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ultimately decided the reading project would be the most effective. Managing Editor “We thought that doing this would have a positive impact on Cameron’s Student Alumni the kids,” he said, “and hopefully Association (SAA) participated spark something in them to want in Giving Tuesday on Nov. 28 by to do projects like this in the future reading to local elementary school or even now if they have that students. capability.” Giving Tuesday is a national Muñiz said he felt the SAA campaign celebrated on the succeeded in their first attempt at Tuesday after Thanksgiving that participating in Giving Tuesday. encourages people to volunteer “It really filled me with joy seeing their time, donations or voices to all these kids pay attention to us and others. actually give us their ears,” he said. The SAA visited three schools “I think they really absorbed and including Almor West, Pat Henry took in what we were trying to teach and Hugh Bish to read books that them subtly.” emphasized the importance of Director of Alumni Relations generosity like “The Giving Tree,” and SAA adviser Frank Myers said “Oscar the Selfish Octopus” and the group jumped at the chance to “The Quiltmaker’s Dress.” give back to the community. Junior public relations major “The Student Alumni and SAA President Edward Muñiz Association felt like it was a cool said the organization brainstormed way to show support for the public ideas for Giving Tuesday and school system and also to help out
with little kids,” he said. Myers said the visits served as opportunities to show the children good examples of selfless college students. “For the kids,” he said, “I feel like the benefit is they get to see that role model person. They get to see somebody who is giving back – people they’re not necessarily going to be exposed to on a regular basis.” “They’re [college students] in that next step after they go through regular education, and they got to tell them [elementary students] about what college is and teach them the lesson of giving.” Muñiz said one member who read to the children received hugs and high-fives from them afterwards and felt like nothing could ruin her day. “Whitney Brown, who was with us, said – after we were done reading – that it was the highlight of her day and that no matter what
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happened the rest of her day,” he said, “she would be happy because of reading to those kids.” According to Myers, Brown’s excitement and cheery reaction is exactly what inspires people to reach out. “When you go through an experience like that,” he said, “it really makes you want to continue to give, and when you continue to give, that’s when you change people’s lives, and that’s when you change communities.” Muñiz said next year, he hopes to raise more campus awareness for Giving Tuesday. “We hope that next year,” he said, “we can make this event bigger and include more organizations and include more students across campus and get the word out to the community and make it a big deal.” In January 2018, the SAA
plans to participate in the Martin Luther King Day of Service with other campus organizations. For more information about opportunities with the SAA, contact Myers at (580) 581-2988 or email Muñiz at em927595@ cameron.edu. Graphic by Cheyenne Cole
CU hosts speech and debate competition
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Talking points: (Left) Texas Christian University (TCU) Convener of Debates Dr. Amorette Hinderaker coaches freshman TCU student Luke Brundy before a debate; (top right) CU forensics team member Kristopher Mayfield posts event competition times and places; and (bottom right) students research in preparation for an upcoming round.
What’s inside Cameron’s annual tree lighting
‘November’ enjoys successful run
Basketball falls in LSC openers
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CU hosts tree lighting
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Horsing around: From 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 30 at the MCC, Cameron hosted its annual tree lighting ceremony and community reception, open to faculty, staff, students and members of the community. Event attendees enjoyed various activities, including a carriage ride, marshmallow roasting and ornament making.
CU Diversity Diplomats help on campus Emily Lepien
summit hosted by the Diversity Diplomats last spring as a concurrently enrolled high school Cameron student organization Diversity Diplomats are currently senior. She said it had been difficult on the lookout for new members. The club revolves around inclusion having to wait until she became on campus and giving students an a freshman to join, as she felt it was perfect for her. opportunity to connect and feel a “I went [to the summit] part of the Cameron community, because of leadership,” she said. no matter their backgrounds. Diversity Diplomats originated a “That’s always been important few years ago through the Office of to me. I think this one stood out more to me because of what Student Development. Club adviser Oliva Polynice said it stands for – diversity and inclusion. when she took over the position “I feel like sometimes that’s for the 2016-17 school year, the overlooked and not made a big organization consisted of a group deal on campus.” of students who gathered to help Every student in Diversity with events going on in the office, Diplomats plays a similar role – but eventually it started growing. “A few of the students said, ‘You helping. While the organization has officers and an adviser, Hill know, we want to be a student said it has always been more than organization,” she said. “They that. wanted to be bigger, better [and] “I feel like we all have the more active. same role,” she said. “We all “We worked harder trying to come to the meetings, and go to establish ourselves as a student the events, and I think we’re all organization.” equal.” Cameron freshman Cheyanne Polynice said it’s been quite Hill attended the leadership Staff Writer
the experience watching the group grow from around five members to 22. “Their attitudes just did a whole one-eighty,” she said. “From being just a couple kids who just kind of helped volunteering for a couple of events, to now their own student organization.” This semester, the Diversity Diplomats are involved in on-and off-campus events. They hosted the Snacks and Chats workshops, helped with the Disability Fair hosted by the Student Development Office and are now wrapping up the semester with community service and volunteer work off campus. Polynice said the rest of the work will include activities like writing letters to veterans. “They’re going to be participating in holiday events and trying to make sure that they do their volunteering and philanthropy,” she said. The organization’s philanthropy activities help students focus on being diplomats with a voice for
diversity on campus. However, Polynice said it is also about being diplomats off campus and in the community as well. “They really want to work hard on establishing a name for themselves,” she said. “They want to go into being more vocal in the community. They talked about maybe doing bell ringing or something for the Salvation Army or reading to elementary school children.” The Diversity Diplomats wrapped up their events for this semester last week with their final Snacks and Chats. They
are already planning several events for the Spring, including Mixing with Teas, Snacks and Chats and their annual Summit conference. For more information about the Diversity Diplomats, contact advisor Olivia Polynice at opolynice@cameron.edu or visit the Diversity Diplomats website at www.cameron.edu/ diversitydiplomats.
