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BY TIM BADLEYStaff Writer

By the end of the night Riley Stegman had transported live worms in his mouth, bobbed for eggs in what he

was told was diluted cow’s blood, and ingested hot sauce, live crickets, meal worms and a plate full of vile smells and crawling creatures. Stegman completed these activities in the least time to become the first Cowley Fear Factor champion. The event, sponsored by the Student Government Association, took place on

April 20 in the Brown Center Theatre. “It was one disgusting event after another,” stage crew assistant Heather Julian said. Participants were introduced at the beginning of the show, and some played with the crowd. Robben Stanley did a back flip. Floyd Abang asked the crowd for a “hoo ha,” and Stegman said a prayer. Contestants were then subjected to timed events, and the slowest times were eliminated for each round. For example, AJ Ybarra was eliminated after struggling to eat a mealworm. “Contestants took an average time of 11 seconds to eat their worms,” event coor-dinator and emcee Brice Harader-Pate said. “It took (Ybarra) about 25 seconds.“ Some had difficulty watching Ybarra struggle with the worm. “I think it keeps crawling out of his mouth,” Lindsay Weems said from the audience. The three final contestants ate a plate of pickled pig’s feet, mustard sardines, worms, catfish nuggets and herring bites. Only Abang and Stegman remained after Stanley vomited into his bucket. It appeared Stegman had given up when he resorted to making loud heaving noises in Abang’s ears. Abang fought back his nausea and successfully finished his plate. It was not over, though. Harader-Pate reminded Stegman that Cowley’s Fear Factor winner would come from the cumu-lative times of all events. Stegman finished his plate despite Stanley pouring his vomit bucket onto an empty plate in front of him. After the judges totaled the times, Stegman was declared winner and received $100, a trophy and Cowley prizes. Immediately after the event, Stegman said, “I am ready to put my application into the real thing.” He added, “Don’t eat pig’s feet; it’s the nastiest thing that’s been in my mouth.” He then popped a piece of gum in his mouth to cover up his bad breath.

No slop too scary

While being timed by SGA’s Andrea Iman, instructor Tom Mason wants to give up, but the crowd will not let him. Contestants bobbed for two eggs in what event organizers told them was diluted cow blood. (photo by Morgan Williams)

Robben Stanley carries worms in his mouth and flaps his arms like a chicken across the Brown Center stage. “Ew! There’s dirt in there,” Stanley answered when asked how it tasted. Emcee Brice Harader-Pate asked contestants their thoughts after the activities.

(photo by Morgan Williams)

Riley Stegman eats his way to the top of SGA’s Fear Factor

Before polishing off the last of the pickled pig’s feet, Fear Factor cham-pion Riley Stegman contemplates the last bite. Besides pig’s feet, the plate consisted of stinky mustard sardines, slimy catfish nug-gets, herring bites and crawling worms.

(photo by Tim Badley)

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WHAT? WHEN? WHERE?Mr. Cinderfella Pageant Thurs. April 28, 7:30 p.m. Brown Center TheatreArts a la Carte Fri. April 29, 12:20 - 12:50 Bonfy AmphitheatreTemporal Mechanics Union performsSpring Band/Choir concert Sun. May 1, 2 p.m. Brown Center TheatreBaseball Sun. May 1, 2 p.m. City Ball Parkvs. CoffeyvilleWinfield Regional Symphony Mon. May 2, 7:30 p.m. Brown Center Theatre“Grouse Creek Symphony”Voice Recital Tues. May 3, 7 p.m. Brown Center TheatreCandice McGowan with KC WrightArts a la Carte Fri. May 6, 12:20 - 12:50 Bonfy Amphitheatre5 Man Trio performs82nd Commencement Sat. May 7, 10:30 a.m. W.S. Scott AuditoriumStudent Music Recital Tues. May 10, 7 p.m. Robert Brown TheaterFinal exams Wed. May 11-17 All campusesTemporal Mechanics Union Thurs. May 12 Brown Center TheatreFree percussion concertArts a la Carte Fri. May 13, 12:20 - 12:50 Bonfy AmphitheatrePiper Leigh performsMemorial Day Mon. May 30 College ClosedSummer classes begin Mon. June 6 All campuses

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BY SIMBI MUNJOMAStaff Writer

Stuck behind the Tony Buffo statue on the south end of the cafeteria, the medallion was, as the clues read, “some-where on the campus and easily acces-sible to everyone.” You may have walked past it or sat facing it, but it was Jacob Gould who actually found the medallion for the Math and Science Club treasure hunt. “We think it was a fun way to get the students involved and looking around the campus.” Sponsor Greg Nichols said. The organizers had made five clues, one for each day of the week. “We thought by Friday someone would find it.” Nichols said. On Monday, April 18, the first clue on orange paper was released by the Math and Science Club and distributed around the campus on tables, chairs and benches. Medallion hunters were supposed to notice the repeated occurrence of the capi-tal letter S.

The second clue, distributed on the following day, was a map of the campus on green paper with North, East, South and West marked on it. Gould, who turned in the medallion to Greg Nichols to receive his $50 prize on Tuesday, April 19, found the medallion even before the third clue was released. Since 2002 the Math and Science Club has been holding the Medallion Hunt as an April activity. The search was open to all full-time students. Nichols said that although they have no way of telling how many people participated, it has been a “fun annual event.” But that’s not the only fun Math and Science Club members have enjoyed. On Sunday, April 24, at 7 a.m. the club took a mini-van to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, “to wrap up the semester,” club president AJ Ybarra said. The money raised from Pi Day at the beginning of March was used to fund the trip. Ybarra said he “would like to thank everyone who took part in the Pi Day and the medallion hunt, mak-

ing it a successful year.” The Math and Science Club is open to anyone interested in joining with a one-time $35 membership fee. For more infor-mation contact Nichols at (620) 441-5210.

1) thiS yearS medallion hunt will begin on april 18th. all fulltime StudentS are allowed to Search for thiS medallion. it iS worth $50. if you find thiS medallion bring it to greg nichol’S office aS Soon aS pos-sible.

2) The clue was a map of the campus on green paper with North, East, South and West marked on it.

3) Definition of ________= an image or

representation of another thing carved out of a substance.

4) Unscramble this word- aiefterca

5) A.F. Tony Buffo was a former Dean of Instruction. He loved teaching. He made his way from teaching through the ranks of Cowley to become Dean in 1973. Now you can see a piece of Buffo everyday. Just swing by and say hi after your meals at Cowley College.

Two clues lead Jacob Gould to medallionOutstanding students honored at banquets

Clues written for annual medallion hunt

The Math and Science Club medallion was hidden behind this statue. (photo by Tim Badley)

Student of the YearSophomore Lory Turney, Arkansas

City native, has been voted as Cowley College’s Student of the Year. The announcement was made on April 19 at the annual Honors and Awards Banquet.

Turney was Cowley’s Student of the Month for September. The Student of the Month is nominated by faculty/staff and chosen by the Student Affairs Committee. The Student of the Year is then selected from the Students of the Months.

Student Athletes of the YearTravis Kliewer of Fairview, Okla., and

Priscilla De Souza of Sao Paulo, Brazil, were named Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year at the annual Athletic Awards Banquet on April 25.

