The Cameron University Collegian: November 21, 2005

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Out into the wild west

Students and faculty took advantage of an unusual opportunity in early November. They traveled on horseback on a three-day journey with a chuck wagon cook, thankful for the hospitality and instruction of ranchers along the way.

Believe it or not, students were not only fulfilling a fantasy of the old west, they were earning college credits.

Nov 4-6 marked the fifth Southwest Oklahoma Rangelands course offered at Cameron. The three-day weekend class traveled a 40-mile trail bordering several ranches along the west side of Comanche County.

According to Leon Fischer, associate professor of agriculture, students are expected to furnish their own camping supplies and horse. But on occasion, Fischer and others have provided a few horses for students.

The group began the trail ride at 8 a.m. on Friday and returned early Sunday evening

Fischer was not the only faculty member in attendance for the course. Associate Professor of Agriculture Gale Hagee and Chair of the Agriculture Department Jerry Dodd participated, as well as Chair of the Multimedia Department Don Aguilar and Business Instructor Kenneth Smith.

“I’m an avid horseman,” Smith said. “I break and train horses on the side. This was a great

opportunity for me to ride in areas I haven’t been in before. It also provided an opportunity to do more training on my horse, and at the same time to learn about range management.”

There were 21 students who enrolled in the course. Of these, 12 were agriculture students, while 9 took the course for PE credit. A few OSU students also attended, Fischer said

Agriculture senior Tamara Knaust said, “I took the class as a PE credit and also as an agronomy credit. I have been on every one of the trail rides that Fischer has offered. They are such a good time and it’s great to be able to be outside horseback riding and earn college credits for it.

By Jessica LaneStaff Writer

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Cameron email. How many times have you actually used it?

The free email service that Cameron University provides for all students, faculty and staff is considerably under-used, according to the office of Information Technology Services. This is partially attributed to the limited services and options it provides. Many students prefer to use other email avenues, such as Yahoo, Hotmail and the new Google services.

But plans are now being put into action to introduce a new email service for Cameron: a Web-based, Windows platform with everything that Outlook has to offer. The Director of Information Technology Services Debbie Goode cannot wait for the new service to be fully implemented.

“We are pleased to offer this service,” Goode said. “This conversion will improve our service to students, faculty and staff and the new Windows server has more reliable backups than the older Linux does.”

The server now being used is limited in comparison with industry standards today. Multimedia freshman Annette Mayville identified the problems she has with the current system.

“It is not Web-based,” Mayville said. “It really limits what can be done. With a Web-based email, you can accomplish so much more. You can customize your account, group contacts and have better filtration systems. Right now, I’m getting spam and I can’t even block it.”

With the new system in place, Cameron will have many more advantages compared to the prior system. Cameron Windows System Administrator Scott Putney wants to make sure everything is as

efficient as possible.“We are moving towards single sign-in as best

we can,” Putney said. “With the new server, users won’t have to use as many passwords to access information. This new server will also improve service time. If there is a problem, instead of email being down for a day, it will be something like four hours instead. And another plus is longer connectivity: you can be logged in for a much longer time than before.”

Cameron is already implementing the new system for faculty and staff to ensure any problems can be addressed before the entire university is included.

“We are looking to fully execute this as early as spring 2006,” Goode said. “This new service will be what graduates will be using out in the workplace community. We want to make sure they are prepared as much as they can be. If any students have any information they would like to keep from the old service, contact our office at

580.581.2255.”

New email services in the worksBy Kenny ScarleStaff Writer

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KCCU receives grant to fund public service announcements

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Agriculture department professor begins a new chapter closer to home.

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Karma and Effect: South African band produces thinking man’s music.

PLEASE SEE PAGE 6.

New Zealander maintains balance on and off the court.

PLEASE SEE PAGE 9.

What’s on your Thanksgiving plate this week?

PLEASE SEE PAGE 3.

Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra makes a comeback.

Due to Thanksgiving Break, the next issue of The Collegian will be published Dec. 5.

Courtesy PhotoTrail riders: Participants in the Southwest Oklahoma Rangelands course enter John and Tamara Phelan’s ranch on horseback readying for the tour. The students received course credit for their participation.

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KCCU, Cameron’s on-campus radio station, is a non-profit organization, supported by foundation donations, underwriting sales to local businesses and listener donations.

Last week, KCCU received one of 11 grants donated by Howmet Castings, the premier manufacturer of components for jet aircraft, gas turbine and other advanced-technology industries. Howmet Castings is located in Wichita Falls.

The company presented $60,000 in Alcoa Foundation Grants to 11 local, non-profit organizations, in support of their community-focused programs. Mark Kennedy, the local coordinator for Alcoa Foundation Grants, expressed his satisfaction with this contribution.

“We are extremely pleased to be a partner in supporting the wonderful work and effort of these outstanding local organizations,” Kennedy said. “Each of the recipients provides extremely valuable services to our local community.”

KCCU is a member of National Public Radio. NPR serves a growing audience of 26 million Americans each week in partnership with more than 780 independently operated, noncommercial public radio stations. Cameron’s own KCCU radio station is among this number.

Mark Norman, KCCU Director of Broadcasting, said he was appreciative of the funding.

“In the areas we serve, we receive grants from many different foundations to better aid

News2 November 21, 2005

You spend the biggest part of you life in search of success.

Sometimes you climb the ladder only to find a missing rung.

Other times, you climb up and find yourself at the very top.

That is the case for one Cameron alumni member.

The success of Tina Solomon, vice-president of operations for Countrywide Home Loans, has assisted the CU speech and debate team in their search for success through her personal donation in the amount of $12,500. The donation was made to the communication department

The McCasland Foundation and the University of Oklahoma matched Solomon’s donation. Including a donation from Countrywide, a total of $60,000

was donated to the department.According to Solomon,

the scholarship foundation of Cameron University has also agreed to donate the interest that the original donations will earn.

Solomon’s past experiences with the speech and debate team led her to donate the money to current members. She places high importance on the experiences that she had while on the speech and debate team.

“I found this (participation on the team) to be very valuable in my personal and professional progression,” she said.

Solomon attributes her success to two professors in the communication department.

“The inf luence that Mr. Tony Allison, department chair and Dr. James Hef lin, associate professor of communication, have had on me has carried me throughout my endeavors,” she said.

