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Being a workaholic is a balancing act

High academic rankings align with 2020 Vision goals Tier Regional Universities West

Total enrollment 2,606 Fall 2014 acceptance rate

Nelson speaks out on transgender issues Dmitri Nelson’s participation in the Day of Silence is just part of his commitment to the LGBT community

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Classes with fewer than 20 students 76.1% Student-faculty ratio 15:1 6 year graduation rate: 39%

Graphic by Brianna Kessler and Valerie Spears The graphic shows indicators U.S. News & World Report uses to rank colleges.

Texas Wesleyan University’s 2020 Vision is paying off.

Increased academic distinction, one of the vision’s goals, is helping Wesleyan attract more undergraduate and graduate students, according to campus officials.

“Academic distinction is a very important part of our 2020 Vision,” university President Frederick G. Slabach said in a video on txwes.edu.

“Our intentionally small classes and highly engaged faculty really distinguish us in North Texas in higher education.”

Earlier this fall, U.S. News & World Report ranked Wesleyan in the No. 1 tier of Universities in the West for the sixth year in a row, according to txwes.edu.

Wesleyan is ranked 48 on the list, tying with Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Calif., according to U.S. News & World Report.

The report ranks schools based on two key factors, academic quantita-

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Ahmed Hadi, a sophomore computer science major at Wesleyan, said he has noticed the rise in books during his time at Wesleyan.

“The first two semesters I was on campus, I was a victim of the bookstore,” Hadi said.

Hadi said that by his third semester he started using other options to get his textbooks for classes.

“I have even found a pdf file book online that was free for my physics book that was over $300 at the bookstore. I also used Amazon to rent my other books this semester,” Hadi said.

Many college students are leaning toward options other than buying textbooks from university bookstores, because they can’t afford them due to both the price of the textbooks and their limited college budgets.

According to an article by Ben

Popken for NBC News online, textbooks prices have risen 1,041 percent since 1977.

“Textbook prices have risen over three times the inflation [rate] from January 1977 to June 2015,” Popken wrote.

The rise in textbook prices is partly due to publishers convincing professors to adopt the book for their classes, much in the same way that pharmaceutical representatives convince doctors to prescribe medicines, Popken wrote.

“College textbook prices are increasing way more than parents’ ability to pay them,” Mark Perry, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan, said in the article.

The article also quotes NIcole Allen, a Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Commission spokeswoman, as saying that the textbook prices continue to rise because college students are “captive consumers” who “have to buy what-

The men’s and women’s team hope to come back strong after disappointing seasons.

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Photo Illustration by Jessica Liptak The inflation of college textbooks prices has drastically increased since 1977.

ever books they’re assigned.”

The National Association of College Stores puts the average annual cost of course materials at around $638, according to an August 2014 story in the New York Times. The article notes that most students still

buy textbooks rather than rent them.

Yajaira Cisneros, an accounting freshman at Wesleyan, said she saved about $100 by buying her books from Chegg.com this semester.

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take a vow of silence to protest the bullying and harassment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, according to dayofsilence.org.

Nelson’s silence echoed the members of that community who had remained silent about their sexual orientation because they feared rejection from family, friends and society. But it also represented his own secret kept from his family.

Nelson, a 20-year-old Wesleyan biochemistry major, has decided that it would be best not tell his aunts and uncles he is transgender.

The constant bickering, red faces and shouting matches would tear his family apart - something Nelson said he doesn’t want to experience.

And even though the 2,000-pound elephant in the room is obvious, “people like that are usually willing not to think about it or admit it,” he said. “They still ask me about boyfriends.”

Nelson said his father, whose name

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tive data provided by the school and the U.S. News’ view on what matters most.

The data is gathered from 16 indicators of academic success and is categorized into several groups: assessment by administrators at peer institutions, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News.

Bethany Winkenweder, graduate admissions counselor, said she thinks this rating helps bring in undergraduate and graduate students.

“I think this helps bring in graduate students because they are looking for schools with good rankings,” she said.

Although the indicators are more for undergraduates, the ranking is still amazing and can attract all students, she said.

“Graduate students are looking at program delivery, time to complete, length and cost, which are some of

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Dmitri Nelson cut a strip from a roll of white duct tape with little curvy cartoon mustaches on it.

Carefully sticking the tape on his lips, he prepared for the long day ahead of him.

He glanced in the mirror and admired his handiwork. Even though his green and blue hair, cut in a fauxhawk fashion but not spiked, made him stand out, the duct tape stood out even more.

