Vol. 86, Issue 19 (Mar. 6, 2020)

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Vol. 86 Issue 19

March 6, 2020

Belles continue their winning streak ASU tennis team defeats NSU and UTPB in exhibition games Ashley Rodriguez, staff writer

What’s in store!

SGA Pg. 2

Baseball Pg. 2

Art Submissions Pg. 3

Top 10 Songs Pg. 3

Crossword/Sudoku Pg. 4

Sidewalk Survey Pg. 5

Ax on ‘Flix Pg. 5

Healing Through Music Pg. 6

Photo by Cora Bishoppetty: Ena Ovcina, junior, prepares a swing against her opponent from the University of Texas Permian Basin. Ovcina is nationally ranked in Sweden and has a ranking of 1200 in the International Tennis Federation.

The Belles tennis team on Feb. 29 played against Northeastern State University and the University of Texas Permian Basin.

In the first exhibition, the Belles faced Northeastern State University and won with a score of 5-2.

In the doubles match, junior Virginie Becht and graduate student Anna Schneemann won their match with a double score of 6-2.

In singles, the Belles claimed 5 points.

Junior Valentina Gonzales won her match against her opponent, who is ranked No. 3 in the nation, with scores 6-2 and 6-1.

The Lone Star Conference recognized Gonzales as player of the week for her performance.

“It’s a great award and accomplishment,” Gonzales said. “It

motivates me to keep moving forward and working harder.”

In the second exhibition, the Belles faced their conference opponent University of Texas Permian Basin.

In doubles, the Belles claimed two victories, giving them the lead with a score of 1-0. To continue the winning streak, in singles, the Belles scored 6 points to give them a final score of 7-0, securing their first conference win of the season.

The Belles will have their next home game March 20 against Western New Mexico University.

Highlighting the works of an unsung movement Students gather in the Houston Harte University Center to celebrate the Harlem Renaissance

Mbulelo Maqungo, staff writer

The Multicultural Advisory Council on Feb. 27 hosted an open mic poetry luncheon with a showcase commemorating the Black Consciousness Movement to conclude Black History Month.

“The speakers really emphasized the importance of Black history,” sophomore Antonio McCollough II said. “Being a young adult in this world, I feel us, as a whole, have lost the true meaning behind Black History Month in the past decade.”

McCollough said he thought the speakers did a great job on giving reasons why Black History Month should be celebrated and used to express oneself each and every day.

The MAC collaborated with other cultural student organizations and Chartwells to set up light refreshments and informative posters about figures such as Claude McKay, Marcus Garvey and Duke Ellington.

“We hold one of these events at the end of February annually and I’m always impressed time and time again with the effort students put forth,” Emily Banda, student activities and program coordinator, said. “I only see this getting better and better as time goes by.”

According to Humanities Texas, the Harlem Renaissance was a period of ideological and cultural awakening within the African-American community in the early 1900s. This time of expression followed the end of the Civil War during which many black families migrated from the south into places like Chicago, Detroit, and Manhattan in search of an improved standard of living and

an alternative to the institutionalized racism of the post-Reconstruction south.

The MAC is currently planning community events in March for Women’s History Month.

Graphic by Dominic Rodriguez

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2 News

3.6.2020

New information, new opportunites for SGA Speaker gives social media advice and committee chairs change Ixchel Sotelo, staff writer

Photo by Ian Saint: Brittney Miller, a market ing specialist with the Office of Communica tions and Marketing, presents what is compli ant for official social media pages related to ASU as a brand and organization.

The Student Government Association on Feb. 24 filled vacant seats and hosted a guest speaker to discuss social media.

The SGA invited Brittney Miller, marketing specialist with the Office of Communications and Marketing, to train all senators to run SGA’s social media platforms.

“Social media is not as exclusive as it used to be,” Miller said. “Everybody has it, so remember you have to try and stand out. If you are using Angelo State’s brand, we have certain rules that we have to follow per federal guidelines.”

Miller gave the SGA tips to run their platforms effectively while teaching them the responsibilities and requirements that come with representing ASU.

In the next order of business, Senator Madison Wallace was approved by unanimous consent to switch her position from the Freshman Seat to the ROTC Seat.

