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Left: Sophomore Logan Brewer paints on to his green man as bystanders observe.
Friday March 21 Softball vs. Cameron University from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Lawton, Okla.
Below: Senior Alex Camirro molds clay on a potter’s wheel and makes sure to keep the clay moist to avoid cracking.
Softball vs. Cameron University from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Lawton, Okla. Baseball vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Foster Field ULive: Life on Campus-Movie Event- “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at Plaza Verde starting at 7 p.m.
Saturday March 22 All Day: Track and Field at Cactus Cup Open Softball vs. Cameron University from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Lawton, Okla. Baseball vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Foster Field Softball vs. Cameron University from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Lawton, Okla. Baseball vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Foster Field.
Sunday March 23 All Day: Golf at Otter Invitational (Cal State Monterey Bay) Baseball vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Foster Field ULive: Life on Campus-Movie Event- “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at Centennial Village starting at 8 p.m.
Monday March 24 Pre-Registration begins for currently enrolled sophomores SMART Workshop: “How to Pick a Career You Really Like” starting at 6 p.m. at Plaza Verde.
Tuesday March 25 Graduation Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the C.J. Davidson Center.
Wednesday March 26 Pre-Registration begins for currently enrolled freshmen UCPC: Club Cafe featuring duo Frangela. Tickets are sold at the door, and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the UC
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SGA motions to include international and exchange students as senators SGA continues to expand Adam Sauceda Managing Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) has passed a bill to amend the student constitution that would allow international and exchange students to serve as student senators. The constitutional amendment will be on the ballot for the student body to vote for on April 8 and 9, along with president, vice president and senator candi-
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Wimberly said. “So I thought we could do the same thing with international students since they’re not here to vote.” Senior Alexander Bryant said he believes having international students serve as senators and represent other exchange students would be a huge asset for SGA and ASU. “It will allow the opportunity [to give] a voice to a group of students who haven’t been recognized in contributing their talents and sharing their global experiences with the university,” Bryant said. Wimberly said
that is the idea behind the bill. “I think it’s going to allow [SGA] to have that international student perspective on any issue we bring in,” Wimberly said. “When we pass legislation, it affects the entire student body. To have as many perspectives on it as we can is going to help the students in general.” The deadline for student senator applications has passed, but any student can still be a write-in candidate as long as he or she has five write-ins from his or her respective department.
All audience members gain knowledge from event Allison Price Editor The Fourth Annual Education Symposium allowed students, faculty and community to join in conversation with a panel of education experts. The symposium had 14 panel members and it included counselors, principals, elementary teachers, secondary teachers, instructional specialists, superintendents, etc. “We try to have at least one or two people to represent every program we have in the college,” assistant professor in curriculum and instruction Dr. Amy Williamson said. “We also want to offer a variety of experiences and grade levels.” Williamson said when she first started the event she was in charge of secondary certification for undergraduate students.
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Multicultural Center celebrates women’s history in annual event Wonderful women event to recognize women across campus
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dates. SGA President Preston Wimberly said the idea came up last year while working on getting international students transportation around town. It is now going through the amending process. Wimberly said students are represented through their departments, and freshmen are represented by senators who are appointed by the president every year. “We should have known about this beforehand, and it got me thinking about r e p r e s e n t a t i o n ,”
Education experts share experiences at symposium
Rio Velasquez Contributor The ASU Multicultural Center will be celebrating their annual Wonderful Women of ASU event in recognition of Women’s History Month Wednesday, March 26 in the University Center lobby. “This event is important just to recognize all the women that make this institution a Sat. March 22 Mostly Cloudy 72°43°
better place,” said Erika Baeza, Assistant Director of the Multicultural Center. “Students are recognized as well, especially women whose character show strength and are good role models in our society.” Wonderful Women of ASU was made to honor and recognize all female staff, faculty and student staff that have made an impact on the students of ASU. Pink ballot boxes have been place all over campus since early March so the student body can nominate their candidates. Students can nominate women for multiple reasons. It can be the little things that are important said Baeza. It can be the person who helps a student with scholarships to the per-
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son who is simply friendly and makes their day a little bit better. The Women’s History Month Celebration will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include refreshments, educational information as well as the Wonderful Women Ceremony. ASU President Dr. Brian May will also make an appearance to introduce and award the nominees. The Multicultural Center also wants to focus on some of the inequalities that women still face today in society and in the work place. As well as recognize the accomplishments and progression women have made throughout history.
