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Tradition rings to be true
The 9th annual Ring Ceremony will take place in the LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center on April 18 allowing students to publically symbolize their coming-of-age for ASU students. The first ASU Ring Ceremony took place on April 29, 2004, and has been a time-honored tradition ever since. Prior to each commencement, the Alumni Association hosts an official class ring ceremony where the university president will present the ceremonial ring to each recipient. The honored guest at each ceremony is Dominic, the ASU mascot. After receiving their rings, most recipients will then touch their ring to Dominic´s horns for strength, or they will rub their ring through Dominic’s wool for good luck. No one is sure how this recent tradition was started, but it is a tradition nonetheless. Any ASU student, either current or former, who has completed 75 credit hours or more is eligible to wear the official class ring that was first unveiled in December of 2003 by the ASU Alumni Association. Each ring is made of gold to capture the uniqueness of ASU. The top of the ring is presented with the official ASU seal. On one side of the ring the State of Texas with a star marking of San Angelo is stamped. Below that, an oak branch is stamped to represent the vital aspects of ASU life such as hospitality, endurance and triumph. On the other side of the ring Dominic is stamped to symbolize strength, courage, and an intense resolve—especially when the going gets rough. The ceremony will begin with the playing of the National Anthem, followed by the presentation of ASU’s colors by the ASU ROTC Detachment, No. 847. Then the speaker and guest will be recognized followed by ASU Alumni Director, Kimberly Adams, who will introduce the speakers. President Dr. Brian J. May will also speak at the ceremony about the ring and its meaning to the recipients thereof. Ring recipients are then called by name to receive their ring. ASU Alumni, Kyle Box, who graduated with the class of 1981, will speak as the rings are given to the recipients. Cake and refreshments will be served at the ceremony. Students who receive their ring will put the ring on with the school name facing them. Once the student receives their degree at the commencement, the graduate will then turn the ring around to symbolize that they are now ready to face the world.
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Track dominates at relays Track and field hosts annual David Noble Relays
Students eager to embrace new traditions Terrence Cain Staff Writer
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Stephen Cogan Staff Writer “We only get one meet a year,” track and field head coach James Reid said. “So, we got to make it count.” ASU made it count this past weekend when the Rams and Rambelles mauled the competition to shreds with each gender scoring over 200 team points while no other university scored 160 team points. Not only did ASU win the meet, but they also secured qualifying marks from several students. “Nick Alejandro hit a really big hammer throw and got second,” Reid said. “He’s now fourth in the qualifying marks.” Other athletes including Jasmine Ambowode, Dallas Gray, Jordan Gray, Lexi Brooks and Keshawna Fisher basked in the glory of making qualifying marks. One story that was out of the blue comes from sophomore Chesney Neely, who said she wasn’t named after the country music star Kenny Chesney, when she hit a qualifying mark in the discus. Neely is also a ‘Belle basketball player who is now transferring her efforts into her second sport, track and field. Transitioning from one sport to another can be difficult in some cases, but that wasn’t the problem Photo by Adam Sauceda with Neely. Freshmen Hakeem Regis makes his high jump at the David Noble Relays. In the “It is a fairly easy transition,” end, Rams walked away with 203.5 points and Rambelles stood high at 214.5 Reid said, “but it’s been a couple of points. The team race dominated the 42nd David Noble Relays. years since she’s thrown.” Until this year, Neely had not competed in a track membered her track abilities and was willing to give a or field event since she was at Goldthwaite High chance to walk on the team and after she brushed up School in Goldthwaite, Texas. on her technique, Neely made the squad. Neely originally went to St. Mary’s University to Now, Chesney Neely is a two-sport athlete at ASU play basketball there, but had to forget about playing who can score a lay-up and wield a discus. track because… However, the toasts of the town go to freshman “They