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Game to watch Take the bus to Stephenvllle to see the Indian Football team lake on Tarleton at 2 p.m. on Saturday

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adies take LSC soccer title omen

MSU taking momentum into conference tourney

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snid. ··wc know we ha\'C to keep win11ing ir we w:m1 10 keep gni~g: · Where Pifer and the Lady lndt:m• Dcspi1e winning 1h.: 1997 Lone w;ml to go is tolhc NCAA !)i\hi~n Siar Conference regular season II National Tournament Pi fer ~:ud championship and finishing i1s sec• he thinks winning the con~crel'ICc an ond straight season wi1hou1 a home ,ournamcnl. combined wrth loss. the Midwcslem S1:uc womcn·s imprc,sivc regular se":,on. ,hould soccer ,cam is far from satisfi ed a., he cnouth to gel :in in\'1t:ition to the ournamen1 1 i1 head imo pmt-sca.~n ac1ion thi~ •·we·rc just trying to pla)' for ~n wcckcnd. The Lady Indians. who stund at opportunity:· Pifer :t.aid ... We 1hink 15-.J-I andlinishcdconrcrcoccp1:iy ifwcc.:in win out from here. th.:il we make a good argument dcfinitcly :it 9- 1. will head into S,11urday's Lune Star Conference Toumamen1 (for the sclcc1ion con1mi1t~c) ·· Rur fir!>I, the Lady Indian~ mu st in Canyon,. Tc:<as, a.~. 1he No. I sccd They will al~o go ,mto 1hc to~ma- gct. thrOl!Sh 1hc LSC To~mamcnt. mcn1 as the dcfcndmg champions whrch will be hosted by mal West The L:idy lndinns won 1hc firs!•C\'Cr Tc:,;a.~ A&M. lhc only team in the LSC Tourney last year al the MSU conrercncc toddcat MS U this seaSocc-cr Field. NICK EATMAN Sports Editor

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Above:The Lady Indians· players and coaches congratulate each other after their victory over West Texas Monday. Left: MSU 's Angle Boyd {right) trlas to keep the bal l away from a West Texas A&M defender In the 1-0 game. Photos by Josh Deskin

Internet Junkies

Organization for disabled students begins meetings JENNIFER TILLERY

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JENNIFER TILLERY _ The Wichilan

~ISU Junior Kevin Craig 1, .-.n aJJ ict An lmcm~•t addict. Craig·:. nom1al day is full or acli\'iti~•~. but much or hh 1im.: b spent on the ln1crnc1. When ~skcd how much 1imc he spends darly on the lntcmet . he said. " It depend~. Anvwhcrc from :m hour 10 si:< ho1irs. scmictimcs more ·· So what dopcoplc like Craig do when they arc nn the weh? He spends at (c.n~t 40 pc!rccn1 or hi s 11mc c-m:11l mg friend s. He also searches 1hc Internet for !>uch subjects as cyc ling and choi r. He nlso scarchcs for old friend s ··1 stuncd to huild II wch page." hc said. Craig is nOI as au.nchcd to hi s computer as he used to he. Hc 1hooght the Internet WIIS U big

11roblcm for him when he fi rst gN ~·onncc1o:d. " I don·, think I did much of my homework for lhc first two w;;-el;s I had lhc lntcmet." he said. •·After I got O\'cr the n;;-wn.:s.,, it didn·1 affcct mem11ch" He docsn·1 like 1he idc,1of having his computer taken away but realized he would h3\'C to find 01h..-r 1hint:. to do to occupy his time. ·'J' djust go fo r more w.1lks," hcs:iid. "The lmernc1is nulcritical:·he said. "Plus. ir keeps me in touch wi1h people I wouldn'i 1.ilk 10 normally.· · He docs spend a good .imounl of his day nn thc (·umputcr, and he rcalizes 1his fact:·T m w:istingmy lifcuwny." Assisiam pmfcs;.or of pl,ycholoSY Paul GuthrieJocsn·1

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ThaWichl!an MS U will po;.sibly ac<1uirca 111•\\' urganiza1 ion on c,m1pu~ for studcni~ wi1h disabili1ies und Mudcnt~ m.ijor• ing in such field~ a.~ social work. pr.:-physieul therapy and nursing who will be working with tlN.' di"• ablcd. Junior William ,\llsop, a dis.1blcd Mutlcm Ht MSU. came up with the idc.1 for the new organi1.:1tion. It is 1cnt:1ti\'d y being called Campus Awareness of Disahlcd Student~. hut 1hat can change afll·r its fi rst meeting on Nov. 5 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Hardin Room 2 18. " ll·s an orgunizmion:11 meeting:· Al lsup s,1id. ·· t ju~! want people to show up with idc:is and concepts. lhing:,,wccando tomakcthisasucccssful orguniz:nion at MSU ." There will be a di~cussion on Lhc lin;il n:imc of the organization. and they will elect officers and senators. Thc time and place of the nex t mc.-cting will also be discussed at 1his mecting. Counsclin~ Ccn1cr Dircc1or

Dcbr,1 Higginbotham will be !hc nclvisc-rforlhisorganiza1ion. ··We' ll be gcuing the input of stuJrnh who h,wc disabilities :ind ,1u. d1·nt~ who will work with them," Hig!_!inboth:1111 said The organization mu~t be linal izcd through Director of Student A.:11'·i1 ic., Leske Ponder and 1hcn takc-n lo the Student Go,·emrncnt Association bcfon: it hceomcs an official organization. It ,hould be fin alized hy No,•. 5. Allsup is scaning thi~ oPcanization because there i~ no place whi:rc ~1udc n1s with disabi1itic:. can go 10 1:tlk about their concern~ without having to p:iy. Ht• wants lli:..ibkd ~tollcnts to ha\'e an ortanizution where they can voice their opmion~ and problems at MSU One such problcm ot MSU i._ th:11 none of Lhc buildings on campus have automatic doors. One idca he w:mt;, lo t:1lk about at the lll{'Cting i~ ~tarting :i ,uppori group for students with disabilit1c.-.. Those who havi• quc~11ons about 1hc new organization can t·al t ll igginbolham at 689-4618 or p:igt Allsupal720-S383.


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