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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019
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ASU celebrates Women’s History Month with words of encouragement Students join to empower women by bonding over crafts and food Kierstyn Wiley, staff writer The Multicultural Center welcomed attendees to the Houston Harte University Center lobby on March 8 for the Women’s History Month Celebration. The event highlighted the importance of how women got to where they are now and the support that brings them together. “I feel like women now are realizing we all have voices,” said Sabrina Torres, student assistant and graduate student. “We bond together in a way like a sisterhood to represent each other, to make history and to make things happen.” The helpers at the event displayed written quotes along the tables to inspire women to speak their minds and be confident in their bodies. Many of the helpers also encouraged attendees to join them to take advantage of the opportunities that exist for women and to gain the support they need for the future steps of equality. “The reason why we should recognize what women have done is because we are the generation after them” Torres said. “I think it’s important that after each generation we are doing more for women that are coming after us.” There were options to donate feminine products to help women who need to care for themselves and to show the endless assistance women have for each other across the world. “That’s what we will be collecting today; unopened packages of feminine products,” Torres said. “We can be empowered women as we’re on campus. Women sometimes feel excluded and this is a way for us say ‘we can do whatever we put our minds to.’”
Students remembered with memorial flag Alicia Brunson, Seth Martinez are remembered with hanging flags
Photos contributed by Kappa Sigma and Ram TV
ASU’s Student Government Association and the Office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management will hang flags in remembrance of two students who recently passed away. The two students are Seth Martinez, who passed away Nov. 18, 2018, and Alicia Brunson, who passed away Feb. 15, 2019. The first flag was hung March 1 in remembrance of Brunson. The second flag will be hung in remembrance of Martinez on March 22. The flags are hung under the stairwell across from Crossroads Cafe in the Houston Harte University Center for one day. After that, the flags will be sent to the families along with other items from the university. Brayden Woods, SGA vice president, said they decided to hang the flags after seeing other universities following a similar practice. “We felt that it was necessary to have some type of practice to remember the students and allow for students to see that the Ram Fam spirit lives on,” Woods said. No bill was passed for this project and it was purely an internal project between the Office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and SGA, Woods said. “While I did not know the students personally, I know that they touched many lives of our students,” he said. Junior Kate Creecy said she knew Martinez. She said she supports the hanging of the flags in remembrance of both Martinez and Brunson. “To me, hanging the flags in remembrance of Seth and Alicia means honoring these members of the Ram Family,” Creecy said. “We ought to honor
Photo by Axel Marcenaro: Students clap after a heartfelt recital of a pro-women poem. Students and faculty were encouraged to deliver quotes or poems and received a free gift afterwards.
Torres said the Multicultural Center has a Ram Pantry for any student who needs personal hygiene products and it even includes feminine products. “Looking at a historical perspective, there’s been this idea that women have to be subjected to men,” said Destiny Brown, diversity and inclusion chair of Sigma Kappa. “I believe there should be equality. Even the definition of feminism is the social boom of economic equality of the sexes.” There were also poems individuals could recite
on stage to feel the power of confidence and what women in the past had to go through in order to be heard. “Now, we have women in congress…we are making a huge comeback in America,” Brown said. “I think women are such an underrepresented group, in any case, so recognizing these women and seeing what they’ve done is just going to inspire them.”
Rambelles sweep Midwestern State University Mustangs in three-game series
Head coach earns 800th career win
Photo by Ian Saint: The Belles defeat the Mustangs in a three-game series. This triplet win gave head coach Travis Scott his 800th career win.
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief The Rambelles softball team on March 15-16 swept a three-game series against the Midwestern State University Mustangs. On March 15, the Belles won the game 5-3. Head coach Travis Scott earned his 800th career win, which gave him a record of 800-277-3. Ashlyn Lerma came up to the plate with the bases loaded and brought in two runs to begin the scoring. In the third inning, Taegan Kirk drew a leadoff walk. Avery Zeigler came up to bat and hit a triple to left field to bring Kirk all the way home. This gave the team a 3-0 lead. The Mustangs evened things up by getting three runs of their own. Tied up 3-3, Courtney Barnhill saved the game by making a big hit in the sixth inning. them. We ought to let their families know that we care. It’s more than just the decent thing to do; it’s the right thing. It shows what we value.” Effective immediately, an ASU flag will be hung within a few weeks after a currently enrolled student passes away. “While we take the time and remember all students who have passed away during the school year at the Ram Remembrance ceremony during homecoming week, we feel it is necessary to take the time during the school year,” SGA and the Office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management said in an email.
