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New ag arena pushed back CAMPUS

Department searches for gifts to fund project MOLLY WADDELL Associate Editor

The $20 million fundraising effort needed to build the new Gibbs Ranch Agricultural Arena that was projected to begin construction in 2014 has not yet been met, officials said. The Texas State University System Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) had projected the arena to be built in 2014. Without the money this won’t happen, according to Stanley Kelley, Ph.D., chair of the animal science department. “I don’t see it happening anytime soon,” Kelley said. Kelley said that the department is working with the Development Office to get donations for the arena. Julia May, director of SHSU communications, said the university will continue to solicit and accept donations for the construction project. The arena will serve as a place of education for agricultural

students, specifically students studying animal science, according to Kelley. The education that will take place in the arena will focus on equine (horses) science as well as working with livestock, specifically cattle. “It will also serve as a practice arena for the college rodeo team,” Kelley said. “The rodeo team will also host college rodeos here.” Kelley said that the arena could be used by the community and surrounding areas as well. According to the CIP the arena complex will serve the “University’s need for enhanced educational opportunities, provide a facility with high revenuegenerating potential, and serve as a fitting home for the University’s championship rodeo team.” The arena will provide seating for 5,000 and will eventually include a covered connector building, a stall barn, an RV parking area, parking for 750 cars, and a horticultural center with classrooms, a floral design lab and greenhouses. Provided by SHSU

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Bonds have not yet been sold to fund a series of construction projects at Sam Houston State University as part of an upcoming, system-wide Capital Improvements Program, according to an official with the Texas State University System. The projects designated to be funded via TSUS bond sales on a financial report on the TSUS website include the Central Plant expansion, the South Residential District and the Lowman Student Center expansion. TSUS Director of Communications Mike Wintemute explained that because the projects are still at the conceptual level, the bond issue would be resolved at some point in the future. “These improvements are all currently in planning stages,” Wintemute said. “When we move further along (in the building process), funding will be addressed through the sale of bonds.” Though projects such as the $35 million structure to house the Correctional Management Institute of Texas, the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and the Police Research Center are slated to begin next year, they still must be green-lit by governing bodies before bonds can be issued. “Approval is a multi-step process involving the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and the TSUS regents,” Wintemute said. The issuance of TSUS bonds to fund capital improvements is not a new development. In 2011, TSUS sold more than $86 million in bonds, part of which financed new instructional facilities at the SHSU University Center in The Woodlands, Texas. According to Wintmute, there’s no firm timetable on the future sale of bonds, but he did anticipate approval from both the TSUS Board of Regents and the THECB once both bodies formally address the issue.

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unning back Timothy Flanders is the new Southland Conference all-time career rushing leader after surpassing Claude Mathis’ 4,694 career yards. Flanders currently holds the record with 4,720 career yards through week four. Read the whole story on page 5.

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News

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NATIONAL

Government could face shut down JAY R. JORDAN Senior Reporter Americans may face another government shutdown if Democrats don’t yield to Republican tactics. The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that kept the federal government funded but cut funding to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, in a virtual party line vote. The measure is the latest attempt by the GOP to prevent the legislation from taking full effect in the years to come. According to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), the bill won’t make it past the Democrat-controlled Senate. “We don’t have the ability… to put a total stop and defund Obamacare,” Coburn said to CBS News. “It’d be nice if we did.” House Majority Leader John Boehner said on Friday that this was the will of the American people. “Today we had a victory to the American people and ultimately

a victory for common sense,” Boehner said. “It’s time for us to say ‘no.’ It’s time for us to stop this before it causes any more damage to American families and American businesses.” According to polling data on RealClearPolitics.com, 52 percent of people polled opposed Obamacare. Boehner also said businesses still aren’t hiring because of this law. Other businesses are cutting hours for employees in an effort to circumvent some of the legislation’s various mandates. It’s now up to the Senate to decide whether or not to pass the legislation, which, according to some senators, is highly unlikely. The law, however, will still go into effect whether or not Congress acts. The question is whether the program, among many other government departments, will have funds to operate. While the move to defund Obamacare was commended by some lawmakers, even those within the GOP condemned the actions taken by the House. The quarrel between the House

