Vol 115— Issue 19
Huntsville, Texas
FEATURE PRESENTATION
SPORTS
Coach Johnson clenches 1000
Entertainment editor Kevin Jukkola makes a splash for “Hot Tub Time Machine.” SEE page 5
By Thomas Merka Web Editor
The Houstonian staff attended the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention last week in Kerville, TX, bringing home a grand total of 16 awards. While attending TIPA, the staff submitted previously published work and also competed in onsite contests. Among the awards were three 1st place awards received by Senior Editor, Lotis Butchko, for a previously published sports feature and Joe Buvid, senior editor of photography, for both News Photo and Sports Photo onsite contest. The Houstonian was also awarded third place for overall excellence and tied for fourth place in district 2 for the sweepstakes award. Other awards are as follows: Previously Published Sports News Story – Honorable Mention, Lotis Butchko - Senior Editor Critical Review – Honorable Mention, Kevin Jukkola - Entertainment Editor In-depth Reporting – 3rd Place, Meagan Ellsworth Editor-in-chief Special Edition/Section – 2nd Place, Houstonian Staff Opinion/Editorial Page Design – 3rd Place, Addison Reed - former Viewpoints Editor Sports Feature Story – 1st Place, Lotis Butchko Senior Editor Feature Photo – Honorable Mention, Joe Buvid - Senior Editor of Photography News Photo – 2nd Place, Joe Buvid - Senior Editor of Photography Photo Illustration – 2nd Place, Joe Buvid - Senior Editor of Photography
By Adam Key
Coach, SHSU Speech and Debate
Huntsville, TX - March 29, 2010 – The SHSU Speech and Debate team finished its season this past weekend by bringing home five different championships and numerous other awards from the International Public Debate Association’s National Championship Tournament. The tournament, held at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark., was the culminating event of the speech and debate season. Competitors received awards based on their performance during the 2009-2010 school year as well as at the championship tournament itself. IPDAhas three divisions: Novice(undergraduates with less than eight tournaments since high school), Varsity(undergraduate students), and Professional(open to everyone). Each division has two individual national championships, one awarded for season-long accomplishments and the other for winning the championship tournament. Of the six individual championships, SHSU took half of them. — See DEBATE, page 3
Nation & World...page 4
Viewpoints................page 2
Entertainment........page 5
Campus................page 3
Sports....................page 6
Marlin makes announcement to leave Sam Houston for Louisianna-Lafayette By Brandon Scott Sports Reporter
Photo courtesy of Louisianna-Lafayette
LOOKING BACK. The Bearkats’ coach of 12 years is coming off his second appearance in the NCAA Tournament and has over 200 wins at SHSU. In the past six seasons, he has also had five 20 win seasons.
— See TIPA, page 3
Debate team members finish season with five championships
INDEX
Farewell Coach SEE page 6
TIPA
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
John Rudolph | The Houstonian
Weekend Welcome University hosts Saturday at Sam for prospective students By Malissa Peek
Contributing Writer
Twice a year prospective students come from a far to see the sights at Sam Houston State University. Many come with parents, some alone, others with a group of friends and if you were on campus this past Saturday, March 27 you might have been wondering who all the people were covering the campus or maybe you thought to yourself, I remember when I did that.
It was SHSU’s bi-annual tradition known as, Saturday at Sam. This program is put on by the visitor center and is made possible by SHSU student volunteers. Saturday At Sam offers those interested in SAM a chance to review the campus and hopefully after six hours and a few miles of walking under their belt the visitors will be able to see themselves as a Bearkat. — See SAM, page 3
Coach Bob Marlin’s resignation from Sam Houston State on Friday has taken its toll on the players and fans of the basketball program. After the Bearkats’ success this season, the best in school history, it was anticipated by those close to the team that other universities on a larger scene would take note of the coaching prowess that has developed the winning tradition at Sam Houston. Marlin was named head coach of University of Louisiana-Lafayette on Monday, with new surroundings and a brighter opportunity. Auburn, UTEP and the University of Houston considered Marlin for their head coaching vacancies, but the deal was ultimately set in Louisiana. The casual student at Sam Houston likely has no attachment to Marlin and could be completely unaffected by his absence. But the die-hards and local loyalists identify with the university’s loss whole-heartedly. “Sad day man. That’s like closing a chapter in my life,” said Roman Petrowski, who grew up in Huntsville and recently attended Sam Houston. “I’ve seen at least a part of every one of those 12 seasons and most of them I didn’t miss a home game. See how the program responds.” The players have taken the news in stride and feel they can only work on being better players. Yet they still know what they are losing. The problem with the bigger picture is the lack of support for the Sam Houston basketball program in comparison to that of a UL. Marlin produced high caliber players for over a decade and to this day the students don’t fill the seats in Johnson Coliseum. No good coach wants to have the best team in his confer-
John Rudolph | The Houstonian
tor Center, this past Saturday attendance reached approximately 3,300 to 3,400 students and guest.
obtaining the number 14 seed and qualifying them for "March Madness." In this photo Marlin embraces Ashton Mitchell.
ence and still average less athletics, or maybe they don’t than 2,000 people in home even care. But with a populagame attendance, especially tion of over 16,000 students, at the Division I level. a number that is steadily inAs far as college basket- creasing, any number less ball goes, UL is the biggest than 4,000 seats filled at the show in the state outside of coliseum is a complete letthe struggling LSU program. down. Particularly when a Clearly Lafayette, while it team is winning, it’s not out isn’t New Orleans, is a big- of the question to hope that ger business market than a quarter of the university’s Huntsville. UL and its boost- enrollment can make it a ers managed to nearly double Wednesday night game. Marlin’s salary at Sam Houston. Students at Sam Houston seem to have no idea of the impact they have on school — See MARLIN, page 6
Women’s History Month to end with panel, movie By Jennifer Gauntt
SHSU Public Relations
Four alumni will help close out the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Women’s History Month celebration by sharing their personal stories as part of a panel on Tuesday (March 30). The panel and closing ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. in CHSS Building Room 110. During the event, the four, all contributors and leaders in their chosen fields, will each have 15 minutes to share her personal story—SHSU experience, career journey, and final destination—with an additional 30 minutes at the close of the presentations for a question and answer session, according to Dawn Caplinger, SHSU English lecturer. The presenters include Linda Byrd-Cook (’76 B.A. and ’77 M.A.), SHSU associate professor of English; Pamela Williams (’81 B.A.), the first African American woman to hold the position of deputy director of support operations for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; — See MONTH, page 3
BIG NUMBERS. According to Clint Lockwood, Director of the Visi-
John Rudolph| The Houstonian
FILE--This year, Marlin led the Bearkats to an outstanding season,
Photo courtesy of Michaela Keck
CELEBRATING WOMEN. The performances of The Vagina Monlogues took the stage March 24-25 in the Farrington Pit. There was a $5 donation to watch the performance to benefit the local Huntsville SAAFE House.
