BY COURTNEY CRAINStaff Writer

The Math and Science Club, ping pong ball launchers and cash prizes all came together for the Pi-

Day Scholastic Competition on March 13. Mu Alpha Sigma Chi along with Phi Theta

Kappa invited area high schools to join in the academic fun.

According to Natural Science instructor Greg Nichols, roughly 100 students at-

tended the second annual Pi-Day. They came from many different schools includ-ing Ark City Christian Acad-emy, Burden, Caldwell, Mul-vane, Oxford and South Haven.

There were a couple of new activities this year: the Cowley Science Investi-gation (CSI) and the ping pong ball launch.

The Pi-Day activities included an egg

drop, in which students were given certain size and weight limitations with which to construct an apparatus. The egg inside had to be able to survive a two-story drop.

The ping pong ball launch competition required students to design a way to launch the ball 12 feet toward a target by using a standard mouse trap.

The CSI involved teams of two people to identify the perpetrator of a crime scene using chromatography, fingerprinting, DNA analysis and identifying unknown solids found at the crime scene.

The scholastic competition consisted of exams in algebra, chemistry, biology, physics, physical science, geometry and trigonometry. Finalists were then chosen to compete in a verbal quiz. Top scoring participants in all four competitions were awarded cash prizes.

All participating students were given information about Cowley College, as well as campus tours and Cowley T-shirts.

“The new competitions they had this year were really cool. The CSI was fun and we got a T-shirt,” said Arkansas City Chris-

tian Academy senior Amanda Gauthier. “Pi-Day is awesome because you get to see kids from all over who like science like you.”

Regarding the success of Pi-Day, Nichols said, “We more than doubled the number of participants, and I am sure the number will continue to grow next year.”

The Pi-Day fun for Cowley students, however, did not come until March 14. Cowley instructors Bev Grunder and Frank Arnold were the two winners of the contest, and both happily received a pie in the face at 3:14 on March 14 in honor of the math-ematical symbol pi (3.14).

The money placed in the voting jars totaled approximately $118 and was used as a fund raiser for the Mu Alpha Sigma Chi.

Students and staff could vote with change counting as positive points and paper money counting as negative points.

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Pink to gold

Singing Pink’s “Nobody Knows,” Aubrey Slief wins Cowley Idol.Story on page 7

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Caldwell High School seniors Rowena Gerjets and Megan McCabe participate in the Cowley Science Investigation, which partially involved identifying unknown solids. (photo by Joe Lauer)

Still adorned in the messy whipped topping, Social Science Instructor Frank Arnold and Computer and Information Technology Department Chair Bev Grunder enjoy their sweet success. The two were chosen as the top “winners” in the annual Mu Alpha Sigma Chi Pi-Day celebration.

Top Left and Right: Arnold and Grunder graciously took pies in the face at exactly 3:14 p.m. from Cowley College President Dr. Pat McAtee. (photos by Jackie Hutchinson)

Oh for the love of Pi!

Area high schools, college students, staff participate in the second annual Pi-Day

Caldwell High School senior Ryan Schmidt drops his constructed egg apparatus from two stories. Unfortunately, his egg ended up breaking. (photo by Joe Lauer)

New men’s basketball coach

Following the resignation of Brian Jackson, Steve Eck (right) is hired.Story on page 11

Changes in store for graphic design programBY VICTORIA UKAOMAEditor

For computer graphics instructor Rhett Joy, the news regarding the graphic design program came as a surprise. While the program’s initial enrollment had been one of the three lowest on campus, Joy believed it still had potential.

A letter dated Feb. 28 was sent to all students currently enrolled in the graphic design program. The letter stated that upon

the completion of the spring 2007 semester, the associate of applied science in graphic design would no longer be offered.

Instead, Cowley College plans to offer only an associate of arts degree that will transfer to a four-year college or university. The degree will enable new and future students to take a core of 12 transferable hours of computer graphic design classes.

The effects of these changes go beyond the students. Joy, hired for the fall of 2006, will be looking for a new job. Beginning next

year, the program will not have a full-time instructor. Instead, part-time instructors will be recruited to teach a variety of courses.

Minutes from a recent board meeting state that Joy’s employment contract will not be renewed for the 2007-08 school year.

Joy, who loves graphic design, is most saddened by the program’s outcome and what it will mean for future students, yet he still wants to teach in the future.

“I plan on keeping my options open,” Joy said. “I love to teach. I feel it is what I am

meant to do with my life.”Vice President of Student and Academic

Affairs Sheree Utash said that while administrators have tried their best not to eliminate the program, the changes made in the graphic design program were forced by budget reductions for the upcoming year.

“We will make every effort for those students that are currently in the program, seeking an associate of applied science degree, to complete the necessary courses they need to complete their degree,” Utash said.

BY AMANDA PRATTOpinions Editor

Blinding lights, glamorous models and cash prizes are com-ing to campus. The Student Government Association (SGA) will be hosting its own version of “Deal or No Deal,” a popular hit game show on NBC. “Deal” will be replacing last years’ gross-fest “Fear Factor” competition.

The SGA version will vary slightly from

the NBC counterpart; there will be only 15 models carrying cash prizes valued between $1 and $200.

Any audience mem-ber will have the chance to be on stage to partici-pate. “Just show up to be a contestant,” SGA Secretary Aaron Loehr said.

Loehr, who is organizing “Deal,” will

also serve as the game show host. “It will be a great, wonderful time. I’m really excited to give away money,” he said.

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BITES A quick look at what’s happening

on campus

Deal or No Deal

Where: Robert Brown Theatre

When: Tuesday, April 12, at 8 p.m.

Cost: $1 admission

WHAT? WHEN? WHERE?Baseball Thurs. March 29, 1 p.m. City Ballparkvs. KCKSoftball Thurs. March 29, 2 p.m. Lady Tiger Fieldvs. HighlandMen’s and Women’s Tennis Thurs. March 29, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wilson Parkvs. Bethany and Kansas NewmanCC Singers Concert Thurs. March 29, 7:30 p.m. Robert Brown TheatreK-State Singers will be guest performersBaseball Sat. March 31, 2 p.m. City Ballparkvs. CoffeyvilleTrack and Field Sat. March 31, 11 a.m. Track ComplexTiger InvitationalSoftball Wed. April 4, 3 p.m. Lady Tiger Fieldvs. Hesston CollegeTennis Thurs. April 5, 2 p.m. Wilson Parkvs. Barton CountyBaseball Sat. April 7, 1 p.m. City Ballparkvs. IndependenceSoftball Mon. April 9, 3 p.m. Lady Tiger Fieldvs. Fort ScottTennis Wed. April 11, 2 p.m. Wilson Parkvs. IndependenceTrack and Field Thurs. April 12 Track ComplexCowley Tiger Decathlon/HeptathlonOpen Mic Night Thurs. April 12, 7 p.m. Brown’s 225 S. SummitSponsored by Tyger TawkDeal or No Deal Thurs. April 12, 8 p.m. Robert Brown TheatreSGA sponsors new eventBaseball Tues. April 17, 1 p.m. City Ballparkvs. HighlandTennis Tues. April 17, 2 p.m. Wilson Parkvs. SewardHonors and Awards Banquet Tues. April 17, 6:30 p.m. Wright Room

Campus LineupCowley College is offering confiden-

tial alcohol screenings. These screenings are in cooperation with the Cowley County Mental Health and Counseling Center. Screenings will take place on April 5 at the Patrick J. McAtee Dining Center from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Get the facts on alcohol and how it affects the body, risks involved, and what a person can do to regain control. All participants will be entered in a random prize drawing. Call Student Life Counselor Roy Reynolds at 620-441-5228 for more information.

