The Cameron University Collegian: September 15, 2014

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Nalley: inspiring women in the sciences

Creative chemist: (Left) American Chemical Society award nominee Dr. E. Ann Nalley instructs her chemistry students in the laboratory. (Right) Nalley performs a chemical experiment during her research time. did the calculations for projectile motions, we built rockets; they were just awesome with the way they participated and so excited about learning science. I’ve decided that that is the right age to target girls.”

Thirty years ago when Nalley started working at CU, she did not know she could apply for grants to pay for the expenses of Photos by Casey Brown encouraging women to participate in the chemical sciences, but that did not stop her from her mission to mentor women.

“I used to just load them in my car and take them across the Nalley hosts multiple summer academies including one Casey Brown country and take women to universities,” Nalley said. “I would exclusively for middle school girls: the Applied Mathematics and A&E Editor usually take girls, that way we could all room together, and it Aerospace Engineering Summer Academy. @CaseyBrown_CU The participants of the academy engaged in several activities would cost less. I used to pay for everything myself.”

Nalley’s initial inspiration to become a scientist came when The American Chemical Society (ACS) nominated Cameron including building rockets, learning about projectile motion and she read a biography of Marie Curie.

Chemistry Professor Dr. E. Ann Nalley for the 2015 Award for calculating how airplanes fly.

“I went to a little one-room country school,” Nalley said, “and Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences.

“I gave them five different designs for fins,” Nalley said, I learned to read really early… I used to pretend that I was a “and then they made their own fins. They wrapped these water The ACS established the award in the 1990s, but Nalley famous woman scientist. I used to put crackers in my pocket and has been involved with the local organization since 1977 and in bottles with designer duct tape. You should have seen the say ‘I’m going to live on crackers and water so I can be a famous rockets they made. They made the most beautiful rockets, and 2006 she was the president for the ACS national chapter. woman scientist.’”

“There haven’t been very many women as president. In 138 they named them all. They were so creative. We had so much During her school years, Nalley said she never had a female years, I was the fifth one,” Nalley said. fun.” science teacher including the years of her Ph.D. While many factors contributed to the nomination, the one Nalley said that the girls were very involved during the “There just weren’t any women accepted to do anything back that stood out the most to ACS is the work she does over the academy. then, but now that has all changed,” Nalley said. summer with middle and high school students.

“They were awesome,” Nalley said. “They took notes, they

Engineering for CU Aggies Charlene Belew

equivalent of the first two years of an engineering bachelor’s degree.

Managing Editor Conley said students who graduate @cbelew15 with the associates degree will be The new Associate’s Engineering prepared to transfer to another degree program kicked off its first university, such as OU or OSU, semester this Fall. offering engineering degrees. Here, Dean of they will pick Science and up in the third “The program is incredibly year where the Technology Dr. Terry rigorous academically. associates degree Conley left off.

It’s not a watered down said the “We don’t call program.” department it pre-engineering of physical being it’s not preDr. Terry Conley sciences engineering. It’s Dean of Sciences and has been the first two years working Technology of an engineering toward the degree,” Conley new degree said. “The focus is program for about six or seven years. on getting students prepared to go The program, which was approved the from Cameron – earn this degree — Oklahoma State Regents for Higher to a four year institution offering the Education in July of this year, is the degree and be able to start in the third

year without losing anything. We’ve designed it very carefully.”

Conley said the coursework is academically challenging, and may, in fact, be one of the most challenging degree programs on campus.

“The program is incredibly rigorous academically,” Conley said.

“It’s not a watered down program.

Students who are majoring in this have to be calculus-ready to even take the introduction to engineering course.”

Students involved in the program are required to take 16 credit hours mathematics, including calculus 1, calculus 2, calculus 3 and an additional higher level math class.

Engineering majors will also have the choice of five engineering concentrations to choose from,

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CU celebrates sustainability Jacob Jardel

Assistant Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing

With the start of the new school year, Cameron University kicked off its triennial Academic Festival titled “Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities.”

The ninth year-round festival will focus on the various ways Cameron and surrounding communities

can maintain the resources and amenities they have now.

University President Dr. John McArthur mentioned drought, conservation and community growth when addressing the selection of this topic.

“We wanted to get something that was a little bit closer to home,” McArthur said. “It tied together a lot of those concepts. That made sustainability very

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appealing.”

Psychology Department Chair Dr. Mary Dzindolet, who served as chair of the selection committee, also felt that the topic was an attractive choice because of how relatable it is to those of all disciplines.

“I love how the topic just is so broad that it has many different facets,” Dzindolet said. “… Which gives us lots of opportunities to talk in our classes about this.

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This is a topic that’s as easy to put in a social psychology class as it is to put in an agricultural class as it is into an arts class as it is to a literature class.”

McArthur also expressed his interest in the various angles of learning available, especially with the speakers set to give talks at Cameron throughout the year.

Chef and agricultural

See Page 6 activist Rick Bayless, professor and water conservation advocate Dr. Robert Glennon and city planner and urban developer Jeff Speck are set to speak throughout the semester.

Actor and environmental

advocate Ed Begley Jr., will give the Commencement Address, closing out the year of speakers.

