Volume 126 | Issue 20

Thursday, November 6, 2014

The Independent Student Newspaper of Sam Houston State University

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RECYCLING, P.4

SLC SOCCER, P.5

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Grounds crews at SHSU will plant trees today commemorating Arbor Day

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The Bearkats could clinch the Southland Conference championship title Saturday

The dean of students is so SHSU that he literally owns an orange Jeep

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Delts get Fee waivers LAST THR EE G A M E S sanctions DECID E TH R EE-WAY T I E could be after hazing eliminated CONNOR HYDE Senior Reporter

JAY R. JORDAN Editor-in-Chief

The Delta Tau Delta Epsilon Zeta chapter will serve a one-year suspension for multiple hazing violations after an investigation of hazing activities was completed in October, according to documents obtained by The Houstonian.

The acts occurred during the spring 2014 semester.

Evidence used against the chapter included a picture of members paddling each other, pictures and video of members doing pushups in a house, video of the new member class singing a song and a picture of a human triangle involving members.

The dean of students’ initial report cited another hazing incident committed by the fraternity in spring 2013. However, Dean of Students John Yarabeck could not confirm whether or not the 2013 incident was taken into account alongside the 2014 incidents which resulted in the suspension.

“If you were given information about both you could assume that one could lead to another,” Yarabeck said.

Various administrators are considering charging on-campus fees to online-only students. Those costs are currently waived but could total $275 extra per student.

The university is also looking into raising the legislative cap on the Lowman Student Center and recreational sports fees.

WAIVING THE WAIVER LSC fees, student health center fees and recreational sports fees are all waived for 100 percent online students per a 2001 university policy. However, according to a plan released by the vice president of student services office, Sam Houston State University administrators want to increase the number of students who pay those fees.

Carlos Hernandez, vice president of finance and operations, said while there are other options on the table, he’s leaning more towards eliminating the waiver across the board for online-only students.

“We are still in conversations over the different alternatives that are available,” Hernandez said.

“The one that we’re considering

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Medical school on horizon?

HANNAH ZEDAKER Associate Editor Sam Houston State University may be expanding beyond the county line once again with the potential construction of a medical school in the Conroe area.

Though nothing is set in stone at the moment, university officials have been working with a developer on securing land in Montgomery County for the future construction of a medical facility where students in the field can get hands on experience while fulfilling a need in the community.

“As you know there is a shortage of health and medical professionals in the state,” university spokeswoman Julia May said. “As always, we are looking at ways we can meet demands in the workforce and to serve the state’s population, because that’s part of our mission.

So, as we’ve seen this need become more and more critical, obviously we now have the nursing program which is fully accredited, and we are looking at other ways we can address this critical need for health professionals. So that is one of the ideas that we are considering.”

According to Dean of Health Sciences Michael Lacourse, although the plan is only in its infant stage, it currently includes graduate degree programs in osteopathic medicine, advanced practice nursing, physician assistant studies, physical —

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Alex Broussard | The Houstonian

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BREAK THAT TIE. Three teams, one winner. Three universities are competing for the Southland Conference championship title. McNeese State, Sam Houston State and Southeastern Louisiana are all hoping to get the spot.

SHAWN MCFARLAND Senior Reporter With only three weeks remaining in the Southland Conference regular season, three teams are tied for the lead in the conference with 4-1 records.

McNeese State, Southeastern Louisiana and Sam Houston State are all tied for the automatic FCS playoff berth given to the SLC champion.

“We realize we control our own destiny,” head coach K.C. Keeler said following last Saturday’s game against Stephen F. Austin State. “It’s a [three]-game playoff basically. The goal is to be conference champs and make it to the playoffs.”

There are also three teams in the SLC with two losses: Stephen F. Austin State, Lamar and Central Arkansas. The two loss teams need to win out in their last three games and have a little bit of luck on their sides to get the automatic bid into the playoffs.

Going into last weekend’s games, five teams were tied atop the SLC. SFA and UCA both lost

crucial games that slimmed their playoff choices. SFA lost 42-28 to SHSU in the Battle of the Piney Woods in Houston, and UCA lost 52-35 to Abilene Christian. The Wildcats played with their backup quarterback.

Although overall records may look nice, they do not matter compared to the weight the SLC record has. Even though SHSU is 5-4 overall compared to McNeese’s 6-2 record and SELU’s 6-3 record, the teams are still looked at as equals due to their 4-1 records of SLC play.

Looking at the three teams tied for first, McNeese has the toughest remaining schedule. The Cowboys play SFA, at Southeastern Louisiana and back home against Lamar. The three opponents have a combined 18-9 record and are all tied for either first or second in the SLC. The Bearkats’ schedule looks to be one of the easiest of the three teams tied at first, as their remaining opponents have a combined record of 9-19. However, two of the three games are away, and the Bearkats are 1-3 this season on the road so far this season. They go to

Incarnate Word and Houston Baptist before returning to Huntsville to face Central Arkansas in the final game of the regular season.

Southeastern Louisiana has two home games against Houston Baptist and McNeese before closing out the season against Nicholls State. Their remaining opponents are a combined 8-19, but the game against McNeese will most likely end up being the deciding factor in crowning a SLC championship.

Following last week’s win over SFA, senior running back Keshawn Hill believes the team has one mindset with the last three games in hindsight.

“We just want to be conference champions,” Hill said. “At the end of the day we’re trying to win conference championship.”

The Bearkats head into San Antonio this weekend for a match with Incarnate Word. The Cardinals may be 2-4 in SLC, but any game can shake up standings.

“We have a big game every weekend, and every weekend is going to be like a playoff game for us,” Keeler said. “I think the kids are ready for the challenge.”

Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

Chris Winfield | The Houstonian

HOME KILLER. Freshman outside hitter Brooke White hits a kill against Northwestern State at Johnson Coliseum on Tuesday. Although the Bearkats won in four sets, SHSU saw problems that need to improve heading into Thursday’s contest. See page five for staff reporter Amshi Stephenson’s analysis of Bearkat volleyball.

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Board to raise fees for library LESLIE CORDOVA Staff Reporter Fees for the Newton Gresham Library are slated to increase beginning fall 2015 in order to offset changes in the program’s funding.