“The Vagina Monologues is a part of the global V-Day campaign here at Sam Houston. V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. The events of VDay raise funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues and other artistic works.
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Letter to the Student Body Dear Sam Houston Students, Staff and Faculty and Alumni: The Houstonian would not survive were it not for the continued involvement and dedication of the SHSU student body. We welcome all column submissions and letters to the editor. If at any time you feel the need to express an opinion, please do not hesitate to email your thoughts or drop by our office in the Dan Rather, room 210 in the communications building. We look forward to hearing from you and thank you as always for your continued support of the Houstonian. Heath Wierck Viewpoints Editor haw002@shsu.edu
Paws Up, Paws Down With the Thanksgiving break approaching,
we at The Houstonian decided to lighten the mood take a of look at the not-so-serious In thisand section the opinions page, side of Turkey Day. After all, we all need we take a look at some various news something funny to get us through the days stories around campus and give the with crazy families.
parties involved either a “paws up” for a good job, or a “paws down” for a not so good job.
VIEWPOINTS
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Thank you for smoking Brittany Glasscock’s
response to Erin Peterson’s
column on the smoking of educated people in the college world. In my beloved Houstonian issue on March 25, I was irritated by Erin Peterson’s Viewpoint piece pertaining to the harmful effects of cigarettes. Her self-righteous affirmation that “educated people” should know not to smoke. In response, I challenge Miss Peterson to find a smoker of college age who is ignorant to the negative aspects of smoking. In fact, if smoking is such an awful experience to be around, I suggest that one should find a place to rest that doesn’t involve being around ‘ignorant’ smokers. According to Huntsville law, no person should smoke within 25 feet of a building. In Houston, the same rule applies. In fact, there is absolutely no smoking beside buildings, no smoking inside a bar, and designated places to smoke. This is not so different from the rules of Huntsville. I know for a fact that places like Zach’s Bar and Grill and Ihop have special sections for smokers to commune. As far as how smokers smell after lighting up, they are aware of the “ashtray” smell that is left over. If it
bothers Miss Peterson so much, maybe she can dole out some sort of nicotine substitute for those smelly smokers, as well as some aromatic spray of some sort. And to the degree that substituting cigarettes for caffeinated beverages, this can be harmful as well. According to caffienedependence.org, 30 milligrams of caffeine or less can alter moods and behavior. As well as nicotine, caffeine affects the heart, but unlike nicotine, can raise one’s cholesterol. Caffeine addiction studies confirm that addicts have a high risk of anxiety disorder and insomnia plus ulcers. This shows that both cigarettes and caffeine are harmful to the body. With both substances being so harmful, what’s the point in substituting one harmful substance with another? My point is that people will smoke and ingest caffeine no matter what the consequences may be. So let the people who are addicted to these substances keep their knowledge pertaining to their ‘poison,’ and keep clear of what is unsavory to you.
Mad Brad: To Roam In San Antone Brad Basker talks about his first trip to San Antonio,
Texas and how 3 new friends helped him overcome his sin.
“Paws UP” for the start of Spring Football. Head Coach Willie Fritz held his first practice Monday afternoon.
“Paws DOWN” to Bob Marlin leaving for Sam Houston State University to take a job at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
A “Paws UP” to the Photo Courtesy of Brad Basker “The Houstonian”
Despite being let down by the historial innaccuracy, “Mad” Brad Basker stands in amazment in front of The Alamo in San Antonio Texas.
here are certain T cities in Texas that any
“Paws DOWN” to the Bearkat men’s basketball team losing in the first round of the 2010 NCAA tournament. It was a great season though.
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we all wanted to get a Believe It or Not store 30 minutes searching change of environment. across the street, my for the parking garage. Dennise wanted to heart dropped. The only That, and Roxy lost real Texan has to visit. visit her “amor”, while horses I noticed were the parking ticket. However, I had managed Heather’s best friends attached to an old tymer’s “I forgot to tell you to inadvertently awaited her arrival. This carriage who thought that I have the worse avoid San Antonio memory,” she told me. for my entire life. I forgot to tell you that I have We had to pay a When you tell people ticket taking old the worst memory,” that you’ve never been, tymer $10 before we it’s like your southern were able to pick up credibility is ruined. It’s left Roxy , who happens that $40 for a 15 minute Denisse and Heather. almost ungodly ,and for to be quite foxy, and I to tour was justifiable. We settled for a true Texan it’s a tex- explore extravagance of Roxy and I opted for microwaved sandwiches sin. I am not proud to a San Antone evening. an economy tour of the from a gas station say that last week was As soon as we hit River Walk instead, Subway and watermelon the first time I ever set the streets from the foot in San Antonio. parking garage, I was I am a ex-tex-sinner. overwhelmed by the Although I have lived downtown scenery. I a meaningless lone tried to keep my “manly” star life, I believe that composure, but it was my experience in San so beautiful. Either San Antonio made a dent in Antonio is the most my search to repent. I was enchanting city in Texas invited to a day trip by or I am easily dazzled. my Pan American Fresa When I laid eyes on the Trio, Dennise, Heather, Alamo I was saddened and Roxy. I met them that it was nothing like during The Houstonian’s I had envisioned. I had Photo Courtesy of Brad Basker “The Houstonian” trip to compete at Texas always imagined it to be The River Walk Mariachis sang “La Gema” to serenade the patrons. Intercollgieate Press surrounded by sand and and we walked until sour patches for dessert, Associatioin in Kerrville, the Mexican Army, so the waters ran dry. but the roam in San Texas, and after a long when I saw the Ripley’s I can say that I had Antone was still an day of competition never had a more experience. I’ll always
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wonderfully casual romantic date/adventure. The mariachis played “La Gema” for us, and the dimly lit walkways enhanced the moment’s mystique. We walked for at least an hour along the scenic surroundings, and as the patrons ate, we talked in British and Italian accents. We wanted to eat as well, but the we spent
smile when I think about my Mexican trinity and my first trip to san Antonio. I remember the Alamo, and I will remember San Antone.
