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Obamacare and why it matters
this may not be a concern. Until they are 26, ‘adult children,’ or people over the age of 18 who would like to remain on their parents’ health care plan, can join or remain on said health care plan even if they are: married, not living with their parents, attending school, not financially dependent on their parents and/ or eligible to enroll in their employer’s plan. This means adult students who are living in the dorms, independent who pay Kali Robinson their own bills, married students who are Assistant Managing Editor going back for their education and students who do not want to foot an outrageous bill The Patient Protection and Affordable for their employer’s healthcare plan – may Care Act (PPACA), otherwise referred to be able to remain on their parent’s plan. Photo by Kaitlyn Stockton as Obama Care, is a federal statute signed For those who will no longer qualify into law by President Barack Obama on soon, open enrollment for ‘affordable March 23, 2010. health care’ plans is available as well as gap Together with the Health Care and coverage – coverage between being covered Education Reconciliation Act,[4] it on a parent’s plan and having an individual represents the most significant regulatory plan. This ends March 31. overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system Not on a parent’s plan? since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid According to the U.S. Department in 1965. of Labor Services, “The law says that Why is this relevant to college the extension of dependent coverage students now? for children is effective for plan years Open enrollment for health insurance beginning on or after 6 months after the closes March 31, 2014. “I have laughed, loved and lived in this building and cannot enactment of the law - that means plan According to healthcare.gov, those who years beginning on or after September 23, do not have coverage in 2014 will have to imagine my memories and history, along with those of the 2010. pay a penalty of $95 per adult, $47.50 per students and faculty before me, torn down.” However, the Administration has urged child or 1% of his/her income (whichever is insurance companies and employers to higher). Kaitlyn Stockton prevent a gap in coverage for young adults This penalty, known as the ‘individual Copy Editor aging off of their parents’ policy prior to shared responsibility payment,’ will not this effective date. To date, over 65 insurers See TRIBUTE page 4 remain the same, but increase with each have volunteered to do so.” year of no coverage, unless the applicant Also, if a young adult under the age of qualifies for an exemption. 26 is not elegible for employer-sponsored uninsured for less than three months To receive health care that begins as Exemptions, to be filed during the insurance and both parents have separate of the year. The latter is what makes early as March 1, the deadline to enroll in a 2014 federal tax return due April 2015, plans that offer dependant coverage, the impending deadline of March 31 so plan is Feb. 15. include everything from the death of a neither parent’s plan can deny coverage. important. For those under the age requirement, family member to being homeless to being
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Opinion: A map of the future leads to a reflection on the past
LSC honors Aggie academics Maurice Buckner Staff Writer
On Jan. 14, Lone Star Conference officials nominated 35 Cameron University student-athletes for the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The list spanned eight sports: Baseball, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Golf and Women’s Basketball. Women’s Basketball had the most Cameron nominations with seven. This year the Lone Star Conference implemented a change in when nominations would be announced. Players are recognized at the end of each semester for having a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Cameron student-athletes handled multiple workout sessions, practice and road games while maintaining their GPAs. Sophomore softball player Makenzie Burk and senior basketball player Ali Brown had 4.0 GPAs last fall. Both students believe making good grades is about time management and having supportive teammates.
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Inky: A collaboration by a CU student and local artist. Photo by Maurice Buckner
Swing away: Makenzie Burk steps up to bat. Burk was one of 35 nominated for the 2014 LSC honor roll. Burk said she dedicates all her spare time off the field to studying and preparing for tests. “Any time I have some free time I try to get my studies finished,” Burk said. Brown said, “Sometimes balancing basketball and school is a bit challenging. We usually have Sundays off from basketball, so I do a lot of homework on Sunday.” Brown said she also finds
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time to study on the bus during away games. Although the LSC nominations recognized individuals, students said their teammates helped each other. Brown said, “As a team we are always supportive of one another, whether it’s on the court or in the classroom.”
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Trending: Acceptance of ink in the workplace contemporary companies Assistant Managing Editor stressing commitments to diversity and inclusion, Despite traditional notions tattoos are becoming that tattoos are not acceptable increasingly unproblematic across the board,” Hennessey in a work environment, inked skin is becoming more said. “Lax tattoo policies for blue-collar and art-related commonplace. jobs aren’t shocking, but Rachel Hennessey of Forbes magazine said tattoos the increasingly tolerant are no longer a “kiss of death outlook of frontrunners in corporate, educational and in the workplace.” medical industries are more “… with many
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surprising.“ According to an article CBS News, tattoos and piercings are not the career killers they once were. “Employees of all walks of life are sporting body art nowadays from doctors’ office receptionists to TV news anchors. Even those who are prepping the workforce of the future: college educators.” Dr. Christopher Keller, Chair of the Communication Department, said tattoos are more than just ink, and perceptions about tattoos vary from person to person. “Once you are already established – once you are there, I think that people know you for the person that you are and not necessarily by your appearance,” Keller said. Jennifer Castricone, Admissions Coordinator and Faculty Advisor of CU Pride, said physical appearance should have nothing to do with the ability to perform well in a job. “I think that tattoos in particular have become so mainstream; it’s almost more unusual to not have any,” Castricone said.
