October 26, 2011 by The Rambler

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Philosopher’s Lounge invites all to battle it out in the mall.

Halloween pastime has age cutoff with lack of costume.

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Hallow Fest promises thrilling experience Jordan Twine

jetwine@txwes.edu

The Social Rams are aiming to make Halloween a holiday the Texas Wesleyan community can be a part of. From 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 27, the Social Rams will host the Hallow Fest, a Halloween — themed bash open to students, faculty and their families. The event is composed of three components: a carnival that will take place at the mall in front of the li-

brary, a haunted house in the loft of the Sid Richardson Student Center, and a rave in the atrium of the same building. Hallow Fest is free to attend and all are encouraged to wear costumes. Giovanni Monsanto, junior psychology and criminal justice major, is one of the organizers for this event He said the carnival will have traditional games such as the bottle toss, a basketball shooting contest, as well as face painting and other activities. Monsanto also said they will have a booth where attendees can

Chemical society hosts golf tournament for all Kelsi Holland

knholland@txwes.edu

Reaching out to the innerathlete in Wesleyan students, members of the American Chemical Society on campus have been planning an event that they hope to implement annually. At noon on Nov. 19 the American Chemical Society will host a golf tournament in the mall area. This event will consist of students, faculty and staff coming out to participate. There will be a 9-hole range designated on campus and holes will be formatted by the organization in places of their choosing. Lorena Ortiz, vice president of American Chemical Society and junior biology major, has worked with the organization in generating publicity and other information. Ortiz said there will be flyer and registration forms to come as the event draws closer, along with registration fees. The costs of fees depend on if the person participating brings his or her own equipment to the event. “We hope to generate a good crowd to come out and enjoy the tournament,” Ortiz said. The organization will have prizes and raffle tickets for people to purchase

to help raise funds. Mary Tran, president of AMS and junior biochemistry major, has worked to plan an event on campus to fundraise and donate funds to supporting organizations of their choice. “This week we have been celebrating Chemistry Week. It’s held Oct18-22,” Tran said. She said they celebrate by inviting people to come and eat with them and get involved in the organization if they wish. Tran also said the organization is an avenue for students who really enjoy science to join and get more experience in their career fields. They also have opportunities to get help with tutoring internally within the organization or with professors at the Academic Success Center. Morgan Kirkpatrick, freshman biology major, got involved this year with the ACS. Kirkpatrick said the organization wants to get the golf holes painted Wesleyan colors to promote the tournament further. “I hope to make this an event that people will enjoy and look to annually,” Kirkpatrick said. “We encourage all students, faculty and staff to come out and enjoy the experience.”

make a cast of their hands using wax. “It’s really cool for couples,” Monsanto said “They can stick their hands in together and [the cast] it’s unique to their hands.” Those who attend will be given 20 raffle tickets to use as currency to participate in the games. Those who win will keep their tickets and will be awarded an additional two or three tickets, depending on the game. At the end of the night those attending can use their raffle tickets to take part in a drawing for prizes. Cupcakes, funnel cakes and cotton

candy are some of the treats guests can look forward to at the Hallow Fest. Monsanto said the carnival will end at 10 p.m. to drive attendees to participate in the haunted house and rave. “We want to make it the signature fall event,” Monsanto said. “Either you go big or you go home, so we’re going big.” The only game guests will have to pay for is the pie throwing contest, which will cost $1 at most. Student organizations will work the booths

at the carnival and will be given a list of games they can choose to work. Monsanto said the organization that chooses pie throwing will receive all of the proceeds from the game. “It’s a cat in the bag,” Monsanto said. “Whoever picks that, there is a bonus.” Michael Chaney, coordinator of student activities, volunteerism and organizations, said the rave is going to be a spectacle. “We’ve got a great DJ that’s go-

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Wesleyan community fed for cause

Top: Members of Alpha Xi Delta, Texas Wesleyan sorority, grilled hamburgers and hotdogs to sell at their annual event Thursday, Oct. 20 in the mall area of the Eunice & James L. West Library, where they raised money for their philanthropy, Autism Speaks. Right: Members of AXD also made and sold baked goods to raise additional money. Also available at no charge to students was an inflatable boxing ring, in which participants could battle each other with oversized boxing gloves.

Reed creates environment for student creativity Emma Fradette

ekfradette@txwes.edu

Erica Estrada | Rambler Staff Alonzo Reed, junior business management and criminal justice major, battles in the Philosophers Lounge live action role playing event Oct. 20 in the mall area outside the library.

