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Aller 20 years_on the job, MSU Police Chief H.G. Evans will retire in June. Page 5

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ifer in troubl'? asons differ behind 4-moh th 0tract for men's soccer coach DAWN HINSUY

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US( the learn hasn't btcn as much these p.st lwo J hl\'t been given on1y fow

and lhtn I will be tt-cvalu11 1h11 time 10 sec if I will gel pllf time (to coach)," Pi.fer ·s MSU carur record is ISO ~ k,s5es and JO tics over a ,id a half year period. and be l,Jlro' lhc job works. Pifer is ·ngesl coach ~-er in any • MSU. the last two years, since I kJSI my N and we have moved NAlA IO NCAA Division n.

--e stumbkd tom.akcthcttan~ruer said. "But I feel~ arc ny back up. The question is, C5tf\'t a fow-moalh cor11ract?

Ste told me ht WU going IO

propose 1his idea 10 (Prcsidcni Louis) Rodriguez in the DUI few dlys, bu! ii is just a proposal," Pifer

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~ DOC 11:'ing to worry about it. I'm JUsl womed about lhe team in the fall and winning."

However, Rodri1ucz said 1bcrc is another l'U50D for the four-month '°"ln<L

"We att changing the fall sporu' contnc1s," he said. "Instead of September to the summer, .lhc con~s ~smi:~~ITh

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the fall spons: football. vollcybalJ and soccer, This contract system fits bcucr for these sports in case ofa termination. This sys1cm will coin-

cide with the Sp011s."

Women's head soccer coach Jeff Trimble would be on the s.arnc system, but was evaluated oB the okl system. He was reinstated for the fall to work under the old syslem. " I ha,~ no xlea about the foutmootb contnct." Trimble siid.

Rodriguez said then has been DO talk of 1cnninatin1 Pifer after the fOW' months arc over.

Athletic Direl:tor Bob- McBee declined to commm1, staliD1. "I do

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nate bill allocates million to MSU

TeamArrow's Kalhy Weis lums off Louis J. Rodriguez Drive during Sunday's Critenum race. Photo by Masako Miura

..Funding for my holl)CIOYt'n Midwestern S~lc Univasity has been of great imponancc 10 me durina this legislative session, and I am glad to be able 10 send them lhc dol· Lars oocessary to continue serving the education needs of North

Ta.as."

T h • Texas Senate hu approved S44 alilHon for MSU during the DUI

biennium. The House allocalCd on1y S43 million. diffemices will be decided coofcrmce committee somt-

lie!ott the Legisla!Urt adjourns JI. 1111 pleased with I.be budget ed for Senate Ois1ric1 JO includes Wichila falls),"

State Sen. Tom Haywood.

MSU adminislJ'alOn arc appreciative of the efforts of local stale officials. ''Our local lcgislaton work hard for us and are ~ally supportive of Midwestern," said Al Hooten, vice pmidcnt fo, business affairs. bn:1:~~orbi~au:'

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promoting academic u:ccllcnc~ rccruiuncm and retention, and lt research.

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Early Registration For Summer and Fal 1999

All Classfllcatlons Friday Thursday Wedneaday 7 a.m. X,Y, Z . 7a.m. L 7a.m. K 7 a.m: A 9:30 a.m. M 9:30 a.m. I, J 11:30 a.m. B 1t:30a.m. H 11:30 a.m. N 1:30 p.m. C .0 1:30 p.m 1:30p.m. G 3:30 p.m. D 3:30 p.m. P, Q 3:30 p.m. E, F lhtn: Teleregistration has eliminated lhe long lines that once tame with early registration. File photo _

Team Arrow dominates SCCCC 14-16.

DAWN H a NIU Y Senior Repor11f

lhc first one 10 cross the finish line ... what a wonderful feeling.

Team Arrow has upcricnced that feeling ooce again. as they clinched their sccood consecutive South Ccnlral Collegiate Cycling Coofcn:ncc Ownpionship.

MSU came ouc on lop over such prcstiJious universities as ~ond place Univenity of Tcus-AuKin. third place Texas A&M. Baylor Univcnity in forth, and the Univenity of Houston in fifth: Since Team Arrow cap1urcd the champions.hip. it bas oow qualified for the National Collcgia1c Road Championships that will be held in Greenville, Soulh Cuo.lina, May

In the SCCCC Men's A Final Overall gradualc s1uden1, Les Akins took the cake and the cn1rec. winning over a field of 23 coatcndcrs.

Followina A.kins was fellow Pedro junior 1camrn1te, Saldarriaga in second.

Other notables were sophQmorc Bruning Rangel in fifth overall, junior Rory McAdams in sixlh, and freshman Gl'Vlam Promfrel in eighth.

In the SCCCCWomcn'sA Final Overall. sophomore Beth Widhalm conquered the competition, while seven! other riders finished close.

"I appriciatc the suppon from MSU, and the overall cffoiis of the entire team," Widhalm said. "I am

somewhat ncrvooJ (about nationals), because we don'c know whal the competition is like. But we have never had IO many women go 10 nationals. so that's cxciting.M Graduate student Brandy Aleuodcr followed Widhalm in second, 11'1.nsfcr sophomore Stephanie HlllDOS came in third and graduate student Andrea Hannos placed fifth overall.

In SCCCC Men', B Final Overall, fn : ~ Daniel Rogers pu! up a huge fight and came up a just a linle shon, placing second.

Men's C Final Overall, Doug Canwrigh1 placed eleventh. and Const1n1inos Bcooomou placed ninclcenth.

In SCCCC Women's 8 Final Overall, ~ uatc studcn1 Kai.by

Wells uiumpbcd over 15 other women, and five Olhcr schools.

Also placing in the Women's B was Jamie Peden wilh an imprc:ssivc seventh place 6nish. ln the Thrift Roeid Race that 100k place on Saturday, the Men's A race began at 7:30 a.m., MSU's Saldaniaga 1r.iumphcd, while teammates. Pomfre1, McAdams.

RAngcl and junior Ryan (Andy) Sparks also had notable finishes. ln the Women's A Race ii was all aboot Team Arrow. The ladies dominated, with S1cphan.ic Hannos in front, followed by siS(Cf' Andrea Hannes, Alexander and Widhalm.

The ooly other position (last place-fifth) was held by ~i I

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Grimes pleased with

Early registration president year as SGA ~, runs until April 30 .

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TheWIChitan As the semester winds down, students arc early n:gistcring ror the summer and fall semesters.

Early rc1is1r11ion giVCJ students the opportunity 10 sign up for the upcoming summer and fall semcstm in adva.ncc. This will be done via telephone from April 26 10 30.

This SC'TVicc is available to all s1Udcn1s. with a few u:ccptions.

S1udcn1S with delinquent payments, thou whose TASP scores arc not on file or who have no( yet passed a portion of lbc TASP exam arc oot eligible for eatly rtgist.ration.

Billye Tims, MSU registrar, said the school expects 11 lcut 3,000 studcou to early rcgistcr.

She also added tha1 the school is trying to make phone regist.ration as convcnie.nt as possible. Phones arc set up inside Hardin near the registrar's office. Printers arc located outside the registrar's window enabling students to print a

copy of their schedules.

