Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo Jasper the dog takes a break after competing in Lambda Chi’s charity Dog Show.
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Nate Redic and his dog Jasper prepare to compete in the first ever Lambda Chi Alpha Dog Show. Redic adopted Jasper from a local shelter.
Fraternity hosts dog show for PAWS benefit Pets compete for toy prizes in multiple contests Erika Walker Copy Editor
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An Australian Sheppard puppy and its owner make their way to the judges’ table.
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity held a dog show fundraiser Oct. 13 at the Campus Green in partnership with the Delta Zeta sorority and Concho Valley PAWS to bring awareness to animal adoptions in the community. “We got the idea for the dog show from one of the Lambda Chi chapters at Tarleton,” junior LCA member Thomas Croghan said. “They told us it was a good idea to not only raise money for our organization, but spread word on the importance of animal adoptions. We decided to have one
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for ourselves.” People within the community were able to bring their dogs and enter them into the show for $10 per event or $25 for all. Four judges then rated the dogs using a point system for various categories such as best costume, cutest small, medium and large dog and coolest trick. “I decided to be a judge because I’ve never done it before, and I thought it would be a great experience,” senior judge and Delta Zeta member Chastity Aguilar said. “Plus, I really love pups and Lambda Chi so I thought it was a winwin.” While the show was going on, Concho Valley PAWS hosted adoptions. “We chose to partner with Concho Valley PAWS because
Erika Walker Copy Editor The library will host its second annual Trick-or-Treat and food drive at the Library Oct. 28 in order to get ASU students involved with the San Angelo community. “Last year was the first time the Library held such an event,” Erin Johnson, library business manager and community engagement coordinator, said. “It was actually meant to be a Trunk-or-Treat event in the Junell Center parking lot. The weather simply would not cooperate, and it rained all day. We ended up changing the venue to the Learning Commons in the Li-
joyed it a lot,” Garza said. “The fact that there are community service type of events on campus is really good. I’m also not originally from San Angelo, so I think it would be nice to get to know a few people who get to call this city home too. Plus, you get to dress up while helping out. Who wouldn’t want to be part of that?” Johnson said the library is expecting to have just as many student volunteers as last year, but more are always welcome. “Last year several student organizations brought games for the children to play while they walked around the library,” Johnson said. “Most of the volunteers dressed up too, so we hope to have the same
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“I did a lot of community Annual celebration of Students encouraged to brary.” Johnson said because the service based activities while basketball season hosts dress up, give candy to event was well attended with I was in high school, and I en- multiple games kids over 300 guests last year, the Library decided to make it an annual event. “This event in particular is about giving back to our local community by offering a fun and safe place to trick or treat while giving back to those in need through our food drive,” Johnson said. “Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food which will be donated to the Concho Valley Regional Food Bank. It is important that we all come together as ASU students, faculty and staff to show San Angelo how much we appreciate and love our city.” Freshman Sophia Garza said although she was not previously aware of the event, it’s something she will now look into volunteering with.
