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Asian food receives warm welcome

Rolandra West

rdwest@txwes.edu

Dora Roberts Residential Restaurant provides hot breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a salad bar, sandwich line and desserts.

Now students can add Asian station to that list.

Fresh rice, noodles, vegetables and four different sauces are featured in the new station. Will Timmerman, food service director, said the reason for the new addition was because of the feedback provided by the dining styles survey conducted last fall.

Timmerman said it indicated by students and staff that there needed to be more variety.

“We continuously try to exceed expectations on food variety, healthy options and vegetarian and gluten-free choices,” Timmerman said. “With the addition of the Asian station, students now have the ability to create custom meals with a variety of healthy, nutritious options and if desired, making it a vegetarian or glutenfree meal in the process.”

Tomika Steward, office manager of dining services, said she has not tried the station yet but she has heard plenty of good things about the new station.

Timmerman said the station has been a huge success with students, faculty and staff.

“The Asian station was visited

by President Slabach and other members of the administrative staff along with members of the coaching staff, Resident Life team as well as a regular group of daily student followers,” Timmerman said.

Dylan Combs, freshman exercise science major, said the new Asian station was a good idea be-

Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Ida Rhodes, Asian station server, prepares a stir fry for a student at Dora Roberts Residential Restuarant. The Asian station was created to add variety and a few more healthy options to Dora’s menu. It is open Monday-Thursday at lunchtime.

cause it provides student’s with more variety.

“It’s good when you don’t like the food that they [hot food line] are having but it doesn’t compete with Panda Express,” Combs said.

Timmerman said as the spring semester moves forward, theme

night meals and other seasonal or holiday meals are being planned out with staff in Student Life.

Timmerman said on Feb. 20 dining styles surveys will be conducted once again for student and faculty feedback.

“This will be a chance for stu-

dents to provide us with feedback and information so that we can better understand where our opportunities and improvements [that can be made] for the future on campus,” Timmerman said.

“We ask that all students please take the few short minutes the

Campus jobs available to students

survey requires on line to complete, so we can better understand the needs and wants of the campus population.”

The dining styles surveys will be conducted online for student’s accessibility. For more information visit www.campusdish.com.

Inaugural Events Wednesday Jan. 25

Alejandra Garcia

agarcia@txwes.edu

Looking for a campus job?

Look no further, the Wesleyan Human Resources department can help out.

The Human Resources department, located on the ground floor of the Administration building, assists students in getting jobs on campus. BreAnne Vincent, administrative assistant, said it is good for students to get a job on campus because the supervisors work around the students’ schedules.

“It’s an easy process,” Vincent said. “[And] any work experience will benefit students.”

Vincent said the HR department has a list of available jobs Erica Estrada | Rambler Staff and students are welcome to pick one up. She said they are Sara DeLeon, human resources benefits specialist, and BreAnne Vincent, administrative assistant, help students to get jobs on campus. Lists of open positions are available in the Human also available to view online.

The process of acquiring a Resources office and also online at www.txwes.edu/hr/studentemployment. job begins with the student confirming with Financial Aid their class schedule and work tinue working that job they Oscar Lazarky, senior busiif they were awarded Federal availability to the hiring su- can reapply. ness major, said he has been a Work Study. Then the student pervisor.

Clay Lawson, junior busi- student worker at the Morton goes to the HR office and comVincent said student work- ness management major, said Fitness Center for two and a pletes an application. ers can only work up to 20 he has never worked on cam- half years.

Vincent said it is the stu- hours a week during fall and pus but thinks it is a good idea.

Lazarky said students dent’s responsibility to con- spring, but, in the summer “I think it’s convenient,” should get campus jobs betact the hiring supervisor by students can work up to 29 Lawson said. “It’s cool that cause it is more convenient phone or in person to sched- hours per week. they work around it [class and Wesleyan is a good place ule an interview.

Jobs on campus vary every schedule].” to work.

After the interview has been semester, she said. The jobs are However, Lawson said 20 “I love working here,” Lazset up, students need to bring only for one semester, but, if hours may not be enough for arky said. “It’s a great place to a copy of their application, the student would like to con- some students. work.”

Faculty Scholar’s Reception Faculty are invited to view the creative works of Wesleyan faculty from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Lou’s Place.