The local Ford dealership, Reedy Ford, has donated a Schwinn “Hope” scooter to Relay for Life, which will in turn be selling chances to win the scooter for a donation of $5 to the American Cancer Society/Relay for Life. The ap-proximate retail value of the scooter is $1,599. The drawing will take place at the Relay for Life in June, and you do not need to be present to win. To make your dona-tion, contact Administrative Assistant Jody Arnett in the Employee Services of Galle-Johnson Hall.

Cowley College to hold TRIO Senior Day on April 5. High school seniors at-tending Cowley College’s TRIO Senior Day could be the recipient of a full scholarship covering books and tuition. The Senior Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Brown Center’s Wright Room on the Arkansas City campus. Scholarship requirements include: must maintain a 2.5 grade point average, must attend college full-time, need to be seeking a degree, have to be a participant in the Student Support Services Program (IMPACT), must partici-pate in one IMPACT cultural and academic event each semester, need to attend all scheduled meetings with an IMPACT advi-sor, and must assist with IMPACT events and participate in focus groups as needed.

Those interested in attending the TRIO Senior Day should RSVP by March 28 to Cowley College admissions representative Lisha Dunlap at 620-441-4368 or dunlapl@cowley.edu.

Cutting Edge Technology for the 21st Century will be the theme for a special event at the Southside Center on Thurs-day, April 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event provides an opportunity for high school and post-secondary students to learn about technical programs offered at Cowley Col-lege. Featured programs will include auto-motive, aviation, child care, nursing, com-puter forensics, criminal justice, computer support, EMT and MICT, entrepreneurship, interior design, interpreter training, ma-chining, mechatronics, medical transcrip-tion, medical coding, legal office assistant, non-destructive testing, and welding. For more information, contact Sandy Randel at 620-441-5262

The American Association of Univer-sity Women: Margaret Humphrey Schol-arship is awarding $2,000 given in honor of a long-time member. This is a one-time award, and the application deadline is May 31. Those interested must meet the follow-ing criteria: Be a non-traditional female student (23 years or older), be a Sedgwick county resident, have documentation of acceptance at a regional university, and must be enrolled a minimum of six hours of undergraduate credit at a regional uni-versity or college. Scholarship application forms may be picked up from Scholarship Coordinator Lisa Grose, or contact Gwen Stanley at: 6909 Stonegate, Wichita, KS 67206, 316-683-6435. Further information can be provided at www.aauw.org, Grose’s e-mail is grosel@cowley.edu.

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By AMANDA PRATTOpinions Editor

After nearly a month of campaigning, freshman political hopefuls found out if an SGA officer position was in their

future as the official results were released on Tuesday, March 27.

Winners of the election are as follows: Trea-surer Shawn Ming, Secretary Jolene Pierson, Vice President William Brantley, and President Katie Bevilacqua.

Abby Cantrell and Cassie Powell were ap-pointed to serve as activities liaisons.

One of their first tasks will be planning and organizing the end of the year bash, which is held in May.

“I’m excited, because I can actually put into action all my ideas,” Bevilacqua said. In addi-tion to being in charge and organizing campus activities, Bevilacqua is also looking forward to “speaking up for others who are frustrated or want changes around campus.”

The new officers will be sworn into office at the next SGA meeting, to be held Tuesday, April 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the President’s Dining Hall at the cafeteria.

Let’s make a deal

President Katie Bevilacqua

Vice President

William Brantley

ActivitiesLiaisonAbby Cantrell

ActivitiesLiaison

Cassie Powell

Secretary Jolene Pierson

Treasurer Shawn Ming

It does a student body good New Student Government Association officers will be sworn in at April meeting

BY COURTNEY CRAINStaff Writer

Possibly the most avid Green Day fan on campus, Amanda Pratt has been chosen as the March Student of the

Month. Daughter of Alvin and Kathy Pratt, she owns 10 Green Day albums and has 35 posters and pictures on her walls.

She is extremely involved on campus as opinions editor of The Cowley Press, pres-ident of the Tyger Tawk communications club, member of Phi Theta Kappa, member of Student Government and a resident as-sistant in the Kimmell Dorm.

With all of those activities, this Ameri-can Idiot barely has any free time. When she does, however, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and watching Beavis and Butt-head.

Cowley Press: Who is the person who has most influenced you and why?Amanda Pratt: My Grandma Murphey, who was terminally ill from 1995 until 1998. She taught me that life is precious and to savor every moment.

CP: Who is your favorite teacher and class at Cowley?AP: There are so many excellent instructors at Cowley; choosing one is impossible. I do have three favorites: Dave Bostwick, Tom Mason and Marlys Cervantes. They are hard working instructors who enjoy knowing their students on an academic and personal level. I will miss them next year.

CP: Where do you see yourself in ten years?AP: I’ll weigh 250 pounds, have seven kids and be the assistant cashier at Burger King. But seriously, when I’m thirty, I see myself as a highly successful public relations consultant or a media lawyer in a lively city. Hopefully, by this time I will have found a special guy to share my life experiences with.

CP: What do you feel makes you unique?AP: I had heart surgery when I was 17. I was born with a heart defect called VSD, which causes a hole in the muscle tissue, irregular blood flow and a heart murmur. My heart defect gave me no problems until I contracted a bacterial staph infection in my blood stream. The bacteria caused damage to my heart, which resulted in surgery to repair the VSD and damage.

CP: What is your favorite campus activity?AP: The Cowley Press! I love writing stories, laying out pages and editing stories. It is so amazing to see all of these different elements come together, and when the issue comes out, I feel a sense of accomplishment.

CP: What are your future plans?AP: Attend Baker University and major in organizational communications. I’ll also be on the Baker Orange newspaper staff next year.

CP: What does being chosen for Student of the Month mean to you?AP: I think it is awesome. Receiving this award proves that the work I do on campus is recognized and appreciated.

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Tuesday, April 3

with Student of the Month Amanda Pratt

Pratt poses in her dorm room with a section of her Green Day posters. Student of the Month is nominated by faculty/staff and selected by the Student of Affairs Committee. (photo by Jackie Hutchinson)

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BY TIFFANY ZAVALAStaff Writer

Freshman Justin Boyle had a near fatal accident due to a lack of sleep. He was on his way to work in

Strother Field when he fell asleep and crashed into train warning lights.

He sustained many injuries, which resulted in a long recovery. His right fe-mur shattered, chunks of skin were taken out of his right arm and he had to have two pins put in his knee and hip.

According to the Medical Editorial Board, most Americans do not get the suggested six to eight hours of sleep a night.

Sophomore Wayne Farley thinks sleep deprivation is “a serious problem for every student. We all try and cram that extra hour of studying or hanging

out with friends into our schedule and it ends up catching up to us,” Farley said.

If you feel exhausted, sad, stressed, angry or have a lack of physical energy, you may be sleep deprived. Also, those who don’t get much sleep tend to have a weaker immune system, resulting in them being sick more often.

