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One-Man Show
Larry Matthews will give
a One-Man Show exhibition
of prints and photographs
from 9 a.m. to noon, and 15 p.m., weekdays through
Thursday, April 28, in the
V P A C Gallery. For more
information, contact Greg
Reimen at 745-2446.
Class enrollment
Enrollment for the 2005
summer and fall semesters
continues through
Wednesday, June 8, for
summer, and through
Tuesday, Aug. 23, for fall.
For more information, contact the Registrar's Office
at 745-2165.
Cheerleading tryouts
There will be /"-y x v ,^
cheerleading
tryouts at 9 a.m.
Saturday. For
more information, contact the
Office of Student
Life at 745-2840.
Percussion e n s e m b l e
The Hands On'semble
percussion ensemble will
perform at 7 p.m.
Saturday in the
Montgomery
Auditorium. For more information, contact the Music
Department at 745-2088.
SpringFest coming
S O S U will host the 22nd
annual SpringFest around
campus Sunday, April 17,
to Thursday, April 21. For
more information, contact
the Student Government
Office at 745-2366.
SOSU hosting rodeo
The first-ever
Southeastern 3
Roundup
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college rodeo y ^
begins at 7:30
p.m. Thursday
and Friday, April 28
and 29, and 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, at the
Choctaw Nation Arena. For
more information, contact
Sara Burks at 745-2708.
C a m p u s news, campus views from Southeastern O k l a h o m a State University
McLain performs in 'My Fair
Lady' at Oregon, Dallas theaters
Describes
experience
on the set
By STEPHANIE C L A U S O N
Contributing writer
By STEPHANIE C L A U S O N
Contributing writer
Southeastern theatre director
Dell McLain has returned to
Texoma after eight weeks
rehearsing and performing in a
new version of the classic musical, " M y Fair Lady," to packed
houses at the Portland Center
Stage Theater in Portland, Ore.
The show has now moved to
the Dallas Theater Center
where, after a 10-day hiatus, the
cast and crew opened to audiences April 12 at the Arts
District Theater.
Last fall, McLain was encouraged by students in his audition
class to attend a general audition of a few hundred actors in
Dallas. Despite the fact that it
had been eight years since his
last audition for a major theater
production, he received four
callbacks.
The fourth andfinalcallback
came
the week
before
Christmas, when McLain was in
N e w York for the annual
Theatre at Southeastern alumni
trip.
The Dallas Theater Center
happened to be auditioning in
N e w York that day, and a week
after auditioning for the N e w
York casting director, McLain
was offered a part in the production.
This revision of " M y Fair
Lady" has only 10 cast m e m bers, with every actor except the
two leads playing multiple
roles. Martin Kildare, w h o
played Scar in the Broadway
productions of "The Lion
King," plays Professor Henry
Higgins, and famed soprano
Sherry Boone plays Eliza
Doolittle.
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It's a fantastic cast, full of
Senior art exhibition
Interim classes
The 2005 spring interim
session will begin Monday,
May 16, and continue to
Friday, May 27. For more
information, call the
Registrar's Office at 7452165.
S u m m e r semester
Summer classes begin
Monday, June 6, and continue through Friday, July
29. For more information,
call the Registrar's Office at
745-2165.
S O S U is taking
a busload of students to see the
matinee performance of "My Fair
Lady" Sunday,
April 17. The bus
leaves from the
college at 11:30
a.m. There are
only a limited
number of seats
left, so hurry to
get on the list. Call
the Office of
Student Life at
745-2840 for more
information.
Courtesy of O W E N CAREY
Above, Dell McLain,
S O S U theatre director,
plays Harry, while
James Brennan plays
Alfred P. Doolittle in
the Portland Center
Stage production of
"My Fair Lady." At
right, McLain (Lord
Boxington) performs
with Jan Pessano
(Mrs. Higgins). "My
Fair Lady" will run at
the Dallas Theater
Center until M a y 8.
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Broadway and national tour veterans, and I feel very honored to
work with them," McLain said.
McLain's characters include
Lord Boxington at the Ascot
races, a cockney m a n in the
"Get M e to the Church on
Time" and "Wouldn't It B e
Loverly"
numbers,
and
Professor Higgins' butler.
'T would say that what paring
down the cast did was to really
help the audience focus on the
play the musical is based on,
Shaw's 'Pygmalion,'" McLain
said. "It makes the play really
stand out more than I have ever
seen before."
McLain said he immediately
received the S O S U administration's blessing in pursuing this
opportunity.
'They were very supportive,
which was so wonderful
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because they immediately recognized h o w important it can be
for the faculty to work professionally when they can."
After arranging to correspond
online with students for the first
half of the spring semester,
McLain traveled to Portland,
where " M y Fair Lady" was performed 36 times for around
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Dell McLain described
his role in " M y Fair Lady"
as a fascinating learning
experience, adding that the
most important thing he
has learned is how nice it
is to come home again.
"The Portland experience
was tremendous, and the
romantic aspect of being
there as an actor was really
great," McLain said. "But I
also very quickly learned
that it is 'show business,'
not show art, for a reason."
As the only actor in the
cast w h o is not a member
of the Actors' Equity
Association, the national
association for actors,
McLain said he was introduced to business aspects
of the acting profession
that are not as prominent in
an academic setting.
For example, there were
several times McLain said
he "learned a little lesson
in union etiquette.?5
While busying himself at
his makeup table trying to
figure out h o w to attach his
microphone for the first
time, he was tactfully
informed by the sound
operator, "You're not supposed to do that."
"It turns out there's a
person w h o every night
puts your microphone on
you to make sure it's
secure and fits you properly," McLain said. "That's
someone's job and there's a
reason for that."
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SOSU SpringFest XXII is coming
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The School of Business
will host an awards banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, April
29, in the Ballroom. For
more information, contact
Marsha Dickenson at 7452328.
Spring graduation
Spring graduation will be
at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 14,
in the Bloomer
Sullivan
Gymnasium. For
more information, call the
Registrar's Office at 7452165.