Thursday Jan. 26 Evening Concert An evening concert featuring Maiden Texas will be held from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Brown-Lupton Student Union Building.

Friday Jan. 27 Morning Prayer Service A contemplative prayer service will be held in the Polytechnic United Methodist Church to start the day. 8:30 a.m.

Madeleine K. Albright Presentation & Book Signing Madeleine K. Albright, former secretary of state, was the first female secretary. She will be signing books and giving a presentation.

Investiture Ceremony Frederick Slabach will be sworn in as the 20th president of Texas Wesleyan from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m in the Investiture Structure Parking Lot A. Delegates Luncheon President Slabach will be joining the delegates and representatives in a special luncheon from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m in the Baker Building.

Campus Luncheon A box lunch will be provided for students from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Brown-Lupton Student Union Building.

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Intramural sports need more pep to step Stephanie Randall Sports Editor

srrandall@txwes.edu

Basketball, flag football, golf, disc golf league and pig skin pick’em are some of the intramural sports that Wesleyan has to offer. That selection is slim to none; it is not much for the student body to choose from at all.

First of all, these sports are testosterone driven. We need to add some sports in which women can dominate and show what they’ve got. The addition of a female sport like volleyball, softball or a female flag football league for those tomboy yet “girly” girls like me, will be sure to provide an equal opportunity for women to get involved in intramural sports.

With the new upgrades to the loft, we as a Wesleyan community, are curious to see what other upgrades are going to start. Well, this is a chance for intramural sports to be amped up.

Rarely are intramural sports promoted, and I think more publicity of the events that take place will provide a greater turn out. Students are itching to get out of their rooms and get away from

school work to do something fun with their fellow classmates. More opportunities for students to get away from school work and just have fun is what makes all the hard work and late night studying all worth it at the end of the year.

I know when I graduate, I want to look back on Wesleyan and think, “man, I had so much fun,” not “man, I was bored cooped up in my room with nothing to do but study.”

Some people at this school are not athletes but still enjoy playing sports, so intramurals are their opportunities to get out there and play with the big dogs on campus.

If event and intramural sports planners at Wesleyan make improvements to activities, students would enjoy them more.

I think the upgrades to the loft, more student activities provided by the Social Rams and possible upgrades to intramurals would attract more students. Those who are here are more likely to stay, instead of transferring, if they are having fun.

Students’ four years in college is the best it is going to be before putting the grown up clothes on and stepping out into the real world.

It needs to be memorable. All in favor for improvements to intramurals say “Aye!”

Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff (From left to right) Freshmen Mario Breeding, Paul Gill and Denis Ushakou take their energy to the court with a quick basketball game after classes on the outside basketball court at Wesleyan, where intramurals are sometimes played.

...and you can take that to the Bank (s)!

Shauna Banks Opinion Editor/Columnist sbbanks@txwes.edu

Online classes not so simple Pop quiz! Now, log onto Blackboard to take it. Oh, and there’s a time limit. Forty-five minutes. Better get to it.

But oh no! Your computer’s frozen? Your browser’s not compatible with this software? Your login password’s not working? Too bad, so sad. Goose egg for you…

Sometimes, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. When something makes the transition to the digital technology world, I’m sometimes left with the thought: why fix something that ain’t broke?

The very things that come to mind in this situation are online classes; and trust me, I’ve taken my fair share of the pesky things. In fact, in my freshman year of college, I once had to bring a note from my mother (whom I didn’t live with at the time, and still don’t) to convince a professor my computer had indeed frozen upon logging into the midterm test we were supposed to have taken in 60 minutes or less.

I’ll never forget the semester I thought it’d be a wise idea to take three online classes at once. I thought: well this will be great! I’ll have all this extra wiggle room time to work with since students do most as-

signments for online classes on their own time, with really just specific due dates to meet.

Wrong!

I still haven’t found anything that’s been the cause of more procrastination than the online classes I took throughout receiving my bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M UniversityCommerce. Now in my fourth and final semester at Wesleyan, I haven’t taken a single one.

The myth that online classes don’t require much work, is just that, a myth.

Online classes do not equal less work. Before a busy college student realizes it, they’ve procrastinated every project and assignment on the syllabus until the very last minute, and come to the realization that it may take an all-nighter and a few Red Bulls to actually finish it all.