To regislcr by telephone, students need to acquin: their PlN number from their advisers. II is imponantthcrcfon:forstudcntslo meet wilh their advisors bcfon: they attcmpl 10 registu by 1elcphooc. Advisers arc in the process of finalizing summer and fall schedules for their advisees, so if you have not met with your adviser yet, time is running out.

Tuns says the lelcpbonc n:gistration process is quick and easy.

Simply find your rcgislmion time listed in the summer or fall schedules of classes then follow the instructions printed in the back or the class schedule.

Students who register early according 10 Tims "arc more likely 10 get the classes they want." In addition, rcruming students who early rcgis1cr do DOI need to tttum to school until the first day of class.

Payment schedules for summer and fall semesters :ire availabl~ in their respective schedules or classes.

Student Govcmmcnl Association President Gant Grimes ha.s a lot 10 1111 year in

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"My big issues were improving the lighting Uld putting in call boxes," Grimes said. '1'hosc arc big projects which will like some time.

1 ~H~it! ;~~6:'.gas~c~~ al~..boxcs. It's all a matter of fund11 the projects are not finished over the summer, Grimes said Jaclyn Buogcr, SGA prcsidcnl<:lccl for the upcoming fall scmutu, will be liking over the projects where be left off.

He also had plans to increase s1udcnt pan.icipation and involvement in school activities.

"We've had a qoorum at every S~na~ meeting, and a lot more orgaruu11oos on campus were panicipatin1 in activities," he said.

The largest indicator of this increased activity was the ASBS Toy Dri\'c, which SGA sponsored last semester.

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ccssful," he said. "We (SGA) pu1'out the money, bu1 they (ASBS) were the girls who did all the work. and they deserve credit for an ou1Stand· in1 job."

Grimes also said the crowds al the basketball gamcs were lhc "bigg~ panicipation in athletics" he had seen at MSU since he enrolled: 'There's nothing bcn~r 10 hrin1 out people like a winnin1 program."

Probably lhc most consider.able bill that has gone through lhe SGA du.ring Grimes' administration was the doctor bill 98199-03. The bill came aboot when last year's alloca. tionscamc up.

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The bill provides for a full-time doctor to be pan of the MSU medical staff.

"We (SGA) decided that IS far as the size of our institution, ou, health-care system was 001 adcqua!c," Grimes said. "I'm ~ally excited aboot having I full-time doctor hen:."

Grimes thinks the key 10 his success was the fact that he came into

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THE WICHITAN

VIEWPOINTS A,rll28, 1899

Colorado tragedy has many causes Tot ~nl tragedy in Colorado is one of the ~ • vi\'id cumplCS or cruelty among kids - and I'm no1 jusf talking about the shoolcn:.

A dial)' left by one of the boys shov,~

1ha1 Eric Harris and Dylan

Kk:bold planned for a morr lhan :a year 10 scalier bombs throughout their school and execute 1hcir classmates. Thii is no1 a ca.sc: of a sudden load of ~rcss causing a brcak~•n, but a slow ~cn1 into madnns caused by years of rcj«1ion.

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them. if only in a superficial way.

1, too, was an outcast in high school.

Th C re v.·crc ccnain people my O\'Cr-

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different from Eric and Dylan. how much ii would ha\'C ta.ken to drive

me O\'cr the edge.

High school is a tough time. It's enough 1h11 your hormones arc playing hawic with your body and mind. It's not enough that the comno1

fonablc ~lure of school life is abouJ. 10 br disrupted wht'n you fall ou1 of the clusroom nes1 into the real world, where you will be forced to make lifc<twiging decisions for pos.sibly the fim lime in your shon exiwcncc.

Grades".' Who has time to worry about th.at wilh so much else to Y>'Of'T)' about?

You're also paranoid that lhc lellt fla11>-: the linicst '-CCrct, will ruin you in lh,c eyes of the other kids. Once th.al ~ ns. you can c1pca lO be

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Then there is lhc ~sc: or the ''fringe.. ootcast Jeff - one of the people oolC:blS didn'I C\·en like, whom ,.-c only lei twig around with• us DCCausc we felt sorry for him. He v.'OUld ha~ fil in perfcc1ly wilh the Trench Coal Mafia.

When I heard the group's fascinations and habits described on the news. I had a chilling feeling of deja vu. If kif had succumbed 10 1hc pres.sure IS Eric and Dylan succumbed, it could ha\'C wily been his yearbook picture on CNN. In the wake of ..4--20" (the boys' code name for April 20. Adolph Hitler's binhday and the dale of their anack), everyone seems 10 be looking for someone. somc1hing, 10 blame.

It is easy 10 demonizc the boys until you s.ee lhc intenicw with Ale~ Manti, who was fricoos with Eric and Dylan as well IS some of the student$ they killed. When you hear her talk about them, yoo reaJiu they were subject 10 the wnc pres• sures as anyone else. the only difference being that lhcy were pushed beyond their breaking poinlS. So what caused this. and wha1 could have prcvcmcd it".' It is a com• plc1 set of factocs that caused two yoong boys 10 conceive a murder plot.

Apparently Eric and Dylan kept bomb-mU:in& paraphernalia and u v.·cd-off shotguns in their rooms.

They we~ also disturbed for a k>ng time, IS t\·idcnced by the diary.

Didn't their parents ever notice something unusual?

Tht boys have been dc.\Cribcd IS '"very intelligent but unmo1iva1ed.. and ··~scntful or authority." If 1cachcrs could sec this. why didn't they pull the boys aside or refer DEANNA them 10 a counselor? Maybe counseling woukl have helped. maybe it DoLFORD wouldn'1. bul we'll never koow Managing because no one ever tried.

Ed~or II seems heartless to say maybe those students had it cominJ:, bur if circumstances were different. if the boys h~n 'I chosen 10 "'solve" 1heir problems by killing. we would be on Eric and Dylan's side. It seems hanJcu noi 10 side with kids who arc being tormcnied.

Yoo coukl say Eric and Dylan were IS much victim§ as anyone chic. or you could scoff al the idea.

Bui what is ln.lc is tlw they were not the only guilty one~.

Don't let others rule who you ar

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ,.Midwestern professor says last good-bye

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Life iMi'I necessarily getting cl.Sier. I'm jus1learning how 10 play 1his game a liule bcucr.

The rnosl ~cent lesson I have learned in this wonderful game of life is pcnaining to bein1: comfonablc wilh who I am.

I have always been an e11remc:ly confident individual, aware of my strengths as well u my weaknesses. l just didn't alway~ faa up 10 the lartcr pan of 1h11 statement. lncn again, ~-ho really ever wants lo face up to the fact that they have weaknesses? Bui that is a whole other topic.

My p.a~nts raised me 10 be independent and self-reliant. I was the kid in high school who had a pan-lime job making the bare minimum whose father felt it WIS in her best interest to pay for as much as passiblc.· Whether ii be a brake job, car insurance. you name it, my dad believed I needed 10 pay for it.

Arter all, this would only make me a much more rcsponsihlc individual In rc1impec1, I can't complain. I am gra1eful that my t,arcnts pt1shcd me 10 be self-reliant. It has definitely helped me to socceed in college away from home.

