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How do you feel about women posting reveiling photos? | VOLUME 26 ISSUE 20 | 08.27.15
ISAAC AMADIZ
junior, criminal justice
Editor-in-chief KACI ALVAREZ
I see it more as an attention getter, I think girls who show their bodies that way are doing it to seek attention.
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I think women should have the right to show their body. Who am I to judge? Girl, if I had a flat stomach, I would be in a bikini, walking around campus like, ‘Hey! I’m going to the beach afterwards!’ I wouldn’t even think t wice about it.
Feminine beauty considered subject, not object EILEEN HERNANDEZ @EileenHdz
Over the past couple of decades all the way up to our present day, there has been much controversy whether a woman’s sexual empowerment is associated with confidence and embracement or degrading in terms of sexual objectification. I feel, many should take note on is that being comfortable in one’s sexuality does and should not be looked down upon as demeaning. We, as a society, need to recognize and remember the role of importance sexual empowerment plays and how vital it is to feel sexy for solely OURSELVES. Throughout my research of the given topic, I asked the Islander community what their thoughts were on women who revealed their bodies in ways of posing half-naked or nude and also about the revealing types of clothing one might choose to wear. Dr. Michael Ramirez, associ-
ate professor of sociology and coordinator of the Women and Gender Studies Program at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi, shed light on the second and third waves of feminism, their association with women’s body image and the direction he, personally, leans toward. The second wave of feminism, which was mainly active in the 1970s, faced much critique based on the over-sexualization of women. However, about 20 years later once the third wave of feminism was entered, an expert from Pacific Magazine, Martha Rampton, said young feminists adopted the girly culture of “lip-stick, high-heels and proudly exposed cleavage” as they acknowledged the clear differences of women and men. “You could be both empowered and feminine, you could be both smart and sexy and there really is something empowering about being smart and athletic and so on, but also still being a women and being in fashion and make up and all those sorts of things.” Ramirez said. Though Ramirez said he un-
derstands the critique of nudity being to appease men, to gain men’s attention and it being seen as reducing oneself to an object, he, too, believes that there is a way where it doesn’t have to be so objectifying. “You can have this feminine beauty and be a subject, not an object. It shouldn’t be a false choice, it shouldn’t be you’re either this or that or you’re either empowered or feminist or you’re into fashion and looking nice, you know, there absolutely is both. So, if I had to choose, I would choose that direction,” Ramirez said. On the other hand, I discovered that many do, in fact, side with the idea that women who show off their bodies are simply doing so in means to gain attention that can easily come across as degrading. In today’s world, just as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told Humans of New York, “Women are seen through a different lens. It’s not bad. It’s just a fact.” With that being taken into consideration, I absolutely and wholeheartedly stand behind
the concept of a woman taking on sexual empowerment one hundred and ten percent. I commend, support and most importantly, act upon women flaunting their bodies in whatever which ways they choose and feel confident enough to do so. Whether it be posing and posting half-naked or fully nude pictures, showing cleavage, tummy, booty plus more whenever and wherever. “Kudos to you and keep on doing what you’re doing,” I say. It is, without a doubt, difficult being a woman in man’s world with double standards surrounding us left and right. If embarking in one’s femininity and taking on sexual empowerment possesses a woman to feel even that .1% of confidence, we as society should do nothing less than encourage her. Women can be sexy, hot, little things without it being for reasons merely behind attention all while maintaining high levels of respect and empowerment. I agree with Ramirez when he said, “It is possible to have a push-up bra and a brain at the same time.”
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Green Team, Starbucks create compost KACI ALVAREZ @earthtokace
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exas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Islander Green Team has teamed up with Chartwells and Starbucks to provide a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of trash. The Islander Green Team began a composting program for the on-campus Starbucks in order for the Island campus to become more “green” by setting aside their used coffee grounds and filters so they can be naturally reused by the earth. Composting is the breaking down of organic matter to create soillike material that can be used to grow plants and food and help decrease waste amounts. “We are reusing our waste to create something that we can use to revitalize the soil in our gardens and on campus as a whole,” said Melissa Zamora, junior environmental science major and Islander Green Team student president. Eventually, the Islander Green Team’s ultimate goal is for the entire campus to have zero waste. By composting the waste produced on campus, the university would be able to use the compost to grow gardens on campus so the school would not have to spend money on produce.
