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Photos by Adam Sauceda Above: Freshman Lesli Dockal cheers on the Rams during Saturday’s Family Weekend game against the Tarleton Texans. Right: Roscoe the Ram greets fans in the stands during the football game.
Family Day Admission standards raised; enrollment drops
Turnitin plagiarism software offered again Software benefits faculty and students as well Allison Price Managing Editor
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Enrollment numbers decrease by more than 300 students this school year. Changes in admission standards play a factor in the declining population, but for the better, ASU President Dr. Brian J. May said.
Efforts being made to increase enrollment Allison Price Managing Editor Graduate enrollment set a record this semester while undergraduate numbers fell. ASU President Dr. Brian J. May said overall the university is down about 5 percent. “We are lower because we have less freshmen coming here,” he said. The enrollment figures, which were released
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Tuesday, are based on totals at the end of the 20th class day. ASU was down 352 students compared to last fall. There are 6,536 students, a 5.1 percent decrease from the 6,888. Unlike undergraduate enrollment, the graduate school had 990 students sign up for graduate courses. Last fall the graduate school reported 880 students. This is the eight consecutive long semester in which the College of Graduate Studies has recorded an enrollment high. May said ASU raised its admission standards to give students a chance to be more successful.
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Faculty have switched back to Turnitin as their primary plagiarism-detecting software, which allows faculty scan student papers through the website and in return marking any plagiarized portion. “I wasn’t aware faculty had this tool available to them,” junior Kenia Cruz said. “It is definitely going to be useful and it sends a message to students to not plagiarize because they can very easily get caught.” Blackboard Certified Trainer Rebecca Muzquiz said the university has been using a program called SafeAssign for the last year which is offered through Blackboard. “We were previous Turnitin users, but because of budget costs and utilization, we canceled our subscription, so that is why we were using SafeAssign for a year. We were able to negotiate a better contract to save the university money and [Turnitin] was able to be re-implemented.” More students are working online and the technology is making it easier to plagiarize, Director of Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research John Wegner said. “The ease at which someone can cut and paste a document [is incredible],” Wegner said. “Data tells us that somewhere between 76 to 95 percent of students cheat at some point in their college career.” According to its website, Turnitin serves over 1 million active instructors, 20 million licensed students, and 10,000 educational Institutions. Wegner said there was a large group of faculty who didn’t like how SafeAssign worked and wanted Turnitin back. “When we left our Turnitin contract and came back, it was a joy all over campus,” Muzquiz said. “From them we heard lots of great things like how it is working in their courses and how they are able to prevent some of the cheating aspects that are happening in higher education. I think [the faculty] is pretty excited to have it.”
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Events Calendar Get involved on campus! Here’s what’s going on this week. Friday September 27 Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the university for the 1st 8-Week Session of Fall 2013. UCPC Poster Sale. Last day to find something large and exciting for your wall. The sale is from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cash, Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards are accepted. Volleyball: ASU vs. University of the Incarnate Word at 6 p.m. in San Antonio. Cross Country at Hardin-Simmons University at 7 p.m. in Abilene.
Saturday September 28 Baptist Student Ministry Blue and Gold 5K Paint Run. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the race kicks off at 9 a.m. at Roscoe’s Den. Soccer: ASU vs. Oklahoma Christian University at noon in Edmond, OK. Volleyball: ASU vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville at 1 p.m. in Kingsville. Football: ASU vs. Valdosta State University at 6 p.m. in Valdosta, GA.
Sunday September 29 “Play It Again” Concert at 2 p.m., at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. Admission is $10 general, $8 SAMFA members, $5 students (elementary through college), military and senior citizens.
Tuesday October 1 Stephen Daly- Drawings and Sculpture Exhibit. This event will continue through the month of October. The pieces will be on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Carr Education-Fine Arts Building Room 193.
