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Photo by Brit Raley James Kirksey, junior guard, pushes through the Falcon defense. Kirksey is from Chester, Pennsylvania.
Rams take down UT-Permian Basin Falcons
Rams defeat Falcons 84-83 in a tight game
Rosanna Aguilera Sports Writer The Rams basketball team won against the No. 6 UT Permian Basin Falcons 8483 in Saturday’s game at the Junell Center. The team now has an overall record of 12-4 and 4-3 in the Lone Star Conference; the Falcons are now 14-2 overall and 6-1 in the LSC. Over the holiday break, the Rams won three games against Lubbock Christian, McMurry and Tarleton State. They also lost two against Texas A&M Commerce and West Texas A&M University. Junior forward Will Adler led the Rams with 20 points followed by juniors Kiair
Crouch, Antonio Singleton, Davion Cole-Johnson and Daron Mims with 14, 11, 11 and 11, respectively. “It was crazy, but it was fun. We just came off a two-game losing streak to two nationally-ranked opponents,” Adler said. “We came into this game and we just felt like we had to win.” Adler said they wanted to come into the game with a fresh memory and not worry about the last two games. “We just worry about the game that is in front of us,” Adler said. “They came in talking a little bit of trash to us, so that motivated us a little more.” The Rams were ahead of the Falcons for a majority of the game. With three seconds
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Rams hit the slopes Students travel to Colorado for ski trip
Christian Hunick Staff Writer Over winter break, UREC took 24 individuals on a weeklong ski and snowboard trip to Crested Butte, CO. The group consisted of 20 ASU students, two trip instructors, a graduate assistant and UREC’s Manager of Outdoors Adventures Ian Brown. They departed for Crested Butte on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 5:30 a.m. in university vans, not reaching the haven of Grand Lodge until 8:30 p.m.
On Wednesday the group took a trek out to Magic Meadows Yurt, a round tent styled after those of the nomads of Central Asia. The yurt can only be accessed by skis or snowshoes via a onemile groomed trail. Inside, the group was greeted with not only a warm place to rest, but also a five-course dinner and live music. The rest of the week was spent on the slopes, according to Brown, with a break each day around noon for lunch. This was the first skiing
Photo contributed by Ian Brown
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Photo by Brit Raley Antonio Singleton, junior forward, advances toward the basket
in the game against the UTPB Falcons. Singleton contributed 11 points to the Rams win.
New buildings offer new possibilities Construction on campus nears completion Travis Hunter Staff Writer ASU will create new opportunities for students this year as the construction of three buildings nears completion. The new Archer College of Health and Human Services building and the Biology Department’s greenhouse will cease construction in January and April of 2018 respectively, while a new addition to Centennial Village will be completed in July, Director of Facilities Planning and Construction Cody Guins said. The Archer College of Health and Human Services building will provide students with hands-on experience to enhance their education. “With the increased space acquired, we can enhance not only our students’ learning experiences by including on-campus standardized patient experiences,” Department Chair and Program Director of the Department of Nursing Dr. Wrennah Gabbert said of the $26.3 million proj-
ect. “Students, faculty and staff can be proud of the state-ofthe-art facility that has been built with current and future students’ needs in mind.” The $1.95 million greenhouse will not only be utilized by students and faculty for research and lab projects, but it will also allow ASU to host
events for the community including garden clubs and even school tours, biology professor Dr. Bonnie Amos said. “It is really not set up as a classroom per se, but faculty can take classes to the greenhouse to see plants that do
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Photo by Axel Marcenaro The Greenhouse construction
pushes on. This multi-million dollar project is scheduled for completion in April.
