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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018
VOL . 85 ISSUE 07
Basketball teams show off skills at midnight Midnight Madness showcases ASU teams The ASU men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted Midnight Madness in the Stephens Arena at the Junell Center on Sunday, Oct. 14 where students played games and the teams were formally introduced. The Belle’s Head Coach discussed what is most valuable to her about the team. “The biggest thing for me as a coach is to have a great relationship with my players,” Renae Shippy said. “I want to make sure that the players can be reached on and off the court.” Shippy said she wants the team to make it to Angelo State’s first elite eight. She feels that this goal is achievable. “My goal is to be a leader and make sure other players can follow my footsteps,” Marquita Daniels, senior guard said. “I want everybody to be on the same pace as last year.” Daniels s a i d
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that the most difficult part of playing her position is making sure everybody is on the same pace so she can translate what the coach wants. Daniels was the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year last season. Another returning player includes Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year De’Anira Moore, who recorded the first triple double in ASU history last season. Head Coach of the Rams, Cinco Boone, talked about his team as well. “I want to see growth in each player on and off the court as men such as seeing them graduate,” Boone said. Boone said comradery and team chemistry helps with winning games. Boone is now in his third season as head coach for ASU. Both coaches stated that their goal is to win the league and advance to the NCAA tournament. During the midnight event, students got the opportunity to participate in a pizza relay race where the winner won a gift card to Double Dave’s Pizza. Attendees played a grocery relay game as well. The participants had to throw groceries in a cart facing the opposite direction as their partner held a basket to try to catch the items. The participants also did contests for lip syncing and dancing where students had the chance to win $50 and gift Photo by Axel Marcenaro: Ronald Bell, junior, performs a windmill dunk in the Midnight Madness dunk competicards. Prizes included gift cards to tion. Bell is a new recruit from Atlanta, Georgia. Buffalo Wild Wings, Wing Stop Texas. and Three Parrots. Belle basketball will play against Sul Ross on Nov. Free shirts were distributed 11 at 3 p.m. in the Junell Center. before and during the event Follow @angelosports on Instagram and Twitalong with glow sticks. ter or like the page Angelo Sports on Facebook for The Rams first game more updates. will be against the UniEmail tickets@angelo.edu or call 325-942-2583 versity of North Texas for information on ticket purchases. on Nov. 6 in Denton,
Never forgotten
ASU remembers deceased with candlelight ceremony Kierstyn Wiley, volunteer
Photos by Axel Marcenaro and Ian Saint: Homecoming week was ram packed with events, pictured top to bottom: the Blue and Gold Party, Homecoming King and Queen Announcement, Dance Marathon, and Bonfire. Other notable events were the Pep Rally, Spirit Rally, Ram Jam, and the Downtown Parade.
ASU held a candlelight remembrance ceremony Tuesday night in the CJ Davidson Center in honor of 111 former faculty and staff and alumni who passed in the last year. “This is our fourth year to do this,” Brittney Miller, marketing specialist for ASU, said. “Our motto ‘fiat lux’ (‘let there be light’) is why you see the candlelight service: to honor those passed Rams.” The ceremony welcomed the families of deceased individuals of ASU to show respect and remind them that the lost will never be forgotten.
“It is a humbling experience,” junior Brayden Woods said. “All the families come together; it really shows the Ram Fam spirit that we have.” University President Dr. Brian J. May expressed the school’s grief and sorrow but reminded the families present to rejoice in their loved ones’ lives and the time they experienced on campus. The service included live piano music, a Posting of Colors by AFROTC, and a poem written for the past Rams.
Photo by Ian Saint: Family and friends place candles in honor of their Angelo alumni who have passed in this last year during Rams Remembrance.
