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Friday, September 9, 2016
At Manny Campos’ birthday party people danced under the disco ball. About $1,500 was raised for Joe Hauser’s recovery.
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Professor donates to injured athlete Proceeds given to Joe Hauser Eirin Albritton Managing Editor
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Manny Campos begins his birthday performance at Fifi Dubois with his band. The fundraiser gained $2,000 which went to Joe Hauser and Ram Rugby.
Students and staff enjoyed live music performed by professor and Ram Rugby advisorManny Campos, while donating their time and money to a good cause. The fundraiser collected over $2,000 with the proceeds going to ASU baseball player Joe Hauser and Ram Rugby scholarships. “Tragedy struck in July and I decided the majority of the funds would go to Joe Hauser‘s family to defray some medical costs,” Campos said.
On Sept. 4, over 200 Angelo State University students, staff administrators and San Angelo locals joined together downtown at The House of Fifi Dubois for Manny’s Birthday Bash. Campos drove to Georgetown, Texas on Sunday to visit Joe Hauser and his family along with Hauser’s girlfriend, Caroline Chambers. “We delivered a check and visited him for about an hour,” Campos said. “He was in really good spirits. It was good to see him- he’s got that old smile back.” According to Caroline Chambers, Joe is doing well with his recovery and is apprecia-
tive of all of the support being sent his way. “Joe has been overwhelmed with the amount of love and support for the San Angelo community, specifically from the Angelo State family and friends,” Caroline Chambers said. “He is continuing to recover and excel every day and cannot thank everyone enough for all that they have done to get him this far.” Campos donated $1,500 to Hauser’s family leaving $500 to go into the funds creating the new Rugby scholarship. In the last 10 years he has had different fundraisers for non-profit
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Belles ace season start with four wins Waddington earns 200th win, freshman setter earns conference award Alana Edgin Editor-in-Chief
Volleyball dominated their season home opener in the ASU Kathleen Brasfield Invitational by committing three shutouts, four wins and only losing one set Sept. 2-3. It was a big tournament for Head Coach Chuck Waddington, as the win against St. Edward’s became his 200th career win. In the Belles’ stunning debut, they took down South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (3-0), St. Mary’s University (3-0), St. Edward’s University (3-0) and Regis University (3-1). Freshman setter Meghan Parker also earned Lone Star Conference’s Setter of the Week. SDSM&T Hardrockers
Game one of the tournament on Sept. 2 began with the SDSM&T Hardrockers executing a kill. Parker shed the freshman jitters on the court by setting up junior middle blocker Leiyona Young for the first team kill of the season. Parker and senior outside hitter Mallory Blauser paired up to earn three serving aces, which added a 12-2 scoring streak. The team closed set one at 25-14. However, Hardrockers were not ready to give into the Belles in the second set. They took an early 3-1 lead and kept the game close until the powerful trio of Blauser, Young and Parker closed the gap. Parker ended the set with a final ace to win 25-19. The third and final set saw freshman middle blocker Tulani Titley begin with a kill. The teams tied at four until Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo junior middle blocker Morgan Leiyona Young, junior middle blocker, prepares to make a kill. During these games, she
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Fall food gets upgrade Expansions, designs and freshman, said. “My favorite place to eat is Subway. I like new options offered Mary Brown Staff Writer ASU is offering new choices for eating on campus this school year. Last spring, Chartwells gave students a survey on what they would like to eat and based the new renovations on those results. When students are in a hurry, a good place is On the Go. Its a kiosk in the University Center that offers fresh fruit, vegetables, sandwiches, chips, sushi and cold drinks. For a breakfast option, it offers coffee and danishes. “On the Go gives me health choices when I need something to eat fast,” Jacy Clark,
the fact that we have so many choices of sandwiches.” The Ranch Smokehouse has a menu that offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s meant for the meat lovers on campus as it has a variety of BBQ meats. Revolution Noodle is new on campus. “We wanted to know what types of food students would like on campus,” Reid Bramlett, director of Chartwells said. “We expanded Chick-Fil-A and students can buy some items on their meal plans. Einstein Bagels is a business we are hoping to get at ASU.” Chartwells provides ex-
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racked up 28 points and 21 kills.
