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November 4, 2009
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Macabre play, Woman in Black, hits the stage. A&E, page 5
School of business adds new professors Kimberly Saleh
ksaleh@mail.txwes.edu
Volleyball student is a ‘country girl in the city.’ Sports, page 6
Wesleyan celebrates neighbor’s success
The school of business added three new faculty members to its ranks this semester, making the school a stiff competitor. “With all of the professors hired, I see them being able to help reach the goal of [earning] an Advance Collegiate School of Business accreditation,” said Dr. Hector Quintanilla, dean of the school of business. “Only about 5 percent of all schools of business hold the elite title.” One of the new additions is Dr. Trisha Woolley, who was hired as assistant professor of management and is looking forward to connecting with students. “My favorite thing about teaching is that I can connect with the student’s and have them come back and share,” she said. “I was motivated to teach instead of working specifically in the field, because I love helping people and explaining.” Woolley received her bachelor’s degree and MBA from Marist College and earned her doctorate in management from the University of Massachusetts. Woolley was a research assistant before coming to Wesleyan. “I researched the area, and I came to Wesleyan because it is a small private community,” she said. “My favorite thing about Wesleyan is that just like the students are not just a number, neither are the professors.” Woolley said she has always loved to teach. “In college is when I first realized that I wanted to teach,” she said. “I started out substi-
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Texas Wesleyan and the Poly community celebrated the recent success of Polytechnic High School Oct. 31. Sen. Wendy Davis spearheaded the event and was joined by participants such as Poly High’s ROTC (above). The crowd paraded from the high school down Rosedale to Wesleyan where University President Harold Jeffcoat and others spoke (left). The high school recently avoided closure by the state after improving its test scores significantly.
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New crime lab to increase area safety Jonathan Resendez
jlresendez@mail.txwes.edu
An old neighbor is finally getting a makeover. This city of Fort Worth is beginning construction to turn the old Stripling & Cox building on East Lancaster into a police department crime lab. The city purchased the building, which had stood vacant for two years, in late 2007. With all the financial pieces in place, construction crews have toiled through inclement weather to begin renovating the building since the official groundbreaking Oct. 13. “I am delighted that the crime lab is coming to East Lancaster,” said City Councilmember Kathleen Hicks, also a member of Wesleyan’s board of trustees. “The facility will give new life to a building that has stood empty for far too long.” She said the advantages are multiple “Residents will also benefit from the increased police
“It doesn’t make sense for a city as big as ours to have to outsource. The new crime lab will save time and money” Carlos Flores
CCPD Board Member presence,” Hicks said. “This, along with many other initiatives, is helping to rebuild the area around the great TWU campus in a special way.” The police department currently has 15,000-square-feet of space at its headquarters downtown to keep evidence and other property. The new building almost triples that, providing 40,232 square-feet. Mayor Mike Moncrief said at the groundbreaking that this will be a benefit. “This isn’t just a bigger crime lab. This will be a more efficient lab,” he said. “It will streamline the process by combining the evidence room with the crime lab.” Moncrief went on to credit
the Crime Control and Prevention District for the new lab’s inception. In 1995, Fort Worth was the first city in Texas with a sales tax-funded CCPD. It also helps fund Neighborhood Crime Control and Prevention and provides anti-gang initiatives. “It might be hard to believe, but in the ‘90s, Fort Worth Laura Rosser | Rambler Staff had one of the highest crime The new crime lab will provide more than 40,000-square-feet of space for storage and testing. rates in the United States,” Moncrief said. “Since [the member, said the group’s goal testing allows for the fast hanHe said completion is inception of the CCPD] our is to make Fort Worth the saf- dling of cases without com- scheduled for next spring. city’s [violent] crime rate has est city in the nation. promising the integrity of the Moncrief said that the plummeted 32 percent—this, “Businesses and people will evidence, Flores said. building would not only mark despite adding thousands of feel safer,” he said. “It doesn’t make sense for a a milestone in building a safer new citizens.” The new lab will also give city as big as ours to have to city, but also would be a maThe tax was up for renew- the police department the outsource,” he said. “The new jor investment in aesthetically al during elections Nov. 3. ability to perform DNA test- crime lab will save time and improving southeast Fort Carlos Flores, CCPD board ing on site. In-house DNA money.” Worth.
