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2|ENTERTAINMENT
3|CAMPUS
4|OPINION
5|SPORTS
6|JUMPS
Thursday September 14, 2017 Volume 92 Issue 02
Time to celebrate the sound of music
Assembly of music building continues Crystal Zamarron Editor-in-Chief The sound of music is yet to come, but the site of the new music building has been replaced currently with the sound of construction. Since mid-June, the $60 million project for the new Texas A&M University-Kingsville music building began construction those sounds have echoed off the old Manning Hall Parking Lot adjacent to Jones Auditorium on Corral Ave. Students are anticipating the opening of the new building. “I am pretty excited about the new music building, because our music program will be getting a much better building than the current one,” said Breanna
The construction of the new Music Building as of Tuesday, Sept. 12th Sanchez, music education major. “I feel our music program will grow much stronger than what we are right now due to the uprise of our new music building.” Currently in use, the Bellamah Music Building was built in 1959 to accommodate 100 students and 12 faculty members. Since then,
the program has grown to 250 students and 30 faculty members. “When I first started my freshman year, I was already feeling cramped with limited space for students to practice,” said Elena Kamaunu, music education major. “There is never a practice room open during the day. With the new building coming soon,
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TAMUK ROTC with trumpeter, Javier Salinas at the run/walk for 9/11 event
TAMUK pays tribute 9/11 walk honors those affected Camila Peña Reporter Students at Texas A&M University - Kingsville gathered outside College Hall Monday morning to pay tribute to the people who lost their lives on 9/11.
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TAMUK ROTC putting up the American Flag for the 9/11 memorial run/walk event
The ceremony, which was organized by the Student Veteran Association in collaboration with ROTC, took place at 7:35 a.m. The ROTC saluted the flag while the “Star Spangled Banner” was performed by student Javier Salinas. After that, the ROTC fired the cannon in memory of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Salinas then paid homage by playing “Taps.” Associate Vice President for Student Access Dr. Mary Gonzalez gave a small speech regarding the events of this tragic date. “We want to honor those who perished in this tragedy, but at the same time we also want
to have celebratory moments to garner our unification as a country,” Dr. Gonzalez said. After the quick introduction, some refreshments were served for those who attended. The participants then headed out to the Javelina Stadium to continue with the rest of the memorial walk/run. Each year, the Student Veterans Association promotes this ceremony in hopes that more people can attend. “It’s a day that everyone should participate in,” said Carla Dominguez, Coordinator for the Educational opportunity Center. “We are fortunate to live in
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we are guaranteed more chestra. board lab practice rooms, more Additionally, the new • 1 recording stuspace for the professors’ building will feature: dio offices, classrooms, and • 1 administrative have room for incoming • 48 student pracoffice suite freshmen.” tice rooms • Storage facilities The new facility in• 32 faculty stucludes a 450- to 500-seat dios/offices The expected compleperformance hall, a 100• 5 classrooms tion date of the building seat recital/lecture hall, • 2 student study is summer 2018, with three chamber music/ areas some fine-tuning methods halls and four • 1 computer music See Music Building large rehearsal halls for lab on Page 6 band, jazz, choir and or• 1 electronic key-
Golden Key Society unlocks its potential
Given the highest award for the 1st time America Quintero Reporter
A trip to an International Summit in Las Vegas turned into a life-changing moment for members of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Golden Key International Honour Society. For the first time in the chapter’s history, the group was awarded Key Status, the highest award given by the Golden Key Society. Along with receiving Key Status, the TAMUK Golden Key chapter received the Outstanding Collaborative Effort Award for its collaboration with the university’s Career Services office and several campus organizations. With a total of 405 chapters, Golden Key is the world’s largest collegiate honor society. Members work together to achieve a ranking of Bronze, Silver or Gold. The TAMUK chapter started in 2013, achieving a Gold Standard every year since. In 2016, TAMUK’s Golden Key Society decided it was time for the group to go beyond Gold and compete for Key Status. To apply for the award, chapters had to host five events plus one signature event that highlighted Golden
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Golden Key International Honour Society 2017 Key Chapter Award
Key’s values and three pillars of success – academics, leadership and service. At the organization’s 2017 International Summit, it was announced that TAMUK was one of 32 Golden Key chapters to receive Key Status for 2016-17. Avery Hlavinka and Darren Rhodes accepted the award on behalf of TAMUK. Both members had a strong feeling their organization would stand out among other chapters. “Honestly, I just knew that we were going to be awarded Key Chapter status. We have such an amazing chapter, there was no way we wouldn’t win,” Hlavinka said. The events the TAMUK chapter submitted for Key Status included essay stipends and contests, donating books and raising awareness
