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Cowboys prepare for first Big 12 road test Ca m er on Jou r da n Asst. Sports Editor @Ca m_Jo u r da n

The road only gets tougher for the Oklahoma State football team.

The No. 15 Cowboys travel to Lubbock for their first Big 12 road game to play the Texas Tech Red Raiders at 7 p.m.

Saturday. Although the Cowboys have won three straight in Lubbock, Texas Tech leads the all-time series 21-20-3.

If the past six games between the two are any indication, the scoreboard will light up early and often Saturday night. OSU has scored at least 52 points in its past three trips to Lubbock.

Each team has scored at least 21 points the past six seasons, except in 2011, when the Cowboys won 66-6.

Wide receiver James Washington said going to Lubbock is a big deal because of its proximity to Stamford, his

hometown. Washington said he is expecting friends and family to attend, but that isn’t changing his focus on Saturday’s game.

“It’s definitely going to be a shootout,” Washington said.

“They have a tremendous offense and their defense is pretty good. But just like any other game, we have to come out and prove ourselves.”

The Cowboys (3-1 overall, 0-1 Big 12) have won eightconsecutive games against Texas Tech since 2009. A win Saturday would match OSU’s longest active winning streak over any opponent. The CowO’COLLY FILE PHOTO boys have beaten Louisiana James Washington catches a pass during Oklahoma State’s nine-consecutive times. game against Texas Tech last season. OSU won the game, 45-44.

Texas Tech (3-0, 0-0) ranks third nationally in total offense.

Defensive coordinator Glenn for a fight. We’re going into a Quarterback Nik Shimonek has Spencer said the defense has swarm down there. (They have) thrown for 1,248 yards and 11 to take another step forward experienced receivers, a couple touchdowns. Seven Red Raidpreparing for the Red Raiders’ different runs, maybe running ers have caught touchdowns, Air Raid system. the ball a little bit more. I think and Keke Coutee leads the “These guys give us fits,” they’re balanced.” group with 28 catches for 446 Spencer said. “They give everyThe Cowboys have turned yards and four scores. body fits. They know we’re in the ball over eight times, while

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Texas Tech has forced nine turnovers in its three games, which is 13th-most in the country.

Although the Cowboys’ offense had 499 total yards against TCU, offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich said a change is obvious in the Red Raiders’ defensive play they have to prepare for.

“They’re flying around,” Yurcich said. “They’re making plays. They are playing with a passion. Whatever they did to spark that, they did it. They’re doing probably less schemes than they ever have.”

The Cowboys lost their first Big 12 game a season ago then won seven-consecutive. For the team to bounce back from its early loss, quarterback Mason Rudolph said it starts with leadership and experience.

“There’s a lot of guys on this team that were there last year and understand being able to finish and continue to fight

even after a hiccup early in the season,” Rudolph said. “It’s a new season. It’s a new team. I think the leadership we have this year and the approach is 10-times better than it was last year, and guys have shown me that we’re fired up to get back after these guys.”

Cameron Jourdan is a sports media senior from Edmond. He can be reached at cameron.jourdan@okstate.edu.

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Cowgirls anticipate pair of weekend Big 12 matches Hallie Hart Asst. News Editor @Hart_Ha l l ie_

After fanfare surrounding a Bedlam victory, Oklahoma State’s soccer squad is focused on work.

OSU prepares to meet two Big 12 opponents this weekend.

The Cowgirls travel to Fort Worth for a match against TCU (8-3-0 overall, 2-0-0 Big 12) at 7 p.m. Friday at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium.

OSU then returns home to face Baylor (7-2-1, 1-1-0) at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The No. 19 Cowgirls enjoyed celebrating after they defeated OU 4-1, but when the weekend concluded, they were ready to return to their day-to-day routine, coach Colin Carmichael said.

“This group’s focused,” Car-

michael said. “They want to win a Big 12 Championship, and they want to go to the NCAA Tournament, so I don’t think it’s really hard to get them refocused on it (soccer).”

Haley Woodard, a junior forward, scored two goals against OU. Woodard said people continue to congratulate her for the victory, but she knows she can’t let that distract her from the upcoming matches.

“That makes me feel really good, and it makes all of us feel really good, but that’s just Devin Wilber/O’COLLY one thing I’ve had to get really Senior Haley Woodard celebrates after scoring a goal. acclimated to is after a big win, depth because it takes pressure lectively tallied 30 goals this it’s just gone,” Woodard said. season. Six of those players had “It doesn’t matter anymore. You off her.

