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Break it up!The Rambler wishes a

happy Spring Break (March10-14) to all students, facul-ty and staff. We will resumepublication March 26.

FAFSA time!The office of finanacial

aid reminds all students thatit’s FAFSA time once again,for the 2008-2009 schoolyear. Remember that it’smandatory for all studentsseeking financial aid. First,either complete your 2007taxes or make sure sure par-ents complete theirs. Next,get a pin number atwww.pin.ed.gov. Next, fillout your FAFSA atwww.fafsa.ed.gov and enterin the Texas WesleyanUniversity federal schoolcode (003645). For extrainformation visit the officeof financial aid on the thirdfloor of the administrationbuilding or call (817) 531-4420.

Those beautiful beans...Coffee enthusiasts

across campus are invited toa coffee house night forpoetry, scripture, readings,live music and a movie from7 p.m. -10 p.m. March 6 inthe Stella Russell Halllobby. Free food and drinksare provided, and the moviestarts at 8 p.m.

All the colors of the windThe Wesleyan Honors

Wind Symphony’s will be at6 p.m. March 1 in MartinHall, featuring the TexasWesleyan wind ensemble-and local Fort Worth highschool students.

It’s called a GoostreeTexas Wesleyan’s annu-

al Faye C. GoostreeSymposium starts at 12:15p.m. March 18 in the MartinHall with an address bykeynote speaker KayGranger, Fort Worth con-gresswoman. Granger isboth the highest rankingRepublican woman in theU.S. House and a Wesleyanalumna. The keynote speechis free and open to the pub-lic. A luncheon follows thekeynote address at 1:15 p.m.in the Louella Baker MartinPavilion. Luncheon ticketsare $15 general admission,$12 for Wesleyan facultyand staff and $8 for stu-dents. The GoostreeSymposium was founded byTexas Wesleyan in 1981. the2008 theme is “Rocking theCradle and Rocking theSystem: Women inPolitics.”

HOT JOB opportunities@ Career Services

Part-time Tutor, RefugeeSchool Impact ProgramVarious Positions, FidelityInvestmentsProgram Coordinators, EnvisionPart-time Tutor, RefugeeSchool Impact ProgramVarious Positions, FidelityInvestments

NEWS BRIEFSHistory rests

next doorAcross Bishop Street rests the PolytechnicCemetary. The site will be recognized as the1000th historic Texas cemetary by the TexasHistorical Commission (THC) during a cer-emony at 1 p.m. March 5 on-site. Join theTHC, the Tarrant County HistoricalCommission, Texas Wesleyan Universityrepresentatives, Fort Worth officials anddescendants of those buried for the histori-cal designation and the dedication of thehistorical marker, paid for by supporters. Areception follows at the Louella BakerMartin Pavilion. No one knows how manypeople are buried in the cemetary. Thecemetary’s first known funeral took placein 1867 and the last in 1992. See page 2 forfull story.

Political Junkie’s primary preparation

For self-professed political junkies, no time of the year quite equals theexhilaration of the week leading up to an election. That period becomes espe-cially exciting when the candidates view the election as key to their cam-paign.

Such was the case of the March 4 Texas Primary.Democratic candidates for president Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

both viewed Texas as a must-win state to keep their hopes as the prospectiveDemocratic nominee for president alive.

This article goes to press before results are in, but a big win for Obama(read: winning by 10 percentage points or more) could bring him that muchcloser to garnering the 2,025 delegates he needs to capture the nomination.

A win or a closer-than-expected loss by HillaryClinton will reinforce hercampaign’s message that therace is still far from over.However, Hillary really needsa win. Her last big win sinceNew Hampshire was wayback in January (unless onecounts the victory in Florida,who the Democratic NationalConvention stripped of dele-gates for failing to abide bythe prescribed calendar).

For Republicans, the raceis clearer cut.

A win by John McCainputs him just 40 delegatesshort of the required 1,191,and that doesn’t even factorin the other three races alsoheld March 4.

Mike Huckabee needed abig win to prove he still mat-tered. Before March 4, it wasalready a statistical impossi-bility for him to win the nom-

ination, but he can win enough delegates to the convention to have someclout there.

Given what is at stake, I spent the week prior to the primary attendingevery rally and convention I could. What follows is an account of a week inthe life of me, Wesleyan’s own Political Junkie.

Before beginning though, it helps to know a little about the process. Thisdescription applies to the Democratic Primary system.

First of all, the race for Democrats is still competitive. More important-ly, the Democratic process is far more convoluted than the Republicanprocess. According to www.realclearpolitics.com, the source for all statisticsquoted unless otherwise stated, Barack Obama had a total of 1,389 delegatescompared to Hillary Clinton’s 1,279 before March 4 primaries.

Texas has 193 delegates to the national convention. Democrats do nothave a winner-take-all system, however. The primary awards delegates based

on the proportion of thevote a candidate receives.But the primary onlyawards two-thirds of thedelegates. The other one-thrid are divided in a cau-cus that takes place afterthe polls close, 7 p.m. inTexas.

In order to get thelargest share of delegatespossible, the Obama cam-paign is encouraging vot-ers to vote in the primaryand then show up at theprecinct caucus. The cam-paign refers to this double-process as the “Texas twostep.” Now that the readeris thoroughly confused,Political Junkie candescribe the activities thata political junkie involveshimself in during the weekleading up to the primaryMarch 4.

Student spends week getting to know the candidates as they descend on TexasZACH DAVIDSON

STAFF WRITER

Being 80 years old is not enough to keep theyoung-spirited Lamar Smith from marrying again.On March 1, Smith, a member of the TexasWesleyan Board of Trustees, married BeverlySone Elbert. He met his new bride at TexasWesleyan in the fall of 1946. Elbert is the daugh-ter of former Texas Wesleyan University presidentLaw Sone, the longest serving president in the uni-versity’s history.

Sone served from the late 1930s and until1968. During that period, the university presidentand his family lived in an apartment on the firstfloor of Boze Benbrook Hall, a former men’s dor-mitory on campus. That was how Smith metElbert, as she was on campus but still attended asa high school student.

