The Cameron Collegian - April 11, 2016

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Vicky Smith

“so all people in Stephens County Managing Editor and surrounding @pinkwritinglady areas have a more accessible entry Cameron is one university in two point for beginning locations: Lawton and Duncan. The CUDuncan campus is in the process of raising or continuing their funds in order to convert 5,000 square feet education.

“Also, it makes of current building space into laboratory it more affordable and space.

Director of hopefully helps them CU-Duncan complete their education sooner.”

Access to the new lab on the Susan Camp CU-Duncan campus would allow said the CU-Duncan students to complete classes that require lab, such as biology, chemistry campus anatomy, physiology and microbiology, in serves to Duncan, without having to commute to further the Lawton.” mission of “[The space] was previously used for the university another purpose, and we are now hoping by creating a convenient to renovate and repurpose that for some very sophisticated, high-tech science educational laboratories,” she said. “This would be an opportunity for people in excellent use of space.”

According to Camp, the new lab space Southwest would not only save students’ time and Oklahoma. money regarding transportation, but it “The would also allow students who are allied Duncan health science degrees to complete their campus degrees solely on the Duncan campus. provides the “Currently we can’t complete the same kind of opportunities entire allied health science degree on this campus,” she said, “and allied health is one to a wide of our most popular majors in Duncan.” range of Camp said allied health science is in high people,” demand not only in Southwest Oklahoma she said, but also throughout the entire state.

“The allied health science major is the component piece that prepares students to apply for nursery programs,” she said. ““[Not] having to commute to Lawton would shorten probably shorten their timeline to completion.”

Two of Cameron’s connections to nursing programs include Oklahoma University and Western Oklahoma State College.

Camp said beginning in August, Oklahoma City University (OCU) will open the Kramer School of Nursing at Duncan Regional Hospital (DRH).

“The new lab space in Duncan will allow them start at CU-Duncan as freshman and complete their allied health science degree from CU,” she said, “then apply to OCU and complete their bachelor of science in nursing – without ever leaving Duncan.”

According to Camp, one of the great things about the CU-Duncan campus is the cooperation among all the academic departments.

“There’s always friendly staff to help you if you have questions,” she said. “Everyone’s very helpful and very supportive, that being the Duncan community, as well as the Lawton campus: President McArthur and everyone included.”

For students who are interested in taking classes in Duncan, Camp said there are eight degree programs that they can complete entirely on the CU-Duncan campus. “[They include] psychology, bachelor of business administration, bachelor of accounting, associate of science and business, criminal justice – both the associate and bachelor degrees – and interdisciplinary studies – both the associate and bachelorette programs,” she said.

For more information about the CUDuncan campus, call Susan Camp at 405-319-8570 or visit http://cameron.edu/ duncan/.

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Cache: no school on Fridays Makenzie Burk

“was projecting it would save them about $200,000 for the year to go to a four day week.

Staff Writer We talked a little bit about that, and we think it would save us about [$10,000] or $12,000 this Starting April 15, 2016, Cache Public year on these five days.”

Schools (CPS) will dismiss school on Fridays Batt said the administration team talked through the end of school on May 19, 2016. about cutting days from the end of the calendar CPS is implementing the shortened week due to state school budget reductions this year and the difference between Mondays and Fridays. However, he said cutting days off the by seven percent. The State of Oklahoma has declared a revenue failure in the amount of $1.3 end of the calendar wouldn’t give the district the chance to test the four-day week. billion.

Batt also said that Fridays were the better For Cache Public Schools, this translates to choice compared to Mondays. $239,470. CPS will see an estimated $500,000 “Between Fridays and Mondays,” Batt said, to $700,000 reduction in funds for the 2016“the toss up was that Fridays have more school 2017 school year. activities. We didn’t cancel any school activities, CPS Superintendent Randy Batt said dismissing school on Fridays starting April 15 but we have a lot more [substitute teachers] on Fridays at school. We have a lot more kids would help save in operational cost, but will out of school for activities. So it would be not come close to making up the cuts Cache less impact on a Friday than it would be on a Schools has received so far.

Monday.”

“One particular school our size,” Batt said,

Batt said he hasn’t received much negative feedback from students, faculty or parents. He said the students and faculty “love the idea,” but that he has had a few calls and emails from concerned parents.

Most of the concern from parents is from those who have younger children in school.

Parents who work a five-day week have to make other arrangements for their children on those Fridays.

Cache parent Jenifer Patterson has a child in first grade who attends CPS. Patterson said while the four-day week did affect her, she believes parents should point their energy toward the underlying problem and not the four-day week.

“We should be focusing on ‘why,’” Patterson said. “Why are we at this point? Why do the schools have to make these kinds of decisions?

We should be angry about it. We should be angry that our lawmakers and our government

are misusing all these funds. That’s where we should be upset.”