Today he could hear every whisper softly judging him. He could hear every demeaning and derogatory comment that was supposed to tear him down.

But today he would not respond.

No matter how much sweat would slowly drip and collect around his lips, he would not take the tape off.

For the next 24 hours, Nelson would not utter a sound. It was the Photo courtesy of Dmitri Nelson Day of Silence, the annual day when Dmitri Nelson holds a sign about why he participates in the Day of Silence. students from across the country

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Let’s wait on football and lacrosse EDITORIAL

President Frederick G. Slabach has put together a task force to explore the idea of a men’s football team and a woman’s lacrosse team.

The decision to have these two teams should not even be considered until several improvements to the athletic department have been made.

The current funding for athletics is not even supported by athletic boosters, which the majority of both private and public school use to provide the department with resources.

To even begin considering the two new teams, Wesleyan should focus on generating money for the current teams by starting an athletic booster.

Even if Wesleyan started a booster, adding two new teams, especially football, would cost millions of dollars.

Where is this money coming from?

Wesleyan should not raise tuition for these teams. It would be unfair to students.

If students wanted to attend a private university in Fort Worth with an excellent sports program and pay tons of money to do so, they can go to Texas Christian University.

Raising tuition for sports would not make Wesleyan stand out or provide students with an affordable private college experience, which is the brand image the university is adamant about.

And any money donated by alumni shouldn’t be used for two new teams when several other investments need to take place.

The school needs to focus on the improving the awful conditions of the athletic facilities.

There is no track for the track team, no tennis court, only one gym to be shared among volleyball, men and women’s basketball and table tennis. Several teams have to play off campus. Martin Field needs several upgrades.

Plus, the football and lacrosse teams would need a field.

The two sports could share a field, which

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could easily be converted from football to lacrosse.

But where would they play?

Would Wesleyan build its own stadium, and if the university did, where would it go?

Not even the University of Texas at Arlington has a football team and it has a stadium.

Sure, Wesleyan could probably pay UTA a fee to use this stadium, but that would just be another team having to spend money on gas

going to and from another city to practice and play.

It isn’t fair to the athletes.

Also, school spirit is not that great at Wesleyan.

Even though a football team might bring more spirit to the school, the university should work on promoting school spirit before the two teams are brought in.

Most of the students on campus are non-

traditional students, and while the university has many athletes, the school is more focused on academics than sports.

Many students come here because they prefer the individual attention they receive from their professors.

That, and taking care of the athletes we already have, should be what Wesleyan focuses on for the foreseeable future.

Overachiever: Diary of a workaholic Valerie Spears Editor In Chief vlspears@txwes.edu

Being a workaholic is both a blessing and a curse.

It’s different than being someone who likes to work. Workaholics become obsessed with work, almost to a dangerous point, according to an article on healthday.com And it goes unnoticed by so many.

I’ve heard several people tell me how lucky I am to be such a focused, determined student.

And sure, it can be very beneficial in getting projects done and putting in extra effort, but it also has its limitations.

I don’t rely on people to help me solve problems, and I hardly ask questions in class. If I can’t figure something out, I do the research myself or ask my professor for additional material instead of asking for their help.

I’ve never liked people doing things for me, which has helped me become a stronger student and worker.

But on the other hand, I have a very small circle of friends and never spend time relaxing.

I don’t like to be distracted from my goals, which often leaves me pushing people out of my life. I find myself struggling to maintain friendships and relationships because I am a workaholic.

Even my family gets left behind.

I also get so absorbed in my classes, work and extracurricular activities that I forget to give myself time to relax, which causes a lot of stress and anxiety.

And when you are so consumed in your work, you can’t sleep at night. You lay awake all night thinking about how you can improve your next project, or what you need to do in the morning. It’s awful.

It is hard for workaholics to take the time to not worry about what we are doing, and it is a terrible problem that workaholics face. In fact, workaholics can face insomnia, anxiety and heart disease on top of ruined marriages, according to an article on forbes.com.

But breaking the habit is very difficult.

My recommendation for college students who struggle finding the balance of work and family is to make a schedule.

Every day I create a list of things I need to get done and what I need to do to relax. I also write down when I called or visited my parents

Photo courtesy of freeimages Staying relaxed can be hard for workaholics, but it can improve their health and productivity.

so I know if it has been a while since I talked to them.

