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Award season at Cameron CU Testing Center aces National Certification CU Public Affairs
national standards. Cameron’s Testing Center is responsible for coordinating, The Testing Center at Cameron University has earned administering and scoring a wide range of national, international and Test Center Certification from the National College Testing local tests for the Cameron community and the general public. Tests Association (NCTA). In earning the certification, the Testing offered include the National and Residual ACT, CLEP, DSST, GRE Center met rigorous criteria based on NCTA Professional Subject, LSAT, MAT, SAT and the Institutional TOEFL. Standards and Guidelines which were developed to guide postAdditionally, the Testing Center administers Accuplacer secondary test centers in the delivery of quality testing programs. Computerized Placement Tests (CPT) for English, reading and Cameron’s Testing Center is one of only two higher education math for admission to Cameron University. The Testing Center also testing centers in the state to earn the certification. NCTA provides opportunities for gaining credit for certain college courses Test Center Certification will be in place for five years and and furnishes proctors for computer-based and paper-based tests for can be renewed by demonstrating continued compliance to Cameron and other universities.
On the road: Speech and Debate Team takes top state and national honors
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Poised for success: Cameron’s Speech and Debate Team poses for a picture after a successful semester of competition. Overall, the team placed at two national tournaments as well as earned two state champion titles.
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University of Choice Awards
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nervousness into excitement and they’re able to transfer Managing Editor that.” Steven Haber needed to Zak Rajpari, Skylar focus. Williams, Danny After arriving in McQuarters and Nick Indianapolis, IN, for the Pasternak all competed in Pi Kappa Delta National Open Parliamentary debate, Comprehensive Tournament, with both teams making it to Haber learned his team’s the top 16. school bus had been broken In Congressional into only minutes before he Debate, Curry Coleman was to compete. earned Presiding Officer “[The break-in] was right and Superior Legislator for before our finals round,” his chamber, while Price Haber said. “Everyone was was named as one of three freaking out about the bus, outstanding legislators in her and I’m like, ‘Hey, we still chamber. have this finals round that In individual events, Price we have to do. I don’t want to finished in the top 20 for sound like a jerk, but can we Persuasive Speaking. focus up a little bit?’” Overall, Cameron placed Haber, a double major third in Combined Debate in Criminal Justice and Sweepstakes and eighth Communication, and his in Overall Combined partner Savannah Price, a Sweepstakes. Communication major as The tournament was the well, won finals to become second of two over spring the national champions in break, the first being the JV Junior Parliamentary debate. Nationals tournament in Haber Hutchinson, said he “I just want us to start KS. and his In thriving in Pi Kappa teammates between meditated Delta, and start making tournaments, for 30 a name for Cameron Sarah minutes to Collins, the University on a help them team’s coach, to prepare said they national scale...” for the final stopped at -Zak Rajpari round. the St. Louis Communication major “There Zoo, visited were nerves the Arch and going saw Cats. in,” Haber admitted, “but At JV Nationals, a a good speaker does that tournament for students in thing where they turn that their first and second years of
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competition, Jonathon Good, Amber Smith, Diana Reyes and Danny McQuarters all shared an NPDA national championship title. In Lincoln-Douglas debate, Smith and McQuarters lasted until the final four, while Reyes made it to quarterfinals. Students also placed highly in individual events. In After Dinner Speaking, Good took home a secondplace ranking, while Haber finished third. Haber also finished sixth in Extemporaneous Speaking, while Savannah Sanders finished fifth in Prose Interpretation. Overall, the team earned third-place in Division 1 Sweepstakes. Both tournaments served as an appropriate conclusion to an already successful semester for the team. In late February, the team earned several state champion titles, including: tournament champion in Overall Sweepstakes, in Debate Sweepstakes and Combined, as in Debate and Individual Event, Sweepstakes. Team members also carved out first place rankings in individual events, such as Sanders and Good, who won Duo Interpretation. Good also took first place in After Dinner Speaking. Katelynn Wright earned first place in Informative Speaking, while Williams
won first in Impromptu Speaking and Curry Coleman won in Dramatic Interpretation. Collins attributed the team’s success to their drive to work. “We have a young group, that, I think, have been motivated to work,” Collins said. “They motivate each other.” Three team members will graduate in the spring. Rajpari, one of the members who will not be returning, has been involved in speech and debate since his freshman year in highschool. “Eight whole years, and I’m happy that I’m done and can move on to coaching and judging,” Rajpari said. He added he hoped the team will be able to build a reputation for themselves on the debate circuit in future years. “I just want us to start thriving in Pi Kappa Delta, and start making a name for Cameron University on the national scale,” Rajpari said, “So that, when we go into a round, they say, ‘Oh, we’re going against Cameron. We are probably going to lose.’” Collins said she plans to focus on more individual events in future semesters. “I really just want to continue to build a comprehensive program,” Collins shared, “but one that is still beneficial to the students.”
