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The mid-September afternoon dragged on like any other in the sea of beige known as the Rambler Media Group offices.

The skeleton staff squinted at their computer screens as the methodical tic-tic-tic of typing fingers filled the air like a familiar lullaby.

Suddenly, the sharp three-toned ring of the office telephone broke through the monotony, demanding the attention of the dedicated office lingerers.

“My name is Terry Moon,” the voice from the other side said, “and I’m going to share with you the location of several ghosts who live on campus.”

Moon, a former Texas Wesleyan University student and staff member, believes that current students, faculty and staff share the 125-year-old campus with spirits of the dead, and he’s not the only one.

Joe Brown, professor of theatre and mass communication and dean of freshman success, will tell you that all it takes is a quick Google search to find the legend of Georgia, Wesleyan’s most famous ghost, who is said to reside in Nicholas Martin Hall.

“The story that we were always told is that a dark figure can walk anywhere around the building, but it does stay mostly on the front two rows,” Moon said. “And when approached, if it’s seated, it vanishes.”

While the story is a familiar one for Moon, Brown can tell you nearly every detail.

“When that building was a church, she was a member there. I never heard how she passed away, but she had a seat up on the balcony,” Brown said.

Some people claim that the one green chair located on the main floor of Martin was where Georgia sat, but Brown says this is not the case.

“When they remodeled the auditorium, they put that there so that when they were doing tours, they could talk about the ghost and point to that seat,” Brown said. “The seat is upstairs on the second row of the balcony.”

Brown has been hearing about Georgia since his first week at Wesleyan in 1978.

“Several of the theatre major alums would talk about when they were working there late at night, they would see this ghost supposedly floating down the aisle in white,” Brown said. “My predecessor, Mason Johnson, would claim to have seen the ghost.”

For Kathy Ferman-Menino ‘90, one of Brown’s former students, Georgia crossed over from the realm of legend to reality late one night during her junior or senior year.

“We were working on a set late into the evening,” Ferman-Menino said. “I saw someone up in the booth, like the silhouette of someone. It looked like an old lady up there. That didn’t make any sense, because it was just me and the other people from Joe Brown’s set design/set construction team. One minute we looked up in the booth and there was nobody there, because there wouldn’t have been, and the next minute I looked up and I thought I saw the silhouette of an old woman.”

Sophomore music majors Alan Michael Whetsel and Chanel Hurd believe they, too, more than a decade and a half later, have come in contact with the famous ghost of Martin Hall.

“As freshman, we went to Martin Hall to do rehearsal, and we ended up going up on the balcony to hang out,” Whetsel said. “It was close to midnight. No one was in Martin Hall anymore.”

Surrounded by nothing but pitch black, Whetsel started whistling, then, after a few moments, stopped.

“Five seconds later, you hear this same whistle

somewhere else,” Whetsel said. “It was like a distant whistle.”

By this time in the evening, entry to Martin Hall requires a door code, limiting the building’s visitors to music majors, Whetsel and Hurd said.

If a person was in the auditorium, Hurd says, it would have been impossible for them to leave silently as well, because all the doors connected to the auditorium require pushing a bar to open, which makes a loud noise.

“Out of nowhere, we just hear the same whistle repeated back to us in the place where Georgia supposedly died, so it just kind of freaked us all out,” Hurd said.

Although Hurd says music majors are used to Georgia, nonchalantly blaming her for “anything kinda weird” that happens in Martin Hall, Whetsel says being in the building at night leaves him uneasy.

“You cannot be in Martin Hall by yourself at night,” Whetsel said. “You feel like there’s someone behind you.”

The encounter with Georgia has not been Whetsel’s only paranormal experience at Wesleyan. He resides on the third floor of Stella Russell Hall, where it’s rumored that a student committed suicide.

“All of the windows are locked now,” he said, “completely locked because someone hung themselves outside the window. Since then, you can’t open any windows.”

Whetsel doesn’t know what to make of his own experience with the strange in Stella.

“Last year, my first semester, my roommate was a runner, like track or something,” Whetsel said.

“He got up at like five every morning to go run, and I got used to that. I set alarm to like six o’clock.”

One morning, Whetsel’s alarm woke him at six, as it usually did. His iPod fell beneath his bed out of reach, forcing him out of bed to find it.

“Through the window, I could see the reflection of my roommate in the bed,” Whetsel said. “I could always see his face if he was there or not.”

Whetsel found this odd, as his roommate was not usually there at this time.

“I thought he wasn’t going to be there,” he said. “It was pitch black, and I saw his phone screen light up his face. I saw his face. He was looking at me, like he made eye contact with me as that happened.”

Confused, Whetsel picked up his iPod, then looked again - only to see an empty bed.

