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Thursday, March 29, 2007 Volume 87 No. 25The independent voice of Southeastern Oklahoma State University since 1912

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SpringFest packetsPackets for SpringFest’s“The Great Mud War”must be turned in today.Packets must be in theStudent Senate Office by5 p.m.

Final Applications forGraduationTomorrow isthe lastday to com-plete thefinal applicationfor Graduation. This isfor Baccalaureate orMasters

Dance auditionsDance auditions will be

held Saturday,April 28 for

t h eS p a r k s

D a n c eC o m p a n y .Auditions will

be held in theVPAC with regis-tration starting at

10 a.m. E-mail rcock-er@sosu. edu for moreinformation.

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ignated asan EasterHoliday.

Summer registrationRegistration for summerclasses is open on theinternet April 14- May 31.Walk-in registration startsApril 16.

Dumpster Diving A challenging job for the environmentally concerned

According to Brandie Dixon,she and other members of theSOSU Green Club are takingrecycling very seriously.

When piles of SOSU Banduniforms and other items werefound piled in a campus dump-ster, calls were made andmembers came forward to sal-vage what they could.

“We were unable to salvage(many of the) wasted items,because of the storm,” Dixonsaid, referring to a recent rain-storm.

Dixon said her group wassaddened by the waste, as shefelt many of these items couldhave been donated some-where, such as the Goodwill.

David Christy, SOSU Banddirector said, “I didn’t even know they werethrown out.”

He added, though, that these uniforms werepurchased over 20 years ago and weren’t with-out problems from the beginning. “The firsttime they were worn at a football game when itrained, the colors bled …”

Christy added because of age and disrepair“there was no possible way the uniforms could

have been salvaged.”He added, “We certainly don’t want to be

wasteful.”According to Dixon, the group’s dumpster

adventure resulted in a desktop, which will beused as a chess board in an art class.

Dixon said that people should recycle every

By KAREN MAPLEManaging editor

Senate MinutesThe Student Government

Association met at 6:30 p.m.in the Student Union March15 for their weekly meeting.Topics discussed includedparking issues andSpringFest.

SGA President MichaelDavis brought the meeting toorder. After the Pledge ofAllegiance, the meeting wasturned over to Director ofCampus Police and PublicSafety Jon Clouse for morecomments on the campusparking situation.

The senators also voted toallow public comments dur-ing the parking discussion,because several non-senatorswere present.

Clouse said that studentsshould specify any changesthey wish to be made to theparking proposal. He alsowanted them to talk aboutwhat they wanted the moneyfrom parking to specificallygo toward.

Sen. Stephanie Cypert saidshe was concerned that therewas not enough parking forresidents included in the pro-

posal. Clouse agreed this wasa problem.

He went on to say that, inthe future, the tennis courtswould be moved, thereforeopening up more parking.

The students also broughtup overflow areas for resi-dent parking.

Clouse described the over-flow areas as “any area out-side that would be open.”

One senator mentionedthat, on certain days of theweek, students who commutepark at the BCM because ofevents there. Clouse saidthere could be exceptions forthose people.

Another senator mentionedthat the people attendingevents at the BCM might beprovided some sort of decalto keep them from beingticketed. Clouse said this wasdefinitely a suggestion.

Sen. Lynnsey Dennisbrought forward anotherparking concern. She saidthat, during local high schoolfootball games on campus,parents were parking in frontof Shearer Hall without

Courtesy photo

Green Club members try to salvage items left in SOSUdumpster on March 13.

By DAVID REEDContributing writer

See SGA Page 2

Three SOSU broadcasting studentsreceived awards at the OklahomaBroadcast Education Association(OBEA) and the OklahomaAssociation of Broadcasters (OAB).

The annual statewide student daycontest included students from publicand private four-year universities.

Students taking Dr. John AllenHendrick’s Video and AudioProduction classes represented SOSU.

“It (the contest) provides our stu-dents with an opportunity to havetheir work externally evaluated,”Hendricks said.

