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Go ahead and love yourself Dalise Devos

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Cats make the purr-fect pets Die-hard dog lovers do not have all the facts. Being a cat parent is much more rewarding than most believe.

NEWS

Meet Wesleyan’s own unicyle guy!

Nicholas Squyres rides his unicycle around campus and can perform many tricks while riding.

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Wesleyan students celebrate the Hindi tradition Holi Festival

Photo courtesy of Alainee Cuvillier Alainee Cuvillier (left) with her client Abby Morin at Morton Fitness Center.

Like most other 17-year-old girls, Kaylee Skaggs enjoys “jamming out”, watching movies and hanging out with her best friend. But hiding behind the smile of her Facebook profile picture, Skaggs struggles with insecurities brought on by body image.

Skaggs, a junior at Brewer High School in Fort Worth, admits to thinking that others don’t like her because of her size, a thought perpetuated by personal run-ins with body-shaming bullies.

“When I was in intermediate school, I was just sitting at my lunch table,” Skaggs recounted. “This guy came up to me and told me I should lose a couple pounds. I just kind of looked at him.”

Skaggs tries to not allow incidents like these to affect the way she looks at herself.

“Why stress about people putting

you down for being you and for the way that you look, when they don’t know who you are on the inside?”

Skaggs said.

Skaggs is encouraged by the body acceptance movement, perpetuated by activists like Ashley Graham, who was the first plus-size model to be featured in an ad in this year’s swimsuit edition.

“The more people are just proud of who they are, the more positive it will get,” Skaggs said.

Celeste Peńa, junior psychology major at Texas Wesleyan University, has struggled with body image issues herself, but agrees with Skaggs’ positivity.

“Growing up, I was a really tiny kid. As I got older, I got bigger. I was conscious about it, but then I learned to love myself,” Peńa said.

“I surrounded myself with positive people that told me care about your-

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Wesleyan first to co-teach Michelle Brueggemann

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Texas Wesleyan University was the first university in Texas to adopt the co-teaching model of student teaching in 2011 and has been using it ever since.

Co-teaching is a method where student teachers, or teacher candidates, work together with a regular school teacher, or mentor, in an elementary or middle school classroom. The traditional method is when the student teacher observes the class for a few weeks.

The student then teaches the class by themselves for a week while the mentor sits back and observes.

Liz Ward, an associate professor of the School of Education, said that other universities in different states have already adopted the co-teaching model but Texas Wesleyan was the first in its state to use it.

“We were the first to use it as a

student teaching model,” Ward said.

“Baylor University, Texas A&M University and Texas A&M-Texarkana have been through the co-teaching training. So it’s becoming a model that is being used in Texas.”

Ward said the traditional method was not very effective for the teacher candidate experience because of the lack of feedback while teaching alone. So co-teaching is becoming a new method for future teachers.

Ward first introduced the model to Wesleyan in 2010. She was inspired by the idea adopted by St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

St. Cloud State wanted to apply the co-teaching model with resources and several strategies to see if there were statistical gains in student teachers.“It was really St. Cloud State University that got a $5 million education grant,” Ward said. “So they looked at providing the co-teaching

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Photo courtesy of Dr. Jacqueline Gaffner Senior Dylan Chandler teaching first grade with her mentor Megan Hewitt.

Squyres loves to ride unicycle Rowan Lehr rmlehr@txwes.edu

Nicholas Squyres is a self-described weirdo and performer who is known by most people on campus as Unicycle Guy. Squyres, a 25-year-old senior music major with concentration in voice with a specialization in composition, is an eccentric man who is recognizable because of the blue and gold unicycle he rides around campus.

“It was just a faster way to get around and because it’s not big like a bike you can just carry it in and don’t have to lock it up,” Squyres said.

“Riding it around campus was kind just a natural thing because I wanted to ride more.”

Squyres started at Texas Wesleyan in 2011 after transferring from Tarrant County College.

