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Girls Night Out gets the Olympic gold Olympian Shawn Johnson spoke at the annual event Eirin Albritton Managing Editor The 7th Girls’ Night Out, hosted by the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health, saw an Olympic medalist, a hip hop artist, a self-defense group and more teach over 1,300 women about what it meant to be yourself. All throughout the evening door prizes were raffled off from Marble Slab, Chick-Fil-a, Happy Trails, Kendra Scott, Mr. Boots and other local businesses. The Funky Monkeys played everything from Tina Turner
to Bruno Mars. Adriana Gomez, former Ram Band drum major, is a member of the band. Free t-shirts were also thrown into the crowd of girls between performances. The Laura W. Bush Institute had 2008 Gymnastics Olympian Shawn Johnson, come and speak to the girls about being confident individuals and teaching them that it is okay to be different. She spoke of her time during the 2008 Olympics and the journey leading to her retirement. When she was in kindergarten, she was bullied for being a tomboy with huge muscles. Along the road to being Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo an Olympian and contestant in Dancing with the Stars, she felt Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson told over 1,300 women about her struggles with her identity and
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how to own who you are.
Students slide into the new semester
See more of Rambunctious Weekend photos page 3 Freshman Alonso Torres and junior Alexis Rosas cool down on the water slide at the Lake House during Rambunctious Weekend.
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Bookstore offers price match Up to $100 off textbooks with proof of discounted price. Robyn Simkins Volunteer Beginning in the Spring 2016 semester, the ASU Bookstore began offering a new price match policy. Considering the fact that many students are purchasing textbooks through other sources such as Amazon or Chegg, the bookstore is hoping to compete by promising price matching. “I think the bookstore has better availability than most websites,” Xochilt Macias, book store employee and student, said. “If textbooks weren’t priced the way they
are currently I might be out of a job or it could be added elsewhere such as into our already existing tuition.” The student must provide proof that a current book is found elsewhere at a lower price. The textbook can then be purchased at full price and the difference applied to an ASU gift card. These gift cards can be used at ASU through the bookstore or online. “I like having different options even though they vary in price because I like having the actual book in my hand,” Betty Walton said. “I think that if they weren’t so expensive, the supply and demand wouldn’t add up.” However, the bookstore does not honor certain pric-
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Rambunctious Weekend welcomes ASU University includes new Lip Sync Battle
Students said goodbye to mom and dad and hello to the RamFam when Rambunctious Weekend kicked off the fall semester on Aug. 25 at the ASU Pavilion. A Lip Sync Battle hosted by the Multicultural Center entertained crowds as performances ranged from Tina Turner to Usher at the Pavilion Saturday night. “The lip sync battle was my favorite part,” Markus Jones, junior, said. “My friends competed in it and it was really funny to watch.” A panel of judges selected three winners. Love on Top recieved third, I Feel Like A Woman second with Love Yourself taking top honors.
The performers were given a bag of college supplies as prizes. Campus oganizations such as Greek Life, club sports and other student clubs attended the Aug. 27 Meet and Greet and took the opportunity to recruit incoming freshman and transfer students at the Registered Student Organization Tailgate. “My organization gave out sunglasses and koozies,” College Republicans President Lacey Maurice said. “We also had a football throwing-based game to offer students here at the tailgate.” On Sunday, ASU gathered more than 200 students to volunteer for Angelo Serves. Groups of students went to different sites in San Ange-
lo and did everything from painting to planting. “We painted a door for the Girl Scouts headquarters for Angelo Serves,” Austin Franco, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity junior, said. “We had a great time giving back to the community and even got some Girl Scout cookies out of it.” On Thursday, students moved into their dorms and were invited to the ASU Pavilion where food was provided and organizations had set up booths for the Welcome Back Bash. “My organization gave out ice cream floats and got a chance to meet a lot of the incoming freshman,” Lucy Candia, Sigma Kappa Sorority
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Theatre enters modern era Department turns to social media and increase audience involvement Eirin Albritton Managing Editor Angelo State’s theatre program plans to provide a new modern twist of including the audience and their personal interests into their plays’ performances this semester. Currently the theater’s technical crew is in the midst of developing hashtags that trend during play performances. Audience members and the public alike will be encouraged to use those trending for social media searches as well as while posting about the play and cast members. Live streaming on Facebook and screens at the performances will direct audiences to check Facebook and Twitter for updates.
