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Belle Rugby takes part in new league Summer session opens new opportunities Austin Vandiver Contributor
which gives the Belle team an opportunity no other women in the LSWC has acquired. “I couldn’t think of a better ending to my rugby career than being a part of the first ever Texas Women’s All-Star team,” Shyann Rainey, senior,
said. The women are currently going through a series of tryouts to assess each individual’s skill set, in a game-like environment. “The process has honestly been very stressful,” Aspen
Rambelle Rugby players were selected to play for the Lone Star Women’s Rugby Conference All-Stars, set to compete summer of 2017. With much success achieved in the 2016 season, many Belle rugby players are being recognized as All-Stars of the LSWC and will be able to showcase their abilities in Southern California at a national tournament, the Champagne Classic. This will be the introductory year of the LSWC All-Stars, Contributed by Rambelle Rugby
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International students robbed Korean student teachers become victims in San Antonio trip Miranda Constancio Contributor Kaitlin Trujillo Photo Editor Korean student teachers fell victim to theft on Jan. 29 during a university sponsored trip. These South Korean student teachers are now taking donations through SAISD schools. The thieves broke the locks of three vans in the San Antonio La Cantera mall parking lot while the students were having lunch. Insurance will
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not cover personal items taken from the vans. Belongings of these students including luggage, clothing and laptops were stolen off of ASU vans. “[I lost] my backpack and clothes and some stuff that I bought in the shopping mall,” Junsu Kim said. Three passports were also taken, in which Dr. Won-Jae Lee, vice president for academic affairs, will have to travel to Dallas with the students to get temporary passports. “This is a terrible welcome to America,” Lee said. “It’s an emotional and financially devastating unexpected theft.” Donations are being taken by six SAISD schools; includ-
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Knights of ASU begin club campaign MACE plans to suit up, educate on Armored Combat Alana Edgin Editor-in-Chief Knights have joined the ASU student organizations list with the addition of the Medieval Armored Combat Experience (MACE) club. “Playing an armored knight in a video game or play is one thing, actually getting dressed up in armor and fighting is another,” Harry Briggs, MACE vice president, said. “Also, it’s the only
place where you can hit your friends in the face with an axe and still be friends after.” Briggs also said the club is open to any who want to learn the way of the sword, forge and more. “We intend to provide an unparalleled experience for students to embrace the rush of Medieval fighting in full plate armor, and teach armor making, historical techniques and modern martial arts,” Hans Madsen, freshman MACE president, said. Madsen and Briggs,
both former marines, came up with this new club together. Both men have experience with the Armored Combat League and the San Angelo Ironclad, which is where they got the idea. MACE also offers the opportunity to learn how to forge weapons and armor. The Ironclad loans its forge to the members. “We make our own armor, fully functional and historically accurate and fight with blunt steel weapons,” Madsen said. “Additionally, students will be granted the op-
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Anton Zemlock, Hans Madsen and Harry Briggs battle during the Medieval Armored Combat Experience Club’s practice. The club trains in Arnis, a form of martial arts that originated in the Philippines.
Fashion show to celebrate Black History Month Student models will present 100 years of style in Texan Hall Patrick Fleming Staff Writer A male modeling show will take place on Feb. 9, hosted by the Multicultural Center in honor of Black History Month. Because of this, the theme will involve the past 100 years of African-American men’s fashion from the early 1900’s - 2017 to help show the community how fashion has changed, remained the same, or possibly even gone out and then come back into style throughout the decades. “To my knowledge, ASU and the MSAP has never celebrated a culture in this manner,” Lauren Shankle, graduate assistant overseeing the Men’s Fashion Show, said.
“However, we do strive to celebrate and empower each culture in a unique way.” This will be based on what was most popular at these different points in history, and whether or not people would see them as desirable today. Despite what some may believe upon first hearing about it, this fashion show will have men of all ethnicities participating as models. The only requirement is that the model has to be or identify as male and they have to be either students, faculty, or staff at ASU. As of now, there will be 26 different men acting as models for this event. The Multicultural Center will be receiving help from the Theatre Department who will be putting the costumes together. Though those in charge have picked out some of the
outfits already, they are open to suggestion from what the models have to offer. “If there’s something specific that you want to wear or something that you have that you want to show, or something that you want to bring, then definitely bring that,” Jessica Johnson, office coordinator and one of the people in charge of the event, said. “If there’s a certain decade you’re really interested in, that you want to represent let us know and we’ll let you in on that one.” There will also be several photos of famous figures with some quotes from them. The service of the photos will also show what fashion choices these people had at specific times to help emphasize the point of the show. “The theatre department
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English teaching as second language program added
Graduate degree aims to a language that is important to both me and my culture,” build bridge with Oanh Thi Hoang Duong, international students Robyn Simkins Volunteer Beginning in the fall semester of 2017, ASU will begin offering a Master of Arts degree in English which concentrates on teaching English to those who speak other languages. This program is the work of the College of Graduate Studies in partnership with teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). This program consists of 36 hours or 12 courses and for the benefit of both domestic and foreign students seeking to further their English speaking capabilities, as well as gain more knowledge on how to teach it either in the U.S. or abroad, specifically in Asian countries. “I see this as an amazing opportunity for me to study
freshman and first official student accepted into the program, said. “I was a teacher in Vietnam before I came here and many of the teachers there are not well prepared in this difficult field. I know I can get a good quality education here at ASU and take it home with me.” Dr. Laurence Musgrove, Chair of English & Modern Languages, referred to college as a cultural and economic engine but one that will now have a connection to Asia bringing in and sending students from Asian countries due to the new master’s program. “With this program we are building a successful collaboration between English and foreign languages with Asian countries, particularly South Korea, but also China and Vietnam,” Musgrove said.
