Oct. 23, 2013

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Imagine Graduation Underway Homecoming funded by student fees

Seniors make final preparations for the ‘big day’

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Marki Dobson, senior in sociology and psychology, fills out an alumni donation form at Imagine Graduation on Oct. 22. She said, “I’m so excited and ready for graduation, and Imagine Graduation really helps me prepare.”

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he fall Imagine graduation fairs kicked off yesterday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will continue today at the same time in the Clark Student Center Comanche Suite. The fair is a one-stop shop where August and December graduates can find everything they need to make graduation as easy and painless as possible.

“Imagine Graduation is where graduates can take care of everything,” Barbara Lunce, assistant to the registrar, said. “Financial aid will be there, and the business office, and of course the bookstore with the caps, gowns and rings.”

Peggy Brennan, assistant to the vice president for administration and institutional effectiveness, said the university has finally gotten to a point where about 60 percent of the graduating class attends Imagine Graduation, which she says is a good turnout.

“Those who can’t attend Imagine Graduation are contacted by the Registrar,” Brennan said. “We prefer for students to attend the fair, because it’s more convenient for them, but there are ways for

students to make it work if they are unable to attend.”

Brennan said graduating students who can’t attend are sent an e-mail with a link to a website which gives step-by-step instructions of any issues that need to be addressed before they can receive their diploma.

“The biggest concern of most students is just getting confirmation that they are on the diploma list,” Lunce said. “When they go to Imagine Graduation, they get that peace of mind that they really are graduating.”

Lunce also said it’s good for graduating seniors to attend the fair so they can get their graduation worries out of the way and just focus on finishing their last semester. She also said it’s a good way for students to talk about their concerns, from graduate school to student loans to career options, with people who can help resolve them.

“It’s a way to tie up all the loose ends and get everything done in one place,” Brennan said. “It puts things in perspective and it is a great way for the students to deal with any small issues before they become big issues.”

Imagine Graduation will continue today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES: MSU Golden Key Costume Fun Run: Oct. 26 at 10:45 a.m., Sikes Lake behind the Wellness Center | City-wide zombie crawl: Oct. 26 at 4 p.m., 713 Ohio | Boys and Girls Club “Chamber of Horrors”: Oct. 25, 26, and 31 from 7:30-11 p.m. at Central Boys Club | Sunrise Optimist Club Zombie Hunt and Haunted house: every Friday and Saturday and Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to midnight except Halloween when all events close at 10 p.m., 5401 Southwest Pkwy. (Sunrise Optimist Softball Complex) | Wicked Andy’s Twisted and Insane Hay Ride: Friday and Saturday nights through Nov. 8, and on Halloween night, from dusk until 1 a.m. in Charlie, Texas |

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Students celebrate numerous activities during Homecoming week

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Graduate makes strong showing at King of the Cage Amateur World Championship

omecoming week is booked full of activities for students and alumni, and from the full-color door-hangers advertising the events to the disc jockey in charge of entertaining tailgaters at the football game, all of the funding for Homecoming week comes from the student service fee students pay each semester as part of tuition.

Kevin Bazner, assistant director of student development and orientation, said the budget for Homecoming dropped by $3,000 from the previous year down to $32,000 for fall 2013.

“Our office did a good enough job where we collaborated with other areas and kind of worked around so students did see as much of an impact, but there was a reduction,” Bazner said. “Most of the advertising you’ll see on and around campus transforming the university for Homecoming comes out of that budget.”

Bazner said Homecoming week helps contribute to retaining students at the university, which has been a problem for MSU in recent years.

“If you’re looking more or less from an enrollment and retention sort of strategic initiative, I think this year, at least of the four years that I’ve been here, we’ve had a great turnout for all the events,” Bazner said. “The energy is being increased from years prior, and then all of that will culminate into higher retention and more engagement with the university.”

Mario Ramirez, activities coordinator for student development and orientation, said events like Homecoming create school pride with students, which then aids in retention.

