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Repiratory senior Wenica Brodiepresents her research about the psychological impact of death and dying on healthcare students at the Celebration of Scholarship. April 25. | Undergraduates present their research projects and experiences to students and faculty. | Students present their research about lung transplants and questioning if they are worth it.

Campus celebrates research by students and faculty

HUNTER TYLER REPORTER

undreds of students and faculty attended the Celebration of Scholarship in the Clark Student Center, April 24-25 to support undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty presenting their research. The event, hosted by the graduate school and the undergraduate research office, allowed students to showcase their research and creative activities through oral and poster

presentations. “It was a good experience. I got to work with a faculty mentor and I’m taking some classes now so working on this just reinforced what I was learning in class. Plus, it’s really beneficial because if we get results from this then we can actually help patients with brain disorders,” Prisca Mbonu, biology junior, said. Tarrah Miller, biology senior, shared why she chose to participate in the Celebration of Scholarship and what she got out of the ex-

perience. “We participated for the exposure and to get our feet wet in research. It was good to find new information and just expand our knowledge basically. And it was fun just doing the experiment and finding out the possible causes and effects, it was a pretty unique experience,” Miller said. Miller said, they learned how to present and gained confidence from it. For some of them it was the first time they presented something. He said they gained knowledge of

how to work in the lab and utilize the equipment. Abigail DeLizio, biology junior, also shared why she chose to participate in the event and what she gained from the experience. “I just wanted to do some research to put on my resume and I talked to one of my professors and he was already doing this,” DeLizio said. “I learned about some higher level stuff that I didn’t know about yet and I also learned to just appreciate research and all it takes to get one little result.”

PHOTOS BY TAYLOR ANDERSON | THE WICHITAN

Guest soloist and professor Martin Camacho plays the piano at the Celebration of Scholarships Gala Concert in the Akin Auditorium. April 25. | Matthew Luttrell conducts the symphony orchestra.

ATTENDEE COMMENTS LONECE CAREY, FINANCE SOPHOMORE |“I got

to learn so many new things so that was really good.” CHLOE DUNLAP, MUSIC SOPHOMORE | “It was

really cool to see what went into their projects and how they’re really invested in it. They obviously care about it a lot so that’s really cool.”

KRISTEN LOGOE, ART FRESHMAN | “For one oral presentation I had no clue what they were saying but I was like wow they really care about what they’re researching.”

SYDNEY STRACHAN, NURSING SOPHOMORE | “It

MAURA GIBSON, BIOLOGY SOPHOMORE | “This

YARY RODRIGUEZ, NURSING SOPHOMORE |

KAYLA

GUILLORY, MASS COMMUNICATION SOPHOMORE | “It was worth attending because I really need this extra credit for my class.”

Additional reporting by Taylor Anderson

“We’re doing a summer project and this is really helping us with that.”

gives us an idea of how to set up your poster and present. I think we got a pretty good outline on how to present your research.”

kind of research going on here is way different than I thought, so it turns it out my own classmates are doing way more advanced stuff so that’s really encouraging to me.”

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S TAF F E DI T O R I A L

Building a nonreligious organization for students

CrasH Talk falls JUST short of being an actual CRASH

OUR VIEW: Religious students find comfort in their religious groups; it is only natural that non religious students would want to feel that same comfort in an organization of their own.

iving in a state that is primarily Christian limits non religious individuals from going public with their beliefs and could restrict what actions they can do within their own communities. Having a non religious organization would benefit students who view themselves a agnostic or atheists by encouraging them to open up their beliefs to others without the concern of being criticized or viewed as anti-religious. In the First Amendment of the Constitution, it states that citizens have the freedom to practice any religion they want and the right to not practice a religion. The government cannot make laws that favor nor prohibit any religious or nonreligious group; also meaning that if students here want to form a nonreligious organization, they have the right to do so. An organization like this can not only benefit the student body but also the community in a sense that local residents can witness the religious diversity the university has to offer. However, others can not start this organization for them. The nonreligious students need to have the courage to build a community and a place for themselves.