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Grocery bingo night
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Daubers and groceries: CU students participate in a series of bingo games at PAC’s annual grocery bingo night. Fifty-two students won various prizes including a Google Chromecast.
Madison Lyda Staff Writer
At 7 p.m. on Nov. 14, the Programming Activities Council (PAC) hosted the annual fall grocery bingo in the Shepler Ballroom. The event had was open to the public, with all attendees receiving a blank bingo card along with their own dauber for the night. PAC offered a variety of prizes for the night’s winners, with the largest prizes being a Google Chromecast and a Google Home Mini. The other prizes included fifty sacks filled to the brim with an
assortment of different grocery items like chili, cereal, chips, ramen and even health and beauty items. At the end of the night, 52 people took home prizes. PAC advisor Aaron Crouse walked around the room to talk to many of the students before the event began. “I’m excited to see the students of Cameron come out and just have fun,” he said. “They come out and win prizes, they get to take home free stuff which everybody loves and, more importantly, they get to relax.” The event began with the first 10 grocery bag prizes being handed
out to the first 10 winners of the traditional bingo round. Several different games of bingo went on throughout the night, including “Four Corners,” which had been an outline of the letters “CU” and “T.” As the prize table began to get smaller and smaller throughout the night. A few students were so determined to get a prize that they began to cheat on different rounds: some tried to use past bingo cards, and some even took more cards than allowed to ensure victory. Laughter erupted in the room when the event moderator and PAC co-chair Courtney Lewis
caught some students cheating; she called them out by typing messages like, “I can see you” and “Santa is watching.” As the night started coming to an end, and the prize options narrowed down to only the final two. “Blackout” became the last game of the night; it is the hardest level of bingo where an individual must mark every square on their game card to win. Attendees got closer to winning with every number called, and the front of the room had become so crowded that the moderator had to ask people to sit in seats to win. Sophomore accounting major
Kendra Mansfield said that the final round was intense. “People from the back of the room were actually sprinting to the front of the room to get closer to the person who reads the cards,” she said. “It got down to like twenty people needing the same number to win so when it was called it was like a scene from Animal Planet.” After a student received the last prize, the event came to a close. The next grocery bingo will be held during Spring 2018. For more information, contact the Programming Activities Council at (580)-581-2217 or email the council at pac@cameron.edu.
Sigma Tau Delta open mic poetry Sarae Ticeahkie Student Life Editor @SylviaSeeks
From 3-4 p.m. on Nov. 13 in CETES conference room B, the English Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta, hosted an open microphone poetry reading. Students had the opportunity to read their own poetry or listen to the presentations of others. The event allowed poets to read as many poems as they would like, whether it be their own work or the work of other poets. Senior English major and member of Sigma Tau Delta Gary Reddin offered his services to run the poetry reading for Cameron; he also maintains a poetry workshop in Duncan called Reading Down the Plains. Reddin said the society’s focus is to promote literature and writing. Sigma Tau Delta also hosts an annual event called “Reverse,” which is similar to the poetry reading. Students who are enrolled in the Techniques of Poetry
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Free verse: CU students and faculty look on as Cameron instructor Leah Chaffins reads poetry at Sigma Tau Delta’s open mic poetry night. Students read original work and the work of other poets to promote literature and writing. class taught by Dr. John Morris also had a chance to read their poetry. Each of the students are equired to read at two poetry readings and sit in at a third one for credit in the course. Junior English major Ashley
Arredondo read her poem “Drink Deep” about drinking alcohol at a friend’s birthday party which resulted in disappointment regarding the taste of alcohol. Arrenondo said that her
interests in poetry revolve around the beauty of telling a story. “Poetry is a very interesting take on telling a story,” she said. “I’m a creative writing focus, so stories are really important
to me.” Sigma Tau Delta is always looking to gain more members, and the society is open to any student regardless of their major. The requirements for a student to join is to maintain a
3.0 GPA and have two credit hours in English classes beyond English Composition II. For more information about Sigma Tau Delta or future events, contact advisor William Carney at (580)-581-2928.