Compared to face-to-face classes, I don’t believe there is a huge difference in level of ease. Since online classes don’t allow a student to immediately ask questions when they arise, that often creates more work since the student may be forced to use valuable time seeking more answers.

Then again, in face-toface classes, students are often up to their eyeballs

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in endless lectures that may yield two or three actual test questions at the end of the semester—forced to wade through the useless gunk in between. (Yes, learning is important, but most of us know the grades we receive also matters in this world of academia. A D never got anyone anywhere).

In the grand scheme of things however, I have to acknowledge the value in online classes. They provide a large amount of convenience for those wanting to take classes but live far from campus.

They also give students who have children and jobs the chance to arrange their own schedules while earning their degrees in a more timely and practical manner.

That being said, I think when you’re stuck on whether or not to take the online or face-to-face version of a class, you have to evaluate your own lifestyle.

Do what works for you.

Can you put off that project one more week and then handle having to hunker down all night to finish it? Fabulous. Can you sit through at least 10 more lectures that make you want to run out of the room screaming for the insanity to stop?

Perfect!

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Hollywood continues portrayal of sexist female stereotypes smack dab in the middle. It seems as if in rdwest@txwes.edu this present time I cannot get through one movie without seeing a woman’s partial cleavage or complete It all started with Marilyn exposure.

Monroe, then movies went Female characters have alfurther downhill with Pamela ways been stereotypical for Anderson and Anna Nicole the most part. Now this does Smith. Ditzy, seductive, sur- not go for every movie but gical enhancements and wild many films and television sexuality is the image young shows have portrayed women women have learned to look as the object of sex, minus up to and what men seem to the brains and personality. In appreciate. the entertainment world, a Women are objectified in woman’s intelligence is not as society solely because of what highly ranked as her body. is seen on the big screen. There According to society, the are so many dimensions of a women in entertainment have woman that could be glorified to have just enough sexiness, but instead the entertainment whether it’s the shortest skirt industry minimizes the po- possible or the skimpiest top tential of our reputations. that cuts off her circulation.

Hollywood’s concept of This sends the message to women has become very mis- young girls that this is the way construed. Over time movies to act and dress. have pushed the envelope a Women are naturally the little further, whether it is a object of beauty, but society woman’s sexuality or her de- and television have done their meanor. The sex scenes have very best to misrepresent that gone from simple and short to beauty. Take Halle Berry for long and risqué. example, the well-known acIt could be any movie, even a tress who has been in plenscience fiction or horror film. ty of movies over the past I’m thinking what I’m watch- years. She received numering is a relatively good movie ous awards and nominations and then all of a sudden there for her role in Monster’s Ball is a nude scene or sex scene (2001), a movie that focused Rolandra West Staff Writer

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on the sexual attraction between the wife of an executed murderer and one of the cops who brought him down. Berry played the wife and Billy Bob Thornton played the cop.

This movie was highly praised for the provocative scenes between Berry and Thorton.

Berry had never before done a movie this provocative, but it seemed to have made her the most obvious candidate for Best Actress in 2001. Berry won six awards and was nominated for six more for her role in Monster’s Ball.

This role earned her the most awards and nominations than any other movie. Monster’s Ball is the typical example of how women are portrayed in the big screen. The fact that it received so many nominations emphasizes just how sexist society is today.

It is not coincidental that women are casted in stereotypical roles of ditzy, gullible and wildly sexual beings. This image is not only degrading, but as far from the truth as possible.

I feel women should be portrayed more realistically, not just some of the time, but all the time. Young girls would have something to look up to instead of the influences that have been represented, and young men would see women more realistically.

Thumbs down to the SUB’s closing hours. We’re saddled with those wretched night classes that don’t actually get out until 7 p.m., so by the time we high-tail it out of class, you’ve already closed your doors for business. Bad lookin’ out!

Guess Subway gets our money!

Thumbs down to students who park in visitors spots to get a closer spot. We want your spot.

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Morton Fitness director encourages overall health Alejandra Garcia

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The Morton Fitness Center, located next to the BrownLupton Student Union Building, offers students the chance to tone their bodies while also promoting tips on a healthy lifestyle.

Aaron Whaley, director of the Morton Fitness Center, said membership is free to all students, $50 for faculty and $100 for alumni. Whaley said it is important for students to become members so they can achieve overall wellness.

