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WEDNESDAYFebruary 16, 2011
Vol. 94 • No. 5
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Four plus one equals two degreesShauna Banks [email protected]
Created at students’ request, the School of Education will soon offer a new program that allows umder-graduate Education EC-6 majors that qualify to complete their mas-ter’s degree by the end of a fifth year at Wesleyan.
With this fifth year option pro-gram, while students are finishing their undergraduate degree, they
will be able to begin graduate classes toward their master’s degrees.
“I love it. I think it appeals to the students,” Bryan Michler, ju-nior EC-6 major, said. “When I was looking at other schools, it was something they offered. It was one of the things I think was missing from the [education] pro-gram. I want to get my masters, so this is giving me the opportunity to do that.”
The program is just 30 credit hours,
six hours less than the traditional master’s in education program, and will offer students three concentra-tions to choose from, including gift-ed and talented and reading.
A third option for applicants is second language education and culture, where students can work toward their TESOL certificates, which would allow students to teach in places around the world.
In addition, Dr. Twyla Miranda , professor of education and direc-
tor of graduate studies in education, said this program gives students an edge when it comes to applying for teaching positions.
“We’ve heard from people outside the school districts that say ‘Wow, if we saw a candidate that had a mas-ter’s degree with one of these con-centrations, we would raise their ap-plication to the top of the pile.’”
Miranda crafted the program, and said it is intended for under-graduates to decide early on that
they want to get a master’s degree. “Our goal is to help it be seamless
if they just finish their undergrad and keep going with their grad,” Mi-randa said.
Dr. Lisa Dryden, professor of edu-cation, said to kick off the program, there will be an informational meet-ing at 12:15 p.m. March 8 at Lou’s Place, where students can ask ques-tions and pick up an application.
Stephan [email protected]
Four years ago, Sue Pass-more, Department of Educa-tion professor, lost her oldest daughter Susan Grambort to cancer and has been raising her granddaughter Lauren since.
After 43 years at Texas Wes-leyan, Passmore’s retirement at the end of this spring se-mester will provide the op-portunity to focus on Lauren’s development.
“She’s going into sixth grade, which is a crucial time for little girls,” Passmore said. “I’m looking into possibly home-schooling her.”
Passmore grew up in Du-rant, Okla. before coming to Fort Worth to teach at Wes-leyan in 1968.
“It [Wesleyan] was pretty small. The first year I was
here, was the last year ev-eryone used to have to go to chapel,” Passmore said. “There’ve been a lot of changes.”
Since then, the psychology department has become its own entity. However, Pass-more said the biggest change to the Department of Educa-tion was the addition of the master’s and doctorate pro-grams.
Passmore helped develop the Department of Education into what it is today. Over the course of her tenure, Pass-more has served as a certifica-tion officer, helping revamp the curriculum when the state requirements changed at Wesleyan.
“I went to Austin more times than I wanted to,” Pass-more said.
Passmore said her fondest memories from Wesleyan are
of the students and the fami-ly-like atmosphere.
“I usually get the students coming in and going out, so it has been interesting to watch their growth,” Passmore said. “Over the years, I’ve enjoyed watching people I’ve taught being recognized for being outstanding teachers.”
Her colleague Dr. R. J. Wil-son, professor of education and department chair, com-mended her contribution to the community.
“She knows probably most teachers in the Fort Worth area school districts,” Wilson said.
Passmore and Wilson have a common interest outside of Wesleyan also.
“She and I both have a love of gardening,” Wilson said. “There have been times when we would sneak out and go to a nursery.”
Passmore volunteers at J.L. Hill Elementary School in Arlington, working in the garden. She also won three awards from the city of Ar-lington for having the best landscaping.
Dr. Carlos Martinez, dean of education, said Passmore has contributed much to the department and will be diffi-cult to replace.
“It’s one of those things where she’s been here a long time,” Martinez said. “She’s done every possible job for the department and without peo-ple like that, we can’t run it.”
He said Passmore has been on a phase-out retirement for two years but her successor has not been found yet.
“She’ll be a huge loss,” Mar-tinez said. “Right now we’re currently looking for her re-placement.”
Passmore also hopes to
spend time during her retire-ment riding bikes with her granddaughter and travelling to visit family.
“I want to go visit my hus-band’s brother in the Oregon-Washington state area,” Pass-more said.
Stephan Moritz | Rambler StaffDr. Sue Passmore, Department of Education professor, is set to retire at the end of this spring semester after 43 years at Texas Wesleyan University.
Plan supports student learning
Career fair offers job opportunities
FIFTH YEAR, page 3
Stephanie [email protected]
Texas Wesleyan University is on the road toward reaffirming its accredita-tion for 2013.
Wesleyan is accredited by the Com-mission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, that allows the university to award its students with baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral level degrees.
Since Wesleyan’s last reaffirmation of accreditation in 2003, the SACS has adopted new principles of accredita-tion. Under the new set of principles, each university is expected to develop a Quality Enhancement Plan.
Dr. Helena Bussell, chair of the Leadership Team, said she believes developing a QEP will show peers that Wesleyan is capable of identifying particular issues that support student learning.
“I think the QEP will really help us focus on something that will have a great impact on student learning,” Bussell said. “It will help us be the best we can be.”
To develop a QEP that enhances stu-dent learning, the Leadership Team, chaired by president of the university, Frederick Slabach and Bussell, estab-lished a QEP planning and topic selec-tion steering committee to assist in the process of identifying QEP topics.
