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Friday, March 26, 2021

Royal change Cultural pageant winners promote diversity at OSU By Ellie Melero O’Colly Contributor

Students’ mental health struggles without spring break By Amelia Jauregui Staff Reporter

As Kassandra Gaona stood in front of the Student Union Theater audience, freshly crowned Miss Hispanic/Latina OSU 2020, she couldn’t help but be proud of how far she had come. Just a few years earlier, Gaona would have never imagined herself participating in a pageant, let alone one intended to show off her heritage and culture. The pageant had taken up a large part of her life for months, so she was understandably pleased that all her hard work had paid off. But more than that, she was proud of how far she had come as a person and young Hispanic woman. For a long time, Gaona was ashamed to be Hispanic. “For most of my life I tried to hide the fact that I was Hispanic and Mexican because I was scared people would say [something] to me,” Gaona said. “I worked really hard to get rid of my Hispanic accent that I used to have when I first learned English and to try to fit in with the ‘normal white

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Desperate for a break

Reuben Gant was living clear across the country in Buffalo when he heard the disturbing accounts of what happened. He wasn’t taught during his time playing football at Oklahoma State or even in his childhood hometown of Tulsa, where the tragedy occurred. Gant learned about the brutal Tulsa race massacre when he was over 1,000 miles away and 22 years old; especially jarring considering his deep connections to the massacre. “I had ancestors who were victims of the massacre,” Gant said. “It was a revelation. It was something that certainly I took an interest in and got into it feet first.” Gant, who played NFL football for six years with the Buffalo Bills in the late ‘70s following his college career at OSU, has dedicated his post-football days to educating more people about the massacre and helping the Greenwood community prosper.

Hoping to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Oklahoma State has done without spring break for the spring 2021 semester. Spring break is a luxury that many students look forward to. Many people go home and see family, travel abroad or just take time to not think about school. And as much as it is a physical break, it is just as much a mental break from the overworked mindset that students and professors are in all semester. However, with the lack of a full break this spring, students are feeling overwhelmed and overworked. For studentathlete Brooke Givens, a semester without spring break has been challenging to say the least. “I feel like just this semester without having a spring break has been hard as heck. Especially because during spring break I normally go home with my family to just recoup, get away from school and not be doing work,” Givens said. “Not to have the week off was kind of upsetting. It’s not like I’m behind in my classes, but I really just need a mental break.” While wellness days were created with the intention of giving students that needed break throughout the semester, the response has not all been positive. “I feel like OSU could do a better job of making sure our mental health is good. Like maybe have a mental health week or something, so students don’t feel so overwhelmed with everything that’s going on in their lives, whether it be personally, athletically or academically” Givens said. “I know I’ve had a lot of my own challenges this semester, and a full break would have been nice because I feel like wellness days didn’t really help that much.” Sophomore strategic communications major, Hailey Ficklin, felt similarly to Givens in that wellness days weren’t as productive as they could have been.

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Ellie Melero Kassandra Gaona, Miss Hispanic/Latina OSU 2020, poses in front of Dia de los Muertos decorations.

‘From Tragedy to Triumph’ Former OSU football player Reuben Gant aims to educate people about Greenwood

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Kelly Kerr Former OSU football player Reuben Gant’s post-football career centers around his work at the John Hope Franklin center for reconciliation.

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DON’T STUMBLE! (Part #3) “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate one another,” (Mt.24:9-10) All this I told you so that you will not go astray. (stumble) They will put you out of the synagogue, in fact a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.” (Jn.16:1-2) The are many places in the scripture that tell of persecution of true believers. Jesus said if they did it to me they will do it to those who follow me. (Jn.15:20) Many times this will separate the true believers from the false. No one likes hardships, difficulties and certainly persecutions, but the challenge comes and we don’t want to stumble and fall away.

Jesus speaks to the Smyrna church in Revelation: "I know your afflictions...slander...do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer...the Devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be careful..." Does God allow persecution and trials of different kinds? He certainly does! Couldn't God deliver them out of bad situations? Of course! Sometimes He will and sometimes not. He even governs how long the difficulties will last. These are times when we see the grace of God in wonderful ways. His grace is made perfect in weaknesses. (2 Co.12:9) That is why we are not to be offended at God's ways. Difficulties can seem to be hindering the very work of God, but the Lord is working in and through the situation to accomplish something good in the end.

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News Triumph Continued from pg 2B In an effort to help, Gant joined the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation, a nonprofit organization which aims to turn racial division into future hope. “Fifteen years ago we made the decision to step up to the plate and address issues that, at the moment and today in some respects, have been taboo,” Gant said. “Everybody finds it difficult to talk about racial issues directly. “We recognized the only way we’d get to resolution was to address the issue head on.” Gant said the center educates the general public by being truthful about historical facts and helping correct historical records about the massacre. “We’re about scholarly work, we’re about unearthing untold historical facts,” Gant said. “In particular when it pertains to Greenwood and the story of Greenwood and the contributions of African Americans in the establishment of Tulsa.” One of the center’s mantras is “From Tragedy to Triumph.” Gant said Greenwood is the perfect example of this because in the face of a massive adversity, it rebuilt itself with little help from the outside. “To go through this tragedy of a total decimation of a community and to rebuild itself without any help or assistance from the perpetrators or the government, this community rebuilt itself stronger than it was before it was destroyed –– and that’s a triumph,” Gant said. “Our effort today is not to rebuild Greenwood in the way it was, but to revive the vibrancy of the community of Greenwood.” news.ed@ocolly.com

Second in a series “Greenwood Here and Now” is a project by The O’Colly Media Group that highlights the tragedy and triumph of the Greenwood District in Tulsa, 100 years after the Tulsa race massacre.

Joshua Cleary Oklahoma is now distributing vaccines to virtually all individuals. So far, 619,062 people have been fully vaccinated in Oklahoma.