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CU to host military arts symposium Smith Steigleder

“It reprioritized my own feelings, emotions and ideas about being in the military,” Poudrier said. “I was thinking News Writing Student that I am in the military now, and my job is to go to war if On May 14-17, Cameron University will host the second called upon. I knew there was now a good chance of that National Military Experience & the Arts Symposium. happening. If it did I would get to really serve my country Cameron instructor Jason Poudrier, an Army veteran beyond what I ever thought I would be able to.” who received a Purple Heart, requested that this event Indeed, Poudrier got his chance to serve. come to Cameron University after he attended the first “In 2003, my unit was the first battery to deploy out of National Military Experience & the Arts Symposium held Ft. Sill for the Iraq war,” Poudrier said. “When the initial at Eastern Kentucky University in 2012. invasion kicked off and the President announced that we “I attended the first event and was the leader for a are now invading Iraq, I was with my unit in Kuwait.” poetry workshop,” Poudrier said. “And when I was not Poudrier was part of field artillery and the battery’s leading, I got to go to some of the other workshops that main mission was to secure the Baghdad International were going on. I was extremely moved by it all and thought Airport. They were 19 miles outside of Baghdad when that Cameron needs to host this. We have a very big tragedy struck. military community at Cameron with Ft. Sill nearby.”

“We had an air force bomb dropped on our unit,” The symposium is a four-day event geared toward Poudrier said. “And we lost three guys, and I was one of military veterans and their families. It will consist of five that was injured in that event. I was injured to the different artistic and expression workshops. point that I had to be air evaced out.”

“There is going to be poetry, nonfiction, fiction, yoga, He sustained injury to the backside of his thighs. paint and possibly charcoal workshops,” Poudrier said.

“I was lucky enough that the injury was all muscles and “Just a sharing of art forms and how to create them. We I did not suffer any damage to my organs,” Poudrier said. will be introducing and refining their skills in these areas.

He made a full physical recovery and pushed to stay It is almost like art therapy for them.” with the military.

Registration began on Aug. 15 and is currently open up “I got into better shape than I was before,” Poudrier until the day of the event. It is a non-refundable $20 for said. “I was part of the Army ten miler team and did all each participant that wishes to take place in the various kinds of running.” festivities. This fee includes all of the events plus meals.

However, Poudrier ultimately decided that it was in his This is Poudrier’s second year teaching at Cameron best interests to start pursuing other opportunities and he University. Poudrier has a long-standing history with the received a medical discharge from the military. military. He enlisted in 2001 just before the attacks that Poudrier has an undergraduate degree in English and took place on Sept. 11. a Masters of Education from Cameron University. He CU Public Affairs

Chef Rick Bayless FESTIVAL continued from page 1 With the variety topics addressed in the talks, McArthur looks forward to the varied approaches speakers will take on the same subject of sustainability. “[They bring] four very different perspectives,” he said, “which is my favorite part of the festival—the variety of viewpoints.”

Dzindolet feels a vast arrays of viewpoints will increase the potential for

people outside the Cameron community to come and take in the experience, which she expressed is one of the best aspects of the Academic Festival.

“The energy that comes when people from all different walks of life with a diversity of interests all come together to focus on a topic – I always find that so exciting ,” Dzindolet said. “It makes you so excited to be on a college campus.”

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used his life experience and education to secure a job at Cameron.

“I love working with so many students that remind me of myself,” Poudrier said. “Whether they are coming back from the military or coming back to college after years of being out of it.”

“I want them to know that it is okay being in remedial classes like intermediate algebra or developmental comp,” he said. “I started off at the bottom too and I had to work my way up. It all just sets them up for success.”

ENGINEERING continued from page 1 including environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering and industrial engineering. Conley said in the future, more concentrations may become available, depending on what students are needing for their academic careers.

The courses are being taught by instructor Sheila Youngblood. Youngblood has an engineering background and is working toward her PhD in engineering at OSU and has taught in the math department since 2010.

With this background, she assured the standards

for the program will be high.

“The coursework will be filled with rigor,” Youngblood said. “We are offering our students 6 of the 7 engineering sciences.

These courses are the basis for all engineering disciplines and thus they must be rigorous to ensure we prepare our students for further work in their programs.”

Conley said that Youngblood was a huge part in designing the course work for the new degree program.

He said numerous factors qualified her for the position, including her

engineering background, her teaching background and her familiarity with engineering courses offered at OSU. “We were fortunate to have this highly qualified person,” he said. “It was a win-win situation for us.

What a great combination of factors right here.”

Conley also believes that having a female engineering instructor will be beneficial for the department as well as students. According to him, 60 percent of students enrolled are female, and he believes that faculty mirroring student population is more effective.

The new engineering

courses have been approved by other universities in the state, including OU and OSU. Conley said that students will have no problem transferring their credits.

However, the coursework will require dedication and determination.

“The curriculum of the degree is really determined by the transfer of credits to other institutions,” he said. “We’ve had to follow their lead. Basically we said we are going to design a program that a student at OU or OSU would take in year one and two. It’s a pretty beefy program,” he said.

Fair brings the interview to students Tyla Eakins

News Writing Student Lines of people gathered for the seventh annual Part-Time Job Fair from 2-4 p.m. on Sept. 4 in the McCasland Ballroom.

