COWLEY PRESSTHE

The Student Newspaper of Cowley College

Issue 11 April 7 2011

Dealing with death

Stigma abounds when the words pre-mortuary science are heard/read. In breaking down the title to the root-meaning of each word; Pre:

“a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant ‘before’” Mortuary: “of or relating to death or burial” Science: “systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimenta-tion.”

When the three parts are understood sepa-rately they can begin to be put together in a pattern to explain the whole. Like a jigsaw puzzle with a visible meaning; some say that is the defini-tion of understanding language, and others say that is how the human body is understood as well.

After obtaining a degree in PMS grads are encouraged to begin accounting along with other busi-ness-related classes. The reason: “Funeral directors . . . are responsible for the success and profitability of their busi-nesses.” According to David L. Tor-res in the American Sociological Review, “The funeral industry is significantly different from [other] industries.” Twenty percent of funeral business is made up of individual

businesses owned by morticians.” Don’t get it twisted though; acquiring a

degree in PMS doesn’t mean going straight from the college to the morgue.

A PMS degree will open some career options, but mostly directors’ jobs or

strictly embalming jobs. Most states also require some sort

of apprenticeship as a condition of graduation. Students especially

interested in the preparation of human bodies for burial a little

bit more schooling will be necessary.

Freshman Aaron Kucha-rik, has worked in four different funeral homes in four different cities, said he hopes someday the negative connota-tions associated with morticians will be cast aside, but there is a real problem with biases aimed at those that deal

with the dead. Another concern of

Kucharik’s is mortuary students/graduates consid-

ered to be obsessed with death. A mortician’s main task is providing grieving families a slight bit of comfort. (photo by Devin Dice)

BY WILL STIGERSStaff writer

April 7, 2011

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By: Alexia Grier

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QUOTES

Do you think littering is a problem on campus?

“No, I don’t think it’s a big problem on campus.”

Chris BurnsSophomore

“Yes, I feel it’s important to recycle... What would Lady Gaga do?”

Shelby KruscheFreshman

“Yes, I feel like littering is a problem on campus. There are trash cans everywhere, use them.”

Devon Tracey Sophomore

“Littering is a problem on campus. We should all recycle and help save the planet.”

Charley GarrisonFreshman

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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.

Editor-in-Chief - Wil Austin Campus Editor - Devin DiceSports Editor - Benjamin DonalsLayout Editor - Rhiannon RosasPhoto Editor - Katie ArnettVideo Editor and Distribution Manager - Matthew FoxOnline Editor - Jacob Korte Ad Manager - Alexia Grier Mulvane Reporter - Brittany Thiesing Staff Members - Samantha

Francis, Victor Others, Will StigersFaculty Advisor - Meg Smith

THECPSTAFFBY WILL STIGERSStaff writer

Trash piled in the corners of the parking lots, overflowing trash cans spreading a wealth of filth

over the entire campus, empty recycling bins weeping reconstituted tears. This isn’t how I picture the Cowley campus. I’m proud of my campus. So are most of the students who attend classes here.

Under a guise of preventing harmful landfills; Over 80 percent of plastics are shipped to other countries without proper worker care and safety measures resulting in one town in particular, Lian Jiao, China, becoming a toxic mess. In an article published in The New York Times, Matt Richel and Kate Galbraith, exposed the trifling situation of many Chinese recycling plants being overloaded with imported materials. By being unable to find buyers because in this economy while also not settling for lower prices to attract the buyers, our recycled materials intended for ‘down-cycling’ end up in a land-fill anyway. It is a foreign land-fill, but a land-fill nonetheless.

Good job, America! Go for the most reckless form of consumerism! Ruin another country, and our own! Worst-case scenario: When we are using land-fills to make more land-fills domestically someone will say, “Hey! Other countries have land-fills, let’s fill them up too!” Then we will.

With this opinion on the table, here is a fact: The grass is always greener on the other side, especially if it is the other side of the street from a community college. There are quite a few things that can be done to make any campus, public place, or private residence limit waste. If we truly value our country’s social status we will quit taking the steps toward this obscenely filthy genocide. Recycling centers can be found in every dormitory. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon there is a drop off location for recyclables located at 1407 W. Madison. If neither one of those will work there is always the Ark City/Winfield Recycling Center open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. The main center for recycling in the county is located on 7th Ave. and “D” Street, Strother Field. What can be recycled?

• Newspaper• Metals• Glass• Plastic• Carpeting• Foam packaging (turned into a variety of products such as carpet padding and wood substitute moldings)• Toner cartridges• Electronics• Cell phones • Computers

What you can do?