See it live
Richards returns to S O S U
as new head football coach
Business banquet
The Art Department will
host a senior art exhibition
from 9 a.m. to noon,
and 1-5 p.m.,
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Gallery. For more information, call Greg Reimen at
745-2446 or Gleny Beach
745-2352.
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RUTH E. SHIVAR/The Southeastern
Richards is introduced as
SOSU's head football coach
at a press conference April
6 in the Bloomer Sullivan
Gymnasium.
Ray Richards, w h o served as
defensive coordinator for the
Savages from 1989-98, has
been named the 18th head football coach at Southeastern.
Richards replaces Keith
Baxter, who led the Savages the
past four seasons to a 25-16
record and resigned the post in
February.
"Coach Richards is a man of
great integrity and a conference
coach of the year who possesses impressive football credentials," said Dr. Jeff Hale, interim athletics director. "His 10year association with the
Southeastern football program
and his unquestioned commitment to student-athlete success
made him the bestfitfor our
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KRYSTAL COLLINS/The Southeastern
Above, SpringFest 2004 teams compete in the staple event, Mudd Volleyball. This year,
SpringFest officially kicks off Sunday, April 17, with registration at 2 p.m. on the Front
Lawn, and the first event, the obstacle course, at 3 p.m. Festivities will continue through
Thursday, April 21, and will conclude with an award banquet and dance at 7 p.m.
S O S U librarians find golden treasures in archive room
By CONNIE HARSHMAN
Staff writer
Reba Tits worth, a 12-year
veteran of SOSU's Henry G.
Bennett Memorial Library, and
Sharon Morrison, the interim
library director, recently found
lost treasures in the archive
room, including a copy of
Lewis Carroll's, "Through the
Looking Glass," worth more
than $14,000.
According to Titsworth, she
was searching for information
about the golf team for a local
sports writer when she found a
copy of a 1968 issue of The
Southeastern newspaper, which
had an article about the library
acquiring a rare volume of,
"Through the Looking Glass,"
and many other historic items.
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Reba Titsworth,
circulation coordinator, reads
Lewis Carroll's
"Through the
Looking Glass."
This is just one of
the many treasures Titsworth
found in the
S O S U library.
These artifacts
had been hidden
in the library for
37 years.
CONNIE HARSHMAN
The Southeastern
Titsworth said she explored
the archive room on the third
floor of the library, where she
found the rare volume from a
private collection, which has
been floating around the library
for 37 years.
Other artifacts include a
signed and numbered copy of
William Faulkner's, "Requiem
for a Nun," worth $2,000,
Louis L'amour's, "Smoke From
this Alter," worth $4,500, a
1912 copy of The Southeastern
Gazette and other rare books
from the early 20th century.
According to Morrison, these
finds are valuable primarily
because of the authors' signatures on them.
"They had been pulled from
the shelves and no one knew
they were up here," Titsworth
said.
Another interestingfindis the
dinner program from Eleanor
Roosevelt's visit to S O S U in
1935, when Kate Zaneis was
president.
"The knowledge of Eleanor
Roosevelt's visit has always
been folklore around campus,"
Morrison said, "but now w e
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have found proof."
The library also found old
scrapbooks dating back to the
beginning of SOSU's history.
"Hopefully, when the summer gets here w e will have
slowed down enough to dedicate some time to organizing
and searching through the
scrapbooks," Morrison said.
According to Morrison and
Titsworth, everyone on staff at
the library are excited about the
rare treasures, and they are currently exploring options to
facilitate the display of these
rare artifacts.
" W e are seeking donations to
expand our collection,"
Morrison said.
For more info on the books
or how to make donations, call
the library at 745-2702.
E-mail us: thesoutheastern@sosu.edu
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Friday, April 15, 2005
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Jazz schedule
The schedule for the
Texoma Jazz Festival performances Saturday, April
23, at Catfish Bay Marina:
• 12:30 p.m. - Pauls Valley
High School jazz band
• 1:15 p.m. -- Lone Grove
High School jazz band
• 2 p.m. -- Atoka High
School jazz band
• 2:45 p.m. - Clark, Texas,
Middle School jazz band
• 3:30 p.m. - Texoma Jazz
Orchestra
• 4:15 p.m. - Clockwork
Jazz Consortium
• 5 p.m. -- Sherman, Texas,
High School jazz band
• 5:45 p.m. - Pearce,
Texas, High School jazz
band
• 6:30 p.m. -- Burkbumett,
Texas, High School jazz
band
• 7:15 p.m. - Durant High
School jazz band
• 8 p.m. -- S O S U jazz
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and Durant High School, and
international jazz trumpet artist
Vince DiMartino.
"This is a great opportunity
for families to come out and
enjoy the lake, the attractions
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Texoma Jazz
Festival
coming soon
Lake Texoma Resort and
Catfish Bay Marina will host
the second annual Lake
Texoma Jazz Festival April 23
It will feature jazz bands
from all over Texas and
around the lake and hear some
great music," said S O S U jazz
ensemble director Dr. Michael
Miles.
High school and community
jazz ensembles will be performing continuously at Catfish
Bay Marina from 1-10 p.m.
DiMartino will perform as
soloist with the Durant and
S O S U jazz ensembles.
The jazz festival is supported
by a grant from the Oklahoma
Arts Council.
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Residence Life
offering global
workshop event
By R U T H E. SHIVAR
Staff writer
The Residence Life Office
will sponsor a three-hour global
workshop presented by O S
Earth Sunday, April 17, from
5:30-8:30 p.m. in the S O S U
Ballroom.
The event will be held in conjunction with the SpringFest
kickoff.
O S Earth is a global simulation project that demonstrates
30 years of a variety of world
problems, such as wealth,
health and government issues,
according to senior advertising
and public relations major
Stephanie Howeth, w h o is in
charge of the program.
The workshop is incorporated
with the Diversi-Tee program.