While sleep deprivation may not appear to be dangerous, CNN.com states that “people who drive after being awake for 17-19 hours performed worse than those with a blood alcohol level of .05 percent.”

Furthermore, the site states that up to 60 percent of driving accidents involve sleep-deprived people.

Freshman Jesse Davis takes a nap

in the Jungle. Many college

students often find themselves

dozing off in strange places

due to lack of sleep.

(photo by Jessi Hadley)

Collegiate insomniaSave your sleep cycleLivescience.com gives a few habit changing tips for people who are tired of insomnia.

Do not take sleeping pills. Habitual use can permanently alter your sleeping cycle.

Avoid alcohol, which can lead to restless-ness.

Do not drink or eat anything caffeinated. Caffeine is a stimulant which will keep you awake.

Do not watch TV or worry while trying to go to sleep.

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Several students spent their spring break having fun all around the United States and beyond. Members of Act One traveled to Chicago, while the Art Club traveled to New York. Other students traveled to various destinations including Florida and the Bahamas.

Spring Travels

Above: Technical Director Jamison Rhoads and freshman Michael Holtke play cards to pass the time on their train ride to Chicago.

Top Right: A view of the Chicago skyline from the Sears Tower. (photos by Joe Lauer)

Freshman Charisse Archer traveled to the Bahamas for her spring break vacation and returned with this beach photo.

Sophomore Andy Bohn (far right) soaks up the sun on the beach in Florida with friends Gavin Richardson and Dustin Lynn.

Members of the Art Club take some time out to pose for a picture in New York.

Sophomores Chelsea Lowery, Kevin Redford, Dwight Bergley and

Jamie Fiechtl walk from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New

York. They were pelted with rain, ice and sleet during their trip.

Humanities Instructor Mark Flickinger and son Henry see the

mural bass bull on Wall Street as part of the Art Club’s trip to

New York.

Sophomore Logan Geist closely

examines artwork at the Art Institute of

Chicago. (photo by Joe Lauer)

Freshman Brady Flock serves himself

a slice of infamous Chicago pizza at

Giordano’s. (photo by Joe Lauer)

BY JOSH PATTONStaff Writer

One of the most irritating things for me to deal with on campus is sec-ondhand smoke. Coincidentally, a

hot topic around Kansas recently is a ban on public smoking. As a college campus though, it would be up to Cowley College to decide whether or not to ban smoking on the grounds.

Already, smoking is not allowed any-where inside campus buildings. Generally, people who smoke huddle outside the main entrances to the buildings, which forces other students to inhale second-hand smoke.

Being a non-smoking student, I find it really irritating to deal with cigarette smoke on a regular basis. My problem is that I hate smoke and the smell of smoke. More importantly though, secondhand smoke has been proven to be extremely dangerous.

According to the Surgeon General’s report “The Health Consequences of

Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke,” secondhand smoke exposure can cause immediate harm.

Also, nonsmok-ers who are exposed to secondhand smoke are likely to increase their risk of develop-ing heart disease by 25 to 30 percent, and lung cancer by 20 to 30 per-cent. The composition of secondhand smoke itself contains 50 can-cer-causing chemicals, and can also negative-ly affect people with asthma, and smoke allergies, or pregnant women.

Being so close to the end of the year, it’s likely that nothing will come of a smoking ban this year. Next year, though, it is possible that a ban, or at least smok-

ing restrictions, could be enforced on Cowley’s campus.

No matter how the college goes about this, there is no way to make everybody happy.

If we don’t allow smoking on cam-pus, we are taking away smokers’ free-dom to publicly smoke.

Then again, if smoking isn’t banned, we violate the rights of non-smokers to breathe clean air. If they are forced to walk through the secondhand smoke on cam-pus then they are at an increased risk to develop medical problems.

The only way I see to fix this problem is a compromise. I believe the best solu-tion is to designate certain areas on cam-pus for smoking.

This would eliminate walking behind people smoking and having to wade through smoke at entrances to buildings. If designated areas are not to be assigned, then a distance to stand from entrances needs to be determined.

Nobody is going to get rid of smok-ing entirely; it’s just not likely to happen. Unfortunately, what we have is a lose-lose situation that will upset somebody, but most definitely needs to have something done about it.

OPINIONSTHE COWLEY PRESS

March 29, 2007Page 6

THE COWLEY PRESSThe Student Publication of Cowley College

The Student Newspaperof Cowley College125 S. Second Street

Arkansas City, KS 67005(620) 441-5555

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The Cowley Press is a public forum produced bi-weekly by the Newspaper Production students. The newspaper 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.

Managing Editor - Victoria UkaomaOpinions Editor - Amanda PrattSports Section - Brady Brewer, Jacob Earls and Alex Skov The Scene Editor - Jessi HadleySpecial Section Editor - Annastasia ArnettPhoto Editor- Rae Hunter and Jackie HutchinsonAdvertising - Annastasia ArnettOnline Editor - Chansi Long

Staff Members - Charisse Archer, Nicole Costello, Courtney Crain, Megan Cummings, Stephanie Ferguson, Chet Hunt, Jackie Hutchinson, Sierra Keplar, Joe Lauer, Andrea Paddock, Joshua Patton, Jolene Pierson, Marcia Russell, Tiffany Zavala

Faculty Adviser - Dave Bostwick

QuickQuotes

“Yes, they should because smoking is disgusting. Second-hand smoke is worse than smoking itself.”

Do you think Cowley should adopt a smoking ban?

“A non-smoking ban imposes on free will. We should start a non-smoking campaign and let the majority decide.”

“They should have designated smoking areas. It should be farther than 15 feet from the door.”

“No. We shouldn’t impose a ban because outside air is for everyone.”

Annie BlackwellSophomore

Juan RamosSophomore

David StarnesSophomore

Tanya WilsonSophomore

By Dwight Bergley

BY CHANSI LONGOnline Editor

”Congress shall make no law...abridg-ing the freedom of speech, or of the press.”

This statement, taken directly from the First Amendment of the Constitution, assured that the government would not interfere with free expression. However clear the wording seems, the First Amendment did not directly answer all of the questions that freedom of expression raises.

Can we protest wars? Can we burn flags? Can we wear them as diapers?

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court was presented a case that appeared to raise an entirely new question:

Does the First Amendment protect expressions that connect Jesus to marijuana use?

In 2002, a Juneau, Alaska, high school allowed its students the day off to watch the Olympic parade pass by. It was a school-approved, but privately sponsored event.

One student, Joseph Frederick, didn’t go to school that day, but did opt to attend the parade. Positioning himself across the street from the high school, Frederick and his friends hoisted up a banner in an attempt to gain attention from a passing TV crew. The banner read “Bong Hits 4 Jesus.”

The school principal, Deborah Morse, who was on the opposite side of the street, saw the message and promptly tore it down, suspending Frederick for 10 days.

Morse was not offended by the ban-ner’s religious content, but by what she took to be a pro-drug stance. Subsequently, Fredrick sued seeking monetary damages from Morse and claiming the suspension was a violation of his First Amendment rights. The case has made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This is not the first case questioning student free speech. The question of what freedoms students can bring with them into school has always been a problem. In Tinker vs Des Moines, student petitioners wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam

War were suspended. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that students don’t shed their rights at the schools doors. And, even though the incident occurred off school grounds, Morse and the Juneau, Alaska, school district claim that it is their right to censor speech that interferes or con-flicts with the educational mission.