Andrea Medley, a graphic designmajor from McAlester, won secondplace in the television documentarycategory for her documentary onRobber’s Cave.

Kurt Bradley and Thomas Westfallwon third place in the radio stationpromotional category for their promo-tional spot titled “The Kurt and Tom

Show.”“We were surprised to win. We did

it the night before it was due, butwhen we listened to it we thought itwas really good. It was a greathonor,” added Bradley.

Bradley is a sophomore theatremajor from Sulphur.

He plans to pursue a career in filmacting.

This is his last semester at SOSU ashe is moving to California to finishhis education.

Westfall is a junior broadcastingmajor from Poteau. His goal is towork in radio station management.

“(Winning) was awesome,” saidWestfall. “I think it will really helpmy career.”

“These are conscientious studentswho exemplify what tenacity andattention to details will allow you toachieve,” Hendricks said.

Hendricks has been teaching atSOSU since 1997.

Students have been participating in

this competition for nine years. “Dr. Hendricks is an awesome

teacher,” Westfall said. Both Westfall and Bradley strongly

recommend people take Hendricks’Audio and Video Production classes.

Dr. Hendricks was very pleased,although not surprised at the results ofthe contest.

“SOSU students are hard workersand I expected them to do well in thecompetition,” said Hendricks.

Radio Students honored at awards ceremonyBy BOBBI GENTRYStaff writer

There has been a wive’s tale foralmost as long as Durant has beenin existence that claims a naturalvalley would protect the area fromtornadoes.

According to Margaret Taylor, apast resident of Durant who nowlives in Tulsa, there was a bookpublished many years ago titled“Queen of Three Valleys” thatspoke of the safety of Durant fromnature’s twisters.

As a child, she could disprove thewive’s tale from personal experi-ences. She witnessed the destruc-tion one tornado left behind nearher childhood home.

The tornado that Taylor remem-bers most, though, is the one shewitnessed with her own eyes whenshe was a teenager.

“There were no sirens back in 1957,” Taylorsaid. She remembered that the radio said “allclear,” and she had been outside when she sawwhat “looked like a snake (in the sky) a couplemiles south of Durant.”

“My mom thought I was joking at first,”Taylor said. Once her parents realized therewas, in fact, a tornado heading their way, hermother and the children were escorted to thecellar. “Dad watched it go down South NinthStreet, where it wiped out several houses.”

“People were not prepared,” Taylor said.

She remembers that several people were killedon South Ninth. Taylor remembers a friendwas eating in the living room when his roofwas taken off. “The tornado turned up EighthStreet and headed to the college,” she said.

Terry Taylor, a SOSU freshman in 1957,remembers the twister, as well. “I had gone tothe library to study with some friends and justhang out,” Terry, now a resident of Delaware,said. “I saw it just before it got to us. I remem-ber hearing someone shouting.

Where the wind blowsBy KAREN MAPLEManaging editor

See TORNADO Page 6

Courtesy photo

The peak of tornado season in “tornado alley”runs from March to May.

Courtesy photo

The Green Club tries to let people know that it is easy torecycle. They hope to keep the program growing andgoing strong at SOSU.

See DUMPSTER Page 2

BOBBIGENTRY/The Southeastern

Thomas Westfall (L), Kurt Bradley (R) and Andrea Medley (not pic-tured) won broadcasting awards March 16.

At 10:18 last nightPresident Jesse Snowdenshared the news that Dr.Wayne Dixon, professorin the Department ofBehavioral Sciences,passed away. TheSoutheastern joinsSnowden in encouragingstudents and faculty tokeep Dixon’s family intheir thoughts andprayers during this diffi-cult time. Snowden saidhe would notify peopleas more informationbecomes available.

NewsPage 2 The Southeastern Thursday, March 29, 2007

The Staff

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Managing editorKAREN MAPLE

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The Staff Association isstill needing recipes forThe Centennial Cookbook,goaled to be completed andready for sale byHomecoming.

Money raised from the cook-books will help fund the SSAgrants and other expenses,committee member RebaTitsworth said.