Being able to see what you are doing will help you not overwork and keep you from not talking to your family for months, which I am guilty of.

I also recommend picking up running, yoga or meditation. Doing just one of these things for 30 minutes a day can keep you relaxed.

While doing these things seem difficult to

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the workaholic, it can actually improve your work, reducing your stress levels and keeping you healthy, which allows you to work better and smarter, something workaholics love.

According to health.harvard.edu, exercising can reduce the anxiety, insomnia and heart disease risks caused by being a workaholic.

Students who are workaholics should find the time to relax before the problem becomes too serious.

Rams up Thumbs up to cooler fall weather.

Thumbs up to the Rosedale Renaissance ribbon cutting.

Thumbs up to basketball season starting.

Thumbs up to the volleyball team winning six games in a row.

Rams down Thumbs down to all the rain.

Thumbs down to gaining weight on Halloween.

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the things listed in the indicators,” she said.

The ranking also helps Wesleyan apply for grants since the recent report looks at alumni giving, said Christian Garcia, alumni relations coordinator.

“These ranking look great for the university,” she said. “I have been here five years and I see great progression. This ranking is not surprise.”

The changes being made to Wesleyan, which include campus enhancements, financial vitality, marketing and branding, student

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experience and academic distinction, have not gone unnoticed by students.

There are so many great things happening for Wesleyan right now, said Shelby Nowland, junior religion major.

“I’m seeing great changing in the beauty of the campus and polytechnic community,” Nowland said.

“When you walk around campus it’s becoming a place you actually want to be at.”

Although there are some questions about the research conducted by U.S News & World Report, it is still good

to see Wesleyan ranked on the national level, said Nowland, who has done some research into the report to better understand the ranking.

“I think it’s pretty exciting,” he said. “I see great things for the future of Wesleyan.”

However, not all students know or care about this ranking.

Elena Romero, a freshman business major from Spain, said her decision to come to Wesleyan had nothing to do with Wesleyans rankings.

In fact, she knew nothing about the ranking indicators or accreditations.

“I picked Wesleyan because of

sports,” said Romero, who is on the women’s golf team. “They gave me an opportunity to play sports and study in the U.S.” Although Romero has only been at Wesleyan for a few months, she has noticed some improvements on campus, she said.

“The clock tower is a great improvement,” she said. “It’s a nice place to go after classes and it’s a great improvement for the way the campus looks. I think the campus looks nice but I have noticed there are not many places to do anything on campus.”

James Ayla, who has worked at Wesleyan for eight years as a maintenance locksmith, said the university is undergoing great changes.

“Texas Wesleyan University is a great college and a great university for your kids to attend,” he said.

Wesleyan has worked hard to receive money to do provide upgrades and renovations around campus, he said.

“It’s come a long way since I started eight years ago,” he said. “You can really notice all the recent changes around campus. It’s a nice face lift for the university.”

tions including rental, digital and the largest inventory of used books in the industry, are helping to drive down costs,” Smith wrote in an email.

Overall, as the cost of higher education continues to rise, so does the price of new textbooks. That’s why Follett is focused on providing a variety of affordable options, Smith wrote.

“The choice of where to purchase is always up to the customer,” Smith

wrote. “The bookstore also provides unique service value by allowing the use of financial aid, and making it easy to return or exchange books to ensure students have the right materials at the right time.”

Financial aid students and students with GI bills account for a significant percentage of the students that shop for their textbooks in the bookstore.

However, other students have the options to access the inventory on-

line through the eFollett.com site, blackboard or directly at www.txwesshop.com, Smith wrote.

“In comparison with other resources like Chegg and Amazon, our mission for the bookstore is to provide low cost material options with growing selections of rental, digital, and used titles. The bookstore also accepts multiple forms of payments and is conveniently located on the campus,” Smith wrote.

As a business, Follett does imple-

ment new strategies to improve on a consistent basis, Smith wrote.

derogatory language. “It’s their insult of choice. That’s the worse thing you could be.”

Lori Nelson’s describes the relationship between Nelson and his father as “heart-breaking.” Holding up crossed fingers, she reminisces about a time when Dmitri and his father were inseparable. She shakes her head in disbelief.

“I can’t imagine somebody walking away - not only just walking away from their child because of something like that, but I just can’t imagine anyone just walking away from any human being just because of that,” she said. “It’s painful. It’s painful to watch that.”

