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Sept. 19, 2018 | Midwestern State University | thewichitan.com | Your Campus. Your News. | Vol. 83 No. 3

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Study Abroad

Students listen to professional counselor Vikki L.Chaviers at the training workshop for suicide intervention in Dillard on Sept. 18.

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Suicide awareness workshop offers hope

Study Abroad completes its first semester studying in Grenada.

GRETA GOTTSCHALK REPORTER

Craig Bidiman speaks at the iLead conference last night.

New Barcade

PHOTOS BY DESMOND JEFFERSON

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Wichita Falls welcomes new “barcade” for locals and students to enjoy.

Jackson Porter, computer science fresh- Debe Okoye participates in a branding man, places a Sticky note on paper dur- workshop. ing a workshop on recruitment.

iLead conference builds better leaders AMBER HERNANDEZ REPORTER

Men’s Soccer

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Men beat Newman 3-1 for 28th consecutive win. Their next game is Thursday.

To equip students with better leadership skills, the Office of Student Leadership & Involvement hosted the iLead conference last night, featuring Craig Bidiman, mental health and sexual health educator. “[Bidiman] is all about authenticity, so basically answering how do you be yourself as a leader,” Collins said.

Within the conference, there were six breakout sessions including Mustangs Link training, event planning, recruitment and retention the power

of diversity and inclusion.

“Leadership is necessary for a lot of our students, it’s a tool they can use moving outside of the classroom as well as in their career moving forward and I really want students to walk away from this conference knowing how to apply that leadership,” Alex Collins, student organization coordinator, said.

The Student Government Association provided the dinner: a taco bar with chips and salsa and assorted cookies.

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Approximately 26 students attended the bi-annual training workshop for suicide intervention offered by the Counseling Center on Sept. 18 from 3-4 p.m. in the Dillard College of Business.

McKenzie Holland Wiese, nursing sophomore, said, “It was influential [considering] students are under stress in college.”

Students were told to recognize warning signs in order for them to respond by taking action or getting others involved, and then to make a referral.

Licensed professional counselor Vikki L. Chaviers said, “Become aware of the people you’re around all the time. People contemplating ending their life are in a dark place.”

A QPR Institute booklet by Paul Quinnett, was distributed to students who attended the workshop. The “question, persuade, and refer” tactic is not a form of counseling or treatment, but it can offer hope through positive action.

“With more people trained, it is less likely that MSU will have someone committ suicide on or off campus,” Chaviers said regarding why this workshop is offered.

According to the QPR Institute, a gatekeeper is anyone who is able to identify the warning signs that a person is contemplating suicide. Suicide is a difficult topic to discuss but discussion saves lives.

“Generally suicidal people don’t keep their plans to themselves,” said Chaviers. “That no one can stop suicide is a myth.”

Warning signs can either be direct or indirect verbal clues, behavioral clues, or situational clues.

“Take indirect clues seriously. It’s evident they’re crying out for help,” said Licensed Professional Counselor Laurel Clement. “Don’t discount clues without threats though.”

Asking someone if they are thinking about suicide does not increase their risk. Be willing to listen to the person and wait for them to agree to get help.

“First, recognize they’re hurting,” said Clement. “It gives them hope. Bring it up and make it okay to talk about.”

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The Deep End

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Leadership means more than having a title OUR VIEW: It’s important for students to experience being a student leader in college.

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very student should take on the opportunity to become a student leader.

While student leadership can be perceived as intimidating and it seems better to be on the sidelines, college is a great time for us to develop our leadership skills with little risk.

Not only can we learn how to work with our peers, we gain time-management skills, decision-making skills, and collaboration skills that we just don’t learn in the classroom.

For example, working as a leader on the student newspaper teaches students how to fair and balanced, how to see things from multiple angles, even when they disagree.

They learn how deadlines are not negotiable. They learn how to play nice with each other — all those things we learned in kindergarten. That’s true with many of the 111 student groups on campus.

