Volume 126 | Issue 4

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014

The Independent Student Newspaper of Sam Houston State University

What’s happening at Sam LEGAL SERVICES, P.2

MUSIC P.3

GOLF, P.5

STUDENT ORGS, P.4

THROWBACK TO ‘78, P.3

Student Legal Services offers students tenant rights consultation

Various faculty members will perform music in an upcoming series

The men and women’s Bearkat golf teams have faired well, so far

Getting involved with organizations on campus helps boredom

A professor helped unveil the mystery of unidentified students in a photo

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Hornsmen excite students, faculty

IN BRIEF

Chick-fil-A Founder Dies: Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy died at the age of 93, leaving behind a $200 billion fastfood company. Cathy is survived by his son, Dan. Cathy is famous for creating the boneless chicken sandwich which made him a millionaire.

Penn State:

Penn State’s postseason ban is now officially over after the NCAA agreed yesterday afternoon to reduce sanctions put on the athletics department following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal in 2012. Although the institution will still have to pay a $60 million fine over 100 wins and must remain monitored, the program now has access to field 75 scholarship players. In addition, next season the scholarship limit will return to 85 and the program will be eligible to play post-season bowl games.

Prince or Princess?

Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their second child only 14 months after the birth of their first child, Prince George.

Although the due date has yet to be announced, it is known that the Duchess of Cambridge has not yet hit the 12-week mark.

R u n n i n g - ba c k Rage: Running-back Ray Rice has been cut from the Baltimore Ravens and indefinitely suspended from the NFL after a video was released showing him beating his thenfiancé, Janay Palmer, in an elevator. The two got married a month later, however, the video was not released until yesterday.

Phoenix Floods:

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HORNS. The two might have made a heart, but there was no love in Tigers Stadium. Louisiana State’s Travin Dural jumps over Sam Houston State’s cornerback Mikell Everette for a catch. Dural finished with three touchdowns on the night.

The group quickly came back together and played a few more pieces before a brief intermission.

When the group returned to stage, the show took on an even more comical tone than the first half.

Licata put the French horn aside and grabbed the microphone to sing a song with the other three members playing backup. The theatrical song was about Licata losing his French horn and trying to find his instrument. The bit had the audience laughing from the first line.

The following segment was called “Arrangement Fails,” where they would play excerpts of arrangements and leave the audience to decide if they worked or not. The Hornsmen performed arrangements of “Carry On Wayward Son”

by Kansas and “Beat It” by Michael Jackson, which both received positive feedback from the audience.

Next, the group did a segment similar to Jimmy Fallon’s “Thank You Notes.”

Good would write the thank you notes as Blackstone and Wood played the infamous background music and Licata narrated what Good was writing. This segment really got the audience laughing as some funny jokes were written in the thank you notes.

The night was all about four French horn players coming together and bringing a program that broke the stereotype of standard French horn recitals. The audience got all the perks of a classical concert with the laughs of a comedy show.

The group has been performing for over 15 years and is currently on tour across the country. For more information, visit www.4hornsmen.com.

Honors College starts new tradition by visiting Univ. Camp

TROTTIE TO DIE OVER 1992 MURDER

LOGAN SELF Contributing Reporter The Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse treated Huntsville citizens and Sam Houston State University students to a wonderful performance, as well as a few good laughs.

The quirky attitude of the performance quickly started when the group walked out leaving, Audrey Good to hobble along after injuring her ankle that evening at dinner..

The first piece the group played, titled “FOURward Motion,” was a fast and technical piece that immediately highlighted their playing abilities.

The audience was moved by a later piece, “Earth Song.” Member Tony Licata stated that the piece, composed by Frank Ticheli, was based on a poem regarding the im-

age of war from the perspective of Earth.

Licata, a member of the U.S. Army stationed at Ft. Hood, read the poem prior to the performance to preview the images the piece would instill in the audience’s imagination.

The group then shifted to the talent of member Audrey Good, who is known for her ability in the lower register of the French horn.

The quartet performed a piece arranged specifically for her that was characterized by melodies in the horn’s low range.

After several serious pieces, the group changed the mood by adding some laughter to their music.

Member Paul Blackstone went to reach for his music and quickly realized he had forgotten his music in the group’s tour van. Blackstone then paused and smirked at fellow member Gerry Wood.

