The Cameron Collegian - March 6th, 2023

Aggie Professionals Series: CU SUCCEED WORKSHOPS

At 3 p.m. on Feb. 20, in room 103 of the Cameron Library, the Office of Student Development hosted a CU Succeed: Aggie Professionals Event called Resume Rev Up. Career Services Coordinator Becky Woolever presented at the event and provided students with information about how to create a professional resume. This presentation kicked off the first workshop for CU Succeed: Aggie Professionals series this semester.

“We do this every year a little bit before spring break, so everyone can kind of get ready for the summer,” Woolever said. “That’s kind of our job here in career services to help you along your career exploration path.”

Sports and exercise science major Levi Caddo said he came to the Aggie Professional event because he needed two personal development credits, and going to one of these workshops would earn him one credit.

“I learned about the different types of resumes, such as, like, the functional one, and how it needs to be in chronological order,” Caddo said. “It was very informative. I learned about cover letters as well today. I didn’t know about that. I liked it all. It was pretty interesting.”

Caddo said Woolever taught him that putting your GPA on your resume is only recommended if it is above 3.5.

Director of student development Jennifer Pruchnicki also helped with

What’s Inside

the workshop and explained what hard skills are versus what soft skills are for your resume.

“So, hard skills are going to be what you learned in class, typically that knowledge,” Pruchnicki said. “Your soft skills are going to be more like your social skills. You need both.”

Woolever outlined some basic information that should be included in a resume, including contact information (email and phone number), education, training and certifications, work experience, and soft skills and hard skills. She said people should use a twelve-point font in either Times New Roman or Arial, neutral colors and preferably use printer paper if someone is printing their resume.

“Employers glance at these quickly,” Woolever said. “So, just make sure that it’s short and neat and not kind of all over the page.”

The office of student development held other workshops to help students including How to Navigate a Career Fair, at 3 p.m. on Feb. 21 in the

Woolever said there are three stages of career fair success: to prepare, to perform and to persist.

“Research the organizations and their background information read about their missions, their strategic plans, find out who the key people are within the organizations,” she said.

Woolever said preparing in advance is crucial and that people should work on their resumes before the career fair. She also said that performance also plays a key role.

“Make sure that you’re mapping out a strategy of, you know, what employers that you would like to see,” Woolever said. “These will be listed on our website, so you can see beforehand who we’re going to be having… Make sure that you’re checking in on that because it updates every day.” Woolever said people need to have a firm handshake when meeting with an employer, ask the employer questions about their organization and get contact information from the employers they are interested in. Getting contact information, such as obtaining their business card, can help students get into contact with that employer.

Other CU Succeed: Aggie Professionals Series events that took place included a Career Skills workshop at 3 p.m. on Feb. 22 in the Buddy Green Room in the MCC, a second Resume Rev Up workshop at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 23, an Acing Your Interview workshop at 3 p.m. in the Buddy Green Room, and a Donuts and Resumes event at 9 a.m. in North Shepler Room 312. The Red River Career Expo is from 3-6 p.m. on March 9 in the Aggie REC Center. For a list of employers attending the event, go to https://www.cameron. edu/student-development/career_services/redFor more information, email the office of student development at student_development@

Brittney Payette Managing Editor

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CU Organizations Need You

Cameron University is home to many clubs and organizations. Every year, these entities must replenish their ranks as members leave after graduation or other reasons. However, after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, these numbers have yet to reach their pre-COVID-19 quota.

Marlon Banner is a member of Kappa Sigma, a fraternity on campus. They’re trying to host different events on campus to drum up new membership.

“We want to be physically present on campus,” Banner said. “We want to have a good time and show people (who we are) and to be present.”

One way Kappa Sigma is trying to gather new initiates, is with what they are dubbing “tailgating events.” The fraternity members have been seen setting up a tent in high traffic areas of campus. They have music, soft drinks and games with plans to add more activities.

