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New students move-in, greeted by campus events, comedy show KASSIDY TURNPAUGH Staff Reporter
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THE BIG MOVE: (Above) Cathy Vanderslice sits in the back of her car while moving in her freshman daughter Lindsey Vanderslice on move-in day on Saturday. (Left) Aziz Ansari, an actor known for his role in ‘Parks and Rec’, caused students, faculty and staff to laugh at the free Kat Comedy Showcase. Other events such as casino night, and the Kat Klub’s karaoke night have and will entertain new and returning students.
Like migratory birds, a flock of students flew the coop after the spring semester ended. However, the fall semester sees another group of mama birds kicking chicks out of the nest and others returning to campus. They were greeted by a slew of events, including a comedy showcase. Hoards of Sam Houston State University students and faculty lined up around the outside of Johnson Coliseum the evening of Monday as they awaited entrance to the 2013 Kat Comedy Showcase and the main act, Aziz Ansari. The comedian, known for his role as Randy in the 2009 dark comedy, “Funny People” as well as his portrayal of Tom Haverford in CBS’s “Parks and Recreation” was met with throngs of applause from the 3,000 SHSU students and faculty in attendance Monday. While the general audience was enthralled with Ansari’s set, many of his more devoted fans found his performance lacking in his usual cynicism and surrounding —
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Football team ready for return bid to nationals CONNOR HYDE Sports Editor The Sam Houston State University Bearkats have been favored to head the Southland Conference for a third consecutive conference title in 2013 based on the league’s coaches and sports information director polls. The Bearkats are the reigning SLC champions and accumulated six of the possible eight first-place votes and 48 total points in each poll. Central Arkansas, who shares the 2012 SLC title, secured the second spot in both polls. The Sports Network anticipates UCA to remain on the Bearkats’ heels with a head-to-head match to close the conference season in Conway, Ark. Last season, the Bears ousted SHSU 24-20 in the final four minutes of the second half by capitalizing off late interceptions. “Central Arkansas’s win in the head-to-head matchup was the —
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READY FOR REPEAT: Junior receiver Ricky Smith prepares for a play during the Spring game. The Bearkats are expected to win a third consecutive Southland Conference Championship and have been ranked as likely to take a return trip to Frisco for the FCS National Championship.
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readers as we’re normally on the other side of the camera,” Stephen Green, Houstonian editor-in-chief, said. “Any anniversary is a huge milestone, but 100 years is truly special for any news outlet.” The Houstonian requests photos from any alumni that may have photos or stories to share. The photos will be available on their website and through Facebook and Twitter.
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Regents approve updates over summer JAY R. JORDAN Senior Reporter Sam Houston State University received approval for a new college and a variety of new degree programs over the summer. The Texas State University System Board of Regents also approved the new plans for university academic expansion in May after classes disbursed for summer break. However, all prospective additions to the university are subject to approval by the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board. Of the requests approved by the Board of Regents, all but one have yet to be approved by both reigning entities. According to the TSUS website, SHSU was approved to create a new College of Health Sciences. The Board also approved renaming the Department of Nursing to the School of Nursing and moving it into the new college along with the Department of Health and Kinesiology. The THECB approved the motion Aug. 15. In May, SHSU President Dana
Gibson explained to the Board of Regents why creating the new college would benefit the university and help the workforce during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, in the years to come. “One estimate indicates a need for 400,000 new health professional in Texas during this decade [due to Obamacare],” Gibson said. Gibson also indicated that nearly 10 percent of the healthcare workforce in Texas is aging and —
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SAFE week combats rising trends QUINTEN TYLER Contributing Reporter Drug abuse, binge drinking, driving while intoxicated and hazing are all high-risk activities that form part of the college lifestyle for many students. Student Awareness of Feasible Endangerment (S.A.F.E.) Week, starting Tuesday, will address all of these issues by bringing to light the harsh and sometimes permanent consequences of hard partying. Sam Houston State University along with sponsors Alcohol and Drug Initiative and the Greek community will be hosting S.A.F.E. Week on the main campus featuring a variety of demonstrations and lectures regarding high-risk behavior. “The students need to know what options they have to be safe,” Eddie Gisemba, coordinator of ADAI, said. Gisemba will also be speaking at the event “One Hammered Night” Tuesday at the Lowman Student Center Mall at 4 p.m. According to a 2009 study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, more