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n August of 2016, 11th Hour Escape opened its first branch in Corpus Christi, following branches in Austin and Dallas that have each been open for a year. 11th Hour Escape is an escape room attraction. According to geekandsundry.com, an escape room is a themed live-action puzzle game where the player or players are given 60 minutes to solve the puzzles in the locked room in order to escape. Escape rooms have been around since 2006 in Western Europe and Asia.
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Melissa Zamora checks on the Islander garden located near the Physical Plant on campus, near the water tower.
“When food waste in particular goes to the landfill, it doesn’t break down like it naturally does in a compost bin, so it creates this sludge that produces methane which is a compacted greenhouse gas,” Zamora said. “So this would be a means to divert as much waste as we can from the landfill and reducing our carbon footprint in a sense.” In order to get this project up and running, the Islander Green Team contacted Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s catering company, Chartwells, to see if a partnership could begin. “At Chartwells, we have a really strong local initiative,” said Amanda Hall, marketing director for dining services with Chartwells on campus. “We try
to order local produce as much as possible and I’m working on getting a board up in The Cove and Dining Hall showing like ‘This is where your food comes from’ and I think it would be so cool to have a spot showing food grown on the Island.” Hall said Chartwells would love to potentially have a garden in the Islander Dining Hall, where they would use the compost soil from the Green Team and eventually expand into a way for them to reutilize the waste on campus. Starbucks provided the Islander Green Team with 55 gallons of coffee grounds and filters (produced roughly every 10 minutes) during the week of Sept. 22, which is now being
naturally composted at their compost station, located near the Physical Plant on campus by the Islander Garden. Students, group organizations, staff and faculty are able to reserve a garden plot to grow their own items within the Islander Garden. The Green Team hopes to expand the garden into more populated areas on campus so more people can get involved. For more information on the Islander Green Team and how to get involved with the composting project, visit islandergreen.tamucc.edu or join the organization on orgsync.com. Their next meeting will be at 3 p.m. on Oct. 7 in the NRC in room 1101.
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“Corpus just seemed like a natural fit. You have the summer crowd that comes and then you have the university for the fall, winter and spring,” said Pauline Doorn, the owner and creator of 11th Hour Escape. “There’s industry here that we think will really enjoy it for corporate team building. It was just a really good fit.” For Corpus Christi, this is the first of its kind to show up in the city. According to www. corpuschristi-tx.net, the city is the second most popular tourist destination in Texas, so having an escape room, like Austin and Dallas, will draw people in and give them something new to do.
“It seems like a fun thing to do and it beats driving to Austin to play,” said Ryan Schnabl, sophomore education major. Each escape room is a different theme. In the Austin branch, the two themes are the pirate room and a fallout shelter simulation, while in Dallas it is the fallout shelter and fourth dimension. The Corpus location currently only has the pirate theme. “We are having great success with the pirate room. People are loving it,” Doorn said. “Currently, we have a pirate room and we’re working on an anti-gravity room that will be open in about a month. If it really picks
up or does well, we’re open to expansion.” The escape room concept came from that of reality video games where people could solve puzzles to venture further into the game. As more escape rooms start to appear in different parts of the world, the appeal of a video game that you can attempt in real life seems to capture more people’s attention. “I think it is a fun way to challenge your brain versus watching TV or going to the movies,” Schnabl said. For more information, and a look at what Corpus Christi’s escape room looks like, visit www.11thhourescape.com.
Island Waves’ very own online podcast has released its latest episode. While its other episodes have talked about past issues of Island Waves, it will be solely based on the first presidential debate. Hosts, Jonathan Forney and Izzy Sneed, discuss the candidates, their actions and students’ opinions. Check it out on soundcloud.com/thecurrent_podcast.
TAMUCC hosts ‘90s night for nostolgic students On Sept. 21, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi’s Dining Hall hosted a ‘90s Throwback Party for the Island community. With bouncy houses, drawing tables, playdough sculpting contests, dining dollar prizes and more, the event welcomed all students and facility to relive their glory days with ‘90s throwback music and vibes in attempts to bring Islanders closer together by the marketing department. Continue reading at islandwavesnews.com.
