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ASU cheer dominates Large Coed 4-Year Show category Sophia Gravatt, staff writer ASU’s cheerleading team on Feb. 23 -24 competed in the USA Collegiate Championships in Anaheim, California, and won nationals for the second year in a row. “We didn’t go out to California with the mindset of winning,” Kaylee King, head cheer coach, said. “Instead, we went with the mindset of putting out the cleanest routine that we could. We wanted to walk off the mat knowing we had done the best we could with the skills that we had.” King said the team competed in the Large Coed 4-Year Show Cheer Division. They went up against New Mexico State University, Idaho State University and University of Wyoming. King said day one was preliminaries, which counted for 30 percent of their overall score. The second day was worth 70 percent of their score. The same routine was performed both days, she said. King said that winning for a second time felt surreal. “These young men and women have trained tirelessly and for all of that to pay off is very rewarding,” she said. “I have seen them through blood, sweat, tears and smiles to get to where they are today and the overall growth of this team from the beginning is phenomenal. I am so glad they got a chance to feel what it is like to walk away as champions.” King said the team had been work-
Photo contributed by Kaylee King: Cheer team performs routine at the the USA Collegiate Championships. This is the team’s second consecutive win.
ing on their routine for months, beginning as early as November. They practiced five days a week, working to get each section perfect. The sections included: tumbling, stunts, pyramids, jumps, partner stunts and dance. Sophomore Madisen Kent said her favorite part of the competition was just having fun with not only her team, but with the other teams as well. “It was great to just mingle with everyone and have so many other teams supporting us,” Kent said. “We would
constantly be lifting other teams up and have huge group dances with so many other teams.” She said it was great because so many people were nervous, but it helped to know she had her team’s support along with the other teams’. She said she thought they were going to get second place in the competition. “Coming out of day one, we were standing in first, but only barely,” Kent said. “On day two, while we did have
a perfect hit routine, so did New Mexico State.” She said she was very surprised when they won. She said she and her best friend were praying before they announced the winners. “We knew we would be happy with second place simply because we did all that we could,” she said. “When they announced our name, our whole team jumped up, screaming. We were so happy.”
ASU celebrates Black History Month with Multicultural Advisory Council
Students learn about African-American culture Sydney Faison, staff writer The Multicultural Advisory Council hosted this year’s Black History Month Celebration on Feb. 26 in the Houston Harte University Center. Students and the community who attended the free event had the opportunity to learn about civil rights and African-American culture. Attendants were also offered refreshments. “I think events about culture allow people to connect with one another and share different values,” sophomore Sreynuth Nang said. Books such as “African Americans in the Colonial Era,” and “Privilege, Power, and Difference” were available for students and faculty to check out. Students could also create artwork and read original or published poetry during the event. Different influential African Americans were pictured on currency in one art piece.
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief
The Belles tennis team lost to University of Central Oklahoma on March 1 but shut out Oklahoma Baptist University the next day. After the 4-1 loss to Central Oklahoma, ASU dropped to 6-2 on the season. The Belles lost all three doubles matches for the day. The No. 1 team of sophomore Valentina Gonzalez and freshman Ena Ovcina lost 6-3 against their opponents. At the No. 2 spot, sophomore Zoe
“The multicultural center provides students with events that allow people to connect with each other and see that we are not that different from each other,” sophomore Dyani Gomez said. At the event, there was a display of photos from the Daily Bread Soup Lunch Program. The Wesley United Methodist Church and the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church started the program in February of 1984. The program serves low- and moderate-income individuals, the homeless and people passing through San Angelo in need of a hot meal. The Multicultural Advisory Council is a diverse group of student leaders that seeks to broaden traditional definitions of the term “multicultural.” The council is comprised of student representatives from the registered multicultural organizations on campus.
Photo by Axel Marcenaro: From left: Angel Wells, Kameron Dennis and Daisy Osakue show off Black History Month art pieces. The piece Osakue is holding showed dollar bills replaced with the heads of important black figures from history.
“I think it is great that ASU has a Multicultural Center,” freshman Taylor Avant said. “It makes you feel appreciative of the diversity here. I like that they take us minorities in consid-
eration.” Students can email multicultural@ angelo.edu for more information on the Multicultural Center and upcoming events.