“I didn’t see anything, so I turned the light on,” he said. “He wasn’t there. It really freaked me out. I was wide-awake at this time. I totally thought I saw his face, then he wasn’t there.”

Hurd gets goosebumps hearing Whetsel’s account of the apparition, because she too has been

Texas Wesleyan University students are not voting in the presidential election.

More than half of 20 students who responded to a recent anonymous poll are still undecided on whether to vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Random students were asked three questions: Are you voting?; Who are you voting for?; and Why are you voting for that person? Twelve of the students (or 60 percent) said they would probably not vote, five (25 percent) said they would probably vote for Clinton, and three (15 percent) said they would vote for Trump.

“We have a fear of the unknown and that’s what causes many to fear the election and be afraid to vote,” said Jennie Scharnweber, senior political science major. Scharnweber did not participate in the poll, and declined to say who she was voting for.

While news of the election has dominated the media in recent weeks, millennials are still not voting and believe the election is a joke, she said.

“Our current presidential election is really sad,” Scharnweber said. “Our leadership has taken a decline. Great mindful people wrote our Constitution to make our country into what it is today, and now it has become a mockery on all of their hard work.”

Millennials are the second largest generation in the electorate and could easily sway the election, but many aren’t interested in voting and have the lowest turnout at the polls of any generation, according to cnbc.com. Less than 50 percent of voters under 30 actually voted in 2012, which is the lowest percentage recorded since 1996, according to npr.org.

“With this election, individuals in this election are going to be appealing to an important demographic and that’s the millennials,” said James Wetrich, adjunct professor of business. Wetrich did an anonymous poll of students and their attitudes toward the election in one of his classes. “Millennials are our future leaders and by creating this habit of voting they can begin to see that their votes do matter and count.”

Researchers at Harvard University found that many millennials aren’t voting because they generally do not care about politics, according to an article in The Economist. Two-thirds of millennials think politicians go into public service for selfish reasons, and it won’t matter who they vote for because their voice won’t be heard.

“What we don’t understand is that people have the constitutional right not to vote as much as they do to vote,” Wetrich said. “I always say you need to follow your gut and do whatever makes you feel comfortable. If you don’t feel comfortable in voting, then don’t. It’s your right.”

According to cnbc.com, 80 percent of the most important events in a person’s life takes place by the time they are 35, and for many millennials, this election is one of them.

“Voting at this point is twice as important in this election than any other,” said Student Government Association Treasurer William Wick, a senior criminal justice and psychology major.

More than 80 percent of Congress is up for grabs. Voters have the chance to choose the president, 34 new members of the Senate, and all new members of the House of Representatives, according to cnbc.com.

Replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February, could be greatly affected by who wins the presidency. This is one reason why the importance of voting for Supreme Court justices has been stressed in the current presidential campaign, according to cnbc.com.

“With this election, despite what you may think about the presidential candidates whoever those candidates put into positions for Supreme Court members are going to hold that job long after this election is over,” Wick said. Several Republican senators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, believe voters should not have the chance to voice a strong opinion on the selection of the next Supreme Court justice, according to ballotpedia.org.

“Even if you don’t want to vote for a certain candidate, you still get the chance to vote for who is creating and choosing bills to be made,” Wick said.

Young adults can also show who they are supporting by what products they buy, Wick said.

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With more than 97 percent of young Americans constantly playing video games and the average gamer playing two hours a day, according to abcnews.go.com, game creators Activision and Riot Games have introduced gaming scholarships for interested students.

Many college students aren’t athletically talented, interested in sports, able to afford college or academically talented. If they’re gamers -- and especially if they’re interested in a career in video game design -- such gaming scholarships can be great news.

Not only can the scholarships help in paying for their college tuition, but most scholarships can be used for items a student needs on a daily basis, such as food or school supplies.

Sophomore education major and president of Nerd Central Jacob Chesney is currently competing alongside his teammates, junior business management major Christopher Austin and freshman history major Christopher Campbell, for a scholarship through the Hearthstone card game.

“The prize pool for the first place of this collegiate tournament of 600 teams is $6,800 per team player for the first place team to which the student sees fit to use the money,” Chesney said. “Hearthstone is probably the most accessible game out of the tournaments, since it's the easiest to pick up and learn and you can play it pretty much anywhere through your phone or laptop.”

Robert Morris University in Chicago was the first university to announce a competitive league with Riot Games, the creator of the computer game League of Legends; scholarships are part of their new eSports program, according to rmueagles.edu. After the announcement of these scholarships was made

Photo by Shaydi Paramore Christopher Austin, Christopher Campbell and Jacob Chesney (left to right) play Blizzard’s online game Hearthstone in the Brown-Lupton Building.

in June 2014, more universities, including Texas A&M, announced their own eSports scholarships in partnership with Blizzard or Riot Games, according to guidelive.com.