Students learn self-defense More classes to come for men and women Erika Walker Copy Editor The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health and ASU teamed up to offer Rape Aggression Defense classes for women Sept. 3 in the Center for Human Performance. “It is my personal goal as an instructor to teach the students enough about being prepared and aware of their surroundings that they don’t ever need to use the physical skills they learn,” R.A.D. Instructor Kaitlyn Brosh said. “We can’t guarantee their success, but we can give them all the tools to try. “ The R.A.D. Systems Basic
Physical Defense Program allows women to grow academically, emotionally and physically. It is a comprehensive program with the goal to promote instinctive learning when it comes to personal safety. Because men commit the vast majority of crimes against women, the program is designed to specifically address a woman’s experiences with the threat and actuality of sexual violence and harassment. “I feel safe enough to walk the mall alone,” Imelda Arzate, junior, said. “But, I also think it’s better to be safe than sorry.” Three more classes will be held Sept. 8 from 5:30-8:30 p.m., Sept. 10. from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and Sept. 11 from
1:30-4:30 p.m. in the CHP. Although the class was originally started to focus on women’s self-defense, a version of the course is also offered to men. The R.A.D. Basic Physical Defense for Men is designed to empower men to make different decisions when confronted with aggressive behavior. Men are presented with options to resist aggression, raise awareness of aggressive behavior, recognize how aggressive behavior impacts their lives and take steps to avoid aggressive behavior by analyzing how they can be part of reducing aggression and violence.
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Page 2 Continued Defense page 1 “We want to empower women to take control of their own safety,” Brosh said. “We want to empower men to rethink their understanding of aggression and how they deal with it in themselves and others and help them find ways to assist in creating get a society where women don’t have to live in fear of violence.” Bosh said the classes also involve discussions to help
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trainees open up to their peers. A R.A.D. self-defense class for men will also be held Sept. 10 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the CHP. The R.A.D. Systems of Self Defense are the national standard for self defense and are the only program to be endorsed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.
organizations and individuals with illnesses. “It started off just for fun; we then realized a lot of people began to participate, so we decided to make it a local fundraiser,” Campos said. The Rugby scholarships will be given out every spring. The idea is to give the scholarships to rookies in hopes of
having them come back and keep playing for the team until they graduate. “We all win. As administrators, because we see the students come into school and graduate, and they get to see someone who has been a teammate for four years. It’s a win-win situation,” Campos said.
The set amount for the scholarship distribution among the rookie players has not yet been decided. This year’s Birthday Bash funds were to strictly go into the Ram Rugby scholarship funds for rookies the organization’s administrators are currently creating.
Continued Food page 1 cellent food service for ASU students. They offer catering for many events barbecues, concessions, and formal events. “We do so form of catering every week for ASU,” Polo Arellano, Chartwells catering supervisor, said. “Chartwells has a great staff that does all the prep work for the events.” On the lighter side is Create Chop’d and Wrap’d. The café offers soup, salad, and wraps. When looking for food
with vegetables or something warm while students study. Subway is a good place to go when students are in a hurry and want food that is healthy and easy to take on the go. There are plenty of choices and different combinations of sandwiches and chips. “The food choices are better than in the past,” Chloe Contreras, senior, said. “Before we did not have many options. The survey was a good idea.” Photo by Summer Almaguer
Joe Hauser, a junior pitcher in the 2015 season, was injured skateboarding and is currently recuperating.
MC hosts open house
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Students place their lunch orders at the new Chick-Fil-A on campus. 2100 W. Beauregard 325-942-1647
Open 7 days a week 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Students from the Multicultural Center play a game of giant Jenga.
