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‘Leaving a lasting legacy’ OSU Alumnus and Donor Neal Patterson died sunday, but not before leaving his mark on OSU.

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OSU alumnus, donor Patterson dies of cancer at 67 H alli e Hart Staff Reporter @ hart_Hall ie_

As Oklahoma State soccer coach Colin Carmichael reflected on Neal Patterson’s life, he recalled Patterson’s hospitality and sociable demeanor.

After fighting soft-tissue cancer, Patterson died at 67 on Sunday.

Carmichael met Patterson, an OSU alumnus and donor and primary owner of the Sporting Kansas City soccer team, when the U.S. men’s national team competed in a game at the Sporting KC stadium. Patterson asked Carmichael and OSU soccer personnel to visit.

Carmichael enjoyed his experience as a spectator of the national team’s game and dined with Patterson in the owner’s box at the stadium.

“He was very friendly, very humble, very accommodating,” Carmichael said. “He just wanted to show us the stadium. He

was just very welcoming, very open and was a great host.”

Patterson’s benevolence extended across the OSU community.

Patterson was the major donor for the Cowgirl Soccer Complex, which is anticipated to reach completion in fall 2018.

Plans have been made for the stadium to bear Patterson’s name.

After he connected with Mike Holder, OSU’s athletic director, Patterson shared his ideas of the OSU soccer program’s expansion.

“I know coach Holder was in many conversations with Neal about Neal’s vision for our program and what we needed to continue and to be competitive and to build on what we had,” Carmichael said. “Without that, we wouldn’t see the construction started on our new facility over there, so we’re forever and eternally grateful for his generosity.”

Patterson was a mem-

ber of Pi Kappa Alpha’s Gamma Chi Chapter at OSU, and he gave back to his fraternity when he contributed $8 million toward the construction of its new house. The structure, which is the ninth biggest fraternity house in the United States, was dedicated on April 1 and was titled the Neal L. Patterson Chapter House.

That day, Patterson received an additional honor when he was inaugurated into the Gamma Chi Hall of Fame.

Patterson, who was raised close to Manchester, Oklahoma, graduated from OSU’s Spears School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1971. He continued his education at the university with a master’s degree in business.

Patterson established himself as a prominent figure in the business world when he co-founded Cerner, an expansive electronic health records company. Patterson was added to the Forbes 400,

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Neal Patterson, an OSU alumnus and donor, died of cancer Sunday. Patterson’s donations have helped build the new Pi Kappa Alpha house and will also help build the new Cowgirl soccer stadium.

or 400 Richest Americans, list in 2012.

As the Cowboy family mourns the loss of Patterson, Carmichael said he wishes Patterson had lived to watch his dream of the new soccer stadium become a completed reality. Patterson had recently emailed Carmichael to express enthusiasm about his

expectations for Cowgirl Soccer Stadium and its future impact on members of the OSU soccer team.

Despite his sadness, Carmichael expressed appreciation for Patterson’s positive influence, which he said is still alive on the OSU campus.

“He is leaving a lasting legacy in Stillwater,”

Carmichael said. “We’ll do everything in our part to make sure that our program continues to be successful, as Neal would’ve wanted.”

Hallie Hart is a sports media sophomore from Chandler. She can be reached at hallie.hart@ okstate.edu.

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OSU students benefit from studying abroad in British Isles h a lli e Hart staff reporter @ ha rt_hall ie

When Oklahoma State students visited Buckingham Palace in May, they didn’t expect to receive a greeting from royalty.

But as the travelers from OSU stood outside the iconic London mansion, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrived at the palace and waved to them.

The 23 enthusiastic college students had this rare experience in London as part of a faculty-led leadership study abroad program in the British Isles during OSU’s summer break.

The group departed May 17 and, after journeying across Ireland, Wales and England, left the British Isles on May 25.

Studying abroad is an increasingly popular option for OSU students,

precautions, and masses of people at Buckingham Palace could increase the chances of danger. English policemen, who are typically unarmed, were equipped with guns and were prevalent in crowded areas of London.

Courtesy of Jacob Burch-Konda Students in a study abroad group pose at the Ring of Kerry in Ireland.

