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Managing Editor @SlarsenWriting At 1 p.m. on Nov. 11, students and faculty from Cameron University gathered together with veterans and active duty personnel for the annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Veterans Grove. Prior to Veterans Day, Cameron University displayed 7,000 flags throughout campus, including Bently Gardens and Veterans Grove. Dean of Students Zeak Naifeh said the purpose of the ceremony was to appreciate those who have served in the military and to show gratitude for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. “It’s a great day to take pause and remember all the sacrifices that we may take for granted,” he said. Naife said the ceremony
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provided a way for students to connect with members of Fort Sill and the Lawton Community of veterans. “It feels good to pull everyone together,” he said. The ceremony began with the posting of the colors by Cameron’s ROTC cadets, followed by a performance of the National Anthem by the Centennial Singers. An introduction by VicePresident Johnson preceded the National Remembrance roll call, which included the names of thirty-six fallen soldiers read by Associate Professor and Director of English Composition Dr. William Carney. As an Air-force veteran, Carney has been announcing the roll call since 2013. He said he is pleased to do it. “One hopes that not too many
years from now,” he said, “when we celebrate Veteran’s Day here at Cameron, there will be no names, and I’ll be out of work, and I’m fine with that.” Carney said the ceremony means a great deal to him because it helps reiterate what Veterans Day is all about. “It’s a holiday that celebrates an abstract view of veterans,” he said. “There are veterans sales. There are discounted meals for U.S. veterans. There is advertising. “I think having a ceremony like Cameron had sort of humanizes it. “It kind of brings it home that these veterans [and] these troops that everyone says they support are actually human beings.” After the roll call, words by Vice-President Johnson
included a moment of silence in honor of all those who have served in the military or who are currently serving. The ceremony continued with remarks by President McArthur and Major General Wilson A. Shoffner of Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Senior criminal justice major and ROTC cadet Christopher Lacock said he was particularly moved by what the Major said about the flags around campus and how they signify the lives lost since the Gulf War. “It only seems like a piece of cloth on a wooden stick,” Lacock said, “but each one of those flags that’s around campus represents a human life. That was incredibly powerful.” Lacock said the experience was incredibly humbling and its impact is greater than any one
person. “It’s about the big picture,” he said, “about the army, the soldiers and all the military branches that have given that ultimate sacrifice.” Lacock said his involvement in the ROTC program has given him a sense of belonging on campus. He also said that he decided to join the Army because he wanted to be part of something bigger than himself. “From my personal experiences,” he said, “you get that comradery amongst your fellow cadets. “I know that once I do join the Army here in a few months that I’ll have the same comradery knowing that I’m giving back to people that have given so much for my way of life.”
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Johari named to AECT board of directors
are in line with the bylaws of the association,” he said. “That they act and behave according to the bylaws.” In 1923, AECT became part of the National Education Association’s Department of Visual Instruction. Today, however, AECT is an international academic association consisting of thousands of educators and professionals who promote educational uses of Photo courtesy of Public Affairs technology. Members Contribution recognition: Dr. Abbas Johari receives Cameron University’s Faculty Award for Excellence and Innovation in University Service in 2013. The Association of Education Communications and Technology (AECT) of the association recently selected Johari to serve on the board of directors and to lead the Professional Ethics Committee. are found Johari is a full-time professor Arizona State University. where educational changes Robert King of computing and technology at His elected term on the board are taking place. They provide A&E Editor Cameron. will last for three years. leadership by promoting @wckdrjtk He teaches courses in web Johari said during that time, scholarships in instructional technology, interface design and he will lead AECT’s Professional technology. In September, Cameron professional ethics. He has been Ethics Committee, which aids Johari said AECT has about four University faculty member Dr. teaching at Cameron since 1991. AECT members in maintaining to five thousand members in it and Abbas Johari joined the Board of Johari has a Ph.D. in curriculum high levels of professional conduct. publishes many journals including Directors for the Association of “My job is making sure that all “Educational Technology Research Educational Communications and and instruction, along with a master’s degree in technology from members, including administration, and Development” (ETR&D). Technology (AECT).