than 1,800 students die annually from alcohol-related injuries. Gisemba’s presentation will relate the potentially fatal consequences of binge drinking to gambling and chance. “The message is that when drinking, unexpected things happen,” Gisemba said in an interview with the SHSU Communications Office. “Some of these things may be funny or just require thorough cleaning but others carry very serious consequences.” On Wednesday, the Risk Management Activity Zone, provided by the Texas Department of Transportation, features situations that can happen while driving under the influence. The zone is open to students from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Mall. The activities include the roll over convincer, where students will experience what it is like to be in a car accident without wearing a seatbelt, and a driving simulator, which conveys the altered sense of perception and reaction times an impaired driver suffers. The event moves to the LSC Theatre at 5 p.m. Wednesday for the Campus Risk Management Awareness Workshop, where there will be a discussion about safe
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transportation options provided to students as they go out at night. S.A.F.E. week closes Sept. 5 at 4:15 p.m. in the LSC Ballroom with guest speaker Kim Novak, founder and CEO of Novak Talks. Novak will explain the dangers of hazing within student
organizations. In 2011, Robert Champion, a band member from Florida A&M University’s Marching 100, died after a brutal hazing ritual he received from his peers. The event is free to all students on campus.
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“Whether you’re Greek or non-Greek, we open it up to any student... come as you are...”Jerrell Sherman, assistant dean of students of Greek life, said. “It’s open to the entire campus.” For more information contact Eddie Gisemba at 936-294-2228.
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Study abroad starts new Former professor dies at 84 winter mini-mester MOLLY WADDELL News Editor
MOLLY WADDELL News Editor The Sam Houston State University Study Abroad Program is doing something new during the winter break, a mini-semester. A mini-semester is a semester which is compress onto a smaller time scale. Jesse Starkey, Coordinator of Study Abroad, said it as a hybrid of a facultyled and exchange program. The exchange is between Rajabat University and SHSU, where 20 students and a chaperone go to Thailand and two professors from Rajabat come to SHSU to improve their English skills. Previous trips were mostly beneficial for Geography majors; this trip is different in that it would benefit many students. There is a wide-variety of courses available for this trip, ranging from Geography, Kinesiology, Sociology, and more. Many of these classes could be used to complete the core curriculum. Marcus Gillespie, Ph.D., has led
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will need to be replaced in the next decade, according to a Georgetown University study. “SHSU currently offers only a small number of health sciences degree programs,” Gibson said. “Yet, there are currently 1,348 students actively enrolled in pre-nursing or other pre-professional programs, most of whom will be denied admission to the BS Nursing program or other programs due to limited capacity.” TSUS documents on the SHSU website show that an extra annual cost of $125,000 will go towards administrative support staff for the new college.
previous classes to Thailand and this time he will be the chaperone for the trip. “Chinese New Year is celebrated around this time of the year,” Gillespie said. “University is closed down; we’ll take the students to a national park.” Gillespie said they will hike through the hills of the national park on their time off. Gillespie said students on this trip will be able to participate in the field to get experience alongside being taught by Thai professors. Jensen Angelloz, senior Geology and GIS (geospatial information science) double major, has attended a previous trip and will be going on the winter minisemester. “I saw a huge cultural difference,” Angelloz said. “[I] try to be conscious of what I have and how I use it.” For more information about this trip, contact Starkey in the International Program office in Farrington 11, call 936294-3276, or email jsc052@shsu.edu.
Other requests approved by the Board of Regents include various name changes to degree programs, which include many Family and Consumer Sciences and Interdisciplinary Agriculture programs. These changes also include changing the program name of a Master’s of Arts in Counseling to Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and the Doctor of Education in Reading to Literacy. New bachelor programs in the College of Science approved by the Board of Regents include Computer Science, Agriculture Communications, and Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology. These requests have been approved by the Board of Regents but are still up for final approval by THECB.