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Opinion
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Marriage, you have been put on notice Laurence J. Sheehan
ljsheehan@mail.txwes.edu
A couple of weeks ago, it was guys night out. Everyone was looking forward to it. It had been a long time since most of us had seen each other. Some are married, some have full-time respectable jobs, and others just moved away. That night was going to be that night you get to have once every six months. I was even going to meet up with a friend who was a real party boy from back in the day. He spent more time in adult clubs than some of the people who worked there. There was even a time he went out partying and woke up in Mexico. For this story, we’ll call him Jake. A few years ago, Jake got married, got a respectable job and had a beautiful daughter. The respectable job and the daughter were ever the issue. It was the married part. Jake married a woman he thought he loved and, as he says, “I still think I kind of do” love her. I’m not an expert, but that’s not love. Love is something that is almost
unconditional, and, yes, it is hard to love someone sometime, but you never “kind of ” love someone. So Jake’s wife (we’ll call her Hilga) is letting Jake off the leash, and he is in my care. Now I’m a party guy myself, but I know the limits and responsibility that come with partying. Hilga knows this too, hence Jake being in my care. So everyone is pumped. People are wrapping up their day, doing the last minute text message and call arounds, and everything is set. Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m.; and then more drinks afterwards … and maybe Mexico. You never know. Then I get a phone call at 6:30 p.m. It’s Jake. So he never showed to happy hour because, understandably, his job ran late. He then proceeds to tell me that Hilga won’t let him out. He sounded so defeated, so distraught, like his manhood had just been ripped from his soul. Jake is miserable. I asked to talk to Hilga. That was a no go. So I talked to him a little more, then let him go so he can curl up in the fetal position and suck
his thumb. I break the news to all the guys, there is a big, “Ohhh” as everyone takes a moment to look down. It’s not a look of disappointment. It’s almost like a moment of silence, a time to pray for our dear friend Jake. Because once, he was a man, a great man, the greatest. Everyone wanted to party with him. There were rules to partying with Jake: Bring enough cash for bail or bribery, debit card, highest limit credit card and your passport. Easy rules. After our moment of silence, our night continued on as it should have. Too much drinking and guys lying, we hit on every girl that came around, and it ended with a Whataburger run. Of course then there were the next day texts, “I’m never doing that again…or at least for a couple days.” I met up with Jake at his job and took him to lunch. Like any good friend, I called him out on his BS from the night before. It turns out that Hilga doesn’t approve of Jake’s behavior when he goes out. She never has, never will.
She wants him to stay at home with her every night, or at least the nights she isn’t going out with her friends, and Jake is staying at home taking care of his daughter. One word, hypocrite. I’m not a woman hater, I love women. I’m not anti-marriage. The moment I can find a female to put up with me, I’ll marry her and settle down. The point of the story is simple: Don’t marry someone who you want to drastically change. It will never happen, and if it does you’ll have a terrible marriage. Change is inevitable, especially in relationships. Relationships are hard. It’s always a compromise and a give and take. Learn it now; it will save years of heartache and frustration. “In the end, if you want to have a healthy and successful relationship, you have to keep things balanced. Always respect your woman’s decision, but remember to make decisions together,” according to AskMen.com Jake doesn’t go out every night. None of my married friends do, but
we do plan on at least one night a month, and that should be the minimum of acceptable behavior. For most marriages it is. So, in short, ladies, don’t try to change a man, rather persuade him to settle down. Allow him off that leash once in a while, or one day he will break it and keep running. You’ll have to chase him down to get him to come back. He’ll still fight you all the way. Guys, don’t marry someone who wants to change you. Let them know who you are when you are dating. If they are OK with “guys night” or “loser night” or whatever you want to call your own time, then awesome. If they cringe, pause or hesitate for any reason, think twice about taking this one home. What will happen to Jake? Well, as any good party boy lives, you can’t ever truly break him. You can only hope to tame him enough. A wild tiger in captivity is still a wild tiger. Given the opportunity, he’ll break free and run. One day something will remind him of his good ol’ days. I’m calling it now. Anyone want to take that bet?
