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Angel Jasso of Phi Beta Sigma and Hannah Clark of Gamma Phi Beta are crowned Homecoming King and Queen before a record breaking crowd at Memorial Stadium as last year’s Homecoming royalty Relius Johnson and Brittany Washington look on.
A Game Changer Either Way Election Watch Party to give students a chance to witness history in the making Gwiwon Jason Nam Staff Reporter The 2016 general election day is coming and the Election Watch Party will be held at the A&M–Commerce Student Center Club on Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. “Government only works if people pay attention and take an interest, so this watch party will help maintain that interest among the student population and have some fun while doing so,” Pi Sigma Alpha’s adviser and the Department Head of the Political Science Dr. Jeffrey C. Herndon said. Organizer and coordinator of the watch party/President of Pi Sigma Alpha Rebecca Turner explained the purpose of the watch party. “It is the good way to spread awareness and get students more involved in politics,” Turner said. “Raising political awareness is important, not just on our campus, but as a whole. However, many students on campus are just now able to vote for the first time, so we want to help students be active in politics and give them an opportunity to witness how our government works as well as mingle with their cohorts in the process.” This event is hosted by the political science honor society Pi Sigma Alpha and sponsored by The Club and the Hispanic Outreach. The co-hosts are the College Democrats and the College Republicans. “We, College Republicans, try to make as many red decora-
tions as possible, such as red tablecloths, red helium balloons and red curtains. While Democrats are going to make everything blue in the same manner,” President of College Republicans William Gutierrez said. “The Democrats get to decorate a blue-based theme on one side,” the President of College Democrats Matthew Markovitch said. “I think we are going to have cutouts of Hillary and Trump, if the Republicans can provide for that as they said, and we’re going to have the bean bag toss game, red vs. blue, and maybe even tally it up throughout the night to see who won in the aggregate and give prizes,” Markovitch said. This is the first time that the College Democrats and College Republicans have been active on campus together. They will partner up to expand the event and get more people involved. “I’m looking forward to this, because it’s the day when the most powerful country in the world chooses who the figurehead of that country is going to be,” Markovitch said. “Too many people take this day too lightly. With that said, this is the event that the political organizations look forward to every 4-year cycle.” Gutierrez, on the other hand, is looking forward to the outreach apsects of the event. “Like others said, we collaborate with other organizations on campus to bring a wider audience from different backgrounds and ultimately expose the students to politics,” he said Event teams anticipate attendance to be at least 150 people.
“I will be attending this event as faculty advisor for both College Democrats and College Republicans,” Political Science Department Professor Dr. Jangsup Choi said. “The watch party is part of our seamless attempt to foster deeper political interest and engagement among A&M-Commerce students,” Dr. Choi said. “By attending this watch party, I hope our students get a chance to find themselves as crucial decision-makers in the presidential election.” “This event will bring all the participants a unique experience,” Choi added. “Beyond presidential candidates, hot-button electoral and policy issues can be freely discussed among students who attend this event.” Host teams are expecting professors from other departments and colleges to be attending. Also, they hope to raise political awareness by collaborating with several different student organizations and campus programs to reach a wider audience on campus. “We’re all working real hard to make this event an enjoyable experience. On top of food and decorations, we’re planning games, and it will be a blast,” President of College Democrats Markovitch said. “I definitely encourage everyone to come out and be a part of this big day and bring your friends and family.” “Pi Sigma Alpha is a non-partisan political group, so as a group we have no political affiliation like other political groups, but I am looking forward to this event, and what it is providing for the campus,” Rebecca Turner said.
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Lead.er.ship Mind.ful.ness: SELF Realization of the EGO Sherif Osni Special Contributor Editor’s note: This opinion piece is by special contributor Sheriff Osni, a graduate student at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Lead.er.ship begins with leading the SELF before leading others; the Personal before the Professional; Life before Business. Mind.ful.ness is the awareness of the SELF, in the NOW and as a reflective practice, before minding others. In mind.ful.ness, I realize that all my thoughts and words are the inspiration of the many people I learn from and the authors I read, and therefore I do not claim an original thought or word to call my own - yet. Rather, I see myself as a torchbearer, one of many, who are carrying on triedand-true, time-tested, and timeless, principles; and it is my humble attempt to rework and re-awaken these principles by weaving all the knowledge that I have collected and continue to collect into one stream, at the very least for my own reflection and practice. My quest is that someday I will formulate and share a new thought that has never been thought, expressed, written, or said. Until then I remain a humble student of all and a teacher to a few. The first step in Lead.er.ship Mind.ful.ness is to become mind.ful of and re.al.iz.ing your SELF (first article); the second step is to val.i.date who you are in relation to your actions (second article); and as a by-product, the third step emerges: the EGO (the Latin pronoun for “I”; and the “ME”, and “MINE” of the asmita in the Yoga Sutra), the consciousness of your SELF that is made up of many complex opinions that you have about yourself ranging from PRIDE to narcissism. EGO is neutral; it is neither good nor bad dependent on how you choose to maintain it in balance with SELF through the mind. ful or mindless decisions that you choose to make; the decisions you choose that are influenced and driven by your EGO can be destructive to SELF, and to others. “Great leaders don’t think less of themselves; they just think of themselves less.” ~ Ken Blanchard Dave Walters (in a 2012 article posted on belief.net titled Is the Ego a Bed Thing?), explains that we have two egos: the positive and the negative represented by the Tai Chi symbol as the yin (light) and the yang (dark) sides, and that both are needed to be in balance for our wholeness. Therefore, while it is unrealistic and impossible to completely get rid of the EGO, the negative, the yang, or the dark side; it is imperative not to allow the dark side to overshadow the light side. Native American Wisdom An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.” The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?” The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.” Our journey continues soon, for Lead.er.ship is an ongoing process of Mind.ful SELF realization of the EGO. Watch Oprah’s 2-parts on the Power of Ego at https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=eAzVQ11Yp14; and https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=sEVJac5kVIE “The nice thing about egotists is that they don’t talk about other people.” ~ Lucille S. Harper
EDITORIAL C ARTOON BY TODD K LEIBOER