Solomon has stayed in contact with Allison and Hef lin since she left Cameron and it is through that contact Solomon heard about the foundation. She feels that she has been very blessed with success and wanted to express that with her donation.

“I believe in giving back to society,” she said.

The money will be designated for the communication department and will help cover travel expenses and tournament costs for the speech and debate team.

The donation to the communication department is not the only proof of

Solomon’s success. The proof is also exhibited through her educational background and career opportunities.

Solomon graduated from high school in May 1982. She

attended school in Ashland, Ohio before coming to Cameron University.

Solomon graduated from CU in 1994 with a degree in speech communication.

In 1995, Solomon

accepted a job as account executive for Household Finance Corp. in Lawton. While working there she was ranked in the Top 100 Sales People in the United States. In 1997, Solomon made the move to Elmhurst, Ill. where

she served as sales manager for a year. She then moved to Wooddale, Ill. and accepted a job as department manager of telesales/operations.

In 1999, she made the move back to Elmhurst to continue her climb up the ladder at HSBC, formerly Household Finance, where she served as department manager of acquisitions. In 2000, Solomon moved to Florida where she served the company as assistant vice-president of loan administration before becoming vice-president of operations at Countywide here in Lawton, the position she currently holds.

Solomon is very proud of her Cameron roots and is very proud to have been mentored by the communication department.

“They (communication department) were my second family, and I hope in a small way that this is a tribute to them,” she said.

CU alumnus gives back to Communication DepartmentBy DeAnn JustusNews Writing Student

“They were my second family, and I hope in a small way that this is a tribute to them.”

—Tina Solomon,Vice-President

Country Wide Loans

Getting where you want to be is a chapter in the human story. Unpacking when you get there is akin to that adventure in the human experience.

Dr. Frankie White is here, but he is still unpacking. White is the new assistant professor for the agriculture department. His North Shepler office is partially filled with boxes of books and mementos, photos of family and memorabilia from his alma mater that are lying in wait to adorn his nearly barren walls. White began teaching at Cameron University on Aug. 15, but his schedule has left little time to unpack.

White earned his bachelor’s degree at Texas Tech in animal science. His master’s and doctoral degrees were in reproductive physiology and animal science from Oklahoma State University (OSU). While White was finishing up his doctoral degree he performed a post-doctoral fellowship at Texas A & M for 18 months where he did research in molecular biology with a focus on gene expression.

White said he began his college career wanting to be a vet, but he was later exposed as a student to

animal science and its applications and changed his direction. White said the science that related to livestock species was one of the things that got him excited about animal science.

White said his favorite thing about graduate school was the applied research in which students were doing things that could actually help producers. The most challenging aspect of graduate school for him was writing his 150-page dissertation. White said compiling something that large was extremely difficult.

Although White has spent time in both Texas and Oklahoma, he is originally from Jacksboro, Texas. He said one of the things that drew him to CU was the proximity he would have to his family. White said he also likes the fact that Cameron has smaller class sizes than some larger universities. White said he believes this fact allows the students he teaches to have more hands-on application in agriculture as opposed to strictly theory.

Some of White’s professional and personal influences are family members and former professors. White said one of his primary agricultural influences was his grandfather, who is a farmer and rancher, and one of his teaching

influences is his father, who is a high school and junior college teacher.

Other influences include Dr. Rodney Guzert of OSU.

White said “Dr. Guzert spends a lot of time teaching. He has developed CDs to help his students learn, and he really cares that his students learn the material he is trying to present.”

White hopes his teaching at Cameron will result in graduates who are well trained, who can think critically and who can go out and make a difference in the livestock community.

White said his busy schedule has not afforded him much free time to nurture his hobbies. Nevertheless, some of White’s extracurricular activities include spending time with his family,

hiking, camping and raising horses and cattle. White said if he were not teaching he would be doing research, possibly in medical science.

With new beginnings come new ideas. White said he has some ideas for an equine program at Cameron and perhaps an international agriculture program that would expose students to

New assistant agriculture professor ready to unpack

agriculture in other countries. White still has time to roll up

his sleeves and unpack with the semester almost over. He still has time to acquaint himself with the new faces of faculty and students. He still has time to adjust to the new environment he is in. For Dr. Frankie White, his Cameron story has just begun.

A new face around campus: Dr. Frankie White takes a break in his office. White began teaching at Cameron on Aug. 15, and is busy with his new schedule.

Photo by Jessica Lane

By Amanda RundleStaff Writer

CU Art Guild to host fund-raiser

The Art Guild will host an edible art show on Dec. 1 from 9-2 p.m. in Nance Boyer.

Judges needed for debate competition

Fundamentals of speech students and communications majors are needed to judge the Cameron Christmas Classic Debate Tournament on Dec. 2-3. Demonstrations and information will be provided to teach volunteers how to judge. For more information, contact Tyler Thornton, director of debate, in the Communications Building, Room 107, call him at 581.2555, or email him at [email protected].

Opportunities to present papers offered

The communications department will offer students two opportunities to present research papers this spring. On Feb. 24-25, the University of Oklahoma will host the OU Sooner Conference in Norman. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Dec. 16. To be considered for top awards completed papers must also be submitted. For more information contact [email protected]. On Mar. 3, Canyon, Texas will be the location of the West Texas A&M Research Conference. A 500-word abstract or 10-12 page completed paper must be submitted by Feb. 17. Contact [email protected] for more information.

2006 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics annual essay contest is open to juniors and seniors, with a first prize of $5,000. Go to www.eliewieselfoundation.org for more information.

Voices 3November 21, 2005

Editorial BoardManaging Editor - Lisa SniderNews Editor - Sarah Warren Copy Editor - Kathleen KellyA&E Editor - Joshua RouseSports Editor - Aaron GilbeeFeatures Editor - Angela SandersGraphic Artist - Leah Hicks

Newsroom StaffBus. Manager - Jennifer HardyCartoonist - Thomas PruittFinancial Officer - Susan HillPhotographer - Scott PrattWebmaster - Sheldon RogersStaff Writers - Lauren Slate, Amanda Rundle, Jessica Lane

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Eddie Guerrero, a.k.a. Latino Heat, the famous World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis. Authorities believe the cause of death was heart failure resulting from his bout with cocaine and alcohol. His presence will be missed among wrestlers and wrestling fans alike.

