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Biology students excel Students win awards at mammology competition Miguel Luna Staff Writer Two biology students on Feb. 12 and 13 received awards at the annual Texas Society of Mammalogists meeting. At the meeting, undergraduate and graduate students were invited to present their mammology research in oral and poster presentations. Graduate student Krysta Demere received the William B. Davis award for best graduate student presentation in classical mammalogy at the organismal level. “I was really surprised, especially with it being my first oral presentation,” Demere said. Demere’s research, “A Molecular Diet Analysis of Pastrellus Hesperus,” revolved around the diet of North American bats. “I’ve been able to essentially quadruple the known diet of the bat. The last analysis was conducted in the 60’s,” Demere said. Demere’s molecular analysis of the bat is the first conducted since the last research was done morphologically. The results showed more about what the species had been eating than what mammologists had previously known. “The bats are eating mosquitos and one had eaten a black widow, which I thought was cool,” Demere said. Demere said being a teaching assistant helped her become comfortable presenting her research at the meeting. After Demere defends her thesis, she will do a statewide
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Student charged with drug possession Freshman in jail after marijuana found in his dorm Alana Edgin Managing Editor Police arrested an ASU freshman on Feb. 25 for possession of marijuana. Hayden Reeves, 19, turned himself in to the Sweetwater Police Department after University Police put out a warrant for his arrest on the charge of possession of marijuana. He was a resident of Plaza Verde, Building One and had over a pound of marijuana, another controlled substance and cash in a safe at his dorm. University Police responded to a call at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 24 from an unnamed Plaza Verde resident who claimed the smell of marijuana was coming from the hall. Police investigated and were given permission to go inside the room. The San Angelo Police Department was contacted for the use of a K-9 unit to check out the room, and the K-9 officer led them to a safe. “This gave us probable cause and we got a warrant for the safe,” said Chief James Adams of University Police and director of public safety. “We opened it and found 18.72 ounces of marijuana, cash and another controlled substance.” Adams claimed the marijuana alone was approximate-
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Krysta Demere, graduate student, shows the difference in size between two bats. assessment in California on the Townsend Big Ear Bat. Demere will conduct mine surveys throughout California and the numbers will determine if the species should be listed as an endangered species. “She works really hard and did a fantastic job on her presentation,” said Dr. Loren Ammerman, professor of biology. “I think she deserved it.” Only 20 entries are taken in the oral presentations. Texas Tech University, Midwestern State University and West Texas A&M University were among the schools that attended and presented their research. “It brings a notoriety to Angelo State University and the
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Krysta Demere shows off the bats she studies.
Enrollment breaks records Alana Edgin Managing Editor Enrollment has increased dramatically this semester with a record breaking student enrollment count of 8,052. While this is a drop of nearly 500 from the Fall 2015 semester, this is still a huge increase from last spring. All levels of undergraduates, dual credit students and graduates have seen tremendous growth. “The recent success of athletics has given us more name recognition, which is making it easier for us to communicate with prospective students because they know who we
are now,” said Jeff Sefcik, Executive Director of Enrollment Management. “We have also been able to communicate with more prospective students regarding our Carr scholarship.” Undergraduate enrollment went up by 56 from last spring’s 4,748 and Sefcik believes that ASU’s communication with students plays a large part in this. “We have created more personal relationships with prospective students through both personalized communications and through better relationship building by our recruiters with high schools and their students,” Sefcik said. Dual credit enrollment has grown as well. In spring of 2015, there were only 107 students and now there are 1,934.
