Monday, April 12, 2021
To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate Students and faculty discuss need for vaccination
Joshua Cleary
Students wait in line at Gallagher-Iba Arena to receive the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
Rachel Williamson Staff Reporter Oklahoma has become an unlikely frontrunner in the race to get the country vaccinated against COVID-19. Earlier this week, the state became one of the first to offer the vaccine to anyone and everyone over the age of 16, even those who live out of state. As of March 31, 5,953 full vaccinations have been completed at the OSU University Health Services clinic alone. Still, the vaccine is surrounded in controversy. Many students at OSU feel like the pandemic is wrapping up, and therefore do not see an immediate need for continued precaution. “My body, my choice. I hate to bring that up, but we can throw that right
back in their faces,” said an anonymous freshman. “It’s my choice to get vaccinated or not. The other people are protected. I’m not putting them at risk, it’s my own risk, I’m going to take.” The freshman expressed concern that they felt that it rolled out too fast and hasn’t been thoroughly tested, and could even be described as questionable. The student added that OSU has done a good job at respecting students and not making them feel like they’re forced to take it. Although it may seem that most people have extremely strong opinions about the vaccine, the majority of students appear to quietly sit in the middle ground. “I just got the vaccine so I could hang out with my friends again and not get sick,” animal science junior
Kinzie Burtrum said. “I’m not too worried about what’s in it. I didn’t have any side effects from it –– I got Pfizer –– which sucks because I wanted to skip work.” Burtrum recommended that all students get it if they didn’t have major health concerns. “All I have is asthma, so really I just don’t want to die,” Burtrum said. Though OSU has made it easy for students and faculty to get vaccinated if they choose to do so, vaccine appointments can be fairly elusive for other Stillwater residents. “If you’re affiliated with an institution like OSU, you’re lucky,” Ariel Ross, an English professor at OSU and a city council candidate, said. “Many people are relying on friends to text them and say ‘Hey, there are appointments
in this place, for this shot.’ My mom had to drive to Enid for her second shot, and she felt like she was scrambling.” As for encouraging people to get vaccinated, Ross said she was in favor of incentives rather than fearmongering. “I’m all about incentives. We’ve had enough guilt and fear, and we respond better to hope and excitement.” Oklahoma has administered well over two million doses so far, after rolling out the vaccine a little over 3 months ago. Almost a quarter of the state is fully vaccinated. After heavy criticism from the loose COVID-19 guidelines, the state is bouncing back and emerging as a leader in vaccine accessibility. news.ed@ocolly.com
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sports Plotz comes back to help prevent a comeback
Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter Gabriella Coleman was shaking. And probably for good reason. Oklahoma State beat Notre Dame 2-1 in extra time on Sunday. With approximately 20 minutes remaining in regulation, though, it looked like the Fighting Irish would be the ones to come out on top. With the score tied, Notre Dame had a free kick right outside the OSU goalie box. Late in the game, a goal for either side would have been huge. The Fighting Irish played the ball close to the goal where it ricocheted around dangerously before finding the left foot of a player in blue. Sophomore forward Kati Druzina hit a rocket headed for the corner of the goal, but senior goalkeeper Emily Plotz dove to make the stop. “Props to her for saving that last shot Notre Dame had,” senior forward Gabriella Coleman said. “I was getting nervous. I saw that and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this game’s about to end.’ When she hit it out I said, ‘Thank the Lord.’” That was one of a few great saves Plotz made on the day. She returned to her spot in goal after missing the last couple games with an injury and red card combination and her impact was felt on a few separate occasions. “I can think of two just in the second half alone where she had to make huge plays,” coach Colin Carmichael said. “That’s not counting the first half.” One moment where Plotz averted disaster for the Cowgirls was more of a product of misfortune than poor play. In the 16th minute, freshman defender Kionna Simon headed away a cross sent in towards the goal. The ball glanced off her head and bounded straight for the top of the goal. Emily Plotz was there, and popped it over the net and out of harm’s way. “It just happened to come off her head like that and it was super unlucky,” sophomore forward Olyvia Dowell said. “Very good job to be paying attention and turning on in that moment because it could have easily gone in. When Carmichael saw the ball’s destination, he said his heart leaped up in his chest. “It could have gone anywhere and it happened to
Alicia Young OSU goalkeeper Emily Plotz drop kicks the ball during the Oklahoma State vs. Texas soccer match on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Neal Patterson Stadium in Stillwater.