“She was a student at Polytechnic HighSchool, and we dated. She was a cheerleader, andI went to the football games with her. This wasbefore I met my late wife, Doris Hudgens. Beverly

had met Doris; she had a cousin who had livednext door to Doris in Quanah, Texas,” said Smith.

Smith married Doris after they graduatedfrom Texas Wesleyan. After Elbert graduated fromPolytechnic, she went to Southern MethodistUniversity, but she took several summer courses atTexas Wesleyan during those years. She graduatedfrom SMU in 1951.

“Beverly got married to her SMU sweet-heart,” Smith recalls, “and I got married to myTexas Wesleyan sweetheart. Each of us had threechildren. Her husband passed away about 15 yearsago. Doris passed away in early February 2007.”

The former couple crossed paths at a friend’sfuneral about nine months after Doris’ death.

“We went out for a sandwich and got reac-quainted,” he said. “I’m not sure our falling inlove with each other is describable. We found thatwe still like the same things, and we have manymutual friends. I adore her. I’m very fond of herpersonality, and she is a woman of strong charac-ter. I admire that about her.”

The two tied the knot at an 11 a.m. ceremony

March 1 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Smith is an associate minister at First United

Methodist Church of Fort Worth. He was the firstpresident of the alumni association in 1953.Through the board, he currently serves on theExecutive Committee and Student LifeCommittee.

After 50 years, trustee weds former flame, Wesleyan studentKEVIN KEATHLEY

STAFF WRITER

Barack Obama stumps in Fort Worth, as did all the major presidential candidates before theMarch 4 primary. See Junkie, page 2

Photo by Kevin Keathley

Photo by Kevin Keathley

Dr. Lamar Smith and Beverly Sone Elbert.

News2 March 5, 2008 The Rambler

February 26: Early VotingUnable to contain the excitement and vote on the day of

the primary, Political Junkie drives to one of the many earlyvoting sites to cast his ballot. In order to not hog all the funto himself, he may bring along his political junkie friends tovote with him. In this case, he had the pleasure of bringing afriend who had never voted before but was excited about thiselection.

February 28: Obama RallyPolitical Junkie’s next major pre-primary event was the

Barack Obama rally at the Fort Worth Convention CenterFeb. 28. Arriving three hours before the 8 p.m. rally, the linealready curved around the arena. By 6 p.m. Political Junkiefound a seat with his fellow political junkie friends and wait-ed idly by for Obama, who began a few moments late tothunderous applause.

Obama spoke of “what Dr. King calls the fierce urgencyof now,” of the need to give every American access to health-care, the need to endthe war in Iraq and theneed to restore hope inAmerica. Severaltimes during hisspeech he repeated hiscampaign’s slogan,“Yes We Can.”

While PoliticalJunkie had heard muchof the same all overagain, hearing it live inthe midst of 11,000attendees (accordingto the Fort Worth Star-Telegram) was adizzying experience.He exuded charismathat pervaded theroom, and we person-ally heard his ability tocaptivate an audience in the news. Unless you experience itfirst hand, however, one can not truly understand what peo-ple are talking about.

February 29: Alan Keyes at WesleyanThe Texas Wesleyan College Republicans hosted Dr.

Alan Keyes Feb. 29, an event Political Junkie just couldn’tpass up. Keyes is running for the Republican nomination as

he did in 1996 and again in 2000, but has no real chance ofwinning.

Alan Keyes is generally regarded as a rather extremistconservative. He spoke at Wesleyan for nearly three hours,most of it taken up with extendedresponses to audience questions.Keyes talked of the need to replacethe income tax with a national salestax. His Web site states that “Theincome tax in effect makes us vassalsof the government — the politiciansdecide how much income we cankeep” and says a sales tax “wouldrejuvenate independence and respon-sibility in our citizens. True econom-ic liberty and moral revival go handin hand.”

He discussed immigration interms of American sovereignty.

Keyes refersto what sup-porters callcomprehen-sive immigra-tion reform, which allows someundocumented immigrants to remainin the country as “de facto coloniza-tion of our country.” He equatesabortion with slavery as an offenseagainst God, believing that “ifhuman beings can decide who ishuman and who is not, the doctrineof God-given rights is utterly cor-rupted.”

The central premise of Keyes’policy positions rests in his unflinch-ing belief that God is central toAmerican governance. He ties allproblems America has to a moraldecay.

Sophomore political science major Heath Scott, aRepublican, said he was “intrigued but bemused” by some ofwhat Keyes said.

Keyes asserted flatly that Americans should never buyinto the argument that they should sacrifice some constitu-tional liberty for increased security. He pointed out that thepurpose of constitutional freedom is to “secure the blessings

of liberty to ourselves and our posterity,” therefore makingthe argument of trading liberty for security “stupid.”

February 29: Huckabee RallyNext up was Republican candidate Mike Huckabee, who

appeared athis rally inthe FortW o r t hStockyards.H u c k a b e etried hishand at rop-ing a steer,which tookalmost 10a t t e m p t s(his wife gotit on the firsttry!). Nexthe shookhands andtoured theStockyards

from insidehis bus. Overall, the event lasted a total of 15 minutes.

Political Junkie and Scott were disappointed thatHuckabee did not speak, Scott even more disappointed thathe was unable to get a picture with the Arkansas governor.

“I’m glad I got some good pictures of him and got toshake his hand,” said Scott.

March 1: Clinton RallyThe next event, which Political Junkie unfortunately

missed, was Hillary Clinton’s rally at the Stockyards March1. Clinton’s rally was postponed after her original rally onthe steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse Feb. 22 wasdelayed. A member of her motorcade lost control of hismotorcycle, killing the Dallas police officer. Clinton said toproceed with the rally would not be appropriate, but she kepther promise of returning to Fort Worth.

The Big DayThe culminating event was the March 4 primary and the

evening’s following caucuses. By the time you read this, youmay well know one or both of the presidential candidates for2008. Political Junkie hopes you availed yourself of theopportunity to participate in this grand ritual in AmericanDemocracy. Texas may not again be this important to fate ofthe presidency.

Junkie, from page 1

Q&AWho donated the land?