HANNAH ZEDAKER Associate Editor

At least two people have died in Phoenix, AZ after a 3-inch downpour caused severe flooding forcing the governor to declare a statewide emergency for impacted areas. In addition, the flooding stranded drivers, closed schools and knocked out power for thousands of people.

Apple Unveiled:

Apple is expected to unveil its much-anticipated iPhone 6 along with a wearable device rumored to be called the “iWatch” today. The phone is expected to come in two sizes to compete in the market.

Fifty-one States?

The United States Senate will hold a hearing Sept. 15 regarding the possibility of Washington D.C. becoming the fifty-first state of the nation. This initiative has been proposed every other year for the past two decades. If passed, the district would be renamed “New Columbia” and would have two senators and one house member.

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HONORS. Four members of Sam Houston State University’s Honors College zip-line across the University Camp in Riverside during a weekend retreat. This was the first two day-long welcome retreat hosted by the program.

HANNAH ZEDAKER Associate Editor The Sam Houston State University Honors College hosted its inaugural annual welcome retreat Sept.

5 and 6 as a means of acclimating new members of the program to the faculty members and student ambassadors who lead them.

Roughly 60 faculty, student ambassadors and new members of the Honors College spent their weekend at the University Camp in Riverside climbing to new heights and building comradery. “[We planned the Honors Retreat] to provide an extended opportunity for new Honors College students to connect and develop bonds with Honors faculty and also

with the new students’ upper class peers who served as camp leaders, the Honors Ambassadors,” assistant director of the Honors College, Maria Holmes said. “We wanted our new students to quickly grasp all that the Honors College offers each student and immerse them in the Honors community early in —

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While many students will be attending classes and going about their daily business tomorrow at Sam Houston State University, three blocks away from campus the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will be carrying out the death penalty against Willie Tryon Trottie, after having served more than two decades in prison.

A native of Harris County, Trottie, was only 23-years-old when he was convicted in the murders of his former partner Barbara Nell Canada, 24, and her brother Titus C. Canada, 29.

After Trottie and Barbara Canada’s relationship ended in September 1992, Trottie, who had a restraining order against him, threatened to kill her if she did not return to him by May 1, 1993.

Two days later, in response to Canada’s lack of compliance with his request, Trottie kicked down the door to the house where Cana—

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Renters can gain from Legal Services HANNAH ZEDAKER Associate Editor The Sam Houston State University Student Legal and Mediation Services is working to provide students with information regarding their rights as tenants to properly prepare them prior to signing housing leases.

According to Gene Roberts, director of Student Legal and Mediation Services, there’s more to signing a lease than just initialing and dating the appropriate pages.

“Signing a lease is a significant event,” Roberts said. “An apartment lease is a contract that can impose obligations upon the renter and the landlord. Before a student signs a lease, they can come to our office for a free lease review, so I can talk to the student about the obligations.”

Despite what the majority of student do when signing leases, which is signing when told without regard to what they are actually committing to, Roberts said reading between the lines is crucial in knowing your rights as a tenant.

“Typically, leases are written by the landlord or a professional apartment association, which means the terms are in the landlord’s favor,” Roberts said. “Students need to make sure that all of the blanks in the form leases are completed, that they understand their rent obliga-

tions—such as university prohow much rent vides to stuis, where it is dents is access to be delivered, to a free attorthe method of ney,” Roberts payment and said. “Take adwhen it needs to vantage of this be paid.” service and An important make an appiece of advice pointment to which tenants speak to the atshould follow torney about upon beginning your rights and the process of responsibilities moving into a when it comes Brynn Castro | The Houstonian place of resito an apartment dence includes ONE-STOP SHOP. The SHSU student health and counseling center recently lease.” carefully docu- opened at its new location next to Old Main Market.

In addition menting the to legal issues out your lease. conditions of their dwelling prior “It’s also important to know between landlords and tenants, to moving in. that all communications with your Student Legal and Mediation Ser“Before moving into the apart- landlord need to be in writing,” he vices also aid in resolving conflicts ment, we recommend that students said. “Oral communications are among roommates. complete the move-in checklist in generally not sufficient under the “Our office also offers free medetail,” Roberts said. “No apart- typical lease or the Texas Property diation services for students who ment is in perfect physical con- Code. We encourage students to find themselves in conflict with dition, so note everything that’s confirm oral communications later each other,” Roberts said. “It can wrong with the apartment and in writing so that there is proof that be tough living with someone you have the landlord sign the check- the tenant communicated with the don’t know and mediation can help list. Also, take pictures of the walls, landlord.” resolve issues before they escalate.” ceilings, floors and appliances beAccording to Roberts, in the Student Legal and Mediation fore you move in. This way, if the Services has produced a handout academic year of 2013-14, approxilandlord claims that you damaged entitled “Rules for Renting” which mately 17 percent of consultations the property, you’ll have proof of aids tenants in the process of sign- provided by Student Legal and Methe condition when you moved in.” ing leases. In addition, they are diation Services concerned landAccording to Roberts, another currently working on a compre- lord-tenant issues. The conflicts vital part of being a proactive ten- hensive booklet relating to renting ranged anywhere from roommate ant is documenting all communi- for students. conflicts to unaddressed maintecation with the landlord through“One of the great services the nance requests to students wanting

