Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo Members of Folklorico Meztli dance at the Pavilion during the El Grito celebration.
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Patriotic figures appear on campus grounds Constitution Day celebration thrown by VETS Center Eirin Albritton Managing Editor
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Housing administrators ride through campus while dressed as historical figures.
On Friday, Sept 16, the ASU VETS Center celebrated Constitution and Citizenship Day and commemorated the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution. “It was a gathering of unbridled American Patriotism unseen since the Revolution,” Joshua Plesant, Housing and Residential Programs Secretary, said. “And they had snowcones.” Some housing administrators dressed up and drove all over campus in a golf cart, blasting patriotic music as students went from class to class. “I was Captain America, but the real one, not the weirdo in tights,” Plesant said.
The event was fun and informative for all who attended. Students were asked questions concerning the Constitution and were informed of the importance of having the right to vote and having a voice in society. “The more I asked questions to students around the UC about the Constitution, the more I realized that most people are clueless about the Bill of Rights,” Johnathon Moore, Kappa Sigma Community Service Chair, said. “Students didn’t know what women’s suffrage was or what Amendment gave women the right to vote.” There was also a booth set up to help students register to vote for this November’s presidential election. Many students registered on Friday and had another opportunity to register on Thursday, Sept 22. “I think people need to ap-
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Students celebrate heritage El Grito ends the week with dancers and food Michael Williams Volunteer The Multicultural Center and Association of Mexican-American Students celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Week Sept.12-16. Events throughout the week included El Grito, which is the Mexican Independence Celebration, a movie screening of Cartoneo y Nopalitos, a film written and directed by Pablo Veliz, a panel presentation titled “Borderland Voices,” Oral Tradition Hispanic Legends and the Spanish-Language Astronomy show. “For me the most important thing is that we educate our population, so we learn about culture and history,” Erika Bae-
za, director at the MC, said. There were many people dressed in traditional Hispanic clothing as students danced and enjoyed El Grito at the Pavilion. The event featured mariachi music and dances by local dance group Folklorico Meztli, traditional Mexican food and art displays. “My favorite part was when we got to do El Grito, which is something I haven’t been able to do because I’ve been in the states,” Baeza said. “Personally, it was a very emotional moment for me.” There was a sense of camaraderie in the air at the end of the Borderland Voices event on Sept. 12. The panel encouraged Hispanic students to take pride in where they’re from, their heritage and who they are.
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Danielle Conner of Big Spring, TX dances El Angel from the state of Jalisco.
Freshman charged with assault Club sports add ultimate frisbee to roster Campus PD offers advice to victims of rape Erika Walker Copy Editor A freshman was arrested and charged with sexual assault Sept. 14. and released on a $30,000 bond on Sept. 16. Alex Jonathan Cabello, 18, was apprehended by campus police about 6:15 a.m. and booked in the Tom Green County Jail about 8:30 a.m. As reported by the arrest affidavit, Cabello forcefully removed a student’s clothing and sexually assaulted her multiple times inside his dorm room. Someone reported the incident to ASU PD and Cabello was arrested the following day on a warrant after investigation.
“Angelo State takes the issue of sexual assault seriously,” ASU Police Chief James Adams said. “ASU is no different from other campuses, and we do everything we can to assist the victim.” Sexual assault is a second-degree felony punishable by 2-20 years in prison and fines up to $10,000. Adams said there have been a lot of programs and progress to address the issue on campus, but it is important for victims to always report sexual assault allegations. In fact, a campus-wide meeting was held the day before the incident pertaining to risk management and sexual harassment within student organizations. “It’s unfortunate that something like this happened on our
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Teams search for new members
Destinee Whitehead Volunteer There is an upcoming sports team starting this semester at Angelo State. This team is a combination of both Disc Golf and Ultimate Frisbee. “It is a great opportunity to learn sports you may not have in your home countries, meet people and have great experiences to bring back home to your friends,” co-president Michael Adayemo said. Frisbee Golf consists of throwing a Frisbee at targets. This game is a non-contact sport, no running involved and friendly competition.
