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Faculty Council Meeting: Top Three Takeaways Jenny Maupin Oklahoma State President Burns Hargis addressed some of the “unpopular decisions” the university made in response to the pandemic during Tuesday’s Faculty Council Meeting. The Faculty Council Meeting, conducted on Zoom, covered myriad issues during the session. Here are the top three takeaways: President Burns Hargis’ comments on pass/fail grades, virtual graduation and the cancellation of Spring Break. To begin, Hargis noted that six-week grades are higher than they were last fall and said he was ‘happy to see that.’ He moved on to discuss the pass/fail proposition for grading this fall. “There is no support for that, that we’ve seen,” Hargis said. Provost Gary Sandefur later
President Hargis and the rest of the faculty council met to discuss some issues this past Tuesday.
said he responded to the student who made the petition for a pass/fail option, citing this semester being ‘much different than last semester.’ He said the university will not utilize that option this fall. Hargis then brought up the topic of virtual graduation. He said ‘theoretically, there are ways you could do it’ but he doesn’t believe bringing students and their families back after Thanksgiving would be a safe option. He said he is
encouraging departments to explore having individual ceremonies. On beginning a week later next semester and canceling spring break, he said it was an unpopular decision but it will be the universities best chance at finishing the spring semester. When asked if the university considered ‘wellness days’ to give students and staff a few days off during the semester in place of Spring Break, Hargis said he had not consid-
ered it, but will look into it. “We are required to have a certain amount of school days by the Board of Regents,” Hargis said. Director of Housing and Residential Life, Leon McClinton discussed a Martin Luther King Jr. spring celebration. McClinton presented a tentative schedule for a MLK week celebration during the first week of school in the spring. On Jan. 18, a day of service is
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planned. McClinton said the organizers are looking into options for face-toface service and are considering possibilities for students to participate virtually. Jan. 19 will have a MLK virtual keynote address by Brandy Wells. An on-campus march during the “lunchhour” on Jan. 21. The celebration will also involve an art contest, as well as an essay contest, with a scholarship prize. McClinton said the organizers are
still working on the scholarship amount and funding source, but he wants to have the program finalized by the end of the month. Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance, Joe Weaver said, “we are doing fine,” in regards to COVID-19 cases in Stillwater. Vice President of Student Affairs, Douglas Hallenbeck, said the number of active cases in Stillwater is below 200 this week, for which he commended students, staff and faculty. Weaver said, in regards to ICU bed capacity, while Stillwater Medical Center was near capacity recently, “we are no longer diverting people to other locations.” He said SMC is accepting patients from outside the region, as well. Hallenback touched on the random testing on-campus and said he didn’t have the official results but the university saw students responding at “about a 20% rate.”
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Tuba Girls Rule the World By Robert Owens
Social distancing can be difficult, but it is a seemingly effective way to ensure the safety of everyone on campus. Remember, during these trying times, high fives are best left hanging!
COVID-19 update By Ryan Boyce
The Oklahoma Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard reported 228 active cases in Payne County with 188 coming from Stillwater, on Tuesday. No additional deaths were reported yesterday. The dashboard reported an increase
in active cases at the state level, showing 13,872 as of today. 15 additional deaths were reported from yesterday. The University COVID-19 dashboard reported 238 active cases as of Sunday, including 106 cases that were diagnosed from October 5th to October 11th. The number of students in quarantine
housing dropped again this week to 12 people. The Student Guidance section of the OSU Cowboys Coming Back Plan asks students to perform a self-screening every day before coming to class in person. Students should check for symptoms including fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, and muscle aches.