Voluntarily immune OSU students volunteer to aid vaccine distribution By Ellen Slater

There is more to the vaccination process than simply ensuring that you receive it. Planning, organization and manpower is needed to get the job done. Enter the student volunteers. Since vaccine rollout began, the state of Oklahoma’s distributing process has made great progress fairly fast, and Oklahoma State University has stayed ahead of the game when it comes to vaccine rollout. Behind this great progress, as with most things at OSU, is the students. There are dozens of OSU students who are working countless hours at University Health Services in order to serve the OSU community in a way that is unique to any other act of service. Erin Garlett, a pre-health senior, said that she will never forget the first vaccine clinic she worked at UHS. Her job was simple, yet important; Garlett served as the hall monitor. Garlett’s role was to monitor the patients in the 15 minute waiting period post-vaccine. Since it was the first clinic and an early-round of distribution, most of the patients on this particular day were 65 or older, many of which were OSU faculty and staff. “The atmosphere in the clinic was absolutely joyful. One man gave me praises and thank-yous, on the edge of tears,” Garlett said. A strong majority, if not all, of the students that are volunteering, are on pre-med and pre-health tracks and aspire to someday have a career in the medical field. Brianna Roenbeck, a junior pre-med psychology student hopes to be a physician’s assistant one day.

“I am passionate about science and the well-being of others and the COVID-19 vaccine is an amazing work of science put to help millions of individuals become protected,” Roenbeck said. “This is the perfect opportunity to experience some of the things I will encounter in (physician’s assistant school) and I am excited to do my part to further science and help others.” Rachel Goethe, a sophomore majoring in physiology pre-med, is a volunteer at UHS and notices that Oklahoma State is distributing vaccines at an impressive rate compared to other institutions. “UHS is taking on a huge responsibility offering these vaccine clinics,” Goethe said. “When you look at other colleges in the state, no one is doing what we’re doing. It involves an incredible amount of effort, organization, and flexibility on everyone’s part to be to effectively distribute the vaccine the way we are.” Manoj Jagadeeshl is a sophomore that hopes to be a physician one day. “The best part of being involved in the vaccine distribution process is getting to see the joy on everyone’s faces as they get vaccinated and how we are finally able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and get back to our normal lives,” Jagadeeshl said. Many of the people that came in for phase two of the vaccine have not been to a public facility since last March when quarantine began. Jena Siler, a senior at OSU, was volunteering at UHS during that phase and noticed the high morale in the clinic. “Getting to visit with them and see the sense of joy on their faces was such a treat,” Siler said.

Siler described it as a busy role that was quite humbling. She loves the opportunity to help the Stillwater community. These student volunteers are having an experience that deeply affects the Stillwater community and is going to help bring OSU back to the typical college experience. The students’ responsibilities range from checking the patients in, helping with paperwork and monitoring them after they receive the vaccine. Kaitlyn Hill has worked at UHS since her freshman year and has been through the whole pandemic with them. “The best part of helping out with the COVID-19 vaccine distribution is being a part of something bigger; I feel a great responsibility to serve the campus,” Hill said. The students that are behind the vaccine clinics are working countless hours to best serve the community. While they are serving, they are learning from the professionals that are here to serve the community and guide these young medical volunteers. “The selflessness that the (UHS staff) demonstrate on a daily basis, being willing to work tirelessly to serve others, is truly something worth noting. Something that follows the ‘Loyal and True’ mindset here at Oklahoma State.” Siler said. The students who are devoting their time right now are the future health care professionals of Oklahoma, with their first experiences being on the front line of a historic pandemic and helping the OSU community through it.

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Royal... Continued from pg. 1A people.’ I got as Americanized as I could, which is really sad.” Gaona grew up in Oklahoma, but her family is from Guerrero, Mexico. Her parents immigrated to the United States about 22 years ago, and she grew up speaking Spanish and practicing Mexican traditions at home. But she was a different person in public. Gaona had heard stories from her parents about how they were treated badly for speaking poor English and had seen how some people were treated for simply being Hispanic. In her high school, the Hispanic students were considered “the ghetto kids” who were dumb and troublemakers. She wanted to distance herself from all that as much as she could. That changed when she came to OSU. Her freshman year, she took her adviser’s advice and enrolled in a Spanish class, and the professor offered extra credit for attending OSU’s Spanish Club. She made friends at Spanish club, and they helped change the way she saw herself and her heritage. “Just spending time with my friends who thought Hispanic culture was amazing, it made me realize, ‘Man, I’m stupid,’” Gaona said. “Seeing how much they admired the culture and the people and stuff, it made me realize that I was being dumb for being ashamed of where I came from.” Those friends eventually led her to the Hispanic Student Association where she was introduced to the Mr. and Miss Hispanic/Latinx OSU pageant. The pageant was an opportunity for Gaona to embrace her culture in a way she never had before, and now she proudly promotes and displays her heritage.

Hispanic students make up 8% of OSU’s student body, making the Hispanic community the second largest minority group on campus. Now, as Miss Hispanic/ Latina OSU, Gaona is one of the leaders of that community. She said she hopes to use her role to promote diversity on campus by bringing more visibility to Hispanics and Latinos in the OSU and Stillwater area, and she wants to be the role model she didn’t have for students who still struggle to accept their heritage the way she did. Wanting to be a role model for others is something Ricardo Cortez can relate to. Cortez is Mr. Hispanic/Latino OSU 2020, and he is also Mexican American. Unlike Gaona, Cortez never felt ashamed to be Hispanic. He grew up in Tulsa, and his family made regular trips to visit relatives in Mexico, so he always felt connected to his Mexican heritage and the Mexican community in Tulsa. Cortez said he had great role models growing up, but as a first generation college student, he said he didn’t have any Hispanic role models to help him navigate the world of higher education. Now, he’s trying hard to be that role model for his younger family members, and he said he recognizes that as Mr. Hispanic/Latino OSU, he is now a role model on campus, too. “It’s kind of weird being on the other side after the pageant because that’s where the real work is done,” Cortez said. “So like, the events you have for your platform and basically just being that role model.” Cortez’s platform is financial literacy in the Hispanic community. He wants to use the resources provided to him by the Mr. and Miss Hispanic/Latinx OSU pageant to help other Hispanic students and members of the Hispanic community learn about the resources available to them so they can achieve their goals. He hopes that it might increase the number of students not just at OSU but other universities as well.