Over 200 Cameron students seized the opportunity to discuss part- time job opportunities faceto-face with employers. Nearly two-dozen local employers attended the job fair including banks, food service companies, retailers, the United States Air Force and Cameron ROTC. Junior Don Brogdon attended the event after seeing it on the Cameron website.

“There were a lot of options,” he said.

Career Services coordinators Jordan Scribner and Paula Merrifield

planned the job fair. This fair was Scribner’s first to coordinate.

“It was a wonderful experience and a really smooth process,” Scribner said. “We spent months of preparation reaching out to employers, and marketing it to students”.

Scribner believes that the most important thing for the job fair is not only finding a job but also to get a look at what’s to come after college.

“Job ... fairs is to help bring employers to campus so that they can network with students,” Scribner said.” “So they [students] can have an opportunity to gain experience to see what’s out there in their fields and just get exposure to different opportunities out there.”

Even though the job fair was a successful event and had a high turnout of both students and employers alike, Scribner found some

Reach success... without the stress

areas to improve upon for the next fair.

“We would have like to have placed greater emphasis on professional dress and on professional behavior,” Scribner said. “Students need to understand that even if it’s a part time job you still need to dress very professionally for it.”

The part-time job fair is one of two annual job fairs Career Services holds. The Red River Career Expo is for fulltime, graduate and internship opportunities, whereas the other is for part time job opportunities with fewer fulltime positions offered.

Students who attended the part time job fair were encouraged to bring their resumes and dress professionally in the event that employers would interview many applicants that day.

The next job fair will be on Feb. 19 in the Aggie Rec Center.

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Stress testing: Student Development and the Student Wellness Center joined forces for the Overcoming Stress and Anxiety workshop at 12 p.m. on Sept. 9 in the Buddy Green Room. After students took a stress inventory, Director of the Wellness Center Jill Melrose gave those in attendance tips on how to manage and conquer stress.

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Down the rabbit hole with OZT sorority girls Kaley Patterson Copy Editor

@KaleyKayPatt Black and red streamers fluttered in the doorframe of the rabbit hole that lead to the Greek lounge. Doe eyed freshmen peered through the slits, curious about what was inside. A tea party awaited the girls who rushed the new sorority on campus, Omega Zeta Theta (OZT).

The girls fell through the cracks of the streamers, but one of the OZT founding mothers, Lauren Mounts, caught them with a warm embrace. Other attendees at the party greeted newcomers with smiles, hellos and cheers. Cookies and hand-crafted tea cups cluttered the tables surrounded by enthusiastic girls. Although the room was small, the tea party took place as if it was in Wonderland.

This semester is the first in which OZT has had a presence at Cameron. A year in the making, OZT is an entirely new Greek organization built from the ground up.

“The meaning of the individual letters is a secret but there is a rhyme and a reason to our madness,” Mounts said.

Not too long ago, Mounts,

along with fellow founding mother and Cameron alumna Leanne Perales, realized the need for another sorority on campus and began to dream of what is now OZT. “We recently got approved

by Greek council, and now we’re officially here,” Mounts said. “It’s really awesome. We’ve completely made all of this up on our own - the name, all our rituals, all our secrets - everything has been a team effort.”

OZT has eight total members, seven of whom are active. Over the summer, the founding mothers met each week to create the foundation of their sorority. One of the founders, Mercede Kirven, has been involved with the group since it first started.

“I love the girls,” Kirven said.

“They’re freaking awesome.”

Both Mounts and Kirven searched the different kingdoms of the Cameron Greek community prior to OZT, but they did not find their niche.

“The reason you join a sorority is because you click like a family, real sisters,” Mounts said. “And we didn’t feel that way with any of the other groups.”

Even though OZT are the new girls in the land, Mounts

praised the acceptance and help they have received from the other Greek organizations.

“They have been very supportive,” Mounts said.

“When we have questions, we have people to talk to, but it is hard to make this up on our own. And we’ve never done it before.”

Unattainable inspiration for OZT surrounded the girls, but Greek organizations have their secrets - traditions, rituals, initiations and rush week.

Kirven said that it was difficult coming up with their own. She couldn’t ask anyone who was already in a sorority about how they do things because they couldn’t tell her.

“It took a lot of research and a lot of thinking,” Kirven said. “We were trying to be different, for the most part. It’s hard because there are a lot of sororities out there but I think we’re unique.”

Two weeks ago, OZT hosted their first rush week.

They held different festivities on campus, such as giant Twister, hat and teacup decorating, a tea party and a pajama party.

Each event had an Alice in Wonderland twist.

Bid Day was the last event of the week. Many of the girls who were interested in joining OZT

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Queens of Greek: The new girls on the block, Omega Zeta Theta, pose with their sorority symbol before their initiation on Sept. 11. received an invitation to join the sorority, but not all the girls who participated received a bid.

Mounts and Kirven were surprised by the number of interested girls, along with the positive responses they received from people on campus. But since they are new, they said it was difficult getting their name out there.

OZT gave out 19 bids and all of the girls accepted. Mounts said their first class broke the record for largest pledge class in Greek life history at Cameron.

“We are overwhelmed with happiness at the turn out,” Mounts exclaimed. “Of course, we hoped and worked hard for us to have a large pledge class but we also tried to remain realistic…. We couldn’t be more proud.”

Aggies focus on health and fitness Mason Orso

– change eating habits and take advantage of the healthy lifestyle assistants on campus.

