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Students showcased a wide variety of talents on March 28, at the Auditiorm. First place winner was Jasmin Ortiz, second place was Christopher Lyod and Daniel Wirth and third place was Charley Nelson. There was a total of 12 contestants that participated.
Petree set to lead Belles’ basketball Cayla Petree chosen out of four dozen applicants
Several events lined up to help educate about sexual assault
Stephen Cogan Staff Writer As ASU’s athletic director Sean Johnson introduced the new women’s basketball coach, he couldn’t help but make a reference to March Madness. “Last week when we hired ASU’s new men’s basketball coach, we said it was ASU’s version of March Madness,” Johnson said. “Well, with this announcement, we’ve moved past the first and second round and past the Sweet 16 and we’re on to the Final Four now, so it’s another exciting day for us.” The exciting day was focused around Cayla Petree, the ninth head coach in ASU’s women’s basketball history. “Man, it’s good to be in West Texas,” Petree said to open her press conference with her thick Texan accent. “I love it out here. There are good people, they work hard, they’re friendly, honest and take a really good approach to having good solid values.” Petree has come to ASU after being an assistant coach at University of North Texas this past year. Petree has had success at every level of collegiate basketball from junior college to Division I. She first started her collegiate career as a player at Cisco Junior College. After earning two all-conference honors there, she transferred to Texas Tech University. As a Red Raider, Petree was a player under Hall of Fame coach Marsha Sharp and was part of a team that made it to the Elite Eight in 2003. After graduating with a Master of Science in sport management in 2006 Petree was given her first head coaching opportunity at her former alma mater; Cisco Junior College. “They took a chance on a 24-year old kid six years ago that a lot of people probably wouldn’t have taken,” Petree said. “If it wasn’t for those guys believing in me, I wouldn’t be standing up here today.” She coached the Wranglers, a team that had lost 60 consecutive games before she arrived and in her five years, she compiled a 93-61 re-
Standing up against sexual assault on campus Allison Price Managing Editor
Photo by Adam Sauceda Petree gives her first ASU press conference.
cord with three trips to the Region V Tournament. In addition, Petree coached 14 athletes to all-conference honors and 16 of her athletes continued onward to play at four-year colleges. “Our new head coach brings everything to the table that we need,” Johnson said. “She’s a proven winner, someone who is passionate about the profession, about winning and about giving our student athletes the best experience they’ll ever have in college basketball.” Petree has a giant pair of shoes to fill that were left behind by Sally Brooks, a coach who led the ‘Belles to three Lone Star Conference Championships and seven consecutive trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament from 20022008. Petree said even though her dream was to coach Division I basketball, this was such a great opportunity and was an easy decision to come to ASU. “Angelo State has great facilities,” Petree said. “I can’t wait to get to work; to start recruiting and to start individual workouts with you guys [the players].” Petree has her goals as high as the sky as she boldly said that she doesn’t care that ASU is a Division II school; she intends to try to recruit Division I athletes to ASU. “You look out there and there are a lot of Division I schools that don’t have the resources we have,” Petree said. “We’re going to get the future students and they are going to choose Angelo State University.”
Counseling Services partnered with the Rape Crisis Center and Alcohol Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month with information and statistics about sexual assault. “We are starting off with information tables April 1-5 in the spine of the UC,” counselor Terry Favor said. “We will have information about how students can avoid sexual assault, what they can do if they have been assaulted and haven’t told anyone, how they can seek free legal help and information about the SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Exam) exam through Shannon Medical Center.” Other events scheduled for the month are Watch Your Drink Night, self-defense demonstrations, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes involving the Pikes and Denim Day, Favor said. “We are doing Denim Day April 24, which has been declared by President Brian May and students will be allowed to wear denim that day,” Favor said. “This actually stemmed from an incident that happened in France. A woman was raped [while wearing] tight denim jeans and there were people watching but no one intervened. When it went to court the man was found not guilty because he couldn’t possibly get her tight jeans off of her. This particular event is something that we have done the past three years.” One final event lined up is called The Naked Truth which will be about challenging gender roles, society expectations and media influences on sexual assault, Payne said. “We really have to change the way people think about sexual assault,” Favor said. “Many times the woman is blamed and many times people will say women will report they have been raped when they really haven’t. We just need for college students to understand that this is a crime and it is not okay. This is a topic that we are not getting enough information out to students.” The common ages of women who are sexually assaulted are 16 to 24, and those are typically people who are going to be in college, Executive Director for the Rape Crisis Center Karla Payne said. “So many times we see the victim blaming herself for what happened,” Payne said. “These girls are away from home for the first time and in the environment where predators take advantage of them.”