Johari is a long-time member of AECT; he has been honored with the association’s Presidential Award twice. For ten years, Johari has served as the international review editor for AECT’s Educational Technology Research and Development journal, which focuses on developments and research in educational technology. As the editor of an academic journal, Johari said that he follows one simple rule. “I don’t reject any paper, and I don’t accept papers,” he said. “I don’t disrespect anyone by rejecting his or her papers. I don’t like the word reject. “I ask for major revisions consisting of three or four pages. It is very constructive feedback.” According to Johari, allowing people to re-adjust and evolve their craft is a major component of the revision process. Johari said those who submit papers enjoy receiving his revisions and feedback. “They’ll either do the job and get published,” he said, “or they’ll send their papers elsewhere.” In 2013, Johari received Cameron’s Faculty Award for Excellence and Innovation in University Service. That same year, he received the International Division Distinguished Service Award for his extraordinary service to the international division. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a member’s dedication and service to a profession in the international arena as well as participation and contributions to AECT.
2017 ROTC retrospective: Fort Gruber Ranger Challenge AnneMarie Altman Staff Writer
This fall, OU hosted the 2017 ROTC Ranger Challenge at Fort Gruber in Oklahoma. Cameron’s ROTC competed against other ROTC programs in Oklahoma, along with programs from Arkansas. The Ranger Challenge tests the cadets’ physical abilities as well as their ability to work together efficiently and effectively. To prepare for the challenge, Cameron’s ROTC cadets participated in weekly physical training (PT) from 5:30-7 a.m. to build up stamina. Working with 35-pound rucksacks, the cadets conditioned their bodies and minds for the physically demanding challenge they would face at Fort Gruber. The team also spent time working on skills and techniques needed to perform different tasks successfully. The tasks included a rope bridge, an obstacle course and tactical combat casualty care. Military science (MS) 4 cadet Nick Meaux, a returning competitor in the Ranger Challenge, said the amount of freshman cadets that participated this year surprised him. “In the mornings, we had formation of about 25 people who wanted to compete on the team,” he said. “And of those 25, about 10 of them were MS 1 cadets trying to prove themselves worthy enough to be on the team.” ROTC team captains
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chose only nine cadets to compete in the challenge; however, the group included one female alternate, one male alternate, two coaches and three cadre. One of the biggest obstacles the cadets faced was navigating Fort Gruber’s dense grass and vegetation to get to different geographical points. Meaux said it was a challenge his team faced and overcame. “The points were easy to find,” he said, “but just getting to them was difficult. What we did to overcome this was to route plan better on our way to the next point and choose paths that offered less resistance but still good cover to get where we needed to go.” Meaux said in particular, three new cadets, Audrey Shiff let, Jazzlyn Portalatin and Sean Lowery, impressed him. “Cadet Shiff let, a freshman female here at Cameron, made it as one of the primary team members,” he said. “She hung with the group throughout every training day and at the competition. “Early in the day, Cadet Portalatin rolled her ankle, but she still managed to drive on and perform through the pain, which no one asked her to do. She just did it through her own strong will. “ Meaux said on the second day of the challenge, when one of the primary team members went down, Lowery filled the position. “I cannot stress how prepared
Cadet Lowery was for this,” he said, “and accomplished at the Ranger Challenge. how easy he made it seem to just fill the “I felt that we executed well as a whole,” spot to become a functioning member of the he said, “and overcame the unexpected team.” obstacles that were thrown at us as well. The cadets’ training paid off at Fort “Although we didn’t win first overall, we Gruber, where the team won two came in first in a couple of Guidon Streamers and placed events and were able to bring first in communication home a couple of streamers. set-up and operation. They I look forward to next also received first in the year’s Challenge.” unexploded ordinance and improvised explosive devices course. Lowery said he is proud of what his team
