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SCARY-OKE REPLACES TRICK-OR-TREATING FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Daniel Gallivoda, general business junior, wins the award for most original costume at Scary-oke. MICHELLE DICKEY REPORTER

hat do Olympic athletes, Frankenstein and Brittany Spears have in common? They love karaoke. UPB held its first Halloween-themed karaoke night on Oct. 31 in Comanche and had a bigger turnout than anticipated. With more than 70 students at a time, seating was hard to come by but UPB was prepared with plenty of activities for students to participate in. A pumpkin toss, water pong, and taking pictures in a photo booth were just a few activities students could do if they weren’t too busy singing or eating. ShaDera Bryant Williams, athletic training freshman, started off the night singing “Single Ladies” by Beyoncé and was dressed as an Olympic athlete. “I like to embarrass myself,” Bryant Williams, said. She also said she enjoys making people laugh. As a member of UPB, Bryant Williams got to the event early to help set up.

Christopher Haddox, English junior, wins the award for best costume at Scary-oke on Oct. 31.

Savannah Luna, nursing sophomore and UPB’s late night and weekend chair, helped come up with the idea for Scary-oke. Luna also dressed up as Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. “We get looked at weird if we go trick-or-treating because we’re not little kids, so this way people come and get candy. I want candy, and I figured other people wanted candy,” Luna said. “UPB wanted to do a karaoke night and I wanted to do a Halloween party at the same time, so I said, ‘let’s combine them, it’ll be great!’ It evolved into so much more than just karaoke.” Luna also emphasized that her position in UPB is to help promote alcohol awareness on campus. “Late night chair is in charge of giving people an alternative to going out and drinking and other things like that,” Luna said. Isaiah Edwards, art and graphic design junior, heard about this event from one of his friends in UPB. “I’m not a singer, I’m a dancer,” Edwards said, who didn’t participate in the singing portion of the night. With the event being larger than anticipated, Luna said UPB would be better prepared next time with more food and sitting area.

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S TAF F E DI T O R I A L

Freedom of speech vs. mockery OUR VIEW: Standing for the national anthem is freedom of speech, not mockery of our country. During last Monday’s lip sync performance, the Black Student Union members donned Black Lives Matter T-shirts, raised their right fists in the air to represent the Black Panther Party, and kneeled during a lip synced rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. In the world of ceremonial body language, standing is often a sign of respect. It shows that what we are standing for is important to us; for example, we stand when we say the Pledge of Allegiance in school and we stand when the bride walks down the aisle. Standing suggests that something important is going on that we need to acknowledge and give our attention to. Kneeling is a very different thing. If any one of us kneels during any of the aforementioned events, it is seen as a sign of disrespect or mockery — but BSU, through its protestations, is trying to show us that something is wrong in our country. While Americans have a lot to be proud of, we also have a lot to be ashamed of, too. There is not a moment in history that we can point out and say, “Hey, we had this all figured out.” It’s become a social norm to stand as soon the familiar opening chords are played. But standing for the national anthem, we believe, is not a blanket endorsement that everyone must follow.

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When you try your best

e’re at that point in the semester once again. Midterms, quizzes and assignments that all seem to be due at the same time are in abundance. Our brains are fried, we’re always tired and sleep is a blessing when we can get it. The halfway point of the semester is when our study and homework habits are truly testEmily ed, and our urge to procrastinate is stronger Simmons than ever. What you must understand is that you are not alone in your struggle. Everyone around you is stressed, exhausted and in desperate need of a break from the never ending deadlines. There are many ways to prevent mid-semester breakdowns, but the same methods do not always work for everyone. Listening to music, cuddling with animals or even taking five minutes to just breathe can help. Of course, naps don’t hurt either. Whatever you need to do to keep yourself mentally and physically healthy is your main priority, and taking a temporary break from life and all its demands is okay so long as you return to your responsibilities with a renewed sense of purpose and a plan to keep your life together in the meantime.