• Forget paper or plastic. Bring canvas bags to the grocer (many will provide you with a small credit for your good deed)• Urge your city to have more aggres-sive curbside recycling programs. The most successful recycling pro-grams are those that require the least effort on behalf of the participant.• Rinse plastic containers before recycling them.• Help clean up beaches, creeks, parks and other areas where plastic ends up, often choking birds that mistake it for food.• Donate any working electronics to schools and non-profits organizations. Also, check with your local govern-ment and trash collection service to see if they accept e-waste and check with the manufacturer to see if they have a recycling program for their products.• Use rechargeable batteries.• Recycle appliances, clothes and other items by donating to charity organizations.• REDUCE, REDUCE, REDUCE

Easy to prevent overloading the landfills just consume lessLittering takes a toll on campus beauty

BY WIL AUSTINEditor in chief

It was close. So close it was a tie. This year’s elections for the next Cowley College Student Senate officers found

two parties of candidates running into electoral overtime to split the votes.

Director of Student Life Kristi Shaw went to the cafeteria during lunch last Friday to give the final announce that Katelyn Edwards, Charley Garrison and Josh Briscoe are to be, respectively, next year’s President, Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer.

This new student senate will be

responsible for organizing the End of the Year Bash in May. It will be their first official event before fully entering their functions next fall.

Amanda Westerman and Samantha Nolting were Edwards and Garrison’s opponents in the Senate race.

Even though Westerman and Nolting weren’t voted to the offices of President and Vice President, they’re motivated

to stay highly involved with CCSS and student life in general like they’ve been all year.

“It was never about winning or losing, it’s about doing well for the school” said Westerman. “So if

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Breaking the senate stalemate

Cut and copy but do not pasteBY MATTHEW FOXVideo editor

Four hours left and there is no time to write that five page paper that has been assigned for over a month. With no time to write an authentic paper the easy way out is a Google paper. Slade Griffiths disagrees, he believes students need to realize that the easier way is to manage time properly, do their homework and in turn build good habits for later studies and jobs.

With so many things to distract students from homework they sometimes result to plagiarism and cheating. Slade Griffiths believes that time management is the biggest problem when it comes to academic integrity. “I’m not foolish enough to believe that college is only about education. The experience is important, but students need to manage their time.”

Often the students use the excuse that they were not aware that they were plagiarizing. Instructors are hoping

to remove the gray areas next year by discussing the less obvious forms of plagiarism.

Some times students just blatantly cheat. With an active hyperlink in a paper is a pretty obvious sign of blatant plagiarism. Students are just copying and pasting any where from lines of texts to entire essays. With the internet it has never been easier for students to find and steal other people’s work.

While the ways students are cheating is evolving so is the way instructors are catching them. Instructors run students papers through online sources and programs to search for similarities. The programs often find unintentional similarities that instructors take into account. While cheating can save time in the short run, instructors are cracking down to make sure students do not get away with plagiarism. With all the ways instructors can check for plagiarism cheating is outdated and students are learning the hard way.

No longer is cheating just looking at someone else’s paper. Now students are using technology to get all the right answers. Technology is a double-edge sword: professors have resources such as plagarism checkers and computer ISP verifier to track would be cheaters. (photo illustrations by Samantha Fran-cis).

Left: Katelyn Edwards and Charley Garrison are the newly elected Student Senate President and Vice-President.Above: Josh Briscoe won as the only candidate for Secretary/Treasurer, but he has shown positive motivation. (photo by Wil Austin)

we’re still in a position where we can do well for the school, it’s alright.”

They’re confident in Edwards, Garrison and Briscoe to serve well in their respective roles in CCSS and eager to help next year.

Edwards wants to keep them closely involved in CCSS initiatives next year. “I hope Sam and Amanda stay involved because I already have some ideas for them to get started next year,” said Edwards.

Shaw said she would have been happy with either party in office. “Both of the candidates on both sides were very, very strong.” She definitely noticed the effort both parties put into campaigning and she feels confident in the group who won. “They’ve got ideas of getting more students involved on campus and I think that’s what it’s about. [...] I think they’ll do a great job,” said Shaw.

The projects students can expect to see the established by the incoming CCSS include a Superbowl party in the Wright Room, a scavenger hunt and much more according to Edwards.

As the incoming Student Senate President, Edwards wanted to thank the student body for voting and supporting both parties in the student elections.

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John Kuffler

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Home Town:Arkansas City, Ks

Majoring In:Chemistry

Year: Sophomore

What’s your favorite thing about Cowley?

My favorite thing about Cowley would have to be the people. I grew up in Ark City, and I went to school here, so the area hasn’t changed any. I’ve met a lot of people from the surrounding area, and if I hadn’t come here I wouldn’t have been able to meet all the friends I’ve made. And the teachers are a big plus, the classes are all really challenging, and [the teachers] are so helpful.

