Volume 81 Issue 11 November 7, 2014
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November kicks off with about 3 inches of rainfall
Photos by Marsalis Mahome Freshmen Elizabeth Perez, Hunter Wiles, Nicolette Guerra and Austin Marlett walk to class in the rain Tuesday, Nov. 4. Umbrellas and rain boots could be seen all around campus the first week of November as the rain continuously fell all day Tuesday. The National Weather Service recorded 2.99 inches of rainfall in San Angelo on Nov. 4 and 5. Students adjust to the weather by dodging puddles and wringing out their umbrellas on the way to class.
Left: Haley Rhodes walks under her green and yellow umbrella, trying to stay dry on her way to class.
Right: Kaitlen McNeill (right) and her friend share an umbrella under the rain, walking towards the library. “I like the fall season because you are able to see the leaves change and you get to wear scarves,” McNeill said.
Student’s service dog allowed to roam campus by his owner’s side Cameron Niblock Staff Writer
See FEATURES, page 4
WHAT’S INSIDE: • • • •
Students gather at the pavilion for snacks and games Lela Howard Staff Writer
Man’s best friend comes to school Unlike most students, Angel Enriquez gets to have his best friend with him wherever he goes— even class. Enriquez is a military veteran who has been diagnosed with Post Dramatic Stress Disorder. He is a full-time student at ASU, and he gets to attend school with his dog, Logan. Logan is trained to react to Enriquez’s physical and mental state if he ever starts to have a panic attack, Enriquez said. “It’s a lot better having him here with me if I ever need to calm down,” Enriquez said. Enriquez never officially informed ASU that he would be bringing Logan with him around campus, and a few incidents have resulted in campus police insisting that Logan needs to be on a leash while on campus grounds, Enriquez said. Campus police understood the situation better after Enriquez explained that Logan has special privileges that require him not to be on a leash in case a panic attack occurs, Enriquez said. One concern from Enriquez, in response to the leash issue, is that if a panic attack does happen, Angel might unknowingly tug hard on the leash and
Greek life celebrates fall’s arrival
Photo by Summer Almaguer Enriquez pets his service dog, Logan, in front of the CHP.
ASU Greek Life’s Fall Fest sprung the fall season to life with a carnival-type experience complete with snacks like turkey legs, caramel apples and kettle corn. The event was held at ASU’s Pavilion on Oct. 30 and consisted of around ten Greek organizations that volunteered their time to make Fall Fest happen. For some students the Fall Fest was full of new experiences, like Adriana Ibarra, junior, who tried kettle corn for the first time. Ibarra said she has attended Fall Fest before, and the turkey legs were a new item they had this year. “Fall Fest is a great way to get people into the spirit of Halloween,” Ibarra said. “It was a good way to end the day.” Carnival games were scattered throughout the pavilion. “We had a whip cream throwing wall,” member of the Block and Bridle, Shelby Crockett, said. Fall Fest is an event for students to have fun on campus and get involved with other students, Crockett said. There was also a bowling game with a small pumpkin and toilet paper ghosts, a balloon dart board, a 2-liter bottle ring toss and a photo backdrop with hay bales and pumpkins. “For the past two years, Greek Life has partnered with Student Organizations to host the event,” Greek Life Community Service Coordinator, Jennifer Johnson, said. “The Halloween event allows for ASU’s student organizations to mix and mingle in a safe and fun campus environment,” Johnson said. All of the food, music and games were free for students. Costumes were also encouraged. “It is our goal that student groups hosting the event are able to generate some positive awareness for their organization which in turn helps with recruitment efforts,” Johnson said. “For those attending, we hope were able to meet some new people while learning about several ways to get involved.”
Read the first part of ASU’s non-traditional students series Find out where you can purchase meat from ASU’s agricultural students Keep up with ASU sports and read about the Rambelle volleyball team Find out who won the poster contest from Mr. Edwin Cuenco’s Digital Design class
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Friday, November 7, 2014
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Submit your photos to rampage@angelo.edu to see you and your friends’ pictures featured on Insta Ram Erica Smith, Shanna Stiz and Alexis Ivette from Sigma Kappa dress up in the spirit of Halloween.
Delta Zeta members Amber Naseman and Erin Sudolcan hold up signs as they volunteer with Vallet Parking.
Jorge Gonzales and Megan Edes smile behind Edwardo Rojas dressed as Bender from Futurama.