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Values and social media literacy Drue Watkins
Is it still around? Most certainly, and it’s nice to see it when it does occur. But there’s no denying that modern technology has hit our social spectrum in Technology is a wonderful thing that makes life more accessible, more pleasurable obtrusive ways—particularly with how we interact with one another. and more intuitive. Should we talk or should we text? It has led to increases in medicine, That seems like a strange question transportation, entertainment, mass to ask ourselves, and it often leads to production, near-instant communication miscommunication. and the digitization of the world with the How frequently do you find yourself creation of the internet. Technology is supposed to make us more surrounded by people idly staring at their cellphones, mindlessly scrolling, instead of connected and more interactive; to learn having face-to-face conversations? I’m often more about one another and to be better. guilty of this—sometimes it’s a way to make However, is it possible for technology myself feel more comfortable, or to just avoid to deteriorate our social capabilities and speaking to someone entirely; it’s a broken-in our physical presences in the real world? reflex at this point. Does constant reliance on virtual means If one person begins staring at their of communication make people feel more phone, then everyone else will, too. Whether isolated? they do it to avoid feeling self-conscious or to One of the biggest pros of technology is the advent of the internet—it has succeeded avoid awkwardness, it is also a way to avoid in connecting people from around the world, tangible relationships and interactions. As someone who used to be selfexposing more and more individuals to destructively shy, I thought cellphones were different cultures and ideas. a life-saver—anxiety levels dropped, coolness In a way, that is most certainly a social activity: you’re able to interact with and meet prevailed and I could really feel like myself. It didn’t take me long, however, to see how new and interesting people at any moment poorly it had been affecting my life. you feel like. How could that be considered I didn’t want to talk to people, I wanted isolating or restrictive? to text them; I didn’t want to go out and As impressive and great as all of that meet them, I wanted to stay home and is, it’s entirely possible that it’s just a communicate with them through a screen. It distraction from what’s going on around reduced my capabilities as a person. you; a distraction that can subtly make you Even though I was engaging with these feel more and more distanced by limiting your exposure to the concrete world you live people, it didn’t really feel like it; it felt weightless and emotionless. In a way, despite in and creating a bigger reliance on digital all the technological access to everybody in communication. the world, it made me feel more alone than a With the invention of the internet, part of something bigger. coupled with our reliance on smartphones Social media, too, has had a profound and the ability to talk to someone no matter impact on how we dictate the meaning of our where they are, some of that personal, real socialization is quickly losing significance in lives. Is constant documentation of every little favor of immediate access.
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thing that occurs in our life living in the walks on intimate dates and engaging in facemoment, or is it holding that moment back to-face conversation—where they could see from being truly special? immediate reactions—we instead see people The constant need to valididate every message a prospective partner’s profile and aspect of our lives interrupts our own sit, tense and anxious, on the edge of their interpretation of said life—this in turn seat, wondering why it is taking so long for a contributes to our fear of missing out. response. How often do you scroll through your There’s a loss of excitement and of Twitter or Facebook feed in fear of missing personal gratification. something that everyone else has already Inconsistent messages and seen? misinterpretations rob people of that sense of It feeds into this frenzied idea of wanting intimate immediacy; the feeling of engaging to know everything all at once. Reliance on in such a human activity withers away. sharing Is restricts technology personal bad? No. moments of Is reflection. texting, or The idea Facebook, that we have or anything become so else like dependent that bad? on wanting No. to know In fact, exactly I think all what is of it can be going on quite good. Drue Watkins in other However, Copy Editor people’s we should lives, too, be careful is both not to let it sad and negatively detrimental—especially with wanting to impact our social lives—a carefulness that know how their lives correspond with and should translate to not letting technology affect our own. govern how it is that we choose to live and We should be prioritizing our own interact. lives, our own interactions and our own Technology should never make us feel relationships with people. insecure, unimportant or alone. These unfair, unconscious comparisons Emotions are what makes people, people. with others through technology has They drive us, pushes us forward and negatively impacted how we view ourselves encourages us to break out of our comfort and what we desire from ourselves. zone to find something worth living for. And relationships, too, have taken a hit. Don’t let a screen or a virtual reality Where people should be taking long dictate how you choose to live your life.
“Even though I was engaging with these people, it didn’t really feel like it; it felt weightless and emotionless.”
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The President’s Administration: (From Left to Right) CU Art, Music and Theatre’s performances of “November” star junior Abbey Rinestine as Calrice Bernstein, sophomore MacEwan Sanders as Archer Brown, junior Payton Williams as President Charles H.P. Smith and junior Jacob Parkhurst as the turkey guy.