What do you think Cowley has to offer that four-year universities don’t?

The big difference between Cowley and a big four-year university would probably be the small town atmo-sphere. There’s other colleges out there that have like a college town, but here you really can know a lot of people in this town and not just college kids. When you get an award like this it really surprises you how many people come up and say congratulations, you don’t realize how many people you know.

What’s your major?

As of right now I’m a chemistry major. For about a year or so I was undecided and then I decided I want-ed to go to K-State majoring in Food Science, so right now I’m starting as a Chemistry major here at Cowley.

At Cowley Kuffler is involved in ACES (Aca-demic Civic Engagement through Service), and was a member of the Cowley Drumline. He is also a member of the Math and Science Club and Phi Theta Kappa.

What made you want to get involved and do well in school?

I can’t really narrow it down to one person, there are a lot of people. There’s my grandparents, they want me to have the best life I can. My parents for pushing me to have the education I have, and for teaching me discipline.

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WIL AUSTINEditor in chief

The new food made him sick and he shivered

through his first snow, but coming to the United States

has been a good thing for freshman Mustapha Sanyang.

He came to Cowley all the way from Banjul, Gambia last

January to study engineering.The Gambia is a sliver of a

country located on the northwest coast of Africa right inside Senegal. It’s warm all year-round and the rain season only lasts four months. The

rest of the year is dry with virtually uninterrupted sunshine.

According to Sanyang, the Gambia is a free democratic

country just like the United States. “You can walk around the street. Nobody will disturb you” he said.Back home he was working as a technician and decided he wanted to further his education by

becoming an engineer, and he found that

it was a good opportunity

to study at an

American university.Sanyang speaks english with a very distinguishable accent. In the Gambia

english is the official language but it is used

mainly at work or public meetings. In everyday life friends and family generally speak to each other in their

local dialect. For the 32-year-old that dialect is Jola, from the Jola tribe.He came to the United States right before the Spring

semester began. One of the most painful aspects of transitioning to a new country was getting used to different foods.“My first week here was too terrible for me. I was going in and out of the toilet [...] I was having diarrhea all out, man”, said Sanyang.

Unusual food is a

common obstacle when discovering a new place.Leaving loved ones behind is another major challenge of moving far away.

Sanyang, an only child, left his mother in the Gambia along with all his friends.He misses them, but he hasn’t forgotten why he is at Cowley: “I came here

to get knowledge,” said Sanyang, “and after I get knowledge, it’s good for me.” He’ll be ready to return home and look for a job that uses his new qualifications.In addition to academics, Sanyang has been training on the soccer team in the hopes of being able to compete when next season starts. That’s one way he makes a lot of friends.Sanyang has met a handful of students who also came to Kansas from the Gambia this semester. They didn’t know each other before coming to Cowley but they’ve bonded because of their shared culture.As much as he loves his homeland, Sanyang is happy to experience the American college life for as long as he needs to obtain his degree.

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BY DEVIN DICECampus editor

More than 500 million people across the world have a Facebook page, according to

Facebook’s about us. Almost 19 percent of those pages belong to college students. What’s more, users spend over 7 bil-lion minutes per month logged in, and more than 30 billion status updates, web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, and photos are posted on the website each month. Cowley students have a fair share of those pages.

With in-your-face status updates, pho-tos of smiling friends, and conversation-style posts. Facebook seems like a perfect, positive place to meet and interact with friends. But, is Facebook so prominent in society that it can nega-tively alter a person’s life?

The answer is yes. A study by University of Leeds psychologists found that Facebook, along with other social networking sites, has actually been linked to depression.

When logging in, the thrill of what’s gone on since last view is undeni-able. Users get caught up in the buzz of online social networking and forget the site isn’t real life, allowing themselves to be disap-pointed when they don’t have as many notifications as they’d like. That disappointment can add up, making a person feel social anxiety just like in day-to-day situations.

“I could see how somebody could get upset, [when they] see how many people commented on this status or, ‘oh this girl always has a bunch of comments but she never comments on mine.’ I could see that mode in a person’s head,” explained Kristi Shaw, director of student life.

It’s that very curiosity a user has about what other people think of a post that fuels social anxiety, similar to a social

outing in which a person wonders what people think of his or her outfit or how he or she acts.

The indisputable truth is negative on-line interactions can become so serious it could even result in suicide. In 2010 Mas-sachusetts high schooler Phoebe Prince, 15, took her own life after being bullied, in part via Facebook.

A large part of what makes the online world more intense than real life is the inability to read the situation. There is no way voice inflection or body language to aid in understanding a post or comment.

