Vol 119 | Issue 21
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Publishing since 1913
Independent Student Newspaper of Sam Houston State University
Florence + The Machine, pg. 4
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Football predictions, pg. 5
INDEX Viewpoints ...... pg. 2 Sports ............... pg. 5 News ................ pg. 3 Special .............. pg. 6 A&E ................. pg. 4
SGA: ‘No’ to total tobacco ban
Jessica Gomez | The Houstonian
SPEAKING FOR ALL. The Student Government Association voted against an “all-encompassing tobacco ban during this week. SHSU currently prohibits smoking tobacco inside of buildings, restricting use to to 20 feet away from entrances.
By Stephen Green Associate News Editor The Student Government Association voted last night to not support an “all-encompassing” tobacco ban on the university campus at Tuesday nights’ meeting. Pres. Tyler Eberhart was asked by the university to give an “opinion of the students” regarding tobacco on campus. He asked the senate if they would vote for a complete ban on the policy, five senators voted in favor. The rest of the senate voted either for a partial, or amended, ban on all tobacco products. “We need to take this seriously,” Eberhart said at the meeting. “We will hopefully be working on this through the semester and write the policy in January.” Eberhart said the issue will be looked into carefully before proceeding on any policy. The current university policy bans the use of tobacco inside university buildings. The statewide policy bans the use at all public school events, libraries and museums (and more) because “those areas are open to the general public.” Eberhart also said that a ring payment plan report would be finalized yesterday. Vice-President Jason Tilton also
Lesson in extreme thriftiness By McKinzie Brocail Senior Reporter Tiffany Ivanovsky of TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” taught a full crowd of Bearkats and Huntsville community members how to save money using couponing and other strategies Tuesday evening. The event officially lasted from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; however, Ivanovsky stayed to answer any remaining questions students had. Ivanovsky and her husband, Paul, live in the Greater Houston area and have seven children that range in age from 15 months old to 14 years. Couponing is something she started in college but didn’t really get into it until later. In regards to couponing at the level of the “extreme couponers” on the hit show, Ivanovsky said, “It is unrealistic. You’re not going to get shopping trips that save 80 to 90 percent every time you shop.” The audience was reminded that in the hit TV show the shoppers that do save that much typically get a large quantity of the same items and do not usually purchase things like produce and meat. Shopping that extreme doesn’t yield a full grocery
presented several problems to the senate he has encountered. The first is that the Lowman Student Center is being filled up and some student organizations aren’t able to find rooms available in other buildings. “The [criminal justice] building doesn’t let any organizations in,” Tilton said. “[Smith-Hutson Building] only lets business organizations in, and the education building only lets education organizations in.” Tilton said there are some buildings, including the Dan Rather Communications Building, which let any student organization hold meetings, but that he will continue to look into it. Eberhart also told senators that he will be holding them accountable for doing their work and showing up to general meetings. “I’ll be contacting people who haven’t been showing up and doing their work,” Eberhart said. “We were elected to be up here, representing [the students] and at least letting [them] know we exist.” He commended hard-working senators, namely Rules and Regulations Chief Steven Perry (CHSS), for their effort and dedication to the organization, but — See SGA, page 3
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SAVE IN PROGRESS. Tiffany Ivanovsky of TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” shared her experiences, tricks and advice with members of both the university and Huntsville communities Tuesday evening.
list. That doesn’t mean that students cannot save an impressive amount of money through couponing with an entire grocery list. “If you’re couponing and saving 30 to 40 percent, you’re doing a great job,” Ivanovsky said. She said that couponing is difficult and time consuming at first and
encouraged students not to give up. It is more difficult for beginners because there is quite a bit to learn: stores’ coupon policies, couponing lingo, how to read coupons, the different types of coupons and when you can use different coupons together. Her success story in the world of couponing is an inspiring one.
“We started out paying $1,200 to $1,300 a month on groceries and toiletries, including diapers and wipes. I was buying store brands, bought things on sale and was being realistic,” Ivanovsky said. Although she had always been frugal, she learned and fine-tuned her couponing — See COUPONS, page 3
Enter to win $25 to Hastings
Bearkats, got plans to get scruffy this November? Might as well make a little money in the process, right? The Houstonian is hosting its first ever “No Shave November” competition this year, and the winner will receive a $25 gift card to Hastings Books, located at 1710 11th Street, which buys and sells books, movies, video games and music. This competition is open to both students and faculty.
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Undergraduates must register by classification and alphabetical order (last name) as listed above. Classification statuses by completed hours (not including hours currently in progress) are as follows: 90+ completed hours = senior classification 60-89 completed hours = junior classification 30-59 completed hours = sophomore classfication 0-29 completed hours = freshman classification