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A church in Stillwater plans to feed 2,000 meals to college students from Oklahoma State University during finals week May 6-10.

Countryside Baptist Church, located at 2124 S. Western Road, will host Finals Feed, a service for OSU students who need a meal and a place to study to get through finals week.

Countryside accommodates as many students as it can every semester to help them succeed in class.

Countryside has helped students for the past 15 years; this year it is planning to feed 2,000 students, matching last year’s count.

Duane Smith, a member of Countryside who serves in the college ministry and food preparation, said having the ability to feed students during finals is beneficial to him and others at the church. He said he is also passionate about feeding OSU’s students during finals.

“It’s really just a lot of fun,” Smith said. “I would give anything for the people that I come in contact with. Meaning I will give my time and I will certainly give my years of experience and wisdom.”

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Smith said though he and his food preparation team are serving meals in the church, it should not be a threat to students who are unaffiliated with religion. He said Finals Feed will be full of people from the community who are willing to give and ask nothing in return.

“Everybody has to eat, and everybody has to study during finals week, so it’s completely not a threat environment,” Smith said. “People just walk in and they see the heart of some of the people who live in this community.”

Even with the experience of 15 years hosting this event, Smith said providing 2,000 meals for students this year will be the most food it prepares.

“We basically open our entire church from Sunday night at 6 until Thursday night at 2 a.m. for students to come and eat a hot meal, study, coffee, snacks, everything in between,” Smith said. “I take a vacation every year, twice a year to do that. … I have some ideas on how we can make that bigger, but really the building seems to keep Finals Feed at the same size, and about 450 seems to be what we can handle.”

Smith said last semester 400 students came to

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Duane Smith (left) helps prepare food for Finals Feed, a service for OSU students who need a meal and a place to study to get through finals week.

Finals Feed each night from Sunday to Thursday, which was tough to handle. Because of this, he said he is trying to think of new ideas to make more meals for students during finals.

“Honestly … our little kitchen is about maxed out,” Smith said. “We’re always open to ideas to make it better and make things move faster, but if we were going to cook for more than 450 [students], we would have to cook elsewhere and bring it into our facilities.”

Although having a limit of serving 450 students can be a setback for Countryside, it plans to continue offering other services, such as study

space and tutors, which make up for its inability to feed more students.

Stacee Harmon, a staff member at Countryside, handles its technology.

Harmon said the church provides opportunities for students to work in a quiet space and get help if they need it.

“We prioritize loving our college students … not the ones who just come here, the ones who are in our community,” Harmon said. “Connect your devices and just do your work here so that you don’t have to get a meal here and work somewhere else. …

Loving people well with technology is partly just providing a service.”

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Harmon said she made technological changes in the church to allow it to host students who want a spot to study during finals week this semester.

“As Finals Feed began to grow, we’ve been doing it for years, it just became clear that students’ dependence upon technology just grew and grew and grew along with the numbers who were coming,” Harmon said. “We did a complete internet upgrade so we can have multiple connections with each person who is in the building.”

Harmon thinks Finals Feed is important because it gives students a chance to eat a home-

cooked meal when they are away from home. She also said some students might not eat or sleep during finals, and offering meals to them at that time will help.

Teaching staff from OSU have gone to Countryside in the past to help students study for exams.

Harmon used to be a college algebra professor at OSU, and she has tutored students who attended Finals Feed.

She said she believes the same options will be available to students this semester.

“I taught college algebra for a while, and it was fun to have a place that I could provide my students,” Harmon said.

“I have run study sessions and met new students as well as my own students. I just love the opportunity to do that.”

Harmon is not the only person who offers tutoring help during Finals Feed. Trevin Bender, an OSU graduate and Countryside intern, said he has helped run Finals Feed, been a part of it, directed it and benefited from it.

Bender, a teaching assistant, has offered help to students in his class at Finals Feed and that service has been extended through as a graduate student from OSU. STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 4

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Stillwater’s Countryside Baptist Church plans to feed 2,000 meals to college students from Oklahoma State University during finals week May 6-10.

