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‘TIS THE SEASON 2019 O’COLLY HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE

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Top: Christmas gifts on sale at Wooden Nickel in Stillwater. Bottom Left: Shoes on sale at J. Cole in Stillwater. Bottom right: Christmas ornaments on sale at Eskimo Joe’s in Stillwater.

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Christmas ornamens being sold at Wooden Nickel in Stillwater.

How to shop local this Christmas M ad die Wel l s S taff Wr it er @ mad dietw el l s s

Christmas is less than three weeks away; it’s time to start narrowing down gift options before it’s too late!

There are myriad ways to get gifts, but shopping locally helps the community and citizens within it.

Great gifts can be found for each person on your list here in Stillwater and close to campus. Here are some potential gift items from Wooden Nickel, J. Cole and Eskimo Joes: Wooden Nickel For Him: A North Face Jacket ($149.99) is perfect for the cold weather and will be a durable item.

Peter Millar button up shirt with either a Pistol Pete or OSU logo (ranging from $105 to $155) is perfect for game day, a nice dinner with friends and family or graduation pictures.

For Her: The leopard Spanx ($98) and the leather Spanx ($110) are fun yet practical.

Candles are always great choices (especially seasonal ones); Nothing says bring on the holidays like a good candle. They have candles from Nest, Thymes and Capri Blue ranging from $9 to $60.

Other gifts: Christmas Ornaments are a great idea to give either before or on the day of Christmas. Wooden

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Nickel has several different designs like ones that support OSU, different festive Christmas pieces, a Dalmatian or even a bottle of Rosé ornament. These range from $14.99 to $27.

FITS Socks are a perfect for everyone. Socks always seem to get lost, which is why getting them as a gift would be a wonderful surprise! The FITS price is between $13.99 and $21.99 depending on the type of sock you buy.

Wooden Nickle manager Tanner Gage also explained how it is a great place to find fun items for gift exchanges and hostesses. “[The] Stillwater community has a couple of ornament gift exchanges every year,” Gage said.

“We always have people come in to buy things

for their gift exchanges.

Hostess gifts are popular like the cutting boards, tea towels and other things to make the atmosphere festive.”

J. Cole Stocking Stuffers: No Christmas season would be complete without getting something in your stocking.

The Que Water Bottle is perfect for that someone who is constantly on the go and does not have enough room in their bag to lug around a large water bottle. The Que Water bottle ($26) can be condensed, but when you add water it grows to its full size.

J. Cole also sells buttons, which are perfect for

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anyone who loves school spirit. They are all OSU buttons and would look great on a backpack, shirt or on a cork board. Their buttons are $10.

The big O key chain is perfect for anyone that constantly has tons of items in their hand. It essentially is more like holding a purse rather than holding your keys.

They come in several different designs. The Big O is $25.

The Power Pad Beauty is a makeup mirror as well as a device that charges your phone. The neat, multi-purpose item costs $55.

You can also create a wishlist at J. Cole, online or on paper, which will be helpful for your gift givers.

Eskimo Joes: Eskimo Joes has the perfect, classic holiday gifts; you’ll want to give and receive these fun items.

Each year they do a Christmas t-shirt ($25.95) and sweatshirt ($27.95).

This year the theme is “Elf”! This would be the perfect gift for someone who loves the movie “Elf” or for someone who collects the Eskimo Joes Christmas shirt.

If you want an Eskimo Joes ornament to go on your tree, they have them!

They have two kinds: the regular ornament ($3.95) and the shatter proof ornament ($5.95).

Hope everyone is rockin’ around the Christmas tree and surprising loved ones with these great items!

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Gift guide for a college student on a budget Megan Hays S taff Repo rter @ m egtherep ort er

The best gift of the holiday season to give would be the gift of getting all As, but that is really hard to wrap.

Aside from the stress of finals, there is also the stress in finding gifts for friends and family on a college student budget.

Here is an article to help with the latter, for the other thing, you’ll have to talk to some tutors.

DIY Yes, do it yourself.

You can get a bundle of canvases in all shapes and sizes for like $10-15 and a small collection of tubes of paint and suddenly you’ve got yourself the makings of a personal piece of art to decorate someone’s wall. There are so many tutorials all over YouTube in a variety of skill levels to help you get inspired to make your Christmas presents, like string flowers to sponge dapped galaxies. Without spending too much money, you made someone a one-of-a-kind painting the receiver can use as decoration.

Also accompanying that wonderful feeling of creating something for someone else, you get to put off that 5-page paper due at the end of the week for a bit longer. For even more

affordability, use copies of old O’Colly issues to protect your work surfaces.

Painting not your thing? Go pick up a few yards of fabric and look up a tutorial on how to make a tied off blanket.

At least that way, your friends can stay warm as they realize they haven’t retained anything over the past semester.