However, in seeing my parents' admiration for me in my doing so, I soon became obsessed with pleasing them whenever possible.

That was only the beginning. . Throughout my life, in one way or ano1:hcr. I have always tried to please

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is th:11 this can happcnjusl u caiily to the popular lids as anyone else. One les· a as girt in my class came out bian, .md for lhc ne,i:l tll>'0 years WU rejected and badmou!Md by former ""friends.. she had known all her life .

She had been a cheerleader for years and one of the .. popular'' clique from grade school on. How easily she fell from grace the Ferguson is u junior muss commoment ~ revealed something her munica1ion major from Wichita group didn'1 like.

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Dear Edi 1or: I am a private person, and a.~ a result I W.IS hoping 10 , lip quic1ly out of town without anyone noticing. But ~incc one ·o f')'bur columnists rc,ccntly publicized Midwestern S1alc leavi ng my Uni\·trsity, I decided to use this Spol• lig.ht 10 say thanks and goodbye 10 lhc many fine people I have known here lhc pas1 fi\·c years.

Fir..l I Wltlll 10 thank Carla Bennett and Ron Fi!,chli for taking a chance fi ve ycan ago on a newly minted Ph.D.. frt)h from Utah.

Ron and Carla arc the best possible bo~scs a person c~ld hope fo,. lncy arc 1>man. funny, warm and wise. They arc alw-,.ys willing to lis1cn. Their sensi1ive guidance tw aided me greatly, and I will miss lhcm \·cry much.

I've also had grc;u colleagues to wort with including WiliConsin Yankee boy Jim Semoe. Ncbrask:a TV guy Jim Gorpam and "grief' Dencil Taylor, whom I consider the village cider because he lolow) the hiMory of cvcrylhing at MSU. Then there i) Eunice NCC!ly. the division 1>CCrctary, who is the ccmcr of all our livc1>. She keeps thi ngs on lAl1 even I.eel. Wilhoul her WC would be ship-

Leaving his trah on campu1. Kyle noticed the hOstilt sta,. of a few inhabitants.

Thank you all for being friends I could count on. You were there when I suffered I sudden death in my family, and I will never forget your kindness.

I also mus1 give a special thanks 10 the fo lks in the library, Allison, Sue and Alice, in panicular, who aided me oo my never-ending research quests. las! bu! not least I Wllll lO thank all lhc wonderful s1udcnts I have known at MSU. You know who you arc • the studcnu: who ask questions. who arc willing to debate and ~tand up for their beliefs and those who thirst for knowledge and arc willing 10 work hard to sci it.

Yoo have enriched my life and made me feel my work as a teacher has been worthwhile.

I am leaving 10 teach at a la,gcr school with a graduate program al Nonhcm Illinois University that will allow me more 1ime for research. Be assured. I will take I part or MSU with

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I will always remember the joy and camar.ldcric I fell he~. Please think kindly of me. and know I will always have best wishes for you.

Dr. Brian Thomtoo Dept of Mass Communication

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Webslk: bUp://www.m"'-su.edu/-wichitan Copyrigh1 0 1999. The Wkhuan •~1 member of the Tens lntercollegiatt P'rQ) AMOCiallOfl. The Wichi1an rocn·~ 1hr nght 10 edit any matfflal )11bmiu.cd for pubhca1ion. Opinion~Uf>"C) ~ in The \li~chitan do no( nect!iWily rt0CCf those of the sun. )t11dcnb. faculty, AdminiMration or Board of Regcnb of Mid~·e.'lt.Cm Sllltc Un1\t rsi1y. F1ot copy of the p;ipcr ii free of charge: additionaal copies arc SI. The Wichit.an welcome.\ J.cw:r.. of opmion~from 11udcnt.s, facully and itaff )Ubmit1.cd by the Fnday before u'ltcndcc:I publication. Leum '1loulJ be brief and wi1hou1 abu~iwt language o, pcBOOII attach. Lcttcn. mu11 he typed and )ign.cd by lhc wntcr and include II t.ckphone number and addrt" for vcnfication purposes.

Lcucn will be edited for grammar only.

someone, even if ii meant sacrificing my own wants and needs. Some people who read this column and Jcnow me personally might disagree. There arc those in my life who believe I always take care of myself fil'SI and others last.

And anyone who uuly believes tha1 doesn't reaJly know me at all.

Lei me clarify what I mean be ttying to plusc: others.

In the past 1wo monlhs I have started to ana!yu my relacionships with people. I began lo realize that in sever.ti of my past and current relationships, whether it be with my female friends or my boyfriends, I have always had 10 sacrifice something.

My freshman year at MSU, I dated an older guy ,..ho wan1cd me to dress more like women his age. What he had failed 10 rcalizc was tha1 he ·was not dating a woman his age. He was dating sortt0nc s1n1ight out o( high school who felt quite comfortable wearing jeans every day.

However, as comfortable as I was with my Levi's 505 jeans, I hung them up and bcpn to dress in the manner !hat appealed to him.

My sophomore year, which I have labeled my wom year in col lege, I dated someone who, for a lack of a bcucr word. had no direction in life'.. In being with him, I scarted lo feel myself being pulled in that same wayward di~on. Again, ins1cad of standing up and lciting the true spirit of my personality shine through, I allowed

someone else to define who I "'"11.

In my friendships I ha\·e ell!k.

same sacrifices.

The~ are 1wo people in my life, love dearly. They have al~ y what type of person they thinl I whenever I display behavior, my ~~ sonality u-ai1s. that doesn't r~ dcscripiion of me. I am almos1 o,,~( This leads me lo wonder abour Jtc depth of those friendships.

Not until recently have I been t.( completely me. Being comple111 includes making decisions for 1:1 wearing the clothes I want lo 11, c,:_ 10 .the places and seeing the ptOl)k to sec.

In regard 10 the way I am fo·in1 . and the decisions I am making, I \ be able to look back and know I Mi every day 10 thc fu/lcs1. happil) who I am.

So what is the moral 10 1his ~10!)1 R&B anisl Lauryn Hill said II . her song. ''The Miseducation of Hill" : "And every time I try 10 b: someone has thought of mc1So m I wasn't able to achieve/Bur deep hcan the answer it was in me/And i up my mind lo find my own ck.im:,

Do/ford ii a junior man c1 tion m11jor from San Antonio.

Ding-a-lings need to learn some courtes I have just recently realized an anger growing within myself coward cell phones and their owners.

Because of this I decided 10 be Andy Rooney for one column.

I 1hiiik everyone gclS annoyed 11 people who talk on 1heir phones while they "drive" (weave is usually a better tcnn) but that's just lhc tip of

sure whether it played songs or noi but that would have made the si1ualion just perfect) and cal led one of her kids or-something to ask them · what they wanted from Oi.ic.k-Fil-A . f'!lcrc were several things that real' ly ucked me off with this situation.

First. she wiitcd until time to order her food to use her phone. Was she trying 10 make people think she was special or was she jus1 trying lo get sec ~le with everywhere 1ha1 play on my last nerve?

