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August 23rd, 2007

Headlines for August 23, 2007

Beyond the bar, Campus power loss.

 
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Orange v. White scrimmage decides starters

Jessica Jarrel, right, and Andrea Sartin chase down a loose ball in Wednesday’s scrimmage. The Cowgirls are preparing for Saturday’s scrimmage with Texas Christian University.


Lights on Stillwater a success

Students find their way around Lights on Stillwater on Wednesday night. The event provided a chance for students to get more information on some campus organizations, city businesses and others.


Fun, games kick off semester

Members of the Asian American Student Association and the Vietnamese American Student Association participate in a bobbing for “worms” contest. The first meeting for both groups is Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. in 419 Student Union.


Fun, games kick off semester

Members of the Asian American Student Association and the Vietnamese American Student Association participate in a bobbing for “worms” contest. The first meeting for both groups is Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. in 419 Student Union.


Sober Thursday

Students go to The Third Place on Washington Street’s Strip for more than coffee. With free Wifi and space to gather with friends, the eatery offers students a venue for listening to music, playing cards and catching an occasional concert.


Out of power

Dustin Lewis, an electrician for the OSU physical plant, shows the 2,000-amp breaker that failed early Wednesday morning under Wentz hall. A bad ground cable caused the damaged breaker and the power outage.


Cowgirl captains aim to erase last season’s disappointment

“After that game I put up a poster from the NCAA Tournament in my room and I’ve been looking at it since. All I can think about is how we’re going to win the tournament.”


Orange v. White scrimmage decides starters

Odenyo, the first Cowgirl to be named a First Team All-American, provided a solid defensive shield in front of the back line, while also finding time to make her impact on the attacking side of the field.


Walk-on transforms into record-setter

Before her career at OSU, Stigler was five-time Texas state champion in club soccer and was all-district for her high school.


Football team hopeful as camp winds down

The explosive offense that Reid leads will endure a serious test against Georgia, but Reid said he remains certain that they are more than up to the task that lies ahead.


Letters to the editor

Most of the behavior problems that owners experience with their pets result from the owner not having enough time to spend with the animal and give it the appropriate training.


No excuse not to be polite or intelligent

I’m just saying, wait for the people to get off of the elevator before you get on.


Put down the bottle; pick up a book

Getting behind is easy to do in college. If you think you can keep delaying assignments just because you don’t have a certain class for another day or two or because the assignment isn’t due for another week, you are in for an unpleasant surprise.


Columnist struggles with lack of parental love

Working at a toy store taught me that there are only two sure-fire ways to measure a parent’s love. One, the amount of money they are willing to spend on your Christmas gifts. And two, of course, being the amount of bodily harm the parents are willing to inflict to obtain those gifts.


TV Tidbits

Thursday Preview: Don’t miss CBS’s “Big Brother 8”! Someone will be evicted, and a new Head of Household will be crowned.


The proper etiquette of Oklahoma State

Despite what you might think, people around you are not at all interested in hearing about your uber-eventful social life, your crazy weekend on the Strip, your girlfriend who has a crush on her hot English professor or your friend who had one too many last night and executed a gnarly (albeit mildly impressive) face plant into the ground.


Celebrity Corner

Bill Murray could face drunken driving charges in Stocklhom, Sweden…for driving a golf cart.


13th annual College Fest sticks to local bands

“The focus on it is really having a platform to introduce regional and local artists to a larger audience than they would experience at a club or bar setting,” said Hank Moore.


Transformer causes power outage on campus

At 4 a.m., the Physical Plant was notified that electricity in Scott-Parker-Wentz, Stout Hall, Iba Hall, Patchin-Jones, the Seretean Wellness Center, a track storage building and the Ag Engineering building was out.


Alternatives to Thursday-night drinking

Be a designated driver for your friends.


Safe, fun alternatives to drinking

There is no question that students party on Thursdays, but alcohol can be a big problem for college students, especially freshmen.