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Northwest Theatre Department debuted its rendition of “Romeo and Juliet” Feb. 28-March 3 in the Fine Arts Audito-rium. The show featured a contemporary costume, minimalistic set and the original Shakespearean language and was direct-ed by techinical director Joel King. The cast included Tony Penn, a freshman theatre major from Con-necticut, as Romeo; Abi Wiggins, a sophomore theatre major from Sena-tobia, as Juliet; Stanley Spearman, a sophomore theatre major from Gre-nada, as Lord Montague, Abram and Peter; Mal-com Smith, a sophomore theatre major from Gre-nada, as Lord Capulet; Nekita Smart, a sopho-more theatre major from Columbus, as Lady Montague, Balthasar and Watch; Yaz Lynch, a freshman theatre major from California, as Lady Capulet; and Leah Dill, a freshman theatre major from Olive Branch, as Benvolio and Page. Also included in the cast were Cameron Jones, a sophomore the-

atre major from Nesbit, as Tybalt; Rhett Gamlin, a sophomore theatre major from Memphis, as Paris and Sampson; Nicholas Temple, a sophomore theatre ma-jor from Birmingham, as the Friar; Milly Rone, a freshman theatre major from Water Valley, as the Nurse; Scottie Booker, a freshman theatre major from Batesville, as Mer-cutio and Gregory; and Kreneice Reid, a fresh-man theatre major from Water Valley, as Prince. The crew included Candice Monteith, a freshman theatre major from Southaven, as the stage manager; Kelli Hughes, a freshman the-atre major from Sena-tobia, Darius Rogers a sophomore vocal perfor-mance major from Horn Lake and Haley Edwards, a vocal performance major from Hernando, as assistant stage manag-ers. Harper McDowell, a freshman general college major from Senatobia, was the backstage man-ager. Performers were very pleased to see a positive reaction and understand-ing from the crowd.

“The show has been going very well, and I’m very pleased that ev-eryone seems to un-derstand and enjoy the language,” Jones said. King agreed, saying that the audience reacted positively and was build-ing day by day. Jones also said that the actors were very well rounded, so that they could tell the story with their body language as well as their script, which

helped audience mem-bers understand what was going on. “Everyone was so well rounded in the pro-cess that even if we took the dialogue away, we could still tell the story,” Jones said. During the show, those in the scene would be on stage acting their parts, but once their scene was over, they would sit in chairs on the sides of the stage and

participate as an audi-ence member until their next cue. “I loved being able to watch and see everything on stage and see the subtle differences each night,” Wiggins said. The money raised by concessions sold at intermission go to the-atre students raising money to go to KCACTF, a theatre festival for college students to gain experience and earn

scholarship money. Ticket proceeds go back into theatre funding. “We had a high school theatre group come in and see the show, and they had their minds blown. That’s the reason we’re here. This is why we do theatre,” King said.

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Northwest recognized roughly 170 outstanding students with the Who’s Who reception on March 5 in the Haraway center. Students who received the award were invited to attend with their families. Dan Smith, vice presi-dent for student affairs, gave a short history of the award before introducing Northwest President Dr. Gary Lee Spears. The recipients of the Who’s Who awards who attended the ceremony were then called up individually to the front of the room to receive their certifi cates and to take a photo with the president. The award was a huge honor for those students who participated in the ceremony. “It is a great honor and priviliege to have received the Who’s Who award,” Cassie Marsh, a sophomore music edu-cation major from Olive Branch, said.

Romeo, played by Tony Penn, fi rst sees Juliet, played by Abi Wiggins, at the Capulet’s masquerade ball. (Photo by Shelby Louwerens)

Who’s Who students recognized at receptionBy Shelby Louwerens

By Shelby Louwerens

2013 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges

Katharine AcostaKacy AcreeJuan AldanaJasmine AlfordKayla BakerAnna BarhamCaitlin BattlesSamantha BeardJoshua BennettMatthew BennettVirginia BerryDiane BiffleBrandi BirminghamBrittany BondsRobert BramlettDayka BriscoeAngela BrownGladys BrownleeRowan BuchananCayla BurnsTylar BushJarrett CarterAmanda CarverBrooke Casey

Rustin CaseyMacey ClarksonRicky ClaytonGwendolyn ClevelandLisa CohenBynithia ColeStephanie CookJonathon CooperSummer CooperPhillip CorreroStephanie CrawfordChristie CumminsTerry CumminsSamuel DavisTiffany DavisEvan DawsonMika DedmanJoshua DodsonAustin DouglasJake DoverCynthia DoyleKarkela DunnJohn DunningMichael EasonCourtney EllisSarah FairleyTonya FanningJordan FondonRobert FoxMelissa Fry