Drink at 18 Bananas: the unsung hero Over 21 law causes problems It’s early on a Friday night, Wendy Liddle
whoefling@mail.txwes.edu
and thousands of students on college campuses nationwide are in their dorm rooms eagerly overindulging in alcohol, unaware of its potential damaging effects. John M. McCardell Jr., president of Middlebury College and representative for the Amethyst Initiative, said he believes the principal problem of 2009 is not drunk driving, but concealed binge drinking. “The problem today is reckless, goal-oriented alcohol consumption that all too often takes place in clandestine locations, where enforcement has proven frustratingly difficult,” McCardell said. Underage students are overindulging in alcohol in their dorm rooms and apartments before going out to social events where it is illegal for them to drink. The law does not require or educate drinking in moderation, but strictly prohibits underage drinking. The result is a culture of people who are unfamiliar with the concept of responsible alcohol consumption. Since the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed by Congress in 1984, which made the legal drinking age 21, drunken driving fatalities have declined.
Unfortunately, the legislation is not comprehensive and the nation is faced with a new problem affecting underage citizens that is not remedied by the 1984 act. According to the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, 60 percent of alcohol-related deaths each year are caused by events that occur off the roadways. The Amethyst Initiative, a non-profit organization made up of chancellors and presidents of universities and colleges across the country, is on a mission to get lawmakers to rethink the legal drinking age and give it a much needed 21st century facelift. The Amethyst Initiative aims to prepare young students to make responsible decisions about alcohol consumption by implementing a mandatory license to acquire and consume alcohol. The licensing program would involve a permit allowing the holder the privilege of purchasing alcohol so long as the license holder passed an alcohol education course and observed the alcohol laws of that particular state. Alcohol is a reality in the lives of young adults across the nation. However with programs like the Amethyst Initiative advocating for comprehensive legislation, those affected will hopefully become more responsible with alcohol.
John Liontos
jcliontos@mail.txwes.edu
Existentialism, Garbage Warrior, Star Wars, JFK’s love affairs, The Bible and bananas. How does this all tie together? How does one begin to fathom the thought of all this and merge this together. Bananas? I’ll tell you how…Joan Rivers. Since the dawn of time, many heroes from all corners of the earth have banded together to make life on earth better for humanity. For Mike Reynolds is was about making a difference about how we’re living and how we’re wasting the earth away and its valuable resources. He sought to bring change by thinking differently. If you look at a banana, and I mean really look at it, you see more than just a simple fruit. You see existentialism in a fruit. It’s bananas, I know! Before JFK had an affair, he had a banana. Before George Lucas penned the first draft of Star Wars, he had a banana. Before Mike Reynolds built his first earthship, there was a banana to be eaten. If you look at any great achievement in history and the great people who brought these events to life, there was a banana somewhere in the middle of it all. Before MLK’s “Dream” speech, someone, somewhere had a banana that day. Why does the banana go unnoticed? Does it really have any importance? And how does all of this tie together with Joan Rivers? All questions will be answered! The Apple seems to be the ideal fruit in pop culture and society. It’s where Adam and Eve began the great fall. It spawned Newton’s idea for relativity. Having one a day seems to keep the doctor away. Teachers seem to love them,
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Before JFK had an affair, he had a banana. Before George Lucas penned the first draft of Star Wars, he had a banana. Before Mike Reynolds built his first earthship, there was a banana to be eaten. If you look at any great achievement in history ... there was a banana somewhere in the middle of it. but where is the love for bananas? Did you know that after Adam had eaten the apple, he rushed to another tree and discovered the banana tree, the Tree of Redemption. He had tried eating a banana to redeem himself and humanity (Thanks, Adam!) for what he had done, but God was still displeased. This was the first story about the banana. but sadly it was edited out of the Bible. Thus leaving the banana in the shadow. You probably know the story of Newton and the apple falling from the tree and onto his head, but do you know the story about Newton and the banana? No, you don’t. Legend has it that after the apple had fallen on Newton, it had hit him so hard that it knocked him unconscious. After a while he woke up and right next to him was a banana. Do you know what he did with that banana? He ATE IT! Did he eat that apple? Of course not. Why does the apple get all the credit then? And why do teachers seem to love them so much? Did you know that FDA is keeping a huge secret from you. What is it? Glad you asked! You know the old saying, “an apple a day can keep the doctor away.” You know how that came about? It came about in 1901 when apple farmers in
Nebraska were trying to get doctors to promote their propaganda to sell more apples. What the FDA doesn’t want you to really know is that a banana a day can actually keep the doctor away. Yet again the banana being robbed of it’s true glory and that other fruit called the apple stealing it’s light. Are you still wondering where Joan Rivers fits into this? Soon. Soon all will be revealed! So before you watch Fox News, or drop the kids off at the pool or eat your precious Haagen Daz ice cream, think about that poor unsung hero of a fruit. Think about that yellow lining in the sky. Think of that pure source of potassium called a banana. Before you pick up that paint brush to paint that bowl of fruit on your mom’s table, look really hard at that banana. Enjoy it! Oh and make sure that when you paint, put the banana in front of the apple. The apple is a tool. The apple is just a society too scared to eat a banana. Eat more bananas. Spread the word. Share the potassium! Are you still wondering where Joan Rivers fits into this? I’m glad you asked! No matter how many bananas that women eats, she’s still unappealing! Badda-Boom, Badda-Banana!