Dr. Elizabeth Battles, chair of the QEP Planning and Topic Selection Steering Committee, said she believes it is necessary to gather ideas and opinions from everyone in Wesleyan’s community to identify and choose a QEP topic that will impact a signifi-cant number of students.
“Every university has a different cul-ture,” Battles said. “We have to choose a QEP that will enhance student learn-ing at Wesleyan.”
According to their websites, other
Passmore retires after 43 years at Texas Wesleyan
Harlem slam dunks eventMelissa [email protected]
The Career Services office will host a career fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 22 in the Sid W. Richardson Center.
To prepare students for the career fair, the Career Services office will hold a résumé clinic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 7-10, the week before spring break.
The Career Services office has con-nections with more than 750 employ-ers, but not all of those employers will attend the career fairs.
“We had over 50 employers last year,” said Sherri Mata, Career Services di-rector. “We’re hoping to have 50 to 60 this year.”
Mata said employers attending the career fair are from an array of career fields and offer a variety of positions including entry level, full-time, part-time and internships.
“We really try hard to make sure we have enough companies there to where every major on campus there’s at least two or three people they can go talk to,” Mata said.
Mata said the career fair becomes more popular ever year, but she believes the students who need to take advantage of the career fair the most, are not doing so.
“It’s definitely popular amongst our seniors,” Mata said. “I think more of the freshman and sopho-mores should go, because we have some of the same recruiters there year after year.”
Mata said networking is an advan-tage for students attending the career fair every year.
“We hold the career fair so students have the opportunity to network with employers, get an idea of what types of jobs are out there and, hopefully, land a position in their field,” Mata said.
College and career counselor Robyn Bone said students need to attend the ca-
QUALITY, page 3 CAREER, page 3
Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler StaffThe Harlem Ambassadors basketball team played members of the Cowntown Kiwanis club Feb. 11 in the Sid Richardson Gym at Wesleyan. The Ambassadors, made up of male and female play-ers, signed autographs for attendees after the game, where they also interacted with children from elementary schools in Fort Worth, who work with members of the Poly-Wesleyan Kiwanis Club.
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“We are not afraid to follow the truth ... wherever it may lead.”
— Thomas Jefferson
What do you think about students’ use of alcohol on campus?
“Not allowing it on campus only encourages drinking and driving.”
- Suzanne Fordering, junior,Theatre, psychology
“Students that live on campus have it in their dorms anyway, so it doesn’t really matter.”
- Rebecca Moore, junior,English
“I’ve seen worse things done on campuses, especially in dorms.”
- Daniel Martinez-Torrez, senior,Psychology/religion
“I think alcohol should be allowed on campus because it would encourage people not to go off campus. ”
- Rachel Benham, sophomore,theatre
“I just think it would be better if they left it the way it is.”
- Gladys Childs, professor of philosophy/religion
“I think it should be allowed because if you can han-dle your stuff, you can handle your stuff.”
- Kody Thiebaud, senior, exercise science
Drinking on campus reduces DWI risk
A number of students at Texas Wesleyan have con-sumed alcohol before, espe-cially those students who are of drinking age.
Let’s be honest, everyone knows college students drink.
It may not be every week, but it does happen, and not allowing students that are of drinking age to consume on campus is not fair.
According to the Wesleyan student handbook, drinking on campus is prohibited ex-cept in situations and in loca-tions authorized by the univer-sity president.
It seems that by preventing on-campus drinking, the uni-versity is forcing students to drink elsewhere which makes the risk of driving under the
influence more likely.
Drinking off campus at univer-sity functions is allowed if a third party licensed person distrib-utes the alcohol,
the use of the alcohol does not violate federal or state laws, drinking cannot be the only focus, and the alcohol cannot be the main advertisement.
What I do not understand is how students can drink off campus at a university func-tion as long as the rules above are followed, but when it comes to drinking in their rooms on campus, which would not re-quire them to drive anywhere, they are not allowed.
When students who are of legal age are filling out housing applications, there could be an alcohol use agreement, which states they can consume alco-hol in their living quarters as long as certain provisions are followed.
Obviously drinking alcohol
with minors is one rule that needs to enforced, but it would be up to the university as to what other rules should be in place.
A copy of that student’s driv-er’s license should be on file as
well to verify their legal age. If the student breaks any
rules of the contract, they should be punished.
Allowing the campus to be wet, which means alcohol can be consumed on campus,
could also save the resident assistants time when doing room checks.
If students are 21, the RAs would not have to search their rooms so much for alcoholic beverages because they would
be allowed to drink. Giving legal-age students
the right to drink on campus could keep them safer and off the roads, not to mention it might make Wesleyan a more sociable university.
Helping shelter residents requires courage, compassion
Stepping out of your com-fort zone can be scary and rewarding at the same time. As I drove my car to a local Salvation Army recently, I admit I was feeling nervous and afraid.
Once I arrived it took some courage to follow through with my plans. I was sent to take photos for a Rambler story we were working on, so I didn’t really have a choice whether I wanted to go or not. It was a mission that needed to be completed.
I made sure all my be-longings where hidden un-derneath a sweatshirt that I
had left in the car, with no valuables showing at all. I opened the car door and stepped out into the cold. I looked up, and there on the steps
I was faced with my fear, a homeless woman shivering in the cold.