Brannon GillilandJalen GipsonWilliam GlasgowAshton GodboldHannah GoffMatthew GrantVictoria GrantMatthew GriffinLacedric HassellAlison HawkinsJason HawkinsWalter HerringCortez HibblerAllie HodgesAshley HogueDaniele HollandNathan HookerTaylor InglishCharles JacobsGabrielle JenkinsVictoria JohnsonJerbrina JonesKajavia JonesMicah JonesBrandi KatterjohnChristopher KelleyKelsey KimzeyKelvin LamarRichard LawrenceJay Lee

Robert LigginsJimmie LittleRobert LoftinRachael LongShelby LouwerensGwendolyn MabineBonita ManuelCassidy MarshAnna MartinApril MartinJoseph MasseyAshley McCrayNicole McCullarCharles McCulloughTiffany MerkersonCorporsha MerrittBrittany MillerBrooke MillerCameron MizeDarla MoneymakerSarah MontgomeryBriana MooreCassidy MooreDannah MoyerWilliam MoyerAvery NorrisShelby OrmonTaylor PangDemarcus PeguesAnthony Pike

Jordan PikeYolanda PittsSummer PuttJoseph QuarlesKrystina RaineyBeth RayChristina RayShelby ReedJessica ReederCorey ReidWilliam ReynoldsAshley RobersonErica RussellSharon ScottNolan ShacklefordAlexandria ShawRegina SheltonJasmine ShippSamantha ShirleyMelinda ShockleyHannah SimmermanHannah SimpsonJacob SkeltonShomari SmileyJoseph SmithJovelyn SmithStormie SmithAustin StangaSummer SteakleyJohn Steinman

Ashlea StephensonDavid StevensAlisa SullivanAmy SwansonAshley SwiftDonald SykesAmber TaylorCandace TaylorVersondra TaylorJoshua TerrellDeborah ThompsonJessica ThornsburgDesiree ThurberDontavious TolesStephen UnderwoodRyan VargoErik WaltonBrittney WarrenAustin WelchErma White-WheelerCarrissa WicksZachary WiddowsSerena WiseLauren WoodsSeetala WoodsJoseph WootenAustin Yates

OPINION A2 • March 21, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

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Ranger Rocket

“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 ideal Spring Break destination and why?”

By Shelby Louwerens, De’Issac House & Mike Haskins

“Hawaii. It’s warm there while it’s cold here, and it’s a beauti-

ful place.

Eden SmithSophomore • Elementary Education

Senatobia

“Atlanta. I like to hang out with my family and catch up on new

things.”

Christine SmithFreshman • Social Work

Hernando

“Cozumel, Mexico. The scuba diving is awesome!”

Pete NelsonSophomore • Information Systems Tech.

Senatobia

“Los Angeles. There are a lot of famous people there, and you

never know who you’ll run into.”

Travis HulletteSophomore • Art

Senatobia

Timeliness from a student’s perspective

Brian NorwoodKayla PeeplesDelayva RobinsonDeantae Smith

Northwest attendance policy states that any student who is any-where from one to nine minutes late is consid-ered tardy, but after 10 minutes receives an absence for the class. However, why does this not apply to teachers as well? The majority of stu-dents on campus have had at least one teacher who is late to class on a regular basis. So, why doesn’t it apply to them as it does to students? I was always told that if a teacher is 15 minutes late to class, students were allowed to leave. But are there repercus-sions to instructors as there are to students? For students, three tardies count as an absence, and for a Monday-Wednesday-Fri-

day class, six absences cause an instantaneous failure for the class. For a Tuesday-Thursday class, it only takes four absences. Students pay for their school and pay a decent sum of money to attend classes. So why not get the most out of it? Personally, I do not mind at all when an instructor calls off class for what-ever reasons they may have, if they call it off with advanced warning. if an instructor has a class scheduled and every-one is required to be in the classroom on time, I believe that teachers should hold themselves to that standard as well. As I have gone through my sophomore year at Northwest, I real-ized that fewer teachers were coming in late.

However, for freshman classes it was more common. I do not be-lieve that there are any consequences for teach-ers being tardy, because Northwest has no way to keep an eye on every teacher on campus to

see what their sched-ule is or when they are supposed to be in their classrooms teaching. But if a teacher does not care enough about the class they are teach-ing to be on time, why should students care any

more than they do? Be-ing tardy for an instruc-tor is unprofessional and gives students a poor impression of their time management skills and dedication to what they are teaching. I do not say this to say that needing to cancel class last-minute or being late for personal reasons is unreasonable. Everyone has their own issues and has to take time to care for them. Students take their fair share of skip days and tardies as well. However, being constantly late is a nuisance to everyone involved–students and teachers alike. For that reason, I believe that teachers should take it upon themselves to hold themselves to the same code as students when

it comes to timeliness. The rules about being on time are set for students to get the most out of their classes and to become prepared for life after Northwest. What is Northwest teaching, then, if students see that teachers are not restricted to their own hours and timeframes? It shows students that they can get away with pushing their dead-lines and time manage-ment skills in the real world. This is not what needs to be taught at Northwest. Fortunately, this prob-lem only lies in a minor-ity of the instructors. The majority of Northwest instructors take the time to not only make it to class on time, but also come with a passion for what they are teaching.

