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Professor of Communication Dr. Justin Walton, who coordinated the event on campus, said MU has been collecting data on political debates and campaigns for close to fifteen years. “Whenever we have presidential cycle, they have hosted a number of debate-viewing parties at different campus locations,” Walton said. “Essentially, what happens is the students that participate in these debate viewings fill out a pre-debate survey that registers their perceptions towards politics, their interest in the current campaign [and] their feelings towards the candidates.” Vicky Smith Walton said after watching the debate, the Managing Editor students then take a post-debate survey that registers any changes in their views of the issues Fifty Cameron or the candidates based on the debate they just University students observed. viewed a live streaming of “All of this data gets collected at the the first presidential debate University of Missouri, and they analyze it,” he between Hillary Clinton and said. “For the next three to four years, they will Donald Trump at 8 p.m. on be presenting research at academic conferences Monday, Sept. 26, in room 114 of and publishing their findings out of this the communication building. election cycle.” Before and after the debate, According to Walton, MU researchers are Cameron students, among nearly 350 interested in finding multiple facts, such as other college students across the nation, how a debate influences a person’s political completed surveys created the by University of opinion and what viewers learn from watching Missouri (MU). a political debate.
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“They’re interested in people’s general political knowledge – indicators of civic interest or civic participation,” he said. “[They’re interested in] participants’ political worldviews and political beliefs, and they’re also interested in political socialization, which is how have you learned about politics. “They’re interested in whether those continue to play prominent roles in your understanding of political issues.” Walton said he originally expected thirty to thirty-five students to attend the debate viewing, and he was thrilled when fifty students participated. “I really appreciate the students that came out for the event,” he said. “[Nationwide,] there were 400 college students total that participated in that first debate watch. … Cameron contributed almost thirteen percent of the overall sample to that first debate, which is pretty cool.” Walton said he believes students personally benefit from not only watching the debate but also from taking quality surveys. “It’s nice for students to see a thought-out survey instrument,” he said. “Getting a chance to see a well-designed survey gives you some ideas of how to construct your own surveys. … There’s some very specific questions being asked, and they also think about how to scale
the items.” Walton said for some students, the debate on Monday night was probably the first presidential debate they have ever watched, which he said might increase the likelihood of them watching future debates. According to Walton, Americans have a civic responsibility to exercise their right to vote. “Voting – actually having the chance to cast a ballot – is something that we cannot take for granted,” he said. “There have been too many groups throughout our own history that have been disenfranchised and have really struggled to exercised that right.” To stay informed daily, Walton said he listens to political news on the radio and reads news articles. “If you’re disconnected from politics, and you don’t know what to do, go to the candidates’ web pages [and] read what they’ve posted,” he said. “Ask yourself, ‘Do I agree or disagree with this, and at the end of the day, which individuals would I feel most comfortable occupying this particular political role?’ You’ve got to make an informed judgment.” The next presidential debate viewing will be on Oct. 9. Students who are interested in attending should contact Walton at justinw@ cameron.edu.
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CU excels on a national level Cheyenne Cole Staff Writer
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) named Cameron to its inaugural class of Excellence in Assessment Designees on Aug. 22. Cameron is one of ten colleges and universities selected from across the nation for this honor. The designation recognizes Cameron’s “commitment to the comprehensive assessment of student learning outcomes as a means to drive internal improvement and advance student success.” The Excellence in Assessment (EIA) program “spotlights institutions successfully integrating assessment practices across campus, providing evidence of student learning outcomes and using assessment results to guide institutional decision-making and improve student performance.” Photo by Christopher Reif Vice President for Academic Affairs Ronna Vanderslice said. “In order to get better, Vanderslice said she was there have to be some sort of measures excited that Cameron received the honor. along the way.” “It’s so nice to be recognized for Vanderslice said that student learning is something that we’ve been working on for a long time,” Vanderslice said. “When you get Cameron’s top priority. “We hope our students become liferecognized for all the work that you do, it long learners and continually get better, really makes it worth it.” wherever they are,” Vanderslice said. “This Vanderslice attributes the designation shows that we live by this. Our units and to Cameron’s comprehensive campus-wide programs across campus also continually assessment efforts to improve student strive to get better. The APLU recognized learning and services. “We emphasize those processes because that.” In a press release, APLU President we’re continually trying to get better,”
Peter McPherson wrote “the inaugural class of EIA designees have a demonstrated commitment to measuring the impact of their student success efforts and are now working to improve that impact through evidence-based methods. “Their work is rightly being recognized with a designation that not only profiles their work,” McPherson continued, “but provides a platform from which other institutions can learn and better track their own progress to drive improvement.” The press release noted Cameron’s
A call for nominations: CUAA awards Vicky Smith
Managing Editor Each year, the Cameron University Alumni Association (CUAA) recognizes accomplished alumni and faculty for their contributions to the university and the Lawton community. Anyone can submit nominations for alumni, current faculty members or retired faculty members for the following awards: the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Outstanding Alumni Award and the Faculty Hall of Fame Awards.
