The Cameron University Collegian: September 29, 2014

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Nick Scott gives perspective to CU Casey Brown A&E Editor

@CaseyBrown_CU At age sixteen Nick Scott was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident. Today, he is a world famous body builder, an award-winning ballroom dancer and a professional model.

Scott appeared on campus on at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 to speak to over one hundred CU students, staff and community members. Disability Services, the Athletics Department and PAC hosted the event.

Before it officially kicked off, Scott sat at the front of the room next to another man in a wheelchair, Carlos Dominguez.

Dominguez saw Scott on YouTube and brought the idea for the event to Director of Student Development Dr. Jennifer Pruchnicki.

“Before my accident, I was really big into fitness,” Dominguez said. “So, you know, I didn’t want to stop. I actually found him when I was in rehab in Oklahoma City.”

Dominguez was inspired by Scott’s commitment to fitness and bodybuilding despite his car accident.

“I really didn’t want to stop with fitness, so going on his website and seeing all of the other bodybuilders,” Dominguez said. “I found him and there was a whole bunch of other bodybuilders.

“You know, I’m paralyzed from the chest down. Technically I’m a quadriplegic. I don’t have fine motor skills with my hands.

Just seeing how he doesn’t care – that kind of attitude just kind of grasped me.

“I know there is a good chance that I’m not going to walk again, and I’ve accepted that. Just being able to see him and the other body builders and their attitude and their passion for lifting just kind of gave me hope, you know.”

As Scott told his story and shared his message, he wheeled around the stage in his customized wheelchair, which includes rims and neon lights.

His message is that the right mindset can lead people to their wildest dreams.

“It is very simple,” Scott said. “If you think you can do it, you are going to try and focus on that nonstop and you will think about it constantly. As soon as you think you can’t do it, you’re not going to do it, so you’ve already convinced yourself that you can’t do it.”

One of Scott’s personal goals was to have the professional wheelchair bodybuilding category added to the International Federation of Professional Body Building competition. That goal was realized in 2011.

Nick repeated his inspirational messages such as “Your worth is greater than you think,” “It’s all about impacting others. Every one of you has a God-given gift that you can use to give back to the people on this earth,” and “To succeed in life you have to reach for something outside of yourself.”

He reiterated, “If I can do it, so can you.”

Don’t stop: (Above) Nick Scott signs photos, books and memorabilia. (Below) Scott stands from his wheelchair, walking a few steps during his presentation titled “Perspective.”

Throughout the talk, audience members laughed and clapped at Scott’s story and message. The audience consisted of many members of CU’s various athletics teams.

Tyler McKinzie, a psychology major and baseball player, attended because he said he thought Scott’s message would be cool.

“He kept it really light and he kept it really fun, and it turned the whole thing into a really positive message,” McKinzie said.

“He just kept reiterating how anything is possible and you can do whatever you set your mind to, and that is what I really liked more than anything.

“I mean every baseball player’s dream it to make it to the [big leagues] some day, so to hear something like that from a guy in his situation is really special.”

The message will stick with McKinzie, “From now on, whenever I feel like I can’t do something, I am probably going to think back to him.”

Photo by Marie Bagwell

Photos by Casey Brown

Cameron hosts high school speakers Jacob Jardel

variety of events including Assistant Managing Editor interpretation, speech and debate. @JJardel_Writing Cameron Director of Forensics Sarah Collins said Award-winning student the selection process was orators from across put in place to get the best Oklahoma showcased student speakers on stage. their skills at Cameron’s “We ask for nominations 31st annual Speech from coaches across the Demonstration Day on state at the beginning of Sept. 18.

Over 700 students from August and then select the 36 schools packed Lawton’s students who placed highest McMahon Auditorium for a at the state or national morning of verbal exercises tournament last year,” and debate workshops. The Collins said.

For the students on students performed in a

stage, the chance to give their speeches to audiences displayed not only their prowess in the given events but also the topics that matter personally.

“It’s definitely an honor to get to perform on a stage in front of so many high schools,” Collins said. “Most of the students choose material that are very important to them, so it also gives them an opportunity to advocate for an issue that they really care about.”

The personal angle of the speeches made the event for Collins.

“What made this year’s demo day stand out were the outstanding performances by the students selected to perform,” she said. “All of the performers placed extremely well at the state tournament last year, so they were highly entertaining and educational.”

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Aggies lose beloved therapy dog Kaley Patterson Copy Editor

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What’s inside

The beginning of the fall semester has been filled with loss for Cameron University.

One of Cameron’s Student Support Services’ therapy dog, Tulip, has passed away.

Sympathy cards, long handwritten notes and pictures of the Cameron therapy dog cluttered the

office door of Director of Student Support Services Doreen Thomas, Tulip’s rescuer and owner.

