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Lady Rams grab hold of spot in nationals Erika Ferrell

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The Lady Rams basketball team finished second in the Red River Athletics Conference tournament March 3-5 in Waxahachie, qualifying for nationals for the first time since 2005.

In the quarter final round March 3, the Lady Rams took a 71-60 victory over Texas College.

“It feels great to be a part of the team that is making history at Wesleyan,” Ashley Bringol, junior guard, said. “It’s amazing to see how much the program has grown even from when I first got here.”

In the conference semi-final March 4, the Lady Rams took on Louisiana State University-Shreveport, with a chance for an automatic trip to nationals.

During the first half, both teams put forth efforts, with a total of five ties and five lead changes. However, the Lady Rams turned 10 offensive rebounds into 11 points.

Starting the second half of the game, the lead changed 10 more times, and the Lady Pilots saw their largest lead as the score went up 49-45 with 4:45 left to play in the game.

Lady Ram junior guard Eliana Mijangos knocked down one from beyond the arch.

The Lady Rams hit another 3-pointer to bring the game within 1 point. Finally the Lady Rams tied the game at 58. LSU-S had the ball for the last shot but didn’t convert, sending the game into overtime.

During overtime, Tiffany Adair, senior guard, had the first 7 points, including one from behind the arch that tied the game at 64.

A basket from senior guard Shayla Moore put the Lady Rams up by 2 points with 26 seconds remaining. Brittany White stepped in to take a big charge and helped the Lady Rams walk away with the 68-64 victory.

“It feels great,” Nicole Terral, junior guard, said.

“We love the fact that we have the school’s attention, and we are actually growing a fan base now that we have been successful.”

The Lady Rams advanced to take on the No.1 ranked Langston University Lions for the RRAC conference title with a chance to get their rings.

The first half started off slow for the Lady Rams as Langston jumped out with an 11-4 lead. The Lady Rams got it going as junior guard Brittany White and Moore hit shots to give their team the momentum, and take the lead 27-20.

The Lady Lions turned it right around to get within a point and take the momentum back, taking the lead at the half, 40-37.

Throughout the second half, the game remained close until Langston took control and went on an 8-0 run. With the score at 73-65 with 1:42 remaining, the Lady Rams still had some fight left in them.

Moore and Terral hit back-to-back 3-pointers, making it a one possession game.

Texas Wesleyan made a defensive stop and had possession of the ball with 21 seconds left in the game.

Moore shot a 3-pointer that did not fall.

Terral went for another 3-pointer that was just off the mark with only 1 second left on the clock. The Langston Lady Lions ended up taking the 74-71 win.

“The advantage that we do have is that we are still headed to nationals,” Moore said.

The Lady Rams will travel to Jackson, Tenn. to represent the RRAC conference March 16-22. A live broadcast by Victory Sports Network will take place at 6 p.m. March 9 in the West Village Club House.

Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Shayla Moore, senior guard, dribbles through two Langston Lady Lion defenders in an effort to score two points for the final Red River Athletic Conference Tournament game March 5 at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The Lady Rams lost 74-71 to finish second in the tournament, but qualified for the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Tournament where they will compete March 16- 22 in Jackson, Tenn.

SGA approves new local sorority Shauna Banks

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After a 10-2 vote, Greek Life at Wesleyan is expanding to include a new local sorority, Alpha Tau Kappa.

The Student Government Association approved the sorority in its weekly meeting Feb. 16. ATK is exclusive to Wesleyan and does not have a tie to a national greek organization.

“We’re really excited to make history here,” Ashlie Sivley, president of ATK, said. “We’re hoping that ATK is something that years from now, will still be around.”

Sivley said some members were originally trying to decide between the two national sororities on campus, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Xi Delta, and that three members of ATK accepted bids from AXD and were pinned as members.

She said they were not officially initiated, but that they were a part of AXD for about a month and a half be-

fore they decided to break off from the group and form their own sorority.

“Being in a sorority is about having a group of girls that you have a really strong connection with and a really strong bond,” Sivley said. “We just didn’t find that in either of the other two sororities.”

Heath Scott, president of SGA, said the student government looks at the criteria the university has set forth to be a recognized student group, and once they have come to a conclusion, it requires a simple vote.