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Snacks and Chats: Holidays Around the World Robert King A&E Editor @wckdrjtk
Cameron’s Office of Student Development and the Diversity Diplomats organization hosted Snacks and Chats: Holidays Around the World from 2:30–3:30 p.m., on Nov. 8., on the second-floor meeting rooms in the McMahon Centennial Complex. The students discussed holiday customs of different religions, cultures and countries; however, it didn’t deal with just the holidays occurring from October to December, but holidays that happen year-round. Vice President of Diversity Diplomats Sammar Shahid coordinated the event. She said the holidays are very big in her family, and she saw the event as an opportunity to bring awareness to different
cultures, holidays and beliefs. “The holidays are something we have in common with almost everyone around the world,” she said. “I wanted to know more about what other people celebrate, what other holidays are out there. It was my curiosity, and I know other people might have that curiosity too.” Shahid was born in Pakistan and grew up in Saudi Arabia. She said the major religion in those countries is Islam. “I celebrate mostly Islamic holidays,” she said, “and Fridays are kind of big in my family, we always try to do charity on Friday. We go to the prayer that happens around 12:00 and celebrate our Friday.” Shahid wanted to point out the similarities in different holidays and bring together different cultures and beliefs. She said that highlighting
common themes is a way to learn more about different cultures and find commonalities. Inclusion and Student Success Coordinator Olivia Polynice said the Snacks and Chats Series is to get students to open up and talk about different things, exposing each other to different opinions and backgrounds. “It’s just a time for students to get together to discuss informally,” she said. “Whether it is social issues, topics popular in the media or topics popular at certain times of the year.” The Office of Student Development hosts, on average, two Snack and Chats per semester. Polynice said that they don’t host them as often as other workshops because of the emphasis on informal discussions.
“We’ve changed it up and have started asking students to host the chats instead of the faculty,” she said. The Holidays Around the World edition of Snacks and Chats is the second one of the semester. The first Snacks and Chats focused on the topic of privilege, led by Novia Hernandez Henley. Polynice said that Henley really opened the discussion on the perceptions and impacts of privilege. “It was a really nice chat,” she said. “There were some strong emotions because you could tell who was really
impacted by it.” Polynice said students could share their experiences growing up and discuss how their perceptions have changed. “We had students who talked about how they grew up in lower socioeconomic conditions but have been able to see their own kids beat that and do better,” she said. At the first chat, the Privilege Walk, students lined up against a back wall and took a step forward or backward
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based on their answers to a series of questions that evaluated privilege. The activity raised awareness of individual privilege and its power. There will not be any more Snacks and Chats during the fall semester, but Student Development plans to restart the series in the spring. semester.
2017 Student Housing Thanksgiving dinner
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Turkey and pie: Cameron students, faculty and staff members celebrate Thanksgiving at their home away from home during a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Student Housing from 5-7 p.m., on Nov. 15, in the campus cafeteria. The dinner included turkey, stuffing and all the fixins.
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Moore’s accusers: Beverly Young Nelson (left) appears at a press conference with attorney, Gloria Allred (right), after accusing Roy Moore of sexual assault.