Admission is free and participants will receive a Diversi-Tee
shirt.
The global simulation interactive game has been played by
more than 350,000 people
worldwide.
More than 2,500 educational
institutions, organizations and
corporations from 35 countries
have used the game to teach
others about world issues and
h o w to make them better,
according to O S Earth's W e b
site, osearth.com.
The O S Earth workshop is
funded through the Scholastic
and Culture Lectureship Series.
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Friday, April 15,2005
EDITORIAL
Choctaw legal counsel
sets good example in
opinion on revenues
One key question has arisen since last fall's passage of the
State Tribal G a m i n g Act, which allows O k l a h o m a Indian
tribes and three horse-racing tracks to use casino-style gaming machines like poker and blackjack. Since the primary
reason State Question 7 1 2 passed was because a portion of
casinos' proceeds w a s going toward state education programs, the question is: Should the gaming machines' revenues be public record?
T h e answer should be obvious: Yes, because it is n o longer
an issue of a commercial business' right to keep its profits
private. T h e state educational tie-in w a s key to the bill's passage, and therefore the public should be able to learn exactly
h o w m u c h the casinos are making off the gaming machines
they n o w enjoy thanks to O k l a h o m a voters.
A n d guess what? Legal counsel for Choctaw Nation, B o b
Rabon, agrees. G o o d for him, and good for our Indian neighbors d o w n the road.
"It just seems to m e that... it should be public information
as to what the bottom line is," Rabon said recently in a story
by T h e Associated Press.
Unfortunately, other tribal nation lawyers do not share
Rabon's sense of logic and reason.
While n o tribes have raised formal concerns about the
issue since S Q 7 1 2 was approved last November, Brian
Foster, chairman of the O k l a h o m a Indian G a m i n g
Association, is a m o n g those w h o object to tribal casino revenue figures being m a d e public.
"It's a sovereignty issue. I don't think any tribe wants their
business public," he said recently in the same A P story.
He's got a point. If a company is a private business, there
should be limits on what w e should have access to. But the
tribal casinos became public w h e n their leaders went to voters — that is, w e the taxpayers ~ for help in getting electronic blackjack and poker machines installed in their places of
business.
That's w h e n it became our right to know, and level-headed
individuals like R a b o n agree.
In fact, Scott M e a c h a m , the state's finance director, said an
assistant attorney general advised h i m the revenues are subject to the state's O p e n Records Act and therefore should be
m a d e available to the public at large.
Back in the fall, before the N o v e m b e r election, at least one
staff writer at T h e Southeastern wrote a column opposing
passage of S Q 712, saying essentially that attaching a state
education issue to casino gambling w a s not in our state's
best interest.
But the voters spoke, passing the act with ease. S o n o w it's
time to support R a b o n and other tribal lawyers w h o recognize that since the people have spoken on behalf of the
tribes, the tribes must n o w be accountable to those w h o
bought into the educational benefits of the State Tribal
G a m i n g Act. A n d revenues generated from the gaming
machines should certainly be available for all to see.
Editorials reflect The Southeastern staff's collective opinion.
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Bizarre tale of 'Nevada-chan'
sheds light on deadly issue
Keith
Robinson
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What is it about killers that
so many of us find fascinating?
Especially when it's not an
ordinary murder (if there is
such a thing). When an oddity
is introduced, like youth, it
seems we become even more
fascinated.
In June 2004, an 11 -year-old
Japanese girl killed her classmate, Satomi Mitarai, with a
box knife at the Okubo
Elementary School in Sasebo,
650 miles southwest of Tokyo.
Since the killer's name was
not released, because of her
age, she was nicknamed
Nevada-chan due to the sweatshirt she was wearing in a class
photo, printed in a Japanese
daily newspaper.
While the pre-teen killer and
Satomi were reported to be
friends, Nevada-chan had
grown angry with Satomi after
she had written negative
Internet messages about
Nevada-chan's appearance,
according to the Kyodo News
Agency.
Nevada-chan led Satomi into
an empty classroom during
their lunchtime and used a box
knife to cut Satomi's throat and
arm.
Returning to class alone, the
teacher knew something was
wrong when Nevada-chan was
covered in blood. Satomi died
from blood loss before anyone
could get to her.
The police questioned
Nevada-chan, who they said
sobbingly confessed, "I've
done a bad thing," according to
Audrey McAvoy of The
Associated Press.
A psychiatric test showed that
Nevada-chan was not suffering
from any mental disorder. She
seems truly sorry for her action
and has said that she will pray
for the family of Satomi every
day.
Lawyer Nozumu Kawazoe
said that when asked about why
Nevada-chan killed Satomi,
"She didn't know why she did
it.... She said she wouldn't
have done it if she had thought
about it more."
According to a court official,
young
Japanese
schoolgirl seems
the most unlikely
person to lure a
classmate to an
empty classroom
and slit her throat
with a box cutter.
judges at the Nagasaki prefecture Family Court ordered the
girl to undergo counseling as
part of a rehabilitation program
at the facility in Tochigi.
I first learned about Nevadachan while surfing an Internetpost site dedicated to Japanese
art and Japanese culture.
caught m y eye w a s NevadaThere are a large number of
chan as a vampire biting a
post sites on the Internet that
girl's neck.
allow people to post comments
W h a t is it that drives the
and images for discussion, each
interest these Internet fans are
with different topic areas.
showing for this all-too-real
O n one Japanese animation
tragedy?
post site, Nevada-chan is a recIn the case of Jack the Ripper
ognized n a m e to m a n y users
there is the mystery of the
w h o enjoy trading and creating
killer's identity, but in the case
fan art based on Nevada-chan.
of Nevada-chan, or any child
F r o m these post sites I found
killer, I think it is the shock
links to fan sites. T h e most
value.
informative site, which had a
A young Japanese school girl
number of news article links
seems the most unlikely person
and images, stated that it w a s
to take a box cutter with her to
not set up for idolizing Nevada- school and, in what seems like
chan, but for providing infora premeditated act, lead a classmation concerning this tragic
mate off to an empty classroom
event.
and slit her throat.