Kliewer, a sophomore, is a member of the Tiger baseball team. De Souza, also a sophomore, was a member of the Lady Tigers’ basketball team.

Sophomore Lory Turney

BITES A quick look at what’s happening

on campus

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Cowley College is offering two new swimming courses, Recreational Swimming and Aquatic Fitness, at the Arkansas City High School Pool. Both classes are one-credit hour classes and will begin on Aug. 18. Recreational Swimming will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 a.m. The Aquatic Fitness class is similar to the Wellness Center’s Physical Conditioning class; grades will be calculated by minutes of workout time. For more information, contact Deb Nittler at 620-441-5220.

Three Cowley College students, Kira Endicott, Zach Noland and Philip Roth, participated in the Kansas American Institute of Graphic Arts Student Portfolio Forum in Wichita on Saturday, April 16. Competing against students from other two-year colleges, Endicott received Best in Show and won Adobe CS software and a scholarship. “I didn’t ever think I would win anything because everyone else’s portfolios looked better,” Endicott said. “If I can I would like to go next spring.”

Wichita State will have a limited number of scholarships available to new students this summer. To qualify for a scholarship, students must be new, first-time students to WSU. They must be fully admitted to WSU including having a complete application file, paying a $30 applica-tion fee, and submitting all required transcripts. Awards will be limited to tuition and fees for one, three credit-hour class, and scholarship money will be given through a drawing. Students may submit their information for the scholar-

ship at http://admissions.wichita.edu/suscholarshipmoney.asp. For further ques-tions contact Mandy Friess at 316-978-3638 or email her at amanda.friess@wichita.edu.

The Student Government Association will meet in the cafeteria on Tuesday, May 3. The meeting is open to all students and will cover upcoming events as well as students’ concerns and suggestions. All campus clubs and activities should send a representative. A free meal will be pro-vided to students who are not already on a meal plan.

Contrary to popular belief, suicide rates tend to be highest in April. Cowley College offers free and confidential profes-sional services for students facing difficult personal issues such as self-destructive thoughts and behaviors. The office of Student Life Counselor Roy Reynolds is room 204 of the Nelson Student Center. Reynolds can be reached at (620) 441-5228.

The Wichita Branch of American Association of University Women announces the Margaret Humphrey scholarship. This is a one-time scholarship of $1,000. Applicants must be Sedgwick County residents, 23 years or older. Application deadline is June 1. Late appli-cants will not be accepted. Pick up appli-cations and information in the scholarship office, or contact Lisa Grose at 441-5294. Also visit www.aauw.org for more infor-mation.

Bites compiled by Simbi Munjomasimbimunj@hotmail.com

Jeremy Schulte helps the ACES Program by tearing down walls in the former Burford Theater on Saturday, April 16. Student volunteers from the ACES program have been spending some Saturdays renovating the building to its original state. The old theater will be turned into one large room complete with a stage and the original balcony. The building will then be used as an arts center and possibly a dinner theater.

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August 19Fall classes begin at Cowley

September 5Hurricane Frances hits Florida, killing 38 people

September 12Three students from Cowley are shot near Ponca City after a fight breaks out at “The Pulse”

October 1Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington after two decades of dormancy

October 24Hamid Karzai is elected president of Afghanistan

November 2George W. Bush is reelected for his second term

November 11Yaser Arafat dies at age 75

December 7IBM sells its PC division to a Beijing company called Lenvo for $1.75 billion

December 23Christmas break begins

December 26Tsunamis 30 feet high and traveling 500 miles per hour affected 12 coun-tries, killing approximately 226,500 people

Movin’ onMovin’ on

Commencement will be held in W.S. Scott Auditorium on Saturday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. The third Endowed Chair winner, Connie Donatelli, is the guest speaker.

This is the first year that commencement will be held all together in the morning. Last year, due to the reno-vation of W.S. Scott, two commencements were held in the Brown Center, with the morning ceremony for associate of arts degrees and the afternoon for all other graduates. Because the morning graduation had a bet-ter turnout than the afternoon graduation, the college has decided to have the ceremony in the morning this year for all graduates. Before last year, ceremonies had been in the evening.

As of April 20, there were 441 graduates, but only 308 graduates planned to walk across the commence-ment stage. The walking classes include fall, spring and summer graduates.

BY NICOLE WEBSTERStaff Writer

Since there are fewer than 5,000 stu-dents at Cowley College, friendships are quickly formed. With gradua-

tion right around the corner, sophomores are beginning to realize how much they will miss this community college. The Cowley Press asked three graduates – Sarah Determan, Lisa Youngers, Lance Fry – about their memories of Cowley.

What will you miss most about Cowley?n “I really like the campus. I’m going to miss the small homey feel,” Determan said. She also said she will miss how at Cowley, “You pretty much know every-body; all the teachers know you by name.”

n Fry’s biggest disappointment about leaving Cowley is how he will “miss peo-ple I know that I won’t be able to see as much.” However, he is ready to move on with his college career. “I’m ready to move out of Ark City. I want to be in a bigger city,” he said.

What’s your most memorable experience here?n Youngers’ most memorable experience happened while she was “singing with the choir at KMEA and I almost passed out because I was really weak. It was the day after I gave blood.”

n Some of Determan’s most memorable experiences at Cowley include working out with her friends Je’Anna Watson and Dustin Dawson at the Wellness Center.

What won’t you miss about Cowley, and what do you think needs to be changed?n In the future, Youngers said she would

like to see Cowley with a “tighter atten-like to see Cowley with a “tighter atten-dance policy. She said some people still dance policy. She said some people still get away with never coming to class and get away with never coming to class and still get an A.”

n While nitpicking for things about While nitpicking for things about Cowley he dislikes, Fry said, “If we’re Cowley he dislikes, Fry said, “If we’re paying for class, I believe attendance paying for class, I believe attendance should be at the student’s discretion.” Fry should be at the student’s discretion.” Fry also would like to see Cowley have more also would like to see Cowley have more computer classes, more specifically, the computer classes, more specifically, the recently dropped networking class.recently dropped networking class.

Ultimately, the graduates had Ultimately, the graduates had plenty of positive comments plenty of positive comments about Cowley.n “I didn’t want to come and “I didn’t want to come and now I don’t want to leave. I’d just now I don’t want to leave. I’d just rather stay here,” Youngers said. rather stay here,” Youngers said. She added that she is already She added that she is already very sad about having to leave very sad about having to leave this great school and the great this great school and the great teachers.

n “The thing I really like “The thing I really like about Cowley is their about Cowley is their support of the arts, more specifically band more specifically band and choir,” said Fry. and choir,” said Fry. He also added rather He also added rather excitedly, “Connie Donatelli is the best. Donatelli is the best. I love her to death. We have the best freakin’ choral director in the state of Kansas.”

Echoing the thoughts of many Cowley graduates, Fry said, “I’m opti-mistic about the future and what God has for me.”future and what God has for me.”

Spring 2005 graduates may continue picking up their commencement apparel until Friday, May 6. Caps and gowns will be avail-able at the bookstore on the main campus and at the University Bookstore at Southside. There is no charge for the apparel, but

all graduates should come prepared to

complete a short on-line gradua-tion survey.

