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Review: How To Be SinglePage 3

Womens soft-ball win three at Chattanooga ClassicPage 10

How to be a morning personPage 6

Students concerned about WSUs cancellation policyPage 7 Marijuana legalization is a widely discussed political topic, but lately many voters are focused on the health risks the drug can bring.The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) states that smoking marijuana, just like cigarettes, can irritate your lungs and frequent smokers of marijuana can run into the same breathing problems that include coughing, phlegm, more frequent illness and a higher risk of lung infections.It is true that marijuana does not have the added chemicals that make cigarettes so harm-ful, but some of the other re-percussions that come with smoking marijuana can be harmful to the mind. According to NIH marijuana has been linked to temporary hallucinations, temporary paranoia, depression and anx-iety.The American Lung As-sociation stated, Research shows that smoking marijua-na causes chronic bronchitis. Marijuana smoke has been

Marijuana vs. cigarettes: Are they both killing you?Cameron SummersContributing [email protected]

shown to injure the cell linings of the large airways.However , there are many in-stances where marijuana has been known to help people.The Lung Intstitute claims that medical marijuana has been linked to anti-inflamma-tory properties. Other useful treatments involving mari-juana include, better sleep, supports the immune system, reduces phlegm and relieves

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pain. Although more experimen-tal evidence may be needed, it is difficult to study all the ef-fects that marijuana has on the human body due to current regulations that make mari-juana, according to the Office of Diversion Control, a Sched-uled I Controlled Substance. That means it is a substance that is not currently accepted for medical use in the United

States, according to the Office of Diversion Control.Until further studies are conducted to prove that mari-juana is either just as harmful to the lungs as cigarettes or not as harmful, we will have to stick with the facts we have, and those are that it does damage our lungs and can lead to many symptoms that cigarettes smokers have.

I was once on spring break at Kalahari, this huge indoor waterpark-slash-hotel. Well, obviously, I got pretty wasted and I was a little dopey be-cause of that, so I went into the arcade to play PacMan. I have no clue why I wanted to do that, but I did. I felt like I was in there for maybe half an hour, but when I walked out, I realized I had spent over elev-en dollars playing the game for three hours. I then went upstairs and fell asleep in the shower for about six hours. I got to spend hardly any time in the actual waterpark.For my spring break, I de- Some other students and I were once in Panama City. Well, my friend got blackout

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drunk, and she passed out on the bed in our hotel room, so we figured it would be fine to just leave her there after tell-ing her where we were going. It wasnt. We came back, and she was gone, her phone on the bed. Her mom was trying to call her, but she had just dis-appeared. The security guards

cided to go to this giant con-cert event where a bunch of bands were playing. There were thousands of people there, and at places like those, you get really hyped up, you know? Well, by some miracle, I managed to see the same dude twice despite the waves of people there. When he saw me the second time, he really freaked out - I think he was on drugs to be honest - and I was really excited, so in the heat of the moment, I just made out with him. Im straight, and he mightve been too, but it was just a split-second decision. It was fun, too, but I never saw him again. Moral of the story: beware how affectionate you get when youre drunk.just laughed at us when we asked if theyd seen her. Ap-parently she had drunkenly left the hotel and joined in with a bunch of strangers, started partying and didnt bother to return for several hours.

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3OPINIONA review of Beach Houses Thank Your Lucky Stars

Movie Review: How To Be Single

Beach House is a veteran pop outfit that recently released Thank Your Lucky Stars in October, coming hot on the tail of their previous album Depression Cherry, released in August and it did nothing to improve their dis-cography. Thank Your Lucky Stars, was slightly underwhelming, when compared to Beach Houses previous albums. Of their two 2015 releases, it is the weaker. Victoria Legrands vocals in this release feel languid and uninteresting. Thank Your Lucky Stars, feels more like a lullaby than any of their other releases. There are few songs that are memorable outside of Spotify. The instrumentation is a mix between their newer releases and their older al-bums. One Thing features distorted guitar similar to Sparks from Depression Cherry. The Traveller, fea-The new romantic com-edy How To Be Single tugs at your heart-strings and tickles your funny bone. This isnt your typical love story of boy-meets-girl. In fact, this movie isnt what I expected at all.How to Be Single por-trays three single women. Robin, who is in love with be-ing single and tries to teach Alice how to be single after coming out of a four-year re-lationship. There is also Meg who is Alices sister. She is not as young as she once was