Keji Moua poses under a Hmong New Year sign while wearing his Mr. Asian OSU crown.

Like Gaona, Cortez wants to help promote diversity at OSU, and they aren’t the only ones. The university holds several different cultural pageants each year, including Mr. and Miss International OSU, Mr. and Miss Black OSU and Mr. and Miss Asian OSU. These pageants are opportunities for students to educate people about and bring visibility to their cultures, and the winners of these pageants work hard to help better their communities. Many of these winners see the cultural pageants as great tools for promoting diversity on campus and in the Stillwater community, something many consider vital in a time when racial unrest has been at the forefront of people’s minds. Keona Marie Tidwell, Miss Black OSU 2020, said bringing cultural awareness is something OSU always needs. “Just having something for people like me, Black women like myself, just having something that says ‘Miss Black,’ something that is for us, it just empowers African American women,” Tidwell said. “It instills a sense of pride. It’s appreciation for our culture. Having something for us to show our background and what we can do in our lifestyles, just bringing it here and educating others is major.” Tidwell has worked with and supports OK State Stand United, an advocacy group on campus that brought forward a “List of Urgencies” intended to promote diversity and inclusion at OSU. Tidwell said she thinks there needs to be more representation on campus, resources available to minority students and more diversity among the university faculty. She wants every student to feel like they are represented on campus. Cortez agrees, especially about student resources. Cortez said he has taken advantage of several OSU resources for first generation students, but he thinks there could be more. “OSU does a good job of

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being proud of the people that come here, but I don’t think there’s enough diversity,” Cortez said. “I don’t think it’s particularly their fault. It has a lot to do with cost and opportunity and things like that. But if their initiative is to bring a lot of diversity in, maybe they could do scholarships that are open to students from diverse backgrounds.” Most of the cultural pageant winners agree that bringing in more diverse students is needed, but Keji Moua thinks it’s also important for the pageant winners to bring visibility to the students already at OSU. Moua, Mr. Asian OSU 2019, is Hmong. The Hmong are a nomadic people originally from China, but they have clans around the world. Moua grew up in California and came to Oklahoma with his family when his parents bought a farm. Growing up in the United States, his Hmong culture was always important to him. Knowing and practicing Hmong traditions helps him relate to his family, and he still practices these traditions while at school. Moua said in his opinion, most religions have different wording for their teachings but seem to have the same goal, but he still thinks it’s important that people respect the differences in other people’s cultures and teachings. He looked back at an incident in high school when he had to terminate a friendship because the other person kept trying to push his religion on Moua. Bringing more visibility to different groups of people is helpful in more than one way. First, it lets other members of that group know that they are not alone and helps them find a sense of community. Second, it lets people from other groups know that they’re not the only people so incidents like what happened to Moua in high school don’t continue to happen. That’s why Moua said one of the biggest responsibilities of the cultural pageant winners is to offer that visibility. “The main important thing is to be the voice of the people,” Moua said. “Put yourself in their shoes and become the leader of that group. For me, I was with the group here in Stillwater. I was a leader in the Asian American community here in Stillwater. It’s a way for people to have a voice.” Moua, Tidwell, Cortez and Gaona all believe in the importance of diversity, and they are working hard in their roles as cultural pageant winners to help increase diversity at OSU. They all believe the cultural pageants help with that, but they are not enough. In the meantime, they will keep working to be leaders for their communities at OSU. “I’m proud of who I am,” Gaona said. “And I’m really happy that I get to be a representative for my culture here on campus so that we can reinforce our presence here and try to get more diversity for the campus.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Ferguson week is back Rachel Williamson Staff Reporter The grass is getting greener, the days are getting longer and the first hints of the return to normalcy are bringing students all across campus a sense of renewed hope. Ferguson Week, formerly known as CASNR Week, was one of countless long-standing traditions ground to a halt as OSU moved online last spring. However, it is kicking back off on March 29 as jam-packed full of events as it can be. Ferguson Week didn’t get the chance to shine with its new name last year, as the renaming of the college came merely weeks before the pandemic. This year, the student councilhosted event had to get creative and break out of the usual events to make it as memorable as possible. “It’s been challenging as we have essentially built the schedule from scratch,” said Hannah Kirby, student chair of the week’s event. “I think it will be so rewarding, if not more so, to see the fruit of our labor come full circle. “ The schedule starts this Sunday evening with a sign competition on the front lawn of Ag Hall for all the organizations under the College of Agriculture umbrella. The signs feel reminiscent of the OSU-wide Homecoming sign competition, something everyone is excited to see return next fall. Tuesday night, there will be a presentation from Mike Schaadt, principal at PGAV Architects, on the details of the $100 million construction of the new Ag Hall. The new building will house state-ofthe-art teaching and research labs, classrooms and offices, a new OSU Extension program, the Oklahoma

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Ferguson Agriculture building bustles with students as classes continue.

4-H headquarters and a new Dairy Bar, which was a fixture on campus decades ago. The rest of the week will be filled by Student Council elections and the announcement of the Outstanding Club award on Wednesday night, as well as a blood drive sponsored by the Collegiate 4-H on Thursday. Construction of the new Ag Hall starts in a few weeks, thanks to OSU’s New Frontiers funding campaign and the landmark $50 million donation from alumni Kayleen and Larry Ferguson. Looking toward the Ferguson Week activities in a post-pandemic world, the College wants to ensure that they can involve the Ferguson family as much as possible. “I want our students to understand that they made an investment in our college that is forever,” Said Dr. Thomas Coon, vice president of agricultural programs and dean

of the college. “They’re also role models for me and for our students. This is how you live your mission.” OSU is well known for its close-knit community, and the College of Agriculture is a perfect example. Ferguson Week strives to celebrate that exemplary feeling of closeness. “It’s just a great way to celebrate who we are,” Coon said. “Our college has a culture that’s really family-centered and familyfocused and we think of ourselves as a family, so it’s a way of reinforcing that.” Next year, the Student Council hopes to bring back events from past years that include more than college students and faculty. “The events have been pretty consistent from year to year but none of them could really happen this year,” Hannah Kirby said. “Usually, we would have First Grade Ag Fest, where clubs would

