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Zeta Tau Alpha crowns Think Pink Man of the Year by KACI ALVAREZ staff writer
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eta Tau Alpha held their third annual Think Pink Man of the Year Pageant on Friday, Oct. 9, in the University Center Ballroom. All proceeds made during the event went toward breast cancer education and awareness, Zeta Tau Alpha’s national philanthropy. The students were judged on a scale of 1-25 for three different events including casual wear, formal wear and think pink pride. Each contestant was coached by a member of Zeta Tau Alpha and presented the judges with a pick-up line and fact about breast cancer as well as answering a question asked to them by a judge.
“I think the event went really well,” said Alex Davis, junior animal biology major and Zeta Tau Alpha’s director of philanthropy. “The contestants and coaches really pulled off the entire event.” Twenty-six male students signed up to compete in the pageant and were judged by four pre-selected judges, Jacqueline Fischer, Zeta’s new member adviser; Corey Fischer, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s senior director of dining services; Dr. Anantha Babbili, professor of communication; and Mary Catherine Ocker, Zeta’s philanthropy adviser. Davis said the planning for this event started in early summer and continued until the day of the event, which had approximately 100 peo-
ple attend. “Hard work really does pay off,” Davis said. Hard work was not the only aspect that made this event a success. The passion each member of Zeta Tau Alpha and contestants had driven the pageant toward great success. For example, Trey Weber, a Sigma Phi Epsilon member and contestant in the pageant who won Mr. Congeniality, participated to show support for his mother who is a two-time breast cancer survivor. Nolan Stack, a sophomore Delta Chi member majoring in marketing and winner of this year’s pageant, also signed up to support the cause. “I didn’t sign up last year and wanted to support Zeta Tau Alpha and their philanthropy,” Stack said. “Breast cancer education and
awareness is really serious and signing up allowed me to help in a way.” Stack said he is extremely excited to have had the opportunity to be crowned the third annual Think Pink Man of the Year and is happy he accomplished something so much bigger than himself. According to NationalBreastCancer.org, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women and approximately 410 men die from it. It is important for both men and women to stay aware and research early signs and symptoms because being diagnosed with breast cancer can truly happen to anyone. Zeta Tau Alpha’s Think Pink Man see PINK on page 5
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10.22.2015
Immigrants, refugees are people too by ISAAC PAGE staff writer
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he Mediterranean Sea is renowned all over the world for its stunning vistas, beautiful coastlines and mild climate of the same name, but in recent times it has become known as a mass grave for thousands of migrants fleeing war and abject poverty. Out of sheer desperation, migrants pack themselves like sardines into whatever floating vessel is readily available. Some boats have no engine, food and water is limited because of space and their only chance is a prayer and a wish. Already this year, thousands of migrants have been reported either dead or missing trying to brave the arduous journey across the Mediterranean to reach Europe in hopes of a better life. Why are the most powerful countries in the world so indifferent to this? Why is nothing being done to help
these people? Xenophobia could possibly be an answer. The fear and loathing of people that are different than you, people that you are not used to being around. The majority of these migrants practice Islam, and Westerners fear that if they let these people enter their countries, they could inadvertently let members of extremist organizations into their countries as well. Islamophobia is real, people. An article published by the British newspaper “The Independent” states that dark-skinned African migrants are placed out of sight in the bowels of some of the larger vessels while the light-skinned migrants are near the top or in plain view. This is done with the belief that if numerous darkskinned refugees are spotted, they will not be able to gain entry into Europe and they will ultimately be turned around.
Migrants come mostly from East Africa and the Middle East, but with civil war raging in Syria for the past four years and the ongoing conflict in Yemen, the number of asylum seekers has skyrocketed. Approximately half of Syria’s population has been displaced as a result of the war. The sea is not the only route in which the migrants travel. If the migrants survived the trip across the Mediterranean and they land in Greece, or if they made it through Turkey, they then will make their way north through the Balkans either by rail, road or foot. Their destination: Germany. Countries like Germany have stepped up and welcomed the migrants with open arms, but in recent weeks the Germans have beefed up border restrictions in an attempt to curtail the influx of displaced persons. Between 800,000 and 1 million migrants have crossed into Germany’s borders
and the country expects the number to reach 1.5 million by the end of this year. Laden with the heavy burden of taking in most of the migrants Germany is now imploring other countries in the European Union and elsewhere in the world to have responsibility and take in some of these people seeking refuge. The United States has already addressed the gravity of the crisis and it was announced back in September that the country was planning on admitting 10,000 Syrian migrants during the 2016 fiscal year, a huge step in the right direction. The U.S. is already on track to let 1,500 migrants enter the country through its borders by the end of the current fiscal year. Hopefully the U.S. will not renege on its word. It is our job as citizens of the world to help those in need.