don’t have a track team there,” Neely said. “I Luis Perez and senior Austin Slone, whose accomhonestly couldn’t tell you why they don’t have a track plishments in the meet earned them the Lone Star team, but I was there to play basketball.” Conference Track and Field Athletes of the Week Neely said she decided to transfer to ASU to play awards. basketball. Perez hit a season best with his winning 400-meter “I don’t think that [track] had anything to do with time of 47.20, is now No. 7 in NCAA Division II and it,” Neely said. it is the first NCAA Division II provisional time of the Coach Reid’s sharp memory did the rest, and he season for the freshman. could hardly forget the young woman who had won the 2011 State Title in discus throw. See SKILL Neely said that Reid called her up and said he rePage 6
New comedian Jen Kober to perform at Club Café Tickets will cost $2 for students Terrence Cain Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy of Jen Kober
UCPC will present comedian Jen Kober, a self-proclaimed overweight lesbian who has made appearances on many TV shows, at the Club Café on April 18. “We first saw Jen Kober at the NACA Regional Convention that we go to every October,” UCPC event coordinator Kimberly Sedatole said. “When we saw her perform, we knew immediately that she would be a wonderful act for the Club Cafe.” Jen Kober has been on a tour across the country visiting college campuses to promote her new comedy album entitled “Homegrown” which will be out in stores next month. “The tour has been crazy great,” Kober said. “[It is a lot of traveling] by plane, car and even an airboat. But the shows have had
big crowds, and I’ve had a blast meeting so many new amazing people.” Kober said she has been a comedian since she was 16, performing in bars in her native state of Louisiana. “My friends signed me up for the open mic show and I killed it,” Kober said. “I’ve been hooked on stand-up ever since”. Some of Kober’s biggest influences have been comedians such as Lewis Black, Ron White and Wanda Sykes. Kober said being an overweight lesbian has actually had its advantages with her show and its success. “People are usually pretty cool with me,” Kober said. “People think I’m funny, so you should leave my show feeling better than when you came in. If you leave with a feeling of hate for me because I’m a fat lesbian, then you obviously have issues.” Kober said she has been acting on the silver screen in the film “American Reunion” and in televisions shows such as HBO’s
“Tremé” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as well as “The Mindy Project” and “Up All Night.” “I love when people tell me they have seen me on a TV show or in a movie,” Kober said. “They love to tell me their favorite lines I’ve said or stories of how they really needed a laugh. It makes me feel good. The exposure has really been drawing bigger crowds to the shows, and I am enjoying taking so many pictures and signing autographs. It’s silly to me, because I don’t feel famous, but I do have a good time.” Jen Kober is fairly new to the game of comedy, but feels she has something special to offer to the world that needs much laughter. “I feel like I’m definitely something special,” Kober said. “I’m connecting with people through my comedy and hopefully I’m helping folks realize how alike we all really are.” Tickets will be available on April 18 beginning at 6 p.m. and are $2 for students and $5 for nonstudents.
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Events Calendar Get involved on campus! Here’s what’s going on this week.
Friday April 12 Greek Week: Obstacle Race beginning at 6 p.m. on campus. Softball: ASU at Texas Woman’s University. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. @Denton. Baseball: ASU vs. Tarleton State University. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. @Home.
Saturday April 13 “I love The 80s” 5K Fun Run/ Walk hosted by UCPC and co-sponsored by UREC. Come dressed in 80’s gear starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Super Slab. Softball: ASU at Texas Woman’s University. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. @Denton. Spring football game beginning at 2 p.m. at the San Angelo Stadium. Softball: ASU at Texas Woman’s University. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. @Denton. Baseball: ASU vs. Tarleton State University. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Home.
Sunday April 14 Baseball: ASU vs. Tarleton State University. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. @Home.
Monday April 15 ALL DAY: Golf vs. Lone Star Conference at the Golf Club at Champions Circle.