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Symposium offers multiple benefits to attendees cont. from pg. 1
“This was an opportunity for those students to get exposure to a variety of perspectives from educators that supplement what they do get out of the field,” she said. Williamson said several area school districts were represented. The benefits attendees receive from the symposium are the multiple perspectives from the different educators,
Williamson said. “Whenever you are out in the field you are only working closely with two or three educators,” Williamson said. “You get the good, bad and ugly. They get realistic answers but they also get a variety of answers.” As for next year, Williamson said she has already begun thinking about ways to improve the symposium and how to draw more people in.
Equality continues to raise questions cont. from pg. 1
“There is still a glass ceiling when it comes to payment and promotion for women,” said senior Carmela Booker. “There are still different standards held for women than there are for men. I think there has been improvement but since some people are resistant to even admitting women are treated unfairly, it is hard to make progress.” Junior Devon Bolan said that the older generation is still clinging to the idea of sexism. “For example, waitresses in restaurants, I see the older generation acting inappropriately towards them because that’s how they grew up,” said Bolan. “That’s what they know and it’s not appropriate.” Recognizing this month is very important to the Multicultural Center and students on campus. “Women’s History Month is important to me because it promotes awareness,” said Bolan. “It keeps the drive going for equal pay and job opportunities in fields like math and science for women.” Booker said that most history taught is from the white male perspective and there are many different viewpoints that we can learn a lot from.
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New recycling initiative allows community service while saving money across campus Adopt-A-Hallway to continue in the future Allison Price Editor SGA has started a new recycling initiative by pairing with registered student organizations (RSO) by starting the program Adopt-A-Hallway. “SGA saw a need and an opportunity to involve registered student organizations and began to work with Mike Murphy in Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management, as well as myself, to outline the program,” assistant director of student life Heather Valle Brown said. Murphy said SGA initially contacted him to see what SGA and the RSOs could do with recycling that would also count toward community service work. “It was very fortunate timing because we had just reissued a new contract for our trash disposal, and a new company came in, Texas Disposal Systems,” Murphy said. “They approached us about the same time as SGA and asked if we would like to have more recycling….And we said, yes, we would like to do that. We then reengaged with SGA and said, yes, they can do something involving recycling.” According to the Environmental Health website, a total of 22 RSOs adopted locations from the Hardeman building to the Junell Center. “I introduced the Adopt-A-Hallway program during Spring Training, and within a week all locations were adopted,” Brown said. “ASU Student Organizations do quite a bit of campus/community service and events that go unnoticed.” Murphy said placards were de-
signed by a student and then placed reached out about their location, at the different locations adopted whether the space needs to be reby the organizations. cycled more often, or that they “I am very thankful that Mr. Mur- are thankful for RSOs’ help,” Valle phy has provided a plaque at each Brown said. “I am hopeful that, in location recognizing the RSO that the next phase of the program, we has adopted that location,” Brown can begin to connect department said. “Being able to take ownership staff more with the RSO that has of a space on campus will help keep adopted their location.” RSOs active and involved.” Murphy said higher education is In addition to the Adopt-A-Hall- not just about being lectured in a way program, new recycling-spe- classroom. cific dumpsters have been placed “There is also an inherent reacross campus, Murphy said. sponsibility upon administrators “Before, we had to go around and faculty to help educate stuwith a trailer and pick up the recy- dents for life, and I think recycling cling,” Murphy said. “Now, with all is a part of that,” he said. “We are those dumpsters, recyclables can trying to help our students underbe carried outside, and it saves the stand the importance of sustaincampus money. There is a great cost ability. We are doing something benefit for the campus in doing this good for the planet, as well as helpand for the student organizations ing them understand the value of because they have a community sustainability.” service project.” Valle Brown said the Adopt-A-Hallway program is something she plans to continue with the RSOs in the years to come. “We will continue this program as long as RSOs are interested and keeping their adopted locations clean,” Valle Brown said. “Being able to serve our campus and do our part to assist in the ‘Blue and Gold Go Green’ initiative helps fulfill the mission of the Center for Student Involvement.” Murphy said the RSOs are building relationships with the different departments regarding the recyPhoto by Marsalis Mahome cling pick-up. SGA President Preston Wimberly and Vice-President “Slowly but sure- Connor Frankhouser work to keep their recycling ly, departments have location, outside of the UC, neat and tidy.