various processes in place to ensure student learning is the top priority, and to meet the needs of students, it continually evaluates the quality of programs to determine whether changes are warranted. Vanderslice said another university has already reached out to Cameron’s staff for advice on the modeling of assessment. “The designation helps other people see the good job that we’re doing with respect to assessment and brings some recognition to the faculty and staff who work so hard on it day in and day out,” Vanderslice said.
The nominees must meet the same requirements as the Distinguished Alumni Award requirements.
Faculty Hall of Fame Award Those eligible for the Faculty Hall of Fame Award must be current or retired faculty who have taught at Cameron for at least five years. The nominees must have fulfilled the following duties: teach students effectively, make a positive impact on students’ lives, participate in Cameron events and involve themselves in the community.
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Last year’s Distinguished Alumni Award winners include Dr. Brad W. Burgess, Cheryl Tate Alumni eligible for the Distinguished Alumni and Honorable Emmit Tayloe. Award must be 40 years of age or older. Outstanding Young Alumni Awards recipients The nominees must have greatly contibuted were Jennifer Holland and T.W. Shannon. to society, and their accomplishments must have Faculty Hall of Fame inductees include brought honor to Cameron in one or more of the current Chair of the Department of History and following areas: by distinguishing themselves in Government Dr. Lance Janda, as well as current their careers, by serving in their communities and Chair of the Department of Communication Dr. by continually supporting the university. Christopher O. Keller. Outstanding Young Alumni Award For more information about CUAA awards or Alumni eligible for the Distinguished Alumni to download a nomination form, visit http://www. cameron.edu/alumni/awards.html. Award must be 39 years of age or younger.
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Making an impact: Former Cameron University Vice President for Student Services Jennifer Holland received the 2016 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. She now works as the Enrollment Generalist at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
Helicopter crash causes congested traffic Vicky Smith
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At 6 a.m. on Thurs., Sept. 29, a medical helicopter crashed outside Comanche County Memorial Hospital. All passengers on board, none of whom were patients, escaped injury. At 9:20 a.m., Cameron University Senior Director of Public Affairs sent an email to students, which informed them about the crash and its effect on Cameron’s campus. “It is not possible to enter the university through the Cameron Stadium parking lot entrance,” he said. “The parking lot west of Burch Hall is also closed due to the presence of crash debris.” According to KSWO, one of the chopper’s rotors “hit a car on Gore and a brick fence at a house.” KSWO also reported that “federal investigators and a representative of the helicopter company are not ready to offer any theories about how it happened.”
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EHS honors literary legacy Stacie Larsen Staff Writer
Members of Sigma Tau Delta, Cameron’s English Honor Society (EHS) advocate on behalf of the English department. Sigma Tau Delta’s president and senior English major, Zoie Timothy, said members are committed to helping students become more aware of literacy. “In English classes, some people feel intimidated by essays,” Timothy said. “We want to show them that English has things to offer everyone.” Dr. William Carney, the faculty advisor for the English Honor Society, said members do not have to be English majors as long as they have completed nine credit hours in English and have a 3.0 grade point average in English and overall. “Members can actually be as active as they want to be,” Carney said. “We are encouraging them to come to things like the Halloween party, to come to readings, to come to charitable events, and to definitely come to Shakespeare’s birthday in the spring.” Timothy said her hope for Sigma Tau Delta is to become more visible on campus. “We also want to promote friendships in the community and in the English department,” she said. “I want everyone to feel motivated to help Sigma Tau Delta succeed.” To encourage literacy, EHS member and junior English major Jessica Allmon volunteered to set up a permanent display in the library, which currently features six select books.