run booths and first graders from the area would visit. We would also have cookouts and a banquet, both of which also can’t really happen with the state of things.” This year’s theme is “Together Moving Forward”, which pays homage to the diversity and family dynamic within Ferguson College, while also being a pioneer in the agricultural industry. “We have a responsibility to the betterment of future generations,” Kayleen Ferguson said of the donation. “You have to work hard, but you have to pass it on as well. It’s not yours to keep. It’s not yours to hold onto. It’s yours to pass on.” The Student Council for the Ferguson College of Agriculture will be posting more information and an itinerary on their social media accounts in the coming days. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Lifestyle Desperate... Continued from pg. 1A “I feel like the wellness days were a good thought, but it wasn’t executed very well and honestly just didn’t work at all,” Ficklin said. “It was a good effort to have wellness days, but since they were in the middle of the week, it didn’t work because we still had assignments to do and school to worry about, and all of our personal stuff, like extracurriculars.” With nonstop assignments and little ability to travel to see family and friends, many students just feel like they can’t catch a break. “I think it’s just been really stressful and overwhelming to not have any sort of mental break from school cause it’s just been like ‘go go go’ and even on the weekends you have to worry about schedules for the next week and assignments due on Sunday or Monday,” Ficklin said. “I just feel like I haven’t gotten a break and that I’m busy all the time. I was wanting a spring break to have a week to just chill, go home and be out of the college mindset.” For freshman biochemistry student Izzy Hinojosa, there is a tear between greater understanding of why there is no spring break but also a need for relaxation. “I understand the safety protocols behind not having a spring break, and I support keeping all the students safe, but I think going this long without having any kind of long mental break has been really hard,” Hinojosa said. “I know I’m feeling kind of burnt out in my major, which I love studying, but it’s really tiring right now, and I know a lot of other students are struggling to keep up with everything.” Playing catchup is a common theme amongst students and professors with the select few wellness days. “I think [wellness] days were inherently a good idea, but I think if we would have done it on a Monday or a Friday, so that we kind of had three days off instead of one day in the middle of the week, that would have been really nice,” Hinojosa said. “I have one class where we took our mental health days, but now we’re playing catchup, and we’re doing more lectures than we’re actually scheduled to do in one week.” Licensed professional counselor Monica Coulter said she understands the struggle students are facing and provides some words of advice. “It’s important to carve out time in your day for self-care, whatever that looks like for you,” Coulter said. “Taking a break between schoolrelated tasks to focus on self-care each day. That could be a walk in the park, a nap, coffee or lunch with friends, exercising, whatever it is that brings you joy and a sense of peace at the moment.” news.ed@ocolly.com

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Staring your own business can be tough, but there are ways to succeed.

Tips for starting your own business By Samantha Sanchez Staff Reporter If you don’t know where to start in terms of starting a business as a student, here are some tips from faculty and staff of the Spears School of Business. “Make sure you’re leveraging all the resources you can while you’re a student. OSU offers a wide variety of assistance for student entrepreneurs like the Riata Center, FAPC and the App Center. Once you graduate, you won’t have access to nearly the amount of support,” Alex Ruppert, outreach program coordinator, said. “Start with a visit to the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship on the first floor of the business building. That is literally why we are here: to help students launch their business. We provide mentors, guidance, experiential learning opportunities, competitions delivered by experienced entrepreneurs, faculty and staff. We’re here to help you be successful,” Marc Tower said. Tower is the executive director of the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of professional practice in the School of Entrepreneurship Department. “Even if you are not sure exactly what you want to do or when you want to start your

business, form an LLC and begin learning about the benefits. It is easy and relatively inexpensive. You can launch when ready,” Matt Rutherford, professor and director of the Ph.D. program in the School of Entrepreneurship, said. “It doesn’t happen overnight. Starting a business takes time and commitment, so be patient and keep moving forward,” Chad Howard Mills, manager of the outreach programs at the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship, said. “Know and use all the resources available. There’s a great deal of free and lowcost resources available. OSU has FAPC (The Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center) that is a great resource for students starting a food-related business. There is also the OSU App Center to help with app development. The School of Entrepreneurship has a large number of resources from free coaching, an accelerator program, business plan competitions with large cash prizes, and even a group of investors specifically created to help student startups. There’s even community programs like the SBA / SBDC and SCORE that offer coaching, business plans and help with obtaining funding,” Jonathan Butler, assistant professor of practice at the School of Entrepreneurship, said. “Go earn at least $500

in the next 30 days with the business idea. It’s fine to use a scaled-back product or service to start with, but find someone who will pay you for that product or service. If you can find someone other than your mom to buy one website, one piece of artwork, one piece of clothing, or one hour of your service, you can probably find many more. If you can’t, either you’re not serious about it, or people may just not be interested in it,” Kyle Eastham, lecturer at the School of Entrepreneurship, said. “Be sure there is really a market for the product or service you want to sell,” Bruce Barringer, head of the School of Entrepreneurship, said. “People usually look at the financial aspect of an idea but truly should look at two critical components, or tips, to start their own business. Number one, passion: the intrinsic motivation of believing in the idea and spreading that enthusiasm to others. Number two, unique selling proposition: finding a product or service that has a competitive advantage over your competitors is key. After these two factors are in place you could start to develop a business plan for your idea,” Silvio Ceschini, lab instructor at Spears School of Business, said. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Lost Girls: Chicas Perdidas By Jessenia Hernandez and Elise Siebert Welcome to the new column, Lost Girls! Bienvenidos a la nueva Columna, ¡Chicas Perdidas! This column aims to add diversity to The O’Colly by adding perspectives in both english and español! This week Chicas Perdidas tried the new tea and beverage house on Main & 8th called Simplicity & Co. Located in the heart of downtown stillwater, S&Co. provides students with another spot to come and enjoy a refreshment and get homework accomplished.