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Project Angelo to help with several community organizations Project allows students to make connections in San Angelo Lela Howard Contributor Project Angelo, a campus-wide community service program, is coming back to ASU for its fifth year on Thursday, March 27. Volunteers will work with the organizations Helping Hands, Girl Scouts of Central Texas, and the NewBridge Family Shelter. They will help in projects including repainting Kids Kingdom, cleaning up the Concho River, and working at S.A.F.E. Recycling Center.
“Project Angelo is a group of people that will help clean up the community of San Angelo and make it a better living place,” said Deven Leonard, freshman and Art and Film chairman for UCPC. “We are trying to [make] Project Angelo a new tradition not just for ASU but for San Angelo itself.” Helping Hands is a non-profit organization in San Angelo that fixes the homes of low-income elderly and makes their homes safer at no cost to the homeowner. Girl Scouts of Central Texas is the top leadership organization for girls in kindergarten through 12th grade and continues to provide outcome-based opportunities for them. The NewBridge Family Shelter focuses on improving the lives of victims of family violence through education and support. “After the owners of locations contact UCPC, the
student organizations on campus come together and decide as a group if they are willing to help,” Leonard said. Project Angelo will be held during Springfest, a three-day event that will have community service projects, comedy entertainment, live music and a crawfish boil. Springfest is Wednesday, March 26, through Friday, March 28, in the pavilion area next to the cafeteria. “Springfest is like a spring break vacation for students, but it is during the week of school,” Leonard said. “We will have assorted [performing] artists, water games, blimps and live music.” Four acts have been set up for Springfest performances. Frangela, a female comedy duo, will make an appearance on Wednesday at the C.J. Davidson Center.
Car crash at SXSW may cause music fest to lose fans Donations were raised for victims of crash Mariah Trammel Contributor Three students recount the experience they had on what was supposed to be a fun spring break. Since 1987, South by Southwest (SXSW) has become of the largest festivals in the world. According to the SXSW website, the company that organizes the festival claims that Austin is the best location for the festival. Unfortunately, the annual music fest got a little wild causing an accident that no one thought would happen. A drunk driver killed three and left at least 23 people injured Thursday, March 13, at the SXSW music festival. Rashad Owens, 21 of Killen, TX, drove while over the state’s legal alcohol limit and crashed a car through
police barricades, hitting over two dozen people. Owens is currently in custody facing counts of murder and aggravated assault. “It was so quick, but all I remember seeing are bodies being shoved in the air like rag dolls,” senior Donavan Roberts said. “People were screaming, running, and crying everywhere around me.” The event upset many of the witnesses and may result in a lack of attendees next year. “Basically, this car went right past me,” sophomore Zoee Montemayor said. “I turned around and there are people that are lying on the floor.” After witnessing the accident, Montemayor decided to leave the festival early. “I definitely ask myself if I’m going to go back again, and it would take a lot,” Montemayor said. “There are way too many people to keep track of things.” The annual festival celebrates music, film and technology by holding various concerts and events throughout the city. Every year the festival continues to grow. This year, an estimated 325,000 people attended throughout the course of a week.
“I wouldn’t say SXSW has become too large, because no matter the situation, you’re always going to have those one or two people that mess up everything,” Roberts said. Junior Mason Rollwitz said the concert is spread out pretty well but it still cause commotion. “You don’t expect someone to do that,” he said. “It’s not something that crosses your mind until it actually happens.” SXSW Cares is a fundraiser created to help the victims of the tragedy. In less than 24 hours, more than $40,000 was raised. The fundraiser has collected over $80,000 in donations. “I went to a concert where it had happened two days later, and they had a donation box,” Rollwitz said. “My whole group donated money.” Roberts said he was more shocked than anything else. He said he realized that anyone’s life could be taken at any second. “I was mad because I couldn’t believe somebody could do something so dumb,” Roberts said. “Now I just have this image of dead bodies five feet away from me.”