Art, Music and Theatre presents ‘November’
President gives up reelection; Thanksgiving turkeys explode Robert King A&E Editor @wckdrjtk
At 7:30 p.m. from Nov. 16 – 19 in the Fine Arts Center Little Theatre, Cameron University’s Department of Art, Music and Theatre presented performances of David Mamet’s play, “November.” “November” is a satire of the Oval Office and the President of the United States. The president is Charles H.P. Smith (played by Payton Williams), and he is inefficient at his job. His approval rating is low, and he’s quickly running out of money. It has been about four years since he became president, and as his term is nearing its end, his administration is falling
apart. The plot of the play takes place at some point before Election Day with the odds of Smith being re-elected appearing slim. Throughout the play, Smith tries to come up with ways to make money for his life after the presidency. Showrunner Payton Williams said that it was exciting being cast as the lead role. “David Mamet is my favorite playwright,” he said. “He’s written lots of great plays and screenplays. I really hoped I’d get cast as the lead because it was an exciting opportunity to see if Mamet’s book on acting would actually help me. Some of it was helpful, but I had to reach out to other sources, too.” Since the play occurs in November, the annual turkey pardoning is a chance for the
character of Smith to redeem himself and leave a better legacy behind. Smith’s speechwriter Clarice Bernstein (played by Abbey Rinestine) convinces Smith to try running again for office. Throughout the hilarity and chaos, Smith ends up deciding to forfeit any chance he had of winning a reelection campaign. The Director of the play, Deidra Onishi, said that she is very proud of the cast in the way that they worked together, especially with character portrayals. “Some people had more lines than others,” she said, “but each of the characters were very well formed and helped each of the other characters, so it was truly an ensemble piece.” The playwright intentionally rearranges the
chronological order of events to make a point in the play: the annual turkey pardoning takes place about two weeks after Election Day, which is always Nov. 7th. Thanksgiving is always on the third Thursday in November, and the pardoning is the Monday before. Throughout the performance of the play, there is a lot of foul language. Some of what the president’s character says would be offensive to many and unacceptable for anyone who would be elected into the Oval Office—although, that seems to be the point. The play gives an imaginary image of what a real president might be like whenever the cameras aren’t rolling and the press isn’t lurking nearby. President Smith is not based off of any real-life
president, nor is he supposed to be an extreme caricature of a republican or democrat. Written in 2007, the play is actually about what happens to a man when he’s about to lose the most powerful position in the world. Onishi said that she and the cast never talked about whether the president exhibits qualities of a democrat or a republican. “Whatever came out of Mamet’s words, that’s what it was,” she said. “If it sounded like a specific party affiliation than that came from Mamet’s dialogue. The focus is on what happens to a man as he’s about to lose power.” The setting for the play is a hand-made and hand-painted recreation of the Oval Office, including the presidential seal on the floor.
Bookshelves painted on the wooden backdrop featured working drawers along with removable prop books. The decision to have the production in the Little Theatre gave the show a more intimate touch; it seemed as if the audience were in the Oval Office with the president, his assistant and speechwriter. Onishi said that the play goes over what it means to be an American, what a democracy is and what rights are. “The president sort of is the universal identity for America,” she said. “And so we’re looking at ‘what is that identity?’ Looking not necessarily at the glossed over, fancy suit and tie identity, but the identity of whoever may be president, in the human sense. We did it for that reason.”
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Student searches for new coffee shop in Lawton Emily Lepien
coffee shop known as The Brew. Hidden behind the counter is all Staff Writer the ingredients needed to make a Avid coffee drinkers have likely delicious cup of joe. noticed the recent shut down of the The Brew’s menu is simple, Percolator Coffeehouse in Lawton. with classic coffee shop drinks: Often referred to as “The macchiato, frappe and espresso are Percolator,” the coffee house just a few listed. presented a prime location for The menu even offers a list of many students to enjoy a steaming frappes that aren’t coffee based, cup of coffee while studying. such as orange cream, vanilla bean With the recent closing, I set and strawberry banana. out to find a new coffee joint for Flavor shots can always be added students to enjoy. to drinks and range anywhere from Cherry Berry is best known for vanilla, to pumpkin pie, or even to its frozen yogurt display: a whole brown sugar cinnamon. wall full of nothing but frozen Many of these flavors are sugar flavors, and another dedicated to free, so that customers with dietary just toppings. restrictions can be accommodated. What many don’t know is that The Brew sells a coffee blend Cherry Berry sells more than just that is locally roasted out of frozen treats; they also have a Duncan, Oklahoma; it is known
as Viridian Coffee. They use two different blends behind the counter, and sell a few others already bagged so that customers can enjoy their coffee at home, too. Among the blends are the Guatemalan, Kenyan and Colombian. Blends range in roast and are even offered in an organic option. Prices vary by blend, but they average around $15 per pound. The Brew’s prices are comparable with those of Starbucks or The Percolator. A tall macchiato runs about $4 and some change. Of course, flavor add-ins and substitutes cost extra, but a customer could probably spend a few cents less than what they would at a Starbucks.