Your Vote Counts Todd Kleiboer Web Editor “Dad, why did the school get torn down?” “Because I didn’t vote.” “Dad, why did those nice, tan people go away?” “Because I didn’t vote.” “Dad, why did they let that mean person in the big, white house?” “Because we didn’t vote.” While this might not be a typical conversation you might have with a child, the meaning of this conversation is still relevant. People often childishly complain that their government is cold and distant or that their local services have all but disappeared, yet these are the same people that often mumble at the words, “Voting is your responsibility as a citizen.” They counter darkly that their vote “doesn’t matter” or that their vote “won’t count because of the Electoral College.” I would wager that is a remarkably ignorant answer from anyone that has an inkling about how voting really works. I will admit that sometimes voting does seem pointless, especially in national elections where your state’s leaning often dictates who the electoral delegates vote for. However, casting a vote that goes against the grain of your state’s political stance is still an avenue of activism that can be carried out peacefully. For instance, why do you think the Civil Rights Movement focused on not just ending discrimination but also for the right to vote for the oppressed minorities? Because as
people in power have discovered to their eternal dismay, those oppressed minorities have power through the medium of the ballot box in this country. Yet, who could stop them from peacefully practicing their right without being a monstrosity? With such a monumental election ahead of us, how could the politically apathetic not stir and raise their ballots far above their heads? In terms of the Electoral College, do not pretend that that particular infuriating, vestigial facet of our voting process is the main factor for our numbness toward this democratic act in our constitutional republic. Your vote does have an impact on this process, but not in the way that may have immediate results. To glimpse the long-term effects of voting, even if it may be against the grain, one needs a rare trait called “patience” for delayed gratification. If in this upcoming election, Texas is on the border of becoming Democratic, a once-ina-lifetime occurrence to be sure, then that will send a message to the leaders of the Republican Party. While they may reject certain parts of the message on ideological (and constituency) grounds, their main ideology will morph ever so slightly. These changes build over time. In 30 years or so, both political parties may shift on the conservative-liberal spectrum and be completely unrecognizable to us. Some may point out that this snail’s pace of a political shift will not be quick enough to encourage potential voters who want instant gratification, but worry not. Since
when was bureaucracy ever efficient in producing anything except in Max Weber’s theories? Change will come, and those apathetic voters will realize that their voices resonate to a more powerful pitch when they band together. Now, let’s move away from the impending national election in a few days to the local elections. There is no excuse to avoid voting these crucial elections. National elections and Electoral College have demoralized the public, and that disease has now incorporated local elections in its vise. In local elections such as mayoral or even state elections such as state senatorial, every vote counts as goes the cliché. More importantly, these elections have far more immediate effect on its denizens than national elections. With Congress and the Supreme Court handicapping them, presidents are often limited in the scope of their power and do not have time to deal with local problems. However, the mayor wields more power in that arena and is more flexible with only city council and a possible petition barring their path. If voters want something done immediately in their city or town, dropping a ballot into a box is one of the few approaches to do so. For once, let us leave the barren grounds of dejection for the fertile soil of dignity and plant the transformative seed of vitality in the souls of the American public. Let that seed sprout into the plant of ambition, and let that ambition change the world. Vote.
Campus Comment: What scares you the most about the election?
“My biggest concern about the election is that I feel I won’t have my voice be heard.” -Kayla Green
“My biggest fear is that the media has negatively impacted people’s opinions and people will not choose who is best fit. ” -Ricky Moser
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“What scares me is that both of them are evil and we’re just picking the lesser of them. I feel like the United States is going to go down.” -CJ Cannon
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PETA vs. A&M-Commerce Counseling Spencer Nelson Staff Reporter
When the new president came to the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, Dr. Keck brought a zero tolerance policy for the neglect and mistreatment of university-owned animals, after reading about an incident involving the death of a pregnant, A&M-Commerce-owned horse. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) posted a picture on their Instagram account last month of a pregnant horse being observed for research after it was euthanized (put to death). The horse was put down in the fall semester of 2014 after it was suffering from a hoof injury and was allowed to breed. PETA tagged the school’s Instagram account and geotagged their post at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Administration reacted by requesting PETA to take it down. Though the horse had an injury in it’s pastern and heel area, the mare was bred. The pregnancy took a toll on the horse’s health and only put it in more agony. The school’s agriculture department went through an internal investigation for the actions that were taken and checked if the horse was legally put down and treated in an ethical way. To go through with the euthanization process, protocol is that a veterinarian has to authorize it. The attending veterinarian at the time did give the authorization for the horse to be put down. “The horse was euthanized because of the intense pain [it was causing for the horse] that the attending vet could perceive,” Noah Nelson, Director of Media Relations for TAMUC, said. “So, in order to be merciful, she was euthanized.” PETA posted the story on Facebook and on their website, www.peta.org, which Nelson described as mostly an echo chamber of comments from PETA. After the first internal investigation, President Keck fired anyone in charge of the animals owned by the university agriculture department and replaced them.
In August, the previous director of agriculture was replaced by Dr. Randy Harp, who recently worked as professor of animal science at Tarelton State University. Dr. Harp and the rest of the new leaders will work with the university oversight committee responsible for the implementation of the zerotolerance policy and animal welfare. “I agree with Dr.Keck’s zero tolerance policy,” Harp said in an email on Saturday. “In addition to the attending veterinarian that provides oversight, we currently have a local DVM [Doctor of Veterinary Medicine] on call to provide care for all animals. In the future, we plan on having a fulltime DVM on staff at the university” “Since arriving, I have been impressed each day by the high quality of the work and the community at this university,” Dr. Keck said at a press release back in August. “Unfortunately, my review of the care and past oversight of animals on our campus, particularly in our agriculture department, proved to be an exception. I have determined that our performance in this area has been inadequate and far short of the high standards I pledged to uphold at this institution” Keck believes that our university’s efforts for the care of the animals bolster the work of supervisors in the agriculture department.