J ring? they when jingles little stupid She also talked for sever.ti minutes 0 - or at least ii seemed like that at the ~i~tyi~g I c~~v~c~~y NICK time since I was hungry. It seemed as BAGNERPOUR "Dixie" or "La Cuclll'llCh.a" again I if she was going 10 say "Look pal I ~ ~'!c~spon~ible for whac I don't know who you arc and I oo,; ,t , Slaff care, but y~'II just have to wait for f especially lo\'C it when 1hcy let ~ 10 get ~ ~ the phonc because Writer their phone~ play the song three 11 s more convcmcnt for me to order - - - - - - 1imcs before they answer. It makes this way." Of course, she didn' I have me wam 10 walk up 10 thcm and say thc common councsy to even tell me '"Okay, everybody in the s1orc (or !hat. parking lot or theater) knows you're The whole si1ua1ion made me woncool enough to have one of those ~~I c;i::~ :~ lhings. Now coold you answer it so we don 'c have 10 hear tha1 annoying soch a dcgfCC. I understand they can · song againr ~ c,i:trcme/y useful - _in cmcrgenThe other day I was wilness to c1cs , mostl~ - bur I lhmk ~y arc another acl of cell phone foolery. J sc~1ng ~~•rowncrs less to mcrcasc, was in the line at Chick-Fil-A on my their ab,l!IY lo communica1c imd lunch break and the lady in front of ;:re~_disturt> and annoy their fclme waited uniil she got 10 the counter I guess maybe I'm appealing 10 and an employee asked her, "May I take you~ order." She then proceeded any readers who use cell phones. Ask to take out her cell phone (l"m not yours.elf. "Do I really need to let my

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THE WICHITAN Editorial Board Editor in Chief Jason Lawrence Managing Editor Deanna Dolford Viewpoints Editor Jennifer Tillery Copy Editor Alisha Ferguson Photo EdUor Teanneue Miller Senior Reporter Dawn Hensley Advlser Jim Semoe

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Nick Bagherpour Kim Chamness Wendy Garfihklc Anika Kcmish Jennifer Herrell Joe Rus~cll

phone ring lhrcc limes when ~ 10 seconds 10 fi nish one nn(

ask yourself, "Docs anyboo,• re.ally care: about listenint 1~ ·, to one of my loved one~aboul, combo meal they wan I v.·hcn m pie wailing behind me alreaJ 1 what they want?"

Tllcrc arc certain si1uauon, cell phones should tactful!) k off. I would hope no one ~-ou.. · their mobile phone or t,..-.:~ fu neral or a wedding. f v,ou!J. fore, tllpccl the same son of 1,,: used in grocery slorcs or lt"'l:' - though I admit these arc Jicircumstances.

Franldy, f don 'I care wh Jt ~ J tie songs your Nokia can p1J1 J'm willing to bet no one ~ !~ either. J also won't think >oi. 11' cooler if you break your phOlt the f1S1 food line while r,11 ~ for you 10 get your food "° I ct :::~e I'll 1hmk QUIit the orr· So if you don 't wan! 1 punched by me or one of 1hO or other fed-up people oul 1h~ you r phone off If oulhini;1I·, tation might s;ill Ybe 100 ~1,:;. for your sake a~ every~ ·. leave the phone in your car Baghupour is O J()," 1 English major fm,n Wichitu /.

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ITAN ~ THEAlrlWICH 28, 1899

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Flhlilg ·th lov.·ere•pecta1 ioni, ~idcn1s . hopr~ Mudenu wi ll the v.·holc cmipus

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o h:appcn. I came in a 1stic 1han mosC

did Gri me s ha ve .s in acrumpli.shfor the yoar he W3s

also lumcd :i lo t uni,-crsity worked. n fN'V(ling.- Grimes 1~ a p-t:ucr apprccia1ion ptoplc do from lhc IOp ors on down: ·

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c.tc~IJc~ vein. funcb V.'Ould pri= l~i~ used 10 beucr professors enhance p;:~~~~ ~~wcU a~ In rttruit~ t 3~d rcten1 i~w:a{t!; plan is 10 rec,:uii more mi~ty

Exactly hov.· ~ goab will be ICcompli\hcd will tk prnd on how 'l'JCCiric the Lcgi5lalurc i\ in dirtc1ing the U\C or 1hc fun,h .

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"We ha\·c an in1ersquad golf tour• n~~nt each year just for fu n, and I will inform them as to what's going on, bcc:ause I know they ha\-c all hc_ar<I di!'J"crc_ni stories," Pifer said. " I think lh1s will put a 101 of pressure 0~ •~ team in fall , but I think we will improve enough that it will be

Other players agree with King. " I think he"s a great coach. and la.\t year was not 1ha1 great of a season," frcsh m~ left fullback, Ryan McDougal said. "But 11,•c were staning fou r fresh man and the majori1y of the team we had wa.s sophomores.

We_had one junior and three seniors. which we los1 this year. "~'e were a real young team, and I think tha1 hindered the sc1™JO. Next year, I think Coach has nothing 10 11i·on-y about because we arc coming along real well, and we are jusl a better team 0\·erall," he said.

he II (Pi rerJ keep his job. I'm not too ~c~ abou1 him being fi red."

the ni. soccer players arc not about nexl ft.Or. ~ Mark King hb a post ou1lool£ on 1hc fa ll season afu:r Tcxa.-. Chris1ian 11 in m·cr •'rf'Sity last Saturd:iy.

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scccc _ _ _ _ __ __ ___ _ Sicphcn from TAMU. " I think in the Conrercncc Rau we wortcd as • team," Hannos said. "/ lhink we will have • really good 1umou1for nalionals. since we came in fi rst, second, third and fou rth."

• In the Men's B rxt:, Rogers held an impressi\·e sixlh place, while in the Men's C race Ecooomou came in 13.

Women's B 111cc. which commenced at t 2:SO p.m. comprised or six laps (27 miles), Wells gained the victory m·er Daniella S,·ehla from A&M and Ha Nguyen from UT. The second ream race was the 4Penon Twiligh1 Team Time Trial. which was the same as the 1997 conference champions hips.

A 10 .2 mik point lo point cou~ on the access road or Hwy. 287-28 1 beiwttn Wichita Falls and Burk burnett was set for bolh men and women.

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Teams from the same school were scpar.ncd.

For the TITI. 1htrt was o nly one women 'i; category. while men could race up one ca1egory in the TTlT. Women could s1art with a minimum of two riders, and were scored on the sc.cond rider.

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or Team Arrow main1aincd its comUT posure a.~ the Women won m·cr and Texas A&M. while the Men's A came in a close second to LIT. On Sunday the Con rcrcncc Criterium was on location at MSU. 'The race began at 8:00 a.m. 10 a small gallery or people.

Team Arrow did not lei illi fans

~~?re :a~h! f!!l t tnccs present As!itrth·encss Workshop, 4 p.m. in Clark S1udcnt Center Kiowa Room

• Artist Lecture Series presents ESPN's Roy Firestone, 7 p.m. in Fain Fine Ans Tht11rc • UPB presents Casino Night, 7 p.m.

