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This is Wednesday’s edition of iSAMI news at UCCS, Colorado Springs; I’m Nancy Wells-Georgia reporting.

Robert Wonnett, Dean of Students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, participated in a "MDA Lock-Up" to help raise money by becoming a prisoner. Prisoner Wonnett is charged with "aiding and abetting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) with the intent of helping area residents with muscular dystrophy, and showing everyone how he is helping the community." The event took place at Red, Hot & Blue Restaurant located on Austin Bluffs Parkway and North Academy Boulevard on Wednesday, February 23, at 10 a.m., in order to raise $1,575 that will help send three children with muscular dystrophy to MDA summer camp.

Philip Baran was selected by the Colorado Springs staff director, Jay Cline, of Campus Crusade for Christ, to participate in a Tsunami aid trip to southern Thailand. Baran, who is chemistry major, has been a member of Campus Crusade for Christ for 5 years and is experienced in overseas missions. Baran is a part of a ten student group who will be serving in Thailand from March 12 to 19. Campus Crusade for Christ volunteers work with Thai natives to rebuild after the Tsunami. Philip Baran, will spend a week providing food, water, bedding and housing in Thailand.

On Feb. 25, over 500 students from local middle schools filled the halls of the engineering building for the annual UCCS Middle School Engineering Challenge. The competition includes physics, engineering, computer science and math and is hosted by the UCCS engineering clubs. A small brush fire broke out behind the engineering building as a direct result of one of the contests when one of the rockets came apart in mid-flight. Even though this cut short the rocket contest, the middle school students were happy to meet the firemen who came out to ensure the fire did not spread.

UCCS students and Theatreworks are putting on "Vinegar Tom" a play about witchcraft and wizardry and about poverty and persecution of women in the 16th century. "Vinegar Tom" is a play written in 1976 by Caryl Churchill. Churchill's play has underlying themes that still affect women today. "Vinegar Tom," directed by Laura Tesman, will be playing at the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater from February 24- March 13 and is free to all UCCS ID card holders.

The Mountain Lions finally earned their first win Friday after 24 consecutive losses. The UCCS men’s basketball team has come close to winning on a few occasions, but thanks to Torrey Phillips, the Mountain Lions enjoyed their first victory 69-68 against the Western State Mountaineers. Torrey Phillips hit an off balance 3-pointer with 18.4 seconds left to the game.

In other sports, the women’s basketball team lost their final game of the season last Saturday night. Mesa State Mavericks took the lead over the Mountain Lions in the hard fought game, the score, 69-64. Chris Smith the assistant coach coached the team alone for the first time at the Division-II level, while Coach Marty Fletcher was in Ft. Collins. The UCCS men and women's basketball games have been rescheduled throughout the season, in order to accommodate Fletcher's broadcasting career. As for Fletcher's future with the Mountain Lions, there is no official word.

I’m Nancy Wells-Georgia for iSAMI news; I’ll see you on our next edition, until then, see you later.