“I think there’s a lot of interesting books that people don’t know how to find,” Allmon said, “or wouldn’t have thought to look for.” Allmon said she chooses a monthly theme that reflects a topic she believes students would be interested in learning about. “This is something I’m passionate about,” she said. “I want to become a librarian at some point, and I’m going for my masters in it. To me, this was just one step closer to my ultimate goal.” Carney said his vision for the organization this year is to become more of a traditional honor society that focuses on charitable work and fundraisers and embraces all English majors and minors. “It [EHS] seems to increase both interest and commitment to the printed word, the English Literature, Creative Writing [and] Linguistics,” Carney said. Sigma Tau Delta currently has 15 members. New members officially join in the spring induction and award ceremony, and graduates receive honor cords which represent their involvement with EHS. Current officers include president Zoie Timothy, vice-president Wesley Jones, secretary Rachel Patterson, treasurer Vicky Smith, and Student Government Association representative Stacie Larsen. Upcoming events scheduled in October and November include bake sales, open-mic Re-verse and Slam Poetry nights at The Percolator, meet-and-greets with Kuwaiti soldiers and a Halloween party. For more information about Sigma Tau Delta, email Dr. William Carney at wcarney@cameron.edu.
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Honorable Mention: Sigma Tau Delta president Zoie Timothy escorts a Kuwaiti soldier visiting Cameron’s campus. The English Honor Society teamed up with the Cameron ROTC program to act as ambassadors to the soldiers throughout the fall.
SAA connects students, alumni Cameron University students and offers various benefits to those who Staff Writer join. Students wanting to make According to Associate Director connections with Cameron alumni of Alumni Relations and SAA and stay connected to the university Staff Adviser Frank Meyers, SAA after graduation can join the members receive mentorship Student Alumni Association (SAA). opportunities, workshop experience A two-year fixture on Cameron and invitations to alumni functions campus, the SAA is open to all throughout the year.
SAA offers programs that help current students and graduates. Last year, SAA invited a financial advisor from Fort-Sill Federal Credit Union to discuss topics such as managing money month to month, building a credit score, and emphasizing the importance of savings. Myers said speaking engagements give students a different perspective compared to someone working in higher education, who may offer different pieces of advice. Members of SAA are given opportunities to meet and work closely with alumni and make connections in order to help them in their future. “We know we have some fantastic Photo by Zayna Haliburton alumni,” Meyers Connections: Students who would like to receive advice from Cameron alumni said, “but about life after graduation can join the Student Alumni Association.
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sometimes our students don’t know who they are. So if we can hook up our great, successful alumni with our students who have so much potential and get them connected, we really think there is an opportunity to grow the prestige of the institution.” Junior elementary education major Taegan Gatlin has been a part of the SAA since it started. In her experience, getting to meet successful people is an important part of the experience. “They were going to try and match us up with alumni that graduated from Cameron and are already in the workforce,” she said. “So I was really excited [for] that.” According to Meyers, these connections provide benefits for students outside of what they would get normally. “With access to alumni, you have access to job shadowing, you have access to mentorship, you have access to internships,” he said. “Your odds of wanting to get hooked up with someone specific dramatically go up when you are involved with an organization like this.” Myers stated that the alumni play an important role with the SAA and can only continue to benefit students after graduation.
“An institution is only as good as its alumni,” Myers said. “So if your alumni have a great reputation and go out in the workforce and their like, ‘Man, people from Cameron are awesome,’ the value in that degree goes up because of that reputation.” Myers said later in the fall they are hoping to host a kickoff event at D-BAT downtown. D-BAT is an indoor batting facility. This event is open to any students wanting to participate. “It’s kind of a recruitment event,” he said. “We’re going to invite people that are outside of the SAA to come. We want them to know about it.” The SAA is available to all students currently enrolled at Cameron University. Students pay ten dollars a year to become a member. Gatlin encourages all students to join. “Just do it,” she said. “It’s just a good way to be involved with other people off the campus that are already successful.” For students looking to get involved in the SAA, Cameron University’s Office of Alumni Relations located in room 202 in CETES offers more information, or call 580-581-2988.
