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MOURNING. Mourners pray during a candlelight vigil in the aftermath of Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at City Hall in Cambridge, Mass.

Boston in mourning after marathon bombing man dropping off a bag at the sight of the bombings.

Authorities confirmed that they have an image of the potential suspect but they don’t know his name.

Law enforcement officials said the bombs, which detonated seconds apart, were packed with ball bearings and BBs, apparently intended to increase the casualties.

“Many [victims] have severe wounds, mostly in the lower part of their body,” a doctor from Massachusetts General Hospital said to ABC News.

MOLLY WADDELL News Editor An official briefed on the Boston Marathon bombings has confirmed that they have a person of interest in the bombings that occurred on Monday, according to multiple reports by Fox News, CNN, USA Today and the Chicago Tribune.

The suspect was spotted by a surveillance camera in Lord & Taylor, across the street from the marathon, that showed a

Destination Graduation: SOPHIE NELSON Senior Reporter The sirens’ wailing is accompanied by the moans of accident victims. Blue uniforms blur past the waiting area with bloody stretchers in between them.

Doctors and nurses descend upon the bleeding and broken bodies like angels from the sky.

For most people, a visit to the emergency room is one of the most dreaded experiences a person can go through. For Lauren Lindemann, the ER will be a more welcoming place than it would for most, a place where she will spend her days helping patients as a registered nurse.

Lindemann will be graduating in May with a BS in nursing and has already found a job at the Parkland Hospital in Dallas, home to the nation’s second best trauma units.

Out of thousands of applicants, Lindemann was one of the few chosen for the job, and was the only newly graduated nurse to be offered a position at Parkland.

“I feel really honored that out of thousands of people, I was chosen,” Lindemann said. “. . . And I think I’m ready.

I think I have the strong foundation and the skill sets to do what the job requires.

It’s not going to be easy by any means, but it will be a life changing experience

Victims have metallic fragments in their bodies including shrapnel and nails, which appear to have been part of the bombs’ construction. Police report 176 injured; 17 critical; 3 fatalities.

The bombs killed an 8-year-old boy, Martin Richard; a 29-year-old woman, Krystle Campbell and a Boston University graduate student who was a Chinese citizen.

Boston University has identified the student as Lu Lingzi, according to the Chicago Tribune. More than 170 people were wounded by the explosions.

Rude awakenings were the least of students’ worries early Wednesday morning when a potential terrorist threat was made against Sam Houston State University, according to UPD officials.

A former SHSU student allegedly left a vague, yet threatening post on a social media site toward the university Tuesday night. Police were dispatched in response to a call reporting the threat.

Police were promptly dispatched to look into the incident, UPD Chief Kevin Morris said.

By 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, the University Police Department had pinpointed who had left the post and where they lived. Officers arrived at the suspect’s home in Katy at 6 a.m. to speak with the 20-year-old male suspect and his parents. They cooperated with police, Morris said.

The KatSafe alert system was sent to the university community after the officers arrived at the suspect’s home.

UPD Morris said that the alert was a formality to inform students and faculty that they were aware of the possible threat. “[Officers] made the determination that he was not a danger to himself or others,” Morris said. “It was not a real threat. Probably some bad judgment on the individual’s part.”

No arrests were made, but charges of making a terroristic threat will be filed against the man alleged to have made the threat, and the case will go to Walker County’s district attorney Thursday, according to Morris.

Senior to work at prestigious trauma center

[which is] something I’m excited for.”

Lauren will start her new job in July and will spend three months working and learning alongside experienced nurses in the Parkland ER as a nurse resident.

“By the time I start, I will have passed boards and will be an RN,” Lindemann said. “One week I’ll have class and I’ll go to lecture where they’ll teach me the ins and outs of every aspect of the emergency department. Then the next week I’ll do clinical hours which means I’ll be working as a nurse, but will have an experienced nurse working with me as I take care of patients. At the end of the three months, I will join the hospital personnel as a Staff RN.” “The nursing program has set us up for success, the ultimate goal for not just students, but for the program,” Lindemann said. “They gave me the foundation I needed for professional nursing, and in my opinion, it is a strong foundation.”