The Brew even offers a punch card promotion: buy 6 drinks and get the 7th free. I went into Cherry Berry this week and ordered a tall caramel macchiato; I had never ordered coffee from the store before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. When the woman behind the counter handed off the cup to me, I was excited. It wasn’t too sweet and it wasn’t too strong; the coffee was unlike anything I had tasted before. The only thing I could think was that I wish I had ordered a larger size. The coffee I had was smooth and warm, perfect for the winter weather that is approaching. I really liked that the macchiato had a coffee flavor to it, but the caramel
wasn’t too over bearing and it didn’t take away from the coffee. The staff inside Cherry Berry are beyond helpful. They greet every customer and are quick to make sure that each person walking into the shop is familiar with the menu. They give out recommendations if customers aren’t sure what to order, and they will even accommodate orders—for example, customers can enjoy a sugar free macchiato rather than a sugar filled one. Overall, I would say Cherry Berry is a good spot to go if one is looking for a quiet, laid back resort to study. With tables, chairs, couches, free Wi-Fi and good coffee, students can spend hours there.
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Mt. Park Cafe: Cameron University professor Matt Jenkins’ film “Texoma” stars (from left to right) Brandi Barbee as Kat, Hanna Hardey as Riley and Shelli Fox as Alice.
Follow up: ‘Texoma’ wins award at film festival Sarae Ticeahkie Student Life Editor @SylviaSpeaks
Last Summer, the western film “Texoma” entered and won first place at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards in England for Best Feature Film Made for Less Than $5,000. The organization is dedicated to awarding films based on their originality and creativity, while
taking into account budget restrictions. Monkey Bread Tree Film Award Festival Director Ben Rider said the film’s greatest strength is its authenticity. “The film is quite well shot,” he said, “and it’s consistent with its technical skill for its measly $3,000 budget. “The cast, which gather a strong set of characters, provide a taste of this particular Texan way
of life, enriched with the ideas of community, generational dynamics and the importance of locality to the film’s own ideals of land.” Cameron professor and director of the film Dr. Matt Jenkins decided to enter the festival because it promotes the kind of films he writes, directs and produces. Jenkins is encouraged to improve his movie making skills when his films get recognized or
streaming on Soundcloud and YouTube.
to handle various pop culture issues. The show is reflective on American adolescence and younger LGBTQ+ generations. The show is available for streaming on YouTube.
win at festivals where the judges are credible film critics. The panel of judges for the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards are critics, actors and filmmakers working within the industry. Jenkins said credibility is everything. “When someone else that has credibility says, ‘This is good’ then that elevates the movies and makes them worthy,” he said. “It’s like winning an Oscar.”
Jenkins entered “Texoma” into nine film festivals where they have been screened or recognized. “Texoma” screened at 4 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the Eyecatcher Film Festival in McAlester, OK. The film showcased in the category for Best Oklahoma Movie. For more information about the “Texoma” film and what festivals it has entered, visit www. misfitsoffilm.com.
YouTube podcasts for millennial viewers Madison Lyda Staff Writer
As a major multi-media platform, YouTube has risen in popularity, with signature YouTube stars beginning to branch out to even broader audiences with help from YouTube management. These original stars are beginning to channel into another form of media that is steadily rising into popularity with the millennial generation: Podcasts. With the rise of this platform, some of YouTube’s most popular stars have started to produce their own talk shows. Here are my Top-5 YouTube podcasts available to the world today:
Jenna and Julien Podcast The “Jenna and Julien Podcast” is headed by YouTube veteran Jenna Mourey, better known as her famous internet pseudonym “Jenna Marbles.” Being one of the longest standing content creators, Marbles surprisingly joined the platform late. Nonetheless, Marbles and boyfriend/co-host Julien Solomita pride themselves on referring to their talk show as being “weird, not by the book and completely unnecessary.” The two hosts interview individuals and have completely random, and sometimes even intoxicated, conversations about life. The two hosts elicit humorous commentary. They take on topics such as Star Trek, Morality Quizzes, and even “honest company slogans,” a hilarious mashup of current company jingles and slogans transformed into more honest and relatable versions. The show is available for
Not Too Deep
“Not Too Deep” is led by Grace Helbig, a YouTube veteran who has joined the podcast world in a hilariously outrageous celebrity interview talk show. It has made its mark by claiming to be “Not Too Deep.” Helbig interviews guests by asking outlandish questions that will never fail to make the audience laugh. Helbig uses her monotone sense of humor, paired with celebrity guests, to attract an audience ranging from all ages. Throughout the interviews, Helbig often interrupts a conversation to ask questions off the top of her head that are often hilariously well-crafted. The show’s popularity has eventually landed her a spot on the television channel E! The podcast is available for streaming on Soundcloud, Fullscreen.com and iTunes.