to leave their apartments before the end of the lease term.

Sophomore agriculture major and tenant Kirsten Lee said that when signing previous leases, she wished she knew this service existed.

“I read a few things when signing my lease, but of course, not every line because they try to rush you through it,” Lee said. “Had I known this service existed, I actually think I would have utilized it because I had a lot of problems with my lease last year, so I definitely think it would be something I would have taken the time to look into.”

Lee said that she feels that taking advantage of this service is something she will definitely look into in the future.

“I think it’s really important that the school provides a service like this, because not all kids have access to a lawyer or even know what they are signing before they sign it—especially the first time living on your own,” Lee said. “I know after two years of experience, I’ve had to learn a few things the hard way when dealing with a complex or renter.”

Students can contact Student Legal and Mediation Services by calling 936-294-1717, emailing them at sls@shsu.edu or by visiting their office in the Lowman Student Center in room 330.

Animation program among top in nation STAFF REPORT

Sam Houston State University’s computer animation program has received recognition as a part of the Animation Career Review’s 2014 “Top 100 Animation Programs in the United States.”

Labeled 81 in the U.S., and sixth in the Southwest, SHSU’s program ranks among elite programs including University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University, University of Texas at Dallas and Syracuse University.

Although the computer animation program has existed for only eight years, the national exposure of professors Edward RamsayMortin and Willie Williams has helped expand the program with various students finding their work accepted for national festivals as well.

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NEWS IN PHOTOS. ABOVE: S. Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-A, watches teams warming up before the first half of the Chick-fil-A Bowl NCAA college football game between Clemson and LSU in Atlanta on Dec. 31, 2012.

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“This is the first year that the SHSU computer animation program submitted to be considered for this ranking,” Ramsay-Mortin said in an interview with Today @ Sam. “So not only were we excited to be included, we were equally excited at the rankings we received these rankings speak to the strength of our program, which is still evolving.”

Ramsay-Morin and Williams recently exhibited three of their original works in San Francisco in front of the American Society for Independent Film Animators’ “Spring Shows.” Of the 31 short-films selected, Williams’s “Our Legacy” and Ramsay-Morin’s “As Dreams Sometimes Do,” and “In Between Here and There” were selected.

Ramsay-Mortin said in an interview with Today @ Sam having their films chosen by the ASIFA “represents an acknowledgement of our creative research by our

peers.”

“Getting a film selected in a film festival is a wondrous prestige, because these exhibitions are so competitive,” Williams said to Today @ Sam. “It is a great avenue for getting one’s name out there to the animation community and the world, since films from all over the globe [are] showcased.”

From Williams and RamsayMorin’s success, both professors have encouraged students within the computer animation field at SHSU to display their projects throughout Huntsville and department-sponsored festivals.

“More of our students are getting into student festivals all over the country; we have also had more students getting internships and jobs post-graduation,” Williams said. “In my opinion, I believe the ranking says that we have something good going on down here in Huntsville.”

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Faculty to kick off series with cello and guitar SEAN SMITH Campus Culture Editor The sounds of opera, rock, classical and fairy tales will grace the School of Music stage as assistant professor of cello Daniel Saenz performs in a faculty recital Wednesday.

Saenz will present several pieces of different genres in his first recital of the school year. He says the recital is a great opportunity for listeners to experience an unconventional selection of pieces.

“I would hope that people would come who have never heard a cello

recital or classical music,” he said.

“They hear this music that’s very different, this is not what they would think Beethoven or Mozart would sound like. It’s sort of like a gateway into understanding a little more about classical music.”

Mixing classical style with modern melody and instrumentation, Saenz’s recital will blend sounds from several genres and sets it apart from a standard cello recital.