Frisbee Golf is featured in the fall and interested students are able to play anytime with disc golf targets across campus. Cesar Escajeda, freshman, recommended this sport because it is easy to get in. Frisbee golf is still growing, and students can make money if they become good enough. July 30 this past year, Escajeda won second place at the Uvalde Competition with a prize of $75 in cash. Ultimate Frisbee however, consists of two teams. Their goal is to score touchdowns. It is not a full-contact sport, there is running involved, no off sides and involves a lot of competitiveness. Ultimate Frisbee is featured in the spring. “I play because it`s not
a talent game,” Sean Steph, freshman, said. “It`s not who`s the strongest or fastest. It`s about who`s going to go out there and leave it all on the field. It`s about who`s got the most heart.” One of the Ultimate Frisbee teams is led by a student organization with President Michael Abarca in charge. This student organization is full however, but will accept anyone looking to play on the weekends 4 p.m. -6 p.m. at the intramural fields. Ultimate Frisbee is featured in the spring and is perfect for those who are competitive and like to be active. The Ultimate Frisbee team is now featured by the activities of UREC, led by Daniel
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Korean Student Association sets international tutors program Native students who are interested in Korea and have no way to travel there to truly learn Korean culture and language can learn through the Korean students. “It also works the other way around in which native students can also teach American culture to Korean students and help them get better with their English.” Jeon said they will match two people in the program, one Korean student with an American student. From there, they will participate in four variety missions together, but only people who apply to the tutoring
KSA president tells why students should apply Erika Walker Copy Editor The ASU Korean Student Association will begin a new tutoring program next month and needs volunteer tutors to sign up by Sept. 30 to help make it a success. “The Korean tutoring program is the medium that connects with Korean students and native students,” KSA President Ji Hyun Jeon said. “It’s kind of like the buddy program.
program are allowed to know what they are. Because of this, Jeon said the best thing to do is simply join the program. “The best part about being part of the KSA program was all of the lifelong friends I made,” HyeYeon Oh, former member of KSA, said. KSA was originally established to help Korean and other international students adapt to their new American environment. “If Korean students have a problem during the semester, we help them study and stay comfortable,” Jeon said. KSA also picks up new in-
Family Day offers array of events Ram Jam, science shows and more on Sept. 24 Erika Walker Copy Editor Students and their families can participate in Family Day Sept. 24 beginning at 9 a.m. on campus. This will give families an opportunity to see ASU’s facilities, programs, organizations and their student’s accomplishments. Family Day is an annual event in which families of students can visit the campus, participate in various activities and end the evening with attending the first home football game of the season. According to the West Texas Collection, the earliest documented ASU Family Day took place in 1974. “ASU believes that an engaged, supportive family plays an instrumental role in a student’s educational success,” Zamika Bradley, student assistant for the Multicultural and Student Activites Program, said. “The Ram Family connection is working to keep families connected and encourages them to be involved, attend events and stay informed with
university and community happenings,” Bradley said. Ram Family Connection is a program that promotes student success by establishing a relationship between the university, students and parents. Membership to RFC is free and open to all ASU students in their family. In fact, they can sign up at Family Day. Bradley said this year’s Family Day differs from previous ones because of a newsletter that gets sent out to parents from RFC. It gives parents more exposure to what is going on campus-wise, and gives them a heads up on what activities they can expect to see for Family Day. Chartwells will provide food service for students and their family all day, beginning with a breakfast with Dr. Javier Flores, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. The day will continue with “sibling tours” hosted by the RAMbassadors. It gives the brothers and sisters of students a chance to see what campus life at ASU is like. After that, there will be tours of the city via Ram
Tram. “The programming is set a little different this year to accommodate families during the mid-afternoon with the option to visit the San Angelo community to shop and catch up with their students,” Bradley said. Morning and late afternoon are full of on campus activities leading up to the football game. The ASU chapter of the Society of Physics Students will then present Physics Show, where members will explain natural phenomena with science presentations. “It’s really awesome that ASU hosts such an event,” freshman Morgan Blake said. “I can’t wait to show my family around my new home away from home.” The day will conclude with a Ram Jam tailgate and football game, which is the first one of the season.
Look online at the ASU website or at the events list below for a schedule of all Family Day activities and their times.
