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What does Texas Wesleyan do in order to help train faculty and staff in order to keep everyone safe?

Some of the procedures Wesleyan currently has are email alerts, text alerts, smoke detectors, on-call security 24/7, and now faculty and staff will be required to attend mandatory training on emergency procedures.

Until this semester, faculty and staff were not required to attend training although training was offered to them.

Security manager Wesleyan Blake O. Bumbard said the training this semester for faculty will be held the week after spring break.

“Emergency preparedness training is a continue process,” Bumbard said, “so we are always looking at ways we can improve and changes we can make to our program to make it better and accessible to everyone and make sure everyone has the information they need.”.

This training, which will be held by Bumbard and his staff, will go over emergency procedures from violence on campus to severe weather.

When severe weather occurs, Texas Wesleyan has to go through a channel before sending an alert that classes will be cancelled. The Provost’s office along with marketing and communications work together to get the message across to everyone in a proper manner.

“We encourage everyone to register their cell phones or a way to be text messaged through WEMS” Bumbard said.

Students were told via email, text and social media on Thursday, Feb. 6, that Wesleyan would be closing at noon due to the continuing weather situation.

Following Feb. 6 on Feb. 7, Texas Wesleyan sent out alerts to students that school would be delayed until 10 a.m.

Faculty will be required to attend training, but students also will get a chance to attend this training after the faculty has been trained.

Some of the things that students can do, according to Bumbard, are to lock your car doors and contact security as soon as a potential situation

SGA elections set for April

Morgan Kirkpatrick and Rayneta Dotson were this year’s Homecoming King and Queen.

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The anticipation of the 2014 Wesleyan Homecoming King and Queen announcement was heavy leading up to the coronation Feb. 15.

Facebook and Instagram were full of pictures and posts advertising the King and Queen hopefuls. “Vote for me!” was being yelled through campus as students walked to class.

On Homecoming Day in the Sid Richardson Auditorium, President Frederick Slabach had the honor of announcing the 2014 court. Morgan Kirkpatrick and Rayneta Dotson were crowned as this year’s King and Queen. The crowd cheered and a bombardment of flashes and clicks from family and friends’ cameras followed soon afterward.

Kirkpatrick couldn’t help but become red-faced when he heard his name called. He was carried off the court on the shoulders of several friends.

“It feels great to know that the student body is supportive of me and thinks that I’m a good representative,” he said. “It feels awesome. I’m so excited.”

Dotson shared in his excitement.

“This means that my experience here at Texas Wesleyan has been everything I want it to be,” she said.

“Queen should represent pride no matter what and be very involved in our campus.”

Dotson is the captain of the cheer team, vice president of the Black Students Association and Social Rams and is involved in several other organizations. Kirkpatrick is active in

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Greek life and other campus groups.

Joy Woods, Danielle Cook, Niky Morrison, and Zohal Nayeb were a few of the other Queen hopefuls.

“I decided to run to give me something to do,” Woods said. “I wanted to get my face out there.”

“I’m involved in the campus,” Zohal said, “and I wanted to get my name out there even more.”

Cook wanted to be Homecoming Queen to express her school pride.

“I ran for queen because this has been a lifetime experience for me,” she said.

Making Homecoming even better for students were a doubleheader sweep of St. Gregory’s (Okla.) by the Rams’ men’s and women’s basketball teams and free food at the Sub after the coronation.

March is upon is, and that means the student election campaign for student government offices is not far behind in April.

The Wesleyan Student Government Association will soon hold elections for the 2014-2015 officers in the 94th year of the SGA at the university.

Almost any student can run in the election for SGA offices: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. To do this, students first need to write a petition to fill an open seat, and they must be a participant in SGA for one full year and must meet the hour requirements.

“As the 93rd Legislature comes to a close,” said Kelsi Holland, senior sociology major and 92nd SGA president.

“I look forward to learning about the new legislature and all the great things they will do.”

There will be a meeting held in March to explain each position and the requirements for them.

“I think the Student Government Association is a good component to the experience for students at Texas Wesleyan University,” said Chris Windsor, assistant dean of students, “and I hope that our students get out to vote.”

In the past, voting booths have been used for students to cast a ballot. This semester, however, student voters have a chance to go green and will be voting online when balloting begins April 14.

An online voting system is in place, and it permits students to vote electronically.