Batt said that parents and students shouldn’t worry too much about a four-day week carrying over to the 2016-2017 school year.

“I don’t foresee it happening next year at all,” Batt said. “But if it continues this trend, after that they may look at it. And if they do it will be a longer process. There will be some community meetings and get some feedback and other things.”

Patterson said the community needs to educate themselves on who we elect in the government positions.

“There’s a lot of educators that are putting their names on the ballot,” Patterson said.

“Parents need to take note of that, and that’s who we need to vote for.”

Batt and Patterson both urge people to contact state leaders and encourage them to fully fund the state’s schools.

English department receives gift of $25,000 Eugene Patterson Staff Writer

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Honoring English students: Each spring, the CU Department of English and Foreign Languages hosts banquets to recognize students who are in honor societies. The new Loren and Rebecca McKeown Endowed Scholarship in English will provide scholarships for students who have declared English as their undergraduate major.

The Cameron University Foundation will be adding a new scholarship next year for students who are studying and have declared English as their undergraduate major.

The new Loren and Rebecca McKeown Endowed Scholarship in English was made possible by a $25,000 gift from Loren and Rebecca McKeown. Dr. Loren McKeown, a retired Cameron faculty member, and his wife are using the foundation to benefit full-time Cameron students.

Albert Johnson Jr., Vice President for University Advancement, acknowledged the gracious gift.

“Dr. and Mrs. McKeown dedicated their careers to the service and promotion of education,” he said. “They have long supported the Cameron University Foundation. Now, with this scholarship, they have established a legacy that will benefit Cameron students in perpetuity.

McKeown joined the Cameron University faculty in 1969 and served for 28 years until 1997. He served as chair of the Department of Language Arts for the last 13 of those 28 years until his retirement and was also inducted into the Cameron University Alumni Association’s Faculty Hall of Fame in 2002.

Mrs. McKeown was a career educator with Lawton Public Schools for 27 years, serving as an elementary school principal for the 20 years prior to her retirement.

Dr. McKeown said their motivation in establishing the endowment is rooted in their mutual love of education.

“If an aspiring Cameron student loves the English language as much as I do – with its soaring literature; its screwball spelling; fractured personal pronoun system; its mishmash vocabulary from Latin, French, the Germanic languages of northern Europe and words borrowed, stolen and otherwise expropriated from anywhere and everywhere its speakers have traveled.

“If that student is willing to spend a lifetime of reading, writing, learning and perhaps teaching this wonderful subject, with slim chance of fame or fortune as a result, then we hope this scholarship will help send that person happily on his or her way.”

The McKeowns have been members of CU’s President’s Partners program since 1998 and have supported numerous Cameron University initiatives, including existing endowed scholarships, the Cameron University Foundation’s General Fund, construction of the Academic Commons, KCCU and travelabroad fundraising trips benefitting the Study Abroad program for students.

Birth Choice of Lawton: striving to save lives Vicky Smith

16-year-old girl.

Tribune News Service “She came in, tested positive, Managing Editor and she was about seven weeks,” @pinkwritinglady Wozniak said. “She was terrified.

Birth Choice of Lawton, a non-profit-organization, serves There’s no way she wanted to tell her parents. She just couldn’t do to support women during and after their pregnancies. it, and what other choice did she The co-directors of Birth Choice of Lawton are Ashley have? That was her only line of Davis and Jan Wozniak. assistance.”

Wozniak, who has been with Birth Choice of Lawton Wozniak went with the girl since 2001, is a Cameron alumna who obtained her master’s when the girl decided to tell her degree in behavioral science. parents.

She said the program began in 1994 and provides “I think she just felt safe having emotional, physical and spiritual help for women during a somebody there,” Wozniak said. crisis pregnancy.

“As long as I was there, “Birth Choice she wasn’t nearly as exists to encourage frightened, and that any pregnant worked out pretty well. woman to choose She kept the baby.” the gift of life for Jan Wozniak Wozniak said in herself and her unborn baby,” she said. “We a second situation, counsel with the pregnant women, her family Co-Director the client was a and friends in a compassionate, personalized, married, working woman who nurturing environment.” already had four children and was She said the services are strictly confidential, based on individual needs and available free of charge to both men and pregnant again. “[The woman said], ‘I got to do women; many of her clients are single dads. something; I can’t have another Each client must bring a picture ID and a proof of child,’” Wozniak said, “so we sat guardianship, whether it be a birth certificate or a legal down and talked. She ended up putting the baby up for document, in order to receive assistance. adoption.”