A former Sam Houston State University theatre professor and alumnus died in his home on August 19. Richard Fortune Butler, Ph.D, began teaching at SHSU in 1963. Butler taught Theatre Speech, directed and worked as the Theater Manager, according to Penny Hasekoester, current Theater Manager. Butler retired in 1993. Butler was a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science; Denver University with a Masters of Art;
Texas Tech with a Ph.D.; and SHSU with a Ph.D. in theatre management. Previous to working at SHSU, Butler taught high school in Ohio and California. Hasekoester that Butler was “very close to the music program, because he enjoyed musical theater.” Butler was also extremely invested in his students according to Hasekoester. Butler is preceded in death by his older brother, John C. Buthler Jr., sisters: Dorothy Ruth Winter and E. Loraine Stafford. Butler is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and close friend Ronnie Connell, SHSU Alumnus.
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U.S. should intervene in Syria Americans are mostly unaware of the goings-on in Syria, especially since all in- and outgoing information has been cut off from the tumultuous country. The ignorance that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has shown demonstrates the danger he presents to his own people and the rest of the world. It’s time to take action One event that highlights this need is the shooting of United Nations weapons inspectors Monday, during the group’s trip
The last two years have seen international issues yet lack an major shake ups in MENA understanding of the cultures democracy movements, including and day-to-day politics of what’s a second revolution in Egypt actually occurring. While some against democratically-elected argue that it’s not American’s job to President Mohammad Morsi. clean up the world’s mess, the US spends 40 percent Turning a blind of all defense eye to the Syrian atrocities serves Whether or not Assad has used spending in the only as a signal to chemical weapons; the whimsical world. If anyone other countries way he flouts international law not has the tools for with comparable only poses danger to the Syrian the job, it’s the leaders, or those people but also ...the entire MENA United States and its allies. on the cusp, to region. Especially begin oppressing in the case of their citizens, and to continue hostile behavior chemical weapons the Obama against the United States and other administration needs to act Western countries. Examples of with haste and resolve. Not only this behavior include rumored would oppressive governments Iranian efforts to produce nuclear continue and increase use of weapons and the insurgents reprehensible methods, but spreading in Mali and Libya. terror cells could gain access in This isn’t to say that a complete unrestricted, unhindered and reversal in MENA advances will unmonitored sensitive areas. The happen but it would show that United States could provide less America wouldn’t get involved invasive logistical support if it because citizens don’t like it. has a problem with boots-on-theAmericans seem to care about ground intervention. What exact
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to check out rumors of chemical weapon violations, according to a U.N. news release. Exactly what faction the snipers came from is unknown. Whether the snipers knew whom they were shooting is unknown. Assad’s forces have been hostile to the United States and foreign countries in the past, however, some rebel groups have also shown hostility to UN forces. But after the sniper fire, even Britain and France want to get involved with Syria. Whether or not Assad has used chemical weapons; the whimsical way he flouts international law not only poses danger to the Syrian people but also has shown Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries that they can violate international law without consequence. This will ultimately lead to bigger and scarier problems in MENA countries and will be more expensive and dangerous for the world to deal with in the future.
United Kingdom porn restriction good compromise but badly flawed
MOLLY SHOVE Viewpoints Editor
On the tip of it, the UK internet pornography law seems quite reasonable. Search results will automatically exclude adult content, but households can choose to opt out at their discretion. It is designed to allow people who want porn opt out of blocking adult websites, while ensuring that parents can prevent their children from accessing it illegally. Some content, such as erotica and sexual therapy won’t be censored at all. Other content, including depictions of rape or child pornography, are censored outright, regardless of opting in or out. While the usual fights between social conservatives and civil liberties groups break out, it’s important to look at the details for guidance. At the base of the issue, there is a conflict between people’s rights to post and access content freely and the rights of the government to uphold common values in a society. The government is choosing to give parents the