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Sigma Tau Delta: English awards Department’s honor society, Sigma Tau Delta. A student must have completed nine hours in the english department and have a 3.0 English and overall average GPA in order to be considered for the honor society. The night’s initiates were Ashleigh Balog, Amelia Barr, Nicholas Brush, Breanna Holley, Tammy Hornbeck, Sara McLaughlin, Mikayla Riddles, Zoie Timothy, Rose Welch and Whitney Wilding. Sigma Tau Delta also named next year’s officers – Brush (President), Timothy (Vice President) and Rhiannon Poolaw will be Secretary. Associate Professor for the English and Foreign Language Department Dr. William Carney is the faculty advisor for Sigma Tau Delta. “It serves to give English majors an opportunity to know each other, to socialize, to become active in the community and to hang out with like-minded people,” Carney said. Kaley Patterson Along with the initiation, the department Staff Writer also gave out multiple awards and scholarships to students based on their The Cameron University English writing and academic achievements. department hosted it annual end of the year Professor Emeritus of English Dr. awards banquet at 6:30 p.m. on April 5 in the Leigh Holmes presented Rhiannon Poolaw CETES Conference Center Chair of the English and foreign languages with the Leigh Holmes Prize for Creative Nonfiction for her piece “Roots: Warrior department John Hodgson complimented Woven.” the department on a fantastic year filled Professor of English Dr. John Morris with outstanding writing produced by their presented the John G. Morris Poetry Prize students. to three individuals. Rose Welch received The first honors of the night included the induction of the new members to the English first place for her poem, “Nightlife.” Brush received third place for his poem “Have Photo by Kaley Patterson
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You Ever Been So Angry That You Taught Someone You Hate How To Make A Grilled Cheese Sandwich?” Carson Stringham received third place for his poem “Traveling North on I-83.” Associate Professor Dr. Hardy Jones presented the Matt P. Creative Writing Scholarship Award to Kathleen Guill for her piece “Struggles of the Heart.” Assistant Professor Dr. Bayard Godsave presented the Association of Writers and Writing Program (AWP) Nominees. Sara Rios received honors in fiction for her piece “Hotbox” and non-fiction for “Born to Exist.” In poetry, Brush was honored again for his poem “Have You Ever Been So Angry That You Taught Someone You Hate How To Make A Grilled Cheese Sandwich.” Carney recognized those who had participated in internships and student research this past year: Temilade Adelusi, Ashleigh Balog, Breanne Holley, Gilberto Nunez, Rhiannon Poolaw and Kaitlyn Stockton. There are only three areas the internships and student research are conducted – department study for international students, software development with the Multimedia Department and the City of Lawton, and grant writing. Carney said that next year the department will be doing all those same things but will also be working with the Salvation Army, the Lawton Food Bank and the Detty Homeless Shelter. Towards the end, Hodgson recognized the scholarship recipients for the past
year. Lindsey Huckaby, Ami Moore and Rhiannon Poolaw received the Jessie Mae Hines Language Arts Scholarship. Jessica Ingrum received the Lawton Shakespeare Club English Scholarship, and Lutricia White received the Lawton Shakespeare Club Award. Casey Brown, Abbie Lambert, Cheyenne Madrid and Krista Pylant each received an English Tuition Waiver. Assistant Professor Dr. Sue Tyrrell presented the OCTE Geraldine Burns Award to LeAnn Williams. To end the banquet, Hodgson recognized the graduating seniors in attendance. Carson Stringham was among those, but before the night could conclude, he stole the microphone to give a special gift to Carney. Through the grapevine, Stringham and some other Sigma Tau Delta members heard that Carney would be stepping down as their adviser. Stringham presented Carney with a special Sigma Tau Delta t-shirt covered in signatures and notes praising Carney and bidding him farewell. The honor society also gave Carney a delectable Edible Arrangement. Carney addressed the rumor and said that he would continue as Sigma Tau Delta’s faculty adviser for another semester and that Jones would replace him after he steps down. “I think it’s good to rotate talent through that [Sigma Tau Delta],” Carney said. “The internships are becoming more and more a full-time job for me. I think at this point in time, it’s something that I’m interested in. That’s where my, if I have any, talents lie.”
