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Disability Awareness Fair
Monday, October 9, 2017
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Seeing is believing: Business graduate student Astha Shrestha looks on as (right) Cameron Allied Health Sciences junior VictoriaLemoe Esera experiences what learning might be like with an eye-hand coordination disability. The Cameron Department of Student Development hosted the tenth annual Disability Awareness Fair to raise awareness about disability resources on campus.
Insight, service and support Stacie
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National Alliance on Mental Illness on campus organization (CU-NAMI). Managing Editor Another reason for having the fair, @SLarsenWriting Pruchnicki said, was to shed light on different types of disabilities affecting From 1-3 p.m., on Oct. 3, in the students on campus. MCC, the Cameron Department of “It’s easy when you can see someone Student Development hosted the tenth annual Disability Awareness Fair, open with a disability,” she said, “but I think to faculty, staff, students and members there are a lot of those who are out there with what we call ‘silent’ or ‘blind’ of the community. disabilities. You don’t see it, so you Director of Student Development never know if someone has a disability.” Jennifer Pruchnicki said one purpose In order to help attendees get a of having the fair was to raise public awareness about the different disability glimpse of what it would be like to live with a disability, Pruchnicki said resources and services available there were a variety of inter-active not only on campus, but also in the exercises that showcased disabilities community. such as visual, hearing and learning “We open it up to the community,” impairments, including a “Visual Pruchnicki said, “because they might Impairment Challenge,” “Lip Reading be interested or have a family or Challenge,” and “Sample Learning friend who might be interested in the Disability Eye-Hand Coordination” different services for people with a challenge. disability that they might not have Another reason for the exercises, been aware of. Pruchnicki said, was to help give “From a campus perspective, we wanted to let others know that we have insight to why a student with a disability might receive certain services available for students with a disability who need an accommodation. accommodations such as extra time on tests. They can come to our office and apply “It’s not a question about whether for the services.” it’s fair or unfair,” she said. “It’s that Pruchnicki said many agencies it takes a little bit longer to process supported the fair’s efforts, including the information, so it equalizes that the Department of Rehabilitation Services, Goodwill, Comanche Nation opportunity to learn what is being taught in the classroom. of Oklahoma and a variety of support “Accommodations on the college groups, including Cameron University’s
level doesn’t guarantee success, but it is a tool. It’s an opportunity for students to demonstrate that ‘I got this. I understand it, or I don’t understand it. I didn’t study, and I’m not going to do well.’” Among the exercises, the fair also featured a matching celebrity game with pictures of celebrities who have lived with disabilities, such as Tom Cruise and Woody Harrelson. “Tom Cruise has been vocal about dyslexia,” Pruchnicki said, “and how he works with his scripts. It may take him a little longer to process the information, but he makes millions and millions of dollars as an actor and reading for a living. He has to read all those scripts, and he can do it. “The celebrity matching game I think is a way to showcase that a disability doesn’t limit you—you can do fantastic things. You just focus on your abilities and use your strengths in a way that incorporates passion in your career, so you can be successful.” Pruchnicki also added that this is her tenth year hosting the event. On a personal level, she said it has been a way for her to spread the word about disabilities and support those who struggle with one on a daily basis. “My dad is a disabled Veteran,” she said, “and I think that a lot of times when it comes to disabilities, it’s not going to be if you get a disability, it’s
when you get a disability. At some point, all of us will be impacted. “I want students with a disability to know that’s not something that should shy them away for pursuing their dreams,” she said. “They shouldn’t get discouraged because there are resources and services in place to help you be successful.” Freshman guidance specialist for Student Support Services and faculty advisor for CU-NAMI Kathleen Dutton said that CU-NAMI is a group on campus that focuses on spreading awareness on mental illnesses like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Furthermore, they aim to reach and support those students who may be suffering from mental illnesses. “We want them to know it’s okay,” Dutton said. “They don’t have to be afraid. It doesn’t have to be a secret.” Dutton also said it is important for Aggies to educate themselves about the different mental illnesses they might encounter on campus. “We can’t just automatically assume that we know everything,” she said. Dutton said it often takes time to understand where people are coming from and why they do what they do. For more information about disability services, contact Prunichicki in the Department of Student Development at (580) 581-2209 or jpruchnicki@cameron.edu.
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2017 Spirit of Survival:
Locals race for cancer cure
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Keeping the spirit alive: (Top:) Onlookers cheer as 2017 Spirit of Survival participants cross the finish line. (Bottom Left:) Children explore a Comanche County Memorial Hospital helicopter. (Bottom Right:) An event volunteer hugs a runner after she completes the race. Students and the community competed in the 12th annual charitable race hosted by the Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma at 7:15 a.m. on Oct. 1 at Elmer Thomas Park to raise funds for cancer research.