It’s not easy. Trainings such as iLead and Rising Mustangs, provide a great opportunity for leadership development. Take advantage of those opportunities.

Being a student leader pushes us out of our comfort zone. And we need to take advantage of those opportunities.

CORRECTIONS In last week’s issue we incorrectly spelled the name of university president Suzanne Shipley and the name of co-editor Chloe Phillips. The Wichitan apologizes for the errors.

A different kind of bar PAIGE CHAMPAGNE REPORTER

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ny student in need of a cheap, entertaining place to spend a night out should look no further than The Deep End, an arcade and bar owned by three local Wichita Falls residents, Jason Hester, Michael Hitt, and Matthew “Crow” Bridges.

Hitt said, “It gives a feeling of family, friendship, and fellowship that I think you don’t get at a lot of other establishments.”

Entry to The Deep End is $5 at the door, and from there you can play for as long as you want.

Hester said, “You can’t go anywhere and play a game all the way through for less than $5.”

The “barcade” features occasional live music with genres ranging from metal, hip hop, to even Tejano and high school bands. They also host special event nights such as comedy nights, trivia, karaoke, and their new roast events.

Cody Parish, the coordinator of the Redwine Honors Program and an MSU alumni, said he frequents the arcade and says his favorite event is trivia.

“For me it’s trivia, but I think karaoke is an easy close second because it’s just, they don’t have anyone else come in and do their karaoke, it’s all them,” Parish said, “They’ve got their own stage and sound system and they’re really fun guys, very down to earth. They make a lot of fun jokes. It’s just a good vibes good atmosphere place.”

When it comes to games, The Deep End offers a wide variety. From standard arcade games, to card and board games and even console games.

Hitt said, “I enjoy [air hockey] because of lot of people enjoy the air hockey. Pinball--Rocky & Bullwinkle, classic

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Craig Gregg, psychology freshman, Spencer Smith, mass communication freshman, Randell Odom pre-vet freshman, and Allison Atherton, mass communication freshman, playing Super Smash Bros. at The Deep End. Mario Bros. That’s my [favorite].”

The owners of The Deep End said they prefer to think of it as primarily an arcade that also happens to have a bar.

In fact, before 9 p.m. The Deep End is open to all ages, after that it’s 18 and up.

Hitt said, “If you don’t think it’s a family establishment, you’ve really gotta come during our early hours on Saturday and Sunday and just see how many families are in here.”

One of the things that the owners said that they liked was the relaxed environment open to everyone, and how easy games can make it to meet new people.

Hester said, “‘Hey, I need somebody to play air hockey with, jump on? I need a partner.’ ‘Cool man, hey nice to meet you, I’m Jason. Okay, let’s get a beer,’ and you come back and ‘Hey there you are, let’s play this again.’ You meet people. At a regular bar you just sit here by yourself

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and hope to God somebody talks to you.

This way it gives you something to talk about.”

In fact, the owners said they are very accepting of all sorts of different people, claiming they want The Deep End to be a safe place for anyone to go to and have fun without worrying about the opinions of others. Graduate counseling student and The Deep End employee, Kylie Overbey said that’s her favorite thing about it.

“I wanna say we attract a specific crowd, but it’s like we attract the antispecific crowd, if that makes sense, and I love that,” Overbey said, “People from all different walks of life can come in here and feel comfortable. It doesn’t matter how you’re dressed or you know what kind of music you like to listen to.

Pretty much anybody can walk in here and fit in and I love that.”

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Rachael Fornof talks to faculty after a Title IX training.

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University hires full-time Title IX coordinator ALYSSA MITCHELL REPORTER

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s part of an effort to streamline and codify policies and procedures related to sexual harassment on campus, the Board of Regents, in August, approved the creation of a new position, Title IX coordinator, a position previously held, in part, by Dean of Students Matthew Park.

In addition, the Board approved hiring Rachael Fornof to fill the position.

Student Affairs and Enrollment Vice President Keith Lamb introduced the changes to sexual assault procedures in section 7, at the last Board of regents meeting and said the policy for sexual assault hasn’t been changed but the way that it is approached has.