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Newswriting Student On April 16, 2013, 19-year-old Carlos Dominguez’s life changed forever on his way to his morning classes at Cameron University. With an upcoming trigonometry test on his mind, Dominguez drove along 4 mile road, nearing the intersection with Tacklebox Road, a crossroads notorious for car accidents. As he crossed the intersection, a vehicle traveling west on Tacklebox failed to stop at a stop sign and slammed into Dominguez’s SUV, sending his silver Tahoe rolling two and a half times before landing on its roof in the ditch. Although Dominguez did not have his seatbelt fastened during the crash, he remained trapped upside-down in his vehicle. Still conscious, he noticed that the key remained turned forward in the ignition. He attempted to sit up and turn the key off but realized that he couldn’t. “My first thought wasn’t that I was paralyzed,” Dominguez said, “but it was still there in the back of my mind. I just thought I was tired from being in a big accident and figured I couldn’t move because my legs were pinned between the steering wheel and roof.” Uninjured, the driver of the car that struck him phoned paramedics to the scene. Once emergency responders arrived, they cut the door and steering wheel off the vehicle to remove Dominguez. Once freed, he noticed his neck beginning to hurt. A helicopter arrived and transported him to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. At the hospital, an MRI scan revealed Dominguez had broken his neck resulting in paralysis. Before he went for surgery to prevent further damage to his spinal cord, Dominguez had to undergo traction to straighten out his spine and pop his neck back into place. Once accomplished, doctors put him under a medically induced coma before performing surgery on his neck and back. “The last thing I remember before they took me into the operating room was telling my mom that everything is going to be fine, that I’ll see her in a couple of hours,” Dominguez said. “Well, a couple of hours turned into a month and a half wait. I just thought I went to sleep for a couple of days.” Dominguez did not wake from his coma until a month later on May 20. Despite the doctors’ efforts, he remained paralyzed from the chest down. After being discharged from the hospital, he stayed at the Jim Thorpe Rehab Center where he learned to adapt to life with his new disability. He finally returned home on July 17, exactly three months after the initial car accident.