“One thing we discussed doing is a drive-in movie night,” Banner said. “We are thinking about getting out a projector and some bed sheets, and showing our own brothers movies that they have made and having a movie night in that way.”

Other organizations hope to bring awareness to their groups with charity drives. Abi

“We are collecting feminine hygiene products for Eisenhower High School,” Heaverin said. “I am working with one of their counselors to make sure they go to low income students to make sure they have

The Biology Club is one of those organizations that is trying to figure itself out after COVID-19.

“It’s a learning curve, we are trying to take a club and rise it back from the dead,” Heaverin said. “We inherited this club from pre-COVID members that couldn’t really do much the last few years. We are starting from scratch.”

Students do not need to be Biology majors to join the Biology Club. All that is required is a love of science.

“We take any student,”

Heaverin said. “We have a Psychology major who wants to go to dentistry school, we have a communications major who is a member. You just need to be interested in biological sciences.”

Getting the full college experience has been difficult since COVID-19 interrupted daily life. The student organizations on campus are hoping to bring that experience back to those who attend Cameron University.

“I feel that after COVID, none of us have had the traditional college experience,” Heaverin said. “I would love for more people to come to the clubs so we get some of that before our last years here.”

In nearly every building around campus, in the commons area, student organizations post flyers and informational materials about their groups. Check your Cameron email for periodic announcements about meeting times and activities that are planned. Students may can also find a complete list of active organizations on the Cameron website. For those wishing to donate to the Biology Clubs charity drive, donations can be dropped off at Shepler Towers, the Science Complex and in the Library.

Meet CU Greek Life:

Courtney McEunn Student Life Editor

From 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Feb. 28, Cameron University’s Greek organizations hosted an Open House event in the McMahon Centennial Complex (MCC) Ballroom.

The three sororities, including Alpha Phi, Omega Zeta Theta and Gamma Delta Pi, as well as the fraternity Kappa Sigma got together and set up tables

in the MCC ballroom to showcase their organizations and share information with any student wanting to learn more about CU Greek Life.

Throughout the month of February, members of the fraternity and sororities posted flyers and invited students to come and visit the Open House. It was a way for more students to be involved with their organizations, socialize and learn more about what each Greek organization does on campus and in their community.

Alpha Phi, Omega Zeta Theta and Gamma Delta Pi had pictures, information and snacks laid out on their tables for potential new members to come and enjoy, while Kappa Sigma had a cup pong game set up as an activity for both their members and for students who came to the event.

Blakley Howard is the Vice President of Membership Recruitment for the Alpha Phi sorority. She helped come up with the idea of the Open House event and present it to the other organization as a way to come together to promote Greek Life on campus.

“The goal of the Greek Open House was to provide students at Cameron the opportunity to meet the sororities and fraternity on campus and share with them what each of our organizations do campuswide, in the community and as a chapter,” Howard said. “Our goal was to meet with students that were potentially interested in Greek Life or being involved on campus, and steering them in the right way to join the organization that is the best for for them.”

As well as striving for new members, Howard also emphasizes the need to build relationships within the Greek organizations.

“The Greek Open House was also a way for all of Greek life on campus to mingle,” Howard said, “and create new relationships.”

For more information about Cameron University’s Greek Life, contact the Office of Campus life campuslife@cameron.edu or email Daniel McFadden dmcfadde@cameron.edu.

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THE AWARD GOES TO...

A 2023 OSCARS PREVIEW

The 95th annual Academy Awards (or Oscars) are set to take place at 7 p.m. on Mar. 12.

This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and will air on ABC.

The nominations for this year’s ceremony resulted in many firsts.

The acting nominations for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu) in addition to Hong Chau’s nomination for “The Whale” mark the first instance of four Asian actors being nominated in a single year.

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” earned the most nominations this year with a total of 11. This includes most of the key categories such as Best Actress and Best Picture.