Talking fashion with Ike House Fashion is not a strong suit for many, so I am here to guide you down the right path. First of all, if you are going to be fashion-able, you must know the meaning of fashion and style. According to Mer-riam-Webster.com the meaning of fashionis o make or costruct usually with the use of imagina-tion and ingenuity. According to Mer-riam-Webster.com the defi nition of style is a particular manner or

technique by which something is done, cre-ated, or performed. Fashion is not just about what you wear, it also has a lot to do with your swagger–the way you present yourself and show off your boldness and confi dence. A few things for guys that are in are: belted long cardigans with a nice button down and a tie, preferably a bow tie. Another popular look is a straight-leg pair of jeans with a clean-cut pair of Converse or loaf-

ers and a solid tee or collared shirt. Also, aviators and Ray Bans are popular, if you want to add a little more style to your swag. Here is what is out for gentlemen: cropped jackets with no sleeves, the vest and three piece suits. The fl are jeans that hug your butt and fl are out the farther down they go are a no-no. Technically they were never really “in” to me. The classic shades are out for guys; leave those to baseball players

and police offi cers. Ladies, do not think that you have been left out; I have tips for you, too. Leggings with a nice halter-top or even a nice dress are in style. These tips are not for all people, it is important to look nice and try to dress in your size. Ladies, heels are the key to success; this is a great way to show your empowerment, especial-ly the pointed toe shoes. You could even try a wrap cardigan that is a solid color. Last

thing, add accessories like a nice handbag or even strapped bag that matches. Now, ladies, I know we all have our bad days, but here are some things that will help you avoid those. Jeggings are a thing of the past. Flip-fl ops are also out. I am tired of seeing them, especially if your feet do not look nice. Also, the full-zip sweaters are fi nished.Stick a fork in them. Last thing, the big heavy purses that look like they

have something hiding in them–out! This is just a column for those who want to stay fashionable and feel confi dent about them-selves. So just take my ad-vice, never take fashion for granted.

A2 • March 21, 2013 Senatobia, Miss. NEWS B1 • March 21, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

By Brian Norwood

The R.C. Pugh Library held its February Reading Roundtable meeting on Feb. 26. This month’s meet-ing hosted special guest Julie Cantrell, Mississippi resident and the New York Times’ Best-Selling

Author of the book Into the Free, a Christian-fic-tion book set in 1940’s Mississippi, which came out in February of 2012 and spent three weeks on the best seller list. “It’s a coming of age tale about a young gypsy girl,” Cantrell said. “A big theme of the book is ‘love one another’.” “I love coming to events like this and talk-ing to people who have a genuine interest in the story that I’m telling,” Cantrell said. “Doing things like this also helps me learn what the read-ers want and what they don’t want.”

“Cantrell is a won-derful speaker,” Maggie Moran, director of Learn-ing Resources, said. “She was very honest about how she writes.” “I really enjoyed her being here. It’s inter-esting to hear authors

speak about their book and give their own inter-pretation of it,” Courtney Hicks, reference librarian, said. Cantrell has been working with a production company in hopes of cre-ating a film adaptation of her novel. She has already begun working on the screenplay. Cantrell’s next book, When Mountains Move, the sequel to Into the Free, will be released in September of this year.For more information on Julie Cantrell, visit juliecantrell.wordpress.com.

Reading Roundtable hosts Julie Cantrell

The Northwest Education Association is helping out tornado vic-tims by teaming up with

Northwest Education Association needs donations for center

By Shawn Davis

NWEA welcomes DeSoto County vice superintendent of education The Northwest Edu-cation Association wel-comed DeSoto County Vice Superintendent of Education Van Alexander in the NWEA meeting on Feb. 20. The meeting introduced Alexander’s expectations to prospec-tive job applicants for those interested in ap-plying for positions at the DeSoto County Board of Education. Alexander had advice for anyone interested in improving both their appearance and tech-niques during an inter-view. “I pride myself in sit-ting down with applicants and going over with them the success he or she can have,” Alexander said. “I love the interview process.” Alexander also had other suggestions for a professional job in-terview. Make sure to

always dress profes-sionally; appear to be excited to be there for the interview and be energetic and passion-ate about your answers. Do not be afraid to have an opinion; know the educational lingo for that particular workplace and always smile. If a person can not smile during the interview process, they will not smile on the job. “They don’t care how much you know until they see how much you care,” said Alexander. He emphasized the importance of public fo-rums, such as Facebook or Twitter. Businesses’ look for loyalty from staff members in ways that represent their compa-nies’ integrity. On the other hand, dismissal is possible for anything deemed inappropriate. Alexander also em-phasized to always be a

student of principle, seek counsel from veteran employees and continu-ously ask for feedback from administration. “It was such an honor to have him come to the McLendon Center and give such valuable suggestions to those pursuing a career in the Department of Education and for all those who at-tend Northwest in prepa-ration to pursue a career outside of these commu-nity walls,” Teri Hawkins, NWEA advisor, said. Northwest’s Division of Education includes courses such as elemen-tary education, second-ary education, health and physical education, recreation, pre-communi-cative disorders and ex-ercise science. The ratio of students to teachers is very small and can of-fer one-on-one attention to each individual.

