Volume 81 Issue 8 October 17, 2014
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Kappa Delta Rho stomps out the competition Organizations compete in the 14th annual step contest Lela Howard Staff Writer
Five registered organizations including sororities and fraternities competed in ASU’s 14th annual step contest during the pep rally on Oct. 10. Each group had a leader and a theme. All step routines were made up of clapping hands, stomping feet, chanting to the crowd and dancing to songs. Jeffrey Williams, senior, has been to all of the homecoming step contests since he’s been at ASU. “I enjoy the energy during fun routines and the comedy during poor routines,” Williams said. “My favorite part from this year’s step competition was the backflip from KDR’s routine.” The opening act was African Student Association. The group consisted of three girls and one boy, and they performed a zombie circus themed routine. Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity performed second wearing Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirts. The Association of Mexican-American Students was the biggest group to perform. Six boys and four girls were dressed as several of Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” characters. ASU’s new fraternity, Kappa Delta Rho performed next. Eight boys made up the second group of Thing 1 and Thing 2’s with a cat in the hat leader. The step contests are entertaining and interesting to see the talent brought to them, Caylor Clark, junior, said.
School spirit is on fire
Photo by Summer Almaguer Students hold their hands up in front of the homecoming bonfire, showing their school spirit.
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Oh, the places they’ll go... Involved students crowned as king and queen
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are starting to change colors and fall to the ground to be crunched underfoot, pumpkins are coming out of storage to grace front porches and windows of people’s homes and the weather is slowly, but surely, starting to cool off. As everyone puts away their shorts and starts donning pants and sweaters in response to the chillier weather, they know that fall has finally arrived, and with it one of the most time-honored traditions across the nation: homecoming. Homecoming is celebrated across the United States during the fall months. Each year, students in universities and high schools are nominated for the prestigious and revered position of Homecoming King and Queen. ASU is no stranger to the traPhoto by Summer Almaguer dition, and this October saw the festivities in full Devon Wilde and Dylan Meador proudly take gear, culminating at the football game when two students were crowned as homecoming royalty. their titles as Homecoming King and Queen.
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SGA gets discusses a new transit system and approves two organizations Cameron Niblock Staff Writer
Jessica Tharp Staff Writer
WHAT’S INSIDE:
Major project underway
See FEATURES, page 4
Check out pictures from the Homecoming Parade Read more about the changes SGA is making to ASU Find out more about Chi Alpha Chrisitan Fellowship Read about Cheyenne’s Rally and Kappa Sigma
A new transit system was the main topic of conversation at the Student Government Association meeting, Oct. 13. This transit system would provide students with a transportation alternative for those who don’t have a vehicle. This transit system would give students the opportunity to get around San Angelo easier and safer, Korean Student Association President, Jungmoote Yown, said. Yown has been in the United States for eight
months and said that it can be difficult to walk everywhere. For example, walking to the grocery store here in San Angelo can be dangerous given the traffic and lack of sidewalks. The transits system would run, tentatively, from 5:30 p.m. on Friday to 1:30 a.m. on Saturday and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday to 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Major Hofheins, Concho Valley Transit representative, said. The bus route can be run twice in an hour, Hofheins said. The transit
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NEWS
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Homecoming Parade 2014 Left: Vicotoria Limon and Preston Wimberly, Homecoming 2013 King and Queen, wave at the crowd.
Right: The Block and Bridle Club parades down Chadbourne Street on their “One Sheep, Two Sheep, Gold Sheep, Blue Sheep” float.
Above: Members of ROTC lead the parade Saturday morning while holding flags.
Sigma Kappa members dressed in their “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” attire. ice
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Friday 10/17
Soccer at Texas Woman’s University from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in Denton, Texas Volleyball vs. Cameron from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in San Angelo ‘Watson’ at ASU Auditorium at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 10/18
Cross Country vs. Midwestern State University Invite at 9:30 a.m. in Witchita Falls, Texas Volleyball vs. Midwestern State University at 2:00 p.m. in San Angelo
Ram Band Marching Band members march in their parade block performing the ASU Fight Song.
