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10-25-2017 Volume 113 Issue 8 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/the_southwestern Recommended Citation Southwestern Oklahoma State University, "Volume 113 Issue 8" (2017). The Southwestern. 879. https://dc.swosu.edu/the_southwestern/879 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Southwestern by an authorized administrator of SWOSU Digital Commons. An ADA compliant document is available upon request. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Southwestern 707501 Nonprofit Organization 100 Campus Drive U.S. POSTAGE PAID Weatherford, OK 73096 Weatherford, OK 73096 Volume 113 Issue 8 Permit No. 57 Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Student Publication Est. 1904 outhwestern The S October 25, 2017 Boba Tea --page 2 Bass team places --page 3 Anime, Video and Board Game Club --page 3 Faces Places review --page 4 Heartbreaking loss --page 5 SWOSU Students to Compete for Miss SWOSU Thirteen SWOSU Students Terin Brownen of Weath- low is a freshman majoring in is a sophomore majoring Texas trip will compete for the title of erford is a junior majoring communications. For the talent in chemistry. For the talent Miss SWOSU 2018 on Sat- in mathematics, finance and competition, she plans to sing competition, she plans to Jazz urday, October 28, at 7 p.m. accounting. For the talent com- a classical opera “Wishing You dance to “Sax”. Her platform in the Fine Arts Center on petition, she plans to play the Were Somehow Here Again”. issue is Ending Pet Homeless- the Weatherford campus of piano “Midnight Rhapsody”. Her platform issue is Speak ness. Southwestern Oklahoma State Her platform issue is Increas- for the Silent, Stand for the Ashlin Murray of Weath- University. ing Women in STEM. Broken. erford (Clinton) is a freshman Contestants are: Melissa Valencia of Mar- Denise Anderson of Elgin majoring in political science. --page 5 MISS, page 2 Missiles of Oklahoma Seminar Planned October 26 at SWOSU Southwestern Oklahoma Cuban Missile Crisis. He is a State University in Weather- journalist and author of a best- ford will host a free “Missiles selling book about the Cuban Weekly Weather of Oklahoma” seminar on missile crisis, One Minute to Thursday, October 26, featur- Midnight: Kennedy, Khrush- Source: Weather.com ing nationally-known author chev, and Castro on the Brink WED THUR FRI Michael Dobbs and SWOSU of Nuclear War. As a reporter history instructor Landry for The Washington Post, Brewer. Dobbs witnessed anti-com- 77/50 73/37 52/28 The event coincides with munist revolutions and wars in SAT SUN MON the 55th anniversary of the Yugoslavia, Poland, China and Cuban Missile Crisis. the Soviet Union and has writ- Dobbs and Brewer will The seminar’s genesis homa during the early 1960’s. ten several books. speak in the Fine Arts Center started with Brewer’s research These missiles went on active For additional informa- 58/36 63/45 65/52 at 7 p.m., and the public is and presentation on the several alert during the crisis in Octo- tion, contact Brewer at (580) invited. Atlas missile sites, which were ber 1962. 928.5533 extension 2160. active in southwestern Okla- Dobbs will speak about the Page 2 • October 25, 2017 The Southwestern NEWS Boba Tea Sales & Pho Night Planned at SWOSU The Asian American Student Association (AASA) has two upcoming food events—Boba Tea Sales and Pho Night—coming up on the Southwestern Okla- homa State University campus in Weatherford. Homecoming King and Queen Finalists The AASA will be selling Boba Tea in the Memo- rial Student Center on Wednesday/Thursday, Octo- ber 25-26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each cup will be Named at SWOSU sold for $3, and the available flavors will be Thai Tea and Green Tea. Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Home- Gustavo Martinez, Altus, biology. The famous Pho Night is also returning on coming is Saturday, November 4, and finalists for The finalists were selected by an online student vote. Thursday, November 2, in the Memorial Student Homecoming king and queen have been selected by The finalists will interview with a panel of students, Center. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and includes SWOSU students. faculty and administrators as the final determination for “all-you-can-eat” pho as well as a to-go bowl. This Queen candidate finalists are: Kelsi Blue, Arkoma, homecoming queen and king. event is open to the public. majoring in health science; Hailey Tucker, Bartlesville, The winners will be announced at halftime of the Advance tickets are $8 and tickets at the door are communications; and Hannah Madison, Oklahoma City, football game that kicks off at 5:30 p.m. at Milam Sta- $10. Tickets can be purchased from an AASA mem- health science. King finalists are: Marshall Wallace, Pied- dium on the SWOSU campus. ber or at the Boba Tea Sales. mont, health science; Levi Muller, Altus, pharmacy; and These events are to help raise money for their club and help educate SWOSU’s campus on Asian culture. For more information or