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SG A E L E C T IO N S

Student Government Association held debates Feb. 29 in Bolin 127, where candidates answered questions. The next meeting will be held March 7 in Bolin 127 also.

IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY IN WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU VOTE?

DEMOCRAT 52% REPUBLICAN 48% Out of 144 votes IF YOU WERE TO VOTE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RIGHT NOW, WHO WOULD YOU VOTE FOR?

BERNIE SANDERS 79% HILLARY CLINTON 21% * Out of 73 Votes IF YOU WERE TO VOTE IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RIGHT NOW, WHO WOULD YOU VOTE FOR? PHOTO BY RACHEL JOHNSON | THE WICHITAN

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Running for president, Andrew Gray and Shayla Owens, answer Running for vice president, Tyler Garcia and Andrea Lespon, answer questions from Jeremy Duff, political science assistant profes- questions from student senators and Duff, during the first round of sor, and the senate and student body. The next debate will be the candidate debates. There were about 45 people in attendance held March 7 in the Bolin 127.

DONALD TRUMP 20% TED CRUZ 20% * MARCO RUBIO 40%

Last candidate debate

Election campaigning

Voting

Results announced

March 7, 7 p.m. | Bolin 127

Feb 29, 8 a.m. to March 18. 5 p.m.

March 14, 8 a.m. to March 18, 5 p.m.

March 18, 6 p.m. via MSU Portal

OTHER 20% Out of 101 votes

* Indicates the winner of the Texas primary.

In the presidential race, for whom are you voting? Lacy said he is unsure who he is voting for, but he is “leaning away from Trump.” TRESTON LACY, MASS COMMUNICATION SOPHOMORE

“I’m voting for Ted Cruz. He’s a Christian Conservative, and I think he can be effective. He stands for what he believes in.”

“Marco Rubio. I watched him and his debates, and I like when he’s asked a question he doesn’t bring down other people. He answers the question without attacking his fellow peers.”

TANNER CONLEY, GENERAL BUSINESS FRESHMEN

“Bernie Sanders. He’s interested in making college affordable for students.” KIMBERLY CHANDIAS, POLITICAL SCIENCE FRESHMEN

NICOLE BUCHANAN, EDUCATION JUNIOR

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S TA F F E D I T O RI A L

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Quality over quantity

It’s our right

Kara McIntyre, Managing Editor at The Wichitan and mass communication junior, and Frank Cruz, marketing junior, have been in a relationship for nearly six months. They discuss how their hectic schedules affect their relationship.

OUR OPINION: As college students, we believe that is important to keep up with the politics around campus because the decisions made now will affect us later and the students that follow us.

t’s not just our right to vote – it’s our duty. No we aren’t just talking about the national presidential elections, but the Student Government Association elections. The decisions and programs implemented by SGA will impact our everyday lives just as often as the decisions made by our next president. If we don’t vote, then we have no right to complain about the policy and agenda of the next group of SGA officers. Our Student Government representatives are our most direct link to the administration on this campus, and it is their sole job to act in the best interest of the study body. But if they don’t know what the study body wants, if they don’t hear our voices because we don’t speak, they can’t truly make informed decisions on our behalf. The first candidate debate was held Monday night and only 50 people showed up. Less than one percent of the student body was present to listen to the platforms of the candidates. The next candidate debate will be next Monday, March 7, in Bolin 127 at 7 p.m. We should all be there. Not just listening, but asking questions. We should all want to know who our next SGA president, vice president or sophomore senator wants to do with the power that they will hold. We already know that speaking up leads to real change – after the SGA elections were criticized over the past few years, SGA has continued to update their bylaws in efforts to maintain a fair democratic process. But let’s get involved in this democratic process before something goes wrong and we want to complain about it. Let’s shape the agenda of our student government from the getgo by speaking up now. Once we have our new SGA officials in office, we can continue to hold them accountable by attending their meetings. Again, you can’t expect SGA to serve your best interests if you don’t let them know what your interests are. Login to OrgSync via the MSU portal for more information on the elections, and check for the link online when voting opens March 14 at 8 a.m. It’s a privilege to have a student government association on campus to represent our voice in decision-making on campus. Don’t take it for granted.