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Family & Friends Award Tyler Boydston Staff Writer
Cameron University is preparing for its annual Family and Friends Award Luncheon. The luncheon will take place at noon on March 1 in the McMahon Centennial Complex’s McCasland Ballroom. This year’s event is adding a new award to represent the families that make a strong impact at CU. According to Jennifer McGrail, Director of Alumni Relations, the Cameron University Alumni Association and the Aggie Parents Association have created the Family of the Year Award. “Over the years, we’ve noticed families come out and support Cameron University all throughout the year, and that was one group that we didn’t have any means to recognize,”
McGrail said. “The Alumni Association and Parents Association along with some help from our Homecoming committee decided that a Family of the Year Award was something that Cameron needed. We worked together to develop the criteria for that award and got it in place.” The CUAA and Aggie Parents Association are accepting the selections. “About a month ago, we put out the criteria to faculty and staff, and it went out in the newspaper. We got it up on our website, and anyone can make a nomination for that award,” McGrail said. Nominees for the Family of the Year Award do not need to have a current student at CU, though the families must have some affiliation with the university. McGrail said she had noticed more families with multiple ties to CU over the years.
“What we have found is that, being in the Alumni realm, we have families that are multi-generational families at Cameron,” McGrail said. “They continue to come back and impact our students, alumni and the university positively through their service to the university.” Other awards given at the luncheon include the Faculty Hall of Fame Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award and the Outstanding Aggie of Tomorrow, an award revived for the luncheon this year. “We brought back our Outstanding Aggie of Tomorrow, which is given to current junior or senior standing students,” McGrail said. “In addition, we recognize those graduates of 50 years ago or more with induction into our Golden Associate Society, and they receive a Golden Associate medallion to wear during
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homecoming so that everybody can recognize that these were individuals who attended Cameron 50 years ago or more.” Another change to this year’s awards will be in recognition: the recipients will not only be awarded during the luncheon but also during the Homecoming basketball games. “We haven’t been able to do it in the past, but this year we were able to work it into the schedule, so they will be recognized during the awards luncheon and during the basketball games as well,” McGrail said. According to McGrail, the awards given out at the luncheon can change year to year based on the given feedback. “We’re always open to suggestions,” McGrail said. “Each year, we take a look back at the feedback that all of our staff receives during the weekend. We also look at where our numbers were and always try to make sure it’s a better event. We try to increase the number of attendees each year.” More information on the awards luncheon as well as the award nominations can be found by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations.
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Outstanding Aggie of Tomorrow Award. McGrail said the criteria for this year’s nominations were Staff Writer much more flexible: in the past, there had to be a male and Cameron University recently started taking nominations female junior winner and a male and female senior winner. This year, there will be a minimum of two winners, but for the Alumni Association’s two “Outstanding Aggie gender and classification no longer matter. of Tomorrow” McGrail said Awards. the Alumni Started in 2009, Association Jennifer McGrail, hopes that by Director of changing the Alumni Relations, nomination said the Alumni criteria there will Association gives a be an increase in number of awards the number of out as part of submissions. Homecoming. She “The Alumni said the award Association recognizes two takes outstanding alumni nominations under the age of 40 for the awards who best exepmlify from Cameron what it means to be faculty and staff a Cameron Aggie. only because The Alumni they are the ones Association will who interact recognize the daily with winner at the Aggie the students,” Family and Friends McGrail said. Awards Lunch on Once the March 1, 2014. cutoff for McGrail said, submissions has “What we realized been reached over the years – this year it is that we have Photo by Carson Stringham was Jan. 27 – a students who were committee doing exceptional comprised of things and representing the Aggie spirit really well while at least two Cameron Faculty/Staff members, one alumnus here at Cameron, but the Alumni Association didn’t have the or alumna and one representative appointed by the Alumni means to recognize that initiative in our students.” Relations Office will sort through the nominations and pick To fix that problem, the Alumni Association created the
the winners. While nominations are allowed to be submitted by individual members of the faculty and staff, the English and Foreign Languages Department decided to pick one woman in particular to be its champion: Kaitlyn Stockton. Stockton is a senior English major, with a focus in Literature, and Journalism minor. Her academic achievements on campus include being a member and officer of the English Honors Society Sigma Tau Delta; an English tutor in the Center for Writers; Copy Editor and Staff Writer for the “Collegian”; a member of the Interdisciplinary Honors Society Phi Kappa Phi and Freshman Honors Society Phi Eta Sigma. She has been nominated for the “Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges” Award and has participated in numerous technical writing internships on campus, including being a technical writer/editor for the Computing and Technology Department for the past two years. As part of her work with the Computing and Technology Department, Stockton has helped the Lawton Police Department’s Gang Unit create a database to track local gang members and their associates. Off campus, Stockton continues to flex her journalistic muscle by working as a Staff Writer for “OKIE Magazine.” Stockton said she was surprised by her nomination for the award, but feels a sense of satisfaction in knowing what the award stands for. “I wasn’t very involved in first two years here at Cameron,” she said, “so it’s really amazing for me to look back and see how I have grown and what I have accomplished in such a short amount of time.” She said she also feels honored to be chosen by the English and Foreign Languages Department because it illustrates her professors’ acknowledgement of her hard work. “The English Department is like my family, so to have them nominate me feels awesome,” Stockton said. “To know that my professors and my boss think I am worthy of the award makes me feel like I am doing a good job here at Cameron.”
