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OSU leads in data literacy Kennedy Thomason OSU Library Research News & Lifestyle Data Specialist, handles OSU Carpentries, creatEditor ing and leading workOnce again, OSU Libraries is leading in data literacy. The Carpentries workshop series, which is free, teaches participants data and coding skills. Over 400 participants have been educated through OSU Libraries since 2015. Dani Kirsch, an
shops every semester. “Everyone who volunteers with this group is so fantastic,” Kirsch said. “The Carpentries is exactly what I value. It’s the same sort of grassroots teaching that got me started and has made me as successful as I am with my own work in R.” See Data on 6
Ethan Scott At his weekly radio show at Rib Crib on Monday, OSU coach Mike Gundy talked about the quarterback battle, his outlook on Game 1 and the expectations of Bryan Nardo’s defense.
Gundy breaks down Week 1 matchup, new defense Daniel Allen Staff Reporter
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them will play a pretty good… a significant amount in the game (Saturday). “You really play with about 40 players and you’re talking On Monday, Cowboy footabout 25% of your team that’s ball coach Mike Gundy held his going to be out there. We don’t weekly radio show at Rib Crib. know… I mean, they haven’t really There, he discussed OSU’s quarplayed with our team, so we don’t terback battle, what to expect from know them as well as the past first-year defensive coordinator (players). But they practice good. Bryan Nardo and his outlook Their overall attitude is good and I on the team ahead of its Week 1 like where they’re at.” contest against Central Arkansas On the transfer portal on Saturday. “Most players that are in the On the outlook of the team transfer portal – whether they’re ahead of the Game 1 coming in here or they’re going “It’s kind of funny, because out – there’s a reason for it all. So, my oldest son texted me this for example: I’m gonna say probmorning and he asked me, ‘Are ably 90% of them have changed you guys ready?’ And I just sent schools because they want more back the emoji with the (shoulplaying time. If they were getting ders shrugged) with the hands up a certain amount of playing time, I in the air. I mean, I’m not sure. would think they wouldn’t change I don’t know. And he said back, scores. Now that’s not 100%. But ‘Well that’s not very convincing.’ we do know that there is a perWell, we have 38 new players and centage of that. But the ones that right now it looks like 11 or 12 of
are looking for playing time for whatever reason, when they come in, that’s where if they take care of business. “And it doesn’t mean that Elijah (Collins), for example, has to be the best running back. But if he’s practiced well enough to get a chance to play, then he deserves to play. What if Jalen Warren was still here? Well, if Jalen Warren was still here, then none of these running backs are gonna be in front of him. But that doesn’t mean that if Ollie Gordon or Elijah, or Jaden Nixon hasn’t practiced well enough to see what they can do. “Because we all know this. We’re not gonna make it through the year with all the backs we started with without someone getting a bum shoulder or whatever. So, we have to keep them in a good frame of mind mentally, and we have to give them a chance.” See Week 1 on 3
Senate prepping for Texas Attorney General Paxton’s impeachment trial Lauren McGaughy, Aarón Torres and Robert T. Garrett The Dallas Morning News
trial is scheduled to start. Paxton wants them to dismiss the articles of impeachment against him, but it appears unlikely the lawmakers made a final decision on that motion Tuesday. Two senators told The Dallas Morning News that they only reviewed AUSTIN, Texas — Senators met rules for the trial that begins Sept. 5. behind closed doors in the state Capitol “We just discussed the rules and on Tuesday, a week before Texas Attor- regulations for next week,” state Sen. ney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment Royce West, D-Dallas, said as he exited
the Capitol. He said they were “done for the week” and did not take any votes. State Sen. John Whitmire, DHouston, also said they did not vote on anything during their Tuesday meeting: “Nothing to decide today.” Several other senators spotted in the Capitol or contacted via phone declined to comment. A gag order is in place on the parties related to the impeachment.
Also Tuesday, senators were scheduled to receive a special committee’s report laying out its recommendations for how the trial should proceed, including whether the attorney general can be forced to take the witness stand, what evidence can be presented and whether three Democratic senators should be removed from the jury at Paxton’s request. See Impeachment on 7