Squyres said he learned to ride a unicycle around age 11 at a boat dock. However, at age 14 he stopped because he couldn’t afford a durable enough unicycle.

“My voice teacher, Dr. Gordan Page from TCC, died so that’s how I got ahold of my friend Maddie Torres and she goes to drum circles,” Squyres said. “So I’m like this [experience] kind of makes me want to

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get back into unicycling.”

Squyres said he bought his blueand-gold unicycle after starting at Wesleyan because it’s the school’s colors.

While on his unicycle he can carry anything he normally can while walking and even eat, but drinking is more challenging.

“I can sing on the unicycle, I just can’t sit still and sing on the unicycle, so I can’t really perform,” Squyres said.

Squyres’ talents and interests go far beyond just unicycling.

He was on the Wesleyan dance team in 2012 and has been amateur wrestling through various agencies since last fall under the name Opera Man. Lewis Wall, a Wesleyan alumnus who works at the Texas Wesleyan University Bookstore, remembers meeting Squyres as he walked into the bookstore in 2014 carrying his unicycle and that seemed odd.

“My honest impression was this guy has an individual character in a sense that’s unique because you don’t see anybody often doing that,” Wall said. “When I went to Texas State for a short time I don’t think I even saw anybody there riding a unicycle.”

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Police lives should matter too EDITORIAL

26: Let that number sink in for a moment.

That’s the number of police officers nationwide that have been shot and killed in the line of duty since the beginning of this year, according odmp.org.

According to a report published by NBC News in February, there was a total of 41 officers shot and killed in the line of duty in all of 2015. We’re not even halfway through 2016 and we’ve already almost matched that figure.

This is ridiculous and something has to be done. Log on to social media and it’s almost a guarantee that you will see some sort of post bashing local law enforcement. It’s sickening.

Are there bad cops out there? Absolutely, but so what? A handful of professional athletes have violent criminal histories, but we understand that those cases don’t represent pro athletes as a whole. In this case we understand that labelling an entire profession due to the negative actions of a few is stupid. The same goes for police.

Take Fort Worth Police Officer Matthew Pearce for example: March 15th started out as a normal day for him as he went out on patrol to keep our streets safe. He got a call to conduct a traffic stop on a man who had several warrants out for his arrest. The pursuit ended in a gun battle and now Officer Pearce is in a fight for his life.

How can we live in a world, where police officers are getting shot and killed every day, how are we supposed to feel safe? They still put on the badge every day and they still go out and protect our streets to keep citizens safe. Something has to be done and it’s going to have to come from the bottom.

People need to stop thinking they’re above the law. If you break the law by speeding, shoplifting, robbing someone or whatever, be an

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adult and face the music.

People want to sit back and bash cops and say what horrible human beings they are because they used force on little Johnny because he resisted arrest when they caught him trying to rob a department store.

We’re so influenced by today’s society and the powerful influence the media and social media have on people’s opinions.

Yet people still feel the need to talk crap

about police and say that they’re horrible people. People that do that are a special kind of stupid.

Ever talked to a police officer? Just gone up and said hi to them and thank them for their service? You tell them that and there’s a good chance that they’ll sit there and talk to you.

Police officers are human beings just like you and me.

As people, empathy isn’t one of our strong

suits. Make it one. Put yourself in their shoes.

We’re not perfect and neither are they. They’re just doing their job.

So next time you think that you’re above the law, just remember: 26 and counting. That’s the number of officers that will never be able to see their families again because some stupid punk decided to get cute and think that they’re above the law.

Cats make the purr-fect partners Dalise DeVos Content Producer dndevos@txwes.edu

An age-old debate has been dividing the human race for thousands of years – tearing apart families and turning best friends into enemies.

It always starts with one simple question: Are you a cat person or a dog person? While I’m happy to say that I am truly an all-around animal lover, as a cat owner, I felt like it was time I defended my furry feline companions to all those die-hard dog people out there. There are several reasons why cats make purrr-fect pets.