Friday 11/7
Soccer vs. Eastern New Mexico University from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Commerce, NM Volleyball vs. Tarleton State from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in San Angelo
Saturday 11/8
Cross Country vs. LSC Championship all day in Wichita Falls, TX Volleyball vs. Lubbock Christian from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in San Angelo Football vs. Midwestern State University at 7 p.m. in San Angelo
Monday 11/10
Pre-Registration for Spring 2015 begins for currently enrolled Sophomores Student Senate Meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Houston Harte University Center Naswothy Suite Room 203-204
Tuesday 11/11
Jazz Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the ASU Auditorium, Mayer Administration Building
AMAS member paints faces for el Dia de los Muertos.
MC Dance Classes at 7 p.m. in the Houston Harte University Center
Wednesday 11/12
Pre-Registration for Spring 2015 begins for currently enrolled Freshmen Free Lunch with BSM from 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Baptist Student Center Pop into the CSI: Free Popcorn from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Houston Harte University Center AFROTC Flag Retreat and Veterans Vigil Ceremony from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mayer Administration Building UCPC Movie Night- Guardians of the Galaxy showing at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Houston Harte University Center Room 110/111
Thursday 11/13
Multicultural Dance Classes at 7 p.m. in the Houston Harte University Center
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Friday, November 7, 2014
Veterans will be honored at annual vigil
AFROTC hosts ceremony to show ASU’s support and gratitude for veterans Jessica Tharp Staff Writer
The ASU Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Detachment 847 is going to host a Flag Retreat and Veterans Vigil from 4:30 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 12. The flag retreat will be held at the flagpole in front of the Mayer Administration building and the candlelit vigil will be in the Memorial Oak Grove to the east. The flag will be lowered and carefully folded before being presented to the Detachment commander. “It is a time to pay homage and respect to those who fought for us, as well as for those still fighting for us,” Christian Medina, cadet third class, said. “The flag is a symbol of unification, not only across Air Force ROTC Detachments, but throughout the entire world. Airmen have proudly flown the flag in every major conflict across the world since the dawn of the 20th century. With this ceremony, we honor
that tradition, and honor the Airmen who have given the ultimate sacrifice for that flag.” After the flag has been brought down and presented to the Detachment commander the guest speaker, Navy Captain J.C. Smith, will give a speech. Then, the vigil will begin. The ROTC program will be guarding the area, changing the guard every thirty minutes and reading poems and biographies about ASU veterans. The Memorial Oak Grove has a total of 30 oak trees planted in honor of those that lost their lives during World War II. The Grove was planted in 1949 by ASU students who wanted to show their respect and gratitude for their peers who left to fight for their freedom and the freedom of people who couldn’t fight for themselves— and never made it back home. “We should show our respect and honor veterans for dedicating their lives to their country because
Alpha Phi Omega sells candy grams
some of them don’t come back,” cadet in charge of Veteran’s Vigil, Matt Eddins, said. The ceremony occurs annually and is a way to show ASU’s support and gratitude to those who are willing to pay the ultimate price for our freedom. “I believe it’s important to honor our veterans because we learn from their experiences, good and bad, and we must show our gratitude,” cadet third class, Tana Nixon, said. “They knew the possibility of giving the ultimate sacrifice, and they still fought anyways.” The event is a good way to remember those that fought. It is humbling and sometimes saddening, to think of those that paid that ultimate price, but it is also moving, patriotic and capable of bringing people together in support of an ideal people hold dear: freedom.
Symphony spooks audience
Poster contest allows participation from the crowd Jessica Tharp Staff Writer
Photo by Summer Almaguer
Alpha Phi Omega members held a fundraiser on Halloween, selling candy grams. Alpha Phi Omega is a service co-ed fraternity.