Continued from FRESHMAN page 1 campus in which I generally like to think of as being a safe place,” junior Marissa Guerra said. “No means no, and I think we all need to be more cautious of our surroundings and truly understand that.” According to ASU’s Campus Crime and Fire Report, data indicates six forcible sex offenses were reported on campus in 2014, three in 2013 and one in 2012. Director of Communication Becky Brackin said the university is not taking the situation lightly and she can only hope such a thing would never happen again.
The investigation remains ongoing. According to ASU policy, students who are victims of a sexual offense should use the following guidelines to report the offense: Report the crime immediately to University Police, city police, or the Office of Student Life. Do not shower, douche or change clothing. Have a medical examination and internal gynecological examination as soon as possible. A delay in time may destroy evidence. Do not disturb the scene of the assault. Inform the police of all
details of the attack, however intimate. University Police officers are assisted on campus by San Angelo Police when requested and may require information regarding the attacker. Remember what the person said and how it was said. It may lead to the arrest of the assailant. The physical examination needs to be done within the first 72 hours following the assault. If you change clothes, place the articles that were worn at the time of the assault in a paper bag (not a plastic bag).
Continued CC DAY page 1 preciate the Constitution,” Peyton LaBauve, Student Government Association President, said. “People need to go out there and vote.” On Thursday, Sept 22, another registration
booth was set up in the UC, in front of the Multicultural Center, by Pi Sigma Alpha and the College Republicans Organization. The group’s efforts are to get as many students
ternational students from the airport upon arrival and help them check in with a resident assistant and anything else needed when they first move here. Jeon said from that point on the organization grew to what it is today in the sense that more American students have joined and helped out all international students with everything from homework, giving them rides to places on days when Ram Tram isn’t available and much more. “I think that the best part of KSA is that we all encourage the volunteer spirit of people,” Jeon said.
Ram TV offers new program
Student announcers share why they joined Erika Walker Copy Editor
Ram TV began a live student sports announcer program this semester under the direction of Dr. Herman Howard, chair of Communication and Mass Media Department. “That was my vision in taking this position,” Howard said. “I wanted for our ASU students to broadcast the games live using playby-play and color analysts so they will gain the needed experience for careers after graduation.” For many students, the program is something they’ve waited for and wanted to be a part of for years. “During my senior year in high school I really enjoyed giving speeches and I really loved just about every sport,” Vincent Salazar, three year Ram TV employee and senior sports announcer, said. The live broadcasts are available on Ram TV, which is channel 6 for most and 106 for Suddenlink customers. Meanwhile, subscribers to angelosports.com can also
catch the live broadcasts on demand and in high definition. “I’ll either work as the play-by-play, who is in charge of basically creating the narrative by stating what’s going on for example saying ‘number four passes to seven for an ASU touchdown,’ or I’ll be a color analyst. In that role I will go more in depth on a certain play or discuss advantages and distant ages for both teams,” Salazar said. As of now, only home games are available for broadcast. Howard said despite the limited home game coverage, the students are doing great and getting better and better each game. “They are also learning how to provide more descriptions into the broadcasts,” Howard said. “We have received outstanding support from Dr. May and the entire ASU administration.” Students who participate in the sports announcer program do so on a volunteer basis, but Howard said the university might be able to pay the students for their work at some point in the future.
Events Calendar Friday 9/23
Wednesday 9/28
Weekly Baptist UCPC Dance Marathon CJ Davidson 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Ministry Lunch BSM building Noon and 1 p.m. Soccer vs. Midwestern Soccer Fields 7 p.m.
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Ram Jam Alumni Center at 3:30
Lambda Chi Alpha Watermelon Bash Campus Green
Robert Massie Game Night Ram Jam Family Day at 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Alumni Cnter 4:30p.m.-6p.m. Plaza Club House Rams vs. Eastern New Mexico Open Mic Night Legrand Stadium at First at 7 p.m. Community Credit Union Field 6 p.m.
Monday 9/26 on campus to vote in this year’s presidential election. Both organizations are striving to emphasize the importance of voting and knowing exactly what they are voting for.