Brad Basker is the Director of Advertising for The Houstonian. He is a graduating Public Relations major and Spanish minor
CAMPUS
Thursday, March 30, 2010
Honors students exchange ideas at regional conference
The Houstonian, Page 3
Katcents Contest
By Jessica Priest Associate News Editor A select group of SHSU Honors College students visited Tulsa, Oklahoma to attend the “Great Plains Honors Council 2010 Conference.” The conference, which took place from March 26 to March 28, provided SHSU students an opportunity to exchange ideas with other universities’ honors programs in the region. Director of the Elliot T. Bowers Honors Program Dr. Gene Young and Honors ambassadors Brittany Disiere, Brittany Winner, Curtis Balusek, and Amanda Howard attended the conference. The conference organizers welcomed participation from university faculty members, but it was mostly designed to give students a chance to share their research, Honors Ambassador Brittany Disiere said. English major Amanda Howard was one SHSU Honor student selected to present her research on the epic poem, “The Odyssey.” “She presented about women in the Odyssey and how they propel the plot,” Brittany Disiere said. The group also visited several Tulsa landmarks, including the Gilcrease Museum and the Cityplex Towers. The Great Plains Honors Council represents collegiate honors programs in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Disire, who is also the co-chair of this year’s “Undergraduate Research Symposium”, attended the conference to learn how to improve upon last year’s symposium. “I thought it would be a good experience (to attend) just to see how they organize their conference and what we could take from that to apply to our conference,” Disiere said. This year’s “Undergraduate Research Symposium” will feature 75 student research presentations. This is a significant improvement, as the Honors College only featured 6 presenters last year. The “Undergraduate Research Symposium”
Photo courtesy of Brittany Disiere
TRAVELING TO TULSA: SHSU Honors
College students Brittany Disiere, Amanda Howard, Brittany Winner and Curtis Balusek pose with Elliot T. Bowers Honors Program Director Dr. Gene Young at the “Great Plains Honors Council 2010 Conference.”
is set to take place on April 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Honors College officials are still accepting applications for audience members. “If somebody wants to be an audience member, we are still accepting applications until April 2. They can find the application form online or they can come pick one up in the office,” Disiere said. According to Disiere, audience members will recieve free breakfast and lunch, t-shirt and a gift bag. She encourages the SHSU community to come out and encourage the hard working undergraduate student presenters. “It’s not just honors students who are presenting,” Disiere said. “There are students from every department that are presenting ... We really like to emphasize that it’s not just for Honors students, but a university wide, free (exchange of ideas).” The Honors Office is located in Academic Building 4, Room 201. For more information on the Honors College, please call 936-2941477 or visit them online at www.shsu.edu/ academics/honors. For more information on the Great Plains Honors Council, please visit www. gphc2010.com.
Photo courtesy of Jacki Brossman-Ashorn
CASH BACK: One of the “Second Annual Financial Literacy Week” contest winner stands with representatives of the Student Money Management Center. She received a generous sum for her participation in the interactive and educational game , “KatCents.”
Information courtesy of
The Student Money Management Center
Katcents contest winners Information courtesy of the student money management center A contest was held on the last day of Second Annual Financial Literacy Week, which was hosted by the Student Money Management Center, or the SMMC. On Feb. 26, students were given the opportunity to view and play the upcoming financial education game, “KatCents”. This game, which was tested by countless students in the Lowman Student Center Atrium, is an ongoing collaborative effort between Sam Houston, HigherOne
and Everfi. According to the Assistant Director of the Student Money Management Center Jacki Brossman-Ashorn, KatCents is an innovative, interactive online financial literacy gaming program. “It will teach students through electronic channels, allowing students to access valuable financial information anytime, anywhere,” Brossman-Ashorn said. In addition, students who use KatCents may learn financial concepts through a game-based approach that includes new media and web technologies, such as 3-D gaming, animations, simulations, videos and twitter-like applications. SMMC officials say the game’s flexible learning path
will allow students to go through such topics as saving and budgeting money, understanding credit cards and managing debt, banking, taxes and insurance and consumer fraud protection. After the students completed the game, they were given the opportunity to provide feedback. Later, two students were drawn from the feedback slips that were turned into SMMC representatives and HigherOne. The contest winners were senior Music major, Katie Good, and junior Forensic Chemistry major, Dinah Logan. Both students received a $25 Mastercard gift card as their prize.