tools to make sure their children are not watching porn. They are also giving consenting adults the freedom to access boatloads of porn if they choose to. It seems as if everyone here is happy (other than those in the child porn industry, who are hopefully in prison.) There are three major concerns which make me tentative in supporting this policy as something the United States should adopt. One is the fact that the censorship involved often extends to more than just pornography. Things ranging from eating disorders, violence, suicide and drugs sites can be censored by default. While none of these things are fantastic for children, there is a lot of merit in things that are related to violence or drugs. One of the best things about the internet is its ability to freely access large and diverse swaths of content, even if it is offensive. It would be a shame to censor anything that doesn’t need to be censored. The second concern is the lack of transparency regarding who will set the bans. If we don’t know who does the banning it’s very hard to make sure they are no conflicts of interest. If a regulator sits on the board of a media company and a competitor happens to get a ban for content that isn’t all that offensive, there should be consequences. The general things that are being banned are under such broad labels that misconduct could be easily and quietly carried out, denying households and content
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providers access to each other in ways the law didn’t intend. Another concern is the ban on porn that shows consenting actors engaging in simulated rape. In principle, so long as the people creating the content are legal consenting adults and the viewers are legal consenting adults, the government has no business getting in the way of it. While some may think that it is gruesome nonconsent/reluctance is a popular fetish, it’s undeniably better to explore and deal with this kind of fetish in front of a computer screen then out in the real world. Furthermore, there are profound, artistic and meaningful depictions of rape that have artistic merit. Taking the rape out of “Lovely Bones” would be like taking the violence out of “Fight Club.” It would degrade the emotional impact of the story. “Lovely Bones” and things like it should not be censored. Aside from these issues, the law is taking a step at protecting the innocence of children. While teens should be able to seek out sexual education and deal with the cocktail of hormones that come with puberty, younger children shouldn’t be exposed to it. Laws rarely strike a balance between protecting the autonomy of adults and the responsibility of the state to protect its citizens against social harms. While flawed, this law at least approaches the right idea. It is important to continue to allow adults to penetrate these blocks, and that, at its base, is a solid part of any such law.
action would be most helpful is for experts to decide, however the current policy of inaction and political saber-rattling clearly is not effective. This behavior is currently isolated, but serves as a sign of the danger level in the region. Even when Syria is on the brink of being blasted by the United Nations for a crime against humanity their forces are attacking diplomats and scientists. It’s a bad move on Syria’s part. Whether or not chemical weapons are being used in Syria, or even if the snipers knew who they were shooting, sniper fire is still a symbol for the turmoil that the people of Syria are living through daily. Other journalists that have covered the region describe it as “mass chaos”. Without intervention in Syria, the United States, United Nations and MENA countries that will face proliferated turmoil as a result.
Lawyered: Advice from legal services Do you have a landlord who’s giving you a hard time? Or have a conflict with a roommate that requires mediation? Just need advice on going prelaw? For students who need l e g a l advice, Student Legal and GENE ROBERTS Mediation Services (SLMS) provides legal and conflict resolution counsel conveniently on campus. Gene Roberts, the new full-time attorney and mediator, advises students on many legal issues, such as landlord/tenant, family, criminal, employment, and traffic violations. The services are free. Roberts became the new director for the office in April. He has over 15 years’ experience litigating cases and was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers— Rising Stars Edition in the area of business litigation. “This position is the perfect combination of my three professional passions: law, conflict resolution, and education,” Roberts said. “In the short time I’ve been here, we’ve already been approached by the author of the leading textbook on alternative dispute resolution in Texas to write a chapter about student-related mediation as well as a large outof-state university that wants to learn how we do things. It’s an honor to occupy the same office that James Gibson and Rhonda Beassie performed so well.” As the new director, he would
like to see the office continue to be a resource that is as helpful as possible to students. “Ultimately, our mission is to serve students,” Roberts said. “We believe in making the legal process as simple as possible so that students can focus on their education at Sam Houston. By counseling students, we can help point them in the right direction, and that is our goal at SLMS.” Roberts also discussed the increase in legal consultations over the years because of the work that the office has done to make students more aware of the services. The number of legal consultations has risen from 118 in 2010-2011 to 470 in 20112012. “Numbers can be important, but we need to keep in mind that we deal with people. People who are facing important decisions with important consequences,” Roberts noted. “Obviously we want to help as many students as we can, but we also want to maintain the high quality of advice and counsel that Sam Houston students deserve.” Roberts emphasized the importance of students knowing about the services that SLMS provides. “Sometimes bad things happen to good people—your identity’s been stolen, your landlord is trying to unfairly get money out of you, your boss isn’t paying you, your roommate and you aren’t getting along. These are situations where we can help.” To make an appointment with Roberts, call the SLMS office at (936) 294-1717, or make an appointment online at shsu.edu/ legalservice. The office is located in the LSC, suite 330.
