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Yahao Zhang was one of the key players for Wesleyan in the Table Tennis Collegiate National Championships.
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The Texas Wesleyan University table tennis team competed in the 2014 TMS College Table Tennis national championships April 5-7 in Monroeville, Pa., near Pittsburgh and brought home the gold.
This win brings Texas Wesleyan’s Championship streak to11 consecutive national championships. The men’s team faced one of its toughest challenges against Mississippi College on Saturday, April 5. The men’s doubles put the Rams against Choctaw University. The two teams battled it out with each
program putting two teams in the final four. Texas Wesleyan’s Zhedi Bai and Razvan Cretu defeated MC’s Junyu Xiao and Zesheng Huang for the title. The competition was tied 2-2 entering men’s doubles event. Yahao Zhang, a U.S. Olympian, and Emil Santos, 2013 CTTA men’s singles
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The Language Company on the Wesleyan campus has brought in many new faces from around the world on top of the international students already based in Texas. One such student is Mathilde Rousselle, and she is from Thoard, France. She is not a typical Fort Worth Language Company student because there are not many from Europe as a whole at TLC. The Wesleyan office has most of the students coming from the Far East and Saudi nations The Language Company has a complex job of helping international students speak English but go far beyond this as, according to the website thelanguagecompany. For More Current News, check out TheRambler.org
com, “provides a academic program that is carefully designed to help achieve your language learning goals and is a globally-minded organization that provides English as a second language instruction and cultural opportunities to individuals who are seeking educational, professional and personal enrichment since 1983. They have 14 schools throughout the U.S. with 12 of these based on university campuses along with three ongoing projects, one of which one will be in the Texas area. But since The Language Company signed with Texas Wesleyan two years ago, the campus and the company has seen much change by bringing in many interesting and different cultures to Texas. The director of The Language Company Jerry Balding Jr. stated that instruction and learning potential are vital to academic success. “Success is guaranteed as long as the students play their part,” he said. The main purpose, according to Balding, is to “help students walk straight into a university setting and begin classes straight away.” So after speaking to the di-
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rector, it was important to understand the point of view of the students of The Language Company to see if they felt the program was a success. The reason Rousselle choose to come to The Language Company in Fort Worth is an intriguing story because she stated with a smile on her face “that was a coincidence” that she came to the Wesleyan campus. Her original choice was a university in Kentucky, but she had issues completing her high school diploma back in France. After two attempts she had to change her plans. She was fortunate to get accepted at the Texas Wesleyan English program, and she had an organization back at home help find her the school and she had to put together various items to make it happen. “I needed to make a motivational letter, a CD and to take an interview via Skype in English” she said. Those were to prove she spoke enough English to be entered for the program, and her very different lifestyle back in France caused some early challenges. Her hometown village Tho-
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champion, took the win for Wesleyan. The Wesleyan table tennis team became eligible to play for the championship in 2004 and has not been defeated since then. “The 2014 team title along with the win in men’s doubles gives the Rams a total of 55 championships since the
program’s inception in 2001.” ramsports.net said. In a bit of an upset, the Lady Rams only got to the semifinals, but the Rams and Lady Rams of table tennis declared the ultimate national victory.
Wesleyan’s Mortar Board is one of only 230 prestigious chapters across the nation. The national honor society for senior students prides itself and lifelong members on the principles of scholarship, leadership and service. Mortar Board began with two students who met coincidentally in 1918. Although the students were from different campuses, they wore similar pins – mortarboards. Later, those women were instrumental in the initiation of the organization at four college campuses. Today, Mortar Board continues the nearly 100-year-old traditions of the mysterious “tapping” of new members and providing opportunities to serve campus, community and the nation. Wesleyan student, Melody Armijo, vice president of communications for Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society said the application process begins after each fall semester. “It will be in early June and will last until February,” Armijo said. “Selection and everything is done in March and tapping in April.” Historically, newly selected members are “tapped” as an induction into Mortar Board. “When we tap them, it’s to let them know, ‘You have been selected,’” Armijo said. “This year, we’re doing it in full robe. It might be in class, it might be while they’re out
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Tallie graces Goostree event Paula Justice
