At 3:14 p.m. on March 14, the dreams of a certain economics teacher came true.

On this day, Social Science Instructor Todd Shepherd had a video camera ready and was eager to get on with the events of the day. The rea-son? His colleague, Social Science Instructor Cathy Hendricks, was about to get a face full of pie.

Hendricks and Admissions Coordinator Ben Schears were pied in recognition of national Pi Day. Mu Alpha Sigma Chi, Cowley’s Math and Science Club, sponsored the event as a fund-raiser. Coins were placed in jars for each contestant. Coins counted as posi-tive votes, pennies being worth one vote,

nickels as five, dimes as 10 and quarters as 25 votes. Any paper money was worth face value in negative points.

Hendricks placed first with a

whopping 16, 563 votes and Schears came in second

with 275. Other contestants who avoided being pied

were Frank Arnold (49 votes), Lois Sampson (26 votes), Scott Layton (negative 244 votes) and Math and Science Club Sponsor Greg

Nichols (negative 490 votes).Mu Alpha Sigma Chi raised $276.69

from the competition.

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March 30, 2006 Issue 13The Student Newspaper of Cowley College

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Move over, SchwarzeneggerThere’s a new Arnold in town...

BY RHONDA ROSSStaff Writer

When Social Science instructor Frank Arnold’s students walked into his classroom in the Webb-Brown Building on Wednesday morning, March 8, they were greeted by a floating balloon tied to a huge banner bear-ing the words, “Congrats Mayor Arnold!”

Though the previous day’s election re-sults were not yet official, pending the final vote canvassing, it appeared that Newkirk, Okla., had a new mayor. The previous may-or had submitted his resignation and left town after an unsuccessful recall attempt.

Arnold has taught history and gov-ernment classes at Cowley College for six years. His Wednesday morning classes were invited to share in the spoils (donuts) of his victory and were further treated when they did not receive a pop quiz, or so he told them.

Arnold had been incorporating the mechanics of his mayoral campaign into his government class instruction. He repeat-edly reminded his students why voting is important and mostly scoffed at the reasons given by people who choose not to exercise that right.

Arnold is not just ‘whistling Dixie’; he

practices what he preaches. He ran for city commission and won in his hometown of Haileyville, Okla., when he was only 19.

Cowley Press: Why did you decide to run for mayor of Newkirk?Arnold: I threw my hat into the ring because I felt that there were things that needed to get done, a lot of issues that needed to be dealt with.

CP: What qualifications do you have that will serve you as mayor?Arnold: I served on the city commission, a three member board, for nine years up until two years ago when I was elected president of the CEA (Cowley Education Association). I feel we can work together since I have already worked with them.

CP: What platform did you use in your campaign?Arnold: My campaign slogan was ‘a return to normalcy.’ There was a lot of controversy with the former mayor.

CP: Do you think you’ll be scrutinized more because of the last mayor’s actions?Arnold: The people I talked to didn’t want to discuss the former mayor; they just

wanted to get on with the business at hand. They were looking forward, not back.

CP: In class you have talked about low voter turnout in local elections and your mayoral race backs up that statement. (Approximately 225 of Newkirk’s nearly 2,300 residents voted, with

Arnold receiving over 62 percent of the vote.) Why is that?Arnold: If it doesn’t affect them, some people just don’t care. Local elections affect the pocketbook. I’m talking about water, sewer, etc. Most people care when it affects that. I tell my students, “Vote, whether you like the individual or not.”

CP: In past history, who is your favorite politician?Arnold: My favorite 20th-century politician was Teddy Roosevelt. He was progressive, no-nonsense. I also liked (Harry) Truman; he was a common man’s president. Politicians are all rich now. Truman wasn’t rich. Roosevelt was (rich) but he didn’t act like it.

CP: Who do you like in current politics? Arnold: I really like Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia). He is passionate about his state; and I like Barack Obama (D-Illinois). He is an up-and-coming, passionate speaker with a Kansas connection.

CP: Some of your students have jokingly asked if you could now “fix” their speeding tickets. Of course, you said “no.” Is there a possibility that your students will benefit from a lighter class work schedule due to your added duties?Arnold: I don’t think so. If I was going to do that, I would have done it while I was running. There may be one less quiz or two. Remember, I balanced it for nine years while I was on the city commission.

CP: What’s the first thing you hope to accomplish as mayor? What are some of the issues?Arnold: First, I’m going to ask the city manager for a street improvement plan. Roads were the number one issue with people when I was campaigning; roads, for sure, and annexation. Annexation was a hot-button issue; I see both sides.

CP: Is there anything else you would like people to know about you?Arnold: Some people may know I have a passion for old Lincolns; it’s my trademark. I have a ’76 and a ’79. Now I have people asking me if they are my “mayor cars” and if I’ll be driving them in parades. I’m telling them, “Yeah, I might drive one in a Christmas parade.”

Update: Frank Arnold was scheduled to sign the oath of office on March 20 and preside over his first meeting as mayor of Newkirk on March 27.

Social Science Instructor Frank Arnold was elected mayor of Newkirk, Okla. (photo by Jessica Demel)

Cathy Hendricks

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Ben Schears

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March 30, 2006Page 2 NEWSTHE COWLEY PRESS

WHAT? WHEN? WHERE?Thursday Night Live Thurs. March 30, 7:30 p.m. Robert Brown TheatreVariety ShowTrack and Field Sat. April 1 Cowley Track ComplexTiger InvitationalBaseball Sat. April 1, 2 p.m. City Ball ParkDoubleheader vs. Fort ScottBaseball Sun. April 2, 1 p.m. City Ball ParkDoubleheader vs. HighlandTennis Fri. April 7, 3 p.m. Wilson Park Courtsvs. NewmanBaseball Sat. April 8, 1 p.m. City Ball ParkDoubleheader vs. LabetteSoftball Tue. April 11, 3 p.m. Lady Tiger Fieldvs. KCKSGA Meeting Tue. April 11, 5:15 p.m. CafeteriaTennis Wed. April 12, 3 p.m. Wilson Park Courtsvs. Johnson CountyBaseball Thurs. April 13, 2 p.m. City Ball ParkDoubleheader vs. CoffeyvilleSoftball Sat. April 15, 1 p.m. Lady Tiger Fieldvs. Kansas State Baseball Sat. April 15, 2 p.m. City Ball ParkDoubleheader vs. KCKBaseball Sun. April 16, 2 p.m. City Ball ParkSingle game vs. Butler CountySoftball Tue. April 18, 3 p.m. Lady Tiger Fieldvs. NeoshoFear Factor Wed. April 19, 7 p.m. Robert Brown Theatre

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BY LINDSAY HICKENBOTTOMStaff Writer

Natural Science Instructor Pam Smith is in charge of hosting the 2006 Kansas College Chemistry Teachers Conference (KCCTC). “The conference is a professional develop-ment conference for Kansas Chemistry faculty,” said Smith.

The featured speaker for the 2006 KCCTC is Dr. Robert M. Panoff, founder and executive director of the Shodor Education

Foundation in Durham, NC. The Shodor Edu-cation Foundation is a non-profit education and research corporation devoted to the ad-vancement of mathematics and science educa-tion, specifically through the use of modeling and simulation technologies. The site of the annual KCCTC is rotated between Kansas two and four-year colleges/universities.