“In order to be merciful she was euthanized.” -Noah Nelson
A Flame of Hope Still Burns for America’s Veterans Isabella Garcia Staff Reporter This year marks the 25th Annual Veterans Vigil, hosted by Texas A&M University-Commerce. On Wednesday, Nov. 9 there will be an opening ceremony that will begin at 10 a.m. in the Sam Rayburn Student Center Mall. Following this, the Eternal Flame will be lit until the next day at the Closing Ceremony. People from near and far are welcome to attend as we commemorate all those who lost their lives in war. The Veterans Vigil this year has a unique theme that distinguishes it from previous years. Last year’s theme was Prisoners of War/Missing in Action. This year, the theme is Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), because a majority of the veterans who currently attend A&M-Commerce were directly involved during that time of war. “This year marks our 25th year,” Dustin Pearson, the VA (Veterans Association) Representative, said. “This is our largest veteran population ever and it’s going to continue to grow so that why we decided that it should be more based on our student population.” The Opening Ceremony is welcome to students, TAMUC PHOTO faculty, locals, and foreigners. There will be an appearance by the ROTC, the Mayor, and American Legion. The guest speaker of the opening ceremony will be Dr. David Hurley, the Master’s Advisor in Applied Criminology here on campus. As a veteran of OIF in special forces and past professor at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, he has a great deal of understanding as well as a personal connection with this year’s theme. At 11 a.m. the Eternal Flame will be lit by Retired First Sergeant and current student, Chris Vainer. The flame will be located on the walking mall in front of the Rayburn Student Center. Every hour a different veteran has volunteered to guard the flame as it continues to until the follow-
ing day at 4:30 p.m. Bystanders will be able to see the Vigil Guards throughout the day dressed in their military uniform or tribute shirts. Veterans have already signed up and a full schedule of names can be found on the TAMUC website at www.tamuc.edu/admissions/veteransAffairs/veteransVigil/ signUp/default.aspx. “We just make sure that the flame remains undisturbed,” said Robert Duncan, student worker, Vice President of the SVA and previous Vigil Guard, “and that everybody is respectful of the area because of what it stands for. Most veterans will stick it out; we’ve been through a lot worse. The least we can do is stand there for an hour and we call it “embrace the suck”. As for members of the Vigil Community, they are invited to eat lunch in the Sam Rayburn Student Center Cafeteria free of charge. There will also be stress management and time management seminars available for veterans in the BA Lounge. Throughout these two days, a Moving Wall will also be paying tribute to all Texans veterans killed in OIF and OEF conflicts, Nov. 8 and 9. Similar to the Vietnam Wall, it is a monument with every name of a fallen veteran from Texas. Students will be able to physically see the names of those who fought for freedom as someone continuously reads them off as well. Another event held by the Student Veterans Association on Sunday Nov. 8, is the barbecue luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. at the Crossroads. Food will be catered from Ernie’s Pit Barbecue in Greenville and veterans are encouraged to attend, eat free food, and have a good time among other veterans. The Veteran Vigil is a tradition here on campus honoring those brave men and women who fought and served during military battle. To learn more about the Veteran Vigil or Veteran Affairs visit http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/veteransAffairs/ or the Veterans Office in the One Stop Shop.
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Why Only One Day A Year to Celebrate Our Veterans? Nick P. Patras, PhD, LPC-S Traditionally, we honor the sacrifices made by the women and men who served in the Army, Airforce, Navy, and Marines on November 11th each year. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and later Nov. 11th became a national holiday beginning in 1938. So for almost a hundred years, we pack a year’s worth of gratitude into just one day. But what are we grateful for and how can we show that gratitude? The hidden minority on campuses around the country continues to grow, and A&M Commerce is no exception as we near an enrollment of one thousand veterans. They arrive on our campuses to change the trajectory of their lives. These women and men have sacrificed years of their lives, many have seen horrific scenes of war; and some have lost the capacity to “unsee” the effects of war. They don’t want special attention, and they don’t want our pity. Not all veterans suffer with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or missing limbs. Many do suffer from the stress of working full time, carrying a full academic load, and are renegotiating a new way of being with their spouses and children. Most of us cannot comprehend the toll that multiple deployments, battle fatigue, tragic loss of fellow soldiers, with months and years of absence from their families can take on these warrior students. Returning warriors often hear “well, you volunteered for it, so don’t expect any sympathy from me!” Yes, those words have been spoken to a soldier on this campus by a fellow student. Those volunteer soldiers keep us all safe, protect and defend our homeland, and go willingly into dangerous situations that most of us would flee from on any given day. They did choose to serve, and without their sacrifice we wouldn’t be able to order an expensive coffee at Starbucks, sit outside the library and procrastinate from the homework we know is due tomorrow while complaining about the weather, a friend, or a professor we think is too demanding. From my role as a veteran who is also a counselor, I propose we celebrate Veteran’s Day each and every day of the year. To you our veterans, I say “Thank you for your service, and especially, thank you for all that you have sacrificed!” You deserve many days of special gratitude for your service. And if the transition from warrior to student becomes challenging, please consider the following: Recognize transition for what it is. Accept that adjustment to civilian life may take some time. Recognize when things are out of control. Reach out for help from friends or professionals. Celebrate your service as a noble calling. Be open to accepting the gratitude that you deserve.
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Information Session for Graduate School Christian Aleman Staff Reporter The College of Science and Engineering will host a graduate school information session on Nov. 3 that will detail how to apply, prepare, and fund graduate school. “I spoke with my boss, Dr. Brent Donham, Dean of College of Science and Engineering, to just put on an event to educate our undergraduates and get the information out so they would be prepared to know what graduate school is, how you apply for it, just so they can have a better understanding of what that process would be if they ever decided to go to graduate school,” Shaine Marsden, Graduate Recruiter for the College of Science and Engineering said.
Marsden and the Dean of College of Science and Engineering will be presenting at the event. “Dr. Donham and I are going to be there and we’re going to cover all the speaking ourselves,” Marsden said. “Dr. Donham and I both have graduate degrees; we’ve been through the process. We are going to cater the info to masters and doctoral degrees in the sciences because that’s where we expect most of our undergraduates will go.” The information session will cover the whole process of graduate school for students. “We’ll talk to them about what the application process looks like, how you find funding to go to graduate school, and how they can make themselves a really strong candidate when it’s time for them to graduate,” Marsden said. “A lot of people are intimidated
by the graduate school process, by the GRE, and those are things that we can help them with.” Marsden encourages all levels of undergraduate students to attend. “If anybody wants to do research at the undergraduate level, you want to start as early as possible and that includes as soon as you get here so you can start getting connected to faculty and getting internships and research experience,” she said. “All of that stuff makes you a better candidate. So, the earlier they can learn about the process, the better. The information session will be in Legacy on the second floor of the Sam Rayburn Student Center at 5:30 p.m.
