Friday, July 24, 2026
Study abroad provides both academic, social lessons Kalina Williams
STAFF REPORTER
As summer comes, so do study abroad programs, and for sophomore Sophia Broches, her opportunity in May to travel through Greece provided lessons academically as well as socially. Originally from Ohio, Broches chose Oklahoma State University for her major, horticulture, and took the study abroad opportunity as a way to expand her knowledge. Traveling for 10 days and seeing agriculture outside of the United States provided Broches with the inspiration needed to fulfill her goals of greenhouse management and growing plants. Several moments stood out to Broches, but two that connected personally were visiting water lily and pistachio farms. Broches was able to connect these experiences to her major and open her mind to the endless possibilities awaiting her.
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Courtesy Lori Radford
Lori had her retirement party at the end of the 2026 spring semester.
37 years later
Radford looks toward change BY CALESON COON
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fter 37 years, Lori Radford is retiring from her duties at The O’Colly. Although now she is known as the business administrator, Radford first began at The O’Colly as the graphic
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designer on Aug. 7, 1989. “You know, I think the best part – when I first came to work here, I was the graphic designer,” Radford. “I built all the pages and all the ads.” And since they didn’t use computers, she said it was grid
paper the size of a newspaper page that they used to run the stories on with a sort of film that she couldn’t recall. Radford then cut it out and pasted it on the pages using wax.
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Sophia Broches in Greece.
Oklahoma’s reported cases of cyclosporiasis have more than doubled Sabrina Thaler KOSU
As of July 13, there have been more than 1,600 cases of cyclosporiasis reported across 34 states.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health has identified 172 confirmed and probable cases of cyclosporiasis in the state, according to a Tuesday update to its online surveillance database. Last week, the OSDH reported 56 confirmed cases. The update comes as an outbreak of the parasitic intestinal illness continues across several U.S. states. As of July 13, the CDC reported more than 1600 cases across 34 states, including 141 hospitalizations. In Oklahoma, 12 people have been hospitalized with symptoms of the illness. Public health officials are still working to determine the cause of the outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration is investigating shredded iceberg lettuce products distributed by Taylor Farms de Mexico to Taco Bell locations as a source of contamination in five Midwestern states. Last Friday, Taylor Farms announced it would voluntarily recall iceberg lettuce products that were distributed to 27 states, including Oklahoma, according to a press releasefrom the company.
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