Volume 81 Issue 19 February 27, 2015
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RAMS and rambelles rack up another victory
ASU basketball teams take on Midwestern State
Henry Mahome Staff Writer
Photo by Summer Almaguer Senior, Raijon Kelly, keeps his eyes on the basket while he goes up for a shot. Kelly scored 12 points against Midwestern State.
The Pep Band pumped up the crowd with “All I Do Is Win” by DJ Khaled as the Rambelles won a nail-biter Feb. 18 against the Lady Mustangs of Midwestern State. The Rambelles ended the night in victory, winning 55-53. The Rambelles fought hard until the last buzzer, holding the lead for the last two minutes of play. At one point in the final minutes of the second half the Lady Mustangs fought their way back from a seven point deficit, but still came up short thanks to the defense in the paint.
Freshman forward, No. 32, Shauna Coleman, and junior center, No. 34, Diamalises Rivera, were grabbing rebounds and not allowing the second shot, helping the Rambelles keep the lead until the end. Throughout both halves of play, according to angelosports.com, the Rambelles averaged above 50 percent shooting from the field and scored an astounding 32 points in the paint. Leading the team in scoring was Rivera with 16 points, most of which came from in the paint. Not too far behind was freshman
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Koreans ring in the lunar new year
Korean Student Association hosts party for students to honor an important holiday in Korea Anahi Pineda Contributor
The Korean Student Association at ASU rang in the Korean Lunar New Year over rice cake soup, games, and a gift exchange at the Plaza Verde residence halls on Feb. 19. “Seollal,” which stands for “lunar new year,” is a time for Koreans to pay respect to their ancestors and elders, travel to reunite with distant family members, and celebrate turning one year older for every Korean. “Our organization is trying to help Korean students adjust well,” Minjy Koo, KSA member, said. “Seollal is the most celebrated holiday in Korea. Today we think of Korean students and how they miss their country and their families, so we held this food party to help celebrate
together since we couldn’t be home with our families. Also we hoped to teach foreigners about the traditions and holidays we have in Korea.” Though many Korean students miss being home, especially on days of important holiday festivities, KSA has made it their ongoing plan to help make it easier to cope with the situation. “Our main goal is to help Korean students at ASU,” Mingu Lee, member of KSA, said. “This is why we want to organize as many events as we could, such as this Korean food party, and other systems, such as our Korean tutoring system—where we hope to recruit American tourists and teach Korean.
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Photo by Marsalis Mahome A group of Korean students sit down and enjoy the party put on by KSA to celebrate the Korean Lunar New Year.
ASU ROTC Program is best detachment in Agriculture students volunteer at the the region stock show and rodeo
Group provides a way to try program out, with benefits, before committing Erika Walker Staff Writer
Air Force Officer Training Corps Detachment 847 at ASU is the best in the region, which means they rank above D-1 universities including The University of Texas, The University of Texas A&M, and many more. In addition, the squadron at ASU has earned six national awards and participates in various community volunteer projects throughout the year. ROTC is a four year program, but the first two years can be used as a trial period. “You can try it before you buy it,” Cadet Wing Commander, Joshua Ury, said. “There’s no commitment– you’re not going to be sent to war, you’re not going to shoot anybody, it’s just a gathering of friends where you can see if you like the military lifestyle.” Beginning on March 23, an eight week aerospace class will open up which is a brief opening class on the history of the Air Force for those who might be interested in seeing what the program is
Cameron Niblock Staff Writer
all about. The program recommends the Arnold Air Society to their cadets, which is the honor society for ROTC that advocates the support of aerospace power. High morals, physical fitness and a positive mental attitude form the foundation of the honor society. Recently there has been a decline in cadets, but because of that more money is available for scholarships. There is a private fund called the Carr ROTC Scholarship, where, if the requirements are met, students can be rewarded the scholarship if they are just willing to give ROTC an eight week try. If students decide that ROTC is not the way to go after that trial run with the requirements, the scholarship does not have to be paid back. On March 11, anyone who is interested in applying for the scholarship can come out and take their test to see how much of the scholarship they qualify for. That afternoon ROTC will also be