I walked up the stairs, watching out for the ice that hadn’t melted all the way, I passed the woman, and she didn’t pay any attention to me as I went on my way.
As I entered the building, I was greeted with a warm face and a smile and I knew then that I would be safe.
I have always wanted to make a difference in some-one’s life but never really had the guts to journey past my comfort zone and take in the surroundings until that cold
day in February when I vis-ited a homeless shelter. At the moment I came face to face with my fear, I knew in my heart that I was doing the right thing, and I could make a difference in someone else’s life.
It took less than 30 minutes out of my day to do some-thing meaningful for some-one else.
As a college student we say “I have too much home-work, maybe another day.” “Not today I have to study for a test, maybe tomorrow.” Tomorrow turns into days, days turn into months, and months into years, and still we are too busy to donate some clothes or work in a kitchen for one night to feed one warm meal to our neigh-bors who are suffering.
We don’t often realize that some of these people at one
time were just like us, work-ing and living a decent life.
When I was at the shelter I met an amazing young boy, named Hunter, and he lives at the shelter with his dad, Edgar.
He likes Pokémon, play-ing cards with his father, and had a smile that could light up a room. When I saw him I couldn’t help but brush the tears away from my eyes.
He didn’t choose to have this life and yet he is still smiling and not complaining about anything. He does not have any choice. It was the street or a shelter, that’s it.
Some people won’t read this, and that’s fine with me, but imagine if he was your child, or brother that had no place to go, wouldn’t you want him to have a warm blanket, warm clothes and dry shoes? I know I would.
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What a week it’s been in the Middle East. Hosni Mubarak was unceremoniously chased out of office after three decades in power.
This historic event followed close behind a similar revolu-tion in Tunisia just weeks ago.
I have to pinch myself some-times because I never believed democracy was possible in this region of the world.
The most surprising thing is that the citizens of these coun-tries are calling for democracy, rather than having some West-ern democratic agenda forced down their throats.
It only took 18 days for the young idealistic Egyptian pro-testors to secure victory.
I should point out that it was a victory made from peaceful demonstrations, not violence.
The last time I checked, the American government was
still working to es-tablish democracy in places like Af-ghanistan and Iraq.
That process has been an uphill strug-gle for more than seven years. When I compare these two
cases, I see very quickly that the approach taken in Tunisia and Egypt was more success-ful, and less costly in terms of lives lost for one reason.
The move toward democracy was born in the hearts of the people instead of airdropped by some foreign military power.
If these countries are suc-cessful in their quests to estab-lish democratic systems, it will be a natural and healthy transi-tion that serves the people who fought to make it real.
If there is a lesson in all of this turmoil, I think it must be that freedom and democracy cannot be installed on a people for their own good.
The historic events we are observing in the Middle East will, if they succeed, bring sta-bility and improved relations between the Arab world and Israel. I might not have bet five
cents that would ever happen in my lifetime.
What we should take away from these remarkable events is that peace was born out of peace.
In case you haven’t been following the saga for the last few weeks, you might be inter-ested to learn that the Egyptian military aligned itself with the Mubarak opposition through most of the campaign to oust him. This was a key to the suc-cess of the opposition’s efforts.
Sure, some people lost their lives in this struggle to create a free society. Many more would have been lost in violence.
The people won because they were united for their cause, they were determined to succeed, and they came forth in great numbers to be heard.
I believe that other Arab countries that suffer under similar autocratic systems of government will be tempted to test the same tactics in search of social justice.
I for one, applaud the brave and victorious people of Tuni-sia and Egypt.
Hey Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Syria; it’s your turn.
Barry GrubbsOpinion [email protected]
Democracy emerges in Middle East
Rachel Peel Staff writer [email protected]
Rachel Peel | Rambler StaffEight-year old Hunter plays cards with his father Edgar at the Salvation Army shelter at 1355 E. Lancaster Ave. in Fort Worth.
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Black History MonthExhibit open in SUB and SGA Chamber Hallway
Come check out the Black History Month Exhibit displayed in the SUB and SGA Chamber Hallway honoring the men, women and events that have changed the course of history
for our nation and the world
Pick up a quiz in the Student Life office (answers found somewhere in the Exhibit) and win a prize for answering all
the question correctly!
For students who cannot make it to this meeting, ap-plications will be available in the graduate admissions of-fice after March 8.
There will also be an infor-mational meeting at 4 p.m. March 8 at 130 East Renfro St. at the Texas Wesleyan Burleson campus, where the fifth year option will also be offered.
Students who want to apply must apply during or as they complete 90 credit hours for
their undergraduate degree. Two letters of recommenda-
tion from undergraduate edu-cation professors must be sub-mitted with each application.
“Undergraduate professors have to say ‘yes this is a re-ally good quality person, that is mature, is able to handle graduate work, has the en-ergy for it, the drive for it and the scholarship for it’ since there is a 3.0 GPA require-ment,” Miranda said.
Each student who applies
and meets all the qualifications will be interviewed by a gradu-ate committee made up of 2-3 school of education faculty.
Miranda and Dryden said post bachelors program stu-dents and seniors with more than 90 hours are also en-couraged to apply.
“This is really for the folks who don’t want to quit go-ing to school, they just want to keep going,” Miranda said. “This is for the folks who say ‘I’ve got the energy to keep going and get this master’s degree.’”
reer fair to learn what employ-ers are looking for.
