The Independent Student Newspaper of Sam Houston State University Vol 119— Issue 6
Tuesday, Septermber 13, 2011
Lady Kats win 9-0 against TSU, pg. 6
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Medical fee increases $3 Student Health Center hires additional nurse practitioner By McKinzie Brocail Senior Reporter The university’s medical fee increased $3 this semester to pay for the hire of an additional nurse practitioner. The Student Health Center has brought Terry Kunz, FNP, onto its staff. The SHC offers routine medical services and health education to all currently enrolled SHSU students. Kunz came to Sam Houston from a family healthcare practice that saw patients who ranged from two months in age to 102. “I love it here! It’s nice to make an impact on [students’] lives to make for a healthier adulthood,” said Kunz in joining the Bearkat family. “[At SHSU] there is a much more consistent age group.” The McKelvey Student Health Act proposed last semester gave the SHC five options to choose from to better accommodate
students who are sick since the clinic is open to appointments only; they don’t take walk-ins. The SHC chose to bring another nurse practitioner on staff. They previously had two full-time practitioners, and one who was part-time. This action has changed the cost of the medical fee in tuition from $35 to $38, a relatively small growth towards a step closer to accepting walkins. According to a survey from 2009 on the designated health service fee for universities in the Texas State University System, SHSU’s medical fee is nearly half the cost of other schools. “Honestly, we hope to raise [the medical fee] again to hire another practitioner,” said the director of SHC Sarah Hanel, MHA. “It’d be great if we could have a walk-in clinic maybe three days a week with a $10 copayment to be seen.” It’s not only students
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GETTING HEALTHY. The cost of health care is on the rise, and now so is education. The $3 increase witnessed on students’ fee statements went towards paying for an additional nurse practitioner, bringing the center one step closer to what students want: the acceptance of walk-ins.
acknowledging that the clinic needs to be able to see students. Appointment slots are constantly booked for days.
“Sick students are not getting to be seen,” said Hanel. Even if a student cannot be seen, they are still helped
to an extent. “We refer them to other nearby clinics and offer home remedies,” said Lisa Chaddick-Clarkson, the
A measure of a life is its service By McKinzie Brocail Senior Reporter
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SQUARED AWAY. Senior Nate Brown and several of his fellow veterans have begun repairing and refurbishing buildings around Huntsville in an effort to bring business into town. Brown repainted the marquee outside of the strip center on Ave. I.
As Nate Brown drove down the streets of Huntsville he began to feel disheartened. Through his window he saw buildings left unkempt, falling apart and abandoned. That’s when he got an idea: he’d fix them up. Brown, a senior political science major at Sam Houston State University, is a natural-born entrepreneur. He always has creative ideas, and typically he acts on them. “Huntsville has so much potential; I hate to see it all go to waste,” said Brown. With this in mind, he started Squared Away, a project in which he and some friends repair or refurbish buildings around
town for lower prices than contractors charge. Brown and his friends aren’t just students who want Huntsville to look its best; they are also veterans. Brown completed a 4-year stint with the Navy in San Diego before coming to SHSU. “Think of it like a prescreening: we are all good guys, we’re all veterans.” They have repainted a few businesses and fixed up a few things here and there. Brown tackled the strip center on Avenue I (where Potato Shack is) and revamped the neglected, rusting roof and marquee. “I want to keep people in Huntsville, not just have them here for school. I want to give them a reason to stay on weekends.” Huntsville has an incredible history, but
it doesn’t need to look historic. “I want to do anything to make Huntsville look better. After all, you can’t stop growth. It’s a college town; people will always be coming to Huntsville.” Ruben White, a junior majoring in criminal justice at SHSU is a part of Squared Away. White was in the Army, National Guard, and a military police officer. “I just want to give back to the community and this is a good way to do it,” said White. Squared Away specializes in exterior repairs, cleaning, pressure washing and painting. If you know of any places in Huntsville that need some TLC for a fair price, contact Nate Brown, creator of Squared Away, at (619) 944-6823.
programming coordinator for the SHC. The problem isn’t just the lack of funding going towards the SHC, it’s also a lack of space. The building’s rooms are all in use, so hiring even another practitioner would mean they would need space for another office, not to mention more patient rooms since more students would be able to be seen. Despite the inability to take walk-ins, the clinic is doing things to keep students healthy and save them money. They are offering free Flu shots at a first-come-first-serve basis on October 25 and 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the LSC atrium. For student who cannot make it to the LSC on those days, the SHC is reserving 150 Flu shots in the clinic. The Student Health Center has a clinic, a laboratory and a pharmacy. For more information on the SHC, contact its front office at (936) 294-1805.