and Senate could possibly halt the government from operating. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) vowed to filibuster any legislation regarding government funding that appropriates money for Obamacare. “This is the most important fight in the country, and it’s easy to focus on the political back and forth,” Cruz said. “In all likelihood, it’s not going to be a single-shot [continuing resolution] where everything’s resolved and done. As soon as the House passes this into law, it’s going to be in [the Democrat’s] court.” One commenter from Houston posted on Cruz’s website saying that Obamacare is the reason that his insurance company is doubling his rates for his employees. “This unnecessary regulation of the benefits I provide my employees is a huge overreach of the government,” the unnamed user said. Another commenter, on a Huffington Post article believes that Republicans need to give Obamacare a chance. “Find a way to LOWER

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SHUTDOWN: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to reporters as he leaves the floor of the Senate after skirmishing with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., over the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as “Obamacare,” at the Capitol in Washington, Monday. healthcare costs and provide all children / young adults with quality, free education. PASS bills that would help the country instead of trying to repeal them,” PeggySue722 said. “All the time they’ve spent trying to repeal it,

they have not come up with one stinking alternative. To heck with them I say!” The government will effectively shut down if Congress doesn’t pass compromised funding legislation by Oct. 1.

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Programmers show off creativity at Hackathon SAMANTHA GALINDO Contributing Reporter In an effort to showcase the next generation of technology wizards, this weekend students from across the country attended the University of Michigan’s Hackathon or MHacks to compete against each other in front the biggest names in the industry. A Hackathon is a gathering of programmers to collaboratively code in an extreme manner over a short period of time, according to

techopedia.com. The student Hackathon took place Sept. 20-22 with students working on design presentations with the goal to create the best innovation in the given 36-hours. Because of the short time frame the majority of students went with little sleep, fueled by energy drinks, though napping areas were provided. The event was held at Michigan Stadium, also known as “The Big House” in Ann Arbor, Mich. Transportation was provided for all students participating in

the hackaton. Bus fare or up to $200 of travel cost was provided for participants. In addition, participants were provided with six meals for the weekend. Thomas Erdmann the MHack director and a computer engineering student at the University of Michigan spoke to Mashable.com about the event. “Students at this MHacks are the ones you will read about in the near future,” Erdmann said. Approximately 1,200 students from more than 100 universities were in attendance including

Penn State, University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, the California Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Yale and Harvard. Students had the opportunity to win more than $40,000 in prizes. The event was sponsored by Hearst Automotive, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, Parse and Microsoft among others. First prize went to GreenCan by Joshua Drubin. He invented a sorting trash can that uses the sound an item makes when it is

put inside the can to determine whether it is recyclable. MHacks honored the top three submissions with the prizes to be announced at a later time. The hackathon also offered numerous sponsor awards with Apple giving away the “Best iOS App” prize to Seek – a scavenger hunt game designed for children. Facebook and Parse awarded $3,000 and a one-year membership of Parse to TrackPunch, a music platform designed to use an algorithm to predict the favorite songs of music listeners.

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Viewpoints

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Me the People

STEPHEN GREEN Editor-in-Chief Sam Houston State University’s Student Government Association can do no wrong. They can’t do anything right either. That’s because they effectively can’t do anything at all. Recent events involving the organization’s budget negotiations highlighted the ineffectiveness of the group that calls itself the “highest organization of the student community.” They can’t and don’t represent me or any other SHSU student. There is a divide in SHSU’s SGA that is toxic to the function it supposed to serve. Communication efforts seem to be suffering from a timeless, venomous bite that paralyzes and cripples any efforts to serve the student body. SGA President Ramiro Jaime, Jr.’s, white-knuckled ignorance of the organization’s governing documents led to aggressive, tense and childish behavior among himself and several members of the Senate that could have been resolved by sitting down at the table and compromising. Instead Ramiro thought he had the power to create and enforce a budget, when he only has the former ability. Had he opened a copy of