Lerma got walked to first base and then stole second, bringing Barnhill to the plate. She hit the ball over the fence for a two-run home run, ending the game 5-3. Meagan Hill pitched for her second complete game in a row. She pitched seven innings while giving up three runs on four hits, striking out five and walking two. Barnhill had two RBIs and a run scored. Zeigler was 1-1 at the plate with two walks, a triple, an RBI and a run scored. Lerma went 1-2 at the plate with two RBIs. In the doubleheader on March 16, the Belles won 14-8 and 13-2. In the first game, the Belles started the scoring on a pop fly. They went into the second inning leading MSU 2-1. The Mustangs got two runs with a walk and a pair of doubles. ASU came back in the bottom of the third with a leadoff by Barnhill. Hatty Shope got on base with a shot to right-center field. Kirk came to the plate to hit a single. Taylor Fogle then got a two RBI single to center field to bring in Kirk and Shope. Barnhill came back to the plate where she was walked. The Belles had scored six runs on six hits before the inning was over. The Mustangs came back, scoring five runs to even it up again 8-8. Barnhill was back at the batter box once again where she hit a solo home run over the right field fence to take the lead back. Jade Strother also hit a homerun, which brought in two others to end the game. In the second game, Strother came to the plate with the bases loaded, hitting another home run to give ASU the 4-0 lead in their first offensive appearance of the game. The Belles put up three runs in the second inning and then six more in the fourth to take the 13-0 lead. MSU came to the plate but could only get two runs on two shots, ending the game 13-2. The Belles will return to Mayer Field on March 29-30 to face Texas A&M University-Commerce for the Back the Blue/First Responders Weekend event.
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Students compete for cash prizes at E. James Holland Symposium Student Contest Exhibit First place student wins $300 for digital print “Natalia” Sophia Gravatt, staff writer
ASU from Feb. 25 through March 1 displayed the 2018 E. James Holland Symposium Student Contest Exhibit in the Carr Education-Fine Arts Building. The exhibit is held every fall semester and named in honor of E. James Holland, the former dean of the college of liberal and fine arts. The broad theme of the symposium is American values and each year the event features illustrious speakers on some topic associated with values. The theme of the 2018 symposium was “Latina/o Representation in the Media, Civil Rights and American Values.” Students were invited to enter the student contest, submit entries relating to the theme and compete for cash prizes. The judges were Chris Stewart, chair of the department of visual and performing arts, and Dr. Carolyn Gascoigne, dean of the college of arts and humanities. They judged each student’s work
Photo by Ian Saint: The Holland Symposium showcased artwork from various ASU students. Entries competed for a $300 prize for first place.
based on originality, creativity, depth of thought, technical competency and relation to the theme. Senior Zach Vigil-Minyard won first place and $300 for his digital print “Natalia.” “I felt surprised to win first place,” Vigil-Minyard said. “I was very honored, though, to win this award. As a Mexican-American myself, I was happy to have been chosen.” Adriela Zavala won second place and $100 for her digital print “Mas Amor, Por Favor.” Third place and the $75 prize went to Hyoseung Allyson Woo for her digital print “More Than Just…” Rebekah Raschke received an honorable men-
tion and $25 for her painting “The New Vision.” The other students who participated in this exhibit were: Granville Brazela, Sarah Campbell, Adriana Carranco, Peaches Jackson, Samantha Luevano-Marrero, Breanna McAdoo, Reagan Rose Michels, Daniel Miller, Zachary Nguyen, Taylor Page, Ethan Rankin, Micala Troncoso, Alexandria Valdez, and Jacob Welchon. The E. James Holland University Symposium Committee invites all ASU students to compete in the 2019 student contest. For more information, contact Randy Hall at randy.hall@angelo.edu.