Tulip was a Great Pyrenees and Thomas rescued from the OKC Shelter.

When Thomas found her, she tested positive for heartworm and had also came down with cancer.

“I knew it was going to be impossible for her to get adopted out to the right home,” Thomas said. “So I just decided to keep her myself.”

Tulip survived the heartworm treatment, and she had her bottom left jaw removed due to the cancer, forcing her to learn how to eat again.

Tulip’s strength allowed her to encourage others who were going through or had gone through similar situations.

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Aggies CU at the Pole

Graduation: the golden wrap

Aggies first conference win

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News

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Alumni Association offers scholarship Taylor Hutton

News Writing Student The Cameron University Alumni Association (CUAA) recently endowed and awarded the first Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship this spring.

Director of Alumni Relations Jennifer McGrail has been with the Alumni Association office for the last seven years, and the association has given out a small amount of money to junior and senior students for about 15 years.

“Several years ago the board of directors got together and said we need to ensure our scholarship lives in perpetuity,” McGrail said, “and that we are able to impact the greatest number of students.”

The scholarship is open to juniors and seniors who have outstanding achievements in the classroom, as well as the area of service.

“Our requirements are somewhat loose,” McGrail said. “We know junior and senior students often times have heavy academic loads and social loads.”

The CUAA asks the

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On the dotted line: Cameron University President John McArthur oversees as Dr. Wayne Johnson, President of the Cameron University Foundation Board of Directors, and Becky Holland, President of the Cameron University Alumni Association, sign the documents establishing a new endowed scholarship funded by a donation from the Alumni Association. scholarship recipients to maintain a 3.0 GPA and be actively involved on campus specifically by completing 10 hours of community service with the Alumni Association.

Jessica Champagne is serving her fourth year as a member of the CUAA Board of Directors, and she was the Board President when the CUAA Endowed Scholarship was approved.

Big Pink volleyball

“Any scholarship is important because it is supporting students in achieving their academic and professional goals,” Champagne said. “ I think what makes this particular CU Student Activities

Casey Brown A&E Editor

@CaseyBrown_CU Big Pink Volleyball is coming to CU on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Teams of six to ten players can register to play for the fundraiser event, which will benefit breast cancer research.

No experience or knowledge of volleyball is necessary to compete.

The Office of Student Activities will host the event, and they will put together brackets this week. The soft deadline for registration is Wednesday, Oct. 1.

The event is called Big Pink because teams will be playing with a four-foot, bright pink ball.

The format of the tournament will be determined on the day of competition based on the number of teams. The tournament may be pool play, double elimination or single elimination.

Some teams have already registered for the event, and the day may include an exhibition game between campus administration, Student Activities Specialist Leslie Cothren said.

In addition to the tournament, students will be competing in the spirit competition. Students who dress up in their choice of costumes will compete in the spirit competition; a prize will be awarded to the team with the best costumes.

Teams can register online at imleagues.com/cameron. The cost of registration is $5 per person on the roster of the team. Proceeds go to Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma.

For more information, contact Leslie Cothren at 580-581-2217.

Smack that: A group of Cameron students attempt to hit the Big Pink ball over the net in a practice for Big Pink Volleyball. Cameron’s first Big Pink Volleyball fundraiser will take place Oct. 4 with proceeds going to Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma.

Workshop eases students’ test anxiety collegiate level classes for the first time. At the start of the workshop, some of them voiced concerns about their own study habits.

Zach Walker, a freshman majoring in Accounting, said he went to the workshop to sharpen his test taking skills.

“For some reason, I just can’t seem to recall the information when I sit down to take the test,” Walker said. coming up on midterms.

Another student, I believe that much of the Melissa Druien, a freshman test anxiety that students suffer from is due to the fact majoring in Sports and that they have not prepared Fundamentals, said she correctly, and if students can also struggles with taking learn to strategize and know tests and hoped that the workshop would help what to do besides stare at alleviate some anxiety. a book, then they will do According to DuRant, better. Many students do not know how to study, and this workshop intended to give students advice that in this workshop, I address they could put into practice many of those types of concerns while giving them when their next test rolls around. some relaxation tips and “Students need to first techniques.” engage in pre-study,” The room was packed DuRant said. “This is where with students and many students need to prepare of them were incoming materials and consolidate freshman who are taking Photo by Kaley Patterson

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News Writing Student At 9:30 a.m. Sep. 15 in the Buddy Green room, Cameron students learned many invaluable skills on how to help prevent and cope with test anxiety.

The workshop was part of the ongoing CU succeed workshop series.

The speaker of the event was Maureen DuRant, an instructor from the Teaching and Learning Department.