Research @ CU encourages gamers to get active Jacob Jardel
the potential to break that mold as well as allow participants Staff Editor to shake the mold off their workout plans. A Cameron professor is studying how “There are video games gaming can go from sedentary to active by that require physical way of “CU Exergaming.” activity and Dr. Yoonsin Oh, Assistant Professor of movement,” she Health and Physical Education, initiated said. “Let’s see how a semester-long research study that aims it’s working. It has been just to see how exergames—video games such starting to develop the research on how it’s as “Just Dance” that require the player’s physical exertion for gameplay—inf luence effective.” With the onset of exergames across participants’ physical activity. gaming platforms such She came up with the idea during her as the Nintendo days at graduate school in Wisconsin as Wii, Microsoft’s part of her university’s Games Learning Xbox and Sony’s Society. Studying games like “World of Warcraft” and “Pokemon HeartGold” and PlayStation, the modern landscape “Pokemon SoulSilver,” she found a way of video games to link her interests in video games and is beginning healthy lifestyles. to change. “My interest is fighting against obesity, According to increasing physical activity levels in terms Oh, however, the of more fun and interactive ways with change mostly current technology,” Oh said. comes via one This current research project fell avenue. right in line with her research interests. “I see a lot of According to Oh, it also has the potential new trends in to provide members of the Cameron increasing and community a unique chance at energizing encouraging their physical regimens. people to be more She said, “We started it to have an physically active, opportunity for our CU students, faculty but I don’t see a and staff to be more physically active by lot of differences in terms of core game playing video games.” This opportunity also has the potential mechanics,” she said The big difference, Oh stated, comes to change people’s views on video games. Oh said, “A lot of people say video games down to how players exert themselves during the gaming process. are more focused on sitting down while She said, “If you’re playing ‘League working fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. That’s the typical mindset of of Legends’ and you’re sitting down and clicking around, it encourages you to sit video games.” down and click the mouse. But it’s got a However, Oh said that exergames have
lot of strategy to it. There’s more cognitive function to it, but your body is actually sedentary.” Meanwhile, exergames require the player to stand up and move around in order to interact with the game’s interface. Oh said that the method is the main difference between sedentary games and exergames.
She hopes this research will show that gaming actively will boost participant motivation and consistency, noting that preferences play a big role in staying with goals. “If you like something, then you’ll attempt to do it on top of whatever you’re already doing,” Oh said. “I’m hoping to see if we can pull people’s interest in having fun with motivation
She expressed her hopes that this big difference is the gateway activity that leads participants to more active lifestyles. “When I did interviews with some of the people who are thinking about being more physically active,” Oh said, “they show a lack of motivation or lack of sticking with their regimen and physical activity schedules.”
and interest in the physical activity through video gaming.” “I’m hoping that people will enjoy the experience and become more physically active regularly.” For more details on CU Exergaming, contact Dr. Yoonsin Oh at yoh@cameron. edu.
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14% smoke cigarettes
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“Smoking of any kind should be done in private places; public places should be free of it.” -Cameron student
47% disagree with the ban
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Fifty one Cameron students were polled regarding their opinion on Mary Fallin’s recent ban of e-cigarettes from state property.
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BODY ART continued from page 1 “I also think there’s a way to have visible tattoos and still dress professionally and appropriately for a job.” “I’m sure it will come full circle and my generation’s kids will probably be rebellious by not getting any tattoos!” Castricone said. “In all
seriousness, tattooing as an art form has been around for centuries.” Senior Art Major, Shae Dickinson said she uses body art to display her style of work. “I was friends with [the artist] for a while … it was more of a collaboration.”