The procedure is quite simple.

Students do not have to register to vote online; they will receive an email alerting them to the voting period.

Students then simply reply to the email to complete their votes. All students must follow the rules of the SGA constitution and campus rules of government in order to run for office.

Young, intelligent: Tre Adams surprises classmates Joy Woods

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Going to college at any age can be daunting but especially if you are younger than everyone.

And that was exactly the case for Clydell Adams III, or as the Texas Wesleyan campus knows him, Tre. This is his second year at Wesleyan.

He is biochemistry major and minoring in psychology.

He entered Wesleyan at the ripe age of 16. And how did his age affect his college plans?

“Honestly, I don’t think for me it would have mattered if I came at 18,” he said. “Currently, I am 18, and I came in at 16. It has been fun, though.

I do not go around telling people I am young, but it is funny to see their reactions when they find out.”

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Many people would shy away from a university experience at such a young age with all the new things such as navigating campus, transitioning from high school to university teaching style, and even interactions with fellow students; however, Adams was not scared.

One of the main reasons he chose to come to Wesleyan is because of the size.

“The ‘Smaller, Smarter’ campaign played a big role in my decision,” he said, “and also scholarship and the fact that it was a private institution. I have always been at private schools, and it just felt right.”

Adams is involved in the PreProfessional Program, the system which prepares students who plan to go onto professional programs in graduate school.

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“Ann Smith, the director of the program, is actually another big factor of me choosing Wesleyan - I have actually never told her this,” he said. “But she made me feel so at home when I came to visit and talked with her. It was a no-brainer to choose this university because there were so many opportunities available to me through it.”

When Smith spoke about Tre Adams, she had nothing but good things to say.

“He may be the youngest,” she said, “but he definitely is one of the most mature. He defies every stereotype. He is not just an athlete, but a great student. He wears many hats on campus, and none of them are jilted because he wears them well.”

Not only is Adams a student, he also is an athlete - he plays basketball on the boys junior varsity team - a tutor

in the academic success center, and a student leader.

People often joke that he is a child genius, but he says he is just someone who works hard for what he wants, which is evident because he made the Dean’s List again last semester. Being so young could be awkward when interacting with other students, but Adams has adjusted.

“Everyone treats me as though I am just as old as they are,” he said. “I am a sophomore and when I interact with freshmen, they treat me as though I am really old. I find it funny because I usually am younger than them.

Tre Adams has made Wesleyan his home, and the campus is glad to have him. After just two years, there are very few residential students who have not heard of him.

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Marijuana should be legalized in Texas Ryan Grounds Content Producer

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For decades government officials have told the people of the United States that marijuana is a dangerous drug.

They have treated weed as the same thing as cocaine and heroin for years, but it is not the same.

President Richard Nixon preached about the dangers of marijuana.

“The Nixon White House tapes from 19711972 demonstrate that the foundation of the modern war on marijuana was Nixon’s prejudice, culture war and misinformation,” said the website csdp.org.

President Ronald Regan also talked about the danger of marijuana when his wife Nancy Regan put forward the “Just Say No” campaign.

“By 1988 more than 12,000 “Just say no” clubs had been formed around the country and the world. The results were encouraging: cocaine use by high school seniors had dropped by a third” said reaganfoundation. org.

However this foundation never mentions

any drop in marijuana users or any discernable difference in any other drug category.

But now the current president, Barack Obama, has allowed more than 13 states to legalize marijuana for either medical or recreational uses.

A statement from the Federal Enforcement Policy De-Prioritizing Medical Marijuana: Statements from Pres. Obama, his spokesman, and the Justice Department “Although federal criminal law does not have an exception for the medical use of marijuana, several statements made by Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and their spokespeople in 2008, 2009, and 2010 reflected that the enforcement of federal criminal laws against those complying with state medical marijuana laws would not be an enforcement priority” said a report entitled “Marijuana policy project“ said the website mpp.org.

This and other memos have been leaving the whit house and have been delivered to the Drug Enforcement Agency. This is happening because we as a nation are waking up and doing our homework on this topic. The younger generation is not staying ignorant. We are realizing that weed is not a harmful, addictive drug, but a medicine that should be taxed and controlled on the legal market.

Colorado is now one of only two states that have legalized marijuana for recreational uses.

I took a trip to Colorado at the beginning of

this year and discovered a thriving, safe community that is living happy and without fear.