First, cats are typically much cheaper to own than dogs. According to the ASPCA, cat owners save a minimum of $300 to $800 per year compared to dog owners. As dogs are generally larger than cats, they often consume much larger amounts of food. They also tend to require more toys, supplies and services than cats, including crates, leashes, collars and training classes.

Routine veterinary costs also tend to be higher for dogs than for cats. And the ASPCA tally doesn’t even factor in expenses such as boarding or dog-walking when the pet owners

are away, expenses which are often much more for dogs than for cats.

Second, cats are better for the environment.

In 2009, The New Scientist reported on a book

by Robert and Brenda Vale titled “Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living,” in which the authors estimated the carbon footprint of various common household pets. They argued that a medium-sized dog has a carbon footprint twice that of your standard SUV, while a cat has a carbon footprint equal to that of a small Volkswagen. This was based solely on the amount of meat each pet consumes in an average year. Meat requires a notoriously large amount of both land and energy resources to produce. Cats, being smaller and therefore eating less, are a much more sustainable pet.

Third, cats are neater than dogs in more ways than one. According to a study conductPhoto by Dalise DeVos ed by researchers at Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, cats DeVos’s two cats: Rodeo (right) and Kitty (left) love to cuddle all day long. are much more efficient at drinking than dogs.

Dogs violently plunge their tongues into the money on bathing. And as cats don’t require which has been suggested to be medically benwater’s surface with a force up to eight times much housetraining, their owners also save eficial. In a study conducted by the National that of gravity, splashing and creating a mess. time in both training and cleaning up acci- Institute of Health, previous cat owners were Cats, on the other paw, delicately dip their dents. All any cool cat needs is a clean litterbox also found less likely to have a heart attack tongues into water with a force up to twice that in a place they feel safe. than those who never owned a feline friend. of gravity, neatly lifting up a column of liquid Finally, owning cats can be good for your So the next time you’re on the hunt for a to swallow. health. It has been suggested that cats’ purrs cuddly addition to your home, consider a cat.

Cats also use those tongues to clean them- are therapeutic to the human body. A cat’s purr Because I’m not kitten around, they really are selves, saving their owners both time and ranges between 20-140 Hz, a frequency range the cat’s meow!

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continued from page 1 self, and don’t think about what others think about you.”

Peńa has recently started focusing on her health and attending fitness classes offered at the Morton Fitness Center, but tries to remember to keep loving herself in the process.

“Love yourself,” Peńa said. “If you do want to better yourself, don’t begin to hate yourself in the process, or you’re never going to be comfortable with the way you look.”

One of the classes Peńa frequents is High Intensity Interval Training, taught by Alainee Cuvillier, a Spring 2015 graduate with a degree in political science.

Cuvillier believes that society is moving in a positive direction when it comes to body image, with movements like Mattel’s releasing of Barbies with varying body types earlier this year.

“I think that society is moving in positive direction by trying to embrace different body images,” Cuvillier said. “I feel that within the past year especially people are starting to be more aware of their health.”

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Cuvillier has been on her own health journey for the almost two years, losing nearly 100 pounds. since having her son in May 2014, and advises women to focus on how they feel versus how they look.

“As I was making every step in a progression towards a healthy and active lifestyle, I never once hated my body, I embraced my body,” Cuvillier said. “That’s what I think every woman needs to focus on – how they feel versus how they look.”

Cuvillier, who is certified in both Zumba and personal training, embraces this concept in her own fitness studio in Benbrook by not having any mirrors or scales.

“We get so obsessed with our body image, and I think that’s driven by the scale,” Cuvillier said. “So many people want to focus on a number, instead of focusing on how they feel, inches they’re losing or positive health.”

McKenzie Brown, senior Christian studies major, agrees with Cuvillier’s emphasis on health, and sees both the positive and negative sides of the growing body acceptance move-

ment.

“I think the benefit that this most recent movement has is that it’s moving towards curves,” Brown said. “However, it still is moving toward ‘image’. I wouldn’t call this body acceptance movement substantial or unless it asked ‘Are you healthy?’.”