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“I like SoundCloud because it promotes other music that’s not on the radio. It allows me to listen and discover new artists and genres of music that I wouldn’t have heard of if I didn’t use SoundCloud. I really like that because I’m more into music that isn’t mainstream, plus it’s free so that’s a bonus.”
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“My favorite way to stream music is Apple Music because I can look up any song, artist or album and can instantly download it on my iTunes. I’m still using my threemonth long free trial but once it’s over, I’m going to buy it because it’s just that good. In my opinion, it’s probably the best way to stream music. I really just love it so much.”
“When I stream music I use Spotify. It’s just easier for me because it’s so simple. I do use the free version because it’s just as good as buying it. The only difference really is that it has ads. I don’t think I would buy Spotify because I could easily just listen to the same songs for free. I just really like it because it’s easy to use.”
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Jessica Abo visits for Leadership Conference by ALEICHIA WILLIAMS web editor
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n Oct. 10, UCSA Leads and the National Society of Leadership and Success hosted the Islander Leadership Conference. The event had various speakers and workshops to inspire leadership in the Islander community. Included in the list of those set to inspire was the Keynote speaker, Jessica Abo, a television personality who has appeared on shows such as Gossip Girl and has covered events such as Fashion Week. Abo spoke a little on her personal definition of leadership. “I define leadership as a lifestyle where you can lift up the people around you and inspire them to lead long after you’re gone,” Abo said. It can be said that Abo herself did a job of accomplishing leadership during the event. Islanders eagerly lined up directly after her final presentation to snap photos with Abo. Abo was asked to share a little on her creative process while preparing for the event. Abo said she did not just want to use a powerpoint. “I spoke to the students that were putting on this conference,” Abo said. “We had this amazing
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Jessica Abo poses for a quick photo with Islander students who are members of USCA Leads and the National Society of Leadership and Success, who helped coordinate the conference.
conversation about what some of the questions were that these student leaders are grappling with and what some of the issues are that the students trying to be leaders are coming up against because they aren’t sure how to take the first step. Once we had this conversation I went back into my stories and my slides and into what I thought motivates me and I crafted it into a conversation that I thought would have an impact.” Abo, who hosts Jabo TV on Youtube, was inspired to make an impact at an early age.
“I wanted to be a talk show host since I was 9 years old after seeing a woman crying on the set of the talk show ‘The Phil Donahue Show’,” Abo said. “It looked like she felt better after this episode because of Donahue’s advice and because of the guest psychologist giving advice.” Abo said she thought it was such a powerful platform to be able to hear one person’s story and help one person, but at the same time be helping anyone else who felt the same way. “That’s what I’ve done my entire career is really just try and bring
people together and get people who have a purpose a platform,” Abo said. The goal of Abo’s career surrounds the hope to inspire people to follow their passion. “I’ve been determined to find ways to help people who aren’t sure what their purpose or passion is find way that they can turn their passion to action,” Abo said. During the second breakout session Abo shared two inspiring videos from her channel. The event itself had around 90 people. Lunch was served and students were even invited by Abo to the stage for a Q&A. Lily Gonzales, the assistant director of Student Activities said there will be various events for students who don’t have time. “The Islander Leadership Conference happens once a year, but there are small events that we also put on,” Gonzalez said. For more information on leadership events on campus vistit http://studentactivities.tamucc.edu/ ucsaleads/index.html. Also, to keep up with Jessica Abo follow her on Twitter or subscribe to her Youtube channel.