Lindemann said one part of the program she really appreciated was the efforts made by professors to not only get her ready for the working world in the skills aspect, but also for helping her get ready for interviews.

Lindemann also said that one of the critical things that helped her attain the position at Parkland was her nursing professors, from which she learned everything from life lessons, to the tricks

of the trade.

“Dr. Mary Anne Vincent is the reason I wanted to do ER nursing,” Lindemann said. “She would never let me give up either when things got tough in the program. ” Lindemann’s professors felt equally strong about Lindemann and were confident that a bright future lay ahead of her.

“The biggest thing about Lauren is that she has really matured in the year I have known her,” Zinn said.

“She has really grown, and has been able to move past her challenges, indicating that she has developed the skills needed in her future leadership role.”

Lindemann said that the part about her job she was most excited about would be getting to care for people.

“My favorite aspect of nursing is getting to impact other people’s lives,” Lindemann said. “Whether they need you on the best days of their lives or on the worst days of their lives, it’s your job to make Photo by Montana Fuoco them feel better.”

NURSING LIFE. Lauren Lindemann (above) will She said nurses are visible heros be taking the skills she learned at SHSU to Parkland of medicine.

Hospital in Dallas.

“Whether they’re hurt, or sick, or has a huge impact on the lives of everyday whatever, they’re looking for you to fix the problem,” Lindenmann said. people. I wouldn’t want to do anything “Nurses are the face of healthcare, which else.”

Sammys highlight best in student leadership KIZZIE FRANK Staff Reporter Students, faculty, staff, and family members gathered in the James and Nancy Gaertner Performing arts center April 17 for the 19th Annual Sammys, Sam Houston’s rendition of the Grammys.

The ceremony began at 6 p.m. in the Payne Concert Hall of the P.A.C with an opening musical piece by the Department of Music’s jazz band. One of the emcees, mass communications junior, Alexis Bloomer, said the first words of the program, speaking out to a full house of eager bearkats.

On stage was the university’s Jazz Band, along with the university’s motto, “The Measure of a Life is its Service” projected on the back of the stage. The Sammys captures this in rewarding students for their service.

Until recently, the Sammys recognized students individually as well as organizations and faculty.

Students are nominated for the Excellence in Service award strictly by the faculty. There were 16 awards given out to individual students as well as whole organizations. Two students and two faculty membesr receive a “Sammy”, the last award of the ceremony.

Shortly after a few awards were given, Abby Douglass, a dance student, put on an aerial dance show. Douglass danced in mid-air on a white cloth. The dance was followed by a piano performance

by Anna Smigelskaya of a fast paced song.

Angelic Ortiz, last year’s Miss Sam Houston, was nominated for two awards. Ortiz was winner of The Sammy Award along with football star Tim Flanders.

“I remember being a freshman, and looking at a flyer for the Sammys,” Ortiz said. “I had to have a pep talk with myself when I sat back in my seat.”

Terri Jaggers and coach Willie Fritz also took home a Sammy.

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SAMMYS. Angelic Ortiz (center) was given one of two Sammy awards is a former Miss Sam Houston like Risa Mitchell (left) and Shanece Smith (right).

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Assumptions made regarding Boston Marathon bombings are outrageous RICHARD MCKINNEY

Staff Reporter

Conspiracy theorists are hard at work churning out ridiculous assumptions of what happened at the Boston marathon on Monday.

Whether it’s a governmental coverup, an attempt to strike fear in the hearts of those who want to be healthy, or the beginning to the war of the worlds.