Members of the Hall and Tandy families donat-ed the land to the city of Polytechnic. Fort Worthannexed Polytechnic in 1924, Matthews said.The site is estimated at 3 acres.

Who owns the land?

Possibly Fort Worth, but Matthews hasn’t con-firmed that. Hite said, “Under state law, youcan’t own a cemetery,” at least a community sitecemetery. “You hold it in trust to the peopleburied there.”

Might giving old cemeteries historic recogni-tion attract vandals?

“If it’s in an isolated site, maybe you don’t wantto publicize it,” Hite said. “It’s kind of a bal-ance.”

Any noteworthy burials at the cemetery?

Marlin and Ida Hollis, the parents of inventorPaul Hollis. Hollis created Poly Pop, a pow-dered drink mix that was popular in the 1920sand ’30s. The company was run out of Hollis’garage apartment at 2700 Avenue D, accordingto www.polyelementarywilliamjames.com/-poly_pop.htm.

Who maintains the cemetery?

No one; there is no association. Texas Wesleyan,however, administers a maintenance trust creat-ed by Paul Hollis. The trust generates about$500 a year, Matthews said.

How many graves does the cemetery have?

About 100. A survey of the cemetery notes that“a special warranty deed,” dated Dec. 16, 1922,refers to the “Masonic Home Cemetery.”Matthews speculates that it was created for wid-ows and orphans from the now-shuttered FortWorth Masonic facility.

CelebrationWhat: Ceremony celebrating PolytechnicCemetery as the 1,000th cemetery to receivestate historical designation.When: 1 p.m. March 5 Where: 1000 Bishop St.,between Avenues B and C.

Cemeteries are grave places.But there’s a bit of decorous revelry planned March 5 for one

of Fort Worth’s more historic burying grounds.That’s when state historical representatives, Texas Wesleyan

University officials and descendents of those buried are slated togather at the Polytechnic Cemetery, on the east side. Supportershave also raised enough money to pay for a Texas historicalmarker.

“This is a big deal,” said Brenda Matthews, a TexasWesleyan history professor who has helped investigate the ceme-tery. “I’m really excited.”

Matthews’ husband helped survey thecemetery, and her classes have helped clearthe site.

But some corners of the old grave-yard’s history may remain obscure despitethe attention experts have recently paid it.

The families who donated the land areknown. But nobody knows exactly howmany souls were laid to rest there betweenthe first known funeral, in 1867, and themost recent, Frank Lanham’s, in 1992.

Mae McRae Bruce, 77, grew up acrossthe street from what is now PolytechnicHigh School. She left the neighborhood in1950, but her great-grandparents and uncleare still there, buried in the cemetery. She’sbeen instrumental in raising support for thecemetery.

Bruce’s great-grandfather DuncanMcRae was an early school superinten-dent; McRae Elementary was named forhim.

“This is just a little community ceme-tery,” Bruce said, adding that markers aredisappearing. “It’s not organized.”

Unfortunately, that’s typical of Texas’ old cemeteries, saidGerron Hite, cemetery preservation coordinator for the TexasState Historical Commission. As urban neighborhoods change,and old settlements, schools and churches fall by the wayside, lit-tle cemeteries that were once the site of free burials and annualcleaning days are all that are left to mark the past.

“Many of them don’t have a burial list,” Hite said. “Theydidn’t think about the future.”

Over the years, vandals have stolen headstones and other“grave goods,” Matthews said.

“Between 1986 and 1997 about half of the stones disap-peared,” he said. “People put them in their gardens. The ones thathave angels and lambs are really collectible.”

JOHN AUSTINREPRINT COURTESY OF FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM

Polytechnic Cemetary designated 1000th historic Texas cemetary

Over the years, many of the gravestones in Polytechnic Cemetary have broken or fallenapart. Others have been stolen because of their designs.

Photos by Shawn R. Poling

Photo by Kevin Keathley

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Alan Keyes speaks on campus Feb. 29.

Hillary Clinton rallies the campaign trail.

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Rambler RatingsThumbs up to all who donat-ed blood during the blooddrive on Feb. 29 and to ZetaPhi Beta for sponsoring it.

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Thumbs down to the brokenintercom system at the Villagegate.

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Fallen soldier leaves hislegacy and lessons onlineA Memoir

The war in Iraq is an important issue for candidatesvying for the White House, and for good reason. I

have been personally affected by the deaths of soldiersdefending our country, and many of you can probablysay the same.

A family in Colorado is currently mourning the lossof a U.S. soldier, Maj. Andrew Olmsted, who was killedin Iraq Jan. 3.

Olmsted was a devoted blogger and asked a closefriend to post a message in the event of his death. Iwould strongly encourage everyone to read it in itsentirety.

The Rocky Mountain News reported that Olmsted was caught by asniper while trying to talk three suspected insurgents into surrendering, afate that Olmsted predicted in his last blog.

“It would be nice to believe that I died leading men in battle, prefer-ably saving their lives at the cost of my own. More likely I was caught by amarksman or an IED. But if there is an afterlife, I’m telling anyone whoasks that I went down surrounded by hundreds of insurgents defending avillage composed solely of innocent women and children.”

Olmsted’s last blog conjures up all types of emotions, and, understand-ably, it upsets people to the point of attempting to make political, religiousand social points. Out of respect for the people that I have known, and forOlmsted’s last wishes, I’ll not do that.

“I do ask that no one try to use my death to further their political pur-poses. I went to Iraq and did what I did for my reasons, not yours. If youthink the U.S. should stay in Iraq, don’t drag me into it by claiming thatsomehow my death demands us staying. If you think the U.S. ought to getout tomorrow, don’t cite my name as an example of someone’s life whowas wasted by our mission.”

This column is instead, a calling to young people that, unlike Olmsted,still have time left to live and a purpose to fulfill.

Election years are a time for debate and decisions, and candidates foroffice need to make their policies known so that voters are informed. Alltoo often, more time is spent slighting and slurring the competition, and itbecomes a game of who can come up with the most effective and creativecomplaints.

