The Cameron University Collegian: March 20, 2006

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COLLEGIAN THE CA M ERON U N I V ER SIT Y

Monday, March 20, 2006

News

Fight chemical dependency with knowledge. SEE PAGE 2

A&E

Student artists exhibit talent in many forms.

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Sports

Informing the Cameron Family Since 1926

Volume 79 Issue 21

CU student displays musical ingenuity By Petulah Olibert Collegian Staff

Standing at computer with his headphones on putting his poems to music is Hatuey Campbell’s favorite pastime. While electronic engineering technology may be this CU sophomore’s career choice, his spare time is taken up mainly with his music. Campbell’s interest in music-making began at the age of nine. “Around the age of nine was when I started with free verse,” he said. “Anything that happened in my life or anything I observed, I would write about it. My poems were more or less in free verse. But they were poems about life in general.” As he grew older, Campbell decided to put his words to music. At first he began to experiment with existing reggae or hip-hop beats, and his passion was born. “I made the transition from writing free verse to putting my words to music through my love for hiphop. I was impressed by poetic artists: underground poets like Mos Def and the Fugees,” Campbell said. “After listening to them at the mic, I began to experiment myself using my poems. Knowing that they started with poetry influenced me to give it a

shot.” It turned out all he needed was his poetry, some music and the software with which to combine the two. Now, Campbell’s music-making has traversed the boundaries of his dorm room onto the airwaves: his music is being played over the radio. “There is a lot that went on in the interim,” Campbell said. “After I put my lyrics to the beats, I would post them in online forums. It’s amazing how many unrecognized artists and producers there are on the Internet just trying to be heard. After a while, those producers got in contact with me and provided me with beats to let me try as a demo. So I put a poem to beats supplied by one of the producers. That was the one that eventually made it on air.” Campbell said it is impossible for him to find the words to describe how he felt the very first time he heard his music over the radio, complete with a short biography of himself. In all, he has created over 40 tracks using his own lyrics, which address mainly social and political struggles and stray away from the many negative references found in hip-hop tracks. Lately, he has been joined by several other students interested in musicmaking. “In some way I have

discovered for myself the hidden talent this school possesses and it is amazing,” he said. “We even created a track for the basketball team to stir up support for the team from the crowd by getting them to chant the music. We wanted to release it for the basketball team during halftime, but unfortunately, we never pulled it off.” The track exists along with others that Campbell has posted on his very own Web site: www. camlinestudio.com. Recently he was approached by A&R’s Talent Unlimited USA, a company based in Atlanta that allows small artists an opportunity to be heard. But Campbell says he is keeping his options open. “I don’t make the music for money. I make it because I enjoy it,” he said. “The good thing about it is that as time passes, I find myself improving. But I am by no means the best there is. For me, it is only a hobby that I enjoy. As long I can get myself heard, that is enough. I’m not interested in the monetary side if it. I just want to be heard.”

Photo by Petulah Olibert

Smoke-free campus: SGA approves By Kenny Scarle Collegian Staff

CU Aggies host Cross Country Fun Run and Walk. SEE PAGE 7

Voices

Photo by Sarah Warren

No butts about it: A student puts out a cigarette outside of Nance Boyer. SGA has passed legislation to make Cameron 100 percent smoke free.

This year Cameron University is celebrating its sixth annual academic festival, addressing health and wellness with the theme “CU in Good Health.” The theme includes the different aspects of wellness, including physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. There have been lectures, sports activities and panel discussions addressing the many facets of health, ranging in topics from weight reduction to tobacco usage. According to the American Lung Association, second hand smoke is a primary factor in the development of stroke, lung cancer, respiratory problems and coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Oklahoma ranks the third highest in the nation for heart disease death rates. (OSDH. ORG) As of March 1, all restaurants in Oklahoma have been required to either become a smoke-

free environment or create enclosed and separately ventilated smoking areas. But Cameron University still allows smoking on campus, with smokers restricted from being within 25-feet of all entrances from buildings. Some Cameron students are looking to protect their right to breathe fresh air on campus. At a recent Student Government Association meeting, health and physical education student Jeffrey Luffman brought forth a piece of legislation proposing making Cameron a 100 percent tobacco-free campus. This will change what seems to be the accepted norm on campus. “I want to change what’s normal on our campus,” Luffman said. “And right now, what’s normal is that in order to go into a building, Nance Boyer or the Library, you literally have to go through a cloud of smoke. And on your way, you have to step over cigarette butts.”

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CU Library database offers e-books Should you have to walk a mile for a smoke? SEE PAGE 3 Office: Nance Boyer 2060 Phone: 580•581•2261 E-mail us at : collegian@cameron.edu First Copy Free - $.25 for each additional copy Contents © The Collegian 2006

By Kenny Scarle Collegian Staff

A new service at the Cameron University Library will aid in providing current research materials faster than ever 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Muhammad Afzal, head of collection services, said that incorporating e-books into the library database has made about 30,000 books available, literally at the fingertips of CU students. According to Afzal, planning began last December to provide the service. “We were looking at how beneficial this collection would be for our academic studies at

the university,” Afzal said. E-books are electronic versions of traditional books. Afzal said that each book can be viewed in its entirety, including tables, pictures, and table of contents, which can be viewed on the left side of the page. “It’s just like the book,” he said, “no difference at all.” Afzal said that this innovative service includes a wide range of subject areas including criminal

justice and sociology, teaching and education, nursing and health car, business and finance, history and government, military science, music, science and technology. In addition, students will be able to search through encyclopedias and dictionaries. Searches may also be narrowed texts in 10 different languages according to Afzal. Graphic by Sarah Warren

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