Do you think the drinking age should be lowered to 18?
Sandy Gonzales sophomore history
“No, many accidents occur with underage drinking and driving.”
Michael Smith senior English
“Yes, if the driving age is raised to 18.”
Esther Kautai sophomore accounting
“I don’t agree with lowering the drinking age to 18”
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From left: Rep. Michael Burgess, Julie Hutson, Jessica Cook, Stephanie Darbo and Delvin Hill.
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Talk of the town
Congressman holds community meeting Rep. Michael Burgess hosted a town hall meeting in Martin Hall Oct. 24. According to Wesleyan’s communications office, about 300 people attended. “We could not do things on a local level without the support of our elected officials,” University President Harold Jeffcoat told the audience. Burgess made sure his audience knew he was there to listen. “I mostly want to leave time for me to hear what you have to say,” he said. Topics included immigration, climate change, job creation and the economy as a whole. He also focused on healthcare. There was a “lively debate,” he said, over the summer regarding the issue of healthcare. He said town hall conversations such as this have a profound impact on the pending legislation. According to the communications office, Burgess spoke with students before the meeting about preferred methods of communication. He then offered everyone the opportunity to text him at 467468 with the subject “MCB.” -The Rambler
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Stephanie Mejia
smejia@mail.txwes.edu
The Gay Straight Alliance will sponsor the film Transgeneration at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the library orientation room as part of the National Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgeneration is a documentary that follows the lives of four college students as they struggle with coming to terms with their sexual identities. “The Transgender Day of Remembrance raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgendered people,” Joe Brown, professor of theater, said. “We plan to have several transgendered people there to share their experiences in transitioning from one sex to the other.” Over the last decade, more
SGA Briefs... Campus Additions The SGA purchased a 32” LCD TV for Elizabeth Hall and conference table for the ROTC.
Organizations The SGA approved four new student organizations: The Philosopher’s Lounge, Texas Wesleyan Hockey Club, Wesleyan Justice Project and Mixed Martial Arts Club.
Office of Communications Rep. Michael Burgess
tuting and tutoring privately, the students keep you young.” then it clicked that I wanted to Sullivan came to Wesleyan teach on a college level.” after a year of teaching in SeThe decision also clicked attle at a private college. She with Dr. Sandra Gates, new said she was attracted to Wesaccounting professor at Wes- leyan’s Methodist foundation, leyan, while she was on the and she’s pleased here. job. “I am enjoying the people “I finally decided that my at Wesleyan,” she said. “They heart was in teaching, after are friendly, compassionate, having a part-time teaching and the students are very inposition,” Gates said. telligent.” Originally from Houston, Trisha Woolley Gates worked at the University of Texas at Tyler for four years as an accounting professor before coming to Wesleyan. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Houston and her doctorate from Arizona State University. Gates said she “loves every aspect of the accounting world. What is there not to love about accounting?” Sandra Gates Carol Sullivan Gates said her favorite thing is seeing the students’ faces Just like the students are not just a when they finally “get it.” “It is rewarding to see a student finally understand the number, neither are the teachers. accounting process,” she said. Trisha Wooley It is a process that is in high demand, according to QuinAssistant Professor of Management tanilla. The school of business also added Dr. Carol Sullivan as an accounting professor. Originally from Houston, Sullivan received her bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M and went on to earn a master’s degree in business communications and doctorate in accounting. She teaches classes relating to both, including auditing and management information systems. “I like that I am being able to use both of my degrees in each of my classes I teach,” she ABBGROUP is in need of employees in these categories: said. BOOKKEEPER Sullivan worked as an acPAYROLL/PAY RECEIVER countant, but said she prefers Our salary is attractive plus benefits being a professor. and requires only little of your time. “You are able to extend your Requirements of the job: influence, and you can do so Should be computer-literate Must be efficient and dedicated much more to society being There is NO age discrimination GROUP a professor,” she said. “My faFor more information, contact us at vorite thing about teaching is abbgroup00@gmail.com the students, and I like that
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Sports Court The SGA extended the hours of the sports court until 1 a.m.