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the Rules and Procedures like the Senate pointed out, he would’ve seen the Senate is the only body able to “allocate” funding no matter what budget the president makes. At the first meeting of the year, Jaime presented his budget and was met with immediate retaliation by Sen. Steven Perry (CHSS). Perry presented a counter-budget that he and his allies crafted that took a more common-sense approach to budget planning that would have allocated more money to students. But neither budget was great and Jaime wouldn’t compromise. Jaime wanted a paid personal administrative assistant that would do the same duties as the three executive student assistants (ESAs) that the organization already hires. Traditionally, ESAs don’t do much of anything, not because they are lazy but because they aren’t given anything to do. The hire seemed to be out of personal gratification more than anything. After he was challenged on the potential hire, not only did Jaime say the Senate had no right to question his decision, he actually hired the position without Senate authorization that’s required. Stemming from what must have been a quick glance through the constitution, Jaime has the power to appoint ESAs and an administrative assistant but not pay them. On top of that, Jaime wanted to give raises to himself and the vice president, while cutting wages to the other members of the executive board. Cutting the other officers’ wages, as before suggested by Vice President Kolby Flowers and Sen. Cristan Shamburger (CHSS), is

Does SGA do its job? ‘I’ve never heard of the SGA.” -Elizar Ortiz Freshman Biology major

actually a fairly wise move. They get paid to do not much more than to show up to meetings. When combined, all of Jaime’s changes increased internal spending – money not spent on anyone other than SGA – again. It’s not just Jaime that has continually raised internal spending. Since 2005, internal spending has increased by 278 percent while the total budget only increased by 56.5 percent. Most of that money is spent on the salaries of the executive board and ESAs. Perry’s budget gave more money to Bearkat All-Paws-In, the largest community service project on campus. Last year, Shamburger said the program went over-budget by approximately $2,500. Much of that money was wasted anyway because the extreme cold weather and, in my opinion, too much faith by the coordinators that all students were going to show up. In addition, Perry’s budget allocated $5,000 to a scholarship fund for students. Although a scholarship seems like a good idea in theory, the fact is that only so many students can benefit from a scholarship. That money should instead be allocated to promotional efforts for the organization itself. Anyone who has attended an SGA meeting in the last four years can attest that having a full Senate is a pipe dream. Their current membership is 15 senators and five executive board members. At its max, 110 students – 105 senators and five executive board members - could fill the seats. Currently, SGA has one representative for about every 950 students. At a school the size of SHSU, that’s not good at all. Often, students have joined SGA but are immediately turned off by the juvenile nature many veteran members exhibit – so they leave. Other times, the old guard develops a Mean Girls-like mindset where newcomers are treated like they aren’t important and are summarily scared off. Even after all the budget drama has

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“Probably not, because I’ve never heard of them doing anything.”

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ended – the Senate passed their budget anyway – the very senators and executive board members that scolded the president for doing his job poorly didn’t even show up to their once-a-week meeting. The group couldn’t meet quorum, and thus couldn’t take any action at all. Several of these individuals even attended the Mumford & Sons concert instead of the meeting. PAWS UP to Pumpkin-flavored Some opted to just not show up. everything that comes out It’s entirely hypocritical for a group around the fall supposedly holding its leader accountable. There are some good SGA members, but unfortunately they’re inhibited by the apathy and incompetence around them. I’ve covered seven semesters of student government directly PAWS UP to Bearkat volleyball and indirectly including five for their continued success presidents. There isn’t one who throughout the season would be accurately described as productive. Most legislation that is passed is ceremonious but does nothing on behalf of the students. SGA could host debates or panels on topics important to the student body, host town halls, host more community service opportunities. They could open meaningful conversations with campus administration about parking, or other issues that plague students. But they don’t. Instead, SGA chooses to bicker. The members choose to govern within and ignore their surroundings. They choose to PAWS DOWN to the U.S. give themselves more money than to use it for the people they were government for trying to shut elected – unopposed - to serve. themselves down. *cough* Ted They don’t represent me and in Cruz *cough* my opinion anyone else because they can’t do anything. Not with the current make-up at least. But that can change. The organization is - and has been - in desperate need of new, diverse and dedicated people to finally make the organization what PAWS DOWN to first exams of it should be: a representative of we, the year. How is it already time for the people. that? SGA is open to the public and meets every Tuesday in LSC 320 at 6:30 p.m.