“A typical recital would open up with something Baroque, like

by Bach or Handel or something that’s a little classical sounding like Mozart, and then it moves on to something that’s more roman-

tic,” he said. “The second half, you would have a larger piece sitting on its own, like a sonata by Prokofiev.

Typically, people don’t venture out into the twentieth-century or even to contemporary music as much.”

Saenz will perform with visiting musicians from Texas A&M University and the Divergence Vocal Theater.

Saenz’s selections will start off with a solo piece filled with harmonics and notes fingered in nontraditional ways. He will then have a duo with the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute.

Saenz will perform a larger work titled “Ravens and Radishes” that is

scored for soprano vocals, electric guitar and cello.

Misha Penton, soprano vocalist and Divergence Vocal Theater director, and the piece’s composer, George Heathco, will join Saenz to perform the enchanting and mystical composition. “[Misha Penton] wrote the lyrics based on fairy tales like ‘Red Riding Hood,’ ‘The Snow Queen,’ and ‘The Firebird,’ and she rewrote those in what I suppose you could call a modern retelling of them,” he said.

Although Heathco is a classical composer, Saenz said he plays electric guitar and composes to that

instrument using familiar sounds, such as riffs and power chords.

“It’s quite an unusual combination, with electric guitar, cello and soprano,” he said. “There are a lot of snippets of music that people would recognize from pop music, metal or rock guitar.”

Saenz was part of the ensemble at “Ravens and Radishes” premier in April and has recorded the work with the group over the past year.

The recital will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Gaertner Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Admission is free.

MASTER HARPIST. Masters student Rachel Ray performs a piece of music on the harp inside the Lowman Student Center on Tuesday.

Ray is the first of many musicians to perform inside the LSC on Mondays.

Music to come includes a trio that will fill the building with jazz next Monday, Sept. 15.

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New faculty gives recital Local businesses to

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SEAN SMITH Campus Culture Editor One of Sam Houston State University’s newest School of Music faculty members performed her first solo recital Monday.

Anna Petrova, adjunct piano instructor, joined the piano faculty at SHSU just recently. She currently splits her time between New York and Houston while pursuing doctoral studies in music at the Manhattan School of Music. Petrova

recieved both her Bachelor and Masters of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and has been a graduate teaching assistant since 2011.

While Petrova is new to the SHSU community, she is wellknown in the chamber music world. Petrova has been praised for her “ultra-smooth playing style” by the New York Fine Arts Examiner and has had performances broadcasted on National Public Radio and Bulgarian National Radio and

Television.

Petrova has chamber music engagements across the globe, including residencies at New York’s Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Mozartfest in Wuerzburg, Germany.

Petrova has also performed in numerous competitions, such as the Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition in 2010. She also received the Bulgarian Minisrty of Culture Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievements

Houstonian #TBT photo hunt successful

One faculty member at Sam Houston State University recognized the individuals in The Houstonian’s “Throwback Thursday” post last week.

College of Criminal Justice professor Donna Garcia wrote, “It was pretty crazy to open up The Houstonian and see a picture of my husband and his two roommates in the TBT picture! My husband, Tony Garcia, is far right, then David Knight, then Rickey Seagraves.

[I] can’t remember the male on the end, but we have sent the photo to Rickey to help identify. We are

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guessing the photo is from fall 1978.”

Be sure to keep up with The Houstonian’s #TBT series in print

and online and help us identify SHSU alumni every Thursday on the Campus Culture page.

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Local businesses will come to Sam Houston State University on Wednesday to show what Huntsville has to offer to students and faculty alike.

The 29th annual Bearkat Mania will bring nearly 50 Huntsville businesses to campus as they show what products and services they provide.

The event, which is sponsored by KSAM-FM, 104.9 The Hits and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, is a great opportunity to build a bridge between the community and SHSU, according to Steve Everett, KSAM and The Hits general manager.

“This event is the only such experience where local businesses can set up to familiarize new and existing students, along with faculty and staff, with their products and services,” he said in a statement. “Bearkats can ‘sample their wares,’ meet new people and gather a bagful of free giveaways, includ-

ing a valuable coupon book.”

While learning about the various businesses in and around Huntsville, students and faculty can sample food from various restaurants, try their luck for free door prizes and pick up a free coupon book with deals from the participating businesses.

Groups participating include auto care businesses, banks, churches, shopping destinations and local restaurants.