After the resignation of Lambert Landry, the position of president pro-tempore became available. Senators Kristen Kilpatrick and Mason Hightower were nominated to compete for the available spot. After questioning the nominees, the senators voted, and Kilpatrick was named the new president pro-tempore for SGA.

“Thank you for electing me,” Kilpatrick said. “I’m excited for the rest of the semester. I always prioritize SGA and I really care about this organization.”

Kilpatrick’s previous position as the student services committee chair became available and Senator Levai Dehoyos, cochair for Kilpatrick’s committee, was nominated and approved by unanimous consent to take over the committee chair.

Next, the SGA passed Bill 91.15, which presents the idea of creating a physical suggestion box outside of the SGA office located downstairs in the Center for Student Involvement.

Senate Bill 91.16 was also passed to recognize ASU’s co-ed cheer team for winning nationals for the third year in a row, while Bill 91.17, a resolution to amend the Rules of the Senate to restructure the committees of the student Senate, was tabled for the next meeting.

Lastly, senators announced the date and venue change of the 2020 Rammies to April 21 at the Junell Center, along with discussing the SGA banquet on April 20 at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop.

Rams lose 16-game winning streak to Buffs The No. 1 ranked baseball team continues unprecedented season despite defeat Jeremiah Devereaux, staff writer

Mbulelo Maqungo, staff writer

Photo by Cora Bishoppetty: Bradley Mathiowetz, senior, celebrates ASU’s victory over West Texas A&M University after the last hit of the seventh inning. Mathiowetz comes to ASU from his hometown of Rochester, Minnesota.

The ASU Rams baseball team between Feb. 28 and March 1 played a series of home games against West Texas A&M University.

On Friday, the Rams defeated the Buffs 5-4, while on Saturday the two teams played a double header in which ASU won the first game 8-5 and lost the second 2-8. Finally, ASU concluded the weekend with a 9-8 win to take the series. Saturday night is the baseball team’s first loss of the season putting their once undefeated record from 16-0 to 17-1.

The Rams secured victory Friday night in an 11-inning game. The game started with an early lead for WTAMU, but the score was later tied by the bottom of the second inning.

The Rams scored again at the bottom of the fourth and prevented the Buffs from gaining any runs for the next four innings.

The two teams faced off in a doubleheader on Saturday and ended with the Rams breaking even. In the beginning of the first game, the Rams were off to a rocky start. For the the first five innings, ASU was losing, but that was until junior Justin Lee stole home in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game 5-5. Af-

ter the tie, sophomore Thomas Caine was the distraction in the pickle while trying to steal second, and stole it successfully. Just after, bases were loaded and senior Nick Seginowich hit a walk-off home run towards left field to end the game 8-5 in the bottom of the seventh.

The Rams and the Buffs opened the second game of the doubleheader with two scoreless innings. A decisive play by WTAMU led to a score for the Buffs at the top of the third. During the top of the fifth, the Buffs continued to increase their lead, ending the Rams’ winning streak with a score of 2-8.

The final game of the weekend had the Rams scoring first thanks to Seginowich and junior Parker Bramlett. The lead fluctuated between ASU and WTAMU during the 11-inning game, ultimately ending with a single from junior Aaron Walters that scored the game-winning point. The Rams won the series with a score of 9-8. Decisive plays this game came from seniors Riley Peterson, Tyler Mendoza and Josh Elvir.

“This team has been the closest, chemistry-wise, I’ve ever been a part of,” Elivir said

after the game. “While our team goal of an undefeated season is out of the question now, I still feel like us setting the bar that high has kept us locked in and performing at an incredible level. We’re a team full of competitors and I’m optimistic about what’s next.”

Elvir is currently in the running for the Golden Spikes Award, a national honor given to the best amateur baseball player in the regular season.

Coach Kevin Brooks was unhappy with the Saturday night loss, but was proud of the effort displayed throughout the weekend.

“We shot ourselves over again in the foot, but to our credit, the guys never stopped fighting,” Brooks said. “We had a couple of good base running moves by No. 10 Justin Lee on the steal to home twice. No. 34 Ben Elder did a great job on the mound, including the freshman No. 21 Kyle Moseley.”

The Rams will compete in a fourgame series against St. Edward’s University on March 6-8.

