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September 18th, 2008

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The award-winning Daily O’Collegian student newspaper from Oklahoma State University.

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Inside the Vault

Not all vaults are filled with gold and silver, and the Vault Video rental store is a perfect example.


Metallica is dying out, literally

Five years after the less than stellar “St. Anger,” Metallica has released “Death Magnetic” in an effort to get back to its roots.


Model of consistency

She didn’t have to come here. Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma recruited her. But Siera Strawser chose OSU as the forum to showcase her talent, and coach Colin Carmichael couldn’t be happier.


Fish lovers bring aquatic club to Stillwater

He has one in the living room and one in the kitchen. The other fish tanks are in his laundry room. Earl Blewett, an associate professor of microbiology at the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, has about 40 tanks at home — a cutback from his bachelor days, when he owned 50.


Campus activities: in the game, on the run

Brian Gaglio, a freshman in computer engineering, and Jason Suitor, a freshman in psychology (suit), compete in a NCAA Football 2009 tournament. At the same time, OSU students competed in an impromptu game of kickball on the library lawn. While score was not kept, many students passing by helped by fielding fly balls for outs.


Why does McDonald’s stop taking orders for about half an hour around midnight?

It’s midnight and time for a Big Mac. Just when it’s time to order, a person comes over the speaker at the drive-thru menu and says it will be a few minutes because they need to close the computer down and reboot it to get ready for the next day.


Alumnus runs for House seat

Oklahoma House candidate Corey Williams is campaigning on the platform of improving life in Stillwater for residents and students.


‘Reading’ worth seeing

The Coen brothers (“No Country for Old Men,” “O’ Brother Where Art Thou?”) are master storytellers, and can add “Burn After Reading” to their long list of entertaining films.


What every Cowboy should know

OSU is a place for higher education, but here’s 50 things you learn outside the classroom.


Odenyo nominated for award

Oklahoma State midfielder Yolanda Odenyo is one of 30 candidates in women’s soccer for the 2008 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, it was announced Wednesday.


Stock market takes another dive

The stock market took another nosedive Wednesday as the American banking system appeared even shakier and investors worried that the financial crisis is spinning so far out of control that even government rescues can’t stop it.


Not so ‘righteous’

Movie previews make “Righteous Kill” seem like a mediocre movie backed by two legendary actors. In reality, the film operates on a poorly written plot that relies heavily on strong character performances.


Students try out for Cowboy basketball team

Travis Ford didn’t make his final picks for walk-on players Wednesday. In fact, he didn’t even learn their names. As Ford, the first-year OSU basketball coach, watched walk-on tryouts Wednesday, he had his own method of referring to players he liked.


Youthful Cowboys go to first tournament of year

Youth often goes hand-in-hand with inexperience. This is not the case for the OSU golf team. No. 2 OSU will be starting two sophomores and a freshman when the team competes in its first tournament Friday at the Fighting Illini Invitational in Chicago.