Art gallery openingshows faculty artistry

By ruth fitzgerald-Blackstaff writer

The art department faculty and staff displayed their multi-faceted talents in various medi-ums of art Friday evening at the Juanita Harvey Art Gallery.

Each display was visually stimulating and unique in its own right, and each had its own

special story attached as well.Assistant professor Jennifer

Yucus spent three weeks of her summer, teaching a high school art class in Kisoro, Uganda, a city with high levels of poverty and AIDS/HIV cases.

Her display showcased the talents of her young students through color drawings they created. Each piece depicted the everyday life of each student.

The pictures revealed a pleth-ora of scenes including a visit to grandma’s house, the hopes and

dreams of what each desired to become in the future, and even what one child hunted after he completed his studies for the day.

Yucus also displayed her own talent for photography and her book blog design.

In March, Yucus will co-host a show with her mentor, Jorge Montero, explaining her new body of works based on her ex-periences in Uganda.

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$30 million planned forMoffett Library remodelTechnology upgrades, coffee bar goals for upgraded library

By eriN wriNklestaff writer

Over the next few years, Presi-dent Jesse Rogers has hopes of giving Moffett Library a more modern look, thanks to a Tuition Revenue Bond from the state of Texas.

Rogers submitted a request to pay for the remodeling of the out-of-date library at the August 9 Board of Regents meeting.

“The project will cost at least $30 million,” Rogers said. “A project of this size can only be done with a state of Texas appro-priation.”

Although Rogers knows the funding is unlikely because the state is currently in a large deficit situation, he said the library re-

model is a necessity and priority. “The current library was built

in 1965 and remodeled and ex-panded in 1986, a time that we could not imagine the abundance of information available to us over the internet or via the power of today’s very small communica-tion devices,” he said.

Andrea Williams, Associate University Librarian of Public Ser-vices, said some of the furnishings are reflective of the 80’s era.

“Buildings of that era never were expected to handle major Internet access or heavy use of computers for personal comput-ing,” Williams said.

Not only is the building being remodeled because of current technology updates but also ac-cording to university librarian, Clara Latham, the building isn’t even up to Americans with Dis-abilities Act code.

ADA expects libraries to have

ramps, visible signs, braille listing all rooms, and sufficient parking for handicap students.

Other problems of the library include not enough power out-lets, a limited amount of study areas, and dim lighting.

“The language lab needs to be updated to CDs rather than tapes,” Latham said.

She said if the funds are grant-ed for a new library, some of the improvements will include up-dated technology, larger study rooms and even a coffee bar.

Latham, who has been univer-sity librarian since 2002, also hopes the library update will in-clude the enlarging of all the li-brary’s current labs.

Cornty Bates, serial and elec-tronic resourses librarian, said the inside of Moffett needs a facelift.

GALLERY pg. 3

By cody parishstaff writer

Circling the Bolin parking lot 10 minutes before a 9 a.m. class, waiting to swoop into any empty space, or nearly being rear-ended by drivers while backing out are some of the hassles students deal with daily and continue to voice their frustrations. The Wichitan has received many complaints via social media from students claiming the university has more students than parking spots.

The complaints have not gone unnoticed by the university.

Using private money and Tex-as Higher Education Assistance Funds (HEAF), the Board of Re-gents has given the go-ahead to new projects that will pave park-ing lots in the northwest side of

campus, replacing the Old Band Hall, the police station, and the Biology House.

If construction goes as planned, the new parking lots will add 186 spaces by the end of spring 2013, at an estimated cost of $890,000, provided through HEAF and pri-vate gifts.

According to projected esti-mates by the Board, 51 spaces will be added by demolishing the Old Band Hall and resurfacing the McCoy School of Engineer-ing parking lot. Taking down the Old Band Hall, which is planned for later this semester, will cost an estimated $60,000 through private funds.

To create a parking lot at the Old Band Hall and resurface the McCoy lot, it will cost $260,000

through private funds. This proj-ect is scheduled to begin spring 2013.

One hundred and thirty six spaces will be created through HEAF allocations by tearing down the Police Station and the Biology House. Fifteen thousand dollars of private funds will be spent moving the Police Station to the Alumni House.

The Board of Regents’ master plan states that $100,000 will be needed to tear down the Police Station and Biology House. It will cost an additional $470,000 to pave a parking lot in their place. This will also be funded by HEAF allocation.

Despite the plans of improve-ment, Student Development and Orientation released their own

analysis of Midwestern’s parking situation. The letter, addressed to students, listed the positive as-pects of campus parking.

The letter defended change in parking costs, comparing it to larger universities such as Texas Tech University and the Universi-ty of Texas, who charge students over a hundred dollars a year for parking.

However, the enrollment at these universities is at least six times the size of Midwestern.

Tarleton State University, which averages close to 10,000 students a year, charges only $25 a year for parking.

Adela Martinez said she is not happy with the cost increase.

“You want us [students] to pay that much, but I still have to

search for a parking spot,” Marti-nez said.

Kristen Ashlock said she wouldn’t mind paying higher cost if MSU had a parking garage.

President Jesse Rogers pro-posed building a parking garage at a Board of Regents meeting last February. The idea was debated by regents who didn’t believe funds could cover the costs.

According to Julie Gaynor, director of public information and marketing, there are ap-proximately 3,073 total parking spaces, of which 2,354 are for students.

Based of the 2012 spring en-rollment numbers those parking spaces only cover 41.2 percent of the student body.

In the letter from Student De-

velopment and Orientation, the officials outlined the perceived responsibilities of the students when it comes to parking.

“Each semester in college is filled with new responsibilities,” the letter stated. “Time man-agement is one of the skills you should develop. Being in class ‘on time’ means that you cannot wait until the last minute to go to class.”

The letter advises students to plan ahead and to give them-selves around 20 minutes to find a parking spot.

“It takes longer for the people that circle the one parking lot and find one there than it is to go to

University addresses parking complaints

Celebrating creativity

PARKING pg. 3

By stefaN ataNassovstaff writer

Student Government Associa-tion has a new president and this senior kinesiology major has goals to get students more involved in campus-related events.

Anthony Gallina, 22, said his chief priorities are to expand parking.

“The main goal of our asso-ciation is to take the concerns of students and to pass them to the faculty,” Gallina said. “We are also trying to get student input and general attention in Student Government.”

Unlike many former SGA presidents, Gallina was never involved with SGA before being elected president.

Through his heavy involve-ment in Greek Life and being a student ambassador, peer coun-selor and a manager of rec sports, Gallina said he wanted more of a leadership position.

“I figured running for SGA president was a perfect challenge to prepare me for life after col-lege,” he said.

Gallina, who gets a monthly salary of $500, said he wants stu-dents to get more involved, but understands why students don’t participate in campus activities.

“It is hard for students to get involved because as a freshman, you can feel overwhelmed with classes and the college social life,” Gallina said. “If a student starts out not being too active as a freshman, there is a good chance they will keep doing what is com-fortable to them and not venture out and break free of their com-fort zone.”

Gallina is also involved in MSU’s plans for a new parking lot where the Biology House is.