“This workshop can be very beneficial for students,” DuRant said, “especially

their notes. Much anxiety comes from being ill prepared and this will help to eliminate much of that.”

DuRant also stressed that students need to find what strategies work best for them.

“Remember what works for one student might not work for another,” DuRant said. “Some students study better at home, and some students don’t do as well when they attempt to study from home and they find that they do better when they prepare and study at the library.”

DuRant wants students to try and think like professors when they study.

She said it is important to study things they feel the professor would put on the test.

“I want students to know that if they can’t get their anxiety under control then it might be good for them to schedule an appointment at the wellness center,” DuRant said. “They are on campus to help.”

scholarship distinctive is that it is coming from a group of Cameron Alumni who take great pride in helping current and future Aggies accomplish their goals.”

To apply for the scholarship, students can fill out the general scholarship application located under the financial aid section of the Cameron website. The deadline for scholarship applications is Feb. 1.

McGrail has seen the CUAA grow as they make changes to better serve Cameron students and graduates.

“The Alumni Association Board of Directors has recently undertaken a massive review of our strategic plan,” McGrail said.

The CUAA has sent out surveys to alumni to see how they can better serve graduates. They will soon ask the faculty and staff, as well as junior and senior students, for their opinions.

“They [juniors and seniors] are the future members of the Alumni Association,” McGrail said.

One of the more recent CUAA programs is Aggie G.O.L.D. (Graduates Of the Last Decade). They work to serve the more recent alumni through various events.

For more information on CUAA go to cameron.edu/ alumni.

SPEECH continued from page 1 This event also provided an opportunity for interested high school students to take a look at Cameron, particularly the Forensics Team, which sets up a recruiting table each year.

“A lot of the kids that come to demo day are from smaller schools in the state,” Collins said, “so it is a really good opportunity for them to meet with some folks from Cameron and learn about what our university has to offer these kids.”

According to Collins, one other important aspect of the event was the look into the idiosyncratic world of speech and debate.

“The Forensics (Speech and Debate) community is an odd one that is really hard to explain to those who haven’t experienced it,” Collins said. “Most people don’t understand what we do, the amount of effort and time it takes or the quality and richness of the arguments and performances that are produced.

“Events like Demonstration Day are important to me because they provide me an opportunity to let others get a small glimpse of what we do.”

According to Collins there are unique differences between what the Forensics Team does and what other organizations do.

“Unlike in athletics and other activities, Speech and Debate tournaments aren’t separated into divisions,” she said. “Every weekend they go out, they are competing and winning against huge D-1 schools and powerhouses in the region. They represent the University extremely well.”

Collins also said that forensics provides students with various life skills such as writing, research and presentation.

These abilities help the students involved with the Forensics Team succeed with their college careers and beyond.

“Students who participate on the Cameron Speech and Debate team represent the University incredibly well during their undergraduate careers and most of them go on to represent the University and the team in their communities and professions,” she said.

CORRECTIONS The Cameron Collegian erroneously stated in “Godsave showcases new pubication” that Bayard Godsave’s short story is set in Trinidad, Colo., when it was in fact set on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. We regret the error and are happy to set the record straight.

The Cameron Collegian erroneously attributed “LCT Season Opener Coming Soon” to Kristen Bell when it should have been attributed to Kristen Bass. We regret the error and are happy to set the record straight.

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CU at the Pole: a tradition

Photo by Kaley Patterson

A moment of prayer: At 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 24, students across the nation gathered around their schools’ flagpoles for the national day of prayer, See You At The Pole.

Cameron students from the Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Nigerian Association prayed at the flagpole in front of the Administration Building on Wednesday. The Cameron BCM headed the gathering and provided breakfast for everyone in attendance. Senior Layton Harper led the group in worship, and sophomore EJ Watson read from Ephesians 6:8 and encouraged students to never stop praying. Five volunteers prayed for Cameron, friends and family, the world, the nation, missions and outreach.

Afterwards, students were invited to sing one more worship song and to pray for the areas that were previously prayed about – circles of chalk around the building represented each area. During the week of Oct. 6-9, the BCM will host their annual Focus Week. Students are invited to worship every night that week at 8 p.m. If students are interested in getting involved with the BCM, they can contact the Director Danny Toombs at 580-353-4197.

PUPPIES continued from page 1 “I would take her to cancer centers and rehab centers where people were either going through cancer treatment because she was a good spokesman of ‘Okay, she can survive it, you can survive it,’” Thomas said, “or I would take her to rehab centers where people had lost a limb or something and having to deal with that.”

Although Tulip kicked

two major ailments, she recently came down with hip dysplasia. Two weeks ago Thomas had to put her down.

Tulip was going on 12 years of age and had been a therapy dog at Cameron for two years.