“Illegal drugs and the glorification of the drug culture are profoundly serious problems for our nation,” prosecuting attor-ney Kenneth Starr said in court, arguing that the First Amendment is not a blanket for pro-drug statements.

But what exactly does that entail? How much opposition to the “educational mis-sion” will be silenced on these grounds?

Interestingly, several Christian groups have filed briefs on behalf of Frederick, supporting the maintenance of the First Amendment despite the offensive nature of his statement. Their reasoning is that permitting schools to ban whatever state-ments they find offensive could poten-tially censor students who make religious

statements with which administrators find disagreeable.

Is it reasonable to infer that Frederick’s statement was harmful? Did the mes-sage plant the seeds of drug use in those that viewed it? Or was it just a ridiculous, humorous statement that bruised Morse’s ego in her attempt to practice control on a student?

Under the Tinker vs Des Moines case, students expressions that are viewed as “disruptive” can be subdued.

Did the statement disrupt students? Did it impair the safety of those that read it, or encourage drug use?

A statement should not be extinguished because it is offensive or disagreeable - inside or outside of school. The diversity of opinions found in America is one our strengths.

Silencing someone will not change his or her thoughts. If students makes a state-ment that conflicts with the “educational mission,” teachers should try to enlighten them, not censor them.

Let’s clear the air

Bongs hit Supreme Court

BY VICTORIA UKAOMAEditor

From *NSYNC to Frank Sinatra, the fifth annual Cowley Idol included plenty of musical variety. Over 250

people attended the local version of the well-known reality talent show. The event took place on March 14 in the Robert Brown Theatre.

Sophomore Aubrey Slief out-sang her 11 fellow contestants for first place, although she thought her final competi-tion against good friends sophomore Laura Durham and freshman Kendra Dunagan was definitely close.

“I was surprised because both Laura and Kendra had incredible performances, so I never thought I had it in the bag,” she said.

Slief chose Pink’s “Nobody Knows” as her final song, performing it with piano accompaniment.

“I wanted to catch the audience’s attention, not by the song I chose, but by my vocals,” she said.

Dunagan was only one point shy of placing first. Her path to participating in

Cowley Idol was an interesting one. Before attending Cowley on a choir scholarship, she had planned to audition for American Idol in San Antonio, Texas, but couldn’t afford the pricey hotel stay.

“I’m actually glad it didn’t work out because I wanted to come to Cowley,” Dunagan said.

Her performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” prompted many students to soulfully wave open cell phones in the air.

“I felt comfortable with the song, Dunagan said. “It’s fun to sing in front of a crowd.”

Accustomed to singing slow ballads, Durham came in a close third with an upbeat performance of Melissa Etheridge’s “I’m the Only One.”

“I love any excuse to perform and in this competition, I wanted to challenge myself to try something new,” she said.

Each of the contestants received Cowley Idol T-shirts, and the top three contestants were awarded trophies. Along with her win, Slief will receive recording time in a professional studio.

The band Sundown opened the evening as well as performing sev-eral additional times throughout the com-petition. The group also served as the judges for the com-petition.

“I really enjoyed Sundown most of all,” freshman Katie Ward said. “They were not only great singers, but they were also incredibly cute.”

Cowley PAWS club sponsored the

trivia game “Know the Facts” as a part of the Safe Spring Break activities.

The club’s president, freshman Courtney Mason, along with members sophomore Brandy Hallacy and freshman Katie Bevilacqua selected students to come on stage and answer health-related questions. With each question being worth $10, several participants won $90 to $100.

“Our main goal was to just get stu-dents thinking about STDs and using common sense,” Director of Health Services Tish Caitlin said.

Proceeds of $127 in ticket sales were donated to the Shanks Family/Jodi Sanderholm Memorial Scholarship.

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New ReleasesBlades of GloryAfter rival Olympic figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) are banned from the men’s single competition, they join forces to compete in the pairs’ division. Blades of Glory is rated PG-13 and will be in theaters March 30.

ChevelleVena SeraThe Chicago-based alternative metal/hard rock band, Chevelle will be releasing their fourth album, Vena Sera, in stores April 3. It contains the single “Well Enough Alone” as well as other songs like “Midnight to Midnight” and “Braniac.”

Free Movie Night is tonight (March 29) at the Cowley Cinema 8. Students get in free to a movie after 9 p.m. with a stu-dent ID.

CC Singers will be hosting K-State Singers tonight (March 29) for a concert. The concert will be in the Robert Brown Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Both groups will per-form their respective shows.

Tyger Tawk communications club is hosting an Open Mic Night at The Brown Store on April 12 at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Students who are interested in being involved should contact Humanities Instructor Marlys Cervantes and take a copy of their work(s) to her office in the Humanities office of the Brown Center.

Cowley Concert Choir will be singing at the Catholic Church in Winfield. The performance will be held on April 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Cowley College student-pho-tographer Hanna Andrews is hosting a photo show. Her photographs will be on display at Brown’s, 225 S. Summit, from March 27 to April 26.

BY MEGAN CUMMINGSStaff Writer

Gary Allan’s Greatest Hits album was released on March 6. With sales of over 69,600, Greatest Hits is Allan’s second number one album in less than two years. Allan’s newest album contains 13 well known songs from previous albums as well as two new songs. He has always been an influential artist, with songs that touch every emotion. This album definite-ly portrays these touching songs.

This album is a masterpiece with his best songs like “Right Where I Need to Be,” which is about current love, along with “Best I Ever Had,” a song about love of the past, and “Tough Little Boys,” a song about tough boys growing up and having things occur that turn them soft.

You will also hear his new single “Feeling Like That,” another song about

past love with passionate lyrics “I got lightning in my veins/ and

thunder in my chest/ All tangled up with you/ and trying to catch my breath/ I’ve been chasing that sensation/ halfway ‘round the world/ And looking back, on what we had/ Well, I’ve done it all, I’ve seen it all/ but I can’t find a feeling like that.”

I wouldn’t be surprised to see this art-ist stay strong into the future of country music. With seven albums under his belt,

he’s done pretty well.This 15 track collection is a must-

have CD for anyone, not just country music fans.

Not just for country fansGary Allan

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Singing home the gold

Sophomore Aubrey Slief sings “Nobody Knows” by Pink for her final song. Slief won first place for her per-formance. (photo by Rae Hunter)

The band Sundown performed several times during Cowley Idol, as well as serving as judges for the competition. (photo by Rae Hunter)

Cowley Idol competition brings out local talent

Attack of the handbags!BY VICTORIA UKAOMAEditor

Who would have ever thought that the earliest handbags verified historically were in fact carried

by men. The small packs called “pockets” were hung from the back of the girdle and usually contained oranges, flint and money. Interestingly enough, women finally fol-lowed suit in the early 1400s.

Today, the fashion spectrum of handbags is constantly refreshing itself. From a sleek clutch to a vibrant satchel, Dooney and Burke to Coach, it goes without saying that purses are a staple accessory in the daily wardrobe of many females, (as well as some males).