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Entertainment
TAMUK hosts
fitness program 10-week program offers cash prize Pablo Villanueva Tech Manager
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Mariachi Javelina performing at Javelina Day at the Texas Legislature on January 31
Join and experience Mariachi Javelina
Third place winners at the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza has open spots Camila Peña Reporter Students at Texas A&M University Kingsville are welcome to be part of the nation’s first collegiate mariachi, Mariachi Javelina. Mariachi Javelina was first founded in 1970 and has been active ever since. It is open to students of all majors and classifications who wish to preserve and celebrate the Mexican culture and its unique mariachi music. Mariachi Javelina’s main objective is to build up each member’s presence and confidence on the stage, which helps the students evolve into successful performers, teachers and active members of the community. Students who are in-
terested in being part of Mariachi Javelina can go to the Bellamah Music Building and talk to the secretary, Ms. Sheri Borchardt, to add the mariachi course. Dr. Veronica Lopez, Assistant Professor of Strings and the current Director for Mariachi Javelina, encourages students to join the class which takes place on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. Lopez assumed the responsibilities of Mariachi Javelina a few years ago and hopes to expand the group. As of today, the Mariachi consists of seven individuals. “It’s really important that we have enough people,” Lopez said. Lopez urges students who are interested in this organization to join as soon as possible. Stu-
dents are to provide their own instruments, but the university will provide the traje, or mariachi suit, for them to wear. “Go and sign up, we have plenty of room,” Lopez said. Annually, the Mariachi takes part in events such as the President’s Holiday Reception, Javelina Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet, Homecoming Parade Float and many more. For the past two years, Mariachi Javelina has participated in the Javelina Day at the state capitol in Austin. Along with this, in 2014 Mariachi Javelina won third place at the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza, which is a competition for mariachis all over the nation.
Volleyball packs the House!
With summer rolled up and the fall semester underway, students are back to their study routines. Stretching mental muscles (and budgets) comes with the college lifestyle. However, college can double as a time to encourage fitness—something organizers from the Campus Recreation and Fitness Center hope to illustrate through this semester’s Biggest Loser Competition. By hosting the 20172018 Biggest Loser Competition, the Campus Recreation and Fitness Center looks to cultivate a more active lifestyle among students, faculty and staff at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Graduate Assistant of Fitness and Wellness Allyson Spafford said the 10-week long contest is for anyone on campus looking to reduce their body fat percentage and get into overall better shape. The event is modeled after the popular reality television program that inspired its name. Contestants will compete to lose weight and will gain incentive points
by visiting the Campus Recreation and Fitness Center. “There is a point system in play along with a weight system for the final winner,” Spafford said. “We’re going to have, not mandatory, but strongly encouraged check-ins every week… where they get their skin folds retaken and weight retaken, but throughout the week we want them in here.” A cash prize will be awarded to the top three male and female winners, depending on how many people register to take part in the contest. Last year’s event pulled in 10 people with a cash prize of $300, and Spafford aims to match the amount of participants. Spafford hopes that members of the TAMUK community join the program, and said it helps them continue to develop a healthier lifestyle long after the contest’s 10 weeks are finished. Those interested in participating in the event can either register online via Marketplace, or go to the Campus Recreation and Fitness Center before Monday, Sept. 18, to pay the $20 entrance fee.
Students who have participated in the Mariachi program at TAMUK also encourage alumni to come and join. “It’s a very rewarding feeling to make the people around you happy,” said Juan C. Gonzalez, vihuela player for Mariachi Javelina. “Mariachi is unlike any other genre, but it can play almost any genre of music.” Future activities for Mariachi Javelina include having clinicians such as Dr. Arturo Briseno, former instructor at the University of Texas San Antonio, and possibly hosting a tour for different high schools next semester. For information, contact Dr. Lopez at (361) 593-2816 or email her at Photo by Pablo Villanueva veronica.lopez@tamuk. Alyson Spafford, Graduate Assistant of Fitness edu and Wellness
Hazing Awareness Week
Fun and food at Javelina victory Events on hazing start Monday Frankie Cardenas Reporter
The bleachers were loaded to the brim with Javelina fans both new and old as the annual season opener for the Volleyball team was turned into the annual “Pack the House” event presented by Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Campus Activities Board, Tuesday, Sept. 12. Students and spectators alike were given the opportunity to earn prizes from oncourt games for various restaurant gift cards, to boxes of pizza for being the loudest group of students in the bleachers.