Alonzo Reed, junior business management and criminal justice major at Texas Wesleyan, is channeling his hobbies to give students an outlet to express their creativity and imagination through the Philosophers Lounge, an organization Reed formed last year. Before attending Wesleyan, Reed graduated from Nolan Catholic High School in 2009. He cur-

rently lives in White Settlement, a 15-minute drive from Wesleyan. “Wesleyan was actually a last resort for me to be honest,” Reed said. “I was going to go to Saint Louis University until some financial aid problems prevented me from attending. From spending a couple years here, I should have chosen Wesleyan first.” Reed said Wesleyan is a quiet campus with reasonable class sizes. “You can have one-onone time with the profes-

sors via their office hours,” Reed said. “But being a quiet campus, it has a lot of room for opportunity to bring something new and unique to the campus—and that’s where I come in.” Reed is also the president of the Philosophers Lounge. “We are the Texas Wesleyan University nerd and geek organization,” Reed said. Board games, card games and video games are just some of the things the club does. Live Action Role Play (LARP) is another activity

the Philosophers Lounge often participates in. “Freshman year at TWU is when I got into LARPing. The only requirement is that you have to be creative, very creative,” Reed said. “You are your own character, whatever he or she may be. Think outside the box, because when you do that’s when your character develops, and your character is supposed to resemble a part of you.” Reed said he enjoys

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Opinion

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Door-to-door pastime gets tricky ing out candy at Shauna Banks my own Editor-in-Chief h om e’s sbbanks@txwes.edu door, I’ve found myself more lenient with the When you’re able to too-old trick-or-treaters strut up my driveway if they’ve at least decked dressed as a “student,” themselves out in the legally smoking a ciga- name of Halloween. rette and barely able to If you can ring my find the energy to utter doorbell, appear to be “trick-or-treat,” then it’s Michael Jackson’s clone, time to give up the old pull off his voice and door-to-door pastime. stay in character while However, some people holding out your plastic get lucky. Some look like pumpkin and moonwalkthey’re 15 until they’re ing across my porch— 25, so they can get away then I really don’t care with donning the Snooki how old you are. Three and Edward Cullen wigs Twix for effort! Maybe for the night and bank- even a Snickers and Buting more candy than they terfinger duo for presencan carry. tation. Personally, I gave up Those who amble trick-or-treating at 16. up to my door, a torn The thing is — the tall- Family Guy T-shirt on er you get, the harder and holding out a fadit becomes to convince ed pillow case as they the skeptical old ladies scratch their 5 o’clock that you’re not just try- shadows—sorry, but it’s ing to steal candy from a single Smarties for little kids when you dare you—and an eyebrow to take one of those aw- raise. ful peanut butter chews For those of you who from the silver tray she have decided to cut your holds out to everyone trick-or-treating card in who knocks and says the half and stay home for magic words. the kiddos racing up to Yet, since I started giv- your doors for whatever

you’ve decided to toss into their pumpkins and bags—there’s something serious you must consider: what candy and treats to buy. My biggest tip for purchasing treats is to remember what you liked when you were young. Was it the butterscotch hard candies and Dots, or was it the Hershey’s bars, Pixie Stix and Whoppers? More than likely, it was the latter choices. Yes, I know, buying enough candy can be tough on the wallet— but as I see it, you either spring for the stuff kids actually want, or keep the porch light out for the night. To help with the pricey candy, clipping coupons in the Sunday papers (which are available all week long on stands in Walmart) like the Fort Worth Star Telegram, and price matching other stores around the area definitely come in handy. It guarantees you’ll have enough candy to keep your light on longer than 15 minutes, and that kids and teenagers won’t toss whatever you’ve given them in the grass as they jet to the next house.

Research stems controversial perspectives bryonic cultures can grow and develop in 200 more Jordan Twine ways that an average human Arts & Entertainment cell can develop. Editor Basically, they can regenjetwine@txwes.edu erate tissue of any form, even the most complex forms such as brain tissue, nerves in the spinal cord, lungs, heart, etc. Stem cell research, able to proIn turn, people who have vide major medical advances, is been diagnosed with Parkinson’s one of the most controversial top- disease and Alzheimer’s, as well ics in modern society. as a series of other ailments, now The potential to repair organs have hope for a cure from what and limbs that have long be- has been long thought incurable. lieved to be unfathomable to reSo what could possibly be pair is enough to spark an interest wrong with that? Some find it throughout the world. unethical in how these advanced According to stemcells.nih. remedies are obtained. Stem cells gov, stem cells, also called plu- can be used to regenerate damripotent cells, taken from em- aged tissue but stem cells can only

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Thumbs up to student life’s efforts in decorating the loft in the student union building. You really amped it up Halloween-style. We’d hate to be the six-year-olds brave enough to venture into your yards for a Twix next Monday.