August 3Missouri bans gay marriages

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January 18Cowley begins spring classes

January 31Michael Jackson trial begins.

April 2Pope John Paul II dies

April 19Joseph Ratzinger elected new pope (Benedict XVI)

May 7Graduation at 10:30 a.m. in the W.S. Scott Auditorium

May 12-17Finals week for Spring classes

BY AMY LYNN ANSTAETTSpecial Sections Editor

Every time a graduation is in the works, students hear the dreaded ques-tions about their futures, as in “What do you think you’ll be doing in 10 years?”

But what about Cowley College? Where will it be in 10 years? Here’s how I see our school if we come back to take another class 10 years from now.

We will no longer have to play musi-cal cars in the Brown Center parking lot. Our cars will still be driven on the roads but they will all be equipped with a device that I would like to call "flight park-ing." With this device, instead of having a remote to lock our cars, we will have a remote to park our cars.

At the entrance of the building where our classes are located, we will stop the car, get out, and then push the parking but-ton. At this time, the car will rise into the air and park itself in a 30-40 story parking garage. The car will have sensors on it to prevent it from hitting into other cars and they will also let the car know when it has gotten to an empty parking stall.

When our class is over, we will just go outside and push the "come back" button. The car will safely come to a stop right in front of us. This does mean that we can no longer use parking difficulties as an excuse for being tardy.

Tigers will no longer be just pictures on the wall or statues in the grass. There will be real tigers roaming around campus. They will, of course, be trained so they won't hurt anyone. The bronze tiger in front of Galle-Johnson will be replaced by a caged white tiger. The Student Life Center

will also have their own pet tiger.

There will no lon-ger be instructors in 10 years, but holograms. Sorry, instructors, this means no more pay checks for you. The holograms will save the school money because they can teach more than one of the same class at the same time, allow-ing more space for more students at good times of the days. They could also teach at more than one branch of the school at one time without the hassles of the televi-sion monitors in the ITV rooms.

We will no longer have to walk from one building to the next.There will be moving sidewalks. That way when we are all tired in the mornings and have to go from class to class we can just hop on one and be taken to the next building.

There will no longer be note pads to take notes on. In fact none of us will have to take notes at all. We will all have voice-automated computers. With these we will just have to say what we want written and it will automatically write it for us.

Our books will all be on small com-puters. This will help all of the students that do not read well because it will read the pages to us. We can multi-task. Do a paper for one class and get pages read to

us from our computer for another class.Biology students will no longer have

to actually touch and dissect real animals. The class will all be on a virtual reality video game. This will make learning inter-active and fun! However, the smells will emanate through the computer so we will still have to smell it. The screen will also have a touch surface were we can feel the different parts of the animal.

If we come back 10 years from now Cowley may actually look like this. We should not be surprised when we come back for a visit and wind up face to face with a real tiger.

Tigers, holograms and virtual reality, oh my!

TONY CROUCHVice President of Business Services

“..right out there in the front. Probably on the leading edge of everything that’s current, just like right now. We’ll definitely have more dorms.” Crouch also said, “Whatever people out there are wanting, we’ll be there doing it.”

SUE SAIADean of Student Life

“I could see us partnering with some four-year schools so we’re able to offer bachelor’s degrees. If trends continue, I guess we’ll see you graduating students coming back to work here.”

SHEREE UTASHVice President of Student and Academic Affairs

“I would say that we would have a world-class aviation campus in Wichita,” said Utash. There will be “increased vocational/technical education opportunities and new partnerships with area universities for general education transferability.”

Utash also believes that education in 10 years will be “much more global with greater technology than today.” Other improvements to be made to the campus within 10 years, Utash hopes, include adding:• a soccer program• new dorm space• more student life opportunities• e-books• laptops• more faculty• web-cam teleconferencing

On a personal level, Utash hopes for con-tinued enrollment growth at Cowley as well as the opportunity to partner with education and industry to “have a competitive edge.”

In 10 years, Cowley will be…

BY NICOLE WEBSTERStaff Writer

Being a stay-at-home mom with five kids, graduating sophomore Susan Hogue didn’t think she would con-

tinue her college studies after Cowley. But that was before she won a scholarship that gives her up to $30,000 per year.

“If this scholarship hadn’t come, I probably wouldn’t have finished school,” Hogue said.

Hogue often travels with her 13-year-old daughter, Madeline, to dance competi-tions. She was in Denver on April 15 when Dean of Student Life Sue Saia called and asked her to attend the annual Honors and Awards Banquet. Hogue said she tried to make excuses not to go, but Saia was ada-mant about her attending.

When she arrived at the banquet on April 19, Hogue and three of her children who accompanied her were placed at the

front table.“I couldn’t figure out why I was

there,” Hogue said. “I was clueless.”She kept thinking, “Why am I up front

with three kids?” She said she “tried not to be pretentious,” but she really wanted to know why she was there.

Then, President Pat McAtee stood up and said, “Susan, tonight is your night,” before announcing that Hogue had won the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, which is awarded to only 25 community college students nationwide with a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

This need-based scholarship requires applicants to write about what they have accomplished in the past and what they hope to accomplish in the future. They must also comment on a piece of literature that has affected their life. Hogue wrote about GATTACA, a science-fiction movie that deals with genetic discrimination.

The application must be submitted

along with a copy of the applicant’s grades and two letters of recommendation.

Starting in late November, Hogue worked for approximately two months to complete the scholarship application. “It was a long process,” she said. “I think there were 10 essay questions.”

Hogue, who took online classes, is extremely thankful for all Cowley College has done for her. She said, “Cowley’s been so aggressive to help people like me. It’s an excellent program. I’m very impressed with that school.”

Hogue said she is “very happy with the quality of the material. Every year gets better and better.”

In the future, Hogue plans on teaching business at the high school level or above in Winfield.

She said that she was a bit nervous about receiving the scholarship “because it’s a kind of commitment. It’s a little scary anticipating the responsibility.”

School is now paid forSusan Hogue wins prestigious scholarship

February 27Dennis Rader is arrested for the BTK mur-ders

March 16Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife and her fetus.

Susan Hogue

Ten years from now, the future may include voice-auto-mated computers which will take your notes for you. These little machines could be similar to today’s palm pilots.

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BY RHONDA ROSSStaff Writer

Business and Technology instructor Larry Schwintz did not want to give his female student a swat, but rules

are rules. Of course, this was in the 1970s, when corporal punishment was still fre-quent in school settings.

Before coming to Cowley College in 1977, Schwintz taught vocational agri-culture and was the advisor of the FFA Chapter at Winfield High School. He had no idea then that the student he was forced to swat would one day be his colleague at Cowley. But then, neither did Pam Smith.

Smith, now a Natural Science instruc-tor, says Schwintz was her middle school teacher. “It was some sort of Ag Class; I can’t remember the name exactly,” she said. “We did welding, I remember that, and I don’t know what else.” She does, however, remember Schwintz’ most impor-tant rule. “He didn’t allow foul language in his class,” she said.