While I can't even suggest an
A n d then she just left the vicidea of what could cause an 11- tim to die? It's just seems too
year-old girl to kill a classmate, surreal.
I do find the Internet fan base
Nevada-chan has b e c o m e
to be amazing if not a little dis- something of an Internet-culturbing.
ture icon in a number of circles,
Hundreds of fan art images
leaving m e to wonder w h e n did
of Nevada-chan posted on the
children b e c o m e beasts capable
Internet depict her in a wide
of planning and carrying out a
range of ways.
brutal murder? A n d w h e n did
S o m e show her tearfully
w e , as W e b surfers, fan artists
Courtesy photo
apologetic for her actions,
or media consumers, become
so desensitized to these types
while m a n y more show her
Nevada-chan, circled above in her class photo at Okubo
Elementary School in Sasebo, Japan, appears as innocent covered in blood and grinning. of brutal acts that w e are even
fascinated by them?
as her classmates, one of w h o m she killed with a box cutter. O n e picture in particular that
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W h a t d o I value?
To E D I T O R :
Recent controversies and
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single question that I believe
has merit in everyone's life:
What do I value?
Some people would say, "I
value m y family," or, "I value
m y life," but the majority of
individuals would say, "I value
m y truck," "I value m y new
hairdo," or even, "I value m y
cell phone and awesome tan
(oh, I could N E V E R live without either)."
But, as we have all learned
from recent conversations,
trucks, cell phones and new
hairdos do not spark the interest of Congress or the interest
of an entire nation and bring
about positive change (contrary
to popular belief).
In everything that matters in
this world, human life has had
a price tag placed on it.
W e put price tags on life
every day (insurance claims,
births, deaths), but when something such as the Terri Schiavo
case sparks our interest, we say,
"Oh my, how could anyone be
so cruel and who has the right
to do this to someone? It's
M U R D E R , " (as we pull away
in our valuable trucks, with our
new hairdo and nice tan while
running people over as we chit
chat on our cell phones).
W e all want to get involved
all of a sudden, as if this case
hasn't been going on for 15
years already. It has, by the
way.
And we don't simply want to
get involved because of what is
happening to an innocent and
helpless human being. W e want
to get involved because all of a
sudden w e realize that the same
thing could happen to us, or
someone w e love.
All of a sudden w e begin to
think about h o w m u c h w e really do value h u m a n life. Well, if
w e value it just enough to
whine w h e n w e get scared,
then w e shouldn't be surprised
w h e n w e get a price tag
slapped across our mouth by
corporate entities, lawyers,
government entities (the people
that m a k e the laws), and s o m e
individuals.
W e can at least "take it like a
W o / m a n " w h e n these things
happen, can't w e ?
So, I have to ask myself,
"Where do I go from here?"
Simple, just care. All you
have to do is care about other
people just as m u c h as you care
about your cell phone and
before long you'll be influenc-
ing people around you, then
they'll influence someone and
that's h o w change comes about.
Speak up w h e n you feel
strongly about an issue and
before long you will see necessary changes being m a d e and
then you'll be proud that you
were a part of that change.
Y o u are a world changer
whether you like it or not. N o w
it's up to you whether or not
you change it for the good, or
the bad.
If I offended anyone with this
letter, then mission accomplished (see h o w that works ...
at least you are thinking about
something other than your hair
and cell phones). Speak up,
Americans.
LESLIE G R O V E R
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"No."
"I'm for it, as long"I think it should "Medical marijua- 'The marijuana
"I don't think it "/ think that it
as it is regulated be legal, but the na should be high- issue is touchy,
should be legal, should be used as
like other prescripgrowing of it
ly regulated by the however, if it is because if you
long as it is used
tion drugs."
should be kept in government, but it proven to be beni- allow it into one and regulated
the country to cre-should be availficial, it should bepart of culture, properly"
able to those who used for medical
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Friday, April 15,2005
The Southeastern
Page 4
S O S U s h o w c a s e s classic tale o f trickery
parades down the runway in his
From STAFF REPORTS
new suit, which is actually his
birthday suit.
Theatre at Southeastern and
At the end, only a child has
the American Association of
the courage to tell the truth,
University W o m e n teamed up
teaching the emperor and the
this year to present "The
audience a lesson about friendEmperor's N e w Clothes," an
ship, courage and honesty.
adaptation of Hans Christian
"Working
with
this
show
has
Anderson's "The Emperor's
been so m u c h fun, and I think
N e w Suit."
that the kids and adults have
The final show came
really enjoyed it, especially the
Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at the
fashion show," said Eric Gray,
Montgomery Auditorium.
w h o plays the role of emperor.
For information about any
This is the fourth production
shows at S O S U , call the
Quinn has written for the
Theatre at Southeastern box
A A U W and Theatre at
office at 745-2696.
Southeastern Children's
Written by S O S U alumna
Ruby Quinn, the play tells the Theatre.
Her first was "The Princess
story of a haughty emperor
and the Pea," followed by a
whose vanity does not allow
him to do without the latest and musical version of "The Ugly
greatest fashions, regardless of Duckling," with S O S U Theatre
faculty m e m b e r Dana Ayers
cost. Because of this, he is
directing.
fleeced by two con artists.
Last year, Quinn wrote
The con artists weave him a
"Bubbles' Big Top Adventure,"
suit of the most magical fabric,
a Cinderella-like story about a
stunning colors and amazing
textures, although, as everyone clown trying to make a name
for himself with the worldknows, they are just pocketing
famous Circus Giganticus,
the money and pretending to
complete with juggling, eleweave thin air.
phants and lion tamers.
