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Policy revisions underwayDraft: Cumulative GPA to disregard trans-fer grades

Tim Lester Managing Editor

The university is drafting a revision to the transfer policy, which will go into effect fall 2011 if approved.

ASU will no longer accept GPAs from outside institutions. Instead, the university will ap-ply the credit without the GPA to the degree plan.

“Transfer grades of a D will only be identified [on transcripts] as earned credit, but will not apply toward de-gree requirements nor used to satisfy course pre-requi-

sites,” according to a draft of the new policy,” said Dr. Nancy Allen, vice provost for Academic Affairs.

“If [the transfer grade] is a C or higher it will qualify to-wards your degree.

”Beyond that requirement, ASU will no longer incorporate the grades of that transfer class in one’s cumulative GPA.

“It’s common to have the cumulative GPA based on the institutional GPA,” Allen said. “Students will receive only credit toward degree require-ments, not grades.”

The new policy lines up with the policy in place at Texas Tech University.

“The cumulative GPA from all transferable coursework completed is used for admis-

sion purposes. When you en-roll at Texas Tech, only courses taken and grades received at Texas Tech are used in calculat-ing GPA. You get credit hours for transferable hours, but the grades don’t transfer,” accord-ing to the Texas Tech transfers website.

Some students feel this re-vision is unnecessary for the university.

“It seems rather selfish and unreasonable to me for ASU to not accept outside grades from other accredited universities,” junior John Wylie said. “Do these universities not pass the same accreditation tests?”

The policy change allows ASU to identify struggling stu-dents more readily.

Missed: More than 800 people attend funeral

Mark McDaniel Staff Writer

A new interdisciplinary mi-nor program will be available for students by the fall 2011.

The new Gender Studies mi-nor will be offered for the first time by the College of Liberal and Fine Arts in the fall semes-ter of 2011, associate professor

Dr. Linda Kornasky said. “The goal will be to analyze

gender and sexuality as aspects of human biology, identity and culture… The courses are from across the disciplines and they all in some way re-late to gender roles,” Kornasky said.

The program will be a full 18 credit-hour minor, that will include sophomore and

advanced courses.Kornasky said the minor

will be a good complement to majors such as Psychol-ogy, Sociology, Social Work, English or Busi-

ness. For example, a Mar-k e t i n g m a j o r

m i g h t want to

have a Gender Studies minor because they want to specialize in women’s products, or even family services.

One concern is that students might confuse the minor with the Women’s Studies major.

“We have designed the course so that’s not the case… it will relate to gender in general, and many of the courses will cover male and female iden-tity.” Kornasky said. “We will

address issues such as the new role of fatherhood. The role of a father is becoming more ill-de-fined, and we will address this issue and many more like it in the Gender Studies program.”

Students in the program will be able to go on an all-expense-paid trip to the annual Texas Tech Gender Studies Confer-ence in Lubbock, Kornasky said.

They will also hold gender studies related film screening.

New program to delve into genderMinor: Offered in fall

Photo by Pam BelcherSWAG shows off their school spirit during the True Blue Friday activities Jan. 21.

Photo Illustration by Ashley Romo

Mark McDaniel Staff Writer

A student died last week-end in a single-car accident on Ben Ficklin Road.

Sophomore Geology major James Michael Varnadore, 23, died early Saturday morning when he hit a guardrail while exiting Loop 306.

He was driving his 2007 Chevrolet Silverado west-bound on Loop 306 at the Big Lake exit and left the roadway striking a guard rail, and then rolled several times, according to a police report.

Varnadore was a well-known personality around campus and a friend to all, said Dr. James Ward, assistant pro-fessor of Geology.

“The void he is going to leave in our lives is substan-tial,” Ward said. “There’s not much you can do about it ex-cept to come together as a fam-ily. He had the ability to make friends just like that, which is rare these days. When he walked into the room, he just lit it up. He was able to make ev-erybody smile – it didn’t mat-

ter how bad a day you had. He was unique.”

More than 800 people at-tended his funeral Monday at the Wall Brethren Church.

There were about 200 peo-ple standing outside the church during the ceremony, the Rev. Tommy Tallas of the Wall Brethren Church said.

“He liked to help people and he liked to include peo-ple,” the Rev. Tallas said. “If he saw someone standing out to the side, he would make an ef-fort to include them in whatev-er he was doing. In fact, several of his friends said they might not have known each other if not for James, because he kept extending his circle of friends.”

Geo Club president and close friend of Varnadore, Rob Raney, said that to James life wasn’t a popularity contest. He would hug your neck, shake your hand, and take you for who you are.

“Think of your best friend and how they will always be there for you,” Raney said, “That is the way [James] was with everybody. He had a big heart and wasn’t afraid to show it.”

Friends, colleagues and pro-fessors said Varnadore found his niche in geology.

“He was excited about that,” the Rev. Tallas said. “He had just zeroed in on what he would like to do with his life.”

Because of his passion for geology, he was always at Geo Club events and dedicated himself to the program and his studies, Geology professor Dr. Joe Satterfield said.

“He was one of the most ac-tive students we’ve had,” Sat-terfield said. “He was the kind of student you hope everyone will be, but few are.”

Varndadore graduated from Wall High School in 2006 and then attended Austin Com-munity College and ASU to study geology.

James is survived by his father, Mike Varnadore of San Angelo; mother and stepfather Kathy and Jimmy Harris of Cornelia, Ga.; sister and broth-er-in-law April and BJ Lange of Fredericksburg; and grand-mother Willadene Varnadore of San Angelo.

