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It’s a jungle out there

Elephant causes traffic accident, moved to OSU’s vet school

Bill Carpenter is used to dodging deer on Oklahoma highways but was more than surprised when a 4,500-pound elephant collided with his car. Full story

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NCAA denies Bryant’s appeal

The National Collegiate Athletic Association released a statement on its Web site regarding the appeal of Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant’s one-year suspension from playing football.

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Annual Follies show continues through Saturday

Every year, greek freshmen from OSU get the chance to be featured in a popular tradition known as Freshman Follies

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Davod Nematpour

Drum troupe to perform a mix of cultural rhythms

Tonight, residents and students alike will prepare to feel the rumble of the Malaysian 24 Seasons Drum Troupe.

At 7 p.m. in the main auditorium of the Seretean Center, the Malaysian 24 Seasons Drum Troupe will perform an interactive show of new acts of synchronized drumming.

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Life lessons for students and teachers

Volunteers and children alike benefit from Thanda program

A plane lands at an airport in Cape Town, South Africa, and its passengers step into chaos. This is what greeted biochemistry and molecular biology junior Alyssa Peterson when she arrived in South Africa in May 2008. Full story

Dale Robinette/AP

“The Box” features Marsden, intense plot

Before he shared a red carpet with Cameron Diaz, he walked passed OSU’s Student Union on his way to class.

Former OSU student James Marsden is now co-starring with Diaz in “The Box,” a Warner Brothers film released today.

 

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Tyson to talk on science and culture

One of the men credited with dispelling Pluto’s status as a planet will discuss science illiteracy tonight at 6:30 in the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center.

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GOP Sweeps*

With gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey, the Republican Party benefited from a constantly changing and consistently fickle political pendulum.

Some conservatives will claim these victories represent a nationwide referendum against widespread liberal policies.

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Austrians proclaim ‘Bildung ist Menschenrecht’

The university is burning.

That is the slogan of student demonstrations that erupted two weeks ago at universities in Austria.

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Intentions rated G turn rated R

As a foreigner in a new country with a different language and culture, one often makes mistakes in grammar and mannerisms. Before coming to France, in an attempt to avoid this problem, I studied the language and read about the culture, but there is certain information French class and travel books tend to leave out.

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Philip Jones/O’Collegian

The thick orange line

Cowboy offensive line one of the best in the nation and stable front for OSU

The Cowboys were stuffed on third down. Freshman running back Travis Miller was given the ball on an end around sweep but was blown up by Texas defender Emmanuel Acho. Instead of lining up for the punt from the Texas 45 yard line, the Cowboys hurried back to the line and quick snapped the ball. Pass completed, senior quarterback Zac Robinson to freshman Justin Blackmon for seven yards and a first down Full story

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Fresh-faced team prepares for exhibition game, new season

When Travis Ford met Keiton Page he didn’t expect anything from him but a cup of water.

On Saturday, little more than a year after being mistaken for a waterboy by his coach, Page will be the starting point guard in their first exhibition game of the season against the University of Central Oklahoma.

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Cowboys prepare for final tournament

The OSU’s men golf team has won two of its three tournaments of the fall season, but they know they are better than that.

“The best part about it is we know we can play better,” coach Mike McGraw said. “There is room for improvement.”

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Jonathan Tyler

Come on down to the "Devil's Basement"

There isn’t a basement in Eskimo Joe’s, but Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights brought its own. The Dallas-based rock outfit played “Devil’s Basement” from its upcoming album “Pardon Me“ outside of Joe’s right after a sound check.   Full story

Davod Nematpour

Drum troupe to perform a mix of cultural rhythms

Tonight, residents and students alike will prepare to feel the rumble of the Malaysian 24 Seasons Drum Troupe.

At 7 p.m. in the main auditorium of the Seretean Center, the Malaysian 24 Seasons Drum Troupe will perform an interactive show of new acts of synchronized drumming.

Full story

Zach Gray/O’Collegian

Voice of the future

Stillwater third- grader already planning his future in sports broadcasting at OSU

When you ask many 8-year-olds what they want to be when they grow up, they will usually say anything from astronaut to fireman.


Brodie Myers wants to be a sports broadcaster for OSU.