Kara McIntyre

Frank Cruz

HAS FALLING IN LOVE MADE YOUR PRIORITIES CHANGE?

FRANK: Falling in love has changed a few priorities. It was really unexpected, but it happened. After graduating college, my dream is to move to California and working for World of Dance, but honestly if her dreams are what she wants and what she’s killed for, I would drop what I have and follow her. KARA: For a long time, I didn’t even think I wanted to get married or have children, but then I met Frank. He told me how excited he is to be a husband and father someday, and suddenly I wanted to be a wife and mother. So yeah, I guess you could say my priorities changed. But I still put my career as a top priority too, so if I end up finding a job in California, great. If not, Frank and I will cross that bridge when we get there.

HAVE YOU EVER EXPECTED THE OTHER PERSON TO DROP SPONTANEOUS PLANS TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU?

FRANK: No, I’ve never expected her to drop her plans to be with me. I’ve been on the side where that’s happened to me, and I would never want her friends or family to feel negatively toward her or me because she “ditched” them for me. I respect her time that she has with family and friends. KARA: Yeah, I have. Guess that makes me a little bit crazy. [laughs] It’s unrealistic to expect that, I know. I just tell my inner crazy girlfriend to calm herself down and understand his need to see other people besides me.

HOW DO YOU BALANCE TIME BETWEEN FRIENDS AND EACH OTHER?

FRANK: Well we don’t often get to see our friends, mostly because we tend to be working, studying, or having meetings for the different organizations we’re in. When we have freedom from all of that, we sometimes sacrifice time with each other for time with our friends.

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KARA: It helps that he’s friends with almost all of my friends, so sometimes I can integrate the two and get time with both my boyfriend and my friends. But again, it’s about finding time for both. I’m really bad at telling my friends no, though, which I’m working on. It’s a learning process.

WHAT DO YOU TWO DO WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE EACH OTHER?

FRANK: We tend to talk, mostly. We tell each other about our day or our week, depending on how long it’s been since we last saw each other. We (and all of our friends) like to joke that we’re an old married couple already, because all we really like to do is talk, lay in bed, and watch Netflix together. KARA: I think because we were friends first, we didn’t go through that awkward “getting to know each other” phase—we started out at a deeper level. That’s why we usually end up talking, napping, or laying in bed watching Netflix. “Married couple” things, as our friends call it. We’re just that comfortable with each other.

ANY ADVICE FOR OTHER BUSY COUPLES?

FRANK: Just continue being patient with your significant other. Nothing is more beautiful than seeing your partner do what she or he needs to do in order to make their dreams come true. It’ll be treasured for the rest of your lives. KARA: Time management, communication, honesty, sacrifice, and respect are the top five qualities for a successful relationship in my opinion, especially when you’re both incredibly busy. When he has an office shift or I have office hours, we’ll go visit each other, even if it’s just for a little bit. He’ll come to the grocery store with me, or we’ll go to the library and do homework together. I live for those moments in my busy life—he’s just a little reminder that everything is going to be okay.

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Black Excellence Gala exceeds expectations RUTTH MERCADO REPORTER

lthough organizers expected 100 guests to attend, attendance at the Black Excellence Gala surpassed 117 guests. Black History Month committee members recognized faculty members at the Gala as planned, along with one student was also recognized as a last-minute decision: Vallery Mitchell, senior in criminal justice. Shayla Owens, business management junior, said, “We felt this student embodied what black excellence meant. She’s worked really hard to cultivate her new up-and-coming volleyball team, so we couldn’t overlook her.” The Black History Month committee awarded four faculty members at the Gala. Aisha Siddiqui, assistant professor of psychology, Andrea Button, sociology instructor, Tiffany Stewart, associate professor of counseling, and Nathan Jun, associate professor of philosophy. “I wasn’t expecting to receive an award. I was pleasantly surprised and flattered. It’s a huge honor. I’m encouraged by the work students have done on campus. This is my eight year at MSU and the first academic year where I feel there has been serious political activity and movement for social justice. It’s both heartening and exciting,” Jun said. Several guests that attended the Gala said they enjoyed the festivities. Alexus Moore, sociology junior, said “I enjoyed the speaker. The fact that he was our age and actively making an impact in his community is amazing. It makes me think that I could and should be doing so much more. I loved that he focused on the young adults, because when you look back in history, a lot of social change came from college students just like us.” Amongst those guests was also Doris Smith, pastor at St. Matthew Baptist Church.