“When I help someone, I learn what the important part is, why communication is important and what the best way to help is. “When I arrived here a year ago, I was able to stay comfortable and adjust here because someone also helped me. Now, I am really happy to help someone new,” Jeon said. Anyone interested in learning about Korean culture or likes to volunteer is encouraged to contact Jeon at jjeon1@angelo.edu. From there, students can join KSA and apply for the tutoring program.
UCPC Mixer CSI at 5:30 p.m.
9.23.2016 Continued from HISPANIC page 1 Sophomore David Alvarado said the Borderland Voices event gave him more of a sense of identity after listening to the panel. “Having Hispanic students’ presence at the events was the most important role that our organization played during Hispanic Heritage Week,” President of AMAS Elizanette Lopez said. “The film night with Pablo Velis was my favorite night. Getting the chance to meet the man whose movie was so influential in my life was an unforgettable experience.” Cartoneo y Nopalitos is a story about
immigration into the United States. The final scene in the movie was uplifting and empowering, which seemed to be a theme of the whole week. When speaking about one of the most important points in the movie, Pablo Veliz said he would like others and himself to look at all angles of someone’s story and understand their struggle. The Oral Traditions Hispanic Legends event was filled with similar stories from different regions. Everyone who attended knew each story about various superstitions such as “duendes,” but had
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their own spin on it. Although there were different views, it solidified everyone’s connection through heritage. Tying up the week was the Spanish-Language Astronomy show hosted in ASU’s Planetarium. It featured an educational video ranging from the Milky Way galaxy all the way down to the solar system and Earth itself. Afterward, they traveled the sky from star to star showing the constellations and the views from the sky from different points such as San Angelo compared to Chihuaua, Mexico.
Photos by Kaitlin Trujillo Top: A mariachi band provides the music for the El Grito Celebration. Bottom: Members of Folklorico Meztli twirl their brightly colored dresses and hold out their handkerchiefs during one of their performances.
Continued from FRISBEE page 1 Ramirez and Michael Adayemo, both graduate assistants who are looking for players in Ultimate and Disc Golf. Interested students can join the UREC Frisbee teams of Ultimate Frisbee, or Disc Golf by contacting either dramirez23@angelo.edu, or mayedemo@angelo. edu.
These graduate assistants will lead both of the teams. In addition, this UREC Frisbee team received a grant from the USA Ultimate Frisbee Organization. The grant applied by Scottie Moler (pre-grad assistant) consisted of brand new disc golf sets and kits to help the team. As of now, the roster
is pending but the team may play at the Texas A&M Conference in a few months and are able to travel to other schools, which is a great opportunity. ESPN also shows and records matches at many colleges.
Tone Deft Folk rock songstress Angel Olsen released her third full-length album, “My Woman,” on Sept. 2. It fully transformed and intensified her once budding, heartbreaking, gothic-folk tonality into an exhilarating introspective ride that froths with incontestable attitude. The album exudes confidence, even through heartbreak, and transcends the darkness that encompassed Olsen’s last LP, “Burn Your Fire For No Witness,” in 2014. The first half of the album consists of gritty, 70s-reminiscent psychedelic anthems. The song “Not Gonna Kill You” can best exemplify this sound as it grips the threshold of an introvert’s perspective of modernity, creating a stylish inquisitive narrative about the world around her. Olsen belts out impressive vocals with the accompaniment of a stellar guitar solo that completes the track that, in fact, just may kill you.
The artisanal blend of songwriting, vocal range and differing genre incorporation on this album is what makes it so engaging and compelling. If greats like Dolly Parton, Mazzy Star, Bjork and Stevie Nicks had a musical baby, the conceived product I imagine would be very close to this album. Olsen sweeps back and forth between vulnerability and powerful declarations of lovable delirium. “Heaven hits me when I see your face/ Go blind every time,” she sings on the folky dreamscape track “Never Be Mine” to only seconds later belt out the lyrics “shut up kiss me hold me tight,” on the dynamic and robust track “Shut Up Kiss Me Hold Me Tight.” The emotional conundrum does not end there, with the second half of the album touching on tones of an even more haunting vibrato driven adventure. Olsen’s voice, although seeming-
“My Woman” by Angel Olsen Hanna Schindler Music Columnist ly manic at times, is more controlled than ever. Alluding to an era of 50s jukebox tunes, with an essential rock n’ roll twist, the record begins to slow down with tunes like “Sister” and “Woman.” In a haunted, almost tragic feel of drama, the eight-minute songs grow more deeply emotional with every minute. The effortless continuity of heartbreaking exploration found through this opus of an album is only enhanced by the closing track “Pops,” a piano ballad that concludes with a final manifesto to love lost and an impending futile future. Without a doubt, “My Woman” hauls you through a range of emotional chapters, each one creating almost chronologic anecdotes. Olsen’s obsession and vitality through heartbreak and idealism ultimately wraps her in an even more mystifying sheath than before, leaving you gasping to know who exactly broke her heart.