Scott said to become a full member of the greek council, ATK will have to go before the United Greek Council for a vote too.

Sivley said to become an organization at Wesleyan, members of ATK had to fill out paperwork—establishing a constitution, anti-hazing policy and drug and alcohol policies.

“Our motto is ‘grace and nobility’, so it’s kind of, carry yourself in a graceful way,”

Sivley said.

ATK’s philanthropy is currently Race for the Cure, part of the Susan G. Komen Foundation—an organization that raises money for breast cancer research.

Sivley said ATK is currently hoping to get a group together for the race in Fort Worth on April 9.

She said although ATK is currently made up mostly of freshmen, it is open to any female on campus, of any classification or major. The sorority is hoping to kick off a rush event before the semester is over.

Dr. Helena Bussell, associate provost, said she thinks it is fabulous that students have the opportunities to gain leadership experience in the organizations at Wesleyan.

“It’s also great that students do have the opportunity to start new organizations,” Bussell said. “I believe our university’s size is just right to facilitate opportunities for students that they may not have at larger institutions.”

Organizations at Texas Wesleyan » Beta Beta Beta (Science) » Student Veteran’s Organization » Bilingual Education Student Organization » Student Education Association » Student Government Association » Texas Wesleyan Scuba Club » Psi Chi (Psychology) » Accounting Society » Black Student Association » Pre-Medical Society » Texas Wesleyan Gay/Straight Alliance » Phi Alpha Delta (Pre-law) » Alpha Kappa Psi (Music) » Paralegal Association » League of United Latin American Citizens

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Texas DPS warns against spring break in Mexico

than those who don’t?

I think it is important to be Barry Grubbs aware of the drug cartels and the Opinion editor violence associated with them. I bgrubbs@mail.txwes.edu just don’t see the point in government agencies creating panic over the issue.

I guess students who travel to a beach in the U.S. are not taking The Texas Department of Pub- any risk. lic Safety issued an alert on March I will admit the risk of being shot 1 warning college students to avoid by a drug cartel decreases, but there is travel to Mexico during spring break. danger everywhere.

This is at least the fourth such If the government wants to worry warning in the past year. Apparently, about spring break, why not warn the wording of the message suggested kids about the dangers of getting students should “avoid traveling to blind drunk and having unprotected Mexico during spring break, and stay sex. Honestly, there is a far greater alive.” chance of that happening than there They seem to be predicting death is of cartel violence, no matter where for those who do not heed the warn- you vacation. ing. I don’t think we need DPS or any DPS Director Steven McCraw said agency scaring us anymore than we that worsening drug-related violence already are. has spread from border towns to othIs the DPS actually suggesting that er parts of the country, specifically to people who vacation south of the bor- the state of Tamaulipas. der are somehow more likely to die That is a state that shares a border

with Texas by the way. It also happens to be a very long way from Cancun, which tends to be the epicenter of spring break activity in Mexico.

By warning college students to avoid Mexico altogether, the DPS covers their bases.

It will be easier for them to say “I told you so” the next time someone becomes the victim of violent crime in Mexico.

Yes, Americans have been killed in Mexico recently, but the cases are isolated.

I was only able to find two recent instances of deadly violence toward Americans and neither was anywhere close to the Yucatan area where spring breakers generally visit.

I have been traveling to coastal Mexico for 10 years for spring and summer vacations, and never worried about my safety. Making the right preparations for international travel should include registering your trip on the Department of State web site. The Smart Traveler Enrollment

Program is a great source of information for those traveling abroad. It provides the latest information and warnings for destinations all around the world.

Of course we have to use caution no matter where we are. You can fall off a curb and land in the path of a bus if you’re not careful.

The warnings may strike fear in the

In a country where the Center for Disease Control and Jonathan Resendez Prevention estimates that 1 Multimedia editor million people are living with jlresendez@mail.txwes.edu HIV, 1 million condoms can make a difference—especially among sexually active college students.

It’s not simply the distribuHere’s a new one for college stu- tion of condoms that impresses dents to think about daily, and me; it’s the manner in which they especially while they gear up for do it. spring break—wear condoms.

College students from across I was poking around on the the country can apply to become Internet looking for topics to write about which didn’t involve parking, food or alcohol, and I stumbled upon an ingenious organization that is truly making a difference— the Great American Condom Campaign, with more information at amplifyyourvoice. org.