Thrift/Dollar shopping Know someone who loves vintage calculators? Or is it someone who somehow looks good in even a hideous ugly sweater? On a serious note, you never know what you can find at the local thrift store or chain dollar store that would be perfect for someone. A $150 espresso machine for a coffee lover, thrift store price is $10. Even if you have no clue what to get someone, wandering the aisles with an open mind can lead you to find the perfect gift they never knew they needed. If nothing else, there are probably some good Dirty Santa gifts waiting on the shelves for your next club holiday party. Also buying a little something for yourself as an award for studying for two hours isn’t as expensive as at other places.

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If all else fails: OSU

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There are so many tutorials all over YouTube in a variety of skill levels to help you get inspired to make a DIY Christmas present.

Merch The perfect gift for mom or dad who went to OSU? OSU merch.

The perfect gift for that weird aunt who didn’t go to college? OSU merch. The perfect gift for that cousin who goes to OU? OSU merch. While some of the stuff at the Union Store might be a bit over a student budget but there are a variety of different places to shop all over Stillwater that sells OSU t-shirts, socks and whatever else they can get people to buy at more collegestudent-friendly prices.

Christmas colors might be green and red but why not sprinkle a little bit of orange in your presents this year?

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Oklahoma State guard Olivia Gray (34) tries to inbound the ball during OSU’s 76-51 win against UC Riverside on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2019 in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

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Vivian Gray (12) dribbles down thd court during OSU’s 76-51 win against UC Riverside on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2019 in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Tennis, strong family bond led Gray sisters to OSU jaco b stu r m staff reporter @ jaco b m s tu r m

Vivian and Olivia Gray never envisioned themselves as college basketball players. They instead dreamt of a life in tennis.

When they were young, the Grays began playing tennis with their friends and found success on the court.

“We didn’t play in many tournaments, but some I did play in I won,” Vivian said. “I love tennis. It’s just a fun sport to play, and you can play it for a long time.”

Vivian was drawn into tennis after watching some of the top competitors in the sport.

“I love watching Roger Federer, and I also love Serena Williams,” Vivian said. “She’s a great tennis

player and role model in that area.”

The rigor of basketball hasn’t prevented Olivia from continuing to find time for the sport. The best time for it has been when she is at home.

“I still love to play tennis,” Olivia said. “Whenever I go home, I go play with my mom and stuff like that.”

Playing tennis together was only the beginning for what would be a successful transition to competitive basketball in middle school and at Argyle High School.

Argyle won two consecutive women’s basketball state titles while Vivian and Olivia were on the team. They finished the two seasons with a 71-6 record.

Their success in middle school and high school

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continues to help the Gray’s transition into the challenge of college basketball.

“Really it’s not any different because throughout the years Vivian and I have played on different teams together,” Olivia said.

“Starting in middle school on our AAU teams and in high school and then at our last college, it’s not different for us transitioning from school to school or team to team.”

Olivia, who is a year older than her sister, graduated from Argyle and committed to Fort Lewis College. The decision was an easy one for Olivia, since her parents attended Fort Lewis College and met through collegiate soccer. It couldn’t have worked out better for the Grays.

Olivia decided to redshirt her freshman year at Fort Lewis. Vivian joined her a year later and excelled at the Division II level.

Vivian, a five-star recruit, led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in scoring as a freshman with an average of 18.5 points per game. Only then did it become clear that transferring closer to home would be beneficial.

“We are big family people, so we make all decisions together,” Vivian said. “We weighed all the pros and cons. When I realized that I needed to leave Fort Lewis, I didn’t even look at anybody else except for Oklahoma State because they were my second option out of high school.”

Vivian and Olivia’s par-

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ents experience in college athletics inspired the Grays to be the best that they could be on the court.

“My parents have always been really intense because they played college sports,” Olivia said. “So they know what it takes, and they know how things work. They’ve always pushed us to do our best and gave us every opportunity to be our best.”

Throughout high school, the Grays were recruited

by Jim Littell, OSU’s women’s basketball coach.

The recruiting process played an important part in the Gray’s decision to transfer to OSU. “It was a call from their dad saying that they wanted to take a look at transferring to Oklahoma State,” Littell said. “They just got a waiver to talk

to us, and I think we were very high on their list when they decided to go to Fort Lewis. And I respect that. It was a family decision… And when they decided that they wanted to play at a higher level, we got a call.”

Vivian and Olivia said they have no regrets about their decision to go to Fort Lewis before joining the Cowgirls.

“I think the transition, since I went to Division II first, made the high school to college transition easier for me,” Vivian said. “And then, ultimately I think that made Division II to Division I easier for me as well. I think that was the best decision for me coming out of high school, just to transition easier.”