Lamb said, “A lot of this began with an audit that the university contracted to have done. We had two done, we had one on title IX compliance and one on Clery Act compliance. Those audits occurred over the spring and summer of 2017 and we received our report in the fall of 17.”

WHAT IS TITLE IX?

Following this report, administrators also began working on a Title IX handbook. There are two different policies, one in the student handbook and another in the employee manual. Now that the section 7 procedures have been changed administrators plan to work toward making a singular policy for both faculty and students. They are also getting the opinions of the different senates on campus. This includes the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate and the Student Senate.

Lamb said, “It (the new procedure) does a better job than our previous section seven of outlining the actual steps of an investigation and resolution. I think before it was a little to complicated the way it was laid out.”

With the new procedures there is also a mediation option for more minor incidents. With this the Title IX coordinator or an appointed person will help mediate between the complainant and respondent. This option is only available for Title IX issues.

Lamb said, “Mediation can only be

Title IX is a federal civil rights law in the United States of America that was passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. This is Public Law No. 92‑318, 86 Stat. 235 (June 23, 1972), codified at 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1688.

utilized for lower level cases that are neither criminally or civilly actionable and do not involve non-consensual intercourse or non-consensual contact. If the complainant wants to pursue mediation we can do that but in higher level cases we can not do that.”

Getting a Title IX coordinator was already set for Sept. 1, but after last spring’s sexual assault forum, administrators decided to up the time line and got one before the start of the school year. Now that there is a Title IX coordinator different events pertaining to sexual misconduct and the procedures to get in contact with her are being made more clear.

University President Suzanne Shipley said, “We sped it up and made room for the extra position because we really felt that we needed to be out in front of students with a single voice from an expert in the field who doesn’t have a lot of different responsibilities. We wanted to isolate the position so that students knew a simpler way to get help and someone was thinking about programming to prevent

WHAT IT SAYS?

the needing to get help.”

With the isolation of the position Fornof has two main things she oversees, preventative programing and the compliance of the Title IX procedures.

Fornof said, “There are two parts of my job one of them is student outreach and preventative programing and really getting in touch with students in terms of education and then there is the other part which is compliance and actually following through with reports that are made.”

Students also like the fact that the position is being isolated and has more of a focus on Title IX issues.

Junior sociology Maggie Wyatt said, “Having a Title IX director whose sole focus is Title IX issues is a positive thing. It’s important for our student community to feel that their concerns are given the attention they are entitled to, and I hope that comes as a result of having this new position.”

Fornof also said she really wants to get students educated and excited about pre-

see TITLE IX pg. 4

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimina‑ tion under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

4 | Sept. 19, 2018| from TITLE IX pg. 3 ventative programing with whatever means. She has already put up posters in the women’s bathrooms around campus with information on how to get in touch with someone who can help with issues pertaining to Title IX. Fornof said, “Reports come to me in a variety of ways. Faculty members can also receive reports so they can come from a variety of areas and once a report is received then the intake process starts and the intake interview is just a chance to meet me and I meet the complainant. We kind of go over what the process is going to look like and from there I serve as kind of a gatekeeper of whether or not it will go through to a full investigation.”

There is an approximate 60-day deadline for an investigation give or take. The investigation starts when the Title IX coordinator meets with the respondent and at the end of the investigation the Title IX coordinator makes a decision on the defining responsibility.

Fornof has a law degree from Pennsylvania State University and while at school she helped with programing. This gives her a better understanding of what kind of things students would be interested in and have an easier time interacting with them. She also has a law background and has experience in Title IX cases.

“I’m an attorney by trade so my most recent position I was a prosecutor in Tucson Arizona and I prosecuted domestic violence and sexual assault cases.’ Fornof said, ‘Primarily domestic violence and all the things that go along with that.”

What she said she likes about Midwestern State is that they are trying to pull in people from different backgrounds and not just people who have worked in a university.

