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WEDNESDAY, October 22, 2008

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MSU senior Jerrad Norman had come home early to surprise his girlfriend. Instead, he was the one who got the surprise. Cloaked in darkness, he watched her emerge from a house, followed by a mystery guy. Norman, standing behind a light pole, felt his heart drop to his toes when he saw them hold hands and kiss. His girlfriend, he discovered, had been cheating on him. “I can’t believe she betrayed me like that,” he said. See CHEATING pg. 3

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Climate change could wreak havoc The future of life on earth is very uncertain, Dr. Richard Leakey, noted paleoanthropologist, environmentalist and political adviser, said Monday night. Leakey, who has made groundbreaking fossil discoveries and was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Greatest Minds in the 20th Century, spoke as part of the Artist Lecture Series. He offered the audience in Akin Auditorium a chilling perspective on the topic of climate change. Photo by Loren Eggenschwiler “Climate change is not some- Dr. Richard Leakey speaks thing new,” Leakey said. “Had Monday as part of the Artist there not been changes in the Lecture Series. Earth’s climate, life would have not climate change is manmade, never appeared.” Climate change, however, Leakey believes global warming also causes extinction, which will have an effect on all speleaves room for new species to cies. “The Earth’s population today develop, he said. While acknowledging that is 6 billion and we occupy evskepticism exists on whether or ery conceivable environment,”

Leakey said. This, he said, demonstrates that humans are adaptable. “The question is, can 6 billion people adapt quickly enough to climate change?” Humans will not likely become extinct, in Leakey’s opinion, but they will be forced to adapt in what he believes will be some remarkable ways. Evidence, he said, is visible that humans have not only precipitated global warming by increasing emissions, but they are also accelerating it. A glacier has been present atop Mt. Kilimanjaro for more than 15,000 years, he said. “There will be no ice within 10 years,” Leakey said. And the phenomenon is not limited to Africa. Leakey said that a study of glaciers in South America, the Cascades in the western U.S., the Alps and the Himalayas reveal that perma-

nent ice is melting at an “unprecedented” rate. “At the ends of the Earth, ice is breaking off and falling into the sea,” he said. The sheer volume could affect sea level, and the cold water pouring into the ocean could result in changes in ocean currents. Carbon emissions pose a problem as well, Leakey said, because so many organisms that absorb carbon dioxide, such as plankton, live in oceans. If too much carbon is absorbed by these organisms, the ocean surface could become more acidic to the point that plankton and other photosynthetic organisms could no longer exist. Their extinction would disrupt the food chain from the bottom up. “The last time there was a major episode of climate change

sic, Mass Communications and Theatre Departments. Gallery Director Catherine Prose came up with the idea of the exhibition while looking through a collection of past artists. “There was such an extensive collection of art work, ” the assistant professor said. “I’ve never seen a place so well documented.” After compiling a list of artists who have been displayed over the years, Prose sent the names out to MSU professors. “The professors selections were a combination of people whose work they appreciate and enjoy and also the ones they would like to see come back,”

she said. After much deliberation, the selections were narrowed down to 29 artists. The pieces that will be displayed have already arrived. “Looking at the digital images is one thing, but when you actually see them up close, you really get an appreciation for the artists and their work.” The artwork will include traditional and modern pieces as well as pieces that have been rendered. Also included will be artwork that has been treated like drawings but are actually 3-dimensional and will hang from the ceiling. Guest will have a chance to view wood-fired stoneware, photographs, paint-

ings and other mediums. With the help of the President’s Excellence Circle, which finances projects at MSU, a color catalog will be handed out during the opening ceremony so guests will have a permanent record. The opening ceremony will take place on Halloween night from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the main gallery of the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery. Along with the Juanita and Ralph Harvey School of Visual Arts, other participants from the College of Fine Arts include the Theatre Department, Mass Communications and the Music

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Photo by Brittany Norman Cori Bobbett rides her longboard in front of the Fain Fine Arts Center. Skateboarding is illegal on campus, but some students are trying to get the rules changed.

Campus sidewalk surfers left afoot Chris Collins Managing Editor

When an MSU police vehicle pulled up behind freshman Terrance Marsh last month, he didn’t know what to think. An officer exited the patrol truck, Marsh framed in its flashing LEDs. The lawman rattled off Marsh’s transgressions – no headlights, no license plate, no turn signal. His crime: skateboarding on campus. The art major was issued a $25 ticket. The “violation” didn’t fit into any ticket category, so none was listed, he said. “It didn’t make sense to me,” Marsh said. “I don’t have a car. For them to deny me what I was given by my situation is wrong.” Marsh learned the hard way that skateboarding on campus is illegal.

He approached the Student Government Association in October about changing campus skating rules. Skateboarding is a valid form of transportation, he maintained. “I’m on a skateboard to avoid traffic and pedestrians,” Marsh said. “It’s time to let skateboarding transportation be.” Police Chief Michael Hagy met with met the MSU administration Tuesday to discuss changes in the skating policy. A current proposal to allow skateboarding on campus is being considered, he said. It will be sent to one of the school’s attorneys for review. “It’s something we’re working on,” Hagy said. “We’re trying to meet the needs and desires of the students.” Skateboarding on campus might pose a threat to pedestriSee SKATEBOARD pg. 3

See CLIMATE pg. 3

Fain Fine Arts Center marks milestone Latoya Vaughn For the Wichitan

A world with no art is a world with no color. Since 1978 the Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts has brought color to MSU and the surrounding communities through student and professional art exhibits. To celebrate this 30-year achievement, the MSU Art Department will host a retrospective of past artists whose work has been displayed at MSU. The exhibition, “Thirty Year Selected Retrospective: Midwestern State University Art Gallery 1978 – 2008,” will commemorate the anniversary of the building, home to the Art, Mu-