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rasH Ta l k is the fifth major album to be released by rapper Quincy MatChristian thew HanEvans ley, known mostly by his stage name, CrasH Talk album cover Schoolboy Q. Schoolboy Q announced he started working on this album December 2016, five months after is wildly successful album, “Blank Face LP” dropped. Originally scheduled to drop sometime in 2018, the album was delayed to an April 2019 release due to the untimely death of rapper Mac Miller (1992-2018) who was a longtime friend and frequent collaborator of Schoolboy Q’s. The album features a guest star line up of Travis Scott, 6LACK, Ty Dolla $ign, YG, 21 Savage, Kid Cudi and Lil Baby. Schoolboy Q also worked with Kendrick Lamar to compose most of the songs on CrasH Talk, and Kendrick has many uncredited appearances throughout the album. The album opens up with “Gang Gang”, where Schoolboy Q seemingly sucks the listener into the world as he sees it. The song is rife with imagery served under a low banging bass induced beat that will seem to hypnotize you in a way that Schoolboy Q’s music is known for. The second track on the album “Tales” takes a more subtle tone than ‘Gang Gang’, as Schoolboy Q talks about his lifestyle in his younger days when he was doing illegal activities to stay “afloat” and reflects on the grave repercussions of that

lifestyle. On “CHopstix”, with the help of Houston rapper Travis Scott, Schoolboy Q speaks about his infatuation for women. This song marks just the second time both Q and Travis have collaborated since Travis’s 2015 song “Ok Alright.” In the song Drunk, feaPHOTO COURTESY WWW.SCHOOLBOYQ.COM turing 6LACK, written with the help of Kendrick Lamar and with uncredited vocals by Kendrick and Kid Cudi, Schoolboy Q explains to the listener the heavier emotions that he feels and reflects on the changes he and his family have had to endure. “Floating” which features 21 Savage, has Schoolboy Q change from the sober self-reflection-style rap to rap about the illicit substances he has taken and the feeling he has while he is taking such illicit substances. On “Die Wit Em”, Schoolboy Q returns to his signature take no prisoners, bass induced-beat rap style that he has been known for and that was present during the first two songs of the CrasH Talk, but slowly dissipated throughout the album. The final track of the album, “Attention” sounds like it belongs on the album “Blank Face LP”, but nonetheless functions as storytelling conclusion to end the album. Overall, the album shows a slightly more matured Schoolboy Q still rapping about all the things he is known for rapping about in his music. This album is not as well rounded as “Oxymoron” or “Blank Face LP”, and as long overdue an album it was, it feels like Schoolboy Q came up short… Just not short enough for this album to be considered a flop.

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| May 1, 2019 | 3 MOVIE REVIEW

List of events for the week of final examinations. Go online to see the larger version.

Finals Frenzy returns tomorrow PHOTO C0URTESY IMBD

Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, and Karen Gillan in Avengers: Endgame (2019)

’Avengers Endgame’ successfully wraps up a franchise M

arvel has finally done it. After 11 years and 21 movies, the Russo brothers and producer Kevin Feige have made a near perfect culmination of hundreds of hours of superhero drama. “Avengers: Endgame” is set to make box-office history and is the must-see movie this spring. Without spoilers, let’s talk about some highlights. Brian “Endgame” picks up right after the events Lang of “Infinity War” as the remaining Avengers are left to pick up the pieces of their shattered team. After a short-lived superhero team up, the film jumps forward five years, showing how the Avengers and the world as a whole are coping with the loss against Thanos and trying to rebuild. The normally confident heroes are left to grapple with their failure, feeling at fault for the disappearance of trillions. It’s a melancholic tone for the first hour, a mood that’s not usually used for “Earth’s mightiest heroes.” As the team builds a game plan, they start to reignite their old camaraderie. It feels good to see the original six Avengers together again with Ant-Man, Rocket and Rhodey tagging along. Despite all that this team’s gone through, there’s still the same teamwork that was built in the first “Avengers” film. It’s hard to talk more about “Endgame” without spoiling the plot, but it’s a great reflection on the history of the team, filled with Easter Eggs for the avid Marvel fans. The Russo brothers do a great job of moving the story to a satisfying conclusion while still remembering where the characters have come from and the challenges they’ve overcome. The plot feels much more focused than last year’s overstuffed “Infinity War” and it just goes to show that the Avengers are at their best when the team isn’t saturated with heroes.

