Friday, October 10, 2025
Bryson Thadhani, The O’Colly
Cameron Luschen, a Stillwater resident, spends most days in front of the library praying for students.
Faith on the sidewalk A Stillwater resident brings prayer to campus
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BY BRYSON THADHANI
ost afternoons near the library, students walk past a man holding a white posterboard that reads, “How Can I Pray For You?” in thick black Sharpie. Some stop. Some glance. Others circle back a few minutes later. The man behind the sign isn’t
a student. His name is Cameron Luschen, a staff member with Oklahoma State University’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry. For nearly a year, he’s made the OSU campus his mission field following a rough patch in his life. “I was going through some hard times, probably the lowest I’ve ever been,” Luschen said.
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SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR “I didn’t want that situation to define me. I was wanting to find a way where I could put all these emotions into a productive outlet, mainly to glorify God.” He said the idea came from a video online. “I saw this guy named David Hurst on social media,” Luschen said. “His 14-year-old kid was holding a sign that said, ‘How
can I pray for you?’ in front of Walmart. I thought that was incredible. So, I drove to Stillwater, found a big piece of paper and just stood by the clock tower. Instantly, people started to approach me and ask for prayer — even people who didn’t necessarily believe in prayer.”
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Record OSU Foundation endowment trails benchmark Raynee Howell
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Chance Marick, The O’Colly
Jesse Butler’s status changed to youthful offender, reducing a 78-year sentence to community service and other requirements of his approved rehabilitation plan.
The Oklahoma State University Foundation endowment is at a record high, but the return on its investments fell 4% below its benchmark in the last year. With more than 4,300 separate endowments, the total donation pool has increased to $1.083 billion. This is double
the size of the endowment 10 years ago. The foundation created a benchmark to monitor its investment returns on the endowment gifts, which are placed together in a fund. The projected benchmark return for FY2025, which is July 1, 2024 though June 30, was 14.2%, but its return fell short of that, coming in at 10.2%.
See ENDOWMENT on page 4A
Convicted rapist receives no jail time after granted youthful offender status Raynee Howell
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A Stillwater High School student charged with a criminal felony based on 10 counts left the courthouse Monday with no jail time. Jesse Butler was charged on 10 counts — two counts of attempted rape, three counts of rape by
instrumentation, one count of sexual battery, one count of forcible oral sodomy, two counts of domestic assault and battery by strangulation and one count of domestic assault and battery — in February. The dates of the offenses were throughout 2024. He was 17 when he committed the crimes.
See BUTLER on page 3A
The total donation pool has increased to $1.083 billion.
Payton Little, The O’Colly
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