Currently 26 schools in 22 school districts have paired up with ASU’s program. The graduate program saw an increase of 206 from last spring and Dr. Susan Keith, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies believes many improvements have helped this change. She said the dynamic webpage helped begin a dialogue with students faster and the mix of online and traditional courses brought more interest for the program. “The support continues all the way through graduation and I know our graduate students truly appreciate the student friendly approach,” Keith said. “All of these factors create a synergistic effect which, in
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Continued from DRUG page 1 ly worth $1,500 to $2,000. “The amount was unusual,” Adams said. “Most of the time our arrests are for under two ounces.” Area Coordinator Paul Hamilton and Director of Housing and Residential Programs Tracy Baker assure students that no action will be taken by the Housing Department. “Plaza Verde is part of something bigger than that one incident,” Baker said. “If students have concerns, they are welcome to come to us and we will address it.”
Pictured are two of the multiple jars that campus police officials confiscated from the safe located in Reeves’ dorm room. Within the air-tight jars was a little over a pound of marijuana.
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Continued from SPRING page 1 my opinion, continues to bolster our graduate enrollment.” Keith also said that the university will begin a video and testimonial campaign where all programs can donate a video clip of their program highlights, which will go on the College of Graduate Studies’ website. In the future, Sefcik and Keith both predict further growth. “We are projecting increases to continue in the future, because many of the strategies put in place will impact
enrollment over the next two-three years,” Sefcik said. With all of the students here and the possibility of more, Keith believes other things must happen to prepare for this. “Our graduate enrollment certainly has the potential to continually grow,” Keith said. “However, there will be a point where we need to develop plans for the future to meet the ever growing needs of our graduate population.”
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Staff earns awards for hard work ASU staff members recieve presidential recognition Miguel Luna Staff Writer Four ASU staff members: Melody, Kelley, Deborah Motl, Joey Hereford and Dan Robertson were recognized on Feb. 15 for their work. Each were awarded the 2015 President’s Awards for Staff Excellence and received $1,000 honorariums. With them was Shannon Sturm, who was awarded the Chancellor’s Colonel Rowan Award for Execution with an honorarium of $1,500. “It’s a great honor to be recognized by my peers,” said Robertson, Director of University Recreation. “All the nominees and many more who weren’t nominated are equally deserving of this recognition, which makes me proud to be a member of the staff at ASU.” Joey Hereford, ASU alumni from the class of 2002, was also awarded during the evening. Hereford is a senior system analyst and developer for Information Technology. “I love ASU for its atmo-
sphere and culture,” Hereford said. “I’ve been here a long time and haven’t had much experience with many corporate places. It’s nice to be recognized by others, especially since I work in the background more often than not.” Recognized for her efforts in being the university’s Archivist and Assistant head of Special Collections, Shannon Strum rose above standards on coordination of various aspects of the West Texas Collection’s “Vietnam: Through the Lens.” “It was a humbling experience to be chosen by the members of the Staff Senate as the recipient of the Chancellor’s Colonel Rowan Award,” Strum said. “Being an ASU graduate, I take great pride in being part of San Angelo’s Photo by Danny Meyer, Department of Communication and Marketing community. I enjoy my job, ASU President Brian J. May awards Melody Kelley, mathmatics office coordinator, a presidential preserving the history of the award for staff excellence for her hard work and committment to the university. school and this region of Texas and especially sharing with Admissions office. Motl says students every day and being appreciation when helping others.” Freshman Jessica Bar- being awarded was surprising able to introduce them to our students. beautiful campus is wonder“I just happen to work for ron says she loves how the but humbling. “There is a unique closeful.” a great department that feels hard-working staff members ness within our Admissions Office coordinator in the the same way that I do in havat ASU are recognized for what they do every day for the Department and I have seen department of mathematics, ing students succeed,” Kelley the excitement of being part Melody Kelley, says her fa- said. “I feel honored for this school and students. “It’s exciting to be a Ram,” of this family spread,” Motl vorite thing about working at award.” said Motl, Secretary in the said. “Being surrounded by ASU is seeing gratitude and
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Student club officiated, giving ASU film buffs a creative outlet Alora Ferrara Staff Writer Photo by Summer Almaguer Krysta Demere’s bats are held inside a drawer in the zoology lab. She has several samples of bat bones she studies as well. fact that our program is producing students that are a high enough caliber to compete with universities from all over is great,” professor of biology, Dr. Robert Dowler, said. Dowler also serves as the curator of mammals at ASU’s Natural History Collection and helped come up with the idea of the Mammal Challenge approximately 5 years ago. Senior Megan Dory was another winner in the student division of the competition. “On Friday night there was a table with 16 items related to mammals,” Dory said. “Then on Saturday during lunch the challenge was closed and they began grading.” On Saturday, the TSM an-
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nounced the winner of the Mammal Challenge, the oral presentations and poster presentations. “I figured one of the grad students would’ve won. I was thoroughly impressed with myself,” Dory said. The winners in the non-student division prepared 10 questions for next year’s challenge and the winner from the student division prepared five questions and together, both come up with the bonus question. “It’s a fun challenge,” Dory said. “You have to see if you can stump the mammalogists.” Questions can range from bones to body parts of a mammal.