Republican Debate: Rick Perry Texas Gov. Rick Perry took a lot of heat during Monday’s debate, held in Tampa, FL. Currently seen as a front runner, Perry went head-tohead on issues like illegal immigration, job growth and the requirement of HPV vaccinations for young girls in Texas. To see how Perry fared and to hear how the rest of the party responded to similar issues, visit CNN.com for the full video.
Driver crashes into AB IV, flown to Houston for treatment By Erin Peterson Editor-in-Chief 20-year-old Daquane Hubbard was Life Flighted to the Texas Medical Center in Houston Friday morning after crashing his 2001 blue Ford Explorer into the wall
of Academic Building IV along Ave. J. “His injuries were severe, but not life-threatening,” said Deputy Chief James Fitch of the University Police Department. “What we know is that the student was traveling
east on Bowers [Blvd.] at a high rated speed, hit the stop sign and then hit the wall [of AB IV].” Hubbard’s medical status is unknown, and the accident is still under investigation.
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A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.After crashing his 2001 blue Ford Explorer into the brick wall outside AB IV, Daquana Hubbard was Life Flighted to the Texas Medical Center in Houston for treatment.
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Today in history: 122 – Construction of Hadrian’s Wall begins. 1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1788 – The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country’s temporary capital. 1848 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives a 3-foot (0.91 m)-plus iron rod being driven through his head.
The story may be fake, the pain is not
Zach Birdsong believes that pro wrestling is the real deal
Ever since July 4, I’ve been having an internal debate about what constitutes as an actual sport. The debate was sparked after my friend asked me whether or not the annual Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Contest, constituted as a real sport. I honestly didn’t know what to say to him. After all, if you choose to take what ESPN claims to be a sport, then you’d believe that poker is also a sport. After the ESPY’s this summer, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate took to his Twitter account, and questioned the validity of NASCAR and whether or not driver Jimmy Johnson should be a contender for the best male athlete of the year. Oddly enough, when I read what Tate had tweeted, I was sitting down, waiting for an episode of WWE’s Monday Night Raw to start. Yes, you read that correctly. I’ll admit it, I’m 22 years old and I still enjoy pro-wrestling. As long time fan I’ve heard it all. Most of my friends, and even my parents, still ask me to this day whether or not I know it’s fake. I just laugh, smile, and tell them, “It’s only half fake.” It’s true that even before a match even begins it’s predetermined who will win. It’s also true that the shows revolve around a storyline that’s written by a creative team. What’s not fake is the hard work and dedication that these performers have. Unlike most professional sports, wrestlers do not have the luxury of having an offseason. Wrestlers
are on the road 300 plus days perform. Problems a year, which puts them at a continued to mount greater risk for injury. for the superstar and Recently on a Chicago radioafter Wrestlemania station, WWE Superstar Phil this year, medical Brooks, better known as his professionals would performance name CM Punk, not clear him weighed in on his thoughts for competition. about the naysayers. Copeland is now “People ask me ‘Oh you’re sidelined for the a pro wrestler?’ and I say yes,” rest of his career. Brooks said. “And then they Had he continued ask me ‘What’s it feel like when to compete and you’re hit with one of those perform, he ran fake chairs?’ Like I’m being hit the risk of dying or with a figment of somebody’s ending up paralyzed. imagination. That’s when the Copeland’s story shirt comes off and I start is indeed a minority showing them scars and stuff for the sport, but like that.” everyday these Earlier this year, former performers put their WWE Superstar Adam bodies on the line Zach Birdsong Copeland, otherwise known as for fans of the sport. Edge, was forced into an early Honestly, I still Sports Editor retirement. don’t know what According to a statement released by the constitutes as a sport, but I’ve gotten to the point WWE, the superstar began suffering from that I really don’t care. Everybody will form numbness and uncontrollable trembling in his and have an opinion on a particular sport. And arms and hands. while I may not know whether the hot dog eating Copeland has a history of injuries, and in 2003 contest, or poker actually constitutes as a sport, he suffered a spinal fusion in his vertebrae. After in my mind wrestling is indeed a sport. surgery, Copeland was once again cleared to
P a ws U p “Paws UP” to the Bearkat Women’s soccer team for their 9-0 victory over Texas Southern on Sunday. “Paws UP” to Kendall Scudder for standing up for student voting rights at last week’s Huntsville City Council meeting.