Psychobabble
“Psychobabble” features YouTube legend Tyler Oakley and sidekick Korey Kuhl as they pride their show on being “a half hour of unfiltered gossip sessions, pop culture scrutiny, and stories never told before.” The two hosts talk about all things pop culture and translate their thoughts through wit and collaborative humor. The two guys spend a half hour gossiping by using comedic social commentary and opinion-based reprisal. The show is available for streaming on Podbay.com, Fullscreen.com, Soundcloud and iTunes.
Shane and Friends
“Shane and Friends” follows long standing YouTube veteran and comedic entity, Shane Dawson, along with co-host/ producer Jessie Overexposed Buttafuoco and Drew Monson. The “Kingsley’s Overexposed trio comes together in an epic hour#deceased” is conducted by long venture through American Youtuber Kingsley, also known as social gossip. King Russell. They interview a relevant He is an American comedian and member of social stardom every blogger of humor. week. Kingsley graces the podcast Celebrities such as Farrah world with a new and exciting style of talk with his show “Overexposed,” Abraham, Rebecca Black, Miss Fame and Kathy Griffin have also known as “#deceased.” made appearances on the show Kingsley concentrates on pop throughout the previous five culture and digging into the nitty seasons. gritty; he often gets involved in the Shane uses self-deprecating dirty details of media today. humor, along with wild side quests As an American gay icon, and various other forms of fun Kingsley uses his personality for commentary, to give the show an comedic effect and deliberate overall excitingly relevant tone. humor. The show is available for Kingsley talks much about the life of being gay and being a “queen.” streaming on iTunes, Fullscreen. He also shares advice about how com and YouTube.
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Millenial YouTube sensation: Tyler Oakley arrives at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2015. Oakley has a podcast series with Korey Kuhl. The show discusses various elements in today’s pop culture. The podcasts are available to stream on Podbay, Soundcloud and iTunes.
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Aggie men win first home game
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Fastbreak: (Left) Junior Tyler Williams battles Daniel Eibel on a fastbreak. (Right) Redshirt sophomore Jalen Nicholas swats the ball away from a pack of Bulldog defenders. (Bottom) Senior Bryce Elie works around Malik Smith on his way to the basket and a 15 point outing against SWOSU. The Aggies defeated the Bulldogs 71-62 in their home opener on Nov. 25 in the Aggie Gym. Redshirt junior Zach Dumas scored a team-high 18 points.
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Beauregard led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Sports Editor Jerry Hurt and Nick @KristaPylant8 Shoemaker joined him in double figures with 12 and 11 The Cameron men’s basketball team nabbed a 71- points, respectively. SWOSU shot 37 percent 62 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State (SWOSU) (20-for-54) from the field as a in their home opener on Nov. team, while Cameron finished at 44.6 percent (25-for-56) 25 in the Aggie Gym. While the Aggies scored overall. The Bulldogs committed a season low 71 points, a season low five turnovers CU still delivered the loss against the Aggies, while to the Bulldogs extending forcing 10 and converting SWOSU’s skid to five them into 14 points. straight losses and a 1-5 Cameron won the record. rebounding battle 44-28 over The win brings Cameron SWOSU. to an even 3-3 overall mark. While the Aggie men Zach Dumas led Cameron with 18 points on a bested the Bulldogs in shooting, Cameron head hot shooting night. coach Andrew Brown The 6-3 guard from said there is still room for Huffman, Texas went 4-5 improvement. from the field, 3-4 beyond “Offensively, I thought we the arc and 7-10 at the stripe. worked really hard to create Senior Bryce Elie also shots for each other,” Brown reached double digits in said. “We just didn’t hit some scoring with 15 points of those shots. and matched junior Tyus “We are the kind of team Momoh for a team high eight that will make those shots as rebounds. we get into the season. We For SWOSU, Charles
just didn’t shoot the ball well consistantly tonight.” Brown added he was most impressed with the Aggies’ defensive side of the ball. “I thought our defensive effort was solid throughout the course of the whole game,” Brown said. “We handled all the situations they brought and made them hit tough shots.” The game got off to a slow start as neither side reached double figures until six minutes in. Play was still contested with nine lead changes in the first half with CU never letting the Bulldogs lead by more than four points. Cameron trailed by one entering the final minute of the half. However, Dumas broke for five points including a three-pointer with six seconds left to send CU to the locker room with a 34-30 advantage. In the second half, the Aggies took advantage of a pair of Bulldog scoring droughts including one that
lasted over four and a half minutes to take an 18-point lead, 65-47, down to seven minutes remaining. SWOSU’s cold 34 percent from the field hurt them as the Aggies shot a steady 44 percent in both halves and four threepointers allowing them to out-score the Bulldogs 37-32 in the final period for the 71-62 victory. According to Brown, the Aggies’ second half surge was not without misses and brings CU another area to polish. “We did get away in the second half, but we didnt finish strong,” he said. “Our struggle had to do more with not hitting shots than our effort.” Cameron starts Lone Star Conference play on Nov. 30 as they host undefeated Texas A&MCommerce to start a four game league stretch. The Lions are first in the LSC in scoring defense and second in steals.