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The right to be mobile

With the parking problem that is definitely evident this year, fines seem to be stacking up before our eyes. However, parking violations are not the only way to be fined around campus. Although bicycles and cars can be used to get from class to class, skateboards and long boards are considered “illegal” on campus. Riding on one of these around campus can result in fines up to $25. Yes, the fee for skateboarding is greater than the fee for parking in reserved spot. It seems that some priorities need to be set straight. Skateboards are smaller and can be more easily controlled than bikes and vehicles, so why their use is prohibited is an interesting question. Rollerblading is a similar topic that remains up in the air. Although it is allowed on the streets, rollerbladers are told not to skate on the sidewalks. This concept seems to add danger rather than deflect it. Why put an unprotected skater out with moving cars rather than on a

Graduating high school...musical style Alyssa Edson Opinion Editor

In a little over 24 hours, an epic event will be taking place. Yes, epic. There have been events similar to it in the past; Events such as the Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, or even the Spider-Man release could be noted as alike, but in my opinion none can be directly compared. I am, of course, talking about the premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year. The High School Musical series took over Disney Channel in 2006 when Troy and Gabriella first met at a karaoke contest. The complete domination the series has over Disney has been made obvious by the tre-

mendous success of the DVDs and movie-related products. It is because of this success that the series is hitting the big screen for the first time, Friday at midnight. For the TV premieres of the first two movies, I was pumped beyond belief, but now that the third movie is in theatres I’m freaking ecstatic. I can’t even describe my anticipation for the midnight release. Every time a trailer for the movie flashes across the television, my roommate and I raise the volume on our TVs as high as we can and stand in silence. Once the preview has ended we jump around the room and squeal about the movie. Granted, our conversation about the trailer itself is usually limited to different octaves of “Oh. My. Goodness.” It may be silly to be obsessed

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in this year (it’s only one fight per year)? Will the couple stay together after graduation? What about the rest of the people whom we know will end up dating? There isn’t a way to end this badly. Even with a large portion of the cast “graduating,” Disney has said that in the upcoming film, new characters will be introduced so the series can continue. Thank you, Disney. For now, I am just going to focus on creating my Wildcat T-shirt, going to the midnight premiere, and completely loving the third High School Musical movie; just this time with hundreds of other die-hard fans in the room. See? I told you. This is going to be epic.

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with a Disney movie, but even with the cheesy storyline and sometimes poor acting, I love this series. Its widespread popularity has made the movies a trend for even college students, and I definitely fall into that category. The quirky songs and themes the film contains are what keep me addicted to the High School Musical movies and every time I think about what could possibly be coming in the third movie, Oct. 24 seems further away. I’m pretty upset that this is going to be most of the main actors’ last film in the series, and I hope they end it on a good note. Actually, I know they will. The movie has so may amazing questions to answer. What sort of fight are Gabriella and Troy going to get

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CHEATING................................................................................................... continued from pg. 1 Cheating is prevalent, said Pam Midgett, director of the counseling center. “We have people come in here feeling hurt, angry, rejected, betrayed, worthless, guilty and stupid for not knowing what was going on,” she said. Not only do people go into the counseling center to find help in a cheating relationship, they also seek advice if they are the ones who cheated. “We see both sides,” Midgett said. “Sometimes people come in because they are the ones who cheated. They have such a guilty conscience they need to talk about it because they want to keep the relationship they are in.” The key to maintaining a healthy relationship is communication, Midgett said. “It’s important to be selective in who you date and to choose an honorable and respectable person today because your heart is on the line. Don’t set yourself up for sadness.” Once the magic in a relationship dies, couples tend to get bored, Midgett explained. Their

eyes start to wander, looking for something better. In Norman’s case, his ex- was simply bored. Although they had a four-year relationship and were living together, they gradually grew apart. Communication between them had dwindled. Norman now realizes he should have seen the breakup coming. One night he phoned her to discover she was watching a movie with another guy. They were in his apartment. Questions began to stir. “Who is he? Why is he in my apartment? Is she alone with him in my bed?” He confronted her. She burst into tears and explained he was just a friend. She asked Norman why he didn’t trust her. “So I thought to myself, if he’s just a friend, why is she so upset right now?” he said. She never answered any of Norman’s questions. Instead, she turned the tables and began asking him questions. “Suspicious cheaters tend to distance themselves,” Midgett said. “They begin to feel guilty so

they push themselves away from the person they are with.” Midgett said many people in these situation resort to prayer. Norman, however, got angry. “When you’re betrayed in a relationship it can be damaging. It makes a person question their ability to choose someone to be faithful to them,” Midgett said. “Questions will be asked like if they’re worth being loyal to, and what’s wrong with them if not?” People who cheat are clearly unhappy with their relationship, Midgett said. They continue the affair, not realizing they are hurting along the way. MSU freshman Kelly Ojara said she cheated because she was unhappy. The relationship lacked communication and the chemistry was gone. He began to treat her with disrespect, which caused a lot of fights, Ojara explained. “It was two years too long,” Ojara said with a sigh.  “He didn’t treat me the way I deserve, even through it’s not an excuse. I should have just broken up with him. But it was hard because we had been together for so long

and knew everything about each other.” Midgett said people are often scared of ending their relationship because of those comfortable feelings. She explained, however, it’s many times not marriage. If someone feels the relationship is unhealthy, then the best bet is to get out while he or she still can. Ojara’s boyfriend at the time attended school at another university, making it a long distance relationship. Meanwhile, she met another guy, Eric, and they began to date. “The only smart thing I think I did was stay true to Eric. I never lied to him,” Ojara said. “I feel horrible on how it turned out and cheating on my boyfriend but I just wasn’t happy.” “Once a cheater, always a cheater” is a popular saying. “I don’t believe it one bit,” Ojara said. “I believe everyone makes mistakes and they learn from them.” Youth and immaturity make it difficult for college students to make the right decisions, Midgett said.