But Eddie Guerrero was more than just a wrestler. There is a consensus among many that wrestlers are just big bulky men who go out and beat each other until they can’t move. While wrestling is fake the things they do in the ring are real and they are far from the mindless brutes many people make them out to be.

Eddie Guerrero fought a drug and alcohol addiction most of his life. The WWE has a stringent travel schedule. Most of the wrestlers are on the road 300 out of 365 days of the year. Even with the “roster split” implemented a couple of years ago, the wrestlers spend more time in hotel rooms than they do with their families. And they all do it for the fans.

Eddie’s family, the Guerreros, were hailed as Mexico’s First Family of wrestling. He was the son of the legendary Mexican wrestler Gory

Guerrero. The youngest of three brothers, Eddie began wrestling at a very young age and had even mastered the drop kick by his third birthday.

Eddie’s American wrestling impact didn’t come until 1995 when he appeared on Extreme Championship Wrestling. There, Eddie went on to win the ECW Television Championship and held it twice before he went to World Championship Wrestling. At WCW, Eddie’s career took off with the likes of Booker T, Rey Mysterio Junior, Ric Flair and even his nephew Chavo Guerrero.

When Eddie showed up on WWE’s Monday Night “RAW” in 2000 his career skyrocketed. Eddie went on to win the European Championship and even the WWE Championship at the Pay-Per-View event No Way Out in 2004 against Brock Lesnar.

The sad thing about Eddie’s death is he will probably be remembered for the WWE scripted feud with Rey Mysterio, his former best friend. The feud involved Rey’s real life son, Dominic. Eddie claimed to be Dominic’s father, which sparked a bitter feud over the airwaves and led to many people labeling Eddie as a backstabber and a coward.

But Eddie was no backstabber and he was no coward. Every day that Eddie went out to the ring, he put his life on the line and did whatever he could to impress the fans. The most memorable match recently was the Monday Night “RAW” ladder match with fellow high-flier Rob Van Dam. But it was only one of many of Eddie’s impressive matches throughout his career.

Like many entertainers on the road, Eddie fought a drug and alcohol addiction. The long hours took a toll on him as well as other wrestlers before him like the Ultimate Warrior and Road Warrior Hawk. Eddie was a born again Christian after he beat his drug addiction.

On last Monday’s “RAW” fellow Christian Shawn Michaels talked about how he and Eddie would sit and discuss their faith. Other wrestlers talked about how they would come to him for advice, and he would always pull out the Bible and look to it for advice.

John Cena said it best, “You’ll hear a lot of things tonight about Eddie, but they’ll all mean the same thing: Eddie was a great man.”

The last “RAW” was a tribute to Eddie with Chairman Vince McMahon opening the show with the entire roster of wrestlers behind him. Wrestlers like HHH, the Big Show, Kane, Benoit and others all had tears in their eyes. It was one of the most emotional shows ever aired from WWE.

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Thanksgiving Day. For some, it is a time to share a

special meal with family and friends. For others, it is a day of mourn-ing as they reflect on the violent birth of a nation at the expense of the first Americans and their own nations.

From the religious intolerance prevalent in some of the first colonies to the institutionalization of slavery by Congress and the Supreme Court to the driving of Native Americans from their lands to inhospitable res-ervations to the internment of citi-zens during World War II, we have made many mistakes along the way.

We are notable as a nation not for what we have done, but for what we continue to strive to become.

This nation is exceptional because of our Constitution, in particu-lar, the Bill of Rights. Even as our founding fathers participated in acts that we, today, find repugnant, they somehow managed to produce this living, breathing document.

This nation is exceptional because of the individuals who have chosen to call themselves citizens and, in order to take part in this great ex-periment, have willingly relinquished a part of their ethnic or cultural identity.

We are a nation of immigrants. Scientists theorize that even the earliest Americans came to this con-tinent via a land bridge. Think about the courage, the foolish optimism or just plain ignorance of those first Americans. They picked up and left what they knew in search of some-thing better.

Earlier this year, the Collegian interviewed an individual who made

AGGIESAsk the

What is a unique traditional dish that your family has for Thanksgiving?

Garry Chenault,undeclared freshman“Monte Carlos - it’s a funnel cake with ham and cheese on the inside. We serve it with jelly.”

Cherrilleye Joiner,pre-nursing freshman

“Cherry cheese pie - my grand-mother makes it.”

Valerie Ellington,zoology freshman

“Chicken and dumplings and sweet potato pie.”

Ty Logan,criminal justice sophomore“Rum balls. It’s a dessert with coconut and rum. You get done; you’re full; you’re poppin’ rum balls.”

Brian Abel,criminal justice senior

“We have ham because two people don’t like turkey.”

Sapa Taamu,accounting junior“Roasted pig. We Pacific Islanders bury a pig with hot coals.”

Carolina Vera-Vera,health/P.E. senior

“We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in my culture. I’m from Suriname

in South America.”

Faulted? Yes – but a great man will be missed

Josh is a journalism sophomore from Duncan and is the A&E editor for The Collegian.

Can freedom thrive in the dark?the choice to become a citizen, ROTC cadet and criminal justice junior Ballah Howard.

A native of Liberia, Howard left in 1989 due to civil unrest. For seven years, he resided in a refugee camp in the Ivory Coast where he completed high school. In 1997, he came to the United States and joined the Army at Staten Island.

On Sept. 13, 2001, Howard be-came an American citizen – citizen-ship, he said, that has provided him with opportunity: “An opportunity to become somebody.”

“The playing field is kind of level,” Howard said. “You have to take that opportunity and do something with it.”

We are a crazy quilt of eth-nicities, cultures, languages and religions. And yet … what is it that brings us together as a nation? It is, perhaps, the idea that nothing is impossible.

We have had setbacks through-out our existence. The World Trade Center bombing shook our confi-dence and drove home the fact that we are no more protected from acts of terrorism than any other nation.

The initial reaction, “the best de-fense is a good offense,” was natural. However, four years have passed. It is time to step back and look at where we are headed as a nation.