The entirety of the Best Actor category (Austin Butler, Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser, Paul Mescal and Bill Nighy) are all first-time nominees, and with the exception of Angela Bassett, all nominees in the Best Supporting Actress category (Hong Chau, Kerry Condon, Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu) are also first-time nominees.

For her role in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Bassett received a Best Supporting Actress nomination.

This makes her the first person to earn an acting nomination for a Marvel movie.

Despite the strides in diversification, the Oscars still have a lot of work to do.

The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite initially went viral in 2015 as a result of all acting nominations that year being white. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that oversees and votes for the annual Oscars, has been predominantly composed of older white men.

A 2012 study by The Los Angeles Times concluded the organization was 94% white, 77% male, age 50 or older. This resulted in insignificant numbers of nonwhite nominees.

The Academy of today is largely more diverse, but the crisis is not entirely diverted.

The 2023 Oscar nominations featured no directorial nominations for women. Black actors were widely overlooked in acting categories, with the exceptions of Bassett and Brian Tyree Henry, who received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for “Causeway.”

In a controversial decision, actresses Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler, who were at one point both frontrunners in the Best Actress discussion, were shut out of the Oscars entirely, likely in favor of actresses Michelle Williams and Andrea Riseborough.

Riseborough herself was entirely a surprise. Having received critical praise for the indie film “To Leslie,” but virtually no awards buzz, her nomination came solely from a grassroots campaign only a month prior to the nomination.

Snubs and controversies aside, the night is sure to be an exciting one, with many of the categories being nail bitingly close. Here is a guide to who is being nominated in key categories, and who will likely take home the golden statue at Sunday’s ceremony.

Best Picture

“All Quiet On The Western Front”

“Avatar: The Way Of Water”

“The Banshees Of Inisherin”

“Elvis”

“Everything Everywhere All At Once”

“The Fabelmans”

“Tár”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

“Triangle Of Sadness”

“Women Talking” Who Will Win:

“Everything Everywhere All At Once”

A forerunner since its release back in March 2022, it has not faced much major competition for the top prize. “The Banshees of Inisherin” and even boxoffice juggernaut “Top Gun: Maverick” have given it a run for its money with critical buzz in the last few months, but after the domination of most of the precursor award shows, including a record-breaking night at the SAG Awards,

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” will undoubtedly be the grand winner for the night.

Best Actress Cate Blanchett, “Tár”

Ana De Armas, “Blonde” Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie” Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”

Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

Who Will Win: Cate Blanchett

This race is going to be extremely close.

All signs were pointing to Yeoh up until awards season officially kicked off, when Blanchett swept the BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. Yeoh

won the SAG award, often considered a precursor to the Oscars acting categories, but given the Academy’s love for Blanchett and the weight “Everything Everywhere All At Once” carries in other categories, I think they will instead award Blanchett the honor.

Best Actor

Austin Butler, “Elvis”

Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”

Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”

Bill Nighy, “Living”

Who Will Win: Austin Butler

Once again, at one point this award was all but secured by another contender.

Upon the release of “Elvis,” Butler’s portrayal of Elvis Presley was seemingly sure to land him with the top prize given the Academy’s love of biopics and an actor’s physical or mental transformation.

That is, until “The Whale” provided a comeback for Fraser, critics basked in his unforeseen acting ability.

The two are neck-andneck, having split the key awards up until the Oscars. However, I think traditionalism will once again prevail and the Academy will award Butler.

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Hong Chau, “The Whale”

Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

Who Will Win: Angela Bassett

This is yet another extremely close race. Bassett was initially poised to dominate the awards circuit, but wild card Condon won the BAFTA and Curtis won the SAG award. Bassett’s Golden Globe award counts for something, though, and I believe Curtis and Conden could potentially split the vote, ultimately granting Bassett the top prize. This would also be redemption for

Bassett, whose Best Actress loss at the 1994 Oscars is widely regarded as a snub.