Titsworth said that severalvolunteers have come forwardto assist with the cookbooks,“but we could always use morevolunteers to serve on the com-

mittee.”Current students, alum-

ni, faculty and staff are allencouraged to submit

recipes.In addition to the recipe,

contributors are asked toinclude their name and whenthey attended and/or worked atSoutheastern.

Recipes and information canbe e-mailed to cookbook@sosu.edu.

Titsworth said they wouldlike to have all recipes in bythe end of May.

Wanted: Recipes

Southeastern’s annual AviationAlumni Golf Tournament and Fish Fry Reunionhas been scheduled for Saturday, March31.

The golf tournament will be held atSilverado Golf Course in Durant,with registration beginning at 8 a.m.

Tee time will be at 9 a.m., withbreakfast, lunch and beverages providedthroughout the day.

Prizes will be awarded for first andsecond place, longest drive for men andwomen, and closest to the pin.

Golfers will also have a chance to wina new car as part of the hole-in-onecontest sponsored by Stuteville Ford.

All proceeds from the tournament gotoward scholarships for students in aviation.

Registration fee is $75 and it costs $50 to be ahole sponsor.

For those unable to enter the tournament, astudent sponsorship is available for $50.

Whatever level of participation people choosewill benefit future aviation professionals.

To sign up or be a sponsor, stop by the AlumniOffice in the Welcome Center located on thecorner of North Fifth Ave. and University

Boulevard, or download the registrationform online at the Web site

s o s u . e d u / a l u m n i -association/aviation-chap-ter/ and mail it to SOSUAviation Alumni

Association, 1405 N. 4thAve., PMB 4157, Durant, OK,

74701.Forms may also be faxed to

745-7440.Contact the Office of Alumni

Relations at 745-2875 for more informa-tion.

The Reunion Fish Fry will be held in theSoutheastern hanger at Eaker Field followingthe golf tournament.

The event will begin at 6 p.m. and concludewith the awards presentation to students.

There will be a minimum donation of $13 atthe door (kids under 12 eat free).

‘Swing & eat’ for AviationGolf Tournament and Fish Fry on 31st

being ticketed.Clouse said that the campus is having trouble

coming up to parents during the game becausethere is limited parking for parents.

He said that if parents are parking in firezones, there is definitely a problem. A possi-ble way to prevent this problem would beblocking off Fourth Street during the games.

One non-senator who went to the meetingwas afraid that faculty and staff not wantingto pay for parking would park in openareas, taking parking away from stu-dents.

One proposed solution was tohave a trial run for faculty andstaff in the parking lot behind the Fine ArtsBuilding. It was also pointed out that some fac-ulty and staff actually want reserved parking.

The discussion then turned toward whoshould pay for parking. Sara Kendall felt thateveryone should pay a fee for parking lot main-tenance.

SGA Vice President Karl Safe came up witha proposal to give to the parking committee.Safe said all students parking on campusshould pay a blanket fee, but there should bean extra fee for residence parking to help payfor cameras and extra security measures.

His plan was put aside for further discussionat the next meeting.

Discussion then fell to SpringFest, “TheGreat Mud War.” Packets are due today at 5

p.m. in the Student Senate Office.SpringFest will run from April 15-19.

Under new business,Resolution No. 20, proposed bySafe, called for the cancellationof the special SGA elections,

because there were onlyfour applicants. After a lit-tle debate, the resolutionpassed by a two-thirds

emergency vote.Under campus concerns, Secretary Jessica

Mitchell mentioned that someone placed a cardin the suggestion box, asking if the post officecould be moved into the Student Union.

For now, they suggested that someone placea mail drop at the Union.

Near the end of the meeting, President Davissaid that this year’s Oklahoma SGA conferencewas a great success.

Davis and several other SOSU SGA mem-bers were in attendance. Davis said the groupeven got some of their own legislation passed.

SGA -- from page 1

thing they possibly can. “I real-ly think these issues are impor-tant,” she said, “Especiallysince we have a regular recycleworker now.”