Women “get real” about working in the criminal justice field By Shawn Ramsey Contributing Writer The College of Criminal Justice’s “Real Talk with CJ” series continues on March 30 at 2 p.m. in CJava by featuring two women, and SHSU alumnae. Speakers of the event, Patricia Wosnitzky and Laura Purcell, both graduated from SHSU with Bachelors degrees and went onto pursue rewarding careers in the field of criminal justice. “The ‘Real Talk’ series started last semester in the fall,” said Assistant Dean for undergraduate studies, Dr. Holly Miller. “It’s purpose is to offer undergraduates some help with understand-
ing different careers, as well as advice on how to get jobs and interview correctly in the Criminal Justice field.” Wosnitzky is a senior community supervision officer, who has worked in the field since November 1993. She was the first drug court coordinator and was instrumental in developing the CARD program, a volunteer court intervention program for people with addictions. She is also cerified to conduct substance abuse evaluations. She also has experience at the County Court at Law No. 1 as a liaison officer, as well as being an occasional associate judge who serves the district courts in the county. Purcell started her career at the Fort Bend County Community Supervision and Cor-
rections Department. After obtaining her degree at SHSU, she was assigned to supervise a misdemeanor caseload, consisting of approximately 120 probationers, who typically received six months to two years probation. Last November, she was selected to serve as a special sanctions court officer, for which she evaluates each case that is placed on felony probation. She also spent time monitoring defendants’ substance abuse and referring them to the proper treatment program. “Practitioners are brought out to give undergraduate students an idea about the duties that these people perform in their jobs daily and how they were able to obtain these jobs,” Miller said. Wosnitzky and Purcell will
be speaking to students for about 40 minutes, along with showing a Power Point presentation. Students will also be able to ask questions for about 20 minutes afterwards. “All students are welcome to attend, get a smoothie or coffee from CJava, eat popcorn and listen to the featured speaker’s advice,” said Miller. Next Thursday, special speaker, Clete Buckaloo, will be the guest speaker as part of the continuing “Real Talk with CJ” series. Buckaloo is a Texas Ranger, and was featured on the cover of Texas Monthly. The “Real Talk with CJ” series wraps up on April 27 with a visit from an attorney, who will discuss what it takes to be a criminal justice attorney.
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BECOMING A BEARKAT: Perspective SHSU students
flocked to campus this past Saturday in record numbers to experience first-hand what it means to be a “Bearkat.”
From SAM page 1
According to Clint Lockwood, Director of the Visitor Center, this past Saturday’s attendance reached approximately 3,300 to 3,400 students and guests. The day kicked off with check-in at 8 a.m. and the campus was open to students until 2 p.m. Throught that time, students could get advised, apply for SHSU and attend special sessions geared towards their particular field of study or interest. There were also special sessions for transfer students, students interested in forensic science, the Honors Program and the many other organizations offered at SHSU. “Our main focus is towards SHSU, but we do realize we are a community inside the community of Huntsville and visitors were given literature about Huntsville as a whole,” Lockwood said. The total number of students who decided to apply to SHSU during their exploration of SHSU is still unknown, but the early estimates look good. “I was there with the Student Government Association and was so pleasantly surprised with the number of students and parents I met. It was the most I’ve seen in a while,” SGA Secretary Ashley Rene McKelvey said. “I’m looking forward to the arrival of our new Bearkats!”
From TIPA page 1
Single Subject Presentation – 3rd Place, Christi Laney former Editor-in-chief On-site Sports Photo – 1st Place, Joe Buvid - Senior Editor of Photography News Photo – 1st Place, Joe Buvid - Senior Editor of Photography Feature – 2nd Place, Lotis Butchko - Senior Editor
Sports Writing – 3rd Place, Mike Silva - Sports Editor The successes exhibited at TIPA verify the growth, improvement, and continued presence of The Houstonian as a competitive college newspaper. The university television and radio stations also submitted content to TIPA and received six awards, including 1st place for the “Spot Commercial, Promo, PSA” competition.
Michaela Keck | The Houstonian
SPEAKING OUT: In an effort to raise awareness about violence against women, SAAFE house representatives and SHSU students
participated in a production of Eve Ensler’s controversial play, “The Vagina Monologues” on March 24 and March 25 at 5 p.m. in the Farrington Pit. The SHSU community has hosted a series of events to honor women during Women’s History Month.
From WOMEN page 1
Janet Mullings (’90 B.S., ’94 M.A. and ’97 Ph.D.), professor, chair, and associate dean of the SHSU College of Criminal Justice; and Summer Sanford (’02 B.A. and ’09 M.B.A.), vice president for Capital One Bank. “The purpose of the panel is to provide female students with an opportunity
to hear the stories of and have a conversation with female alumnae who can provide insight into the answer to the question that each female student will eventually ask herself: “Where does one go after SHSU?” Caplinger said. Finally, rounding out the history month will be the Office of Multicultural and International Student Services’ presentation of “Precious” on Wednesday (March 31). The showing will be from 6-9 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Theater.
Based on the novel Push, by Sapphire, “Precious” tells the story of an overweight, illiterate teen living in Harlem, who is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. The movie stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Lenny Kravitz. For more information, contact Caplinger at 936.294.1428 or dcaplinger@ shsu.edu or the Office of MISS at 936.294.3588.
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NATION & WORLD
Tuesday,March 30, 2010
Texas schools going green with college curriculums HOUSTON (AP) — Texas colleges and universities are increasingly building environmental practices into curriculums, a move officials say is a combination of "good business" and idealism. Sustainability, a wide-ranging field of study to prepare students for a more environmentally conscious world, is showing up in various forms in academia, the Houston Chronicle reported Sunday. The University of Houston has a class about carbon trading, a commodities market designed to protect the environment, while Rice University offers minors in energy and water sustainability. Community colleges, boosted by stimulus funding and federal grants, push green technology work force training, from installing solar panels to building wind turbines. Architectural degrees have for some time focused on sustainable designs. Sunshine Mathon said his 2007 master's degree in architecture from the University of Texas in Austin is essential in his job with a nonprofit hous-
ing group based in Austin. "It's not that hard, at least in Austin, to find a general contractor or architect who is aware that's the coming trend and they need to get on the bandwagon to be competitive," he said. Pedro Alvarez, chairman of the civil and environmental engineering department at Rice, says green is "good
business," while a UT-Austin official says students are interested in environmental issues. "It's not only a prerequisite to get a job but also something that genuinely appeals to this generation, how they could contribute to a better world," said Barbara Brown Wilson, UT's assistant director of the Center for Sustainable Devel-
opment. Rice began its program last year, based on the premise that business and technology leaders need more than technical training to achieve what Alvarez calls "a triple bottom line — to make sure that whatever they design is economically feasible, socially desirable and environmentally viable." Paul Rowland, executive director of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, said it's not yet clear how the programs will shape graduates' careers. "They take positions that in some cases may not look all that different than if they didn't have a degree with the sustainability stamp on it," he said. "But what they're bringing into those positions is a more systematic way of thinking about what they're doing." ___ Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com
Kandahar offensive to begin in June
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Houston energy tycoon Dan Duncan dead at 77 HOUSTON (AP) — Billionaire Houston energy tycoon Dan Duncan has died. He was 77. Enterprise Products Partners LP said Monday in a statement that Duncan died at his Houston home Sunday. Duncan was chairman of the company that manages Enterprise Products Partners. The midstream energy giant has more than 48,000
miles of natural gas, petrochemical and crude oil pipelines and 25 natural gas processing plants. Duncan co-founded Enterprise Products Company in 1968 and took Enterprise Products Partners public in July 1998. Duncan ranked 74th on Forbes' latest worldwide list of billionaires with an estimated net worth of $9 billion.
