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Wright State Wednesday University's April5,2006 Campus Newspaper Local Band Baseball Devil Wears Prada Team goes 2-1 WSU celebrates event signs with a label with music and artwork in Creative Arts Center ·- •I Theatre AriS toUgheSiAA~~;N ;;~ch program to complete at wsu ~HU II Theatre program ~ the "Hollywood of right State Dayton" at WSU announced Friday that Brad Brownell will be JoeSack taking over as the ~ men's head bas­ Brad BrowneO ketball coach next •If you can make it in ew York you ea on . can make it anywhere." Many of u .. I'm in a place where there i the have heard this quote before. For the potential for uccess," said Brownell student in WSU's Department of The­ on Tuesday in his first public atre Arts this quote takes on special appeance as Wright State's head meaning because it i a reminder of coach. "I'm not going to go to a how far they till have to go. place where I don't think they're ometime the difference between going to win.' pa ing a cla or year of work wa ted Brown 11 come to Wright State is one grade. However, many studen after having coach d four ea on at in heatre Arts couldn't imagine being the Univer ity North ,ar lina-Wilm­ anywhere el e. ington. During that time Brown ll ' Personally, ye , I believe I have had a record of 83-40 and led the made the right choice by coming to Seahawks to two NCAA tournament Wright State," said 3rd year dance stu­ berths. dent Jes ica Tate, ''Wright State pre­ "While Brad's record i outstand­ pare u well ... it' a lot of elf- motiva­ ing it is his character and value that tion." excited u mo t in making a final In a usual year the Department of decision. We believe he i the right Theatre Arts will graduate between 30- person to lead our program on and 35 students in June. This June, Dr. Stu­ off the court and we are delighted art McDowell, the chair and artistic A student acls out a charades murder mystery scene for her acting aesthefics class. that he, his wife Paula and his two director for the Department of Theatre The recent Miramax film "Blue Car" major after their first class. daughters are joining the Raider fam­ Arts, said the department may graduate ily/' said Mike Cusack. 40-45 students. features Dustin Sterling, a Wright State "For the most part I feel the Motion a little strict on its Prior to becoming the head coach, McDowell said he is confident in the alumnus. Picture program is to be requirements, but I can understand Brownell was the assistant coach for Department of Theatre Arts. He said he Things are sometimes too good it why," said freshman motion picture eight years at UNCW. During that believes his department is "as good as a true. While some students are making show Elsner. time the team posted a 136-103 lot of graduate programs in the coun­ big, some end up with nothing to student Mike [students receive] lead record. The Seahawks had two NIT try." for all their hard work. Some blame "The degrees to the profession they want to be in," bids and NCAA tournament berths McDowell has good reasons to be themselves for their failures others cast "WSU has students during that time. confident in his department. Many suc­ a suspicious glance at the Department said McDowell. on Broadway stages, Wright State was to interview cess stories have come out of the of Theatre Arts. who are dancing who are dancing in London." other candidates as well in Indi­ Wright State Department of Theatre "I think the requirements are fine, of the Department of anapolis during the final four this Arts. but I don't think that they as a depart­ Regardless in general. It [staying in Theatre Arts' policies, few can deny it past weekend. However, Brownell The H.B.O. series "Band of Broth­ ment are fair isn't top-notch. faxed a copy of a signed contact to ers" was co-written and produced by the department] has a lot to do with and Utilizing a strong tradition and WSU on Friday, which marked the Wright State's own Erik Bork. race issues, favorites, 'poster kids,' boosting a much-deserved reputation, end of their coaching search. Wright State acting major Brad Sher­ those that know someone in the depart­ year Wright State's Theatre Arts Department The contract was for six years and wood regularly appears on Drew ment," said Andrea Belser, a fifth has well earned the saying, "if you can worth slightly more than Biancardi 's Carey's show "Whose Line Is It Any­ theatre studies major. make it at Wright State you can make it $155,000 a year contract. ways?" It is not uncommon for a first year film student to fail out of his or her anywhere." 2 I The Guardian Wednesday, April 5. 2006 03/14/2006-Police were call d to wa · i ·sued a citation for city ordi­ ycamore for a fight between nance and th vehicl wa r ommatc . One r ommate had relea ed. thrown a punch and broke th win­ dow and then threatened her room­ 03/16/2006-P lie w r called to mate' life. the Nutter enter when a man A: cons quence, . he wa · could not find hi customiz d van. charged with aggravated menacing Th black van itself was worth and criminal damaging. he wa · l 0 0 with all th cu:tomizati ns th n given · n opp rtunity to gath r made. her bcl ngings with a p Ii e ·c 11 P lie and the owner c uld n t and given a trc.'pa · w ming if he locate the vehicle it wa advi ed wa to return to the property with­ a tolen. 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