N o n e of the emperor's court
" T h e Emperor's N e w
members or subjects are brave
Clothes' has easily followed in
enough to tell him the truth,
the line of fun-filled and educasoon falling into the con men's
tional children's theatre entertrap and lavishing the emperor
tainment that Quinn is so adept
with praise and compliments.
at providing for us," said Chase
The big festival day arrives
Jackson, sophomore
and escalates into a fashion
acting/directing major and
show, where the emperor
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Association.
The American Association of
University W o m e n and Theatre
at Southeastern have been coproducing children's theatrical
events since 1968.
The mission of the A A U W is
to promote education and
equality for all w o m e n and
girls, lifelong education and
positive societal change,
according to a press release.
The association's voice has
long influenced legislative
debate on critical issues, the
release states.
Revenues from ticket sales of
"The Emperor's N e w Clothes"
are going into a scholarship
given to Southeastern students
in various majors.
"The Emperor's N e w
Clothes" was directed by acting/directing and musical theatre major Kelsi Karch.
"Directing the children's
show has been a fabulous expeCourtesy photo
rience for m e and I have
From left to right, Stephanie Finch, Eric Gray, Heather Whitsell and Noah Crissman perform enjoyed working with a very
a scene from "The Emperor's N e w Clothes," which closed Thursday.
talented and dedicated cast,"
Karch said. "Directing a play is
Northeastern Oklahoma State
She was then accepted to
stage manager for the chilchallenging enough, until you
University in Tahlequah, where
Texas Tech University, where
dren's show.
compound that challenge with
she received the Oklahoma
she received her master of fine
After graduation from
the fact that a children's show
College Theatre Teacher of the
arts degree in performance.
Southeastern in 1989, Quinn
should be 'Vegas for Kids,'
Year Award from The
Her previous teaching posts
taught theatre at B. McDaniel,
flashy, shiny and full of surOklahoma Speech,
include Eastern Oklahoma
Middle School in Denison,
prises and entertainment."
Communication and Theatre
State College in Wilburton and
Texas.
Jazz combo comes home
From STAFF REPORTS
The SOSU jazz combo
returned to Durant recently
after touring China for two
weeks as part of a cultural
exchange program between the
S O S U Music Department and
the city of Guangzhou.
While in Guangzhou, the
group performed jazz music by
artists such as Miles Davis,
Duke Ellington and Sonny
Rollins for various mid-high
schools and colleges alongside
traditional Chinese music and
dance ensembles.
The c o m b o headlined five
concerts in the Guan D o n g
province, where it played for
crowds ranging from a few
hundred to over 3,000 people,
which included students, faculty members and dignitaries
from the province.
"The highlight of the night
was when w e did a traditional
Chinese song called, 'Jasmine
Flower,' at the end of the concert," said M e g a n Crews, a
sophomore music performance
major. "The crowd went nuts."
The purpose of the cultural
exchange is to foster a relationship between Southeastern and
the city of Guangzhou through
the music, all while gaining
understanding and respect for
each other's culture, band
members said.
The trip was funded by the
Choctaw Nation and the S O S U
jazz band, as well as by stu-
From STAFF REPORTS
The S O S U rodeo team competed against Southwestern
Oklahoma State University
last weekend in Weatherford,
finishing third in the women's
team and fifth in the men's
team.
Freshman Lacy Jones o f
Madill finished second in the
goat tying competition with
runs of 8.6 seconds and 8.5
seconds.
"Jones tied extremely well
in the short round of competition," said Sara Burks, S O S U
rodeo coach. "She knew she
had to be fast and make the
rest of the girls beat her. That
is exactly what she did."
Jones was the only competitor w h o turned in a time under
9 seconds in the second
round, allowing her to m o v e
from eighth to second place.
Lainee Shearer and Robin
W e b b finished in the top of
the barrel racing standings by
placing second and third in
the average.
Shearer ran an 18.29 in the
long round followed by 18.04
seconds in the final round,
while W e b b turned in times of
18.16 and 18.18 seconds.
Shearer m o v e d farther
ahead of her competition in
regional barrel racing by earning another 70 points toward
year-end standings.
T e a m roper J W Nelson qualified to the short round of the
team roping in fifth place with
a time of 7.0 seconds and
turned in a time of 6.8 sec.- -/
Courtesy photo
The S O S U jazz combo at the Children's Palace in
Guangzhou, China. Left to right are John Leung, Beau
Chadwell, John Hall, Megan Crews, Jamie Young, Mark
Price, Dr. Michael Miles, Todd Gentzel and Randy
Westmoreland.
dents w h o participated.
A s part of the students'
learning experiences, the group
visited many of the markets
and museums in the cities of
H o n g K o n g and the 2,000-yearold city of Guangzhou.
"China has such a long and
unique history. M a n y of the
exhibits w e saw were several
thousand years old," said John
Hall, S O S U alumnus and m e m ber of the combo.
A s official guests of the city,
the S O S U group was treated to
lavish banquets featuring food
that many members had never
seen before, and they were
given gifts for their participation.
"I got a kick out of seeing
the look on everybody's face as
the waitresses brought out the
different dishes," said Jamie
Young, senior music education
major.
Members of the combo
ended their tour by spending
two days in Beijing, where
they visited Tienanmen Square
and The Great Wall of China
before returning home.
"This was a great opportunity that might not ever come
again for m e and a few of m y
colleagues to visit a completely
non-Western country and
spread the gospel of jazz while
learning about their colorful
history," said Beau Chadwell, a
senior music major. "I will
never forget this experience."
McLAIN -- from page 1
20,000 people.
According to McLain, there
was some interesting commentary m a d e by the Portland press
before the show opened, when it
was announced that AfricanAmerican actor Sherry Boone
had been cast as Eliza.
'The press began to predict
that the play would be 'My Fair
Lady' on the rocks with a twist,
a deconstructive look at h o w
language keeps us in place or
elevates us," McLain said. "The
reviews all basically said, 'If
they think they were doing this
deconstructive revisit of " M y
Fair Lady," they failed miserably. W h a t they did do was to
give us a wonderful version of
" M y Fair Lady," done beautifully and economically.'
