April 11, 2018 by The Wichitan and Wai Kun

April 11, 2018 | Midwestern State University | thewichitan.com | Your Campus. Your News. | Vol. 82 No. 25

Last Lecture

PHOTOS BY FRANCISCO MARTINEZ | THE WICHITAN

In celebrating Asian American Awareness Month the University Programming Board brings G Yamazawa, an award-winning slam poet, to Midwestern State University at Legacy Hall on April 10.

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Exercise physiology professor Frank Wyatt gave his “last lecture” on the benefits on stress.

Greek Pageant

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Members of sororities and fraternities competed to win in the Disney-themed Greek pageant.

Spring Game

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Anticipation kicks in as football players get ready for the Maroon vs. Gold game.

Zaquera Wallace, biology junior, and Zarya Malato, mass communication sophomore, laugh at G Yamazawa.

G. Yamazawa inspires with poetry BRIAN LANG REPORTER

he room was filled with laughter and applause as students absorbed the poetry and stories of National Poetry Slam Champion G. Yamazawa on April 10 in the Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room. UPB coordinated the event and around 30 students attended. George Masao, “G” Yamazawa blended funny anecdotes about his life and family with hard-hitting verses explaining his identity, his heritage and what it means for him to be an American. His conversations with the audience strayed into his favorite rappers and childhood experiences as he engaged with the students and made slam poetry accessible. Many students said they felt that slam poetry provided a great dynamic in conveying Yamazawa’s message. “It made his message unique because, honestly, I’ve never been to slam poetry where the artist addressed so many topics like children, race, their heritage and growing up with im-

migrant parents,” Kaitlyn Stewart, marketing junior, said. “There was a comedy aspect to it, but there’s also a real-life side where he reflected on his experiences. Slam poetry allows you to get another take on someone else’s experiences and their life.” Other students felt that Yamazawa’s humor and entertaining attitude provided a vehicle for him to address more serious and personal issues. Alexis Osborne, nursing freshman said, “My favorite part about tonight was his sense of humor and how he added that into his poetry. He’ll just go from something funny to something more serious. He was able to hit hard topics, but still be lighthearted.” Yamazawa said that slam poetry has given him a voice in a very open and enthusiastic environment. “The community of poetry itself is so beautiful and so accepting and non-judgemental. It’s a community where you feel like you can do anything you want, say anything you want, be anything that you want to be and not

be laughed out of the room for it,” Yamazawa said. “You’re able to freely tell your story and be honest with yourself. That’s where I really deepened my love for poetry in particular.” Although reaching his level of success may seem daunting to student, Yamazawa gave this advice to those in the audience about what it means to be successful. “I think success is about creating goals, really big goals and not succumbing to your lower self. It’s about feeling like you deserve these goals or want these things. We really cheat ourselves out of the forward motion that having a goal that is so vast can provide in our lives,” Yamazawa said. “Having huge goals that are very distant allow you to be in the moment of what you are doing because the way you do anything is the way that you do everything. “ G. Yamazawa opened himself up to the audience as he regaled them with stories of his childhood, his immigrant parents, and the complex identity of being a first-generation American.

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Get involved in social movements OUR VIEW: We urge students to stand and fight for principles they believe in.

ith a student group in professor of management Niyati Kataria’s special topics class submitting a petition – in which they received more than 300 signatures – to Stephen Santellana, mayor of Wichita Falls, asking for his support on net neutrality April 10, we urge students to stand up for the issues they strongly believe in through social movements. Social movements are a great way to get involved in the political process. In many cases, students have the ability to change the politics surrounding their environment. Look at the #NeverAgain, #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements. They have brought their issues into a nationwide conversation that is leading to change. By being involved in social movements, you are actively trying to make your society a better place. Forcing authorities to look critically at issues that you hold important is part of accountability. With the recent social movements regarding campus assault gaining so much attention, our administrators are discussing campus sexual assault – a highly important issue to the student populace. Students may argue that our political system prohibits ordinary citizens from enacting tangible change; however, this sentiment is misguided and only leads to those being complicit toward the wrong-doings in our country. It is our civic duty to stand up for what we believe in and to hold our government authorities accountable for their decisions. This country is founded on the principle that the government derives its power from the people and that is us. We encourage students to be proactive in politics. Fight for what you believe in. We applaud professors like Kataria for urging students to be politically involved. You can effectively change the world.