While I was scrolling through Facebook about an hour after the incident – I noticed one of my friends saying how tragic the event was. Another person decided to take the opportunity to comment, “And they wonder why we dislike Muslims!” This was quite puzzling to me. No one had been detained or indicted for the incident – yet someone was already railing against the Muslims. Why? This sparked a bit of a heated debate in the comments of the status – which I couldn’t possibly resist joining. Throughout the 20 minute discussion it seemed as though

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Kassidy Turnpaugh analyzes the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act KASSIDY TURNPAUGH Staff Reporter

From SOPA to CISPA and everything in between. Once again a bill sits before Congress trying to control how people everywhere, well at least all over America, use the Internet.

It seems that the U.S. government is constantly trying to take away its citizens’ favorite time wasting and sanity murdering device. First they want us not to steal from big businesses virtually. What’s next making people wear helmets to use a keyboard? For a nation whose spirit animal is definitely a bald eagle screeching about “America!” and “Freedom,” this doesn’t seem very free.

CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, is a bill

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Dear Misti, My roommate and I share a bathroom and he is absolutely disgusting. He leaves dirty clothes and towels all over the floor and won’t ever clean the toilet. There’s a fine layer of beard trimmings that’s always around the sink. I’m sick of cleaning up after him each week, because the filth doesn’t bother him enough to do anything about it. Well, now it seems he’s decided to stop flushing the toilet recently. I can’t take it anymore and I feel like if I bring this up, it’ll turn into a shouting match.

What should I do?

Sincerely, Fed up

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Dear Fed up, Living with another person can be a very difficult task, especially if you’re forced to share a bathroom with him/her. But just because you live with that person, it does not mean you have to pick up after them.

If you go about your way being angry at your roommate but still continue to pick up after him, he will keep leaving his messes out for you to clean. You don’t want to become a pushover and you don’t want to become his cleaning service. You and your roommate are both adults and need to come up with a happy medium that will satisfy your living situation.

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that would allow the government to share all of the information on internet traffic with certain technology and manufacturing companies, according to The American Civil Liberties Union.

Note that it says “certain” above.

No companies are named, no qualifications are suggested. The standards the company must meet are so unrecognizable that virtually anyone could qualify to see all of the United States’ Internet history.

The point is that this bill is just another loosely written, easily abused piece of legislature, that if implemented by Congress could have massive consequences, unprecedented by anything.

As of late though, Congress has done the honorable thing and has continually threatened to reject the dangerous bill once again.

The biggest problem here is that

all of this is only a threat. This is not one of those bills that will be acceptable in the next five minutes.

No one is ever going to be okay with the government withholding their porn.

If the name CISPA seems familiar that is due to the fact that it once made its way through the House of Representatives, only to be shot down by the Senate in April of 2012. In addition to that, the bill has lost almost all of its backing.

Supporters such as Facebook and Microsoft have completely dropped CISPA in favor of less hated legislation.

With that in mind, why haven’t they already lit the papers ablaze and called it a day?

Well while it can’t be said for sure, there is always speculation.

Could it be free candy, money or cool hats? Of course it’s the money,

stupid! What else would it be?

It’s, once again, the endless pools of money that surround all of these senators and representatives courtesy of the aforementioned big businesses. So go ahead send a gracious thank you to all of the greedy, money-hungry politicians and their founders: music, music and all other kinds of production companies out there.

Then again, as stated previously, it’s all just speculation.

No one can say for sure. It may just be one more of those mysteries in life that we will never understand, like was the Loch Ness Monster always a log? Or is licking your elbow truly a sign of the devil? Or how many licks does it truly take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? The world may never know.

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Something I lose even more sleep over though is the comment the person made; the idea that people so readily and easily jump to conclusions about something so serious. I just don’t understand why that’s the case.

People tend to not realize that hate easily turns into a cycle.

In psychology this is called confirmation bias. If people jump to the conclusion that it was a Muslim who detonated the bomb then we look for someone who fits that description. It limits our ability to accurately find the culprit.

