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Finishing off a “full career” Journalism alumnus remembers career’s ups, downs during ahead retirement John Parsons Staff Reporter Bob Templeton, faculty adviser for Midland College’s student publications and former assistant editor of The East Texan, returned to his alma mater for the annual Texas Community College Journalism Association convention, hosted by A&M Commerce on Oct. 12.

It had been over a dozen years since his last visit and he recalled that many aspects of the campus seemed familiar while others, such as the Rayburn Student Center, were new to him.

A visit to the Alumni Center was a highlight of the day. Templeton met with Derryle Peace, a 1974 graduate and current director of alumni relations, and both enjoyed reliving their time at TAMUC. Templeton and Peace were able to find common details to discuss even though they had been members of different organizations.

Templeton was a member of Alpha Phi Omega (APO) service organization where he earned an APO Blue Sash and became an officer of the organization, according to an issue of The Locust from 1973. He was also in the “Who’s Who” section of The Locust where a picture shows Templeton seated on the roof of the Journalism Building with two other students.

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Bob Templeton graduated from A&M-Commerce (then East Texas State University) in 1973 with a degree in photojournalism.

University police chief focuses on community policing Todd Kleiboer Co-Editor

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New UPD Chief Brian Vaughn spent 12 years as assistant chief and 20 years total working for the department.

Since taking over as University Police Department chief Sept. 1 after Donna Spinato retired, Brian Vaughn, who has worked at UPD for 20 years, has implemented new initiatives and continued those from Spinato.

“Some of the issues that I feel, that as a department, we need to look at are our focus on community policing,” Vaughn said. “We have been focused on that for a long time, but I’m really think that we need to concentrate more on that.”

Community policing is, as defined by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, “a collaboration between the police and the

community that identifies and solves community problems”.

Vaughn said that police officers should be “involved within the community” and should “know the people they’re serving and protecting.”

A task that Vaughn set for his employees is to find something outside of work in the community and become involved in it, and this is something he addressed in a department-wide meeting not long ago, according to Crime Information Officer Lt. Jason Bone.

“This actually ties back into the community police concept,” Bone said. “It’s kind of a challenge to not only

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Templeton grew up living south of Houston and moved to Commerce in 1969 to attend then-East Texas State

University. He chose ETSU due to the “good reception” he received.

Templeton married his college sweetheart, Lois Firmin, while in college. He bragged about them being married 48 years. They have two sons, ages 42 and 38.

“E.T. gave me a great start [in my career],” Templeton said.

Upon graduation, Templeton became the educational writer for The Eagle in Bryan/College Station.

His favorite story happened during this portion of his career. During Willie Nelson’s second Fourth of July picnic in 1974 at Texas World Speedway in College Station a grass field used as a parking lot caught fire and destroyed a number of cars, including the car owned by singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen. Templeton got the photo and wrote the article for that breaking story.

Templeton recalls a story he worked on during his time at the Hereford Brand.

The Hereford mayor was involved in deciding which car dealership the city would purchase vehicles from and it turned out that it was a conflict of interest. He said the story became difficult to cover because it involved small town people whom he knew and who knew him. One car dealer complained to the publisher of the paper about the story.

The ETSU alumnus has always enjoyed photography and using images to tell stories.

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App Takes Safety to New Level

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The Campus Operations and Safety Department and Commerce University Police Department created the Lion Safe app available for free on Apple and Google Play store to ensure student and employee safety on-campus.

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What is consent?

Shane Dawson’s Jake Paul Series

Brianna Patt Web Editor

Youtuber sheds light on mental disorder

Jennifer Bussey Staff Reporter Shane Dawson’s” The Mind of Jake Paul” is important in today’s society because it gives insight into a mental disorder that isn’t talked about often enough: sociopathy.

The entire point of the docu-series is to answer the question “Is Jake Paul a sociopath?” This question comes from YouTube watchers who see Jake Paul’s outrageous antics such as setting a mattress on fire in his backyard and spitting in his now ex-girlfriend’s face and wonder what type of person could do this with little to no regard for the people around him.

Both Jake Paul and Shane Dawson are prominent YouTubers with over 17 million subscribers each.

Both have also received controversy over this series with one commenter saying

“I love Shane, but I won’t watch the show because I don’t want to humanize Jake Paul.”

However, what commenters like this fail to understand is that Shane isn’t filming this series to give Paul a redemption ark, like he did with Tanacon and Jeffree Star, but to show what a sociopath is.

Dawson starts the series with a summary of Paul’s channel and his “Team 10” housemates.

In his next video he sits down with a therapist/ YouTuber Kati Morton to shed light on what a sociopath is and how they deal with life. This is the most important video in the series because Morton reveals facts about sociopaths that aren’t talked about.

When Googling “anxiety and depression” there are 278 million results. When Googling “sociopathy” there are 2,770,000 results.

With 1 out of 25 people suffering from the mental disorder, there should be more talk about sociopathy, but there isn’t.

In a single video, Dawson was able to give information to his large audience so that they can be better aware.

With regards to Jake Paul, if it’s revealed that he is a sociopath, then the public will see what factors can result in someone developing this mental disorder.

A sociopath is defined as “a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience,” according to Dictionary.com.

This a person who feels little to no empathy for other people. However, it’s rare for them to become violent and harm others. “15% of those in prison have antisocial personality disorders,” Morton said.

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OCT. 25, 2018

With the slew of sexual harassment claims that have hit every profession, the question of what exactly qualifies as consent has been raised, but not decided upon.

So, what is a definition of consent that works?

In July of this year, actor Henry Cavill made the statement that men will shy away from women in the wake of #MeToo. This statement shows the differing understandings of consent that men and women have.

