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Oct. 24, 2018 | Midwestern State University | thewichitan.com | Your Campus. Your News. | Vol. 83 No. 8

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Students get hype and cheer on competitors as they preform their routines. | The Caribbean Student Organization performs their dance routine in front of the students. | The cheer squad dances at Lipsync Competition in the D.L. Coliseum Oct. 23.

LIP SYNC BATTLE INITIATES homecoming week CLARA UKWITEGYETSE REPORTER

.L. Coliseum roared with cheers for the bravest dancers as students showed off their best moves Oct. 22 at the annual Lipsync Competition. The event, hosted by the University Programming Board, has always been a huge success as homecoming week’s opening event, and this was no exception. “It’s tradition,” Ruby Arriaga, coordinator of student activities and UPB advisor, said. “It’s one of the biggest kickoff [events] for homecoming week [where students] get together and cheer for the organizations. There were 10 teams and different organizations and last year there were about six or seven.” There were four judges present — Alex Collins, coordinator for student organizations and leadership programs, student leadership, and involvement, Tammy Dean, director of student transition services, Tiffany Short, and Sherri Helms,

Judges: Alex Collins, Tammy Dean, Sherri Helms, and Tiffany Short

internal outreach specialist. With some 300 students, staff and friends in attendance, 10 groups, a total of 17 organizations, competed for a spot to be in the final three. Each competing group was tasked with creating a lipsync routine lining up with the “A Texas Sized” homecoming theme. Dalton McDonald, pre-med freshman, said, “[The routine playlist] could consist of any artist from Texas or song about Texas which [was] a ton of [options]. That made it hard to narrow down to three or four songs, but once we got the songs the choreography just kind of fell together and we had a lot of fun with it.” The restrictions made for an interesting mix of mash-ups seeing as the song choices ranged from The Jonas Brothers and ‘Camp Rock’ ballads to classics by Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, and Usher. Noah Garcia, nursing senior and contest emcee, said he enjoyed the event and the dance contest was his favorite part.

Organizations participated in the Lip Sync competition

He also said a lot of planning goes into homecoming events before the semester even starts. “All [this] goes into planning well before the semester actually starts,” Garcia said. “We need to start booking events, booking out rooms and all that. Before anything gets started [for the semester], homecoming planning is already underway.” Garcia said he didn’t help in the planning and setting up of last year’s lipsync event. “The last lipsync I wasn’t an emcee... I didn’t participate in organizing it, I wasn’t as hands on, but from what I was able to see we did a really good job of planning,” Garcia said. “I think we figured out that we need to do a little bit more proactive planning so we can get bigger venues and get all these fun things ready to start doing for all the students. That’s a pretty big difference, and you could see tonight people were having a pretty good time with it.” Arriaga said getting everybody together to kick off home-

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Groups performed at Lipsync.

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Keeping our campus clean OUR VIEW: We believe that students should be more concerned about our environment. Being involved can help keep our community and campus clean and healthy.

n fall of 2017 The Environmental Student Organization was formed by students to help keep the campus “green”. This group was originally called the Environmental Science Organization but changed to its current name to include students from all walks of life. This organization gives us a way to give back to our community and environment through different activities. We believe that this organization is doing wonders for our campus and community that students should get more involved. Being more environmentally conscious could help us keep the surrounding community and campus healthy. This campus has various ways for you to be more environmentally friendly. You can use the multiple water fountains around campus to fill up reusable water bottles instead of using plastic bottles. The campus also has recycling bins and large recycling dumpsters placed around campus for students and faculty use. It is very easy to get involved using these items. Although it is a very small act towards being more environmentally friendly, small steps can make big changes and we hope to see this campus change for the better.

