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BY MATTHEW FOXStaff writer

People littering, refusing to vote, or singing with head phones on, probably have only one thing in common, they are aggravating. Why do people feel the need to leave trash on campus? Everyone that goes to Cowley or lives here on campus should feel as though it is their campus and take care of it as their campus. In the 2009 academic year 6100 students enrolled at Cowley. Can you imagine if every student felt as though they could just carelessly throw their trash on the ground? It is obvious that not every student litters or there would have to be a staff just for cleaning up after our students. Now some of you are saying hey we have janitors to pick up after us, so it is really not that big of a deal. Janitors are not hired to clean up after you. They are to maintain the campuses appearance from ordinary and unavoid-able messes such as, germs on desks and messes in labs. The janitorial staff is not your maid service and the grounds keep-ers are not either. The problem is not and should not be who is going to pick it up, but why the trash found its way to the ground. According to litterinfo.org people litter typically for three reasons, they felt no ownership of the property they were littering on, it is more convenient, or they believe someone else will pick up after them. While I have already touched on two of the reasons convenience probably frus-trated me the most. Do you really think that you can justify throwing your trash on the ground to save yourself 30 seconds of walking to a trash can? No one on campus is better than anyone else and everyone should pick up after themselves. No one wants to pick up after you, you left mommy at home, and she does not want to pick up after

you any more either. The campus is a public place that everyone shares visitors and students. When someone throws trash on the ground it makes the college, town, staff and students look bad. When it comes down to it the student

body should take pride in the campus and take care of it. Cowley is a small campus, but it is a pretty good looking campus and its embarrassing when visi-tors come and there is trash on it. Take pride in the campus and be a part of the solution not the problem.

OCT. 7, 2010 CPOPINIONSTHE

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The Cowley Press is a public forum produced bi-weekly by the newspaper production class.

The paper is distributed free in single copies on campus. Extra copies are $1 each. Student editors make all content decisions without censorship or advance approval. Editorials, columns and letters reflect the opinions of the writers. The staff reserves the right to edit letters for taste and length. Letters must be signed by the author.Sports Editor - Benjamin DonalsNews Editor - Will AustinScene Editor - Alison JamersonOpinions Editor - Ashley Campbell Mulvane Reporter - Brittany ThiesingLayout Editor - Rhiannon RosasVideo Editor and Distribution Manager - Matthew FoxOnline Editor - Jacob Korte

Photo Editor - Katie ArnettStaff Members - Andrew Marymee, Samantha Francis, Victor Others, Zach Barrett, Chandace Lockhart-Taylor., Anne SanchezFaculty Advisor - Meg Smith

THECPSTAFF

QUICK QUOTES

What is your opinion on people that litter on campus

It makes the cam-pus look trashy.Tasha StuartSophomore

Im against it, and its dirtying our earth.Tiesha AguileraFreshman

I think its disre-spectful.Charles RossFreshman

I do not promote pollution on campus [...] Thats why theres trash cans. Melissa CrawfordSophomore

Exterminate the litter bugsLittering on campus needs to stop

Accumulating on the ground is the trash that students have left behind. Litter-ing is big issue on campus even with trash cans around every corner. (Photo by Matthew Fox)

Front page: Lining up for the shot is freshman Josh Briscoe. Briscoe was one of many students to compete in the pool tournament on September 29th. (Photo by Katie Arnett)

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BY WILL AUSTINNews editor

In past years, they took trips to Chicago, and New York City, and this year they want to go to Santa Fe, N.M.Theyve painted murals for the city and this year theyre painting windows. Cowleys Art Club is a very active and inventive group and theyre using their creativity to make a trip to next spring a reality.

Art Club president Alyssa Campbell, a sophomore, said the students chose Santa Fe this year because of the kind of art that is found there. Theyve had their fill of New York and Chicago art and are ready for something with a different taste. It [...] fits our budget too, she added.

Maribel Ramirez, the other Art Club president said not everybody can afford it, and we want to help them out. To achieve this, the club came up with a variety of ways to raise money. First was Saturdays Art in the Park event at Island Park in Winfield.

The park opened from 9-am until 5-pm, Cowleys Art Club set up two booths. One booth displaying and selling original works from the students, the other selling Raku (clay pots decorated with glaze), with the help of club sponsor and art teacher Mike Fell to raise funds. Art teacher and club sponsor Mark Flickinger said there was a lot of

good feedback, and that experience is great for the [students].

The Raku sold relatively well, and some of the students were able

to sell their own artwork. Freshman Jake Dunshee even received an honorable mention for his hand throw pot. Mike Hunt sold one of his paintings, it feels pretty good, he said, its kind of a gamble.

On friday, members of the club walked up and down Summit offering to paint images related to the beach theme of Arkalalah onto store windows, in exchange each business will make a donation to the club. A lot of businesses

were very enthusiastic about it, that got us really excited about the whole deal too, said Ramirez. The paintings will be appearing on Summits windows over the course of October in preparation for Arkalalah.

For Halloween, the Art Club intends to paint three pound pumpkins and sell them, the price is expected to be $10 a

pumpkin.In November, they will host a chili

bowl feed providing bowls made by the ceramics students, Mark [Flickinger] will make the chili. And some people make cookies, said Ramirez. They will also do community service at the Burford, building a set and backdrop for the childrens play that will take place

there.In addition to the trip to Santa Fe, the

club members are attending Flickingers art show in Kansas City on the 19th, and in the spring they want to take trips to the zoo. We draw and sketch, [...] that sort of thing, said Campbell.