Tone Deft Relatively new Oxford, England-based indie, synth-pop band Glass Animals, released their sophomore album “How To Be A Human Being” on Aug. 26. With an even more concrete and refreshingly unique sound than their debut album, the group is surely looking at a second round of whirlwind touring and festival gigs. After the release of the group’s debut album “Zaba” in 2014, the shoes they had to fill for their sophomore LP were considerably large. “Zaba” gave the group near automatic fandom, securing them a showcase at SXSW, putting them on the touring circuit in the U.S. and Europe and putting them on stage at some of the biggest festivals in the U.S. like Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza. With that being said, I was anticipating how “How To Be A Human Being” would elaborate on their
established smooth eclecticism. Upon listening to the opening track, “Life Itself,” I immediately knew this album would not only expand on their up-beat, melodic sound, but also incorporate new experimental elements, as a sophomore album should. As I continued through the track list, that notion was only solidified with every song that seemingly encompasses a different theme, story and sound, which come together to make a cohesive artistic presentation. The album makes you want to dance your butt off to say the least. With undeniably banging hip-hop and R&B influences you can hear clean hi-hats and smooth beats that accompany melodies that won’t leave you alone after the listening has ended. Not only is this album instrumentally exploratory and aesthetically pleasing,
“How To Be A Human Being” by Glass Animals Hanna Schindler Music Columnist the lyricism on this album is far deeper than “Zaba.” Although the motifs of the album are nothing avant garde, they explore some of the major existentialist tenants and through storytelling, tell what it can mean to be human as the title would suggest. The way that these commonly considered themes are covertly incorporated within this “dancy” powerhouse of an album, however, it’s what makes it so interesting. What this album equates to is a step towards an elaborate expansion of the Glass Animals that we know from “Zaba.” Not only can every song stand alone in a crowd of eclecticism, but together form a continuity of thematics that showcase just how much curation went into “How To Be A Human Being,” which is perhaps a theme of the album all on it’s own.
Events Calendar Friday 9/9
UCPC Poster Sale in UC 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. SSWA scavenger hunt @ A113 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
Tuesday 9/13
“Oral Traditions: Hispanic Legends” Presentation @ UC 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Wednesday 9/14
R.A.D. Self-Defense for Soccer vs. Fort Lewis College Women Part 1 @ CHP @ Soccer Field 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. R.A.D. Self-Defense for Men Part 1 @ CHP R.A.D. Self-Defense for Wom5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. en Part 1 @ CHP Sept. 10-11 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Movie Screening: “Cartoneo y Nopalitos” @ C.J. Davidson R.A.D. Self-Defense for Men Center Part 1 @ CHP Sept. 10-11 6 p.m. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Saturday 9/10
Thursday 9/15
Ram Rugby vs. Midland Mad Planetarium Show: “Lewis Dogs @ Intramural Fields & Clark: Great Journey West” 2 p.m. @ Vincent Nursing-Physical Sunday 9/11 Science Building Soccer vs. New Mexico High8 p.m. lands @ Soccer Field 12 p.m. El Grito @ Pavilion 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
OPINIONS
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Nine reasons I’m a freshman Caroline Cline Cartoonist
1. I am only a junior in college at the age of 20, when I could’ve gotten further if I’d known what I was doing. I’ve failed three classes, never got the college credit for my AP art classes and I didn’t have a job until I got to college. 2. I still feel the need to call my mother for approval on almost anything. I grew up in a protective if not slightly strict household. 3. I manage my sleep with the deftness of a turtle doing parkour. Which is caused by my lack of priority and time management skills. 4. I am about as socially skilled as a fish amongst birds. I’m one of the friendliest and nicest people you’ll meet. I’d give someone my shirt in a blizzard knowing I’d freeze, if it’d only help for a second, but for the life of me I can’t talk to people without making a fool of myself. 5. When moving into my first apartment that I share with my cousin and our friend, I managed to leave half of my stuff behind on the first trip. I then had to plan a second trip back to get the rest and still wasn’t able to find everything. The pen for my tablet was the main priority, but I managed to come back with a few bags of clothes and a couple of