CU social media accounts revamped Cheyenne Cole
The Social Media Task Force is comprised of various faculty and staff members who are familiar with social media and can recommend new or different ways to use it. Senior Director of Public Affairs Keith Mitchell said the team is mostly focusing on students’ attention.
“As we communicate with each other,” he said, “we can put out a better product on social media. That, hopefully, will reflect what life is like on campus a little bit better, inform our students, our alumni and our other constituents and, hopefully, attract more students.”
According to Mitchell, Cameron mainly uses Facebook, Twitter, Managing Editor Instagram and Snapchat to reach @cheyenneccole those audiences. When Mitchell researched Cameron University’s Social and discovered that 70 percent of Media Task Force is developing a Americans now use social media, he coordinated and more visible social knew it was time to maximize CU’s media presence. social media efforts. “As it [social media] has grown in use,” he said, “more and more people use that to find out about universities, to get their news, to communicate with each other, to entertain themselves.” Current students are targeted through Snapchat and Instagram, recent graduates through LinkedIn and alumni through Facebook and Twitter. “It’s a way to keep our alumni connected to the university once they’re gone,” he said. “LinkedIn is a good way to help our recent graduates find jobs through résumé building.” Mitchell said freshmen students told an upperclassman on the social media committee that the accounts prepared them for attending Cameron. “Many of them weren’t in a position to come to Cameron and take Photo courtesy of Public Affairs a campus tour,” he said, “and they said Cameron pride: The CU Instagram account features Aggies of the Week like Heather they really were able to use Instagram Ress and her son, Cameron. Each week, Public Affairs features people on social media and Snapchat to get an idea of what Cameron’s like and that helped who have posed for a selfie in CU spirit wear and tagged the post #AggieOfTheWeek.
prepare them for coming to campus.” Students can get directly involved with the campaign on Takeover Tuesdays, in which one student posts about their entire day on campus on the CU Snapchat. Mitchell said at this year’s Aggie Escape, students successfully tested the Snapchat takeover, and now various students selected by Public Affairs will have the opportunity to do so every two weeks. “The whole point of that is for a student to show what life is like at Cameron – what an average day is,” he said. To apply to run the CUAggies Snapchat for a day, go to cameron. edu/snapchat and fill out the form. Each week, Public Affairs will select an Aggie of the Week. To be Aggie of the Week, participants must post a selfie in spirit wear on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #AggieOfTheWeek and tag the Cameron account in the post. Mitchell will announce the winner in his weekly Aggie Update email sent out on Fridays. The prize is CU swag from Public Affairs and $10 in CamCash. Follow and/or like Cameron University on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and Pinterest for updates.
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Cameron University Convocation 2017
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Let the ceremony commence: Cameron students, faculty and staff celebrated Cameron academic success at this year’s Convocation ceremony at 10 a.m., Oct. 6, in the Aggie Gym. After a processional and presentation of colors, CU senior Lorenzo Butler led the National Anthem ahead of a welcome by President John McArthur and a call to convocation by Vice President for Academic Affairs Ronna Vanderslice. CU Student Government Association President Hannah Vossen recognized CU honor students, after which students Lauren Adkinson, Butler and Ana Paez reflected on their experiences at Cameron.
Cricket ball comes to Cameron Robert King A&E Editor @wckdrjtk
Cameron University Professor of Finance Dr. Muhammad Qayyum looks to create interest for the game of cricket by promoting the sport to the Lawton community. Qayyum and the Cricket Association hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an official cricket ground at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 16, near McMahon Dog Park. The City of Lawton will provide the labor to build the playing space and Qayyum will cover the cost of the building supplies. Qayyum said that some people thought cricket was similar to baseball. “It is a little bit because there is a bat and ball, and you can score runs,” Qayyum said. “In cricket there is two ‘bases’ and two batters on both bases.” The goal is to score against the opposite team by running from one point to another before the play ends or before players are struck out by their opponents, who are called the “fielding team.” The team at bat is called the “batting team.”
