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French professors and students speak out about ISIS attacks on ParisThe recent Paris terrorist attacks sent France and those dwelling in America into mourning.I was just shocked, French instructor, Karine Daddah said. My first thought was Oh my god, not again. I immedi-ately called my family, they live in the south of France. So they were okay, but very shaken.Daddah also has friends and family that live in downtown Paris, near the location of the attacks, all of whom are safe, but emotionally hurt.I think they felt violated, Daddah said. I remember the next day they were putting out flowers at the attack sites. Just the vibes that you get when you get to those areas, you see thousands of candles and flowers; its not the same

when you see it on television. You cant stand there without crying.Kristen Halling, another French instructor with friends in Paris, wanted to spring into action.I felt like I wanted to go, said Halling. I wanted to be there with my friends, offer support, a shoulder to cry on. I didnt want to be cut off from them.With the freshness of the events, Parisians are refusing to let the threat of terrorism keep them from liv-ing a normal life.They are afraid, but they are showing a lot of bravado, Halling said. Theyre going to cafes and sitting outside say-ing, Look, Im not afraid, but they are afraid. Thats what

my friends are doing. They are trying to live normally and try-ing not to let fear stop them.[My friends and I] think you should be more careful of your surroundings, but I dont think you should become hys-terical, because if you do, they win, Daddah said. I would still encourage people to keep going. Go out and dont be afraid to go out. Dont be afraid to live. They were killed for living their life. Despite the terror attacks, Halling still in-tends on taking students with an ambassador program to Paris this May.We know Paris really well, Halling said. If we think that the situation is getting worse, we will cancel the trip. Weve

always felt very safe in Paris, but this year we will avoid cer-tain areas that we used to go to.Halling assured that she and other trip leaders are monitor-ing the situation, with student safety being the top priority. If its really dangerous, we wont go, but my own daugh-ter is going on the trip with us this year, Halling said. Im not asking parents to send us their kids without me also being completely invested in this.Violette Taylor, a senior Ed-ucation major from Toulouse, France, would have no second thoughts about returning to Paris. These kind of attacks could happen anywhere, Taylor said. It is a worldwide issue. I would not feel any safer in New York City or London right now.

Raiderthon, now in its third year, raised $46,500 for Dayton Childrens Hospital at its dance marathon on Nov. 21.The money raised came sole-ly from the students and spon-sors. WSU students raised $8,000, which was more than the students raised in 2013.Activities at the event in-cluded an air-band and wing-eating contest, Zumba, yoga and a screening of Big Hero 6.At the top of each hour dif-ferent miracle children and their families were intro-duced. They were able to share their stories and explain how Dayton Childrens Hospi-tal played an important role in their lives. There was no shortage of gratitude as each fam-ily thanked everyone for their contributions in helping make the event a success.The morale captains taught

a different portion of a cho-reographed dance routine to the crowd each hour and the participants danced the num-ber in unison.Adam Center, the president of Raiderthon, shared his rea-son for dancing and being in-volved.When I was 10 years old, my cousin was diagnosed with cancer and was treated at Cin-cinnati Childrens Hospital, Center said. I fell in love with the event and I keep getting more involved.The evening culminated with the revealing as the participants learned how much money was raised.Katelyn Lambalot, 21, ex-plained why the revealing was her favorite part.The very end when they re-veal the number, it shows that the six months Ive put into the

event have paid off, Lambalot said. I have a close friend that grew up at Dayton Childrens and it hits close to home.

Will Krueger was the em-cee of the event and kept the crowd energized.I decided I wanted to be part of something bigger than myself and be a driving force

Raiderthon raises over $46,500 for Dayton Childrens Hospital behind this organization, Krueger said. At the very end when we reveal our number is the most emotional, excit-ing and anticipated part of the day.