Quite honestly, it’s ridiculous and disgusting. The fact is a terrorist is anyone who incites terror or commits an act of terror. This doesn’t pigeon-hole them into a certain race, religion, creed, or anything. This could be anyone from Timothy McVeigh to Osama Bin Laden.

We need to stop jumping to these conclusions. We need to stop and ask questions first rather than assume answers.

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there was a general consensus that the bomb was placed and detonated by a Muslim. The logic was simply that Muslims are apparently America’s greatest enemy, they have a history of gun, bomb, and terroristic activities, and that means it was most likely a Muslim that caused the explosion.

Those in favor of this position seemed to forget that there is also a history of terroristic activity from American citizens, organizations, and a wide array of those associated and not associated with the US. Basically, the bomb at the Boston marathon could have been placed by anyone for any reason.

This doesn’t seem to settle my nerves any – especially after the recent hoax at Sam. While I know that it wasn’t anything serious, it could have been. There could have been a legitimate issue and the school could have been the target.

I’m glad it wasn’t, and I’m glad UPD acted quickly, but these things keep me up at night – especially getting two phone calls at five in the morning.

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You need to address your roommate in a calm manner, because he can’t correct a problem he doesn’t know about. If you don’t bring it up, it may get worse and can escalate later. Tell him what’s been bothering you about his cleaning habits but never play to blame game; it gets you nowhere. Instead say “I feel” or “it seems like” instead.

Tell him that you like a clean bathroom and how you feel like you have always have to pick up his dirty clothes and towels, flush the toilet and wipe up his beard shavings. You two are living together. It’s not one person’s responsibility to make sure the bathroom (or room) is acceptable for living.

Come up with a cleaning schedule or chore list and enforce it. Either you both decide to take turns cleaning the bathroom or you clean up the mess you’ve made. If you both agree to a chore list, write down all the housekeeping tasks (vacuuming, taking out the trash, dusting, scrubbing the tub and toilet, washing out the sink, etc) and designate who does what during the week. Ask which chores your roommate doesn’t mind doing and assign those to him.

Talk to each other about what your idea of “clean” means. He may not like to clean, which seems obvious from your complaint, but he needs to. You both pay rent for the apartment, so both must equally share responsibility for cleaning up the mess. Now, occasionally putting away your roommate’s towel or flushing

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the toilet for him is not that big of a deal, but cleaning the hair out of the sink is.

Proper bathroom etiquette requires that you both are mindful of what you leave out. Talk to each other about tidying up the bathroom after using it. Put everything up right away to keep the bathroom or room from becoming cluttered. The least your roommate could do is pick up after himself after you’ve made the effort so many times to keep the bathroom clean. And not flushing the toilet is a huge no-no. Make sure you both do your part to clean the floor, take out the trash, scrub the toilet bowl, clean the sink, wipe up shaved hair and clean the shower/tub.

If you both clean as you go, it won’t ever take a long time to clean up. Doing a little bit everyday will minimize future issues with your roommate and will eliminate the time is takes to clean.

In the mean time, practice a lot of patience.

Get up enough courage to confront your roommate in a polite way and stop cleaning up after him until you discuss your solutions.

Hope this helps, Misti Jones E-mail me at mjones@houstonianonline. com and you could see my response to your questions in the newspaper. Your questions can be completely anonymous if you want them to be.

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Old friends create new community GEORGE MATTINGLY Arts & Entertainment Editor

Chatter fills the low-lit room as students sit around tables laughing, joking and showing off each other’s tricks. Hours go by and still, it’s as if they never notice time has passed, letting the soft background music envelop them. Smoke billows from each table, but not from fire. It’s from the hookah, something that has unexpectedly brought the Huntsville community together, allowing friendships to blossom.

It is the same type of close bond that was the basis for opening Gundy’s, Huntsville’s first hookah lounge, which opened last Wednesday. “[My friends] were so close to me, that anything I did, I wanted it to be for them,” Taylor Gunderson, owner and namesake of the lounge, said. “I wanted a place where I could hire my friends and enjoy a place that they could call their own, whether it was working or hanging out.”