CLIMATE...................................................................................................... continued from pg. 1 was at the end of the Ice Age about 8,000 years ago,” Leakey said. “Before the Ice Age ended, humans had not domesticated animals or plants.” He said that the massivescale climate change made their nomadic hunter/gatherer lifestyles less effective, leading to the creation of settlements and development of distinct cultures. Leakey said that if current climate change progresses as quickly as predicted, planetary calamity will be widespread. “The volume of the sea will increase,” he said. “Sea level will rise over the next 30 to 50 years at least a meter or a meter and a half.” Millions of people living in coastal areas would find their homes uninhabitable, he said. “The number of people likely to be affected is around 750 million,” Leakey said. “It will have a dramatic impact on us. Even in this little town, there will be an impact 30 to 50 years

from now.” He proposed that action be taken now. “Despite the evidence for climate change, we still elect governments that operate as if there is no accountability for their stupid ways,” Leakey said. Overpopulation adds to the problem, he said. “Six billion is too many,” he said. “We need to bring populations down.” Leakey said raising the standard of living for people in developing countries would be a place to start. “People with a reasonable standard of living tend to restrict the number of children that they have in order to preserve that standard.” People with no money or prospects, however, tend to have larger families, he noted. He termed the amount of waste western countries produce as “unreasonable.” “I’m struck by the willingness to throw things away,” Leakey

said. Instead, he believes people should allow themselves to have what they want and need, but not enough to discard. “I don’t think we can expect developing countries to remain developing, or developed countries to become less developed,” he said. “But I don’t think it’s too much to ask for two-thirds of the planet to have clean water and one meal a day.” Although human impact on climate change is disputed, Leakey said people should do all they can to alleviate the possible causes. “There is a high probability we’ve had an impact,” he said “There is a certainty that it will affect us.” He stressed that although the survival of the human species as a whole isn’t threatened by climate change, global warming is putting stress on other organisms. “Because of antibiotics and

pesticides, we are producing infections that cannot be cured,” Leakey said. “There is every chance that within the next 10 years, there will be a pandemic that could kill hundreds of millions of people. It is not going to kill all of humanity, but it will put a big knock on the population.” Responsibility is key when it comes to use of antibiotics especially, he said. The misuse of them is not good for humans or for biodiversity. The world is also too dependent on three crops, Leakey said. Corn, wheat and rice are crucial to the well-being of many societies. “For a disease to develop that could wipe out modern farming is something we should consider,” he said. “It is not theoretically possible to survive a drop in the supply (of one of these crops) by 90 percent.” Awareness is the key to preserving the environment, according to Leakey.

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Oct. 22

Imagine Graduation;

CSC Atrium; 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. • SECC Dunking Booth; Daniel Building; 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.; $1 for 3 throws •

Oct. 23

Athletics luncheon;

Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU; video replays, coach updates; Thurs. 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.; cost $6 • Mole Day Contest; third floor chemistry office in Bolin; Thurs. 6:02 a.m. - 6:02 p.m.; Entry deadline is Oct. 22, 5 p.m. • Multicultural Services: Racial Vocabulary; CSC Wichita I and II; Thurs. 11:30 a.m. • Speakers and Issues Series: Poetic Visions; Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU; Thurs. 7 p.m. • SGA and Multicultural Services: What’s at Stake?; CSC Wichita; Thurs. 8 p.m. •

Oct. 28

Majors Fair; CSC Co-

manche Suites; Tues. 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

“Most young people are abysmally ignorant about the world,” he said. “Their horizons are too limited. The West needs to make sure they have an upand-coming generation of young people who are aware. Just as much as math and writing are fundamental, geography and science are also basic.” He said many people see the world as segmented and separate, when in reality it is all one planet.

“The world is a single planet with billions of people who all have concern about the planet,” he said. “We’re not bringing up global citizens. We’re bringing up nationalist minions.” Future generations need to be aware of the issues they will face. “They need to understand,” said Leakey, “that the world that seems to have plenty does not.”

ANNIVERSARY.......................................................................................................................................................................... continued from pg. 1 Department. Guests will be able to enjoy a variety of activities throughout the evening. The event schedule includes a musical performance in the Theatre Atrium at 6 p.m. followed by a “Gallery Talk.” Another musical performance will take place in the pit area of the School of

Visual Arts at 7:10 p.m. The Mass Communications Department will host a viewing of student documentaries in Lecture Hall C111 for the last event of the evening. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the opening ceremony (which is free) and are encouraged to wear their Hal-

loween costumes. “We just want everyone to come out and have fun before they start their Halloween festivities,” Prose said. “Just enjoy the artwork and have some refreshments. It’s going to be a lot of fun.” Selected artists are Mark Anderson, Corpus Christi; Joe

Ed Barrington, Throckmorton; Ken Dixon, Lubbock; John Fincher, Santa Fe, N.M.; Barbara Frey, Commerce; David Gibson, Dallas; Frank Gohlke, Tucson, Ariz.; Maurice Gray, Moreno Valley, Calif; Kenneth J. Hale, Austin; Douglas Kent Hall, Albuquerque, N.M.; Dan Hammett, Irving; Gary Hatcher

and Daphne Hatcher, both of Mineola; Timothy High, Austin; Brian Johnson, Austin; Wayne Kimball, Pleasant Grove, Utah; Katherine Liontas-Warren, Lawton, Okla; Mark McDowell, Scottsdale, Ariz; Timothy McDowell, Noank, Conn; Philana Oliphant, Tyler; James Robert Pace, Tyler; Jim Pink, Hender-

son, Nev.; Thomas Seawell, Commerce; Luther Smith, Fort Worth; Gisela-Heidi and Juergen Strunck, both of Southlake; Warren Taylor, Midland; Richard Thompson, Dayton, Ore., and Karl Umlauf, Lorena. The exhibition will run through Jan. 29, Monday through Friday during normal gallery hours.