From SAM page 1
Photo courtesy of the US Army
Sgt. 1st Class James Lee provides aerial security from the rear door of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over the Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2010. In southern Afghanistan, the focus of American troops and their allies will soon shift to securing Kandahar following an ongoing offensive in the former Taliban stronghold of Marja. Chinook helicopters will likely play a key role as they are one of the primary air platforms for moving troops and supplies throughout Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO forces in June will make a long-planned assault on the Taliban's spiritual home in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a senior military official said Monday. The goal is to rid the city of Taliban forces before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins in August, according to the official. U.S. officials have previously disclosed plans for a NATO-led offensive
in the area this year, but have not said when it might happen. The two-month offensive will be a major test of President Barack Obama's new strategy in Afghanistan and a bellwether of the war in general. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the operation, discussed the operation on condition of anonymity. Until the start of major military operations, U.S.
troops are working on securing transit routes and persuading the leaders of districts surrounding Kandahar to cooperate with NATO forces. As the Taliban's governing capital prior to the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, Kandahar remains the spiritual heartland of the insurgency and a stubborn holdout in NATO's efforts to transfer control to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Obama calls Medvedev to convey condolences of the American people about subway bombings WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama calls Medvedev to convey condolences of the American people about subway bombings.
In an effort to reverse gains made by the Taliban, Obama has ordered the deployment of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Military officials say they expect "several thousand" of those troops to be sent to Kandahar, mostly to partner with local police and provide a security presence in the region.
Debating in front of hundreds of competitors, coaches, and administrators at the awards banquet, Jeremy Coffman defeated Union University’s Emily Welborn to win the Varsity national tournament championship. Adesuwa Omoruyi was a octofinalist and received a speaker award. Clayton Goss was a double octofinalist. In the Professional division, student-coach Adam Key bested East Texas Baptist University’s coach, Dr. Cole Franklin, to win his division’s National Tournament Championship. “It was both an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to debate in front of so many people,” Coffman said. “I truly consider it to be the grandest stage of them all.”In season-
long awards, Clayton Goss received the Varsity seasonlong national championship, setting a new IPDA record for total points. He was followed closely by Jeremy Coffman, who ranked second. Adesuwa Omoruyi and Grayson Posey were in a three-way tie for tenth place with Stephen F. Austin State University’s Lindsey Burns. Adam Key took third place in the Professional division. “I feel extraordinarily blessed to be part of such a fantastic team,” Goss said. “I couldn’t have done it without them.”
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In the team division, the team of Adam Key and Jeremy Coffman received the season-long national championship and the team of Grayson Posey and Clayton Goss received second place. As a university, SHSU earned several season-long awards. The team was ranked first in the Team division, second in the Varsity division, and fourth in the Professional division. Additionally, the team was ranked fifth in the championship tournament. As the season comes to a close, the team is focused on assisting with the UIL tournament hosted at SHSU in April, recruiting students for next year’s season, and continuing to excel inside and outside the classroom. The team will also bid farewell to Posey who will be graduating before next season. “You can never replace Grayson,” Key said. “He’s worked incredibly hard and contributed so much to this team’s success. It will be hard to see him go, but I know he’ll be successful.” Students interested in joining the SHSU Speech and Debate team should contact Key at amk023@shsu.edu.
NASA will help probe Toyota acceleration problem WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA and the National Academy of Sciences are joining the government's effort to figure out what caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to Toyota's massive recalls. NASA scientists with expertise in electronics will help the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study potential electronic ties to unintended acceleration in Toyotas. In a separate study, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the National Academy of Sciences will examine unwanted acceleration and electronic vehicle controls in cars from around the auto industry. The National Academy is an independent organization chartered by Congress. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles worldwide, including 6 million in the United States.
ENTERTAINMENT
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
At the Movies with Kevin: Hot Tub Time Machine funny and thoughtful Kevin Jukkola Entertainment Editor “Hot Tub Time Machine” has one of the most inspired titles in the history of cinema, and it’s a reasonably good comedy as well. It chronicles the experience of three friends who get into a hot tub and are transported back in time to relive the most eventful weekend of their lives. All of the characters are at a crossroads in their lives and could be in for a rude awakening if they continue on these self-destructive paths. The genial nature of the film begins by showing a montage that illustrates the various ways people have used and abused hot tubs for their momentary pleasure. These photos make the “Jersey Shore” cast seem tame by comparison. In fact, I believe a few nuns even participate in the sinful, but joyous festivities. Anyway, all of the characters are in individual forms of life crises. Adam (John Cusack) is newly single after his selfishness was successful in destroying another relationship. Nick (Craig Robinson) feels unhinged after ignoring his own dreams and putting all of
his hope in the marriage that he finally realizes is far from perfect. Lou (Rob Corddry) is an alcoholic who might be suicidal, if only because this would make him successful at something in life. Jacob (Clark Duke), Adam’s nephew, plays video games in hopes of distracting himself from the real world, where his mother continuously moves in with losers and the identity of his father is still an unsolved mystery. Ultimately, “Hot Tub Time Machine” works because of its insistence on showing characters who learn from their experiences and are determined to institute their newly found knowledge into their daily lives. Adam understands the depths of his narcissism, causing him to respect others if that is what he expects from them. Nick realizes that he must be an independently fulfilled person if he wishes for his marriage to continue. Lou knows that his alcoholism is a symptom of his loneliness, but that it must stop if he wishes to survive. Jacob seems to be just along for the ride, but he does find out who his father is. John Cusack is one of the most fascinating actors currently working, and
his effort and focus seems infectious to the rest of the cast in all of the roles he undertakes. I would probably be interested in watching him read the phone book. He always seems like the smartest person in the room. In “Hot Tub Time Machine”, he plays an emotionally immature person who begins to grow by giving the appearance that he is carefully contemplating the right course of action, rather than the easiest way out. Craig Robinson and Rob Corddry, who is probably given the best comedic material to work with, also create authentic portraits of real people that believe their best days are behind them, even if they hope for brighter ones ahead. Maybe I am making the film sound too serious. “Hot Tub Time Machine” is fun and raunchy, enjoyable and crude, with a bear mascot that shows up at random moments. Although some of the logic of its final passages could be questioned, it is a comedy that makes you think about its implications, laugh at the ridiculousness of the situations, and care about the fates of the characters. There are twists within the plot, some of which are easy to spot and others that come
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as a surprise. That said, all of the elements are concocted into a mixture that creates a harmless and amiable atmosphere, even if it is laced with profanity and sprinkled in with public beat downs. “Hot Tub Time Machine” essentially believes that learning from your mistakes will always make your present life better because of the priceless wisdom you have gained, even if you don’t have the power to go back and change these significant decisions.