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New director speaks on why he accepted position Mary Brown Staff Writer Dr. Kenneth Carrell, new director of the Planetarium, took over the duties of running the Planetarium from Dr. Mark Sonntag, Ph.D, who was the director for 31 years. “I have always been fascinated by the night sky as a child living in Mertzon,” Director Kenneth Carrell said. “I teach both astronomy classes. I needed to do something constructive at night so I took up astronomy. Some people take the stars for granted they are so amazing.” Students and the public will get to see the dynamic SciDome HD projector and large tilted dome theater. The projector can show 500 million stars and celestial objects. The renovations for the Planetarium were funded by the U. S.
FEATURES Department of Defense. “Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West” will be one of the Planetarium shows. It tells the stories of their travels and hardships in the frontier. The audiences will see the magnificent wonder of the wild west through the eyes of Lewis and Clark who traveled with 31 people to the Pacific Coast. The program is narrated by award-winning actor Jeff Bridges. “Solar Superstorms” will be the other show at the Planetarium. Audiences should expect to be amazed by the raging solar tornadoes and coronal mass ejections. The eruptions are the largest in the solar system as tremendously hot plasma vents that create sun flares. The solar show will give viewers a look at the suns most inner workings. Shows will run every Thursday night starting Sept. 15 to Nov. 18. All age groups can attend the shows as ASU has
one of the biggest community outreach programs for the public. There is no charge for ASU students, faculty and staff. Adult general admission is $3. Children, senior citizens and active military is $2. Carrell will do a short presentation after the “Solar Superstorms” show to let everyone know what is in the night sky at the moment. “This is my first year working with the Planetarium,” freshman Favian Cuevas said. “I’m looking forward to helping with the shows and learning more about astronomy.” The Planetarium is used as a multimedia classroom. Physical science, geology and astronomy are taught in it. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Security Studies uses the Planetarium for classes as well. “Astronomy has always been a hobby of mind,” junior Brandon Santana-Nolan said. “That’s why I applied for this job at the Planetarium.”
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Dr. Kenneth Carrell and student workers will help in all aspects of the Planetarium showings.
Student Government incorporates new technology Snapchat used to tell news, events Eirin Albritton Managing Editor
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SGA’s new tech included this supplies vending machine.
The Student Government Association has been working on finding new ways to keep students involved on campus with upcoming events and incorporating social media to make it easier to access. SGA created a Snapchat, back in June, which has accumulated over 1,200 followers. The Snapchat username is angelostateu. The account is used to keep students informed about what events are being put on by different organizations on campus. “I manage it personally and one of the Communications and Marketing interns uses it,” Peyton LaBauve, Student Government President, said. The account has posted Snapchat stories about free
t-shirts, events hosted by the Multicultural Center and convenient reminders about certain building hours, such as the Center of Human Performance. “We are trying to get students on there so that if Greek Life or the Multicultural Center is having an event, instead of having to check your email, which is something a lot of students don’t do already, you can just find it on our Snapchat,” LaBauve said. SGA has installed a new vending machine in the basement of the library filled with convenient school supplies, such as writing utensils, headphones, phone chargers, calculators and first aid kit necessities. “It’s so useful, because instead of having to drive to HEB, you can just walk downstairs and use your OneCard,” LaBauve said. Another project the organi-
zation is working on installing is filtered water fountains in all of the residence halls. The water fountains will be able to fill up water bottles, which is another convenient idea SGA has come up with for the students’ interest. Student discount cards are also available to students to use at multiple local businesses throughout San Angelo. It is a convenient card to keep handy to remind students of discounts available to them. “It is one of the ways that we are advertising our core programs, one side advertises the Ram Tram and the other side advertises the student discount program,” LaBauve said. One of SGA’s goals for this semester is to hold an event for the Angelo State Police Department to show their gratitude for everything ASU PD has done for the community.
