Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo The sun sets over LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field, ending a day of bonfire building.
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Volume 83, Issue 6
Murder mystery goes unsolved at Concho Residence Hall event gives awards for best dressed
Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer Players were left speechless when no one guessed the killer of the Angel Wood murder at Murder Mystery Night held at Concho Hall Sept. 30. The night began with the players greeting each other. They received two envelopes and nametags with their character’s name. One envelope was to be opened before the murder and the other one was to be opened after. “It’s just fun now, but once we start trading money and trying to get the secrets out, it gets interesting and intense,” Marsalis Mahome, role of Adam Driver, said. The hostess of the night, Re-
bekah Watson, was Vanity Fair. She began the mystery night by welcoming the players and explaining the rules of the game. “It is with pleasure and percision that I planned this party and I assure you that we have a memorable evening in store for all of us,” Watson said. The characters were then told to open their first envelopes to find information. For some, it was easier than others. The murder of actress Angel Wood occurred after a while of acquainting. “It is imperative that no one leaves the premises,” M.C. Award player Jeffery Bale said. “At the time being, you are all considered suspects.” The players were told to open the second envelope at this time, which contained additional information, evidence Photo by Josh Lopez and an objective. Students await the details over the sudden death of “Angel” after she was mysteriously
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Build up to burn it down Tri-Beta smokes competition Sigma Kappa, Honors Student Association earn awards Mary Brown Staff Writer
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Members of Kappa Delta Rho stand watch over the Homecoming bonfire. KDR was the sixth organization that had the honor of being bonfire guards.
Guards and builders ready for Bonfire event Eirin Albritton Managing Editor Bonfire building began Sept. 19 and went on for two weeks until the Homecoming Committee tallied up hours and points to determine the top three organizations with the most building hours. “Bonfire build went very well,” Luke Proctor, sophomore, said. “We got it done and didn’t have to do any extra work.” Organizations assigned members to participate in the bonfire building. For every member, the organization accumulates hours and points for the first competition of homecoming week. At the end of the two weeks, the homecoming committee tallies up all of the points to determine the top three organizations, which will then choose a representative to light the bonfire. “Pi Kappa Alpha had the most points for bonfire hours,” Proctor said. Organizations met up at the bonfire site every day from
4 p.m. to around 6 p.m. and worked together to set up the bonfire. “It was really hot, but it was fun being with all of the other organizations,” Lucy Candia, senior, said. “It was a lot more organized than it has been in the past.” The bonfire committee had some new tactics for this year than they have in the past. This year a majority of the pallets were donated by the community instead of the organizations having to come up with all of them. “Once we ran out of the donated pallets, we drove around and looked for more pallets to help finish setting up the bonfire,” Xavier Drury, sophomore, said. Bonfire guarding has also been set up differently this year. In the past, the committee had paired up organizations to guard together, but this year the 12 hour shifts have changed to only one organization per night. “We did it differently this year because we have to start guarding when the bonfire is 75 percent done and we didn’t have enough organizations
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ASU held the 20th Annual Brisket Cook-off Oct. 2 at the Pavilion sponsored by the Homecoming Committee. The winners of the Brisket cook-off were Tri-Beta with first place, Sigma Kappa with second place and the Honors Student Association came in third. Most of the cooking teams were well on their way when cooking their brisket. One team was getting a slow start as they were having trouble getting the fire started.
“We had a problem getting the fire started and keeping it lit,” junior iHeartYoSneaks member Devonte Muse said. “Several organizations on campus have a brisket and will use different cooking styles,” junior Sigma Kappa member Kendall Kimbrough said. “The top three teams receive points overall going in to homecoming week. Two people from each organization play and receive points as well.” Brisket is the meat of choice to barbeque in Texas, as it is generally a very tough piece of meat and difficult to eat. It has to be cooked at a very slow and low temperature. The cut of meat comes from the lower chest of the
cow, which contains a lot of connective tissue. When cooked properly, brisket will fall apart due to tenderness. “We keep it pretty simple with slow smoke, lots of spice, lots of sweet,” sophomore Pi Kappa Alpha member Matt Philips said. “We change up the wood a little bit by using hickory and mesquite wood.” Students gathered around to watch and smell the meat cooking. “I put together a rub with paprika, brown sugar, chili powder, onion power and many other spices,” sophomore Pi Kappa Alpha member Parker Martin said. “We have no gimmicks, just Texas style cooking.”
Photo by Marsalis Mahome Kaylee Morgan of Tri-Beta prepares a brisket for the competition. Tri-Beta placed first in the competition last year as well this year.