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NEWS Beyond the classroom
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Getting to know an ASU professor in a new light Aubree Bailey Managing Editor A Note from the Managing Editor: As you may remember, last semester the Ram Page ran a weekly feature on ASU alumni in the community. In Behind the classroom, an ASU professor will be interviewed each week. E-mail us the name of your favorite professor, and he or she may just be featured! ASU is the first university Dr. Kathryn Ostrofsky, a professor in the history department has taught at. She currently teaches U.S. History survey classes and occasionally will teach special topics courses. One of her favorite classes to teach is History of
Communications and Media, which covers “from Gilgamesh to twitter in the Arab spring,” as she puts it. Upon starting school at Bowdoin College, Ostrofsky originally planned to study political science. “I volunteered for political campaigns and realized that what I actually was interested in is how we got here to this situation, not how it works these days. I was interested ideas about race and racism and how we got to where we are with those because they are different in America from any other countries and are constantly changing. ” After graduating with a degree in history, she began attending the University of Pennsylvania. “I started graduate school doing early modern empires in colonial
North America to figure out how race and class and gender ideas that we take for granted today as normal operated then.” However, Ostrofsky’s focus soon changed. “I was doing that for five years then I was home sick from class one day, and I was watching Sesame Street. I realized I wanted to write about Sesame Street and did a whole dissertation on that.” Although that might sound like a radical change, she says it contains the same concepts she was studying before. “ It’s some of the same ideas about how people identify themselves and learn about who they are and project who they are to other people.” Ostrofsky is married to another history professor at ASU, Dr. Wongsrichanalai. “I think
leader who led campaigns to end racial segregation and promote equal rights for all races “We should celebrate Martin Luther King day because it gives us the opportunity to remember someone who gave a lot for our rights,” graduate student Jordan Butler said. “So by celebrating, we get to kind of see how far we’ve come, how far we can go.” Food, painting and music from the civil rights era were some of the attractions at the
event. “It’s very important for us to remember MLK and his achievements,” Lizette Guerrero, junior, said. “He’s a man that worked very hard for love and peace. I think that now more than ever we need to remember what people like him have taught us throughout history.” The Multicultural Center also played some of King’s speeches, such as his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech.
understanding that schedule helps with compatibility and how everyday life works,” she explains. The couple very much enjoys traveling in their spare time. “It’s good because we go on our Spring Break, or on the way up to see friends and family, we will stop at national parks and historical sites.” One of the places they have recently visited is Poverty Point, where they picked up an artifact shaped like an owl, “This guy is a little owl from Poverty Point-the earliest major civilization in North America- today’s Louisiana. They were an urban hunter-gather society which is really rare,” she explained. Ostrofsky says her favorite part of being a professor is “always learning from all the littles pieces of being a pro-
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Photo Contributed by Dr. Kathryn Ostrofsky fessor. The different pieces of being a professor are teaching, research, and service, but they all help you think about the things you’re interested in from different perspectives.” A piece of historical advice she gives students is to, “think of everything as a primary source. Learn how to analyze and think about every piece of media, every object you own, as a primary source.”
Martin Luther King jr. remembered Students honor the life of famous civil rights activist Eunice Tibay Staff Writer The Multicultural Center celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 16 in the University Center Lobby in remembrance of his life and achievements. Students were invited to join the Center in remembering the American civil rights
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Photo contributed by Ian Brown
Events Calendar Saturday 1/20 Women’s Basketball vs Eastern New Mexico University 2:00 p.m. Junell Center Men’s Basketball vs Eastern New Mexico University 4:00 p.m. Junell Center
Tuesday 1/23 Women’s Basketball vs A&M Kingsville 5:30 p.m. Junell Center Men’s Basketball vs A&M Kingsville 7:30 p.m. Junell Center
Wednesday 1/24 Part Time Job Fair 1-3:00 p.m. C.J. Davidson Center
Guest Concert: Permian Basin Trio 7:30 EFA
Thursday 1/25 Money Mindset Master 6-8:30 p.m. Business Resource Center
Friday 1/26
Plaza Verde Open Mic Night 8-10:00 p.m. Plaza Verde Clubhouse
experience for some students like freshman Haylee Poorman. “I had never been skiing before this trip,” Poorman said. “I was expecting to be an expert by the time I left, but I was very wrong.” The trip wasn’t just about skiing and snowboarding, though. Poorman explained that it also provided an opportunity for the students to come closer to their fellow Rams
Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo Students show off their artistic
ability during the MLK celebration. Free style painting was one of the activities offered for the day. and form lasting relationships. “I learned a lot while I was there and improved a lot on the slopes, however, this trip was more about the people. I made three new lifelong friends who helped me learn how not to fall as much on the slopes. The overall experience is something words just don’t do justice.” The trip lasted until Jan 8. This was one of the more expensive ventures taken by UREC, priced at $375. There are two more UREC
outdoor camping trips planned for this semester: rock climbing at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Mar. 2-5, and ziplining at Lake Travis Apr. 21-23. There will be pre-trip meetings on Feb. 20 and April 10, respectively. Students can go to Room 112 in the Ben Kelly Center for Human Performance during normal business hours to register for a trip. Both upcoming events will be $55.