“All those different events help with the energy, and from there students can feed off into loving their school, which eventually has them stay here,” Ramirez said. “If they’re involved, having a good time and getting their education, then I think the events that we put on are definitely contributing to that.”

Ramirez said that due to the budget cuts, his office had to look into using other departments such as facilities services to help set up the event.

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‘But I was drunk’ no excuse A

phrase I hear often at MSU is, “screw it, I’m in college.” Basically, people use this phrase as an excuse to bring home “strange,” get wasted, and generally not keep it classy.

Every weekend, many Eddie students fill up Stage West Miller to drink and let loose. By all means, go out and have fun. It’s the end of the week, enjoy it, but there is no reason to get out of control.

There is always that one person you see throwing up in the bathroom or sometimes literally at one of the tables blowing chunks - this is not the person you ever want to be.

Once people drink to excess and get to this point, their judgment is impaired tremendously. This will often lead them to make horrible decisions.

Even if intentions are good, a person could still wind up getting a ride home from a complete stranger. Next thing they know, they are locked in Jeffrey Dahmer’s basement - there is no way to tell what a person's intentions are, especially a stranger's.

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape each year. Play it smart and limit yourself. Don’t add to this number of alcohol-re-

lated sexual assaults.

These people you meet while out drinking - you know, the ones that are "so special" you bring them home - some of them are not clean.

At the same time, if a person is willing to go home with you after one night of drinking and dry humping, also known as dancing, he or she probably does this with other people as well.

According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted diseases diagnosed each year are among young people aged 15–24 years, with 1 in 4 college students currently having an STD. The last big problem with “turning up,” is drinking and driving. Despite all the warning signs, many students still claim they are okay to drive after a night out, so everyone piles in their car and off they go - that experience really is not worth being the last one of your life.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism states that every year, about 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related injuries.

So when you are listening to a person tell a story about how crazy last night was or your buddy talks about a girl he hooked up with, don’t let their excuse be “but I was drunk.” That excuse could cost someone’s life - or make it burn when they pee.

Is Homecoming a good investment of student funds?

“The way I feel about our fees being used for Homecoming is I am totally fine with them being used for fireworks, but Homecoming really doesn’t influence me anything at all. I am kind of indifferent about it.”

JOSE A. SANCHEZ, sophomore in social work.

“Yes, probably it’s a good investment of our funds because it promotes school spirit , and everyone gets involved. I like getting involved with stuff on campus. I enjoyed it.”

“I didn’t attend homecoming so I have no idea, but it’s still worth it because it’s fun.”

ALLEN LEE, freshman in business.

CAITLIN MCNEELY, freshman in English and business.

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“I think it’s a good investment because Homecoming is a tradition that most schools do, and it wouldn’t be the same if we didn’t have homecoming.”

MELISSA GROBB, junior in international studies.

“I’m not really sure how I feel. Mine’s paid through the military, so I don’t personally have the funds going from me straight to them. I mean, I think it’s a good thing because people can relax and enjoy themselves and help release stress through Homecoming.”

MICHAEL WASHINGTON, junior in criminal justice.

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“I think it’s okay because it promotes school spirit, which is a good thing. It helps you get a college experience.”

REBECA ACUNA, freshman in nursing.

“I wasn’t able to see all the festivities because I played football, so I stayed at the locker room, but I really liked the fireworks when we came back out. It was pretty awesome.

Everything I saw during the week was worth it.”

MICHEAL ADEYEMI, senior in exercise physiology.

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That was their contribution,” Ramirez said.

Bazner said even the additional help needed from the fire department for the bonfire comes at no additional cost to the university.

“We coordinate with the fire department and they’re out there just doing their own job to support the university and our events,” Bazner said.

Of the $32,000 budget that Student Development and Orientation receives for Homecoming, $13,000 went to the torchlight parade, bonfire and tailgating for the football game, which included a fireworks show. One student posted a picture of the fireworks on Facebook with the title “Tuition money... Spent! Undecided on how well...”