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Black Excellence Gala attendees, including students, faculty and alumni, ate food provided by Chartwells and listened to music by the Caribbean steel pan ensemble. The gala was at the held in Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU on Feb. 27. Smith said, “It was really a display of excellence throughout. From the greeters, to the food, to the students, to the speaker. It couldn’t have been done any better. I’m overjoyed and thankful. For the first time and the first year, I’m amazed at how beautiful it was with decorations, music, soloist, everything. I loved how raw the speaker was, truly full of excellence.” The Black History Month committee members began set up around 6:30 p.m. and this first year, first time event came at a price that reflected its efforts.

According to Keith Lamb, vice president of student affairs, various administrative offices provided funding for this event. Lamb said the president’s office provided most of the funding for the programming, while his office provided funding for the speaker. Owens said, they spent $100 for the museum attendant, $500 for giveaways, $3,500 for the speaker, $1,150 for food provided by Chartwells, $200 for promotional products, $800 for decorations and china. Amongst other expenses, the Gala’s total cost came to $8,180.

HUMANS VS. ZOMBIES

PHOTOS BY RACHEL JOHNSON | THE WICHITAN

D’Aaron Clayton, pre-dental junior, ran the Humans vs. Zombies kickoff meeting in CSC Wichita Room I & II where he discussed the rules for this year’s game and the missions that would take place. | Students find a seat for the Human vs. Zombies game meeting March 1. HVZ is a campus wide game where zombies, who wear bandanas on their heads, try to tag humans, who must wear bandanas on their arm or leg in a visible manner. Once humans are tagged they are turned into a zombie and they must tag other humans to stay in the game. Throughout the week the humans are required to complete missions to stay alive. This year’s game started at 7 p.m. March 1, with three missions on March 2, 4, and 7. Zombies are allowed to tag humans anytime between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. The safe zones include all buildings on campus and campus events. Streets are a safe zone, but only for two minutes at a time. Humans aren’t allowed to use backpacks or other humans as shields, but they can throw socks at zombies, which will “stun” a zombie for two minutes. There are 140 people participating in the event and as of 8 :30 p.m. there were 4 humans already turned into zombies.

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New residence hall to change skyline

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But it won’t be covered in brick, like other campus buildings

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"It is a massive hallway,” Reay said. “So we have what we call communities. There are 16 communities in this building. Every community has its own lounge. In the lounge is a seating area, television, and kitchen. There is a laundry facility on every floor.”

KRISTEN GREGG REPORTER

rojected to be complete in July, the new residence hall is substantially on schedule, ready to open before new residents show up in August.

Killingsworth Residence Hall opened. It was renovated in 2004.

ACADEMIC SPACE AND JOBS

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A visible change with the blue print is this hall will not be coated in the ‘Midwestern brick’ like the other buildings on campus. “On the west side, the Louis Rodriguez side, will have brick up to the fourth floor and the fifth floor will not,” Kyle Owen, associate vice president of facilities services, said. “And on the east side area facing the courtyard, towers where the stairs are will have brick all the way up, but where the rooms are will have it on the first floor.” The rest of the building will be coated with EIFS, a styrofoam insulation coated with a plaster and sealed with paint. The Midwestern brick is a blend that is compounded with each new building. “There was a source for the original brick and then everybody basically quit making it. Now there is one source we get it from and its a mix that has a percentage of four or five different colors in it," Owen said. "Say they make five different brick colors: we take 20 percent of one, 10 percent of another and 15 percent of the other then we mix it around. We like those colors, so that is what we've been duplicating." Owen said they did not put brick all around the fourth floor because they could not afford it. The rest of the building will be textured with a lighter gold.

Pierce Residence Hall opened. It was renovated in 2005.

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McCullough-Trigg Residence Hall opened.

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Sunwatcher Village Apartments opened.

