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MADNESSAt 5:15 p.m. Oct. 20, CU

students and fans gathered outside the Administration building for the CU American Marketing Association (AMA) and Jim Glover Chevrolet Tailgating Party.

The tailgating party was the first of two pre-party events that were brought to the university to get fans pumped up and excited for the annual basketball pep rally, better known as Aggie Madness.

Business professor Dr. Theresa Billiot’s student organization AMA helped orchestrate the tailgate and attempted to make the event even more exciting and fun than in previous years.

“My AMA organization consulted with coach Gamet and coach Webb to discuss how to bring more awareness and entertainment value to Aggie Madness,” Billiot said. “This was a collaborative effort where we discussed potential vendors, media opportunities and hands-on sports marketing experience for our students.”

The tailgating party was the first of the two pre-party events and was filled with games and prizes – all were supported or provided by different sponsors. Prizes included Samsung tablets, a 50-inch television, a go-kart and $500.

“In terms of vendors, the basketball coaches secured Chick-fil-A,” Billiot said, “and AMA secured donated prizes from Jim Glover Chevrolet, Monster Energy and Sam’s Club. We secured four top-of-the line Chevrolet vehicles and giveaways from Jim Glover Chevy, and Monster Energy had set-up a tent with promotional giveaways and Monster Energy pong.”

At 6:25 p.m., the tailgating party ended and the second pre-party event began in the Aggie Gym. Students received more prizes and played more grames as they filled the seats in the gym.

At 8 p.m. the Aggie Cheer Squad started off Aggie Madness with an array of flips and gymnastics. Following this the men’s and women’s Cameron Basketball teams were introduced

to the crowd. Cameron students got the chance to see a brief scrimmage between the players of the Cameron men’s basketball team.

Fans made lots of noise when the men’s team held a dunk competition. Junior Deondre Ray won the event when he ran the distance of the court and jumped over two of his teammates on his way to slamming the ball down the hoop.

“I have been dunking my whole life and going to practice just trying new stuff,” Ray said. “Some of the dunks I did today were off the crowd like the free throw dunk I have never done that before, never, but I told myself I am going to get out here, and I just tried it, and it happened.”

Ray has been getting ready for the upcoming season, and Aggie Madness is just the beginning.

“I have been preparing all summer and have been working out with different coaches,” Ray said. “It has really improved my game a lot, and I am ready to show what I can do. We are going to be real good this year. We have a lot

of depth. We have great players that can come into the game and produce.”

There was also a knockout competition that took place at the three point line between both men and women basketball players and a few select fans. Cameron men’s basketball player Zac Tabor won the competition.

“That’s the first time we have played knockout,” Tabor said. “I’m actually surprised I did well because we played with a girl’s ball.”

The last event that took place was the dance competition between the Cameron men’s and women’s basketball teams. The winner was determined by the team that could get the most crowd noise, and the women’s team slightly edged out the men’s team in crowd participation.

“It was fun,” Tabor said. “Honestly we didn’t spend a lot of time on the dance moves, not at all. I didn’t know how to dance before; a few of the guys did, but not me.”

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Emerging leadersSmith SteiglederNews Writing Student

The Cameron University School of Business and Delta Mu Delta hosted the Emerging Leaders presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the University Theatre, during which Jennifer Boubel spoke to Cameron students about the skills essential to leadership development.

As a certified John Maxwell Company speaker, Boubel has over 20 years of experience in leadership

development and training, and she served as Vice President of Training at Continental Airlines for 13 years.

Boubel said the purpose of the presentation was to introduce the concept of leadership.

“The presentation today is geared especially for those who may not have as much experience in leading,” Boubel said. “I want to show them what it means to lead and how to inspire others.”

Boubel told the audience the main key to leadership is influence.

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The essentials: Jennifer Boubel, a certified John Maxwell Company speaker, delivered a presentation to students about the essentials behind leadership development.

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“When discussing leadership,” she said, “one of the main things I nearly always start out with is my friend and well known leadership guru John Maxwell’s definition of leadership. He describes leadership as influence, nothing more or less.”

Boubel said students must understand they can each make a difference, regardless of the roles they play in life.

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Aggies have coffee with PresidentStudents gathered for a

chat with President John McArthur at Coffee with the President from 10-11:30 a.m. on Oct. 15 in the MCC.

McArthur, Cameron’s 17th president, held this informal event to listen to the students’ concerns and overall experiences at the university.

He said the event builds on what has been offered to freshman over the past few years.