The GACC is “a youth-led grassroots movement [which aims] to make the U.S. a sexually healthy nation.”

According to its website, each year the GACC members give out 1 million Trojan brand condoms on college campuses across the United States.

“SafeSite” inhabitants early in the fall and spring semesters.

If selected, the students receive a free box of 500 Trojan condoms and a sticker to place on their doors.

The sticker notifies peers that the room is a safe place to receive condoms and oftentimes sexual health literature.

A SafeSite prevents shy students from having to awkwardly deal with store clerks, and other students from using the “I-can’t-

afford-condoms” excuse.

Students at some colleges have even set the condoms in Halloween buckets outside their doors with the SafeSite sticker, providing even more anonymity.

I think Wesleyan, and every other university and college in the U.S. that doesn’t already have one, would benefit from a SafeSite program.

It’s no secret that college students have sex.

And yes, it does take place be-

hearts of some Texans but I am willing to bet most college students will make the same decisions they always have.

A cheap flight and cheap beer on one side of the scale might just weigh a little more than a DPS warning on the other side.

Thanks for looking out for me DPS, but I will take my chances.

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Campus housing policies fall short on student privacy issues If this was free housing or even Eliana Mijangos sensibly priced Sports editor housing, I probaemmijangos@mail.txwes.edu bly would be more willing to allow a resident assistant to search my Three thousand dollars room. seems like a fair price for However, at a price of freedom. $3,000 I could easily move Paying this amount to live off campus, have more prion campus and enjoy the vacy, have the freedom to true college experience, caf- invite guests at my own coneteria food and all, may be venience, and perhaps even feasible. afford a pet fee.

As a campus resident, I On top of that, some facfind it to be a waste of my ulty are allowed to have pets money living in dorms in on campus. which I am searched.

Although these pets are To me, living on campus an exception because they should be as similar to the are a part of their contracts, real world as possible and in it would make sense to althe real world, room search- low pets in all of the dorms es off campus are unheard if a fee is paid. of unless it is a drug-related With regard to alcohol, issue. this campus is dry and To me, searching my should be respected as one room, especially my refrig- in public. erator, is disrespecting my However, a room is a priprivacy. vate area for which I pay an I pay to live on campus. extravagant amount to stay

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in and should be my own personal space.

If legal, I should be able to drink as I please as long as it is not a disturbance to my neighbors.

With security constantly patrolling the hallways and RAs searching rooms, residents feel uncomfortable even hosting a couple of sober friends for the night.

Attending college is a way to prepare you for a life of independence and security.

It is a time that you are allowed to make mistakes as long as you learn from each and every one of them.

If these room checks are absolutely necessary, perhaps ensuring residents are inside their rooms when room checks occur would help them to feel that their possessions are not at stake and that their privacy is respected.

This is no disregard toward the RAs, simply a personal precaution that I feel is respectful.

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hind closed doors in Elizabeth, Stella and the West Village.

Why not have a place students can go to pick up preventative measures before they play?

According to the American Social Health Association, one in five people has a sexually transmitted disease. That’s about three people per average classroom at Wesleyan.

Two-thirds of all STDs occur in people ages 25 and under. College campuses meet that demographic.

If Wesleyan continues to grow like many believe it will, an influx of students coming straight out of high school is inevitable.

Providing condoms to sexually active students is as smart as having healthy options available in the dining hall.

I can understand the complications that may come with the school offering condoms, in fear that it may look like it’s promoting sexual conduct.

But if a student applies to run a SafeSite on campus—he or she can definitely say they did their part to make Wesleyan a healthier campus.

What do you think about practicing safe sex?

“It helps to prevent STDs and it helps to minimize the risk of pregnancy.”

- Alyssa Delgado, freshman, Business Management “If you want to have a sexually active lifestyle, you should take safe sex into consideration” - Christena Welch, sophomore, Political Science “If you’re going to have sex, you have to use protection. Abstinence is the best.”

- Kyle Fritz, junior, History “I think it’s irresponsible to have unsafe sex, because there are too many risks involved.”

- Lisa Puente, junior, English “Since there are so many diseases out there right now, everybody needs to wrap it up.”