Moore and the Republican ‘Binary Choice’ By Kyle Wingfield
but, in the case of Juanita Broaddrick, of rape. Tribune News Service The left demonized Broaddrick Harvey Weinstein should’ve run and Clinton’s other accusers, most for president, or at least Congress. memorably in James Carville’s (in) Let me explain. famous phrasing: “Drag a hundredWeinstein is by most accounts a dollar bill through a trailer park, you despicable man. never know what you’ll find.” Weinstein is a Hollywood mogul Leading feminists were apparently who stands accused by a slew of too worried about losing on some women of using his position of power other issues dear to them, and to most to get away with sexually harassing or Democrats, to take a stand against an assaulting them for years. He has no accused sexual predator and for his business running doughnuts from the victims. pastry shop to the green room, much On the contrary, they joined in the less running a major business. smear campaign against those women. After years of getting away Now, 25 years after he captured with it, he has met with immediate the presidency and a year after his consequences since the New York behavior was raised as an issue in his Times first published the stories of wife’s near-miss of the White House, some of his accusers, followed by we get columns like this one in the other media outlets’ reporting of Times today: similar claims. “I Believe Juanita.” Others in the entertainment Even this concession and its long industry, most notably the actor delay in coming about is couched in Kevin Spacey, have fallen with similar partisan terms, to the point the piece swiftness. should have had a sub-head: “But It’s It is a swiftness we are not Republicans’ Fault I Didn’t Before accustomed to seeing when it Now.” comes to those who want to run the Yet today, we see too many government. members of the party that criticized Bill Clinton was elected president and even sought to impeach Clinton not once but twice despite accusations for his actions performing an aboutnot just of mere extramarital affairs face in defense of its own accused
candidate. Roy Moore, the longtime religious conservative and twice-defrocked chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, is on the verge of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate. Or he was, until last week’s publication of a Washington Post story in which four women now in their 50s say that some four decades ago - when they were teenagers as young as 14, and Moore was in his 30s - Moore sought and in some cases had romantic relationships with them. There is no indication he physically forced himself upon them, as Broaddrick said Clinton did. But then, there are laws prohibiting sexual relationships between adults and children precisely because age, and such a large age difference, in itself represents a measure of authority and thus a kind of coercion. There was no moral confusion about this sort of thing on the right - indeed, the right has persisted in, shall we say, promoting guidelines about appropriate relationships - until now. Because, you see, Moore is a Republican; if voters abandon him for violating their moral standards, they might elect someone who in Congress would help weaken their moral
standards. Or something. It is a measure of progress, I guess, that far more Republican leaders today have spoken out against Moore than did Democrats in the 1990s. But the ultimate measure is the ballot box. Just last year, Donald Trump was nearing the end of his campaign against Hillary Clinton when he was accused of speaking about women in a degrading way (“And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ‘em by the” — well, you remember) and, soon afterward, of acting on what he had dismissed as “locker room talk.” Like Clinton before him, Trump denied the accusations and his supporters sought to vilify his accusers. It was around that time, in relation to those accusations but also the rest of what Trump did contrary to, until then, standards for Republicans and conservatives, that we were given a devious phrase to explain why it had to be this way: “binary choice.” You have to stand with a lout who makes you uncomfortable sometimes because, you know, it’s a “binary choice.” It doesn’t matter if the lout is a sexual predator who will
protect abortion rights, or a local prosecutor who trolls the mall for high-school girls but insists the Ten Commandments belong in courtrooms. If he’s on your team, there’s nothing you can do because it’s a “binary choice.” Here, I expect someone to tell me there are so many more examples of this on the other team. Or to tell me why their team’s political goals and agenda are so desperately necessary as to justify electing creeps and criminals to carry it out. And which team will that person belong to? Either one. In due time, we’ll hear it from both. Then, soon enough, we’ll revert to our old debates about moral relativism and degradation on the one hand, and the sexual-assault epidemic and male privilege and mansplaining on the other. And why the other team is standing in the way of setting everything right in the world. And maybe then Harvey Weinstein will realize why he should’ve run for president. Because he can’t offer his friends, or former friends, a “binary choice” as just another rich businessman.
