Former Fraternity Member Pleads Not Guilty
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TuesdayWednesday OctoberJanuary 1, 2013 16, 2013 www.ocolly.com www.ocolly.com 25 cents ocolly.com 25 cents Former fraternity member pleads not guilty Owen Edward Hossack mer member of Alpha Gamma Rho fra- fraternity brothers. the Interfraternity “Members of the fraternity are cooper- charged with two gun ternity. On Aug. 16, he allegedly used a Police say the gun was then discharged, Council in 2013, was ating fully with campus officials and have felonies loaded handgun to frighten two pledges shattering the rear window of the vehicle. expelled from the no further comment due to the ongoing at an Alpha Gamma Rho pledge initia- No injuries were reported. university and Alpha nature of the investigation,” Earl said. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013 tion, according to an affidavit. In a statement,THE DAILY OSU O’COLLEGIAN said the univer- Gamma Rho, OSU Hossack’s bail was set at $10,000, PAGE 3 By KYLE HINCHEY According to court records, the pledg- sity began investigating the incident Sept. said. which he paid Monday, Payne County Managing Editor es were told they were being taken to a 6 and reported it to campus police. The fraternity was Jail officials said. Both counts are felony bonfire initiation event. During the ride During an interview with OSU po- placed on partial pro- charges and are punishable by imprison- HOSSACK A former Oklahoma State Univer- to the bonfire, fraternity upperclassmen lice Sept. 11, Hossack said the allegations bation, according to ment for one to 10 years, according to sity student pleaded not guilty to two allegedly yelled at the pledges to stare at involving the gun were true. He said he OSU. court documents. counts of pointing a firearm with intent their laps, the affidavit states. fired the weapon at the window, which Alpha Gamma Rho President Mitch- His preliminary hearing is set for 10 to threaten during his arraignment hear- The victims told police Hossack aimed he believed to be open, to frighten the ell Earl released a statement saying the a.m. Nov. 4. ing Monday. the gun at their heads and asked whether pledges. fraternity did not condone or encourage Owen Edward Hossack, 22, is a for- they were willing to take a bullet for their Hossack, who was a secretary on Hossack’s actions. [email protected] GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN COURTESY OF OKSTATE.COM Bob Kurland led the Aggies to national championships in 1945 and 1946. Cowboy basketball legend dies CLOSEDCLOSED at 88 By CODY STAVENHAGEN Sports Reporter Oklahoma A&M basketball great Bob Kurland died Sunday at his South Florida home at age 88. Kurland was the NCAA’s first 7-foot star and a key member of col- COURTESY PHOTO An estimated 800,000 federal employees will be put on furlough as a result of the federal government shutdown. lege basketball’s original dynasty, earn- ing NCAA Tournament Outstanding Player honors while leading Henry Iba’s A&M teams to national championships Government shuts down amid gridlock in 1945 and 1946. Kurland was a major reason for the ocolly.com institution of the goaltending rule due By CATHERINE SWEENEY Furloughs, or to his size and shot-blocking skill. AND ANNICE MCEWAN forced unpaid See what ‘Nonessential personnel will go home In his career at A&M, Kurland was a Staff Reporters time off for feder- our opinion three-time All-American, and although al employees, were columnist has and we’ll be without them until a he never played in the NBA, he won In the middle of the night Monday, the main feature to say about Olympic Gold Medals for Team USA Congress dropped the federal govern- of the shutdown. the shutdown legislative agreement is made.’ in 1948 and 1952. ment into a shutdown, which will not be Sometimes, back- at ocolly. CORY WILLIAMS, Oklahoma State Representative He was inducted into the Naismith as traumatic for Stillwater as it sounds. pay is awarded. com/opinion Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Stillwater citizens will face a few “Nonessential 1961 and went on to a career as a mar- furloughs, as well as a few effects from personnel will go USA Today, loughing more than 18,000 employ- keting executive for Phillips Petroleum furloughs. Most day-to-day activities home and we’ll be Each agency formulates its own con- ees across the country, according to its Company. will stay the same. without them un- tingency plan, which outlines who is go- contingency plan. The Stillwater branch OSU basketball coach Travis Ford Republicans trying to defund, then til a legislative agreement is made,” said ing home and who isn’t. had no comment on its numbers. posted the following on Twitter in re- modify, then delay the Affordable Care Oklahoma State