One thing Ward wants stu-dents to learn from this is to live positively like James.

“Remember the good times about him, remember his smile, and remember how he lit up [the room]… and go live life [to the fullest],” Ward said.

James loved the outdoors

and shared his love with his large families and many friends. He had a big heart, always had a smile on his face and enjoyed life. His charming personality was legendary, ac-cording to his obituary printed in the Standard Times.

San Angelo police were dispatched to the crash site at about 2:10 a.m. at the Ben Fick-lin exit off of the loop.

Varnadore was the only person in the vehicle and was not wearing a seat belt, police said. Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace J.P. McGuire pronounced Varnadore dead at the scene.

According to a police re-port, alcohol and excessive speed were believed to be fac-tors in the crash.

Officers investigating the crash are Sgt. Korby Kennedy and Traffic Officer Jose Ruiz.

No further information can be released until the investiga-tion is complete, Public Infor-mation Officer Lt. David How-ard said.

“He will be missed,” Tal-las said. “He was a young man [who] had really touched a lot of people. There will definitely be a hole left in a lot of lives.”

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The Student Government Association approved an on-campus pro-life organization last November.

Rams4Life Vice President Lisa Dees said the group held its first meeting of the semester on Tuesday as a social gather-ing. The group watched Bella - a movie with a subtle pro-life message, Dees said. She hopes to continue to meet at least twice a month and have around ten active members.

They plan to participate in the annual Walk for Life in April and hold several other events. These include a display of a fetal model, attempts to have pro-life literature

available on campus, and visits at local nursing homes to raise awareness about euthanasia.

Dees and Rams4Life Presi-dent Stephen Pena were among eight students to receive schol-arships from the Texas Right to Life organization in Houston. To receive the scholarship, they had to start a pro-life organiza-tion at their school and spend at least 50 hours a semester par-ticipating in it.

Dees and Pena went to a week of training in Houston.

“We learned that life is meant to be respected and celebrated, not torn apart,” Dees said.

The group received some op-position from SGA at its first ap-proval meeting in early Novem-ber, because they were not ready to address their cause, she said.

SGA asked questions that focused more on the personal beliefs of the individual mem-

bers, Dees said, rather than the viewpoints of the organization.

When SGA could not come to an agreement, they were told they would meet again to de-cide after another review of the group’s constitution.

Dees said by the second meeting, held about a week later, they were much more prepared to answer ques-tions. SGA asked the group to change the purpose docu-mented in their constitution before approval. Their origi-nal purpose was to “save lives by changing hearts.” Dees said that the SGA ap-proved purpose is to “dis-cuss and study when life be-gins and ends and why it is.”

Dees said all money for Rams4Life is provided through fundraisers held by the mem-bers themselves.

Rams4Life opposes in vitro

fertilization, euthanasia and em-b r y o n i c stem cell research. They be-lieve that

life starts at conception.

A l t h o u g h some of its members have participated in prayers outside of Planned Par-enthood build-ings, Dees said it is important to know that this group is not a religious orga-nization.

“I think it is hard to take ob-jective pro-life

stand points so the more they can take religion out of it, the better,” senior Gwen Lancaster said. “I’m atheist and I am pro-life. Religion is a reason for people not to listen.”

Other students find the lack of religious influence hard to believe.

“To mislead people in say-ing that they are not linked to religion is sort of shady to me,” junior Scott Jarmon said. “I re-spect their opinions and beliefs, but I ask them to be honest when they bring up the topics of abor-tion and stem cell research.”

Dees said she believes that many people say they are pro-life or pro-choice, but most of them do not really know why. She hopes Rams4Life can show people reasons to be pro-life without incorporating religion.

Controversial group approvedRams4Life: Pro-life group plans semester

1. Photo by Pam Belcher ASA show off some moves during True Blue Friday.2. Photo by Ashley RomoJunior Amy Fogleman, sophomore Jennifer Valdivia, freshman Jerica Horn and junior Ashley Hagins show school spirit at Ram Jam on Friday at the Alumni Center.3. Photo by Pam BelcherRoscoe and Bella do the twist on Spirit Friday.

Allison Duggan Senior Staff Writer

Students and faculty are working to begin the Phi Alpha Honor Society in February following a successful first year of the Social Work program.

ASU enters candidacy in February for accredita-tion to begin the new So-cial Work honor society, said Dr. Joel Carr, assis-tant professor of Psychol-ogy, Sociology and Social Work.

Students must be So-cial Work majors to join Phi Alpha.

The idea for the honor society came about by students’ request, as did the Social Work program itself.

Additionally, Carr said the program was cre-ated to aid in satisfying a community, regional,

state and national need.“Social Work accounts

for about 60% of all mental health professions,” Carr said. “Graduates can go to work with a bachelor’s de-gree in Social Work. They don’t have to have a doc-torate to be licensed.”

Jennifer Jimenez and Joanna Gonzalez became the first two graduates of the Social Work program in December.

“Their graduation was exciting,” Carr said.

He said a common misconception is that So-cial Work only involves welfare or removing chil-dren from their homes and that practitioners make low incomes.

With a BSW, there is a multitude of mental health areas to work in, including child and fam-ily, criminal justice, sub-stance abuse counseling, medical, international and educational.

“There is huge job availability and the pay is not at all bad,” Carr said.

Senior Erica Reeves said the program is chal-lenging, but also instantly beneficial once students graduate. Reeves is cur-rently interning with Child Protective Services as part of her degree re-quirements.