“Everybody knows parking is one of the hot topics on campus,” he said. “In turn, the decision was made to add additional parking

so that more off campus student would be able to park and make it to class on time more easily.”

The construction is scheduled to start this semester.

Gallina was also on the com-mittee that viewed the academic appeal statements and the student readmission letters. Academic appeal statements are students’ complaints for unfair grades.

Gallina worked on three such cases and voted whether the complaint was reasonable or not. Readmission letters are sent by students who have been sus-pended for low GPA.

Gallina helped determine the legibility of about 24 students to reapply to MSU.

The Karum-native is also the vice president of his fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).

New SGA president goals include parking expansion

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photo by kerri carter

LIBRARY pg. 4

The University of Texas, Louisi-ana State University, and North Da-kota State University experienced bomb threats within the last week, something every university fears, and something we hope MSU never experiences.

University officials ordered evac-uations of their campuses by send-ing a mass text message, similar to the system MSU uses for weather-related updates and emergencies.

The University of Texas emer-gency alert stated, “UT ALERT: Immediately evacuate all buildings on campus get as far away from the buildings as possible. Further infor-mation to come.”

This university has roughly 10 percent of the student population of the University of Texas. MSU of-ficials have stated, under the same circumstances, similar procedures would be followed.

In recent years, college security has been breached on more than one occasion, not just with bomb threats, but actual instances of stu-dents being physically harmed.

Virginia Tech has been a source of two scares within the last few years.

Director of Public Information, Julie Gaynor, said, “We have the MSU alert system set up to notify students and faculty. We would place an emergency alert on the front page of the school’s web site, and we would do everything we could to get everyone off campus as quickly as possible.”

Students should sign up for the emergency alerts. This will help to better inform people on what is go-ing on around campus in the event of an emergency.

It is great that the university has procedures in place to help reduce panic in the event something like this ever happened. But, still more must be done to ensure safety.

Last week, we reported on a man exposing himself at Sikes Lake. An alert went out to students, faculty, and staff after the instance had al-ready been dealt with.

The alert system would be more affective if students were informed in a more timely manner.

The same can be said for alerts regarding school cancellations. The university sends updates for univer-sity closings at six or seven in the morning.

Students who commute to school from different cities need more no-tice than an hour before classes. The university needs to make the alert system a more reliable source for students. The only way this can be done is doing things in a more timely manner.

Based on a lack of communica-tion to students, a similar bomb threat to our university could be very unorganized. In an event of an actual bomb, the results could be devastating.

Both the administration and stu-dents need to be on the same page. Officials need to ensure every single student is on the alert system. Both an e-mail and a text message goes out on the emergency alert system.

The problem is not everyone checks e-mail or even has it attached to their phones. Phone numbers are often out of date. If that documen-tation is updated, students are pro-tecting themselves from potential danger.

Our staff at the Wichitan will do our best to update our readers with information as we find out about it live from our social media ac-counts. For up to date information

about what is going on not only on campus, but current events happen-ing all over.

The Police Chief Dan Williams along with the Human Resources Department will be hosting an in-formative presentation on how to stay safe in the event of a shooting. “Shots Fired,” Responding to an Active Shooter in the Work-place”

Multiple presentations will be held in Shawnee Theatre in CSC on Sept. 20, 25, and 27. Each day will have a morning and afternoon session, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

This year, university officials have pushed social media, and are doing a great job updating students via Twitter and Facebook.

The same urgency is needed with the emergency alert system. The Wichitan suggests each student subscribes to the text message and e-mail updates from the university. It will be worth the 2 minutes to do it.

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MSU gets connected to save lives

SARAH LONGOP-ED EDITOR

Get your rain boots ready, flood season is hereAs we reach mid- September

the air has cooled faster than usual, and the summer drought appears to be over. The rain has been coming down sporadically this past week in Wichita Falls and we have begun the transition into a cool crisp fall.

You will never find a person who loves autumn as much as this girl, but even I cringe when I think about what is about to come on the MSU campus. And I'm not talking about the pump-kin coffee at the bookstore.

That’s right, I am talking flood-ing! And I’m not talking about a few puddles after a slight rain. I mean flooding so bad your knees will be underwater.

If this is not your first semester at MSU, you know how bad the flooding can get all across cam-pus.

As you continue reading, you will be reliving some of your own personal memories that left you face down in a puddle feeling the same way I’m feeling right now. Enraged! Let’s take a minute and remember all the footwear fallen to the MSU flooding. You laugh, but more people are affected by

this horrible devastation than one would think.

For those who are just starting out here, you need to invest in some rain boots. It is one of the most important things you will need to buy this fall.

I cannot tell you how many pairs of shoes I have said good-bye to due to the aftermath of rain during my time at MSU. This campus is notorious for flooding. The streets, the sidewalks, and even the buildings. It is no joke.

Many of you have noticed the new green space between Clark Student Center and Killings-worth. It is currently guarded off to keep students from tracking across the grass and destroying the universities hefty new invest-ment. The previously paved area was surrounded by some of the worst flooding across campus.

It will be interesting to see if the problem was resolved during construction.

Only after a hellacious storm will we be able to see if any of the low zones previously known to flood have been fixed or will this area continue to be a swamp-land.

Lucky for you, I know all the places you are definitely going to want to avoid.

The sidewalk to Dillard along the Martin Library will leave you swimming to class. The picnic area between Killingsworth and Piece Hall, heading toward the parking lot designated for both halls and McCullough-Trigg has a wet history. Another place to look out for is right across from Pierce Hall directly in front of the CSC by the cafeteria, it has had a way of ruining a day or two in the past

as a result of high floodwaters.Regardless, if you avoid those

locations I assure you, many more unavoidable spots are out there waiting for you.

In recent years, many projects have been going on all around campus, yet flooding, time and time again has been deemed a low priority.

Nothing is worst than wet feet all day because you were drenched on your way to class, except maybe wet feet when it is 35 degrees outside.

Be prepared for this cold wet winter. But more than just rain boots, make it known to adminis-tration how impossible the walk across campus can be in the cold, wet months.

Students do not have the luxu-ry of a reserved front row parking spot at their building.

And because parking is so com-petitive on this campus, some students are walking from one end of the university to the op-posite end, fearful if they drive to their next class there will not be any parking spots anyway.

Students living on campus have it even worse. That long walk from Sundance all the way to Dillard in the rain can almost feel criminal.

Two questions they could ask themselves, should I risk the tick-et or trek the long journey?

It wouldn’t be such an issue if not for the intense flooding all over campus.

Make your voice heard, rock some stylish rain boots, and avoid the worst puddles on campus and you should be fine this rainy sea-son. You will thank me later.

mSu- my university?

I’ve tried to write this letter many times, and each time I closed my word processor in disgust at the atrocities being leveled towards me.

I told myself to ignore it, not to bother myself with the ignorance of others and to rise above it, but I can no longer do so in good conscience.

In 2009 I left my small island home to come to Wichita Falls soley for the purpose of attending Mid-western State University. Before I left I was warned that Texas was a red state, full of rednecks, cowboys and racism.