Who will march on Austin to prevent legislators from raising interest on student aid? Who stands up to a corrupt university president embezzling student fees into a lavish Starbucks budget? Who will protest when students’ First Amendment rights are denied on campus? It’s not a bird, a plane or an egg salad sandwich. It’s student government. While most of us students walk around in an ambivalent haze of hangovers and exams, we elect student representatives to stick up for our interests. The problem is that many people don’t know what student government does for them, or that one exists for that matter. When some higher government body tries to pass legislation that cuts financial aid, it’s the student representative’s job to make signs and say no. If a student’s civil liberties are violated by the police department, student government should be making a fuss about it. If the university wants to make the homecoming theme “Care Bears,” student representatives can tell them that it is entirely irrelevant and that “Hunger Games” would make a better theme. “All Paws in” is a project that Sam Houston State

University’s Student Government Association organizes. Last year, it brought in over 3,400 hours of community service – by far the largest effort on campus. Student apathy toward student government is concerning for a variety of reasons. One is that it’s hard to represent a population that doesn’t communicate their needs. Every student reading this has grumbled to a friend about a university policy they don’t like, and I am equally sure less than one percent of you have talked to your SGA representative about it. A second, yet equally large, problem is that you probably don’t vote in student elections. This means that someone is chosen for you as opposed to you choosing who represents you. If you don’t vote, there is no incentive for student government to do anything in your interest. The SHSU constitution begins with “We the students of Sam Houston State University, in order to assume the rights and responsibilities of selfgovernment, promote the welfare of the student body, guide student activities, promote academic excellence, develop the spirit of democracy and promote loyalty to the ideals of the University, do hereby adopt and establish this constitution.” That is what SGA is supposed to do. Whether you believe they are upholding this, I leave to you. In any case, participation in the process is vital.

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REVIEW

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Blacklist builds upon original foundation STEPHEN GREEN Editor-in-Chief 4.5 of 5 paws Splinter Cell overtly delivers its promise of stealth in the series’ latest edition. Splinter Cell: Blacklist follows the familiar protagonist Sam Fisher and his new team of Charlie Cole, Isaac Briggs and Anna ‘Grim’ Grímsdóttir who make up the “Fourth-Echelon” counter-terrorism group. “The Blacklist” is actually a list of terroristic attacks that will be committed by a group who call themselves “The Engineers.” Not exactly the most menacing name, but they take out an entire air force base in the tutorial. From

there, Fisher and his gang travel the world from Benghazi and Dallas to stop these attacks from being carried out. U.S. President Hilary Clinton Patricia Caldwell greets you frequently throughout the game in great distress to remind you exactly how much she can’t help you. To thank you for your service to the United States, Ubisoft brings the gameplay back to the basics of what the series was founded on: covert play. However, for those who enjoy the spray-and-play action games like Call of Duty provides, Blacklist gives you that satisfaction as well. Parts of the game force the gamer to tip-toe around ninja-style, while others have to charge at the enemy,

automatic rifle on full-blast. Although the forced parts of the game are annoying, the majority of gameplay lets the player decide on what style killer they want to be: stealth, stalker or assault. Any way the player wants to play works well for the setup. Several side missions courtesy of your team and one prisoner on-board your airship also strictly test the player in team play, stalking enemy soldiers, and a shoot-tilyou-survive arcade mode. The health of the character and the earned upgrades to gear give a realistic understanding of the danger in being a covert agent. A couple of bullet wounds will have you starting over. The difficulty of the game is