Smith clearly remembers the day of the swat. “There was this boy that bothered me all the time; it would be considered sexual harassment today. I was a serious student, working hard on a project, and he (the boy) came up behind me and pinched me where he shouldn’t have. He made me mess up my project and I turned around and called him a bad name.”

Schwintz corroborates Smith’s version of events. “As I remember, Pam was an excellent student.” Schwintz said. “I had her in my agriculture class and in weld-ing. One of the students was messing with Pam’s welding machine and she cussed

at him and I was standing close to her and heard this. The rules were that if you cussed in class you got a swat from the teacher,” he said.

In Smith’s view, Schwintz didn’t seem to mind disciplining the boys, but didn’t appear eager to swat her. “But it was his rule,” she said. “He just gave me one swat and it didn’t hurt or make me cry or any-thing.” Smith admits it is “strange to have a teacher who is now a colleague.”

Three other Cowley faculty members have had to redefine their roles as col-leagues after having previous student/teacher relationships. Mathematics instruc-tor Greg Nichols and Natural Science instructor Scott Layton are 1989 graduates of Newkirk High School, where both of them had History/Political Science instruc-tor Frank Arnold as their history teacher.

Arnold taught Oklahoma History and U.S. History at Newkirk High for 16 years before coming to Cowley five years ago. He doesn’t remember a lot about Layton and Nichols as students. “They were both pretty quiet. Oh, they were both ornery, but not so much you had to get on them. I don’t want to hurt their egos. Just say they were semi-little angels,” he said, laughing.

Looking at the 1989 Newkirk High yearbook, Arnold pointed out that Layton and Nichols were good students involved in numerous activities, each winning sev-eral awards. Arnold said it’s no surprise to him that they chose the career paths they did. “They both belonged to SCION. I believe it was a science club,” he said.

When told that Layton and Nichols were going to be asked about having him for a teacher, Arnold pretended to be hor-

rified. “I’m anxious to see what they say about me,” he said, laughing. “I could be kind of mean.”

Greg Nichols had been at Cowley for at least a year when Arnold was hired. “I would not refer to Mr. Arnold as mean,” said Nichols, though he admitted that Arnold was “definitely strict” when he had him in high school. “He (Arnold) was in a situation that I, myself, have seen. When you are in charge of 20 or more high school students who are going through many life changes, you need to maintain an atmo-sphere conducive to learning; any misbe-havior disrupts that environment.”

Nichols says he still has a hard time addressing his former teacher by his first name. “It is generally Mr. Arnold,” he says. “I owe him that respect since he was my teacher and he has earned it.”

In contrast, Scott Layton has been at Cowley for only three years and admit-ted that referring to his former teacher as “Frank” has not been as difficult for him, though he had trouble in the beginning.

Frank Arnold agrees. “There for a while, it was always ‘Mr. Arnold’… not so much anymore. It’s fun to work with them (Layton and Nichols) now. Once in a while we’ll reminisce about the old days or,” he added mischievously, “we’ll talk about how someone has lost his hair.”

As for Schwintz, he said that “Pam was the only girl that I ever gave a swat to and we are the best of friends. I think she is a great person and a fine science teacher.”

Smith says Schwintz still teases her about the swat. But she adds, “I still call him Mr. Schwintz. It’s hard to call him Larry.”

BACK IN THE DAY

from students and teachers to colleagues

Larry Schwintz taught agriculture and welding to Pam Smith at Winfield High School.

Pam Smith poses for a photo in the ‘70s. She received a swat from Larry Schwintz for using foul language in his classroom.

Frank Arnold enjoys a lollipop as a teacher at Newkirk High School in the ‘80s. Greg Nichols and Scott Layton remember him as intimidat-ing.

Greg Nichols

I remember a story about Mr. Arnold from when I was in the 8th grade. He was in his first or second year teaching and had every-one scared of him because he

was so strict. He had replaced this little old lady who was so sweet and everyone loved her, but she retired. To get his bluff in, Mr. Arnold would do what most teach-ers at the time would: he took the tough-est, most rowdy boys in class and made them tow the line. “Johnny” was one of those boys, a 10th grader who would cause trouble just about every day. Here is Mr. Arnold, about 5-7 and 125 pounds, getting ready to swat Johnny, 6-1 and over 200 pounds, for misbehaving. So, he (Arnold) asks our teacher, Coach Bennett, the wrestling coach, to witness. Mr. Arnold administers the “board of educa-tion” and it summarily breaks into pieces. Poor Johnny didn’t know what hit him. Coach Bennett’s jaw dropped when he saw the splintered paddle. Then the clas-sic part of the story is when Mr. Arnold popped into the room and said, “Coach, can I borrow your paddle? I told him he’s getting three swats.” Then we saw a red-faced kid waddle down the hall to the principal’s office. We quickly learned that Mr. Arnold was a man of his word. When he said three, by golly, you got three!

Scott Layton

I think Greg and I were juniors in his (Arnold’s) World History class. We’re sit-ting in class, taking a test, I think, and one kid vomits on the back of the kid sitting in

front of him. There was sort of a rule that no one was allowed to leave the room. Mr. Arnold said, “Oh my God!” and ran out of the room. We all just sat there. Several minutes went by before Mr. Arnold came back in. He said, “”Oh, yeah, you guys can leave now.” I mean, common sense should tell you that if someone is getting sick, you might get sick too, watching that. But we all just sat there, waiting.

THE INSIDE

SCOOP

Summer is finally in sight. Classes will soon be over, and students will have all the time in the world to

sleep in, eat, and sleep some more. Of course, there are downsides to school being out, such as cleaning out your dorm, no more free ice cream in the caf, and the always-dreaded summer job.

I can be positive about cleaning out my dorm because I may find what is providing my room with the aroma of bananas and throw-up. Also, laying off the root beer floats will most likely downsize my tank-sized hips; however, I will never find any pleasure in working a dead-end job during my time off.

I don’t know if I have just been unlucky or what, but I have had my share of bad summer jobs. Between res-taurants, retail, and soliciting I have done it all. Let’s start back at my very first employment experience at the age of 15. I was too young to work an actual job, so what did I do? My only option was to baby-sit.

I still remember going over to their house for the first time to meet the little angels. These two blonde-haired, blue-eyed darlings couldn’t have been more excited to meet me. I thought we would have so much fun, and I could be the big sister they never had.

Little did I know that hiding under-neath those glowing halos were fiery devil horns. I had never been so stressed out in my life, but at least I learned my

lesson: Get paid up-front, never bring candy, and pack pepper spray just in case.

By the next summer I was a much more mature 16 and on the prowl for a job that paid more than 50 bucks a week. I had heard that a local telemarketing company was hiring, so I decided to apply. Unfortunately, I got hired and started the following week.

Training was a breeze, but what lay ahead was shear torture. I was called more names than I knew existed, and by the time I quit I had completely chewed off my fingernails. My only regret is that I didn’t burn that baby down when I walked out.

After lasting there for a short five weeks, I decided to move on to the world of retail. My favorite store hired me and I thought I was about to embark on my dream job.

However, there’s nothing glamor-ous about mopping an entire store while wearing heels or putting back bales of clothes after a mob of 13-year-olds has just tried on everything in the entire store in every size available. Not to mention, I was forced to spend all my paychecks on work clothes. All right, so maybe I wasn’t

forced but I felt obligated as a dedicated employee.