However, I chalked it all up to stereotyping and ignored it. To my pleasure I had never been confront-ed with any open issues of racism on MSU’s campus or in Wichita Falls for that matter.

That was until the summer of 2012. What started as just another day of idle chatter on Twitter gave me a glimpse of exactly how some students at MSU view their interna-tional student population.

There’s an account on Twitter dubbed @MWSUproblems for stu-dents to vent their frustrations about the school and college life in gen-eral.

The initial concept intrigued me so I followed the account, but my enthusiasm quickly faded.

Amid issues about parking and the police officers’ new vehicles, some students seem to be quite perturbed by their Caribbean population or ‘the Caribs’ as we’re so fondly called.

It started with an offhand, albeit offensive comment about one partic-ular student’s penchant for dressing up like a cowboy and spiraled into

complaints about undeserved grades and other charges. The topic even spurned its own hashtag, #blameth-eCaribs.

Apparently, some of the people I share a classroom with as intellectu-al equals think my fellow Caribbean students and I need to be ‘put in our place.’ (something @Marty_Par-ty465 claims to have done.)

And according to @NathanDu-bose, even the admissions depart-ment has grown tired of our pres-ence. Is this what administrators think of its Caribbean population?

Would they prefer not to have in-ternational students at all, or just not ones from the Caribbean?

This incident also speaks to a wider issue of ignorance on campus. Ignorance of other cultures, and an unwillingness to learn.

I always thought that education was about broadening one’s hori-zons and learning about a world outside of your own, as opposed to merely getting a degree.

But I suppose that must be a Ca-ribbean thing. I for one, would be interested to know what our admin-istrators think of @mwsuproblems and whether or not the account was sanctioned to use the school’s acro-nym and a picture of Hardin tower.

Perhaps the Office of Student De-velopment would be interested in holding a panel discussion on the way Americans view other cultures, modern-day racism, or ethnocen-trism on a whole.

Signed,Raisa S.N. CharlesPROUD Caribbean Student

Letter to the Editor

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1 She is the current President’s wife4 The Political journey to election day6 On election day, place your votes here9 Third party represented this year, often seen wearing purple 11 This paper is used to cast your vote12 The presidential candidate for the Republican party this year.13 Ralph Nadar was a part of this colorful party14 People who run for a public office are often referred to as what15 Where was the 2012 Republican National Convention held?w17 Members of the Democratic party are called?19 Not a photobooth, but where you cast your votes21 Goals and issues focused on during a campaign22 Members from the GOP are also known as what23 This singer/ rapper has attack for her support of the Republican party

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1 She is the current president’s wife4 The political journey to election day6 On election day, place your votes here9 Third party often seen wearing purple11 This paper is used to cast your vote12 Presidential Republican candidate13 Ralph Nadar was a part of this colorful party

14 Politician running for office15 Republican National Convention was held?17 Members of the Democratic party are called?19 Not a photo booth, but where you cast your votes21 Goals and issues focused on during a campaign22 Members from the GOP are also known as what23 This singer/rapper supports the Republican party

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“There’s enough parking spots for commuters, just not right where you need to go.”

Katie BrunerMSU student

periences in Uganda.The art of Suguru Hiraide, as-

sociate professor of art and sculp-tor, explained his critical point of view towards the reaction of businesses after the 2011 earth-quake that rocked Japan.

His metalwork sculptures both had “OPEN” signs attached to them, one simulating an earth-quake by shaking back and forth, causing the neon sign to shut off.

“In Japan, after the earthquake hit, this was the reaction from most businesses,” he said. “Ev-erything was closed.”

However, not everyone closed their doors for business. Accord-ing to Hiraide, “pachinko” gam-bling casinos, the Japanese ver-sion of American pinball and slot machines, never even winced after the quake.

Pachinko is a multi-billion dollar business drawing 20 mil-lion visitors per year, and the pachinko culture was used as a basis for Hiraide’s second metal sculpture where its “OPEN” sign was surrounded by a constantly moving stream of pachinko balls, signifying that they were not closing for business under any circumstances.

Gary Goldberg, professor of art since 1983, has spent the last 25 years teaching an art class in London.

For the past four years, Gold-berg has documented the im-mense demolition and restruc-turing of the area of London that hosted the Olympics.

Goldberg said he was amazed with his photographs captured the inspiring moments in prepa-ration and anticipation of the Olympics.

One photograph included in his piece was a panoramic view of Olympic Park and the sur-rounding area.

“I took the photographs from

the 17th story of an apartment building,” Goldberg said. “The panoramic view is actually a merging of three photographs I took and edited in Photoshop.”

Goldberg plans to return to London this summer to docu-ment the aftermath of the Olym-pics and to encompass the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Elizabeth A. Yarosz-Ash, pro-fessor of art and 1991 Hardin Foundation Distinguished profes-sor, displayed her talent in merg-ing science and nature within her paintings. DNA strands, animals, and geometrical design all make an appearance within her intri-cate works.

According to Yarosz-Ash, it is all about visual balance and har-mony.

In one of her displays, dehy-drated and flattened flowers were lined up to represent the prime numbers 1-71 with each prime number standing out distinctly in gold leaf.

Each flower gradually grows in size as the numbers increase. Yarosz-Ash is currently working on some new projects, she said, but wishes to keep it a secret for now.

Steve Hilton, assistant profes-sor of art, showed his fascination with nature and its artistic effects in his ceramic display.

Laid out on the floor was a captivating model of a geographic region with mountain islands and bodies of land carefully separated by the flow of water, similar to looking at a large-scale 3D map.

Hilton had a little help from his students and his wife in molding 10,000 ceramic balls that were to form his display.

“The original display actually consisted of 20,000 ceramic balls that were all recycled from an-other exhibition,” Hilton said. “I like to go green.”

When asked what he had named his display, Hilton shot back with a chuckle, “I call it 12,947…12,948…12,949…”

Hilton has a long list of cre-dentials that also include geolo-gist, and clay artist. He has also taught courses in English, math, history and astronomy.

Catherine Prose, associate pro-fessor of art and gallery director, has been with MSU for seven years and chose a unique under-lying theme for her fascinating artwork—endangered animals. Prose even has the color-code of a particular animal’s threat level of becoming extinct worked into her paintings in the form of even-ly dispersed geometric circles.

“For example, if you see the color red within the circles, it means the animal is critically en-dangered,” she said.

Prose uses nature as a meta-phor to reflect and comment on morals, values and humankind.

Perhaps the most intriguing story came behind the work of Carlos Aleman. Aleman is a graduate of MSU’s art depart-ment and is currently the gallery exhibition xreparator and techni-cal assistant.

His artwork consisted of a se-ries of octopi drawings, inspired by both his complex duties with-in the art department and his 6-year-old son.

“My son is a huge Beatles fan,” he said, “and his favorite song is ‘Octopus’s Garden.’”

Aleman’s wife and son were also there to enjoy the exhibition and to show dad some support.