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Ekere Tallie, poet, educator, speaker and poetry editor of “African Voices,” graced Texas Wesleyan’s Martin Hall. On March 25, as keynote presenter at the 33rd annual Goostree Symposium, Tallie discussed “Success is…success ain’t: redefining what it means to make it.” On being an artist Tallie described her work as an exploration of silence, sexism, racism and herbalism. But, it is not at all what some people think of when they think about having a job. “In fact, it’s not even a job,” said Tallie. “I see it as a calling and my life’s work. I write about all sorts of things: pretty much anything that is important to me. If I learn something, and I think it’s useful to you, I have to find some way to pass it on.” The author of the poetry collection “Karma’s Footsteps” has shared her voice through poetry, fiction and nonfiction writing at events and universities across Europe and North America. She also writes to those whom she refers to as “Continuum” through her blogs: “The Sage Honey: Writing about my journey into the
world of plant medicine” and “The Sage Mama: A spirited place for all things Mama.” “And Continuum writes [and rights] me,” Tallie said. “You should know that.” “To: Continuum” is a novella - a series of letters scheduled for release in September - where Tallie writes to young writers and artists. In the series, she shares her ideas on social justice, experience in the craft of writing and being a writer – an artist. “Being an artist means your heart will break and break and break again,” Tallie said, “and it’s your job to mend it. “When you create art, you have medicine in your hands.” On critical thinking Tallie shared a single thought that has since influenced her life as a mother, writer, herbalist and educator. “The thought went like this: ‘most of the ideas that are floating around in my head are not mine.’ I want you to sit with that.” Consequently, she affirmed a major element of the Wesleyan culture - critical thinking. “Once you start thinking critically, you will never stop,” Tallie said. “The problem is that once you start thinking critically…you will never be
comfortable again.” Tallie suggested that thinking critically enables one to examine their surroundings and celebrate the beauties therein. Likewise, critical thinking permits one to identify injustices and take actions in personal and global resolutions. “Consider the fact that we all are coming from a tradition of people who fought authority and made sacrifices in order to do what they thought was right.” …Which leads to success “My success…would have to do with creating community, teaching, mentoring, and contributing to the legacy of the writers, the activist and the cultural workers who came before me,” Tallie said. Throughout her speech, Tallie challenged the individual Goostree attendees to think critically, and in doing so, to examine their individual ideas of success. She explained that it was only through thinking critically that she discovered her own definition of success. “Everyone has something to give and a responsibility to develop it and share it with others.” The 34th annual symposium will be held in 2015.
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Safety training updates Wesleyan community Rosy Perez Content Producer
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As you know, Wesleyan is undergoing many changes recently with the trees, sidewalks and more trees, but what you do not see is the steps Wesleyan is doing to try and keep us safe. After spring break all the university faculty and staff were required to receive training regarding weather, bombs, shooters, and other campus safety issues. Prior to this semester, staff was not required
to take training even though it was offered. Now that all staff members have been trained, students should be next but in case you are found in a situation and don’t know what to do there are now new emergency handbooks in class rooms. These handbooks will tell you what you need to do in various situations that we hope don’t occur but can. Blake O. Bumbard, security manager at Texas Wesleyan, gave the training which helped me see that Texas Wesleyan is improving on training staff on how to make this a safe campus. One of the topics that was mentioned at the training was the switch of technology used to alert students via text message and phone
calls. While walking around the campus, you may have noticed the kiosks around informing us about the change taking place. If you are currently enrolled in the Wesleyan Emergency Management System, you are encouraged to go to Ramlink and update your information before April 30. The information that will only be rolled over to the new system is your Texas Wesleyan email and not your cell phone number. Students can go to the Texas Wesleyan home page (txwes.edu) and access the far lower right link to “Emergencies” to enroll in the emergency alert plans. I already signed myself up, and it took less than three minutes. Once you have clicked
on Emergencies’ link, you will be directed towards a page and it will say Student sign-up or Employee sign-up, once you have clicked on the tab you will be taken to Ramlink where you will type in your login credentials. After that, you can put in your cell phone number and maybe your parents’ cellphones and check if you want text or voice emergency alerts. You can even enter an alternative email, house phone, business phone, or campus phone. These are great strides for Texas Wesleyan, and I hope when you are looking at the web page, you do look through the tabs for different safety scenarios. Campus security never wants anything any hazards to happen, and it does not hurt to be prepared.