The runtime for “Endgame” is a notorious three hours long, but it flies by easily after the first hour is spent setting up the storyline. While there’s a lot of great fan service here, the best moments are in the final battle scene, when both the preceding two hours and 11 years of films finally pays-off in an epic standoff between good versus evil. It feels like the team has figured out their mission and is set to hand the reins to the next generation of rising heroes as they complete their character arc as both a whole and individually, which is bittersweet and handled well. While there are several emotional moments, “Endgame” balances them well with plenty of action and laughs. The biggest problem with “Endgame” though is its many plot holes. Normally, plot holes don’t bother me very much, but there’s too many here to ignore. Time travel is a big component of the Avengers planning, but it’s explained poorly and the team seems to break their own time traveling rules constantly. It’s frustrating to see so many awesome moments paired with poor, cobbled-together excuses for the scenes to take place. At the end of the day, it’s hard to make everyone happy, and there are always complaints with the handling of a franchise this big and well-loved. It’s fascinating to read other reviewers takes and theories about the film and what it means to them. “Endgame” gives plenty of awesome moments to its fans and uses some of the franchises best characters in great scenes. I wouldn’t recommend this to new fans of the Marvel franchise, simply due to the vast amount of assumed knowledge the Russo’s expect their audience to have, but for those already enveloped in the Marvel culture, it’s a great finale to a 22-chapter saga.

ANGELICA VILLARREAL REPORTER

s students prepare for finals, May 6-10, the University Programming Board will be hosting Finals Frenzy to help students relieve stress. Alaska Carrillo-Bell, pre-med junior, said, “I attended Finals Frenzy my first year I was here and that’s when I tell you it was lame. I still enjoy it, because they give free food and we can also get free stuff.” Carrillo-Bell said she is looking forward to the event but hopes that it’s not too cold for the water slide. “I like all the activities we get to do,” Carrillo-Bell said. “I heard this semester their doing a water slide and laser tag that’s up and coming that [Finals Frenzy] used to be lame.” Carrillo-Bell said although the purpose of Finals Frenzy is to wind down from all the studying, students can get carried away and over involve themselves in the activities, leading to less study time. Alumni adviser of Sigma Lambda Alpha Gloria Villarreal said, “There’s a lot of activities for everyone to do so it’s not just one station there’s different stations.” Villarreal said it’s a free event and encourages students to attend even if it’s for a little while. “Some of the cons about it would be sometimes there’s a station that runs out of something too soon,” Villarreal said. Villarreal said Finals Frenzy helps students destress about finals and have a little fun. Estafani Vasquez, biology freshman, said, “It’s a great way for students to hang out with each other.” Estafani said she was looking forward for the event but can’t go this semester due to having a lab final. “In the past I went to volunteer, and it was okay,” Vasquez said. “They had a photo booth and ice skating when I volunteered at the time. But this semester the stuff they have planned sounds awesome.”

F I NAL S F R E N Z Y W I L L B E F R O M 4 - 1 0 P. M . I N T HE C L AR K S T U D E N T C E NT E R A N D AT J E S S E R OGE R S P R OM E N A D E .

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Nonreligious students have no where to congregate MONIQUE FIELDS REPORTER

ollege students believe it is important for the university to provide students with opportunities to share their beliefs and values without feeling stigmatized. Students that identify as agnostic, atheist or nonreligious have no place of fellowship here on campus. The university offers 109 organizations for students. Six of the clubs are religious/ faith-based, which does not include local churches and religious organizations that often visit the campus such as the Wesley Campus Ministry, The Bridge and Gospel Culture. “I can’t count the number of times that I’ve felt pressured to pretend to be a believer. I am often reluctant to express my agnosticism because I know that it is not accepted among most of my peers or family,” said Tojya Vital, mechanical engineering junior. Having a club on campus that solely caters to non-religious students, could pro-

