The Independent Student Newspaper of Sam Houston State University Vol 117— Issue 21
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Molding women Pageant crowns winner, draws criticism By Kolby Flowers Senior Reporter
The return of the Miss Sam Houston Pageant has brought up many criticisms about whether or not the program empowers or objectifies women. On Tuesday, freshman, Risa Mitchell, was crowned as the 2011 Miss Sam Houston winner in the Lowman Student Center. Contestants who are
sponsored by various campus organizations participate in the Program Council event that consists of a spirit wear as well as a talent and former wear competition. The winner not only receives the title of Miss Sam Houston but also receives a $1000 educational endowment. Yet some question whether an academic institution should support
an event that focuses on the physical appearance of women. SGA Chief of Staff Kendall Scudder says he believes that in today's society, women shouldn't have to fit into a certain mold to become successful. “I think that women hold too much merit in society to be treated like stencils,” said Scudder.
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MISS SAM HOUSTON. Freshman and Mass Communication major, Risa Mitchell, walked away with the crown Tuesday night. She was sponsored by the Black Student Alliance at the Program Council event, which has received some criticism from members of the university.
Knock on Oakwood — See WOMEN, page 3
City council discusses flying confederate flag
All eyes on the Senate
Representatives pass bill to cut nearly 30 percent of Sam Houston State University funding in year By Erin Peterson
Associate News Editor
Institutions of higher education across Texas are watching the state legislature’s latest attempt at budget cuts, an attempt that has already made long strides. The Texas House of Representatives has already passed a bill that would cut the state funding for institutions of higher education. The bill in
question would reduce the funding for Sam Houston State University from approximately $46 million for 2011 to $32 million for 2012, a 29.59 percent decrease. 2013 funding will be cut to $32.9 million, a 28.98 percent decrease from 2011. Currently, the bill being voted on by the Texas Senate. If the senate passes the bill, then it will be sent to Governor Rick Perry. If Perry signs the bill, then it will become a state law.
Government shutdown? By Kolby Flowers Senior Reporter
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Huntsville’s Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 226, has proposed the installation of a flag pole to fly a Confederate flag honoring buried soldiers at Oakwood Cemetery during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Oakwood is also the gravesite of former Texas Governor Sam Houston, whose refusal to swear loyalty to the Confederacy led to his resignation.
By Brandon Scott Sports Editor
In honor of Texas’ Confederate History and Heritage month, a local group has proposed the installation of a flag pole to fly a Confederate flag in Oakwood Cemetery at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Huntsville’s Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 226, is the group making the request. Yet controversy is lurking behind this decision, not just because of the racism commonly associated with the Confederacy’s role in the Civil War and eventual emancipation of
slavery, but also the SCV’s intention to locate graves of African Americans who fought for the Confederacy - an institution of slave states. Oakwood is also the gravesite of former Texas Governor Sam Houston, whose refusal to swear loyalty to the Confederacy led to his resignation. SCV spokesman Jerry McGinty, a 1976 Sam Houston State graduate and 60-year Huntsville resident, explains honoring the soldiers who fought for the Confederacy is important to southern culture. According to McGinty, Confederate descendants spent 12 years researching the buried soldiers before placing a marker that
honors veterans by name at Oakwood in 2009. If approved, the flag pole will be placed next to the marker. “Our goal is to educate and honor our Confederate ancestors – black, white, brown, Hispanic, whatever,” McGinty said. “We’re not a racist group.” The SCV’s website says they were established and remain an independent organization that supports the protection and preservation of Confederate heritage. McGinty said the heritage is rooted in pride and defense, not racism. — See FLAG, page 3
Little, if any, progress was made after a late night meeting at the White House where President Barack Obama gathered leaders from both political parties in an effort to prevent a government shutdown According to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, the president “decided that not enough progress has been made” and called House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to negotiate a solution. If a deal is not made by midnight Friday, when the current spending authorization measure expires, parts of the government will close down and will shift to performing only essential operations.
A Christian and a heart of gold
If the government shuts down, the IRS will stop processing paper tax returns, the Small Business Administration will stop making loans and federal home loan guarantees would be put on hold. Defense and medical research would be stopped. National Park Service sites and the Smithsonian Institution would be closed as well. White House officials told reporters that as many as 800,000 American workers might be asked not to come back to work during the shutdown. U.S. Troops would be paid through April 8, but after that, paychecks to military members would stop The government has still not told federal employees whether or not they are considered “essential employees.”