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Ph.D. and/or non-professor. John Ortega The best part Guest Columnist of this conjaortega@txwes.edu ference was watching many the Ph.D.’s acting like the “snot-nosed” students they University College Day: a kick out of their classes. day for the Texas Wesleyan Yes… They were on their student body to flex its in- phones…tweeting…textellectual muscles… ting…Facebooking…all of Every year TWU hosts a that. student conference where Needless to say, I had a people can see panel dis- good time observing. Point cussions on everything being: my presentation is from race and sex to video safe for all, ahem. I present games and rhetoric. The at 3 p.m. on April 9 in AMB student body never ceases 126. No pressure… to amaze me with its cre This year’s program ative topics. boasts presentations such Last year I watched a as “Sexuality in World Repanel discussion on the ligions”, Where Have All of troubles different ethnici- the Women Gone?” and my ties faced: white, black, personal favorite (I haven’t green, blue, and all of the seen it nor do I know the above. I was entertained person presenting) “Nuts, and enlightened. After last Sluts and Perverts Part 6: year’s festivities, yours truly H. H. Holmes Is America’s was inspired. First Serial Killer”. Yes, I will present an With all of this famexercise of multimodal ily fun, who would want to rhetoric. miss? “Ruh Roh!” I hear you In all seriousness, make say. Let me first assure plans to attend one or, prefyou that this presentation erably, more of the presencomes with the support tations. Texas Wesleyan and backing of Dr. Sta- students have loads of incia Campbell. In fact, she triguing ideas to offer. thought so much of this You should get the inside presentation that she en- track on some of the innocouraged me to present at vative ideas of the future. the Collin County College Conference for Teachers last fall. I went as the only non-
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ard had only 723 people, and she claimed with slight laughter that she’s from “the best of France. “It’s in the southeastern area, she said, “and is hidden within the small mountains there.” Rousselle’s biggest pastime in France also is hanging out with friends by the lake and horse riding in the summer as there is a lack of entertainment venues in her village. She has a younger sister who
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is 18 years old, and they are very close. “We have the same friends in the village,” Rousselle said, “and we are very good friends and of the same family.” Her sister actually came to live in Houston last year to learn English and stayed with a family there for a while, and that helped Mathillde get a better insight into how Texas culture would be. Before she came to Texas last September, she expected
the usual stereotypes. “I expected horses on the street, cowboys and rodeos,” she said and saw all these on a recent visit to Fort Worth’s famous Stockyards. She was slightly disappointed, though, when she came to Wesleyan because she expected it to be like the movies. But when she was picked up at the airport by her director, the first thing she was told was not leave the campus because it is not safe (area around
campus). That is not what she wanted to hear after being used to walking and cycling around her village freely. She also time she noticed there was a lack of some activities on campus and occasional public transportation problems. She found it difficult to travel places since she did not own a car.. “I got lucky because I have amazing friends here,” she said, “so even if we do stay on
campus, we don’t get bored.” She still enjoys learning at The Language Company with classes running from 9 a.m.3:30 p.m. weekdays. “The teachers are very good and try to do different things to help us learn,” she said. The program has been so helpful that she would recommend it to her friends back at home and that the learning environment is much easier to learn in Fort Worth than back at home because she is re-
quired to speak English over her native language French. Her future plans after the TLC course concludes in April include visiting her sister’s home-stay family in Houston before spending two weeks in Miami, Fla., and two weeks in New York City before flying home in May. Rousselle’s travels have taken her far away from the sleepy village of Thoard to the thriving Metroplex, and she continues to enjoy the ride.
“Mortar Board is very active on campus. We hold a lot of events to bring awareness to the students on campus about our organization,” Armijo said. “We do community ser-
vice, [and] we participated in the DIABEATTHIS festival. For our convention, [we] took books… to be mailed out to schools. Through fundraising, [we] collect money to give
school supplies, at the halfyear mark, to a local school and a school in Africa.” So the floating mass of robes is not the Voltaire. They are among Wesleyan’s student
leaders, commissioned to seek fellow Rams in a quest to influence the world with scholarship, leadership, and service.
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doing something. We don’t give out names. We don’t give out dates, so [new members] are caught by surprise.” This year, Mortar Board selected 24 new members into
the national honor society. As members of Mortar Board, the newly tapped members can look forward to becoming a part of a society with local and nationwide impact.