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Cowboys return to the mat against Princeton Sar ah Wet t em an n S taf f R epo rter @ Sa ra hW ette m an n

The Oklahoma State wrestling team looks to continue its momentum as it faces No. 12 Princeton on Friday.

The Cowboys won their last dual against Minnesota and after a two-week break from competition, OSU coach John Smith said he’s ready to get the team back on the mat, especially after facing several injuries early in the season.

“I’d much rather be wrestling,” Smith said. “I think once you get into the season, time off is not always the best thing, but it can be. … We trained good

over the break, had a good week last week … good start for us.”

Despite the break, the Cowboys will remain without starter Joe Smith at 174 pounds.

“There’s a weight dissention you have to have and that’s what’s holding him up right now, “Smith said. “Rules, all rules.”

OSU will wrestle a Princeton team, which is coming off of an upset win against No. 10 Lehigh.

“On paper it looks like it could be our toughest dual meet so far,” Smith said. “I think there are six or seven matchups that are really very competitive.”

Both Nick Piccinnini and Dakota Geer will have top ten rematches in addition to Boo Lewallen’s top-15 matchup.

“I feel like it’ll definitely be a different match this year,” Geer said. “I feel like I got some size on me, I feel like I’m a bigger 97 pounder, I think I’m definitely ready for this match this year, I’m excited for it.”

The Cowboys may also see Kaden Gfeller return to the lineup at 141.

“I think this week it’s probably 50/50 as far as if he’s healthy to wrestle,” Smith said.

“Even if he’s healthy to wrestle he still may not go.”

In the absence of several starters, younger wrestlers in

the lineup were given an opportunity to start for the Cowboys.

True freshman Reece Witcraft had a come-from-behind victory and won his first match in GIA with a pin.

“It’s big for a freshman to do stuff like that,” Nick Piccininni said. “To be down in a match, comeback and score points right away … I was proud of him.”

The team has struggled with first-period takedowns and scoring early in matches despite the emphasis on conditioning and looks to improve versus Princeton. t.c. brewster/O’COLLY “Remember, we got a season Oklahoma State’s Boo Lewallen has his hand raised after winning a Big 12 championship. to do this,” Smith said.

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Cowgirls face first true road test against a ranked opponent S ud eep Tum m a S taf f R epo rter @ask tum m a

The road continues to get tougher.

The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team had a rough three-game stretch in the Virgin Islands against No. 1 Oregon, No. 8 Louisville and a solid UT Arlington squad. The Cowgirls finished the road trip 1-2 dropping the games against the Ducks and Cardinals.

While they only won one game, Coach Jim Littell said the experience his team gained was invaluable.

Now the Cowgirls

will be able to use that experience as they go toe to toe with another top tier opponent in No. 12 Texas A&M. The Aggies are 6-1 this season, with their only loss coming to No. 8 Florida State.

Similar to OSU, the Aggies are a defensive-driven team — they have held teams to 54.6 points per game on 37.6% shooting from the field this season.

It’s not just defense.

The Aggies can light it up on offense. They’re led by All-American guard Chennedy Carter who’s in the midst of another tremendous season. Carter is aver-

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aging a team-high 21.1 points and 3.7 assists.

She’s one of the best players in the nation. Littell said shutting down a player of Carter’s caliber is almost impossible, but they need to limit her production.

“The scorers, you’re not going to shut them out or hold them real low, you just gotta make sure you don’t let them go off for 30 or 35,” Littell said.

“She’s capable of doing that. She’s a kid that I believe led the nation in scoring last year.”

Carter isn’t the only dynamic player on the Aggies’ roster. Lit-

tell said it’s just as important to contain TAMU’s other scorers.

“You’ve got to do a nice job on the other people,” Littell said.

“You can’t let other people get 12, 15, 18 against you. They do a good job. Sierra Johnson inside is really strong and tough.

Kayla Wells is a really good guard. So they’ve got other people. A week ago they were ranked fifth in the country, and you don’t do that if you’ve got just one player.”

The Cowgirls have played much better after the break in almost every game this season. Despite the

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first-half struggles, OSU’s stellar secondhalf performances have propelled it to a 6-2 record. However, it’s going to be vital that the Cowgirls get off to a hot start against an excellent Aggies squad.

“It’s very important, especially playing in a hostile environment,” Littell said. “They’re going to have a nice crowd there. And first five minutes of the game, we’ve beat a lot of teams in the first five minutes of the game here. We can’t find ourselves digging ourselves out a hole down there.”

The Cowgirls’ chal-

lenging nonconference schedule continues Sunday. Will OSU’s defense propel it to victory once again or will this talented Aggies team prevail?

“For us to go down there and get a win we gotta be near perfect on the offensive end,” Littell said. “And we gotta step up and his shots. We’ve held our turnovers down a little bit, we’ve had 10, 11, 12, somewhere, which isn’t a bad number, but the bottom line is to go on the road and win against a top 20 team, or five a week ago, we’ve got to make shots.”

