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FRIDAY, FEBUARY 1, 2019
VOL . 85 ISSUE 15
Rams bounce back to beat Mustangs ASU earns LSC win over MSU Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief The ASU men’s basketball team on Jan. 26 edged out the Midwestern State University Mustangs 72-67 and earned another Lone Star Conference win. The Rams trailed MSU 64-47 with less than six minutes left to play when they went on a shooting streak to outscore the Mustangs 25-3 until the end of the game. Junior Ronald Bell started the streak with two free throws, followed by a jumper shot from junior Kiair Crouch. Junior Antonio Singleton hit two more free throws for his team to lower the Mustangs’ lead. MSU scored a free throw shot, then the Rams went on a 17-0 run with a jumper from Crouch and junior Marcel Pettway, two layups from junior James Kirksey, two more free throws from Crouch and a shot from Singleton. Crouch and Kirksey also had two steals during the run. The game was tied at 65 when Singleton hit two free throws to give his team a two-point lead. He then hit two more free throws a few seconds later to move the lead to 69-65. The Mustangs got two more free throws and junior Daron Mims made a free throw shot and got the ball back with less than a minute left in the game. Kirksey scored one last layup with 15 seconds left to end the game. Crouch led the Rams with 21 points, leading the team in scoring for the second time in three games. He made nine out of 11 free throws. Junior Ronald Bell finished the night with 14
Photo by Ian Saint: Antonio Singleton goes for the dunk against three Cameron University defenders. This game took place two days prior to their victory over the Mustangs.
points and eight rebounds but fouled out before the game ended. Singleton had 11 points in the game and four rebounds. He made all six of his free throw attempts, as well. Kirksey had nine points, five rebounds, four as-
Health organization informs about mental illness and how to help Students learn about helping others in eight-hour session
sists and three steals to round out his game, Pettway ended the game with six points and three rebounds. The Rams will be back in action in the Junell Center on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. to face Texas A&M Commerce.
SGA swears in new members in first meeting Senators select new election commission for 2019 Sophia Gravatt, staff writer
Photo by Ian Saint: ASU hosted a seminar in conjunction with MHMR of the Concho Valley. This seminar equipped those who attended with the knowledge to recognize and respond to those suffering from mental illnesses.
Kierstyn Wiley, staff writer A local mental health organization on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26 educated students and faculty in the Houston Harte University Center on the importance of mental illness. The MHMR facility discussed significant points to individuals who either want to get help or help others with depression or anxiety. “The purpose of the class is to get individuals to be first responders to those who experience a mental health crisis or individuals who have a diagnosed mental illness” said Charles Vandiver, crisis intervention specialist. The free eight-hour training taught how to identify and respond to those who may suffer from a mental illness and how to encourage that person to get help. Vandiver said some symptoms or signs of depression and anxiety may or may not be limited to: constant anger, long periods of sadness, actions of quietness or loss of interest. “Most people understand when someone is agitated or crying uncontrollably,” Vandiver said. “You really don’t have to be an expert or have a
degree to get the person to a professional therapist, counselor, psychiatrist or a hospital.” Some methods to help decrease negative thoughts of depression and anxiety may include: cognitive therapy, medications, exercise and meditation techniques. “I think it is definitely good to have a good support system,” sophomore Jordan Anderson said. “There are things in society that should change how people react to situations and not say that suicide is the only option.” The organization also stressed the importance of being patient with people who struggle with a mental illness. “Most people are unaware that we lack providers because the population in the field are aging out and fewer people are going in,” Vandiver said. “If we could give basic construction to individuals, more and more people are able to help.” For more information about mental illness, visit the MHMR website, contact ASU Crisis HelpLine at 325-486-6345 or call ASU Counseling Services at 325-942-2371.
The Student Government Association on Monday, Jan. 28 swore in 11 new senators during its first meeting of the semester and voted on its new election commission. The new senators are: Max Hopf, Euiin Park, Shileigh Potts, Nhi Tran, Dylan Sanders, Rudi Tarango, Randi Obermiller, Anthony Thomas, Rowen Upton, Amatha Gonzales and Kristen Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick, a freshman, said she joined SGA because she thinks it is important to be involved on campus. “I’m already involved in a wide array of activities, so I think being in an at-large position and representing the student body would be interesting,” Kilpatrick said. Upton, a senior, said she joined SGA to help with her leadership. “I’ve been involved with homecoming and ROTC, so I thought this would help build my leadership and my campus involvement,” Upton said. In addition to swearing in new senators, six people were elected to be on the election commission. Senior Destiny Chapman, one of the elected students, said the election commission is responsible for making sure the race is fair between candidates. “Basically, the president and vice president are what we are responsible for,” she said. “We just make sure the rules of the election are followed.” The students also nominated each other or themselves for their legislative trip in March. Six students and an adviser will be going on the trip. Brayden Woods, student body vice president, said the purpose of the trip is to lobby for policies they would like to see enacted. “We go every two years when the Texas legislation is in session,” Woods said. “It allows us to meet with the members of the Texas representatives, the Texas Senate and allows us to make sure they know what we would like to see done as students and voters.” The next SGA meeting will be held on Feb. 7 in the C.J. Davidson Conference Center at 7 p.m.