Family shares memories, plants bluebonnets following accident By Stephen Green Viewpoints Editor
Some people went to bars. He went home. Some went to the mall. He went to the discount store. Some went to the beach. He went to the pond and fished. Chris Hambrick, 22, junior agriculture business major, was killed in a single car accident on Wednesday, March 30 after falling asleep at the wheel of his father’s red Ford truck. “It was just a little before 5 a.m,” Brenda Hambrick, his mother, said. “The officer said,
‘Well I’m sorry to tell you this but think I screamed no probably 20 him have it,” she said. “Then I got he was killed in an accident.’ And times. Just no, no, no. It just didn’t on Facebook, because recently a it was like the world boy in Huntsville died stopped turning. I swear “...they spread 2,500 bluebonnet seeds and before his parents the world, it stopped so it would look prettier for me next year. could even be notified, turning. All I could say it was there. I knew That is the kind of friends he had.” was, ‘No. No. No.’” that it would become His sister Amy Clouds known, but I wanted it --Brenda Hambrick, said once her husband set straight and to come got the phone call, he from my family.” couldn’t tell her. seem real.” One of the things that Chris “They called me at 5:06 a.m. She then walked outside, down held highest was his status as a and it was my dad,” Clouds said. her front porch and called his Bearkat. “I could hear there was something phone. wrong. He said Chris was killed “I got his voicemail and I in a car accident this morning. I screamed, cried into it and just let — See HEART, page 3
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Chris Hambrick was 22.
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Breaking up with big banks Lotis Butchko wants people to join smaller, local businesses Every once and a while I’ll read a great column that will change the way I think. My latest life changing column was courtesy of Ken Kurson, a write for Esquire. Kurson took some time to explain why he is a big fan of smaller banks and how the larger banks (Bank Of America, Citi Group, Chase) cared less about the customer and more about the bailout money they received. While I agreed with the idea, I had no reason to leave Bank of America, after being a customer there for 10 years I had no huge problems with them, and then last week happened. Last Friday, I went back home, having had some issues with Time Inc. and them charging more than they should have, Bank of America charged me for two overdraft fees. That was $70 I didn’t have. So after I got the money refunded to my account, I had to ask Bank of America to drop the overdraft fees. Simple, I thought, the
magazine would never had made a deal with the mistake, my bank again. money was This is where back in the it gets messy. account, it’s I had to pay like it never $50 dollars for happened. I the fees to go strolled up to away, and then the managers I closed my desk, told account. And them what why did all of had happened, this happen? and then my Lotis Butchko Because, the face fell like an Sports Reporter bank is greedy, anvil soufflé. and refused to The bank manger refused give up on a charge I should to credit back my account have never had. and basically told me I was Now if you have read stuck with it. They wouldn’t any of my columns this even cash a check of mine year, you know that I am a until I paid the overdraft democrat. But this is where fees. I can point and say, “Do you I politely told the see what I mean?” manager, that I would Not only is Bank of prefer to just have the America still in business charges dropped and cash because the taxpayers my check and leave. To bailed them out of almost which he responded that if I certain doom, but now didn’t pay for the overdraft they are going to steal fees they would continue to even more money. It’s charge me more, and then more saddening to me take me to court. than anything. Trillions of It was about that time dollars went to these banks, that I got angry. I told him and they refused to help me to close my account and I out? Now imagine if you
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can – and I know this is a stretch – but what if I was a millionaire at Bank Of America. And instead of overdraft fees, I had some other fees that were because of a mix up with another corporation. Would I have been forced to pay them? Or would corporate have said, “There is no way we can lose this account.” The truth is I know that I am a poor college account holder. But does that really mean I deserve to be treated worse? Or better yet, does it mean that my 10 years of service there are worth less? Here is what I can control, I found a new bank, it’s small and local, and best of all it didn’t take a bailout. For the rest of my life I will be sold on smaller banks. I will take on banking like I have taken on food, buy from the famers market and not the billionaires. Because while my account isn’t worth millions of dollars, either is theirs, and to them, I am always a valued customer. -Lotis is the Houstonian sports reporter.
