy said. “I was concerned about whether we could rally back after a big win last week. We

were a little flat early in the week, but then we practiced good and finished strong.” Just a week before, the Cowboys defeated then top10 opponent West Virginia in dramatic fashion thanks to some late-game heroics at Boone Pickens Stadium. That wasn’t out of the ordinary, though. The Cowboys have competed in the big-time matchups this season. They defeated Boise State, Texas and West Virginia, who are ranked opponents, with strong performances on both sides of the ball. OSU even conceded a one-point loss on the road to in-state rival Oklahoma, a possible 2019 College Football Playoff participant. But OSU’s losses to Texas

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Oklahoma State’s Larry Williams and TCU’s L.J. Collier meet face to face after a play as the Cowboys take on TCU in Amon G. Carter Stadium on Saturday.

Tech, Kansas State, Baylor and TCU this season raise more questions than answers, as the Cowboys were favored in every one of those games and have a better record than each of the teams mentioned other than TCU, which sits at 6-6 just like the Pokes. “When we play a higher-

ranked team, we know we’ve gotta take it from them, and we play at a higher level,” Rodarius Williams, an OSU defensive back, said. “Just playing down to people really hurt us in the end.” Gundy said he has tried to preach the importance of

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each individual game to his team all season, but he can’t quite put his finger on why the message hasn’t translated to the field. “It’s crazy how we can play one week, and the next week we don’t play very well,” Gundy said. “I don’t have the answer. It’s the dangest thing I’ve ever seen. We play teams that are top-10 in the country, and we play like a top-20 team. We play teams that are not playing as well and struggling, and we play like a top-80 team. “And I know someone’s gonna say, ‘Well, do you know why?’ If I knew why, I would fix it.” OSU already secured bowl eligibility before its embarrassing loss in Fort Worth, in which the Cowboys failed to

complete a touchdown pass, pass for more than 100 yards or have a player rush for more than 25 yards. Now, the Cowboys will wait to find out their bowl opponent and destination, but Gundy said he wants to get back to square one and focus on fixing in-house issues for about eight practices before he even starts to think about preparing for the opponent. “I told the team, ‘Good thing you get to play another game,’” Gundy said. “’Because I sure would’ve hated to finish like this.’”

Jeremy Kolok is a university studies junior from San Anotnio. He can be reached at jkolok@ okstate.edu.

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