“I know specifically two years ago we touched on that with some of the budget cuts that our university was facing, we mentioned that as one of the things that could potentially be removed,” Bazner said, “but it was actually discussed through the student allocations committee as something that the students really look forward to at all the different Homecoming events.”

Bazner said if students feel that their fee money could be better spent, they have the ability to voice their opinion through that

allocation committee or through the Student Government Association.

“But if it’s something that students always look forward to, then sure we’re obviously going to make sure we keep that,” Bazner said.

Bazner said this year was one of the more extensive years that they used student input to plan the event.

“I think we’re going to grow on that because it’s obviously student money that is being spent and we want to make sure that we’re doing what the students want,” Bazner said. “Increasing the amount of student involvement and student input to not only have the extra help, but the extra input as far as what the actual students want to see.”

Bazner said the increasing number of residential students has put additional strain on his department, as the total number of students has remained the same while on-campus students have gone up, meaning there is more demand for campus activities and no additional funding.

“It does put a little bit more stress or performance requirements on the resources we have on campus because residential students use up more resources,” Bazner said.

“That’s something we’ll definitely have to look in to making sure we’re still catering to the population that is here.”

Singers display vocal talents at fall choral concert on Oct. 22

they play,” said Yovonie.

Midwestern Singers are a chamber ensemhe University Singers and Midwestern ble who perform a wide variety of music and also have chamber works.

Singers held their fall “The concert last year was rechoral concert on Oct. ally great and had a really good 22 at the Wichita Falls Musemix of music,” said Dolley. um of Art. University Singers are a cho“I went to their concert ral ensemble, where they exlast year and it was amazing,” plore and perform choral music Susan Yovonie, junior in from all historical periods in nursing, said. various genres. They also inSingers performed a wide clude World Music in their perrange of music from Madformances. rigals and Motets to vocal “All of the singers always jazz. James Schuppener, prowork really hard toward the fessor of music, directed the fall concert since it’s their groups. most prominent concert,” said “Everyone was really in SUSAN YOVONIE Yovonie. sync with each other and JUNIOR IN NURSING Singers learn everything had a steady rhythm,” Bangalee Dolley, senior in computer science, said. from technique and musicality to the qualiAll of the singers had practice twice a week ties of choral music. At the Fall Choral Conand they also had many rehearsals before cert, singers performed using skills they have learned from vocal production to choral balthey performed at the concert.

“They really bring their music to life when ance and rhythm.

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Alpha Chi to present mathematics professor with Distiguished Lecturer Award niors and seniors in the top 10% of the student body for their academic excellence. There are currently 100 members of the he Alpha Chi Honor Society will hold a ceremony hon- Alpha Gamma Chapter at MSU. “Our main values of the Alpha Chi Society are to recognize oring Jeffrey Hood, associate professor of mathematics, with the 2013 Distinguished Lecturer Award. The cere- scholarly excellence and service,” Jon Scales, assistant profesmony will begin at 7:30 pm on Nov. 7 in the CSC Comanche sor of biology and Alpha Chi faculty sponsor, said.

Each fall and spring semesters, the Alpha Suites. It will be enclosing after the fall inducGamma Chapter inducts new members based tion ceremony for new members of the Alpha on their GPA and classification. The inductees Gamma Chapter here at MSU. choose a faculty member as their sponsor, one “I am humbled and honored for this they feel has inspired them and been an importaward, yes, but I suppose I try to be a modest ant part of their academic career. person at heart,” Hood said.

“With the combination of the induction Hood started teaching at the university in ceremony and the distinguished lecture, we are 2005 as an associate professor of mathematanticipating we will have close to 250 in attenics. He has a B.S. in Mathematics, a M.S. in dance,” Scales said.

Applied Mathematics and a Ph.D. in CompuIn the past, the lecture was held in the spring, tational Mathematics. but the Alpha Chi Society has decided to have it “Any situation in which I can learn somebe a fall event and to coincide with the fall inthing engrosses me totally,” said Hood. duction.