For three years, Aleman has been an employee of MSU, and is a man of many talents. It took

him and a couple other helpers, including Art Department Secre-tary Jesika Fisher, roughly three days to complete the setup of the exhibition. The atmosphere was extremely sophisticated and re-laxed.

Everything from the arrange-ment of the individual exhibits to the warm, inviting floor-lights that were particularly adjusted to bring out the minute details of each piece was done masterfully.

The gallery itself was a capti-vating piece of artwork.

MSU has now been accredited by NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design).

NASAD is an organization of schools, colleges, and universities that has approximately 322 ac-credited institutional members.

In Texas, there are 100 uni-versities, and only 10% make the

cut, MSU being one. The department has made

a name for itself and has now brushed shoulders with larger accredited universities like Texas Christian University, University of Texas at Austin, and University of North Texas.

It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials.

At the event, Ronald Fischli, dean of the college of fine arts, also welcomed the new chair of the Juanita and Ralph Harvey School of Visual Arts, associate professor and art historian Ann Marie Leimer.

The MSU Faculty and Staff Art Exhibition will be on display in the Fain Fine Arts building Mon-day through Friday from 8:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. until Oct. 19.

GALLERY from pg. 1

Assistant Professor Jennifer Yucus Photo by KERRI CARTER

than it is for those who go to an-other parking lot and walk,” Ka-tie Bruner said. “If students can accept the fact that they aren’t going to be close to their build-

ing, parking is not that bad.”Bruner, who has previously

lived on campus, said there is less parking for housing students.

“There’s enough parking spots for commuters just not right where you need to go,” she said. “I had trouble when I was on campus and trouble now that I

am off campus.”At the May Board of Regents

meeting, Keith Lamb, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, said

current parking surveys indicate that MSU parking lots are only 88 percent full, even at times of heavi-est traffic flow.

But since May, the university has eliminated around 30 parking spaces to put in “green space” between

Clark Student Center and Kill-ingsworth Resident Hall.

“If [the parking survey] is talk-ing parking as a whole, then yes, I could believe their findings,” Bruner said. “If they mean an individual parking lot at a peak time, then no, I don’t believe that survey.”

The survey takes into account the parking areas with less stu-dent traffic, such as the Wellness Center and the parking lot next to Christ Academy.

“Midwestern’s administration recognizes the parking problems on campus and is working on some rather large projects to ex-pand parking capacity,” the let-ter stated.

“This process might be a little slow, but it’s better than not be-ing able to have a car. Other uni-versities across the nation do not allow freshmen to have cars on campus.”

Martinez, Ashlock and Bruner all said that despite the difficulty it poses, they have always found a parking spot.

PARKING from pg. 1

Estimated cost for parking lot expansion

The parking lot expansions will add a total of 186 parking spaces.Graph by HANNAH HOFMANN

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The week in PHOTOS

Student Org Spotlight

Every week, the Wichitan will feature a student organization that is active on campus.If your organization would like to be featured please email

Wichitan@MWSU.edu with the subject OrgSpotlight.

Midwestern State University Freethought Alliance

Their mission: The purpose of the Freethought Alliance is to promote critical think-ing, free speech, the free exchange of ideas, reason and scientific inquiry. Further, its purpose is to provide an organization for people of non-belief to gather to discuss cultural and political issues, improve the quality of life for the non-religious, the non-believer, agnostic, freethinker or atheist, and to promote dialogue and cooperation between the religious and non-religious. The Freethought Alliance supports the sepa-ration of church and state, and seeks to educate its members and others by advancing the cause of secular humanism, science and rational philosophical discussion. Who: Anyone

When: Meeting Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at 6:30 PM

Where: Fine Arts Center, Music Wing, C117C

Cost: None at this time

Contact: Dr. Tim Justus

Advisors: Dr. Tim Justus, Elizabeth Lewandowski, Dr. Nathan Jun

Email: timothy.justus@mwsu.edu Phone: 940-397-4502

“Greek Life has been the sin-gle greatest influence on my col-lege career,” he said.

Greek life isn’t all about what people see in movies, Gallina said.

Being a member of a fraternity has also helped Gallina master time management.

“Without being able to get a strong hold on time manage-ment, there is no way that I would be able to be president of SGA, vice president of TKE, treasurer of Order of Omega, a student ambassador, peer coun-selor, and manager of rec sports,” he said. “On top of that I am still able to keep up my grades and have a social life.”

Group organizations are one of Gallina’s area of focus.

“We are trying to make group organizations to cooperate,” Gal-lina said.

Group organizations are one of Gallina’s area of focus.

“We are trying to make group organizations cooperate,” Gallina

said. The SGA president says he be-

lieves this will build awareness and get more students involved.

After he graduates, Gallina plans to teach high school bas-ketball, history, or computer sci-ence.

SGA from pg. 1

LIBRARY from pg. 1“I strongly believe in atmo-

sphere,” Bates said. “The fur-niture is outdated and dingy. The walls needed painting. The carpet is atrocious.”

Bates said the optimal speed and access of wireless internet is also a Moffett Library prob-lem.

“This is obviously pretty frustrating for students, faculty and staff who have come to rely heavily on wireless access almost everywhere,” Bates said.

With being more updated and more user friendly, Bates said the library has already made improvements with the additon of Primo, which made searching through its catalog easier to use.

“We have some of the most knowledgeable and helpful staff of any university library out there,” Bates said.

“I’m afraid that some people

see how outdated and unat-tractive the inside of Moffett is and it keeps them from using all of our amazing resources.”

“The remodel will take about one year,” Latham said, “but students won’t be af-fected by the remodel because certain parts of the library will remain open.”

“The language lab needs to be updated to CDs rather than tapes,” Latham said.

Even though the funds haven’t been granted and a start date hasn’t been final-ized, Latham and Rogers seem excited for the new updates.

“The library must be rede-signed for our new world of communication and informa-tion storage and exchange,” Rogers said.

SGA president Anthony Gallina.Photo by MEGHAN MYRACLE

Chris Henderson, electronic access media librarian, standing by the Moffett DVD collection. Photo by NICOLE BARRON

Sig Hansen seen at the Artist Lecture Series on Tuesday.Photo by MEGHAN MYRACLE

Richie Bates playing Thursday night during the Live at the Lake event. Photo by HANWOOL LEE

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You have waited all summer and now they are back. The ground breaking television shows of fall 2012 are here! Some shows may have already kicked off, but you still have a chance to join in or even begin viewing some of your favorite shows of this sea-son.

Shows coming back from the fall 2011 season include:

American Horror Story and Sons of Anarchy (FX), Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family), Mod-ern Family (ABC), X Factor and Glee (Fox), The Office (The final season) and The Voice (NBC), Gossip Girl (Final season on The CW).

This year’s line-up is what many critics are saying are the “must see shows” for fall.

X Factor and The VoiceThe music fun has already be-

gun with a two night premiere of X Factor and one night season premiere of The Voice.

These pop star hopefuls aren’t the only new talent to grace the small screen this season.

Britney Spears and Demi Lo-vato have joined the judging panel on the X Factor. Hopefully, these ladies do not disappoint, as many viewers previously felt they would not be opinionated or out-spoken.