3 Entertainment

Art submissions

Vancouver, Effigy #2 British Columbia by Elena Clark

3.6.2020

Ceramics

by Morgan Raschke

Many Emotions

Mug

An excerpt from “Dark Red” The trains above the intersection of W. Lake and N. Wells were loud and swift. On the rails there were transports and passengers, and the interchange was congested with various Metra Lines. Beneath the infrastructure of the interchange there was the sound of cars and box trucks and people passing with conversation and a street performer, whom held an old trumpet, playing some Louis Armstrong, to collect change. The homeless man and the Bunny Rabbit with him leaned against a streetlamp near the corner, across from an admired grill, while he brushed Her long, floppy ears back from the front. Outside it was chill and the movement of traffic was constant. The streetlights alternated color at the intersection about every three minutes and managed likely gridlock.

“Quit moving. I got to put your hair up for school, kid,” he said, pulling the Stuffed-Animal’s ears back and wrapping them with a black rubber-band from his wrist.

“Your curls are real crazy today and you can’t be going to school looking like a mess, kid—your moms gonna get mad at both of us. And you ain’t want that, do you?”

The Stuffed-Animal did not say anything.

“Sure. You can let your hair down after school. But you got to promise you’ll keep it up all day. We ain’t want moms getting mad. We can go to Millennium and play catch, or some, after you get off, if you want. But you got to promise me you’ll keep your hair up all day, kid. You promise?”

He waited a couple seconds and then wrapped his right pinkie around the Bunny Rabbit’s right hand and kissed his knuckle.

by Anthony Signorelli

“Good girl. Hey, guess what?”

The Stuffed-Animal did not say anything again.

“No, no. Not chicken butt, silly,” he laughed, “I love you.”

The homeless man placed Bunny Rabbit on his left kneecap and focused on the torn apart children’s toy.

“No, I love you this much,” he said, spreading his arms as wide as his body would allow him.

“All right, well, I can’t beat that, kid—nothing is bigger than Infinity and Beyond—” “—I know, I know. I’ll miss you, too. But I’ll see you right after school.

Promise,” he told the Stuffed-Animal.

“Yeah, I’ll be at Home Tree right when you get done, waiting for you.

Promise. Then, we can walk over to the park. I’ll pack some PB&J’s, too, right after I drop you off—” “—mhmm, we can do that, too, kid,” he nodded.

The homeless man picked up the Stuffed-Animal and rested it on his chest and right shoulder, laying Bunny Rabbit’s head against his lower neck. Fastening his ripped raincoat, he repositioned himself and the homeless man and his companion fell asleep against the streetlamp with the sound of an afternoon Chicago as background noise.

“—sir, are you all right?”

The homeless man slowly forced his light-hazel eyes to an open, rubbing them with his knuckles, and eventually gave attention to the stranger...

If you would like to read the rest of the story, contact leticia_signorelli@yahoo.com

CURRENT TOP 10 SONGS Spotify

1. Blinding Lights - The Weekend 2. The Box - Roddy Ricch 3. Dance Monkey - Tones and I 4. La Dificil - Bad Bunny 5. Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa 6. Ignorantes - Bad Bunny

Apple Music

1. That Way - Lil Uzi Vert 2. Heatin Up - Lil Baby & Gunna 3. Commercial (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) - Lil Baby 4. The Box - Roddy Ricch 5. Live Off My Closet - Lil Baby 6. Emotionally Scarred - Lil Baby

7. Si Veo a Tu Mama - Bad Bunny

7. Sum 2 Prove - Lil Baby

8. Intentions (ft. Quavo) - Justin Bieber

8. Woah - Lil Baby

9. Say So - Doja Cat

9. Grace - Lil Baby & 42 Dugg

10. Tusa - KAROL G

10. La Dificil - Bad Bunny

4 Entertainment

Crossword

3.6.2020

Travis Hunter, consultant

Across 1. Special effects often used in film 4. Three is common, four is lucky 10. Landlocked country in Southeast Asia 11. Some march through it, others float above it 12. Educated guesses of when planes will land 13. Capsizes, flips over 14. To legally void something 16. College admissions requirement 17. Fills a gallery (two words) 20. The worst bar in Philadelphia (two words) 24. Desired, longed for 26. Charges money for money 29. Sanskrit for sage, enlightened individual 30. Related to speech 34. Noble gas, gives off light 35. Site of the first women’s rights convention, ______ Falls 36. An ancestor of the Irish 37. Expressed a feeling dramatically 38. When the film’s credits roll Down 1. Causes a reaction in felines 2. Monitor lizard native to Australia 3. Distributed in an official capacity 4. Nucleus is to cell as _____ is to computer 5. How felines drink milk 6. A miner’s desire 7. Skate shoe brand, sponsored the Warped Tour 8. Prose and Poetic, ancient Icelandic literature 9. A moment of silence in music 10. What Joaquin Phoenix was originally credited as 15. Old-fashioned reference to a woman 18. Bread often eaten in delicatessens