The increase depends on Texas State University System Board of Regents’ approval today and Friday.

The library fee is currently assessed at $5 per credit hour. Although the current library fee is lower than the average library fee required by other state universities, some changes are underway.

During the budget-building process in spring 2014, Jaimie Hebert, academic affairs provost and vice president, began discussing with the department a more effective way to apply budget funding without using overlay funds, which had been used to fund the library for the last 20-25 years.

This week, Hebert and his department will attend the Board of Regents meeting to discuss a timeframe for the implementation of a new fee which will increase to $7 per credit hour for undergraduate students and $10 per credit hour for graduate students.

The NGL has been a resource to Sam Houston State University students since 1968 and has accumulated books and various other government documents and resources. The mission of the library is to help cultivate critical —

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Tuition increase, dorm plans to be determined at Board of Regents STAFF REPORT

The Board of Regents will have their last quarterly meeting of 2014 today and tomorrow at Lamar University in Beaumont.

SHSU has many items on this term’s agenda including the approval of increased non-mandatory and mandatory tuition and fees for the fall 2015 semester.

Non-mandatory fees which are set to increase include designated tu-

ition and library fees for graduate students.

Mandatory fees which are set to increase, including designated tuition and library fees for undergraduate students, while international education fees for the summer sessions are set to decrease.

According to the proposal, an increase in designated tuition for both graduates and undergraduates “will allow SHSU to continue to recruit and retain exceptional faculty, expand programs and services and cover fixed cost increases and other operating cost

increases that are driven by enrollment growth.”

Another item on the agenda is the design development documents for the South Residence Complex which will, upon completion, provide a “living-learning environment” for an estimated 700 students. Construction on the project is planned to start in March 2015 with a projected completion date of June 2016.

In addition, SHSU is also trying to add seven new distance education programs to the institution’s repertoire. These new programs

include: • Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, B.A. • Bachelor of Science in Psychology, B.S. • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, B.A. • Bachelor of Science in Political Science, B.A. • Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, B.A. • Bachelor of Art in History, B.A. • Bachelor of Science in History, B.S. The Board of Regents is a nine-

member group appoint which serves as the governing body of the Texas State University System. Sam Houston State University is one of the eight total institutions which fall under governance by the Texas State University System.

The board meets every three months to address the various needs of each institution.

Look on page six for renderings of the South Residential Complex.

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ELECTION 2014

Midterm Elections came to a close Tuesday as Texans voted Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott as their next Governor with Sen. Dan Patrick taking the position of Lt. Governor. Voters also largely approved Proposition 1 which provides funding for the consultation, management, and improvement of non-toll public roads.

In Huntsville, where about 38 percent of registered voters cast ballots, Stephen Cole defeated Cade Reece for the position of Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace and Huntsville City Council members Don Johnson (Pos. 3) and Keith Olson (Pos. 4) will keep their seats for the next term.

Elsewhere in the nation, voters approved the legalization of marijuana in Oregon, Alaska and Washington D.C. Voters in Alaska, Arkansas and Nebraska passed measures to raise minimum wages in the next few years. North Dakota and Colorado voters shot down constitutional amendments that would have recognized fertilized eggs as persons, but Tennessee voters approved their amendment. In California, voters passed Proposition 47, a measure that reduces maximum jail time from three years to one year for lowlevel drug charges by reclassifying them as misdemeanors.

BIPARTISANSHIP DREAMS

After the midterm election, republicans now hold control of both the Senate and House. In press-briefings yesterday, both President Obama and Sen. Mitch McConnell, the presumptive new leader of the Senate, voiced willingness to work together to pass legislation.

BREAKING EBOLA QUARANTINE

The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has left thousands hungry as aid groups struggle to deliver food across the country. Several aid groups reported people breaking quarantine orders in search of food on Tuesday. The quarantine on large towns has prevented trucks carrying food from traveling in the area and caused both a steep increase in price and a steep decrease in supply.

NFL CASES

Suspended Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson avoided jail time by reaching a plea deal with prosecutors that leads him to plead no contest to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault. Peterson will have to complete parenting classes, 80 hours of community service and pay a fine of $4,000. The NFL has not commented on his playing status.

Former District Judge Barbara S. Jones started to hear the appeal of Ray Rice, the former Baltimore Ravens running back, yesterday in New York. Rice’s appeal centers on Article 46 of the collective bargaining agreement as attorneys point out that he was punished twice. Rice has also filed a separate wrongful termination case against the Ravens.

LAA LAA WAS HUNGRY

Police arrested Terez Owens, a 20-year-old LeHigh University student, on Sunday after neighbors reported seeing a person dressed in a yellow Teletubby costume breaking into a home and sneaking out with food. Owens cut his hand in the act and tracked blood around the house.

DELTA, page 1 — Delta Tau Delta appealed the verdict which was originally a three-year suspension given by the dean of the students office. Frank Parker, vice president for student services, denied the appeal but reduced the sanctions to a one-year suspension with probation extending to fall 2016, according to the appeal ruling.

During the duration of the suspension, Delta Tau Delta will remain inactive and is prohibited from using SHSU facilities for fraternal purposes, sponsoring activities and participating in campus affairs.

Parker was not available by press time to comment on the reduced suspension.

Any further hazing violations committed by Delta Tau Delta “will result in an automatic three-year suspension.”

Delta Tau Delta’s Appeal Delta Tau Delta criticized the dean of students office investigation in their appeal. Specifically, Delta Tau Delta cited the code of student conduct and discipline to argue their right to question witnesses.

According to the appeal, the fraternity was prohibited from questioning an anonymous witness during the judicial procedure.

“This most fundamental principle was fatally flawed in this hearing and caused an adverse decision to be rendered against the chapter,” the appeal stated. “When asked why the individual was immune from questioning by the chapter, the Dean of Students Office simply responded by saying, ‘they wish to remain anonymous…’such an imbalance of fundamental rights should not exist.”

Delta Tau Delta also contested the dean of students ruling to bypass the Student Organizations Board when determining the “validity of the complaint.”