Center S1udcn1 Clark in Comm:mche Suites • Apple Tree Lounge, 7 p.m. in Clark Student Ccnler Wichi1a Room,

Thursday, April 29

• ln1emational Simulation, 9:30 a.m. in Clark Student Center Wichita Room, • Alpha Lambda Del ta/Phi Eta Sigma meeting, 12:30 p.m. in Clari; Student Center Wichita Rooms • Faculty Senate meeting, 3 p.m. in Clark Student Ccn1er Room 183 • Panhcltenic mceling, 7:30 p. m. in Clarl: Student Center Room 171 • Campus Crusades meeting. 8:30 p.m. in Clark Student Center Room 138

Friday, April 30

• Social and Behaviora l Sciences prcse!'1 Goal-scuing Workshop, 2 p.m: 1n, Clark S1udcn1Center Kiowa Room • Communicatioos club presents Poetry and Prose Interpretation contest., 2 p.m. in the Clark Student Center Shawnee Theater • Prc-Spiri1 Days meeting. 2 p.m. in Clark Stutknt Center Room 161

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• Commun i1y Artist Series of Wichita Falls. 2: 15 p.m. in Akin Audi1orium • Society for Creative Anachron ism meeting, 7 p.m. in Clark Student Center Room 192

Monday, May 3

• Ph i Alpha honor society meeting, 11 : IS a.m. in Clark Student Center Kiowa Room • United Campus Ministry lunch, noon at the Catholic Campus Ce nter • Chi Alpha Bible s1udy, 6:30 p.m. in Clark Student Center Room 171 • Phi Chi The1a rnttting, 6:4S p.m. in Folwcr Room !07 • Def Jam talent show. 7 p.m. in Clark S1udcn1 Center Room I38

in the Clark Student Cen ter Comanche Sui1es • Am,ciatio n fo r Computin g Machinery mecling, 4 p.m. in Bolin Room 103 • Student Go,·cmmc nt Association meeting. 7 p.m. in Clark S1uden1 Center Room 177 • Did:cun honon recital, 7 p.m. in Akin Audi1orium • Oid:cun hooon banquet. 8:30 p.m. in Clark Studcn1 Center Comanche Suites

Wedne sday, May 5

• Greek Council meeting. J p.m. in Clark Student Center Room 193 • Apollo Nigh1, 3 p.m. in Clark Student Center Comanche Suites , • Social and Behaviora l Sciences present Communi cation Between Couples, 6:30 p.m. in Clark Studct11 Center Wichita Rooms • UPB prcsenlli " You\•e Goe Mail," 7:30 p.m. in Clad.: S1udcnt Center Shawnee Theater

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In the Men\ A l"ilCC, Aki n\ fin in an imJ)ft:'m-c loCCOnd place 1~ 10 Jeff John•.ion from TAMU. Al~ placing in the Men'.\ A was Rangel in fourth, Kory McAdam~ in seventh, Saldatriag.i in eighth, and Pomfret in nin1h.

'TllC Women's A race 11i-a., once again in MSU's fa\·or. Stephanie Hannos continued lo keep her lc:ad, winning over fellow 1cammatc\ Andrra HanOCK (s.econd). Brandy Aleunde r (th ird) and Beth Widhalm {firth).

Men 's B Confcren « Critcrium.

Rogers came in ninth.

Women's B race, WellJ. stomped her compr 1i1ion once again. coming in fi r!il over TAMU and UT. Team Arrow will be losing 1Jaee members in May due 10 g~ua1ion: Akin~. Aleundc r and Andrea

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One act plays end seniors' careers at MSlJ

Left:: Ka~ Cronin. Brandon Smith and Shawn Duthie star in '!l,~ . . .

Men· direcled by VJCl<ie Lamb.

Below: David c1emandOI and Alr'f Pierson act ,n 'Sure Thing'

lhan l'\'C C\'t"r imagined," fi Bllimc dirtt1or l..3mb Wd. " Bui I fttl really good at-oout my show."

Lamb v.·ill be 1ff5Cnling " Bru.,1 , \l.'hcn the l!gh1, go down . and 1h~ cun.am mes Friday mght, Men" by Joe Di Picou and Bill Mldlo','t'\ ICm J>t udcnlli ....-ill hu·c lhc Bo1.1.onc. Th is play, starring opponunity 10 ""'1tne,\ 1hcir pee~ Sh:1v.•n Duthie. Brandon Smith 1n lhe spotlight. and Kart Cronon, ccnteB around The FcMi,•al of S1udcnt• 1....'0 fireman -one whose:: wife has Dirtt1cd One-Act Plays begins left him. and aoolher who needs thi~ weekend, when student dittt- money for a cenain anatomy lors Jeremy Fcnnan. C:Nic Smith redoc1ion. and Vicl.1c L3mb prci,cn1 their ~rman's play. 1llc Univc~ I comcdio. 10 !he pt.ibl ic Language" by David h·cs, stan Acronhng 10 pro(c,MJr Laura Malone and Graeme Mar.md:1 Wil~on. 1hc:11rt" majors arc Bice. In this play. a man in,·enlS a re-quired to du'C'CI 3 play as their language which blends cultural final project ··we u~ it a~ an exit c.,:1m;· she icons and an array of Vl'Ords. He said. 1ncir work 1\ c,·;llualcd, :md then 1rics teaching this language 10 la1erthert is amtt1ing ""'ilh the a sh1dcn1 in1crestcd in learning it.

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by Oa\·td h'CS. This one-act stars s1reng1hs and wcaknc:..-.c) •· David Picr'-son and The ~1udcn1 d irec 1or.. are Amy responsible _fo r C\'Cl)'lhi_ng that Clcmando1. and shows what could goo imo 1hc1r play~; thh inc ludes happen if given a second chance costumes, props. lighting. sound on a lirs1 im~ion. and music, speci:i.l cfTcc1s. audi These three plays will run ,1ions. ca~1ings and any additional Friday ~nd Salurday at 7 p.m. in finances the Fain Fine Ans Theatre.

'Thcy have no hudgc1. but may 1icke1s, which will get you into all USC :lll)'thing WC already ha\·e," thrtt shows. arc S2 and arc a,-ail\\~Ison s:iid, adding !hat the SI U· abtc at the box office . before permission dents had to gee Next week, three more students doing things such as alleri ng coswill present their plays: Nathan 1umes or paiming ~, pieces.

The Onc-Acl pla)'S :arc also Landrum dim:ting WSL VaJcnlinc's completely s1udcn1 -nm, with s1u - Day Massacre;· Kim Hubbard dcn1s handling the lights and directing "Lynncue a1 3:00 a.m.:· and James Paul Lcmon.s directing , ouad "This v.•a.\ 1cn times more work " POOF!" K Iii CM&IINIU The Wdvtan

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Lelt: Ma,a,..;a Malone and Graeme Bice star in 'The Univeisal Language· directed by Jeremy Ferman Above: Sonya Green acts in "POOF1" direcled by James Paul ler

Wiist refuses to become statistic JENNIFER HDUIELL

TheWIChlt.an There art moments when a per;on's hard work and goal-oricmcd causes othcn. take Jcdication notice. This yur, Teresa Wiist has go1icn our .i11cn1ion.