We are the champions: Jack McGuire reminisces about his experience with colleagues at the awards for the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association. Cameron University’s Radio/Television students accepted many awards. Sandra O’Brien won third in Radio Feature News Story for “Lawton Food Bank,” and third place in Radio Promotional Spot for “Asher & Sander”. Kim Garner won second in TV Personality Aircheck for “Kim Garner”. Noah Copeland won second place in Radio Commercial for “Phillips Music”. Because the accident occurred a few weeks before finals, Dominguez was unable to complete his college courses and had to withdraw from his second semester of college. He returned the following fall semester but not without experiencing some challenges after the accident left him bound to a wheelchair. “My biggest challenge has been opening doors,” Dominguez said. “The first day of class last semester I got stuck in the bathroom of Nance Boyer because the door was too heavy and I couldn’t open it. I was stuck in there for 20 minutes. Somebody happened to come in, so I went over to the sink to pretend I was washing my hands and asked the guy to hold the door and got out of there quick.” At the moment, Dominguez’s parents drive him to school every day but that will soon change. He recently obtained his driver’s license to operate a vehicle using hand controls. As soon as the state finishes modifying his new
2014 Ram 1500 truck that he named “Stella,” Dominguez will be back on the road. “Not much has really changed about me since my accident. I just can’t walk,” Dominguez said. “I still go to the gym every day. I still like going to Oklahoma City to play wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby, and I’m about to be driving again. The fact that a lot of people don’t think that I can do certain things just gives me more motivation to try and succeed.” Dominguez says that helping others is also a major driving force behind his recovery. He has spoken at numerous events including an Overcoming Challenges event at Cameron University where he became inspired to change his college major after meeting with Director of Student Development Dr. Jennifer Pruchnicki. “Dr. Pruchnicki came to me and asked if I wanted to speak at this event and meet another guest speaker, amputee Todd Huston,” Dominguez said. “Since then, she has kind of become my hero of the campus. I really like how she’s an advocate for people with disabilities, and that’s why I’m majoring in Psychology. “I kind of feel like I’m supposed to be in a wheelchair, like this was supposed to happen to me and that’s why I switched majors so I could help others with disabilities.” In the future, Dominguez hopes to work on a college campus to help accommodate those with disabilities. He already has advice for those he will be working with who find themselves recovering from similar medical traumas. “Don’t give up at all,” Dominguez said. “It’s really hard at first. There was a whole lot of depression at the beginning for me, but once I got out and hung out with all my friends, everything just kind of fell back into place. I just like to have fun with it now and try to think of the bright side to everything. It can really get you down, and you get frustrated over the littlest things, but everything gets better with time. I definitely appreciate life a lot more because of it.”
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Buzz feed: Why bees’ knees matter Hailey Harris CU senior artist The intention of my work is to depict insects in a more attractive light, while exploring the importance of insect interaction and the devastations that are occurring in our world. My most recent work focuses on the issue of Colony Collapse Disorder, a situation that has noticeably plagued honeybees for almost a decade. Honeybees are slowly disappearing with little to no scientific understanding. Because bees are a major source of pollination for many crops, the depletion of honeybees will inevitably change the world of agriculture.
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Art student showcase final display Kaitlyn Stockton Copy Editor
Cameron University’s Suny Stanfield and 18 other senior art majors exhibited their artwork in the Thesosophia Senior Art Exhibition. From 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., CU students welcomed the public on April 5 to the show’s opening night at the Museum of the Great Plains. Stanfield, a Fine Arts major with a concentration in graphic design, said the exhibition is unique as her class consists of students with a variety of
concentrations from painting to printmaking to graphic design. “It is a celebration of learning,” she said. “We are dedicating the show to our willingness to expand our knowledge.” While her fellow seniors worked on separate tasks for the show, Stanfield created the designs for the poster and postcards for Theosophia. “I jumped into the design part of it,” Stanfield said. “For two weeks, I was constantly working on it. I was averaging four hours of sleep a night. I don’t know how many times I
have reconstructed the thing.” Stanfield said she has traveled far to find the field that she loves, moving from Biology to Computer Science, before finally finding her home. “A long time ago I took a painting class, so I thought ‘why not try art again?’ I didn’t know what I wanted to be,” she said. “I went to the Art Department and found out we had a graphic design program. The next thing you know, I fell in love with it.” Stanfield’s exhibition featured a range of styles and mediums, that included graphic design pieces as well as a
mixture of sculptures and other traditional forms. “I treat it like a study,” she said. “I try to use different mediums. I try to fuse styles. I try off-color schemes that most people won’t use. It turns out to be quite beautiful and people can see there is a fine arts perspective in graphic design.” For Stanfield, her favorite mediums lie in opposing worlds. While the artist said she loves creating artwork by hand drawing her pieces in Illustrator, the charcoal-lover also uses her favorite traditional medium in many pieces including her self-portrait. “You get messy. It’s frustrating, but you can produce some beautiful work,” she said. “I got lost in it. You can see every crease and every gradation. I think I spent at least three or four hours on each finger.” According to Stanfield, the inspiration for her artwork changes often. While she created her favorite piece “Korean Travels” with her mother’s country in mind, her emotions transform many of her other works. “My emotions are a huge drive when it comes to me,” Stanfield said. “My self-portrait is quite sad. I was depressed at the time. It was my escape, my way to escape reality. I was inspired to draw. Each one has their one specific meaning. If I am not into it, you can tell.” After her graduation, the artist hopes to move closer to her heritage. “I want to move to the west coast,” she said. “I always wanted to go to San Francisco or Los Angeles, some city in between Korea and here. I am looking for corporate jobs to do
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Senior Display: Each painting created by CU senior Art major Sunny Stanfield, was on display at the 2014 Thesophia Senior Art Exhibition. Stanfield was among 18 fellow CU senior art majors. The art show takes place every year at the Museum of the Great Plains. The exhibition began at 6:30 p.m. and lasted until 9:30 p.m. on April 5. Artwork displayed at the Theosophia exhibition will be availble for viewing until May 4. graphic design.” The artist believes everyone should keep an open mind as she found her true passion by doing so. “Don’t close your mind because you never know what is going to inspire you,” Stanfield said. “I kept my mind open, and I am now in a field that I really
enjoy. I can start a project and next thing you know, it is 13 hours later. It’s what happens when you love what you are doing.” Stanfield’s art and her fellow senior artists’ work will remain on display the Museum of the Great Plains’ Theosophia exhibition until May 4.