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In an effort to stay com-petitive, the Wright State University bookstore has im-plemented the Lowest Price Guarantee store policy.The program guarantees price matching on text-books advertised or offered from local competitor col-lege stores. Online retailers and online marketplaces are not excluded. For any price matching transaction, pur-chased or rented, the price difference will be refunded to the customer via a Barnes & Noble gift card, which can be redeemed at the book-store or any Barnes & Noble location.Jennifer Gebhart, WSU bookstore manager, shared the specific details of the plan:Price matching will be hon-ored within seven days of the original purchase date. The textbook must be in stock and available for immedi-ate shipment at the campus bookstore and the local com-

Vocal concerns about the recently proposed Safe Campus Act are being heard and its not looking good for the bill.The Safe Campus Act is an amendment of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and will be an extension and en-forcement of Title IX initia-tives on all federally funded campuses. If enacted, the Safe Campus Act will require any victims of sexual assault and violence to report any incidents before universities can get involved.This act comes with an ar-ray of concerns, according to Dr. Gary Dickstein, vice presi-dent of student affairs at Wright State. Not only would the legislation interfere with the universitys ability to en-force policy, but it could also deter students from coming forward after an assault.

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petitor.The price advertised must be for the exact book or edi-tion offered at the campus bookstore, including all ac-companying components such as CDs, access cards, student manuals, work-books, etc.Clayton Rivers, a social work major at WSU, doesnt think this is enough.I dont spend any money in the bookstore, Rivers said. I believe the bookstore should do more to help us save money by price match-ing Amazon or the bookstore could adjust their pricing.According to Bureau of La-bor Statistics data, textbook prices have risen over three

times the rate of inflation from Jan. 1977 to June 2015, a 1,041 percent increase.Data from a study commis-sioned by the Nebraska Book Company shows that brick and mortar bookstore sales have dropped from 56 per-cent in 2006 to 27 percent in 2015, while online sales have increased from 13 percent in 2006 to 42 percent in 2015.

Less students would come forward if we had to get po-lice involved and wed have no way of helping those who choose to make us aware of situations but dont want to get law enforcement in-volved, Dickstein said.The bill was referred to the U.S. Congress on Jul. 29, 2015, who will review it be-fore sending it to the Senate. Govtrack.us predicts that the bill has a two percent chance of being enacted in its early stages; this being evi-dent in an outcry being heard all across the country.

Originally, national soror-ity and fraternity organiza-tions were some of the big-gest lobbyists, having spent months and over $200,000 trying to rally support for the bill. However, after several so-rorities and fraternities ex-pressed concern about the new legislation, the Nation-

al Panhellenic Conference (NPC) announced on Nov. 13 that they were officially withholding their support from the Safe Campus Act.

Our member organiza-tions and NPC leadership have listened to the ground-swell of concern among our members and are refocus-ing our legislative agenda. To that end, NPC is withdrawing its support of the Safe Cam-pus Act, NPC said in an offi-cial statement.Wright States Student Gov-ernment Association (SGA) has also officially opposed the bill. Even though support for the bill is small, the uni-versitys hands would be tied in the off-chance of the bill going through.Were federally funded, Dickstein said. If we didnt comply, wed lose our fund-ing and that would be enough to close our doors.

A new bill currently in the Ohio House would require ample fire safety for off-campus housing to help decrease the number of lives lost each year due to house fires.Senate Bill 205/House Bill 306 have been proposed by Rep. Mark Perales and the parents of college students who have lost their lives due to inadequate fire safety measures at apartment com-plexes in the state. The bill is currently waiting to be voted on in the Ohio House while the Ohio Senate is set to start hearing about it next week.If passed, the bill would re-quire all multi-family hous-ing complexes (two-levels or higher) that dont have a fire sprinkler system to attach a fire exit ladder to an ample-sized window.

With older buildings with large attics converted into housing, such as a student renting out the converted at-tic of a local home, the own-ers will be forced to comply with the new Board of Build-ing Standards regulations. The state will be able to shut any multi-family residential complex receiving a fire code violation.

Spencer Brannon, OSGA chairman, has followed the bill closely. My reading of the facts is that it actually decreases the cost of renting the rooms be-cause of the insurance costs being lower, Brannon said.Any landlord not meeting the terms would also be open for lawsuits by their tenants injured in an accident. If a landlord follows code but a tenant is still hurt in a fire, they are relieved of any civil suits.The group of parents of two

deceased Ohio college stu-dents brought about concern with such regulations after their children were tragically lost in fire-related accidents. Anne Kohls, mother of Chad Kohls, gave her testimony to the Ohio House on the hous-ing issue.I often say, You never think it is going to happen to you, until it does, Kohls said. If they [attics] are going to be used as a bedroom, they need to have a permanent form of egress to the out-side.