This is reflected in a survey done by Planned Parenthood, in which it was shown that while 27% of women believe that consent should be given during every step, 19% of men felt the same way. A much stronger disparity was shown when both men and women were asked if revealing clothes at a party meant the woman was “asking for it,” with 48% of women disagreeing and only 35% of men.

So, where do these different ideas of what sort of sexual behavior come from? Well, as radical as this may sound, that is due to the patriarchy.

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In Spike Lee’s Netflix series, She’s Gotta Have It, the main character buys a little black dress to boost her mood and it ends up doing something else entirely. All three of the men she dates react either as if the dress is too tight and short for her to be seen by other men in it, or as if she is something instead of someone. This is the reaction of the patriarchy.

Men and women haven’t been typically taught about consent in the same way.

As a woman, I can certainly attest to being taught that I can just avoid sexual assault and harassment by not wearing anything tight or short, not leaving my drink alone, not being alone with a man, not being alone at night, not flirting or kissing a guy and then suddenly stopping; the list is endless.

But from what I’ve seen, men aren’t taught that these are worries they should share and are allowed the privilege and burden of being considered “strong”. The privilege is that they don’t (from what I know) don’t have to worry everyday about something as small as their outfit being blamed for their rape or sexual harassment.

The burden is that when a man says he’s been raped or assaulted it’s been taken as a joke, or the guy is considered weak.

In my opinion, the best way to rectify this is to teach men and women the same rules and regulations about sexual encounters.

As uncomfortable as it may seem, the option offered up by a Vice news video entitled “Consent,” seems to be to discuss with your partner what they are okay with and what’s out of bounds. Just like anything else in life, communication is vital. Man or woman, your body is your own and you shouldn’t modify your behavior to suit your partner when you want to say no. It doesn’t matter how PC it may seem to have affirmative consent because it’s clearly needed. Sexual assault and harassment don’t have to be as common if both sides agree to where that line is and if some men stop thinking it’s a personal attack. Consent and changing the way men and women see it isn’t just about gender; it’s about giving both sides the power to say what’s okay and what isn’t.

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NEWS

Fraternity to begin construction on education center Sigma Chi project moves forward after unexpected delays push construction back a year Jordon Ader Staff Reporter The Zeta Eta chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity will begin construction of their longawaited educational center on Lee St. next to A&MCommerce within the coming months.

According to Sigma Chi Housing Corp. President John Chopel, the building, formally referred to as the Sigma Chi Educational Center, will serve as an official meeting place for the chapter as well as a venue for leadership training and life skills workshops.

“The training is so that when the guys graduate, they know how to apply for a mortgage loan, plan for retirement, access life insurance needs; things they will need to know how to navigate for life after college,” Chopel said.

At homecoming last year, Sigma Chi held a formal groundbreaking ceremony, but due to unforeseen circumstances the construction of the building was postponed.

During a chapter meeting on Sept. 24, Sigma Chi alumnus and local businessman Kent Holbert announced that all plans for the new chapter house have been finished

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Members of Sigma Chi fraternity had a ground breaking ceremony for a proposed educational center on the moring of homecoming on Oct. 14, 2017.

and submitted to the city for approval.

The project is funded completely by alumni donations to the corporation, which oversees the two properties that belong to the Zeta Eta chapter, and is

estimated to cost just over $400,000 to build. A graphic rendering of the new building can be seen on the lawn of the Sigma Chi apartments, across the parking lot next to Ferguson.

“It would be in excess of

$525,000 without brothers in the trades donating roofing materials, plumbing labor and fixtures, excavation work, flooring, countertops, etcetera,” Chopel said. “Our general contractor, brother John Gotcher of Greenville, is

donating his time and expertise to our project.”

Chopel also said Sigma Chi Housing Corp. established the Zeta Eta Educational Foundation to help brothers of the Zeta Eta chapter pay their college tuition.

Chopel said construction should begin by Dec. 1 and, depending on weather, will be finished in six to eight months.

The two-story, 5,600-squarefoot facility will be in front of the chapter’s current apartments.

HPV vaccine age range expanded Author speaks on father’s legacy Cristhian Herrera News Editor The FDA has expanded the age range of Gardasil 9, which vaccinates against the human papillomavirus (HPV), to extend past the previous cut-off age range of 9-26. The new vaccine was approved early October to now include women and men between the ages of 27 and 45.

“Today’s approval represents an important opportunity to help prevent HPV-related diseases and cancers in a broader age range,” Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said. “The vaccine has the potential to prevent more than 90 percent of cancers, or 31,200 cases every year, from ever developing.”

The Student Health Services

(SHS) at A&M-Commerce and the maker of the vaccine, Merck, has a partnership that can help uninsured students by providing free access to the vaccine. If approved, students can receive the vaccine on site. Insured students are encouraged to go to their primary care physician (PCP) for inoculation.

“I’m glad the FDA has approved the vaccine to the age of 46 years,” Maxine Mendoza-Welch, clinic director of SHS at A&MCommerce, said.

However, no new information on the vaccine will be revealed until the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) discusses the modification of the vaccine in licensure at their October 2018 meeting.

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection

(STI) in the United States.

Over 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 14 million teens and young adults contract the infection yearly. Since the infection is so widespread, it is estimated that almost every person will acquire an HPV infection at some point in their life.

There are over 150 HPV types that have been identified. Some of which (known as high-risk types) can lead to cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancer in females, penile cancer in males, and anal and oropharyngeal cancer in both females and males.

For more information on HPV contact SHS or visit the CDC website for facts and brochures.

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Cecilia Garcia-Akers discusses her new biography on her father, “The Inspiring Life of Texan Hector P. Garcia,” during a lecture hosted by the Veterans History Project on May 20, 2016.

