November 19, 2014 Vo. 98 No. 13

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New nail polish could detect ASC encourages students to prep date-rape drugs in drinks for finals before Thanksgiving

Campus AROUND

Dodgeball, deadline to sign-up is tomorrow

Aligail Ross

Undercover Colors nail polish is now in the testing stages of development. The nail polish was developed in an effort to help prevent date rape. The polish changes colors when a finger tip is used to stir a drink containing common date rape drugs.

Photo courtesy of Undercover Colors

alross@txwes.edu

Valerie Spears

Student Life will be hosting a double elimination dodgeball tournament on Nov. 22, at 11 a.m., in the sports court of Stella Russell Hall. Registration deadline is Nov. 20. All teams must have a team name and captain and must have 8 players to avoid forfeit.

vlspears@txwes.edu

Imagine you’re a woman at a bar, and you think the weird guy next to you might have slipped a drug into your drink.

How could you find out?

A simple solution, nail polish that changes color when put into a drink containing date-rape drugs, is being developed by four students at North Carolina State University.

Ankesh Madan, Stephen Grey, Tasso Von Windheim and Tyler Confrey-Maloney  NAIL POLISH, page 3 are developing the nail pol-

Survival kits available for order

Aligail Ross

alross@txwes.edu

The Ram Parent Association and New Student programs are selling student survival kits to help student survive finals week. The final day to order student survival kits is Nov. 21. Survival kits include note-cards, highlighters, study tips from the Academic Success Center, packages of hot chocolate, Ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, candy, chips, microwave popcorn and other comfort foods.

Questions may be directed to New Student Programs at newstudentprograms@txwes.edu or call 817-531-4923.

ish, Undercover Colors, because they, “Want to empower women to protect themselves from this heinous and quietly pervasive crime,” according to their Facebook page.

A woman can discretely use her finger to stir her drink, and the nail polish will change colors when exposed to drugs such as Rohypnol, Xanax and GHB. The four students, majoring in materials science and engineering, wrote that they chose nail polish because

Borghee builds more than brains at Texas Wesleyan

Aligail Ross alross@txwes.edu

PEN symposium John Ortega jaortega@txwes.edu

Tuesday, November 18 Texas Wesleyan University’s Phi Epsilon Nu held its inaugural PEN Presents symposium at the Baker building.

PEN president John Humphrey, organized the event with over twelve presenters reading works ranging from poetry to plays.

Members of PEN come from all over the campus and have worked on revisions for months preparing for the presentation.

Faculty sponsor Dr. Jeffery DeLotto kicked off the evening by delivering the opening speech.

John Ortega jaortega@txwes.edu

University closes for Thanksgiving Texas Wesleyan University will be closing at 2 p.m. on November 26 to begin Thanksgiving break. Classes will resume at 8 a.m. on Dec. 1. Students living on campus will be allowed to stay on campus but must notify their Resident Assistant.

Kelly Anderson, tutor coordinator at the Academic Success Center, highly recommands that students prepare for final exams before the Thanksgiving holiday begins.

Photo courtesy of Chuck Greeson

Abbey Borghee began her fitness journey after high school and has lost 80 pounds with the right combination of nutrition and regular workouts at Mortor Fitness Center.

Photo courtesy of Jessica Liptak Jessica Liptak kliptak@txwes.edu

In high school, Abbey Borghee was the bookworm, the nerd completely committed to her academics. She was also passionate about music and drama. She was involved in everything except sports, fitness, working out, and anything that had to do with recreational activity.

Four and a half years and 80 pounds later, Borghee has done a complete 180.

“Things had settled down at home; my parents had gotten divorced, and it was a lot more calm. I was a senior in high school, and I was finally becoming confident with who I was. I knew where I had come from, who I was at the

time, and where I wanted to go.”

Borghee said her personal life made a big impact on her life change. The next step in her fitness journey was going to college.

Borghee said coming to Wesleyan and beginning college was the step in starting her fitness journey.

“When I came to Wesleyan it all solidified my goals, and I was really on a great path,” Borghee said. “I had a schedule going, and I think that pushed me into getting involved with fitness and the nutrition aspect of that.

I think you really need to be in a good place personally in order to focus on yourself. I think that’s what was the kick start to my fitness journey.”

Even with her new commitment to fitness, Borghee maintains an excellent academic record. She is a Hatton Sumners Scholar, which requires a minimum of 3.0 GPA. Borghee is also a Dean’s List recipient every semester that she has been at Wesleyan.