“It is always an awesome experience,” said Christopher Aguirre, political science major. “I am always in attendance for this event because it’s another avenue to have fun at a sporting event other than a football game. It’s unique and I think that’s what makes it more fun.” The night also included a performance by the Javelina Sapphire Dance team, who entertained the crowd as onlookers awaited the conclusion of the action taking place on the court. “I think one thing that makes this night special is that there is so much going on, in such a small
amount of time,” said Jose Mesquias, Psychology major. “Showing school spirit isn’t so tough when there are numerous others doing the same around you, even if it may just be to get a free box of pizza. When like-minded individuals can get together for the sake of having fun and supporting the teams of the school you attend, it makes your college experience that much better.” The night would end in a Javelina victory taking three games to one, with all fans in attendance pleased and ready for the rest of the season to come.
Bobby Puentes Reporter National Hazing Prevention Week is Sept. 18 -22. Across the nation, groups will be gathering to inform others about the dangers of hazing, the practice of imposing rigorous, humiliating or strenuous tasks on students as some form of initiation. On campus, Greek Life has planned a few events to recognize National Hazing Prevention Week and what it represents. More popular cases of hazing are usually identified with
fraternities or sororities, but hazing can occur within any group of people. Texas A&M University-Kingsville has a zero-tolerance policy for hazing. On Monday Sept. 18, a table read will be held at the pavilion from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. with different members of Greek Life bringing awareness to hazing and showing how the groups are strictly against it. All students are invited and will also have the chance to sign a banner that pledges against hazing. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Jones Auditorium a special screening of the
film Haze will be shown. The film is about hazing and how it can spread and affect communities. The director of the film, David Burkman, will be in attendance to participate in a Q&A along with a special short lecture series about the film and his personal experience with hazing. “It’s extremely important because we want to bring awareness to the issue, we want our students to know they’re safe here on the TAMUK campus,” said Jessica Momtenegro, the graduate assistant for fraternity and sororities life.
Campus
Fall SGA Elections Are Nearing
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Alpha Lambda Delta Wins Gold for 2017
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TAMUK student body will vote for new representatives Darcy Ramirez Managing Editor
Texas A&M University - Kingsville’s Student Government Association is now accepting applications for new members until Sept. 18. In order to apply, one must be a registered student, be in good standing with the university, have a GPA of 2.5 or higher for undergraduates and a 3.0 for graduate students. Applicants must not currently be holding any other SGA position on the Senate except for the Student Committee Chair, Senator Pro-Tem-
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pore or Chancellor’s Student Advisory Council Representative. Students will be applying for vacant senate positions and 24 are currently available. The applicants will attend an election code meeting where they will be informed on what is allowed and what is prohibited for campaigning. After the meeting the applicants are free to campaign around campus for a week. On Sept. 28 and 29, the student body will vote for they believe is credible to represent the school by logging onto
Collegiate Link. “These senators will represent the entire student body on campus and off campus. We foster a sense of community for all students,” said Glory Elenwo, Senator Pro-Tempore and Election Commissioner. “These senators will serve as a voice for the students, the faculty and the staff of this university.” This process will allow TAMUK students to express their opinion through a representative who will make changes and decisions based on the betterment of the university.