The program involves 54 sequenced hours, as opposed to other majors that only require 30 or so hours that can be taken in any order. The program requires a 2.5 minimum GPA. Seniors must prac-tice social work under the supervision of a profes-sional while being evalu-ated by department heads. Finally, they must pass a nationally standardized exam before gaining their license. Those who plan to study the subject and work in the field must also abide by a code of ethics.

Carr explained that Social Work differs from Psychology and Sociology because it applies biology, sociology and psychology to human problems.

Senior Bryon Fox said the program is a good ad-dition to the department and makes a great choice for students who want to enter the job market quickly.

“Dr. Carr and the rest of the faculty have put forth so much time and effort in starting this program,” Reeves said. “Many people are not aware of the hard work, dedication and changes being made within the de-partment.”

The Student Social Work Association plans to hold a meeting Feb. 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Academic 115 to speak with faculty, students in-volved in the program and interested students.

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A transferred cumulative GPA can carry someone a long time before the institution identifies them to be at risk, Allen said.

ASU hopes the revision to the policy will contribute to retention.

Being able to identify at-risk stu-dents quickly assists the university’s retention efforts and ability to intervene and help them, Allen said.

The policy will affect all currently enrolled and incoming students.

Students have a grace period of four regular semesters to raise their GPA be-fore negative effects, such as academic probation, take place, Allen said.

It is unknown at this time how the GPA changes would affect students ex-pecting to graduate in the fall.

Allen said the revision would allow ASU to seek out ways to help students succeed.

“We want to be proactive and posi-tive in doing our part to help retain stu-dents,” Allen said.

Rethinking transfers

Friday, January 28, 2011 Page 3Campus News

There’s something good in every cup.

Lisa Dees Contributing Writer

Information Technol-ogy is switching to a tele-phone system that runs on the campus computer network to save the uni-versity money.

IT is switching to a system from Cisco called Voice over Internet Pro-tocol, Network Services Analyst Ryan Bays said. VoIP will allow ASU to collapse more than 500 in-dividual lines into 92 lines provided from Verizon connections.

“I think if this new system will save the school money it is a good thing,” freshman Nefertiti Burden said.

Switching to VoIP will save ASU money because it eliminates the cost of separate phone lines.

“We are lowering how much service we purchase

from Verizon,” Network Services Analyst Ryan Bays said.

IT did not give an ex-act monthly cost for the new system. However, the savings per year are substantial over what we have paid in the past, Bays said. “What we pay today is not necessarily what we will pay in six months.”

Currently, each line costs $14.75 per month, Bays said. The approximate cost of the gateway migra-tion is $65,000, and there is not an estimated cost for the handset migration.

“I feel the new plan is a positive financial move,” freshman Miche-lina Percoco said.

As new buildings re-ceive migrations, ASU feels the effects of the up-grade.

The ASU Police Depart-ment Tuesday experienced phone problems during the migration. The issues with the phones only lasted 30 minutes so it was not prob-lematic, dispatcher Larry Counts said.

The Police Depart-ment sent out a mass e-mail across campus with an alternative phone number to call.

“We switched the numbers in case some-thing happened,” Counts said.

There are two dif-ferent VoIP plans, Net-work Services Specialist Jeremy Brake said. The first is a gateway migra-tion in which the uni-versity replaces Verizon phone lines. The second is a handset migration in which Cisco IP hand-sets replace aging Nortel equipment.

The gateway migra-tion began the second week of January and should be completed near the end of February, Bays said. Two to four build-ings are migrated per week. The handset migra-tion is about 50 percent complete, but the remain-der of that project will not begin until the next fiscal year in September.

In progress: switching phones to save moneyComplications: UPD temporarily loses phone service

Allison Duggan Senior Staff Writer

The Agriculture De-partment announced Jan. 19 plans to host the inau-gural National Meat Goat and Hair Sheep Sympo-sium in May.

The department teamed with Texas AgriL-ife Extension Service to develop the symposium to give the newest infor-mation on animal science to experienced and new producers, both small and large, from across the U.S.

“This will bring na-tional recognition to our program, and expose those within the program to experts in the indus-try,” said Dr. Micheal Salisbury, associate pro-fessor of animal science and the symposium’s di-rector. “The symposium will also bring families of producers on campus and therefore act as a recruit-ing instrument.”

The list of featured speakers includes a USDA marketing specialist, meat experts and an author-ity on reproduction man-agement. Salisbury said the latter will give infor-mation on cutting-edge methods such as artificial insemination and embryo transfer and how they benefit the sheep and goat industry.

Other topics will in-clude internal parasites, facilities maintenance, general reproduction, nu-trition, predator manage-ment and marketing.

Live animal and car-cass evaluations will take attendees through the en-tire course of appraising and processing a product from start to finish.

The symposium con-cludes with a special Education and Research Conference for teachers, scientists and extension agents to discuss major topics in the industry to be researched.

“This is definitely something I would like to attend,” said recent ASU graduate Michael Mc-Cammon. “People in agri-culture can always benefit from learning new tech-niques.”

Part of the symposium includes social events at the ASU Lake House. Salisbury said they will have meals there, partici-pate in hands-on activities and relax while playing horseshoes and washers. The ASU Meat and Food Science Association, the Meat Lab and Block and Bridle will all provide dif-ferent meals.

“This is a chance for everyone to network and visit with the scientists in a less formal manner,” Salisbury said.