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Grabowski grabs crowd’s attention Comedian talks on mental problems, promotes speaking out. Patrick Fleming Staff Writer Comedian Adam Grabowski came to ASU on Jan. 25, to present his own set of standup material. Grabowski had a momentary spot on America’s Got Talent, where he showcased one of his acts that received praise from the judges and audiences. For his act at ASU, Grabowski talked about a range of topics including relationships, food and even board games from many people’s childhoods. “He was hilarious and I thought it was a good kind of humor to bring to ASU,” Nick Ellis, senior and member of
the UCPC, said. “There were a few times people either didn’t get it or it went over their heads, but for the most part I enjoyed it and everyone had a good time.” Throughout the show, the audience was encouraged to be involved, as Grabowski asked them many questions that he would work into his set, including a bit toward the end where he told the audience to ask him any questions they wanted to and he would answer them. “I think he did an amazing job,” Suleyma Martinez, freshman, said. “I like how he did a combination of making it our show and his as well, so to actually work with us as people.” However, at the end of the act, Grabowski talked to the audience on a more personal level about his own troubles with ongoing depression and anxiety as well as how it affects
many people without their friends or family even knowing about it. He talked of how he lost some good friends to this very problem and gave away grey bracelets with “Say it anyway” written along the outside for anyone to see and “You’re not alone,” written on the inside. He encouraged people to not be afraid to tell their family or friends about any emotional pain they may be suffering from. “It was being delivered with a purpose,” Miguel Dorez, junior, said. “I loved the story he was talking about, about women and relationships. He’s a good comedian. I liked him very much.” After the show was over, Grabowski stayed behind to take pictures and sign autographs for the audience. The show was set up by the UCPC.
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Adam Grabowski leans in toward the audience for emphasis on a particular joke. Grabowski also spoke about anxiety. For any students who enjoyed the show and would like to help set up others like it, UCPC encourages them to come to their meetings on Tuesdays at 4 - 5 p.m.,
Wednesdays at 4 - 5:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. in the basement of the University Center.
Students donate as desired to SGA scholarship fund Events to support begin later this month, includes food and roses for Valentine’s Day Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer A new scholarship will be available soon for students, by students. The scholarship is an endowment fund for students by students; which means that the students donate the money that is going to be given to the winner of the scholarship. Miah Wagnon and Victoria Galvan share the title of the Ram Family Student Scholar-
ship Committee chair. “It was an SGA initiative to get students involved by giving and directly impacting their peers,” Wagnon said. Wagnon said that anyone can give, but their main focus is on students. “This is what RamFam is all about,” Wagnon said. Alex Holguin, senior, said he thinks this scholarship is a great opportunity. “The fact that Rams donate to help their own is something I believe is really special,” Holguin said. The recipient will be decided on by a diverse board of students in SGA that are on the Ram Family Student
Scholarship Committee. “This was how we are keeping out the ‘by students for students’ motto,” Wagnon said. Students will receive an email when the scholarship opens up and students can apply on Ramport. “What we are looking for in recipients is hard work, leadership and dedication to Angelo State,” Wagnon said. Wagnon said that they aren’t just looking at GPA, but what applicants have done for their classmates and university. Galvan said that one scholarship will be given out this year and they hope to give out more in the future.
PROGRAM page 1 Getting into this program requires a bachelor’s degree in English education, language or literature. However, it is available to anyone with at least 24 hours of undergraduate credits in English or 12 hours in advanced courses. This degree also has a high expectancy for finding a job abroad upon graduation according to Dr. Won-Jae Lee, executive director (Asian relations) and vice president for Aca-
demic Affairs. Lee also works as a recruiter for finding potential students for this program. “We guarantee a job in an Asian country to any one of our students who complete this degree,” Lee said. “After graduating, ASU arranges job opportunities through help of our Asian counterpart, YEM. I have personally witnessed the high demand for English speakers overseas and they want ASU students.”