What I know is that any of the candidatescan end up in the Oval Office, and problemsare not just going to disappear. While it isimportant to vote, one new Democrat orRepublican is not a cure-all for the prob-lems we currently have, especially in theMiddle East.

I think rather than depending onelected leaders to take care every-thing, people can embrace more of a lead-ership role in everyday life.

Be leaders in your relationships withfamily and the global community bypracticing honesty and using wisdom todecipher how to respond to others’actions.

Lead in the professional world of busi-ness and academics by displaying workethic and sticking to a code of morals andethics that you hold dear.

Most importantly, don’t forget to enjoy lifebefore it passes you by. That sentiment is soimportant that Olmsted, a man facing his owndeath, felt it important enough to say.

“I’m dead, but if you’re reading this, you’renot, so take a moment to enjoy that happyfact.”

To read this post in full and moreof Olmsted’s writings, visitwww.obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2008/01/andy-olmsted.html.

BRYCEWILKS

Bryce Wilks is a juniormass communication majorand is the sports editor forThe Rambler.

Unpreparedness threatens quality educationFormer University of

Chicago President RobertM. Hutchins once joked, “Ithas been said that we have nothad the three R’s in America,we had the six R’s: remedialreadin’, remedial ‘ritin’ andremedial ‘rithmetic.” Thisstatement seems to ring truertoday than when Hutchinsspoke the phrase.

If you’ve kept up withthe news in education, you’ve no doubt heard thatthe nation’s education system is faltering, and thegovernment has begun to form commissions tofigure out why American students aren’t ready forcollege-level classes. Ridiculous as it may seem,high schools are not preparing American studentsfor college.

Wesleyan currently offers four sections ofdevelopmental English, four sections ofdevelopmental reading and nine sections of devel-opmental math.

Of the 212 students of last fall’s incomingclass, 77 students placed into at least oneremedial classes, 54 students placed into tworemedial classes (that’s 25 percent of our incom-ing class), and 21 students placed into three reme-dial classes.

In my estimation, there are probably a fewfactors that play into this. One – that I’ll offer asan excuse for our system – is that as the job mar-ket has evolved, and more and more people areexpected to have a bachelor’s degree.

A college education used to be enough tomove people into the upper-ranks of their jobs;now you have to have one to be hired. In thatregard, high schools may not have adjusted to thenecessity to prepare all students for college ratherthan the best and brightest. However, instead offorcing unprepared students to attend junior col-leges or other institutions to give them the basicsthat they are missing, universities are allowingthem to enter without proper qualifications.

Don’t get me wrong, I understand that some-times we all need a refresher. If you haven’t beena student for some time, it may take a remedialclass to kick-start your brain back into gear. But

students coming from high school that cannotread or write at a basic college level should not beadmitted to a university.

I know that not everyone agrees with me, butI firmly believe that the value of my education isdiminished when I know that someone who can-not master the most foundational educational con-cepts is attending classes with me and earningcollege credit. How is that fair? When did itbecome the responsibility of “higher education”to teach basic reading, writing and math? Whatdoes this mean for our nation on a global level?

I don’t mean to sound elitist. I believe strong-ly that everyone should have the same opportuni-ty to an education, but that doesn’t mean thateveryone belongs at a university, particularly rightout of high school. We have come to see collegeas a right rather than a privilege that we earnthrough hard work and study and have thus low-ered our standards to the point that no matter whoyou are, or what you know, you can pay yourtuition and take class at a university ... you mayeven be able to squeak by and get a degree.

I see the dilemma that this situation presentsuniversities, especially those like Wesleyan thatfocus on giving students every opportunity to suc-ceed and every chance to start over, but whatvalue does my degree, that I bled, sweat and criedfor, have when I’m taking classes with studentswho haven’t mastered high school subjects?

It’s a sad state of affairs when all over thenation students—even from the best highschools—cannot test into freshman level classes,and yet they are admitted to universities and col-leges. The fact is that it is not just Wesleyan, orTexas, and the next presidential administration isgoing to have a hard time finding a solution tothis problem that makes a mockery of our educa-tion and our system a joke on the world market. Idon’t have a solution for the problem, but I’mconcerned about our school and our nation, and Ipray that these commissions find some way tobegin fixing the problem.

Because, despite the American belief thatmore is better, no matter what the numbers say,six R’s are not more than three.

COLLEENBURNIE

Colleen Burnie is a senior writing major and is theentertainment editor for The Rambler.

Dear Editor, In response to The Rambler’s article regard-

ing Homecoming lameness at Texas Wesleyan(Feb. 20)… Our staff members put a great deal oftime into planning fun and educational events forthe campus. We would like to present our side ofthe story regarding Homecoming 2008.

In the article that was published, it was sug-gested that we might have had a pep rally to getstudents excited about the game. We had a peprally that was welcomed by our students, and theteams were very appreciative of the supportshown to our two basketball teams.

As to the suggestion that colleges don’t evenhave homecoming, after some brief research, itwas confirmed that several other well known col-leges have a homecoming king and queencrowned annually at football, basketball and evensoccer games! We would also like to add thatmore studentsparticipated in the activities and voting this year then everbefore.

There was also a comment made regardingthe Spirit Paddles that were decorated by ourGreek organizations. Although Mr. Poling seemsto scoff at the idea, there was an 80 percent par-ticipation in the spirit paddle contest, and thisevent received a great response from the Greekorganizations.

In summary, homecoming does mean some-thing to a great deal of people: the 150 studentswho attended the pep rally, spirit paddle partici-pants and the homecoming court. As previouslymentioned, homecoming is a long standing tradi-tion that was and is an essential part of Wesleyan.Homecoming represents one of the few annualtraditions we have at Wesleyan.

– The staff of the office of Student Life

Editor's Note:The "Homecoming lameness…" article

referred to pep rallies in high schools, where allstudents share a standard schedule and have a"last period of the day."

The article expresses an opinion about col-lege homecomings across the board, not just atTexas Wesleyan.