Qayyum said that cricket is popular around the world. “It is the most popular game after soccer,” he said. “Cricket is popular in countries like Pakistan, India, Australia, New Zealand, England, the Caribbean and Nepal.” Qayyum said the Cricket Association welcomes anyone who plays cricket or is interested in learning how. “I just started it [the association],” he said, “and we don’t have a lot of members at this point, but we are in the forming process. “Hopefully by the end of the semester we will have more people,” he said, “If we get people who know how to play and some who don’t, then we’ll teach new people how to play.” Since cricket is popular in many countries, Qayyum thinks the sport will help Cameron feel a little closer to home for international students. “We have students from countries like Nepal, India and Sri Lanka,” he said. “It’s a good thing to promote a sport like that [to international students].” Qayyum said that there is a two-state cricket league in Oklahoma and Kansas,
and a cricket league in Dallas. “Dallas [Cricket League] has a lot of teams, so they play there,” he said. “Sometimes they also try to hire some international players.” Qayyum said that the cricket ground in Lawton will give local teams the space to practice so they can compete with other leagues and clubs, while also introducing an international sport to Lawtonians. “There is a lot of cricket going on around us; the only thing is that most of the people who play are international. Although Lawton is a small town, I think we can build our own cricket team and go play the game with other clubs and leagues.” For anyone interested in
playing cricket or joining the association, visit Dr. Muhammad Qayyum at his office in Ross Hall, room 209 or email him at mqayyum@cameron.edu.
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Hopelessness follows shootings in Vegas Payton Williams Voices Editor
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In Las Vegas, late at night Oct. 1, the deadliest mass shooting in the history of this country took place. Another national tragedy has occurred in this country, and I am at a loss for words. That Monday morning, millions of Americans, myself included, woke up and went through their daily routines of work or school or whatever else only dimly grasping the scope of what had happened the night before. A few Americans, at the same time, woke to the reality that some of their friends and loved ones were dead. There are many things that can be said about an event like this, such as news coverage, political messages or numerous other statements to try to make some sense of the event. But today, I find myself unable to say anything that would make sense of what happened. The truth is, nothing about it makes any sense. So, what I’d like to talk about instead is us — and the loss of our empathy. The most terrifying thing about this event is that it, and events like it, no longer come as a surprise to us. Shootings like this one have been occurring almost yearly over the past decade. The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting took place in December 2012, claiming 26 people, including 20 childen. Three years later, the San Bernardino Regional Center shooting in December 2015 claimed 14 people’s lives. Then, six months later, Dylann Roof killed nine people in the racially motivated Charleston church shooting. In June 2016, 49 people died in the Orlando nightclub shooting.
At the time, the Orlando shooting was the worst in U.S. history; now, only a little more than a year after Orlando, the Las Vegas shooting is labelled the deadliest. The list of recent deadly mass shootings could take up the rest of this article, and it wouldn’t be worth publishing as the events are still burned into our national memory. The effects of this constant barrage of heart wrenching images and sickening death tolls is not hard to see. A person has to do little more than turn on a TV or a computer to see we are becoming numb, and that something of our human spirit dies more and more with each event such as this shooting. I worry that we are losing all hope in this country. I worry that soon, no event will be able to give us pause anymore. Most of all, I worry what human life will mean to us in the future if this keeps up. To look at the pictures of these victims, to look into the eyes of a person who was killed for no reason at all, is the most painful thing a person can do, but perhaps we would do well to do so. The pain in the image, after all, has a purpose. It shows us what has been lost, and what is lost is not just a political talking point, or a face on the TV screen put there to support some craven narrative. What was lost was a human being. At least 59 separate individuals who no longer breathe
because a man with a gun stopped seeing them as people. These people meant something. Their friends and loved ones mourn for them, an empty space now added to their lives where there once was a person. I’m sure many people around the country mourned as well, but too few of them were responsible for the coverage surrounding this shooting. Instead, they immediately searched for a narrative, or a political angle. Fifty-nine people died in this country, and it was business as usual. So, let’s change the narrative. There is no sense to be gleaned from this, no story to satisfy our morbid curiosity or our craven political stances. There are, instead, victims, senselessness, and, most important, mourning. We mourn in this country, and we are angry at the unfathomable senselessness of the loss of human life.
To look at the pictures of the victims, to see the footage of the event, breaks my heart, as I’m sure it does the hearts of many people. I feel, as many other watching the news must feel, powerless, and I try to look away, or I try to make some kind of sense of it, and I simply can’t. I am at a loss for words, because I am at a loss for understanding. I can do nothing but mourn, and I expect many other feel the same. If there is any message to be taken from this, it is that we can’t keep acting like this is business as usual in this country, or it will be. We can’t continue to treat the people we lose as statistical placeholders or political talking points. If we allow ourselves to become numb, then there will be nothing left of us that can be called human. That’s all I can say, because that’s all that can be said.
A country in mourning: (Bottom) Destiny Albers was one of 22,000 people present at the Route 91 Festival where the Las Vegas shooting took place. The shooter claimed the lives of 59 people and injured over 500 more in the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States.