it was an adoption agency that we knew and we’ve all had friends that personally adopted animals from them in the past,” Croghan said. Concho Valley PAWS Director of Adoptions Jenie Wilson said the agency was more than happy to partner with LCA and Delta Zeta. “We always have ASU students come through our place for adoptions, so it was nice to to bring the animals to them this time around,” Wilson said. Junior LCA member Tre’ Burns said every dog needs a home, and there was no better way to get the message out than with the chapter’s fundraising event. “We wanted the whole campus involved,” Burns said. “Ev-
Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer Midnight Madness prepared students for basketball season in the Stephens Arena in the Junell Center Oct. 14 at 9:30 p.m. and introduced the team at 11 p.m. This was the first year Midnight Madness ended at midnight instead of beginning the introductions of players at midnight. “I felt like the crowd would have been more hyped at midnight, but I understand that they were also targeting the people of the community,” freshman Kenzi Huseman said. Some students said that they felt unsure about the time
change from last year, but still had a good time. “I think it would have been better to have it at midnight just because it is Midnight Madness, but it was still fun,” freshman Summer Salgado said. The event had games that involved the students throughout the night and gave out money prizes to winners, including coupons for restaurants. The games involved airplane throwing, dancing and a singing contests. “The fact that you could sing and get money for Buffalo Wild Wings was great,” Salgado said. “Who wouldn’t sing for free wings?” Huseman said the games were creative and a fun way to get the students involved and ready for the players to come out. However, some students
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10.21.2016
Downtown event offers students chance to showcase art Día De Los Muertos celebration offers glimpse into culture Mary Brown Staff Writer ASU and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts’ second annual celebration of Art After Dark: Día de los Muertos, which translates to “Day of the Dead,” will be held Oct. 27 from 6-9 p. m. at the SAMFA, 1 Love St. Art After Dark: Día de los Muertos Coordinator and Museum Curator Bekah Coleman said the event is a partnership between the museum, ASU and the galleries in Old Town. Art After Dark: Día de los Muertos will celebrate student organizations, art and local culture. The free event will take place inside the museum, along the river corridor and extend into Old Town. The Open Galleries-Vino
Dipinte, Michelle Cuevas and JSH Gallery will be on display. Art vendors and food trucks will also be available, selling Mexican delicacies like pan dulce, palate and tacos. ASU photography students will present “Though a Glass, Darkly,” which is an exhibit of glass plate images in conjunction with Día de los Muertos. “The advanced photography class will be producing a glass plate image called the collodion process,” Tina Doyle, department of communication and mass media instructor, said. “They have to mix a chemical, pour it over the glass plate, sensitize it and then get it in the camera to take a picture. From there, they take it out of the camera, take it into the dark room before the image dries. It is a long process, but it is worth the time it takes.” The San Angelo Ballet Azteca by Ballet Folklorico will perform at 6 p.m. followed by a Día de los Muertos pa-
rade with the Lincoln Middle School mariachi band at 7 p.m. The Community Altar will be set up by ASU’s Multicultural Center in which guests can celebrate a loved one’s life by decorating a tribute piece for the altar. A traditional dress contest will be at 7:30 p.m and Tina y Los Extranos, a Selena Quintanilla cover band will perform at 8 p.m. The Association of Asian Americans of San Angelo’s Cultural Heritage Center also participate in the event alongside numerous food vendors and local artists. Free art activities and performances will be included. There will be a dress contest with cash prizes as well. Tri-Beta and the ASU Natural History Collection’s marigold and monarch butterfly activities will also be included along with art fraternity Kappa Pi, Friday Night Art Club, Spanish Club and other organizations selling art, face painting and more. Poster by Dedra Knox
Club Cafe offers comedic Deans of College Comedy event Performance to come later this month Mary Brown Staff Writer Club Café will present a performance by the Deans of College Comedy on Wednesday, Oct. 26 sponsored by the University Center Program Council at the Houston Harte University Center. Comedians Steve Hofstetter, Jay Black and Ronnie Jordan are the Deans of College Comedy. Hofstetter is the host of “Laughs,” a TV show on FOX. He has more than 1,000 col-
lege shows under his belt and 15 million people follow Hofstetter on YouTube. He is also a columnist for collegehumor. com. Black has performed on “The Kevin Nealon Show.” He was voted College Performer of the Year by the Association for the Promotion of College Activities in 2013. He has also appeared in over 500 college campus shows and co-starred and wrote for the ION network original movie, Meet My Valentine. Jordan has performed on television networks such as BET, Showtime and HBO.