Images of ghosts, ghouls and headless horsemen were surely running through everybody’s head as they listened to the ASU Symphony this Oct. 30. The ASU Symphony put on a show inspired by Halloween, suitably dubbed Fright Night. They played well-known pieces that elicited images of monsters. In addition to the playing of the orchestra, there was a poster contest that attendees could vote on, presented by the Digital Design students. The event, which was held at Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, produced a good turnout as people came to be wooed by the music and to vote on their favorite poster. The poster contest was the first place most people stopped before going into the concert hall. Many posters were on display, and participants got to vote for the one they liked best, with the winner to be announced during the Symphony’s performance. “We were generally making something related to the orchestra pieces,” said Armando Mendoza, poster contestant. “We had a lot
of freedom, and were just supposed to promote the ASU concert.” A majority of the contestants seemed to find that the headless horseman epitomized the evening, as many of the posters featured different takes on the character’s appearance. “I picked the headless horseman,” said Mendoza. “One of the pieces the Symphony is performing is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I felt like it was a strong subject to represent the performance.” Upon entering the concert hall, the first thing heard was the sound of many different instruments playing at random, a mish-mosh of sound that would rise and then fall, growing louder and quieter, an eerie, yet interesting, sound. The concert started with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major, one of the lighter pieces of the night that reminded one of Disney movies. The Symphony then went on to perform Danse Macabre, a piece by Camille Saint-Saëns that was certainly familiar to almost everybody in the audience. Sariah McCracken played the
cello solo, performing the part of Death in the tale. Next came Funeral March of a Marionette, a somber tale that reflects on the fleetingness of life. After this piece was finished, Lorina Soza was announced the winner of the poster contest by Assistant Professor of Art, Mr. Edwin Cuenco. The last two pieces were The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Richard Meyer, the piece that describes that ubiquitous wraith of the night we all know of, the headless horseman, and Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 to finish out the night. “I don’t really ever listen to classical music much, but I was surprised by how much of the music was familiar to me and how much I enjoyed the performance,” said Charly Holik. The night was enjoyable for all, and the music, exquisitely dark and beautiful at the same time, left audience members with chills.
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Dog from page 1 potentially injure Logan, Enriquez said. While going about their day-today schedule, Enriquez and Logan can expect to encounter many students and faculty that are curious to see them together. More people recognize Logan before they remember me, Enriquez said. At the beginning of the semester, Enriquez’s professors had to adjust to the fact that Logan would be with him during class. One of Enriquez’s professors, Dr. Madero, was surprised to see Logan sitting in class during the first day. Madero had finished calling roll when he noticed a dog by the side wall of the classroom, and Enriquez had joked that the dog had just walked into the room, Madero said. Enriquez started laughing and that’s when Madero realized Logan was wearing a vest showing that he was a service animal. “After this exchange, Enriquez introduced me to Logan and assured me he is well behaved,” Madero said. “Logan has become a member of the class and we’ve had no trouble with him at all.” Enriquez and Logan have been together for about six years. Enriquez got Logan when he was just a puppy. During their free time together, the pair can be found enjoying long runs and training at the Center of Human Performance building on campus, Enriquez said. Logan’s favorite pass time is sitting in places where he knows squirrels are going to be, Enriquez said.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Agriculture department sells meat
Students get hands on experience working in the meat market at the MIR center Henry Mahome Staff Writer Sydney Wegner Editor
The Management Instruction and Research center is part of ASU’s Agriculture Department and is also home to the Meat Market. The Meat Market has been part of the MIR center since about 2005 and offers meat such as beef, pork, lamb, goat, jerky, and different types of sausage, instructor in the Meat Lab, Robert Cope, said. Meat can be purchased from the LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center and the Meat Lab which is located on 2522 Grape Creek road which is a little under 20 minutes from campus. The Meat Market is open to the public on Fridays from noon to 5:30 p.m. The meat lab is where everything takes place, but it is still considered a classroom, Cope said. Agricultural students have classes there, and go to the labs where it is interactive with the livestock. “This a great experience,” Peter Ewald, ag student said. “Not only do I get hands on experience harvesting, I also get to do a lot of other behind the scene things that people don’t typically know about.” The students evaluate the market animals and carcasses in the meat lab, Cope said. In a process that takes two to
three weeks, one class will evaluate the live animals while another class will harvest the animal. The first class will then go back in, evaluate the carcass and begin to process the meat. There are professors and instructors that help out at the Meat Market, but they are there solely to maintain and manage the facility. The students are in charge of everything else, Cope said. “We are a United States Department of Agriculture federally inspected facility,” Cope said.“Whenever the students harvest the animals, the inspectors view them live. They check for everything like the internal organs for worms and parasites and the actual meat itself to make sure the meat is good for consumption.” The Meat Market also does custom harvest where people bring in their livestock and the lab will do the dirty work such as processing and harvesting. Photo by Marsalis Mahome There is a class for everything that goes in to harvesting and ASU Meat Market displays cow carcasses in selling livestock, how to cut, how their freezer before they start the processing to make sausages, how to clean of the meat. and marketing, Cope said. Students and staff get 10 percent off on all products sold at the market.