Multicultural Center adds to its duties Ram Rugby brings home win Upcoming events revealed for the semester Mary Brown Staff Writer The ASU Multicultural Center was put under student affairs last year. The new title is Multicultural and Student Activities Programs. The program was developed in 2008. It offers students core values such as involvement and innovation, diversity appreciation, and integrity and respect. MAC has a philosophy to educate, embrace, explore and celebrate diversity and campus life through activities that promote meaningful experiences and academic motivation. This semester there will be several Multicultural events. September will have a Guest Lecture: “Superheroes Unmasked: The World Peacemakers” Sept. 19, MC will have a program on hazing called “These Hands Don’t Haze” providing awareness and education about hazing. and El Cafecito Sept. 20, Sea-
son of Peace Sept. 21. MC does programs year around. “We held a camp last summer called Ram Around Up for incoming freshman,” Multicultural Director Erika Baeza said. “It was extremely successful we had two camps. We taught them about the history and culture of ASU also what it means to be part of the ASU community family.” October will be LGBT History Month, a celebration and teaching of lesbian and gay history. MC also has Disabilities Awareness Month in October as well. “I help with any programs they need, Student Assistant Lizette Guerrero said. “The creative side to the projects that’s all me. I have been working here for a year. We created a poster for the “These Hands Don’t Haze” project where student will place their hand prints.” MC has many diverse programs for all ASU Students though out the school year. Many organizational cultures on campus contribute to developing programs and
events that will benefit the ASU students and community. Native American Heritage Month is celebrated every November to tell the history of the first Americans and the contributions to the growth of the U.S. The event for Thanksgiving will be about the history of the holiday. They will be celebrating International Men’s Day to focus on multicultural men and things they do for the community. This is an integrated program to learn more about the men on campus. “I’m knew to the program,” senior Thomas Yoo said. “I’m learning how to support the different events.” December will have a “Winter Across the World” event where we decorate the office. MC will focus on different cultures around the world and how they celebrate Christmas. There will be many more events coming in the Spring, Baeza said. “We never stop trying to help the students at ASU,” Baeza said.
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#Life Lessons with Eirin Eirin Albritton Managing Editor Have you had trouble finding a parking spot this semester? Have you gotten a parking ticket for making up your own spot? If you answered yes to either of these, you are not alone. ASU has hit a new record for student enrollment with about 9,400 students - that is almost 1,000 more students than last year’s enrollment. Although this is good news for the campus as a whole, this also means fewer parking spots. The way I see it, we need to expand the parking availability before we accept more students. On the second week of school, I decided at around 11 p.m. that I needed to go to HEB. When I returned; there weren’t any parking spots left. I had seen two other cars circling the parking lot and by that time had realized that we were not all going to find a convenient spot. Assuming they realized the same thing, we all decided to make our own parking spots in the vacant area across the street from Plaza Verde. At the time, I thought it was a good idea, because it was convenient and closest to my
destination. I didn’t realize until the next morning that we had all gotten $20 parking tickets. Now, $20 is not a lot, but it adds up. We are all broke college kids and the last thing we want to have to do is pay for parking tickets when it can be avoided by having more parking spots available to students. I’ve had nights where I have had stay late in the library and spend a good 20 minutes trying to find a parking spot close to my dorm. Most nights it feels as if I have had to park in Narnia, which shouldn’t happen because there are plenty of places close to the dorms, but they are closed off to certain parking areas for certain parking passes. So, with all of my ranting, I’ve got a solution - we need to think of a way to raise money and fit a parking garage somewhere on campus. Preferably closer to Robert and Mary Massie and Vanderventer, considering that is where most students live. I am sure ASU is coming up with some sort of solution, but in the meantime, ASU PD should be a little bit more lenient on their ticket distribution.