Cowley’s chemistry instructors will receive professional development and an opportunity to network with other faculty from Kansas. The conference will begin on

Thursday, March 30, and conclude on Satur-day, April 1.

All two and four-year college/univer-sity chemistry instructors are invited. Ap-proximately 40-50 chemistry instructors are expected to attend.

The conference will include an ex-tensive range of topics. The presentations include lab clean-up and waste disposal, molecular modeling, free and cheap re-sources for faculty to use in their classrooms, chemistry discoveries behind the iron cur-

tain, and community outreach projects that have been developed by faculty members.

The conference will begin with a welcoming mixer Thursday afternoon . The conference will conclude on Saturday with an informal luncheon. By the end of the conference, Smith hopes that “the chemistry professors will take away some new ideas for their courses and energize their teaching methods.”

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BY SARAH LAVALLEEStaff Writer

Sophomore Veronica Anderson of Marietta, Okla., has been chosen as March’s Student of the Month. Although unsure of where she would like to attend college next, she is majoring in pre-nursing. Anderson, or “Mother” as her friends call her, attends Cowley College on a track scholarship. Since participating on the Cowley track team, Anderson has received fifth in outdoors nationals in the hammer and seventh two years in the indoor weight at nationals. “She is a leader to the team in her example and words,” said track coach Mark Phillips. Self-described as crazy, hardworking, and determined, Anderson shows these characteristics in her role as president of Black Student Union, resident assistant in the Kirke Dale Dorms and a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. This past year, Anderson also received the honor of being the featured speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Unity. Minority Counselor Bruce Watson chose Anderson because he felt she would be able to send a positive message to the children attending and for them to able to look at her as a role model in how “in the

midst of challenges and controversy she has excelled.” Sophomore Lauren Kirsch, Anderson’s roommate, described her as “vocal and energetic, she’s always going a million miles an hour.” According to Phillips, Anderson used to be a “very quiet, reserved, shy type” and since attending Cowley has become “a more outgoing involved person.”

Cowley Press: What is your favorite hobby?Veronica Anderson: Writing short stories about off-the-wall dramas.

CP: What has been the best lesson your family has taught you?VA: To build over situations and make the best out of life. Add God to whatever I do.

CP: Why has church been such an important factor in your life?VA: My grandmother sealed it in my life and when I see God in other people it makes me want to know how that feels so I explore churches in all different ways.

CP: How did you acquire the nickname “Mother”? VA: When I first came to college, I carried the same Veronica that I had carried all

my life, a caregiver. People noticed that I have actions as a mother, some say role model and some say I try to keep everyone in line in a firm but loving way. I try to influence others and over time people saw me as a momma.

CP: What is your goal as BSU president?VA: Make us known. It’s not very strong and [there are] not many African Americans around so it’s hard to get things done to achieve that goal.

CP: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?VA: I should be an intensive care nurse, close to being mar-ried if not already, probably have a few kids and living rather stable in life in any place God puts me.

CP: How were you chosen to give the Martin Luther King Jr. address?VA: The first speaker backed out and being the president [of BSU] and supportive of

Bruce Watson, he asked me to give the speech. I could not say no.

CP: What did you want the focus of your MLK speech to be?VA: People need to stand up for one another, if you really care about the people around you, no matter what the result is.

Student of the Month is nominated by faculty/staff and selected by the Student Affairs Committee. (photo by Jared McGuire)

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BITES A quick look at what’s happening

on campus BY SARAH LAVALLEEStaff Writer

Fall enrollment began Monday, March 27. Returning students who do not have an academic adviser need to go to the Under-ground for enrollment instead of the Ad-missions office. If you have an adviser, set up a meeting time with him/her to enroll for fall classes.

To enroll online, you must first be approved by an academic adviser. Once approved you are able to log in to Campus

Connect and set your schedule at your convenience. Be sure to closely check where your classes will meet; some students on the main campus in Arkansas City mis-takenly enroll in classes on the Wichita Southside Campus.

Students who have enrolled in a class must formally drop the course before the refund deadline to receive a 100 percent refund. At the end of the refund period, all students who are no-shows will be withdrawn from the courses and charged tuition and fees.

Enrollment for fall 2006 has begun

BY CHRISTINE ARAGONCowley Journalism Department

After blowing out candles on his cake while celebrating his 18th birthday, Mario Smith, who plans to attend

Cowley College, is now required by law to register in case of a crisis that requires a military draft.

“I remember considering not signing up to register for the draft, but then deter-mined that it is my duty as a United States Citizen to register,” said Smith.

Selective Service System states on its web page that almost all male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., aged 18 through 25 are required to register with Selective Service.

However, in an informal survey conducted with local draft-aged men in and around Cowley’s Southside campus, three out of five young male adults have no idea that they are supposed to register with Selective Services.

Out of 30 young males who were surveyed, only two had actually registered, and 18 of them had no idea they were supposed to register. Ten of them knew they were supposed to but thought it was a waste of time.

“We have enough men and women in the services anyway,” said one of the campus survey participants who asked not to be named.

There can be consequences to men who fail to register. For example, some federal and state-funded college scholarships may be denied to non-registrants. They may also be turned down for civil service federal, state and local government jobs. Immigrant men who don’t register may be denied U.S. citizenship. Some states will not give non-registrants a driver’s license.

The listed penalty for not registering is a fine up to $250,000 and up to five years in jail. At this time there has been no prosecu-tion of non-registrants.

In an effort to ensure compliance among young men, many states, including Kansas and Arkansas, have enacted legisla-tion which links SSS registration with the process of applying for a driver’s license or state identification card.

Arkansas, at 99 percent, is ranked number one for top compliance in registra-tion with the SSS. Kansas is in the top 23 with a compliance rating of 92 percent. Nevada is at the bottom with 79 percent compliance rating as of the most recent charts available.

There is a substantial disparity between the informal survey conducted among young men on and around campus and the national and state averages listed on the SSS website. This may be because most if not all of the men surveyed at this time have already gotten their drivers li-cense and have not been up for renewal yet.

Individuals whose licenses are up for renewal after their 17th birthday will auto-matically be registered with the SSS. There is no additional paperwork to file or sign. The information provided on the driver’s license is the information sent to the SSS. Those who have already registered with the SSS will have their information sent, but will not be registered twice in the system.

Before Congress made improvements to the draft in 1971, a man could qualify for a student deferment if he could show he was a full-time student making satisfac-tory progress toward a degree. Under the current draft law, a college student can have his induction postponed only until the end of the current semester. A senior can be postponed until the end of the academic year.

When asked about this new procedure to ensure compliance, Jereme, who did not register and asked that his last name not be used, said, “I think it is a bad idea. It should be our choice to decide to register or not. It should not be forced upon us.”

Jereme also expressed concern about

Vietnam and how the draft was con-ducted then. There have been several modifications to the system since then, however.

A draft held today would use a lottery system under which a man would spend only one year in first priority for the draft - either the calendar year he turned 20 or the year his defer-ment ended. Each year after that, he would be placed in a lower priority group and his odds of being drafted would decrease accordingly.