Last Wednesday, Congress reached a tentative agreement on re-visions of the Patriot Act. Fourteen provisions due to expire at the end of the year will be made permanent. The House voted to extend by seven years the provisions allowing roving wiretaps and allowing law enforce-ment agents to access bookstore and

public library records. The recent news that our govern-

ment is holding suspected terrorists in prisons outside of our borders in order to facilitate interrogation techniques that are illegal here is another brick in the wall we seem to be building to separate “us” from “them.”

The idea that this nation contin-ues to serve as a beacon of freedom and hope to countless citizens of the world is an astounding accom-plishment, and one not to be taken lightly.

This Thanksgiving Day, let us take the time to examine where we have been and where we are going as a nation. Do not take the rights we are guaranteed under the Constitu-tion lightly. Do not sit quietly by as our freedoms, and those of future generations, are eroded in the name of security.

Do not sit quietly by as the bea-con of freedom dims and goes dark.

Cartoon by Leah Hicks

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Sweet on sugar: Southern cooks couldn’t get by without itBy Bill MarvelKRT Newswire

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When I was little, my Southern grandmother fed me sugar sandwiches: white bread slathered with butter, then sprinkled with sugar. I thought they were wonderful.

But as I grew older and more sophisticated I saw them as an aberration, an obscure food folkway like pig‘s knuckles or bacon grease on toast.

Or so I thought until I mentioned sugar sandwiches to Matthew B. Rowley, who writes on Southern subjects, including food. Rowley lives in Philadelphia, but has ties to the South. He sits on the board of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi‘s Center for the Study of Southern Culture.

“We called it sugar bread,“ he recalls. “We would take butter and store-bread. I suspect it probably came out of cooking for shut-ins.“

John Egerton, who also writes about food and the South, laughed at my story. Then a memory popped into his brain.

“A sugar biscuit is what we called them. At supper if you were working with the last of the day‘s biscuits – not stale, but not just out of the oven either – following the example of my mother, you‘d split the biscuit open, spread a little butter and sprinkle a little sugar on each side.“

What we were witnessing was one more expression of Southern cookery‘s long, intensive and creative involvement with sugar.

Southern mothers pacified babies with pork rind dipped in sugar. Southern cooks put sugar on everything from greens to a pot of beans to sliced tomatoes.

Think of sugar-cured ham and candied yams.

And pralines and peanut patties.

And over-sweetened ades: lemon, lime and orange.

And Southern cakes and pies.Until relatively recently, a

Yankee driving south would encounter an invisible line, somewhere south of Baltimore and east of St. Louis, where he got iced tea with sugar in it, whether he wanted it or not.

“I never understood the sweet-tea thing, never liked it,“ said Rowley, “until I had some of that vinegar-based North Carolina barbecue. It was the balance, the great sweet-and-sour balance.”

Egerton said cooks added sugar and a bit of hot pepper to stewed cabbage for the same reason.

“Sugar was always a major piece of the cookery of the houses I grew up in,“ he said. “Sugar, cream, salt, eggs and bacon grease – they‘re the staples of Southern cooking.“

Southern cooking is an amalgam of European techniques, African cooks and

native American ingredients, said author Damon Lee Fowler, who was born in North Georgia and raised in South Carolina.

“I say African because the first generation were still slaves.“

Fowler‘s “New Southern Baking“ (Simon & Schuster, $26) is a compendium of some of the wonderful things that can be done with a little f lour, butter and sugar, not to mention pecans, chocolate and bourbon.

The Southern sweet tooth, he said, is a modern phenomenon. “Sugar stayed expensive into the 19th century. People kept it under lock and key.“

With the 20th century, sugar became more available and cheaper.

“Sugar starts to appear in savory dishes, not as the dominant f lavor, but as a way to draw the f lavor out. My grandmother put a pinch in vegetable soup. It does the same thing that salt does. It‘s an aroma enhancer.“

People forget the practical uses of sugar, said Adrian Miller, who is writing a culinary history of African-Americans. Food spoils rapidly in warm climates, he points out. That‘s why we have sugar-cured ham.

“Sugar is a preservative. Boiled icing on cakes was a way to preserve the cakes.“

Miller was program director for this year‘s Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium, held last month in Oxford, Miss. The theme: “The Sweet Life: Sugar and the South.“

Earlier this year, when New Orleans was still New Orleans, alliance members traveled to that city to study sugar. They visited plantations and a rum distillery, dined at the city‘s famous restaurants and sampled specialties like sugar-dusted beignets and Creole cream cheese.

Dr. Jessica Harris, culinary historian and English professor at New York‘s Queens College, lectured on the politics and history of sugar. Sugar production was labor intensive, she said. “Where sugar went, slavery followed.“

And where slavery went, certain foods followed, she said. Because food was prepared for Southern households largely by slaves, she added, traditional Southern cooking was in large measure African-American cooking.

She recalled being called upon by Pillsbury to consult on African-American foods. A number of black chefs had contributed recipes for the company‘s Minneapolis test kitchen.

“The head of baking was an African-American woman,“ she said. “Her instructions to the test kitchen were to add as much sugar as you would ordinarily add to the recipe. And when you think it‘s too sweet – add more.“

BOURBON BROWN SUGAR POUND CAKE 15 ounces (about 3 cups) unbleached f lour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325 F. Butter and flour two (9-inch) loaf cake pans. Set aside.

Whisk or sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking powder. With a wooden spoon or a mixer fitted with a paddle or rotary beaters, cream the butter until it is light and fluffy, then gradually beat in both sugars; cream mixture until very light and fluffy.

Beat in the eggs, one at a time, alternating with the flour-and-spice blend, a little at a time, until both are incorporated. Don’t overbeat. Stir in the bourbon and vanilla, and spoon batter into prepared pans. Slip a table knife blade into the batter and run it through in a back-and-forth S motion to take out any large air pockets. Give the pan a couple of firm taps on the counter to bring any air pockets to the surface.

Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, until risen, golden brown and a straw inserted into the center comes out clean. Don’t open the oven door for the first 1/2 hour. Make sure the cake is completely done, but don’t overbake it or it will be dry and heavy. Turn off the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes, then crack the door and let the cake cool completely before taking it out of the pan. Makes 2 loaves, 12 to 16 servings.