Lamb said, “Rachael has a really unique background which was attractive to us. She has an intimate familiarity with obstacles that face both victims and respondents to these types of crimes and understands the legal process and has a very good understanding of services that are needed and how to talk to students and how to help them.”

Lamb also said Midwestern is lucky to have someone with Fornof’s enthusiasm and the ideas she brings to the table. Out of all the things she has implemented the new app may be the quickest and easiest way to get information on how to deal with a sexual assault or other title IX issues.

Shipley said, “My favorite thing is the new app. I have it on my phone. The new safety app I think it is tremendously helpful because it gives you in a simple package the range of support structures we have for students. I think our problem before was ‘who has time to wade through 10 pages on a website’ and this packages it in an easily accessible way its not little, there is a lot of information there but it organizes it so you can choose what you need.”

Students like biology junior and PRIDE member Zaquera Wallace said, “We’ve been told she’s very excellent at what she does and we are excited to work with her. As a protected group that falls directly under title IX it feels great to have someone who will meet with us and let us know that we are welcomed here.”

She said she is excited to see that changes that will be made by having a new Title IX director.

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Jeff Hamon, a senior in exercise physiology, Jackie Dominguez, also a junior in exercise physiology, and Paola Vazquez, a senior in exercise physiology, eat their cajun food at the first Food Truck Friday on campus, Sept. 14, 2018.

About 120 students attend first Food Truck Friday JAKE CLANCY REPORTER

Food Truck Friday took place at the Jesse Rogers Promenade on Sept. 14 despite a slight rain shower earlier in the day, featuring food from Best Bayou Bites, El Norteño, Red River Hot Dogs, and Kooley’s Shaved Ice. The trucks were on campus from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and about 120 students who attended.

The event was originally scheduled for Sept. 7, but was rescheduled due to heavy rain.

“I heard about it last week when we were supposed to have it but it got rained out and I was really upset,” Cameron Carter, radiology freshman, said. “But they moved it here and I saw it in the student center.”

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food trucks that participated

Ruby Arriaga, student involvement activities coordinator said it was her student assistant who came up with the idea.

“She’s a student here so she was like ‘You know what we should bring? A lot of the other campuses have food trucks.’

So Mario and I, with her ideas, called different food trucks and everything so we brought them here.”

The event was announced via social media and flyers around campus.

“I saw posts about it on Twitter,” Sedona Swanner, radiology sophomore, said. “I’ve heard people talk about it on campus.”

The first 100 students who arrived received a ticket worth $5 that was redeemable at any food truck.

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free tickets given to students

“I went to Best Bayou Bites, and I got the free ticket, so I got the $5 free food, and it was good,” Carter said. “I got a shrimp po’ boy and the Cajun French Fries.”

The large student turnout caused long lines at the food trucks, but the students said it was worth the wait.

“The taco line is long, but I haven’t had a hot dog in forever, and it’s really good” Jackie Dominguez, exercise physiology junior, said.

Arriaga said there are talks of making Food Truck Friday a monthly event.

“I’m an RA, so seeing all the residents out here makes me happy,” Dominguez said. “The community is excellent.”

120 students attended

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The group in Grenada

Brian Lang and other stud

ents taste a fruit

my Kurszewski

Students snorkel in Grenada

Jennifer Anderson and Tam

Study Abroad participants visit island country for first time LUKE BRYANT REPORTER

The Island of Grenada, one of the Caribbean islands, was the newest destination for the Study Abroad program and allowed students to attend a foreign university for two weeks while being enrolled in the course Global Health and Wellness.

“The Study Abroad program expanded to Grenada to give our health field majors an option to study abroad,” Michael Mills, director of international education, said.

Mills said the course has the same course adjustments as it would on campus and the class is taught by our own professors. Students said the course is not as difficult because it is hands on.

“Students get so busy and forget to step back and realize what our purpose is in the world, not just our communities,” Mills said. “We are all in this bigger picture together and that is why students should experience study abroad.”