Corrections: Dickinson explained that the center of her tattoo was the logo for Rebellious Ink, the first shop to display her work. “We are all adults,” Dickinson said. She explained that, although drunken nights with permanent reminders
do happen, planning ahead and building a relationship with your artist makes all the difference. Dickinson said because her tattoo was collaborative – artist to artist – it was a more comfortable, positive experience.
In the Jan. 27 issue of the Collegian, “Clarifying fees” on page 1 mispelled President McArthur’s name. It should also be noted that in the “CETES asks CU to Dream Big” story that Shailah Redman should be Shailah Whiteman.
Trending Topics: Paparazzi Reform
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Kaylee Jones Managing Editor On January 10, 2014, Kim Kardashian, along with her sister Kourtney, posted a picture to her Instagram advocating a petition for paparazzi reform. Kardashian asked that her followers sign the petition in order to protect children involved in what she has called “legalized stalking” in past Twitter posts. While criticisms of the Kardashian sisters have arisen, accusing them of waging a war against the very people that helped bring them fame, a legitimate outcry against abusive tactics used by the paparazzi has been recognized by courts in California. While several petitions have been drawn up and bills proposed, two specific bills were passed by the Assembly Judiciary Committee in California on Jan. 15, 2014. California Assembly Bill 1256 amends the California Privacy Law to create buffers around designated buildings such as schools and medical facilities, while California Assembly Bill 1356 amends the California Civil Stalking Law to include “actionable placing of someone ‘under
surveillance’ in a way that causes ‘substantial emotional distress.’” Other efforts to protect the children of celebrities include the passage of Senate Bill 606 in September 2013 to increase penalties for paparazzi found responsible for harassing children from 6 months of jail time to a year, and from $1,000 fines to $10,000. Advocates for paparazzi reform have ranged from celebrity mothers such as the Kardashians, Halle Barry, Jennifer Garner and Reese Witherspoon to other famous names like Jennifer Aniston. According to OK magazine, a well-known tabloid magazine that regularly employs the use of paparazzi photographers, rookie photographers holding a staff position for a paparazzi agency earn a flat salary of $80,000 to $250,000 while
veteran photographers earn upwards of $250,000 a year depending on the photos they are able to catch. Financial incentives of such significance, incentives sometimes referred to as a “million dollar motivation,” could be what inspire paparazzi to push the limits in order to get an exclusive photo of a famous starlet and their child. Back in September 2013, Nicole Kidman was famously hit by a “paparazzo” on a bicycle while he was attempting to get a shot of her entering a building. Kidman, while shaken, walked off her fall, saying,
“Luckily I got up, but there will be a day when someone does not.” The incident caused the founder of the Paparazzi Reform Initiative to make an appearance on The Today Show. Perhaps the most famous incident regarding the dangers caused by overly insistent paparazzi is the death of Princess Diana, who was fleeing from paparazzi at the time the vehicle in which she was riding crashed.
While it may be easy to criticize the Kardashian family as famehungry socialites who have made their living off of professional paparazzi and reality television shows, other stars who have chosen the pursuit of artistic mediums like acting are advocating that they should not have to sell their privacy in the name of fame.
Voices 4 Macklemore to Miley: Whitewashing hip-hop February 3, 2014
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There is a lot to be abuzz about regarding Sunday night’s Grammys. Queen Latifah officiating the marriage of 33 couples during a collaborated performance by Macklemore and Madonna anyone? However, the record-breaking performance was overshadowed by a headline of a different sort. While Macklemore walked away with four Grammy wins, including Best Rap Album, an online-born “boo” trailed closely behind the actual applause of the night. Criticism arose when, after the Grammys, Macklemore shared a private apology on Instagram to Best New Artist front-runner, Kendrick Lamar. “You got robbed,” Macklemore shared, adding that in his opinion, Lamar should have won the category for Best Rap Album. The twittersphere exploded in outrage as Lamar walked away from the evening empty-handed. Brittney Cooper of Salon Magazine, an online arts and culture magazine, openly expressed her disapproval the following day, writing, “Everyone knows [Kendrick Lamar’s] the best new artist. Macklemore on his best day can barely hold a candle to Kendrick on his worse [sic] day.” Cooper went on to lampoon the Grammys and declare Macklemore’s apology “useless.” “This wholesale belief that white folks doing black s**t equals progress is the first
lie the 2014 Grammys told,” Cooper wrote. The second lie, she added, was that “white folks have received these awards because of
TRIBUTE continued from page 1 Five years ago, Cameron University celebrated its centennial anniversary. At the time, the university recalled its early beginnings as an agriculture high school to commemorate how far it had come. Departments across campus welcomed back alumni to rejoice and remember the past. However, this sentiment appears to no longer exist. Nance-Boyer Hall—the oldest building on campus—is falling apart. With the holes in its basement walls and moldcovered supply closets, a historical monument to Cameron’s legacy is deteriorating. As a result, the building will be no more in as little as a decade. According to the Campus Master Plan 2025 Executive Summary, the university plans to demolish NanceBoyer Hall and Conwill Hall to plant new green spaces. Author of “Pride of the Wichitas: A History of Cameron University” and Professor of History Dr. Sarah Eppler Janda said NanceBoyer Hall was constructed in 1929 and officially opened in 1930. Students took part in the development and construction of the building. “When it was constructed, Cameron was growing and had just become a junior college. There was a need for much more space, a new administration building and auditorium. Students participated in building it,” she said.