“I don’t think being loyal has anything to do with this, and I don’t consider myself to be a draft dodger. I must admit I was slightly afraid of being drafted to go into the services. I don’t want to carry a gun or train to kill another human being,” said Jereme.

Jereme’s sentiments were echoed by others in the local survey and can be found in many Internet chatrooms. Even a few of those who did register admitted to being scared about the potential for a draft to be activated sometime during their qualifying years.

For an actual military draft to be imple-mented, a crisis that requires more troops than the volunteer military can supply must occur. Congress then passes and the president signs legislation which starts a draft.

There has not been a draft since Viet-nam and a military draft in the next several years does not appear likely.

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The Math and Science Club will meet on Tuesday, April 4, at 6 p.m. in Galle-Johnson room 204.

Campus Christian Fellowship will meet on Monday, April 3 and 10, in the Webb-Brown Academic Center at 8 p.m. The meetings include praise, worship, and Bible study. For more information contact Ben Schears in the Admissions Office or at 620-441-5245.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation provides 400 scholarships annually to students attending two-year degree institu-tions. This is a one-time $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must have a nomination from Cowley College, be a U.S. citizen or perma-nent resident, carry a minimum 2.5 GPA at the time of nomination, have a minimum of 100 hours of community service docu-mented in the 12 months prior to nomi-nation and plan to enroll in at least two courses during the next term at a two-year degree granting institution. The application deadline is May 31. For an application, visit www.coca-colascholar.org. For more infor-mation, contact Lisa Grose in the Scholar-ship Office or at 620-441-5294.

The William A. Krusor Scholarship is available to individuals in financial hard-ship. The scholarship is need-based and will not be distributed solely on GPA. The scholarship is made in two payments of

$500 at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters for one year only, however, re-cipients may reapply. The scholarship is in-tended to assist students who have demon-strated a commitment to completing their college education and who, without this support, could not otherwise afford to do so. Students must show proof of enrollment in their school of choice before receiving the award. The application deadline is April 30. For more information, contact Scholarship Coordinator Lisa Grose at 620-441-5294.

In conjunction with National Alco-hol Screening Day on April 6, Cowley is presenting the straight facts on alcohol and how it affects the body, the risks, and what a person can do to regain control. Students can ask questions and talk to a health professional. Sessions will be held at the McAtee Dining Center on Thursday, April 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All participants will be entered in a prize draw-ing. For more information call Student Life Counselor Roy Reynolds at 620-441-5228.

Student Government Association meets the second Tuesday of every month. The next meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. on April 11 in the cafeteria. All campus organizations should send a representative.

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BY SARAH DONNELLYStaff Writer

Eleven Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) business club members from Cowley qualified for national competition

during a State Leadership Conference and Competition March 9 and 10 in Salina.

Fifteen Cowley students participated in the event and competed against other students from Colby Community College, Butler Community College, Labette Com-munity College, Emporia State University, Central College of McPherson, Friends Uni-versity, Kansas State University, and Wash-burn University.

Cowley’s national qualifiers and events are as follows:

n Caleb DeGraaf, Alex Gottlob, and Zach Whitener placed first in Business Decision Making.n Melisa Moon and James Slaven teamed up to place first in Emerging Business Issues. n Gottlob also placed first in Job Interview.n Dirk Talley placed first in Computer Concepts, first in Human Resource Management, first in Information Management, first in Networking Concepts, and third in Marketing Concepts.n Jerrod Ketchersid placed second in Accounting Analysis and Economic Analysis. n DeGraaf also placed second in Computer Applications and third in Computer Concepts.n Ely Behrhorst placed second in Job Interview.n Brooke Brownlee placed second in Networking Concepts.n Kristine Thompson placed second in Statistical Analysis.

n Melisa Moon placed second in Public Speaking. n Joshua Owen placed third in Hospitality Management.

Any student who is a member of PBL was eligible to compete at the state confer-ence. Most of the events have a 50-minute multiple-choice test. The computer applica-tions event consisted of a test taken on the student’s campus prior to competition and then a multiple choice test at the confer-ence.

The Job Interview competition required preparing a resume and cover letter prior to the conference, then writing a business memo and going through an actual inter-view at the conference. There was a pre-

liminary round for the job interview com-petition, and four students advanced to the final round.

The team events consisted of present-ing a business case to a panel of judges. The students received the case at the conference. They had 25 minutes to prepare and then make the presentation to judges.

PBL Sponsor Beverly Grunder said, “The Cowley students were exceptional at state this year. Larger numbers of students from Cowley have competed in the previ-ous years, but we haven’t had this number of awards. Students had been preparing by working together with their team partners and reviewing materials for their individual tests.”

Those students who qualified will com-

pete at the national conference in Nashville, Tenn., June 23-28. Students attending will also have the opportunity to participate in workshops that provide leadership skills and a chance to meet students from across the United States.

Three Cowley students were also elect-ed to state office for 2006-2007. Gottlob was elected as vice-president, Whitener as trea-surer, and Talley as communications officer. These three students will serve for a period of one year and their responsibilities include planning next year’s fall State Leadership Conference in addition to the spring confer-ence and competition. They will also help with recruitment of members statewide and reactivating or seeking new chapters across the state.

If you would like to learn more about PBL, meetings are usually held on the third Sunday of each month in the Webb Brown Building at 5:30 p.m.

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The new Student Government Association president will be Krista Dopfel, and the vice president will

be Angela Welch.An online election was held prior to

spring break, with Dopfel running against Andrew Atterberry and Welch running against Alexie Smith. Prior to the election results becoming final, however, Atterberry and Smith conceded the election to their opponents.

Atterberry and Smith, who are the leaders of the Cowley Crazies spirit group, will serve in the SGA activity liaisons posi-tions next year.

“This is really an unusual outcome,” SGA co-sponsor Dave Bostwick said, “but I think we have an excellent group. All of the candidates will be actively involved in SGA next year, and they all seem truly interested in improving student life and voicing stu-

dents’ concerns.”Dopfel is from Belle Plaine and has

been active in the Math & Science Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Phi Theta Kappa and College Republicans. After Cowley, she plans on attending Wichita State University to major in biochemistry. She wants to become a physician’s assistant.

Welch is from Tulsa, Okla., and com-petes on the track and field team. After Cowley, she plans to attend the business school at the University of Kansas.

Two members of the Cowley Crazies ran unopposed for the remaining SGA offices. Zach Blanchard of Wichita will be secretary, and Aaron Loehr will be treasurer.

Dopfel and Welch will be sworn in at the next SGA meeting, which will be held Tuesday, April 11, at 5:15 p.m. in the cafete-ria. All campus organizations should send a representative.

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Due to increasing demand, the Wichita-area restaurant business is expanding. This leads to greater

opportunities for young adults, especially college students, to wait tables for tips.

“You must be of the age 16 to host, wait-aide, or work in the kitchen, 18 to serve tables, and 21 to bartend,” said Jeremy Smith, general manager of an area Mexican restaurant.

On an everyday basis, the servers’ job is to deliver speedy service, make their customers feel welcome, and be positive representatives for their restaurant or company.