What’s next? Karmen King questions U.S.
involvement in ME affairs The body count just keeps rising. But as a nation we have a massive case of war burnout thanks to the drawn out engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan. So why should we care that thousands of protesters are being slaughtered by their governments across the Middle East? Why should we be concerned whether or not such and such dictator stays in power or not? More than 120 people have been killed and 5,000 injured since Yemen’s protests started on February 11, inspired by the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt We’ve given Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh billions of dollars to help the fight against alQadea. But what good will that have done if Saleh is overthrown violently and the country devolves into chaos? After weeks of strongly backing Saleh, the US and the rest of the international community are now saying that it is time for him to step down. Many countries have denounced his use of violence against the
protesters and the UN secretary-general Ban KiMoon has sent a small team to determine how the world body could assist in easing the tensions. The US has said it will not stop aid to the country despite the unrest. Now the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is offering to mediate between Saleh and the opposition leaders. One Gulf official told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday that “the proposal is to have a governing council grouping all the various political parties and tribes for a period that would not exceed three months”. So what’s our next move? Right now I think it’s best for the US to let the GCC take the lead on this one. For the most part the countries in the GCC are US-friendly and that would give us some input into the transitional government. So, once again, my opinion is that we should wait and watch...closely. - Karmen is a recurring columnist and the president of the Middle East Student Studies Support Group.
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Votes can’t be fair to SHSU students Kolby Flowers argues against non-linear voting
Beginning would help on Tuesday, all us better SHSU students serve you. will have the B y opportunity removing to elect new f a c u l t y officers and members senators to from our represent you c o u r t s , in the Student student Government justices can Association. feel more Also on comfortable the ballot about casting will be 2011 their vote Kolby Flowers on Homecoming an issue Senior Reporter that comes Themes and Constitutional to them. A Referendums that require student may feel intimidated your student vote. by a faculty member who As a Senator for the may or may not control Student Government their grade. Also, faculty Association, I honestly feel members don’t allow that we, as an organization, students to be involved in are not giving you the their senate, why do they opportunity to voice your need to be a part of ours? opinion. With the creation of The way the ballot is the new Public Relations being set up during this Committee, SGA will now election cycle is you either be able to gather a group vote for all the amendments of Senators who will be or you vote for none of dedicated to communicating the amendments. I don’t with you, the students. believe that is Through this fair to you. committee, we During will keep you the 2010 updated with Homecoming the programs Elections, we hold and you were the legislation able to vote that affects through each you. individual T h e amendment. Rules and That’s not the Regulations case in this committee election. has been in You, as existence under a student, the Department s h o u l d of Internal have the Affairs. Now, opportunity as a separate to voice your committee, we opinion on each and every will be able to make sure constitutional amendment we are following our Rules we are trying to implement and Procedures so that we and the current ballot can better serve you as an structure does not allow organization. you to do that. But keep in mind, that You have the right to none of these things can strike down amendments happen with out you. As you do not like and pass students of this university, through those you do like you have the opportunity and we are not allowing you to help us serve you even to do that. better. I was a sponsor of While our methods the legislation passed at may seem skeptical, our Tuesday night’s meeting intentions are pure. I invite where these amendments you to visit our website were voted on by the Senate and take a look at the and I hope you do take changes we are trying to the time to vote them all implement, changes that are through. going to make us a better However, just because I organization and ultimately want you to vote yes for all make us a better university. the amendments does not Editors Note: Visit mean we should force you the Student Government to vote for all of them or for Association website for none of them. more information regarding Among the numerous elections or to contact amendments some your representative. From include removing faculty the SHSU website, click members from our Student FastLinks, then choose Supreme Court and adding Student Government committees that help SGA Association. Their office is better communicate with located in LSC 326. the Student Body and make - Kolby is a senator for sure we are following our the College of Fine Arts and rules. Mass Communication and the These amendments Houstonian senior reporter.
“During the 2010 Homecoming election, you were able to vote through each individual amendment. That’s not the case in this election.”
