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Cadets participate in Field Training Exercise By Jonathan Vann From Sept. 17-18, cadets from Cameron’s ROTC program participated in a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Fort Sill. The purpose of the exercise was to develop leadership skills, build trust and confidence amongst peers, and build and instill basic tactical skills that will be utilized throughout the cadets’ careers. The two-day and one-night event kicked off with primary marksmanship instruction. The cadets instructed their peers on the basic fundamentals of marksmanship, which included dissembling and reassembling an M-16 rif le. The cadets then executed a two-mile tactical ruck march to the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST), which is a simulated virtual range that provides soldiers the opportunity to group, zero and qualify with a weapon. They then proceeded to a training site on Fort Sill where cadets instructed and implemented various squad movement tactics and day and night land navigation methods while under load. The event culminated with a team development course. Darry Moore, an MS III cadet, said the rigorous physical feats
and the cadet led field instruction proved beneficial for the cadets’ development as leaders. “They put you in a position to trust your leaders and your peers,” Moore said.” It gets you prepared for the Field Training exercise that we do here, and for the next training exercise throughout.” Jayden Roy, an MS IV cadet, said the training exercise met its goal to develop build confidence and leadership skills among participants. “Guys want to lead, guys want to have an opportunity to do these things,” Roy said, “so we planned around that idea to be better themselves and better their morale. “The cadets met it with full force, and they have a lot of energy and met it completely with our intent, and it has been an exciting opportunity to see it go down.” Robert McCoy, an MS IV cadet, said the training event was an eye-opening experience for younger cadets, and it allowed them to experience the Cameron ROTC program’s expectations. “For a lot of the individuals here, it was their first field experience,” he said, “so it was an introduction to the way of our Army lifestyle. “My favorite part was seeing the new cadets come in, connect and learn a new skill. “ Students who are interested in joining Cameron University’s ROTC program can visit http://www.cameron.edu/militaryscience.
“The cadets met it with full force, and they have a lot of energy and met it completely with our intent, and it has been an exciting opportunity to see it go down.” - Jayden Roy
MSIV ROTC Cadet Senior Psychology Major FTX photos by Christopher Reif
What’s inside Greek life faces lounge changes
Sorority OZT welcomes inductees
Setting the stage for “The Tempest”
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Students attend N.E.W. conference Cheyenne Cole Staff Writer
Two Cameron students attended the National Education for Women’s (N.E.W.) Leadership five-day camp over the summer on the University of Oklahoma’s campus. The N.E.W. Leadership Institute program’s goal is “to educate women in college about politics and leadership and encourage them to become effective leaders in the political arena.” Each year about 40 Oklahoma Courtesy of Katie Powers women who are undergraduate N.E.W. goals: Over the summer, two Cameron students, Katie Powers (bottom row, third from right) and Jessica Limbocker (bottom row, fourth students are from right), attended the National Education for Women’s Leadership camp on the University of Oklahoma’s campus. Each year, about forty women selected to attend from Oklahoma are selected for the camp, and they learn from firsthand about leadership from elected officials. the camp and have argument to OU law professors. Limbocker said one of the most inspiring Oklahoma a grade of D for women’s overall the opportunity to Jessica Limbocker, a senior interdisciplinary stories she heard at the camp was from health and wellbeing in 2015. learn from elected officials, business leaders, studies major, joined the Oklahoma Women’s Governor Mary Fallin who spoke about “In my view,” Powers said, “the purpose of community organizers and members of the Coalition, a network of individuals and motherhood while participating in politics. the camp is to let young women know that we judicial branch. Powers said the camp felt like an need them in these positions in Oklahoma Katie Powers, Administrative Assistant for organizations working together to improve the to make a difference and to change the entire the Events Management Office and sophomore lives of women and girls through education and empowering feminist conversation. advocacy, after attending the camp. “Especially in Oklahoma, there are a lot of room. communication major, applied for the camp “The Oklahoma Women’ s Coalition focuses opportunities for men that women don’t get,” “If it’s a room full of men, it’s a totally after encouragement from her Women’s on women’s rights, which I never, ever even Powers said. “To empower women in this state different conversation than if one woman is in Literature Professor Ramona Hall. thought about,” Limbocker said. “I never felt should be a goal because we have the best of the that room with them.” “I never pictured myself as a political like I needed to, but they shed so much light best.” Powers encourages other students to apply person,” Powers said. “This isn’t something I on women and the importance of being treated Limbocker, who plans on working in the to attend the camp. would seek out. Growing the leadership seed equal.” healthcare field when she graduates this “Get out there and apply for it,” Powers was the great part about the camp. Limbocker said the most important aspect winter, said it was interesting to hear about the said. “Don’t let anything hold you back and “Even if you don’t go into politics, it totally political side of women in the healthcare world know that women need to be leaders in their changed the way you view yourself and women of the camp for her was the networking between fellow camp-goers and the women in at the camp. communities.” in leadership roles.” leadership roles who came to speak to them. According to the N.E.W. Leadership Students who are interested in applying Powers said her favorite experience at the House Representative Cyndi Munson and Institute, Oklahoma currently ranks 48th in for the camp can visit www.ou.edu/content/ camp was a group project in which each team Senator Kim David spoke to the campers about women’s representation in the legislature, and carlalbertcenter/womens-leadership.html for adopted a political perspective and had to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research gave more information. advocate for or against a bill then present their their journeys into leadership roles.