On several occasions, sophomore Amanda Marie Black has been told by her mother, as well as friends, that she should consider selling a portion of her never-ending purse supply on Ebay.

Whenever ever the seasons change,

Black, who now owns too many handbags to even count, usually purchases several more at Von Maur, Dillards, Macy’s or online.

“The most I’ve ever spent on a purse is $500,” she said. “Although they aren’t always worth the money I spend one them, I like big purses and they usually cost more.”

Whether bright spring swatches or smooth neutrals, oversized handbags and stylish totes are the optimum and popular choices. With their vast amount of compart-ments and spacious depth, it’s possible to carry just about your entire life and still have room for a little more.

Freshmen Sarah Davidson and Molly Cox both enjoy affordable purses with lots of color and space. The roommates’ bags

contain such items as makeup, tweezers, tampons and, in Cox’s case, a spoon.

“Anything I would ever need is in my purse. It’s my survival kit,” said Cox.

Sophomore Alexis Johnson’s love for handbags ranges from the cute simplicity of Wal-Mart to the sophisticated funkiness of Juicy Couture.

“My purses are unique because I buy them myself,” Johnson said.

While the purchase of top designer handbags can result in an empty pocketbook, websites such as www.ebags.com offer a large variety for a lower ticket price.

But it’s important to remember that the price doesn’t always make a handbag turn heads; sometimes it’s as simple as the exclu-sive composition.

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Sophomore Amanda Marie Black is engulfed by her ever-growing collection of hand-bags. “Each bag caters to my style,” Black said. “With fashion I just do what I like and people seem to like it as well.” (photo by Chet Hunt)

ACES volunteer organization is cur-rently raising funds at the Ark City campus by selling stuffed Easter eggs to be deliv-ered to students, staff and faculty April 4-5.

Students can purchase eggs from any ACES member or in the Social Science Department of the Brown Center any time before April 4. Sales tables will also be set up around campus.

The following is a jingle that has been written for the event.

I’m the Easter Bunny and I’m here to say,‘Let’s get your Easter hoppin’ in a major way!’

For only $2 bucks, send an egg filled with candy.That someone special will know you think they’re dandy!

Your friend will get some chocolateand you’ll be promoting ACES!

Surely that will bring a smile to many faces.

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JOSH PATTONStaff Writer

The college’s new Film Club will be hosting a film festival. There will be four categories in which a film can

be entered, each having its own entry fee and prize.

The four categories are the commer-cial/PSA contest, the short contest, the club contest, and the feature contest.

The commercial/PSA, short and club contests will all have a $10 entry fee. The prize will be an audience awarded certifi-cate of $25. The feature contest will have an entry fee of $15. Unlike the first three contests, this competition will have a mixed panel constructed by the Film Club to judge the entries.

The Film Club respects the rights of all film creators to create what they believe is a

fine piece that properly portrays their hard work, thoughts and feelings. They do not wish to censor the individuals’ work, but there are some basic guidelines they must follow for censorship.

Excessive or unnecessary amounts of the following will not be tolerated: sexual

content or nudity, drug and alcohol use, language abuse, and violence. The club respects artistic integrity; if they feel a film needs to be edited for content, the film will be returned with an opportunity to resubmit.

All entries need to be taken to the So-cial Science office in the Brown Center. The person submitting a film must be a student or an employee of the college. Anybody is allowed to participate in the project as long as the guidelines are met. Entries are due April 17; however, entries may be turned in by April 24 if an edit is needed.

For more information, contact the Film Club sponsor Chris Mayer at (620) 441-5229 or by e-mail at mayer@cowley.edu. You may also contact the Film Club President Matt Mendoza at (620) 262-6211 or by e-mail at cliffordmanning@gmail.com.

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This year’s performing arts tour will feature an unusual combination compared to past years. Representatives from the theater department will join the Jazz Band and the CC Singers. The tour’s purpose is to recruit talented high school students from across Kansas.

“We play a variety of high energy, nice swing funk tunes. We try to hit kids with high energy to show them what Cowley is and excite them,“ said Jazz Band Director Josh Fleig.

They perform at Circle, Chase County, Emporia and Tonganoxie high schools and Tonganoxie Grade School.

The tour is April 4-5. The groups will be staying overnight at Emporia and will also be performing at the Kansas City Plaza outdoors on one evening.

Cowley alumnus Lindsay Ramirez, daughter of Humanities Director Jacque Ramirez, directs the music department at Tonganoxie.

“It is very important we do this every year. I see the performers as ambassadors of Cowley. The performing aspect shows high schools students what is here at Cowley,” said Vocal Music Director Connie Donatelli.

Recruiting tour planned The Jazz Band will be on a tour of Kansas schools April 4-5. (photo by Marcia Russell)

BY CHARISSE ARCHERStaff Writer

The award-winning gospel group, Avalon will perform a full-length concert on Friday, March 30, in the Robert Brown Theatre. The show, which is sponsored by First Intermark, begins at 7 p.m. A pre-con-cert dinner is scheduled in the Wright Room of the Brown Center at 5:30 p.m. Avalon has sold more than 3 million albums, received the Group of the Year accolade three consecutive years from CCM Magazine readers and won numerous Dove Awards, including New Artist of the Year in 1998, as well as an American Music Award. Additionally, Avalon has scored 20 number one singles and performed before thousands

on coast-to-coast tours. “I really like their music. This is going to be my first time going to one of their con-certs. I’m so excited!” said freshman Jenn Huffman. “My favorite song by them is ‘Adonai’ off the album A Maze of Grace.” Lacey Chance was also more than a little enthused about the concert as well. “I’ve liked them since I was 12,” she said. “I’ve seen the group change and grow over the years and they never seem to lose that special something. I’ve been to two of their concerts and I’m looking forward to mak-ing this one my third.” Her favorite song is “Testify to Love” also from the A Maze of Grace album. Their albums include Oxygen, and Creed. Their two most current albums are Stand and Faith: a Hymns Collection. There style can be classified as contemporary gos-pel as these artists give old hymns a modern twist, bringing them back to life. Some of the revised classics include: “Holy, Holy, Holy,” “It Is Well,” “Amazing Grace” and “I’ll Fly Away.” For further information you can send an e-mail to avalonarkcity.com. All pro-ceeds from the dinner benefit the Ark City Christian Academy (ACCA). Concert proceeds benefit Cowley County Family Life Services, ACCA, and Cowley College Campus Christian Fellowship.

Ticket DetailsConcert tickets are $12.50 per person, and may be purchased at First Intermark, Union State Bank, and Home National Bank, or by phone at (620) 442-2460 (credit card only). General admission applies to all tickets sold. Dinner tickets are $15 per person and may only be pur-chased at First Intermark. Dinner guests receive reserved seating to the concert. Tax deductible.

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Ashton Kistler is a freshman pitcher for the Lady Tiger softball team. As a senior, she led her team to the Kansas 2-1A state championship with a 21-2 pitching re-cord. She recorded 19 strikeouts in a game and 690 in her career, both ranking second in the Kansas record books. In high school she was in-strumental in lead-ing Udall to the state tournament all four years with 64 wins and six losses.

How did you get into softball? Baseball has always been big in my family, and my cousins played so I’ve always had a love for it.

When did you start pitching? Why? I’ve been pitching since I was 8 years old. Pitchers are kind of like the backbone of the team, and I wanted to play an impor-tant role.