“Every year, we’ve done a freshman ice cream social the second or third week of school, so we have an idea on the freshman experience,” McArthur said. “I wanted an opportunity to hear from students other than freshman.”

McArthur said the day before Fall Break was the ideal time to offer students this opportunity.

“We thought doing it during midterms was a good idea,” McArthur said. “It’s about halfway through; we’re ready for a break, but we also have half a semester remaining, so there’s time to make changes.”

Regardless of its timing,

the event aimed to provide students the opportunity to ask the questions and speak the comments that could help shape their academic careers.

McArthur felt the event was a good place for that process to begin.

“I want the students to get the opportunity to take responsibility for their education – what’s coming next,” he said. “Maybe I can answer that and set a direction.”

However, McArthur did not want to approach this

opportunity in a one-on-one setting with students. The President welcomed multiple students to sit with him so that they could interact with him, as well as one another.

“I think students can learn from each other,” he said. “As they ask questions,

I’d like the other students to be able to hear those and hear the responses.”

This was the first time McArthur had sat down with students in a coffee shop setting, and he hopes to continue these types of get-togethers.

“I think we’ll see what the student feedback is,” McArthur said. “I don’t want to intrude on the work days and study days of our students, but if this helps, this is great, and I will do it some more.”

Coffee and conversation: University President John McArthur held his first Coffee with the President event at 10 a.m., Oct. 15 in the MCC. Students were invited to discuss their concerns, as well as their overall experiences during their time at Cameron University.

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Prospective students and community members interested in taking their education to the graduate level filled the second floor of the MCC for the first Graduate Studies Preview Night of the year on Oct. 14.

The university has six graduate programs altogether in the business, education and behavioral science departments. Attendees learned about the different tracks offered at Cameron and the career opportunities within their perspective fields, as well as how to apply and pay for graduate school.

Faculty and staff from each department conducted different sessions in their fields, and representatives from different student services gave financial and career advice to those interested in pursuing master’s degrees. Coordinator of Transfer and Graduate Admissions Ashley Del Ciello was responsible for the preview night and said the event was an opportunity for students to meet with the faculty and staff in the various master’s classes.

The program separated into two sessions, based on the graduate department and the programs offered within each department. Del Ciello said the sessions gave students a chance to learn more about what’s expected of them in their master’s programs.

“For a lot of folks,” Del Ciello said, “it’s their first exposure to

getting information about a graduate program. Others, it’s also their last step before choosing the program they want to pursue.”

Between sessions, the prospective graduate students met with representatives from Career Services, Financial Assistance, Admissions and Veteran Affairs.

Senior Communication major McKenzie Talley attended the Graduate Studies Preview Night without knowledge of the master’s degree she would want to obtain.

“This is the first time of me being here and learning about Organizational Leadership,” Talley said. “It’s really something that sparked my interest, so I don’t know necessarily what kinds of jobs are available through that, but I think it’s something I want to look into and possibly pursue.”

Talley said the night was informative, and she liked the possibility obtaining her master’s while having a career.

Juniors, seniors and community members were invited to attend the preview night, including those who had no prior desire to achieve a master’s degree and those who wanted to pursue one elsewhere. Del Ciello said the event was geared more towards

the programs offered at Cameron, but there were some elements applicable to others.

Del Ciello encouraged students to assess their reasons to pursue their master’s, whether it’s to further their education, receive financial benefits or maybe just to broaden their opportunities.

Del Ciello also said students should identify how much time they have to devote to their master’s degrees and that students should ask faculty in their departments for experienced advice on courses.

In the spring, there will be another Graduate Studies Preview Night, but Del Ciello said it will be much different from the one this fall. After the last preview night, a survey over the helpfulness of the event was given to attendees.

Del Ciello said the last evaluation revealed that many people wanted more time to meet with the faculty in their departments. To meet those needs, there will be three separate events for the Graduate Studies Preview next spring - one each for the business, education and behavioral science programs.

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“And if you have inf luence, it gives everyone permission to be a leader,” she said, “so it does not matter if you have zero direct reports or 1000 people reporting to you. You can be a leader.”

Boubel said another key to leadership is responsibility. She said people who want to become better leaders must realize they have individual choices and that they are responsible for controlling themselves.

“So instead of looking for excuses or for things outside of their control,” she said, “they need to look at it under the perspective of ‘what can I do,’ and keep their actions and thoughts geared around what they can do to make the current situation

better to try and change it.”Boubel said effective leaders are

positive and take the initiative to change situations.