NEWS 2 FAFSA made easy Financial Aid office provides help with financial aid form
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10.19.2018 History Collection prepares for open house ASNHC plans to host lecture
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Graphic by Zach Vigil- Minyard
ASU’s Financial Aid office held a FAFSA night Oct. 15 as part of the Region 15 FAFSA week. “A lot of students either think their parents make too much money or they had a really hard time their freshman year filling out their FAFSA,” Keith Hoelscher, senior financial aid counselor, said. “So we’re here to help with any questions they might have.” Hoelscher said it makes the process a little bit easier for students. “As the semester progresses, students get more and more stressed with tests and projects, and he FAFSA is just one more responsibility hanging over their head. This is a way for students to get the application completed in one sitting rather than getting confused and having to
stop and wait until somebody can help them,” Hoelscher said. Hoelscher said that financial aid is available to all students, includeing grants, loans and work study. “We want to make sure that every student has this opportunity and encourage them to come in and complete it,” Hoelscher said. “Many times, there is aid available that goes unclaimed because of students not completing the process.” Hoelscher said that the applications are becoming more user friendly. “You can use an IRS data retrieval tool, which pulls all of your information from the IRS website back to the application,” Hoelscher said. Hoelscher said you don’t necessarily need your tax returns right in
front of you like in the past. “This started a year or so ago, but it’s still gaining the momentum,” Hoelscher said. Hoelscher also said that there is a new FAFSA app this year, so students can fill out their applications on their phones. “The process has come a long way in getting simplified.” There will be two more FAFSA nights; they are tentatively scheduled for Nov. 15 and Dec. 5. They will take place in the computer lab of the MCS building, and all students are encouraged to come and get their applications filled out.
Coed team helps students with free college prep clinic ASU coed cheer team discusses team duties
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Angelo State’s Natural History Collections will host its annual open house and lecture in November. The event is hosted by the biology department. “The curators and myself and our student employees put it on,” Dianna Kresja, the Natural History Collections’ manager, said. “We also usually get help from Tri Beta, the biology honor society.” Kresja said there will be some activities and interesting things to check out during the event. “It’s a lot of fun; there’s a lot of energy,” Kresja said. Kresja said they will also be giving tours through the collections, so people can spend time in each of those places and ask questions. The curators will be there to help answer questions within their specialties. “Usually our doors are locked so we don’t have public museum hours,” Kresja said. “This is the one time each year when we open our doors for anyone to come and ask any and all questions they might have.” Krejsa will also give a lecture on the importance of the Natural History Collections. “I’ll be doing a talk about the issues that the collections are undergoing—both our collection personally, but also on a more national and global level,” Kresja said. “I’ll be addressing what is happening to museums due to funding shortages.” Kresja said the most interesting thing to her about museums is the fact that they are preserving these things that we will perhaps not realize the value of for decades or another century. “The items are currently being used in research both on campus and in international research. But again, we might not know the questions that will be asked of them for years to come, so we’re always trying to preserve things and think for the future,” Kresja said. “So with money issues this is a global problem that natural history collections are having to deal with.” She said she will talk about the plight of the collections at the event but also the promise as they head into another couple avenues of their use in research and education. The open house will be on Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. on the first floor of the Cavness Building. Dr. Krejsa’s lecture is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. in Room 100. All students and community members are welcome to Photo by Axel Marcenaro: The cheer team gets the crowd yelling during a pep rally performance. A few members of the team even participated in the pep rally’s competitions, such as “can you finish that song?”
The coed cheer team will host its first cheer prep clinic on Sunday, Oct. 28. The clinic offers preparation for cheerleading. Students will receive feedback on academic and athletic progress. The clinic gives students the opportunity to see what the cheer team does. Anyone who comes to the clinic can participate in stunts and skills, like building pyramids, with the current team. Future college cheer prep clinic days will be on the following Saturdays: Dec. 8, Jan. 19 and March 23. All clinics will be held from 12 p.m.–2 p.m. in the Center for Human Performance gym. Current ASU students are allowed to participate in the event. Anyone interested in participating must fill out a registration form.
For the clinic, females must wear a black sports bra, black spandex, straightened hair half up-half down with a white bow and cheer shoes. Males & mascots must wear black shorts, black t-shirts and athletic shoes or cheer shoes. The members said they recommend that students come with a positive attitude and be ready to work during try outs. Tryouts for the Fall 2019 team begin April 6 from 3:00–7:00 p.m. and April 7 from 10:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m, and both days are mandatory. The purpose of the coed cheer team is to support the athletic teams at Angelo State University and represent ASU at College Nationals. “It is an honor to watch the members of the team grow as cheerleaders and students,” Kaylee Feece, coach, said. The members have to balance their social life, academics and being on the cheer team, but they
said the time commitment is worth it. “I love being a part of a team that supports our school,” Cade Pence, junior, said. Junior Delaney Dominguez said being able to get a routine down is rewarding because it shows that practice paid off. The goal for the team this year is to win another national championship. The team participates in events like orientation, sports games and Rambunctious Week. The cheer team is split into the blue team and gold team to allow for more space when needed at an event. They have practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m. – 8 a.m., Wednesdays from 6 p.m.–8 p.m. and Fridays from 6 a.m.–8 a.m. For more information about the cheerleading team, call 325-942-2062 or email cheerleader@angelo.edu.