Hot Tub Time Machine
Stars: * * * Grade: BRunning Time: 98 minutes MPAA: Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, drug use, and pervasive language. Directed by Steve Pink. Written by Josh Heald, Sean Anders, and John Morris.
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ROCKIN’ THE CHURCH. Christian contemporary bands Barlow Girl, VOTA, and Stellar Kart rocked Sunday night at Family Faith Church as a part of their Love & War Tour. VOTA pumped up the crowed opening for Stellar Kart, and then after an intermission, Barlow Girl dazzled the crowd with stunning light displays and hit songs like “Never Alone” and “I Need You To Love Me”. Sunday marked the beginning of Easter break for the bands. They will be taking an eight day break to visit family and then will be performing April 8 in Trenton, Missouri.
Box Office Winners
HOT TUB AND A TIME MACHINE. Nick (Craig Robinson), Jacob (Clark Duke), Lou (Rob Corddry), and Adam (John Cusack) peer into the water for answers on the reasons for arriving in 1986 in “Hot Tub Time Machine”.
1. “How to Train Your Dragon”, $43.3 million one week, $43.3 million overall 2. “Alice in Wonderland”, $17.3 million one week, $293.1 million overall 3. “Hot Tub Time Machine”, $13.6 million one week, $13.6 million overall 4. “The Bounty Hunter”, $12.4 million one week, $38.8 million overall 5. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”, $10.0 million one week, $35.8 million overall 6. “She’s Out of My League”, $3.5 million one week, $25.6 million overall 7. “Green Zone”, $3.3 million one week, $30.4 million overall 8. “Shutter Island”, $3.2 million one week, $120.6 million overall 9. “Repo Men”, $3.0 million one week, $11.3 million overall 10. “Our Family Wedding”, $2.2 million one week, $16.8 million overall
Ensemble brings home fifth in national competition The SHSU Trumpet Ensemble blew away a number of notable music schools when they won fifth place in the final round at the National Trumpet Competition in Fairfax, Va., on March 11. The ensemble was among only 32 groups from across the nation that were invited to perform at the live event, and only nine of those were passed on to the final round. SHSU placed above such notable music schools as Peabody Conservatory, Indiana University, the University of Texas, Virginia Tech, Eastman School of Music and Baylor University “The Sam Houston Trumpet Ensemble was the only group in finals made up totally of undergraduates, and one of the members, Eric Walley, is a freshman,” said assistant professor of trumpet Randy Adams, who noted that the Julliard School of Music won first place. “Final round competition at this national event is predominantly made up of graduate students working on performance degrees. “Considering the level of competition at NTC, it is even more impressive to know that these students performed on the SHSU Wind Ensemble Concert, went on tour performing at five North Houston/Woodlands area high schools, played at the SHSU Jazz Festival and served in
the Bearkat Basketball Band for playoff games all in the same week,” he said. NTC competitors were invited based on performance recordings each group submitted last December. Ensemble member Kyle Cameron said he felt wonder and awe in sharing the stage with Julliard and at having a “legitimate chance to win NTC.” “It was also really cool looking around the packed auditorium and seeing all these trumpet players, some of them famous, that were very interested in hearing us,” Cameron said. “It was also awesome just to achieve the goal that we set back in January, and that was to make finals. “Nothing is more rewarding than to achieve a goal that you put so much work and effort into everyday for three months,” he said. This is the second time in the past five years a Sam Houston Trumpet group has made finals at NTC. Members of the ensemble include David Hernandez, Eric Walley, Travis Cottle, Nicholas Alaggio and Cameron. All five are students of Adams and Steve Warkentin in the SHSU Trumpet Studio and received additional coaching from Matthew McInturf, SHSU director of bands.
D ance stu d ents pres ent ‘Inevitable’ performance The SHSU dance program will present “Inevitably,” a concert featuring dance works created by seven graduate students Wednesday (March 31) and Thursday (April 1), at 8 p.m. both days, in the Academic Building III Dance Theatre. The concert features artistic works that range from “quirky, energetic, and entertaining to intense, intimate and sensual” by Matthew Harr, Crystal Lewis, Stephani Herzog, Marian Hart, Amy Llanes, Brittany Thetford and Jamie Zahradnik, according to Zahradnik. Works featured in the concert will include, “Slow Tango,” a “simple but steamy tango-inspired contemporary pointe piece” choreographed by Lewis and performed by Joe Shepherd and Lewis.