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TAMU-CC prepares for distinguished speaker GERI LEMMONS @GeriLemmons
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exas A&M University-Corpus Christi will welcome Dr. Brian Greene, an American theoretical physicist and string theorist to the distinguished speakers series on Oct. 18 in the Performing Arts Center on campus. There will be a student forum that is first come first serve from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The main lecture forum will be at 8 p.m., which can be bought at the Performing Arts Center box office and is open to the public. Greene is a professor at Columbia University. He teaches physics and mathematics, has lectured in more than 30 countries and has also written numerous books, one of which was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and on the New York Times Best Seller list. “I think it is nice for students,” said Angela Perez, junior criminal justice major. “They get the opportunity to meet someone of prominence.” Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
has featured several notable speakers ranging from Bill Nye the Science Guy and Gene Kratz and Fred Haise from Apollo 13. The Island Uiversity offers the distinguished speaker series every semester and chooses the speakers based on surveys they receive from the community. Marco Graciani, junior communication major, said having speakers such as Greene opens a door to vast possibilities and the immense interest of our world today. “It stirs the pot for students that are not familiar with these topics that are not often spoke about,” Graciani said. The Distinguished Speaker Series is to provide students opportunities to listen to speakers that have some sort of perspective on important subjects that could affect not only the community but the entire world as well. “For some students such as myself, [we] feel very engaged when we get to participate in the open form questions,” Graciani said. Students of all majors and all ages
are encouraged to come out and hear Greene’s presentation and learn about something they might not be familiar with. Tickets can be bought at the box of-
fice in the Performing arts center. Students, along with middle school and high school are encouraged to come and enjoy the forum earlier in the day.
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Two students learn about the free student forum with distinguished speaker Dr. Brian Green, who will speak in the PAC October 13.
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Selena honored with new MAC cosmetics line MIKAYLA OELSCHLEGEL @mikaylaMOG
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n Sept. 30, MAC Cosmetics launched their Selena line in Corpus Christi, Texas at the American Bank Center. People flew in from all over the country and the world to see the new makeup products and honor the singer. People began lining up outside of the American Bank Center at 7 p.m. the night before. The event was open to the public and free of charge, however, the products had to be purchased. “It actually means a lot to me because it was Selena’s dream and she actually made a lot of my dreams come true,” said Karissa Arroyo, sophomore nursing major. “I don’t wear makeup but I am willing to purchase $300 of it just because it represents her and it just shows a lot of respect and love for her.” To support the launch of the make-
up line, Selena’s parents, sister and her late husband attended the premiere. Well-known Youtubers Manny Mua and ThGabrielZamora and make-up artist Jeffrey Star joined the thousands of fans in purchasing their products as well. Aside of the make-up line, the late singer is being remembered by many other things such as the unveiling of her wax figure earlier this month at Madame Tussauds in England, and Fiesta de la Flor, which is a music festival in her honor that is going for its third year in 2017. Still inspiring fans, her album has also gained the late singer a Billboard Latin Award this year. “She never really gave up on her dream, and everything she wanted she went and she got it,” Arroyo said. “It showed a lot of her character and she was just my idol, to like you know never give up and reach for my dreams.” According to chron.com, the Selena launch was the biggest launch in MAC history. With Corpus Christi not being
the usual city of choice to hold make-up launches, fans and locals were happy that the launch stayed in town. “It makes me really proud to be from Corpus,” Arroyo said. “I actually moved down here just because of Selena.” For the people who grew up in South Texas, Selena is a common topic of conversation, and this gave them another way to love and honor her memory. “It was a really amazing experience just to be able to see her line there in person,” said Veronica Montez, a vistor from San Antonio. “For me, I grew up with Selena, knowing about her and granted I wasn’t physically there when she was alive, but you hear her music and her spirit and that positive energy was really good.” The premiere featured a concert from Latin-American singer and song writer Prince Royce as well. For more information on the Selena line from MAC Cosmetics, visit maccosmetics.com or visit your local MAC store.
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MAC cosmetics launched their new Selena line in honor of the late singer.