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”

Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”

Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

Who Will Win: Ke Huy Quan

This acting category is a bit more clear. Though each nominee delivered critically acclaimed performances, Quan has long been the frontrunner for the award and has not had much major competition.

Like Fraser, Quan is beginning a career resurgence thanks to his performance.

Following his powerful Golden Globes acceptance speech, I’m sure Quan’s Oscars speech will be even more emotional and moving.

Best Director Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”

Todd Field, “Tár”

Ruben Östlund, “Triangle of Sadness”

Who Will Win: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Despite the inclusion of awards juggernaut Spielberg and critical darlings McDonagh, Field and Östlund, none stand a true chance against the newcomers behind “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”

Kwan and Scheinert, known collectively as “Daniels,” have dominated the awards scene with a movie that satisfied both critics and audiences alike, with its absurdist and nihilistic take on the strength of family.

The heft behind the film itself and Daniels’ win at the Directors Guild of America awards essentially secures them the Oscars win. Do you agree with my predictions? Make your own, and tune in to the broadcast on Sunday to see who takes home the top prizes.

Victoria White

A&E Editor

MAJOR DIFFERENCES

Jaci Hernandez Staff Writer

I transferred to Cameron my junior year and decided to choose Business as my major. After completing one year of Business, I then changed my major to JRMP my senior year. Altogether, I have 36 earned and inprogress hours in Business and 19 in JRMP.

When I started my degree in Business, I didn’t look into what classes I would be taking; I went into it not knowing what to expect.

Let me just say, it was a lot more math than I thought it would be. Half of the first-year classes students take deal with math, they take two classes in accounting and finance, and one class in business statistics.

Besides the math classes, some of the other core courses that involve marketing and management aren’t that stressful.

Same with the intro courses and some of the concentration marketing classes. As long as students go to class, listen and do their work, they’ll do fine. If this isn’t the kind of content you enjoy though, then it can definitely get boring at times.

Journalism and Media Production on the other hand, doesn’t really allow me to get bored. I’m currently in my second semester of JRMP and it’s more hands-on and in my opinion, busier. I feel like I’m always doing some type of project.

Don’t get me wrong, both of these degrees are great degrees and they are totally worth it depending on what students want to do in the future, but there are some upsides and downsides to both.

Some upsides to both of these degrees are the people and the teachers. In Business everyone is kind of on the same schedule so students see a lot of the same people throughout the semesters and it’s nice to see a familiar face.

It’s the same with JRMP, students take a lot of the same required classes as their fellow classmates in the department, so they spend a lot of time together and get

used to each other. Even introverts like me are able to become acquaintances with some of their classmates.

To me a downside to JRMP is the amount of work I have to do for a single project. I have to go out and interview and/or film for whatever my story is for that week, write about and edit it. That’s enough for me to miss being bored in business sometimes. That’s also because I’m a lazy procrastinator though, so it’s not my favorite thing to do.

JRMP was a change for me. In business, I would go to class, listen, take my notes, go home and do my homework, then not have to worry about anything else. So, having to do all this extra stuff to get my work done is not exactly pleasant for me.

Although, with that said, I wouldn’t change a thing. Both of these degrees have taught me so much within these past two years, skills I need for the future and habits I’ll have for life. That’s why even now that I’m a

JRMP major, I’m still getting my minor in marketing. They actually correlate great with each other and they are the best of both worlds in terms of content that I like.

So, for people who are still deciding what they want to major in, I think these are two great options. The teachers within both of these degrees do a great job trying to prepare and get students ready for their future job market. They are also very willing to help students.

It’s really because of the teachers why I love both of these majors. At Cameron is where I’ve had some of my favorite teachers ever.

Also, since I didn’t do this for either major, I want to say that students should always look up what classes they will be taking for a degree. I wish someone would have told me this before I chose my first major, but I’m glad I got to experience a bit of both of them.