CU Succeed: Women at work Cheyenne Cole Staff Writer
The CU Succeed Workshop series continued on Sept. 14, in the MCC Buddy Green Room with the topic Empowering Women in the Workplace. Director of Student Housing Katie Hubbard spoke at the workshop and said she is very passionate about the topic because she previously worked in an environment that was not as welcoming to women prior to her position at Cameron. “I realized I need to empower myself,” Hubbard said. “I need to advocate for myself; I need to stick up for myself. That’s something I think a lot of women, younger women, too, shy away from.” In preparation for the workshop, Hubbard spoke to Vice President of Academic Affairs Ronna Vanderslice about Vanderslice’s journey to empowerment and read “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Hubbard said she wanted attendees to become aware of the factors that may hold them back in the workplace. “I hope that women don’t settle,” Hubbard
said. “I hope when they see a barrier that they’re not too intimidated to try for something.” Hubbard attributes the treatment of women in the workplace to the ingrained ideals placed on individuals during their childhoods. “It’s easy for us to see an assertive woman and call her bossy because that’s how the media portrays women, and it’s associated with that,” Hubbard said. “The more you draw attention to that, the more you can make your mind shift away from that.” Hubbard’s advice to young women entering the workforce is “to advocate for themselves, to not shy away from negotiating their salary and asking for promotions and responsibility. Go for it. Try new things and don’t be afraid of how it’s being perceived.” Hubbard said what she hopes attendees take away from the workshop is the drive to become what they want to be. “I want people to be empowered to pursue what they want to pursue,” Hubbard said. “Whether that is a stay-at-home mom raising their family, being CEO of a company or being a counselor, I want people to be empowered to do that and not be worried about the social
pressures that come along with it.” Reagan Pyles, sophomore early childhood education major, attended the workshop and said it served as a reminder of the importance of women’s leadership. “I think that we look at men as our powerfigures, and it’s been like that for a long time,” Pyles said. “Now people are saying ‘Oh, women can do the same things that men do.’” Inclusion and Student Success Coordinator Olivia Polynice organizes the CU Succeed workshops and said the goal of the workshops is to help students explore different topics they would not normally see in the classroom. “The workshops can help students in school, but they can also help them as a person,” Polynice said. “I’ve always been a strong believer that college isn’t just about getting the education, but it’s also about becoming who you’re meant to be. If students learn something at a workshop they didn’t already know, then they’ve grown.” Student suggestions for workshop topics are welcome. Students interested in attending future CU Succeed Workshops can visit Graphic by www.cameron.edu/cusucceed for a full list of Joel Frambes workshops throughout the fall semester.
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two-hour debate, Clinton and Trump made a Voices Editor variety of assertions to @JJardel_Writing moderator Lester Holt. From tax-related banter Presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Hillary to conversaions about topics vital to the United Clinton participated in States’ well-being, there their first debate of the was a lot to digest among campaign season. Both the interruptions and candidates took the stage verbal sparring. Thanks to at in Hempstead, New York, to test their wits and various organizations who policies while making their verified or refuted these facts during the debate, cases to become the next many viewers could ingest leader of the country. the material in bite-sized, In the end, there was easily-swallowed morsels. one true winner of these However, these debates and the election efforts did not fall on the season as a whole: fact shoulders of one or two checkers. organizations. PBS did Throughout the nearly
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live fact checks during the airing of the debate. So did National Public Radio, the Washington Post, Bloomberg Politics and PolitiFact – among other websites and publications. Based on what the two candidates said in the debate, statistically, Clinton was the most truthful candidate. Of the comments analyzed on PolitiFact, all but four of her statements were either true or mostly true, with only one assertion proving to be false or mostly false. The other two claims either rang half true or, in the case of the origin of
Trump’s start in business, uncertain because of the mogul’s unreleased tax returns. In contrast, the majority of Trump’s claims proved false or mostly false. Specifically, Trump provided all but one of the untrue comments stated during the debate. Juxtaposed against five true or mostly true statements, Trump appeared to speak less substance and less truth throughout the debate. All the while, Trump still dominated much of the conversation in terms of both speaking time and words spoken, filling it
with repetitive rhetoric, impertinent jabs and sophomoric projection of vitriol. Meanwhile, Hillary appeared composed and responded without berating Trump. These figures all add up to an increase in Clinton’s favorability ratings and a decrease in Trump’s. Yet the landscape of political bipartisanism remains so divisive that there was no clear winner
of the debate if the equally satirical and serious Trump Won hashtag is any indicator. John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” described this division best in a segment on a show that aired before the debate. “[Americans] will be watching two whose campaigns have been defined less by questions about their policies than their ethics,” he said.