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MSU should have a fall break H

ave you ever been jealous that your friend attending another university has a break during the fall and you do

not? It’s that time of year again where many universities are having a fall break and I think MSU should have a fall break as well. Of the 68 people who responded to my Twitter poll, 79 Ryan percent said yes to having a fall break. O’Malley Our fall break should occur during the first or second week of October right before midterms. As an example, Cameron University has its fall break Oct. 18-19. We go from the beginning of August to November with no days off between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Having a fall break would benefit students in a few ways. Students would have time to regroup before midterms and would help take stress off of students as well as giving students who have slacked off a chance to catch up and try to bring up their grades. Students would also be able to catch up on sleep because we know that college students lack sleep due to homework and studying. It would give students a chance to go

home and see their families, to pick up winter clothes and a new tube of toothpaste — especially those who are always busy and never get a chance to go home until Thanksgiving. It also helps the professors out. They can also have some family time or time catch up on all the different things they do on campus. Some people however are opposed to a fall break. Education junior Lindsey Sarabia said we have enough breaks, and she wants to be in school as much as possible so she can be ready in her field when the time comes. Respiratory care junior Christian Robles was also against having a fall break. Robles said his program is very demanding and he is continuously learning so he would be prepared before he got sent out to work in a hospital. He said if he had a fall break it would cause him to slack off. I disagree. Having a fall break, indeed would help us all be more mentally prepared for our classwork and jobs after graduation. Leave your comments. It’s time our Board of Regents supported a fall break. Ryan O’Malley is a sports and leisure studies junior

Our nation is not properly ruled O

ur nation was built upon the bases of the simple freedoms of life, the most notable are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. However, these three ideologies of what this country was built on contradict each other differing from the roots of how individuals live their independent lives. To put it plainly, unless a person is absolutely perfect Matthew Tempelmeyer they cannot live within absolute peace of one another. Based upon Bible doctrine, we know it to be an absolute truth that no person can be absolutely perfect because of how we are wired. Politics are necessary in the modern day world because we can’t practice perfection correctly, and a political system was formed to prevent us from spiraling downwards into chaos, however, God intended for nations to be ruled by people of his choice, not by the people’s choice. To further explain what I’m trying to convey, in the book of 1 Samuel in the Bible, the leaders of Israel were called judges. These men were called upon by God to pray, and through God’s sovereign leadership he would run the nation through these faulted men who were equipped to make perfect decisions through his word. However, the people of Israel became disobedient and called upon the last remaining judge, Samuel,

to do away with the system of judges and find a king to rule. The people of Israel were greedy and wanted a king instead of what God wanted for them. Samuel warned the people of Israel what would happen if they were to disobey him — they would find their country divided and ruled by foreign rulers — but they refused to listen. Many kings ruled Israel, but none ruled the nation as well as the judges had and eventually Israel became divided and fell into the hands of foreign rulers. God never wanted for leadership to be isolated to mankind and mankind alone. James Madison, a prominent figure in the early setting up of our country and one of our presidents, said, “If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” Madison is trying to relay that no problems would exist if men had no problems, but because we have faulted leaders we will have faulted leadership. Because of this faulted leadership we have seen this world go to war within its own countries, famine and droughts being left uncontrolled by countries of strength that can afford to help, even though they refuse to. Politics do in fact keep countries from imploding on themselves by ruling with a firm and unequal hand, but it’s at the sacrifice of many great freedoms that were offered by the hand of God. Politics are the greatest necessary evil this world has ever seen. Matthew Tempelmeyer is a kinesiology and mathematics junior

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Expectations for the first TRUNK OR TREAT ALEXIS RUCKER REPORTER

Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)

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‘First Man’ shoots for the moon and inspires BRIAN LANG FILM CRITIC

veryone knows the story of the moon landing, and those old enough to remember it can tell you exactly where they were when they saw Neil Armstrong make those historic first steps onto the moon. Renowned filmmaker Damien Chazelle (La La Brian Land, Whiplash) takes on the inspiring story of Lang Apollo 11 and the life of its star astronaut Neil Armstrong. “First Man,” which stars Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy is a remarkable and moving film about America’s biggest victory in the space race. “First Man” serves as a visual history of the NASA Gemini and early Apollo programs whose goals were to send a man to the moon, but “First Man” is also about more than just NASA history. It details the private life of the infamous Neil Armstrong, beginning with the event that drastically shaped his character — the death of his young daughter Karen. After her death early in Armstrong’s career, he rarely showed emotions isolating even his family from their husband and father. Ryan Gosling, playing the icy astronaut, is adept at keeping his Armstrong’s emotions at bay. Armstrong’s impassivity continues when several of his fellow astronauts die during training, and also when his wife Janet sits him down with his son’s for a “goodbye talk” before the big mission. It’s hard to decide whether Gosling’s acting is profoundly good or if he’s just a cardboard cutout. His character is hard to connect with, making it more difficult to cheer for the hero. Meanwhile, Claire Foy (The Crown) is left stranded at home waiting for her husband to return from space. Her role in this film is simply to constantly be anxious and wait, which Foy does her best to fill out. However, her native British accent periodically leaks through the Midwestern veneer she puts on. It’s a shame that such