Hood is the faculty sponsor for the local JEFFREY HOOD “Along with the fall inductees, their sponchapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the National Math- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF sors, friends and families, we also invite the MSU ematics Honor Society, and he spends his free MATHEMATICS faculty, and members of the freshmen honor sotime volunteering with other groups that he cieties, Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma,” is affiliated with.

Alpha Chi is a national honor society that recognizes ju- Scales said.

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“I am humbled and honored for this award,yes, but I suppose I try to be a modest person at heart.”

“All of the singers always work really hard toward the fall concert since it’s their most prominent concert,”

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Kayla Gray, senior in marketing and 2013 Homecoming Queen, said, “I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for me. I am very honored that my peers thought me worthy for such an award. Homecoming is always an exciting tradition for MSU and I’m just happy to have been apart of it.”

Taylor Duval, senior in mechanical engineering and 2013 Homecoming King, said, “I am so excited and humbled to be MSU’s Homecoming King this year. It’s a great feeling to be worthy of this title, and an even better feeling to see my peers participate and enjoy all the events our administration organizes for the students.”

Homecoming: tradition surrounds week of events TORCH PARADE: More than 1,000 students and others participated. “We went to go buy extra torchlights. We even had to saw some of them off to make them shorter so they could be even and not dangerous for the students,“ Mario Ramirez, activities coordinator for student development and orientation, said.

LIP SYNC: The cheerleaders beat the Sigma Kappa sorority/Kappa Alpha fraternity in the finale that was Thursday night at the Homecoming pep rally and bonfire.

BOAT RACE: Representing either their apartment

#311 or the Cycling Team, Sam Croft and Ricky Randall took first place, beating the radiology department for second. “No one else really made it back,” Mario Ramirez said.

KING & QUEEN: Interfraternity Council President Taylor Duval won the election as Homecoming king. Kayla Gray won the election as Homecoming queen.

FOOTBALL: MSU beat No. 8 West Alabama 45 to 21.

Midwestern State advanced six spots to No. 18 in the American Football Coaches’ Association Top 25 released Oct. 21.

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Hundreds of students walked in the Torchlight Parade that started behind Killingsworth Hall.

Soonyoung Shin, senior in nursing said, “It was my first time to join Torchlight parade, and I really enjoyed it. It makes me feel more involved in school.”

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Bill Maskill, head football coach, lights the bonfire.

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Ricky Randall, junior in finance, and Sam Croft, freshman in geoscience, won and turned around on Sikes Lake to take a victory lap back across the lake while other teams continued to struggle with the windy weather. Randall said, “It was the polite thing to do, and honestly, I wasn’t surprised that we won. It’s not often that you throw two champion rowers into a vessel like that and lose.”

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Andrea Giron and Brandon Gabro, juniors in mechanical engineering, participated in the Homecoming cardboard boat race Oct.18 at Sikes Lake. Giron said, “It was really good. We won the first place last year, and we designed this boat very close to last year’s one.”

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Alex Johnson, senior in chemistry, loaded a wet boat to truck after the race.

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Cheerleaders Dani Johnson, Sarah Adams, Bethany Riley, Felicia Martinez, Cameron Harper and Sara Finkler won the lip sync competition.

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Keidrick Jackson, senior in criminal justice, breaks a tackle from a ­University of West Alabama defender. MSU beat UWA 45-21 Oct. 19 at ­Memorial Stadium.

Jackson rushed for 136 yards and had three touchdowns ­becoming MSU’s all-time leading rusher with 3,596 yards. MSU plays next at A ­ ngelo State Oct. 26 with kickoff at 6 p.m.

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In an effort to bring a more intellectual lecture series to campus, the Philosophy Club is hosting a lecture by Brinton Tench Coxe on the issue of innovations and transformation of global film style over the past 120 years.