But despite the silence and pain, Nelson is making noise for the LGBT community at Lori Nelson’s church, First Christian Church in downtown Fort Worth, and the university.

He has become the president of Wesleyan’s Gay-Straight Alliance and advocates for the LGBT community among the members of the church.

“This is something very dear to him,” said Dr. Alison Simons, Wesleyan’s GSA adviser and an assistant professor of sociology. “It means a lot to him. The effort he is putting in is great.”

Nelson works to provide a safe

place for Wesleyan students to talk about their own silent struggles, especially at a Methodist university.

He became an officer of GSA to help transgender people have a place to be themselves on campus.

“People don’t have a lot of places to go [talk], even though we have a considerably more accepting society than we did 10 years ago,” he said.

“I thought that transgender issues were not talked about in LGBT spaces, and even though we have a letter at the end, people don’t really like talking about [transgender issues].”

Nelson said that after graduation he wants to become a pediatric psy-

chiatrist to help LGBT children. He said he does not want another child to be told that the reason he or she is depressed is because of his or her orientation.

While Nelson still remains silent in some aspects of his life, he doesn’t stop fighting for the LGBT community.

And even though the duct tape covers his mouth one day every year, he still voices his beliefs by carrying a sign that reads: “My name is Dmitri Nelson, and I am breaking the silence by educating and being a part of my community.”

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“I have financial aid, but books are not covered,” Cisneros said.

Both Cisneros and Hadi said they will continue to find other resources for their textbooks for future semesters. Hadi said he shares textbooks with other students.

Wesleyan bookstore director of operations Danielle Smith said she has worked for Follett at the store for two years and that textbook costs are not rising at the university.

“Our many course material op-

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continued from page 1 he did not want to disclose, does not accept him as transgender.

“It’s been a long road,” Lori Nelson, Nelson’s mother, said.

When his parents’ divorce was pending, Nelson thought he would live with his father. The two had been close for most of Nelson’s childhood. Then Nelson’s father questioned Nelson’s sexuality when he was 14, causing him to feel like his family “audited” him, and the gossip spread amongst his father’s family.

“It’s difficult when ‘faggot’ is their default word that they use about everything,” Nelson said as he described how his family would use

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The top 9 apps for college students Venmo Are you bad at carrying cash and paying your friends back? Never worry about that again. With Venmo, you can set up your bank account with friends and pay them through the app without ever needing to go to the bank. The app makes it easy to split the bills with your friends, especially when you hate carrying cash with you. It can also help you send the money you owe to your parents without ever having to drive home or mail a check.

Mint.com Mint is a great app to help you manage your money. You can view your accounts from your phone, tablet or computer. It organizes your money into categories and allows you to see where your money is going. It also allows you to set up and review your budget. In addition, the app gives you your credit score for free.

Tender

Eating out can be expensive, but not knowing what to cook can leave you pondering what to eat for hours. With Tender, you can browse and save recipes for later. The app has a collection of cuisines from around the world, so you will can broaden your tastes and try something new.

Quizlet Quizlet is a great app for memorization. You can create flashcards, play games based on your notes and enhance your learning by adding audio, images and video. This app also lets users share information with other users, which is ideal for students who study together.

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Scribd

Scribd is kind of like having a mini library on your phone.

You can find millions of books, Pulitzer Prize winners, popular audio books, award-winning comics, new releases and more. The app is a great tool to use when you need to find articles or periodicals for your next research paper. The only downfall is that the app does require you to pay for a membership, which will let you access everything for $8.99 per month.

Any.do Any.do allows you to captures ideas, make lists and keep track

of your schedule. You can drag and drop your agenda and plan out tasks ahead of time. The app sets up reminders to help you keep up with your schedule. It’s deal for students who want an interactive planner to help keep up with assignments and other activites.

Alarmy

Are you always missing class because you hit snooze? Alarmy (also known as “sleep if you can”) will make sure you don’t sleep through your alarm again. The app helps you wake up by making you shake your phone, solve a math problem or take a picture.

We recommend using the picture dismissal mode, which makes you register a place where you want to turn off the alarm. When the alarm starts ringing, you will have to go to the registered place and take a picture. For example, if the bathroom is the registered place, wake up and take a picture of the bathroom.

Mathway

Getting stuck on math problems? Download this app and get answers to basic math, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, statistics, finite math and chemistry problems. While you have to pay for step-by-step instructions, the app does allow you to get the answers for free. This app is great for checking your answers. And if you like to have a tutor in your pocket, paying for the step-by-step instructions might be worth the $20 per month. It’s better than paying to take that math class again!

