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College Spotlight. Oklahoma State University. Location – Stillwater, OK. 498 miles away 9 hours from Humble and Kingwood. Mascot – Cowboys “Pistol Pete”. Gun Slinging Cowboy. Hand Signal. Guns up! Again!. Nickname: “Pokes”. This is short for “Cowpokes”.
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College Spotlight Oklahoma State University
Location – Stillwater, OK • 498 miles away • 9 hours from Humble and Kingwood
Mascot – Cowboys“Pistol Pete” Gun Slinging Cowboy
Hand Signal Guns up! Again!
Nickname: “Pokes” • This is short for “Cowpokes”. • A Cowpoke is a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Colors The original mascot was a pet tiger, which is where the orange and black colors originated. During Homecoming week, the library fountain is dyed orange!
OSU Spirit Rider • The Spirit Rider can be a boy or a girl, but is always a member of the rodeo team. • Spirit Rider rides a horse named Bullet. • He or she waves the flag down the field after touchdowns and the crowd goes wild! • The announcer yells…”Here…Comes…Bullet!”
Tradition: Waving Song Played after touchdowns and victories. The Waving Song Oklahoma State! Oklahoma State!We'll sing your praise tonight;To let you know where e're we go,For the Orange and Black we'll fightWe'll sing your worth o'er all the EarthAnd shout: Ki Yi! Ki Ye!In books of fame we'll write your name,Oklahoma State!
Academics • Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources • Arts and Sciences • Education • Engineering, Architecture and Technology • Human Sciences • Spears School of Business • Center for Veterinary Health Sciences • Graduate College • Honors College
Famous Alumni • T. Boone Pickens is a well-known businessman who graduated from OSU and gives a lot of money (over $235 million) for their football program.
Other Famous Alumni • Garth Brooks (country music singer) and Barry Sanders (pro football player)
Videos • Click here to watch a Pistol Pete video. • Click here to watch a video about Bullet. • Click here to watch a video about OSU Football • Click here for a campus tour (10 minutes long) • Click here to watch a video about the OSU mascot • Click here to watch Garth Brooks discuss his passion for OSU.
Sources • Seaoforange.com • Osuit.edu • Usatoday30.usatoday.com • Entrepreneur.com • Bleacherreport.com • Okstate.com • Townmapsusa.com