dishes too. 6. I still leave almost everything until the last minute and somehow manage to pull it off 90 percent of the time. My art suffers the most from this, as I will spend time on anything else but them until it is almost too late. 7. I am a gifted artist whose work does not always showcase the depth of my talent, for a number of reasons. One of which is the previous point, and my status as a perfectionist does not help, as I will make sometimes it worse in the hopes of making it perfect. 8. I still manage to look like a teenager 90 percent most of the time. Now that my hair is shorter, this may have changed, but when my hair is longer and if I dress right, I can still pass for someone in middle school or high school. 9. The extent of life experience is that of a starter zone or level in any game. I’ve only had two jobs, both of which were not for very long, because each time I had to leave to go home for the summer. I have yet to make any kind of appointment by myself, nor do I have the years to unlock much more experience
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The Alleyway All of that is a lie. This is college. Frankly, if you have to drop a class to stay sane or save your GPA, then do it. If you can keep yourself from going crazy and keep a decent GPA, you are successful. But we still hate ourselves some, and those of us that do hate ourselves, many of us feel like we don’t want to put that on another human. Then we are told to love yourself before loving someone else. So those who already struggle now think they are “undateable.” I’m not saying it’s anyone else’s job to heal you. What I am saying is that we are imperfect. We have been trained to think our imperfections make us ugly or gross or something along those lines. With our society that hates on you for your weight, body, looks, eating habits, it is impossible to wholeheartedly love ourselves. Even I hate myself. I feel like I’m too thin, eat too much and frankly, I’m not pretty. For a long time I thought I deserved a not so great relationship because no one else would have me. When it ended, I was stranded in all this
Alana Edgin Editor- in-Chief In order to love someone else, you have to learn to love yourself. That is so dumb. It sounds all poetic and loving, but it’s not. People hate themselves and feel like they aren’t good enough. You can’t just be all “oh I love myself now.” That’s not how it works. Very few people love themselves, especially in college. We are under so much stress, buried in homework, multiple jobs and the looming threat of the “real world” is constantly holding us down. Some of us have family who are on our backs and telling us that we have to be perfect and ace every class. If you drop a class, you may as well have failed.
self-hate. I questioned if I wasn’t good enough, pretty enough and all that. That self-hate is still there, but the people who I love actually love me, and that helps. I don’t love a lot of me, but the people who have solidified their place in my life are a shelter from the storm of hate. Someone will look at you and love those imperfections. That person or those people will know you in ways that you can’t begin to understand. Those freckles that cover every inch of your face will be adorable to someone. That birthmark that you hide under your sleeves will be a miracle to someone. Those cuts on your arms will be kissed and healed. Too many people in this world spend their lives hiding from love because they hate themselves. And too few people are going to step up and say “hey, I love you and those imperfections.” If you see someone you like, say something. You never know if that person is going to be the soothing base to your broken heart.
Life with a cheese thief, help me ramen... I said ‘sure!’ what could that small gesture of kindness do - A LOT! Since then I’ve had to set several booby traps in the fridge, contemplate buying a mini fridge and ultimatley relent. It’s like giving a cousin a pancake. Give them one, and they never stop. Though she does buy her own cheese now. As far as roomamtes go I could certainly have worse. She doesn’t take all of my food or wake me up at all hours with guests, she doesn’t tell me to put pants on and
Mikera Walker Online Editor Have you ever lived with a cheese thief? No, I didn’t think so, I’d never lived with one either until I moved into my first apartment just weeks ago. I was blindsided. My cousin, our friend and I moved in and all was well. I cooked them dinner and we have a grand time. Little did I know I was about to be robbed cheeseless! She who must not be named asked to have some of my cheese for her (cringe)
she lets me be. Living in an apartment is unlike any other living experience. I actually have privacy, space and a kitchen. I’m away from home but more than that, the only people who can say anything the least bit bossy to me are my roommates. I have a new-found freedom and way more responsibility than I had living on campus. Paying bills and having enough money for cheese is no joke. I may give up a truckload of cheese, but in the end living with people I mostly like is worth it.