2 NEWS
02.01.2019
Belles hold Lone Star Conference lead with Saturday’s victory over MSU Four ASU players finish in double figures
Photo by Axel Marcenaro: Dezirae Hampton, senior, readies to take her shot. Hampton scored 15 points against Midwestern State University.
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief The ASU women’s basketball team on Jan. 26 clinched a victory over Midwestern State University 73-62 to maintain their Lone Star Conference lead. The Belles held their opponent to seven points in the first quarter and kept the lead until the end of the game. ASU held MSU to 31 percent shooting from the field and 26 percent from the three-point line.
ASU had four players in double figures, led by sophomore De’Anira Moore. The forward had 19 points and eight rebounds while shooting 9-13 from the field. Junior Dezirae Hampton ended with 15 points and six rebounds. Senior Marquita Daniels finished with 14 points and five rebounds. Senior Maria Delgado had 12 points on four 3-pointers in the match. The Belles shot 46 percent from the field and 40 percent from the three-point line.
The Belles will face Texas A&M Commerce on Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Junell Center. The women’s team will have two more home games in the season on Feb. 21 against Western New Mexico University and Feb. 23 against UT Permian Basin. The team will then compete in the Lone Star Conference tournament from March 7 to March 10 in Frisco, Texas.
Students gather for Back to School Bash DJ Thomas Morales plays for campus event Sydney Faison, staff writer Promotions, Athletics and Multicultural Programs on Jan. 24 hosted the Back to School Bash in the Junell Center. The event encouraged students to attend ASU sport functions and show their school spirit. This is the first time the event has been held at ASU. “We want the students to be excited to come to basketball games, so this provides students with a great opportunity to do so,” said Molly Amstutz, events manager and coordinator of promotions and fan engagement. Students in attendance enjoyed free food and drinks as well as music provided by DJ Thomas Morales. Morales is also the DJ for Ram Jam. During the event, students also received free long sleeve t-shirts, foam fingers and megaphones. Students also participated in a halftime putting contest for a prize worth $10,000. “It was a great event, but I wish there were more shirts,” Alejandra Acevedo, junior, said. Special Events Facilities and Services aims to provide effective, customer-focused facilities and services to ASU students, faculty, staff and university guests. For more information on special events, contact reservations@angelo.edu.
Photo by Axel Marcenaro: Top: Daisy Osakue, junior, and Michel Byamungu, senior, keep the party going at the Back to School Bash. Osakue and Byamungu were representing the African Student Association at the event. Bottom: Roscoe leads the dance wave at the Back to School Bash. Popular dance songs like “Cupid Shuffle” and “Cha Cha Slide” were played throughout the event.
3 OPINION
02.01.2019
NFL season summed up
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief This NFL football season has been interesting, to say the least. If you have read some of my previous columns, you know that I am a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Unfortunately, our season got cut a little short. After a very distracting season due to Le’Veon Bell, we were pretty irregular. Contract disputes kept Bell from playing this season, but James Conner
stepped into a pretty crucial role due to Bell’s actions. I think every year is going to be our year, but this season was off in so many ways. I am just glad we still have Ben Roethlisberger, even though he can be unpredictable sometimes. Entering the midseason, there was a lot of hype around the Chiefs, Saints, Rams and Patriots. These teams did
rather well, compared to the Steelers at least. Then there’s the Cowboys. I grew up learning to dislike the Cowboys and their fans, but I am always surrounded by them. They’re like ants. Tons of them everywhere and I can’t seem to get away. Although they turned out to have a strong season, they fell short to the Rams. I can’t deny they performed well this year but, being totally biased, I still think the Steelers could take them and destroy them. One team I am forgetting that no one can seem to beat: the referees. You can never tell how a game is going to end because the referees can turn it all upside down in an instant. I do understand that it’s not the referees’ fault that teams lose because a lot of reasons to come into play, but they make it so hard. There were so many calls they missed this season. Probably the worst call this season was in the NFC championship game with the Saints and the Rams. Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw a pass to Tommylee Lewis on third down and the Rams’ defender made early contact for pass interference, but the
referees didn’t call it. If they called it, the Saints could have run down the clock and kicked a field goal to secure the win but, instead, they made a field goal on fourth down to give them a threepoint lead when they kicked off to the Rams. The Rams tied the game up with a field goal and then won in overtime. I believe that one pass interference call could have sent the Saints to the Super Bowl but, instead, it’s the Rams because the referees failed to make a clear call. This year’s Super Bowl will be a battle between the Patriots and Rams. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be making his ninth Super Bowl appearance this year, and that’s why I think the Pats will win. Brady has more experience than anyone in this field, and the Rams’ defense won’t be able to keep up. I think the Pats will win 24-21. For the record, I don’t want them to win, but I think it’s inevitable. Next year will be the Steelers year, though. I am speaking it into existence.