“In many instances,” she said, “we don’t need to sit back and wait for other people to do things. We need to decide we are going to have a good attitude and embrace things.”

Boubel reminded students who plan to pursue careers in the business world that companies must keep employees and customers at the forefront of their minds.

“People are the most important factor in keeping businesses sustainable,” Boubel said. “I think companies that focus on people, and have valuing and appreciating people as their number one core value,

are the companies that you see are tremendously successful.”

Boubel encouraged students to seek out leaders who can serve as mentors or role models in the leadership positions they desire.

“Students need to begin thinking about leadership,” Boubel said. “I think being at an event like this, or beginning to search out and read about people that are currently in leadership roles, will be beneficial.”

Ultimately, leadership can be a process, but Boubel advised students to persevere.

“Leadership is a simple word but not an easy concept,” Boubel said. “Leadership is something we can never perfect, never finish; we just keep working on it.”

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Ray believed his team should have taken home the bragging rights.

“We were supposed to win that,” Ray said. “We only worked on it for like a day, but I mean we really wanted it. We didn’t want to do it at first, but as we all got here and actually went through with it and we felt good about it - we think we won.”

Billiot said Aggie Madness was also a very good way for her students to learn things they hadn’t had an opportunity to gain experience in yet.

“We prepared our students with operational and promotional roles to help organize and execute the event effectively,” Billiot said. “For many of our students, this was their first live sports marketing event. I believe many of them realized that working this event requires passion, responsibility, and immediate action, and how working an event is quite different from just attending an event as a sociable guest.”

The event was a huge success, according to Billiot.“The crowd stayed engaged and excited,” Billiot said. “So at

the end of the day, if the fans are happy, and our students gained experience, then I am happy.”

Dear Aggie: learning to lean on friends

S.L.SHORTSApply for Graduation

The deadline to apply for Dec. graduation is Nov. 3. Applications for graduation are available at the Office of Registrar, which is located in North Shepler, Room 201. For more information

about the application process call the Registrar’s Office at 580-581-2238

General Scholarship and Tuition Waivers ApplicationAll CU students may fill out the general scholarship application found on the Financial

Assistance webpage, http://www.cameron.edu/financial_aid/gen_scholarship_app The application includes all Cameron scholarships as well as tuition waivers for individual

departments. The application is also forwarded to each student’s department.

Happy Birthday, Ole KimThroughout the week of Oct. 27 – Oct. 31, CU is celebrating Ole Kim’s 50th birthday. For a

schedule of events see www.cameron.edu/pac

The last two SGA meetings have been centered around the discussion and voting on the semester’s second legislation Resolution: 3114003.

Co-authored by Representative Lacey Flaig and Senator Alex Kolinski, the legislation called for the installation of water bottle fillers at all water fountains on campus. The resolution highlighted the lack of suitable or convenient places for students to fill their water bottles.

During the first and second readings of the bill, Kolinski expressed to the governing body that her and Flaig’s legislation is an initiative of sustainability, the theme for this year’s Academic Festival.

The water bottle fillers will be able to fill up to 30,000 gallons of water

and will keep track of how many gallons it fills. The estimated cost is $543 per filler. The fillers will also filter the water and after extended use, the filter will have to be replaced at $75 each.

The resolution asks for the installation of the water bottle fillers to be completed within the fall semester with a tentative date of Dec. 1. Expenses for the fillers will be financed through the Academic Festival Year account or the account the administration deems appropriate.

The legislation went into first reading and questioning during the SGA meeting on Oct. 13. It proceeded into second reading, questioning and voting on Oct. 20. The resolution passed with 38 votes in the yes, 6 in the no and 3 in the abstention.

Dear Aggie,I feel like my life is falling apart

in various ways, but I’m afraid to ask anyone for help because I don’t think anyone can help me. What do I do?Sincerely, Feeling Alone

Dear Feeling Alone, First, let me say that during this

time in the semester, or anytime really, you are absolutely not alone in this feeling. Many CU students are feeling the pressures of course loads, homework, post-midterm and post-fall break adjustments, family life, and so on.

Also, I can understand that certain situations can feel as though the magnitude is so great that no one around you could possibly understand. Many people have been there as well. However, challenge yourself to look around you and see who and what you can lean on. You might be surprised at what you find.

Everyone has his or her own support network. Some people develop a large safety net of family, friends, and medical providers such as physicians and psychiatrists. Some people also find catharsis in watching a favorite television show or doing something physical like yard work or washing dishes. Furthermore, most people also have a routine for calming down and re-centering.