TAMUK Chapter awarded for increased memberships Camila Peña Reporter
The National Honor Society for First-Year Students, Alpha Lambda Delta, at Texas A&M University – Kingsville recently received the Delta Gold Award for 2017. The TAMUK chapter earned the award for increasing members 114 percent, going from 21 memberships last year to 45 this year. Alpha Lambda Delta was founded in 1924 and is currently found at
more than 280 campuses across the nation. One of the main goals of this organization is to implement high learning standards and celebrate the academic achievements of its members. Among the services the National Honor Society for First-Year Students offers is it provides more than $207,000 in scholarships and offers graduate fellowships along with study-abroad experiences. Megan Boniface, member of the Alpha
Lambda Delta Honor Society at TAMUK, had the opportunity to study abroad in Puerto Rico. “It’s good to know there’s actually acknowledgment for the successes that I have made and that somebody is actually looking out for me,” she said. Sue Nichols, Assistant to the Dean, said it is a challenge for committee members to select students for the organization
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TAMUK Offers New Degree
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Degree now available America Quintero Reporter The Department of Educational Leadership of Counseling at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is offering a new Master’s Degree program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. The program is part of TAMUK’s mission
to get accredited with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is composed of a newly installed 60-hour degree plan. It is available to students of all bachelor degree backgrounds who are interested in the counseling
field. The program has about 100 students who were transferred from the 48-hour degree program. The adviser for TAMUK’s Department of Educational Leadership of Counseling, Kristopher Garza, said that in about
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Spencer named new Honors College Dean
Plans to move forward with goals Bobby Puentes Reporter Dr. Thomas Spencer is the new Dean for the Honors College at Texas A&M UniversityKingsville and he says he is happy to be a Javelina. “Feels great to be here, and I’m really looking forward to working with the students,” Spencer said. Spencer has spent the last nine years working for an honors program at Eastern Illinois University’s Sandra and Jack Pine Honors College. Being a director at the previous honors programs, Spencer now gains more responsibilities as a Dean. “One thing that is different about a Dean position and a director position is the Dean position is very involved in university government, helping to shape even more universitywide policies,” he said. “The nice thing about having a dean is it means the Honors College has
a seat at the table.” A key element to working in higher education is working well and getting along with others. Spencer is no stranger to collaborating and being open to hearing ideas from others. “I want to talk with people to get ideas, and visions moving forward on where we want to take the honors college,” he said. “I can have as many ideas as I want, but I really need to get out and talk to people because, frankly, they may have great ideas too.” Students wishing to enter the honors program at TAMUK have three different ways to apply. Some students join as freshmen, filling out the application and applying before the start of their university careers. Others, like continuing students and transfer students, have the opportunity to apply as well. For continuing and transfer students, acceptance depends on
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Dr. Thomas Spencer, new Dean of Honors College.
how many hours a student has left plus how many hours of honors classes a student needs to graduate. “I’d like to carefully grow the program; I want to pursue paths that encourage more in-depth undergraduate research. I know we have a role to play here other than administering academic purpose,” said Spencer of his goals for Honors College. “We play a social and a mentoring role; those are all things I look forward to doing as Dean of the Honors College,” he said.
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Opinion
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The Problems of Pure Pessimism Dakota Roberts Editorial Editor
The last few weeks we have been ravaged by hurricanes, scorched by wildfires, and thrashed by an earthquake. Across the ocean, a mind game involving the positioning of missiles is being played out behind the scenes, all along the Korean borders. Our nation is more split in opinion than ever before and there may be no way to put it back together again. In our homes, our rhetoric is not one of an idealized future, but instead of an idealized past. Our only constant certainty is that something is wrong and it will take a lot to fix it. The discussion doesn’t quite involve an answer; the solution doesn’t allude us, instead, we believe that someone, somewhere has dropped the ball. Some blame the last generation, while others look to the generation coming up. Some accuse the government for not living up to its image, others look to their neighbors and peers as a source of an-
guish. Recently, the discussion has led to the absolute rejection of an idealized future, the apocalypse, the end of the world, a time without a future. Facebook lit up with comments referencing God’s retribution. The talk was enough that news outlets began running stories exactly with that theme: Fox news ran an article about the apocalypse beat, The Knoxville News Sentinel, a small outlet, ran the story “When faced with Hurricane Irma, maybe doomsday predictions are not that crazy after all.” Biblical information sites also jumped on the band wagon, fueling the idea that we need to prepare for what comes next. Each one of these stories brought up biblical passages, setting up the tone and imagery that sets people on the doomsday path. This is the absolute extreme of a world with no thoughts about a future. The type of doomsday thinking isn’t new, but neither is the less extreme, pessimistic views of modern society. I think this is what’s really im-
portant. Every year, the people who had been paying passing attention to news headlines picked up on feeling that “everything is bad, nothing will get better.” That feeling was lessened by our society’s good taste in cynical flavored humor, the idea that we were sinking into a deplorable state was enjoyable in its own demented way. Think back to the last few days of 2016, a year that brings flashes of shot gorillas and rough election nights. To many it was the beginning of the end. The news was forever slanted, the government was permanently stalling, mass shootings were a dime a dozen, liberals were rioting, conservatives had won too much. Near the end people genuinely thought, was this the worst year. There was no end to the depravity that society had wrought for itself. Then came 2017, and the rhetoric didn’t change. Now we all seem to have a hazy recollection of a time when things did seem simpler, I personally can’t put my finger on it myself, but there does seem to be this moment when we crossed the line from optimistic to pessimistic. We had sunk too low. Now every year The doomsday idea for his we feel like it hasn’t gotten number doesn’t come from better, and the real horror is, the number itself; essentially $20 trillion dollars may sound impossible to pay back, but what could ruin our economy is if our interest rates towards this debt sky rocket. Essentially, we pay about 6.5% of th budget towards that interest, steadily keeping our rates and taxes at an even amount to keep the economy on par. If this rate were to creep up on us, the outcome would be mass hyerinflation, instances like Greece and Venezuela should come to mind. Keep in mind that a nation’s debt is not its weakness per se, but instead an asset with a nasty bite if not taken seriously.