The Agricultural Department gets involved in San Angelo’s annual Stock Show and Rodeo by helping with mutton busting and the calf scramble Feb. 13 through March 1. A majority of the students who take part in the rodeo are all volunteers, not including the three interns who are currently working the stock show for school credit, Corey Owens, Chairman of the mutton busting, said. The Agricultural Department’s faculty at ASU acts as superintendents and chairmen of multiple committees both with the rodeo as well as the stock show, Owens said. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the stock show and rodeo association. Savannah Clay, senior, started volunteering at the rodeo last semester by helping out with the Midway Mutton Bustin’. She is an animal science major and throughout her involvement in this she became Co-Chairman of the Fall Spectacular Goat Show and is currently involved with the cattle show and mutton busting events in her free time. Before last year’s season she had no previous experience with the rodeo. “I think some of the most important things I’ve learned from being involved in rodeo is the importance of time management, confidence, involvement in your community, and the sheer knowledge you get if you’ve never been involved or know about the events,” Clay said. Between taking 17 credit hours, working around 40 hours a week, and leaving time for family and friends, Clay learned that time management is key, especially around rodeo season. “There are days I go from 7 in the morning to 12 at night with barely having enough time to grab food on the way,” Clay said. “I love it, don’t get
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WHAT’S INSIDE: • • • •
Students and faculty get involved in mutton busting and more
Read about UCPC’s very own bingo night that was a hit among the student body on page 4 Learn cool facts about ASU’s mascot Roscoe and his 45th birthday party last week on page 3 Relive ASU’s Black History month celebration event and check out the pictures on page 4 Check out pictures from InstaRam on page 2 from events this week on campus
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Submit your photos to rampage@angelo.edu to see you and your friends’ pictures featured on Insta Ram ASU’s Resident Assistants always like to keep the students involved and interacting. Students went out to the Fire and Ice karaoke and poker night on Feb. 20.
DeMarcus Parker sang about fifteen songs to pump up students on-campus at the Fire and Ice karaoke and poker night.
Philip Linsey, senior, plays the drum set with the ASU Pep Band at the basketball games.
Friday 2/27
Track and Field vs. Lone Star Conference Championships Indoor in Lubbock True Blue Friday in the UC from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Saturday 2/28
Rambelle Rugby vs. Lamar University in Beaumont Cheerleader for a Day at 9:00 a.m. in the CHP, performance at halftime of the Rams basketball game Baseball vs. Cameron University at 2:00 p.m. in San Angelo Ram Rugby vs. University of Texas at Dallas at 2:00 p.m. in Richardson Softball vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville at 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in San Angelo Women’s basketball vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville at 4:00 p.m. in San Angelo Men’s basketball vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville at 6:00 p.m. in San Angelo
Sunday 3/1
Lake Facility Reopens Softball vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville at 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in San Angelo Baseball vs. Cameron University at 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in San Angelo
Monday 3/2
Blue and Gold Scavenger Hunt begins at 8:00 a.m. (Ends 5:00 p.m. Mar. 26) Baseball vs. Cameron University at 1:00 p.m. in San Angelo
Tuesday 3/3
S.O.A.R. in Sales from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Business Resource Center Stand Up to Cancer general meeting from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 3/4
Women’s basketball vs. Lone Star Conference Tournament in Allen, time TBA Men’s basketball vs. Lone Star Conference in Allen, time TBD
Thursday 3/5
Track and Field vs. Tarleton State Relays in Stephenville UCPC Wax Hands from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the UC, Info Desk Lobby
Alejandra Gutierrez, freshman, plays her card carefully in the lobby of Robert Massie.