“We are going to involve live feeds (on Facebook) and polls on Twitter,” Arianna Gonzalez, sophomore, said. “We are involving really cool stuff that is going to get the audience involved in the show. I think it’s going to be really interesting for people to see how we incorporate theatre with the real world.” Cast members ast and producers work tediously each semester to select new plays and new ideas to bring to ASU. This semester will include performances of William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” and Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women.” “We are taking Julius Caesar into a very modern era,” Gonzalez said. “I think it is going to be very cool for people of our era to come out and watch because we are going to involve cell phones and social media.”
Continued from Bookstore page 1 es such as those through Amazon Prime or directly from the publisher. There is no minimal requirement but the bookstore will only honor up to $100 against their competitor’s prices. “Textbooks are definitely expensive,” Allie Downey said. “But professors are reasonable and the bookstore offers custom editions.” For example, if the bookstore’s price is $175 and the competitor’s price is $50, the bookstore will only grant
$100 of the $125 difference. The price match policy does include textbook rentals but only those with the same date or one of at a later time. Student employees of the ASU Bookstore recently weighed in on the policy and the various prices of textbooks. “It would be easier if there weren’t so many editions because they’re constantly having to be replaced and that can get expensive,” Pake Hough said.
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“The Julius Caesar play was chosen, because this is an election year,” Callie Stenson, senior, said. “The basis of the story is about Caesar taking power, his election, and just politics in general. What we are doing is tying it to this year’s election.” Sound effects team are working on creating a Twitter and Facebook account that will be tied into the play in October to entertain and include the audience during the performance. “We are bringing a whole new world to theatre,” Callie Photo by Kaitlin Trujillo Stenson, senior, said. “People Theatre students and faculty joined for a dinner on Aug. 30 our age don’t enjoy coming sar” began on Wednesday, 22 in the ASU Auditorium. to a play and just watching Aug 31 but will continue. All “Little Women” will run Dec a show. They find it boring. students are welcome to audi- 1-4 and 8-10 in the ASU ModThis way we are asking them tion for plays, whether it is as ular Theatre-Dinner Theatre. Admission to the perforto open their minds by using a cast member or part of the technical crew. mances is free for ASU stuthe things that consume their “Julius Caesar” will be per- dents, $4 for non ASU stulives.” Auditions for “Julius Cae- formed on Oct. 14-16 and 21- dents and $9 for the public.
Winners of Gary, Pat Rodgers Distinguished Awards announced Review of events that occured during fall and spring semesters Erika Walker Online Editor ASU Greek Life and Activities Coordinator Amanda Ritchie, Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Derek Bolen and Executive Director of Student Affairs Dr. Bradley Petty all received the 2015-16 Gary and Pat Rodgers Distinguished Staff Award Aug. 25 in recognition of all of their efforts towards the university. There were 43 total nominees, and each award winner also received a $2,500 honorarium. “Being nominated and chosen to receive this award by students is, to say the very least, an honor,” Bolen said. “Thinking of students thinking of me in such a meaningful way humbles me to my core. I became a teacher because I thought it was the best way I could do my part to make a difference in the world.”