Staff Writer “You can walk the Aggie Mile, work out at the gym, and come Health has become a concern, and students are seeking ways here [Wellness Center] for your mental and emotional needs, or to combat bad habits. Cameron University offers facilities and for your physical needs,” Melrose said. services to assist students in their healthy journey.

The Aggie Rec center offers a variety of fitness classes for Eating right, portioning, juicing and working out are just a few students, faculty and staff. The CU community is invited to of the practices students have adopted to maintain physical health, participate in fitness courses, including but not limited to, a variety while counseling has been a method of choice for mental health. of yoga classes, Butts and Guts, spin and other cycling classes as Director of the Student Wellness Center Jill Melrose said well as Zumba. health is everything in a person’s life – mental, physical, emotional, Students who need to pay a visit to the Wellness Center, spiritual and financial. whether for the common cold or a severe headache, can easily do “[Health is] being at your optimum best so you can function in so by walking in. The only time scheduling an appointment is all of those areas,” Melrose said. necessary is if a student needs to see a counselor.

Students can sometimes be overwhelmed with course work and The Student Wellness Center is located on the first floor of campus life, forgetting to take care of themselves in the process.

North Shepler and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Melrose believes a healthy lifestyle requires balance and feeling Friday. If students need to schedule an appointment they can good. contact the Student Wellness Center at 580-581-6725.

If students keep making the wrong health choices, Melrose For more information on the fitness classes offered in the Aggie said, “you’re going to be sorry when you’re older.”

Rec Center, look at the calendar of events found on AggieAccess Students can avoid unhealthy regret in a couple different ways or call 580-581-5555.

S.L.SHORTS Bio picnic

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Come one, come all: Instructor Brandon McDonald, Dr. Mike Husak and CU President John McArthur talk at the Biology club picnic.

The Biology Club, Tri Beta and the Health Profession Society hosted a Welcome Back picnic at 12 p.m. on Sept.

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According to Kathryn Parsley, president of the Biology Club, the picnic was open to all.

“The main intention was to get the whole building together as well as others intimidated by the sciences,” Parsley said.

Dr. Mike Husak, professor and sponsor for Tri Beta, was impressed with the crowd – among them was CU President John McArthur.

Other events lined up for this fall semester include the Tiger Safari and

meetings with guest speakers.

General meetings are at noon on every fourth Friday of the month in room 105 of the Science Complex.

Behavioral interviewing

Delta Sigma Pi will hold their second professional workshop from 5:12 to 6:12 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 in the Wichita Room.

Students are invited to the Behavioral Interviewing Workshop to gain skills to impress future employers. Students will learn what makes an interview successful.

For more information on the event or future events sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi, contact Trisha Vernon-Cole at trishavernoncole@cameron.edu.

SGA weekly

Kaley Patterson Copy Editor

@KaleyKayPatt More students filled the seats at the second SGA meeting of the year. Senators have been elected and organizations have chosen their Representatives. SGA is now ready to get this year underway.

To start off the meeting, Director of Campus Life Zeak Naifeh gave a couple of announcements. Naifeh will conduct a campus lighting tour. This venture requires students to walk around campus to survey areas that may need fewer shadows.

The State Board of Regents will host their annual leadership weekend retreat in Norman on Oct. 2-3.

Cameron will pay in full for any student wanting to attend.

If students are interested in participating in any of these events they can contact Naifeh at znaifeh@cameron.edu.

Next on the agenda, members of SGA divided into smaller groups to brainstorm topics for possible legislation.

Students struck up many different ideas with most involving changes in food service and better parking.

If students have a concern about something on campus and would like to see a change, they can inform their organization’s representative, their school’s senator or they can visit the SGA office on the second floor of the MCC.

2014-2015 Senators School of Liberal Arts Cheyenne Knox, Freshman Cassandra Tristan, Freshman Temilade Adelusi, Sophomore Kelly High, Sophomore Wyonna Alberty, Junior Zak Rajpari, Senior

School of Education and Behavioral Science Bobbi Fugslang, Freshman

School of Business William Irby, Sophomore Waheed Gbadamosi, Junior Colton Rancourt, Senior

School of Science and Technology Sujana Rupakheti, Freshman Megan Magness, Freshman Alex Kolinski, Sophomore Casey Curtsinger, Sophomore Mariama Abramson, Junior Lacey Flaig, Junior Kristian Jimenez, Senior Cody Jackson, Senior

At-Large Samuel Opara, Freshman Rachel Carlson, Senior

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Getting with the Honors program

Jacob Jardel

Assistant Managing Editor @JJardel_Writing

It was no more than five days after I signed up for the Honors Program in the spring of 2011 when I did my first activity with them. Lani Malcolm called me, saying the Program was going to Dallas for the weekend and had an extra spot.

She asked if I wanted to go. I asked when they were leaving. She said in five hours. I was ready to go in four.

Needless to say, that trip was an accurate sign of things to come.

My life as an Honors Kid was and still is, without a doubt, the defining aspect of my Cameron experience.

My Psi Chi presidency, my Graduate Student of the Year Award, my job on the Collegian – all of it and more has its origins in the Honors Program.