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Page 2 MURDER page 1 “For some of you, it will give you bargaining and blackmailing power,” Bale said. “For one other, it will contain the secret that you are indeed the murderer. Let no one know your secrets.” The players were left to do their own investigation in search of the murderer. There were clues around the crime scene that were given to help the players make reasonable hypotheses. One of the pieces of evidence was a pregnancy test taken by Natasha Gibson with DNA results. “Now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the murderer was… Brady Combat,” Paul Hamilton, organizer of the evening, said. Christian Medina, character Brady Combat, played the
ultimate performance. He was responsible for the murder of Angel Wood and not a single person made the assumption. Awards were given out to the characters that went above and beyond during the game. The best-dressed female was the Princess Pop character and the best-dressed male was the character of Hunter Starr. The best female performance went to the player of Penelope Hughes and the tie for the best male performance was a toss up between the Perez Hilton character and the M.C. Award character. Blake Lively was the character with the most money at the end.
10.7.2016
Panel discussion adds confusion
Professors claim politicians lie just like everyone else Erika Walker Copy Editor
After the university held a panel discussion based on the presidential election Sept. 27, some students left even more confused when it came to presidential nominees Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. “I’m a first time voter and it’s actually pretty crazy that the time I get to vote will probably be the craziest, but most historical election to date,” sophomore Brittany Martinez said. “At the same time, I’m not sure who to vote for. There’s so much drama between Donald and Hillary, especially on social media. Then they’re always ‘fact checking’ during debates and while campaigning. You can never tell who’s lying about what.” The discussion panel, titled “Presidential Lies: Deception
and the Presidential Election” consisted of five professors from a variety of departments on campus. Among the professors were representatives from the departments of political science and philosophy, mathematics, psychology, sociology and social work and biology. However, despite their departmental differences, the goal was to teach students why, how and when presidential candidates lie in order to help them better understand the election process as a whole. “Honesty has always been an important factor in presidency,” Assistant Professor of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work Dr. Drew Curtis said. “Look at presidents we’ve had like George Washington who ‘could never tell a lie’ and Abraham Lincoln who was known as ‘Honest Abe.’ America also doesn’t take deception well. Take a look at Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. We want honesty.” Biology Professor Dr. Connie Heimann compared pres-
idential candidates to the average person. In the same sense that people are sometimes wired to lie in everyday life to get what they want, she said the candidates do too since everyone is human. “I’m glad I came to this panel,” freshman Emanuel Harris said. “It helped me better understand why candidates do what they do. Everyone wants to be a crowd pleaser. At the same time though, it didn’t help me decide who I’m going to vote for. If anything, the decision is a little more difficult now.” Assistant Professor Dr. Deanna Watts said the goal of the panel, however, was to do just that: help students understand. “You can’t hold politicians accountable for anything if you don’t understand the branches and offices they’re trying to win,” Watts said. “When you understand and know why they do things a certain way and vote, then you have a little more room to talk.”
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The residents of Concho enjoy a night of deception, greed and manipulation at Concho Hall Murder Mystery Night.
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ASU students watch and discuss the presidential debate. Seats for the viewing filled up fast and some students had to stand to view the Clinton vs. Trump showdown.
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GUARD page 1 to help with bonfire build to pair them up for each night,” Proctor said. During bonfire guarding, one organization sets up shifts to take turns guarding the bonfire site from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. during homecoming week. It has been said that this tradition started because sometime during the 80s, Tarleton State University came to the bonfire site and started it a week before it was originally supposed to go off. Ever since then, the homecoming committee has assigned organizations participating in homecoming events to stay up all night and guard the bonfire to prevent that from happening again.
“We are also worried about people just driving around and wanting to light our bonfire, so we want to keep that from happening,” Proctor said. The bonfire site has been set up for Oct. 7, and will be lit by the top three organizations with the highest amount of bonfire building points. “Bonfire will go off Friday night after the pep rally,” Proctor said. “Three organizations will lead the walk over to the bonfire site and a representative from each organization and ROTC will light it.” The walk will be from the pep rally in the Junell Center to the bonfire site.
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Run-through sign contest Junell Center 6:30 p.m.
Pink Out soccer vs. Texas Woman’s Soccer Field 2 p.m
Pep Rally Junell Center 8 p.m.
Monday 10/10 War on Science Presentation MCS 100 3 p.m.
Step Show Finals Junell Center 8:30 p.m. ASU Bonfire Homecoming 9:30 p.m.
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Jason Ward, freshman, throws a football while guarding the bonfire with Pi Kappa Alpha. Other members of the fraternity passed time on their laptops and listened to music.
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Women’s Soccer vs. Texas A&M Commerce Soccer Fields 7 p.m. Saturday 10/8 Homecoming Parade Downtown San Angelo 11 a.m.
