Exactly how powerful is the N-word?

After the tragic murder of Trayvon Martin, America has been forced to look at itself in the mirror and review its racial relations. Out of this homicide has come discussion on one of the most offensive but prevalent words in this society: the N-word. It is perhaps one of the biggest contradictions that our culture [...]

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Sholz named ‘Bringer of Light’ by campus group

Sometimes those who illuminate the path to goodness on campus are not the professors or top administrators, but people who work quietly at their assigned task day-by-day. Debbie Sholz, administrative assistant for the Marketing and Communications Department, has now been recognized as one of those people. Sholz, approaching her 15th year with the department, was [...]

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AMK advertising team ranks 7th in district competition

The results are in, and A&M-Kingsville placed 7th in district. After all their work and dedication, AMK’s American Advertising Federation (AAF) team has finally come to a stop in their journey. Since the beginning of the semester, the Advanced Advertising comm 4306 class has been preparing for the National Student Advertising Competition. This year, the [...]

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Forgotten QB looks to regain starting job after and injury plagued 2011 which kept him sidelined for most of the season

By Marcus Perez While most of the Javelina family at Texas A&M – Kingsville doesn’t have football on their mind for another few months, the team’s senior quarterback Nate Poppell has already begun planning for the fall in terms of football and his life off the field. Poppell understands the importance of the coming season [...]

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Students turn to ‘Smart Drugs’ for help

The inevitable and intense pressure to succeed academically, coupled with the distractions of partying and social media, make finals week the most stressful time for any college student. Because of these challenges, several surveys, like one done by the University of Wisconsin, has found students have found a somewhat simple, but illegal solution. “Smart Drugs.” [...]

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Disappionting loss ends Javelina season

May 18th, 2012 Colton Wiliams

WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI – Costly errors doomed the Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team, as AMK  had six errors in the game that led to six unearned runs in route to a 10-5 loss to NCAA Division II South Central Region host

Errors doomed the Javelinas as they committed six in the 10-5 loss to Central Missouri

Central Missouri. 

The loss ended the Javelinas season, as they finished with a record of 31-18 for the year.

“You really don’t want it to end like this, but we did things in the game that were uncharacteristic of our team and it ended up costing us in the end,” said head coach Jason Gonzales.

The Javelinas for the second straight game  put runs on the board in the first inning.  AMK jumped out to quick 2 to 0 lead thanks to  Jake Mendiola, who drove in two runs with a one-out single in the bottom half of the inning .  Adam Aspaas got through a scoreless top of the first inning on the mound and then.

The Mules would answer back as they Read more »

Javelinas fall to Rattlers in opening round

May 17th, 2012 Colton Wiliams

Warrensburg, MO-A five run inning by the St. Mary’s Rattlers proved to be too much for the Texas A&M Kingsville

With the loss the Javelinas or 0-3 in postseason play this year

Javelinas to come back from as they dropped their opening round game of the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament 8 to 4 on Thursday afternoon at Crane Stadium.

“We had no response to their [Rattlers]  big inning , we [Javelinas] just couldn’t execute with runners on base and you can’t do that against a team as good as this,” said head coach Jason Gonzales

The Javelinas (31-17) got the game off to a great start by picking up three runs Read more »

USTFCCCA Announces All-Region Team

May 16th, 2012 Philip Perez

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ­ The Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field programs
had 17 athletes named 2012 All-South Central Region by the U.S. Track &
Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday evening.
The top five from each region in individual events and each member of a
relay ranked in the region¹s top three earned All-Region distinction. Read more »

Javelina baseball team makes Regional tournament

May 14th, 2012 Colton Wiliams

For the third time in the program’s history, and the first time since 2008 the Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team has been invited to the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament that will be hosted by Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO.

Even with AMK losing both games in the Lone Star Conference two weeks ago they only dropped to fifth in the regional standings, which was still good enough, to earn them a bid into the regional tournament as the top six teams in the region make the tournament.

“If you look at our body of work through the season, you see a team who deserves to be there,” said head coach Jason Gonzales

The tournament will start this Thursday, May 17 and will run through Read more »

Top Three 2012 NFL Draft’s

May 2nd, 2012 Randall Toney

 

The 2012 NFL draft is now in the books and there are many teams that made themselves better.

Although we won’t truly know the successfulness of this year’s draft till a few years down the road, there are some teams who have immediately made themselves better.

The Patriots once again have one of the best drafts in the league.  Throughout his tenure Bill Belichick has been solid on draft day and this year is no different.   The Patriots first round draft picks of DE Chandler Jones and ILB Dont’a Hightower instantly help improve a defense that was last in the NFL.  Read more »

Junior Seau found dead in his home.

May 2nd, 2012 Randall Toney

Longtime NFL linebacker Junior Seau committed suicide today at his Oceanside, California home.  Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest this morning.

The Chargers released a statement to the press: Read more »

Big Weekend for LSC Football

May 2nd, 2012 Randall Toney

Last weekend was a big one for the Lone Star Conference as two players were picked up during the draft and four more being signed as undrafted free agents thus far.

Midwestern State was the gem of the conference having their offensive tackle Amini Silatolu drafted early in the second round by the Carolina Panthers.  Silatolu graded out with an 83.7 and was rated on many boards as the third best tackle available.  Silatolu’s draft popularity rose because of his size and quickness and his ability to punish defenders with crushing blocks.  Read more »

Ken Oliver Resigns as Javelinas Athletic Director

May 2nd, 2012 Colton Wiliams

Texas A&M-Kingsville A.D. Ken Oliver, who spent the last three years at the helm in Kingsville has resigned his position this morning May 2, to take a Vice President job at Central Methodist,University in Fayette, Missouri the school he began his career at. His last day will tentatively be June 15th with the Javelinas .
Oliver came to A&M-Kingsville in August 2009 after having several positions at CMU for 16 years, including football coach. The official announcement will not be made until Thursday morning.

Oliver said, “It was one of the most difficult conversations I have had to have with my staff. I told them that and opporunity had come up and that I could not turn it down.” Read more »

The Holocene Extinction

May 1st, 2012 Contributor

By Ryan Drum

In a 1998 poll, 70 percent of biologists agreed we are in the midst of a 6th mass extinction event unique among all others.

In its 4.5 billion year history, planet Earth has witnessed 5 mass extinction events. Such an event is determined by the loss of a large number of species over a short period of time. This current event has been dubbed “The Holocene Extinction” after Earth’s Holocene epoch.

The Holocene Extinction is the only mass extinction to be caused by living organisms:  Human beings. Read more »

Hogs gear up for playoffs: AMK baseball ends regular season with split; Javelinas take No. 2 seed into LSC Tournament to play No. 5 seed Tarleton

April 30th, 2012 Colton Wiliams

With the Lone Star Conference Tournament just a week away, the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina baseball team played its last games of the regular season this past weekend against the visiting University of Incarnate Word Cardinals, splitting the important LSC series.

Both teams were fighting for the top spot in the Lone Star Conference. After the series split, UIW finished third and the Javelinas in the regular-season standing.

The Javelinas (31-14, 18-10) let the Cardinals come back from a pair of three-run deficits to sweep a doubleheader, 7-6 and 7-4, at Nolan Ryan Field  Friday April 27.

The Javelinas responded on Saturday, April 28, at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi winning 8-5 and 6-4, to gain a series split.

“We know that as a team we can compete with any team in our conference, and I think our team is ready for the tournament to show that they can do just that,” said head coach Jason Gonzales.

With the series split, the Javelinas ended the season as the LSC second seed. They meet No. 5 Tarleton State on May 5 Read more »

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