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Trump’s refugee and travel bans Adam Ramsey Features Editor Ramsey.55@wright.edu

It’s easy to take a stance on any political issue, but until you’ve seen both sides, it’s hard to make up your mind one way or the other. Dr. Awad Halabi, associate professor of history and religion, has been raised in the west, but has parents who were refugees themselves.

“They were refugees from the 1948 war in Palestine,” Halabi said. “After that, we settled in the west-bank town of Ramallah and immigrated to Canada when I was young.”

Halabi sees a problematic lack of care for the plight of the refugees that have fled the Syrian Civil War, though he can understand the motives for keeping national security as safe as can be.

“It’s just very unfortunate, because the people who are in that situation come from very instable environments,” Halabi said. “The war in Syria has caused all of this chaos in their

lives and it is very unfortunate the optics of it are going to students worried that they ward violence and extremism that, while there is a very le- be used against us by Islamic won’t be able to come back to instead of judging a person gitimate and credible need to extremists who will just iden- WSU or find internships. individually. If you want to maintain security, it can’t be tify it as a Muslim ban. They Halabi believes that many put this blanket condemnaaccommodated with a more applaud the ban because it is of the judgments toward tion on them, I’m sure that humanitarian goal of trying to something they can exploit.”

Muslims only creates more is how extremists, whom we accept refugees into the counThe ban has caused many division. are fighting, think of us. We try.” international students to opt “There are Muslims in are then battling radicals on The refugee ban in conjunc- for Canada instead of the U.S., every major city and they either side, and that is unfortion with Pres. Trump’s travel which as affected WSU enroll- contribute to our communi- tunate.” ban to the countries for Iran, ment numbers through UCIE, ty. Many people think that Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, and has many international Muslims have a proclivity toIraq and Yemen could be seen as an attack on Muslims which could aid the efforts of Islamic extremist groups, according to Halabi.

“The great threat of terrorism doesn’t necessarily come from Islamic groups sending fighters into the country, rather, it is the radicalization of youth within the U.S.,” Halabi said. “When you see the Boston bombers, the San Bernardino bombers, they all are American citizens and they radicalized from information they acquire through the internet with this extremist rhetoric they can tap into.

“I think it is understandable that we need to keep greater scrutiny of people who Dr. Awad Halabi is an associate professor of history and religion at Wright State. enter the country, but I think

Here’s why there’s a gate in Lot 4 Kristin Baughman News Editor Baughman.25@wright.edu

The recent gate added to lot 4, one of the largest parking lots on campus, has caused an increase in traffic, as well as complaints from students.

According to Sarah Barrett, Manager of Energy Conservation and Utilities, the installation of the gate was due to safety concerns of both pedestrians and motorists.

“This was a suggestion to eliminate that entrance based on the current layout of the area and the fact that lot 4 has two other entrances,” Barrett said. “We are aware this is a major change to anyone who utilizes University Boulevard.”

This gate was installed as test to change the current traffic pattern, according to Barrett.

“We have been monitoring the area and will continue to, as this test will run until the end of the semester,” Barrett said.

An evaluation will be done

at the end of the semester to determine if the gate should remain closed.

“If the gate does not help to relieve the safety issues we will open and/or repurpose the gate once again,” Barrett said.

The installation of this gate has caused one WSU student to change their morning schedule.

“It’s really frustrating, because I now have to leave at least 20 minute earlier than normal,” Mikayla Turner said, 20-year-old business major.

“But at this point there’s not much I can do, so I just have to deal with it.”

Dean Li of Raj Soin School of Business accepts position in Miami, FL Leah Kelley Editor-in-Chief Kelley.90@wright.edu Dean of the Raj Soin College of Business, Joanne Li, has accepted the position of dean at the Florida International University (FIU) College of Business in Miami, Florida.

Li came to Wright state in 2012, and has overseen projects like the Rey Rey Cafe, the DAVE lab and the Wright Venture program, to name a few. Li was also listed in the Dayton Business Journal’s Dayton Power 50.

Li will begin her new position in Miami on May 8, and the university is currently working to find candidates to make a smooth transition of leadership.

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Here’s how to make coffeeshop quality drinks at home Adam Ramsey Features Editor Ramsey.55@wright.edu

Coffee is an early-morning necessity that we all spend too much money on. Why not try your hand at making it at home? A quality brew just needs a few pieces of equipment and practice, according to Johanna Schmitz, barista at Ghostlight Coffee in Dayton.