But do you know what doesn’t help those of us who are stretched too thin and near our mental limits? The people who think being a class clown in college is even moderately admirable. You’re not funny, and no one is laughing. A sense of humor is of course necessary during stressful times, but when you’re interrupting the education we’re paying for? That’s where the line needs to be drawn. We have paid to be in these classes, and your smart-aleck remarks that have nothing to do with the material being covered are rude not only to your fellow students, but to your teachers as well. Be productive in class, and tell your jokes on your own time so we can actually make it through the semester. Now is the time when the work has to be put in to eventually reach our goals in life, and we must push past these feelings of discouragement and self-doubt. Almost no situation is truly as bad as it seems, and you will eventually end up on the other side of it, even if it seems like there’s no end in sight. As the saying goes, “I don’t have all my ducks in a row, but they’re in the same pond so at least I have that going for me.” Our whole lives are waiting for us, and these are the years when we must earn the future we want for ourselves. Emily Simmons is a mass communication sophomore.

Social media has changed our world

he Residence Hall Association held elections for new officer positions earlier this fall. The one position that drew my attention was head of social media. From face value, it sounded like an extremely easy task that I could do in my spare time. I use social media almost religiously, so I felt the job would come naturally to me. It turned out, however, Chris it’s a job that requires more than just reblogCastillo ging and poking friends. It takes an understanding of what social media is and how it can be efficiently used. Spring forward to today, and I’m now the director of social media for RHA. In the past, RHA members usually joined via word of mouth, either by a friend or by attending one of our events. What we hoped to do with the new social media position was to be able to use popular social sites such as Facebook and Twitter to create a way that allowed us to connect to more students than we were previously able to and allow them to have a way to interact with our organization and have their voices heard. I cherish being able to create that bond between students and RHA. Our organization’s main goal is to be that voice for students on campus, and my job helps push that goal closer than ever. One of the most pivotal parts so far has been the temperature change in Legacy Hall. RHA had been a major influence in bringing the petition for a temperature change to

the forefront of housing. So, after the approval for the change, we had the residents of Legacy go to the RHA Twitter to vote for what temperature range they wanted in their rooms. More than 500 people voted and had substantial boost in residents interested in joining RHA. It was a great feeling knowing that my committee and I had a considerable part in making that possible. It’s a mind-blowing thing that we can use websites like Facebook and Twitter to create these networks where information can be spread to others in an instant. When you go out to the student center, students walk around on some sort of device, checking their social media accounts or texting. Not only has social media given us the tools to spread information quickly, but has also allowed people to be able to interact with one another on an unprecedented level. Users share millions of posts and videos every day, from cat pictures to live coverage of protests, in these online based communities. We’re constantly bombarded with information, be it news articles detailing revolution happening in third world countries or your mother tagging you in old baby pictures. That the Internet is the information super highway rings truer more and more with each hashtag. Certainly I’ve learned, but I hope everyone understands and appreciates how much social media has impacted our world. Chris Castillo is a mechanical engineering sophomore.

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Jesse Brown, the man behind the city council candidate

Sigma Nu fraternity sells tacos on campus

MICHELLE DICKEY REPORTER

-year-old Jesse Brown is running unopposed for City Council in Wichita Falls. If elections go as planned, Brown will be the youngest city councilman Wichita Falls has had. Brown graduated last spring with a degree in criminal justice and now works at the university as Coordinator of Student Organizations and Leadership Programming. “I even have this fax number; I mean how many people have fax numbers? That’s when you know you’ve made it,” Brown said. After graduation, he took eight weeks off to just relax but also to begin his campaign. He attended three bachelors parties, was a groomsman in three weddings, and finally after four years, got to start watching Dexter, a Showtime original series. During his time off, Brown has refocused on his three major goals. “Build a better relationship with the Lord, and my family, kind of all my relationships. Then it’s 4.0 in the MBA and then it’s to be the best city councilor on the council, period,” Brown said. “One of the worst things is finally realizing that you’ve got to pay back student loans. That’s why I started my MBA, I just prolonged it,” Brown said, who is in his first semester of the masters program for business administration. Brown is engaged to Jordan Ward, a recent masters program student at MSU. The two met after Ward moved to Brown’s hometown, Alvord, Texas. They have been sweethearts since seventh grade, which adds up to 10 years of dating. They went to different colleges; she went to a school in Oklahoma where she played basketball. Brown proposed to Ward on her senior night, at her game basketball game at half-court in front of a couple thousand fans. In August, Ward moved to Wichita Falls, and the two will be getting married May 27, 2017. Brown graduated from high school with a bad taste in his mouth toward being involved in school. In high school he was football captain, involved in Future Farmers of America and was class president. He was exhausted and needed a break. Brown realized not being involved wasn’t enough after coming to college with his twin brother, Clayton Brown, living off campus and having 8 a.m. classes where no one talked.

