Vol 120 | Issue 3
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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New lawsuit alleges racial discrimination, retaliation STEPHEN GREEN Editor-in-Chief
Racial discrimination and retaliation are at the forefront of a lawsuit against Sam Houston State University, according to court documents filed in the U.S. Court in the Southern District of Texas on Jan. 18. Angel Lamb, an African American, is suing SHSU under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging that the formerinterim director of the human resources (HR) department denied her a raise and promotion because of her race. David White, former-interim director of HR, took the position
in early 2009 when, the lawsuit Lamb alleges in the lawsuit. alleges, the racial discrimination Lamb currently works in the began. Lamb also claims in the department as an associate and lawsuit that has worked for she worked the university directly under “White and Bennett for 20 years, HR Associate according Director Cynthia targeted three black HR to court Bennett, after employees in an effort documents. receiving an to get them to quit The lawsuit unrelated also claims that promotion from and ‘cleanse’ the HR Lamb received a clerk’s position. department...” positive reviews “After White’s ---Lamb’s lawsuit on her job promotion, performance White and prior to her Bennett targeted and White’s three black HR employees in respective promotions. However, an effort to get them to quit and after her promotion she received a ‘cleanse’ the HR department,” poor review in February 2009.
“This poor review caused her to be denied for a raise, which the white employees at her level received,” the lawsuit claims. It says the same situation occurred again in June 2009, but everyone got a raise “except for three black employees.” In addition to racial discrimination, Lamb’s claim also states she was retaliated against for complaining about the issue to a supervisor. She filed an internal grievance about the promotion denial on April 21, 2010. She was then allegedly given a warning by Bennett for “‘releasing privileged information.’” “[Lamb] allegedly internally
identified the name of a newly hired employee, although there is no known policy regarding this issue,” the lawsuit claims. “This warning has since been used to further subjugate Lamb and ‘keep her in her place.’ The warning was held over Lamb’s head and she was frequently reminded that, ‘there is consideration of suspension without pay and it is currently under review.’” In addition, Lamb is suing for damages, punitive damages and costs related to the lawsuit. Neither the university nor its lawyers would comment on the lawsuit. Officials had not yet been made aware of the lawsuit at the time they were asked.
Martin makes milestone mark
KARMEN KING Viewpoints Editor
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RACKING UP RECORDS. Britni Martin (10) became just the 12th player to score 1,000 points in a Bearkat uniform, edging out current head coach Brenda Nichols on the career points list.
Dedication. Leadership. Intensity. Record breaking. These are just a few of the words that can be used to describe junior forward Britni Martin. Last week Martin added her name to the Sam Houston State University record books. Martin became just the 12th player to score 1,000 points in a Bearkat uniform, edging out current head coach Brenda Nichols on the career points list. “It was exciting,” Martin said. “I didn’t even know I was close to hitting 1,000.” Coach Nichols joked about Martin joining her on the list. “I just tell her I did it in two years, it took her three,” Nichols said. Martin had a few things to remind her coach. “That was back in the day,” Martin said. “Plus we played different positions so that should be taken into account. She was right under the basket and could get the rebound and put it right back up.” Family members describe her brother, Jeremy, as Martin’s mentor. “I’m just extremely proud of her,” Jeremy said. “It’s good to see all the hard work that she’s been putting in over the years pay off and to get some recognition from it.” The Conroe native joined SHSU in the 2008-2009 season and lit up the Southland Conference almost immediately. Martin was
the first freshman to average in double figures scoring since Shayla Teague, second on the career scoring leaders list, did it in 1995. She was the fifth freshman to have a double digit scoring average and was ranked third in the Southland in three point baskets (55). As a freshman, Martin was a two-sport athlete participating in soccer as well as basketball. Due to a knee injury, she had to red-shirt the 2009-2010 season, but when she came back last season she hadn’t missed a beat. Last season, Martin was named SHSU Co-Most Valuable Player along with Sequeena Thomas. The chemistry between the two women is part of what makes the team so successful many say. “She’s always a hard worker she works hard everyday so it’s no different in the game,” Thomas said. “We can always look to her to hustle and get points and get boards.” Athletic Director Bobby Williams believes Martin is an exemplary leader on and off the court. “She’s always upbeat,” Williams said. “When I walk around and I see her and I’m maybe a little down, as a leader she’ll lift you up. At her age that’s a quality of leadership that’s rare.” Martin also praises Thomas. “I love it! I love playing with Q. I know exactly where she’s going to be and when she wants the ball,” Martin said. “I know it, I love it, it makes my job easy.” Selfless is a good word to describe Martin’s play on the court.