- Rolandra West, freshman, English “I think it is something that is a necessity. Many people have become really lax in that regard.”

- Susannah Phillips, senior, English

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trar and financial aid.

“I think the more the university helps the veterans, the more the veterans can help the university,” Cowan said. “Word of mouth in the military is huge and if we can turn this place into a veteran-friendly campus and a veteran-friendly school, that word of mouth spreads quickly and we can bring more veterans to school here.”

Cowan said the SVO is not just for veterans but also for anyone who cares about veteran issues.

“Even if you don’t have a family member, friend or loved one in the military, [but] you just care—everyone is welcome,” Cowan said.

Dr. Timothy Grammer, assistant professor of history and SVO sponsor, served in the Army as well and said he thinks the SVO is a way to provide fellowship among veterans.

“Often when veterans get out of military service they go in at 18 and they’re immediately thrown into a world where they have real responsibility,” Grammer said. “They’re held to real standards and they’re expected to listen to instructions.”

Grammer said very often when a veteran comes out of the military and into college, they are thrown into a new community among 18-year-olds, who seem very odd although they are only a few years older.

Grammer said most veterans do not know how to adjust to college lifestyle because they have gained maturity from military service

Melissa Bates

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Student war veterans now have an organization on campus to help them navigate the college experience.

Approved during the Student Government Association meeting Feb. 16, the Student Veteran’s Organization has become a part of the Wesleyan community.

Bobby Cowan, history secondary education major, said he served in the Army, where he completed a tour in Iraq and one in Kosovo.

Cowan said upon discharge he went through some things that the Veteran’s Association was not equipped to help him with.

While at Tarrant County College Northeast, he witnessed the formation of their Veteran’s Association and was surprised when he came to Wesleyan and found there was no network for veterans.

“Veterans are kind of a close-knit group,” Cowan said. “There are a lot of issues we have to deal with, especially guys and girls coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s important for them to have that social connection to people who’ve shared the same experiences.”

Cowan said he hopes to make the SVO a place where veterans can hang out, vent their frustrations and celebrate their successes.

Cowan said he also hopes to make the group a conduit between the veterans and the administrative offices like the regis-

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Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Texas Wesleyan is now home to the Student Veteran’s Organization, a group dedicated to reaching out to war veterans attending the university. The organization was approved at an SGA meeting Feb. 16, and is open to all student veterans on campus, or anyone wanting to support Wesleyan veterans.

and now they are around students who may not have the same level of maturity.

Carolyn Clontz, history secondary education major, is the vice president of the SVO. Clontz served six years in the Army with two tours in Iraq.

“Veterans become such a close-knit group that even though Bobby and I served at different times and in different units, there is a veteran bond, a military bond,” Clontz said.

She said the thing with veterans is that it is not about politics; it is not

about whether a person is a democrat or republican—none of that matters.

“We support the troops regardless of what branch of service you were in or anything like that,” Clontz said.

Clontz said she hopes the SVO can show people what veterans can do once they are put together and that they have many ideas for on-campus events.

“We definitely want to do something next year for Veteran’s Day,” Clontz said. “We’re going to talk to the president about having a veteran’s dinner.”

Some other ideas include having a color guard from different bases around Fort Worth and having a representative from each branch on hand during the free period.

Clontz said people should be involved in the SVO because the veterans put a lot of effort into their duties to serve the United States.

The SVO will meet bi-weekly at noon on Fridays. The location has not yet been determined.

“It’s important to show we’re here,” Clontz said. “We did it and we survived.”

Spring Break gives students opportunity to go on vacation, visit family Alyssum Power

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Nearly two weeks into March, students all over the nation are itching for spring break and leaving their midterms in the dust.

Some Wesleyan students will spend their time doing the things they enjoy.

Amber Sanders, senior international business major, plans to spend her spring break in New York City for a dance retreat. Sanders has been dancing ballet since the fifth grade.

“I’m looking forward to opening my eyes to all kinds of new dances,” Sanders said.

“I’m also excited about seeing

Julliard and Broadway.”

Krzysztof Szpringiel, sophomore political science major, is also going out of state. He is going to his hometown, Chicago, for the week. Szpringiel has not been home since Christmas and is looking forward to spending time with family and friends.