According to Mills, students and faculty get to experience another culture’s

“Students get so busy and forget to step back and realize what our purpose is in the world, not just our communities.”

MICHAEL MILLS DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

problems and their culture’s contribution to the rest of the world.

“We had one Caribbean student go on the trip,” Mills said. “The student thought it was fun to watch the American students in Grenada because typically the Caribbean students are responding to American culture, but there the students were having to respond to life on the island.”

Rachel Morgan, environmental science junior, said she had the opportunity to learn about and appreciate the island along with its difference in culture.

“We got to see one of the many different ways of living,” Morgan said. “Throughout the trip I truly learned to understand that

just because it’s a different way of living doesn’t mean it is any less than our way of living in the U.S. The view was simply beautiful. In the two weeks we were there, we got to see rainforests, beaches and many different villages. We stayed right on the coast and, even though we slept at the university every night, we got to see almost all of the island.”

Morgan said the idea of seeing the entire island was stressful at first because of the difference in culture.

“The natives to the island were apparently relaxed while I was worried about being on time,” Morgan said. “Being late was seemingly okay to them which was an

adjustment.”

Brian Lang, biology sophomore, said the students had more free time than class work.

“The class was not very difficult which made the trip even better,” Lang said. “We had almost every night free, and if we wanted we could make time to go to the beach everyday. At night we would spend time with other students and go out dancing or stay in the dorms. We had a lot of freedom.”

The program had 25 spots for students.

Mills said the $3,250 includes transportation to the island, on the island, tuition and fees, room and board at St. George University, and two or three meals.

Morgan said, “Scholarships are available for this trip and for some people scholarships could pay all of it, for others maybe half can get paid for. It really depends on the person like most scholarships.”

Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. In 1979, a leftist New Jewel Movement seized power under Maurice BISHOP ushering in the Grenada Revolution. On 19 October 1983, factions within the revolutionary government overthrew and killed BISHOP and members of his party. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. The rule of law was restored and democratic elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since then.

6 | Sept. 19, 2018| C ALENDAR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Depression Screening Day | 11 a.m. CSC Atrium

Men’s Soccer vs. Texas A&MInternational | 1 p.m. MSU Soccer Field

Academic Council | 2 p.m. Priddy Conference Room

Volleyball at Texas A&M-Commerce | 2 p.m. Commerce, Texas

Moffett Workshop: How Do I Start?

Beginning a Research Project | 3 p.m.

Moffett Library

Football vs. Angelo State | 7 p.m.

Memorial Stadium

Writing Proficiency Exam Prep Workshop | 4 p.m. Prothro-Yeager 101 Art Professor Catherine Prose introduces guest artist Melanie Yazzie in Legacy Hall Sept. 13.

Cheech Marin Guest Lecture: Chicano Art | 6 p.m. Fain Fine Arts Theatre

Native-American artist inspires, informs students

Faculty Recital: Amy Thiemann | 7:30 p.m. Akin Auditorium

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Women’s Soccer at UT-Permian Basin | 1 p.m. Odessa, Texas

Cheech Marin Reception and Book Signing | 7:30 p.m. WFMA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Moffett Workshop: How Do I Start?

Beginning a Research Project | 3:30 p.m.

Moffett Library WPE Prep Workshop | 4 p.m. ProthroYeager 101 ¡En Vivo! Mariachi Nueva Era | 5 p.m.

WFMA Men’s Soccer vs. St. Mary’s | 7 p.m.

MSU Soccer Field FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Men’s Tennis Hosts ITA Regional All Day City/Campus Tennis Courts 2018 Cheerleader for a Day | 6 p.m. Ligon Coliseum Volleyball at Texas Woman’s | 6 p.m.

Denton, Texas

PHOTO BY CARLI WOOLSEY

Top Chef: Latino Style | 7 p.m. Legacy Multipurpose Room MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Mustangs Monday | Join the excitement of Mustangs Monday, an after-hours event featuring opportunities to interact with coaches, administrators, and special guest from MSU Texas. The next event is 5:15-6:45 p.m. Monday, September 24, at the Half Pint Taproom.