“We want to provide a more intellectual experience, as well as a more controversial one, in the future,” Philosophy Club President Jonathan Henderson said. “This is the first event of many that we have planned for this semester and the next.”

Brinton Tench Coxe holds a Ph.D. in Slavic Studies from Columbia University in New York. His research projects include exploring images of Moscow in Russian and Soviet film and literature, as well as cities and urban space on film. He has taught courses on Russian and Soviet film, culture and literature at Columbia University and New York University, as well as an introductory film course and a cities on film course at Drew University in New Jersey. He is currently the program coordinator at the university’s intensive English Language Institute.

The lectures following this will include a discussion of anarchist philosophy by Nathan Jun, a lecture on economic equality by John Martinez, a visit from Nate Phelps (estranged son of Fred Phelps, Westboro Baptist Church leader), who will speak with students on the dangers of religious indoctrination. The series will end with a student-driven human rights forum. Students will present papers and their own mini lectures on different issues dealing with human rights such as warfare, gay rights, women’s suffrage, equality and economics.

Multicultural sorority teaches leadership skills ZANDRA LEE REPORTER

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igma Lambda Alpha became the first Hispanic sorority established at MSU in 1994 to educate and excel the stance of Latina cultures as well as others.

“If personal development, leadership skills, and selfless giving is what you seek, then Sigma Lambda Alpha is the sorority for you,” Keidra Phillip, senior in chemistry and molecular biology, said.

The sorority aims to give back to the community, to promote the importance of community service involvement and enhance academic achievement. Phillip said joining Sigma Lambda Alpha was one of the best decisions she ever made at the university.

The sorority addresses barriers that minority women face in modern society. They help each other succeed in academics, and they encourage each other to pursue careers and overcome adversity.

“Our sisters are strong, independent women who understand the need for cultural awareness,” Catherine Spurlock, junior in biology and member of Sigma Lambda Alpha, said.

The sorority also makes members feel like they have another family to turn to.

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“Aside from the ideals which we live by, leadership, community service and academic excellence, our sorority emphasizes diversity.”

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“Our sorority ensures that each member feels comfortable and 'at home,'” Phillip said. "We trust each other and know that we can count on each other during times of need. Just knowing that we have each other to lean on reminds us each day that we are indeed a family.”

Sigma Lambda Alpha has an emphasis on Latino culture and empowerment of minority youth because its founding mothers stood together and vowed to begin a movement that would change society, starting with their own campus.

“Aside from the ideals which we live by, leadership, community service and academic excellence, our sorority emphasizes diversity,” Phillip said. "There are a few people in the sorority that aren’t a Latino. You don’t have to be of a Latino culture to join."

Spurlock said that Sigma Lambda Alpha is a multicultural sorority and its members' composition highlights that.

“We have members from Africa, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Asia. Despite being a Latino based sorority we ensure that we expose ourselves to all types of culture,” Phillip said.

The sisters consider themselves to be very busy college students, but being members of the sorority helps them retain a united front.

“Sometimes the value of sisterhood can be lost with the hustle and bustle of everyday life,” Phillip said.

The sisters make mandatory bonding times with each other and each sister has a designated accountability partner.

“We have grown since and continue to make our sisterhood stronger. If you demonstrate leadership and a desire to give back to the community, we welcome you to share your ideas and grow with us in sisterhood,” Phillip said.

Sigma Lambda Alpha members are also exposed to many new experiences and opportunities where they can develop into more confident and independent individuals.

“The Señoritas come together as sisters, developing strong women into future leaders within their local communities and national community,” Phillip said.

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Graduate fights in Las Vegas

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“My parents put me in taekwondo when I was a kid. And I’ve had so many schoolyard and street fights leading up to me fighting in a contained setting. Boys will be boys I suppose,” Tolu “Techdaddy” Agunbiade, a 2013 graduate in Mass Communication and MMA fighter, said.

