Friday, September 19, 2025
From left, Kim Strom, Madeline Chaney, Ashlyn Caldwell and Chloe Dang, as part of Women in Technology, created the Career Closet in 2024.
Bryson Thadhani, The O’Colly
Blazers, blouses and a basement closet OSU’s Career Closet grows from a pop-up to a permanent home BY BRYSON THADHANI
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here is nothing glamorous about hauling garment racks through hallways or stuffing a sedan full of blazers. Still, that is where this story starts.
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The Women in Technology with something simple but organization spent the summer powerful: clothes that fit the calling alumni, building donation moment. drops and turning storage units For Chloe Dang, that meant and back seats into short-term learning skills outside her major. warehouses so their classmates “I’m an MIS (Managment could walk into fall recruiting Information Systems) major,
not marketing,” she said. “This is way out of my ballpark. But seeing people come to events and saying good things about it — it’s rewarding.”
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Hundreds turn out for Kirk memorial at OSU OSU in April for the American Comeback Tour. The chapter held a memorial as a way to remember Hundreds gathered on Library him and continue spreading his Lawn, Tuesday, waving handheld conservative viewpoints and beliefs. United States flags in grief. “We had Charlie last semester, and The turnout was for Charlie Kirk, a he meant a lot to our chapter,” said conservative activist who was fatally Levi Hubbs, president of TPUSA shot last week at a college event at OSU. “He was our founder, so in Utah. He was the CEO and cowe’re here honoring his legacy and founder of Turning Point USA. continuing his work.” OSU’s chapter of TPUSA worked closely with Kirk when he visited See KIRK on page 3A Raynee Howell, Rhema Coleman O’COLLY STAFF REPORT
Hannah Cozens, The O’Colly
Oklahoma State students Andi Vandenboom and Johnny Bryan stock pantry at First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater during Hunger Action Month.
Local food pantries bring awareness to Hunger Action Month or a student who goes through the day with nothing to fuel them. September is a month full of To imagine a perfect world, there are spreading awareness for different some things that cannot be left out — pressing topics and needs. This month, one of these is abundant food for all. communities across the United States You might know a mother who observe Hunger Action Month and sometimes skips meals so that her fight to put an end to food insecurity. children can eat, a child that regularly opens the fridge and sees nothing there See HUNGER on page 5A Avery Miller
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Payton Little, The O’Colly
Students and community members pray together at Charlie Kirk memorial.
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Hugh Jackman brings community together through music performance
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OSU Art Festival highlights student artists, small sellers
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See our best photos from HSA protest