NEWS
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Who will have the ‘Best Jug?’ Female organizations compete to raise money Adam Sauceda Staff Writer Pi Kappa Alpha is hosting its 2nd annual “Best Jugs on Campus” event the week of April 15-19. The event will collect money and donations for The Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center and raise awareness for sexual assault. Members of female organizations such as Delta Zeta, Sigma Kappa, Rambelle Volleyball and Rambelle Soccer are decorating ten gallon water jugs which will be used to collect donations in the UC during the week from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Connor Frankhouser, President of Pi Kappa Alpha, said the organization or team’s jug with the most money in it at the end of the week will be deemed with the title “Best Jugs on Campus.” “Whichever jug is most attractive or whatever team or sorority you like the best or support, just put a quarter in there,” Frankhouser said. Frankhouser said the event is shaping up to be better than last year because of more publicity and more organizations participating. “Before, we just did sororities
and now we’re trying to include some of the female sports teams,” Frankhouser said. Junior Maddie Huth, a volleyball player, said the name of the event threw her off. “When [the Pikes] first asked us, I told them they were going to have to explain it to me,” Huth said. “I thought the name was really funny, but after they explained it, we really liked the idea and wanted to get involved.” Huth said raising awareness through this type of event is a great idea because it is fun and it gets people involved. Senior Jackie Coty, president of Delta Zeta, said it is a great way of showing how the campus wants to get involved. “You hear of these things and you don’t think that it’s going to happen to you or anyone that you know, and I think it’s really important at this age and stage of our lives.” Coty said. “It’s good that they’re bringing awareness to the campus, but they’re also raising funds for the San Angelo community.” Frankhouser said he wants the event to grow and expand to include more female organizations in the future. “We would like to get any girl’s organization on campus involved and maybe work with the Laura Bush Institute for Women’s
Health,” Frankhouser said. “We normally don’t get involved a lot with other organizations and I think we should,” Huth said. “I’m glad they asked us. We need to be a part of things that are going on as much as we can so that people will know we’re a part of the school too.” Coty said Delta Zeta would be on-board in the future as well. “Any way that they want to expand [the event] in the future, we would be glad to help out,” Coty said. “As long as the Pikes have [the event], we’ll do it.” Coty said that [Delta Zeta] loves a competition. “Obviously [“Best Jugs on Campus”] is a silly title, but we’re always down for a little competition,” Coty said. Huth said the volleyball team is not afraid of competition either. “We’re generally overly competitive in things so I think it’s a good idea to involve us,” Huth said. “I feel like it’s going to get a lot of money raised for a good cause.” The event is one of many that Pi Kappa Alpha participates in throughout April; Sexual Assault Awareness Month. “Being a fraternity, we get all the negative stereotypes, and this is one of the ways we try to combat that stereotype,” Frankhouser said. “That’s one of our motivations for doing these types of events.”
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Tuesday April 16 Softball: ASU vs. Abilene Christian University. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. @Home. UCPC Weekly Meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. in UC 203-204. SMART WORKSHOP: Mind Over Mood: Deep Relaxation Techniques 101. The presentation begins at 6 p.m. in Academic 119. Civil War Lecture Series: “Beloved Companion: The Civil War Letters of James and Frances Catherine Wood.” The program begins at 7 p.m. in the University Auditorium. Softball: ASU vs. Abilene Christian University. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. @Home.
Wednesday April 17 Civil War Lecture Series: “Beloved Companion: The Civil War Letters of James and Frances Catherine Wood.” The program begins at 7 p.m. in the University Auditorium.
Thursday April 18 Club Café: Jen Kober. The cost for ASU students is $2.00 and for the general public is $5.00. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the UC. ASU Official Ring Ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. in the LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center.
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
Photos by Adam Sauceda From left: Senior Julian Suarez and senior Tania Estrada participate in the annual Angelo Rock Climbing Competition Saturday, April 6. Each spring the rock wall is stripped of routes, washed and set with completely new routes. The competition gives students a chance to test their skills in an exciting format.
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Spirit organization makes debut Group aims to boost spirit on campus Allison Price Managing Editor A new organization, created in a sales marketing class, will be introduced to the student body in the fall of 2013 called the Ram Fam Spirit Organization. “The athletic director [Sean Johnson] came up to our class, and he wanted students to support athletics and gain more spirit on campus and that is how we came up with Ram Fam,” senior Kelsi Charboneau said. “There is not a whole lot of that here, and we are just trying to build something everyone can be involved. It is like building a family, hence the name Ram Fam.” Senior Krista Shary said Ram Fam was recently approved to be a student organization, and it is a great opportunity for students to take a moment and shine. “I am getting to see the process of it all and I think it will be awesome for the up-and-coming students because they will really have a chance to be loud and get free prizes,” Shary said. “It is going to be exciting to see where the students run with it and what they do with it.” Ram Fam will create new traditions for the university as well as continuing the current traditions, Shary said. “Not that we are lacking school spirit, but we created the group to establish more school spirit and help foster the spirit on campus,” senior Ty Huckaby said. Charboneau said there will be a point system related to the club, and participants earn points by attending athletic events. “When you begin to earn points, you will ultimately get different prizes throughout the year,” she said. “We are trying to get people to go to golf, track, and soccer because those are
Photo by Adam Sauceda The Ram Fam Spirit Organization gave out free snow cones on Thursday, April 4, while promoting their club at the Student Organization Carnival. Ram Fam is a recently approved student organization designed to get students pumped with school spirit.