SKATEBOARD........................................................................................................................................................................... continued from pg. 1 ans, Hagy said. “You can’t walk as fast as a guy can skate,” he said. “It’s more of a liability for the university.” Hagy anticipates the ban on skateboarding will change, but the wording will be very specific as to what’s allowed. “It’s not going to be difficult to get changed, but we have to go through the right channels,” said Keith Lamb, associate vice president of student affairs, during an SGA meeting Oct. 7. “It’s been like this as long as I’ve been here, but I suspect it

has something to do with people doing rails and damaging the property,” he said. “To use them for transportation should be just fine.” The current MSU policy on alternate transportation – skateboards, bicycles, rollerblades and others – is inconsistent. The Police Department Ordinance Booklet states it is unlawful for any student to skateboard on campus. Bikes and rollerblades are considered legitimate forms of transportation, though there are certain areas where their use is

prohibited, such as on porches, walking tracks or rails. Also, rollerblades are not allowed on the sidewalks, though bicycles are. “There’s just as much danger with bikes as skates,” said junior Robert McDowell. “Half the time bikes are in the road impeding traffic when they could be on the sidewalk.” McDowell, a radiologic technology major, rollerblades to his classes in Bridwell Hall. He enjoys skating to class even though it isn’t a long walk from his Sunwatcher apartment. “There’s no parking, so driv-

ing’s just not an option,” he said. “All the mass parking is on the other side of campus.” McDowell was stopped by MSU police while skating to class on Louis J. Rodriguez Monday morning. He said police told him he wasn’t allowed to rollerblade on campus. The skates came off. Later that day, McDowell approached two MSU policemen by the entrance of the Dillard building. He was wearing his rollerblades again. He told the officers he had gone to the student government and had been told rollerblading should be okay. “Nothing has changed,” one officer said to him. The skates came off again. McDowell walked to the MSU Police Department, determined to settle the issue. He could be seen walking back down Louis J. at about 1 p.m., a copy of the Police Department Ordinance Booklet in one hand, the pair of heavy

black rollerblades in the other. “It makes you feel like you’re doing something wrong when you’re just skating down the street,” he said. “If you were jumping stuff and causing harm to people that’s one thing, but there’s no harm in skating to class.” McDowell has received no tickets for skating on campus. “It’s that old mentality, ‘do things my way or not at all,’” he said. “They just don’t understand.” Freshman Cori Bobbett would also like skating to be permitted on campus, but doesn’t think it’s that important. “I just like to ride around for fun every once in a while,” she said. “I don’t really care because my classes are too far apart.” She rides a longboard, a longer, wider, more maneuverable skateboard. She has used it for about a year. Bobbett was teaching a

friend how to ride on the sidewalk near her Killingsworth dorm when police told her it was prohibited. “They let people ride bikes,” she said. “That takes up a lot of space and it’s harder to control. People get run over with bikes, but with a skateboard you can just jump off.” Parking has been a major concern for students this semester, especially since construction began where the Mercantile building stood. “They should get behind this, especially with all the parking problems,” Marsh said. Hagy disagrees that allowing skateboarding on campus will alleviate any parking woes. Most of the people who skate, he said, live on campus anyway. “I don’t think people are going to be skateboarding two miles to get to class,” he said.

Entertainment 4 MercyMe set to play in Wichita Falls The Wichitan Oct. 22, 2008

MercyMe has become quite the household name when it comes to the world of Christian music. Hit songs like “Word of God Speak,” and the widely known “I Can Only Imagine,” have not only catapulted this band to the top, but secured their spot as one of the most recognized Christian pop-rock bands out there today. MercyMe formed officially in 1994 and have released six albums and worked on numerous independent projects over the years. The band members include James Bryson, keyboards; Nathan Cochran, bass; Barry Graul, guitar; Bart Millard, vocals, songwriter; Michael Scheuchzer, guitar; Robin (Robby) Shaffer, drums. Nathan Cochran spoke about the band’s success, what their working on now, and the cross country tour that’s bringing them to Wichita Falls this Saturday, October 25. As for their most recently released album, All That Is Within Me, it was more of a rushed effort this time around when it came to completing this album. “We did a tour in the fall and then a tour in the spring, and we were supposed to start working on our record in May,” Cochran said. The band usually prefers to have more time to work on an album, but Cochran is still confidant the album will come out fine in the end. This album, unlike their past records, paid more attention to a certain targe audience. “This time around, we just wanted to write a record that was Courtney Foreman Entertainment Editor

James Bryson, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart fer for the church, and perhaps have some songs that people feel they could sing on Sunday mornings,” Cochran said. A few of MercyMe’s past albums didn’t choose to use churchy language, instead they focused on a broader idea of Christian music. “It seems like every time we start working on a record, what comes out is really what we’re going through at the moment,” Cochran said. The band is known for having soft songs for worship services, but they also incorporate a bit

of a rock sound in some of their songs. “We like all different kinds of music and that plays into the way we write,” Cochran said. “We try to write songs that we’re fans of.” Cochran made the assurance that the band would not be turning into Metallica over night, but they do like to showcase all aspects of their personalities, allowing them to a have a nice blend of sounds on each CD. The band feels there isn’t much added pressure on them singing about their faith versus singing about mainstream topics.

