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Volume 11, Issue 4 (The SPARTAN Issue)

2011-12-02T12:33:00.000-06:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More ramdiculous

Volume 11, Issue 3 (The FRENCH Issue)

2011-11-23T10:08:00.001-06:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More disco

Volume 11, Issue 2 (The ROBERT THOMPSON IN SPACE Issue)

2011-11-03T23:04:00.001-05:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More humor

Volume 11, Issue 1 (The COMIC BOOK Issue)

2011-10-14T12:37:00.001-05:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More comic book

Welcome to ASU!

2011-08-22T16:09:00.001-05:00

A Ramdiculous classic.

Travel back in time to the ancient year of 2003...

2011-08-20T22:00:00.008-05:00

For the Rambunctious Weekend carnival, Ramdiculous put up a historical photo booth. People could step back in time and revisit the long-ago year of 2003.

If you had your picture taken and you decided to visit our website to see your picture, then welcome!

And for those of you who missed it, here's what the booth looked like:

Volume 10, Spring 2011

2011-05-08T22:53:00.003-05:00

And here's Volume 10.

Open publication - Free publishing

Open publication - Free publishing - More humor

Volume 9, Fall 2010

2011-05-08T22:32:00.002-05:00

Here is Volume 9 of our fine paper, for your viewing pleasure.

Open publication - Free publishing - More ramdiculous

Open publication - Free publishing - More angelo

Open publication - Free publishing - More humor

Adults Playing with '90s Action Figures

2011-04-07T15:32:00.001-05:00

Thank you!

2011-03-30T12:29:00.003-05:00

On behalf of the Ramdiculous Page, I would like to thank all of you for your outpouring of support. I was pleasantly surprised and incredibly touched to see that a LOT of people don't want to see our little paper die.

Case in point: the Ram Page sent over a photographer and emailed me some questions about our situation. No joke—even the RAM PAGE wanted to help! :O

We picked up quite a few signatures yesterday. Right now I'm waiting to hear back from Student Life and the CSI office as to whether or not we print this week. It's the April Fools edition this week, so keep your fingers crossed, and if you're still interested in joining, let me know ASAP.

-B. Parsons

EDIT: Looks like we are going to press this week. Thank you, Ramdiculous supporters! I couldn't have done this without your support.

Cancellation

2011-03-29T00:21:00.004-05:00

I did not find out until late Monday afternoon, but the Ramdiculous Page will be CANCELLED unless I can find at least nine other organizational members for the Ramdiculous organization by Wednesday.

This is not a joke. It is not an early April Fool's gag. I am sad to say it's very real.

I don't ever ask for much, but this time I beg that if you or someone you know at ASU would like to join Ramdiculous, then please contact me and we will make it formal.

-B. Parsons, Editor

Winterball at some HS in Texas

2011-01-19T08:18:00.001-06:00

so I get this email forewarning teachers about gossip for the upcoming dance and racial undertones....its hilarious...or at least that's what i thought...read it if you are bored.

Now...for some comments about Winterball. I know that the students are rapidly spreading some pretty strange things outside of school and eventually they will make it to your classrooms. I would like to arm you with 'real' information in case you get questions during the school day.
There WILL be two dance rooms: one is ALL hiphop ALL the time (cafe), the other room is equipped with a screen where students can text their song requests (Gym)...this means that the rumor that we are providing a 'techno' rave room (and all the stereotypes that follow) is not true. And, the reason a student cannot DJ the dance has nothing to do with secret messages in songs - it is a vendor rule for this ISD. We use the DJ we have always used for accounting purposes.
The two rooms are NOT to separate the races: as a listener of hiphop myself, I will be the first to say that students will travel back and forth between the rooms and this I am sure of...nothing was ever meant to be racial. It was merely a reaction to a survey we gave general student council members about how to improve the music at the dances. It was one of the biggest complaints and so it was a fix for that issue.
The reason that we are not at [the awesome venue nearby] is based on income only. The ticket money that we lost last year due to a low turnout is partly to blame. What is being said is that students are going to boycott buying tickets until it is at [the awesome venue nearby]. There is no way to afford this venue given the low turnout for tickets over the past two years.
Finally, and this is the most troublesome...I received an email from a student explaining that the problem being foreseen with this year's Winterball is based on the fact that the students will be 'split up' between rooms. This was not an issue of race, it was explained to me that some students that choose to dance provocatively at our dances prefer the 'white kids' to cover them up as they do so. The fear is that if the 'white kids' are all in the other room, this will no longer be possible.
I am sure you are as sad as I am to find out that this is the response to our efforts to provide a winter dance at, what is, the only school left in this ISD that does so. If you have a chance to combat these horrible rumors and misunderstandings in your classrooms, please do so. We have several students that are thrilled to attend the dance and I do not want them getting the wrong idea about what is set to be a fun and exciting evening. I'm sorry if this made your day a little worse, but I want to encourage transparency before these rumors make it all the way home.