vide them a chance to get involved within a like-minded community and create a comfortable environment for those that do not identify. Mario Ramirez, Director of Student Leadership and Involvement said, in the past, there was a nonsecular club on campus, however, they are no longer around because members graduated, causing the club to die out. Ramirez said that the university is not opposed to having a club like this being revamped if someone felt the need to revive it. “Having a club where students feel welcomed and free to express their ideas will get students out of their dorm rooms,” said Erin Alexander, biology junior. “It could also help students get through school. There are many students that drop out due to not having friends; this would be a place for them to bond with fellow students.” The members of the club would benefit from increased confidence in their beliefs

QUESTI O N OF T H E W E E K

What are your Summer plans?

AS FINALS WEEK APPROACHES, INSTEAD OF THINKING ABOUT STRESSORS, WE ASKED STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR SUMMER PLANS. REPORTERS | ALANA EARLE | HENRY MARTINEZ

see NONRELIGIOUS pg. 5 PHOTO BY BRIDGET REILLY | THE WICHITAN

Nursing freshman Haylee Holman chats with reporter Alana Earle about her plans this coming Summer. April 30. KENNEDY FARRELL, SOCIAL WORK FRESHMAN |

“Work, I’m gonna get my money in and get ahead in classes.” HAYLEE HOLMAN, NURSING FRESHMAN | “[I’m]

ISSAC NUNEZ, MARKETING JUNIOR | “Work, get

JOSHUA NOWELL, MARKETING JUNIOR | “Work, I’ll

GABBY DUGAS, BIOLOGY JUNIOR | “This summer

ZACH PURCELL, FINANCE JUNIOR | “I’ll be taking

classes, working out and working.”

JULIAN ROLLE, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT JUNIOR

| “I’ll be staying here and working, I work at an electrical and water supply company.”

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plan on continuing to work at Target, and I plan on just relaxing and getting ready for my upper level classes. I just really wanna hang out with friends.”

taking summer classes at Tarrant County College, and of course hanging out with friends back home when we can.” be working out with the football team...we live on a lake so we kayak a lot as well.”

Location: Pyramid Center 2910 Kemp Blvd Suite 118 Wichita Falls, TX 76308

JOSE TORRES, BILINGUAL EDUCATION SENIOR | “I

LINDSEY SARABIA, EARLY EDUCATION JUNIOR | “I

will be studying for my certification tests and the GRE I have to take in the fall. The rest of my free time will be spent at my job.” MARIAN CASAS, ENGLISH AND BIOLOGY SOPHO-

MORE | “After working all year, I’m going to take a break from everything and travel to the west coast all summer. I’m trying to find myself this summer.”

an internship, hang out with friends and maybe do a couple summer classes.” I’ll be going home to spend some time with my family. I’ll also be working and going to summer school.” AMELIA ECEVIDO, BIOLOGY SENIOR | “I am going to

be taking field zoology for my May mini course. I’ll also be taking more summer classes to help raise my GPA, working hard at Bahama bucks selling and making snow cones all summer, also hanging with friends by the poolside of course.” CHAD CALLENDER, MATHEMATICS FRESHMAN |

“I’m about to go home, I’m getting out here as fast as I can. I’ll be playing lots of volleyball, and hanging out with friends.” HANNAH HARDER, PRIMARY EDUCATION FRESH-

MAN | “I’m taking summer classes and working as a camp counselor.”

| May 1, 2019 | 5 from NONRELIGIOUS pg. 6 and will be able to meet people who they can be their true selves around. Vital said, “Being part of a ‘religious’ minority is no problem. The problem is the stig-

ma that comes with it. Unfortunately, nonbelievers are perceived to be immoral, angry, hedonistic, anti-religion etc.” The Secular Student Alliance is an atheist, humanist and non-theist student organiza-

tion that has chapters on college campuses across the country, including Texas. Some campuses in Texas have already identified ways to accommodate students who are nonreligious.

To get a club started on campus it requires a student roster of at least eight currently enrolled MSU students, a faculty or staff member to serve as an advisor, and a constitution stating the purposes or goals of the organization.

