March 4, 2015 by The Wichitan and Wai Kun

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Andrew Rogerson, candidate for university president and provost of Sonoma State University, speaks at a forum Feb. 25.

Second candidate discusses vision with students

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Robert Nelsen, candidate for university president and special advisor to executive vice chancellor for academic affairs for UT System, speaks at a forum March 3.

Friend-raising, not fundraising, final candidate says at forum

ROBERT WILLIAMS REPORTER

ETHAN METCALF EDITOR

he second of three candidates for university president spoke Feb 25. to a crowd of a dozen students at the student forum in the Clark Student Center. Andrew Rogerson, provost of Sonoma State University in California, spoke on why he chose MSU and what he could add to the university. “First and foremost, let me be very clear: For a university to succeed in the future, it must be student centered. All decisions should be based on the simple question: Will this benefit the students?” Rogerson said. Rogerson continued, talking about the qualities the new president must have. “This new president needs to be a change agent, one who can make MSU the preferred destination campus in Texas, and improve all opportunities for students here at this university,” Rogerson said. Casey Hansard, sociology junior said every student should be attending the forums during the presidential search. “This is the time for any student with questions or concerns to get them answered. Students may not realize it now, but having a new president is going to affect everyone associated with the university,” Hansard said. “I think that’s pretty big.” Hansard said he’d definitely be attending. “I feel like I’m obligated to because I am a part of this university and I pay to go here.

he last of three candidates for University President spoke to about 150 attendees at a forum March 3. Robert Nelsen, special adviser to executive vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Texas System, spoke about the strength of liberal arts schools, further integrating technology for students and faculty, raising retention rates, and a litany of other subjects as students, faculty, staff and community members asked Nelsen a range of questions. “This university is dedicated to students,” Nelsen said. “That’s why I want to come.” Nelsen said he has three major priorities for the university: Making MSU a destination university, increasing retention, and increasing enrollment. “This university should be a destination university, a university of first choice. I told them we’ve got to come up with a plan in the first 90 days on how we make it a destination university,” Nelsen said. Nelsen said he is qualified to turn the university’s retention and enrollment problems around because of his experience doing the same thing at the University of Texas—Pan American. “I had to go through a 23 percent budget cut of a $269 million budget. That’s a huge cut. We did it, but we came through on the other side,” Nelsen said. “We

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BOARD OF RE GE N T S W IL L A N N O U N C E I T S C H O I C E M A R C H 9 A F TER S P EC IA L M EETING

Study Abroad

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Michael Mills, director of housing and dining services, wil take over the study abroad program starting June 1.

Student Poet

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Brett Lincoln, mass communication junior, dabbles in spoken word poetry, basketball, social justice, and more.

Double Wins

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Men’s and women’s basketball took home victories against Cameron University March 1.

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Nelsen fits MSU best Our view: While all three presidential finalists impressed us and appeared to be well suited for MSU, the Board of Regents can choose only one, and we hope they choose Robert Nelsen to be our next university president.

uzanne Shipley, president of Shepherd University, impressed us by being president of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, and she even offered the critique that university officials could do more to involve the university in COPLAC. Shipley said she would follow the university’s Master Plan as it is written, which is good, but not as good as Nelsen’s idea to follow the Master Plan with the caveat that priorities need to be made so university officials can more effectively follow the plan. The second finalist Andrew Rogerson, provost of Sonoma State University, made a conscious effort to put students at the forefront of his decision making, but as the only candidate who has not been the president of a university, he may have a steeper learning curve than the other candidates. Rogerson would certainly be an agent of change, something he said university presidents should be, but as the only candidate without experience in Texas, he may be less effective at fundraising and working with the legislature. Robert Nelsen, special adviser to executive vice chancellor for academic affairs for the UT System, impressed us the most with the honesty and ease in which he answered questions fully where other candidates tip-toed around some issues. Through this entire process, students have shown a desire for an open and accessible president, and while all three claimed they would walk around campus and make themselves available to students, Nelsen struck us as the candidate who understands the modern student the most. For starters, Nelsen is the only candidate who has a Twitter account, and he uses it regularly and effectively. This alone puts him ahead of the others in terms of relatability to students, but his openness with the public is the biggest thing students want. We pay a lot of money to attend college, and we deserve to be kept informed about our school, all the way up to the highest level. Beyond everything, Nelsen demonstrated the most passion of the three finalists—passion he backed up with results from his tenure as president of the University of Texas-Pan American. MSU needs change to survive, and Nelsen is the candidate to do that most effectively.