Look around and see who or what can meet a need. Maybe you need someone to listen to your thoughts about what is troubling; maybe you

need to jump in a pile of raked leaves; maybe you need someone to drive you around; maybe you need professional advice.

Whatever you need- first assess the situation to determine your resources and then determine the best way to use those resources.

Last, remember that mental health is just as important as physical health. Thank you for being brave enough to reach out and ask for advice. Sincerely, Aggie

Dear Aggie,I have a crush on a friend of mine’s

recent ex-boyfriend. They dated for a year, but I haven’t been a friend with her for that long. What should I do?Sincerely, Uncertain

Dear Uncertain,Romance is a tricky game we

play. You could possibly have a new infatuation with your friend’s ex because he’s fresh on the market. So, make sure your feelings are true before you start taking action.

This is a difficult situation because you don’t want to hurt your friend’s feelings.

Your crush just got out of a pretty long relationship. He might still have feelings for her, and he might still talk to her every now and then out of habit. He is going to need some time to heal and to get back on his feet. Your friend might need that time, too.

If you really care about your friend and your crush, then I would

recommend waiting to see how things develop. With time, your friend will move on and so will your crush.

If you can’t wait, then your small crush is nothing to be uncertain about.Sincerely, Aggie

Dear Aggie responses are generated in house by Collegian editorial members and do not represent professional opinion or advice. Tweet to @DearAggieCU.

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Home is anywhere with you

Jacob JardelAssistant Managing Editor

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As I pulled out of my best friend Tori’s driveway, “To Have a Home” from “A Very Potter Sequel” playing on my car speakers, I started to think about home.

“Home – I’ve heard the word before,” it started. “But it’s never meant much more than just a thing I’ve never had.”

Two weeks before then, my good friend Jack and I had conversation about this very topic. He was home with his parents in Ohio, working for a local news station and having a generally good life.

Except he wanted to come home to Cameron – to the people he knew and loved.

“A place,” the song continued, “But I’ve never had a place to even know, or a face that I could go to if I needed someone there.”

Since that conversation with Jack, I’ve pondered the concept of home and its different meaning for different people. To some, it’s a domicile or a dorm. To others, it’s a town with family or with history.

Yet, with every story I’ve heard about people’s homes, the common thread is the start in the physical that leads to a conversation about the sentimental – the Where fades into the Who, What, Why and How.

The location barely scratches the surface of something even deeper.

So I started to think about my own home – where I live with my grandparents, where I have lived with them and my mother and where I’ve come from with the multitude of family members over the years.

We’d gone through a lot, but we had each other. Even if we may not always show it

outwardly, we do love each other and stick with each other through tough times.

However, as much as I love my family, I have yet to feel that surge of homely feeling many get with their families. There is nothing wrong with my family. I never really felt a demonstrative pull of home like many people do or have with their families.

Then I came to Cameron. Then I met and got to know some amazing people. Then I realized just how much my family by choice really meant to me.

“To think it’s been here all along,” the track played, “somewhere to belong, and a reason – a something to believe in.”

This concept has been at the forefront of my thinking for the last three weeks. Talking with Jack and reading the things he has posted on Facebook got me to thinking just how big of a family our group really is – how much I’ve wanted that deeper familial connection from outside my biological family.

“I used to dream about it,” the singer belted, “but never schemed or counted on fantasies or wishes. It breaks

a man to see what he misses. So many nights I’d pray for a better life and better day, but I never thought it’d come true.”

So, as I turned off the street, I thought about a phrase

I heard from a professor freshman year about how you make your lifelong friends in college. Now, I finally see that saying coming to fruition in the most unexpected of ways.

“It’s finally here, and I don’t know what to do,” the song played.

“And I’m trying not to cry.”Too late for that – my eyes

started leaking the minute I hit the highway.

Yet, when I look back at it, I thought about the other times I cried taking in some sort of media – mostly episodes of loss in one of my favorite television shows and heartfelt ESPN feature pieces. They all featured similar common threads: the concepts of family and home.

I guess it made sense that I started welling up during that song, then. After all, though I was heading home, I was leaving home. However sad I may have been, I knew something happy was going on in my life to make me feel that way.

As the song flourished to an end and I cursed myself for getting emotional again, I remembered the people I met at Cameron who have

stuck with me – the Jacks, the Toris and the countless other names that would fill this page – and I knew they would understand.

They feel the same way.“I’ve finally made it. I’ve

hoped and I’ve waited,” the track concluded. “And for the first time in my life, I don’t feel so alone. My heart starts to heal, to know this is real. This is how it must feel to have a home.”