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Student Musicians, Magicians and Poets Get a Moment in the Spotlight Imogené Wofford Entertainment Editor The talent show, a part of the haunted homecoming festivities last week, was full of different acts that embodied the diverse talent of the students of Texas A&M University-Commerce. The evening started with a magic show put on by host Jay Mattioli. There were nine acts in total, with a brief intermission where Mattioli did a series of magic tricks, and some included volunteers from the audience. The first contestant was Alyssa Taylor, who sang Someone Like You by Adele. After her, Elizabeth Gump took the stage and played a beautiful piece on the keyboard that had the whole audience enjoying her instrumental piece of work. After Gump’s performance, Mattioli retook the stage to give the audience some magical, comic relief. He used a student from the audience for a ventriloquist piece that was full of Mattioli making the student dance, perform his own magic tricks, and do other silly moves that had the audience laughing from start to finish. After the crowd-pleasing intermission, Charles Jones took the stage and performed his rendition of the Jackson Five’s Who’s Loving You. Jones’ soulful performance had the crowd on their feet as soon as he finished singing. With his moving performance, Jones was able to snag 2nd place. “I don’t think I want to go anymore, after the
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amazing job he just did,” Andrew Jones said as he walked onto the stage to display his talent. Andrew performed a spoken word poetry piece, Kings and Queens, which revolved around the Black Lives Matter movement. His perfor-
mance brought a poetic perspective on the racial issues and the killings that have happened involving police officers and Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Mike Brown. Andrew’s touching and emotionally moving poetry earned him 3rd
place. Recently Crowned Homecoming Queen Hannah Jewel Clark also stepped out on the stage and put on a wonderful performance that had everyone thinking she was a Broadway beauty. “[Singing] is something that I have been doing since freshman year now and I really enjoy doing it, not for people to look at me and say ‘hey you’re a good singer,’ but I’ve always been really nervous about singing, so it’s something I know I can develop as a skill if I get out on stage and practice. “I had several people ask me if that song was from a Broadway musical, but it was actually a song from a cartoon called Steven Universe,” Clark said of her song, It’s Over isn’t it. Clark’s performance was followed by a student who sung a gospel song accompanied by Justin Hall playing the keyboard; this was also a touching piece that the audience enjoyed. A student vocal duo also showed off their singing skills with a gospel song that was also accompanied by Hall playing the keyboard. The final act of the night was Kristina Blanks, also known as Kitti. Blanks’ remarkable rendition of the late Whitney Houston’s I will Always Love You, and despite being noticeably nervous, the crowd pushed her through her jitters to perform. Her performance blew the audience away and had everyone on their feet cheering, and screaming, her on. And, this extraordinary act earned Blanks 1st place.
Mayo Review Publishes Students’ Short Stories
Student-run literary magazines have been helping assist many poets, writers, freethinkers, and artists gain traction. College literary magazines have become the breaking ground for some emerging artists. Literary magazines allowed for the first publishing of legends such as Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Allen Ginsberg, H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. Literary magazines present an open space for creative minds and “The Mayo Review” is the University of Texas A&M-Commerce’s version. The deadline for the upcoming issue is fast approaching but they are still accepting works until November 15. The accepted pieces will appear in the spring 2017 Mayo Review issue. The magazine is currently accepting fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, visual art and drama. But there are guidelines to each submissions as well as five submissions total for an individual. For fiction submissions, stories are limited to 2,000 words. They are open to any style, but there is a limit of three submissions per person. Poems are limited to being only one page in length, and each individual is also allowed to submit only three examples of their work. For the creative nonfiction submissions, there is a limit of 2,000 words. They do not publish academic articles, so the main focus for nonfiction that would be eligible for publication should be creative personal essays, memoir, and lyric essays. Artists and photographers are only allowed five visual art submissions, and the images can be in any printable form that the individual has cre-
ated. All submissions must be submitted through JPEG files and at 300DPI or at least 1000 pixels wide. Black, white, or color images are all eligible. For the drama submissions, only oneact plays are eligible, and there is a limit of three pieces per person. All submissions need to be sent via email to MayoReview@gmail.com, and (regardless of medium) must include a short bio, the title of the work and genre of submission, the applicant’s mailing address, telephone number, email address, and their name or name they want seen. The subject line of email is Mayo Review Submission. The Mayo Review works under a “blind review.” A blind review removes the name and bio of the pieces and focuses solely on the work. The final decisions happen between the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board for the Mayo Review is comprised of graduate and undergraduate students. The board is advised by faculty in the Department of Literature and Languages. The board is made up of volunteers that do not need to be English majors. During the blind process, they read the submissions or review the artwork, decide who gets published, prepare the journal for printing, and distribute the journal. Throughout the year, the Mayo Review does more for the A&M-Commerce community. Recently they group helped put on the “Edgar Allen Poe-try” night and later this year on March 10, they are sponsoring The Mayo Review’s launch party with a guest speaker, poet Tim Seibles. For further information, visit their Facebook at MayoReviewTAMUC.