The Art Club made T-shirts, Campbell

said they used spray paint and all members will wear them while working at these various events.

Flickinger and Fell both found this years club members to be a very active group. This years Art Club is a lot stronger, a lot more organized, said Fell.

Joining the Art Club is required for all students on an art scholarship, but its open to everyone. Im not on an art scholarship but Im one of the presidents, pointed out Campbell. She said that meetings are every Wednesday from 3- to 4-pm. Flickinger said Its about making art, enjoying art, sharing art.

Taking orders for pots to glaze and fire is Maribel Ramirez. Ramirez helped children pick out a pot and glaze them at Art in the Park. (photo by Katie Arnett)

Cowley Art Club members earning their way to Santa Fe

The Art Club made their own club T-shirts to wear during all their fundraising ac-tivities. In the next two months, they will paint windows along Summit, create a set and background for a childrens play at the Burford, sell painted pumpkins, and sell chili in hand-made chili bowls. (photo by Katie Arnett)

... Its about mak-ing art, enjoying art, sharing art...

-Mark Flickinger

Getting hot while firing raku are Jake Dunshee, Alex Bowker and Mike Fell. Firing raku was very popular that day since customers could watch their pot be glazed and fired. (photo by Katie Arnett)

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Three checkers champions were kinged with crisp, cold cash this September amidst free food, candy and soaring cheerfulness. The Checkers Tourney started at 7:30-pm Sep.23 in the Jungle with buttered pop-corn and enthusiastic chatter filling the air as students tried themselves at the red and black disks and crowded around a mysterious substance called Sandy Candy.

The tournament itself lasted all evening. Defeated competitors fell away one by one retreating to casual games with friends and strangers alike, while the players who had jumped them moved on to the next round.

The mass of happy students had thinned and the party was winding down to a handful of CAAT members as two semi-finalists neared a stalemate and one finalist waited in vain for her final opponent.

With no end to the tournament in sight, the three competitors agreed on a

tie and a an equal division of the prize money. Freshmen Amanda Westerman, Nick Reynolds and Patrick Curl left the evening with their fill of victories and black and white squares. That was my first checkers tournament, said Curl.

Another highlight of the evening was this make-it-yourself Sandy Candy. It is essentially a selection of colored and

flavored powders which are poured into a plastic test-tube in the order most pleasing to the user. Choices ranged from sour apple to vanilla and from white to black to all colors bright.

The couple responsible for bringing the popular

array of colorful sugars to the evening were Kenny and Marvie Davis. They are Ark City residents who in their spare time sell Sandy Candy at various fairs and events as an edible craft.

Weve been to the Winfield Fair, Smokey Hill River festival, Derby Days, [...] and were getting ready to go down to Ponka City at Oktoberfest this weekend, said Kenny Davis. This is their third year delighting people of all ages with the tasty product, but Thursday

was their first time bringing it to college students.

I didnt think the college kids would like it, said Kenny. Davis. Both were pleasantly surprised, even shocked at how popular Sandy Candy was among freshmen and sophomores. They enjoy doing this a great deal, and are looking eagerly towards more opportunities to bring their sand-like treat to college students. Marvie Davis exclaimed, that was amazing, [...] we could go to Southwestern College now!.

The general atmosphere of the night

was that of the enthusiasm and fun in which old teenagers and young adults excel. Kristi Shaw, director of student life on campus found the checkers tournament to be a big hit and intends to bring it back next year.

In the meantime, she has been organizing other events to look forward to. Were gonna try to do maybe a board game every month or so, and on Nov. 11, a professional game show host will be flying in for a night of Family Feud in the Brown Center. According to Shaw, big cash prizes are in store.

Kinging, eating, and competing

Motorcycle classes revving up for safetyFreshmen Patrick Curl, Amanda Westerman, and Nick Reynolds were the win-ners at the checkers tournamnent. They all agreed to equally split the prize money. (photos by Will Austin)

BY ASHLEY CAMPBELLOpinions editor

Ever dream of riding down the road, just the wide-open spaces, wind whipping at your face, but you dont have your motorcycle license? Then the Basic RiderCourse is the perfect course for you.

Cowley is now offering six different RiderCourses, these courses all use curriculum developed by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. These courses are offered on campus and are taught by MSF certified RiderCoach Matt Stone.

The Basic RiderCourse is an introductory course. It is two and a half days long and will count for college credit, but not just any credit, wellness credit. So you can either log minutes in the gym all semester or spend a weekend learning how to ride. This course is great

if you are not sure whether or not you are interested in riding, or if it has just been a while since youve ridden.

For the Basic RiderCourse you are provided with a bike and a helmet and will be taught both the mental and physical aspects of riding. Upon completing this course you will actually have everything you need to receive your motorcycle license, just take your certificate to the DMV.

The only other riding class on campus that actually includes riding is the Experienced RiderCourse. This is for riders who have their own bike and just want to get a better feel for it, or for riders who are comfortable with their bike, but want to learn to ride with a passenger. Both of these RiderCourses qualify you for premium discounts with many motorcycle insurers.