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CORRECTION In the Houstonian’s Best of Huntsville awards, Bearkat Tan was named the ‘Best Tanning Salon’ in Huntsville in error. The salon named has been closed for more than a year and should have been disqualified. Mystic Rays tanning salon will be noted as the winner of this category. The Houstonian apologizes for the error and any inconvenience.
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a tired topic. Ansari may not have reused a set from any of his specials but instead employed a much more redundant issue in comedy: romance. Covering everything from text and communication to foreign affairs, he brought a much more sentimental attitude to the showcase than what is usually found in his acts. Ansari’s acts normally include vulgarity, cussing and his cousin Harris. Opening for Ansari were Nick Kroll of “The League” and rising comedian Gerard Carmichael. Carmichael took advantage of Sam Houston State’s small town setting and the experience of landing in Huntsville’s airport while surrounded by, “Nothing but fields. Just fields. Scary as fuck.” He had the decency to recognize that while we may lack much in the way of a proper landing strip, “At least we’re not Florida.” Nick Kroll was nothing less than a success causing an uproar as students literally fell over laughing. His tales of inconvenient bowels and what appeared to be furious onstage masturbation had the crowd in tears. It could be said that he, “delivered like fuckin’ Papa Johns.” “I liked Nick Kroll, I think he was the one that hit the hardest, but this was Aziz’s bread and butter.” said Student Activities’ Program Coordinator and SHSU graduate Steven Begnaud. “Seeing that was just four to five months of work coming together.
It’s always good to get it out of the way and have a good show where 3,000 people show up and laugh for three hours. So I can’t complain.” The Kat Comedy Showcase was just the tip of the iceberg though. Welcome week will carry on until Saturday when the Bearkat Alley Tailgate takes place. Tuesday, Austin Hall saw hundreds of students gather for Party in the Pit where along with the usual food and music, glow sticks were plentiful. Casino Night at the Lowman Student Center premiered to dozens of eager students with hopes of winning raffles and play money galore. Games of craps, poker, roulette and slot machines were put on by various student organizations such as SHSU Crew and a number of Greek organizations. Upcoming events are approaching rapidly as the week comes to an end. Thursday will see the beginning of Unity Fest, an annual event that with the lure of food offers an opportunity for students of all varieties to come together and bond as one community in a safe educational environment. The Kat Klub will be hosting the Kat’s Meow Karaoke for all student s from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Bearkat Picnic will be hosted at Austin Hall and in the Quad starting at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Welcome week will come to an end following an evening of Bearkat Alley’s Tailgate Party. The Party kicks off at 4:30 p.m. in the north parking lot of Bowers Stadium.
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difference maker in the Bears earning [cochampions],” Sports Network said in their SLC preview. Sports Network’s poll lists SHSU and UCA in the top two spots to claim the conference championship in 2013. The Bearkats are favored to return to the FCS national championship for a third consecutive year after North Dakota State outlasted the Bearkats in consecutive NCAA FCS national championship appearances in 2011 and 2012. NDSU holds the top spot in NCAA FCS rankings with 23 first place votes as SHSU sits in fourth place with one first place vote. SHSU head coach Willie Fritz said this year’s motto is “the highest expectations,” to bring home a win from Frisco, Texas. Fritz said there is not added pressure to produce a repeat performance of the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He added the 2013 signing class has developed durable roster depth on the offensive attack. A strong fight between freshmen quarterbacks Don King III and Jared Johnson for the back-up spot behind fourth year starter Brian Bell has produced a successful offseason from the quarterback position, Fritz said. According to The Sports Network, SHSU’s returning offensive core will compensate for the loss of Daxton Swanson, Darnell and Darius Taylor at the defensive side of the ball. Returning senior running back Timothy Flanders, accompanied by sophomore wide receiver
Chance Nelson and senior Richard Sincere, head the offensive attack. Flanders is starting his senior season 461 yards from becoming the all-time leading rusher in the Southland Conference. To maintain a strong offensive core, deepening the depth on the offensive line has been a priority during the offseason, Fritz said. “We need to develop three or four guys who can add depth,” Fritz said. “All the freshmen are competing for that role now.” Sophomore left tackle Donald Jackson III is the sole returning starting front man for SHSU, and is accompanied by senior lineman Matt Boyles. Boyles has recorded 16 starts in his four years as a Bearkat. Of the 18 freshmen in the 2013 signing class, five are listed as offensive linemen including 2012 High School State Champion Aaron Sowell from Katy High School. Assistant Coach Darnell Taylor said this has been one of the strongest recruiting classes in SHSU since Fritz took the reins. The Bearkats will kick-off the 2013 season with a home opener against SLC freshman Houston Baptist University. This season will mark the inaugural football season for the Huskies after announcing head coach Vic Shealy in April 2012 and signing its first recruiting class in August. SHSU will square off against Texas A&M in College Station for the second consecutive season on Sept. 7 Tickets to each game are available online at www.gobearkats.com.