a bit of a challenge at times. But games like Splinter Cell: Blacklist should harken back to the levelstyle games like Super Mario and Donkey Kong where the simplicity made it hard, but not unbeatable. When you beat a level on this game, you feel accomplishment. The most believable part of the game lies in the audio and visual aspects. The subtle sounds and music track designed for the game add suspense when needed and realistic ambient noise (wind, birds, gear-clanking together) at the right moments. Unlike other similar games like Assassin’s Creed, the game feels more real rather than a computer simulation. This game made several

strides since the last game in the series when many people said the game was too much focused on the action. It’s now an appropriate balance between stealth and assault that gives every player something to like. The environment designed for the players gives them a realistic world that they must save. It might be better had the game not force players to be supersneaky or spray-and-play when it does. In addition, the graphics, while great, are a bit basic when you’re up close to anything. Overall, this is a good buy for moderate to experienced gamers who are up for an addicting and exciting challenge. It’s sure to keep you on your toes.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine could be America’s new favorite comedy RAVEEN JOHNSON Contributing Reporter 5 of 5 paws America did not know what to expect with the all-new comedy sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” but the show was surprisingly enjoyable and entertaining. Main characters Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher made the premiere of the show one to remember, and I am sure that viewers will stay tuned this season. The show is based in Brooklyn, N.Y., at NYPD headquarters and begins in a crime scene Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) and Jacob Peralta (Andy Samberg) are investigating. These two are known as the top detectives and top rivals, like many other crime shows. Peralta has a crush on Santiago, but Santiago seems to only be interested in becoming the captain of her detective squad. During this episode, the detectives gained a new commanding officer in Roy Holt (Andre Baraugh), who also happens to be homosexual. Holt

and Peralta get off to a rocky start because Holt cannot accept Peralta’s humor and refusal to take much of anything serious. In turn, Peralta thinks that Holt is too uptight and serious, but he gains a new respect for him when Holt

shares his sexuality with him. The season premiere included many scenes that displayed each personality of each detective and sets the tone for what the entire season should consist of. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” almost has the same type of humor

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With so many television networks, comedy shows and sitcoms from every area of entertainment, “Brooklyn NineNine” has made its mark on the list of shows that FOX has to offer. The show broadcasts every Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. You will not be disappointed.

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Sports

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FOOTBALL

Bearkats route Cardinals 52-21

Brian Bell’s passing game supplements offense productivity

CONNOR HYDE Sports Editor The Bearkats (3-1) approach week five with three games posting 50 or more points. However, despite Sam Houston State’s 52-21 victory Saturday at Bowers Stadium, head coach Willie Fritz isn’t satisfied. The No. 4 Bearkats’ defensive struggles allowed Incarnate Word a breath of production in the opening drives of the first and second quarter. Cardinal freshman quarterback Trent Brittain forced deep routes through SHSU’s veteran secondary to expose misreads from defensive back Desmond Fite. Through week four the Bearkats’ backfield has surrendered 909 yards in the air, deriving from mismatches and botched coverage, continuing SHSU’s troubling inconsistencies during first quarter performances; an issue Fritz doesn’t foresee lingering through the remainder of the season. “I think we have the talent back there to have a really good secondary,” Fritz said. “Each and every week, the better team you play, the more they have to step up.” Running back Junior Sessions gave the Cardinals their second lead of the game with a 1-yard rush to open the second quarter. Then the Bearkats started clicking. SHSU reunited in the second quarter down 14-10 when quarterback Brian Bell stepped up and steered the offense for five consecutive scoring drives. Feeding from strong kickoff returns headed by receiver

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WHO’S GOING TO STOP ME?: Running back Timothy Flanders claimed the Southland Conference’s all-time career rushing record on a 41-yard touchdown run against the University of Incarnate Word. Flanders passed previous record holder Claude Mathis with 4,720 yards as a Bearkat.

Richard Sincere, the Bearkats’ offense kindled small momentum through the legs of running back Timothy Flanders. The AllAmerican tore through UIW’s defensive line to push into the red zone, scrambling for two touchdowns on the night. Flanders posted 157-yards against the Cardinals to claim the Southland Conference’s all-time career leading rusher with 4,720 career yards - passing previous record holder Claude Mathis with 4,694 yards.