Pastel painting presented at National level Sadie Jones
top of one another — and then it really starts looking more like A&E Editor a painting. You can blend them Cameron University smooth if you want or leave them Associate Professor of Art rough. They are very versatile.” Monika Linehan received the Linehan chose the painting honor of being accepted into the medium for her piece “The Shy Pastel National 2014 Exhibition Girl.” at the Wichita Center of the “I approached it more like a Arts, located in Wichita, Kan. painting where I just built layers Her Pastel on Art Spectrum of color where it looks kind of like paper — titled “The Shy Girl” broken brush strokes,” Linehan — will be on display from March said. “I worked on a special type 28-May 12. of pastel paper so that you can Since 1984, the Pastel put layers and layers of pastel on National 2014 Exhibition there.” features various pastel drawings Like many other artists, when and paintings. Linehan said this Linehan creates a new piece, she was her first time to enter the aims to tell a story. Experienced exhibition, a show well-known in the painting of the human among pastel artists. According figure, Linehan used a live model to the artist, pastels do not refer for her exhibition painting. In to the color but rather to the all of her work, the figure is medium — hard pastel and soft used. She bases her paintings pastel. on storytelling and aims to “Both of the pastels create create characters and put them different effects,” Linehan said. in certain environments to tell a “You can use them as a drawing story. medium — where you make a “I had a live model sitting on lot of marks and make it a linear the stage, and basically, I wanted kind of drawing. You could also to bring out the different colors I use them more like a painting saw on the skin. I love to intensify medium where you make broad the color that is actually there, so strokes and overlay colors on it becomes stronger and richer,”
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Exhibition piece: Monika Linehan’s pastel painting, “The Shy Girl” was accepted into Pastal National 2014 Exhibition. It will be on display until May 12. Linehan said. “I didn’t paint this with the purpose of symbolizing anything in particular. It was really a study of the figure.
“In all of my work, I use the figure, so having the opportunity to work with a model in a more realistic way is always helpful
because I can understand the figure better so that when I’m working from my imagination, it comes out more believable.” Linehan said she tries to present her work on a regular basis. Her goal is to enter into one or two exhibitions per year. “Last year I was in an exhibit in Oregon called “Nude in the 21st Century,” Linehan said. “I was able to enter one of my pastels of a model that posed for me. It was a good opportunity — I got a lot of experience out of that.” In addition to her Oregon exhibition last year, Linehan also won the Jurors award — one of the three awards from an Oklahoma show called the “24 Works on Paper Show.” Linehan has years of experience in painting and drawing; however, her love for art formed long before her college and professional career. “I started painting when I was a little kid,” Linehan said. “That was what I did in my free time — I loved to paint and draw — and of course, that carried on through high school, and eventually I went to college to
study art.” Linehan received her undergraduate Art degree at CU in 1980. When she finished at CU, she continued her education at Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Painting. After several years as not only a painter but also an instructor, Linehan said she constantly has to think of new ideas and inspirations. Although it can be a struggle at times, she always looks for ways to improve — because she enjoys learning. Linehan received the Hackler teaching award last year, and with the award, she received a Professional Development Grant that allows her to study, learn and broaden her skill. “I’ve never been formally trained with painting in the Renaissance style,” Linehan said. “I really want to learn more about that, so this summer I am going to take a couple of workshops in Edmond at their Art Conservatory. I’m excited to bring what I learn back to my students.”