The other classes offered are taught in

the classroom only and are all one hour classes. One is a group riding class, during which you will learn everything you need to know in taking a group and planning it all out, start to finish. The Riding Straight class talks about the effects of alcohol and other drugs on riding, as well as reminding students how dangerous it is to ride impaired. The Seasoned RiderCourse is for riders ages 40 and up.

The Intersections Course is a very unique course, and is geared toward teaching motorists to have a higher awareness of motorcyclists. It stresses the importance of sharing the road. This class is one that could help greatly reduce the risk of motorcycle vehicular accidents.

It takes more skill, more concentration to ride a motorcycle. Motorcycling is just like anything else,

Stone said, If you dont use it you lose it.

If youre hosting an event and want to add Sandy Candy to the mix, the Davis can be contacted at (620)-441-0362.

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BY ANNE SANCHEZStaff writer

The black spot, an object of danger and distress similarly so in the game of eight ball but instead of a black spot it was the black eight ball that is the cause of so many players distress at

Cowleys annual eight ball tournament. Its a really good turn out, said Charlie Wilson, coordinator of career services and Cowley tutors. Thirty people, our biggest turn out yet. I think

the text message alerts, the tiger toilet tales, and the CAATS getting word

around really helped.

The tournament was located in the

Jungle and began at 8 p.m. on Sept. 29 the tiger deli

reopened late in order to provide free small fountain drinks to the competitors.

There were many different players from experienced to beginners.

Its all about angles, theres so much geometry in pool, said

Josh Briscoe, freshman. I was bored when I was a kid

and we had a pool table. Others were just out to

enjoy the people and socialize.

Im here to

have fun, get out of the house, and [hopefully] make some money, said Richard Baird, freshman. Returning

students who participated in the

eight ball tournament last year were also pleased to see such a large turn out. I think its exciting with having more people and meeting new faces, said Alvin Loggins, sophomore. My strategy is to try and not think about it. Of course prizes were rewarded to the first place winners. Last year was really small, this year its way bigger making it more fun, said Jakob Fraas, sophomore and table watcher for the tournament. Theres a little more money at stake.In the end out of the thirty players that gathered to win only six left victorious three of which won money. The winners were in Singles: 1st Ashton Patton, sophomore, 2nd Charlee Wilson. In doubles: 1st: Michael McLeod, sophomore and Jake Frass, sophomore 2nd: Ruben Marerro, sophomore and Rey Otero, freshman. For those who missed

out but would like to be in the next tournament there will also be a nine ball tournament on Oct. 19 in the Jungle at 8 p.m.

8 Ball LingoCue ball: the white ball

Breaker: whoever performs the first shot

Pocketing: shooting a ball into the respective pockets that line the pool table, there are six pockets in a standard pool table

Sink: shooting a ball into a pocket

Scratch: pocketing the cue ball

Call shot: before a player may take a shot it is required to call which ball they are aiming for and which pocket they are shooting at

Count: a score or a seccussful shot

(courtesy of online-pool-games.com)

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Top center: Setting up his call shot, Alvin Loggins, sophomore, prepares to pocket a ball. This 8 ball tournament had its biggest turn out yet. Bottom: Preferring to stand more up right than leaning, Ray Otero, freshman, calls his shot. (photo by Katie Arnett)

My strategy is to try and not think about it.

-Alvin Loggins, sophomore

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ALISON JAMERSONScene editor

There wont be any booms, crashes, or explosions heard from the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) lab in the Walker Tech building. Students wont step over any tempered glass to see the damage on a crash-test dummy. In the NDT lab, the products are tested without being destroyed or harmed.

What kinds of things are tested? Anything. We can test your scarf that you got on, to the cow that you had for lunch, NDT Instructor Joe Clasen said, It doesnt make a difference. We can test cars, planes, trucks, railroad, cows, oilfields, nuclear houses, whatever. We can do it.

Using five main methods, the NDT program can test, as Clasen said, any product that needs tested. These methods are radiography, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, and eddy current testing.

Radiographys pretty easy; you go to the doctor, and they take an X-Ray. Same thing. We take it apart, put it in the X-Ray booth, shoot it, develop the film, and you get what you get, Clasen said. Ultrasound is the same kind of thing as a pregnant woman going to the doctor. They do the ultrasound on the baby. Same thing. We just do it to well plates and parts and aerospace equipment and door panels and all that stuff. These

methods allow testers to check the entire depth of the product.

The other three methods, however, do not. Clasen said, Eddy current, liquid penetrant and mag particle are okay. Theyre great surface methods, but theyre not volumetric methods, meaning you can check all the way through it.

These methods are still beneficial, though. While these tests cannot show everything that may need to be tested, these tests are useful depending on the product: Liquid penetrant works great on aluminum, titanium; stuff that doesnt rust. Steel, iron, all that kind of stuff that rusts, we wouldnt use penetrant on it, Clasen explained. Mag particle you can use on the steel and the iron and all that. Its still a surface exam, but that way, the stuff youre using doesnt make the part rust. Eddy current works great, again, for small areas on conductive materials, like copper, brass, aluminum, that kind of stuff.

The NDT program has been utilized by outside agencies, as well. Cessna sent their employees to the college facility for training; they would go through whichever course Cessna needed them to be trained in, and then utilize the Cowley lab. After they used the college lab, they would bring in the Cessna equipment, and learn how to perform the same tests on the machinery they would use in their job at Cessna.