Brown teaches future Historians by JONATHAN FORNEY staff writer
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r. Jen Brown is currently in her third year teaching at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Brown currently teaches United States History since 1865 and will also teach the course on America by Nature in the near future. No stranger to traveling, Brown hails from Montana and actually has dual citizenship to the U.S. and Canada. She did her graduate work at Washington State University and her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree studies in her home state of Montana. Brown said coming to Corpus Christi was not in her original plans. It was more of a happy coincidence. “Originally, it was just a job, but I grew to love it here,” Brown said. “I’m glad I found a job in a place I liked.” She has been here for two full years and said she enjoys it. Brown first got into teaching to find purpose during her undergraduate work. She actually worked as a summer intern at a battlefield and
that is where she discovered her love of history and decided she wanted to study it. In her time teaching, Brown has experienced a few unexpected hiccups. In her first semester teaching she noticed the emergency phone in her classroom ringing. Brown said she nearly had a heart attack as she answered the phone only to discover someone had the wrong number. As rarely as the emergency phone rings, it would be reasonable to expect that to be the last time Brown would be so startled but unfortunately that was not the case. The very next class, the emergency phone rang again and once again, it was the wrong number. “I’ll take a false alarm over the alternative any day,” Brown said. Her teaching style has a way of staying with her students according to former student and sophomore marine biology major Teresa Bennett. “In one of her [Brown’s] first lectures, she asked us to say something specific and memorable about ourselves,” Bennett said. “I
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thought that added a nice personal touch to her course.” Outside of the classroom, Brown is also an author. To date, she has published three literary works, all of which are about fish and their impact on the Rocky Mountains. Currently she is working on a History of Animals and Anthropomorphism. Both writing and teaching require a lot of time and energy, but Brown said they both feed into each other. “The hardest part about writing is finding how to place the words, as opposed to teaching where you have one try with 50 or so people watching,” she said. With her busy academic regimen, Brown does not have much free time, but when she has some she has several ways to enjoy it. She enjoys reading, going for bike rides and watching movies. Brown said she does not particularly enjoy the History channel. “There isn’t any history on it,” Brown said.
That being said, she has been known to indulge in some of the antiquing shows such as “American Pickers.” As far as her future is concerned, Brown sees herself continuing her teaching career at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and hopefully with a promotion and tenure under her belt. For now she wants to continue to share the stories of history with others.
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Not all superheroes wear capes by JONATHAN FORNEY staff writer
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n Thursday, Oct. 15 the Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi Young Business Professionals of the Coastal Bend, or YBP, had their fourth annual Superhero Dinner event to honor a superhero in the community. This year’s honoree was Rosie Collin. Collin’s superhero alter ego for the event was “Rosie the Revitalizer” based on Rosie the Riveter from World War II. Rosie Collin is the director of community relations for the Port of Corpus Christi, as well as the chair-elect of the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She previously served as the community and public affairs coordinator of CITGO and as executive director of the Ingleside LRA. The event was open to the public and was held at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center featuring all sorts of superhero themed décor. Catering was served for members of the YBP, sponsors, and any other guests in attendance. Director of Engagement for YBP, Russell Wagner, said he believes the event is good for the community as a whole. “It’s great to find role models in the community that don’t
normally get recognized,” Wagner said. In addition to positive community interaction, the Superhero Dinner also helps keep the YBP up and running. Proceeds for the event go to the Joe Adame Young Leader Endowment for YBP. Local sponsors such as American Bank and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi were among those to help make the evening’s activities possible. Outside of financial support the dinner provided YBP members a chance to make professional connections. Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Trent Hill said “To generate synergy of young professionals. From networking and other aspects that are crucial, because these are the future leaders of Corpus Christi” Among those in attendance were President of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Dr. Flavius Killebrew who was honored at a previous Superhero Dinner as Momentum Man. “The Superhero Dinner gives younger people a chance to make friends in the community,” said President and CEO of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Dr. Flavius Killebrew. “They can network with leaders both in the community as well as their own age group and just have a fun
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Rosie Collin is interviewed by Michael Hunter
time with it”. The night’s festivities included an introductory video featuring some of the people who Rosie has influenced directly during her life such as her son and coworkers. Next up was the board member of YBP and former employee of Collin, Michael Hunter gave a profile of Collin’s accolades and accomplishments. Hunter then interviewed Collin in a segment called “Behind the Mask,” fitting the superhero theme of the evening. Lastly Collin was presented with her own custom action figure to fit her Rosie the Revitalizer alter ego for the event. While she was being honored Collin took every opportunity to thank others and offer advice to
the Young Business Professionals in attendance. Encouraging the attendees to take the word “just” out of their vocabulary. When asked to select her own superhero of choice, Collin was unsure. “That’s hard because I live among superheroes everyday,” she said. Collin thanked her family, volunteers, staff on various boards and committees she’s been a part of, and people in her life who are battling diseases and hardships for inspiring her to make the kind of impact she has in the community. She has got a lot more improvements in store for the Corpus Christi community.