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Poppin’ fall flavors at Steel City Pops When you arrive, you will see the great patio outside the shop. This is a beautiful place to hang out under globe string lights on a cool night.

If you’d like to sit inside, there are stools and tables along the windows and a great view to the kitchen where you can see the pops being made.

At first, I was leery of the prices. The pops are $3 each, but I quickly realized that these are not your ordinary popsicles.

These pops are made in -house with fresh and organic ingredients. They are only sweetened with raw, organic cane sugar and don’t use any preservatives. You don’t have to feel guilty after indulging in these sweets! If you are vegan or gluten-free, no worries.

Photo by Jessica Liptak There are options for you, too.

The fall pop flavors include Steel City Pops offers a variety of healthy popsicles and fall-themed flavors, including pumpkin.

Arnold Palmer, bearded toPopsicles are not just a sum- bekah Ruiz and I visited Steel matillo, cinnamon apple, mer treat.

City Pops in the West 7th Dis- cranberry orange, sweet poSteel City Pops turns some trict on Currie Street. We tato pecan, pumpkin, maple of your favorite fall treats like skipped dinner to make sure bacon with bourbon and carJessica Liptak sweet potatoes and cranber- we had lots of room for eating rot cake.

In addition, Steel City Pops ries into delicious popsicles. some (hopefully) delicious jliptak@txwes.edu offers a selection of other flaOn Sunday, Oct. 18th, Re- pops!

vors year round.

The first pop I tried was the carrot cake flavor. Carrot cake is one of my favorite desserts, so I had high expectations.

To my delight, this pop did not disappoint. It was creamy, rich, and tasted just like carrot cake.

The pops are thick and filling, not like a normal popsicle that you gulp down in a few bites, which is another reason they are worth the price.

The next pop I tried was the sweet potato pecan. I’ve always loved sweet potato fries and sweet potatoes with marshmallows on Thanksgiving day, but I wasn’t sure what to expect from a sweet potato pop.

It was yummy, and I’m so glad I gave it a try. The only part that I wasn’t very fond of was the pieces of pecan on the very bottom. Be aware of this if you don’t like crunchy pieces mixed in your pop.

The last pop I tried was the cranberry orange, which I had no doubt I would love. I am always drawn to fruit flavors and this sounded like the per-

fect combination of fruits. It was sweet, refreshing and had a perfect texture.

Rebekah tried the maple bacon bourbon and Arnold Palmer pops. Her favorite treat in the maple bacon bourbon was that it actually has tiny pieces of bacon in the pop. So to all bacon lovers out there, this pop is for you!

These unique flavors are exactly what make Steel City Pops special. Most flavors offered can’t be found in the freezers of your grocery stores.

Much to Rebekah’s surprise, the Arnold Palmer pop tasted exactly like the classic drink containing lemonade and tea. We decided that this would be a great addition to the year round menu at Steel City Pops.

Steel City Pops is open noon to 10 p.m. Sunday thruough Thursday and noon to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. There are multiple parking garages around the shop, and if your visit is under two hours, parking is free. For more information, call 817-744-8544.

Crimson Peak focuses on storytelling Ricardo Cortez rbcortez@txwes.edu

Crimson Peak is a dark and chilling ghost story with its own gothic twist that absolutely begs the question: What will you do for love?

Guillermo del Toro weaves another masterpiece with Peak (119 minutes, rated R) as he has done with such films as Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy and the Hobbit trilogy. And it is beautiful.

Del Toro takes us through the tale of the young Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) as she meets and marries Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) and is brought to Allerdale Hall in the middle of nowhere in England, where she meets Sharpe’s sibling, Lady Lucille Sharpe (Jessica Chastain).

And that’s when the real horror begins.

But under all the scares, del Toro unveils a dangerous, creepy love story that could be mistaken for something from

the likes of Edgar Allen Poe himself.

Hiddleston and Chastain play their roles to the fullest, with the latter delivering an Oscar-worthy performance.

Both actors play off each other well, with Hiddleston taking the lead until the latter part of the film.

Chastain deserves individual praise for her performance.

She brings new meaning to the term “vicious” as she portrays the grim Lady Sharp.

Each line is spoken with immense emotion and enough ice to chill the bone.

Wasikowska takes the role of Cushing and turns it into something that captures the audience’s attention.