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Vices and virtues of social networking

Krista PylantSports Editor

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My time on Facebook came to a halt this summer after 15 people failed to recognize the difference between a monkey and a gorilla in photos a friend posted from the zoo.

I would not expect everyone to know the difference, and it is an easy mistake for those not familiar with the primates, but for some reason it angered me at the time. Perhaps I had a short fuse after being inundated with posts ranging from needing to take a shower to those pre-workout selfies at the gym – all of which I saw numerous times on my news feed.

At any rate, I decided to take a break from Facebook and other social networking sites for an entire month as a personal experiment to see if and how my life would change without it.

This was not an easy

task to begin for someone who is used to checking her Facebook 15-20 times a day, and I did have a few misgivings at first. For instance, the pessimist in me was afraid that a friend would end up in the hospital and I would not know it.

My fear of missing important information was not unfounded because three years ago I found out through Facebook that my aunt gave birth to twins two days prior to seeing her update.

I felt guilty that I was not there for her at the time, but maybe it did not say anything about me, rather, it said everything about how social media has complicated and de-personalized our communication practices.

Nowadays, it seems people would rather type one update to reach a large audience instead of taking the time to send more meaningful, individualistic responses.

Nevertheless, I ignored my apprehension, logged out of my account and began to reap the rewards of living life unplugged.

Not a week into my

experiment, I already saw an improvement in my life. I felt happier, my conversations had more depth, I spent more time outdoors, and overall I just appreciated life a lot more. Simply put, I was experiencing life in real time again instead of through a screen.

When I finally did return to social networking

a month later, I was surprised to find that I did not miss much at all. Even more shocking was how quickly I caught up on a month’s worth of information when I used to refresh my news feed daily.

Throughout the whole process I learned more about myself and now have a more informed opinion how social networking is changing our

society.Most of all, I learned

to identify social networking as a tool instead of an extension of one’s life. I don’t think social networks were ever intended to replace face-to-face human interaction, but were created to be aides in interpersonal communication. It should

be obvious, but because of how pervasive social media has become in our culture, it is easy to forget.

Today I am back to social networking, only this time I am aware of my usage and motivations for engaging with the sites. I have a healthier online presence and now follow my own advice to sit back, take a deep breath and unplug.

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Do stuff, make stuff with alumnus Clint ReidKaley Patterson

A&E Editor@KaleyKayPatt

Tillered artist: Clint Reid graduated from Cameron University in 2005 with a bachelor’s in graphic design. Reid currently resides in Frederick and does screen printing, web and game design and much more.

Clint Reid wanted to do many things growing up.

“I wanted to be Batman,” Reid said. “I wanted to be Mario, too, but I think everything I wanted to be had something to do with teaching or designing.”

Reid didn’t grow up to be Batman or Mario, but he did become a teacher and designer. Reid attended Cameron University and graduated in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. Since then, he has used his degree in many different ways.

After graduation, Reid worked at Arrow Sign Company in Lawton, where he did signage design and digital advertisements.

“That was my first, big job after school,” Reid said. “They were really great to work for.”

Reid then ventured to the “little ski town” of Red River, N.M. to open up his own freelance shop.

“I don’t like big cities,” Reid said. “I like a town I can just ride my bike in and not have to start my car for several months – Red River was one of those towns. I had been to a lot of places outside of Oklahoma but never lived places.”

The mountains, weather and small town atmosphere were some of the driving forces that led him to Red River.

“I had a small community,” Reid said. “I was able to kind of work part time and kind of do my own thing and get on my feet and learn about starting a business instead of just jumping into it; talking to some people and figuring

out how to incorporate the business and what to do with the tax junk and all that boring stuff – that hurts my head. It was a slower pace, and it allowed me to learn all that before I really went all into it.”

Reid mainly prepared print and design brochures, logo and identity development and business cards.

“It was a really dated community,” Reid said. “They didn’t know what a vector file was that they could send to a sign shop. They didn’t understand a lot of that stuff. So I kind of just went in and refurbished and cleaned things up.”

While riding his bike around town one day, Reid stumbled upon a man, who had an enormous beard, painting a bicycle in his front yard.

“Beards and bikes are two of my favorite things,” Reid said. “I was like, ‘That’s a really cool bike,’ and he said, ‘That’s a cool beard.’ We’ve been friends ever since.”

Reid’s bearded, bike-loving comrade led him to an next adventure in Durango, Colo. He was part of a five-artist gallery and studio workspace for a few years. Reid and his colleagues worked at the gallery on the main street in Durango and hosted a show every month. They not only showed their own art, but also they brought in a guest artist occasionally.