Rock is dead?
Zach Vigil-Minyard, designer
I am a person who loves music. I listen to all genres of music and particularly like to listen to anything new. Last year had some amazing albums and plenty of above average releases. I listened to about 60 new albums religiously and still missed some hard-hitting albums. Yet, I still hear people complain about how they only hear rap music on the radio. They claim rock is dead and hasn’t been influential in years. This has been said quite often over the last 10 years, and I always think it’s such an odd thing to say. There is no way rock can be dead. Nothing can truly die in the internet era as it’s so easy to find an audience for anything no matter how small. Sure, rap is the most popular genre at the moment, which isn’t a bad thing, but just because something is not
being played on the radio doesn’t mean that it isn’t thriving. You could see similar things in several genres over the years. Dance music dominated the early 2000’s, then crunk, then electronic and now rap. Here’s some food for thought: the only thing gained by being in the spotlight is a lot of posers and imitators. Now that rock is a bit more underground, it gains the freedom to grow in so many ways and try new things. Think of all the Beatles clones in the ‘60s, the hair-metal bands in the ‘80s, the grunge rip-offs of the ‘90s and the notorious post-grunge bands like Nickelback and Evanescence. Now, rap has these problems while rock is left on its own to thrive in a perfect middle ground.
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4 FEATURE
Student organizations win big First place earns prize money for most spirited
Photo by Axel Marcenaro: The Association of Mexican American Students goes wild showing the judges how much school spirit they have. AMAS was awarded the most spirited organization.
Sydney Faison, staff writer Student organizations competed on Jan. 24 in the Junell Center to determine the most spirited group. All registered student organizations were judged on most creative ASU inspired attire, which included face paint, body paint and hair. The groups
were also judged on unique chants, the ability to stimulate crowd participation, sportsmanship and spirit props such as posters and banners. Delta Sigma Pi won first place and a prize of $500. “We love being able to support Angelo State in any way and this competition was a fun way to show Delta Sigma Pi has Ram pride, with earn-
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ing some money in the process to help us in the future,” Cody Vasquez, Delta Sigma Pi president, said. “With this money, it makes it possible to offer scholarships to our members or host an event with financial worries not being a factor.” Vasquez said the executive team hyped up the members about the competition a week prior to the event. The competition wasn’t about winning or the prize money, but the enjoyment of spreading Ram pride, he said. The Association of Mexican American Students won second place and a prize of $300. “AMAS is a big family and our motto is Amor, Familia y Respeto,” Sara Guerrero, AMAS president, said. “Our mission and goal is to promote and educate students about Mexican American culture. In addition, we welcome diversity which allows an opportunity to learn different cultures and backgrounds from many individuals.” The Dance Troupe Association took third place and a prize of $200. The winners of the Rammy Table were the gentlemen of Kappa Sigma. Delta Sigma Pi is a professional business organization that promotes the study of business in universities, encourages scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice. The Association of Mexican American Students assist Mexican-American students to adjust to the academic and social aspects of college life. They also emphasize the study and appreciation of Mexican-American contributions to American society.
LSC champions hungry for another trophy Rambelles prepare for the 2019 season Kierstyn Wiley, staff writer The ASU Rambelles softball team looks to start the season off right on Feb. 1 against Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. “I am most excited to compete,” pitcher Meagan Hill said. “It has been a long seven months since our last game, so I think we are all anxious to get on the field and see what this 2019 team can do.” Head coach Travis Scott said even though he lost a few players from last season to graduation, he feels confident about the current team’s talent and chemistry as they head into the season. Many players from last season have returned, along with new recruits. “I expect from my teammates hard work, dedication and to have my back,” infielder Taylor Fogle said. “I’m most excited to be on the field and have fun since it’s my last year.” The team plans to improve physically for future games in hopes to win championships and help one another reach their goals and make the season count. “As back-to-back Lone Star Conference champions, we are excited about the opportunity to defend our titles,” Scott said. “The opportunity to win three LCS championships in a row is rare.” Members of the team agree it requires prioritization and time management skills to balance sports and academics. “If you manage your time right, it could be easy,” Fogle said. “Sometimes, you have to sacrifice going out and hanging with friends just to get some of your homework done.” Players discussed what it means to represent ASU and their hopes for the season. “From my team, I expect hard work and diligence,” Hill said. “We will accomplish what we need to. We represent the university in whatever we do, so it should be done with excellence and enthusiasm.” “I love having the opportunity to represent my school with my performance on and off the field,” outfielder Courtney Barnhill said. “I hope to accomplish bettering the team as a whole and those around me.” Fans, students and faculty are welcome to attend the team’s first home game at Mayer Field on Feb. 8 against Adams State University. “We would love to see a larger amount of seats occupied by our student body,” Scott said. “We will put a good product on the field.” For more information, visit the ASU sports website or contact 325-942-2091.
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File Photo: Karina Rocha, junior, catches a ball at first base. The Belles were Lone Star Conference champions last year for the second year in a row.