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Forming new club gave me confidence, opportunity

even months ago I never would have imagined where I am now. I wasn’t involved in any organizations, but I wanted to join something. I knew Jesse Brown, coordinator of student involvement, was a good guy and I figured he could Mitch get me involved in something. So Kipp I stopped by his office. By luck, he had just left a meeting with Tony Vidmar, vice president of university involvement and academic affairs, who handed him the idea of the Student Alumni Council (SAC), a committee of students who would dedicate their time and talent to create and enhance traditions at MSU. He offered me the opportunity to work on it with him, and without hesitation I took it. We spent the first two months researching similar organizations at other universities. Once we had a good idea of what we wanted SAC to be, we began trying to recruit people to apply. We went to many

different organizations’ meetings, and visited all of the deans to spread the word about SAC. Finally, in March, we had in-person interviews with each applicant. We chose the 18 students we felt like had the best potential to have the impact that we wanted SAC to have on campus. In the evening of April 6, 18 other students and I were inducted into the Student Alumni Council. Walking into Brown’s office was the best decision I could have ever made. The experience of getting to work alongside someone who is such a good role model and mentor is by far the best experience I will ever have. With the help of Brown and the Student Alumni Council, I have gotten a job in the Office of Student Involvement, the chance to meet all of the deans, vice presidents, provost and president. If you are looking to help improve campus, I would highly recommend joining SAC. The organization will be looking for five new members next semester. Mitch Kipp is a political science freshman.

Choose a major that makes you happy

came to Midwestern State University to pursue a career in radiology – then I took Intro to Radiology. I hated it. This course made me realize my disinterest in radiology. I am not saying coming to MSU was a wrong decision, it has been a Rachael great decision in my life. I also don’t Stagner regret anytime I spent in radiology. During that time, I was able to find out what I don’t want to do and in that process, I was closer to finding out what I do want to do. Before I had come to MSU, I had attended a community college back home while in high school and I took Intro to Sociology, which I loved. It made me think. When I went back home for Christmas break I sat on my feelings about radiology, I decided to talk to my parents about changing my major. They were angry and hated the idea. My parents have never been to college and did not understand that I had only taken one class for my major so far. I tried to

explain it to them and they still didn’t understand, so I went into my second semester at MSU still being a radiology major. My feelings were still not into radiology and I could not see myself being a radiologist. I had consulted advisor after advisor. I had consulted my sorority sisters. Everyone told me to pursue something I would be happy in, so I decided to do just that. I went back home for spring break and confided in my parents about how unhappy I was in radiology. They could finally see the tears coming down my face and how unhappy I actually was. I came back to MSU and changed my major that Monday. I am now double majoring in Psychology and Sociology and I could not be happier to be enrolled in my first set of psychology classes this upcoming summer. Pursue a career you are passionate about and know you will be happy in. It truly makes a world of difference. Rachael Stagner is a psychology and sociology sophomore.

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| April 11, 2018 | 3 U P C O M I N G E V E NT S Spring Flower Craft Class

April 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. | CSC Kiowa Room | Create some spring flowers to decorate your room. All supplies are provided and they are easy to put together.

Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent

April 12 at 3:30 p.m. | Bolin 100 | In conjunction with River Bend Nature Center, the Whiteside Museum of Natural History and the West College of Education, the College of Science and Mathematics hosts dinosaur paleontologist Scott Sampson.

How to Raise a Wild Child

April 12 at 7:30 p.m. | Akin Auditorium | Dinosaur paleontologist Scott Sampson will give a public lecture about “How to Raise a Wild Child.”

Discover MSU

April 13 at 9:30 a.m. | MSU Campus | Discover MSU dates are reserved for high school junior, senior, and transfer students interested in an in-depth look at their major at MSU. This day is for the Robert D. and Carol Gunn College of Health Sciences & Human Services and the Dillard College of Business Administration.

Time management and Organization

April 16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room | The Counseling Center is conducting a series of four academic workshops to help students with college, this is the first workshop.

