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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Becoming a Ram Incoming freshmen move in and join the Ram Fam
VOL . 85 ISSUE 01
Look Inside! GIRLS NIGHT OUT VOLLEYBALL
Sydney Faison, staff writer
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EDITORS COLUMN Incoming freshmen at ASU moved into their page 3 dorms on August 22 as part of Rambunctious Week. FRESHMEN TIPS page 3 A few of the incoming freshmen discussed why they chose Angelo State. NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR “I chose Angelo State because I liked the page 4 environment and the people were nice,” Madison Brewster said. Keshav Iyer said he chose Angelo State since The newest members of the Ram Fam it offers the materials and resources he needs to revealed what expectations they have set for succeed. Iyer said the student-faculty ratio of themselves. 25-1 intrigued him. “I want to make smart decisions that are “My older sister graduated from ASU, and I best for me and have a 4.0 GPA,” Kamry know the business program here is one of the Ledezma said. top programs in Texas, and I wanted to come During band practice outside of the UC, to one of the best schools,” Kinsey Michaleson Jake said. Berry, trombone player, said he wants to The new Rams also revealed what they were make sure that he is improving as a trommost nervous about in this transition between bone player and helping others improve as high school to college. well. Mercades Valenzuela said she is nervous Jaret Jaklewicz said he wants to get into about how her parents will cope with this new the flow of college and feel like an adult chapter in her life. while experiencing new events on his own. Iyer said he was nervous about waking up The incoming freshmen also discussed early enough for classes, studying and getting their expectations for Angelo State. good grades while not becoming stressed. Amber Ramon said she wants to be able Even though Brewster has taken dual to communicate openly and hopes the credit courses, she says she is afraid about the university can help her at any time with upcoming school work. Brewster said she has assignments. heard stories about professors who do not Rambunctious week continued with offer much help to their students. events such as “Night at the UC” on AuHowever, Brewster said she has also heard gust 22 and “Blue and Gold Pancakes” good stories about professors at Angelo State on August 27. so she has high hopes for them. Photos by Ian Saint top: Jake Berry’s trombone gleams in the morning sun as the Ram Band prepares for the upcoming marching season. middle: An incoming freshman takes aim down his cue while enjoying Night at the U.C. Mini miniature golf, glow in the dark ping pong, color changing corn hole and light up darts were among the myriad of activities. bottom: From left: Heather Reatherford, Crimson Fuentes, and Delaney Dominguez “hang” at the ASU lake house. A forty foot tall water slide, volley ball and kayaking were just a few of the events that students could take part in.
Campus construction is underway A new wing in Centennial Village opens as the Academic Building is in the works A decade since ASU’s Centennial Village opened, 162 students are relishing their new digs, the result of a 14 month, $12.7 million construction project that added a new wing. Meanwhile, construction is still in progress elsewhere on campus, hampering some students trying to get to class on time in the academic building. Housing and Residential Programs Office Assistant Samantha Cobos is among the first group of residents to live in the new building. “I like that it feels brighter and smells newer,” Cobos said. “The old dorms looked kind of dull and boring.” The downside of being the first to live there, Cobos noted, is that is obvious if residents scuff the paint or furniture. Director of Facilities Planning and Construction Cody Guins said the new wing is very similar to the old ones. “The layout and furniture are very closely identical,” Guins said. “The things that have changed were lessons learned from the old one, for instance, the type of piping we used for fire sprinklers. We didn’t use the same type of piping because we had problems with it on the first one.” The access ceilings in the hallways are probably the most noticeable change in the new dorm. “With the hard gypsum ceiling [in the old wings], every time there was a problem, we would have to cut a hole in it.” New code requirements also influenced some minor changes. In the 2011 update of the Centennial Master Plan, a new Academic Building
Christian Hunick, staff writer was to be constructed. The current plan, however, calls for renovation of the existing building. The trees and shrubs that were previously in the breezeway between the two halves of the building have been cleared to make way for a deck with seating, charging stations, and xeriscape. The first-floor stairwell is also being moved to the west to open the space up more. “We want to reinvent the outside of the building,” Guins said “We don’t just want to make it modern, because modern usually equates to quickly dating. We want to make it timeless, but also very clean and refreshed.” While the new atrium will give the Academic Building a much-needed update, the construction poses an inconvenience to students and faculty who have classes on the lower floor of the building. The rooms on this floor are now only accessible via internal stairwells or elevator, leaving some students questioning why ASU would plan to have the building partially unusable at the start of the busy fall semester. Guins explained that although they got a head start on the project at the beginning of summer, it wasn’t a small enough job to finish before the semester began. The completion date for the atrium construction has not been determined, however, one of the currently blocked-off walkways may open to allow limited foot traffic this semester. “Our goal is to try to have that redelivered to the campus mid-fall,” Guins said. Students who are unsure of how to get to and from their classes in the Academic Building can follow the posted signs.