Belles improve to 7-2 on the season
Tennis team falls to Central Oklahoma, edges out Oklahoma Baptist Gubbels and freshman Virginie Becht lost 6-3, as well. Freshman Lucie Maitrot and sophomore Maria Delgadillo lost 7-5 at the No. 3 spot. For the No. 1 singles spot, Gonzalez earned a point for her team. She won 6-3 and 7-5. Delgadillo lost 6-4 twice. Gubbels lost 7-6 and 6-4 at the No. 5 spot. Sophomore Yasmine Ansari lost 6-3 and 6-2 at No. 6.
In Saturday’s match, the Belles won 4-0, which moved the team to 7-2 on the season. At the No. 2 doubles spot, Gubbels and Becht won 6-1. Maitrot and Delgadillo won 6-0 at the No. 3 spot. Gonzalez and Ovcina were still playing at the end of the other matches, at the No. 1 spot. Ovcina was at the No. 2 singles spot and won 6-4, 6-1. At the No. 5 singles, Gubbels won
6-4, 6-1 and at the No. 6 spot, Maitrot won 6-1, 6-2. All other matches were still going on when the Belles clinched the win. The Belles will travel to Wichita Falls for four games but will return to the ASU tennis courts on March 2223 to face Western New Mexico University and UT Permian Basin.
2 NEWS
03.08.2019
ASU sweeps Tarleton State in four-game series
Rams look ahead to series against UT Permian Basin
Photo by Axel Marcenaro: Jackson Hardy, freshman, successfully dives to catch a fly ball. Hardy comes to the team all the way from Silsbee, Texas.
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief
The Rams baseball team on March 1-4 swept Tarleton State University in a four-game series including the Pack the Park event. On Friday, ASU run ruled the Texans 14-1. They scored in five of the six innings played. Sophomore Trent Baker started off for the Rams and faced three Tarleton batters in the top of the first inning with two groundouts and a flyout.
Junior Nicholas Novak stepped up to the plate with an infield single then stole second and third base. Senior Lachlan Mayo brought in Novak with a ground rule double to right field. ASU scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to increase their lead. The Rams stole a total of seven bases in the game. Tarleton also walked 10 Rams batters out of the 42 they faced.
The Rams on base percentage was over .500 for the game. Novak went 4-5 with four RBIs and scored four runs of his own. He also had an inside the park homerun and a triple to cap it off. Mayo was a designated hitter and went 3-4 and three RBIs. Baker earned his fourth win of the season as a pitcher. In the six innings pitched, he only gave up six hits while striking out five. He sat between 88 to 90 mph range
on the night. Senior Shannon Broussard came in for the final three outs, only facing three hitters. He struck out one and gave up a hit. The Rams played a doubleheader on Saturday and won the first game 5-4 and the second 6-1. They concluded the series with a close win 9-7 on Sunday. The Texans had a 5-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning. Freshman Jordan Williams started off for the Rams by singling to left field. Junior Nick Seginowich took Williams to second base with a ground ball but got himself out. Junior Riley Peterson doubled to right field, bringing in Williams for a run to put them on the board. Junior Josh Elvir hit a line drive single to center field to put the runners on first and third base with one out. Elvir stole second, which allowed sophomore Parker Bramlett to groundout to shortstop to bring Peterson in. Freshman Jackson Hardy brought in Elvir, which brought the game within a two-point range. The Rams took a 7-5 lead in the fifth inning to conclude the game. The ASU team will return to Foster Field from March 22-24 to face UT Permian Basin in a four-game series.
Head softball coach Counseling services earns 795th career win reviews effects of Belles gain two series wins against TWU social media Studies show that the media lowers self esteem Kierstyn Wiley, staff writer
Photo by Ian Saint: Karina Rocha, junior, is congratulated by her teammates
at home plate after sending it over the fence. This run put the Belles ahead of Texas Woman’s University.