Brianna Patt Web Editor Author Cecilia García Akers spoke to A&M-Commerce students about her father and civil rights activist Dr. Hector P. García and continuing his legacy as a part of the Latino American Mentorship Program speaker series Oct. 17.

“One of his greatest strengths was taking these negatives and turning them into positives,” García Akers, who also serves as Dr. Hector P. García Memorial Foundation president, said.

García Akers began by speaking about her father’s childhood, early accomplishments and struggles. Born in 1917, García was the only Mexican American in his ’36 class

at UT Galveston medical school. When he graduated however, he was unable to find residency, so he went to Omaha. García Akers went on to talk about her father joining the army, and the disbelief of fellow soldiers that he was a doctor because he was Mexican. She also explained that, despite his time served in the US army as a doctor, he was not a citizen.

“He served this country,” García Akers said. “And he wasn’t even a citizen. It’s unbelievable.”

To help the soldiers that he treated, García formed the American GI Forum.

According to García Akers, he also participated in the Longoria affair, an event that was the start of MexicanAmerican civil rights. Felix Longoria was a soldier in

World War II who was refused burial because he was Hispanic when graveyards were segregated. When García was informed of this, he sent out telegrams that spread the word about this refusal.

“My father was so instrumental in how our livers were shaped today,” she said.

García Akers closed the event by speaking on what her memorial foundation does, along with other endeavors to help students. The foundation resulted in $270,000 of scholarship money over four years. She also created and opened the Dr. Hector P. García Memorial Family Health Center in Corpus Christi. These scholarships and the health center are designed to continue the work of her father and his dedication to helping others.

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Career Development helps with resumes, cover letters

Mentalist shares tricks, uses students for performance

Department hosts events throughout the semester to improve job application materials for students

Campus Activities Board hosts Sean Bott as he performs for the 1,096th time in eight years

Kylah Roach Staff Reporter This fall semester, Career Development has been hosting a workshop series on resumes and cover letters for each college at A&M-Commerce to aid in students landing their desired jobs after graduation.

“Rather than giving my typical ‘how to write a resume’ class, I really wanted to focus on the things that would help students become exceptional in their resumes,” host of the ‘Six Second Resume’ workshop and Career Coach Brad Chilcote said.

During the workshops, Career Development presented interactive activities to help students learn firsthand how to create resumes and cover letters that are memorable enough to earn interviews for themselves.

“During the [College of Agriculture and Natural

Resource Resume and Cover Letter] workshop, I had students write a portion of a cover letter based on a sample job description so they could become more comfortable with addressing how their skills and experience would meet the needs of the employer,” Career Coach Shanna Florence said. “It’s really important that students build the skills necessary to create a great resume, so once they need to do it on their own they can create high quality materials.”

Career Development is educating students not only about the value of knowing how to do their own resumes but also the most important aspects of resumes that will help them be hired.

“It needs to be easy to read,” Chilcote said. “It’s pointless to go beyond one page because managers and recruiters only scan the front page. You don’t want to have something

important on the bottom of the second page that gets missed. Also, it needs to be align to the position and to the company that you’re applying to.”

Career Development has been sharing some tips on cover letters during the workshops also.

“A cover letter gives you the opportunity to sell yourself, to show your enthusiasm about the position and company, and to bring your resume to life,” Florence said. “If you’d like your application to stand out, a well-composed cover letter might make that difference for you, as long as they don’t stipulate that you should not submit a cover letter.”

To contact Brad Chicotle, Shanna Florence or learn more about the other workshops that will be available this fall or spring 2019, go to the Career Development Office in the One Stop Shop.

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An employer reviews a student’s information at a career fair hosted by Career Development.

Improv group holds auditions for the coming season Group, new members prepare first first show Oct. 30 Jennifer Bussey Staff Reporter The student improv group on campus, Cricket City Improv, recently held auditions for their 2018 group.

The audition process consisted of improv games lead by current members and an exercise titled “Yes and” where students must continue a story sentence by sentence until one person is left standing. Unlike theater auditions, actors don’t have to prepare monologues or any material beforehand.

“We want to students to feel accepted, not daunted by the audition process,” Austin Roberts, a Cricket City Improv leader, said.

Fifteen students showed up to the audition, but only ten probation members were chosen. The number of members accepted depends on how much time it would take to train them. With a play in the works in the theater department, the students have to balance the play with the improv group.

Cricket City Improv is open to all students regardless of major or class status.

Students who auditioned included some from majors outside of theater, like music,

health and human performance, undeclared majors and more.

Students accepted into the Cricket City Improv Group are Ajha Farrow, Darren Smith, Elena Holt, Flint Morgan, Josh Purvis, LJ, Madison Shaw, Omar Hussein, Raquel Medrano and Sydnie Chambers.

They will be performing their first show of the season on Oct. 30 in the Black Box Theater from 8-10 p.m.

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Jennifer Bussey Staff Reporter Sean Bott, a comedic mentalist, performed in The Club at an event sponsored by the Campus Activities Board (CAB) Oct. 17.

Bott discovered his passion for entertaining while growing up on army bases and has performed on the Sci-Fi Channel, CW, NBC, and in 127 hours with James Franco.

He is known as “a crazy blend of Jack Black and Criss Angel,” by the L.A. Times.

Bott himself identifies as a “comedy mind reader.”

A&M-Commerce was his 1,096th show in 8 years.

Bott started the show by calling for any volunteers from the audience, which he referenced every time he asked for volunteers.

Throughout the entire performance he told stories about his performance in Magnolia, TN and other places to the laughter of the audience.

Isaac, the first student volunteer, was given an envelope to sit on for the majority of the show.

Bott’s first trick was to have four student volunteers shake a dice inside a cup and imagine places or food based on the number rolled. With Bott’s back turned, he was able to identify the image and number each student held in their mind.