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Meet Georgia Milham and Mikaila Vaughn: two nationally recognized, energetic Oklahoma State University tuba performers changing the world one note at a time. Milham and Vaughn are the only Division I female tuba players in Oklahoma. Since that’s the case, these young women use their gift to inspire the next wave of female excellence and have already received national attention. “Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t do something because you’re a girl,” Vaughn said. Playing this monster of an instrument isn’t cut out for everyone. With the average tuba weighing 30 pounds and a sousaphone, or a marching tuba, at 25 pounds, only the fiercely determined can handle this instrument. Milham says the key ingredient is air. Both women note that many people look past the tuba to more popular instruments, but for Milham and Vaughn they couldn’t imagine it any other way. The tuba fits them and showcases who they are, Milham and Vaughn said. Vaughn especially loves the tuba’s large build and sound and the energy it brings to the table. Everyone knows the distinct sound of a tuba, whether you’re in the stands or playing in the band. But how did they end up playing the tuba? From a young age, both women knew the tuba was their calling. Ignoring any backlash or negative thoughts from themselves or others, they decided the tuba is their ride-or-die instrument. Milham remembers her sixth-grade band tryouts. For her, playing the tuba was meant to be. “I was there for two hours trying out instruments,” Milham said. “I got low scores on everything, but when I played the tuba, everyone got silent. They said, ‘We need to set you up for the tuba. That was the best we’ve heard.’” Vaughn had a similar experience with the tuba calling to her. “My dad was the band instructor at the time, and we already bought a saxophone,” Vaughn said. “but when I tried out the tuba, we sold it that day.” Practicing two hours every Monday, Wednesday and Friday before game days, Milham and Vaughn’s bandmates also
take notice. Having a big presence among the band, they’ve earned respect from everyone. “Yeah, they’re living proof that gender stereotypes in the band don’t matter,” Associate Director of Bands, Douglas S. Henderson said. “These girls work hard and we love having them.” Former trombone player Bryan Pizana said, “ I’ll always remember them when we practiced. I remembered hearing them play behind us. They were super friendly and tried to talk with everyone” Playing with the band, these girls have gathered quite a bit of entertaining stories and long term memories. Both mentioned how they enjoyed playing in different football stadiums, getting to see different designs than just the Boone Pickens Stadium. One of their favorite memories, the pre-game march to Boone Pickens on game days, is missed by both. “I remember we’ll play right behind the football players, and people on the sidewalks would be cheering us on, hyping us up,” Vaughn said. “I would try and take a picture with Pistol Pete every home game,” Milham added. Unfortunately, Covid-19 interfered with these good times, but it hasn’t gotten them down. “In these times it’s the people that’s the best thing about the band,” Milham said. With the new COVID guidelines the band has now been split into different sections based on their instruments for practices. Now only a partial amount of band members can play at games. Yet they remain optimistic during these times and they try to focus on their goals. “Remind yourself why you’re here,” Milham said. Milham and Vaughn have some advice to others who are looking for their calling. “Try everything until you find something you love,” Vaughn said. “It doesn’t hurt to try.” Milham’s message is a familiar saying to most: go big or go home. Both said they want to encourage everyone and support them to follow their dreams. As they continue to pursue their own dreams, Milham wants to work on the marketing board for Target and Vaughn has goals to be a famous DJ, they only had one more thing to say: “TUBA GIRLS RULE THE WORLD.”
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LAWRENCE, KS - OCTOBER 03: Oklahoma State Cowboys cornerback Demarco Jones (22) upends Kansas Jayhawks running back Pooka Williams Jr. (1) in the first quarter of a Big 12 football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas Jayhawks on October 3, 2020 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, KS. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire)
Big 12 notebook Cowboys in 'good shape' By Adam Engel After a quadruple overtime Red River Rivalry game and a Big 12 postponement, the conference’s coaches spoke on a teleconference on Monday over a variety of topics. Pokes in “good shape” To this point, Oklahoma State football has been involved with two postponements, both of which were due to the opponent’s action. OSU was scheduled to travel to Waco for a battle with the Bears, but COVID cases within the Baylor program have derailed those plans. Saturday’s game is now scheduled for Dec. 12. “We seem to be in really good shape,” coach Mike Gundy said. “We haven’t gotten any of Sunday’s test yet but we seem to be in good shape.”