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief
The Belles softball team on March 1-2 earned two Lone Star Conference wins over Texas Woman’s University but dropped the last game of the doubleheader. In Friday’s game, ASU took down the Pioneers 5-3. After the Belles fell to West Texas A&M University and University of Central Oklahoma in a four-game losing streak, the team was hungry for a win, giving head coach Travis Scott his 795th career win. Both teams had trouble scoring at the beginning when TWU had only four batters step up to the plate in the first while ASU went three up, three down. The second inning went the same way. The Pioneers scored first when the Belles had back-to-back errors. Two singles and two bunts on later, TWU took the first lead 2-0. The Belles came back in the bottom of the third inning when sophomore Hatty Shope and junior Courtney Barnhill hit consecutive singles. Senior Taegan Kirk replaced Shope on the bases. Senior Taylor Fogle hit a triple to
right center field to bring in the two runners on base to tie the game up. Junior Karina Rocha blasted it over the left center wall to put ASU up two more runs. The Pioneers scored once more on an error, but the Rams responded with a run of their own with an RBI single from Kirk that brought Shope in. Neither team scored in the sixth inning and the Belles held TWU scoreless in the top of the seventh to end the game. Kirk, Fogle and Rocha had three of the team’s six hits and drove in all five of the runs. Sophomore pitcher Makayla Corbin threw a complete game four hit performance in the circle. She went all seven innings and held the Pioneers to only three runs. This was her seventh win of the season to move her record to 7-1. In the doubleheader and Military Appreciation Day games on March 2, the Belles won the first game 12-5, but fell very short in the final game 2-12. The team will return to Mayer Field March 13-16 to face St. Mary’s University and Midwestern State University.
The director of counseling services on Feb. 27 presented “The Psychological Impact of Social Media” in Room 201 of the Houston Harte University Center. Mark Rehm’s presentation educated faculty, staff and students on the positive and negative effects of social media. There has been an increase in depression and anxiety within the past four years, and with Americans spending 2.7 hours a day on social media, Rehm said there might be a connection. “Is some of this possibly related to all that screen time?” Rehm asked. “All those non-personal interactions, all those comparisons we make when we see other people’s social media. My mother said, ‘It kind of is depressing to see that everyone else’s life looks so glamorous.’” People across the country and the world do not have perfect lives, but they portray themselves to friends on social media as if they are living life to the fullest, Rehm said. Rehm said social media lowers self-esteem of young men and women and makes people at any age feel as if their life is not good enough. There has been an increase in selfharm for the seventh year in a row and 34 percent of ASU students have considered suicide, Rehm said. “Even more troubling is that the students that see us, 45 percent say they have some levels of suicide,” Rehm said. “Ten percent make an attempt; 10 percent are hospitalized and 34 percent already take medication.” Many studies have shown women and men who browse social media discover they are unhappy within their body when they see many photoshopped models online. Rehm said less time on social me-
Photo by Ian Saint: Mark Rehm speaks
to staff and students on the experiences of both younger and older generations. Rehm’s presentation touched on all major sides of the effects of social media in society. dia would lead to a decrease in cyberbullying and jealousy amongst individuals. “I’m not saying people should get away from [social media],” Rehm said. “I think they should limit it to a level that is right for them. I want people to be comfortable with themselves and trust in themselves.” While there are positive aspects of social media use, Rehm said people should put their screens down from time to time and visit with individuals in their vicinity. “The presentation reminded me to use social media in moderation, which is something that’s hard to do, but is worth it for my mental health,” said junior Beatrice Garza. “It reminded me to take time for myself and not let it control me.”