The fall of 2011 was probably the weirdest time of my life. My grandfather almost died, and I was single for the first time in two and a half years. It was undoubtedly the best time for me to officially start my life as an Honors Kid. The first class I had was Honors Colloquium I with Dr. Vivian Thomlinson, whom I still consider to be the biggest influence in my college career. It was an amazing class that allowed me to think in every way I was unable to in other classes, and I learned so much about so many things.

But one of the more overt perks of the class was the direct link between the Honors Program and two new awesome things: Mind Games, the academic team, and Study Abroad, the best

experiences of my life.

Mind Games gave me an opportunity to unleash my inner “Jeopardy” kid to earn muchneeded scholarship money, while Study Abroad gave me the opportunity to explore places and things I had previously seen only on screens and pages.

But with all the good from the Honors Program, my life as an Honors Kid has not been without work.

Between the work to maintain the GPA, time management and budgeting to do all that I wanted to in the program, I was no stranger to long days on campus.

When I added research to the mix, whether for class or for conferences both near and abroad, I was a fullPhotos by Charlene Belew

But it prepared me for the 12+ hour days I have on campus three or four days a week now. It showed me the value of hard work and the proper mindset to stay mostly sane. It gave me the opportunity to be the conductor of that freight train and own it.

Overall, it taught me that the meaning of life truly is other people.

From the moment I took Honors Comp. I in 2009 to the Honors Core Classes I took from 2011-2013, amidst shifts in professors and curriculum, the Honors Program promoted a mindset of interdisciplinary learning en route to becoming a Global Citizen steam Scholar. freight One look at those words train shows how integral other of book people are in the life of an knowledge, Honors Kid. deadlines and John Green, bestselling copious amounts of stress author and one half of that ran faster than my YouTube’s Vlogbrothers, head could take. It was once received a question overwhelming at times, for asking what he felt the sure. meaning of life was.

He had a simple twoword response: “Other people.”

Along those same lines, the true meaning of being in the Honors Program is indeed the other people in there with Graphic Courtesy of Tony Wohlers

you. Academically, we need other people to learn about different disciplines.

More importantly, though, we need those other people in the same way we need a family. We need other people to build us up, keep us in check and help us stay sane in the busy times that define the life of an Honors Kid. Without those other people, everything I talked about above – the events, the studying abroad and the research opportunities – would have been a far-off thought to me.

Sanity itself would have been nothing more than a pipe dream.

Without those other people, my time at Cameron, let alone my time in the Honors Program, would not be the same.

So, when people ask me to define the best aspect of my life as an Honors Kid, the answer always leads back to the people I met along the way: the professors, the staff, the fellow students, my best friends Brent and Tori – all of them made the Honors Life the best life.

Looking back on Spring 2011, as cliche as it sounds, I got ready in four hours for the trip of a lifetime. I got on that bus three years ago. I haven’t left that bus since.

Change of scenery: Dr. Mike Husak and his Honors Colloquium I class take advantage of the weather by having class outside. This class, like other honors courses, takes a “beyond the classroom” approach to teaching and learning, combining an interdisciplinary attitude with experiential learning.

Real talk: the importance of communication

I have never had a problem with communication. I’ve always been able to talk about my feelings, and I don’t find it hard to explain my thoughts. But recently I’ve realized that effective communication is not easy for everyone.

Last month, a guy that I had my eye on all summer told me that he was interested in me and wanted to pursue things.

Kaley Patterson After he poured his heart Copy Editor out to me, I didn’t hear @KaleyKayPatt from him for three weeks.

When I had finally confronted him he explained to me that he wasn’t ready for a relationship, and he knew that when he had professed to me otherwise. He told me that he knew he needed to tell me that little bit of information but he didn’t know how to bring it up in conversation.

Then he went on to say that he’s bad at communication.

I’ve heard many of girlfriends talk about how guys are so bad at communication, but plenty of my guy friends have said the same thing about girls. It’s no mystery that girls and guys communicate differently, but that doesn’t

mean that one or the other is completely hopeless.

I don’t think bad communication is necessarily a gender issue; I think it’s a confidence issue.

The day after that guy expressed his poor communication skills I caught up on Pretty Little Liars, and character Spencer Hastings said something that enlightened me on my situation.

“Sometimes people want to tell you things, but they can’t look you in the eye and say it because they’re afraid of what you’ll think of them.”

Bingo.

I know I said that I’ve never had a problem with communication, but there are times when I don’t say anything because I’m afraid of what people might think of me. That sounds cliche, but it’s true. Sometimes, guys and girls don’t say what they want to say because they’re not confident in themselves, in their words or in the other person.

A couple of weeks ago I had a friend ask me how I got so good at making conversation, at talking in front of and with people. I was puzzled by this question because I had never thought that was problem for other people - I thought it came naturally to everyone. My response took me some time to muster, but I simply told my friend that I didn’t know how; it’s something that just happens.

Public speaking doesn’t frighten me. I always thought it was because I was cheerleader in high school, so crowds don’t make me nervous.

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But if I speak in front of people about something that I have no clue about, then that makes me nervous.

I’ve always loved the war ideology of President Teddy Roosevelt, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” I like to apply this concept to conversations. When I’m conversing with someone I like to listen to everything they have to say, then when I speak I try to be subtle and think about my response because I want to make sure I’m able to back it up, especially if I’m giving advice.