Baylor reacts to postponement Less than a week ago, Baylor temporarily stopped all football activities due to several positive COVID-19 cases. Yesterday, the announcement of Saturday’s Baylor-OSU contest became official. Baylor is the only team in the Big 12 that has not played at least three games. “The guys are disappointed,” Baylor head coach Dave Aranda said. “I think they understand that this break was needed, but I also think they understand the importance of staying taskoriented.” Saturday’s game also marks the third postponement of Baylor’s season. KSU’s starting QB to miss remainder of season After suffering an upper body injury two weeks ago against Texas Tech, Kan-
sas State head coach Chris Klieman confirmed that quarterback Skylar Thompson will miss the rest of the season. “We are going to rally around Will Howard and Nick Ast,” Klieman said. “I thought Will played really well, especially for his first game against a Gary Patterson-coached defense. That is not easy to handle and I thought he handled it well.” Les Miles in recovery The hits kept coming to the Kansas football program this season after head coach Les Miles tested positive for COVID-19. In a substitute position, defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot handled Monday’s teleconference duties. Despite the diagnosis, Miles has continued to work remotely and is planning to travel with his team to Morgantown, West Virginia this Saturday. “He’s been in contact
with us on a daily basis and he has ran the staff meetings via Zoom,” Eliot said. ISU’s Matt Campbell on Big 12 race To this point, nine of the 10 Big 12 teams have played at least three ballgames. In a surprising series of events, perennial powerhouse Oklahoma has dropped two of their three conference games. If the season were to end today, Kansas State would battle Iowa State for the Big 12 championship. “This is such a unique season and it is hard to evaluate anything early on because I think the teams that have success are the ones that will continue to grow as the season continues,” ISU head coach Matt Campbell said. “Some teams will have the ability to get better and some will not.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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The fun and dread of watching film Ben Hutchens No matter how late their match ends, Grace Yochum and her roommates always do the same thing when they get back to their apartment. “Me, Allie (Jackson) and Kim (Rodriguez) will all turn on (the replay of the game) in our living room and rewatch it,” Yochum said. Yochum described herself as a “film junkie” who got started watching film in high school, however, she did not primarily watch film of soccer matches. “I played basketball all four years of high school,” Yochum said. “Our games were always recorded, and we would watch a lot more film on that in that sport, that’s kind of where I started watching film on opponents on myself what to look for.” Aside from individual players watching film, there are also group film ses-
sions with the entire team. Normally, these sessions happen in a video room inside of Neal Patterson Stadium, but because that room is close quarters, the team decided to host the film sessions in the locker room to adhere to social distancing guidelines. “(The players) don’t always like video with us because sometimes they get corrected,” coach Colin Carmichael said. “We always stress that that’s not a personal attack, that it’s our job to try and correct these mistakes to make them better next time.” Carmichael said that sometimes it’s hard for players to not feel like they are being singled out. He said h3 thinks that being critical but also constructive is a hard line for coaches to straddle. “(Assistant coach Karen Hancock) and I talk about it all the time,” Carmichael said. “When we do the video of our games, if we’re going to pick out three things a kid does wrong, we certainly try to throw at least one or two things in there that they did well to kind of soften
the blow.” Carmichael likened it to being a teacher. A teacher has to correct and show students how to do things properly but can’t completely destroy those students’ confidence just because they made a few mistakes. Yochum, a junior on the team, has been in many film sessions where she or one of her teammates is called out by the coaching staff. “Definitely my freshman year it was harder in the aspect of taking that criticism,” Yochum said. “It is just constructive criticism, they aren’t attacking anyone; they’re not belittling anyone; they’re just trying make us better.” Yochum said that as she has grown up, she has learned to take that criticism better and come to understand that the perfect way of making her a better player is pointing out exactly what she did wrong. “I try and help the freshman too, understanding that they’re not going at you, it’s not (the coaches) attacking you, this
Joel Devick Cowgirl senior Kim Rodriguez looks to pass the ball during the Cowgirl soccer game against TCU on Friday, October 9, 2020, at Neal Patterson Stadium in Stillwater.
is just part of it, and this is how you get better, Yochum said.” Film is not always easy to watch when players know they did some things that could get addressed in the group session, but it is especially difficult to get excited about when the team didn’t leave the previous match with a win. “Last game (a 0-0 draw versus Baylor) was a little tough to watch,” OSU freshman Grace Dennis said. “Just because we
didn’t do as good as we wanted to, but I still went back and watched and I think there’s a couple things we could all do better and just as a team and myself personally.” On the flip side, there are sometimes, particularly a big win or a match with spectacular highlights that everybody on the team is excited to watch. When asked how many times the team replayed OSU sophomore Olyvia Dowell’s
game-winning goal with 28 seconds left against West Virginia, Yochum put an exhausted smile on her face. “Oh, too many,” she said. “I do re-watch a lot of the stuff and it is exciting when you know you’re about to do something good on film.” “I would be lying if I said I wouldn’t go back and rewind it a couple of times because that’s the fun part of soccer.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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message of Christ and his salvation. He did not want to place a stumbling block in anyone’s way. He wanted to do everything possible to bring people to Christ. He speaks of running a race to win a prize. In this life, men control their eating and activities to win temporary crowns, but in the Christian’s life we are to discipline ourselves to win a crown that lasts forever. (Co.9:24-27) The Lord Jesus said, “If anyone would come after me. he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Lu.9:23 NIV) However. it is not a call to strict religious rules and ceremonies, but a call to live a life in helping and serving others. Christ said, “...whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Mt.25:40 NIV) Living a lifestyle like this, has an eternal reward
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