He has appeared in hundreds of college shows. He did 102 shows in 112 days. “Club Café has been around for about 20 years,” Mendoza said. “It has evolved over the years because in the beginning it was more local events. We have been around so long that we have had almost every comedian that preforms around the county.” Events on campus are led and organized by Center for Student Involvement. They give students directions on the events. UCPC is a student governed entity and serves as a resource for other event
PAWS page 1 erybody loves dogs, so it truly was the best idea for us.” Croghan said the chapter began planning the event over the summer, and he was glad to see everything finally
come together. “Philanthropy is vital if you’re part of an organization,” junior LCA member Tristen Brown said. “It’s also good for people on campus to branch out into the San
Angelo community.” The dog show winners received a toy and a portion of the proceeds made will benefit Concho Valley Paws.
planning organizations on campus through the CSI. “I talk with my committee members to see who they would like to have on campus,” Ilyssa Kisa, junior and Club Café chair, said. “We want to give a voice to all students as to who they would like to see on campus.” The UCPC has a knowledgeable preamble for students. In seeking to extend the educational process to the arena of social living, UCPC is dedicated to providing opportunities for the educational, social, recreational and per-
Events Calendar Friday 10/21 UCPC: Rave the Dead 7th Annual Texan Hall Blowout 8 – 11:30 p.m. Texan Hall (1st get 100 free t-shirt) University Theatre: “Julius Caesar” 8 p.m. ASU Auditorium, Mayer Administration Building Saturday 10/22 Ram Jam 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center Football vs Texas A&M Commerce 6 p.m. San Angelo University Theatre: “Julius Caesar” 8 p.m.
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Brandon Olvera gets acquainted with Howie, a PAWS dog. Olvera made plans to adopt Howie after seeing him compete in the show. TRICK page 1 enthusiasm from our volunteers as last year.” Any student or student organization who would like to help out with the event should contact Johnson at erin.johnson@angelo.edu. Non-perishable food items and individually wrapped candy are also being collected up until the day of the event, and can be dropped off in the library.
sonal growth of the students enrolled at ASU. “Many students ask why can’t we get someone like Kevin Hart,” Mendoza said. “I have to tell them we needed to get Kevin before he became famous. Our goal is to find the next Kevin Hart.” UCPC brings more than 50 programs and events to campus every year. Some of the events are Ram Hold’em Poker, Monthly Movie Series, 5k Fun Run with UREC, spirit programs, concerts and live entertainment.
Monday 10/24 General Senate Meeting 7-8 p.m. CJ Davidson Conference Center Tuesday 10/25 Let’s Talk About it… 6-7 p.m. Centennial Sky Room October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month Let’s Talk About Healthy Relationships! Join MAC, Title IX, and the ASU Counseling Services as we host a real talk about boundaries, connections, support systems and breaking up.
Wednesday 10/26 College of Business: 2nd Annual Trivia Bowl 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Rassman 104 Volleyball vs Tarleton State 7 p.m. San Angelo, Texas, Stephens Arena / Junell Center UCPC: Club Cafe w/ The Deans of College Comedy 7:30 p.m. Houston Harte University Center; C.J. Davidson Conference Center Newman Center T he Rock Musical Adoration 8 – 9 p.m. Weekly (to Dec 7) Newman Center Thursday 10/27 Art After Dark - Dia De Los Muertos 6 - 9 p.m. 1 Love Street, San Angelo Texas Great War Lecture Series: “The War Poets: British Poetry & the Impact of the Great War” 7 - 8:30 p.m. C. J. Davidson Center, University Center ASU Symphony Orchestra: Halloween Concert 7:30 p.m. ASU Auditorium, Mayer Administration Building Planetarium Show: “Solar Superstorms” 7 p.m. Planetarium Show: “Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West” 8 p.m. Both at Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building
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Coming Out Day opens doors for acceptance LGBTQ community stands together for annual celebration
Destinee Whitehead Staff Writer ASU’s Multicultural Center held a Coming Out Day celebration Oct. 11 in the University Center to recognize the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community pride month. This event was created to help gain supporters within the community and make sure everyone is treated and loved equally. “Support everyone for who they are,” Mia Pitts said. “Love is love. A big part of this event is to spread positivity and make sure everyone is loved.” The Coming Out Day celebration featured an event in which participants were
able to reveal themselves and “come out.” Many supporters also came along to spend time with the participants and celebrate. “It is a great way to meet new people,” Phillip Jordan Michael said. “There is free food and plenty of events.” Beyond the food and games, the LGBTQ community was recognized as a whole and supported by many friends, staff and fellow classmates with no judgment. “It is important to recognize the LGBTQ community and to help work towards inclusion,’’ Erika Baeza, director of the MC said, “It is also a great way to help build allies for support.” This year had a much bigger turnout than last year’s celebration. There were plenty of people making new friends, telling stories, playing games and
connecting with each other. “It means a lot that a lot of supporters think that the LGBTQ pride month means just as much as any other holiday,” junior Ilyssa Kisa said. Founded in 1988, Coming
Out Day was founded by by Robert Eichberg and Jean O’ Leary to raise awareness to the LBGTQ community. Leary was an activist and lesbian political leader who was the head of the National
Gay Rights Advocates in Los Angeles. Oct. 11 was chosen as the date for the national celebration because it was the 1987 National March On Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights anniversary.