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Date yourself first, then someone else One of the ways we learn about ourselves is by dating others. The college years are the best years for dating because you get to discover what you want in a partner. However, I have discovered that a lot of students take Adaobi Ezeodum dating a lot more seriously than they should. Most students feel like they should have found “the one” and think that something is wrong if they haven’t. The truth is it’s perfectly OK to not have figured out dating. A lot of girls leave making the first move to the guys. Sitting down and hoping he comes to get it will get you nowhere. I’m not an expert on relationships, but I have experienced how important it is to know yourself before you get to know someone else. Being attracted to someone and finding out that he or she does not feel the same can be a set-back, but it’s not the end of the world. There’s someone out there for everyone and just because one person doesn’t reciprocate

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the feelings you show them doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s no one out there for you. Not dating can also open avenues to discovering hobbies, which will help in the hunt for a mate. Find things that you enjoy doing. Bowling, going to dinner with friends or simply staying home and watching movies can be ways to keep yourself busy. Getting involved in extracurricular activities and volunteering are also good ways to meet people. Find self fulfillment in your solitude first. Sex should not be an under-the-table conversation. That we engage in sexual acitvity but are often unwilling to talk about it is hypocritical. Women have every right to engage in sexual conversations as much as men do. Instead of restricting these talks to anonymous apps like “Yik Yak,” having these talks on a greater scale can debunk myths surrounding sexuality. Dating is a luxury and not a necessity in finding happiness. Adaobi Ezeodum is a management information systems junior.

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Comfortable on the courts of law and basketball SERAH WELBORN REPORTER

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Michael Mills, director of housing and dining services, talks with Angie Reay, associate director of housing and dining services, and Marilyn Fowle, vice president of business affairs and finance, at a forum for the third presidential candidate March 3.

Housing, dining director to take over study abroad ETHAN METCALF EDITOR

s Larry Williams, sociology professor and director of the study abroad program, reaches retirement this May, Michael Mills, director of housing and dining services, will take over Williams' position June 1 this summer. "I’m very fortunate and very honored to have the opportunity to take over after him when he retires in May," Mills said. "Dr. Williams has done a fantastic job of building Midwestern’s culture of study abroad. He started this 28 years ago just as a sociology professor and has built this into a consortium now that Midwestern leads." It will be a short move physically—the housing and study abroad offices share a building—but this marks Mills' first foray into the academic side of campus. "I’ve worked my whole career in student

affairs. I’ve had the opportunity the last couple of years to teach a little bit in Dillard College of Business, and I think it’s a wonderful opportunity to experience the academic side of the house and to give these students a life-changing opportunity," Mills said. Mills said a national search for a new housing and dining director will begin next month, ideally filling the position on the same day he transitions to his new job. "Just because of the nature of new housing coming online, it being a record year where we’re going to have unprecedented demand for university housing, and managing of that and off-campus [housing], I think they’d want someone in here as soon as they could," Mills said. "When I came in 2003 of having 700 beds on campus to now when we have 1,320. If you count our offcampus beds, we’re at 1,500, and by next fall of ‘16, we’ll have over 1,800 beds."