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ASU celebrates mascot’s birthday with cupcakes and party hats Roscoe the ram has been at ASU for 45 years Jessica Tharp Managing Editor
Pictures lined the Hall of Honor in the Junell shirts sporting the anti-violence message “It’s On birthday selfies before his birthday was announced to Center with images of Roscoe the Ram throughout Us” while waiting for the ram of honor to arrive. the fans in the Junell Center. Excitement was thick in the air after an intense but the years, on Feb. 18, in honor of his 45th birthday. He took to the gym floor with the Pi Kappa Alpha Everyone was invited to celebrate the passing of happy ending to the Belle’s basketball game. brothers, lounging on the floor for a last photo-op. another year with the beloved mascot in between the Roscoe didn’t disappoint, upstaging everybody The fans sang him Happy Birthday and watched him women’s and men’s basketball games. One thousand else’s party hats with a huge one of his own and soak up all the attention before he trotted off to the cupcakes, choice of blue or yellow icing and vanilla waving tiny blue and gold pompoms in his usual show sidelines to take up his usual post of pumping up the or chocolate cake, were offered, free of charge, to the of game day cheer. He greeted everyone and took crowd and helping cheer on the Rams. celebrators, as well as the classic festive party hats in varying colors and designs. There was also a big birthday card laid out for any and all to sign wellwishes and “many more’s” on the special day. Roscoe was created in 1970. According to the email sent out by the Center for Student Involvement, he was created in spring of that year by “Wiley Burrus, a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and former football player (due to injury.)” ASU students are used to seeing Roscoe at sporting events, supporting the teams of ASU and helping keep the crowd involved. “I like that he’s at all the games and comes and interacts with the audience,” Marisa Thompson, sophomore, said. In addition, Roscoe’s positive energy does not go unnoticed. “He’s always really enthusiastic at the games I go to, Photo by Summer Almaguer which makes it fun,” Alicia Brunson, freshman, said. Current and Alumni Pi Kappa Alphas gather around Roscoe sporting birthday party hats in celebration of People walked around with party hats and white Roscoe’s 45th birthday. Roscoe D. Ram, junior, is an agriculture major with a communications minor.
President’s roundtable brings many events in the future
Student life’s assistant director Heather Brown counsels clubs and organizations at the event Cameron Niblock Staff Writer
Leaders of different student organizations came together on Feb. 18 at the Presidents Roundtable. This event allows presidents or delegates of different organizations to bring their agendas to the Student Organization office so they may get counseling with Heather Brown, the assistant director of Student Life. Many student leaders came to the meeting to support their organizations and address their agenda for the coming months. Big Brothers Big Sisters: Bowl for Kids’ Sake Big Brothers Big Sisters is hosting a bowling fundraiser on Tuesday, Apr. 14 at Stadium Lanes. Check-in begins at 5 p.m. and bowling starts at 6 p.m. The event includes teams that sign up to bowl and commit to a fundraising amount that will help the total goal of $10,000 be reached.
These types of fundraising include a Super Team, whose goal is $600 and includes six bowlers per team that can raise funds individually or have a corporate sponsorship. Big Hero, whose goal is $500, will have a large sign at the front of the bowling alley for all volunteers and bowlers to see, logos on all advertising and t-shirts, and mentioned on all local promotional sports. The Little Hero Lane Sponsor will have a goal of $250 and a sign-on lane where bowlers will be. For more information contact : (325) 486-2200, or email sboone@bbbstx.org. Ram and Rambelle Rugby Preston Granzin, President of Ram Rugby, came to the meeting to address funding for the teams games taking place in Austin, Texas. Rams Rugby is currently ranked 12 in the nation and has many
games scheduled for the rest of the semester. Kailey Davis, representative for Rambelle Rugby, gave input over an Easter bake sale taking place in April and other possible fundraising events in the coming months. These events will help raise awareness for the team. “A lot of people don’t know that there’s a girls Rugby team on campus,” Davis said. University Center Program Council Naiha Campos, president of UCPC, advertised the first Club Café event for this semester scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25, that included standup comedy from comedian Nick Guerra at 7:30pm in the University Center.
Career development hosts a blue and gold scavenger hunt Two lucky students who win the hunt will each be rewarded a grand prize valued over $50 Shannon Lewis Contributor Career Development is hosting the Blue and Gold Scavenger Hunt that involves students filling out a form about the services offered by Career Development, as well as facts about ASU, and then turning that form in for prizes, from March 2 to March 6. The form can be picked up in the Career Development Office, UC Room 107, and students have five days to fill out the answers and turn it back in to receive their prizes.