The article was one person's opinion, as isappropriate for the opinions pages, which areintended as forums for…opinions. That is whywe are happy now to include yours and welcomeall letters to the editor.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Homecoming essential to Wesleyan

College Life The Rambler4 March 5, 2008

Give me your blood

Most students dream of embarking on an exhilarating, relaxing adventure to a wild,tropical destination or a cool mountainous region during the five days each mid-March freefrom class demands. Nevertheless, as spring break approaches, many idealizing studentsfind themselves strapped down to “home” by the demands of work or by monetary con-straints. Shadowed by these impediments, you are now stuck staying in the area overspring break. Don’t despair quite yet, your break doesn’t have to be all bad. Consider thefollowing obscure venues to pull your break out of the gloom and brighten up evenings,random off day(s) or weekends sandwiching spring break week:

**Texas Brahmas Game. In their first season playing as the Texas Brahmas, this localminor league team is scheduled for matches on the evenings of March 8, 11 and 16 at theNYTEX Sports Center in North Richland Hills. For additional details, go to www.brah-mas.com.

**Brazos Drive-In Theater. Locatedjust past the heart of the Granbury old townsquare, the Brazos Drive-In offers movielovers an old-fashioned mode of amusementevery Saturday and Sunday night, weatherpermitting. Pile up your vehicle, because youpay by the carload, not by the person (limitsix per vehicle). Hand over 18 bucks at thegate, and you’re in for both of the night’sfilms. Showing schedules are posted early inthe week on www.thebrazos.com.

**Best of Texas Comedy Night. Anevening of free laughs is hosted by Hyenasin downtown Fort Worth at 8 o’clock March13. The comedy club is located on MainStreet between Fifth and Sixth streets.

**Butterflies in the Garden. For the month of March, the Fort Worth BotanicalGardens will be filled with the sounds of thousands of tropical butterflies from around theworld flittering and fluttering around the conservatory. Beginning at 10 a.m. every morn-

ing, tickets are sold for timed entrance every30 minutes, with the last ticket sold at 4 p.m.Tickets run $10 a person. To purchase ticketsonline, visit www.centralticketoffice.com.

**Out of the Loop Festival. TheWaterTower Theatre presents a 10-day cele-bration of theatre, dance, music and art March8-16, featuring not only the talents of theWaterTower Theater, but also other art organi-zations from the local area and region.Performances will be held at the AddisonTheatre Centre, which contains three perform-ance venues: the Festival Main Stage, theStudio Theatre and the Stone Cottage.

**Volunteer. Make yourself feel good bylending a helping hand to others. Numerousservice organizations – including the TarrantCounty Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity andthe Ronald McDonald House – are alwayslooking to enlist cheerful assistance.

So there are a couple of ideas to, if noth-ing else, get your brain cranking out ideas to

salvage a “stay-at-home” spring break from disappointment and drudgery. Anovernight road trip could prove to be a relatively cost-effective yet enjoyableoption, or perhaps there are those couple of tasks or hobbies that the madness ofyour school schedule normally prevents you from tackling. Wherever your inclina-tion carries you, do not waste the bliss of a week to slow down and appreciate thelittle opportunities in life.

Alycia Nabors, a sophomore biology major, partakes in the blood drive on Feb. 29. The drive wassponsored by Zeta Phi Beta.

New Year’s resolutions. Most people laugh at the men-tion of them. If you are brave enough to say that you wantto change something in the New Year, especially if it has todo with health or body image, there is some doom lurkingaround the start of March that says “It’s already March andyou haven’t done anything.”

Everyone is different, and therefore diet strategies haveto be as well. If the ones you’ve tried haven’t worked out,you may want to try one of the new tools available:SparkPeople.com

The founder of Spark people Chris “SparkGuy”Downie wanted to do something to help people, to sparkthem to action for their own health. The creator of anonline auction site that was bought out by eBay, Downiedecided to put his millions into building a site that com-bines everything from health updates, to meal plans to fit-ness demos and recipes. His online conglomerate of tools isopen to anyone and the best part is that it’s free.

When users register for the site, they create a pagemuch like a MySpace page with your pictures, goals andpersonal style. Users can then find teams that fit their inter-ests or age groups like “20 somethings who have less than10 pounds to lose” or “Women who love the NFL.” Theseteams are established to help support one another and aredesigned to bring members together with people who willhelp them reach their goals, but are not necessary.

The site’s tool page gives you options to view theweek’s meal plans. Don’t want to eat what they suggest?Enter your own foods and keep track of your calories andnutrition on the site.

The Fitness Tracker allows users to enter anytime spentat the gym or doing some serious house cleaning. There arealso suggested work-outs that you can do from home andvideo demos to show you how.

Need an incentive to stay with it? SparkPeople gives

points for doing things on the site: five for drinking eightglasses of water a day, 10 for tracking your food, 9 forreading articles on motivation, wellness, fitness or nutritionthat were written by personal trainers, fitness experts and

nutritionists. These points can be used to buy“goodies” on your page or for a friend whois working on a goal as well.

“There are sites that do weight loss likeWeight Watchers and Jenny Craig, then theremight be sites that do goal setting and moti-vation,” said Downie. “But there is nothingthat has really smashed those two together.That’s one of our big differentiators.”

Along with weight loss, the site alsoencourages healthy living with the properservings of fruits and veggies, drinkingenough water and getting enough exercise.

Member of SparkPeople have posted posi-tive feedback to Downie.

“All I can say is WOW. What a wonderfulthing you are doing for all of us out herewho have tried everything and spent thou-sands of dollars on stuff that doesn’t work. Iam so pumped to do my workouts and stick

to the meal plan. Thank you, thank you from the bottom ofmy heart.”

The free site is open to anyone atwww.sparkpeople.com.

Photo by Kevin Keathley

COLLEEN BURNIEENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Online health tool inspires people without costHave you caught the spark?

Chill-laxinSenior English major Teaira Little and Amber Wade, a junior liberal arts

major, seized the opportunity to kick back and enjoy a Student Life sponsoredparaffin wax hand bath along with a back and foot massage Feb. 28.