One crucial barrier between a mug of swill and a well-made cup of joe is obvious: the quality of the coffee you buy.

“The type of coffee you get determines how good it is. If you get Folgers or a well-roasted coffee, you will taste the difference if you drink it black,” Schmitz said.

It is important to take great care in selecting what coffee to buy, and the only way to find a quality coffee you enjoy is research and tasting. Beyond that, buying your coffee in whole bean and grinding at home will result in a fresher tasting coffee.

“The method you use to make the coffee also determines how it tastes,” Schmitz said, “so your normal machine coffee is going to taste different than your normal pour over coffee where you use a V-60 or a Chemex.”

Chemex coffee makers are glass, hourglass shaped vases in which a filter and coffee grounds are placed in the cup on top and the water is poured through into the bottom. V60s are essentially cups with holes in the bottom made to hold a filter and coffee grounds so the water can be poured through and placed directly in a mug or other drinking utensil.

Both devices and filters can be purchased at Ghostlight, online and in grocery stores.

To make pour over coffee, take your chosen device, wet the filter with hot water, then add the coffee.

Once you are ready to pour, first soak the grounds by slowly pouring water in circles from outside to inside. Make sure you pour just enough so the grounds are wet, but water isn’t dripping through the filter.

This is called “blooming.” Once this is done, let the coffee set for a minute, then pour the rest of the water through a little at a time.

The water should pour through in three and a half

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to four minutes. Too fast or too slow will affect the coffee negatively.

If using a V60, use about 23 to 26 grams of coffee and 340 to 360 grams of water. For Chemex coffee makers, use 34 to 36 grams of coffee and 500 to 520 grams of water.

Adjusting the grind can affect the flavor, so using a grinder with different settings will help. A Chemex will require a coarser grind and a V60 will require a medium-fine grind.

Lattes can be made using espresso and steamed milk. For the best lattes it is important to grab an espresso machine and a milk steamer. Whole milk, according to Schmitz, steams the best. Make a double shot of espresso, add steamed milk and sweeten with honey or syrup.

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Where are all the 8 a.m. classes?

Sarah Cavender News Writer Cavender.8@wright.edu Scheduling classes can be difficult, especially when students have to consider finding a parking spot on campus before the rush. Class schedules can not only be challenging for students, but also professors and departments as well. This semester, students took note of the lack of 8 a.m. courses offered.

University Registrar, Amanda Steele-Middleton stated, “Taken into consideration are the classes needed by students in the term, the faculty scheduled to teach those courses and student demand for 8 a.m. sections.” The registrar is responsible for the scheduling of classes and holding academic records for the university.

Steele-Middleton’s team found that there was a decrease in courses offered at 8 a.m. compared to last spring semester.

Ninety-eight sections were offered in 2016, and a total of 88 sections are offered this semester.

“This is one of the least used time blocks and has consistently had less sections than other time blocks,” Steel-Middleton said.

This information covers the undergraduate level on the main campus.

For some departments, teachers make their own schedule. However, there are other departments that establish their own time schedules.

For the Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures classes can be complicated, according

to Dr. Herbert Dregalla, Associate Dean for Students and Curriculum for the College of Liberal Arts.

“Considerations that go into the process are availability of specific room space, many are sequence classes [some are eight semesters long], various classes are skills and construction classes which require long time blocks and the season performance schedule,” Dregalla said.

These considerations are taken carefully to ensure that accurate times and classes are offered for their students.

“We attempt to match the faculty members’ interests and expertise areas with students needs for courses as well as we can. Also we focus on balancing the day and time preferences of faculty with the need to provide for students with an array of courses that spread across the days and times,” according to Debra Steele-Johnson, professor and chair of the Psychology department.

“We do our best to gauge the need for different sections each semester,” Steele-Johnson stated. “And often add courses or course sections if we have underestimated meet students’ needs in a given term.”

For some departments courses are held based on needs. Suzanne Franco, Program Director in the College of Education and Human Services stated, “All of our students hold full time jobs, so we only schedule our courses in the evening.”

Students who are concerned about courses offered at conflicting times, or feel the need to add more additional courses, can voice their concerns to advisors. This feedback would benefit not only themselves, but also the departments.