Congrats to the Catletts

2010-12-11T19:29:00.000-06:00

Best tattoo

2010-12-10T12:03:00.000-06:00

Send us a picture of your tattoo. Best one wins a gift card. If you
don't have one borrow a friend's.

Send it to page@ramdiculous.com

Win a free lottery ticket.

2010-12-10T10:21:00.000-06:00

He won, why wouldn't you?

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2010-12-10T09:22:00.000-06:00

Win $5 - Grab the closest book

2010-12-08T13:00:00.001-06:00

1. Grab the closest book
2. Go to page 52
3. Type the 9th sentence on the page below.

Win the $5 Hastings Gift Card, if more than 10 people compete we will give away more prizes...

Seems like a waste of ammo

2010-12-08T09:31:00.000-06:00

Make this story awesome! Win $10 gift card

2010-12-07T13:43:00.000-06:00

Last week my whole family went to a Hanukkah party at my _______'s house in _______. The first thing we did when we got there was open presents. _______ always gives us _______ presents. This year he gave me a(n) _______ and my little _______, _______, a(n) _______.

“_______, _______,” I said, “How did you know I wanted a(n) _______?”

Then _______, my cousins, and I played a dreidel game. My cousin _______ put an empty bowl in the center of the table, and gave us each our own pile of candy for the game. _______ went first, spun a shin, and had to put a piece of her candy in the bowl. I could tell she wanted to _______, but she knew she had to behave. The bowl continued to fill with candy, with most of us spinning shin. Then I spun a gimel. I got the whole bowl of candy!

On the way home, I whispered to _______ that I would share my candy with her, but she had fallen fast asleep.

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Population Control - No stop signs

2010-12-06T08:57:00.003-06:00

Eat at Chef Jason's Deli

2010-11-21T16:46:00.001-06:00

Due to a lack of intelligence, when we mentioned our favorite restaurant, we misrepresented ourselves, in reality our favorite lunch spot truly is Chef Jason's Deli

Check it out: http://chefjasonsdeli.com/

Home of the Ramchop.

dear Jason, sorry, my bad, they were hounding me for all types of questions and I got confused and overwhelmed, the RamPage is evil.....

Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010-11-19T10:33:00.002-06:00

Video games and children have long been a topic of heated debate since the development and monumentally ground-breaking release of Doom back in 1993. Many people look to this title, more than any other, as being the cornerstone responsible for the influx of first person shooters and the desensitization of the nation’s children. Although arguably one could just as easily scapegoat Donkey Kong for Atari as the first violent video game as the end goal is to murder a giant monkey with a hammer, most do not choose to do so because of the incredibly cartoonish way in which the game was made.

The big issue with video game violence and children, according to many parents, politicians, and insufferable know-it-alls with nothing better to do with their time, is that the games feature violence that is seen as too realistic and thereby makes the idea of violence “cool” and forces children to want to imitate what they see; monkey see, monkey do. And of course, there is now the new controversy being prostituted by the media and advocacy groups over Activision’s latest release in the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty: Black Ops. Undoubtedly by now, many have heard of this asinine objection to the latest commercial for the game wherein a bevy of celebrities are seen acting out a scene utilizing toy guns and explosives to promote Call of Duty: Black Ops. The most notable celeb, or at least the one taking the brunt of the objections, is none other than basketball juggernaut Kobe Bryant.

And while Mr. Bryant is not exactly what one would call a model citizen, given his past actions in Eagle, Colorado, he can hardly be held responsible for choosing to do a commercial for Call of Duty. Who wouldn’t want to be associated with the most highly anticipated video game of the year? And while typically I am not a bastion of support for Kobe Bryant, I have to point out the sheer idiocy of the people who are angry with his choice. Kobe Bryant is a basketball player. He is paid to play basketball and to fulfill his endorsement obligations. Additionally, he can choose to do whatever he wishes with his free time, in this case that meant accepting an offer to appear for Activision. In no way is he paid to be a role model to the American public.