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Now that Thanksgiving has passed and holi-day season is in full swing, here are five tips to help you with your Christmas shop-ping:1. Make a list and a bud-get: By setting a spending plan and keeping track of who you are shopping for and precisely what you intend to buy will help tremendously. Avoid making impulse pur-chases with credit cards and shop around for deals. It is possible to find good deals without breaking the bank and putting yourself in debt.2. Use the internet: If you use the internet and plan ahead, it will save you lots of time and help you retain some of your sanity. You can

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look at websites of online retailers and price match to know where you can obtain the products you desire for the best possible price. If you want to avoid the madness altogether, shop online and wait for the merchandise to come to you.3. Bargain shopping: With the ever present holi-day competition amongst businesses, it is easy to find great deals on items long be-fore Christmas. During the holiday season, most retail-ers will price match their competitors. If you know you want to buy a few items from one store, but another store has a better price on one of them, just bring in the adver-tisement and you can do all of your shopping in one loca-tion.

Must-have smartphone appsFrom shopping and en-tertainment, all the way up to education and busi-ness, apps have taken over the tech-savvy world. Here are a few apps to spice up your home screen.1. HootsuiteN e t w o r k -ing and social media is all about leaving a digital foot-print. Man-age hundreds of your social profiles with Hootsuite. The apps publishing capabili-ties help schedule, discover and create new content that will be sure to maximize the reach to your audience. Hootsuite also tracks and analyzes your posts so that youre in the know about conversations and reactions to content across all of your social media platforms all from one dashboard. Down-load a 30-day trial of Hoot-suite today and if you like it, you can purchase the service for just $9.99 a month.2. Wanelo The shop-pers ulti-mate dream, Wanelo is everything we want, need and love all in one place. The app works simi-larly to Pinterest. Users cre-ate boards for kitchenware, clothing, home decor and anything their hearts desire, and all of the things you save link to items that can be pur-chased from all corners of the internet. Wanelo is avail-able free for both Apple and Android.3. Goodreads Goodreads is the book lovers digital domain. The app is free to download and opens up a world of read-ing opportunities. Goodreads makes suggestions based on the books youve al-ready read and creates an

easily manageable to-read list for your reference. The next time you stop into Half Price Books, take out your Goodreads app and scan the barcodes of your selections. The app will use that bar-code to automatically pull up the book youre looking for and give you access to sum-maries, ratings and reviews. The app also connects book lovers, generating profiles so that you can see what your friends are reading, too!4. Duolingo Who needs to spend $200 on Ro-setta Stone? Duolingo is a fun, interac-tive way to learn Spanish, French, Ger-man, Portuguese, Italian, Irish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish and English for free on your phone.5. Pocket

O r g a n i z e content you love with P o c k e t . The app al-lows you to pull articles, videos and re-views from over 1,500 dif-ferent apps to save for later. Pocket is available for free for Apple, Android and your web browser and does not require internet connection for you to access the content youre interested in.6. FileThis Get rid of your binders and manila e nve l o p e s ; the days of paper fil-ing systems are dwindling. FileThis takes all of the re-ceipts, statements and docu-ments connected to your credit card, bank accounts, insurance and utility compa-nies and converts the infor-mation into searchable PDF

files delivered to your cloud for later reference anywhere with an internet connection. The free version allows six connections. Premium pur-chases allow up to 30 con-nections.

4. No gift cards: Each year gift cards go unused due to expiration dates and forget-fulness. If the gift cards ex-pire, the only ones happy are the retailers receiving free money. Give cash instead. People are highly unlikely to forget about a cash gift, plus it never expires.5. Pick and choose: Try and avoid shopping peak hours if possible. It is easy to get overwhelmed with large crowds and crazy drivers. Try to shop early in the week when the crowds are smaller. If you cannot, try and shop early in the day on the week-ends.By following these five tips, you can get your holiday sea-son off to a good start and allow yourself to enjoy the season.