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- London Fog - Matcha Latte - Italian Cream Soda Tea

- French Press Coffee - Sparkling Teas

All photos by Elise Siebert Located on West 8th Avenue, right next to Blue Spruce Gelato, Simplicity & Co. Tea House serves up various kinds of refreshing beverages.

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Soft old school jazz plays in the background creating the perfect atmosphere for creatives and students to come and enjoy a fresh brewed tea and unwind after a long day. I found the atmosphere to be quite delightful, with dark wood and emerald walls. The tea room located in the back of the shop provides a few areas to relax and focus. When it comes to seating, there are not many seats available, my recommendation is to

Esta semana tuve la oportunidad de tratar el nuevo salón de té, encontrado en la esquina de Main y la avenida de 8th. Este lugar crea el ambiente perfecto para los estudiantes, incluso les ofrecen un descuento. Aquí,se encuentra música de jazz haci que no estás distraído por la letra. Sin embargo, la ubicación no tiene muchos asientos, así que tendrías que encontrar los momentos impopulares para visitar. Nosotras llegamos alrededor de las tres y media, pero el salón comenzó a llenarse a las cuatro de la tarde. Por mi bebida, ordene el té “Happy” con hielo. Si te gustan las bebidas más dulces te recomiendo que pidas endulzante o leche con tu té. Si estás buscando una bebida que contenga cafeína pero no es un café, esto es perfecto para ti. Los tés son muy naturales y ofrecen una variedad de sabores. Leah Rider, una Junior aquí en OSU, nos explicó, “Realmente amo el ambiente aquí, y es fácil encontrar tiempos cuando no hay tantas personas para estudiar,” dijo Rider. “Me gustan mucho las bebidas de fruta y dulce.” Bueno, a todos, ¡no pierdan la oportunidad de probar el nuevo salón de té! No solo ofrecen té, también hay café. Hemos incluido algunos de los elementos del menú debajo de nuestro artículo.

hours in order to grab a seat. Jessie and I got to the teahouse around 3 in the afternoon the hour passed many groups of students arrived. As far as the tea goes, Simplicity & Co. provides a wide range of options. I tried the Iced White Strawberry Sparkling Tea and found it very pleasant. If you are searching for a tea similar to a starbucks refresher, this is very different. The teas served here are not brightly colored with strong

and fruity taste, not overbearing but very refreshing for the warm day. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Simplicity & CO and recommend giving it a try!

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New stars, NCAA control future of OSU basketball

After the 2016-17 season, the Oklahoma State basketball team’s future looked bleak. Just one day after the Cowboys lost to Michigan in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, then OSU coach Brad Underwood was hired by Illinois. What looked to be a promising start to a rebuild was crushed just a year after it started. OSU Athletic Director Mike Holder shocked the world when he hired a new coach. He chose then assistant coach Mike Boynton to take over a program that hadn’t seen a lot of success in the years prior. After some ups and downs in his first three seasons, this season was when all the rebuilding came together. “I mean, obviously I’m very, very thankful to Mike Holder. What you saw out there today, although in defeat, was a representative of what he believed I could do as the leader of this program. So his belief in me will never be something that I take for granted or overlook,” Boynton said after the Cowboys Round of 32 loss. Boynton’s fourth team, led by projected No. 1 pick Cade Cuningham, did something no OSU team had done since 2009, win an NCAA Tournament game.

Cowboys lose their star, but they still believe their program is in a great position, and it starts with Avery Anderson.

The Cowboys run, although short, showed how far the program has come in four years. Now Boynton’s name has been floated around in other jobs around the country, and his salary has been a hot topic for the last weeks of the season. Boynton is currently the lowest paid coach in the Big 12 and 65th nationally.

“In terms of anything else, salary talks and all that stuff, we’re not having that kind of conversation at this point,” Boynton said. If that’s something that’s necessary, then at the appropriate time we’ll have those discussions.” Moving forward the Cowboys will have to replicate the

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success without Cunningham. Although he didn’t explicitly say he’s leaving it’s, widely accepted that Cunningham is headed to the NBA. Cunningham said he believes the program is in a good place, and is just starting its climb up the ladder. See Don’t Expect on pg. 2B

Where Cowgirls stand moving into next season Ben and Sam Hutchens Staff Reporters ESPN experts and other Big 12 coaches thought the Oklahoma State Cowgirls overachieved this season. Coach Jim Littell did not. “This was a special, special group that I’m not going to say overachieved,” Littell said. “I don’t think they did. I think they were capable of

it; they didn’t let anybody put limits on them, they didn’t let anybody tell them how good they were going to be.” The Cowgirls were picked eighth in the Big 12 preseason coaches’ poll and finished third. They won a program-record 13 conference games and beat in-state rival Oklahoma three times. OSU’s season ended Tuesday night when the Cowgirls were defeated by the No. 1-seeded Stanford Cardinal in the

second round of the NCAA Tournament. “I just told our kids a few minutes ago how proud I was of them,” Littell said. We’ve had an unbelievable year…they just battled their tails off all year long.” The team was led by senior forward Natasha Mack, who is headed for a top-10 pick in the WNBA. Mack, the Big 12 defensive player of the year, was OSU’s most decorated player in years.

The other team leader, point guard Ja’Mee Asberry, is a player the Cowgirls will have returning next season. Mack called Asberry her sidekick after the game against Stanford. The duo combined to score 52% of OSU’s points this season. Even with Asberry moving from Robin to Batman next season, the Cowgirls will have plenty of support. Three of the top six players in terms of minutes played were fresh-

men. At times this season, Littell started those freshmen, Taylen Collins, Tali Notoa and Lexy Keys together. “I’m so proud of them,” Mack said. “I’m like a big sister over here, I can’t wait to see what the future holds for them.” Littell is confident his young players and veteran leaders will be even better next season. “They respect the game, they work hard, they’re going to do nothing but get better cause they work at it and they all want to be basketball players. That’s (Lauren) Fields, that’s Ja’Mee Asberry, that’s our whole group,” Littell said. Looking ahead to next season, filling the shoes of future WNBA lottery pick Mack will be a challenge, but the Cowgirls have the veteran leadership and young potential stars to do it. Equally important, they have an attitude that no matter where they are picked to finish, they will continue to do their own thing and surprise the doubters. “(The future of Cowgirl basketball) is very bright,” Mack said. “They’re going to be something special and I can’t wait to watch.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

OSU Athletics The Cowgirls have to rebound from losing Natasha Mack, but they have the young core to move forward, including Lauren Fields.