The 2016 edition of TAMUC’s literary journal, The Mayo Review launched last March
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Instructional Designer Continues to Encourage Adaptive Learning Technology Despite Faculty “Hostility” Todd Kleiboer Web Editor Though not widely used among faculty, adaptive learning technology, such as the well-known MyMathLab, is being pushed by experts in the education field and by some faculty here in the university because of its mutual benefits. “It [adaptive learning technology] is basically about software that adapts to students,” Instructional Designer Dr. Julia Frink said. “When the student is doing the study plan it gives them problems, and as the student is working on one of the problems and struggling, the software will say ‘here’s a tip for you’ or ‘here’s some extra practice for you’. Then the next question might be adjusted to student’s level of mastery.” Adaptive learning technology is entirely different from the notorious eCollege in that faculty usually use eCollege as a supplemental program to the class such as a depository for readings or notes. Adaptive learning could be viewed as outside tutoring for the
student. “It’s like the student has a private tutor because this is connecting with the student on an individual basis,” Dr. Frink said. “It kind of makes it more personal in that in the classroom, you have to teach to all levels of your students. You can’t really tailor your lecture You have to cover the whole class, but if you can have a student sit down at a computer and do this study plan, the student’s engaging with the content.” Faculty rarely use this technology because of their hostility toward it or not knowing enough about the product. Their hostility stems from the fear that computers may soon replace them to teach the students, and the low usage propagates the faculty’s unawareness of the product. “I’m not sure, to be honest, how many faculty here at Texas A&M University-Commerce are using adaptive learning. My guess would be that it’s a very small percentage,” Dr. Frink admitted. “There is still a lot of faculty resistance to technology and concern about technology replacing the profes-
sor.” While applicable to some subjects, adaptive learning technology cannot cover every subject because of its basic feature as a piece of software that only runs on algorithms and certain programmable theories. The professor needs not to worry about being usurped of their position. “If the professor was trying to use this software for something writingintensive like essays, you can’t ask a machine to do this,” Dr. Frink explained. “Yes, a little grammar, math problem-solving, certain contexts are fine, but other contexts need that human.” On the other hand, professors might try to shoehorn this new technology where it does not fit, and this might create trouble for both the professor and their students. Dr. Frink cautioned against this. “The professor might not know how to use this product and might be using it for the wrong purposes,” she said. “How it’s used could be an advantage or disadvantage, and it goes back to the knowledge that the fac-
ulty member has about the product to know which context it would work in the class.” This shortcoming of the faculty’s knowledge is not because of lack of pressure from outside the university or insufficient funding for the faculty. The Center for Faculty Excellence and Innovation (CFEI) pushes for faculty to use this technology, and there are even grants for faculty. “It’s been around for the past few years. It’s something that, based on the literature, they’re saying that it would be good if faculty embraced it and learn a little more about it,” Dr. Frink listed. “There have been grants offered, like the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation have offered grants to faculty to explore how they could use adaptive learning technologies in their courses.” However, while this technology could positively impact a student’s grade in a class, it could take a toll on an already-overstretched part of a student’s life: their wallet and their schedule. “The cost could be a problem be-
cause, for example, for the publisher’s product, the students are going to have to pay a fee, and most of them start at probably $100,” Dr. Frink said. “It also puts more of the responsibility on the students to go sit independently and do this where a lot students might like to be in the classroom to have that whole environment.” Possible improvements are still being considered by the CFEI, and with the faculty avoiding this adaptive learning technology, those improvements could prove hard to implement and to assess their effectiveness. “It would be good if more faculty would try it possibly,” Dr. Frink sighed. “I was actually considering applying for one of those grants to try to find some faculty to try it. It would be great if some of that could be tested in some of the larger-scale introductory courses on campus because that might really help the retention rate of those students and the success rate of those students.”
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Entertainment
NOV. 3, 2016
Cinema Spotlight: Scott Derrickson Part V: Devil’s Knot and Sinister 2 Manuel Ramirez Staff Reporter Back in 2013, while working on Deliver Us from Evil, another movie called Devil’s Knot was released through VOD (video on demand) and got a limited theatrical run on May 9. Based on the real case of the West Memphis Three, in which three teens were accused of killing three eight-yearolds in a suspected satanic ritual, what follows is the mystery of the crime, the investigation that went through as well as the many faults that were made during the case. This story has been the subject of several documentaries, many produced by HBO and a more recent one produced by Peter Jackson (Director of The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Trilogy) back in 2012; the clips and trailers got me more captivated than the film adaptation as it had a pace that dragged on for the most part. There are some good acting performances from the main leads Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, and Dane DeHaan in a
Artful Ancestry TAMUC’s art gallery housed an exhibit for Ginger Owen-Murakami and Vicki VanAmeyden to display their heritage.
small role, as well as the actors portraying the Memphis three. Derrickson wrote the screenplay with Paul Harris Boardman (The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Deliver Us from Evil) and even though he didn’t direct, the film has his fingerprints from the religious topics and a courtroom setting that was reminiscent of Emily Rose. Before watching this movie I never heard of the West Memphis Three, and if there is anything that this film achieved is that it introduced me to a story that needs to be told. I’d be lying if I didn’t mention that I was heartbroken when the film ended as it paid tribute to the victims, with the hopes that one day, justice will prevail. 2016 saw the return of the haunted Super 8 projector in Sinister 2, where Derrickson wrote and directed the first Sinister movie, here he only wrote and produced the second installment. In this story, a mother and her two sons are hiding from their abusive father at an isolated farm that brought to mind Children of the Corn; once again things take a sinister turn as one of the boys discovers that they are not alone as he stumbles across a box containing a film projector and some very disturbing movie reels. James Ransone returns as the unnamed deputy from the previous film tracking down these sinister schemes and putting an end to its killing spree. While not as in-depth as the first film, I surprisingly still enjoyed this movie. Ransone’s deputy, who was my favorite character in the first flick, continues to be great in this sequel as the unexpected hero thrust into a dangerous situation. He doesn’t know what he is up against or understands it, and even though his attempts are feeble he gives it his all to comprehend and combat this unseen evil. The story of the first film isn’t repeated, the sequel presents it from a kid’s point of view most of the time and presents
a more frightening situation since a child’s mind can be easily corrupted. Continuing Derrickson’s religious themes the movie starts at a confessional, a few lines are said from a priest and how evil likes to twist religion and art in a perverse manner. If there is one thing that first film did better is restraining its disturbing imagery, it didn’t show in great detail its graphic content, where in this film it comes close to treading onto Saw territory that I couldn’t look at the screen several times. The other is that it ends with the possibility of another sequel that has me more worried than excited. If the inevitable occurs here’s to hoping that it follows in the footsteps of The Conjuring than Paranormal Activity. Cinema Spotlight will conclude with a review of Derrckson’s newest movie that is also one of the most highly anticipated films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Veteran Cellist Performs Recital for String-starved Students of Music Brenda Perez Stsff Reporter
“I have been playing the cello my whole life, the music is a part of me,” Anshelevich said. “It is a part of me.” Gabriel Sanchez accompanied Anshelevich. Sanchez is a pianist based in Dallas, TX who is a top prizewinner in the Casablanca International Piano Competition in Morocco and has performed throughout the United States, and internationally. “Gabriel Sanchez has been on our campus several times accompanying some of our faculty and some other guest recitals. He is a phenomenal pianist and collaborative pianist,” Dr. Scott said. Together they performed pieces from composers Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alksandre Glazunov, and Sergei Prokofieff. “These are pieces that are close to my heart, I feel them deeply,” he said. “ I have been playing for many years, I could play with my eyes closed.” Students and staff of the university, and members of the community were able to enjoy an evening of twentieth century music performed by two talented musicians. “The guest series is a wonderful opportunity that students should take advantage of, an opportunity to hear some wonderful music for free, this will most likely be one of the last opportunities they will have to hear such great music free of charge,” Dr. Scott added.