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The cold hard truth: Lessons learned in preseverance and determination down temples profusely. Ruck sacks are feeling heavier from Staff Writer inappropriate packing and A cold hard truth reared its configuration. ugly head once again during an There appears to be the ROTC Training exercise. presence of excessive fatigue About a mile into a ruck because, for a lot of the cadets, march, I am looking up and down this is the first time they ever the marching order, and I see walked more than mile under load what is the typical norm of an or the first time in quite some initial training event. time. Discomfort is alive and Cadets are hobbling because present, and it is only going to of blister birth. Sweat is running elevate.
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Fast forward about 15 hours. My comrades and I are traversing steep hills and valleys during a highly vegetated land navigation exercise. The ruck sacks are still on our backs. To make things even more strenuous, the distance from point to point varies from 500 to 1,500 meters – just about a mile in civilian terms. Small blisters are now big blisters. Entire uniforms are drenched in sweat.
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If maintaining hydration was not a necessity 15 hours prior, it is definitely a priority now. The weight of the ruck sack – still ever-present, despite correct configurations. The heat and fatigue are at an all-time high. “Why am I doing this?” “Embrace the suck.” – on repeat in my head. Time and time again I find myself feeling drained of everything, and here I am reliving that experience in ROTC land. I always find the answer, and once again, it was through past experiences – in this case, from time on the battlefield. Those moments are what the ROTC FTX and every other training event I have experienced prepared me for. Our leaders flawlessly emphasized the “Train As You Fight” philosophy on all of us. Throughout exercises, cadets utilize various tactics they will perform on the battlefield, gaining first-hand experience of how reallife battles are going to be. We learn about tactical movement, performance under fatigue and extreme conditions, land navigation and vital weapon fundamentals. Because of heat and blisters, we constantly check each other for proper hydration and physical
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conditions. We correct each other’s ruck sacks to prevent further discomfort. There is even a team development course to build trust among peers and develop leadership attributes. Everything that happens during the exercise, you learn to expect from your peer or superior in a combat zone. During an 11-year career that has seen two combat deployments, I had never conducted land navigation without gear or a ruck sack. Not once did I move through a mountainous road in a tactical wedge or file without at least 35 pounds of body armor in strenuous environments. I can say the same thing about my comrades on the battlefield. Not once did they fire a weapon incorrectly. We always checked the physical conditions of our battle buddies. Fatigue was a daily occurrence in the combat zone. But we still “embraced the suck,” accomplished our mission and learned from it. This is the cold hard truth: discomfort and “embracing the suck” is what training is all about – making you better and stronger.
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Cameron poets recite at Re-Verse
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Percolating thought: Sigma Tau Delta and CU Pride hosted Re-Verse and Slam Poetry at 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Percolator. Lawton community members, Cameron students and professors, including Dr. John Morris and Dr. William Carney, took turns reciting poetry. Some recited their own poems by memory, while others read from their favorite poets. Audience members laughed as senior Patrick Perez enunciated his reading of “Wonderwall” by Oasis.
Highlighting diversity: 37th International Festival Erin Owens
festival, said every year the festival’s staff aims to represent as many countries as A&E Editor possible. @TheErinOwens “We send out applications and we The 37th annual International Festival advertise,” said Whitson. “We try to took place on Sept. 23-25 at Elmer Thomas encourage as many diverse cultures as Park. possible to apply; either to Opening Friday night with the parade perform, to [serve] food or of nations the festival represented sixteen just to participate.” countries. Hawaiian dance The festival opening also included a performer and board naturalization ceremony where people from member Kealii different countries were sworn in as U.S. Thompson said the citizens. festival’s ability to The festival’s premise is to showcase showcase diversity multiculturalism by hosting performers and so well is what has vendors with diverse backgrounds. brought her back The performers exemplify their culture every year. through traditional dress, dance and song. “There’s nowhere Food vendors allowed festival goers to else that you can go to, at purchase fare from a variety of cuisines. a festival, where you’ll see so The goods and service vendors offered many cultures being represented,” products ranging from dream catchers to Thompson said. “[Also] those that are away sunglasses. from home…they get to connect with their Bobbi Whitson, Chairperson for the own people again.”