a talented character actress is given such a weak role, especially when Gosling’s performance opposite her is so uncompelling. While “First Man” is meant to cover nearly a decade of space travel, it often feels rushed, mostly at the beginning. Astronauts come and go in a whirlwind and when a tragic accident strikes, the astronauts’ deaths barely resonate before the story quickly moves on to another mission. Chazelle also directs “First Man” in a style that’s different from his previous films. The cameras close in on the actors’ faces, in an attempt to seemingly capture every emotion that flickers across their visage. The view is often shaky and jarring, mirroring the turbulence in both Neil’s personal and professional life, but disorienting for the audience. Sharp camera angles and grainy, sepia-like editing give the film the feeling of authentic 1960’s footage, engulfing audiences in the iconic ‘60s world of NASA. Justin Hurwitz, Damien Chazelle’s longtime musical partner and composer, returns with a truly profound score. The soundtrack captures the triumphs, fears, adrenaline, and despondency that comprise this story and its characters. His themes are inspiringly beautiful and poignant. They almost convey the emotions Neil can never quite express. Although this is Chazelle’s first film that doesn’t orbit around music, the themes played in the background are as important as any character on screen and one of the best features of the entire film. “First Man” reminds audiences today of the sheer terror and uncertainty that was the early space race. While it doesn’t tell the Apollo 11 story from Armstrong’s point of view, it does shed some light on his motivations and history and how his career as an astronaut molded his character. Despite its flaws, “First Man” captures that inspiring feeling of American optimism and unbounded potential that fueled NASA to send a man to the moon. Chazelle’s film is a beautiful work in its own right, but the story it tells is what sets it apart from the noise.

o give kids a safe trick or treating environment this Halloween the Student Alumni Council will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event in the Hardin faculty parking lot on Oct. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. “It’s just a safer way to trick or treat,” Desiree Harris, traditions chair for the student alumni council, said. Trunk or treating is when volunteers or organizations park their cars and decorate their trunks with games and pass out candy to the kids. It is a safe place for parents to take their children and they are typically held by churches or schools. “[Harris] wanted to bring a tradition to where [the] community will come over here on campus and also the student organizations to kind of get involved,” Ruby Arriaga, coordinator of student activities and advisor for the SAC, said. “We love to get involved with the community and bring people on campus,” Leah Gilliland, marketing junior and member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, said. The response from the organizations on campus has been better than SAC had anticipated. The goal was to have about 10 organizations signed up to volunteer. Arriaga said, “There’s probably like 10 or 11 organizations, and I know Desiree has more that emailed her separately.” Harris said the organization turn out was more than expected and it’s cool that different types of organizations are participating. One of the goals of the trunk or treat event is to improve community relations, as well as alumni relations. “People see MSU as a commuter school. We don’t really tie MSU and the community together. We were just trying to make [it] to where everybody in Wichita Falls can have fun,” Harris said. SAC members said they are aiming for this to be an annual event that will grow over time and allow the community another way to get involved with the university and also give the students the opportunity to get involved as well. It will be a way to promote campus unity by giving campus organizations the opportunity to branch out and meet students from other organizations. “Students are encouraged to come out and enjoy the activities and candy,” Arriaga said. “We’re not limiting to just kids, we’re also spreading out to the college students as well [so] they trick or treat, since they don’t [get] to trick or treat.”