Gunderson’s idea for his business was sparked by his entrepreneurial spirit when he was a high school student working in a coffee shop.

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“They kind of took me under their wing a junior mass communication major, said. place ready. Every idea has gone through include more space for people to listen to live music, host club meetings and stay and when I got into the radio station I really “We backed him a hundred percent to get them and it still does.” everything running.”

For Rooke, that has been the most engulfed in the community. didn’t know anybody,” Gunderson said.

Despite name being “Gundy’s”, fulfilling part of the experience of building For now, he is happy to interact with “They were the two that befriended me and Gunderson said it was his two friends who a business. his customers and provide a relaxing said ‘hey, let’s show you Huntsville.’”

“I love what I do. Making coffee and atomosphere for them to socialize From then on, the trio stuck together played large roles in bringing their ideas, “I look at this table and this guy has never throughout college and even after creativity and sometimes reasoning to make hookahs for people and seeing them enjoy the lounge a true place for community. it is great,” she said.

“It’s our peers and met these girls in his life,” Gunderson said.

Gunderson graduated in 2011. During one “It was all three of us coming together all of our friends who come to support us.

“These girls came in to get some coffee and visit to Huntsville is where the idea for a to support and create this place,” he said. People wanted a lounge and a place to hang they’ve been here for a little more than an hookah lounge came up.

“He had the original idea for a photo “You see them behind the scenes making out. We definitely are giving back to them hour and now their interacting and having a great time….that’s the kind of community booth, but we were the ones who told him coffee and serving customers and you see now. This is all for them.” my face on everything but it was Justin and Gunderson said that as the business we want to build here.” that hookah would be the best thing for Huntsville and for college students,” Rooke, Emily who have done everything to get this grows, he hopes to expand the lounge to

Student designers to showcase original fashions, styles GEORGE MATTINGLY Arts & Entertainment Editor Student fashion designers from Sam Houston State University will showcase their original garments as the NAACP presents “The Continuation” fashion show on Thursday.

Held in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom, the show will feature seven freelance designers, including five SHSU students who will each show 10-15 looks in a variety of styles such as African prints, bathing suits, summer wear and vintage

clothing.

New to this year’s show are two collections from The Woodlands including Polo Ralph Lauren and Caché.

“This year is way more diverse than last year with the models, music and adding the dance element to the show, which I’ve never done before,” Corey Chenier, senior Mass Communication and director of the show, said.

In addition to fashion, “The Continuation” will also feature dance performances from dance graduate student Kiera Amison and a trio piece that addresses diversity and culture.

“With the dances as part of the show, I

just want to showcase the appreciation of the arts in many ways: through fashion, music and dance,” Chenier said. “I just want to create a complete non-judgemental atmosphere.”

For first-time student designers Norman Clark and Rachelle Sadler of “Man and Woman”, the show is an exciting chance to give back to the SHSU community.

“We specialize in reclaimed apparel and accessories,” Clark said. “We try our best to really find unique, one of a kind pieces.

We go out and dig through scores of clothes to find the best stuff so that the consumer doesn’t have to….I’m really excited for people to see what we’ve been working

on.”

After debuting her fashions last year, returning designer junior Courtney Hernandez said this year’s collection, part of “Courtney’s Closet”, is focused on female empowerment.

“I do different looks for different body shapes,” Hernandez said. “In this show I have five swim suits and lots of summer wear so I hope people get the message of empowerment by seeing girls of any shape in the clothes.”

Doors for “The Continuation” will open at 7 p.m. on Thursday and it will begin at 7:30 p.m. Students can purchase a ticket for $3 or bring a canned good to enter.

Latest Paramore album explores new genres, sounds ZEKE OSBORN Contributing Reporter

American rock group Paramore released their first album in three years on Tuesday. While the sound strays away from their previous records, lead singer Haley Williams’ voice and variety of musical styles on the self-titled album offer a refreshing listen.