Since then I’ve steered clear of the mall, small children and anything involv-ing phones. However, I have also added professional bathroom cleaner, ice cream technician, and certified slave (waitress) to my resume.

Until I graduate from college, I don’t

expect to attain a decent-paying job that I actually enjoy, but that doesn’t mean I am going to stop whining, because that’s what I do best.

I know I am bound to work until the time I am in diapers again, and I can only imagine what job I will find myself at this summer. I heard the Kansas Turnpike was hiring … how bad could it be?

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Dana DinkelPerspectives

“I packed cans at a factory and sorted through boxes with rotting milk. I did that for one day”

-- Tony Koller

“Rubbermaid and Calmar. I had a 12-hour shift, 30-minute break, 8-hour shift and then two hours sleep.”

-- Nick Mildfelt

“Not having a job.”-- Juanita Smith

“I worked for Diet Rite and I had to fold brochures. I folded a couple thousand a day.”

-- Samantha Gandy

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Public libraries becoming endangered speciesBY GRACE PARKERGuest Editorial

Statistically speaking it is a building entered by few. It often sits in the hub of the community so everyone knows its location. The architectural detail is usually somber but sometimes flights of fancy are allowed, producing a structure of incred-ible beauty. It is here you find rooms of dry integrity and astute lighting, the building entered by the few meant to embrace the all.

I can hear your dismissive thoughts; another rant about some church or perhaps a historical landmark. Although similar, the public library is the “endangered species” here. It makes no difference if you read

or not, every citizen in this country needs to support our nation’s libraries. Lack of financial resources threatens the existence of the opportunity that is free to all.

Funding begins on a federal level. The Federal Funds Institute of Museum and Library Services awards grants to each state using the vehicle of the Library Services and Technology Act. The amount awarded is a population-based formula.

However, the proposed presidential budget and spending priorities may not appropriate or allocate funding that librar-ies need. The American Library Association notes that there has been a 111.2 million dollar budget cut nationwide in the past 18 months. That is almost a 50 percent cut in monies. At the same time visits to the

public library have doubled to over 1.2 billion per year. The reference librarians answer more than seven million ques-tions each week. Obviously, libraries are in demand. Obviously, citizens of this country are going to have to play an active role in insuring that public libraries continue to be a part of our culture.

Beyond funds allocated by the federal government each state plays a role in its own library destiny. Monies collected in the forms of bonds, taxes and fund raising offer continued support of our libraries.

This is the arena where each private citizen can become more proactive. You may not agree with another bond or tax but you can fully support a fund raiser.

There are over 117,000 libraries in

this country offering employment to over 400,000 people, some, here in your own home town. Supporting your library sup-ports your community’s local economy.

Arthur Meier Schlesinger once said, “Our history has been greatly shaped by people who read their way to opportunity and achievements in the public libraries.”

You may not go to the public library, you may not choose to read, but how can you not choose to ensure that opportunity is always available? That is what makes this issue worth an investment by all.

Supporting this resource supports the ideal that no matter who you are and no matter what your economic situation, there is opportunity. The availability of opportu-nity is the soul of the public library.

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Arts a la Carte will con-tinue on Friday, April 29, with Temporal Mechanics Union, a percussion ensem-ble. Following TMU will be 5 Man Trio on Friday, May 6. Arts a la Carte is from 12:20 to 12:50 at the Calder Bonfy Ampitheater Stage. Students are encouraged to bring pic-nic lunches and blankets or lawn chairs. In case of wind or rain, Arts a la Carte will be moved into the Jungle in the Nelson Student Center.

The Arkansas City Community Band will begin rehearsals for its 135th year of summer con-certs on Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in the band room of Galle-Johnson. The first performance will be the kick-off concert for PrairieFest on Thursday, June 2. The ACCB rehearses each Monday evening and performs each Thursday evening until July 11, with special performanc-es for events like the Fourth of July. The band is made up of students and adults and membership is open to everyone in the community. For more information contact Gary Gackstatter at 620-441-5275.

Students who take voice lessons from Connie Donatelli as well as Roxy Callison and Lindsay Ramirez will be featured in a voice recital on Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. in the Brown Center Theatre. Each student will showcase one song that he/she has worked on throughout the semester. Admission is free and open to the public.

AnnieThe Winfield Community Theatre is presenting “Annie.” Directed by Melody Krueger, performances will be in Meyer Hall at Baden Square on April 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Walnut Valley Travel in Winfield and American Family Insurance in Arkansas City. Call 620-221-6270 for more information.

New ReleasesJo Dee MessinaDelicious SurpriseJo Dee Messina’s first CD in three years, featuring her new hit song “My Give A Damn’s Busted,” came out April 26

Kingdom of HeavenOrlando Bloom plays a knight who fights to protect the people of Jerusalem in a decade long war. Kingdom of Heaven is scheduled to come out May 6. It is rated R for strong violence and epic war-fare

BY JENNY SARCHETStaff Writer

Artist Mark Flickinger and composer/conductor Gary Gackstatter are drawing attention to Grouse Creek Valley. The val-

ley has been the subject of much controversy in the last two years because of a proposal to make it into a resort lake.

“We always take for granted what is right in our own backyard, until someone tries to take it away. This land, its history and people are very valuable to us,” said Gackstatter. “Mark and I hope to pay tribute to this value.”

Flickinger’s artwork will be shown at the “Grouse Creek Symphony” on Monday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brown Center. The perfor-mance is free to the public. Over 20 of his paint-ings will be photographed and projected onto the screens.

The Winfield Regional Symphony will play music written by Gackstatter to accompany the artwork.

“Instead of walking through an art gallery, the audience will sit and have the art gallery brought to them,” Gackstatter said.

The “Grouse Creek Symphony” will be sep-arated into four movements: “The Land,” “The Trees,” “The Water” and “The People.”

“It is a huge honor having my paintings displayed at the ‘Grouse Creek Symphony.’ It is totally humbling that Gary would do that,” said Flickinger. “I enjoy his music. I only hope the paintings look as good as the music sounds.”

Flickinger first got interested in art at age 10 when his mom had paints that she gave to him. Painting is his favorite

form of art and he usually does landscapes, but he said, “I have been known to do still life.”

Flickinger went to Wichita State University for his under-graduate degree and then to the University of Indiana for his graduate work, where he majored in drawing and painting.

“Art is communication and expression. It is a way of orga-nizing thoughts and seeing,” said Mark Flickinger. “Art is not everything, but it can be about everything.”

Art Instructor Mark Flickinger inspects one of his paintings that will be shown in the “Grouse Creek Symphony” concert.(photo by Jenny Sarchet)

Flickinger to showcase artwork in symphony

Grouse Creek

Another view of the Grouse Creek Valley is shown in Flickinger’s paint-ing. Paintings like this one will be projected onto the walls in the Brown Center Theatre through each movement of the symphony.

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The Temporal Mechanics Union (TMU) will have their spring performance on Tuesday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brown Center Theatre. TMU consists of Cowley students, staff, faculty, and com-munity members.