2017 elections prove historic for trans community By Maddie Lyda
to use the same restrooms as cisgender individuals. Staff Writer Political parties fight tooth-and-nail over It has been a big year for the transgender transgender rights, and some politicians have undoubtedly put targets on the backs of community in America, and it’s hard to transgender Americans nation-wide. say that American values are remaining Still, courts have battled over transgender stationary. Even though the United States has seen rights since at least the Stonewall Riots of 1969; this event marked the beginning of the coming of the third-gender as early as the 1600s, it is still a very difficult topic for the LGBTQ+ rights movement in America. History will never forget Althea American people and politicians to discuss. Garrison, elected to the Massachusetts In the 1600s, courts prosecuted women for wearing men’s clothing, ruling it as a way House of Representatives in 1992, and Stacie Laughton, elected into the New “to confound the course of nature.” Men, too, were sentenced to death for “intolerable Hampshire House of Representatives in 2012; these two women were also behavior” for wearing women’s clothing. transgender. Throughout the past four hundred In a lot of ways, this year has been scary years, transgender individuals have been for the transgender community; however, it considered abominations and have often has also been significant. been labelled mentally ill or as sexual On Nov. 7, Americans elected two openly predators. It’s not difficult to imagine the challenges transgender women to legislative office. The first, Danica Roem, is an American transgender people face. journalist and Democrat in northern An issue that has plagued American Virginia who plays in a melodic death metal politics for the last few years is whether band. transgender individuals should be able About Us
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Roem rigorously campaigned for over a year, knocking on over 59,000 doors, and leading a campaign of honesty and kindness. Roem will be succeeding Republican Bob Marshall, who often referred to himself as the “Chief Homophobe of Virginia.” He is the same man who proposed the Transgender Bathroom Bill in summer 2017 that failed in court, and is also responsible for the Virginia legislation that banned same-sex marriage. The second transgender elected official is Andrea Jenkins, an African-American woman elected to the Minneapolis City council. At 56 years old, Jenkins is the first openly transgender woman of color to ever be elected to political office. Jenkins is a writer, transgender activist, American policy aide and a well-known performance artist. Her term, along with Roems’, will begin in January 2018. Even after the historic election of Jenkins and Roem, Bob Marshall gave a speech in which he refused to use she/her pronouns
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with respect to Roem, and continued to use he/him pronouns. Transphobes in the media came out of hiding to take a swing at the elected women. Within hours, social media became littered with thousands of comments about how “disrespectful” it was to elect transgender women into office. That didn’t stop the world from celebrating the monumental moment, as the victory helped the LGBTQ+ community world-wide. One cannot help but wonder if the election marks the shift in American politics that the world has been waiting for. After many years of opposition and resistance from government officials including the nation’s president - a historical marker has been made, and it is one that will go down in the history books. It goes to show how strong the LGBTQ+ community really is. The community will not succumb to discrimination, bigotry, hatred or transphobia—the fight for justice will never be over. Letters Policy
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Kanye’s ‘Fantasy,’ fame and fortune Justin Rose Staff Writer
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After voluntarily exiling himself from the public’s view, Kanye West released “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” an album so critically acclaimed that it’s on nearly every best album list. The events leading up to the release of the album are just as important as the album itself. If it wasn’t for Kanye’s VMA incident, the loss of his mother and his break up with fiancée Alexis Phifer, there very well wouldn’t have been a “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” The album opens with something we don’t usually hear from something in the hip hop genre: A female New York rapper with a British accent, reciting a poem based on Roald Dahl’s version, “Cinderella.” Dahl’s Cinderella finds out that the prince she wants so badly is actually evil. After the discovery, Cinderella runs to her Fairy God Mother and wishes for a man without riches. Much like Dahl’s “Cinderella,” Kanye’s 14-track album reflects the artist’s wish for fame and fortune;
however, when Kanye gets famous, he realizes he’s made a huge mistake. While Kanye chased fame in Los Angeles, his mother passed away due to complications from a cosmetic surgery. Kanye blamed himself for his mother’s death. “Dark fantasy” is the first song on the album, and it sets an autobiographical tone by describing the album’s protagonist who, from the beginning of his life, wanted fame and fortune. A must-listen, “Gorgeous,” the second track, tells the story about the protagonist’s rise to fame as a black man in America, from his wants to his struggles. The album then transitions into “Power,” a song that ends in an apparent suicide attempt from the album’s protagonist. “All of the Lights” picks up from “Power,” as the protagonist struggles to get his life back on track. The next two songs, “Monster,” which features Nicki Minaj’s break out verse, and “So Appalled,” has Kanye fully embracing the dark side of fame while not caring what others think. The album’s protagonist
finds love in the song “Devil in a New Dress” and throws it away in the song “Runaway,” the breakout song of the album. “Hell of a life” showcases the protagonist grasping at anything to find love, but what he finds is actually lust. In “Blame Game,” he is lost and alone, wanting to do anything to find the love he lost. The next two songs, “Lost in the World” and “Who Will Survive in America,” has the protagonist unsure if he would survive in the world of fame without anyone by his side. The album ends with “See Me Now,” a song that features Beyonce, Big Sean and Charlie Wilson. Kanye ends the album like a traditional fairytale, with a happy ending. By isolating himself in Hawaii, Kanye managed to create an album with an arching storyline that speaks to his own struggles. No matter your opinion of Kanye, if you love music, give this album a listen. And, if you do decide to give it a try, please listen to it in order, front to back. The album is a ten out of ten.