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New Blu Cru The SGA is hosting an informational meeting (dinner included) for the new Blu Cru on Thursday night. The Blu Cru will be the new spirit organi-
than one person per month has died due to transgenderbased hate or prejudice, according to the FBI, and the rate is not declining. The Gay Straight Alliance supports human rights for people of all cultures, backgrounds, religion, sexual orientation and gender preferences. GSA is open to everyone including students, faculty and staff and is dedicated to promoting tolerance towards people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered. “Many of the students in GSA are straight but have GLBT friends or relatives and want to support their human rights and dignity,” Brown said. GSA meets at 5 p.m. every Thursday in the library orientation room. zation on campus. The Blu Cru will have reserved seating at all home basketball games and will be furnished new Wesleyan gear at the SGA’s expense. To join the Facebook group contact Rachel Horton (rosesandrain@ gmail.com) or Melinda Pospichal (mindy08@sbcglobal.net) for more details. Adopt-A-Spot The SGA will soon take applicants for its “Adopt-A-Spot” program. The program is designed to get all members of Texas Wesleyan involved in keeping our University clean! Organizations, offices and departments interested are encouraged to pick up an application from the SGA department.
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Breast cancer awareness One faculty member’s story inspires others to show support Andie Massingill
admassingill@mail.txwes.edu
With more than 40,000 new cases of breast cancer this year in the United States alone, survivors and students celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Wesleyan, “pinking out” volleyball and soccer matches and collecting contributions for research. Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, associate professor of history, is one of those survivors and one of the reasons for supporting the cause. Her battle began almost 10 years ago. In 2000, at age 53, Alexander said she found a lump in her breast. After a battery of scans, it was recommended that she see a surgeon. The lump was removed along with 19 cancerous lymph nodes. Two more surgeries were ordered to help clear the margins and ensure that the cancer was gone. With extensive lymph node involvement, more scans were ordered to see if the cancer had spread. Alexander said she had just accepted a position as a full-time professor of history from her adjunct professor position when she received news of her cancer. She began chemotherapy and continued teaching her classes. Realizing her prognosis may mean only a few more years together, Alexander said she and her husband of 30 Conner Howell | Rambler Staff years made changes to ensure they Dr. Elizabeth Alexander and Head Coach Josh Gibbs commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness month at the women’s would have more time together. “He stepped down from a stressful soccer game Oct. 29. job, and we began to travel and do the things we had always wanted to She said that during her treatments to see the correlation between the as O and Glamour. do,” Alexander said. she suffered a heart failure from one levels of radiation/chemo that kill the “Then I saw myself on a sign at the Having a surgeon for a husband, of the chemo drugs, but made it cancer and not the hair,” Alexander airport – it was very surreal,” AlexanAlexander said she knew what the through seemingly unscathed. said. der said. doctors were saying when they preA typical side effect of the treatAlexander said one of her daughShe said being the face for a tragic sented the results. ments is hair loss. Alexander said this ters worked for the Susan G. Komen disease didn’t change who she was. “Having a lobular cancer is chal- was a good sign, and she had com- Foundation and needed some survi“I am very lucky,” Alexander said. lenging,” Alexander said. pany. vor models for a new campaign. Alexander said even though the Alexander said only 6 percent of “Along with 13 others, those that Alexander said she agreed to do a long-term prognosis is unknown women get this, a spider-web type had permanent hair loss, we all sur- photo shoot, and after several months concerning the effects of the treatof cancer that is not easily diagnosed vived the cancer,” Alexander said. she started getting calls from people ments, “I feel great, and I am enjoying with a mammogram. “More research is being done now seeing her picture in magazines such my life.”