Islander Cultual Alliance teaches Latin dance moves by SAMANTHA MAHLER staff writer
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he Islander Cultural Alliance at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi ended Hispanic Heritage Month with Latin Dance Night held at the Hector P. Garcia Plaza. The event was free, open to the public, and included dance lessons as well as Latin cultural dance performances, complimentary food, and chances to win prizes. Chris Roel and his company opened the Latin Dance night with a performance of Brazilian capoeira, a traditional dance dating back 500 years that is infused with elements of martial arts. In fact Roel’s studio is one of few martial arts academies that teach dance in addition to the combative art form. “We do dance choreography as well, which is strange, because, you know, dance at a martial arts place,” Roel said. “With Brazilian capoeria comes a lot of the culture—the
dance, the music, the language—that you see, which no other martial arts does traditionally.” Capoeria differs from other dance forms in that it is sometimes referred to as a game. Dancers learn specific moves associated with the moves and techniques of the art form. They then in turn perform them at random in rhythm to music played by the accompanying berimbau instrument, which leads the socalled game. “We have a couple of choreographies ready to go, and the rest is all improvising,” said Roel, who has performed Brazilian capoeria for 10 years. Instructors from Third Coast Dance taught participants the basics of salsa dancing such as how to do a right turn with a partner. Participants of Latin Dance Night paired up, learned a dance move, and then switched partners in order to promote a feeling of cultural unity.
Members from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Multicultural Greek Organizations participated in Latin Dance Night as well. These organizations included Alpha Kappa Alpha, Lambda Theta Alpha, and Sigma Lambda Gamma. Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first African American sororities, while Lambda Theta Alpha and Sigma Lambda Gamma are both Latino sororities. Adler Marchand, adviser of both ICA and the Campus Activities Board at the Island University emceed the Latin Dance Night, which is one of countless campus events that celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. “Throughout the month, the ICA has been putting on a variety of different programs and events to embrace the Hispanic and Latino/ Latina culture,” Marchand said. The A&M Corpus Christi Islander Cultural Alliance has been at the university for little over a year. What
started out last year with only three members has quickly grown to be an organization recognized campuswide with 31 members. Towards the end of the night Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Latin Dance Night attendees were encouraged to stay and practice the dance moves that they learned. Participants left with not only knowledge of traditional Latin dances but also feelings of cultural awareness. It is the goal of the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Islander Cultural Alliance to share the rich and diverse history of many groups that students will likely be familiar with, such as during Black History Month in February. “We focus on inclusivity and building that relationship on campus,” Marchand said. “You’ll learn about different demographics, cultures, stereotypes and how to be culturally sensitive.”
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Breast Cancer impacts Islander families by GERI LEMMONS staff writer
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ctober is breast cancer awareness month and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is helping raise awareness. Many students have experience with the issue, whether it has been family, friends and just wanting to help raise awareness. This month there are many events and groups collecting money in order to help the cause, one of these groups is Health Science Association. Jacqueline Tovar a senior, health science major and the Vice president of Health Science Association said HSA started collecting money for Breast Cancer awareness month on Sept. 28, and they stop collecting on October 22. This idea to raise money came from their HSA President Disney-Anne Willis.
“We decided to decorate our buckets with all things pink and to make sure that they were noticed around campus,” Tovar said. “Part of the donations will be donated to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, which is this Saturday.” HSA is collecting money in their decorated buckets to go toward the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, which happened on Oct. 17 at the Water Gardens. This is a walk that is open for anyone to join along with HSA or one can donate for the cause as well. Some can donate by seeing one of the members with their decorated pink buckets and give any change that they have. Kelsey Vosser, junior biology major, is one of the students here that has had a family battle with breast cancer. She said she thinks this month is a really good idea and it is one of the biggest killers for women out there next to heart
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of the Year Pageant gives students the opportunity to raise awareness about the dangers of breast cancer and raise money toward the research in finding a cure. Besides Zeta Tau Alpha’s annual pageant, they hold other philanthropy events to raise money for the cause as well as volunteer at NFL football games and around campus handing out pink ribbons and shower cards that explain how to give self-breast exams. For more information on Zeta Tau Alpha’s philanthropy and how to get involved for a cause, visit www.zetataualpha.org.
