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Campus THE RAMBLER | www.therambler.org October 27, 2010 | 3 WANTED Major firms now hiring Part-time/Full-time positions and internships Marketing Internship Must have 60-90 credit hours and be currently enrolled in college. 20 hours per week. Compensation is competitive! Educators and Coaches needed ASAP! Fort Worth ISD is now hiring for after-school programs: Kinesiology, Science, Math, English, and Business students... PLEASE APPLY! Mentors, Case Workers, Project Coordinators and Teaching Assistants to work with underprivileged children currently in the juvenile justice system. Local social organization seeks: Brought to you by Texas Wesleyan’s Career Services Stop by our office located in the West Library Room 124 or call 817-531-6552 or find us online at [email protected] or Wesleyan faculty and staff share struggles with cancer Melissa Bates [email protected] ree women in the Wesleyan office of admissions have encountered breast cancer. Pati Alexander, vice president of enrollment and student services, is a breast cancer survivor. Alexander said she gets annual mammograms and has done so for 25 years. During a routine mammogram in February 2009, she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, a non- invasive cancer. Alexander got the news in an unexpected way. “ey kind of flubbed up telling me,” Alexander said. “Solis [Women’s Health Breast Care & Screening] thought my doctor called. My doctor thought Solis called.” ree days aſter the mammogram her doctor’s nurse called asking if she’d picked a surgeon. No one told Alexan- der about the diagnosis before the call. Alexander, who was 55 at the time, said she felt apprehensive, especially aſter the miscommunication over the mammogram results in 2009. “I chose to get a double mastecto- my,” Alexander said. “My doctor told me if I got a [bilateral] mastectomy I would basically be 98 percent cured.” A bilateral mastectomy is the surgi- cal removal of both breasts. Alexander said she spent the next year undergoing reconstructive sur- gery, and the cancer is completely gone now. Alexander said she recommends ev- ery woman do her own research and take time for herself aſter a cancer di- agnosis. “I think you need to take time to make your decision,” Alexander said. “Talk to your family. ere are some instances where you don’t have the luxury of taking time to think through it, but I think what’s helpful is to find the positive aspect of things.” Alexander said she is blessed to have been diagnosed with the particular cancer she has. “I think God has a plan for all of us,” Alexander said. “I’ve always had a very strong faith. I truly believe God has a plan and a purpose. My very first thought once I started doing the research was ‘Oh my gosh. I’m so blessed. is could have been so much worse.’ I still feel that way today.” e families of breast cancer sur- vivors feel just as blessed, said senior admissions counselor Melissa Weeks. Weeks’ mother, Cynthia, is also a breast cancer survivor. Cynthia was diagnosed Nov. 1997 at age 45. “I was 14 at the time,” Melissa Weeks said. “So, many of my memories are repressed from it because it was really hard on me.” Melissa said Cynthia is a really strong lady and she always had the mindset she was going to beat the can- cer. “Cancer is awful, period,” Melissa Weeks said. “But we’ve done a lot of neat things, too, because of it. It is kind of nice to know that you’re promoting that awareness from something that you unfortunately had to experience. But you’re able to spread the word so that others, hopefully, don’t have to ex- perience it.” Cynthia is a registered nurse at the Plaza Medical Center. Her gynecolo- gist noticed an odd mass in her chest and sent her for a mammogram, and she was diagnosed with an invasive cancer known as infiltrative lobular carcinoma in situ. Cynthia said she was shocked at the diagnosis because she thought she had taken good care of herself. “When most people hear the word cancer they assume death is immi- nent,” Cynthia Weeks said. She chose to take the bilateral mas- tectomy route in hopes of a different ending. “I had reconstruction surgery 10 days later,” Cynthia said. Now, Cynthia said she is elated to be a 13-year survivor of breast cancer. “I hope that I’m able to offer hope and encouragement to other people,” Cynthia said. “I want people to know that you can live beyond a diagnosis of breast cancer.” Cynthia said aſter receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, the little things are not important anymore. “I think you don’t take life for grant- ed,” Cynthia said. “You have to ap- preciate your family, your friends and your job. ere’s so much to be grate- ful for.” Not all breast cancer sufferers are breast cancer survivors. Assistant director of operations for the office of admissions Denelle Ro- driguez’s mother, Ruby Brewer, did not survive breast cancer. Brewer was diagnosed in 1981 at age 41 and died months later. Rodriguez was 8 years old when her mother was diagnosed. She said she is unable to remember what type of breast cancer her mother had. Rodri- guez’s mother chose a unilateral mas- tectomy, which is the removal of one breast. “It wasn’t until a few years