The San Angelo Road Lizards Running Club will continue their annual Trail Series with the second race on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the San Angelo State Park Chap-parral Pavilion.

“San Angelo has several different events open to the whole community, and it is fun to take a break from school and attend,” freshman Anabel Ramirez said.

The Shannon Trail Series is a fundraiser for the Road Lizards, which will help to pay for other events throughout the year.

“Every year we do a series event. We have a 10K, 12K and 15K and within each of those events there is a 5K as well,” Adam Parker, Assistant Professor of Kinesiol-ogy and Vice President of the San Angelo Road Liz-ards club, said. “It is really a fundraiser for ourselves so we can purchase equipment we use for events such as bibs, T-shirts, medals, timers and the finish line shoot,” Parker said.

The racing events are not meant to be competitive, and everyone is welcome to participate, Parker said.

“I don’t enjoy running, but this trail series race is laid back in a sense that I don’t have to force myself to run,” Ramirez said. “I can just enjoy my time at the event and not worry about finishing at a certain time.”

Currently, the Road Lizards are looking to purchase a Chip Timing System which will help to make scoring easier, Parker said.

“Individual race participants would have radio frequency ID tags that turn on a timer so they know when they cross the start and finish line,” Parker said. “It is all computer-controlled, so instead of going back and scoring by hand, it is all done electronically. It is a fairly long term goal for us to raise the money and purchase one of those systems.”

This year, Shannon Medical Center is the title spon-sor for the event and it helps to get their name on the title of the race, Parker said.

“It is a way to put their name out there but they are also helping us sponsor this event,” Parker said.

Volunteers are always welcomed to help with prep-aration for the race as well as during the race, Parker said.

“During the races we need people to help set up food stations, handle liability waivers, pass out T-shirts and race bibs, etc.,” Parker said. “We also need help scoring. If there are student organizations that want to get involved, they can contact me at adam.parker@angelo.edu. Anyone from the general public is welcome.”

Participants are able to register the day of the event, although online registration is preferred, Parker said.

“The Road Lizards are benefiting from these events because people are supporting the club as a whole so the club can hold similar events in the future,” Parker said.

The next big event the Road Lizards are holding is the Crazy Desert Trail Run, and it is the second year the event has been held, Parker said.

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AGERPHSI awarded

Nursing ranks at No. 64 nationally

Series set to pace state park

U.S. News and World Report ranked ASU’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) online program as one of the top 100 national colleges in its 2013 edition of Best Online Programs.

Ranked No. 64 overall, ASU was one of eight Texas institutions to make the top 100 list, according to a press release. A total of 471 colleges and universities recognized as having master’s degree nursing pro-grams were ranked.

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Nurs-ing and Rehabilitation Sciences, Dr. Susan Wilkinson said she hopes this recognition will attract students to the program.

“US News and World Report are highly respected for the annual rankings that they report,” Wilkinson said. “Any notoriety such as this puts ASU’s name out to the public.”

Senior in the Associate Nursing Degree Program Tiffanie Vollbrecht says she hopes to eventually join the MSN program.

“Since it’s online, it’s good to know that you can live anywhere to work and still continue your education in a good program,” Vollbrecht said.

The criteria used to configure the rankings in-

cluded weighted scores in the categories of students engagement, faculty credentials and training, admis-sion selectivity and students services and technology, according to the release.

The ranking is an indicator of the high quality of the university’s MSN online nursing program, Clini-cal Teaching Assistant Richard Plum said.

“The graduate nursing faculty and staff are truly outstanding and the professors use multiple meth-ods for online teaching, which meet the needs of the students,” Plum said. “The professors take a personal interest in the students and are willing to help at any time.”

The program will continue to grow and expand in the future including an additional use of the ellumi-nate software, which provides interactive video and audio sessions with the professor and the students, Plum said.

“We, of course, hope to improve our ranking next year,” Wilkinson said. “We will continue to provide excellent services to our students and hope to be rec-ognized for it again.”

The other Texas schools that ranked include Lamar University, University of Texas at Tyler, Texas Chris-tian University, Texas Tech University Health Sci-ence Center, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, University of Texas at El Paso and University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, according to the re-lease.

The entire list of rankings can be found on the U.S. News and World Report website at www.usnews.com/education/online-education/nursing.

Texas colleges are among others that were ranked

Adam Sauceda Staff Writer

Allison Price Managing Editor

Shannon Trail Series hosts 5K and 12K

Nelly’s Echo performs for students

Photo by Rio VelasquezJunior nursing major, Dylan Khantharasy works on his nursing assignments, which are all found online.

Photos by Adam Sauceda(Left): University Center Program Council (UCPC) staff members provided pastries at the Nelly’s Echo event. (Center): Nelson Emokpae and Mog Obahor interacted with students after the performance. (Right): Nelson Emokpae sang cover songs and original songs as well.

