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A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Stillwater’s Mission of Hope fights homelessness and gives Payne County residents a second chance at life.

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Averted eyes. Head turned away. No time or change to spare for those in need. In 2017, more than 550,000 people were experiencing homelessness within a single night, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report. Many of those people don’t receive help. Mission of Hope in Stillwater is trying to change that. From the outside of MoH’s brown building on Perkins Road, the average citizen might not suspect it is a place numerous Payne County residents call home. On the inside, friendly smiles and a calming atmosphere greet people. The blue walls are lined with clothing, bedding and other items staff members and the Stillwater community have donated and sorted through carefully. Mary Ruth Anderson founded the organization in 1989, establishing it to assist Stillwater residents who are experiencing homelessness. MoH’s services include “supportive housing, food, case management, transportation, laundry facilities and life skills training” for those in need, according to its website.

The shelter provides 24-hour service 7 days a week, and the staff members work hard to make people feel like family during their stay. There are 11 employees in the shelter, and they provide assistance to those who need it in any way they can. The general information report, which program director Jana Nelson provided, shows that the number of clients MoH assists has stayed near the 300 mark every year since 2012. In 2017, the home assisted 303 clients. Since then, 28 percent of the clients have moved into permanent housing. Clients who have stayed at MoH have learned how to love and care for themselves as well as maintain the stability they need to stay off the streets. During their stay, clients are required to search for jobs, maintain cleanliness in their rooms, perform daily chores, abide by curfew and save money they earn for times of crisis. Volunteers from churches assist the home, providing life skills services to the clients to help them maintain practices such as financial management and healthy eating. Clients learn to care for themselves, staying committed to the chores staff members assign to them. Some of the classes church volunteers teach

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Transition housing allows for clients to begin paying rent while still receiving assistance from MoH.

include cooking and budgeting. Connie Norvell, a client of MoH, said her experience at the home has been one that she couldn’t be more grateful for. “This is the best place I’ve found, ever, and even heard about,” Norvell said. “Your staff, they treat you like family, so I don’t have nothin’ bad to say about this place at all … Our staff has gone out of their way to help us. If I had to do it again, years down the road, this is the place I would come to.” Norvell has witnessed numerous people come in with cases worse than her own, and living at the home has allowed her to help others put more effort into making a change in their lives. “Seeing somebody

else that’s worse, it has lifted them up because they have the mobility to go forward now by living here,” Norvell said. “You hear some sad stories living here. I always tell ‘em, ‘That grass is greener on the other side, and they’re willing to help you if you allow them to.’” Everyone who arrives at MoH is given a second chance at life. Staff and fellow clients wholeheartedly support those who are willing to put in the work. Each client has his or her story to tell. The various backgrounds create some difficulty within the shelter, but the experienced staff have learned how to anticipate what lies ahead. Sue Humble lost her home and was separated from her children and all of her connections

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just minutes prior to her arrival at MoH, but the dedication of Humble and staff has drastically changed her life. “When I came in, I was broken,” Humble said. “I feel like I’m a miracle walking around now because since I got here, I’ve got a job, I’ve got my kids back in a minimum amount of time. I came in in September. I got them back placed with me in December and got them in my custody in April.” Since her arrival, Humble is almost 10 months clean and is leading a better life for herself and her children. She lives in a transitional room, which gives her more freedom to come and go as she pleases, and is one step away from permanent housing. When Humble first came to MoH, she was afraid of what was to come. She soon discovered that if she was willing to work for her future, then the staff was eager to help her reach her goals. For many like Humble, the shelter is not just a home but their salvation. “If you’re here, it’s not because you just want to come hang out,” Humble said. “It’s because you’ve hit rock-bottom, and you have nowhere else to go, and it’s been a miracle in my life. I went from fear of the unknown to feeling very blessed.” Some of the strongest

ties within the home are those between staff and clients. Despite the frustrations some clients originally have about the guidelines and persistent drug screening, they eventually see it is for their benefit and the employees at MoH want nothing more than to help them get off the streets. Nelson has worked at MoH for 12 years and has seen many types of cases walk through the doors. The most common cases are those of drug and alcohol abuse. “This is a clean and sober living environment,” Nelson said. “We do drug screens on everyone when they come in the door. If they test dirty, it doesn’t mean that they can’t stay. We just start working with them to stay clean and sober while they are here.” The clients who stay at the home are required to go to 12-step meetings and Celebrate Recovery at the churches in Stillwater. The programs are meant to help clients get back on their feet so they can create new lives for themselves. Clients start living in the emergency housing and gradually transfer to transitional housing, which provides them experience with paying rent and budgeting and grants them more freedom in the shelter. Government outreach STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 3