“The piece depicts the emotional and physical relationship between a man and woman in the process of playing with the idea of breaking boundaries that are inevitably crossed,” Zahradnik said. Zahradnik’s “Thaw” is a “visceral and subtly vulnerable solo,” which is “inspired by self-discovery of the link between human emotion and sensation,” she said. Hart creates an homage to tap dance in its heyday in “On the Corner,” which “depicts the days when hoofers like Bill Bojangles would carry portable wooden planks and dance on the street corners,” Zahradnik said. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for both performances, and admission is free. For more information, contact Hart at 832.260.4623 or mth006@shsu.edu.
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LOOKING AHEAD. Bob Marlin looks to embark on a new journey: carrying his success at Sam Houston State University over to the University of LousianaLafayette. Marlin leaves behind a 12-year career and two NCAA tournament appearances in his tenure as the head basketball coach at Sam Houston State.
That did not happen at Sam Houston, and now a really good coach is gone. More Bearkat fans should follow Petrowski’s lead. If so, when Athletic Director Bobby Williams hires a replacement for Marlin, perhaps the environment will be exciting enough to make him want to stay. Even with an unprecedented season, these should be the good times that keep on rolling for Sam Houston. Instead, the players are left in their own state oblivion as for what the future may hold. Guard Drae Murray, who also grew up in Huntsville, thought he would play under Coach Marlin for the duration of his collegiate career. He, like many of the returning players, hopes the system that is in place is not disrupted with new personnel. “We’re losing a great head coach in Coach Marlin,” Murray said. “I wish him the best of luck. I understand he left to better pursue his thing in the coaching field. Hopefully we get a coach that won’t change too much and just wants to come here and help us win.
“We know we lost a tough coach, a good coach at that. With the guys that are coming back and the veteran guys, we know what we got and we know that if everybody stays here as a team, we’ll be fine next year.” The Bearkats return four seniors; Josten Crow, Gilberto Clavell, Lance Pevehouse and Marco Cooper, all of whom had key roles in the conference championship run this season. Those personalities will resonate in the locker room along with the ever-so charismatic Murray and Antuan Bootle. Clavell admitted he was shocked by the news that Marlin was gone . He made a trip to Dallas over the weekend to visit his junior college coach before he was burdened with the news from his teammates. Clavell, who’s family rarely gets to visit from Puerto Rico, considered Marlin to be like a fatherfigure to him. He helped Clavell concentrate on school and also put him in the position to excel on the court at the highest level he has ever been familiar with. “I’m still shocked, just a little bit upset. I love that man, you know. He did a lot for me and for the team,” Clavell said. “It’s kind of upsetting but
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 we’re happy for him. It’s a job and apart of life. I feel we have to come hard and come hungry this year.” Hopefully the optimistic attitude of these players rubs off on the students at the university. It is up to the students to stand up for Bearkat athletics. Coach Marlin may have left but the team is still encouraged. Whoever steps into the position, should look first at the team that just stormed through the SLC with 11 consecutive conference victories. He will inherit a lot of the same players that cut the nets down in Katy after winning the conference tournament. Next season’s team will feature guys who nearly upset Baylor in the first round of the NCAA tournament. But don’t let the next coach look up and see a feeble 1,000 people in the stands, when you can barely maneuver around campus because the university is so overpopulated. As fans, Bearkats have to remember that they get what they put in as a fanbase. The players may be spectacular, but that wasn’t enough to keep a coach like Marlin. In case the message has never been relayed, this program will only go as far as you take it.
Coach Johnson joins elite company Mike Silva
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A milestone was reached this weekend when Sam Houston State’s Mark Johnson became a member on an elite group. The Bearkats’ head baseball coach eclipsed the 1000 career-wins mark Sunday after a three-game sweep of conference foe UTSA. Johnson, who coached 21 years at Texas A&M and four years at SHSU, joins just 43 other coaches with 1000 victories as a head coach in NCAA Division I baseball. Coach Johnson’s record stands at 1000-517-3 in his 25-year coaching career. He is one of 15 active coaches to have passed the 1000 wins mark and is seven victories behind Arizona’s Andy Lopez for 14th in wins for active coaches in NCAA Division I baseball. “The 1000 wins are a result of me being involved with two good universities that put a lot into baseball,” Coach Johnson said. “There have been great facilities and really good athletes, along with good assistant coaches that have helped me reach the
mark. That combination all works towards success.” Johnson came into the 2010 season with 989 career wins, just 11 away from the milestone. The season began with the Kats facing solid, nationally competitive teams, like TCU and Utah. After a tough outing against these two ball clubs, SHSU found itself at 0-7 and in need of a win. The Kats got that first win at home against Texas Southern University. Since then, SHSU has played solid ball. After starting the season 0-7 and being outscored 65 to 28, an average of 9.34.7 per game, the Bearkats have turned things around for the season. SHSU has outscored opponents by 10 runs since the seven-game losing streak and have accumulated an 11-6 record in that span. The Kats are SHSU Sports Information currently on a six-game JOINING THE ELITE. Sam Houston State’s Mark Johnson becomes just the 44th head coach in NCAA winning streak and are Division I baseball to pass the 1000 wins mark following a three-game sweep of UTSA on the road. fourth in the Southland Conference. Coach Johnson to it, in all honesty. When up a lot.” Conference Tournament confessed how the 1000-win I started coaching, I came With 31 games left in spot. mark snuck up on him as the in with goals like winning the regular season, Coach SHSU’s next opponents season advanced. championships in the Johnson will get plenty of include Dallas Baptist, “It kind of crept up conference, but I never set opportunities to increase his Northwestern State, and on me,” Johnson said. “I out to win 1000 games. It’s a career wins number, along Houston. hadn’t really paid attention stat that really doesn’t show with fighting for a Southland
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Senior Editor Lotis Butchko proposes the idea of being included in the search for a new head basketball coach
Kats Stats SHSU BASEBALL RESULTS FRIDAY, March 26 SHSU 9 UTSA 5
SATURDAY, March 27 SHSU 9 UTSA 6
SUNDAY, March 28
SHSU 8 UTSA 6
UPCOMING GAMES TUESDAY, March 30 Dallas Baptist at SHSU
April 1 - April 3
SHSU at Northwestern St.