PER SERVING: Calories 456 (39 percent fat) Fat 20 g (12 g sat) Cholesterol 128 mg Sodium 136 mg Fiber 1 g Carbohydrates 60 g

SOURCE: “New Southern Baking”

1 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter 1 cup granulated sugar 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar 6 large eggs { cup plus 2 teaspoons bourbon 1 teaspoon vanilla

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“GIGO – garbage in garbage out,” or “You are what you eat.”

Health-conscious consumers have many questions about the idea of taking vitamins in order to become healthy.

According to Psychology and Human Ecology Professor Dr. Rebecca K. Pazoureck, one question many people ask is, “If I don’t know what vitamins I lack, what do I use?”

The amount of vitamins a person needs will vary depending on the individual.

“First of all,” Pazoureck said, “if you take vitamins, take them under direction. People take vitamins under the false assumption that if a little is good, a whole lot more is better. More can produce health issues and expensive urine.”

However, taking supplemental vitamins does have its benefits.

“Research suggests taking folic acid (B-9), B-6, and B-12 vitamins for heart health,” she said. “Folic acid may prevent the build up of plaque in the artery walls.”

Doctors also prescribe folic acid to combat spina bifida in babies.

According to “Health-Kids,” the Nemours Foundation’s Center for Children’s Health

Media, medical doctors encourage pregnant women to take folic acid. Based on the Health-Kids article “Folic Acid and Pregnancy” reviewed by Serdar H. Ural, M.D., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: “Folic acid, sometimes called folate, is a B vitamin (B-9) found mostly in leafy green vegetables like kale and spinach, orange juice, and enriched grains. Repeated studies have shown that women who get 400 micrograms (0.4 milligrams) daily prior to conception and during early pregnancy reduce the risk that their babies will be born with a serious neural tube defect (the most common is spina bifida) by up to 70 percent.

One may ask, “If I need to take vitamins, should I take only organic vitamins?”

According to Pazoureck, “Organic vitamins are more expensive than pharmaceutical vitamins. Vitamins have organic structures and science has been

able to duplicate that structure. If one chooses to take pharmaceutical vitamins, then they should choose a reputable company.”

Because our health is important to us, we should talk to nutritional professionals, seek proper direction and use moderation.

Not every thing that glitters is gold and not every claim is valid.

“The control of vitamins falls under a different legislature than food and drugs,” Pazoureck said. “Because of this difference,

companies can advertise and make function statements.”

A common belief among some people is if they take daily multiple vitamins, they can eat whatever they want and still end up healthy.

“The fact is,” Pazoureck said,

“we get other healthy compounds from nutritional foods that we don’t get from vitamin pills. If we eat a well-balanced diet based on the nutritional pyramid, we will get the vitamins we need.”

The health benefits of taking vitaminsBy Jolene PriceNews Writing Student

“People take vitamins under the false assumption that if a little is good, a whole lot more is better.”

— Dr. Rebecca K. Pazoureck,

Psychology and Human Ecology Professor

It’s a blast to be around such a great group of people. We have good food; good entertainment and you never know what is going to happen with all those people and horses thrown together in a group!”

Fischer said the setting allowed students to learn about agricultural issues such as habitat variety and range conditions. Students also learned how to identify a variety of plants and grasses, and how to tell the difference between desirable and invasive species. The reintroduction of fire as a management tool was also discussed.

Ranchers visited with the group along the way to talk about what classes of livestock they used and how they manage revenue by balancing livestock with plant life. Assistant Professor Philip Schroeder gave an evening lecture on soil development.

This unique learning environment was appreciated by faculty and students alike.

“It was fantastic! Having an opportunity to ride my horse on an extended ride, talk to students and faculty, and to learn all in one setting is just plain awesome. The [agriculture department] is very good at incorporating learning into this horseback adventure. I can now identify various grasses, and know how to measure the yield of a pasture,” Smith said.

Knaust said: “We visited a number of different sites that offered different management practices, and you could really see the effects both good and bad. Being able to identify plants in a field is important for any job in

any kind of agriculture division.”According to Fischer, the

group also had their own chuck wagon cook. Ray Wyatt of Elgin has traveled with the group for the past four years. He stayed on call to prepare meals dutch oven style, often with the help of his wife and sister-in-law. Students also helped with food preparation and washing dishes. Fischer said that Wyatt often told humorous anecdotes and was as much as a participant as a hired cook. Smith commented that Wyatt contributed to the authenticity of the trail ride.

“The food was great – sitting around the campfire eating actual chuck wagon food cooked by an actual chuck wagon cook made it even more of an exceptional experience,” Smith said.

Fischer mentioned that the course is open to all students, not just those perusing agricultural studies, and he encourages anyone interested to participate. The course, listed under the agriculture section as “SW Oklahoma Rangelands” in the spring 2006 catalog, can also be taken for PE credit.

According to Fischer, the course is a true workout.

“We had some sore students by the end,” he said.

Smith also believes the course has much to offer.

“Anyone who can go on one of these classes ought to do so. They’ll have a blast and learn quite a bit at the same time. Big kudos to the agricultural department,” Smith said.

For more information, contact Fischer at 581.2882, or Dodd at 581.2275.

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Cowboy coffee: Chuckwagon cook Ray Wyatt grinds coffee as part of his duties.

communities,” Norman said. “In Lawton, we have the Leslie Powell, McMahon and McCastlin Foundations. In Ardmore, we have the McCrory, Southern Oklahoma Memorial and County of Ardmore Foundations. In Wichita Falls, we only had one major contributor, Prentiss-Prothro. But now that has changed.

“This grant money is going to be used to assist local non-profit organizations to produce public service announcements.”

These public service announcements, or PSA’s, are announcements serving the public interest and run by the media at no charge. They inform the public about safety and health issues, community services and public affairs. Most non-commercial businesses have no budget for promotion, so this grant money is going toward production of improved advertisement for their services.

“This additional resource will help us do what we can do,” Norman said. “It will definitely be a boost for the Wichita Falls community.”

A&E6 November 21, 2005

WoW.What is it?Where will it take you?World of Warcraft, otherwise

known as WoW, is an interactive online computer game that allows players to choose a character and enter a guild where he or she can compete with or against other online players.

WoW is played all over the world, to include Australia, North America, Germany and New Zealand. It is a game that enables people of all ages and all professions to interact online in an everchanging community setting.