ROGERSON pg. 1 My biggest concerns with the new president are dealing with tuition,” Hansard said. Rogerson said his steady rise from teaching to administration would help him if chosen, but it also confirmed his desire to make broader changes that affect entire universities and not just the classroom. “When you’re a dean of a school of science, for instance, you really control the whole vision for the school. You work with all the faculty and you’re a key member in how that school moves forward,” Rogerson said. “When you move to a provost level you’re doing the same thing except for the whole university. At the president level it’s a very

different job, but that lovely responsibility of being in charge, to determine the future and success of every student in that university is very powerful and very appealing.” James Palmer, engineering junior, asked what Rogerson has to offer the school. “I like to ask difficult questions, ones that require a long thought response. I want to know what makes Rogerson different from Shipley, for example,” Palmer said. “What are some of the things he thinks he can provide the university that Shipley can’t.” Additional reporting by Ethan Metcalf.

n addition to a performance by poet and activist Odd?Rod on Feb. 26, students were audience to the works of five of MSU's own—including Brett Lincoln, mass communication junior, who debuted his spoken word poems "Letter to a Grieving Father" and "Lion's Den" for the University Programming Board's poetry night. Though he claimed to be nervous, Lincoln's delivery was smooth and successful, receiving applause both from students and Odd?Rod, who listened nearby. "I come from a very musical household," Lincoln said. "Singing has always been something I've done; however, with the spoken word, it is really a way for me to get my feelings out." According to Lincoln, he did not always feel able to do so. Comments from his instructors were, at times, of little encouragement, even suggesting to him that his voice was "not worthy of being heard." He has since worked to prove them wrong. "I went into mass communication because it helps you develop that voice, [to] understand the power and the impact that that voice can have, and what you can give to the world," he said. Lincoln plans to translate his speaking skills into a career in contract law. "I have always had this want and need to see justice done, by any person," he said. "I feel that those people who don't have a voice need to be spoken for. I think that's what lawyers are supposed to do. If I can represent just or righteous interest in somebody and somehow fight for the justice that they deserve, then I've done a great for them and society." While a degree in history is generally the choice for students of similar interests, Lincoln said he feels one in mass communication will serve him better. With it he said he will be better prepared to interact with his clients and navigate the media, offering the best possible image to them. On the other hand, should his goals change to exclude law, he will be able to pursue a career in the field he loves. "I thought this would be a great field to go into prior to law school," Lincoln said. "It just helps you really get an understanding of different subsets of society: What they're doing, what they want, how to really appeal to them, regarding anything that they do... They want diverse people to go into law school." Lincoln joined MSU last fall in pursuit of basketball, having found his experience at four other universities unsatisfactory. While he no longer plays for the team due to an illness, he finds himself drawn to public speaking and campus activism. "I can say a lot is messed up, but at the end of the day I'm the one who has the power to

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Brett Lincoln, mass communication junior, performs two poems at the UPB Poetry Night, featuring ODD?ROD, held in the Clark Student Center Atrium Feb. 26. try to fix something, and that's what I want to do," he said. He has joined the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on top of writing and poetry clubs, also advocating for black awareness, the environment and anti-bullying campaigns presently and in the past. He has acted as a mentor and supported Invisible Children. He expressed that, while he is a part of many campus activities, he doesn't necessarily pursue them for the sake of padding his resume. "A lot of people don't understand that love isn't always glorious. It's going out with people that you know, being humble, making a sacrifice of your time and funds and giving it to somebody else," Lincoln said. "That's the love that we're called to abide in as humans and especially as Americans. It's great to get involved." He said he expects to graduate from MSU with a minor in public relations December 2016, to attend law school in the Dallas area, where he received most of his early education. He said he likes to envision himself receiving a “10-gallon hat to wear in the courtroom" in recognition of his law degree. "Even though I'm not a native, I feel the biggest and the best things come from Texas," he said. "If I'm going to be a lawyer, I'm going to be a Texan lawyer." Lincoln said he aims for the moon with his career. He became a voracious reader early on in life, honing in on Thurgood Marshall, the works of whom inspired him as a child. "I never wanted to become a lawyer. I wanted to become a Supreme Court Justice," he said. While he accepts the possibility of missing the mark, he's still "planning for the stars."