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Crossing the threshold SHSU ring recipients to celebrate in front of Austin Hall houstonianonline.com/news
By Erin Peterson Associate News Editor
Today will serve as a welcome stepping stone for those students preparing to graduate within the next year. At 6:30 p.m. this evening, approximately 562 future graduates will walk across the stage in front of Austin Hall a receive their class ring. “We chose Austin Hall because it is one of the oldest buildings on campus and everyone can recognize it,” Executive Director of Alumni Relations Charlie Vienne said. “It serves as a nice back drop setting as well.” Registration for the ring ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m. and the ceremony itself will begin at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will last for approximately one hour. The Office of Alumni Relations, which hosts the event, suggests that students dress in business attire. Johnson Coliseum is reserved in the event of rain.
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RING IT IN. Class ring recipients to cross the stage at Austin Hall during ceremony today.
Finalists announced in race for dean
By Lauren Adkins Contributing Reporter Three finalists are in the running to be named dean of the Sam Houston State University College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication. The candidates are Steven Brown, Ph.D.; Roberta Sloan and George Arasimowicz, Ph.D. Brown visited the university and held a presentation on Monday, March 28, and Sloan held a presentation on Tuesday, April 4. Arasimowicz will have a presentation today. Brown is the dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a professor of music at
Emporia State University in Kansas. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Arkansas State University and his doctorate in philosophy from North Texas State University.He also served as a consultant for the Department of Music at Northeastern State University. Sloan serves as university faculty arts fellow, chair of the Provost’s Arts Commission and secretary of the Faculty Senate at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. She is also the head of the Theater Education Concentration and supervisor of all theater department internships.
From BEAUTY page 1
“I understand that it was a tradition so many years ago but now women are teachers, they are police officers, and even presidents of universities.” He also said some students may not fit the traditional role of a beauty queen, but are still deserving of the same opportunities as great leaders. “Women shouldn't be put in a box like that,” Scudder said. “Men aren't and women definitely should be.” Program Council Spirit and Traditions Chair, Courtney Hill said she can see why people would think pageants are degrading but said the organization made a few changes to
From FLAG page 1
But even notorious former slave states like Virginia and Alabama have publically condemned slavery in attempts to also honor the Confederacy. Last year, when Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell issued a proclamation resurrecting Confederate History Month, but failed to mention slavery, the subsequent controversy led McDonnell to release this apology: “The failure to include any reference to slavery was a mistake, and for that I apologize to any fellow Virginian who has been offended or disappointed. The abomination of slavery divided our nation, deprived people of their God-given inalienable rights, and led to the Civil War.”
From HEART page 1
Clouds said, “Chris was proud his older brother Bobby was a Bearkat. He was proud I was a Bearkat, and he was a proud Bearkat.” “This is the only school that he wanted to go to. He loved University of Texas, but he couldn’t wait to go to Sam Houston,” Brenda said. His best quality, his family said, was his personality. “I think if people met him they would remember his smile,” Clouds said. “He had a crooked smile and he smiled with his eyes. When you walked up to him, you didn’t feel intimidated, and you would feel like you knew him. You never felt beneath him, and he never met a stranger.” He didn’t stop at appearance, Brenda said. He would be even nicer to those he felt deserved it. “A lot of the parents of his friends liked the fact that, while most kids when they go to a friend’s house, go straight to the friends room; Chris would stop and talk to their parents,” Brenda said. “He was just as comfortable talking to old people as much as
Sloan is a director, actress, teacher and administrator. She has a bachelor’s degree in theatre education at Northwestern University and a master’s degree and doctorate in theatre at the University of Michigan. She was the executive producer of all of the Temple Theaters productions, such as “In Conflict,” which received an Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award and ran for two months off Broadway in New York City. Arasimowicz is currently the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at California State University - Dominguez Hills. Before he came to CSUDH,
he was the dean of the Division of Arts, Media and Communication at Wheaton College in Illinois. He earned his bachelor’s degree in English and history from Carleton University, his master’s from McGill University and his doctorate from the University of California - San Diego. He was chair of the Department of Music at the University of Colorado at Denver. He has also served as an accreditation evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Music, as well as composed arrangements for video, television, radio, dance and theater. He has both produced and hosted radio programs and served
as director of an electro acoustic music studio. Kolby Flowers, freshman mass communications major and senator for the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication for the Student Government Association, is excited to work with the dean that is chosen and hopes that they will share the same goals for the student body. “I would like to see a dean who is dedicated and energetic and who wants to see our college be one of the most recognizable on our campus,” Flowers said. A final decision on who will become dean is expected to be announced within the next week
SGA Update In Tuesday’s SGA meeting, members of the Student Senate approved one piece of legislation and a series of constitutional referendums. The constitutional referendums will be approved by the student body in the next week’s SGA Election. Students will vote to approve either all or none of the referendums. 12 changes were made to the SGA Constitution, all of which can be found, highlighted in yellow in the revised version of the SGA Constitution, entitled “SGA Constitution Referendums” on the SGA’s 2011 Election page. The legislation that was approved last night, The Parliamentary Procedure Act, requires all student senators to attend an informational meeting to learn the rules and regulations of the Student Senate. For up-to-date coverage, see The Houstonian’s live blog every Tuesday evening at 6p.m. by David Payne, Ph.D., provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. However, he has declined to comment about the candidates right now, as he does not want to interfere with the hiring process.