Engineering department hosts Global Marathon watch parties to supply career advice and confidence STEM HSI director works towards Women of Engineering program to be recognized in fall 2019
Founder of Growing Leaders shares knowledge and teaches leadership skills
Author brings up emotional health and self-awareness to students Kierstyn Wiley, staff writer
Photo by Ian Saint: The Global Marathon is an online webinar that hosts professionals of the field discussing important aspects and skills needed to excel in their careers.
Sydney Faison, staff writer The engineering department on March 6 hosted a Global Marathon watch party in Room 249 of the Vincent Building. The Global Marathon is an online webinar featuring international professionals engaged in conversations and actionable career advice for engineering and technical professionals. The webinar on March 6 discussed how a lack of confidence can keep people from achieving the career they want. Presenters spoke on how learning to gain confidence on the inside while projecting confidence on the outside can be benificial. The speakers have studied, written about and helped unlock confidence for themselves and others and want others to learn effective strategies. “The purpose of the webinars is about overcoming bias as a female in an industry that is male dominated,” junior Lindsay Barnes said. “I come from a military background and I have always been in a male dominated field so I think it is important to show that we as women can do anything.” Barnes and Dr. Andrea Robledo, director of STEM HSI success programs, are working toward developing a community called Women of Engineer-
ing to be officially recognized by fall 2019. “Fifteen percent of our students are women in engineering,” Robledo said. “It is important for me that we find spaces that females can feel welcomed.” “Work. Life. Blend?” is an upcoming webinar on March 27. The webinar will discuss balance and how it is a misnomer and how your priorities change through time. It will also cover how people have personal, family, demands and social interests. The webinar will discuss how to blend them, how to set expectations for you and those around you so you can stay productive, happy and healthy. “Building Relationships Across Borders” is another upcoming webinar on April 3. This webinar will discuss how successful careers require awareness and appreciation of cultural differences. The presenters in the webinar will elaborate on how their careers have taken them to various continents and how they collaborate with colleagues around the globe. All students are welcome to attend the webinar events.
Student Life welcomed best-selling author Dr. Tim Elmore to ASU on March 6 to discuss leadership skills for young adults. Elmore, president and founder of Growing Leaders, is a world-renowned expert on Generation Z and uses his knowledge and ideas to help young adults succeed in their careers. The beginning of the presentation focused on the word ‘habitude’ and how young generations should understand that the attitudes or habits they see in other people can reflect how they act or what they do. “It’s a way of learning a timeless leadership principle through the power of a picture or image, because pictures are worth a thousand words,” Elmore said. “You’re going to have to observe people. It seems like to connect with people as a leader, you’ve got to read them before you lead them.” Elmore said mediocre leaders will receive mediocre feedback and great leaders will encourage others to better their performance. “Great leaders have learned to play chess in the relationships of their life, and they connect with others at the uniqueness of their strength and their personality,” Elmore said. “Those people will flourish under the leadership.” Elmore discussed each generation from 1929 to 2018 and said younger generations have more opportunities than their predecessors. While there are more opportunities, Elmore said technology and social media have led to lower rates of confidence. “You need to be able to take control and have confidence to do so and not worry about what negative people have to say,” junior Makayla Wells said. “Confidence is key to life’s successes.” Elmore said the top three sources of
stress for Generation Z are academic pressure to perform, social media’s influence and parents’ fears and expectations. “We surveyed students from five nations around the world; industrialized nations and developing nations,” Elmore said. “The No. 1 thing these kids said they lacked, from India to Mexico, was confidence.” A person’s emotional intelligence, the ability to interact wisely and effectively due to self-leadership, can be developed, Elmore said. He said to break down emotional intelligence, individuals should have self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management. “I believe the first person I’ve got to lead is me,” Elmore said. “Once I can manage me, my emotions, my reactions and the temptations I have to retaliate, I am aware of how I come across to others.” The four elements of emotional health are to feel a sense of worth, belonging, competence and purpose. Without these, individuals may feel inferior, insecure, inadequate and insignificant, Elmore said. “If your leadership tree is going to be strong, and you’re going to see great fruit being born, I’d love to commission you to find classes, mentors, professors and books where you can discover your personality, traits and gifts that make you unique,” Elmore said. Elmore also recommended curriculums and gave advice to faculty, staff and students who asked about his presentation. “I felt this presentation was very reassuring in reminding me of the aspects in my life that I am doing well on and the others I could improve on,” senior Alexa Duron said. “Never stop growing in multiple aspects. Have people in your life that hold you accountable of your goals.”