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Thumbs up to residence life for installing a DVD Now vending machine in Stella Hall. It costs just a tad more than the Redbox we see at every Walmart and Walgreens, but the convenience is totally worth it.

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be obtained by extracting them from fetuses or fertilized eggs. Many people find this unethical because people believe a fetus is a living organism that has a right to grow and live no matter if the intent is to heal someone that is in a critical condition. According to aaas.org (The American Association for the Advancement of Science), an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world, some people often assume is that a fertilized egg or embryo is a human being but “in the natural reproductive process, human eggs are often fertilized but fail to implant in the uterus. A fertilized egg, they argue, while it may have the po-

Thumbs up to the free coffee in the library. When we’ve resorted to actually studying in the library, we must mean business. So having a free pick-me-up available is a nice luxury. If we could just get a shot or two of hazelnut creamer, the library would be our new favorite hangout.

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Thumbs up to the SGA and the resolution they just passed to support proposition 3 in the Nov. 8 local elections. As poor college students, anything that may help pay for the astronomical tuition prices we’ve been faced with is A OK in our books.

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Thumbs up to Ron Washington, manager of the Texas Rangers. At the time of print, the Rangers were tied 2-2 in the World Series-- and even if the Rangers didn’t win it all, we all still pocked a new dance move with “the wash.”

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tential for human life, cannot be considered equivalent to a human being until it has at least been successfully implanted in a woman’s uterus.” Also, with In vitro treatments, more embryos are created than needed and are often discarded anyway. Some however feel like using these excess embryos is still unethical. I feel people who find stem cell research unethical are scared to say it is OK because of the issue of abortion, which I also agree unethical. I do however, feel it is unfair to write stem cell research off as unethical unless you have experienced a life-altering affliction or had someone close to you go through something like spinal cord injury for example.

I feel all life is equal but I have to say if my mom suffered from paralysis, I would much rather see her walk again. I feel it comes down to the question of what matters more? The life of a fetus, merely the potential of human life, or a life that has already stepped into this world? I also find it confusing not using excess embryos if they are going to be discarded anyway. Why not make use of their life — altering potential? Everything is not black or white, some things really are gray. I feel like we should explore stem cell research further and see what it has to offer humanity. This type of research could end up helping us in ways we never

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Thumbs down to the bathroom stalls in the older buildings on campus. When we’re carting around backpacks, purses and various other belongings, sometimes we need more than a foot wide-space to utilize. It would also be nice if the toilet actually flushed. No one likes to be the second person to visit the stall after that mishap.

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Thumbs down to class availability less than a week before priority registration begins. We already don’t have the utmost faith in our various department advisers. Now we have to worry if they’ll make sure we’ve signed up for the proper classes in the event that one of them won’t be offered for another two years. Sucks to be a senior for three years just because you forgot to sign up for that random history or math class that no one shows up to anyway.

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Thumbs down to Halloween being on a Monday. We feel quite certain that many students over 21 may indulge in a drink or two (or ten) Monday night, only to wake up at noon the next day only to find they’ve missed their first two classes and don’t intend on rolling out of bed to make it to their third. Thumbs down to the fact that pets aren’t allowed in dorms. We’re an animal-friendly paper and can’t see why this is such a horrible thing. All we can see this being is a way to enrich our on-campus college experience by adding another touch of home.

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October 26, 2011

Spring registration just around corner Alejandra Garcia

agarcia@mail.txwes.edu

The fall semester is more than half over, which means it is time for Texas Wesleyan students to start planning for the spring semester. Academic advising takes place the week of Oct. 24. Students are responsible for setting up meetings with their advisers to discuss the classes students should take. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors are required to meet with their advisers before registering online. Time and date of registration depends on students’ classifications. Seniors and graduate students can register beginning Oct. 31, juniors Nov. 2, sophomores Nov. 4 and freshmen on Nov. 15. Open registration is available from Nov. 8 through Dec. 5. Students who register after Dec. 6 will be charged a late fee of $100. To register, students will need to login into their Ramlink accounts and click on the registration option on the right side of the page. The registration process is different for freshmen and first semester transfer students. They must register in the Freshman Advising Center. Twyla Gills, assistant registrar,