Like the Cosmetology program, NDT

is very focused. Clasen said while students may elect to take a semester of general education in high school or before entering the program, it is not required. An NDT student will typically take 15-18 credit hours per semester, and about 12 of those

will be technical. The others are general education.

Students interested in NDT, should go through admissions. Classes Clasen recommend taking prior to enrollment,Computers and math, he insisted, Computers and math. The program mostly uses Windows-based software like Office, and more specific programs are based off of a similar user interface.

As far as math goes, Clasen said students will use basic arithmetic, some algebra, and a little geometry, which is used to study light and sound. While he strongly recommended students take college algebra or the high school equivalent, these classes are not required, and there is a technical math class offered.

While it all sounds very technical and math-y, Clasen said not to let it cause alarm. The resources for help on campus are plentiful. If a student is interested in the NDT program, all it takes is drive.

Inspecting x-rays is a common task in the NDT program. Joseph Clausen shows Dustin Endicott, Warren Keiss, and Alec Trent how to properly read x-rays.

Keeping it all in one piece with Non-Destructive Testing

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ANDREW MARYMEEStaff writer

In the words of Alan Jacksons Good Times. Work work all week long punchin the clock from dusk till dawn. Except for former Cowley stu-dent Hannah Meek there are no Friday night parties, because there is always work on Saturday morning. Meek used to be an ordinary college student just like everyone else. She par-ticipated in Cowley Republicans, ACES, and CC Singers. While majoring in jour-nalism she had a scholarship with ACES. Then it all went wrong. Meek ended up

getting a poor grade in one of her classes, which dropped her overall GPA. When a GPA is below the requirement for a scholarship it drops from the ac-count and the student is charged for the semester attended. The charge itself was the cost of books and tuition the scholarship would have paid for. There are several options that need to be taken into consideration. Meek is taking this school year off, working two jobs to pay her debt to the college so she can attend next semester or in the fall. According to Vice President of Student Affairs, Sue Saia there are two ways the college can be paid back; Financial aid for the next semester can be used to pay off all or part of the debt if it is the first

semester, if not an installment plan can be started. With the installment plan if a stu-dent has been paying on their loan for a certain period of time they should still be able to attend Cowley as long as they maintain the payments. An idea for the few who work instead of using financial aid, take advantage of any opportunity to give part of a pay-check to the school instead of making the monthly payments. For Meeks though she is working two jobs Dillons, by day, and Kentucky Fried Chicken by night. With the burden of working two jobs with extra hours

she is not scheduled, she is still pulling through. Her manager at Dillons, Tommy Hazlett, said Hannah is great, she goes above and beyond, while coming in when we need her to. She does every-thing we need her to do, and she is great with customers. While Meek is doing great at both of her jobs she said she said she still wants to come back to Cowley to finish her schooling. When she gets back she said she plans on joining all of her clubs again and trying to earn a journalism scholar-ship. While things may look down when one owes the school money. Never give up, push through.

Working from dusk till dawn to get to school

UPCOMING EVENTS

Hannah Meek is helping a customer by bagging groceries with fellow employ-ees. Hannah started working at Dillons this year to earn the funds to pay off her debt and return to Cowley. (photo by Andrew Marymee)

October 7, 2010 College Hosts Chamber Coffee, 10 a.m. Creative Claws Meting, Jungle, 2:30 p.m. Fall Play The Miracle Worker, 7:30 p.m. October 8, 2010 Fall Play The Miracle Worker, 7:30 p.m. Women/Mens Soccer Hosts Cloud County, 5/7 p.m. October 9, 2010 Softball exhibition Newman University, at Wichita State, 1:15 p.m. Softball exhibition at Wichita State University, 3 p.m. Fall Play The Miracle Worker, 7:30 p.m. October 10, 2010 Baseball exhibition at OSU Festival, Stillwater, OK, TBA October 11, 2010 Drop in and Play, Cowley Recreation Building, 6 p.m. October 12, 2010 Mens Soccer at Kansas City, 2 p.m. Volleyball Hosts Seminole, 6 p.m. October 13, 2010 Medical Careers Day Womens Soccer at Butler County, El Dorado, 3 p.m. Drop in and Play, Cowley Recreation Building, 6 p.m. Volleyball at Allen County, 6:30 p.m. October 14, 2010 Baseball Hosts exhibition vs. Butler County, 4 p.m. Creative Claws Talent Show, Brown Theatre, 7 p.m.

October 15, 2010 Cross Country Teams at Dave Burgess Invitational, Overland Park Men/Womens Tennis at Small College Nationals, Mobile, AL October 16, 2010 Women/Mens Soccer at Neosho County, Chanute, 5/7 p.m. October 18, 2010 First Eight Weeks Ends Pickup Pumpkin for Pumpkin Painting ContestBaseball at Iowa Western, Manhattan, KS, 6:30 p.m. October 19, 2010 Business, Computer and Information Technology Day Mens Soccer at Crowder College, 3 p.m. Drop in and Play, Cowley Recreation Building, 6 p.m. Nine-Ball Pool Tournament, Jungle, 8 p.m. October 20, 2010 Womens Soccer at Hutchinson, 3 p.m. ACCT Annual Congress, Toronto, Ontario Drop in and Play, Cowley Recreation Building, 6 p.m. Volleyball at Longview, 6 p.m. October 21, 2010 Baseball Hosts exhibition vs. Crowder, 2 p.m. Creative Claws Meting, Jungle, noon Halloween Hoopla Featuring Cowley College Basketball Teams, W.S. Scott Auditorium, 7 p.m. Halloween Dance, Cowley Recreation Building, 9 p.m.