Created by Blizzard Entertainment, WoW is rated Teen for its content and is based in a Warcraft world. According to the WoW community Web site, WoW is called an MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game).

In an MMORPG, thousands of players are able to play in the same game world at the same time; they may play against each other or with each other against the computer.

WoW was awarded the Apple Design Award - Best Mac OS X Entertainment Product for 2005, and received numerous other awards in 2004, including Best Game of the Year and Best PC Game of the Year by GameSpot.

GameSpot staff said, “For those of us yearning for another great computer role-playing game, there are tons and tons of guests, and plenty of interesting

I first heard them in my best friend’s basement; the green glow of the lights above stirring amidst the slow cigar smoke and the harmony of hypnotic lyrics adrift on it all, sailing like a ship on the breeze.

It was that moment when I defined music. It was at that moment when I learned the difference

between good lyrics and good riffs compared with that which plays over and over on the radio just to be used in a Nissan commercial 20 years from now.

It was at that moment when I heard Seether for the first time.

Hailed as “that rock band from South Africa” by many critics around the globe, Seether made its introduction into the music universe in the Fall of 2002 with their first album titled “Disclaimer,” a gut-ripping, guitar-slamming reckoning of the soul. Before the Fates had spun their web, “Disclaimer” was setting the shelves on fire fueled by “Gasoline,” pounding eight cylinders of harmony in “Driven Under,” and brought to peace with “Fine Again.” In no time, the album went gold, and the critics ate their words.

By 2004, Seether was ready to cut its next album when the hit re-release “Broken” skyrocketed to the top of the charts. And so Seether went on tour, stunned fans worldwide and quietly pondered the emergence of their second album.

Then came 2005, and according to Seether’s official Web site, it brought with it a new breed of Seether:

“The Seether of 2005 is a far different beast than the Seether of 2002 . . . When they made their first album, the band was just Shaun Morgan and bassist Dale Stewart . . . As it came time to tour Morgan not

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The man behind the myth: Rob Pardo is senior vice president of game design at Blizzard Entertainment of Irvine, Calif. He is also the lead designer of ‘World of Warcraft.’

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‘WoW’ brings new life to RPGs

backstory.”When creating a character,

players may chose to be a part of the Alliance (the good guys), or they may chose to be a part of the Horde (the bad guys). In the Alliance, there are four possible races: Humans, Night Elves, Dwarves and Gnomes. The Horde includes Orcs, Taruens,

Trolls and the Undead. After players choose a character, they may chose different classes and professions, and then enter one of the thousands of guilds where they then develop and advance their characters. The higher their level, the more advanced the gamers’ characters become.

When developing their

characters, there are many avenues that the players may choose to follow. There is even an online auction house where gamers may buy and sell their characters to other players.

No, playing WoW is not free. The game itself costs approximately $50. In order to play online, players pay monthly

only had to get a drummer, but they recruited another guitarist to add muscle to their sound.”

So the touring summoned forth an ascended Seether, a more multinational creation, the power and essence of which spawned “Karma and Effect.”

It has almost been startling, the metamorphic power of the completed band. “Karma and Effect” is the direct by-product of four brilliant artists evoking the true spirit of rock to dazzle fans everywhere.

I have to admit, I found myself instantly addicted to “Remedy” and “The Gift” from the first day I brought the CD home with me.

I find it rare in music to find that raw quality that Seether wields like their fine-tuned guitars.

That raw essence is ever so apparent in the most attractive appeal of the band – their lyrics – the heart and soul of the music.

The words of the songs charm the soul, stir in the recesses

of the mind and pour out through the mouth having grown, matured, lived, died and been reborn in the profoundness of their own glory.

“Karma and Effect” is a thinking man’s music, a lost child’s music, a rock maniac’s fantasy and an ultimate summoning of passion all rolled into 13 tracks of ground-quaking power.

So I sit here, playing endless hours of “Counter-Strike: Source,” consuming microwaved cheese enchiladas and sipping stale 7-Up letting track after track spin, completed and content.

“Karma and Effect” is my serenity.It’s my imbuement.It’s my “Remedy.”

By David BublitzNews Writing Student

South African band Seether releases sophomore album

fees ranging from $12.99 to $14.99 per month. According to the WoW Web site, the fees are necessary for the maintenance and expansion of the game.

WoW is not just a game to avid gamers; it is made for the advanced players and newcomers alike.

‘Whose Life is it Anyway?’

To live and let die: A man wishes to die but the law will not let him. So whose life is it anyway? The final showing will be tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre.

Photo by Christina Frye

A&E 7November 21, 2005

The beginning of the next generation of gaming is now, and you are in control. Tonight at midnight across North America, thousands of rabid gamers will be lined up in different stores to, hopefully, get their hands on an Xbox 360.

With rumors of shortages and delays, many people are wondering if standing in line will be worth it.

Traditionally, since the Nintendo Entertainment System debuted in 1985, a new console is released every five years. The Xbox launched in November 2001.

The Xbox 360 first debuted on an MTV show called “MTV Presents: Xbox, The Next Generation Revealed” a week prior to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The debut underwhelmed many gamers on Internet message boards and questions began forming about whether it was too early for the next generation to begin. But as the year went on and the X05 conference in Amsterdam revealed many impressive videos the hype began and the naysayers fell to the wayside.

In October, on the Internet gaming blog Joystiq.com, a story surfaced saying there would be a limited supply at launch. Microsoft executive Peter Moore calmed nerves in his interview with Gamespot for the Japanese developed “Ninety-Nine Nights,” saying there would be a large shipment at launch and weekly shipments.

Microsoft is the first console maker ever to undertake a worldwide launch. While the 360 launches tonight, it will launch on Dec. 2 in Europe and Dec. 9 in Japan. Every other console was released in Japan first and then spread throughout the world over the year, with the Xbox being the exception. It launched in America first before spreading to Japan and Europe.

There will be 18 games at launch. Most of these games have already been released in gaming

Next generation gaming begins tonightBy Joshua RouseA&E Editor

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stores like EB Games and Gamestop. Internet communities are already predicting Microsoft Game Studios’ “Kameo: Elements of Power,” “Perfect Dark Zero,” and “Project Gotham Racing 3” will be the console sellers, much like “Halo: Combat Evolved” sold the Xbox.