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STRUCTURE

Keith Lamb, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, said the new residence hall will be wood framed instead of steel framed. “With a wooden structure you can’t run brick higher than the fourth floor,” Owen said. “The first floor is all concrete, so that is why we were able to go up to the fifth floor.” Marilyn Fowle, vice president of business affairs and finance, said, “We were going to try and go up to the top but the problem is it gets too heavy. The wood won’t support it.” As part of the planning, consultants and staff members did explore options for a stronger structure. Lamb said what has been learned when renovating steel facilities is that today’s students do not want to live in the same arrangement as students of the past, and it is expensive to adapt steel facilities to current students’ desires. Traditional buildings, like Killingsworth and Pierce, were built to have 100-year lifespans. “The thought on the residential halls is that styles and needs

Sundance Court Apartments opened.

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The new residence hall will open in August.

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LEFT: An early design plan for the new residence hall | RIGHT: The residence hall construction site on March 1, to be opened August 2016. change. So they don’t want to make a 100-year building that students will not like in 50 years,” Fowle said, “and to try and renovate it is so expensive. So if you build something cheaper and then as time goes if you need to take it down, you take it down and put something new up that’s more with the lifestyle in 50 years. So that’s the new thinking rather than spending a huge amount of money on buildings that can’t change.” Fowle said when Killingworth and Pierce were built, they had to go back and renovate the “gang” styled bathrooms. Students now want more privacy and renovating them was expensive. The wood-frame would make it easier and less expensive to renovate or change the new hall. Completely covering the new building with “Midwestern brick” blend would add even more to the $3,250,000 project. “When you first start a project, you put everything on the table you would like to have,” Owen said. “then reality hits and you start fiddling away what you realize can life without. Sure we wanted it to be steel, but it turns out that was not the case.”

INTERIOR

Associate director of housing and dining services, Angie Reay, said the interior will have unique features. “The first floor has no resident rooms. It is all common space,” Reay said. “The north half of the building is going to have a recreational room area, pool and ping pong. There is going to be a cafe concept, which we’re still working on with Chartwells. It will be more like grab and go, freezer dinner, and continental breakfast.” The first floor of the new hall is a way to bring students together.

“There is a community learning center that will have a full computer lab, study rooms, and one really cool media scape where you can bring in devices and work on group projects together,” Reay said. Reay said there will also be a multi purpose room in the new hall because this spring, campus will be closing down the Shawnee Theatre and Arrowhead Lounge for renovations to become a second dining hall. Also, during the summer the Mesquite Dining Hall will close for renovations and will be ready for the fall. The south side of the first floor is being used as office space. “All hall directors for these four buildings will office out of that building. There will be a conference room, actual tour room, for when admissions wants to see a dorm room, and for the first time ever we will have a faculty and resident program where a faculty member lives in the residence hall," Reay said. The residence hall will differ from Killingsworth, a six-story, 301-bed residence hall, and Pierce, a three-story 227-bed residence hall. The upper floors are the same. The second through fifth floor will have double rooms and some single rooms. The rooms are T-shaped, unlike Killingsworth and Pierce that are Z-shaped, so there is a divider wall in the middle. There will be vinyl flooring instead of carpet. The same amenities will be provided: internet, cable, vanity sink area with storage, and a microfridge. Each student gets their own closet, which Reay said is actually pretty big. In the middle of the hallway are the bathrooms, called a race track design. Pierce and Killingsworth have the bathrooms in the wall and these will stand alone in the middle of the hallway.

The halls are also bringing in academics. Reay said they're working on putting in learning communities. Learning communities allow nursing students, first generation students (any student who is the first one in their family to go to college), business and wellness students to live on corresponding floors so they can study and go to class together. There will still be a transfer floor, honors floor, and SOAR, a stem research program in Trigg. Every community will be represented by a different color. The new residence hall is also opening up more job opportunities for students. Reay said there will be 16 new positions for resident assistants. Students had a voice in the design of the residence hall, a hall designed for underclassmen. “We started two years ago going through floor plans. Student interest groups set up a room demo on how it would look and student feedback. We had a sit test in the student center for our common furniture, where students could test it out as well as our lounge funiture. The room divider wall was all student choice. They did a really good part in designing the building how they wanted it,” Reay said.

Construction progress, Nov. 9, 2015.