The adventures of Rando & Elli Forgetful Freshmen edition Caroline Cline Cartoonist
Student Spotlight FORGETFUL FRESHMEN Joshua Ontivernos Freshman
“Something I forgot when coming to live in the dorms was forks for top ramen.”
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Kaelyn Robinson Freshman “I forgot a mattress pad, but I went and bought one.”
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Page 4 Continued from Volleyball page 1 gan Seaton, junior right side Abbie Lynn and junior outside hitter Brianna Sotello attacked the Hardrockers with kills that donated to a 10-2 run. Hardrockers closed in, bringing the score to only a three point gap until Titley and Lynn ended it at 25-20 and a 3-0 shutout for the first game of the tournament. Stat leaders were: Sotello with 12 kills, Blauser with four blocks, Parker with 40 assists and sophomore libero Micheala Sifuentes with 13 digs. St. Mary’s Rattlers The Belles came back on Sept. 2 to take on the Rattlers. Still feeling strong after the match against the Hardrockers, the Belles committed their second shutout at 3-0. Set one saw the Belles shoot off a10-2 streak and hold the Rattlers down by nine points. Sophomore Mallory Davidson, Sifuentes and Sotello took their first of the season aces. Seaton, Parker and Sotello finished the set at 25-11. Rattlers, however, were not rattled from losing the first set. They came back and started a lead until Sotello and Seaton began rolling in the points. Lynn finished the set off with a 25-20 win. Blauser started the final set of the night, and the Belles pulled another 10-2 streak, which the Rattlers followed with a 7-1. The score closed in to 24-19 in the Belles favor. The Rattlers dropped an attacking error, which gave the Belles their second win and shutout of the season. Stat leaders were: Blauser with 12 kills, Sotello with two
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blocks and 13 digs and Parker with 39 assists. St. Edward’s Hilltoppers The tournament continued on Sept. 3 with a 3-0 shutout against the Hilltoppers. This also became Waddington’s 200th career win. Parker and Lynn began the first set with a well-executed point. The Hilltoppers attempted a lead which was destroyed by Parker, Lynn, Sotello, Seaton and Blauser. A 25-12 set win went to the Belles. An early lead in the second set brought the Hilltoppers some hope, and they fought to keep the set within five points. Blauser and Lynn ended the set at 25-19. Set three started off with Parker and Lynn again, with the Hilltoppers pulling themselves to a small lead. Both teams exchanged the lead, but the Belles ultimately won 2520 to earn their third shutout and win of the season. Stat leaders were: Sotello with 11 kills, Seaton with four blocks, Parker with 36 assists and Sifuentes with 15 digs. Regis University Rangers For the tournament’s finale, a quarterfinal rematch between the Belles and Rangers saw the Belles fight hard to take their fourth win and first place in the tournament. Last season the Belles beat the Rangers 3-1, and that was repeated on Sept. 2. Set one was a breeze for the Belles as they took the set at 25-17 with multiple scoring runs. The Rangers came back in the second to win 25-21, forcing the Belles to play an extra set.
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The third set went well for the Belles, who took it at 2521. The final set had the Rangers in a frenzy that kept fans on the edge until the final point. The Belles finished the set at 25-23. They took first place in the tournament and are on a four game winning streak. Stat leaders were: Blauser with 14 kills and five blocks, Parker with 44 assists and Sifuentes with 14 digs. The Belles will play in the Colorado Premier Tournament in Denver, Colorado. They will return to the Junell Center on Sept. 16 for their conference opener against Texas Woman’s University at 7 p.m.
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Above: Leiyona Young jumps up to spike the ball. Left: Mallory Blauser, senior outside hitter, serves to the School of Mines. Below: Micheala Sifuentes, sophomore libero, high fives her teammates as the Belles prepare to play South Dakota.
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