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decease. “It shows you how little women know about preventative care,” she said. “It is the same with what my cousin went through, it could have been prevented a little faster if she had kept up with herself, but luckily she survived.” For survivors she said she would tell them that they are stronger than they know and so amazing. She can’t imagine going through what they went through. They guys are so strong. Jasmin Chavez, sophomore biology major, has a grandmother, that has battled with breast cancer and has her own experience with it all and has some advice for others. Chavez said she would tell people with breast cancer to keep fighting and stay strong because it will help them get through it. “When she was diagnosed I was getting ready to move down here.
I was around her when she started her Chemo treatments and when I moved down here I still tried to call her every day to see how she was doing,” she said. “I think it is very important for people to get checkups, they need to know especially if someone in your family has had cancer you are at a greater risk. I think it is a very important thing to know about.” This month is dedicated to helping raise awareness for women and men to think about their health and for them to think about the brave survivors and the people that fight every day. This month highlights the importance of people getting more educated when it comes to their health. It also gives others the chance to celebrate the survivors that have been fighting and are still fighting to raise money and awareness.
Corey Fischer, Jacqueline Fischer, Dr. Anantha Babbila and Mary Catherine Ocker, judges of Zeta Tau Alpha’s Think Pink Man of the Year pagaent, wait patiently as their scores from the competition are tallied. Zeta Tau Alpha along with Islander Athletics raised $1,711 for the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research.
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ISLANDERS CAGE CARDS, EX by JAMIE FINK editor-in-chief
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he Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi volleyball team continued its historic season Thursday night during the annual Dig Pink game by sweeping the University of Incarnate Word and breaking another school record. The Islanders added another record to the books this season with the help of the Islander faithful. A record-breaking home crowd of 1,398 packed the Dugan Wellness Center supplying all the energy the Islanders would need. A&MCorpus Christi swept the Cardinals from UIW 25-18, 25-22 and 25-21 to improve the Islanders to 19-4 overall and 7-0 in Southland conference play. The home win also kept the Islanders perfect at home this season. “The crowd was fantastic,” said head coach Tony Graystone. “About 45 minutes prior to the game I go outside and I see this line of college kids that seemed to go about half way across campus. It was really nice to see them being so supportive and create a great environment for us.”
The Cardinals tenacious play style led to a slow start on the night for the Islanders. Early on the Cardinals were able to keep pace with the Islanders as they cut the lead 5-4. After a kill by Southland’s Offensive Player of the Week Brittany Gilpin and a forced error by the Cardinals, the Islanders were able to extend their lead 8-5. “They are very feisty,” Graystone said. “They scrap hard, they extend points very well, their hitters are smart and they made us bring our stuff.” The Islanders proved to be just too much for the Cardinals to handle in the first set. After extending the lead to 18-10 late in the first set, the Cardinals were forced to call a timeout to try and regroup and gain back the momentum that they had going earlier in the set. However the Islanders took the first set 25-18. Junior right side, Morgan Carlson, led the way for the Islanders Thursday night. Carlson recorded her eighth double-digit night on the season by racking 11 kills. “Coming out, the crowd really amped us up and we fed off that in the first set,” Carlson said.
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The Islanders were able to use the set as momentum into the secas they opened up with a 11-7 ntage forcing the Cardinals to a timeout. Kris [Kristyn Nicholson], our r, was giving me great sets, looks all night,” Carlson said. t helped us out a lot.” ith great sets and passes comrom Nicholson in the middle slanders continued to push the po on the Cardinals. Incarnate d did not falter from their style ay however. The Cardinals used 0 run to pull the second set as as 24-22 before committing of their 17 errors of the night ve the Islanders the second set 2. fter taking the first two sets of match the Islanders would only one more set to take the win get their 14 sweep of the season ninth home victory on the year. the third set, A&M-Corpus sti capitalized on six Cardinal rs and the lowest hitting perage on the night for UIW to control and pick up the third 5-21. Our block is pretty inconsistent,” CLOCKWISE:
Graystone said. “Our back row has to do this job, and more times than not, they get the job done. Kate and Ivy did a really great job back there and Hailey made a couple nice plays, so they did great as always.” Islander libero Kate Klepetka lead the Islanders in digs on the night, with 22, her best numbers in a sweep this season. Klepetka’s monstrous night also keeps her a top the Southland Conference as the conference dig leader. To this point, the Islanders are on a nine-game win streak, with the last loss of the season coming Sept. 18 against Lousiana Tech during the University of Central Arkansas Tournament, in which the Islanders lost a heartbreak five-set match. The Islanders will return to the Dugan Wellness Center on Thursday, Oct. 29, when they take on Lamar University (13-8 overall, 3-4 SLC) who currently sits in eighth in the Southland rankings, and stay undefeated at home. For more information on Islanders volleyball visit goislanders.com or visit their Facebook and Twitter page.