"They had been touting it as,
'This isn't your mother's " M y
Fair Lady," but the Portland
papers said, 'This is exactly
your mother's " M y Fair Lady."
Take her, she'll love it.'"
McLain added, " W h e n those
S O S U rodeo team sitting high
during last go-round of season
reviews came out, ticket sales
went up and broke all kinds of
box office records, because
what audiences wanted was a
traditional 'My Fair Lady.'"
In Dallas, the play was initially going to run through M a y 1,
but producers have already
optioned to extend its contract
through M a y 8.
It will be the last show at the
Arts District Theater before the
building is torn down to make
room for construction of a n e w
facility.
Tickets m a y be purchased
online at www.dallastheatercenter.org or by calling the
Dallas Theater Center's box
office at 214-522-8499.
"It's a whole other audience in
Dallas," McLain said, adding
that he has been trying to prepare the other actors for the
reaction they can expect from
Texoma's "raucous musical theater audience."
"Texas and Oklahoma know
their musicals, know what they
y Fair Lady"
is the musical
form of "Pygmalion,"
both written by
Bernard Shaw.
like and treat musical theater
performers
really
well,"
McLain said. "They k n o w it and
they love it and they were all
raised on musical comedy."
This summer marks the end of
McLain's seventh year at
S O S U , and his 17th season
directing and performing with
the Oklahoma Shakespearean
Festival.
H e most recently played
Tevye in "Fiddler on the R o o f
and Sweeney in "Sweeney
Todd," and directed "Annie Get
Your Gun."
H e also directed last year's
dinner theater at S O S U , "Noises
Courtesy photo
Left, Dr. John Townsend, Panhandle State University
rodeo adviser and, right, Roy Smotherman from Tri
County Electric present S O S U junior Lainee Shearer with
the All Around Cowgirl saddle for 2005.
onds in the finals to finish
second place overall.
The women's rodeo team
dominated Panhandle State
University the weekend of
April 1, earning 315 points,
followed by Southwestern
Oklahoma State University
with 200 points.
"The team is really on
track," Burks said. "They
have been working hard and
are setting their sights on the
first regional title S O S U has
w o n since the early '90s."
R e A n n Zancanella roped
both calves in 4.9 seconds to
win the breakaway roping
championship.
Both Zancanella and
Shearer earned the team
points in the barrel racing
competition.
Zancanella
placed second in the long
round of the barrel race while
Shearer placed fifth.
Shearer finished the championship round with a run of
18.00, earning her a secondplace finish.
Both Zancanella and Shearer
were contenders for the All
Around Race, which Shearer
w o n by 175 points, leaving
her among the top 10 in the
nation.
A C T O R - from page 1
Another union rule states that
actors are not allowed on the
stage before a performance,
whereas actors in non-union
productions generally have to
check their props before a performance to make sure they are
set correctly.
"So, m y first day I happily
went out and started checking
m y props. Someone asked if
there was something they could
help m e with, and I said, 'Oh,
no, I'm checking m y props.'"
McLain was then told by the
stage manager that it was
someone's job to have his
props set for him and that person had to do their job to keep
it.
"It was a hard habit for m e to
break, and just as places were
called I would still secretly
eyeball m y props. Old habits
die hard," he said.
McLain said that, in addition
to giving him useful knowledge
to bring back to his students,
the experience of working with
the union and its rules has
given him confidence that he
could make it as an actor in the
"real world" if he wanted.
"What I also found out was
that I don't want to," he said. "I
couldn't wait to get back to
Durant, to m y students, to m y
friends here on camnus, to m y
home."
McLain said one of the most
amazing moments of his experience was returning to his o w n
bed after his eight-week
absence.
"I a m firmly convinced that
the mattress at the hotel was
stuffed with shoes," he said.
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The Southeastern
Friday, April 15,2005
Music series displays melodic prowess Recipe
By TIARA E T H E R I D G E
Staff writer
Tony Baker, and pianist, Steven
Harlos, performed six stirring
compositions by 20th century
composers, such as Frank
Martin, Joseph Jongen and
Arthur Pryor.
W h e n first walking out to center stage, Baker seemed timid
and shy with a soft-spoken voice
and quiet demeanor. But as soon
as the music began, a transformation took place. Replacing the
shy, quiet m a n on stage was a
soulful performer w h o became
one with the instrument.
It was pure magic. Suddenly,
the trombone was infused with a
chilling resonance that spoke of
sorrow, joy and every other conceivable human emotion.
The first song Baker and
Harlos performed, "Ballade" by
Frank Martin, was particularly
powerful.
A s Harlos played a more
melodious background on the
piano, Baker performed with
soulful overtones that seemed to
convey a sense of longing and
sadness with a gradual build-up
of emotion. Baker has been
referred to as one of the finest
trombone players of his generation, and with good reason.
Left, Steven Harlos and, right, Tony Baker perform during a
recent Musical Arts Series production in the Fine Arts
Building.
Stripped Gears
Copyright 2004-2005 All rights reserved
by Patrick Robinson
The Musical Arts Series
recently presented a guest recital
at the Fine Arts Recital Hall
where talented trombone player,
C o n c e r t review
Whatever. I'm leaving
before your stupid rubs
off on m e .
By JOSEPH E. COLLINS
CHOCOLATE CREME CREPES
Ingredients
1 (14-ounce) can Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup cold water
1 (4-serving-size) package instant chocolate pudding and pie ing
mix
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
10-12 crepes
1-1/2 cups sliced or cut-up fresh fruit such as strawberries, peaches,
nectarines or kiwi
Sifted powdered sugar
White chocolate curls, if desired
TIARA ETHERIDGE/The Southeastern
Directions
In large mixing bowl, beat Eagle brand and water. Beat in pudding
mix and cocoa. Fold in whipped cream. Cover and chill 15 minutes.
Pipe or spoon generous 1/3 cup filling into center of each crepe. Roll
up each crepe. Place on serving plate. Spoon fruit over crepes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Garnish with white chocolate curls, if
desired.