The only reason this is a problem to people is because the American public is obsessed with fame and celebrity status. Yes, I know, I can hear the gears clicking and the mechanized motions of the collective pie holes coming open to refute my claims. But where is it stated that all celebrities are to be regarded as untouchable, infallible, heroic role models for the youth of the nation? I understand that those who achieve fame and fortune, by virtue of being publicly viewed constantly, are automatically latched onto as such and that they grasp the inferred duty of “role model” but why? Whatever happened to viewing parents, grandparents, or teachers as role models?

Oh, wait, my mistake, we all hate our parents because they are too lazy to do any actual parenting. Work is too overwhelming and time consuming, so if they have a kid it’s best to shove them in front of a TV where they can watch whatever they want and begin to form human bonds to people living in a box that they will never meet, but begin to emulate to the ire of the parents’ own existence. And once Christmas rolls around and the parents are forced to be with their children because the nanny, aka school system, is on vacation, what better way to pacify them than with video games so that they shut up and more work can be done?

And then the problems begin as the parents find out what kind of video games the children are playing. But wait, aren’t the parents, the same people who gave the child the games in the first place, the people with the money to buy such things, responsible for giving the child the video games they are now railing about? Hmmm. Of course there will always be those parents who say, “I didn’t know that was what the game was about.” Really?! You didn’t bother to do some research on what you were going to give to your child? I would say I find that hard to believe but given how little parents actually care about being parents, it’s actually a valid point. And of course, the parents then want to watchdog and turn games into scapegoats claiming that their children are being damaged and influenced by the violence in video games. Heaven forbid that a parent actually take the time to decide what is beneficial for a child.

The responsibility for how a child is raised and influenced, as well as what they watch or play, is not the fault of some celebrity who knows nothing of these children and that has been forgotten by most, if not all, parents. There is no reason to raise such a ruckus over a commercial for Call of Duty: Black Ops that uses celebrities to help boost popularity, especially not when everyone knows what Call of Duty is about well beforehand. And while some will still cry that the commercial itself downplays the situation that many troops are still actively dealing with in the Middle East, there is no reason to make this politically motivated. The commercial is there to sell the product, the celebrities are there to attract attention to the product and increase revenue and get a nice payday. If you don’t like something, don’t buy it. If you want to act like a parent, be a parent from the start. It’s not that fucking difficult to figure out.

Caption this! Win $5

2010-11-17T14:19:00.000-06:00

best caption wins... $5 Wal-mart Gift-card.

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2010-11-16T17:37:00.001-06:00

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Winner $15 Target Giftcard

2010-11-15T13:48:00.000-06:00

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2010-11-12T15:12:00.002-06:00

Name this movie, and win a $15 gift card from Target!

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes

2010-11-12T14:44:00.002-06:00

An Oxford-based research firm has announced the results of a release of genetically modified male mosquitoes in the Cayman Islands, the first experiment with GM mosquitoes to take place in the wild.

http://goo.gl/8Tm7e

Only at ASU

2010-11-10T20:14:00.000-06:00

Do you know this guy?

Avatar vs Pocahontas

2010-11-09T13:11:00.003-06:00

Contest: Win Free Haircut

2010-11-09T11:36:00.004-06:00

Send us a photo of your terrible hairdo. Send it to page@ramdiculous.com or tag us in a photo on facebook... get your photo to us.

Contest ends Friday.

Salon Seventy Two

2010-11-09T11:31:00.002-06:00

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2010-11-09T10:07:00.001-06:00

Interactive Video

2010-11-04T16:03:00.002-05:00

CONTEST: Caption this

2010-11-04T08:42:00.000-05:00

This week's issue

2010-11-03T09:21:00.000-05:00

This week's issue. http://goo.gl/OxRtr

You're half way to the crazy house.

2010-11-03T09:00:00.000-05:00

FREE: Lunch with Kent Hance

2010-11-01T10:36:00.000-05:00

Ramdiculous fans,

Have lunch with the Chancellor....

The only man to ever beat George W. Bush in an election, it will be free tomorrow @ 1130 am in the CJ Davidson...

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2010-10-31T19:00:00.003-05:00

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CLASSIC: Hiding FAIL

2010-10-27T10:55:00.001-05:00

Failblog

Volume 9, Issue 3

2010-10-22T07:02:00.000-05:00

Snake Attack!

2010-10-22T01:01:00.000-05:00

During the Ram Band's halftime show at last Saturday's football game, the stadium was unanticipatedly attacked by a swarm of jetpack-wielding snakes. The snake's numbers were reported to be approximately nine-thousand or more. The band promptly took defensive measures against the flying reptiles.