AT THE CUSTOMER’S MERCY“People seem to think that they don’t

need to tip because we are making a minimum wage, and that is so far from the truth,” said Ginny Burnett, waitress of five years and Cowley Southside student.

The minimum wage for a server is $2.13 an hour, meaning a full-time pay-check may average as little as $50-70 bi-weekly. “They [customers] don’t under-stand that it is the tips a server makes their income off of,” said Burnett.

“Serving tables is a rough job. You are always at the mercy of the customer, and the public is a tough critic,” said Kim Hood, waitress of seven years and a Cow-ley Southside student.

The common American standard for tipping is 15 percent gratuity. However, customers regularly abuse this standard.

“It happens all the time. I get stiffed (no tip) once a week, maybe even once a day,” Hood said.

Burnett added, “It’s not just people that are upset not tipping. People that say

they loved the service will stiff you!”By law a server must claim 8 percent

of tips each shift. “You want to claim more than 8 percent, so your yearly growth shows a decent income in case you need to apply for loans or credit approvals,” said Hood.

RELYING ON THE REGULARSIncome for servers often fluctuates. “It

is hard to predict the business to come in a particular day or a week in advance,” said Smith. “Then we rely on the support of our regulars to keep us alive.”

“We come in to see our favorite server in Wichita,” said Betty Tatro, a weekly diner in Wichita.

“We help pay her light bill on a monthly basis,” joked Betty’s husband, Mike Tatro, speaking of Hood.

“We enjoy coming into familiar faces. We are good tippers for good service,” added Betty Tatro.

BALANCING WORK AND SCHOOL“The majority of my staff is young

adults that are going to school. I try to support that by working with their school schedules,” said Smith.

At the restaurant Smith manages, 19 out of 28 servers attend school: 12 college students and seven high school students. Out of the students attending college, five of those servers were adults returning to school.

“I love serving tables, but the people can be cruel,” said Burnett. “I want to take

all the experience I have with people and put that into a better job after I graduate.”

“You have to take the good days with the bad days, and just hope for more good days,” said LeRoy Anderson, Cowley alum-nus and server of five years. “I like to serve tables because the money can be good, but I don’t want to do it forever, just until I graduate next year.”

HORROR STORIESThere was one idea that all servers

agreed on. “If you don’t have the 15 percent to tip, then go to McDonalds,” said Ander-son. “I think that is common courtesy. It’s insulting to leave a bad tip or no tip!”

As the servers discussed their hor-ror stories of bad tippers and outrageous requests from customers, they laughed at each story and shared familiar experiences.

“I had a lady freak out because we had Pepsi instead of Coca-Cola,” said Hood. “’Like that is in my control lady,’ is what I wanted to tell her.”

This led LeRoy to a story of a man from a couple of days earlier. The man

walked into the restaurant, passing up a friendly hostess with a menu, and sat him-self at a table in the bar. He then demanded a menu and an iced tea. He then became furious with the replacement of teaspoons with bigger thicker straws. He made a distraught remark and left the restaurant. LeRoy’s final thoughts of the man: “That guy was either having a bad day, or just an @**hole, or an @**hole having a bad day!”

“Don’t even ask how people react when they find out we don’t take checks,” said Burnett.

Some began sharing awkward requests that they have received at the Mexican restaurant where they work: mayonnaise, carrots, gravy, chili, and pickles are just a few.

CONCLUSIONNearly every corporate restaurant

in America lives by a familiar motto: the customer is always right. Because of this, many servers will continue to finance their college education while biting their tongues due to bad tippers.

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Confessions of Two ‘Addicts’BY CHANSI LONGStaff writer

After spending four consecutive hours entranced with personal-izing my MySpace home page

with meticulous care, while dirty clothes and random books were strewn about my room, I realized I have a problem.

I am a MySpace addict. But thank-fully, I’m not alone. “If there is a MySpace anonymous I should definitely be a member,” freshman Tabitha Farley said. “I spent a dominant portion of my spring break addicted to the site.”

MySpace is a social network that con-nects 67 million people around the world. It made its debut in 2003, but it wasn’t until recently that virtually everyone started using it.

For me, MySpace provides an easy way to share my ideas and remain in contact with friends. “I use it to kill bore-dom and keep in touch with my friends,” freshman Sammie Marion said. “The best thing about it: anyone can figure it out, it’s so easy.”

For those who are technologi-cally inept, MySpace is the site for you. MySpace offers standard, ready made

pages, and allows users to spice up their sites as much or as little as they’d like. Each person’s page is a custom-made shrine to themselves. The pages are deco-rated much like highschoolers decorate the insides of their lockers.

They can be equipped with music, pictures, and even short movies, all of which are intend-ed to express the user’s interests and personality. Adding flavor to your page is relatively simple. Just go to Google and search for MySpace tweaks and custom lay-outs.

There are plenty of options available, and you’re sure to find something to rep-resent your interests. The site serves as a social network that enables you to con-nect with people you know, used to know, or are trying to get to know.

When you find someone you want

to connect with, you simply add them to your list of “friends.” “You’re not true friends until you’re MySpace friends,” avid user Dawnelle Dastrup said.

More coveted than being someone’s friend, is being on their top eight. The top

eight is a list of the eight most important people in someone’s virtual world. However, checking your friendship sta-tus can be detrimen-tal to your real social life.

Even Green Day and U2 have pages on the site, which has tools that enable artists to upload their music, so con-sumers can easily listen to it. MySpace

is a great form of personal endorsement for upcoming artists. For example, say you’re looking at your friend’s site and you notice that they’re a fan of the band Matchbook Romance. You can just click on the link, learn about the band and test out their music. More than a million

bands and artists use the site to transmit their music.

In the future, MySpace plans to create the same buzz for movies. Additionally, the site creates a way to connect with people of similar interests.

For example, let’s say you’re into jug-gling flaming bowling pins and monkeys. You can use the MySpace search engine to look for other people who share the same combination of interests, and be con-nected to everyone on the site that shares your love of fire and monkeys.

Not only is Myspace a place that allows you to upload music, pictures, and movies, it offers a place for blogging. Most bloggers are eager to post their deepest secrets online. People make con-fessions concerning skinny dipping, drug usage, drinking habits, and who they’re into. It’s only slightly awkward when you run across someone you know’s blog and have immediate access to their personal life.

But, awkwardness aside, MySpace has more Internet traffic than Google, eBay, and Amazon.com. However, not everyone has a MySpace account. “It’s a cult and I don’t think I’ll ever join,” soph-omore Ponch Ortiz said.

Facebook competes with studies and shut-eyeBY MARY ASTStaff Writer

The newest craze spreading through-out colleges in the United States is Facebook. For those of you who haven’t heard, Facebook is similar to Xanga and MySpace. This is a way to connect to different colleges and even some high schools across the United States.

I first got started on Facebook through my boyfriend up at Kansas State. Being the nosy girlfriend I was, I would sneak onto his computer and get on his Facebook account.

This is when I really started getting hooked. Since I share just about every-thing with my boyfriend, he clued me in on his password. This gave me access to

everything Facebook had to offer. For the next few months I would get

onto his Facebook practically everyday, just checking up on friends and seeing what was exciting in their lives. It got so bad, that I decided to get my own account. To do this, however, I had to go through my good ol’ high school. I know, pretty lame, but I just had to have Facebook.