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Patrick Turkett, senior religion major, will study abroad with other Texas Wesleyan students.

“I am going to England for 10 days with the Wesleyan Heritage and History class,” Turkett said. “I am mostly looking forward to seeing Stonehenge and

everything in London.”

Other Wesleyan students will stay a little closer to home.

Zach Growcock, senior marketing major, will spend some time on the Texas coast in Galveston.

Growcock said he is also planning to visit New Orleans for a couple of nights.

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The Fort Museum of Science and History now features the Fort Worth Champions exhibit.

The exhibit puts the spotlight on Fort Worth natives who left their mark in sports.

Other features of the exhibit include two awards won by Wesleyan’s golf and table tennis teams.

Within the exhibit Wesleyan is recognized for winning The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics First Place in 1999 National Championship Men’s Golf award and the 2010 Mens/ Coed Team Championships award.

Guests of the exhibit are greeted by scenes of football and golf players, race car drivers and swimmers participating in the sports they excel at.

Charlie Walter, executive vice president of programs, said the museum looked for individuals and teams who

reached the top of their career.

The exhibit features 24 individuals and 6 teams.

There are two undercurrents to the exhibit: women affected by Title IX and Olympic athletes affected by the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Olympics. “It was great to see the variety of sports,� Walter said. “The athletes we talked to are very honored to be a part of this and we’ve had a number of them come by with their families.�

Each person selected for the exhibit had to be a Fort Worth native and the best at their sport. “That’s why you see so many gold medals, national trophies and hall of fame things here,�

Walter said.

Two features of the exhibit are a wall patchwork of photographs from athletes’ scrapbooks, which faces a wall of future athletes. The pictures feature children varying in age from toddlers to teens.

Guests of the museum were surprised to find out so many

athletes were Fort Worth natives.

Leonard Thompson, a Dallas resident, said he was learning a lot from the exhibit.

Some visitors were surprised to see so many Texas Christian University athletes featured. “I’m not a big TCU person and there are some TCU athletes I was surprised to see here,� said Arlington resident Judy Werp.

Werp said she likes to find out about local men and women who have done well. “I don’t know where else in the area you can get some information and visit to get to know the local athletes historically and current,� Werp said.

Werp also said she would like the exhibit even more if there was a website featuring the hundreds of other athletes that were not included in the exhibit. “That way you could come here and look at these then go to the website and get more detailed information maybe movie clips,� Werp said

Rachel Peel | Rambler Staff The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History currently features local athletes in the Fort Worth Champions exhibit. Bobby Bragan, a baseball player is one of the athletes. featured. Before passing away, Bragan made a donation to Wesleyan. Bobby Bragan Fellowship Hall within the Polytechnic United Methodis Church was named in his honor.

Beastly puts chick-flick twist on fairy tale Shauna Banks

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MOVIE REVIEW

For all the bleeding heart, chick-flick-loving movie goers out there, a romantic drama that doesn’t leave viewers in complete and utter depression has finally premiered.

Beastly, a modern day adaptation of Disney’s classic Beauty and the Beast, was released in theaters March 4.

The movie stars High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens as the Belle-equivalent, Lindy, and I Am Number Four’s Alex Pettyfer as Kyle, the beast.

The plot beings at a high school in New York, where Kyle Kingston (Pettyfer), the most popular teenager in school, is running for class president.

In the beginning, viewers are forced to believe Kyle is a complete, arrogant jerk— pretty much your typical popular high schooler in any Hollywood production.

Lindy is the whimsical, girl-next-door type 17-yearold, running for treasurer and stealing glances at Kyle quite often.

It seems odd that Lindy doesn’t recognize him, since even without his gorgeous face and hair, the guy does still look like himself.

But the chemistry between Hudgens and Pettyfer makes up for any oddities.

The most quirky characters in the movie were Zola (Lisa Gay Hamilton), Kyle’s housekeeper, and Will (Neil Patrick Harris), the blind live-in teacher Kyle’s father hires.

Like most roles he’s cast in, Harris plays the clever teacher and has a few witty one-liners throughout the movie.

Hamilton’s character guides Kyle to think about what he needs to do in order to win Lindy’s heart, other than buying her Prada handbags and jewelry from Barneys.