1.Libero Kate Klepetka celebrates after picking up one of her two kills. 2. Senior Kelsee Felux sends a kill during Thursday’s Dig Pink. 3. Senior Ivy Baresh prepares for a serve against Incarnate Word during the second set. 4. Gamma Phi Beta members paint faces during the pre-game lawn party for the annual Dig Pink match. 5. Junior environmental science major Kelli Holt slips on some pink firefighter attire. 6. Islanders Athletic Director Scott Lazenby and Zeta Tau Alpha members present the American Cancer Society with a $1,711 check for breast cancer research. 7. Islanders celebrate after a kill during the annual Dig Pink match. The Islanders swept the Cardinals to stay undefeated at home and in Southland play.
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The Minor Fourth Trombone Quartet perform Samba de Mogan
The Minor Fourth Trombone Quartet and the South Texas Chamber Players come together to perform the final piece, South of the Border.
The Seth Adventures: Getting the Girl Part 2
The Drumptello’s cellon player, Dr. Carrie Pierce, performs a solo during their performance of the Marvelous Chirrionera.
by Izzy Sneed
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by ABBEY WEAVER staff writer
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he usual trip to the mall or movies can get old for ones group after going every weekend. Shake things up by getting tickets to a music festival. There are many types of festivals that one can attend as an alternative to the usual spots around town. Music festivals are not just about the music. Besides the bands and artists one will get the chance to see at these festivals, there are many other things to participate in such as games, carnival rides, amazing food, meeting new people and even supporting charities. However if large crowds are not ones thing one can enjoy the music from a distance while doing some of the other activities put on by the festival. The experiences these concerts give is unique to any other music experience. Ask anyone who has been and they will say there is something about being a part of a group of people just dancing and singing along to
EVENT REVIEW the songs that makes these events special. These festivals are also great ways to meet new people as well as strengthen ones existing relationships with eventful memories. Music festivals are also a really fun way to discover new music genres and artists that one would not have otherwise known about. And what better way to learn about a new band than attending a live concert? Giving oneself an excuse to travel to a new city and take ones mind off the stress of school is another reason to add a music festival to ones planner. One great example of a music festival that is great for college aged students is Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas. This festival was this month and occurred over the course of two weekends: Oct. 2-4 and 9-11. This is a popular festival for students all over the state, showcasing popular artists such as
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American band MSMR at the Austin City Limits msic festival in October 2013.
Drake, Florence and the Machine, Chance the Rapper, and Hozier and many more. “Before ACL I’ve only been to concerts, never an actual festival dedicated to music. Its something everyone should experience,” freshman medical science major Jasmine Harleston said. “My favorite part was seeing some of my favorite artists and running into familiar faces.” This was Harlestons second year attending ACL and she plans to go next year as well. Although these festivals are a blast, they can be pricey. “Going to any event like that you have to expect to spend money whether its on transportation, souvenirs, or even water. It’s a great excuse to spend money and not worry about reality,” Harleston said. Freshman nursing major Angelina Gomez suggests to make
sure that one likes the artists that will be playing before spending money. “I’m only willing to spend the money if they have the type of music I’m into,” Gomez said. Researching the event before purchasing the ticket to make sure one is interested in the music, are not busy the dates of the festival, and find out any other necessary information is important before one decides to spend money. Although most music festivals are more catered to college aged people, there are events for all ages with many types of music that can be family appropriate or targeted to a more mature crowd. A music festival like ACL is an exciting way to escape reality and make memories with friends. Its easy to look up the dates and locations for festivals so give it some research and consider buying tickets for the next event.
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MEN IN HEELS: Artist 2Fik visits TAMUCC by ALEICHIA WILLIAMS web editor
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ow often do we go through ourdays without giving a thought to how societal constructions shape our perceptions of ourselves and of others? Often we only notice these constructions and unspoken rules when we witness the act of them being broken. Some may even say it is disturbing to see these rules broken. This disturbance is the goal of artist 2Fik, who was at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to perform a piece using men and high heels to present his artwork at the Weil Gallery. As stated on his website, 2Fik uses his work to explore identity, gender and prejudice. “Some people may think that identity is static and does not move,” 2Fik said. “I believe it’s the total opposite. I imagine identity being as a bunch of marbles that you put in a condom and the condom moves and takes the elastic so the identity inside the marbles moves also.”