A look back: Evolution of African American Music

LaShea DeSelle Staff Writer

Early African and Egyptian people used rock gongs (slabs of rock that are hit like a drum), according to quattr.us/African-history. By 3000 B.C., Africans people were using wood and leather drums with the ability to carry them from place to place, much more convenient than rock gongs.

By 550 A.D, a musician in Ethiopia, Yared worked out a way to write down music. By 700 A.D. African musicians in Southern Zambia invented mbira (vibrating iron keys that produce different tones when hit).

The 1300 A.D. musicians in West Africa, in the Mande Kingdom were playing xylophones according to Moroccan explorer Ibn Buttuta, although his remarks of West Africa were “This is a village with nothing good in it” when describing his own experience during his travels.

Music during the 1600s –1700s drastically shifted with the colonization of North America known as the colonial era, thus large numbers of black men and women were converted from traditional African religions to Protestant Christian forming a new variety of music called gospel. Gospel or spiritual music were songs such as “Wade in the Water” by Ella Jenkins, this 26-part contained explicit instructions to fugitive slaves about how to avoid capture.

After the American Civil War, during the 1800s, formerly enslaved African Americans created the genre of Blues while working on southern plantations. The Blues features specific chord progressions, a walking bass, syncopation and dissonant harmonies. The genre of Blues consists of many artists like Charles Patton nicknamed the “The Father of Delta Blues” and Ma Rainey in her famously known song and dance “Black Bottom.”

As the new age of the 20th century began in 1900s so did a vast majority of music emerge almost every decade, early music during this time was Jazz. Jazz is characterized by complex chords, polyrhythms and improvisation; American pianist Duke Ellington as well as Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis. Popular music genre during 1950s was Soul music that derived from the blues, is closely related to Gospel and characterized by intensity of feeling and earthiness. Bands and artists such as the Supremes, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, including of course the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin and the “King of Soul” Sam Cooke. Soul music is characterized by intense vocals, call and response, an emphasis on the rhythm section and large horn section (trumpets, saxophones and trombones.

1960s music was the ultimate decade of Disco, with big time artists like Diana Ross, the Gap Band, Isley Brothers, the Commodores, Earth

Wind and Fire, and even James Brown with his twist of rock and roll. Disco music is characterized by a heavy bass drum beat, distinctive guitar and strings, horns and introduced a recognizable repetitive hook.

1970s Funk was an instrumental and vocal genre of dance music that embraced many styles of jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel and rock traditions. Numerous funk acts during this time appeared on the broadcast show “Soul Train” that ran for 35 seasons until it ended in 2006. Bands & artists like Kool & Gang, Chaka Khan, B.T Express and Chocolate Milk influenced sounds of strong down beats followed` by a 16th note groove, seventh chord variants, and grooves driven a bass guitar.

The decade of 1980s African American artists developed hip-hop, this music commonly accompanies rapping (rhythmic and rhyming chant) that also incorporate synthesizers and drum machines, from artists NWA, Run DMC, Cypress Hill, LL Cool J, and Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. Artists in the 80s also introduced a disco infused dance style known as breakdancing to house music, like Ultramagnetic MC’s, the Jungle Brothers, and Kid-N-Play.

1990s Rhythm & Blues (R&B) is a style of popular music developed in the 1940s from blues music, but using electrically amplified instruments. The R&B age had

it’s own distinctive grooves, with repetition of rhythms, verses and notes. Some of the popular artists included Lauryn Hill, Wu Tang Clan, Destiny’s child, TLC, A Tribe Called Quest and big name artists Will Smith with his flavorsome hip hop and pop hit “Get Jiggy With It.” The 21st century merged 2000s hip hop and R&B style rap and crunk music, some well-known artists revived the music style of jazz during this decade were named Lil John and Yin Yang Twins, Kanye West, and Project Pat with songs “Take Da Charge,” “Stay Fly” and “Sippin on Some Syrup.” By the 2010s hip hop and rap elevated to an even new level when “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X Became the longest reigning number one song in the history of the Hot 100. Other artists like Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, and Beyonce, Frank Ocean and John Legend who expanded pop music with a good rhythm, catchy melodies and were easy to remember and sing along to.