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Maya Jones, Jasmine Sillemon, Tavia Hern and Katelynn Redmon create decorations for “The Door.”
MAD page 1 felt different about the games. “The contests were great, but they could have done more games to involve the student body,” freshman cheerleader Karlee Linde said. Linde said the event could have used more advertisement, but thought that it was still a great event overall. The teams were introduced to the crowd and then came out to play games of their own. The teams had a three-pointer contest as well as a dunk contest for the men. The Rams beat the Belles in the three-point-shooting contest by one point in the final round.
“The contests that the players did were super fun to watch,” Salgado said. “It was a good way to keep students entertained.” Huseman said the contest between the players was her favorite part of the night. “I thought that the whole event was a good way to kick off the basketball season for the students and the players because it got everyone excited for what’s to come,” Huseman said. Salgado said she thought it got everyone ready for the season, and that the students and family members of the players seemed to have a good time.
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“Revolution Radio” by Green Day
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The next track “Bang Bang” hits as the hardest track on the album, with a sound similar to Green Day’s earlier days, particularly on the album “American Idiot.” With the rapid drumming, vocals and power chords, the song features a narrative that is also reminiscent of the band’s good ole’ days of cringe-worthy listening. Discussing gun violence in America, “Bang Bang” creates that aura of forcible discussion surrounding politics and culture. The next three tracks, “Revolution Radio,” “Say Goodbye” and “Outlaws” seem to just miss the mark, even for the pop-punk genre, sounding so heavily engineered, overly melodic and vocally not the Green Day I know. The power ballad “Outlaws” seemingly reaches to bands like Queen for inspiration, similar to what emo-punk band My Chemical Romance did on their infamous “The Black Parade” album. However, Green Day’s infamous power ballad tracks like “Are We The Waiting/ St. Jimmy” and “Wake Me Up When September Ends”, both from the album “American Idiot,” were great because they were
Rugby is known to be a harsh and difficult sport, but for the women of the highly successful Rambelle Rugby club, its a breeze to win. They have demolished teams left and right with their prowess on the field. The Rambelle Rugby Club has been leading a wildly impressive year. They have competitively beaten teams from universities such as: East Texas Baptist University, Sam Houston State University, the University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas State University. It was the team’s first win against UTSA as well as their first ever shut-out game against the university with the final score of 60-0. “We are very rookie based right now, but everyone is stepping up and playing hard and competing at a very high level,” Aspen Escamilla, president of the club, said. “I’m grateful to have teammates that are willing to push themselves as hard as they do.” Even with the accomplishments, the Rambelle Rugby Club members have made sure not to let their accomplishments go over their
Hanna Schindler Music Columnist Having grown up on the American punk band Green Day’s top albums like “Dookie,” “Nimrod” and “American Idiot,” I have been hoping for another strong and authentic punk album from them since their album, “21st Century Breakdown.” With every new album release, I find myself expecting that same adolescent sound of angst and rebellion mixed with their unique sound of three high school best friends having a blast together. The band released the LP entitled “Revolution Radio” Oct. 7, hoping to entirely squash the plethora of internet allegations floating around that said Green Day had somehow lost their punk edge. However, the album may not have been the reinvention they had anticipated. The album begins with a track that resembles something not so punk, but not so punk doesn’t mean bad. The rock ballad is reminiscent of some of the greatest American pop-rock songs in existence with a cacophonous sound that is The Who meets Descendents.