Whaley said he thinks more students are starting to get involved in the group classes. Currently, the Morton Fitness Center offers group classes in Zumba, Yoga, Kickboxing and a class he teaches called Let’s Have a Ball.

“I think they are realizing

these group classes are something they can do,” Whaley said. “[It’s] something they can have fun with.”

Whaley said students have their own reasons to join the fitness center. Some of the reasons include enjoying a healthy lifestyle, trying losing weight, lowering cholesterol or fighting disease.

Whaley said a good amount of students have joined the fitness center, but he thinks more students should join.

“I don’t think enough are taking advantage of the free membership,” Whaley said. “I don’t feel like they are utilizing it enough.”

Whaley said all of the instructors who teach the classes are certified and have plenty of experience. The instructors are not only certified in their individual recreational activity, but, also in First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator.

Whaley said the Fitness Center also offers free massages to students every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

They are provided by Shelley Morelan, a massage therapist who has her own massage facility in Crowley, Texas called Chiropractic Wellness Café.

Clay Lawson, junior business management major, said he works out in the Fitness Center regularly because it has good equipment and it is convenient.

“Normally, I try to go every day,” Lawson said.

Raquel Salgueiro, senior finance major, is a student worker in the Morton Fitness Center. Salgueiro said she visited the Fitness Center so often, she decided it would be a good place to work.

“It’s clean, nice and open and the machines are up to date,” Salgueiro said. “I was here like all the time last semester.”

Alejandra Garcia | Rambler Staff (Left to right) Javier Padilla, freshman business major, and Gabriel Torres, junior business major, work together to exercise their upper bodies.

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Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Clay Lawson, junior business management major, lifts weights at the Morton Fitness Center. Lawson said he visits the Fitness Center regularly because it is a clean facilty with good equipment.

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Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Left: Nathan Johnson, MTV Networks producer, interviews Texas Wesleyan students about their future plans and what MTV could do to help them reach those goals. Over the course of two days, Jan. 19-20, Johnson interviewed more than 60 applicants for a possible new show on MTV. Top: Michael Chaney, coordinator of student activities, volunteerism and organizations, answers Johnson’s questions during his interview for the new MTV show. Bottom: Jasmine Tuya, senior marketing major, discusses her application with Johnson during her MTV interview. All applicants hope to land a spot on the new not-yet named show.

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IT staff member Board helps transfer students accepts new job, leaves Wesleyan Rolandra West

rdwest@txwes.edu

Texas Wesleyan offers support to transferring college students through the Transfer Student Advisory Board.

TSAB is a student run organization that was established in 2009 for all transfer students on campus. According to their mission, their roles are to accommodate transfer students into campus life as well as into their families.

Elena Hernandez, junior political science and pre law major and incoming president, said there are approximately 25 to 30 active members. TSAB is an organization on campus solely dedicated to transfer students. Hernandez said it is important to help transfer students to get them into the habit of meeting new people and getting involved.

“We try to help them become acclimated to kind of get them involved on campus,” Hernandez said. “It helps you meet people because sometimes you don’t know anyone.”

Hernandez said she came in as a transfer student fall 2011, and TSAB helped her meet new people and develop friendships. She said she looks forward to serving as president.

Hernandez said Tiffany Stone, senior English major and current president of TSAB, actually introduced her to a lot of people during the Welcome Weekend held at Wesleyan in the beginning of the year.

Bailey Clark, senior criminal justice and student life liaison, said her move from Tarleton State University to Texas Wesleyan has been a smooth transition and through TSAB she met people who were going through the same experiences.

“I learned about the Transfer Advisory Board during new student orientation and felt this organization would greatly benefit me,” Clark said.

Clark said TSAB holds many different functions throughout the semester that help all students interact with each other.

Stone said Hernandez will take over as president next semester since Stone is graduating this May.

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Erica Estrada | Rambler Staff Tiffany Stone (left), senior English major and outgoing president of the Transfer Student Advisory Board, discusses upcoming ideas for the organization with incoming president Elena Hernandez, junior political science major.

“Elena Hernandez is a positive person that is not only well-known around campus in her short time here but understands and adheres to all TSAB rules and is one of our most active members,” Stone said. “I am thrilled to have her as my successor.”

Stone said as TSAB grows; the organization tries to engage the community through service and fun events on campus. Although TSAB has just been

around since 2009, Stone said she looks forward to Hernandez taking over and continuing through.