She also criticizes the growing trend of “skinny shaming,” of which Meghan Trainor was accused of in her 2014 hit, “All About That Bass,” that seems to accompany this current movement.

“I would be critical of any person who in the name of body acceptance shames someone for being too thin,” Brown said. “That’s the ambiguous nature of body image – there are different body types.”

Shelby Nowland, junior religion major, also criticizes the current body image movement, but for focusing solely on women, and not addressing that this is a men’s issue as well.

“We need to create awareness that it’s not just a women’s issue,” Nowland said.

Nowland suggests this begins with advertis-

ing a broader view of manhood and masculinity, similar to what Dove did for women with their “Real Beauty” campaign that embraced women of all different sizes, ages, and races.

“As a larger guy, I’m being told by advertisement and the media that the only good looking male is a guy with a six-pack, perfectly tan skin, good hair and white teeth,” Nowland said. “That’s not the average guy that walks the street.”

Overall, Nowland can agree that when it comes to body image, health should be the main focus, and weight and health are not the same thing.

“I think we’ve made a mistake in our society by saying healthy is equated to just a size or look of person,” Nowland said. “I think we need to have a bigger discussion that equates health with being a whole person and taking care of the whole person, not with whether you wear a small or an extra-large.”

ent districts. The School of Education has been using the model ever since.

Ward said the Burleson and Fort Worth school districts have given good feedback about the co-teaching model.

“The mentor teachers said that they feel like they’ve had a better experience with the teacher candidate and that their teacher candidate grew more,” Ward said.

Jacqueline Gaffner, a professor in the School of Education, observes students who are coteaching lessons to their class and videotapes their performances for future references.

“We’re not required to do it, but I do it because I go see them periodically throughout the semester,” Gaffner said. “From the time I

videotape them first and the time I videotape them last, you can see their confidence has built.”

Gaffner said, that based on the outcomes of the method, co-teaching has given greater achievement for teacher candidates than the traditional model.

Stephanie Skiles, senior education major, will be starting her teaching next semester and is prepared to experience the co-teaching model. However, she has heard feedback from other teacher candidates that there are difficulties with the co-teaching model.

“The hardest thing I’ve heard is maybe personality clashes,” Skiles said. “Some of the teacher candidates and mentors don’t really

get along and some teachers are not good at letting go of their classroom.”

Skiles said that mentor teachers are used to running their classroom a certain way so they don’t want to release it to a student.

“They would have to release the classroom to us,” Skiles said. “And we have to run it the way that we’re taught. They are to come in and tell us ‘I would do this or how about tweaking this’ but some teachers don’t want to do that. I think that’s the biggest issue with co-teachers.”

“That is the one that sticks out to me the most though, because it was probably our most recent conversation,” Wall said.

McKenzie Brown, a senior Christian studies major and writing tutor at the Academic Success Center on campus, said she has tutored Squyres multiple times last summer.

“I saw him once before the tutoring sessions, it was the most recent ‘icepocalypse’ in

the spring of 2015 and he came out and played in the snow in his boxers so that was a vivid memory.”

Brown said she and Squyres bonded over opera and that he is knowledgeable about how the voice works.

“I think he’s a creative thinker,” Brown said. “I think it’s very self-evident he’s a very creative person.”

Squyres describes himself as a “whimsically weird” performer.

“Work hard to live in the moment” Squyres said “That’s a performer’s life.”

Squyres’ post-graduation plans include working toward his goal of being a professional performer and joining a band.

“As long as I’m performing I’m happy” he said

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model with training to both the teacher candidates and mentor teachers on how to effectively collaborate.”

The tests at St. Cloud State had shown a statistically significant gain of the performance in teacher candidates while teaching in a coteaching classroom versus a traditional student teaching classroom, Ward said.