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Volume 79 Issue 24 April 5, 2013
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30th annual Talent Show Photos by Adam Sauceda
Students showcased a wide variety of talents on March 28, at the Auditiorm. First place winner was Jasmin Ortiz, second place was Christopher Lyod and Daniel Wirth and third place was Charley Nelson. There was a total of 12 contestants that participated.
Petree set to lead Belles’ basketball Cayla Petree chosen out of four dozen applicants
Several events lined up to help educate about sexual assault
Stephen Cogan Staff Writer As ASU’s athletic director Sean Johnson introduced the new women’s basketball coach, he couldn’t help but make a reference to March Madness. “Last week when we hired ASU’s new men’s basketball coach, we said it was ASU’s version of March Madness,” Johnson said. “Well, with this announcement, we’ve moved past the first and second round and past the Sweet 16 and we’re on to the Final Four now, so it’s another exciting day for us.” The exciting day was focused around Cayla Petree, the ninth head coach in ASU’s women’s basketball history. “Man, it’s good to be in West Texas,” Petree said to open her press conference with her thick Texan accent. “I love it out here. There are good people, they work hard, they’re friendly, honest and take a really good approach to having good solid values.” Petree has come to ASU after being an assistant coach at University of North Texas this past year. Petree has had success at every level of collegiate basketball from junior college to Division I. She first started her collegiate career as a player at Cisco Junior College. After earning two all-conference honors there, she transferred to Texas Tech University. As a Red Raider, Petree was a player under Hall of Fame coach Marsha Sharp and was part of a team that made it to the Elite Eight in 2003. After graduating with a Master of Science in sport management in 2006 Petree was given her first head coaching opportunity at her former alma mater; Cisco Junior College. “They took a chance on a 24-year old kid six years ago that a lot of people probably wouldn’t have taken,” Petree said. “If it wasn’t for those guys believing in me, I wouldn’t be standing up here today.” She coached the Wranglers, a team that had lost 60 consecutive games before she arrived and in her five years, she compiled a 93-61 re-
Standing up against sexual assault on campus Allison Price Managing Editor
Photo by Adam Sauceda Petree gives her first ASU press conference.
cord with three trips to the Region V Tournament. In addition, Petree coached 14 athletes to all-conference honors and 16 of her athletes continued onward to play at four-year colleges. “Our new head coach brings everything to the table that we need,” Johnson said. “She’s a proven winner, someone who is passionate about the profession, about winning and about giving our student athletes the best experience they’ll ever have in college basketball.” Petree has a giant pair of shoes to fill that were left behind by Sally Brooks, a coach who led the ‘Belles to three Lone Star Conference Championships and seven consecutive trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament from 20022008. Petree said even though her dream was to coach Division I basketball, this was such a great opportunity and was an easy decision to come to ASU. “Angelo State has great facilities,” Petree said. “I can’t wait to get to work; to start recruiting and to start individual workouts with you guys [the players].” Petree has her goals as high as the sky as she boldly said that she doesn’t care that ASU is a Division II school; she intends to try to recruit Division I athletes to ASU. “You look out there and there are a lot of Division I schools that don’t have the resources we have,” Petree said. “We’re going to get the future students and they are going to choose Angelo State University.”