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Project Spring Break offers help to Katrina victims Students helped to fix a home in New Orleans Chaney Collins Contributor Ten ASU students spent their spring break gutting a New Orleans house that was ruined by Hurricane Katrina. The Community Service Program of ASU put together Project Spring Break welcoming students to travel to New Orleans, LA and serve the community. “For three full days we helped a construction worker, Lucas, gut a house that was completely destroyed eight years ago,” Community Service Programs Manager Caitlyn Crumrine said. “We literally took everything out of the house except the framework.” Crumrine said there is much more devastation in New Orleans than she thought there would be. Hurricane Ka-
trina swept through the city eight years ago, but the people are still suffering long after the fact. “While working in the Lower Ninth Ward, there was so much evidence of life on the ground,” she said. “Bracelets, mail, coffee cups, baby toys. It felt like a tornado had just gone through there 24 hours before. It was astonishing to see.” On Tuesday, students traveled into the lower Ninth Ward for the first time with Ward “Mack” McClendon. “Mack is the founder of the Lower Ninth Ward Village, a community center for the people in the area,” Crumrine said. “He took us on a tour of the Lower Ninth Ward, which is the area in New Orleans that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina the most. He also showed us his community center.” Having a community center for the people of the Lower Ninth Ward allows the community to support the individuals devastated by Katrina. “Most of the individuals lost just
as much as the person they stand beside at the center,” Crumrine said. “Sharing stories allows these people to let go and move forward, while also having support.” Jennifer Johnson, project coordinator and adult supervisor, said she was in awe, as well. “The large quantity of devastation in New Orleans, especially the Lower Ninth Ward, was unbelievable,” Johnson said. “You would think that, many years after the hurricane, more would have been done to clean up the city.” Johnson said she was grateful and ecstatic of the work the students were able to accomplish in such a short period of time. Photo courtesy of CSI
In order of performance: 1. Kevin MaC (below) 2. Scarletta- (from left-Nathan Stoops, Emilee Allan, Benji Harris) 3. Jeffrey James (top middle) 4. 5 & A Dime (bottom middle)
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Springfest will feature music talent from all over Allison Price Editor Center for Student Involvement’s (CSI) annual Springfest will feature four musicians during the three-day event. All the bands will play at the ASU pavilion Friday, March 28. The first performer will be Kevin MaC, who sings country music. Second is Scarletta, and they are country, but more on the pop side. Third is Jeffrey James, who is in the Rock/Soul category. The main headliner is 5 & A Dime. Each of the acts has its own spin on music and genres, but bringing them all together in one night will be a special treat. Scarletta, the second act of the night, was founded by Nathan Stoops. Stoops said the band has been together for a little over four years, and during that time they have produced two records. “We have been touring full-time for two years and we have played at a lot of colleges,” Stoops said. “We do a lot of clubs and music rooms, but the show we are doing at ASU is part of a big music tour that we are on this spring.” Stoops said he had a vision of what he wanted the band to look like and he wanted to have a mixed trio. Stoops then met Benji Harris and Emilee Allan, completing the trio. “I met Benji in Nashville, and we were writing songs for other people while doing studio work together,” he said. “We just developed a good friendship, and I pitched him the idea of starting a band. That went on for a little while, and then we met Emilee. We told her our idea, and she was very excited about the direction we wanted to go, and she wanted to be a part of it. It has been a very exciting process to see. We are good friends making good music together, and that really shows in our sound.” As for their type of music, Stoops describes it as pop country appealing to the young demographic. They write their own songs and relate to what is going on in their lives. Because of the young demographic their music is reaching, a strong fan base has been formed,