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said students should look on Ramlink before meeting with their advisers and check out their major audit to see the credits they have already and the credits they still need to take. Gills said there are university catalogs available in the registrar’s office for the students who prefer it over Ramlink. Catalogs cost $5 for the hard copy edition, but are free online at web3.txwes.edu/registrar/academiccatologs.htm. Gills said it is the student’s responsibility to contact his or her adviser, prepare a list of questions or concerns beforehand and be familiar with the requirements and prerequisites for his or her major. She said it is important for students to get an early start on registration. “My number one advice is to not procrastinate,” Gills said. Tabitha Evans, sophomore athletic training major, said she thinks it is too early in the semester to start thinking about the next semester. “I thought it was a little early,” Evans said. “You’re just barely half-way through the semester.” Evans said students are more concerned with their current

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ing to bring a light set up,” Chaney said. “The lights are going to correlate with the music and we’re going to add strobe lights.” The rave will also have glow sticks, neon paint and fog machines. Kriti Sharma, junior pre-law criminal justice major, said the theatre department will help with the haunted house component. “They’re going to be the actors freaking people out,” Sharma said. “They are excellent with their makeup and their costumes and they can put on a show.” The Hallow Fest will also have laser tag, a bounce house complete with more carniva l— style games, and best costume contest.

video games. “I basically like doing the nerdy stuff,” Reed said. Collier Jennings, junior education major, met Reed at Wesleyan freshman orientation and has become a very close friend of his. “He is a smart, verbose man with a wicked sense of humor, and is a great friend,” Jennings said. Reed continues to impress his friends. “He is a pretty cool guy, and he is very intelligent,” Senft said. “He is the type of guy that will have your back if you need it.”

viser, she will probably still meet with him. “It’s always better to ask someone for advice,” Dangol said. Dangol also said she recom-

was freshman,” Senft said. Reed and Senft have remained close throughout the years and Reed was introduced to LARPing when Senft brought it to Wesleyan. “I got everyone in on LARP, and we just do it randomly,” Senft said. “It gives us exercise and we learn some of our moves from action movies.” Along with LARPing, Reed also plays electric guitar, writes stories, reads graphic novels and plays

classes and exams than thinking about future classes. Anna Dangol, senior psychology major, said even though she is not required to meet with her ad-

LARPing and hopes to get more people involved. “LARPing is acting out a story of sorts. It’s used in RPG [role playing games] and telling stories,” Reed said. “The people participating dress up, have props, preferably weapons—foam weapons to specify—and act.” Ryan Senft, senior history major, has known Reed since high school. “We both attended Nolan Catholic. I met him when I was a sophomore and he

Erica Estrada | Rambler Staff Priority registration for spring 2012 classes begins Oct. 31 for seniors and graduate students, Nov. 2 for juniors, Nov. 4 for sophomores and Nov. 15 for freshmen. Registration after Dec. 6 will result in a late fee of $100.

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Haunted house is Cutting Edge Jordan Twine

jetwine@txwes.edu

Halloween is just around the corner and besides dressing up in costume and trickor-treating, haunted houses are the perfect alternate experience. I’m no stranger to these fright-filled tours but this year, my friends and I decided to check out the ever popular Cutting Edge Haunted House. Pulling up to the attraction was a scare in itself. The lines were extremely long. Estimated wait: two hours. Lucky for my friends and I, we had a little extra cash for the quick pass, which allowed us to get right inside. Right off the bat, we stumbled onto a shaky bridge and the suspense built the deeper we wandered inside. Then, it got really dark really fast, only adding to the anticipation of an eerie creature creeping up. Cutting Edge is inside a 100-year old meat packing plant located in Fort Worth’s “Hells half acre.” Edge is also in the Guiness book of world records for being the largest haunted house. We soon found ourselves in some elaborate yet sickening sets as we careened through a butchery with masked men

is slim to never. Some of the “actors” weren’t very cautious, especially the chain saw guys. They get pretty close with those things so watch out. There was a pointless maze at the end where if you find some door you get a prize, but that whole component should have been nixed. There is also a concession stand and you can purchase T-shirts and other Halloween souvenirs. Aside from one of my friends’ elbow being cut and bleeding everywhere, me losing my hat and a few minor scrapes and bruises, I would definitely recommend Cutting Edge this season. Cutting Edge is open 8 p.m.10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 p.m. - midnight Friday through Monday, Oct. 24- Oct. 31. It is located at 1701 E. Lancaster Ave. Tickets are $29.50 for a regular adult admission and $49.50 for the fast pass. Child tickets are $24.50 for regular admission and $44.50 for the fast pass. The haunted house will also be open on Friday the 13th, July 2012 as well as Valentines day. For more information or to purchase tickets online visit www.cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com or call 817-3488444.