Activity for spring break can be found right at home

Photo by Kevin Keathley

TIARA NUGENTMANAGING EDITOR

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SportsThe Rambler March 5, 2008 5

Log on to:www.ramsports.netfor the latest game

information andprofiles of your

favorite WesleyanTeams and Athletes

Quick Quotes"I learned that the onlyway you are going to getanywhere in life is towork hard at it. Whetheryou're a musician, awriter, an athlete or abusinessman, there is nogetting around it. If youdo, you'll win--if youdon't, you won't.”

- Bruce JennerOlympic Gold Medalist

March 54 p.m. Baseball @ LSU-Shreveport

6 p.m. Baseball @ LSU-Shreveport

March 6TBA Women’sBasketball @ RRACTournament

TBA Men’s Basketball @RRAC Tournament

March 7TBA Softball @Oklahoma StateUniversity Tournament

*1 p.m. Baseball vs.Wiley College

*3 p.m. Baseball vs.Wiley College

March 8*1 p.m. Baseball @Southwestern University

*3 p.m. Baseball @Southwestern University

*denotes home game

Upcoming Events

Sports BriefsLady Rams earn split withNorthwoodMarch 2The softball team improvedto 4-2 in conference playafter splitting a doublehead-er with rival NorthwoodUniversity. Lindsey Molinarwent 2-for-4 with two runsscored and Ariel Raleyadded two hits and two RBI.

Wildcats upset RamsMarch 1The No. 17 ranked men’sbasketball team suffered a73-65 loss at the hands ofWiley College. Fred Eshonled all scorers with 24points. Hector Mukweyi fin-ished with 18, and KennithGober added 11.

Wildcats march past LadyRamsMarch 1The women’s basketballteam suffered a 78-48defeat at the hands of con-ference leader WileyCollege. Kim Gatlin led theLady Rams with 11 points.

Lady Rams leap pastSteersFeb. 29The softball team improvedto 3-1 in Red River AthleticConference play by sweep-ing a doubleheader fromTexas College. The Ramstook game one 8-5 beforerunning away with a 14-0decision in game-two.Pitchers Ashley Oldhamand Ashley Tarrant eachclaimed wins on the day.

For many of us, sports represent the outlet thattakes us out of our everyday lives. In sports,whether watching or participating, we are able topassionately follow our favorite colors - throughthick and thin - in hopes of ulti-mately seeing our team win a cham-pionship. There are fans, and thenthere are the true fans that zealous-ly follow one particular team to theend.

Texas Wesleyan junior BenCaldwell avidly follows theLonghorns of the University ofTexas at Austin. He symbolizes thetrue meaning of a super fan when itcomes to his Longhorns. As a fol-lower of all of UT's sports,Caldwell is loyal to the burntorange and says he will be for life.

Caldwell recollects that hebegan cheering on UT when he was7 years old. He said he "hopped onthe winning side" and never lookedback. Although he admitted that hisloyalty began by jumping onto theLonghorn bandwagon, Caldwellhas since become dedicated anddevoted to his team.

The most influential figure toCaldwell in Longhorn sports was and continues tobe Major Applewhite, former UT quarterbackfrom1998-2001. To him, Applewhite was "thebest player and the best leader on the field" duringhis time. Caldwell said he learned a lot from UT's

former gunslinger, and he respected and admiredhis work ethic and demeanor on the field.

Even though Caldwell has no familiar ties tothe program, his passion for the program is relent-less. This couldn't be more evident at the Caldwellhousehold.

His mother, Ann, a graduate of the Universityof Tenn-e s s e e("the realU T , "accordingto her), isa superfan her-self forher team

in the SoutheasternConference. Originally from Kentucky, AnnCaldwell grew up rooting for the Wildcats, anoth-er SEC team, but she quickly became a followerof the Tennessee Volunteers during her college

tenure. By living with a fan of the opposition, Ben

Caldwell enjoys the friendly yet intense competi-tion with his mother when cheering on theirrespective teams. But he never doubts who's best.

"Texas gets things done in regulation," hesaid, and they are the far superior team. The dif-ferences in loyalties were evident when sittingdown with the mother-son duo, even as they sat ondifferent sides of the room.

When it comes to sports, there's no playingaround under the Caldwell roof. You ardently rootfor your team with pride. Both Ben and Ann agreethat the best part about their in-house rivalry is"the phone call afterwards."

Even though their Longhorn/Volunteer rivalryis heated, they can agree on one thing: "no to

USC." Both Ben and Ann agreethat no matter how devoted theyare to their own teams, they cancheer for the other person's whenfacing the University of SouthernCalifornia. Ben Caldwell is a symbol of

sports fanaticism when it comes toUT sports. And being the tremen-dous fan that he is, when askedwho he would cheer on even ifTexas Wesleyan had a footballteam, he admitted that he wouldunquestionably follow theLonghorns. When it comes tosports at the University of Texas,

Caldwell is as loyal a fan as they come, even if"Mac Brown benched Applewhite for Sims," amove that still hurts him to this day.

Such is the life of a super fan.

MARTIN GARCIASTAFF WRITER

Sometimes it takes more than talent tomake a difference in athletic competition.Many sports reserve roster spots for playerswho can impact contests with intimidationand a physical style of play that sends mes-sages to the other team.

In hockey, there is a set of unwrittenrules that are upheld by players calledenforcers. Such players regulate the ice witha physical style of play, and hockey fanaticslovingly refer to them as “goons.” Fans canusually spot them reporting to the penaltybox for penalties or following a brawl.

Hockey is a game ofspeed and agility, andgoons usually don’t pos-sess the skills to be consid-ered elite. Instead, theyearn their keep with a per-sona of intimidation. Inlayman’s terms, they keepthe peace. Well, that is ifthere is such a thing aspeace in hockey.

According to a 2007 article in the DallasMorning News, some experts refer to DallasStars left wing Brad Winchester as a keymember of the fourth line … or goon squad.

Winchester checks in at 6 feet 5 inches,230 pounds, and takes on the responsibilityof looking out for more glamorous scorerslike Stu Barnes and Mike Modano.

Stars head coach Dave Tippett praisedthe goon squad, saying, “We like to have thatpresence on the ice. We like the toughness,we like the edge, we like the energy it givesthe whole team.”

There are definitely guidelines to followin hockey, but nothing compares to the set ofimaginary laws in baseball.