counteract those views. “We specifically decided not to include a swim suit competition and instead create a new section, The Spirit Wear, so that contestants could create something they could feel comfortable in,” said Hill. Janet Williams, the 1980 Miss Sam Houston Pageant winner, said that the event is more than a pageant. She said it is an opportunity for women to further their education. “I would say that every time I won a pageant or an award with a pageant. I got scholarship money with the award and that helped me go to school,” Williams said. “If you look at the scores of the contestants, it is includes percentages of talent and some percentages for evening gowns.”
Williams said the participants who do the best on their interview and their talent are usually the winners. “I don't believe it has much to do with looks,” she said. “They don't ask you easy questions. They are tough questions and you need to be informed.” Some have criticized the eligibility requirements to become a pageant contestant. According to the application received from the Program Council website, in order to be eligible to participate as a contestant you must not have been married, be married, or had a marriage annulled. Also, you must have never given birth to a child, cannot be pregnant, or be a parent.
“I don't understand why single moms can’t get that award,” said Scudder. “I don't see why people who have had divorces can’t even be considered for that honor. There are some great leaders on this campus who shouldn't be discriminated against because of that.” Williams compared the pageant to the movie, “Miss Congeniality” where a FBI agent goes undercover in the Miss America Pageant. “In the movie you saw someone go into the pageant and come out a better person after having gone through the process,” said Williams. “I am a better person for the experience I had. I don't see it as a beauty pageant. I see it differently.” Williams went on to finish two degrees at Sam Houston
State University and is currently employed as a Critical Professor/ Lecturer in the Curriculum and Instruction Department in the College of Education. She is also an advisor at the SAM Center. “Risa is a great representative for SHSU and I'm sure she feels she has an opportunity to do things she may not be able to have done before,” said Williams. The Houstonian tried to reach out to Risa Mitchell but was not able to contact her by press time. “Risa Mitchell is one of the most fantastic people I have ever met at Sam Houston and she is very deserving of this award,” said Scudder. “I just don't believe women should be treated as stencils.
Unlike Virginia, the 2010 Alabama proclamation noted, "our recognition of Confederate history also recognizes that slavery was one of the causes of the war, an issue in the war, was ended by the war and slavery is hereby condemned." Still, McGinty said many African-Americans proudly fought for the Confederacy and the Civil War was more about the north’s struggling economy and resentment of southern wealth. Richard Watkins, Ph.D., branch president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said he takes exception to Confederate views. He said posting the flag at Oakwood would disrespect the African Americans buried there as well as the culture itself. “The rebel flag was important to the rebels, but they lost the war,”
Watkins said. “And the other thing is that flag is not just a matter of history but the Klan and Skinheads still fly the flag today.” Watkins said he wants to be involved in any discussions about the Confederate flag being put in the cemetery. “That group thinks we are really stupid,” Watkins said. “They have absolutely no respect for our culture and our history. So much economics was tied up in the ownership of slaves. The war was about economics because they didn’t want to lose those slaves.” McGinty said he objects to racist groups such as the Klu Klux Klan using the rebel flag. He says it is offensive to the Confederacy, and it makes him mad when people talk about slavery and the Civil War – that people have “blinders” on and only see one perception.