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Curious and Curiouser: Humpty Dumpty (Kelsey Hood), Mad Hatter (Samuel Brewer), March Hare (Abigail Rinestine), Alice (Joy Christie), White Queen (Samantha Eddy) and Caterpillar (Cole Nowlin) starred in the CU production of “Alice in America-Land or Through the Big Screen & What Alice Found There.”
Alice falls into America-Land Sarae Ticeahkie
government and a general products corporation. Student Life Editor The cast wore detailed, @SylviaSpeaks colorful costumes that resembled characters from Celebrating “American Identities in the 21st Carroll’s books, while each Century,” Cameron’s actor gave their character(s) a specific demeanor that set Department of Art, Music and Theater Arts presented those characters apart from the source material. a playful performance of Sophomore Theatre Arts Dennis Snee’s “Alice in America-Land or Through major and leading role (Alice) the Big Screen & What Alice Joy Christie loves theatre and Found There,” on Sept. 27, acting. 29-Oct. 1. “It’s fun to portray different characters, just The play is based off being on the stage gives me a fantasy novels “Alice in Wonderland” (1865) and sense of euphoria,” she said. “Through the Looking Glass” “It’s really fun to see everyone (1871) by Lewis Carroll with grow as actors, to see their characters get more and more an interesting twist. developed.” The comedy fantasy The play begins with focuses on modern day issues dealing with the media, Alice travelling through a
television set that takes her to an alternate land where she meets and interacts with unusual characters who are modernized to fit current events. As she ventures through America-Land, she learns of the devastating American issues and can’t decide if she wants to go home or let her curiosity take over. The play portrays the way general products corporations make outrageous claims just so consumers will buy their products. For example, the opening scene begins with Alice searching for her cat and the TV comes on and speaks of specific cat food that has outrageous claims. The comedic aspect of the
corporation continues when Alice drinks an elixir to fit through a small door, which did not work — and Alice was left unsatisfied. As she continues through America-Land, she meets a caterpillar (Cole Nowlin) who speaks on self-love. The Cheshire Cat (Ciara Smith) is hungry for news and information. The White Rabbit (Morgan Herschberger) was once a mouse but changed her appearance through animal testing. From start to finish, different perspectives are used to focus on current issues while still using a comedic approach to keep the play interesting. Christie said she likes
that the characters can be modernized and speak about political issues happening in America. “I think it’s real cool to bring that to life on stage,” she said. “It’s kind of fun to put it in a comical way like that and make the audience understand that all this stuff is going on around them. Make them more aware.” Each character had specific pieces to their costumes making it easy to identify who they were. From the wings of the DODO (Payton Williams) to the hat on the Hatter’s (Samuel Brewer) head, each costume told a story of its own. Humpty Dumpty (Kelsey Hood) speaks about gun
control from a painted brick wall featuring detail that makes the wall look believable. The character continuously pulls out guns from behind the wall, which maintains the comedy aspect of the play but touches heavily on the significant issue at hand. Although characters create context for the modern day issues at the center of the play, the costumes and scenery work were well designed. Each scene was staged and lit with an appealing look. The play ends with Alice waking up and realizing it was all a dream, but Alice remembers America-Land and what she found there.
Fall TV features five returning shows Drue Watkins
time, “The Walking Dead” lumbers back onto Sunday night screens Staff Writer in what is bound to be its most While there are dozens of shows explosive season yet. returning or premiering this fall, Now in its eighth year, “The five powerhouse reappearances in Walking Dead” has continued to particular are looking to make their deliver everything that zombie/ impact known — especially for the horror/drama fans have come to upcoming Emmy award season. expect. One of the most successful shows With a dedicated fan-base on television is The CW’s “The consisting of millions of viewers, Flash.” the premiere night of “The Walking Originally a spin-off of The CW’s Dead” will more than likely break “Arrow,” this series stars the titular cable records as the show has done DC Comics speedster. in the past. “The Flash” blew up The season opener is also the exponentially over its first few show’s 100th episode, causing many seasons and ignited the career of its to speculate on the importance and acting star, Grant Gustin. density of it. Consistently light-hearted, It will premiere on Oct. 22. funny and action-packed, “The As a show that was initially Flash” manages to capture the not expected to be a hit, “Stranger imaginations of both life-long fans Things” aired last year exclusively on of the superhero genre as well as Netflix and easily became one of its interested novices. most successful series to date. Considering the appeal of its With a lot of throwbacks and generally fun nature, “The Flash” nostalgia gestures to the 80s, has garnered a large, diverse “Stranger Things” has exceeded audience from all age-groups and all expectations with good acting, ethnicities. dynamic characters and cleverly The fourth season premieres on written plot points. Oct. 10 with a full head of steam. When Netflix realized the star As one of the largest, most power that they had with the show, successful television series of allthey quickly ordered up a second