John Krasinski and Noah Jupe in A Quiet Place (2018)

‘A Quiet Place’ scares with silence

have to admit: I was not all too thrilled to watch “A Quiet Place.” I am lukewarm about Emily Blunt’s acting capabilities. I thought the fact that she was making the movie with her reallife husband John Krasinski (most notably known for playing Jim Halpert on “The Office”) was just a marketing ploy, and I wasn’t incredibly thrilled with the trailer. Tyler After seeing the movie, though, I am glad to Manning have spent my money on it. “A Quiet Place” is a genuinely tense and heartwarming movie that builds its entire tone around an incredibly solid premise and never cheaply scares its audience. It is noteworthy to mention this movie is the directorial debut of its lead actor Krasinski and this is an impressive start to, hopefully, a future in directing movies as well as acting in them. The movie is edited concisely. Krasinski and editor Christopher Tellefsen never include a wasted moment. All is spent toward building the characters and their complicated relationship with their environment and each other. A great example of this is the opening of the movie. It effectively builds the tone, the premise and characters all in the first 10 minutes of its runtime. I knew the movie was in good hands just after seeing how well the movie is set up. The film is about a family living in an apocalyptic world in which humans live in fear of monsters. However, these monsters are blind and have heightened hearing. The family quickly learns to navigate through this world without getting caught by learning sign language and walking around barefoot. The atmosphere of the film is also the film’s strong point. Part

of my apprehension with seeing this movie came from the disappointment I had with the two previous horror movies I saw this year, “Winchester” and “Insidious: The Last Key.” Both were examples of movies with weak, cliché premises that relied solely on “jump-scares” to scare audiences. None of the characters in either films were well-developed or interesting, just flat. Fear and suspense should come from the audience liking characters enough to hope they survive, which is where “A Quiet Place” excels. Character dynamics are complicated and genuine. The character of the daughter feels guilt because she thinks she is responsible for the death of her brother early on in the film. The father, at times, shows resentment to her because she partially was at fault for the death. The mother is ridden with grief and feels blame because she froze and did nothing to save them. Good character tension like this is what makes a movie engaging and rewarding. Sound design was also a strong point in this movie. Being a movie about a family having to stay quiet, the sound design requires the movie to focus on quiet though not having score. The daughter character is established as being deaf (and the actress, Millicent Simmonds, is actually deaf in real life) and the sound design reflects her inability to hear as opposed to everyone else in her family. The sharp contrast between quiet and loudness in this movie adds to the tension and fleshes out the movie. Overall, I respect this movie. “A Quiet Place” is just a genuinely good movie. It has solid acting, a great sense of tone and never bores its audience. It is tightly focused, well-paced and a great film to watch in a packed theater. Do yourself and the film industry a favor and watch this well-crafted, low-budget horror film. You will not regret it. Rating: 8/10

Four Steps to a 4.0

April 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room | The Counseling Center is conducting a series of four academic workshops to help studaents improve academic performance, this is the second workshop.

Taming Test Anxiety

April 18 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Legacy hall Multipurpose Room | The Counseling Center is conducting a series of four academic workshops to help students improve academic performance, this is the third workshop.

CRIME LOG Family Violence

April 4 at 2:04 p.m. | Sunwatcher Village | Two subjects, with a previous dating history, were involved in a disturbance with each other.

Drugs

March 28 at 5:03 p.m. | Daniel Building | Traffic Stop reveals drug paraphernalia.

Drugs

March 24 at 3:03 p.m. | L.J. Rodriguez Dr. | Drug paraphernalia found during a traffic stop.

Resisting Arrest

March 20 at 11:03 a.m. | 2517 Hampstead | Suspect caused a disturbance and resisted arrest while being arrested for disorderly conduct.

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Last Lecture shows benefits of stress

Braxton Allen, kinesiology junior, attempts to imitate Bob Ross, famous painter, during the talent portion of the Greek Week Pageant.

PHOTOS BY FRANCISCO MARTINEZ | THE WICHITAN

Destiny Hurd, special needs education freshman, performs “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone,” with cups during the Greek Week Pageant.

BRIAN LANG REPORTER

The crowd reacts to a response for a trivia question during the Greek Week Pageant in Comanche Suites on April 9.