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“I think it’s a great opportunity for the students to know different things about career development,” Eva Torres, senior, said. “Before I worked here, I didn’t know about the services they offered. It’s an awesome opportunity and I would take advantage of it.” This is the first time Career Development has done a scavenger hunt, Adra Enos, Career Development Assistant, said. “The purpose of the scavenger hunt is hopefully students will learn a little bit more about the services Career Development offers,” Enos said. “They will learn a little bit more about ASU in the process too.” The scavenger hunt is divided into three parts. 1. Finding things about Career Development 2. Using the website to find information 3. Going around campus and finding things Career Development tried to make the scavenger hunt enjoyable and interactive for everybody. Enos said the hunt isn’t very long: there are about five to eight questions in each section. “The scavenger hunt is user friendly and we
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hosting an event where students can go and see what it is that they do on a daily basis. “You will learn leadership skills,” Ury said. “Once you go to field training and come back you will get a stipend according to your classification. There’s also job opportunities and with that you get to meet a lot of people from across the nation.” There are many benefits from starting out with ROTC and then continuing on to
tried to make it fun, and we tried to cater to all the students,” Enos said. “Those who like to be at home or in their dorms will enjoy the online section, those who like the adventure and going out will like finding the clues around campus.” They also tried to help the students learn a little more about their alma mater. “We tried to find things students didn’t know about ASU and interesting facts they may or may not have known about,” Enos said. All completed forms that are turned back in will receive a phone stand; there is also a bonus question that students can answer to receive a sunglass strap, but to get the prize they must also email a selfie to career.services@angelo.edu by 5 p.m. Friday, March 6. Students that correctly answer all the questions will have their names entered in the grand prize drawing, where two grand prizes, each valued over $50, will be rewarded.
the Air Force. “If you were going to go to Goodfellow Air Force Base right here in town, your base salary starting out would be $46, 289 and that doesn’t include the food allowance or certain special pays for just doing your job,” Ury said. “Then in about four years after joining you will be making around $75,000. The military also has free medical and dental insurance, and of course after 20 years, retirement becomes an option.” If students are interested in joining or
learning more about ROTC they are more than welcome to go to the ROTC offices located in Rassman 227, and the steps will be taken from there. “If students don’t feel comfortable talking to the gentleman who wear the rank in the Air Force, come talk to us,” Ury said. “We’re ASU students and not wearing any rank. I guess you could say we’re like the president or vicepresident kind of thing that you would see in other organizations.”
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UCPC hosts grocery bingo for students and gets great results Students won laundry baskets full of groceries purchased with UCPC funds Henry Mahome Staff Writer If students weren’t at the Robert and Marry Massie Residence Halls on Feb. 19 they missed out on a lot of fun, a lot of food, and of course, a lot of groceries. UCPC hosted its first ever grocery bingo tournament. This wasn’t a grandmother’s bingo game though; no cash prizes were given out and no old ladies were fighting over bingo cards. The winners received groceries purchased by the staff members of UCPC. The UCPC staff used funds raised by UCPC and went grocery shopping, purchasing a lot of essentials to use as prizes. It was open to all ASU students, no matter what dorm they lived in or whether or not they lived on campus. “Some people think as college students we just need school supplies when really, we also need room essentials like toilet paper, plates, cups, laundry detergent and so on,” Caleb Clark, one of the UCPC members who helped orchestrate the event, said. “All of our prizes were put into laundry baskets as well, so if you won you got a free laundry basket to go with all of the other prizes you won.” Clark said the idea for grocery bingo came from other college campuses that had done something similar. UCPC thought since ASU had never done it before, it would be a cool idea to try it New year page 1 KSA members recognize ASU for the importance placed on cultural diversity and the opportunity to host events such as the Korean Lunar New Year party. KSA members also recognize their peers support as they continue to grow. As
and see how it turned out. It went so well that the students asked for another bingo night like this. UCPC is looking to host this event once a year, or even once a semester, depending on how the students feel about it. “This was fun, like really fun, and I didn’t even win, but next time I hope to get something,” Keil Potts, freshman, said. “I got to meet a lot of cool people so it was worth it. There were a lot of people there.” It was a packed event, so much so that they had to outsource chairs to accommodate all of the participants. It seemed as if everyone had more fun socializing and enjoying playing rather than competing for the prizes, although the groceries were an added bonus.
an organization they have set plenty of goals and are in the process of organizing projects to continue reaching out to the ASU community and continue paying tribute to their culture throughout the semester. “We are very happy to
teach foreigners about our festivities, and share all the good food,” Lee said. “This is our very first party this semester. We didn’t expect to have so many people come out and join us. I’m so honored, grateful and satisfied with our turn out tonight.”