Earlier that day at England’s Ibis Styles Crewe whether they travel (Queen Elizabeth) except hotel, Haseley, his wife independently or with on television,” Haseley and the student group faculty-led groups, and told the students, who didn’t know disaster had many of these scholars had stood only a few feet struck only 28 miles choose to go to the Brit- away from her. away. ish Isles. Despite recent The group initially When Haseley watched terror attacks and risks stopped at Buckingham a news broadcast, he of danger in that region Palace to witness the of the world, many OSU famous Changing of the students aren’t discourGuard ceremony, but aged from studying there. upon arrival, they didn’t Stephen Haseley, coor- see soldiers marching in dinator of OSU’s Center their distinctive scarlet for Ethical Leadership, coats and black bearled the students on the skin hats. Haseley said trip in May. they were informed the “There are people in Changing of the Guard England that have lived wouldn’t happen that day there all their life that because England was have never seen her taking heightened safety

learned what had happened: 23 people were killed during a terror attack the night before at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. When Haseley was informed of the news, he instructed the students to call their families and assure them they were safe.

“I remember walking into the hotel lobby the next morning as many Britons and foreigners alike were glued to the television set watch-

ing the news, hours late in learning the events that had unfolded the night before,” Jacob Burch-Konda, an OSU sophomore, wrote in a reflection paper about his leadership study abroad experience.

This summer, the United Kingdom has endured turmoil. The day after the Manchester tragedy, the United Kingdom’s terrorism threat increased to “critical,” a level it hadn’t

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reached in 10 years. On May 28, the threat level fell to “severe,” where it remains.

However, Haseley, who has resided in Papua New Guinea and has frequently visited other nations, said the risks shouldn’t prevent OSU students from studying abroad if they believe they are ready for international travel.

“You just have to live life rationally,” Haseley said.

“In doing that, you need to be cautious but not afraid, and there’s a difference.” For OSU students who don’t travel with the faculty-led leadership group, there are several other ways they can arrange studies in the British Isles. Jake Swanson, an OSU sophomore from Cache, is studying abroad from June 6 to August 7 at England’s Oxford University. Instead of going through an OSU study abroad program, Swanson organized his trip through the Oxford Study Abroad Programme, or OSAP. For Swanson, there was no hesitation about his journey to England.

“I have always wanted to explore different parts of the world,” he said. “I’ve got a little bit of an adventurous spirit. Europe in particular has been on my list.”

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said in an e-mail. “I just want to be a sponge. I want to soak up as much as I can until I am spilling over.”

Studying abroad in the British Isles provides students with opportunities to receive college credit and enjoy a vacation simultaneously.

In a typical week, Swanson has a writing assignment and two books to read, but he also has time for sightseeing on the weekends.

Swanson has seen wellknown British structures Courtesy of Jacob Burch-Konda such as Windsor Castle, Hillary Hiett, Kayla Dunn, Caroline Sanders and Jacob Burch-Konda pose in front of Big Ben in London. has ventured to Dublin They participated in OSU’s faculty-led leadership study abroad program from May 17 to May 25. and has visited Giant’s Swanson said he has en- in the nations where their leadership study abroad Causeway, one of his joyed the literature of C.S. children live for study groups have tour directors favorite destinations. The Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien abroad programs, but who are knowledgeable shores and landscape of since childhood, and their people don’t often stop to about emergency proce- Northern Ireland provide experiences in academia consider that these coun- dures in the locations the a picturesque backdrop at Oxford inspired him to tries usually aren’t any students visit. for Giant’s Causeway, study at the university. more treacherous than Rachel Brown, a a geological landmark Although Swanson isn’t the United States. sophomore from Stillmade of basalt columns. skeptical about spending “If you’re really worried water, plans to study at “It looks like Hawaii but two months in England, about violence, watch Heriot Watt University if it was really cold out,” he said his mother and your news in Tulsa or in Edinburgh, Scotland, Swanson said. “It’s just grandparents are a bit Oklahoma City, and there during OSU’s spring gorgeous. There’s green worried about his safety. are dangerous things hap- 2018 semester, but she everywhere.”

Haseley said this is a pening every single night won’t make the trip with For the students in common situation. in those cities,” Haseley a group of friends. Brown OSU’s leadership study “There is that tension, said. “You won’t find that said she has traveled abroad program, their and the tension is not so every single night in a city across Europe with her summer class work much with students as it like London or Dublin family before, but her revolved largely around is with parents,” Haseley or Paris. Occasionally it’ll mother is nervous about their excursions in the said. happen, but not to the her journeying overseas British Isles. Haseley Haseley added that frequency and degree that alone. However, Brown said the students were several parents have it happens in the United is eager for her adventure required to write in travel expressed their anxieties States.” to start. journals during the trip to him and have inquired Haseley reassures the “I become elated just and then compose reflecabout the level of security parents and explains that thinking about it,” Brown tion papers about their OCOLLY.COM

experiences. Each student is also working on a research project.