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At the meetings, tons of networking occurs for the students to get involved in the scientific community. Students and faculty can also engage in conversations that mammalogists would be interested in. All of the members support each other in one’s research and learn from each other. Dory plans to attend graduate school after she graduates. “I hope to either do field research or work at a zoo or animal sanctuary,” Dory said. “I feel like people don’t care about things they don’t understand,” Dory said. “So I hope I can help educate people. Then maybe they’ll stop wiping animals off this planet.”
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The Student Film Club will teach students how to get hands-on experience with filming and directing beginning March 1. “Being part of the club will involve gaining valuable experience in the production process to make films,” said Ethan Lankford, President and Founder of the Student Film Club. “This will involve pre-production experience with writing scripts, storyboarding, making a shot list, location scouting, casting auditions for actors, assembling a crew, date scheduling and more.” The club includes the production side of things which involves camerawork, audio, lighting, working with actors, problem solving on set and learning set etiquette. Students interested in post-production will be involved with editing, color correction, possible distribution of films and promoting the film before its release, Lankford said. “The film club will bring all students looking to further themselves in the film industry [together],” Lankford said. “We go out and make productions from start to finish; giving those involved valuable re-
al-world experience you can’t always find in a classroom setting.” The Student Film Club required a minimum of 10 people to officiate the club. Lankford said they had no issues finding the signatures of people interested and expect a much greater interest after they send out emails to all communication and mass media students. “I think having an opportunity to explore your creativity through film could be a great way to express yourself,” communication major Emily Beck said. Not only can the film club help students discover new interests but it can also strengthen and broaden the knowledge of an aspiring producer, director or anybody wanting to learn production, camera work and acting. “The Student Film Club will be a great addition to ASU,” freshman Maria Torres said. “Students that are interested in film or think they may be interested in film can be exposed to opportunities and experiences.” Teaching students how to be efficient with film could be a useful tool for mass media students or any student who is looking to expand their understanding of technology and equipment. The club will meet in the UC, room 211, every Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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FEATURES
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Ram DJs talk radio ROTC awarded Cadets take home scholarships, talk about what is next for them
Students spin music and talk news live and exclusively online Miguel Luna Staff Writer
Luis Montoya Staff Writer
am Radio began on Feb. 19, 2001 in the Hardeman Building. Now the radio station is located on the third floor of the library with RamTV. In the past multiple DJ’s were part of Ram Radio, but the number has dwindled to two. “DJing is one of the best ways to get into the field of radio,” senior Vincent Salazar said. Salazar has been a DJ at Ram Radio for three semesters. Salazar’s orginal intent was to apply for a position at RamTV but saw there was an opening in Ram Radio. Senior Cameron Harris, the other Ram Radio DJ, also originally didn’t intend to apply for the posistion. “I asked Professor Mangrum, the director of both RamTV and Ram Radio, if I could work with Ram Radio on the computer in relation to its programming. She then told me there was an opening for a DJ,” Harris said. Harris now DJ’s, works on radio programming and organizes files. The radio station runs 24 hours and Harris is in charge of making sure there is no dead air time. Ram Radio seems to be somewhat unknown to the