Pinking Out Students at Wesleyan got involved last month in promoting breast cancer awareness. Jacqueline Wittman, a junior psychology major, is a resident assistant at Wesleyan Village and is responsible for event programming. “We try and keep it interesting and do relevant things for the students,” she said. At the suggestion of Beatrice High, resident coordinator, she scheduled Shannon Armstrong, a cancer survivor, as a guest speaker. Armstrong and her mother, Zee Champion, are founders of the Pink Outlaw group. Armstrong travels and shares her story at seminars and special appearances, and Champion began a blog on their Web site, www.pinkoutlaw.com, for survivors to vent their frustrations and encourage those who are losing hope. Wittman, and Zeta Phi Beta, sponsored a dollar raffle on campus for two tickets to a Mavericks game to support the Pink Outlaws group. Wittman said the event raised more than $200 and the money went to the Pink Outlaws to buy DVD players and iPods for people going through cancer treatments. “It’s very important to raise awareness and get people involved to help those who are fighting for their lives,” Wittman said. “It’s a great cause and needs continuous support.”
Bashin’ it up
Carving the face of charity Conner Howell | Rambler Staff Students fill the SUB for the second annual Monster Bash Oct. 30. The bash provided a gaming area equipped with 100 foot screens featuring Guitar Hero, a live DJ, a haunted hallway and free pizza. People flowed back and forth dressed as sailors, pirates, vampires and even the Mario Bros as the party went on until 1 a.m.
Conner Howell | Rambler Staff Students , faculty and staff alike participated in the first annual pumpkin carving contest held in the EJW library Oct. 29. People could vote on their favorite pumpkins by dropping money into the designated cup (top). From left to right, first place went to Taylor Peters, Kesha Carter, Jessica Ross, Jasmine Hatcher and Damon Miller for their pumpkin hamburgers; second place was awarded to the school of education for their “Miss Penelope Pumpkin reads to the pumpkinettes;” third place was given to Karina Olade, Juanita Olade and Veronica Munoz for “Glitter the Kitty” pumpkin; and an honorable mention was given to the library staff for their “The Night Owl Book Club” pumpkin. More than $100 was raised through the contest, which will be donated to the local Boys and Girls Club.
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Woman in Black to haunt Thad Smotherman Theatre Chuck Fain
cmfain@mail.txwes.edu
In the damp salt marsh of Crythin Gifford, a horrible secret haunts the small English town. In his youth, attorney Arthur Kipps was summoned to the rural town to handle the effects of the late Mrs. Alice Drablow. During his stay, Mr. Kipps discovered the horrors that haunt town and why they are kept a secret. Soon, the secret will be revealed. The Woman in Black: A Ghost Play, Directed by Connie WhittLambert, chair of the theater department, is a macabre tale of betrayal, heartbreak and revenge from beyond the grave. Originally a
chilling novel by renowned author Susan Hill, the The Woman in Black has been adapted to haunt the stage by playwright Stephen Mallatratt. “It’s been a great experience so far,” said Michael Rudd, a junior theater major and one of the two leads in the show. “We’ve been working on accents and the huge amount of lines the script requires us to memorize.” The show is demanding of the performers, featuring only two actors to facilitate the entire fulllength play. However, Wesleyan thespians strive to be up to the task. Actors won’t be the only ones working hard, as there will be a good deal of technical wizardry happening behind the scenes to
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create the creepy atmosphere that the work demands. “It’ll be a fun tech show,” said lighting designer and senior theater major Jennye James. “There’s going to be a lot of cool stuff happening here. I can’t wait to open.” Join Rudd and senior theater major Chase Burnett as they as they reenact the chilling details of Arthur Kipps’ strange encounter, and its unfortunate consequences. Performances in the Thad Smotherman Theatre will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12-13 and Nov. 19-21 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 22. Tickets are $8 general admission or $4 with student ID. Box office hours are 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. the Tuesday through Friday during the week of the show and one hour before curtain. To purchase tickets, make courtesy of Theatre Wesleyan reservations,call (817) 531-4211.