Dividing her time between two jobs, Dillons and KFC, Meek still manages to spend time with her family and friends. The balance is only for a short time, but the payoff is long term, according to Meek. (photo by Andrew Marymee)

The tradition of the Queen Alalah Coronation dates back all the way to 1928, the first year of the Arkalalah festival. Each year the Queen Alalah candidates ride in the Arkalalah parade, smiling, waving, making young girls dream of being Queen Alalah. Being crowned Queen Alalah has become a huge honor, with a past queen even going on to become Miss Kansas. There have been two different occasions where there were mother-daughter coronations as well. The time-honored tradition of Queen Alalah has become something that many sophomore girls look forward to every fall. The 2010 Queen Alalah candidates are Jessica Coldwell, Amy Dunlap, Erin Griffiths, Jade Sparks, and Jordan Williams. We wish you all the best of luck.

Royalty on the BeachyLeft: Erin GriffithsMajor - Pharmacy

Bottom:

Jordan WilliamsMajor - Exploratory

Group PictureBack row left to right: Jade Sparks, Jessica Coldwell, Erin Griffiths.Front row left to right: Jordan Williams, Amy Dunlap

Back ground photo courtesy Google.

The tradition of the Queen Alalah Coronation dates back all the way to 1928, the first year of the Arkalalah festival. Each year the Queen Alalah candidates ride in the Arkalalah parade, smiling, waving, making young girls dream of being Queen Alalah. Being crowned Queen Alalah has become a huge honor, with a past queen even going on to become Miss Kansas. There have been two different occasions where there were mother-daughter coronations as well. The time-honored tradition of Queen Alalah has become something that many sophomore girls look forward to every fall. The 2010 Queen Alalah candidates are Jessica Coldwell, Amy Dunlap, Erin Griffiths, Jade Sparks, and Jordan Williams. We wish you all the best of luck.

Royalty on the Beach yLeft:

Amy Dunlap

Major - Music

Bottom:

Jade Sparks Major - Music

Left:

Jessica Coldwell Major - Music

Photos by Katie ArnettPage by Katie ArnettStory by Ashley Campbell

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SCENETHE CPBY RHIANNON ROSASLayout editor

Gather up some friends and make up an amazing dance that will take the judges breathe away, or write a skit, maybe tell some hilarious jokes that will have the audience falling out of their seats, pull something together and get entered in the Creative Claws Talent Show.

The Talent Show, Oct. 14, is a fundraiser put on by the Creative Claws writing club every fall. Students on cam-pus sign up and showcase their talent and are eligible to win prizes. Almost all talents are welcome, from dancing to singing, telling jokes to self-written skits. Forms can be picked up in the humanities department or from Kristi Shaw and should be returned to humanities. Entries will be excepted up until the Oct. 11 if the slots are not all filled.

Creative Claws started because writers on campus had no venue for their original pieces like other artists on campus. Our pri-mary pur-pose is to encourage writing and showcase writing at our Writers Corners, said Marlys Cervantes, humanities depart-ment chair and club sponsor.

A comedy competition is sponsored by Creative Claws in the spring, if you think you have what it takes to be the last comic standing, be ready to take the stage this spring.

Its been a wonderful hit in the past, said Cervantes, and were really looking forward to it again this year.

Getting creative and showcasing talent

First place original work: Nicole Hoerschgen

First place solo act: Sharell Jones

First place duet: Squirrely Birds featur-ing Mitch Hoover and Eric Smith

Runners up for the evening were: Whit-nie Means, Shaelynn French, and Cowley Tiger Steppers (Falisha Scott, LaMonica John-son, Tiffany Wilcox, and Sharell Jones)

Winners last year

Above: Sharell Jones sang Available to you and took first place in solo acts.

Above: Whitnie Means played Bleeding Love on the piano as Shael-ynn French per-

formed a dance solo. Left: Chad Buttram and Caleb Johnston perform an original piece. (file photos)

Left: Eric Smith and Mitch Hoover also known as Squirrely Birds sang D and D by Stephen Lynch. Above: Amber Mason sang an original piece.

BY ALISON JAMERSONScene editor

Every day, people take for granted their ability to see, speak, and hear. It is easy to forget that there are people who cannot.

The Miracle Worker is a play written by William Gibson, based on Helen Kellers autobiography, The Story of My Life. It follows Kellers struggles to be understood and communicate as she grew up deaf, blind, and mute. The Cowley Theatre Department will conduct

The Miracle Worker as the fall play this year. Six weeks ago, students auditioned for the roles in The Miracle Worker. In this short time, they have cast, memorized, rehearsed, rehearsed, and rehearsed some more. Tonight, Oct. 7, is opening night for the play in the Brown Theater. There has never been so many butterflies backstage. Helen Keller suffered an acute congestion of the stomach and mindwhich may have been scarlet fever or meningitisat 19 months, leaving her unable to see or hear, which prevented her from speaking. Annie Sullivan came to the home when Helen was six in hopes to teach the girl to function and communicate.