“Paws DOWN” to reaching Stage 2 water conservation levels due to the complete and utter lack of rain.
Need Advice? Beca Staton wants you to write
Paws Down
in to her new advice column
Hey Bearkats, I love giving advice on all sorts of topics, but the advice I give best concerns problems stemming from roommate troubles and relationship issues. I am, however, open to giving advice on basically any other topic. If you have problems with friends or class I’m here for ya! Advice is something that is easy to come by nowadays because everyone has an opinion about your life and how you choose to live it. Good advice, however, is a little harder to come by, especially if you don’t have someone you trust giving you that advice. So let me introduce myself so maybe you can trust me enough to take some of my advice, I’m a senior here at Sam and that means I’ve been here awhile. I grew up in Houston and a small town just outside of that
called Dayton. So basically I have that small town charm mixed with a carefree hippie attitude. These two traits have helped me manage to stay sane with my extremely diverse group of friends. I have given out a lot of advice to my friends through the years, who hasn’t? Sometimes they might not like what I have to say, and sometimes they may ignore my advice completely, but I like to give the most basic and straightforward answer anyway. I don’t think people have time to sift through a bunch of nonsense. If I care about you then you deserve to get the best answer, and I care about everyone. My advice isn’t all serious though, I like to throw a little humor in with the serious stuff because along with the blunt answer, I think there should be some laughter in
everything. As a warning now, I may sound a little corny sometimes but just go with it. There is nothing better to help you get through a tough situation like laughter. I would know; I kind of wanted to be a comedian when I was in junior high. That was killed real fast when my intense stage fright became a problem. So if you are now willing to humor me and listen to the advice I’m more than willing to give, than send in some questions! They can be anonymous, that’s fine! Just send them in and I will answer them. With every problem, there’s a solution, and that solution may be just staring you in the face. So when you are willing to accept it, my advice just might help you. Love, Beca
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Letter to the Student Body
1899 – Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
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 communications building. We look forward to hearing from you and thank you as always for your continued support of the Houstonian.
1948 – Margaret Chase Smith is elected senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. 1956 – IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305.
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2005 – A glitch in the MMORPG World of Warcraft results in a plague affecting thousands of players. 2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas.
“Paws DOWN” to the return of 100+ temperatures to the Huntsville area.
- Write Beca for advice at advice@houstonianonline.com
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Speech and Debate team OMM winner announced has success in first swing By Stephen Green
Associate News Editor
Alvin “Al” Hooten (left), VP of Finance and Operations won the fan favorite vote at the Chamber of Commerce grand opening of Old Main Market dining hall. Approximately 670 students showed up to watch administrators battle each other in an “Iron Chef-style” competition. University President Dana Gibson, VP of Student Services Frank Parker, VP of Academic Affairs Jamie Hebert, VP for Enrollment Management Heather Thielemann, and VP for University Advancement Frank Holmes competed in the event. “They really enjoyed the free food and the emcees getting them involved,” SH Dining marketing intern Jimmy Williams said. “The staff and faculty loved the event.” The administrators had to cook regular dining hall menu items. “Students and staff loved seeing administrators in a downto-Earth position instead of acting like typical administrators,” Williams said. The first 500 attendees received a color-changing cup as a promotional gift.