Games for the 360 at launch include a slew of EA sports titles such as the next generation ports of their famous “Madden” and “NBA Live” franchises. The futuristic shooter “Quake IV” makes its console debut as well as the WWII shooter “Call of Duty 2,” the sequel to 2003’s Game of the Year. “Condemned: Criminal Origins,” a “CSI:” style first person shooter makes its gory way to launch alongside the movie-to-game adaptation of Peter Jackson’s “King Kong.”

The Xbox 360 will launch in two different packages. There is the Core package that will come with an Xbox 360, a wired controller and the standard AV cables. Gamers wanting to save their progress will need to buy a memory card or a separate hard drive. There is then the standard Xbox 360 package. It comes with a 20-gigabyte hard drive, wireless controller, high definition component hookups, an Xbox Live headset and a free month of Microsoft’s online gaming service, Xbox Live Gold. The standard package will be the only way to play any of the 200+ Xbox games through backward compatibility.

The top backward compatible games include “Halo: Combat Evolved” and “Halo 2.” There were some big titles missing from the backward compatibility list including the “Tom Clancy Splinter Cell” series,” “Kingdom Under Fire” and “Otogi.”

If you did not preorder or were told by Gamestop, EB and Game Crazy that your preorder will not make launch, you can try stores like Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Sears or Circuit City and Best Buy in either Oklahoma City or Wichita Falls.

The Best Buys in Oklahoma City are expecting around 25 Xbox 360s and 10 Xbox 360 Cores. It

will be a good idea to hang out at the store a substantial amount of time before launch. Otherwise, it will be after Thanksgiving at the earliest before more are available.

Microsoft Game Studios’ games will be priced at $49.99 and the third party games developed by studios like EA and Ubisoft will be priced at $59.99.

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IGN PhotoGaming Bliss: ‘Kameo: Elements of Power’ (above) and ‘Project Gotham Racing 3’ (below) are two of the 18 launch titles scheduled for tonight.

Big gun equals big explosion: Rare’s ‘Perfect Dark Zero’ blasts onto the Xbox 360.

Xbox 360 Games Launched

“Kameo: Elements of Power Developer Rare studios (N64’s “Goldeneye 007”) hits the Xbox 360 with its feet running with this fantasy action-adventure about a fairy princess, Kameo, fighting a Troll king, Thorn, who kidnapped her family.

Perfect Dark Zero Join Joanna Dark from the N64’s “Perfect Dark” as she unravels a futuristic government conspiracy and evolves into the perfect super spy.

Project Gotham Racing 3Speed meets style in Bizarre Creations’ third installment of the popular racing franchise. With cars and environments pushing the edge of graphics capabilities and an online interface that pales all others, “PGR3” is the definite must-have for any racer.

Sports8 November 21, 2005

NOVEMBER 12, 2005

Nathaniel Todd conceived the idea of introducing people to the tradition of historically black colleges and universities through involvement with the community, the Langston University marching band and football.

In three years, his idea has grown into the Southwest Oklahoma Military Appreciation Bowl featuring Langston University as the home team.

This year, his son, senior accounting major Lifus Todd, has joined in his father’s idea by involving the Ebony Society.

“I believe it is important that Cameron students take part in the celebration of our military, heritage and only college football game on our campus each year,” he said.

The game opened with a ceremony of Native American military veterans hold the American flag alongside the Buffalo Soldiers.

Following the playing of the national anthem, a ceremony was held in memory of fallen soldiers from wars current and past.

It’s about diversity: Freshmen Ashlee Schuler and Garry Scott watch the teams warm-up before the game. The Ebony Society was present at the gates and helped to raise funds for the game and their organization.

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Epperson comment and headlines from the 1993 Wichita

SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA MILITARY APPRECIATION BOWL

A note from the sports editor:

While walking from Nance Boyer to Shepler, I heard a father telling his son that former Cameron University President Don Davis killed our football program for personal reasons. Speculation creates spite where it should not exist.

According to an article in the 1993 Wichita, Cameron’s former yearbook, the football team failed to attract support from the community. Player injuries and academic ineligiblities did not help the team perform on the field to attract that support.

The Wichita emphasized budget problems as the major reason for it being cut.

Budgets, support, player injury and player ineligibility built up and collided in what was then called “the Titanic.”

Remembering Aggie football

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Upcoming Events

Former Cameron University head coach Ted Owens is a man to be honored.

Owens’ former athletes have joined together to form a committee and establish the Ted Owens Endowed Lectureship. They are also planning a reunion celebration to be held in October 2006.

According to Johnny Allen, CU Director of Development, the lectureship and reunion was the idea of Owens’ former athletes.

Allen said, “Coach Owens is very respected by his former athletes.”

Allen said that all of the proceeds donated to the Ted Owens Endowed Lectureship are going toward advancing the teaching and coaching of athletes in southwest Oklahoma.

The reunion will be held for former athletes and classmates from Cameron Junior College during the 1956-1960 graduation classes.

Ted Owens ranks as the second most-winning coach in Kansas basketball history according to www.rockchalk.com. Owens had a long and successful coaching career that culminated with the Coach of the Year award in 1978 by “Basketball Weekly.” However, his coaching journey began at CU.

Owens began coaching at Cameron State Junior College in the spring of 1957. In 1958, Owens led the baseball team to a

Player Profile: No. 21, Arthur Trousdell

Somewhere among us there may be a future President Nixon, or an Eleanor Roosevelt, or Martin Luther King, or even an Arthur Trousdell!

Who is he, you ask? Cameron University’s Arthur

Trousdell may very well possess the ability to become the next Michael Jordan – or a professional baller at any rate. That is, according to his coach, Garrette Mantle.

“If Arthur wants to play professionally, I think he will have that opportunity. I think he will play professional basketball somewhere in the world if he chooses to do so. He is a very skilled player and has played at a high level for quite some time. He is one of those who can be the best at anything he does.

“But above his abilities, Arthur is a good person and a very good student. You don’t find that combination a lot. He is able to keep things in perspective. To me, that’s a lot more important than records.”

The physical education junior hails out of New Zealand, a towering 6 feet 8 inches tall, and has an insatiable love for the game.