“We do free pregnancy testing, counseling [and] According to Wozniak, Birth Choice collaborates with education about the development and biohazards of Catholic charities because they have an adoption agency in abortion,” Wozniak said. “We do the free ultrasound. We Oklahoma City. give out diapers, clothes [to ages up to three years and] the “We’ve also talked with them [clients] about private layette.” adoptions,” she said. “[One client] went with the private According to Wozniak, her main mission in serving at adoption. She had rights to see the baby like every other Birth Choice is to save as many babies’ lives as she can.

“I love helping out the moms and dads,” she said. “We just month.”

Wozniak said Birth Choice also does referral services, listen to them, help them [and] make sure they know the education on both sides: this is how the baby develops. This which means they make sure that anyone who comes through the door has a safe place to go. is what happens when you get an abortion. These are the “We’ll find them a place, like at C Carter Crane [Shelter],” things that can happen in the future.”

Wozniak discussed two situations in which the pregnant Wozniak said. “Family Promise is another one we refer to a clients were distressed. In the first situation, the client was a lot.”

“I love helping out the moms and dads.”

Wozniak refers pregnant clients who have abusive partners to Birth Choice Oklahoma’s Rose Home in Oklahoma City.

According to birthchoice.org, “The mission of Rose Home is to protect life by providing a safe haven to homeless pregnant women and their children while empowering them to become self-sufficient.”

Wozniak said Birth Choice of Lawton welcomes volunteers, as well as donations.

“Something we need are more maternity clothes and more size two to four clothes for the little toddlers,” she said.

Birth Choice of Lawton is located at Sooner Square, which is 5108 W. Gore Blvd. For more information about the program, call (580) 248-3110 or visit birthchoiceoflawton. org.

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Aqua Zumba: Low impact, high energy Tyla Eakins

the workout.

“I like how she’s into it Student Life Editor with us, and she helps us @tyla_eakins as we go,” Glaspie said. “I At 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday like her; I like the way she Latin dance music fills the Aggie Rec Center’s teaches.” poolroom while Sophia Zamano teaches her Zamano is passionate Aqua Zumba class. about teaching Zumba. She Aqua Zumba is water aerobics featuring said it has changed her life dance moves from regular Zumba. Zamano, and serves as a way to cope a certified Zumba instructor, has been at with pain she suffers as a Cameron for 8 months. She is one of only two result of being a disabled people in the Lawton area certified in teaching veteran and a stroke survivor.

Aqua Zumba.

She said every fitness Since starting, she has taught several fitness instructor has a story to be classes at Cameron as well other places around told.

Lawton. Her regular Zumba classes are usually “At 25 I suffered a stroke,” full, but her Aqua Zumba classes have regular she said. “I do have some vacancies. residual effects from my Zamano said Aqua Zumba is a low impact stroke. I went from a place workout catering to those who can’t put where I could do anything strenuous pressure on their joints but still want a and everything just like full workout. anybody else – and then “When you go to a class like a regular instantly it was changed.”

Zumba class, it is intense,” she said. “We go to Zamano decided to take low impact [in Aqua Zumba], and that is less classes at the YMCA in impact on your joints for those who suffer from Lawton to help recover from arthritis. her stroke and to help lose “If you’ve had knee replacement [or] hip weight. She understands replacement, the water is the best place for you the anxiety of attending a to be because the fluidity of the water. You may workout class because she has not feel like you’re getting a workout but you been in the position herself. are.”

“I was over 270 pounds; Photo by Zayna Haliburton Khy’ria Glaspie an undeclared freshman I just wanted to feel better,” A fresh take on Zumba: Aqua Zumba allows students to move fluidly through the water to is in a couple of Zamano’s classes. She said she said. “I wanted ME back, work on their strength. Aqua Zumba instructor Sophia Zamano holds class at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and she wanted a more powerful workout, so she that person I was before Thursdays in the Aggie Rec Center. decided to try Aqua Zumba. the stroke – that confident, “I always went to her normal Zumba classes,” radiant person – that go get instructor.” anybody – any size, any shape, any color.

Glaspie said, “but Aqua Zumba sounded more ‘em motivated person. … I lost that part of me Zamano said she uses Zumba to cope with “You don’t have to be good at dance to intense, so I just decided to try it. when I had a stroke. daily life. She said Zumba has helped her in be in Zumba. That is a misconception that “My very first time going it worked me out a “I worked my way all the way up to the front many ways. people put out there. … Just move, have fun, lot and I [felt] good.” row and I was so happy because I knew the “Zumba fitness has been the best thing in just literally let yourself go and the next thing Glaspie continues going to Zamano’s classes routines – I knew the choreography. As soon as my life,” Zamano said. “Mentally and physically you know, you feel amazing.” because she loves the energy Zamano brings to the song came on, I was like, ‘Oh! I know this I suffer a lot from a lot of pain, and this is my Aqua Zumba classes will be held until Zumba. She said Zamano is her favorite part of one,’ and that’s what drove me to the path of outlet. This is my positive outlet for me and for May 31, 2016 in the Aggie Rec Center.