“If you train two people to work together then the student outcome increases,” Ward said. “It’s not shocking to say that if you teach two people how to work together that they’re going to have better outcomes than one person trying to.”

Wesleyan started piloting the model and sent students to elementary schools in differ-

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continued from page 1 Wall said he and Squyres have had conversations about the different kinds of food Squyres has eaten while unicycling.

“I remember that the hardest food to eat and carry while unicycling was a whole pizza,” Wall said.

Wall said he has had plenty of other conversations with Squyres because he has a lot of weird conversations with people.

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Affleck plays a great new Batman

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It’s finally here. The heavyweight bout of the century. The Dark Knight vs the Man of Steel himself. March 24th, 2016 Batman vs Superman was released from its floodgates.

When I heard about the movie back in 2014, I was ecstatic. Marvel has had all this success with movies like Avengers, Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. Where was Detective Comics (DC)?

Sure you had the “Dark Knight” series with the amazing Christian Bale, and the recently released “Man of Steel,” but with the drop of Batman v Superman we got another surprise as well.

Ben Affleck as Batman.This killed me.

Was this news that bad? Maybe or maybe not. Only time would tell.

So as time went on more rumors popped up for the movie like a Wonder Woman cameo and hints of a Justice League movie. All con-

tinuously feeding the hype and raising a bunch of questions.

Will Affleck kill Batman? Is this a Superman sequel or a Batman reboot? Did Jack Snyder really cast Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor?

There was no finding out on the next episode because it was starting…..

Now about the movie.

Let me start off by saying Batman versus Superman was much better than what I previously expected. There some scenes that make you melt in your seat. The story is a little slow in the beginning but man does it catch as the story goes on.

Henry Cavill was reprised as Superman. I loved Man of Steel so seeing Cavill come back just felt right. Cavill continuously pushes a more believable Superman and the film benefits from it.

The audience gets to see the man beneath cape. Cavill helped me as a viewer relate to the Clark Kent instead of just being amazed by Superman.

Wonder Woman is played by Gal Gadot.

Despite being given little screen time she definitely makes use of it.

Texas Wesleyan’s Michael Acosta advanced to the national Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition after winning the Region 8 contest for Sports Writing.

Acosta was one of five award winners from Rambler Media Group in the Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 competition. Award winners were announced Saturday, March 19, at the SPJ Region 8 conference. Acosta, a senior mass communication major, won the Sports Writing for small universities contest with his story about the return of tennis to Wesleyan in the September 2, 2015 edition of The Rambler and online at http://therambler. org/2015/09/02/tennis-returns-to-wesleyan/.

The Rambler editorial board was a finalist for best regional editorial writing, and therambler.org website was a finalist among the regional Best Affiliated Web Site competition.

Dr. Kay Colley, who serves as Texas Wesleyan’s director of student media and student media faculty liaison, said she looks forward to

the group’s continued success.

“I’m very proud of our students,” Colley said.

“These awards just demonstrate how their hard work and dedication have paid off.”

Two other staff members received individual awards: • Brianna Kessler, senior mass communication major, was a finalist for Feature Writing Small schools contest • Valerie Spears, former editor-in-chief and Wesleyan alumna, was a finalist for the Best Use of Multimedia contest.

Rambler Media Group faculty adviser Dr. David Ferman said he was proud of this year’s successes in the Region 8 contest.

“These awards, both by individual students Photo by Rambler Media Group and The Rambler as a whole, show our conSpears; left, Michael Acosta; middle, and Brianna Kessler: right at the Society of Profetinuing improvement and commitment to Valerie sional Journalists Region 8 Mark of Excellence Conference. quality coverage of the Texas Wesleyan community,” Ferman said.

19 at the Historic Hilton Hotel in downtown lence Awards. National winners will be notiThe Mark of Excellence competition was part Fort Worth. SPJ Region 8 includes Texas and fied in the late spring and will be recognized at of the 2016 Society of Professional Journalist Oklahoma. Winners from the 12 SPJ regions Excellence in Journalism 2016 (EIJ16) in New Region 8 Conference on March 18 – March will compete in the national Mark of Excel- Orleans, Sept. 18-20.