“A lot of creative individuals sort of flocked there [Durango],” Reid said. “You can go to a coffee shop and sit down and start drawing, then somebody will come up with their sketch book and want to draw, too.”

While in Durango, Reid got into web-development,

which he still does today. Although he moved back to his hometown of Fredrick, Okla., he continues to do business with his friends in Durango.

“I got married in February,” Reid said. “My wife and daughter are from Australia, so I figured with them coming over here, and, us wanting to work full-time

freelance, do our own thing; I thought Oklahoma would be a good place to start.”

Since he returned to Frederick, Reid has completed a few art projects for the community that he says “pays the bills,” but he has what he calls “an umbrella” for his personal art, Tillman Project.

Reid said the name

started back when he was in college after he and a friend considered doing collaborations together and bringing in other artists.

“I kind of thought of the name ‘Tillman Project’ as something that, you know, could cover a broad spectrum of things,” Reid said. “I just kind of kept using it, and when I

moved to New Mexico, I needed a business name. ‘Tillman Project’ kind of stuck because I was doing a little bit of apparel design, print design and logo stuff. There wasn’t one thing that I focused on doing, so ‘Tillman Project’ covered the whole thing.”

Tillman is also Reid’s middle name; he’s named after his great grandfather who lived in Frederick, too. Ironically, Tillman is also the name of the county that Frederick is the county seat of.

“It means tillers of the land,” Reid said, “so it’s a workers name, and that’s kind of all we do is just work, so it suits us.”

Currently, Reid has “a lot of irons in the fire.” He has been sketching kid books, and he and his wife are also working on kid’s apparel that encourages kids to be themselves and to be “weird.” Reid will take part in an art show in January in Philadelphia, then fly back up in March to do a community workshop, where he’ll do scavenger hunts with art and then teach kids about it.

With all his adventures and projects, Reid believes he is fulfilling his childhood dream job, even if he isn’t saving Gotham City or rescuing Princess Peach.

“What I do always changes,” Reid said. “I’m screen printing one week, and then designing webpages another week. Then I’m doing paintings and illustrations another week. Then I’m working on books another week, so I don’t do one specific thing, but it’s all making.

“I guess, in that sense, I am doing what I’ve always wanted to do.”

Artistic touch: (Left) “Bison” and (Right) “Icarus” are two of the projects Reid has created for his freelance site, Tillman Project.

Gentle guitars: The Cameron University Guitar Ensemble performed to a full house on Oct. 14 at the McCutcheon Recital Hall.

CU’s guitar ensemble performs

Marie BagwellStaff Writer

Nearly every seat was filled in the McCutcheon Recital Hall as the CU Guitar Ensemble performed Oct. 14.

The ensemble strummed melodies that varied from eclectic to cheery and were by composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Miguel

Llobet and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Dr. Kirsten Underwood, director of the guitar ensemble, said the members of the ensemble are students enrolled in MUSC 3161 Small Ensemble: Guitar Ensemble.

Jeremy Redbird and Trevor Campbell started the evening with “Sonatina” by Thomas Attwood and

“The Flatt Pavin from Jane Pickering’s Lute Book” by John Johnson.

Ashim Bohara and Wesley Stafford performed the next duet, “Fugue in C Major, BWV 953” by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Stafford, Redbird and Bohara each played solo pieces. Stafford played “Romanza” by an anonymous composer, and he was followed by Redbird who played “El Testament de n’Amelia “by Miguel Llobet. Bohara wrapped up the solo performances with “Prelude No. 3 in A minor” from composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Bohara, Stafford, Redbird and Shane Rutherford played “Scherzo Humoristique, Op. 12, No. 9” by Serge Prokofiev, arranged by T. McMillan.

The evening concert was wrapped up by the entire ensemble playing “Antico Inno di Quaresima (Ancient Lenten Hymn) Christe” and “qui lux es et dies (Christ who is the light)” by Samuel Scheidt arranged by T. McMillan, “La Frescobalda, Aria con Variazioni” by Girolamo Frescobaldi and “Adagio sostenuto from Piano Sonata No. 14 (“Moonlight”), Op. 27, No.2” by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged by R.G. Meyer.

CU music student and concert attendant, Chelsea Jenkins said the performance “was really pretty, everyone was prepared. They gave a lot of good information about each piece, so that was nice.”

The performance was not only for the audience, but also it benefited the performers.