Borghee, a junior political science major with pre-law emphasis, is currently the vice president of the Student Government Association, president of Phi Alpha Delta, secretary of Texas Wesleyan’s chapter of College Republicans, a President’s Ambassador, program assistant for Texas Wesleyan’s Pre-Professional program and head delegate for the Model Arab

 BORGHEE, page 3

With the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, some students may not realize that finals are in the near future.

For some students, that means an extra load of stress during the holiday season.

“I’m 80 percent stressed,” said senior English major Dalyn Ikens. “With 22 hours I’m about an eight out of ten [stressed].”

With finals starting only three days after returning from the Thanksgiving holiday, students are encouraged to start prepping for finals now. And with Texas Wesleyan University’s Academic Success Center, located in the Eunice and James L. West Library, available, students have the resources available.

The ASC provides students with peer tutors to help with a plethora of subjects. But students will need to prepare for the last minute rush caused by finals week.

“They’re going to need to get their appointments scheduled early,” said tutor coordinator Kelly Anderson. “Our tutors will book up [fast].”

Students can make appointments with Anderson via email, phone, or by visiting the ASC. Along with weekly updates that encourage students to find out their finals schedule, the ASC will offer a workshop called Test Taking: Preparing for Finals on Nov. 21 and 24.

Anderson also said that she has been doing weekly updates in order to encourage students to start their

preparations early.

“We encouraged them to start getting organized, locating their old test, speaking with their professors to find out exactly what kind of exam they are having,” she said.

Some students have multiple areas of concern, and the ASC offers several different strategies in order to help.

“One of the best things to do with any big project you’re looking at is to break it down into steps and map that out on to a calendar,” said Anderson. “Set a program, ‘I’m going to study chapters 1-7 this week.’

And then map it into your schedule Monday through Friday ‘I’m going to study for that from 2-3.’”

Anderson also suggested that students review their old tests to see where they had a weakness. Students should then drop by the ASC and sit with a tutor in those areas.

“Plan ahead, especially if you’re writing a paper,” Anderson said. “If you need someone to help you with that, come in the day before it’s due, not the day of. Don’t come in an hour before it’s due and expect to meet with a tutor.”

Finals begin Dec 3 and end on Dec 9. Students can contact their professors for specific schedules and times, or they can go to https://txwes.edu/academics/registrar/final-examschedule-/.

For ASC hours students can check https://txwes. edu/academics/academicsuccess-center-/. Students can also find contact information to schedule time to meet with a tutor by following the link.

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Borghee has people on campus who have helped her along her journey. One resource has been the Morton Fitness Center at Texas Wesleyan.

“I can honestly say that all the things I’ve been able to accomplish, and the muscles I’ve been able to build and my whole fitness journey could not have been possible without the Morton Fitness Center,” Borghee said. “The people there are willing to help you out, spot you in the gym, give you tips on what to eat, what to stay away from.”

Aaron Whaley, director of Morton Fitness Center, is just one of the people who has seen Borghee’s determination in action.

“Abbey is a go-getter,” Whaley said.

“She has a great attitude, always smiling, work ethic is out of this world, so consistent and so determined. She loves a challenge; if you doubt her, she will prove you wrong. If she wants it bad enough, she will out-work you, and she will get it.”

Even those who interact with Borghee outside of the gym recognize her character, as it reflects in all areas of life. Tyler Mendez, a senior political science major with pre-law emphasis, is the student body president and works alongside Borghee in SGA. “Consistency is the most important thing in anything that we do,” Mendez said. “This includes school, working out, SGA, or anything else you are committed to. That is one of Abbey’s biggest strengths.

“You can but determination on it, or desire, but the biggest aspect that she has is that she is consistent with what she does, and she always does it well. She does a great job in whatever she does, and that’s why she is where she is,” he said.

Abbey is a great example of a well rounded student who excels at whatever she puts her mind towards.

She shows this in her achieved fitness goals as well as her impressive academic record.

From left to right: Ankesh Madan, Stephen Gray, Tyler Confray-Maloney, Tasso Windheim are the founders of Undercover Colors. Undercover Colors is leading the way in the development of fashion nail polish that can detect date rape drugs in drinks. The polish is still in the testing phase. The company has a website dedicated to receiving donations to further their research and development.

Photo courtesy of Undercover Colors

they wanted to incorporate something women already use into detecting the date-rape drugs.

“Empowerment through discreet functional fashion,” the students wrote in a status update on the Undercover Colors Facebook page.