The trumpets were the first to react as they pointed their instruments into the sky and bombarded the snakes with the highest notes that they could make. Unfortunately, this did absolutely nothing and the snakes continued to slither-fly toward the stadium.

Seeing the trumpet's brave display of fortitude, the upper wind section began marching around in circles while their section leader shouted orders at them. By this time, the snakes were directly above the stadium and were shooting fireballs into the crowd.

As chaos erupted within the mass of people, the saxophones stood around and complained about various things such as how hot the uniforms were, how nostalgia isn't what it used to be, and that the specifics as to how magnets function seem to be elusive.

Meanwhile, the trombones moved into a defensive formation and fired flak rockets from their instruments into the sky. This was the first remotely effective strategy, and should be noted in case of future flying-reptile attacks.

The percussion sections became jealous of the trombones and did some spinny things with their drumsticks, but then quickly realized that they're really not as cool as the rest of the band.

After the trombones had exhausted their ammunition, the tubas decided to get together and form a giant robot to fend off the remaining aerial scale-bearers.

In doing so, however, the entire stadium was destroyed and the snakes decided to just go back home. At this time, the total cost of damage to the stadium is unreported, but we can all rest easy knowing that the Ram Band is here to protect our campus, even if that means destroying it in the process.

CONTEST: Strength WIN

2010-10-21T11:28:00.000-05:00

If you can do this, you will win a giftcard...

CONTEST: Homework Challenge -- Rickrolled

2010-10-21T11:24:00.001-05:00

The computer science student, Reddit user Mayniac182, spent 8 hours formatting his paper into the acrostic Rickroll you can see in the video and the image below.

See video here: http://goo.gl/MSLi

Ramdiculous Fans, here is your challenge: Do what Mayniac182 did in one of your classes, you will win a giftcard by turning in your paper to us. Good luck

Sneak Peak

2010-10-21T11:13:00.000-05:00

If you download the Ramdiculous App, iPhone or Andriod, get a preview of tomorrow's issue.

Volume 9, Issue 2

2010-10-21T11:02:00.000-05:00

Offspring - If Bella and Roscoe had a kid what would it's name be?

2010-10-21T10:58:00.000-05:00

If Bella and Roscoe had a kid what would it's name be?

Don't forget to vote

2010-10-20T16:21:00.000-05:00

Vote for homecoming king and queen and sga president. Today before 5.

Timmy's Car

2010-10-20T11:04:00.000-05:00

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Changing Signs...

2010-10-19T15:55:00.002-05:00

Futurama and The Simpsons In Three Pixels

2010-10-19T11:11:00.000-05:00

Imagine how much hard work and pain could be saved if they animated the series in three pixels.

Send an email to Jesus Diaz, the author of this post, at jesus@gizmodo.com.

[9gag] via Gizmodo

If you can create something like this for another cartoon, you can win a gift card!

Couldn't find a parking spot.

2010-10-16T18:11:00.001-05:00

Group Advising

2010-10-15T09:58:00.000-05:00

Contest: Recreate or have actual success

2010-10-14T10:00:00.001-05:00

Complete this task for a giftcard!

Texas Tech at San Angelo, it's coming.

2010-10-13T10:34:00.003-05:00

Nice Colors!

Who is the King?

2010-10-13T10:05:00.002-05:00

Vote

2010-10-13T10:04:00.003-05:00

We at Ramdiculous do not support any particular candidate, if you are a candidate and would like your ad featured on Ramdiculous.com, email it to us: page@ramdiculous.com

Vote

2010-10-13T10:04:00.000-05:00

We at Ramdiculous do not support any particular candidate, if you are a candidate and would like your ad featured on Ramdiculous.com, email it to us: page@ramdiculous.com

I Hate Hamlet

2010-10-13T10:01:00.002-05:00

Cropwalk, but the question is: will there be cake?

2010-10-13T10:00:00.000-05:00

Construction Criticism

2010-10-13T09:57:00.000-05:00

“Plaza Verde,” that’s what they’re going call it.

They cut down the trees,

Pissed off the birds and the bees.

The grass is gone,

What’s left is dirt—

And I wonder if the flowers were hurt?

Was this the plan, was this the way?

Or did they do it by mistake?

Well, I suppose I must be grateful too—

Thanks for going green, ASU…

Sidewalks, elevator, annoying...