Three freshman cadets in Angelo State’s Air Force ROTC Detachment were awarded three-year AFROTC type 2 scholarships worth approximately $25,000 through the AFROTC In-College Scholarship Program. Bailey Champlin from Killen, Cody McCallum from San Angelo and Mason Tindle from Abilene won the awards. “It feels more than amazing to have been awarded this scholarship,” Champlin said. “I know for me this was a dream come true. The relief that this will bring to my family is unexplainable.” Champlin is a civil engineering major and says winning this scholarship as a non-technical major, she was very fortunate. The scholarship is for seven semesters and worth approximately $25,000 for each academic year. The scholarship also includes a book allowance. Champlain says there was no application or interview. Students must be nominated by their detachment commander. AFROTC commanders nominated 221 cadets classified as non-technical for the In-College Scholarship Program. Only 62 cadets were selected for the scholarship and all three ASU students who
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Photo by Hanna Schindler Ram Radio DJ Kameron Harris talks hip-hop on his radio show. Listen to Kameron every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. student body. “When I tell people about Ram Radio they’re like, ‘what I didn’t even know ASU had one,” Harris said. “So my goal became to get it out there and let the student body know ASU has a radio station. Great music is playing and you can listen to it on your phone.” Harris plans to graduate in fall semester of 2016 and then intern at a radio or TV station. DJ’s have the ability to perform their shows live or pre-record the shows then release them online. “Both definitely have advantages, but I prefer pre-recorded shows. It’s also important to know how to use both when you get out into the field,” Salazar said. Pre-recorded shows allow the DJ to have multiple chances to repeat themselves and
add different sound effects. “I am more comfortable with pre-recorded shows because they are simpler and I can do other projects while the pre-recorded show is live,” Salazar said. Salazar is also set to graduate in the 2016 fall semester and will pursue his masters in communication. Later, he will intern at a local radio station. “Everyone here comes from different ends of the spectrum and bring different skills to the table. I’ve learned new editing, shooting, broadcasting skills,” Salazar said.
Listen to Ram Radio at: https://www.angelo.edu/dept/ communication-mass-media/ ram_radio/media/ASURadio. m3u
JAMP to host spring break health fair
Health Fair for students, by students coming soon Alana Edgin Managing Editor
Only one week until Spring Break and the students of the Joint Admission Medical Program will help their peers with a Health Fair on Tuesday, March 8 in the University Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “I think that students should go to the Health Fair because there are many presenters who come to speak to our wonderful students,” senior and JAMP member Sonia Alegria said. “All presenters have valuable information about safety and precautions students should take during Spring Break. In addition, presenters also have great giveaways and prize drawings!” Alegria serves as co-chair with Sara Shirai and helps the presenters and advisers prepare during the Health Fair. The other members of JAMP are Uriel Minjares, Kevin Ponce-Palos, Alicia Womack, Tiffany Dang, Billy Johnston and Ivan Romera and all of them will be participating in the Health Fair. “It is the only university health fair run “by students for students,” Melinda Springer, a faculty member of JAMP, said. “The JAMP students work hard to recommend subjects areas that will interest ASU students. As far as I know, Angelo State’s JAMP is the only group in the university which receive the grant that incorporates a Health
Fair in its annual schedule.” Since 2009, JAMP, has held an annual student Health Fair. This event is entirely put together by the current eight students of JAMP. From putting up booths, to calling people and companies, JAMP students are in charge. “This Health Fair is always held the week before Spring Break to encourage students to stay safe, make good choices and reflect on future health issues dictated by eating habits,” Springer said. There will be numerous presenters, including ASU’s Nursing Department, Texas Tech’s Graduate School, Tech’s Health Science Center and the San Angelo Community Health Club. These presenters will go over topics like skin cancer, pregnancy, drinking and driving and depression. “My favorite thing about the Health Fair last year was the interactive booths like the Nursing Department’s blood-pressure reader, and the Police Department’s drinking and driving simulator,” Alegria said. “I also really enjoyed all of the giveaways!” Students interested in the JAMP program can join by contacting Dr. Russell Wilke, who is involved in the Health Fair. JAMP helps students prepare for medical school and students can join their sophomore year. “The best part about joining is that students will have an opportunity to have early acceptance into medical school,” Alegria said.
