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Tribune News Service Lupita Nyong’o stars in “A Quiet Place: Day One.” The movie brings viewers to the start of the apocalyptic events that kick off the series.
‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ gives chilling, emotional prequel Hayden Alexander Staff Reporter
of thousands of footsteps, each sound puts the viewer on edge. Amid the chaos, our central duo finds peace and friendship. Samira, or “Sam” (Lupita Nyong’o), is a terminally ill cancer “A Quiet Place: Day One” takes patient. The poet lives in hospice care us back to the start of the apocalyptic with her support cat, Frodo (Nico & events with intelligent characters, mo- Schnitzel). With nurse Reuben promments of humanity and silence. ising to grab a pizza in the city, she Like its predecessors, this preattends a marionette show. quel film creates an atmosphere in During the drive to the city, jets which the viewer is highly aware of fly overhead and several police cars every sound. The big-city setting alspeed by, their sirens blaring. While at lows the film to play around with the a convenience store, military vehicles sound design. race past, but Sam thinks nothing of it. The attention to detail in the She gets on the bus just as the aliens or sound is exceptional. From the roaring “Death Angels” fall from the sky. of fighter jet engines to sirens signaling Amidst the dust and screams, the impending disaster to the cascade Sam gets knocked out. She wakes up
in the theater to Henri (Djimon Hounsou) shushing her. Henri and his family were at the marionette show. Some moviegoers may recognize him as the man on the island from “A Quiet Place Part II.” A significant plus for this movie is that the characters are smart. The disaster is just starting, but everyone knows that silence is the key. Sam reunites with Frodo and Reuben but tells Reuben that she is going to get pizza. Before he can dissuade her, the building’s generator fires up, and it is too late in his attempts to shut it off. An alien snatches Reuben from the alley, killing him. Sam and Frodo leave the theater in pursuit of pizza. During her trek, Sam happens upon two children hiding
in a fountain. Like Lee Abbott in “A Quiet Place,” they have figured out that running water masks sound. After discovering the creatures cannot swim, the military begins water evacuations, using helicopters to lure the “Death Angels” away from the evacuees. Sam points the children in the right direction, but the rising tide of footsteps draws the monsters back, and a massacre ensues. In the mayhem, Eric (Joseph Quinn) emerges from a flooded subway tunnel and follows Frodo to Sam. She tells him to head toward the boats, but he refuses to leave her, opting for pizza. See Quiet on 3
Three CAS faculty members named Research Faculty Fellows for Strategic Transdisciplinary Initiatives Skye Cooley An associate professor in the School of Media and Strategic Communications, Cooley will serve as the research fellow for the social sciences pillar. With experience leading research groups, Cooley hopes to leverage his experiences and passion for Oklahoma State University professors Drs. transdisciplinary research in this role. Skye Cooley, Katherine Hallemeier and Yolanda “My experience leading the MESA group has Vasquez were recently named College of Arts and shown me how powerful it can be to have a place to Sciences Research Faculty Fellows for Strategic onboard new faculty and orient them around making Transdisciplinary Initiatives by Dr. Camelia Knapp, broader community impacts with their research,” CAS associate dean for research. Cooley said. “Academics are often so reputationally In their roles, Cooley, Hallemeier and Vasquez concerned or line-of-inquiry-specific that we forget will lead innovative, interdisciplinary research in that our work is supposed to be reaching others and each of the college’s three pillars: arts and humani- making a difference.” ties, social sciences, and math and sciences. As Cooley said his background as a social fellows, the trio will work with the associate dean scientist in communications will serve him well in and the research team to support CAS research and establishing interdisciplinary relationships. promote creative activity within the college. “I would like us to build a space where re“Drs. Cooley, Hallemeier and Vasquez will searchers here at OSU know how to get involved play an integral role in positioning the College in impact-focused research,” Cooley said. “Most of Arts and Sciences as a leader in OSU’s overall academics come to the profession because they want research landscape,” Knapp said. “I look forward to to make a difference. I hope my impact in this role is what they will accomplish with our 24 departments making it a little easier for them to know how to get and six interdisciplinary programs and centers and started and be successful.” am eager to work alongside them to support our diverse research opportunities.” See CAS faculty on 2
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Courtesy of OSU News Professors Drs. Skye Cooley, Katherine Hallemeier and Yolanda Vasquez were recently named College of Arts and Sciences Research Faculty Fellows for Strategic Transdisciplinary Initiatives by Dr. Camelia Knapp, CAS associate dean for research.
Courtesy OSU Athletics Megan Delgadillo is the fifth addition to the Cowgirls’ via the transfer portal.
OSU softball lands Cal State Fullerton transfer outfielder Delgadillo Ashton Slaughter 19 batters home on 86 hits. Her most impresSports Editor
sive stat, though, was stolen bases. She stole a nation-leading 44 bases and won the New Oklahoma State Balance/NFCA Golden added to its transfer Shoe Award. portal class Saturday. The Riverside, OSU softball California, native announced via X that adds some experience Megan Delgadillo, to this year’s transfer an All-Big West First class and becomes Team outfielder from another option for head Cal State Fullerton, is coach Kenny Gajewheading to Stillwater. ski’s outfield. She’ll She has one year of undeniably be used for eligibility remaining. base running, though. This past season, Delgadillo is the fifth Delgadillo started all player OSU had added 58 games she apvia the portal. peared in and had a career-best .417 batting average, bringing sports.ed@ocolly.com