Many times people may dis-card something and not knowwhether or not it can be recy-cled. The Green Club is theplace to call if one is in doubt.

Dixon said the Green Clubdoes not want to make anyoneupset. They just want to makepeople aware that there aremany ways things can be recy-cled and what the SOSU Green

Club is about.When asked, Dixon said she

didn’t know how much “wasteis generated on campus, but itwould be interesting to know.

“What we do know is thatevery week, we recycle threetruck loads or more of paper,newspaper and cardboard.”

Dixon encourages everyoneon campus to recycle. “We aretrying to let people know that itis easy to recycle and keep theprogram strong at SOSU. Butwe need all of SOSU’s sup-port.”

DUMPSTER -- from page 1

SafetyCoordinatorS t e v eH a r m a nannouncedlast weekthat firedrills arescheduledto begin.The first ofthese drills wason March 27 and theywill run though May 2.

Fire drills will resume Sept. 4and run through Oct. 30.

Harman said it is importantfor people to read and becomefamiliar with the SOSU fireplan.

The fire plan can be found onthe SOSU Web page by click-ing on faculty/staff, then click-ing on the link public safely.From there, click on the firesafety plan link.

Harmon said that people

s h o u l dalways be

p r e -

pared andbe familiar with routes

of escape available inbuildings.

According to Harman, firehas killed more Americans thanall other natural disasters com-bined.

The National Fire ProtectionAssociation gives the follow-ing statistics for the UnitedStates in 2005:

3,675 civilian deathsoccurred due to fire with17,925 civilian injuries. 115firefighters were killed in theline of duty.

The number of fires reportedfor 2005 were 1.6 million.There are countless fires yearlythat are never reported.

Fires are the cause ofdirect property loss,

estimated at10.7 billiondollars.

Harmansaid the

c a m p u stries to keep the

buildings safe and hazard free.It can be an uphill battle, he

admitted because people oftenthink, “It won’t happen to me.”

But these things happen andit is important that people beaware of what they can do toget themselves and others outof burning buildings alive.

Harman said there are sever-al simple and easy things thatpeople can do to help.

People should make sure thatall exits are clear of furnitureand objects that could detersomeone trying to make an

escape.Harman said keeping com-

bustible material out of store-rooms with electrical boxes orA/C units is a safety precau-tion, too.

“Everyone that can shouldattend a SOSU fire extinguish-er training course,” Harmanadded.

He said that people must“understand that whoever thebuilding supervisor is, they areresponsible for accounting forall persons within the build-ing.”

According to Harman, thereare designated people in chargeof evacuating students from thedorms in case of a fire emer-gency.

Unexpected disasters can anddo happen, but being familiarwith the SOSU Fire Plan andfollowing a few simple rulesand precautions can make a bigdifference between beingtrapped inside a burning build-ing or finding your way safelyout.

It looks as if the members ofthe SOSU PresidentialSearch Committee havecompleted their mission.

A select number of indi-viduals have been sched-uled for interviews at theRegent’s AdministrativeOffice in Oklahoma City.

Sheridan McCaffree, execu-tive director of the RegionalUniversity System of Oklahoma,said the number of those being inter-viewed is not being released at this time.

She added, though, that the campus familywill not have long to wait.

Part one of this search series, publishedMarch 8, incorrectly stated presidential can-didates would be arriving at SOSU March 14and 15.

According to McCaffree, though, it couldbe as early as the week of April 9 or April 16

when the Regents will be scheduling campusevents with the college presidential candi-

dates.McCaffree said that the search process

includes the candidates meeting withtop administrators, touring the cam-

pus, attending an open forum withthe community and an open forumon campus with students, facultyand staff.

McCaffree estimated that itusually takes about a half a day on

campus for each candidate.Of course, as McCaffree has pointed

out in previous articles, “Every searchis different.”

While there is not a lot of news to share inthe presidential search in this week’s issue,McCaffree appeared confident that the searchis winding down.