SGA presidential candidates weigh in on issues facing 2014-15 Erica Estrada
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April 15-16 the Student Government Association will soon hold elections for the 2014-2015 officers in the 94th year of the SGA at Texas Wesleyan. Online voting begins April 15. The Rambler’s news editor, Erica Estrada, sat down with Tyler Mendez and Joy Woods, for a Q&A session. EE: What has been your previous or current SGA experience? JW: I was on a committee in my former school’s SGA (Prairie View A&M University). I was chair of the committee. TM: Representative for School of Arts and Letters (sophomore), vice president (junior year fall 2012; I studied abroad in the spring) and
Treasurer (senior 2013-14) EE: How long have you been at Texas Wesleyan? JW: I transferred to Texas Wesleyan in the Fall of 2013 and when I got here, I immediately got involved in Student Government and the Rambler. TM: I have been a student at Texas Wesleyan University since my freshman year, this is my fourth year here. EE: Based on your previous answer, how will that benefit an understanding to meet the needs of traditional, transfer, and international students? JW: I feel like I have a little bit more insight from transferring in. I know there is a transfer student organization and I feel like one thing I want to do is work more closer with them because there are a lot of transfer students from TCC (Tarrant County College) or other two-year universities
and hold mixers specifically for them and then also hold mixers for commuter students so they can know other commuter students in case they want to do a carpool. I know a lot of students who have been here are looking for more activities on campus or more of sense of a community within the school and so I’m looking to seeing if I can get local restaurants that can have Wesleyan night on the weekend. TM: This is an advantage for me because I have had four years to think about what ideas have worked and those that have not. EE: What issues or concerns do you think need to be addressed currently and for the upcoming school year? JW: Currently, transportation for international students and students without a car (is an issue). They need to go to
the grocery store. We’re five minutes away from downtown. Part of college is experiencing your surrounding areas. Another thing that is a very important need is offcampus food on Rosedale (Avenue). There needs to be something that college students can afford and can draw traffic from the local community. And cafeteria hours and library hours are a big deal. TM: The fact that there needs to be more to do for the students around the campus. We only have one restaurant within walking distance of the campus, and that is Subway. We need a place for the student body to be able to not only go and eat, but also hang out later than 10 p.m. which is the time that the campus closes all buildings and Subway is closed. I believe the addition of stores across Rosedale will help a number of issues in
which I hope to tackle next year. EE: Why should you be SGA president? JW: I bring to the table ideas and different experiences from a different university that was a little bit bigger, operated a little bit differently and had more a sense of community. And I feel like I can bring some of those ideas that got those students involved. TM: Being a student at Wesleyan for so long has given me the tremendous opportunity to meet a great number of people and build relationships which have helped me already in forming events, passing resolutions, bills, and
proposals, and building a strong relationship between the school and businesses. EE: What will you do if you are elected as SGA president? JW: I want to provide opportunities for students of all races, all ethnicities, all nontraditional and traditional to [meet] their goals. I want diversity in the sense of if you’re a commuter non-traditional you can still get involved. TM: I plan to use the resources and relationships I have established over the past few years in order to improve the campus based on the concerns of the students.
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Erica Estrada/Rambler Staff Top left: Andrew Weliver, junior performance major, receives an award for outstanding musical achievement and performance excellence from President Fredrick Slabach. Middle left: Ashley Hilliard, junior vocal music education major, and Hayley Eaker, junior music education major, perform a duet “La flute enchantee.” Bottom left: Avary Vaughn, sophomore music education major, sang “Non so piu cosa son, cosa faccio” from Le Nozze de Figaro. Bottom left center: In order of appearance, performers lined up at the conclusion of the concert holding the flowers and certificates presented to them by President Slabach. Top right: Andrew Weliver, junior performance major, plays the tenor saxophone. Middle right: Alexander Lopez, freshman vocal performance major, sang “When I Think Upon the Maidens”. Bottom right center: Crystal Sanchez, junior vocal performance major, sang “Connais-tu le pays” from Mignon. Bottom right: Emily Davis, junior music education major, sang “Piangero la sorte mia” from Giulio Cesare.
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18th annual President’s Honors Concert highlights weekend Austin Iba haiba@txwes.edu
The President’s Honors Concert is the musical event that happens just one time a year. Now in its 18th year, the concert was held on Friday, April 4, in Martin Hall. In most years, this special event is held in February. This time, however, that was not the case. Wintry weather, complete with ice and extreme weather, caused the event to be postponed to later in the spring. This special event gives music students the opportunity to highlight a selected piece. The solo performance also presents students with the challenge of showing their individual skills. For some students, it was their second or third performance at the concert, but for others it was their very first time performing on stage. The students admitted they
were very excited and nervous. “This was one of the best performances we’ve ever had,” Dr. John Fisher, professor and department chair of music at Wesleyan, said. “The reason was because of the high level of poise, preparation, and comfort levels. They must have been nervous, but they didn’t show it.” “It was a great to be out there - to be supported by so many people,” Mindy Hanson, music education and voice studies major and performer at the President’s Honors Concert, said. “It was a great opportunity to show our supporters and alumni what we’ve been doing in the music department,” junior Crystal Sanchez, who has a concentration in vocal performance and performed, said, “and a great way to support the President.” Many of the songs were sung in foreign languages.
Most were sung in Spanish, Italian, German, or French. Music students take diction classes where they learn how to sing a song correctly in another language. There are only two diction classes at Wesleyan, and students take one each semester. In the first class, the languages are spoken and sung in English and Italian, and the second class is in German and French. Soprano Mindy Hanson sang two songs composed by Fernando Obradors that were in Spanish: “Del cabello más sutil” and “Con amores la mi madre.” Mezzo- soprano Sanchez sang “Connais-tu le pays,” a song that was in French. The event was hosted by Kenneth and Ann Jones. Quentin McGown served as master of ceremonies. All together, 14 students performed at the President’s Honor Concert.
