Integration: Dis-cussion educates

Possibility: Hand-guns allowed

Mark McDanielStaff Writer

Students may soon contribute to the choice of allowing concealed hand-guns on campus.

The Student Govern-ment Association is in-forming students about both sides of the handgun debate that has grown in popularity since the Tex-as Legislature proposed a bill to remove college campuses from the list of gun free zones.

Individual institutions will be able to allow fire-arms on campus or to re-tain the ban, according to the bill.

SGA sent a survey to all student e-mail ac-counts Wednesday asking for their opinion and in-put regarding handguns on campus. The survey will be able available for one week.

SGA will discuss the results and should have their final decision by Feb. 28, Student Body Vice President Hector Romo said.

"The student govern-ment's stance would actu-ally be what the student body decides, because we're here to represent the students," Romo said.

Sophomore Nathanial Redic said he believes the

severity of crimes commit-ted at ASU does not war-rant the use of firearms.

“I don't see why we need it," Redic said. “I mean, most campuses, especially ASU, are re-ally safe. To allow people to carry handguns here seems a bit over the top. Girls already carry pepper spray and a lot of guys al-ways keep a pocket knife handy, so that is probably good enough.”

The Texas Legislature proposed House Bill No. 1893 to lift the ban on con-cealed handguns on col-lege campuses in order to prevent events such as the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007.

If the bill passes, stu-dents who are of legal age – 21 in Texas – and have a concealed handgun li-cense would be able to carry a concealed firearm almost anywhere on cam-pus, except for sporting events.

Throughout the state many people are voicing their opinions on the is-sue and have even created websites such as texas.gunfreeschools.org and concealedcampus.org.

These websites ad-dress common arguments from both sides, Romo said. Students should visit them and form their own opinions.

Romo said SGA does not have an official stance on the issue yet.

Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

The ‘Belles beat Washburn Univer-

sity and the University of Texas Perm-ian Basin Sunday, Feb. 14 to finish the ASU Blue and Gold softball tourna-ment 4-0.

Day two started with another run-rule victory over Washburn (0-4).

Junior ElsaMartina Apo played first base for the ‘Belles (9-0) and fin-

ished 2-3 with four RBIs. Sophomore shortstop Chelsey Walters had two RBIs after she hit 4-5 at the plate.

Freshman pitcher Mary Kate McK-ay pitched the first three innings and gave up one run before junior Jessica Newsome came in for a relief appear-ance to finish out the game.

Allison DugganSenior Staff Writer

Retired teacher Mary Frances Owens worked in secret to get Blacks-hear High School (now Carver Learning Center) to integrate its students before Brown v. Board of Education was officially instated.

Mary Frances Owens was one of four local com-munity members asked to participate in a discussion over segregation in San Angelo for the Black His-tory Celebration in San Angelo Feb. 10.

She talked about when she was on a committee that met with Superinten-

dent G.B. Wadzeck to dis-cuss integration plans as soon as Wadzeck got wind of the Supreme Court’s plans to declare segrega-tion unconstitutional.

Owens said she wasn’t really aware of what seg-regation was about in her hometown of La Mesa until Wadzeck gave her a teaching job in San An-gelo.

“When I got off the bus at the [San Angelo] station, there was a sign that said ‘colored,’ and a sign that said ‘white’ over the fountains,” Owens said. “I thought, ‘Why do I have to drink here and not there?’”

Multicultural Pro-grams Specialist Adriana Balcorta said last year’s Black History celebration was over more nationally

recognized people.

“ T h i s year, the West Texas Col lec t ion mentioned wanting to r e c o g n i z e the black community within San Angelo be-cause our school was one of the first in the South to integrate,” Balcorta said.

That integration came in the form of Benjamin Kelly, a former profes-sional football player and the first student to break the color barrier in 1954 at SAC.

Retired SAC/ASU Coach Phil George talked about Kelly’s determina-tion and of what he went through to get a college education and play on an

all-white football team.“When players on the

other teams called him names, Ben never retali-ated,” George said. “That gave him and the rest of our guys the drive to win. He taught us all about hu-man relations.”

Sandra Gray, owner of Gray’s Transmission, and Ella May Johnson, former president of the San Ange-lo chapter of the NAACP, also provided input on segregation.

Around 100 people at-tended the discussion in the C.J. Davidson Center.