Nepalese Association welcomes new members Tyla Eakins

Student Life Editor @tyla_eakins

The Cameron University Nepalese Association (CUNA) is one of the many groups that add to the diversity of Cameron University.

The purpose of CUNA is to promote Nepali culture and traditions and to improve opportunities for Nepali students at Cameron.

President of the 5 Star organization, Computer science major Pramod Poudel said, even though the group’s name implies only Nepalese students can join, everyone is invited.

Courtesy of CUNA “All the students that are Embracing culture: The Cameron University Nepalese Association holds Nepali Night each Nepali new year’s day. The event is enrolled [at] Cameron University filled with dancing, music and food that represent Nepalese culture. All students and community members are invited. are more than welcome to join CUNA,” said Poudel. “We are looking forward to a huge and other organizations in need. the title of a 5 Star organization.” diversity in our organization.”

“We even raise funds for the people in need of medical Poudel said the recent annual Holi festival, which uses Poudel said the group is very involved and hopes to help or any kind of emergency,” he said. “We raised $5000 color and unity to repair broken relationships, displayed spread their culture on campus through several annual for the earthquake victims of Nepal and donated it.” the family values CUNA upholds. events CUNA holds.

Poudel said the recent announcement of CUNA “CUNA is not just an organization – CUNA is a “We organize and conduct various programs throughout becoming a 5 Star organization has been an awarding family,” he said. “We make everyone feel warm and the year,” he said. “The programs involve workshops by experience, but he said he didn’t achieve the title on his own. homely. The diversity seen at Holi was awesome, and I professors [and an] orientation program for new admissions.

“It feels great as our patience and hard work paid off, but think everybody liked it too.

“We conduct Nepali night twice a year. Nepali Night I would not just take a credit for that,” Poudel said. “This “We got to see the beautiful culture of Nepal.” is conducted during the biggest festivals of Nepal, i.e. would not have been possible without the board and the CUNA will hold Nepali night April 17.

Dashain-Tihar and Nepali New Year, where all the members of CUNA. The board members did much hard Tickets for students are $10 and for other’s $15 to members wear Nepali attire and they perform dance and work and came up with new ideas. attend the event. songs.”

“It is definitely a proud moment for all of us, and I hope To find out more about CUNA, visit their self-titled Poudel said the organization also contributes to charity that the upcoming elected members are going to maintain Facebook page.

Validated: CUNSA earns 5-Star organization rating Tyla Eakins

community.”

Akintunde said the organization Student Life Editor does many things not only for the @tyla_eakins university but also for the Lawton Cameron University has over community.

100 students from Nigeria, and the “CUNSA is involved in most Cameron University Nigerian Student campus activities,” she said. “We do Association (CUNSA) serves as a center community services, organize campusfor those students. wide events to exhibit our rich culture, Recently, Cameron University named conduct seminars to build and equip several campus organizations as 5- Star our members, help our freshman ease organizations, including CUNSA. into college life, offer scholarships, run Ayokunmi Akintunde, the group’s our own library and host ceremonies to president, said CUNSA earning its 5 celebrate our graduating seniors.”

Star rating is validating.

To get involved in CUNSA, attend “Getting named as a 5 Star their meetings, visit their facebook page, organization this academic year is very go to Cameron University Nigerian exciting and encouraging,” Akintunde Students Association on instagram, Courtesy of CUNSA said. “It serves as a recognition of our follow @offical_cunsa on Twitter or Celebrating diversity: Members of the Cameron University Nigerian Students Association involvement with Cameron University email CUNSA at officialcunsa@gmail. and the positive influence we have com to keep up with all CUNSA”s pose next to Cameron’s mascot Ole Kim. The organization stays active on campus by holding on Cameron Campus and [in the] activities and events. events such as the Nigerian Independence Day celebration.

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The hard truth:

Domestic violence and the NFL

One of the longest running commercials on Cameron’s closed-circuit television station features actress Kristen Stewart addressing assault and the importance of awareness and speaking out. It’s been running since the CU News was in the Admin Building basement.

This semester, posters started popping up on bulletin boards across campus bringing up similar topics. Phrases like “‘No’ means ‘no’” and other anti-rape mantras started mingling with announcements of club events and scholarship opportunities.

Years later, the college conversation still evokes the same topics. Looking back, there is one question left to answer: How much has really changed?

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) states that 10 million individuals fall victim to domestic violence annually. Given the number of individuals who stay in abusive relationships, it stands to reason that many perpetrators see little to no jail time for the assaults.

Some of them may even be on television on Sundays.

Recently, NFL defensive end Greg Hardy denied allegations that he had ever hit a woman. This refutation comes two years after a reported incident when Hardy assaulted his ex-girlfriend, Nicole Holder and threatened her life. Photos surfaced showing bruises all over Holder’s body.