Tyler, a student volunteer, was asked to focus on a certain audience member who represented his number.

Savannah, another student volunteer, held a 3-digit

number in her mind and through a “hand connection” Bott was able to identify the numbers with three audience members filming the exchange at Bott’s request.

His next act involved another four volunteers who wrote the first word that came to mind in certain categories without Bott looking. Then, Bott used each person’s personality and body language to identify what they wrote.

His next act was to have three female students who were close friends read the minds of three male students who were close friends through reading a book and

identifying the page number and words each male held.

Afterwards, the ladies were asked to remember a page number and sentence from another book. The page they remembered was revealed to be torn out and inside the envelope that Isaac was sitting on the entire show.

His final act was to have a stuffed monkey named Fernando thrown around the room to random audience members for a game of Mad-Libs. He then asked an audience member to read a note he had written months in advance that said the story the random audience members put together.

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Bott has been featured in several films and has appeard on MTV, the CW and more.

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He recalled being a photojournalist during Watergate and covering Vice President Gerald Ford when he spoke at the Texas A&M University graduation ceremony in May 1974.

“Ford did not address the possibility of a pardon for President Nixon,” Templeton recalled.

CHANGING PATHS

Templeton was the editor of the Hereford Brand for two and a half years. The paper went from being a semiweekly publication to a daily while under his guidance.

However, he “got tired of the newspaper business.”

He attended nowUniversity of North Texas,

still called North Texas State University when he went back for his graduate degree. He worked as a graduate assistant and teaching assistant while studying for his graduate degree and received his Master of Journalism degree in 1981.

Templeton was a magazine editor in Dallas from 1978 to 1982. He went to work for Electronic Data Systems during the mid-1980s in their internal public relations office. He then worked statewide public relations for the Texas Credit Union League.

The knowledge and experience he gained at ETSU “taught and guided me for a lifetime,” Templeton said.

In 1986, he became an adjunct faculty member

teaching photography and journalism courses at Eastfield College in Mesquite.

That same year he sent his resume around the area and it resulted in three job offers. He accepted an offer from Midland College for their endowed Allison Chair of Journalism where he has taught ever since. Templeton will be retiring from this position in May 2019 after 33 years with the college.

“I’ve done a full career,” Templeton said.

Templeton brought six of his current students to the TCCJA convention where they participated in a mock live news event. The students competed in several categories including live news multimedia, headline writing and more.

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while you’re at work but off work become involved in the community and so forth.”

In addition to increased attention to community policing, Vaughn has also changed the internal reporting structure to be more spread out.

Instead of every unit reporting to the assistance chief who then reports to the chief, two lieutenants (Bone and Glenn McCull) were added under the assistant chief.

“I was the assistant chief for 12 years, and patrol, dispatch, security, and C.I.D. (Criminal Investigations) all reported to me,” Vaughn said. “What we’ve done is we’ve separated some of those duties. Lt. Bone is over communications and Clery, and Lt. McCull has

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patrol, C.I.D., and security.”

Vaughn gave credit for Spinato for driving the department in a positive direction by adding new officers and installing better equipment, something that, according to Vaughn, changed UPD as a whole.

“A lot of things we having going on right now are directly associated with initiatives that she started,” Vaughn said. “The entire attitude of the department is a direct reflection of her leadership.”

Vaughn, an A&MCommerce alumnus himself, recognized that UPD serves a specialized community with certain needs, and he stressed that many officers are deeply connected to TAMUC. “We are looking for the best of the best; to hire the best of

what we can hire, that is what we try to go out for,” Vaughn said. “We are looking for the best people who can fit into this specialized community and their needs.”

In working together with campus and city partners, Vaughn looked to create a “partnership for safety” that benefits the A&M-Commerce community.

“We are involved just about every facet of the university,” Vaughn said. “We work well with all of those people.”

UPD hosted National Night Out at the Phase II courtyard Oct. 23, and Vaughn invited students to come and enjoy the free food and games. One year, in fact, an officer accidentally knocked over a light pole with his patrol car at National Night Out.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Venom too fast for real development

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Venom, while a box office hit at nearly $500 million worldwide according to Box Office Mojo, is not doing so well with critics with a 30 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Attack on Titan Season 3 changes focus to politics Juan Carlos Ferrer Staff Reporter

Politics are the main focus in the third season of “Attack on Titan.”

Anime fans were able to watch season three of “Attack on Titan” these past few months, and while some complained that it was boring, the season was perfectly adapted from the manga.

“Attack on Titan” is set in a fantasy world where humans are almost extinct and they live inside huge walls. Outside of the walls, there are maneating monsters called Titans.

One day, the titans break through the walls and attack the people. Eren, the main protagonist, was there on the day of the attack and saw his mother be killed by a titan. He vows to avenge her.

Season three is nothing like the first two seasons of the show. There is not as much action as one would expect.

There were battles about every four episodes in season one, and in season two, there was a huge showdown between Eren’s titan and the Armored and Colossal Titan.

The main focus for this season is politics because the king was overthrown after the truth was discovered, and the Scouts, a military force designed to explore outside the walls and fight titans, realize who the true ruler is.

The most exciting moment for non-manga readers was the beginning, when Captain Levi, a protagonist, faces off against Kenny Ackerman, the main antagonist that raised Levi. It is revealed later on in

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the season that Kenny is related to Levi and Mikasa Ackerman, another protagonist.

For the manga readers, Historia Reiss becoming the queen was one of the things that people looked forward to for this season. Her character development was written out perfectly in season three, even if it started in season two.

Season three of “Attack on Titan” is important to the franchise for different reasons.

Besides the fact that the king was overthrown and some sort of origin story to Levi and Mikasa Ackerman, the season also shows how the civilians now view the Scouts.