aſterwards that [doctors] believed [the cancer] started in her lungs,” Rodriguez said. “It started when she was pregnant with my [younger] sister, and it then spread to her breasts.” Rodriguez could not describe her family’s reaction because she was too young at the time. “I think it’s hard to give words ex- actly because it’s such an emotional journey,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez also lost her maternal grandmother to breast cancer a couple years aſter her mother’s death. Rodri- guez also has a cousin who is a cancer survivor on the same side of the family. Because of the amount of breast cancer sufferers in Rodriguez’s family, she and her sisters are at high risk for contracting breast cancer as well, ac- cording to studies. ere is an option for women who may be at high risk for breast cancer. e BRAC Analysis Test can deter- mine if a woman carries the breast cancer gene. “I’ve had the blood tests done; the blood was sent to the lab but my insur- ance denied it,” Rodriguez said. “My doctor and I are appealing it.” Rodriguez said her sisters don’t want to take the BRAC because they fear the bad news. She said the older she gets the more it impacts her. “I think [losing a loved one to can- cer] makes you appreciate life and liv- ing more,” Rodriguez said. “For me, it really hit home when I had my daugh- ter. She’s about to turn 5.” the Presidential Search Com- mittee and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, said the finalists will meet with the faculty assembly, Student Government Association and Provost Council. e finalists will also meet with the execu- tive vice presidents, Alumni Board and Board of Trustees aſter touring the historic, law and Burleson campuses. “We’ve got a lot to pack into two days,” she said. Volkman-Powell said the finalists’ leadership qualities, level of experience and ex- pertise kept them in conten- tion for the university’s presi- dency among the more than 80 applications. “It was a very qualified pool of candidates who brought any number of fabulous work and life experience to the university,” she said. “In the end, I think the search committee did a fabulous job of understanding which of our candidates would be the best fit for our university.” Although committee mem- bers have stressed the impor- tance of fundraising during numerous interviews, Volk- man-Powell said fundraising isn’t the only important as- pect. “e fundraising talents that [Wesleyan’s] looking for in our next leader are no less important than the ability to drive the academic side of our house,” she said. “You’re never looking for one thing over the other. It’s important that those two things work in tandem.” PRESIDENT continued from page 1 there were some hardcore ac- cusations going on.” Martinez said he expected to meet with a committee at a school the size of Wesleyan’s before a decision was made regarding a person’s liveli- hood. “at’s part of my prob- lem with Wesleyan,” he said. “ey want to be a big school and want to act like one, but it seems like it never ends. It seems like it will always be that little school in Fort Worth.” Martinez said he still keeps in contact with several of his Wesleyan players through text and e-mail and lets them know he still believes in them. e final decision to fire a member of the athletic staff is ultimately up to Kevin Mil- likan and human resources, said Dean of Students Cary Poole, who was not involved. “I can’t and won’t com- ment on details regard- ing personnel decisions or disciplinary issues,” Millikan said. “I can confirm that we have a vacant position, and we will begin a search very soon for a new head men’s soccer coach, with the intention of filling the position without any undue delay.” Millikan said an abrupt head coaching change is dif- ficult for everyone involved, especially the players. “It is my intention to make the transition as smooth as possible to give the program the best chance to be success- ful moving forward,” he said. Jody Ellsworth, assistant coach for both men and women soccer programs, will serve as head coach until a re- placement is found. “e loss of our head coach affected the team in different ways, but we have support from all over the school, fans and our families,” said junior forward Ricardo Aguilera. “We plan to make the confer- ence tournament and move forward to nationals.” Director of Human Re- sources Kristi Taylor said in- formation regarding reasons for dismissal and disciplinary consequences cannot be re- vealed to the public, accord- ing to institutional policy. COACH continued from page 1 “ ere are some instances where you don’t have the luxury of taking time to think through it, but I think what’s helpful is to find the posi- tive aspect of things. ” Pati Alexander (left) vice president of enrollment and student services (Top left) Senior admissions counselor Melissa Weeks and her mother, Cynthia, said they learned important lessons after Cyn- thia battled with breast cancer in 1997. (Top right) Assistant director of operations for the office of admissions Denelle Rodri- guez lost her mother to breast cancer when Denelle was 8 years old. “I think it’s hard to give words exactly because it’s such an emotional journey,” she said.