Hardy claimed his innocence in a very ineffectual manner.

“I didn’t say I didn’t do

anything wrong,” he said to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “That situation occurred, and that situation was handled, but as a man you can’t avoid situations that aren’t or are your fault.

“Saying I did nothing wrong is a stretch, but saying I’m innocent is correct.”

Utterly confusing and admittedly contradicting non-apologies aside, the fact of the matter is that Greg Hard continued playing in the league despite these accusations.

This fact is nothing short of baffling.

Host of Fox Sports’ “Garbage Time” Katie Nolan criticised both Rice and Hardy, the NFL and the media as a whole since the Rice incident occurred in May 2014.

“The truth is, the NFL will never respect women and their opinions as long as the media it answers to doesn’t,” she said in a 2014 video on her YouTube channel.

As harsh as it sounds, Nolan is much closer to the truth than most would like to believe.

Take a look at how the NFL treats suspensions.

DUIs, substance abuse and performance enhancing drug cases land players bans in the one-to-four game range.

Repeat offenses can get a player suspended for a season along with media scrutiny over the athlete’s character.

But domestic assault?

Nothing happened until the Jacob Jardel NFL has proof, and nobody Sports Editor from the locker room to the @JJardel_Writing newsroom has anything to However, he is not the first say until it happens. Just look NFL player to come under at Rice’s case, where he was fire for assault involving a initially suspended two games significant other. Former for assaulting his wife.

Baltimore Ravens running Backlash from news back Ray Rice is still amid his media and social media at exile from football after news the minimalistic suspension and eventually video surfaced made NFL commissioner of him assaulting his now-wife Roger Goodell backtrack and in an Atlantic City casino. bolster the league’s domestic According to Hardy, violence policy to instate sixthere’s no real comparing the game suspensions for initial situations because it’s the offenses with a lifetime ban for story of an innocent man and repeated incidents. a guilty man. To some in the What happened next could sports world, it’s the difference only be described as a circus; between video evidence and a media website TMZ obtained lack thereof. video of Rice punching his wife in the face. The incident resulted in the NFL suspending Rice indefinitely and a court overturning the suspension.

That’s not to say that the NFL doesn’t care about women. But it seems like they care a lot more about the image of the league and its players.

Enter Greg Hardy. He was suspended for 10 games in 2015 after an arrest, 18 months probation and 60 days in jail. An arbiter reduced the suspension to four games July 2015, and expunged the charges from his record in November 2015.

In the meantime, Nolan had a lot to say on her show about the whole situation with Hardy.

“If me hoping that the league, the Cowboys, their PR people and the media could act with just a shred of human Tribune News Service decency is ruining football for All apologies: Suspended NFL running back Ray you, then I’m disappointed Rice speaks during a press conference regarding his at how much we’re willing to domestic violence charge in 2014. accept to protect our precious About Us

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“And then what?”: Defensive lineman Greg Hardy walks out of the courtroom after an appearance regarding his 2014 domestic assault case. Hardy served a fourgame suspension for his role in the case before signing with the Dallas Cowboys.

Now a free agent, Hardy recently talked with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, providing a non-remorseful and guild-deflecting response to his past behavior. The Hardy saga highlighted one of the troubling aspects regarding domestic violence both in the sport and in society.

Sundays,” she said.

She had a lot of other, more critical things to say about the situation filled with admittedly appropriate expletive-ridden on-the-spot callouts of various personalities in sports, including the Dallas Cowboys, Hardy’s most recent team.

But the point still remains the same: the NFL needs to do something different with its approach to how they treat domestic assault and those in the league who commit the crime.

“Don’t let [the Cowboys] fool you into thinking they support Greg Hardy. They don’t,” Nolan said. “They support sacks. They’ll say and do whatever they can while he’s in Dallas to get him to keep devastating offensive lineman. When he’s done doing that, they’ll shove him out the door a worse man than he was when he got there because of years of enabling him.

“And then what?”

Hardy’s contract came to an end at the end of the 2015-2016 season. In the place of apologies and contrition,

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we see half-hearted excuses, poorly constructed tweets and lots of vitriol from media members other than Katie Nolan.

ESPN’s Jemele Hill and Michelle Beadle both made comments about Hardy and his “redemption tour” starting with the interview with Schefter. Like Nolan, they were critical about his lack s of remorse. Most of all, they were baffled at his behavior as a whole.

“He hasn’t said he did anything wrong,” Beadle said, “so how is a man supposed to convince anybody he’s changed and yet not admit to actually doing anything?”

Hill had just as biting words about Hardy.

“To have shown remorse and contrition and at least accountability is an important part of the forgiveness process or, for that matter, showing people that maybe you’re not what we think that you are,” she said. “Greg Hardy time and time again shows us exactly who we all think him to be.”