With my own Facebook account I could add my own friends and write on their walls and send them messages. I also became connected to their friends, even if I didn’t accept them as my own friend. So even though I have about 100 hundred friends on my list, I can be connected to 500 people who can all view my profile and information.

I came to realize that the more time I spent on Facebook, the more information I came up with about people. When you get a Facebook account, you can add your own pictures and information to your pro-file. I found out that I can find anything I want to about my friends by reading their profile and viewing their pictures. This is how nosy you can be on Facebook, and you don’t even have to ask questions. I found out that this couple I knew had broken off their engagement, before they even told any of our joint friends.

Cowley County hasn’t adopted Facebook just yet, and I understand the trouble with Facebook. Some people put so much of their information on their pro-file that it makes them a prime target for stalkers. Reputations can be trashed by

people writing crude comments on your “wall”. Even though you can remove com-ments made by other people, if you don’t read your wall in time, who knows how many people could have seen it.

I realize after adding my own Facebook that my addiction is making me procrastinate even more than I already would have. I still turn in my assign-ments, but sometimes I stay up a little later than I should have and they take about twice as long as they should to com-plete. I know this is my fault, but still, it’s hard to connect with my friends who are in college three hours away. This is how I stay in touch and chat with people.

So I guess I’m ready for another night of little sleep, because Facebook is calling me.

Sophomore sees MySpace as personal shrine

QuickQuotes

“I think they ultimately are a fad because if you think about it, what isn’t a fad?”

Do you think social networking sites are just a fad, or will they be popular in the future?

“I’m not sure how popular they will be in a few years because most users will probably mature and grow out of it.”

“I think they will still be popular in the future because it’s a way for old friends to keep in touch.”

“I’m thinking it will still be popular, because it’s a good way to know where your friends are and what they’re up to.”

Kelly HedgesSophomore

Ashley BarnesSophomore

Kristina MunsonFreshman

Brandon ReedSophomore

BY CHANSI LONGStaff writer

Fourteen years since his debut album Pleasure and Pain, Ben Harper gives us Both Sides of the Gun, his 10th musical work.

After the release of Harper’s last stu-dio album, Diamonds on the Inside, I grew nostalgic of the days he collaborated with the Innocent Criminals. To my pleasure, Harper and the Criminals are back at it. His recent albums lacked his usual soul and spirit, and had me going as far back as Fight for Your Mind to get my Harper fix. However, Both Sides of the Gun deliv-ers what Diamonds on the Inside failed to.

Both Sides of the Gun is split into two discs, with nine songs on each. The collection could have been spliced onto one disc. However, the separation of the songs seems imperative considering the sound of the two discs display two total-ly distinct sides of Ben.

The first disc is a collection of upbeat, rock-driven, politically inspired songs. “Better Way,” starts the album with an entrancing anthem equipped with Harper’s usual sincere and heartfelt lyrics, which plead for change.

The song’s percussive beats and lyrical chants create a worldly sound

that’s tantalizing to the ear. Harper pas-sionately screams the lyrics “Reality is sharp, it cuts at me like a knife, everyone I know is in the fight of their life.” Then, he melodically sings the lyrics “you have a right to your dreams and don’t be denied,” showcasing his beautiful voice. “Better Way” is a good presentation of what you can expect the rest of the album to be like – a diverse mix of musical styles.

Harper definitely uses his music as an outlet to voice his political opinion. He embraces topics like the war, and the Hurricane Katrina disaster in songs “Black Rain” and “Gather ‘Round the Stone.” Disc one has a rock/blues flavor

and sounds almost like a derivative of 1999’s Burn to Shine.

In the second disc the tempo slows down, and the political commentary ceas-es. We are given a mix of slow, melodic, ballads. “Morning Yearning” sets the tone for the album with an intriguing, deliber-ate, and spiritual rhythm.

The romantic nature of the songs on this disc gives Harper an opportunity to let his vocals shine. The simplistic and sincere lyrics cause the songs to be imme-diately remembered and enjoyed.

The second disc’s tone and tempo may remind fans of the sound we grew accustomed to with Fight for Your Mind. Followers of Harper know that this is not a bad thing. Harper has without a doubt grown even more musically talented, though it would seem impossible. His voice has more depth and range than pre-vious albums. And he continues to show his versatility by switching musical styles at the drop of a hat.

Harper and the Criminals play blues, gospel, rock, funk, and folk with such skill, the listener is unable to strap a label on the band. Perhaps the inability to put Harper into a genre has caused the cre-ation of a new genre, one that cannot be identified with an arbitrary symbol, but only a listening ear.

Gary Gackstatter has been chosen to receive the 2006 Kansas Governor’s Arts Award as an Individual Artist.

The award is Kansas’ highest achievement in the arts and is presented annually by the Kansas Arts Commission. Along with Gackstatter, three other individuals, one couple, and two arts organizations will receive the 2006 Governor’s Arts Awards from Gov. Kathleen Sebelius during a cer-emony to be held in June.

Gackstatter is being recognized for his work as a “Multi-disciplinary Artist” whose work as a composer, conductor, performer, pen-and-ink artist, educator and arts supporter has gained state and national attention.

In addition to composing five sym-phonies that combine various art forms, Gackstatter’s works for band, orchestra and choir are published and distributed worldwide. His works have been fea-tured at many of the largest music festi-vals in the United States, including the Mid-West Music Festival in Chicago. He has also arranged music for guest artists’ symphonic debuts including John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Barbara Higbie, Paul Winter, Tom Chapin, Kansas and Three Dog Night.

As a conductor, Gackstatter has been responsible for the premieres of film music by Elmer Bernstein (To Kill A Mockingbird and Great Escape) and works by Eugene Freisen (“Grasslands” and “Carl Sandburg’s ‘Prairie’”) Gackstatter’s creative programming with the Winfield Regional Symphony resulted in the WRS’s 2001 Governor’s Arts Award.

Gackstatter is an active performer

on guitar, bass, mandolin, flugelhorn and trombone. He is a member of 5 Man Trio, who tour, record and perform original music. Other members of the group are Dave Bostwick and Chris Mayer.

Also a pen-and-ink artist, Gackstatter’s drawings of the stone arch bridges of Cowley County led to the highly successful Stone Arch Bridge Tours, one of the most popular touring programs in the state. Gackstatter leads the spring and fall tours, which are fundraisers for the Denton Art Center in Arkansas City.

Gackstatter has taught in Arkansas City since 1990 and presently directs the band and jazz band at Cowley College and the Winfield Regional Symphony at Southwestern College in Winfield. He holds degrees from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Wichita

State University.Others receiving the award are Ernst

Ulmer for his works in two-dimensional arts; Dee Hansen for her life’s advocacy of the arts; Betty Welshbacher for her achievements in the music education field; Dave and Gunda Hiebert for their enthusiasm and involvement in the arts in their community; the Wichita Community Foundation for its contributions to the Wichita arts community; and The Friends of the Beach Museum of Art for its mission to obtain and care for works of art for the K-State collection and its promotion of the visual arts in Kansas.