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Cait Strackbein, President, Wesley Campus Ministries Major: NursingClassification: SeniorMusic: Country. “Opera is my secret music passion,” Strackbein said.Frequented web sites: “Facebook—that’s everyone’s frequented website,” Strackbein said. Hobbies: “I really like to work out, and studying for nursing school,” Strackbein said.Restaurant: “I’m not really a big fan of going out to eat, but if I had to pick, I would say Cheddar’s, chicken strips all the way,” Strackbein said.

Wesley Campus MinistriesPurpose: To reach out to those people that are left out or can’t find a home who want to know and talk about God.Events: Relay for life pancake breakfast on April 16 and a mission trip over spring breakEligibility: There are no requirements for eligibility. “We are a completely non-denominational organiza-tion,” Strackbein said.Advice: “Reach out to those people around you,” Strackbein said. “Everybody goes through hard times. Talk with them and invite them places.”

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Enrollment numbers reached record-setting heights this semester, ex-tending to 6,191 students, according to the Commu-nications and Marketing Department.

The 5.02% increase made this the second year in a row that ASU set a spring semester record.

Although the fresh-man and senior classes showed a decrease of 83 and 30 enrolled students respectively, all other ar-eas showed an average 16.2% increase in num-bers, according to the en-rollment data.

Undergraduate enroll-ment increased by 2.23% while graduate enrollment

shot up 32.9% since last spring. This is the fourth record semester in a row for graduate studies.

President Joseph C. Rallo said the elimination of the Graduate Record Exam in some departments was part of the reason for the increase in the graduate student enrollment.

Junior Art Arteaga said Dean of Graduate Studies Dr. Brian May’s presentations on gradu-ate school also made the idea appealing.

The increased enroll-ment will help with the school’s attempts to gain more financial support from the state, Rallo said.

“Texas funds univer-sities on student credit hours (SCH),” Rallo said. “More students means more SCH. We raised ad-missions standards last year and have more ap-plications than ever.”

The increased enroll-ment of Hispanic stu-dents gave the school His-panic Serving Institute (HSI) status in 2010. This status allows for ASU to receive $3.15 million over five years.

Director of Commu-nications and Marketing Preston Lewis said they give the compiled re-search data to the Board of Regents so the chan-cellor and the board are aware of where ASU’s numbers stand within the academic goals.

The university’s goal is to reach 10,000 students by 2020.

“At first I thought [that goal] sounded a little far-reaching,” senior Ron-nie DeWitt said. “But the numbers show we’re headed in that direction.”

Dr. Rallo said the free academic advising centers in each college and tutoring centers improve retention.

Increase: Goal of 10,000

Enrollment breaks record

Fort Concho to deliver knowledge, host celebration

Michael LoftisContributing Writer

As part of the Black History Month celebration, Dr. Kenneth Heineman will discuss Feb. 20 the influence of African Americans during the Civil War at Fort Concho Museum.

“They (Fort Concho) wanted someone from the History depart-ment and they’ve always put on good programs out at the Fort.” Heineman said.

Dr. Heineman’s speech will focus on the how the Civil War led to the emancipation.

Heineman said he will discuss the argument that the North would not have had enough man power or support to fight after the third year without the African Americans fight-ing for the Union army, along with

related topics. Fort Concho has set up a Black His-

tory Month celebration for several years now, said Paul Cook, Fort Concho Black History Month Director.

“It was always the last Sunday of the month,” Cook said, “but this is the first year it’s been a month-long event.”

With the increase in the events, Cook said he hopes to educate the community more about Fort’s history.

“The Fort mainly served as the gath-ering place of the community,” he said. “Whenever the settlers had problems, the Fort tried to provide for it.”

This included protection from Co-manche Indians for local settlers as well as stagecoaches and the U.S. Mail, Cook said.

Angelette Director and graduate student Lauren Higgins said she is ex-cited for the celebration.

“I’m from the Dallas area so I’m definitely used to the city putting a lot of effort into highlighting Black History

Month,” Higgins said. “It’s nice to see programming of that sort being offered to the San Angelo community.”

Some students also see the event as an opportunity to learn more about Af-rican American history.

“It’s like history class, but focuses on one specific area ,” sophomore Janna Pinson said. “It’s important for people to know and understand what we’ve all gone through as humankind and just as I’d like for others to know my history, I’d like to know theirs.”

All of the discussions that will take place during the month will be on all four Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.

“We chose [that time] because it was a decent time for convenience for everybody,” Cook said. “It isn’t during church hours, but it isn’t too late in the day.”

Heineman will lecture from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 in the Commissary building of Fort Concho Museum at 630 S. Oakes St.