I first stopped in Colorado Springs and realized very quickly that the medical marijuana dispensaries are not selling to recreational smokers.

In fact, almost no other city in Colorado is selling to recreational smokers except Denver.

So I went to Denver and found out that there are 14 different dispensaries selling to recreational users.

Since I am over 21 and have a Texas Driver’s license to prove it, I was happily welcomed into my first dispensary.

As I walked into Denver Kush Club, I felt like a kid in a candy store. The shop smelled of good marijuana buds, and everywhere I looked were smiling faces from the other customers.

After checking my Identification, I was led to the back of the shop where the recreational sales men was happily waiting to great me.

The area I was in was separated from the area where the medical patients receive their marijuana. The attendant told me that it was separate because of the restrictions that came with the new law.

While speaking with the bud-tender, he asked me what kind of smoke I liked. After telling him my personal preferences, he recommended Amnesia Caviar and OG4.

The bud-tender informed me that each customer is only allowed to purchase up to

an eighth of an ounce or 3.5 grams per visit.

Luckily, I had a friend with me, so together we purchased an eight of each type.

The look, smell, and taste were amazing. The buds glistened in the light from the tetrahydrocannabinol crystals, and the OG4 smelled fruity and tasted sweet.

I only smoked because I felt safe in a state that was not going to prosecute me for consuming marijuana.

I do not and would not advise anyone else in Texas to smoke marijuana because; the laws that are currently in place might land you in jail or a rehab clinic.

I always felt safe while in Denver. There were police patrolling the streets constantly. Sometime they would be flying down the street with their sirens blasting and their lights flashing. I knew that they were off to bust a real criminal, not someone trying to relax after a hard-days’ work.

I had an incredible time in Denver and the rest of my trip to Colorado. I visited five other dispensaries on that trip, and I will never forget how good it felt to buy pot legally. Every dispensary was clean, like a doctor’s office, and made me feel comfortable.

I hope to one day be able to have a similar experience in Texas. I also hope that our new governor and state legislator will want to legalize marijuana for medical uses.

If they do, I will be the first one lined up to get my medical marijuana license.

Ryan Grounds /Rambler Staff (Left) As two states, Colorado and Washington, legalize the sale of recreational marijuana, the legal usage of the “gateway drug” and tax profits have increase.

Many people, users and non-users, are for or against the legalization of marijuana in the 48 remaining states.

Non-Smokers Blowing Smoke Paula Justice Content Producer

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The buzz around campus smoking-sections is the powers-that-be are discussing about Wesleyan becoming a smoke-free campus.

Well, it could also be said that Wesleyan should be a non-smoker free campus. Of course, that’s not going to happen. Why? Because it’s ridiculous just like the notion of a smoke-free campus.

Here’s the thing: not so long ago, people could smoke where ever they pleased. But today, smokers are often restricted to pathetic little outback nooks next to the dumpsters and fly traps in the name of health concerns.

Understood, secondhand smoke is just as dangerous as firsthand smoke. But, it doesn’t take Einstein to figure out that if one doesn’t want to inhale secondhand smoke, avoid the areas whereby smokers have been exiled.

But exile isn’t enough. The non-smokers not only infringe upon the smoking sections but also dare to complain about the aesthetics of these areas.

“There are cigarette butts everywhere,” they said.

Well, person who is concerned about secondhand smoke, maybe if you weren’t close

enough to inhale the imminent danger which threatens your existence, or at the very least, your lung happiness, you wouldn’t see the butts.

But cigarette butts scattered around smoking areas is disgusting and takes away from the overall appearance of campus.

In any case – smokers are going to smoke.

So, choice your battle – butts scattered around the smoking areas (and the people who do so are, in fact, disgusting), or butts scattered around the entire campus.

Here’s another thorn.

“Well, electronic smoking device users have to use the smoking areas, too,” some said.

Seriously people? Again, understood, blowing strawberry scented vapor in class may be distracting for other students, and Jesus may not be thrilled with vapors floating around Polytechnic United Methodist Church because, after all, it is a church.

But one of the main reasons smokers switch to ESD is because they have the same concerns as non-smokers - health. Only the concerns are deeper for the smokers because not only are they making an effort to improve their health, but they’re also battling addiction.

To ostracize ESD users to the hubs for the addiction and health risks they’re trying to rehabilitate is just cruel.

