Northwest sopho-more Hayley Hankins was named “Most Beautiful” at the annual Northwest Beauty Review on March 27. Hankins, a pre-nursing major from Strayhorn, was one of 40 contes-tants in the pageant. “I feel so shocked,” she said after being declared the winner. “I danced around on stage right after they said my name. I was just ex-cited.” Hankins has compet-ed in several pageants, including the Northwest Beauty Review in 2012. “I competed in pag-eants from ninth to 12th grade,” she said. “I competed in the Beauty Review at Northwest last year and placed in the top 10.” “I could not have done it without the love and support of my friends and family,” Hankins continued. “I do love my crown and the honor to represent my school, but at the end of the day, I must remember that none of this would mean anthing to me if I didn’t have them in my life.”

Hankins is a mem-ber of the Northwest Rangerettes. She plans to enroll in the nursing program in the spring semester of 2014. After completion of the pro-gram, she plans to work in pediatric nursing. Victoria Grant, a

sophomore pre-physical therapy major from Gre-nada and member of the Northwest Rangerettes, was named fi rst runner-up. Haleigh Ash, a fresh-man nursing major from Olive Branch, was named second runner-up. Ash is

a cheerleader and mem-ber of the tennis team. Shelbi Dunlap, a fresh-man nursing major from Coldwater, was third runner-up. Dunlap is a cheerleader and student recruiter. Kami Morgan, a sophomore nursing ma-

jor from Southaven, was fourth runner-up. Also placing in the top 10 were Ashley Mc-Nair, a sophomore edu-cation major from Phila-delphia, Lynzie Tingle, a freshman nursing major from Hernando, Taylor In-glish, a freshman nursing

major from Senatobia, Ashley Jones and Ashley Anderson, sophomore nursing majors from Olive Branch.

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Five members of The Ranger Rocket newspa-per staff attended the Mississippi Press Asso-ciation Better Newspaper Contest at the Missis-sippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson on March 28. The newspaper won 12 awards in several catego-ries. The Better News-paper Contest has two divisions, community college division and four-year university division. Each newspaper sent in a set number of articles to compete in each cat-egory of the competition. The task of preparing the newspapers for mailing was not as simple as it seemed. “It took a lot of time,” De’Issac House, a sopho-more broadcast major from Sardis, said. The annual contest was held in the Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson, which excited several en-thusiastic sports writers.

“It was a memo-rable moment,” Deantae Smith, a sophomore journalism major from Oxford, said. “It was something I will never forget.” The contest began with speaker Rick Cleve-land, then lunch, before

moving into the results of the competition. The event caught new jour-nalists by surprise. “With it being my fi rst time to attend the conference, it was a new experience,” Smith said. “At fi rst I thought it would be boring, but I gave it

a shot and it turned out to be inspirational and captivating.”

The Ranger Rocket members won in the fol-lowing categories: Smith won second place in the General News Story category; Smith won fi rst place for Best Sports

Column and House placed second, Smith and House won fi rst place for Best Sports News Story, Smith also won second place for Best Sports Photo and House won second place for Best Feature Photo. Shelby Louwerens, a

sophomore journalism major from Senatobia and editor of The Ranger Rocket, won second place for Best Editorial. The Ranger Rocket staff earned second place awards for Best Miscel-laneous Ad and Best Graphic, and third place for design, front page and general excellence. After the contest, the students toured the Hall of Fame before head-ing back to campus. Overall, the members of The Ranger Rocket and Carroll Huebner, journalism instructor and newspaper adviser, were proud of their accom-plishments. “I could not be more proud of these students,” Huebner said. “They have worked incredibly hard on every issue of The Ranger Rocket.”

Journalism students win 12 awardsBy Shelby Louwerens

By Mike Haskins & Shawn Davis

Members of The Ranger Rocket newspaper staff (l-r) Delayva Robinson, De’Issac House, Editor Shelby Louwerens, Deantae Smith, Cheyenne Fair and Newspaper Adviser Carroll Huebner hold two of 12 awards from the Better Newspaper Contest on March 28.

Hayley Hankins, a sophomore nursing major from Hernando, was named “Most Beautiful” at the annual Northwest Beauty Review on March 27. (Photo by Shawn Davis)

The top fi ve winners in the Beauty Review (left to right): third runner-up Shelbi Dun-lap, fi rst runner-up Victoria Grant, “Most Beautiful” Hayley Hankins, second runner-up Haleigh Ash, and fourth runner-up Kami Morgan. (Photo by Mike Haskins)

OPINION A2 • April 25, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

STAFFEditorShelby Louwerens

Sports Section EditorDe’Issac House

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“What would you like to see more of in the Ranger Rocket?” ”What would you like to see more of in the Ranger Rocket?”