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In support of the launch of MAC Cosmetics’ new Selena line, Selena’s parents, sister and late husband all attended the premiere.
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Hundreds of people stand in line to attend the world premiere of the launching of MAC Cosmetics’ new make-up line created in memory of the singer Selena.
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Fans of Selena came from near and far to attend the premiere of the Selena line at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.
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McNair scholarship provides academic opportunity GERI LEMMONS @GeriLemmons
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exas A&M University-Corpus Christi has a program catering to underrepresented, first generation, low income students. This program is called The McNair Scholarship Program. This program was started almost 10 years ago, in 2007. The program was started in tribute to Ronald E. McNair. His brother, Carl McNair, started it and brought it to Corpus Christi in 2007. “Seeing the growth when a person comes in and they don’t even know how to plan to do research,” said Patricia Spaniol-Mathews Executive director for PASS. “Just watching them go from no mentor to finding an idea that they really want to do.” Spaniol-Mathews said her favorite part about the program is watching the students get from point A to Point B. Seeing them go from someone who has no clue what they want to do to someone who is now presenting in front of multiple groups of people with confidence.
“I push students to do this young when they don’t have a lot of obligation,” Spaniol-Mathews said. “A lot of students don’t think they are good enough, we want them to find a sense of belonging.” The scholarship program is open to majors such as liberal arts, science, mathematics, engineering, and education. Anyone can apply by going online and filling out the application and going through the whole process. The program starts to accept students starting sophomore year, but when they are accepted then, they are not allowed to do any research. Juniors who are also accepted into the program are allowed to do research when they are accepted. “We are not a very large program, so each group that comes in from the beginning, we watch them kind off grow,” said Margarita Cooper, administrative associate for McNair Scholars Program. “Being Newbies, to doing their research, to them going off to present.” When students are finally accepted into the program the have to come up with some idea of what they would want
2015 McNair graduates pose with their certificates of appreciation.
to research. Over the years there has been many different topics that students have chosen. After they choose a topic they get the opportunity to get a mentor as well. This mentor helps them while they are in the program and they help them get any help they might need. The program is a close group of students. They have their own research area, and they do different events together. Volunteer opportunities is one of
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the ways that they like to come together and help out. At the end of the program student take away the ability to say that they were a part of the program and they have had their research published. “If you are serious about going to graduate school, McNair is the perfect place,” Cooper said. “When you are applying for graduate school to say that you are an undergrad research published really helps.”
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iOS 10: Update for refinement, not reinvention JONATHAN FORNEY @jb4nay
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he highly anticipated update to Apple’s iOS operating system was officially released on Sept. 13 to the public after being announced on June 13 at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple’s iOS 10 brings a number of improvements aimed at efficiency and information density. According to Apple, iOS 10 is “More personal. More powerful. More playful.” As a preface to this overview, in order to get the most out of iOS 10, users should also upgrade their hardware to at least an iPhone 6s/6s Plus model or later models to take advantage of the 3D touch based actions in the update. The 3D touches are harder presses than normal ones which trigger a variety of actions within the operating system (OS). Arguably the biggest update in iOS 10 would be inside the messages app, particularly to iMessages. According to Mac Stories the app now includes an app store that users can download additional content to send their friends. Inside the app store are sticker packs that can
be stuck anywhere in a message, as well as third-party services such as Venmo, to send money to friends, or buy movie tickets on Fandango. The Messages’ app store is still in its infancy, so over time many more apps and variety will be available to users. Additionally, emojis are three times bigger in Messages, rich link support, users can send drawings to friends, reactions to messages based on taps and full screen message effects, such as fireworks or strobe lights. Now the notification bubbles are larger and show more content at a glance. If users have 3D touch enabled devices, they can press harder on notifications for additional functionality such as responding to messages or glancing at emails without unlocking their device. The changes will take users some time to adjust to, but more relevant information is always a positive. “I didn’t like the bigger notifications at first, but now I’ve learned to like them,” said Kassie Ledum, junior environmental science major. The lockscreen also received a noticeable change. The new “Raise to Wake”
feature wakes the screen once the phone is picked up allowing for a workaround to users missing their lockscreen notifications due to the speed of TouchID. The familiar “Swipe to Unlock” gesture was removed in the update. It can be reapplied (sort of) through settings, but users were used to the original unlocking method. “I don’t like the removal of swipe to unlock. I know you can turn off clicking the home button, but I’d prefer just having swipe to unlock,” said Markayia Meyer, junior marine biology major. Siri is now open to third-party developers, so more services will be able to be called via the voice assistant. In the years to come, more apps and services will be accessible to users. Control Center, which can be found by swiping up anywhere in the OS, has a second screen for audio playback controls. These controls include paus-
ing, skipping, replaying and scrubbing through tracks without ever having to open an app. On the subject, Apple Music saw an overhaul designed at simplifying the user interface. The “Connect” tab, which was aimed as a social bridge between artists and fans, has been removed. The tabs and headers are now more clearly defined and recognizable with bold text. Apple Music also now features native support for lyrics. “I like that you can now send songs to people from Apple Music in text [Messages],” said Phuong Ho, junior nursing major. A lot changed with this latest update, but overall the premise was to help users get the most out of their devices quickly and efficiently. The update can be downloaded on all iPhones 5 and later models, select iPads, and the iPod 6th generation.