effectively embedded into a track list of hard-hitting punk songs and weren’t trying to be anything but authentic. “Revolution Radio” ends with the acoustic track “Ordinary World.” On previous albums, Green Day has successfully incorporated acoustic tracks onto their albums, but in this case, something is missing and ultimately, the track is lacking emotion. Whether or not this album, and any future Green Day album for that matter, fits into the punk category is irrelevant. The band’s sound will most likely evolve on future albums and the following of the fan base, critical acclaim and categorizing of genre is unimportant to the authenticity of the band and the music. Perhaps one day the fifth grader who obsessed over “American Idiot” and “Nimrod” inside of me will be appeased with another Green Day album that hits as hard, or maybe my nostalgia for the band is clouding my judgment and we will never again see a time where “Jesus of Suburbia” walks the earth.
heads as they are not only acting as a team, but a family. “What I observe from the group is a sisterhood that builds them up physically, mentally and emotionally,” Kevin Owens, adviser of the Rambelle Rugby team, said. “Every one of those ladies not only provides great leadership to the team, but they lead by example with their attitude and their involvement.” They practice on the Intramural Fields on Jackson St. every Monday and Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. and every Tuesday and Thursday from 5-6 p.m., where they encourage anyone to try out the game and join the team. Those who are interested in joining the team should contact the president through the team’s Instagram account @ rambellerugby or through her email at aescamilla6@angelo. edu. There are two remaining games on the Rambelles’ schedule, both of which will take place at the ASU Intramural Field. Those who do not want to play the game are still encouraged to watch. Admission is free to anyone and everyone. The next game will be against the University of Texas at Dallas and will take place on Oct. 22 at noon. The last game will be against the University of North Texas Nov. 12 at 1 p.m.
10.21.2016
OPINION
A thank you letter to my absent father it could have ever been had Erika Walker Copy Editor
Dear you, Writing this letter isn’t the slightest bit easy for me. There were parts of my life that I wished you were there for, especially when I saw my closest friends spending time with their fathers. Our paths crossed from time to time, but then the route quickly faded. It wasn’t easy, but I finally realized growing up without you has been the best thing that could have ever happened for me. I am in no way bitter. In a sense, I’m actually quite thankful for you not being there. I wanted so badly to be angry with you. I also can’t deny that in various points of my 21 years of life, I was. Thinking back to it, that was the easy way out. Although I grew up without you, my biological father, I was blessed with so many others who stepped up and took your place. My mother, grandmother, siblings, uncle, my friends’ parents and most importantly my stepfather who came into my life when I was 12, took me and my younger siblings in as his own and loves us unconditionally even without technically being married to my mother. However, it’s because of you that I am able to appreciate them for being in my life so much more. I had the ability to experience things differently than everyone I knew with two parents at home. There aren’t many people in this world that get to experience love from all those different angles. I was able to experience a relationship with my mother that is 10 times stronger than
you been around. My mother grew with me. I didn’t know it at the time, but she struggled and went without just so my siblings and I could have. She wanted the best for us and did whatever she could to give us just that. I couldn’t be prouder of my mother for taking on both roles, and I hope to one day be at least half the woman she is -- and twice the parent you could ever be. Most importantly though, I’m extremely proud of myself. I’m graduating on Dec. 17. It’s huge for me not only because I’m a first generation college student and it’s an entire semester early, but because I did it without you. From graduating college to starting my career at 18 years old in television news, you weren’t there for any of it. It’s okay though. I forgive you for everything, and I’m finally able to live my life without feeling hurt or a filling void. The fact of the matter is, my life has been pretty great without you in it. I never would have imagined I would be in the position I’m in today, but my mother did always say “it’s up to you to make the best of whatever situation you’re in.” Well, I did exactly that and have family and friends who have loved me and supported me every step of the way. I truly do wish good things for you, but it’s time to finally go my own way and close a chapter that has been open for most of my life. Blood doesn’t always symbolize family, and sometimes water is indeed thicker. Respectfully, Erika