At the same time, the Rochester Institute of Technology launched one of the most respected game development programs in the U.S and offers numerous scholarships for talented individuals in game design, according to

collegescholarships.org.

Obviously, many more scholarships for gamers exist than just a few years ago. If you’re going for a gaming scholarship, it might be best if you are interested in design or competitive gaming. This is especially true if you are interested in game design, because putting the achievement of winning a scholarship from Blizzard or Riot Games on a resume can help a

come the neighborhood delight. We started with a few plastic yard light-ups, most of which were less than $15 and have lasted many years.

If you shop for Halloween supplies in early November, you can find a lot of great deals for the next year.

For those of you on a college budget, with some engineering or creative skills you can make a lot of your own decorations. Some of my favorite easy DIY pieces are the original plastic jack-o-lanterns candy buckets hanging with glow sticks in them. Plus, you will be surprised what you can find at the local Dollar Store.

If you are like me, you or someone you know has a black light, which provides for a spooky aesthetic to any front porch or entryway. Again, the Dollar Store or Walmart can provide you with an assortment of colored bulbs for your theme. For those college kids on a tight budget who have little imagination or money, here are a few more DIY ideas that can be created from things around the house.

You might be surprised what you can make with trash bags; you can create everything from spider webs to your very own body bags with tape or rope.

Glow-in-the-dark paint of all colors and types can be used to add glowing pieces in the night. Cut shapes, like evil eyes, into paper towel tubes and add a glow stick or paint for a spooky yard dweller.

I’m sure everyone has toilet papered a yard

in their day. Who says you can’t decorate your own yard or home with a mummy-like feel?

I’m not sure if many of you know, but many stores now have Halloween-themed stringed lights that include everything from orange bulbs to creepy spiders for less than $5. You can add them to your entryway. A little effort and imagination can turn even the dullest house into a spirited affair.

Now comes the fun part: getting to the final product. Once you have all of your decorations together, it’s time to place them properly and safely. It is a good idea to firmly secure any large decorations with the proper stakes and strings to keep them sturdy and usable for the years to come.

If you have any electrical decorations, wrap all extensions and cords with electrical tape and connect them to surge protectors to prevent shortages. Another fun tip for electrical devices is to attach them to a timer, which provides you with an accurate lighting schedule.

We like to add our final details shortly before any events to add an element of surprise to our decorations. This includes the addition of our four-foot black light to our entryway, some dry ice next to the door, glow sticks as needed, and any noise-makers for our expected guests.

Whether you are having a costume party or entertaining the local trick-or-treaters this Halloween season, adding spirited decorations provides for a festive treat for all who visit.

student in their future endeavors with a similar gaming company.

Certain programs want students not only interested in that sport or activity, but also to have experience in the field. A university with a great program in game design would be much more interested in a student accredited with a gaming scholarship then a student with a football scholarship.

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Whether you are into gruesome ghouls, fairy tales or a little cosplay, it is the time of year to let your imagination run wild.

The holidays are upon us and one of my favorites, Halloween, is near. Driving down the streets, I have begun to notice many people have lost the spirit of not only Halloween, but the holidays in general. Desolate streets with little to no decorations are becoming the norm.

Well, not at my house. Since I can remember, my family has gone above and beyond with our holiday decorations: some may even call us the Griswolds during Christmas.

Being a fan of Halloween, I decided a few years back that we needed to step up our Halloween game. We’ve always had a few light-up pumpkins in the yard, but I wanted to draw a crowd of trick or treaters. Our choice to go over the top in decorations during the holiday season set a precedent and has turned our once-desolate neighborhood into a more spirited attraction.

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Thumbs up to Georgia, the famous ghost of Martin Hall.

Rams down Thumbs down to Donald Trump’s comments on women.

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continued from page 1 “hit” by the hauntings in Stella.

Her experience occurred late one night as she was trying to go to sleep in her room on the second floor.

“The lights are off,” Hurd said. “My roommate is one the other side, and I think she’s like watching a video or something on her phone.”

Hurd says she was lying in her bed, facing the wall, when suddenly she was hit in the back of the head by something hard.

“I turn around, and I see my roommate. My first thought is my roommate threw something at me,” she said. “We’re both screaming. I’m screaming because I got hit with something and she’s screaming because I’m screaming.”

Hurd’s roommate denied the accusation, leading Hurd to scan the room for the source of the blow.

“I look, and it was a pan that was sitting on top of my refrigerator that’s next to my bed,” she said. “But it had been there for a week.

Nothing was on top of it. It wasn’t hanging off the refrigerator. It was just there. There’s no way that it could fly off that way and hit me.”