Greeks host Disney-themed pageant TYLER MANNING EDITOR

s a part of Greek Week and to raise money for the Order of Omega Fund, the Office of Student Involvement hosted a Disney-themed pageant in the Clark Student Center Comanche Suite on April 9. Victor Venegas, political science freshman, and Alexis Maggard, special education freshman, both won first place at the pageant. The Office of Student Involvement will be hosting a series of events throughout the week aimed toward raising money for the Order of Omega Fund and other philanthropic pursuits such as donating to the Humane Society of Wichita County. “Greek Week is supposed to highlight the four pillars of the Greek community here at Midwestern: leadership, service, scholarship and unity,” Jesse Brown, coordinator of student involvement, said. “It is just a way for the fraternities and sorority community to show what they are truly about to the other students on campus and to the community at large.” One of the events kicking off Greek Week was the pageant. Around 75 people

attended the event, most of them being members of an active sorority or fraternity. Those who competed in the pageant represented various sororities and fraternities. All the sororities and fraternities were split into four teams: alpha, beta, delta and gamma. There were 9 women competing in the pageant on behalf of their respective sororities while there were 5 men on behalf of their fraternities. The pageant was split into three separate events: costume contest, trivia and talent show. The first event being a costume contest. The participants were tasked with dressing up in line with the pageant’s Disney theme. Some of the costumes included Rey from “Star Wars,” Woody from “Toy Story” and Mario, despite him not being a Disney character. Winners of the pageant, Maggard and Venegas, dressed as Cinderella and Aladdin, respectively. Next item on the agenda was trivia. Each of the contestants were asked four questions: two questions about Disney properties, one question about campus and one question about Greek literature. Though Maggard ultimately received

first place for the women at the pageant she only answered one question correctly. “I definitely wasn’t expecting [to get first place] because I didn’t get any of the [trivia] questions right for one, but it feels pretty good [to win],” Maggard said. Finally, each contestant had to present a special talent of theirs to the audience. Contestants attempted to wow the audience and judges as they accomplished such feats from juggling, twirling, painting like Bob Ross and playing the banjo. This event also acted as a way for members in different sororities and fraternities to interact with other groups on campus as well. “It gets everyone together. It gives everyone a chance to compete, but we also get to bond with other groups as well and I met a lot of people I didn’t know,” Maggard said. Venegas said he enjoyed the event and was excited to experience it as a freshman. “I enjoyed it. I like being around all these people. It’s really cool,” Venegas said. “I know they took it out of Greek Week last year and now they brought it back which is a really cool experience because I am a freshman. Seeing everybody was a lot of fun.”

ore than 50 students, faculty and family members attended exercise physiology professor Frank Wyatt’s “last lecture” on Monday evening for the final installment of the “Last Lecture Series.” Contrasting with previous speakers, Wyatt addressed the crowd in tattered jeans and flip flops with Pink Floyd playing in the background. He roamed the rows of students while lecturing about a simple topic: stress. The main thesis of Wyatt’s presentation was that stress is not something to be avoided or reduced, but it is to be embraced. Stress makes us stronger as it pushes us outside of our comfort zones, helping us grow and better understand ourselves. Many of the students were in Wyatt’s exercise physiology class, but said they appreciated this new perspective about the stress in their lives. Jackie Dominguez, exercise physiology junior, said, “The lecture was mainly about stress, and I’m the type of person who stresses a lot. What I learned from this lecture is that the stress that I have is actually a learning experience and that’s going to make me stronger no matter what. Even if it’s in school, emotionally or physically, it’s all going to make me stronger.” Other students found the lecture to be very relatable in their lives as students. Presley Moore, exercise physiology sophomore, said, “I feel like this just came at the perfect time. I had two tests today alone and I was stressing out this morning.” Wyatt said he felt that this topic was the most applicable subject for his lecture due to its relatable nature. “I chose this topic because I could put it in layman’s terms and I could tell the importance and how it relates not only to physiological adaptation, but also to emotional and intellectual adaptation. It seemed to be a very encompassing topic that I think could get across to the majority of the crowd,” Wyatt said. This was many of the attendees first experience with the “Last Lecture Series,” but many said that they really enjoyed it and want to attend more in the fall. “This is the only lecture that I’ve been to, but it was so awesome. It made me wish that I had gone to the other ones.” Moore said. Steve Hilton, the organizer of the series, hopes to continue the “Last Lecture Series” in the fall, bringing student-nominated professors to the stage with the topics they are most passionate about.