The Alleyway Alana Edgin Editor- in-Chief
Hastings Entertainment is closing, and a large part of my life is over. If you haven’t heard Hastings is closing, I need to find the rock you live under. I worked at Hastings for the past three years and have been a shopper there for almost my entire life. It was a shock to find out Hastings was closing. The employees were the last to know. I remember working one night, helping close the store when someone pulled up the hot-off-the-internet story on Hastings closing. During my shift one day, my boss, an employee of Hastings for 22 years, came up to me and said the dreaded words. The winner of the auction was Gordon Bros. You may know them as the demons who bought out Blockbuster, K-Mart and a myriad of stores from California to New York. My heart broke. Sure, I was just a part-time associate and already had the job of Editor-in-Chief waiting for me, but Hastings had
My one and only Cajun experience was this summer. A family trip to Marble Falls led me to an authentic Cajun restaurant. As amazing as it was, the distance is too great for other trips. Fortunately, I discovered a fantastic Cajun restaurant locally. Cajun Creations, located in the same shopping center as the movie theatre, has captured my heart with the aroma of fried catfish and gumbo. Let me tell you, I was amazed by the quality of the food. Alana, the editor, and I ordered the Crawfish Queso with homemade chips. Initially I was skeptical; I had sampled crawfish one other time and
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been a second home to me. My mom dragged us to every Harry Potter midnight release. I bought my first GameBoy Advance there. My brothers and I would look forward to the weekend so we could rent movies and buy new books. My dad and I would go together to hunt down new movies and books. Working at Hastings was no different. It had become a larger and stranger family to me. I started working after my high school graduation in 2013 and began a month later at the Midland store. I had never met a sassy homosexual man, a furry, a pothead or an entire motorcycle gang before working there. I absolutely loved it! The different personalities were amazing, and seeing these people you barely knew stand up for you just because you worked together was something undefinable. I worked every department. Books, movies, music, random junk, backroom, shipping and I had fun. Lots of retail workers complain that managers don’t have their back, but at Hastings, I did. My bosses almost always had our backs and would escort angry customers out of the store. Anyway, back to the closing. Many of the employees, like my bosses at the Brownwood Hastings and my aunt at the Midland Hastings, had worked with the company for longer than I’ve been alive. I lost a part-time job, but
they lost their careers. When we found out, there were tears. Two week notices were put in and random new people were brought in. Those of us who stayed mourned the store. Every vulture (customer who had never been in Hastings and was just looking through our dying store) that came in reeked of our death. Those vultures were rude! Questions were always: When are you closing, when will everything be free, why can’t I get this for $0.50, why are you closing and when will you rent movies again? Every single day we answered these questions, trying not to scream. These people cared about getting Fox and the Hound for a penny. They didn’t care that we were all losing our jobs. My Hastings family at Brownwood will close their doors this Saturday. And I’m here, hoping they will be okay. I hope all our regular customers find new outlets for their favorite things, and I hope these tears of mourning dry soon. Hastings Entertainment, you will be tattooed on my heart forever, along with the names of our fallen employees. If you ever go to a store that is going out of business, please be nice. Remember that they are losing their jobs. Maybe bring them a cake from a store. If they are anything like I am right now, they need something sweet in their life.
Restaurant Spotlight: Cajun Creations Mikera Walker Online Manager
Photo by Alana Edgin
Writers Staff Writer: Mary Brown
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from that experience I had sworn off of crawfish. This queso was unlike anything I had ever had before. It started out with cheese and a little spice, and then erupted on my tongue with the explosive power of crawfish! Now I realize the thought of a sea bug in your queso may seem daunting but if anything the crawfish made the queso better. The tail meat added texture to an otherwise creamy sauce and gave the queso a flavor I hadn’t realized was missing from typical queso. As we finished off our appetizer we anxiously awaited our main course, the Shrimp Po’boy and the Fried Catfish. The shrimp on the po’boy were so enormous that we assumed we were mistakenly giv-
en catfish. The catfish was by far the best I’ve ever had. The batter was seasoned to perfection and had just the right amount of spice. The quality of fish used far surpassed my expectations; it wasn’t muddy at all and was flaky and perfectly cooked. The restaurant is owned by a married couple so dedicated to good food and service that one of them is always at the restaurant. As well as committed to amazing food, they had all of their recipes tested at a facility next to Texas Tech to guarantee amazing flavor. I’d recommend Cajun Creations to anyone who likes food. They have something for everyone and being adventurous definitely pays off here.