However, the band tells the audience right from the album’s cover that this is the new Paramore, a rediscovered group after losing two members and with a different interpretation of their music. It’s a sound that, at first catches the listener off guard, yet can be seen as a true breath of fresh air for listeners.

The band has embraced a softer approach as opposed to their former alternative rock music from the past. Songs on the latest album fall under more of a “pop rock” sound, finding a good mix of the two popular genres. With this new direction, the band seems to have focused more on lyrics and vocals that were backed up by the instrumentals, as opposed to a more equal mix between the two in past albums.

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There are still songs that are reminiscent the band’s past hits such as “Now,” and “Ain’t it Fun,” though the majority of the album embraces a subtle approach, with influences from multiple genres of music such as pop and ballads.

Whether it’s a Ukulele supported ballad, a gentle love song, or even an upbeat 80s pop tune, vocalist Williams displays her full range talent. She proves from beginning to end that her voice is not merely suited for the alternative genre of music, but can handle whatever is thrown at her.

The song “Fast In My Car,” is reflective of past Paramore songs and Williams’ voice excels in what we’ve grown to expect from the band. However, Williams keeps listeners guessing for what comes next as her voice becomes light and tender to relay the emotions of the very next song in “Hate to See Your Heart Break”.

Despite Williams’ powerful voice, fans of the band may be disappointed in Paramore’s new direction and song choice. While it is refreshing to see performers take risks and experiment with their music, Paramore’s new direction is not as good as what they perfected in their previous album. The end result was successful for the most part, yet doesn’t really hold up to how well-balanced and confident “Brand New Eyes” was.

This does not mean the album fails completely. It is a

great start to this new direction that Paramore is trying to go with their music and with more time and work with this new style, the band could go far Overall, the album is a definite buy for fans of the band as long as they are willing to have an open mind for the new direction. With Williams’ talented vocal work different genre influences the album offers something for any listener, “Paramore” is a step in the right direction for the band. I give the album 4 out of 5 paws.

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Kats edge Ags 9-8 in extras

Jessie Plumlee knocked in game-winning run to split season series with Aggies A sacrifice fly from the bat of Jesse Plumlee upset nationally ranked Texas A&M 9-8 in extra innings Tuesday night at Don Sanders Stadium.

The Bearkats victory over the Aggies continued SHSU’s competitive play against NCAA Top 25 teams. This was their sixth win against nationally ranked teams.

Led off by a single from Hayden Simerly, Plumlee drove in pinch runner Wyatt Powell to secure a Bearkat victory in the bottom of the 11th.

“Fortunately [Powell] got the stolen base, he can really run.

We continued to put the pressure on with [O’Hearn’s] hustle play,” Coach David Pierce said. “[Plumlee] is the best guy right there. I think Jesse was the guy that needed to be at home plate for us.”

Simerly’s frozen rope over right field for a three run homer sparked Sam Houston State to hold a four run rally. Simerly approached the batter’s box following a single from Kevin Miller to advance Carter Burgess to third base with a tight 3-1 lead over the Aggies.

Simerly’s homer drove in Miller and Burgess and set the stage for Luke Plucheck and Romeo Cortina with a pair of doubles to drive in another run for a 7-1 lead into the fifth.

TAMU sent the game into extra innings capitalizing off a fielding error from Miller in the top of the

ninth. Aggie first baseman Hunter Melton singled into center to drive in left fielder Brandon Wood to even the scoreboard 8-8.

Bearkat starter Tyler Eppler tossed five complete innings, allowing four runs from five hits but received little support in the bullpen from the arms of Jason Simms and Michael Burchett, who allowed four runs in three and two third innings.

Despite allowing TAMU to close SHSU’s comfortable lead, Pierce said he’s happy with the bullpen’s performance going into the weekend.