The Student Organizations Policy states a complaint can be filed by any member of the university through the coordinator of organizations, the dean of students or the vice president of student services.

The policy also states the dean of students can hear the case or refer it to the coordinator of organizations which would then determine the “validity of the complaint by a two-thirds vote” from the Student Organizations Board.

Yarabeck chose to hear the case, thus ridding the necessity of the Student Organization Board in this case.

Yarabeck said the policy was vague which led to Delta Tau Delta’s confusion during the judicial process.

“It wasn’t that anything was mishandled because of the leeway, but we didn’t feel it was clear enough,” Yarabeck said. “If we didn’t do what we were supposed to do in due process it would have been a due process violation. Because there wasn’t really any stipulations for what transpired as you read we decided to go back and make it clear for the future.”

The dean of students’ office released a revised version of the Student Organization Policy which allows organizations to review the evidence against them and the opportunity to provide additional evidence. A meeting is permitted to review the evidence with the organizations, and if the dean of students finds violations to the Student Organization Policy or the Student Guidelines, sanctions are permitted.

Self-Imposed Sanctions Delta Tau Delta implemented a series of self-imposed sanctions for the fall 2014 semester which includes suspension of membership intake, sponsoring campus activities and participation in university events.

Within the sanctions Delta Tau Delta adopted the installation of an Alumni Supervisor Committee (ASC) for use “when conditions exist which might threaten the fu-

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ture viability of the chapter.”

The ASC, if adopted, will remain in effect until January 2016 at the Arch Chapter meeting to determine further use of the committee. Delta Tau Delta detailed a list of 12 SHSU alumni who have been requested to serve on the ASC, according to documents obtained by The Houstonian.

Once adopted the ASC will conduct a full Membership Review to “help get to the bottom of any unacceptable behavior.”

“My real hope is that other groups will learn from this and realize that hazing has no place in higher education,” Yarabeck said.

“That’s our aim with these groups.

We don’t want to kick them out. We don’t want them to lose their recognition or even have charters pulled in extreme cases. All of that has happened before. We don’t want that.”

Epsilon Zeta chapter President Hunter McKee declined to comment. Delta Tau Delta’s national affiliation was unavailable for comment by press time.

FEES, page 1 — most strongly at this point is eliminating the waivers altogether for the simple reason that it allocates the cost more broadly amongst a population of students that is larger. It generates more revenue for those underlying operations, thereby allowing us to do some things that we as an institution have a desire to do and that the student population on campus would like to see as well.”

Hernandez said the university and the student body are in need of new facilities, such as an expanded student center and recreational sports center.

Frank Parker, vice president of student services, said the need is obvious, but the funds are not due to the various waivers already in place.

“I always like to tell people that student fees or fees to go to college create, if you will, this ball that’s a ball that bounces in the students’ favor,” Parker said. “But what happens when groups start to take pieces out of that ball, it no longer bounces the way it should bounce, and you have an odd situation.”

The plan details two options for increasing revenue for the university, one of which is eliminating the waiver for online-only students.

The other option suggests eliminating the waiver for online-only students who live within a 60-mile radius of campus.

Parker said the first option is best, because it increases the number of students paying into the services. He also said the second option is unfavorable because it would create a definitive distance where students would be forced to pay the fee and others would not.

He said for example, if a student lives 59.9 miles from campus, he or she would have to pay the fee while a student who lives 60.1 miles away is not forced to pay.

“We’re looking at several million dollars over the years if we don’t collect that fee that would allow for the much needed expansion of our recreational sports facility and… student center,” Parker said.

However, Student Body President Spencer Copeland said he feels distance-based fee assessment is more favorable for those students who are online only.

“While the options the university administration is a proponent of would bring in more revenue for the university, I disagree that all these students would be reasonably expected to use the facilities,” Copeland said. “If you are a student living in Dallas, Austin or El Paso, you would not be reasonably expected to use the facilities of Sam Houston State University on a daily, weekly, or even monthly basis.

These students may be faced

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with these fees if we do not institute a radius plan.”

Copeland’s full response can be found online at HoustonianOnline. com/viewpoints

MEDICAL, page 1 — therapy, occupational therapy and possibly mental health programs through a collaboration with the Department of Psychology.

“In the current plan, the medical school would not be part of the College of Health Sciences, but we do plan to integrate the osteopathic school with current and future clinical health sciences degree programs offered by the College of Health Sciences,” Lacourse said.

“In fact, we are excited to be developing an innovative instructional approach that will offer students an inter-professional learning experience so they are prepared to work in team-based models of care when they graduate.”

Additionally, proposed undergraduate degree programs include medical laboratory sciences, diagnostic imaging, health informatics and dental hygiene. Lacourse added that they will begin offering some of their recently approved degree programs at The Woodlands Center as early as this spring in nursing, healthcare administration, public health and wellness management.

“All of our clinical programs require students to complete a portion of their education in a clinical environment, so the demand we would create for access to hospitals and other health care organizations would be significant,” Lacourse said. “By locating in Montgomery County, we will be much closer to the growing number of clinical sites available in Montgomery County and North Houston.”

According to May, one of the main reasons Montgomery County is so desirable is due to its recent growth in population.

“Nothing but good things [can come of the Health Sciences Center],” she said. “I mean just even talking about it now we hear a lot of excitement. Montgomery County is experiencing a big population growth, and there are parts of Montgomery County that are medically underserved right now, a lot of it east of I-45. It’s not just The Woodlands and Conroe, it’s a very big county. Everybody just is so excited, health professionals, those in Huntsville… It’s a wonderful opportunity for students, and it’s a wonderful opportunity for citizens.”

With the recent construction of SHSU’s Woodlands Center, some accusations have been made that SHSU is outgrowing Huntsville.

Student Body President Spencer Copeland said he agrees with both May and the accusations.

“I think that it’s probably a combination of both,” Copeland said.

“It’s hard to find more land to expand here in Huntsville, but there’s also the factor that the average student is from the WoodlandsConroe area. By having another location there, we are better able to serve those students and also attract more students to our university.”

According to May, however, the 30-minute drive between SHSU’s main campus and the potential medical school has more to do with serving the Conroe community.