The students created Undercover Colors, which is still being tested, to prevent sexual assault on college campuses. They have not announced when the nail polish will be available for purchase or what it will cost. They are accepting donations to help fund the research.

In a study of undergraduate women, 19 percent experienced attempted or completed sexual assault since entering college, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We may not know who they are, but these women are not faceless,” the students wrote.

Kaila Saffle, a junior studying theatre, is an executive member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority at Texas Wesleyan University. The members of the sorority discuss ways to prevent date-rape, including potentially using the nail polish, Saffle said.

She thinks Wesleyan could do more to promote awareness.

“The sorority has meetings and events on cam-

pus,” Saffle said. “But it would be good to have more awareness at Wesleyan.”

Saffle has heard of Undercover Colors and believes it would be very helpful to not only her sorority, but to every woman.

“It brings in fashion and is easy to use,”Saffle said.

Nadia DiStefano, public relations director of the Women’s Center of Tarrant County, said the nail polish could be another tool to help prevent rape, but should not be the only tool a woman uses.

“It is not a fix-all solution” to the problem, DiStefano said.

DiStefano said the center promotes using the buddy system when going out and using code phrases when a woman is in trouble.

She believes the nail polish would help cut down on the number of sexual assault victims. But a lot more research needs to be done before discovering how effective the nail polish will be, she said.

“It might reduce a few,” DiStefano said, “but it is going to have to pick up first.”

Twila Hodges, a bartender who worked for Willhoite’s restaurant and bar in Grapevine for 6 years, said that the nail polish sounds like it will

be great way to help women be safe.

“I think it is a wonderful idea,” Hodges said.

“Women should be able to go out and know that they have a way to stay safe.”

She said that she often looked for the signs of a woman being drugged, which includes slurred speech, sudden sleepiness and passing out.

“I always made sure to check on them,” Hodges said, “and try to keep a watch on girls’ drinks, looking for creepy, sneaky men.”

Many times, women play with drinks and it could be hard to tell if a woman was stirring her drink using the nail polish, she said.

“It is a great way to be discrete,” Hodges said, “and if I noticed a drink being tampered with, I would remove it immediately and replace it with one on the house. That is a standard policy at any bar.”

The Texas Wesleyan crisis hotline for sexual assault and other crimes is 866-943-5787. The service is open 24/7and is completely confidential.

All calls are answered by specialists in psychology or social service.

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Five things black men should remember

Jeremy Hunt

jrhunt@txwes.edu

1. Celebrate each other We have to stop killing each other with our words, our fists and our mentality toward each other.

Instead, we have to speak to each other and discover the similarities we have within us. We have to realize that we’re educators and students, and we must pour into each other. It’s no longer about being better than one another. Today we must encourage, forgive, teach and learn from each other. Celebrate another brother for graduating high school, college, receiving a promotion, getting married, publishing a book or building a brand.

We need each other.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands during moments of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr. 2. Be a role model Get involved with things that matter! Our talents are more than rapping and athleticism. We can help out with after-school programs, feed the homeless and visit nursing homes. Volunteer as much as possible, because it grows our appreciation for the things we already have. Our names should be remembered because of our service to others. What we do today influences young brothers tomorrow. Be a role model.

“Greatness is finding your natural talent, fueling it with passion, planting it in well-nourished soil, and toiling in the garden until it breaks through the earth and reaches the stars” – Janet Autherine

’Tis the season, the buying season

3. God is our compass Without God, nothing works.

We work out to be healthy right, the same goes for our spiritual life.

The more we read, the more we pray and the more we actively seek God, we become stronger.

“God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.” - African Proverb 4. Read more Read something! I’m not one for huge novels, but I began reading blogs and articles to enhance my vocabulary to keep up with current events. Reading also encourages conversations with diverse people where in you learn to appreciate different perspectives.

Our minds grow sharp from reading daily. Reading gives us access to any conversation, any platform and every culture. We want to be taken seriously in different areas of our lives, but we never consider enhancing our minds so we’re only taken seriously by our talents, our image and physical attributes.

“People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.” – Malcom X 5. Water your seeds Having a loving family is one of the most valuable assets we’ll have in life. We have to make time to be around our children, be there when they need us and teach them what they need to know about life.

We’re the reference point, which our children compare to the world (think about how powerful that is). If we’re not present in their lives we have no influence on the people they become. Our wives are not second to us. Remember they work, provide and love just as much as we do. Respect them as individuals. Appreciate what they can and can’t do. Always try to reassure them during their good days and especially during their bad days. Keep in mind that sex isn’t love. It’s what we say and do, which will convey our love for them. We have to talk to them about the things that bother us.