No matter which decade you choose, music in America has drastically shaped our views, ideals, and gained worldwide popularity because of the consist development of new styles and genres. AfroAmerican main stream music begam in the 1920s with a fanbase of new and old age individuals across the country. Specifically jazz music has been a reflection of American culture and is widely considered the original American art form.

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Brittney Payette Managing Editor

Cameron has many great features, including its free community Psychology Clinic, free tutoring services, and great professors.

However, the Cameron dorms are a different story.

Over the years, numerous residents have made a multitude of complaints about the dorms. I have lived in the dorms for three years, and my experience has progressively worsened each year.

My primary issue with the dorms is the abysmal plumbing situation. The toilets frequently overflow, causing urine, blood, and poop to get on the bathroom floor. The sinks stop up every semester as well.

The bathroom also seems to have mold growing in places, particularly around the back of the toilets. A soap dispenser on the eighth floor in South Shepler has been broken for over a year. One of the previous cleaning ladies said she ordered our soap dispenser at the beginning of last semester, but the residents never received it.

The laundry rooms seem to be rarely cleaned, which is utterly ridiculous because housing recently replaced all of the washers and dryers. One might think that would mean that housing would want to keep the washers and dryers clean because they are new, but evidently, that is not the case.

Additionally, housing has decided to no longer provide paper towels in the bathrooms in the dorms. They say it is because they found paper towels in the toilets. However, the plumbing has been messed up for years.

Moreover, I should not have woken up one morning to find urine, excrement, and blood on the bathroom floor because the toilets were clogged and overflowed. I should not have gone to use the shower one day and found that the showers were not draining, so there was a pool of water on the shower floor. I should have access to paper towels in the

dorm bathrooms just like there are in other areas on campus.

Housing keeps threatening to charge people community fines to fix these issues despite the problems occurring for years.

Instead of calling out a professional plumber to get to the root of the plumbing issue(s), Cameron merely has a maintenance worker come out and look at the plumbing. I am sure the maintenance workers do a lot around campus, but for an issue this substantial, Cameron needs to call an actual plumber.

Cameron housing has essentially been putting a band aid on a gunshot wound by doing minor things such as flushing the toilet until it hopefully flushes properly. This has been going on too long and has gotten far too bad for housing to continue cutting corners to save money in the short term.

What is worse is that housing knows about these issues. Students talk about the horrible problems they have experienced while living in the dorms frequently, but still, we are ignored.

Housing is still choosing to ignore the residents. After all, they don’t have to live in these conditions, so why should they care?

They punish us by taking our paper towels, and they are even increasing the costs of living in the dorms despite the problems in the dorms getting worse over time. They still refuse to fix things properly and in a timely fashion.

Reflecting on Horoscopes

Skylar Teddington Staff Writer

Feb. 19 marked the beginning of Pisces season according to the Tropical Zodiac system, and it will end on March 21.

The Pisces constellation depicts two fish with the brightest star (or star system in this case) in the constellation being Alpha Piscium. Anyone who is fortunate enough to have a Pisces in their life knows just how empathetic and creative they can be.

It’s like their warm personality matches the mild temperatures and thawing snow their season brings! It’s best to handle your Pisces friends and family members with care, though— their sensitive nature can lead to big feelings when it’s time to criticize them.

Regardless, a Pisces is one of the best signs to have in your circle because of their compassion and open-mindedness.

Every sign has their own element and modality. Pisces is a water sign, which is made obvious by the fact that they are represented by two fish. Pisces’ element connects it to the other two water signs on the Zodiac chart: Cancer and Scorpio. However, unlike the other two, Pisces is a mutable sign.