“The TSAB has been incredibly beneficial to me and enabled me to meet faculty and students I might otherwise not have met,” Clark said. “I think this [TSAB] organization is one of the best at TWU and I am looking forward to the new students who join for the spring semester.”

Barbara Reese, multimedia specialist, said goodbye to Wesleyan on Jan. 18.

Reese had been working in the Information Technology department for the past six years. She resigned from her position at Texas Wesleyan to work at an IT firm.

Reese said not being able to see and interact with students, faculty and staff will be difficult. She said everyone from the students, to the security staff, to her coworkers, made her time at Wesleyan special.

“They are like family and that is hard to leave,” Reese said.

“The quality of students is what I will miss.”

Reese came to Wesleyan seven and a half years ago, after working for the Arlington Independent School District for more than 20 years. When she first came to Wesleyan, Reese worked in the art department, then the university help desk, and finally in the IT department.

Reese said her new job will allow her to combine all of the various skills she has picked up working in IT over the years.

“It’s a culmination of everything I’ve done in IT,” Reese said. “I’ll [be doing] systems integration, working with another person to implement a new financial system [for the company] and training new employees.”

While at Wesleyan, she got her A+ certification, which will help her perform the duties of her new job.

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Reese said her supervisor, George Blackwell, instructional technology and media services manager, helped her expand her IT knowledge and encouraged her as she prepared for the A+ certification exam.

“George believed in me and that allowed me to believe in myself,” Reese said.

Blackwell said Reese will be missed in the IT department.

“She is definitely an important part of the team,” Blackwell said. “I told her she has great people skills and I think that’s what I’m really going to miss the most.”

Reese said her advice to potential successors is to always stay calm.

“If you go in nervous or convey that, everyone takes on that demeanor,” she said. “If you panic, they are going to.”

Although she is leaving, Reese said she will take with her the relationships and friendships she has made.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time at Texas Wesleyan. This faculty and staff have such kind hearts,” Reese said. “It’s been such a joy.”

Kelly Burton, junior mass communication major who has worked with Reese, said.

Kelly Burton, junior mass communication major who worked with Reese, said she is like a work mom to the student workers and will be missed.

“She’s the type of person who really takes an interest in the people she works with,” Burton said. “I’m really happy for her,” Burton said. “But I’m sad to see her go.”

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Students find movie options on a budget Jordan Twine

jetwine@txwes.edu

Looking for a cinematic experience this weekend?

There are several Fort Worth theatres to choose from for students on a tight budget.

StarPlex Cinemas, located 6330 Hulen Bend Blvd., may be your stop. Tickets are $5.50 all day for students upon presentation of a school ID For further inquiries call the movie line at 682-263-0001 or to preorder tickets visit www.starplexcinemas.com.

For students that enjoy walking around the mall before their movie starts, visit Rave Motion Pictures Ridgmar 13 located at the Ridgmar Mall, 2300 Green Oaks Road. Tickets are $7.50 for students. Stores located

in the mall include Neiman Marcus, Hot Topic and JCPenny. The movie line is 817-566-0025 or visit www. ravemotionpictures.com to order tickets early.

Students in need of an IMAX experience may find the Omni-Theatre at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History suitable. Tickets to the Omni theatre are $5 and from now until Feb. 4, all museum exhibits are free.

Students get the most for their money, enjoying most of what the museum has to offer for $5. The museum also has a planetarium with a laser show for $3. For show times and questions visit www.fwmuseum.org or call 817-255-9300.

Students can also have dinner and a movie at the same time at the West 7th Street

Movie Tavern located at 2872 Crockett St. Tickets are $7.50 for students.

Movie Tavern serves pizza, burgers, smoothies, margaritas and of course movie favorites such as popcorn and candy. You can access the full menu online as well as show times by visiting www. movietavern.com or you can the movie line at 628-5078100.

For those that would like to enjoy a movie night in, there is a Redbox located at 7-Eleven, 2536 E. Lancaster Ave. There are also Redbox kiosks at Walgreens and the CVS/pharmacy at E. Lancaster Ave and Oakland Blvd. . To check what movies and games Redbox has at each kiosk, visit www. redbox.com or call 866-7332693.