2010-10-13T09:53:00.000-05:00

I’ve got a great idea! It’s such a good way to improve all of our experiences on campus. It branches off of this aged thing called “common sense.” Okay, but seriously. It’s about the fact that everyone is always bumping into other people on campus. I have to walk across campus twice a day, and it’s really frustrating constantly running into people. And with the way the university has been chopping up the sidewalks, we are now forced to share some with opposing “traffic.” But to help alleviate this intensely annoying issue, I have come up with a plan. How about everyone stay to their right when walking on sidewalks? You know, the ones where people who are walking different directions are forced to share? This would be most advantageous if put into practice at the crosswalks on Johnson. There is nothing like trying to catch that light while having to dodge other students doing the same thing, but in the other direction. If we just decided to stick to the right, then we shouldn’t have to worry about bumping into people anymore. This also applies to the use of stairwells. If you’re going down, stick to the right, and stay to the right. And if you’re going up, stay to the right and stick the right. Does everyone understand this? One last thing. Elevators. What the hell is everyone thinking?! It’s common knowledge in every other city on earth that when you’re waiting for an elevator, you let the people get OFF the elevator before you rush in. Come on. That’s so annoying. Oh yeah, and ask which floor everyone is going to if you’re right next to the button panel. That’s all I have to say. I look forward to the day where I don’t have to worry about people running into me and vice versa. Hope everyone has a more enjoyable experience on campus.

--Gilly

Volume 9, Issue 1

2010-09-27T13:37:00.000-05:00

is this for college students?

2010-09-27T08:52:00.002-05:00

Turning Welch's Into Wine In 48 Hours

a tribute to our best writer of all time

2010-09-23T17:15:00.002-05:00

for you, Samuel Clemens, you rock.

Awesome Lightshow

2010-09-20T08:40:00.001-05:00

It's Friday! One week to go til the first Ramdiculous Page of the year!

2010-09-17T08:01:00.000-05:00

The trash is tired.

2010-09-10T09:08:00.000-05:00

Tired of eating all the wasted ram pages.

Risk management

2010-09-09T17:53:00.000-05:00

Friends, students, Ramdiculous Goons of the world...hear me now.

I attended an at-risk session on August 29th. The guest speaker was a gentleman named Rick Barnes, and he covered the various topics of acceptable behavior and organizational leadership, and the ways that collegiate organizations could be held liable and accountable for destructive incidents. (And he peppered it with humor, making his speech pretty darn effective. But I digress.)

Ramdiculous, as a student organization, participates in and holds various events, where we celebrate our staff, our awesome newspaper, and our awesomeness in general. However, as president of Ramdiculous, I find myself in the position of telling you that Ramdiculous could be held liable by any breach of common sense (i.e. drinking to excess with destructiveness as a result, harming an individual or individuals, assult, destruction of property, et cetera).

For example, Barnes provided a story about two organizational members who drank to excess at a organizational party, then drunk-drove and had an accident resulting in bodily harm to an older couple. The organization was sued, the organization's top officers were sued, and the organization's voting members were sued. The only two members who were NOT sued were the two that voted "No" to holding the party. The rest of the club faces multi-million dollar payouts to the estate of the injured couple.

So if you do something bad in the official name of the organization (i.e. you acted like a normal rational person wouldn't and something monumentally BAD came of it), then you will be summarily dismissed from our ranks. Chairman Seth, myself, and the organization could also be held accountable, and we don't want that to happen. Ramdiculous means too much to us to have its name tarnished.

FYI, dear Goons.

Thank you, and good night from SA.