Photo by Pam BelcherDr. Kenneth Heineman will make a speech at Fort Concho to support Black History Month.

Historical: Month-long event gives history on fort

Mark McDaniel Staff Writer

The administration ap-proved a new procedure for academic probation that will go into effect next fall.

The change is de-signed to help struggling students, especially fresh-men, and involve the fac-ulty more with their stud-ies and performance, said Dr. Nancy Allen, vice pro-vost for Academic Affairs.

“As an administration, we would like to identify students who demonstrate at-risk characteristics (aca-demically speaking) so we can do something to help them,” Allen said.

Any freshmen with a GPA of 2.0 or lower after their first semester at ASU

will be required to take and complete USTD 1101, Strategies for Learning, and pay a nonrefundable course fee, according to the new operating proce-dure.

All other classifica-tions will have to report to an adviser or dean during their probationary periods and may also be required to complete USTD 1101.

Allen said the course is designed to help students be proactive and obtain better study habits, ad-dress academic shortcom-ings, and learn how to successfully stay afloat in college.

“Maybe, as a faculty member, [when] I say to students, ‘Be sure you study for this test,’ I know what study means, but maybe [they] don’t,” Allen said. “This class will help address that.”

The program will be run by the First-Year Ex-

perience Program and will be taught by many profes-sors, as well as qualified outside sources.

A student who falls be-low a 1.35 GPA will move from Academic Probation to Academic Suspension. Once a student is eligible for reinstatement after a suspension, the univer-sity will treat the student as a former student, who must provide copies of all transcripts from all other institutions. When the student returns [he or she] will be on academic probation for a minimum of one semester, according to the operating procedure document.

"This is a very positive step the institution is tak-ing to address retention rates and to provide sup-port services to the stu-dents,” Allen said. “It’s a good thing.”

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Photos by Pam BelcherJuniors Ana Jimenez and Angelica Jimenez (right) stuff their new creations during the Build-a-Bear workshop that was hosted by UCPC on Valentine’s Day. There were various skins participants could choose from, including a black dog and a unicorn (above). This special event takes place every year.

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The University Audito-rium’s main use is on hold be-cause of the high cost to reno-vate it.

The renovations of the the-

ater, found in the administra-tion building, would cost $1.5 million, said John Russell, di-rector of Facilities Planning and Management.

The main problem with the building is a condemned rig-ging system, which would cost $35,000 to replace, Russell said.

Even if the school could procure that amount, Russell

said, they would have to ren-ovate the rest of the building as well.

“The problem is, once you start to spend that money, you have to do everything else in the building to meet current Life Safety and [American with Disabilities Act] codes,” Russell said.

ADA requires the university to fix everything from the parking lot to the chair, Russell said. That includes the en-tire administration building, adding $1.2 million to the total cost.

“If that build-ing were separat-ed from the rest of the administra-tion building by three feet, we’d be having a differ-ent conversation,” said Dr. Kevin Lambert, dean of Liberal and Fine Arts. “But that’s reality.”

Russell said

in the theater alone the renova-tions include seating, adding emergency, exit and catwalk lighting, fire proofing and re-doing the orchestra pit.

“It just kind of snowballed, and we haven’t found a donor to put up that kind of money to repair the theater,” Russell said. “With the budget cuts, we don’t have the money for it.”

Executive Director of Busi-ness Services Greg Pecina said the money that the university could spend on renovations is instead updating classrooms.

“You have to decide as a campus, do we spend money on that or do we invest in some-thing else,” Pecina said. “Ev-eryone wants projectors in the ceiling, they want the smart po-diums, they want white boards instead of green boards and they don’t want to sit in those little tablet seating anymore. They want to sit at tables.

“We’ve been spending the money we do get from the state for that purpose, and that would be the same kind of money that you would use to repair on the auditorium.”

The university spends

$250,000 to upgrade about five classrooms annually, affecting about 1,000 students, Pecina said.

Special Events rents out the auditorium to small groups, who use a safe portion of the stage.

“What we can use it for is, when the drape is down, there’s a curvature in the front that you could fit a podium on,” Pecina said.

University Theater Director Dr. William Doll said when they stopped using the auditorium in 2008, they lost a valuable asset.

“It hurt musicals in particu-lar because the persimmon stag-es are designed for that,” Doll said. “It’s how most Broadway stages are.”

The acting and musical groups now use the modular theater in the Education and Fine Arts Center.

There are plans to build a new performing arts center on campus, Lambert said, but that timeline is unknown.