is not any less meaningful than Lamar’s message of redemption. That does not mean that Lamar deserved to walk away the way he did, without a single award; however, it does bring into question why Cooper did not criticize Macklemore for entering the hip-hop genre as a whole. The whitewashing of hip-hop is indeed a conversation worth having, especially as crossover pop princesses like Miley Cyrus are perceived as “good girls gone bad,” which creates a standard by which the pop genre is perceived as “good” and by extension, hip-hop is perceived as “bad.” However, this does not serve as justification for the marginalization of white talent in genre dominated by nonwhites. While Macklemore haters like Cooper may criticize him for his success, they forget that they are doing nothing of real substance to further promising artists like Lamar, leaving him to appear a mere victim to Macklemore. At the end of the day, Lamar is no such thing; he is simply a good kid in a very mad city.
meritorious performance rather than racial privilege.” While Cooper’s
opinion has been shared across the scope of social media, it undeniably reinforces a concept of white guilt that requires white artists in mediums such as hip-hop to apologize for something out of their hands: the privilege their race may afford them. As defined by race-relations scholar Shelby Steele, white guilt is a sense of guilt felt by whites for past and present racism towards any person of color. While Macklemore’s album “The Heist” featured singles such as “Same Love” which were clearly works of advocacy for a marginalized homosexual demographic—a trending topic on the current cultural horizon—it was not enough to please critics like Cooper. Cooper declared Macklemore should have used his self-professed “white privilege” to challenge the structure of power “in a moment when the world was watching.” In other words, Cooper was asking Macklemore to defy the decision of the entire National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and by extension, to disrespect all the fans his songs empowered because it was his race and not his talent that had empowered him to win. Cooper failed to recognize the fact that Macklemore’s message of acceptance
“Male students were paid 40 cents an hour if they would give up some of their afternoon time to construct the building.” In the late 1950s, the buildings converged to create classrooms for a budding student population. Since then, besides the loss of its decorative trim and advent of technology, the hall has remained the same. The second floor houses remnants of the former theater and its machinery resides above many ceiling tiles.
she was sad to see it reduced to rumble. “It was historic. It was built during the Great Depression,” Janda said. “I liked it. We were closer to our classrooms which meant students were more likely to see us.” Professor of English Dr. John Morris would prefer to see his home renovated rather than destroyed. “I think that something will be lost, and that is a shame,” Morris said.
buildings.” Since he first arrived, Morris said he has seen many changes to Cameron’s campus. Former President Ross’s beautification projects have created an alluring environment, one bringing more and more community members into the university. “I remember the first year we had the gardens. When students started having their proms here, they would be hanging out by the pond and taking pictures. I thought, ‘this is really wonderful,’” Morris said. “This is what exactly the Bentleys must have thought and what President Ross envisioned: people being here and being excited about being on campus.” While Morris said he will support and donate to the new building, he would rather see the 85-yearold building remodeled. “I understand why they are going where they are going,” Morris said, “but I am disappointed.” NanceBoyer, with its odd numbering system and poetry written on its bathroom walls, has come to find its way into the hearts and memories of many. Nance-Boyer, with its odd numbering system and poetry written on its bathroom walls, has come to find its way into the hearts of many. In almost 10 years, the memories of those that have laughed, loved and lived in this building will be no more.
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Janda said she is amazed at how NanceBoyer has thrived and stood the test of time. “It houses so many office spaces and classrooms that one difficulty of tearing it down would be that there isn’t enough space on campus to put those offices and all of those classrooms while they’re building something else,” she said. In recent years, the building’s neighbor West Hall was demolished and transformed into the Charles S. Graybill, M.D., Courtyard. For Janda, who spent her first year in the building,
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Since 1988, Morris has taught in NanceBoyer. He said the building has become his second home. “I know I can find my way around here in the dark,” Morris said. “I probably dream of it.” Morris said he enjoys the quirks of the old building including the odd mazes and random doors that appear to lead nowhere. “I do like the character and history of this building. It adds something to the campus. It is quirky and not pre-fab,” he said. “There’s something antiseptic about the newer
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CU Theatre: CU students Byron Phillips (left), Alex Huff (middle) and Divine Dennis (right) wear the costumes made by senior Technical Theatre major, Markus Lee Deyesso.