Alexander concluded that anyone who stu-dent teaches in a dis-trict has the advantage over those who have not. Student teachers are required to have a minimum of 46 col-lege credit hours and must have a high school diploma. Trainees must also pass the WorkKeys test and have completed a background check. Fu-ture applicants are also evaluated on their state test scores, student sur-veys and the percentage of actual growth from the classroom. For more information concerning the Divi-sion of Education or its courses, please contact Julie P. Correro, Direc-tor- Education Division of Northwest at [email protected].

By Shawn Davis

New English courses available during summer, fall semester Northwest will begin offering two new English courses, world literature I and II this summer for online students. These classes will then be offered in the traditional class setting in the fall semester, with world lit. I being offered in the fall, and world lit. II being offered in the spring. These courses will be offered as an alternative to American literature and British literature, making them an accept-able course for liberal arts majors, general edu-cation majors, and some fine arts majors. The courses will be taught on the Senatobia campus by Will Dawkins and Beth Leishman of the English department. “There is a huge gap in global literature study,” Dawkins said. “This will give students a

look into other cultures. It will give them a way to travel the world through the lens of literature.” “Mr. Dawkins and I are really excited about

this. We’ve talked about this for some time now,” Leishman said. “We’ve also learned that many students who take the Praxis test were asked questions about world literature. Many other community colleges offer these courses, as do most universities. We are always trying to keep

up with and anticipate what is required of our students and adjust or create courses to suit those needs.” The courses will also

be offered at the Oxford campus. Joshua Quong, who is currently a full-time dual-enrollment English Comp. I teacher at Lafayette High School, will teach both courses. For more information, contact Dale Davis at [email protected].

By Brian Norwood

Julie Cantrell speaks to Northwest’s Reading Round-table on Feb. 26.

Dream of Hattiesburg Inc. to raise donations for a children’s after- school program. An EF-3 tornado damaged the center in Hattiesburg on Feb. 10. According to the Na-tional Weather Service, it hit Hattiesburg around 5 p.m. with winds up to 145 mph, injuring about 60 people. The Dream of Hattiesburg’s center, where the after-school programs were located, was destroyed. The proj-ect is designed to keep kids off the streets. Dream of Hattiesburg

is also an affiliation of United Way. NWEA will continue to collect donations throughout March. The the following supplies are needed: pencils, crayons, glue sticks, erasers, notebook paper, scissors, hand-held pen-cil sharpeners, colored pencils, construction paper and copy paper. NWEA’s president Hannah Goff was moved when she heard about the request to do the drive, recalling her own personal experience. “My mom is the pres-

ident of an after-school program for Hernando Elementary,” Goff said. “She helps parents who can’t afford daycare and are in transition to and from work, so I under-stand the importance of this project.” All contributions can be dropped off at the Calhoun Building in room 100. For more information contact Han-nah Goff at [email protected] or Julie Correro at [email protected].

Jonathan Dulin, a freshman education ma-jor from Senatobia, plays guitar, bass, drums and piano. He has played the guitar for 10 years, bass for four years, drums for three years, and piano for a year and a half. Du-lin is very involved in his music and participates in several different musi-cal organizations. “I lead music at the Baptist Student Union, at Wyatte Baptist Church, and I help out with music at the HUB. I play bass for a Memphis-based band called Patriarch as well,” Dulin said. He and his father be-gan learning to play the guitar after he received

his first guitar as a Christmas present when he was eight. He credits his paternal grandfather, who has played the guitar for decades, as his inspiration to begin learning to play. He is also inspired by bands and artists such as Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Sr., The Smiths, Morrissey, Rancid, The Ramones, Gungor and John Mark McMillan. “Rather than another bandwagon musician, these people were all pioneers of a new genre or subgenre,” Dulin said. Dulin’s personal style ranges from contem-porary praise music to post-hardcore to indie/

folk music. “These are the types of music I listen to, so naturally I enjoy playing them more,” Dulin said. Artists whohave influenced his range and style include Gungor, John Mark McMillan, Ascend The Hill, Least of These, Pianos Be-come The Teeth, Tou-che Amore, La Dispute, Brand New, Local Na-tives and As Cities Burn. Dulin said that his dreams and his plans may differ when it comes to music in the future. “Obviously, it’s my dream to tour and play music for a living, but that’s unrealistic,” Dulin said. “I’ll most likely

continue to play music for church regardless of any other projects I’m involved with.” Dulin had this to say to those interested in continuing on in music: “It sucks for a few years, but it only gets better.” Patriarch is currently taking a break from shows to write and re-cord. They can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/patriarch.ms and their EP is on patriarch-ms.bandcamp.com.

ARTS & LIFE C1 • March 21, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.