The ‘real’ Mr. Darcy probably didn’t look like Colin Firth

Leah Kelley Editor-in-Chief Kelley.90@wright.edu Function of Beauty is a NYC-based haircare company that specializes in creating shampoo and conditioner that’s personalized to every different hair type. Take a quick hair quiz on their website, and the company will create a haircare set that’s high in quality and sans parabens and sulfates. The kicker? Each shampoo and conditioner is different. That’s right— your product will look totally different from the next person’s.

We were intrigued, so we hit their website to take their personalization quiz and create a hair profile.

We were asked about our hair type structure and scalp moisture. Next we were asked to choose five hair goals. (Obviously fixing the split ends, deep conditioning, volumizing, oil control and shine were our top picks.)

The next section was the most fun. We got to choose the color of our shampoo and conditioner, as well as the fragrance and fragrance strength. Next?

The formula name. (Guys, we got to choose the name of our shampoo and conditioner.) If you’re looking to buy just once, these bottles come in various sizes and with various price points. An 8 oz. shampoo and 8 oz. conditioner clocks in at $36, while a 16 oz. shampoo and conditioner is $46. Want to buy only one? A 16 oz. shampoo or conditioner is $30 a bottle.

There are subscription plans you can apply for, with deliveries ranging from every one month to every three months.

Nine need-toknow student discounts Kelsey Powell Staff Writer Powell.210@wright.edu

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If you’re a broke college student, you probably look for student discounts wherever you can find them. We’ve compiled nine of the top student discounts in the area at your fingertips.

Chick-Fil-A At many Chick-Fil-A locations, you can get a free drink with a valid student ID. Chipotle Free drink with a burrito purchase with valid student ID. Cinemark movie theaters Show a valid student ID at the box office and receive a discount on ticket purchase. Matinee showings are also a good idea because all shows are discounted.

Amazon There is a six month trial on Amazon Prime student, which includes free music streaming, free two-day shipping and many other perks. When the trial is up, it is only $50 a year.

Spotify Spotify premium is $4.99 for students--that’s a 50 percent discount.

Adobe Adobe software is cheaper if you purchase the student edition software, including Acrobat and Creative Suite.

Apple Apple offers education pricing for students, with up to $200 off a new mac.

Microsoft 10 percent student discount and deals up to 50 percent off.

Kroger At select Kroger grocery stores, students can get a five percent discount on food.

It turns out Mr. Darcy might not have been the tall, dark and handsome hunk we always imagined him to be.

Findings from John Sutherland, Professor Emeritus of Modern English Literature at University College London and Amanda Vickery, Professor of Early Modern History at Queen Mary University of London did a re-appraisal of the beauty standards of Austen’s time. Also relevant to the re-appraisal were early illustrations of the character and socio-economic factors which may have influenced how Darcy would’ve carried himself.

Their findings were astronomical. For starters, Darcy wouldn’t have been dark-haired with a chiseled jaw. He would’ve worn a powdered white/gray wig, and had a pale complexion of white or pinkish skin.

His face? Forget the dark, handsome features. His face would’ve been long and oval, with a small mouth, pointy chin and long nose. His shoulders would’ve sloped into a small chest, but his legs would’ve been large—we’re talking meaty quads, thighs and calves.

Six pack? Not even close.

Researcher Amanda Vickery states, “Mr Darcy is an iconic literary character, renowned for his good looks, charm and mystery. As Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice in the 1790s, our Mr Darcy portrayal reflects the male physique and common features at the time. Men sported powdered hair, had narrow jaws and muscular, defined legs were considered very attractive.”

“A stark contrast to the chiseled, dark, brooding Colin Firth portrayal we associate the character with today. Drama’s The Real Mr Darcy – a dramatic re-appraisal study reveals that in recent times, Darcy’s character has been sexed up for the modern day audience with a turbo-charged injection of testosterone and steamy romance.”

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App review: Collect, build and travel the land with “The Trail” Adam Ramsey Features Editor Ramsey.55@wright.edu

Destinations in life aren’t always physical places; sometimes they are experiences and stages of life.

The same can be said for The Trail, an app where you collect resources to craft items, improve your house and town, create food and unlock higher quality recipes.

The main point of The Trail is to walk a long, linear path through a variety of environments until you reach “Eden Falls,” where your character buys a plot of land and settles in a town, and very far beyond it.