Quarantine is a must-see Chance Gibbs For the Wichitan

Apartment rats beware, this movie will make you want to move out! Whether or not a horror film put out these days is going to be worth the ticket price is iffy, but I can assure you that shelling out your hard-earned cash to see Quarantine is well worth it. It’s an hour and a half of nonstop scare and is a perfect way to kick off the Halloween season. The movie has all the thrills, screams and scares that a good scary movie should possess, and actually impressed me. I entered the theater a little worried that this movie, like so many these days, would rely on blood and gore to terrify the audience, but this one actually didn’t; it was genuinely terrifying. The movie begins with newscaster Angela (Jennifer Carpenter of The Exorcism of Emily Rose fame) and cameraman

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Scott (Steven Harris) shadowing a group of Los Angeles fireman for the evening. In the beginning, you get to see some of the inner workings of the fire station, then you go on location with the crew and the reporters to an apartment building where a woman was heard screaming. Once inside, the terror begins. What seemed to be a routine house call quickly takes an evil turn. As terror would have it, something has completely taken over the screaming lady’s body, and with a cannibalistic nature, she begins attacking everyone in sight. With every bite, more and more of the firemen and tenants become infected with a fastspreading disease that makes them hungry for their family, friends and any human or animal that stands in their way. Once outsiders get wind of the apartment complex, the Center for Disease Control or-

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ders the building to be quarantined. Everyone inside become sitting ducks for the ravenous animals that are slowly taking over. What was supposed to be a simple assignment of shadowing firefighters for the night turns into an infectious blood bath, leaving Angela and Steve trapped in the rafters of the building with a creature more terrifying than the devil himself. At first, I wasn’t pleased with the way the movie was filmed. The entire thing is shot from the perspective of a television camera. If you loved The Blair Witch Project, you’ll love this movie. If you’re prone to motion sickness or have a weak stomach, you may want to catch another flick. However, if you want to jump out of your seat and be scared

posed with the idea of it being the next big single. Instead, the band didn’t play it for three or four months and put it on the backburner instead of on the front lines. The band will have a total of 14 kids between them by December and they are all under the age of six. “You can’t really replace all those days and nights your not here,” Cochran said. “We at least what we take. If were gone for four days, we at least try to be home for four days.” Its not an easy Job, but they seem to be making an effort towards always allowing family time in their busy schedules. Cochran also had some sound advice for newer Christian bands that are trying to get noticed. “Don’t teat where you’re at as a stepping stone,” he said. Cochran stressed that everyone is where they are for a reason and, “if God places you in a certain place, your there for a reason, so don’t feel like if your only playing for twen Millard, Michael Scheuchzer, Robin (Robby) Shafty people its not important.” No matter the circumstance, “There’s probably the he encourages everyone to keep same type of pressure that “We are trying to honor God moving forward with integrity maybe a pastor would feel or with what were doing, and were and honest actions. anyone that preaches,” Co- trying to be very honest about Aside from their past successchran said. what we believe in,” Cochran es, MercyMe is at it again with Cochran knows that the top- added. their tour that will go through ics MercyMe has chosen to sing The large success of their song November. Currently, the band about is on such a different play- “I Can Only Imagine,” Cochran is on tour now and will be stoping field from mainstream bands, feels led to it being played on ping through Wichita Falls this they will definitely have some of mainstream radio. Saturday the 25th. that pressure. “It happened out of someone You can buy tickets to the “You’re professing to have a basically daring a mainstream show through the bands webfaith in Christ and that’s what radio station to play it. We actu- site at mercyme.org. Also, if you you write about all the time, so ally didn’t believe them when wont be able to catch them while people expect you to live what we were told they were playing in town, their latest album All you’re speaking about,” Cochran it,” Cochran said. That Is Within Me sold in stores said. The song wasn’t even com- everywhere.

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out of your mind, this is the film for you. It’s the perfect film to kick off your season of fright and effectively scares the living hell out of you.

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The Wichitan Oct. 22, 2008

Are you ready to play a game... again? Lauren Wood For The Wichitan

It started in 2004. Every year since then, another one is released. The “Saw” movies have left audiences scared for the past five years and on Oct. 24, the story continues with “Saw V.” For those of you who have not been conned into watching the films, the “Saw” series are thrillers about criminal geniuses with egos and sadistic methods to torment victims. If you like gore and twisted endings, these are the movies for you. The first “Saw” was a lowbudget film that surprised audiences on how well it could mess with your mind. It opens with two men who wake up in a disgusting public restroom with no memory of how or why they are there. They are both chained to the floor and have instructions which are left on a mircocassette. Together they begin to piece together the memory of what happened to them as the serial killer, Jigsaw, continues to play many mind games. Meanwhile, detectives and officials are trying to save the men the entire time. Jigsaw has a way of torturing his victims by trapping them in a situation where they have to kill if they want to survive. He is technically not a killer because he doesn’t kill anyone; the victims do it for him. He points out to his victims that they are not picked at random. To him they are all immoral individuals and uses that to set