By Stephen Green Associate News Editor
The Sam Houston State University speech and debate team started their season with successes in multiple events at the 9th annual University of Houston “Pussycat Swing” tournament Sept. 9-11. In Public debate, freshman Steve Sears headed to the elimination rounds of the tournament ranked No. 1. Sears made it to the final round where he placed second overall. Additionally, Sears was awarded the third overallspeaker award. “The remarkable part about his success is that this was not only his first college debate tournament, but his first time doing the Public debate format,” coach Adam Key said. Key brought several new debate members to the first tournament of the year. Freshmen Brandon Dotson, Cody Stevens, and Stacy Hood competed in their first Public debate tournaments in Houston. Key said, the debate team has traditionally focused solely on competing in Public debate within the International Public Debate Association. The past two years, the team has won eight separate national titles, including claiming three of
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PUSSYCAT SWING. Brandon Dotson, Cody Stevens, Steve Sears, Stacy Hood, Claudia Ortiz, competed in their first debate tournament during the University of Houston “Pussycat Swing.” Freshman Steve Sears placed second in the Public debate format.
the six individual national titles each year. This season marks the team’s first regular foray into other debate formats and individual events. Veteran team members Steven Perry and Robert Trevino competed in Parliamentary debate. Trevino and Hood additionally participated in several American Forensic Association individual events including extemporaneous speaking, prose interpretation, and after-dinner speaking. Hood received a firstplace rank in a preliminary round of prose, becoming the first member of the team to receive such an honor in an interpretive
event. Trevino received continually improving ranks in several events over the course of the tournament. “It’s an exciting time for the team,” Key said. “We’ve had a lot of success in the past and are expanding to include more formats to continue the university’s winning tradition in speech and debate.” Returning to the team this season is former twotime national champion Jeremy Coffman. Coffman partnered with Key to win the season-long team division national championship in 2010. Coffman and Key will be co-coaching the team throughout the year.
off library materials at the outside book drop located in the drive-thru on 14th Street. All items normally due during those two weeks won’t be due until Monday, Oct. 10 when the library re-opens in the west wing. All programs normally scheduled programs and store hours have been canceled. Phone lines and computer systems will be down. Customers can enter the library from the corner of 14th Street and Ave. M when the building reopens on Oct. 10. Parking is not expected to change, however, parking behind the library is still closed and considered a construction
zone. Library staff would like to remind customers that the library’s downloadable e-book service launched earlier this month. The collection includes hundreds of e-books and audiobooks available for download to customers’ computers, which should help alleviate some of the need for reading material while the library is closed. Visit the library’s website at www. myhuntsvillelibrary.com to browse, check out, and download these titles. The Huntsville Public Library is located at the corner of Ave. M and 14th Street down the street from Sam Houston Villiage.
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Huntsville Public Library Vintage WWII bomber to close for renovations to visit Huntsville airport By Stephen Green Associate News Editor
The Huntsville Public Library will move for two weeks in order to renovate the current library. The library will function while the original building remains closed from Monday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 9 while the library is relocated to the new west wing. “Customers and staff are excited about this next step to a new library,” city librarian Linda Dodson said. “The transition to the west wing gives everyone an opportunity to see the new construction from the inside.” Customers may still drop
By Stephen Green Associate News Editor After eight years of extensive restoration, Texas Raiders, an awardwinning B-17 World War II Flying Fortress completed a national tour in 2010 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the B-17, and will make an appearance at Huntsville Airport Friday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 25 to reunite veterans and the public with this historic aircraft. Celebrating the Huntsville Wynne Home Arts Center’s fifth anniversary through their Exhibit of Col. John
UPD Update
September 8, 2011 Officer met a complainant at 11:46 a.m. who reported they discovered fraudulent activity on their BearkatOne Card. A Credit/Debit Card Abuse report was completed. September 7, 2011 During a traffic stop in the 500 block of Bowers Boulevard at 12:50 a.m., the officer determined a passenger in the vehicle was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant. The passenger was arrested and taken to the Walker County Jail where he was booked for the outstanding warrants of Public Intoxication of a Minor and Failure To Appear. Officer met with complainant at 11:52 a.m. who reported that they discovered fraudulent activity on their BearkatOne Card. An offense report for Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse was completed. Officer met with complainant at 12:53 p.m., officer met with complainant who reported that on Sept. 2 her vehicle was keyed while parked in the Sam Houston Parking Garage. The officer took photographs of the damage and completed a Criminal Mischief report. September 6, 2011 A officer went to Lone Star Hall (located at 910 Bearkat Boulevard) at 11:44 a.m. in reference to a report of damaged property. Upon arrival, officer met with Residence Life Staff who said a male University student residing in the hall punched a hole in the wall. The student was identified and admitted to causing the damage. The student will not face criminal charges at this time; however, his student account will be billed for the damages. Officer met with SHSU professor at 4:10 p.m. who reported receiving a suspicious letter. An incident report was completed and a copy of the letter was kept. Deputy Fitch said that at this time there will not be any further investigation. (119661)