She is ranked 11th amongst SHSU Career Assist Leaders, not far behind teammate Khamra Echols, with 254 assists in 75 games, averaging 3.4 per game. Martin is known for her accuracy from well behind the arc. Her sophomore year, she hit 89 shots from downtown for an average of 35.5 percent. Smart opponents would do well not to foul Martin as her career free throw totals 77.9 percent, but they’re not always successful. “She loves to shoot the 3, but Britni will throw her body everywhere,” Nichols said. “She’s very good at taking them in and drawing the fouls and going to the line.” Not only does Martin excel on the court but in the classroom as well. As a freshman she was named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Her sophomore year she earned first team Academic All-Southland honors with a 3.60 GPA as a kinesiology major. This year she has been nominated for Academic All-America honors. Martin’s goals for the rest of her colligate career is to reach the top five all-time scorers in SHSU history. With an average of 15.1 points per game this season, and her senior season left next year, Martin may have set her sights too low. “I asked her mom the other day if [Martin] had a chance to go pro if she would,” cousin Elizabeth Dean said. “Her mom said if she was offered she would. Which we’re hoping she does.”
Harassment lawsuit allowed to proceed MOLLY WADDELL Associate News Editor
A federal lawsuit filed by two former Art Department faculty alleging that they were sexually harassed and retaliated against is proceeding to trial after parts of SHSU’s motion to dismiss were denied. Plaintiffs Garry and Jasmyne Graybill, who were hired by Art Department chair Tony Shipp in 2008, allege that Shipp created a hostile working environment through sexual harassment. When the married couple complained to then Dean of Arts and Sciences
Jaime Hebert, they claim that Shipp retaliated by not giving promised merit pay increases and posting their jobs for others to apply. According to court documents, the motion to dismiss the Graybill’s complaint was recommended in part and denied in part, on Jan. 9. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary Malloy recommended that Sam Houston State University’s motion to dismiss the Graybill’s sexual harassment claims be granted, but the motion to dismiss the retaliation claim be denied. The sexual harassment suit was dropped because the Graybills
could not establish a case, on first examination, of a hostile work environment based on a sexual harassment. The Graybills did not show that SHSU was not following Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII says, “she belongs to a protected class, was subjected to unwelcome sexual harassment, the harassment was based on her sex, and that the harassment affected a term, condition, or privilege of her employment.” The University argued that the Graybill’s claims only speculate on the possibility that they were, “subject to unwelcome harassment on the basis of sex, or
that any such harassment affected the term, condition, or privilege of employment.” The University also argued that Shipp’s repeated social invitations outside of the office to the Graybills did not violate Title VII. “Shipp’s invitations alone do not create a hostile work environment. Nor will an isolated comment give rise to a sexual harassment claim,” Malloy said in the court documents. “There are no allegations that the invitations and remarks were ‘physically threatening or humiliating,’” or to the degree in which the conduct interferes with the workers’ performance.
There was no factual support for the Graybill’s claim that Shipp’s repeated invitations and unwanted remarks affected any term or condition of employment, Malloy said. The retaliation claim that Shipp denied the Graybills a promised merit raise and opened their positions to other applicants because they reported his offensive behavior to SHSU were sufficiently alleged by the plaintiffs, Malloy said. The trial is set for fall 2012 at the Southern District of Texas U.S. district court.