up horrific situations where the victim rarely survives. This cleverly-woven story has the audience hooked up until the surprising and bloody, limb-severing conclusion and is a catalyst for these terribly addicting pyscho-thrillers. In 2005, Jigsaw returns. The extremely disturbed mastermind is ready for round two of life-ordeath games. His brilliant plan this time is to stick eight people in a decaying, old house and have them kill, scream and reason their way out of his traps. At the same time, Jigsaw is face-to-face with a conflicted cop whose teenage son is among those lost in the “house of death.” People are constantly coughing up blood in “Saw II.” But at the same time, the audience is clearly aware of the stream of profanity that is coming out as well. This movie also has multiple gory scenes involving severed limbs, burning flesh, intentional and forced drug use, stabbings, a shooting and massive head wounds. Whatever sick, nightmarish death scenario that a normal person would never think of is, it’s in the movie. The audience, surprised by the twisted ending, learns something about one of the characters that helps led the way to yet another “Saw.” A year later, “Saw III” starts another chapter of the series. Jigsaw draws closer to death

and his protégé, who is revealed in the end of the second “Saw”, helps him carry on with his cruel, elaborate plans. This time, a kidnapped doctor must keep him alive while he watches one final victim run through his deadly maze. The victim is not tortured by the usual hooks and time bombs, but by the memory of his young son who was killed by a drunk driver. Jigsaw sends him through the house of horrors for twisted lessons in “forgiveness.” But by the mind-messing scenes, you would think it would be a lesson in “anatomy” or possibly “physics.” At this point, the series is past being scary. It is just torture sessions that leave your mouth hanging open and your stomach turning. “Saw IV” premiered last year, grossing around $63,000,000 at the box office. Unlike other horror series, Jigsaw is unquestionably dead, which is made clear by the opening autopsy sequence. However, there are flashbacks and pocket tape recorders that continue the gruesome work of Jigsaw. This years lucky victim is a SWAT commander who is attacked in his home and awakens to realize he has 90 minutes to perform several unpleasant tests in order to save two detectives, who have been abducted by Jigsaw’s latest protégé. Jigsaw’s ex-wife is dragged into the picture, providing the audience with reasons why he

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became a serial killer in the first place. This film continues like the rest with many torture chambers of steel traps and gadgets that are more crafty and terrifying than ever. There is gore and torture that leads all the way up to the whereabouts of a long forgotten police officer who debuted in “Saw II.” Of course there is the usual summary sequence near the end and afterwards it is pretty well understood that there will be yet another “Saw,” this time with a different killer who is revealed in the final moments of the

fourth film. Still not satisfied with the first four? “Saw V” continues with sinister plans and even bigger traps, including a glass box trap, which we have come to expect from the “Saw” films. The fifth installment of the series is said to explain what happened to the daughter of one of the victims in the third “Saw” and answer some other unanswered questions. The seemingly last person alive is carrying on the Jigsaw legacy, but when his secret is under threat, he is forced to elimi-

nate all the loose ends. “Saw V” is rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity. Note to the boys: this is not a date movie. Unless you want your date incredibly freaked out the rest of the night and scars on your arm from her digging her nails into you, I wouldn’t recommend seeing it with them if you want to score points with the lady. But if you have easily freaked out friends or a long time girlfriend who loves gore, this is the movie to see.

‘Secret Life of Bees’ proves buzzworthy

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The thing about honey is that it’s not just sweet, but awfully gooey. That goes for the new film “The Secret Life of Bees,” too. Is the sweetness worth the stickiness in this maudlin “American Sisterhood of the Traveling Green Tomatoes”? It’s a writerly coming-of-age piece set in the Civil Rights summer in South Carolina. But it’s also precious, self-conscious, a hug you give at arm’s length. Dakota Fanning, awkwardly leaving her child star days behind, is Lily, a 14 year-old whose last memory of her mother (Amy Adams) is of accidentally shooting her during a fight between her parents. Her sullen redneck father T. Ray (Paul Bettany, very good) doesn’t know how to cope

with her. Only Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson), the housekeeper, understands the child. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 has just passed and Rosaleen, brimming with pride, takes Lily with her to town so that she can register to vote and buy Lily her first training bra. Racists beat Rosaleen, and she and Lily flee to a town Lily only knows because its name is scribbled on the back of a picture of her mom. In tiny Tiburon, Lily tries to piece together what made her mother happy about this place years before. That’s where she meets the Boatwright sisters, bee-keepers, black women of culture and kindness. August (Queen Latifah) is the queen bee, June (Alicia Keys, more an exotic presence than an actress) is her testy cellist sister, and May (Sophie

Cast of “Secret Life of Bees” includes Queen Latifa, Sophie Okonedo, Jenn i f e r Hudson, Alicia K e y s , and Dak o t a Fanning

Okonedo of “Hotel Rwanda”) is the damaged sibling, a woman who feels every emotion so keenly that she has built a Wailing Wall behind their big pink house.

Based on Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, “The Secret Life of Bees” is a movie is nicely anchored in a trio of very good performances. Bettany lets us see the pain and loss behind T. Ray’s hate-

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The Wichitan Oct. 22, 2008

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After extended road trip, Mustangs dazzle home crowd with 7-0 rout Bobby Morris Sports Editor

Eight games and 35 days have past since the last time the Midwestern State womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team hosted competition at the MSU Soccer Field. The extended road trip officially came to an end Tuesday afternoon, as the Mustangs blew out non-conference foe Texas A&M International Dustdevils 7-0. Brittany Subia laid a perfect cross through the TAMIU box from the right wing and senior Megan Bibilone cut in from the left wing and buried the cross into the back of the net during the 11th minute of the match. The Mustangs never looked back as they eventually extended the lead to 4-0 heading into halftime. Kari Bristow capitalized on a loose ball inside the Dustdevilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; box, kicking it past the Dustdevilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goalkeeper Mary Jo Hall and giving MSU the 2-0