The unfortunate fact of

the matter in this whole mess as that what we’re seeing play out in the media is a more public display of what happens with domestic assault cases in typical discourse. Denial from the perpetrator. Anger from everyone involved. And lots and lots of (non) apologies. So what do we do as a society?

Definitely not what the NFL has been doing.

We speak up when cases of domestic assault happen. We teach our younger generations about basic respect for human beings and their personal autonomy.

We realize that assault is a serious matter that deserves serious treatment. Most of all, we hold people accountable.

Otherwise, the answer to the question of how much has changed will still be a resounding “very little.”

If you or someone you know have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence, call the NCADV helpline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

All calls are anonymous and confidential, and lines are open 24/7.

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Rockin’ with East Cache Creek Vicky Smith

Managing Editor

@pinkwritinglady Taking center stage again this summer is the local band East Cache Creek, whose first album “6 Miles from Bowie” debuted last fall.

The band members include Cody Newby on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Dillon Newby on bass and harmony vocals, Lynn Moon on lead guitar and Shelby Moon on drums.

Dillon Newby said he and the other members are like brothers, with Cody Newby being his actual brother.

“We all came from the same area originally; [we] grew up on East Cache Creek, which is where we got our name,” Dillon Newby said. “I would say our friendship is pretty solid.”

Newby said they composed the music together, which he classifies as “red dirt country mixed in with a little southern rock.”

“I actually wrote ‘She Never Knew,’” Newby said. “Cody has written the majority of them, but we’ve all put some [lyrics] in a few of them [songs].”

According to Newby, the band became an official group six years ago.

“It started with my brother and Lynn and one of the songs off the album called ‘He Never Wore the Hat,’” Newby said. “My brother wrote it about my grandpa, and Lynn heard it and really liked it.

“So, they got together and started playing.

Then one day, Cody was like, ‘What do you think about playing bass?’ … Two weeks later we played our first show.”

When Newby was a teenager, he played the electric guitar and drums.

“I had never played bass before until he asked me if I could play bass in this band,” he said. “[Now,] I’ve been playing for 16, 17 years about every instrument you can think of.”

Newby said his grandparents were the biggest inspiration to start the band, and the idea of other people listening to their music motivated them to make the band official.

“It’s always nice to be able to put something

out there that Courtesy of Dillon Newby people can relate to,” he said, “whether it’s you’ve loved and lost or were too scared to say anything. The song I wrote is … [about a guy who] never got the guts up to a talk to a girl, and now she’s gone.”

Newby’s favorite performances are those when he can see the audience connecting with the music emotionally.

“I feel good because you can just look at them and be like, ‘That is what I was shooting for – that is how I felt writing it,” he said. “We’ve had [people] up at the front of the stage, just bawling.”

According to Newby, he also cherishes the performances in which the crowd is loud and genuinely enjoys the music.

“It makes it all worth it for those shows that you get done, and people are just screaming … I was just thinking that maybe y’all could do and going crazy,” he said. “You definitely play something with it.’ off one another, so the more hyped up they get, “We took that idea off of a 45-second video they more hyped up we get.” on a phone, and in two hours, turned it into Newby’s favorite song is “Muddin’” which is the song you hear on the album. That’s one of the first song on the album. those moments, as a band, that are few and far “The idea [for the song] was sent to us by a between. There’s normally not a song that falls friend,” he said. “He gave it to us and was like, into place so quickly.”

‘Look, I’ve been playing with this for a while.

Newby said his family has been the band’s

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greatest support since the beginning, as well as a man named Kenny Burns, who helps run sound.

For aspiring musicians who are nervous about starting a band, Newby’s advice is to just get out there and do it.

“I was nervous, too, man,” he said. “I had two weeks of practice on the bass before I played my first show.

“It is nerve-racking, especially to get up in front of people sometimes, but … if you’re feeling it, and it’s coming from your heart, then put it out there.

“There’s people out there that are going to feel it, too.”

Newby said East Cache Creek will be playing on the weekends this summer. In past years, the band has played at Guitar Bar, as well as Red Dirt Bar and Grill in Lawton.

Outside Lawton, they have played at Riley’s in Marlow, the Hog Fest in Temple, the Red Dirt Festival in Medicine Park and at different locations in Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls.

For more information about concert dates or to purchase the album “6 Miles from Bowie,” visit the East Cache Creek Facebook page.

SAPA students attend Take Root Conference Angela Jenkins

Erin Owens Staff Writer

The Lawton chapter of the Kiwanis Club held their annual Pancake Days fundraiser April 1-2 at the Great Plains Coliseum.

Attendees could purchase tickets in advance for $8 or buy them at the door for $10.