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Don’t rain on my parade Molly Waddell bemoans the consequences of the downpour on campus
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lthough I am grateful for the much needed rain, several bad things seemed to come along with it. The Sam Houston campus is not equipped for rain of any kind, even if it is just sprinkling. The ground and sidewalks are made out of pea gravel, which is the worst in the rain. It makes the ground slippery and dangerous. I have heard several stories from friends about them slipping and falling on the side walk, or down stairs made of the same kind of gravel. People can get hurt, and they have, ending up with scratches on their arms or bruises on their bodies. The majority of students do not wear shoes with good grips on them such as Sperry’s or even flip flops so that does not help the ground situation. Another problem is the drainage system, which seemed to not be working at all Wednesday morning. My friend and I were walking to class when it began pouring down rain. In a matter of minutes we were walking in at least two inches of standing water on the sidewalks. At that point there was not one inch of our body that was not soaked so we took that as our cue to turn around and go back home. On the way back to the car we ran into about 15 students standing, outside of Lee Drain
under cover, because their classes got let out early due to the lights flickering. When walking by South Paw water was lapping up onto the sidewalk and waves of water were flowing down the street. The driveway into South Paw was gushing at least three inches of water. My friend made a joke that we could surf down the driveway because it was moving so fast. While walking by LDB another student was running through the rain, which leads to the problem of covered walkways. There does not need to be a walkway connected to every building, but before hitting the LDB we were soaked and we still had to make it to the Evans Complex which the only covered path we walked was the two feet by LDB. There is definitely a need for more covered walkways. Driving home we hit another problem, this one was not necessarily one the school could fix but maybe the student could figure out how to check themselves. The stoplights were out and apparently SHSU students do not know how to work a four way stop. There is this concept of taking turns that doesn’t seem to process in their heads. About three people who should not have gone went even though I was halfway in the intersection. I understand the need to get to class, but you should have looked
up the weather before you left your house and accounted for that time lost.
There are plenty of things the University needs to jump on to make it easier for us paying college
students to get to class without leaving a trail of water behind. -Molly is the Associate Editor.
Every cloud has a silver lining George Mattingly learns to find the positive in a unpleasant situation
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e have all heard the expression “for every dark cloud, there’s a silver lining.” Sure, we get tired of hearing it from parents, teachers, older siblings, etc. but it still holds true whenever life is not so kind to us. The challenge for so many people is to find that silver lining. I have come to find out that although it may be difficult to find sometimes, it is there. I was recently let go from a job that was a huge benefit to me and my family, considering the price of a college education these days. Needless to say, it was a huge hit to my self-confidence, personal health
and my wallet. The stress of the situation was enough to become a huge roadblock in my life as a college student and I was left to get back on my feet in a matter of days. My friends and family told me to “keep my head up” and to “stay strong”, but no matter how I tried to smile like everything was fine, I was nervous and stressed about the situation. It was one night after talking to my best friend, that I found my silver lining.
George Mattingly A & E Editor
She told me to try to see the positive side of the situation and I realized then that I had not done that because I was too busy worrying. When I sat down and really thought about it, I know now who my friends really are and how lucky I am to have them in times like this. They were there for me when my family
really couldn’t be. I have been reaffirmed of what amazing parents and family I have to support me, even when I make bad choices. With that in mind, I knew that I could get out of the mess I was in and that I would walk away from the experience knowing what I have and the knowledge to become a stronger person because of it. If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, know that there is always going to be a way out of it. You can, believe it or not, gain something from a negative situation, whether it is tangible or not. It may not always be easy find that silver lining; it may take you a long time before you find it, but remember that it’s there.
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President Obama connects to voters online MISTI JONES Senior Reporter
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GET CONNECTED. President Obama reaches out to his voters through the internet. He is the first president to do an online chat session open to voters.
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meetings. In comparison, the University of Maryland, with a similar sized student government of 41 legislators, passed 13 bills Student Government Association and 26 resolutions in the fall semester. President Tyler Eberhart focused his report At Tuesday’s meeting, SGA successfully Tuesday night on the lack of attendance passed their first resolution of the year, among the appointed senators. Eberhart The Willie Fritz and Bearkat Football commended those who attended the Appreciation Act. The act will award a meeting but announced that unexcused plaque for the football team and designate absences will not be February 8 as Bearkat tolerated. Football Day. “You are all expected to “It’s not just an SGA Chiefs Brian Howard serve here first,” Eberhart problem.” and Treveon Murdock told the senators. “We need both announced their - Crayton accountability to motivate resignations while Vice the senate.” President Jason Tilton According to the SGA discussed the need list of senators, 19 of the for four more election 35 members are required to attend each commissioners. Chief Kendall Scudder meeting in order to meet quorum. If the reported the petition to make Huntsville attendance does not meet quorum, a wet, stating that voters must be registered in meeting cannot commence. the city of Huntsville in order to vote. It was “I think there’s a lack of student also announced that the library will be open involvement on the campus as a whole. 