“Well, it’s no secret that we’re landlocked here in Huntsville,” May said. “But the other thing is that, we are tasked with meeting a need for our region, and the region is sometimes beyond the boundaries of Huntsville and Walker County. So if we are able to meet these needs in an area that is very close by, then that’s what we will do.”

Lacourse said that not only will

this program invest in the futures of its students, but also in the future of Texas.

“According to the Texas demographer, a decade ago the primary industry employer in all counties across the state was in manufacturing,” Lacourse said. “Now, in nearly all counties the largest industry employer is health and medical and it is predicted that within a very few years, the primary employer in every county in Texas will be in health and medical. With a job market shifting to health and medical professions, we want to provide our students with opportunities to earn a high quality Sam Houston degree and find employment in this expanding career space.”

May said that because the idea of the medical school is still up in the air and in primitive stages of development, no time frame could be given on when to expect progress on the idea.

“We’re hopeful that the earlier the better but there are just so many steps between now and that time that it’s just impossible to say,” she said.

Regardless of how long the plan takes to unfold, Lacourse said that the goal will always remain the same.

LIBRARY, page 1 — thinking and provide students with the necessary tools to encourage enhancement in academics.

Approximately $1.3 million is given to the library in order to pay for books and other necessary resources.

Academic Affairs was supplementing the library budget out of the capital outlay money, meaning there were $1.3 million in capital projects that were not being addressed because that money was being pushed to fund the library.

This prevented necessary projects from taking place. Hebert and all other units in the Academics Affair department discussed what amount they would have to raise the library fee to in order to offset that supplement that had been pushed over to library funding.

The department now believes there is a more effective way to provide funding and improve the current resources made available by the library.

“We proposed a dollar amount,” Hebert said. “One that would allow us to provide the same facilities and same services that we’re providing now without having to supplement the budget.”

Even with the raise in fee, SHSU’s library fee given to students was still found to be lower than the average fee in the state.

This new fee will generate the $1.3 million needed to fund the library without supplementing it from the outlay funds. This will be used for books, databases and software packages.

This increase in fees, however, will not make the library a 24-hour facility. Hebert said that the idea had been considered in years past.

During a mock trial conducted years ago, Hebert piloted a program where the library was opened for 24 hours during finals week.

After monitoring student activity in the library during that time period, the research showed that traffic was not high enough to be cost-beneficial.

If the library were to become a 24-hour facility, the operations budget would need to double in order to support a full overnight crew. This would significantly decrease the number of books, databases and periodicals that can be purchased for student use.

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Grounds crew to lead Arbor Day tree planting SEAN SMITH Campus Culture Editor The campus of Sam Houston State University is home to a variety of trees of all ages. From dedicated landmarks like the Presidents Tree, to the decorative plants throughout campus, SHSU’s landscape defines the academic environment students visit daily.

In honor of Texas Arbor Day, the SHSU Grounds Crew and the Center for Leadership and Services will work with students to plant trees around campus today.

SHSU arborist Evan Anderson, along with grounds services supervisor Jerry Watson and custodial and grounds services manager Scott Dolezal, have planned to educate students on the significance of trees and tree planting.

“What we’re going to do is have a little presentation down at the waterwall behind CHSS,” Anderson said. “We’re going to talk about the benefits of trees, and we’re going to demonstrate how to plant a tree. Then students are going to go off in groups and try to plant one, two, three trees, however many they get in the ground.”

Anderson said a variety of trees will be available for students to plant.

“If we get enough students, we’re planning on planting 40 trees,” Anderson said. “We have a mix. We have pecan trees, elm trees, sycamore trees, pine trees, oak trees [and] sassafras trees.”

Anderson said members of the Texas Forest Service, including former SHSU arborist Joshua Mizrany, will attend the event to aid students in the tree planting process.

“We have people from the Texas

Forest Service coming,” Anderson said. “They do a lot of community outreach and extension work as well. We have three or four of their guys coming from the local offices to go out with the groups of students and give them some knowledge.”

SHSU celebrates Arbor Day twice a year. Today’s events are in celebration of Texas Arbor Day, according to Anderson.

“National Arbor Day is in April,” Anderson said. “The Arbor Day Foundation is in Omaha, Neb. The Texas climate doesn’t really line up with them, so we have Texas Arbor Day in November.

Late fall or early winter is the best time in Texas to plant trees. Cities, campuses [and] schools all over the state are going to be planting trees over these next couple of weeks.”

SHSU hosts a second Arbor Day celebration in the spring semester as well.

“There’s also a Sam Houston Arbor Day,” Anderson said. “We have an event each semester. We also plant trees at the end of winter, which is sort of the last part of the best time to plant trees.”

Anderson said SHSU’s Arbor Day events not only add trees to the campus landscape, but they teach students the logistics of tree planting and what they add to the community.

“It’s important for people to know that trees are infrastructure,” Anderson said. “A tree - if it’s at your house, at your school’s campus, in front of your shopping center - it’s something that can be planted, but it has to be planted correctly. Just like you have to build the foundation of a house correctly, you have to plant the tree correctly so it has a foundation to grow on. If you don’t put it in the ground correctly, it’s never

going to grow into what you want it to be. It’s a good chance for students to really see how it’s done.

There are common mistakes out there that people make, and hopefully we can enlighten some people on how to plant a tree.”

Along with the importance of how to plant a tree, Anderson stressed the impact trees can have in students’ lives.

“I hope that we can plant a small seed of knowledge in the students [about] the importance of trees,” Anderson said. “Trees are easy to plant, they’re easy to get a hold of, but they have to be done right.

They have to be cared for like anything else. I hope everybody that plants a tree here will go back to their parent’s house and tell them they planted a tree. If they see an empty front yard, they’ll push their mom and dad or aunt and uncle or friend to plant another tree. The more trees we have, the better.”

SHSU’s Arbor Day events will be held in two sessions.

Session one begins at 10 a.m. and lasts till noon. Session two will run from 2 to 4 p.m. Both sessions will meet at the Waterwall behind the College of Humanities and Social Sciences building.

