Friday, August 15, 2025
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Bryson Thadhani Bullet is housed at the Stone Ridge Ranch in Tulsa, which is owned and operated by Jennifer Roberts and her family.
‘More than a mascot’
Inside the lives of Bullet’s dedicated caretakers
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BY KENZIE KRAICH
ennifer Roberts had never been to a college football game when she came to Oklahoma State in 1997. She now houses OSU’s cutest mascot – Bullet. “On Dad’s Day weekend, my dad came up and we went to my very first game,” Roberts said. “… We
scored the first touchdown, and I see this horse come out, and I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, I want to do that.” Roberts came to OSU as part of the rodeo team, and that experience solidified her future as the woman behind Bullet. She initiated a fundraising campaign
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and lobbied on behalf of the team to build practice facilities along with creating a scholarship fund. After raising $16,000 in the firstever rodeo auction and getting a $10,000 donation from former OSU President James Halligan, Roberts was chosen as the spokesperson for the team.
As part of her responsibilities, she continued lobbying and eventually met Harry Birdwell and Dave Martin — both integral parts of the university’s athletic department at the time.
See MASCOT on page 7A
Advice to freshmen Kenzie Kraich
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Raynee Howell Sigma Chi’s demolition was one of The O’Colly headlines during the summer.
The O’Colly summer headlines you missed Raynee Howell
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The O’Colly’s coverage didn’t end when classes did last semester. Though a large part of the college population moved out of town, the news kept coming in. The summer staff stayed behind to report on the happenings of Stillwater and Oklahoma State. If you missed the summer headlines, you’re in the right place to catch up. McKnight Center announces 202526 season lineup
Plug in College is what you make of it, and that Welcome to college, freshmen. You includes making it less boring. To do now have a new student ID, a dorm that, upperclassmen advise that you get room that probably smells faintly like involved. the last five people who lived there and There’s a place for you just about a realization that you can now eat ice anywhere, whether that be through cream for breakfast if you really want to. intramural sports, campus clubs or It’s exciting, but equally terrifying. student organizations. If you want to Here’s the good news – you’re not alone. meet up on Tuesdays to make tiny hats There are plenty of upperclassmen for the squirrels at Theta Pond, there’s who are here to share their experiences probably a group of people that’ll do it to help you navigate this newfound with you. reality of being on your own, and they have some advice they want to share. See ADVICE on page 4A
The McKnight Center for Performing Arts will bring another year of entertainment to campus. It announced the lineup for the upcoming season in May. Hugh Jackman will be the first to grace the stage on Sept. 12 with his one-man show. Alongside Jackman there will be other high-profile names such as Ashley McBryde and Maddy Patinkin. Jazz bands and orchestras will also perform throughout the year. For the full schedule visit: mcknightcenter.org
See HEADLINES on page 5A
Bryson Thadhani OSU houses various clubs and organizations for students to get involved in.