In addition to food, shopping and performances the festival hosted a children’s area. The MacArthur Key Club helped children create a variety of multicultural crafts including Chinese dragons, Puerto Rican maracas, Mexican paper f lowers and Arabic writing. Molly Santos Buckley, a board member in charge of the children’s area has been organizing this feature of the fair for the past few years. “I used to be one of the children’s directors at my church and did a lot of children’s ministries,” Santos Buckley said. “[So] even though I teach high school…this came as a natural thing…this is what I’m best at.” The festival has experienced much growth in its 37 years. It started in 1979 with a grant given to
the Friends of the Library organization. Intially, the downtown library was the first home for the International Festival. It was later moved into the library plaza where it remained for over twenty years before relocating to Elmer Thomas Park. Whitson said that the move to Elmer Thomas Park has allowed the festival a chance to grow even further. “We are able to spread out,” Whitson said. “[We can] have more vendors and more performers. [We can] have bigger stages and accommodate more people.” The festival has also increased the territory from which the vendors and performers visit. When started, supporters primarily came from Oklahoma, and now supporters arrive from various states including Texas and Wisconsin. Various businesses and organizations throughout the Lawton-Fort Sill community sponsored the International Festival. Whitson said that planning for the 2017 festival will begin in just a few weeks.
What’s Streaming Kerry Schoonaert Staff Writer
Among the streaming services Netflix and Hulu, YouTube, known for its free video service, is working its way up to the top. In the last year, YouTube has added another service to their platform called YouTube Red. It costs $9.99 a month, and subscribers can view ad-free videos, stream music ad-free through Google Play Music, playback videos offline on mobile devices and watch YouTube Red Originals, which consist of novel movies and series produced by popular content creators. The company added this to compete with other streaming companies, to give YouTube creators the opportunity to put more professional content out and not have to leave the site and Tribune News Service to reward creators with a secure “Single by 30”: Kina Grannis plays Joanna in “Single by 30,” a YouTube pay out for their work. Red’s perks apart from Red Original about rekindling young love extiguished by 12 years apart.
uninterrupted content, YouTube Red Originals, cover a wide range of genres. So far, there a total of ten original series and three original movies with three more movies set to release in October. YouTuber Lilly Singh, owner of the IISuperwomanII channel, released a documentary on Feb. 10 about her world tour called “A Trip to Unicorn Island.” The trailer for the movie released on Feb. 3 has accumulated over 10.8 million views. If you’re looking for an inspirational movie that shows insight on how hard a YouTuber works in their career, then “A Trip to Unicorn Island” is an excellent recommendation. Popular collaboration channel AwesomenessTV released a series called “Foursome.” This comedic series follows a high-school girl, played by Jenn McAllister of the channel jennxpenn, dealing with an over-protective brother, played by
popular viner Logan Paul, with the help of her three best friends guiding her along in a journey with her love interest. On Feb. 10, YouTube channel Rooster Teeth released the movie “Lazer Team,” a sciencefiction movie about four unlikely heroes recruited to save the world. Members of Rooster Teeth posted a video on Aug. 5 announcing that they’ll be making “Lazor Team II.” Dates for release of the second movie have not yet been released. As time goes by, more and more originals and exclusives are being added. YouTube as a company is growing with over a billion users and hundreds of millions of hours watched every day. The addition of even more Red-only content will only help continue this growth and allow the creators of YouTube to expand in their craft and become more well rounded.
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Cross Country takes tenth Krista Pylant Copy Editor
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@KristaPylant8 Marvin Dierker finished in the top 20 and helped guide the Aggie cross country team to 10th place overall in the men’s college team section at Oklahoma State University’s Cowboy Jamboree on Sept. 24 in Stillwater. Cameron finished with 287 points and an average time of 28:57.5 overall. Butler (Kansas) Community College would win the overall race with 71 points after having four runners inside the top 20, averaging 27:23.2. Fellow Lone Star Conference team UT-Permian Basin placed 16th overall with 370 points and an average time of 29:30.6. Dierker led the Aggies with a time of 27:47.1 to finish in 20th place. Mirko Blattler completed the race 24 seconds back of him in 31st place as CU’s second top individual. Eduardo Banuelos came in 67th place for CU, running a time at 29:08.9. Cody Christie was 12 seconds behind Banuelos, finishing in 72nd place. Mason Boyd rounded out the top five for CU with a time of 30:20.0. Cameron will next race on Oct. 8 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open in Hays, Kansas. Students interested in Cameron University cross country and other Black and Gold athletics can visit cameronaggies. com for more information.