and finds herself wanting to settle down with a baby and man in her life.I expected to see that all three women would fall in love with the man of their

tures slide guitar similar to the album Teen Dream. In general, there is more use of the cheap, 80s drum ma-chine sounds found in earlier albums like Devotion, that fell out of use in Bloom. This mix in sound rescues the album from being a total bomb. Theres quality sound, but it doesnt out match any-thing else that Beach House has done before. Though this may sound negative, the album is still good. I dont think that Beach House could make a bad al-bum. However, if Thank You Lucky Stars, is going to be an entry point for someone who is unfamiliar with their pre-vious work, I would suggest listening to Teen Dream, or Bloom first.

dreams but two of the wom-en actually find themselves having a great time being who they are without a man by their side 24 hours a day.There is a quirky and fun-ny side with laugh-out loud moments provided by all characters but mostly Rebel Wilson. Hook-ups, casual sex and short flings of romance make up the basic elements of this movie.Alice, played by Dakota Johnson, is trying to find her-self, and in order to do that she takes a break from her four-year relationship with her boyfriend Josh played by Nicolas Braun. She maneu-vers through New York with Robin, played by Rebel Wil-son, her new friend from the paralegal office she works at and her doctor sister Meg

Review Protomartyrs The Agent IntellectThe Agent Intellect is the third album pro-duced by Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr and is the perfect album for people who like to party in grave-yards and play pin the limbs on the corpse. That is not to say that it is meant to scare.Protomartyr, on this re-cord, is multi-faceted and very enjoyable to listen to in a variety of moods. The Agent Intellect is intensely dark but consistently brings out danceable and head-bob worthy tracks. The Devil in His Youth is punk enough to let off some steam. Dope Cloud is chill enough to play while reading. This variety succeeds with the quality of their instrumentation.Though both relaxing and exciting, the vocals consis-tently plummet to punchy, yet sad lows that oscillate between complaint-ridden angst and aloof depression. Despite this, the lyrics and melodies remain catchy and

singable. The rhythm section of this outfit is energetic, and driving. Bouncy drums make you want to jump. Rising and falling bass lines in Boyce or Boice pull you into a roller-coaster of visceral despon-dency. In a good way. The guitars on this record are bright with a healthy layer of distortion, making an untamed shrill that, when

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played by Leslie Mann.When she realizes what she really wants, its to be alone and take time to be herself and do things she has wanted to do her whole life. She accomplishes seeing the Grand Canyon for the new year and finding out who she really is.

She finds that being single can be hard but when you learn who you are and what you truly want in life, you will be happy. This movie is on the chick-flick side but there is still something for everyone.Whether you want to watch it with your boyfriend, best friend or even your mom, you will enjoy it and not have to cover your face in embar-rassment.

paired with simple melodies or droning notes, provides a liveliness, like a pot on the edge of boiling over. Pay at-tention and the hairs on the back of the neck will stand. All in all, the versatility of The Agent Intellect makes it an album for anyone who wont let their angst keep them away from dancing in the shower.

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Wright State parking concerns are con-tinuing to grow even as the 2015-16 school year nears the end.Student Government Asso-ciation (SGA) commuter sen-ator Ben Hamilton has heard concerns from students with personal situations where either they feel that they should have better parking options or feel that people they know should apply for special parking privileges. The special circumstances are expecting mothers, in-jured veterans as well as students with temporary dis-abilities, such as a broken leg.Personally, I feel like one of the problems that we have at Wright State is we are very set in our ways, Hamilton said. And though we try to be a forward-thinking school, if its not somebody from the top coming up with these ideas and pushing them then as the student body it doesnt feel like there is anybody re-ally down here to get what the students want.