Along with Dr. Frank Craddock of Texas AgriL-

ife Extension, Salisbury worked to create this sym-posium as a replacement for the former goat pro-ducer gatherings. Those stopped a few years ago due to lack of financial support.

“It wasn’t that produc-ers lost interest,” Salis-bury said. “We decided to bring that back, but include sheep with the goats, since many produc-ers are doing both now.”

Scheduled for May 27-29, the symposium will take place at the ASU Management, Instruction and Research (MIR) Cen-ter.

The symposium costs $150 per person or $150 plus an additional $75 per person for groups.

“This allows students an opportunity in learn-ing to set up and conduct a symposium,” Salisbury said. “It also gives them an opportunity to attend and gain knowledge in the industry. They can then take that with what they’ve learned in class to further their comprehen-sion.”

Students assisting in preparing the symposium will not have to pay. Salis-bury said students who wish to attend but are not involved in preparation can speak with faculty to work out a price reduc-tion.

The registration dead-line is April 15.

Photo Illustration by Pam Belcher

Ag department bringsnational symposiumExposure: Oppor-tunity to network

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We at Kington Properties would like to make sure that all of our residents, as well as the students of Angelo State University, feel safe and secure at all times. Since we have purchased five of the eight properties located on Vanderventer Avenue, we

are continually enforcing rules and regulations to help improve the overall living experience of the community. Kington Properties has completed a total renovation of the interior and exterior of each unit improving the appearance of Vanderventer Avenue.

Working together with Angelo State University, we strive to instill a sense of safety and security for everyone that resides in or near Tuscany Apartment Homes.

As a recent graduate of Angelo State University, I am very supportive of the university and its students and have a special place in myAs a recent graduate of Angelo State University, I am very supportive of the university and its students and have a special place in my heart for all of my residents that are attending my alma mater to better their future and to become all that they can possibly dream.

I understand the hard work and dedication it takes to strive for something as great as an education, and love the interaction and pride for the school and its affiliates. I will continue to strive to do my best to keep my apartment complex a safe, fun, and successful

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I have made Tuscany my home.”-Megan

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Features Friday, January 28, 2011 Page 5

Mariah PowellFeatures Editor

Without thought, people are quick to think of the things they want.

Have you ever stopped to think of what the world would be without some things?

Junior Stephen Hall said the world would be chaotic without trade systems.

“Trade systems help out with transfer-ring items, which keeps the world together,”

Hall said. “I don’t think it will work with in-dividual countries not trading and coinciding.”

Jason Pierce, Assistant Professor of History, said without trade systems, there would be nothing.

“One of the big things that has happened in the history of the world is fu-sion,” Pierce said. “A per-son comes up with a great idea or invention and shares it with somebody else who says ‘that’s great’ and it goes from there. A lot of human prog-ress comes from that.”

Pierce describes this as the essence of trade. “You have something that someone else

wants,” Pierce said. “Therefore a trade is ne-gotiated. Without trade of some fashion,

there would be very little human progress.” Trade is a key factor to society, Pierce said.

“Without education we would not have the technology we have today,”

freshman Maria Phillips said. “There would be no really

good jobs and we would all be like apes.”

Freshman Jose Villedas said without books the spread of intellect and ideas would not be available for everyone. English lecturers Angela Shaf-fer and Audrey Nowell said they agree that books allow people to be truly free and independent. “At a university level, books and the ability to read allows students to do anything that they want, whereas in pre-vious eras, you followed what your dad or mother did,” Shaffer said. “With-out books we would still be stuck in

a world without edu-cation or professions.” People would be entirely dependent upon royalty and clergy to tell them what’s going on, Shaffer said. “Books are a mode of expression,” Nowell said. “Books keep us from being limited.”

People can exist with just basic things, and it happened for thou-

sands of years, but it’s just not the life people want, Pierce said.

“One of the things that happens with creations is the thought that you have to have it,” Pierce said. “Whether it’s an iron tool or an iPad, people get it and seem to think that it makes their life so much better, and begin to wonder how they existed without it.”

Thoughts on a world without trade systems, books, educationStudents, faculty give their opinion on how the world would be if certain items never existed

Cinemark Premieres for Jan. 28

For Your Information: Box Office Toppers

The MechanicStarring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn,

Jeff Chase, Mini Anden, Eddie J. Fernandez, Kurt Deville, LaTeace Towns-Cuellar, Monica Acosta“Arthur Bishop is a ‘mechanic’ - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique

talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When his mentor and close friend Harry is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry’s son Steve approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop’s trade. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.”

The RiteStarring: Anthony Hopkins, Ciarán Hinds, Alice Braga, Toby Jones, Colin

O’Donoghue“Seminary student Michael Kovak is sent to study exorcism at the Vatican in spite

of his own doubts about the controversial practice and even his own faith. Wearing his deep skepticism like armor, Michael challenges his superiors to look to psy-chiatry, rather than demons, in treating the possessed. Only when he’s sent to ap-prentice with the unorthodox Father Lucas -- a legendary priest who has performed thousands of exorcisms -- does Michael’s armor begin to fall. As he is drawn into a troubling case that seems to transcend even Father Lucas’s skill, he begins to glimpse a phenomenon science can’t explain or control... and an evil so violent and terrifying that it forces him to question everything he believes.”