Jordan Twine | Rambler Staff Cutting Edge is in the Guiness book of world records for being the largest haunted house in the world. ‘Edge’ is inside a 100year old meat packing plant located in Fort Worth’s “Hells half acre.”

wielding chainsaws, a room filled with menacing clowns and decapitated bodies sprawled across tables in what seemed to be a twisted torture chamber. After about 30 minutes of terror, there was a short break before we finished

out the hour full of screams, sweat and more scares. At first I was skeptical as to whether it was worth the $50 I spent to get in, but my opinion was pretty different halfway through. The design, makeup and plethora of fire

exits definitely made it worth my while. I was certainly impressed but it could have been shortened. Some of the tour got redundant and there is only so much walking a person should do under those conditions.

I would recommend wearing something cool and being careful about hats, dangly earrings and other accessories because they get caught in things a lot (webs, streamers, etc.). Plus once something is lost, the chances of finding it

Music majors prepare for senior recitals Kelsi Holland

knholland@txwes.edu

Staff and faculty in Texas Wesleyan Music Department are in the full swing of senior recitals. Tara Harwell, Kayla Noriega and Leigh Athon are the three students featured in the senior shows this fall. Tara Harwell, senior music education major, sang at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in Martin Hall. Harwell said she sang several pieces and was re-

ally excited about singing a duet with her mother, Terrie Lynn Harwell, and accompanist Keith Critcher. Harwell said the pieces she sang have several different styles and ranges and she hopes everyone enjoyed the selections. Harwell plans to move into a graduate degree in music therapy. “I absolutely love music, it’s my passion and truly has been my inspiration for my career,” Harwell said. Kayla Noriega, senior music education major, will

sing at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in Martin Hall. “I will be singing a selection of arias art songs, musical theater and Latin pop songs,” Noriega said. “A good friend of mine, Jorge Medina, will be singing two duets with me, one of those pieces I arranged myself to have the Texas Wesleyan Wind Ensemble accompany us.” Noriega said after graduation she hopes to someday go to Mexico to teach English for a short period of time and then conduct

a children’s choir. Noriega also said she would love to teach elementary music. “I am excited to start a new chapter in my life and experience something new, exciting and different,” Noreiga said. Leigh Athon, senior music performance major with concentration in vocal performance, will sing at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in Martin Hall. Athon said she will sing French and English art songs, German leider, arias from operas and a few musical theater pieces.

“I love Liszt. I am singing two of his pieces for my recital. I also enjoy Gabriel Faure and Claude Debussy,” Athon said. “If we are talking musical theater, it’s got to be Sondheim”. Athon said she is currently conducting a children’s choir at a ministry for inner-city children in East Dallas. “The odds are against these kids and giving them music and something to be a part of, may, with the Lord’s hand, keep them from becoming product of

their environment,” Athon said. Athon said after graduation she will pursue her master’s in performance and continue performing around the area. “Music has always given me a place to go, it’s another world to get lost in, it is hard and fun and exciting,” Athon said. “Music has pushed me to work harder and to not give up and even when I have given up, it pulls me back in; it is such an incredible way to express emotion.”

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October 26, 2011

Students host live action role playing Emma Fradette

ekfradette@mail.txwes.edu

Members of the Philosphers Lounge, a growing organization at Wesleyan, are hosting a live action role playing event for the Wesleyan community. Set tentatively for Oct. 27 or Nov. 3, those who want to participate will battle each other in the War of Wesleyan Exhibition. The exhibition will start at 12:15 p.m. in the mall outside the library. Anyone interested should check the Social Rams’ group Facebook page to find out the official date of the event. At the time of print, the date was not official due to financial delays. Alonzo Reed, junior double major in criminal justice and business management, will join forces with Ryan Senft, senior history major, to host this event, where students can come dressed up in their Halloween costumes and battle each other. “We highly recommend that everyone come in costume, any costume that they wish,” Reed said. “But it is going to consist of only team battles, so it is also recommended that you get a group together with the relative costumes and an emblem of sorts to represent your team.” Senft said anyone can participate. “Everyone can come and let off some stress,” Senft

said. “It’s fun for everyone, and we are just here to have a good time.” Senft is the event coordinator for the club and is also the Master of Ceremonies. Senft and Reed said they plan to dress in all black for their costumes. “We are going to have kind of a gothic look,” Senft said. During the event there are going to be three battles the students can participate in. The first one is a team battle with teams fighting each other. The King of the Ring is the second event, and is when the best warrior from each team combats in an everyman-for-himself or herself competition. The last one standing faces the Master of Ceremonies. “The last event is The War, of which all teams participating will be divided into two sides and they clash—like a big medieval war scene of sorts,” Reed said. These events are a part of live action role playing. Reed said LARP is a way where students can be The War of Wesleyan involves a specific type of LARPing called Dagorhir, a style of combat that originated from the Lord of The Rings. “Basically it is full contact, full force LARPing as if you’re in an actual medieval war,” Reed said. “But other fighting styles such as

Erica Estrada | Rambler Staff Alonzo Reed, junior criminal justice and business management major. and Ryan Senft, senior history major, are members of the Philosophers Lounge organization at Wesleyan. The club’s activities of consist of live action role playing in which members dress up, form teams and fight each other.