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Students, faculty members present at ISA [Editor’s note: In the interest of full disclosure, Herbert McCullough presented at the International Studies Association conference.] HERBERT MCCULLOUGH REPORTER

hree students and four professors presented at the International Studies Association conference in San Francisco from April 4-7. Steven Garrison, chair of the political science department, said this is the highest number of MSU students and faculty members who presented at an ISA conference. “It was a huge success,” Garrison said. “Three faculty members presented papers at ISA, including two undergraduates, a graduate student and an adjunct professor. That’s the most represented MSU has ever had at ISA.” Natalia Zamora, political science and global studies senior, was one of the undergraduate students. “This was my first ISA conference,” Zamora said, “This was also my first time in San Francisco.” Garrison said it is unusual for

undergraduate students to present papers at ISA or other conferences at that level. “My favorite professor told one of my students that they have summarized their paper better than her graduate students,” Garrison said. Tiernan Harris, political science graduate, explained the rigorous process of submitting a paper and presenting to ISA. “First, you have to write your paper and you have to find something that deals with international relations. That’s something that many have not looked at quantitatively, so I was able to put together other people’s research and create my own paper that was unique,” Harris said. “The people I presented with were also researchers that had a more specific goal to achieve equality for women. I was around great minds that had PhDs and were Harvard students.” Garrison said ISA was the first academic conference he was a part of. He presented a paper with his former professor in 1996. “She made me realize how im-

portant it is for teachers to take their students to these conferences,” Garrison said. Zamora explained how nervous she was giving a presentation at the ISA conference. “I was pretty nervous and I did not cope with it very well,” Zamora said. “But one thing that could have helped would have been to be extremely prepared in advance.” Harris also explained the project she was a part of. She also said that she had to change it because her original idea was “too broad.” “I wrote my paper over human rights treaties and their effects on education for women and girls,” Harris said, “I wanted to do one on how international treaties affects on human rights, but that was a little too broad.” Garrison explained his research project which was different than most of the projects he had previously done. “I did a paper on how Model United Nations programs are ways to advance political science and international relations programs,”

Garrison said. “Most of my research has either been on foreign policies of small states or quantitative studies of conflicts.” Harris said her mentor, Brandy Jolliff-Scott, assistant professor of political science and coordinator of global studies, was vital in preparing her for the conference. “I worked closely with Dr. Jolliff-Scott and she helped draft my first conference paper,” Harris said. “When I got here, I already had my paper and presentation ready to go. When I got to the conference, I got a lot of support from Midwestern and I did a fantastic job.” Garrison said his former professor was also a valuable mentor to him in preparing for his first ISA conference. “She taught me what a conference is like and taught me how to do a paper and a presentation,” Garrison said. “She introduced me to people and took me to the cocktail parties like I did my students.” Zamora said her favorite part of ISA was spending time with the MSU students and faculty.

“My favorite part of ISA was spending time with our team,” Zamora said. “It was also a good experience to prepare us, in case we want to go into academia.” Tiernan Harris, political science graduate, said her favorite part of ISA is the traveling. “I really enjoy the travel,” Harris said. Harris said her favorite part of ISA was being around the different students and faculty members who presented their papers. “I enjoy being around great thinkers and people I can associate with. Even if I don’t agree with everything they are saying, there is a manner of respect for each other,” Harris said. Garrison said his favorite part of ISA is being exposed to new ideas and research. “I like the new ideas and being exposed to new research before it is actually published so you can know what is out there ahead of time,” Garrison said.

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Samantha Rizzuti, nursing junior, maneuvers out of Dominique Pequeno, radiology freshman, choke hold during the Personal Safety and Self Defense Workshop in the Wellness Center on April 10.

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Elizabeth Chavarria, management junior, gets people to show support for net neutrality.

Students fight for net neutrality TYLER MANNING EDITOR

o garner support and to spread awareness of the negative effects of net neutrality, five students are urging students to sign a petition. “We are student group in Dr. Kataria’s Special Topics class that is starting a social movement to inform the implications of the repeal of net neutrality that will begin on April 23,” Rolando Diaz, business management senior, said. Net neutrality is the idea that Internet providers should provide access to all legal Internet services. In December 2017, the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality making it an issue of states’ rights. Though net neutrality has been repealed, the effects of its repeal will not come into effect until April 23. States such as California and New York have made bills supporting net neutrality policies. Diaz, with Taylor McCreary, business management junior, Elizabeth Chavarria, business management junior, Graciela Ruiz, accounting and business management junior, and Joe Hankins, business management senior, are hosting booths in the Dillard Building urging students to sign their petition showing support for the net neutrality policies. The group met with Santellana and Jesse Brown,

Elizabeth Chavarria, management junior, shows Kuda Bepswa, management senior, a flier about saving net neutrality in the Dillard Lobby on April 9. district 4 councilor, on April 10 in the Clark Student Center to discuss net neutrality and to ask for their support. According to McCreary and Ruiz, Santellana believes there is going to be more time and effort needed in order to see change regarding net neutrality and believes in the power of states rights. When she heard the idea of starting a movement for net neutrality in her management class, McCreary, said she knew she wanted to be a part of the movement.