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Devon Hagy

‘I wanted to take that next step’ AMBER HERNANDEZ REPORTER

evon Hagy, nursing sophomore, fulltime student, part-time Old Navy employee, youth leader at Colonial Church, and student leader at Baptist Student Ministry has busy days, but was able to make time for an interview of what a typical day looks like for her and why she chooses to be involved in everything she is involved in. Q.| What is the Baptist Student Ministry, and why are you part of it? A.| We’re a campus organization that is Baptist, but you don’t have to be Baptist to join. I feel like there’s a stereotype that we’re really secluded and that were hypocrites, but we have the saying “come, grow, go”. We want to invite people to come to know who we are and who Jesus is. We want people to grow in Jesus, grow together, and we have this determination to send people to go into the world to spread the word and just share the gospel. This year I joined leadership because I wanted to take that next step to help others who are in the position I was in. Q.| What do you like about BSM? A.| I really like the open community. Everyone is so welcoming and super sweet and you can walk through the door and not know anyone, and people will recognize that so they’re going to come up to you and start asking who you are and getting to know you.

Q.| What do you do in BSM? A.| This is my second year being involved in it and first year in leadership. We have a lot of different ministries in the BSM. As for my ministry, I’m partnered with another person and we are in the Vernon location. That just means we go to Vernon College in Wichita Falls and we have a free lunch every Tuesday and a bible study every Thursday. I’m more in charge of the bible study and I really like it. It’s a lot of fun to lay out the plans and to really dig into the bible and see people see the relevance of it in their own lives. Then we all help contribute at MSU’s free lunches on Wednesdays, Refuel services on Thursday nights, and outreach projects.

days are pretty much the same as Tuesdays, but I go to the BSM during my little break since we have bible study later that day, that’s more my role. This is when I get bibles, paper, different snacks and coffee together. Then after my last class, I go over to Vernon College for the Salt Group bible study and go to work after that. Sometimes I just go over to the BSM to just be there because it’s a good environment.

Q.| How has being in BSM affected your college experience? A.| It has really given me a community of people who are like minded who I can grow with. We all have a Godly mindset and we all want to grow more in our faith and to be developed in that. To have all of my relationships God centered is just really nice and gives me a new community.

Q.| What do you like to do in your free time? A.| I really like climbing and I love sports. I like going and working out and it’s more fun to go with a friend because I can be care free, not care what I look like when I work out and have fun. I also love star gazing. Just to lay out in the grass and look up at the stars. It’s just really cool because the stars are like my favorite natural wonder. I also really like painting and watercolors and I love doing DIY’s, like remodeling stuff and sewing. I’m kind of like an old woman when it comes to hobbies and sewing. I actually made my Halloween costume last year when I was Moana and I made it all out of felt, an old t-shirt, and some paint.

Q.| What does your typical day look like? A.| Each day varies, but Tuesdays and Thursdays are usually my most packed. Tuesdays, I go to class then I have a break from 9:20 to 11 a.m. then I go back to class. After class, I go over to have lunch with Vernon College and right after the lunch I go to work. Thurs-

Q.| How do you balance it all? A.| It’s really hard. Not only am I involved in the BSM but I’m also a youth leader at Colonial Church and have a part-time job and I’m a full-time student. These first few weeks I was struggling really hard to balance leadership with all my other responsibilities, but

I’m now starting to get the hang of it and not procrastinating as much. I think it’s just not looking at it from an earthly perspective. Like knowing that everything is going to be okay in the end, and if it’s not okay then it’s not the end. Q.| What do you do when it does get too overwhelming? A.| Usually I just sit down and open my bible and just start reading. It’s something that kind of calms me down and strengthens me, lets me know that it’s going to be okay and that these earthly problems won’t matter in the end. Q.| Do you have anything you’d like to add on? A.| Yes! The BSM is always open and we always have open arms to welcome people. If you ever feel like you’re an outcast, you’re lost or you don’t have anyone else to go to and we don’t even know you, we are always free to contact and come to us. We’re not your mom. We will love you and cherish you. We want to show you that you’re worthy and that you were made for a purpose and that you have a reason that you’re here and that you’re not done yet.