Problems arise with Shepler elevators Robert King Staff Writer
On Sept. 7 the Director of Student Housing, Katie Hubbard, sent an email to students living in the Shepler Tower dorms about problems with the tower elevators. The email advised students to avoid prying or holding the doors open manually. Dean of Student Services Zeak Naifeh said elevator issues stem from door misuse. “When an elevator goes off line or something triggers it we go back and look at the computer error log,” he said. “We can pull video to see exactly where it happened, and then see if there was any commonalities. That’s how we know that the door misuse is what causes the issues.” Director of Physical Facilities Bob Hanefield said sensors in the door detect problems when doors are held open for lengthy periods of time. “This semester we have been experiencing doors being opened after they were almost shut,” he said,
“which can cause an entrapment due to the mechanical restrictor plates being bent and causing the elevator to stop outside of a safe operating zone.” There are no problems with the lifting mechanisms, so the elevators will not fall out of place or be too slow moving from f loor to f loor. The actual problem is wear and tear of the doors, which may or may not have slow response times, if they open at all. Naifeh said the errors should not pose any major safety hazards. Photo by Robert King “The only hazard
would be an individual getting stuck inside,” he said. “Other than that, we do not believe there would be any hazards. If it did pose a bigger threat we would take the elevators off line.” Naifeh said student housing tries to inform students and faculty about the issue in an attempt to alleviate it. “But it [the problem] has increased this year,” he said. “For some reason, our messages to people have not been working well.” Hanefield said there is a plan to fix the doors, but a specific date has not been set. “The elevator maintenance company has made a suggestion and given a price on how to potentially limit entrapments by installing permanent door restrictors,” he said. “We are in the process of proceeding with their proposal.”
Greek life responds to lounge transitions Photo by Jacob Jardel
Kerry Schoonaert
Shepler in the former location of Events Management. Staff Writer According to Cothren, despite Cameron University’s academic the move from the center of campus, the lounge’s new location reconstruction plans brought has its advantages. changes for campus Greek “I think this is a better space organizations. for them actually,” Cothren said, The university has continued “because there’s glass windows to discuss moving all faculty offices of the same department to on it. You can see what’s in there as opposed to if you didn’t know the same building. Greek life was there [and] you Leslie Cothren said the didn’t know anything about them. university implemented a “So, this is kind of a better set of changes that placed all recruitment tool [and] better Communication faculty in the public relations. People can see Academic Commons. them as opposed to being hidden This move caused the Greeks behind a wooden door.” to relocate their lounges. Vice President of Alpha Phi “[The changes] actually Katelyn Roberson said that [weren’t] budget based at all,” she and her sorority sisters Cothren said. “It was [because] see the room movement as an academic departments work opportunity. better when they’re closer According to Roberson, she together in proximity, and so they and her sorority sisters are happy wanted to move Communication they still have a common area all in one spot. That space was because there are a lot of other prime real estate.” organizations that do not have a For that reason, the space of their own. administration moved the Greek “We were kind of upset lounge to first f loor of South
that we didn’t have our own room,” Roberson said, “but it’s actually that we’re excited for the opportunities we have with the new rooms.” She also mirrored Cothren’s opinions about the ease of access the new location provides. “It’s been a positive adjustment,” Roberson said. “We’re getting more involved with the community. We’re more of a presence on campus. It’s helped us come out of our shell, and it’s helped us grow in numbers.” Aside from the change to lounge location, Alpha Phi is making their own changes. According to Roberson, the sorority is doing more in the community and speaking up about their activities to get their name out there in hopes of changing stereotypes attached to sororities. “I feel, if we keep going at this speed, at this momentum,” Roberson said, “all of Greek life will be a known presence on campus.”