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Grammy award-winning Lil Wayne has released his 2016 Dedication tour schedule and will perform at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on Friday, Feb. 26. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m.TOP YAKS

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6Artist spotlight: A conversation with Daniel Biro of Hawk NelsonChristian pop-punk band Hawk Nelson will perform with the News-boys at the Nutter Center on Thursday, Dec. 3.Hawk Nelson was formed in Ontario, Canada, by a group of guys, none of whom are named Hawk or Nel-son.We sat in the basement we were rehearsing in and threw names into a hat that were all pretty bad, bass player Daniel Biro said. There were names like Bobs Your Uncle or Jim Dandy, Chainlink and Hawk Nelson. We think Hawk may have come from the pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk and the Nelson part came from an old boot re-pair store in our hometown. Theres no spiritual meaning or anything like that.Many people who are un-familiar with Hawk Nelsons work often think that Hawk is a real person.Everyone will call the lead singer Hawk, so its kind of a running joke, Biro said.

Since this is their first tour with Newsboys, a Christian rock band, theyve discov-ered that many in the audi-ence didnt know about them

as a band.Its all about The News-boys and were just riding that wave, Biro said. Well ask the crowd, How many people have seen Hawk Nel-son? and five hands go up. Then well ask, How many people are seeing Hawk Nel-son for the first time? and 99 percent of the room rais-es their hands. How many people thought that Hawk Nelson was the name of one guy? and half the room would raise their hands. Ev-ery night this happens.

On this tour, they will per-form songs from their new-est album, Diamonds, their second album since the de-parture of their lead singer, Jason Dunn.We were a punk rock band. We did that for a decade, but then our singer quit and we thought we were done, Biro said. Then, our guitarist, John Steingard, stepped up [to become the new lead vo-calist] and we were able to rebrand ourselves.With the change in line-up, Hawk Nelson has undergone a change in sound as well, moving toward a pop-heavy tone.Since then, weve become a little more pop rock, Biro said. Its been fun. I think if you do anything for ten

years, it can become monoto-nous. We dont want to keep doing the same thing over and over again, so when we made Diamonds, it pushed us in new directions.Steingards musical influ-ences played a role in the new pop rock direction, but the change in style also arose out of a desire to gain wider appeal and to have greater freedom in song writing.We have a fun time with our live show, but we want to create music that is acces-sible to a lot of people, not just young people, Biro said. It is energetic music, but we want to have meaningful lyr-ics. I want to encourage peo-ple because life is short. For ten years I was in a band that sang about some pretty petty things, but now its time to grow up and encourage peo-ple.Hawk Nelson is available on major streaming services and Biro encourages listen-ers to check out Diamonds to get an accurate taste of the bands current sound.Tickets are on sale now through the Nutter Center

box office and online through ticketmaster. For more in-formation, students can go to newsboys.com or haw-knelson.com.

WRIGHT LIFE

It is difficult to find a store that combines modern style, quality products and support for local business, but Heart on 5th, a new bou-tique in the Oregon district, is all of that and more. Selling products ranging from clothes and jewelry to stationery and vintage col-lectibles, this store has chic items that anyone would love.A couple years ago the owner had a dream of a shop with a heart on the front door, Carly Barret, employee and friend of the owner, said. It took a while, but we got to open our little store here.The anatomical heart acts as a logo for Heart on 5th and was inspired by the congeni-tal heart defects affecting the first son of the owner, Britta-ny Smith. After dreaming of the heart-adorned front door roughly two years ago, Smith and her friends-turned-coworkers tried for a spot in the Oregon district for a while, but, having been un-successful, became vendors in an antique mall. Eventu-ally, Smith attained a space on historic 5th street and her dream became a reality.

We just opened in October and weve been doing really

Daytons not dead: Heart on 5th

well. I think we have a bright future, said Barrett.Its good news for the local businesses supporting the boutique. Smith sells prod-ucts sourced from numerous places, but shes sure to ob-tain as many products from Dayton and its residents as possible. Even the vintage products are individually found at nearby sales and shops.The team at Heart believes in the spirit of our commu-nity and giving back wher-ever we can, said the stores webpage. We appreciate the authentic, hand-crafted, well-made versus the ge-neric, cheap and mass pro-duced. Thats just our style and thats what we want to provide to our patrons.Smiths care for her com-munity is displayed in the clothing items, crafts and gifts sold at the store which bear a multitude of designs and styles that promote Day-ton and a love for the city.Heart on 5th is an ideal place to go to shop for gifts, find cozy and fashionable inspiration, or simply sup-port a local business with a friendly atmosphere. For more information, visit www.hearton5th.com, where they will start selling their prod-ucts online early next year.