“It’s great that a guy who’s such a team player got the record,” Fritz said. “Our offensive linemen, quarterbacks, receivers, anybody who’s been involved on scout team take a part in this record that he just established for us.” He secured the record with a 41-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to expand SHSU’s lead 45-14. Flanders’ record extends his SLC résumé after claiming the all-time career touchdown record against Texas Southern University in week three. Fritz said Flanders’ records signify a collaborated team effort,

citing offensive linemen, receivers and scout team members. “Our goal with Timothy is to put that darn record so far ahead that no one will break that sucker,” Fritz said. But Flanders wasn’t the sole offensive force Saturday. Bell accounted for 35 of the Bearkats’ 52 points including four passing touchdowns. The senior quarterback maintained steady momentum through the third quarter working the sidelines with Sincere and wide receiver Torrance Williams. He demonstrated strong composure within pocket pressure, and pushed downfield with short pass gains before capping off a 39-yard touchdown pass to Williams in

the second quarter. “The receivers made me look really good,” Bell said. “It felt really good to get our passing completion up, get our passing game going a little bit and peak at the right moment.” SHSU will suit up against No. 3 FCS opponent Eastern Washington Saturday at Bowers Stadium. The Bearkats edged a 4542 in the 2012 FCS playoffs to continue to their second national championship appearance in Frisco, Texas. EWU (2-1) will travel into Huntsville following a bye in week six. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. at Bowers Stadium.

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ON A ROLL: Junior outside hitter Deveney Wells-Gibson recorded 19 kills against McNeese State during Saturday’s matchup. The Bearkats return to Johnson Coliseum Thursday.

Volleyball fires on all cylinders, 3-0 in Southland Conference MARISSA HILL Sports Reporter For the first time in eight seasons, the Bearkats are off to a 3-0 start in Southland Conference play. They started out their season with an overall 1-4 record and have since won five of their last seven matches, including wins against SLC rivals Lamar, McNeese and Nicholls State. “We are now connecting on levels that we failed to connect on in preseason,” junior outside hitter Deveney Wells-Gibson said. “Our communication has increased, and most of all, we are all having fun when on the court.” Sam Houston State defeated Nicholls State Thursday in three sets, and then defeated McNeese State in three sets on Saturday. The Bearkats 25-23, 25-16 and 25-19 set wins over the Colonels came after falling behind early in each match. “We could’ve panicked, but these girls have such a good resolve about them,” head coach Brenda Gray said.

The Bearkats went on to oust the Cowgirls 25-21, 26-24 and 25-13. SHSU led on the offensive firepower from Wells-Gibson who totaled 19 kills on 39 attempts. She committed only four errors to give her a solid .385 hitting percentage for the game. Senior middle blocker Haley Neisler chipped in 10 kills on 22 attempts, while freshman middle blocker Shelby Genung added eight kills. Senior setter Tayler Gray assisted on 44 of the Bearkats’ 51 kills. She said she felt the team was extremely focused and is treating every game as if it’s a championship. Brenda Gray said she is excited about the improvement she has seen in the team over the season. “We’d love to see everyone come out and support us this week.” The Bearkats continue their conference schedule in Johnson Coliseum with two home games. They will take on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Thursday at 7 p.m. before squaring off against Houston Baptist Saturday at 7 p.m.

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A7 chip alone won’t make iPhone faster

CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ Staff Reporter Unlike Apple has suggested in marketing their new phone, the A7 64-bit processor on the phone won’t be faster than the previous iPhone. According to Joel Hruska from Extremetech.com, it’s being marketing the wrong way. The recently released iPhone 5S is the first mobile phone with a 64-bit processor. Theoretically, this switch from the iPhone 5’s 32-bit processor to the iPhone 5S’s is a 64-bit is supposed to increase the iPhone 5S’s performance, but Hruska says that isn’t the case. Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned in Apple’s keynote address that the A7 chip’s switch to 64-bit would increase performance of the iPhone 5S, especially for 64-bit apps. Hruska argues that there is no increase in performance because many apps are still in 32-bit. “[The] advantages are only available in 64-bit mode,” Hruska said. “32-bit apps, which will