Photo by Summer Almaguer Senior, Naiha Campos, a member of UCPC, calls out the bingo numbers at Grocery Bingo. Bingo winners received a large basket filled with food and other goodies.
Stock Show page 1 me wrong, but without proper time management skills, I would fail classes and miss events.” Another student volunteer is Kyle Borroum. Borroum is an animal science major who manages cattle, sheep, and goat herds out at the ASU ranch, while
also maintaining the upkeep of the property. He has been supporting the rodeo for two years by helping with the H.E.B calf scramble and mutton busting events during the main rodeo performance. “Participating in this event gives all of us Angelo State students
the feeling of being part of something bigger than just school,” Borroum said. “Participating in the calf scramble has made an impact on me responsibility wise, and even people skills when it comes to helping all of the children during the event.”
ASU celebrates black history month ASU hosted their annual Back to My Roots event in honor of Black History month. This year featured a group named Bandan Koro, stationed in Dallas, Texas. Bandan Koro moved the crowd with their passion displayed in their dances that went along with the beat of their multiple drums. They even gave students a few tutorials on how to dance with their music.
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1: The group Bandan Koro plays music and dances for ASU’s Black History month event. 2: Vannessa Lacy, Henricka Hoff, Ashli Fraiser, Emily Noil, and Bethany Brunell took on the challenge of learning some of the tricky traditional dances on the spot. 3: ASU students showed off their new dance moves during the event. 4: The Bandan Koro group treated the crowd with their dances, drums, and a little bit of tutorials on some of their moves. 5: Performers in Bandan Koro dance along with the music.
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OPINIONS
Former UCPC performer could potentially be the next American Idol
Erika Walker Staff Writer Rewinding back to my first semester of college, Oct. 30, 2013, to be exact UCPC invited a singer/songwriter by the name of Rayvon Owen to perform as a part of the ASU UCPC tradition of various music shows they have from time to time. I remember seeing posters all around campus promoting the performance for weeks and his YouTube music videos were even playing in the main lobby, so I knew the Rayvon Owen & Co. show just had to be a good one. At the time I was enrolled in a music class that required two concert reviews and randomly decided that was going to be the show I reviewed for my class. It was literally just an hour before the show was about to start when I grabbed my friend at the time and told her she had no other option but to come to the show with me. If I remember correctly the show started a little late because of some flight issues, but that didn’t stop Rayvon from coming in and greeting everyone waiting with a kind smile as he walked into the C.J. Davidson Conference Center to do a quick sound check. The vibe he gave off was definitely a positive one, and it was obvious that he had a good-natured personality that would carry on right through his music. In all honesty I had no idea who he was until that day just before the show when I decided to check out his YouTube Channel on my own, and was completely amazed by his talents. Yes, that means that while he was backstage getting ready I was fan girl tweeting him things like “So ready for the show!” along with some heart eye and music note emojis. It’s kind of embarrassing now looking back on it since he had no idea who I was at the time, but it indeed happened. Anyways, the show finally started and I was completely blown away because seeing him perform live truly went to show that hearing his music
videos on YouTube via my laptop just didn’t quite give him justice. He was phenomenal and I remember turning to my friend and saying just that. We sat front row center and were completely into the show. We even got a few shout outs from Rayvon himself while he was up on stage. He performed a few cover songs that he put his own twist on such as “Treasure” by Bruno Mars, “We Found Love” by Rihanna, “Kiss” by Prince and of course he even threw in a little One Direction medley. On top of that he even sang a few original songs. My favorites are titled “I Won’t Change” and “Sweatshirt.” It’s safe to say I fell in love with the entire performance. After the show he took the time to take pictures and sign autographs for everyone, which truly exposed his down to earth personality. It was pretty cool because he also took the time to have genuine conversations with me and my friend. Oh and I mentioned pictures... Well, we took a ton. He was also extremely grateful for how into the show we were, but it was all our genuine reactions. I’m telling you he was THAT good. He was even kind enough to give us his C.D. free of charge which was something I didn’t expect at all. After the show he found and followed the two of us on Twitter and I kept in touch. There was even a point in time when he was flying over Texas and tweeted that he missed us. Fast forward to today and Rayvon Owen is an official contestant on American Idol Season XIV. He killed his audition with his performance of Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake,” and I honestly think America fell in love because everyone was talking about it. By the look of her face during his performance, I know Jennifer Lopez fell in love too. Oh and don’t even let me get started on his performance of John Legend’s “Ordinary People” that he did during Hollywood week. I’m beyond excited to watch him on his American Idol journey because there is no doubt that he knows how to leave an audience entertained and inspired. Being able to have crossed paths with him is something I will always remember. Be sure to catch American Idol every Wednesday and Thursday on FOX at 8/7c and VOTE FOR RAYVON! You won’t regret it. He no doubt has a promising future ahead of him, and you don’t want to miss seeing it all happen.