WHAT DO STUDENTS THINK? ANDREW MILLER, ACCOUNTING SOPHOMORE

| “In Texas people are mostly Christian. Some people don’t have a place where they can be themselves because they are under a religious structure of people that believe you should act in a certain religion.” ERIN ALEXANDER, BIOLOGY SOPHOMORE | “I do

feel like a minority. I’m originally from a conservative state and when I moved to Texas I quickly learned that it’s even more conservative. Majority of the people I hang out with identify with a religion. Thankfully, they never make me feel uncomfortable about it.”

KENNEDY FARELL, UNDECIDED FRESHMAN | “I

have never felt left out because there’s lots of access to different churches around the campus that I can go to, to fit in. I do think the campus would benefit from a club that caters to people who are non religious because it would help them fit into a group that they can identify with especially because there should be something for everyone so they feel comfortable.” BRANDON ROLLAND, UNDECIDED FRESHMAN | “I

don’t particularly think it would affect the school, because I don’t even feel like the religious groups

affect the school much.” MARINA FASURA FERRAZ, COMPUTER SCIENCE

JUNIOR | “Religious based clubs for sure have an admirable student involvement, and I find their emotional help very useful to those that rely on those beliefs. But not all of us identify with that. Having an agnostic club would be much more about letting a community find an identity club, rather than being an anti-christianism club.” KIMBERLY RODRIGUEZ, MARKETING FRESHMAN |

college, it is really hard to stay accustom to their beliefs.” JUWAN JOHNSON, BAAS SENIOR | “It could open

up more of an opportunity for students to communicate more. It would allow people to cope and bond to build at better community on campus.”

JEFF HANSEN, MANAGEMENT JUNIOR | “There

deserves to be a club because we have the ability to practice religion or to not practice a religion.”

“I think it is important for students to have a place where they feel like they belong to especially in

PHOTOS BY PEYTON ALONZO | THE WICHITAN

Chris Mayfield’s paintings of Captain America, War Machine and Vision are on display at the Kemp. April 24. | Chris Mayfield’s painting of Black Panther, Iron Fist and Nick Fury. | Chris Mayfield’s painting of Iron Man, Darth Vader and Thanos. | Chris Mayfield’s painting of classic horror movie icons.

Local art teacher’s artwork on display at The Kemp Center for the Arts PEYTON ALONZO REPORTER

hen walking through the halls of The Kemp Center for the Arts, attendees now will find the artwork of Wichita Falls High School teacher, Chris Mayfield hung up along on the walls. Mayfield said, he is doing what he expects out of his students, and having his work on display gives him and what he teaches his students some credibility. “Usually I work at school with an audience. I enjoy [students] energy in my work. I think it is good for my students to see the process of making an image. They need to see me be successful and fail. It is good for them to see how I change, and turn a failure of a piece

into what I wanted. They need to see the process and I need them to keep me honest with my work,” said Mayfield. Mayfield’s gallery is the latest in the “What’s Up Downstairs?” exhibit that The Kemp Center for the Arts puts on. “I’ve always enjoyed superheroes. I like the ‘blurred line’ that is created between the good guys and the bad guys. Like the rest of us, heroes are just trying to do the right thing according to them. It may or may not line up with everyone else’s moral values. A lot of time, even the villain is just a misunderstood guy trying to get by,” said Mayfield. Mayfield’s artwork reinterprets famously known contemporary pop culture figures, including paintings of characters from the Mar-

vel cinematic universe, Star Wars, and classic horror movies. Mayfield said, “It is extremely important for Wichita Falls to have an open gallery, for people to see and experience visual art is paramount. Sometimes it is life-altering. If we as a community can show our kids art from a younger age and get them involved, I think the kids will be better, more complete individuals as they grow up. I think that even as adults, people have a very limited view and experience with art.” Mayfield also said, he believes that when people view his artwork that they look back upon fond memories associated with the characters and smile. Alexis Towery, art freshmen, said, “It’s im-

portant that Wichita Falls has art exhibits, simply because art can be a powerful thing for some people depending on what they feel through a specific piece. Art can be expressed in thousands of ways, and I think it can be a friendly reminder that we are all different but somehow the same.” Mayfield’s next showing will be at the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum trade show on May 18. Jackson Hoffman, pre-veterinarian freshmen, said, “I really enjoyed seeing all the paintings of my favorite heroes and villains. Each painting is done with such talent and unique style. It is cool to know that the artwork displayed was painted by a local teacher.”