Luckily, Spears and Lovato are comfortable telling perfect strang-ers the ugly truth. On Tuesday night’s episode of X Factor, Brit-ney took on the role of Simon Cowell and let one 50-year-old wanna be artist, Shawn Armenta, have it when he sang a self-made song titled “Cotton Candy Girls.” When Armenta accused Lovato for auto-tunning her voice, Spears then hit back saying, “Who let you on stage?”

The Voice, however, does not have any judges on the judging panel. Hopefully the entertain-ment of Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and Country singer Blake Shel-ton’s constant bickering can be enough to keep the audience’s attention. Blind auditions for The Voice will air again Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. and auditions for X Fac-tor will air Wednesday night at 8 p.m.

American Horror StoryIn the spirit of Halloween, FX

is bringing paranormal and un-explainable things to your living room. The returning hit horror-drama series American Horror Story is back on FX to give you a little more scare.

Last year’s season of Horror Story revolved around a subur-ban family living in a haunted mansion in Los Angeles. With a ghostly maid, a demonic baby, and a suicidal teenage daughter, the show kept viewers on their

toes. Last year, the show was nominated by the Saturn Award as Best Syndicated Cable Televi-sion series. This season will take place in a mental ward, which will be starring The Voice judge, Adam Levine.

The show will not air until October, but the show has had continuous buzzing and trending topics in the Twitter and Tumblr realm. If you like twisted minds and dark humor, then Horror Sto-ry’s mental asylum may be just the place for you this fall. The

“Asylum” premiere will air Oct. 17 at 9 p.m.

Sons of AnarchyFX also has another show that

has already aired which had rave reviews the first season. Sons of Anarchy premiered Tuesday eve-ning at 8 p.m. and showed fans what they were missing out on all summer long.

According to insidetv.ew.com the season premiere had 5.357 million viewers and made Sons of Anarchy the most watched epi-

sode in the drama history on FX. If you have not already done so, hop on the bandwagon and let these boys take you for a ride.

Pretty Little LiarsFor the girls who need that

little extra drama in your life, ABC Family and other stations are stepping up to the plate to give you the good, the bad, and the ugly.

It was only a couple of weeks ago that Pretty Little Liars ended with “A” finally revealing himself to the audience. This left millions wondering what was to happen next. Fortunately, the show will be airing a special Halloween epi-sode on Oct. 23 at 8 p.m.

GleeAdding to the drama and drop-

ping hints of melodies is the one and only Glee. A lot has changed on Glee and you don’t want to miss it.

This year the high school se-niors have graduated, but are expected to still show their fac-es at school, which are keeping emotions flying high. You never know what to expect from Glee, but what you can expect is rock-ing music and perfect harmonies. Glee aired at its new time last week, Sept. 13 at 9 p.m.

Gossip GirlLast but not least, the original

book turned television series,

Gossip Girl, has completed seven seasons and will be tying up all the loose ends with their last sea-son. The show will air Oct. 8 at 9 p.m. on the CW.

Modern FamilySometimes a family friendly

show is what we need to help us make it through the semester and keep us from being homesick. ABC’s Modern Family premieres Sept. 26 at 9 p.m.

The show has been recognized for its honesty and realness to what families are like now-a-days. This is a definite must see family friendly show that will be sure to have your sides splitting by the end of the hour.

The OfficeProviding huge laughs for the

last time is one show that will never be forgotten for its un-scripted humor and raw talent. NBC’s The Office will be show-ing its farewell season.

The show is expected to in-troduce two new characters and possibly create a spin off with the awkwardly funny character Dwight. No premiere date has been set yet. Many will be tuning in to enjoy one last season with the show that gave everyone something to talk about at work the next day.

Don’t miss out on the finale season premiere Sept. 20 at 9 p.m.

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With a mixture of television newcomers and veterans, the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards are sure to be full of surprises as fan-favorites fight for the gold statuette. Hosted by semi-funny man Jimmy Kimmel, the award show is less than a week away and who is likely to win the ma-jor awards in most cases is truly a battle of old school versus new school.Outstanding Host For A Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) v. Betty White (Betty White’s Off Their Rockers)

It is no secret that since her hi-larious performance in the 2009 film, The Proposal, the world fell in love for the second time with Miss Betty White. The last surviving “Golden Girl” has cap-tured the hearts of the older and younger generations through her hilarious Snickers commercials and award-winning TV Land show Hot in Cleveland. Her NBC prank show - think of it as Punk’d for your grandparents - is a rating

hit, but White has some tough competition against the man of a thousand jobs, American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest. The man known for his frosted tips earlier this year signed a $30 million deal to continue as host of A.I. for another two years, making him the highest paid reality television host to date.

Predicted winner: Betty White (Betty White’s Off Their Rockers)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston as Walter White (Breaking Bad) v. Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody (Home-land)

This will be one of the tough-est categories of the night as out-standing men like Michael C. Hall (Dexter) and Jon Hamm (Mad Men) are both deserving of a win, but it is the performances of Cr-anston and Lewis that has people talking this TV season. Portraying the drug dealer Walter White, Cranston has won every year in this category since Breaking Bad premiered in 2008. It is no lie that he is fantastic in this show,

but one cannot ignore the power of Showtime’s latest hit Home-land. Since the show premiered every TV critic has praised actress Claire Danes in her phenomenal role in Homeland, but true fans of the show know that she would not be so great without Lewis’ character, U.S. Marine turned possible terrorist, Nicholas Brody. A win for Lewis might be one of the big surprises of the night.

Predicted winner: Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody (Home-land)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Danes as Carrie Ma-thison (Homeland) v. Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick (The Good Wife)

As CIA agent Carrie Mathi-son, Danes has this award in the bag. It’s plain and simple. The in-dustry has given her praise after praise for her role as the off-beat and sometimes insane character. Even though The Good Wife is one of the best shows on televi-sion, Marqulies really doesn’t stand a chance.

Predicted winner: Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison (Home-land)

Outstanding Drama SeriesBreaking Bad (AMC) v. Down-

ton Abbey (PBS)For the first time in Primetime

Emmy history, a non-American

television show is being recog-nized. The British television se-ries Downton Abbey has a cult following of fans and one of the most talked about shows of the year. There is a reason this show was nominated, possibly to pull a major upset over industry favor-ite Breaking Bad. Yet, unless you are a gambler, the AMC hit-show is sure to get another victory.

Predicted winner: Breaking Bad (AMC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Louis C.K. as Louie (Louie) v. Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)

The year’s Emmy’s could be a night of surprises and upsets and this category is a perfect example. Men like Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) and John Cryer (Two And A Half Men) are safe choices every year. They are funny, but very pre-dictable. Louis C.K. has a great chance of pulling a major upset if he takes this award. Added bo-nus? Just imagine how funny his acceptance speech will be! Louie is another indie show with a cult following, but the Emmy voters might not understand the bril-lance of this show. If that’s the case, Parsons’ ever so nerdy role as Sheldon Cooper is a shoo-in.