OPINION 3 Bring Nostalgia explained back summer
Travis Hunter contributor
10.19.2018
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Nostalgia is a complicated concept. The immediate connotation of the word brings about feelings of happiness and pleasant memories, but the denotation cuts much deeper. In the first season finale of the television show Mad Men, Don Draper, the creative genius of 1960s advertising, is tasked with presenting an idea to Kodak for their new photo slide projector. Draper leans heavily on the concept of nostalgia and defines the term somewhat accurately from the original Greek. “Nostalgia literally means the pain from an old wound,” he says before launching into one of the most memorable and heart-wrenching scenes the series ever offered. Nostalgia isn’t about the memory itself, but about that vague ache we feel inside of ourselves as we revisit it, Draper argues. The scene hits like a freight train to the heart because nostalgia is universal. Everyone has felt that desire to return to some distant time or place in their lives. Advertisers strive to create campaigns that stay with consumers, but their main goal is to sell a product. While it’s understandable for advertisers to leech off something as relatable as nostalgia for financial gain, it has unfortunately become the current trend in entertainment. I’m not naïve. I know that no form of entertainment is immune to commercialization, but the commoditization of nostal-
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I know that most people are happy that the temperature outside is dropping, but I am definitely not. People debate whether they would rather be too hot or too cold, and I would rather be too hot. I remember a specific day when I was in high school that made me hate the cold. Our football team was playing in Crane, TX, and I was a cheerleader, so I had to stand on the sideline in a skirt. I remember being so miserable. I couldn’t feel any part of my body. That summer I went to an outdoor concert, and it was blazing hot. I was sweating my makeup off. I was also uncomfortable there, but, then I thought I would so much rather be too hot than too cold. Sweating and being blazing hot isn’t fun, but it doesn’t make me miserable like the cold does. I can tolerate the heat; it’s just annoying sometimes. No one will ever change my mind on this; I am not a fan of the cold. However, I love Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas so much. It would be so much easier if I liked the cold because then I could enjoy my favorite holidays in peace. I like the idea of it being cold outside so I can sit inside and drink hot chocolate, but I will not step outside. During these next few months, if you don’t see me, I’m probably inside my house, drinking coffee and complaining about how cold it is outside.
gia has become unlike anything I’ve ever seen. The revivals of old sitcoms, the reboots of film franchises, musicians aping the sounds of their predecessors. Large swaths of creators fall back on ideas that worked in the past without paying any real respect to them. I find nothing wrong with entertainers being influenced by earlier works, but it has become less about borrowing from the past and more about outright plundering it. It goes far beyond the notion of everything old becoming new again. Their goal is to monetize our collective yearning for a better, simpler time. They’ve placed a price on that vague ache we feel. When we allow them to get away with this, we’re fostering a world devoid of artistic merit. It’s much easier to remind an audience of something familiar than to conjure up something fresh. Sadly, there isn’t much we can do about it. Society has already voted with our pocketbooks and overwhelmingly decided we would rather wax nostalgic than patronize the marketplace of new ideas. We can’t be blamed for it, though. Nostalgia is a powerful thing. Ironically, the current state of entertainment has me looking to the past and finding comfort in works wholly original. Remember when that was a thing?
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Sidewalk Survey Question: What state would you like to live in?
If I could live in any other state I would probably live in California because I’m from there and I have a lot of family and friends there. I like the environment, but the only thing is that the people there are really rude.
If I could choose another state in the US to live in, I would choose to live in Maryland because it is a peaceful place and has big cities but isn’t busy like New York or any of those really big places.
-Makayla Wells junior
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Colorado, because of the scenery. -Christian Livengood sophomore
I would probably choose Alaska because last time I was up there it shocked me at how beautiful a place it was. -Marshal Yeman junior
SPORTS 4 Student Snaps Rams fumble three-
10.19.2018
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My last year on the homecoming committee and it is bitter sweet. Months of hard work and planning came together for homecoming week, and I couldn’t have been more proud of my committee members! Thanks for making my senior year fun!