Basically, they are the Mrs. Potts and Lumiere (the candlestick) representations in this rendition.

My only qualm was the CBS Films | Courtesy Photo lack of a Gaston-esque charBeastly, featuring Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical and Alex Pettyfer from I Am Number Four gives the tale of acter. He always seemed to Beauty and the Beast a modern twist. The film also features Mary-Kate Olsen as the witch. be one of the major sources of conflict in the Disney Fifteen minutes into the transformed into the beast. olds that went a little over- when developing his “beast- version. movie, Mary-Kate Olsen When Lindy (Hudgens) board with tattooing. ly� look.

However, the movie was makes her emo debut as first sees him, and says she’s Of course there are a few Shunned by his famous only an hour and a half, preKendra, the witch that casts seen worse—she’s not mak- scars thrown in for effect, television anchor father, views included, which was the spell on Kyle and steals ing it up. but it looks like the make- Kyle is forced to leave school actually a breath of fresh air. his good looks after he’s As he is, it just seems like up department could have and live in a secluded apartThere could have been a humiliated her at a school he’s one of those18-year- done much more damage ment across town from his little more of Kyle romancdance. school. ing Lindy, but it was a nice Only, he’s really not that How Lindy actually comes change from most typical 2 bad looking when he’s to live in the apartment with ½ hour dramas these days.

Same Day Service Kyle seems a little quick and They often leave viewers If it is by 9 am it out by 5 pm awkward, but it does seem wondering why they just similar to the classic tale— paid $18 to get in and in “We are here to serve you!� with a little drug violence need of a Zoloft. thrown in.

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For info: http://www.txwes.edu/religiouslife/index.htm

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The Department of Music present

Stephen Barr Memorial Concert

Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia, duo-piano 2005 Silver Medal Winners, Dranoff Two-Piano Competition March 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Martin Hall

The Koebbe-Dunn Piano Duo in Recital Jessica Koebbe and Lori Dunn, duo-piano March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Martin Hall

Senior Recital

Amanda Dupriest, soprano March 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Martin Hall For more information, visit http://www.txwes.edu/music/music/index.htm or call 817-531-4992

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Greeks take steps for Muscular Dystrophy Rachel Peel

rlpeel@mail.txwes.edu

Thousands of schools, companies and clinics were represented on Saturday, March 5 at the Muscular Dystrophy Association Muscle Walk at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Alpha Xi Delta sorority of Texas Wesleyan also participated in the walk.

Together they joined thousands of schools, organizations and companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the walk.

Baron Yarborough, junior business management major and president of KA, said unlike most walks, this walk was indoors.

“You get to see a whole lot of cool stuff while walking,” Yarborough said. “It’s a really relaxing walk. You get to meet a whole lot of people that actually have muscular dystrophy, who we are trying to help.”

KA had raised about $200 leading into the walk from

Photos by Rachel Peel | Rambler Staff Above: AXiD members Mireya Gallegos (left), junior education major, and Catherine Bryant, senior Early Childhood-6 major, join KA in the Dallas-Fort Worth Muscle Walk at the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas. First Right: Baron Yarborough, junior business management major and president of KA, walks for Muscular Dystrophy through the halls at Cowboys Stadium to raise funds for MDA. Second Right: Miss Dallas 2010 pageant winner, Sarah Boehner, attends the Muscle Walk to show her support for Muscular Dystrophy awareness.

selling MDA bracelets in the Brown-Lupton Student Center, but plans to raise closer to $500 by the end of the semester and will continue to take donations and sell bracelets.

Among major companies and clinics represented were Best Buy, Kohl’s, Womack Machine Supply, Tom Thumb and Walgreens. Most of these companies were sponsors of the walk, while others had personal relationships with people diagnosed with the disease.

“I’m here walking, supporting my aunt who has AOS,” Dallas resident Jada Byzner said. “This is my second year and I love this event. It’s a lot of fun.”

Several of the teams were named after children, or in honor of others who have been diagnosed with any of the major forms of muscular dystrophy. According to www.mda.org there are nine forms of muscular dystrophy that affect people in the United States on a daily basis.

The DFW Muscle Walk is

the largest MDA Walk in the nation. Saturday’s event broke the record for the number of participants in the DallasFort Worth Muscle Walk.