When you first open the app, you start out with nothing but the clothes on your back. You walk off the ship from a journey from Europe, find a guide and start walking to your settlement. As you walk you can pick up sticks, pieces of fur, fruit, stones and a variety of other objects, all of which can be used alone or used to create more sophisticated items to collect more advanced materials.

When you start, you can select item quests to unlock increasingly more advanced recipes in four different “skill” trees. There is Explorer, Trader, Lumberjack and Hunter. Completing quests in the Trader tree unlocks items like bigger bags, the Hunter tree unlocks more advanced slingshots and so on.

All of the trees end in advanced “Master” level

clothing items that provide benefits for walking the trail and never wear out, which gives you a goal as you are exploring the trail.

The crafting trees give an entertaining sense of progression, and the upgrades you can put into your house or town can keep you going back to the trail, which boasts beautiful graphics that make looking around the landscape a treat, although it is quite tedious.

All of your clothing items and bags deteriorate with each kilometer that you walk. To walk further down the trail you must constantly craft new shirts and pants, wasting many items you want to use in crafting other objects.

Also, as you walk, you burn stamina hearts that are necessary to keep full. If you run out of stamina you end up passed out on the trail with all of your items vulnerable to theft from other players in the game. With as much work you put into walking the trail, sometimes you question whether or not it is worth it.

In essence, The Trail is a grind for personal development with minimal pay off. It’s tedious and sometimes brutal while getting your feet under you, and with in-app purchases you are always tempted to spend money to cheat your way ahead. But, if you enjoy the grind, the graphics and crafting trees are a payoff for the hours of work you will likely put into it.

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App review: Destroy the human race with Plague, inc Adam Ramsey Features Editor Ramsey.55@wright.edu

There is a supervillain within all of us, and Plague, Inc. lets us manufacture and evolve bacteria, viruses and a plethora of illnesses with the sole purpose of wiping the planet clean of the human race.

When you first start the game, you can only play as bacteria, but when you beat the game in normal difficulty, you unlock the next disease, starting with virus, then fungus, parasites and more. You can even play expansion packs with different circumstances, such as a virus that turns people into zombies or vampires.

Plague, Inc. is a simple game. You choose the starting location for your plague, and then evolve its abilities to increase its infectivity and lethality with DNA points. You earn these points by infecting new countries and by killing people quickly.

The real challenge lies in balancing your DNA point usage. If you spend too much in the wrong

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places, you might not earn enough to make up the differences in the places you lack. For example, if you upgrade too many abilities in the transmission column, your plague might not be lethal enough to kill people, making it no worse than the common cold.

Each kind of plague has its own abilities and challenges. Viruses mutate frequently, meaning you can get new abilities for free, but makes it harder to control. Fungal spores can’t travel long distances as easily as others. This changes the strategy needed to win each time you play, giving it a lot of replayability.

There are overall game achievements if you are into getting games to 100 percent completion.

The only thing that detracts from its enjoyment is the incessant pop-up information boxes. There is a lot of comic relief with fictional news headlines, but there are so many of them you will quickly begin to ignore them, which can be difficult, as they occasionally contain useful information.

All in all, Plague, Inc. is perfect for playing while waiting for a class, or even multitasking with boring lecture classes. Its replayability makes it an app that will stay on your homescreen for a long time.

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Here’s how much the Super Bowl costs Kristin Baughman News Editor Baughman.25@wright.edu

For sports fan, and those who just watch for the commercials, it is known across the board the Super Bowl can be quite expensive.

According to cbssports.com, the average price for a 2017 Super Bowl ticket was $4,890.

Commercials this year came with a hefty price tag as well. According to Prosper Insights and Analytics, 17.7 percent of adults said advertisements are the most important part of the event.

According to Paul Kasabian, the price of one commercial exceeds the yearly salary of most players in the game.

This year, the cost for a 30 second slot was $5.02 million, a record high.

Only 14 players between the Falcons and the Patriots earned above $5 million in 2016.

According to the American Marketing Association (AMA), a 30 second commercial in the 2010 superbowl cost somewhere between $2.5 million and $2.8 million.

The same commercial slot in 2000 only cost $1.1 million.