be right above Emily’s head at the crossbar,” Carmichael said. “She deserves immense credit form getting underneath that ball.” Although she gave up a goal on a perfectly placed Notre Dame free kick, Plotz’s return to the field was an impressive one. The decision to start Plotz came after Carmichael observed her earn that right with solid play. “The decision was made yesterday,” Carmichael said. “You have to be sharp, we have to be confident in you to play 90 minutes. She played well this week. She worked hard and we felt like she brought some things to the table that the others don’t.” Plotz seemed to have put her foot injury behind her, and the decision paid off. “She played well,” Dowell said. “She has a lot of experience. Sometimes that’s the difference between starting and not starting. She had some really, really good saves.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
DON’T STUMBLE! (Part #3) “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate one another,” (Mt.24:9-10) All this I told you so that you will not go astray. (stumble) They will put you out of the synagogue, in fact a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.” (Jn.16:1-2) The are many places in the scripture that tell of persecution of true believers. Jesus said if they did it to me they will do it to those who follow me. (Jn.15:20) Many times this will separate the true believers from the false. No one likes hardships, difficulties and certainly persecutions, but the challenge comes and we don’t want to stumble and fall away.
Jesus speaks to the Smyrna church in Revelation: "I know your afflictions...slander...do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer...the Devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be careful..." Does God allow persecution and trials of different kinds? He certainly does! Couldn't God deliver them out of bad situations? Of course! Sometimes He will and sometimes not. He even governs how long the difficulties will last. These are times when we see the grace of God in wonderful ways. His grace is made perfect in weaknesses. (2 Co.12:9) That is why we are not to be offended at God's ways. Difficulties can seem to be hindering the very work of God, but the Lord is working in and through the situation to accomplish something good in the end.
Joel Devick Senior goalkeeper Emily Plotz prepares to take a goal kick during the Cowgirl soccer game against TCU.
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Busby’s four RBI’s lift Cowgirls over Red Raiders Dean Ruhl Staff Reporter Hayley Busby watched as the ball cascaded over the left field fence. It was deposited into the Texas Tech bullpen, eerily similar to the home run she’d hit an inning prior. It was an offense-first game, as the Oklahoma State Cowgirls defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders 10-3 Sunday in Lubbock, Texas. The Cowgirls swept the weekend series against the Red Raiders, improving their record to 32-5, 8-1 in the Big 12. The Red Raiders fall to 16-19, 0-9 in the Big 12. “It was a great way to finish the weekend off,” coach Kenny Gajewski said. “I’m really encouraged about our bats and the way they came alive the last couple of days.” In Saturday’s 12-2 win, OSU hit four home runs, a number they matched Sunday. Kiley Naomi hit a solo home run in the first inning, followed by Busby’s – one in the third and one fourth and then a solo shot from Sydney Pennington in the fifth. Pennington also scored on a wild pitch from TTU pitcher Missy Zoch in the third inning. It was Zoch’s second start of the series. Zoch pitched a complete game Friday, allowing one run, a solo home run from Chyenne Factor, but today she was replaced after 3.1 innings by Erin Edmundson. “It’s a good sign for this team when we can score runs,” Gajewski said. “I’m
Alicia Young OSU designated player Hayley Busby at bat during the Oklahoma State vs. Wichita State softball game on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater.
happy to see some people come alive, Busby’s on a tear. Carrie [Eberle] just does what Carrie does and keeps us in every game that she throws.” Eberle followed up her complete game shutout on Friday with another complete game Sunday. She earned two runs, allowing four hits,
striking out four and walking three. Her season record improves to 14-1. “They’ve been paying attention to some little things,” Gajewski said. “It’s cool to see. They’ve been working hard, We’ve had a rough time the past couple weeks and to watch them improve and get that confidence
back is really cool.” OSU has back-to-back series sweeps against Big 12 opponents, with the only conference loss coming against Kansas in the opening game. “Success is contagious,” Gajewski said. “To watch them have that is really neat.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Lifestyle
Humans of OSU: Jacob Gore By Ryleigh Clem Staff Reporter
“Something I thought was really cool, whenever I was looking for [a major], was that architecture was something that made a positive impact on the world and something that I could do to help people. You put a lot of work into something that manifests in a big way. “Throughout high school I thought I was going to be a music major… My instrument doesn’t have very many professional performance areas, so I thought I would choose architecture, which has some of the things I like about music, and then continue to do music on the side. “One of my favorite things about music was practicing my instrument to continually get better at it, and architecture has a lot of stuff like that- continuing to get better each time you try something.” Jacob Gore, architecture freshman.