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Director discusses documentary on Texas candidates for U.S. Senate of the key races of the 2018 elections is all about. And it’s going to tell you about wenty-eight people attended Steve Texas voters, how they approach an elecMims’ documentary screening Run tion and it’s [Run Like the Devil] going to Like the Devil about the upcoming tell you how campaigns run and works. Senate election between Beto O’Rourke If you’re a student that is interested in politics or if you’re interested with how and Ted Cruz. Linda Veazy, associate professor of po- documentary filmmaking works, this is a documentary you should see that litical science, said the Oct. 8 screening at is happening right now in Texas,” the Wichita Falls Museum of Art Veazy said. took months in the making to be Veazy said that we should not a formal event. take democracy for granted and “We’ve been working to make used the privileges of being a this happen [the documentary U.S. citizen. screening of] since late July,” Veazy “One of the most amazsaid. ing aspects of democracy is that people Veazy said the university was consulted about the documentary being have a choice. People can vote. That is not where people have everywhere in the screened. “One of our state legislators suggested world and people shouldn’t take it for a slightly more rural place, he suggested if granted. When you have candidates that MSU wants to be a partner in it. Dr. Shi- present different views as to how they want the government to work, it’s a great pley was ecstatic about this,” Veazy said. The people that attended the free doc- opportunity to be involved. Even if poliumentary screening sponsored through tics seems distant to our students, I want the president’s office and the political them to know that it [politics] matters,” science department of Run Like the Devil Veazy said. Jennifer Zylstra, education junior, atalso got free popcorn. Veazy said there are various reasons as tended for extra credit and said the pubto why students should watch Run Like licity surrounding the upcoming Senate election in Texas intrigued her. the Devil. “I was interested in the political realms “You should get to know this as a stusince it is the election season. There is a dent because this [Run Like the lot of spotlight going on between Beto Devil] is an inside O’Rourke and Ted Cruz to spark my attenlook at one A) tion,” Zylstra said. ESTR U M E ETA D Steve Mims, documentarian, said the (BOL CTION T O L L LE documentary was about informing votLE BA ENERAL E eral) 8 1 P 0 to M 2 d G SA de en vide ion G e mbre ox pro exas) ers about the backgrounds of O’Rourke (Elecc the b through th novie ita, T e in h d ll ic s fi 6 k W ly oa ord 18 - 0 do de . Complete inks that s ft of the w and Cruz. 6, 20 onda e le ly mber xas (C ink pen on Do not us ed to the ed. Nove y, Te id t. t e v id o “The utility of the film is to educate n v ll lu ro u a o pro or b C eb ox p e k b a n th c li e it n la ne Wich se use a b ay marks o ly fill in th ate on the the people about how Beto and Cruz ul. Lle iadas. z a te id a tr le d le s o P n p v T E: om e no e ca negra rcas extra , llene N NO ice. Mak ndidate, c me of th a to e tinta were raised, how they came to be the na UCTIO ho ca ma d No haga m voto escri el lu INSTR of your c a writ-in rite in the p una p or r ft criba ion. w ente idato rito" y es elecc the le To vote fo -in" and adults they are right now and what solam a de su s r un cand sc te r. r u se o rd "Wri oto E pape r favo a la izquie ra votar p labras "V e. o P : issues they take a stance on,” Mims y n am t o pa Pa ion d rt s . c l. a c ra la ta e p u d p e is c e d str ua pa prov of th u sele de In ierda ar el acio c linea e left rty. If yo for said. la Texto te el esp en penetr o a la izqu th n to a d en ato e ed ption that p your vote cuara letam se p u andid , with the O comp ntas que el espacio bre del c Mims said the lack of knowlction oose ssociated le h c e s , l ti m e y o te te a n se en rda d t-part ontest. No u rty vo andidates letam s izquie traigh ht-pa c rc edge about candidates in the comp n a la candidato n straig elects all than the s particula io a c t p s o s io s a t a cc er lly oc e la os lo u sele rty: T utomatica a party oth unted in th 2012 mid-term election inescog ogera tod to a s h t Pa a leto, co c distin Straig g a party iated with comp mente es ill be artido carrera. rtido a ate w oc tin p c a s c REP id p ti s n spired him to do the documenle d a a u e e a n d n S atca en es autom voto didate do co TOMMY CHHE REPORTER