Music Matters with Shelby Louwerens

Jonathan Dulin has been playing instruments since the age of eight. (Photo by Shelby Louwerens)

On Feb. 27 in the Nursing Building from 12-2 p.m., the Nurs-ing Division held a baby shower for Noelle, the birthing manikin, who was giving birth to twins. All items brought to the shower were donated to the Pregnancy Care Center in Southaven. The items that were brought for Noelle’s shower were baby clothes, diapers, formula, and any other items the community thought perti-nent to bring. “Fifty bottles of lo-

tion, oil, powder and bath wash, 60 packs of diapers, 50 packs of wipes, 40 boxes formula, 24 blankets, 25 bibs, 12 burping cloths, 8 hooded towels, 36 wash cloths, 20 pacifiers, 32 bottles, over 250 onesies and items of clothing, 34 pairs of socks, and much much more,” was donat-ed to the Care Center, said Monica Williams, SNA adviser and clinical skills lab coordinator. The Nursing Divi-sion has been looking into throwing a baby

shower for Noelle for a few years, ever since a former nursing student had the idea. The whole point of the shower was to get the community and school involved to donate essential items needed for babies to the Pregnancy Care Center in Southaven. The Care Center is a completely free service for women of all ages who need assistance while going through their pregnancy. According to Beverly Threlkeld, a vol-unteer at the Pregnancy

Care Center, every new mother is given a care package that includes items to begin their journey as a mother, both for her and the new baby. Ultrasounds are the only service that the Care Center asks the ex-pecting mothers to help with. However, it is on a donation-only basis. Threlkeld started volunteering at the Pregnancy Care Center because in 2009 her pastor preached on the sanctity of life and for her that meant the

Pregnancy Care Center. Threlkeld stated that the Pregnancy Care Center is “blown away” by the generosity of the Nursing Division and the commu-nity’s donations to their cause. “This act of kindness that the nursing school is providing will accom-modate many individuals with their needs for their growing family,” said Lisa Rodgers, a sophomore nursing major from the Senatobia campus. Williams further states that, “We are so

fortunate to have such a wonderful facility and equipment to train our nursing students. Luke 12:48 says, ‘...to whom much is given, much will be required.’ What a blessing for us to be able to give back to those who are in need and what a wonderful lesson for our students. Nursing involves far more than technical skill.”

Baby shower for nursing manikin a huge successBy Kayla Peeples

Students preparing for Beauty Review on March 27By Shelby Louwerens & Kayla Peeples

Northwest will hold the annual Beauty Review on March 27 at 7 p.m. in the Haraway Center. Admission is $5. Forty female stu-dents are competing for the title of Most Beautiful. However, the top four contestants will be presented in the yearbook as the four Beauties. “I did the Beauty Re-view last year too. This year it’s jam-packed full. Forty girls are competing this year,” Summer Steakley, a sophomore nursing major from Hernando, said. The event was free for those participating in the review, however they were responsible for their own gowns to wear during the Beauty Review. The sole qualification about the gown was that it must

be an evening gown. Getting ready for the review for the young ladies is over-whelming. “It’s fun to get all glammed up, but it is stressful to answer the questions if you make top 10,” Steakley said. Ashley Anderson, a sophomore nurs-ing major from Olive Branch, agreed. “It is really nerve-wracking before you get up there,” Ander-son said. During the Beauty Review, all 40 girls must introduce them-selves individually. After everyone has introduced themselves, all girls will take their turn doing their walks on stage. “It’s nerve-wracking going up there in heels on that stage, and the judges can’t show any emotion while you’re

walking,” Steakley said. After every girl walked, all 40 girls are lined up on stage, and the top 10 is an-nounced. The top 10 will then walk again and answer a question given to them. “Last year they asked what our best quality was,” Steakley said. After the top 10 walk again, the winner is announced. Liesl Davenport, intramural coordinator, explained where the money from the Beau-ty Review will go. “All money earned for this event will be put into the activity fund for the school,” Davenport said.

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Staff Report

Led by four Rang-ers who fi nished in the Top 15 individually, the Northwest men’s golf team claimed its fi rst tournament win since 2011 with a narrow one-

stroke victory over host Copiah-Lincoln. The two-day tourna-ment was played at Wolf Hollow Golf Course, a par-72, 6,745-yard setup. Northwest was the only team in the fi eld

to score in the 200’s in each round. The Rangers shot an opening day 298 and owned a fi ve-stroke lead and followed that with a 294 on day two for a

combined 592. Copiah-Lincoln (593), Gulf Coast (611), East Mississippi (619) and East Central (621) rounded out the Top 5 teams. Itawamba (632), Northeast (643), Jones County (648),

Hinds (656) and Holmes (658) rounded out 6-through-10. Sophomore Jack Byrd, with a two-day 144 (70-74) placed second and sophomore Chad Cupples, with a two-day 146 (76-70), placed fourth. Both were named to the All-Tournament Team.Martin Powell shot a 74-75 to fi nish sixth, Sam Cooper shot a 78-75 to fi nish in a tie for 12th, Levi Garner went 80-88 to fi nish in a tie for 46th and Chris Samsel fi nished in 51st with a 92-79. The lowest round of the tournament went to Corbin May, the individual medalist from Copiah-Lincoln, who fi red an opening day 72 and followed that with a 6-under-par 66 to close day two. The Rangers will return to action March 25-26 in Olive Branch, hosting the Northwest Invitational at North Creek and Wedgewood. Northwest placed sec-ond last season and won the event in 2011.