TAFT HAUS A P A R T M E N T S e! A place to call hom

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Jesse Brown, graduate student, enjoys the warmth of the Homecoming bonfire on Oct. 27. He soon joined Kappa Alpha Order, became a peer counselor which eventually led to being head peer counselor. His accomplishments include: Greek man of the year (twice), MSU man of the year (twice), being the recipient of multiple scholarships, president of KA in 2012-2014, student regent on the Board of Regents 2014-2015, student government president 2015-2016, and graduated valedictorian. Brown is a true Texan with a love for football and he takes pride in his favorite team: the Dallas Cowboys. Brown, like every good American, has a soft spot for Disney movies with his favorite being Toy Story. He enjoys eating at local restaurants such as Ronnie’s Burgers, McBride’s Steakhouse and has to stop at Spicy Mexico every time he’s in Bowie.

Since Sigma Nu has started selling tacos, De La Cruz and f you find yourself walk- Monreal have made an ating around campus hun- tempt to help with tacos evgry and would like to grab ery Tuesday. De La Cruz said, “I try to a bite to eat, but you don’t want to eat at the restaurants help my brothers out as much or cafeteria food on campus, as I can. We started making and you don’t want to drive and selling tacos on campus to get food from anywhere about a month ago.” Some students that did else, Sigma Nu Fraternity may not know about tacos being have a solution for you. sold on campus, E v e r y now make an atTuesday from tempt to get one 11 a.m. to 2 every Tuesday. p.m., Sigma Eledy Valero, Nu FraterSpanish senior, nity sets up a said, “I didn’t table on the even know tacos Mustangs were being sold Walk and on campus until sells tacos for a friend of mine $1 if paying had bought with cash, some and I just and $1.50 if had to try it bepaying with a cause it smelled card. so good. Now, I Carlos De try to get a taco La Cruz, marfrom Sigma Nu keting senior when they have and Sigma JESSE MONREAL them out to sell Nu president, BUSINESS SOPHOMORE on Tuesdays.” said, “We Sigma Nu bestart to set up a little before 11 a.m. to give gan selling tacos as a way to us time to prepare by firing raise funds for their chapter. De La Cruz said, “Some up the grill and start cooking the meat. We chose to make Tuesdays are better that othtacos because they are easy ers but we usually average around $130. Me and my and fairly quick to make.” Jesse Monreal, business brothers thought that selling sophomore, is Sigma Nu’s and making tacos would be treasurer. Monreal is in a great way to raise chapter charge of the chapter’s fund- funds and we have friends that come and get tacos from ing. Monreal said, “My broth- us every Tuesday.” Monreal agreed. ers and I usually hold meet“I think taco Tuesday ings to come up with various ways to fund our chapter and would be a little more sucthere happened to be a unan- cessful if we advertised a little more,” Monreal said. imous vote on selling tacos.” YARELI LORA REPORTER

“My brothers and I usually hold meetings to come up with various ways to fund our chapter and there happened to be a unanimous vote on selling tacos”

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Lip Sync battle over with traveling trophy staying home STEPHEN GOMEZ REPORTER

Head football coach Bill Maskill lights the bonfire on Oct. 27.

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Torchlight parade, bonfire: the tradition continues JEROMY STACY REPORTER

he beat of percussion instruments, and the fight song. Synchronized chants from the band members, following behind the cheerleaders. Spontaneous shouts and cheering from the crowd behind, carrying torches. The torchlight parade, on Thursday night, was just the beginning of a spirit-filled night. According to Mario Ramirez, assistant director of student development and orientation, 600 torches were handed out to be carried in the parade, which was more than what was handed out last year. Hanna Heuring, mass communication junior and cheerleader, said, “I was at the site of the bonfire during the torchlight parade. I could see a sea of torches through the Jesse Rogers Promenade and it just kept going and going. It was really cool, even from that distance.” The parade marched down Comanche Trail to Council Drive, and down Council to the parking lot, beside the free play field, where the bonfire would be held. Heuring said, “The bonfire was exhilarating. I was asked to emcee along with Charles Frazier so I was a little nervous to speak in front of such a large crowd. This was the first time I hadn’t been a part of the audience as a spectator, so seeing the crowd from the stage was incredible. The crowd was very excited to see the lip sync performances and team speeches. They really seemed to enjoy the experience!” After the lip sync finals and the teams had