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Are you for or against the U.S. going to war against ISIS? Why or why not?
“I think the situation needs to be dealt with, but I don’t know if war is the answer.”
Brittney Pakebusch Junior
“They are terrorists, and I think we should fight them.”
Mindy Holder Freshman “Barrack Obama getting involved in the American-Iraq war is completely stupid. If America goes back into Iraq even though he said he was going to pull troops out in the first place is completely against his first promise when he first became president.”
John Bendtschneider Sophomore “Well I am not very well informed about ISIS, but I do think that war should be a last resort when diplomacy fails.”
Kane Peavy Freshman “I think going to war against ISIS would be the right thing to do since they are causing so many problems. I think they need to be stopped.”
Nathan Maltby Senior
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Basketball page 1 guard No. 4, KeAnna Kelly, picking up 13 points, four of which came from free throws. “We played well this game,” Jordan Whitaker, a junior transfer from Chicago, said. “Currently we are not where we want to be yet, but we are working really hard and this game showed that we are getting better on defense, and getting better looks on offense.” Rams In the Rams’ face-off with the Mustangs, the ball was rolling from the tip off. The Rams have won both of the games this season against the Mustangs. In the first meet up, the Rams took it to Midwestern State’s home court, beating the Mustangs 72-55, with Demario Mayfield taking control of the game and grabbing his seventh double-double.
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In the second match up the Rams had a home court advantage, winning another double digit game and scoring six more points than their last match against the Mustangs, winning 78-59. Although he didn’t get a double-double this game, Mayfield scored 23 points with seven assists and eight rebounds. Not too far behind was Chris Jones, with 13 points, and senior No. 11, Raijon Kelly, with 12 points. “We aren’t done yet,” Kelly said. “We came to play and we played well. My mother was in the stands, so I had to show out a little extra but in all seriousness, we are here with one purpose, and that’s to win, and when we play as a team and know our roles, that is what we do.”
Photos by Summer Almaguer
Left: Thomas Brandsma, junior, warms up with a lay up before the game. Brandsma is sporting a “It’s On Us” t-shirt, spreading an antiviolence message. Far Left: Demario Mayfield, senior, makes his way down the court and focuses on what he will do next to score. Mayfield averages 8.2 rebounds a game. Bottom: Freshman, Shauna Coleman, dribbles down the court trying to keep the ball away from her opponents.
Ram baseball sweeps Regis University in 3 game series
Photos by Marsalis Mahome
Ram’s catcher, Cameron Massengil, slings the ball back to pitcher Steve Naemark after striking out a Regis University batter.
Left: After leading 2-1 in Saturday’s match, Trae Davis took the mound and sealed the deal for the nationally ranked rams. Bottom: Feb. 21 and 22, the Rams swept Regis University in a 3 game series. In Saturday’s match after J.C. Snyder’s home run, he was greeted at the home plate by teammate Brett David. His homer was enough to lock up the victory in the 2-1 victory.