Students with the knowledge acquired through graduating with this degree will also be in a position to act as not only teachers in foreign places but also recruiters to anyone else interested in pursuing this expanding opportunity. For more information please visit ASU’s website or contact Dr. Musgrove at laurence. musgrove@angelo.edu.
envelopes, which will be distributed evenly amongst the 28 student teachers. “The hearts of everyone in the ASU and San Angelo Community are huge,” Meghan Pace, director of International Studies, said. “We are so thankful for the generosity we have received through phone calls, personal visits, e-mails and donations to the students. I
know the students will end up having a great experience in San Angelo and will go home to tell their family and friends about the generous people from our community who wanted to make a difference in their experience.” The students will travel back to South Korea Feb. 19, and donations will be taken through Feb. 15.
FASHION page 1 will be helping us with costume and because of that, it may be because of what decade you want to represent,” Johnson said. “But if you have a certain decade you are interested in, we would certainly like to see
that.” After the show the Multicultural Center will also have a dance of sorts with a live DJ who will play uplifting type of music that will include music from different times as well.
There will also be food and drinks for anyone to enjoy both during the modelling show and during the after party. There will be no charge for admission.
game at the Junell Center, another event will be held. “We will be allowing people to donate and post their signature at our tri-fold,” Galvan said. On Feb. 20 from noon-2 p.m. in the UC lobby, they will be serving snow cones and again on Feb. 21 from 12-2 p.m. in the lobby they will be serving cookies. The final event is on Feb. 22 from noon-2 p.m. in the Career Development lobby, where brownies will be served. “I think it will be successful and helpful because it will help a student with his or her tuition,” Galvan said.
Events Calendar Friday 2/3 True Blue Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. UC Baseball vs Regis University 3-6 p.m. Foster Field
Saturday 2/4 ASU Day at the Rodeo All Day Gold Out All Day Junell Center
ROB page 1 ing Fort Concho, Lamar, Holiman, Santa Rita, Alta Loma and Fannin. These elementaryschools have collaborated with for a five-week long university teaching program. “We are appreciating the fundraiser, all Korean students appreciate it,” Kim said. Fort Concho Elementary will be taking donations made to Korean Students on checks or
“The price range we are shooting for is one thousand, and the major donor will double the total scholarship price,” Galvan said. Galvan said students can donate from $1 to “whatever their heart desires” online at http://app.mobliecause. com/f/16nf/n/ . There are also going to be five events where students can donate in person. On Feb. 14 from noon-2 p.m. at the canopy between the UC and the library there will be cupcakes and roses available for students to purchase by donation. On Feb. 16, from 5 p.m. to the end of the men’s basketball
Women’s Basketball vs Midwestern State University 2-4 p.m. Junell Center Men’s Basketball vs Midwestern State University 4-6 p.m. Junell Center Baseball vs Regis University 2-5 p.m. Foster Field
Sunday 2/5 Baseball vs Regis University 1-4 p.m. Foster Field Final game of this series
Monday 2/6 Host Mentor Workshop 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. UC One F doesn’t mean you’ve screwed up your life. By Dr. Edith Osborne
General Senate Meeting 7- 8 p.m. UC CJ Davidson
Tuesday 2/7 Lemonade Syllabus: Rock with Beyonce 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Candice Marie Benbow created a syllabus with contributions from over 70 black women and released it as a resource of over 250 works centered around the lives of Black women. The first 50 students get a free copy.
Wednesday 2/8 UCPC: Concert Committee Meeting 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Center for Student Involvement Rodeo Sweethearts 6:30 p.m. CJ Davidson UC
Thursday 2/9 UCPC: Build-A-Bear 10 a.m. UC
NEWS New Year celebration commenced in Texan Hall
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Vietnamese hope to open their own student organization Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer Vietnamese students hosted a ceremony for the Lunar New Year on Jan. 28 in Texan Hall. This is the first year hosting a Lunar New Year party for students. During this event, Viet-
namese students sang Vietnam songs, held games and a spring roll contest. They prepared various performances, games and traditional foods. The MCs wore traditional costume “Ao dai” and the hall was decorated with Vietnam traditional ornaments. Before they dug into the food, there were special guest speakers Dr. Lee and Mr Cuong. In addition, Dr. Brian May, President of Angelo State Uni-
versity also came to the event and gave a speech. The celebration featured a variety of authentic Vietnamese foods such as the sticky rice cakes called “banh chung”, “banh tet”, “cu kieu”, “dua mon”, some spring rolls “goi cuon”, egg rolls “cha gio” and pork “cha lua.” At the end of the event, they gave an envelope containing “lucky money”, which is called “Li Xi”, to students. The money is given in hopes that it brings
luck and blessings to both the giver and receiver. Many students participated in this event and experienced Vietnam traditions. “We have two sponsors, Mr. Cuong and Ms. Ella,” Tien Bao, Vietnamese student and event worker, said. “They wanted to organize this event for us. It is also the first step to establish the Vietnamese Student Association. Through this event, many foreign students learned Viet-
nam culture and the Vietnamese student community. This gave those students, the chance to show their culture and provide future growth. “The primary purpose is to help not only Vietnamese students relieve homesickness, but for all of other Asian students like us, so that everyone can be home again in right at this ASU community,” Bao said.