Yuri Anshelevich, professional cellist performed at the Texas A&M University-Commerce Finney Concert Hall as part of the Music Department’s guest series. Since the Finney Concert Hall was built, seven years ago, the Dhenai Tunstall music department has been bringing in guest performers. Staff Reporter “Anshelevich is recently retired as the associate principal cellist of the Dallas Symphony,” Dr. David Scott said. “Yuri is reOn Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Texas A&M University– cently retired and he doesn’t want to give up performing music Commerce’s very own art gallery was able to exhibit the completely, and since his symphony schedule is lighter he takes work of Ginger Owen-Murakami and Vicki VanAmeyden. the opportunity to do some solo playing that he hasn’t had the Incorporated within the artist statement, “Heritage Habitime to do over the past years.” tats is a series of physical spaces for the contemplation Anshelevich is a Russian born cellist. When he was nine he and invocation of ancestry.” Composed of kites, cairns, made his recital debut and five years later he was accepted into and hankies, Heritage Habitats portrayed the generational the Moscow State Conservatory. After winning First Prize in the ancestry of the artists. Cello Division of the All- Russian competition, he began studying When first entering the gallery, what stood out the most with Mstislav Rostropovich. was the large number of white kites strewn across a large Anshelevich’s parents were musicians themselves. His father area of the gallery. Imprinted on the kites were pictures that played the cello, and both of his parent inspired him to take up looked like something you would find in a history book. playing the instrument at a very early age. Around the same time, both artists, Owen-Murakami and VanAmeyden received old photo albums from their grandparents due to death; Owen-Murakami received hers from her grandmother and VanAmeyden from her grandfather. Although the kites would be perceived as the heart of the gallery, if it weren’t for the cairns, there wouldn’t have been a large scale of work. Artist VanAmeyden explains that the piece first started with the cairns, but the material wasn’t right, and they wanted to keep exploring their opAlex Medrano tions. The kites were a better fit and the pictures were more Staff Reporter easily identifiable. As kites can’t float by themselves, the source of them is a solid white dress fit for a small child Cricket City’s Cricktacular Halloween took its show way back when. The dress actually came about because to the Black Box on October 27. The University of TexOwen-Murakami was taking a sewing class. As the “umbilas A&M-Commerce’s improv group had its first show ical cord-like lines,” stream from the girl’s dress, the kites this semester. With the crowd full of costumed people are to represent the images of her ancestry that makes up looking to laugh, the Cricket City Improv team began a her diverse background. The photos plastered on the kites spoopy themed show. were the photos that each of the artists received form their The show had different games that the improv chargrandparents. acters and audiences both participated in. It lasted about Speaking with VanAmeyden, she was able to point out two hours but there were the obligatory candy breaks. one kite that had a picture of her grandfather, and another Freeze tag started the show and if you remember the kite housed a photo of her at a year old in the arms of her game from your childhood, it goes something like that. parents. The handkerchiefs were colorful pieces of fabThe theme of the skit “the candy is laced with LCD” is ric that had a “western world viewpoint.” Implemented more of a teenage game or wish. This was an icebreaker Cricket City actors performing a skit. E AST TEXAN PHOTO/A LEX M EDRANO through the domestic lens, the images on the hankies of a game. displayed “symbols of humanity that tie and bond people The freeze tag game was not the only skit done. SurThe audience got to choose titles, themes, and if an act should worldwide.” The images used for this dimension of the galvivor, which is like the TV show, but instead of the characters live or die. The combined ingenuity of audience came up with a lery were appropriated from National Geographic subscripbeing able to eliminate one another, the audience gets to boot one stalker villain who was an old man dressed up as Shia LaBeouf tion magazines from the 1920s. of them from the island, or stage. It left a lone unicorn having to who gives out vegetables, which shows the amount of freedom The inspiration of Heritage Habitats was that Owensay all the lines including, “The only thing open after midnight is the cast gave the audiences. Murakami and VanAmeyden wanted to create a large-scale the E.R. and legs.” At the end, they held up the tradition of a costume contest. work that was personal and connected to their history, as Some of the games a 90’s baby would have seen from “Whose It had the three semi-finalists: the cast of Bob’s Burgers, Hillary each of them were close to their grandparents. For VanALine is it Anyway” like “Scenes from a Hat” and “Dating Game”. Clinton, and the winning pair, Jack and Sally. meyden, it was her 2nd professional piece. The artists, But for the most part the acts were unknown and full of audience The next Cricket City show is going to be the Thanksgiving although talented individual artists, felt as if they were participation, which gave a new air to a show. It allowed almost themed and the group will show off how much of a turkey they stronger together and wanted to collaborate to create someanything to go, if it made enough people laugh. can be. thing that was important to the both of them.
Crickets go Chirp in the Night
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finalscore
hotshot
1-0
9.2
Angelo State holds off conference leader A&MCommerce in this back-and-forth game.
The average yards per carry A&M-Kingsville’s Luis Lopez had in his 10 carries against Eastern New Mexico.
Women’s Soccer
A&M-C grabs top seed in LSC championships Texas-A&M-Commerce will host the Lone Star Conference Women’s Soccer Championship Tournament after claiming a share of its fourth title. The championship will take place November 3, 4, 6 at the Lion Soccer Field in Commerce, Texas. A&M-C and West Texas A&M ended the regular season as co-LSC Champions with 27 points each. The Lions earned the top seed using the goal
differential in conference games tiebreaker as the teams split the head-to-head contests. A&M-C is the top seed for the six-team, single-elimination conference championship. WT is the No. 2 seed as the Lady Buffs captured their seventh LSC title. Midwestern State is third, Angelo State fourth, Texas Woman’s fifth and Eastern New Mexico sixth. The championship starts on
Thursday, Nov. 3, with MSU against ENMU and ASU versus TWU. The semifinals will be played at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday with the 3-6 winner playing WT, and the 4-5 winner taking on host A&M-C. The Friday winners get a day
off before playing on Sunday at 1 p.m. for the LSC Tournament crown and automatic bid into the NCAA Division II championship field. All five games will be streamed live free of charge through the LSC’s Stretch GameCentral portal (http://
portal.stretchinternet.com/ lonestar). In addition to supporting desktop and laptop computers, GameCentral’s responsive design will support mobile devices as well (iPad, iPhones, Android).