Wiist. a ~ nior accounting major al MSU. has been chosen as lhe 1999/2000 recipient of the lns1i1u1c Accountants Management of National Scholmhip She has also been chosen by the Texas chapter or the Institute of Management Accoununts (IMA) as the recipient of the Walter Massie Fund Educ ational Memorial Scholmhip, an award thac she is cxtn:mcly proud of. '" J!'s humbling:· Wiist ~ id. "I can '1 believe I actually won. I'm very CACilcd aboul it and I fed \'Cry pri,·ilcged."

Wiisi will be recognized for her achic\·cmcnts al an awards ceremony hosted by 1he Oall.:is chapter of the !MA May 20.

Bc1wecn the 1wo awards, she will rccch·c a tolal of 54,000 thh fall . money which Wiis1.., a oon-tradi1ional Student. will be ,·cry gracious 10 receive.

The IMA , a proressional organization of pri,·atc accountanl5, 1akcs the responsibility of choosing scholarship rccip1cn1s ,·cry seriously. making the application process rigorous S1udcnts mus1 fi rs1 be nomi naled by the members of their local chaplCB of the organiz.nion 10 become applicanL, Applica1ion~ ~ cvalua1ed on the ba-.i-. of the applicant's professionaJ and academic b.tckgrot.tnd as well as on the comcnts of essays and lcuers of recommendation sent along with this infonnation. \\~isl's application wa.~ st lccltd 001 of hundred~ sent in 10 t.hc IMA last fall by accounting students nationwide Dan and H:irri !<Tommy Matthews, 1~•0 or the- professor~ who helped Wiis1 submit her application. belic\·e t.hat it was her unique academic and personal qualities that made her stand out in the crowd.

"Terc.sa i ~ \·cry imelligent and \'Cl)' sclf-mo1i,·at.cd," said Matthews.

-she know~ ho-.· to worlc through complex issues and understand 001 only the material she learns in class, but lhc underlyi ng reasons for thc~t's tal.c on n well-rounded education confirms Matthews·

praise. " I enjoy puning mott into school than just academics," she said. " It's imponant 10 me. especial ly as a non• tradilional s1udcnt."

Anolhcr of Wiisi's qualities that her professors believe aided her application is her steady wort ethic.

"Teresa sets her goals and knows how to work non-Slop to achieve them," Matthews said, " bu! she has great enthusiasm and a sense of humor. She doesn't lei the pressure get her down."

Harriss agrees.

"I think it was her consis1tnt pat· 1em of academic dcdica1ion and service 1ha1 made her uniquely qualified for this award."

Wiist is invoh'cd in a number of on-campus organizations. She curSs1udent as works rently Ambassador, is an offic.cr of the senior honor society Alpha Chi and will serve as the vice president of Della Mu Della, the accounting honorsocie1y.

She is also a member o(!hc MSU chapter of the IM A and MortM Board, and was chosen as one of MSU's 1999 Who's Who. Wiisi also stays busy off-campus as a volunteer with 1hc Crocket Elementary School PTA and a pantime volumccr with her daughltr's .

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Wiist believes that twd wodi: is the only way to go. you out, stand lO "If you want have 10 wOfk for it.'' she said. "No

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Outside crunching numbers, Wiisl enjoys working in the yard. painting. collecting Depression glass and the occ:15ional fi shing trip.

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This work ethic is an integral pan of Wii s!'s plan s fo r the fut ure, another basis fOf her sclcctioa.

As well as the financial help that this scholmhip will pro\'idc, winning this award also serves as a way of paying the numerous fees for accreditation tcs1ing.

Wiis1 is cuinntly preparing for the Cenificd Public Accounlant Exam (CPA ) and the Cenificd Managcing Accountant Exam (CMA), bo~ of which will give her the professional edge she needs to gel ahead.

"Once you gc1 001 in the professional world," she said, "employers really go by accreditation. The more anuncd yoo arc 10 a panicular profession. the bcuer job you can gel."

Dcspi1c their help, Wiist's profcssors takc lit1le credi1 for any aid thcy rendered. " It was Teresa's accompli shmem ," Harris said. "Our rok was stric1ly encouragement."

Wiis1 first came to MSU in 1980, ~laying un1 il she reluctantly had to pui .school a~il.lc for 3 full time posilion at a rc1ail slorc in 1981.

She re1umed with renewed \•isor in lhe fa ll of 1997, when she took an accounting class for the firs• lime.

Finding ii fL,;cinaling, Wiisl made the decision 10 change her major from computer science 10 accounting.

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1hrcc children ~ can I think or anything I'd George Ro c; ra . ~ htwc done." Evans said of his ~nd Dtbo!~. l,;~~/·t~licc om,.-cr. ..,ffccr s~"~ hi s Chi~f Evans' resig nation will be Clf>«:linaan cfTcc11vc June JO, 1999. daughters h' Stcvc_Holland, director of pcrsoo-

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He.said that his most memorable e.11pencncc al MSU was '•finall graduating afler all those years.. Y " l'.~·e been proud of the work that I do. Evans said. '°I've bttn roud ~f ~ profession of law enforcfme t 1n this town in the last 40 n "O.•crall, the facu lty s~c:;5· d IOI of students thai I co~ • an a m comae,

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J~hn Coleman 1s the Chief of Poliec for Haskell Consolida1cd 1ndc!"ndcnt SchO?l District._ .

M1c~acl !'{agy 1s a captain with thp e _Universny of Tuas-San Antonio ohce Dcpanmen1. ~attn Olson is a forme r MSU ~hce officer. She is currently lhc Director of Security for Wichita

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Id 97s' new CD is different m band's normal style Ntetl 8AGNEIIPOUR

'lbc' Old 97s' new CD. ·•Fight s~ 1~ diffcren1 enough to ge new fan.~. hut keeps gh of the band's old feel to their old fans buying. f« the mos, part. lhc band·s albums - .. Hitchhike lo : -wreck Your Life.. and Far 10 Care.. - were all a and raw mixture of couni,xk. folk and J)unk. The basic c1-Fi1?h! Songs·· seems to be 1o-;ion of lhcir older albums. dr-' ha\'e dropped most of 1hc ! • · rdge amJ replaced it with a I , pop oriented sound.

Tht Old 97s seem to be taking Sllnt rou1e as their musical I • !>. \\'ilco. lhough it is a ·h slo11,er progression. Songs -oppenhcimcr" (the third 1) and ··Murder (Or a Hean kf (lhe sc,·cnlh m1ck)

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Their old reel can be heard on songs like ..Jagged;' ··what We Talk About°' and .. Let the ldi0t Speak:' T~ough this album probably won I get rave reviews, it is well wonh a listen as an example of the co~rsc modem country rock is following . It's al so inexpensive - one s1orc (\.\·hich can'1 be re\·caled for reasons of objccti\·i~ ty) has it for S8.99! So if you·re a fan of the band - or C\'en if you ·\'c never heard of them but like country-rock - pick up their new album and check ii out

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Jerry Smyers i~ cuncn1l y a ~ergeant wi1h lhc MSU Police Dcpartmcnl.

Dan Williams is a former MSU police officer. He is currently a police academy instruc1or at Navarro College anti a lieutenant with the Navarro College Police Dcpanment.

Some of the requirements for the posilion include: holding a bac• calaurcate degree in criminal justice or related field and a minimum of 15 years of experience as a commissioned Tuas Police Officer with fi ve years of supervisory e.11pcricncc as a sergeant or abo\'C. Prc,·ious university law enforcement c.11pcriencc is preferred .