A Piece of Debt Dakota Roberts Editorial Editor
When I was starting high school, the national debt was just aroung $10 trillion dollars. A fact that my teacher simply described, “it’s complicated.” Don’t get me wrong, it certainly is. Recently, the national debt has reached $20 trillion dollars, just about double from the last time I thought about it. One concept that is interesting about the country and its philosphy on this number is that the US isn’t saving for retirement; it aims to exist forever. To have a debt that won’t be paid off for the next hundred years is actualy a viable thought.
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is what the world needs, just a little piece, not the thing as a whole. To take the world for what it is means to relate to the good and the bad. To reject the bad and focus on the good is wrong, just as focusing on the good and rejecting the bad is just the same. There is a lot to the world that needs to change, so taking the Stoic approach also leads to a conundrum. If we take what life hands us only then nothing can change. Pessimism does have its benefits, it does spur some action in moments. What this article is about and what I wish to express is that if we accept our roles as the haters of modern times, then we reject what can be. Are investement into this place and what we deem as society is what holds sway. If we are resigned to the low road and simply beleive the pure pessimistic testament that things used to be better, then we establish a narrative that simply isn’t true. There is no such thing as a perfect world and we have become reluctant to allow any sort of negative or harmful force to exist within a narrative. To reject things like this is to turn towards perfectionism, to fall into the path of pessimism because nothing can live up to that ideal.
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what if we don’t stop with this thought process. What happens to the morale of a society that gives up on protecting some form of a future? Without one, plenty of things will lose their meaning, or at least the ability to bring forth empathy. Loss of life will seem too common, trusting people will be naïve, sticking to your story will be all that matters. I understand the irony of saying the world is becoming too cynical when that argument in itself is cynical. However, to look to a comfortable past is to ignore a lot of things. The year 2016 had much to be excited about: falling global inequality, child mortality roughly half what it had been as recently as 1990, and 300,000 more people gaining access to electricity each day. In the same way to reject and idealized future is to deny the faults that the past also held. The sad truth of the matter is that we have never existed in a better world, and certainly not a perfect one. We will never reach that appeal. The problem with perfectionism is that you give what the world really is for the image you have in your head. Perfectionism, or at least the belief in it, will always fail when it comes to finding grace within something. That grace
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Sports
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Hogs Seek Second Straight Win
Javelinas start conference play on road against Midwestern Travis Demas Sports Editor
Javelinas (1-1) look to ride their momentum of a win over Simon Fraser last week in Dallas into conference play this week as they take on Midwestern State University (1-0), Saturday in Wichita Falls, Texas. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. The game will be broadcast on 105.5 FM and also will be live-streamed on YouTube. Fresh off a 35-7 win against Simon Fraser in which the Hogs put up 258 yards on the ground and two rushing touchdowns, the Javelinas are confident they are ready to Lone Star Conference play. Junior running back Nick Pelrean rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries against Fraser. Freshman Cade Dyal threw for three touchdowns as well, one to senior tight end Stehly Reden and then two to senior receiver Jordan Thomas, who had six receptions for 95 yards, including a 15-yard rushing touchdown. “Central Washington came in, gave us a pretty good smacking (in our season opener), so it felt good to bounce back, get a win under our belt,” said Thomas.