Each ticket was good for an unlimited helping of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and drink refills.

Lawton resident Sarah Peckinpaugh attended the event for the first time and said she enjoyed herself and would likely return.

“It’s pretty cool,” Peckinpaugh said. “I’m not a pancake person really, but these are actually some pretty good pancakes.”

The Kiwanis Club hosts the fundraiser yearly in order to raise funds to support the community projects, such as the local Key Clubs and Cameron’s chapter of Circle K International (CKI).

CKI district secretary Robbie Day said he appreciated everyone who attended and showed support, and he wants the community to know Kiwanis Club cannot survive without continuous support.

“It’s not really enough for them to just show up, just one day of the year,” Day said.

“They need to be actively involved with the Kiwanians because the Kiwanis can do so much for the children of the community.”

Day also said the Kiwanis would benefit by recruiting current community leaders, and he believes Mayor Fred Fitch could generate greater community involvement. “[I’d like to] see the impact that, you know, even his presence - being in Kiwanis - how that can transform the Lawton community,” Day said.

Day also said that there is a current generation gap between the members of Kiwanis entering the organization and those who are about to advance into Golden K (the senior citizen organization of the Kiwanis family).

Day said the millennial generation has the power and resources to change the world, and it is important for this generation to become involved and teach future generations the importance of service work.

Cameron students can become involved with the Kiwanis by joining CKI, by contacting Robbie Day at robbie.day@ cameron.edu or attending the weekly Lawton Kiwanis meetings. The meetings are held at noon every Thursday in the Prairie Room in front of the Great Plains Coliseum.

Taylor, a political science major and president of SAPA, said the conference Staff Writer provided a great atmosphere to collaborate Students Sandra Forman, Brandon on political education.

Ingerson and Katie Taylor presented their “It is a great opportunity to not only find research findings at the 6th Annual Take information on these causes in the state of Root Conference. The theme this year was Oklahoma but also meet activists, students, “Red-State Perspectives on Reproductive [educators], non-profit workers, public Justice.” servants, and an array of different people All three students are members of the working on these issues across the nation,” Students Advocates for Public Action she said.

(SAPA).

The students conducted an online survey Forman, a criminal justice major and the in February 2016 which asked Oklahoma vice president of SAPA, said they chose red- residents about how much they knew state perspectives on reproductive justice as when it came to reproductive services in their topic to provide information on what Oklahoma. is typically a misunderstood subject.

The findings indicated that the majority “We wanted to provide information to of the parents in the survey had children at people on a subject that we felt had great young ages. It also said that the majority of impact on our state,” she said. “Many women with unplanned pregnancies in the of these topics may often be avoided survey chose to give birth, but the majority conversations, but it is important that of students believed women should be able people take time to gain knowledge about to terminate the pregnancy if needed. them so that progress can be made.”

Taylor said she hopes students on Taylor, a political science major and campus will become involved. president of SAPA, said the conference “SAPA has signed up Cameron provided a great atmosphere to collaborate University as a part of the campus on political education. networking for the Take Root program,” Forman said the organization focuses she said, “so admission for Cameron on solving difficult but common problems students is free. I would encourage anyone within society. who is passionate about any of these “We are a group of students that are subjects to contact me to brainstorm ideas looking at the issues that affect many for the conference next year.” of us each day,” she said. “We create a Students interested in becoming space where open discussions can lead to involved with SAPA can attend the open powerful results. Our focus is to tackle discussion series. The next meeting will challenging issues head-on through take place at 3:30 p.m. on April 20 in room coordination and communication.”

625 of South Shepler.

Issue 8 corrections The Cameron Collegian published the article “State champions: debate team takes first place at state” with Kristopher Mayfield’s and Savanna Sanders’ names misspelled.

The Cameron Collegian also appoligizes to Cody Jackson and Dyllan Bramlett for neglecting to include their accomplishments in individual events.

We regret the errors and are happy to set the record straight.

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Predictions for the 2016 season Jacob Jardel

one of baseball’s strongest bullpens with the addition of Sports Editor former Reds’ fireballer Aroldis @JJardel_Writing Chapman.

They also have a stacked Major League Baseball’s offense that, if healthy, can Opening Day has arrived, and do some serious damage to every team has hit the diamond opposing pitching staffs. to make its initial mark on the While weak on defense and new season. potentially shaky on pitching, After last year’s season do not count out the Yanks. ended with a thrilling World Expect Toronto to win the Series between the American division, but watch for Boston League’s Kansas City Royals and New York to take the Wild and New York Mets from Card spots. the National League, fans are AL Central anticipating what this new year The Royals claimed has in store. Now is the time to their first World Series put the bat to ball and see how championship since 1985, those stories unfold. and they look to become the Though the regular season first repeat champs since the will not end until fall, here are Yankees won three straight some predictions for the 2016 from 1998-2000. slate.