Future of Transportation Presentation MCS 100 7 p.m. Tuesday 10/11 Cross Country home meet Thursday 10/13 Lambda Chi Alpha Dog Show Campus Greens
OPINION No clowning around 10.7.2016
Destinee Whitehead Staff Writer
Its official, the creepy clowns have reached Texas. This topic has been a highly trended topic on Twitter this past week and on the news. There have been a lot of clown sightings all across the nation in the past month or two. There has even been some seen in San Angelo recently. However, there is no need worry since we have campus police working 24/7 to keep us safe. We also have safety booths across campus for an easy safety access. Here is what some student’s think of the clown apocalypse: “I think it is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” Cailin Hardin said. “If I was about to be attacked, I would call my brothers and jump the clown.” Some of us can be very unlucky to have a scary clown encounter and be scarred for life, or some may receive the chance of a lifetime to show off their sweet moves. “Clowns are scary,” Bryce Cooley said. “If I saw one on campus, I would show him my Kung Fu moves.” The majority of students,
however, find it hard to face their fear, like me with spiders. I definitely understand how hard it is “If I saw a clown, I would probably just scream and run home,” Ben Bearden said. “Or I would call my mom and ask for help.” Everyone has a terrifying fear of something, but it is never okay to hold it against anyone. “I think it is stupid of people running around in clown masks trying to scare people,” Deneisha Gibson said. “Some people have an actual fear of clowns and I don’t think that it is fair to them.” Gibson is right, this clown scare is definitely getting out of hand, but don’t worry because you don’t mess with Texas. “If these clowns are stupid enough to try anything like what has been happening all over the United States. this is West Texas and the wrong place to be playing around like that because people here are always armed,” Mackey Gibson said. Violence is never the answer, however. For these sightings you can never be too prepared, therefore you should never go anywhere alone. Be in clear lighting, have your cellphone at all times and never be afraid to contact a residential adviser about any problems or concerns you may have.
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The Alleyway Alana Edgin Editor- in-Chief When I worked at Hastings, I’d always get told “I didn’t know they hired 12 year olds” and when I told them I was in my early 20s, they always responded with “oh, you will love it when you are older.” What benefits are there to looking younger? The only thing I can think of is that you may seem more attractive. Let’s say you are like me, nearly two months from being 22, and people think you look like a pre-teen. You know what is good about looking like that? NOTHING! Let’s say you want to talk to a cute guy in your class. You go up, and he automatically thinks you are a pre-teen or high schooler. I know I look young, so the few times a guy my age asks me out, I have to question their motives. The thing is that I have to
deal with the fact that I have perpetual baby face. I have smooth skin, I don’t wear makeup, I am 5 feet 1 inch and not a D-cup. So, automatically, everyone assumes I’m a child. If I go out with my boyfriend, who is 21, everyone assumes I am his kid sister. When I go out with friends, the same thing happens. You may think I am overreacting, that I’m not appreciating this “gift,” but let me tell you what it feels like. Imagine looking at society’s concept of D-cup, 5 feet 10 inches, 90 pound beauty and realizing that you will never be that without expensive surgery. Imagine your significant other and you are on a date. You snuggle up to him or her, and some woman in her forties starts screaming at your S.O. for being a child molester or preaching at you for skipping school. Think about going to buy an alcoholic drink. You can probably get by without being ID’ed. I walk in to a bar and I already have my ID out because I know I will be asked. I went to a bar in New Orleans with my parents, and my mom was hit on, but I was completely ignored. Not that I wanted
to be hit on, but, there is a bit of a pride that is hurt there. My boyfriend gets hit on at bars. I get hit on when I walk by Chuckie Cheese. But my real low point with this stupid baby face of mine was last Sunday night. I was throwing a surprise birthday party for one of my best friends. It was going great until one girl came up to me with these huge paper lanterns, put them to my chest and shouted “Hey! She finally hit puberty!” My youthful look is a weak point for me. I know I look young. I know I’m not all that gorgeous. I’ll never be a runway model and generally I am okay with that. But, I can’t help my face. I don’t want to put on layers of makeup just so I can look like your idea of a 21 year old to have it melt away in the rain. I will not wear a painful push up bra, miniskirt and six inch heels, for someone like you who will accuse me of being a kid trying to dress in mommy’s clothes. So I am done trying to meet this standard. I am just going to dress comfortable. If that means an oversized brown sweater and jeans, then I will be happy. Keep your insult to yourself.
Rangers for the win
“Find someone who tells you there is something better than playoff baseball, and I’ll show you someone who is completely lost in life.” –Dansby Swanson, short stop for the Atlanta Braves. October is a beautiful month. The temperature drops, leaves burn with color, pumpkin patches sprout up and sweaters come out of the closet. However, the best thing about this glorious month isn’t any of that. The best part of October is playoff baseball. Now that divisions are clenched, we turn our eyes to the grand finale of America’s past time. Weeks
of spring training, months of games and years of practice all culminate into three series to determine who will take the title of World Series Champion. Those four weeks are filled with adrenaline for any baseball fan, and even more so for those who are lucky enough to have their team competing. As a fan of the Texas Rangers, time spent in the post-season has been bitter sweet. Being just within reach of the championship twice, only to have it slip away, was probably just as painful as Rougned Odor’s infamous right cross to Jose Bautista’s face. Then to
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be defeated in the American League Division Series by an un-American team of bat flippers was devastating to say the least. However, as all baseball fans say, I feel like this is our year. I truly believe that the Rangers have a good chance of taking the title of World Series Champions home to Arlington for the first time ever. I have loved this team for quite some time, and seeing them win the series is a dream of mine. For now, I will watch, cheer and pray that come Nov. 2, my Texas Rangers will be the 2016 World Series champions.