Construction begins on civil engineering building
hands on actives for the Hunter Strain labs will the ASU populous.” The building has final students.” have no faculty rooms
Mary Brown Staff Writer ASU has begun construction of the new civil engineering laboratories this week. The civil engineering building will be divided into four labs: structural transportation, water resource, geotechnical and construction engineering. Construction has blocked off in the area near the Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building off Vanderventer Street for the new building. “I am looking forward to the completion of the Hunter Strain Engineering Building,” Deyton Riddle, senior civil engineering student, said. “This building will house the labs required for three to four thousand classes for the civil engineering majors. Kinney Franke will implement a design that is both functional and inviting for
approval and has received a $4.5 million gift from an anonymous donor to fund construction of a new facility to house the Hunter Strain labs for civil engineering. The U. S. Department of Education will support the new civil engineering program by awarding ASU an $2.87 million grant. This grant was awarded by the USDE’s Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions program. Grant funds will be used to hire faculty and materials for the engineering program. ASU also received anonymous gifts of $100,000 to purchase lab equipment and $20,000 to fund the first endowed scholarship. “We would like for the civil engineering building to be a focal point on campus,” Dr. William A. Kitch said. “The lobby will be friendly and well-lit with
The Hunter Strain engineering labs will be a 6,000 square foot building. Kinney Franke Architects A|A designed the building and Western Building will handling the construction. The department will be called the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering. ASU was given a one million dollar endowment gift from David and Judith Hirschfeld. This gift will help with the needs of the engineering program at ASU. “We would like our engineering programs to be hands on, creative and this building will help us do that,” Kitch said. The faculty will not have office space in the engineering building. The Civil Engineering Department will be housed in the Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building. The department is now located in the Annex.
The Gary and Pat Rodgers Distinguished Awards were created by San Angelo native and former ASU student Gary Rodgers and his wife, Pat. Because of their association with many ASU employees over the years, the couple recognized the roles that staff, faculty and administrators perform to help ASU fulfill its mission to prepare students to be responsible and productive citizens after graduating. “My breath was taken away when my name was announced,” Petty said. “As every nominee was listed, I said to myself, ‘This person deserves the award!’ as I did not dream that my name would be called. This award should be given to the every administrator who was nominated because I know how hard they work for ASU.” Ritchie, who is the newest faculty member of the three award winners has been a part of the ASU community
for three years. Along with leading Greek Life on campus, she helps direct the Ram Family Connection initiative that liaises with parents and helps them stay involved with their students on campus. She was also the driving force behind ASU’s new Ram Roundup, an off-campus summer orientation camp designed to help new students transition to college life -- and the list doesn’t end there. “I was very active during my college years and truly believe that extracurricular actives contribute to the success of students,” Ritchie said. “I love getting to work with the students on a daily basis, sharing their tears, fears, challenges and success.” Other nominees for the Distinguished Staff Award were Dara Anderson, Melody Kelley, Marshell Peter, Justine Salgado, Eldra Sanford, Justin Segura, Lorina Soza and Roselee Wilson.
Events Calendar Friday 9/2 Volleyball vs South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 12pm-3pm Junell Center Volleyball vs St. Mary’s University 6pm-9pm Junell Center
Saturday 9/3 R.A.D. Self-Defense for Women Part 1 9:30am-12:30pm CHP-203 Volleyball vs St. Edward’s University 12pm-3pm Junell Center R.A.D. Self-Defense for Women Part 1 1:30pm-4:30pm CHP Volleyball vs Regis University 6pm-9pm Junell Center Manny’s Birthday Bash 8pm-11pm House of Fifi DuBois
Monday 9/5 Labor Day
Tuesday 9/6
UCPC Poster Sale 9am-4:30pm UC Greek Life: Fraternity Recruitment Open House/ Orientation Dinner 6pm Texan Hall
Wednesday 9/7 UCPC Poster Sale 9am-4:30pm UC Greek Life: Fraternity Recruitment Round 1 5pm UC
Thursday 9/8
UCPC Poster Sale 9am-4:30pm UC Part-Time Job Fair 1pm-3pm UC
Greek Life: Fraternity Recruitment Round 2 5pm UC R.A.D. Self-Defense for Women Part 1 5:30pm-8:30pm CHP-203
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Continued from Weekend page 1 senior, said. Multiple organizations, including a live DJ, helped welcome the Class of 2020 at the Bash. “The concert was probably the best event I have been to on campus,” Tyler Griffon, Kappa Delta Rho senior, said. On Aug. 26, plenty of activities and events were put on by the University Center Program Council during the community fair which included inflatables, a hot air balloon, a caricature artist, spray can art, a video game trailer and a zip line. “I played sand volleyball and got to meet a lot of new people that way,” Damian Guerrero, freshman, said. “I also got to try the zip line which was a lot of fun.” Photos by Josh Lopez
Clockwise from top to bottom: 1. Students play basketball at the ASU Lake House. 2. Bobby Vaughn, sophomore, refreshes himself by taking a dip into Lake Nasworthy. 3. The UREC guides students on a tour of the lake via kayak. 4. Junior Jehu Roberson and junior Madison Burtch share a love tap during the RSO fair.