OTHER CHANGES

“We’re focusing on our apartments for upper classmen. Since I’ve worked here there hasn’t been a sophomore transition area,” Reay said. Sunwatcher Village will also have renovations done to the clubhouse. Reay said eventually they will renovate the clubhouse and make it the administrative and dining services office. That way they can free up the space they are in now for academics. The mailboxes in the club houses will no longer be needed for all on campus mail will go to the new residence hall except packages. The security will be different from the other residence halls which require key cards that you must swipe to obtain access for. “There will only be a card swipe to get in on the South side of the building, where Fain and Louis J. Rodriguez are, because that will be where the elevator is,” Reay said. “We haven’t set what the rest will be, but it will probably be a schedule ‘cause it will be welcome to all students. There will be a traditional security desk where you check in guests.” The hall will be more expensive to live in compared to Killingsworth and Pierce which are each $1,935 per semester. The new residence rates will be approved in May for the fall.

Construction progress on Jan. 26.

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Discovering humanities and social sciences

Students set to perform one-act opera

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KRISTEN GREGG REPORTER

rospective students gathered in the Clark Student Center on Feb. 26 to see Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences as part of the third Discover MSU event. They also got to listen to group leaders and honor students in a student panel. The event consisted of 15 students along with eight guests. Assistant Director of Admissions Dustin Webb said they would’ve had more, but some last-minute cancellations caused them lose 46 other guests. However, the students that showed up said they enjoyed the event. “Students will probably like what they see in Prothro-Yeager. The faculty in that building is pretty approachable,” Webb said. “They keep things lighthearted, which helps students feel more comfortable.”

s part of the music department’s Opera Workshop, eight students will perform the one-act opera The Old Man Who Loved Cheese, based on a book by Garrison Keillor, in Akin Auditorium March 4-5. “Garrison Keillor is one of the best comedic writers of his generation,” director Dale Heidebrecht said. “He just retired from NPR, so I wanted to pay homage to him. It is a Texas premiere so that’s cool.” Heidebrecht said he expects around 100 attendees at the Opera Workshop, which is only in the spring semester because operas are so time consuming and expensive. He also noted that this is a low-budget opera, costing considerably less than Dallas operas that might have budgets into the millions of dollars.

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PHOTO BY RACHEL JOHNSON | THE WICHITAN

Dustin Webb, assistant director of admissions, talks with potential students and their parents for the Discover MSU: Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences, held in CSC Comanche and Kiowa, Feb. 26. Approximately 15 students came, not inlcuding their guests or parents that came with them.

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PHOTO BY RACHEL JOHNSON| THE WICHITAN

Austin Monson, sociology junior, plays the cello during orchestra practice held in the big practice hall in the Music Department on March 1.

Play will open tomorrow 50’s beach theme brings lighthearted fun to 2,500-year-old play LANE RIGGS REPORTER

U P C O M I N G E V E NT S 276 Views of the US – Mexico Border March 3 | Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU | Free | A documentary of photographs by David Taylor depicting the obelisks that mark the international border.

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he theater department will show the first performance of Lysistrata, a comedy penned by Aristophanes, on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fain Fine Arts Center Theatre. Cast and crew have been rehearsing since the second week of the spring semester to make this age-old play one that will interest students without intimidating them. Director Karen Dabney has found a solution: photo booths and a 50’s beach theme that she has incorporated into the play. The humor of a comedy from Greece some 2,500 years ago may lose its humor when presented to a younger audience. Jokes from then are harder to understand for most students of this day and age, if even they are understood at all. With the addition of swimsuits and the photo booth, though, a younger element of humor is presented. “In the photo booth, we’re going to have props like beach balls,” Dabney said. “I wanted to make it an experience. Hopefully the students will have fun as soon as they come into the building.” Dabney first started directing campus plays in the fall, and underneath her directions, the upcoming production has changed. “Because it’s such an old play, the humor isn’t always going to translate,” she said. “So we rearranged the ending, mixed up the order. It makes the production more unique, and there’s more of a focus on relationships instead of war.” The play features on the battle between the sexes, when leading role Lysistrata convinces the other women of Athens to deny their husbands sex until the ongoing civil war is brought to an end by a peace treaty. The ending Aristophanes wrote concludes with an end to the war, but Dabney has changed the last 15-20 minutes so that it instead ends with a concentration on relationships. “With our ending, everybody comes to peace. It’s a different way to end it,” she said. “Our focus on relationships with the 50’s theme made the war seem like a turf battle, and that helped to make it light and cheeky.” Dabney said for students, the twist could make the play more enjoyable. As could the photo booth and the meetand-greet on March 5 at 5:30 p.m., hosted in collaboration with the Arts and Literature Society. Both will be held in the Fain lobby. During the meet-and-greet, cast members will talk about the process and