2016football Team Midwestern State A&M-Commerce Tarleton State A&M-Kingsville East. New Mexico West. Texas A&M West. New Mexico Angelo State O.K. Panhandle UT-Permian Basin
Conf. Overall 6-1 7-1 6-1 7-1 5-2 5-4 4-3 6-3 4-3 5-4 4-3 3-6 3-4 3-6 2-5 2-7 1-6 2-7 0-7 2-7
Schedule October 29nd O.K. Panhandle AT East. New Mexico Angelo State AT West Texas A&M A&M-Commerce AT UT-PB West. New Mexico AT A&M-Kingsville Midwestern AT Tarleton State
Harris claims LSC award
women’ssoccer Team Conf. Overall A&M-Commerce 9-3 13-5 West Texas A&M 9-3 11-5 Midwestern State 8-4 11-5-1 Angelo State 7-5 11-6-1 Texas Woman’s 5-7 9-8-1 East. New Mexico 2-10 3-13-1 UT-Permian Basin 2-10 2-13-1
Schedule
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November 3rd East. New Mexico (6) AT Midwestern (3) Texas Woman’s (5) AT Angelo State (4) November 4th 3-6 Winner AT West Texas A&M 4-5 Winner AT A&M-Commerce
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Texas A&M University-Commerce senior cornerback Uriah Harris has been named the Lone Star Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon. Harris - a senior from Frostproof, Fla. - was the Lions’ leading tackler in a dominant 36-0 shutout win over West Texas A&M on Saturday. In addition to his team-best nine tackles, he returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Harris and the Lions forced WT to turn the ball over six times and shut the Buffs out for the first time since 1996. The Lions lead the conference in interceptions and total turnovers for the season.
2016volleyball
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Lone Star Conference Players of the Week Duo never tires in games, receives glory DEFENSIVE
OFFENSIVE
Khadisha Debesette, West Texas A&M University, SO, Defender, Rousillac, Trinidad & Tobago, Vessigny Sec. Debesette never tired as the Lady Buffs won again this past weekend. She did best in the 2-1 victory over A&M-Commerce. She helped hold the Lions offense to one goal before scoring the game-winner. She performed solidly against Texas Woman’s where the backline held the Pioneers to three shots.
Nicole Coetzer, Midwestern State University, SR, Forward, Trophy Club, Texas, Nelson HS Coetzer led Midwestern State with five points in home wins over UTPB and Angelo State last weekend. She recorded three points against UTPB, and Coetzer helped the Mustangs move to third place in the LSC in a win over Angelo State.
Players win honors for top performance OFFENSIVE
SPECIAL TEAMS
Luis Lopez, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, SR, RB, San Diego, Texas, San Diego HS Despite tallying just 10 carries, Lopez punished the Greyhounds with 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The junior was not tackled behind the line of scrimmage in Saturday’s 4128 win. Lopez averaged 9.2 yards per carry and added two receptions for 14 yards.
DeAndre Black, Midwestern State University, JR, PR/KR, Pittsburgh, Pa., Schenley HS (Monmouth) Black sprinted 67 yards for a touchdown during a 35-point first quarter as Midwestern State routed UT-Permian Basin 76-21 Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. He finished the game with 85 yards on three punt returns while also returning a kick for 38 yards.
Athletes strive, excel for weekly awards OFFENSIVE
Lauren Frye, Eastern New Mexico University, SR, Amissville, Va., Highland HS Frye led the Greyhounds past West Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Kingsville, sweeping both opponents 3-0 at home. She posted a new school record with 25 kills in the three set match against WT while hitting .500 on 42 swings. The 25 kills are the most in Division II this season in three sets. Frye tallied 14 kills and hit .321 against the Javelinas.
DEFENSIVE
Haley Hutchinson, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, SO, Georgetown, Texas, Rouse HS Hutchinson was the defensive anchor for the Javelinas this weekend as she led the club with 19 total blocks for a 1.46 blocks per set average. Against Western New Mexico, Hutchinson came up big with an individual career-high of ten total blocks in the five-set win on the road.
SET TER
Meghan Parker, Angelo State University, FR, San Antonio, Texas, Johnson HS Setting for the offense was LSC assist per set leader Meghan Parker. The San Antonio native tallied 72 total assists to aid the Belles to two victories at Texas Woman’s and Texas A&M-Commerce. She continues to remain in the top 10 nationally for assists per set with 11.61. From the service line, she led the team with three aces on the week. Defensively, Parker chalked up 14 digs, which averaged her 2.00 per set. Football: Italics denote winner October 29nd Angelo State AT West. New Mexico Tarleton State AT O.K. Panhandle West Texas A&M AT A&M-Commerce UT-PB AT Midwestern East. New Mexico AT A&M-Kingsville
Score Recap
20-14 45-16 36-0 76-21 62-14
Women’s Soccer Italics denote winner October 28th Midwestern AT East. New Mexico Angelo State AT Texas Woman’s UT-PB AT A&M-Commerce October 30th UT-PB AT Texas Woman’s Angelo State AT A&M-Commerce Midwestern AT West Texas A&M
2-0 1-0 7-1 1-0 1-0 3-2
Women’s Volleyball: Italics denote winner October 28th West. New Mexico AT Cameron 3-1 UT-PB AT Tarleton State 3-1 East. New Mexico AT Midwestern 3-0 West Texas A&M AT Angelo State 3-1 A&M-Commerce AT A&M-Kingsville 3-2 October 29th Texas Woman’s AT A&M-Kingsville 3-1 West. New Mexico AT Midwestern 3-2
West Texas A&M AT Tarleton State UT-PB AT Angelo State East. New Mexico AT Cameron Southern Nazarene AT Midwestern
3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1
Team
Conf. Overall
Angelo State
14-1
Tarleton State
12-4
A&M-Kingsville
10-5
20-5
East. New Mexico
9-5
14-10
A&M-Commerce
9-6
15-11
West. Texas A&M
23-2 20-5
9-6
14-11
West. New Mexico 7-7
15-10
Midwestern State
5-10
11-16
Texas Woman’s
3-12
7-17
UT-Permian Basin 3-12
7-18
Cameron
3-21
1-14
Schedule
October 28th West. New Mexico AT Cameron East. New Mexico AT Midwestern UT-PB AT Tarleton State West Texas A&M AT Angelo State A&M-Commerce AT A&M-Kingsville October 29th Texas Woman’s AT A&M-Kingsville West. New Mexico AT Midwestern West Texas A&M AT Tarleton State UT-PB AT Angelo State East. New Mexico AT Cameron Southern Nazarene AT Midwestern November 1st UT-PB AT East. New Mexico West Texas AT West. New Mexico A&M-Commerce AT Cameron
Men’s & Women’s Hoops Schedule Men’s November 4th Azusa Pacific vs. West Texas A&M November 5th St. Cloud State vs. West Texas A&M November 6th Arkansas-FS vs. West Texas A&M Women’s November 4th University of Mary vs. West Texas A&M November 5th California Baptist vs. West Texas A&M November 6th Augustana vs. West Texas A&M
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Sports
Nov. 3, 2016
Game schedule
No v. 4: Vol ley b a ll v s. We st e rn N e w M e x i co (6 p . m . )
N o v. 5: Vo l l e y b al l v s . Ea s t er n N e w M e x i c o ( 2 p. m.)