advantage. Later in the half, Subia gathered in a leading pass down the right side from sophomore Kendra Clemons and blazed a goal into the empty net after juking and weaving through defenders during the 23rd minute. Heidi Avila scored the halfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final goal in just for good measure, giving the Mustangs a comfortable 4-0 advantage heading into intermission. The Mustangs went on to score three more goals in the second half to make the final 7-0/ MSU outshot TAMIU 56-3, including a 25-0 shots on goal tally. Clemons finished the match with three assists, tying a school record. The win improved the Mustangs to 9-6 on the season, while they stayed put at 3-3 in Lone Star conference play. It was the third-straight win for the Mustangs as they made the

most of the final two regularseason games on the road. MSU gained momentum as they headed back home after their seventh- and eighthstraight road matches, capitalizing on clutch, last-second goals to take a 2-1 win over East Central and a 3-0 victory over Northeastern State. With the final seconds of regulation ticking down, Kelsey Hill sent a header into the net to tie the MSU-East Central match at 1-1 while time expired. Brandy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal found Subia through a hole in the defense. Subia blasted a 15-yard shot past ECU goalkeeper Natalie Wilson in the final minute of the second overtime period to take the game 2-1. Hill and Brandy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal both contributed a goal and an assist Sunday afternoon as they routed Northeastern State 3-0. MSU is set to battle a pair of LSC conference rivals this weekend, with West Texas

A&M coming to town Friday for a 4 p.m. kickoff and Eastern New Mexico visiting Sunday for a noon kickoff. (Right) Freshman Kelsey Hill (18) drives the ball past Texas A&M Inernational defender Rosa Hernandez (20) on her way to her first of two goals in the 7-0 win over TAMIU (Below) Sophomore midfielder Brittany Subia jukes out TAMIU goalkeeper Mary Jo Hall on her first of two goals Tuesday afternoon. Patrick Johnston | The Wichitan

Volleyball team turns midseason slump around on home court Bobby Morris Sports Editor

Loren Eggenschwiler | The Wichitan LSC Defensive Player of the Week Shay Velasquez (6) and Alysha Pritt (8) look on as Miranda Byrd returns a serve in Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five-set contest against texas A&M-Kingsville. MSU won the exhausting match with a 15-13 final set.

The fluorescent lights that hang atop the ceilings of D.L. Ligon Coliseum must have never looked so great to head coach Venera Flores-Stafford and the rest of the Midwestern State volleyball team. After starting the season 18-0, the Mustangs dropped six of their next seven games and had spent the past 28 days competing on the road. But all they needed was a little home cooking to get them jumpstarted. MSU took advantage of the friendly confines, taking a fiveset thriller over Texas A&MKingsville Thursday night before snapping Tarleton Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight-game winning streak with a four-set smashing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will help us get our

sure, Garza made an errant backwards pass as the Javelinas were deep into MSU territory trailing 14-13. Safety Austin McDaniel pounced on the loose ball, halting any chance of a late score by TAMKU and giving Eskridge and the offense one more chance to score before halftime, starting from their own 25-yardline. With 1:26 left in the half, Eskridge marched the offensive squad down the field, going 5-for-5 for 71 yards and eventually connecting on a 26-yard pitch-and-catch with Tanner. The score bulged the lead to 21-13 at the half. The Mustangs never gave up the lead or the gained momentum, scoring 17-straight points

to end the game in a 38-16 final. Eskridge completed 21-of-29 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns, while Tanner was the main beneficiary of the offensive explosion, catching six passes for 96 yards and two of those scoring tosses from Eskridge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looked like (Eskridge) played his best ball game,â&#x20AC;? MSU head coach Bill Maskill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt that was our best performance. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real tribute to our football team and the type of kids we have.â&#x20AC;? The defense stepped up to compliment the offensive output, holding the Javelinasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; main rushing threat, Billy Martin, to just 35 yards on 13 carries after he had torched through defenses

rhythm back and start getting familiar with each other again,â&#x20AC;? Flores-Stafford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most important part is recovering our confidence. Once you get a little of it, you want to keep on going.â&#x20AC;? The Javelinas led a valiant charge after MSU dominated the first two sets, 25-19 and 25-14. TAMKU stifled the Mustangs offense, forcing 13 errors in the third set they stole 22-25 and holding the Mustangs to a .023 team kill percentage for a dominating 14-25 fourth set. The sets pushed the Mustangs back on their heels but seniors Shay Velazquez and Allison Schreiber helped MSU answer the call. Velazquez led the defensive effort with 27 of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 80 digs, while Schreiber filled up the stat sheet with 39 assists, 19 digs and six kills.

Alysha Pritt and Jessica Ransom, both of whom graduated from Wichita Falls high schools, led the offense in the fifth and decisive set. Pritt finished with a team-high 14 kill but converted two clutch kill attempts to give MSU the 11-9 advantage. Then, after another kill by Pritt to give the Mustangs match point, Ransom slammed home her 10th kill to take the match 15-13. Velasquez, who already holds the program-record for career digs, had a season-high five service aces in the match, placing her atop the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record books for service aces, as well. The Mustangs recorded 85 digs during Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match against Tarleton State, as Velasquez had another 27-dig match to spark the 23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22 win. The win snapped the TexAnns

eight-match winning streak and dropped them to 17-7 on the season, including 7-2 in LSC competition. Ransom combined her season-high 15 digs with 11 kills to record her second double-double of the season, while Pritt and Sesley Graves totaled 12 and 10 kills, respectively. MSU improved to 5-0 on the home court, while also improving to 21-6 on the season and 5-2 in LSC play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The confidence and rhythm is back,â&#x20AC;? Flores-Stafford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a hard week in front of us.â&#x20AC;? The â&#x20AC;&#x153;hard weekâ&#x20AC;? begins Thursday night when MSU is set to take on No. 3 West Texas A&M in Canyon. Then, they are scheduled to travel to Portales to take on Eastern New Mexico, Saturday.

the past two weeks for at least 161 rushing yards per game. Safeties Herman â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winkyâ&#x20AC;? Walker and Ryan Craven led the way for the defense with nine and seven tackles, respectively. But the entire defensive unit put increased pressure on Garza, sacking him four times, forcing two interceptions and the crucial backwards-pass fumble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hat is off to our coaches and players,â&#x20AC;? Maskill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did a great job of play calling and containing their running game.â&#x20AC;?