According to Forbes, it is unlikely the price of commercials will continue to climb, because the “cost per thousand impressions (cpm),” no longer provides as much value, due to the viewership of the Super Bowl has nearly stalled since 2012. “[Once] upon a time, the Super Bowl’s low CPM reflected why companies were often so eager to air commercials during the game. Advertisers airing commercials at Super Bowl XLV in 2011 paid $3 million to reach an audience of 111 million people, or the equivalent of a $27 CPM. With hit shows posting CPMs of $35 or more, the NFL’s title game offered tremendous bang for the buck,” according to Forbes. facebook.com/theguardianonline

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Chancellor Dennis Shields moved Love Your to fire whistleblower professor Melon helping Kristin Baughman News Editor Baughman.25@wright.edu

The first presidential candidate who visited the Wright State University campus is facing speculation after making statements of the firing of a University of Wisconsin-Platteville faculty member.

Sabina Burton, associate professor of criminal justice, assisted a student who felt sexually harassed by another professor. Burton claims the administration robbed her of due process rights.

Four years later, Burton faces the threat of losing her teaching position.

“I hope my story with you will reach people who are willing and able to help me,” Burton told Wisconsin Watchdog. “I want to do the right thing, but it is hard to know that I probably will lose my job over this. I hope I can get support so I can fight termination. What I am doing is protected activity and I shouldn’t have to fear termination.”

The university’s faculty grievance committee found Burton’s actions appropriate, but Burton documented instances of intimidation and retaliation from the committee.

When Burton complained to the chairman of the Criminal Justice Department and the dean of the school’s College of Liberal Arts and Education, she was told she wasn’t acting like a “team player.” Burton was told that “women do not belong in the criminal justice field.”

Burton lost her original civil lawsuit in March of 2016, the judges concluded Burton’s Title IX claim failed because Burton “failed to adduce evidence of a materially adverse action.”

Burton appealed to the Seventh Circuit U.S Court of Appeals, arguing the judge “failed to consider the entirety of the evidence in support of Burton’s claim,” instead focusing on a few, select events. The case is pending.

Burton’s story began on Oct. 10, 2012, when UW-Platteville student Alexandra Zupec was handed a note from criminal justice professor Lorne Gibson, with his number, asking Zupec to call him.

Unsure of how to proceed, Zupec went to Burton, a professor Zupec trusted. Burton promised to assist the student, and apologized on behalf of the department that the incident had occurred.

Burton proceeded to email the then-Dean of Liberal Arts and Education, Elizabeth Throop, asking if she should report inappropriate faculty conduct toward a student to the Criminal Justice Department chair at the time, or to Student Affairs, according to communications obtained by Wisconsin Watchdog.

The administration claimed Gibson’s note was a “secret experiment on social norms.”

Gibson had not sought or had approval been granted for the “experiment,” but the Criminal Justice Department chair Thomas Caywood told administration he had approved it himself.

These experiments are not used in the Criminal

Justice Department at the UW-Platteville.

“If he passed a note with that message and a phone number without explaining, ahead of time, what he was doing, and he did it, in addition, in such a way as to create an atmosphere of potential sexual harassment, this is a profoundly serious issue,” the administrator wrote.

Zupec shared her thoughts of the situation.

“I thought he was being a complete creep,” she said to Wisconsin Watchdog. “That was his first semester there. He was completely new. I didn’t know this man from anywhere. I was not a heavy participant in class. I kept to myself. When I got this I thought, ‘This is the stuff you see in TV shows.’ The rest of the class saw that I was shaking and really nervous.”

The lawsuit states Gibson had passed a similar note to another female student, who was not identified.

Despite the grievance committee’s findings, Gibson was not reprimanded for his behavior.

Burton claims that for the rest of the semester, Caywood “took out his frustrations” over the incident on Burton.

Shields issued a complaint against Burton, threatening to terminate the professor’s position. That complaint, Burton said, is based on allegations without any documentation or other proof.

Burton has been teaching at the UW-Platteville for 15 years. Burton earned a bachelor’s degree in law and a master’s degree in political science in Munich, Germany. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in social ecology from the University of California-Irvine.

Prior to coming to UW-Platteville, Burton taught a variety of criminology, criminal justice and law courses at two major universities in southern California.

those in need Sarah Cavender News Writer Cavender.8@wright.edu

Love Your Melon is one of the newer organizations to Wright State’s campus. It started with a simple interest from nursing student Addison Huizenga.

Love Your Melon has 740 organizations across the country within college campuses, working to improve lives of children with cancer. The profits from apparel sales go to children and their families. The goal of the organization is to put a hat on every child battling cancer.