“She was a good spokes-dog to take around and gave people a lot of encouragement,” Thomas said. “So she was a survivor, that’s for sure. She just couldn’t kick the hip dysplasia.”

Tulip left behind not only Thomas and those she encouraged but also her friend Lilly, also another therapy dog for Cameron. Lilly is an Kaley Patterson eight-year-old Great Copy Editor Pyrenees and, like @KaleyKayPatt Tulip, is a rescue At the fourth SGA dog. meeting of the semester, Thomas said members received a lesson in someone had thrown Parliamentary Procedure and a Lilly away, so first-hand experience in writing legislation.

Associate Professor of Communication Dr. James Heflin spoke to the SGA body about the dos and don’ts of Parliamentary Procedure.

According to Heflin, he has been instructing the Cameron SGA in the regulations of their 8 a.m. meetings for 50 years.

CUTV News During her presidential remarks, SGA President Sidney 9 a.m.

McCormack announced that SGA would be hosting a voter CUTV News registration table from 11 a.m.

Film Geek to 1 p.m. on Oct. 1 in the MCC. Let’s Talk Students are encouraged to stop Game Time by and register to vote.

The governing body also 10 a.m. got a chance to practice writing legislation. The students Let’s Talk divided into groups of three Sports or four and chose a topic that Film Geek they would like to see put into action. After the session, SGA 11 a.m. members were encouraged to type up their legislation and Sports turn it in to the Legislative Film Geek Committee for editing.

CUTV News Vice President Nikki Kirk is the head of the Legislative 12 p.m.

Committee, and ten students CUTV News volunteered to assist Kirk.

SGA weekly

Thomas rescued her. said. “Whereas Lilly, she’ll “I found her living under just stay in here with me all a bridge over by my house,” day.”

Thomas Thomas has recently said. “She inherited another dog that was very will potentially become a skinny and therapy dog. in very bad He’s a miniature schnauzer shape. I named Bo, and he belonged to tried to find a good friend of Thomas who whom she passed from bone cancer last belonged to. November.

She wasn’t “No one could take care of micro him, so I took Bo,” Thomas chipped or said. “I think he’s got the anything. After making of becoming a therapy awhile when no one came dog, but we will see. Come forward to claim her, I kept November he’ll be finished her.” with the first part Tulip and of his training Lilly may then he has to have been the do his therapy same breed, dog certification but they both training. So had different maybe by personalities.

January he’ll be Tulip certified and I was more can bring him.” out-going, Thomas Tulip Thomas said, said that it has and she would walk up to been hard losing Tulip – people, sniff and greet them. for the students, those she Lilly on other hand is more encouraged and even Lilly. shy and timid, Thomas said.

“She still looks for her,” “Sometimes she [Tulip] Thomas said. “But I’m hoping would get up and walk with time we’ll both get around the floor,” Thomas closure.”

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Coming this season Krista Pylant Sports Editor

@KristaPylant8 Cameron Intramural Sports added two new sports to this semester’s lineup in addition to existing favorites.

This semester, students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to participate in ultimate frisbee and kickball.

Ultimate frisbee is a non-contact sport that combines aspects of soccer, basketball and football.

Players on a team move down a field to score points by passing a disc to a teammate in the opposing end zone. The game came as a request from students who filled out an annual survey from the Office of Student Activities and will begin in October.

While kickball is not entirely new to Cameron, Student Activities Specialist Megan Canfield said they made some changes to increase participation.

“We tried to do kickball,

but there wasn’t a whole lot of sign up for it,” Canfield said. “We are going to have open games on Friday afternoons where anybody can come and play.

Sometimes we will give away prizes, so overall it will be a fun time.”

Kickball is currently the only sport that does not require prior registration.

For all other intramural sports, those interested will need to create a free account and register online at imleagues.com or download the site’s mobile app, REC*It. Players can create a team to invite friends or apply as a free-agent and be drafted by an existing team.

Sign ups for the Big Pink Volleyball tournament, regular volleyball, ultimate frisbee, weightlifting, racquetball and a minitriathlon are still available.

The Harry Potter inspired Quidditch matches will return in the spring.

Canfield encourages those who are considering participating in intramural sports to give it a try.

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Dear Aggie,

I’m having a little trouble in my love life. There’s someone from work I really want to ask out on a date, but I’m afraid to ask for two reasons: I don’t know if she feels the same way, and I don’t know if it would be a good idea to ask out someone I work with.

What do you think I should do?

Sincerely, Frustrated Dear Frustrated,

Your concerns about asking out a coworker are probably right, especially in the workplace. In some cases, pursuing a coworker can be seen as inappropriate.

Check to see if your place of employment has a no-dating policy.