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Lobbyist Steve Austrias involvement and bill of services with a Wright State affiliated non-profit is not a matter of public concern ac-cording to campus officials.The former congressman entered a one-year contract with Double Bowler Prop-erties, a non-profit created by Wright State to purchase property for the university, that ended in June 2015. Offi-cials of Double Bowler claim that Austrias involvement with their non-profit was strictly as a consultant and not for lobbying purposes.[Austria] has not worked for Wright State, Wright State University President David Hopkins said. We have an affiliated entity that he has done some projects for, but certainly it was not a lobbying project, it would be something relating to de-veloping this area around Wright State.Austria, who is registered under the lobbying firm Zai-no, Hall & Farrin, started his career as a lobbyist this year after waiting the required one-year period after losing his seat in congress in 2013. Ryan Fendely, former CEO of Double Bowler who was fired amid a federal probe into possible immigration law vi-olations according to Dayton Daily News, hired Austria to work for the non-profit.I believe Mr. Fendley felt Mr. Austria had a compre-hensive understanding of the local market and was best suited to help Double Bowler get up and running, Double Bowlers current CEO Greg Sample told Dayton Daily News.Austrias contract and how much he was paid for his services are currently being withheld by the non-profit with both Wright State and Double Bowler officials

WSU ties to Steve Austria not a matter of public record, says university

New parking concerns

claiming that the organiza-tion is separate from the public university and there-fore is not subjected to the same public record laws.[Double Bowler] is a 5013C separate entity, It has its own board of direc-tors and so it has its own law advisers and so forth, said Hopkins. It is not for me to get into that interpretation, but the interpretation that their legal advice has given is that they are not subject to public records.Bowlers refusal to release the details of Austrias con-tract has not sat well with some citizens.If non-profit support was given to Steve Austria, It should be a matter of public record. The public has a right to know where these funds are going, Anika Gelford, a sophomore, said.Gelfords concern is felt by a few of her peers including fellow lobbyist Catherine Turcer.The purpose of pub-lic records is making sure that the public understands whats going on, Turcer said. Things are more likely to go wrong when information is withheld from the public.Hopkins states that public

record laws are well defined and Double Bowler is not violating any such laws and that Austrias contract with the affiliate does not violate state lobbying laws.If there is a ruling that says that entity has to re-lease it (Austrias contract), then they will release it, Hopkins said. Anything we would engage Steve Austria in would be above board and certainly pure in the strictest sense so for anyone to infer that someone with his great reputation is doing anything in some nefarious way, is re-ally doing a disservice to his great service to this country.

The parking options, if added, would change noth-ing to existing spots such as designated new lots or add-ing another color. Instead, Hamilton hopes for a tempo-rary pass or sticker to be giv-en to those needing special privileges.Only Parking and Trans-portation Services would be allowed to issue these passes though the Womens Center and Veterans Center could refer the individual. If parking and transpor-tation was to utilize special parking privileges for veter-

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Wright State and The Victoria Theatre As-sociation are partnering to-gether to bring Tony Award-winning Jason Robert Brown to Dayton on Feb. 25 and 26.I think all of us will get insight into how [Brown] writes, what he sees as the future of the art form and how he is influenced by some of the great writers of pre-vious generations, Wright State professor and director of the Musical Theatre Initia-tive Joe Deer said.On Feb. 25 there will be an interactive set at 8 p.m. All of those in attendance will be onstage for the event as this will allow students to get up close with Brown. As a Wright State student, those who want to attend can get a

Tony Award-winning Jason Robert Brown to visit Dayton, Wright State

ticket at a discounted rate by calling the Victoria Theater Association box office at 937-228-3630. For the two on-campus events, it is open to all stu-dents and staff. Anyone not affiliated with Wright State will need to RSVP by email-ing [email protected]. Brown will then give a lec-ture on Feb. 26 in the Wright State Herbst Theatre from 10 a.m. until noon. The lecture will be on the craft of writ-ing for musical theater. There will be a Q&A interview ses-sion with both Brown and Deer at 1 p.m. that day.If you love the musical theater, this is a rare chance to observe a world-class art-ist in person, Deer said.

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ans, the question that was posed back to me was: what sets a veteran apart from a doctor? because then well have doctors who want spe-cial privilege parking, Ham-ilton said. At this point, Hamiltons concerns have been dis-missed by Parking and Transportation Services. The SGA is looking to get more in-volved in the situation.To voice your concerns on this issue or any other com-muter-related issues, email Hamilton at [email protected].

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How to become a morning person

Whats it like to be born on Leap Day?

There is hope for you, night owl. While your friends are gathering for a sunrise breakfast, youre struggling to drag yourself from your warm cocoon of flannel sheets. Waking up and feeling alert can be diffi-cult, especially in the winter. Luckily we have a few use-ful techniques to make the morning a little easier.