Bonnarens nets 28 points: Cameron women fall 98-81 versus SWOSU
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Double trouble: Sophomore Jamie Bonnarens fights SWOSU double coverage looking for teammate junior Lejha Smith in the Aggie Gym. Cameron suffered a 98-81 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State on Nov. 22 in a game where Bonnarens led all scorers with 28 points and had nine rebounds. CU made four fewer field goals than SWOSU’s 34-for-62 effort; however, the Sports Editor Aggies were strong behind the arc, making nine @KristaPylant8 treys in a loss that knocked them to 2-2 on the year. Free throws and turnovers made the CU’s 21 turnovers did not bode well for difference in the Cameron women’s basketball them either as SWOSU cashed in 27 points off team’s 98-81 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State (SWOSU) on Nov. 22 in the Aggie Gym. the takeaways. The Bulldogs relied on inside shooting as 66 The Bulldogs doubled the Aggies in free throws, sinking 24 of their own to stay a perfect percent of their points occurred in the paint. 5-0 to start the season. Jamie Bonnarens led all scorers with 28
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points and nearly notched a double-double with nine rebounds. The sophomore from Cache, Okla. also recorded three assists and two steals. Ava Battese scored 15 points and drained five three-pointers. Lejha Smith closed out the double-digit scoring for the Aggies with 13 points paired with 11 boards for her second double-double of the season. SWOSU’s duo of Hailey Tucker and Hayden Priddy combined for 53 of the Bulldog’s points. Tucker tallied a team best 27 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Priddy backed her up with 26 points of her own and six
assists. CU had trouble getting things going to start the game, not making their first basket until four minutes in the contest. However, the Aggies caught up quickly to SWOSU’s seven points on back-to-back threes by Battese. At the end of the first quarter, CU trailed by one possession until the Bulldogs opened the second period with a 7-1 run resulting in their largest lead of nine, 24-15.
Cameron had a short burst of their own, taking a 10-2 run under six minutes to capture their first lead of the game, 29-28 with 4:41 remaining. Four missed CU buckets later, the Bulldogs re-took the lead and kept it until the halftime buzzer. They furthered their advantage to 4034. By halftime, Bonnarens had already notched 17 points and Priddy 14 points. SWOSU opened the second half strong, advancing their edge to their largest lead of 11 points until the Aggies went of a third period surge. A pair of threes from Amaka Nwakamma and Andrea Martinez started a 13 point chain Bonnarens finished herself on three straight scoring plays. Bonnarens’ nine point rally put CU within one point of SWOSU twice. Still, the Bulldogs went on to out-score CU 12-5, taking an eight point edge into the final period where they put the finishing touches on the Aggies. SWOSU out-scored CU 32-23 in the final period, helping seal the deal with four made treys. For her solid performance against the Aggies and Northeastern State, the Great American Conference named Tucker GAC Player of the Week. This is the first time this season Tucker garnered the weekly GAC honor after earning the award four times as a sophomore and once as a freshman. Tucker shot 51 percent from the field on the week on 20-of-39 overall from the floor, while also going 14-for-18 from the free-throw line (77 percent).
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CU women drop LSC opener in OT
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One jump ahead: Sophomore Jamie Bonnarens goes for a jump shot against Texas A&M-Commerce’s Brianna Wise in the Lone Star Conference opener on Nov. 30 in the Aggie Gym. Bonnarens tallied a team high 22 points and added 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. The Cameron women fell 79-69 in overtime.