SCV calls itself an education group. “The slave issue wasn’t the cause of the start of the Civil War,” McGinty said. “It was a rallying point to get the north involved and get the money from the north to support the war for [President Abraham] Lincoln.” The Oakwood Cemetery Board approved the flag posting in March, pending the city’s approval. Council members voted to hold the item until further information was gathered. There are more than 120 buried soldiers and the permission of descendants is necessary, as well as appropriate documentation, according to the proposal. SCV Camp 226 will finance, install and maintain the flag and flag pole. Camp 226 also plans to place grave makers for Confederate
veterans in Walker County cemeteries who have unmarked graves. When given the opportunity to publically denounce slavery, McGinty paused and thought carefully before speaking. “Yeah, I think it was wrong, but I didn’t live in that time,” he said. “Just like living in a segregated society in Huntsville back in the 1950s, there was nothing you could do about it. You lived within the means. I had black friends. We played baseball together. But you lived within society. You may not support it, but you learn to live with it.” This concept may apply to Confederate protestors if the flag posting is approved by Huntsville City Council.
his peers.” “In addition, he was a gentleman, a woman did not open a door while he was around,” she continued. “He used to get on to me because I’m used to just going and blowing and he would yell at me to stop so that he could open the door for me.” His sweet and vivacious personality has made it especially hard for those who knew him, even professors he had. “At 7 a.m. I came up to Sam Houston and took care of his school stuff and talked to one of his professors, who was more than willing to help us with what we needed,” Clouds said. “On the way to Sam I found his crash site, it was dark so I couldn’t see it very well, but I dropped to my knees and called my mom and told her I found it.” Clouds discovered the scene of the accident to be much worse than the cops had described. “They told us that the truck burned, but it exploded,” she said. “There were parts on the road and in a pasture on the other side of the road. That crash site is horrendous.” Chris’ friends and some family went out to clean up the crash site
so that his mom wouldn’t have to see the devastation every day. “I’ll pass it twice a day,” Brenda said. “After the service on Saturday, his friends came over and had dinner with us. After dinner they left and we didn’t know where they went.” “What they had done is clean up the crash site, clean up the burned out spot. Then they spread 2,500 bluebonnet seeds so it would look prettier for me next year. That is the kind of friends he had.” While raking the torched straw, his older brother Bobby struck something hard and pulled it out of the ground. “It was part of the engine block that had exploded and melted,” she said. “When it reformed it was in the shape of a cross.” Brenda said at his memorial service that Chris was on loan to her from God, and that the cross was a sign of that. “When they showed it to me, I thought he is telling me, ‘Brenda I was there with him.’ But that an engine would melt and make a cross, and that three yellow flowers would stay standing in the middle of the burned out area, it’s just remarkable.” Brenda said the DPS wouldn’t
let her search the wreck for personal items of his. She wanted at least something he loved that she could keep. “I wanted the silver chain around his neck with a silver ring on it his dad got him from Mexico, his class ring and his belt buckle,” she said. “He loved knives, but they didn’t find any.” Brenda said those items, in a way, represented him. “He was very simple,” she said. “He wanted to live off the land in a one room cabin in the woods, and come into town once a month for the necessities. He was born in the wrong era. It made him want to be a game warden.” What he stood for, Clouds said, is the love he had for others. “He wanted people to know that he loved them and it didn’t matter what he got in return,” Clouds said. Though his life ended early, Brenda has no regrets when it comes to him. “I wanted him to enjoy being a kid. Real life comes along fast enough,” she said. “He just didn’t make it to the real life where he has to have the responsibilities. I wanted him to enjoy school and have the time to hang out with
friends.” The last time his mother saw him, Clouds said, is an example of how much he loved life and his family. “When we flash our lights at each other it means, I love you,” Clouds said. “When they passed that morning, he flashed his lights at her and she flashed hers back, and that was the last time she saw him.” Clouds also said that Chris had a message he wanted to share. “He would want, especially here at Sam Houston, for people that don’t talk to their families often, to send a letter, call, text or go see the people that you love,” she said. “It’s not dumb to tell your best friend that is a guy you love them. We didn’t have to say our last goodbyes to Chris, we said it to him, while he was here.” Brenda said that it would be hard to wrap his life up in just a few words, but that he was virtuous. “He was a Christian, and had a heart of gold. I think if you looked in the dictionary under love. You would see Christopher’s name. He loved with all his heart.”
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What would Gaga do?