1. Shorten your morn-ing routine by having your clothes laid out the night before. Choosing your outfit ahead of time will cut down on the minutes of indecision you spend standing in front of your closet with a blank look on your face.

2. Shower the night before. If you have long hair, you can keep it from drying in ninety-degree angles by braiding it before you go to bed. This will cut down on the time you spend on your morning routine, and give you more time to do other things that energize you.

Leap day only comes once every four years, which technically occurs less often than a blue moon, oc-curring approximately every two and a half years. Then, what would it be like if you were only able to celebrate your birthday twice a de-cade? Sophomore Biology major Elizabeth Crisler was born on Feb. 29, 1996 and has only had a handful of birthdays. In reality, Crisler has a birthday every year just like anyone else, just on a different date for three out of every four years. I am four years old, going to be five this year, Crisler said. I typically celebrate it on the 28th, so its still Febru-ary. When it actually does fall on my birthday, my parents jokingly say, Oh, its your actual birthday this year, we can finally do something for you, but theyre kind of seri-ous. Crislers birthday has been the butt of a few jokes as she has grown up.

3. On the flip side, if youre groggy in the morning and just cant seem to keep your eyes open, taking a quick cold shower could be just the trick to wake up.

4. Set aside time to exer-cise. Fitting in time to run, take a brisk walk, or practice calisthenics does wonders to your body in the mornings. Bodies that exercise regular-ly release more endorphins, dopamine (pleasure) and serotonin (sleep and happi-ness), according to a Univer-sity of Georgia study. As Elle Woods wisely once said, Ex-ercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you hap-py. Happy people just dont shoot their husbands.5. Eat breakfast foods that give you energy like oats, kale, blueberries, quinoa and

People tease me about it, Crisler said. It did get pretty irritating growing up having to explain it to ev-eryone. Then, when I told my teachers in grade school, they would explain it to the entire class and everyone would flood me with a bunch of questions. Id be like, leave me alone. Its not that hard to understand.However, she still receives some special treatment on her birthdays.I think for my parents, its more special for them, Crisler said. My last leap year birthday my mom came into the school with balloons, she bought me baked goods. When its my leap year birth-day, everyone makes a big deal. If its not, no one re-members at all. Crisler is the only one that she knows who has a Leap Day birthday. My favorite part about it is that Ive never met anyone else who has had a Leap Day birthday before, so that kind of shows how rare it is. The fact that I was born on Leap Day is kind of cool.

(especially!) eggs. Make sure youre full when you lock your front door in the morn-ing and head to class. Ensur-ing youve had a filling and healthy breakfast will keep your stomach happy long into that two-hour morning class. Youll be smiling while your classmates are wilting with the mid-class hunger slump.

6. Treat your bedtime reli-giously. Binge eating before you fall asleep, drinking heav-ily, or taking narcotics could heavily affect how awake you feel the next morning. Avoid unhealthy habits before bed and practice techniques to calm you down instead, like reading, deep breathing, meditating or praying.Just because you like stay-ing up late doesnt mean you cant become a morning person. Take a look at your before-and-after bed habits, and change them accordingly to better become the cheer-ful, smiling person your mom always wanted you to be.

As Elle Woods wisely once said, Exercise gives you endorphins. Endor-phins make you happy. Happy people just dont shoot their husbands.

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regards to relationships with other people from all differ-ent places, is learn a differ-ent language and learn about those cultures. I think it just helps you grow as a person and be more respectful and understanding.

The students added that students learning Chinese always participated in the annual event, even though it was their first year and their professor Haili Du was their primary reason for be-ing able to get involved. She has long since been affiliated with the association and she spoke of how her persistence in getting her students to at-tend started with her own familys involvementMy children always went to a school on Sunday that

Opinion:Wright State cancellation policies cause campus-wide discourseWright States cancella-tion policy has been a subject of discourse between the school and its students for a long time. Considering it is commonly referred to as a commuter school, with a large portion of its students traveling some distance for class, it may seem counter-intuitive for the university to have such strict policies.