Cuba, Castro conundrum discussion given Former assistant to Obama predicts outcome for country Kaitlin Trujillo Photo Editor A former special assistant to President Obama spoke on U.S. - Cuba relations and who could replace Castro as the president of Cuba on Jan. 31 in the CJ Davidson center. Mark Feierstein served as the senior director for Western Hemisphere Affairs on the National Security Council in Washington D.C. under the Obama administration. Feierstein discussed Cuba after Fidel Castro and gave predictions on what Americans can expect to see in regards to the two countries at the E. James Holland-Roy A. Harrell JR. Foreign Affairs Speakers Program, sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities. “There’s one part of the
world where the US has had considerable influence and that of course is the Caribbean,” Feierstein said. Fidel Castro played a major role in America’s relationship with Cuba. “He turned this tiny island of 11 million into a pretty significant global player,” Feierstein said Castro left office in 2008 and was succeeded by his brother Raul Castro. “Raul Castro has said he will step down as president in the spring of 2018, which means that for the first time in over 59 years, someone other than a Castro will rule Cuba,” Feierstein said. Feierstein gave his prediction of who will replace Raúl Castro as the Cuban President. The most likely candidate for Castro’s replacement is first vice president Miguel DíazCanel, Feierstein said Castro’s son Alejandro Castro is also a possibility, as well as the foreign minister Bruno
Rodríguez Parrilla, said Feierstein. Feierstein believes that relations with Cuba may improve with time. “There is an assumption that there are generational differences,” Feierstein said. “There is a younger generation now that’s more open to the world and open to reform. “My hope and my best guess is that change may come more quickly than people realize because of this generational change and this tremendous desire in part of the Cuban people for reform to move quickly,” Feierstein said. “He presented different scenarios and outcomes which was interesting,” Josh Lopez, junior, said. “Having a new president, we don’t really know what his stand will be on foreign policy, especially with Cuba.” The lecture was attended by around 100 people including students, faculty, staff and Armed Service members from
it because it was going to be such a prestigious thing,” Escamilla said. “It seemed like it was going to be a fun and difficult process to make it.” Rainey believes the process will enhance the team’s talents and serve as an excellent recruitment tool for years to come. The commissioner of the LSC and LSWC, Shayne Roberson, along with two coaches from UNT, commenced the creation of the women’s AllStar team. Although this is an inaugural season for the women, a
men’s all-star team was started back in 2015 and has continued to grow as the men have traveled to the Grand Cayman Islands and Canada in the past two years. “Due to the feedback and success of the men’s team, we have decided to make this a continual staple of the Lone Star Rugby Conference season and planning,” Roberson said. “The initial team was selected throughout the season by way of coaches, player identification and there were invitations to selected players throughout the season.”
Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo Mark Feierstein spoke about Cuba on Jan. 31. Goodfellow Air Force Base. One of the attendees was Slade Egan, a veteran of the Navy and junior on campus. “A lot of students need to broaden their horizons,” Egan said. “It’s one thing to open up your Facebook and read an article and it’s another thing to sit and listen to an expert.” “This is actually my first time in West Texas, so it’s been a very special visit,” Feierstein
said. “I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to engage the students and faculty here. I really appreciate the intellectual rigor of our exchanges and coming from Washington it’s been good to come to an environment where you don’t use alternative facts.”
BELLES page 1 Escamilla, junior, said. “The series of tryouts is similar to levels in a video game. If you didn’t make it past the first tryout, then you couldn’t come back.” A rugby roster consists of 23 to 25 players and, although no spots have been confirmed, 10 Belles have made it past the first couple rounds of tryouts. A tough journey isn’t holding the Belle players back. Each is ambitious for the honor to represent themselves and their school at this level of play. “I originally wanted to do
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The goal for the LSC and LSWC is to increase the level rugby played in Texas. Rober-
son also hopes to improve this pathway for the best players in college rugby.