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Students’ journey through Odyssey Vicky Smith
learn from those and how I can share those with others.” Managing Editor Although Young has not always enjoyed @pinkwritinglady writing, he said writing creatively for Living in the digital revolution, students Odyssey has been exciting. have access to countless social media “It’s not writing a fifteen-page essay,” he platforms through which they can voice said. “It’s actually relaxing taking a break their opinions and express themselves from homework to write.” creatively. According to Young, “Who Am I?” is his Odyssey, which launched in June 2014 favorite article and the most recent one he and consists of articles written by and for has written for Odyssey. millennials, is one such platform used by “I wrote about identity – finding some Cameron University students. identity,” he said. “I really got to share a big According to theodysseyonline.com, piece of who I am and my journey through Odyssey is a “social media platform college.” committed to democratizing content Young submits one Odyssey article creation while personalizing discovery.” a week with photography, and he must Some people who write for Odyssey, share his article on various social media known as “content creators,” submit an platforms, including Facebook, Instagram online request to join a team of writers, and Twitter, while others are personally invited to be a Although content creators are volunteers, member of a team. there is a possible financial benefit to Currently Odyssey has over 14,000 writing for Odyssey. content creators who are a part of over If a content creator’s article is the top1,000 local communities. shared article of the week, he or she will The Cameron Odyssey Team is receive twenty dollars. comprised of CU students Cassie Holtke, Young has received the financial reward Kylie Erricson, Jacob Jardel, Edward Muniz, for his top-shared article “Five Football Jessie Herrick, Zach Young, Becky Harris Lessons.” and Abigale Hooper, the editor-in-chief. Young said his experience publishing Senior public relations major Young said writing and photos for Odyssey is preparing he received an invitation from an Odyssey him for his job after graduation. editor to be a content creator after he and “I just got hired as the creative director his fiancee Sydney Evans started a blog on at Pearly Gates Retreat, which is a small Weebly called “Our Forever Journey.” Christian camp in east Texas,” he said. “I’ll “I emailed Dr. Keller first before I said be writing press releases and newsletters. It ‘yes,’” Young said. “He thought it was a good [Odyssey] has definitely helped my writing idea, so I went with it.” style.” Young said he usually writes about Young said he would encourage other topics or issues with which he is currently students to start writing for Odyssey. confronted, or he writes about his To read Young’s personal articles, visit experiences as a college student. https://www.theodysseyonline.com/@ “I try to encourage other students,” zachary and to view his and his fiancee’s Photo courtesy of Zach Young Young said. “[Writing has] helped me to go blog, visit http://ourforeverjourney.weebly. Growth: Zach Young and fiancee Sydney Evans share a blog on Odyssey where back through my personal experiences and com/. they write about growing together while attending Cameron.
Aggie Archives: NAIA Football champs Vicky Smith
Managing Editor @pinkwritinglady Thirty years ago, the Aggie football team excelled to the NAIA Division I National Championship. According to cameronaggies.com, “Led by a rock-solid defense that, at times, carried the team and an opportunistic offense, the Aggies enjoyed the best season in Cameron football history.” In the NAIA playoffs, the Aggies played against Central Arkansas, winning 14-7, and Pittsburg State, leading 20-10. In the NAIA National Championship game held in Lawton, Cameron dominated CarsonNewman 30-2. However, in the Championship Bowl held on Carson-Newman’s campus in Jefferson
City, Tenn., Carson-Newman defeated Cameron 17-0. Many Aggie fans made the trip, totaling 2,000 miles, to Tennessee to support the Black and Gold. Cameron finished the 1987 season with a win-loss record of 11-2. The Aggie defense yielded only 185 yards per game on average, making a defense comprised of six seniors the top-ranked defense in the country. According to cameronaggies.com, “In a season that featured several team records, including eleven wins, a seven-game win streak and ten weeks in the Top 20 poll, the Aggies brought the University, its supporters and Lawton together.” Although the university discontinued the football program in 1992, Cameron students and the Lawton community still come together to celebrate their passion for sports.