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IN THE AIR. Dr. Donna Desforges, the Commemorative
Air Force ranks as one of the largest private air forces in the world. The CAF honors American Military Aviation through flight, exhibition and remembrance with a flying museum of classic military aircraft. Thomason’s World War I walk-through tours at and World War II Paintings, Huntsville Airport, located the B-17, Texas Raiders, at Huntsville Aviation, 1000 provides a virtual tour Airport through part of history Drive on Friday July with walk-through tours 23rd and on Saturday, July and rides on this vintage 24, 2011. All donations aircraft. for tours and rides are tax After the aircraft deductible to the extent was almost completely permitted by law. disassembled in 2002 and Texas Raiders was eight years of corrosion delivered to the U.S. Army repair and restoration, Air Force July 12, 1945 and the B-17 Flying Fortress became a member of the became airworthy in Commemorative Air October, 2009. Force’s Ghost Squadron To date, over $600,000 of in September of 1967 and donations and sponsorship thereby assigned to the Gulf monies have been spent Coast Wing in 1971. Her along with nearly 250,000 last public flying mission volunteer and contract prior to the restoration hours of maintenance to was November, 2001, bring the Bomber back when the National D-day into flying condition. Museum in New Orleans, Although the non-profit LA celebrated its Grand 501-(c)-3 organization, Opening. She has appeared the Commemorative Air in two movies, Ike The War Force (CAF) is the owner Years and Brady’s Escape, of this vintage Bomber, the one PBS Documentary, maintenance, restoration Honor Squadrons and two and operation is assigned to television commercials. the Gulf Coast Wing, an allA non-profit educational volunteer CAF membership association, the CAF group. It is estimated that has approximately 9,000 the cost to operate this members and a fleet of vintage Bomber is $3,000 almost 160 airplanes per flying hour. representing more than 60 To support the flying different types – including operation of Texas Raiders, planes from several foreign the volunteer members countries and military of the Gulf Coast Wing conflicts since WWII. will be offering rides and
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Houston underground rap legend Bun B crowns two-time Red Bull EmSee Houston Champ Phranchyze Wins Spot to Compete against Nation’s Best Freestyle emcees in Atlanta Finals
TOUR STOPS Los Angeles, June 9 @ Echoplex Seattle, July 28 @ The Crocodile Philadelphia, Aug. 25@ Trocodero Houston, Sept. 8 @ Warehouse Live Boston, Oct. 5 @ Royale. 279 Tremont. Detroit- coming soon Miami - coming soon Atlanta - coming soon All photos courtesy of SHSU student Keenan Jones
Austin native and Houston’s reigning freestyle winner Phranchyze (left) takes the stage with host and legendary Underground King rapper Bun B (center) against competing MC Go Hard Jetson (right), Thursday at Warehouse Live. Phranchyze will advance to the Atlanta round where he will face off for the national Red Bull EmSee title.
By Meagan Ellsworth Production Manager
Ho u s t o n — Ho u s t o n’s own Bun B hosted eight of Texas’ freshest freestyle rap artists as they took the stage to battle it out at Red Bull EmSee, Thursday night. Sam Houston State University students and alumni were among the crowd of 800 at Warehouse Live, entertained with a night full of fierce competition. Austin native, Phranchyze, took home
the title for the second year in a row after a surprise tie-breaking final round against runner-up Hoodstar Chantz. “Usually, there is a clear cut winner, but in this case, everyone wanted and needed that extra round,” Bun B said. “Not only the judges couldn’t choose a winner but the crowd couldn’t either.” “It feels good!” Phranchyze said. “That was my most intense battle in a long time.” Phranchyze will advance
to Atlanta, GA in November hop producer and MC, rap battle by providing where he will face off against Alchemist, hip-hop random prompts and cues the country’s best freestyle sensation, Trae Tha on screens that the emcees emcees for the national Truth and Houston’s own need to hit in each of their title in front of a panel Chopped and Screwed flows, challenging them of industry to rely heavyweights. on their “Keep your eyes open for Red Bull”. The overall Red quick wit --Louis Martinez, SHSU Student Brand Manager. Bull EmSee and sharp champ will rhymes. earn a trip to T h e Los Angeles to record at Pioneer, E.S.G. The talented mood was rather calm when the Red Bull Studio with DJ Baby Jae kept the beats the doors first opened, but a headlining producer or bumpin’ throughout the it didn’t take long for the their choice. The next Red show. crowd to warm up to the Bull EmSee battle will be The Red Bull EmSee live music and legendary hosted in Boston on Oct. 17. competition format puts faces. Judges included hip- a spin on the traditional “The event was a
Judges included hip-hop producer and MC, Alchemist, hip-hop sensation, Trae Tha Truth(above) and Houston’s own Chopped and Screwed Pioneer, E.S.G. The talented DJ Baby Jae kept the beats bumpin’ throughout the show.