Non-traditional student comes back to school after military career
Student manages a family, job and education Erika Walker Staff Writer
Part 1
When students first come to college as freshmen, Production for 10 years, I decided to go ahead and do the paperwork and contacts my job requires, be they usually think it will be similar to the college lives get a degree in it.” a father and husband and perform my duties as the seen in movies and that their first semester classes Howard is unique in taking classes during the Assistant Pastor of the church I attend,” Howard said. will be full of other students who are fresh out of high school. However, that is not always necessarily the case. Non-traditional students, referred to as “adult learners” on ASU’s website, are an extremely diverse group of people. They are students who often do not feel like they fit in to the traditional college student profile, including undergraduate students who entered college a year or more after high school graduation, are working to support themselves or their families, have dependents in their care, are married or divorced, are serving in the armed forces or are veterans. On ASU’s website it states that nationally, nontraditional students comprise about one quarter of the undergraduate population. With their unique life experiences, non-traditional students add an exciting dimension to the classroom and college experience, and that is especially true at ASU. Mass Media major Russell Howard, 47, is a father of Contributed Photo three and grandparent of a 1-year-old granddaughter. He moved to San Angelo in 2005 as a member of the Howard’s family is pictured after his son’s graduation, from left: his wife Josie, daughter Christina Sauls, son Donnie, daughter Aleesha and Howard. U.S. Air Force where he eventually retired in 2010. “After about four years of getting lazy, I decided to go back to school and get my Bachelor’s Degree,” day with traditional students whereas most non- “Most nights, I get very little sleep. At times, I have to Howard said. “I found that ASU had a Mass traditional students prefer to take classes in the sacrifice my grades a little, just to be a good parent, a Media degree with a specialization in Electronic evenings. good husband and a good help to my pastor.” Media. Since I had been involved in Video Editing A big part of his reasoning for taking day classes Howard said it would be helpful for traditional has to do with the fact that he is very students to be understanding of non-traditional active when it comes to Veterans students. Educational and Transitional “Sometimes we can’t relate to what younger college Services at ASU which was created students do,” Howard said. “We don’t understand a to assist veterans, active duty service lot of things that you talk about. Be patient with us. members and their dependents in We will get there.” their pursuit of higher education. Read next week’s issue to be informed about “Since ASU has a pretty large different types of non-traditional students. population of veterans who are also 2100 W. Beauregard students, I decided to kill two birds 325-942-1647 with one stone,” Howard said. “Go to class and make contact with veterans at the same time.” Howard does admit that going to school while being fully invested in his everyday life can be quite difficult. Contributed Photo “It is very difficult most of the time Open 7 days a week Howard smiles while in an MRAP armored vehicle on a mission to go to school, do my homework,
in Iraq.
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OPINIONS
All the yip yap about Yik Yak
Sydney Wegner Editor Like most college kids I like to have the latest apps and be in the loop on new trends. I use Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat on a daily basis but when I heard about Yik Yak I was a little hesitant. Yik Yak is basically an anonymous social media app. It allows people to anonymously create and view posts within about a 2 mile radius. The app reminds me of Twitter except the huge difference being that it is anonymous and Twitter isn’t. I downloaded Yik Yak a few weeks ago and quickly became bored and grossed out by some of the posts. It seemed as if all of the posts were about being broken hearted or gross comments about women. I can see where it would be funny, but I am not really into crude humor. Pros The positive thing about Yik Yak is that it allows people to vent their feelings without giving away their identity. One thing I enjoy about Twitter is that I feel as if it is an outlet to let out some of my thoughts into the world. Another pro would be announcing a party on Yik Yak and then all the people in the surrounding area could come. Cons On the other hand, Yik Yak could be bad because someone else could announce a party and put the address of your house on there and before you know it there could be hundreds of partiers showing up at your doorstep.