Hurd and her roommate spent the rest of the night “a little bit on edge.”

“The pan just like flew off my refrigerator and hit me in my face,” Hurd said. “That was just crazy - just lyin’ there tryin’ to go to sleep, metal pan hits you in your face, and you can’t explain how it does that. That’s the craziness that happens in Stella.”

But Morgunn Minor, a freshman early childhood education major, says Stella isn’t the only dorm affected by things unexplained. She has had her own experience in her room in James C. Armstrong & Elizabeth Means Armstrong Hall, better known around campus as simply Elizabeth.

Minor was finally getting some rest after having difficulty sleeping all week when a violent shaking of her mattress woke her.

“Once I actually started falling asleep, I just felt my mattress shake behind me,” she said.

“It was weird. It was not my body. It was like somebody was shaking my bed behind me trying to wake me up or something.”

The incident rendered Minor unable to sleep once more.

“I was creeped out,” she said. “I ended up going to sleep at like five in the morning, ‘cause it happened at like three in the morning. I had to be up at eight. It was pretty bad.”

Brown has never heard of any ghosts in Wesleyan’s current dorms, and has his own explanation as to what’s keeping the students up at night.

“I just think it’s probably other students having sex in their rooms, making weird noises and moans and groans,” he said.

But Brown has heard of several other what he calls “secondary apparitions” at Wesleyan, including one who is said to reside in the United Methodist Conference Center, formerly known as the Dillow house.

“Audrey Dillow lived there until she was in her late 90s and passed away there,” Brown said. “So the house was shut down, and the university owned it. There was talk that if you looked up there, you could see her looking through her curtains of her second floor bedroom. One of our plant operations people went up there in the daytime and swore that she would hear her rocker going.”

Another ghost was said to live on the third floor of Ann Waggoner before the building burned down.

“The third floor had been closed for years, and the lower floors were where the religion and English departments were housed before we ever were in the church,” Brown said.

“There was talk that if you looked up at the third floor west window, you could see a young woman looking through.”

When Brown met with a “professional ghostbusters” group on campus about 10 years ago, they never visited Ann Waggoner, but they did visit Martin Hall, the Dillow house, and the Boyd house.

“The Boyd house is oldest house in Poly,” Brown said. “There is supposedly an apparition of a young little girl. Security has talked about seeing her look through the windows of the second floor, and then the light comes on. Then, they go in and check, and there’s no light. Then they come back, lock the building, drive around again, and there’s the light on.”

The ghostbusters detected a hostile energy on the second floor of the Boyd house, Brown said.

“In the Boyd house, they were getting a lot of Geiger counter energy readings that were very negative. In fact, they were saying, ‘We need to get out of here. We don’t like the negative energy in here,’” Brown said. “The word is that the family that owned the Boyd house, the Boyds, did have a little girl, but we’ve never been able to find anything about a death or anything like that.”

The Boyd house has since become The Language Company, but the strange phenomenon hasn’t exactly stopped. Ines Zhang, director of the Dallas/Fort Worth location, says unexplainable issues with technology have plagued the building.

“Ever since we moved, we constantly had issues with technology, like it just doesn’t work,” Zhang said. “AT&T came here, I think it was like seven or eight times, and nobody could tell us why the internet could not connect. And then, finally I think the seventh or eighth guy said, ‘Maybe the place is haunted.’”

Issues with other technology, like the printer, lead Zhang to believe that if the building is haunted, the ghost definitely does not like technology. But this belief does not seem to

election where we didn’t see tons of bumper stickers,” said Wetrich. “Almost every election we have seen so many bumper stickers, but this time I’ve probably seen only four stickers. And I believe the reason for that is so many people are embarrassed to show who they are interested in.”

Some people believe the only reason that millennials aren’t voting is because they want some type of incentive for voting, and handing out freebies would entice them.

For example, Cosmopolitan magazine is offering student-run college groups “party buses” full of snacks, freebies and male models for raising the most voter turnout at their university, according to economist. com.

Also, President Barack Obama has recently launched a social-media campaign to interest young adults.

But many students don’t care about freebies, Wick said. They want the system of

Photo by Dalise DeVos Terry Moon poses with a painting of himself.

scare her in any way.

“We definitely love our new space, and we love sharing it with the ghost, if there are any,” she said.

Kevin Bryan of Fort Worth Paranormal, a local paranormal investigation team, believes this is the right attitude to have.

“We have to be open-minded to the things that we don’t understand,” Bryan said. “Just because we don’t get it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t happen.”

Based on the accounts of these students, faculty and staff, Bryan believes that Wesleyan’s current population shares the campus with some of its former inhabitants.

“I think that you guys probably absolutely have stuff there just based off the fact of how old the campus is and the volume of people that you’ve had come through there,” he said.