On Oct. 19, Agunbiade fought in the King of the Cage World Amateur Championship in Las Vegas, the first event of its kind, where he was narrowly defeated by judges’ decision, against Canadian fighter Justin Sander.

According to Agunbiade, Sander is an excellent wrestler, but he had not trained for that type of fighter because his opponent got switched less than two weeks before the fight.

“I received no damage in the fight, but got taken down several times and pretty much held down the majority of the fight.,” Agunbiade said. “He kept it on the ground because that was his game plan - plus he noticed I hit hard. I caught him with an uppercut and a hook that sent him across the cage.”

Last weekend’s fight was just another stepping stone in Agunbiade’s MMA fighting career, but he has had professional fighting on his mind for many years.

“I started boxing in 2008 and have a record of 14 and 4. I’ve never been knocked out,” he said. “In 2010 I started cage fighting. My record is now 7 and 4. I have one knock out, 4 submissions and 4 losses by decision. I’ve also competed in a ton of grappling tournaments and have medals to show for it.”

Agunbiade said in 2006, he went to watch a King of the Cage show at the Kiowa Casino and met some other guys fighting ABEL VILLALOBOS on the show that trained COACH in Wichita Falls, Hunter Tucker and Jason Hobbs.

“I hooked up with them and started training with great fighters in this town like Jason Maxwell and current UFC fighter Bubba McDaniel - and the rest is history,” he said.

Agunbiade also takes his training as a fighter very seriously and said he trains at numerous facilities to stay physically on top of his game.

He trains at least five days a week for about four hours per day and gets his boxing, Muay Thai and MMA training in at Falls Town Fighter’s Club located downtown, where he also teaches classes between 5:30 and 7:30 Mondays and Fridays.

He also trains and teaches at the Pit MMA in Vernon, takes Jiu

“Tolu’s urge to fight, along with his ability to listen and learn from others, fighters and coaches, will take him far.”

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Agunbiade hits the bag during training at Falls Town Fighter’s Club. Agunbiade fought at The King of the Cage World Amateur Championship on Oct. 19 in Las Vegas.

Jitsu classes at Red River Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and lifts weights at Anytime Fitness.

“I want to have a well rounded game,” he said. “Weird work out? I have a shake weight.

I believe in it.”

Staying physically fit is only part of the life of an MMA fighter, and Agunbiade also takes measures to maintain his mental strength to leave as little PHOTO COURTESY OF TOLU AGUNBIADE room for Justin Sander, a professional doubt as possible, he said. MMA fighter from Canada, fac“In the es off with Tolu “Techdaddy” hours before the fight I Agunbiade in Las Vegas before like to listen to music to the King of the Cage fight that get my mind set to fight ran live on MavTV. mode,” he PHOTO BY / WICHITAN sic said. “The mudoesn’t n e c e s s a r i - Justin Sander, a profession- ly have to be violent. I al MMA fighter from Canada, can listen to s o m e t h i n g faces off with Tolu Techdaddy like A Perfect Agunbiade in Las Vegas before Circle to get me hyped.” the King of the Cage fight that W h i l e ran live on MavTV. maintaining physical and mental strength is paramount in the MMA world, the diet of a fighter also needs to be precise and calculated to achieve the best of his or her ability.

“I like to diet down to weight as opposed to dehydration,

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which is the common thing to do,” he said. “I go on a lowcarb, high-protein diet. I don’t drink sodas - just water, juice and milk. I don’t eat after 10. Simple really, and I get great results. I lost 15 pounds over the past couple of months easily that way.”

Agunbiade fought at 155 pounds at the King of the Cage fight on Oct. 19, but said before that he fought at 170. At one point, he even fought at 185 pounds but said he actually had to gain weight for that fight.

“I was ‘jonesing’ to fight that particular time,” he said. “I’m not a fan of cutting weight and like to fight at my body weight.

This might change the deeper I get in the game though. There are fighters out there that cut 25 to 30 pounds and come in as beasts fighting at a lower weight class.