Roman, Persian, Spartan, Samurai, Chinese, etc. are allowed.” Nicole Terral, senior exercise science major, said she finds the group interesting. “I remember they announced the event during the Karaoke Night at Wesleyan,” Terral said. “I found

it really interesting, and me and my friends may get a team together and join the big battle.” Terral said last year she remembered seeing Senft and Reed LARPing outside on campus and decided to join them. “It was actually really

fun and tiring,” Terral said. “You have to constantly run around and watch your back because you could get hit and then you lose.” The weapons used in this type of LARP are made entirely of foam to avoid injury. Reed and Senft hope students will come out and sup-

port the club, but also come out and enjoy themselves. “Anyone who’s willing to have a good time, blow off some steam, hone in your weapons skills and participate in a new and unique event on the Wesleyan campus should participate in the War at Wesleyan,” Reed said.

Glick House offers students free counseling sessions Rachel Peel

rpeel@txwes.edu

The rustic red building known as the Glick House Community Counseling Center, located at 3001 Ave. D across the street from the Nenneta Burton Carter Building, does more than add beauty to Wesleyan’s campus; it serves the Wesleyan community and the Polytechnic Heights community as well. Built in 1926, Walter Glick, who was the dean of Texas Wesleayn at the time, and his wife Marie, a professor, owned the home until he died in 1960. After the death of her husband, Marie Glick lived in the house until she donated it to the university when she was 80 years old. Marie passed away earlier this year at the age of 103. Dr. Michael Ellison, director of graduate counseling and professor, said when the Glicks lived in their home, they took in boarders, students who attended Wesleyan before dorms were available. “We thought the hominess of the structure itself allowed us to do so much with Glick House for counseling,” Ellison said. “And, it’s been a really good remodeling and conversion effort.” Ellison said all of the counselors in the Glick House are current students in the graduate counseling

program, and are overseen by their professors. Ellison said it is part of the students practicums at the end of their coursework. “This gets everybody, regardless of their background, up to speed as a master’s level clinician,” Ellison said. Ellison said it is important for students to take advantage of the free counseling services available to help them with personal growth. “I think we all can benefit from having someone on the sidelines who can offer a little coaching on what might be a quicker path to our objectives,” Ellison said. “Just like good coaching improves your play, I think counseling improves your life.” Ellison said having clients at the Glick House allows the faculty to provide counseling students with supervision while they practice their new skills. Anastasia Martinez, criminal justice major, said she liked the going to the Glick House for counseling. “They provided a lot of help,” Martinez said. “They were understanding and took the time to listen.” Scott Methvin, director of the Glick House, speaks highly about the Glick House and the counselors. “One of the things really great about Glick House is that we do not turn away people for financial reasons,” Methvin said. “Now that

Erica Estrada | Rambler Staff The Glick House Community Counseling Center, located across the Nennetta Burton Carter building, is a counseling institution for the Polytechnic community. Free counseling services are available to Weslyan students. The Glick House offers counseling services in school-related issues, partner violence, drug addiction and marraige and family issues.

doesn’t necessarily mean that everything is what you would say, pro-bono; it’s not free counseling; we just try and accommodate the people, because we realize that counseling is expensive.”

Counseling services are available to all students, faculty and staff free of charge. Methivin said some of the services they offer are school-related issues, partner violence counseling,

drug addiction and marriage and family counseling. The Glick House also offers parenting consultation. “It actually serves a dual function,” Methvin said. “We

are training our students, and we are also helping the community.” For more information about service offered please visit www.txwes.edu/life/ counseling.aspx.