The university added the au-ditorium to the administration building in 1974. They built the administration building in 1942.

Auditorium renovations on holdDelayed: Insufficient funds, other projects

Photos by Tim LesterThe University Auditorium’s rigging system was condemned in 2008.

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Mariah PowellFeatures

Editor

S o m e things are hard

to remember, or maybe we are just quick to forget. Whether

it’s names, a set of keys, or cards, everyone for-gets or misplaces things sometimes.

“I met a person five times once before realizing they existed,” sophomore Katie Mc-Gowan said.

She said she is very forgetful to the point where she forgot her own birthday one year.

“I didn’t realize I had a 15th birthday un-til the day after, when everyone was telling my brother ‘Happy Birth-

day,’” McGowan said.Sophomore Dani-

sha Malcolm said she forgot Mother’s Day one year.

“In return, my mom didn’t get me any-thing for my birthday,” Malcolm said.

Sophomore Desti-ny Rudd said she forgets her homework.

“If I don’t think it’s important, I don’t re-member it,” Rudd said.

However, Rudd said she has misplaced her driver’s license before knowing its importance.

“I tore my room apart and ordered a new one,” Rudd said. “I ended up finding [the original one] in the living room.”

Freshman Casey Lange said she does not remember much of anything.

“I’m not good with names, birthdays or call-

ing people back,” Lange said. “I could write things down, but I’m too lazy.”

Lange said in one week she misplaced her glasses, memory card and phone.

Sophomore Rico Leggit said he lost his keys and his OneCard.

“I had to check out a room key from his resi-dential hall office, and then misplaced the rental [key],” Leggit said.

He said when he misplaced his OneCard he went straight to the of-fice for a temporary card.

Writing things down is not his method either, but Leggit said he found it safe to store his important things in one place.

“I started putting all of my important things in one drawer and I haven’t lost anything since,” Leg-git said.

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Student promotes South Korea, makes friends

Photos by Pam Belcher(Above) Kang Woo Lee poses with Pedro Ramirez during a Korean party. (Right) Kang Woo Lee visits at the University Lake House.

Lisa Dees Contributing Writer

ASU students learned Feb. 9-10 about friendship, different cui-sines, and the history that makes South Korea unique.

Soph-omore Kang Woo Lee presented a video about his native country and d i s p l a y e d posters to p r o m o t e South Korea in a positive light, program special-ist Adriana Balcorta said.

The posters displayed Korean food, history, friendship and maps, Lee said.

He hopes the display will en-courage students to visit South Ko-rea one day.

“I want ASU students to be friends of Korea,” Lee said. “I want them to know about the Korean culture.”

The non-government asso-ciation Voluntary Agency of Ko-rea sponsored his trip to Texas, Lee said. He came here about four weeks on a scholarship from VAK as an ambassador of Korea for the opportunity to learn English.

Currently majoring in indus-

trial engineering, Lee said he will return to Ulsan University to con-tinue his education.

Lee said he enjoyed his stay in Texas.

“I like everything,” he said. “I like to experi-ence different cul-tures and the peo-ple are friendly.”

Lee returned to South Korea Feb. 11, with other students who took the trip, though he did not feel quite ready to return home.

“I have made some friends and met a lot of friendly people,” he said.

A farewell party took place Feb. 10 at the lake house for Lee and the other 28 students that came with him.

The Multicultural Center and Center for International Stud-ies provided Lee with the poster board and other materials for his display.

Lee said that students should e-mail him at alst-mydream@gmail.com if they have questions about Korea.

The Multicultural Center will continue to display Lee’s posters inside its office until Feb. 18, Balcorta said.

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I give “Just Go With It” five stars. It was a romantic comedy.

It’s about a plastic surgeon named Danny (Adam Sandler) who convinces his faithful assistant Kath-erine (Jennifer Aniston) to help him lie to a young lady he likes named Palmer (Brooklyn Decker), after she finds a wedding ring in his pocket and stops communicating with him. Danny was supposed to get mar-ried in the past, but he found out, on his wedding day, that his fiancée had been cheating on him. The night he was supposed to get married he started meeting promiscuous women everywhere, with the help of the ring. Danny would make up stories about his wife mistreating him, so the women would feel sorry for him and

sleep with him. He had never con-nected with a woman before meeting Palmer, but he begins feeding her lies so she will talk to him again.

Danny told Palmer that he was married, but in the process of getting a divorce, which he then brought Katherine into his lie, and at a single phone call brought Katherine’s two children as “their children”. He then had to negotiate with the children to get them to play along.