If he had won last Saturday’s fight in devastating fashion, he said, he might have gotten a KOTC contract and several of his fights would have then been televised.

“There were five contracts on the line: two $25,000’s, two $50,000’s and one $100,000. None of us won the contract because the fight wasn’t very exciting - the majority of it was him laying on top of me.”

After his last fight, Agunbiade said he needs to work more on his wrestling because it’s a different art than Jiu Jitsu, and he does not have as much experience in wrestling.

“I should have thrown more things at him,” he said.

“I’m more of a counter puncher, but counter punching doesn’t work on someone that isn’t really willing to trade with you.”

Agunbiade received his bachelor’s in mass communication with a minor in digital media from MSU in August 2013 and said his degree has helped him secure some of his fights.

TOLU AGUNBIADE “My mass comm and MMA FIGHTER networking skills helped me get this fight in Vegas,” he said. “I have a lot of awesome friends and contacts in the MMA world. I put my name out there and let it be known I was at the caliber to be part of something like this and it happened.”

Agunbiade will compete in the Newbreed Tournament in Dallas on Nov. 7 and one in December. He hopes to make his professional debut in February of next year.

“I am more ambitious about MMA than I was a week ago,” he said. “Every time I fight I seem to get sucked in deeper. I’m going to make a name for myself in this sport.”

“I’ve had so many schoolyard and street fights leading up to me fighting in a contained setting. Boys will be boys I suppose”

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Marissa Olivares, sophomore in radiology, returns the serve from a Dallas Baptist player Tuesday at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. MSU lost 3-2 moving their season record to 11-9. Their next game is against Tarleton State Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

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Keidrick Jackson, senior in criminal justice, celebrates after a touchdown in the second quarter.

MSU would defeat the University of West Alabama in a rout of 45-21 Oct. 19 at Memorial Stadium.

Jackson rushed for 136 yards and had three touchdowns becoming MSU’s all-time leading rusher with 3,597 yards. MSU plays at Angelo State Oct. 26 with kickoff at 6 p.m.

Jackson looking forward to next game after breaking school record CODY SAMPLES REPORTER

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eidrick Jackson, senior in criminal justice, broke the school’s all-time rushing record by seven yards with a total of 3,597 yards on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in the team’s Homecoming win against West Alabama, 45-21.

“I was happy and excited, I didn’t want to go crazy up and down the field,” Jackson said.

“Some of the guys came up to me and hugged me. Coach Maskill came and hugged me. I enjoyed the moment.”

Jackson said he didn’t even know he broke the record until he came off of the field.

“Our offensive line coach told me that I broke it,” Jackson said.

Jackson said breaking the record invigorated his team, but it was not the only reason the team was pumped up to play last weekend.

“I think it was more we were pumped up just to beat those guys,” Jackson said. “For it to be Homecoming, and for me to break the record, and for us to actually play four quarters throughout that whole game, it was good. It brought more energy to the team. Ev-

Nicole Smallwood, undecided sophomore, looks for an open pass during the Maroon and Gold scrimmage at Mustang Madness after the bonfire Oct. 17. There will be an exhibition match against the University of Texas on Oct. 31 in Austin at 7 p.m.

erybody was excited.”

Breaking the record against a ranked team only made it that much more special for Jackson.

“It was good because it was Homecoming, my last Homecoming, and it was one of the top ten teams in the nation,” Jackson said. “It was good to do that against them.”

Jackson said he could not have broke the record without the help of his team.

“Those guys up front, if they’re not there, I don’t go anywhere,” Jackson said. “I really appreciate those guys, they have a lot to do with it.”

Like many athletes, Jackson said he has a pre-game ritual he practices before every game.

“During the game I don’t ever go out to warm up. Before the game starts, they’re out there warming up and catching balls, I don’t go out there,” Jackson said. “I sit in the locker room and relax and try to enjoy myself before I start getting hit like 50 million times. I try to lay back and sit down, listening to my music.”

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