If there isn’t one, trust your instincts, but keep in mind that if things go south, you’ll still be working with her. If your workplace has a no-dating policy, try to develop a friendship. If you ever leave your place of employment and still have feelings for her, you can take your chance to pursue a relationship.

Sincerely, Aggie

Dear Aggie,

I would like to know why CUTV only airs the film show and the sports show on campus TVs but not the CU News show. I’m a freshman biology major living on campus and I have yet to see the CUTV News show. I think as a student I should be able to watch the news on campus like the other shows.

Sincerely, Membrane Dear Membrane,

CUTV News airs on campus, along with Film Geek, Game Time and Let’s Talk. We’ve included a side bar so you can see what time student shows air on campus TVs. You can also visit the website at aggiecentral.com.

The website is updated weekly with new episodes. If you find shows are not airing at the times listed, contact Dr. Matt Jenkins (mattj@cameron.edu), who can help find a solution for the problem.

Sincerely, Aggie

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When it fades to black and gold

Jacob Jardel

Assistant Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing

You learn a lot about life on a Netflix binge of “Scrubs.”

“Scrubs” was a dramatic comedy of the 2000s that went on for eight full seasons and a ninth most would rather not talk about. It focused on Dr. John “JD” Dorian and the various doctors around Sacred Heart hospital and addressed

the facets of medicine, love, life and loss.

It is also, without a doubt, my favorite show for those exact reasons.

In my most recent binge of the show, I finally came to the season eight finale – or, as many call it, the real series finale. JD walked through the halls one last time, reminiscing on the past eight years while imagining the many years to come. It makes me emotional every time.

As the credits rolled and behind the scenes footage showed the cast and crew film their final scenes, I thought about finality. I thought about graduation.

There are few times in life where you can prepare for your golden wrap, the final cut of your final scene of a series or a film. You prepare for your wedding day, the golden wrap on single life. You prepare for retirement, the golden wrap on your working life.

In college, you prepare for graduation, the golden wrap on your academic career.

Having been through one already, I can say that you spend all of your final season on campus prepping for the golden wrap. You plan the right classes, sign the right papers and get all the right things to make the final scene perfect.

But I learned toward the end of my fourth – and supposedly final – season that I was getting at three more years at Cameron to round out my master’s degree. I had three more seasons to plan toward a golden wrap.

One season has passed, and I still have two more to think about the upcoming new finale, the true golden wrap of my series as a Cameron student.

Two seasons seems a bit far off, but you have to be able to tie up loose ends effectively and gracefully without rushing it.

You saw the “How I Met

Your Mother” finale and the backlash it caused.

But there is one thing I have come to notice about my excessive planning for the golden wrap: I spend a lot of time looking back.

In my entire time planning for my final season and, eventually, the final scene, most of my time has focused on what I plan to leave behind, what I have to say goodbye to when I hear cut on the final scene.

I never took much time to look into the future. Even JD, after walking through the hallway of people he worked for and with over eight seasons, looked into the future he wanted as a doctor, a husband, a father and a friend.

I have yet to do that.

I talk all the time about how I plan to be a sex educator, a therapist, a college instructor – something to help the greater good. But, so far it all stays as just talk. The “PhD” folder on

my Google browser remains dusty and seldom touched.

I hate to admit it, but I am horrified of a future without some sense of familiarity.

Cameron is the only academic home I have known over the last few years. Yes, some faces have changed in that time, but it has all remained constant and familiar. It is all still Cameron – different director, same show. This comfortableness keeps me sane.

If you have yet to notice, I fear change. However, I doubt I am the only one.

Every one of us has some sort of fear of change. It can sublimate in different ways: fear of uncertainty, fear of being alone, fear of failure and a million other vast and massive fears that come from the fear of change.

Change is the universal constant, ironically enough.

But we all have to remember that change can lead

to good things. It helps us learn about things we cannot fathom otherwise. It helps us adapt to new situations. It helps us expand our horizons.

It helps us come out of our golden wraps ready for the next thing to come our way.

So embrace the change as you would an old friend – after all, it is the oldest friend we have, the only one that has stayed the same. Look back on the cast of people you met here and reminisce about the good times. Be well aware of and in touch with your favorite.

But, after you do that, look forward to what change has in store for you – the different spinoffs you can start in that continue your career. Get ready for the many new episodes you have yet to film with new casts and crews. Prepare for the memories you have yet to make on set.

In short, make your golden wrap a beginning just as much as it is an end.

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Coming back for a degree and a direction It is easy to dream of a new life, working the perfect job with a college degree in hand. It is easy to assume that a college degree will lead to success and stability. It is easy for people to say, “you should be in school; you’re so smart.”

I heard for many years that I needed to get back to school. It was a given that I belonged in a school setting.