A lot of business gets done on the golf course and in other social settings … you can’t rely on an interpreter there. One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. -Frank Smith

Contact with other cultures and languages is inevitable in our society. The study of a Foreign Language is arguably the best tool the university can provide for students to be able to have a better perception and understanding of the world.

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* global leadership requires language competency (Washington, D.C. Committee for Economic Development) * language is the single greatest need in the intelligence community (U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) * only 25 - 30% of the world speaks English as a native or non-native language * 34.6% of Texas and 14.9% of Wichita Falls inhabitants speak a language other than English at home (U.S. Census Bureau)

Credit is available, through proficiency exams, for language ability that you may already have.

82% of alumni received a competitive edge from their foreign language abilities (American School of International Management) 

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College graduates who speak a second language earn, on average, wages that are 2 percent higher (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

SELF IMPROVEMENT * better scores on standardized tests (The Telegraph) * increased creative and problem-solving skills (European Commission) * greater self-esteem (Fernando Rubio, Cambridge Scholars Publishing) * health benefits such as the delayed onset of Alzheimer’s by up to four years (Neurology)

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REVIEWS

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The beef supreme burrito with no lettuce and tomato from Severiana Sevi’s Burritos.

Mexican restaurant lost among better options REVIEW BY BRI SHEEN

Severiana Sevi’s Burritos, a Mexican restaurant on the outskirts of downtown Wichita Falls, fell short of my standards. From the outside, Sevi’s looks vibrant and welcoming, with cool murals on the outside of the building. My friend and I went to Sevi’s on a Monday evening and there was only one table in the restaurant when we arrived. We only saw one employee while we there but he was attentive and went beyond the standard level of friendliness you expect from a waiter. We got our food to go and as we waited, two other groups came through the door to pick up orders, so that seemed to be the more popular route. Although typically waiting for my food would be the most boring part of the evening, this wasn’t the case at Sevi’s. In addition to the attentive waiter bringing us drinks, the inside of the restaurant is decorated with lively art and more murals and I had fun looking around the place while I waited. I’m also a stickler for cleanliness in restaurants, but I had no complaints in that department with Sevi’s. The food came out quickly and was warm from being prepared. I ordered a supreme beef burrito and my friend had the nacho combination with chicken. The waiter thanked us for coming about a million times, which is never a bad thing, and we were off.

Once I sat down to eat my burrito, my first observation was the thick, flaky tortilla. It was by far the best part of the burrito. The beef and guacamole inside was also average or slightly above, but the other ingredients - beans and cheese, were lackluster at best. My friend complained that the tortilla chips in her nachos were stale and the cheese tasted like it came straight from a can, but the chicken was decent. My meal wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t impressive either. It satisfied my hunger but didn’t leave me grateful for having chosen to eat at this particular Mexican restaurant. The basic ingredients in their food like the cheese and beans need improving to contend with the better, higher quality ingredients like the tortillas and meat. Because the service was wonderful and the setting was inviting, I’m even more disappointed that the food wasn’t superb, because by the time I left the restaurant with my to go order, I was really rooting for this place. Sevi’s is acceptable, but there are better burrito shops and Mexican food restaurants around campus, let alone in downtown, that I would go to before I went back to Sevi’s.