“When you have multiple sources reporting the same types of things, you kind of have to step back and go ‘Ok, this could possibly be going on. We at least have to be open to it.’”

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continued from page 1 or a corporation, you’re supporting their business practices and your dollars are affecting their bottom line. The products you buy and the services you use are a way to show who you are supporting socially and economically.”

It’s not that millennials are uninformed about the election, Wetrich said. It’s that they are so appalled by politics or are embarrassed to voice their opinion.

“I don’t remember a single presidential

voting to be easier and, perhaps, the day the election is held to change.

“I think the most important thing is to make the voting process a lot easier,” Wick said. “I understand there’s a value for having it on a specific date but if it’s not always working out then maybe it’s time for us to change things.”

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Do Spirits of the Dead Haunt the halls of Wesleyan? Founded in 1891 as Polytech nic College, Texas Wesleyan University has a rich history.

Some believe that the current students, faculty and staff of Wesleyan share the campus with some its former inhabitants that have long since passed away. The following is a list of Wesleyan’s most haunted buildings, according to Dean of Freshman Success Joe Brown, who has walked the campus himself for nearly four decades.

1. Nicholas Martin Hall Nicholas Martin Hall is said to be home to Wesleyan’s most famous ghost, Georgia. Martin was formerly the Polytechnic Methodist Episcopal Church, South, where Georgia was said to be a member. From alumni to current students, many have claimed to have seen or experienced her presence in some way. While some believe that the green chair on the first floor of Martin belonged to Georgia, her seat was actually up on the second row of the balcony, according to Brown.

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2. dIllow house Now the United Methodist Conference Center, the Dillow house was home to Audrey Dillow. Audrey lived in the home until her late 90s, then passed away there.

The house was closed after her death, but people would still claim to see her looking through the curtains of her second floor bedroom.

3. DAN WAGGONER Dan Wagggoner was built as a men’s dormitory. When the men were drafted for World War II, the dorm was closed, then reopened in 1979 to house the School of Education. People have claimed to see a male figure run up the stairs from the first to the second floor. They say that he is a student who was killed in the war and has come back to look for his room.

4. aNN WAGGONER

Ann Waggoner was originally built as a women’s dormitory, but then the two lower floors were renovated to house the religion and English departments, while the third floor remained closed. During this time, people would claim to see a young woman looking through the third floor west window at night.

The building has since burned, and all that remains is the Ann Waggoner annex located on the north side of the fine arts auditorium.

5. Boyd house

Now renovated to be The Language Company, the Boyd house is the oldest house in the Polytechnic community. Security would

report seeing the light on through the windows of the second floor and seeing an apparition of a little girl looking out. When they would go in the building to check, the light would be off and there would be nothing. About 10 years ago, “ghostbusters” visited the campus and detected a strong “hostile” energy on the second floor of the Boyd house. The director of The Language Company reports unexplainable issues with technology ever since moving to the building.

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Cutting Edge offers thrills and chills Shaydi Paramore ssparamore@txwes.edu For less than $40, Cutting Edge Haunted House is guaranteed to scare a person’s pants off.

Located near Texas Wesleyan on East Lancaster Avenue, Cutting Edge was named as the longest haunted house in America by Guinness World Records and is in an old meatpacking warehouse.

By using “mannequin mode,” actors sit still waiting for their next victim to jump out and pop up.One minute you think it’s a simple doll pretending to be dead and the next moment you’re scared out of your pants by a person.

The thing that makes Cutting Edge such a terrifying yet interesting haunted house is it completely cuts off a person’s senses: you can’t see anything, so you have to feel your

way and bang against walls, just hoping you’ll get out. At one point, because of all the smoke and mist, your sense of touch is also cut off.

But what’s really terrifying is when Cutting Edge uses noise to terrify you. You only hear electro-pop versions of acts such as Marilyn Manson and Depeche Mode and then, out of nowhere, a giant truck horn or a woman’s scream jumps out and totally confuses you.

Even though the entire trip can be extremely terrifying, the ending is worth the wait. After you go through a pitch-black room with fog everywhere, you come to a small room with bright lights and foam everywhere. The only way out is traveling through this hall of foam, which almost feels like a giant bubble bath.

With its numerous jump scares and with incredible ability to cut off a person’s senses, Photo by Shaydi Paramore Cutting Edge really is a haunted house that Cutting Edge Haunted House features a monster on the roof, which can be seen from I-30. focuses on terrifying people: you get a giant Sundays and weekdays; hours of operation are $32.99. For more information or to buy adrenaline rush and have tons of fun.