The participants need no prior expe-rience and do not have to know how to read music. There are no auditions. Chris Mayer, musical director of the Temporal Mechanics Union, created the group for “fun, creativity, and as an outlet.”

This semester’s theme will be dif-ferent interpretations on the drum set. Mayer chose this instrument because “it really is a part of the history of American music.”

Students, staff, faculty, and anyone in the community are welcome to attend this spring’s performance and possibly sign up as a participant for 2005-06.

Next fall Mayer said he has “a major concert on tap.” An original composition entitled Migrations is being written for TMU by musican/composer Todd Harper. In addition, Garrett Ward will be coming from the East Coast to spend time with the TMU group. Several rehearsal sessions, workshops, public presentations, and a concert are planned Aug. 25-27.

For more information about the Temporal Mechanics Union, contact Mayer at 441-5229 or email him at mayer@cowley.edu

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Annual spring concert set for Concert Band and Concert ChoirBY CANDICE MCGOWANScene Editor

The Concert Band and Concert Choir will present their annual spring concert on Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Brown Center Theatre. Admission is free and open to the public.

The band will begin the program with a piece called “Phase Dance” by Pat Metheny. The percussion ensemble will perform this piece and will feature Geoff Abegg on vibes. The band will then perform “March” from “First Suite in Eb” by Gustav Holst, “Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo” by Malcom Arnold and “Ye Banks and Braes O’Bonnie Doon” by Percy

Grainger. The band will end its program with “Festivo” by Vaclav Nehlybel. The band is directed by Gary Gackstatter.

“This is a bittersweet concert., “ sopho-more JeAnna Watson said. “I enjoy all the music we’re playing, and it sorrows my heart that this will be my last concert, because I will never have another director like Mr. G.”

The choir’s program will have the theme of “Memories of Childhood.” The choir’s director, Connie Donatelli, decided on this theme after she changed her mind about one of the pieces for the group’s pro-gram at KMEA last month. All of the songs are centered around the theme.

The group will perform “May There

Always Be Sunshine,” a Russian folk song, “Jabberwocky,” “Five Nursery Rhymes,” and “Two Songs from Five Childhood Lyrics” by John Rutter. The women from Concert Choir will perform the traditional folk song, “Hush, Little Baby,” and the men from CC Singers will perform “Prayer of the Children.”

All of these songs will bring up bitter-sweet memories for those graduating and moving on with their lives.

“The memories are bittersweet and that’s the best way to put it,” Donatelli said. “The time spent at Cowley will be over, but the friends and memories made will never be forgotten and that is what’s most important.”

BY SIMBI MUNJOMAStaff Writer

Every year, Vocal Music Director Connie Donatelli selects one sophomore majoring in music to do a voice recital.

“I was scared when Connie told me she had chosen me to do it,” sophomore Candice McGowan said.

McGowan’s recital is on Tuesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Brown Center Theatre. The recital is free and open to the public.

Devin Woods performed the recital last year. McGowan says it is a privilege to follow him because he was “an amazing musician.”

McGowan will sing a set of German

and Italian arias, as well as some English songs. Her final set will be a mixture of Broadway and newer popular songs.

McGowan has always been interested in music. “I really started singing before I started talking,” she said.

McGowan has been taking voice les-sons from Donatelli for four semesters. During her time at Cowley she has been on a vocal music scholarship. At the college’s Honors and Awards Banquet April 19, she received the Vocal Music Department Award along with Mark Gubichuk and Tiffanie Spencer.

In March she auditioned and was accepted to the music conservatory at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.Someday McGowan hopes to work for

Rolling Stone magazine. Along with her extensive music background, she’s been the entertainment editor for the Cowley Press. She is passionate about music jour-nalism. Although she is not currently plan-ning on becoming a professional singer, she thinks the conservatory might change her mind.

Sophomore KC Wright will also sing a few songs between McGowan’s sets. At the end of the recital, McGowan and Wright will perform a duet from “Phantom of the Opera.” Wright is a technical theater major and has also taken voice lessons from Donatelli for four semesters.

McGowan said she is counting on her supportive family and friends.

Annual music-major recital will feature McGowan

Bittersweet memories

Bringing the chaos, Andrew Hogan, Gary Gackstatter, Phillip Vinson and Mikey Jarvis come together for “Big Noise from Winnetka.” Cowley’s Jazz Band joined Arkansas City’s Middle School and High School Jazz Bands for a night that was the culmination of thousands of practice hours, according to Gackstatter, who directs the Cowley Jazz Band.

“I love you” JeAnna Watson sings from Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” According to Gackstatter, Armstrong, who is the father of jazz, would be smiling down on Watson’s perfor-mance.

A night of jazz

Trumpet player Sam Souther burns up “Funky Cha-Cha.” When Souther finished his solo, Gackstatter had to fan him off.

(photos by Tim Badley)

Cowley’s Jazz Band performed April 26 in the Brown Center Theater. Their performance kicked off a series of dates including a tour next week.

STEVEN SCHOONSports Editor

The No. 8-ranked Cowley baseball team is once again conference cham-pions of the Jayhawk East. The

team clinched at least a share of the con-ference title by winning two out of four games this weekend in Northeast Kansas. In the event of a tie at the end of the sea-son, Cowley would win the tie breaker based on head-to-head wins. The Tigers have now won conference 10 times in the last 11 years.

The first doubleheader on April 23 was against a team that the Tigers swept at home earlier this season, Kansas City.

The Blue Devils, who sit in second place in the latest conference standings behind Cowley, were shut down in game one on a great pitching performance from freshman Brad Miller. Miller threw a one-hitter to improve his record to 5-2 for the season. The Tigers’ bats provided just enough offense in the game to win 2-1.

In the second game, KCK jumped on Cowley’s starting pitcher Kyle Dotson for

six runs, four earned, in the first inning. The Tiger offense didn’t provide much run support as they lost 7-4. During the game, former Arkansas City High School standout and current Cowley sophomore Deik Scram broke the school record for hits in a season (68) with his two hits during the doubleheader. Scram also holds the school record for runs in a sea-son (59), hits in a career (133), runs in a career (111), and triples in a career (12). He has already signed to play baseball at Oklahoma State University next year.

Going into the doubleheader with Johnson County on April 24, the Tigers needed to win one game to guarantee a share of the conference crown. With

the task at hand, the team answered with an outburst of 18 hits to rout the Cavaliers 14-5. Every player in the lineup had at least one hit with catcher Patrick D’Aoust leading the way as he went 4-for-4. Jeremy Sheehan pitched all seven innings to improve his record to 6-0.

Game two saw a differ-ent lineup in the game for the Tigers. Since the confer-ence title is clinched, Coach Dave Burroughs chose to rest the normal starters and give some experience to reserve players. The Cavaliers came out with a 7-0 lead before Cowley scored two in the top of the seventh inning. Despite gaining valuable experience, Johnson won the game 7-2.

Through April 26, Cowley’s record was 38-10 overall and 27-7 in confer-

ence play. After Wednesday’s game against Crowder College, the Tigers will play a game at Barton County on Thursday then travel to Oklahoma on Friday to play Northern Oklahoma College. On May 1, Cowley comes home to play their last game at the City Ballpark this year as they host a doubleheader against conference foe Coffeyville.