Induction ceremony: At 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 in the Wichita Room, Omega Zeta Theta (OZT) held their token ceremony to officially recognize the addition of new members into the sorority. OZT President Rachel Carlson explained why properly inducting new members is crucial towards the prosperity of their organization. “The token ceremony is very important to the sorority,” she said. “It is when we formally present the young women as our new members. We make a promise to them and they make a promise to us. It is their first step towards initiation.” (Right) OZT member Kinley Fehring helped new members find their home at the sorority. (Below) Once inducted, new members were given a rose by fellow Greeks from Sigma Tau Delta. Photos by Chris Reif
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The football legacy: Thirty years ago, the Cameron football team, now discontinued, battled Carson-Newman for the title of NAIA Division I National Champions. With home-field advantage, the Aggies won overwhelmingly, 30-2.
Issue 3 corrections The Cameron Collegian erroneously stated in the article “Aggie Club uses fair to teach local children” that the Agriculture Department is in charge of the Aggie Club on two separate occasions. The correct name of the department in charge of the Aggie Club is the Department of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, reflecting the recent merger of the two academic units. We also erroneously stated in the same article the Department of Agriculture and Biological Sciences is located in the “Science Complex Building.” The correct name of the facility is the Sciences Complex. For the record, “The Cameron Collegian” and all members therein recognize all of the recent changes to the names of schools and academic departments. We regret the errors and are happy to set the record straight.
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Jacob Jardel Voices Editor
@JJardel_Writing Graphics by Jacob Jardel
Curtain call: Boston Red Sox first baseman David Ortiz tips his cap to the crowd as he exits the 2016 MLB All-Star Game, his 14th and final midsummer classic. The slugger announced his retirement on his 40th birthday in November 2015 and has received adoration in each city he has played. However, regardless of widespread renown, his identity remains in Boston, a city with an identity rooted in Ortiz and the Sox. Not too long ago, the thought of the Boston Red Sox winning a title was nothing short of absurd. The team saw nothing but heartbreak since the 1918 World Series. Like the Chicago Cubs, the Sox were the “loveable losers” of baseball, complete with heartache from Bill Buckner’s missed play to Yankee players Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone homering to send the Sox home from title contention. Babe Ruth’s departure to the New York Yankees marked a curse Boston seemed unable to shake. In the 2004 AL Championship series, down 3-0, the BoSox seemed destined to repeat history. Then David Ortiz happened. The slugger from the Dominican Republic signed with the Red Sox in 2003 after a 10-year career that featured a stint in the Seattle Mariners’ farm system and irregular playing time with the Minnesota Twins. After a breakout opening season, Ortiz went into the series with the Yanks and did something no other player had done before. He redefined the Red Sox’ identity. In Game 4, with Boston standing at the precipice of elimination, Ortiz hit a game-winning two-run home run in the 12th inning. In Game 5, he hit a walk-off single in the 14th inning. By the time the Sox completed the first ever series comeback from down 3-0, Ortiz emerged as Big Papi, the man who led the charge to bring Boston its first title in 86 years. It was the start of a legendary career that involved launching homers when the team needed them most. “He’s good enough at this that his appearances over the course of a game amount to seismic events,” O’Connell said. “Things can look entirely different after Ortiz has done his work than they did before.” He brought Boston back to the World Series again in 2007, helping the Sox sweep the Colorado Rockies. Now, in his farewell season, Papi is a big reason the Red Sox are making a legitimate run at the Fall Classic. But his on-field heroics are only part of his impact. On April 15, 2013, two pressure cooker bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon. Three civilians died in the explosion, with 264 others suffering injuries. Officials cancelled or postponed many major events in the city, including a Red Sox home game. On April 20, the BoSox returned to Fenway Park for the first home game since the attack. The team held a pregame ceremony to honor the law enforcement who apprehended the bombers and to remember the victims injured from the blast. Ortiz was playing his first game after an Achilles About Us
injury in August. With emotions high, he took the mic. He reminded everyone that the Sox played as – and for – Boston. Then he exclaimed his most iconic statement. “This is our f------ city,” he said. “And nobody is going to dictate our freedom.”