I know its difficult for me because I commute and Ive got quite a drive, said Wright State student Kenzie Ipsen. My classes are early in the morning and if they havent gotten to the roads by the time I leave, Im going to be late or miss class. Its kind of ridiculous.The claim that the policy might be unfair or strict is not without reason. On Wright States own website, the policy states that signifi-cant amounts of snow might

warrant a delay in opening the Dayton and/or Lake cam-puses. Blizzard conditions or snow combined with se-vere wind chills may warrant closing the Dayton and/or Lake campus.Placing a special empha-sis on the fact that delays are only even possible in the case of significant snow and cancellations in bliz-zard conditions, the policy doesnt inspire much confi-dence.

These statements coupled with an influx of professors personal attendance poli-cies, which may state that a student can only miss, for example, three classes be-

fore their grades are docked severely or they are failed, make the policy all the more difficult to handle. If the uni-versity remains open while some students still cant at-tend due to weather, then the professors policies will be punishing students for being unwillingly restricted.I actually think its pretty lenient. It used to be that they never closed, and in re-cent years, theyve closed quite often, said Nancy Pat-ton, a faculty member of the Art and Art History Depart-ment. They can only do so much in the fifteen weeks of the semester and so cancel-ling classes can be pretty bad for teachers.There are clearly multiple stances to take on the issue. If you would like to voice your opinion on the cancella-tion and delay policies, con-tact us at The Guardian for a chance to be featured in our paper or online.

My classes are early in the morning and if they

havent gotten to the roads by the time I leave,

Im going to be late or miss class.-Kenzie Ipsen

I think it just helps you grow as a person and

be more respectful and understanding.

WRIGHT LIFE

The Dayton Associa-tion of Chinese Ameri-cans recently celebrated the Chinese New Year with the Wright State Student Union as their locale. The event was filled with the music and dancing, com-edy, food and more of both traditional and modern Chi-nese culture.Wright State students studying Chinese also par-ticipated and Renee Lutz and Michael Sakulich, both

in their first semester of tak-ing the language, weighed in on their participation in the event.We sang You and Me, said Lutz. Its about how ev-eryone is a family and com-ing together, which I think is really relevant to the event.Sakulich emphasized the importance of focusing on cultural diversity.I think the most important thing somebody can do, in

Annual Chinese New Year event continues to celebrate local diversityis sponsored by the Day-ton Association of Chinese Americans. They know a lot of American culture, clearly, as that is where they were born, but I think its good for them to know about where we came from, too, Du said.She also mentioned the pride she had in her students for their dedication to at-tending the event.It is very, very impor-tant [that they participate], said Haili Du. They are very happy to attend and this way, they can learn and really see more of what they are study-ing, the language and the music and the food. Some are very busy but still make time to attend, and its very good.The event is one of many which are held at Wright State and serve a clear and positive purpose in bringing cultural diversity to the cam-pus. For more information on upcoming events, check Wright States online event calendar.

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Restaurant Review: Jimmies Ladder 11Jimmies Ladder 11 not only woos customers with their wide range of en-trees, but submerges them into the historic atmosphere of its location, making it a unique culinary experience.Setting up shop on Brown Street, this bar and grill opened in Nov. 2011 and its name is inspired by Ohios last horse drawn fire house that the eatery is located in.Owned and operated by Jimmy Brandell, this loca-tion that dates back to 1892 is the spiritual successor to the Jimmies Corner Stone restaurant that was located across the street.Filled with signs and ob-jects of Daytons past, this converted firehouse serves as a historic road map for the city.

Its a historic firehouse restaurant, Brad Houll said, who has been working for Brandell for the past seven years. We have a lot of Day-ton influenced decorations around here. We try to keep the history and whats going on here alive.With more than 25 years of experience under Brandells belt, the menu includes a wide range of pub food rang-ing from loaded deli sand-wiches to traditional steak dinners.I dont like to say that we have a signature dish be-cause we offer so many en-trees here that are unique

and well done, Houll said. We are all about having honest food and making sure that everything is fresh that day.In addition to exhibiting a uniquely nostalgic interior, this restaurant also showcas-es live musical performances four nights a week, including open-mic nights every Tues-day and live performances from local and out of town bands on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. These performances usu-ally generate a decent size crowd and can act as an ad-vertisement for the eaterySometimes you will have the band that is traveling from out of town and no one has ever heard of them, Houll said. Youll have five people in here watching an awesome band that no one around hears.Like most restaurants in the area, it is busiest on Fri-day and Saturday around 6:30-7:30 p.m. Parking is difficult around these times and the location offers an overflow parking option for customers, which is located down the street at taco bell.Some people get turned off by the location because they think that Dayton is not a great place, but it is not as bad as it seems, said Houll. This area is really trans-forming.Jimmies Ladder 11 is the place to be for good food, a lovely atmosphere and nice live music to start your week-end off nice.