Heart on 5th is stocked with locally made products.

Photo courtesy of Hawk Nelsons Facebook page

Hawk Nelson and the Newsboys (pictured above) will perform at the Nutter Center on Dec. 3.


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Julien Bakers first solo-release, Sprained Ankle sounds like a simple singer-songwriter record, but the lyrics show a pit full of emo-tional pain and questions that drive this simplistic al-bum.Beautiful instrumentation After seven years, three New York Times best-selling novels and three blockbuster movies, the re-lease of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 serves as a goodbye to Suzanne Collins dystopian world of Panem that will not soon be forgotten.Mockingjay, Part 2 starts

right where the last film leaves off and sets the tone for the whole film; no intro-ductions and no explana-tions, thrust straight into the gritty desperation that has built up throughout the se-ries to explode right before our eyes. But really, how else could we have expected the film to start, given the gut-wrenching state of hijacked Peeta Mellark at the end of Mockingjay, Part 1?Book-to-movie adaptations

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that, at most, includes what sounds like a couple of elec-tric guitars and the soft pat-tering of deep toms sets a somber tone for Baker to ex-plore questions of faith and the emotions present in such a state of mind.An example of this is Blacktop, the albums open-ing song, which features an acoustic guitar fingerpicked

have become incredibly pop-ular, but not all of them have been such a success simply because, some stories just their spark in the transition from page to screen. This isnt the case with Mocking-jay.Readers will be happy to know that the story trans-lates to screen beautifully. Obviously, some cuts had to be made to turn the last half of the 390 page novel into a two-hour-17-minute movie, but the big screen definitely did the story justice. All of the sets, props, cos-tumes and characters were exactly how I imagined the book in my head. There is no greater satisfaction than an accurate depiction of a story.

On the other hand, the story never left room to breathe. There was no time between the mud-filled tun-nels and the pod-ridden

battle grounds to feel any-thing other than anxiety. No chance to mourn the loss of Finnick Odair barely a sec-ond to register the death of Katniss sister. Let us be re-minded that young Primrose Everdeen was the reason Katniss entered the Hunger Games in the first place. A few moments to simply sit in the devastation would have been nice.I will give credit where its due, though. The film redeemed itself emotion-ally toward the end through a heartbreaking scene with Buttercup, Prims cat. The outpour of emotion Katniss finally released was a pin-nacle point in the film. Once the dust of battle settles, our heroine is finally able to cry her frustration and we are able to mourn with her.

Ellie Gouldings music went from electro-pop ready for the club to poppy tunes reminiscent of Carly Rae Jepsen or Selena Gomez in her third album Deliri-um. Goulding stated that her Delirium was an experi-ment, a break-up from EDM. It was her first big attempt at making a pop albumand thats just what she did.The award winning sing-ers single Army is an ode to the teenage experience

Ellie Goulding Deliriumand it ends with soaring vo-cals that will make your hair stand on end. Gouldings I

Do What I Love, however, is weirdly poppy with a hint of Bollywood that doesnt mesh with the rest of her album. While several of the albums tracks are strong and sure to be Top 20 hits, the extensive amount of songs25 in total in the deluxe versionstart to blend together. In a blur of new-wave pop, listeners will struggle to remember more than a song or two from the album that sounds different from the rest.

Adele has made an in-spiring comeback with 25, her new album that will no doubt adorn radio sta-tions for years to come. It is led by the wildly popular song Hello, which broke Youtubes record for views gained within 24 hoursa record previously held by Taylor Swifts Bad Blood re-mix featuring Kendrick La-mar. This new album includes pop songs like Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

Adeles 25along with hits like When We Were Young, which bear the artists trademark yearn-ing, melancholy tones.As usual, Adeles talent of communicating emotion is so evident in these songs that some will start missing the exes they might not even have. As it was only released on Nov. 20, its hard to say whether or not this album will hold as many hits as 21, but Adele clearly deserves to be once again added to ev-eryones playlist.

while Baker delicately sings about a car wreck and calling for God to visit her in the back of an ambulance.The most memorable track on the album is Re-joice, with yet another qual-ity chord progression and Bakers vocals charged with an infectious sadness that makes you want to mourn with her.