Cutting Edge is open every Friday and vary. It is located at 1701 E. Lancaster Ave. tickets, go to the hauntline 817-348-8444 or Saturday night through Nov. 5, as well as some in Fort Worth. General admission tickets cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com

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Junior criminal justice major Katie Matthews has a name for the unexplained happenings in Stella Russell Hall.

Some people find the weird noises and moving objects to be weird coincidences; others believe they’re the work of a ghost.

Matthews believes the latter.

“I call him Henry,” Matthews said. “I don’t know why that stuck.”

The name, she said, has caught on with other students, and it’s not uncommon when something weird happens for Henry to get the blame.

Matthews’ most recent encounter with Henry occurred when she and some students were watching a baseball game on TV in the second floor lounge a few weeks ago. Some people freaked out when the TV sudden flipped back to channel 43.

Matthews was not one of them.

“I’m not scared,” Matthews said. “I just make jokes about it.”

Matthews finds her comfort in joking and often helps other students by praying with them, reading the Bible, talking about their problems, or just letting them stay in her room for the night. She has lived in Stella Russell since the fall of 2015 and has taken on the role of big sister to the other people in the dorm in various ways.

“If any of the girls come to me needing anything I’d go out of my way to help, kind of like a big sister, because I know how it’s like not having anyone there for you when you need somebody to help,” Matthews said. “I understand people because most of my life I have never really had anyone else guiding me and telling me I did a good job. That’s why I think it’s so important for me to tell other people that.”

One way Matthews does this is through being a member of the Ram Squad and going out to all the sports games.

“I try to have lots of school spirit,” she said.

“Last week at the volleyball game, nobody was really there, and I was the only one really

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cheering for them. I really tried to bring them up because I have some friends on the volleyball team. I’m willing to go out there and make a fool out of myself.”

Matthews also supports Stella residents by baking for birthdays, fun occasions, and classes. She usually bakes enough to share with the whole dorm.

Stella’s RA, junior forensic accounting major Anthony Harper II, has known Matthews since she moved into the dorm. He gave Matthews her first set of dorm keys, and continues giving her a hard time about everything from her love of the Dallas Cowboys to her baking.

“It’s good,” Harper said. “Sometimes I’m worried if it’s poisoned, but she does a really good job. She’s pretty famous for that. I know last year she had to build her reputation as a new freshman. You knew if Katie was cooking something it was going to be good.”

Beyond baking, Harper said Matthews has a reputation for being trustworthy.

“Besides all the goofy rivalries we have going on, she’s someone you can trust,” Harper said. “We know that when we hear a story from her it’s an honest one. She’s very caring and concerned for people around her.”

According to Dr. Eddy Lynton, one of Matthews’ professors, this caring also extends to the classroom.

“She’s an amazing student,” Lynton said.

“She’s determined to build and she works well with her classmates. She’s very concerned about individuals, people, and I think that’s what makes her so special.”

Lynton thinks very highly of Matthews and admires her perceptiveness of people.

“There was a student that was giving a presentation,” Lynton said. “The student was really opening up about some stuff that they have never really ever talked about, and Katie saw that in that person. She went up to them afterwards, and they both started crying together. It was like the coolest thing in kind of a weird way, but it was so cool that she had connected with this person on that level. We get really wrapped up in our lives. In the criminal justice major, you just tend to see over and over the most negative sides of humanity, so to see something so warm, so cool, so real was

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really like a part of something special.”

Matthews believes that the negative sides of humanity found in criminal justice are something she can help change, at least for delinquent youngsters.

“I’ve gone through juvenile delinquency theory. It’s really eye-opening to how some people think that you can just lock these young criminals up and they will change,” Matthews said. “They don’t. They need to rehabilitate them because they are still young, and you can still change them, most of them.”

Matthews carries this passion toward her major because she can empathize. Growing up in Fort Worth, she had a rough childhood. Her father was the family’s breadwinner, but when he got sick when she was in high school, her mother had to get a job. The family struggled, and so did she, being bullied and made fun of while attending Brewer High School.

“When I was growing up, I did not come from the best home life. I did stuff to act out and cause trouble,” Matthews said. “A lot of people had just given up on me. Then there were others who really tried to help me. That’s why I’m so compassionate about children that come from an indecent home life and have to act out. They just are doing it for the attention.

I really don’t think we should throw these kids off the side.”

Jamie Nickels, Matthews’ high school counselor, helped her through her tough times.

“That poor lady. God bless her,” Matthews said. “She was so sweet. In my senior year, I went through so much, and she was just always there. I would go into her office every single day, and I would always expect her to think ‘Oh my God, here she comes again’ but she didn’t. She was so sweet. I’ve been in contact with her a couple years after I graduated high school.”

Matthews was able to move past her problems, both at the end of high school and into her college years.