Uh-oh, he's turning
around.
Yeah, you better keep
walking, Bruce.
See ya later,
Squeak.
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Humor-Scope
A clever alternative to the same old boring Horoscopes
BS PIZZERIA
by Keith Robinson
Copyright 2002-2005 All rights reserved
You can't have
a pepperoni
pizza right
now. The guy
that handles
that topping
isn't here
today.
W h a t if BSPizza w a s run
like s o m e other kind
of business?
B y the staff of T h e Southeastern
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Airhead (March 21-April 19)
After permanently borrowing your roommate's new digital camera,
you will blind yourself trying to figure out the flash settings.
Your pizza is only
5 bucks, a d d plate
rental, drink insurance and napkin
service, and that
brings your
I total to $380.43.
We'll deliver
your pizza
s o m e time
between 6
and 8, in the
month of
June.
Bore-us (April 20-May 20)
With your presentation on positive work ethics complete, you can
now sleep peacefully while on the job.
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With your recent nightmares gone, you will once again be haunted
by the lyrical tones of "Banana Phone" repeating over and over in
your mind.
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Remember, everything you've learned will someday be put to good
use. Such as that math problem: How many longnecks can you buy
with $10?
Cleo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Your recent bidding on eBay will come back to bite you. The pair of
binoculars owned by Ray Charles might not be authentic.
Vertigo (Aug. 23-Sept. 21)
Parking will be primo this week as long as you are willing to walk
two miles and never go anywhere.
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Zebra (Sept. 22-Oct. 22)
While making a decision this week you will have a serious debate
with your shadow. You both flip a coin. You are both astonished to
see the coin land on its edge. The debate continues.
Dorkio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
While watching "Listen Up" you will find Jason Alexander's comedy
to be hysterically entertaining. Consequently, you will soon find yourself surrounded by friendly people in white coats.
Sapatarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
A new love interest will walk into your life, but when she discovers
she is actually the other half of the relationship she will run away
screaming.
Candycorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)
After suffering a severe head injury, you will leave the cafeteria satisfied.
Aquarium (Jan. 21-Feb. 18)
Warm weather will inspire a fishing trip. However, we advise against
your continued use of dynamite.
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BS PIZZERIA: The Next Generation
Man, there's less
than a month
left until sum-*
mer! Hot girls,
tight bikinis and
sandy beaches
soon!
2004
S a m e pizza, n e w crew
That's sounds
awesome! So
you're going away
on vacation for
the summer?
by Richard A. Vestal II
No man, that's
when my cable gets
turned back on.
Then it's
"Baywatch"time, all
and niqht!
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STICK DUDE: The harsh reality of college life, stick style
2005
Time to go shopping, ^r
by Curtis T h o m a s 2.0
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Staff writer
B.B. KING
"Greatest Hits"
I really enjoy the way his
guitar licks come through
with such a raw sound. He is
truly one of the greatest
musical poets of all time.
CATHERINE
PALMORE
Advertising director
MAROON 5
"Songs about Jane"
I love the music on the C D
because it is upbeat and not
too fast to study by.
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Assigments editor
L E D ZEPPELIN
"Led Zeppelin IV"
Because of the medieval
symbols adorning the inner
JAMIE C A R R I C K
sleeve of the original album,
Staff writer
Led Zeppelin's fourth album
EVANESCENCE
turned them into giants in the
"My Immortal"
It's a great album. I love the genre of rock. The combination
of Robert Plant's wails and
blend of beautiful music and
Jimmy Paige's heated guitar
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licks forever altered the stylistic
Immortal" is very mesmerizapproach to rock music. But the
ing and its seamless melody
truth is, you could never go
"Bring M e to Life" is also a
wrong with music from "Fast
top song. Everyone should
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Southeastern Hall ofFamer dies at 84
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lost/won
at East Central
April 3
won
Northeastern State
April 6
won/won
Southwestern State
April 9
won/won
Southwestern State
April 10
lost
at Central Oklahoma
April 13
unavailable
Year. H e was also named the
N H S C A District 5 Coach of the
Year in 1967.
A native of Wildsville, La.,
M c V a y graduated from Stuttgart
High School in 1939 and began
his athletic career at the
University of Arkansas. His college career was interrupted by
military service in World War II
and upon his return, he enrolled
at Southeastern in 1947.
After one year of playing professional baseball, M c V a y took
his first coaching job at Antlers
High School, where he guided
the baseball, basketball, football
and track teams. H e remained at
Antlers for two years before
moving on to Mayville High
School.
In 1973 M c V a y took over as
the head football and track
coach at Durant High School
and after four seasons finished
his career with two years in the
same positions at Dickson High
School.
Player's Club is The
Southeastem's selection of
the all-around athlete of
the week.
Solely the opinion of
The Southeastern, this
recognition is not affiliated
with an official college
sports award.
This week features senior Brent Wadley.
C O A C H - from page 1
Cameron
April 16
2 p.m
Cameron
April 17
1 p.m.
East Central
April 20
2 p.m.
at Northeastern State
April 23
2 p.m
at Northeastern State •
April 24
1 p.m.
at Southwestern State
April 27
2 p.m.
Central Oklahoma
April 30
combined five state championships and he ended his career
Tom McVay, who was
with a 213-89-9 overall record
enshrined into the S O S U and was inducted into the
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996, Oklahoma Coaches Hall of
passed away recently in Fame in 1976. M c V a y coached
Edmond. Services for McVay, in the 1960 Shrine Oil Bowl and
84, were held April 2 in the 1962 Oklahoma NorthEdmond.
South All-State Game.
M c V a y was a four-sport athH e served as president of both
lete for Southeastern in the late the
Oklahoma
Coaches
1940s and became one of the Association and the National
most successful high school High
School
Coaches
football coaches in the state of Association and was named the
Oklahoma. His squads w o n a 1962 Oklahoma Coach of the
From STAFF R E P O R T S
at East Central
April 2
2 p.m.