From Prada to NadaStarring: Camilla Belle, April Bowlby, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Nich-

olas D’Agosto, Kuno Becker, Adriana Barraza, Karla Souza, Alexis Ayala“Two sisters, one a young beauty who chooses passion over logic, the other a

law student whose fixed moral compass keeps her from following her desires, are uprooted from their luxurious home when their father suddenly passes away. Out of money and out of options, the women move into their Great Aunt Aurelia’s modest, but lively home in the Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood where they find themselves thrown into a world that, despite their heritage, seems completely for-eign. Over time, they discover the beauty of the culture they once fought so desper-ately to hide. And in the process they find the one thing that had eluded them: love.”

1. No Strings Attatched 2. The Green Hornet3. The Dilemma 4. The King’s Speech 5. True Grits

-Information from www.cinemark.com

“Without books we would still be stuck in a world

without education or professions.”

-English Lecturer Angela Shaffer

UCPC Events for the Month of February

Feb. 1: TEAM 101 featuring Michael Poll, speaker, at the UC C.J. Davidson Conference Center from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Feb. 6: Superbowl Party in the UC, rooms 110/111, at 5 p.m.

Feb. 10: Black History Month Art Gallery opens and Reception takes place in the ASU Art Gallery at 12 p.m.

Feb. 14: Build a Bear Valentine’s Day Program in the UC Information Desk Lobby from 10 a.m. -2 p.m.

Feb. 16: Monthly Movie Series:“Due Date” in the ASU Planetarium at 6 and 9 p.m.

Feb. 23: Ram Hold’em poker tournament in the UC C.J. Davidson Conference Center at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 25: Out of the Blue (UCPC Information and Recruiting Event) in the UC Information Desk Lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Concho Valley EventsThe International Coin Collectors Association will

be wrapping up Jan. 29 so get there beforehand. From 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., the top experts in the country will be at Days Inn, 4613 S. Jackson Street to examine rare coins, silver coins, collections, gold bullion, investment gold, sil-ver rounds, proof sets, etc.

Contact Info : 217.726.7590

San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Meetings will be open to anyone who is interested in learning about “ham” radio on Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. It is hosted at Mathis Field Airport, 5513 Stewart Lane.

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It sure would be nice if ASU could figure out a way to allow us older alumni to have access to an ASU e-mail address. It doesn't even have to reside on the servers there. Just one that could for-ward to our actual e-mail address. I graduated in 1991, before e-mail was widely used by students, and I'd like to be able to show my support for ASU with an alumni address.

Jeff, ASU Alumnus 1991

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Greek housing is not essentialWe believe that at this point in

time, Greek housing on campus is not necessary.

It would not benefit most stu-dents. There are many other issues that take precedence and now sim-ply is not the best time.

Greek housing might improve fraternity/sorority spirit, but we doubt that the rest of the student population (the majority) would benefit as much. The time and mon-ey, if the university had enough to spare, would be better spent on projects that add to the university and provide better or more afford-able services for students.

The idea of establishing Greek housing on campus raises a few questions. Would fraternities and sororities be required to live in the designated area? If the expenses of living in the certain house are higher, we worry that the affected Greek organizations might become exclusive to those who can afford its living requirements, not to men-tion possibly become isolated from the rest of the campus.

What concrete purpose would Greek housing serve other than to foster more socialization within the Greek organizations? Of course that would not be a bad thing, but

is it worth the stipulated expenses? Does that require whole new build-ings?

That is not to say ASU should never have Greek housing. In the future, after the university has ad-dressed its current, more urgent matters, Greek housing would be good investment for a number of reasons.

A better Greek system—with housing—would be a deciding fac-tor for some prospective students. For students already attending

ASU, Greek housing might inspire more people to join Greek organi-zations, making the establishment of Greek housing worthwhile. Schools the same size as ASU see a lot more Greek participation, but without housing many students do not see the point in joining a frater-nity or sorority. It is also one of the things most universities have that ASU still lacks.

In the end, though, we have done without it since 1928. We can go a little longer.

Students shouldcomplain efficiently

Dana ChoiCopy Editor

I have had it with the passive aggressiveness. I have no problem with criticism—when received and handled well, it may lead to change for the bet-ter. However, I hear fel-low students complain about things amongst themselves just to com-plain, and that is when I must roll my eyes. I do not think many people

know they can be heard or possibly even change things if they wanted to.

While people are com-pletely entitled to their opinions, they should also try to actually do some-thing about whatever they’re criticizing instead of carp about it with false vehemence. There is most definitely a way to reach the ears of those who can address the various issues on campus and accom-plish things. Annoyed with parking? Have some ideas on improving the campus? These concerns and comments will be heard, at the very least, if only students took the extra step.

The best way to go is getting in touch with Student Government As-sociation. See what it has

done and what it could possibly do, with more students’ input. Accord-ing to its website, SGA is “an entity that makes decisions that have an im-pact on the ASU campus as a whole.” Why whine when you can do some-thing?

Even if all you wanted to do was make an obser-vation, isn’t the Ram Page always encouraging read-ers to comment or con-tribute?

Nothing will get ac-complished if the most you do is rant to a friend or make an angry phone call to your mother. People who can actually change things are not go-ing to eavesdrop on pri-vate conversations. If you want to complain, do it as efficiently as possible!

Dear Editor:

Regarding the article addressing safety issues on Vanderventer, I pur-chased five of the eight apartment buildings on Vanderventer in Decem-ber of 2008, as a part of a larger acquisition of other apartment complexes in San Angelo. It was an all-or-none purchase. These apartments are now known as Tuscany. I attempted to buy the re-maining three buildings on Vanderventer, but it was not feasible.