“I thoroughly enjoy it,”

Redbird said. “I love it. And I love the experience I get from it, becoming a more professional person.”

Redbird was impressed with the audience turnout and said it seems like more

and more people turn out for each concert, “it’s really good to have that.”

The CU guitar ensemble will perform another concert on at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the McCutcheon Recital Hall.

Photos courtesy of Clint Reid

Photo by Marie Bagwell

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Downpouring rain and high winds delayed the two-day tournament hosted by the Cameron Men’s Golf team on Oct. 13-14 at The Territory Golf and Country Club in Duncan.

The Territory Classic was scheduled to begin on Oct. 13 with 18 holes, but harsh weather conditions caused Cameron Men’s Golf Coach Jerry Hrnciar to call off play. The tournament commenced the next day with a shotgun start, and competitors played 36 holes in slightly better conditions.

The Black and Gold presented two teams at the tournament. After the first round, Cameron shot 300 and followed up with a 296 in the second round, leaving the Aggies in fourth place overall with a total of 596. The Cameron “B” team shot 307 for both rounds, giving them a 614 for eighth place.

Midwestern State University came out on top with a total score of 580. St. Mary’s University in Texas (583) and West Texas A&M (585) followed, respectively.

“Midwestern State played really well,” Hrnciar said in a press release. “Our scores on the other hand weren’t as good as they should have been, seeing how it was a home course for us. I wasn’t on the course as much as I wanted to, since we were hosting, and I don’t think

our players were as focused as they should have been.”

Dylan McClure led the Black and Gold with a pair of 73s that equaled a 146 to seal eighth place individually. Corey Bounds placed 17th with a two-round score of 150 by shooting a 76 in round one and shaving two strokes in the second.

Taking 18th place was Zander Winston with a 151 (76+75). Cullen Stahl finished the tournament in 25th with a 153 (75+78). Fifth man K.C. Colvin shot an 84 in round one and shaved 10 strokes in round two to give him a total score of 158 and 36th place.

Bradley Ferrell led the Cameron “B” team by taking 15th place with a 149 (73+76). Zeb Littlefield took 23rd with a 152 by shooting a 75 in the first round and adding two strokes in the second.

Quinton Tews had a first round score of 79 and shaved three strokes in the second to give him a total of 155 for 30th.

Justin Lang finished with a 158 (80+78), and Ryan Mahaffey ended the tournament with a 178 (84+94).

McClure believes the team did not play their best at the home course, but there were some contributing factors.

“I think that was the first time we golfed in the cold in quite awhile,” McClure said. “The course was playing

pretty tough. A couple of teams came out really strong, which we weren’t quite expecting.”

The Territory Classic was the only tournament the Cameron Men’s Golf team will host this season. McClure said although the advantages of hosting include the team’s knowledge of the course and more support in the gallery, the Black and Gold did not receive visits from their coach as much as they usually do.

“He [Hrnciar] was so preoccupied with everything else going on - making sure all the other teams and coaches are doing alright,” McClure said. “I think I saw Coach maybe twice the whole tournament. Other tournaments he’s with you, you see him five or six times a round - he’s always there.”

McClure said his team did not do as well as they had anticipated, and there are some things they need to improve before their next round.

“I think we need to figure out our opportunities,” McClure said, “like when we should go for certain holes and when we shouldn’t.

“I think some of us start rounds and try to go for everything when we need to stay laid back, keep control, make our pars and then go for pins later in the round … Other than that, we’ve got the talent. I think everybody knows that; we just need to start using it.”

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Lady Aggies finish eighth at Oklahoma Intercollegiate

Men’s Golf places fourth in Territory Classic

Jacob JardelAssistant Managing Editor

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The Lady Aggie’s golf team hit the links for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate on Oct. 20-21 at Ft. Sill.

The team finished eighth overall with a two-day total of 624, 32 strokes behind tournament winner Newman College. Head Coach Rick Goodwin said the team did well, but one aspect of the game held the team back from further advancement.

“We had a bad day putting,” Goodwin said in a press release. “We had some girls hit the ball well, but we just couldn’t get the ball in the hole, which led to some high scores.”

However, he felt the team exhibited a number of positives that took them into further competition.

“We beat Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas A&M-Kingsville, which are

two conference opponents,” Goodwin said in a press release, “and we jumped up a spot from day one, which is something to take away from this. We still have some work to do to get on par with Midwestern, West Texas, and Tarleton.”