Red Bull Student Brand Manager for Sam Houston State University, Louis Martinez (center left) and SHSU student Austin McKee mingle with other SBM’s from the University of Houston, Rice, and Lamar at the beginning of Red Bull EmSee held Thursday at Warehouse Live in Houston.
Sam Houston State University Sigma Chi members, such as alumnus Brad Dykes (center left) and his fraternity brothers were among the faces of the university found at EmSee. Red Bull Student Brand Manager Louis Martinez is also a member of Sigma Chi.
success overall,” said Louis Martinez, who is SHSU’s Student Brand Manager. “Keep your eyes open for Red Bull”. Students can get Red Bull at their university organization’s event by contacting Martinez and pitching ideas to him. For more information email louismtz23@ yahoo.com or visit www. redbullusa.com/EmSee. Full disclosure: Red Bull EmSee travel and meal expenses were provided for this reporter.
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Students ‘swing’ to raise money By George Mattingly Contributing Reporter
Students of dance, theater and musical theater turned out the swing for a crowd of about 150 friends, family members and patrons of the arts on Saturday in the Performing Arts Center. “Midsummer Night’s Swing” was a part of the annual scholarship gala put on by the Department of Theatre and Dance and showcased the talents of students in order to raise money for student scholarships. The night included performances by the “Starlight Cabaret”, featuring 1940s-inspired singing performances from 10 students while the audience bid on items in the silent auction that included art and dinner packages. Senior theatre major Michelle Ritter said the performances gave a glimpse into the wide spectrum of talent and were important for people to see. “It’s nice because it makes us, as students, aware of the people who support us and they are able to see what their money is going to,” she said. As the night progressed, attendees enjoyed a buffet style menu that included roast beef, turkey, spinach dip and German-chocolate cake catered by Aramark. For long-time volunteer
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“MOONDANCE REVIEW”: Vocalists Aaron Phillips and Katelyn Johnson lead the group in a swing dance number called “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got that Swing”.
and SHSU alumnus Dorris Gimple, supporting theatre and dance is important to the future of performance and the gala was a chance to dress up which is a rare occurrence in Huntsville. “This is part of the social life in Huntsville,” she said. “My husband and I, as graduates, like to raise money for student scholarships.” In addition to “Starlight Cabaret”, attendees also enjoyed a “Moondance Review” which showcased a variety of performances including swing dancing, ballet and scenes from Shakespeare’s “A
Midsummer Night’s Dream” by theatre and dance students. During the live auction, attendees bid on 17 items including a six course gourmet dinner, dance and music packages for shows in Houston, season tickets to SHSU theatre productions, and a stay in a condo for a week anywhere in world. In total, the live auction raised more than $5,500 for scholarships. “This (gala) is our students,” said Jennifer Pontius, dance program coordinator. “We showed people what they do and why it’s worth while and the
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patrons responded well.” This year also marked the first time the scholarship gala was held in the new Performing Arts Center, which was a significant milestone for the theatre and dance departments. “We are very excited to host the gala in this new building,” said Pontius. “Now it feels like we have a home.” The requirements for each department scholarship vary. For more information about theatre, dance and musical theatre, visit their website at http:// w w w. s h s u . e d u / ~ d r m _ www/welcome.html
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AUDIENCE BIDS : Friends, family and patrons of theater and dance bid “FOREST ENCHANTMENT FAIRIES”: Dance student on a variety of items in the live auction held in the PAC lobby and raised Shohei Iwahama shows off his athleticism as the center of more than $5,500 for student scholarships at Saturday’s Gala. a ballet dance number.