24 hours a day during spring finals week. I don’t believe it’s just an SGA problem,” The senators are also currently discussing Secretary Courtnie Crayton said. projects for the spring semester including According to the SGA Senate Meetings the “Sammys”, All Paws In, Miss Sam for Fall 2011, the Sept. 20 meeting is the Houston pageant and Big Town Hall. SGA only one to not meet quorum; many other has officially changed its meeting times times have come close. to Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and encourages The SGA was only able to pass two bills students to attend. and four resolutions last semester out of 13
Students learn leadership CHEVAL JOHN Contributing Reporter
President Barack Obama mentioned in the State of the Union address on Tuesday that Americans are lacking the skills that employers are looking for. One quality skill that is important is leadership. The second annual Learning To Lead Seminar is a speaker series that is geared towards sophomores and juniors according to Darren Grant, Ph.D, associate professor of economics in the College of Business Administration. The seminar was the brainchild of Grant, who worked in collaboration with the Career Services and the SHSU Veterans Resource Center to host the event The main purpose was to bring speakers from civic, business and military backgrounds to share with the audience. “We have diverse perspectives on leadership and yet there are certain common themes,” Grant said. The speakers in this year’s seminar were Stanley Kelley, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Clyde Loll, Vice President of Nabors Oil and Gas in Houston and Lieutenant Colonel David Yebra, chair of the
Department of Military Sciences. Kelley shared that a leader needs confidence to provide stability and trust. He told about how he was an introvert for much of his life and overcame it by getting involved with the
“To be a leader it takes discipline, commitment and dedication to the people that you are in contact with every day” -Loll agriculture and livestock. From a young age, Loll learned about discipline and leadership through his upbringing on a farm. He shared how he woke up at 5 a.m. every day to milk the cows and in the process learned about hard work and dedication. He attended Sam Houston State and majored in kinesiology. After graduating, he became a coach at a high school in north Texas, but realized that it wasn’t for him after leading the football team to a 4-6 record three years in
a row. From that moment, he decided to go into the business world and found success. He now oversees 26,000 employees that spans across the globe. “To be a leader, it takes discipline, commitment and dedication to the people that you are in contact with every day,” Loll said. “You have to be prepared and adapt to a changing world and culture.” That can be said about Lt. Colonel Yebra who served 21 years in the military including three tours of duty in the Middle East. He shared about how employers are looking for candidates who will persevere and can bounce back after mistakes. “You have to be passionate about what you do because it will help you overcome all the adversity that comes your way,” Yebra said. Those in attendance got great insight into the current job market and what employers want. “It was very interesting,” junior marketing major Julie Manelas said. “I learned a lot about leadership from different perspectives. “I can take this with me when I am looking for a job.”
This week, Google announced that President Barack Obama will host a 45-minute video chat “hang out” with the public on January 30, gaining publicity for the website’s new social network, Google Plus. A presidential first, Obama is scheduled to answer votersubmitted questions, webcamto-webcam, collected from the White House YouTube page about his annual State of the Union address from Tuesday evening. Obama plans to live chat with a select group of voters as well as a wide range of other Google Plus participants. According to a statement given to Fox News from Macon Phillips, White House director of digital strategy, the White House will have no influence on the questions given to the president. “For online engagement to be interesting, it has to be honest,” Phillips said. “We want to give Americans more control over this conversation and the chance to ask questions they care about.” The White House Google Plus page will supply the “hang out” while simultaneously streaming live video to the whitehouse.gov website. The plan for the virtual meeting is for social media to interact with politics, allowing voters to remain updated in
the progress of the political campaigns. The White House has created Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and now Google Plus accounts, in hopes to engage Americans in the issues that matter to them. According to the White House website, there are expected to be many more “White House hang outs” with administration officials. Some Google Plus users will be asked to “hang out” and have conversations with White House policy experts. Junior broadcast production major, James Bishop, believes Obama may be trying to win the hearts of Americans for his political campaign. Bishop commented that the social media engagement is a possible political scam to increase Obama’s support before the next election. “It’s great that he’s listening but I don’t know that it matters what people say. That’s just not how politics work,” Bishop said. “It seems like publicity for the upcoming election, but I’m sure there are good intentions.” The meeting with President Obama will be Monday, January 30 but an official time has not been confirmed. All Google Plus users are encouraged to participate or watch the interaction between American citizens and their president.