tickets, contact Asian from page 1 American Student Association President Cheyanne Miss SWOSU Nguyen at (614) 982-6295. For the talent competition, she plans to sing vocal to issue is Fighting to End Alzheimer’s. “Der Holle Rache”. Her platform issue is Fostering the Amy Freeman of Clinton (Corn Bible Academy) is Future. a freshman majoring in communications. For the talent Shelby Austin of Tulsa (Oklahoma Virtual) is a senior competition, she plans to sing “It is Well”. Her platform majoring in health sciences. For the talent competition, issue is No One Goes Hungry. she plans to ballet dance to “Sleeping Beauty Waltz”. Jimmie Dollins of Altus is a freshman majoring in The Her platform issue is Arts Education Outreach. health sciences. For the talent competition, she plans to Kendra Place of Washington is a junior majoring in do a gymnastics routine to “Warrior”. Her platform is- Southwestern communications-theatre. For the talent competition, she sue is Have No Fear, Get in Gear, and Get Involved. plans to sing a musical theatre “A Part of Your World”. Mykinzy Diggs of Marietta is a junior majoring in Fall 2017 Her platform issue is Arts in Education. pharmacy. For the talent competition, she plans to do Amanda Jantz of Enid (Chisholm) is a junior major- sing a classical “The Beauty is”. Her platform issue is Co-Editors ............................ Maggie Tran and Thompson ing in early childhood education. For the talent competi- Uniquely Me: Movement for Self-Esteem. Online Editor .........................................Amber Thompson tion, she plans to do a baton rhythmic twirl to “I Can Former Miss SWOSU and Miss Oklahoma final- Only Imagine”. Her platform issue is Consequences of ist Alison Baker will serve as mistress of ceremonies. Advertising Manager ............................. Daniel Thompson Peer Pressure. Entertainers for the pageant are Miss Oklahoma Triana Publications Manager ......................................Laura Howe Mikayla Schane of Newcastle is a sophomore major- Browne 2017, students from Kendi’s School of Dance, Photographer..................... ..................................... Harry Le ing in elementary education. For the talent competition, current Miss SWOSU Jordan Caulkins of Weatherford she plans to do a monologue to “Ile”. Her platform and Miss SWOSU’s Outstanding Teen Kaelin Clay of Sports Editor.................... ..................................... Sue Peters issue is Raising Awareness for National Water Crisis. Idabel. Cassandra Purintun of Hinton is a sophomore major- Advance tickets are $10 for non-SWOSU students Staff Editors.............Kwyn Bollinger, Markeise Champion ing in finance. For the talent competition, she plans to and $5 for SWOSU students. All tickets at the door are ................Addison Combs, Leanna Cook, Gustavo Franco sing a pop vocal to “Colors of the Wind”. Her platform $20. Advance tickets are available in Room 205 of the issue is Giving Generosity Gracefully. SWOSU Administration Building and from all contes- ...............................Sofia Gruden, Jerry Hurt, Ethan Lesley Makenna Carver of Bartlesville (Dewey) is a sopho- tants. ..................Nathan Mcgraw, Yajayara Perez, Monica Posas more majoring in nursing. For the talent competition, she ........................Devin Pugh, Hannah Shoaf, Sierra Swanda plans to tap dance to “The Cup Song”. Her platform ..........................................................................Micah Waters Staff Reporter ..................................................TJ Comstock The Southwestern is the student newspaper of Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It is published every Wednesday during the fall and spring semesters, except during holidays and finals week. Students in the editing class serve as section editors, and students in the news gathering and reporting class serve as writers. The editorial board meets every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the journalism lab, Campbell 211. The Southwestern encourages comments from the student body, faculty, and administration in the form of letters to the editor. All letters must include a name for consideration; however, the name may be withheld upon request. The opinions expressed within signed editorials are the opinions of the writ- ers; the opinions expressed in unsigned, boxed editorials are the opinion of the staff. Neither is necessarily the opinion of the university administration, staff or faculty. The Southwestern Southwestern Oklahoma State University 100 Campus Drive Weatherford, OK 73096 (580) 774-3065 [email protected] The Southwestern October 25, 2017 • Page 3 NEWS First Hand Look: Upcoming Anime, Video and Board Game Club Events By Daniel Thompson playing Mortal Kombat across the room; several Wednesday, October 25, 2017 more were hitting up Injustice 2 on the other end. In All Day Gift Drive for the Children’s Staff Reporter Center Rehabilitation Hospital the middle of the room, a cornucopia of most excel- All Day SOEA Book Drive “The Anime, Video and Board Game Club.” lent snacks beckoned to me.