Friday, July 21, 2023
Hollywood on Hold The SAG-AFTRA Strike Brings Cinema to a Standstill
Tanner Kenyon Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Davis Cordova Cincinnati lost much of its starting lineup, along with coach Luke Fickell. First-year coach Scott Satterfield picked up 21 players from the portal.
Cincinnati’s transfer-heavy roster led by experience on defense Gina Foster Staff Reporter Over the next few weeks, The O’Colly sports staff will release its Big 12 preseason rankings in the form of team previews. This time, it’s the Cincinnati Bearcats, which our writers picked to finish 13th. After a record of 9-4 under coach Luke Fickell in 2022-23, the Cincinnati Bearcats are making an abundance of changes this season. The first of these being a new leader: Scott Satterfield. Satterfield was announced as the new head coach of the Bearcats in December. Since, he has stimulated exciting plans
for his team. Satterfield concluded his four years with the Louisville Cardinals holding a record of 25-24 and three bowl game appearances. With Cincinnati’s losses in the NFL Draft and the transfer portal, the 21 transfers coming into the program have also made this upcoming season, full of uncertainty, hopeful. Among those transfers are Dee Wiggins, Xzavier Henderson and George Udo, all three being big assets at wide receiver. Henderson was a standout at Florida, catching 38 passes for 410 yards last season. He joins the Bearcats with two years of eligibility remaining. “That room is really, I think, now in a position
to go out and compete in the Big 12, and I think with some guys that have played a lot of football,” Satterfield said, at Big 12 Media Days. “That’s the thing, too. We also added not only good players but guys that have experience playing in big contests, not just for Cincinnati.” Receivers weren’t the only change offensively. Arizona State quarterback Emory Jones transferred in from during the offseason and claimed the starting job. Jones, who spent four seasons at Florida before ASU, has thrown for 33 touchdowns and rushed for 14, along with 18 interceptions in his career. Last season, he completed 62.8% of his passes. See Cincinnati on 4
Fran Drescher, president of the actors union, stated in a press conference that “we are the victims here. We are being very victimized by a very greedy entity. I am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. I cannot believe it, quite frankly: How far apart we are on so many things. How they plead poverty, that they’re losing money left and right when giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs. It is disgusting. Shame on them.” Members of SAG-AFTRA have said that producers of AMPTP have been unwilling to provide its members fair negotiations and have attempted to slow down negotiations. According to a CNBC report, AMPTP responded to the announcement of the strike by stating it “presented a deal that offered historic pay and residual increases, substantially higher caps on pension and health contributions, audition protections, shortened series option periods and a groundbreaking AI proposal that protects actors’ digital likenesses.” This proposal was quickly denied by SAG-AFTRA.
As the lights dim in Hollywood, a different kind of drama unfolds, not on the big screen, but on the picket lines. Unable to negotiate a fair new deal, members of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAGAFTRA) are officially on strike halting all Hollywood productions through the unforeseeable future. It was announced that actors would go on strike on July 13 at midnight after negotiations between SAGAFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fell apart. This event marks the first dual stoppage of work in 63 years, as union actors join 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) who have been on the picket lines since May. The battle between the AMPTP and these two companies has come to a See Strike on 6 stand-still.
Courtesy of Michael Loccisano Kevin Bacon and fellow SAG-AFTRA members and supporters picket in front of Paramount Studios on Monday, July 17, 2023, in New York.
Courtesy of OSU Over the next 10 years, the employment rate of OSU veterinarians is expected to increase by almost 20%.
New leadership transforms OSU Veterinary Hospital from leading large hospital operations and helping build active and engaged teams of medical professionals. “Dr. Black’s passion, commitment and advocacy for the field of veterinary medicine will have a tremendous impact on our staff, Mallory Pool faculty, students and clients, and we Staff Reporter are confident he will take the hospital to new heights to become a top vetOklahoma State University’s erinary hospital in the country,” said Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching Carlos Risco, dean of the OSU College Hospital has a new director. of Veterinary Medicine. “Dr. Black’s Kelly Black, DVM, DACVPM, is leadership will inspire innovation, coming home to Stillwater once again growth and excellence, and also make to lead the state’s only major veterithe hospital a great place to work in nary medical center. Black, a 2001 the industry.” graduate of OSU’s veterinary program, The OSU hospital’s contribubrings crutial experience with him tion in Oklahoma is vital with demand
continuing to grow for large animal veterinarians as the overall number of vets continues to decrease. Over the next 10 years, the employment rate of veterinarians is expected to increase by almost 20%. Currently, there are more than 12 jobs open and available for every applicant in vet school. Plus, more than 60% of current veterinary practices are in the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro areas. This is a pivotal production and food safety issue for rural Oklahoma. Black previously led the Veterinary Technology Program at Dallas College in Texas. He said he fully embraces the responsibilities ahead. “The OSU veterinary hospital is a part of a university that is transform-
ing itself into the preeminent landgrant university in the nation, and the hospital and our team have a critical role to play in this transformation,” Black said. “My vision is to restore and sustain crucial veterinary services and to enhance recruitment and retention of veterinarians and staff, both at the OSU teaching hospital and throughout Oklahoma. As part of the Cowboy family, I know we can accomplish great things and find innovative ways to optimize student learning and broaden our reach to underserved, rural regions of the state.”
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