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Arts & Entertainment Dance Alumni to return to perform, educate students
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GEORGE MATTINGLY Arts & Entertainment Editor Dance students will have the chance to gain perspective into the world of professional dance when alumni return to the university for the Alumni Reunion Concert on Saturday. Held in the Performing Arts Center dance theatre, the concert will feature 11 performances choreographed and performed by alumni of the dance program at SHSU. Among the alumni set to be featured is Alicia Marie Carlin, who will perform an aerial piece titled “Farewell to Julie Bird”, using silk fabric hanging from the ceiling. Carlin has worked with Blue Lapis Light studio which utilizes different aerial equipment and techniques to perform off buildings. Alum, Sharon Roberts, works
with Inertia Dance Company from Westside High School who will perform a work tilted “Once Upon a Time….” The group’s performances mix different dance styles to bring something unique to the stage. Their dances have been performed all over the country in cities like Chicago, New York, New Orleans and abroad in China. The event will be an all-day event that will include classes in jazz, modern and contemporary dance. “ARC helps undergrads in some ways,” Dana Nicolay, dance professor said. “They get to meet people in the profession, listen to advice and network.” The first Alumni Reunion Concert was held in 1999 and serves as a platform for both alums to come back to their roots and for students to gain exposure to the professional world of dance,
according to Nicolay. “(The concert) represents a good opportunity for students to see what’s going on around the country,” Nicolay said. “They alumni bring a different perspective to help bridge the gap from college to the real world of dance.” The PAC will be a new addition to the concert this year, which offers opportunities for the alums. “We’re expecting to have the doors blown out this year and the building is a big motivator for them (the alumni) to return,” Nicolay said. “They will get the chance to dance in a legitimate dance facility.” The Alumni Reunion Concert will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $12 for the general public. For more information, contact the PAC box office at 936-2942339.
Best Picture
“The Artist” Thomas Langmann, Producer “The Descendants” Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Scott Rudin, Producer “The Help” Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan,Producers “Hugo” Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers “Midnight in Paris” Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers “Moneyball” Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers “The Tree of Life” Nominees to be determined “War Horse” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers Actor in a Leading Role Demián Bichir in “A Better Life” George Clooney in “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin in “The Artist” Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Brad Pitt in “Moneyball” Actor in a Supporting Role Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn” Jonah Hill in “Moneyball” Nick Nolte in “Warrior” Christopher Plummer in “Beginners” Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Actress in a Leading Role Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs” Viola Davis in “The Help” Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady” Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn” Actress in a Supporting Role Bérénice Bejo in “The Artist” Jessica Chastain in “The Help” Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids” Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs” Octavia Spencer in “The Help” Animated Feature Film
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OVER THE EDGE: SHSU alum Alicia Carlin has worked with Blue Lapis Light, which focuses on site-specific aerial dance that uses aerial riggings and harness’ to expand their performances from the stage to on walls and buildings.
“A Cat in Paris” Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli “Chico & Rita” Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal “Kung Fu Panda 2” Jennifer Yuh Nelson “Puss in Boots” Chris Miller “Rango” Gore Verbinski Christian Pratt | The Houstonian
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Lamb of God offers zero down ‘Creative brutality’ with “Resolution”
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CONNOR HYDE Contributing Reporter Solitude has never been so destructive. In their new album titled “Resolution”, Lamb of God offers an atomic bomb explosion radiating from the speakers and a punch to the throat to leave you breathless. Formed in 1994 in Richmond, Virginia, Lamb of God has followed a revolution of death metal led by the barbed-wired fists of Pantera.
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Lamb of God has intertwined 80’s thrash metal with Pantera’s groove and has ridden the crazy train since. From their last album release in 2009, Lamb of God has been touring with Metallica and Mastodon; circulating through European festivals on the Metal Magnetic Tour. Resolution, their seventh studio album, was released this Tuesday after a year of much hype and enthusiasm. As a scene from a bloodbath massacre, “Straight from the Sun”, hogties your ears as Randy Blythe’s crocodile voice grumbles with the colossal drop of guitar rhythm. It’s a machine gun of an entrance compared to their 2009 album “Wrath”, which led with such grace and indifference it seemed to be a congested cough. The phlegm is gone and the armory is reloaded. The leading single, “Ghost Walking”, introduces a groovy guitar lick at the hands of lead guitarist Mark Morton. The brassy, double stringed acoustic lead quickly escalates into a mosh pit of a triplet drumming and tremolo guitar picking. Though Lamb of God has surely stuck to their roots of steel-veined, good ol’ fashion metal, their songs quickly mold into a continuous scream lost behind a filter of belting drum lines and distorted guitar licks. Lamb of God is surely in their last bit of creative brutality. The last section of the album disappoints as the vocals Blythe resonate like a crocodile with bronchitis. Song drops and heavy breaks in the music composition are second nature and repetitious as Chris Adler’s drumming is replaced by Animal from the Muppets. Resolution signifies the conclusion of an era and serves as a turning point in the long reign of high school kids moshing in their closets and work out junkies fueling their muscles in a public mirror. Though repetitious at times, Lamb of God has stuck to their roots and hasn’t given in to corporate pressure such as All That Remains and Korn. It’s definitely worth buying.