They all ended up in Hawaii so everyone could get to know each other better. In the process, Danny grew to love the children, and blindly fell in love with the wrong woman.

It was a typical Aniston role, almost an extended episode of “Friends.” Sandler was miraculous, as always. Both were funny, and the chil-dren were great actors for their ages. Director Dennis Duggan does right by Sandler’s side and has been his keeper for years. Great film, wonder-ful actors.

-Mariah Powell Features Editor

Movie Review: “Just Go With It”

“I want ASU students to be a

friend of Korea. I want them to know about the Korean

culture.”

-Sophomore Kang Woo Lee

Features Friday, February 18, 2011

EventsFeb. 18 and 19: ASU Theatre presents “The Redeemer” in The Studio, Carr Education-Fine Arts Building, Room 241A. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. It is free to the public.

Feb. 18 and 19, 24 - 26: “Annie Get Your Gun” take place at the Angelo Civic Theatre on Sherwood Way. Performances start at 8 p.m. Afternoon (2 p.m.) performances will be Feb. 20 and Feb. 27.

Feb. 21: S.W.A.G.’s Hearts for Haiti starts

Feb. 23: Ram Hold ‘Em Tournament takes place in the C.J. Davidson Center at 6 p.m. Early registration starts at 5 p.m.

“The Larval Stage” Sculpture Exhibit by Dan Askew is on display in Room 193 of the EFA Art Gallery from Feb. 14 - March 11. Askew will present a gallery talk on March 10 from 4 - 5 p.m in Room 101. The exhibit is open to the public and the lecture is free.

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ASU’s promotion video, featuring rapper “Lil Big Kid,” is in production and will be presented to admin-istrators soon.

Freshman Taj Parker, also known as “Lil Big Kid,” is working on his second rap video for ASU. Parker was discovered after his video won first place in the “I Am ASU” contest.

“He impressed a lot of people with his abilities,” web information specialist Jayna Phinney said. “Parker wrote the rap in the fall, but we are just now starting the video process.”

Phinney said the video they are shooting now is just the rough sketch for the administrators.

They are looking to shoot a 30-second commer-cial promoting ASU to be aired in cities such as San Antonio and Dallas as a movie theater preview, Parker said.

He said the sketch’s edit will be finished before spring break.

“Hopefully we can keep this going,” Phinney said. “We started the video process last week and are hoping to shoot in three locations.”

They have already shot their clips at the dorms and the university center and are hoping to shoot at the library after they receive permission.

Freshman Chris Brown is Parker’s right hand man. He did the sidewalk drawings for his friend’s commercial in ten minutes.

“I help him gather people for his videos and rap with him,” Brown said. “It’s really good music coming from his closet.”

Brown said he has seen Parker’s homemade stu-dio and his hanging microphone in the closet.

Parker calls his studio CT Production, Brown said.

After viewing his “I Am ASU” video, the Com-munication and Marketing department offered Parker a job as a student assistant to put together video projects.

Phinney said they love having Parker work in their office.

Since Parker’s premiere and firstplace video snag, he has won two awards.

“We entered his ‘I Am ASU’ video in the San An-gelo Advertising Federation where he received a gold medal for his photo and a silver medal for his video,” Phinney said.

Parker’s photo was titled “The Modern Student” in the Dallas Market, Phinney said.

Sophomore Derricia Flemings said she has not heard anyone on this campus rap like Parker.

“You would not guess it from his appearance, but his music is good,” Flemings said. “[Parker] is a very interesting, talented person.”

Flemings said video recruitment is a good idea.“It will be more persuasive than regular recruit-

ment,” Flemings said. “People remember rap more than simple talks.”

Student makes recruitment video, name for himself

Photos by Pam Belcher(Above) Freshman Taj Parker advertises with sidewalk art for ASU recruitment. (Right) The Texas shape was drawn to give other cities a general idea of where San Angelo is located.

Freshman finds a different approach to promote ASU to others

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I have found the cure for any problems in any class that you are strug-gling in, whether it is your fault or you simply have a difficult professor.

I call it the TEACH method.

T - “Take time” to get to know your professors in a less formal setting. Go by their office and say hi.

E- “Every time” you see them, acknowledge their existence. Teachers are humans too, and often seek to be friendly with students. I have had some of the most random and interesting conversations

about things ranging from new phones to rock climbing with my profes-sors.