The first day of the tournament featured a pair of 76s from senior Jaqueline Strickland and freshman Erin Hess, who led the Black and Gold en route to a 310 overall and a ninth-place standing.

Goodwin mentioned the team did well, but he did have a hang up for the round.

“Overall it is disappointing that we didn’t play good on our home course,” he said in a press release.

The dual 76s landed Strickland and Hess just outside the top 25 at a tie for 26th. Junior Alexis Thompson carded a 78, which was good enough

for 36th place on day one. Sophomore Katie Johnston and senior Candice Swartz rounded out the team’s effort with an 80 and an 82, respectively.

Sophomores Robyn Moore and Bailey Brown carded an 84 and 87, respectively, as individual competitors.

The second round showed the Aggies on the move up the rankings but not enough to jump more than one spot.

Strickland finished the day two with a one-over 73, which brought her to a 149 overall and a 10th place finish. Thompson matched her first day score of 78 to end in 35th with a 156. Hess’ finished a stroke behind with a two-day total of 157 after a second-round 81.

Johnson and Swartz concluded with a pair of 82s, bringing Johnston to a 162 overall and Swartz to a tournament total of 164.

Moore ended the

tournament with a score of 166, while Brown carded an overall 179.

Redlands Community

College student Ivon Reijers placed first after a second round 70 brought her overall score to 138.

This tournament was the last of the fall for the Lady Aggies, who will tee off again in the spring.

SPORTS SHORTSSenior captain Thomas

Toth led the Cameron Cross Country team to a ninth place finish on Oct. 18 at the Fort Hays State Open in Hays, Kan.

Toth placed eighth individually with a time of 23:57.70, averaging 4:49.3 a mile in the 8K race. Toth’s new personal record now ranks him twelfth in top times for Division II runners.

Sophomore Methuselah Lagat was Cameron’s second highest runner with a 55th place finish at 25:04.40, and

freshman Pascal Paintner rounded out the top-100 by placing 96th overall, 49 seconds behind Lagat.

Senior Loic Soria left with a 26:17.90 in the 8K, junior Steve Orwel was eight seconds back,

and redshirt-sophomore Grant Wignall had a time of 27:16.50. Freshman Henri

Hansert rounded out the CU group with a time of 27:21.21.

As a team, the Aggies scored 246 points and ended with a total time of 2:07:13.90.

The team will return to the course on Nov. 8 for the Lone Star Conference Championships in Wichita Falls, Texas.

The Cameron Volleyball team dropped to 3-9 in Lone Star Conference play after losing its past three away matches.

The Aggies’ road woes began on Sept. 17 after they

lost three straight sets to Angelo

State and then to Tarleton

State the following

day.On

Sept. 21, the Black and Gold traveled to

Portales, N.M.

to take on Eastern New Mexico University, only to face a similar situation.

This time, however, the Aggies managed to take a second set to avoid a Zias’ sweep but ultimately fell in a 1-3 loss.

The losses pushed Cameron back to seventh in the Lone Star Conference rankings.

CU is one game back of ENMU and a game ahead of Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce who are both tied for eighth place in the league standings.

The Aggies will return home to face Texas Woman’s University at 7 p.m., Oct. 24, and Texas A&M-Commerce at 2 p.m., Oct. 25.

Tee off: Senior Dylan McClure takes a shot from the fairway with his iron. On Oct. 14, McClure placed eighth individually at the Territory Classic in Duncan.

Chip in: Junior Alexis Thompson attacks the green with a chip. Thompson finished 35th individually after shooting a 78 both days of the tournament.

CU Sports Information

Cameron left the golf course with an eight stroke lead at the MSU Invitational on Oct. 20 and that gap proved to be enough after winning the tournament by three strokes over Northeastern State on Oct. 21.

Dylan McClure led Cameron with a 209 score to place second overall in the 15-team field.

After finishing with a 565 on Monday, the Aggies carded a 294 to give them a three round total at 859.

Bradley Ferrell finished tied for fourth overall with a career best 214 over his previous mark of 220, set during the 2012-13 season. Zander Winston carded a

CC finishes ninth at Fort Hays Aggies win MSU InviteCU Volleyball falls74 and finished the 54-hole invite, earning ninth overall and his second top-10 in three starts at Cameron.

Cullen Stahl came away tied for 17th place scoring a 219, and Corey Bounds finished tied for 46th place with a 226.

As a medalist, Zeb Littlefield was tied for 68th place after carding a 234.

Next, the Aggies will travel to The Colony, TX for the Tribute Classic.

Graphics by Krista Pylant

Photo by Krista Pylant