Artwork: An original Valentine’s Day card created by art students in the CU Art guild. Cards are now on sale Feb. 5 and 12 in the MCC. Proceeds from the card sale will go to support “Relay for Life” that takes place in June.
Senior recital: CU Music major, Lorenzo Diaz, performs on the trumpet for his senior recital in the McCutcheon Recital Hall. Senior music majors will be hosting their senior recitals throughout Spring 2014.
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in the Senior Art Exhibition set to take place April 5 at the Museum of the Great Plains.” Opening night of the Senior Art Exhibition is free to the public. The art will be on display for one month, and artists will be available to discuss their works with visitors. “We always have a really good show,” said Linehan, “but this year there will be very diverse group of students — it will be exciting.” Many senior art students will also display their work in the multi-disciplinary art event “Momentum” on March 7-8 in Oklahoma City. The Department of Music also hosts several events for the CU community to enjoy. Music Professor Dr. Gregory Hoepfner said Senior Recitals will take place for vocal, instrumental and piano performance majors throughout the spring semester. Spencer Jones’s Senior Recital is scheduled for the month of February. He is to perform at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 in the McCutcheon Recital Hall. “To determine who has senior recitals, we have a hearing,” Hoepfner said. “Students play for faculty members, and if they sound prepared, we allow them to have a recital. Most will be during the month of April.” In addition to recitals, seniors will also participate in band, choir, symphony concerts, music festivals and operas throughout Spring 2014.
Senior shows continue for Spring 2014
The end is in sight for the seniors of Cameron University’s School of Liberal Arts. However, events scheduled for the theatre, art and music departments leave no time for “senioritis.” These seniors will present the CU community with plays, art exhibits and recitals throughout the spring semester. Markus Lee Deyesso, a senior Theatre Art major with an emphasis in Technical Theatre, said seniors of the department are in for a hectic semester. “‘Macbeth,’ will be our first performance of the semester and is set to take place in February,” Deyesso said. “The following day, after we finish with ‘Macbeth,’ I will be attending an acting competition called the ‘Irene Ryan Competition.’” The endowed scholarship competition, named after Irene Ryan from the “Beverly Hillbillies,” rewards talented performers of the arts. In addition to the Irene Ryan Competition, the CU Theatre Department will also participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival on Feb. 25 - March 1 at Centenary College in Shreveport, La. “This festival is where colleges from all over our region get together and have a huge festival where students participate in workshops and seminars,” Deyesso said. “Theatre departments within our region perform their show for the entire conference.”
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The United States Institute for Theatre Technology is another conference theatre students will partake in during the month of March. The final production for the Theatre Department is the musical, “Where’s Charley,” scheduled to premiere April 24-27. “We haven’t started rehearsals for this production yet, but I’m really excited,” Deyesso said. “It’s quirky and comical — it’s really a funny story.” The School of Liberal Arts not only offers a rigorous schedule for those who focus on theatre, but also students who choose to study art. The CU Bachelor of Arts Degree Program Mission Statement is “to prepare students for entry into a number of art related professions or endeavors.” According to Associate Professor of Art Monika Linehan, faculty within the Art Department plan to do just that. “Throughout the senior art students’ spring semester, they will remain busy completing their capstone course ‘Senior Art Exhibition’ taught by Chair of the Art Department Professor Edna McMillan,” Linehan said. “Throughout the course, students take all of their final exams consisting of terminology and art history, complete their senior portfolio and participate
Godsave to publish collection “The Torture Tree” “The Torture Tree” novella is about a senior Copy Editor in college who is writing his dissertation. It is part In September, Assistant biography, part thesis paper Professor Dr. Bayard and part historical fiction. Godsave will publish his second short story collection It is based on an event that took place near Godsave’s “The Torture Tree.” hometown—Geneseo, His collection consists New York—during the of a novella, “The Torture revolutionary war. Tree” and a long short “I wanted to write about story, “White Man in the Torture Tree incident,” Hammersmith.” he said. Godsave wrote “The “This is a thing that really Torture Tree” collection over happened. Scouts were taken a 13-year period, beginning captive by the Iroquois and in 2000. He said the book is about tortured. We were always taught that [Washington’s the events that took place soldiers] were the good guys. on and following Sept. 11, If you look a little closer, 2001. they were invading Iroquois Godsave said. “[Roman, territory and trying to push the main character’s] sister them out. It is complicated.” disappears in Iraq, and she The piece started as has gone there to do relief Godsave’s dissertation for his work as part of this religious Ph.D., which originally was organization. She goes four novellas in one. to work in this children’s “Each [novella] was from hospital, which obviously wouldn’t have been a part of a point of view of a different member of this family. the story in 2000.” For various reasons it just