They need us just as much as we need them.

“A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.” - Frank Abagnale

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John Ortega

jaortega@txwes.edu

It’s that time again! Time to cozy on up next to the one you love the most and give thanks for all of the new crap going on sale.

Don’t pretend that I’m not talking to you! You know who you are.

You’re the person looking through all of the Black Friday sales ads plotting your trek through the hell that is the mall or Walmart.

Kara Mason SHFWire

Nearly every time I’ve mentioned where I’m from when I’m away from home, one specific conversation follows.

Being from Colorado leads to, “So, pot…”

I’m probably the worst person to talk about this subject with, due to the fact that I’ve been offered the substance less than a handful of times in my life, and I’ve only stepped foot inside a recreational shop to drop off copies of the monthly newsmagazine I edit.

For nearly two months, I thought “Maggie’s Farm,” a new store in a local mini-mall, was an organic co-op or indoor market.

Turns out, the lines of people in the mornings had a different kind of plant in mind.

My dealings with marijuana are minimal, really nothing different from pre-Amendment 64, which legalized having up to an ounce and no more than six plants.

Still, the perceptions of marijuana from outside Colorado’s borders are

that it’s literally everywhere and everybody has it.

In 2010, the Denver Post reported that there were more medical marijuana dispensaries in the city than there were Starbucks, liquor stores or public schools.

Having a bountiful supply of marijuana isn’t new for Coloradans, but it’s still pretty new for the rest of the country.

“Yeah,” I usually reply to the pot comment. I don’t have strong feelings for legalization one way or the other.

I usually let the other person lead the conversation. Surprisingly, it’s about how they’re planning to visit my home state to experience the mile high.

They ask about Boulder, where the University of Colorado usually makes national news in April for its massive 4/20 event, and Denver and the nearby ski towns that are now more than just word-class ski destinations.

People like to talk about the unknown. It seems far out that something so controversial is on every street corner in Colorado’s capital city.

“I don’t even really notice it,” I usually say, which is true. Two hours south of Denver, where I live, the pot shops thin out, but they’re there.

If the conversation doesn’t lead to me being a travel guide, it often results in questions about what recreational stores are like. And while I’ve heard there are places where it’s like walking into a stoner’s basement, the stores I’ve been into are nice.

“So, like liquor stores?”

Not really. Walking into a liquor store and buying a six-pack is very relaxed. You browse, pay and you’re done.

For many recreational stores in

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The business of holiday shopping has robbed us of our sense of relaxation and family. We have let savings of pennies on the dollar infiltrate our top priority spot. No more spending time with the in-laws drinking too much eggnog. No more touch-football with the kids in the back yard.

Instead, we will line up at ridiculously early times, in insanely long lines and get into pointless Neanderthalish brawls to purchase an iPhone 6 discounted by $10. No, I don’t know if that’s an actual deal or not. I’m simply making an eloquent point.

The solution is simple. Don’t do it.

Don’t fall for the horse-hockey brainwashing of retailers. Instead of lining up to save a few bucks on items that you probably wouldn’t buy anyway, save the time, effort, headaches and spend it with the family.

Spend it by yourself. Go down to the local beverage store, assuming you’re of age of course, the Wednesday beforehand and buy a few adult beverages to sip on whilst the zombie-masses purchase crap they can’t afford. That’s winning.

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I’m sure that some people reading this right now already have a game plan that looks something like this: Thursday, noon — carve turkey; 3:30 p.m. Cowboys; 7 p.m. quick nap; 7:15 p.m. get in line to save $5 on a big screen TV. What ever happened to spending time with friends and family for the holidays? What ever happened to the traditions of sitting down and eating way too much turkey, sipping some brews while watching football and then falling into a food and booze coma?

Retailers have brainwashed the masses into believing that consumers should forgo the traditional Thanksgiving celebration in order to participate in the most important American tradition of all: buying crap we can’t afford.

Look, I’m a thrifty shopper. I look for deals just as much as the next person. But to let myself be shackled by the evil that is consumerism, forget about it. I have too much fun playing with kids, entertaining family and enjoying that much deserved and needed quiet time with my wife at the end of the day.

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Colorado, it doesn’t even seem like you’re walking into a pot shop.

There aren’t any little baggies of weed just lying around, and Bob Marley isn’t blasting through an old radio. There isn’t shelf after shelf of different strains of marijuana.