However, I ultimately came back to school because it is important to me to hold a college degree. Part of my identity as a “smart person” was tied to the idea that smart people go to college; therefore, as a smart

person who wasn’t in school, I was not fulfilling my potential. I don’t quite understand the connection between going to school and living the American Dream. It might have been true at one point in history, but at this point, we are all just chasing the lie that is a White-Picket-Fence life.

I didn’t realize that ideal was partly behind my desire to enroll in school.

I question the benefits of a college education. I was told by society that going to college would benefit me socially, and more importantly, it would lead to financial security, a good job, and at the very least a middleclass life. Let’s be honest, by middle-

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class life I mean it was essentially a given that I would eventually be a millionaire.

Unfortunately for me, I didn’t have a concrete job in mind. I came to Cameron armed with an abstract vision of a “better life for myself.” For me, that vision was even more abstract because I’m the first person in my family to go to college, so I had no idea what the degree-career relationship looked like in real life.

I enrolled to get an education, not a specific degree. I guess I thought the free-spirited desire to study the liberal arts would be enough. I guess I assumed that if I worked hard enough,

then everything would all work out. Of course, it will all work out because it always does, but while it is working out, I will be making sizable student loan payments. However, I would think that at some point we as a society could get it together and tell our children what to realistically expect out of college and with a degree.

I have realized a little too late that flying by the seat of my pants with the forethought of a hippie, motivated by the lies that were promised to me and my generation, is not exactly going to work out the way I had planned. Good thing I have experience at flying by the seat of my pants.

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Medicine Park alive with music Marie Bagwell Staff Writer

Medicine Park’s streets bustled with people visiting the 6th Annual Flute Festival and Art Walk on Sept. 20 and 21. The Medicine Park Economic Development Authority assembled a variety of wooden flute players and multimedia artists.

Headlining flautist, Jan Seiden, has previously appeared on CNN Headline News, was nominated for the 2009 Native American Music Award, has received an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council in 2006 and has also received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Washington, DC Arts Initiative in 2005,

according to her website.

“This is my first time here, and I love it,” Seiden said. “I was thrilled when Medicine Park contacted me and shared with me that the theme for this year is Women of the Flute.”

Seiden has a 22-year background in biomedical research and physiology from Johns Hopkins University but left her field of study after going through many difficult years and began her journey with the flute in 1994.

Seiden said the flute allowed her to peel away western-imposed ideals of life.

“The flute helped bring me back to a much more authentic way of being with myself and with the world,” Seiden said.

Seiden plays the Native American flute, Anasazi flute and the rim-blown flute.

Seiden said she is the first woman to play and record a rim-blown flute.

“It’s an incredible experience being a pioneer,” she said. “I always trust that I find myself where I am

Photo by Marie Bagwell

supposed to be, we will see where the winds take me and it [Medicine Park] would be a wonderful place to return to in the future.”

In addition to the Flute Festial, the Art Walk was taking place.

Among the many artists, Steve Sutherland from Lawton exhibited his mixed-media sculptures.

Rhonda Nixon, a resident of Anadarko, exhibited her oil paintings. Sculptor Bob Willis not only exhibited his clay bust sculptures but he was sculpting in his booth as well.

Randy Jones of Randy Jones Nature Photography said this was his second year

at the Medicine Park Art Walk and thinks it’s a great place to showcase regional art.

Award winning photographer Jason Wallace exhibited his photography at the Art Walk and displayed photography that Wallace said “gravitates towards atmosphere and depth.”

With a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art and a focus in oil painting and a minor in marketing, Wallace found that photography and travelling were his true passions. Wallace said after spending a week painting in Italy, it was a photograph that he shot the morning of his departure that was a turning point for him.

After studying the picture over several days Wallace said, “that one shot felt better to me, than any of the paintings I did on the entire trip.”

Wallace has worked on developing his photography since that pivotal trip and thought the Medicine Park Art Walk was a great and different place to showcase his art. He said the character and quirkiness of Medicine Park attracted him, “the entire town seems like an arts district.”

New Sciences Complex Gallery Casey Brown A&E Editor

@CaseyBrown_CU

Three Hearts Alex Clare Album Release Date: Aug. 11 Record Label: Island Number of Tracks: 13

Kaley Patterson Copy Editor

@KaleyKayPatt It has been two years in the United States since England native Alex Clare released his chart topping hit “Too Close” from his debut album “Lateness of the Hour.” When fans thought they would not hear from Clare again, he released his long anticipated second album “Three Hearts” on Aug. 11 in the UK. It was available in the US a couple days after.