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Super humbled and grateful about this honor. All I can say is thank you and much love to everyone.
game winning streak ASU football team falls short in homecoming game
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief The ASU football team lost its homecoming game 18-26 against West Texas A&M University on Saturday, Oct. 13. The Rams had a three-game winning streak before Saturday afternoon. They now have an overall record of 3-4 and are 2-3 in Lone Star Conference play. The Rams had 365 yards in the game, while the Buffs gained only 297, but ASU was unable to score on most of their drives, scoring only one offensive touchdown. Junior Payne Sullins started as quarterback for the Rams for the second time. On the opening drive of the game, Sullins found junior Lawson Ayo for a 28 yard catch, and then made a screen play to sophomore Tyrese Nathan, who scored ASU’s first touchdown of the night for a 7-0 lead. Nathan led the team in receptions, receiving yards and rushing yards. He completed seven catches, which marked a career high. He averages 5.3 yards per carry, getting 96 in Saturday’s game. ASU’s defense stopped every Buff drive in the first quarter. The Ram defense forced five WTAMU punts throughout the entire first half. Grant Aschenbeck, senior linebacker, led the ASU defense with 11 tackles, one sack and 2.5 tackles for loss. Sophomore Leddy French II also finished the game in double-digits in tackles with a
total of 10. Sophomores Donavyn Jackson and Hunter Kyle and junior Bright Iheg woro had nine tackles apiece. Ihegworo also had 2.5 tackles for loss. The team went into halftime with the lead, then came back and forced another punt from the Buffs to get the ball back. The Rams got a first down but had to punt shortly after; however, the Buffs blocked the punt and recovered in in the end zone putting WTAMU on the scoreboard. ASU came back with a 44-yard field goal from junior kicker Connor Flanigan to tie the game again. This goal was Flanigan’s LSC- leading 10th of the year. After this field goal, the Buffs took the lead and kept it to the end, winning the game. WTAMU only had one passing touchdown on the night. After the touchdown, junior Larry Johnson had his second return touchdown of the season; he went 94 yards to the end zone. On Oct. 20 the team will be in Odessa, Texas, to face UT Permian Basin. On Oct. 27 the Rams will be back at the LeGrand Stadium at 4 p.m. to face Adams State University.
Belles lose last home game ASU soccer defeats TAMUC
Rosanna Aguilera, editor-in-chief The Belles soccer team added one win to its record this weekend but lost its game against TWU on Senior Day. On Oct. 12, the Belles lost to Texas A&M - Commerce 3-1, then lost to Texas Woman’s University on Oct. 14, 0-2. In Friday’s game, ASU scored three second-half goals to come back and beat Commerce. The Belles outshot the Lions 16-3 overall and 12-1 in the second half with eight shots on goal in the match. The win was the first time ASU beat TAMUC both at home and on the road in one season since 2013. Both teams had scoring opportunities early in the game, but the Lions managed a penalty kick that earned them their first and only goal of the game in the 22nd minute, The teams when into half time with TAMUC in the lead 1-0. In the second half, the Belles scored within two
minutes. Junior Trenadey Scott took the ball out wide and kicked the ball into the box where junior Ally Warren found it and scored. The goal was Warren’s second of the season and Scott’s second assist. “Spreading around the scoring tonight I think was huge,” Head Coach Travis McCorkle said. “I think in the past when we’ve had one player that gets all of the goals, teams can focus on them.” McCorkle said that Scott passing the ball instead of scoring herself was good for the team. “Those kinds of things make us less predictable,” McCorkle said. Sophomore Avery McNeme served a ball to freshman Chloe Souza, who found the back of the net to give ASU the lead. The Belles scored their third and final goal in the 73rd minute of the game when Scott had an assist from senior Cassandra Mooseburger.
The goal was Scott’s 10th of the season, tying her for the Lone Star Conference lead and moving her into sole possession of first in goals per game. Sunday’s game was the Belles’ last home game, which they lost, giving them an overall record of 7-5-2 and a record of 5-2-1 in the LSC. The seniors of the team were recognized before the game. Freshman goalkeeper Kira Miller had four total saves in the match, but some went past her. The Belles have four more LSC games in the season before they head into the LSC Tournament on Oct. 31.
Photo by Axel Marcenaro: Ally warren, junior, works the ball around a defender before passing it. Warren took two shots against Texas Woman’s University.
Photos Ian Saint: Tyrese Nathan, a sophomore for the Rams, tears away from multiple tackles in break into open field. The Rams led 7-3 at the half. Middle photo contributed by Marsalis Mahome.