In addition, documentary host and producer Bill Kurtis will receive the Distinguished Arts Award.

For more information about Gary Gackstatter, go to garygackstatter.com.

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“Face: the Music, A sym-phony of Masks” will be per-formed in the Robert Brown Theatre on Friday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. “A Symphony of Masks” will feature the Winfield Regional Symphony performing all original pieces specifically written for Canadian artist Rob Faust and his many masks. The performance explores the artis-tic, cultural, and psychological use of masks throughout his-tory. Faust expands on the idea of the mask to include makeup, body language, clothing, and the many faces people wear daily. “Rob is a very spontane-ous person, so there will be interaction between the mask characters, the symphony and the audience. Some of his characters are completely unpredictable, jumping into the audience, rolling around. It will be a challenge, but great fun for all,” said WRS Conductor/Composer Gackstatter. This collage of monologue, physical comedy, music and theater will cost adults $12, students $5, and seniors $10. Tickets can be pur-chased at the Cowley College Bookstore. For more informa-tion call 620-441-5277

Deep Structure will be performing songs off their new CD at the April 14 Friday Nooner. Friday Nooners have been moved to outside the south cafeteria doors. Admission is free.

On Thursday, April 13, Noah Earle will be performing a blues-driven contemporary acoustic set at Brown’s. The show starts at 7:30 p.m, For more information on the con-cert, go to thebrownstore.com.

New ReleasesSlitherUniversal Theater’s new gro-tesque horror comedy, Slither is about a small town being overrun by space slugs that turn humans into zombies. Slither stars Elizabeth Banks and Firefly’s Nathan Fillion, and will swarm into theaters March 31.

MorrisseyRingleader of the TormentorsThe follow-up to 2003’s You are the Quarry, Morrissey’s Ringleader of the Tormentors will be released at the same time as the Ringleader of the Tormentors DVD. Both CD and DVD will be in stores April 4.

Ben HarperBoth Sides of the Gun

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Instrumental Music Director Gary Gackstatter (right), shown here performing during a fall concert with the Jazz Band, has been selected as a recipient of the 2006 Kansas Governor’s Arts Award. (photo by Lindsay Hickenbottom)

A capital award

No need to conceal this carry

Instructor Gary Gackstatter to receive state’s highest arts award in June

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Cowley’s Concert Choir will be presenting Songs of Faith, as composed by Paul Basler on Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Arkansas City, located at 321 South First. Songs of Faith is a large scale, multi-movement work that explores and celebrates the American Spirit. The work is in arch form, with hymn tune setting surrounded by two Psalms and two Latin texts. The concert will feature Psalm 150, Ubi Caritas, Be Thou My Vision, Alleluia, and Psalm 23. Accompanying the choir on the French horn will be guest artist Nicholas Smith, pro-fessor of horn at Wichita State University. The choir is under the direction of Vocal Music Director Connie Donatelli and accompanied by Humanities Instructor Steven Butler. There is no charge for the concert and it is open to the public.

Concert Choir to present Songs of Faith

Act One and CC Singers will present the annual variety show Thursday Night Live on Thursday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert Brown Theatre. This year’s show will feature the CC Singers performing their show, Greatest Hits of the One-Name Wonders, and students performing some of the more well-known skits from Saturday Night Live. All of the skits are from the heyday of Saturday Night Live: the early ‘80s. Admission will be $2 at the door and proceeds will serve as a fund-raiser for Act One and CC Singers.

Thursday Night Live to relive good ol’ days of SNL comedy

Cowley students and staff give lessons in fashionBY SARAH LAVALLEEStaff Writer

Fashion faux pas: we’ve all made them and most often have photos as reminders. Guidelines I had always

held to be true didn’t seem to concern the Cowley students I questioned. (That is, unless only wearing a dragon on your shirt and not head-to-toe qualifies as creating a focal point.) Nevertheless it became apparent I had a lot to learn when I questioned Cowley students and staff as to what fashion rules (or lack thereof) they always try to follow. This is some of the advice I was given:

Freshman Tabitha Farley doesn’t wear brown with black and sophomore Phillip Vincent always “complements the shoes with the shorts with the shirt.” “If it isn’t kickin’ they ain’t stickin’” is the mantra of sophomore Joey Glen when describing matching his shoes to his shirt. Social Science Instructor Cathy Hendricks by far has the most fashion rules as evidenced by her list that goes as follows:I keep a Monday-Wednesday-Friday list and a Tuesday-Thursday list of the clothes I wear so that I don’t repeat the exact same outfits in the same classes in the same semester. If I wear jeans on a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday of one week and decide to wear jeans again the next week, it can only be on a Tuesday or Thursday. And I try to make sure that it’s the opposite of the last time that I wore them. I also have three different pairs of glasses and I try not to wear the same pair two days in a row, although sometimes the color of the outfit I’ve chosen makes that impossible.

(photos by Jared McGuire and Lindsay Hickenbottom)

Sophomore Lindsey Clark believes there are no rules in fashion, “except maybe not wearing plaid and polka dots.”

Freshman Kevin Redford doesn’t follow fashion rules.

Art Instructor Mike Fell is all about the plaid. “It has to be plaid. I don’t know why.”

Freshman Chelsea Lowry tries to wear things other people don’t. She was wearing black with brown.

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Above: Lower Middle Class poses after winning the cash.

Far right: Scotty Warren and Nick Mattingly of Deep Structure rock out while play-ing one of their many origi-nals.

Right: Hedge guitarists Harley Linnebary and Ruben Peters hammer out some heavy riffs during their set.

(photos by Jessica Demel)

Alva band takes home $300

Although the crowd turnout was small, the bands didn’t let that keep them down

as they rocked hard at the second annual Battle of the Bands on Thursday, March 15. Eight bands competed for the grand prize of $300 and a spot to play at the college SGA year-end student bash.

Each band received a 30 min-ute set, which included set-up and take-down. If the band went over the 30 minutes, the result was an automatic disqualification from the competition.

During the set-up time the Tyger Tawk Communications Club, which sponsored the event, pro-vided crowd participation games, including throwing paper airplanes, hula-hooping, and bubble blow-ing competitions. The last game of the night was a dance-off in which the winner was awarded a keyless remote entry set.

After much deliberation, the judges finally crowned the progres-sive country band Lower Middle Class from Alva, Okla., as the win-ners.

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BY WILLIAM EARLSSports Editor

Followingthespringbreaksnowstorms,theTigershittheirownicypatch,splittingthepasttwodoubleheaders.

OnMarch26,CowleymadethelongtrektoKansasCitytoplaytheBlueDevils.Afterstartingthegamewithtworunsinthesecondandoneinthethird,theTigersturnedaroundandgaveupthreerunstotheBlueDevilsthroughthethirdandfourthinning.

FreshmanJeremySheehangotthestart,pitchingsixinningsandgivingupjustthreeruns.CoachDaveBurroughswouldcallonsophomoreKendallCoganintheseventhfortherelief.Aftergivingupatwo-outsingle,theTigerspickedupthethirdoutandthegameheadedtoextrainnings.