Magic Lantern closes film season with foreign production Jacob Jardel Staff Writer
Moviegoers witnessed the power of forged steel during Magic Lantern Film Society’s screening of “Yojimbo” on March 28 in CETES. The society, which showcases classic films free of charge to the public, brought director Akira Kurosawa’s 1961 Japanese thriller to the projector screen. The movie starred Toshiro Mifune as a drifter samurai in 19th century Japan. The main character happened upon a town with rival clans who both try to hire him, and he accepted both offers. “Yojimbo” was also the basis for the Sergio Leone film “A Fistful of Dollars,” which starred Clint Eastwood in a shot-forshot remake of the movie. The movie itself was not in English; attendees followed along through the use of subtitles. According to junior English major Nick Brush, Magic
Lantern tries to show foreign films despite the relatively low turnout. In Brush’s opinion, a movie like “Yojimbo” was a good change of pace. “We figured a nice action flick would make it a bit more interesting this time around,” Brush said. Brush anticipated the movie would live up to the hype he read about when researching for the film. “I expect a lot of good action,” he said. “I read some of the IMDB stuff, and it looked like it was going to be a good movie.” After attendees filed in and grabbed their popcorn, the night started off with a screening of two serials from 1948 “Superman” serial. After a short intermission, faculty sponsor Dr. John Morris provided context for the film, heralding Kurosawa’s film prowess. “He’s responsible for many of the finest films ever made,” Morris said. Among Kurosawa’s credits were “Seven Samurai” and
“Throne of Blood,” which is based on William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Many of his films were also based on Shakespeare plays such as “Hamlet” and “King Lear.” Heralded movies such as “Yojimbo” were, according to both Morris and Brush, what Magic Lantern hopes to provide to audiences. Brush said their audiences has been coming and enjoying the movies all semester. “We’ve had a great turnout, and the reception has been very good,” Brush said. “There have been a lot of compliments on the selection of movies.” “Yojimbo” was the penultimate movie of the 2013-2014 series, which closed out with “Field of Dreams” on Apr. 11. Though the series has wrapped up, Magic Lantern has already started working on the next series. “We have closed off accepting suggestions, and we’re going to start looking over the suggestions as a group,” Brush said. Brush encouraged the public to come support the donationsupported organization and enjoy a good movie.
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Noah: Analyzing audience and Aronofsky
Casey Brown Copy Editor
On March 28, the much-anticipated film “Noah” was released. Since then, there have been mixed reviews and criticism from both religious groups and Darren Aronofsky fans. Despite such criticism, the film brought in almost $44 million according to the Internet Movie Database. Positive reviews have come from major print publications such as “The New Yorker” and “Washington Post.” Negative reviews have come from many Islamic countries, several of which refused to show the film. “The Guardian”; the official Vatican newspaper, “Avvenire”; and several articles on Slate.com criticised the film. “Avvenire” said that the film was a “missed opportunity.” The biggest complaint from most Christians is that the movie deviates from the Bible too much, whereas the biggest complaint from Aronofsky fans is that the film does not compare to his previous work. The most obvious counterargument to the complaints from the religious viewers is that the biblical story of Noah is only four chapters long and is a very linear, simplistic story. Four short chapters do not contain enough material to make an epic, two-plus hour movie.