Parking, ASU's Future

2010-09-08T20:34:00.000-05:00

A narrative by Clinton Bippert

Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm clock next to Mark’s bed blared its wake up call. The sleepy resident smashed his fist down onto the noisy machine causing it to instantly cease. Mark opened his sleepy eyes to read the time: 5:00…AM. With a groan, the first year student rolled out of bed. It was Mark’s second week at Angelo State Univeristy and he didn’t want to be late for class. Sliding out of his boxers, the freshmen dressed quickly, donning a pair of running shorts and a thin shirt in the near blackness. There was no point turning on the lights. It would only blind him on his trip to school.
Walking out of his dorm room, he could see his roommate, Brandon, shirtless and eating a small breakfast. Mark gave a sleepy wave before grabbing a muffin off the stack on the table. Placing it between his teeth, the freshmen walked to his book bag and began to carefully select the school supplies he might need today. While chomping on the stale muffin, Mark placed one pen, one pencil, five sheets of paper, and his History book inside his small backpack for it was Thursday. He hated Tuesdays and Thursdays; his history teacher always required him to bring their book to class. By the time he had finished packing, Mark had consumed the small muffin. He took a swig of juice from the carton on the table next to Brandon before replacing it in their small refrigerator provided by the university.
“I guess we better head off,” Mark commented to Brandon who gave a grunt as a reply. Brandon wasn’t much of a morning person. Retrieving his backpack, Mark pulled the shoulder straps tight before connecting the numerous customized straps that kept the pack secured across his back. Brandon had a different method for carrying his school supplies He slipped into an especially tight shirt with a small pack built onto the back. Man, I have to get me one of those. Mark thought as they made their way to the door, locking it behind them.
Exiting their dormitory, ironically named Bi-Centennial (yet, it stood twenty miles from the spot of the old dormitory), the two roommates joined the long lines of students that were already beginning their morning journey. It would be over two hours before Mark and Brandon would see their classrooms. They started their run relatively slow (a mere eight minutes per mile pace) allowing time for their tired muscles to awaken. The two roommates joined up with a small group of sophomores running together in front of them to add some company for their twenty mile journey. They ran past several other school dorms as their running group moved with the throng of students traveling towards their distant classrooms.
The first milestone they passed was the tram stop at two miles into their run. There was never any hope of getting a seat on it. The line was always stretched impossibly long. People would begin lining up at noon the previous day to get a seat. Tents, chairs, ice chests filled with food, they were essential tools in order to ensure a place on the tram. Mark had even seen a barbeque pit in the line on his first day.
Directly after the tram station was the large parking lot reserved for students with the “B” parking permit. The students that lived in the dorms had nicknamed them “Brothers” as they shared the most of the run with them. The “B” parking lot was a square mile of asphalt. Yet somehow, there was never an empty spot in sight by the time Mark and Brandon passed by it. After the large parking lot, they ran past four green fields all nearly identical except for the large wooden signs that stated their names. Mark read their names as they passed each one: Plaza de el Otoño (Fall), Plaza de el Invierno (Winter), Plaza de la Primavera (Spring), and Plaza de el Verano (Summer). They spanned two miles each along the road side. After passing the massive fields, the group began to pick up their pace (now running at seven minutes per mile).
Their second milestone came at eleven miles into their run in the form of the “D” parking lot. It stretched for two miles down the road. However, the lot rarely had more than three cars in the black square spaced sporadically throughout. The spots were auctioned off to the highest bidder at the beginning of every school year. Only people who were willing to spend several thousands of dollars had a chance of getting a spot. However, no one dared park within its bonds. Several packs of toll trucks, acting like wolves searching for their prey, continually circled the parking lot. Today, a large crowd was gathering near the edge of the fence surrounding it. Mark and the others slowed in curiosity. Apparently, a car had parked in the wrong spot. Several tow trucks had surrounded the small white car as the driver stood frantically off to the side, unable to do anything but watch. Their tow cables were attached anywhere their hooks would attach: axles, bumpers, door handles, even through the front windshield. Suddenly, there was a roar as the numerous tow trucks started to pull against the car. The screeching sound of metal separating could be heard as the car was literally torn to pieces. The ruthless truck drivers hauled the remaining pieces of the wrecked car away to their impound lot, leaving a trail of small auto parts behind them for the frantic driver to follow. With little else to do, the masses soon continued their twenty mile run.
They passed another group of fields. These were only a mile long with their names being Plaza de Carneros (Rams), Plaza de Ovejas (Rambelles), Plaza de Rallo (first ASU president to commission a plaza), and Plaza de la Plaza (Field). Afterwards, the group passed their third milestone: “A” parking lot. It was only three miles from campus. The parking lot, like the “D” parking lot, was two miles long. It was always only a quarter full. More packs of tow trucks patrolled the lot, searching for any vehicle not displaying the massive “A” that nearly covered the entire back window of the vehicles.
Finally, the group slowed to a walk, huffing and puffing loudly as they reached a small group of building containing the administration. Mark leaned forward, his hands on his knees, as sweat dripped profusely off of his hair and chin. Suddenly, a whoosh of air and the blur of blue and gold flew past Mark causing him to fall backwards in surprise. The same event happened every morning around this time, but this was the first time Mark had been so close to it.
For you see, the twenty mile long campus had led to some unexpected payoff. Thanks to the extraordinary long distance, Angelo State’s athletic success had exploded. They were currently national ranked in the top ten every sport and defending champions in both men’s and women’s track and field, cross country, soccer, and basketball. The sudden blur had been freshmen and sophomore athletes passing by on their way to the Junell Multiplex that lay on the other side of campus.
“You okay there?” Brandon asked, offering Mark a hand.
“Yeah, almost got creamed by the athletes,” the fallen freshman replied as he took his friend’s hand. “Let’s just get to class.”
They both followed the crowd as they headed into the large bathroom complex for a quick shower that had been installed at the edge of Plaza de Centennial (the old dormitory had been scraped five years after opening to make the plaza), ready for the start of another day at Angelo State University.