“Words say a lot, when you see them,” said Shaw. “They can speak it to you and it might not sink in, but when you see it in writing, it does a lot to you. You don’t know, situationally if a person’s

status is about you, if you’ve done something to them, or if they’re just saying something else. I think that can take it to a whole different level.”

Online sites provide, in addition to many other things, a more convenient method of bullying.

“It’s a good thing, in some aspects. I do many different things on there, so it’s a great place to have free easy access to, but on the other end it can be a bad place,” explained Kat Myers, sophomore. “Because you know, cyber bul-

lying is such a big issue nowadays, and Facebook is just making it easier. Some people just go on and pick out a particu-lar person and just harass them to the point of tears. So it’s good and bad at the same time.”

Social networking sites weren’t created for this affect. Facebook’s mission state-ment states: “Giving people the power to share and make the world more open and connected,” which the site has success-fully done, for better or for worse.

“It’s a catch 22. I think they’ve connect-ed us better, but not always in a positive

way. I Facebook people because I know they’re going to be on there. It’s easier than texting,” said Shaw.

It’s important to remember what hap-pens on social networking sites is not reality. The world is far different from the

one portrayed online. Numerous posts, messages and friend invitations doesn’t make one superior to others. “You have more to do with your life than sit on a computer waiting for people to talk about something you posted,” Myers advises.

According to a study conducted by University of Leeds psychologists, Face-book and other social networking sites have been linked to depression. Face-book boasts 500 million users to date. (photo illustration by Devin Dice)

Studies show Facebook can lead to social depression

“Words say a lot, when

you see them ... You don’t know, situationally if a person’s status is about you, if you’ve done some-thing to them, or if they’re just saying something else.”

~Kristi Shaw

BY WIL AUSTINEditor in chief

Crime levels rise and fall, but never disappear completely. There is always a need for professionals

who will devote themselves to enforcing the laws of the country and of the state. Cowley’s webpage for its Criminal Jus-tice program says now is an “ideal time” to pursue a career in the field of criminal justice.

In Ireland Hall, Instructor Elvin Hat-field teaches a variety of classes with un-usual names like “juvenile delinquency,” “criminal evidence,” or “topics.”

These classes are part of the require-ments for obtaining an Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Applied Sciences (AAS) degree in Criminal Justice.

The AA allows a student to transfer to a four-year university after graduation from Cowley in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree.

With an AAS, an individual can start looking for work immediately, usually in

security, local law enforcement or state corrections.

The professional world of criminal justice offers very diverse professions and levels of employment. “We place people all the way from [the] federal level down to the local levels,” said Hatfield.

This diversity enables students with different interests and skills to serve a common cause: protecting innocent citi-zens and preventing crimes from taking place.

Freshman Lacie Gaskill is currently pursuing an AA in Criminal Justice. She said she has experience as an artist and a photographer and wanted to put those skills to use, maybe as a crime-scene pho-tographer. “I want to stand up for what I believe in,” she said.

Arkansas City Chief of Police Sean Wallace said he believes people chose to work in the field of criminal justice because “they want to make a difference in people’s lives in a positive manner [...] They want to be part of the solution, not just a sideline member of society watch-

ing things happen.”Wallace sees criminal justice profes-

sions as “more of a calling than a job.”“I want to help people, I really respect

police officers and what they do,” said sophomore Bailey Hawkins, explaining her choice of pursuing an AAS in crimi-nal justice during a ride-along through Summit.

Ride-alongs are internships with the Arkansas City Police Department that provide hands-on experience: students help the police by patrolling the Paris Park area, downtown Summit and the Cowley sports complex in the evenings

to make sure buildings and stores are properly locked up for the night.

“The theory is that you ... apply your learning as quick as you can,” said Hat-field. Through internships, students gain real-life experience as well as reference letters from professionals.

Many Cowley graduates go on to work for the ACPD. According to Wallace, al-most everyone currently employed by the town’s police department has received an AAS degree from Cowley. He considers this a good sign for the Criminal Justice program.

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Fighting crime one degree at a time

Freshman Daric Mann tunes in to the police department’s frequency to call in an open door at the clothing store Willow on summit during a ride-along. (photo by Wil Austin)

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Fashion

Chunky necklaces and animal print, very in for

the tribal look.

Accessories

STORY AND PHOTOS BY JORDAN WILLIAMS

The tribal look is one of the big ones in this spring! Chunky necklaces, bangles, wood beads and feathers. Mix them with the tribal print dresses, try an abstract design in a vibrant color like red, emerald green or fuchsia. Also look for the exotic flower prints, animal prints, or any geo-metric print.

Stripes are very in this season. Try mix-ing your stripes with floral prints, it may be clashing, but it’s cute!