A – “Attempt to talk“ in class with the profes-sor, whether it is a ques-tion or just a thought you have on a subject. Profes-sors love to talk about their subjects because they are definitely not do-ing it for the pay.

C – “Care” about what is going on in your professors’ lives. They deal with hard times just like you.

H – “Help them.” If you can ever find a way to help a professor with anything, do it. Whether it is helping a teacher or-ganize his or her office or holding the elevator for one. Professors love to be treated like humans, and not the overlords that most students see them as.

It is about kindness and respect, my fellow students. Professors are blood-pumping humans

with souls just like you and me. I feel they spend a majority of their day dealing with ignorant,

rude students. Don’t be the problem, take some time and TEACH.

In the aftermath of Valen-tine’s Day and with the weath-er acting so cooperatively, we find now to be a good time to get active again.

It is important for students to exercise not just because of all the Valentine’s candy con-sumed in such a short period of time, but also because exercise is known to relieve stress and improve focus in the classroom as well. We cannot forget that with warmer weather comes more skin-baring clothing. We (or most of us) cannot hide inside parkas and big boots when it is 80 degrees outside.

However, if students are going to exercise, they should find a way to do so consistent-ly in order to benefit the most from the activity.

With part-time jobs, up to 18 hours of courses, at-home

responsibilities and other factors, not everyone finds it easy to develop a regular ex-ercise routine.

Students do not have to devote more than an hour out of their schedule everyday or spend too much on a new fit-ness regimen.

For students pressed with time or money (this is col-lege—most of us are), just take 15 or 30 minutes a day to do some push-ups or run a mile. If you wake up 30 minutes earlier in the morning you could get some exercise without straying too far from home.

Of course, access to the Center for Human Perfor-mance is already paid for when students pay their uni-versity fees. For those who pre-fer a less crowded or outdoor setting, students can jog on the

paths on campus at all times of the day.

Another option is to use the parking lot. Almost every-one has complained at least once about the lack of parking spaces, but think of this as an opportunity for a brisk walk. If the only available parking space is near Junell and your next class is in Carr, you have got yourself a 10-minute pow-er walk.

Students who want to work on their fitness in a gym off-campus can find a number of facilities and services that of-fer discounts to ASU students, including Gold’s Gym, Curves and Fitness Zone.

There are many alterna-tives — so put down the left-over heart-shaped candy and pink-frosted cupcakes and get moving.

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Friday, February 18, 2011 Page 7SportsBaseball: Boys ‘dis-appointed’ with loss

Rams fall to 3-4Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

Ram baseball played a four game series in San An-tonio Feb. 11 and 12 against the University of the Incar-nate Word.

The Rams (3-4) lost the first three games that counted towards their con-ference record but won the forth game which was non-conference.

“It was disappointing,” Head Coach Kevin Brooks said. “You don’t want to ever want to get swept in conference. We salvaged the last game and hopefully that will end up being im-portant.”

The Rams scored first in both of the Saturday games but could not hold on to win. They lost the first game 4-3 and game two 14-4.

“The first game we should have won,” Brooks said. “We just didn’t make plays when we need to make plays, routine plays.”

Five starters missed the second game because of in-juries, Brooks said.

The Rams lost the final conference game of the se-ries 9-4 but picked up a 6-3 win in the last game of the weekend against the Cardi-nals (3-1).

“We could have done better, a whole lot better,”

junior infielder Garrett Harris said. “As a team we have spots we have to get better at, there’s no doubt about it.”

Harris said the team needs to hit the ball better to opposite field and lower their fly balls.

The Rams left runners in scoring position too of-ten, Brooks said.

“You just can’t do those types of things, especial-ly against a good team,” Brooks said. “The good news is I really feel like once we get healthy and get everyone back, I think we’re ok. Hopefully this week we’ll have a good week of practice and get better.”

Pitching has been good and the relievers’ roles are starting to develop, Brooks said. The team just needs to work on how they finish games.

“When we get ahead we need to stop being com-placent and go bury them,” Brooks said.

Texas A&M Kingsville heads into town Friday Feb. 18 for a three-game conference series against the Rams.

“They beat the pre-season favorite [to win the conference] 2-3, so I’m sure they’ll have a little bit of a swagger,” Brooks said. “The same thing goes for us. If we’re successful this weekend it should give us some confidence… and get us on a roll.”

Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

On the first day of the ASU Blue and Gold softball tournament Saturday, Feb. 12, the No. 8 ranked ‘Belles ousted Washburn Univer-sity and the University of Texas

Permian Basin.In the first game, fresh-

man pitcher Mary Kate McKay pitched a complete game in the ‘Belles’ (7-0) 4-2 win over UTPB.