From the beginning, we knew we had our work cut out for us, so we completely renovated all buildings, inside and out,

and completely turned over the tenant mix as we renovated. Most old tenants received non-renewals. Our leasing standards to new ten-ants are very strict. We do not lease to felons, “predators”, or anyone with a poor credit score. We have taken measures to ensure that our build-ings are well lit at night. We have spent millions renovating and upgrad-ing and began leasing to higher quality tenants, like ASU students, pro-fessors, teachers, coaches, athletes, as well as doc-tors and nurses.

U n d e r s t a n d a b l y, Vanderventer has earned a tarnished reputation in

previous years. In an at-tempt to restore the integ-rity of this street and its residents, we have made the area a great place to live and we are dedicated in continuing to do so. While ASU is building additional dorms directly across the street, we look forward to working with them to further improve the area.

If anyone has any safety issues or concerns while living at Tusca-ny Apartment Homes, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. My email address is JKing-ton@aol.com.

Jim KingtonOwner, Kington Properties

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Friday, January 28, 2011 Page 7Sports

Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

Baseball season is almost here and if you listen close, you can hear the bats cracking. The Rams’ first game is on Feb. 1 when they play a doubleheader against Ouachita Baptist in Fort Worth.

Head Coach Kevin Brooks said he is taking a day-by-day approach to this season.

“Play hard today,” Brooks said. “We’re trying to not look past today. Everyday we’ve got a good opportunity to come out, play hard, and get better. Hope-fully that will lead to bigger and better things. [Championships and tournaments] are… a long way away. We’re just trying to get caught up with one pitch at a time, one out at a time, one day at a time.”

This season the Rams were picked to finish third in the Lone Star Conference in the preseason poll by LSC coaches.

“There’s always motivation

when you’re not picked to win [the LSC] because that’s our goal every year,” junior pitcher Matt Rechkemmer said. “But you can’t really worry about rank-ings very much because if you play how you should and you do what [you’re] supposed to, there’s nothing that should keep us out of the number one spot.”

Six of last year’s opening day starters graduated and the team lost 22 letterwinners. The 11 returning players along with 23 newcomers will make up the 2011 roster. So far, there is not a set lineup going in to week one, Brooks said.

“It’s going to be a lot differ-ent than years past,” Rechkem-mer said. “There are a lot of new guys, we lost a lot of guys, and the NCAA made some changes to the bats.”

The bats are still aluminum, but they have been modified to be more like wooden bats. They won’t have as much power and that will change the game signif-icantly, Rechkemmer said.

There are a lot of position battles still going on and it may stay that way until Jan. 31, the day before the first game, Brooks

said. “There are quite a few guys

right now that are playing well that deserve chances [to play],” Brooks said. “And I think they’ll get their chances.”

Brooks said the team is a very consistent group with a good work ethic.

“They come and work hard everyday,” Brooks said. “Any-time you get a group like that, generally that leads to pretty good things.”

There is not one key game on the schedule that sticks out, Brooks said.

“They’re all key,” Brooks said. “A loss is a loss. It counts the same in February as it does in April.... Right now, February first is the big one.”

Rechkemmer said there will be promotions at some games to get the fans more involved. The first one is “Pack the Park” day on March 25 against Tarleton.

“As cliché as it sounds, the more students you see in the stands, it makes you play hard-er,” Rechkemmer said. “It makes you want to win and prove that Angelo State is one of the better athletic schools in the nation.”

Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

Softball season is getting close and the ‘Belles’ first game is Feb. 3 at the St. Mary’s Tournament in San Antonio.

Last year the team made it to the semifinals of the NCAA Di-visional Tournament, but Head Coach Travis Scott said he does not want last year’s performance to affect this season. Their motto for 2011 is “fuel the fire.”

“[With] the success we have had, as a staff we didn’t want com-placency to set in,” Scott said. “We wanted to remind our players that you need to keep that fire going and be fuel for it and be a catalyst by working hard everyday.”

The team has been working hard to keep the string of good seasons they have had going, Scott said.

“Our goal is to make sure

we’re mentally and physically ready to play everyday,” Scott said. “If we can do that, then the end of the year… will take care of itself. Obviously we’d love to win a conference championship, be in the regional tournament, and have a running for a national champi-onship again.”

The key to the season is pitch-ing, and there is a completely new pitching staff, Scott said. Juniors Clarissa Molina and Jessica New-some as well as freshman Mary Kate McKay will have to pick up the slack left by the two fifth-year seniors who graduated.

“We’re going to swing [the bats], we’re going to score runs, we’re going to play defense,” Scott said. “We’re just going to have to pitch.”

Freshman first baseman Carly Peters said the ‘Belles have a good lineup this season.

“I’m very confident in our team,” Peters said. “We have a very powerful lineup. We’re all strong.”

Peters said the teams’ strength is their camaraderie.

“We all interact really well to-gether,” Peters said.”

This is Peters’ first season with the team and she said she’s proud to be a part of the ‘Belles.

“It’s an honor to be here be-cause our team is so successful,” Peters said. “Whenever you’re like ‘I play for Angelo State softball’ [people notice.]”

There are a lot of key games to watch out for this year, but St. Ed-wards is a big rival for the team, Scott said.

“We just don’t like St. Edwards and they don’t like Angelo State,” Scott said. “They always talk a lot of trash, so that’s always a fun game.”

Scott is ready for the season to get underway and to see the An-gelo State fans.