Football vs. Texas A&M University- Kingsville at 7:00 p.m. in Kingsville, Texas
Sunday 10/19
Soccer vs. Texas A&M University- Commerce at 1:00 p.m. in Commerce, Texas
Monday 10/20
Trumpet Expert Master Class at 12:00 p.m. in the Eldon Black Recital Hall in the Carr Education- Fine arts Building
Tuesday 10/21
The Running Dead Zombie 5K at 7:00 p.m. on the Intramural Fields Physical Therapy Information Session from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Center for Human Performance, room 143 Spooktacular XII: “Halloween Hijinks” at 7:30 p.m. at the McNease Convention Center
Wednesday 10/22
Free Lunch with BSM from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Baptist Student Center Pop into the CSI: Free Popcorn from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Houston Harte University Center
Thursday 10/23 Dallas Symphony Cellist Recital at 7:30 in the Eldon Black Recital Hall, Carr Education- Fine Arts Building
ugh the AMAS members cheerfully make their way thro parade on their “The Lorax” themed float. Photos by Summer Almaguer
NEWS
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SGA from page 1
KDR from page 1 The last group to perform was the to express themselves through Sigma Kappa sorority. Nine girls wore powerful dance and step arrangements light green shirts with pajama pants while at the same time showing pride and their routine was different in the not only for their student organization way that they danced to Christmas but for the entire school, Jarett Lujan, songs. They entered the stage to homecoming committee member, said. Dr. Seuss’ “You’re a Mean One Mr. Tana Nixon, sophomore, said she Grinch” and danced to Justin Bieber’s likes how spirited ASU gets the week “Drummer Boy” rap chorus. of Homecoming and the “original KDR received first place, ASA won routines the teams come up with, like second place, and the Pikes took third part of the Haka that KDR did.” place. KDR won the honor of becoming the 2014 Homecoming Champions, G i l b e r t M o r e n o , manager of Greek Life Programs, said. ASU has done step contests each Photo by Summer Almaguer year because it gives Kappa Delta Rho, winners of the Homecoming Step Finals students an Competition, make their entrance onto the dance floor. opportunity
runs at the same time as the Goodfellow Air Force Base transit system which provides students the option of switching between both transits if they wanted to go back to campus after a couple of stops. This would enable students to avoid the 35 minutes wait for the ASU transit to finish its route. He also said the transit system will be projected to run 22 hours a week with two buses if the transportation system is as popular with students as projected. This resolution is the one of the biggest projects SGA has passed in last ten years, Jared Goecker, student body president, said. “It should be known that the funding will not come from an increase in student fees or a fee that students must pay to attend ASU,” Goecker said. Fresh Fire-Apostolic Campus Ministries (FFACM) is new student
organization that SGA approved. The Apostolic Church follows the teachings of the Apostles doctrine of the Bible, specifically Acts 2:38, which is the driving scripture in the church. This group wants students to come to the studies and have a fun time while growing closer to God, Breanna Wood, FFACM president said. “We want students to see a relationship with God,” Justin Henry Gonzales, FFACM vice president said. SGA also approved the Speech Therapy Association to be a student organization on campus. This program offers the opportunity for students who are interested in learning about different techniques attributed to speech therapy while, at the same time, getting hands on clinical experience, Stacey Good, Speech Therapy Association representative, said.
Students ThinkFast
TjonE hosts trivia night on campus during homecoming Cameron Niblock Staff Writer ThinkFast Trivia night had students hyped-up for more homecoming fun on Thursday, Oct. 9. The game show brought an enjoyable trivia experience accompanied by a strong sound track form popular modern day hits. “It’s a really nice event to see all of the student organizations competing against one another,” Jarret Lujan, member of the homecoming staff, said. The game show consisted of students answering trivia questions as quickly as possible. The talent portion of the game show involved students volunteering to be in the spotlight as they showed off their creative dancing styles or their ability to hold a high note while singing their favorite song. Students also participated in the think fast portion of the game show that placed students in hypothetical situations in which they were asked what advice they would give to a particular person in recent history. They had thirty seconds to think of a response. One student gave advice to President Obama before running in the 2008 election, the advice being that he should not have run for office. During the talent and think fast portions of the show the crowd decided who performed the best. Both activities provided an energetic atmosphere that left students screaming for more interactive fun.