Counseling Services partnered with the Rape Crisis Center and Alcohol Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month with information and statistics about sexual assault. “We are starting off with information tables April 1-5 in the spine of the UC,” counselor Terry Favor said. “We will have information about how students can avoid sexual assault, what they can do if they have been assaulted and haven’t told anyone, how they can seek free legal help and information about the SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Exam) exam through Shannon Medical Center.” Other events scheduled for the month are Watch Your Drink Night, self-defense demonstrations, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes involving the Pikes and Denim Day, Favor said. “We are doing Denim Day April 24, which has been declared by President Brian May and students will be allowed to wear denim that day,” Favor said. “This actually stemmed from an incident that happened in France. A woman was raped [while wearing] tight denim jeans and there were people watching but no one intervened. When it went to court the man was found not guilty because he couldn’t possibly get her tight jeans off of her. This particular event is something that we have done the past three years.” One final event lined up is called The Naked Truth which will be about challenging gender roles, society expectations and media influences on sexual assault, Payne said. “We really have to change the way people think about sexual assault,” Favor said. “Many times the woman is blamed and many times people will say women will report they have been raped when they really haven’t. We just need for college students to understand that this is a crime and it is not okay. This is a topic that we are not getting enough information out to students.” The common ages of women who are sexually assaulted are 16 to 24, and those are typically people who are going to be in college, Executive Director for the Rape Crisis Center Karla Payne said. “So many times we see the victim blaming herself for what happened,” Payne said. “These girls are away from home for the first time and in the environment where predators take advantage of them.”
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Events Calendar Get involved on campus! Here’s what’s going on this week. Friday April 5 Track and Field: Angelo State David Noble Relays at the LeGrand Sports Complex. CSI Springfest 2013- Curley’s Quest beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Campus Green. CSI Springfest 2013- 3rd annual Crawfish Boil beginning at 4:30 p.m. in front of the cafeteria. CSI Springfest 2013- Sunset Concert featuring Stoney LaRue. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the ASU Pavilion. Baseball: ASU at Eastern New Mexico University. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. @Portales, NM. Softball: ASU vs. University of Incarnate Word. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. @Home.
Saturday April 6 Track and Field: Angelo State David Noble Relays at the Le Grand Sports Complex. CSI Springfest 2013- Blue and Gold Pancakes served in the ASU Cafeteria from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Angelo Rock Climbing Competition will begin at 9 a.m. at the Center for Human Performance. Softball: ASU vs. University of Incarnate Word. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @Home. Baseball: ASU at Eastern New Mexico University. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. @Portales, NM.
Sunday April 7 Greek Week begins with a Chili Cook-off and Dessert competition from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ASU Pavilion. Brass Choir: “An Afternoon of Brass.” The concert begins at 2 p.m. at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts and open free to the public. Baseball: ASU at Eastern New Mexico University. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. @Portales, NM.
Monday April 8 Continuous: ASU Ceramic Student Exhibition: “Fresh and Functional” The exhibition will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 193 of the Carr Education-Fine Arts building. ALL DAY: Golf at Tarelton State Tournament in Granbury. Love those Locks begins at 11 a.m. at the Texas Cosmetology Movie Night featuring “The Hunger Games” in the C.J. Davidson Center at 7 p.m.
Tuesday April 9 “Reality Check: Relativism and the Value of Human Life.” The presentation begins at 5 p.m. in the C.J. David son Center. Greek Week: Carnival starting at 5:30 p.m. at the ASU Pavilion. Baseball: ASU vs. McMurry University. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. @Home.
Thursday April 11 National Poetry Month Celebration featuring guest speaker Jan Seale, Texas Poet Laureate 2012-13. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. in Canvas 100.