19. Former title for Russian emperors 21. Minnesotan music maven 22. Not noticed, concealed 23. “Lo and _____” 25. “By ____ of,” to make an impression by force 26. An architectural dome above a church altar 27. Us versus ____ 28. The kissing disease 31. Income after taxes and deductions 32. Water at 32 degrees or less 33. Opposite of a gentleman

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Sudoku

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Answers to puzzles can be found in issue 21 on March 27, before our next entertainment issue, so stay tuned!

5 Opinion

3.6.2020

Sidewalk Survey:

What is one thing you wish was taught in high school that could’ve benefited you now?

“Probably like investing, because there is a bunch of apps that people are coming up with that allow you to invest. I don’t know anything about that. I’m trying to get “More stuff about into it a little bit...but I don’t realgovernment, taxes ly know a lot of what I am doing, and investing.” so it would’ve helped to have a little background knowledge.”

-Justin Hogg, freshman -Tanner Thomas, junior

“Learning how to do my taxes.”

-Glenda Gutierrez, junior

Ax on ‘Flix

“That dual credit means more than what I thought it could’ve.

In my high school, we were forced to do dual credit, we didn’t have a choice. They never let us drop them [the classes] at all. They never taught us how much they would mean now.

Then I came to college and my transcripts were all Ds and Cs. So, I really couldn’t get into the classes I wanted because it looks like I wasn’t smart enough. But, it was because we weren’t taught any better in high school.”

-Karen Barrera, sophomore

In this week’s Netflix pick, Axel reviews “Marriage Story”

Axel Marcenaro, editor-in-chief “Marriage Story,” written and directed by Noah Baumbach, is the 2019 drama about a marriage falling apart. Adam Driver plays Charlie, the husband and theater director, while Scarlett Johansson plays Nicole, the actress and wife.

The two maintain a life in New York with their son, but when Nicole gets a job in Los Angeles and decides to stay there, the ensuing divorce becomes messy. The film follows each spouse navigating the unfamiliar and hostile waters of loneliness, divorce law and their true feelings.

To begin, this movie is so realistically portrayed that it is likely to bring back some bad memories for anyone who’s been in a failed relationship. Johansson does a fantastic job as Nicole and, regardless of a few things Nicole does that make Charlie’s life unnecessarily difficult, she keeps the audience equally on her side. She’s as likeable as she is complex. While we see her initiating the divorce and complicating things with her move to L.A. and involvement of greedy lawyers, we also see her blossom into someone she has always been forced to repress. Johansson reminds us that Nicole is a person with her own wants, needs and aspirations, not just someone’s wife.

Driver’s character is less dynamic, but his performance isn’t

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any less impressive. As he navigates through complicated family law and the financial pressures placed on husbands during divorces, we really grow to feel for this guy who is trying his best as a dad. Similar to Johansson, he keeps us equally involved with his side of the story, even as further details regarding his misdoings are revealed.

The entire film rests solely on the two actors’ relationship on screen, and together they work seamlessly. Their back-and-forth banter and fights always feel naturally unnatural and perfectly imperfect, which is an appropriate dynamic as the two awkwardly attempt to exit their life as one, but have no way of forgetting the familiarity of a person whom they’ve known for so long. There is one scene, however, where I feel the two became unnaturally rigid in a way unintended by the director. When the couple attempts to solve divorce issues at Charlie’s new L.A. home, their argument grows naturally but ultimately ends feeling over-rehearsed. This creates an anticlimactic feeling to what is supposed to be a climactic and very human point in the story.

While the film does rely mostly on Driver and Johansson’s performances, it wasn’t by any means slacking in the other departments.