constitute an overwhelming majority for the foreseeable future, can only take advantage of the 32-bit registers and operating modes.” In essence, having a 64-bit chip on a smartphone only expands the limits on what can be done on a smartphone. For example, there won’t be a difference playing Angry Birds on the iPhone 5S because it’s code is currently 32bit. If it were updated to have 64-bit coding, that is when there would be an actual increase in performance. According to Hruska, there are two main advantages to having a 64-bit processor: more RAM usage and starting fresh on a new processor that won’t have the clutter of the previous one. However he claimed that the reasons aren’t practical on a smartphone. “32-bit systems are limited to 4GB of RAM . . . [and] a 64-bit operating system allows up to 16 exabytes of memory,” Hruska said. “[But] Apple isn’t going to start shipping a phone with more than

4GB of RAM, because [it] takes a significant amount of power to initialize.” According to Cook’s keynote address, what Apple is currently doing is blending 64 and 32-bit software on the iPhone 5S, and iOS7 in general. Hruska said this is a good thing, but there will be no clear benefit until everything has switched over to a 64-bit system, which is “not going to happen for years yet.” The big picture is that the 64-bit status is being used as a marketing tool, not a genuine performance boost, according to Hruska. Article commenter “the Upload” said that the 64-bit increasing performance is “marketing BS” and that no difference will be felt “without a placebo effect.” “For all the noted new features of the iPhone 5S, this 64-bit switch is almost entirely marketing fluff,” Hruska said. “[Performance boosts] will come from . . . the phone’s handling of 32-bit code for at least the next 6-12 months.”

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NEW: Apples new A7 64-bit processor allows for future developers to build upon a foundation, but doesn’t affect much in the status quo.

SOCCER

SHSU soccer snaps losing streak; 3-1 win JEREMY VILLANUEVA Assistant Sports Editor The Bearkats snapped their three game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over Incarnate Word Sunday in San Antonio. Despite losing their conference opener to Abilene Christian University 2-1, the Bearkats attacked first against Incarnate Word rather than making a late game run which crippled them against the Wildcats. Sunday’s win kept Sam Houston State from free-falling in the

Southland Conference standings. “The team was very disappointed in our effort on Friday, and they were determined to make a change,” head coach Tom Brown said. The Bearkats limited the Cardinals to 12 shots on goal after surrendering 19 to ACU. SHSU took 40 minutes to score the first goal against Incarnate Word, but once they went up 1-0, the Bearkats’ offense shifted into high gear. In the closing five minutes of the half, the Bearkats recorded all three of their goals; two of

the goals coming off Midfielder Shelby McDaniel’s corner kicks. McDaniel commented that after the hard loss against ACU, it was important to bounce back with confidence to defeat the Cardinals and make the most of set pieces. “We came out with more intensity and capitalized on opportunities,” she said. “We practice corners in repetition to get consistency from the kicker and the runs.” The Bearkats’ defense halted the Cardinals’ attack, but let go of a shutout with seven minutes left in the match after a failed clearance

from the back led Megan Baker to boot a shot past goalkeeper Magan Ross. The late goal wouldn’t be enough for the Cardinals as the Bearkats held on to win their first conference game of the season. The win not only snapped a three game losing streak for SHSU, but also provided Sam Houston with their first away win this season. “It’s always harder playing on the road with bus travel taking a toll on us physically and mentally, but that’s just part of [the game],” McDaniel said. “We have to learn

to come out ready to play no matter the circumstances.” With 10 games left in the season, it’s too early to tell where SHSU will land in the final SLC standings that determine their seeding in the conference tournament, but the win helps the team get back on track toward a successful season. “A lot of players contributed to this win and we hope to build on this throughout the season,” Brown said. The Bearkats head to Lake Charles, La., to face McNeese State (5-4-1, 0-2) Sunday at 1 p.m.

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