NEWS
Friday, September 27, 2013
CONNECT! provides real experience Program aims for originality in students Kelly O’Dowd Staff Writer The Department of Communication and Mass Media and the Department of Philosophy and Political Science are giving their students the opportunity to travel and learn within their field through the CONNECT! Program. “My students got back from a learning excursion in Austin last week. We went to the Texas court of criminal appeals and heard oral argument,” Assistant Professor of Communications Dr. Adria Battaglia said. “The CONNECT! Program paid for that experience, so the money allows us to think about what we can do outside of San Angelo. Also, what can we do inside San Angelo and how can we connect our students to those kinds of opportunities?” Students at ASU are building their resume with the CONNECT! Campus and Community program by participating in in-servicelearning opportunities, internships and community-based research projects that give them real world
experience before graduation. Faculty and staff at ASU received a grant in 2010 as part of their Quality Education Plan (QEP.) The QEP board argued that graduates should enter careers or further education with knowledge and skills associated with the education received at ASU. The program gives faculty funding to attend conferences, workshops and to bring guest speakers to the classroom. The Communications and Mass Media Department and the Political Science and Philosophy Department, which have been designated as part of the CONNECT! Program, offer ASU communityengaged classes that can be found on the CONNECT! website. These allow students and faculty to partner with community businesses and ASU organizations to study their field in a real-world setting, Battaglia said. Under their submitted QEP, the faulty board included intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility and the ability to engage effectively in the regional, national and global communities as goals of the CONNECT! Program, and department faculties have planned activities to make these real. Associate Professor of Philoso-
phy Dr. Susana Badiola said the Philosophy Club partnered with the Multicultural Center and the African Student Association to bring African dancers and drummers to campus. Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Matthew Gritter and Career Development plan to bring a U.S. Diplomat from Central Texas to speak to political science classes about international policy and the challenges of the occupation. “I think it’s pretty cool that different teaching styles and methods are being implemented,” senior Sally Gore said. “Not everyone can learn just through straight lecture, note taking, and testing. Drilling us for information gets repetitive and stale. Students might be better able to retain information about any given subject by actually doing something and learning from experience.” CONNECT! recognize the faculty members who implement activities into their courses and encourage students to present their own ideas. Courses will be marked as CONNECT Courses on the registration page in the future, but until then an updated list of the courses can be found on the school website.
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Porter Henderson Library presents: “Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World,” followed by a discussion. This presentation will be at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 1 Love St.
Wednesday October 2 San Angelo Internship and Volunteerism Fair. Community service organizations in San Angelo have an opportunity to recruit quality student assistance. The fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the UC. Be Proactive: Advising and Registration. Find answers to your questions and more about the advising and registration process. The program will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Plaza Verde.
Thursday October 3 Planetarium: “Stars: The Powerhouse of the Universe.” Journey to the furthest reaches of our galaxy and experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of stars. The program begins at 7 p.m. in the Global Immersion Center. Planetarium: “Expanded View.” Expanded View explores some of the most beautiful deep-space objects in visible, infrared, and x-ray wavelengths through the eyes of the Hubble, Spitzer, and Chandra space telescopes. The program begins at 8 p.m. Weekly Planetarium showings beginning at 7 p.m. will continue until Oct. 31. Submit event requests by 5 p.m. Tuesday for Friday publication to rampage@angelo.edu
Photo by Adam Sauceda Raneir Pollard, a 2011 finalist for NBC’s Stand-Up for Diversity Comedy Tour, performed for UCPC’s Club Café Wednesday Sept. 25. He made jokes about being openly gay. Also performing was Gina Brillon, who was the 2012 finalist. The two have been traveling to several Texas schools.
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Photo by Marsalis Mahome Zack Wright maneuvers his way up the climbing wall during the open gym on Saturday, Sept. 21. The climbing gym had extended hours to accommodate students and their families who were visiting.