In the beginning, the people living inside the walls despised the Scouts. They were viewed as failures and a waste of time. In the final episode, when the Scouts were about to go on their quest, the people gathered by the wall and cheered for them.

It was the first time that this has happened, and even the characters in the scouts were surprised by it.

It’s a beautiful moment in both the manga and the anime. In the beginning of season three, the scouts were criminals. The scouts went through a lot of barriers to get to where they currently are.

Now, they are viewed as heroes and mankind’s “hope.”

Unfortunately, “Attack on Titan” fans now have to wait for the rest of the story to continue next year. Season three of “Attack on Titan” is still not over. It is only half way done. The next half of the season will air in April 2019, and the best is yet to come.

The movie is about investigative journalist, Eddie Brock, played by AcademyAward nominated actor, Tom Hardy (The Revenant, The Dark Knight Rises) who gains superpowers after he becomes the host of an alien symbiote that plans to invade Earth.

With super-human abilities and a violent alter-ego, Venom is summoned after Brock loses everything imaginable to him due to his undying will to get the story he relentlessly seeks.

Desperate for the truth, Brock seeks answers to the reason his life is in shamble, and this comes back to haunt him as he comes in direct contact with Venom from which he inherits his powers.

The villain, Carlton Drake/ Riot is portrayed Emmy-

winning British Pakistani actor/political rapper Riz Ahmed (Star Wars: Rogue One, Jason Bourne).

Ahmed plays an evil genius that goes from testing the symbiotes on animals to humans, often resulting in meaningless deaths of innocent citizens. His performance is quite convincing as a man willing to do anything it takes to reach the outcome regardless of how many lives are lost.

The film has as many comedic moments as action sequences, which is starting to feel like Marvel’s go-to formula when there are holes in the plotline. The film’s introduction and final fight sequence serves as shining examples to what leaves the audience confused why the entire origin story feels rushed.

The film wastes very little time letting the viewers

develop an opinion on the antagonist as well as the downfall of the lead character.

Before you know it, the movie fast forwards time which is hardly recognizable.

While the film’s anti-hero theme attributes to the tone, the film has its inconsistencies.

The appearances of comic characters She-Venom and Carnage, played by Golden Globe winner, Michelle Williams (The Greatest Showman, Shutter Island) and Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, Now You See Me) respectively, serve as excitement and something for fans to look forward to from the franchise going forward.

While Hardy gives another entertaining performance, the film stopped itself before you could fully comprehend everything that just transpired before your eyes.

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Jeff Bridges stars in this thriller as a priest with a secret. He is most known for his roles ‘The Big Lebowski’ and ‘Iron Man’.

Phil Boulware Staff Reporter This film follows seven strangers who are encamped at an eerie hotel one night on the California-Nevada border in 1969. Several events occur that cause everyone’s stay to not go according to plan.

The opening scene follows Felix O’Kelly played by Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, 22 Jump Street) as he strategically stashes a large amount of money in his hotel room, which still remains undiscovered for most of the film. His brother played by Oscar- winning actor, Jeff Bridges (Hell Or High Water, Kingsman: The Golden Circle) comes to seek retribution.

The movie also follows several other characters such as: the Summerspring sisters played by Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades film series) and Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim Uprising), Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Tag) as an undercover FBI agent, and Miles Miller, U.S. Armed Forces veteranturned-concierge played by Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Pray at Night).

While it’s safe to argue that nearly every actor gave great performances, it is the Tony and Grammy Awardwinning British actress, Cynthia Erivo, in her feature film debut, that gives the most depth to her character as Darlene Sweet, a struggling singer. The vocal talent

combined with the ability to be explore vulnerability as well as resilience, is a defining moment for her character development.

Arguably the worst aspect of the film is the introduction to the film’s primary antagonist, Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers), who plays a cult leader seeking the return of one of his most loyal followers.

His performance came off less Charles Manson-like and more like him imitating his character from the National Lampoon’s Vacation reboot.

It was more laughable than convincing as Hollywood seems to only require him to remove his shirt to make up for a seemingly bland performances.

The story is compelling due to its use of nonlinear storylines, reminiscent of Pulp Fiction and The Hateful Eight. The neo-noir theme only attributes to the vision of director Drew Goddard, who is perhaps better known for his writing on shows and films such as The Martian, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Alias, Lost, Cloverfield, and World War Z. He also is the creator of popular Netflix series, Daredevil. This is only Goddard second feature film as director.

While similar to Tarantino’s style of direction, Goddard makes this film great with not as much vulgar obscenities, sexual content or excessive gore like his films.

‘Quavo Huncho’ lacks the Migos secret recipe to good music Phil Boulware Staff Reporter With the ongoing success of other labelmates such as Lil Baby and Lil Yachty, Quality Control (QC) follows up with the highly anticipated solo debut album “Quavo Huncho”

by Migos’ frontman, Quavo.

Migos, which have comprised several successful projects for the label, have a

formula for their success. Sadly, this album lacks that same formula that has brought them to prominence.

While there is no shortage of heavy-bass, top-notch trap production thanks to the likes of Rap super producers, 30 Roc (Biggest Alley Oop), Dun Deal (Big Bro, Keep That Sh*t), Cubeatz (Flip the Switch, Fxxk 12), and Murda Beatz (Huncho Dreams, Workin’

Me, Champagne Rose), the album enlists producers that aren’t the most familiar with the sound such as Kid Cudi, Pharrell Williams, and Victoria Monet.

Despite the stellar audio production, the project contains hardly any substance or appeal that drew people to the Migos. Unassisted tracks on the album like, “Shine”, “How ‘Bout That”, and “Bubble

Gum” are all shining examples of why it is nearly unbearable to understand the need to release this project.