They’re bringing back the nautical! The sailor look is also very in this spring. Red white and blue blazers, shirts, swimwear and even bell bottom navy inspired pants!

The one shoulder shirt or dress look is in for this spring. This dress is cute and can be bought at Willow Fashion on summit in Ark City. This dress and many other of her clothes come in plus sizes as well!

Lace is a vintage style, bring it forward into a new league. When you wear your lace this spring, wear it as the garment, not an added detail of garment. Many are daring to wear lace dresses without slips underneath, but if you do be sure to bal-ance it out with a long hemline.

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For these looks and more, shop Willow Fashion in Ark City! Great styles and low prices!

Punk fashion

is also a trend in style for spring 2011. Try the military,

grunge, motorcycle chic look. Think studs, heavy boots

with skinny jeans or even skinny leather pants. Maybe even

throw in a brooch or create your own safety pin style. And

don’t be afraid to wear heavy boots with skirts this season!

The tomboy look

is one of my favorites. You can wear the high waist-

ed shorts with a tight fitted blazer, a small neck tie

to throw in some color, a chunky watch, and then

finish it up with the Oxford shoes.

Victim

STORY AND PHOTOS BY WHITLEY STOKES

No matter if you like athletic, dressy, or casual; shoes are always in style.

When searching for the newest trends in women’s footwear for the spring, bright colored pumps and, ballet flats are a great choice.

Colors that are flirty and fun are al-ways a winner in women’s fashion. Also when the warm weather arrives it’s time to kick off those winter furry boots and start showing off those toes.

Flip flops of various colors and designs are always in fashion for the warm weather for guys and girls.

Bold statements will be made in footwear this year with the new trends stemming from celebrities like lady gaga. Perhaps shoes made of meat are out of

the question, however, high heels, and funky shapes may soon adorn our feet.

Don’t forget your running shoes!! With great weather and lots of sun shine exer-cising outside will be on the rise.Shoes

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THE NORTH CAMPUSCP

Waking up to Mardi Gras

BY BRITTANY THIESINGStaff writer Mardi Gras, a day of celebration

or days of celebration happens around March 8 every year.

Since students couldn’t skip class to head down to New Orleans to join such a celebration, the student ambassadors made pan-cakes to help the students start their day. Some of the ambassadors dressed to the theme of Mardi Gras by wearing festive masks.

“The student Ambas-sadors are an enthusiastic bunch, so I didn’t need to do anything to get them in the spirit,” said Mulvane Coordinator, Cynthia Jones. While Cynthia monitored the table and breakfast goodies and the ambassa-dors made the food.

For breakfast the ambas-sadors made pancakes, of course, bacon, and, to make the pancakes taste even better, different kinds of toppings in addition to the usual syrup and butter. They had sprinkles, chocolate chips, caramel, whipped cream, and pea-nut butter chips.

“The special toppings were requested by freshman Ethan Welch, one of our ambassadors,” said Jones. During the pancake making Welch decided to experi-ment with making letters out of the batter and spelled out “Ambassadors.”

Other ambassadors decided to make their own unique pancakes. “Making the pancake letters wasn’t difficult; I took a paper cone drinking cup, cut a hole to pour the batter through. This made it easy to spell the letters,” said freshman Ethan Welch.

The ambassadors had different jobs to fulfill like washing dishes, making pan-cakes, preparing the bacon, and shuffling back and forth from the griddle to the serving tables. “At the Mardi Gras Pan-cake Breakfast, I made the pancake batter and washed dishes. The pancake batter was more of a complicated formula, but we finally perfected it,” said freshman Al-lison Ramirez.

The team or ambassadors made ap-proximately 144 slices of bacon “The pan-cake cooks and runners worked nonstop. We have no idea how many pancakes were actually made. We do know that ev-eryone enjoyed themselves and pancakes were very good. The ambassadors did a fantastic job,” said Jones.

Top: After wrapping up Mardi Gras, the Ambassadors decided to make letters out of the pancake batter to spell “ambassadors.” The Ambas-sadors and students really enjoyed the free breakfast and event itself. Above: Students gathered in the main hallway to get their share of pancakes and bacon. The students even had their choices of special toppings. (photos by brittany thies-ing)

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BY BRITTANY THIESINGStaff writer

Whipped cream, dessert, and money, people would assume,

are the elements of a fun date. But on the afternoon of March 14 at 3 p.m. Uwe Conrad got the whipped cream pies ready for the winners of Pi Day.

Jars were placed on the table in the main hallway in front of the office for students to place money for whomever they would like to see get pied in the face.