To be mutable is to be changeable, so those born as a Pisces, Gemini, Virgo, or Sagittarius are said to be the best at dealing with change. There are also many talented people who have Pisces as their sun sign, including Rihanna (born Feb. 20) and Albert Einstein (born March 14), so be proud of your sign!

Whether Pisces is your Sun sign, Moon sign, rising sign, or even your Mercury sign, you’re bound to have a touch of kindheartedness or an imagination that’s as deep as the ocean. Or maybe you’re just not so great at taking criticism, that’s

still valid.

In addition to an element and a modality, every sign has their own ruling planet— except Leo, Leos are ruled by the Sun which is a star. Neptune rules over Pisces, and it is one cool planet, no pun intended.

The ice giant is the farthest planet from the Sun, and it’s dark blue hue is perfect for representing a water sign like Pisces. Not only is Neptune a gorgeous planet, but there’s also some very interesting things happening underneath the clouds.

In an interview with Gravity Assist, astrophysicist Naomi Rowe-Gurney said that there may be a chance that diamonds rain down in the atmosphere, due to the immense pressure of the atmosphere humans would never be able to dive into the clouds and grab some diamonds.

Although it is disappointing that the hypothetical diamonds aren’t up for grabs, it is really cool that diamond rain is a possibility.

Lastly, here’s a horoscope for all of our Aggies, even the ones who aren’t Pisces: Take it easy, you’ve earned it! It’s in a

relax, but you have pushed through and handled all of your responsibilities despite all of the chaos surrounding your life.

Whether you’ve just finished your midterms or persevered through a personal issue, feel free to take those personal days off or treat yourself now.

No, seriously, data has shown that there is a connection between mental well-being and productivity. If you don’t take care of your mental health, you may find yourself fatigued and facing burnout and that can affect both your school life and your personal life.

Your mental health matters, so take care of it. The key to a successful semester is rest and recuperation, so don’t feel ashamed of yourself if you need to take a load off for a while or a shoulder to cry on. You’ve got this!

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Aggie Men’s basketball

The Cameron Aggies have dealt with a lot of turnover in this past calendar year. The team cycled through three coaches in that span, landing on Kevin O’Conner to lead the squad, while their assist coaches featured two new faces after a mid-season change. This year’s roster brought back just four returning players, with Colt Savage being a main contributor on both squads. While the Aggies only saw four wins this season, the product on the floor was much better than their record indicated. Nine of their losses came within 10 points. CU just did not have the depth to compete in the loaded Lone Star Conference, with star forward DeSean Munson missing significant time and losing arguably their most talented player in Thai Elder before the season even tippedoff. Despite their 4-24 record, there were a lot of positives to take away; Reggie Prudhomme offered high upside as a facilitator and a driver, dishing out a team-high 142 assists this season while averaging nine points and four rebounds a game. With a trio of double-digit per-game scorers (Jaylen Thomas, DeSean Munson, and Caylen Goff-Brown) set to return next season, as well as O’Connor’s first true recruiting cycle to CU, the future is bright for the Aggie Men’s basketball team.

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Season Review

OVERALL RECORD 4-24 CONFERENCE RECORD 2-20

OFFENSIVE RANKING

11TH (69.8 PPG)

DEFENSIVE RANKING

16TH (79 PAPG)

New Head Coach Kevin O’ Connor’s first year with the Aggies did not go according to plan. The Aggies repeated much of last years struggles failing to close out big games on the defensive side of the ball. While O’Connor gets prepared for his second season it is clear to see that this teams biggest area in need of improvement would be is defense, allowing a conference worst 79 points per game. The Aggies were able to make some key adjustments later in the season and began playing some more competitive games. Halfway through the year the Aggies found themsleves allowing almost 85 PPG but were able to cut that number down. It would all amount to nothing, however, as the turnaround came too late for the black-and-gold squad as they limped on to their sixth straight losing season.

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Monsters:

Cameron Fair kills

A Cameron theatre production

Photos by Courtney McEunn

Photos by Neal Kirmer