The ‘Belles took a 2-0 lead after two innings, but the Falcons (3-4) fought back in the third to make it a 2-1 game. That was the closest UTPB would get,

with the ‘Belles scor-ing one run in both the fourth and fifth innings.

Junior third base-man DeeshanaLynn Tafiti hit 2-3 with an RBI and sophomore catcher Kacie Easley finished 1-3 with an RBI and two runs.

“I just thought we played great team softball,” Head Coach Travis Scott said.

The ‘Belles took on Washburn (0-2) in the second game and prevailed 9-0 in six innings after run-rul-ing the Lady Blues .

Junior pitcher Clarissa Molina pitched the second complete game for the ‘Belles as the of-fense picked up in the second game.

“It was a closer game than the score indicated,” Scott said.

The scoring started in the first inning after senior designated hit-ter Kaycee Taylor hit an RBI dou-ble. Taylor finished 4-4 with three RBIs .

Molina got in trouble in the fourth inning after she loaded the bases no outs, but struck out the next three batters to keep the shut out.

In the sixth inning freshman first baseman Carly Peters smacked a three-run homer to put the ‘Belles up nine, which forced the game to be run-ruled.

Coach Scott said he did not call any hit-and-run plays to heat up the offense, the girls just started swinging the bats.

“We tried to get a few bunts down and didn’t quite have suc-cess,” Scott said. “My role this year is pretty much to wave them in or hold them up.”

It was a good day for softball and the ‘Belles hope the second day of the tournament will have the same result, Scott said.

Softball: Girls look for-ward to second day

‘Belles swing to 2-0after first day’s games

Photo by Ashley RomoJunior DeeshanaLynn Tafiti gets ready to swing.

Photo by Ashley RomoFreshman Carly Peters covers first base.

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“We put a lot of runs up in the first game and hung on in the second game,” sopho-more catcher Kacie Easley said. “I think overall we looked pretty good.”

For the second game in a row junior pitcher Clarissa Molina threw a complete shutout. This time she allowed only four hits and struck out six UTPB batters.

Walters went 1-3 and knocked in two more RBIs in the second game, giving her four on the day. Senior second baseman Alix Dean added another RBI for the ‘Belles and was 3-2 against the Falcons (4-5).

Coach Scott said he will never get tired of complete-game shutouts by his pitchers.

“Not in division II softball,” Scott said. “Especially come Lone Star Conference time, it’s hard to throw shutouts. We’ll take all we can get.”

The ‘Belles gave up five runs throughout the tournament.

“We like to have fun and keep the envi-ronment relaxed,” Easley said. “When you relax you play better. We love being out here, we come out and have fun every day.”

Durant, Okla. is the next destination for the ‘Belles, where they will play in the Southeastern Oklahoma Invitational. Their first game is against ninth-ranked University of Nebraska-Omaha.

“Next week we’re going to face some tough competition but I think we’re ready,” Easley said. “We’re going to continue to have fun and hopefully we’ll continue to play well.”

Photo by Ashley RomoSophomore Kacie Easley slides home in the Blue and Gold softball tournament February 13.

Junior pitcher throws two straight shutouts

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Men’s BasketballSchool Overall

Women’s Basketball

Standings

Tarleton St.Midwestern St.WTAMUAngelo StateIncarnate WordEastern NMA&M- KingsvilleAbilene Christian

Tarleton St.Angelo StateWTAMUAbilene ChristianMidwestern St.Incarnate WordEastern NMA&M- Kingsville

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10-1316-6

10-128-159-14

20-214-9

14-10 10-13

9-137-154-183-20

What to watch for:2-18: SB vs University of Nebraska-Omaha in Durant, OK 10:00 am BB vs A&M- Kingsville 4:00 pm SB vs Central Missouri in Durant, OK 4:00 pm Track at SPC Invite (Indoor) All day

2-19: SB vs Ouachita Baptist in Durant, OK 10:00 am BB vs A&M- Kingsville 1:00 pm WBB at Incarnate Word 2:00 pm SB vs Central OK in Durant, OK 4:00 pm BB vs A&M- Kingsville 4:00 pm MBB at Incarnate Word 7:30 pm

2-20: SB vs Henderson St. in Durant, OK 2:00 pm SB vs Northeastern OK St. in Durant, OK 4:00 pm 2-21: Golf at St Mary’s Tournament Pecan Valley Country Club

2-22: Golf at St Mary’s Tournament Pecan Valley Country Club BB vs Ouachita Baptist in Fort Worth, TX 1:00 pm BB vs Ouachita Baptist in Fort Worth, TX 4:00 pm

2-23: WBB at Midwestern St. 6:00 pm MBB at Midwestern St. 8:00 pm

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Rambelles roll over Zias

Basketball: 11 three-pointers boost girls’ confidence

“I have very little room to complain. I thought we played great defense and re-bounded the ball well. That was the difference in the game.”