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@KristaPylant8 Cold shooting doomed the Aggies on Lone Star Conference opening night against Texas A&M-Commerce as Cameron fell 79-69 to the Lions in overtime on Nov. 30 in the Aggie Gym. Cameron’s 32 percent shooting from the field hurt them coupled with 20 turnovers the Lions cashed in for 16 points. Both teams shot 25 percent from out deep, with TAMUC going 3-for-12 and the Aggies 8-for-32. Additionally, CU shot 65 percent from the stripe, and the Lions shot 63 percent, sinking 24-of-38 free throws. Both sides grabbed an even 48 rebounds. Sophomore Jamie Bonnarens led the Aggies with 22 points and added 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Redshirt junior Parfitt McNair scored 18 points, and junior Amaka Nwakamma tallied 11 points. Junior Lejha Smith tallied 14 rebounds and three blocks. Sophomore Ava Battese had a poor shooting night as she missed all ten of her
three-point tries and had just three points. Entering league play, Battese averaged 3.6 three-pointers a game and was the Aggie’s second best scorer behind Bonnarens. For the Lions, senior Brianna Wise led with a career high 26 points. Graduate Melanie Ransom, senior Artaejah Gay and sophomore Jenna Price joined her in double figures with 14, 13 and 12 points, respectively. Prior to the contest with the Aggies, Gay was three points away from 1,000 career points, which she reached in Thursday night’s game becoming the 12th Lion in program history to reach the milestone. Price added 14 rebounds for the game’s only other double-double. Cameron experienced cold shooting in the opening half, shooting just 25 percent from the field and only made 2-of-11 three-point tries. The Aggies experienced their largest lead of seven points in the first quarter after freshman Andrea Martinez hit back-to-back treys to put CU up 18-11 with under a minute remaining. In the second quarter, the Lions found their first lead since the game’s opening
bucket. With six minutes to go until the half, CU fouled the Lions beyond the arc, but junior London Holland only made one of three free throws to tie the game at 19-all. After another tie at 21, TAMUC scored on three layups to take a 27-25 lead at the buzzer after out-scoring the Aggies 15-7 in the second period. The third period saw tightly contested action with four ties down to the three minute marker. CU worked to chip down their deficit but still trailed 48-44 entering the fourth period after TAMUC hit a three with 20 seconds on the clock. In the fourth, the Aggies grabbed a 59-55 lead after making back-to-back threes with three minutes remaining. With under a minute to go, TAMUC inched within two points. The Aggies tried to work time off the clock but committed a turnover on a pass and fouled the Lions who made both their shots tying the game at 61-all. With 22 seconds left, the Aggies missed a forced jumper sending the game into overtime.
Overtime is where the Lions prevailed as they out-scored CU 18-8 for the 79-69 league opening victory. Wise scored nine points in overtime thanks to a 5-for-8 effort at the line. Davis added four points making all of her free throws. The Aggies are now 2-4 and the Lions 4-3 overall. CU will continue league action at 2 p.m. on Dec. 2 with defending Lone Star Conference Tournament champion Tarleton State. TSU is 3-3 overall and 0-1 in league play after falling to Midwestern State on Nov. 30 in Wichita Falls, Texas. The TexAnns had 18 turnovers and shot 29 percent from the floor against the Mustangs. MSU shot 47 percent and had 44 points in the paint to Tarleton’s 18 points. The Aggies have the advantage as TSU has dropped all three of their road contests this season. TSU is averaging 59.6 ppg, and is top-3 in the league’s most accurate shooters, shooting 39 percent from the field and 34 percent from three-point range, but they struggle at the line shooting a mere 66 percent.
Aggie men fall to Lions in heartbreaker
Armstrong to just seven For the Lions, Armstrong one point behind him at 12 and 2-for-2 at the line. Lions. led his team with 22 points points when he scored 15 in points. Junior Willie Rooks with Next, Cameron will host Sports Editor and eight rebounds. the first half. Tate rounded out CU’s 16 points and junior Reggie LSC opponent Tarleton State @KristaPylant8 He shot 8-for-10 from the The Lions also shot just double figure scoring with Reid with 13 points finished at 4 p.m. on Dec. 2 in the The Cameron men’s field, 4-for-4 from out deep ten points. out double digits for the Aggie Gym. 1-for-9 from beyond the arc basketball team fell in a when they drained five in the heartbreaking 69-68 loss in opening half. their Lone Star Conference The Aggies held a 68-65 opener against Texas A&Mlead with under two minutes Commerce on Nov. 30 in the to go, which the Lions cut to a Aggie Gym. one point lead with a layup at Back and forth action 51 seconds remaining. dominated the opening half CU missed a jumper, and of the game as both sides at eight seconds, TAMUC traded points until the Lions scored the game winning broke for a 12 point lead ten basket and prevented a threeminutes in the game. However, the Aggies came point shot from CU for the back strong to chain together 69-68 win. The Lions are now a an 18-2 run to grab the lead perfect 6-0 on the young with three minutes remaining season while the Aggies drop in the half. to 3-4 overall. In the final minute of the TAMUC finished half, TAMUC scored two shooting 47 percent from the buckets to lead 36-35. field while the Aggies shot 41 CU almost had the percent. advantage as redshirt junior CU bested the Lions 9-6 Johann Tate heaved a beyond in three-pointers and both half-court shot into the sides shot an even 9-for-12 basket, but it did not count as from the free throw line. time already expired. Redshirt junior Delano Cameron’s defense came Photo by Krista Pylant Jones led the Aggies with up big in the second half. And the foul: Junior Tyus Momoh goes for a layup and is fouled on the play by Texas A&M-Commerce’s Dorian 13 points plus six rebounds, CU limited TAMUC’s and junior Tyus Momoh was Armstrong on Nov. 30 in the Aggie Gym. Momoh scored 12 points in the Lone Star Conference 69-68 loss. leading scorer senior Dorian
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