Although an early homerun for Aggie catcher Troy Stein in the top of the second wasn’t enough ground for TAMU to hold, the Aggies rallied in the sixth and seventh to narrow SHSU’s lead 8-7 before tying up in the top of the ninth.

Stein connected for a pair of singles in the sixth and seventh to support the Aggie rally with a single RBI. Alan Scott picked up his first win of the season shutting out TAMU in extra innings.

According to Pierce, Tuesday’s win revamped the struggling Bearkat squad after dropping their first conference series to Lamar.

“It’s very big for our team and our team chemistry because we had a rough weekend. It’s going to be about maturity tonight,” Pierce said.

SHSU will square off against Oral Robert for a three-game conference series at Don Sanders Stadium with game one Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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TAKE THAT: Jessie Plumlee (top) and Luke Plucheck (left) bat against Texas A&M Tuesday night at Don Sanders Stadium.

Plumlee drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eleventh inning and Plucheck went 3-5 from the plate, driving in and scoring two runs.

The two were responsible for four of the Berakats’ nine runs. The Bearkats split the sesaon series with the Aggies after getting swept by them last season.

SHSU golf teams bring home trophies, break school records RYAN BOWERS Staff Reporter Albert Minor and Shelby Harday led the Berakat men’s and women’s golf teams to bring trophies home to Sam Houston in recent tournaments.

The Bearkat men finished first overall at the Wallace Jones Invitational at the Calvert Crossing Course in Calhoun, La., finishing with a three round total of 905 (+41). In second place was Missouri-Kansas City at 908 (+44). Oklahoma City finished third at 909 (+45). This marked the second tournament win for Sam Houston head coach Brant Kieschnick.

Albert Minor was the individual medalist, finishing first overall with a tournament record tying first round of 70 on the par 72 course. Minor shot a second round 75 and third round 74.

At the end he prevailed after a thrilling playoff against Oklahoma State’s Sam Lee and Brad Gehl to achieve his number one ranking.

Other Bearkats who placed were Logan Boatner, who finished 12th and JT Taylor, who placed 17th. The Bearkat men’s next tournament will be the Southland Conference Championship, starting Apr. 22.

The Bearkat women’s golf team completed their final tournament of the season at the Southland Conference Championship. They finished second along with Oral Roberts with a three round total of 898. Lamar finished first in the team category with a three round total of 891.

The story of the tournament for

Sam Houston was Shelby Hardy.

The senior shot the best 54-hole total in Sam Houston women’s golf history to take the individual championship. She finished with a Southland and school record three round score of 212. She was the only golfer in the field to break par the first two days.

Hardy’s first round 68 tied the Bearkat record for lowest round at the conference tournament. It is her third tournament win this season which ties a school record and upped her career total to six tournament titles, another school record.

“I’m just really proud to say I finished my career with the win.

These four years have gone by so fast and it feels great to go out with the win,” Hardy said. “I was just trying to stick with every shot like it was my last and focus on the task ahead of me.”

The senior is the third individual medalist in Bearkat women’s golf history after Raman Saran took home the title in 2004 and Stefani Page won it in 2007.

“I’m so proud of our four seniors that gave it their all for their final tournament of their careers,” Kieschnick said. “I told Shelby that this is one of my proudest days as a Bearkat. She played like a professional and every shot was like her last. She had her head down for 54 holes and played one of the best tournaments I’ve ever seen from a college player.”

Senior Meghan Musk finished 12th individually with a score of 226. She rallied from a first round 82 by shooting the low round (70) on the final day of the tournament, becoming the only golfer to break par for the weekend in the process.

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HAVEN training offers safe places for LGBTQ community HANNAH ZEDAKER Staff Reporter Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) training sessions known as HAVEN training was held Wednesday and will continue Thursday at SHSU for students, faculty and staff.

The Counseling Center and the Department of Resident Life are hosting the sessions.