Rebecca Penn, senior secondary education major and member of AXiD, said her sorority joined KA in the walk to support a fellow Greek organization in their philanthropy and because KA had supported them in the past with their philanthropy, Autism Speaks.

“I thought it was a lot of fun, it was for a good cause, and just being able to go and see Cowboy Stadium was a nice fun Saturday morning,” Penn said.

Last year, according to the MDA website, MDA invested $38 million into research and more than $80 million in health care services for more than 43 forms of muscledamaging diseases.

“It was great being able to support a good cause, with good company, and having a good time,” Penn said, “I think it will probably be continued every year.”

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Clockwise 1-6: 1. Dr. Stacia Neeley, Language and Literature Assistant Professor, Rebecca Moore junior English major, and Joe Brown Professor of Theatre and Communication spoke to an estimated 70 people to present their idea for the Classroom.

NEXT project. 2. The winning design, The Radically Flexible Classroom designed by Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Gary Beam, Tiffany Fitzhugh, Cecilia Hill, Susan Alyse Hofman and Janie Torres. 3. C5C designed by Professor’s Brown, Neeley, Carol Johnson-Gerendas and Rebecca Moore. 4. The Write Stuff designed by Dr. Linda Carroll, Josh Branum, Jimbob Brown and Lisa Puente. 5. The InterACTIVE Classroom designed by Dr. Karen Wallace, Dr. Michael Hartman, Dr. Pamela Rast and Josh Mackey.

6. Enhancing the Signature Experience by Dr. Liz Ward, Dr. Kim Tyler, Professor Jackie Gaffner and Kelly Lovette.

Visit our website: http://www.campusdish.com/en-US/CSSW/TexasWesleyan/

Also featuring at the SUB: • Tuesday: Fiesta Tuesday • Thursday: $3 Thursday for faculty only.

• Friday: Wings and Fish Friday night: Hot dogs, hot links, and hamburgers. **All specials include a small fry or salad and a small drink.

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Table tennis captures ring No. 7 Melissa Bates

mdbates@mail.txwes.edu

Fort Worth Mayor Pro Tem Danny Scarth presented members of the Texas Wesleyan Table Tennis team it 2010 National Championship rings March 5 in the Sid W. Richardson Center during the table tennis Open Tournament.

The 2010 team won national titles in the coed team event, women’s singles and mixed doubles. This is the seventh consecutive NCTTA Men’s Team Table Tennis National Championship title for the team that has won every year since Wesleyan began participating in 2004.

“I appreciate the opportunity to come to Texas Wesleyan and be a part of this,” Scarth said. “It’s a really exciting day.”

The team will compete in Rochester, Minn. in the 2011 National Collegiate Table Tennis Association/ Association of College Unions International National Championship Tournament April 14-17.

“I think it’s an amazingly accomplished group to be able to win not only one championship but all seven that they’ve held so far,” Scarth said.

“Seven in a row, that’s an absolute dynasty.”

The members of the table tennis team won the championship in fall 2010, but because of scheduling conflicts with Mayor Mike Moncrief, Mayor Pro Tem Danny Scarth and the Texas Wesleyan Table Ten-

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nis team, the awards ceremony was pushed back to the date of the Open Tournament.

Chuck Burton, assistant vice president for marketing and communications, said the accomplishment was incredible.

“They won last year against a very strong team, our major competitor up east, but they managed to beat them again,” he said.

Burton said the coaching staff has done a fantastic job of keeping the team well practiced, in shape and ready to take on its next competitor.

Burton said some team members have been on the team for several years and won prior championships.

Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Jasna Rather, head table tennis coach, The Texas Wesleyan Table Tennis team received its 2010 National Championship rings March 5 in the Sid Richardson said she is proud of the Center. Rings were presented by Mayor Pro Tem Danny Scarth. This ring will make the seventh consecutive title for the Rams since they started participating in 2004. team.

“They’re great,” Rather said. “They’re good students. They schools such as Harvard, Stanford, doubles tournament. first time for Sara. are good people and decent players, Ohio State University and Florida “This past year was really close,” Sara said everyone on the team, and and they try their best.”

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Mark said. “We were actually the the coach, fought hard for their rings.