Therefore, creative license is a natural consequence of a lack of material. However, it appears that many religious viewers had their own version of the story in mind with enough content to fill two hours. Moreover, Aronofsky said he was creating the story he had envisioned as child when reading the story of Noah. According to an interview with Robbie Collin that appeared in the “Telegraph,” Aronofsky said, “I recognised I was not such a good kid, and felt guilty about it, so how could I get on the boat?” he says. “I found the story scary because I sympathised with everyone who drowned.” Aronofsky created the story as he saw it in his imagination, which, I’m assuming, is the problem some religious viewers are having with the story: that it does not match the story as they imagined it. The trick is that despite the words being the same on the page in the Bible, not every person will see the same images as everyone else in his or her mind. That is to say, if we all made a movie version of the story of Noah, each story would be slightly from our neighbors because we each have a unique imagination. As an English major, I’ve learned that the term for this is pluralist readings.
Based on my personal belief that every person has an individual right to his or her own interpretation of any story, I defend Aronfsky’s choices in the making of the film. The story itself is a fictional version of Noah, one only based off the biblical story. Aronofsky’s adaptation is akin to when a filmmaker adapts a novel or true events into a film. The medium of film has limitations, just as any other medium. As a reader and fan of literature, I am frequently disappointed by adaptations of novels into movies. However, I have long ago accepted that film adaptations will always be inferior to the original novel, comic book or graphic novel. In order to deal with this dissonance, I have adopted the idea that the original work and the film are of two different worlds. Instead of becoming irate about the things that are “wrong” with a movie because it is different from a novel or comic book, I judge the film as a film. They are separate media, so I treat them as such. Now I realize that biblical stories are much more personal to many people than any other type of story, but I am still defending Aronofsky as an artist and the film as a separate medium from the Bible.
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Back the axe: The Aggie men’s tennis team united to show team spirit. The tennis match against SEOSU was held on April 8 at the Streich-Henry Tennis Complex.
Aggies weather Savage Storm Jacob Jardel
take it to the other teams.” That aggressiveness showed Staff Editor when the Black and Gold claimed Cameron’s tennis teams two of three doubles matches were in full swing against from Southeastern. Southeastern Oklahoma State Paula Gutierrez-Casas University on April 8 at the and Florencia Tornero won Streich-Henry Tennis Complex. their match 8-3, as did the Both teams braved the Savage pair of Magdalena Kovinic and Storm as the women claimed Antonia Moberg. Angie Torres a decisive 8-1 victory while the and Samantha Wood took the men’s team came out on top 6-3. Aggies’ only loss. Colby Meeks, assistant coach The women’s team came out for the women’s team, stated even more aggressive in the both he and his team were feeling singles competition, sweeping the good about their play heading six-match set. into this match and the tail end Laura Roberts (6-1, 6-3) of their season. joined Torres (6-1, 6-0), “We’re coming into this match Gutierrez-Casas (6-1, 6-2), pretty confident,” Meeks said. Wood (6-0, 6-0), Tornero (6-4, “We’ve had a pretty good season 6-2) and Kovinic (6-1, 6-1) to overall.” help claim the straight-sets Meeks said his team’s point victories against Southeastern. of focus heading into this Victories were what Meeks match was the doubles portion, said was the main goal. particularly how hard his team “Obviously, we’re out for took to the court. wins,” he said. “Every match from “Singles is nothing new to here on out is important as we’re our team,” he said, “but as far probably around the number four as doubles, we’re trying to really spot in the region right now.” implement the aggressiveness and The men’s side was also
looking to maintain its position near the top of the region. Assistant coach Mario Urban emphasized how vital wins were for this goal to come to fruition. “It’s important for us to win today to maintain our position at one or two in the region,” Urban said. “It’s crucial for us, especially after two losses last week, that we bounce back.” Urban also stressed the importance of team tennis in the rebounding process. “For us, our goal in every match is to go out and win doubles,” Urban said. “We normally go down 1-2 or 0-3, and we have to fight back to win four or five singles. It’s pretty tough. If we’d just be able to win two or three doubles, we’d be in good position to win all our matches.” The Aggie men completed that goal, taking two of three matches from the Storm. Despite a loss from Angelo Lencioni and Dean Weigelt, the men were able to win both doubles matches with an 8-3 win from Rory de Boer/Felipe Oyarzun and an 8-6
victory from Dennis Merdan/ Joao Fazendeiro. The Black and Gold took that momentum from doubles and used it to win four of the six singles matches to come out on top 6-3. Despite losses from de Boer and Fazendeiro, the men’s team came out roaring to weather the Savage Storm in singles. Merdan (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) and Oyarzun (6-7, 6-3, 6-4) claimed three-set wins in singles while Lencioni (6-0, 6-2) and Weigelt (6-4, 6-1) won their matches in straight sets. Wins such as this were what Urban was emphasizing when he talked about maintaining the team’s position in the region. He also noted that he felt confident heading into this match that his team was one to beat. “We’re in a position to win all our matches we have left,” Urban said. “We can win six, but it depends on the guys. If they perform well, play their tennis and keep doing what they’re doing, we’re not going to lose any matches.”