some sports that no one really goes to.” Gayle Randall, lecturer for the Sales Marketing class, said the organization has already caught the attention of President Dr. Brian May, Tom Badget and Javier Flores. “We have gotten off to such big progress,” Randall said. “We are really excited, and we want to get everyone involved.” The Ram Fam name was a unique choice for the students, Charboneau said. “We have talked to several football players because that was their original slogan for this year, Ram Fam
-- performing as a family,” Charboneau said. “We asked them what if we could name our organization this and they thought it was a great idea because it not only supports the football team but all sports at ASU.” So far the organization has seen good feedback, and students have been contacting other student to encourage them to join, Charboneau said. “We have had 20 to 30 people sign up already,” junior Ed Navarro said. Shary said the organization encourages students to get loud and proud while attending school related events.
“As the organization progresses, we will do more community outreach,” Shary said. “I am really excited, and I wish I could stay for that aspect.” Randall said the students have really taken off with the organization and worked hard on the behind-thescenes. Once the organization is officially up and running they will try to spread their name around campus. “We want to get involved in doing smaller events, [such as] preseason games for football and then [participating] in the SOAR events and the days where high school students come and view the campus,” Charboneau said.
Time to unpack those leg-warmers 80s themed 5K to draw in students Adam Sauceda Staff Writer UCPC and University Recreation will host a blast from the past with their “I love the 80s” 5K fun run on Saturday, April 13. The 5K is an annual event that UCPC and UREC co-sponsor every spring. Karina Maldonado, President of UCPC, said they wanted to spice things up again so they are going to be doing the 80s theme. “Every year it’s kind of the same thing over and over so we decided to give it a new twist this year,” Maldonado said. “We will be doing some 80s give-a-ways and some 80s costumes and things like that.” Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and the race begins at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Center for Human Performance. Registration is $2 for ASU students,
faculty and staff, military and runners under 12. Registration for the general public is $5. Maldonado said a lot of the community was present at the race last year as well as students. Maldonado said UCPC has goals that they strive for which include entertainment and recreation for students to stay active. “It gives students an outlet to exercise and learn a little about how a race is done,” Maldonado said. “It’s another way to get connected with the university and experience something healthy and not just a novelty event like an entertainer or concert.” Maldonado said UCPC is trying to target different students who have different interests in the university. “You don’t have to run it,” Maldonado said. “I walk it and I’m not ashamed to say it.” Participants will receive a free aluminum water bottle.
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Student Organization Carnival
Friday, April 12, 2013
Photos by Nadia Sabroso
Photos by Nadia Sabroso
Students gathered between the cafeteria and pavilion for the Student Organization Carnival, Thursday, April 4. Some of the carnival events included a jump house, trampolines, food, snow cones and sports.
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Greek Week Sigma Kappa, Delta Zeta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Lambda Chi Alpha, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Kappa Delta Rho kicked off Greek Week with a Chili and Desert Cook-off, Sunday, April 6. Greek Week continued with different events each day.
Country singer Stoney LaRue performed for students at the pavilion Friday, April 5. While LaRue sang some of his number one hits, including Oklahoma Breakdown, students two-stepped on the dance floor.
OPINIONS
Friday, April 12, 2013
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Are we helping or hurting? Let’s take a look.