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9SPORTSMore than teammates:Former high school friends show chemistry on the court

Thomasson to Alstork, Alstork to Thomasson. Senior forward Joe Thomas-son and sophomore guard Mark Alstork have displayed great chemistry on the court so far this season by assisting each other 11 times in the first five games. I know his game, he knows my game, Thomasson said. He knows where Im going to be and I know where hes going to be. I know how to get him going and he knows how to get me going.Thomasson averages 12.8 points, 4.8 assists and 6.2 re-bounds per game in his sec-ond year with Wright State while Alstork is averaging 12.7 points per game in his first season with the Raiders.I love playing with Joe, Al-stork said. He finds me and gets me the ball to do what Ive got to do. I get him go-ing and I stay in his ear. I say to be aggressive and tell him little secrets and he tells me little things.It is not exactly a coinci-dence that Alstork and Thom-asson have shown chemistry on the court as they led their Thurgood Marshall team to the Division II Ohio State Championship game in 2011.

Our relationship on the court is unmatched I think because we have so long of a time period together that we just click, Alstork said.During the semi-finals game against Toledo Rogers, Alstork led all scorers with 18 points while Thomas-son scored 14 and made the game winning basket to send the Cougars to the Champi-onship.

Coach drew up a play and it didnt work, Thomasson said. We both wanted to take the last shot. We both had unbelievable confidence that we could seal the game. I had the ball in my hand at the time and he (Alstork) came up and I kind of pushed him away.We were arguing out there on the court, Thomas-son continued. He wanted the ball but I told him to go down to the corner. If he had the ball I wouldve done the same thing.Thomasson drove to the basket and missed his first attempt but gathered his own rebound and put the ball back up to win the game 68-66 and advance to the cham-pionship game where they lost to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 57-46.Not only are we super close on the basketball court but off the court were just as tight, Thomasson said. We chill, we go to the mall, I bring my kids around him. Were like brothers.

Our relationship is really like brothers, Alstork said. When I see his mom its, hey, Mom and when I see his brothers, theyre my little brothers. Our relationship is way more than basketball.Alstork continued, Were going to be at each others weddings and whatever goes on good with our life were going congratulate each other and be there for each other.Thomasson and Alstork will be back in action on Fri-day, Dec. 4 at the Nutter Cen-ter as the mens basketball team hosts Georgia State at 7:30 p.m.

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Becoming the all-time leading scorer in Wright State womens bas-ketball history would be a milestone one couldnt help but relish, but thats not the case for senior guard Kim Demmings.On Nov. 19, Demmings broke the career milestone

in a 92-65 win against Lip-scomb. An ex-tremely gifted scorer, Demmings says her focus was never on the record.I wasnt t h i n k i n g about it. I was just try-ing to move the ball, get open shots and run our offense the best we could. I fig-ured if we did that, the shots w o u l d c o m e , D e m -m i n g s said.When asked how it felt to

Breaking records: Kim Demmings becomes all-time leading scorer in WSU historybreak the record, Demmings said it felt pretty good, but added one caveat.It feels even better to be out there with my team.Thats likely all Demmings, will say as she responds to personal accolades by taking a bigger picture approach.Playing hard, ro-tating the ball pretty good and being ag-gressivethats what the main point is, us wor-rying about Wright State getting better, Dem-mings said.Jodi Martin previously held the mark at 2,055, a record that stood for 32 seasons.

Scheduling may be difficult for Demmings to get a con-gratulatory call from Martin, but thats a connection the Raiders are looking to make happen.Theres a lot of stuff thats in the works. Ive talked to her and our administrations talked to her, head coach Mike Bradbury said. She (Martin) is a huge Kim fan.All of that stuff will hap-pen in due time.Demmings currently has 2,173 career points, with several marks well within reach this season. The next

m i l e -s t o n e on the list for D e m -m i n g s will be the all-time Wright State record (mens and wom-ens) cur-r e n t l y held by Bill Edwards (2,303). Demmings is 130 points away (from tying), and at her current pace of 24.5 points per game, could reach that record Dec. 20 at home against Georgia.