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Wright State pitcher Jack Van Horn looks to keep batters off-balance this season with an explosive cutting fastball.Van Horn had a shutout performance last season in only his second start of the year, in which he endured eight innings against a tal-ented Notre Dame lineup. This earned the Raiders the second of their two NCAA tournament victories, which had not occurred in 21 years. Its an experience from my past and I cant necessarily bring that to every game, but it definitely gives me more confidence, Van Horn said. After becoming one of Sid-ney high schools most pro-lific pitchers, Van Horn was primarily recruited by Divi-sion III schools. During the winter of his senior year, he

Former walk-on Van Horn uses one pitch to succeedpitched at an indoor camp in front of WSU head coach Greg Lovelady. Lovelady was impressed by the movement in Van Horns pitches and of-fered him a chance to walk-on. It was my only Division I offer. I figured go big or go home, Van Horn said. Van Horns pitching style is reminiscent of Yankees leg-end Mariano Rivera, who was throwing a cutter on nearly every pitch. His ability to throw that consistently is very unique, Lovelady said. You just dont see guys at this level throw cutters very much, especially when they throw it every sin-gle pitch.Van Horn already started to pick up where he left off by pitching 3.2 shutout innings, earning a save and winning a game against Elon in WSUs opening series on the road. When asked what he would miss after his senior season,

Van Horn pointed to the road trips.Im not going to miss con-ditioning, Van Horn said. Id say the part that Im going to miss the most is probably the bus rides and hanging out with all my buddies. I know spending 10 hours on a bus is grueling, but you really get to know each other.Van Horn explained that when he takes the mound, his father and former colle-giate pitcher Mike and devo-tion to his teammates offer him a source of motivation.My dad is at all of my games. I really like to per-form well for him, Van Horn said. He is really important to me. My teammates are out there cheering me on. I wouldnt dream of letting those guys down.According to Lovelady, Van Horn is someone that can be effective in any type of game situation. The good thing about Jack is that he is somebody that I trust. Most of his experience is with the back end and Im a big bullpen guy, Lovelady said. Ill let Jack close at the beginning of the year, but Im not married to that. He is such a big inning pitcher. When the game is on the line

I want him in.Van Horns status as one of WSUs senior leaders has earned him the nickname grandpa from his team-mates. The Raiders return a few other familiar faces on the mound this season in se-niors Jesse Scholtens and E.J. Trapino and junior Robby Sexton.

I think that is a key factor in our success this season, Van Horn said. If we didnt have our returners from last year, who knows what wed look like this season.Whatever situation Van Horn finds himself in this season, opposing batters should have trouble forget-ting his infamous cutter.

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Baseball sweeps Elon: Undefeated to start the seasonThe Wright State base-ball team traveled to Elon, NC to play the Phoenix of Elon University this past weekend and left with a 4-0 record, completing the series sweep.The results obviously were really good, Raiders head coach Greg Lovelady said. The first two games we actually didnt play too well. The last two games we played a lot better. I always tell the guys our goal is to continuously get better.

On Friday, Feb. 19 the Raid-ers rallied with a six-run seventh inning to put them ahead 9-7. Senior John Brod-ner led WSU with three hits

and four runs batted in (RBI).Saturday, the Raiders and Phoenix matched up for a double-header with Wright State emerging victorious from both.In the first contest, it took an extra inning with WSU scoring two runs in the top of the tenth for a 13-11 win. The Raiders were led by a

first inning grand slam by sophomore Gabe Snyder.In the second half of the double-header the Raiders were led by the offense of senior Ryan Fucci with three hits and four RBIs in and Snyder with two hits and three RBIs.Wright States pitching also played a role in this victory with junior pitchers Robby Sexton and Trevor Swaney

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only giving up one run a piece. Sexton recorded six strikeouts while Swaney re-corded three as the Raiders cruised to a 10-2 victory.In the final game of the series, WSU had seven play-ers knock in runs to give the Raiders an 11-2 victory and allow them to jump out to an undefeated 4-0 record for the season.The guys understand weve got a lot of work to do, Lovelady said. We cant let the results dictate how we go about our business.Wright State (4-0) will head out on the road this weekend to play the Wolf-pack of North Carolina State (2-1). First pitch is Friday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m.