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Senior kinesiology major Carlos Hinojosa checks his notifications on his newly updated iPhone.
Junior cyber defense major Josiah Anderson examines his Facebook feed on his new iPhone 7 Plus, complete with Apple Watch.
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Poetry slam inspires Islanders
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Juan Pradas reads his own poetry. His voice projected to most of the second floor of the library.
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(From left to right) Linda Garcia and Morgan Mccuthen smile for a picture just before the poetry reading commenced. Both students of Murphy came to the reading for class to gain a better understanding of poetry.
Doctor Javier Villarreal, a writer and friend of Murphy, reads his own poetry. Many of his poems begin in English and transition to Spanish, a part of his writing style.
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Murphy goes over the available literature for students to pick up and take home. Murphy had his class come to the event to understand poetry more in depth.
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Islander improv ad libs performances MELISSA RODRIGUEZ @melisssaaaa
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t’s done by many famous actors, and now it will also be done by students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, in the moment, unscripted acting through Islander Improv. Islander Improv is a student-based group that encourages improvisational acting and promotes the chance to explore every corner of your imagination. It was formed just a couple years ago, as an outlet for students to express their creativeness, but it is still considered to be fairly new due to some reorganizing that has happened in recent years. “We want to create an environment, where you can come watch, do some
improv games with us, and just have a fun time,” said Gabriel Parker, senior theatre major and president of Islander Improv. This year they are holding meetings every Monday from noon-2 p.m., Thursday from 3:30 -5 p.m., and Friday from noon-2 p.m., usually at Wilson Theatre located in the Center for the Arts at TAMU-CC. They are open to everyone and anyone who would like to participate, and there is no need to have a theatrical background. At meetings, members practice both musical and regular improvisation in which they sharpen their skills through a set curriculum of talking about things such as characters, silent starts, cues, etc.
“Improv, in a basic form, is reacting off of what happens on stage and getting ideas [off of it],” says Parker. The Islander Improv team also puts on a total of about three shows per semester. The first is said to be a regular improvisation show, the second will have a musical improv aspect to it along with the normal improv, and the third is set to be solely musical improvisation. Along with that, this year the group hopes to return to the competition arena and travel to Austin where they can show off their improv skills amongst many other teams. “I love being funny and [what’s] better [than] to do it in a place where you can make up a scene and be truthful to it,” said Micah Knupp, junior theatre
major and treasurer of Islander Improv. “[It’s great to] watch as people laugh at the ridiculous circumstances.” To further break it down, Knupp described improv to be, in a sense, similar to what we do every day when we have to think of an appropriate answer because both are unscripted and make you think in the spot. “It doesn’t matter how long you come, it’s not an obligation either, anyone can come sit down and watch or they can add little things here and there as they please,” Knupp said. To check out the Islander Improv group, follow them on Facebook and Instagram at @IslanderImprov and see for yourself what this group is all about.
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A group of three students practice improv at an Islander Improv meeting. Meetings are every Monday and Friday from noon-2 p.m. and every Thursday from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
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