September 11, 2014

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The Newspaper of Lamar University Vol. 91, No. 2

Thursday, September 11, 2014

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Recital aims to promote LU piano program KRISTEN STUCK UP MANAGING EDITOR @kristenstuck The Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music will present a piano concert, Sept. 16, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Rothwell Recital Hall in the Simmons Music Building. The concert will feature a duet with Jacob Clark, new Lamar assistant professor of piano, and his wife, Sujung Cho. Admission is free. “I’m new here, so I want to kind of advertise the fact that I’m here and that I’m ready to really get things going with the piano program,” Clark said. “It’s not large yet, but I want to make people in the area aware that there’s a new pianist in town who is looking to build up the piano program. One of the ways to do that is by throwing a big concert, so people can see.” Clark and Cho will perform in a one See PIANO, page 2

Lamar part of history in state’s largest college football crowd GRANT CRAWFORD UP SPORTS EDITOR @GrantLamarUP COLLEGE STATION — The largest crowd ever to watch a college football game in Texas, 104,728, were at Kyle Field when the Lamar Cardinals rolled into town, Saturday, for a non-conference matchup with Texas A&M University. The week before, Lamar played in front of 9,520 people during their home opener against Grambling State University. LU freshman Matt Godfrey attended the game and said it was much different than a game at Provost Umphrey Stadium. “In a way, it was very intimidating,” he said. “Everywhere you walked you saw an A&M jersey, and maybe every so often you saw a Lamar shirt. It was very loud, and they were doing all of their chants, which were very elaborate — kind of strange, to be honest.” Despite Lamar being overwhelmed 733 on the field, the Cardinal fans supported the team throughout. “No one was surprised by the outcome, but we were sticking it out for the team,” Godfrey said. Not everyone who attended the game was a Lamar student, or Texas A&M fan. Lamar alumni Vickie Sauerwein said she was proud of how her alma mater played. “The atmosphere there is completely different, because it’s just such a large college where they all go out to support their team,” she said. “We were hoping we would score a few more points, but we’re proud of Lamar. I thought our players tried very hard, and we’re proud of them, too.”

The football team was not the only program to participate in Saturday night’s events. During the two hour lightning delay that occurred before kickoff, the LU band started the wave to pass the time. Eventually, Texas A&M fans joined in on the wave. Sauerwein said the band’s performance was one of her favorite moments. “It was nice to see the band there,” she said. “We really enjoyed getting to watch them play on the big field.” Sauerwein said she thought the game gave Lamar the recognition they deserve. Junior linebacker Mike Hargis agreed. “I think it will open up a lot of people’s eyes, recruiting wise,” he said. “It gave people a chance to see what Lamar is about, and let them know we’ve got a football team, too.” While the Lamar band passed the delay with the wave, the football team was much more serious. “It almost made me sick, I wanted to start so bad,” Hargis said. “It was disappointing, but I just had to keep my focus and stay calm. I did my job, which was focusing on how to win the game.” Hargis said he knew there was going to be a lot of people, but to actually be out there on the field and look up at the crowd was overwhelming. “With that type of atmosphere, it even had me and my boys fired up,” he said. While Kyle Field currently can hold more than 106,000 people, after post-season renovations are completed, the capacity will be 102,000. The Cardinals return to Provost Photos by Matt Billiot Umphrey Stadium, Saturday, to host Texas College. A large contingent of Lamar fans were part of the Texas-record crowd of The game kicks off at 7 p.m. 104,728 people at Kyle Field. Texas A&M beat Lamar 73-3.

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LUTV purchases new equipment through city grant ELIZABETH GRIMM UP CONTRIBUTOR Lamar University Television has acquired new equipment that will enhance students’ experiences and expertise. Communications chair O’Brien Stanley said the money came from a City of Beaumont grant, and because LUTV is a public access channel they were eligible for funds. “It started out as a medium sized grant, a very good grant, but then the city said, ‘Do you need more equipment to make Channel 7 look better?,’” Stanley said. “The grant got up to $139,000. With that grant, we bought cameras, new prompter gear — and now we’re getting a news server. It’s not at LUTV yet, but it will be a server specifically for newscast that ties together your story See LUTV, page 4

Study Abroad director aims to offer opportunities for all LAUREN VAN GERVEN UP EDITOR @thegerven

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Study Abroad director Jeffrey Palis aims to internationalize campus.

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Following a national search, Jeffrey Palis has been selected as Lamar’s first Director of Study Abroad. Palis, who comes to Lamar after holding a similar position at Georgia Southern University, said that international travel and study abroad have always been his passion and an important part of his life. “I grew up in North Carolina and I have always been able to travel,” he said. “My mother worked for the airlines, so we have always traveled a lot, and I was always disappointed that I was able to experience so much, to learn so

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much about the world and travel, whereas my friends growing up weren’t getting these opportunities. That I couldn’t share this with them, that was disappointing.” Palis had the opportunity to study abroad and intern in Austria while working towards his master’s degree in international studies. “Having gone abroad as a graduate student really cemented in me that I wanted to come back to the United States and help other people,” he said. “I came back from Europe really wanting that experience for young people.” After returning to the United States, Palis’ first job back in the country was at Georgia Southern. “It was similar to this position, in the sense that we didn’t have a large centralized program at the

time,” he said. “It’s one thing to not have a huge international program available — not all universities do — but it’s another thing to have the full weight of the administration behind it, and this goes all the way to Dr. (Kevin) Dodson and President (Kenneth) Evans. “When I interviewed for this position, I was struck immediately by the knowledge that Dr. Evans has about international education. The experience he’s had with study abroad programs in the past, the commitment he has with making it happen, that’s impressive. That was one of the big selling points in coming here. I came here knowing that the administration didn’t need any convincing about how important inSee PALIS, page 2

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