By Shelby Louwerens

“What is your favorite thing about Spring?”

By Shelby Louwerens, De’Issac House & Mike Haskins

“It is sunny and everything is starting to bloom.”

Britney JonesFreshman • General College

Senatobia

“I like the break.”

Tristan MooreSophomore • General College

Senatobia

“Just when it’s hot.”

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Independence

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Be prepared when transferring to a four-year school

Delayva RobinsonDeantae Smith

With May just around the corner, classes are wrapping up and pre-paring for fi nal exams. For many sophomores, graduation is just around the corner. This may mean moving on to a four-year university, or straight into the work force. The question is, are you ready? As a sophomore who is graduating to transfer to a university, I have realized that the process to get in is a process of “hurry-up-and-wait.” Several holds, including those for housing, shot records, and advisory, kept me from moving for-ward after I was accept-ed. So, for those looking to transfer, now or in the future, it is always best to be prepared. Apply for the univer-sity you are interested in

as soon as possible. The earlier this is done, the sooner the admission letters will come, and students can continue through the process of admissions and get reg-istered for classes. How-ever, before a student can register for classes, they must pass through several holds, including housing, immunization and academic advisory. Have your housing applications done or get on the waiting list as soon as possible, even though most universi-ties will let freshmen apply before transfers. If done quickly, it will allow students to keep the holds off their accounts and continue to the next step in the process. Find your shot re-cords. For many stu-dents, a shot record

is something that has followed them through elementary school to col-lege, but is rarely seen. As I found out from experience, Northwest requires to see shot records, but does not keep them on fi le. In-

stead, look for your shot records at the health department. If they do not have all of the shots on record, high schools keep them on record for former students as well, and the health depart-ment will update your entire shot record with

proof of immunization from a high school. Sign up for an ori-entation session, the sooner the better. For members of Phi Theta Kappa, this is espe-cially important. Several universities have a “PTK Day,” where Phi Theta Kappa transfers can go through orientation and register for classes early. This is a way to get ahead and get the classes you want. For those not in Phi Theta Kappa, sign up for the fi rst orienta-tion session available. Thousands of students go through orientation during each session, and with thousands of students registering for class, those classrooms fi ll up quickly. To get the classes that inter-est you, it is best to get

registered as quickly as possible. Meet with an adviser. Most students will do this after orientation. Meeting with an adviser will get the advisory hold off of a student’s ac-count, and help them decide which classes are necessary to graduate in their major. This is the last step before registra-tion. Finally, fi nd a com-puter and register for classes. Unlike North-west, where advisers put in a schedule for every student, students regis-ter for classes on their own. Once registered, students can focus on fi nishing their school year strong in commu-nity college and look forward to the next few years that lie ahead at university.

Talking fashion with Ike House When showing up to events, sometimes students do not know how to dress. I am going to give you some tips, so when the time comes, you will rise to the oc-casion. Some events require certain attire. I am here to help you prepare for going out with friends and family. For the guys, when attending a movie or dinner type of occasion, a nice pair of jeans or khakis would be great. A button down with the sleeves rolled up with

one or two buttons unbuttoned, even a nice collared shirt would bring the outfi t together. Pair this with sneakers or loafers. As for the ladies, de-pending on the tempera-ture, a nice sun dress would fi t properly. Jeans could also be worn and a nice top depending on what you feel comfortable in. For the shoes, go with fl ats or boots. Another occasion could be a formal or semi-formal dinner.

You typically would like to go with the formal look, but you do not

have to be in a suit. You can spruce the look for a formal look to your liking.

I like the slacks and button-down look. With this look, you should wear a bowtie because just the plain back-ground with a fl at tie just does not bring everything together. Now the fl at tie has not gone away; you could wear a sweater vest and a nice pair of slacks. Now if you want to go with the traditional look, take the tie out of the equation. Wear a nice jacket, shirt, slacks and a hat.

I prefer to keep the top button unbuttoned. For the ladies, you should go with a nice dress, a pair of pumps and fi nish the look with some accessories. With the slacks, you can twist this with a button-down that has the quarter-length sleeves. A nice pair of boots or even open-toe heels could pull this together. These tips should lead to a successful look and help you show up to any event.