Defensively for the Javelinas, junior Sean Landez, junior Tommy Chavez, junior Devonte Williams, and sophomore William Petit reached havoc from the start, each recording a sack in the first quarter. Like a well-oiled machine the secondary played their part in the game as well, almost perfectly. Sophomore Junior Henderson, Williams, and junior Kuziah Ferebee each recorded an interception in the game. Making it almost impossible for Simon Fraser to move the ball. Although not playing last weekend due to the anticipation of hurricane Irma, Midwestern’s first game of the season was a blowout in their favor against Quincy University, 53-6. Midwestern Sate junior running back would rush for 243 yards on 17 attempts in that game, and junior Vincent Johnson would run seven times for 136 yards and three touchdowns. Dominating the run game with a total of 468 yards rushing and six touchdowns on the game. “The first thing we got to do is, do our assignments. Our guys need to hold their gaps, and once we do that we got to tackle. Play assignment sound football and tackle,” replied head coach Darren Wilkinson. The Javelinas will be trying to
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Lone Star Conference Player of the Week Jordan Thomas had six receptions for 95 yards and ran for a 15-yard touchdown against Simon Fraser. avenge a loss from last year’s matchup, which went in the Mustangs favor, 32-30. In the game the Mustangs were really efficient scoring on four of their five red-zone appearances in the game. The Mustangs scored 32 points
with just 19 minutes of possession, to the Javelins 30 points while having the ball for 41 minutes. The game was one of three losses for the Javelinas last year.
New Era for Softball Team Nicholson sees promise for upcoming season as he takes over TAMUK softball Kevin Hooks Sports Reporter
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New head softball coach Craig Nicholson.
Lady Hogs take care of business Kevin Hooks Sports Reporter
The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelina volleyball team went 3-1 during the New Victorian Inn & Suites/ Runza Fall Classic on Sept. 8-9 in Kearney, Neb. The Javelinas won the first two games against Western State Colorado and Northwestern Oklahoma State in back-to-back sets. The following night, the Javelinas took on Southeastern Oklahoma State and the University of Nebraska-Kearney, falling short to Nebraska-Kearney. The first two games were easy sweeps by TAMUK. Western State took the lead
in the second set, but TAMUK took off with an 8-1 run to capture the lead and keep it, winning the set 25-20 (25-18/25-20/25-14). The momentum continued from their first win, as the Javelinas won against Northwestern Oklahoma as well. Saturday night’s games started nicely for the Javelinas as they pulled off a victory in the first match against SE OK (33-31/26-16/25-20). The tournament’s host, Kearney, however was the Javelinas only defeat (25-15/25-17/2518). Highlights of the team’s victories were earned by several players, but Lexi Wick was the top player, setting the pace for the Javelina’s performance.
Welcome to Javelina Nation, Coach Craig Nicholson. Nicholson, a successful coach at the NCAA Division I level, took over the Texas A&M University-Kingsville softball program this summer. A burly man, standing over 6-feet tall, Nicholson came to TAMUK with his wife and four children from Phoenix where he coached at Arizona State. During his 21 years as a softball coach, he spent 11 years at Central Arizona, seven years at a state college
in western Indiana and two years at Arizona State before beginning his tour with the Javelinas. Last season, the Javelina softball team fell one game short of making it to the Lone Star Conference tournament. Nicholson said a program can expect some growing pains when new personnel arrives. “I think whenever you have a new staff in place, you’re gonna go through some growing pains,” he said. “Hopefully, we can go through them quickly as we go through fall practice. I think we’ll be in good shape when February gets here. We’ll be ready to go.” He is relying on his return-
ing players to be the guiding light for his new players. “We got a lot of girls back from last year’s ball club, so I think we’re gonna be capable of doing some good things when the season gets here,” Nicholson said. The women of the Javelina Softball Club finished 8th in Spring 2017 to make the post-season and 11th in the region. “You’re talking about a conference that’s just as good if not better than any other Division II conference in the country. Especially in our sport,” Nicholson said.