Burch-Konda, who is from Kingsburg, California, and has also studied abroad in Turkey, noted the diversity of London in his reflection paper.

“For some reason, I had always thought of the United States as being the sole ‘melting pot’ within the world, but this perspective changed once we visited London,” he wrote.

“Especially in the neighborhoods near our hotel, we could see people of many different ethnicities sharing the same sidewalks and subways while forming one sole identity of London.”

Haseley said the growth students experience when they are immersed in ways of life that are unfamiliar to them is one of the key reasons he advocates studying abroad.

Although the British Isles and the United States are both English-speaking, Haseley said there are noticeable contrasts between the two places.

Students in OSU’s leadership group eagerly engaged in the unique aspects of British life.

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Review: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ fun for all Ta e lor Co n n el l staff reporter @tae m con n el l

High school is hard but it’s harder as a teenager living a double life as a superhero.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” brings a fresh take on Marvel’s popular character Peter Parker (Tom Holland).

It has many similarities to the other movies, but a new villain and cast keep the franchise from becoming too unoriginal.

This movie has dark themes like other Spider-Man movies but many comedic elements keep this chapter of Spider-Man light-hearted.

Peter’s classmates Michelle (Zendaya), Ned (Jacob Batalon) and an appearance from comedian Donald Glover

create many laughs for the audience, while Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) is always a good time.

Peter Parker is a high school boy who leads a secret life as a neighborhood crime stopper known as SpiderMan. The movie follows Peter as he tries to balance school, his position on the academic team and his growing involvement with Tony Stark’s (Iron Man) mentorship.

The opening scene is shot

by Peter as he records his first mission with the Avengers.

After Peter is called in to help the Avengers once, he starts focusing on ways he can prove to the Avengers he should be a permanent asset to their team.

He trades his old suit for an advanced suit weapon spe-

cialist Tony Stark made and sets out to stop crime in his local area. Peter starts with bike thefts and bank heists but eventually finds himself hot on the trail of Vulture (Michael Keaton).

After Vulture loses his job to Tony Stark’s U.S. Department of Damage Control, he begins stealing from the salvaging project he was originally hired to clean up.

leads him under one of the town’s old bridges. There, he discovers Vulture’s henchmen and encounters Vulture for the first time.

After Vulture realizes Spider-Man is out to destroy his business he makes it his mission to kill Spider-Man. Despite Vulture’s threats to Spider-Man, Spider-Man IMDB still set on proving himself to Tony Stark continues to put Using the advanced technolhimself in imminent danger. ogy, he stole, Vulture begins While Vulture was not making dangerous weapons written to be as scary as to sell on the black market.

After Spider-Man discovers past Spider-Man villains, one of the powerful weapons Michael Keaton still makes his character interesting by during the bank heist his playing up the scorned man concern for this new type of act. Vulture’s willingness to weapon leads him to some do anything for his family investigative work. Shortly illustrates someone crossing after, Spider-Man stumbles boundaries between right and onto a weapons trade after following a bright blast that wrong that make a path of

redemption nearly impossible.

Tom Holland makes loving a geeky outcast easy with his adorable eagerness to take on the world. Marisa Tomei provides a substitute from the usual old sweet Aunt May the old movies portray for a younger, hotter Aunt May that adds to the movie’s humor.

The audience enters the movie expecting a few laughs but this movie keeps the audience laughing the entire movie. Overall, this movie is a great, light-hearted addition to the continually successful Spider-Man franchise.

Taelor Connell is a strategic communications junior from Edmond.

She can be reached at taelomc@okstate.edu.

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same time, it helps them to evaluate what’s important in their culture. “I think they get back to the United States, and they see that no one in the world lives like we do. We have everything and then a little more, and I think that helps them to see that maybe you don’t need everything. I’m hoping that that happens, that they refocus on what’s important in their life by having experienced what was important in other cultures and incorporating that into their lives.�

Hallie Hart is a sports media sophomore from Chandler. She can be reached at hallie.hart@ okstate.edu.

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