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March 3 at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | D.L. Coliseum, Don Flatt Gym | To educate people to evaluate their health and implement practices that will keep them safer and healthier for the future

Immigration symposium March 3 at 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU | Free to public | Mexico and Latin America in Crisis and in Context. Presentations include the Mexico-US Boundary, 1849-1857; Empire and Immigration; and AQUI/ THERE: Where Local and International Meet

The James Hoggard reading series March 3 at 6 p.m. | Dillard 101 | Free | Dr. Julie Iromuanya, author of the novel Mr. and Mrs. Doctor, is a part of the reading series followed by a Q&A and book signing

Discover MSU: College of Education March 4 | Gordon T. Ellen West College of Education | Free | High school and transfer students will learn about what MSU has to offer

Education Networking Career Fair PHOTO BY RACHEL JOHNSON | THE WICHITAN

Lysistrata convinces the other women of Athens to not give into men and sex until their husbands agree to stay home and stop fighting wars. Lysistrata opens March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and closing night will be March 13 at 2:30 p.m. There will be a Meet, Greet, and Eat with the cast of Lysistrata at 5:30 p.m. March 5, held in the Fain Fine Arts Center Lobby before the 7:30 p.m. show. interact with students over food provided from Gyros and Kebobs. This will give students a chance to see the finished product at the show immediately following at 7:30 p.m., and also a peek behindthe-scenes. Time permitting, members of the Art and Literature Society may read the lines to provide literary analysis, which could help other students understand the play more when it is later presented with the changes. “It’s more relatable with the changes we made,” said Rachel Innes, assistant director and theater sophomore. “It really makes the ending stronger. I hope it gets people excited, because the play is really fun and spunky. It’s Will Ferrell humor.” With the humor and the new events that are being held, Innes said she hopes that students who have never seen a play before will come, as does Sarah Chong Harmer, theater junior. “There are a lot of different things to entice people. The theme is the biggest attraction, and I want people to tell their friends to see the play because of it,” Harmer said. “The ending is different, but regardless of the process, it’s the product that matters.” The product is a different play than any others that the theater department has produced recently, in that, according to Innes, it has more body humor, and so it is more sexualized.

Leading role and theater and performance sophomore Kaylor Winter-Roach said upon reading the play for the first time, the jokes were lost on her; the changes made have helped to fine tune the humor, and explain the aged jokes in a lighter tone. “I was unsure at first, but now that we rearranged the ending, I feel more comfortable now because it ends smoother,” Roach said. “The twist is more with the time, as well, and so it’s more understandable to a wider audience.” Roach has performed in plays such as She Kills Monsters and Thread Count, but has not been a leading role until now. “My last big role was probably in the eighth grade. I’ve never had such a big role,” she said. “I’m constantly helped by other roles if I forget my lines. They save my life.” As opening night draws closer, finishing touches are being made to costumes and props, and Innes’ said she feels her excitement rise. “It was a lot of work, but it was very educational. It’s a great experience,” Innes said. “I’m excited for people to see it because it’s something we’ve never done before.” Performances of the play will be held on March 3-5 at 7:30 p.m., March 6 at 2:30, March 11-12 at 7:30 p.m., and March 13 at 2:30 p.m.