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The Alleyway Alana Edgin Editor- in-Chief If you have read my stuff before, you know I talk about my family a lot. Usually I write about my dad, occasionally my mom and brothers, but today I want to highlight my youngest brother, Kee. Kee and I argued a lot before I left for college, probably because we are so alike, though I hate to admit it. He is now taller than me and in high school, which is weird. I often tell both of my brothers to stop being tall because it is not okay for them to be taller than me. Kee is a very passionate guy who wears his heart on his sleeve. He has always been the first to show emotions in any situation and I looked down on him for that, but I figured out why it bothered me before.
I am the oldest, and I needed to make sure everyone else in my world was okay before I thought about myself. My brother learned from my actions so he now guards his friends like I did. He will buy other kids who don’t have lunch money food, much to my parents’ wallets’ dismay. He’s never been a quiet guardian like my brother Ben, and he isn’t as brusque as I am. Kee is loud and kind, very much like that one person we know who always has our back and threatens to fight anyone who doesn’t believe we aren’t the best person on the planet. Sometimes, I wish I was more like Kee. I’d love to show more emotion without feeling stupid. It would be great to be so brave, to walk into a room and refuse to go unnoticed. I find myself rooting for this annoying little twerp, because he
is my annoying little twerp. This past year Kee has given my family a few heart attacks but I think he is finally on the “right” track. He decided not to do athletics and go for theatre, a decision Ben and I would never had done. I think he made the right decision though. It’s nice to see him smile and belt out the songs for our high school’s production of Elf the Musical. Maybe this is just a letter to the Kees out there. Don’t be afraid to show emotion. Don’t be afraid to stand out. Be kind, even to the unkind. Care for people, even when others may find you weak. I never realized how much of a humane human Kee was until I started writing this. As much as I hate to admit it, maybe all of us could afford to be more like my youngest brother. Let’s all be a bit more like Kee in our lives.
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SPORTS
10.21.2016
Basketball prepares for season Belles predict good season, Rams work on recovery Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer
The ASU basketball teams have a plan for their season and are determined to be champions. Women’s head basketball coach Kevin Baker said that the women have high expectations and thinks the team has a chance to repeat as champions. “Our plan is simple,” Baker said. “Day by day we try and see if we can improve and get better, and if we can, then maybe we can make another run at a championship.” The Belles have seven returners and six new members. Baker said the returners include four seniors: Taylor Dorsey, leading scorer of the previous season, Jasmine Prophet, All American player, Christina Robinson, point guard and guard Lexi Murphy. Coach Baker said the team’s
strong point is scoring, but their challenge is defending. “Rebounding, we need to make sure we are one of the best rebounding teams in the country,” Baker said. Dorsey said she thinks the team will do better than last year because of the new recruits the coaches brought in. “He recruited some good pieces that we needed to finish our play zone,” Dorsey said. Dorsey said the team needs to work on their defensive chemistry, but thinks they are still going to do excellent. “We do everything best,” Dorsey said. “We have an all around game. That’s what makes us so good.” Men’s head basketball coach Cinco Boone said his team is working to get healthy. He said that their plan is to stay healthy and be competitive. “Hopefully we can just be competitive and prepare ourselves for a tough non-conference schedule and prepare ourselves to try to win a LoneStar Conference Champion-
ship,” Boone said. Boone said the leadership will start with the seniors, but it is a team effort. “The strength of the team is the team,” Boone said. He said he is proud of the talent that the coaches recruited because the team does a lot of things well. “We are an unselfish team,” Boone said. “I think we will be able to see that as the season goes on and as we get more chemistry with more practice time together.” Guard Shaquan Rhoades said it’ll all come down to the team buying into the games and that they are very talented. “We are deep at every position, which is a plus for our team,” Rhoades said. He said he is excited for the season to start up and thinks that the team will be successful once everyone comes together. The Belles’ first home game is Nov. 25 against East Central University and the Rams will play Tillotson College Nov. 18. Photo by Josh Lopez
Above: Senior Quay King warms up during Friday’s Midnight Madness showcase. By the end of the 20152016 season he earned a total of 340 points ranking third amongst the Rams’ roster. Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo
Left: KeAnna Kelly, junior guard, and senior point guard Christina Robinson competes in the annual Rams vs Belles three-point contest. For the first time in the last few years, the Rams beat the Belles. The Belles had a 24-8 overall record last season, the best they have had in years. The Rams were 25-7. Both teams made an appearance in the NCAA Division 2 South Central regional tournament.