The contestants for this year’s Pi day were sophomores Michael Mavec, Mark

Janzen, Curtis Hall, Josh Mahon, James Allen and Mathematics Instructor Nancy Ayers, Mulvane Coordinator Cynthia Jones, Chemistry Instructor Greg Woods,

and Mathematics Lead Instructor Conrad.

The winners of Pi Day were Mavec, Hall, Ma-hon, Allen and Janzen. For the winners, the prize was a good ole’ pie in the face. Good thing they did this outside or it would have gotten messy.

No pies were harmed in the making of this event since they impro-vised by using Ready

Whipped Cream. Students gathered when the clock struck 3 p.m., everyone went outside to

witness this event of the winners of Pi Day earning their winnings.

“Most of the jars had less than $3 in them, the tutors and ambassadors (including Janzen) raised the bulk of the money,” said math and science club sponsor Conrad. The club planned to use the money to help them fund their trips to the Cosmosphere, salt mine museum, and the zoo. “The total they raised for the math and

science club was $163,” said Conrad.After the excitement outside, the stu-

dent ambassadors served different kinds of pie, from apple to peach. The students were able to enjoy a free piece of pie to end the event on a sweet note.

“We had cherry, apple, peach, lemon meringue, coconut cream, and chocolate cream pies. Sixteen pies cut into eight pieces, served 128 slices of pie. I spent about $100 for this event,” said Jones.

Happy 3.14159 2653589 ... day

Above: After getting pied, sophomores Michael Mavec and Curtis Hall both decide to smear more whipped cream on each other’s face, after they got pied in the face for their reward for winning Pi Day. (photo by Brittany Thiesing)

Mulvane center’s math and science club commemorates Pi Day with good clean fun

“ Most of the jars had less than $3 in them, the tutors and ambas-sadors (including Janzen) raised the bulk of the money, ~Conrad Uwe

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BY DEVIN DICECampus editor

For decades the ‘freshman 15’ has been an inevitable tradition for incoming college students. But

fear no more, with the combination of America’s recent health obsession and the warm weather beginning to make its appearance, that ‘freshman 15’ may just turn into the ‘freshman 15 minutes of daily exercise.’

Being healthy doesn’t just mean losing weight. Achieving overall health means a body functioning as it was meant to function, without discomfort. Make no mistake; getting there isn’t easy. The benefits, are worth the effort.

With classes, jobs, and a social life, college kids often have a hard time committing to a healthier lifestyle. The step one in sticking to a health plan while juggling a busy life is making the easy changes first. According to Web MD, it’s best to set small goals and change habits a little bit at a time.

“I always encourage kids to drink a lot of water,” said Denise Wallace, Cowley’s nurse. “There’s a little jingle my husband learned when he was in medical school: ‘The solution to pollution is dilution’. The more water you drink, the more you flush anything out that you don’t need to have. And the opposite: if you don’t drink enough water, it’s easy for you to get sick.”

Keeping a body healthy is vital to everyday function. “What I tell [students] is that your car is the same, machine-wise, as your body is. And if you don’t get enough gas, the oil is low, the water’s

low, the car starts breaking down,” Wallace said. “The same is true for you. Everyone has an immune system, and everyone’s immune system is different.” Caring for the human body, too often, is put on the back burner while other daily tasks are carried out. failure to practice a healthy lifestyle can result in, among other things, falling ill.

Wellness isn’t something that only happens once; it requires work to

maintain. “It’s a habit, and it’s a good habit. Habits are hard to break, so once you develop a good habit, then you keep that habit,” Wallace reinterated. “When you have

a bad habit, you think ‘I don’t care what I eat, I don’t care if I sleep,’ then the older you get, the more consequences you’re gonna have.”

Those consequences could be more serious than many people think. Studies show lack of sleep has been linked to headaches, depression, obesity, diabetes, and even early death. Long-term unhealthy eating has been associated with all that and more--osteoporosis, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease.

Once again, making the change isn’t easy. Kicking bad eating habits that have been around since childhood is as much an emotional challenge as a physical one. To avoid relapsing into bad health, Wallace recommended transitioning into a more supportive environment. “The best thing is having a buddy. That’s a choice, choosing people that make those healthy choices to surround yourself with. It’s making the decision and then committing to it, and that isn’t easy.”

“The solution to pollution

is dilution.” ~ Denise Wallace

Doing a body good

Walking to class rather than driving is a great way to sneak in exer-cise. Parking behind W.S. Scott Auditorium offers a longer walk to classes. At Cowley there are many ways to add healthy habits to one’s lifestyle. The grassy area between the Brown Center and Galle Johnson provides an excellent space to play sports with friends. (photo illustrations by Devin Dice)

15 Fun Ways to Get Exercise

Do yoga1. Play volleyball2. Go to 6th Street Pond3. Walk to the mile track by the bypass4. Spend a day at Chaplin Nature Center5. Bike ride6. Play frisbee7. Simple stretching8. Walk instead of driving to class9. Enjoy a hike at Camp Horizon10. Visit the Wellness Center11. Just dance!12. Have a Wii party with friends13. Lift free weights while watching a favorite TV show14. Have a nice game of street ball15.