Grant to fund sexual assault awareness Student Services joins forces with others Kelly O’Dowd Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded a $35,000 grant to ASU’s Office of Student Services to promote awareness and prevention of violence and sexual assault. “Unfortunately, programs such as these are needed at all universities,” Director of Student Services Audrey Wilson said. “We need to get the message out that victims are not to blame for what happened and they do not need to remain silent. We also want our students to know that the faculty, staff of ASU are here to help.” Wilson will oversee the spending of the grant once the funds become available on Oct. 1. Student Services plans to work with the Health Clinic and Counseling Services, Center for Student
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Involvement, University Police, and Housing to develop programs to inform the ASU community about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. Programs will also focus on bystander intervention, self-defense and where to go for help if needed. “I think it’s good that the university has an opportunity to establish programs against sexual assault and even though people think they are ineffective, every bit counts in the long run,” transfer student Peyton LaBauve said. The grant is a part of the U.S. DOJ Office on Violence Against Women and their grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Stalking on Campus program. The grant funds two years of training full-time staff on ways to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. After attending the various training sessions, conferences and seminars, staff members will implement programs on campus to ad-
dress the needs of the students. Wilson said Student Services initially applied for a $300,000 grant that would help develop and strengthen victim services, hire additional full-time and student staff members and purchase software to manage cases. Winning this grant positions ASU to better apply for the larger grant in the future so that Student Services could partner with off-campus organizations such as the Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center, New Bridge Family Shelter and the San Angelo Police Department. “The larger grant would also enable ASU to create a largescale impact by enabling us to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking beyond the campus level,” Wilson said, “to not only provide the information regarding these topics, but develop policies and protocols on how to address students in these situations.”
Faculty are not required to use the Turnitin software, Muzquiz said, but it is available to them if they wish to use it. “I would hope all of the faculty takes advantage of Turnitin,” Cruz said. “If any of my professors did not use this program and another classmate plagiarized, I would want them to be penalized for their mistake.” Wegner said each faculty member has the choice of how they will handle academic integrity within their class. “While we expect all of our students to act with integrity, we expect faculty to uphold those standards,” he said. Muzquiz said Turnitin will locate the plagiarized portions of the story and even list the sources of information. “Turnitin is a much more robust tool,” Muzquiz said. “So it doesn’t just tell you where you plagiarized; it also tells you things like grammatical errors, spelling. It runs [the paper] through the system and checks for plagiarism, highlighting each piece that was plagiarized and what site it came from. You get kind of a two-level report.” Wegner said Turnitin is beneficial for students because students can realize and learn from their mistakes. “For students, [Turnitin] is kind of like the first wake up call,” Muzquiz said. “You get to load your paper, you get a chance to see where you plagiarized. A lot of times it is unintentional. This is an opportunity to see where you made mistakes and how come you made those mistakes.” Muzquiz said faculty have the Turnitin service for a year, but as for the future, it is undetermined. “Money is always very tight, especially in Texas, where we are trying to cut costs and save money and then, in turn, save students tuition fees,” she said. “It is really hard to see if we will keep it indefinitely. The best we can do is make sure faculty know that it is there and have training and support for it so they can utilize the tools.” Students shouldn’t be afraid of this software because it is ultimately preparing students for their future careers, Muzquiz said. “Everywhere you go, you write,” Muzquiz said. “This is the first step—to make those mistakes so that you can be prepared for the future. Students shouldn’t see it as their professors checking for plagiarism and wanting to fail students in the course. [Students] should really look at it as an opportunity to grow. This is your chance to make mistakes and make them now before you get into the real world.”
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- 4 students
American Indian or Alaskan Native- 33 students
Unknown- 60 students
Asian- 84 students
“We are also working really closely with community colleges for their transfer students to possible come to ASU,” he said. May said that the enrollment numbers will be back up in Fall 2014. As for future plans for ASU, the university is always looking for new degrees and programs to offer as well as more ways to financially aid students.
Two or More Races- 123 students
Black or African American533 students
Hispanic- 1,837 students
Student Ethnicity/Race for all 6,536 enrolled students in Fall 2013
White- 3,700 students
“We turned down several hundred more students than we normally have,” May said. “[The decline] is probably something we created ourselves.” Recruiters have set out to talk to different high schools all over Texas to help get the university recognized, May said.
International Student- 162 students
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Friday, September 27, 2013
1: Angelette and junior, Shauntay Clemons, performs with the Ram Band during Ram Jam on Saturday as part of Family Weekend. 2: Co-captain and senior cheerleader, Averi Ruiz, poses with her sister and brother while fellow cheerleader, junior Bailey Webster, snaps a picture of them during Ram Jam on Saturday as part of Family Weekend.