Are non-smokers concerned with secondhand vapor? Or is musk preferred over the strawberry-scented vapor?

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thumbs up Thumbs up to the new sprinkler systems being installed to keep campus green throughout the year.

Thumbs up to voting online (easy to follow instructions) in April SGA elections.

Thumbs up for community service projects several Wesleyan organizations are undertaking duringt he upcoming spring break.

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Thumbs down to professors giving midterms and projects being due on the two days before spring break begins.

Thumbs down to the perpetrator(s) who wrote on the bulletin boards on the 3rd floor of PUMC including Ann Blackstone Smith’s office.

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Today it takes so much more time to get around Dallas-Fort Worth than eve because of some of the traffic snarls.

What do you do when the freeways turn into parking lots? North Texans are seeking alternate routes to get where they need to be. Is this about alternate routes or applicationss to help you navigate traffic?

Barbara Marsh works at Ol’ South Pancake House on University Drive in Fort Worth.

Marsh said she travels from her home in Lake Worth to work five days out of the week if not more. To get to work, Marsh takes Interstate 30 to University Drive, but when those freeways get congested she seeks alternate routes. I-30 does not go to Lake Worth.

“I usually go Jacksboro Highway to University and straight down to get here [to work] safely and to get here at least in a reasonable time,” Marsh said, “because on the freeway [I-

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30], if they’re doing construction or there is so many people, you can’t guess the time. You can be there for hours, and I can’t take that chance.”

James McKinney, a senior music media major at UT-Arlington, travels from east Fort Worth to school everyday. McKinney said he gets frustrated with the traffic on Interstate 30.

“Usually I would travel down Lancaster instead of taking the freeway just because I’ve found it has a better route.” McKinney said.

“That’s the main reason I usually take Lancaster is because 30 can have random traffic jams.”

So how can a driver in North Texas avoid the traffic?

Social media is a tool that can be used to avoid traffic. New applications for smart phones have come out with new ways to get around traffic and many of them calculate the fastest routes for you to travel. Waze is a social traffic-reporting app for drivers. Now the Weather Channel and Google Maps also have traffic reports and detours on phone apps and via computers.

“It’s (Waze) a social GPS app, which means the users themselves can report traffic and talk about if there is a wreck somewhere they can mark it on the map,” McKinney said. “It makes commuting a lot easier for me.”

There are other ways of looking up traffic reports as well. Traditionally in the Metroplex, people listen to the news before leaving the house or listening to the radio traffic reports, but what those legacy media reports are missing is the random traffic that happens for no reason.

Kellie McKenzie, a preschool music professor in North Dallas, agrees that these cases of gridlock can be aggravating.

“I’m going through some difficult family matters and having to travel from Frisco to Fort Worth,” McKenzie said. “Getting around Frisco is difficult enough, so I use Google Maps through my phone to know were I’m going.”

Google Maps now has traffic reports based on average speed of the drivers currently on the roads. Google gets that information from

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satellites and reports it directly on the maps.

The speeds are typically color coded by how slow or backed-up a road gets, and drivers who have access can take advantage of the program through their phones, laptops or computers, according to Googlemaps.com.

Among these few tools there are several other apps and traffic maps available for free.

Scout is another app for Android or iPhone in theseveral app stores. Like Waze, Scout has interactive properties where users can report accidents and construction zones. Scout sometimes is not as busy as Waze, and sometimes it boils down to personal preference for usage.

Inrix is yet another navigation and traffic app that has access to several traffic cameras around the area you are driving in. It also offers step-by-step navigation, and updates your route automatically depending on the fastest route.

Students can browse all of these apps by using your favorite search engine.

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has happened.

You can contact security on campus by dialing 9411 from a campus telephone or from your personal phone at (817) 531-4911.

“We encourage all students to have that number programed into their cell phone,” Bumbard said.

Wesleyan students also have the option to call security if they need to be escorted to their cars or need assistance getting to classes.

“I feel like security does the best they can,” Dalyn Ikens, junior English major, said. ”I have had issues walking around campus.”

Along with the changes OC and Elizabeth Means Armstrong Halls also installed a new fire alarm system in recent weeks.

“We have had a system in place and the old system stayed active until the new system turned on,” Bumbard said. “There was never a time when we didn’t have a fire system here.”