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before doors open to students in Fall 2019. “I’ll probably take a little tour around the whole building, take a celebratory picture, then go to a practice room to practice,” Kamaunu said. The official ground breaking ceremony of the Music Education Complex will be held from 12:20 to 2 p.m., Sept. 19 at Jones Auditorium, next to the construction site. President Steven Tallant, Provost Heidi An-
to kids from under-served and under-represented towns and offering information about the Golden Key Society on Academics Day. The Highlight Event was a series of Live Mock Interviews that demonstrated four different types of interviews: One-on-one, Panel, Skype and Telephone. The Live Mock Interviews were a never-before-seen TAMUK campus event. No other Golden Key chapter around the world had held a similar event.
derson, Dean Dolores Guerrero, Department Chair Paul Hageman and all faculty and students in the music department will be celebrating the construction of the new music building. Handicap parking will be provided at the Bellamah Music parking lot and guest parking will be available at the Javelina Stadium, where a complimentary shuttle service will be available the day of the ceremony.
Tribute continued from Page 1 this country; we have to honor this country and stand together.” President of the Student Veterans Association Taryn Melugin said it is important 9/11 not be forgotten. “Even though we are over 15 years past
whenever it happened, I think it is important for people to still remember that there were a lot of lives lost that day and it’s actually one of the reasons that a lot of people joined the service,” Melugin said.
Degree continued from Page 1 2020, individuals who are looking to get a license to be a professional counselor will need to have graduated from a CACREP accredited school. CACREP is a national-based accreditation that stimulates self-evaluation, development and self-directed improvement; provides a
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system for accountability; and enhances the university’s program reputation. TAMUK’s counseling program has been trying to get accredited for a long time. One of CACREP’s requirements is for a university to have graduate-level studies with a minimum of 60 hours. Opening
Honorary Members, Alumni and offices/ staff on campus helped make many of TAMUK’s Golden Key events possible by donating their time, providing funds or becoming mentors to current student members. “Our amazing advisor Ms. Sue (Susan Nichols) always does an amazing job with our organization. She is such a hard worker and without her this organization could never be the Key Chapter it is,” Rhodes said. Susan Nichols is the
Alpha Lambda Delta continued from Page 1 “We create a list based on criteria. Ours is the top 20 percent of the students across the entire university,” she said. The Alpha Lambda Delta committee holds a membership drive in October and selects students who will be invited to join the orga-
nization. By April 17, the committee holds a Spring induction and Highlight Day for all the new students who have joined the organization. Alpha Lambda Delta encourages students to check their emails starting in October to see if they have been selected to participate in this
the M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling program puts TAMUK a step closer towards accreditation. Garza believes that TAMUK has a strong counseling department that can get the university CACREP accredited. He predicts that accreditation will result in higher retention and
recruitment rates. “We are excited that we get to go toward this accreditation and we truly believe that by getting accredited that we’re going to draw students from all areas to come to the university,” Garza said. Students who enter the Clinical Mental Health Counseling pro-
advisor for the TAMUK Golden Key Society chapter and assistant to the dean of Honors College. She believes in giving members the opportunity to come up with projects that will benefit all TAMUK students and several local communities. “Receiving this award not only validates what our chapter does, but made our members realize that they are innovators. When chapters on other campuses say, ‘We’ve never heard of an event like that,’ it really gives our members a sense of pride,” Nichols said.
Members of TAMUK’s Golden Key chapter express their gratitude towards the organization and are firm believers of the Golden Key’s three pillars of success. “In the year and a half that I have been a member of Golden Key, the organization has returned every ounce of time and energy that I’ve put into it, tenfold. Golden Key provides opportunities for community service, personal growth and professional development for its members,” Hlavinka said.
organization. Requirements that have to be met by participants include a 3.5 GPA or higher and being a full-time, first-year student. Alpha Lambda Delta only requires a $25 fee, which allows members to obtain the national membership and become a lifetime member of this organization.
Sophomore Christopher K. Hasson said he was honored to be selected for membership. “For me, being invited to join an honor society is a great privilege,” he said. “I am truly honored to have been inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society.”
gram can expect training for the licensing professional counseling (LPC) exam to become LPC practitioners and gain knowledge to become clinical mental health counselors. The program’s degree plan is one of the only programs in the country and in Texas to have a specialty area that stu-
dents can get their master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in rural health. Students specializing in rural health are trained to understand the needs of individuals living in rural areas and can potentially open practices within rural populations.
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