Not every conversation I have is perfect. I don’t know the right thing to say every time, and sometimes I’m afraid to say what I want to say.

Guys, listen to girls when they speak. Not everything they say is a hint, but what they have to say is important to them.

Helpful hint: Try to pick up on hints.

Girls, ask guys questions because they may not be saying what you want to hear because you’re not asking.

Honestly, this advice goes both ways. Everyone’s different in their way of communicating. We’re all unique.

Communication f lows when each side of the conversation is listening and talking.

One thing to remember: don’t get frustrated when someone isn’t communicating the same way you do.

I think if we push the gender factor aside, have confidence and know what we’re talking about then I think we can solve this “bad at communicating” issue.

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A&E

September 15, 2014 www.aggiecentral.com

Jazz: an ensemble and their director

haven’t had lessons before. I understand exactly where you are and I’m the perfect person to help you get where you need to be.”

Stonerock is not only the director of the Jazz Ensemble but he also teaches private lessons for saxophone, clarinet and obo – Stonerock considers himself competent in these instruments, including the flute. He also teaches jazz improvisation, site singing and ear training, woodwind methods, music literature and American Popular Music.

Stonerock has played with several symphonies and orchestras – The Colorado Symphony, The Fort Collins Symphony and The Boulder Photo by Marie Bagwell Philharmonic – and in numerous jazz gigs including, All that jazz: Dr. Andrew Stonerock, director of the Cameron Jazz Ensemble, conducts his students at one of their weekly accompanying with Natalie practices. This year, Stonerock wants to take the ensemble back to their former glory days.

Cole, Boyz II Men, running his own jazz combo and once obtained in the 1980s – Stonerock not only has a support the jazz band.” passions,” Stonerock said.

Marie Bagwell jazz quintet. He also will be where the jazz ensemble tours vision for the Jazz Ensemble With a doctorate in “There is the passion to do Staff Writer releasing a CD in the fall. to places like Washington but he also has a plan.

Saxophone Performance and something and there is the If students are interested While his office is bare D.C. and California, as it has Stonerock says the best way Pedagogy, the art of teaching, passion that can’t be without in becoming a part of the in the past Stonerock said. to get the jazz ensemble back from University of Colorado something. I found myself as he settles into Cameron University, Dr. Andrew “At one point they had to the heydays of the 1980s Boulder, Stonerock has a true with music – I just couldn’t do jazz ensemble, this semester’s is to get the students more passion for music and jazz. anything else. This is music or ensemble has already been Stonerock’s vision for the Jazz three jazz ensembles,” selected; however, Stonerock Ensemble is anything but Stonerock said. “That is a involved.

“The first thing that really bust.” encourages students to huge thing. I’d like to see “Even if they don’t play an attracted me to jazz was the Stonerock has a message sparse. check out the ensemble and instrument or if they played freedom,” Stonerock said. for students who may feel Stonerock might be new to us get back to that level of contact him at AStonerock@ the position of director, but playing and that kind of an instrument at one time but Even though Stonerock like they are too far behind cameron.edu. The Jazz their peers to pursue: “I he has great ambitions for the awareness, not just on campus not really interested in playing started his college career as Ensemble will perform a Jazz Ensemble. Stonerock said but in the community and an instrument right now,” a Business major, he couldn’t can sympathize with some country/jazz fusion concert he would like to see the Jazz even the state and region as Stonerock said, “they should stay away from music.

Cameron students that on Oct. 30. come to concerts and come “There are two kinds of come in as music majors that Ensemble return to the level it well.”

“Ice a Sig” bucket challenge Taylor Hutton Staff Writer

Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity hosted their “Ice a Sig” philanthropy event at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 in front of the MCC. The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Ice Bucket Challenge, a popular social media phenomenon, inspired the Alpha Sigma Phi fundraiser.

The chapter’s goal was to raise $250 for ALS research, with 100% of proceeds donated to the ALS Association (ALSA). At the end of the event, the chapter raised just over their goal donating, a total of $257.

Senior Education major and President of Alpha Sigma Phi TC Ototivo said, “I think that the most important thing was that our brothers were very active in approaching everyone on campus to bring attention to the event.”

Photo by Krista Pylant

Ototivo said the event was successful because they knew how to not only represent the event but also the philanthropy itself which gave them the ability to raise donations well.

The Ice Bucket Challenge started as a fundraiser not associated with ALS. The challenge is simple, if challenged people have 24 hours to either donate $100 or pour a bucket of ice water on yourself and donate $10. Participants were originally asked to donate to a charity of their choice, until the involvement of one professional golfer.

According to TIME magazine, the link between ALS and The Ice Bucket Challenge started when golfer Chris Kennedy selected ALS – someone close to him suffers from the disease.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge quickly went viral

on Facebook and Twitter.

Many celebrities have even taken the challenge, as well as donating money to ALSA. According to their website, as of Sept. 6 ALSA received $109.8 million in donations from the ice bucket challenge alone.

Alpha Sigma Phi took advantage of this unique opportunity to donate money to ALS research. A donation of $5 would get a bucket of ice water poured over a member of the donator’s choice.

“We got the idea from seeing all the videos on Facebook and Twitter,” Senior Communication major and Alpha Sigma Phi Vice President Steven Feldman said. “We wanted to see how much money we could raise on campus.”