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Director Steve Mims discusses his documentary Run Like the Devil with Shannon Coppage after the screening. tary as did an early announcement from O’Rourke. “I watched the election in 2012 when the election was between Ted Cruz and Paul Sadler. There was not a lot of information about neither candidate. When Beto announced very early, I thought this might be interesting because he announced it early,” Mims said. Mims said the Nov. 6 election between O’Rourke and Cruz is a powerful event in U.S. politics. “It’s the most important vote ever in the history of the country, arguably. Because a U.S. Senator has a lot of power. The power that represents you. That power represents in Washington. It’s important to vote regardless of who you vote,” Mims said.

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Chris Cruz, Rachel Shipley, Julia Lucas and Dean Hart work on the theater honor society’s homecoming sign.

Theater students preparing for Friday’s boat race SAMUEL MITCHELL REPORTER

ith a production of Dracula behind them, members of the theater honor society Alpha Psi Omega are preparing for the annual cardboard boat race. “This boat may be 20 feet long,” Ben Ashton, technical theater senior, said. Last year was APO’s first time participating in homecoming events in nearly five years. With this being the case, the organization had a late start to get prepared for such events like the boat race, beginning to build their boat just a few days prior to the race. “This year we want to be more prepared since we know what we’re doing,” Shae Dorsman-Murphy, technical theater senior, said. This year, to help with involvement, the organization is offering community service hours for duct tape donations. The boat race competition requires that the boats be made of only cardboard and duct tape. The organization will be offering

30 minutes of community service for every two rolls donated, up to four hours total. “It can get expensive and time consuming, so we need some to donate and some to build,” Ashton said. According to Ashton, the plan is to build a boat large enough to accommodate four people, in hopes of maximizing rowing power. This is another reason for APO to request its members donate duct tape. “We used maybe 15 rolls last year and that boat was half the size of this boat,” Ashton said. Last year’s race ended with APO President Shae Dorsman-Murphy, and Secretary Nicole Smalls, theater junior, getting across the lake and back, sinking along the process. Although it was APO’s first time competing in years, the organization still ended the week in fourth place. This was because of their 77 pounds of canned food donations as well as a second place finish in the lip sync competition.

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Addison Semer, art senior, and Leah Lychock, graduate, light the homecoming bonfire Oct. 19, 2017.

T-shirt exchange ends Friday RYAN O’MALLEY REPORTER

omecoming week kicked off Oct. 21 with campus decoration. Starting Monday and running thru Friday the Office of Student Involvement is holding the annual bonfire and T-shirt exchange. The bonfire T-shirt exchange is where students can go to Clark Student Center Room 194 and exchange a different university Tshirt for a free Midwestern State T-shirt. The Tshirt that is exchanged is used for the bonfire that is set to begin Oct. 26 in the Nocona Trail south parking lot at 9:15 p.m. Athletic training freshman Seth Garcia said, “[The bonfire] sounds like a great time to really get our heads in the right mindset for the Tarleton game. I am always down for a bonfire, but for one to include burning

PARKING Parking Lot 6, which is the large lot located just north of the practice fields and west of D.L. Ligon Coliseum, will be closed beginning at 5 p.m. today. The lot will reopen on Saturday, Oct. 27. Parking for those displaced by this closure is available in Lot 15, located southeast of the Redwine Student Wellness Center and north of Sikes Lake. MSU will operate a shuttle service that will run between Lot 15 and the Comanche Trail Loading zone, on the north side of the Clark Student Center.

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Tarleton shirts too, sounds like the night the Mustangs can rally in this small pew-victory.” According to Ruby Arriaga, coordinator or student activities, the bonfire T-shirt exchange has been going on during homecoming week for the past 10 years and this event is one of the biggest events during homecoming week. “The T-shirt exchange is fun. The shirts students exchange will be used at the bonfire and the rest that are no used we donate to Goodwill,” Arriaga said. “[The number of shirts burned] depends on how many pallets and shirts we have. We usually burn the university shirts of the school we play against. We expect a big turn out this year with up to 500 [students] especially with the event being on a Friday. We also expect a lot of alumni this year.”