Usually, there’s a salesperson to greet you and guide you through the process. There’s a waiting area, and each client gets a personal consultation.

It’s more like buying shoes in a doctor’s office.

Whenever I’m dragged into a marijuana conversation by an outsider, I try to make sure I add there’s definitely still a stigma associated with the drug. National media often portray a different reality.

It’s true that marijuana is making money, and people seem to be more open about it now. But there are still a lot of places, mostly conservative counties, that don’t allow recreational shops.

East of the Front Range, only one recreational store exists, in Sedgwick, near the Colorado-Nebraska border.

“Huh, really?” they usually respond, sounding a little surprised that pot isn’t everywhere in the state.

As an insider on the outside, pot looks a lot different.

I can see how people get caught up in the media reports and believe Colorado is a totally different state than it was before.

But the truth is that marijuana has changed the state a lot less than was expected.

Perhaps, it’s just that the legalized marijuana frenzy altered the reality for those outside Colorado, who rarely ever see any sort of pot shop, more than those living in midst of it.

Rams up Thumbs up to Thanksgiving in T-minus 8 days.

Thumbs up to the semester coming an end.

Thumbs up to all the Wesleyan students who will graduate on 12-13-14.

Thumbs up to winter-boot weather.

Rams down Thumbs down to 80 degree weather on one day and 40 degree weather on the next.

Thumbs down to preparing to wait for final grades.

Thumbs down to the enormity of final projects.

Thumbs down to holiday shopping crowds and people who will run you over to get a video game.

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Thanksgiving: An Englishman’s experience

M

John Humphrey

jjhumphrey@txwes.edu

y first Thanksgiving in America was an educational experience.

My newly acquired inlaws were hosting. Everyone was going to be there.

I was to meet my wife’s entire family, for the first time, en masse—a fact which made me highly nervous.

But I consoled myself that I would, at least, know what to do. As an Englishman weaned on the American television shows of the late 70s, I had some strong preconceptions on how proceedings for this particular holiday would take shape.

Happy Days, Bonanza, and The Love Boat all lied.

I was rapidly introduced to a procession of new nephews and nieces. Everyone was dutifully impressed by my accent.

After my novelty value wore off, my wife was pulled into the kitchen to be with the women, and I was ushered into the living room to be with the men. I wasn’t quite used to this gender divide but as avoiding the kitchen worked for me, I wasn’t about to question it either.

The men sat around a television set I thought would look more at home in a small cinema. They were busy drinking beers and watching an American Football game. “Great,” I thought.

My entire knowledge of American Football consisted of the fact that the ball, ironically, is carried and not kicked.

A man I remembered as being called Jason stood up.

“Well Limey, wanna know how real football’s played?” he said, and smiled. It is fair to say I liked him immediately.

Countering this, an older man, a friend of the family, with a grey handlebar mustache shot Jason a scowl for his comment. Taking control of the conversation, he proceeded to tell me how he had been stationed in Scotland some twenty years earlier.

“I love y’all Scots, good people, good people,” he said. I concluded he thought I was Scottish. “But

those English Sons of [expletive, expletive, followed by lots more expletives],” he said.

I concluded he did not like the English.

To be fair, he was trying to be nice; however, a little English pride rose up and overruled my common sense.

“Seems like no matter where you go in the world these days you’re always going to meet at least one idiot,” I said as I sat down.

He agreed profusely. My work was done.

After an hour of watching sporty sport sports sport (I had no clue what was happening on screen), I was finally saved as we were called to the table. The food was impressively sumptuous and smelt divine.

“As an Englishman weaned on the American television shows of the late 70s, I had some strong preconceptions on how proceedings for this particular holiday would take shape.

Happy Days, Bonanza and The Love Boat had all lied.”

-John Humphrey senior English major

I sat with the others and eagerly began loading my plate. Silence fell like a hammer. I looked up at my wife’s slightly horrified face and realized that I had just committed my first faux par. I stopped.

As I did so, everyone took hands and bowed their heads. Contritely, I followed suit as grace was said.

Determined to make amends, I reached for a speech I had carefully pre- prepared. In it, I made

sure to thank everyone for having me, for welcoming me to their family and most of all I stated how thankful I was for my wife, Linda.

With slightly bemused looks and the politeness of any gracious host, they let me finish the entire speech, all of it. Some giggled.

Afterwards, I realized that saying thank you for everything good in your life isn’t quite the wide spread and time honored American tradition at Thanksgiving I presumed it was.

Thanks for nothing, Bonanza.