AftertheTigerswentdownone-two-threeinthetopoftheinning,CoganwouldgiveupaleadoffhomeruntoThomasMyerstoendthegameina4-3defeat.KansasCitypickedupfourrunsoffof10hits.TheTigerscollectedfivehits,butnoTigerhadoveronehit.

Cowleywouldreturnwithavic-toryingametwo,7-2.Cowleyledtheentiregame,scattering14hits.Theclos-esttheBlueDevilswouldcomewasinthebottomofthethirdinningwhentheytrailed3-1.SophomorecatcherPatrickD’AoustledtheTigers’hittingattackbygoing3-4withtworuns,whilefreshmanNickTroiloandZachBergcombinedtogo4-6withthreeruns.FreshmanKentWilliamsonpickedupthewin,goingsix

inningsandonlygivinguptwoearnedruns.

Beforeheadingofftospringbreak,theTigersvisitedarch-rivalCoffeyville.

Gameonewasahittingclinicwithbothteamscombiningfor20hitsand17runs.Luckily,theTigerscameontop9-8.FreshmanMichaelDabbsstartedoffthe

scoringwithatwoRBIsingle.

Dabbshadanoutstandinggame,going3-4andfinishingwithfiveRBI’s.FreshmanMattPeckpickeduphisthirdwinoftheyear,pitch-ingfourinningswhilegivingupfourearnedruns.

GametwostartedwithJustinOttotak-ingthemoundforCowley.Ottohadatoughfirstinning,givingupfiveearnedrunstotheRedRavens.Buthewouldcalmdownquicklybyhold-ingCoffeyvillescorelessinhisremainingthreeinnings.

FreshmanJ.C.BredengerdpitchedinrelieffortheTigers,giv-inguptwoearned

runs.EightoftheTigers’nineplayerscollectedahit,butnoonehadmorethanone.DuringthetwogameseriesinCoffeyvilletheTigerscommittedtwoerrorsineachcontest.

BeforethedoubleheaderagainstCoffeyville,theTigersplayedatLabetteonMarch18.CowleydefeatedtheCardinals5-1and3-0.

Thursday,March16,sawtheTigerslosetheirfirsthomecontestoftheyearagainstCrowder,10-6.

Intheirmostrecentgames,CowleysweptahomedoubleheaderagainstJohnsonCountyonMarch28,7-2and11-1.ThewinsimprovetheTigers’recordto18-8,10-2intheJayhawkEast.

BY MARY ASTStaff Writer

TheLadyTigers,rankedsecondnation-allyinthepreseason

poll,continuedtheirdomi-nationintheJayhawkEastbysweepingadoublehead-eratCoffeyvilleonMarch17withscoresof15-1and7-5.Theteamheadedintotheirspringbreakhavingwoneightofthelastninegamestheyplayed.

“Thistimewinningiskindofexpected,”sopho-moreCortneyChannelsaid.“Wehavetobewherewewerelastyear.” CowleypoundedCoffeyvilleintheopeninggamebyscoring12runsinthefirstinning.AlloftheLadyTigersstartersscoredatleastonerunintheinning.SophomoresMirandaJohnsonandJustinaWayledCowleywiththreehitsapiece. “Sometimesasateamweareshaky,butwecometogetherwhenitcounts,”Channelsaid. TheLadyTigersdefeatedvisitingMapleWoodsCommunityCollegeonThursday,March16,withwinsof7-4and11-3.Johnsonledtheteambygoing2-for-3witharunbattedinandtwo

runsscored.OnMarch14theLadyTigerspicked

upapairofrun-rulewinsagainstAllenCountywithscoresof10-1and18-5.EachCowleystarterhadatleastonehitineachgameofthedoubleheader. “Ithinkwe’llcontinuetodowellinconferenceandheadintoregionalswithhighgoals,”Channelsaid. TheLadyTigersarenow16-6over-alland6-0intheJayhawkEast.TheteamplayedinadoubleheaderatFortScottonMarch28at3p.m.Theresultswerenotavailableatpresstime.

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Sophomore Ashley Bright is leading the way for the Tigers going 10-4 this season pitching. Bright also got four out of the team’s seven RBI’s in game two against Coffeyville on March 17. (photo by Marcia Russel)

Sophomore Mandy Elder showing off her leather. The Lady Tigers followed up the great fielding by outscoring the Red Ravens 22-6 during the double-header held at Cowley. (photo by Marcia Russell)

Lady Tigers proving to the rest of theJayhawk East why they’re the favorites

Freshman Nick Troilo belts one out of the infield, as the Tigers’ bats have begun to liven up as the team improves to 10-1 at the City Ball Park this season. (photo by Marcia Russell)

Beasts in the East

NJCAA Division I Baseball Poll

1.NewMexicoJuniorCollege

2.LouisburgCollege

3.YoungHarrisCollege

4.WaltersStateCommunityCollege

5.IowaWesternCommunityCollege

6.YavapaiCollege

7.St.PetersburgCollege

8.WallaceStateCommunityCollege

9. Cowley County Community College

10.GraysonCountyCollege

Tigers’ bats thawing out after spring break snow

Continuing the ongoing flow of Cowley players into Division I basketball, sophomore forward Lionel Saban recently verbally committed to the Mercer Univer-sity Bears of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Mercer is located in Macon, Ga.

The Bears and Tigers both ended their respective seasons within two weeks of each other. Mercer finished the season 9-19, losing March 2 in the opening round of the Atlantic Sun Conference, and the Ti-gers losing March 13 in the second round of the Region VI tournament.

Saban, originally from France, said he’s happy that he has the opportunity to continue playing basketball at the D1 lev-el. After playing at Mercer, Saban is hop-

ing to return home and play pro basketball in France. He knows some of the teams, so he believes his chances are good.

In Saban’s final year at Cowley he averaged 4.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, and was second on the team in blocked shots. He accomplished this all while shooting 53 percent from the field. Saban said he loves the opportunity to play Division I basketball.

One of Saban’s teammates, Marcus Watts, was recently chosen to play in a national junior college all-star game. Watts is one of three players in Region VI to be chosen to play in this game to be held on April 2.

Also, the past weekend, fellow Tigers’

sophomores Jay Crayton and James Franklin participated in a day of all-star games played at Cowley. Crayton fin-ished with nine points and four rebounds, while Franklin had eight points, and five rebounds, while dishing out three assists. Crayton and Franklin both participated for the Jayhawk East B All-Stars. The West B All-Stars came away victorious.

Julio Anthony and Lionel Saban participated, too. Saban played for the Jayhawk East A All-Stars. His team would be defeated by the West A All-Stars 101-83. Anthony played for Region VI Top 20. Anthony scored nine points and helped lead his team to a victory over the Region II Top 20.