“We have a OSU grad student who just finished his Ph.D., and for the last four years, he would help all of the physics students that needed help with their stuff during finals week,” Bender said. “You have professors who are in the busiest time of the year … or even students who are further along in the busiest time of their year giving up their time to help students.”

Bender said after experiencing finals, he knows the end of the semester can be a stressful time. Because of this, Bender said Countryside provides a good environment for students to succeed in studying.

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“Naturally in that time your mind is almost preset to stress out and to move towards anxiety,” Bender said. “I think the type of environment that you put yourself in can play a huge role in your success as a student and preparing for those huge tests and preparing for papers. [Finals feed] creates an environment where it’s easier to find people to help you with a project if you need … people who work at OSU.” Some students who have gone to Finals Feed in the past are excited for the amount of meals Countryside will be able to feed students this semester.

Emma Woolard, an OSU student, said Finals Feed helps her and other students keep a successful mindset during finals.

“It really just makes a difference for students’ stress levels and the way that they see themselves and build confidence leading up to their tests the week of,” Woolard said. “The church just comes together to make us feel really loved.

Especially during finals week.”

Woolard thinks it is important for students to have a good place to study during finals week because stress levels increase tenfold. She said finding a place to study can be difficult because

coffee shops are usually full, and Finals Feed helps with that because it gives students an open place to study, and it allows them to take a break from spending money.

“I think that it has made a tremendous difference,” Woolard said.

“Because of the way that it’s set up, I’m able to take breaks and walk around the church and do whatever. It’s really awesome.”

Woolard is not the only student who appreciates Finals Feed. Cole Grimes, a microbiology major at OSU, said he is looking forward to Finals Feed this semester.

“Countryside is doing so much to help stu-

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dents,” Grimes said. “To know that they are planning on making 2,000 meals for us is insane.

The idea of feeding us and giving us a place to study in the same night is really helpful for people like me. More college students should know what it’s like to be in an environment that’s so inviting.”

As a microbiology major, Grimes said he usually has a lot of notes to look over, and sometimes it can be difficult for him to focus on studying because it’s overwhelming.

“The last time I went to Finals Feed I was in such a good head space,” Grimes said. “I was honestly surprised

at how I was able to get things done in a timely manner, and I think it was because I was just loved on by the people at Countryside.”

Grimes said being at Finals Feed helped him realize how important it is to be in a relaxed environment, but not alone.

He had the opportunity to study with other students who had the same class, and he looks forward to attending Finals Feed again in May. Taryn Johnson is a sports media junior from Denton, Texas. She can be reached at taryn.johnson@ okstate.edu.

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Don’t @ me: All Marvel Movies ranked Worst to Best (Top 10 List) J e t Turn er, Entertai n m e nt E d i to r ,

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We are finally here.

“Avengers: EndGame” premieres this week, and the world waits eagerly to see what will happen in the aftermath of the snap heard around the world.

No one could have imagined that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would span 22 movies after this weekend, yet Marvel Studios has been able to pull off the greatest cinematic universe in history.

But before looking forward to this week’s movie, let’s take a look back at the previous 21 movies that lead to the monumental conclusion that promises to be “EndGame.”

is a good movie, and a significant movie. It’s just not one of my favorites.

For me, it was overhyped.

I was not impressed with the movie. My favorite character was actually Michael B. Jordan’s depiction of Killmonger. All of the acting, though, was fantastic, which is why it is so high on my list.

8. “Doctor Strange”

9. “Captain Marvel”

10. “Black Panther” I’m ready for people to hate me for this one.

Obviously, I have ranked “Black Panther” a lot lower than where others might rank it. “Black Panther” FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019

7. “Spider-Man: Homecoming”

“Captain Marvel” is one of Marvel Studio’s best origin stories of a single character. I instantly loved this movie, and knowing that Captain Marvel is going to be a major player in “Avengers: EndGame” makes me excited.