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Red Cross must relocate lifeguard training classes ICrM CNAIINUS TheWichitan

Summer is !he lime when the hoc Tens weather draws hun• drcds of school -free s1udcnts 10 1hc pools and lircguards 10 their stands.

The Red Cross has been holding lifeguard training classes in 1hc pool al MSU for 1he pasl cigh1 years. bu1 bcc:iuK the pool will be closing this fall, only a few more classes will be avail• able here.

Direclor of Health and Safely Services Gayla Slautenhop said s1rong swimmers are nccdcd 10 become certified a~ lifeguard~.

"Participants mus! be at kaM I5 years old to join the pr0gn.rn." she said. Qualifications also include swimming 500 yards, treading water. and retrieving a IO lb brick out of seven feet of waler.

The Red Cross teaches about four classes each season. with each course lasting two weeks.

"We usually have about 30 s1udents in each class."

Slau1enhop said. "We try no1 to

have more than lhat. lncrt an: two 10 three in.uructon, so it i\ very well supervised.'.

The fin:il coors.c held at the MSU pool will btgin May 14.

According 10 Slau1rnhop, a ~w location for fu1ure cla.\sc~ ha.\ no1 bccn dc1ennincd yet. ·Toere has alway.\ been a wonckrful rclation\ hip between 1hc Red CrO\s and MidwC\tem.'' ~he \aid.

Coodina1cr for Kine\ology Sieve Snowden said lhc pool will be open for summer. but will close sometime in early fall . ..There arc a number of thing\ we don't have bu1 dc \paratcl y need.'' Soowdcn said , e.tplaining why the pool is clm ing.

Additional classrooms, labora10rics, and weight rooms arc a few of lhc facili1ies planned to take the place of the pool.

Snowden also said that the 8000 ft. tha1 the pool oceupie~ now will be lransformed into two noors, 1hus adding 8000 f1.

For more information :ibout becoming a lifeguard. or 10 sign up for a class, contact the Red Cross at 322-8686 ext.19

Ready or not, here they come DAWN HINaLIY Senior Reporter

Several players have quit due to Ferguson's "boot-camp"-likc practices. Some have quit due to lack of dedica1ion, while a few were forced Arc they n::ady'?

That is a qucs1ion MSU new head to quil due to health problems. ..We arc down to players that footfootbal l coach Linwood Ferguson no~ _has the answer to. since spring ball i~ imponant to," he said. "We now ha,·e serious players. We didn't ttammg has come to a close.

"We arc ready to go;· he said. lose any players, because the players "Wc\:c only had 13 pr.ictices and arc the ones still on lhe team:· Senior Jason Higgins was forced we will have new guys coming in, but we arc ready to go. I think we to quit the team for health reasons. will improve each week during the He has had fou r concussions, and his doclor was afraid for him to conseason. It will happen. slowly bul surely." tinue playing.

••My doctor recommended that I With ii declining team. Fcfl;UM!II is planning on bringing in 40 to 50 not play. because there was a chance new players in the fall .

1hat l"d have pennane111 brain dam"I hope to bring in 30 or 40 play- age;· Higgins said. ··11 is a hard deciers every year;· he said. ·-ro main- sion to li\'c with, bot I'd rather not tain a good, solid program, you have take that chance than finding ou1 lhe to bring in lhat many players every hard way." year. That's how you make :i suc, "I hate that it happened. but it was cessful program. You don·t have a his decision 10 lea\•c ;· Ferguson strong program if yoo only bring in said. ··we though1 he would be :i a good class every other year or great asset to the team. and it's just every two yean, You have to do i1 100 bad. I hale to see any guy go out every year." likethat."

Ferguson is now focusing on the remaining team and new quarterback Brock Bailey. · .. He is grasping the new offense very well ... Ferguson s.aid. "He had a super spring training , and he can throw well. which will be a big advan1agc to the team in the fall :' ..Person&lly, I try to pmc1ice better each day." Bailey said. ··1 try no, to get content with myself, because sometime people have their head above lhe clouds. The No. I syndrome is what they call ii. I just try to get better every day. and get 10 know (hey guys around me."

As for spring practice, Ferguson's outlook is positive.

"We had a fine spring training.'· he said."We met all our goals, and accomplished everything I was hop• ing we would. The team is now fami liar with ,lhc offensive and defensive schemes. These pr.ictices g:ive us a chance to eval uate our lalent and i1 gave them li me 10 become accustomed to our co.aching melhods and techniques:·

The fall will bring wi1h it a new Tribe. Many of the players will be new; 19 recruils so far, and several walk-ons. · •• [ think the team will be improving all around, .. Ferguson said. "We have good walk-ons !hat will be joining lhe team in 1he fall ilS well as the recruits. The ones 1ha1 will be h!cciving scholarships and the nonscholarship players wi ll all be improving as the sea son goes by. I think even some of the non-scholar~hip (playm) may cam scholarships by ne.11t year."

Righi now Fergu son secs , lhc majori1y of the !cam r?la1uring and focu sing on football. ''The new players will be learning 1he plays, but the nucleus of 1hc team already knows them and is ready to go,.. he said.

What are some of 1he players focu sing on?

•-Winning;· Bailey said.

Ferguson continues quest for perfect team Disiric1 selection as both a junior and senior.

He will be joining other high Less is not more in the case of school signees, offensive lineman recruits for the Midwestern State Jonathan Frampton of The Woodlands, free safety Eric footbal l team .

Four more recruits have been Netherlin of Midland. kicker Tomas added to lhc fall roster bringing the Sanchez of Fon Worth and Marvin Thompson of Hirschi High School. tOtal to 19. · Friday aftcrrioon Ferguson Not only juniors will be moving 10 Wichi111 Falls, ·new head coach announced two college tr.msfers .

University of Texas linebacker.

Linwood Ferguson announced Tuesday afternoon lhot the freshman Cedric Mitchell (6-0, 230-pound) will unilc with the Indians after a number hi15 now increased lo fh·e .

Desmond Rhynes, a 6-3, 31:5- 1w0-ycar slay in Austin.

He played for UT on special torms pound offensive guard has signed a lcucr of intent 10 11,•ear an Indians in all 12 games in 1998, including jersey in the fall. the Cotton Bowl. Mitchell, who was Rhynes is joining lhc Tribe from rcdshirtcd in 1997, regis1ered three W.W. Samuel High School in tackles duri ng his stay with the Dallas, and was a fir~t team All- Longhorns.

DAWN HIN~LIY_ Senior Reporter

Also signed on Friday was junior ticip.ate in football last fall . offensi\·c guard, Calvin McNeal (6While in high school at Denison 2. 330-pound) after two years :it High. McKee claimed All-Dis1ric1 Navarro Junior College. and All-Slate honors on the focuball During his prep days. McNeal field while also earning Jcuers in claimed All -District honors three basketball and track. times at Hitchcock High School in "Byron will bring a grca1 de.ii of Hitchcock, Tc.11as. athleticism to our defcn~ive back • Thursday was also a day for field, and we think he' ll be able to announcements, as Fergusun stated make an immediate impact, ..