“If I do good, I have to be good,” Clare sings in his song “Heavy Hands” from “Three Hearts” – and he certainly does some good with this album. The 13 songs bring out a deeper and more vulnerable side of Clare, but there is still the iconic mix of dubstep and catchy tunes that fans will remember from “Lateness of the Hour.” Clare’s lyrics are hauntingly relatable whether fans connect on a personal or relational level. Listeners who have ever loved and lost can relate to a majority of the tracks on Clare’s album.

The album’s first song, “Never Let You Go”, mixes a hum worthy trumpet with a deep dubstep background while Clare belts out his voice with some subtle big band swing to get listeners singing along. The title track, “Three Hearts,” has a simple drum beat and guitar strums while Clare soothingly sings about three hearts beating under his roof.

Clare has a powerful voice, and he does not hold back in “Sparks” when he sings about the loss of hope in a long lost love. “So Deep” brings out Clare’s soul of jazz and the broken smoothness of his voice that has listeners wanting more.

“Three Hearts” does not seem to have a chart topper like Clare’s “Too Close” former glory. The track “War Rages On” could have the potential, but it’s not as catchy as Clare’s last success.

“Three Hearts” may not come too close to a chart topping album, but fans of Clare will be pleased with his latest work.

The newest art gallery on campus, the Sciences Complex Gallery, was the product of collaboration from seemingly disparate departments: Art and Science.

The new art gallery is one of four places where art students can display their work. The other three include the galleries in the MCC and Theatre and the halls of the art department’s building.

Last year, Dean Terry Conley had the idea to use the recesses in the walls of the Sciences Complex as a place to display artwork. “[There are] little insets in the wall, and they were probably just decorative or for cabinets or something. I thought, ‘Well, those would make very nice places to display artwork.’ They are a little bit removed from the pathway of the traffic in the hallway and it is set in a little bit and they are nicely spaced,” Conley said.

Those insets are currently displaying the Figure Drawing Show, which consists of artwork from various students who have taken the figure drawing class within the last two semesters.

Monika Linehan, associate art professor, collected the pieces from her class.

“They consist of primarily skeletons,” Linehan said, “which is one of the first things that they do in the figure drawing class…Then there are three examples

of ecroches drawing, which basically and create something new out of that are drawing of the figure showing the image... We are not really very far muscle as if the skin had been removed apart.” and showing the layer of muscle The experience of working together underneath.” has been wonderful, Linehan said. She The newest gallery has been open also said that art and science have many for a year, and so far each exhibit has elements in common. had a science theme, but Conley said “Both are very creative fields. that future Artists obviously exhibits can are always using and will “Both science and art involve their imagination venture from to come up with the act of creation. The the current new imagery, to theme. develop new ideas, sciences are creating and “I think trying to understand a process to even develop new we may techniques, new …

The artists use an image venture ways of creating art away from with new mediums and create something new the science that maybe haven’t out of that image.” theme and been used before Dr. Terry Conley maybe come “Scientists do back to it,” the same thing.

Dean of Science and Technology Conley said.

Basically scientists “I leave it have to be creative up to the in order to discover art department, and I say ‘We are place new things. That is one of the ultimate for you to use to exhibit your students’ things that ties the two together is the artwork and you guys decide what that ability to think creatively…we would is going to be.’” still be thinking the earth is flat if they The collaboration between the [scientists] weren’t creative thinkers.” two departments has been successful, The continued collaboration of the according to both Conley and Linehan. two departments has created what Similarly, the two people see that Conley calls a friendly environment for there are many parallels between the students to have their first exhibits. two disciplines.

“Two of the students last year, Conley said that both fields involve this was their first art show,” Conley the creating of a product. said, “and so it is kind of a friendly “Both science and art involve the act environment in which to have your first of creation,” Conley said. “The sciences showing. I know in science, if you go to are creating a gathering of scientists and someone and trying to presents their research, it can get pretty understand critical at times. I don’t know what it is a process… like in the world of art, but I think this The artists is a friendly environment for a student use an image to have her or his first show.”

Photo by Casey Brown

On Display: An ecroches drawing is showcased in the Sciences Complex Gallery, the newest on-campus exhibition space. Several Cameron students have their work displayed throughout the building.

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Barnett’s throw goes distance online Krista Pylant Sports Editor

@KristaPylant8 If you watched ESPN’s SportsCenter or viewed USA Today’s webpage last week, chances are you saw one of Cameron’s own captured in the national spotlight.

On Sept. 20, Cameron Baseball’s Assistant Coach Josh Barnett became an Internet sensation after he threw a homerun ball back that reached the infield at a Chicago Cub’s game he attended at Wrigley Field.

It is a Cub’s tradition for fans to throw back the opposing teams’ homerun balls. Barnett said that it is typical for the broadcasters to play clips of fans throwing back the homeruns, but he did not think it would capture the amount of media attention that it did.