Audience applauds Houston orchestra By George Mattingly Contributing Reporter
Mercury Baroque, a Houston chamber orchestra, returned to the university on Friday to perform the music of Mozart in the first concert of the season. The audience of about 60 was made up of students, faculty and members of the Huntsville community. As the orchestra began warming up on their instruments, the audience saw how unique the ensemble was. The orchestra, made up of only 15 musicians, was significantly smaller than any other orchestra and featured only string instruments. Also, the musicians were all standing instead of sitting down, which is atypical from standard orchestra staging. Even the instruments were unique to the group. They played on instruments that were representative of those used during Baroque period. Once the concert began, the audience saw how these differences made this concert unique. The first selection, “Divertimento for Strings”, began the concert with energy. The music was light and bouncy while still maintaining a warm sound. Composed when Mozart was only 16, the audience was able to hear the “vivacity of a young man,” in the music, commented
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Selections from Mozart: Violinists Jonathan Godfrey and Noel Martin show off their skills and humor in the solo section of “Serenata Notturna”.
conductor Antoine Plante. Next four soloists, including faculty member Deborah Dunham, moved to the front of the stage to play “Serenata Notturna”. The music was very lyrical and slow while other times it was fast with strong, accented notes. During the solo sections, each soloist showcased their individual talent while still interacting with each other to add humor to the performance which drew laughs from the audience. By intermission, the crowd was buzzing with excitement. “This orchestra is in a smaller setting,” said freshman music major Amanda Thorndike. “It makes the performance more personal. They (the performers) each have their own pizzazz and personalities.”
“It (the music) makes me feel happy and contemplative sitting here watching,” said freshman vocal performance major Emily Eisterhold. The orchestra returned to the stage to play “Divertimento for Strings, K.138”. The mood of the concert changed to a more subtle, soft excitement as the music slowed down to showcase a very rich sound. To end the night, the orchestra played “one of the most, if not the most, recognized pieces of music,” according to Plante, when they played “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music).” Right from the first few notes, the audience listened with the excitement of recognition as the music progressed. The audience was able to hear the peaks
and valleys in the music as it moved between fast and slow sections and took on a waltz feel. By the end of the piece, the music had sped up again with lots of fast fingers and bow movement and earned a standing ovation from the audience. For students and faculty alike, the most excitement came from hearing an authentic performance. “This orchestra is exceedingly different because today’s instruments have a huge sound,” she said distinguished professor Carol Smith “This is just the opposite. It’s more of a chamber sound and it’s a thrill to have the students understand it.” “The instruments make the music more authentic,” said Thorndike. “We get to hear the sound people heard back then. It’s amazing.”
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Kats eat up Tigers at home
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On an already hot Sunday afternoon, the offense for the Bearkats women’s soccer team was scorching and put on a dominate performance. With the win, SHSU improved to 3-5 on the season. Eight different players for the Kats scored and the team got an easy win against Texas Southern, 9-0. “Last year we beat them 2-0, so we knew we needed to do better than that,” freshman Jessica Toms said. “We’re working on a new formation, so we’re trying to get our defense compacted together and our offense working together, and that’s what we did today. We were able to defend and attack well today.” Toms finished the game with a goal and added two assists. Early in the game it was apparent that the Kats had a game plan and wanted to attack the goal. Early in the game, the Kats had opportunities but couldn’t connect with any goals. It took 18 minutes for the first goal to fall, but afterwards, the Kats put on a clinic. Junior Kayla Anderson scored the first goal for the Kats when she scored off a header that came from a corner kick by sophomore Gayle Ziegler. “Normally, once we get our first goal we get it together,” Anderson said. “Getting the first one is always hard at first, but once we do, we get more after.”
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SCORING AT WILL. Junior Emily Jurecka attempts a shot against Texas Southern on Sunday. The Kats scored nine goals on the afternoon and routed Texas Southern, 9-0.