“I think that face-to-face contact you get with the em-ployers is an important skill to have, even if you’re a fresh-man or sophomore. By the time you are looking for a job you’ve already developed those skills and feel comfort-able meeting one-on-one with employers,” Bone said.
Career Services receives feedback from employers about the career fairs and Wesleyan students, Bone said.
“Employers always say they enjoy coming to Wesleyan and recruiting from students because we might not have the numbers they see at oth-
er campuses but we have the quality of candidates they’re looking for,” Bone said.
Judy Baker, administrative assistant in the doctor of edu-cation program, said she at-tended last year’s career fair and believes students of all classifi-cations should attend whether they’re seeking a job or not.
“Undergraduates need to go to the career fairs because they need to see what’s out there,” Baker said. “There are companies hiring, but you may not know it because it’s not a major corporation.”
Baker said she advises stu-dents not to limit themselves to one career field.
“If you’re majoring in one
thing and you’re focused on that one major and a single ca-reer field that major will take you to, but you don’t explore your options, you may end up in a job that does not fit you, your personality or your needs,” Baker said.
She said the best advice she could offer students is to be inquisitive.
“You have to ask questions and don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Baker said.
Students wanting to attend the job fair must RSVP via the career link on the Texas Wes-leyan Career Services website.
Visit www.txwes.edu/ca-reerservices by clicking on career link and logging in using the Ram mail e-mail address and password.
universities in the SACS, such as Sam Houston State Univer-sity, have chosen to implement QEPs that focus on improving specific academic skills.
Sam Houston’s QEP, titled Foundations of Science: Im-proving Scientific Reasoning among Non-Science Ma-jors, seeks to improve critical thinking and scientific rea-soning among its non-science majors
According to their website, administration at Austin Col-lege has also chosen to imple-ment QEPs that focus on a broader topic.
Austin College’s QEP, titled The GLOBE Program: Inter-
national Cultural Awareness for All Students, seeks to enhance its on campus and study abroad educational opportunities by increas-ing its emphasis on cultural awareness.
Although Battles has seen the types of plans other uni-versities have created and implemented, she said she knows it is important to de-velop a plan specific to Wes-leyan.
“We need a topic that is achievable and realistic,” Bat-tles said.
Once Wesleyan has come up with a list of topics of its own, the QEP Planning
and Topic Selection Steering Committee will evaluate them and choose one for the QEP. After the topic is chosen, a QEP Development Team will be created to develop the as-sessment plan, construct the budget and create the five-year plan.
From now until March, the QEP committee will use sur-veys, focus groups and meet-ings to gather ideas from Wes-leyan’s faculty, staff, students, alumni and board of trustees.
“We want to make sure ev-eryone has the opportunity to complete a survey,” Battles said. “We want everyone to be represented and have a voice.”
Students with QEP topic ideas are welcome to e-mail them to [email protected].
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Harlem Ambassodors stunt team entertains
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The deadline for presentations for Uni-versity College Day has been extended to today, Feb. 16 at 11:59 p.m.
Submissions should be turned in to Dr. Stacia Neeley in the Polytechnic United Methodist Church, room 237.
UCD, this year with a Connecting the Community and the World theme, is set for April 5 and will include a keynote speech from Mahatma Gandhi’s grand-son, Arun, partially funded by Student Government Association.
“I really think this is a good opportu-nity for the student body,” Heath Scott, president of SGA, said. “I think of the experience this is going to mean for this university and the publicity it’s going to bring. I think having a speaker like this come to our university will do lots for the students.
“I think the exchange of ideas is what University College Day is built on,” Scott said. “The whole university community will be able to walk around and see the work of their colleagues and really mar-vel. I wish more people could see them. I think UCD serves an important purpose of the second half of our education.”
Presentations can be done in almost any format: lecture, poster sessions, Pow-erPoint, Notebook, photo-essay, read-ings, performances (including musical and theatre).
Students can present singly, collabo-rate, cross-discipline or cross-platform.
“There’s a wonderful quote, I don’t re-member who said it, but it’s something to the affect that you only find knowledge when you give it away,” Mark Hanshaw, assistant professor of religion, said. “If we learn things through our work at this institution but we don’t share them with others, that knowledge has gone to waste.”
Deadline for UCD submissions extended
Photos by Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler StaffLeft: Bryant Dunn, a member of the Harlem Ambassadors basketball team, directs students from Fort Worth elementary schools in a dance se-quence during halftime activities. After the game, students were able to get autographs from players, and a basketball signed by all players was given to the winner of a raffle drawing during the halfitme show. Right: Harlem Ambassadors player Nigel Hale-Dryant lands a high-flying slam dunk for two points during the second half versus the Cowtown Kiwanis Club Feb. 11 in the Sid Richardson Gym at Wesleyan.
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Religious Life at Texas Wesleyan
Live music with brief time of worship Tuesdays at 12:15 in PUMC Chapel Free lunch after on PUMC 3rd Floor – Room 312
Free lunch and discussion/dialogue Thursdays at 12:15 in PUMC Chapel PUMC 3rd Floor – Room 312
“Faith seeking understanding” – ALL are welcome!
For info: http://www.txwes.edu/religiouslife/index.htm
University Chapel:
Common Meal:
SAI American Music Concert
February 19 at 3:00 p.m.