Bobby Ransom led the way for the MSU rushing attack, finishing with 67 yards on 11 carries, while Marcus Mathis gained 44 yards on the ground with his 11 carries. The win ended MSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twogame, mid-season skid and improved them to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in Lone Star Conference play. The victory also moved the Mustangs back into consideration for the Super Regional Four poll, which decides the top

six teams that will move on to the NCAA Division II postseason. After falling out of the poll following last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Tarleton State, No. 25 MSU is now ranked eighth, sitting behind Tarleton State and Central Washington for the final seat to postseason competition. Midwestern State will move on to compete against Central Oklahoma in Edmond for a Saturday afternoon tilt. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m.

Bobby Morris Sports Editor

said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pleased with their effort, but our main focus is for next week and into regionals. This is just a stepping stone to do well further down the road.â&#x20AC;? Stepp finished 70th, covering the course in 22:26 to lead the Mustangs as they gear up for the Lone Star Conference Championships in Kingsville, Texas this Saturday. Borgman ran a 23:24 to finish 136th, while freshmen Kayla Hendrix (23:26/138th), Lindsey Pate (23:34/148th) and Kourtney Aylor (24:11/173rd) combined to finish up the scoring for the Mustangs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started out really conservative,â&#x20AC;? Styles said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just

wanted to run as a park for the first half, but we had a runner fall and another was pushed into a pole. Once they fell down, they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to make it back up to speed.â&#x20AC;? Brittany Barrington (24:27/179th), Hassie Sutton (24:33/185th), Malory Ammerman (25:28/232) and Mindy Briones (26:21/257th) finished out the performances for MSU. The Midwestern State cross country squad looks to be poised to make their best showing at the LSC Championships in program history next week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girls are excited, pumped and confident going into next week,â&#x20AC;? Styles said.

Offensive explosion leads No. 25 Mustangs past Javelinas, 38-16 Bobby Morris Sports Editor

No. 25 Midwestern State found itsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offensive groove Saturday night in Kingsville as they tallied up a season-high 410 yards of total offense in the 38-16 whipping of Texas A&MKingsville. Quarterback Zack Eskridge and wideout Andy Tanner had their best performances of the season to spark the offense but it was a crucial defensive play that swung momentum in the Mustangsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; favor late in the first half. Sophomore defensive lineman Franquis Ford put heat on TAMKUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarterback Billy Garza as he was leading the Javelinas down the field. Feeling the pres-

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Cross country â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pumpedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for LSC Katie Stepp and Andrea Borgman led Midwestern State to a 25th-place finish at the University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival with record-setting performances Saturday. The Mustangs competed well against elite level competition, compiling 664 points to finish second to Augustana (S.D.) among NCAA Division II entrants. The top four runners for MSU all topped the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former 6,000-meter record (23:44) set at this Festival in 2006. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an elite level meet,â&#x20AC;? MSU head coach Koby Styles

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The Wichitan Oct. 22, 2008

Sutherland continues to lead Mustangs to No. 1 rank Redshirt freshman Craig Sutherland (9) has tallied a teamhigh 11 goals through the team’s first 13 games. Sutherland struck again for a pair of goals in Sunday’s 3-0 victory over ENMU.

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Goals from senior Robert Swann and redshirt freshmen Craig Sutherland and Ryan Spence propelled the nowNo. 1 Midwestern State Mustangs to a pair of home victories over the weekend. Swann struck with his first goal of the season off a free kick to give the Mustangs a 1-0 decision against archrival West Texas A&M Friday night. Then, the pair of redshirt freshmen combined to give MSU the 3-0 victory over Eastern New Mexico. Sutherland finished with two goals, giving him a team-leading 11 on the season,

while Spence knocked in the first collegiate goal of his career. Swann provided the lone goal of the defensive match on a free kick early in the second half. The ball spun beautifully into the inside post in the upper part of the net during the 47th minute, past WTAMU goalkeeper Sebastian Furness. It was the way the Mustangs kept control of the tempo and managed the match defensively that impressed MSU head coach Doug Elder the most, however. “I was very, very pleased with the first half,” Elder said. “That was the best we’ve looked in a long time. We were pinging, possessing and moving the ball really well.”

The quality of play showed in the box score, as MSU outshot the Buffs 15-5, including 6-1 shots on goal. All five shots came after Swann scored his goal, as the Mustangs defensive stifled any opportunities in the first half. In Sunday’s match, Sutherland is continuing to impress in his first year on the collegiate grass. Junior Kyle Kmiec found Sutherland on an excellent cross through the Eastern New Mexico defense during the third minute of the match to put lights on the scoreboard for the home team. Then, after taking the 1-0 lead into halftime, Ahmad Ihmeidan set-up Rob Humphrey, then

Humphrey laid a beautiful cross right on the spot for a sliding Sutherland. “It was a perfect cross that I was able to one-time,” Sutherland said. “It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win,” Elder said. “Any time a team keeps ten defenders and a goalkeeper behind the ball, you’re not going to get many chances.” No. 1 Midwestern State improves to 12-1 on the season and 4-0 in Southwest Soccer Conference play with the wins. MSU travels to Austin this Friday afternoon for a match against No. 14 St. Edward’s set for 4 p.m.

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