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Netflix Originals: hit or miss? continued [Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of a previous column of the same name. This column will contain spoilers for the following films: “Sierra Burgess is a Loser,” “The Kissing Booth,” “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” “When We First Met” and “Bird Box.”] If you are a fan of chick flicks, you will like a lot of the Netflix original films. One of my favorites is “Sierra Burgess is a Loser,” which isn’t a typical romantic movie. The film is about a girl who gets a text from a wrong number, which happens to be the hottest guy in school. He thinks he is talking to a popular cheerleader, but doesn’t realize he is being catfished by Sierra, a band nerd. Eventually, he finds out who he’s really been talking to and ends up liking her even though she isn’t the stereotypical thin, blonde cheerleader. Shannon Purser and Noah Centineo are amazing actors and seem like they would actually be in love in real life. My second favorite is “The Kissing Booth” which is a cliché movie but is still super cute. The main character ends up liking her best friend’s older brother who has been a family friend for years. They have their typical fights and arguments but, of course, they still end up being in love even though he has to leave her for college. Netflix recently announced an upcoming sequel and I can only imagine that it will be as good as the first, but we will see. Another one of my favorites is “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” which also stars Noah Centineo.
I think he’s just so dreamy to me that I am going to love every movie he’s in. In this movie, Lana Condor, the main actress, writes letters to all the boys she has ever loved. She doesn’t intend to deliver them because they are like her diary. However, her sister finds them and gives them to all the boys, one of them being Centineo’s character, Peter. We all know how it ends; they fall in love. Happily ever after. Another funny, yet romantic movie is “When We First Met,” which is about a man going back in time to figure out how to get the girl of his dreams to fall in love with him. He doesn’t figure out until the end that she isn’t even who he loves; it’s her friend who was there the whole time while he had his eyes set on the other girl. On a totally different genre, “Bird Box” was an insanely weird movie. I heard a lot of people recommend it to me, and Sandra Bullock was starring in it, so I figured, why not? Big mistake. I am not a fan of scary, suspenseful movies. Even “Rugrats” used to scare me, as a kid. This movie was nothing like I thought it would be. I’m not sure what I thought “Bird Box” meant, but I was wrong. It was definitely one of the eeriest things I’ve ever seen. As always, if you have different opinions, feel free to email your composed work to rampage@ angelo.edu for an opportunity to have your work published.
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief
Starbucks hacks The term “Starbucks” is almost interchangeable with coffee for any of us who frequent the forest green establishment. What some people don’t know is there are several hacks you can use to improve your experience and make the best of their minimalistic menu. The first hack is probably the most important for those of us who are constantly on the move and don’t have time to wait for our multilayer mocha to cool to non-scalding temperatures. When at the register, order your drink at kid’s temperature. This will tell the barista to heat the milk, or whatever substitute you choose, to approximately 130 degrees as opposed to the normal 140 to 160 degrees.
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Craving something creamier and richer? Ask for your drink “breve.” This means the barista will craft your drink of choice with half and half rather than whole or 2 percent milk that is usually standard. In the mood for a snack rather than committing to a grande-sized beverage? There is a size not on the menu; the short. This size is eight fluid ounces, as compared to the 12 fluid ounces of the tall size. This last hack is especially useful to avoid the morning rush. Most major coffee shops will have an app that allows you to order and pickup completely bypassing the line. So, there you have it. I hope you find these tips useful the next time you go to Starbucks.