Upcoming Events Monday, April 11
• Horn Studio Recital: at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. For more information, call the School of Music at 936.294.1360. • Horn Choir Concert: at 8:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. For more information, call the School of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Thomas Merka gives his advice on planning the perfect Gaga outfit Photo courtesy of petercruise | flickr.com
By Thomas Merka
Entertainment Editor
Okay little monsters. The time is almost here. Tomorrow, Mother Monster herself will once again grace the city of Houston with her presence at the Monster Ball tour. Now, I know that there is probably one very important question that some of you may be asking yourselves; “What am I going to wear?” Lady Gaga is known for her outrageous, yet captivating, fashions choices, so deciding what to wear to one of her concerts can be a little
intimidating, but with a little hot glue, glitter and a whole truckload of creativity, you can create an outfit that will wow all the other little monsters. When designing your outfit for The Monster Ball, start by finding something that inspires you. This will be the concept that your outfit will develop around. For example, if the sky fascinates you, build a costume involving stars or, as Lady Gaga herself has done, lightning. If your muse is avoiding you and you’re having trouble becoming inspired, try searching online for pictures of Gaga to get
some ideas. If you’re a guy and having trouble creating a masculine Gaga look, research Adam Lambert. His style echoes Gaga’s in a mellow, masculine fashion. After you have a concept, grab some paper and a pencil and start sketching. Drawing is an excellent way to visualize what your outfit will look like when completed. When designing the costume, remember that over-thetop and flamboyance are what Lady Gaga embodies. Once the drawing is done and you’re happy with your design, take a trip to Hobby Lobby.
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Walk around the store with your drawing in hand and look for supplies that you can use to construct your costume. A few supplies you should definitely pick up while at Hobby Lobby include: a hot glue gun, glue sticks, sewing scissors and glitter. After returning home from the store, find a large space to work on your outfit and start creating. If your design involves sewing and you don’t know how, find a friend that can help, or, if that fails, use the hot glue gun instead. A low-temp hot glue gun is excellent for piecing fabric together without the hassle of using a sewing machine. Another important factor to consider when getting ready for the concert is makeup. Lady Gaga is also known for her dramatic makeup that includes everything from prosthetics protruding from her face to over-exaggerated winged eyeliner. With the concert happening tomorrow night, you may not have time to do something complex. For a last minute outfit, try jazzing up something already in your closet. You guessed it, once again this is where the hot glue and glitter come into play. Hopefully my advice has helped you along your artistic journey that is constructing a Lady Gaga themed outfit. Remember, when in doubt just ask yourself “What would Gaga do?”
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Lanes lead to Motown Kats walk off Tennis goes down to Bobcats Sports Information SHSU Athletics
HUNTSVILLE -- With less than a week to go before the squad heads to Detroit, Mich., for the NCAA Division I National Championships, the Sam Houston women’s bowling team is getting back into their normal routine. “The girls have worked hard all year to earn an NCAA berth and they did it. What they’re doing is working. We’re not going to change anything now,” SHSU head bowling coach Brad Hagen said. The Bearkats are one of eight teams in the championships. The threeday event will be be hosted by the University of Detroit Mercy and the Detroit Metro Sports Commission on April 14-16 at the Skore Lanes in Taylor, Michigan. The Bearkats will join defending national champion Fairleigh Dickinson, Arkansas State, Central Missouri, Kutztown, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Nebraska and Vanderbilt in the field. Rounds 1 through 4 will be webcast live on www. NCAA.com . Saturday’s finals will be televised nationally on a delayed basis on ESPN. The telecast will air Sunday afternoon April 17 at 1:30 p.m. Huntsville
time. “Becoming one of the eight teams in the NCAA Championships as a firstyear program truly has been a team effort,” Hagen said. “Each of these women has accepted her position on the team and made key contributions. They are excited about the opportunity we have to make it to the finals and put Sam Houston on national ESPN television once more.” Members of the team headed to Michigan are freshmen Neishka Cardona from Carolina Puerto Rico; Kimi Davidson from Azle, Texas and Shaina Woolbaugh from Kirkwood, NY, and juniors Dayna Galganski from West Palm Beach, Fla,; Lisa MacAllister from Kemp, Tex. And Aida Sanchez from the Domincan Republic. The inaugural Sam Houston women’s bowling team won one tournament, placed in the top three in four others and finished no lower than eighth in any of their appearances. “The championships are being held in an amazing facility and its going to be a great event,” Hagen said. “This is the opportunity we have been working towards all season and the girls are ready to make the most of it.”