While it wasnt an easy road, Sullivan was able to teach Helen the sign-language alphabet, which opened the door to teaching her to behave and communicate. It is an inspiring story, and a well written script. While the cast is a little nervous, they are extremely excited to see the fruits of their labor. After several dress rehearsals, the cast is ready to come to a peak during the nights of the performances.

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Its the partially blind leading the blind in Cowley Theatre Departments The Miracle Worker

Left: ShaeLynn French, sopho-more, portrays a mischievous Helen, having just locked Annie in her room. The two butt heads throughout the play. Right: Helen and Kate, played by Anne Harmon, sophomore, em-brace. Kate often rewards Helens bad behavior to stop a tantrum. (photos by Sa-mantha Francis)

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BY ZACH BARRETTStaff writer

Perhaps it was the hype or maybe the fact that the hero of the story was a jerk; The Social Network was really a hard movie to enjoy. While the storyline was, for the most part, factual, it was hard to follow - it bounced between a court-hearing taking place in the present and flashbacks to the events leading up to the courtroom scene. The acting was believable, with mostly unknown talent, i.e. Jesse Eisenberg (Zuckerberg), Bryan Barter (Billy Olsen), Rooney Mara (Ericka Albright) and Andrew Garfield (Eduardo Saverin). The hard to follow storyline was

not the only problem with this movie; the filming was also not up to par. The movie opened in a very dimly lit bar making it hard to see the characters faces and their expressions. The poor cinematography was not limited to the visual; when Mark Zuckerberg (Eisenberg) meets with the creator of Napster, Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake), in a nightclub it is so loud you cannot hear the conversation, sure it was realistic but it just was not practical. While The Social Network should have been an interesting journey about how Facebook or The Facebook was created, it actually turned out to be a sad commentary about a young man with very poor social skills and no respect

for the people around him, but who managed to become a billionaire in spite those traits. Director of great films such as, Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and The Game, David Finchers latest work The Social Network was a letdown. Fincher stepped away from his usual gloomy mindset to create visual confusion with murky images and muffled dialogue. In the end Fincher and Zuckerberg both turned their backs on everything that got them where they are today. Despite the buildup to this movie and the fact that critics say it is bound to be one of the best this year, I would say, save the $8 and wait till this movie is available at Redbox.

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Acording to the Facebook press room site, People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook. (photo courtesy of 500millionfriends.com)

BY ZACH BARRETStaff writer

It courses through our heads, pulses in our ears, and flutters through our bodies, it is music. This is not only true for many of us but, it is also true for the characters in award winning author Kazuo Ishiguros newest story, Nocturnes. Although Ishiguro has six novels under his belt already, including Never Let Me Go and The Unconsoled; Nocturnes is his first collection of short stories. In this novel, Ishiguro takes us into the realm of five different lives, each different than the other but somehow strung together by one common thread. Each of these five stories is bound together by a universal love of music. Each of the characters struggle to make their mark in the world or figure themselves out, like most college students. The characters portrayed in this novel include a singer past his prime, a music fanatic, a songwriter, a jazz musician, and a cellist. Each of these characters discovers a valuable life lesson woven somewhere within their tale. When a struggling musician meets Tony Gardner, a once famous singer, he is thrilled. The young musician accompanies Gardner on final farewell serenade to his

wife. The Gardners agree to end their marital contract after years of being easy with each other. The reader is left wondering why they divorced after several years of a successful marriage. The young musician, Jan, is left just as confused. Tony and Lindy get it, they understand that sometimes you have to let go to move on.

The novel offers lessons as we begin to understand that, no matter what happens you should always be there for friends, and that in life there are two paths you can take; seeing disappointment and accepting it, or seeing disappointment and becoming upset. Sometimes we have to start at the bottom before we can work our way to the top. This is the lesson a cellist learns while travelling Europe. His mentor, who cannot play the cello, turns a mediocre musician into a maestro who plays his cello with heart. One of the last stories we read, we are reunited with Tonys ex-wife,

Lindy. She meets a young man named Steve. Fate throws these two characters together in a hotel where they are both recuperating from plastic surgery. Steve was persuaded to get this surgery by his soon to be ex wife despite the fact it is against his better judgment. During their time together Steve realizes and reminds us that life really is much bigger than loving a person. This book captivates its audience, bringing them on a journey through music, love, loss, and want. This trip takes us into each characters life and makes us feel a connection with them and the lessons they learn.

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Ishiguros 1998 novel, The Remains of the Day, was made into an award-winning film starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thomas.(photo courtesy of randomhouse.com)

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The Tigers roped the team title at the 74th Annual Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla. Both the men and women cross country runners were ranked number one in the nation going into the Sept. 25 meet. The Tigers did not disappoint. The men wrangled an easy first place victory with the women coming in with a close second. In recent years the women have finished second. But this years team is different as they have the depth to win the Jamboree for the first time in the programs history. The Tigers are running in the College Division of the meet. This means they will see some of the teams in the future. There were 30 teams in the way of that victory. The race in the hands of 214 runners, the battle for first was between our own Tigers and the Midwestern State