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Redbox Reviews: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ the story progresses he becomes a leader. While I eleased in August of last year, Guardians of would not have picked Pratt to play a leader of any the Galaxy tells the origin story of the Mar- kind, he did not disappoint me at all. vel Universe’s group under the same name. The rest of the cast performed as well as they It mainly stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Dave were expected to. Bradley Cooper voiced an angry Bautista, and features the voice acting of Bradley raccoon, Saldana played a green assassin, Vin Diesel Cooper and Vin Diesel. It also boasts an impres- played a talking tree (kinda), Dave Bautista played a sive ensemble, including Benicio Del Toro, Michael jolly blue giant (literally) and they all came togethRooker, Glenn Close, John C. Reilly and others. er to form the perfect rag-tag band of misfits. It was The movie revolves mainly around the story of funny, it was thrilling, and it didn’t have too much Peter Quill (Pratt) and his adventures across the gal- of any single personality. axy, as he attempts to discover the Students thinking about rentvalue of a recovered orb and sell it ing this movie should expect a well for a huge amount of money. Along written action flick, with plenty of the way, he encounters the rest of intense moments and can look forthe starring cast in an action-packed ward to a remarkable cast doing a scene early on which winds up getstellar job. The acting was enjoyable, ting all of them arrested and thrown the plot was particularly interestin jail, where they begin to bond and ing, and the cinematography was agree to work together to sell the top-level, with remarkable specialmysterious orb. effects that will leave viewers in awe. Chris Pratt earned his initial recThe Marvel Universe, as always, ognition in the popular television leaves plenty of room for post-film show Parks and Recreation, where questions and speculation, as well as he was known for clever quips and room for sequels. a loveable lack of self-awareness. And this being a Marvel movie: MATT JOBE He proved he was worth the attenDon’t forget to watch the after-credREPORTER tion with his performance in this its scene. Of course, now that it’s on movie, with a solid delivery of one-liners and an DVD the credits can be fast forwarded. air of playful arrogance. His character has a harsh The biggest question on my mind, however, is background story which is implied throughout how much did Disney pay Vin Diesel to say “I am the movie, which gives him a chip on his shoulder. Groot” six times and leave the studio? He is smart and clever, and, most importantly, as REVIEW BY MATT JOBE

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Upcoming Events

March 5 Spring 2015 Geoscience and Environmental Science Colloquium Series | 4:30 p.m. in Bolin 100 | Free March 6-7 MSU Department of Music: Some Enchanted Evening | 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium | Free for students, faculty and staff. General admission is $10. Admission for senior citizens and active-duty military is $5. March 6 Community Health Fair | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Free March 6 Design-A-Thon | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Fain Fine Arts C115F | Free with registration. Registration is required by March 4. Contact Jennifer Yucus. March 6 Juanita Harvey Art Gallery Opening Reception: Marc Burckhardt and Yasuyo Maruyama | 6-8 p.m. in the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery | Free

March 7 Art Workshop with Live Animals from Wild Bird Rescue and River Bend Nature Center | 10-11:30 a.m. at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU | Free March 9 Media Monday | 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Fain Fine Arts C111 | Free March 9 Counseling Center Academic Workshop: Four Steps to a 4.0 | 7-8 p.m. in the Sundance Court Apartments third floor meeting room | Free March 10 and March 11 Imagine Graduation | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Clark Student Center Comanche Suites | Free March 10 Billie Doris McAda Graduate School Open House | 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Dillard 189 | Free March 10 Continuing Education Film Series: “Moonrise Kingdom” | 7 p.m. at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU | Free

NELSEN pg. 1 have increased our graduation rates by 10 percent, so I know what I’m doing when it comes to that. We’ve increased our retention rates by about 5 percent.” Each of the candidates were asked about the proposed concealed carry legislature that would allow handguns on college campuses, and of the three candidates, Nelsen was the strongest opponent and his statement was met with applause. “We do not need guns on campus. The suicide rate is way too high already,” Nelsen said. “We lost our son to suicide. Do you know what it’s like to hear that message from the police? We need safe campuses. Our police are experts, we put them through the training.” Nelsen also talked about fundraising, one of the president’s main duties, but he referred to it as something else.

“Fundraising is about friend-raising. You don’t raise money just by going in and asking, so you’ve got to build friendships and make sure you cultivate those friendships,” Nelsen said. “We at Pan Am had to raise funds, about $1.5 million every year, just for things that we wanted in celebration of science and engineering. We did that through corporations. You go into the corporations and ask them to support you and they will support you, but first and foremost I need to get to know the community and I need to earn their trust.”