were nominated won. Champlin said she is very grateful and if she could thank two people, it would be her church minister Bob Maindelle and Lieutenant Colonel Partin for nominating her for the scholarship. “Bob Maindelle has been an outstanding role model and without his help and constant encouragement I would not have gone to college, I would not have chosen ASU,” Champlin said “Lieutenant Colonel Partin is always pushing us to do to our best and without his nomination I would not have had the opportunity to receive this scholarship.” Champlin says her goal is to become a Civil Engineering Squadron Commander. “It feels great to have been awarded this scholarship,” said McCallum, who was also recognized by the U.S. Air Force with the 2015 Right of Line Award as the top medium-sized detachment in the nation. “It shows that my hard work is paying off and that I am doing well in school and AFROTC.” McCallum is an Intelligence, Security Studies and Analysis major and says he wants to continue and finish as an AFROTC cadet. After graduation, McCallum wants to commission as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. “I could not narrow down people to thank,” McCallum said “I am most appreciative of all of the ROTC cadets who have led me and given me the opportunity to excel in AFROTC.”
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OPINIONS Steven’s Spins Trump’s success, frightening 3.11.2016
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“this is a record that becomes more and more enjoyable after each listen.”
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ot to be taken too seriously, Wolfmother’s short, sweet and to-the-point approach works for the band’s fun and new LP, “Victorious” that was released on Feb. 18. While Wolfmother is known for its mystical lyrics, hard-hitting guitar riffs and sometimes progressive overtones, “Victorious” takes the band in an entirely new direction. While still hard rock, the new record contains very light-hearted themes evidenced in tracks like “The Love That You Give” and “Best of a Bad Situation.” Sometimes hints of Ozzy Osbourne appear throughout the album, especially in Andrew Stockdale’s vocal performances. Additionally, guitar work reminiscent of Jack White can be heard on the track “City Lights” and the closer “Eye of the Beholder.” As a whole, the album of course feels like it came straight out of the late 1970s.
While it may not sound like classic Wolfmother, it still delivers quite a punch and will surely please fans of alternative and hard rock. Interestingly, the highlight of the album is “Pretty Peggy.” By far the softest song in Wolfmother’s catalogue, it distinguishing itself from the rest of the other nine tracks. The song itself has some Bob Dylan-esque vibes, for the verses contain elements of a song from Dylan’s “Another Side of Bob Dylan” from 1964. Funny enough, the chorus almost sounds like something the band fun. would have created. This album is for those who wish hard rock was still a primary genre heard on radio stations. Just like the album artwork, which depicts a giant wolf leaving a cave-portal while eyeing divisions of pine trees, the music offers engaging themes to be enjoyed over and over again. There are plenty of good riffs and vocal performances scattered about this thing to spark interest, and while not 100 percent memorable, this is a record that becomes more and more enjoyable after each listen.