She said they will continue to keep TheSoutheastern and the SOSU family appraisedas news becomes available.

For now, at least, the search for Dr. Rightcontinues.

TheLakeTexomaJazzFestivalatCatfishBayMarinais scheduledfor Saturday, April 21.

Tickets, which are availablenow, are limited due to seat-ing and are expected to sellout quickly, a recent pressrelease warned.

The Texoma Jazz Festivalfeatures a day filled with per-formances of jazz bands fromOklahoma and Texas.

The festival is dedicated toeducational and performanceopportunities for junior highand high school bands inOklahoma and North Texas,as well as providing the verybest in jazz programming forthe region.

Participating bands willperform on the stage builtover the Lake at Catfish Bay.The evening session begins at6 p.m. with the Durant HighSchool and the SOSU jazzband, along with the DallasJazz Orchestra.

The evening session fea-tures Galen Jeter and theOriginal Dallas JazzOrchestra with vocalist KathyKosins.

Kosins is a six-timeASCAP award-winning song-writer, vocalist and jazz edu-cator. She has recorded threesolo CDs and performed withthe greatest jazz musicians ofour time, the press releaseannounced.

Kosins is considered astrong performer who delivers

Jazz Texoma

See JAZZ Page 6

Searching for Dr. Right IIBy KAREN MAPLEManaging editor

The ‘thrill of the fire drill’ coming your way

By KAREN MAPLEManaging editor

Opinion/EntertainmentPage 3 The SoutheasternThursday, March 29, 2007

This week’s editorial, written by Karen Maple, reflects The Southeastern staff’s collective opinion.

EDITORIAL

Civic duty should be campus wide

Should homo-sexual “cou-ples” have par-ents’ rights?

The answer isno.

My opinion,as I have written

in previous columns, is thathomosexuality is a choice – awrong one. I think homosex-ual people are very nice peo-ple in general, but I mustadmit that I do not agreewith their sexual preferences.

I am not beating downhomosexuals, but if God hadwanted a man to mate witha man then Eve would nothave been created for Adam.Not only did he create Adamand Eve, but he also createdtwo (male and female) of allother living things.

Even in the theory of evolu-tion, it takes a male andfemale for procreation. Mostall species develop this way.

If homosexual couples raisechildren, there would be alarge possibility that the childwould grow up morallyand/or sexually confused.They may not be comfortablewith the sexual orientation oftheir parents, but beingraised in that environment,they may not know any other

approach in choosing theirpotential life partners.

There is a probability thatthe children of homosexualswill choose to become homo-sexual themselves. If theychoose an alternate lifestylefrom homosexuality, thenthere may be conflictsbetween the parents’ and thechild’s beliefs, especiallywhen the child becomes anadolescent.

This may cause unneces-sary conflicts in the life ofeveryone the “family”encounters. I cannot say ifthis effect will be good or badfor everyone involved, but Ido know that adolescentsand children have enoughproblems dealing with theirown lives and adjusting insociety normally.

I can’t imagine what theworld of an individual wouldbe like if they were in anenvironment similar to thetopic of this column.

In closing, I want to reiter-ate that I am not against anyone individual or group ofpeople who choose to live inthat specific lifestyle. I amonly stating that I disagreewith the decision to partici-pate in that standard ofliving.

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Manyin thereli-giousrightbelievegivinggay cou-

ples the same rightsas straight coupleswill “destroy themoral fiber ofAmerica,” not to men-tion “threaten thesanctity of marriage.”

Sanctity of what?Moral who?

We live in a countrythat treats divorce likea get-out-of-marriage-free card. BritneySpears got divorcedafter a 55-hour alco-hol-induced marriageand Jennifer Lopezwent through threedivorces, all while Iwas in high school.

I can’t understandwhy we allow ourchildren to beexposed to this typeof behavior, but assoon as anyone men-tions children beingraised by gay or les-bian couples, itbecomes detrimental

to that child’s devel-opment.