Planetarium weekly showings continue every Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. Submit event requests by 5 p.m. Tuesday for Friday publication to rampage@angelo.edu
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Concho Hall to reopen Private rooms to be offered at low rates Adam Sauceda Staff Writer Let’s get this straight: Concho Hall is not going anywhere. Rumors have circulated since the destruction of University Hall in 2009, Concho Hall’s former twin structure, that Concho Hall would meet a similar fate. That is not the case according to assistant director of housing and residential programs Tracy Baker. “We had never had a firm plan to tear [Concho Hall] down,” Baker said. “It’s always been talked about after University Hall came down, but honestly, Concho Hall is a very usable building and we want to make the best of a good facility.” Baker said Concho Hall is undergoing renovations to update the plumbing, heating, air and elevators. “The rooms will look similar to how they’ve always looked,” Baker said. “We are updating the infrastructure to be at optimal operating capacity.” With the new renovations, Concho Hall will open the top three floors to students who have 90 credit hours or more in the Fall 2013. The rooms will be sold as private rooms at a lower rate than anywhere else on campus, Baker said. “Concho Hall has its own charm, and people who have lived there understand there are some really valuable things,” Baker said. “It’s an environment that can thrive if we put some effort back into it.” Junior Destiney Jackson plans on staying in Concho next year.
Photo by Mariah Powell Concho Hall is currently closed for internal renovations. The plumbing, heating, air and elevators are apart of the building’s update.
“I was shocked that they are still going to use Concho,” Jackson said. “I was happy about the prices and private rooms though.” For students interested in staying on campus for summer classes, Concho Hall will now be offered as choice for their stay and will possibly even free of charge to students. “Pending board approval, we are going to offer a program this summer to encourage students to enroll in summer school,” Baker said. “If the students are interested, it’s absolutely a great deal. I don’t think you can beat free housing.” According to the Housing and Residential Programs website, to qualify for the free housing program, a student must be enrolled
in six semester credit hours or more in their degree plan and have a GPA of 2.0 for that term of enrollment. “If students don’t meet the requirements for free housing for some reason, we are offering rooms in Concho Hall that they can rent,” Baker said. “It’s difficult to find a place in the summer with a short-term lease so we’re a great option.” Baker said upperclassman may want to stay on campus, but may want to have a more mature environment. “The elevators empty into a common lobby so people gather there often and build a community and get close to one another,” Baker said.
Post-graduate student receives honorary title Graduate Kimberly Jones was named as the “Exceptional Teacher Candidate” by the statewide Quest for Quality program. Jones is a native of Sweetwater, TX, and graduated in December with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Jones was picked out of 39 candidates that were selected from the 48 nominees who submitted to the program from 15 Texas universities. The nominees are judged on the depth of their subject, the content, and their knowledge of instructional strategies. The nominees were also judged on excellence in planning and instructional delivery, as well as their achievement of goals and objectives with the use of strategies and resources that include technology, setting goals, making strategies, and using proper resources to
meet the diverse needs of student needs. Jones will be featured on the Quest for Quality website. This marks the second straight year an ASU nominee has been designated an “Exceptional Teacher Candidate.” The Quest for Quality initiative, based in The Woodlands, was designed to highlight exceptional quality in university-based teacher preparation here in Texas. The Center for Research, Evaluation, and Advancement of Teacher Education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board collaborated on the program that was funded through a grant from the Sid W. Richardson Foundation to the College for All Texans Foundation.
Speaker to give students a “Reality Check” Pro-life group excited to voice beliefs
view both sides of life’s situations. “It is very easy to fall into the relativism mind-set, I mean who wouldn’t want to believe ‘it’s all about me’?” Hirt said. “If you are in this mind-set, you feel Mariah Powell that you are free to do as you will, but I believe it’s not Editor necessarily the greatest mind set a person could be in because there are greater factors out there.” Have you ever wondered about the value of human Rouse has been a part of pro-life and pregnancy life? resource movement since 1993. She developed preSpeaker Judy Rouse, executive director of the vention education programs that were introduced to Midland Life Center, will discuss relativism and the districts across West Texas. Singularly, she presented value of human life on lectures to over 10,000 students in April 9 at 5 p.m. in the five years resulting in a 44% drop of C.J. Davidson Center pregnancy for Midland County. Unfor an event put on by der Judy’s intuitive leadership and Rams4Life called “Recreative vision, the center’s program ality Check.” services birthed two pregnancy in“Our organization is tervention satellites, two websites, really excited about her expanded prevention education coming,” Rams4Life programming to include 4th -12th vice president senior grade, reaching 28,000 students per Lisa Dees said. “We year and oversees a staff of 37, achave been wanting to cording to her biography. do something big like After the lecture, Rouse will anthis for a while but it swer questions from students. Adhas been hard having mission is free, and refreshments a small, still relativelywill be served. new, group. We hope “I feel like ASU students are parthat students will atRams4Life president junior ticularly apathetic about pro-life istend as well as commusues, or life issues in general, and if Sawyer Hirt we have something that they would nity members.” Rams4Life president be interested in going to, they may junior Sawyer Hirt said this lecture will broaden realize it is an issue they really shouldn’t be apathetic students’ thoughts on pro-choice and allow them to about,” Dees said.