“Residents will find that the style will blend nicely with the existing complex, and the addition of more private bedrooms on campus will allow us to accommodate students’ requests for private spaces. We would like to thank the amazing residents of Centennial Village who have been so very supportive of construc-
tion in their front yard.” The companies contracted with the construction of the Archer College of Health and Human Services Building, the greenhouse, and the addition to Centennial Village were Western Builders of Amarillo, Mid-Tex of Midland, and Whiting-Turner of San Antonio respectively.
BUILD page 1 not grow in this area or use plants to demonstrate special adaptations,” Amos said. “Living plants are so much easier and fun to study than pressed, dried specimens or plants preserved in some stinky fixative.” The $14.5 million addition to Centennial Village, which will be completed before the fall semester of 2018, will expand the living quarters for students by 160 beds. “This new wing is configured like the rest of the complex with both two-bedroom, one-bath units and four-bedroom, two-bath units,” said Director of Housing and Residential Programs Tracy Baker.
Photos by Axel Marcenaro
OPINION Blessings
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New Year’s Day
Kaitlin Trujillo Editor-in-Chief There is just something so enthralling about counting down the seconds until the clock resets itself on New Year’s Eve. I don’t want to sound like a romantic here, but January 1st is a magical day. I love the idea of a fresh new year, a year full of opportunity and adventures yet to happen. Page one of a 365 page book.
Some people can be cynical about this day. They see resolutions being made that will most likely fail in a few weeks, overcrowded gyms, or are hit by the memories that they try to sweep under the rug. Holidays like this one are always very polarizing. Some people see a party while others see an obligation. Some cannot wait to spend the evening recounting the year with family and friends while some try to fall asleep early to avoid the celebration all together. Whether you enjoy the mark of a new year or dread the ball drop, we have the opportunity to set the tone for the next 12 months. I have no idea what lies ahead this year, but I am ready for it. 2018 here I come.
Aubree Bailey Managing Editor
When I was thirteen my parents hosted a Blessing Party for me, which is similar to a Bat Mitzvah. It included a time of worship, and then my parents prayed over me and gave me their blessing as I entered young adulthood. It was an event I hold dear in my memory. Perhaps my favorite part of the party wasn’t the actual event, but what I took away from it. Knowing I had my parfound that giving myself a set number of hours to complete a ents behind me for whatever life would bring brought me task helps me to stay focused. 2. Set aside time each day to work on long term projects/ assignments. Due dates arrive faster than anticipated, and waiting until the last few days will only result in unnecessary stress and mediocre work. If you chip away at that semester-long report for just an hour a day, you will be surprised at how quickly it will be done. 3. Use incentives to motivate you. When I was younger, my parents got me to clean up my room by promising me a trip to the city pool if I did. Nowadays, I reward myself with a milkshake or some extra relaxation time if I finish an assignment in the time frame I allotted. Whether you are a seasoned procrastinator, or you just want to become a little more productive, these resolutions are good place to start. Whatever your goals are for 2018, I hope you stick with them, and I hope everyone has a great semester.
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peace throughout my teenage years. During the ceremony, they presented me with a ring we had picked out; it was appropriately called my blessing ring. The jewelry was to symbolize my parent’s love and support for me, and it had spiritual symbolism as well. The ring was silver and had a freshwater pearl set in the middle, with two scroll-like pieces of silver on the sides of it. I cherished that ring and wore it every day, up until a few months ago when the pearl broke off and became lost. I searched my room, my car, and my office, trying to contain tears, but I could not recover the pearl. It seems so materialistic to be devastated by this, but this ring connected me to my parents in a unique way. I was reminded each time I looked at it that no matter what, they considered me their daughter.
Page 3 I’m very fortunate to have a strong bond with both my mother and father, but like most people, my late teens did contain some rocky months. Throughout those difficult times, my ring kept reminding me of my parents’ love for me and my love for them. However, during the months I couldn’t wear my ring due to it being broken, I realized I didn’t need a tangible reminder of my parents’ love because they show me in so many other ways. I’m fortunate enough to have parents that support my academic career, as well as my hobbies such as teaching dance and participating in art events. They come to every recital, read every edition of the Ram Page, and encourage me to pursue what I’m passionate about every day. I did end up getting a new ring, and I cherish it just as much as the first one. However, I don’t need it to assure me of my parents’ love for methey make sure I know.