For more information, call ext. 4779.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Hazing Prevention Week | The Office of Student Leadership and Involvement will present several programs to bring awareness to the prevention of hazing.

Haze Movie Screening | 7 p.m. in Legacy Multipurpose Room Piano Celebration How Storytelling is College Suicide Prevention 2.0 | Josh Rivedal, Comanche Suites, 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer at Angelo State | 7 p.m.

San Angelo, Texas

Family Weekend | Oct. 5-7

through the environment that she was placed in.

She said that she wants to make as much artwork ssociate Professor of Art at the University as possible because she has so much to say for her of Colorado Boulder, Melanie Yazzie, held community and not enough time to do it.

Yazzie said, “It’s a daily practice and that it’s a a presentation Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Legacy Multipurpose room in front of more than lifelong path of just being inspired to make work 70 people. Yazzie said she hoped to inspire young every day and find the energy to create drawings, artists to keep pursuing their dreams and to con- ideas, and listen to music to pull it all together and stantly make connections with others by showing make an impact in the world.”

She offered stories on what has impacted her the people that affected her throughout her life and the places that she had traveled to meet them. throughout her life as well as told stories of when she was in college and the difficult Printmaking Professor Catherine experiences that she was faced with Prose said, “You can walk up and while studying. She explained that look at something and you can get her passion for art was what drove your own interpretation of it, but her and formed her into the person then it’s a special experience having she is today. the artist tell you personal insight to Art sophomore Caleb Brown it and about the inspiration for what said, “She had some encouraging drove the work.” words throughout the entire preThe artist told the crowd that sentation. At one moment she inmost of her inspirations came from spired me to keep on pursuing what the Diné, commonly known as NaI want to do with art and my pieces. vaho, community and her humble What I interpreted from her was to upbringings. She showed pictures pursue your dream and you’ll come of her home, family, and the arta long way and it won’t feel like work that they inspired. She gave work anymore.” detailed explanations of how living Yazzie’s love for her work and in that community developed her as MELANIE YAZZIE people was demonstrated when she a person that wants to connect with GUEST ARTIST decided to bring the room together others and share traditions with and sing a traditional Diné song. people from all over the world.

Yazzie said, “I want to educate people through The people joined hands in a circle that covered stories and my artwork so they can learn some- the entire room. The moment was emotional and thing about our history and who we [Diné] are and ended the presentation beautifully.

Prose said, “I am overwhelmed by how giving to break down stereotypes of what people think she was. What everyone experienced was a gift. It that they know about my community.”

Yazzie felt that her communication with people wasn’t asked of her. She felt like the room needed a with various traditions was what made her artwork touch of each other and human connection. I am relatable to different groups of people. She told thrilled that the students got the chance to experithe room that she often got her ideas for artwork ence that.”

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“I want to educate people through stories and my artwork so they can learn something about our history and who we [Diné] are.”

“WATERWAYS: MONOTYPES” | THE JUANITA HARVEY ART GALLERY IN FAIN FINE ARTS | SEPT. 14-28

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Faculty pay House Calls to dorms NICK LANIER REPORTER

PHOTO BY BRADLEY WILSON

Housing and staff members in the residence halls hosted the first “House Calls” event on Sept. 17, as an opportunity for students living on campus to open their doors to their peers, as well as faculty and staff as they toured each building.

“The event is designed to let students know that the professors have their best interests at heart. We want to make sure they have had a good start to the semester,” Steve Hilton, associate professor in the Juanita and Ralph Harvey School of Visual Arts, and faculty-in-residence, said.

The halls of Legacy were new to staff and faculty, but not all.

Hilton lives in the hall, and he said that he loves being around students.

“It is the reason why I teach. I like to be around students, and I think that moving forward, there should be a faculty-in-residence in each dorm,” Hilton said.

The “House Calls” event was an opportunity for students and professors to learn more about one another, and it also allowed closer relationships to form between faculty and residents.