University Mustangs. It was a gunfight from start to end. With the Lady Tigers falling a devastating two points shy of achieving their first win in Stillwater. Again Purity Cheruiyot and Kaitlyn Belisle led the Lady Tigers. With Purity finishing in 3rd, with a time of 18:40.65 finish. And following close was Kaitlyn in 5th, crossing the line at 19:10.50. Other runners were Valerie Bland 19:40.12, 14th. Cassy Kendrick 19:57.18, 22nd. Bailey Hawkins 20:00.69, 24th. Elly Adamson 20:03.87, 26th. Jesslyn Lanoy 20:03.99, 27th. Erika Lacroix 20:29.05, 49th. Leigh Ann Omarkhail 20:55.80, 70th. Kadie Peoples 21:02.41, 80th. Trenda McClaughry 21:55.19, 114th, Katie Krepel 21:56.26, 116th. Maria Schmidt 22:12.11, 128th. The men were ready to redeem themselves from a disappointing sixth place finish at Missouri Southern. In the past three years at the Jamboree, the Tigers have won two of the three first place titles. A win in this meet shows that the Tigers are real national championship contenders. This will give them momentum in the three-week absence before the next meet on October 15 at Johnson County Invitational. The race engaged with 200, the team competition well in hand of the Tigers favor past the six-kilometer mark. Unlike the girls race, the team competition was uncontested. With the Tigers having four runners in the top twelve spots. The Tigers ran away with the win, and Eastern New Mexico University rocking second place by fifty one to eighty two points. The Tigers were once again led by Josh Gracia who battled for first and came in as runner-up. The Tigers had a 2-3-4 punch with Brock Hime in a 10th place

finish with a time of 26:10.43. Victor Others crossed the line in 11th place with a time of 26:15.71. The final punch was Cameron Balser who finished 12th at a time of 26:24.13. The next runner to finish up was Tyson Cristensen in 27th place, and a time

of 26:57.49. Shaun Koehn 35th, 27:09.12; Issac Wilson 54th, 27:36.55; Colin Jockisch 67th, 27:59.26. Enrique Benitez 74th, 28:08.38; Dustin Sandoval 90th, 28:28.31; Nick Ward 108th, 28:49.91; Alstin Benton 117th, 29:00.61.

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No. 1 Cross Country teams cowboy up at the Cowboy Jamboree

Keeping a pace faster than his Butler opponent, sophomore Brock Nooney fin-ishes the last kick of the race at Cowley Duals earlier this season. Nooney suffered an injury early in the season and was unable to compete at the Jamboree. (photos by Katie Arnett)

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What is your favorite place you have visited thus far? Favorite place I have visited so far would have to be West Virginia. That place was absolutely beautiful and I loved the vintage scenery and the older more matured Appalachian Mountains.

What is the best thing you have done when traveling? Back in 1996, my family and I went on a trip to Iowa for a Lionel Train Convention, we went and visited the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, IA. It was awesome going to the very site that one of my favorite movies of all time was shot. We also went to a Pearl Harbor Reenactment in Davenport as well. It ranked as one of the best air shows in the world, and watching things blow up is pretty awesome too!

What is you favorite sports besides soccer? In high school I wanted to bowl for fun on the high school team. I ended up making the team and went to State with the team twice and we ended up winning state my senior year in 2006. I have also played baseball till high school but gave it up. I have always played basketball, volleyball, frisbee golf, softball, and mini golf. I also have been playing lots of tennis lately, trying to hone in on my amazing jump serve.

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Lady Tigers slam Longview and IndyRegain No. 1 ranking

BY BENJAMIN DONALS Sports editor

After rising back to the No. 1 spot in the nation, the Lady Tigers volleyball team made quick work of Longview winning all three games in the match. The Lady Lakers entered the match with an 11-4 record, and with it a strong possibility of an upset. The Lady Tigers ended that mind-set abruptly by destroy-ing the Lady Lakers 25-11 in game one. Cowley received great contributions from sophomores Lindsey Chandler, Roslandy Acosta, and Kaitlin Stearns in all three games. Chandler led the team in kills with 12 while Acosta added 10 kills of her own, along with 17 assists. Stearns provided solid back court defense for the Lady Tigers and finished the match with 14 digs. Leadership is something that weve stressed a lot since the beginning of the season. We had high expectations of our sophomores, said Head Coach Jenifer Bahner we told them that each sophomore has their own can have their own style of leadership. Some lead through example and their physical play and others are vocal. The Lady Tigers cruised through the next two games 25-18 and 25-14 to seal the win. The victory was the teams 19 straight win, and their 20 straight at home. Going into their match with Indepen-dence it would be easy for the Lady Ti-gers to have the idea that it was a lock-up win. The team treated it the same as any match and blew past the Pirates in three straight games. Its tough to not play down to the level of competition. Its something weve struggle with this year, said Bahner our mentality just has to be that we need to be better and want it more. We need to stay focused and do what we need to on our side of the court.Following the Pirates serve sopho-more Kaitlin Stearns anticipates the bump. The team is on a 20 game win streak. (photo by Rhiannon Rosas)