Free T-shirts will be given out to students, so long as they dig and attempt to plant a tree, according to Anderson.

While registration for the events closed Nov. 4, Anderson said anyone interested in the events may still attend.

Anderson said the trees planted will leave something for students to see when they return to campus in the future.

“Maybe, in 20 years, when you swing back through, you’ll see the tennis court and say ‘hey, I planted those trees.’”

Brynn Castro | The Houstonian

ARBOR DAY. Trees are lined up at Custodial and Grounds Building to be planted around campus today. A wide variety of trees will be available for students to plant during two sessions honoring Texas Arbor Day.

Dance thesis to tackle racial issues SAVANNAH WOODWORTH Staff Reporter

Courtesy College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication

DISCRIMINATE. Master of Fine Arts student Takiesha Scimio will present a portion of her Masters thesis titled “DiscrimiNATION.” Scimio draws on personal experiences with racism to choreograph the dance concert.

Protests, rallies and public demonstrations have been popular media to criticize the state of race in America. However, a less popular medium for this type of expression is art.

One Master of Fine Arts student at Sam Houston State University has brought her first-hand experience with racism and dance to construct a program commenting on discrimination.

“DiscrimiNATION” is part of a Takiesha Scimio’s work for her Masters thesis. It is based on the foundation of the research she has done for her thesis paper.

The entire production, including choreography, was done by Scimio with the aid of a technical crew.

“Some things to expect are addressing and confronting various ills in our society, such as stereotypes and discrimination based on perception,” Scimio said. “I try to illustrate these various concepts on stage with the help of gestural movement, costumes and light-

ing. It is my goal by the end of my concert to evoke, entertain and enlighten the audience. It is also my goal to encourage empathetic understanding, which is the first step to social change and community.”

Scimio said she was inspired by two different events that happened in her life. The first event occurred when Scimio received her Bachelor of Science in sociology in Clarksville, Tenn., where she was part of the dance team as an undergraduate student at Austin Peay State University.

“I was the only girl of color, but that did not bother me at first,” Scimio said. “One of my teammates would make negative racial remarks or references about my hair texture, skin color and love for hip hop music and dance. I figured since we were teammates, almost like sisters because we spent so many hours together due to practice and performances that it should not have mattered whether or not my physical appearance looked different from the rest of the girls on the team. We were supposed to be a team.”

The events in Ferguson, Missouri over the summer were the second factor that helped birth the

idea of the concert.

“The case is far more complicated, but the bottom line is how individuals of color are still being categorized and stereotyped because of their physical appearance,” Scimio said. “It’s saddening because this is still happening in the year 2014, long after slavery and Jim Crow.”

The two events originally seemed different, but they are tied by the act of discrimination present in each, according to Scimio.

“In both cases previously discussed, the character of the people involved, including myself, were not taken into consideration,” Scimio said. “Because I and Michael Brown looked or liked certain things, we were discriminated against – for different reasons, of course. The stories do differ, but the parallel between the two are discrimination.”

The dance concert is free and open for anyone to attend and experience the event.

The concert will take place on Nov. 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. in the James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center Dance Theatre.

Texas musicians to compete on campus STAFF REPORT

Musicians from across Texas will come to campus to compete in The Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA) Performance Competition this weekend.

TMTA is a state branch of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), which holds conventions across the country throughout the year. MTNA host several levels of competition that contestants must advance through to win the overall competition.

One hundred eight contestants will compete in the performance competition, in divisions such as piano, winds and voice. After winning at the state level, contestants will advance to a divisional competition in January, and those winners advance to the finals held in Las Vegas, Nev. in March.

Last year, the Texas competition saw six students place in the national competition.

Contestants range in age from 11 to 26 years of age.

Prizes for winners at the national competition range from $1,000 to $3,000, with the winner of the piano competition receiving a new Steinway & Sons piano.

Judges in the competition include music faculty from across the state, including Sam Houston State University professors. The names of the judges are kept secret until after the competition.

Performances begin Nov. 8 at 8:30 a.m. and last until 5:30 p.m.

The competition resumes Nov. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public.

Events will be held in the James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center as well as the Music Building.

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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS. The Multicultural Programming Committee presented “Spooktacular Movie Night” Tuesday. Costume contest was held, along with a showing of “Purge: Anarchy” and a performance by latin dance group Bailamos. Live music was also provided by Grupo Momento.

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DHARMESH PATEL Viewpoints Editor 1. Use it as an umbrella to shield you from the rain 2. Crumple it up and make it into a ball 3. Wrap up your breakables when moving 4. Train your pets to poop and urinate on it so you do not have to keep taking them out 5. Roll and stuff them into your boots to help keep their form 6. Use it as gift wrap 7. Use it to create Papier-mâché art 8. Wash windows with newspaper for a streak free shine 9. Make origami hats, planes and animals 10. Simply drop it into a recycling bin

Friday is Texas Arbor Day. Texans all over the state will celebrate by planting trees and upping their recycling game to the next level.

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REUSING THE PAPER. (TOP LEFT) A student wears a page of the paper as an origami hat. (TOP RIGHT) An issued rolled into a boot to help keep its form. (ABOVE) Pages of the paper crumpled into a ball.

If you were a super hero, how would you save the earth?

Plant a tree, save a life MICHELLE WULFSON Staff Columnist Everyone knows that I love a good tree.

Whether it be for climbing, sleeping under or for being terrorized by stink bugs disguised as bark and then flying around attacking me... It is a bitter sweet love affair.

But even though ants bite my butt while I am sleeping under them, trees have always been a comfort in my life, and like all chocolatey comforts, I believe the more the better.

I am weirded out at the idea that someone has trusted me and our Generation Y with the responsibility of cleaning up the environmental mess Baby Boomers have left in their wake. But although the future is such a scary and overwhelming thing

to think about, it might not be so intimidating if we help shape it into what we want it to be. I am excited about urban vertical forestry, climate stabilization and the idea of creating a Utopia for everyone to enjoy.