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With those words, Ortiz did something few other Red Sox players have done: embody the essence of Boston. The pantheon of iconic Boston sports figures contains some of the greatest athletes in the history of sports, including Ted Williams, the man who embodied the Boston Red Sox’ on-field excellence and the city’s culture off the diamond. Without question, Teddy Ballgame is the ultimate Red Sox player. But even Carl Yastrzemski, long considered the BoSox’ number two player, makes a case for Papi taking up the silver medal in Boston baseball lore. “I’d be happy that they would have me in the same class as him,” he said to Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe, referring to hypothetical debates over Yaz and Papi’s places in Red Sox history. When a legend makes this statement, there has to be something to it. But what drives this point home is the fact that Boston’s identity steeps itself very prominently in its sports teams – particularly the Red Sox. Boston is one of the nation’s oldest cities, with roots in the American Revolution. Since the 18th century, the city has been a hub of culture, education and urban development. Yet it still maintained its holdings as a historic landmark. However, in the last century, Boston adopted the Red Sox more and more into the city’s identity. Of the first 15 World Series matchups, the team won four titles – five when counting the innagural championship game where they were the Boston Americans. No other team won more than three. Winning was their identity. Then, from 1918-2003, the team fell short of the title time and time again. Yet the fans and the city stood by the team, holding the Red Sox close to their hearts. Just as importantly, they remained loyal to fan-favorite players like Yaz, Ted and Papi. So when the title came to Yawkey Way in 2004, the city rejoiced in the win. In 2007, it fully shrugged the “loveable losers” moniker. In 2013, pain from the Marathon bombing still fresh, it found solace in their team. In the last decade as a whole, the city found a renewed identity through its Red Sox. In those years, they also found the man who best represented this ideal: David Ortiz. Robert O’Connell of The Atlantic wrote in a piece about the lasting impact of Big Papi as he nears the end of his storied career. However, there was only one phrase he needed to write to get the point across. “Across baseball, [Ortiz] is a legend,” he said. “In Boston, he is something like a deity.” Letters Policy
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‘The Tempest’ brewing up a storm “I think the Speeches in ‘The Tempest’ are the most beautiful of Shakespeare’s speeches,” Onishi said on choosing “The Tempest” specifically, “The one about ‘the stuff that dreams are made of ’ and Caliban’s [speech] about the music on the island. There are very interesting speeches in other Shakespeare plays, but none as beautiful as in ‘The Tempest.’” Student designers assist Onishi in the production of the play. One student working on the design aspects of the show is makeup designer Kelsey Hood. She said she has appreciated the opportunity to channel her creativity. “I think what’s interesting is that I’ve been given the opportunity to create a work,” she said, “and I’ve been given a lot of liberty to do exactly what I wanted to do with it.” On the stage, senior Mark Branson will play the lead role of Prospero for his capstone. For the past two years, he has been involved in Shakespeare in the Park at Oklahoma City. He regards Prospero as one of the harder roles in the Shakespeare canon. “You read Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth – any of those plays. They all have these incredible monologues where they turn to the audience and they bare their soul,” Branson said. “Prospero has zero of those, and I think there’s a reason for that. I think that Prospero’s a man of secrets. “As a result of that, because Shakespeare didn’t give the actor those words, they have to find it in themselves in each individual moment of the play,” he said. “That is one of the hardest struggles that I’ve had.” Branson and Hood are two members of the student cast Photo By Christopher Reif and crew, many of whom are freshmen. One of these firstConjuring love: Student-actors Sierra Sorrell (Miranda), Cole Nowlin (Ferdinand) and Mark Branson (Prosyear students is stage manager Emily Winkler. She believes pero) rehearse a scene from “The Tempest.” The show opens Sept. 29 and will show through Oct. 2. that stage management is about being a leader who can help a cast get where they need to be without getting angry. and assorted attendants, voyages past his island. However, Payton Williams She also talked about how she didn’t believe she could do various instances complicate his plans. Staff Writer this as effectively without the theatre faculty. Assistant Professor Dr. Deidre Onishi is serving as “The whole faculty that works within the Theatre director for the play. She also directed the department’s last From Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, Cameron University’s Department, they are so patient,” Winkler said, “They’re like, Shakespeare production, “Macbeth.” Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts will perform ‘We’re going to help you out, we’re going get you there’ … She felt that it was time to produce another after some their production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” which is so awesome. I love it.” Shakespeare’s final work as sole writer, the play focuses on years have passed. Tickets are available at the box office in the theatre lobby “It’s good for students to have that experience of doing Prospero, a magician and rightful duke of Milan. His jealous starting at 1 p.m. on show days or by calling the theatre office brother Antonio stranded him for 12 years on a remote island Shakespeare,” she said, “and everyone who’d been in the other at (580) 581-2346 or the box office at (580) 581-2478. Doors Shakespeare had pretty much graduated, so it was time.” with his daughter Miranda. To her, this particular play has much to offer for performer open at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Prospero plots revenge over this time and at last gets his Sunday, 30 minutes before showtime. chance when a ship containing his brother, the king of Milan and audience alike.