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CampusThe RambleR | www.therambler.org October 27, 2010 | 3
WANTED Major firms now hiring
Part-time/Full-time positions and internships
Marketing InternshipMust have
60-90 credit hours and be currently
enrolled in college. 20 hours per week. Compensation is
competitive!
Educators and Coaches needed ASAP!
Fort Worth ISD is now hiring for after-school programs:
Kinesiology, Science, Math, English, and Business students...
PLEASE APPLY!
Mentors, Case Workers, Project Coordinators
and Teaching Assistants to work with
underprivileged children currently in the
juvenile justice system.
Local social organization seeks:
Brought to you by Texas Wesleyan’s Career ServicesStop by our office located in the West Library Room 124 or call 817-531-6552
or find us online at [email protected] or
Wesleyan faculty and staff share struggles with cancerMelissa [email protected]
Three women in the Wesleyan office of admissions have encountered breast cancer.
Pati Alexander, vice president of enrollment and student services, is a breast cancer survivor.
Alexander said she gets annual mammograms and has done so for 25 years. During a routine mammogram in February 2009, she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, a non-invasive cancer. Alexander got the news in an unexpected way.
“They kind of flubbed up telling me,” Alexander said. “Solis [Women’s Health Breast Care & Screening] thought my doctor called. My doctor thought Solis called.”
Three days after the mammogram her doctor’s nurse called asking if she’d picked a surgeon. No one told Alexan-der about the diagnosis before the call.
Alexander, who was 55 at the time, said she felt apprehensive, especially after the miscommunication over the mammogram results in 2009.
“I chose to get a double mastecto-my,” Alexander said. “My doctor told me if I got a [bilateral] mastectomy I would basically be 98 percent cured.”
A bilateral mastectomy is the surgi-cal removal of both breasts.
Alexander said she spent the next year undergoing reconstructive sur-gery, and the cancer is completely gone now.
Alexander said she recommends ev-ery woman do her own research and take time for herself after a cancer di-agnosis.
“I think you need to take time to make your decision,” Alexander said. “Talk to your family. There are some instances where you don’t have the luxury of taking time to think through it, but I think what’s helpful is to find the positive aspect of things.”
Alexander said she is blessed to have been diagnosed with the particular cancer she has.
“I think God has a plan for all of us,” Alexander said. “I’ve always had a very strong faith. I truly believe God
has a plan and a purpose. My very first thought once I started doing the research was ‘Oh my gosh. I’m so blessed. This could have been so much worse.’ I still feel that way today.”
The families of breast cancer sur-vivors feel just as blessed, said senior admissions counselor Melissa Weeks.
Weeks’ mother, Cynthia, is also a breast cancer survivor. Cynthia was diagnosed Nov. 1997 at age 45.
“I was 14 at the time,” Melissa Weeks said. “So, many of my memories are repressed from it because it was really hard on me.”
Melissa said Cynthia is a really strong lady and she always had the mindset she was going to beat the can-cer.
“Cancer is awful, period,” Melissa Weeks said. “But we’ve done a lot of neat things, too, because of it. It is kind of nice to know that you’re promoting that awareness from something that you unfortunately had to experience. But you’re able to spread the word so that others, hopefully, don’t have to ex-perience it.”
Cynthia is a registered nurse at the Plaza Medical Center. Her gynecolo-gist noticed an odd mass in her chest and sent her for a mammogram, and she was diagnosed with an invasive cancer known as infiltrative lobular carcinoma in situ.
Cynthia said she was shocked at the diagnosis because she thought she had taken good care of herself.
“When most people hear the word cancer they assume death is immi-nent,” Cynthia Weeks said.
She chose to take the bilateral mas-tectomy route in hopes of a different ending.
“I had reconstruction surgery 10 days later,” Cynthia said.
Now, Cynthia said she is elated to be a 13-year survivor of breast cancer.
“I hope that I’m able to offer hope and encouragement to other people,” Cynthia said. “I want people to know that you can live beyond a diagnosis of breast cancer.”
Cynthia said after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, the little things are not important anymore.
“I think you don’t take life for grant-ed,” Cynthia said. “You have to ap-preciate your family, your friends and your job. There’s so much to be grate-ful for.”
Not all breast cancer sufferers are breast cancer survivors.
Assistant director of operations for the office of admissions Denelle Ro-driguez’s mother, Ruby Brewer, did not survive breast cancer. Brewer was diagnosed in 1981 at age 41 and died months later.
Rodriguez was 8 years old when her mother was diagnosed. She said she is unable to remember what type of breast cancer her mother had. Rodri-guez’s mother chose a unilateral mas-tectomy, which is the removal of one breast.