made their speeches on stage, the bonfire was lit, burning the shirts representing opposing conference teams. Ramirez said, “The purpose is showing spirit, saying, ‘we defeated them,’ or that MSU is the best.” Bill Maskill, head football coach, loves this tradition. He said the support from the crowd is energizing for the football team. Maskill said, “I know we’ve got other sports, and they are important, but it’s really centered around the football team.” Heuring enjoyed seeing the community come together to support the university as well. “It is really great to see not only the students, but the faculty, administration, and community come together. You really feel the spirit of the campus at an event like the bonfire. It’s a good feeling knowing that such a large amount of people have pride in our university,” Heuring said.

BEHIND THE SCENES

The torchlight parade and bonfire were challenging tasks to execute, according to Ramirez. Ramirez said, “We actually had 900 torches, but we only got the chance to fill 600.” Matthew Chisholm, student transition programs coordinator, said only 15 people helped to fill the torches on the day of. “It was brutal,” Chisholm said. Ramirez said successfully putting together these two events required coordination with many people.

The Lip Sync three finalist teams performed during the bonfire show on stage at the Nocona trail south parking lot. People stood packed in the lot stretching out from the stage to the bonfire itself, roughly 100 yards. The first place team, Chi Omega/Sigma Alpha Epsilon, started the event with their Lip Sync routine. “It feels great,” Leonardo Gonzalez, mass communication sophomore, said. “It’s awesome to perform in front of everyone. I felt that we did better here then at the Prelims.” In between each dance, the announcers kept the crowd’s energy alive by throwing Homecoming T-shirts into outstretched hands. They also welcomed onto the stage the track team, volleyball team which threw small volleyballs into the crowd, men’s soccer team, and ending with the football team. Each time on stage the teams would have their captain and coach talk to the crowd. The teams also introduced different chants as well. “We love MSU,” Sadie Gent, environmental science junior, said. “it makes us excited that so many people love it too.” The next team to perform was the cheerleaders, who came in third at the akin auditorium. Gent said it felt great while performing in front of everyone to hear people cheer them on. “Being in front of everyone was awesome,”Abby Phouleuanghong, education sophomore, said. “My adrenaline was through the roof.” Coming on stage after the football team was the returning Lip Sync champions, the Caribbean Student Organiza-

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Francis Samuels, mechanical engineering junior and Akeem Shaw, accounting junior performing at Lip sync in Akin Auditorium. tion, which came in second at the Akin Auditorium. Angelica Symarette, exercise psychology senior, said there was a lot of pressure on them dancing on the stage but they let the pressure go and had fun. “We went hard, we brought the heat,” Deshaunte Rolle, multilingual junior, said. “we fed off the crowd.” Unlike last time with five judges, there were only three, along with the “unspoken” judge, the crowd. In the end, the returning champions won again, taking home the traveling trophy with Chi Omega/Sigma Alpha Epsilon in second and cheer in third.

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Smooth sailing and ship wrecks at cardboard boat race KELSEY PURCELL REPORTER