Remember to lock cars, program the campus security number into phones and stay informed about training to know security measures being taken around campus for students so that you can know what is going on around campus.

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Be wary spring break Rosy Perez rperez1196@txwes.edu

With spring break just around the corner, have students taken all the proper precautions necessary before embarking on the adventure?

Destinations that college students can travel to during spring break can be anywhere, but one thing to keep in mind is safety.

Some of the things college students can do before traveling are to inform someone when and where they are going and when they are expected to come back.

When people inform someone about travel plans, they become alert about when students should be back and can call authorities if they do not hear from travelers.

Another thing that students can do once destinations are reached is always to keep an emergency contact number on you.

If something was to happen to you during a vacation having an emergency contact number could help in aiding families in helping.

According to Penn State News, students should travel with a friend, know and

follow the local laws, secure belongings and register trips outside the United States.

Registering your trip allows the Department of State to assist you in case of an emergency.

The buddy system can also help during trips since students can stay with buddies wherever they go.

When it comes to carrying money around, be discrete. One for purchase is a money belt, which is as little as $13 online. A money belt is a small pocket that ties onto your waist and is easily covered up with your shirt.

At the website www. safespringbreak.org/safetytips, there is a precaution that says remember that drunks equal easy targets on vacations.

Danno Wise, who wrote an article called “Spring Break in Texas� on About. com, stated that hands down the most popular Spring Break destination in Texas is South Padre Island.

South Padre Island is about an eight-hour drive from Fort Worth.

Remember: exercise caution and commonsense during spring break.

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Spring break means community service

2014 Coronation Jessica Liptak/Rambler Staff Top: 2013 Wesleyan Homecoming Queen Samantha Max Center: approaches candidates for 2014 Homecoming King and Queen.

Bottom left: 2014 Queen Rayneta Dotson breaks into a smile after her announcement.

Bottom center: Max crowns Dotson as members of the Homecoming Court applaud.

Bottom Right: Homecoming King Morgan Kirkpatrick accepts the crown and congratulations from Max after the announcements and crowning as part of Homecoming 2014.

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Courtesy of Stock Photos Some students will be staying away from the beaches to assist with community service projects.

Austin Iba

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Spring break is coming, that means that students have plans to have fun and hang out with their friends. But there are some student organizations at Wesleyan who are planning to help serve the community during spring break.

There are many school organizations on campus that give back to the community.

Two of these groups are TriBeta and Psi Chi. Tri-Beta is a biology honorary fraternity and service organization, which is conjoined with another student organization, the American Chemistry Society. They focus on community service and giving back to others.

“They are currently working toward building a community garden located next to the Nurse Anesthesia Building and other projects,” Diana James, president of Tri-Beta, said. The group meets every Tuesday during free period and has a motivational speaker come to speak once a month.

Tri-Beta members also hope to spend part of spring break planning for service projects and fundraising efforts for scholarships.

The Wesleyan chapter of the international honor society of Psi Chi is an honors organization for psychology majors and minors. The group has an active chapter with members involved in service projects to give back to the community. To be eligible to become a member to Psi Chi, students have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and nine hours in psychology.

In February, Psi Chi members are collecting for donations for a local shelter, Safe Haven. This organization helps people who are seek aid and shelter from domestic violence or abuse. The connection to Psi Chi is that the work has some psychological

overtones and opportunities for community experience.

“We try to make it psychology related,” Psi Chi member Kaylyn Smith said.

“But is more about giving back to the community. We liked to be involved.” This semester Smith also is the Wesleyan chapter president.

Upcoming events for the semester include other service projects. In March during spring break members are volunteering for the Ronald McDonald House. The Ronald McDonald House offers accommodations that are located close to Cook Children’s Hospital so that family members of hospitalized children can have a local stay.

The room is free with meals provided. Psi Chi will donate food and provide dinner for the Ronald McDonald House on Sunday, March 9.

In April, Psi Chi members are holding the Victory Over Violence Walk. This will be followed in May by another worthwhile event - a Puppy Party.

What is the connection between psychology and a Puppy Party?

“The reason is that based on psychological study, petting animals or dogs reduces stress,” Smith said.

Psi Chi also holds oncampus events to help students. The Maximize Your Major presentations are offered once or twice a month on Thursdays during free period. These are informative lunches for students, presented by psychology professors.