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‘Napolean Dynamite’ not so Dynamite MOVIE REVIEW

Shauna Banks

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“Ugh! Freakin’ idiot!�

Fox is bringing back a certain anti-social red head who hit pop culture like a ton of bricks in all his society hating glory.

The animated version of Napoleon Dynamite premiered at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 on Fox after the winter premiere of The Simpsons. And while it wasn’t a complete loss, it left a little something to be desired.

I’m all for the whole “animation domination� Sundays the executives at Fox dreamed up last year. No longer are all the hit animated comedies mixed throughout the week.

Viewers get a heaping dose of them all evening every Sunday with The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, American Dad and now, Napoleon Dynamite.

Writers for the show set the scene in the first episode with a story line not so farfetched for Napoleon. His

high school science teacher has invented a machine that supposedly matches ideal couples when questionnaires have been filled out and put into the machine for analysis.

Voices for the show include John Heder, who played Napoleon in the original movie, Aaron Ruell (Kip), Efren Ramirez (Pedro) and Jon Gries (Uncle Rico), whom also played the original roles in the movie.

It was definitely a nostalgic feeling. Napoleon’s still as scrawny and poker faced as ever, and Deb’s still rocking the side pony tail like it never went out of style. Pedro is still head over heels in love with Summer Wheatly, and Kip is still convinced he’ll find his true love in the depths of cyber space.

That’s where it all went wrong. While it was a thrill to see familiar characters in animation, and even cooler that many had the original actors’ voices, it was just so tough to squeeze out a real laugh throughout the entire two episodes that aired.

Deb, Napoleon’s eventual love interest in the movie,

doesn’t seem much like her unanimated counterpart at all in this new cartoon form.

From the get-go, it’s established that Deb has an unexplained infatuation with Napoleon—a complete 180 from the movie. She practically does cartwheels at the thought of a machine declaring her best love match to be Napoleon.

Not so surprising, Napoleon shows no real feelings of affection for Deb. He never was one for PDA though.

The second episode began with fried chicken to the face.

Literally. Next is a hot mess of actions, including Napoleon deciding to use a face cream that eats through his forehead and Kip losing his new found love to his little brother.

There were a few scenes in this episode that made me crack a smile, but none that had me knee-slap laughing and coughing up soda as the movie did eight years ago.

However, I’ve come to this realization: the Napoleon Dynamite ship has sailed. At this point, it’s like the writers are beating a dead horse. It’s over.

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January 25, 2012

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Men, women’s track race into new season Emma Fradette

ekfradette@mail.txwes.edu

The Texas Wesleyan men and women’s track team competed in the University of Houston’s Leonard Hilton Indoor Invitational on Friday Jan. 13.

It was the season opener for the men but the women participated in the Texas A&M University’s Reveille Invitational in December.

The Lady Rams ran the Distance Medley Relay (DMR), which consists of four different running stretches.

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The first one is the 1200m, the second is the 400m, third is the 800m, and the last strectch of the relay is the mile run. J’Lesa Hutchinson s, Ana Segovia, Lauri Gutierrez, and Jessica Davis finished in fifth place with a time of 13:13.01.

Gutierrez individually took the lead in the 800m run finishing with a time of 2:40.08. Segovia ran the mile finishing 20th with a time of 5:25.62, Davis placed 24th running a 5:33.66, and Aguayo placed 28th with a time of 5:43.10. Lauri Gutierrez,

sophomore criminal justice major and mid distance runner, said she hopes to see improvement within the team.

“Honestly, I feel like we didn’t run to our fullest potential.I feel like we have a lot of work to do. Once we get going there’s no doubt in my mind we will qualify the DMR teams as well as individually,” Gutierrez said.

Jessica Davis, sophomore criminal justice major and distance runner, said head coach Natnael Amare helps push the track team to get better.

“He definitely pushes us and he sees we have a lot of talent and he wants to make sure we show that at every meet.He shows his support by giving us advice on our races, acknowledging our work, and of course by yelling along the track,” Davis said.

Gutierrez said the Lady Rams have been putting in the work especially with Nat’s work outs.

“They are no joke,” Gutierrez said. “We need to be stronger mentally and just give it 110 percent every day and remind ourselves

that we do belong at the national level.”

The men’s track team also competed in the invitational competing best in the distance runs. Junior distance runner Andrew Herrera ran the 5000m in 15:47.15 placing seventh.