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Events CalendarGet involvedon campus!

Here’s what’s going on this week.

Friday Feb. 1

Baseball: ASU at Ouachita Baptist University. 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. @ Arkadelphia, AR.

Softball: ASU vs. East Central University 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. @ San Antonio.

Softball: ASU vs. Saint Edward’s University. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.@ San Antonio.

Studio Theatre: Evening of American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Scenes. Evening of scenes, monologues, songs and scenic design presented by ASU students. Carr Education-Fine Arts Building, Room 241A begin-ning at 8 p.m.

Saturday Feb. 2

Shannon Trail Series Race #2. Run or hike the 12K or 5K in the San Angelo State Park. Begins at 8 a.m.

Softball: ASU vs. Lubbock Christian University. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. @ San Antonio

Baseball: ASU at Ouachita Baptist University. 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. @ Arkadelphia, AR.

Softball: ASU at St. Mary’s University. 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. @ San Antonio.

Women’s Basketball: ASU at West Texas A&M. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Canyon, TX

Men’s Basketball: ASU at West Texas A&M. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. @ Canyon, TX

Studio Theatre: Evening of American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Scenes- CONTINUED.

Sunday Feb. 3

Softball: ASU vs. Texas A&M International University. 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. @ San Antonio

Super Bowl Party at Plaza Verde Residence Hall. Tail-gate begins at 4 p.m. @ Roscoe’s Den and watch party begins at 5:30 p.m.

Monday Feb. 4

UCPC Spirit Week begins and continues through Friday.

Art Exhibit: “Childhood Play/ Adult Realities” by John Hartley continues daily opening at 9 a.m.

Applications for Project Spring Break are due by 5 p.m. to the CSI.

Tuesday Feb. 5

Volunteer Fair event all day in the UC.

Women’s Basketball: ASU at Tarleton State. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. @ Stephenville.

Men’s Basketball: ASU at Tarleton State. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. @ Stephenville.

Thursday Feb. 7

Free Root beer floats courtesy of Concho Educators Federal Credit Union. In the UC at 2 p.m.

Weekly Planetarium showings beginning at 7 p.m.

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Spirit Week Calendar

Monday: Mascot Celebra-tion from 12-2 p.m. in the UC Lobby.

Tuesday: UCPC T-Shirt swap from 12-2 p.m. in the UC Lobby.

Wednesday: Student Organi-zation Block Party from 12-2 p.m. in the UC Lobby.

Thursday: “Sport’s Day” from 12-2 p.m. in the UC Lobby.

Friday: True Blue Friday/ UCPC Pep Rally beginning at 3 p.m. in the UC Lobby.

Club invites supportive community to walk

UCPC encourages school spirit

Cont. from p.1“This race is a half-marathon, marathon and 50K,”

Parker said. “The proceeds will benefit one of the local non-profit organizations in town.”

There are two or three events scheduled every month, and in addition to the trail series fundraiser, there is one more event solely to raise money for the Road Lizards Running Club.

“Everyone is [at the races] as a supportive communi-ty of runners as opposed to just being really hard-core competitive,” Parker said. “It is a nice environment to be in. A lot of people are afraid that it is a race and they thing they are not fast enough. People come to every event and walk. I encourage anyone to come out and enjoy meeting new people and have fun.”

For more information about the race and upcoming events, check out www.roadlizards.org.

Shannon Trail Series RaceWhere:

San Angelo State Park Chaparral

Pavilion- 362 S. FM 2288, San

Angelo

University Center Programming Council’s annual Spirit Week will be Feb. 4 through Feb. 8 and will feature various activities in the University Center.

Spirit Week will celebrate spring sports, encourage team interaction with students and inform students about the various teams’ schedules.

Event coordinator for UCPC Alex Bryant says the week is to promote university spirit and let students interact with each other as well as with athletes.

Senior communication major Ginelda Lopez says she always tries to make it to Spirit Week and will be there this year.

“I’m going to go to the pep rally and the Mascot Celebration,” Lopez said. “The events are really kid-friendly, and my son loves to meet Roscoe.”

This will be an opportunity for students to get more involved on campus and meet students from other organizations, UCPC President Karina Maldonado said.

“Your college experience is what you make it,” Maldonado said, “If you don’t get involved and you’re not aware of what’s going on around campus, it’s not going to be a very fun experience. If you come out and meet new people, you get into the school spirit and it’ll be an awesome experience.”

For more information on Spirit Week, contact UCPC at (325) 942-2062 or visit their website at www.angelo.edu/org/ucpc/.

Adam Sauceda Staff Writer

Different events held to boost spirit on campus

Photo by Rio VelasquezDerin Oduye talked with camp counselors at the Summer Camp Job Fair about different job opportunities.