The turkey was delicious, and I was introduced to many new dishes. I fell in love with green bean casserole, had a mixed reaction to yams, but on being presented with a bowl of giblet gravy I had to hesitate.

They say the first bite is with the eye. I do not mean any offense here but you have to understand that to my English eyes it looked like a bowl of nondescript colored gelatinous ooze with floaty bits of oddly shaped mystery meats.

It’s possible my eyes vomited just a little.

I needed help. I looked up to my wife, but she was busy eating hers with a passion. For several hours afterward, I couldn’t kiss her for fear of gleaning an aftertaste. It was also at this point, I noticed that mustache man was now scowling at me.

The penny had dropped. The whole day was a dysfunctional masterpiece.

Luckily, dysfunctional meals actually are part of the Thanksgiving tradition. But this wasn’t the lesson I learned there that day.

The people at that table had come from all over Texas to share that meal. What I realized, sitting there, avoiding the gravy and eating with the others, was just how intimate the act of eating is. Think about it, could you really sit down and eat with someone you didn’t like and be comfortable?

These people had invited me into their house and accepted me as part of their family. And just like that it hit me, they were now part of my family too.

Ultimately, Thanksgiving is not about watching sports no one else in the world likes, being grateful, or even the food.

It’s about reaching out and being with the people who are important to you.

And that tradition is worth a little drama.

Microwavable recipes for Thanksgiving from The Rambler Cornish Game Hen • Cornish Game Hen, found at most supermarkets • 1 Can Chicken Broth • Glass cooking dish.

Remove giblets from thawed hens.

Place hens breast side down in glass baking dish.

Microwave the hen breast side down for 16 minutes on high and then flip the hen breast side up for 16 more minutes.

Pour a spoonful of broth over the hens every 5 minutes.

Stuffing

Yams

• 8 cups breadcrumbs • 1/2 cup minced onion • 1 cup minced celery • 1/3 cup melted butter • 1 cup chicken broth • 2 teaspoons salt • 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning • 1 dash pepper Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl.

Microwave for 4 to 6 minutes, and serve immediately after heating.

• 4 lg. sweet potatoes, peeled & sliced • 2/3 c. brown sugar • 1/4 c. butter • 1 dash cinnamon

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Arrange sweet potatoes in 2 quart dish. Microwave on high, covered for 15 minutes or until tender.

Stir twice during cooking.

Remove yams from oven and hand mash.

Add brown sugar, butter, brandy and cinnamon; mix well.

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Campus International Game Day brings students out to play

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On Nov. 15, Wesleyan students and staff gathered for a day of games and fellowship. International Games Day was sponsored by Student Life in an effort to bring students together for an international gaming experience. Games included Goishi (also known as Go), Monopoly, YuGiOh cards, Jenga, Sonic Olympics on Wii and many others. Participants gathered on the second floor of West Library and gamed from noon to 5 p.m. In addition to fellowship before the holiday break, game day served as downtime for students before preparing for final examinations.

Photos by Hemonto Mondal

Text by Paula Justice

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Wesleyan Singers present a concert of choral music

What’s happening around DFW for the holidays Fort Worth

Lighting of the Sundance Square Christmas on Nov. 22: FREE Strolling entertainment, including a brass quintet, begins at 4 p.m. and the lighting of the tree will begin at 6 p.m.

Parade of Lights on Nov. 28: FREE Witness Santa’s official arrival into Downtown as floats, bands and horse drawn carriages light the way. at 6 p.m.

Christmas in the Stockyards on Dec. 06: FREE Enjoy Cowboy Santa, caroling, chicken roping, pony rides and much more from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Bass Hall Performances: $30-$50 Elf the Musical on Nov. 18-23, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on Dec. 5-7, The Nutty Nutcracker on Dec. 19, and The Nutcracker on Dec. 12-27. For additional ticket, seating and schedule information visit www.basshall.com Jubilation II: The Colors of Christmas on Dec. 5-28: $20-$30 Family-friendly performance of some of your favorite old time Blues, Jazz and R&B hits twisted into tunes of the season. For tickets and pricing visit www.jubileetheatre.org Gift of Lights on Nov. 26 -Jan. 1: $20 per car Over 600 unique LED light displays. Gift of Lights is located at the Texas Motor Speedway at 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76177. Open every evening from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

To purchase tickets online visit www.tmsgiftoflights.com

Arlington

Holiday Lights Parade on Dec. 6 (6 p.m.): FREE Levitt Pavillion in Founders Plaza located at 100 W. Abrams Street 4th annual Christkindl Market on Nov. 28- Dec. 21: FREE Visit different venders to find the perfect christmas presents for the family.