Bobby Hawes, junior mid distance runner, ran the 800m 2:00.78 placing eighth and there were also two sprinters running for the Rams.

Christopher Smith, junior sprinter and sprinter Luis Macias ran the 440m with Smith finishing with a

The Lions steadily kept their momentum with an 8-0 lead, until Kristi Alexander came in with key shots and layups made, she scored three of four shots from the free throw line, securing the Lady Rams win of 59-54.

Mullins led the Rams with 15 points and 13 rebounds for her fourth consecutive double-double and 10th of the season.

Alexander contributed with 13 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Brittany White added 10 points and seven rebounds to the win.

Previously in the week the Lady Rams picked up their 22nd consecutive home game win against the University of the Southwest ending in a triple-digit score of 101-70.

The Lady Rams dominated against the Mustangs hending up 27 points ahead at the half.

In the second half the Mustangs tried to fire back, but the Lady Rams did not

let up leading as high as 38 points holding the Mustangs to 70 points at the finish.

Brittany White and Raven Smith both contributed 13 points. Octavia Mullins contributed her second consectuive double-double of the season adding 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Kristi Alexander had numbers across the boards with a 12 point, five assists, four rebounds, and three steals type of game.

Everyone on the team got a chance to contribute to the win.

Head coach Bill Franey said it was good game for the team.

“The team shot well, executed well and rebounded extremely well,” Franey said.

“Everyone had the chance to contribute to the win.”

Franey said Raven Smith was a dominant factor for the Lady Rams for being 6-6 from the floor in only 14 minutes.

“She certainly deserves a lot of credit for her play in this game,” Franey said.

Octavia Mullins said the

team played well and everyone played unselfish.

“Overall we need to make better crisp passes [in order] to get back on transition better,” Mullins said.

Mullins said they played their game and executed against Langston.

“We out hustled them and got the win,” Mullins said.

Brittany White said they played really well as a team.

“We executed and everyone contributed in the win,” White said.

She said they still need to improve on defense. She said it is good but it still can be better.

White said the team strives to reach their goals of being conference champs and national champions.

“If we work hard each day, and go out and play each game to execute and defend, we can accomplish any goal they we have set one by one,” White said.

The Lady Rams take on Langston again at 5:30, Jan. 23 in the Sid Richardson Center.

Erica Estrada | Rambler Staff Raven Smith, junior forward, lays the ball up for two points Jan. 19 against the University of the Southwest defenders.

time of 53.12 placing 16th and Macias with a time of 55.13 placing 19th.

Bobby Hawes, junior exercise science major, said only four guys competed in the meet and although it is hard to support each other with everyone running at different times, they still cheer each other on before the run and wish each other good luck.

“It was our first meet so we were all nervous, well I was and I just did not do as well as I should have,” Hawes said.

The men and women will run again Jan. 28 and 29 in the Houston Indoor Invitational.

Lady Rams defeat Lions ranked No. 5 in the RRAC

Stephanie Randall

Slrandall@txwes.edu

The Texas Wesleyan Lady Rams took down two conference teams this past week.

Currently sitting at 14-3 overall and 9-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference, the Lady Rams knocked down a No. 5 ranked team, Langston University (171,11-1 RRAC). This hard fought win ending with a score of 59-54, secured the spot for a higher ranking in conference.

The game started off with a 7-1 run from the Lions, but the Lady Rams quickly bounced back with backto-back points from Nicole Terral. This started a 12-3 run, putting the Lady Rams on top at the half 25-22.

At the opening of the second half the Lions came out firing, but Octavia Mullins dominated in the paint with offensive rebounds and three-point shot by Raven Alexander gave the Lady Rams a 11-2 run.

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THE RAMBLER | www.therambler.org

January 25, 2012

Stephanie Randall

Slrandall@txwes.edu

Currently sitting at second in the Red River Athletic Conference, the Texas Wesleyan men’s basketball team have a 9-2 record half way through the season.

The Rams have a 14-3 record overall and are ranked 13th in the nation.

The Rams came head-tohead with two conference teams this past week.

Coming out with a win against Langston University Jan. 21, the Rams closed out a close 79-69 win.

The Rams jumped right out at the start of the game with a 13-0 run against the Lions.

The game had back-toback runs on both ends of the court making the game very close.

With multiple doubledigit runs, the Rams stayed on top at the half finishing 41-23. At the beginning of the second half the Rams jumped the lead to 20 points and were secure for the remainder of the game.