However, the moments that shine the brightest belong to Hiddleston and Chastain.

Their love affair is so mesmerizing that you will find yourself dazzled from beginning to end.

Allerdale Hall itself is terrifying, with red clay as dark as blood running down the walls that seem to breathe a gruesome history.The house screams bloody murder, and the movie becomes more and more intense as the story de-

Photo by Legendary Pictures Guillermo del Toro’s new film Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska (pictured) as a young woman who marries and then is taken to an old house in the middle of nowhere. The film also stars Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain.

velops.Cushing learns what is really going on behind the scenes, both with her husband and Lady Sharpe and events that have taken place in the past.

With an all-star cast and a visionary filmmaker, Crimson Peak delivers a heartfelt horror mixed with a love story that fuses insanity and obsession.

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New tennis team wraps up first season

Photos by Jessica Liptak Tennis players Katy Foster (left) and Alexa Mentesana (right) were part of the first Wesleyan tennis team in 13 years. The team finished its season on October 10 at the Collin College Fall Open.

Ricardo Cortez rbcortez@txwes.edu Texas Wesleyan’s new tennis team just wrapped up its first season and head coach Angel Martinez is looking forward to the next one.

Finishing with a record of one win and no losses in dual competition, 57-61 in singles and 31-34 in doubles matches, the team had a great season, Martinez said.

“In every tournament, except for one, we were in the finals and won titles,” Martinez said. “Against NAIA competition we have only lost two matches the whole season.”

Martinez said that he has seen a lot of improvement from his team over the course of the season.

“From what I’ve seen from the first day of practice up until now the improvement has been incredible,” Martinez said. “The

girls have responded every time we’ve had to correct things so I’m really excited for what the future holds.”

Wesleyan last had a tennis team in 2002.

In September, Athletic Director Steve Trachier said the team had been brought back so more women could play sports.

“We started doing some research and it looked like tennis would be a good sport to start up for women,” he said.

Martinez, who coached in high school for 31 years, said he believes that this season’s success is due to recruiting.

“We didn’t really recruit talent first,” Martinez said. “We recruited character, individuals I could trust and individuals who could be accountable for their actions.”

Martinez said that even though the NAIA forbids any interaction between a player and coach, the team is still training hard in the offseason.

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“The offseason will test and see how much ownership these girls are willing to take into their game and I think they have it,” Martinez said. “We are going to come up with a plan to eliminate weaknesses and improve injury, that’s number one.”

Ashton Willis and Emily Murchland, both freshmen, also said this first season was a great success.

“I think it went really well, a lot better than I expected actually,” Willis said. “Only because we were a new team and I didn’t exactly know how we would perform.”

Murchland said much of that success can be credited to Martinez.

“He was really good with the team and always made sure everyone worked hard in training,” she said. “He’s a great coach and he really knows what he’s talking about.

It was really helpful throughout the season.”

Willis said that the biggest challenge this season was dealing with the extra work.

“I definitely had to learn how to balance school and tennis,” she said. “Traveling a lot made me learn things like time-management.”

Murchland’s transition from her home in New Zealand to America started off a little rough.

“It’s been a mess of change for me,” she said. “Coming onto a new team and going to all these tournaments in all these states is overwhelming.”

Willis said she believes that near future can hold great things for them if they put in the work.

“I think we can do a lot within the next two years and it’s not just the skill but the character,” she said. “We all get along really well and I think that if we keep it up we can make it to nationals.”

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Basketball teams ready for 2015-2016 Michael Acosta rmacosta@txwes.edu

After disappointing finishes last season, the men’s and women’s basketball teams are back and excited for the 2015-16 season.

Both the men’s and women’s teams are rated high in the Sooner Athletic Conference preseason poll. The Lady Rams are ranked third in the conference, behind Oklahoma City University and Wayland Baptist University, according to ramsports.net.

The men’s team is ranked fifth in the conference behind John Brown University, Wayland Baptist University, Mid-America Christian University and No. 1 Southwestern Assemblies of God University, according to ramsports.net.

After the Rams finished last season with a 15-15 record that included going 4-14 in the SAC, men’s head coach Brennen Shingleton added size and depth, including 7’1” center Chier Ajou, a transfer from Division I Seton Hall University.

The men’s team has a tough test early, as they travel to Florida on Nov. 16 to take on Division I team Florida Gulf Coast University.

Senior guard Chris Gracela is excited for the opportunity to play a Division I team.