Sports editor and fashion columnist, Ike House, shows a sample of his fashion wear. (Photo by Shelby Louwe-rens)

A2 • April 25, 2013 Senatobia, Miss. NEWS B1 • April 25, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

By Mike Haskins

Northwest students returning in the summer and fall sessions will see a change in the way they access class materials online. Northwest has chosen to replace Black-board with Canvas, a new online learning plat-form that will be utilized by both traditional and online students. Mississippi’s 15 com-munity colleges selected Canvas as the learning platform to be used for the Mississippi Virtual Community College, be-ginning in the summer. “Our 10-year con-tract was coming up (with Blackboard) and there were many new products,” Phyllis John-son, dean of eLearning at Northwest, said. “The newer products out there were much more intuitive and easier to use.” Johnson cited many advantages of Canvas over Blackboard. “Can-vas is the only Learning Management System na-tive to the cloud. Native cloud hosting means no versions, no upgrades, no migrations and no inconvenient down times. Canvas is automati-cally updated every three weeks without tedious downloads or patches. It is always up-to-date with

the latest features, bug fixes and security en-hancements.” Canvas also features an improved communica-tions system, in which instructors and students can choose between Facebook, Twitter, email and text alerts to receive notifications. Canvas also features an app available on the iTunes Store for Apple devices, as well as on the Google Play store for Android users that gives users the ability to view grades, send mes-sages, and see class schedules straight from a mobile device. “It is very easy to use,” Johnson said. “Students will log in with the same username and password they use for Blackboard. Once inside, it is very easy to navi-gate.” Canvas will be of-ficially utilized at the beginning of the summer session. Blackboard will remain on the Northwest homepage as a read-only feature until July. Online tutorials became avail-able for students on April 1. For more informa-tion on Canvas, visit the Northwest eLearning website at www.north-westms.edu/eLearning.

Canvas to replace Blackboard

Tuition Assistance causes confusion for students

By Shelby Louwerens

Students attend Academic Team Luncheon Two members of Phi Theta Kappa from Sena-tobia campus and two from the DeSoto Center were honored as part of the Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team on March 26 in Jackson. Haley Allen, a sophomore elementary education major from Pope, made first team and Kacy Acree of Nesbit, Ashley McCray of Olive Branch and Ryan Vargo of Hernando made second team. This event was to recognize the students who made the Academic teams. The All-Mississippi Academic team is not an actual competitive team, but a recognition pro-gram to honor outstand-ing students in two-year colleges with outstanding achievement and leader-ship skills. Each two-year college may choose only two students to attend this program. The students chosen from Northwest’s Sena-tobia campus were Allen and Acree. The DeSoto Center, which has a separate Phi Theta Kappa chapter, chose Vargo and McCray. There was more to the process of being selected than just nomination, however. Students who participated also had to have letters of recom-

By Shelby Louwerens Tuition Assistance, a program used to help offset the cost of tu-ition for active duty and reservist soldiers, has been officially denied since March 8. Terry Bland, direc-tor of financial aid, said that Northwest deals mostly with the Army and National Guard, but that the recent seques-tration had completely cut tuition assistance from every branch of the military. Since tuition assis-tance could cover up to $1125, full tuition to Northwest, several students could be facing a shortage of funds to pay for college. Robert Loftin, a sophomore general agriculture major from Potts Camp, is one of those affected. “I’m not sure how

I’m going to pay my tuition at Mississippi State without tuition assistance. I didn’t want to have to take out a loan, but I might have to now,” Loftin said. Bland said that, for many students that are affected, they may have other options, however they are not likely to continue on without pay-ing for something. “Those students probably qualified for Pell Grants, but it is defi-nitely more money out of their pockets. Those students could potential-ly have their tuition not paid for,“ Bland said. Though tuition as-sistance has been cut since March 8, students who qualified for tuition assistance at the begin-ning of the semester will still have it until May,

though no new soldiers will be given tuition as-sistance. The military also re-cently had an all-hands meeting and on March 28 announced plans to reinstate tuition assis-tance. “I’m not sure when they will reinstate tuition assistance. I just hope it is before the fall semes-ter starts,” Loftin said. It did not take until the fall semester to be reinstated. The military announced tuition assis-tance was reinstated on April 10. The money al-lotted to the program is exactly the same as be-fore the sequestration, with only one difference in the announcement. “The only difference is that free exam retests are no longer autho-rized,” Bland said.