No v. 5: M en ’s & Wom en’s C ro ss C ou n tr y N CA A So u th Ce n t er a l Reg i o na l @ D e nv e r, C o l o r a do
Lions defeat UT Permian Basin in 7-1 Blowout Ricky Moser Sports Editor The Lions soccer team split their pair of home games over the weekend and now has their eyes set on a deep playoff run yet again. Texas A&M University- Commerce (9-3 Lone Star Conference, 13-5 overall) started off play by blowing out UT Permian Basin 7-1 on Friday night. The Lions have scored 12 goals against UT Permian Basin in just two matchups this year.
A&M- Commerce would later fall to Angelo State 0-1 on Sunday afternoon, however. Angelo State avenged their 2-1 loss to the Lions back on Oct. 7 and in the process, handed A&M- Commerce their first and only home loss of the season. The team concludes the regular season atop the Lone Star standings and will await their next opponent for the Lone Star Conference Soccer Championship, hosted by A&M- Commerce. That game is set for Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Team Statistics ASU TA MUC
Goals Shots 1
10
0
10
Shots on Goal 5 4
Saves Corners Offsides 4
7
1
4
7
0
Fouls 6 8
Angelo State Rambelles Narrowly Edge Out Lions in Soccer Match Volleyball Pushes Forward
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Todd Kleiboer Web Editor Despite claiming the title of co-champions of the Lone Star Conference, Lady Lions’ soccer was edged out by Angelo State’s Rambelles Sunday afternoon 1-0 at home on Senior Day. After a 7-1 blowout against UT-Permian Basin at home, the Lions had looked to defend their perfect home record against Angelo State. Coming off a loss at Texas Woman’s, the Rambelles intended to come away with a least one win this past weekend. The first half was offensively dominated by Angelo State as they had seven shots to the Lions’ three, but Lions’ goalkeeper Caitlin Duty held off the majority of them with three saves, giving the Lions breathing room defensively. In the 30th minute, Rambelles’ Demi Tsambasis (#13), a leading scorer in the LSC, headed in gamewinning goal after it bounced off the crossbar. Lion Forward Vicky Back attempted to retaliate with a shot on goal in the 34th minute, but it was saved by
Rambelle goalkeeper Sammy Cude, her only save of that half. The Lions had more scoring opportunities in terms of corner kicks with four to Angelo State’s three but failed to deliver on them. The second half was more balanced with the Lions challenging the Rambelles head-on offensively and the Rambelles trying to maintain their lead. The number of shots flipped as the Lions took seven shots to the Rambelle’s three, and Cude made three saves to Duty’s one that half. Forwards Savannah Grasser and Back roared on offense with two close shots on goal, but it was for naught as Angelo State kept up a solid defense to match the Lions’ pounces. This win by the Rambelles was welcome and moved them to 11-6-1, and for the Lions, their record dropped to 13-5 but still tied with West Texas A&M for conference co-champions. However, the Lions outmatch West Texas A&M in terms of goals, giving them the top seed in the LSC championship games. This title is the sixth for the Lions’ soccer program, and they play the winner of the Texas Woman’s-Angelo State game Nov. 4.
Lions to Face UT Permian Basin Falcons After Crushing 36-0 Homecoming Win Over West Texas A&M Ricky Moser Sports Editor Following the football team’s dominating 36-0 Homecoming win against West Texas A&M, the Lions will once again hit the road and head to Odessa to take on the Falcons of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in what will be the final away game of the regular season. Texas A&M University-Commerce (6-1 Lone Star Conference, 8-1 overall) has won their last three matchups following their sole loss to Midwestern State back on Oct. 8 at home.
After Two Consecutive Wins
Kerry Wilson Opinion Editor The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team will serve it out with home court advantage as they take on the Western New Mexico Mustangs Nov. 4 and the Eastern New Mexico Javelinas Nov. 5. With a current 15-11 record for the season, the objective for the team is to keep pushing. “We’re at home this upcoming weekend, so that’s really important,” said head volleyball coach Craig Case. “Everybody’s coming in at this point of the year either fighting for a higher spot in the league, fighting to get in the tournament, or the top teams; we’re all fighting for possibly being ranked nationally. So, everybody at this point of the year is just coming in and just really having a lot to fight for. You’re going to see a lot of really good volleyball in this part of the year.” The fighting spirit led to two Lions road wins against Texas Woman’s University and Texas A&M University-Kingsville Oct. 25 and Oct. 28. The Lions took the win against Texas Woman’s University with four straight set wins (25-20, 25-23, 27-29, 25-16). Team leaders were Taryn Driver and Neka Nelson with 11 kills each; Layne Little with 10 kills; Sydney Reyes and Shantel Norton with nine kills; and Jaslyn Wacker with eight kills. The Lions played catch up with A&M-Kingsville after falling behind in the first two sets (17-25, 19-25) and won the match with set scores of 26-24, 25-22, and 15-10. The team was lead by Taryn Driver with 16 kills; Layne Little picking up 15 kills; and Jaryn Wacker adding 14 kills.
A large part of their win streak has been due to their stifling defense. A&M-Commerce has scored seven defense or special teams touchdowns is such time while their offense continues to average 40.4 points per game. This gives the Lions both the highest scoring offense and defense in the LSC. On paper, this seems to be a win for the Lions. A&M- Commerce is second in the Lone Star rankings while UT Permian Basin (0-7 Lone Star Conference, 2-7 overall) ranks dead last. Kickoff for the game between the Lions and Falcons is set for Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.
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