Predicted winner: Jim Par-sons as Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation) v. Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer (Veep)

Sorry fans of annoyingly quirky Zooey Deschanel, but there is no chance she is winning this award for her role in New Girl. And despite the fact Girls’ star Lena Dunham may be the new Tina Fey, it is unlikely the Emmy vot-ers understand her sense of hu-mor. This category is behind two different underdogs. Veep may be one of the shows that is either you get it or you don’t. Lead ac-tress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is thank-ing the television gods she finally found a hit after her ironic role on Elaine Benes of Seinfeld.The fact that Amy Poehler has yet to win an Emmy is similar to the feeling angry fans have about Leonardo DiCaprio not winning an Acad-emy Award. This is Poehler’s year and if she doesn’t have that gold statue in her hands by the end of the night, Emmy voters should

prepare for some backlash. The easy choice of Emmy voters is al-ways 30 Rock’s Tina Fey, but let’s face it - Poehler outshined her this year on Parks and Rec.

Predicted winner: Amy Poe-hler as Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation)

Outstanding Comedy SeriesModern Family (ABC) v. Girls

(HBO)Modern Family has become

the new 30 Rock. It has been an Emmy favorite for the last few years. The show is hilarious and racy, while having some of the best ratings of any TV show. It is a critic favorite, but if you really get into HBO’s Girls, it is obvious who the true winner is. Girls has off beat humor and an amazing cast who is funnier than half the actors on Modern Family. Yet like with Louie, the humor might go over the Emmy voters’ heads, not giving Girls a real chance.

Predicted winner: Modern Family (ABC)

Television’s fall season favorites are back

Surprises and upsets: Emmy predictions

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Peace, Love & LipglossThe hottest thing in the makeup industry

by Rachel binghampRint adveRtising manageR

BB Cream originated in Ger-many where a dermatologist created it for patients to cover imperfections after laser proce-dures or surgery. It then grew enormously in South Korea and Japan, where healthy and nat-ural-looking skin is extremely important. Now that it has been introduced to the western hemi-sphere, its popularity has grown rapidly.

So what is BB Cream? It stands for Beauty Balm or Blem-ish Balm, which is a magical creamy potion that moisturizes, primes, protects, and conceals all in one step. You can wear it alone, along with a little extra concealer as needed, or layered with setting powder. It’s a better alternative to foundation, and it creates a natural, dewy look and feel.

In addition to covering your imperfections, it treats them. BB Cream can improve acne, sun spots and age spots, and it often contains anti-wrinkle and anti-in-flammatory ingredients. Just like foundation, each brand of BB Cream is a little different, so it’s important to look at the benefits of all of them before deciding on which one to purchase.

Dr. Jart+ Water Fuse Beauty Balm SPF 25 PA++ ($34 at www.sephora.com) is my personal fa-

vorite. It has medium coverage, as opposed to many BB Creams, especially inexpensive ones, that look more like tinted moisturizer. It creates a fresh, dewy complex-ion that brings out your natural radiance. According to sephora.com, its “water-based, hydrating formula instantly soothes, cools, and retains healthy moisture.”

Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 ($39 at Ulta) is another one on the hot list right now. This one’s main stand-out benefit is oil control. Smashbox states that it “keeps skin shine free while maintaining mois-ture, improving skin hydration by as much as 22% with contin-ued use, and also significantly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles after only four weeks of use.” It is also labeled as cruelty free, so no animals were tested in the process of making this product.

Boscia BB Cream SPF 27 PA++ ($38 at Ulta) comes from an extremely underrated brand. While high-end makeup fanatics out there know about it, many people haven’t even heard of it. Boscia describes that their BB Cream “helps diminish the ap-pearance of pores, fine lines, and uneven skin tone while providing long-wearing natural coverage that conceals imperfections.”

Clinique Age Defense BB Cream SPF 30 ($37 at Dillard’s) won the Real Beauty 2011 Gold Star Award for one of the best makeup products from 2011. According to Clinique, it’s a cult-

tural favorite in Asia.Too Faced Tinted Beauty Balm

SPF 20 ($32 at Ulta) is marketed as an “ideal balance of exception-al, buildable color, sheer texture, and light diffusion.” It contains oil-free moisturizers, chamomile extract, antioxidant vitamins, and non-chemical SPF 20 UVA/UVB multi-mineral sunscreen.

Haut Minerals Vegan BB Cream Souffles ($39.95 at www.hautminerals.com) is a great op-tion for a cruelty-free product that contains no animal prod-ucts. According to Haut Miner-als, it contains their “potent anti-oxidant lift - ‘superfoods’ for the skin to nourish and nurture.”

L’Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream ($7.99 at Target or $10.99 at Ulta) is an inexpensive option to try out this amazing product. This version goes on lighter than the other brands. If you want more natu-ral coverage, this one will work for you. It comes out as a white cream with tiny black beads. The beads contain the tinted col-or, so when they burst, the color blends into your skin.

BB Creams are magical. They bring out your natural, dewy radiance while actually helping your skin. What other products can truly claim to do that?

What beauty ideas would you like to read about?

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Summer blockbusters take action to a new levelThis is a summary of some Summer 2012 blockbusters.

by Regan benabidesstaff wRiteR

This summer’s long list of blockbusters kept the season en-tertaining with an interesting ar-ray of films. I can’t say that I have taken the time to see every movie that has hit the big screen, but I have strong feelings about those that have made my “must see” list.

The Dark Knight Rises

Aside from the chaos and disap-pointment that rose from the trag-edy of its opening night, I have to say that “The Dark Knight Rises” was the hit of the summer.

The film had a satisfying fin-ish to the popular trilogy. I don’t know if it was the gut-wrenching action scenes, the heart-breaking twist, or the mind-boggling end-ing, but the film was amazing! It was everything I had been antici-pating for months before the film was released. Yet of course, like any good film, it left you wanting more.

The Avengers

With an outstanding cast and a fluid story line, “The Aveng-ers” held its ground against its superhero contender “The Dark Knight Rises.”

Many would say that “The Avengers” would top the list, but in my opinion the film was not as memorable. Not that it did not grab my attention or keep me en-tertained, but the film just did not leave that lasting impression you

long for in a great film. But don’t get me wrong, the film is a defi-nite “must see.”

Snow White and the Huntsman

As an avid fairy tale fan, “Snow White and the Huntsman” hit my “must see” list as soon as the idea was tossed into the public eye. Once the trailer hit mainstream media, it had me hooked, but the hype of the trailer was only de-graded by the film itself.

By the time it hit theaters, I felt as if I had already seen more than half of the movie. Maybe it was just that I had seen the half that actually kept my attention. If you can’t resist judging the film for yourself, I seriously recommend you do it on your own time.

Here is a day-by-day agenda of fun things to do!

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I remember what it was like to be a freshman and to have just moved here. I remember thinking, “where do I eat?” and, “where do I go to have fun?” Well luckily for you, I’ve done my research and I will tell you the top 5 places to go!

Monday It’s a universal truth that Mon-

days suck, so I suggest that after a long day of school and studying that you and your friends head to The Spot for some late night piz-za! It’s locally owned and there is always something going on there, so check it out!