Huizenga got the idea to start an organization at the university after becoming familiar with the cause on social media.

Huizenga said, “I was in one of my busiest semesters yet, fresh into nursing school, on the Wright State Dance Team, actively involved in my sorority and working 28 hours a week. But something was still missing. I began looking into how to bring Love Your Melon [to WSU].”

Within a few weeks of submitting the online form, she was president of the organization and holding the first meeting with others interested in joining.

The organization raises awareness about pediatric cancer, and promotes sales to benefit the cause online at loveyourmelon.org. With every purchase there is an option to credit the crew at Wright State.

“Each time our credit level raises, we have more opportunities to do donation events such as Ronald McDonald Homes and hospitals, along with visiting the children,” Huizenga said.

Love Your Melon holds tabling events, is involved with campus events and are currently collaborating with other organizations. Within the community, the organization works toward getting in contact with families who have a child battling cancer.

“Typically Love Your Melon wants us to settle with our crew and wait a little bit to establish as an organization,” Huizenga said. “We, however, hit the ground running.”

It took the organization about a semester to gain a place at the university, which Huizenga credits how they gained recognition across campus.

Love Your Melon takes part in small donations with one-on-one family visits and larger donations to charities, like hospitals.

There are currently 43 members. Those interested in getting involved in this organization can apply at the beginning of each semester. Huizenga has never had experience with pediatric cancer but she stated, “I never know the reason [for getting involved], besides it was something I was meant to do.”

There will be a tabling event on Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

International Buddy Program offers int’l students relationships with locals Sarah Cavender News Writer Cavender.8@wright.edu The University Center for International Education (UCIE) rolled out a new program in the fall of 2016 called, the “International Buddy Program.”

This allows international students to create deeper friendships and connections during their time studying at Wright State.

International Student Coordinator Catherine Hernandez stated, “The idea for the program came from the realization that many international students leave the United States without having meaningful friendships with Americans.” This plays a strong role in their theme of wanting to bring international students and families in the greater Dayton area together.

Hernandez is working with the Student Government Association (SGA) closely to promote and plan family events. There was an initiative from SGA to see more friendships develop between the diverse ranges in students.

It was decided to merge the preexisting program called, “UCIE’s Host Family Program” which functions in a similar way to the new one.

The project began last summer by Hernandez in researching what other institutions are doing in their international education.

So far there has been a response of 40 local families matching with 80 international students. Her-

nandez stated, “It has been really encouraging to see some of the students sign up because they believe there is value in learning from someone who is different from them.”

Anyone is welcome to take part in the program.

Students can sign up to meet with a student once a month or once a semester. Applications for the fall 2017 semester are due Sept. 1, and can be submitted online at the UCIE website under the option for International Students.

“Regardless of the political climate, this program is about human connection. People relating to people. People are connecting with people and learning from one another,” Hernandez said.

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6 Preview of spring sports season Blake Sutherland Sports Writer

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With the basketball and swimming seasons coming to a close for the men’s and women’s teams at Wright State, spring sports are just beginning.

The softball team opened their season up in Texas as they participated in the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational. The team, under the new leadership of interim head coach Justine Wichman, who took over after former head coach Ray Loeser resigned, finished the invitational with a 2-3 record.

The women won both of their games against Houston but dropped games to Wichita State, UC Santa Barbara and Boston College.

Their first home game will came on March 22, when they take on the University of Dayton at 6 p.m. on the WSU softball field.

On the men’s side of the field, the baseball team will play their first game of the season on Friday, Feb. 17, in South Carolina, where they’ll face off

against the Clemson Tigers.

The Raiders are looking to repeat the success of their past two seasons where they became Horizon League Champions.

The baseball team, similar to the softball team is under new leadership for the upcoming season. First time head coach Jeff Mercer is taking over for Greg Lovelady who left the team this summer to go coach at Central Florida.

The men and women’s tennis teams got their season underway in January.

For a young men’s tennis team the season hasn’t started off the way they would have wanted it to. The Raiders are currently winless with a 0-6 record.

The women, on the other hand have gotten off to a better start.

The women, led by six seniors, have started the season with a 5-5 record.

The next home match for the women will be on April 1 against Youngstown State at 2:30 p.m. while the next home match for the men will be

held on Feb. 25, at 2:30 p.m. against Dayton at the South Regency Tennis Center.