Texas Wesleyan Universityand
The Department of Musicpresent
Greater Fort Worth Community Band
February 20 at 3:00 p.m. Martin Hall
Henry Schraub, director
For more information, visit http://www.txwes.edu/music/music/index.htm or call 817-531-4992
Arlington Heights United Methodist Church
Senior Recital Katherine Altham, voice February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
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Angelo’s comes out finger licking good
Alyssum Power [email protected]
Being the barbecue fan that I am, I decided to check out Angelo’s Bar-B-Que at 2533 White Settlement Rd.
Angelo’s has been serving big portions of beef and ribs to the Fort Worth commu-nity since 1958.
It’s is not your typical res-taurant; it’s rustic from the inside and out. Outside, it is decorated with wooden pan-eling.
The first thing I saw when I walked in was a stuffed black bear that looks anything but friendly. Angelo’s walls are also full of gaming prizes, including deer, elk and bison heads.
All the animals on the walls are a bit intimidat-ing because they seem to be staring, but they give the restaurant an outdoor ap-pearance.
I decided to order Angelo’s rib plate. As I carried my tray to a table, I noticed that even
though there was a crowd, there was plenty of seating.
Once I sat down, I was ready to dig in. The rib plate came with generous helpings of potato salad, beans and coleslaw. It was also accom-panied by a side of barbecue sauce, a pickle and two slices of white bread.
I dug into the ribs first. The ribs were crispy on the out-side, but tender and juicy on the inside. They were so ten-der the meat was falling off the bone. The ribs were also juicy enough that I did not need the barbecue sauce.
Not using the barbecue sauce allowed me to really taste the ribs’ flavor to the fullest.
The ribs also have a nice spicy flavor that gives them just enough kick to wake up the taste buds but not over-whelm.
After enjoying the ribs, I moved on to the potato sal-ad, which was creamy and slightly buttery. I could taste the pieces of onion and red and green peppers in it.
The beans were hardy and complimented the ribs nice-ly. The sliced white bread was soft and I used it to soak
up the beans. The coleslaw was fresh and
I could really get a taste of the red cabbage.
The pickle was a bit sour, but was the perfect finish to the meal.
The rib plate is a bit pricey at $12.95, but the generous portions and great flavor make it well worth the price.
Angelo’s has some of the best ribs I have eaten, but if you are looking for quality service this may not be the right restaurant for you.
The further back you sit in the dining area, the less at-tention you will receive from the wait staff.
Aside from the rib plate, Angelo’s offers a variety of other plates including sliced and chopped beef brisket, ham, sausage and salami.
The beef plate also costs $12.95, but the ham, sausage and salami plates are $8.25 or less.
Angelo’s also sells its sig-nature BBQ sauce and beef, pork, rib and poultry sea-sonings.
The restaurant is open 11a.m.-10p.m. Monday through Saturday and is closed on Sundays.
Alyssum Power | Rambler StaffAngelo’s Bar-B-Que, a Fort Worth hot spot on White Settlement Road, has been serving customers generous portions of beef, ham, sausage and salami since 1958. The rib plate (above) is served with a side of potato salad, beans, coleslaw, white bread and a pickle.
RESTAURANT REVIEW
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Holy Lady Gaga, Batman! Who decid-ed it’d be a good idea to have Bob Dylan perform live at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards?
Apparently someone in the group of people also decided The Suburbs deserved the top dog award, album of the year, over Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. I definitely call a recount on that one.
With this 3 1/2 hour whopper of a show on CBS Feb. 13, it was like riding a rollercoaster of entertainment—some awesome highs, and some really vomit-inducing lows.
The show opened with a mutli-genera-tion, multi-genre group performance by Christina Aguilera, Yolanda Adams, Jen-nifer Hudson, Martina McBride and Flor-ence Welch, who sang a medley of songs in tribute to the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.
Jennifer seemed to steal the spotlight from the others, but hey—at least Chris-tina remembered the words this time.
Things got crazy (and by crazy I mean completely weird) when Lady Gaga took the stage not long after.
In true Gaga glory, she entered the stage trapped inside a translucent embryo egg, which she burst free from, wearing a pointy-shouldered, plastic body suit to perform “Born This Way.”
All the 14-year-old girls in the world fainted two performances later with Bieber fever, when Justin Bieber himself appeared on stage with R&B singer Usher. They performed an array of songs includ-ing “Never Say Never.”
Halfway through the performance, Will
Smith’s son Jayden entered the stage and some pretty cool dancing from Smith and Bieber ensued. The two were so good, Usher seemed to fade away into the hori-zon in comparison.
Of course, no music awards show would be complete without a sad country song to satisfy the yee-haw in all of us.
Lady Antebellum took the stage to sing a combination of “If You Don’t Know Me By Now,” a tribute to the late Teddy Pen-dergrass, and a few versus from their own songs “American Honey” and “Need You Now.”
All I know is, I needed a cup of coffee after watching that performance.
Following Lady Gaga and the Justin Bieber/Jayden Smith duo, Lady Antebel-lum made me feel like the roller coaster had taken a sharp turn, first stop—snoozeville.
Of course not all agreed, because shortly after, they won song of the year for “Need You Now.” Funny how things work out.
Worst dressed definitely goes to Rihan-na in her ball gown with flames. She per-formed the hit single “Love the Way You Lie” with Dr. Dre and Eminem.
She later appeared with R&B singer Drake (yes, he’s the same kid from De-grassi) to sing “What’s My Name.”