The movie itself was well done. The spin on the classic Phase One origin story works well and kept the plot from being predicable. The inclusion of characters like Nick Fury and Ronin made for an awesome peek back into the history of the MCU.

I remember getting so excited when Benedict Cumberbatch was announced as Doctor Strange and thinking, “What a perfect fit for that character.” Strange’s development throughout the movie makes him a captivating character and brings this movie full-circle in the end.

“Doctor Strange” is the perfect mixture of action, drama and comedy, with the comedy serving as a huge sticking point in the grand scheme of the movie. It’s a prime example of what an origin movie should be like.

Finally, Spider-Man is in the MCU. This was one of the most anticipated Marvel Studio movies in a long time. It was awesome to finally see Spider-Man in the MCU in a great movie.

Tom Holland portrays Peter Parker nearly to perfection, and if Marvel Studios keeps using villains like the Vulture, who haven’t had their chance to shine on the big screen, then Spider-Man’s movies are going to continue to be some of Marvel Studio’s main attractions. I could see Tom Holland becoming the next Robert Downy Jr., eventually allowing Marvel to build the rest of its universe around him.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” was the perfect cornerstone for it.

Marvel Studio’s movies that was supposed to fail, but through the acting of Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper, one of Marvel’s most popular superhero groups was created.

“Guardians of the Galaxy” is the first time I can think of in the MCU where they went all in on the comedy. The comedy isn’t overbearing, either.

It’s the right mix of comedy, action and drama that has become a standard of the MCU movies succeeding it.

4. “Captain America: Civil War”

5. “The Avengers”

6. “Guardians of the Galaxy” “Guardians of the Galaxy” is another one of OCOLLY.COM

excellent plot points and a team that has to learn to work together makes for a fantastic story and one of the best movies Marvel Studio’s has to offer.

No one can dispute the significance of this movie.

This was the greatest crossover event in history up to that point, and not enough can be said about how good this movie is.

The cast was fantastic. The storyline was fantastic.

This movie really can’t do any wrong.

A fantastic villain,

“Captain America: Civil War,” otherwise known as “Avengers 2.5,” shows that superheroes are people, too. They all have their own beliefs and motivations, and just because they are heroes doesn’t mean they always get along.

Bringing everyone in for the epic fights between Captain America and Iron Man was a great choice, and it forced people to choose a side.

Who could forget the epic fight at the end between Captain America, the Winter Soldier and Iron Man? STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 8

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Arapaho War Dancers, ca. 1935 Carl Sweezy (Arapaho, ca. 1879-1953)

Oil on canvas, 15 x 43 5/8 inches From the collection of Maxine and Jack Zarrow

NATIVE ART Collector gives OSU hundreds of pieces

Charles Little has given OSU hundreds of pieces of Native American art from the 1930s to present, which are already helping students gain curatorial experience.

A group of students is curating “The Southwest in Motion: Navajo, Pueblo, and Hopi Paintings from the Charles Little Collection,” which will be on display June 11-Sept. 14. Louise Siddons, with the Department of Art, Graphic Design and Art History, and Trever Holland, with the Department of English, are supervising, thanks to a connection made through Elizabeth Payne, director of the Center for Sovereign Nations.

“This isn’t coursework or anything,” Siddons said. “These students just wanted to gain important research experience and to directly work on curating a show. They gain practical skills such as writing for the public, determining how to actually display the pieces, even something as simple as using a measuring tape. Producing something for a public audience is so valuable, and it makes the point of what we do in the classroom more obvious.”

A closing reception will be held Sept. 5.

Talavai Katsina, 1983 Myron Beeson (Navajo/Hopi, b. 1963) Tempera on paper, 12.5x 9.5 inches Gift of Charles Little, 2018.008.001

Three Brothers, 1990 Dennis Belindo (Navajo, 1938-2009)

Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches.