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Senior night at the Nutter Center was a success on Saturday, Feb. 20 as Wright State (17-12; 11-5 Horizon) defeated Northern Kentucky (9-18; 5-11) 67-64 to finish with a 13-2 record at home for the season. After overcoming a 13-point second half deficit, the Norse trailed by one with 44 seconds remaining in the game. The Raiders turned the ball over and as guard Tyler White dribbled past the half court line, senior forward Joe Thomasson stripped the ball, then drew a foul with five seconds remaining. Joe sank both free-throws for a smooth transition into the senior night ceremony.It was peoples last im-pression of me and I wanted to go out as a winner, Thom-asson said.

Wright State womens basketball team split a two-game home stand this past week as they were vic-torious in the first contest against Oakland University, but came up just short in the second, in an overtime thrill-er to Detroit University. Ive said for the last two months were just trying to win as many games as this team is capable of winning, head coach Mike Bradbury said. I dont know if its a lot more, I dont know if its no more.On Thursday, Feb. 18 WSU won convincingly against Oakland 79-63 as they had three players score in double figures.Senior guard Kim Dem-mings scored 34 points to lead the Raiders while add-ing seven rebounds and three assists. Junior center Richelle

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Joes urgency and passion to help Wright State get from good to great has been enor-mous, Raiders head coach Billy Donlon said. Hes big-play Joe, he finds a way to make big plays.

All five seniors on the Raid-ers roster were honored af-ter the game during senior night and gave speeches to the crowd: Daniel Collie, Mi-Chael Karena, Biggie Minnis, Joe Thomasson and JT Yoho. Thomasson had a message for the fans:Our season isnt over, its just starting. Were going to make a push, Thomasson said. Were rolling and its proven that when we have our fans and our support we can compete with anybody, so if you all can get there (re-maining games), itd be awe-some.After Oakland defeated UIC

van der Keijl added a double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while junior forward Antania Hayes was just short of a double-double with 13 points and nine re-bounds.Senior guard Elena Popkey led the Golden Grizzlies with 26 points, going 5-8 from three-point range.The Raiders went into Sat-urdays game with Detroit on a five game winning streak that was abruptly ended as Demmings launched a long-range shot at the buzzer in overtime 95-93.WSU had three players score 20 points or more and four scoring in double fig-ures. Hayes and van der Keijl racked up double-doubles for the Raiders, Hayes with 24 points and 12 rebounds and van der Keijl with 17 points and 15 rebounds.Freshman guard Emily Vogelpohl scored 21 points,

74-63 on Sunday, Feb. 21, Wright State will need to win their next two games and De-troit (15-13; 9-8) would have to defeat Oakland on Friday, Feb. 26 for WSU to get the second seed in the Horizon League Tournament begin-ning on Saturday, Mar. 5. Any other scenario will result in the third seed.The Raiders will complete their regular season schedule with games at Youngstown State (10-18; 5-10) and then Cleveland State (8-20; 3-12); WSU defeated both at the Nutter Center back in Jan. On Thursday, Feb. 25 Wright State will be at Youngstown with a 7:45 p.m. tip-off, then will play their regular-season finale at Quicken Loans Arena on Sat-urday, Feb. 26 with a 1 p.m. tip-off.

with 10 points coming in the first quarter while Dem-mings also scored 21 points. Vogelpohl received Horizon League Freshman of The Week honors. Demmings connected on two free-throws with just over one second remain-ing in regulation to send the game to overtime.Sophomore guard Nicole Urbanick scored 27 points for the Titans, with sopho-more forward Brianne Cohen adding 26, both had seven re-bounds.I quit worrying about ev-eryone else, Bradbury said. Weve got to worry about Wright State, thats all we can control.Wright State (20-7; Ho-rizon 10-4) will be back in action on Thursday, Feb. 25 as they take on the Horizon Leagues first place team, the Green Bay Phoenix (23-3; Ho-rizon 13-1). Tip-off is at 8 p.m.

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