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Student Minds: What’s in your trunk Rosana Aguliera Staff Writer
This week, students talked about what they have in the trunks of their vehicle and found that most of them had normal items, except a few. Thomas Croghan, junior said that he mostly keeps his trunk clean. “Sometimes I leave my backpack in there and a case of water for road trips,” Croghan said. Jaycie Wolfe, sophomore said she did not have much in there, except for one item. “There’s one shoe in the bank of my trunk… not sure where the other one is, but that is all,” Wolfe said. Brianna Sotello, junior said she has a lot of clothes, jackets and a backpack with extra volleyball gear in it.
Michael Rodriguez, freshman said that he does not keep many items in the trunk of his vehicle. “However, I do have some of my friends’ clothes in there, some of my track stuff and a couple jackets,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez included that he had one more item other than the ones he listed. “The one weird thing I have in the trunk of my car is a bag of twizzlers… that I bought and opened in my junior year of high school,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said he would throw it away, but he does not want to go through the trouble that it would contain. He included that he usually tries to keep it clean; just not including the bag of twizzlers. Emily Norman, sophomore,
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A student’s trunk can sometimes double as their closet. said she has a frisbee for disc golf, water bottles, a blanket and a spare tire in the trunk of her car. “I have a backpack with cliff bars and survival gear in my backpack for emergencies,” Norman said. Norman said she kept the frisbee in there because she
used to play disc golf with her brother a lot. “We never knew when the mood for disc golfing might strike,” Norman said. Norman said the blanket was in there because she is generally always cold. “It’s a safe bet that I’m going to need a blanket at some time
or another,” Norman said. Emily Marks, junior said she had a big ball of yarn in her trunk and a box with all of the Harry Potter books. “The yarn is because I want to crochet a blanket for my grandma,” Marks said. “The box of books is because it is super heavy with all the weight of the beautiful words of J.K. Rowling.”
MACE page 1 portunity to go one step beyond and make their own armor, learning forging techniques and historical reproduction as well as crafting something for themselves they can keep and use for years to come.” This gives members a chance not only to learn, but to save money. Loaner kits with armor, and an armory, will be available to members. “This would allow new members or interested people to kit up and experience the sport without having to buy an expensive set of armor immediately,” Madsen said. The loaner kit holds Munitions Grade armor, which can be altered for the wearer. Another focus for MACE is safety. Fighting in full armor with weapons can be dangerous. “The record of our sport’s safety is very good, despite the brutish seeming nature of the sport,” Madsen said. They conform to the ACL rules, which say what type
of weaponry is safe enough to spar with. Warhammers, made for tearing through plate armor, is on the banned list. “Our main sport is a full contact live steel martial sport based on 14th century tournament fighting,” Madsen said. “A fight goes full force till one fighter is taken to the ground or submits. It’s great fun.” Currently, there are 10 members, counting Madsen and Briggs. In order to gain more members, Madsen has a few plans. “Initially, we plan on giving information, showing videos and wearing full plate around campus to generate interest,” Madsen said. “Due to the nature of the sport, I am still in the process of seeing what all we are allowed to do on campus, safety being paramount. Ideally, we will be able to do full steel fighting demonstrations, show off armor making tools and methods.” Club meetings will often include sparring in full armor, learning martial arts and dis-
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Harry Briggs, co-founder of MACE, fights off Anton Zemlock while Hans Madsen, president of MACE, fights behind them. Briggs and Madsen are former members of the Marines. covering the resurrected sport of armored combat. “Any student or faculty member who has ever wanted to actually fight someone in full plate armor and wield a real sword should join MACE,” Briggs said. “Nowhere else can
you get this kind of authentic experience.” Madsen said that this is the most violent someone can get to another human being without hurting someone. MACE plans to enter tournaments within the ACL and
take part in regional events. The club requires no fee. Interested people can contact Madsen at hmadsen@angelo. edu for more information, or show up to the club meetings once the place and time is set, or Ironclad practices.
Honorable organization helps multiple San Angelo groups Students stay at top of the class, donate time Patrick Fleming Staff Writer The Honors Students Association, known for academic success, also donates time to charities. Every semester, each student involved in the Honors Program is required to help at least one charity and write an essay about the experience.
While this may seem like only one party is contributing and another is benefitting, this could not be further from the case. The students are also gaining from these experiences. This can be shown with one of 10 of these charitable organizations, the Adult Literacy Program (ALP). Their function is to help provide services and support for those who are illiterate as well as helping local schools with literacy. “Basic literacy is something
Tone Deft The American indie-rock duo Foxygen released their fifth studio album, “Hang,” on Jan. 20, creating a cacophonous medley of vintage quirky instrumentation and a modernized mixing and production style. On previous albums, including the duo’s debut “Take the Kids Off Broadway” and sophomore LP “We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic,” the band established their own versatile sound using a healthy mixture of tonal allusions to greats like Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground.
that Honors students and probably all students take for granted,” Dr. Shirley M. Eoff, director of the Honors Program, said. “They are shocked to hear the staggering statistics about illiteracy or functional illiteracy that prevents people from being able to get jobs or perform basic functions like applying for insurance.” Yet, those involved with the Honors Program are able to make a difference and help people in ways that others may not have.