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sports Staring ahead: This is the O’Colly’s way to early projection of the 2021-22 wrestling lineup.

125: Trevor 125: Mastrogiovanni Trevor Mastrogiovanni After a successful freshman season, Mastrogiovanni is only expected to improve. Freshman Jakason Burks could also compete with Mastrogiovanni for that starting spot.

133: Daton 133: Daton Fix Fix Smith refers to Fix as the leader of the team and after two losses in the NCAA Finals, Fix is once again in the conversation for a national title.

141: Dusty 141: Dusty Hone Hone Hone is one of the few Cowboy seniors that will be using an extra year of eligibility gifted to him due to COVID-19.

149: Kaden 149: Kaden Gfeller Gfeller This weight is tough to predict. Gfeller is the favorite to start based on experience, but Victor Voinovich III, FloWrestling’s No. 18 pound-for-pound class of 2021 recruit and a potential transfer could battle for a spot.

Alicia Young After exceeding expectations in the NCAA Championships the Cowboys look to take the next step at win a team title next year led by AJ Ferrari.

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157: 157: Wyatt Wyatt Sheets Sheets The redshirt junior will once again occupy his spot at 157.

165: Travis 165: Travis Wittlake Wittlake After earning All-American honors in 2020 and 2021, Wittlake will be a junior looking for a national title.

174: Dustin 174: Dustin Plott Plott Plott could be challenged by a healthy Anthony Montalvo at this weight.

184: Dakota 184: GeerDakota Geer Geer will be the starter in 2021 if he chooses to return for an extra year.

197: AJ 197: AJ Ferrari Ferrari Mr. “665-pound deadlift baby” will look to defend his title.

285: Austin 285: Austin Harris Harris Harris recorded a 12-8 record in a season that ended a win away from AllAmerican status at the NCAA Tournament as a No. 29 seed. sports.ed@ocolly.com

Adam Engel Digital Editor AJ Ferrari stood in front of an ESPN microphone after his 197-pound NCAA title this past Saturday night. At that moment, Ferrari captivated the nation’s wrestling fans. Twitter was exploding with fun-filled posts about college wrestling’s new poster child. By the end of the night, the Cowboy freshman’s interview and performance had gone viral. “There’s no place I would rather be on a Saturday night than right here,” Ferrari said pointing to the mat behind him. Ferrari’s journey to the pinnacle of the college wrestling world was unusual. Only two Cowboys— Dick Hutton and Pat Smith have previously won NCAA Championships as true freshmen. Ferrari’s breakthrough occurred amidst a shortened season thanks to a global pandemic. Oklahoma State’s season was filled with adversity and success. John Smith lost his two 141-pounders, Kaid Brock and Dusty Hone to left

knee injuries and 157-pound Wyatt Sheets was out for the first half of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Despite all that, OSU finished third at the NCAA Tournament scoring 99.5 points with six All-Americans, including Sheets, the first No. 33 seed to earn that status. “It was important to bring home a trophy,” Smith said. “In February, we realized that our injuries forced us to fight to stay alive. For us, that was staying alive through the third day. Through the weekend, we had a lot of young men step up and perform well.” After seeing his squad’s performance, Smith expects improvement toward next season. “Everybody talks about a national championship, but sometimes here you settle for an All-American,” Smith said. “If we’re going to catch Iowa or Penn State, we need to bring our program to a whole new level.” Ferrari and Co. are still searching for team title No. 35. 149-pounder Boo Lewallen plans to move on this season while fellow senior Dakota Geer is undecided on his future. Chances are that Cowboy coach John Smith returns at least 80% of this year’s starting lineup. Daton Fix will lead

from the beginning. No suspension to hold him back for half of the season. “There’s no fault in what he did,” Smith said. “He just needed a few more battles than he did in the Big 12. The weight class didn’t offer many battles to prepare him for this tournament.” Freshmen Trevor Mastrogiovanni and Dustin Plott will be looking to compete at the highest level after recording a combined 30-12 record, 165-pounder Travis Wittlake will be back in a Cowboy singlet, as well as Sheets and heavyweight Austin Harris, who was one win away from All-American honors. Lewallen’s departure, however, leaves a hole in the lineup. Kaden Gfeller won a Big 12 Championship at 149-pounds during Lewallen’s medical redshirt in 2019. Since then, Gfeller has been bouncing between backup roles at 141 and 149. Smith’s top recruit of the 2021 class, Victor Voinovich III, a high school 152-pounder, could compete for that spot. If Smith chooses, he could pluck a 149-pounder like Stanford All-American Jaden Abas from the transfer portal. If the Cowboys are able to fill those small holes with consistent results, then a national title would be realistic. sports.ed@ocolly.com

sports Looking... Continued from pg. 1B his young players and veteran leaders will be even better next season. “They respect the game, they work hard, they’re going to do nothing but get better cause they work at it and they all want to be basketball players. That’s (Lauren) Fields, that’s Ja’Mee Asberry, that’s our whole group,” Littell said. Looking ahead to next season, filling the shoes of future WNBA lottery pick Mack will be a challenge, but the Cowgirls have the veteran leadership and young potential stars to do it. Equally important, they have an attitude that no matter where they are picked to finish, they will continue to do their own thing and surprise the doubters. “(The future of Cowgirl basketball) is very bright,” Mack said. “They’re going to be something special and I can’t wait to watch.” OSU Athletics

The Cowgirls will turn to their sophomore core to fill the hole left by Natasha Mack

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Focusing Forward Looking ahead: The O’Colly projects the 2021-22 starting lineup for the women’s basketball team.