Rather said the Texas Wesleyan Mark Hazinski, senior exercise underdogs going in, so it felt extra “I think it was a real great experitable tennis team is not in the Na- science major and his wife Sara, good to win last year.” ence because our teammates helped tional Association of Intercollegiate freshman accounting major, were This is the third time Mark has each other practice and prepare for Athletics, but they play against top both awarded rings in the mixed won a championship ring and the [the championship],” she said.

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Left: The ring presented to the 2010 NCTTA Men’s Table Tennis National Championship Team. Middle: A highlight from the table tennis open held March 5 in the Sid Richardson Center. Right: Head table tennis coach Jasna Rather presents the rings to her 2010 team in a historic ceremony.

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Rams swoosh for ring No. 4 Eliana Mijangos

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Ram basketball took its Red River Athletic Conference No. 1 title to the RRAC conference tournament March 3-5 at Southwest Assemblies of God University and finished second.

In the conference quarterfinal, the Rams took on eighth seed Southwest Assemblies of God University who found out at 5 p.m. March 2 that they would be able to participate in the conference tournament after Texas College was disqualified for eligibility reasons that haven’t been disclosed.

In the first half, the Rams went on an 11-0 run sparked by a dunk from Brian Wanamaker, senior guard.

SAGU, convinced of their luck in the opportunity to participate in the tournament, refused to step down easily as Jared Gibson, senior shooting guard, knocked down back to back 3-point shots in the first half.

The Lions got within 5 points of the Rams, but Wesleyan ruled the boards, racking in 46 rebounds to SAGU’s 27 and outshooting the Lions by 19.2 percent.

Leading scorers included Jeremy Smith, senior point guard, who led the Rams with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Wanamaker fell shortly behind with 22 points 5 boards and 6 assists, and Bryce Hill, junior guard had 19 points.

Jonathan Blake, senior guard, led all players with 13 boards.

In the semifinal round March 4, the Rams took a 78-68 win over Paul Quinn College, Red River Athletic Conference No. 4.

The first half was a slow start for the Rams shooting a mere 30 percent from the field. The Rams went in up 35-30 at the half.

Only 5 minutes into the second half, Wanamaker hit a 3-point shot sending the Rams on a 7-0 run and closing any hope the Li-

ons had for a win.

With an automatic bid to nationals and a RRAC conference title ring, the Rams went on to the final round of the conference tournament taking on No. 2 Louisiana Shreveport University for another title.

The Rams came out strong with a 20-14 lead, but Pilot defense shut down Wesleyan’s offense for 7 consecutive minutes.

This sparked a 15-3 run, bringing the Rams to a 46-32 disadvantage at the half.

In the second half, Shreveport took a lead as large as 17 points.

Blake took a hard fall but didn’t let that slow him down.

He contributed 4 points to a 10-2 run sparked by a 3-point play by Wanamaker.

Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff With 49 seconds left to play, the Rams were Brian Wanamaker, senior guard, defends Louisiana Shreveport’s hot hand in the final game of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament. The Rams suffered a 71-67 loss in the game, but still received a bid to nationals and a ring for their No. 1 down 68-64.

They couldn’t seem finish is RRAC conference standings. Wanamaker finished with 25 points, leading all players March 5. to buy a basket and took a 71-67 loss, giving the Pilots leyan Rams will travel to the Red River Athletic Conference Kansas City to partake in the Tournament title.

National Association of In“The loss was like a report card tercollegiate Athletics Diviabout where we are right now and sion I National Tournament where we need to be,” Blake said. March 16-22.

“We need to focus on practice so we A live broadcast by Viccan get back to what we do best, de- tory Sports Network will be fense and rebounding.” broadcast March 9 at 7 p.m.

Leading scorers for the final game in the West Village Club included Wanamaker, who led all House to note the Rams first players with 25 points, as well as round match ups and comBlake and Smith who both contrib- petitors. uted 15 points.

“The loss showed us that “It was a tough loss,” Smith said. we have to have a better ap“It feels good to be going back to proach for the game,” Wanationals, but we want to leave on namaker said. “With better Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff top. This is our legacy and what we focus and intensity we will will be remembered by.” not be just one and done at Bryce Hill, junior guard, hustles for a loose ball in a close final game against LSU Shreveport March 5 at Southwest Assemblies of God University.

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