To spread the word about Alpha Sigma Phi set up their challenge, the fraternity a booth outside of the MCC created a Facebook event and and asked for donations from electronically invited over 200 students who were passing by. students.

The fraternity is currently

Photos by Taylor Hutton

recruiting members as they actively work to receive their charter from their national organization to make their place at Cameron University

permanent as a recognized chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi. For more information on ALS or the Ice Bucket Challenge, visit ALSA.org.

Piano Recital

Dr. Hyunsoon Whang, McMahon Endowed Chair and Professor of Music, preformed “Gardens in the Rain,” a faculty piano recital.

The recital, which took place on 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 in the Cameron University Theatre, cost $10, but CU students and faculty got in for free with CU ID’s.

Proceeds from the “Gardens in the Rain” recital Keying up: Whang performed pieces from composers benefit music scholarships.

For more information on Bach, Beethoven and Chopin at her recital. upcoming events, contact the Department of Music at 580581-2280.

Get Crafty Student Activities Specialist Leslie Cothren will host a mini-workshop from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Sept. 18 in the MCC. Students are invited to make new things out of old t-shirts. For more information, contact Cothren at lcothren@cameron.edu.

Ashli Mathiews Producer

Film Geek: behind the scenes

Hi Cameron Aggies, I’m Ashli Mathiews, your host for “Film Geek.” On my show, I give you the latest news in the movie and television world.

I know people want to hear about their favorite actor, filming location, what’s going to be new at the box office and if it is going to be worth their time – I make that happen.

During the show, I give you the latest and greatest of what’s going on. I show trailers of the movies I review, and I chat with my guests that attend the films with me about his/her opinion of the movie, the roles the actors take on and the quality of effects.

“Film Geek” has a

Facebook page (https:// www.facebook.com/ CUTVFilmGeek) and even shows on Vimeo and AggieCentral.com. If you are interested in being on the show or have an idea, please email me at ashli.mathiews@ cameron.edu.

The Identical: a review Identical actors, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Seth Green and Blake Rayne, starred in the movie “The Identical.” This movie is about a set of twins who are unknowingly separated at birth during the Great Depression.

Their parents couldn’t afford to give both of them

life beyond poverty. Instead, the parents decided that the Lord had spoken with them; they were to give one child to another family who could provide for him.

Drexel Hemsley, the twin that the birth mother keeps, grows up to be a rock ‘n’ roll star. The adopted twin, whose name is changed to Ryan Wade, has a huge love for music.

In turn, Wade struggles to balance his love for music while trying to appease his foster father by going into ministry.

This movie was very touching though slow at times and had really amazing music with great performances.

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Sports

September 15, 2014 www.aggiecentral.com

Cross country places second at UCO Krista Pylant Sports Editor

Photos by Krista Pylant

@KristaPylant8 Rain and muddy conditions did not stop the Cameron cross country team from placing second in their first meet of the season on Sept. 6 at the University of Central Oklahoma Land Run in Edmond.

Downpours in the area caused a 30 minute rain delay of the 6k race, which senior captain Thomas Toth said changed the team’s strategy going into the meet.

“With the rain and the conditions, it wasn’t as ideal as it would be to see where our fitness level is, so it became more tactical,” Toth said. “It became more about conditions instead of time which is what cross country is, but at the end, it was just seeing where we were, and I think everyone on the team is in better shape than we expected.”

As a team, the Aggies finished with a total time of 1:44:45.72, and had an average time of 20.57.15 per runner. The Black and Gold finished second with 45 points, just 20 points shy and two minutes behind first place team, Oklahoma City University.

Individually, Toth placed second after a 20:09.08 overall finish, seven seconds behind race winner, Oklahoma City’s Peter Koskey.

Toth said he made a tactical error going into the last two miles of the race.

“He [Koskey] was in finishing speed, and I should have realized that and not let him utilize it,” Toth said. “I should have tried to break in the mile and a half then and then try to push the pace.

“Peter’s an amazing athlete and he’s shown that year in and year out, so I can’t be too

Running dirty: Cameron cross country runners endured the rain and the mud to finish second in their first race of the season on Sept. 6. Senior Captain Thomas Toth placed second individually. upset, and I improved on my placing from last season, so all in all, I’m pretty happy with it.”

Toth’s place in this year’s land run was a two spot improvement over his fourth place finish from last year.

Another Aggie runner, sophomore Methuselah Lagat, also improved on his placing from last season, moving from

a 74th place finish in 2013, to earning a spot in the top-10 with a time of 20:39.26 to finish sixth.

Freshman Leonard Kiplagat also secured a spot in the top-10 after he finished eighth with a time of 20:45.02.

Additional CU runners in the top-25 were freshman Pascal Paintner in 16th at 21:33.67, redshirt sophomore Grant Wignall in 17th at 21:38.69 and junior Steve Orwell in 21st at 21:49.19.

The UCO Land Run was the Aggie’s first meet under the leadership of new head coach Zach Johnson who spent the past decade as the cross country and assistant track and field coach for Oklahoma Baptist University.

According to Johnson, his first meet with the Aggies was about getting his athletes back into competition mode and to gauge where the team is after the offseason.

“We kind-of approached this first meet as a rust buster,” Johnson said. “It’s a long season, and our national meet is not until Dec. 8.