Do you have any idols or inspirations? Jennie Finch is definitely an idol of mine. She was a pitcher for Arizona when she was in college, and now she pitches for the Olympic team. She’s pretty much amazing.

Do you have any best or favorite pitches? I really like to pitch change-ups and curve balls.

Do you want to keep playing after Cow-ley? I definitely wouldn’t mind playing up to a university, but I’m majoring in ac-counting so it’s whatever’s in the cards.

What do you like to do with your free time? I definitely like to shop, but I work out a lot and I love hanging out with my friends. Guitar Hero is a favorite, but I’m not very good. I like playing the song “Cherry Pie” by Warrant on easy mode.

Does the fact that you live together help friendships on the team? Yes, definitely, because I live with my catcher and she is one of my best friends, but we all do pretty much everything together. But it also helps us mesh together on the field.

Do you have any blooper moments? When I field the ball I can be really spastic sometimes and fumble around with the ball a lot. I basically make things look a lot harder than they really are.

Do you have any pet peeves? As a pitcher I really hate it when batters crowd the plate so I really don’t have a problem if I hit one with a pitch. It’s their fault for crowding the plate!

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BY ALEX SKOVSports Writer

Excellence is annually expected from the Lady Tiger softball team, and so far this year’s team has not disap-

pointed, having accumulated a 19-4 record. One thing that will differentiate this season from others, though, is that head coach Ed Hargrove will be inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame.

“Obviously, I was surprised and hon-ored to be included in that group of peo-ple,” Hargrove said. “I was caught totally off guard.”

While he may not have seen the honor coming, Hargrove’s stats speak for his achievements. Under him, the Lady Tigers have won 13 Jayhawk East titles and have been ranked as high as second in NJCAA national standings. Hargrove has also received numerous Coach of the Year honors in the division. Throughout his career with the Lady Tigers, Hargrove has won nearly 800 games, making him the winningest coach in Cowley history. He is quick to point out that he is not the sole reason for the program’s success.

“Recruiting a lot of good ball play-ers [has been important],” Hargrove said. “I’ve always felt my biggest strength was recruiting. It’s obviously a direct link to victory.”

Induction ceremonies will be held in Normal, Ill., during the NJCAA Division II National Softball Tournament May 17-19. If the season continues successfully, the Lady Tigers will be in town competing.

Thus far the Lady Tigers are undefeated in conference play, having won doublehead-ers over Allen County and Coffeyville. They also put together a 17-game win streak.

The streak came to a halt at the Mid West JUCO Classic in Tulsa, Okla., how-ever. On the first day of the two-day tour-nament, the Lady Tigers went 3-0. Wins over Western Oklahoma, Allen County and Northeastern Oklahoma boosted the Lady

Tigers to the top of their pool on Saturday, and advanced them to the next day’s championship pool. With 6-0 wins over both Neosho and Coffeyville, the team faced NEO for the second time in tourna-ment. This time NEO grabbed an early 2-0 lead, and increased it to 8-2 by the end of the game.

The Lady Tigers looked strong despite the loss. Freshman Heather Davis added three wins to her record; she recorded no walks, 11 hits and 27 strikeouts.

“Heather was ultra-successful in high school,” Hargrove said. “She’s a little dif-ferent pitcher than we normally have.”

Freshman Ashton Kistler had standout performances at the tournament, as well, pitching one-hitters against Allen County and Coffeyville. Nine of Kistler’s 13 strike-outs for the weekend came against Allen County.

“Ashton’s been really good to this point and we expect her to get better,” Hargrove said.

On March 10, the Lady Tigers swept a doubleheader against Rose State, with scores of 6-1 and 12-3.

The Lady Tigers are scheduled to host Highland at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, at Lady Tiger Field.

Softball strong in conferencePitchers continue to excel; Hargrove to become NJCAA Hall of Famer

BY ALEX SKOVSports Writer

Ten teams named after animals and cookies, among other things, entered the Cowley recreation building Thursday, March 15, to compete in a mammoth event: a dodgeball tournament. Every restless student hoping to become a champion was prepared to grab polymer and pummel opponents in an attempt to be receive the highest honor available: intramural cham-pion.

Unlucky teams such as the Vanilla Wafers and Sea Turtles were eliminated early, battered and bruised. The AC Dodgers and Gonna Win Again were dropped in a later round, with the Ghetto Rivals and Thunder Ducks advancing to

the championship match.In the end, it was the Ghetto Rivals

who came out victorious, gaining bragging rights until new champions are crowned next year. Members of the Ghetto Rivals were sophomores Ashley Cole, Sharee Hurt, Eric Hammond, Matt Muncy, and freshmen Alexis Wright and Ludovic Dovonou.

Everyone who participated in the tour-nament received a t-shirt.

Only two intramural competi-tions remain to be played. The first is a one-night volleyball tournament on Wednesday, April 11. The second sport will be decided by a student poll. The choices include soccer and tennis. This will also be a one-day tournament, and will take place on Wednesday, April 25.

Jenanne Wilson bunts against Rose State. The Lady Tigers swept the doubleheader 6-1 and 12-3. (photo by Rae Hunter)

Sophomore Eliane Domingos does battle during the intramural dodgeball tournament. Domingos was a member of the volleyball team last fall. (photo by Jolene Pierson)

Ghetto Rivals dodge balls, win intramural championship

BY ALEX SKOVSports Writer

At Koch Arena on March 10, the Lady Tigers’ season ended in the quarterfinals of the Region VI tournament. The team had rallied from a 10-point deficit in the first half and had been trading baskets with Butler ever since. After a botched shot the Lady Tigers caught a break on a Butler turnover. At the 1:50 mark, the struggle was as intense as ever when the ball landed in the hands of sophomore Alyssa Showman, who put up a three-point shot that bounced off the rim and backboard before falling in.

Although Showman’s trey put the Lady Tigers on top, two Butler baskets soon secured a lead, and an eventual 62-57 win, for the Lady Grizzlies.

Both teams fell victim to bad shoot-ing. The Lady Tigers made only 34.3 percent of their shots from the field, but still managed to shoot better than their opponent’s 31.4 percent.

Free throws were a major factor in the loss. Though the Lady Tigers hit 6-of-8 from the charity stripe, Butler shot an unheard of 33 free throws and made 25 of them.

Sophomore Ashley Cole capped off

a magnificent season by leading all scorers with 23 points. Sophomore Crysta Glenn also earned double-digit stats by pulling down 10 rebounds.

The Lady Tigers will lose seven

sophomores upon graduation. Chelsz Coggins, Lindsey Davis, Sharee Hurt and Brittany Wilson will be leaving along with Cole, Glenn and Showman.

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At a GlanceWomen’s Basketball Season record: 20-12Conference record: 14-4

Standout performers: • Sophomore Ashley Cole was a Jayhawk East first-team selection. Cole was the leading scorer for the Lady Tigers with 13.3 points per game, and was second in rebounding.• Sophomore Brittany Wilson was named a second team all-conference player. Wilson was consistent off the bench, averaging 8.8 points per game. In the last 10 games of the season, Wilson raised her average to 10.8.• Sophomore Crysta Glenn received Jayhawk East honorable mention. Glenn led the Lady Tigers in rebounds with 7.1 per game and averaged 10 points per game.