Men’s golf season is right around the corner after not having any tournaments since October 18. Just like the baseball team, Wright State’s golf team will start off the spring season in South Carolina for the Bash at the Beach Tournament in Myrtle Beach on Monday, March 13 and Tuesday, March 14.

On April 3 and 4, Wright State will host the Wright State Invitational at Miami Valley Golf Club.

Rounding out spring sports at Wright State are the women’s track and field, who opened up their indoor season just after the New Year on Jan. 7 in Bowling Green, Kentucky with the Horizon League Championships, coming up on Feb. 25 and 26.

The outdoor season for the Raiders will begin on Saturday, March 18 at the Stan Lyons Invitational in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Mitchell gets Triple-Double; Raiders win two Cameron Summers Sports Editor

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Wright State men’s basketball team won on Thursday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 11 to improve their record to 17-9 on the season.

On Feb. 9 the Raiders took down Milwaukee 76-65. Four players scored in double figures for WSU as Mark Alstork led all scorers with 22 points.

Grant Benzinger flirted with a 20-rebound game as he finished with 19 rebounds and 21 points. Steven Davis finished with 14 points and Mike LaTulip chipped in 11 points.

“Grant with 19 rebounds, that’s really unbelievable for a guy that’s 6’3” and can’t touch the rim. But he really chased the ball tonight,” said Coach Nagy.

Wright State was able to prevail despite having 14 turnovers and allowing 18 points from the bench of Milwaukee. A big reason for the success is due to the offensive shooting, as the Raiders shot 52 percent from three6

point land and 49 percent for the game.

On Feb. 11 the Raiders defeated Green Bay 88-79. Four starters had double digit scoring once again, as Mark Alstork led the way with 20 points. Steven Davis had 17 points and Grant Benzinger added 16 points.

The standout performance in the game was the third triple-double in school history, by Justin Mitchell. Mitchell finished the game with 14 points 11 rebounds

and 10 assists.

“For Justin to have only the third triple-double in the history of the school, tells you how big that is. It just doesn’t happen very often. It’s my 22nd year coaching and it’s only the second time it’s happened for me,” said Nagy.

Wright State has a road trip upcoming as they play at Youngstown State Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:45 p.m. and at Cleveland State Saturday, Feb. 18 at 3:30 p.m.

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Women’s basketball keeps winning streak alive Cameron Summers Sports Editor

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Wright State women’s basketball extended their winning streak to 11 games as they won on Thursday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 11.

On Feb. 9 the Lady Raiders took down Valparaiso 63-48. After a slow start for both teams the scoring picked up in the second period as Wright State led 24-16 at the half.

Chelsea Welch led all scorers with 26 points. Lexi Smith

chipped in 13 points and grabbed eight offensive rebounds. The Lady Raiders were able to win the turnover battle and score 17 points off the turnovers.

“For me, our focus has to stay on defense.

We’ve been a streaky shooting team all year long, so we have to make sure our defense and rebounding is consistent, and that’s what we did,” said Coach Merriweather.

On Feb. 11 WSU continued their dominance and beat UIC 62-51. Wright State moved to 20-5 on the

season and 12-1 in conference play. They sit at the top of the conference and look to continue their dominance.

Chelsea Welch scored 21 points in the game as Emily Vogelpohl added 10 points.

The Lady Raiders forced 22 turnovers and scored 19 points off of the turnovers.

Wright State women’s basketball plays at Cleveland State Thursday, Feb. 16 5:30 p.m. and Youngstown State Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4:30 p.m.

Stovall and Ngatcha get selected in MLS Draft Blake Sutherland Sports Writer

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Wright State made history as two men’s soccer players were selected in the MLS draft. This is the second and third time it has happened in school history since 2005.

Senior forward Peguy Ngatcha and defender Jake Stovall were selected in the fourth and third round in the MLS Draft on January 13.

Ngatcha was selected 86th overall by the Colorodo Rapids.

Ngathca, was named First Team All-Ohio, as well as being named the Horizon League Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year in the Horizon League. This past season, Ngatcha tied the Horizon League lead for goals with 10 and finished second in points with 24. @wsuguardian

For Wright State men’s coach Bryan Davis, this was the first MLS draftees he has had at the university, and he spoke very highly on the two newly drafted Raiders.

“They’re both great teammates,” Davis said. “Peguy was very competitive.”