“I think my senior year is when I really started blossoming and started making friends,” Matthews said. “I went to TCC and I don’t know what really happened. It wasn’t like high school. The people weren’t going to make fun of you because they knew you were different.

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Katie Matthews sits in front of the clock tower, her favorite place on campus.

Plus, I’ve gotten older now; I’ve gotten more mature.”

Harper believes the field of criminal justice is a perfect fit for Matthews.

“She already possesses those traits, and she’s the good type of people,” Harper said.

“She’s always curious. She’s not going to take the simple answer. It’s why she’s investigative in those type of things. You know in criminal justice it’s important to make sure justice is served, and I feel like she’ll always seek that.”

Lynton agrees.

“She’s going to move mountains,” Lynton said. “She is exactly what we need in the criminal justice. She’s caring and compassionate, she’s determined, she is unafraid to look at new ideas and challenges and I think that’s exactly what we need. On the other side, if I don’t tap into that strength she has, she’s going to be like Lex Luther, so I have to be really careful with her. She’s either going to be the world’s greatest superhero, or she’s going to be a freaking super criminal.”

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Head coach Brennen Shingleton and his players agree: the men’s basketball team is preparing to have a great season.

“Our guys that are returning are great leaders on and off the court, they are doing a fantastic job of getting us in position to be successful,” Shingleton said. “I couldn’t be more proud of where we are at right now and really excited to get the season going.”

Last season, the Rams posted a 24-8 (14-4 conference) record on the way to winning the Sooner Athletic Conference; the team lost to Campbellsville University in the first round of the NAIA Division I playoffs in March.

Even though it was an impressive season, the Rams are looking to do even better this time.

“We are looking at one game at a time and expect to win the conference championship first and then nationals. We have everything we need to win,” said guard Praneeth Udumalagala, a junior business management major.

“Just like every other year, we as a team do our best to get ready for the season.”

The team lifts weights, conditions, and works on offense and defense during their six practices a week, Udumalagala said.

“More than half our players are new this year,” Udumalagala said. “Every player on our team is super excited for the opportunity they have received.”

Each athlete has been working hard to make sure they have what it takes to win, Udumalagala said.

“Every [player] is hungry to win and they are super excited for the season to show their talents and more importantly to show our team’s strength and to bring honor to our school by winning,” Udumalagala said.

A basketball program like Wesleyan’s is hard to find since there aren’t many like it, Udumalagala said.

“This program is special; from coaching staff to all the players entering, this program has the discipline to work as one to achieve our goals,” he said.

Achieving goals can be difficult but taking the season one day at a time helps, said point guard Patrick Listach, a senior history major.

“Every day brings a different challenge but we, the team and coaches, attack each day with intensity mentally and physically,” Listach said.

The whole team knows that it will take hard work to win games, Listach said.

“Nothing comes easy and we all understand that,” he said. “I think that is what will separate

Photo by Karan Muns Junior guard Jalil Francois, senior guard Najeal Young and senior guard Naiel Smith wait outside the gym in Sid Richardson for team pictures.

us from any other team in the country; all 15 guys want it and we’re willing to give it everything we have every day.”

Listach believes that the attitude the team had last year is here to stay.

“I believe we are very similar to last year’s team as far as work ethic,” Listach said. “We love to compete. We love to play the game of basketball.”

Out of the four years that Listach has been at Wesleyan, he hasn’t played with a team quite like this one, he said.

“We play really well together, we learn quickly, and we are fast and very athletic,” Listach said. “It will be a very exciting season for sure.”

The way that the team practices is going to make beating them a difficult task, Listach said.

“We are going to be tough to beat,” Listach said. “Coach Shingleton and coach Garnett have prepared us every day of practice and the guys are really buying into the system. Like we say in practice, ‘We’re ALL IN.’”

Wesleyan offers more than just a great, basketball program. It also offers a great challenging learning environment, Listach said.

“Texas Wesleyan offers more than I could have imagined,” Listach said. “I love my professors and I love the curriculum. Also, I love playing for coach Shingleton. He knows how to get the best out of me.”

Wesleyan’s basketball program and the courses offered allow people to grow from their experiences here, Listach said.

“When I graduate I know I’ll be a better person than I was when I first came to Wesleyan,” Listach said.

The team bases its practices around the principle aspects of basketball, Shingleton said.

“We defend as a team, rebound, share the ball and get in the best physical shape of our lives,” Shingleton said. “But more importantly, we are building a chemistry and accountability as a team that doesn’t waiver.”

The team created its own work ethic, Shingleton said. The players decided that they

needed to work hard.

“This group has been unbelievable,” Shingleton said. “Our coaching staff hasn’t had to ask them to work hard. We have GREAT leadership.”