Short On Everything
Christian Hunick Staff Writer The beginning of a new year is the time when people evaluate their life, and resolve to be better. If you have been putting off making your new year’s resolutions for 2018 like I have, then you might want to adopt some of these resolutions I came up with for college students who have trouble with procrastination. 1. Give yourself precise time frames. For example, “I want to finish my math homework within the next two hours” is a better mantra than “I want to finish my math homework before it is due.” I
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SPORTS
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Belle basketball in the zone Belles create two game win streak Rosanna Aguilera Sports Writer The Belles Basketball team won its game over the UT Permian Basin Falcons with a score of 86-57 on Saturday, putting them on a two-game winning streak. The team now has an overall record of 10-4 and is 5-3 in the Lone Star Conference. Four Belles scored double digits in the game. Senior guard Keanna Kelly had 19, and junior guards Dezirae Hampton and Kynese Davis had 17 and 13 respectively. Senior guard Marquita Daniels had 12 points and seven assists.
Over the holiday break the Belles received four wins over St. Edward’s University, University of Illinois Springfield, Texas A&M International and West Texas A&M University. They also lost two games against Tarleton State and Texas A&M – Commerce. “It was a huge week for us, not just to play the No. 2 team in the country but then to play UTPB, they’re just good at what they do,” Head Coach Renae Shippy said. “It was a scary week, but our kids have the right focus.” Shippy said they were playing against a different zone defense, so they just talked about where to place the ball. “Our kids, not only did they place the ball, but they just flat
Photo by Brit Raley Madi Greenwood, senior
point guard, shoots after breaking through the defense. Greenwood made four free throws in a row early in the game. RAMS page 1
left in the game, the Rams fouled and put UTPB’s second leading scorer to the free throw line for three shots that would put the game in overtime. However, with the pressure coming from the Rams crowd, only two of the shots were made, giving the Rams the win. “We had a great atmosphere, the fans we have here are awesome,” Crouch said. “They come to every game and they come to support us and that just makes us feel more comfortable on the floor. Adler said Head Coach Cinco Boone did a good job of getting all of the players’ minds right. “It’s hard to come off of a two game losing streak, especially two games that we should have won for sure,” Adler said.
out made plays,” Shippy said. “They were just players, and they had fun doing it.” The team had 44 in-paint points during the night, and Shippy said she was very impressed with her team. “I was just extremely impressed, especially against zone because that’s where they want you to shoot threes,” Shippy said. Shippy said they were making excellent reads, executing and then making the plays that they needed to make. Shippy said Hampton has been a phenomenal player for them all year long. “She’s just one of those kids that doesn’t make a lot of mistakes,” Shippy said. “She’s excellent on defense, and she can
Photo by Brit Raley Dezirae Hampton,
junior point guard, goes for the basket. Hampton contributed 17 points to the win.
Boone said the team played really hard. “I think our team is a resilient group, and I am proud of our guys for coming out and battling against the No. 6 team in the country to come away with the win after the loss on Thursday,” Boone said. “We fixed some rebounding and defensive things, and I think we will continue to be a better team. I told them in the locker room that we can be a locomotive train that just gains some speed.” Boone said the team should regain a few players this week and will be at full strength. Adler said he sees a streak coming ahead for his team. “We have a couple teams coming up that we should definitely win so this is a good game to start a streak for us,” Adler said.
Photo by Brit Raley Kynese Davis, junior guard, ma-
neuvers through the UTPB defense. Davis hit a career high with 13 points. just knock out shots as well.” Shippy said she’s really proud of Hampton and really happy for her to have a great game. “Another kid I’m really proud of is Kynese Davis, to be able to come off of the bench and perform the way that she did, that’s something she can do every night and we expect her to,” Shippy said. Shippy said she’s hoping the confidence Davis gained in that game will build in games to come. “Another kid, Keanna Kelly, this was a huge week for her,” Shippy said. “She’s coming off the bench and to play as well as she did against WT and then to come back and play that well against UTPB, it was everything for our team.”
Shippy said they made big, big plays during the game and did a good job of executing and knocking down their shots. Shippy said they improved on the areas they needed to improve on. “Two wins were the result, so I’m very proud of them and their effort,” Shippy said. Hampton said she is proud of her team and the work they have been doing. “This is good momentum going on the road, we definitely needed it,” Hampton said. The Belles will be playing Western New Mexico University on Jan.18 and then Eastern New Mexico University on Jan. 20, both on the road games.
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Photo by Brit Raley James Kirksey,
junior guard, goes for the basket with his teammates there to back him up. Kirksey led the team with eight boards.
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Cole-Johnson, junior guard, jumps high for a shot at the basket. Cole-Johnson scored 11 points and led the Ram defense with two steals.
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