• A two-vehicle crash was reported in the intersection of 11th Street and Avenue M. • Theft was reported in the 5000 block of Sam Houston Avenue. • A hit-and-run was reported at 300 block of Bearkat Boulevard. • Theft was reported on Financial Plaza. • James Stedman was arrested on a warrant service. • Leonard Gibson was arrested for public intoxication. • Daniel Morning was arrested pm a warrant service, traffic violation, and evading arrest.
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Daniel Lee was arrested on a warrant service. Cherrandi Gale was arrested on a warrant service. Anthony Jaramillo was arrested for violation of a protective order. Michael Kelley was arrested for public intoxication. Robert Quintos II was arrested for public intoxication. Amanda Townsend was arrested for public intoxication. Nicholas Taylor was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Justin Sutton was arrested for public intoxication.
Walker County Jail Booking Reports Aug. 27-28
• Roderica Lanae Smith is being held for an invalid inspection sticker, invalid driver’s license, and failure to appear in court. • Jose Mario Mejia Jr. is being held for public intoxication. • James Gleen Stedman is being held for driving with an invalid driver’s license, an expired Department of Transportation inspection, and failure to display driver’s license. • Tyrrel Juwan Dennis is being held • Dale Keith Jenkins II is being held for possession of more than four ounces of marijuana. • Richard Allen Kind is being held for possession of drug paraphernalia. • Leonard Madison Gibson is being held for public intoxication. • James Patrick Hendrickson is being held for possession of more than one driver’s license, and permitting an unlicensed person to drive. • Daniel Morning Jr. is being held for the possession of an open alcohol container, failure to appear in court, two counts of evading arrest, possession of more than two ounces of marijuana, and two counts of burglary. • Demetrice Butcher is being held for theft of property by check. • Daniel Wayne Lee is being held for theft of property by check. • Jessie Lee James Jr. is being held for domestic violence, and failure to pay child support. • Kyle Edward Irvin is being held for delivering more than a quarter of an ounce of marijuana. • Cherrandi Abucay Gale is being held for theft of property by check. • Ray Carlton Brent Jr. is being held for possession of drug paraphernalia. • Anthony Steven Jaramilo is being held for violating bond and violating a protective order. • Robert Mayo Quintons Jr. is being held for public intoxication. • Amanda Margaret Townsend is being held for public intoxication. • Michael Andrew Kelley is being held for public intoxication. • Justin Cain Sutton is being held for public intoxication. • Nicholas Patrick Olivia Taylor is being held for driving while intoxicated, and driving with an open alcohol container. • Brandon Deamond Bush is being held for public intoxication.