“Come out and enjoy [the game]” Scott said. “We’ve got a nice facility. We have outfield bleachers I’d like to see students fill up and get a little loud out there. Come out and support the great program we’ve got started here.”

New roster takes ‘day-by-day’ approachBaseball: Rams practice for opening game Feb. 1

Belles ‘fire up’ for new seasonSoftball: Coaches expect returners and new com-ers to ‘fuel the fire’

Key Returners

Baseball 2010 Season: 34-26 (23-20 in conference)Coach Kevin Brooks: 7th season at ASU, 240-126 overall record

Softball 2010 Season: 50-15 (12-5 in LSC South), set team record for doubles, stolen bases, Reached semifinals of 2010 NCAA Divisional Championship

Coach Travis Scott: 8th season at ASU, 325-103 overall record

Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

It’s not a good week to be Jay Cutler.

Getting your jersey burned by half the city of Chicago a week after scoring four touchdowns to get your team to the NFC Championship is quite the turn-around.

For people who aren’t sure what I’m talking about, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was injured sometime in the first half against the Green Bay Pack-ers. He came out in the second half and played a series but couldn’t continue, forcing back-up quarterback Todd Collins to take over. Then third stringer Caleb Hanie came in after Todd went 0-4 and stunk it up. Long story short, the Bears aren’t going to the Super Bowl.

Before I go any further into this column let me say this: I am not going to say anything negative about Jay Cutler. Because if I do, Brian Urlacher will hunt me down and make me wish I was never born.

To make matters worse for Jay, players from around the league have called out his toughness. Via twitter, of course.

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew said, “All I’m saying is that he can finish the game on a hurt knee… I played the whole season on one…” Ouch.

Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dock-ett chimed in, “If I’m on chicago team jay cutler has to wait till me and the team shower get dressed and leaves before he comes in the locker room!” That’s cold, Darnell.

It gets worse. Former Cowboys/Falcons/49ers/Redskins/Ravens cornerback Deion Sanders added, “Folks i never question a players injury but i do ques-tion a players heart. Truth.” The truth hurts Deion, just like Cutler’s knee.

The Bears stood up for Cutler after the game and the following day, most noticeably Urlacher, who called out people who didn’t make the playoffs calling out his quarterback. There was a lot of calling out go-ing on Sunday and Monday.

MRIs taken on Monday showed Cutler’s knee to have a partially torn MCL. And people still think he should have finished the game.

We’ll probably never find out just how much Jay’s knee hurt during the game, but it’s easy to tell his pride is hurting even worse now.

StatisticsBaseball Returners

Name Avg. R H 2B 3B HR RBI FLD%

Travis Lites .424 48 61 12 2 2 37 .917Zak Leonhardt .373 55 81 20 1 7 60 .941Zach Klink .476 8 20 1 1 1 15 .000Matt Rechkemmer .429 2 3 1 1 0 2 1.000Nick Adams .087 9 2 0 0 0 4 .897Nate Alter .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000Chase Barrera .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958Brian Brademan .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Softball Returners

Kaycee Taylor .416 26 79 18 0 6 55 .982Alix Dean .403 37 85 22 1 8 59 .980Kacie Easley .340 43 67 12 1 16 69 .982Brittany Astle .329 22 50 10 1 4 22 .957Chelsey Walters .255 29 48 10 0 4 23 .936Jasmaine Moore .286 15 4 2 0 0 0 .333Amanda Wilhelm .270 11 17 4 0 2 15 .818Allyson Seider .133 5 2 0 0 0 1 1.000

Robert HummingbirdContributing Writer

The Angelo State Women’s track and field team kicked off the first indoor track season in school history Jan. 21-22.

Andria Nussey, Chrys-tal Ruiz, Bree Bennett and Kelsey Wilson all provision-ally qualified for the national meet. Sophomore Kimberly Williams took second place in the shot put and freshman Kelsey Merritt got third in the 5,000-meter run.

“My goal was to provi-sionally qualify in the very first meet in the 800 [meter],” senior Andria Nussey said. “I like the indoor meets because there is more competition since there are not many in-door tracks around here.”

Freshman Kelsey Merritt

said the team’s first indoor meet created nervousness.

“I have never run on an indoor track,” Merritt said. “[It was the] most unusual running experience I have ever had.”

The Rambelles’ four in-door meets this season will be at Texas Tech and their indoor national meet in Albuquer-que, N.M. Then they will start the outdoor season at the end of February.

“Good thing for having an indoor season is that prac-tices seem more focused now because we are racing earlier than we are used to,” Nussey said. “We seem to get a lot more done in a short amount of time and get a leg up on the competition for outdoor sea-son.”

Texas Tech, Texas A&M and the University of Hous-ton are the only universities in the state that have indoor competition tracks.

‘Belles make a statementTrack: Girls run at indoor track meet

BaseballSenior Infielder: Zak LeonhardtSenior Utility Player: Travis Lites

SoftballSenior Second Baseman: Alix DeanSenior Designated Player: Kaycee TaylorSophomore Catcher: Kacie EasleySophomore Short Stop: Chelsey Walters

Key AdditionsBaseballJoe LeftridgeT.J. BozemanBryant Rutledge

SoftballElsamartina ApoDeeshanaLynn Tafiti

Down goes Cutler

Friday, January 28, 2011Page 8 Sports

Men’s BasketballSchool Overall

Women’s Basketball

Standings

Incarnate WordTarleton St.WTAMUMidwestern St.Angelo StateEastern NMA&M- KingsvilleAbilene Christian

Tarleton St.WTAMU Abilene ChristianAngelo StateIncarnate WordEastern NMMidwestern St.A&M- Kingsville

School Overall

15-213-416-2

15-47-107-106-118-9

15-211-76-11 9-86-114-135-123-14

What to watch for:1-29: WBB vs. Incarnate 5:30 p.m. MBB vs. Incarnate 7:30 p.m.