Tuesday Fuzzy’s Taco Shop: If you’re

looking for a place to stuff your face with good Mexican food, go here! This is the place to go on Tuesdays for some good tacos! Every Tuesday from 5pm-close, Fuzzy’s has buy one taco get one free!

WednesdayIf you want to find your inner

Texan, go to Denim and Dia-monds for some two stepping and dancing! Plus, every Wednesday from 8-11, ladies get in for free!

ThursdayIf getting drunk and going to

Stage West Club isn’t your thing, Village Bowl bowling alley is a great alternative. They always have cheap discounts if you bring your student ID!

Friday For good, clean fun head on

down to The Plex where for one low price you can get an “unlim-ited wristband.” The wristband includes an unlimited supply of GoKarts, Bumper Boats, and Mini Golf.

SaturdayOn days when there ISN’T a

football game, support our lo-cal minor league hockey team, The Wildcats! There are weekly games from September until March.

Sunday If you don’t go to one of the

many great Sunday schools and church services around town, just treat yourself to a day of re-laxation at great places such as Lucy Park, the Wichita Falls (yes, they exist) and prepare for anoth-er week of school!

What to do in the Falls

Election year was motivation to turn the president into a movie star

by aziza lakestaff wRiteR

Because it is an election year, a successful documentary, Obama 2016, seeks to add its opinion into the fray as how important the up-coming election is for voters.

The film, by author/filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, can be consid-ered part of a series in regards to the subject matter of his recent work. Obama 2016 follows in the same vein as his books, The Roots of Obama’s Rage and Obama’s America: Unmaking the American Dream.

After watching the film, it comes across as a propaganda piece as it does not provide a balanced, unbiased analysis of President Obama. It is clear that D’Souza has an agenda and uses far-reaching claims to satisfy this agenda.

The basis of the documentary is the idea that Obama’s estranged father had a greater influence on his son than the distance between them implied. D’Souza uses pas-sages from the President’s book “Dreams from My Father” and a psychologist whose never treated Obama as a way to explore this influence.

Obama is portrayed as being shaped by his father’s anti-capital-ist, anti-American, anti-Christian world views, and that these views were allegedly further cemented by mentors late in life.

These ‘founding fathers,’ as he calls them, are the Reverend Jer-emiah Wright, Frank Marshall Da-vis, Edward Said, Bill Ayers, and Roberto Unger. D’Souza paints the President of the United States as anti-American due to his influ-ences and that the worst thing that American voters could do is re-elect him.

There is also an interview with a half-brother that does not reveal anything that can be remotely tied into the thesis of the documentary. It could have been edited from the movie, for it was pointless.

The film has the title 2016 be-cause it predicts that President Obama serving again would result in the creation of a superpower, the “United States of Islam” in the Middle East. While the United States is tethering on the brink of economic collapse and another

World War. Just to set the mood, there is ominous music and dark clouds.

If I were Roger Ebert, I’d give it two thumbs down. It just seemed like an extended political com-mercial about President Obama’s hatred of America and a prime ex-ample of ‘preaching to the choir.’

The intended audience have al-ready formulated their opinion.

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The Mustangs see first draw while Lady Mustangs earn first win.DAMIAN ATAMENWANSPORTS EDITOR

Both Midwestern State soccer teams had an interesting week-end. The men’s team endured two draws and the women’s team came home with its first win and a well-deserved draw.

After defeating Texas A&M In-ternational in the season opener, the Midwestern State soccer team had to settle for a draw in a road game between both teams Friday night.

Both teams fought hard, but MSU seemed more ball hungry with 11 shots on goal, compared to the Dustdevils’ four. B.A. Cat-ney and Andrew Power led the Mustang attack with two and four shots on goal respectively.

In spite of the Mustangs’ ef-fort, not even two periods of extra time could separate them from their hosts.

It did not get any better when the Mustangs visited St. Edwards

Sunday morning. Both teams endured a distress-

ing 90 minutes of goal-less draw. This score line was identical to the previous meeting between both teams in 2011.

Assistant Men’s soccer coach, Michael Wood, commended the efforts of goalkeeper Ray Clark and his back line.

“Ray Clark had two solid per-formances as did the back four and they earned the shutouts,” he said. “But we must score goals if we expect to win.”

The Mustangs will play the University of Incarnate Word this Friday at 7 p.m. followed by Ouachita Baptist Sunday at 3 p.m.

On the other hand, the Lady Mustangs had a slightly better pair of games.

The Midwestern State wom-en’s soccer team saw a slight im-provement in their performance after 1-1 tie against Angelo State University.

Lauren Carnes had the first at-tempt on goal, which followed a Mallory Whitworth save in the seventh minute. Maddie Fraser could have given the Lady Mus-

tangs a 19th minute advantage but the ball went high to the re-lief of the goalkeeper and to the disappointment of the former.

Whitworth’s palms were tested again when Hanna Horeis fired a shot as an effort to get on the board early.

Eventually, the first goal came as a result of a corner kick con-ceded by the Lady Mustangs. Jordan Benfield floated a corner kick, which went off Kara Ed-wards’ head before Ashley Exford took the goal-scoring opportunity in the 40th minute.

After the break, MSU worked tirelessly hoping to notch an equalizer but that would take the entire second half.

Ashley Cottrell made things level in the 90th minute when the Lady Mustangs had only a second to spare.

Head Women’s soccer coach Jeff Trimble was impressed with the wonder goal.

“I knew we were getting close and creating a lot of good chanc-es in the second half of the An-gelo game but I never expected to score with one second left,” he said. “It was amazing.”

Cottrell’s terrific equalizer was an automatic ticket to over-time where both teams failed to score.

The Lady Mustangs then vis-ited the University of Incarnate Word Sunday afternoon where they claimed their first victory of the season.

Payton Fookes defined incred-ible with a well-taken free kick in the 34th minute. Fookes placed the ball from outside the box to the top left corner of the Cardi-nals’ goal.

“This win was really important, not only because it was a confer-ence game, but also because we are playing much better,” said Trimble.

The Cardinals fought hard to make something out of their home fixture but the Lady Mus-tangs had a stubborn defense and wouldn’t concede.

MSU will challenge West Texas A&M this Friday at the Mustangs soccer field. The match is sched-uled for 5 p.m.

Cycling team prepare to host collegiate track national championship

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Midwestern State University has some northern influence this semester.

Next semester, Steven Charles Zamastil, 27, was named the new director for Team Arrow.

He grew up in Illinois and spent the last five years in Phila-delphia as the assistant coach and director of performance services at Breakaway Bikes and Fitness.

“People here are so much more friendly than anywhere else I’ve ever been,” he said. “They have a genuine concern about other people. I really appreciate that. You don’t get a lot of that in Philly.”

He graduated magna cum laude from Augustana College in Rock Island with degrees in phi-losophy and history. And is close

to completion of his doctorate in philosophy at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Zamastil is an accomplished and nationally ranked cyclist.

He rode in the Hotter ’N Hell Hundred shortly after his arrival and is currently preparing his team for the annual USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Cham-pionships.