“It’s a really great thing,” said Phoenix Carlini, vice president of Psi Chi and in charge of the advertising of the Maximize Your Major event. “A lot of professors get really into it.

They are very passionate of about what they are speaking about. It speaks volumes to students, and it provides tools and resources for students to get the most out of their major.” Extra credit is given to students who go to the events.

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Last chance for ‘The Heiress’ viewing slated for March 2 Dakota Baggett

dabaggett@txwes.edu

Feb. 20 was opening night for the first production of the semester for Theatre Wesleyan, “The Heiress” by Ruth and Augustus Goetz.

The play debuted in 1947 on Broadway and originally was based on the 1880 novel “Washington Square” by Henry James. In 1949 it was made into a motion picture by the same name.

The whole play takes place in the living room of a wealthy doctor’s house. The set matches that of a 19th Century home belonging to someone with considerable wealth. The small details were what really sold the play.

The production teams were able take the viewer and sit them in the living room of the Sloper family’s home with marble floors, crown molding , a decorative archway over the double doors in the center of the back wall, the furniture, knick-knacks, statues, fancy door frames, paintings, lamps, and the trademark of every wealthy house, a crystal

decanter set.

There are seven scenes total, and each one is requires a different costume for the cast.

The set makes the audience feel at home, but the costumes show them whose home it is; the costumes were definitely the crowd favorite. During the intermission audience members talked to Jeanne Everton, the Director, about how well the costumes were designed.

Catherine Sloper’s social awkwardness and difficulty with conversation is what seemed to be the source of comedy for the audience, but was a source of pain for the Doctor played by Chris Willmer and his Daughter Catherine portrayed by Patricia Howard.

In some ways the play is hard to relate with because of the time period, and social status of the characters, but there is a way around all this difference. At a certain point in the show the viewer forgets about the year they in, and they forget their social class; at that point anyone from any generation can empathize with any of the characters.

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Even the Doctor, who is the antagonist, can conjure up an emotion or two.

Any lover of the fine arts knows that all the fore mentioned is just the wrapping paper of the whole package; the real gift is the acting. Not to undercut the production team, but even the best set and costume design can’t make up for the acting.

At times in recent productions the actors would lose their characters accent and revert to their modern tone. In a serious critique, I would say this is a bad thing, but it was hardly noticeable and made the play sound less Shakespearean. All in all the acting was great; this show is relatable, at times uncomfortable, funny, sad, and even angering; all that adds up to an excellent show.

Opening night showed that there were a few details to work on but nothing that was

not polished and perfected already. There are only two more opportunities to catch a Wesleyan classic production March 1-2 for $4 for student tickets.

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Erica Estrada

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Many changes and updates are occurring within admissions for the new 2014 academic year.

The front room on the right side in the admissions office is being renovated to where prospective students can know where the best places to go in Fort Worth-tour friendly. On Jan. 6, training began for tour guides.

Trent Sandles, campus visit coordinator, describes the changes in admissions to be “completely shifting.” When before, the campus tour was dry, campus tours are being more personal to prospective students to be an experience.

“We cater it to each student and each group that comes,” Sandles said. “The campus tour lasts about an hour and a half to two hours. It is very much an engaging experience. We stop students on the way, we stop professors, professors stop and say hello. We do all those different types of things to engage the student and make sure we are focusing on what it is they want.”

The changes in admissions are already making a difference in prospective students and

families. Visitors agree Wesleyan is a destination place to be.

“We’ve been changing minds left and right,” Sandles said. “I had a student call and cancel another tour in front of me today at another university because he said he said, ‘I found my university. I don’t need to go anywhere else.’

“We’re going to do everything we that can to not just sell you on the university,” Sandles said, “but sell you on the experience, sell you on being a student here, being apart of this family, being apart of what it means to be a Wesleyan student.

Render Experiences visited the campus and spoke about the direction admissions is wanting to go during a Jan. 14 meeting with all faculty and staff.

“The staff and faculty here at the university have really jumped on the opportunity in regards to being able to interact with these potential students,” Sandles said. “The biggest thing I wanted the staff and faculty to realize is that everything that we’re doing here within admissions and even more-so everything that I’m doing within admissions in regards to the campus visit benefits them. It benefits future generations to come to the university.”

The collaboration of Wes-

leyan faculty, staff, students, and campus tour guides show admissions motto “it takes a campus.”