2Fik said he had a complex combination of identities which plays into his art. He was born in Paris, France, and grew up in a Muslim Moroccan home. He later moved to Canada and his identity continued to be shaped and move. This played into his work that largely surrounds gender identity and as stated earlier 2Fik hopes that his work disturbs people’s ideas about gender. There are a few things that 2Fik does to challenge and disturb society’s perception of gender and identity. He has paintings that mimic well-known works of art but instead include him and characters he has created that are consistent in all of his work. Another thing that he does is public performances. Some may have seen him dressed in high heels and a one-piece woman’s bathing suit in-between classes. Another performance is the High He/High Heels where he has men perform a military march but while wearing heels. 2fik’s work revolves around an
Cheap costumes 101
by ALEICHIA WILLIAMS web editor
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ith Halloween being just around the corner most people are thinking about what costumes they are going to dress up in, as well as, how they are going to afford and find the costumes all the while being on a budget. Here are some ideas that will not break the bank when it comes to dressing up this year. Justin Sherek, sophomore mechanical engineering major, said that in the past for a cheap costume he dressed up in jeans and a T-Shirt and printed out a bunch of pictures of women and stuck them to himself and called himself a chick magnet. “I also like the idea of wearing different shades of grey and calling yourself Fifty Shades of Grey,” Sherek said. One idea for females is to dress up like the American figure Rosie the Riveter. It is easy and most people already have many parts of the costume just lying around in their closet waiting to be used. All one would need for the costume is a red flannel shirt and a red bandanna. This is a costume that most people will not only understand but it can be very modest too. Another costume one can do with their friends that will not break the bank is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This is an idea that can be executed with help from friends and it can be homemade. Owning an oversized green shirt and drawing the front of the Ninja turtle and on the back drawing the shell can achieve the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costume. After that, just pair green or black leggings and a red
headband then costume is ready to go. Angela Perez, sophomore criminal justice major, said that a cool idea is to dress up like the Sun Drop girl from the commercials. “I think they could just walked around in tights with shorts pulled on over them, a Sun Drop shirt, and a red bandanna,” Perez said. “Just walk around and dance like she did in the commercial.” For guys, a cool idea for a costume is to dress up like superman and or Clark Kent. This is an idea that can be done by wearing a blazer or a button up shirt. Underneath the shirt wear a shirt with the superman symbol on the front and make sure to leave it open enough so others can see the superman symbol. To finish off the costume wear some type of black or dress pants and if possible find some square frame glasses. A gender-neutral idea that both men and women can do, is go the Risky Business route. With this idea all one would need is an oversized white button down shirt, long white socks, sunglasses, and shorts to wear underneath the shirt. This idea is super cheap and really easy to achieve as most of the materials that are needed for the costume are already in ones closet. There are plenty of other cheap costume ideas that can be achieved through a little creativity, effort, and just a few dollars. The idea is to think outside the box and try to stay on a budget. For more ideas go to Pinterest and see what other ideas are still out there waiting to be discovered.
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Students and faculty participate in 2Fik’s heel march outside of Bay Hall.
aim to move others to questions societal constructs that are in place. “The body you have speaks for itself,” 2Fik said. “One can say that a question you can ask after viewing his work is ‘why does society say one thing I do with my body is acceptable but another is not?’” Senior health science major Keila Dukuze said she witnessed the show and enjoyed it. “I like how he represented the
woman’s community and also how he represented different cultures,” Dukuze said. “It was all about being confident in yourself and loving who you are.” 2Fik currently lives in Canada, but his artwork will be on display at the Weil Gallery until Dec. 8. To keep up with 2Fik, check out his website and his Instagram and Twitter account.