he setting sun reflected off the water of Sikes Lake where 17 teams were lined up with their various cardboard boats on the evening of Oct. 28. Get ready, get set, go! Splash! The boats entered the water. A few teams took an early lead, while others could barely get off the shore. The crowd of nearly 300 people cheered on all of the teams, but only one proved victorious. The Sigma Kappa and Kappa Sigma duo sailed across the finish line, earning themselves the first place finish. “I’m very, very excited that we won,” Zac Black, nursing freshman, said of his victory. “Our strategy was to just stay in the middle, and try not to sink.” The duo said their team had spent only five hours working on the boat, and were surprised they actually won. “We didn’t think we could do it,” Kelsey Pocowatchit, exercise physiology freshman, said. However, not every team was as fortunate. The Maniacs said they spent a total of 15 hours working on their boat, but were unable to make it past the shoreline, but that did not break their spirits. “I was really nervous, but we were pumped for the race,” Kaelen Powless, radiology sophomore, said. “But then we got stuck in the mud and we weren’t moving, so I had to get out of the boat, and push, and get back in, then water got in it.” Spectators said they enjoyed watching people sink more than anything. “The most fun thing about the boat race was watching who sank,” Hector Hernandez, respiratory therapist junior, said. “It was funny as well as very entertaining when boats would sink and fall apart.” Powless said even though she ended up sinking, she had a great time and thinks more people should participate in the future. “I would recommend it because it was hilarious,” Powless said. Mario Ramirez, director of student development and orientation, said the event builds up positive energy for homecoming. “It builds up that energy, that school spirit that you want to have during homecoming week,” Ramirez said. “After the bonfire, everyone was feeling good, so doing something that’s good and exciting adds to that spirit.” Ramirez said the cardboard boat race adds to the excitement of homecoming week because it is led by the students. “So really it’s all of the organizations,” Ramirez said. “All we do is come the day of and make sure they didn’t put any styrofoam, just to make sure they’re following the rules and guidelines.” The rules stated that there could not be any styrofoam in the boat, no excessive use of tape, and participants had to wear lifejackets and closed-toe shoes. Overall participants and spectators said the race was fun. “I had a really great time,” Pocowatchit said.

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Members of Gamma Phi Beta and Tau Kappa Epsilon participate in the Homecoming float competition on Oct. 28.

Homecoming parade marches through campus BRENDAN WYNNE REPORTER

s the sounds of drums and horns echoed across campus, followed by the sight of brass instruments glistening in the sun, the Golden Thunder Marching Band lead the charge for the small army of floats, signaling the beginning of the homecoming parade Oct. 28. “I love how homecoming is about tradition no matter where you go,” Blair Berend, radiology freshman, said. “With the parade being one of the many traditions at MSU, it’s always exciting because we, as cheerleaders, get to interact with the fans who are so supportive. Being able to see them get excited about the festivities makes our job so much easier and so much fun.” However, many students took their school spirit into their own hands, as several fraternities and sororities teamed up to create their own floats. “Showing off my MSU spirit in the parade was really special to me. Back home

I was never able to be in one of them because I wasn’t in any organization,” Jessica Hernandez, nursing freshman, said. “So, being on one of the floats and being able to express myself was definitely something to remember. I love MSU and I’m happy that I was able to express that in the parade.” Though several student organizations created their own floats to join in on the festivities, some students felt there was just as much fun to be had in simply watching and enjoying the parade. “Parades are just fun to watch, there’s no getting around that,” Haley Kelley, nursing freshman, said. “I came from a small high school, so we never really did something like this, so I just think it’s really cool that students can show their spirit in this kind of way, as well as offer everyone else a really fun opportunity to come hang out and cheer on the Mustangs.” Mario Ramirez, assistant director of the office of student development and

orientation, said that hosting the parade on a Friday afternoon, rather than a Saturday morning, worked well, as many students, faculty, and staff, were able to come out and cheer on the mustangs in numbers they haven’t seen in quite a while. “We were actually a little surprised at how many people around campus came out,” Ramirez said. “It was really nice to see the size of the crowd. It was bigger than it had been in recent years, that’s for sure.” As well as offering students, faculty, and staff, an outlet to show their spirit, the Office of Student Development and Orientation held a contest for the best float during the parade. The criteria for the floats were incorporation of the homecoming theme, adherence to safety guidelines, creativity, and judge’s preference. The winner in the Greek category was the team of Sigma Kappa and Kappa Sigma, while the winner in the student organization category was MSU Cheer.

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H O M E C O M ING KING AND QUEEN

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Forward, Nick Powell, undecided junior, tried to block a USAO athlete at the Mustangs first basketball game of the season on Oct. 31. PHOTO BY BRIDGET REILLY | THE WICHITAN

Homecoming queen, Summer Hutchinson, nursing senior and homecoming king, Charles Frazier, athletic training senior at the Homecoming football game Oct. 29.

Men’s basketball wins 107-75 in first game SCORING

Science and Arts (Oklahoma) scored first at 19:33 At the half MSU leads 54-35 Magnus Richards fouls out with 3:15 minutes to go Final score 107-75

THOUGHTS FROM NICK POWELL, UNDECIDED JUNIOR

In the first half we played well as a team. We rebounded well, shot the ball well, played a good defense. Second half we came out a little slow, but we figured it out offensively and defensively and started to rebound a little bit more. We played well as a team, but we still have to figure out a few things on defense, boxing out and rebounding.