When I was grow-ing up, my family andI went to churchevery time the doorswere open; my fatherwas a deacon at thelocal Baptist churchand my mom taught achildren’s class onWednesdays.

That being said, Iknow what the Biblesays about homosexu-ality, and it makes itspoint very clear.

But I also know thatit says, “all havesinned and fall shortof the glory of God,”whether their sin ishomosexuality orlying to justify a war.

Criticism, when incontext, is alwayswarranted andencouraged in thiscountry.

But using doublestandards and blanketcondemnationsamounts to somethingelse: bigotry.

And that is some-thing I think we allagree cannot be toler-ated.

DDetermined

emocrat Intuitivendependentbby Kat Harvey

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RResolute

epublicanby Bobbi Gentry

Perspectivesfrom different ends of the political spectrum

The Determined Democrat, Intuitive Independent and Resolute Republican provide readers withtheir own insight regarding an issue relevant to the current political environment each week.

This week’s topic: Parents’ rights for gay couples

This is anissue on whichthe Republicanparty is largelysplit..

Some feel thatin order to flour-ish, childrenneed both a

mother and a father and may beharmed by being placed in homo-sexual homes, which obviously lackone gender.

Many also feel that parents maytry to pressure their children toshare their sexual orientationand/or that traditional families areGod�s design and requirement..

However, many otherRepublicans, including myself,have a more open minded andrealistic view on this issue. Millionsof children are raised in single par-ent families, which also lack amother or father and suffer no psy-chological or developmental short-comings because of this.

It is estimated that well over100,000 children are currentlybeing raised in homosexual house-holds. Studies done by numerousreputable agencies, including theAmerican Pediatric Association andthe American PsychologicalAssociation, have shown no nega-tive effects to children raised in thistype of family.

Because homosexuality is largelygenetic, even if a parent tried topressure their child to share theirsexual preference they would mostlikely be unsuccessful..

Besides, how many heterosexualcouples try to pressure their gaychild to be straight? Does thismean we should prevent straightcouples from adopting or fosteringgay adolescents or even childrenwho may be homosexual?

Also, many parents pressuretheir children to share their occupa-tional interests. Are all doctorsgoing to try to force their childreninto a career in medicine? Ofcourse not. Neither are all, or evenmost, homosexual parents goingto try to make their children gay.Most will do what all good parentsdo: love and accept their childrenfor who they are.

Justifying this discrimination withreligious values is the weakestdefense of all.

I urge those whose excuse is reli-gion to consult the Constitutionregarding the separation of churchand state. Consult the Bible aswell, paying particular attention tothe part saying, �Judge not, lest yebe judged.�

However, the Democratic,Independent, or even Republicanview on this issue is not what reallymatters. Perhaps someone shouldask the millions of children in thiscountry currently awaiting adoptionwhat they would prefer more: beingraised without a parent, home andthe love they are entitled to, or aloving home with two mommies ortwo daddies?

I think they would choose loveand a place to call home, don�tyou?

Harvey

Southeastern Oklahoma State University, in compliance with Title VI and Vii of the Civil Right Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other federal laws and regulations, does notdiscriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disabilit, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employment,financial aid and education services.

Watkins

There has been a lot of talkaround campus about civic duty -- something all of us need to takeseriously.

As students, we have not onlya responsibility to ourselves tostudy hard and work toward ourcareer and life goals.

We also have a responsibilityto our campus and our com-munity.

There have been many sugges-tions and ideas discussed overthe last several months geared toSOSU becoming more involvedon a community level.

Our suggestion is to follow themodel of many colleges in whatis often known as a “Big HelpDay” or other similar title.

Events may be organized in avariety of ways, but the mostpopular seems to be selecting oneor two days each spring and ded-icating them to helping the com-munity and/or campus.

Schools, shelters, churches and

other non-profit organizationsrequest application forms wherethey state their immediate needs,suggest number of volunteers andmaterials or equipment needed.

These services might includesuch things as painting a churchor recreational area, plantingflowers at a community center,repairing playground equipmentat a local park, cleaning litteraround the lake or local high-ways and/or repairing/buildingkennels for a local animal rescue.

