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OSU staff member Hess to be inducted into Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame Michael Clark Staff Reporter
positively impacted the lives of students and staff alike. Hess began his work in higher education at Rogers State University in 1983, On Friday, it was anthen transferred to Oklahoma nounced that Jim Hess, the State University Tulsa before vice provost of Graduate Programs at Oklahoma State settling at OSU-CHS in 2003. University’s Center for Health The inductee has served as a professor of family medicine Sciences, will be inducted and health care administrainto the Oklahoma Higher tion. Beyond that, Hess has Education Hall of Fame in also been elected as chief November. executive officer of the OSU This award is being Medical Authority and the given out due to Hess’ comOSU Physicians Group. Other mitment to quality educaprestigious positions include tion for over four decades, working as the chair and dihalf of which was spent at rector of the School of Health OSU-CHS. During his time at Oklahoma State, Hess has Care Administration and chair of the School of Foren-
sic Sciences. Nowadays, Hess serves as vice provost of OSU-CHS’ graduate programs, in which he supervises academic program directors, admissions, new program development and evaluation. Jim Hess will be inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame alongside 11 other leaders and administrators on November 6. The induction ceremony will be held in Edmond at the University of Central Oklahoma. Those who know Jim Hess well are unsurprised by this impressive nomination. See Hall of Fame on 5
Jaiden Daughty OU led the Big 12 in interceptions and tackles for loss but allowed 41.7 points per game in its seven losses last season. OU coach Brent Venables said his team’s defense still needs work.
Venables seeks improvement from Oklahoma’s defense in 2023
Courtesy of OSU Jim Hess, vice provost of Graduate Programs at OSU Center for Health Sciences, will be inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame in November 2023.
Championship game, OU will need help from a lot of first- and second-year Sooners in order to return to the top of the conference. The roster has faced turnover the past few years with Davis Cordova the departure of former coach Staff Reporter Lincoln Riley, and Venables said the roster has 97 players who are in their first or second year in Over the next few weeks, Norman. A 6-7 record in 2022, The O’Colly sports staff will combined with new players, isn’t release its Big 12 preseason a desired position to be in to rankings in the form of team compete for a title, but Venables previews. This time, it’s the said it’s about developing into a Oklahoma Sooners, which our good team. writers picked to finish third. “Improving in the areas A year before heading to where we can improve,” Venthe SEC, Oklahoma is looking to ables said. “You do that in lots get back on top of a conference of different ways, whether it’s they’ve dominated. It’s been three years since scheme, it’s players, it’s developthe Sooners claimed Big 12 title. ment, it’s teaching, it’s practicing. Again, it can’t ever happen From 2015-20, OU won each fast enough. We haven’t been conference championship and good on defense for a long time, appeared in four College Footbut everywhere I’ve been it’s ball Playoffs. been a rebuilding process to After two straight seasome degree.” sons of missing on the Big 12 See Venables on 3
After George Floyd’s murder, more states require release of police disciplinary records Davis Cordova OSU coach Colin Carmichael gave goalkeeper Ary Purifoy (pictured) the start Saturday night, but all three goalies played. Carmichael said it’s still a tight race at goalkeeper heading into the season.
Freshmen show out, goalie update and more from Cowgirls’ exhibition win against Missouri defenders became more distant. “I just thought, ‘Oh perfect,’” Wilson said. Chance found the freshman midfielder in space, as Wilson followed with a floater over the goalkeeper, into the back of the net for the match’s first score in the 43rd minute. Daniel Allen “I honestly thought the defender would Staff Reporter get a little tap on it,” Wilson said. “But I was able to get my foot through and score, so I Following Hannah Chance up the field was really happy.” was the premise of Laudan Wilson’s focus. But the offensive charge didn’t stop Not in an exaggerated sense, of course, there. to where an offside penalty could be awardForty-two seconds later, freshman ed. However, do that, she had been told by forward Lexi Lee’s put-back score gave the her coaches in practice, and good things Cowgirls a cushion they wouldn’t relinquish. will follow. Sure enough, it came to fruition OSU coach Colin Carmichael said his Saturday evening in Oklahoma State’s 2-0 team garnering two goals from first-year exhibition win over Missouri at Neal Patter- players is a testament to the depth within his son Stadium. team. And on a roster looking for its next As Chance, a redshirt sophomore for“it” factor with the losses of Grace Yochum ward, dribbled the ball near the penalty box, and Olyvia Dowell – both of whom are top a herd of Tiger defenders swarmed her. Wil- five in goals scored at OSU – Carmichael son stood yards away from her teammate, hopes that freshman productivity is a glance ready to jump on an opportunity to assist her at the future. team. As her teammate drew closer, nearby See Freshmen on 3
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California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York also are among the states that have opened police disciplinary records to the public in recent years. But police records in most states remain largely confidential or have some release restrictions. And even in states with open records laws, advocates seeking records have faced barriers, leading to lawsuits. Advocates for transparency argue that the release of disciplinary records empowers residents, journalists and civil rights activists to identify patterns of misconduct and hold officers accountable. “Police misconduct records should be available to the public in most situations, if not all situations, because these are folks who have a lot of power and authority,” said Lauren Bonds, executive director of the National Police Accountability Project, which advocates for more transparency. “They have the power to lawfully take a person’s life. The stakes are just so high when there’s a police officer who’s got a lengthy record of misconduct.”
Faced with growing calls for the public release of police disciplinary records, lawmakers in almost every state have grappled with how to balance revealing law enforcement misdeeds and protecting officers’ privacy and safety. Fueled by public outrage over the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and other high-profile incidents of police violence, state policymakers have offered a variety of police oversight and transparency bills. Between May 2020 and April 2023, lawmakers in nearly every state and the District of Columbia introduced almost 500 bills addressing police investigations and discipline, including providing access to disciplinary records, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Sixty-five of the bills have been enacted. Delaware in June became the most recent to pass transparency legislation, expected to be signed into law this month. See Records on 8