THOUGHTS FROM BRANDON NEEL, SENIOR IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES

We played well today, but we still have things we need to work on. We gotta make more hustle plays.

THOUGHTS FROM ROMELLO WALKER, SOPHOMORE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES

I know you were on the bench, but how do you think the boys played? It’s not always about playing all the time, you know? Cause you gotta have that spark off the bench, cause thats just gonna hype you up in the game, you

know what I mean? That’s what my role was today.

COACH NELSON HAGGERTY

We have a lot to work on. We’re young. We’ve got some guys who are trying to get some experience, and we’re trying to play some guys to give them experience. I’m pleased with how we did tonight, we competed for the whole 40minutes. We have to get a lot better defensively, get back into transition, keeping the ball in front. We did a lot of good things. We shared the basketball well. They switched up some defenses, we hadn’t played much. We had probably worked on zone for a day during practice, so what we did against the zone on the fly. I thought the guys did pretty good. If you’re going to be a good team, you’re going to have to draw something up in the timeouts, talk about and execute it, and I thought they did a pretty good job doing that. We have an inexperienced group, so for a lot of the guys, it’s their first time playing with us, or they’re in different roles, but they have to get used to it. But we’re getting better day by day, we’ve been feeling out our practices and looking forward to next Monday and seeing how much better have gotten from now. These two first games, the teams aren’t as good as the teams as we’re going to see in our conference. However, we didn’t play down to their level, we played to to our capability.

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PHOTOS BY IZZIEL LATOUR | THE WICHITAN

Jerryl Yarbourgh, accounting and finance junior, & Quinton Childs, criminal justice sophomore, at the homecoming football game against UTPB.

Tight end and exercise physiology junior, Keanu Kalawaia and offensive lineman and criminal justice sophomore, Rowdy Clark block at the Homecoming game on Oct. 29.

Football tops UTPB 76-21 in Homecoming rout SAVANNAH RANGEL REPORTER

ans were treated to a dominating performance at this year’s Homecoming game. The football tam routed the UT Permian Basin Falcons 76-21. After a loss to West Texas A&M last week, the Mustangs efforts were geared towards improving on all sides of the ball. “We had a tough last game, so this week was about refocusing on the fundamentals and just worry about improving,” Islam Sbeih, junior guard, said. UT Permian Basin is a first-year program, so the Mustangs players said they didn’t know what to expect against their Lone Star Conference rivals. “We wanted to respond big. It was our first time playing them so it was a who’s who of what to expect,” head coach Bill Maskill said. In the first quarter alone, the Mustangs put up 35-points over the Falcons. Sophomore running back, Vincent Johnson scored the first two touchdowns. Deandre Black, junior wide

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receiver, ran back 67-yard punt return score. Jordan Meyers, senior rover, scored next off a Falcon fumble. The quarter ended with Gary Farquhar, sophomore tight end, scoring a 10-yard touchdown. Maskill pulled starting senior quarterback Quade Coward halfway through the second quarter. The second and third string teams saw playing time the rest of the game as the score went up. “It’s very low intensity since along the sideline since we started pulling ahead. It’s great though because the second and third string guys get experience,” Maria Powell, senior assistant football trainer, said. The UT Permian Basin Falcons scored in the second quarter, bringing the score to 56-7 at the end of the half. After the halftime festivities, the Mustangs continued a strong performance. The Mustangs recovered their own blocked field goal which led to another touchdown. The Falcons scored again with 0:21 seconds left in the third quarter. A few miscues, such as a botched Falcons punt that hit a

Mustangs player in the back, allowed the Falcons to recover their own ball. That drive led to a Falcon touchdown. Mustang 54-yard touchdown with 1:20 left in the fourth quarter was the last scoring play. Paul Manus, junior redshirted safety, watched his team from the stands. “I am proud of our guys. We never came in with a big head. After last week’s experience, I think that we showed that the loss was a fluke,” Manus said. “It’s definitely a confidence builder.” Maskill agreed with Manus, but said he still wants the team to focus on next week despite the big win. “It’s important to enjoy the win tonight and get healthy. Tomorrow we will start planning to face a tough opponent next week,” Maskill said.

The football team plays Tarleton State in Stephenville Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.

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