Central Oklahoma
May 1
1 p.m.
N C A A Division II Central
Region Tournament
May 19-21, time/date T B A
NCAA Division II
World Series
May 28 to June 4
Montgomery, Ala.
program. We're very excited to
welcome back Coach Richards,
his wife Rhonda and their children to the Southeastern and
Durant communities."
Richards, 47, makes his return
to Durant after spending the past
four seasons as the head football
coach at Southwest Baptist
University in Bolivar, M o .
During his four-year stint with
the Bearcats, Richards' squad
competed in the highly competitive Mid-America Intercollegiate
Athletics Association, one of the
top football conferences in
N C A A Division II.
In his first year with S B U ,
Richards' 2001 squad posted the
best record in a decade, going 65 and posting the first winning
season by the program since
1991. H e was named the M I A A
Coach of the Year, becoming the
first Bearcat coach to ever earn
that honor.
During his previous 10 seasons
on Southeastem's coaching staff,
Richards guided the Savages to
one of the top defenses in the
country, consistently ranking
among the national leaders. In
1991 he led the top-ranked scoring defense in the N A I A , giving
up just 10.6 points per game.
In his first season as defensive
coordinator with Southeastern in
1989, Richards' defense ranked
second in the N A I A in scoring,
giving up just 8.1 points per
game as the Savages claimed the
Oklahoma
Intercollegiate
Conference title and made an
appearance in the Aztec Bowl.
In all, the Savages boasted a 5740-4 (58.4 percent) record during
his 10 seasons as defensive coor- Southeastern football is indeed
dinator and claimed two O I C bright."
championships, also winning the
title in 1994.
A native of Elmhurst, 111.,
Richards coached 43 all-confer- Richards is a 1981 graduate of
ence performers and seven All- Northern Michigan University
Americans on his defense while where he received his bachelor's
at Southeastern, including S O S U
degree in physical education. H e
Hall of Fame defensive linemen
played his final two years of footDavid Hall and Elmar Perry.
ball at N M U and helped the
" W e are very excited that
Wildcats to a berth in the N C A A
Coach Richards is joining
D H playoffs in 1980.
Southeastern Oklahoma State
University," said President Glen
D. Johnson. 'The university has a "Southeastern has always had a
rich and proud tradition in inter- special place in m y heart and I
collegiate athletics, and our foot- a m very excited to be returning to
ball program is a vital part of that Durant," Richards said. "Even
though I a m not originally from
tradition.
"With the new-and-improved the area, it feels like I'm coming
facilities at Paul Laird Field home. I have more friends in
scheduled for completion this Bryan County than anywhere
year, w e believe the future of else in the United States."
Courtesy photo
Wadley, a 6-foot-1,215pound designated hitter,
went 3-for-4 from the plate
with a double and two runs
batted in against
Southwestern Oklahoma
State University April 10.
Wadley went 2-for-3
against Southwestern April
9, with one RBI and scoring once.
Rodeo team signs newest member
Team rides high in national standings
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at Midwestern State
April 2
Tanya Ridgeway from Caney
w o n the American Barrel
Racing Association 8 Series,
hosted by the S O S U rodeo team
recently.
Ridgeway, w h o joins the
rodeo team as a freshman next
fall, recently signed a letter of
intent to attend Southeastern on
scholarship.
Ridgeway received a handmade head stall for winning the
series.
"Tanya runs a horse that is
exceptional," said Sara Burks,
S O S U rodeo coach. "This
horse has a large heart and will
not hit a barrel, which is very
rare when you are looking for
good barrel horses."
Burks is excited to have
won
at Southwestern State
April 5
lost/won
at Southern Nazarene
April 8
won
Southwestern State
April 9
won/won
Central Oklahoma
April 12
lost/lost
at Texas Wesleyan
April 14
unavailable
at Central Oklahoma
April 16
1 p.m.
Tanya Ridgeway joins the
Southeastern rodeo team.
Ridgeway on the 2005-06 rodeo
team and expects to see her continue her success at the collegiate level in barrel racing.
Ridgeway placed in six of the
eight races, winning over $700.
LSC POSTSEASON
Courtesy photo
at Northwood
April 26
2 p.m.
at Bacone
April 30
1 p.m
Southern Nazarene
May 7 or 10
1 or 5 p.m.
at St. Gregory's
May 9 or 10
2 p.m.
NCAA Division II
Regionals
May 12-15 time/date T B A
NCAA Division II
World Series
May 19-23 time/date T B A
Left to right, Coach Sara Burks with daughter, Bridee Burks, Robin Webb, MaKayla
Mott, ReAnn Zancanella, Jesse Alsup and Lainee Shearer of the SOSU rodeo team
outperformed their competition to win the Panhandle State rodeo for the second consecutive year. With two rodeos remaining, Southeastern has taken a commanding
lead in the regional standings over last year's champions, Oklahoma State University.
The women's team is currently ranked No. 6 in the collegiate rodeo national standings
and ranked No. 1 in the Central Plains Region. Shearer is currently ranked No.7 in
the collegiate rodeo national standings. The rodeo team will finish the season at home
April 28-30 at the first Southeastern Stampede Rodeo, at Choctaw Arena.
Southeastern sports briefs
After dropping both games of a double header
with No. 16-ranked Central Oklahoma Tuesday,
the S O S U softball team will finish no higher than
third in the LSC North Division.
First T e x o m a
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IV £itioii;ii B a n k
at Fort Hays State
April 22-24
SOSU Stampede Rodeo
April 28-30
For fu J M i m e S O S U students
Blue & Gold
Men's team
at Dallas Baptist University
Saturday
12 p.m.
L S C Team Tournament at
Abilene, Texas
April 21-22
TBA
Women's team
at Dallas Baptist University
Saturday
12 p.m.
L S C Team Tournament at
Abilene, Texas
April 21-22
TBA
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