Battle ball on Bay Lawn
Students, faculty participate in bubble soccer on Bay Hall Lawn
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Sawing off the Horns by JEREMY PAPE sports reporter
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photo by AMBER QUAID
A face-off between Wang Xi and his opponent for control of the soccer ball. The bubbles caused the players to push and fight just to reach the ball.
by AMBER QUAID managing editor
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hristians in Action (CIA) offered bubble soccer to the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi campus on April 8 in front of Bay Hall. Bubble soccer, Loopy ball or battle ball is a new game that is becoming popular worldwide. This was a free event offered to any student, teacher or faculty member on the campus. “We wanted to bring a better option of student life to campus in the most fun way possible,” said Peyton Copeland, Master student in English
and campus minister at CIA. Both students and teachers alike got in on the action and played against each other. Before participants could play waiver forms had to be signed. One of the main reasons for the waivers is that knocking other players down is not only allowed in this game but is highly encouraged. Also the physics of the game causes both players to go flying in opposite directions when one player tries to knock down another. Most participants ended up on their backs, bubble
protected,or did a 360 roll back onto their feet. “I was lying on the ground and I saw someone running away and I thought wait a minute aren’t they on the same team,” said Nicholas McMillan, assistant professor of liberal arts. Bubble soccer is played much like the normal game of soccer but the players are inside an air filled plastic bubble with a hole cut out for the player. The teams were divided into six versus six and separated by colors, an orange team and a clear team. see BUBBLE SOCCER on page 4
Tunnel of Oppression back for fifth year
he Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team scored a huge victory on March 31, as they triumphed over the then-18th ranked University of Texas Longhorns. Having defeated larger schools such as University of Missouri and Purdue University, the Islanders knew they had the tools to succeed, but they still knew the game would be very difficult. Going into the contest, the Islanders had a record of 11-12. “Beating [those other schools] helped us believe we could beat Texas,” sophomore catcher Lukas Hermanson said. “We came out with the mindset that we had nothing to lose, so we just came out and played as hard as we could.” Head coach Scott Malone acknowledged the strength of the opponent was very high. “My confidence level going in wasn’t too high, just because we hadn’t been playing good baseball,” Malone said. see ISLANDER VICTORY on page 10
Islander Cultural Alliance works to promote unity, diversity by GERI LEMMONS features reporter
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he Islander Cultural Alliance is hosting the annual Tunnel of Oppression at the UC Anchor ballroom at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. This event will be held on Feb. 13-16 from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. running all day long. This event is held as an interactive
exhibit made to educate students, staff and faculty about oppression and how it has effected people over many years. It is held to open people’s eyes to what oppression really is and how it still goes on even today. This event brings many forms of oppression to light from racism, sexism, stereotypes, religion, economic status, and many more. It is important to know about what
types there are and to know facts about history and how it is effecting people every day. Amy Kotulski, assistant director and host of the event, said the best part about this event is the fact that they are opening up people’s eyes to current things that are still happening in society. see OPPRESSION on page 3
INDEX OPINION 2 | NEWS 3 CAMPUS 4-6 ENTERTAINMENT 8-9 | SPORTS 10-11 | ADS 7,12
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