From the collection of Maxine and Jack Zarrow

LEARN MORE For more information, visit museum.okstate.edu

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3. “Thor: Ragnarok” This is by far the funniest movie in the MCU. Chris Hemsworth found who Thor was as a character in this movie. This movie changed everyone’s perception of Thor. To me, he was one of the most boring and onedimensional characters the MCU had to offer.

Now, he is a complex character and I can’t wait to see more of him.

The comedy of this movie cannot be overrated. It is honestly perfect. It hits in all the right spots and never seems like too much.

2. “Avengers: Infinity War” Absolutely the largest FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019

crossover event in history, this movie had everything and everyone any comic book fan could want. Comedy, drama, action, a great cast of heroes and one of the most captivating and scariest villains in modern cinema. This is what all of the previous 21 movies were leading up to, and it absolutely did not disappoint.

1. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” This is Marvel Studio’s best movie to date. The action, comedy and drama have not been matched in another Marvel Studio movie. The plot, with Hydra infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D., is well executed, and the character development

with the unwavering Captain America has not been matched. All characters played their parts perfectly, and the tension between Steve Rogers and his friend Bucky is captivating.

There it is. All Marvel Cinematic Movies ranked from worse to best. Let us know your opinions on Twitter or in the comments, and don’t forget to watch “Avengers: EndGame” premiering April 26.

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Jet Turner is a multimedia journalism sophomore from Van Buren, Arkansas.

He can be reached at “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Avengers: Infinity war” and “captain america: the winter soldier”/imdb entertainment.ed@ocolly.

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44 Title song words before “My love has come along” 46 Ad offer Wile E. Coyote really regrets accepting?

50 Bring up 51 Stephen who played Inspector Bucket on “Dickensian” 52 Mount Rainier gateway 56 Twists 61 Old MacDonald’s bookkeepers?

65 It might pop up 66 Giant Chicken on “Family Guy” 67 Spelling start?

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4 SADD focus 5 Off-color 6 You might have to find it in geometry 7 Egg holder 8 Fed. workplace watchdog 9 Surfrider Beach city 10 Juárez heater 11 Genetic letters 12 Bench press target 14 Bus. card letters 18 Poetic opening 19 Historical times 23 Talk TV’s Williams 25 Land-and-sea military vehicle 26 Lao-tzu’s philosophy 27 Tummy trouble 28 JFK, notably 29 Mapping subject 30 “Hometown Proud” market chain 31 Do more lawn work DOWN 32 Miracle-__ 1 Yoga accessories 33 Richly decorated 2 Item on a set 34 Benjamin’s bill 3 “__ lies ... ”

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Holliday, Cowboys focused on improvement instead of No. 1 conference rank H Allie Hart S po rts R ep ort er @ HallieHa rt

Josh Holliday is coaching the top baseball team in the Big 12, but the rank is insignificant to him.

Holliday recognized Oklahoma State’s situation could change quickly. He said he focuses on improvement and doesn’t fixate on the standings.

“It means nothing until the end,” Holliday said. “At the end of the year, it means something. Between now and then, it’s kind of like a stock, right? It goes up and down. I don’t look at it.”

Although the Cowboys swept Texas during the past week, the Big 12 rankings are far from finalized. OSU

is preparing for a three-game conference series against Texas Tech in Lubbock. The opener is set to start at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The second game will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, and the last one will start at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Texas Tech defeated OSU four times in 2018.

After the Cowboys (25-13 overall, 10-5 Big 12) strive for revenge against the Red Raiders, two Big 12 opponents will stand in their way: Oklahoma and Baylor, the conference’s No. 2 team.

Regardless of whether the standings shift, Holliday emphasizes stability.

“This is a game of consistency,” Holliday said. “It’s a game of self-talk. It’s a game of managing your routine and your thought process.”

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Christian Funk and the Cowboys face Texas Tech starting Friday.