Recent Results:After a home win against Pratt in the first round of the Region VI tournament, the Lady Tigers lost to Butler at Koch Arena. The 62-57 loss was the Lady Tigers’ third consecutive second round elimination from the tournament.

At a GlanceMen’s Basketball Season record: 16-15Conference record: 10-8

Standout performers: • Freshman Sanijay Watts was named to the second team all-conference. Watts led the Tigers in scoring with 16.7 points per game. In league play, Watts averaged 20.1 points per game.

Recent Results: On Wednesday, March 7, the Tigers

lost in the first round of the Region VI playoffs against Garden City, 71-69. Go-ing on the road, the Tigers were down until they tied it up at half 42-42.

Sophomore James Loe missed three three-pointers to end the game. The last shot came from half court and hit the rim as the buzzer sounded.

Loe led the team in scoring with 23 points while sophomore Matt Muncy added 12 points, all of which came in the second half on three point shots.

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Steve Eck, well known for his success at Wichita South High School prior to coaching at the junior college level,

was named Cowley’s new head men’s basketball coach.

Eck signed a contract with the Tigers on Monday, March 19, but was unavailable for comment. He checked into a hospital with appendicitis shortly after being hired

“All I can really say is that we got a great one,” Athletic Director Tom Saia said. “His coaching history speaks for itself.”

Eck, 51, became a coaching legend in Kansas due to Wichita South capturing 10 consecutive Wichita City League titles from 1986-1996. Eck tallied a record of 227-15 during that period of time.

After brief coaching jobs at Butler County Community College and NCAA Division I University of Missouri-Kansas City, Eck made Redlands, a junior college in El Reno, Okla., a powerhouse on the national stage.

Eck led the Cougars to the 2001-2002 NJCAA Division II national championship in his first year. Redlands then moved up to Division I, where Eck coached the Cougars to a Region II championship and advanced to the NJCAA Division I tournament.

In his six years at Redlands, Eck compiled a record of 182-22. The Cougars finished 30-2 and had a number-one rank-ing in the NJCAA poll for three weeks this past season.

Eck replaces former head coach Brian Jackson, who resigned one day after the Tigers’ season ended in the first round of the Region VI tournament at Garden City, 71-69.

Jackson said that both parties had dif-ferent directions for the program and the decision was mutual.

In mid-January, Jackson dismissed sophomore Santwon Latunde and fresh-men Damen Harris and Tommy Williams from the team for poor practice habits. But Latunde was reinstated to the team on Feb. 8.

“Throughout the course of the year, certain situations did not go well,” Jackson said, “but the administration and I are not departing on bad terms.”

In two years with the Tigers, Jackson had a combined record of 32-31.

Before Jackson became head coach, he served as an assistant under Mark Nelson and Randy Smithson while they were head coaches.

Jonathan Raney, one of Jackson’s as-sistant coaches, also resigned shortly after the tournament loss. Assistant women’s basketball coach Jeff Carter has resigned as well.

The Tigers finished the season with a 16-15 record overall and 10-8 in the Jay-hawk Conference Eastern Division.

“I am grateful to Tom [Saia], Dr. Pat [McAtee], and Bruce Watson for the op-portunity to be head coach,” Jackson said. “I felt blessed to coach at Cowley.”

Tigers name new head coachBrian Jackson resigns shortly after first-round loss to Garden City

Steve Eck Brian Jackson

Sophomores Chelsz Coggins (left) and Lindsey Davis scramble for the ball against a Butler player as sophomore Crysta Glenn awaits the outcome. A jump ball was ruled and the Lady Tigers were given possession. (photo by Alex Skov)

Lady Tigers’ season ends in less than two minutes

BY BRADY BREWERStaff Writer

Conference play is now at full throttle and the Tigers are in good shape for their competition.

“Conference time is when we buckle down and get things done,” said head coach Dave Burroughs. “I think we’ve got a roster that can do that.” On March 13, the Tigers played a strange doubleheader against Allen County. They easily won the first game 13-3 before losing the second game 11-0. “I’ve seen a lot of junior college base-ball, but I have never seen anybody beat somebody like that, and then get beat by the same margin,” said Burroughs. In the first two innings of the first game freshman Tom O’Gorman highlight-ed by hitting in five funs and swatting his fourth home run of the season, and sopho-more Cole Waddell went 3-3 with a double and three runs batted in. Sophomore Tyler Fleming picked up the win on the mound, allowing just five hits and three runs. In the second game, sophomore Matt Peck took the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits. All four pitchers used were scored on in the second game. “That was a rough day for our pitch-ers, but they have really picked it up since then,” said Burroughs. On March 15 against Johnson County, things were a bit different as the Tigers fought back during their last at bats in the bottom of the seventh to win both games, 3-2 and 9-8. Waddell played a big part as

he led off the final at bats by getting on base in both games, which sparked the seventh-inning comebacks. In the second game, Waddell scored off of a single by Fleming, and four batters later, with the bases loaded, sophomore Ryan McMillan walked to force the game-winning run from third. The pitching staff included sophomores Justin Otto, Drew Graham and Jason Sowers, and freshman Curt Simpson. “Otto and Graham both pitched a good game for us,” said Burroughs. On March 17, the Tigers went up against Independence in what turned out to be a split doubleheader with a win of 15-2 and a loss of 4-3. Sophomore Lance Hoge picked up the victory, allowing just three hits, two runs, and eight strikeouts. Sowers went 4-4 with two doubles and three runs batted in while freshman Blake Kelley went 2-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs. In game two the Tigers only had six hits compared to the 17 in game one and lost by one. Sophomore Kent Williamson was charged with the loss on the mound. On March 18, the Tigers swept a dou-bleheader at home against Iowa Western with scores of 15-13 and 8-7. They complet-ed the sweep with a five-run rally (surprise surprise) in their final at bat of the day. “They showed a lot of heart against Iowa Western,” said Burroughs. “It says a lot when you can make a comeback like we did.” Sowers scored to win game two off of a single from Kelley. Cowley had only managed five hits in the first six innings

and then matched it in the bottom of the seventh to win. “We’ve got a lot of guys that will swing the bat so we always know it’s possible to win it coming from behind,” said Kelley. In game one, O’Gorman knocked out his fifth home run of the sea-son, going 2-4 with three runs scored and two runs batted in. Freshman Darren Biegert saw action for the first time and drove in three runs as he walked twice with bases loaded and hit a sacrifice fly. This past weekend the Tigers swept up two home doubleheaders against Labette (5-3 and 8-3) and Neosho County (7-5 and 10-5). On Saturday, in game one against Labette, Hoge pitched his third complete game of the season, allowing just three hits and two earned runs and getting 10 strikeouts. In game two, Fleming picked up the win with seven strikeouts and no walks. Simpson picked up game two, allowing just two hits and one earned run.

Sophomore Mike Dabbs had a big day as he went 5-7 with a two-run homer and an RBI single in game one, and a double and an RBI in game two. On Sunday against Neosho County, Sowers broke a 3-3 tie with a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth and had an RBI double in the victory. In game two McMillan went 4-4 with a three-run home run and six runs batted in. McMillan leads the Tigers with a .473 batting average fol-lowed by Dabbs with .430. The Tigers were scheduled to play at Highland Wednesday at 3 p.m. Results were unavailable at press time. They are scheduled to host Kansas City today at 1 p.m. at City Ballpark.