Some of the album’s greatest works are featured singles “Rerun”, which features Travis Scott and “Swing”, which features Fifth Harmony’s Normani and Nigerian singer, Davido, as well as “Keep That Sh*t”, with fellow Migo member Takeoff delivering the

best verse on the entire album.

Even the help from high profile guests like Cardi B, Drake, Madonna, 21 Savage, Offset and Lil Baby added little depth and substance into the LP. The saddest revelation is that despite the album being highly anticipated, it arguably is the year’s biggest upset as far as quality and leaves the audience begging for the other members to be more unified in

their music-making process.

This album attests to the fact of him being the workhorse of the group. However, being a workhorse doesn’t always guarantee that one who works the hardest is the best guy for the job. The album provides nothing new or memorable that encourages fans to further support his solo efforts.

Grade: D

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This ranked match-up between Tarleton State and A&M - Commerce resulted in a Tarleton victory despite a debatable officiating call.

Tarleton State kicker Joanly Martinez’s has made eight field goals out of eight attempts, giving him a perfect percentage.

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Tarleton State football moves forward undefeated as a contender for LSC champion A&M - Commerce and Midwestern follow for a chance at the title Jordan Ader Staff Reporter With playoffs steadliy approaching, the No. 9 Tarleton State Texans continue their reign as the only undefeated football team in the Lone Star Conference.

Through seven weeks, Tarleton has already matched their highest win total since 2014, when they went 7-3 and were invited to play in the Heart of Texas Bowl, which was cancelled due to icy conditions. Last year, Tarleton earned their fifth bowl invitation in school history when they finished the regular season at 6-5 but lost in the Corsicana Bowl 31-38 to Central Oklahoma.

Tarleton State, the only undefeated team in the Lone Star Conference, has largely been dominating their competition, outscoring opponents 331-136 in their seven contests. This kind of dominance comes from both sides of the ball.

The Texans are ranked first in the Lone Star Conference in scoring and yardage, both offensively and defensively.

On average, they gain 522 yards and score 47 points

while only allowing 315 yards and 19 points.

A large part of Tarleton State’s defensive success can be attributed to their ability to stop the run. The Texans have allowed only 685 rushing yards this season, which is nearly 300 yards less than their closest competitor and makes them only one of two Lone Star Conference teams to allow less than 1,100 yards rushing.

On offense, Tarleton State ranks second in the Lone Star Conference in rushing yards per game, rushing touchdowns, and average yards per carry. Running backs Daniel McCants and Xavier Turner make a formidable two-headed rushing attack, McCants is third in the conference in yards per game and Turner leads the conference in rushing touchdowns.

The Texans might not pass as much as some are used to seeing, but their passing efficiency is the best in the Lone Star Conference by 20 points.

Quarterback Ben Holmes’s 96 completions for 1641 yards, 18 touchdowns, and only four interceptions on 154 attempts gives Tarleton State a 185.2

Former Angelo State track star Kami Norton was selected as one of nine finalists for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

The nine finalists were chosen not only for their distinction in athletics, but also in academics, community service, and leadership.

As a track and field athlete at Angelo State, Norton won 10 individual Lone Star Conference championships and was selected as a US Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association AllAmerican 12 times. She was selected as the Lone Star Conference’s 2018 Female Athlete of the Year and Angelo State’s 2018 Kathleen Brasfield Female Athlete of the Year.

She won two individual NCAA titles during her 201718 campaign, taking home the gold in the indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon. Her efforts helped lead Angelo State in winning the Lone Star Conference team outdoor championship and finishing third as a team at the NCAA Division II outdoor national championships, their best

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finish since 2010.

A kinesiology major from Albany, Texas, Norton was lauded for her academic abilities as well as her athletic talents.

During the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years, she was selected as Lone Star Conference Academic Athlete of the Year for Track and Field, the Lone Star Conference’s Fred Jacoby Academic Female Athlete of the Year and was given Angelo State’s Athletic Academic Excellence Award.

However, according to Norton, her awards can’t quantify what she’s learned or experienced in life.

“The most important lessons I’ve learned and experiences I’ve had cannot be measured in awards or accolades,” Norton said. “It is these lessons that I will carry with me as I take on my next challenge to pursue a graduate degree in occupational therapy, where I hope to continue to impact and empower the lives of patients and communities.”

Norton has shown her leadership skills and passion for philanthropy by volunteering her time for many churchrelated activities, including leading a student ministry

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West Texas A &M @ Texas A & M-Commerce Adams State @ Angelo State Western New Mexico @ Texas A & M-Kingsville Tarleton State @ Midwestern State UT Permian Basin @ Eastern New Mexico

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efficiency rating. Despite having nearly 100 less attempts than some of his conference counterparts, Holmes is third in the conference in passing yards per game and second in passing touchdowns.

Looking ahead to the crowning of the 2018 Lone Star Conference champion, Tarleton State, Midwestern State, and A&M-Commerce are the three teams left in competitions for the title.

West Texas A&M was a bubble team, but a loss Oct. 20 to Eastern New Mexico means at most they could tie Tarleton State’s worst-case

scenario record of 6-2 and lose the tiebreaker due to their week four loss to the Texans.

With a win at No. 10 Midwestern State on Oct. 27, Tarleton State would move to 7-0 in-conference (8-0 overall) and secure the 2018 Lone Star Conference title. If they lose, however, that opens the door for A&M-Commerce and Midwestern State to make it interesting.

A&M-Commerce and Midwestern State are both currently 4-1 in Lone Star Conference competition, which means neither of them can afford to lose one of their

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three remaining conference matchups. Midwestern State’s only loss comes at the hands of A&M-Commerce, who was defeated by Tarleton State Oct. 13.

If both A&M-Commerce and Midwestern win out, they would each have a 7-1 record in the Lone Star Conference.