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60th annual musical is ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Dakota Baggett
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For over six decades Theatre Wesleyan has put on an annual musical. To mark the 60th anniversary, Theatre Wesleyan will present “The Drowsy Chaperone” April 24-27. Directed by professor of theatre Connie Whitt-Lambert, the performance will run one weekend only with the debut on Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Thad Smotherman Theatre. There will be two performances Saturday, April 26: the first at 2 p.m. and later at 7:30 p.m. The final performance will be Sunday, March 27, at 2 p.m. “It’s my favorite musical so far,” sophomore theatre major Logan Rodgers said, “because it’s one of a kind and doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s just good fun.”
He plays Mr. Feldzieg in the upcoming production. Described as a “play-within-a-play,” the musical is set in the living room of the narrator known only as the Man in the Chair, and as soon as he places the needle down on his favorite record, the audience takes a trip back to a 1928 classic Broadway musical. Without leaving the comfort of the narrator’s living room, this comedy is packed with gags, gimmicks, and clichés made famous by the golden age of musicals. Wesleyan’s 60th annual musical virtually has something for everyone. On top of having good laughs, good music and acting, there will be tap dancing, roller skating, power failures, and even airplanes. Debuting on Broadway in 2006, the play is based on a book written by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The mu-
sic and lyrics were written by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. “The Drowsy Chaperone” got its start in 1997; originally, the show was put together by Lambert, Morrison, McKellar, and some of their friends as a bachelor party gift for Martin as a spoof of old musicals. There was no Man in the Chair, and the jokes were more risqué, but Martin became a co-writer, adding the narrator and reshaping the production for the Toronto Fringe Festival. After hitting Broadway, the show won a Tony Award for best book and best score. The cast includes senior theatre majors Spencer Baker (Man in Chair), Brittany Adelstein (Janet Van De Graaff), Michelle Tennyson
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(the Drowsy Chaperone), Brittani Evans (Mrs. Tottendale), Jeremy Beck (George) and mass communication major Rebekah Ruiz (Ensemble); junior theatre majors Jacob Sanchez (Aldolpho), Tim Crabb (Gangster #1), Laura Hemingway (Ensemble), Jonathan Jones (Super); sophomore theatre majors Cameron Byerly (Robert Martin), Rodgers (Mr. Feldzieg), Kaila Saffle (Kitty), Krystalyn Lasater (Ensemble), Carlos Brumfield (Ensemble), and Deja Chase (Trix the Aviatrix); freshman theatre majors Eric Nunez (Underling), Colton Mallory (Gangster #2), Trey Cardona (Ensemble), and Tyler Guse (Ensemble). The production staff includes Whitt-Lambert (Director), senior theatre major Patricia Howard (Assistant Director), theatre voice instructor Kristin Spires (Musical Director), theatre dance instructor Elise Lavallee (Choreographer), senior English/psychology major Maegan Stewart (Assistant Choreographer), junior theatre major Jonathan Jones
(Technical Director), sophomore theatre major Kelsey Manuel (Stage Manager), freshman theatre major Jasmine West (Assistant Stage Manager), associate professor and chair of theatre Bryan Stevenson (Scenic and Lighting Design), senior theatre major Jimbob Brown (Sound Design), sophomore theatre major Heather O’Donnell (Properties Design), sophomore theatre major Kaila Saffle (Costume Designer), sophomore theatre major Krystalyn Lasater (Hair & Makeup Design), instructor of theatre Brynn Bristol (Cos-
tume Design mentor), and junior theatre major Jacob Sanchez (Publicity Design). The box office opens for advance sales April 15, and runs Tuesday-Friday, April 15-18, from 1-5 p.m. Reserved tickets are available by calling the box office at 817-531-4211. Students with ID will pay $6, faculty and staff price is $8, and general admission is $12. For anyone planning on attending the Saturday, April 26, evening performance, all tickets will be $25 and must be reserved through the Office of Advancement.