Everybody is improving each week; our interval times are dropping, and we are getting a little faster and gaining mileage each week.

“If we get our number four and number five runners closer to our number three, I think we’ll be pretty good.

That’s our big goal for next week.”

As for season goals, Johnson said, “to definitely move up in the conference, I think we were third last year so we definitely want to be higher than that, and then improving our region finish.

We are rated ninth and the top six make it to the national meet, so that’s the goal we want to accomplish and start as soon as we can.”

The Aggies will travel on Sept. 27 to the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater.

Tennis splits matches with Oklahoma Baptist Krista Pylant

where they are at in their game.

Sports Editor “It’s the first match and @KristaPylant8 OBU’s got a good team,” The Cameron men’s and Helvey said. “I have a good women’s tennis teams split relationship with the coach, a pair of matches against and we always play in the fall Oklahoma Baptist University against them and just kind of on Sept. 9 at the Streichused it as a warm-up.

Henry Tennis Complex.

“As far as being special, The men’s team will I want to win this match. I now begin their season like to win everything I play, undefeated after beating but also, I use it to get a good OBU 7-2, while the women look at what I have and my faltered in a 5-4 loss to the new players and my returners Bison. to see where we’re at.”

The teams were originally The number 21 nationally slated to play in a scrimmage ranked men’s team began against USAO on Sept. their day by taking the top 6, but rain cancelled the two doubles slots early. matches. Due to the In the number one slot, cancellation, the OBU match the Aggie pair of Dennis became the Aggies’ first and Merdan/Felipe Oyarzun only team event of the fall defeated OBU’s Deaniel that will count towards their Aguilera/Michael Vetter 8-4 overall win and loss record. while CU’s second slot Justin Men’s and women’s tennis Baciu/Joao Fazendeiro made coach James Helvey said that quick work of OBU’s Thomas the matches gave his teams Ackerknecht/Russ Gegring an opportunity to get back for an 8-1 victory. on the court and tells him Dean Weigelt/Andres

Velasco recorded the only doubles loss for the Aggies after Matthew Tabor/ Partick Sims of OBU defeated them 9-8 (3-0).

The Cameron men continued to dominate in the singles portion with wins from Merdan (5-7, 6-2, 6-4), Lencioni (7-6, 6-1), Baciu (61, 7-5), Fazendeiro (6-1, 6-2) and Knyazyan (6-0, 6-3).

On the women’s side, the #34 ranked Aggies fell in their first and third doubles slot after OBU’s Anastasia Barenova/Kateyna Shkot defeated Angie Torres/ Paula Gutierrez 8-5 and Alex Morales/Kathryn Sild (OBU) beat CU’s Magdalena Kovinic/Dejana Veljic 9-7.

The only doubles victory for the women came from Eugenia Sanchez/Samantha Wood who defeated Ashlynn Abbe/Olivia Charvat 8-5.

Sophomore Samantha Wood said she was able to overcome her nerves as her match progressed.

“Going into it I was a little bit nervous,” Wood said. “I think we managed to deal with the wind and make sure we were tactical and get the serves to the backhand and managed to take over the match.

“Some strengths were their [OBU] returns, so we were serving everything to the backhand. It was difficult on one side with the wind blowing in our faces, so we had to make sure we got the lob deep.”

In single’s play, the Black and Gold took three of their six matches with Paula Gutierrez (6-3, 5-7, 6-4), Samantha Wood (6-2, 6-3) and Eugenia Sanchez (6-1, 6-2) each recording wins for the Aggies.

Even though team play is done for the Aggies until the spring, the fall still holds individual play opportunities beginning Sept. 19-20 for Midwestern State’s Invitational Tournament.

Photo by Krista Pylant

Taking a swing: Angelo Lencioni returns the ball to OBU’s Thomas Ackerknecht. Lencioni won his singles match in straight sets en route to CU’s 7-2 win.

Aggies take fourth at Hawks Creek Jacob Jardel

Community College.

The Black and Gold Assistant Managing Editor finished off the first day with @JJardel_Writing a total round score of 312, Cameron’s women’s golf eleven strokes behind first team started their season round leader Western Texas with a top five finish at the Community College.

Hawks Creek Invitational on Senior Jaqueline Sept. 8 and 9 in Dallas.

Strickland led the way for The Lady Aggies, who the Aggies on day one, entered the tournament as shooting a 75, tying for the returning champions, fifth place overall. Senior ended Tuesday at fourth Candice Swartz put up a 78 place, thirty strokes behind and junior Alexis Thompson champion McLennan finished a stroke behind

Swartz.

The Lady Aggies followed up their first round with a 315 for an invitational score of 627, good enough for fourth place behind the first place Highlassies (597).

Strickland was Cameron’s top finisher, matching her first round score of 75 for an overall 150. The score was enough to earn her a tie for fourth place and her fourth career top-5 finish.

Sophomore Alexis

Thompson finished in 13th place after carding a twoday total of 156. Senior Candice Swartz placed 19th with a 160 while freshman Erin Hess finished her first collegiate tournament just outside the top-20 with a 162. Sophomore Katie Johnston tied for 30th with a tournament score at 167.

The Lady Aggies hit the links again on Sept. 15 in San Diego for the Fall Preview at Torrey Pines.