A likely Tarleton victory over winless Western New Mexico in the final week would also put them at 7-1, presenting a situation like the infamous three-way tie for the 2009 Big XII South Division champion between Texas, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma.

Former Angelo State track star selected as finalist for 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award Jordon Ader Staff Reporter

Schedules

Midwestern Stae @ Western New Mexico Lincoln (Mo.) @ Tarleton State Eastern New Mexico @ Angelo State Texas A & M- Commerce @ UT Permian Basin Texas A & M- Kingsville @ West Texas A & M November 10 West Texas A & M @ Midwestern State Western New Mexico @ Tarleton State Western Oregon @ Eastern New Mexico Angelo State @ Texas A & M-Commerce UT Permian Basin @ Texas A & M-Kingsville

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Texas Woman’s @ Texas A & M-Commerce

October 26

UT Permian Basin @ Eastern New Mexico Angelo State @ West Texas A & M Midwestern State @ Texas A & M- Commerce

October 28

UT Permian Basin @ West Texas A & M Midwestern State @ Texas Woman’s Angelo State @ Eastern New Mexico

October 31

LSC Championship

November 2

LSC Championship

November 4

LSC Championship

November 9

NCAA Championship First Round

November 11

NCAA Championship Second Round

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Texas A & M-Commerce @ Cameron Texas Womans @ Midwestern State West Texas A & M @ UT Permian Basin Tarleton State @ Texas A & M- Kingsville Eastern New Mexicon @ Western New Mexico

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Western New Mexico @ Texas A & M-Commerce UT Permian Basin @ Texas Womans Midwestern State @ Tarleton State Texas A & M-Kingsville @ Eastern New Mexico Cameron @ Angelo State

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Above: Kami Norton (middle) holds up the first place trophy she won at the heptatholon national championshiop in May.

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Bottom right: Kami Norton

group and teaching a bible study for teenage girls. She also participated in mission trips to South Africa and Guatemala.

In South Africa, she helped drill water wells and build a church. In Guatemala, she fed orphans and provided shoes to shoeless children, along with assisting in building homes for people who have no

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place to call home.

The nine finalists - three from each NCAA division were chosen from a pool of 10 Woman of the Year honorees per NCAA division. The winner will be announced, and all 30 Woman of the Year honorees will be recognized during an awards dinner in Indianapolis on Oct. 28.

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Midwestern State @ Cameron West Texas A & M @ Lubbock Christian

November 2

Women’s Tennis

Texas Womans @ West Texas A & M Angerlo State @ UT Permian Basin Midwestern State @ Texas A & M- Kingsville Texas A & M-Commerce @ Eastern New Mexico Tarleton State @ Western New Mexico

November 3

Texas A & M-Commerce @ West Texas A & M

For all sports sechedules visit lonestarconference.org

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Defense, special teams critical in wins

Tyler McDonough Senior Sports Reporter The No. 18 A&MCommerce Lions have been busy over the last three weeks in Lone Star Conference play, posting a 2-1 record with wins over Midwestern State University and Western New Mexico and a loss to Tarleton State.

On Oct. 6, the Lions were ranked No. 9 in the country as they won a thriller over the then ranked No. 4 MSU-Texas Mustangs in a game that was played on two different days and at two different stadiums.

The game began Saturday Oct. 6 at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, TX and finished around 4 p.m. Sunday Oct. 7 at Apogee Stadium at the University of North Texas in Denton. The two teams played one half of football at Midwestern State with the score tied 10-10 before lightning and rain delayed the contest until the next day.

The Lions opened the second half with the ball, but were forced to punt the ball, in which MSU was able to take the ball down the field to take a 17-10 lead early on in the 3rd.

Reggie Kincade took the ensuing kickoff 41 yards, setting up a Kristov Martinez field goal to make it 17-13 late in the 3rd.

With the field goal, Martinez tied the Lone Star Conference career record with 62 career makes.

After the Lions and Mustangs exchanged scores

MSU-Texas found themselves with an opportunity to take a two point lead with 3:15 left in the game on a Jaron Imbriani field goal, but Brandon Basque was able to get his mitts on the ball knocking it down to keep the score at 20-19.

A&M-Commerce was able to milk some clock on their next drive, forcing MSU to use all of their timeouts, but the Mustangs still got the ball back at their own 45-yard line.

Midwestern marched down the field, making it down to the A&M-Commerce 13-yardline, setting up an opportunity for a game-winning field goal, but the Mustangs missed the 30-yard field goal wide right, sending the Lion sideline into a frenzy.

One week later the No. 7 A&M-Commerce Lions hosted the No. 16 Tarleton State Texans at Memorial Stadium in a game where both teams were atop the LSC. The final score of 47-21 did not tell the whole story as the Lions were in the game for most of the night as they were down 24-14 at half but managed to cut it to 24-21 before the Texans scored 23 unanswered points.

The Lions were hurt by penalties most of the night, while Tarleton avoided the yellow flag from the officials.

The Lions were flagged 18 times for 167 yards, while Tarleton was only penalized 5 times for 45 yards.

The Lions did not have time to dwell on the loss, as they traveled to Silver City, NM one

Lion defensive back Alex Shillow (10) tackles Tarleton wide receiver Savon Rollison (18).

week later on Oct. 22 to take on the Western New Mexico Mustangs.

Things went way different from the week before as the Lions defeated the Mustangs in dominating fashion 55-7 in a stellar performance from the defense and special teams.

In the first half the Lions had two interceptions for touchdowns (Danny Huckaby,

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Lions maintain .500 LSC record Jordan Ader Sports Reporter

The A&M-Commerce women’s soccer team is now 8-6 after winning four games with two shutouts in six matches so far in October.