“It wasn’t until a few years afterwards that [doctors] believed [the cancer] started in her lungs,” Rodriguez said. “It started when she was pregnant with my [younger] sister, and it then spread to her breasts.”
Rodriguez could not describe her family’s reaction because she was too young at the time.
“I think it’s hard to give words ex-actly because it’s such an emotional journey,” Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez also lost her maternal grandmother to breast cancer a couple years after her mother’s death. Rodri-guez also has a cousin who is a cancer survivor on the same side of the family.
Because of the amount of breast cancer sufferers in Rodriguez’s family, she and her sisters are at high risk for
contracting breast cancer as well, ac-cording to studies.
There is an option for women who may be at high risk for breast cancer. The BRAC Analysis Test can deter-mine if a woman carries the breast cancer gene.
“I’ve had the blood tests done; the blood was sent to the lab but my insur-ance denied it,” Rodriguez said. “My doctor and I are appealing it.”
Rodriguez said her sisters don’t want to take the BRAC because they fear the bad news. She said the older she gets the more it impacts her.
“I think [losing a loved one to can-cer] makes you appreciate life and liv-ing more,” Rodriguez said. “For me, it really hit home when I had my daugh-ter. She’s about to turn 5.”
the Presidential Search Com-mittee and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, said the finalists will meet with the faculty assembly, Student Government Association and Provost Council. The finalists will also meet with the execu-tive vice presidents, Alumni Board and Board of Trustees after touring the historic, law and Burleson campuses.
“We’ve got a lot to pack into two days,” she said.
Volkman-Powell said the finalists’ leadership qualities,
level of experience and ex-pertise kept them in conten-tion for the university’s presi-dency among the more than 80 applications.
“It was a very qualified pool of candidates who brought any number of fabulous work and life experience to the university,” she said. “In the end, I think the search committee did a fabulous job of understanding which of our candidates would be the best fit for our university.”
Although committee mem-
bers have stressed the impor-tance of fundraising during numerous interviews, Volk-man-Powell said fundraising isn’t the only important as-pect.
“The fundraising talents that [Wesleyan’s] looking for in our next leader are no less important than the ability to drive the academic side of our house,” she said. “You’re never looking for one thing over the other. It’s important that those two things work in tandem.”
PRESIDENT continued from page 1
there were some hardcore ac-cusations going on.”
Martinez said he expected to meet with a committee at a school the size of Wesleyan’s before a decision was made regarding a person’s liveli-hood.
“That’s part of my prob-lem with Wesleyan,” he said. “They want to be a big school and want to act like one, but it seems like it never ends. It seems like it will always be that little school in Fort Worth.”
Martinez said he still keeps in contact with several of his Wesleyan players through text and e-mail and lets them know he still believes in them.
The final decision to fire a member of the athletic staff
is ultimately up to Kevin Mil-likan and human resources, said Dean of Students Cary Poole, who was not involved.
“I can’t and won’t com-ment on details regard-ing personnel decisions or disciplinary issues,” Millikan said. “I can confirm that we have a vacant position, and we will begin a search very soon for a new head men’s soccer coach, with the intention of filling the position without any undue delay.”
Millikan said an abrupt head coaching change is dif-ficult for everyone involved, especially the players.
“It is my intention to make the transition as smooth as possible to give the program
the best chance to be success-ful moving forward,” he said.
Jody Ellsworth, assistant coach for both men and women soccer programs, will serve as head coach until a re-placement is found.
“The loss of our head coach affected the team in different ways, but we have support from all over the school, fans and our families,” said junior forward Ricardo Aguilera. “We plan to make the confer-ence tournament and move forward to nationals.”
Director of Human Re-sources Kristi Taylor said in-formation regarding reasons for dismissal and disciplinary consequences cannot be re-vealed to the public, accord-ing to institutional policy.
COACH continued from page 1
“There are some instances where you don’t have the luxury of taking time to think through it, but I think what’s helpful is to find the posi-tive aspect of things. ”
Pati Alexander (left)vice president of enrollment and student services
(Top left) Senior admissions counselor Melissa Weeks and her mother, Cynthia, said they learned important lessons after Cyn-thia battled with breast cancer in 1997. (Top right) Assistant director of operations for the office of admissions Denelle Rodri-guez lost her mother to breast cancer when Denelle was 8 years old. “I think it’s hard to give words exactly because it’s such an emotional journey,” she said.