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Volleyball scores victory Belles beat TAMUK in near shutout Mary Brown Staff Writer ASU fans made some noise for Belle Volleyball as they clapped and cheered all through the four sets in the Stephens Arena at the Junell Center Oct. 1. The ASU Belles defeated the Texas A&M Kingsville Javelinas 3-1 (25-16, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23). The end came for the Javelinas when they made two major errors and the Belles went up 17-16. Then, the dynamic of the set changed. The Belles controlled their service errors and pushed to 20-18. Both teams went point for point but junior Brianna Sotello, outside hitter, and junior Abbie Lynn, who plays rightside, helped take the set. They knocked in two straight points for the win. The Belles moved quickly through the first set. Sotello and senior Mallory Blauser, outside hitter, were in control. TAMUK strained to score points against the Belles’ blocking, but they could not find the right opening.
“TAMUK were pretty high error in the beginning of the match,” Head Coach Chuck Waddington said. “They made some nice adjustments in their service which gave us some trouble. Kingsville started to dictate the game then we had to make the adjustments.” Kingsville rallied back in the second set as the Belles were having problems with their service, which led to giving points to the other team. Outside hitters Blauser and Sotello kept blasting away and throwing Kingsville off balance. Sophomore Mallory Davidson, defensive specialist, and freshman Meghan Parker, setter, were on the hunt as well. There were some errors made by the Belles, but they used their power to stay in the match. “We were not as focused in the second set as we were in the first,” Davidson said. “Our service broke down in the second and third sets and we saw the problem. The fourth set we started executing our plays better and won the match.” The Belles showed the Javelinas how to operate a volleyball by taking an early lead in the third set. The Javelinas turned the set around and
fought their way back into the set. Both teams lost points due to the service. Lynn and Parker assisted the Belles. Lynn produced nine kills. Parker issued up 43 assists during the matches. That helped keep the Belles in the third set. TAMUK changed their style of play and the Belles dropped the third set. “When we get behind, I take it on myself to get us out of the situation,” Blauser said. “I try to use my power to get us back in the set and sometime my power goes out of bounds. We watch a lot a film so we know what the other team is doing. The middles are usually weak at defense. That’s just fact. So I aimed at the middle because I wanted to get a kill.” The fourth set would determine the outcome for the Belles. Javelinas needed this set to continue to the fifth. Junior Leiyona Young, middle blocker, and Sotello blocked an important shot for TAMUK. Morgan Seaton and Sotello made two consecutive kills to put the Belles back in the set. The Belles will move on to play Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls Oct. 7.
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Meghan Parker, freshman, sets the ball to junior middle blocker Leiyona Young. Parker had 42 assists in Saturday’s match. Mallory Blauser, senior outside hitter, receives the serve from Texas A&M Kingsville. Blauser made 17 digs and had 16 kills. Morgan Seaton, junior middle blocker, serves the ball in set one against Texas A&M Kingsville. Seaton has hit 100 kills for the season. Tulani Titley, freshman middle blocker, jumps to make a kill. Titley had four kills in the match.
On the road updates: Soccer, Football Belle Soccer
West Texas A&M, Eastern New Mexico
Rambelles vs. West Texas A&M on Sept. 30 Rambelles vs. Eastern New Mexico on Oct. 2
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Current record: 3-1-0 conference, 7-2-1 overall Next game: Oct. 7 against Texas A&M - Commerce at 7 p.m. Stat leaders overall for Belle Soccer: Senior midfielder and forward Demi Tsambasis with nine goals. Junior forward Tiffany Dang and redshirt senior defender Shay Williams with three assists each. Freshman goalkeeper Sammy Cude with 29 saves.
Ram Football vs. Texas A&M - Kingsville
22-21 W
Stat leaders for Ram Football: Rushing: Junior running back Josh Stevens with 85 yards on 22 carries. Passing: Freshman redshirt Carsen Cook with 14 for yards. Tackles: Senior linebacker Willie Brown with 12 tackles.
Current record: 1-2 conference, 2-3 overall Next game: Rams vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State University on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. at Legrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field Firsts and records: Senior offensive lineman Rance Layton earned his first career touchdown. This is the 10th time in a row where Ram defense has forced a turnover.