Critic gives high marks to Fisher Dakota Baggett
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After being in Texas for almost four years now, I’ve found that breakfast here is very different to anything I’ve had before. For example, people eat Southern foods like biscuits with gravy, and grits and pancakes. In Europe people tend to have a light continental breakfast that includes fruit or perhaps a yogurt, but the mindset if very different over here. In the United Kingdom we have a famous breakfast called the English breakfast, which consists of many different foods, it always comes with bacon, eggs, baked beans and toast with the options of grilled tomato, toast, sausages, hash browns, grilled mushrooms, and black pudding. The strangest food included is definitely the black pudding, which many people probably never have heard of, and the funny thing about the black pudding is that it’s not a pudding at all but a sausage made from pigs’ blood, on-
ions, herbs, spices, oatmeal and fried before it is served. It is known for being very unhealthy but is okay to eat from time to time. I would recommend trying it if you ever take a trip over to Europe as it has been served all over Europe for centuries, and is certainly something you will remember. Most people eat cereal or oatmeal for breakfast, but if you happen to have family in town or you’re in need for a major meal to kick start your day then the following list of breakfast food joints will help you choose the best place for you. After doing some research and speaking to expert foodie and chef Kelly Burton, who graduated from 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. Breakfast • Corner Bakery Cafe (615 Main St., Ft. Worth) o What to get: Cinnamon roll or Swiss Oatmeal o Downtown location,
close to convention center • Cast Iron at Omni Fort Worth Hotel (1300 Houston St., Ft. Worth) o What to get: omelet from the omelet bar and grits • Esperanza’s Mexican Café and Bakery (1601 Park PIace, Ft. Worth) o What to get: Chocolate croissant or breakfast taco • Vickery Blvd Cafe (4120 W. Vickery Blvd. Ft. Worth) o What to get: Breakfast Montecristo with hash browns o Serves breakfast and lunch • Ol’ South Pancake House (1509 S. University Dr., Ft Worth) o What to get: Hashed corned beef or scrambled egg with jalapeno tomatoes and cheese • West Side Cafe (7950 Camp Bowie West, Ft Worth) o What to get: The Cowboy Breakfast –Three eggs, bacon or sausage with pancakes.
Just before spring break, music department chair and professor Dr. John Fisher set off to London to accompany South African soprano Suré Eloff as they premiered the song cycle Avebury Stone Circles, by Gregory Rose. The pair put on two separate performances; premiere night was Thursday March 13, on the stage of Church of St. Mary-lebow, Cheapside, London. The encore performance was held Saturday March 15, at the site that inspired the Avebury song cycles, St. James Church, Avebury, Wiltshire. There were two separate song cycles for each concert, preceding London-based composer Gregory Rose’s “Avebury Stone Circles” was the song cycle by Samuel Barber titled “Hermit Songs.” The headlining composer Rose is internationally recognized as a composer and conductor specializing in music of the 20th and 21st Centuries. The song cycle written by Rose was inspired by the Neolithic henge monument that surrounds part of Avebury village in Wiltshire, Southwest England.
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It was Rose who wrote both the music and the words for his 28-minute song cycle that had its world premiere at Wesleyan’s Martin Hall last October of 2013. Not only did Eloff sing the songs, but she was also the one responsible for commissioning Rose to write “Avebury Stone Circles.” Fisher played piano in the London premiere, same as the world premiere at Wesleyan last year. Opening night of the London performance was reviewed by Robert Matthew-Walker, who at first drew on a comparison between Rose’s talent and the talent of Benjamin Britten. “It must be exceptionally difficult for any composer today,” Matthew-Walker wrote in (citation needed for critique), “let alone an English one, to contemplate a song-cycle – in which Britten was pre-eminent… Nonetheless, in his latest such work, Gregory Rose has been able to create a large and important work wherein the influence of Britten is marginal, at best, this lunchtime performance being given by the very gifted soprano who commissioned it.” Matthew-Walker continued to critique Rose’s composition with a first point out how “awk-
ward” some of the lyrics were. “One also felt the lack of variety in underlying motion,” Matthew-Walker said. The critic did have some complements to give, although they were mainly directed towards the commissioner of the cycle. “…despite my occasional quibbles, made a strong impression – the more so in this magnificent performance.,” he said “Suré Eloff is a fine soprano, and her tone was sublime. She gave an account which left a lasting impression.” Walker ended the review complimenting the cycle he seemed to enjoy more - Barber’s “Hermit Songs.” “The recital therefore opened with these superb settings by a greatly significant American composer, who would have been delighted with the account Eloff and her outstanding partner John Fisher gave,” Matthew-Walker said in the critique. While certain aspects of Rose’s song cycles did not particularly impress one critic who holds this genre to the standard of an apparent genius, Matthew-Walker had nothing but compliments for Wesleyan’s Fisher and soprano Eloff.