Going into the final portion of the trivia, the top four teams picked one member to represent them in the traditional four way game show competition. Participants competed to reach one thousand points first by buzzing in the correct answer to ten questions. Tore Anderson, member of the Student Government Association, said that representing her team in the final portion had her feeling the intensity of the game show, but she couldn’t be happier when she brought her team to victory in the finals. “I think the main goal is obviously for students to have a good time,” Sam Mendoza, student programs and activities coordinator, said Ahmad Castellanos, host of ThinkFast, said that he loved seeing students on the edge of their seats, engaging in this interactive show. Castellanos works for TjonE, a booking and production company that offers the game show to campuses across the nation. Castellanos said that he wished that he could host ThinkFast on ASU’s campus every time.
University Center Program Council and TjonE worked together to make this event possible. UCPC provides activities on campus every week that encourage students to get outside their dorms and get involved around campus, Mendoza said.
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The route would run from ASU down S. Johnson to Knickerbocker, to Sunset Dr, to Sherwood way, to W. Beauregard to Chadbourne St. to W. Concho Ave. to Abe St. to W. Avenue North back to the university.
Kappa Sigma helps with Cheyenne’s Rally
Contributed Photo Members of Kappa Sigma hold up their shirts from Cheyenne’s Rally, the event the fraternity helped with by setting up and cleaning up afterwards. This is the eighth year the event has taken place in honor of Cheyenne Marie Fiveash. This year’s rally was hosted by Cheyenne’s parents, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts, “Friends of Cheyenne” and was sponsored by Family Power Sports. More than 170 motorcycles participated in the event and raised more than $23,000. The proceeds of the event are donated to Children’s Miracle Network.
FEATURES High schools shadow AFROTC for a day Page 4
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Students from surrounding towns explore life as a cadet Jessica Tharp Staff Writer
High school students came from all over the surrounding areas to participate in Shadow Day hosted by the Angelo State Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Wednesday, Oct. 8. The students spent the day doing activities and gaining a fuller understanding of what it means to be in ROTC at ASU. Shadow Day is essentially a recruiting technique for ROTC. This was the first year it was opened up to all high school students and not restricted to just junior ROTC members, Tana Nixon said. High schools from all over attended the event, including Abilene Cooper, Central, Lohn, Junction, Lorraine and Veribest. The students, a mix of JROTC members and other students who wished to get a better idea of what ROTC at ASU has to offer, participated
in a full day of events, from campus tours to informative sessions to games with students currently in ROTC at ASU. The fellowship and interaction, inherent to ROTC, was obvious as both current and prospective ROTC recruits joined ranks together to play flag football and other games. “I’ve been considering joining the program, and Shadow Day is a good way to gage whether I want to be involved or not,” said Devitt Smetana, a senior from Veribest High School, said. Shadow Day differs from other organizations both in the manner in which they get the word out to students and when they get it out. Other organizations tend to focus on incoming students during the summer, but ROTC Shadow Day is different said Nixon. “It’s for current high school students during the school year. It shows instead
of just telling. The students actually get to shadow a cadet and get a real idea of life as a cadet in college,” Nixon said. Indeed, Shadow Day has been an effective way to open students’ eyes to all that ROTC, and ASU, has to offer. “I thought since San Angelo was only thirty minutes away, I wasn’t interested. But I came, and it opened my eyes. Shadow Day really helped me to make my decision,” Samantha Harrell, a junior at Ballinger High School, said. Besides the benefit of being commissioned into the Air Force, ROTC offers discipline, structure, study skills and perhaps most importantly, time management. The first two years you are under no military obligation. These are all factors that tempt students all across Texas and even beyond its borders, Nixon said. “Some of the things that drew me
in were the fact that it works around your college classes, and the people are really open and friendly. I actually have a friend in Oklahoma that recommended ASU and the ROTC program to me,” Harrell said. The ROTC Shadow Day takes a different approach to getting the information out to prospective recruits, but there is little doubt that it is an effective one. It allows potential students to get firsthand experience of what life will be like if they do join in college and goes a long way to helping them make their decision early on. For high school students, whether they are in JROTC or just have an interest in being in ROTC in college, there are few better ways of deciding if becoming a cadet is truly right for them than attending Shadow Day at ASU.