“Admissions can’t just recruit, student life can’t just plan events, faculty can’t just teach; we all have to work together,” said Sandles, “but what people think of Wesleyan and what the new students sees versus what we are already used to.”

Morgan Kirkpatrick, junior biology major, is new at being a tour guide, however has learned a lot through his first few training sessions.

“As a Wesleyan student and tour guide,”Kirkpatrick said.

“We are able to give prospective students an insider’s look at the in’s and out’s around campus.

Our interaction with prospects is vital to the process of actually getting students to come to Wesleyan. We give them the first impression of what their experience at Wesleyan will be like,” Kirkpatrick said. “This semester, I really want to stress to the prospective students the relationships that they will build with their professors.

“I have all kinds of stories of how professors at Wesleyan have helped me tremendously through my college career,” he said.

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One of the reasons why living in Fort Worth is such a great place to be is the wide selection of restaurants.

Due to only being in Texas for the last four years I find it interesting to try the different foods and compare them to my homeland of England.

Most people in the United Kingdom enjoy Chinese and Indian takeaways as a weekend treat and you can find one of these in every town or city.

But in Fort Worth the roads are slightly more complicated, meaning most people have to

search for one of these restaurants. But there is still plenty of options as the list below indicates.

From time to time, I like to check out the various options here and compare them to back home with some mixed results. There was a time I went to a Chinese restaurant in western Texas and chose to order the same foods I would back at home: in this case beef chow mein.

But when the waiter brought the food out, I had to ask if he had brought me the correct food because it appeared to be a bag of chips with some kind of soup with

chicken on it. It was something I never ordered because over here because I expected to get beef with noodles and vegetables.

After looking at the different Tex-Mex options and barbeque restaurants in previous issues, now is the time to compare Asian style food and try some of these top quality area restaurants at affordable student prices.

After doing some research and speaking to expert foodie and chef Kelly Burton, who graduated from Texas Wesleyan last semester, we came up with this list of unique must visit places to eat not too

far away from campus in Fort Worth.

Asian • Thai House (3701 S. Cooper St., Arlington) o What to get: Drunken Noodles w/ Beef or Green Curry w/ Chicken • China Jade (5274 S. Hulen St., Ft. Worth) o What to get: Hot & Sour Soup and Szechuan Green Beans w/ Pork • Pho 95 (5302 E. Belknap St., Haltom City) o What to get: Any kind of Pho you like • Genghis Grill (4469 Bryant Irvin Rd., Ft. Worth) o What to get: Build your

own bowl • Pappa Chang Asia (1526 Pennsylvania Ave, Ft. Worth) o What to get: a great selection of rice, including curry fried rice and Indonesian fried rice • Pei Wei (2600 W. 7th St., Suite 101, Ft. Worth) o Fast service and inexpensive o What to get: Thai chicken lettuce wraps, Caramel Chicken o P.F. Chang’s China Bistro (400 Throckmorton St, Fort Worth, TX 76102) • Happy Bowl Too (3431 W. 7TH St., Ft. Worth) o What to get: Fresh noo-

dles or Pho) • Taste of Asia (4484 Bryan Irvin Rd, Ft. Worth) o What to get: The tofu and sushi, if you like that type of thing) • Szechuan (4750 Bryant Irvin Rd, Ft. Worth) o What to get: The sesame chicken or Tso’s chicken

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Jones dunks into national spotlight in Dark Horse contest Jose Najar Jnajar@txwes.edu

Not many people in the world could say they have dunked a ball because it is difficult.

There is one man on the Texas Wesleyan basketball team that makes dunking look easy. Senior guard Deonte standing at 6’1 weighing 190 pounds has the agility to power down a dunk and does it with ease.

Jones is one of 16 basketball players selected for the 4th Annual “State Farm Dark Horse Dunker” competition.

“It’s a once in a lifetime chance that I am praying I get a chance to participate in,” he said.

He still has to be voted to get in the dunk contest but he talked about what he would bring to the dunk contest if he

were to be selected.

“I would bring originality, competitiveness, style, and of a lot of energy.” Jones said.

He also said that he is going to definitely try and win if he gets selected.

He is undefeated in dunk contests (4-0), but he will also have fun in the process. He continued to talk about the feeling he gets when he dunks in front of the crowd and even when he dunks on other players.