There really isn’t any comparison between last year’s team and this year’s because they are different teams, Shingleton said.

“This team has its own challenges and goals,” he said. “We appreciate the past success but we are focused on new goals and challenges.”

The team lost a lot of players but they have also gained a lot of new players, Shingleton said.

“It’s never easy replacing any players, but the challenge is maintaining the culture of our program,” Shingleton said.

The men’s basketball team’s first home game is Oct. 31, when they play Dallas Christian College. Game time is 7 p.m.

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Last season, the Lady Rams were hobbled by injuries to several players, and they paid the price.

The team finished 8-21 and at the bottom of the Sooner Athletic Conference.

This season, the team hopes to stay injury free, improve their record and go into postseason play.

“The team is looking good and working hard,” head coach Bill Franey said. “Barring injuries this is a team that can advance to the national tournament and do well. The team will have to fight hard every game.”

Katelynn Threats is the only two-time allAmerican at Wesleyan and she will be returning for her senior year, Franey said.

“If it is our turn to part the water she will be our Moses,” Franey said.

The team is working hard in practice and learning to build trust and chemistry, he said.

“This is the kind of unselfish team that is fun to coach,” Franey said.

The team lost a few players, some of whom will be hard to replace, Franey said.

“Onyesonam Nolisa was one of the best players in school history,” Franey said. “She will be impossible to replace.”

Practice is where all the groundwork for the team is created and planned out, Franey said.

Threats also said that the team is working very hard and building chemistry.

She sees a difference between last year’s team and this year’s: this year everyone is working toward being successful and creating a winning season.

“This is shown in things like their work ethic in practice, not being selfish and they uplift one another because at the end of the day it takes a whole team to be successful,” Threats said.

Threats believes that the team could be more successful than last season if everyone can remain healthy and get to know how each member operates.

“We’ve got quite a few girls this year,” Threats said, “and they all are fighting hard for their position on the court as well as making the next girl better so that we can be successful.”

Threats is excited to begin playing this season and finish out her career at Wesleyan.

“I’m more excited to possibly do something that has never been done during my time here and that’s go all the way,” Threats said.

Threats gives some of the credit to Franey for believing in her and pushing her limits.

Photo by Karan Muns Lady Rams head coach Bill Franey coaches players Lauren Benjamin (with the ball), Courtney Chargois (far laft) and Leah Taylor (blue jersey).

“I am very fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity by Bill Franey, who saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself,” Threats said.

The team has been practicing and scrimmaging each other every day for more than a month, said Falesha Fuller, a sophomore exercise science major.

“Scrimmaging each other is allowing us to learn about each other and find the chemistry needed in order to play well as a group,” she said.

The team seems different this year, Fuller said. It’s more relaxed but everyone is still focused on winning.

“We’re able to make jokes and laugh while practicing and working hard,” Fuller said. “Everyone is positive and has that drive to win.”

The team gained quite a few players, so this team is bigger than last year’s, Fuller said.

“I expect a lot more wins this year because we have too much talent to not win,” Fuller said. “We will definitely be a team to fear and watch out for.”

The team has been preparing for the upcoming season by conditioning to prevent injuries,

said Angela Nguyen, a senior business management major.

“We have been playing more full-court play between one another to help us get to know one another as well as allow us to work a lot on full-court offense and defense,” Nguyen said.

The 2016-2017 team has about half a dozen new players, and they bring a new level of excitement to the team, Nguyen said.

“This year’s team finds motivation within one another to make sure that everyone on the team is on the same page,” Nguyen said.

“The work ethic is a lot better than it has been because we as a team know how to pick one another up.”

Nguyen thinks the Lady Rams could go far because of the experience the returning players have and the fact that everyone is healthy.

“I think we could be in the top four of our conference,” Nguyen said.

The team is anxious to begin the season and hopes that everyone can remain healthy this year, said Leah Taylor, a junior psychology major.

“Last year we started off really good but had some injuries,” Taylor said.

Basketball is a demanding sport and playing with a limited number of players due to injuries hinders the team, Taylor said.

“This year everyone is healthy and we are practicing harder than ever,” Taylor said.

The team reloaded its roster and is ready to start playing games, she said.

“We have some new players and they are really good alongside our veterans,” she said.

The support of teammates is great but it isn’t the same as having a large crowd at games, Taylor said.

“We have great team bonding,” Taylor said.

“We support and encourage one another. We would love to see our school support us and cheer us on. Let’s go Rams!”

The Lady Rams’ first home game is Nov. 23 against East Texas Baptist University. Game time is 6 p.m.

The team will play Texas Christian University in an exhibition game at TCU at 5 p.m. on Nov. 8.

General admission tickets are $5 , but children children under 12 and anyone with a Wesleyan ID are admitted free.

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