The poor soul that commits an unforgiv-able act, such as bunting to break up a no hit-ter late in the game, can expect some sweetchin music (a 90 mile-per-hour fastballaimed roughly at the inner ear drum) to comewhistling their way soon.

Sometimes, all it takes is a hitter crowd-ing the plate to warrant a buzzing pitch up-and-in, and a batter that admires a home runis subject to a brushback pitch from someonelike New York Mets ace Pedro Martinez.

In any sport with history, the rules of thegame, written and unwritten, are clearly

defined. Sometimes an infraction occurs, andthe playing field needs to be leveled.

Under the NAIA’s “Champions ofCharacter” policy, no one can behave like ahockey goon or head-hunting pitcher, butthere are several athletes at Wesleyan whoare recognized by their teammates as hard-nosed and aggressive; the type that anycoach or player is happy to have on theirside.

Sophomore forward Dane Dmitrovicfills an important role on the men’s basket-ball team.

At 6 feet 10 inches, Dmitrovic towersabove most opponents and has averaged adouble-double in conference play this sea-

son, racking up 11.5points and 10.6rebounds per game.

“Dane is a smartand aggressive playerfor us. He makes sure tokeep the other team’spost players in check,”senior guard FredEshon said.

Brittany Turner, like Dmitrovic, patrolsthe post for the women’s squad. Turner’splay has netted her some award recognitionthis season.

After dropping a Tim Duncan-like lineof 22 points and 16 rebounds against SAGU,Turner was named player of the week.

On a few occasions during soccer sea-son, athletes on both the men’s and women’sside also took on the burden of watching outfor the safety of fellow players.

“If someone on the other side is playingdirty, we let Coach [Josh] Gibbs know, butthere is only so much he can do,” junior JeffMullin said. “Usually, if things get out ofhand one of our bigger guys like Ekene(Onuoha) will make his presence known.”

Senior Andrea “Slim” Almond used herquickness to make a difference on the fieldfor the team last season as well.

“Slim is fast enough and tough enoughto cover girls who are out of control on theother team. Coach Gibbs will put her in towear them out,” senior Stefanie Blowerssaid.

The next time you watch any sport,chances are there will be a star player attract-ing most of the attention. Just don’t forget topay attention to the gritty players paving theway and keeping things interesting.

BRYCE WILKSSPORTS EDITOR

Leveling the fieldWhen talent alone isn’t enough, athletes thatare willing to get physical change the game

Photo courtesy of google images

Photo courtesy of athletic office

When its time to clean up rebounds in the paint, the men’s bas-ketball team depends on 6 foot 10 inch post player DaneDmitrovic. Dmitrovic has averaged 11.5 points, 10.6 reboundsand an unknown amount of thrown elbows.

Dallas Stars left winger Brad Winchester may not impresswith his speed and grace on the ice, but that’s not his job. Ifanyone cheap shots a prominent scorer, you can be sure theywill have to answer to Winchester, or another member of the“goon squad.”

“We like to have that presenceon the ice. We like the toughness,we like the edge, we like theenergy it gives the whole team.”

– Dave TippettDallas Stars Head Coach

A household dividedBen Caldwell is a Wesleyan pitcher and Texas Longhorn superfan who

is constantly defending his team to family and friends

Ben Caldwell and his mom arealways debating who is the “real”

UT, Texas or Tennessee. To win sucha debate, Caldwell just shows off his

13-0 Longhorn T-shirt he boughtafter the team’s 2005 Rose Bowl vic-

tory. The Volunteers are currentlyranked No. 1 in basketball, but

haven’t enjoyed the feeling of a foot-ball championship since their victo-

ry in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl. Photo by Martin Garcia

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For those who can’t get through the day without their double tall nonfat vanillalatte, there is now another reason to stop at Starbucks on the way to class.

Starting this spring, roughly 7,000 Starbucks locations will offer free WiFi for cus-tomers.

“This is what our customers have been waiting for: free, Starbucks-quality WiFi,”said Starbucks chief technology officer Chris Bruzzo ina press release early this month, when the coffeecompany announced its new deal with wire-less provider AT&T.

Former Starbucks employee andfreshman Emily Nash said she’s excit-ed that the coffee megahouse willoffer free public Internet access.

“I feel like it’s about time,” shesaid.

WiFi has never been free for cus-tomers. In the past, Starbucks offeredInternet access through T-Mobile “hot spots,”charging people either per hour or through a daypass.

“Once I realized I had to pay $10 for a day’s worth of Internet access, I made surethat I spent as much time as possible in Starbucks to use it all up,” Nash said.

Seven thousand Starbucks locations will have the free WiFi program, but the list ofspecific stores has yet to be announced.

There are conditions for the free Internet service. Even at one of the 7,000 stores,only registered and active Starbucks card-holders can take part in the program, and thefree Wi-Fi only lasts for a two-hour block of time. T-Mobile subscribers will still beable to access the hot spots free of any additional charge.

Check with your local Starbucks for WiFi dates.

Off Campus:

* 2008 Greater TarrantCounty Auto Show: FortWorth Convention Center,10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

* Panther City Poetry:Panther City Coffee Co., 3p.m. to 6 p.m.

Off Campus:

* Dinner & A Movie: FerreRistorante & Bar, 4:30 p.m.to 6:30 p.m.

* Open Mic Sponsored bythe Fort Worth SongwritersAssociation: The Rig SteakHouse, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

On Campus:

* Easter Egg Hunt:University Mall, 6 p.m.

* Goostree Symposium:Martin Hall, 12:15 p.m.Luncheon to follow.

Off Campus:

* DVD Relases: Enchanted,& I Am Legend,

On Campus:

* Tomorrow Begins EasterBreak.

Entertainment6 March 5, 2008 The Rambler

On Campus:

* Broadway Boot Camp: LawSone building, all day.

Off Campus:

* Dive In: Central Market, 8a.m. - 10 p.m. Learn to shuckoysters, clean shrimp or de-beard mussels.