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wasn’t working. The only section I did like was the son’s story—which made the beginning and end section of the original novel—so I cut all the rest of it…I don’t miss any of it. I think it is better for being a smaller work.” he said. Godsave used the convention of a thesis paper to his advantage by using footnotes that create a unique reading experience. “It creates an interesting reading effect,” he said. “As a reader, I just like [footnotes] and I think they are kind of cool—the way it breaks up the narrative and the way it introduces a kind of randomness to the narrative. So, even though the footnote is in a specific spot, that doesn’t mean readers automatically go to the footnote, right? “Where and how they go to the footnote can change, slightly, that reading experience and that is what gives it that open,
experimental feel.” Due to the experimental nature of the story, it is a very layered work. “It is being presented as this history thesis; its got all these footnotes and some of them are real and some of them I made up. Some of the things that are masquerading as truth are actually fiction, and some of the things masquerading as fiction are actually history. “It gets murkier when you realize it is a kid writing in his home town, Geneseo, which is where I grew up, writing about having parents that are teachers, which is what I had, but I didn’t have an older sister. There are all these places where what’s true and what’s fiction becomes uncertain.” The influences of the Sept. 11 and the following wars seep into the narrative. The story is influenced by the uncertainty of those times and situations. “[Roman] is sort of trying
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At 7 p.m. Jan. 23, Sigma Tau Delta hosted CU’s first ever Documentary Series “Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me,”in the CETES building. English Professor Dr. William Carney planned the event and presented students with the feature length documentary film about the American rock band, “Big Star.” “The definitive story of the band that never made it,” told the story of a band from Memphis Tenn. that was the inf luence for several bands in the rock music industry.
to write about the Iraq war and he is writing in 2006 when a lot of people just didn’t know what was going on. There are still a lot of things that we don’t know. For me, anyway, the self-consciousness of the narrative is supposed to create and make use of that uncertainly and play with separating what’s true from what’s not.” Writers such as Rick Moody, David Foster Wallace and Jonathan Franzen influence the author. He has also worked closely with colleagues Assistant Professors Dr. Hardy Jones and Mr. George McCormick. One of the characters in the novel is named after McCormick.
“The book has real historical figures, and it has quotations. Since it is a history thesis he has to quote sources, so it has quotations from real books and then it’s got books that I’ve made up.” The second story in the collection is about a record producer. “It is about…a guy who owns a recording studio in Trinidad and he is recording a record by this guy who ends up being sort of this revolutionary figure. And he ends up being there during this coup with the government,” Godsave said. Godsave’s collection will be available starting Sept. 4 from Queen’s Faerie Press.
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February 3, 2014
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Making a racket: Cameron tennis players hit the courts to prepare for their upcoming season. Both teams will begin their seasons in early to mid-February.
CU tennis: New season, new challenges Charlene Belew Sports Editor
Coach James Helvey, who is in his 24th year as a college coach, is expecting good things to come from this season. Although the team has been facing some difficulties with practice due to constantly changing weather, Helvey is still motivated to do the best for teams and Cameron University. “My general attitude is success, winning and pouring in the good,” Helvey said. “That’s how I am every year, and those are my expectations. In all reality and being realistic, I expect to have a good year.” Although Helvey has seen the majority of his players graduate, he is excited to bring in the young players. After having started over with fresh teams throughout his career, he has gained experience with building new teams. “I’ve got a whole new group coming in. We’ve got five new
girls and two returners,” Helvey said. “On the men’s side, I’ve got basically five new guys with a couple of them that have been here but they have been waiting to become eligible for NCAA purposes, so it is kind of the same boat.” Helvey said that two of the biggest challenges he is expecting throughout the upcoming campaign include finding strong doubles as well as getting the players seasoned. His approach toward conquering those challenges lies in the methodology of his coaching, which differs depending on whether he’s on the court with men or with women. According to Helvey, there is a significant difference between both teams and how they take to their training. While the men tend to start strong, the women tend to end stronger. “I can see them crossing paths. One of my challenges is to stay steady behind the women and find a way to keep the men up,” said Helvey. “I often joke that the men are more like puppies; they are just all over the place and full of energy. The
women have a more older, mature attitude and it takes them a little bit longer to find that energy.” While the women are still in the Lone Star Conference, the men will not be attending due to a lack of teams competing this season. They will still play approximately 25 schools in the region. “Right now, the women are number one,” Helvey said. “So my goal is to have the best regional outcome rather than the conference, but the women are very capable of winning the conference.” Helvey is looking forward to a new season that begins in February. The men will be hitting the courts on Feb. 6 against Collin County Community College while the women will be facing Cowley County Community College on Feb. 13. “I’m at that next starting point,” he said, “and I’m excited to see what I can do with this group. I’m ready to see what we’re doing.”