Rainy Ramdiculous shirt day

2010-09-07T19:38:00.000-05:00

More game day Ramdiculous Fun

2010-09-04T19:53:00.000-05:00

Old shirt on an old man.

2010-09-04T19:14:00.000-05:00

Ramdiculous shirt - Game Day

2010-09-04T18:36:00.000-05:00

The Blues Brothers at ASU

2010-09-02T15:40:00.000-05:00

Premiere Party Fall 2010

September 4 · 7:30pm - ???

Texan Hall Community Room

Featuring The Blues Brothers

For more information check out the Screeners on Facebook

Today's Observance

2010-08-31T06:00:00.000-05:00

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Love Litigating Lawyers Day

Who's This - Winner -- Jessica Shepard

2010-08-30T08:45:00.001-05:00

Gyro Gearloose

German name: Daniel Dusentrieb courtesy of @wingit_live

If this is you, leave...

2010-08-30T08:32:00.000-05:00

Today's Observance

2010-08-30T06:00:00.000-05:00

Monday, August 30, 2010

National Toast a Marshmallow Day

Not for the microwave...

Today's Observance

2010-08-29T06:00:00.002-05:00

Sunday, August 29, 2010

More Herbs, Less Salt

Are you sure about that?

Who's This?

2010-08-28T12:33:00.000-05:00

Leave a comment below and let us know who this is...AND WIN!

Today's Observance

2010-08-28T06:00:00.002-05:00

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Race the mouse around the icons day

don't abuse your mouse...

T-shirt Day 4

2010-08-27T18:43:00.000-05:00

T-shirt Day 3

2010-08-27T18:42:00.001-05:00

Interesting Elephant

2010-08-27T15:15:00.002-05:00

Elephant FAIL - watch more funny videos

Volunteer: The Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center

2010-08-27T09:13:00.000-05:00

The Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center is in serious need of volunteers to run our hotline as well as help with some other events. If you have any interest or know someone that might be interested, give us a call or come by the office for an application (you must be able to clear a background check). The training is free to anyone over 18. The training is a total of four hours. We will do 3 hours one night and 1 hour another night. We are collaborating with Shannon Hospital, so as soon as we hear back from them we will know exact dates. The trainings will be held once a month, so if you miss this month you can try next month.

Please Call 325-655-200 or email mmurphy@cv-rcc.org

Our address is

2002 Colorado Ave.

San Angelo, Texas 76901

Today's Observance

2010-08-27T08:47:00.001-05:00

Friday, August 27, 2010

Oil and Gas Appreciation Day

Today's Observance

2010-08-26T06:00:00.001-05:00

Thursday, August 26, 2010

National Dog Day

What kind of dog do you want? Lab, poodle, hot, corn, shi-tsu, cat?

Today's Observance

2010-08-25T06:00:00.000-05:00

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Kiss and Make Up Day

AWESOME shirt.

2010-08-24T11:00:00.001-05:00

O WHO?

Today's Observance

2010-08-24T06:00:00.000-05:00

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

National Waffle Day

What do Legos have to do with Eggos?

Concerning Intolerance

2010-08-23T17:00:00.003-05:00

Okay, gentlefolk of the world (term gentlefolk used so as not to discriminate or anger anyone who might not be either a genetically natural female or male, e.g – transgender, transsexual, eunuch, or biologically engineered human through either donation or laboratory development), the time has come once again to bring attention to something that has come under fire due to plain and simple asinine behavioral attitudes. Recently, there has been made some disparaging remarks regarding one Jennifer Aniston. Why anyone would want to besmirch or incite lascivious comment about such a good hearted person is beyond comprehension, but alas, the world is an imperfect beast.

Many beings (again, remaining neutral lest this article be deemed inflammatory toward those who think of themselves as something other than what is universally recognized as a biological human being) have taken it upon themselves to defame Ms. (not used to imply she is a young girl, simply that she is a female who is presently not entangled in a marital relation) Aniston due to her appearance on the Regis and Kelly Show (feminists please do not write angry letters saying that this article is sexist because the female name is listed second, that is the title of the program) wherein she made a rather flippant comment regarding her career. The quote in question, in response to a question from Regis about playing dress up, was “I do that for a living, like a retard.”