Photo by Rio VelasquezThe first Civil War lecture of the semester was held Tuesday, Jan. 29. Dr. Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai and Dr. William Taylor were the key speakers at the event. The lecture focused on motivations of men who enlisted and also the reasons men continued to fight. The next Civil War lecture will be Friday Feb. 8 at Fort Concho. Dr. Andrew Torget, assistant professor of history at the University of North Texas, will be speaking about “The Problem of Slavery in Early Texas.”

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“If they feel like they need to serve and

protect the country then they should have

every right to.”

“I think it’s about time for equal

opportunity in the military.”

“I think it’s great that they serve in combat because we need to be equal with men.”

“I think it’s a freedom of choice. If they want

to do that, I’m perfectly fine with

that.”

“I think women in combat sets an

perfect example for all women across the world. It’s a big step.”

Edith HuertaSenior

Jose CanoJunior

Monica MartinezSenior

Jeremy EvansJunior

Cassandra KyzarSophomore

How do you feel about women serving in combat?

Preparing for Super Bowl: Vegetable Salsa recipe

Adam Sauceda Staff Writer

I have never cared for football. The rules are confusing, the plays seem repetitive, and, since the Dallas Cowboys are locked into a perpetual cycle of mediocrity, I never know what team to root for. The Super Bowl, however, is different.

The Super Bowl is the only football game of the year in which I actually look forward to watching. I even placed a bet this year on “the purple team.” The reason why I am so partial to the

Super Bowl is because it is the perfect excuse to get together with friends and family and pig out on awesome food.

Now, I love the traditional food served at Super Bowl parties as much as the next guy, but sometimes it can be expensive and unhealthy.

Buying all the necessary supplies for a hamburger cookout can add up, and doctors everywhere frown upon eating a whole bowl of cheese dip.

For the health-and-budget-conscious college student, Super Bowl weekend can be a dilemma, but have no fear.

If you were invited to a Super Bowl party this year, you don’t have to settle for buying expensive chicken wings at the grocery store, or eating over-salted potato chips.

With a few minutes of planning, you can hustle up a simple recipe that will score with the men in your life, and win the approval of your more health-conscious friends.

Here is one of my favorite Super Bowl party recipes that is budget-friendly and light on calories:

Vegetable SalsaIngredients:1 - 16 oz can black beans1 - 11 oz can white shoepeg corn1 - 2 ¼ oz can green chilies1 garlic clove, chopped1 bunch green onions, chopped¼ cup red onion, chopped6 tbsp fresh lime juice (or about 3 limes)1-2 tsp cumin (for taste)1 tsp salt½ tsp pepper6 tbsp oil¼ – ½ cup fresh chopped cilantro2 medium tomatoes, chopped2-4 avocados, sliced

Night before serving:1) Drain and rinse black beans, white shoepeg corn and green chilies.2) Dump in a large, sealable bowl. 3) Add green onions, red onion and garlic to bowl.4) Add lime juice, oil, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir well.

Shortly before serving:5) Add cilantro, tomatoes and avocado to salsa. Serve with corn chips.

Rachel Riggs Copy Editor

Should women be allowed to fight in combat?

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A woman in combat is a touchy subject. There are a lot of reasons one argues against it. How will she be

treated by her fellow soldiers in combat? If something were to happen to her, would it affect the rest of her unit too much to the point it would become a detriment to the mission? Would an enemy combatant try to use a female as more leverage in a prisoner of war situation than he would a male soldier?

There are a lot of “what if” scenarios you can play in your head until you’re blue in the face, but in my opinion, if a woman chooses to make the decision to join a combat-related job, such as infantry, and proves herself capable in training, then let her.

Women have proven time and time again that they are just as capable of doing the jobs men do.

There is still, however, a strange feeling that I can’t shake or put into words when I think about women in combat.

Not that a man’s death in combat is any less tragic than a woman’s, but it’s an odd feeling. Let me put it like this, when my boss asked me to write this column, one thing popped into my head.

It’s a scene from the 1997 movie “G.I. Jane,” with Demi Moore. For those of you who haven’t seen it, Demi portrays Jordan, the first woman allowed to take

part in Navy SEAL training. In the scene, Jordan is talking to the female senator

who wanted the “experiment,” and the senator has just revealed to her that she intended for Jordan to fail all along and that it was all just a “feel good” campaign.

The senator says, “American families are not prepared to put their daughters in harm’s way.” Jordan asks, “What are you saying? That a woman’s life is more valuable than a man’s? That a woman’s death hurts a family more?”

After a few more words between the two, the senator asks Jordan if she really wanted that life. Jordan replies with, “I wanted the choice. The chance to prove myself, my skills, my work, and me.” While I understand the senator’s point (that feeling I can’t put into words), I ultimately agree with Jordan.