The bitter icing on the cake was a group performance from Mumford and Sons and the Avetts. Yeah, I’ve never heard of them either.
Halfway through their performance, Bob Dylan appeared, gracing viewers with his rendition of “Maggie’s Farm.”
Lucky for celebrities in the audience, and lucky for viewers’ ears, the mem-bers of both bands managed to surround Dylan with so many instruments, that 80 percent of the time, he wasn’t even au-dible.
The other 20 percent of the time, it was like being tied to a chair and being forced to listen to Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” for 24 hours straight. Somewhere out there, Maggie is turning over in her grave.
Overall, this wasn’t a bad night for the Grammys. Not one time did Kanye West rush the stage during an accep-tance speech to tell someone Beyonce deserved the award they’d just received. Then again, Taylor Swift didn’t win any-thing this year.
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Mexican restaurantoffers classic favorites
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If you’re driving down a ru-ral road through a tiny town in North Texas, and you see a large smoker belching out a thick gray cloud, you prob-ably think barbeque joint. If you happen to be in God-ley, you better start thinking Mexican food.
Del Norte Tacos is the name of the small restaurant located at 101 E. Hwy. 171. Don’t let the smoker out front or the name fool you. This place offers a full menu of classic Mexican favorites but you will be surprised at how much taste Chef Chris Garcia can deliver to the table. All of Garcia’s dishes are made with smoked meats. There really is nothing that is created in the small kitchen other than sal-sas and salads. Chef Garcia la-bors over the custom smoker all day smoking pork, beef fa-jita, chicken and sausage.
The art of using only smoked meats in his Mexican creations was passed down to him from his youth. His father’s family came out of Monterrey in northern Mex-ico, and settled in Houston. The name of the restaurant is derived from that history. Garcia worked as an executive chef in Houston before mi-grating to North Texas a few years ago. He mixes his great culinary skill and the magic
of Texas outdoor cooking to create some of the tastiest tacos, tortas, enchiladas and specialty dishes in the area.
The signature smoked chile relleno is one of the most popular selections at Del Norte. Garcia also of-fers family style Botanas as well as breakfast and a vari-ety of hand-made appetizers. Barbacoa and menudo are served daily but the melt-in-your-mouth smoked ribs are available only on the week-ends.
Much of Del Norte’s traffic is a direct result of the traf-fic flow down Hwy 171 on which it’s located. There are not many dining choices in Godley, but the quality of Del Norte’s menu and the extra attention to detail makes Gar-cia’s little taco shop a real hid-den treasure.
Tacos are priced around $3 each and enchilada plates will run $6 to $8. The smoked meat patillos average $16 and easily feed two. Gar-cia also offers his delicate smoked meats by the pound and all sides are created from scratch.
I hesitate to use the word gourmet when describing Del Norte, but the dishes are sev-eral cuts above anything you will find in Cowtown. Yes, most people in Fort Worth will have to travel south a few miles to enjoy the difference this Mexican restaurant deliv-ers but it is worth the drive.
I have made several trips to Godley in the last few weeks, and yes each time, I was in search of Del Norte tacos.
grammys.com| Courtesy PhotoThe 53rd Annual Grammy Awards aired Feb. 13 on CBS. The awards show fea-tured several artists, including Jayden Smith (left) and Justin Bieber (right).
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If you watch The Price is Right regular-ly, you will notice that at the end of every episode the show’s host, Drew Carey, men-tions that to “help control the pet popula-tion, have your pet spayed or neutered.”
This is certainly the most effective way to cut down on the over population of pets in the country, since almost all of the ani-mals in shelters are there as a direct result of animals’ basic instincts to reproduce.
As shelters become overcrowded, almost all have adopted the requirement to have a pet fixed before going home to new own-ers.
When a dog is unaltered, it has a natu-ral basic instinct common to all animals: reproduce. The drive to reproduce is re-moved once a dog has been spayed or neu-tered. Without this drive, a dog’s behavior is greatly impacted.
No longer will a dog escape from the backyard trying to find a mate. If a fixed dog does meet with another dog, say at a dog park, it will not have the instinct or ca-pability to reproduce.
This cuts down on the number of un-wanted puppies in a local shelter, or worse, left on the side of some backcountry road.
Having a dog spayed or neutered has benefits for the owner as well. A dog’s be-havior is based on its instincts. A dog that still has a natural instinct to mate will find it very difficult to break that focus.
Unaltered dogs tend to be a nuisance be-cause they feel they need to be dominant in order to reproduce. This comes from the instinct passed on from its wolf heritage.
Dominant behavior includes marking, mounting and fighting with other dogs. These behaviors can become learned hab-its if a dog is not fixed early.
Training an altered dog becomes much easier because you have its focus.
“It makes them easier to control around other dogs,” said Rachel Cope, trainer at the Canine Obedience Academy at The Grand Pet Resort and Spa in Fort Worth.
“It makes a safer environment for your family and the community,” Cope said.
Some people say, “I don’t want to do that to my dog,” or “I wouldn’t want someone to do that to me.”
These excuses are no longer valid when it comes to not spaying or neutering a dog. Unless you are an American Kennel Club registered breeder and completely devoted to improving the standard for a particular breed, there is no reason to have a dog ca-pable of breeding.
The population of homeless pets in America proves there is no reason for backyard breeders just trying to make a quick buck at the expense of their pets.
This is the third story in a series.