HAVEN is a national organization with a presence at several U.S. colleges. Even though each of these universities’ organizations isn’t necessarily called “HAVEN,” these organizations synonymously carry the same purpose.

The mission of the organization is to discuss LGBTQ equality, promote the awareness and understanding of their concerns, and present information as to how to become a helpful and effective ally to members of the LGBTQ community.

Maryam Ilahi, a staff psychologist at the SHSU Counseling Center, is one of the sponsors of SHSU’s branch of HAVEN, which she said has been active for several years now.

“In schools and colleges, the term ‘safe-space’ is used to indicate that an educator does not tolerate anti-LGBT violence or harassment, but rather is open and accepting; thereby creating a safe space or a HAVEN for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and all students,” Ilahi said.

SHSU HAVEN mission statement calls for inclusion of all students and that students should feel safe about their sexual orientation.

Ilahi said the training sessions

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SAFE ENVIRONMENT. This organization strives to make the LGBTQ community feel welcome on campus.

provide LGBTQ information, available resources and discussions on LGBTQ topics and how it relates to the college culture.

“There are HAVEN trainings on LGBT education, awareness and cultural sensitivity offered on college campuses to promote a safe, inclusive environment for all students regardless of sexual orientation,” Ilahi said.

After the sessions, Ilahi said participants are able to take what they learn out onto campus.

“At the end of the HAVEN training, the participants are usually offered a HAVEN sticker which they can place in their office or on the outside of their door indicating to students that he educator or staff member has training, education, awareness and acceptance of LGBT students,” she said.

Residence Hall director Shannon Reed said along with Ilahi and fellow residence hall director Jenna Wright, the trio has worked to change HAVEN over the last few years.

“We worked together to revamp and adapt the HAVEN Training from what it was years ago,” Reed said. “It has given us a fresh start with the program as we hope to continue to develop it over the

next few years at SHSU – offering more advanced training sessions.”

Reed said HAVEN is a positive experience for both faculty and students.

“We encourage students, staff and faculty to attend,” Reed said. “HAVEN helps students, faculty and staff at SHSU through promoting awareness of the community as well as, providing the appropriate resources for those students who may be in need of some assistance as they come to college and begin to explore their identity.”

The student training session for Thursday will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the faculty and staff session will be from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Both are held in the Lowman Student Center room 302. No pre-registration is necessary.

Contact org_haven@shsu.edu for more information.

AT&T customers can rejoice because the carrier is bringing its high speed mobile internet to Huntsville this summer.

Senior student and AT&T user Michael Kemble said that although AT&T could do better, the introduction of the upgraded 4G LTE service will be a nice thing to have.

“That’s pretty cool,” senior student Michael Kemble said.

“Although I’d wish they would build a new tower closer to Huntsville, having 4G LTE here is nice.”

Senior student and Sprint user Mo Silva said that AT&T’s move would be good for competitive reasons.

“It would definitely give more competition to the other carriers in this area,” Silva said.

“It obviously comes down to personal preference in the end, but that’s good news for them nonetheless.”

LTE means “long-term evolution,” which is commonly marketed as 4G LTE. It is based

on the GSM/EDGE network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using a different radio interface together with core network improvements.

This allows peak download rates of up to 299.6 Megabits per second and upload rates up to 75.4 Megabits per second.

Although 4G LTE will be in Huntsville, this does not mean that cell reception will improve.

This is a software update to the cell tower near Huntsville that will allow 4G LTE data to be utilized

by AT&T customers.

“The only way cell service can improve for AT&T users is if the cell tower is closer,” Silva said.

“The software update doesn’t amplify the signal strength.”

Kemble complained about AT&T’s spotty coverage in Huntsville.

“It’s really annoying,” Kemble said. “I barely get service in my own apartment. I’ve lost count of how many times I got super late texts and dropped calls.”

Reports of spotty coverage may continue for AT&T customers in Huntsville, but high-speed mobile internet is a good consolation.

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