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YWCA offers child care services

Stephanie Randall

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The Polytechnic Heights community is home to a growing outreach program for kids and supporting parents. The Young Women’s Christian Association Child Development Center is not only open to the Polytechnic community but also to Wesleyan staff, faculty and students. The center is located within a mile from Wesleyan on the corner of Avenue I and Bishop Street. The YWCA child care center prices vary depending on the income of the household and the age of the child. Some fees are assessed with weekly child care but are to be discussed when mothers apply. The fees are guaranteed to be affordable. According to their website www.ywcafortworth.org the YWCA of Fort Worth plans to eliminate racism and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The program increases opportunity and self sufficiency for women and their families facing poverty. It provides a chance for mothers to feel comfortable with their children being in child care while they are at work. Jessica Terry, junior history major with a secondary certification, has a son, Jayden (3), who is in child care at Like My Own Child Care Inc. Terry said the child care center her son is involved in has a Head Start program that is very effective. “It’s a better opportunity for my son to learn instead of staying at home,” Terry said. Angelica Arroyo, junior psychology major, agrees with Terry that child care programs are effective, especially for student mothers.

Arroyo is a full-time athlete and student at Wesleyan with a baby girl, Kamilah Franco (1), so child care services are essential for her to attend school and play volleyball. Although Arroyo usually has a personal baby sitter or her family babysits Kamilah, she said it is helpful for her to have child care while she is at school. “It definitely has benefits for me to have someone take care of Kamilah while I’m away, and she is with someone I trust,” Arroyo said. Arroyo said she feels comfortable that her child is in a safe environment while she is away. The YWCA offers child care for children from six weeks to 5 years old. All children, regardless of economic status, are welcome into the program. Indi Jones, associate executive director of the development department of the YWCA said the center focuses on the development of emotional, social, cognitive, physical and intellectual skills. Jones said she believes the child care program is helpful to students and mothers in the community. She also said the program is giving mothers and children in the Polytechnic Heights community a chance to learn as well as provide better opportunities for their future. “The program is beneficial for all children,” Jones said. “It helps improve speech, language and the emphasis of self learning skills.” Jones said the program not only helps kids to improve their skills but also gives mothers help if they are homeless or in need of child care. The YWCA is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Olivia Blanco | Rambler Staff The YWCA of Fort Worth’s child care center, located at Avenue I and Bishop Street, offers child care service at a discounted rate. Insteand of using a set rate for tuition prices like regular child care centers, they offer parents a tuition rate based on their income. These discounted services are offered to any and all students and residents living or working in the Polytechnic Heights community.

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The Lady Rams soccer team went head to head with the Huston-Tillotson Lady Rams Oct. 22 at Martin Field where they took a 4-0 win on Senior Night. This face off brings the Lady Rams record to 14-3 for the season and 6-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference. This game was very special to the team because

it was the seniors’ very last game as Lady Rams. Wesleyan’s defense was dominant at the start of the game. HTU could not seem to get it past center field. The Lady Rams took several shots on goal in the first 30 minutes but it wasn’t until Jessica Watton, junior forward, scored with 29:11 left on the clock in the first half. As time dwindled down in the first half, Watton

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scored again putting the Lady Rams up 2-0 with 13 minutes left on the clock. HTU couldn’t seem to get past Lady Ram defense. The first half ended with Wesleyan up 2-0. As the second half kicked off, Lady Rams’ Kaeley Albus, sophomore midfielder, found the goal with just 14:19 left on the clock. The Lady Rams scored again with Watton’s third goal of the night and her

23rd goal of the year with 3:03 left on the clock. The Lady Rams finished the game with a 4-0 win. Samantha McGilvra, junior defense, said she felt the game went pretty well aside from all the emotions from Senior Night. “We took care what we had to and I thought we did well,” McGilvra said. Kayla Mason, senior defense, said her senior night could not have been any

better. “Thanks to the underclassmen and the coaches, my senior night was great and we won so I couldn’t have asked for anything better,’” Mason said. Head women’s soccer coach Josh Gibbs said it was good to win especially on senior night. “The players played with the right amount of passion and desire to show how they wanted to represent

the seniors,” Gibbs said. Gibbs said the underclassmen really wanted to play for the seniors and everyone was really happy for the performances of the girls. “They left it all out there tonight for their seniors and that’s something to be proud of,” Gibbs said. The Lady Rams will take on the University of the Southwest, at 1 p.m. Oct. 29 in Hobbs, N.M.

Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Jessica Watton, junior forward, shakes her Huston-Tillotson University defender in pursuit of a goal. Watton scored the first goal for the Lady Rams with 29:11 left in the first half.

Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Karissa Olsen, sophomore midfielder, pushes past Huston-Tillotson University defense in an effor to score. The Lady Rams took on HTU on Oct. 22 at Martin Field honoring their three seniors at Senior Night, Kayla Mason, senior defense, Whit ney Chappell, senior forward and Erin Bethany, senior defense. The Lady Rams pulled out a 4-0 win against HTU. Head women’s soccer coach Josh Gibbs said they did it for their seniors.