1000 Ballpark way, Arlington, TX 76071 Arlington Music Hall’s Christmas show Dec. 5-13: $20-$30 For ticket pricing, seating and time information visit http://arlingtonmusichall.com Interlochen Light Display Dec. 19-31: FREE One of the largest holiday light displays in north Texas comes to life when more than 200 Interlochen homeowners dress up their homes and lawns with Christmas lights and an assortment of holiday-themed displays.

On Thursday, Nov. 13, the Wesleyan Singers -- composed of the Wesleyan Women’s Chorus, the Wesleyan Men’s Chorus and the Wesleyan Chamber Singers -- presented a concert of choral music in Martin Hall. Most Wesleyan Singers are Wesleyan music majors, but the chorus also includes other Wesleyan students who are not music majors. The event featured music composed by Gregorio Allegri, Johann Hermann Schein, Felix Mendelssohn, Morten Lauridsen, Joan Szymko, Javier Busto, Dan Forrest, Eric Whitacre and others. The performance was conducted by Dr. Jerome Bierschenk, director of choral activities, and Allison Ward, adjunct professor. A selection was also conducted by student conductor, Jayme Vaughn-Lineberger.

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End of Fall 2014 season stats Diana J. James djjames@txwes.edu

Texas Wesleyan University women’s soccer team finished the season 11-5-1 overall. At the 2014 Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) tournament, Nikki Lockwood, Kaitlin Bush, and Paige Wheaton were selected to join the All-Conference teams. Lockwood placed on the first team while Bush and Wheaton landed on the second, according to ramsports.net.

Texas Wesleyan University men’s soccer team played as second time semi-finalist in the Sooner Athletic Conference against Oklahoma City University. The game was a close call

with ending scores of 2 goals, 11 shots, and 2 saves for the Rams and 3 goals, 11 shots, and 7 saves for the Stars. The match ended the team’s season at 8-7-3 with over 10 wins for the season.

Brandon Head ranked fourth in the SAC, according to ramsports.net.

Texas Wesleyan women’s cross country team ranked twenty-fifth in the SAC tournament with Cecilia David, who finished sixth, Brenda Felipe who finished seventh, and Maria Aquayo who finished twelfth, according to ramsports.net.

Texas Wesleyan men’s cross country team placed sixth at the SAC championship. Runner Oraine Wint earned instant rec-

ognition by placing seventh with a time of 25:15.42, qualifying him to run at the NAIA National Championship. Earning automatic bids, Nathan Garcia finished with a time of 28:12.95, Brandon Goolsby finished with a time of 28:18.86, Michael Vega who finished at 30:14.99 and Mackenzie Jameson who finished fifty-eighth (31:49.93) for Texas Wesleyan University, according to ramsports.net.

Texas Wesleyan women’s volleyball team advanced to the SAC championship finishing off the season at 15-19. Wesleyan volleyball team ranked No. 4 in the SAC tournament with a record of 10-6, according to ramsports.net.

Men’s Soccer Record All Games 8-7-3 Conference 5-4-1 Goals-Shots Attempts 26-287 Goals Scored Per Game 1.44 Shots Per Game 15.9

Women’s Soccer Record All Games 11-5-1 Conference 6-2-1 Goals-Shots Attempts 33-322 Goals Scored Per Game 1.94 Shots Per Game 18.9

Texas Wesleyan fall basketball schedule Men’s Basketball

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11.20.2014

Dallas Christian College

Sid Richardson Center

7:30PM

11.20.2014

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, OK

7:00PM

11.22.2014

Paul Quinn College

Dallas, TX

7:00PM

11.22.2014

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

7:00PM

11.28.2014

Texas College

Sid Richardson Center

7:30PM

11.25.2014

Texas Woman’s University

Denton, TX

7:00PM

11.29.2014

Dillard University

Sid Richardson Center

4:00PM

12.04.2014

Oklahoma City University

Sid Richardson Center 6:00PM

12.04.2014

Oklahoma City University

Sid Richardson Center

8:00PM

12.06.2014

Southwestern Christian University

Bethany, OK

3:00PM

12.06.2014

SW Christian University

Bethany, OK

5:00PM

12.15.2014

Saint Thomas University (FL)

Miami Gardens, FL

6:00PM

12.10.2014

SW Adventist University

Sid Richardson Center

5:00PM

12.16.2014

Johnson & Wales University (FL)

North Miami, FL

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12.18.2014

LSU-Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

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Food, family, most importantly football are on the agenda

John Ortega

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Ah Thanksgiving-- a time for family, a time for enjoying the company of loved ones, a time for watching bone-crushing hits, long-yard sprints, and touchdowns.