Northwest Mississippi Community College President Dr. Gary Lee Spears (back row, third from right), joins (back row, l-r) Northwest instructors and Phi Theta Kappa advis-ers Kim Hamilton-Wims, Dawn Stevens and Carroll Huebner; (back row, fifth from l-r) DeSoto Center Dean Richie Lawson; Registrar Larry Simpson; instructors and PTK advisers Judy Barham (front row, left) and Patsy Gardner (front row, right), in congratu-lating Northwest students (front row, second from l-r) Ryan Vargo of Hernando, Haley Allen of Pope and Kacy Acree of Nesbit for being named to the PTK All-Mississippi Academic Team. Not pictured is Ashley McCray of Olive Branch.

The Major Event helps students

Kristin Watson (right), Career-Tech counselor, helps Bobby Bryson (left), a sopho-more business administration major from Holly Springs, choose classes during The Major Event on April 10-11 beside the Library. (Photo by Shelby Louwerens)

mendation, write an es-say, answer discussion questions, list leader-ship positions and activi-ties they participated in while in the two-year college and present a current transcript. Though the process was tedious, the stu-dents found it was worth the work. “It took a great deal of time to type the es-says required for the application to be com-plete. But I sat down one day and wrote all of

the essays that had to be typed on the applica-tion page, figured out what I needed from the school and gathered it the next day to send with the application,” Allen said. Those who made the first team received a $2,500 scholarship, a medallion, obelisk and a certificate at the cere-mony. Those who made first and second teams were honored on the floor of the Mississippi Senate before attending

the All-Mississippi Aca-demic Team Recognition luncheon at the Jack-son Convention Center where they were individ-ually recognized for their academic achievement. Overall, it was con-sidered a successful experience by those involved, with a good outcome for all who participated. “I have received scholarship offers from multiple schools at this time,” Acree said.

Tolly Rhenae Alva, a sophomore social work major from Southaven, is also a praise and wor-ship singer for Heartland Church located in South-aven. She began sing-ing at the age of nine with Gracewood Baptist Church in Southaven and has been singing since. Continuing her pas-sion for music, Alva joined the Southaven High School choir, where they won the choir state championship hosted by The University of Missis-sippi, during her sopho-more and senior years. Pursuing her passion, she joined Heartland six years ago and has been singing with the church’s band for almost two years. “I plan on continu-ing to sing at Heartland

for as long as the Lord calls me to,” Alva said. “My favorite part is when all the singers take the microphones away from them and all you can hear is the congregation singing to the Lord.” In the light of her love for singing, her big-gest inspiration comes from her dad who also used to sing at Grace-wood. “My dad won’t admit that he can sing, but we all know he can,” Alva said. “One of my favorite memories is when he used to sing to my mom, and this is why I believe I inherited my talent from him.” While her hobby is singing, Alva plans on pursuing her master’s degree at Mississippi State, and eventually work at one of the local adoption agencies.

ARTS & LIFE C1 • April 25, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

Music Matters with Shawn Davis

Tolly Alva sings during a performance at Heartland. (Photo by Shawn Davis)

Although April Fools’ is a day of joking, Life-blood was serious about one thing on April 1–saving lives. Lifeblood, in co-oper-ation with the Senatoia Rotary Club, sponsored the event that lasted from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Nursing Building. Lifeblood serves the lo-cal communities in con-tributing blood to those who need it most. “Memphis has an unusually huge medical district for their area,” Leslie Poole, account

manager for Lifeblood, said. “For our size, we use twice as much blood as the national average. We use everything we collect, plus we import from other parts of the country so we’ll have enough for our local hos-pitals.” Lifeblood serves the Memphis area and the 13 surrounding counties, the closest center being in Southaven, at Good-man and Elmore Roads. The program brought in many participants dur-ing this month’s event,

with the hope that many more will hear the cry for this desperate need. “You know when you donate it will save some-one’s life, but you never know when it will be one of your own,” Poole said. “At some point we are all affected by someone who takes the time to give blood.” Kanisha Jeans and Shawanda Ward, both phlebotomists for Life-blood, explained the rewarding benefi ts to giving blood. “For every pint you

give, we are able to save three lives,” Jeans said. Lifeblood gave T-shirts and Lifeblood stickers to all who par-ticipated in the event. “We had a great turn-out,” Poole said. “There were 65 participants, and we collected 54 units of blood.” For more information about the next event please contact Monica Williams, nursing clinical skills lab coordinator, at 662-562-3289 or mwil-liams@northwestms.edu.