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Christian Sotelo, senior defense, finished off Huston-Tillotson University’s 12 conference game winning streak with a last minute goal Senior Night, Oct. 22 at Martin Field. Sotelo’s goal gave the Rams a 2-1 overtime win against an undefeated HTU putting the Rams at 9-5 overall and 6-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference. “Our team knew what was expected and delivered, making our presence known among our conference,” Sotelo said. The first half of the game

started with a goal scored off an assist by junior defense Clay Lawson to sophomore midfielder Ivan Kovacevic, putting the Rams up 1-0 at the half. This lead marked the first time since Oct. 3, 2009 that HTU finished out the half trailing. HTU hit a shot in goal at the 60th minute of play to bring the game to a 1-1 tie and send them into overtime. Sotelo’s saving goal was scored in the 92nd minute of overtime to give the Rams a 2-1 win and break an undefeated HTU conference record. Junior goal keeper, Dejan

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Milosevic, had three saves to go with Kovacevic’s two assists in the win for Senior Night. After a combined 20 fouls called between HTU and the Rams, Kovacevic said playing hard was the key to their win. “We played hard and never gave up,” Kovacevic said. Senior forward, Ricardo Aguilera, said pressure was on for the start of the game as HTU’s record was on the line. “It was a huge game and we were able to deliver as a team,” Aguilera said. “We’re looking ahead one game at a time and trying to win conference.”

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Photos by Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff Top: Thiago Borges (5), senior defense, dribbles past Huston-Tillotson University defender with the aims of winning in overtime. Christian Sotelo, senior defense, scored a saving goal at the 92nd minute of overtime to give the Rams a 2-1 win over an undefeated HTU. Below: Ivan Kovacevic (7), sophomore midfielder, waits for the sprinklers at Martin Field to be turned off. This marked the second game that Rams got soaked by the ill managed sprinkler system.

Cretu continues passion for table tennis in hopes to inspire TWU Taylor Gill

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For most of us, keeping track of a ping pong ball traveling at speeds close to 108mph on a table that is five by nine feet long can be a challenging task, but for table tennis player Razyan Cretu it could be what he faces in an everyday match. Cretu grew up in Romania and started playing table tennis under coaches that are well known all across the world. He has played in a plethora of different tournaments and has learned different styles of play along the way. “I was on the cadet national team, a few years later I moved to Greece with my mom,” Cretu said. Rather said his experience was one reason she heavily recruited Cretu. “He was already collegiate National Champion in singles, men’s double and mix doubles,” Rather said. “To have a player of that caliber on our team is something that we always try to recruit.” Cretu said being away from family and friends has been hard on him but he has grown to love Fort Worth and his friends here. “I really miss my family and wish they were closer,” Cretu said. “I wish I could drive down the street and have dinner with them once in a while.” Cretu’s teammates said they have taken notice to his skill levels and the talent he possesses with the paddle and the ball. “He played in the last tournament and won all his matches, “Chance Friend, junior table tennis player, said, “He’s doing great.”

Cretu said Texas Wesleyan’s high level of table tennis players and repeat national titles was just a few of the reason why he chose to come to Texas Wesleyan. “If someone wants to go to school and play table tennis, Texas Wesleyan is the place to be,” Cretu said. “We have Ramsports.net | Courtesy so many high level players Razyan Cretu is a Romanian national who which means chose to come to Wesleyan to pursue his that prac- passion for Table Tennis. Head table tennis tice is very coach Jasna Rather said Cretu could be a big part of Wesleyan’s continued National strong.” Cretu said winnning streak for the 2011-2012 season. he understands that in order to legiate Table Tennis this be the best he has to play year,” Jasna Rather, head against the best, which is table tennis coach, said. why he set high goals for Cretu’s teammates also himself. He said the level of said they see his talent and talent at Wesleyan will push said he is approachable him to be the best place he and knowledgeable when can possibly be. it comes to table tennis. “I would like to make “Anytime I want to ask a the Olympic Team this player for tactical advice year and being here [Tex- he is definitely a player as Wesleyan] could help I want to talk to,” Friend me in that journey,” Cretu said. “He has that experisaid. ence from playing differCretu said his goal is to ent styles of ping pong.” help Texas Wesleyan reCretu said he doesn’t just main the table tennis super play for himself, he knows power in Collegiate Table it’s a team game as well. Tennis. “We learn something Cretu’s coach said she new with each practice has noticed his talent and about our game and help said he could be an impor- each other all the time,” tant piece in competing for Cretu said. “Our team has another National Title. an amazing group of peo“His high table tennis ple. We all have things that level and experience will we could improve on and help our team to play an trying our best with each important role in Col- practice.”