STANDINGS
Southeastern La. Texas State Stephen F. Austin
7-2 7-2 6-2 Sam Houston State 6-3 UT Arlington 5-4 McNeese State 5-4 Northwestern State 4-4 Nicholls 4-5 Texas A&M-CC 3-6 Central Arkansas 3-6 Lamar 2-7 UTSA 1-8
(22-3) (14-8) (15-7) (11-13) (12-12) (11-11) (16-6) (13-10) (10-14) (8-16) (15-9) (9-13)
WOMEN’S TENNIS RESULTS SATURDAY, March 27 SHSU 6 Nicholls 1
SUNDAY, March 28
SHSU 5 Southeastern La. 2
COMING MATCHES FRIDAY, April 2 SHSU at UT Arlington
SATURDAY, April 3 SHSU at Texas State
STANDINGS
Northwestern State UT Arlington
Sam Houston State Texas State Stephen F. Austin Lamar McNeese State Southeaster La. Texas A&M-CC Nicholls UTSA Central Arkansas
7-0 7-0 5-1 5-2 3-3 3-3 3-4 3-4 3-5 2-6 1-7 0-7
(11-1) (7-4) (6-7) (9-5) (8-6) (8-8) (7-6) (7-9) (7-9) (9-7) (4-13) (2-11)
SHSU SOFTBALL UPCOMING GAMES FRIDAY, April 2
McNeese State at SHSU
SATURDAY, April 3
McNeese State at SHSU
STANDINGS
10-2 (17-8) 12-3 (17-13) 11-4 (18-9) 9-6 (23-11) 8-6 (17-15) 6-9 (18-19) 6-9 (10-21) Sam Houston State 4-8 (12-19) Central Arkansas 3-8 (13-20) Northwestern State 3-9 (15-16) Southeastern La. 1-9 (5-18) Stephen F. Austin Texas State Nicholls Texas A&M-CC UT Arlington McNeese State UTSA
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FRITZ AND HIS MEN. With Spring football under way, Head Coach Willie Fritz talks to Bearkat players about expectations for the 2010 season. Fritz is beginning his first year as head football coach of SHSU.
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New faces flooded the field Monday afternoon as Bearkat Spring Football began. New Head Football Coach Willie Fritz took control of defensive backs, and new offensive coordinator Bob Debesse worked with his new offense. Fritz insist that all jobs are open and there is not a two-deep depth chart. “We got a good group of young men, they’re learning what we are doing and I am learning what they can do,” said Fritz. “I told these guys, I have been running the same defense since 1993. So I am learning a new defense right now.” Helping teach coach Fritz this defense is Defensive Coordinator Scott Stoker, who returned to the team after a successful season and an improving young defense. “We played really well the last two weeks of the season,” said Stoker. “And hopefully that will carry over into spring ball.”
Fritz, who was a defensive backs coach at Sam Houston State in 1991-92, had a hands on approach during practice, still working with the cornerbacks and safeties. “If I hadn’t liked what [Stoker] was doing, I would be coaching it,” said Fritz of his defense. On offense, the Bearkats had some struggles. Statistical leaders, like quarterback Blake Joseph, wide receiver Jason Madkins, and running backs Ashton Mitchell and Chris Poullard all departed from the team, leaving holes and spots for new emergences. “It just timing. We lost a lot of seniors from last year in Madkins and [Chris] Lucas,” said quarterback Bryan Randolph. “We got some transfers in Grant Merrit and Seth Patterson; it’s just timing with those guys. We will get the job done.” The new players are a spot of concern but coaches seem ready for that task. “If you look at it, we only had three guys who played substantial time last year on offense,” said Fritz. “We are going to have a lot of new faces…we really feel like we have a good nucleus.”
For a year and a half I have had the opportunity to cover Bearkat Basketball. I have seen our team shoot three’s from every area, and dunk on every team we played. And for that reason I am officially calling out Athletic Director Bobby Williams to put me on the board for choosing the new basketball head coach. Let’s think about this for a second, before you call me a quack. Every coaching position has a board it’s met with. That board is full of people who are close to the team, and have the team in their best interest. That just screams Lotis Butchko. I want a great basketball team more than anyone, I love to cover basketball, and I love Bearkat sports. I want to be on this board, for a couple of reasons: one I would like to see how the process works, and two I want to really see a coach who wants student interaction. It isn’t a hidden fact that attendance at our games is worse than a showing of Gigli party, but it takes a special coach like Willie Fritz to want to make students attend games. I would also like to see this process, from both a student and reporter’s stand point. One of the things I have prided myself here at Sam Houston State is experiencing things the typical sports fan does not get to see. I have spent letter of intent day in the football office, the weekend in New Orleans during the NCAA basketball tournament, traveled with the football team to Tulsa and spent the days with them, and done radio shows with out of town schools about our teams. This would logically be the next step. I have already approached this idea to Bobby Williams and he took it like anyone would: he laughed. But this is a serious issue, I could keep students up to date with interviews, while not revealing too much information. One thing I can promise Bobby Williams is I that will uphold media and student ethics in the conferences, which is to say I will show up with a rum and coke and constantly forget the subjects’ names. So here it is Bobby, balls in your court.
For the men, Jay Newman finaled in the men’s 400 hurdles, finishing 3rd with a 52.24 clocking. Julius Michael (4:09.67), Clint Anders (4:09.81) and Travis Kocurek (4:12.04) placed 2nd, 3rd and 5th,respectively in the men’s 1500 meter B section. Chris Gilchrist produced a 5th place finish in the long jump with a leap of 24’ 3.5” and A. J. Edwards was 5th in the triple jump with a mark of 49’ 11.25”. Patrick Krol was fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:55.96. Scottie Jones finaled in the 110 meter hurdles, placing 6th with a 14.61 time. In women’s events, Courtney Haggard was 4th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:48.36. Jordan Heggie and Ty Spiller both finaled in the 100 meter hurdles. Heggie ran 14.08 to place 6th and Spiller posted a 14.28 clocking for 8th place. Christina Webb was 6th in the shot (45’ 5”) and 9th in the discus (135’ 1”). Kristi Hermes placed 7th in the women’s pole vault with a mark of 11’ 7”.