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Volleyball hits floor with young roster, senior expectations
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Junior Deveney Wells-Gibson attacks the ball at the net in a conference rival game against the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions. Gibson won SLC Player of the Year in 201
MARISSA HILL Sports Reporter The Bearkat volleyball team have remodeled their starting roster after a record season in 2012, but maintain playoff expectations. The Bearkats shared the Southland Conference title with Central Arkansas in 2012, which was complemented by a 13game winning streak to cap a 15-3 league season and set a conference record. SHSU approaches the 2013 season with returning All-Southland Conference senior setter Tayler Gray and the 2012 Southland Conference Player of the Year, junior outside hitter Deveney Wells-Gibson. SHSU signed five promising freshmen during the offseason to reload the positions left from last season. “These girls don’t quit, and they’re very coachable,” head coach Brenda Gray, also Tayler Gray’s mother, said. “There are times in pre-season where we look as good as we did last season.” Graduated seniors Kendall Cleveland and Kim Black maintained a strong presence on the net with Black leading the conference in blocks in 2012. Kaylee Hawkins closed her senior season ranked ninth in the SLC for career digs. Brenda Gray said the freshmen squad has adapted well in the pre-season with the absence of Cleveland, Black and Hawkins. Wells-Gibson said the pre-season has been competitive with the freshmen group
fighting for starting spots. “The girls just had to buy-in,” Brenda Gray said. “It has been a very structured preseason with very good leadership.” With the freshmen talent, Brenda Gray believes anyone could have a breakout season. The Bearkats are looking to fill Black’s void at the middle blocker position. Brenda Gray said Black was a force at the net in 2012 and played a pivotal role on the defensive approach. She added returning players Haley Neisler, Cherise Coleman, Carling Urben and freshman Shelby Genung can be expected to head the middle blocker role. Tayler Gray said this pre-season has been hard because of how young the team is. “We have to be mentally tough to get them to our level,” she said. “Everyone came in during summer session two, so we’ve been together for a month and a half.” Despite the strong leadership returning to the court in Tayler Gray and WellsGibson, the SLC coach’s poll projects a third place finish for the Bearkats this season. Brenda Gray wouldn’t have it any other way. “Third place doesn’t bother me,” she said. “I don’t want to be picked number one. What is that? The target just gets bigger.” SHSU’s season kicks off with Norfolk State in the Appalachian State Classic in Boone, N.C., this weekend before returning to Huntsville for their home opener against Texas State University on Tuesday. Tickets are available online at www. gobearkats.com.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2013 houstonianonline.com/a-e
FALL TV PREVIEW CAITLIN ADAMCIK Staff Reporter
The Houstonian staff predicts whether the new show or new series will sail/succeed (blimp), or sink/fail (Titanic) in this TV show preview.
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SUCCEED “The Big Bang Theory” will start its seventh season on CBS. In the last episode the group throws a party for Leonard since he will be leaving for an exciting job in North Sea. The new season starts with Penny and Sheldon missing Leonard and they bond over their absent friend. “The Big Bang Theory” is scheduled to premiere on Sept. 26.
SINK “Dads” is Fox’s new comedy multi-camera sitcom with executive producer Seth MacFarlane. The show is about two close friends, Eli (Seth Green) and Warner (Giovanni Ribisi) that work together at a video game company which they co-founded. Eli lives an unstable lifestyle. Warner, on the other hand, is married with children. Silliness and ridiculousness ensues when both Eli and Warner’s fathers move in with their sons. “Dads” will premiere on Sept. 17. Courtesy FOX
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SUCCEED The CW has a new spin off from the hit “Vampire Diaries”, “The Originals”. This drama horror show is based on the original vampire family from New Orleans. The Originals are different from the vampires in “Vampire Diaries” because they do not need the special ring that allows regular vampires to go into sunlight and they also cannot be staked in the heart. In the new series, Klaus, and original vampire, returns to the town he help build in the French Quarter of New Orleans. “The Originals” will air on Oct. 15. SUCCEED Fox’s hit “Glee” will be returning this fall on Sept. 26. The show had to delay their original release date because of their stars, Corey Monteith’s, unexpected death. The show will include a tribute episode for Monteith’s character, Finn. Demi Lovato will be on the show this season and will be playing Santana’s love interest. The first episode of the new season will include Beatles songs. Courtesy FOX
SUCCEED “How I Met Your Mother” returns to the CBS for its final season on Sept. 23. Cristin Milioti plays Ted’s future wife and the mother character that was a mystery until the end of last season. Fans can look forward to Barney and Robin’s wedding in this last season.
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SUCCEED ABC brings back its adventure fantasy show, “Once Upon A Time” on Sept. 29. The fairytale family journeys to Neverland to save Henry and to battle against Peter Pan. There are plenty of events and new characters to look forward to in this new season. Joanna Gracia is casted as Ariel, who will make an appearance in the season. During the first couple episodes fans can expect fairies, such as Tinkerbell, and Gold’s history with Peter Pan.
SINK “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is the new sci-fi action show on ABC that will premiere on Sept. 23. It follows Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and agents he selected from the law enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. The elite team investigates new, strange, and unknown happenings around the world, also providing protection. Joss Whedon is an executive producer. Courtesy ABC