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CONGRATULATIONS

TO THE 2018-2019 OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADERS AND SCHOLARS AT MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD Amy Arceneaux Shady Boukhary Federica Bove Allyson Buchanan Salvatore Capotosto Arshia Clare Nathan Conard Hanna Gebel** Brian Lang Ana Leach Kristen Longo George Nhamo Emily Simmons Amanda Threlkeld Grace Tsichlis

OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN MAN Danlee Duncan Kyle Hackett Montes Martinez** Brett Mitchell* Alan Quezada Jose Rodrigo Quezada Jarquin Fisher Seigler*

OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN WOMAN Lillian Adams** Haley Ferrell* Savannah Grisham Kassidy Knight Diane Nguyen Alexandria Snuggs Nicole Vacio Estafani Vasquez*

OUTSTANDING SOPHOMORE MAN Casey Albrikes Seth Angelino Chad Callender David Hawkins Jayden Johnson Mitch Kipp* Kaleb Krejcarek Cheslin Maloney Dakota Mize Kaushik Shah** Ajani Thomas Christopher Ward Benjamin Westwick*

OUTSTANDING SOPHOMORE WOMAN Mia Albertin Clarissa Alvarado Celestine Annan Paige Champagne Alyssa Dimmick Velazquez* Jaeda Flores Sarah Gilliland Lauren Cori Ordner Elizabeth Mahan Taylor Mash Andi Newberry Tishauna Perkins Savannah Schreiber Sarah Steele Alexandra Stokes Amanda Threlkeld** Bethany Ward* Rianne Williams Lily Wiser

OUTSTANDING JUNIOR MAN Carl Alfert Shady Boukhary** Nathan Conard* Andrew Coyne Javier Fuerte Zackary George Jordan Gibbs John Mason Julio Mondragon Zachary O. Purcell Mendelson Seaman Joshua Tyers Brenton Vineyard Andrew Wolf* Kyung Ho Yang

OUTSTANDING JUNIOR WOMAN Maddison Allison Diana Avila Hernandez Sarah Bowell Lexis Brickhouse Arshia Clare Kimberly Cox Dara Cunningham Yerasly Duran* Melanie Garcia Kara Hicks Almira G. C. Lewis

Zarya Maiato Jocelyn F. Miranda Katelyn Parrish Kaitlin Raber Ashley Ramirez* Lindsey Sarabia Emilija Segetlija Brooke Schreiber Breanne Solis Shelbi Stogdill** Grace Tsichlis Brittni Vilandre Megan Widner Micah Wilson Cortney Wood Kendra Woods Maggie Wyatt

OUTSTANDING SENIOR MAN Blaine Albrecht Collin Bachman Kevin Bryan Salvatore Capotosto Zebadiah Charles Dustin Echols Jacob Elder Thomas Haddock Leslie Hart Jakob Lopez Robert McCarty Simon Ospina** Dillon Pineda* Dalton Robbins Noah Seigler Parker Short* Kaleb Welch

OUTSTANDING SENIOR WOMAN Margaret Anderson Frida Arredondo Federica Bove** Taylor Broyles Emily Burns Clorissa Callender Amor Del Carrillo Elizabeth Cathcart Taylor Dinkins Shae Dorsman Georgia DuBose* Lauren Gardner Kervelle Guiste

* FINALIST ** WINNER

Jernelle JnoBaptiste* Camille Khan Emma Labedis Greta Lazzarotto Justice Munroe Kendall Nelms Deidre Nichols Joanne Ortega Angela Penn ScyDayah Quest Shermali Ratnasinghe Kayla Redder Mai Trinh Kara Vieth Zaq Wallace Laramie Walton Shiori Watashima Carli Woolsey