season, allowing the showrunners to expand on the crazy antics of the first. Since it developed a mass cultfollowing, expectations for the second season are through the roof and it will no doubt be a huge success. The season two premiere falls on Oct. 27. Though the History Channel has slowly devolved into reality television over the years, there are still some historical things being played on its broadcast. Amid the “Ice Road Truckers” and “Pawn Stars” of the world lie certain shows that still do their best to accurately portray historical settings; one of these shows is “Vikings,” which is now approaching its fifth season. A brutal, mature show centered on the medieval outings of its colorful crew, “Vikings” knows how to attract not just history buffs to its airings, but also those that appreciate solid story-telling, beautiful cinematography and wellestablished characters. As it is such a hit for the History Channel, the showrunners have a massive budget that can compete with juggernauts such as “Game of
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The Upside Down: “Stranger Things 2” stars Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb Mclaughlin and debuts Oct. 27, exclusively on Netflix. Thrones” and “The Walking Dead.” The fifth season will premiere towards the end of the Fall season on Nov. 29. Originally airing exclusively on the British program Channel 4, “Black Mirror” has since become owned by Netflix, who just one year ago reinvigorated the show with a third season. A combination of terrifying near-future technology and the oneepisode-equals-one-story format revolutionized by “The Twilight Zone,” this show is absolutely
engaging. Strange, beautiful and emotional to its core, “Black Mirror” just recently blew up the Emmys, being nominated for several awards and winning one for Outstanding Writing. With its popularity booming and the acting/directing talent that is swarming towards it, “Black Mirror” is on the verge of a breakout season. Netflix hasn’t yet unveiled the premiere date for the fourth season, but they have stated that it will come out some time this fall.
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Aggies prevail in four-set thriller
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For the Win: Aggies Brook Conley, Bristol Lewis, Brittnee Altic, Brittany Lawson and Ania Keene celebrate after taking a key set during a scrimmage. The Aggie volleyball team defeated non-conference opponent East Central 3-1 on Oct. 3 in the Aggie Gym during which Conley and Lawson each tallied a double-double for the Black and Gold.
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@KristaPylant8 The Cameron volleyball team concluded their sixth match home stand with a 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 14-25, 27-25) victory over East Central on Oct. 3 in the Aggie Gym. The Aggies took sets one and two, but the Tigers prevented the sweep with a third set win before CU clinched the match. The win brings the Black and Gold to 5-10 overall and ECU to a 4-14 record. Junior Brittany Lawson
and senior Brook Conley each highlighted the Aggies with a double-double. Lawson led the Aggie offense by pounding a careerhigh 16 kills paired with 12 digs for her first doubledouble of the season and second total in the Black and Gold uniform. Meanwhile, Conley achieved her ninth doubledouble of the season, recording 41 assists and 17 digs. Other top Aggie performers included junior Ashleigh McFatridge with 11 kills, junior Brandy Carr with
five blocks and junior Brittnee Altic with 19 digs. Senior Alex Campbell led ECU with 14 kills, and senior Madeline Mayer had four blocks. Senior Diana Etienne was one kill shy of a doubledouble with nine kills and 18 digs. The opening set saw three lead changes as the Aggies took back the charge on two Tiger errors and a Lawson kill for the 20-18 advantage. CU went on a 5-2 run to win the first set 25-20. In set
two, the match tied three times early before CU chained six points together, four of which came from kills by Lawson, to grab a 10-4 lead. The Aggies reached set point at 24-15 where the Tigers held them for three points until Ania Keene put down the set winning kill, 25-18. CU led 9-8 early in the third set, but six straight errors saw ECU take a 14-9 lead. The Tigers would maintain their lead from there
to prevent the sweep with a 25-14 win. Set four looked in favor of the Tigers as they led 21-15 late in the match, but the Aggies powered back on a 9-2 run for a 24-23 advantage. ECU prevented Cameron from breaking set point for two turns before McFatridge knocked down a kill, and a Tiger attack error ended the match, 27-25 in favor of CU. The Aggies will be on the road for their next four matches starting Oct. 6-7 in Texas. The Aggies will have their work cut out for
them as they take on two nationally ranked conference opponents in No. 15 Tarleton State and No. 16 Angelo State. The CU volleyball program has not tallied a win against either of these teams since 2007. TSU faces the Aggies boasting a six match streak behind offensive power hitter Hailey Roberts who is fourth in the nation in total kills at 277. ASU has the league’s best hitting clip at .255, and they are led by Brianna Sotello who tallies 3.96 kills per set.