“We have a chance to prove that we might be a small NAIA school but we’re also there to make a statement, show them what we have,” Gracela said. “Being able to have the opportunity to play them is an opportunity for us not just to measure ourselves, but for other schools to measure us as well.”

Senior guard Jerell Ellis added that playing a team like that will “test us a lot mentally.”

Junior guard Trevon Jeffery is approaching it as just another game.

“I think all of us are Division I players, so it’s just a chance to go to work,” Jeffery said. “It’s a nice game, on ESPN and everything, but they put their shoes on the same way we put ours on.”

Team chemistry has been a common theme amongst this year’s team, as they return five players from a year ago, including Ellis, Gracela and leading scorer Sam Akano.

Jeffery, a transfer from Richland College in Dallas, focused on his jump shot the most in the offseason in order to be able to consistently hit jumpers during the season, wanting it to be “one of my best years. I want to go out on top.”

In addition to winning conference and going to nationals, Ellis and Gracela have goals off the court that they want to accomplish.

“We want everyone to do well in the classroom, graduate, pass classes and stay out of trouble,” Ellis said. “As a team, we want to have a good year and succeed, take it step by step, win conference, do well in the tournament, and then go to nationals.”

Gracela said the team can’t go into its first game assuming they will win the national championship.

“It’s a process; we harp on academics first,” Gracela said. “Once we get into the gym, take one game at a time, build from each of those games, that way in March we are playing cham-

Top returning players from the 2014-15 season

pionship basketball.”

The men will open up their season on Nov. 5 on the road in the Mid America Nazarene Classic against Mid America Nazarene University in Kansas. Their home opener will be on Nov. 12 against Paul Quinn College.

The women’s team finished with a 16-16 record that included a 6-12 record in conference.

The Lady Rams had to forfeit four games last season due to academic ineligibility. The team had a first round win in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament against Saint Gregory’s University before losing to Oklahoma Baptist University in the second round.

Women’s coach Bill Franey wanted to focus on defense the most in the offseason.

“We’re always concerned that our defense won’t get together quick enough when you have a lot of new players,” Franey said. “Last year we had seven seniors, so it’s tough getting a couple of junior college players, a couple freshman, all on the same page in the short amount of time that we have.”

Junior forward Katelynn Threats is excited for the preseason slate this year, which includes a trip to College Station to take on Texas A&M University on Nov. 2 to open up the season, and a trip to take on the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs.

“It’s all news girls this year, so it’ll be exciting to bond and try to create a better team than we had a year ago.” Threats said.

Franey brought in several recruits that he’s excited about, including shooting guard Breanna Burton from Arizona State, who he said is a “great shooter and will be a big factor this season.”

Leila Jdily-Ezzad, who is from France, was a point guard for Angelo State last year, and “were lucky to pick her up, because we needed a point guard.”

Senior guard Onyesonam Nolisa said she wants the team to go as far as it can.

“I think the team this year we all have a goal to be on top in conference, and make it to nationals.”

Franey likes the team’s chances of doing well in the conference.

“Early on we should be rated within the top two or three,” Franey said. “I think our newcomers will surprise a lot of people, and I think we’ll be in the running for a conference championship right up until the end.”

The Lady Rams will open the season on Nov.2 in College Station against Texas A&M. Their home opener is Nov. 23 as they take on East Texas Baptist University.

Threats and Nolisa share the same optimism as Franey and want to see plenty of fan support for the young Lady Rams.

“Don’t underestimate us. I think we’re going to be really underestimated because we lost seven seniors,” Threats said.

Nolisa added that she wants to stay healthy the entire season and wants to see what this group of girls can accomplish.

“We got a good group of girls. Why wouldn’t you want to come and watch us play basketball?” Nolisa asked.

Sam Akano

PPG: 15.1 RPG: 9.6 APG: 1.1

Katelynn Threats

Points per game: 20.7 Rebounds per game: 5.2 Assists per game: 2.2

PPG: 18.3 RPG: 3.6 APG: 2.0

Jerrell Ellis

PPG: 10.6 RPG: 9.2 APG: 2.3

Onyesonam Nolisa

PPG: 8.6 RPG: 7.2 APG: 3.0 PPG: 2.7 RPG: 0.6 APG: 0.2

Chris Gracela

Angela Nguyen

Stats from the 2014-15 Season Information from ramsports.net Pictures courtesy of Little Joe Graphic by Valerie Spears

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