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Aggies on deck: Makenzie Burk, one of the student athletes named for Lone Star Conference Honor Roll, swings for the fences during batting practice.
ACADEMICS continued from page 1 “Anytime someone on the team is rewarded efforts we congratulate them,” Brown said. Burk and Brown compete not only on the field, but also in the classroom. With a smile, Burk said, “I have always wanted to be the best at everything that I do, so the classroom is no different.” “I’m always trying to get the best grades in class,” Brown said. “If I don’t, it makes me more determined to do better on the next test.” Both players remained humble about their nominations. “It is an absolute honor,” Burk said. “I have always strived to get good grades, so this was an added bonus.” Brown said, “It’s a special honor to get nominated for the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Any award that I receive because of working hard in the classroom is definitely a plus. My goal is always to do my best in school and make good grades.”
35 students nominated for Lone Star Conference Honor Roll Men’s Tennis
Felipe Oyarzun Joakim Persson Angelo Lencioni Andres Velasco Dennis Merdan
Women’s Golf
Katie Johnston Kylee Johnson-Wickham Candice Swartz Aleesha Holden
Volleyball
Kayla Hebert Maci Terrell Kelsie Coplen Rebecca Green Taylor Riddle
Softball
Makenzie Burk Kelsy Hebert Misty Dooley Jill Ledford
Baseball
Dillon Leveille Codey McElroy Ben Jones Matt Nilmeyer
Women’s Basketball
Charron Montgomery Jade Herl Brittany Harris Ali Brown Chelsea Stamp
Noelle Kindred Lindsey Smith Women’s Tennis
Samantha Wood Magdalena Kovinic Florencia Tornero Men’s Golf
Dylan McClure Quinton Tews Corey Bounds
Huston explained that his primary responsibility as the assistant coach is to help Sports Editor develop the pitching staff. Brady Huston, the assistant coach for the “Looking at the staffs’ numbers coming Aggies baseball team, started his career with in, my main goal was to establish a different Cameron University on June 14, 2013. This mindset and culture within that group,” spring season will be the first time the Aggies Huston said. “I wanted to overhaul the will get to see Huston in action on the field. mentality and work ethic and for the most Huston — originally from Burkburnett, part we have accomplished that. I feel good Texas — came to CU looking for another about the progress we have made in our opportunity that would allow him to delve deliveries and preparation on a daily basis as into baseball. He spent three successful years well as the increase in baseball IQ. I think as at one of the top junior colleges in the country, the season moves forward we’ll see a group located in Seminole, Okla. that competes better and gives us a chance to This season, Huston is looking to win every day.” accomplish his first initiative by “doing As a coach, Huston said that his winning things.” motivation stems from developing his team. “What I mean by that is, being efficient He said that as much as he wants to win, and organized in our daily work,” Huston watching his players grow as a whole is the said, “and really putting an emphasis on the most rewarding thing about being a coach. issues that can help us win.” “I really like to see the development and Huston said that two of their winning maturation of my players. It is very rewarding initiatives include recruitment as well as to see those guys grow and become successful getting the Lawton community more involved young men on and off the field – that’s part of throughout the season. the job too,” Huston said. “We want all of our “The first winning thing is to hit the players to move on and contribute positively recruiting trail hard and find the best players to society and be good fathers and husbands in the country who fit the blueprint for one day.” success we’ve established as a coaching staff. With enough time and dedication, Huston It’s not a once or twice a week thing; it’s a believes that his players have potential to daily thing, a 24/7 thing. Our blueprint is to become professional baseball players. get the most talented players in the country “I’ve been fortunate to land some high who are also people of high character, very character guys in the recruiting process and coachable, goal oriented and want to be those type of guys always seem to develop,” he successful in the classroom,” Huston said. said. “They will get up early and do the extra “The second initiative is to get people work you ask of them or stay late working on involved; there are a lot of good people in the their deliveries and drill, drill, drill until they greater Lawton area, and we want to invite get it right. those people to be a part of what we are doing. “Those are the guys that have a chance to Our coaching staff has a vision for the future play in professional baseball and those are the and I am enthusiastic about the progress we guys who motivate me every day – I want to have made since I arrived in June.” give them my very best.”