“This is a great partnership effort between KSAM radio and SHSU, and it’s a great two-day experience for Bearkats and businesses,” Everett said. “We are proud to be sponsored by the Student Activities each year and to work hand-inhand with the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity for this event.”

The event is free, and KSAM-FM and 104.9 The Hits will run live broadcasts duing the event.

The 29th annual Bearkat Mania will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call Steve Everett at 936-295-2651.

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Student organizations will keep you off your lazy butt

PAWS UP

Rather than being a loner for most of your college career, why not consider joining an organization on campus?

Most school organizations and clubs are having their first interesting meeting sometime this week, so why not check it out.

PARBATTEE MAHARAJ Assistant Viewpoints Editor As the semester is now in full swing, it seems life has suddenly become exceedingly overwhelming.

Between long night study sessions for upcoming exams and frantically taking notes in class to catch every detail written on the dry-erase board, it’s quite difficult to find time to do anything else.

And when you finally have some spare time, all you want to do is fall into a coma-like sleep complete

with an eye mask and drool.

However, since you will be spending a significant amount of time on campus, I recommend that you do something other than nap.

While napping may sound like a good idea, you need to realize that you are just crippling your social life or lack thereof. After all, you can sleep when you’re dead or at home visiting your folks.

Rather than being a loner for most of your college career, why not consider joining an organization on campus? Most school organizations and clubs are having their first interest meeting sometime this week, so why not check it out.

Plus, many of them offer free food in pizza form so don’t forget to pack your Tupperware.

Checking out one or more of these groups will definitely be in your best interest.

You’ll meet plenty of new people

outside of your classes, most of whom will either have similar or completely different interests as you – which is a good thing. You’ll make tons of new friends based on these varied interests but as with everything I can’t guarantee this.

Those are not the only benefits that you’ll reap from joining student organizations. By joining and meeting all these new people, you open yourself to many new possibilities. Need a study buddy?

Someone to help you in the math class you’re struggling with? Boom, you’ve got the connections, and don’t forget you’re doing some major networking.

In this day and age, the more people you know the better.

You don’t have to be buddybuddy with everyone, but knowing particular people can work out for you in the long run.

There is also the fact that be-

ing active in the organizations will look wonderful on your updated résumé. No one is going to hire a dud that napped their way through college.

School organizations are not only good for networking, or making friends as some people call it, but it can help take your mind off your classes and all the stress that accompanies it.

You’re bound to make a friend or two that you really connect well with through these organizations, so why not give it shot?

Yes, it may be a bit time consuming, but the benefits outweigh drawbacks.

You never know what will happen, but you may find yourself pleasantly surprised by how much you enjoy being part of a student organization.

Besides, sleep is for the weak.

The iPhone comes out today and I could not care less

PAWS UP to the different school organization starting up with their first interest meetings: Joining clubs can help boost your social life and increase your followers on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Did we miss anything?

PAWS UP to the final Supermoon of the year: Also known as the Harvest Moon because if it’s vicinity to the Autumnal Equinox, Monday nights Supermoon will bring it closer to earth causing it to appear much larger and brighter than usual.

Apple reveals new information about the highly anticipated iPhone 6. iPad Air, iWatch and the new system update – iOS 8. Although there is plenty of buzz about he products being offered from the technological superpower, some are not all that excited.

MICHELLE WULFSON Contributing Writer The iPhone 6 comes out today, and I couldn’t care less. Every beginning must come to an end, and in the case of the iPhone, it might not be that far off.

Apple, a global phenomenon that once led a complete evolution in the means of communication and our lives in general with the first smart phone, powered by their slogan “Think Differently,” now finds themselves following suit instead of leading in the world of technology.

In order to compete in the hot smartphone market, Apple Inc. has finally succumbed to the wishes of the masses and decided to join the phablet bandwagon.

Following in the steps of Samsung, the iPhone 6 is rumored come in two different sizes, 5.5 in. and 4.7 in., a leap over the most current iPhone’s 4 inches.

For the minority of the population, like me, who use their smart phones primarily for the basics, this is a huge annoyance, but this new change is catering to the mass who use their phones for mostly apps such as social media and games - I’m talking to you, playing the Kim Kardashian game while skimming this article (I honestly don’t blame you though).

In summary, I don’t play Angry Birds, I don’t take selfies and I definitely don’t believe in a phone that can’t fit in my back pocket. If I needed a larger screen that badly I could simply get an iPad mini.