Yes! It’s time for Thanksgiving football!

Thanksgiving day football has almost eclipsed the holiday itself when it comes to popularity.

In fact, I’m willing to bet that if football didn’t show, people would forget about the holiday altogether. Consumers would simply see Thursday as the day before the sales start.

I digress…that’s another conversation best left to others.

Thanksgiving football is a tradition almost as old as the sport itself.

In 1934 owner George A. Richards gambled on playing a Thanksgiving Day game.

Tired of seeing his Detroit Lions play second fiddle to MLB’s Detroit Tigers, Richards took a chance on what would become the longest and most popular tradition in the NFL. Sorry to break it to all of you die-hard Cowboys’ fans, but the tradition started with the Lions. (I’m sure most of you knew that…right?)

The Lions played the Chicago Bears (Da Bears) to a 19-16 loss. But with that game Richards managed to start a

Texas Wesleyans women’s soccer wraps up the year Blake Vinson

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The 2014 Texas Wesleyan women’s soccer team finished the year with an 11-5-1 record.

The Rams had a 6-5-0 home record with a 5-01 away record.

The Lady Rams closed out the regular season with a 2-0 win over Southwest Assemblies of God on Nov. 1, and then headed into the Conference tournament. After defeating Oklahoma City University 1-0 on Nov. 7, the team came up short in the semifinals against Oklahoma Baptist 3-2 on Nov. 10.

“I am very happy with how the season went this year,” said senior midfielder Paige Wheaton. “Obviously, I would have liked to go all the way my last year, but overall we had a very impressive season. We had consistent performances each game and proved a lot of people in our conference wrong.”

Wheaton finished the season with three goals including two game winners. She was also named an Honorable Mention NAIA All American in 2011 and was named a Scholar Athlete by the conference last season.

“I plan on attending graduate school to become a physician’s assistant,” she said. “I do not plan on playing semi-professional soccer, but I will join some leagues and continue play-

ing for fun. I’m not ready to give up the game just yet.”

Three players on the Lady Rams were named with All-Sooner Athletic Conference honors this fall: Wheaton, sophomore goalkeeper Nikki Lockwood and junior forward Kaitlin Bush.

“I am looking forward to seeing how we react since we are losing eight seniors,” said Bush. “I think we will have a completely different playing style.”

Bush led the Lady Rams with 22 points and nine goals throughout the year. She either scored or had an assist in seven straight games.

This was the second time Lockwood was awarded All- SAC honors. She finished the year off with a total of seven shutouts.

Senior midfielder, Katherine Bynum said she does not plan to play professional soccer after graduation.

“I might play on an indoor team,” Bynum said. “After I graduate I plan on going to dental school. I plan on attending graduate school to become a physician’s assistant. I do not plan on playing semi-professional soccer, but I will join some leagues and continue playing for fun. I’m not ready to give up the game just yet.”

The Lady Rams made it to their second Sooner Athletic Conference semifinal in a row and recorded their seventh season with at least ten wins.

holiday tradition.

Since 1934, the only interruption of Thanksgiving football was from 1939 to 1944.

The Lions are 36-39 all-time in Thanksgiving games.

Fast-forward to 1966 and enter the Dallas Cowboys.

This was probably the main reason why the tradition has continued to grow in popularity.

As much as some hate to admit it, the Cowboys are (or at least were) America’s team.

Giving them the second holiday game added more excitement to an already established tradition.

With some of the most memorable games played in Dallas-- the Leon Lett disaster, the Jason Garrett game, and all of the Washington Redskins games-- this year looks to provide repeat excitement.

The football tradition has gained so much popularity that back in 2006 the NFL decided to capitalize on turkeyinduced comatose fans and added a night game to the schedule.

This year’s games will be nothing short of exciting.

With the Lions playing division rival Bears, the Cowboys playing division rival Philadelphia Eagles and the Seattle Seahawks playing their division rival San Francisco 49ers, this year will not disappoint.

So, this Thanksgiving let us remember to enjoy good family, good food, and great footLady Rams mid-fielder Shrareh Asadi, pictured here with head coach Josh Gibbs, has scored ball.

5 goals so far this season.

Game on, NFL.

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