“I think we have a lot of never scored before in an OSU have to focus on the next one.” different stars on the team,” match.

Although Woodard has been Woodard said. “We just put it all Despite the contributions of a major scorer for the Cowtogether, and we help each other multiple team members, OSU girls (8-1-2, 1-0-0) since she’s out. We feed off of each other’s has dealt with gaps in its roster returned from hamstring and energy.” because of injuries. ankle injuries this season, she said she is grateful for the team’s Twelve Cowgirls have colAnna Beffer, a senior mid-

fielder, sat on the sidelines as OSU battled OU because of an undisclosed injury. Carmichael would not comment on the injury, but Beffer said she hopes to play against TCU on Friday.

Beffer said she had an MRI on Wednesday morning to ensure she was healthy again.

“I feel great now,” Beffer said. “I think it’s just a matter of managing the pain, but it’s not my first rodeo, and the training staff helps a lot.”

As OSU faces Big 12 rivals, it meets opponents that have better records than several teams the Cowgirls have faced early in the season. OSU has one loss, but Carmichael said the Cowgirls are No. 70 in the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Ranking Percentage Index because they have defeated teams that have losing records.

“We can only control what we do, and that’s winning

games,” Carmichael said.

“We’re about to play Baylor, TCU, West Virginia and (Texas) Tech. They all have really good records, so our RPI should take a bump over the next two or three weeks. We should bump up pretty good, but we have to win some games as well.”

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

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Oklahoma State at TCU When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

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OSU fires Lamont Evans S taf f R epo rt @Ocollysports

Oklahoma State University announced Thursday that it fired men’s basketball associate head coach Lamont Evans for cause, according to a statement from the university.

The statement only said, “Oklahoma State University announced today that assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans has been terminated for cause.” No more details were given.

Federal prosecutors announced charges for Lamont Evans on Tuesday after he allegedly took cash bribes to deliver

athletes to an adviser or agent.

Evans was one of four NCAA basketball coaches charged in the FBI’s report. The report included 10 people in total, which included financial advisers, representatives of a major international sportswear company and team managers.

OSU Athletic Director Mike Holder released a statement about the incident Wednesday before Evans was fired.

“I want to reiterate that Oklahoma State University was shocked by the allegations made yesterday against one of our assistant men’s basketball coaches,” Holder said

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in the statement. “We learned about the allegations the same way most people did through media reports. The allegations are serious and they violate everything we stand for as an athletic department and university.

“As we have already stated, we will cooperate with federal officials and coordinate with the NCAA as we move forward with looking into this matter to the fullest extent. Let me underscore, we expect every person affiliated with our athletic program to conduct themselves with integrity and to comply O’COLLY File Photo with the rules and the OSU head coach Mike Boynton (left) sits alongside former associate head coach Lamont law.”

Evans. Evans was fired from OSU after being charged in a nationwide corruption scheme.

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IT’S GAME TIME! IMPORTANT INFO FOR COMPLETING THE FAFSA: • Apply at fafsa.gov.

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From OSU Communications

• OSU’s school code is 003170.

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• Use your 2016 tax information to complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA. • Use your 2015 tax information to complete the 2017-2018 FAFSA. • All Oklahoma’s Promise college students must complete the FAFSA to receive their award.

82%

of all OSU full-time undergraduates receive student financial aid.

The average debt for an OSU student upon undergraduate graduation equals

$20,084 — much less than the huge debt levels at many universities nationally.

OSU is home to

2,600+

Oklahoma’s Promise students — more than any other school in the state.

OSU awarded more than

$291 MILLION

in scholarships and financial aid last year.

But we aren’t talking about football.

It is financial aid season as of Oct. 1, which means it is time for you to get your game face on and fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA for the 2018-2019 academic year.

When completing the 20182019 FAFSA in October, students (and parents or spouses if required) will use 2016 income tax information. This will allow most students and families to directly import their tax information from the IRS, which significantly reduces the time it takes to complete and submit the application.

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FAFSA OPENS OCTOBER 1, 2017 FOR 2018-19 FINANCIAL AID Apply as soon as possible for maximum consideration at fafsa.gov OSU School Code is 003710

Why complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA in October?

Can it wait? It can — but, completing the FAFSA early could really make the difference in what financial aid opportunities come your way!

Many scholarships and financial aid are first-come, first-served for those who qualify. By completing the FAFSA as early as possible, you will be considered for the most possible resources. Students should finalize the process as soon after Oct. 1 as possible, according to Chad Blew, director of scholarships and financial aid.