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MUSIC REVIEW:
MGMT Patrick McKeown Contributor MGMT took the world by storm with “Oracular Spectacular,” spawning two of the catchiest songs ever, and then released the “experimental” album of Congratulations, which confused half their fans and let themselves fade away from the pop scene. Now MGMT have returned with their third album, simply titled
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“MGMT,” and everybody is asking the question: “Any songs like ‘Electric Feel’ or ‘Kids’?” And the answer is no. This time around, the psychedelic duo has perfected a trippy little dose of baby acid rock. From the dreamy beginning of the David Bowie-esque “Alien Days” the spacey swamp groove of “Cool Song No. 2,” which would have made a great addition to the Willy Wonka Soundtrack (Gene Wilder version), and the bubbly bounce Beach Boys sing-a-long version of “Plenty of Girls in the Sea.” However, the most impressive track on the album is “I Love You Too, Death.” Having more bells and
chimes than a Pink Floyd track, it is a wormhole lullaby of endless sounds that captivates the senses and allows the mind to release itself from reality. The album is a flamboyant masterpiece of fuzz and fun that gently floats from one track to another, and almost feels effortless, as if they had just managed to throw this together at the last minute. But we know different. We know that MGMT have made a cool record for a cool generation, and although it won’t dominate the world’s radio with its massive pop hits, indie hipsters can rejoice and spin this record until the sun comes.
OPINIONS
Friday, September 27, 2013
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Who wants to row to class? When it rains it definitely floods here in San Angelo. Unless the streets are redone with storm drains how is everyone expected to get to class on a rainy day? It seems to be impossible. In our acceptance letter there should be a memo: “Don’t forget to bring your umbrella, good tennis shoes and rain boots.” You could ask every student on campus about the rain we get in San Angelo and most likely, you will hear the same sigh and groan. Every time we get more than a sprinkle of rain here, Johnson Street floods and students have to swim from one class to the next. Every student knows what it is like to have to cross Johnson Street. There are huge puddles of water that build up and it doesn’t help when cars zip by splashing the water up on the sidewalk. All over campus, not only at the Johnson Street crosswalk, there are large puddles delaying the usual routes students take to get to their classes or even their dorms. There is no point of trying to jump over the puddles because it is difficult enough not to submerge your feet in the water. Several students have to walk in the middle of the road to avoid the large puddle that gathers at the ramp. What about those who are disabled?
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Those large puddles of water are going to splash on their clothes and make it harder to maneuver across campus. If the disabled were not able to make it to class, would their absence be excused? The rain and low level areas pose a serious threat to any student on campus. As long as the campus has required students to cross that street, you would think that there would be some sort of solution to the issue by now. The university does a good job of sending weather alerts to students and faculty alerting them of the conditions, not only on campus but around town. San Angelo has poor storm drain systems and only the local government can actually take action and do something about it. Since San Angelo rarely gets rain and there have not been many serious accidents the two days it rained. The water from the rain eventually disapperas once the sun comes back out. Really all we can do is get some good rain boots, and that’s not really a university issue, unless they want to use some of the nice money we are feeding them and buy every student a pair. This picture to the right is part of a storm drain system. If we had them, our problem would not exist. We are not a big city and we do not see rain as often, but let’s be con-
“70s, I like the colors and the whole hippie vibe.”
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“80s, best rock music.”
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siderate of when we do. While administrators are cozy and dry in their office, they can look out the window and see students swimming, rowing and hanging on to a rope at the edge of the curb, trying to make it from one class to another. All the students want is the rain not to be an issue when getting from class to class. Is that too much to ask?
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“90s, it was a good decade, the music was good and the clothing was cute.”
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SPORTS
Friday, September 27, 2013
Photos by Adam Sauceda Top: The Rams charge into the Tarleton Texans during Saturday’s Family Weekend game. They put forward full effort, but lost in the final seconds 38-34. The team will play No. 1 Valdosta State on Sept. 28. The game will be on ESPN3 as the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week at 6 p.m. CDT. Left: The Angelettes entertain the crowd during halftime with a dance number, backed by the marching band.