The 2014 Horizon League Player of the year also has a chance at making her mark as the greatest scorer in Ho-rizon League womens his-tory by breaking Traci Ed-wards record of 2,340 career points, likely in 10 games if she continues at the same pace.The all-time Horizon League record is 2,914 points, held by Alfredrick Hughes of Loyola.

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Wright States Dutch center Richelle van der Keijl out-hustles defend-ers for rebounds on the court and, as a mass communica-tion major off the court, she has had experiences similar to those of the reporters that interview her.This semester Van der Keijl has written several of her own articles for her ad-vanced news writing course on the classs website, Dai-lyFlipz.com. Though she fa-vors public relations work over interviewing, Van der Keijl finds the experience of discovering new places in America interesting.The fun part about it is that you see a lot of new places and hear a lot of new stories from people, Van der Keijl said.Van der Keijl said writ-ing and interviewing can be a challenging aspect of her field of study, but she does see some benefits in it.I never really wanted to go into journalism, but here mass communication focuses on journalism. That is pretty hard, especially interviewing

Van der Keijl fights for rebounds on the court and reports off it people and then writing at the beginning, Van der Keijl said. Im getting better at it. I think it is really good for myself to write a lot of sto-ries to get better in English.Van der Keijl took a shot at interviewing her teammates and head coach Mike Brad-bury for one of her articles about the start of the teams season. Being interviewed by one of his own players was an unusual circumstance for Bradbury.I think she might have been the first one. She did a great job, Bradbury said. Richelle is very smart, and she is going to be successful in whatever she does.Standing tall at six feet five inches and possessing the ability to get physical on the boards, Van der Keijl can cause problems for op-ponents in the rebounding game. Her physicality was on display against Austin Peay earlier this season when she scored a LeBron James-esque basket with defenders wrapped around her. It is the physical battles for rebounds with her oppo-nents that Van der Keijl en-joys most about her position.

It is fun to play hard and know that they can beat you up and shove you down, Van der Keijl said. I like that as-pect of the game. I would rather be a center than a guard even if I could shoot.According to Bradbury, Van der Keijl has become increas-ingly tougher and aware of what is happening around her on the floor.She has gotten a lot tough-er since she first got here and she knows what she is doing, Bradbury said. You never have to worry about her being in the wrong spot. You can trust her. Van der Keijl continued her strong start to the season with an impressive 12-re-bound performance against nationally-ranked George Washington over the week-end in Texas during the Lone Star Showcase tournament. Van der Keijl hopes to play professionally after her ca-reer at Wright State ends after next season. She later plans to be a profession that centers on public relations and marketing. Whichever course she takes, it should be tough to knock Van der Keijl down from succeeding.

As far as he knows, ju-nior golfer Austin Sipe is the only student-athlete at Wright State diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes; an auto im-mune disease where beta cells are destroyed and the pancreas does not produce a hormone called insulin.You have to embrace it and thats what Im doing, Sipe said. Im trying to encour-age anyone else out there who is struggling from Type 1 diabetes to just embrace it.

Sipe began golfing when he was about seven years old at Moraine Country Club where his dad is the head golf pro. He discovered he had Type 1 diabetes about a year later when he was eight. My mother is a fantas-tic lady who has been there

Type 1 : Embracing the battle of diabetessince the first day I got diag-nosed, Sipe said. I honestly wouldnt have my health now if it wasnt for her. Its almost like she knows more about it than I do.I remember sitting in the

car with my mom and she called my dad crying, Sipe said. I remember I looked at my mom and said, Look, ev-erything is going to be okay.Symptoms for Type 1 dia-betes include excessive fa-

tigue, dehydration, hunger, thirst, frequent urination or sweating. Other common symptoms include wetting the bed, blurred vision, nau-sea, sleepiness, weight loss or vomiting. Deep down inside I didnt really like to talk about it be-cause no one understood it, Sipe said. That was just me not being honest with my-self.Sipe continued, There are dark sides about this disease where there is a depression side. Its something that maybe needs to be talked more about. They do have support groups which are fantastic.As of now, there is not a cure for Type 1 diabetes but there are treatments that aim toward maintaining normal blood sugar levels through

insulin shot and pump ther-apy, diet and exercise.You cant run away from it, Sipe said. All you can do is hope and pray that they find a cure.Sipe is a member on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and re-cently proposed to have a JDFR Walk at Wright State to raise money for research to better treat, prevent and cure Type 1 diabetes. Im trying to help out as much as I can, Sipe said. Thats the best part of work-ing to a cure is getting in-volved. Id regret it if I went off to college and didnt get involved at all.According to Sipe it is pos-sible that researchers will have a cure within the next seven to eight years.