“If students wait until later in the year to complete the FAFSA, they could be at a significant disadvantage for programs that have limited funds, such as Federal Work-Study and Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG),” Blew said.

Completing the FAFSA is also important for Oklahoma’s Promise college students, as they must now complete the FAFSA every year to receive their award as part of a new requirement. For more information, visit www.okpromise.org.

Is it too late to file the FAFSA for 2017-2018?

Current OSU students who have not filed the 2017-2018 FAFSA can still do so. Applicants will use their 2015 tax information on the 2017-2018 FAFSA, even though they have already filed their 2016 taxes. “It’s important that students who are just now filing the 2017-2018 FAFSA follow the instructions for that year’s FAFSA,” advises Blew.

“Using the wrong tax year income on the FAFSA will cause a delay in the awarding process while we correct the information so we encourage students and families to carefully read the instructions.”

How does this affect high school students applying to OSU? Imagine knowing what financial aid you qualify for by December of your senior year! That is possible for high school students that complete the FAFSA in October.

“It’s our mission to make Oklahoma State University as financially accessible as possible to students, and this timeframe helps us do that,” said Kyle Wray, vice president of enrollment management and marketing. “We can work closely with families to help them understand the resources available to them when paying for college. Having FAFSA information for students in October allows high school students to have a picture of their financial aid options at OSU as early as December.”

OSU has even more options available to high school seniors by offering the Early Opportunity Scholarship Deadline of Nov. 1. High school seniors who submit their 2018-2019 FAFSA and apply to OSU by Nov. 1 will have an opportunity to know their financial aid options and some scholarship information in December. For students who don’t meet that timeline, OSU continues to offer its traditional Feb. 1 Priority Scholarship Deadline.

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Crime notes: Peeping Tom, police impersonator, Strip fight Kelsy Schlotthauer Staff Reporter @k_schlott

Edmon Low peeping Tom An Oklahoma State University student was arrested on a felony charge Sept. 21 after reportedly taking pictures of a student in a library bathroom.

Craig Alan Fletcher, 18, was charged with one count of using electronic equipment for lewd or lascivious purpose after appearing in Payne County District Court on Tuesday.

At about 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 21, a student reported Fletcher was taking pictures of him while he was in a bathroom stall in Edmon Low Library.

The student met with OSU police outside the bathroom on the first floor on the west side of the library and identified Fletcher as the suspect when he came out.

When police asked Fletcher whether he had pictures of people in the bathroom stalls he responded, “Probably,” according to police reports.

Fletcher later said he had taken pictures of the student who reported him.

Fletcher was booked into the Payne County Jail on Sept. 21 and was released Friday on a $2,500 cash bond. His next court date is at 9 a.m. Nov. 6.

Fletcher is no longer enrolled at OSU. Intoxicated man impersonates police ofFIcer, “arrests” woman

A Hammon man was arrested Sunday after posing as a police officer and interrogating two women.

Jose Luis Ramirez, 21, was charged with one count of impersonating a police officer and one count of public intoxication after appearing in county court Wednesday.

When Stillwater police arrived in the 200 block of South West Street and asked what was going on, Ramirez reportedly replied, “‘Suspicious activity.’”

Ramirez told police he had “basically pulled [the women] over” after he was “just ‘cruising around.’”

When police asked Ramirez what he was driving, he told them he was on foot.

One of the women told police she was sitting in her car in a parking lot waiting on her friend at about 1:45 a.m. when Ramirez approached her.

The woman said Ramirez identified himself as a police officer, told her to get out of the car, took her cell phone and keys and searched her car, according to police reports. She said Ramirez gave her field sobriety tests and told her she was under arrest. She said she asked to see his badge but he told her he didn’t have it with him.

The woman was alone until her friend happened to arrive home and saw Ramirez holding the woman’s hands behind her back as if they were in handcuffs, according to police reports.

The women said Ramirez told them he was a police officer multiple times, and when they asked where his

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patrol car was, he told them it was a couple of blocks down the road.

Ramirez told police he was not a police officer, according to police reports. Police said all three appeared to be intoxicated.

Ramirez was booked into the Stillwater city jail. He was transferred to county jail at about noon Monday and was released later that day on a $5,000 cash bond.

Ramirez’s next court date is at 1:45 p.m. Oct. 24.

Racial slurs reportedly cause FIght on The Strip Two OSU students were arrested Saturday morning on The Strip after a fight that was possibly racially motivated.

Student Ahmed Khalid Alabdullah, 26, was arrested on a charge of public intoxication, and student Kahlil Dwayne Barnett was arrested on a charge of hampering.