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Kendall Kizer keeps offense going for 2014 Lady Rams softball Jose Najar jnajar@txwes.edu
The Texas Wesleyan softball team has been faring well in the Sooner Athletic Conference during the 2014 season. The Lady Rams are playing above .500 in the SAC in fourth place at 11-7 and 18-13 overall after April 4-5 games at Mid-America Christian. Junior second basemen Kendall Kizer has been competing especially well and has
been among the team leaders in several batting categories. In 2013 Kizer played in all 46 contests for the Lady Rams hitting while pacing the team in hitting at .391, hits with 66, doubles with 14, and triples with seven. She also posted a .663 slugging percentage with 35 runs, 28 RBI and 112 total bases. Prior to Wesleyan, she was named first team all-conference and made the Texas Junior College All-Star Team in
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Don’t forget to enter a spring intramural team and join Texas Wesleyan students. There are still two more events for students to enter in 10 vs 10 flag football and 4 vs 4 sand volleyball ,which should have a good turn out with the weather starting to warm up.. If you are interested then visit https://txwes.
edu/campus-life/intramuralsports or visit student life for more information on the upcoming sports. The dates for the upcoming events are as follows: Spring 2014 Intramural League Calendar 10 vs. 10 Capture the Flag - April 12 4-on-4 Sand Volleyball Tournament -April 23 There already have been successful competitions in
2011 at Vernon JC. So far in the 2014 season, Kizer has had 23 runs-battedin, three home runs and has a .392 batting average. “I feel like I bring experience of the game,” she said. “Playing for so long, I feel helped me learn to adapt and fix things that need to fixed.” Kizer also talked about the team and how the season has been going in a new conference so far. “Our team is doing very
triples per game, expounded on the ups and downs. “The team needs to work on, as a whole, winning every inning,” Kizer said. “Sometimes we wait too long to fight back, and it is too late. We need to work on finishing games that are close. “We never go down without a fight,” she said. “We come out strong and know we can beat anyone who is in the other dugout. We are small, but we have a lot of strength. We
each play our roles perfectly and I think it has shown in the fact that we are competing in the best conference in the nation.” Kendall Kizer and the Lady Rams hope to use some of that fight to compete well in the SAC tournament and possibly into postseason 2014. They host Oklahoma Baptist in a doubleheader to start a three-game series Friday, April 11, at 5 p.m. at Sycamore Park.
dodgeball, and basketball with 5 vs 5 flag football ongoing through the semester. For registration, go to https://txwes.edu/campuslife/intramural-sports/. (Right) - Kendall Kizer in action during the recent home game with conference rival Oklahoma City University. Photo by David Hagen
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W E D N E S DAY, A P R I L 9 , 2 014 The purpose of University College Day is for students and faculty to share scholarship between and among the disciplines. The University, as a community, values interdisciplinary teaching across all fields of study. Research, honors projects, special projects, course projects Formats: Posters, Oral Presentations, Performances, Panel discussions Faculty sponsors required for student work
PROGRAM SCHEDULE 9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Martin Hall “(Re)Searching Your Own Story: Advanced Writing Students Share Hybrid Memoirs” Tien Dinh, Kendal Carnley, Tyler Mendez, Mbuyi Elodie Mwamba, William Rucker Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Stacia Campbell
Carter Conference Room “Local Advocacies, Global Movements” Bonnie Brimer, Maria Rojas, Paula Justice, Samantha Herrington Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Linda Carroll
AMB 126 “The Making of a Modern Web Form” Kendall Baker* Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Yukong Zhang
AMB 128 “Technology can be Engaging” Karina Gallardo, Victoria Thornton, Alexandra Stefanchuk
AMB 128 “Otto Redlich Mobile Development Project” Brian Patman
Carter Conference Room “Alloparenting in Bonobos (pan paniscus)” Blair McElroy
Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Jacqueline Gaffner
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Yukong Zhang
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Chitra Chandrasekaran
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Martin Hall “Creating a New Choral Composition: The Melding of Text and Music” Dr. Jerome Bierschenk, Members of the Wesleyan Chamber Singers Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jerome Bierschenk
Carter Conference Room “Truth and Realism in the Novel” Rachel Sanchez, Carleen Capaldo, Brooke Grisel Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Battles
AMB 128 “SAM II Riboswitch: Inhibiting Protein Synthesis” Morgan Kirkpatrick
AMB 126 “Visions of Race in Society” Kayla Schuatz, Michelle Fitch, Angela Spindle, Geneva Vann, and Jeffrey Cole
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mary Anne Clark
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Alison Simons
9:30 – 9:50 a.m. Martin Hall “Nuts, Sluts and Perverts Part 6: H. H. Holmes Is America’s First Serial Killer” Misty Wilkins, Taylor Richards, Deborah Kimbuta, Trevor Baxter, Krzystof Szpringiel Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Greg Gullion