Stoops said. Stoops said Scarletta’s first album was released two years ago, and a single from that album was on the top 20 on the country radio. “CMT played that very heavily for a few months when that was on the radio,” he said. “That put us out on the road and got our name out there. Our second record will be released just a few days before we go down there to perform at Springfest. We will be doing a lot of songs from that record.” Stoops said there is a back story to how the trio was named Scarletta. “We were sitting around one night talking about ideas for the band name, and amongst several horrible names that were suggested, Scarletta was the one that everyone agreed on, and it stuck,” Stoops said. “We wanted a name that didn’t really define genre. We wanted a name that bridged the genre range.” Harris was born and raised in Dallas and is excited to come back to Texas to play, Stoops said. “The cool thing about playing at colleges is that we are playing for people who are close to our age,” he said. “We are all there to have a good time, and that is one of the best things.” Stoops said the band has a great team around them that shows a tremendous amount of support in what they do. They are all looking forward to coming to Springfest and having a good time performing. “We are a very high-energy band and we have a lot of fun,” he said. “We are having a good time playing music and meeting people and making friends.” The act following Scarletta is musician Jeffrey James. James, from Indianapolis, grew up in a family full of musical talent. “My dad’s mom was a music teacher, a lot of people on my mom’s side did live musical theater, and everyone in my family sang,” James said. “It was just always something that was there.” James said he discovered his passion in high school when he first picked up a guitar for the first time. In college, he began writing and performing songs. It was then that he knew what he wanted to do. “I was a vocal major in college and thought I was go-
ing to do theater stuff,” he said. “I was more interested in singing my own songs.” Now James said he has a band that he plays and travels with. The band has been together since June 2013. Before getting a band together, James did open mic nights to get started on his career. He said he hoped that would help him meet people while getting his name out. James classifies his music as Rock/Soul. James admits he writes a lot of love songs. “My songs are about things that are currently going on in my life or things that I have experienced in the past,” he said. “I have found that I write songs that people can connect with better when they are somewhat true stories.” James has two records out currently. He said they are a direct relation of him and his style. “I have put out more records and I took them down because I didn’t think they represented me and my style anymore,” he said. “These two records I have now totally represent my brand and who I am as an artist.” James recently made an appearance at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, where his band played at a showcase. It is exciting to play for the college age audience (1825) because everyone loves music no matter what it is, James said. “They just want to have a good time,” James said. “I get some of my best experiences from college shows because the vibe is usually high-energy and fun.” James said the best part of performing consists of two parts. First is clicking with the band while on stage, and second is giving his all to the audience. Seeing reactions also adds to the experience. James continues to receive support from friends and family. He is looking forward to playing at Springfest. “I am really excited,” he said. “College shows, especially with a full band, are great.” Prior to the concerts, Lambda Chi will have their fourth annual Crawfish Boil for all students to join, and then the concerts will begin.
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A spring break of good memories
Allison Price Editor Usually I head home as soon as possible when spring break peeks around the corner. Instead of staying at home and working, my mom, brother and I took a trip to Arkansas and Missouri for the majority of the week. I have never been to either state, so I was very excited to get away and just spend some much needed time with my family. We left on Saturday and headed out four and a half hours to Arkadelphia, Ark. We were going to spend a
couple of nights there and then head to Missouri. We had one thing planned in Arkansas, and it was to dig for diamonds. I know that might sound strange, yet exciting, and I must say that it was both. I did not know what to expect until we went to the Crater of Diamonds Park. There were acres of plowed fields that people were digging and sifting through, in hopes of finding a diamond. I had read stories about people who found diamonds after only digging 20 minutes. I had hoped to be one of those people. I got on my hands and knees and dug away, collecting beautiful, colored rocks as I went. After two hours of digging, I was still empty-handed. I told myself not to be discouraged because I knew it was going to be hard to find a diamond. That was a great experience, and I must report
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that a couple of days after we dug, someone found a diamond. Go figure... The second part of our trip was stationed in Branson, Mo. I had no idea that Branson was going to be so touristy, but I didn’t mind. My mom, brother and I did a lot in Branson. We saw a Chinese acrobat show, which was excellent. My favorite thing that we did was visit a Titanic museum. The outside of the museum looks exactly like the Titanic, and it is breathtaking. Inside, there were hundreds of artifacts on display. I spent three hours looking at all of the pictures and reading the information. I had such a great time with my family, and it had been a long time since we all took a trip together. I am so happy that I was able to spend my spring break with my family and make some unforgettable memories.