About 2 a.m., an altercation began in the middle of Fourth Avenue and Washington Street. Stillwater police and a couple of Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers were already on scene because the bars were closing.

Police reportedly saw Alabdullah kicking a white man, Joshua Power, in the head before they could break up the fight.

Alabdullah and Barnett, both black men, according to police reports, fled west on Fourth Avenue while Power lay in the road.

At first, Power told police he had fought his drunken friend but later said he did

not know whom he had fought, according to police reports. Power said he did not wish to pursue charges and only wanted to go home. He was released after his injuries were treated at the scene.

A passerby suggested to police that the altercation was racially motivated, saying the victim bumped into one of the suspects and made a derogatory statement, according to police reports.

Police caught up with Alabdullah and placed him in hand restraints to escort him back to the scene.

Police caught Barnett and yelled for him to “get on the ground” several times, but he continued to pull away from them, according to police

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reports. An officer fired his Taser at Barnett, and Barnett fell to the ground. Officers placed Barnett in handcuffs without further incident. The report did not specify where the police took Alabdullah and Barnett into custody “Barnett was in a surprisingly good mood for being tased and handcuffed,” one officer wrote in a police report. “He was laughing and said that he had wondered what it would be like to be tased.”

Barnett told officers he was walking by a line of people when “‘three white guys’” called him and his friends “n-----s” and stated, “We rock the rebel flag,” according to police reports.

Barnett said he confronted the men about what they said and one of them kicked him in the ribs, according to police reports. Barnett told officers he defended himself and kicked one man in the head.

Alabdullah and Barnett were booked into the Stillwater city jail. Alabdullah was released on a $150 bond, and Barnett was released on a $550 bond.

Both have Stillwater municipal court dates set on Oct. 18.

Kelsy Schlotthauer is a multimedia journalism senior from Edmond.

She can be reached at kelsyas@okstate.edu.

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4 Start of a rhyming Basque game 7 Reason to use an inhaler 13 Knock 14 Cry buckets 15 Unexpected twist 16 The record longest continuous ride on one is 105.57 miles 18 Unlikely to ride a 16-Across well 19 Hunted Carroll critter 20 Balm-maker’s plants 22 A.L. East team 23 Roman’s advice to prevent an explosion?

27 ’80s jeans 31 SOP part: Abbr.

32 “48 __” 33 Assistant who didn’t exist in Mary Shelley’s novel 34 Whiskey order 36 “... beneath __ blue sky”: Don Henley lyric 38 Stubborn equine 39 Roman variety store? (and a hint to 10 other puzzle answers) 41 Perry’s creator 42 Dull finish 44 F-__ 45 A hothead has a short one 46 67.5 deg.

47 Item before a door 49 Sack out 51 Roman Shakespearean drama?

54 Bargain bin abbr.

55 Bete __ 56 Immature dragonfly 59 Stereotypically stylish 62 Leaves port 65 Facial feature named after an animal 66 Muscovite’s denial 67 Whiskey option

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DOWN 1 R&B’s __ Hill 2 Soup aisle array 3 Roman bowler’s target?

4 Roman musical family?

5 Hole-making tool 6 Intestinal 7 Invite on a date 8 NutraSweet competitor 9 Have faith in 10 Noodle topper?

11 “Les __” 12 At least one 14 “... truth is always strange; / Stranger than fiction” poet 17 “Willkommen” musical 21 Words on a reward poster 24 “... there’s __!”: Hamlet 25 Intimidating words 26 Roman bike?

27 Roman “high” request?

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58 Casual greeting 59 “That stinks!”

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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 -- Friends are a big help today and tomorrow. For three weeks, with Mercury in Libra, rely on partners. Network to grow creative collaborations and connections.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Expect more responsibility for two days. Career opportunities arise. You’re entering a creative phase, with Mercury in Libra. Practice your talents, arts and tricks.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Investigate and explore through tomorrow. Your charm and intelligence are especially attractive, with Mercury in Libra. Get creative with writing, storytelling and communication arts.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Work out the numbers with your partner through tomorrow. It’s getting easier to communicate at home, with Mercury in Libra. Create family consensus on renovations.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Partnership gets results for two days. Creative expression thrives, with Mercury in Libra. Apply logic as well as emotion. Communicate a balanced perspective.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Energize your health and work today and tomorrow. Creative work pays well, with Mercury in Libra. Find another source of revenue. Profitable ideas abound.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Relax with someone attractive over the next two days. You’re especially articulate, clever and charming, with Mercury in Libra. Talk about what you love.

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