The Kats added three more goals as Emily Edenstrom, Toms, and Kaityln Stowe scored and the Kats took a 4-0 lead into halftime. “With those kinds of teams, once you get a couple of goals in, they get their heads down and it was easier to find the passing lanes,” Anderson said. The Kats continued to pour it on in the second half, and in the 50th minute,
Tricia Mallory added a goal that came off an assist from Toms. In the 57th minute, Anderson added her second goal of the day. “I had never scored two goals in one game,” Anderson said. “It’s a good confidence builder. I’ve been trying to get the one on the corners and I finally got one. I hope I can get another one the next game.” Jordan Sickman, Megan Mannis, and Amanda Biega
finished the scoring by adding goals in the 71st, 88th, and 89th minutes. “I think it shows everyone that we can score and that we can put the ball in the back of the net,” Anderson said. “That’s what we’ve been having trouble with. We’ve played other teams like this before and we haven’t been able to do it. So being able to do it shows us that we can.” “I was happy with our ability to spread the game around with who was scoring,” head coach Tom Brown said. “We were able to get some playing times for those players that haven’t played in a while.” Even though the team came off a loss to North Texas on Friday, 3-1, Brown is feeling good about his team. “I thought we had played a good second half against North Texas, so we’ve been able to put three good halves together,” Brown said. “Hopefully between those three halves defensively with not giving any goals, and maybe some confidence with the goals that we did score today, we’ll have some good luck
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HOLDING HER OWN. Freshman Jessica Toms controls the ball against Texas Southern. Toms finished the game with a goal and added two assists, in the Kats rout of Texas Southern.
this weekend.” SHSU will host two games this weekend. On Friday the team will take on the University of Texas ElPaso at 7 p.m. at Pritchett Field. Before the game, Mckenzie’s Barbeque will
be providing samples for the first 100 fans that enter the stadium. On Sunday, the team will take on Louisiana Tech at 1 p.m.
10 digs, one block and an ace while sophomore middle blocker Haley Neisler contributed with 10 kills. Senior setter Kym Loving had 38 assists for the Kats to reach 3,001 career assists, becoming the seventh Bearkat to reach the 3,000 career mark. The Kats trailed for most of the first set. With the Jaspers having a 19-16 lead, the Bearkats scored three points to tie the set at 19 on two kills by Hawkins and an attacking error by Jaspers’ junior outside hitter Alexa Lampasona. It would go back and forth and with the set tied at 22, the Jaspers scored two points on a kill by senior middle blocker LaKell Havens and on a Bearkat’s attacking error by junior outside hitter Kendall Cleveland. The Kats scored four points to take the set on a service error by Havens, an attacking error by freshman middle blocker/outside hitter Malia McGuinness and two kills by Hawkins. From there, the Kats would cruise through the second and third set to win the match. McGuinness led the
Jaspers with eight kills and six digs while Havens contributed with seven kills, five digs, two aces and two blocks. Saturday, the Kats lost against host Washington State in four sets 25-17, 2125, 25-20, 25-18. Senior outside hitter Meagan Ganzer led the Cougars with 21 kills and six digs while freshman outside hitter Jaicee Harris contributed with 12 kills, 13 digs, two aces and two blocks. Kaylee Hawkins led the Bearkats with 13 kills, seven digs, two aces and a block while Haley Neisler contributed with 8 kills, 4 blocks and an ace. Hawkins and Kelli Stewart were named to the Nike Cougar Challenge All-Tournament team along with the tournament’s MVP Ganzer, Camryn Irwin, and Rachel Todorovich from Washington State as well as Strakova and Levig from San Francisco. The Bearkats will travel to Nacogdoches this weekend to participate in the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack Invitational Tournament. For more information on the volleyball team visit gobearkats.com
Volleyball struggles in WA By Cheval John Sports Reporter
Over the weekend, the SHSU women’s volleyball team competed in the Nike Cougar Challenge Tournament in Pullman, Washington where they finished 1-2 leaving them with an overall record of 6-5. Friday morning, the Bearkats lost to the University of San Francisco Dons in straight sets 25-15, 25-17, 27-25. Freshman outside hitter Vendula Strakova led the Dons with 17 kills, two blocks and five digs while junior middle blocker Jocelyn Levig contributed with nine kills, five digs and an ace. Sophomore outside hitter Kelli Stewart led the Kats with eight kills and two digs while senior middle blocker Kim Black contributed with seven kills, three blocks, one dig and an ace. The Bearkats won the afternoon match against the Manhattan Jaspers in straight sets 26-24, 25-20, 25-23. Junior outside hitter/ libero Kaylee Hawkins led the Bearkats with 17 kills,