Lifeblood saves lives with blood driveBy Shawn Davis

Fine Arts scholarship auditions held April 12By Cheyenne Fair

Scholarship audi-tions for art, theatre and choral music were held on April 12 at Northwest. In all, 25 students audi-tioned for the choir, with two students audition-ing for both theatre and choir scholarships. Students who ap-plied for theatre schol-arships were asked to prepare two contrasting one-minute monologues and to bring a headshot as well as fi ll out a re-sume, which was sup-plied by the instructors. If students were singers, they needed to supply a prepared piece to sing and bring sheet music accompaniment,

as the choral scholar-ship auditions are at the same time. Those inter-ested in technical the-atre were asked to bring photos of their work if available. “Theatre scholar-ships are very competi-tive, so applying for other scholarships assures students that they are covering all their bases,” Sadie Shannon, theatre instructor said. “We were looking for experienced choral sing-ers who want to carry on their love of music into college. Though there are music majors in our ensembles, it was not a requirement to audition,”

Susanne VanDyke, direc-tor of choral activities, said. According to Van-Dyke, high school choral experience isn’t required, however it is preferred due to the pace and level of diffi culty of the music that is performed by the choir. “Thanks to the gener-ous choral scholarship program, many students are able to pay much of their way through North-west by singing in one of our various ensembles, such as the Northwest Singers,” VanDyke said.Students who applied for art scholarships were re-quired to bring a portfolio

of their work to the Art Building on the Senato-bia campus. According to Art Department Chairman Lawayne House, portfo-lios needed to contain at least 10 pieces of any size and any medium. “Pieces had to be neatly matted and have a label on the back with the name, address and phone number. They also needed to submit two letters of recommenda-tion,” House said.

C1 • April 25, 2013 Senatobia, Miss. ARTS & LIFEC2 • April 25, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

As a community college transfer, your move to The University of Mississippi will be one of the most important in your life—and also one of the smoothest. Here are just a few of

the reasons why transferring to Ole Miss is the right move:

•Youracademiccourseworkduringyourfirsttwoyearswill plug right into our bachelor’s degree programsandletyoustayontrack.

•Averagejunior-andsenior-levelclasses at Ole Miss have 20-30 students and are probably smaller than some of the classes you are takingnow.

•OurFinancial Aid Office works hard to help you receive the combination of grants, scholarships, loans and employment you willneedtofinanceyoureducation.

•OurPhi Theta Kappa scholarship is worth $6,000 ($3,000 per yearfortwoyears)!Transferstudentswitha3.5GPAonatleast48 transferable community college credit hours and membership in Phi Theta Kappa are encouraged to apply for this scholarship. PleasecontactJasonMcCormickorTyAllushuskiintheOfficeofEnrollmentServicesat800-OLE-MISS(inMississippi)or662-915-7226formoredetails.

•OurCommunityCollegeExcellenceScholarshipisworth1,000ayear(atotalof2,000overyourlasttwoyears).CommunityCollegestudentswitha3.0GPAon48transferablehourswillbeeligibleforthisscholarship.ContactJasonMcCormickorTyAllushuskiintheOfficeofEnrollmentServicesat662-915-7226for more details.

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Tate Hall constructionprogressing smoothlyBy Mike Haskins

Construction on Tate Hall is progressing quick-ly as the spring semester winds down. Over the past two months, crews have completed the roof and are nearing comple-tion of laying bricks on the exterior of the build-ing. Tate Hall, which is estimated to be sub-stantially completed in July, will serve two pur-poses: an expansion of the Learning Resources Center, providing a facility for eLearning and

permanent offi ce space for three student services offi ces displaced from the McLendon Center. “When the renovation of the McLendon Student Center was planned, we did not have enough space to accommodate all the student support and activity spaces we needed to expand or were then currently lo-cated there,” Dan Smith, vice president for student affairs, said. “eLearn-ing had badly outgrown its space and needed a

real home. The Learning Resources Center also needed more space. At the same time we were planning the renovation and dealing with these issues, we needed to come up with a plan for the old Tate Hall, which was decaying and re-ally not suitable for any current function at the College. We made a decision to address all these issues by building Tate Hall with its current design.”

Jazz Band performs concertBy Delayva Robinson

The Northwest Jazz Ensemble performed in the Fine Arts Auditorium on April 4. Director John Un-gurait was very pleased with the ensemble’s overall performance. “I think they per-formed great all season,” Ungurait said. The ensemble per-formed seven pieces including “Back Burner” and “One O’clock Jump.” Ungurait said he picks all the songs they perform. “I think it went won-derfully,” Briana Patton,

a freshman pre-pharma-cy major from Como and saxophone player, said. “I’m so happy I had this opportunity to do what I love and play music.” Ungurait noted that the percussion ensemble had a fast and full week in April. Through Concert Week, April 22-26, there will be nightly perfor-mances by percussion ensemble, steel band and symphonic winds and wind ensemble. “The winds will have a ‘Night at the Movies’

concert featuring the music of John Williams,” Ungurait said. John Williams is a composer who has writ-ten pieces for movies like Star Wars, E.T., Harry Potter and Jaws. The performers will be dressed as their favorite characters from movies of their choice as they perform. The Steel Band con-cert featured Northwest Alumnus Rick Micou former lead pan player of the Navy Steel Drum Band.