The Honors students have helped this organization by spreading awareness of it, helping fund some of their events and providing manual labor. This past year, the ALP had a book sale, which 35 to 40 of the Honors Students provided over 125 man hours over two weekends. “All of the students are stand outs,” Marilyn Golightly, executive director of the ALP, said. “We are blessed to have the Honors program at ASU.”
“Hang” by Foxygen
After releasing the flop record “...And Star Power” in 2014, “Hang” could be seen as a return to the band’s fundamental form. “Hang” includes the coined unruly and quirky compositional style, which incorporates a plethora of varying genres and musical allusions. The album includes, stylistically and instrumentally, elements of piano rock, glam rock, psychedelic rock, synthesized beats and even includes subtle theatrics, which are driven equally by the vocals and the instrumentation, giving the album a nuanced
entertainment value. However, in any production that countlessly integrates distinct styles, something is bound to be lost in the mix. Although the band’s reinvented odes to artists like Lou Reed and Bob Dylan are presumed to be intentional, they are often overpowering. In songs like “Mrs. Adams,” we hear a reference to Reed’s vocal tonality but this seems to be lost at times behind a symphonic set of instrumentation including both powerful horns and strings. Adversely, in the song “Upon a Hill,” we hear an ag-
gregation of vocal allusions that are backed with a theatrical and triumphant orchestration. This track is mixed seamlessly and incorporates incredibly curated lyricism that acts as a vehicle for the Broadway performance of your dreams. While theatrics and drama are decidedly positives in my index of musical preferences, this musical theme is not without its shortcomings. On “Avalon,” we hear the track assume a show tune jazz performance, creating almost an artifice that satirizes its own ostentatious performance.
Each student involved in these programs is building his or her experiences in several different ways, including leadership, willpower and connections. Of the many students involved, some become tutors for people in need, learning how to teach with people oneon-one in ways that students usually do not get the chance to do.
Hanna Schindler Music Columnist With a sumptuous driven album like “Hang,” it may be easier to listen to and admire than fall in love with and thoroughly enjoy. Through the use of colossal symphonic arrangements and satirical and metaphorical lyricism, we hear Foxygen’s capacity for a lavish but still disciplined and musically theatrical performance. Decidedly, “Hang” is an artifact that underscores what true commitment to concept can accomplish and just how far artistic freedom can bring a band.
OPINION Big Brother should
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be watching Staff Editorial
It’s dark, the area is devoid of people, and a figure is stalking through the parking lots, testing car doors. The figure finds his/her target, an unlocked car full of possible money. He or she is safe from being discovered, because they didn’t have to break in. In the past year, there have been at least eight victims of this opportunistic thief (or thieves). ASU Police has urged students to keep their cars locked, but slip ups happen. And one slip up could result in the loss of anything in your car. This rash of theft could be hindered if ASU would put cameras in the parking lots around campus. If the university does not currently have the funds, it should raise the money for the safety of the students. The theft has become such a concern for ASU PD, it has offered an award of up to $500 for clues to the suspect. By installing cameras, there would be less of a need for awards. Students could feel
safe about their cars left in the lots, for the price of a few cameras. In 2011, the FBI statistics showed that two million thefts happened on universities across the U.S. Now, with more students enrolled in universities, it’s obvious that the numbers would rise. Theft is not the only problem that could be lessened, but cases of rape could be solved faster if cameras were also installed in residence halls. There was one case of rape last year, and ASU PD did catch the man. But imagine how much crime, such as that, goes unreported. With cameras, even the students who are afraid to say anything could be safer. A camera can catch a culprit’s face, or other prominent features. Since most of the burglaries happen near the residence halls, or in the adjacent parking lots, the security cameras should be set there first. This would be the best way to test out the system, and likely ease thefts on campus.