Another thing that could go badly is that since it is anonymous, things could be hurtful and bullying could occur. Cyber bullying already happens so much on Facebook and other sites that aren’t anonymous so I’m sure Yik Yak has had its fair share. Also, I don’t like how you have to turn your location services on. I never like turning my location services on. I feel like that’s unsafe that the app uses it and I feel like someone could easily find you and kidnap, rape or hurt you if they wanted to. How it works is if someone likes your post, also referred to as a “yak” and they press an up arrow and if they dislike it they press a down arrow. Once a post gets so many dislikes or down arrows, the post disappears. I think this is a good thing because if something is really offensive it can be taken down eventually. I think a lot of the content has the potential to get pretty inappropriate, therefore the age on the app says 17 and older. You can also leave comments on other people’s posts, which could go south really quick in my opinion. As I am writing this I am on Yik Yak and am currently seeing posts such as: “Best Mexican food in town? Go:” and “When you see your ex roommate that you absolutely hated.” There are a lot of inappropriate posts that honestly no one should ever have to read. There are a lot of cliché posts about the weather and classes being cancelled and how they are going to watch Netflix all day, and girls complaining about their boyfriends. I have read reviews on the Aps Store and they are very mixed. There are a lot of complaints about bullying, and how mean the app can be, but there is also a lot of praise and how people are happy that it is anonymous. I guess it really all depends on where you are on whether or not Yik Yak is going to be entertaining. ASU has some entertaining posts that’s for sure.
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What do you think campuses could do to prevent school shootings? “If anything, I think that they should ensure that nobody has guns on campus. I didn’t even know that teachers were allowed to have guns with them, but I mean I guess it’s also necessary for protection.”
Jasmine Johnson Freshman “Create less pressure in the classroom. And not take away every restriction, but kind of loosen them up. Because it’s really stress, and stress builds up, and sometimes that bully just ignites the bomb. Then you have a gunman on campus.” Dane White Junior “Make it stricter for people, to where you have to go through the training to obtain a license to own a gun, and be more educated. Just have more education on how to use it. Don’t let just any one carry guns.” Eliza Martinez Sophomore
“Schools should hold several workshops or awarenesses about it and inform students what to do in that situation.”
Caitlin Jendrusch Sophomore
“I feel like the school shooters are people who are secluded from everybody else, so I think schools should try to bring everybody together.”
Luis Bayona Freshman
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Friday, November 7, 2014
Rambelles defeat ENMU for the second time this season
Team moves up in the Lone Star Conference Erika Walker Staff Writer
The Rambelles swept Eastern New Mexico University in the Lone Star Conference Nov. 1. The team improved 18-6 overall and 10-5 in Lone Star Conference play, while ENMU fell to 12-15 and 4-10. Shelby Wilt, senior, had a career high record of 34 digs in a three-set match, and Zoey Hanrahan, sophomore, contributed six block assists that helped contribute to the overall win over ENMU. The Rambelles were dealing with a loss from their Oct. 31 game in which they suffered a five-set loss against West Texas A&M, but they refused to let that stop them. “It was a question of who was going to have a better bounce back today,” Chuck Waddington, head coach, said. “We all agreed before the match that it would be a challenge for us because of the emotion of last night’s loss, so we had to be really focused on our jobs to get back on track.” The Rambelles did way more than just get back on track because they were making kills left and right. Brianna Sotello, freshman, had an extremely strong game with nine kills and eight digs, while Abbie Lynn, freshman, Mallory Blauser, sophomore, and Hanrahan each had seven kills for the team. Daeleigh Castile, freshman, contributed to ASU’s win with an amazing .417 attacking percentage and finished the match with six kills, four digs and two
service aces. Alexa Johnson, sophomore, led the offensive attack from the setter position with 36 assists. She also had seven digs and a kill to add on top of that. Hanrahan has led the team with an astounding 82 blocks this season. Victory over ENMU is nothing new to the Rambelles because they defeated the Zias in a threeset match on Sept. 26 in Portales, New Mexico. The Rambelles went into the weekend at number nine in the NCAA Division II South Central rankings and have since won six of their last seven matches. The Rambelles will finish off their regular season against Tarleton State and Lubbock Christian at home in the Junell Center. “If we have any plans of going to a regional this year we’re going to have to go 2-0 next weekend,” Waddington said. “Tarleton is a very good team, and we’re going to have to be ready to go.” The TexAnns are currently ranked No. 6 in the region and will bring a 20-6 record into the match after being defeated by West Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon. ASU and Tarleton State University will play the final LSC match of the season Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. They will play their last home game Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. with a non-conference contest next Saturday against Lubbock Christian University.
Photos by Summer Almaguer
Top Right: Mallory Blauser and Zoey Hanrahan block the WT player’s attack at the net Oct. 31. Left: Daeleigh Castile tosses the ball up to serve over the net to the opponents. Right: Brianna Sotello goes in to hit the ball over the net.
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