2-1: BB at Ouachita Baptist 1:00 p.m.

2-2: WBB vs. ACU 5:30 p.m. MBB vs. ACU 7:30 p.m.

Conf.

4-14-13-23-23-22-31-40-5

Conf.

5-04-13-22-32-32-31-41-4

Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

In the fourth conference game of the season, the ‘Belle (9-7) (2-2) basketball team lost 56-65 to West Texas A&M and the fourth leading scorer in the Lone Star Con-ference, Jamie Simmons Saturday, Jan 22.

“We came out stagnant,” sophomore guard Lindsey Mahone said. “You cannot do that against a team like WT. We had mental blocks and we just couldn’t come out.”

Mahone led the ‘Belles with 21 points and nine rebounds.

A scoreboard error gave the ‘Belles a 12-8 lead 10 minutes in to the first half, but the game was actually tied at 10.

Senior guard Camille Perkins had 16 points for the ‘Belles and sophomore Mor-gan Youngblood contributed six points and four boards.

“We never had control of the game,” Head Coach Sally Brooks said. “We should have taken control in the first half when their best three players were on the bench.”

WTAMU’s bench out-scored the Ram-belles’ 24-8.

The Lady Buffs (11-6) (4-0) built a lead of 12 points with 4:31 remaining in the first half, but the ‘Belles fought back to get with-in three points to trail 28-25 at the break.

“In the first half we came out sloppy defensively,” Mahone said. “Offensively,

we didn’t execute when we need-ed to. We fell behind and we just couldn’t get back.”

The ‘Belles tied the score at 32 with 15:39 left in the game but never took the lead in the second half.

“[The girls] have all the heart you could ask for,” Brooks said. “I’m extremely proud of that. That’s why we’re so disappointed and frustrated. We’ve overcome a lot of adversity and we are playing hard and sticking together.”

The ‘Belles made 57.6 percent of their free throws but had a 32.7 field goal percentage.

“It’s the mental lapses that we have [that hurt us],” Mahone said. “We get down on ourselves for easy things like free throws; you can’t go back and take those shots. We just have to keep our heads up and focus on the next play.”

The team can’t work on what they need to in practice because they only have eight active play-ers, six of which are playing through injuries, Brooks said,

“We can’t go live like we need to,” Brooks said. “It is going to be about heart and will and just finding a way to win.”

The girls headed to Portales, NM to take on Eastern New Mex-ico on Wednesday, Jan. 26

“I’m looking forward to it because we need a win,” Mahone said. “We need this

win to get back to where we are. We’re a good team, we just haven’t shown that quite yet.”

Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

For the second consecutive home game the Rams (7-10) (3-2) took on a ranked op-ponent. They went hoop-to hoop-with No. 23 West Texas A&M Saturday, Jan. 22 and lost 59-62.

“This was a winnable game,” Head Coach Fred Rike said. “Rankings at this time of the year are deceiving. I think there are teams in our league that aren’t ranked that are just as good.”

Junior guard Joey Lenox came off the bench and led the Rams with 18 points.

“We played good at times,” Lenox said. “We played eight good minutes of defense in the first half and that’s what got us our lead.”

Senior guard Steven Moore finished with 12 points and four assists while se-nior forward Ridge McKeither led the team with 10 boards and had 8 points.

Back-to-back Ram three-pointers gave the team a 15-9 lead just over eight minutes deep in the first half. The Rams had up to a 10-point lead in the first half and led 31-30 at halftime.

“I didn’t think we played great,” Rike said. “I think WT came up with big re-bounds and crucial baskets at certain times in the game when we didn’t.”

WTAMU (14-2) (1-2) kept the game close and there were five lead changes in the second half.

Fouls, giving up points in the paint, and losing offensive rebounds let the Buf-falos back in the game, Lenox said.

“Our record doesn’t indicate that we’re as good as we are,” Lenox said. “We know how good we can play, we know what

we’re capable of. We just have to bring it out.”

Down 50-57 with 4:30 left in the game, the Rams rallied within two but fell a three- pointer short at the buzzer.

“In games when jump shots aren’t go-ing in you’ve got to find another way to help the team,” Rike said. “Defensively, I thought we had some lapses.”

The Rams traveled Wednesday to Por-tales, NM to play Eastern New Mexico.

“We’re going to play a team that beat WT at WT,” Rike said. “I don’t know if they’re any better than WT but they are much improved… Portales is a tough place to play and we have to get our guys ready and bounce back.”

Lenox isn’t looking forward to going to New Mexico, but is looking forward to get-ting a win.

“It will be a better bus ride coming back with a win,” Lenox said.

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Witness the concerto winning performance from the 51st Sorantin Competition

Rams fall short to no. 23 ranked WTAMUBasketball: Boys drop to 3-2

Girls lack execution against Lady BuffsBasketball: ‘Belles struggle to get in worthwhile practices

Photo by Pam BelcherFreshman Andre Adams attempts to block WTAMU from scoring.

Photo by Pam BelcherSophomore Lindsey Mahone sweeps past her defender as she makes her way down the court.