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Social work program to host rally COURTNEY GILDER REPORTER

As part of Social Work Month and for the second year, students are hosting a Social Work Rally and walk March 6. Tesha Morgan, social work senior and chair of the rally, said, "The point of the rally is to connect social work students and professionals together. This gives everyone a greater appreciation for what they do or want to do." Morgan, and other social work students teamed up to host the rally to promote the work professional social workers do and to spread awareness about social problems facing the community. The rally will begin with a speech by the mayor and county commissioners followed by a walk toward the courthouse with signs representing everything from social justice to child abuse and domestic violence. "The signs are meant to be directed toward what people are passionate," Morgan said. She said the causes the signs represented ranged from social injustice to child abuse and domestic violence. "This is a good opportunity for the community to network and come together to let their voices be heard," Morgan said. The rally will begin at 11:45 a.m. at the MPEC.

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Kevin Wagner, criminal justice senior, makes the shot in Andrea Carter, accounting senior, pushes through Sasha the game at D.L Ligon Coliseum on March 1. MSU beat Carter and Markita Zeigler, Cameron players, at the game Cameron 73-67. in D.L Ligon Coliseum March 1. MSU beat Cameron 83-71.

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he men and women’s basketball teams played Cameron University in a double-header March 1, where they both won their last home game of the season with the help of some Dome Magic. The women performed first and beat Cameron 81-73. The men ended with a score of 73-67 over the Oklahoma Aggies. The women’s team ended the Lone Star Conference play with a record of 12-4 with an overall season record of 21-5. The men have a current record of 21-7 and ended conference play going 10-4.

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In the first five minutes, MSU scored 11 points before Cameron first scored. The ladies went on a scoreless five minute run late in the half where the aggies were able to rack up five points to bring the score to 23-14 with 4:08 to go. Freshman forward Krishawn Crockett, undecided freshman, broke the scoreless spell when she went to the free-throw line to sink two shots bringing the score to 25-14. Senior guard Dianna Jones, sports and leisure studies senior, made a jumper with

2:16 left in the half and was fouled and would go to the free-throw line to make the extra point. The team ended the first half with a lead of 36-18. MSU was the first team to get points on the board in the second half but Cameron scored within the same minute. The aggies missed their next shot and Shambreka Jones was there to grab the rebound and sink a jumper to bring the score to 40-20. Cameron attempted to catch up on the board, decreasing the deficit, but the women’s offense proved too much for Cameron. The last five minutes of the game MSU scored from layups and free-throws. Senior forward Andrea Carter made the last basket of the game and on the home court. The women’s team will play Eastern New Mexico March 4 at noon in the Lone Star Conference post-season tournament at the Allen Event Center in Allen.

MEN’S

Forward Xavier Blackburn, sports and leisure studies senior, made a three-pointer with an assist from guard Bretson McNeal, sports and leisure studies junior, to start off the game against Cameron. Guard Kevin Wagner, criminal justice senior, with his first personal and team foul,

gave Cameron its first chance to put points on the board but was only able to sink one basket at the free-throw line. The aggies didn’t put another point on the board until eight minutes into the game and remained in single digit scoring for the first half. After two turnovers, Blackburn got the defensive rebound to run the floor and make a layup, bringing the score to 34-16. The ball was immediately returned to the offensive end after another defensive rebound from Blackburn. With one second left on the clock, Blackburn shot and made a three-pointer with an assist from sophomore guard Patrick Smith to further seal Midwestern’s victory and end the half, 47-19. Cameron put the first points on the board in the second half from the freethrow line after being fouled by forward Abiodun Adegoke, applied arts and sciences senior. As Cameron closed the gap on the scoreboard and made the last four points of the game, they still weren’t able to gain a lead on MSU and fell short, 73-67. The two teams will face each other again in the LSC post-season tournament March 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the Allen Event Center in Allen.