Mourning the loss of Fernandez and Palmer Jacob Jardel
Jose Fernandez
He later went on to represent Miami on the Voices Editor Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, National League All-Star @JJardel_Writing Fernandez defected to the team and won NL Rookie The sports world lost two United States in 2007 with of the Year after placing in of its brightest stars on Sept. his mother and his sister. The the top-10 in a number of 25. Marlins selected him 14th pitching statistics. Miami Marlins pitcher overall in the 2011 MLB A torn ulnar collateral Jose Fernandez passed away Draft. ligament in his elbow shelved in a boating accident that He made his Major League him for the 2014 season. killed two others. United debut on April 7 against the He underwent Tommy States Coast Guard members New York Mets. Early on John surgery and returned found the boat off Miami in his career, he pitched well midway through the Marlins’ Beach at 3 a.m. Later in enough to impress then-Rays 2015 campaign, pitching six the day, news broke that manager Joe Maddon. innings and hitting a home legendary golfer Arnold “Jose Fernandez might run in his debut on July 2. Palmer died from heart be the best young pitcher Fernandez made his complications. I’ve ever seen, at that age,” second career All-Star Game Fernandez was 24. Palmer Maddon said in a tweet. “I appearance in 2016, setting was 87. believe he will go far.” the Marlins’ record with 253 strikeouts this season. He won a career-best 16 games and led MLB with 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings. However, arguably his biggest impacts on the team and the sport were his passion for the game of baseball and the camaraderie he shared with his teammates. Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton said his meaning to Miami, Cuba and everyone his enthusiasm touched were irreplaceable. “He had his own level, one that was changing the game,” Stanton said via Instagram. “[He was] extraordinary, as a person before the player, [yet] still just a kid, [whose] joy lit up the stadium more than lights could.” Upon hearing the news of Fernandez’ death, the Marlins cancelled their home game against the Atlanta Braves. The team won the rescheduled game 7-3, with every Miami player donning
their teammate’s jersey before the retirement of his number 16.
Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer was born in Latrobe, Penn. He took to the game of golf from his father, head professional and greens keeper at Latrobe Country Club. Palmer attended Wake Forest on a golf scholarship before serving three years in the Coast Guard. He won the 1954 U.S. Amateur tournament and went on to play on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour in 1955. His first pro win occurred in that year when he won the Canadian Open. Over the next few years, he would improve his game, which combined with his charisma, to bolster the popularity of golf on television. Earning the nickname “The King,” Palmer would soon enter a rivalry with fellow champion golfers Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, collectively known as the Big Three. This rivalry would only add to Palmer’s and the sport’s mass appeal. “Arnold popularized the game,” Nicklaus said in the New York Times. “He gave it a shot in the arm when the game needed it.” That popularity would follow Palmer throughout his career, with his gallery known as “Arnie’s Army” following him through every hole and in every facet of his career. By the end of his career, the King won seven major championships, including
four green jackets at the Masters. He also helped boost the popularity of the Senior PGA Tour, now known as the Champions Tour. In his time on the circuit, Palmer won five senior majors and earned a sixthplace ranking in Golf Digest magazine’s greatest of all-time list. He retired in 2006 but continued his role on the course as honorary starter for the Masters since 2007. He also expanded the game, helping negotiate the deal to build the first golf course in the People’s Republic of China.
These contributions, among others, led the U.S. Golf Association to refer to him as golf ’s greatest representative. “Arnold Palmer will always be a champion, in every sense of the word,” a statement from the organization read. “He inspired generations to love golf by sharing his competitive spirit, displaying sportsmanship, caring for golfers and golf fans and serving as a lifelong ambassador for the sport. “The game is indeed better because of him, and in so many ways, will never be the same.”
Issue 4 corrections The Cameron Collegian erroneously stated in the article “Students attend N.E.W. conference” that Administrative Assistant for the Events Management Office and sophomore communication major Katie Powers applied for the conference after encouragment from professor Ramona Hall. The correct name and title of this instructor is Associate Professor of English Dr. Susan Hall. We regret the errors and are happy to set the record straight.
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Paying respects: The Miami Marlins’ starting lineup stands for the national anthem during a game against the Atlanta Braves, the team’s first since the death of pitcher Jose Fernandez. The Cuban star passed in a boating accident on Sept. 24, the same day golf trailblazer Arnold Palmer died from heart complications.
The Cameron Collegian erroneously stated in the caption for the photo block of the Omega Zeta Theta (OZT) token ceremony that new inductees received roses from Sigma Tau Delta. The correct organization that provided roses to the new members was Sigma Tau Gamma. For the record, the Cameron Collegian and its members therin recognize the difference between Sigma Tau Gamma, the social fraternity, and Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors society. We regret the errors and are happy to set the record straight.