Intramurals host ping pong and billiards tournamentsBy Delayva Robinson

Northwest Intra-murals kicked off the beginning of spring with the annual billiards and ping pong tournaments at the McLendon Center in the Recreation Room on April 8 at 5 p.m. All Northwest stu-dents were invited to sign up and take part in the tournaments with their partners, and regis-tration ended on the day of the tournament. Kyler Hardaway, a

freshman general col-lege major from Byhalia, came in fi rst place in billiards. Matthew Kelso, freshman nursing major from Walls, came in fi rst place for ping pong. “It felt like a good competition,” Kelso said. Ping pong and bil-liards were set to last the entirety of the week, but as the night went on that quickly changed. The ping pong tour-

nament ended within hours of beginning. Bil-liards had a slight delay the day after the tourna-ment began, which kept the tournament going for three days. “We had a good turnout this year and hope for the same next year,” Willie Washington, a freshman criminal jus-tice major from Darling and Intramural work-study, said.

Career-Tech to host BBQ cookoff Career Tech is host-ing a BBQ cook-off on Wednesday, May 8. Entry is open to all Northwest faculty, staff, administra-

tion and student clubs and organizations. The cost is $30 to enter, and deadline for registration is May 3.

All proceeds benefi t the Career-Tech SkillsUSA organization.

By Shelby Louwerens

Phi Theta Kappa will hold car wash for homeless shelter Phi Theta Kappa is hosting a car wash in the back of the Howard Coliseum parking lot to benefi t LoveWorks25:40 on April 30 from 1 to 3 p.m.

LoveWorks is a home-less shelter based in Hernando. The cost of a car wash is $5, exterior only. Anyone is welcome to volunteer at any point

during the event. Dona-tions are also accepted.

By Shelby Louwerens

D1 • April 25, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.SPORTS

Northwest needed new recruits and hosted a pair of tryouts on campus. After the spring game and final cuts, Coach LaPlante had his men. We sat down with him and just a couple of new players. M&I: How do you feel about your current quar-terback Tyler Sullivan? LaPlante: Tyler’s been progressing fine. A lot of it is just leadership in the huddle and learning some hand signals. We didn’t get into any no huddle situations, but he already knows the signals to lead the troops next fall. I thought he did a great job just learning the playbook and in lead-ership development. I think everything has gone as planned. M&I: How do you think your walk-ons will

work out? LaPlante: We kept five or six from the first tryout and nine kids from the tryout April 6. It’s a good 15 guys we can count on for the program next year, and we’re pretty happy with it. We would have kept more, but our out-of-state numbers affected us there. M&I: How do you feel about being named the starting quarterback? Tyler: It feels awe-some. It’s an honor, especially in college. It’s something you work hard for. It’s some-thing you dream about in high school. To get to college, and be a starting quarterback at a college like this, it’s a dream come true M&I: Do you feel that you have good targets at wide reciever?

Tyler: We got some good guys and some guys coming back that did a lot of special things last year, and feel really good about the guys we

got catching balls this season. M&I: How does it feel having an all freshman offensive line coming in next season?

Tyler: It’ll be the same learning process for me. I was hurt last year, so I never really got to see the field. It’ll be the first time I get to play against a college de-fense too, so we’ll be do-ing it together. I’m sure the guys will do just fine. M&I: What you think about the team’s suc-cess next season? Tyler: I think we’re using the right system, and these coaches have brought in the right sys-tem to be a quarterback in. I think it’s going to be really easy to put up some big numbers. It’ll be good. M&i: How do you feel about making the team? Markez: It’s kind of a shock actually living your dream, but it feels really great especially as a walk-on.

M&I: How did feel transitioning from quar-terback to wide reciever? Markez: It felt real good, but then again it was a big change. M&I: Do you feel you can earn playing time when the season starts with five guys already in front of you? Markez: Yes, but it’s all up to me to make my-self a starter by putting in hard work. M&I: Why did you want to make the change from quarterback to wide receiver? Markez: I felt more comfortable at wide reciever. The Rangers will be young this season, but look to have a strong season with new players, new coaches and a new system.