The Rams hit 12 freethrows in a row securing an edge on the Lions.

Eric Frederick led with 28 points and 15 rebounds.

Ronnie Moss finished with 24 points and eight rebounds.

On Jan. 19 before playing Langston University, the Rams faced off with the University of the Southwest finishing with a triple digit win with a score of 105-79.

The Rams ran the first half being up 20 points for most of the half. The mustangs tried to fire back at the Rams, but the Rams held their ground finishing up 43-34 at the half.

The Rams came into the second half with intensity going on an 11-0 point run against the mustangs.

Ronnie Moss, senior guard, contributed eight points out of that run right out the gate of the second half.

The Rams kept up their intensity and captivated for the entire second half to seal the deal with a 32-point advantage over the mustangs.

The Rams dominated on offense and defense, having multiple players hold double figure numbers.

Eric Frederick led the team with 30 points and

eight rebounds.

Ronnie Moss added 24 points and eight assists.

Chris Britt-Black contributed 15 .

Oscar Griffin closed it out with 12 and Stephane Mudiay pitched in 10 rebounds Jazz Holman came off the bench firing with 11 points, six rebounds and five steals in the win.

Head coach Terry Waldrop said the Rams beat a very improved Langston team on the road.

“I think this team is improving and we are starting to understand what it takes to compete for a championship,” Waldrop said.

Waldrop said their goals are still the same.

“The goal is to win our 5th consecutive RRAC Title, and make a run at a national championship in Kansas City,” Waldrop said.

“Both are still in our sights and we will see how it all plays out.”

Eric Frederick, senior forward said they played well against both teams.

“We play a lot better in certain parts of the game,” Frederick said.

Frederick said the Rams have been playing well together and have made improvements to defense.

“We have been doing better but to win a championship we need better all around defense,” Frederick said.

Frederick said the team’s goals for this year is to win conference title and a national championship.

“It all depends on our defense whether we win the conference title and national championship,” Frederick said.

Chris Britt-Black, senior forward said he feels really good about the games and the team played great together.

“We won and we were able to play through adversity,” Britt-Black said.

He said the team has to come out strong from now on.

“We have to lock up on defense and rebound in order to dominate on both ends,” Britt-Black said.

The Rams next game will go against Langston one more time at 7:30 p.m. Jan 23 at the Sid Richardson Center.

istration major and table tennis player, said it was a great turn out.

“It was an open tournament,” Oli said.

“Anyone could compete, any age, and there were different events based on ratings from USATT.org.”

According to the website USATT.org, the United States of America Table Tennis (USATT) was cre-

ated in 1933 to oversee the table tennis community.

USATT is in charge of watching over membership services, rules of the game and national teams.

Jose Barbosa, junior business major and table tennis player said the open tournament is divided by some categories depending on a player’s rating.

“The main category for

this tournament is the open singles,” Barbosa said. “All categories count for the USA rating system.”

Barbosa played in the singles open on Saturday.

“I think I did OK and I qualified as first on my group,” Barbosa said.

“Since I was seeded second of the tournament, I was directly [put] in the quarter finals.”

Erica Estrada | Rambler Staff Chris Brit-Black, senior forward, takes it to the hoop for a slam dunk on three University of the Southwest Jan. 19 in the Sid Richardson Center. The Rams defeated the Mustangs 105-79.

Table Tennis open provides oppurtinity for locals Emma Fradette

ekfradette@mail.txwes.edu

The Texas Wesleyan table tennis team competed in the Texas Wesleyan Open on Saturday Jan. 21 in the Sid Richardson Center.

Oliviu Vasilca, also known as Oli, attended the tournament. Vasilca, senior computer information systems and business admin-

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Barbosa said he lost playing against his teammate Razvan Cretu 3 to 1.

“It was a pretty close game, but his experience prevailed on some crucial points,” Barbosa said.

Barbosa said Cretu went on but lost in the semi-finals. The table tennis team has been working hard to prepare for nationals.

“This semester we have

Collegiate Nationals in April, so we are just starting our preparation for this tournament which is the most important for us,” Barbosa said. “Those opens are good to train so we can get in the best shape possible for April,.

The Rams next tournament will be March 17 for the Texas Wesleyan Open in the Sid Richardson Center.