A look into Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship
Fellowship and fun offered for students Erika Walker Staff Writer
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship is a Christian organization that is geared towards college students who believe that people were created by God to know God personally and share life with other believers. “I would describe Chi Alpha as a community of students who desire to know who God is, we share our lives through life groups mainly sharing what God has done in our lives, and we serve other students and communities all across ASU,” Jaclyn Ellison, Chi Alpha member, said. “We love Jesus and we want to love people like He loves them. It’s a great community to get involved in to provide lasting friendships as we dig deeper into the word and build each other up.” Meetings take place on Mondays at 7 p.m. just a few
minutes away from campus on Edmund Boulevard. Life Groups are small groups of men or women that meet throughout the week for fellowship. “I think it’s pretty important to have students who know who God really is and what He does in people’s lives, all over campus,” Ellison said. “We have to be His hands and feet. We have to serve and love other people just how Jesus would serve and love if He was still on Earth.” Chi Alpha members believe that people were not created to be alone; they were created by God for relationships, and life groups are a great opportunity to find lasting friendships as members grow in their walk with God. “Having the right friends, the right values and
making the right choices is what is going to make or break you not only as a college student, but for the rest of your life, and we believe that God should be a part of that process,” Heath Miller, lead pastor of Chi Alpha, said. “We believe the most important think you can do as a college student is to know God.” “I think college can be scary at times and difficult and fun and adventurous. Why wouldn’t you want a group of people who encourage you, have your back, love you and want the absolute best for you,” Ellison said. “I love that we have people from all walks of life. We love very well and we have big hearts for our ASU campus.”
King and Queen from page 1 “It was a huge honor and Many wonderful candidates very humbling to have won were nominated and each Homecoming King,” Dylan person in the final lineup Meador, Homecoming King, was there for a reason: their said. “I’ve been honored to student body saw them as a receive several awards this potential candidate worthy year from ROTC, but this one enough to represent their is special. It’s special to me school. The pride and honor because it was voted on by of winning such recognition our peers, which is extremely can hardly be paralleled, humbling.” and the knowledge that it is It’s no small accomplishrecognition from one’s fellow ment to be voted as the King brothers and sisters at ASU and Queen; Devon Wilde, makes it that much more Homecoming Queen, has meaningful. been very involved on camThis year’s homecoming pus including: being a former King and Queen were carefully Rambelle basketball player, a selected from a pool of worthy UREC intramural supervisor nominees. Meador and Wilde and a student assistant to the were chosen to represent their kinesiology department as school because of the things well as being a member of they have accomplished while FCA, KMO, RamFam, and they have been at ASU. There the handball club. She was is no telling what great things nominated by the Pi Kappa these two will go on to do Photo by Summer Almaguer Alpha fraternity. once they have graduated. Devon Wilde, senior, escorted by Roscoe, representing Kyle Washington, walks down the Meador has also One thing, however, is certain: been recognized for his they can always remember the field during the homecoming game half time events. accomplishments in ROTC proud moment their name and was nominated by the was announced to the student is s seeking route carriers in see program. Both students body. the following towns: graduated from Wall High • San Angelo School and have gone above and beyond to achieve the City Routes The Standard-Times/gosanangelo.com is looking for a honor of being voted King Southland Part-Time Distribution Coordinator and Queen. South Side Though Meador and Responsibilities: Wilde have worked hard in •M Miles/Rowena • Typical work hours 1 am – 6 am their college careers, neither • Aids in the distribution of newspapers to carriers • Delivers newspaper routes as needed of the two ever had any grand Early Morning Hours. Have your days free!! Ea • Verifies newspapers returned/unsold design to eventually win No Collection for the home delivery customers. ers. er s. their respective prestigious Requirements: If you would be interested in having a newspaper route, please contact: • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) crowns. • 6 months general work experience Michelle Hernandez 325-659-8295 “I didn’t expect it! I was • Clear driver’s license and good driving record • Basic computer skills a must surprised to be in the top michelle.hernandez@gosanangelo.com • Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds five, and just overjoyed when Jo Ann Molina 325-659-8294 • jmolina@gosanangelo.com they announced the winner! Alfonso Aguirre 325-659-8296 • al.aguirre@gosanangelo.com I was really excited for Dylan Send resume directly to mstanley@gosanangelo.com and me!” Wilde said.