Sports talk with Mike & Ike

Walk-on Markez Saulsberry scores one of the few touchdowns in the Navy vs. White spring game. (Photo by Deantae Smith)

In a society where athletics reigns over edu-cation, head coach Brad LaPlante is attempting to build a program with an educational foundation. LaPlante's plan is to have boys come to Northwest and graduate as men. The first year head coach has reached out to faculty to help him emphasize the student in student athlete. LaPlante has imple-mented a Tuesday and Thursday study table for the players to attend. During their time at the study table, players are expected to work on aca-demic assignments. The study tables also allow a chance for athletes to build a bond with their position

coaches. Xzavius Phillips, a

secondary education major from Coffeeville,

believes the study tables are helpful if you don't

have time during your week to do work.

LaPlante intends to eliminate the excuse of not having enough time to complete school work. Robert Liggins, a freshman general col-lege major from Oxford, enjoys the study table and what it can do for the team as a whole. "I feel like this doesn't allow anyone to hurt the team," Liggins said. "Whether we like it or not, we benefit from it." Every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9 the football study table is held on the second floor of the McLendon Center and in the library.

LaPlante holds study table for football playersBy Deantae Smith

Sophomore Chad Cupples lost on the fifth playoff hole for individual medalist honors, but helped lead the North-west men’s golf team to a third place finish in the 2013 MACJC State Championship at Dixie Golf Club on April 14-15. The Rangers shot a two-day 594 (299-295) and finished six strokes behind state champions, Copiah-Lincoln, who shot a two-day 588. East Mis-sissippi finished second with a 592. Cupples led the field after round one with a 3-under-par 69. He tied his career low round, and followed that up with a 74 on Monday. He and Corbin May of Co-Lin battled it out on

five playoff holes before May birdied No. 10 for individual medalist hon-ors. Sam Cooper cut off a whopping nine strokes

on Monday and fired a 79-70 to finish in a tie for 10th. His round of 70 on Monday was a new career low. Martin Powell

(T12) placed in the Top 15 finishers with a 76-75, while Jack Byrd shot 81-76 to finish in 27th and Chris Samsel fired a

75-85 to tie for 34th. Byrd, Cupples and Cooper each were named MACJC Second Team All-State.

With the third place finish, the Rangers quali-fied for the NJCAA Region XXIII Golf Championship at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club on April 22-23. Co-Lin, East Missis-sippi, Gulf Coast and host East Central will all compete with the winner of that event advancing to the NJCAA National Championship May 21-24 at Goose Pond Colo-ny in Scottsboro, Ala.

Golf team finishes third at stateBy De’Issac House

(L to R) Jack Byrd (NWCC), Chad Cupples (NWCC), Nick Davis (EMCC), Miles Respess (EMCC) and Sam Cooper (NWCC). (Staff Photo)

Tarow Barney is helping Keith Reynolds Jr. with work at study table. Study table is held every Tuesday and Thurs-day night. (Photo by Deantae Smith)

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The Lady Ranger softball team got back in playoff contention with wins over Mississippi Delta on April 2. Sophomores Lauren Riley and Malea Dillon were a dynamic duo, go-ing a combined 9-for-15 with eight RBIs and eight runs scored. Dillon also added a home run. Lindsey Shaw and reigning National Pitcher of the Week, Casey Baddley, picked up the wins. Next, the Lady Rang-ers completed a rare shutout sweep versus Itawamba April 9 in Ful-ton. In game one, North-west plated six unearned runs in the first inning and that’s all Baddley would need offensively. Baddley carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and the Lady Rangers went on to win game one 10-0. Scoreless through the first three innings in Game 2, Chelsey Gilliam changed that as she hit her second home run of the year. Carlie Jenkins hom-ered in the fifth with a three-run shot, record-ing her first collegiate home run, as Northwest stretched the lead to 5-0 and would hold on for the sweep. The Lady Rangers

then hosted division foe Northeast on April 15. The Lady Tigers se-cured a 5-1 win in game one before Northwest bounced back with a 5-4 win in the finale. Trail-ing late in game two, 4-1, Jenkins and Dillon singled home runs, and Northwest was quickly within one. Following a pitching change, Baddley wel-comed the new pitcher with an eventual game-winning two-out, two-run single to put Northwest on top 5-4. Lady Ranger softball closed out its home schedule with run-rule wins over division oppo-nent Coahoma on April 23 as part of Sophomore Day, winning 14-0 and 13-1. Sophomores Anna Barham and Rachel Kelly helped spark 11 runs in the opening two innings, with inside-the-park home runs. Barham had a career high six RBIs in the game. Three-time NJCAA Pitcher of the Week, sophomore Casey Baddley, allowed only three hits in another complete game. The Lady Rangers im-proved to 25-13 overall and 13-9 in the division. The Lady Rangers also need for Coahoma to win