“I thought it might get shown on TV during the game, but I didn’t think it was going to be on Sports Center, ESPN, USA Today; blowing up all over YouTube, Facebook and Vines,” Barnett said. “It’s gotten a little crazy. I didn’t expect it to be that big of a deal.”

While it’s commonplace to see the replays, the distance of Barnett’s

game finally arrived, Barnett showed up two hours early to the stadium in order to get the firstcome, first-serve bleacher seats, running to capture a spot above left center. He said he remembers telling the guys that if he catches a ball, he will try to throw it as far as he can.

In the top of the third inning, Barnett got his chance. Los Angeles Dodgers Adrian Gonzalez homered a f ly ball to left center field that sailed over Barnett.

“I saw it coming right at me, and I got excited,” Barnett said. “It went right over my head. A guy attempted to catch it, and it hit his hands and bounced right in front of me in the rows behind mine. I dove between the guys’ legs and reached through and got it.

“I tried to get to the back step because it’s a little bigger and I’d have a better base to throw it in, but it was too crowded though, so I made the guys move out of the way so I could rear From left center to infield: Assistant Coach Josh Barnett explains signs to senior Tyler Palmer during a fall baseball back and throw it as hard as scrimmage. Barnett captured media attention on Sept. 20 for throwing a homerun ball back to the Chicago Cub’s infield. I could.

“It was a dream come true, and I got to throw a throw is what caught infield with the announcers he got to cross off an item to join them until this ball back at Wrigley which the attention of the Fox suggesting that he could year. They purchased their on his bucket list.

Sports announcers during play center field for the tickets back in January and I don’t think a whole lot of Barnett attended the people get to do that and the game. During a Cub’s Phillies. game with two of his friends had to wait nine months to now with all the publicity visit to the mound, Fox By attending the game make the trek to Chicago. who wanted him to go for it’s gotten, it’s been crazy.” replayed Barnett’s lob to the last weekend, Barnett said Once the date of the years, but he was unable Photo by Krista Pylant

Volleyball earns first conference win since 2012 Photo by Krista Pylant

Point, set, match: The volleyball team celebrates after a point. The Aggies won their first conference match of the season against Texas A&M-Commerce on Sept. 19.

Jacob Jardel

early, pulling out to an Assistant Managing Editor early lead before A&MCommerce was able to @JJardel_Writing tie the set at 21 points apiece with a late 9-3 run.

Cameron’s volleyball team dug deep to snap their However, senior Rebecca Green scored a decisive kill 20-game conference losing that would lead the Lady streak, defeating Texas Aggies to a 25-23 set win.

A&M-Commerce on Sept.

The Lions pulled the 19.

The Aggies did not carry match even after an early momentum from their road 11-2 run allowed them to coast to a 25-16 set win. The win to their match against Black and Gold would pull Texas Women’s on Sept. back ahead after winning 20 in Denton. The split the third set 25-18, but brought the team to 1-3 in Commerce came back to Lone Star Conference play. take the fourth set 25-18 Head coach Qi Wang after a go-ahead 5-0 run. said in a press release that The Lions opened the team had been working the final frame with four on the right fundamentals unanswered points, but CU to put a win in the books. would battle back to tie the “We’ve talked about the set at 11 with kills from process of learning how to freshman Cristina Viera. win matches, and tonight Following an exchange of the team battled back late and earned this win,” Wang points, junior Shannon DuLaney scored two kills to said. “This wasn’t our strongest performance of the set up match point.

Junior Kat Evans would season, but we fought with make the kill that clinched plenty of heart tonight.” the match for the Black and The match against the Gold.

Lions marked Cameron’s Sophomore Kayla Hebert second consecutive win and added 30 assists and 20 digs fifth consecutive five-set to the effort, while freshman match.

Lindsey McCauley came The Aggies took control

away with 21 digs.

The next match against the Texas Women’s featured a struggling Aggie offense in a straight-set loss to the Pioneers.

The first set was a back and forth affair until a four-point run put Texas Women’s up 21-15. Despite efforts from DuLaney and Viera, the Pioneers took the first set 25-18. Texas Women’s would go on to win the next two sets 25-15, 25-18.

The Black and Gold experienced troubles on offense, with an attack percentage of .155, 35 kills and 15 errors. They also posted one block at the net, eight less than the Pioneers.

Viera led the team with nine kills and added 10 digs.

Green and Evans notched eight and seven kills, respectively. Junior Ingrid Boatman led the Aggies with 16 assists, and Hebert added 11 assists. McCauley contributed with 19 digs.

Cameron will crash the net next on Sept. 30 against Arkansas Tech and Williams Baptist in Russelville, Ark.

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