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Elephant

It’s a jungle out there

Elephant causes traffic accident, moved to OSU’s vet school

Bill Carpenter is used to dodging deer on Oklahoma highways but was more than surprised when a 4,500-pound elephant collided with his car.

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Steven Hopkins/O’Collegian

NCAA denies Bryant’s appeal

The National Collegiate Athletic Association released a statement on its Web site regarding the appeal of Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant’s one-year suspension from playing football.

Annual Follies show continues through Saturday

Every year, greek freshmen from OSU get the chance to be featured in a popular tradition known as Freshman Follies

Davod Nematpour

Drum troupe to perform a mix of cultural rhythms

Tonight, residents and students alike will prepare to feel the rumble of the Malaysian 24 Seasons Drum Troupe.

At 7 p.m. in the main auditorium of the Seretean Center, the Malaysian 24 Seasons Drum Troupe will perform an interactive show of new acts of synchronized drumming.

Kevin Craig

Students speed through a year’s worth of dates in a single night in Thursday event

The ladies of Mujeres in Action and the Sigma Lambda Gamma colony lined the Student Union atrium with pink and purple draped tables preparing for a night of playing cupid.

However, there wasn’t much hooking up during this event.

Stillwater Library to show Great Depression documentary

The Stillwater Public Library, 1107 S. Duck St, is showing the documentary “Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story” Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
 

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Life lessons for students and teachers

Volunteers and children alike benefit from Thanda program

A plane lands at an airport in Cape Town, South Africa, and its passengers step into chaos.

This is what greeted biochemistry and molecular biology junior Alyssa Peterson when she arrived in South Africa in May 2008.

Dale Robinette/AP

“The Box” features Marsden, intense plot

Before he shared a red carpet with Cameron Diaz, he walked passed OSU’s Student Union on his way to class.

Former OSU student James Marsden is now co-starring with Diaz in “The Box,” a Warner Brothers film released today.

 

Diane Buxton/WGBH

Tyson to talk on science and culture

One of the men credited with dispelling Pluto’s status as a planet will discuss science illiteracy tonight at 6:30 in the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center.

Jonathan Tyler

Come on down to the "Devil's Basement"

There isn’t a basement in Eskimo Joe’s, but Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights brought its own.

The Dallas-based rock outfit played “Devil’s Basement” from its upcoming album “Pardon Me“ outside of Joe’s right after a sound check.

 

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Philip Jones/O’Collegian

The thick orange line

Cowboy offensive line one of the best in the nation and stable front for OSU

The Cowboys were stuffed on third down.

Freshman running back Travis Miller was given the ball on an end around sweep but was blown up by Texas defender Emmanuel Acho.
Instead of lining up for the punt from the Texas 45 yard line, the Cowboys hurried back to the line and quick snapped the ball.

Pass completed, senior quarterback Zac Robinson to freshman Justin Blackmon for seven yards and a first down

Steven Hopkins/O’Collegian

NCAA denies Bryant’s appeal

The National Collegiate Athletic Association released a statement on its Web site regarding the appeal of Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant’s one-year suspension from playing football.

Zach Gray/O’Collegian

Fresh-faced team prepares for exhibition game, new season

When Travis Ford met Keiton Page he didn’t expect anything from him but a cup of water.

On Saturday, little more than a year after being mistaken for a waterboy by his coach, Page will be the starting point guard in their first exhibition game of the season against the University of Central Oklahoma.

Cowboys prepare for final tournament

The OSU’s men golf team has won two of its three tournaments of the fall season, but they know they are better than that.

“The best part about it is we know we can play better,” coach Mike McGraw said. “There is room for improvement.”

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GOP Sweeps*

With gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey, the Republican Party benefited from a constantly changing and consistently fickle political pendulum.

Some conservatives will claim these victories represent a nationwide referendum against widespread liberal policies.

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Austrians proclaim ‘Bildung ist Menschenrecht’

The university is burning.

That is the slogan of student demonstrations that erupted two weeks ago at universities in Austria.

Intentions rated G turn rated R

As a foreigner in a new country with a different language and culture, one often makes mistakes in grammar and mannerisms. Before coming to France, in an attempt to avoid this problem, I studied the language and read about the culture, but there is certain information French class and travel books tend to leave out.

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