A look at the 2016 Oklahoma State Fair
From Sept. 15-25, thousands of people attended the Oklahoma State Fair at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds. The fair featured food vendors, carnival rides, Disney on Ice, musical performances, ‘Xtreme Bulls’ bull riding, country music concerts, competitions and special ceremonies.
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Tennis at MSU Invitational Collegian Sports Staff
In singles actions, Gutierrez and Shviadok advanced to the finals in Cameron’s tennis teams the f light one but did not play the competed in Midwestern State’s match. Invitational tennis tournament on Wood also advanced to the Sept. 16-17 in Wichita Falls, Texas. semifinals, losing in straight sets to The Aggies took on host Shviadok. Midwestern State along with Tyler In singles draw two, Thibaudat Junior College, UT Permian Basin, fell in three sets to her MSU Ouachita Baptist, Dallas Baptist opponent in the opening round but and Texas A&M-Kingsville. reached the finals of the back draw. The weekend started with bad Kronenburg reached the weather conditions. Nonetheless, quarterfinals of the main bracket the Black and Gold expected to but lost in her miscellaneous match. continue their momentum after Kovinic was the lone Cameron their first sweep against Cowley competitor in the third draw, falling College on Sept. 12. in all three of her matches. In the women’s competition, Gutierrez said the MSU Aggie pairs placed in both doubles Invitational was a great opportunity draws. to compete against top schools Senior Paula Gutierrez and before the ITA Regionals sophomore Zhenia Shviadok went tournament. on to win group one doubles against “It shows us the level we are at their MSU opponents 8-5. now as well as showing us what we Junior Mathilde Thibaudat have to work on before heading into and freshman Jamie Kronenberg the regional tournament,” she said. clinched a berth in the semifinals In men’s action, sophomore after defeating their Dallas Baptist Bruno Babic won f light two singles counterparts 9-8. 6-4, 6-3 against MSU’s Chris They fell in the semifinals 8-2 Norrie. Freshman Julen Gutierrez but came back to win third against a won his opening match 6-2, 6-1 pair of MSU opponents in the first but lost in his quarterfinals and f light miscellaneous bracket with a miscellaneous matches. score of 9-8. In the number one bracket, In the other doubles bracket, Aggies Mateo Velasco, Vinicius seniors Samantha Wood and Santos and Felipe Oyarzun Magdalena Kovinic captured second advanced out of the first round, in group two, losing to a pair from with Santos reaching the semifinal Tyler Junior College 8-3 in the matches. finals. In men’s draw three, Andres
Velasco fell in his first round matchup but went on to the finals of the bracket back draw. Redshirt freshman Keiran President and true freshman Stefam Svicevic advanced out of the opening round. Svicevic lost in three sets during the quarterfinals while President fell in the semis. In doubles action, the three CU teams all lost upon reaching the quarterfinals of draw one. The teams of Oyarzun/M. Velasco and Santos/J. Gutierrez won their respective miscellaneous matchups. President and A. Velasco won their opener in the two bracket but lost in the semifinal round. The fall tennis season contains fewer matches with an emphasis on singles play. While the Aggies only compete in individual play during the fall season, Babic said his teammates helped him to achieve first place. “It was not an easy weekend playing up to four matches each day under the sun,” Babic said. “I began cramping a little bit in the finals, but with the support from my teammates and my determination, I pulled through.” Next, the Aggies will play in the ITA South Central Regional in Arlington, Texas. Students interested in CU athletics can visit cammeronaggies. com for more information.