A rumored upgrade I can’t com-

plain about, though, is the deathproof, clutz-proof, nuclear bombproof, supposedly un-breakable new sapphire crystal display, but I heard such lies from Khloe and Lamar when they released their Unbreakable perfume and now look what happened.

According to Time magazine, I can expect to be in love with the new iOS 8 for the following 8 reasons (aren’t they so clever): quick type, a searchable Spotlight, a new Health app, a more eager to please and multi-lingual Siri, a new text box that doesn’t require you to pause your KimK game to reply to your D-list friends, the photo app is taking a cue from Instagram, Wi-Fi calls, and a family friendly sharing system that is basically the iCloud except you can send your parents virtual requests to download apps when you don’t want to actually ask them in person.

Along with the new iPhones, Apple is also expected to unveil a wearable device that could be called the iWatch. There is very little known about this elusive and highly covetable accessory (at least in some circles) except that it will be linked to the new iOS 8 and Health app.

Anyways, if you have more team spirit than I do, the release event will be livestreamed from Apple. com/Live at 1p.m. EST on Tuesday, Sept. 9 from the Flint Center in Cupertino, Calif., the same stage that Steve Jobs took when he launched the Mac 30 years ago.

Will I stick with Apple even though I have just complained, dissed, and burned everything that I possibly could? Yes, because I am technologically impaired, and the clean simplicity that Apple offers makes my life so much easier.

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APPLE PATRON. A person stands near the Apple logo at the company’s store in Grand Central Terminal, in New York. Apple will show off its newest products today.

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PAWS DOWN

PAWS DOWN to getting slaughtered against LSU on Saturday: But we played hard, cheered hard and there is always next year.

Eat em’ up Kats!

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PAWS DOWN to rain forecasted for this weekend: thunderstorms are expected to move into the Huntsville.

You can remain anonymous or let the whole student body know who you are.

It’s your choice.

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PAWS DOWN to loosing Joan Rivers: Thank you for the decades of laughs and memories. Joan was a trailblazer and never stopped working to make us laugh.

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Bearkats shut out Sat. by Tigers CANAAN CADWELL Staff Reporter Sam Houston State football may have faced its toughest opponent of the season, and at the end of the game, it showed.

The Bearkats fell to No. 12 – now No.10 - Louisiana State University 56-0 in Baton Rouge, La. on Saturday.

SHSU didn’t have many things to be proud of from Saturday’s showing. Heading into the game, the Bearkats’ defense was questionable on how they would size up against a powerhouse Southeastern Conference team.

Long story short, the Kats’ defense continued to be exposed.

The Tigers’ offense had a total of 584 yards with 334 yards alone from the rushing attack.

SHSU struggled to keep the TiOFFENSE: D

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TIGER BAIT. The two might have made a heart, but there was no love in Tigers Stadium. Louisiana State’s Travin Dural jumps over Sam Houston State’s cornerback Mikell Everette for a catch. Dural finished with three touchdowns on the night.

The Bearkat offense struggled against a great Louisiana State defense. Sam Houston State was held scoreless for the whole game as LSU forced sophomore quarterback Jared Johnson to miss easy throws and throw two interceptions because of heavy pressure.

LSU shut down senior running back Keshawn Hill by limiting him to only three yards rushing.

gers’ offense off the field as LSU controlled the time of possession 35 minutes to the Bearkats 25. The Tigers were able to convert on third downs eight of 12 times.

LSU’s quarterback Anthony Jennings completed seven of 13 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns.

Poor tackling and bad coverage once again were a struggle for the Bearkats as SHSU proved that big plays causes big problems. Every time LSU’s wide receiver Travin Dural touched the ball, he scored.

Dural finished with three touchdowns with 140 receiving yards.

The defensive side of the ball for the Bearkats did not create an interception but did manage to create a fumble that was lost by LSU. The Tigers rotated backups in with the starters and utilized true freshmen running backs Leonard Fournette, Darrel Williams and

senior Kenny Hilliard, who each scored a touchdown.

On the opposite side of the ball, the Bearkats weren’t able to find any rhythm on offense by only picking up 206 total yards and had three turnovers.

Sophomore quarterback Jared Johnson saw overthrown passes and trouble with accuracy leading to multiple three-and-outs and turnovers.

Redshirt freshman Yedidiah Louis was the only diamond in the rough for the Kats, catching four passes for 102 yards. His highlight play was a 48-yard bomb that led the Bearkats to their only trip inside the redzone.