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ISLANDERS TRIUMPH OVER CARDS FOR A SECOND WIN IN A ROW by ISAAC PAGE staff writer
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he Islanders women’s soccer team (2-8-2, 2-3-1 Southland) maintained their winning ways Friday evening with a 1-0 victory at home against the University of the Incarnate Word Owls for their second win in a row. Inspired by last Sunday’s win, their first of the season, the Islanders came out of the gates with a determined effort. “We were moving very well as a team, flowing well,” said sophomore goalkeeper Megan Delaney. “We started off a little bit slow, but we got into the game, kept pushing
and I think that’s something that’s helped us a lot these last two games: we continuously have pushed as a team throughout the whole 90 minutes.” Second-year forward Nanna Poulsen from Ribe, Denmark, scored the only goal of the game assisted by Audrey Kuhl at the 41-minute mark to put the Islanders up 1-0. It was the first goal of the season for the Danish international, first assist of the
season for the junior Kuhl. “I feel like I’ve been working hard and been so close this season and now it’s finally there,” Poulsen said of her goal. It has been a long season for the Islanders, the wins have been very scarce and the players have had to do a lot of soul-searching. “It’s a huge relief that the wins are finally coming,” Poulsen said. It took a while but the Islanders feel like they have finally figured out how to win games. “We cleaned up a lot of the errors
that we were making,” head coach Shanna Caldwell said. “We were turning the ball over; making it easier for the attacking team. We’ve corrected that and we just started looking to attack, we’re playing a little bit more confident and calmer on the ball and we’ve had results from that.” The Islanders will hit the road next week as they take on the Northwestern State University Demons in Natchitoches, Louisiana on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.
Bergmann breaks school record as freshman
by ABBEY WEAVER staff writer
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slander golf has taken off with a successful start to their season finishing in the top five at the Bearkat Women’s Invitational tournament. Freshman Dani Bergmann sparks her college athletic career with the first hole-in-one in school history. The huge impression this early in the season and her career gives this islander team a lot of potential for the rest of the year. Bergmann has quite the story with her 13 years of golfing. Coming in seventh in the German National Championship as an amateur athlete in her home town Schwabmuenchen, Germany as well as high ranked wins in many distinguished tournaments with her under 18 division team. With so many achievements this early on, one would never guess that Bergmann’s road to todays success has not been easy. Moving thousands of miles away from her childhood home was a difficult decision. “It’s a big move,” Bergmann said, “Meeting new friends and the new classes, it’s hard.” Her transition to the U.S. was not only a burden on her life with her social and academic life, but also with her athletic career. “The courses and the grass are
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Dani Bergmann smiles for the camera after her exciting first hole-in-one in TAMUCC history.
much different, so I still have to get used to it,” Bergmann said. She also admitted that one of the hardest parts about the sport is being a part of a team. Islander sports emphasize teamwork as much as personal achievement. Coming from a country that does not value the benefits of a team as much as the university was a big obstacle for this athlete. “I always focus on the team because in Germany we don’t really have teams, it’s a lot more individual,” Bergmann said. “I always thought of it as an individual
sport at home but here I like it a lot better playing as a team. If you play bad you have people to help you and talk to and go to for support.” Although her team has helped a lot with the transition into her American athletic career she explained that playing with the team can be a lot of pressure and has forced her to strengthen her mental game. “The mental part of the sport is the hardest part because you keep thinking about the team because your responsible for them and you play for them, it’s a lot of pressure,”
Bergmann said. She said her coaches have been helpful in improving her mental game. Bergmann tells me that besides helping her with her skills and swings her coaches really focus on strengthening her mindset to ensure she is playing her best mentally. Bergmann also explained that her friend from back home, Leone Harm, has been an inspiration on her athletic life. “She had a car accident and it was pretty bad, but she came back and she’s such a good player now and has a scholarship to play in Houston,” Bergmann said. “She worked really hard and that’s been a real inspiration for me.” With her powerful athletic history from back home and her rapid growing golf as well as academic career for the university, Bergmann has a potential that her fellow islanders will be supporting on the edge of their seats. The Islanders will continue to encourage their fellow athlete as she takes her team further into the season. Islander golf returns to action, as they take on the Pat Bradley Invitational in Florida next week.
November Women’s Sports Calendar
11/3 Women’s Volleyball vs Houston Baptist 6:30 p.m. 11/5 Women’s Soccer vs. Southland Conference Tournament @ Conway, Arkansas (Postseason) 11/5 Women’s Basketball v. Texas A&M Int’l 7:00 p.m. 11/7 Women’s Volleyball vs Central Arkansas 1:00 p.m. 11/12 Women’s Volleyball @ Sam Houston State 6:30 p.m.
11/13-14 Women’s Basketball v. Islander Classic @American Bank Center 5:00 p.m. 11/14 Women’s Volleyball @ Lamar 1:00 p.m. 11/18 Women’s Basketball v. Rice 7:00 p.m. 11/20-22 Women’s Volleyball v. Southland Conference Tournament @ Conway, Arkansas (Postseason) 11/23 Women’s Basketball v. Western New Mexico 5:30 p.m.
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