Golf is in full swing after the golf team pulls in its fi rst tournament win since 2011. (Staff Report)

Golf team has big win in tournament As Northwest basket-

ball season came to a close, so did the intramu-ral season and tourna-ment.

Eleven teams played through a six-game season, positioning themselves for a double elimination tourney. The season stretched for nearly a month. The top two seeds of the tournament, Holly and Team Darkside Ballers received opening round byes. The Darkside Ballers and Holly faced off during the regular season. In the game Team Darkside Ballers outlasted the Holly for a close win. In the quarterfi nal game of the winners' bracket, Team Darkside Ballers went up against the Holly. This time around the

game went the other way, as Holly took the lead with only 1.8 sec-onds remaining in over-time.

Team Darkside Ballers had one more chance with a half-court shot that rimmed out of the basket. Londen Parker, a sophomore general col-lege major from Indepen-dence and a member of Holly, said following the game that the game was closer than he liked. In the losers' bracket, Team Darkside Ballers faced the Trojans. The winner would have one more chance to play Holly in the champion-ship game. The Trojans and Team Darkside Ballers swapped leads throughout the game. The game was close until the last three

minutes as fatigue set in for the Trojans, whose roster was depleted due to Northwest football tryouts. Team Darkside Ballers earned a rematch with Holly in the cham-pionship game. Holly jumped out to an early lead and kept that lead for the majority of the fi rst quarter. In the second quarter, Team Darkside Ballers came out attacking, and evened the score before the fi nal quarter. Team Darkside Ballers did not capture the lead until late in the fourth quarter. After losing the lead Holly came back shooting and fi ring away. With less than 10 seconds remaining, Holly took the lead once again, this time for good. "The game could have gone either way. They played each other close each game," Intra-mural Coordinator Devin Mahoney said. For Team Darkside Ballers coach Xzavious Phillips, a sophomore physical education major from Coffeeville, this was his second championship game where he came up short. "First it was fl ag foot-ball," Phillips said. "Now we’ve lost basketball. We can't win for losing."

Intramural basketball sea-son ends with tourney By Deantae Smith

Team Darkside Ballers defenders hold a player from team Holly in the intramurals tournament. (Photo by Deantae Smith)

D1 • March 21, 2013 Senatobia, Miss.SPORTS

By De’Issac House and Deantae Smith

Baseball and softball start strong Rodeo excels in Short-GoBy Deantae Smith

Northwest tennis is backBy Tae Smith

Northwest opened its 2013 softball season at the Northeast Tiger-Fest, against number 10 ranked Muskegon and Three Rivers.

The Lady Rangers fell 6-1 in the opener before bouncing back with a 2-0 win. Roxanna Kimes, freshman pitcher and in-fi elder from Atoka, Tenn, threw a one-hit shutout game in her collegiate debut to help the Lady Rangers defeat Three Rivers. The following games versus Jackson State CC were held at Southaven High School due to wet fi eld conditions in Sena-tobia. The Lady Rangers swept a doubleheader over Jackson State CC afternoon by 7-6 and 10-2 scores.

In the fi rst game the Lady Rangers trailed by four in the sixth inning. The Lady Rangers ral-lied for four runs in the inning to tie the game.

Carlie Jenkins, a fresh-man from Rockwall, Texas, led off the bot-tom of the seventh with a single, advanced to second on a passed ball and then scored off of a throwing error for the winning run. A month of baseball has turned out well for the Rangers. With a winning record of 13-6, the Rangers look to continue their success to close out the season strong. When the team is winning they are scoring four or more runs. When the team is down they are scoring four and under which

is not turning out much success. Against division op-ponents they are unde-feated; when they are playing against non-di-vision competition, they are 9-6. So far they are look-ing to come out on top in the division with a strong pitching core and great batters that hit just about anything. All but one of the games the rest of the season is against divi-sion teams. Sophomore Cody Reed has a 3-1 record and freshman Matt Fer-guson has a 4-1 record as pitchers. Josh Brown is con-trolling the plate with a .421 batting average. Jordan Barnes has the highest RBI with 14 and the most stolen bases with 13. He also leads the team with 14 strike-outs. Kramer Hollenbach owns the lone home run of the season. With an all-around team effort the team should win out the division and make a very strong run in the playoffs.