The Lions started the month with four consecutive road games in 11 days.

In a 2-1 victory against Texas Woman’s Oct. 3, the Lions scored twice in the first 30 minutes and goalkeeper Caitlin Duty staved off a late bid to tie after an 87th-minute penalty kick by the Pioneers cut the lead to one.

The Lions scored three goals in the first half of their 3-2 victory against Midwestern State Oct. 8. Duty was tested in the second half but saved three of five shots she faced to earn her second consecutive win.

In the Lions’ 3-1 loss to Angelo State Oct. 12, the

Rams responded to Lion forward Sabrina Munguia’s early penalty kick goal with three unanswered goals in the second half. The Lions were held to just three shots in the match, while Angelo State took 16 shots, eight of which were on goal.

On Oct. 14, the Lions bounced back at UT-Permian Basin with a 7th-minute goal by forward Leslie Campuzano and a steal-and-score by Munguia in the 88th minute to win 2-0. Caitlin Duty registered her third shutout of the season and her second in as many games against UTPermian Basin.

The Lions lost 2-1 in a neutral-site matchup against the 14th-ranked West Texas A&M Buffs Oct. 19 and earned a hard-fought victory in a one-goal shutout of Eastern New Mexico Oct. 21.

West Texas A&M’s 38thminute penalty kick goal was

equalized when freshman midfielder Jeorgia Carr scored a header for her first goal, but the Buffalos retook the lead by intercepting a pass and scoring from 15 feet out. Caitlin Duty saved six of eight Buffalo shots and the Lions directed five of nine shots on goal.

Against Eastern New Mexico, the match was scoreless until midfielder Jocelyn McDonough’s 77thminute header gave the Lions the win. Duty saved all four shots she faced to earn her second shutout in three games.

With only two games left, against Texas Woman’s and Midwestern State, the Lions are fourth in the Lone Star Conference with 15 points, which is just five points behind Texas Woman’s. Two victories would put the Lions in a great spot to overtake the Pioneers if Midwestern State can squeeze out a road win or tie against Texas Woman’s Oct. 28.

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Cora Welch (15) and Leslie Campuzano (8) converge on the goal with ENMU players.

Kader Kohou), and a long interception return by Michael Onuoha to lead the Lion defense.

Coming off a LSC Special Teams Player of the Week award, Reggie Kincade ran a kickoff 70-yards to the endzone, making it the second week in a row he returned back a kickoff for a score.

The Lions scored 34 points

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in the second quarter to set a school record for most points scored in a quarter. The Lions previously had a record of 32 points in a quarter against Angelo State back in 1991.

The Lion offense had an easy day with the defense taking care of things. Nonetheless the offense was still productive as Kane Wilson, Nate Davis, and Marquis Wimberly all led the

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Lions in offensive statistics.

The Lions are hanging on by a thread as the first super regional rankings will be released in early November with the Lions being projected to be in the final spot in super region four.

The No. 18 Lions are 6-2 (4-1 LSC) and host West Texas A&M who is 5-3 (3-2 LSC) this Saturday at Memorial Stadium for homecoming.

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Lions bounce back from loss

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Rylie Fuentes (12) jumps to set up the ball for Lion players.

Christhian Stadie Staff Reporter The A&M-Commerce Lions had a packed week as they had four matchups between Oct. 12 and Oct. 19 improving their record to 20-5 (12-3 LSC).

The Lions saw their first loss in over a month versus Tarleton, but rebounded with 3 straight victories over Angelo State, Texas Woman’s, and A&M-Kingsville.

On Oct. 12, the Lions struggled heavily versus Tarleton. They dropped the first set by a score of 25-19 after giving up an early lead.

The Lions then gave up a crucial second set, once again falling by a score of 25-19.

In the third set, keeping their same energy the Lions won the third to stay alive in the match, however Tarleton proved to be too much in the fourth as they came out with a 27-25 win, escaping Commerce with a 3-1 victory.

Jaryn Wacker carried much of the offensive burden for the Lions on the night as she managed to record 19 kills, but it was not enough to

defeat Tarleton, who remained perfect in conference play.

The Lions shook off the loss quickly as they defeated the Angelo State Rambelles in dominating fashion one day later. The Lions were able to help each other out as everyone chipped in, and relied on Shelley Chapron’s 10 kills and 4 blocks to lead them past the Rambelles.

The Lions then traveled to Denton to take on Texas Women’s University in their third match in five days. The Lions clinched the first set with a double-digit victory 25-14, to lead the match 1-0.

The Pioneers were unwilling to lay down in the second set, winning 25-17 after pulling away midway through the set.

The competition was now driven up as the Lions and Pioneers were locked in a tie, but the Lions were unshaken and won 25-15 to gain the advantage 2-1. With the chance to put away the match, the Lions did not pass on the opportunity winning 25-17 to take the match 3-1.

The Lions then traveled to A&M-Kingsville to take on the Javelinas Oct. 19.

The Lions had a hard time withholding the Javelinas in the first set, but took a slim victory 25-21. The second set was very tightly contested as it went into extra points, and the Javelinas evened the match 1-1 with a 26-24 win.

The Lions were again strongly challenged in the third set as it finished 25-20 in their favor, and finally finished them off in the fourth set by a score 2519.

The Lions extend their new winning streak to three games, and will take on the Cameron Aggies away and the Western New Mexico Mustangs at home Oct. 23 and 26. The Lions then ready for the UTPermian Basin Eagles Oct. 27 in Commerce, and then they play away at Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M Nov. 2 and 3.

Should the Lions make the conference championship (which is highly likely with a 12-3 conference record), they will play their quarterfinal opponent Nov. 8 hosted by at the top seed, which is most likely going to be No. 13 Tarleton State unless they lose upcoming conference games.