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE MAN Ryan Castelli* Cary Herndon* Michael Johnson David Perez Guerra Darien Roach Matthew Schenk**

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE WOMAN Erica Bourland** Jamie Gardner Cindi Juarez-Logan Anusha Karnati Jordan Lee Alexandra McClung Courtney Schrader* Jaclyn Scroggin Kelsey Tahmahkera* Jordan Waddell Benita Weems

MAN OF THE YEAR

Salvatore Capotosto** Marvin Castillo Jacob Elder Nemanja Neo Krtolica Bryson Petersen Dillon Pineda Grantley Samuels Parker Short* Brendan Wynne* Zijian Zeng

WOMAN OF THE YEAR Federica Bove* Paige Champagne Leia De La Garza Amy Floyd Hanna Gebel** Sarah Graves Ellie Gunderson Cynthia Hubbard Jernelle JnoBaptiste Greta Lazzarotto Deidre Nicholes* Lane Riggs Bethany Russell Emily Simmons

VIOLA GRADY LEADERSHIP AWARD Federica Bove** Eliza Cameron Arshia Clare Alyssa Dimmick Velazquez Cynthia Hubbard Jernelle JnoBaptiste* Dillon Pineda* Alec Roberts Bethany Ward

HOWARD FARRELL COMMUNITY EXCELLENCE AWARD Kerdell Cuffy Yerasly Duran* Adrienne Hill Greta Lazzarotto Simon Ospina Dillon Pineda** Amanda Threlkeld*

JAMES L. STEWART SERVICE AWARD Environmental Student Organization Redwine Honors Program* Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority, Inc.** Sociology Club*

| May 1, 2019 | 5 DILLARD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Dean Jeff Stambaugh

OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTING STUDENT

OUTSTANDING SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT Allyson Frances Buchanan

OUTSTANDING DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENT

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT (BSIS EARLY CHILDHOOD–GRADE 6/ ALL LEVEL SPECIAL EDUCATION)

OUTSTANDING EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY STUDENT

Kelsey Heather Carden

Aldeen Angelica Joy Isaac

Katelyn Ashlee Parrish

Darian Alexis Wetzel

OUTSTANDING ECONOMICS STUDENT

OUTSTANDING SPORT AND LEISURE STUDIES STUDENT

OUTSTANDING NURSING STUDENT

Simon Ospina

Caleb Nathaniel Sneath

OUTSTANDING GENERAL BUSINESS STUDENT Paul Wayne Stolle, Jr.

OUTSTANDING MANAGEMENT STUDENT Federica Bove

OUTSTANDING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS STUDENT Michael Alan Bravenec

OUTSTANDING MARKETING STUDENT Elizabeth Gabrielle Cathcart

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Cary William Herndon III

GORDON T. & ELLEN WEST COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Dean Matthew Capps

OUTSTANDING BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES STUDENT James Anthony Miller

OUTSTANDING BILINGUAL EDUCATION STUDENT(BSIS EARLY CHILDHOOD-GRADE 6/ BILINGUAL) Patricia Ramirez

OUTSTANDING ELEMENTARY EDUCATION STUDENT(BSIS EARLY CHILDHOOD-GRADE 6) Mackenzie Peighton Barnard

OUTSTANDING KINESIOLOGY STUDENT April Pena

Caitlin Nicole Ruck

Tiffany Jean Self

OUTSTANDING FINANCE STUDENT

OUTSTANDING SOCIOLOGY STUDENT

Clara Elise Merklin

OUTSTANDING MASS COMMUNICATION STUDENT Christopher Craig Tidmore

OUTSTANDING MUSIC STUDENT Garry Alexander Boyd-Ward

OUTSTANDING THEATRE STUDENT Addrian Shontai Gaut, Jr.