Rambelles rack 2 home wins ‘Belles drive for more shutouts Team stands 8-2 overall, 2-0 in LSC
‘New team’ ready to face Midwestern Mustangs
Marsalis Mahome Photographer In their win on Friday, nearly 800 screaming ASU fans were in attendance of a win against Midwestern State University. “The atmosphere was great, the crowd was great, and when we needed them, in the middle of big points, they were loud and obnoxious, which is what we love,” Head Coach Chuck Waddington said. The ‘Belles hit the ground running last weekend going 2-0 on Friday’s and Saturday’s games. They now boast a season record of eight wins and two losses. These wins were huge in that they were both conference wins and tacked on to this season’s 6-0 home record. As for the rest of the season, Waddington takes no opponent for granted. “We’re doing well and we won the conference last year, so we’re going to get everybody’s best shot,” he said. The ‘Belles are on a 23-consecutive-home-game-winning streak, and senior Leah McWilliams is quite proud of the home record. “We’ve always played really well here, and there’s just something about the Junell [Center] that makes it hard for other teams to play, but it is really great for us,” McWilliams said. The ‘Belles also reached the highest AVCA Division II rankings in the program’s history, jumping up to the seventh spot. Their previous high came just last year, when they were able to get up to the ninth spot. The ‘Belles began this year in the 15th spot with the pre-season polls. Waddington said a few players really shined during the weekend games.
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Photo by Marsalis Mahome The Rambelles celebrate after scoring a point during their game against Midwestern State University on Sept. 20.
“Our two outsides really stepped up—[sophomore] Arielle Bond and Leah McWilliams played really well,” Waddington said. “Defensively, [sophomore] Katie MacLeay did a good job in the game on Friday night, and a ton of great plays for us.” Bond had a career weekend and on Friday had her best performance of the season. Bond had a career high of 24 kills against Midwestern State University and proved to be clutch as one of her kills came on the 15th point of the fifth match, claiming the victory. The ‘Belles started the night very strong with a win in the first match 25-18, but lost the next two with scores of 24-26 and 19-25. They were in a tough spot at that point down 3-1, but were able to force a fifth match after taking a
25-22 win in the fourth, and eventually sealed the match with a 15-12 win, giving the ‘Belles the victory. To go along with Bond’s big day, senior Maddie Huth had 11 kills with four blocks, and McWilliams had 10 kills with eight digs. McWilliams’ performance carried on to the next day in a game. The ‘Belles controlled dominantly throughout, as she upped her kills to 16 and the ‘Belles topped Cameron University (4-7 and 0-3 in the Lone Star Conference). The ‘Belles will be looking to take on more wins Friday when the team plays Incarnate Word, currently 4-4, and Saturday they face the Kingsville Javelinas. “We’re looking forward to a great season,” Bond said. “We [have] a lot of energy and we’re really meshing as a team”
The Rambelles won 2-0 against St. Mary’s University on Sept. 22. The team stands 3-2-1 overall as of Sept. 25. Their Sept. 20 game against Dallas Baptist was cancelled. Head coach Travis McCorkle said his pre-season questions about the young team are still being answered. “All of the questions I had about the team haven’t been answered yet, but we did get another shutout and our third win,” McCorkle said. “We need to continue with our defensive mentality that we are very strong and difficult to beat. We want the other team to have to do something special to get a goal.” McCorkle said the team is still trying to figure out who their ‘go-to person’ will be. The ‘go-to person’ has to be able to create chances and put the ball in the net. “So far we are doing well, but there are still things that we need to work on, like fitness,” sophomore Shay Williams said. “We are good, but we can always improve. I am excited for this year because we have a lot of potential, and if we get our stuff together we will be great.” The Rambelles will be on the road playing Midwestern University on Sept. 26, opening their conference season, and Oklahoma Christian University on Sept. 28. Last season the ‘Belles tied and then lost to Midwestern State University. “This year, Midwestern has a lot of young players, similar to us, so it will be an issue of which team’s freshmen can outperform the other and of the leadership abilities the returning players bring,” McCorkle said. No matter what this weekend’s results are, Williams said they will work together. “Working together is a strength for us,” she said. “We are together as a family. Even if we are not good at something, we still are going to do it for each other.” Senior Kara Edwards is excited to play Midwestern her senior year. “We are a brand new team this year, so hopefully we can come out with a win against Midwestern,” Edwards said. “They don’t know the skills and talent of our freshmen, and that can be a very good advantage for us.”