Keys to a healthy lifestyle at proper diet, exercise and the right friends

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Lady Tigers have fast start in conference play

Track Update

Part-way through his jump, freshman Bryan Jasmin, keeps pace with another competitor in the 110 Meter-hurdles at the Tiger Invite. Fellow freshman Matthias Wicks follows close behind. The two finished second and fourth in the event, respectively. (photo by Jacob Korte)

Freshman Courtney Rash keeps the baserunner in check at first base. The Lady Tigers are 19-10 on the season. (file photo)

BY VICTOR OTHERSStaff writer

The Lady Tigers are heading into

the double-header against Cloud County riding an seven game winning streak. They are also 14-4 through their last 18 games. But head coach Ed Hargrove is disappointed in the 19-10 overall record as the Ladies faltered in two different tournaments in Oklahoma earlier this season. Three of those games

were in the Tigers grasp but slipped in the end. If the team would have been able to hold on, their record would be 21-6. The Tigers have amassed a 8-2 conference record in the Jayhawk East in one of the competitive seasons in recent years in coach Hargrove’s eyes. With such a great run the ladies are in position to capture the conference title if the Tigers just keep the great ball play continuing. To start off key players for the squad , Freshman Taylor Parsons who was recently named National Pitcher of the week as she led the team with an earned run average (ERA) with 1.82 and 42 strikeouts in 46 innings pitched; her record is 4-2. Freshman Haleigh Sills is right behind Parsons with an ERA of 1.88 and 38 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched; her record is 5-2. Freshman Moly Warren has 32 strikeouts in 36 innings; her record is 4-2. Sophomore Starr Mcleod has a 2.24 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 50 innings; her

record is 5-2. Sophomore Bri Akers is leading the team in hitting from her leadoff position with a .452 average. Last year Akers again was the leading hitter with a .449 average. Akers is a consistent hitter for the Tigers as she will keep the balls flying for the rest of the season. Sophomore Haley Heincker is leading the team in RBI’s (29), and triples (3). Freshman Taylor Hatfield has been the best overall hitter for the Tigers. Hatfield is second in RBI’s (28), first in home runs (5), and tied for first in triples (3). Freshman Courtney Rash has a .372 average, 26 RBI’s, and 3 HR; two of them were grandslams. With such a harsh start of the season the ladies finally have realistic ambitions to have a huge second half of the season compared to the start.. As they are looking to win conference, win regional’s and earn a berth at the national tournament in Normal, IL.

Women 800 Meter Run4 Belisle, Kaitlyn Women 1500 Meter Run1 Belisle, Kaitlyn2 Lanoy, JessalynWomen 5000 Meter Run Waterfall2 Kendrick, Cassy3 Adamson, Elly 5 McClaughry, TrendaWomen 100 Meter Hurdles1 Farley, RichelleWomen High Jump2 Farley, RichelleWomen Pole Vault1 Peoples, Kadie 3 Hoover, Allison4 Dopfel, Sierra Women Shot Put2 Hardin, SarahWomen Discus Throw1 Kobza, Janessa3 Hardin, SarahWomen Hammer Throw3 Hope, Stephanie

Men 400 Meter Dash1 Jones, Cory3 Ross, CharlesMen 800 Meter Run4 DeWitt, DaneMen 1500 Meter Run3 Gracia, Josh Men 5000 Meter Run1 Gracia, JoshMen 110 Meter Hurdles2 Jasmin, Bryan4 Wicks, MatthiasMen 400 Meter Hurdles2 Murphy, Kieth5 Jasmin, BryanMen Pole Vault1 McLeod, Michael3 Rosson, CodyMen Shot Put2 James, Charles5 Lundquist, ShaneMen Discus Throw4 James, Charles

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BY BENJAMIN DONALSSports editor

For some, it is off season conditioning, others see it as a way to improve their overall athletic

performance, and still others see it as a competition in and of itself. Freshman Matthew Fox is one of those others. While most of us spent our spring break relaxing whether it be at home,

in the dorms, or if you were lucky, somewhere with an ocean catching swells; Matt caught some swells at the YMCA in Wichita. Instead of staying up late and binging on junk food and other by-products of college life he went to bed early and abstained from unhealthy habits. “I went home to stay with my parents just so I could avoid stuff like that,” said Matt.