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The ‘Belle basketball team donned their

pink jerseys in the Pink Zone game on Wednes-day, Feb. 16 and topped Eastern New Mexico 66-37. Pink Zone is a national fundraiser for breast can-cer awareness and re-search.

“Everybody has been affected by breast can-cer so we’re happy to be able to do something we love and raise money for a very good cause,” Head Coach Sally Brooks said.

A trio of three-point-ers got the game started for the ‘Belles (14-9) (7-4) as they went ahead 9-2 just under five minutes into the game. The girls maintained the lead the entire first half and went into the locker room ahead 29-13.

Senior guard Camille Perkins had a team best 19 points and six assists.

“This is a great game for us,” sophomore for-ward Lindsey Mahone

said. “Just to come out and have this win with confer-ence tournament coming

up [is big]. This puts us in a good spot for the rest of conference.”

Eight minutes deep in the second half the ‘Belles increased their lead to 30 points after a three-pointer from Mahone. Down-town seemed to be the theme of the night

as the girls hit 11 shots from beyond the arc, three more than in any other game this season.

Mahone posted a double-double with her 18 points and 10 rebounds.

“We knew Eastern New Mexico was going to come out in a zone against us,” Mahone said. “That’s one thing we have been working on this week, shooting from the perimeter.”

The Zias (4-18)(2-8) never led or tied the game.

“I have very little room to complain,” Brooks said. “I thought we played great defense and rebounded the ball well. That was the difference in the game.”

The girls will travel to San Antonio Sat-urday, Feb. 19 to take on Incarnate Word.

“Incarnate Word is going to be another tough game,” Mahone said. “We have to come strong again.

“They’re going to use zone and man [defense], so we have to be ready for what-ever they’re going to throw at us.”

Photo by Pam BelcherSophomore Ashley James drives the ball down the court Feb. 17.

Photo by Pam BelcherSenior Trey Mays pushes past to make a basket against ENMU.

Photo by Pam BelcherSenior Richard Thomas tries to get past Eastern New Mexico Feb. 16.

Andy AtterburySports Co-Editor

Eastern New Mexico Uni-versity came to San Angelo for a Lone Star Conference show-down Wednesday, Feb. 16 and the Rams lost to the Grey-hounds 116-111 in quadruple overtime.

ENMU (10-12) (5-5) and the Rams exchanged leads five times in the first 10 minutes of the game. After going back-and-forth early, the Rams de-veloped a 12 point lead thanks to Thomas’ three pointer with under three minutes left in the half. ASU went in to the break ahead 44-29.

“I think we executed good down the stretch,” Thomas said. “But we had to play from behind in all of the overtimes.”

Thomas led the team with his 40 point and 11 rebound double-double.

The Greyhounds did not pull ahead in the game un-til there were 55 seconds left. Down one, senior guard Steven Moore went to the foul line and sunk both shots to give the Rams (10-13) (6-5) a one point lead with 45 seconds to go. ENMU came right back to resume a two point advantage with 19 seconds on the clock. Moore made two more free throws to send the game in to overtime.

Moore finished with 31 points and sev-en assists.

After the teams traded fouls for most of the first overtime, the Rams trailed by two with 35 seconds left until Thomas made a bucket that forced a second overtime.

The team played well and fought

through adversity, but just got outlasted, Thomas said.

In overtime part two, a jump shot by Moore gave the Rams a brief lead but ENMU tied the game at the buzzer to force a third overtime.

Two Moore free throws sent the game in to a fourth overtime to tie the longest game in known school history.

The Greyhounds finished off the game after three free throws in a row.

Thomas said this is the lon-gest game he has ever played in. “This one takes the cake,”

Thomas said.The Rams hit the road Saturday, Feb. 19

to play Incarnate Word.“We need to get ready to play and try to

steal one on the road,” Thomas said.

Boys lose after quadruple overtimeBasketball: Rams want ‘to steal one on the road’