The Woman in Black is set for a frightfully good performance in November.
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Michael Rudd (left) and Chase Burnett (right) go ghost hunting.
Student rocks to the beat of a different strummer Angel Maldonado
amaldo@mail.txwes.edu
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Antonio Wicker graduated from the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts and began playing guitar his freshman year.
At first glance, sophomore music major Antonio Wicker looks like a regular college student. You might see him walking around with oversized headphones blaring out hip-hop music, eating at the SUB or studying in the library. The only tip-off to Wicker’s astounding musical ability is his ever-present guitar case. To say Wicker can play the guitar is an understatement - he owns it. “When I first heard Antonio play, I was absolutely flabbergasted,” junior biochemistry major Sheena Perez said. “There was nothing I could say.” Graduating from the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Wicker picked up playing guitar at the end of his freshman year. “I was already playing the cello at this point, and I got into [Jimi] Hendrix at a ridiculous degree, so I picked up a guitar to see how it panned out.” Wicker came to Texas Wesleyan on the recommendation of a teacher at his previous school. “He recommended Wesleyan and its music program, so I came and had to audition to get in. I had to play three jazz songs, but I just improvised and [winged] it.” Wicker has about six songs he has made in what he calls a “new style.” “If I had to categorize my music, I would have to say instrumental, pro-
The Poly Cemetary Decendants and the Texas Wesleyan History Program Thank the Wesleyan Community! We now have the Poly Cemetary Historical Marker in the ground. Over the years, descendants and Wesleyan faculty, staff, and students have researched, trimmed, and cared for Poly Cemetery.
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Wicker’s music tastes include Jimi Hendrix, Buckethead and Chamillionaire.
gressive and maybe metal,” he said. “I’ll just improvise solos and Latin jazz and maybe throw in some Middle Eastern sounds. I have very eclectic taste.” According to Wicker, his music interests span from Hendrix and Buckethead to Chamillionaire. Wicker has even gone viral. Comments posted on various videos he has uploaded on YouTube are all in admiration.
“You’re amazing” was one such post from desiree2424. On his video titled Untitled, you can see his hands fly up and down the guitar as his head bobs. He doesn’t write down the notes for his music, but memorizes it. “When I’m improvising, what I literally hear in my head, I am translating onto the fret board,” he said. “I don’t have to think I just go, kind of like on autopilot.” With so many bands out there, it’s certainly difficult to be discovered and to “make it.” But it doesn’t stop him from trying. “I am trying to do music for the rest of my life, blatantly,” Wicker said. “It’s that simple. I want to get paid to tour, record and perform my music.” “We all know there [are] all kinds of guitarists in the world that are beasts, but they don’t get discovered because they are in the wrong band or wrong venue and they end up working some pathetic job,” he said. “I am here to practice and get my degree so I can do something in music,” Wicker said. “Whether I am teaching or working at a guitar shop, I got to be doing something with music.” For many music hopefuls out there, Wicker offers a few words of wisdom. “When you look at all these bands, they all sound the same and they are doing what they do just to get money,” he said. “Music is meant to be an expression. Be true to yourself and don’t compromise.”