Point Guard: Ja’Mee Asberry Asberry will probably be the star of the Cowgirls next year. Her shooting, playmaking and veteran leadership will all be critical to OSU’s success.

Shooting Guard: Lauren Fields Cowgirls, Fields will bring a balance of scoring and scrappy defense to the table.

Small Forward: Nefertali Notoa

Center: Kassidy DeLapp

The guard from Australia got off to a slow start for OSU, but she and became an important piece on the perimeter for OSU with her size

role as a sophomore. She is a knockdown shooter and good ball handler. Look for her to start as matchups permit. -

tany Reeves and Abbie Winchester got minutes down low, but De Lapp

high in points against Stanford in the

She brings size and scoring ability, as well as the ability to run the occasional fast break.

Power Forward: Taylen Collins

Key bench contributors:

ture, Collins will be one of the most critical players moving forward for OSU. Her defending and rebounding prowess alone will make her a key

Guard: Lexy Keys A true 6th man of the year type bench if she does not earn a starting

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Forward: Abbie Winchester Winchester is a true team player, and can be heard communicating on the court and cheering from the bench. The veteran could take advantage of an extra year of eligibility to carve out some minutes at center with

Forward: Brittany Reeves The junior college transfer brings toughness and physicality down low for OSU and is a good rebounder.

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‘There’s going to be some real competition there’ Knowles excited with defense in spring practice Don’t Expect... Continued from pg. 1B

Joshua Cleary The Cowboys began spring practice Sunday, and the defense is looking as good as last year despite losing some pieces.

Dean Ruhl Staff Reporter It was the surprise of last season. Oklahoma State historically had thrived on its offensive prowess, but last season it was the defense who carried the team. With numerous veterans returning for this season, coach Mike Gundy and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said this season shouldn’t be different. The Cowboys suffered numerous injuries on both sides of the ball last season, and are still dealing with the fallout of those as spring practices started back up. Knowles said the defense is down three LEO’s, the defensive end who lines up on the open side of the offensive line. “Trace Ford, Brock Martin and Tyren Irby (are all hurt),” Knowles said. “That’s one position we’re going to get a lot of other guys playing. They’re all progressing well, and they’re all doing what we expected of them.”

The toughest competition is in the secondary. Kolby HarvellPeel, Jarrick Bernard-Converse and Tre Sterling are returning for another season, but Knowles hinted at other players who could make an impact this season. Knowles said he wants to see Christian Holmes take the next step and compete for a starting spot. He spoke highly of Korie Black, and said he has all the skills you’d want in a cornerback. Knowles said Jabarr Muhammad is one of the most headsup players on the team, and is a true student of the game. Demarco Jones’ name was also mentioned after the first spring practice Sunday. “There’s going to be some real competition there,” Knowles said. Gundy said some of the players in the rotation are going to have to learn on the run, but the returning faces have all been playing forever and know how the team operates. “It’s real simple,” Gundy said “In this league you have to contain and build a wall and width against the offense because if you don’t they’re going to score 40 points and you’ll have a hard time winning. Those guys that are

returning at the safety spots have a lot of experience with that.” Gundy gave an update on Devin Harper, who suffered an undisclosed shoulder injury last season. He said the linebacker was progressing well, even running a 4.59 second 40-yard dash the other day. He currently isn’t practicing, but Gundy said his body is going to be in good shape, and he will need to carry some of the load next year as a veteran. The returning number of veteran players is something Knowles is excited for. Entering his fourth season as OSU’s defensive coordinator, he’s been with these seniors since they were freshman. Having players returning who know his system makes teaching new players a lot easier. “You don’t know the defense unless you can teach the defense,” Knowles said. “That’s where you take it to the next level. I see those (veteran) guys and they’re really mentoring the young guys. I see them on the sidelines, I see them constantly talking to them whenever we do walkthroughs.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

“I feel like this is just the beginning for Oklahoma State,” Cunningham said. “I’m just happy that I’ve been able to be a part of this. I feel like I appreciate them a lot more than they appreciate me just because I know I was a part of something special. I know it’s only going to grow from here.” Besides Cunningham the only other known change to the roster is Ferron Flavors, who will test professional options or transfer somewhere else. As for some other possible departures, Boynton has not begun to have conversations with those players, but will begin to do so in the next couple of weeks. Senior Bryce Williams could return for an extra year of eligibility if he chooses to do so. Isaac Likekele, despite being a junior, could test the NBA waters. As it stands now, the Cowboys will still have a lot of talent back on the roster, but things could change because of a dark cloud that continues to hover over the program. The NCAA still has not ruled on the OSU appeal of its penalties stemming from the FBI investigation into former OSU assistant Lamont Evans. Last season when the punishment was initially handed down, Cunningham was the glue that held the team together from a mass exodus, but with Cunningham leaving for the NBA, a postseason ban could spell trouble for the team. The ever teetering NCAA decision also affects OSU recruiting due to a possible loss of scholarships over the next few seasons. However, despite the possibilities of NCAA penalties OSU will almost certainly be in the hunt this offseason for a couple of additions, possibly in the transfer portal, to help fill the void left by Cunningham. The Cowboys will have Kalib Boone and Avery Anderson among others returning to the starting lineup in the 2021-22 season. Anderson and Boone both took tremendous strides from their freshmen to sophomore seasons. Those players and others such as Keylan Boone, Rondel Walker and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe will also look to take big strides into next season. Anderson emerged at the end of the year showing that he can handle the star workload moving forward. “I don’t expect to be losing the first weekend any more. I don’t expect Oklahoma State to fall this short. It’s special, man,” Cunningham said. “You see what’s going on in the locker room. You see how much the guys have grown.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

OSU Athletics Avery Anderson looks to lead OSU in the future.

Joshua Cleary The Cowboys defense is looking forward to building on last season’s momentum.