Volleyball drops home openers Krista Pylant Copy Editor
@KristaPylant8 The Cameron volleyball team opened their home and Lone Star Conference season with a pair of losses on Sept. 16-17 in the Aggie Gym. On Friday, the Aggies took their third match in a row into five sets, but they fell 3-2 (25-19, 25-14, 21-25, 21-25, 15-8) to West Texas A&M. WTAMU stuffed the Aggies at the net, compiling 14 total team blocks while also outmatching CU with a .227 attacking percentage to the Ag’s .140. Paige Dixon led the Aggies in kills with 14 and contributed 16 digs. Also with a double-double was Jenna Gillean at 12 kills and 11 digs. Kylee Quillin had a team high 22 digs to add with four aces. Haleigh McClain-Ward recorded 22 assists on the match. In set one WTAMU pulled away from a 14-14 tie chaining four straight points to jostle the Aggies. CU trailed by three near the end of the set, but three consecutive kills by the Buff’s Elisa Bentsen took the set, 26-19. The Aggies struggled in set two, never taking the lead and hitting just .020 to fall 25-14. However, Cameron salvaged with a 21-25 third set win after taking advantage of late WTAMU attack errors to string a five point run. The chain provided cushion as Cameron remained on set point for three plays, but Dixon put down a kill to send the match into a fourth set. Set four saw 15 tie and six lead changes. Late attack errors again plagued the Buffs who would fall 21-25, but WTAMU never let go off the lead in set five to boast a .409 hitting clip while holding CU to .040 for a 15-8 win. Bentsen led the Buffs with 15 kills, and Lauren Britten recorded a team high 28 digs. Against the UT-Permian Basin, Cameron fell in straight sets (28-26, 25-12, 25-23) on Saturday afternoon in the Aggie Gym. Jenna Gillean led the Aggie offense with 12 kills followed by Joseline Caraveo at 8. Brittany Lawson recorded a match high 15 digs. Shelby Mench contributed 15 assists with Haleigh McClain-Ward one behind her. Ania Keene assisted with three of CU’s seven total team blocks. Set one went back and forth with 15 ties and six lead changes. The final tie came at 26-26, but a Falcon kill and an Aggie attack error awarded the first set to UTPB, 28-26. Despite the loss, set one also saw CU’s highest attacking percentage on the match at .238. The Aggies struggled in set two overtaken by 10 miscues and a -.030 hitting clip, never leading to fall 25-12. In the third and final set, Cameron took advantage of two Falcon attack errors to inch within one at 23-22. However, the Aggies responded with two attack errors of their own out of three plays bringing UTPB the 25-23 win. Caitlyn Guajardo and Kaitlyn Embrey led the Falcons with 13 kills apiece. Cameron will hit the road for their next four matches, starting at Western New Mexico.
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Flying high: Austin Hooper of the Atlanta Falcons (with ball) tries to shake off a tackle from Oakland Raider Bruce Irvin during the third quarter of a game on Sept. 18 at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. Hooper and the Falcons hope to follow up their win against the Raiders with a victory over the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 on ESPN.
Preview: Falcons versus Saints Jacob Jardel Voices Editor
@JJardel_Writing Two National Football Conference rivals will square off under the Monday Night Football lights when the Atlanta Falcons visit the New Orleans Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 in the Mercedez-Benz Superdome. Atlanta (1-1) is coming off a 35-28 road victory against the Oakland Raiders. Quarterback Matt Ryan hopes to emulate his performace in the Bay, where he went 26 for 34 in the air with three touchdowns on nearly 400 yards. The ground game contributed to the victory with a combined 139 yards on 29 attempts split between Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman. Coleman added the team’s lone rushing touchdown. Meanwhile, the Saints (0-2) hope to bounce back from
a loss to the New York Giants. Despite outscoring the boys in blue in the fourth quarter, New Orleans fell short of completing the comeback, losing 13-10. All-pro quarterback Drew Brees threw for 263 yards and a touchdown on 29-of-44 passing, but the running crew failed to produce more support in their efforts toward victory. While both teams provide defenses with great potential, the offenses will provide enough fireworks to render that aspect of the game relatively moot. Further, both teams possess Pro Bowl-caliber quarterbacks who can set a secondary ablaze with enough protection from the offensive line. Thus, the running games will be the biggest key to victory for the teams. While both have explosive backs, expect the Falcons to outplay the Saints on the ground. Prediction: Falcons 38, Saints 28.