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Oh, spring break, that wonderful time of year when you head to the beach or take a road trip to the mountains for a mid-semester break from the responsibilities of school and life... Not. How about sitting on the couch all week arguing with insurance adjusters and would-be mechanics? Unfortunately, that was my case, for what will probably be my last spring break ever (hopefully I’ll graduate soon). You see, the very first
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and my little compact SUV went spinning 180 degrees and came to a rest in the center lane. I quickly asked my girlfriend if she was alright. She assured me she was. I forced my door open and got out. I approached the other driver, pretty pissed off. I asked, “Are you going to get home any faster now?” She had tears in her eyes already. “No...” she said shakily. My compassion and sympathy took over, and I asked if she was alright. I assured her that her dad wasn’t going to “kill” her, and let her use my phone to call her family. As I stood there with two shaking girls and two busted vehicles, I couldn’t help but think, “It could have been worse. I could have been on my motorcycle.” So was my spring break completely horrible? Nah... Plus, I got a 2014 jeep to replace my totaled vehicle. ;)
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Saturday of my spring break, I was driving in my hometown with my girlfriend heading to Walmart. It was about 11:30 p.m. when a young high school girl was just getting off work at our local Sonic. I can’t blame her. She probably had a long shift, but as I approached on the inside lane of a five-lane road, she pulled out. I saw her coming, but her single cab Chevy looked liked it was going into the turning lane and then would merge after I had passed, so I didn’t react. Well, at the last second, her truck jerked into my lane. I honked the little horn on my 2003 Chevy Tracker, but it was too late. A loud bang and force like an NFL linebacker hit me right on my driver/passenger side door. I held the steering wheel straight, but the impact was too hard,
Adam Sauceda Managing Editor Before I went to eat at Heff’s (not Jeff’s) Burgers down on Bryant, I checked out some reviews and was a little worried. Many stated the place was slow, unfriendly, and messed up orders, but two coworkers and I decided to give it a chance. When we got there, the line was backed out the front door, but I stayed optimistic. All three of us ordered with the bubbly cashier and grabbed our cups to get drinks. There was only one line,
which was backed up, at the soda machine. The machine was a little too fancy for me. I had no idea what the other customers were doing with the touch screen. After we got our drinks, we sat at a table and I examined the place. A pool table, ice cream bar and jukebox made my manhood feel right at home. As I said, many reviews said the place was slow, but as I walked through the front door, I saw a sign that explained meat was cooked fresh and customers could expect to wait up to 12 minutes. Fair enough, I thought. Well, they brought out our orders within that time frame
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(all correct, I might add), including my double meat bacon cheeseburger (yeah, I’m a man). The burger was great. The best I’ve had in San Angelo. Far better than certain “steakhouse” burgers. I also had fresh home-style fries with my combo, which cost just over ten bucks, but I’m seeing a lot of good reviews about the twister fries, so I’m definitely going back to try them. My experience showed me the staff was friendly. Heff’s kept true to their word on delivering fresh meat, and our orders were brought out correctly. For now, I think we can consider those bad reviews debunked. Bon Appétit!!
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SPORTS
Friday, March 21, 2014
Softball works hard to continue winning streak Rambelles show promise in practice Allison Price Editor The Rambelles softball team is on a 10-game winning streak. The Rambelles began Lone Star Conference (LSC) play Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, but only played two games out of the six they were supposed to. “We continued to swing the bats well, scoring seven on Eastern New Mexico and nine on Texas Woman’s,” Head Coach Travis Scott said. “We had a huge win coming from behind there to beat Texas Woman’s in the seventh inning. We tied it up in the seventh and took the lead back in the eighth. It was really good to go out and just continue to find a way to win games and play hard and play competitive.” Currently the Rambelles sit at 22-7 overall and 7-1 in conference play. The two games the team was able to play was against Eastern New Mexico
University and Texas Woman’s University. “I was happy with my performance on our last games,” senior Kelci Garza said. “I was glad that I could do something to help us win, and it was exciting.” In the game against Texas Woman’s University, junior Tina Cisneros hit a single in the top of the eighth inning, which brought in sophomore Darian Dunn to home plate, winning the game. Cisneros was named LSC Softball Co-Hitter of the Week because of her performance in the LSC showcase. “I was pretty happy when I found out about it,” she said. “It was my first one since I have been playing for the past three years.” Garza said the 10-game winning streak has motivated the team to continue to work together and play hard. “Our team chemistry has been very good,” Garza said. “We have been understanding our roles and being there for each other on and off the field. Everything is going with the flow right now, and that is why we have been so successful.” Scott said that Cisneros played well