Alana Edgin Editor- in-Chief I feel like it is incredibly important for everyone to know about what is now my favorite restaurant, Miss Hattie’s. Miss Hattie’s is the fancy looking restaurant downtown at 26 East Concho Avenue. When my friend and I walked in last Friday night, we were intimidated. The tables were fully set and the upper class romantic atmosphere made us feel underdressed. Thankfully, we were wrong. Despite its upscale feel, the prices were on par with Chili’s, but the food was way better. The menu had short excerpts on the type of people who took part in Miss Hattie’s bordello
ages ago. They used the excerpts to give some history and explain lower prices on each page. Now, to the food. For a restaurant on Concho Avenue, I was expecting my wallet to cry from the expensiveness. But, 80 percent of the menu was under $20. My friend and I looked over the appetizers and decided on the sausage queso. This was an amazing idea. Normally, queso is just lackluster at the restaurants I usually go to, but this one was delicious. The chips were made in the restaurant, and dusted with light seasoning. Sausage queso may not seem like an unusual thing, but when it is made right and fresh, it is heaven. There is a bit of a wait for the food, and the menu warns customers that food will take time, but it will be worth it. During this waiting time, our server Jeffrey came over and we talked. He told us some of the history of Miss Hattie’s (the restaurant was previously a bank, connected to Miss Hattie’s bordello by a tunnel) and local ghost stories. If you decide to go, ask for Jeffrey. He put us at ease and was full of history, and very
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friendly. He’s one of the best servers I’ve ever had. I also got a salad with my order. Normally, I dislike salad. Rabbit food is not my forte. But this salad, I could tell all the ingredients were fresh, and the ranch was house made. I ate the entire thing. After a short wait, our entrées arrived. I had chicken fried steak, since it was cheap. It came with mashed potatoes (you can tell they used real potatoes from the slight grain in the texture) and vegetables. The vegetables had been sautéed, and still had a slight crunch. Now to dessert, because I can’t review a restaurant without dessert. They had banana crème brulee, which Jeffrey torched himself. It was smooth, and the topping had that crunch, which is a signature of a well done crème brulee. Overall, Miss Hattie’s is certainly a college student friendly restaurant, a beautiful romantic place for a date night, and the food quality and service to back up a five star review from me.
Coherent Insanity: Children’s Edition
Patrick Fleming Staff Writer
This column will be a little different than usual. I have been challenged to make an actual story that can be read by the whole family, so here it goes. Who knows, if it gets enough press, I might be able to make it a children’s book someday. It was the middle of the apocalypse where all of society had fallen apart. Cannibals
ran rampant and were generally a pain to be around. There was once a small bird with a six-pack by the name of Pablo. Pablo was the most beautiful bird in the remains of a park because of his awesome feathers with flames painted on them. There was a little girl/epic warrior named The Shreddinator who would visit every day and sing to Pablo while her parents were out doing cannibal things. Pablo loved The Shreddinator and The Shreddinator loved Pablo, so much, in fact, that one day, he gave her one of his feathers, which she kept in her hair. One day, the other birds got jealous because Pablo’s feathers were so awesome and they were jerks. Each night, as Pablo slept, they would steal one of his
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feathers. One day, Pablo woke up to see that all of his feathers were gone. The other birds laughed at him and mocked him. “Oh no!” He exclaimed, “Now The Shreddinator will no longer love me!” So that day, when The Shreddinator came to the park, Pablo hid from her in the remains of a dilapidated car. “Where are you Pablo?” She asked. Yet, there was no answer. “Pablo, please, I brought something for you,” she said again, but once again, Pablo was far too afraid to confront her. Then, The Shreddinator began to cry. “Pablo, please, I
miss you.” Pablo could not handle it anymore. He came out from his hiding spot so that The Shreddinator could see him. “I’m sorry, The Shreddinator,” he said. “My feathers are gone, so I thought you would stop loving me.” “What?! I would never stop loving you, Pablo. To me, you are still the most beautiful bird in the entire world, even without your feathers.” “Wow, really?” Pablo asked as a tear ran down his face. “Well, I love you, The Shreddinator.” “But,” The Shreddinator began as she took out a machine gun and her sharpened spears,
“We’re gonna get those feathers back.” Then an epic battle began as the other birds attacked both The Shreddinator and Pablo. This is the point where the story book takes like twenty pages to show you the action taking place. There were at least 10 explosions. Yet, in the end, Pablo and The Shreddinator had gotten all of his feathers back and had defeathered all of the other birds. From then on, The Shreddinator would always come back to the park and sing to Pablo, because she still loved him more than anything else in the entire wasteland.
Short on Everything Coffee love
Patrick Fleming Cartoonist
Student Spotlight FAVORITE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL Kendall Hubbard Sophomore “My favorite has to be the Doritos commercial because I think they’re always really funny.”
Teah Dollins
Senior “The puppy monkey baby commercial because funny and comedic commercials appeal to me the most because I find humor in a variety of things.”
Tyler Wilson Junior “I like the cat herding one.”
Melina Bustamante Sophomore “The Dorito one with the little boy telling the mom’s boyfriend ‘two things, don’t touch my mama, don’t touch my Doritos.’”