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Stephan Moritz | Rambler StaffCharlie, a 5-year-old pomeranian at the Humane Society of North Texas, was neutered prior to his adoption by a family in Fort Worth. Organizations such as the Humane Society and Fort Worth Animal Care and Control help to control the pet population by spaying or neutering all stray and surrendered animals before they find their local permanent homes.
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Gamma Sigma Sigma servesWesleyan, local communityStephanie [email protected]
Since becoming a part of Greek life at Texas Wesleyan University in the `70s the Beta Theta chapter of Gam-ma Sigma Sigma has worked on breaking the stereotypes faced by sororities today.
Gamma Sigma Sigma, a national service sorority, is based on the ideals of ser-vice, friendship and equality.
Jazmin Mendoza, vice president of membership for the Beta Theta chapter, was introduced to the soror-ity during Ram Camp her freshman year in 2007.
“I didn’t know anyone, and a member of Gamma Sig in-vited me to sit with them,” Mendoza said. “Before that moment I had never had an interest in joining a sorority, but they made me feel wel-come.”
The sorority’s focus is on helping different organiza-tions and the Fort Worth community.
Cristina Brewis, junior Spanish major, was moti-vated to join Gamma Sigma Sigma because of its dedica-tion to service.
“I was eager to find some-thing to replace the commu-nity service projects of my church,” Brewis said.
The Beta Theta chapter at Texas Wesleyan has partici-pated in national and local events such as Relay for Life, Boo at the Zoo and the Fort Worth Burrito Club.
For the Burrito Club event, members of Gamma Sigma Sigma prepare 80-200 bean and cheese burritos
and deliver them to people at the homeless center on Lancaster.
“I was scared the first time I participated,” Mendoza said. “But the people were nice and said ‘thank you,’ some of them even said ‘no thank you’ because they had already eaten.”
Gamma Sigma Sigma is af-filiated with different organi-zations, including March of Dimes, American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society.
The Beta Theta chapter has also participated in campus events such as Expanding Your Horizons and has cre-ated the Pot Squat event.
Pot Squat is one of the spring semester events the
chapter uses to raise mon-ey for the National Kidney Foundation. The event takes place in the mall area and members take turns sitting on a toilet for a period of 24 hours.
Mendoza’s favorite event is Expanding Your Horizons. The event is a series of work-shops hosted by Texas Wes-leyan for middle school girls.
“I was a translator for His-panic students and told them about scholarships,” Men-doza said.
In addition to volunteering at campus events, the chap-ter also hosts events to raise money for national organi-zations.
“This year we are hoping to get other Greeks on cam-
pus involved too,” Mendoza said.
Lindsay Choice, adviser and alumna of the Beta The-ta chapter, believes the so-rority’s dedication to service helps differentiate it from other sororities on campus.
“We do have a social as-pect, but our main focus is participating in service projects at Wesleyan and the surrounding community,” Choice said.
Gamma Sigma Sigma also sets itself apart frm other reek organizations on cam-pus by accepting into mem-bership both men and wom-en.
“Even now with our small numbers I love the camara-derie,” Brewis said.
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Rachel Peel | Rambler StaffDora Roberts Dining Hall provided cupcakes and cookies for students, faculty and staff to decorate on Valentine’s Day. There was also a chocolate fountain for dipping fruit. DeAwna Wood, assistant director of alumni relations, (above) decorates a cupcake.
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Wanamaker wants next levelEmma [email protected]
As the Texas Wesleyan men’s basketball team inches closer to its third consecutive conference title, senior guard Brian Wana-maker, continues to contribute to the team’s success.
A part of the team for the past two years, 6-foot-3 Wanamaker is from Philadelphia, Pa. and is working to obtain a liberal studies degree at Wesleyan.
Wanamaker said he expects to put off plans for the business world and pursue his basketball dreams on the professional level, whether that is in the NBA or for an overseas team.
As a freshman, Wanamaker played at Lon Morris College where he led the Bearcats to a conference championship with a record of 26-2.
He then transferred to Central Connecti-cut State University before finally making a home at Wesleyan his junior year. He is cur-rently a starting guard for the Rams.
“I think it is his toughness and talent com-bined that makes him one of the top guards we have had in my tenure at Wesleyan,” said head coach Terry Waldrop. “He has great leadership skills on and off the court.”
In his 2009-2010 season, Wanamaker re-ceived two second team All-Red River Ath-letic Conference recognition as he averaged 11.6 points per game, five assists and six re-bounds.
He also had a recorded three double-doubles throughout the season earning him three consecutive Red River Player of the Week titles.
Presently, Wanamaker is ranked in eight different categories for National Athletic In-tercollegiate Association Division I players.
Some of those include leading the nation in three-point percentage, total assists and total scoring with a current average of 17.6 points a game.
“He is a young man who was an all-con-ference player last season, but through hard work in the off season, has developed into a much more complete player,” Waldrop said.
Wanamaker said his drive to improve comes from his family and the structure in which he grew up.
“They have influenced me, and I wanted to be successful to make life easier for them,” Wanamaker said. “Along with them, coach Waldrop has helped me understand how to make the game easy for myself and not to worry about things I can’t control.”
The Rams are continuing to practice each day to gear up for upcoming games, and with Wanamaker’s desire to move on to the next level, his teammates said his intensity really inspires the rest of the team to compete and play at that same level.
“Brian Wanamaker works hard every day in practice, and it makes me want to step up and go harder,” freshman guard Jazz Hol-man said.