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_exas-sized homecoming sparks controversy NICK LANIER | REPORTER The “T’s” around campus have been crossed out. They’re gone. Well, for the next week at least.Student Government Association officials said on their Twitter feed, “To anticipate our victory against Tarleton State for homecoming, all “T’s” on campus will be crossed out.”Given that the theme of this year’s homecoming is Texas-sized, the decision has been met with mixed views from the campus community. Was the decision to cross out “T’s” around campus a smart one Steven Ehlert, criminal justice senior | “I don’t care one way or the other. I just think we are taking other schools ideas and trying to implement them on our campus. It will be interesting to see how the week progresses and how they use the ideas throughout the week.” Jackson Porter, computer science freshman | “I get that they did it to ramp up the spirit of competition, but I think it shows us as being ignorant. It’s less productive than I imagine they anticipated.” Alyssa Dimmick, finance sophomore | “It was a good attempt at creating a new tradition. I didn’t understand it at first, and it seems to have upset some people, but personally I think it’s cute and creates a fun rivalry.” Casey Albrikes, biology and chemistry sophomore | “It’s a really neat thing to do and it shows that the college is trying to begin traditions. I’d really like to do it next year.” Madi Eckeberger, nursing sophomore | “Everyone thinks it’s dumb but I thought it was kind of fun. While it may not have been the best thing we could’ve done, it was something. MSU lacks traditions and I think this was a step in the right direction to maybe getting some school spirit going and getting people pumped for homecoming.”

Logann Ewers, radiology junior | “I don’t think it was a good idea. Tarleton’s response to MSU’s post made us look dumb for defacing our own property.” Sierra LeMay, early childhood education sophomore | “Honestly, I don’t understand it or why it was necessary. It was a lot of effort and wasn’t as effective as they thought it was going to be.” Nick Vossen, finance sophomore | “I get that they are trying to fire people up about the game, but I think the crossing out the T’s was very ineffective and a waste of time.” Nelson Alvarenga, exercise physiology senior | “I don’t think it really affects us or Tarleton at all. It just shows we have a rivalry with them when it comes to sports and I get we’re trying to show dominance, but they won’t get intimidated from us crossing out T’s around our own campus.” Mayson Barton, computer science freshman | “I get that we’re playing Tarleton, but I don’t understand why we would cross out all the T’s. All it has done is cause drama between the two campuses. So, no I don’t believe it was a good idea.” Mitch Kipp, political science sophomore | “It was an idea passed on from people from the public affairs board for the university. Personally, I think it is a pretty good one.”

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24 All-School Picnic & Maverick’s 12th Birthday Party |11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Sunwatcher Plaza, $5 unless on meal plan Backyard Games Tournament | 3-6 p.m. Sikes Lake Homecoming Dance | 8:30 p.m. Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room THURSDAY, OCT. 25 MSU Texas Fair| 6 p.m. Nocona Trail Parking Lot by Coliseum Mustangs Madness | 9 p.m. D.L. Ligon Coliseum FRIDAY, OCT. 26 Fish Fry | 5-7 p.m. Sikes Lake Center, $9 unless on meal plan MSU Cardboard Boat Race | 6 p.m. Sikes Lake Center Homecoming Torchlight Parade | 9 p.m. Begins on Comanche Trail Pep Rally & Bonfire | 9:15 p.m. Nocona Trail South Parking Lot Fireworks Display | 9:45 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 27 Mustangs Stampede 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run | 9 a.m. Homecoming Parade Pre- Party | 2:30 p.m. Sunwatcher Plaza Homecoming Parade | 3 p.m. Begins on Council Dr. Tailgate Party & Competition | 5 p.m. Memorial Stadium West Parking Lot Minority Alumni Comedy Jam | 10 p.m. Legacy Multipurpose Room, $25 at the door with current MSU ID