“It is very easy to fall into the relativism mindset, I mean who wouldn’t want to believe ‘it’s all about me’?”
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Wonderful women
Students showcase talented voices
8 women honored for their contributions Briana Martinez Contributor
From right: Ty McGruder and Nathan Hopkins performed from the crowd during the 30th annual talent show. Marcus the Comedian made an appearance by hosting the show.
Photos by Adam Sauceda
Program aims to change mind-set Cont. from p.1
Favor said sexual assaults happen on every college campus in the nation, and the typical victims are freshman girls who are just beginning their college career. “There are young men who ‘groom’ young women,” Favor said. “Typically they are freshman girls who come to school. They are naïve, they are lonely, they are befriended by some men on campus. “So many times we see the victim blaming herself for what happened,” Payne said. “These girls are away from home for the first time and in the environment where predators take advantage of them.” Favor said sexual assaults happen on every college campus in the nation, and the typical victims are freshman girls who are just beginning their college career. “There are young men who ‘groom’ young women,” Favor said. “Typically they are freshman girls who come to school. They are naïve, they are lonely, they are befriended by some men on campus and they are targeted to compliment them and earn their trust.” A general situation where rape may occur is at parties with alcohol being passed around, Favor said. “One of the biggest myths people believe is that rape is going to happen by a virtual stranger who is going to jump out of a bush and attack them,” Favor said. “That rarely happens and most of
the time it is someone you know, someone who you trust and believe as a friend who would never take advantage of you.” There are several messages students can take away from the programs and information presented to them throughout the month, Favor said. “We need men to understand that unless a woman is conscious and able to give verbal consent it is considered rape,” Favor said. “Young men don’t understand that. We want women to understand that many times when they are having fun with friends and people they trust, they are putting themselves at risk for an incident. It is better for young woman to go to parties with a friend and watch how much they drink and certainly always watch your drink. The facts are that you can’t trust everybody. It is so important for women to listen to their gut. Women can really put themselves at risk by being too naïve, trusting people that they do not know well. Just because someone treats you like a friend and tells you they are your friend doesn’t necessarily mean they are going to protect you or treat you in a respectful way.” Payne said the Rape Crisis Center is currently working on a grant with ASU and with the Office of Violence for Women to help educate students, faculty and staff and put an advocate on campus to help with sexual assault situations.
“Women will be able to report [an incident] one time and not be interrogated again and again,” Favor said. “It is very traumatic. What many young men (who take advantage of women) don’t understand is that [these incidents] have long term consequences for women. They go through PTSD [Posttraumatic Stress Disorder], they are depressed, they cannot sleep at night, they keep reliving the incident, and they blame themselves. [Having an advocate on campus would] help in the reporting process if students knew they had one central location to go to and have someone to help guide them through that process.” Favor said rape is one of the most under-reported crimes because women are afraid to call it rape since it is not a nice word. “I want women to understand it is important for them to report an event if they do not prosecute because it is giving some of their power back,” Favor said. “If we don’t know about it then we can’t do anything about it. It is really important if anyone has been sexually assaulted to get some counseling, to learn how to work through the situation and get what she needs to get her life back together.” If students have an incident to report, they may call the Rape Crisis Center at (325) 655-2000 or talk with Counseling Services at (325) 942-2171.