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Conference clincherBaseball team swings at least a tie for conference title during weekend series

Sophomore Deik Scram swings at a pitch against Neosho at the City Ballpark. Scram holds records in five offensive categories throughout his career at Cowley.

(Photo by Ashley Colburn)

Landon West hurls the ball during a game against Neosho. West is a sophomore from Goodland.

(Photo by Ashley Colburn)

BY SARAH LAVALLEEStaff Writer

The golf team has been having an inconsistent semester. However, accord-ing to coach Nathan Pryor, they have seen improvement in the freshmen performanc-es at tournaments.

“They all have potential to do very well, and some do, but not all the time,” said Pryor.

The best tournament thus far for the golf team was the Hutchinson Invitational March 28-29. Despite high winds, this two-day event showcased the team’s skills. They placed third in the tourna-ment with freshman Jason Turner medal-ing in 10th place. Sophomore Ryan Hobbs finished 11th, freshman Cody Nelson placed 12th, and sophomore Eric Fox 24th. Highlighting their inconsistencies, the fol-lowing week in another tournament in Hutchinson, they finished seventh out of nine teams.

Pryor feels “real optimistic” about this season’s sophomores and also feels that the freshmen are “coming along a lot faster

than anticipated.” The Region VI Division II District

Tournament will be held next Monday and Tuesday, May 2-3, in Coffeyville. During those two days teams will play 54 holes of golf. Pratt, KCK, Coffeyville, Allen, and Cowley all take part. “Pratt and KCK are our biggest competition, although we’ve beaten both before,” said Pryor.

The top team, which will consist of five players, and the top five individuals will qualify for nationals. “We have a good chance of winning, or at least qualifying, as long as they show up both days and play a consistent game,” said Pryor.

CONFERENCE SEASON STANDINGSTeam 18 Hole Avg.1. Johnson County 77.12. Hutchinson 77.63. Dodge City 78.64. Kansas City 79.65. Pratt 80.76. Barton County 80.17. Cowley County 82.38. Coffeyville 85.88. Allen County 87.2

Looking for consistencyGolfers head into Region VI looking to improve

BY STACIA WHITTECARStaff Writer

After filling the void when men’s bas-ketball coach Randy Smithson resigned, new head coach Brian Jackson had his own shoes to fill to find Cowley an assistant men’s basketball coach. Cameron Belden and Jon Raney are the two men taking over the position vacated by Jackson.

Belden and Raney each have ties to the Cowley program with Belden being the son of former coach and Hall of Famer Jerry Mullen, and Raney having played basket-ball here from 1999 to 2001.

Last season Belden was Wichita Heights freshman boys’ coach while being a manager for the Wichita State men’s team.

Raney comes back to Cowley after a one-year absence from Kansas. He served as an assistant for Hill Community College in Hillsboro, Texas. Before coaching in Texas, Raney played and then was a stu-dent assistant at Fort Hays State. Raney thinks his playing experience will help him in his new job.

“I hope to bring some experience being a former player, and I’m familiar with the campus and community,” Raney said.

Basketball coaching changesCowley alum Raney, Belden join men’s staff

Smithson named head coach at Butler CountyFormer Cowley men’s head basketball

coach Randy Smithson has returned to Butler County, a school where he spent 11 years as the men’s basketball coach before taking over at Wichita State University.

After his four-year stint at WSU, Smithson came here to Cowley. During his time at Cowley, Smithson had an 84-44 overall record with a trip to the Region

VI finals in 2003. After his resignation Smithson said he wanted to return to the Division I level; he added that he would only return to one junior college.

While Smithson was previously at Butler he compiled a 300-80 record over 11 years with six Jayhawk Conference titles, and four Region VI crowns.

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Catching perfectionLady Tigers finish unbeaten in conference,earn top seed for Region VI Tournament

Above: Sophomore Ashley Dunkelberger catches a pop fly with her eyes closed against Carl Albert. The Lady Tigers 27-game win-ning streak came to an end on sophomore day when they dropped the second game of the doubleheader 5-3.

Right: Sophomore Danielle Phillips lays down a bunt during her last home game in a Cowley uniform.

(Photos by Morgan Williams)

Freshman Cortney Channell muscles up a swing and looks to drive the ball during the game versus Carl Albert. (Photo by Morgan Williams)

BY STACIA WHITTECARStaff Writer

With the top seed heading into the Region VI Tournament, the Cowley softball team looks to

make the trip to nationals and cash in on a perfect 18-0 conference record. Last year the Tigers also had the number one seed and won conference, but fell to Neosho in the region finals.

While the goal for this sophomore class is to make it to nationals, some feel that their Cowley careers would still be complete without making it out of the region.

“Yes (our careers would feel complete) because we’ve won conference both years,” sophomore Jennifer Bauer said. Others think dif-ferently.

“It would be a big disappointment (not making it to nationals),” sophomore Jamie Amerine, who is batting .354 with 42 runs scored, said.

Sophomore Angela Meeker added, “I’m not playing softball next year, and it would be good to go out with a bang. But if we don’t win, I’m still proud of what we accomplished this year.”

In two years, this sophomore class has won 89 games, helped head coach Ed Hargrove win his 700th game, won two conference titles, been ranked second in the nation, and put together a 27-game winning streak. The Lady Tigers are cur-rently trying to get 50 wins, which only one other Cowley team has done.

“We kind of have an unwritten goal to get 50 (wins),” Hargrove said.

To reach that plateau, the Lady Tigers will have to beat their next oppo-nent, Northern Oklahoma College, on April 30 and win at least three games at

regionals.Even though Johnson County is one

of the stronger teams in the regional, Cowley completed a perfect regular sea-son record by beating Johnson 5-2, 7-2 on Tuesday.

“Hard work has paid off,” Meeker said.

“As a team we hit great. If we go into regionals hitting and playing like we did, no one will be able to beat us,” freshman pitcher Ashly Bright said.

An advantage for the Tigers this year at regionals is that they will have two pitchers to rely on instead of just

one. Freshmen Bright and Karli Hoffman have led Cowley on the mound with their 27-4 and 18-5 records. “It’s nice because even though we have a definite num-ber one, having

Karli eases the load on Ashly, and on both of them,” Hargrove said.

While the Tigers have confidence going into regionals after their Johnson wins, the team has different opinions on what it will take to bring home the region title.

“I’m pretty confident for regionals, but we still have to take it one game at a time and not take anyone lightly,” fresh-man Cortney Channell, who is batting .373 and has 15 doubles on the season, said.

“Be selective at the plate, and hit the ball,” sophomore Ashley Dunkelberger, who has 10 doubles and is batting .373 for the season, said.

Hargrove added, “We don’t have to play over our heads, but we can’t under-achieve.”

The Region VI Tournament is May 6-8 at Two Rivers Youth Complex in Wichita.

“It (going undefeated in“It (going undefeated in“conference) basically means that our class has continued the Cowley softball tradition.”

Sophomore Danielle Phillips

BY STEVEN SCHOONSports Editor

This weekend, the men’s and women’s track and field teams head to Coffeyville to compete

at the Jayhawk Conference/Region VI Championship meet April 28-30. The men will look to continue the suc-cess that they had at the conference/region indoor track meet, held earlier this year. The main competition will be Coffeyville and Johnson County. Cowley already beat Johnson by 58 points at the indoor meet.