one game over Northeast for a playoff spot. The streaking base-ball Rangers, winners of six straight, welcomed the East Mississippi Lions to Ranger Field on April 23. East Mississippi took an early 2-0 lead in the first two innings. In the bottom of the fourth, the Rangers started crossing the plate themselves, at least once through the sixth inning to make the score 4-3 in the Rang-ers’ favor. The lead was short-lived as Phillip Tice of the Lions homered over the right field wall in the top of the seventh inning to force extra in-

Softball and baseball season coming to endBy De’Issac House & Deantae Smith

One of the most associated names with Northwest rodeo is Bud Young. He got his claim- to-fame at a very presti-gious event. Young was inducted into the Mis-sissippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame. The Seventh Annual induction ceremony was held on April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Muse Center on the Rankin County campus of Hinds Com-munity College. Lawrence Young also known as “Bud,” started his bull-riding career in 1957 at the age of 12. He soon joined the In-ternational Professional Rodeo Association in ‘64 where he is cur-rent member. He also competed in the PRCA, CRA, URA and the Deep South Rodeo Associa-tion. Young arrived at Northwest in 1973. He was instructor in livestock management technology. He also started the college’s first rodeo team that same year. Under his reign, the Northwest

team annually received awards for local, region-al and national competi-tion. Some members won championships in

bareback riding, bull rid-ing, barrel racing, steer wrestling and in the All-Around category. He was the lon-gest tenured coach in Northwest’s athletic history before he retired in 2009. Young coached

college rodeo for 36 years. He was the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s facility director for 18 years and also served as NIRA National Facility President for two terms. Young was inducted into the Northwest Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. In the same year, he was honored with the announcement of the Lawrence “Bud” Young Endowed Scholarship, which helps a student in the college rodeo program. Since retiring, Young has stayed involved as the arena manager of the Northwest Multipur-pose Arena. He is an adjunct faculty member teaching plant science. He also works with high school students in the area by conducting workshops and semi-nars for private groups as well as for members of the Little Britches Rodeo Association.

Bud Young was inducted into the Mississippi Com-munity and Junior Col-lege Sports Hall of Fame. (Staff Photo.)

Bud Young reaches Hall of FameBy De’Issac House

Jordan Barnes prepares to slide into third as the ball is coming in. (Photo by Deantae Smith)

nings. In the bottom of the ninth inning, with one out, Jay King ap-proached the plate. With one swing of the bat, the ball was struck down the left field foul line and over the wall for a walk-off homerun. East Mississippi’s coach ap-proached the umpire to argue the call, all to no avail. After taking game one, 5-4, the Rangers seemed to have used all their magic as East Mis-sissippi jumped out to a commanding 12-1 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, a single by fresh-man Kramer Hollenbach sparked a rally for the ages. Freshman Brennan Pugh approached the plate with the bases loaded and hit a double that scored two runs. By the end of the sixth, the Rangers had scored eight runs, mak-ing the score 12-9. The Lions started to unravel in the bottom of the seventh, walking two batters and allowing a score off a shortstop error.

After back-to-back walks to start the inning, sophomore Dylan Cas-toria singled to load the bases. Freshman Jay King then reached base on an error to score two runners which made the score 12-11. With two runners on and two outs, freshman Taylor King was inten-tionally walked to load the bases. Hollenbach, with two outs and an 0-1 count, drove the pitch down the right field line to score Jay King and Castoria for the walk-off win. By sweeping the Lions, Northwest has locked in a spot to host the first round of the state playoffs May 3-4 in Senatobia. It’s a best-of-3 series with four winners advancing to the double elimination state tournament.

NEWS B2 • April 25, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

UPCOMINGEVENTS

Upcoming home baseball games Playoffs begin May 3

ClearanceMay 8-10

8:30-11:45 a.m. & 1-3:15 p.m.Graduation

May 17Howard Coliseum

Senatobia Campus

Two Northwest students speak with Ole Miss DeSoto representatives in the Haraway Center. (Photo by Deantae Smith)

Spring time rolls around

Freshman Bobby Epps runs the football in the spring game on April 16. (Photo by De’Issac House)

A player prepares to get someone out in the intramural dodgeball tournament. (Photo by De’Issac House)

Rachel Speltz races around a barrel during the short-go round. (Photo by Shawn Davis)