Adam Sauceda Staff Writer
The Multicultural Center honored Wonderful Women of ASU on March 28 in the UC. The fourth annual event stemmed from Women’s History month and is meant to honor, appreciate and acknowledge the women on campus who do an excellent job, Multicultural Center program specialist Robert Garcia said. Faculty and staff are not the only ones who are eligible to be nominated. The event featured outstanding faculty, staff, service employees, and students, Garcia said. “Anyone who someone feels has contributed to ASU or made a change in someone’s life can be nominated as long as they are female,” Garcia said. “We look for women who are influential to other individuals.” There were 218 nominees, and eight received the award. Awards were given to students Sasha Mabika and Courtney Snow, staff members Maggie Blair, Shirley Eoff and Melody Kelley, faculty member Mary McGlamery, and service members Angela Acevedo and Brenda Bundage. Senior Edith Huerta was one of the students nominated at the event. “I think that it’s important to acknowledge females in the workplace for their hard work and dedication to celebrate their gender equality and breaking through the glass ceiling,” Huerta said. Garcia said the award ceremony is also an opportunity to get students, faculty and staff to come together and interact with each other. “Even though [the female students] see the professors in the classroom or talk to the staff members, they don’t really have the interaction you would get outside the office or classroom,” Garcia said. “It is a chance for the students who haven’t had or gotten the opportunity to speak to certain professors to see their accomplishments.”
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“Fresh and Functional” Ceramics Exhibition The work of ceramic students and Professor Esteban Apodaca will be on display in Carr EFA 191 gallery until April 20.
Photo by Nadia Sabroso Students, faculty and ASU staff gather to rehearse lines before the play’s one night of show.
Courtroom-like setting to highlight Propostion 8 Terrence Cain Staff Writer ASU will host the play “8” Saturday, April 6, a play based on the court hearings that ruled against California’s Proposition 8 as being unconstitutional. Matt Smith, director of “8,” has been a technical director at ASU for 7 years, but this is his first time to direct a play. Smith is the third person to bring the play to the state of Texas, a state that passed Proposition 2 on Nov. 8, 2005 that defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. Dr. Adria Battaglia, Assistant Professor of Communication, will play a character named Maggie Gallagher. Battaglia said being part of “8” has helped her reinforce her personal views on same-sex marriage, as well as the importance of educating the public and keeping an open dialogue. “I am humbled to see so many students, ASU staff, and other faculty members come together across political lines to engage in discussion with one another at this critical juncture,” Battaglia said. “It is easy to dismiss people and their ideas, especially if they are different than our own. It is also very easy to say that we don’t want to engage in politics, that we’d rather stay neutral, but we are a community so neutrality is really a myth.” Battaglia is an advocate of same-sex marriage
and civil rights, and follower of Supreme Court cases. “Mildred Loving, a plaintiff in the Supreme Court case of Loving v. Virginia, articulated it best,” Battaglia said. “She said, “I believe all Americans—no matter their race, sex, sexual orientation—should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing their religious beliefs over others, especially if it denies people civil rights.” Casey Baccus, a student of theater at ASU, will play Mr. Blankenhorn. “I am ashamed to admit this, but when I can’t have a direct influence on something I tend to dismiss it quickly,” Baccus said. “I read the headlines and picked up bits and pieces here and there on Proposition 8, but I didn’t pay much attention to what was really going on. I felt and still feel rather guilty for not actively trying to educate myself on Proposition 8.” Like the entire cast in “8,” Baccus hopes the discussion after the play will be civil and open because Baccus believes the debate could be healthy for the community. “Knowing the facts are healthy for a mind,” Baccus said. “Whether for or against same-sex marriage I hope people come out to discuss this topic with us.” Larry Hettick, a non-traditional student, will play Judge Walker. Hettick is a long-time civil rights advocate who jumped at the chance of being part of “8.” “I’ve always been a supporter of civil rights,” Hettick said. “I believe same-sex marriage should be allowed, just as interracial marriage is allowed.”