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The City of Stillwater appropriated $25.9 million to fix roads M a d d ie Well s S taff Wr it er @mad dietw el l s s

The roads in Stillwater have been an ongoing issue, but after having appropriated $25.9 million for capital projects, including fixing roads, citizens are wondering where their money has gone.

The Stillwater City Council appropriated the money on July 1, 2016, for different types of transportation projects. The greatest sum went toward the Pavement Management Program for $11.6 million. Pavement management helps to continue the upkeep of streets after repaving and repairing them. City engineer Monty Karns explained the necessity of that sum of money.

“This allows us to extend the life of streets,” Karns said. “A good example is 19th avenue from Western to Sangre, which was rehabilitated in FY2019. By doing some preventative maintenance with a thin surface overlay, we won’t have to rebuild this street for many years.”

As well as the citizens of Stillwater, OSU students recognize the impact Stillwater roads has in their lives. OSU student Rachel Nogalski was shocked to know how much money was being spent on the roads and wondered if the money

was going toward maintaining old roads or creating new ones.

“I think that the roads affect me,” Nogalski said.

“I think that constantly traveling on roads that are in bad condition brings a lot of wear and tear to my car as well as everyone else’s.”

The rest of the transportation project money went to bridge projects, street projects, joint projects with ODOT as well as additional projects.

Stillwater City Manager Norman McNickle helped with some of the concern regarding how the money has been since allocated.

“With various funding sources, project types and partners, the City’s transportation program is complicated,” McNickle said.

“Although it can take from a few months to years to complete a project, city engineering staff are dedicated to ensuring that the transportation needs of Stillwater are being met.”

Four million dollars went toward bridge projects. The bridge projects included 3rd Avenue over Boomer Creek, Husband Street over Boomer Creek and the damaged bridge on 26th Avenue. The bridge on 26th avenue between Walnut and Washington streets is being replaced after flood damage that took place over the spring and summer.

The city council approved to replace the bridge on

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Nov. 4.

“While it may not seem like adding another bridge project to the list is a big deal, but when you think of the steps,” Karns explained. “It’s easier to understand why it takes a while to do things.”

There are three street projects that include Western Road from 3rd Avenue to Virginia Street, Hall of Fame Avenue from Ridge Drive to Monroe Street and Husband Street Pedestrian/Bicycle Corridor. Several steps had to happen for a street to be improved upon. The City of Stillwater released a statement regarding the ongoing projects.

“Selecting an engineer, surveying studies, locating and possibly moving utilities, securing addition rights of way, design work, call for bids for construction, refining the budget and possibly going back to council if the budget exceeds the original appropriation,” according to The City of Stillwater Oklahoma.

OSU sophomore Trace Holloway said the city of Stillwater should focus more on roads near campus.

“Oklahoma State students contribute to a large part of the population of Stillwater,” Holloway said.

“More of the roads closer to campus should be maintained better because lots of people travel on them every day.”

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Don’t abandon a personal dream when you encounter an obstacle next summer. What you learn supports profitable collaborative efforts. Follow purpose, contribution and growth.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Stand strong in your own light. Harmony may require effort. Don’t show a loved one unfinished work. Reason and emotion could clash. Do research before committing.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Use your best judgment with a controversy. Lay low and let it pass.

Avoid overspending or overindulging. Nurture your health with peace. Rest and reflect.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Friends can make excellent coaches. Share resources, information and connections with your team to adapt to a change or barrier. Steadily pull together.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Heed recommendations and warnings at work. Don’t stir up jealousies or controversy. Focus on your objective and go for it. It’s within reach.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- A barrier could block the path. Avoid risk or hassle and choose the easiest route around. Friends help you make the perfect connection.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Keep credit cards locked up and avoid risky business. Schedule carefully and don’t build up unrealistic expectations. Contribute to shared accounts with steady discipline.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Collaborate to save time and fuss. Don’t step on anyone’s sensitivities.

Despite chaos or distractions, you can get the job done by working together.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Wait for better conditions before making a big move. Prioritize your health, fitness and work. Physical energy can fluctuate.

Slow down to avoid accidents. Relax.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Savor rest and recreation. Avoid overindulging. Don’t spend frivolously. Stay close to home, if possible. Avoid conflict or controversy. Have fun with someone sweet.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Focus on home and family. Be gentle, especially with young people.

Avoid automatic reactions and listen to what’s underneath a controversy. Patiently listen.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Hold your temper. It’s easier to avoid an outburst than to clean up after one. A clash between love and money could disrupt.

Consider words carefully.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Every little bit counts. What comes around goes around. Focus creative energy on increasing cash flow. Keep showing up. Show appreciation to someone helpful.

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