Photo by Axel Marcenaro An updated walkway accompanies the completion of the new Centennial wing. Outside of the Commons Building, trees have been planted, tables and chairs set up, and even a weatherproof pong table now sits at the site.
NEWS 2 Girls Night Out strengthens women on campus
9.7.2018
Guest speakers share emotional stories
Sydney Faison, staff writer
Contributed photo by Carrie Davis
The women of ASU gathered for the annual Girls Night Out, hosted by the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health, on August 27 in the Junell Center. “Girls Night Out taught me that it is very important to not only respect others but to respect yourself. Put yourself on a higher a standard so you can set yourself up for success,” senior Tatiana Torres said. Girls Night Out gave the women of ASU an opportunity to feel uplifted through two speakers. The first speaker was Dr. Rick Rigsby. He told his life story and discussed losing his wife to breast cancer. Dr. Rigsby said that after losing his wife, he had to learn to be both a mother and a father to his four sons. During Rigsby’s speech, the audience laughed at his jokes and responded to his questions.
Dr. Rigsby said he learned everything from a third grade dropout: his father. Dr. Rigby’s father gave him some significant advice: “Don’t expect others to do for you what you should do for yourself.” After Dr. Rigsby spoke, raffle prizes were drawn for students and faculty. T-shirts were thrown to the audience. Once raffle prizes and shirts were distributed, Catie Wiedenhofer demonstrated self-defense techniques for the women of ASU and asked the audience to participate inl earning them. After the self-defense lesson, the second speaker, Mackenzie Baldwin, spoke about how she was charmed by a man who pretended to be from New York but turned out to be an extremist from the disputed Republic of Kosovo in southeastern Europe.
Baldwin told the audience about how she converted to Islam and isolated herself from loved ones for this man, who she met online. She discussed how the incident was embarrassing, but she learned to forgive herself. Baldwin’s story was featured on the Today Show. Baldwin spoke about Tinder, a popular dating app. “You always have the power to swipe left when a guy is not right for you,” Baldwin said. Attendees had the opportunity to take pictures with the guest speakers. Hot dogs, chips and a cereal dessert were provided. Girls Night Out is an event that promotes the importance of physical, mental and emotional health among women of all ages.
Belles log first loss of 2018 The Cougars defeated the ASU Rams Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief The first loss of 2018 came to the Belles volleyball team on August 29 as they fell short to the Colorado Christian University Cougars 3-2. The Belles hit .170 against CCU, their
lowest hitting percentage so far this season. “CCU did a great job of exposing some weaknesses of ours, and we certainly didn’t help ourselves from the service
Photo by Axel Marcenaro Excitement takes over the belles after another point against East Central University. The belles swept this game three to zero.
line,” Head Coach Chuck Waddington said. “I would have liked to see a better response to their pressure, but this is an opportunity for our team to learn and get better.” In the first set, the Belles got an early lead with a kill from redshirt sophomore Bailey Drum. The Cougars, however, took the lead until ASU caught up to tied them at 14. CCU got a six- point run, which lead to their victory in set one. At the beginning of the second set, Angelo State scored the first five points. With errors from the opposing team, their lead increased to eight and then 10 after blocks from the Belles. Sophomore Baleigh Allen hit the double-digit kill mark for the second straight match with 10 against Colorado Christian. The Cougars were unable to catch up, giving the second set victory to ASU. In the third set, the teams traded the lead back and forth. Junior Sundara Chinn got a kill on an assist, starting a rally for the Belles. Chinn led her team’s attackers with 13 kills and a .344 hitting percentage. The Belles pulled through for another set win, putting them 2-1. In the fourth set the Cougars kept the lead and won the set. The fifth and final set started with a CCU lead, and they fought to keep it, ending the game with a 3-2 victory.