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Serves up: Freshman Samantha Wood gets ready to serve in a match against Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Wood won both of her sets against the Savage Storm with scores of 6-0, 6-0.
Men’s golf team takes fourth majority of the day. Junior Dylan McClure led the Aggies after day one with a score of 141 after shooting a 73 and 68. He finished the day four strokes back of day-one leader Anthony Manquray from CSUStanislaus. Sophomore Justin Jang finished day one tied for 14th with an overall 144 (71+73) after four bogeys in the second round brought his score back to even par. Senior Michael Kelly was tied for 27th after the first day with a score of 146 (70+76). Junior Corey Bounds tied for 44th with a 149 (72+77), and sophomore Cullen Stahl tied for 62nd with a 152 (77+75) to round out the Aggies’ day one scores. The Black and Gold could not keep up with the leaders of the pack on day two, but still shot well enough to finish tied for fourth. Stahl led the Aggies on the last day with a team-low 67 for the day. McClure was the Aggies’ highest finisher, ending the tournament tied for eighth after shooting a third-round 71. He finished four strokes behind overall winner Alex Tiong from CSU-Pueblo and second place finisher Colin Prater from Colorado Mesa. Stahl’s five-under round brought his score up Jacob Jardel to a 219, earning him a 26th-place finish and the Aggies’ secondStaff Editor best score of the tournament. Jang finished three strokes behind Stahl after shooting 78 in Cameron’s men’s golf team hit the road to the Mustang Classic the third round for a total score of 222, good enough to finish on April 7-8 in Goodyear, Ariz. tied for 45th. The Aggies tied for fourth overall with Sonoma State Bounds and Kelly both finished tied for 51st with overall University, finishing with an overall 867. scores of 223, one stroke behind Jang. Bounds ended his The Black and Gold held a three-stroke lead for part of the tournament with a final-round 74, while Kelly finished his first afternoon of the tournament, but ended up tied for third tournament with a 77. with Western Washington at the end of the day, ten strokes Tiong and Prater were tied for first overall at 208, but Tiong behind CSU-Stanislaus. would later win a one-hole playoff over Prater to claim the The fall from first was the result of lost momentum heading tournament crown. into the back nine. The team overall shot +5 on par fours and Cameron will hit the links again at the Lone Star Conference carded three double bogeys after staying under par for the Championships on April 21-22 in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. CU Sports Information
Baseball wins one of three first on a fielder’s choice, bringing in right fielder Tobin Sports Editor Mateychick. The Aggies also saw one run in the fifth inning The Aggie baseball team faced Angelo State University when Cannon homered into in three games in San Angelo, left field. CU finished the game 3-0. Texas on April 4 and 5. Angelo State led the final In the first of the three game, scoring one run in game series, Angelo State the first inning. Cameron walked away with an 8-0 countered with a score in the win. In the double header, Cameron took the first game second. Angelo State yielded another run in the bottom of with 3-0 and ASU won the the third. Cameron scored final game of the weekend again in the fourth while with 7-6. ASU brought the score to 4-2. On April 4, the first four The Aggies batted in four innings remained scoreless. Angelo state scored one in the more runners during the fourth, three in the fifth, one seventh inning. Mateychick doubled to right center, in the sixth and three in the allowing a score. McElroy eighth to take the win from scored when Blumer reached Cameron. on an error. The last two In the first game of the runners batted in were double header, Cameron Blumer and Mateychick when scored one run in the second inning when designated hitter Cannon doubled down left center field. Harold Cannon reached
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