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LSC Championship meet and ACU Wes Kittley Invite
Photos contributed by Michael Rodriguez: Top: Michael Rodriguez, junior, runs the third leg in the 4x400 meter relay race. Right: Rodriguez readies for a triple-jump attempt.
Top: (from left: Hannah Porter, Karlea Duhon, Sarah Porter and Kayla Gilbert) Hannah and Sarah Porter both received second place on the 4x100 meter relay. Gilbert placed second with her 4x400 meter relay team, as well.
ASU athletes named as first team All-Americans Rams and Rambelles track and field teams post high results in NCAA DII Indoor Nationals in Pittsburg, Kansas, as three athletes were named as first team All-Americans. For the Rams, sophomore Alexandros Spyridonidis finished second and senior Harry Maslen finished in fourth. Spyridonidis ended the day with 5540 points and Maslen with 5509. In shot put, junior Daisy Osakue finished fourth with a throw of 15.74 meters. The three athletes were named first team All-Americans. “Congratulations to our All-Americans,” head coach Tom Dibbern said. “We didn’t take advantage
of every opportunity we had, but everyone competed extremely hard.” Dibbern said they will regroup and ready themselves for the upcoming outdoor season. “We’re very excited to move forward,’ Dibbern said. In the heptathlon, graduate student Dragan Pesic and freshman Trpimir Siroki placed 11th and
13th, earning second team All-American honors. Junior Trenadey Scott placed 12th in triple jump with a jump of 12.20 meters, also earning second team All-American honors. Both 4x400 meter relay teams earned second team All-American honors.
Freshman breaks school, conference record at Abilene Christian University meet Decio Andrade broke the school and Lone Star Conference record in hammer throw with a mark of 69.01 meters. Other Rams posted high results, as well. Junior Trivett Jones won in pole vault with a jump of 5.10 meters. Matthew Jones had two wins in long jump and triple jump. Sophomore Shania Ford finished in second place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:18. Sophomore Faith Roberson placed second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.89. The women’s 4x100 meter relay of Kaitlyn Mathews, Hannah Porter, Sarah Porter and Tare Ward finished in second with a time of 47.01 seconds. The 4x400 meter relay team of Roberson, Mathews, Taylor Hall and Kayla Gilbert also placed second with a time of 3:49.49. Senior Ayodeji Adedokun finished in second place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.28 seconds. Junior Michael Rodriguez placed second in triple jump with a jump of 14.86 meters. In other results from the women’s side, Hannah Porter finished in fifth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.95 second. Sophomore Octavyia Williams placed sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.18. Gilbert finished in fifth with a time of 2:20.19 in the same event. In the 1500 meters, Jazmin Hernandez finished seventh with a time of 4:56.37. Natalie Schulz placed seventh in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:08.61. Bridgett Cadenhead placed sixth in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Tillie Villareal finished fourth in high jump. In pole vault, Heather Shaffer finished in fourth. In triple jump, Mathews placed fourth and Sara Ramos placed seventh in hammer throw.
Top: Contributed by Karlea Duhon: The women’s track team gathers for a group picture at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track meet. Left: Contributed by Heather Shaffer: Trivett Jones, junior, and Heather Shaffer, senior, show off their newly earned medals together.
On the men’s side, Ja’Micah Polk finished eighth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.90 seconds. Nathan Blackwell finished sixth in the 200 meters with 21.72 seconds. In the 400 meters, Demontravous Jones placed third, Nick Ellisor finished in fourth and Emmett Seals in seventh. In the 800 meters, Jakob Porter ended in fifth with a time of 1:57.91. Ezekiel Vaughan finished in eighth in the 110 hurdles. In the 400-meter hurdles, Vaughan placed
third. Austin White finished in sixth and Isaiah Martin finished in seventh. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Matthew Jones ended in fifth with a time of 10:16.32. In high jump, Maxime Lapeyrie and Rodriguez both jumped 1.98 meters. Cameron Cross finished in seventh in shot put with a throw of 15.42. The teams will compete in the David Noble Relays on April 4-6 at the ASU track.