A woman is no less or no more patriotic than any man. Women have every right to make the choices of their own lives even if one of those choices is to fight in combat. At least from my point of view, if I had to fight next to a man who didn’t want to or a woman who chose to, I would gladly and proudly fight side by side a woman.

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The Rams travel to lock horns with Buffalos

Stephen CoganStaff Writer

Stephen CoganStaff Writer

‘Belles hope to keep the winning streak alive

Rams need a winning streak to get their season back

The ‘Belles broke a three-game losing streak with Wednesday’s 54-47 win over Eastern New Mex-ico University, and they quest to continue their streak in their next game against the West Texas A&M Lady Buffalos.

The ‘Belles last faced the Lady Buffalos last December in their Al-zheimer’s Awareness game at the Junell Center and won in double overtime 77-71 to make their re-cord 3-3.

Now at 8-10, the ‘Belles need an-other win over the Lady Buffalos to help their chances at making the Lone Star Conference Tourna-ment.

The ‘Belles are ranked sixth in both points scored per game (61.8) and points allowed per game (60.8) going into their match up against the 11-9 Lady Buffalos.

The Lady Buffalos are ranked fourth in points scored per game (65.4) and are second in points al-lowed per game (58.8).

In the December match-up be-tween the ‘Belles and the Lady Buf-falos, the Lady Buffalos got off to a quick start and jumped ahead 13-5 at one point, but the ‘Belles man-aged to battle back to end the first half with a score of 37-32 in favor of the Lady Buffalos.

The ‘Belles came to tie the game 58-58 after sophomore forward Haylee Oliver scored 11 second half points including the two game-ty-ing free throws.

The ‘Belles gave the Lady Buffa-los a steady diet of Oliver and ju-nior guard Leah LeMaire through-out the game as both players scored 24 points each.

Sophomore Cassi Stegall chipped in 12 points and after, a second overtime with ten team points, the ‘Belles defeated the Lady Buffalos.

The ‘Belles could try their original successful strategy and use outside shooters like LeMaire and Oliver to defeat the Lady Buf-falos or they could change course and feed the ball to the 6’3 center/power forward junior Lauren Holt.

Holt, the team’s leading scorer, had one point in the first match up while her average over the season has been 11.9 points per game for a total of 203 total points.

Holt’s also scored double-digit points in 11 games this year and in eight of the last nine.

The main question though isn’t how the ‘Belles can win, but will they win.

That question will be answered on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. at West Texas A&M University.

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The Rams, who have had a trying season with a 5-14 record, look to improve as they travel to face West Texas A&M University.

The Rams are currently on a losing streak after dropping their fourth game in a row with an 87-81 loss to the Eastern State University on Wednesday.

The Rams had five players with double-digit points and senior Antonio Dye had 13 rebounds, but it was not enough to beat Eastern New Mexico University.

Junior Chris Talkington impressed by scoring 14 points off of two free throws and four three-pointers.

The rest of the Rams team combined scored three three-pointers.

The Rams have had two other losing streaks this season with lengths of four and six games.

The Rams will now have to face West Texas A&M University’s Buffalos and their stifling defense.

The Buffalos have a conference-best average of 57.3 points allowed per game through 19 games this season.

In their last face-off, the Rams lost 73-44 to the Buffalos with lead scorer Talkington being held to 16 points.

The only other Ram to score double-digit points against the Buffalos was freshman Jovan Austin with 11 points.

The Buffalos’ strong defense kept the Rams away from the rim, with only 14 of their points coming from field goals inside the three-point line.

However, the Buffalos’ main weakness is their own inability to score as they have a conference-worst av-erage of 63.4 points per game through 19 games this

season.The Rams will have to fight fire with fire – or rather

defense with defense – to keep it a low-scoring game and prevent the Buffalos from controlling the out-come.

That will be difficult as the Rams have the second-worst defense in the Lone Star Conference and have allowed an average of 74.1 points per game throughout 19 games.

In the last match up, the Buffalos had five players score double-digit points with the highest being 15 by senior forward Donald Sims.

The Rams will have to contain him and anyone else who fires a shot if they want a at the Lone Star Confer-ence Championship.

The Rams’ conference record of 2-9 puts them in last place, but doesn’t make a postseason berth impos-sible for them.

The Rams will face the Buffalos in Canyon on Satur-day, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m.

Photo by Rio VelasquezJunior Chris Talkington tries to keep the Rams in the game with a three pointer as teammmates look on.

Photo by Rio VelasquezHaylee Oliver (15) prepares to shoot while her teammates, Lauren Holt (left) and Leah LeMaire (right) guard the opponents.

Photo by Rio VelasquezSenior Morgan Youngblood looks for a teammate to catch the ball.

Photo by Rio VelasquezThe Korean International students performed a dance routine to “Gangnam Style” during half-time.

Photo by Rio VelasquezJunior Bryan Hammond searches the floor for an open teammate.