The film’s look is composed properly to be both pretty and bleak at the same time. The music is, at two specific moments, perfectly intertwined into the narrative, almost like a musical without the theatrics.

There are jokes that really land amidst the hazy atmosphere, and words that break your heart after you thought that the movie couldn’t do that any more than it already had.

Overall, this is a great film, but only if you’re tired of all the rom-coms and happily-ever-afters. It really strikes the core of ill-fated relationships and serves as a warning story if nothing else. Just be careful who you watch it with and be sure to bring a tissue or two.

Consultant Travis Hunter

Designer Dominic Rodriguez

Editor-in-Chief Axel Marcenaro Photographer Cora Bishoppetty

Photo Editor Ian Saint

Circulation Manager Jeremiah Devereaux

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6 Feature A healthy harmony for students

3.6.2020

The newest counseling option comes to campus

Ixchel Sotelo, staff writer

ASU’s Counseling Services announced the beginning of

For any new group suggestions or general feedback, students Healing Through Music, a student group and the latest addition to the are encouraged to share their ideas with ASU Counseling Services at counseling programs. counselingfeedback@angelo.edu.

The group will meet every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Clinic to play meaningful songs and allow students to share the reasons why the songs are significant to them.

“One of the best things music does is help us cope with life stressors and bad emotions,” Mark Rehm, director of counseling services, said. “Most people love music and it touches our souls. We bond through it. Everyone will get a turn to bring in different music and learn from each other.”

The concept of the group is aimed to creatively destigmatize a counseling group by creating a mind-opening environment and using music to connect with others.

“They’ll bring a song and then we’ll supply lyrics so that people can read it as well as listen to it,” Rehm said. “You just kind of share how this had impacted you or what you take away from it or how you can use it as a coping mechanism.”

Counseling Services also has an LGBTQ+ support group that meets at 2:30 p.m. every Thursday. Another social group called Connectedness meets every Monday at 1 p.m. for students to learn about building and maintaining healthy relationships.

The Annual Stress-Less Fair will be hosted on April 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the C.J. Davidson Conference Center in the Houston Harte University Center. Activities will include massages, facials and more, along with a chance to win Airpods or a JBL Bluetooth Speaker.

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Events Calendar Friday 3/6

Saturday 3/7

Sunday 3/8

Monday 3/9

-ASU Men’s Basketball vs Lone Star Conference All Day *Frisco, TX -ASU Track & Field at Trinity Tiger Twilight All Day *San Antonio, TX -Guest Art Exhibit by Sangmi Yoo 9:00am - 5:00pm M-F (to Mar 19) *Carr EFA, Gallery 193 -ASU Softball vs St. Mary’s University 4:00pm - 6:00pm *Mayer Field -ASU Softball vs St. Mary’s University 6:30pm - 8:30pm *Mayer Field

-ASU Men’s Basketball vs Lone Star Conference All Day *Frisco, TX -ASU Women’s Tennis vs Metropolitan State University of Denver 9:00am - 12:00pm Wichita Falls, TX -ASU Softball vs St. Mary’s University 1:00pm - 3:00pm *Mayer Field -ASU Baseball at St. Edward’s University 1:00pm - 4:00pm *Austin, TX

-ASU Softball vs St. Edward’s University 1:00pm - 3:00pm *Mayer Field -ASU Baseball at St. Edward’s University 1:00pm - 4:00pm *Austin, TX -ASU Softball vs St. Edward’s University 3:30pm - 5:30pm *Mayer Field

-Ski/Snowboard Trip Winter Park, Colorado *All Day -Guest Art Exhibit by Sangmi Yoo 9:00am - 5:00pm M-F (to Mar 19) *Carr EFA, Gallery 193 -Panhellenic Council Meetings 5:15pm Weekly (to May 4) *UC 202

Tuesday 3/10

Wednesday 3/11

-Spring Break *All Day (University offices will remain open) -Ski/Snowboard Trip Winter Park, Colorado *All Day -Greek Council Meeting 5:15pm Weekly (to May 5)

-Spring Break *All Day (University offices will remain open) -Ski/Snowboard Trip Winter Park, Colorado *All Day -Culture Exchange: Orientation 6:00pm Weekly (to Apr 29) *Plaza Verde Clubhouse (2nd floor)