The response was swift and angry. Beings from all over the U.S. began to inflame (in no way a remark about homosexuality) the interwebs and phone lines with harshly worded replies to this simple sentence. Many called Aniston insensitive, that her use of that word was inappropriate and detrimental to beings that happen to be cerebrally dysfunctional or intellectually underdeveloped. However, the sad thing about this whole debacle is that the beings that deemed the use of [the abovementioned word from the quote] inflammatory and disparaging failed to take notice of the contextual use thereof, frame of reference (self-deprecation), and most importantly the non-verbal clues pertaining to body language and posture. And as any good analyst or psychology instructor (instructor used in lieu of teacher or professor so as not to convey or imply that all such career-minded beings are of a specific gender set or subset) will tell you, the most important aspects of communication occur non-verbally.

Along these lines, the use of [word from above quote] in this instance is nothing but a self-disparaging remark made in good humor to show that Ms. (again not used in antiquity or sexist undertones) Aniston has a good nature and does not take herself so seriously that she loses touch with the reality of living life in a world filled with other beings. Sad days have come indeed when a being, whether famous, infamous, or normal (normal here does not have strict, finite definition, as definition is relative to experience) cannot poke fun at oneself without another being deeming the words to be an abomination. The simple fact (opinion of author, not concretely factual) is that when a being says something in a manner akin to Jennifer Aniston’s comment regarding themselves and another being, due to their own prejudice and experience, decries that something is amiss, that is their own opinion. There is no need to take a pejorative tone, for if, in this specific case, Ms. Aniston were like those who have rallied against her she could turn around and say that these beings are insensitive to the plights of beings of greater fortune, or flaxen-haired beings, or famous beings, or beings with aesthetically pleasing biologically natural (or scientifically enhanced) bodily structures. The list goes on.

Plain and simple, the word [used by Aniston to describe her life choice] is not, nor has it ever been meant to disparage or harm other beings, at least not in its inception. The fact (scientifically unproven, but justifiably sound) is that experience and life events shape the current definitions of most, if not all, words used by beings on a daily basis. For example, if I, being a Caucasian biologically natural male being descended from beings of European ancestry, were to use the term n***** I would be castrated by a large mob consisting mostly of angered African-American, or native African, for defaming an entire sect (used in lieu of race because there are no races of being, merely differing pigmentation confluences) of the being population. Now, if being from the aforementioned group were to use the term, whether in its original form or the shortened version thereof that commonly ends in –a as opposed to –er, this is acceptable. Why? As the old (chronologically, not aesthetically) colloquialism goes, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Well, so why then is one sect given the privilege (not a right) to use a particular term if they become incensed when a being outside of that group uses it? Sense – this makes none.

And I know, the above example is irrelevant and full of holes, and that in the case of Jennifer Aniston using the word [that she used in her interview] the groups of beings were correct in their anger. However, by lashing out these groups have not only damaged their cause, but tarnished an aesthetically pleasing (personal opinion) beings’ reputation because now, other beings will begin to grow angered by the infringement of the former on the latter’s, as well as all other beings collectively, right to speak in any manner so chosen by way of life experiences and sense of humor and self.

Just for the record, being afraid to say the word [you know the one], which is defined by Webster’s as: noun, A person of subnormal intelligence., is completely and utterly RETARDED.

Ramdiculous Shirts - Day 2

2010-08-23T16:29:00.003-05:00

Today's Observance

2010-08-23T06:00:00.000-05:00

Monday, August 23, 2010

Valentino Day

Not VALENTINE'S day, check it out here

Ramdiculous Shirts - Day 1

2010-08-22T16:27:00.001-05:00

Wear your Ramdiculous shirt, and you might end up on the site!

Today's Observance

2010-08-22T06:00:00.001-05:00

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Be an Angel Day

don't think they mean this kind

Today's Observance

2010-08-21T06:00:00.001-05:00

Saturday, August 21, 2010

National Homeless Animals Day

Rock Wall

2010-08-20T12:01:00.001-05:00

Today's Observance

2010-08-20T10:06:00.001-05:00

Friday, August 20, 2010

Hug Your Boss Day

just don't go this far

Don't go to Baylor!!!

2010-08-20T10:05:00.000-05:00

We recently lost a writer to Baylor. He is now a TA attempting to get his Ph D in mathematics. He will continue to corrupt the minds of his students, especially homesick freshmen girls who want an A. If you want to visit, or throw eggs, just find the right building and he is in 327F.

Contest: Code

2010-08-20T10:02:00.001-05:00

You must figure out what this says, using anything that you can think of, the first person to correctly decipher the code wins a $30 Best Buy gift card.