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FEATURES
9.2.2016
Apps pay players to be healthy Apps combine with Pokémon Go to donate to charities and pay players to be healty Alana Edgin Editor-in-Chief Pokémon Go players and college students have the opportunity to make money by simply walking with an app called HealthyWage. Pokémon Go, an app filled with digital creatures to catch and train, uses your GPS to pinpoint your location and give Pokémon that would be in that area. This innovative app has people of all ages getting out, and companies, such as HealthyWage, want to take advantage of the craze and help people out while doing it. HealthyWage, an app designed to challenge contestants to lose weight or increase steps, offers everyone the chance to make up to ten thousand dollars by increasing their steps by 25 percent. The company is marketing the step
challenges towards Pokémon Go players. “Pairing this with Pokémon Go and college students seemed like a natural fit because you guys are already walking a lot, and always need extra money,” Co-Founder of HealthyWage David Roddenberry said. “One of our employees, a woman named Kate, plays Pokémon Go all the time with her kids. She came into the office one day and said “I’ve been running around all weekend hunting Pokémon.” Now a lot of our employees and I play.” Users, through the app or online, can sign up to compete as individuals or teams, and can choose between weight loss challenges or step challenges. In the step challenges, which Roddenberry said is best for Pokémon Go players, users only have to increase their steps by 25 percent. Unlike Pokemon Go, HealthyWage does not have to be open on the device, due to GPS on the devices.
“We created the app because a study from the University of Pennsylvania released a study that said groups who worked together for cash lost more weight,” Roddenberry said. There is a small fee of about $50 to start a challenge, and if a user does not meet the challenge, they lose their deposit. Just for walking around, catching Pokémon or exercising, students can earn almost enough money to pay their tuition. Users can choose to get a check or get paid through PayPal when they complete the challenge. Challenges can last from 12 weeks to 18 months, and at the end, users win cash prizes. Among HealthyWage, there are apps that donate to charities for every mile a user walks. Apps like Charity Miles and Walk for a Dog Graphic by Caroline Cline Shop. donate to children, animal “Pokémon Go lets people shelters and more. live out their Pokémon dream Local stores also offer discounts to Pokémon Go play- in real life and I wanted to see ers, such as Stango’s Coffee exactly what the app could do,” Stephen Mora, freshman, said.
“As for the discounts you get for being a player, I think it’s cool and as a college kid I’m always down for a good discount.”
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Catie Wiedenhofer, an instructor with Rape Aggresion Defense, was invited to speak the Girls’ Night Out and teach the women some of R.A.D.’s self-defense techniques.
like she had to be someone she was not and how she overcame those struggles. “Have the courage to be who you are,” Shawn Johnson said. “Be true to who you are. Be different. Be unique.” She also spoke about working together as women to uplift each other, instead of being mean and putting one another down. “We have to be nice to each other,” Johnson said. Motivational speaker and hip hop artist, CJ Lucky, spoke to the girls about self-worth and relationships. He spoke about his relationship with his current wife in college. They met during a week like rambunctious weekend. They soon began dating, but their relationship did not take away from their own personal growth and different priorities. He performed songs
Hanna's Hits “Blonde” by Frank Ocean
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CJ Lucky was another guest speaker. He is a hip-hop artist and treated the audience to his songs that ranged from friends looking for love and being hurt, to his wife.