The men’s and wom-en’s rodeo teams have started the spring por-tion of the season with a string of strong showings

at Cossatot Community College and at Arkansas-Monticello. At Cossatot, sopho-more Michael Crenshaw tied for fi rst with Mis-souri Valley College’s Tra-vis Smith, with each rider scoring 75 points. As a team, the Northwest men fi nished seventh overall with 110 points. Updated NIRA stand-ings through Feb. 25 have Crenshaw now alone in fi rst place with 340 points in bull riding, followed by Jake Keith

and Ben Cullum in fi fth and sixth. On the women’s side, Kindyl Scruggs is sixth in barrel racing with 245

points. Sophomore Racheal Speltz made it to the short round in barrel rac-ing but did not place. Speltz, a sophomore pre-radiology major from Nesbit, has a goal of making “short-go” at each invitational and eventually making it to NIRA nationals. “Nationals is my goal especially after miss-ing out on it last year,” Speltz said. Rodeo coach Bruce Lee has a goal of send-

ing four participants, two men and two women, to compete at Nationals, which is in Casper, Wyo. Lauren Sanders, a sophomore engineering major from Bentonio, is optimistic that they will achieve that goal. “We have a very good team,” Sanders said. “Kindyl is really good. I would not be surprised if she made it to Nation-als.” The Northwest rodeo team and the rodeo alumni along with boost-ers are selling Boston butts for $35 from Feb-ruary 11 to March 18 as part of a fundraiser for the program. Payment is due at the time of the order, and payments can be made by cash, credit card or check. Pickup and delivery will be determined on an individual basis. The delivery and pickup date is Tuesday, March 26, and there will be on-campus deliv-ery for each Northwest campus. Place orders by call-ing 662-560-1105 or send an email to [email protected].

Vicki Johnson stares down the pitch as she prepares to hit the fastball. (Photo by Deantae Smith)

Racheal Speltz practices barrel racing at the North-west Arena. (Photo by Deantae Smith)

Northwest tennis is back after being absent for eight years. The rebirth was sparked by the building of the Ranger Outdoor Complex, also known as the ROC. Northwest will be hosting Itawamba in its fi rst tennis matches of the season, on Thursday, March 21.

According to North-west Sports Information Director Kevin Malo-ney, Northwest’s tennis program from 1996 to 2004 saw four NJCAA All-Americans over the nine-year span. Troy Howell will be the team’s head coach. Howell is also the Lady Ranger basketball assis-tant coach as well.

The tennis schedule contains familiar MACJC foes as the team will be competing against Itawamba, Holmes, Northeast and East Cen-tral. On the current roster there are six males and ten females, for a total of 16 athletes, representing Northwest. Howell expects the

team to be competitive. “We have a solid team on both sides for this to be the fi rst year back,” Howell said. Northwest last com-peted in 2004. Support your Rang-ers and Lady Rangers as they compete in their season opening match versus Itawamba.The fi rst match starts at 2 p.m.

A tennis player prepares to hit a ball in practice. The tennis team will be debuting on March 21 after four years. (Photo byDeantae Smith)

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teams made the most of their seasons. The women’s team fi nished with an overall

18-7 record and 9-3 North Division record while winning the MACJC North Division Champion-ship. The women’s team started out strong win-ning eight of their fi rst 10 games. One of the losses came against rival North-east in overtime. Coming back from holiday break the Lady Rangers were back to their winning ways be-cause they won fi ve of their next six games. In the next four games they went .500. With only four games left and the north division crown on the line, the Lady Rangers ended the season strong winning their last four games. The way the season went they were favorites

to win the State, but went home after their fi rst game. Thinking that the Re-gion Tournament would

be their redemption, they went down in the same fashion as the state tour-nament. The Lady Rangers had some consistent players with Monique Biggins, Nikki McChristian, Tiesha Tunstall and Shequilla Isom. They fi nished the season with two All-Star selections in Nikki Mc-Christian and Monique Biggins. The men’s team ended with a 19-8 overall record and a 8-4 MACJC North Division record. They stumbled out of the gate, winning only three of their fi rst fi ve. They were getting on track, winning the next two games, but got knocked out by Northeast. That lit a spark under

them, because from that point they went on a seven game winning streak, blowing past the competition. They lost a close game against Coahoma. They came back from that loss winning four of their last six. Going into the state tournament, it was uncertain what this team would do, but they faired well. They won their fi rst game and lost the next. Going into the region tournament the Rangers were ready. They went to the championship game with 26 seconds left up by three only to lose by four. The Rangers had some break out play-ers with Charles Eaton, DeMarcus McVay, and Domonique Harris. McVay was a leader all season, giving the Rangers an offensive and defensive presence in the paint. Harris was not a con-sistent starter because of football but still held his own by exploding dur-ing their win streak. Eaton slowly became a star by closing out games with his big time shots. They also had two All-Star selections with DeMarcus McVay and Charles Eaton.