A relatively quiet offseason AL East meant that one of the best The Toronto Blue Jays are overall lineups in baseball posed to repeat as AL East returns to accomplish this champs after returning the goal the same way as last year: core of a team that took the offensive output and defensive Royals to six games in the support. league championship series.

While their starting Jose Bautista, Troy Tulowitzki pitching may leave some to and Edwin Encarnacion come worry, a great bullpen can help back as one of baseball’s most keep the game tight late. dominant threesomes at the The only real competitors plate. While their pitching for the division crown at the may have taken a big loss when start of the season are the David Price left, the team’s Detroit Tigers and Cleveland offense has the potential to Indians. The Tigers had an shell opposing pitchers on a active offseason to try and nightly basis. support Justin Verlander in the One team to watch this rotation and Miguel Cabrera at year is Price’s new team, the the plate.

Boston Red Sox. He joins If healthy, the offense can a rotation that, if the lead put up enough runs to give holds, transitions into a strong the back end of the pitching bullpen, made stronger with staff some breathing room. the addition of closer Craig Conversely, Cleveland has the Kimbrel. The big storyline of rotation to contend for a title the year for the Sox, though, is the retirement of designated if the bullpen holds and the position players can live up to hitter David Ortiz. Time will tell how big his bat will be this their potential on and off the field. season.

Regardless, the Royals The other team to watch, are champions for a reason. though, is the New York Another division title is in the Yankees. The team boasts future.

AL West

The Houston Astros surprised many last season with a Texas renaissance, winning a Wild Card spot and losing to the Royals in a fivegame divisional series matchup after beating the Yanks.

They return a balanced team with young stars like Dallas Keuchel and 2015 Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa. The team is packed.

If healthy, the Astros could make an even deeper run.

The main competition for the AL West crown is the Texas Rangers. Ace Yu Darvish should return from Tommy John surgery in late May, giving the team one of baseball’s best one-two punches when paired with Cole Hamels.

A strong offense should make up for a subpar defense to beat out AL MVP Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels.

However, the Astros return too many young stars who, if healthy, will edge out the Rangers for a playoff spot.

machine Max Scherzer and a high-powered offense from NL MVP Bryce Harper. If they stay healthy and have their offseason pickups play to potential, the Nationals will give opponents headaches.

That said, expect the Nats to win the division with the Mets clinching a Wild Card.

Andrew McCutchen.

In the end, the Cards will make the playoffs once again as a Wild Card team, but the Cubs will win their first division title since 2008.

NL West

This year’s standings look to be much closer than last year’s win from the Los Angeles NL Central Dodgers.

Arguably the deepest of the The boys in blue hope to NL races, this division features give legendary announcer Vin two teams definitely vying for Scully a successful farewell the coveted playoff spots. season, and strong pitching Last year’s division winners, from former NL MVP the St. Louis Cardinals, look Clayton Kershaw should lead to win a fourth straight title the way on this charge. and make it to the playoffs for a While many of their big sixth straight year. names are on the disabled list, They are posed to do at once healthy, the Dodgers are least one of those things with bound to make waves in the a strong pitching staff behind division.

Adam Wainwright and the The Arizona return of veteran catcher Diamondbacks are also in Yadier Molina. contention for the division The Cards just need to stay healthy.

The Chicago Cubs are in line to have one of their best seasons in decades.

Despite the loss of star NL East The Mets are looking to get infielder Starlin Castro, the to another World Series again Cubbies acquired infielder Ben Zobrist and outfielder this year, marking their third Jason Heyward to bolster the since 2000.

However, they have not won lineup.

They also signed veteran a championship since the 1986 pitcher John Lackey to a season. rotation featuring NL Cy They come into this Young winner Jake Arrieta season with arguably the and fellow ace Jon Lester. most dominant pitching staff, Overall, Chicago may be featuring four ace-quality the NL team to beat. They pitchers the team dubs Mound should outduel the Pittsburgh Rushmore, and former Cy Pirates and star outfielder Young winner Bartolo Colon.

Their defense may lag, but offensive boosts from the likes of Yoenis Cespedes make up for that on good nights.

The other primary competition for the division title is the Washington Nationals. They are the East’s most balanced team, with a strong pitching staff under the leadership of no-hitter Tribune News Service

crown this year, especially with the addition of rotation anchor Zack Greinke. Young talent will keep this team in contention, while play from star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will make this team a power player.

However, the team to watch this year is the San Francisco Giants.

They made some key signings in former Royal Johnny Cueto and middlerotation anchor Jeff Samardzija to help with their rotation.

They also signed Denard Span to help on offense and defense with an already solid lineup.

They pose a huge threat to any team because they have no real weakness.

Look for the Giants to take the division in a close race against the rival Dodgers.