RolNll' The Men's basketball 1eam boasts an 18-2 reco rd and a No 8 ranking 1n the nation as ii prepares 10 finish conference play Page 6
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"Varsity Blues"
New Game Plan
This movie e,plores the myth of high school football mTe,as Page 5
New MSU football coach Lynwood Ferguson shares his plans to make lhe Indians a Lone Star Conference contender Page 6
THE W ICHITAN
:_.y 27, 1899
Vol. n, Issue 14
The Student Newspaper ol Midwestern State University
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(lhl' tine arts cenicr was bu ilt) WC wen: Se:1111.'rl' d all O\l'T l':tmpus:· Ht'IN'hcl ,:1id the lhl·atrl· dl·p;irtllll'III h:,d 10 shan· .·\km Auditorium w11h lhe mu:-ie dl·p:1n me11t. BecaU'-C of 1h1,, :ind hct':w,c the scent.'J'\' shop w:i.s in the garagt· of what i"s now lhl• Uni \'er, ity Press building . scencr\' had In Ix- slorl·J ou1side un11l fie:ht befort· a J>1:rfonnancc · Spi,:l.'ch ·and 01hcr fine ans d::isscs w~·rl'. ,queezed in ;1rnund r ampu~ where\'l'f 1hcr~· w:ii. room Wood ha~ sint'l' become the presi-
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Retrofashions made a temporary comeback Saturday night as the MSU Indians took on Abilene Christian University. D.L. Ligon saw its first sold-out crowd since the early 1980s, and lhe largest
crowd of the 1990s. The women won 88-78 in overtime. The men posted an 88-75 win, dropping ACU from its No. 19 ranking. Photo by TeanneNe Miller
Midwestern student, 19, dies in auto accident over break from injuries sustained in an automobile accidcn1. She wa~ 19. . Krahl, a sophomore pn:- pharmaceut1eal major, was a member Clf_ Student Ambassadors. She :i lso rece1\'cd the Presidentia l Leadership Scholarship. Spectrum Scholarship and ~:iny others_. "She' s going 10 be missed,.. _ said ~beny Kingcade, di rector of alumm relations and adviser for S1udcn t Ambassadors. ''l1's sad. and we were just in shockwhen wcheard." I<rahl of1cn volun1cered for ac1ivi1ies as a member of Student Ambassadors. Kingeadesaid. . "For her 10 make that kind of comm1t~ nt was a lot on her part," Kingcade said. "She was pos itive . depend::ible and
Krahl was employed at Park Pl::iza Pharmacy She graduated from Windthorst High School :is el::iss \';1lcdictorian in 1997 . In high school. she receiwd a numbt:r of honors and panici• pated' in many ex liaeurricular aeti\' itic~. Krahl is sur\' i\'cd by her parent s, Richard and Evelyn of Scotland , Texas: 1wo sisteCT-. Debra H::ielm of Archer City and Leanne Curtis of Iowa Park: and a grandmother. Katherine of Wichita Falls. She was i.:ngaged lo MSU studeni Tony Grogan of Wichita Falls. A scholarship fu nd has been established in her memory. Conlributionscan be sent to Norwc st Bank. Drawer A. Archer City. Texas. 7635 1
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Session light on higher ed issues JASON LAWRENCE
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1 ~~~~·,f;re ad;~:~i,? Midwestern Sl at e Prc~idt:nl Loui s J. Rodrigua said thi s i-ession could hun the sto:ue ·s universities and eollegt:s. .. I' m not vt:ry optimisti~ about
the ~t: S\ in 11 :.i.,. f:iras Midwestern and hi gher eJucation arc concerned.'' Rodriguez s;iid, "but it\ still veryearly in the game." Thl· Leghl:iture is likely 10 foc us on e~lahli shing more " n::igship univcr~ i1ics," which arc geared mort: toward graduate programs. Rodriguez said. These univc rsi1ies would be fo\·orcd in thl' budgetary process: hunmg. smal~er. 1e::ichmg instuu 11ons hkl· Midwestern "lnadc-qu:ite funding is a big conctmform(•." hes:iid. The Lcgisl:iturc docs :1ppear likely 10 provide more funding for fin:11Kiul aid programs and scholarships. "I think things there i-i:em tu be moving in thl' right di rection," he said
Midwt·stem seems safe. at k:is1for thcmomcnt.from lcgislation requiring the university to be incorporated into a state sys1em. like the UniversityofTcx::is system or the Texas A&~·! sys1cm, he said. Allhough both s1a1e representatives from the Wichita Falls area Democrat David Farabee and Republican Rjek Hardcastle-are entering their first tenns, Rodriguez said he docs not think that will hun Mid1Ves1cm. But he said it might take them a whil e lo work through the process :ind_make a major impact on k gislat 1on. The politicaJ realities of Texas poli1ics could work to Mi<lwc-stern 's advantage, fl;fahad Flavin. professor of
politkal science. said FarJbee. 1he son of o. respected former state scn:11or. is ::i lready fomil iar wnh the Legislature's leaders. "The leadership down there will beeognitive of the foci 1hat ht: is one of the up-and-coming stale leaders." he said The Republic::in pmy wants a majority in the st:ilc: house and will concenlf'Jle on helpi ng its members pass legislation that is most imponam to their distrir1s '' In the Lcgisla1ure . 1he Republi~·:in party wi ll have work\•d with Rid; Hank:ii-tk• 10 gethimcffe.:tivc::iides,'' hl·said Aide~ arc imponam in the legislative pr01.:ess lx"'-'llllsc of all th,· behind-lhl•-secnes work nccd,•d !o cct lcl!islatitm oasseJ