Student Spotlight
WORST DORM EXPERIENCES Noah Thomas Freshman
Jakob Rosas Freshman
“One day we hear the people upstairs getting their “freak” on. She was loud. That was bizarre and awkward.”
“My tortilla chips go missing. I know it’s not my roommate because he has noticed the same thing too. Just weird.”
The Adventures of Bizzare Dorm Rando &Elli moments
Caroline Cline Cartoonist
SPORTS
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9.23.2016
Volleyball victorious over Pioneers Belles begin conference with shutout Mary Brown Staff Writer The Belles started their Lone Star Conference off with great power over TWU Pioneers with a 3-0 shutout (2512, 25-16, 25-18) on Sept.16. The Belles are 5-1 while the Pioneers are 3-5 overall. They took command of the first game from the start. TWU had a difficult time dealing with the attack. Mallory Blauser, senior outside hitter, and Abbie Lynn, junior right side, led the team with several kills in the first game. Blauser was a powerhouse when hitting the ball. The Belles applied tremendous pressure on the Pioneers throughout the game. “I felt like we started out the match really strong,” Head Coach Chuck Waddington said. “We set the tone for the first match with our serving and our defense.” Brooke Robertson, junior defensive specialist and out-
side hitter, showed no mercy with her defense from the service line. She served five aces on the Pioneers. Tulani Titley, freshman middle blocker, also let her presence be known with eight kills. The Pioneers fought back but could not get past junior middle blocker Morgan Seaton. She hammered them with her great technique. Belles ended the first match in complete control. TWU had some catching up to do in the next match. “I feel like I play a good game,” Lynn said. “Our goal was to keep ourselves at a high standard. We made a few more errors than we wanted to but overall it was great.” In the second match the Belles lost a little momentum. The Belles regrouped and went on a 15-2 lead. TWU would navigate the Belles to a 20-13 score. Lynn, Blauser, Titley and junior outside hitter Brianna Sotello worked together to achieve the last points in the second match. “The second set we subbed
a couple of kids in and our level dropped a little bit,” Waddington said. “It gave the other team some confidence so our kids had to rise to the occasion. What I liked was the ASU fans. The biggest factor was the crowd. We had 1,100 people here tonight. This was great for the conference and I hope this will continue.” In the third and final set. Lynn and Titley both blasted in kills. TWU received their first point on a service error. The Belles went on a 6-1 run. The Pioneers fought back hard, bringing the score to tie at 15. Seaton and Sotello then took charge and fired in two kills. The score went to 1716 and the Pioneers gave the Belles a mountain of trouble. TWU score three points before Titley scored the final point for the Belles. “I liked that we pulled ourselves out of a situation,” Blauser said. “My favorite part of the game is when we can turn really big ramble plays in to points.”
Photos by Kaitlin Trujillo
Top: Meghan Parker sets the ball for Morgan Seaton. Parker had 40 assists in the Rambelles match against Texas Women’s University. Right: Tulani Titley, middle blocker, spikes the ball over the block from her opponents. Bottom: The Rambelles celebrate their three set win against TWU.
On the road updates: Soccer, Football Belle Soccer vs. Colorado
Stat leaders overall for Belle Stat leaders overall for Ram Soccer: Football:
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Senior midfielder and forward Rushing: Junior running Demi Tsambasis with six goals. back Josh Stevens with 303 yards on 68 attempts. Junior forward Tiffany Dang Rambelles vs. Western State with three assists. Passing: Junior quarterback Current record: on Sept. 16 Jake Faber with 28 on 56 at- 0-1 conference, 1-2 overall Current record: 9-1 overall Freshman goalkeeper Sammy tempts with six interceptions Next game: Cude with 19 saves. for 349 yards. First home game against Eastern New Mexico on Next game: Sept. 23 against Midwestern State at 7 p.m. Sophomore linebacker Justin Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. Johnson with 26 tackles. Rambelles vs. Colorado Mesa University on Sept. 14
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