Sometimes he bent the rules as much as he could, and he was one of those characters in training that wanted every call and everything to go his way but I think he made people around him better with that approach.”

Davis also spoke at lengths about Stovall.

“Stovall was probably the best teammate these guys ever had and one of our best leaders in our history.

He’s a kid that, especially in his senior year was team first and really cared about the little things and the details and the guys taking facebook.com/theguardianonline

care of business.”

The defending MLS champions Seattle Sounders with the last pick in the third round picked up Stovall.

The Centreville native, Stovall, had an impressive career playing for the Raiders. In his final year at Wright State, Stovall, was named first team All-Horizon League and Second Team AllOhio by the Ohio Soccer Coaches Association.

While both players are in training camp right now, playing hard for an opportunity to make the final roster, Davis already has his mind made up if they ever make the roster and started a game.

“The day those two get their first start, if they’re with the first team, I’ll be on a plane, I don’t care what I have that day, I will be at that game for each of them.”

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1 Funny guy in court 4 Wendy Darling’s dog 5 Snow White’s least favorite fruit 7 ‘Lights’ artist 8 Similar to cactus; popular 10 Competing Horizon League team 12 Anne Hathaway film; Ella ___________ 13 Yellow urine indicates this 15 Found on page 8 19 Stiller film 21 Nanny with umbrella 22 Doo-dad, thingie, whatchamacallit 24 Denver team 25 Whose house was Little Red Riding hood going to?

27 Jack Sparrow 28 WSU going ________-free in July 29 sibling of science fiction genre 30 Chocolate company 31 Walk with swagger 33 ________ vs. Indians 36 Maine/Oregon city

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2 Game plan; games; military 3 Search engine 6 Online idea sharing ‘board’ 9 Trump’s daughter 11 Cinderella’s guy 14 This killed Mufasa 16 Heir of Denethor II; Faramir’s older brother 17 50 Shades of Grey fetish 18 Some children have these in their ears 20 In a snake bite 23 Green chili pepper 24 Theatrical performances; street in NYC 26 Silent film; recent 32 Dry erase brand 34 Avenue in Dayton 35 Landlocked in southern Africa 37 June 6, 1944

HOROSCOPES Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Looks like you have a not-so-secret admirer, Aries! This admirer will make themselves known when you are in line at Starbucks, and will be wearing a red shirt. Your lucky food: strawberries.

Libra (Sep. 24-Oct. 23) It is recommended to stay away from bubbles this week, Libra. Bubbles will be a sign of danger. Do not be fooled by their safe demeanor.

Your lucky food: granola bars.

Taurus (Apr. 21-May 21)

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Roasted red peppers cannot be eaten with everything, Taurus. There is a time and place, and it is important to know when it is appropriate.

Your lucky food: spaghetti.

The answers to your questions are not in the stars this week, Scorpio. In fact, look at the ground. Follow the cracks in the ground for an adventure. Your lucky food: apples.

Gemini (May 22-June 21) It’s never too late to start something new, Gemini! That stamp collection will not start itself.

But be warned: the price of stamps have gone up. Your lucky food: garlic bread.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Time to calm down the baby fever, Sagittarius!

It’s time to accept the fact that all baby animals must grow into adults. This includes cats. Your lucky food: mac and cheese.

When’s the last time you did something dangerous, Cancer? The stars recommend pushing your limits a bit, like jaywalking. That’ll get the blood pumping. Your lucky food: cupcakes.

Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 21) Just because you watched the Twilight movies does not mean you can be a vampire, no matter how much glitter your pour on yourself to sparkle. Your lucky food: carrots.

An extra shot of espresso seems to be needed for you today, Capricorn. Staying up all night scrapbooking probably isn’t good for your schoolwork, or your health. Your lucky food: pumpkin bread.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb.19)

Virgo (Aug. 22- Sep. 23) The sky is the limit, Virgo. But maybe not in your game of Jenga. Do three sit-ups before each move, you’ll be sure to win. Your lucky food: radishes.

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Don’t fret, Aquarius! You will find the ultimate pair of fuzzy socks by the end of this week. Real power comes from fuzzy comfort. Your lucky food: Lucky Charms.

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Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar.20) Your goldfish will be very insightful to you Pisces, and give very much needed guidance.

Never underestimate the power of a goldfish’s blank stare. Your lucky food: apricots.

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