3 OPINION
Netflix Originals: hit or miss? Netflix has really sprung in the last year by adding lots of new movies and TV shows, but they’ve also added many of their own original works. One of my hobbies is binge watching Netflix while I eat, so of course I had to see what all the new material was about. First, a disclaimer: I will be discussing “Friends from College,” “You” and “Nailed It.” If you haven’t seen these shows, don’t read this column because there will be a lot of spoilers. The first Netflix original I came across was “Friends from College” starring Keegan-Michael Key. This is a show about a group of six friends from college who are being reunited. The twist is that two of them are married to each other, but Key’s character Ethan is cheating on his wife with one of the other friends, Sam, who is also married to someone outside the group. The affair went on for years and Ethan’s wife, Lisa, found out and ended up getting a divorce. This was one of my favorite shows of all and the actors play their roles perfectly. I need them to make the next season already. Second, “You,” which I’m sure everyone has seen at this point. This series is about a man who is obsessed with a woman. He stalks her, dates her and eventually kills her. I liked the plot, storyline and actors, but the production was terrible. Every scene was sunlit and no other light, which is nice, but very unoriginal to use
in every single scene. They also had all the cameras set as fish-eye and blurred out. Again, these can be nice shots but become old and annoying to see for every single scene. Third, “Nailed It,” which is a cooking show where terrible bakers compete against each other at recreating baked goods. I’ll just start by saying I was not a fan. I love baking shows, so I had to watch it, but the contestants on this show have no common sense with baking even when the recipe is right in front of them. They also give the “winner” $10,000 based on who made the best recreation of what they were given. So basically, they give all this money to people for being terrible at baking, which seems like a total waste of time, money and resources. Nicole Byer is the host and she is way too much of a character to be on camera. I understand that you have to have talent, but she is too loud for my taste. She also used the exact same joke for every episode. I have never seen someone be so unoriginal. Overall, I enjoyed the Netflix originals. I am going to continue this next week with more of my opinions about the 50 shows I plan to watch this week. I recommend everyone else watch these shows and let me know what you think of them. Send your work to rampage@angelo.edu for a chance to have it published, as well.
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Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief
A break from my buds I promise I’m not some old man who is against all technology, but I am an advocate of taking a break from it. A week ago, my earbuds broke, then my backup earbuds mysteriously disappeared. This was heartbreaking, as I am someone who has to be listening to music or a podcast at all times of the day. My first day without them, I thought I was going to go crazy. I felt incredibly anxious while trying to complete my day-to-day activities. Walking to class was weird. Working in the office was weird. Even eating in the cafeteria was weird. I usually watch YouTube while I eat, but I didn’t think the entire room wanted to listen to the videos on my watchlist. So, there I was, struggling immensely. I figured it had to be my last day on Earth as I would never survive another 24 hours without those little plastic sound emitters.
Axel Marcenaro, photo editor
Then, the second day happened, and crazy enough, it was fantastic. From the moment I woke up, my head was much clearer. I was way more focused in all my classes and felt I had an easier time zoning into projects. Walking to class without music was boring, but it gave me time to figure out my plans for the day and think through some situations I needed to solve. Now, don’t get me wrong. I still love my music and podcasts and earbuds, but it was nice to not feel the need for constant noise in my ear. I think everyone becomes so used to that need for background noise that they forget you need to be a little bored sometimes so you can clear your head. I do plan on replacing my earbuds soon and just sprinkling in days throughout my week where I do not allow myself to use them. Until then, I am enjoying my nice, quiet walks.
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“I like Netflix more because Netflix has ‘The Office’ on it.”
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03.08.2019
University Recreation offers spring break courses Participants will be tested on water safety skills, CPR and first aid Sydney Faison, staff writer UREC will offer American Red Cross water safety and lifeguard certification courses March 11-15 at the Ben Kelly Center for Human Performance. Water safety courses will run from 9 a.m. to noon and lifeguard certification courses are from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Dan Robertson, director of university recreation, is co-coaching the water safety instructor course with Aaron Kentner, university recreation assistant director. “Seeing the improvement that participants make throughout the duration of the courses is what I enjoy the most about coaching,” Kentner said. Different activities that will occur during the course include: swimming, Red Cross learning objectives, water safety, water rescue skills, CPR, AED and first aid. The courses will test participants’ knowledge of rescue breathing, obstructed airway techniques, CPR for adults, children and infants and the use of an AED. Students can sign up for courses by going to Room 112 in the Ben Kelly Center for Human Performance
Photo contributred by Aaron Kentner: UREC works through a water safety situation as part of their American Red Cross course.
during normal business hours. Students will complete a registration form and provide payment. Each class has a registration deadline of 12:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the class date. The cost of water safety for ASU students, faculty and staff is $150. The cost for the community is $225. The cost of lifeguard certification for ASU
students, faculty and staff is $175. For the community, it is $30. If a participant has signed up for a class and does not show for the class, they will not receive a refund or be able to sign up for another class. For them to take another class, they must pay again. Graduate assistants for aquatics and facilities Carson Collins and
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