Representative Cory Lack of employees is hampering, if Social Security, like Medicaid, is a gards to Kurland’s death: Act refused to pass this year’s new bud- Williams said in an interview the night not ending, many services during the permanent entitlement and can’t be dis- “Sad to hear of passing of one of the get. The deadline was Tuesday morning of the vote. shutdown. Federal parks are closing, as continued. All Time Great Cowboys, Bob Kur- at 12:01 a.m. Although there is no official number, will federal museums. Almost all NASA However, the agency won’t adminis- land. Condolences go out to all his fam- Tuesday marks the first day of the fis- J. David Cox, president of the Federa- and EPA employees are furloughed. ter new cards or proof of employment ily, friends, and former teammates!” cal year. Because no budget exists for the tion of Government Employees esti- Stillwater will face a few furloughs during the shutdown. fiscal year, funds for certain operations mated that at least 800,000 people will as well as effects of furloughs elsewhere. [email protected] are unavailable, causing them to halt. have to go without work, according to Social Security Association is fur- See SHUTDOWN Page 4 Peruvian Gallery hosted in Agricultural Hall North CORRECTION Due to a reporter error, By NATASHA KACHIRISKY scape architecture major and contrib- false information was Staff Reporter uting photographer for the gallery, said printed in “Outdoor the photos have been placed from top Adventure hosts ninth A special collection of photographs to bottom on every wall in order to annual triathlon” in the taken by Oklahoma State University help the audience feel immersed with Sept. 30 edition of the students will transport visitors to for- Peruvian culture. O’Colly. eign lands until Nov. 1. The black-and-white photos create The swimming section of The traditional Gallery North lo- a stunning contrast with the red Peru- the triathlon was cated in Agriculture Hall North re- vian symbol painted atop the photos. canceled due to incliment cently has been transformed into the Walking in the room, a pedestal weather. exhibit “Immersion: A Peruvian Inter- with a journal can be found. national Experience.” “The sketch journal, which was O’Colly editors have The gallery debuted Sept. 19. brought by every student attending corrected this error and Students returning from their edu- the trip was to allow us to draw our are working to prevent cational experience of studying abroad surroundings; but has now become a future errors like it. in Peru have come back not only with guest book for every visitor entering moving stories but also intriguing the exhibit,” said Nick Spriggs, a con- The O’Colly regrets this TYLER DRABEK/O’COLLEGIAN photographs from the country’s cul- tributing photographer. error. Gallery North located in Agriculture Hall North has recently been trans- ture. formed into the exhibit “Immersion: A Peruvian International Experience.” Rita Woodson, a fourth-year land- [email protected] PAGE 2 SPORTSTHE DAILY O’COLLEGIAN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013 Moving Forward Cowboys look to bounce back from 31-20 loss in Morgantown By KIERAN STECKLEY Cowboy Football Sports Reporter vs. What a difference a week makes. The Cowboys made mistakes against Against: West Virginia that were uncharacteristic Kansas State of a top-15 team. Dropped passes, poor When: play calling, missed kicks and bad punts Saturday at 2:30 p.m. led to OSU’s loss. Where: “You have a difficult time winning any Boone Pickens Stadium football game, especially on the road, un- Television: less you’re so much better than the other TBD team that you can overcome that,” OSU coach Mike Gundy said. “We’ve got to be better in those areas.” The Cowboys have built a reputation The good news for the Cowboys is of fielding numerous wide outs who are these mistakes are correctable. It starts capable of making big plays. Although with the offense. Quarterback J.W. Walsh Walsh wasn’t as accurate as normal, didn’t have his best game. He threw two OSU’s receivers didn’t help him, as they interceptions, including one that ended failed to make the usual plays. the Pokes’ comeback hopes. Tracey Moore is one of the senior wide “In the last couple of games, J.W. has receivers. He said he isn’t worried about been average throwing the ball,” Gundy the younger guys dropping passes and said. “There’s just been a combination of making mistakes anymore. certain things that have given us some is- “We got a bunch of young guys, and it sues in that particular game.” was their first Big 12 game and first true The running game, Walsh included, road game,” Moore said. “It’s different never got going. Running back Jeremy than being in practice or at home where Smith was held to one yard on 15 carries.