Rams back home for game series against Texas A&M-Kingsville Baseball is ready to for the home crowd support at upcoming home games Allison Price Editor The Rams are kicking off a home field stretch with 11 games to be played backto-back at Foster Field. The team, currently 16-9 overall and 6-6 in conference, lost the four-game series against West Texas A&M March 14 through 16. “The games were a little rough,” junior Jason Zgardowski said. “We were not expecting to go in there and lose all four, but it happens. I kind of wish it didn’t. We went in there with the confidence that we were going to win the series. They had really good pitching and hitting and it really matched us, but hopefully we come out these next games and win it.” Head Coach Kevin Brooks said the loss was disappointing, but it caused determination. “Obviously, it is not the way we wanted things to go,” Brooks said. “Very easily we could have won all four, but it just didn’t happen. We have played well enough up to that point that, while it hurts, it doesn’t bury us at all. We can still achieve everything that we want to achieve.” In the last game of the series against the West Texas A&M Buffs, the game was extended to 13 innings. The Buffs
came out on top with only one run. “When you go out and get quality starts, you are going to have the chance to win every game,” Brooks said. “We have not lost a game by more than three runs.” Brooks said pitching was at a best this past weekend, and it only continues to improve. “There are always different areas to improve in and the team is improving every day,” Zgardowski said. “We will keep working on the flaws we have until we get better.” The losses against the Buffs also gave the team a sense of urgency to step back and get things on the right track again, Brooks said. “Losing is not going to change how hard the team works,” Brooks said. “The team was working hard before.” As for the home games coming up, sophomore Dillon Becker said it will give the team confidence to rebound from the losses. “If we can continue to play hard as a team, then we can go out and make some wins,” Becker said. “I think everyone is working really hard and doing the best they can.” Another benefit to the home games are the crowds, Zgardowski said. “It is always exciting to play at home and play in front of the fans,” he said. “We have a great atmosphere out here. Another thing that is great is the students who come out and support us.” The Rams’ first game against the Javelinas will be Friday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m.
this past weekend and will have to work hard to take over sophomore Lanie Robinson after an injury. “Tina is going to have to become an everyday third baseman,” Scott said. “I think she is pretty excited about that challenge, and she has gotten off to a good start.” Scott said the team has had issues, but they were able to keep pushing for-
ward. “We got a lot more softball to play, and upcoming we got Cameron, who is a good team, but we feel good about the way we are playing right now,” Scott said. The Rambelles head to Lawton, Okla. for a four-game series against Cameron University starting Friday, March 21.
Photo by Marsalis Mahome Micherie Koria makes contact with the ball and prepares to head to first base.
Women’s Golf update The golf team placed 11th in the Midwestern State Invitational March 16 through March 18. On the first day of the invitational, senior Courtney Rutledge shot a 79, tying the lead for 17th place. Other team members who scored on the first day were sophomore Liz Chavarria, tying for 53rd, and junior Ashley Bartholomew, tying for 59th. Rutledge continued to lead the Rambelles through the tournament. On the second day of the tournament, she shot 80, bringing her total score to 159. Rutledge tied for 19th place. Chavarria and freshman Rashae Skillern both tied for 39th place. Bartholomew tied for 54th place, and freshman Kayla Johnson finished in 87th place. The team stroke for the two-day tournament was 657. The Rambelles will now head to the Otter Invitational, hosted by Cal State Monterey Bay in Seaside, Calif.
Track and Field shows off their hard work at ASU Multi-event Track and Field team continues to make big improvements Marsalis Mahome Photographer The Rams and Belles have been performing lights out at their events this year. Just a few weeks ago, the team finished eighth overall in the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships track meet, with many stellar individual and team performances. Senior jumper Kearah Danville stole the show, taking the triple jump title for the second year in a row. This strong outing was just the product of the drive these athletes have and a little extra fire from the upperclass-
men to really strive for their best performances. “The main thing is, every meet we’re looking for a personal record,” junior Ashlie Francis said. “The team just seems to have everything well put together.” On Thursday, March 20, and Friday, March 21, the multi-event will be right in our own backyard, literally, at the LeGrand sports complex. The rest of the track team will be heading to Texas A&M Kingsville to compete in that track meet. This will be the first event of the outdoor season, after the amazing performances they put on through all the indoor competitions. “We know what it takes,” junior Chelsea Moore said. “A lot of us are juniors, and we really just want to keep the tradition going. We also want to keep striving to be better than we were last year.”