Golden-Age film features men in constant peril Drue Watkins
that conducts airmail and freight services. Copy Editor Every day, the pilots at the On May 15, 1939, “Only trading company are forced Angels Have Wings” hit to risk their lives as they fly theaters during a golden-age through perilous weather of film. conditions, and since they are In the 1930’s, movies constantly facing the prospect were becoming much more of death, Carter and his fellow widespread and accessible pilots have developed a rather to the public, and the films’ carefree attitude toward actors, too, were starting to mortality. become household names. At its core, “Only “Only Angels Have Wings” Angels Have Wings” is is directed by Howard Hawks the quintessential Howard and stars Cary Grant as its Hawk’s film: extremely wellcharismatic, strong male done aerial sequences for its protagonist, along with Jean time, a strong sense of fatalism Arthur as his insistent, polar- and an easy-going, maturely opposite love-interest. written storyline full of The plot follows Grant’s machoistic characters. character, Geoff Carter, as he Although it is well-written manages a remote ramshackle (particularly the dialogue), South American trading port the melodramatic plot is
paper-thin and doesn’t bring anything into any impactful or grandiose directions; it’s just background noise. The real focus of the movie is the thorough analysis of men under immense pressure—how do individuals react when faced with nearconstant peril? It toys with this idea of imminent peril and interprets it in many ways—namely, by showing the men having casual conversation, cracking jokes and creating a dense cloud of emotional distancing. There is a near-constant sadness hanging over the group. By living so close to death, the men must learn how to live quickly and riskily. The romance and chemistry between Carter
and Bonnie Lee (Jean Arthur) is well-established and infectious. The dichotomy of their relationship is interesting to see unfold, and Bonnie’s sharp wit is fun to watch. The classic notion of ‘opposites attract’ is a trope that a lot of storytellers have used over the years, and “Only Angels Have Wings” places it on full-effect. Throughout the film, the director relies on this relationship to pull the audience in for an emotional investment and in that regard, it succeeds. The dialogue between the two characters is fluid for the most part, though there are instances where it feels forced. With less of a reliance on visual storytelling, the
movie needed gritty acting to captivate its viewers. The worst aspect of the relationship is Bonnie’s constant pining for Carter, which creates a few dry spots in the pacing and feels cumbersome. While the interactions between the two characters start out fun and interesting, it devolves—at points— into aimless longing that really doesn’t accomplish much besides creating some annoyances and weak drama. The cinematography is simple, old film-school style that relies heavily on the rule of thirds for composition— but it works to marvelous effect. Each scene has wellcrafted backgrounds, and the
necessary dramatic tension is often built up through character blocks. The real technical achievements should be awarded to the effects team, who conducted some truly impressive visuals— granted, the film is of its time, but when considering the limitations that were relevant in the 1930’s it is an exceptionally crafted movie. As an American classic, “Only Angels Have Wings” is worthy of a viewing or two. It produces strong acting, effects and cinematography that anybody could learn from. Despite a few lapses in the pacing and its thin plotline, this movie holds up surprisingly well.