VINSON AWARD IN JOURNALISM

OUTSTANDING BIOLOGY STUDENT

Jennifer Marie Joss

Hae Lee Han

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT IN HEALTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN SERVICES

OUTSTANDING CHEMISTRY STUDENT

Ashley Elizabeth Hay

PROTHRO-YEAGER COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Dean Samuel Watson

OUTSTANDING ENGLISH STUDENT Jessica Rosalie Odom

ROBERT D. AND CAROL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN SERVICES

OUTSTANDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDENT

Stefanie Michelle Blaine

OUTSTANDING COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENT Shady Nasser Boukhary

OUTSTANDING HISTORY STUDENT

Sara Nichole Smith

Herbert McCullough IV

OUTSTANDING SOCIAL WORK STUDENT

OUTSTANDING WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES STUDENT

OUTSTANDING ATHLETIC TRAINING STUDENT

Dean Margaret Brown Marsden

Sarah Catherine Graves and Brendan Lawrence Wynne

Dean Jeffrey Killion

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Madison Lynn Dodd

Dean Martin Camacho Bry’Ton Rolle

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Everett Kindig speaking on “Life in the post-civil war Midwest: The Case of Susan Parmer,” on April 26.

PHOTO BY ANDREW MURRAY | THE WICHITAN

Southern Forum on Agriculture held at MSU SP E A K E R S AT T H E CON F E R E N C E : Chandler Taylor, Louisiana State University Everett Kindig, Midwestern State University Nick Timmerman, Langston University Michael R. Grauer, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Leanne Ray, Museum of North Texas History Kenna Archer, Angelo State University Leland Turner, Midwestern State University

ANDREW MURRAY REPORTER

he University hosted the 12th annual Southern Forum on Agriculture April 26-27 with 15 speakers from around the south speaking on their research. Whitney Snow, associate professor of history, introduced herself as the host of this forum. Then after a short delay to make sure they started on time the first person got up to present. Chandler Taylor the first presentation was over grain elevators and their history in Louisiana, “Legacies of Risk and Vice: The Birth and Expansion of Louisiana’s Grain Elevators.” Chandler Taylor is a dual masters student from Louisiana State University. She looked back to the start of it all in Louisiana from 1971 to the present day and talked about how in the book merchants of grain by Dan Morgan “to study grain is to study the world.” This was the start to her research on how it affected the economy. “For him, the grain is more essential to the world than oil,” Taylor said. She went on to talk about how the

Nicholas Yeakley, Texas Christian University Christopher Morris, University of Texas at Arlington

Annual Southern Forum on Agriculture.

“I think we have a lot to say that can contribute.”

WHITNEY SNOW ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY first grain elevator in Louisiana was founded in New Orleans and soon two more would be created all made out of wood. This, of course, leads to a fire breaking out and burned all but one to the ground. New ones were made out of metal to fix this problem. Everett Kindig, retired professor of Midwestern State University filled in for Ian Seavey from Texas A&M University who was supposed to speak at the conference. Kindig a retired professor for nine months gave his research on “Life in the Post-Civil War Midwest: The Case of Susan Parmer.” Kindig started off speaking about how the rise of women rights was on the climb. “The growing wants of expanding women’s rights here began in the 19th century and especially along with the

Speakers present their ideas that they discovered from their research.

frontier,” Kindig said. He slowly leads into the life of this brave woman and her struggles on the frontier and how she came to be in our town. This included her brothers being bandits and her following her husband, as well as starting the first Untied Baptist Church here. After the first panel concluded, everyone went on a 30-minute break before the next three speakers. Snow used the free time to say she wanted to have more students come and listen to these speakers. “Yes, I very much would and I advertised it to my students and there was a campus-wide email sent out,” Snow said. She really wanted other faculty from other colleges to be there too. “I am surprised that not more faculty is here, all the historical ones are but I wish that biology, environmental science was here,” Snow said. “I think we have a lot to say that can contribute because this is a history conference but I think we have something to say to other disciplines.”

States were represented by the speakers at the event.

S P E A K E R S OF C ONF E R E NC E : Matt Plishka, University of Pittsburgh Whitney Stewart, University of Texas at Dallas Whitney Snow, Midwestern State University Joshua Bader, Mississippi State University Thomas Blake Earle, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University Kelly McMichael, American Public University Ashton Reynolds, Southern Methodist University Jahue Anderson, North Central Texas College Mary Draper, Midwestern State University

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