Smith first discovered the play last year in a course on rhetorical analysis while obtaining his master’s degree in communication. “We were studying different forms of political protest, so I concentrated my efforts on theatre,” Smith said. “Dustin Lance Black wrote the play and debuted it Sept. of 2011 on Broadway before it made its way to the west coast where celebrities such as George Clooney took part in the play.” On Nov. 5, 2008 the state of California placed a ban on same-sex marriage through Proposition 8 that the citizens voted for after same-sex marriage was made legal just months earlier on June 16. On Aug. 4, 2010 a federal district court declared Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional in Perry v. Schwarzenegger. The case would later be brought to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 31, 2012. On March 26, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court allowed testimony to be given in Perry v. Brown on Proposition 8. The following day the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the federal law known as DOMA, or the Defense Of Marriage Act, which has also come into discussion as being unconstitutional because it essentially allows same-sex couples to be discriminated against as well. “8” will be free to attend and is a one-night-only staged reading of the court’s transcripts with a courtroom-like setting with visual screens that will play videos during the play on the subject of Proposition 8. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with the play at 8 p.m., and an open mic discussion after the play for audience participation. The play will be held in the ASU Auditorium of the Administration building.
OPINIONS
Friday, April 5, 2013
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eBooks versus traditional textbooks:
Which side are you on?
For eBooks:
Universities across the United States are switching from traditional, hardback textbooks for eBooks. An eBook is, obviously, an electronic form of a textbook that students can open on a computer, tablet, or smart phone. While eBooks are all-the-rage here lately, the Ram Page staff had varying views on whether or not ASU should jump on board with other universities and switch over to eBooks.
We would appreciate seeing ASU switch over to eBooks because eBooks are cheap and useful for college students. eBooks generally run cheaper than traditional books because they do not need to be printed. Making college students pay hundreds of dollars on textbooks is nuts. eBooks also have handy tools where one can search the whole document or chapter by typing in a keyword, rather than looking in the index or glossary for a page number. We realize that a downfall to eBooks is that they require Internet connection, but really, where do you not have Internet connection these days? We also think that if ASU decides to switch over to eBooks, then they should make sure that the library and computer labs have enough computers and laptops for students to use.
For your Spanish-English dictionary, would you rather have an app on your phone or a printed text?
“I would rather use an app on my phone because of the fact that my phone is always on me.”
Textbooks may be going out of style, but we think textbooks should not be replaced by eBooks because textbooks are traditional and help students study by letting them take notes and highlight on physical pages. Textbooks, like all other books, are sentimental to us. We get attached to our textbooks because writing notes on the pages is a more engaging way to study. Also, in some of textbooks, the inside cover has an inscription from a past user, or even the author who wrote it. The thought that our children may never go to a library depresses us. We realize that eBooks are more convenient than carrying around a backpack full of books, but hard copies are better for reading and studying. With any type of book, we have always enjoyed holding a book rather than looking at a screen. A tablet screen or computer screen can become scratched or damaged, and zooming in to read too-small text would be annoying. Even if a text book is in bad shape, it is still readable.
“If I’m walking around, it would be better to have an app, but if I’m in class I would rather have my dictionary.”
“With an app it is easier to locate the word you are trying to translate.”
Senior
Post Grad Student
Jacob Frausto Cassidy Hossenlopp Senior
Against eBooks:
Tim Coleman
Staff Vote: 2 for eBooks 7 for traditional textbooks
“I prefer an app “I would probably say because it saves more the printed copy. I time, and textbooks like to read more and are out of date.” I am not really big on apps.”