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She plays the neutral voice for Batman and Superman. She keeps them on track all while trying to get away from the battles until she is finally pulled in for an awesome reveal.

The star in my opinion however would have to be Jesse Eisenberg for his role as Lex Luthor.

The dastardly villain’s influence is felt in every scene. Like your shadow, Luthor is that black figure you just can’t shake off throughout the whole movie.

His take on Luthor is both dark and mysterious throughout the whole movie. With just a pinch of insanity, Eisenberg takes his role to new heights.

His acting and portrayal of Luthor in turn provides the foundation that provides Batman versus Superman the strength it needs.

There are, however, some things however that I didn’t like. I’m looking at you Batman.

Notice I didn’t say Affleck. That’s because Ben Affleck in the Dark Knight’s suit is probably the most visually accurate Batman in movie history.

No, see I was disappointed with lack of Batman. Don’t get me wrong, another turning point for this movie is that both Batman and

Superman get equal screen time. The differences laid in the individual story arcs.

We get to see a deeper side to Superman.

What do get to see Wayne as? Angry.

That’s it. Angry for several reasons but that’s all. That is his sole reason for finding Superman. Why? Go watch the movie.

As I said Affleck played a good Batman. Both physically and mentally there are moments in the movie where I felt physically intimidated by both Batman and Bruce Wayne.

Affleck definitely brought a deeper cut to Gotham and Batman’s cinemaverse. Showing that Batman can be ruffled, that he is not the unbreakable steel cage he believes is proves that he is always will be slot below Superman.

All in all the movie was great. Better than expected. Batman versus Superman finally gives DC the the movie it needed. Both Affleck and Gadot established their roles quite well and has me asking for more. Especially Affleck.

Now if August 5th could get here already…..

I’m giving this movie a rating of 4 stars out 5.

The running time for Batman vs Superman is 2 hours and 31 minutes.

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Photo courtesy of Little Joe Shortstop Casey Moses tags a University of Science and Arts (OK) runner out when he attempted to steal second base.

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The Texas Wesleyan University Rams baseball team has been hit hard with injuries in the young season, but players remain determined to compete, head coach Mike Jeffcoat said.

Jeffcoat said major and minor injuries have hindered the team, and along the way many players have gained bumps and bruises that disrupt their play.

“Three of our top pitchers, including sophomore Stephen Yancey, are out with sore muscles, and several other players are playing at about 70 percent,” Jeffcoat said.

Jeffcoat said that even with the injuries, Wesleyan has managed a 15-13 record and a 5-4 record in conference as of March 20.

“Right now our first major goal is to make it to the conference tournament,” Jeffcoat said.

“Once we get the team healthy, I can see us making a run for the conference title.”

Without the contributions of a few exceptional players this season, who knows where the team would be due to the injuries, Jeffcoat said.

“Casey Moses has played really well at shortstop; [catcher] Garrett Crook has been solid behind the plate, and [outfielder] Blake Seaton has stepped up at the plate to provide runs,” he said.

This season Moses leads the team in hitting with a .376 batting average and homeruns with two and Crook has a .987 fielding percentage behind the plate according to ramsports.net.

From March 20-19 The Rams went 2-1 against the University of Science and Arts (OK), winning 4-2 and 6-3 with a 9-8 loss.

“Science and Arts are one of the top teams in the conference, and to play so well against them shows the determination of the team,” Jeffcoat said.

Assistant head coach Robert Garza also praised a few of the leaders on the team, including Moses and Crook.

Photo courtesy of Little Joe Sophomore pitcher Stephen Yancey throws the ball toward home plate during the game against USAO.

“Along with those two, outfielder Ryan Adam has done a good job of stepping up and being a vocal leader, which the team needs right now due to the injuries,” Garza said.

Garza also said that the team never wants to settle, which is important because of the injury situation; staying away from the injury bug will help the team tremendously going forward.