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Right: Belle seniors were honored at the game. Above:Junior Elizabeth Rodriguez rushes the ball Below: Megan Allen sprints for the ball during the Rambelles’ game.
Belles fight to end Senior night ends in 1-0 loss Mary Brown Staff Writer The ASU Rambelles soccer team fell 1-0 to the West Texas A&M University Lady Buffaloes Oct.16 in their final home game of the regular season. The first quarter was back and forth. However, the Belles took more shots than the Lady Buffs, and Head Coach Travis McCorkle made several player changes in the first quarter. “I made different substitutions in the first quarter,” McCorkle said. “I was trying to find the right combination of players to get going behind West Texas.” Offense was led by senior
Demi Tsambasis, shooting five times and putting two near the goal. The second quarter had WT playing aggressively, but the Belles handled the misguided play. They used team work to stay in the game. Senior Shay Williams had two shots along with freshmen Trenadey Scott and Ally Warren. Belles started the third quarter by shooting the ball more. However, the Lady Buffs were playing a different type of offense. They had many players on the ground that provided defensive solidity against WT attacking midfielders. The third quarter ended scoreless. The Belles did not score in the fourth quarter, and WT kicked in their only goal five
minutes before the match ended. “The last five to six minutes was poor time management on our part,” McCorkle said. “We will work on this with our young players.” Senior Day was also celebrated at the game, honoring seven seniors: Cynthia Andrews, Ashley Exford, Kathleen Keoughan, Haley Mendel, Lauren Perry, Tsambasis and Williams. They were involved in ASU’s first conference championship teams in 2013 and 2015. The Belles seniors guided their team to two NCAA tournaments. The Rambelles will play Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls Oct. 23.
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Cross Country earns silver at XC Classic Rams and Belles prepare for the conference championships Destinee Whitehead Staff Writer Cross Country outpaced the competition on Oct. 11 to take second place overall in both the men’s and women’s races. The teams competed against Tarleton in the ASU XC Classic at San Angelo with the girls running their first six km of the season to prepare for conference and the boys competing in the eight km. The women`s cross country team scored second to Tarleton State with a score of 38 points, which is incredible due to how the women`s cross country team consists of brand new runners and only has two returners. Kelsey Warren, a returning junior, led the girls’ for the entire race and finished first with a time of 23:56.66. “I am really proud of how
the team and I competed,’’ Warren said “I think we’re going to be really good and that we are prepared for conference.” At the 3,000-meter mark, Claudia Ramirez, a returning senior, was in sixth place. “Knowing that I wasn’t in the spot I wanted to be in helped me move up and work harder,” Ramirez said. “I also knew that I had to represent well and help my team.” This pushed Ramirez to finish in fourth place overall with a time of 24:33.55. Third for ASU, Kristin Wright placed 10th overall with Valeria Ganderia and Madison Harlow in 11th and 12th place. The Ram cross country team also took second with 34 points running an eight km course. Devitt Smetana, sophomore, placed first out of both teams with a time of 26:35.09. “I did my very best,” Smetana said. “If our team as a
whole can run like we can, we can achieve our goals on whatever we want.” In second, Zach Cabrera, freshman, placed third overall with a time of 26:51.36. Angelo Pena placed in 10th, with Preston Brooks and Reese Montgomery in 11th and 12th, respectively. “The team competed very well when they went out there and I am very happy with the results for the men and woman`s team,” Assistant Coach Trey Brokaw said. “We are definitely prepared to run well at conference next week; I am excited to see how they do. Our goals revolve around conference and regional meets which are still to come. Conference is in 10 days at Commerce and the NCAA regional championship meet is in two and a half weeks in Denver.” The conference meet will take place on Oct. 22nd in Commerce.