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Mission of Hope's building on Perkins Road is home to individuals and families in need. STORY CONTINUEd from page 2

programs, such as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, provide funding for transitional housing and permanent supportive housing, which is for people who are chronically homeless and disabled. The funding allows for the clients to live in residences without having to pay for rent or utiwlities, but it still requires them to pay for food and other needs. Additional funding for Mission of Hope includes services from United Way of Payne County, Elite Repeat, Oklahoma Department of Commerce and numerous businesses and churches. Although the businesses, government grants and other forms of funding are greatly appreciated, staff members and clients agree the most impressive WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018

group of people is the Stillwater community. Community members have reached out, providing clients with whatever they might need and making sure the shelves in the food pantry stay stocked to the brim. Food supplies and other necessities are brought in on a neardaily basis. In some cases, Stillwater residents have donated clothing, furniture and even vehicles for clients. Oklahoma State University has played a large role in the MoH services. OSU has held dinners and provided meals for clients numerous times, and Nelson said she hopes to further improve the ties between the university and the shelter. The generosity, love and dedication of the community and employees at the Mission of Hope haven’t gone unno-

ticed. Norvell said when she gets the chance, she wants to repay MoH for all it has done for her and others who share her experiences. “When I receive my disability, I’m gonna donate back to this place because if it wasn’t for them, I couldn’t have made it on my own,” Norvell said. “That’s what I’m gonna do to give the appreciation back to them. "If it weren’t for the staff, I’d probably still be out there strugglin’ and beggin’ for somebody to let me take a bath. It was just that bad. Me donating back could give someone a step where I was.” Jessie Treece is a multimedia journalism junior from Perry. She can be reached at jessie. treece@okstate.edu. OCOLLY.COM

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RENOVAT I ONS AND S UICID E PREV EN TION

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As new students and their families meandered through the Student Union for orientation, sheets of plastic enveloped the atrium. Now, guests can access the atrium again because the plastic is gone. Although it closed off part of the Student Union, it was there so construction workers could ensure they preserved the quality of one of Oklahoma State University’s trademark buildings. Last week, Centennial Contractors Enterprises Inc. “substantially completed” the roof repair project over the atrium, said Mitch

Kilcrease, assistant vice president for student affairs and director of the OSU Student Union. In the spring, workers replaced the aging, waterdamaged roof above the Student Services Center. The water seeped into the atrium as well, but the atrium roof replacement was the project’s last stage. The construction crew waited until students were gone for the summer to work above the atrium because they had to enclose it from guests, Kilcrease said. “It’s just the area right around where the glass roof is,” Kilcrease said. “It’s dusty, dirty work. You’ve got to pull stuff out, and you can’t have people underneath it.” The flat roof replacement

isn’t the only facelift the Student Union is undergoing this summer. CMS Willowbrook is refurbishing the cupola, or the famous steeple adorning the top of the Union, visible from its front. Kilcrease said this project is expected to reach completion within the next year. The cupola is an original component of the Student Union, built in 1951, Kilcrease said. He said the project’s early stages started about 2 years ago. For assistance with planning the cupola refurbishment, OSU hired the company that helped on the Statue of Liberty updates. When a piece of copper fell off the cupola, it became clearer why the renovation was underway.

“It’s not replacing it,” Kilcrease said. “It’s refurbishing it back to its original. You can’t replace something that iconic.” Kilcrease listed the Student Union, along with Old Central and Edmon Low Library, as one of OSU’s most iconic buildings. He explained the importance of sticking to the cupola’s traditional look because of the significance it holds to many alumni, whether it reminds couples of getting engaged on campus or sports fans of participating in Cowboy game days. “There’s just a lot of history and a lot of tradition in and around this building,” Kilcrease said. “And when people see that steeple, it kind of brings back all of those emotions and feel-

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The cupola, or steeple, is a recognizable feature of OSU’s Student Union. The steeple is undergoing refurbishment.

ings about the campus.” Unlike the flat roof replacement, the cupola refurbishment isn’t restricting students’ access to part of the building. To Kilcrease, both projects are critical to maintaining a building that is a symbol of OSU. “Hopefully, students understand that this kind of work has to happen in

order for us to continue to serve them,” Kilcrease said. “People take a lot of pride in this facility. I know I do, and so we always want it to be up to standards.” Hallie Hart is a sports media junior from Chandler. She can be reached at hallie.hart@ okstate.edu.