BY MARY ASTStaff Writer

The Lady Tigers’ lackluster season came to an end against second-seeded Colby Community College on Saturday, March 12, at Wichita State University’s Charles Koch Arena.The team appeared to have a shot at an upset, trailing the Lady Trojans by only four points at the end of the first half. However, Colby used a 12-0 run in the middle of the second half to beat the Tigers 79-61.“The team needs to have more communica-tion both on and off the court,” freshman Crysta Glenn said. Freshman point guard Tehani Goldsmith finished with a game-high 25 points in the defeat. In the first-round of the Region VI Tournament, the Lady Tigers held off a tough Dodge City team 66-61 at W.S. Scott Auditorium on March 8. Cowley led by two points at the end of the first half and never led by more than nine points in the game. Cowley had four players in double figures as sophomores Megan Schoenfeld scored 17, Ashley Burnett and freshman Alyssa Showman each chipped in 12, and Glenn finished with 11.Cowley ended the season with a record of 19-13 overall. “Overall we played well,” Glenn said. “We struggled as a team at times, but we also grew as a team.” The Lady Tigers will lose five sopho-mores off this year’s team. The sophomores are Burnett, Schoenfeld, Lacey Rowe, Courtney Grant, and Erin Oliver. “Our goal in the off-season is to get more physical and mental in the way we play the game,” Glenn said.

POSTSEASON HONORSMegan Schoenfeld was the only Lady Tiger to receive all conference honors. Schoenfeld was named to the first team Jayhawk East.

BY DAVID DEJMALStaff Writer

The Tiger men’s basketball sea-son ended Sunday, March 12, with a 67-61 loss to the Cloud

County Thunderbirds at Wichita’s Koch Arena in the second round of the Region VI playoffs. With just a little over five min-utes left in the second half, the Tigers had a two-point lead and it looked like they might move on to the third round, but Cloud’s defense had something to prove. Cloud held the Tigers scoreless in the final five minutes of the game to take the win.Julio Anthony finished his career at Cowley with a 21-point game, while Marcus Watts added 13. In the semifinals of the Region VI tournament, Cloud lost to Independence, while Coffeyville defeated Dodge City. Coffeyville then won the championship game over Independence. In the first round of the playoffs ,Cowley hosted Pratt on Wednesday, March 8. Pratt took an early lead, but the Tigers then went on mul-tiple scoring runs. Pratt battled back to get within two, but that would be as close as the visitors would come. Cowley’s hot shooting of 65 percent from the field moved them on to the second round with a 62-50 win. Cowley finished the season with a record of 16-16 overall.

POSTSEASON HONORSJulio Anthony was named to the All-Region VI Tournament team. In all-conference honors, Marcus Watts was named second team Jayhawk East, Anthony received honorable mention.

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Cloud 67, Cowley 61March 13 at Charles Koch Arena 1st 2nd TotalCowley 29 32 61Cloud 3433 67

Tigers’ LeadersPoints: Anthony21 Rebounds: Latunde9Assists: Anthony2

Thunderbirds’ Leaders

Points: Diggs22 Rebounds: Diggs11 Assists: Lytle5

Colby 79, Cowley 61March 12 at Charles Koch Arena 1st 2nd TotalCowley 33 28 61Colby 37 42 79

Lady Tigers’ LeadersPoints: Goldsmith25 Rebounds: Glenn7Assists: Glenn,Goldsmith2

Lady Trojans’ LeadersPoints: Kollo20 Rebounds: Miljacevic15 Assists: Sormaz6

Sophomore Julio Anthony recently had his playing career ended at Cowley in the Tigers’ second round loss. Anthony ex-celled at the tourney earning a spot to the All-Region VI tournament team. (photo by Jared McGuire)

Sophomore Ashley Burnett along with the other Lady Tigers battled hard throughout the season despite off court distractions. (photo by Marcia Russell)

Madness turns to sadness as basketball teams end seasons

Life after Cowley... Saban verbally commits to D1; others enjoying all-star games

Congratulations to the No Names on winning

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Lionel Saban at the Region VI tournament

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BY DALE LOCKHARTStaff Writer

With the outdoor season under way, the men’s and women’s track and field teams will host

the third annual Tiger Invitational this Saturday, April 1. The Tigers have yet to compete with a full roster since the indoor national meet, but they have had some solid individual performances.

Head coach Mark Phillips said he is looking forward to hosting at least 10 teams, mostly Region VI junior colleges and a couple of NAIA schools.

“I expect it to be some tough competi-tion,” Phillips said. He added that the Tiger Invitational is one of the best college meets

in this area early in the outdoor season.Field events begin at 11 a.m., and run-

ning events start at 2 p.m.Before the break, the Tigers competed

in the Butler Invitational as well as the Southwestern College Invitational. De-spite competing without some of their top athletes, the Tigers combined to break four school records and hit five national qualify-ing marks.

Courtney Gougler has continued with a great freshman campaign, as she was able to qualify for nationals in both shot put and discus. Phillips believes she has a chance to win a national championship in both events.

Veronica Anderson, who qualified for nationals her freshman year in the

hammer throw, was able to give an encore performance, as she took first and also broke the meet record at Butler.

For the men, the field has run the show in the absence of the distance group. Sophomore Cameron Traxson and freshman David Starnes landed two early tickets to nationals as Traxson qualified in the javelin while Starnes qualified in pole-vault and also broke the meet record at Butler by outdoing former Tiger All-American Kyle Ellis.

For the Tiger Invitational, Phillips is asking anyone who can lend a help-ing hand between 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to contact him or assistant coach Ryan Turner. Phillips’ college phone number is 620-442-1594.

TRACK AND FIELD NOTESAt a recent meet at Southwestern,

many Tigers set personal, and school records. Jimmy Nelson broke the school record in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a blazing time of 55.48.

Sophomore Lauren Kirsch took fi rst place at the meet and broke the school-record in the pole vault with a jump of 10-0.

Neisha Peterson followed Kirsch’s performance by winning and setting the school record in the long jump with a jump of 17-1.

Also, the Lady Tigers 4X400 relay team won and set the new school record at 4:06.36. Team members were LaShea Jenkins, Neisha Peterson, Lauren Kirsch, and Brittany Fallon.

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After suffering from a close loss to Baker (5-4) the men’s tennis team battled with Bethany to finish off the first half of the season with a win. “Our doubles play is very good right now,” said freshman Brian Cross, “and our singles play has improved. As a team, we’re getting better every day.” In the close win over Bethany, Cross and sophomore Nathan Mai both won huge matches for the Tigers.

“The farther we get into the sea-son, the better our play gets,” said sophomore Juan Rios. Both men and women were scheduled to get back into action for their first match since break, on Wednesday, March 29, against Kansas Wesleyan here. Results were unavailable at the press deadline. This weekend, the Tiger men will be heading to Ada, Okla., to battle Collin County on Friday. They will take on Seminole State early on Saturday, and in the afternoon they will play East Central University. The Lady Tiger tennis team has been hot since the start of the sea-

son, winning five out of their seven matches. The Tigers are led by fresh-man Hanane Toumi and Samantha Cowan. Both seem to be dominant against the competition in singles and doubles. Sophomore Gina Pendrak has been playing well and gives this young team experience. Pendrak has been getting wins in singles and also in doubles with her partner and fellow sophomore Molly Bowman. “So far this season has been really successful and we’re hoping to keep playing at a high level to finish the season,” said freshman Shelly Skiles.

Tigers finding more success as season moves forward

Sophomore Molly Bowman and the rest of the Lady Tigers have had a great start to the season, winning five out of seven matches. (photo by Marcia Russell)

Track and field teams prepare for Tiger Invitational