OSU won its past four games. Before sweeping the Longhorns, the Cowboys defeated nonconference opponent Dallas Baptist 6-3.

During the past week, Trevor Boone, the Big 12 Player of the Week, hit four home runs, including three in the opener against Texas.

Although Boone leads the

conference with 13 home runs, the Cowboys aren’t relying on one home-run hero.

Andrew Navigato, a junior shortstop and first-year transfer from Cuesta Community College, has hit nine. Seniors Colin Simpson and Christian Funk have each accumulated eight.

“We don’t really have a

whole lot of the bunters in the lineup,” Funk said. “It’s more power hitters, so I think (Holliday) had to adjust his game a little bit to us hitters.”

The Cowboys’ 55 home runs are the most in the conference, and the Red Raiders (26-13, 8-7) are third with 39 home runs.

Swinging for the fences can come with a price, though. OSU batters lead the Big 12 in strikeouts with 375.

Funk had no hits in the past three games, but he walked six times and had five runs. He said finding a way to get on base is what matters.

“I’m not concerned if I get a hit or not,” Funk said. “…

It’s all about the team. Whatever I can do to help.”

Although the Red Raiders are tied at third in the Big 12 with West Virginia, they are ahead of the Cowboys in the D1Baseball.com top 25.

Texas Tech is No. 18, and OSU is No. 22.

Funk said he thinks the Cowboys sometimes check the rankings to gauge where they stand, but he isn’t taking the No. 1 conference spot for granted.

“We’re at the top right now, which is awesome, but I think we should look at it as 0-0, like everyone’s all the same,” Funk said. “We can’t take anybody lightly.”

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

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Crime Notes: Police make burglary arrest at Tiger Drug Ca i tlin Thom as C r i me R epo rt er @TheCaitT h om as

A Stillwater man was arrested Friday after police interrupted a burglary in progress at a Stillwater drug store.

Police arrested Brian Jarred Scott, 31, on charges of burglary and resisting arrest after he cut a hole in a drug store roof and attempted to steal drugs, money and keys to a vehicle according to police reports.

Minutes after 4 a.m., Stillwater police officers responded to a report of a burglary alarm going off at Tiger Drug at 825 S. Walnut St. When they FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019

arrived on the scene, officers discovered every exterior door was still locked and secure, but they could see loose ceiling tiles and a dangling light fixture through the window.

While they waited for an employee to arrive who could unlock the store, officers also noticed a ladder leaning against a wall inside the store, according to the police report.

After they gained entrance to the building, officers noticed damage to the office door and pill bottles scattered around the floor. One officer also noticed that the drug store’s safe had been cut

hands and come out, and he refused. While one of the officers “maintained lethal cover,” according to the police report, the other tased Scott. An additional officer handcuffed Scott, and he was taken to the city jail.

Officers found three or four white trash bags with items from the pharmacy on the roof, Adam Luther/O’Colly and one officer reported Stillwater police interrupted a burglary in progress at Tiger Drug. there were several bottles Scott jumped off the roof of pills and power tools open. in the black bag Scott and started running.

One of the officers allegedly threw off the Scott ran into a yard outside saw someone roof. Officers also found on Orchard Street and throw a black bag off the keys in Scott’s possesattempted to hide in roof at the same time as sion which belonged to brush against a wooden officers inside reported the pharmacy’s delivery fence, according to the they heard someone runvehicle. police reports. Officers ning along the roof. According to police reports, ordered him to show his Tiger Drug was the OCOLLY.COM

victim of an attempted robbery earlier this year, when an unidentified man walked into the drug store with a gun on March 22. According to Capt. Kyle Gibbs of SPD, the would-be robber ran when the employee yelled at him.

Police are still investigating that case.

Scott appeared in court Tuesday and has been charged with burglary in the second degree. Bail was set at $20,000.

Caitlin Thomas is a multimedia journalism junior from Edmond. She can be reached at caitlin. thomas@okstate.edu.

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