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Yosneaks Corner
Henry Mahome Contributor Are you thinking pink? It’s that time of year again, are you ready? Grab your light jackets, pumpkin spice lattes, and pink ribbons people its October. October is known for ghouls and ghosts, temperatures dropping, football, baseball playoffs, and if you didn’t know by now, pink. October is recognized as breast cancer awareness month and the “Think Pink Organization” runs the show. For 31 days athletes from every sport show their support by changing their traditional team colors to incorporate some pink in it. The NFL and NBA raise upwards of $7 million combined in fundraising every October. This also gives companies the opportunity to show off their creative skills with pink make ups of their most popular models. Under armour, nike, and adidas have held it down the last couple of years pushing out more and more models in pink. Even timberland has recently released an all pink 6 inch boot that is actually pretty dope. More running based companies like Asics and brook also contribute with pink ribbon models they sell for their annual pink runs and BCA marathon events. The breast cancer awareness and “think pink”
organization has become more than a trend or a fad, it can be considered a movement now. Everyone is catching on and becoming more aware and showing support from the elderly to the toddlers, you will see pink shirts, socks, shoes and more. Pink apparel and accessories are flying off the shelves Pink is no longer considered “girly” or “feminine” but is a staple of strength and endurance. October hitting a halfway point, so you better grab your gear before they run out because a lot of these items are on sale for only a limited time. Some cool things to pick up are the think pink Nike and Under Armour socks that are readily available for the month of October. Asics released the gel-lyte model that actually comes with Pink ribbons for laces, those come in both black and pink, as well as white and pink. And you can’t go wrong with an all pink air max Keep in mind that although grabbing the pick gear is cool and looks good, it also has a meaning behind it. Don’t get so caught up in the “pink” hype that you forget it is for Breast Cancer Awareness. You may only be wearing pink for a month but unfortunately a lot of women have to live with or even have died from breast cancer. So do it for the right reason and, this fall Think Pink. Questions, comments, suggestions, and concerns contact me yosneaks@yahoo.com @yosneaks on twitter
What is your view on the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage in five more states? “It’s not a big deal. I’d be for it. It’s not going to affect me either way.”
Nicholas Ritter Freshman “I think it’s an awesome thing. It should continue to spread, honestly, because it’s a great thing. They’re the same people as us- as people who are straight.”
Skyla Camacho Senior “I’m against same-sex marriage, and I do not really think it should be legal. In the Bible, it says that men are made to marry women, and women are made to marry men.”
Sarah Adkins Freshman
“I believe it’s a good law to pass.”
Krystal Andrande Senior
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SPORTS
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Intense second half keeps fans on edge of their seats Fans support Rams after losing by one Erika Walker Staff Writer
After a hard fight and incredibly close game, the Rams fell short for their homecoming game with a score of 41-40 against the Texas A&MCommerce Lions Oct. 11 at LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field. “Everyone in the stadium was on their feet the entire second half. It was so close, and our boys did amazing,” Brittany Milkowski, senior, said. “The loss really hit the team hard. I’ve experienced the silence of losing by one for a homecoming game before, and it was nothing like this loss. They played an amazing game and I know Angelo State and all of its supporters were more than proud of our boys.” The Rams built a strong lead with a score of 30-17 at halftime, but the Lions came out after halftime and scored on their opening drive. With a score of 30-24, the Rams fought an ongoing battle from that point on. “It got very intense during the second half because the other team started to catch up at this point, and it is nerve racking when the opponent gain on your team like that,” Chastity Aguilar, sophomore, said. “The team did a great job though.” The Rams were outgained 529-491 and outscored in the second half 2410. “Losing is always tough, especially when it is a close game,” Allen Walker, graduate-student assistant coach, said. “However, a key note to make is the level of intensity at which we played throughout the game.” Walker said that the Rams need to not only practice and play hard, but be able to keep the same level of intensity and determination for the game next
week. “I was proud of our kids for playing four quarters of football, but unfortunately this week we came up short of earning the win,” Will Wagner, head coach, said in the official ASU game recap. “I think this is something that we can build on and I know that our leadership will step up and we’ll have a strong week of practice and be ready to play against Kingsville.” The Rams will face Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday, Photos by Summer Almaguer Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in The Honorary Alumni Homecoming Court takes the field during the halftime ceremoKingsville, Texas.
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Before landing a first down, Dakarai Pecikonis, wide reciever, gets launched into the air by a Texas A&M Commerce defender.
Angelettes dance during halftime to “Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That.”
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