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Justice Medina, sophomore, pushes through the last few yards of his run.
Belles sweep competition Volleyball extends win streak to five Erika Walker Copy Editor The Rambelles took on and swept the Western New Mexico University Mustangs Oct. 14 during their “Dig Pink” match to raise awareness for breast cancer at the Junnell Center. The Belles improved to 17-2 overall and 8-1 in the Lone Star Conference with the win, and the ASU offense recorded a .241 clip for the match while dropping in eight total aces on the Mustangs. “I really liked what I saw in the first two sets,” Head Coach Chuck Waddington said. “We played really clean and really low error during those two sets. Then, in the third set they came out playing very low error and we made some uncharacteristic mistakes. I really liked how
late in the third set, after I called the time out, we came out and didn’t make another error after that point. I liked how we responded to that adversity.” Holding the fort for the Belle defense were sophomore libero/defensive specialist Mallory Davidson, junior outside hitter Brianna Sotello and middle blocker Leiyona Young while senior outside hitter Mallory Blauser, junior right side Abbie Lynn and junior middle blocker Morgan Seaton led the offense. In the second set the Belles took shots early, immediately taking lead with the first serve. The Belles continued to add to their lead as Sotello kicked off another 14-4 run, giving the Belles a solid 20-8 lead. The Mustangs racked up four more points, but Seaton and Sotello added consecutive points to the board to close out the set in favor of the Belles.
ASU took the lead 2-0 at the break. In the third and final set, Blauser put the Belles on the board for the third consecutive set. The Mustangs kept the score close and regained the lead. Then, tied at 19, the Belles completed the match with a 6-0 run that saw points from Blauser, Lynn, Sotello and Young. Davidson headed the defense with 15 digs and Sotello added eight digs and a pair of blocks to her defensive stats. Young tallied four total blocks for the match. The Belles raised over $4,000 to help bring awareness to the fight against breast cancer through auctions, raffles and a pink t-shirt sale. The team will take on the Texas Woman’s University Pioneers in Denton Oct. 21 followed by a match in Commerce against Texas A&M University-Commerce Oct. 22.
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Junior middle blocker Leiyona Young prepares for a deadly kill. She has executed 58 kills for the Belles this season.
On the road update Rams Football vs. Midwestern State
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Current record: 2-3 conference, 3-4 overall
Rushing: Junior running back Josh Stevens with 109 yards.
Next game: Rams vs. Texas A&M - Commerce on Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at Legrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field
Stat leaders for Ram Football:
Passing: Freshman quarterback Carsen Cook with 125 yards. Tackles: Senior defensive back Richard Franklin with 10 tackles. Recievers: Junior wide reciever Donovan Thompson with nine catches for 67 yards.
Watch the Rams play Saturday Oct. 22 and Nov. 12 for their final two home games of the season. Nov. 12 against UT Permian Basin will also be the team’s final game of the regular season.
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Brianna Sotello, junior outside hitter, jumps to spike the ball. Sotello had seven kills against A&M-Kingsville.