Hollywood attractions: Actor Cary Grant’s concrete slab features his autograph and handprints at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Grant played the character Geoff Carter in the 1939 classic “Only Angels Have Wings.” Film co-star Rita Hayworth also has her handprints on a slab at the attraction. Photo courtesy of Tribune News Service
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Aggie women win first home game
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Through traffic: (Left) Freshman Andrea Martinez goes for a layup on a fastbreak in a game where she drained 24 points against the Eagles. (Right) Sophomore Jamie Bonnarens works around Carolyne Lawley en route to a 20-point performance in the Aggie’s home opener. (Bottom) Junior Amaka Nwakamma drives toward the lane against OC’s Maddison Collyer. Nwakamma scored 16 points and had three steals versus OC.
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baskets and a turnover. Luckily for the Aggies, the Sports Editor only points the Eagles tallied @KristaPylant8 early were from free throws For the second time this that created just a three point season, the Cameron women’s deficit CU quickly wrapped basketball team defeated up with seven layups to lead Oklahoma Christian (OC), 21-12 at the end of the first this time beating the Eagles quarter. 81-72 behind Andrea OC went 3-17 from the Martinez’s 24-point effort on field and 6-8 from the stripe. Nov. 16 in the Aggie Gym. The Aggies furthered CU previously took down their advantage in the second the Eagles in a 96-95 thriller period reaching their largest on Nov. 10 in their season lead of 12 points as Martinez opener, and on Thursday opened the quarter in style by night, took it to OC for the draining a trey in just seven second time within a week seconds. during the Aggies’ home OC’s shooting improved in opener. the second quarter, allowing In just her third collegiate them to chip at CU’s lead and game, Martinez dropped a go on a seven-point run inside season high 24 points to lead the three minute marker to all scorers as she went 5-for- tie the game at 38-all. 10 from beyond the arc. Amaka Nwakamma snuck The freshman from Wylie in a layup but with under a Texas bested her 14 point minute to go OC returned effort from her collegiate the favor with a layup of their debut against OC at the own at 44 seconds. season’s start. Both sides missed a threeCameron opened the game point try as time expired for a a bit shaky not scoring for the 40-40 tie at the half. first two minutes missing five Nwakamma, Martinez
and Ava Battese accounted for 30 of the Aggies’ 40 first half points with Martinez and Battese each making a pair of key three-pointers. OC outscored CU 28-19 in the second period relying on the charity stripe as they shot 12-15 while the Aggies missed both of their first half attempts. The third period saw six lead changes between the Aggies and Eagles as OC found the lead for the first time since the game’s opening minutes. However, the Aggies did not let them lead by more than two points. Martinez turned on the jets for 14 of CU’s 21 third quarter points, scoring on three treys and a pair of fast breaks. CU took a 61-55 lead into the final quarter where Jamie Bonnarens helped secure the Aggie’s lead as she scored 12 points in the final period alone and would finish the game with 20 points total. CU limited the Eagle’s efforts at the charity stripe
as they shot 3-for-4 and 0-5 beyond the arc having to rely on 7-18 shooting from the field that was not enough. Nwakamma closed the lid with a layup under three seconds for the Aggie’s 8172 win. Nwakamma finished with 16 points, seven assists and three steals to match Briana Underwood’s three steals. Lejha Smith led CU at the boards with 11 rebounds. In their previous matchup, Heartland Preseason All-Conference selection Addy Clift totaled 21 points against the Aggies, but on Thursday night CU limited her to a team high 17 points. She was joined in double figure scoring by teammate Maddison Colleyer who added ten points. Cameron is now 2-1 overall while OC drops to 0-3 on the young season. Next, the Aggies will host SWOSU on Nov. 11.
