Stillwater PD supports students
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Jaycee Hampton Staff Reporter
experiences students in town do. Officers want students to feel like they can come into the community and feel safe. The Stillwater Po“I’d say we’re a lice Department works very open department,” all year round to ensure Low said. “If anybody a safe environment for sees us out and about, thousands of students we’ve encouraged them who flood back into to come out and talk to town for school. us and ask questions. Lieutenant TJ Low Obviously, if you’re has been with the Still- intoxicated on The water PD for 11 years. Strip, we advise you not He is in charge of public to come up and talk to relations and community somebody. Just be safe outreach. Prior to this, and get home.” he worked with OSUPD Something Low for three years. has noticed over the “There’s a trust course of his time with within us, we got a Stillwater PD is that very good departstudents are more aware ment,” Low said. “The about drinking and men and women that driving. He said Greek are employed here go life has started to assign above and beyond. We designated drivers, and want the kids to enjoy rideshare programs are their experience while growing in popularity. they’re here in Stillwater “We know kids are because ultimately, Still- gonna be kids, they’re water would probably be gonna make mistakes. a ghost town if it weren’t They just gotta be for the university. We smart,” Low said. “Use want to make sure that your rideshare prowe’re building that trust grams, call a friend or with them [students], call your parents.” we’re not out to arrest Uber and Lyft and write tickets every have become popular day.” rideshare programs in Low stated a town. Both are good majority of the officers options to arrive home in town are parents as safely. well, and they want their kids to enjoy the same See Police on page 2
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OSU secondary brings grit to new scheme
OSU cornerback Cam Smith (3) said the secondary is stepping up and filling the roles left empty from last season.
Daniel Allen Staff Reporter In Cam Smith’s first start, OSU’s 4-2-5 defensive scheme gave Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers fits, intercepting Ewers
three times en route to a 41-34 Homecoming victory for OSU, with Smith, a safety, playing a pivotal role. But this year, the Cowboys are donning a new defensive scheme. OSU coach Mike Gundy hired former Gannon University (Division II) defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo to lead the unit with his 3-3-5 scheme. Now, five defensive backs at a time will take the field for the Cowboys. Cornerbacks Jabbar Mu-
hammad and Thomas Harper transferred. Safety Jason Taylor exhausted his remaining eligibility and is in the NFL. All three were starters for the Cowboys a season ago. That’s a lot of experience gone, and the Cowboys are adjusting schematically while breaking in new guys. But this year’s secondary is bringing the grit to make it happen. See Grit on page 4
Ask Anna: Do relationship ‘breaks’ really work? Anna Pulley Tribune News Service
Courtesy of TJ Low The Stillwater Police Department makes concerted efforts to promote safety for OSU students.
just exhaustingly overwhelming at times. I’ve been considering taking a “relationship break,” not because I want to end things but to Dear Anna, give myself some time to reflect I’m 25, and I’ve been in a and figure things out. I want to relationship with my girlfriend get back to being the guy she fell for about three years. We were in love with. But do such breaks inseparable in the beginning; it serve any purpose, or do they just was like every moment without signal the beginning of the end? her was incomplete. But lately, How can they be beneficial or things feel different. It’s not a lack harmful? — Hopeful but Uncerof love, but somehow the spark tain has dimmed. Dear HBU, With my growing responsiYour question tugs at a bilities at work and my personal thread we’ve all toyed with at drive to embark on new advensome point. “To break or not to tures, I rarely get time to truly break?” That is indeed the quesconcentrate on myself anymore. tion. It’s not unusual, especially Although we love each other when you’re in your 20s, to wondearly, we’ve been arguing more der if you’re potentially missing often, the constant pressure is out on something or someone straining our relationship and it’s more fulfilling. It’s the rhythm of
being human, of loving, of growing. It’s also not unusual, when faced with such uncertainty, to want to try a breakup “trial run,” as it were, to see how being single might feel without totally severing those relationship ties. My first serious girlfriend and I broke up in the slowest way possible. First, we moved into separate apartments. Then, we opened our relationship up and dated or hooked up with other people. Then, after there was virtually nothing left for us to contend with, we broke up for good. We still loved each other terribly, which made it that much harder to let go, even though it was so obvious we were meant to be platonic friends. See Anna on page 7