“Often, students don’t think faculty are approachable. The “House Calls” event will allow students to see their professors as people too,” Hilton said.

Each resident assistant made sure their respective wing was ready for the evening.

Rogelio Nunez, junior psychology major and resident assistant, detailed how he went about preparing for the evening.

“I wanted to show the staff the community aspect of the residence hall, but also STEVE HILTON things like how clean or unclean it can be, and generally just what it’s like living in a ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR dorm,” Nunez said.

The students too, were important to the success of the event, organizers said.

“I also wanted to make sure that both staff and students got as much as they could from this event, so I made sure to encourage all of my residents to come out and say hello” Nunez said. “It’s beneficial for the students to see professors outside of the classroom. It can really open their eyes and help them connect on a personal level.”

To those who are new to MSU, or on-campus housing, there are many who can offer some great advice.

“I’ve lived in Legacy for two years. If you have any questions or needs, ask us, but ask early,” Hilton said. “The sense of community is the reason why everyone should spend a year living on campus.”

Students also are ready and willing to help out new Mustangs who are living in housing, giving tips about how to make the most out of the years spent in the dorms.

Amelia Ecevido, biology junior, said, “Try and keep your room as tidy as you can. It can be hard because you’re so busy, but if your room is clean, you will feel more organized.”

“I think that moving forward, there should be a faculty-inresidence in each dorm.”

Suzanne Shipley, university president, welcomes the crowd at the opening of the Lifelong Learning Center, Sept. 12.

Lifelong Learning Center opens on campus Sept. 12 JASON WILSON REPORTER

Some 120 people showed up to celebrate the opening of the Lifelong Learning Center, on the corner of Hampstead and Glenwood. Lifelong Learning is a program that opened at 11a.m. on Sept. 12, to provide education to the 50 and older community, and create diversity on campus.

Director of University Development Steve Shipp said, “The thing I like most is the opportunity to continue to learn after your school days. And it brings the community together.”

Shipp continued to highlight the importance of the Lifelong Learning program by saying that people never really stop learning.

Kathryn Zuckweiler, director of adult and professional education, said the desire is to create a place and opportunity for people over the age of 50 to engage and learn.

Zuckweiler said most classes will be housed at the Lifelong Learning Center.

“The most important part is outreach to the community,” Zuckweiler said.

Julie Gaynor, director of marketing and public information, agreed that the Lifelong Learning Center

will create an avenue to reach out to an older population not previously served by the university.

“It’s a wonderful way to serve the community in a way we haven’t been able to before.” Gaynor said.

University President Suzanne Shipley quoted in her introduction Virginia Woolf’s essay, “A Room of One’s Own,” to stress the importance of provided a location for people of the community to gather together and learn.

Within her speech, Shipley created a parallel between the women in “A Room of One’s Own” and the older population, who have both, for many years within their respective live-times, been deprived of the same opportunities to attain higher learning that was readily available to their societal counter-parts.

Shipley said, “It does indeed take determination to pursue an education, a lifelong education that can give voice to what might otherwise have gone unspoken.”

Shipley said universities and other public spaces, provide a bridge between private and public learning.

She also said it is important that todays universities readily provide a room of their own.

In closing her speech, Shipley said “May these rooms at Hampstead and Gledwood equip us to discover and maintain a voice and a life of our own.”

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Carlton and Linda Carr, with Darlene Simpson, eat cake at the opening of the Lifelong Learning Center. | Kathy Zuckweiler, director of adult and professional education, talks to the guests at the opening of the Lifelong Learning Center. | Tony Vidmar, vice president of university advancement and public affairs, talk to people before the opening.

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Mass communication sophomore Des Jefferson lobs the football to a wide receiver as defenders chase him down during a recreational sports intramural flag football competition.

Flag football season well underway SAMUEL FREDERICK REPORTER

Recreational sports began a threeweek intramural flag football season Sept. 12 for co-ed or single-gender teams.