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Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams ran into tough competition on March 10. The Tigers played against

Northwest Missouri State and Southwest Baptist University while the Lady Tigers took on NMS and Drury University.

“We knew we had tough matches going up against them,” head coach Brad Louderback said. “It was good to play two strong teams.”

The Lady Tigers beat Northwest Missouri State 6-3 but then suffered their first team loss of the season against Drury University 4-5.

The top four singles players won their matches against Northwest Missouri State.

Freshman Kasia Siwosz was back in action and played number 1 singles. Siwosz defeated Lindsay of NMS 6-2, 4-0 and Sabri of Drury 6-2, 6-2.

“Kasia beat the number 1 singles player from Drury convincingly,” Louder-back said.

At number 2 singles, freshman Karo-lina Porizkova defeated Amarel of NMS 6-1, 6-0.

In doubles action, Siwosz/Porizkova defeated Amarel/Gomez 8-2. Sophomore Hanane Toumi and freshman Juliana Franco narrowly defeated Lindsay/Castilla 8-6.

Against Drury, both number 2 and 3 singles were taken into tiebreakers. Toumi was at number 2 singles and lost to Mi-

randa-Sanchez 4-6, 6-4 (9-11). Porizkova was at number 3 singles and lost to Hankova 6-0, 0-6 (6-10). Both had injuries during their matches that affected their play.

The Lady Tigers are now 5-1 on the season.

The Tigers were less fortunate against NMS and Southwest Baptist State.

In number 1 singles, fresh-man Richard Filkuka defeated Useito of NMS 4-6, 6-4, 10-2. Sophomore Lukas Hyl and freshman Diego Motivar both won by default in the second set of their individual matches.

The Tigers then lost two doubles matches by one game (8-9) to seal a victory for NMS.

Against Southwest Baptist State, the Tigers had a much tougher time by only com-ing up with two wins – from number 3 doubles team of freshman Jim Blacketer and sophomore Michael Nguyen and Blacketer at number 5 singles.

On Tuesday, March 13, the Tigers turned it around and swept Friends University 9-0 to improve their overall record to 3-4. Playing at number 1 singles, Motivar defeated Rasmussen of Friends 6-0, 6-1.

The Tigers dropped only two games in doubles and a majority of the games in singles play. “We were just stronger,” Loud-erback said.

Both teams are scheduled for home

matches on Thursday, March 29, against Newman and Bethany.

“We are doing good so far,” sophomore Michael Nguyen said. “We just need to take care of business.”

Tennis teams play close matches

BY CHARISSE ARCHERStaff Writer

The Tigerettes will be heading to Dal-las to compete in the COA 2007 Lone Star Open National Championship on March 31.

Their routine, choreographed by Alicia Davis from Young World Dance Studio, incorporates jazz, hip-hop and pom dance styles into an approximate two-and-a-half minute routine. The team learned the national’s routine on Feb. 11. They have had a month and a half to practice and perfect the routine.

“I’m really excited, I can’t wait to see what we place,” freshman Erin McElgunn said. “We’ve been working really hard, I hope that our practicing pays off.”

The Tigerettes consist of Brianna Bra-nine, Ashley Cochran, Brandy Hallacy, Lori Legleiter, McElgunn, Raven McFall and Kacie Schlegel.

Tigerette coach Lindsay Sanderholm said, “We are still making last minute adjustments to make the routine the best it can be. The team is well prepared. They have really come together and bonded as

a team after dealing with the tragedy and heartache they have faced this year.

“The team has worked really hard and I think with a strong performance they will do very well at the competition.”

Tigerettes preparing for nationals

Sophomore Brian Cross returns the ball in his number 4 singles match against Friends Univer-sity. Cross defeated Son Nguyen 6-2, 6-1 to help the Tigers beat the Falcons. (Photo by Jolene Pierson)

Sophomore Brandy Hallacy dances along with freshmen Brianna Branine and Ashley Cochran during halftime. (Photo by Victoria Ukaoma)

March 29, 2007Page 14 SPORTSTHE COWLEY PRESS

BY BRADY BREWERStaff Writer

With the indoor track season at a close, the track team took just a week off and opened up the

outdoor season with partial squads at the Butler County Invitational in El Dorado on Friday, March 9. They continued on to the Southwestern Invitational in Winfield on March 15, and this weekend on Saturday they are looking forward to the Cowley Invitational right here in Ark City. “The first outdoor meet was every-thing we were hoping for this year,” said head coach Mark Phillips. “We went up there and got things done and we were pleased with everybody.” Holding on to their reputations, the throwers had an excellent meet. Freshman Adam Wolkins broke a school record in the javelin with a national qualifying throw of 222-0, while freshman Kelsey Poljansek hit women’s national qualifying marks in the shot put (45-1) and discus (143-0). Freshman Rachelle Pauley also had a good meet as she hit a national qualifying mark in the javelin (130-9). All three finished first in their events. Also, sophomore Cody Tabor won the men’s shot put (48-1 ¾) and hammer throw (148-9). Sophomore Luke Houser won the pole vault by clearing 14-4 ¾. “We mostly took field participants and a few sprinters to give the distance run-ners a nice break,” said Phillips. “We were

very happy with everyone’s perfor-mances.” At the Southwestern Invitational, the Tigers were com-peting against mother nature in a cold and windy meet, but regard-less, the men’s and women’s teams still pulled a solid performance. “It was cer-tainly a rough day for a track meet, but we were still able to get things done,” said Phillips. Lady Tiger freshman Aubree Dorsey took the 110-meter dash with a national qualifying time of 12.07 and fresh-man Ashley Cronin finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a national qualifying time of 12:07.97. That was the first time Cronin had ever competed in the steeplechase. Poljansek won the shot put (43-11) and discus (133-6) with national qualifying marks and freshman Bridgette Nash fin-ished second to her in the shot put with a national qualifying mark of 40-11 ¼.

“Our throwers have definitely had a big impact all year long,” said Phillips. The Lady Tiger 4x100-meter relay team comprised of sophomore Neisha Peterson and freshmen Amelia Lewis, Jessica Johnson, and Dorsey won the relay race with a national qualifying time of 48.6. For the men, sophomore Dustin Garcia won the 10,000-meter run with a national qualifying time of 32:56.38. “The runners for the men and women will do big things this year,” said Phillips. “Both teams have lots of potential.”

The men’s throwers put on a good perfor-mance as well with Tabor finishing second in the shot put (47-4), and sophomore Bryan Tapia and Wolkins finished second in the discus and javelin. Also, freshman Jackie Reese (long jump) and Houser (pole vault) finished second in their events. This Saturday the Cowley Tiger track teams are hosting the Cowley Invitational in Ark City starting with the field events at 11 a.m. and the running events at 2 p.m. The track is located on South Summit behind the baseball field.

Outdoor track hits the ground runningTeams scheduled to host Cowley Invite on Saturday

Freshmen Jessica Johnson and Aubree Dorsey, shown here competing at Southwestern, are part of the Lady Tigers’ 4x100 relay that has qualified for nationals. They will be running Saturday in the Tiger Invitational. (photo by Marcia Russell)