In the past few games, Wanamaker has been explosive on the offensive end. Against San Antonio’s Our Lady of the Lake Univer-sity on Feb. 7, Wanamaker scored 34 points, giving the Rams a win of 91-89.
Most recently, against Wiley College, Feb. 12, he finished with the game high 25 points in a 89-78 win.
With the season close to ending, Wana-maker said he knows how important it is for him to perform and prepare for the future on a more competitive level.
“I know he is excited about closing the regular season and making a run at some-thing a whole lot bigger,” Waldrop said.
Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler StaffBryan Wanamaker, senior guard, squares up his defender as he prepares to take him to the rack for two points. Wanamaker plans to pursue his basketball career after college, whether overseas or in the NBA. He is currently averaging 17.6 points a game and on the road to getting his second conference title and ring.
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Rams scratch Wildcats, fight for 1stEliana Mijangos [email protected]
The Rams basketball team took on the Wiley Col-lege Wildcats Feb. 13 at the Sid Richardson Center and racked up another win 89-78.
The Rams took an early 12-point lead in the first half as Jeremy Smith, senior point guard, hit a three and drop-ping assists to Brian Wana-maker, senior guard, and Jonathan Blake, senior guard.
“We are constantly push-ing to be the best, keeping in mind that every team who comes to play us will bring their best game,” Blake said.
The Wildcats, however, re-fused to be defeated easily. They went on a 7-0 run with three minutes left in the first half, bringing the score to 40-38 Rams.
Wiley came out hot in the second half, hitting from
outside the arc to give them a 51-50 lead. Senior post Ty Gough wouldn’t have that in his home gym and set off a 7-0 run as he sparked up his team with a three-point play assisted by Blake.
“We focus one game at a time and concentrate on what’s got us to 22-2,” Gough said. “Basically, it’s about fo-cusing on the things that make us great and on getting better at the little things that don’t.”
The Rams took a swift 10-point lead that got as far as 15 points in the second half. They finished off the Wildcats with an 11-point win and a step closer to their run for a third consecutive conference title.
“We are looking for stabil-ity and consistency in our players and our team. If you combine that with a great de-fense and rebounding, that
puts championship rings on fingers,” Terry Waldrop, men’s head basketball coach said.
Outshooting the Wildcats 49-41.4 percent for the game, Wanamaker led all players with 25 points while Blake barely fell short with 22 points, eight rebounds and five as-sists. Smith contributed 15 points to the win and Gough hit a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
“The teams are very com-petitive in the Red River and play their best against us ev-ery night,” Waldrop said. “It is something we have dealt with for a long time and we have to be ready to play. Wiley is a good team and played well against us, but in the end we won by double figures.”
The Rams’ next home game will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Sid Richardson Center against Bacone College.
Lady Rams take revengeErika [email protected]
The Lady Rams were eager to host the Lady Wildcats of Wiley College who had given them a 20-point defeat in the first round of conference.
This game set them on a quest to get their 20th win of the season and was a neces-sity to maintain their num-ber two spot in the Red River Athletic Conference stand-ings.
The Lady Rams took an ear-ly lead sparked by a 3-pointer hit by Brittany White, junior forward. With a 20-point loss to a No. 8 seed in their minds, the Lady Rams went on a 9-0 run. Junior point guard Ni-cole Terral controlled the tempo of the game early scor-ing easily off the drive and al-lowing for a steady 23-point lead early in the half.
The Lady Rams didn’t al-low the Lady Wildcats any second chance opportunities with their outstanding 3-2 defense, which led to a total 17 Wiley turnovers in the first half.
“We have been waiting for this game ever since the buzzer ended at Wiley when we played them first round of conference.” junior guard Ashley Bringol, said. “We came out wanting revenge and I feel like our defense showed that.”
The Lady Wildcats weren’t just going to give up as they went on a 6-2 run right be-fore the half to bring them within 19 points.
Up by 19 points to start the second half, the Lady Rams kept it rolling as if the score was 0-0.
“I feel like we are finally on the same page as a team with good chemistry and able to play a full two halves of con-sistancy,” junior guard Ve-ronica Mergerson said. “We
have proved ourselves as a team as well as showing what we are capable of.”
The Lady Rams quickly extended their lead as high as 23 points in the second half as they swept the Wiley Wildcats 76-49.
“I thought it was a big win. The team held Wiley 16 points below their average,” assistant coach Bill Franey
said. “This was an important game in helping us prepare for the conference tourna-ment.”
The Lady Rams have a total of five games to seal the deal for second place in confer-ence.
Their next home game is set for at 2 p.m., Feb. 19 in the Sid Richardson Center where they will take on Bacone College.
Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler StaffNicole Terral (left), junior point guard, looks for the outlet pass in a game verse Wiley College on Feb. 12 at the Sid Richardson Center. Eliana Mijangos (right), junior guard, breaks away after a rebound and looks to push for a quick two points.
Photos by Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler StaffAbove: Jonathan Blake, senior guard, looks for an assist to Ty Gough, senior post, for a three-point play that sparked a 7-0 run for the Rams. Blake finished with 22 points Feb. 12 against the Wiley Wildcats in the Sid Richardson Center. Left: Jeremy Smith, senior point guard, sets up his defender for a cross and assist to high scorer Brian Wanamaker, senior guard and high scorer of the game with 25 total points for the night.