After desperately waiting for word of new music from Frank Ocean after his monumental album release of “Channel Orange” in 2012, fans were finally appeased on Aug. 20 with his sophomore album “Blonde.” “Blonde” exceeded the expectations of the artistic growth that a sophomore album should embody. Ocean’s perfectionism that led to a four-year wait for new music can be heard coating every inch of “Blonde.” Superficially, the album seems empty, missing the hard-hitting drums, bass and conventional yet edgy beat that “Channel Orange” possessed. This minimalism accompanied by cryptic and abyssal lyrics creates a vision. Whether it is the vision Ocean intended, there is no way of telling, but a raw vision is experienced nonetheless.
You can see an isolated Ocean creating these songs in an empty apartment somewhere, writing lyrics and humming melodies that are not only more personal, but are far darker and more melancholy than those exemplified through “Channel Orange.” While critically listening to songs like “Seigfried” and “Solo,” we are struck with imagery through the lyricism and melodic mysticism. The dark minimal tones and existentialist concepts that Ocean touches on through this album are honest and relatable. This dynamic is reminiscent of the greats of the “emo” genre who coined emotional minimalism like Elliot Smith and Brian Eno. In comparing the past Frank Ocean to this new morose figure behind “Blonde,” we can see the changes in his
that he had written about her during their relationship in college. “I liked the music, I hope CJ Lucky comes back,” Faith Thomas, freshman, said. He also spoke about how they were both athletes and did well in school because they did not let their relationship with each other stop them from growing as individuals. “CJ Lucky was definitely my favorite part,” KaSandra Odle, freshman, said. “I love how he spoke about God so casually.” R.A.D. also made an appearance at the event to speak about self-defense and teach a few of their moves. They are also coming to campus on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 9:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30 pm to 4:30pm in the Center for Human Performance.
Hanna Schindler Music Columnist
ideologies, worldview and ultimately we hear him maturing. We can also hear that maturity in Ocean’s voice; the once smooth tenor now conveys all the heightened emotion behind “Blonde.” Still effortless, an ingenious and dynamic tone can now be detected in his voice. I believe the album can be seen as a glimpse at Ocean’s life up until this point. An opus of his past, we as listeners discover and experience all of the dispositional constructs and emotions that Ocean has come to know. The album ends with the song “Futura Free,” which includes snippets of interviews from Ocean’s friends and brother. I believe this is a tip of the hat from Ocean who is, while not condemning the past, looking only to the future, because what else is there?
OPINIONS
9.2.2016
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The Alleyway
The adventures of Rando &Elli Pokémon Go edition Caroline Cline Cartoonist
Alana Edgin Editor- in-Chief Well, the year begins and I was chosen to be the Editor-in-Chief of the Ram Page. But if you are reading this, you more than likely know that. So, let me tell you some stuff you may not know about me, my plans, this awesome staff and what I hope to see from all our readers. I’ll tell you my story first. You may be asking, “why the Alleyway?” It’s because my name in high school was Ally. Later on, when I had to pick a name for my first editor column at Midland College, The Alleyway was born. Later this year, I will talk about my thoughts, ideas, grievances and all that in The Alleyway so stay tuned. This will get fun. Back to the story. I have loved journalism and writing since I was in third grade. My desks were always covered with novels in progress and later on, my interests grew
to journalism. In my last years of high school, I took on editorial writing in University Interscholastic League. Then I went to Midland College, wrote for the Midland College Press and worked my way to the editor position there. I also won many awards in the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association competitions, including two first place stories in the MCP spring magazine. After two years there, I came to ASU as a second generation Ram and wormed my way onto the Ram Page. I worked with two amazing editors before me – Hanna Schindler and Sydney Wegner in which I’ve learned so much from. Now, here I am in the same office they owned. It’s a weird feeling, but exciting too. Hopefully I make them, my family, friends and the RamFam proud of what I have done and will do here. As for my plans, I want what everyone wants. I want the Ram Page to dominate in the TIPA competition, and I want to take my team there. The Ram Page is going to increase our web traffic. Readers should expect to see some online exclusives, weekly reviews and stories that students will want to read. How will I do this? I’m currently hunting for people who want to see their name in print with stunning weekly reviews on anything from
books, food, movies, etc. If you are interested, get in contact with us. I’m open to suggestions as well. Please tell me what you want to see, hear and read. It would make my job easier. Now I am going to brag on my news team here. Besides myself, we have only one returner. You may know him as the photographer Josh Lopez. He’s an award winning photographer, and I’m glad he came back. We have another wonderful woman who worked for the Ram Page back in 2014 as a sports editor. Erika Walker is a super smart and talented writer. Everyone else is new, but we have some fresh talent from all over the campus. Eirin Albritton as managing editor is a big leap, but I believe in her. Mary Brown is a non-traditional student, mother, writer and has a strong presence in the writing field. We also have cousins Mikera Walker as our online editor and Caroline Cline as our cartoonist. Let’s have some fun this year. Keep reading to see more of us and ASU news, and again, if you have something you want to say, then say it. We believe in freedom of speech and press. So, this is your new news team. All I have left to say is stay tuned.