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OSU TO HOST SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING MEGAN HAYS STAFF REPORTER @ OCOLLY

In light of the recent deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, many people are wondering if there was a way to help them before those tragedies. To respond to these cases of suicide, Mental Health Association Oklahoma is hosting several events across the state for everyday people to learn tactics for suicide prevention. The organization will hold one of these WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018

seminars at noon Friday in Oklahoma State University’s Exhibit Room 1 on the fourth floor of the Student Union. “Suicide is a growing problem,” said Julie Summers, the director of Outreach and Prevention Services for Mental Health Association Oklahoma. “One-hundred twenty-three people on average die by suicide every day in the U.S. That is equivalent to a small plane crash every day. “If you think about it

in public health terms, if a small plane were crashing every day, we would be really concerned about air safety but because mental health issues, suicidality in particular, are really stigmatized, we don’t want to talk about it.” The training focuses on the QPR theory of suicide prevention. QPR, which Paul Quinnett founded, stands for Question, Persuade, Refer. “Like CPR for heart attacks, participants are taught to keep the person

alive until help, that is what QPR is for suicide,” Summers said. The training session is one hour. Participants are taught to recognize the early warning signs of a suicidal person and, as the name suggests, to question, persuade and refer. “Basically, you become the person that helps them (suicidal people) get the help they need,” Summers said. “So you work with someone who is struggling to let them know help is available,

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and then you either take them to help or you have help come to them or you make arrangements for them to be with a loved one to get to the help they need.” For parties who are interested but can’t attend the event Friday, QPR is offered as an online course, and organizations can invite Mental Health Association Oklahoma to their group meetings to provide the training. “We hope the people who attend this workshop will leave with the

confidence that they can intervene if they know somebody is in trouble and needs to get some help because they are suicidal,” Summers said. “If you have ever found yourself in the position wanting to help someone who is feeling suicidal, this is an opportunity to learn some skills in a short, compact seminar.” Megan Hays is a chemistry sophomore from Bartlesville. She can be reached at mehays@ okstate.edu. PAGE 4

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“Ocean’s 8” continues the Ocean’s franchise with a strong female cast. Sandra Bullock plays Debbie, the sister of the franchise’s main character, Danny (George Clooney). After Debbie is released from prison, she formulates a plan to rob the Met Gala. Instead of targeting the Gala itself, Debbie and her team focus on one of Hollywood’s biggest starlets. They hire a designer to convince star Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) to wear a Cartier necklace that remains in a vault year-round. Debbie enlists the help of Lou (Cate Blanchett), Amita (Mindy Kaling), Tammy (Sarah Paulson), Nine Ball (Rihanna), Rose (Helena Bonham Carter) and Constance (Awkwafina). With the skills of these seven women, the heist becomes possible. The audience might notice the list comes to only seven, but there are supposed to be eight team members. This creates a mystery around the identity of the eighth member, which keeps the audience engaged. The team members pose as various employ-

“Ocean’s 8” has a star-studded cast of actresses, with Sandra Bullock leading the group as Debbie.

ees or guests of the Met Gala. Famous fashion designer Rose becomes their target Daphne’s dress designer for the event. Tammy works for event planning, while Amita poses as a caterer. Nine Ball recreates the design of the milliondollar Cartier necklace they target and hacks the security cameras. The other women use their special skills to finish the job. This flick offers multiple surprises that include “Ocean’s 11” characters and Hollywood cameos. Seen on the night of the Met Gala are Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams, Zayn Malik and several more. James Cordon stars as a suspicious insurance investigator. His interaction with Bullock creates an amusing addition to a film with endless talent. Writers didn’t create anything new but did give

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the audience a glamorous experience full of Hollywood’s finest. The film seemed more lighthearted than other Ocean’s films, and viewers don’t feel that the team is in danger of being discovered. The other Ocean’s movies are also fun but are more stressful to watch. Fashion and Hollywood enthusiasts will drool over the remake of the Met Gala that is just as impressive as it is fashionable. “Ocean’s 8” delivers the same swagger as other Ocean’s movies but puts a fierce, feminine twist on the already successful franchise. The film is a playful, welcome addition to the Ocean’s franchise. Taelor Connell is a strategic communications senior from Edmond. She can be reached at taelor. connell@okstate.edu. OCOLLY.COM

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