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Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)Keep your phone charged this week, Aries, because you wont want to miss an-important phone call from someone from your past. You will need to create an alibi for January 20, 2006, or some-thing terrible could happen to you. Check your childhood journals and your Facebook activity to create a realistic alibi. Trust me, youll want to do this. Your lucky Chinese dish this week is: pu pu plat-ter.

Gemini (May 22- June 21) Back off that person youve been stalking, Gemini! Youre freaking them out. It wont be long until they notify the po-lice and the po-po knock on your door . We wouldnt want The Guardian to cover you on the front page, now, would we? Redirect your instincts and stalk something else in-stead, like woodland animals or balloons. Your lucky ani-mal this week is: the walrus.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 21) The love of your life will pass you in the tunnel of Rike on Dec. 7 around noon in a navy blue peacoat. Do not miss this opportunity to introduce yourself and get their number. This is the only person who can ever truly make you happy. Anyone else you meet in your life will only let you down. Your lucky beverage is: a lukewarm beer from your corner conve-nience store.

Libra (Sep. 24-Oct. 23)Remember that stranger you bumped into on Black Friday? Theyre going to walk back into your life, but with a totally new haircut. You probably wont recog-nize them. Instead, the stars have aligned and youll have great luck with your TA if you

finally get the guts to talk to them. Your lucky conversa-tion topic is: strange cultural differences in Texas.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)Reading your horoscope could prove dangerous for you this week, Sagittarius, because everything you read will inevitably come to pass. Instead of studying this weekend, youll be surround-ed by golden retriver pup-pies eating Turkish delight. Your heart will be broken when you cannot take any of the puppies home. Your lucky meat this week is: dark meat.

Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)Dont be surprised when your coffee addiction turns into something more serious, Pisces. Caffeine is a gateway drug for you, so be careful, because weed, heroin and meth could be in your future. The only way to stop this ter-rible future from happening is to post a photo of yourself caked in mud wearing a wiz-ards hat on Facebook. Your lucky restaurant this week is:

Beef OBradys.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)Dont freak out - those stomach rumblings are nor-mal after youve eaten a lot of gummy worms. Get near a toilet and prepare to set up camp for the evening. Its

totally fine to bring your lap-top in with you to finish that class paper, just dont tell your teacher. Your lucky con-versation topic this week is: Ivy League sailing teams.

Taurus (Apr. 21- May 21) Get up off your lazy butt and do something productive this week, Taurus. People are talking about you behind your back and your reputa-tion is slowly being dragged through the mud. The only way to take back the situa-tion is by putting your best foot forward and eating a lot

- A LOT- of Cheez Whiz. Your lucky conversation topic is: Native American words for buffalo.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Dont give up on your childhood dreams - go on that bungee jumping excur-sion, even though your mom told you not to. Your lucky conversation topic is: scent-ed beard oils.

Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep. 23)Have the munchies? No problem! Satisfy yourself with the can of jalepenos sitting in the back of your moms pantry. Trust me, theyre safe. Your lucky con-versation topic this week is: badly timed bowel move-ments.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Things arent as they seem this week, Scorpio. Rather than following your normal routine, try something differ-ent. The stars are extremely bright this week, which means your new efforts at change will be rewarded. Instead of studying in the library, gather your books

and hold a bonfire for your friends. Instead of eating in the Union Market, buy cheap-er food at the grocery store. Your lucky change this week is: growing facial hair.

Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)Remember to keep a place open in your heart for a beef buritto this week, Capricorn. Your lucky website this week is: Neopets.com.

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Tweets of the weekAriel KramerI think there are more tour groups on campus versus actual students attending classes at the moment

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