Summer journey to Africa takes special place in my heart Kaitlin Trujillo Photo Editor I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Africa on a mission trip with my church family in June. Our mission field was a village in Northern South Africa called Makumeke. We were going to spread the gospel, help build a church and fund the drilling of water well at the pastor’s house. After a six hour drive to Houston, twenty hours on planes and six hours on a bus, we arrived in the village just as the sun was setting on Saturday, June 18. We were greeted by about 30 of the village children cheering and giving us high fives and hugs; they were incredibly welcoming. All hesitations or nerves I had completely vanished the moment I stepped off the bus. Our first full day in the village was a Sunday, so we got to attend church at Makumeke Baptist. The church had a dirt floor, no walls and a tin roof with only four pews. Because of that, we pulled lawn chairs from our campsite. I loved getting to hear our brothers and sisters in Christ worship our God in their native language. It was so much fun getting to meet some of the village and learning a little about their culture. Throughout the week we started the day with a devotional and a time of worship. Then we headed out for hut to hut ministry. We broke in to four teams; about three to four people were in a team with one translator.
We went into the village and stopped to talk to every person we encountered. I was not sure what to expect, but once again, God opened door after door for us. Every single person I was able to talk to was curious about the gospel and desired to know more about Jesus. Going into the village, seeing these people in their homes and learning about daily life in the village was humbling. They didn’t have much, but what they did have was always offered to us. In the afternoons, we held Bible studies for all ages. It was a great time to build up the community through teaching, fellowship and activities. Throughout the week, some of our mission team worked on putting a concrete floor in the church and putting up walls, finishing the church on our last day.
That night we were able to have our last church service inside. They built extra pews and we brought in our lawn chairs. The church began to fill, and our team had to move further and further back to make room for all the people. There were so many people that we ran out of chairs. The children sat on the floor, and the men from our team had to stand. I was amazed by how much the church had grown in so little time. At the end of our time there, we had seven villagers dedicate their lives to Christ during our hut to hut. Leaving the village was hard since it had become home in eight short days. Those people and that village will forever have a special place in my heart.
Student Spotlight ADVICE TO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS Jarred Grey Senior
“Be prepared. Study harder than you think you need to, and use the free student services as well. ”
Linda Vasquez Senior
“Manage your time. In college you have a lot of work and you have a lot of classes. So use your time wisely.”
Zane Daniel Senior
“Take the attendance policy seriously because it can seriously lower your grade fast.”