I worry about my future children and grandchildren living in a world where there are no trees, where they do not know what a polar bear is and smog infests their lungs. It is okay if you do not want to ever have children and sometimes when I see a screaming child, I feel you 100 percent, but we all are going to be involved with a younger generation someday. Eventually we will be aunts or uncles, god parents or the fun margarita drinking friend to a parent and the act of simply planting a tree is such an easy step forward and a great gift to those generations to come.

The weather has been beautiful outside (even though it is currently storming outside my bedroom window), and planting a tree or even a seed is so easy. Taking the five seconds out of your day to drop a seed in a small hole or the hour or three that it takes to plant an actual tree will automatically make you feel awesome and will justify you laying in bed the entire day before watching Kardashian reruns.

If you just can not get down with the idea of 90‘s overalls, dirt under your fingernails and tree planting in general, never fear. In case you have been living under a rock, Chegg is an eco-friendly, cheap online textbook supplier with free shipping, and according to a Chegg cardboard box JOSE CORDERO I have been hoarding in my room all seSenior mester, Chegg has planted over 5 million Criminal Justice trees so far.

“Love conquers everything and you can Renting a textbook rather than buydo everything through love. So if you ing is a more eco-friendly practice, but if just show people and compassion it can you are like me and have never been able change so many people’s lives.” to turn a library book in on time, you may want to buy. But if you are capable of meeting due dates, Chegg will plant a tree for every textbook they rent out to students. Students can choose where their tree is planted through an interactive world map, and because the only reason of doing a good deed is to brag about it on social media, renters can link their rental transaction and good tree deed to their Facebook or Twitter accounts.

Green thumb or not, find a way to plant a tree because Mother Nature can be a real witch and you do not want to get on her JADA LARUE bad side. After all of our Halloween sheJunior nanigans, we could probably all use a little Mass Communications bit of good karma, not that you should “I would save the Earth by spinning not just plant a tree for the fun of it.

It is getting hot in here; global warming is real

ALEXIS BLOOMER Contributing Columnist In Iggy’s terminology, “first thing’s first, global warming is the realist.” If you are like me, you believe global warming is an actual thing, but you really have no idea what it means. No, this does not mean I am “obtuse,” as someone stated about my last article. It means that we simply do not have enough information about global warming because everyone is avoiding the issue.

The truth about global warming is that it is taking place all around us, and if we do not open our eyes to see what is going on, it could really hurt future generations.

The world is using more energy and natural resources than ever before, which speeds up the process of heating up the earth.

To put it in layman’s terms, it would simply be people using more and more greenhouse gases and pumping them into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases keep the Earth warm enough for us to live on it, so the more greenhouse gases we put

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into the environment, the hotter it is going to get. And do not forget the fact that we have a thick cloud of pollutants covering our atmosphere.

These factors can all help lead to extinction of species, increased natural disasters and even possible new diseases. So to sit back and say, “Who cares, it will not affect me?” is ignorant. It might be a slow change, but it is a change that could severely hurt the future of our world.

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the “local temperatures fluctuate naturally and over the past 50-years the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history.” Unless we curb the emissions that cause climate change, the average U.S. temperature could increase by 3 to 9 degrees by the end of the century.

I do not know about any of you, but I think Texas temperatures are already hot enough. There is no need to tease it any further for all the future Texans.

If this does not open your eyes enough to start caring, let us talk about the risks it could have on health. We all know how the entire United States went into panic mode when Ebola hit. If climate change continues to happen at this rate, it could cause many diseases transmitted by food, water or insects to increase. As dramatic as we are today about diseases, imagine how people will react fifty years from now. The news stations would have a field day with a man contracting a disease that came from a ladybug. I may be joking about the disease ridden ladybug

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around it in the opposite direction of rotation really fast and reverse time and prevent further destruction.”

but the issue on hand is really not funny.

It is something we need to start actively thinking about and even implementing changes in our daily lives.

Our generation really does not give enough credit to ourselves. We have all the tools to succeed and do something about the problem. We are more technologically advanced than any other generation and we out number the baby boomers two to one. Yet, if we ask a random JASMINE DAVIS person on the street about an issue, they Senior cannot give a proper response. Now is the History time to take action and understand what “I would have super strength and I would is going on around us in the world we inattack all the evil companies and their habit and call home.

CEOs who are making the world polI tried a quick social experiment with my 4, 677 Twitter followers by asking luted. ” them if they knew what global warming is and only 13 answered within an hour.

Sadly, when I posted something about puppies, I got 60 responses in the same amount of time. No offence to the puppies but this is not acceptable and I guess we only have ourselves to blame. So let us wake up and actually make a difference that could help our children, grandchildren and everyone else that will be born in the next 100 years.

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Breaking down SLC soccer tournament JEREMY VILLANUEVA Sports Editor Six teams will compete in the Southland Conference tournament that begins today in Beaumont.

Sam Houston State enters the tournament seeded second and will have a first-round bye in the tourney. The Bearkats look to continue on its historic season by winning their first SLC tournament but will have to get through five teams that all gave SHSU tough matches in the season.

All games will be available online at www.southland.org with the championship game broadcasted on ESPN 3.

No. 1 Stephen F. Austin State Road to the tournament SFA completed the perfect SLC season by holding an undefeated record through conference to claim the SLC championship.

Overall, SFA finished the season 15-2-1 with losses coming to Southeastern Conference opponents No. 9 Texas A&M and No. 25 Arkansas.

Key players Ladyjacks’ senior forward Zuri Prince is the star player of the Ladyjacks but also the SLC. Prince was named SLC Player of the Year after scoring nine goals to lead SFA and assisting the six. During the SLC season, Prince scored the game-winning goal five times.

The rest of the SLC individual honorees accompany Prince: newcomer of the year Christa Robinson, freshman of the year Hanna Barker and coach of the year Wally Crittendan. SFA also added five players to the All-SLC first team and one to the second team.

Meeting with SHSU The Kats jumped out to an early 1-0 lead against SFA on Oct. 5 in Nacogdoches. Sophomore forward Allie Johnson found her sixth goal

of the season in the eighth minute of the match when she finished a shot on an empty net. However, the Ladyjacks surged back to get the 2-1 victory over the Kats with goals from Barker and Amanda Doyle.