“They (Johnson) are a respected school,” said freshman Sam Vogle, “but they don’t run as deep in talent as we do.”

Last year the men won the Jayhawk Conference East Division over Johnson County. Freshman Ryan Stittiams believes this meet is very important to Cowley as a team.

“Our whole season is based on this meet,” said Stittiams. “We have a chance to prove that the Cowley track team is a top notch track program.”

Many of the points look to come from the man who has been the top finisher for the team all year long, Brian Baker. Baker will try to add to the hon-ors he already accomplished during the indoor season. He was national runner-up in the shot put at the NJCAA Indoor Meet. His success during indoor track has only boosted his confidence and set his sights high for this weekend.

“My goal is to come in first in the shot put and discus,” said Baker, “and hopefully carry that to nationals.”

The women are looking to perform at the same level they did at the indoor track meet and place in the top five. Due to injuries and low numbers it will be tough for the women to perform at such a high level. Michaela Magallan (hamstring strain), Tina Starkey (pulled back muscle), and Katie Wagner, who helped the women to a fourth place fin-ish at the indoor conference meet, will be sitting out of competition.

“We don’t have much depth,” said freshman Darcy Hahnkamp. “It will be awesome if we give it a last great effort.”

After the conference/region meet, the next meet for both squads will be the Last Chance Qualifier on May 5 held at the Cowley Track for one more chance to qualify for the national meet.

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BY KEITH HENRYStaff Writer

Sophomore Jermaine Myers is perhaps one of the most pure young talents to come out of Jamaica. The Manchester, Jamaica, native comes to the United States with creden-tials of which college athletes dream. Before he even reached the collegiate level he was already his country’s national champion in the 800 meters.

“The kid’s an absolute freak,” head track and field coach Mark Phillips said, using “freak” as a compliment for what he called Myers’ “pure talent.”

Myers’ stats are mind-blowing. He has run 1:48 in the 800-meter dash three times already, not to mention on average he runs 1:50. He has a personal record of 46.8 in the open 400-meter dash and has run a split of 45.3 on a mile-relay leg. Myers can also compete with many sprint-

ers since he has run 21.7 in grass before.Myers defines success as “going after what

you want and conquering it.” He believes that he doesn’t have to be a world-class athlete to be successful, and he says he realizes there are other ways to be happy in life besides track.

But like many athletes, Myers does have plenty of self-confidence. Assistant Coach Ryan Turner calls him “Mr. Hollywood.”

“I will be the national Jamaican record holder in the 800 meters (1:45.24) and run in the Olympics and make some money,”

he said. “My coach used to tell me, ‘Picture yourself as the strongest, fastest, and roughest animal in the jungle.’”

Myers gets his motivation mainly from his mother and his teammates back in Jamaica, especially his mother because he wants to one day buy her the dream house she has always wanted.

“All of my friends are just as talented as me so we motivate each other,” he said.

Shaun Simmionth, who runs for Oral Roberts University, is Myers’ best friend and biggest inspiration. Simmionth is a top runner in Jamaica as well. Also, Myers’ girlfriend, who runs for the University of Nebraska, is one of the fastest female hurdlers in the world.

Myers has committed to the University of Nebraska next season.

Myers’ Accomplishments

Jamaica National ChampionTwo-time NJCAA All- AmericanPenn Relays ChampionWorld Junior Champion

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BY JARED MCGUIREStaff Writer

The Tiger men’s tennis team closed off their regular season with a second-place finish at

the Region VI Tournament in Wichita last weekend.

“I was ecstatic,” said men’s ten-nis coach Larry Grose. “Going into the tournament, I felt like Barton County was a shoo-in. They had proven that they were the best.” Barton County finished with 21 points, ahead of Cowley at 16.5 points. Johnson County came in third

with 13.5 points.Grose was not overly surprised

that Barton took the tournament. He mentioned that Cowley had not had the opportunity to face Barton this year. Grose said that their regular season match was cancelled due to a “wind, rain, Mother Nature deal.”

Nathan Mai became the Region VI champion for No. 5 singles when he went 3-0 against his competition. Mai made stunning improvements through the season, culminating in

the regional title. In No. 2 singles, Tin Hinst brought home the Region VI title when he won his second round 7-5, 6-4 and finals 7-6, 6-1. Brent Mettling in No. 6 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Hinst and Julian Rios all went to finals before being defeated.

At the beginning of April the team was 6-12, not a record to write home about. However, the team made drastic improvements and now has a record of 11-12. Grose contrib-uted the team’s sudden spike in vic-tories to the bloodbath competition they faced early in the season.

“The reason that we escalated is we got into our conference matches where we were play-ing Indy, Seward and Johnson… matches that are attainable,” he said. This team has not been at as high a skill level as previ-ous teams Grose has coached. However, he reinforced that the team made huge improvements and continued to impress and surprise throughout the year. Going into the national tournament, the Tigers are ranked 11th. Grose foresees advancement in the rankings and hopes that they will be able to move into the 5 to 10 range after national play. The national

tournament will be May 16-20 in Plano, Texas.

WOMEN’S TENNISJohnson County edged out the

Lady Tiger tennis team for the top spot at the Region VI Tournament in Wichita. However, the words “sec-ond place” have a bit more sting for the women than for the men. Placing second was a disappoint-ment for the ladies, who were hop-

ing to achieve their second straight Region VI title. The Lady Tigers finished with 19 points, behind Johnson County’s 21 points. The Independence Pirates took the third slot with 17.5 points.

Women’s tennis coach Rebecca Meyer expressed her disappointment but still remains hopeful.

“We’re obviously disappointed with second because we really want-ed to defend our title from last year,” she said. “We had the opportunities and we just weren’t able to come through with them.”

She was quick to emphasize that the placing was not due to lack of spirit or talent by the team. According to Meyer, they played very well and lived up to her expectations. Additionally, Meyer remains hopeful of the team’s chances at nationals.

Gina Pendrak captured the Region VI title in No. 6 singles after defeating an opponent from Johnson County for the third time this year, 6-4, 4-6, and 6-2. The team of Marjorie Ceppo and Iveta Spalenkova won the Region VI title in No. 1 doubles. Molly Bowman and Stacia Whittecar placed second in No. 2 doubles and Pendrak and Jenny Crank placed second at No. 3 doubles. Iveta Spalenkova in No. 2 singles, Molly Bowman in No. 4 singles and Stacia Whittecar in No. 5 singles all made it to finals before losing.

“I think that in this position where we have champions at num-ber one doubles of Marjorie [Ceppo] and Iveta [Spalenkova], they can do very well at nationals… Gina Pendrak will do well at number six doubles,” Meyer said. “I think the team can do really well and place in the top 10.”

National play for the women will be May 8-13 in Tucson, Ariz.

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Sophomore Jenny Crank swings dur-ing a match April 16 at Wilson Park.

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Sophomore Tin Hinst rips a backhand during a home match April 16. At No. 2 singles, Hinst won first in Region VI.

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Teams get second in Region VI

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