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SPORTS
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Rams fall to Kingsville, cut game short Teams are optimistic about season Patrick Fleming Staff Writer
On Jan. 28, the Ram Basketball team went up against the Texas A&M University Kingsville Javelinas. Much like the other Rams’ games usually are, this one was extremely close and did not lack for memorable moments. There were dunks, multiple ties and a desire to win. The game began with the tip off, then had to restart due to an error. After that, an immediate battle began as both teams fought for each point while neither willingly gave a single basket away to the other. Despite this, the Javelinas stayed ahead of the Rams for most of the first half of the game. However, through their determination, the Rams managed to catch up by the end of that half with a score of 26-26.
This tie continued for most of the second half, no matter how hard either team tried to break it. Though both teams did continue to score during this time, neither could make many points before the other team caught back up to them. This continued for most of the second half. Yet, eventually, Texas A&M did regain their advantage over the Rams. As always, the audience remained engaged as the game went along. They cheered and clapped with each score the Rams made. Thomas Tshikaya, senior and forward for the team, showed his hard work by making the most rebounds in the Rams’ team with eight in all and also making the most field goals with six successes out of 11 attempts made. His average is 11 points per game, and usually nine rebounds. The men performed below their averages.
Meanwhile, Quay King, senior guard, made the best free throw percentage, successfully getting four out of five in the game. Coming out of this game, the Rams have a record of 4-6 in the Lone Star Conference and 12-6 overall. Once the final quarter grew close to the end, the Rams were already down by 13. The men accepted defeat, donating to Kingsville’s four win streak. With this said, the team still does need to continue working if they do want to be successful in the other games they will play later this season. Their next game will be on Feb. 9 against the Texas A&M Commerce Lions, who won in their last game against the Cameron University Aggies. The Lions currently have a record of 7-4 conference and 15-5 overall, which means that they should at the very least be a challenge to go up against. Though they have had some problems, ASU’s Rams still
Photo by Marsalis Mahome
Thomas Tshikaya, senior forward, aims for a three-pointer. Tshikaya attempted three three-pointers and had 14 points against A&M Kingsville. have a good chance in winning this next game if they continue putting in the effort and hard work they have shown during this last game.
However, this loss does set them at the lower end of the LSC.
Photo by Marsalis Mahome
Photo by Marsalis Mahome
Prince Foster, senior guard, searches for a teammate to move the ball to. Foster had two assists in the Ram’s game against A&M Kingsville.
Napoleon Onyeje Jr., senior guard, moves the ball up the court. Onyeje had four steals against the Javelinas.
Stat leaders: Basketball
Ram Basketball
Belle Basketball
Next game: Saturday, Feb. 4 against the Midwestern State Mustangs at 4 p.m. Record as of Feb. 1: 4-6 conference, 12-6 overall Stat leaders as of Feb. 1:
Next game: Saturday, Feb. 4 against the Midwestern State Mustangs at 2 p.m. Record as of Feb. 1: 10-2 conference, 16-2 overall
Field goals: 104 – Quay King, senior guard Free throws: 70 – Lorenzo Dillard, junior guard Three pointers: 68 – King Lead scorer: 339 – King
Field goals: 122 – Taylor Dorsey, senior guard Free throws: 55 – Dorsey and Jasmine Prophet, senior post Three pointers: 21 – Madi Greenwood, junior point guard Lead scorer: 319 – Dorsey
Offensive rebounds: 44 – Thomas Tshikaya, senior forward Defensive rebounds: 116 – Tshikaya
Offensive rebounds: 42 – Prophet Defensive rebounds: 79 – Lexi Murphy, senior guard
Assists: 76 – Dillard Steals: 23 – Devonte’ Pratt, senior guard Blocks: 33 – Justin Hollins, senior forward
Stat leaders as of Feb. 1:
Assists: 78 – Dorsey Steals: 40 – Dorsey Blocks: 27 – Prophet
On the road updates:
Ram Track & Field Pittsburg State Invite on Jan. 28
Belle Track & Field Pittsburg State Invite on Jan. 28
Next meet: Feb. 3 at the New Mexico Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Next meet: Feb. 3 at the New Mexico Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Track: Senior Luis Perez - 3rd in 400 meters with a time of 47.02.
Track: No Belles placed in the top three in track events at this meet.
Field: Freshman Aaron Dixon - 3rd in pole vault with a height of 15 feet 3.5 inches.
Field: Taytum Morris - 3rd (tie) in pole vault with a height of 11 feet 7 inches.
Freshman Trivett Jones - 1st in pole vault with a height of 15 feet 3.5 inches.
Kelby Pope - 3rd (tie) in pole vault with a height of 10 feet 7 inches.