“It was our boys against their men,” SHSU head coach K.C. Keeler said.

The Bearkats return to Huntsville for a game Saturday against Colorado State-Pueblo.

GAME GRADES

DEFENSE: D -

by David Gibson SPECIAL TEAMS: C+ The special teams did an okay job with limiting big plays. They gave up one big run the whole night. Special teams stepped up bigger than any other team and were the only light in a game full of darkness.

Defense was atrocious for SHSU. The Bearkats gave up 400 total yards in the first half. Once again, SHSU struggled with finishing tackles. The LSU Tigers’ freshman Brandon Harris broke several tackles to find himself in the clear for a 46-yard touchdown. And just like last week, the Bearkats needed to cover the deep ball better in order to continue winning games.

SHSU golf fair after first round SHSU shaky early, third at invitational JEREMY VILLANUEVA Sports Editor

Sam Houston State’s men’s and women’s golf team teed-off the fall season Monday morning at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate and FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate Tournament, respectively.

The men’s team returned to the course after winning the Southland Conference this past spring, currently holding a tie for fourth as a team at the Intercollegiate with Mississippi. Although the Bearkats lost graduated senior Albert Miner, SHSU is still led by senior Zach Cabra.

He is sitting at a tie for 10th in the individual leaderboard with teammate JT Taylor after the two shot one-under. Last year, Cabra

set the bar high for himself and his teammates as he finished third in this tournament; his first competition as a Bearkat.

Followed closely behind the two is sophomore Klein Klotz tied at 21st while teammates Andrew Ertel sit at 29th and Jake McCory currently places at 65th.

Southland Conference opponent Southeastern Louisiana is alone at the top of the leaderboard heading into the second round.

On the girls’ side of the green, the Bearkats are 34-over par and find themselves in the middle of the pack at sixth.

Sophomore Paige Nelson is picking up where she left off last season after seeing a prosperous freshman season. Nelson shares fifth place in the tournament with Xavier’s Shane Crutchfield with a score of

one-over in the opening round.

Senior Alisa White isn’t far behind as she shot two-over and stands tied at seventh with University of North Texas’s Eji Kwon.

In her first showing for the Bearkats, sophomore transfer Celeste Lo struggled in the back nine but managed to finish Monday at a tie for 42nd.

Rounding out the team, junior Nicole Budnik and freshman Sarah Black are tied at 51st with four other opponents.

“It took the first round to shake off some nerves, but then the team played really well together,” Nelson said.

The men’s team will tee-off the second round Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.

The women will begin play at 8 a.m.

Players of the Week

By Sean Mcfarland

YEDIDIAH LOUIS, WR Wide receiver Yedidiah Louis was one of the few players in Sam Houston State’s offense that shined in Saturday’s 56-0 loss to Louisiana State University. Louis ended the game with four receptions for 102 yards, nearly half of the Bearkats’ 206 to-

tal offensive yards. He also had the longest play by the Bearkats, a 48-yard reception from sophomore quarterback Jared Johnson, which brought the Bearkats to the team’s only trip inside the redzone.

The redshirt freshman from Richardson leads all Bearkats in receiving this season and averages more than 68 yards receiving per game.

SHELBY MCDANIEL, FW Shelby McDaniel scored the lone goal for Sam Houston State as they lost to No. 10 Texas Tech University 3-1 on Friday in Lubbock. McDaniel’s goal came in the 27th minute when she shot from outside the box, and the ball bounced off a Red Raider defender into the goal. In the

Sept. 1 contest with Prairie View–A&M, McDaniel notched a goal inside the box with her left foot off a feed from sophomore forward Maddy Panozzo.

The junior forward from League City leads the Bearkats with two goals and 14 shots this season.

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AMSHI STEPHENSON Staff Reporter Sam Houston State finished in third place at the University of Denver’s Pioneer Invitational this weekend.

The Bearkats (4-2) started off slow but managed to conclude the tournament with a win against Bradley University.

“We as a team did not play well from start to finish,” head coach Brenda Gray said. “It is very difficult to overcome a slow start playing great competition.”

SHSU defeated Bradley in four sets on the campus of Denver on Saturday with senior outside hitter Deveney Wells-Gibson totaling 17 kills. Freshman outside hitter Brooke White finished with nine kills, and sophomore middle blocker Shelby Genung added six to the scoreboard.