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Coleman lights the lamp Ben Hutchens Staff Reporter Gabriella Coleman wasn’t about to miss. Coleman received a pass from teammate Olyvia Dowell in the seventh minute of extra time. She rammed a shot into the top of the net past the outstretched arms of Notre Dame goalkeeper Jaina Eckert, scoring the golden goal to end the game. The No. 20 Cowgirls topped the Fighting Irish 2-1 Sunday afternoon. “I curled it in kind of. I had to get my foot around the ball and it went in the upper 90,” Coleman said. Coleman knew she couldn’t tighten up at the most critical moment of the game. “I was like, ‘We gotta win this game’ and I had a really good feeling that we were going to push ourselves and fight through everything and I felt really positive about it. Especially being a home game and playing against a big-name team,” Coleman said. Although Notre Dame (6-6) wasn’t ranked, the Cowgirls (12-3-1) picked up a
Alicia Young OSU forward Gabriella Coleman passes during the Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma Bedlam soccer match on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at John Crain Field in Norman, Ok.
valuable win on Saturday for NCAA Tournament seeding. The Fighting Irish play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, a powerhouse of college
soccer, and are better than their record implies. Now the Cowgirls can relax in the solace of their 6-1 record in the spring season.
“I think we are (in the tournament) but you never know, it’s a committee. The win allows us to rest easy, get healthy and start our preparation for the selection show knowing that our name is going to pop up,” OSU coach Colin Carmichael said. It was important to restore some confidence after they took their first loss of the Spring season, a 4-0 dismantling against TCU, last weekend. “Coming off that TCU game we were all a little down, but looking at the positive side we knew if we won this game this will hype ourselves up going into the tournament knowing we can play any team,” Coleman said. Carmichael said that playing a quality non-Big 12 opponent in a tightly contested game had the feel of an NCAA tournament game. OSU will be prepared when it gets its first taste of NCAA tournament action when the school’s name is called during the selection show on Monday, April 19th. “(Playing Notre Dame) was very similar to the NCAA Tournament, that’s exactly the level you have to play at to advance,” Carmichael said. “That game is a great preparation for the NCAAs.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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Busby’s four RBI’s lift Cowgirls over Red Raiders Dean Ruhl Staff Reporter Hayley Busby watched as the ball cascaded over the left field fence. It was deposited into the Texas Tech bullpen, eerily similar to the home run she’d hit an inning prior. It was an offense-first game, as the Oklahoma State Cowgirls defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders 10-3 Sunday in Lubbock, Texas. The Cowgirls swept the weekend series against the Red Raiders, improving their record to 32-5, 8-1 in the Big 12. The Red Raiders fall to 16-19, 0-9 in the Big 12. “It was a great way to finish the weekend off,” coach Kenny Gajewski said. “I’m really encouraged about our bats and the way they came alive the last couple of days.” In Saturday’s 12-2 win, OSU hit four home runs, a number they matched Sunday. Kiley Naomi hit a solo home run in the first inning, followed by Busby’s – one in the third and one fourth and then a solo shot from Sydney Pennington in the fifth. Pennington also scored on a wild pitch from TTU pitcher Missy Zoch in the third inning. It was Zoch’s second start of the series. Zoch pitched a complete game Friday, allowing one run, a solo home run from Chyenne Factor, but today she was replaced after 3.1 innings by Erin Edmundson. “It’s a good sign for this team when we can score runs,” Gajewski said. “I’m
Alicia Young OSU designated player Hayley Busby at bat during the Oklahoma State vs. Wichita State softball game on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater.
happy to see some people come alive, Busby’s on a tear. Carrie [Eberle] just does what Carrie does and keeps us in every game that she throws.” Eberle followed up her complete game shutout on Friday with another complete game Sunday. She earned two runs, allowing four hits,
striking out four and walking three. Her season record improves to 14-1. “They’ve been paying attention to some little things,” Gajewski said. “It’s cool to see. They’ve been working hard, We’ve had a rough time the past couple weeks and to watch them improve and get that confidence
back is really cool.” OSU has back-to-back series sweeps against Big 12 opponents, with the only conference loss coming against Kansas in the opening game. “Success is contagious,” Gajewski said. “To watch them have that is really neat.” sports.ed@ocolly.com
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