Sung Young Kim Senior
Tristan Sanders
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Senior
SPORTS
Page 6
Friday, April 5, 2013
Photo by Nadia Sabroso
Rams knock off No. 5 ranked team Rams continue to impress while on the road Stephen Cogan Staff Writer The Rams are proving to be one of the most resilient and successful road teams this season after taking the No. 5 nationally ranked St. Mary’s baseball team down at Nelson W. Wolff Stadium in San Antonio on Tuesday. The 21-12 Rams now have a 10-9 home record to an 11-3 road record to make the saying, “there’s no place like home,” an ironic statement. It was the day of the Lange; Michael Lange that is. The senior pitcher came in to relieve sophomore starter Bryce Zak after three innings. Zak struggled with his command and, after giving up three walks and two runs, Head Coach Kevin Brooks sent Lange in to turn the tide. Lange allowed only one hit and struck out two over six scoreless innings to the chagrin of 21 St. Mary’s batters.
Photo by Nadia Sabroso Pitcher Jake Feckley throws a pitch into home while firstbaseman Quaid McKinnon watches the batter.
Meanwhile, the Rams took advantage of Lange’s stellar performance by scoring five runs to win the game 5-2 and snap St. Mary’s five-game winning
streak. The Rams continue to have the Rattlesnakes’ number as they improve their all-time record against them to a whopping 12-6 all-time and a 7-3 record on the road. Junior shortstop Christian Summers had a perfect day at the plate after getting two hits and drawing three walks over five plate appearances. Summers and senior catcher Andrew LaCombe are tied with Ryan Small of Tarleton State University in the conference for the most doubles with 12 each. Senior Lee Neumann continues to create a masterful year statistic-wise with a .364 batting average that leads the team and the speedy outfielder is first in the entire conference in triples with six. Neumann also is fifth in the Lone Star Conference in slugging percentage (.579), hits (44), and third in total bases (70). The Rams have dominated at times this season with series sweeps of Ouachita Baptist University and Bellarmine University. The reigning conference champions are 6-6 in the conference and tied for third in the conference with a key series against Eastern New Mexico University Friday in Potales, New Mexico at 6 p.m.
Rambelles win two games and NOW HIRING PART TIME power back into the Top 25 ‘Belles win third game in series with a double
RECOVERY SPECIALISTS MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHIFTS
Stephen Cogan Staff Writer The Rambelles are back in the top 25 rankings standing at 23 after taking two out of three games against No. 2 West Texas A&M. After a 9-6 loss to start the series, the Rambelles won games two and three by scores of 8-6 and 4-3 respectively. Junior pitcher Sandra Serna was a co-winner of the Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Week Award after her performance against the then No. 1 West Texas A&M. Serna held West Texas A&M, the second best slugging team in the nation, to a .231 average and a 3.82 earned-run average over 11 innings pitched. Serna started game two and was tagged for six runs, five of which were earned, but managed to earn the win with a Rambelles offense exploding Photo by Adam Sauceda for eight runs. Junior Morgan Spearman guards first base as a runner tries Then in the third game, she came in to relieve to get safe. The ‘Belles play on Friday against Incarnate Word. senior Mary Kate McKay and threw for four innings of three-hit ball, pitched out of two bases-loaded situ- the ball is gone over the left field fence, and the Ramations and allowed just one run off of a solo homer in belles walk it off with a 4-3 win. the fifth inning. That’s why the Rambelles are back in the top 25. Senior catcher Kacie Easley continued to show she The Rambelles’ next opponent is the University of has a knack for the dramatic clutch play. the Incarnate Word for a three game series with the Two weeks ago, she threw out a base runner that first game Friday at 7 p.m. ended the inning with a runner at third and St. Edward’s best batter was at the plate with the Rambelles ahead by one. Against West Texas A&M in game two, Easley showed her hitting skills by getting two hits and batting a runner in. Then, in game three, it is the bottom of the seventh with one out and junior Morgan Spearman on second base. The score is 3-2 in favor of West Texas A&M and in this do-or-die moment, the mighty Kacie Easley is at the plate. The pitch is away, Easley Photo by Adam Sauceda swings, the bat connects, and Freshman Ambra Hill beats her opponents attempt to slide into second base.
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