“It is an electrifying feeling,” he said. “It’s an adrenalin rush like no other. I first started dunking in the 7th grade, so I have a few bodies under my belt, and it’s a feeling that is difficult to explain, but it is a great feeling.”

Jones was asked about the players he looks up to and even the players who he steals moves from.

“My favorite player is

Dwayne Wade,” he said, “but I pay attention to Ray Allen and the way he shoots the ball.”

If you didn’t know Ray Allen is one of the best shooters in the game. Both Ray Allen and Dwayne Wade are both Hall of Famers.

Deonte Jones’ dream is to be in the NBA slam dunk contest one day. He is a talented guy and deserves to be in the contest.

If he makes it past the first round of competition, Wesleyan fans can vote for him on Facebook.

Fans can determine the winner by voting daily on Facebook throughout the five weeks competition in the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker 16-player bracket fields. The winner eventually will compete against other college stars in the Slam Dunk Championship on April 3 just before the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final.

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Texas Wesleyan will host qualifying for the 2014 U.S. National Table Tennis Team for the first time in history on Friday-Sunday, March 7-9.

The event will be held in the Sid Richardson Gym from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on March 7-8 and from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on March 9.

The top five males and top five females will qualify for the U.S. National Team and will represent the US in the World Championship this May in Japan.

There will be free admission for students as long as they have their Wesleyan IDs. On Thursday, March 6, at 6:45 a.m. and on Friday,

March 7, at 8:45 a.m. there will be live television interviews present.

Wesleyan’s 2013-14 table tennis team members Yahao Zhang and Razvan Cretu will be competing for places on the team along with former Wesleyan students Chance Friend and Russ Hamilton.

According to the Teamusa. org website, some of the requirements in order to play are: • Have participated in at least two (2) ITTF vents to demonstrate recent activity in 2013 • Be a U.S. citizen & a current member in good standing of USA Table Tennis • Send quarterly log on practice to national team coaches

The system of play is: day one all players will be playing single elimination, in which winner qualifies for the team.

Day two – the top 16 from the day not including the winner from day one will be playing another single elimination tournament in which winner makes the team and secures the second spot on the US National Team.

Day three - 16 players, not including the winners from day one and two, will compete for spots three and four. The fifth player in each gender will be coaches’ pick.

“We would like for all athletes and officials to enjoy their time in Fort Worth and at Texas Wesleyan University,” said Jasna Rather, head table tennis coach.

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Sports Boxscores Baseball (6-7 , 0-0 SAC) Feb. 22 Louisiana State University - Shreveport

Shreveport, La. WL 7 -6, 1 - 7

Feb. 26 Mid-America Christian University (DH)

Oklahoma City, Okla. 1 p.m.

Feb. 27 Mid-America Christian

OKlahoma City

1:30 p.m.

Softball (4-5, 0-0 SAC) Feb. 25 Southwestern Assemblies of God (DH)

Fort Worth 5 p.m.

Mar. 4 Southwestern Assemblies of God (DH)

Fort Worth 5 p.m.

Mar. 7 Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City

Men’s Golf Mar. 3 -4

2014 NAIA Contender

Northwood University

TPC Four Seasons

Irving, TX

54 holes

Texas A&M-Commerce

Tanglewood GC

Pottsboro

36 holes

Women’s Golf Mar. 10-11

Texoma Invit.

Men’s Basketball (15-13, 8-10 SAC) Feb. 20

Southwestern Christian U.

Bethany, Okla.

W 85 - 68

Feb. 22

Oklahoma City Uni.

Fort Worth

L 85-78

Feb. 25

Uni. of Science and Arts

Chickasha, Okla.

8 p.m.

Mar. 1

Wayland Baptist Uni.

Plainview, Texas

3 p.m.

Mar. 3-8

Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament

Shawnee, Okla.

TBD

Women’s Basketball (13-14, 8-10 SAC) Feb. 22

Oklahoma City University

Fort Worth

L 60-51

Feb. 25

University of Science and Arts

Chickasha, Okla.

6 p.m.

Mar. 1

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

1 p.m.

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Homecoming 2014 night to remember (Far left) Takoia Larry returns to action after recovering from an ankle injury; (top right) Jorge Rodman who is leading scorer for the Rams (bottom right); wearing pink for Breast Cancer Awareness (from left), Larry, Liz Handy and ToiEasha Cooper.

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