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WOMEN’S S OC C E R

THURSDAY, OCT. 25 Men’s Soccer | at Dallas Baptist (Dallas, Texas), 7:30 p.m. at Patriots Soccer Field FRIDAY, OCT. 26 Volleyball | at Tarleton State (Stephenville, Texas), 6 p.m. at Wisdom Volleyball Gym Women’s Soccer | at Texas A&M- Commerce (Commerce, Texas), 8 p.m. at Lion Soccer Field SATURDAY, OCT. 27 Volleyball | at Angelo State (San Angelo, Texas), 2 p.m. at Junell Center/ Stephens Arena Men’s Soccer | vs. Oklahoma Christian, 1 p.m., at Stang Park Football | vs. Tarleton State, 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium SUNDAY, OCT. 28 Women’s Soccer | vs. Texas Woman’s (Denton, Texas), 1 p.m. at TWU Soccer Field

RAMS WIN TWICE PHOTO BY BRIDGET REILLY | THE WICHITAN

Taylor Robinson, exercise physiology senior and midfielder competes against a Angelo State player to attempt a shot at goals, Oct 21. MSU lost 2-1. Midwestern State falls to 2-11-2 overall and 1-8-1 in Lone Star Conference play after a 2-1 loss to Angelo State in double overtime.

TUESDAY, OCT. 30 Volleyball | vs. Cameron (Lawton, Oklahoma) , 5:30 p.m. at Aggie Gym

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Texas Women’s University beats volleyball at last home game THIS WEEK: Volleyball hosted its last home game of the season Oct. 23 versus Texas Women’s University. The team started the match strong winning game one 25-23, losing game two 14-25, losing game three 13-25 and fought for the win in game four, but lost 23-25 for a 1-3 finish. Rockelle Gholson, mass communication junior | “Today’s game was definitely a road block. Our whole season has been a process and today has been one of the games we have to learn from and definitely come back from. As a team this is not what we had expected for our last home game. We definitely want to come out with a ‘W’ to be in the conference tournament.” Raven Presley, engineering sophomore | “[The game] had its moments — we were up and down most of the time. I just think we have trouble finishing and once we get that worked out we’ll be in good shape. I thought we were going to come out with a lot more energy [for our last home game]. It was just a weird vibe going on out there.” Tiara Wilson, exercise physiology sophomore | “In today’s game we just weren’t a unit. We had a lot of effort, but we needed to work together more. To be honest, I didn’t really have any expectations for this last home game.” Samantha Manio, nursing freshman | “We need to be more disciplined in doing our job on the court and talking to each other. The team atmosphere is great — everyone is always supportive of each other when we’re down — it’s just about execution. It sucks [losing the last home game] but we have a lot of room to grow since most of us are so

young, and it’s great to see the potential we have for down the road.” Erin Richburg, kinesiology junior | “Obviously I wish the outcome was different, but we worked hard and we just need to get back in the gym and rep next few practices so that we can finish as well as we can. I expected us to win [this last home game] — to fight and play hard — but we just have to focus on getting the next one.” Addy Cook, finance sophomore | “We definitely could have started better, but we ended great. Our effort was okay, but everything didn’t come together at one time. That’s not the best way to end the home games, but we have four more games to finish out the season strong.” Sarah Glawe, early education junior | “We could have done a lot better if we put up a better fight. It came down to energy and we didn’t have enough fight. On the court it’s always hard to pick up [the energy] but we did well at coming together after every point and talking. I wish the way this game went wasn’t the case, but I know that we can get another win on the road. We still have a shot [for conference] if we come in guns blazing, with full intent and play the way we know how to play we’ll do well.” Taylor Anderson, mass communication freshman | “We had moments when we really pushed and we had moments when we didn’t. We just have to learn from our mistakes. There were times when we could have pushed a little harder when we had more ‘umf’, but we didn’t. Everyone has their down days and this was one of ours.”

PHOTO BY KRISTIN SILVA | THE WICHITAN

Jaycie Fuller, biology sophomore, passes an attack from opposing team in game versus Texas Women’s University Oct. 23.