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onald Trump astounds anyone who has a brain yet again via his Twitter account this week. Trump has been known to blatantly tweet whatever it is he may be thinking and not hold back. Some identify with this method of campaigning and find it refreshing. Others bash him for what they call a flagrant disregard for political eloquence. However you see it, the content of the tweets is what is most concerning. From insulting other candidates by degrading their physical appearance to addressing Hilary Clinton’s sexual activity (you know bringing up a woman’s sexuality is obviously the right thing for any man, especially a peer presidential candidate to do because what else do
women have to offer besides their sexuality right?), to denying global warming exists to making racist and sexist remarks, Trump topped everything off this week when he mentioned a quote attributed to the famous fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and then defended it when confronted on national news. Ha! But in actuality this is no laughing matter. The fact that someone with significantly dangerous ideologies can make it this far in a presidential campaign makes me nervous to say the least. Not only did Trump mistake a fascist remark for a retweet worthy quote but unknowingly brought political analysts everywhere new ideas about who he is. After seeing all this commotion on the Internet, my next question, naturally, was “is Donald Trump actually a fascist?” After doing some research on fascism and completely evading Godwin’s Law (this is an annoying online forum “law” which is more like a game) I have come to the answer, yes…maybe…halfway fascist. Exhibited through philosopher Umberto Eco’s 14 general properties of fascist ideology, Trump embodies seven of the 14. These prop-
erties include: The cult of tradition through his obsession with “The American Dream,” the rejection of modernism through his denial of global warming, some modern medicines and freedom of religion, his intolerance to criticism, his obsession with nationalism and the absolute rejection of immigrants, his obsession with other countries “beating the USA”, his demonstration of machismo that implies a disdain for women and homosexuality and his idea of elitism that promises Americans they are “part of the best country in the world.” I suppose my coming to this conclusion doesn’t mean much. People will still vote for Trump in the primaries, his rallies will still be packed, his money will still be stacked and his supporters will still holler his name. By calling someone a fascist, I am simply throwing a political insult but the realities of the current election remain. Trump has made it this far and has supporters for reasons I will never understand but let’s just say I hope Trump runs out of Twitter fuel soon and everyone forgets this money mogul buffoon ever ran for office.
Can cellphones be educational tools?
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“I think it could be a good tool to use, however I feel phones are distracting. If I sometimes use my phone for school and then get a text or look at Facebook, or get on Pinterest before doing my assignments.”
“Yes. With your mobile device you have access to the internet and there are several sources you can use for information, that always comes in handy if you are unsure about anything.”
“I feel like cell phones can be used as an educational tool but you never know when you are going to receive a Facebook or Twitter notification which can be distracting. ”
Rodney Falkquay
Shureka Brown
“Well yes, we all use Top Hat. It has the lectures and PowerPoints on my phone. Most of the time I am taking notes while looking at PowerPoints.”
“Yes and no. It’s easier to access everything but it is also a distraction, and a lot of people tune out what is being taught around them using their phones.”
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Sophomore makes Belle history Team takes second in Indoor Championships Sam Fowler Sports Writer Rambelle track and field took home second place on Feb. 20-21 at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships in Alamosa, Colorado. Despite scoring in every event, the Belles finished with 129.5 points behind champion West Texas A&M’s 153 points. “We had some kids step up and do things that on paper they probably shouldn’t have done,” Head Coach James Reid said. “We represented the university really well.” 21 of the Belles’ 30 participants contributed to the push for a conference title by scoring points in their events. Sophomore Kami Norton contributed in a big way with 33 points for the Belles, taking home three individual titles in the high jump, long jump and the 60-meter hurdles. Norton came across the finish line in the 60 meter hurdles in 8.72 seconds with team-
mates Adrine Monagi, Jordan Nash and Ashley Denedy taking fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. “Switching coaching styles, from division one to division two, it’s always uncertain how you’re going to fit in,” Norton said. “But, I think I’ve made a good transition.” Norton was the first Belle in history to win the conference high jump title as she had no missed bars and a final height of five feet and seven and three-quarter inches. “I actually didn’t know that until I read it online,” Norton said with a chuckle. “It’s an honor to be the first to win that title for ASU.” Norton has been working hard at high jump. “Going into the championships, we put her in the individual events to give her a chance to score more points,” Coach Reid said. Sophomores Kaitlin Lumpkins and Morgan Rodgers scored in the high jump as well, taking home sixth and eighth place for the Belles. Rodgers placed second in the pentathlon, which gave the Belles another eight points.