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Lowes thrives on contrasting everyday “When I get out at 1:15, I usually go home between classes and practice, but when More than two years ago, I don’t get out until 2:45, I stay Wesleyan volleyball coach and try to get my homework Christy Clawson tried to redone,” she said. “Twice a week cruit Kaitlyn Lowes to her we have weight training at 6 in program. the morning.” Unfortunately for Clawson, After a long day at school, instead of Wesleyan, Lowes Lowes gets in her black Dodge decided to attend Tarleton Ram 1500 to head back home State University in Stephento check on Peaches, Charlotte ville. and the other animals on the “My brother goes there, and farm. Then it is time to help my family has a ranch there take care of all the animals that has been in the family for and chores around the house. generations,” she said. “Most of my social life is Two years later, however, focused around the weekends Lowes had taken the course right now,” she said. load she needed at Tarleton During the last year and a and decided to return home half, Lowes has also develto her family’s farm in Aroped an interest in modeling. lington and found her way to Her pictures can be found in Wesleyan where she is now a Panache and Indulge magajunior outside hitter. zines on a monthly basis. She made the cover of the last issue of Panache. “I think most girls dream about being a model,” she Courtesy of Kaitlyn Lowes said. “But I just do it for fun. Lowes represents the Wesleyan volleyball team. It is something different to everything else I am doing, any boy,” she said. plans. After completing the and if it takes me somewhere, Most of Lowes’ fellow stu- necessary prerequisites, she I’d be glad to go with it.” dents are probably completely plans to study to become a Putting her love for ani- unaware of her strong coun- dental hygienist. mals aside, Lowes takes ev- try girl tone. As she leaves the “I want to work with a denery chance she gets to go out farm in the morning, she puts tist in the area, save up some to the ranch to hunt and fish. the farming, hunting and fish- money and buy a house,” she When her busy schedule al- ing aside for academics, vol- said. “I wouldn’t mind living lows, the wild animals need leyball and modeling. in the Metroplex as long as I to be careful. Hogs, birds and “She is a really hard worker,” still have a place to go to in the fish are only samples of her said teammate Brittney Pear- countryside.” takes. son. Dr. Carol Sullivan teaches Courtesy of Kaitlyn Lowes “I can probably skin a fish She’ll need that hard-work- Lowes in her computer inforLowes helps care for the animals at the farm. and clean a deer better than ing quality to accomplish her mation systems class and is Joakim Soederbaum
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But she still has the heart of a country girl. “We have all kinds of animals that you can possibly think of,” she said. Lowes said her two pet pigs are her favorites among all the animals on the farm. Peaches and Charlotte live in the back yard. “Pigs are the main farm animals,” Lowes said. “They are really intelligent animals. Both of them will come when called by name. Charlotte can even sit and comes to the back door to get a cookie every day.” Lowes spends about 30 minutes commuting each day. Classes start between 9:25 a.m. and 10 a.m. and are over between 1:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. She also has volleyball practice from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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convinced that Lowes will be successful in her career. “She is a great role model as a student,” she said. “She possesses the qualities to be a great business woman.” Her volleyball coach sees those same attributes. “She is very competitive and dynamic,” Clawson said. “I think she has the potential to be a first-team all-conference player.” Lowes always enjoys a good workout between responsibilities and said she will keep training after graduation, even though that may mark the end of her volleyball career. “I didn’t start playing until seventh grade,” she said. “I try to do things on a day-by-day basis. I have been in school for so long, and volleyball gives me a sense of accomplishment. I have learned to take care of myself.” Continuously working toward new goals, Lowes also dreams about going to Australia one day. “I would love to see all the animals and learn how to surf,” she said. The Wesleyan volleyball team only has a few games left of the regular season. The team’s performance in the post-season play will determine when Lowes gets slightly more wiggle room in her hectic schedule. “I just love doing it all,” she said. “I’m a country girl in the city.”
Wesleyan soccer thinks pink
“This evening is a very different evening from the morning that we had this morning.”
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Conner Howell | Rambler Staff The Wesleyan soccer teams show their support in the battle against breast cancer when they hosted Southwestern Assemblies of God University Oct. 29. In between the men’s and women’s game, Dr. Elizabeth Alexander was recognized for her brave battle against breast cancer.
Wesleyan Week-in-Sports • The Lady Rams Volleyball team (14-15, 8-5 RRAC) beat Texas College 3-0 (25-15, 2514, 25-15) and Jarvis Christian College 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-15) on the road Oct. 30. The Lady Rams wrapped up a five-game road trip with a 3-1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-23, 25-17) loss at Wiley College Oct. 31. • The Lady Rams Soccer team (13-5, 6-2 RRAC) took a 10-0 win over Southwestern Assemblies of God University Oct. 29. The Lady Rams followed up with another win on senior day, Oct. 31, when they beat Huston-Tillotson University 10-1. • The Rams Soccer team (11-7, 3-5 RRAC) defeated Southwestern Assemblies of God University 4-1 Oct 29. On senior day, Oct. 31, the Rams suffered a close 1-0 loss to HustonTillotson University on Martin Field. • The Rams Golf team finished second in the Tangle Ridge Shootout hosted by Northwood University Oct. 26-27. Sophomore Derek Brown finished second individually. The tournament was the last for the fall for the Rams, who will return to action in March.
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