Volleyball season ends: Brook Conley notches 17th double-double
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Setting up: Senior Brook Conley sets the ball for Ashleigh McFatridge in the Aggie Gym. Conley closed out her career with the Black and Gold on Nov. 11 achieving her 17th double-double on 24 assists and 10 digs against Texas A&M-Kingsville.
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the Black and Gold. Other top performers against the Javelinas Sports Editor included Brandy Carr with nine kills and @KristaPylant8 six blocks, Paige Dixon with eight kills and Senior Brook Conley achieved her 17th Brittnee Altic with 12 digs. double-double of the year on 24 assists and 10 On the Javelinas’ side, Madison Brabham digs in the Aggies’ 0-3 (20-25, 19-25, 25-27) led with 14 kills and Lexi Wick had 12. Casey loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville on Nov. 11 in Klobedans recorded 39 assists and Krystal the Aggie Gym. Faison 23 digs. Cameron recognized Conley and Lari To open the match, Kingsville kept a Robertson for senior day in the Aggies’ final steady lead over the Aggies and took their home and regular season match. largest advantage of six points, 22-16. Conley also added two kills, two blocks CU went on a 5-2 run to put the game at and a service ace to close out her career with 23-20, but the Javelinas knocked down back-
to-back kills to take the set 25-20. Cameron’s offense struggled in set two, hitting below .100. After six early ties, the Javelinas chained four points for a 9-6 edge. CU kept within reach until Kingsville went on a six point run, which included four kills, to further their lead to 22-14. The Aggies went on another 5-2 run but halted on a service error on Javelina set point to fall 25-19. Cameron found power in set three to push down a two point deficit with a seven point chain to lead 13-8, their largest advantage of the match. Their chain included three blocks from Carr. The Javelinas would take it back though with an 8-1 run of their own to lead 16-14. Momentum swung back in CU’s favor on a 7-2 chain putting them ahead 21-18 forcing a Kingsville timeout. From the break, Wick put down three kills and forced an Aggie error to put her side up 22-21. The game tied four times and for a final time at 25-25 until a CU attack error and kill by Faison ended the match in favor of Kingsville, 27-25, despite the Javelinas hitting below .100 on 12 errors themselves. The Aggies end the season with a 7-22 overall record and 3-17 league mark. The Javelinas move to 21-11 and 13-7 in the LSC and advances to the LSC tournament as the fourth seed. During the post-season banquet, Lone Star Conference officials announced Volleyball All-Lone Star Conference team selections. Conley won All-LSC Honorable Mention for her standout season during her senior campaign. She started all 29 matches and recorded
863 total assists, giving her an 8.07 per set average. Conley finished the season seventh in the LSC in assists while ranking in the top-15 in both service aces and digs. She also totaled 98 kills, 323 digs, 46 total blocks and 27 aces in her 107 sets played. She recorded a season best 52 assists against Dallas Baptist and a season best 20 digs against East Central. CU’s setter had 10 or more assists in all but one match this season. Cameron had one named to the LSC AllAcademic team in Paige Dixon. CU’s junior outside hitter led the Aggies with 324 kills. Dixon also had 80 digs and 52 total blocks in her 29 starts for Cameron. To be eligible for the LSC All-Academic team, a student athlete must have played in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests, must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution and have a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade point average based on the 4.0 system. In addition to the All-LSC teams, the conference also announced special awards as Tarleton State’s Hailey Roberts came away with Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors. Her teammate Jordan Keamo took Setter of the Year and their coach, Mary Schindler, won Coach of the Year. Western New Mexico’s Heather Verrill got Defensive Player of the Year, Eastern New Mexico’s Andrea Aguilar won Libero of the Year, Texas A&M-Commerce’s Shelley Chapron took Newcomer of the Year and West Texas’ Erin Clark got Freshman of the Year.