Mariah Powell Editor “Great!” I see the handicap sign leading me to a ramp. “Oh wait, I have to go around.” Half of the building later, I finally reach that ramp, but then there are no automatic doors on the side of the building. What do I do? I am not disabled, but I pull a dolly full of Ram Page newspapers around campus every Friday morning, and I can only imagine the nightmares of a disabled student, staff or faculty member. Our campus has been recognized for being friendly in this-and-that, but what about to those
What qualifications do you think the students should meet to stay at Concho Hall for free?
who need help getting around? How friendly are we on their scale? I do not think the placement of these “helpful” ramps necessarily help the disabled. For example, the Academic building has the ramp that leads to the ground floor, which takes you to the elevator, and that’s all good but the button to open the elevator doors doesn’t always work. Sure there is another ramp that gets you to the first floor, but getting there requires going back up the ramp and around to another side of the building, where up the ramp there are no automatic doors. And what if your class is on the second floor? How will you get to class? Then, to get from one building to the next, taking the ramp, you have to go around to the side of the building, where the automated doors may or may not work.
How can we help?
I feel that it is only right that we check and double check to be sure our elevator and disabled door buttons function properly. We are quick to test the fire alarms, even quicker to pull up grass for rock placement, but let’s focus on the people who are paying money to be here. Renovation would be an even better fix, but these buildings have been in place for years and cost to renovate may hurt us all. Disabled students should be satisfied with the campus and getting to class should not come with barriers. Let’s do better.
“The should have good grades and a clean record.”
Linda Martinez Senior
“They should have a good GPA, good attendance and a good reason why they need to stay at Concho for free.”
Eric Espinoza Senior
“It should qualify for students with low income and who have transportation issues.”
Lupita Moreno Senior
“The qualifications “Qualifications should should be to have a be to be a senior and good GPA, be a senior have a low income.” and have more than one family member in college.”
Stacey Mata Senior
Claudia Galaviz
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Tracksters show off their skill
Photo by Adam Sauceda Freshman Graham Hazlewood leaps over the hurdles and leaves his opponents in the dust.
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Slone may have won the triple jump at the David Noble Relay, but his main achievement was that he didn’t get hurt. “To come out of the competition unscathed was the main goal since I’ve been dealing with a hamstring injury all season,” Slone said. “Anything extra was good.” It was more than good as Slone tied a personal best triple jump of 50’-5.50” (15.38m) and is currently No. 2 in NCAA Division II. Slone revealed that because of his hamstring bugging him, he had shortened his run by a few steps before which could be holding him back in terms of progress, but he said he’s confident that he can overcome it by the time nationals rolls around. Slone also has his eye and legs poised to jump his way to a National Championship Title for himself in the triple jump. “That’s the plan,” Slone said with a smile on his face. “That’s been the plan since – shoot – sophomore year.”
Photo by Adam Sauceda Senior Theresa Sue jumps hurdles on Saturday.
Photo by Adam Sauceda Freshman Garrett Morris pole vaults at the relays Saturday.
Football prepares for spring game Rams look forward to 2013 season Stephen Cogan Staff Writer Football is back at ASU, and the Rams are going to kick off the new season unofficially with their spring game on Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. There will be a tailgate sponsored by Albertson’s grocery store at noon at the San Angelo Stadium home parking lot in the southwest corner by gate four. Fans may bring their own drinks, but burgers will be provided and alcohol is prohibited.
For entertainment, washers and other various games will be available. It isn’t all brand new for the Rams; several players are returning from an underwhelming season where the Rams went 5-6 and were a disappointing 1-3 on the road. However, when it comes to the lackluster 2012 season, the Rams have put it in the past and are now focusing solely on 2013. “I’m over it,” senior offensive linemen Isi Cocker said. “We have a whole bunch of new athletes to make up for what we lost, and I completely trust my teammates this year.” “I think it is [over],” senior defensive back Nekechie Miller said. “We really just made a lot of men-
tal mistakes last year that we intend to correct.” It is time for the 2013 Rams to put the ghosts to rest; especially for the seniors who will have their last season as college football players. It will start with the spring game. “I’m looking forward to it,” Cocker said. “I’m always looking forward to another chance, but as a senior, this is all we have. This is our last hope.” The team has set their wishes and goals in motion, but Cocker has his own goal. “My goal is to establish the team this year,” Cocker said. “We want to actually have a record that we can reflect upon and make everybody know where Angelo State stands.”
Teams to soon end season The Rams will face Tarleton State University in their final home series that will last three games with the first on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Foster Field.
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The ‘Belles will be on the road this weekend, facing Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas for a three game series with the first starting on Friday at 6 p.m.