DeMarcus McVay is resting while his teammate is at the free throw line. The Rangers ended the season with a loss in the championship game. (Photo by DeIssac House)

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games for them. Being able to hit big time shots made him a dangerous player. His shot from outside the arch provided daggers for the opposing teams. “Yes, sir,” Eaton

said, “put the ball in my hands.” The way he scored seemed effortless. He made good plays on the fl oor that sometimes seemed staged. Outscoring oppo-nents and physically shutting them down was his game. He seemed to always be open and seem to fi nd a way to put the ball in the basket. “As a player I found ways to get myself open and make a play,” Eaton said. He always played

great with DeMarcus Mc-Vay on the court. He was behind McVay in scoring and when these two were on the court together there was a lot of scoring going on. He felt like he played harder with Tristan Moore on the fl oor because they had similar playing styles. Both are great defensive stoppers and both know how to get to the basket and free throw line. “Tristan makes me play harder with his aggressiveness and his hard man-to-man de-fense,” Eaton said. He was selected to the NJCAA Region 23 All-Tournament Team. He also will be attending the MACJC All-Star game. “I feel good about the game,” Eaton said. Eaton plans on sign-ing when signing day comes around. He is still undecided about where he wants to go. “Right now I’m not sure,” Eaton said, “ I’m weighing my options.” His favorite fi ve right now are Murray State, East Tennessee State, University of Detroit, Southern Mississippi and Alabama A&M.

Charles Eaton, sophomore physcial education major from Selma, Ala., refers to himself as “Clutch.” (Photo by De’Issac House)

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Tracking tuition: why does it go up and where is it going?By Mike Haskins

In the country’s currrent economic state, people everywhere want to get the most out of their money. Ad-matching, couponing and comparison shopping have become the norm as prices rise across the board for food and other consumer goods. College students are no strangers to this, with most living on very strict budgets as they push through school in hopes of fi nding a well-paying job after completion of their degree. They comparison shop more than just consumer goods, as the cost of a higher educa-tion is also on the rise. Tuition increases have occured twice in the state of Mississippi in recent years; an average of 6.5 percent in 2010, and then 8.5 percent in 2012. These increases have prompted stu-dents’ questioning about why increases in their already-expensive tuition

are necessary and also where their payments actually go. According to the 2010-2011 edition of the Northwest Bulletin, the cost of tuition at Northwest was approxi-mately $850. In 2011, that price increased to $975, and then in-creased again in 2012 to $1,125 in the current Bulletin. “The biggest reason for increasing tuition over the past few years is enrollment,” said Gary Mosley, vice president for Fiscal Affairs at North-west. “We base tuition on how many students we are projected to have, and how much money it takes to support that student body. In re-cent years, Northwest had a signifi cantly large increase in enrollment, so raising the price of tuition to support a larger student population was necessary.” With education costs rising nationwide, stu-

dents are concerned about the possibility of another tuition increase.

“I can barely work and go to school as it is, let alone ensure I’m doing well in classes,” said Tim Barker, a psychology ma-jor from Olive Branch. “I pay my tuition in full. It’s not a large payment like what I’d pay at Ole Miss, but it’s still a signifi cant amount to me.” Mosley said that another increase in the near future, while al-ways a possibility, is not planned. “Our funding

has been holding level for the last two years; state appropriations to

our general fund are by far the largest contribu-tion,” he said. “Unless the state legislature approves a budget cut, tuition should remain level.” Many students think their tuition pays the costs of the college as a whole. Mosley says this is only partly true. “Student tuition and fees make up only about 38 percent of the general revenue,”

he said. “State funding, tax levies (funding pro-vided from taxes by the 11 Mississippi counties of the Northwest district), and private gifts and con-tributions make up the majority of the fund.” “Northwest’s budget is typical of most com-munity colleges in the state in terms of employ-ee salary,” Mosley contin-ued. “About 77 percent of our budget accounts for the salaries and benefi ts of all employees; instructors, groundskeep-ers, coaches, everyone. Tuition payments only cover about half of this cost.” Regardless of price increases, the costs of attending Northwest are still considered a bargain by most stu-dents when compared to attending a four-year university. The average tuition of Mississippi’s 15 community colleges is $1,117. Northwest’s tuition is only $8 over, at $1,125. Most students

are eligible for fi nancial aid; Northwest dispenses over $1.2 million in non-Federal aid every year in the form of ACT, athletic and departmental schol-arships. “I couldn’t afford the costs of attending Ole Miss when I graduated from high school,” Barker said. “The DeSoto Cen-ter was close to home though and offered many of the courses I’d need to continue on at Ole Miss after completion of my associate’s degree and at a much lower cost. The addition of a scholarship for my fresh-man year made it even easier.” The FAFSA priority deadline is April 1, 2013 for the 2013-2014 aca-demic year. For more informa-tion on Financial Aid at Northwest, contact the Financial Aid offi ce in Ya-lobusha Hall by phone at (662) 562-3271, or by email at fi [email protected].

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dents/per semester) $1,125.00 • Out-of-State Fee (per semester) Addi-

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Fees (per semester hour) $95.00 • Out-of-State Part-Time or Special

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