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Fall Sports ready for new season Football, soccer and volleyball coaches talk on last season, players and what to expect Alana Edgin Editor-in-Chief After highly successful seasons from the Fall 2015 Rams and Rambelles’ athletic teams, the coaching committees of volleyball, soccer and football ranked the teams to do well in their upcoming seasons. Rams Football had a difficult season, despite early hopes of winning the Lone Star Conference. “Based on what we had coming back we probably underachieved and didn’t have the season we wanted,” Football Head Coach Will Wagner said. “I hope we have the chance to compete for a Lone Star championship if we continue to play like we had in the years past.” Wagner said the team is ex-
cited for the upcoming games and has been doing well in practices. The Rams will play their first three games on the road before they play the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds on Sept. 24. Volleyball will open their season with the Kathleen Brasfield ASU Invitational at the Junell Center on Sept. 2-3. The Belles were chosen to finish first by the Lone Star Conference Preseason Poll, due to their dominating season last year. “Regardless of what players I have, who’s coming in, who graduated, our goals our always the same,” Volleyball Head Coach Chuck Waddington said. “We want to win a regular conference title, conference tournament and we always want to win the regional. That is one thing we haven’t done yet.” Belle Volleyball graduated
two All-American players in Katie MacLeay and Maggi Jo Keffury last season, but their coach is holding the team to even higher standards than last season. “We graduated an All-American setter and an All-American libero, and we have to fill those spots,” Waddington said. “We have some people who are ready and willing to take that challenge.” The Belles played well and eventually lost in the Division II South Central Regional Tournament against University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in a 2-3 match. “They had a bitter taste in their mouth from how the season ended last year,” Waddington said. “The returning players spent a lot of time during the off-season preparing for this year. They won’t let little things slip by.” Belle Soccer also tasted a
bitter defeat after a season that saw them host the NCAA Division II Tournament against St. Edwards. They finished the season with an overall record of 14-4-1 and were picked to finish second in the LSC Preseason Poll. “It was a great season overall, but we have a bitter taste in our mouth,” Soccer Head Coach Travis McCorkle said. “The last part was disappointing. We put in so much work, done so many things right and we just had a couple of little things go wrong.” The Belles’ soccer team graduated goalkeeper Shantel Wittke and lead scorer Sierra Anderson, but McCorkle has recruited some new possibilities. He said it may take some time, but the team has the same expectations as last year. “Everyone is 0-0 to us, so we’ve got to play the season and see how the games work
Clockwise from top right: 1. Markus Hardy, a tigh end from last season, zeroes in on an upcoming pass to the offense. 2. Kelly Johnson, a catcher and outfielder, prepares to steal second base. 3. Anthony Pierson, freshman wide reciever, attempts to navigate through Midwestern State’s defense. 4. The Belles had an overall record of 37-23 and advanced to the NCAA Division II South Central Regional tournamnet, where they fell 4-1 against St. Mary’s. 5. Pitchers Matt Shannon and Bryson Mitchell talk while they warm up before a game. Baseball had a 3922 overall record and advanced to NCAA Division II College World Series. 6. Bryce Zak, senior pitcher from last season, was one of four players that went pro. Currently, he plays for the Princeton Rays.
Football by Summer Almaguer Softball by Summer Almaguer Baseball 1 by Marsalis Mahome Baseball 2 by Josh Lopez
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out,” McCorkle said. The Belles will have their first home game on Sept. 9 against Fort Lewis College at 7:30 p.m. McCorkle also had a message to the fans. “I want to see the fans bring three or four friends with them this year,” McCorkle said. “We want to have really big crowds this year. I think the team feeds off that. Our game is so tiring and at the end, when the fans get loud, it really helps give the girls extra energy. I think our girls really look forward to that.” Cross Country has their first meet on Sept. 2 in Abilene and will not come home until Oct. 11 for the ASU XC Classic. Golf is preparing for their first game on Sept. 12 at Texas Waylan University and has no meets at home.
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Published every Friday and available to students, one copy per student, the student newspaper of Angelo State University is a public forum, with its student editorial board making all decisions concerning its contents. Unsigned editorials express the views of the majority of the editorial board. Ram Page welcomes all letters. Please include your name, classification/position and a phone number and/or e-mail address for verification purposes. Letters must be signed and be no more than 350 words. The paper reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clarity, and all letters are subject to laws governing obscenity, libel and privacy. Deadline is 5 p.m., Monday. Submission does not guarantee publication. Letters may be mailed, e-mailed or submitted at the newspaper’s office, Room 324 on the third floor of the Porter Henderson Library. Opinions in letters are not necessarily those of the staff, nor should any opinion expressed in a public forum be construed as the opinion or policy of the administration, unless so attributed.