Carter Conference Room “A Method and an Ideology of Objectification: Women Constructed by Pope as ‘Incompetent Buyers’” Bonnie Brimer Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Battles
AMB 126 “Monopoly Game” Abbey Borghee, Jessica Liptak, Sona Pokharel, Demarcus Williams, and Kranti Gurung Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Alison Simons
AMB 128 “Different Measures of EgoStrength Predict the Thoughts and Behaviors of Both SelfControl and Social-Cooperation” Maria Rojas, Raquel Recio, Kaylyn Smith Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jay Brown
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Martin Hall “Why is the pianist IN the piano?! Advanced Techniques in Music” Jayme Vaughn-Linebarger Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Ilka Araujo and Ms. Julie McCoy
AMB 126 “Social Norm Breaching Experiement” Ongelic Hill, William Veliz, Abbey Borghee, and Saad Alkalcham Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Alison Simons
AMB 128 “Sexuality in World Religions” Deborah Scott Harrison Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lili Zhang
2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Martin Hall “Silent Movies Alive!” Cameron Byerly, Logan Rodgers, Kaila Saffle, Beatriz Alvarado, Carlos Brumfield Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Jeanne Everton
Carter Conference Room “The History and Pathology of Multiple Sclerosis and Associated Cognitive Impairments” Maggie Biggs-Scribner Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Benjamin Miller
AMB 126 “Mexico: Inside and Out” Daniela Correa Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sandra Hart
AMB 128 “Fundamentals of MatLab” Ally Harvey Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Yukong Zhang
3:00 – 3:20 p.m. Martin Hall “Mediation: Creating a Climate for Change” Michele Sackett DGracia, Allen Villafana, Rachel Sanchez, Caylyn Karew, Tyler Mendez Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Barbara Kirby
Carter Conference Room “EteRNA Project” Maria Arreola Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mary Anne Clark
3:30 – 3:50 p.m. Martin Hall “Math Can be Fun” Kalpana Pai Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kalpana Pai
Carter Conference Room “Analysis of bgcn and wibg gene structure in Drosophila” Kira Tillman Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Chitra Chandrasekaran
“Genetic Variation in Maize Populations in the Chiapan Highlands of Mexico” Stefan Self Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Chitra Chandrasekaran
AMB 126 “Where Have All the Women Gone?” McKenzie Brown Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kendra Irons
AMB 128 “ESL Classroom: Do’s and Don’t’s — A Qualitative Study of Effective Elementary-Level ESL Teachers” John Reed Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Elsa Anderson
4:00 – 4:20 p.m. Martin Hall “Changing the World: Theatre History Pt. 1 (of 4) The Millennia Men of Ancient Greece” Spencer Baker Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Connie Whitt-Lambert
Carter Conference Room “Hyptis suaveolens Varietal Diversity” Maria Arreola Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Chitra Chandrasekaran
“Analysis of Prevalence of Obesity in Tarrant County “ Cody McGee Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Chitra Chandrasekaran
AMB 126 “Sex Trafficking: The Girls Next Door” Karen McKibben Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Edita Ruzgyte
AMB 128 “Making Behaviorism Work for You” Serena Gutierrez, Brittany Minor, Candice Forrester Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Misti Sparks
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AMB 126 “An Experiment in Multimodality: Engaging with Layered Media” John Ortega
Martin Hall “Changing the World: Theatre History Pt. 2 (of 4) Aeschylus & Sophocles: A Comparative Study” Patricia Howard
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Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Connie Whitt-Lambert
AMB 126 “Marital Rape” Trevor Baxter Faculty Sponsor: Eddy Lynton
AMB 128 “Veterans and Homelessness” WIlliam Wigton Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Misti Sparks
5:00 – 5:20 p.m. Martin Hall “Changing the World: Theatre History Pt. 3 (of 4) Inspiring the Bard/ Inspired by the Bard” Brittani Evans Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Connie Whitt-Lambert
AMB 126 “Sex Traffic” Janjura Williams and Ingrid Thompson Sponsor: Dr. Eddy Lynton
AMB 128 “The Shame of All Her Kind”: The Sexual Double Standard and the Virgin/Whore Dichotomy in Book 1 of Spenser’s The Faerie Queene” Samantha Herrington Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Elizabeth Battles
5:30 – 5:50 p.m. Martin Hall “Changing the World: Theatre History Pt. 4, Illuminating the Stage: the revolutionary lighting innovations of the Italian Renaissance” Spencer Baker & Jonathan Jones Faculty Sponsor: Ms. Connie Whitt-Lambert
AMB 126 “Disguised Bodies/Armed Bodies: Mantles as Rhetorical Tools of Rape Resistance and Sustainability of Self” Bonnie Brimer Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Stacia Campbell
AMB 128 “An analysis of sentencing patterns and racial disparities at the local level” Stacy Dorsey Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Greg Gullion