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ROUGH ROAD GAME. Guard Demarcus Gatlin (11) attempts to back his way into the paint against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Kats fell at SFA, 67-66.
Men battle back but lose in final seconds of OT, 67-66 CODY LEWIS Sports Reporter It was almost a storybook ending for the Sam Houston State’s men’s Basketball team last
night as they played archrivals Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches. The Bearkats came back from a 16-point deficit in the second half to take the game into overtime but fell short as time ran out, losing to the Lumberjacks 67-66. Four of the last five SHSU games have been decided in the last minutes of the game and more specifically, the last two were decided by one point as time expired. SHSU now sports a 2-4 conference record, and their schedule is not getting any softer. The Bearkats were up against a defense that’s ranked fifth in
the nation for points allowed in a game. They are the only school in the nation that has not allowed 70 points in a single game. The score at halftime was an average 25-23 with SFA leading. The Lumberjacks came out hot as they took a huge lead over the Bearkats early in the second half. But when the Bearkats started showing life with about ten minutes left in the game, SFA watched a comfortable 16-point lead but sliced down to as little as five. Sam Houston’s Konner Tucker scored six three pointers—two
of them being shots that kept the Bearkats alive in both the second half and overtime—and scored 20 points total.
But SFA’s Desmond Hayman could not be stopped down the stretch. He made three shots in a row in the second half—two out of the three were three pointers. The Bearkats had many chances to take a lead in last night’s game. Players Demarcus Gatlin, Darius Gatson, Marcus James and Konner Tucker all scored in the double digits and made plays that made a victory possible for the Bearkats. Defensively, Sam Houston’s Antuan Bootle had seven rebounds. In the second half Sam Houston was down by scores of five, four and two. Tucker then made a clutch three pointer with 13 seconds left on the clock sending the game into overtime. Despite the heart-breaking loss, the Bearkats are getting closer to head coach Jason Hooten’s goal of shooting 70 percent from the free throw line every game. The team made 17 of their 25 free throws equaling out to 68 percent. They also shot nearly 50 percent from the three-point line. Sam Houston will travel to San Antonio next to play the University of Texas-San Antonio. The game will be on Saturday at 4 p.m. For more information about the team, including questions about scheduling and ticketing, visit gobearkats.com. Christian Pratt | The Houstonian
Jessica Gomez | The Houstonian
TOUGH ONE. Junior Britni Martin (10) drives to lane against Stephen F. Austin Wednesday night. Martin scored 30 against the Lumberbacks, but the team lost a close one, 69-67.
Women lose in thriller at home, 69-67 KARMEN KING Viewpoints Editor The Battle of the Piney Woods, no matter the sport, is always a tense matchup. With last night’s 69-67 loss, the Bearkats fall to 55-7 all time against Stephen F. Austin. Turnovers were the bane of the night for the women. Twelve turnovers in the first half, six in the first five minutes alone, set the pace for the game. At the half the Bearkats were down 3930 and had only attempted 23 field goals. The Bearkat cagers came out with new life in the second half going on a 12-0 run,
preventing the Lumberjacks from scoring for the first six minutes. Junior forward Britni Martin scored a season high 30 points for the Kats shooting 50 percent (4-8) from beyond the arc. Forward Sequeena Thomas added 13 points and pulled down 12 rebounds (6-6) for her ninth double-double of the season. Center Angela Beadle contributed with seven rebounds, six points, and three blocks The Bearkats continue to struggle with points off the bench. Senior Khamra Echols and freshman Jazmin Wiley scored five and two, respectively, from the bench. Echols was injured in the final seconds of the game. The Kats shot 47.8 percent (11-23) from the field in the first half and 39.3 percent (11-28) in the second half for a combined total of 43.1 percent (22-51). The Bearkats next face UTSA Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Johnson Coliseum.
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