No. 2 Sam Houston State Road to the tournament SHSU finished with a schoolrecord high eight wins in league play and claimed a first-round bye for the first time in school history.

SHSU saw losses on the SLC season come to Abilene Christian in the SLC season opener and to rival SFA. The Bearkats did not have the second seed in the bag until a 2-0 defeat on Nicholls State in the last game of the season.

Key players After struggling on offense early on in the season, SHSU found its chemistry and style upfront early in the SLC season. Breakout star sophomore forward Allie Johnson and junior forward Ashley Alonzo – both All-SLC first team selections – led the SHSU offense. Johnson finished the season with a team-high eight goals on the season, and Alonzo ended the season with six goals, including a hat trick against Incarnate Word.

Junior goalkeeper Kylie Hambleton has three straight clean sheets heading into the SLC tournament with contribution from a strong backline: freshman center back Caitlin Schwartz, sophomore center back Megan Bennett and senior outside backs Ashley Fluty and Megan Manis.

No. 3 Houston Baptist Road to the tournament HBU had a turn around year in its second season in the SLC. After missing the SLC tournament last season, the Huskies finished this year 7-1-3, falling just short of receiving the second seed in the tournament. HBU received the third seed after defeating South-

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eastern Louisiana on Sunday 2-1.

The two teams will hit each other in the first round of the tournament.

Key players Senior defender Lindsay Matlock is a speedy left back that can control the flank and give right forwards and midfielders a hard time. Matlock was named to the All-SLC second team along with teammates senior forward Natalie Hager, sophomore defender Kristi O’Brien and senior goalkeeper Haley Lyons. HBU had the most players selected to the second team. Walrath holds a .091 goals against average heading into Beaumont.

Meeting with SHSU In a battle for second, SHSU and HBU drew to a 0-0 tie last Friday at Pritchett Field. An even matchup on all sides of the ball, the Bearkats could not find the net. Head coach Tom Brown subbed right forwards in-and-out to try to contest Matlock, but the senior defender found a way to

limit the Kats’ offense.

No. 4 McNeese State Road to the tournament The Cowgirls saw an average season give them a 6-5 SLC record, the fourth seed and a first round match-up with SELU. McNeese almost saw upsets over SFA and HBU during the regular season but fell just short to the victories in overtime of both matches.

The Cowgirls had a disappointing 2-0 loss to the second to last place team in conference, Incarnate Word, on Oct. 24.

Key players McNeese only saw two of its players make an All-SLC team.

Sophomore forward Savannah LaRicci and junior defender Haley Lyons were selected to the All-SLC second team. LaRicci is fourth in shots in the SLC with 52 while posing 15 points that ranks her ninth in the conference. Lyons helped a Cowgirls’ defense shutout three opponents in the conference season and six shutouts overall.

Meeting with SHSU

The Cowgirls had a 2-0 lead over SHSU after 45 minutes of play at Pritchett Field on Sept.

28. It only took the Kats seven minutes in the second half to overcome the deficit and eventually take the game 4-2. Johnson and Alonzo split the goals at two apiece. LaRicci recorded her fourth goal of the season in the match when she tiptoed her way through the backline and eventually ripped one past Hambleton in the 27th minute.

No. 5 Nicholls State Road to the tournament With ACU ineligible for postseason play, the fifth seed went to Nicholls after a tiebreaker with SELU. The Colonels went 5-6 in the SLC and saw their biggest win come against the Lions in 4-2 fashion on Oct. 31, which clinched the Colonels’ postseason berth.

Nicholls will play McNeese in the opening round of the tournament.

McNeese took the victory during the season 3-2 on Sept. 19.

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AMSHI STEPHENSON Staff Reporter Tuesday’s matchup between Sam Houston State and Northwestern State shined a light on a few areas that need improvement moving forward in the final stages of Southland Conference competition.

Although the Bearkats defeated the Demons in four sets, they are focusing on one match and one day at a time.

SHSU broke down in the third set, which has been a consistent habit throughout the season.

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not pass a ball on serve receive.

After Jordyn Vaughn had an attack error early in the set, NSU’s outside hitter Stacey DiFrancesco went on an 11-0 serving run.

Head coach Brenda Gray said when they watched film on NSU playing University of Central Arkansas, three out of the six players served a short ball. Taking note of their tendencies, the Bearkats practiced receiving short serves all this week leading up to the game. When it came time for the actual match, not one player from the NSU roster served short. The balls were going deep and high over the net.

It took a while for SHSU to adjust to their serves, which could have played a role in the many dropped balls on serve receive or the shanked passes the Bearkats had, Gray said.

SHSU’s sophomore libero Claire Kilpatrick was pulled out in the third after losing her rhythm.

While other Bearkats on the floor were trying to pick up her

slack, their own jobs were not getting done. Gray explained after the game against NWU how it’s a team sport and how everybody has to play their own position because when one tries to pick up the slack of another, another side is thrown off.

Communication hindered the Bearkats from picking up some of the balls on serve receive because the ball would fall right in between two players.

Serving was an important key factor and also a problem for the Bearkats. They could not find a consistent rhythm behind the serving line.

After SHSU connected with the ball, more and more balls were being served and service aces were produced, especially in the fourth set.

Freshman outside hitter Brooke White saw an opportunity to help out her team, down in the third set. She said she knew her team needed a spark to get them back in the game, so she did her best to go

out swinging and doing as much as she could.

When things get tough and the Bearkats are stuck in a hole, the Kats have struggled to recuperate and come back to win that set because everyone is focused on their own game instead of the team and match.

The Bearkats must improve their obvious weaknesses from Tuesday’s match because they have a quick turn-around and play host on Thursday against Southeastern Louisiana.

Trying to continue the 10-0 home winning streak and trying to secure a top spot in the SLC tournament, SHSU is not letting up.

Only five matches remain and Gray questions her team if they cannot bring it for five more matches, then what are they even doing here.

First serve for tonights’s match is set for 6:30 p.m.