The cycling team of 19 mem-bers is pleased with their new director and share his optimism about the future.

“He’s a cool guy with fresh ideas, who is willing to help the team and take us to victory,” said Antonio Baca.

“Charlie has been doing a great job as the new director and coach,” Caden Burross said. “He is a rider himself, so he came into the program with a very specific vision of how he wanted to de-velop the team’s riders, both on and off the bikes.

Burross said under Zamastil each rider has been offered a per-

sonal training plan.“A new direction has been

taken in team marketing, and team bonding exercises have al-ready increased,” Burross said. “Everyone on the team is really happy with his arrival. He is lead-ing the team like a pro leads the peloton.”

Team Arrow has been active on social media, launching their Twitter account over the sum-mer.

With over one hundred fol-lowers on Twitter, the team takes advantage of social media by dis-cussing cycling events and even communication with students.

The team appreciates the fact that Zamastil knows what is going on in the cycling world and feel it will help the communication be-tween them and sponsors.

“He’s really organized and seems to understand what our riders need for sponsorship as well as how to communicate to our board,” said team member, Danny Robertson, a mass com-

munications major in his senior year.

Zamastil believes MSU is enter-ing a great time in cycling. With the open of the Cycling Testing Center on campus, a more scien-tific approach is being taken to-wards training.

“We should do pretty well as a team because we’ve been getting results year after year and this year we have a better dynamic as a team.”

Robertson said his goal was to best his personal best from the last event - one and half minutes in an 1K.

“I am trying to get in the top 3 of every event I enter,” he said. “I’m getting better and last faster than last year.”

Training harder and practicing smarter is how Roberston is im-proving his game.

“I’m getting smarter on what my weaknessness are and under-standing my strengths,” he said.

Team member, Sean Brown, a senior majoring in exercise physi-

ology was an intern at the center last spring.

“It’s equipped with five com-putrainers ,which simulate road-like conditions, indoors and you can compete against other people on the same program, he said. “There is also a new metabolic cart which measures VO2 capac-ity.”

VO2 is a measurement of the athletes’ maximal oxygen intake and usage. It shows how efficient-ly they are using oxygen, which is very important in cycling.

Another new development is the chance for students to minor in cycling. Team member, Jessica Prinner, a junior majoring in busi-ness finance is taking advantage of the new minor.

“I think it’s a great opportunity and I feel it will mix well with my business degree. It’ll make my credentials look good in the area of cycling for my future career,” she said.

Her goal at the moment is to get a top three at Collegiate Track

Nationals. She, like the many of her teammates feel Zamastil is go-ing to do a good job promoting the team.

Zamastil’s experience and the fact he rides with them has gained the respect of the team. He likes it here at MSU.

“It’s nice. It’s very small, just like my undergrad. It’s nice to be able to run into your friends and catch up, and keep track of what your athletes are doing,” he said. “Parking is a nightmare, but I think that should encourage more people to ride bikes.”

The 2012 Championships will take place from September 20-22 at the Superdome in Frisco, Texas and is being sponsored by MSU.

“We have one of the strongest teams in the nation and that’ll be evident soon,” he said. “The team will bring home medals from the Collegiate Track Nationals.”

You can follow Zamastil and the progress of the cycling team on twitter @charliezamastil and @msucyclingteam.

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Team Arrow embraces new director

Andrew Power fired four shots against Texas A&M International.Photo by bEKAH TIMM

The cycling team, with the leadership of its new cycling director, will compete and co-host the 2012 Championships this weekend in Frisco.Photo by NICOlE bARRON

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Team responds to first loss by destroying Lions in ArlingtonBY ORLANdO FLORES JR.

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Five days after a 20-17 loss to Tarleton State, the No. 16 Mid-western State Mustangs were faced with the task of rebound-ing from that loss, and remind-ing the rest of the Lone Star Conference that they were not to be taken lightly. The Mustangs response to this ended up be-ing the 65-14 thrashing of the Texas A&M – Commerce Li-ons at Cowboys Stadium in Ar-lington during the annual LSC Football Festival on Sept. 13.

“The worst thing that could have happened to us was Tarleton sneaking up on MSU and beating them last week,” Commerce coach Guy Morriss said. “They turned it around and took it out on us.”

MSU coach Bill Maskill said the main difference between the Mustangs’ season opener against Tarleton and the game against Commerce was the team’s mental preparation.

“We focused well going into the game and were well-pre-pared,” Maskill said. “But we played sluggish, flat, and unemo-tional. I had to do a better job of getting our team mentally and emotionally prepared. We were flat at the end of warm-ups and even in the locker room when we were up 10-7 at halftime.”

After the opening game loss, the main focus for the Mus-tangs was not the way they played, but the mental state of the team. The very next day, Maskill said the priority for the Mustangs was to come back mentally from the loss.

“I told them that if [the loss] doesn’t hurt, then it doesn’t mean anything,” Maskill said. “The seniors made up their mind that it wasn’t going to hap-pen again. That attitude trickled down to the rest of the team at that moment.”

In Arlington, however, the players stormed their way on to the field and immediately made their presence known, scoring a field goal on their first drive down the field.

While the Mustangs held a 23-0 lead at the end of the first

quarter.In the second quarter, the

Mustangs scored on a 7-yard pass and on a 37-yard field goal for a total of 10 points.

Before the first three minutes had ticked off the clock of the second half, the Mustangs de-fense continued its onslaught on the Lions, coming up with two interceptions, one that resulted in a 32-yard return from Neiko

Conway. The other allowed the offense to score a 9-yard rush from Jimmy Pipkin.

“To be able to get the two quick scores within a few min-utes coming out of halftime just ignited us and turned the mo-mentum,” Maskill said.

“I was impressed with how we were able to shovel a lot of people in and out. We were concerned with what our health and physical condition would be, and I think our kids handled it outstandingly. I feel like we accepted a challenge to keep pounding the nail in and play two more quarters, and we did that.”

The Mustangs’ running game was a thorn in the Lions’ paw. The players ran for a total of 376 yards and five touchdowns en route to their 51 point victory, four of them coming in the third quarter.

Chauncey Harris was the front runner for the Mustangs’ running game with 148 yards on four carries and two touch-downs (each being 50+ rush-es).

“As well as we ran the ball, I think we can run it even bet-ter,” Maskill said. “We will con-tinue to be a team that improves from week-to-week; and as the season goes on, the competition will also get better.”

The Mustangs (1-1) resume conference play against the Tex-as A&M – Kingsville Javelinas in Kingsville on Sept. 22.

“[MSU] is the class football team in our conference this year, again,” Morriss said. “They are

the benchmark, as far as I’m con-cerned, in this league.”

“[MSU] is the class football team in our conference this year. They are the benchmark, as far as I’m concerned, in this league.”

Guy MorrisHead coach

Texas A&M - Commerce

“I was impressed with how we were able to shovel a lot of people in and out. We were con-cerned with what our health and physical con-dition would be, and I think our kids handled it outstandingly.”

Bill MaskillHead coach

Midwestern State