March 4 at 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. | CSC | Network with employers looking to fill their full time employment needs for education students and alumni

Contemporary Photography in Mexico March 4 at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Juanita Harvey Art Gallery | opening reception for Existe Lo Que Tiene Nombre: Contemporary Photography in Mexico

Concert: Opera workshop March 4 and 5 at 7 p.m. | Akin Auditorium | 410 for adults and $5 for students of all ages | Performance of the one-act opera The Old Man Who Loved Cheese by Edward Barnes

Stained glass workshop March 5 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Sikes Lake Center | $100 fee covers all supplies | Participants must be at least 15 years old and any participant younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult taking the class. Register at mwsu.edu/conted

Meet Chief of Police and Residence Life and Housing

March 7 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | CSC Comanche Suites | Come and meet the new Chief of Police, Patrick Coggins, and Director of Residence Life and Housing, Kristi Schulte

Taming your test anxiety

March 7 at 3:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. | Sundance Court | Designed to help students meet their academic goals

Time management and organization March 8 at 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Sundance Court | Designed to help students meet their academic goals

C R I M E L OG Feb. 24

Accident: Duty on striking unattended vehicle | 10:26 a.m. | Parking lot six | The victim reported a hit and run accident involving her vehicle.

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NCAA selects 16 for drug screening DEVON DOGGETT REPORTER

n Feb 23, the NCAA randomly chose 16 total student athletes, members of the softball and football teams, for random drug testing, something athletes said is as uncomfortable as standing in front of a complete stranger in a small room demanding you urinate can be. “The process begins with the athletic director, compliance director and the head athletic trainer all received a letter Monday of when and where the test is to be taken place from the site coordinator,” said Gary Diehm, head athletic trainer. The list of the chosen few are sent via email from the National Center of Drug Free Sport located in Kansas City, which handles all sport drug testing for professional organizations including the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball, NCAA, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to Diehm and the Athletic Director Charlie Carr. “In some cases it seems like the same athletes that have been at the university for a while are chosen to do the testing others are typically new players whether they are transfers from different universities/ junior colleges or incoming freshman,” Diehm said. The NCAA drug tested is an observed test, which means that an NCAA official must be present during the testing to prevent athletes from tampering with the results. “The athletes must bring a valid form of ID to make sure no one tries to cheat the drug screening,” said Alisha Rytting, graduate assistant athletic trainer. To have an acceptable test result, the test sample must have 0.5 specific gravit. Simply put, the darker the test samples the more acceptable it is to test. The sample must also be of the appropriate temperature to ensure a fair test result.

“After the test is completed the sample is divided into two parts, part, A which is the part that is tested initially, and part B, which is to be frozen,” said Diehm. “Once the sample is divided it is sent to the University of California, Los Angeles laboratories where the testing is to take place,” said Diehm. Once the results come in they are sent back to the universities’ respective athletic directors and coaches If the initial sample, part A ,is positive then the student athlete who gave the sample can appeal the results to the NCAA and the frozen sample B will be tested. “If the result of the test comes back negative then that student athlete is suspended from all activities with their respective sports for a calendar year as well as loses a year of eligibility from their sport,” Rytting said. Diehm said few students have ever failed the random screenings. “During the 15 years I have been here only one athlete has failed a drug test and was forced to miss a year,” Diehm said. “I had a kid in 2007 who failed a drug test because he was prescribed weight loss medication and did not inform us of it. Fortunately we were able to get it appealed due to it being prescribed to him by a doctor,” Diehm said. During drug testing the NCAA is looking for four specific categories of performance enhancing substances: anabolic agents, which are typically steroids, peptide hormones and analogues human growth hormones, stimulants (caffeine) and diuretics (weight loss pills). “These substances in addition to street drugs such as marijuana, cocaine etc. will cost a year in your sport,” said Diehm.

RACHEL JOHNSON PHOTO EDITOR

he public had an open invitation to the Nelson Haggerty’s Lone Star Conference champion Mustangs held in D.L. Ligon Coliseum Feb. 29 for the 2016 net cutting ceremony. The festivities began with a small contest giving away free tickets at 7 p.m. The whole men’s team was given the opportunity to cut part of the old net, also President Suzanne Shipley, Leroy Mcllhaney, and Coach Nelson Haggerty were also involved in he rope cutting. Midwestern State just claimed its ninth Lone Star Conference title, with this being number seven in just 10 years.

PHOTOS BY KAYLA WHITE | THE WICHITAN

Clay Morgan, business managment sophomore, cutting the net of the MSU basketball court in D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Feb. 29th for the 2016 net cutting ceremony. | Nelson Haggerty, head men’s basketball coach, cutting off the rest of the net on the MSU basketball court in D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Feb. 29th for the 2016 net cutting ceremony.

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