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9.7.2018
Stairway to my dream job
Freshman Tips
Rosanna Aguilera
Sydney Faison
editor-in-chief
I never thought I would be in a position to be the Editor-in-Chief of the Ram Page. I have always thought of it someday but it seemed more like a dream way down the road; it was always out of reach. I took a leap of faith and applied for the position, and I am happy to announce that I was granted the spot. I have hope that my staff and I will achieve great things this year as we adjust to changes. When I started at the Ram Page, I was two weeks into my freshman year. I knew I wanted to write for a newspaper but was intimidated by the thought of a university paper. I was a staff writer for my first semester. My second semester I took on the position of Online Editor
as well, which was a big step up in my book since I was trying to gain knowledge and experience. I kept these two positions for a little more than two semesters until I was offered the position of Sports Editor half way through my first semester as a junior on March 21, 2018. This was my favorite position so far because I enjoy writing about sports. I feel that it comes natural to me; plus, I find sports intriguing. It was also nice to have my “beat” as a journalist. The school year ended, along with the Ram Page for the semester and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue as a print journalist. This past summer all, I thought about was whether I could even take on the position of Chief. The thought of it frightened me. My family, boyfriend and youth minister all told me that the only person who had doubt - was me. I finally convinced myself of Philippians 4:13: that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” I am not going to be afraid of anything that comes my way; I have big plans for the Ram Page. I think I’m the girl for job and if I’m not, I will work until I am. I want to say a small thank you to everyone that supports me, you know who you are. I couldn’t do it without you all. I look forward to this year and to being your Editor-in-Chief.
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The transition from high school to college can be overwhelming. Here are some tips to help guide incoming freshmen: Go to the tutoring center whenever a class gets rough. See about office hours that professors have to get help on assignments. Take pictures and live in the moment. Capture each great moment either by camera or memory. Join an organization that interests you. If you prefer to not commit to anything, at least attend the events around campus. It is okay to change your major. College is about figuring out what you want to do. Feel free to make decisions that are best for you. The most important tip would be to make time for you, friends and family when possible. Emotional health is improved when you have a support system.
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FEATURE 4 New Director of Library Services lends a helping hand
Mr. Matz focuses on the strategy of student success
Sydney Faison, staff writer
Photo by Axel Marcenaro Chris Matz, the new library director, stands tall in the learning commons section of Porter Henderson. Matz is ready with 20 years of library experience behind him.
Mr. Chris Matz previously worked at the University of North Texas as an Associate Dean of Public Services. Matz found out about the Director position through UNT and the Texas Library Association. “I am a big believer in affordable higher education for everyone as a way for everyone to make it in this world, and Angelo State embodies those values every day, which is why it was such a good fit for me to come here,” Matz said. Matz discussed how he wants to lend a helping
hand to students at all times. “The library is a user- driven institution. I want people to feel comfortable asking us questions. If they need a cup of coffee or a light on to finish homework, we are willing to do that.” Matz has decided on an outline that consists of getting to know the library staff well, helping students, interacting with faculty and figuring out how the library fits into the overall strategy of student success. “The library has to be a place where everybody can see themselves in,” Matz said. Matz compared coming from a larger library to a smaller library in relation to population. “Every person who visits us is on a continuum to learn about who they are and how they want to define their success,” he said. Matz discussed how the library has a reputation of being kind, generous, professional and trustworthy. He knows that the faculty members want to make sure that students get what they need from the library. A life lesson Matz learned the hard way is that sometimes you don’t live to work, you work to live. Occasionally, Matz takes a less active role to see things from a different perspective, such as walking into a library and becoming the patron. The Toothpaste Millionaire, written by Jean Merrill, is his favorite book because of the message behind it: when you listen to people, you learn more than when you talk to them. When Matz is not at the library, he enjoys listening to baseball on the radio and going to the movie theater.
9.7.2018
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Events Calendar Friday 9/7
Los Weirdos Texino Exhibit All Day to September 14 Carr Education-Fine Arts Building Women’s Volleyball vs Texas A&M Commerce 7-9 p.m. Junell Center
Saturday 9/8
Women’s Volleyball vs Texas Woman’s University 2-4 p.m. Junell Center
Monday 9/10
Thursday 9/13
Planetarium: “First and Farthest” 7 p.m. weekly to November 15 Planetarium, VIncent Building
Student Government Senate Meeting 7-8 p.m. Junell Center VIP Room
Angelo State University Mission Statement Mission Statement Angelo State University, a member of the Texas Tech University System, delivers undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional disciplines. In a learning-centered environment distinguished by its integration of teaching, research, creative endeavor, service, and cocurricular experiences, ASU prepares students to be responsible citizens and to have productive careers.
Vision Statement ASU strives for excellence by fostering an innovative, collaborative, and supportive learning environment that enables a diverse student body to achieve success as citizens and professionals. Values Opportunity - Innovation - Engagement
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