“When I heard that, I didn’t even have group members yet and I was like, ‘Whoever is in my group, we’re on this. We’re going to do this and I think we can get noticed,’” McCreary said. For students, having to budget the cost of living while paying for school is a difficult task, and adding additional costs to that through heightened Internet bills may make the task even more difficult, so Diaz said this possibility “doesn’t sit well” with him. “The cost of living is too high for us and to have our Internet turn into a cable company for an extra payment, to me, doesn’t sit well and if we get this out to everyone else, it won’t sit well with them either,” Diaz said. To McCreary, repealing net neutrality will make it easier for companies to discriminate certain Internet sites. “ISPs, your internet service providers, shouldn’t discriminate against certain browsers or certain content,” McCreary said. “They shouldn’t be able to block content that doesn’t align with their agendas. It eliminates the consumers choice.” Those involved in the movement urge students to go to the Dillard Building and sign their petition in the hopes of gaining support from congressman Mac Thornberry as the number of signatures on their petition has grown to more than 500.

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Runningback for Gold, Chris Smith, undecided junior, cuts right off a great block for a big gain. He ran for 92 yards on the day including a 42-yard run on the the only Gold touchdown for the game. The Gold team won 9-2 in the 29th Annual Maroon versus Gold Spring Game at Memorial Stadium April 8, 2017 PHOTO BY RACHEL JOHNSON | THE WICHITAN

Head Football Coach Bill Maskill drills the team during practice on April 10 to get them prepared for the Maroon and Gold game on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Football prepares for Maroon vs Gold game MAKAYLA SCHECK SPORTS REPORTER

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e will have fun because the game is truly for the fans,” Jovane Parkinson, cornerback and sports management junior, said about the 30th annual Maroon vs. Gold spring game. The football team is preparing for the 30th annual Maroon vs. Gold spring game that will take place at on April 14 at Memorial Stadium. The coaches separate the players into two teams and prepare them to face each other. Since 2006, the maroon team leads gold 8-4 and has taken down the gold team for three years straight. The last year the gold team won was 2014 with a score of 24-21. “I’d say my best memory from these games is the competition. Once you find out whether you’re on the maroon or gold team it becomes a flat out competition of who the better squad is. There is a lot of fun and good spirit surrounded around it and come game time, it’s time to put all that hard work and talk from spring to the test,” D. J. Myers, wide receiver and psychology senior, said. “It gives a lot of

guys the opportunity to get that taste of how Saturdays in the fall will be and others the opportunity to show that they belong.” The team has been preparing for the game with practices and scrimmages since March. The game will help the team know where they are and what they can look forward to in the fall, said Jaydon Cunigan, defensive back and criminal justice junior. The team has 17 graduates leaving this semester, so this game will allow the freshmen and transfers to show what they have. It will also allow the returning players have a chance to up their game. “We get a lot of work in as a team and the spring allows the freshman and transfers to show what they have, as well as giving team vets a chance to up their game. This is usually the time where you can gauge how we will be for the upcoming season.” Keith Domino, offensive lineman and economics junior, said. The coaches and players will be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses throughout the team. They will be able to improve the chemistry between receivers and quarterbacks, as well as limit

big plays in defense, Sam Frederick, wide receiver and mass communication junior said. “Offensively we can improve by cleaning up missed assignments and receivers having better chemistry with the quarterbacks,” Frederick said. “Defensively we need to be sure we limit big plays and create turnovers. Overall we have a chance to be as good as ever.” Aside from being beneficial for the upcoming season, the game is fun for the players and fans. The game is truly for the fans as Parkinson says. But this game is not treated any different than a regular game, since every game for the team is fun and exciting. “We will have fun because it is truly for the fans but we also take it serious because we are live and can get hurt if you don’t play full speed like you know how. Everyone on the team is competitive so we will do what we can get to a win for our team,” Parkinson said. “Every game is fun and you never want to be too excited or too nervous, so we try to make the approach the same whenever we have a game-like situation.”