His passion for hoops was kindled in his early years. Arthur remembers himself spending mesmerized hours watching the older kids play hockey and cricket and shooting hoops in his hometown, longing to play with them. His fixation with the NBA only fueled his desire for games. His big break finally came when he was invited to play with them. By the age of 14, he started playing on national teams – his first the Hawksbay under 14.

Trousdell, who transferred to Cameron University last fall

from Missouri Southwest Baptist University decided to put his skills to the test. Since then, he has received various honors. Last season he received an honorable mention at the All Lone Star Conference, North Division, and recently, the Daily Oklahoman rated him among the top five players in the state for Division II basketball.

Yet, even with all these achievements, Trousdell remains grounded.

“It’s always good to hear positive things, especially when you’re dedicated to a sport,” Arthur said, “but I think it has to be put into perspective. I have teammates who are also very good basketball players.

“The thing about being noticed is that you have the motivation to improve and to become as good as you want to be. You have the motivation to be the best.”

According to Arthur, his dream career is to play professionally.

“I’d like to keep playing. I don’t fathom a time will come when I will have to stop being associated with the game. I don’t know what the future holds, but right now I don’t see it.

“I also want to teach and coach kids. I would not have improved my game and technique if I was not surrounded by people like my coaches who always pushed me to do my best. I want to encourage kids like I was encouraged.”

As with many sports, technique is the name of the game. Arthur

By Petulah OlibertStaff Writer

Former CU athletes honor their coach

national championship, coached the basketball team, assisted the football coach and taught history.

Adam Calaway, assistant director of government and community relations, said that Owens was the first coach ever to lead an undefeated, No. 1 ranked basketball team to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament.

“Ted Owens has made a lasting impression on Cameron University students,” Calaway said, “as well as students across the United States. Now his former pupils both in the classroom and on the court have returned to celebrate his legacy.”

While Owens was honing his skills at CU he coached four junior college All-Americans.

According to rockchalk.com, in four seasons Owens teams never won fewer than 20 games and advanced to the national junior college tournament semifinals three times. His record upon leaving Cameron was 93-24.

Owens moved to Kansas University where he was head coach for 19 years. During his career at KU, Owens’ teams won 15 Big Eight Conference titles, advanced to NCAA post-season play seven times and made two final four appearances. He was named Big Eight Coach of the Year five times.

Former athletes and classmates from Cameron Junior College who wish to participate in the reunion may contact Alumni Relations at 580.581.2988.

attributes learning certain valuable techniques through advice from his coaches and by emulating the moves he sees on TV. One of his most valuable is staying low and having a defensive stance. On offense, staying low is called a triple threat.

“I also work on post moves a lot,” he said. “Post moves are either when you have your back to the basket or you square up and

face your opponent. The position of the defense dictates what moves you make. If your opponent likes to block shots, you do a lot of up-and-unders. That is one of my

strengths.”

Although his height is not an impediment in normal circumstances, it can create some problems in basketball.

“Because I’m tall I need to keep balanced. Staying low offensively and defensively can also improve your game.”

As for his stint at Cameron, Trousdell couldn’t contain his enthusiasm.

“I’m excited about the basketball team this year and I think it’s the most talented team I’ve ever played on in the state. My teammates are a great group of guys and fun to be around. I’m looking forward to the season.”

At the conclusion of the 2005 season, the Cameron Lady Aggie volleyball team found itself with a 15-14 overall record and 5-7 in conference play. The Lady Aggies were 3-3 at home and 4-5 away from the Aggie gymnasium. This is the first losing record for the Lady Aggies since 1992.

Their season was brought to an end by a three set loss to Texas A&M on Nov. 5. With this loss, they are not going to play in the Lone Star Conference post season. This is the first time since 1997.

The abrupt departure of TeAna Crutcher and the return of Kim Vinson as interim head coach left of a lot of people wondering what happened. All that can be said is that the Lady Aggies are looking to next season.

“We are trying to move forward,” said Athletic Director Jim Jackson. “We are in a nationwide search for a new coach.”

After coming off of an 11-16 season, the Lady Aggies basketball team is ready for action. They come

into the 2005-2006 season with experience and eager for more. Head coach Dick Halterman is

looking forward to what this season has to offer.

“We are returning all but one player this season, and we have

four new players to add,” Halterman said.

The pre-season has gotten off to a rough start against Tulsa

and Arkansas. In the Tulsa game Joneatta Brown was 6-for-16 shooting,

followed by Britanny Cooksey with 2 field goals in 7 attempts. The team’s overall

shooting was 19-for-57. During the Arkansas game Joneatta

Brown shot 9-for-11 while Shantel Whitaker shot 5-for-12. The team overall was 23-for-43.

These were exhibition games against Division I schools. The regular season starts Nov. 18 with the Lady Aggies hitting the court at Emporia State

University in Emporia, Kan. The team’s first home appearance is on Tuesday against

Midwestern State.

The Lady Aggies tennis team played on Oct. 8 in the Lone Star

Title Championship, walking away with two titles.Carolina Vera-Vera won the first

single’s title, defeating the defending Lone Star Conference champion Dasha

Segenchuk from East Central. Vera-Vera swept her opponent 7-6 and 6-2.

Sandra Leigh King took the second title in a come-from-behind rally with scores of 3-6, 6-2, and 11-9.

The women’s tennis team will open the 2006 season against Tarleton State University in Edmond. The first home match is scheduled for March 1 against Oklahoma Baptist University at the Tennis Complex.

Cameron University’s cross country season came to an end on Nov. 5, with their inaugural trip to the NCAA Division II regional championship. In the tournament, the Aggies finished 15th in a field of 16 universities.

Freshman Matt Moreno was the highest ranked Aggie in the tournament, placing 80th.

In the 10k run, he finished with a run time of 39:11.3. The other four Aggies finished respectively: freshman Frank Fleming, freshman Bira Vidal, freshman Andrew Braiser, and senior Bill Poland.

Moreno was the Aggie’s top runner at every marathon, while Fleming maintained his position as Cameron’s second fastest runner throughout the season.

Coach Matt Aguero’s first semester as CU’s cross-country coach ended fruitfully. He said the learning experience that the team had this year would carry them into next year.

By Amanda HerreraNews Writing Student

Fast forward and rewind the semester

Volleyball

Women’s TennisCross Country

Women’s Basketball

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ROTC CAR BASH

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