“Everyone wants to win and it is because of that I believe this team can do special things,” Garza said.

Junior biology major and catcher Garrett Crook has noticed that a few of the Wesleyan pitchers have stepped up on the mound to help the Rams win a few games. Crook has played in 24 of the 28 games this season and started in 21 of them.

“Stephen Yancey and Zach Aitken have shown a lot of upside in the early part of the season,” Crook said. “Yancey is recovering from a sore muscle, but once we get him back, the pitching staff will almost be fully healthy.”

Crook also said that his job as a catcher is to

facilitate the pitchers on the mound and know what they want to do once they are pitching.

“I want to be on the same page with them as much as possible, so if I see them struggling, I slow the game down a little and walk to the mound,” Crook said.

Junior business administration major and first baseman Tanner McMahon said the team needs to reduce the sense of negativity brought on by the injuries.

“I noticed that not just me, but a lot of guys are getting in our own heads and need to focus on the mental aspect of the game more,” McMahon said. “We all know we can play well; we just have to do it and take this season one game at a time.”

The Rams will return home on Friday April 1, as they take on Dallas Christian College at the Ballpark in Grand Prairie. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Wesleyan golfer determined to win

Photo by Little Joe Jacey Patton strives to be the best golfer and student at Texas Wesleyan University, while she juggles her passions for dance and golf and she thanks God everyday for all her blessings and talent.

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dent-athlete.

“She excels in academics as well as athletics, and is involved in a lot of other activities, both on and off campus,” he said. “I consider her to be an excellent role model for the type of athletes we are looking for at Texas Wesleyan.”

But golf was not her first love. Patton started dancing at age two and continued for 10 years.

She performed her first solo dance routine competitively at the age of five and at the age of seven was the youngest member accepted into the senior competitive dance company at her studio.

Patton said that attending a summer camp at the First Tee of Fort Worth really got her interested in golf.

“I fell in love with golf immediately,” she said.

“We were doing a putting exercise and coach Kevin Long complimented me on my ability to read a putt. That little bit of encouragement re-

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Jacey Patton says that ever since she was a little girl, she has had the determination and drive to be the best that she could be.

“I have always been very driven to succeed,” said Patton, who is on the Texas Wesleyan women’s golf team. “That drive seems to carry through everything I do. It motivates me on the golf course and in the classroom.

While I love playing golf, I know that my success after college is going to come from doing well in my studies now and when I attend grad school.”

Wesleyan head women’s golf coach Kevin Millikan said that Patton, a sophomore kinesiology major from Fort Worth, brings a great deal of enthusiasm to practices and competitions and epitomizes the concept of the stu-

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what she has planned for her future,” said junior education major and close friend Nicole Gillihan. “She is a great reflection of the Lord, and she shines light to those around her.”

At the University of Houston-Victoria’s Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate at The Club at Colony Creek, in February, Patton finished fifth, leading the Lady Rams with a score of 226.

Patton gives her all and she gives credit to God and her family for support.

“I know that all my abilities and talents are gifts from God,” she said. “My hope is that ultimately I use them in a way that points to Christ. My mom and my grandparents are my biggest cheerleaders. Whether it was dance competitions, golf tournaments, piano recitals, or academic awards, they have always been there.”

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ally meant a lot to me. I enrolled in classes at The First Tee of Fort Worth that summer.”

She won a scholarship from The Ben Hogan Foundation (BHF). The Foundation scholarship was offered through The First Tee of Fort Worth in partnership with Texas Wesleyan University and provides tuition, fees and books for four years. As a scholarship recipient, Patton has been assigned a mentor that follows her throughout her time at Wesleyan.

Patton also said that the First Tee inspired her to pursue golf and to give back.

“I had so many amazing opportunities through the program that I want to be able to mentor and inspire current and future members of The First Tee,” she said.

Friends say that Patton also works hard off the course, and that she is kind, humble and caring.

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