Keys to the Game

Sophomore quarterback Jared Johnson needs to have a good throwing game for a Bearkat win. Although the Kats had a phenomenal game on the ground last week against Stephen F. Austin State, Sam Houston State should be able to find that passing game it lacked. Senior running back Keshawn Hill needs to continue making the most of his carries as he did last week with four touchdowns in the Battle of the Piney Woods.

things to know: Incarnate Word

ROBERT SANDOVAL Staff Reporter This will be the second time the Bearkats play in San Antonio. They lost the first time in 1947 to Trinity 27-6 Incarnate Word is 2-7 on the season and 2-4 in conference play The Cardinals have had three quarterbacks attempt at least 75 passes UIW has given up 347 points this season, while giving up most of their points in the second quarter The Cardinals are only averaging 2.7 yards per rush

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The Kats’ defense needs to cover excellently again if they want to be victorious. The Bearkats’ secondary will needs to shut down Incarnate Word’s leading receiver Cole Wick. Sam Houston State should not have any problem stopping the Cardinals’ rush offense that has seen its struggles this season. With freshman defensive end P.J. Hall on the line, Hall should be able to cause that pressure to hinder UIW’s offense.

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Orange Jeeps and helping peeps

The dean of students has a passion other than leading students PHILLIP GARCIA Staff Reporter It’s a bird! It’s a plane!

It’s actually the Sam Houston State University Dean of Students John Yarabeck.

Most students and faculty know Dean Yarabeck as “Dean Yo,” who can be seen expressing his orangecolored love for SHSU in his “Impact Orange” 2005 Jeep Wrangler.

Yarabeck was born and raised in Denver, Colo., where he also attended ColCatherine Stallard | The Houstonian orado State University.

After completing his WHO’S GOT KEYS? Dean of Students John Yarabeck is a member of the Huntsville Cruisers Bachelor of Science in huclub, where he enjoys his passion for classic cars outside of organizing student programs. man development and family studies, he then took an interest in ministry in California, and then returned to CSU to obtain his Masters of Education in college student personnel administration. Yarabeck utilized his education at numerous universities in five different states before coming to SHSU. Among the many things Yarabeck is involved in, he still finds time to enjoy a childhood obsession with classic cars.

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“It started when I was a kid,” Yarabeck said. “My dad took me to a car dealership when I was maybe 13 or 14, and he was in there to buy a family car and I saw the new Barracudas that came out, and they were the ones with the bright new colors and most kids like hotrods. Well fast forward, and I got back into the classic car deal.”

Yarabeck owned a 1970 Barracuda later on in life that he bought at a classic car show.

“It was very rare,” Yarabeck said “It was one of only 596 that were made.

Had it not been totaled, it would be worth close to $100,000.”

Yarabeck is also the Vice President of the Huntsville Cruisers, a hot rod club in the Huntsville area where he showcases his 1967 Barracuda.

Along with overseeing the dean of students staff and being in Huntsville Cruisers, Yarabeck chairs the Students of Concerns Team and coordinates the Crisis Team. He also serves as the facilitator of the Freshmen Leaders Program and is the advisor to

the Student Government Association.

Yarabeck stated that his greatest achievement at SHSU was starting the Students of Concern team, although he had many things to choose from.

“Starting the Students of Concern team was done in response to what happened at Virginia Tech,” Yarabeck said. “Now we meet weekly to discuss students of concern and do what we need to do to be proactive with the student. We’ve saved three students’ lives because we got them the help they needed just in time. It’s working and [I’m] happy to say it’s made things safer here”.

After 11 years at SHSU and 29 years of working in higher education, Yarabeck has found a home here in Huntsville and doesn’t plan to leave anytime soon.

“I really do love Sam Houston State University,” Yarabeck said. “It’s the kind of school that - had I sat down and wrote out where I would really like to be Sam Houston would be it.”

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NORMALS HALL. The Texas State University System Board of Regents will meet today and tomorrow to discuss a variety of items on this terms agenda. One of these items includes the construction of a South Residental Complex which would house an estimated 700 students.

SOCCER, page 5 — Key Players All-SLC first team selection Spencer Valdespino is a force to be reckoned with on the pitch. The junior forward tied a school record last Friday for most goals in a single game with four against SELU. She is second in the league in shots per game with a 3.31 average and tied for second in goals with nine. Junior Australian midfielder Jess Coates was also selected to the All-SLC first team.

Meeting with SHSU After picking up a red card in the second half and being forced to play with 10, the Colonels would give up two goals to lose 2-0 in the final game of the season on Sunday. Senior midfielder Madison Bible broke the tie before Bennett added the reinsurance goal later in the half. The Bearkats preserved the shutout and limited Nicholls to only four shots on goal.

No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana Road to the tournament SELU was able to squeeze into the postseason as the sixth seed.

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able preseason play. SELU finished the SLC season sitting at 5-6 with its biggest win on the season against McNeese 1-0. The Lions finished SLC play on a three-game losing streak to teams all in the SLC tournament.

Key players Senior defender Chelsea Villaescusa was the lone Lion on the All-SLC first team.

Villaescusa helped a Lion defense to eight shutouts on the season, although only three in SLC play. Sophomore Bri Singh and sophomore midfielder Katie Noonan represented the Lions on the All-SLC second team. Singh leads the team in goals with 13 while Noonan leads all Lions in assists with 10.

Meeting with SHSU The Bearkats were able to defeat the Lions 1-0 in Hammond, La. on Oct. 26.

Sophomore forward Maddy Panozzo played a ball to Johnson in the opening minute of the second half, and Johnson took a chance from long range. The rocket made its way to the upper corner of the net to provide the Kats’ lone goal. However, the Lions did limit SHSU to only two shots on goal in the game.

Tournament SFA and SHSU will relax today and await the winners of the first round matches. No. 3 HBU and No. 6 SELU will open the tournament with their match at 4:30 p.m. Following the match, No. 4 McNeese State and No. 5 Nicholls will take on each other at 7 p.m.

SHSU will kickoff its semifinal against the HBU-SELU winner Friday at 4:30 p.m. at the Lady Cardinal Soccer Complex. SFA will then play the victor of the McNeeseNicholls match Friday at 7.pm.

The winners of the Friday matches will play each other in the championship Sunday at 1 p.m.