Yet the Kats didn’t begin connecting on the court until after a rough start to the tournament.

The Bearkats began the tourney dropping back-to-back matches against host University of Denver on Friday night and Kansas University on Saturday morning.

“We had better individual performances from some players,” Gray said.

The Jayhawks beat the Bearkats

in three sets (25-15, 25-17, 25-16).

KU’s senior outside hitter Chelsea Albers led her team cranking out 11 kills and was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jayhawks’ freshman middle blocker Kayla Cheadle led the defense with four blocks and totaled eight kills.

The Jayhawks put a stop to AllTournament player Wells-Gibson, allowing her to only get six kills the entire match.

Denver also got the best of the Bearkats, defeating SHSU in three sets as well (25-21, 25-16, 2516). The Kats pulled away with a 16-13 lead in the first frame, but they could not pull off enough points to win. Wells-Gibson led the Bearkats once again with 10 kills and freshman outside hitter Jordyn Vaughn came through with six kills. Sophomores Breanna Homer and Claire Kilpatrick ran the defense totaling 10 digs each.

Although the tournament resulted in the tough first two losses for the Bearkats in preseason, Gray remains positive and is using this weekend as a stepping stool heading to their next opponent.

“We learned that we have a solid bench,” she said. “We will continue to work hard this week in preparation for the high caliber opponents again [this] weekend in Houston.”

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T HE J U M PS — HONORS, page 1 their first semester.”

The two-day event included many ice breakers and activities including, line-dancing, zip-lining, kayaking and participating in the camp’s low ropes course.

“Our Dean Gene Young entertained the new students with his guitar and singing,” Holmes said.

“Dr. Patrick Lewis shared his adventures in Africa and talked with the students about next year’s Study Abroad trip to Africa.”

Junior computer science major and president of the honors ambassadors, Shealynn Vogan, accompanied the group on the retreat.

“My favorite part of the retreat was the low ropes courses we participated in,” Vogan said. “They allowed the students and ambassadors to not only work together as a team but to build relationships between one another while working together for a similar goal.”

Months of planning both on the part of faculty and student ambassadors went into making the retreat a reality. Planned in place of the annual honors college luau, the welcome retreat only allowed students who are new to the program to participate whereas the luau was open to all members of the program.

Senior business major Summer Styles is another honors ambassador who attended the retreat.

“The retreat essentially served the same purpose of getting to know each other as the annual luau but was much more effective,” Styles said. “Instead of just spending a couple of hours at the luau, we had an overnight trip to learn effective team building and more about the Honors College.”

For Styles, the best part about the retreat was witnessing relationships and bonds forming before her eyes.

“My favorite part of the retreat was watching the new students get to know each other and have fun,” Styles said. “I think it helped the students tremendously. They know each other a lot better now and are probably a lot more familiar with what the Honors College has to offer them.”

Sara Bouldin, a sophomore mathematics major who is new to the Honors College, was one of those students who benefited from the retreat.

“It helped me because I met

more people and learned more about the program all while participating in fun games and activities,” Bouldin said. “My favorite part was the family-like environment and all the new friends I made. I would highly recommend the retreat to anybody.”

Based on the positive feedback the Honors College faculty have received, the retreat may become an annual event.

“The retreat was even more successful than we had imagined,” Holmes said. “The new Honors students gained a sense of community and found friends with many common goals. At our wrap up meeting today, the Honors Ambassadors were very enthusiastic about continuing the retreat next year and expanding the schedule.”

According to Vogan, the retreat did more than just teach students about the Honors College.

“Students not only got to learn more about the college itself but also got to build friendships and learn more about themselves and what they can accomplish when they work together as a team,” Vogan said. “I would absolutely love to take place in an event like this again.”

— PENALTY, page 1 da was staying with her mother and other family members and began opening fire with a 9 mm pistol.

Reacting quickly, Titus Canada grabbed hold of his own pistol and began firing back at Trottie successfully hitting the perpetrator, before Titus himself became wounded.

Trottie then went to the back of the house where he found Barbara Canada in a rear bedroom and proceeded to shoot her six more times in the presence of seven children.

Trottie then returned to the living room where Titus Canada was wounded and continued to shoot him execution-style in the back of the head.

After driving himself to the hospital in Barbara Canada’s car, Trottie was arrested.

Tomorrow at 6 p.m. Trottie will face the death penalty for his actions made more than 21 years ago in the Walls Unit of the Texas Prison System.