AALLOOKOOK

AHEADAHEAD

On Campus:

*Baptist Student Ministry: SidRichardson Building, noon,free lunch served

Off Campus:

* Johnny Case: Sardine'sRistorante Italiano, 7 p.m.

Off Campus:

* Dallas Mavs vs. CharlotteBobcats: AAC, 7:30 p.m.

* BCA Nine Ball Tournament:Coconuts, 4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

* Karaoke: Pour House, 9 p.m.

Off Campus:

* Best of Texas ComedyNight: Hyenas Downtown, 8p.m.

* Blues/RockAcoustic Night:Stockyard Saloon, 8 p.m.

Off Campus:

* Dallas Mavs vs. IndianaPacers: AAC, 7:30 p.m.

* Movie Releases:Doomsday, Horton Hears aWho, Never Back Down

On Campus:

* Broadway Boot Camp: LawSone building, all day.

Off Campus:

* Spanish Conversation Club:Fort Worth Central Library, 11a.m. Free.

* Rahr & Sons Brewery - FreeTour and Tasting: Rahr & SonsBrewery, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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To submit an event forthe calender, e-mail

twurambler@yahoo.com.

Wednesday

On Campus:

*The Rambler staff meeting:Stella Russell Hall lobby,12:15 p.m.

*Methodist Student Movementmeeting: Poly UMC, noon,free lunch served

6Thursday

On Campus

* Gay Straight Alliancemeeting: B17 basement ofthe library, 12:15 p.m.

Off Campus:

* Sara Hickman: Fifth StreetCoffeehouse at FUMC, 7p.m.

7Friday

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8Saturday

1312 ThursdayWesmesday 14Friday

Off Campus:

* Butterflies in the Garden:Fort Worth Botanic GardenConservatory, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.daily thru March

9Sunday

On Campus:

* Spring Break Starts.

Off Campus:

* Dinner & A Movie: FerreRistorante & Bar, 4:30 p.m.to 6:30 p.m.

10Monday

On Campus

* Spring Break.

* DVD releases:Atonement,No Countryfor Old Men, Hit Man,& Dan in Real Life

11Tuesday

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La Madeleine offers traditional French cuisine for reasonable prices in a warm and welcomingbistro enviornment.

The French do it rightAs a full-time student and employee, I only get one day off a week:

Sunday. It is my day of rest and relaxation, my chance to catch up onlife and enjoy the company of friends and family that I have been too busyduring the week to speak to. It might sound cliché, but I really just want toenjoy my brunch with the Sunday paper or issue of TIME and chat with myfriends over a meal. I’ve been searching for a restaurant that will serve thatneed, and I found it in La Madeleine.

When you arrive in the foyer of La Madeleine downtown, the smell offresh bread and pastries greet you as you stand in a cafeteria-style line andwait for someone to take down your order. This bustling entrance mightseem a little rushed, a little informal, but, believe me, if you wait it out,

your trouble will be well worth it. Unlike other local brunch restaurants like Old South Pancake House or Yogi’s Bagels, La

Madeleine invites you into a calm country kitchen where you feel free to eat, drink and chat. Iespecially like the sheltered patio at the Sundance Square location that allows you to enjoy theday with your meal. The coffee is served in both the American and French styles and refills arefree along with varieties of bread and jam.

The last time I went, I ordered the French County Breakfast. Four pieces of bacon areserved with scrambled eggs, two slices of tomato, a potato galette and one of the best fresh-baked croissants you’ve ever tasted. (Subtract the potato galette and you have the Americanbreakfast.) The French meal runs about $7 and features just the right portions.

One of my friends ordered the cinnamon French toast – a croissant dough with raisinsencased in caramelized cinnamon sugar, topped with fresh fruit, whipped cream and yourchoice of syrup. If you think it sounds like heaven, you’re right, and all for only $7.57 withtax.

If you’re looking for more traditional French cuisine, the Crêpe Romanoff combines thetraditional French pancake with the burgundy crème sauce for a light and fresh breakfastchoice.

Breakfast is served all day, but I understand that eating breakfast at 1 p.m. is not every-one’s first choice, so I sampled some of the lunch fair to make sure that the other menu itemsstand up to the wonderful breakfast choices.

The Chicken Salade Croissant, a chicken salad served on one of the amazing croissantswith mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes. It was one of the best chicken salad sandwiches that Ihave had, the price wasn’t too bad at $7.57, and I substituted the chips for some fresh fruit fora small upcharge. My friend ordered the traditional French Dip, roast beef on Parisien baguettewith provolone and horseradish sauce, served au Jus. The sandwich was certainly up to par.

There’s also a case full of pastries and desserts and a menu of other soups, salads, quiches,gourmet pizzas and entrees that lean more toward dinner fare.

The atmosphere, wonderfully prepared food and fresh ingredients make La Madeleine oneof my favorite places to eat out. The prices aren’t as low as fast-food, but the options for fresh-ness, and the quality of food that is presented makes forking over the few extra dollars worthit. Go and enjoy the French cuisine on a beautiful afternoon with a good friend, and you mayjust get as hooked as I am.

La Madeleine is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The SundanceSquare restaurant is located at 305 Main St. Other locations can be found on Camp Bowie andin Arlington and Grapevine. For specific locations, hours and menu, visitwww.lamadeleine.com.

COLLEENBURNIE

Lori Dunn and Jessica Koebbe perform March 25 at the Barr InvitationalDual Piano Recital in Martin Hall. This is the third annual Bar Invitationconcert that will be played on the two donated Baldwin pianos. Both per-formers are staff pianists for the Wesleyan music department. The showstarts at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Double the talent

SSttaarrbbuucckkss eenntteerrss tthhee wwiirreelleessss aaggeeCoffee houses to offer free WiFi access

AMANDA SAKUMAUWIRE/WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS

Collen Burnie is a senior writing major and is the entertainment editor for The Rambler.

* About 175 Starbucks locations in North Texas will have the newservice.

* AT&T customers will receive unlimited free WiFi access.

* Paid access will remain availible to customers outside of AT&Tservices at $4 for two hours or $20 a month.

* Subscribers to T-Mobile will still have access to AT&T’s net-work.

* Changes are scheduled to take place this spring.

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