On the closing weekend of spring break Matt competed in a state-wide weight lifting meet in Hoisington sponsored by USA Powerlifting. Fox weighed in at a lean 140 lbs and participated in the 148 lbs division. Impressively, he broke two state records (18-19 teen class) for bench press (235 lbs RAW) and Squat (325 lbs RAW). RAW means the lifter is unequipped.

What might be even more impressive is the 12 pounds of muscle he gained from his original 128 lbs to participate in the competition. To do that he started a diet of 5500 calories, a day! The average person consumes around 2,000 calories a day while athletes depending on their diet and sport consume around 3,500. “It doesn’t sound bad to be eating all the time,” said Matt. “But being full all of the time is just as uncomfortable as being hungry.” Matt attended the event with his twin brother, a freshman at the Mulvane campus, Micheal Fox. Micheal competed in the 123 lbs weight division (down from his walking around weight of about 133) but weighed in just shy of the mark at 122.75 lbs. Micheal blew away the state record books in all four categories, bench press (260 lbs RAW), squat (335 lbs RAW),

deadlift (395 RAW), and total (990 RAW). The brothers are set to break American records this month at the Nebraska State Championships in Lincoln, April 23. Matt will be cutting down his weight to a more comfortable 132 lbs to compete in a lower weight division. If his lifts carry over to his new weight class Matt is positioned to break the American record for RAW lifts in benchpress (225 lbs), squat (300 lbs), and possibly total (910 lbs) if he can increase his deadlift weight. Micheal has an easier route as American records in his weight division have yet to be set. The only thing left for the brothers after American records are the National records. Micheal already qualified for the USAPL RAW National Powerlifting Championships in Scranton, Penn. Matt qualified for the 148 lbs division but will have to re-qualify in the 132 lbs division. It seems likely that the two can set National records considering that marks have not been set in either of their weight classes. The next time you catch Matt in the Wellness Center, (where he can be found every day) give him a pat on the back, wish him good luck, and ask him for a tip or two on how to improve your weight lifting capabilities; I mean he is the columnist who writes the extremely popular fitness column Fox Fitness.

brothers blast record books at state powerlifting meet

Micheal Fox, freshman, deadlifts 395 lbs, a state record in the 123 lbs weight division. Fox set four state records at the meet. (courtesy photo)

Matthew Fox, freshman, prepares to bench 225lbs. This was Fox’s second lift, on his third he set a state record of 235 lbs in the 148 lbs weight division. (courtesy photo)

BY VICTOR OTHERS Staff writer

The Tigers (19-6) pulled the broom out from under the Highland Scotties (8-15) and swept a four

game series on March 26, 27. The Tigers played Highland in two double-headers back-to-back. Cowley came into the contest a 12 game winning streak, and

also had won 16 of their last 17 games played. So the Tigers were looking to keep the momentum rolling. To start game one of four, the Tigers opened the contest with four runs in the first inning, setting the tone basically throughout the competition. The Tigers were hot at the plate, putting two more points on the scoreboard in the second. The Tigers never looked back after that

keeping their paws on the pedal with a 10-0 shutout in game one. Tigers quadrupled Highlands’s hits 12 to 3 all through the first game. Game two was quite difficult for the Tigers as they found themselves down 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning. The Tigers tied things back up 2-2 going into the third inning. Highland went scoreless from then on as the Tigers swept away with 11 unanswered points to end the game with an 11-2 win. Again for the second straight game the Tigers got nine more hits 11-2 against the Scotties. Game three was also a close-call for the Tigers as they did not score until the third inning with the scored tied 1-1. To start the fourth the Tigers opened up a monster gap as they scored six points to take a 7-1 lead. But the Scotties would make a late push as they scored two runs in the 5th, 6th, and 7th innings consecutively to tie things up 7-7. In the bottom of seventh, freshman Gadiel Baez was clutch as he hit the game-winning run, bringing about an 8-7 victory. “This group just seems to find a way to get things done,” said head coach

Dave Burroughs. In the final game the Scotties took the 1-0 lead heading into the third, where the Tigers tied it back up 1-1. Cowley kept swinging away as they scored five runs in the next two innings to take the 6-2 lead. The Tigers hung to the big lead to finish with a 7-3 victory and a clean sweep in four games against the Scotties. “Nothing is easy in this conference so we are happy to come out of the weekend 4-0,” said Burroughs.

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Tigers sweep Highland Scots in close four game series

Storm Marler, freshman, winds up before pitching to a High-land batter. Cowley won all four games in the series. (photo by Samantha Francis)

Sophomore Tito Mendoza attempts to avoid a pitch. Mendoza was hit by the pitch and took his base in a victory for the Tigers over Highland. (photo by Sa-mantha Francis