Trinity Valley Community College Ferguson said. "Plus, he's played in defensive back, Byron McKee, a winning juco fOOlball progr.im al would be joining the Tribe. He is the Trini1y Valley. and we·re looking for fifth TVCC studem to sign a leuer of those guys 10 bring a winning aniintent for the fall season. tude 10 our foo1ball team.''

McKee (6-2, 188-pound) reponed Olhcr TVCC players who already all-conference praise whi le helping have signed with MSU include lineTVCC win the junior college nation- backer Aaron Byrd. defensive tackle al championship in 1997. Last fall Derrick Jackson, defensive back he attended Grayson County Michael Jamison and running back Communily College and did not par- Donald Williams.

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"Come on crowd, gel up and yell for the Indian, !·· The

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)l,(lu;ad wa..~ announct.-d Sundiay aflcr mon1h, or prac1ic1ng.

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Le.,IC\: Ponder. Sccn:tary of Student Ae1i,1tic\ Melis'-! Piehl. and c heerleading coach Twala Medearis lool.:cd o,·cr 1hc M:Orcs to make sure rhc pro~peci... would 1.1.·ork well

1ogcthcras asquad. ··w e go by the judges, anJ m:akc ~urc i1 woru:· Medearis said. ··we had :a 101 of people th:11 had high po,nh . but 111·c had to cut off at nine

femal e~:· 1nc MW squad consish of nine women and seven men.

"We arc re.i lly excited 1ha1 we ha\·c so many already." Medearis s;iid. " We need a 101 of work, but

with this many people we will have more people going 10 camp. and we ha\'Ca hen er chaocc of m.iking a hid forn:alionalS:lal>l year four mcn made 1hc

~ uad. hut by the summc~ Cllmp. two of 1hcm had quit. Later 1n 1hc year, the ch~ rlcadcr; picked up ano<hcr male member, bul " 'CR' s1ill 100 , hor1 lo qualify for a co-cd 1cam in compctiuon. '°We can be ron1cndcn going to camp:· rtluming member Jona1han Camey said . ..Also this year's c::amp will « m!>ist o f smaller i;chools. WI! will nol be competing with larJ:cr schooh. This will gi\'C us a heller chance of gelling a bid fof n:uion• . als."

This year\ ~uad is younger, with 0\·er half the squad being new. There ~~n~our women tcl!Jming and two " I perso nall y 1h ink this is 1hc most 1alcmcd squMl since I've bttn here,'· Ponder said. '"They all cheer very well. We do need 1wo more guys fOf a full squad. Ideally we would like to h:wc a Iota! of 18 .. ·'All th( girts do full tumbling pas:,e~ and 1hcy arc ju~I cxlrcmcly talented." she added. "Absolutely, wi1hou1 a doubt, we have potential for nationals· · With a more equal number of males and fe males, 1he overall appearance will be improved.

"Al camp the NCAA people will be watching us:· Medl!aris said.

''They know what it takes lo go lo na1 iooal s. We ha,·e to stunt welt and do ba.\kel toss.es, thing\ like lhal will give us the ahilily 10 compc1e at n:uionals."

However, even with the almost full M IC'f. there is slill need for IWO more men. " We have a lot of pocen1ial ," Camey said. " We art: going to hold two clinics this summer, and hope· full y add 1wo mo~ guys for a full squad.''

Re1uming for 1hc chcerlcading squad are: Camey from Bedford, Wayne Albtnhal from Frcdricksburg.

Monica Ashley from Henrieua.

Martina Rodriguez from Killeen, Jill Sanders from Jac k!;boro and from Steckman Jennifer Waxahachie.

New mcmbcn arc · Kevin Bason, Jr. from Masfield .

Paul Booker from Wea,hcrford , Mark Miles from Irving. Jeff Bradshaw from Dallas, Scou Canada from Wichi1a Falls, Tcia Blackshear from Mesquite, Sharie Bruce from Saginaw, Arienc Cheney fr$>m Burkburncu, Jamie Mason from Colorado Ci1y and Brooke Pcuy from Pampa.

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Earlier this scmcMe,, wa.\ named 10 the Gll · AII-Districl VI wo_~ n\ ,cam 1hat pu1 hc_r 1n 11\t ~

..Monday. L,a.,;a1cr w~;~c All by the third 1cam GTE Ac American , as cho1:fonnation ) Spons College Oirccl0B of Amc.rica (CoSl~~ 1j(' "It's always g~al 1.0 get;anl 10

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•'This is a t~mcndous honor or April, plus it is something that~~; women's _socc~r prograr,n and ride m,·ers11y can take P · coach Jeff Trimble said_.

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MSU men's soccer team ends Spring season ~on posin.'ie_not: DAWN HENSLEY Senior Repor1er

Gooooooooooall 11111111 !

Well. ac1 uall y. 1wo Last Sa1urda y the Midwcs1ern State mcn ·s soccer 1eam fell both goals against ri \'al Texas Christian University, lriumphing_ 2- I ··11 was an all-around team cffon and team chemistry:· head coach Nathan Pifer said.

"We were up on TCU early in the game. Bui , as the game wore on they were geuing tired and i1 was begin-

ning lo affect ~s. Dul i~ I.hi! last 15 minutes, we ~uddcnly picked it hack up. and gave it one ex1ra push 101ale . us ahc.td."

Sophomore Mark Kmg SCOtcd the onl y two goals ofthcday forMSU . " I 1hink TC.Uhas .improved and so ha,•e we:· Kmg said. " Defensively we were ahlc: 10 trap 1hem and

. fall s' loss. "~ sl fa ll we Josi 2-0, so this time we JUSl came out and played hard to get them back for the loss," fm hman left fullback Rl an McDougal said. "We played s1mpk and fin ishcd well:" . The Indians' spring ~ hcdulc was a glimpse into what will hopefully

the same time la.~t year."

This spring the Tribe has foced 01her 1.cams,. such .as s .o uthem Mc1hod1st Un111cri sty m which they lost. 1-0.

1'-~SU ~lso went head 10 head agams1 Richland Uni ven.i1y, coming . out on top 4-1. " My goal wa~ IO install a whole

c~;ftrho~~~ ~ft{~dS nice 1o sec things in pracu~ .ablc •~ be pul 10 use on the fi eld." Pifer sa1?, .

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a long way:· midfielder Junior Brandon Bcr cr said. "They arc maturing. which help~ 1hc team out. Plus. we

~.~~as:~~f~r ~ / ay," head coach "II (the old ~ystem) changed 1otally. I was hoping 1he play~n would grab the concept und hold 11. I wam

Only. 15 playenarecligiblcj sev~n of wh1ch arc . fir st ye~r P a~e~ 15 me. •iy A:cr~ing to Pifer. these p1Ck.ing up the new sy~em ~as~; 1 (The~ are- 22 playen. in a ' . all seven of ~ ~ ~shir1s.) ''They p1c.kcd 11 nght u~~?;.~ 1 • . er wc can do 1s move fo~ !>aid. '1'hc ~ncw syslem is working 1 be hard on Pifer qu~!:/r::~ ~cause thc 1eam 1s so young. but he 1s working hard to help them g~~ onto 1he gaine and come out a wm

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