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BY MATTHEW FOXStaff writer

Nothing hits the spot like when you wake up to some scrambled legs. A tough leg work out is as exciting and intense as any upper body work. Sadly leg day is often over looked or frowned upon. The weight room is meant to work your whole body. No one should be top heavy, when your upper body is more defined and disproportional to your legs. The best way to hit your legs is with the king of all lifts, squat. Squat is an incredible lift that hits not only all the muscles in your legs, but your abdominal and lower back muscles too. Many believe squat is only for a power lifter, but it has been proven that squat increases speed, vertical jumps and horizontal jump distances. A few tips for the beginning lifter.Make sure to do squat before and abdominal workouts if not you will be more likely to lose good posture and hurt your back. Lift using a reasonable weight. This should go for all lifts. Set the safety bars right below your stopping point, which should be when your hamstrings are parallel with the floor. Keep your abs tight and your back straight. If you bend your back with any kind of heavy weight you are just asking for a lower back injury. Squat is a simple free weights lift that is almost completely overlooked at the wellness center. Athletes should be well rounded lifters not just top heavy meat heads. All athletes can benefit from stronger legs. Use this lift to get a near full body work out in a short amount of time. Leave the gym with scrambled legs and before too long you will be able to impress with your squats and not just your bicep curls.

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It has been a learning experience thus far for both of Cowleys tennis teams. The womens team has only five players on the roster, including only one sophomore. The mens team returned three sophomores but lost Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Region III player of the year Lloyd Bruce-Burgess to graduation. We are a very young team and we

lack a lot of experience, said Head Coach Josh Cobble but, were learning as we go and our goal is to be playing our best tennis by the Region VI tournament this spring. Both teams were not quite able to muster a win in their first three head-to-head matches this season. The mens team lost 1-8 to Seminole State, 3-6 to Oklahoma Baptist, and NCAA Division II powerhouse Cameron University 0-9. The womens team fared the same with 0-7 losses to all three teams.

We look try to look at the big picture. We play the toughest competition that we can get, said Cobble we gain experience against teams that are better than us and then we go out and practice and improve. Heading into the 2010 ITA/USTA Central Regional Championships the Tigers were just looking for something to give them a little confidence boost. On the mens side, sophomore Joan Valls, 2010 ITA Region III Rookie of the year, was the only player to move past the first round.. Valls, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, pushed past Seward Countys Nathan Nelmes in three sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the second round Valls ran into Seminole States Corey Huggins. Huggins tore through the first set winning it 6-2. Valls was about to go down that easy though, forcing Huggins into a tiebreaker in the second set before falling, 6-7. Joan played a good first round match, against a good player. Then he played a good player in the second round, and he just didnt play up to his potential. But, its the fall still and were still getting used to playing, said Cobble. On the womens side freshman Kristin Richardson provided Cowley with a bright spot in the tournament. Richardson was the only player to reach the second round as she defeated Seminole States Jordan Bates 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets. Unfortunately Richardson then had to face the future tournament runner up and No. 2 seeded Dariya Dashutina of Seward County. Dashutina eliminated Richardson from the tournament with 6-0 wins in straight sets. Kristin played a tough player in the second round. It was a good experience for her, where she can go and improve. Hopefully it will be a confidence booster for her, said Cobble. Even with a tough outing in their fall season the Tigers are maintaining a optimistic mind-set heading into spring. It was a positive eye-opening weekend for us, said Cobble it showed us where we stack up and where we need to improve. It really was a learning experience for us.Returning the ball on a volley is freshman Conor Tebow during the match Cen-tral Regional Championships. (courtesy photo)

Tennis gains valuable experience at Central Regional Championship

BY VICTOR OTHERSStaff writer

Coming off a series of wins, most recently against Allen County, the Tiger soccer teams faced some pretty strong opponents in Oklahoma. Both teams went head to head against the Mavericks of Northern Oklahoma College (NOC).

The Lady Tigers kept the Lady Mavericks scoreless in a 3-0 win on Thursday, Sept. 30. NOC came into the game with a record of (3-5). Freshman, Aline Tamiosso, third leading goal scorer in the nation, hit 21 on the season when she scored two first half goals; her first within 15 minutes of the start of the game. One assist came from pure passer sophomore, Carol Rodrigues to take the 1-0 lead. The chemistry between these two could not be stopped by the Maverick defense which could not handle the duo. Rodrigues later passed to Tammiosso for another go-ahead goal at 26 minutes in for a commanding 2-0 lead. They would keep it at a standstill for rest of the first half. The ladies went on a dry-spell with no scoring for thirty-five minutes into the second half. Freshman, Sadie Hull broke through the defense and scored the goal that iced the victory for the ladies. The Tigers won with a final score 3-0. The win put their record at (8-3). The men had their hands full with the Mavericks (6-1-1) record. It did not appear the Tigers were communicating in the first ten minutes of the game. In the eighth minute when freshman and backup goalie Ian Mutio made

a penalty inside the box; NOC took advantage of the penalty kick and took the 1-0 lead in the first half. The score did not change. The Tigers had better ball-control for the rest of the first half with fewer mistakes. The failure to capitalize on opportunities meant there was never a tie

match or turn in the momentum back to the Tigers. The first half ended with the Tigers down 0-1 to the Mavericks. The second half was more of the same. The Tigers played great offense, but just could not make anything happen. The Tigers fell 1-0 to the Mavericks and a (7-4) record for the Tigers.

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Soccer teams split with NOCWomen win 3-0 while men fall 0-1

Keeping his eye on the ball, freshman Spencer Johnson dribbles down the field. The Tigers are now on the wrong end of a streak as they have dropped two straight games against NOC and Garden City. (photo by Samantha Francis)

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