Two all-girls teams competed on the practice fields and about 80 students came to watch. “Back That Pass Up” played against the “Aesthetic Athletes” and came up victorious.

Tori Phillips, exercise physiology senior, said, “I joined because I am actually really competitive. We played really well as a team and we were able to put them in the ground.”

Other students came just to watch their friends in action and enjoy the competition.

Misty Muniz, exercise physiology senior, said, “My friend wanted to come watch her play, its kind of exciting to watch because the players really get into it. The coaches also get so involved and over the top that its really funny.

One student came to prepare for his officiating class that requires him to referee and upcoming flag football game.

“I have an officiating class, and I wanted to see what the games where like before I had to referee one,” said

Jaden Watson, criminal justice sophomore.

He also said it seems to get really intense out there and the teams are actually competing hard to win.

The recreational sports organization hosts these tournaments for students as a chance to get physically active on campus. They also provide all equipment and make sure things are in order.

Rodrigo Mireles, marketing senior and recreational sports supervisor, said, “We provide the flags and jerseys for the players, we provide the scoreboard and its our job to make sure that the game is running smoothly and it does not get out of hand. We also make sure everyone is registered and eligible to play.”

Mireles said the season is three weeks long and will conclude with a playoff bracket and championship game for each set of teams, and even though the deadline to sign up was last Thursday, he still welcomes all students to come watch.

“All teams will compete in a playoff bracket and the winner of each will receive a free intramural championship T-shirt, the signup deadline was last Thursday but we still welcome all students to come and watch,” Mireles said.

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Finance senior and defender Alex Mullet battles against a Newman University player to win the ball Sept. 15.

Men on 28-game winning streak ANDREA HALL REPORTER

The men’s soccer team defeated Newman 3-1 on Sept. 15, making that their 28 straight win.

Although the team won, head coach Michael Meachum said that the team “didn’t quiet show up.”

“After this game we plan on working on everything,” Meachum said. “We were not good today.

We played really well the first four games. Unfortunately today we just didn’t quiet show up, but one sign of a good team is one that can win bad games.

We were fortunate enough today to win a game that we didn’t perform very well in.”

Taylor Lampe, goalkeeper and exercise physiology sophomore, agreed with Meachum saying that today was not the team’s best.

“We want to start out every game flying like we have in the past,” Lampe said. “Today wasn’t a great performance, but we were able to come out and still take the win.”

Along with being undefeated so far this season, the team is also ranked number one in the nation.

“This program has a way of winning,” Lampe said. “We want to keep our spot and it’s going to take a lot of hard work and dedication and we plan on putting in all the work it takes.”

Hard work, according to Meachum, is what got the team to number one and is what is going to keep them there.

“We’ve taken care of business in past games,”

Meachum said. “The guys have been putting in a tremendous amount of work on the training field and in the weight room, and we’re just going to keep doing that and taking it one game at a time.”

Sedona Swanner, radiology sophomore, said that she notices the work and dedication each player puts into every game.

“The sport is just really interesting to watch,” Swanner said. “But knowing that we are fighting to keep a title makes it even more intense and gives me a little more pride as a fan. I can definitely tell that the team has put in a lot of work to get here.”

Two days earlier, the team beat Roger State Hillcats in front of a crowd of 503 also 3-1.

Sergio Lara forward and kinesiology junior said, “It’s a team sport. The goal goes with everybody.

Everyone is working hard to contribute towards the goal from the goalkeeper to the defenders, midfielders and forwards. I am going to try my best to contribute by scoring goals and assisting my teammates.”

Michael Meachum, men’s head soccer coach, said he insists on keeping a composed mentality with the team during the halftime discussion.

“I wanted the discussion to be more about us as opposed to them [Rogers State]. We conceded a goal in a bad time, six minutes before half-time.

But we felt confident on what they [Rogers State] were trying to do tactically and with the personnel we had, we made the necessary adjustments,” said Mechum.

TH E M EN WILL HOST ST. MARY’ S TH U R S D AY, SEPT. 20 AT 7 P. M.