Belles break LSC Prophet takes LSC Offensive Player of the Week Sam Fowler Sports Writer Rambelle basketball defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville 7156 on Feb. 27, locking up the second seed in the Lone Star Conference tournament. The Belles kept their foot on the throttle, surmounting an eight point lead throughout most of the first quarter. Belles dominated the Javelinas in the second quarter, building an 11 point lead before a layup by junior post Jasmine Prophet sparked a 7-0 run to end the half with the Belles leading 33-17. After the intermission, the Belles continued their dominance of the Javelinas as they pushed their lead to 17 points early behind a fast-break layup by junior guard Taylor Dorsey with seven minutes and 44 seconds left in the quarter. But the Javelinas showed
signs of life late in the third quarter, trimming the Belle lead to nine points. However, junior guard Lexi Murphy knocked down a three pointer with 34 seconds left in the quarter to bring the lead back to 12 for the Belles. In the final 10 minutes of play, the Belles went in for the kill, never allowing their lead to drop under double digits. Prophet capped off a 9-0 run for the Belles that pushed their lead over the Javelinas to a staggering 22 points with one minute and 49 seconds left in the game. Javelinas scored seven unanswered points to close out the game, but it was too little too late. Jasmine Prophet’s fourth double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds earned her Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Next the Belles will challenge Eastern New Mexico at the LSC tournament in Allen, Texas on March 2 at noon.
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Rams take a steady lead in an individual track race. The distance medley relay team of Kamie Halfmann, Tare’ Ward, Gabriela Solis and Claudia Ramirez finished third behind Eastern New Mexico and Midwestern State. Senior Candida Chairez appeared on the podium for the Belles, with a second place finish in the 5,000 meter run and a third place finish in the 3,000
meter run. “I felt pretty confident going in,” Chairez said. “It gives me a lot of confidence. Now I have a good base going in to the outdoor season.” After the stellar performance by the Belles, Coach Reid is looking forward to the upcoming outdoor season. “We’ve been in this situa-
tion before,” Reid said. “We’ve come up short at the indoor meet then won the outdoor meet.” Now, Belle track and field look to build on their showing in Colorado as they and the Rams open up their outdoor season with the Trinity Open in San Antonio on Feb. 27.
Rams No. 2 in LSC
Photo by Summer Almaguer Senior forward Stedman Allen tears through defense for a basket.
Gudul earns LSC Offesnsive Player of the Week Sam Fowler Sports Writer
Photo by Summer Almaguer Sophomore guard KeAnna Kelley flies by the defense. Kelly was 50 percent from the free-throw line and earned five points against the Javelinas.
The No. 15/22 ranked Rams secured the No. 2 seed on Feb. 27. at the Lone Star Conference tournament with their 90-84 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville in Kingsville. The first half of the game was closely contested with the Rams and Javelinas trading leads throughout most of the half before the Rams slowly started to pull away with three and half minutes left in the half. At the break, the Rams shot
61.5 percent from the field and held an eight point lead over the Javelinas. Senior forward Omari Gudul was a monster for the Rams in the first half with 12 points, four rebounds and a block to his name. Gudul started the second half with a statement dunk to push the Rams lead to 10 early in the half. While the game looked to be in the Rams’ favor, the Javelinas were able to hit a few three-pointers in the second half to narrow the Rams’ lead to three points with five and a half minutes left to play. However, senior forward Stedman Allen increased the Rams’ lead to seven with two jumpers in the paint with three
minutes left in the game. With under a minute to play, the Rams moved their lead to eight points with a mid-range jumper by Gudul. In the dying seconds, the Javelinas were able to narrow the Rams’ lead to four points before senior guard Tre Bennett knocked down two freethrows with three seconds left to seal the 90-84 victory. Omari Gudul earned Offensive Player of the Week with a career high 27 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season in the win against the Javelinas. Next up for the Rams will be a rematch with the Javelinas in the LSC tournament on March 2 at 2:30 p.m. in Allen, Texas.
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