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OSU softball slides into Big 12 play on a hot streak Sam Hutchens Staff Reporter ‘Season two’ begins on Friday. The Cowgirls have emerged from a 28-game nonconference slate to start the season in good shape. OSU traveled to Houston, Baton Rouge and Oklahoma City, earning a 24-4 record — even while playing against top teams like Arkansas, LSU and Louisiana. OSU outscored its opponents by a ratio of greater than 3-to-1 in nonconference play and used the spectacular pitching of Carrie Eberle and Kelly Maxwell to parlay its tough opening schedule into an impressive resume booster. The Cowgirls are No. 9 in the polls and enter Big 12 play on Friday on a high note. Eberle and Maxwell combined to throw a perfect game Wednesday against North Texas. Maxwell said the plan was to give both pitchers a chance to get in some work before conference play. Get in work they did. UNT did not have a ball hit to the outfield until the seventh inning. The Cowgirls also managed ten hits and five runs in the game. “This is big,” Chyenne Factor said. “Having our pitchers perform like that, and we had pretty good at bats in the game…

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The Cowgirls enter Big 12 play in the midst of a hot streak, and they hope to continue.

this gives us a lot of confidence going into the Big 12” That game is not a bad one to serve as a lasting image before the Cowgirls move into conference play — a critical part of the season if they want to host a regional or super regional. A road trip to Lawrence to play the Kansas Jayhawks will initiate a 12-game stretch of Big 12 opponents. After a two-game change of pace against UT Arlington and at Wichita State in late April, some

of the biggest games of the season fill the schedule. OSU will close its conference season with six games against Texas and Oklahoma — two nationally respected programs. Those games could go a long way toward determining the conference standings and general pride. With Texas and OSU ranked, and OU holding the top ranking in softball, there will be much on the line when the teams clash.

Teams ready for the fierce competition will benefit, and those that aren’t will struggle. The Cowgirls enter the stretch sporting one of the best records in the country and on a hot streak. “I think we’re in a really good spot,” coach Kenny Gajewski said. “I like the way we practiced all week and the way we responded after the weekend…. this team is ready for season two which is Big 12 conference play.” sports.ed@ocolly.com

All-Star help Trenkle busts out of slump with help of Matt Holliday

Ben Hutchens Staff Reporter There isn’t a better place to struggle hitting baseballs than at Oklahoma State. Cowboy outfielder

Caeden Trenkle struggled offensively to begin the 2021 season, hitting just .173 through 13 games. This was quite a change from the way Trenkle began last season, where he had 7 multi-hit games, tied the NCAA lead with 4 triples and had the Cowboys longest hitting streak of the season at 7. “I was struggling a lot. I was just working with Matt (Holliday) and

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Josh (Holliday) every day, and they were just giving me pointers here and there,” Trenkle said. Having the opportunity to work with OSU coach Josh Holliday is a great way to bust out of a slump. It also helps to get hitting advice from 7-time MLB All-Star Matt Holliday. The wisdom the two Holliday brothers imparted on Trenkle showed. “I got a little bit of a rhythm in my feet now,” Trenkle said. “I’m getting up a little bit earlier in my load, and it’s helping me see the ball a little bit better. Those two things have been the main difference for me, it’s helping me see the ball better and get better swings off.” In his 14th game of the season, a midweek matchup contest at Globe Life Field against ULMonroe, Trenkle broke through with his first home run of the season. Trenkle has hit .411 since traveling to Arlington and has hit two home runs in the 5-game span, including a two-run shot to right field in his last game against Missouri State. “I think (that home run) just continues to elicit positive emotions in a really good ballplayer who maybe got off to a bit of a slow start so hopefully that just continues to feed into his confidence and ability to build off of that,” Josh Holliday said. sports.ed@ocolly.com

Caeden Trenkle has been on a hot streak lately.

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Wild test on deck

Cowboys look to break their skid against Kansas State

Next four up: Chris Becker Staff Reporter Coach Josh Holliday and his team have lost six of their last eight games and heading into the second Big 12 series things aren’t getting any easier. OSU has already faced the No. 1 and No. 2 overall and pitching prospects this season when it played Vanderbilt, and now when Kansas State travels into O’Brate Stadium, the Cowboys will have to face No. 10 overall prospect and No. 1 ranked left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks. Wicks has appeared in five games this season for the Wildcats, and recorded 31.1 innings. He is 4-0 in those starts with a 1.72 ERA. Wicks also has 42 strikeouts and only eight walks. The Cowboys lineup has seen its ups and downs so far this season, but will need to be on the top of its game to break the skid. The lineup has had to deal with some reshuffling due to injuries, either during the season or prior to the season. Senior left fielder Carson McCusker has yet to play a game this season due to a lingering back issue. During the season, Cade Cabbiness and Hueston Morrill have both been injured during the season. Morrill missed time due a muscle strain, and Cabbiness exited the series finale against Vanderbilt with a lower body injury after running into the wall making a catch in foul territory. On the other side of the mound the Cowboys weekend pitching has been stellar to begin the season, too. But Kansas State’s

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Joshua Cleary OSU is in the midst of a tough stretch, but can turn it around against Kansas State. lineup is another beast to get by in this weekend test. Of the Wildcat batters who have seen in action in at least 10 games six of them are batting over .300 including Dylan Phillips. Phillips, an utility man for the Wildcats, has played in all 20 of the Wildcats games and is batting .384 on the year. The Cowboys weekend combination of either Parker Scott, Bryce Osmond, Justin Wrobleski and Justin Campbell have been able to shut down opposing lineups. Scott has a record of 4-1 and an ERA of 1.29 in his five starts. Scott has 30 strikeouts and only eight walks. Campbell has been the Cowboys most dominant pitcher. In just four appearances, three starts, he’s recorded a .47 ERA and 33 strikeouts. Both teams have played 20

games, OSU sits at 12-6-1 and Kansas State 13-7. The biggest difference between the teams is that Kansas State’s losses have come in between groups of wins, but with OSU they have piled on the last two weeks. OSU started the season 10-0-1, but then Vanderbilt came into town, and as is expected against good teams a couple of losses and began to pile on. The Cowboys are sliding down the rankings falling all of the way to No. 20 after being in the top 10, but Holliday led teams always figure out a way to turn the tide, and return to dominance as the year goes along. If the Cowboys can string together a couple of wins in their next couple of series they can get back on the right path. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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