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By Cheval John HUNTSVILLE - Braeden Riley’s walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th gave the Bearkats a 3-2 win over the Baylor Bears.] The single was his 255th, which tied him with Kelly Eddlemon for second place on the career list for hits as a Bearkat. “Its more about winning than about personal records,” Riley said. “Its more important to leave an impact on the program as a person and as a player.” The Bears struck first in the top of the second when centerfielder Chris Slater (1-5) hit a double to drive in the first run of the game. The Bears would add another run in the top of the fifth when designated hitter Josh Ludy (3-5) hit a double to drive in leftfielder Max Muncy from first, who was hit by a pitch. Rightfielder Greg Olson(2-5) led off the bottom of the eighth with a double. Secondbaseman Ryan Mooney (1-3) hit a double that scored the Bearkats’ first run. Centerfielder Mark Hudson(0-3) hit a sacrifice fly that tied the game at 2. Freshman pitcher Caleb Smith went 3 2/3 in relieve of starting pitcher Cody Dickson, who got the no-decision and Michael Burchett pitched 1 1/3 innings in relieve and got the win. “They were the real heroes tonight,” said Riley. “Those are two freshman who pitched like seniors.” “Its unbelievable and great to watch.” The Bearkats will be traveling to Lake Charles, Louisiana this weekend to play against the McNeese State Cowboys, and then they will be back on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. to face the University of Houston Cougars.
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Sophomore from Togliatty, Samra Oblast in Russia ... compiled a 13-5 singles record as a freshman in 2010, playing at the No. 4 and 5 positions ... Rolled up 11-4 record in doubles playing with three partners Amy Turek
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HUNTSVILLE - The Lady Bearkat tennis team lost home conference matches to UTA and Texas State this weekend. On Saturday, they faced first place UTA and lost 1-6. Doubles No. 1 Tatyana Postnikova and Nadya Dubyanskaya lost 8-4; Doubles No. 2 Sheridan Currie and Cally Woerner lost 8-5; and Doubles No. 3 Natalie Petaia and Imke Jagau lost 8-2. In singles, No. 1 Jagau lost the first set 6-1. In the second set, she was broken early and never recovered, losing 6-1. In other singles matches, Singles No. 2 Postnikova lost 7-5, 6-3; Singles No. 3 Dubyanskaya lost 6-1, 6-1; Singles No. 4 Currie lost 6-3, 6-0; and Singles No. 6 Petaia lost 6-1, 6-0. The only Bearkat victory of the day was recorded by Singles No. 5 Anrinette Botha, who won 6-4, 6-4. On Sunday, the Lady Bearkats faced Texas
State who was two spots behind them in conference standings in eighth place. They lost 3-4. In doubles, No. 1 Postnikova and Dubyanskaya were broken early but then were able to break back, only to be broken again. The pattern continued until Texas State held for 6-3. Texas State went on to win the match 8-4. Despite the loss, the Lady Bearkats won the doubles point because Doubles No. 2 Currie and Woerner won 8-4 and Doubles No. 3 Petaia and Jagau won 8-6. In singles, No. 1 Jagau went down an early break but later broke back to 4-4. It looked as though she was back in the match but then lost eight straight points, handing her opponent the set at 6-4. In the second set, Jagau was broken her first service game and never rebounded, losing 6-0. In other singles matches, Singles No. 2 Postnikova lost 6-4, 6-4; Singles No. 3 Dubyanskaya won 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10), winning in a
super tiebreaker; Singles No. 4 Currie lost 6-3, 6-4; Singles No. 5 Botha lost 6-1, 6-1; and Singles No. 6 Petaia won 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (4), also winning in a super tiebreaker. “We’re playing against teams who are mean and tough and want to fight,” SHSU Head Coach Jim Giachino said. “Right now we don’t have that in us. So that’s something they’re going to have to find and they’re going to have to find it pretty fast. “None of our opponents are going to go away. They are going to stay there and fight to the bitter end. We’ve got to develop that toughness ourselves. “A lot of times we go out and we hope that we are going to win a match and our opponents go out and know that they are going to. And that’s a real difference,” Giachino said. The Lady Bearkats play Central Arkansas and Northwestern State on April 9 and 10 in the last home matches of the season.