These are just a few examplesof the many services that ourcampus family might perform.

In many cases, localmerchants, businesses, citizensand the college will donate mate-rials and/or lend equipment(these can include things as sim-ple as hammers, lawnmowers,and other essentials).

In most cases, the organiza-tions that receive assistance arerequired to provide lunch to

volunteers.This is not only a great media

opportunity for clubs, organiza-tions and individuals on campus,but provides a chance for all ofus to be a positive influence.

Faculty, staff and students canwork together, with and for orga-nizations in need, helping toimprove our campus and thecommunity at large.

We are very fortunate to havethis opportunity to attend SOSUand be a part of a wonderfulcommunity.

A “Big Help Day” should bemore than a civic duty or respon-sibility. It is an opportunity togive and share with others themost precious gift of all -- ourtime.

And, of course, if SOSUwanted to sweeten the pot byoffering students who volun-teered A’s for classroom partici-pation the day(s) of the bigevent, all the better!

by Keith Watkins

Gentry

Person on the streetbY JOSH McMULLIN

SomerBalvinfreshman,elementary education

“I’m from Texas and all ofmy friends had springbreak the week before me,so I stayed home andcaught up on all my lostsleep.”

Each week, Southeastern students, faculty, staff or workers will weigh in on anissue concerning SOSU or the Durant community. This week’s question is:

What did you do for spring break, and did you enjoy it?

DerekReidsenior,broadcast

“I went to Dallas, Texas,and partook of severalexcellent beveragesamplings, after which Ienjoyed a lengthsome andscenic train ride.”

“I studied severalspecimens of the femalespecies and became anexpert in female anatomy.Also, I played some lasertag.”

JohnSwobodasophomore,Englisheducation

SaraKendallsenior,organizational/strategiccommunication

“I went to Arizona and gotpampered. I got to do a lotof girlie stuff -- you know,like shopping, manicuresand stuff like that. It waspretty cool.”

“I went to Florida andwent snorkelling off theFlorida Keys. I also got toeat at some fancyrestaurants on the beachin Miami.

Ryan McMillansophomore,HPER

TiffanyPalmersophomore,Englisheducation

“I took care of my niece allweek. We went to the zooand went to ChuckieCheese. It was a lot of fun,but pretty tiring. Little kidshave a lot of energy.”

What is your contribution at SOSU?Southeastern has always

encouraged its students to getinvolved on campus, eitherthrough work or participationin organizations.

And many students do getinvolved on campus and helpat various events.

However, some studentsmay feel that they don’t havean obligation to be a part ofactivities at SOSU.

On the contrary, we shouldall strive to make our ownmark on the university.

That way others will remem-ber our academic, leadershipand community serviceachievements, and the positivebenefit we had onSoutheastern.

I know I don’t want to beforgotten after I leave the uni-versity. I want others toremember my contributions tothe many organizations andgroups I have been a part ofsince 2004.

Likewise, I’m sure few stu-dents want others to think,“Who on earth is that person?I never saw them on campus!”whenever they walk across the

stage at their graduation.I realize that Southeastern

has many non-traditional stu-dents in attendance and manyof them have additionalresponsibilities as parentsand/or spouses.

True, they may not be ableto play as big a role oncampus because of this, but Istill believe they are importantto the university.

They can work hard in theirclasses and take part in theoccasional college event.Thus, in these ways they couldleave their mark.

But, on the other hand, somenon-traditional studentsbecome extremely involved oncampus.

How they can manage towork, attend school, take careof children and tend to theirhomes is beyond me, but I

really applaud their efforts.So, if busy non-traditional

students can be involved oncampus, what’s the excuse forthe rest of us?

Most of us don’t have allthese responsibilities, so weshould be more than happy togive back the university insome form or other.

There are many organiza-tions on campus, including onefor almost every field of studyand interest.

Also, the university hasevents, such as SpringFest,which runs from April 15-19this year, Parents’ Day, CareerDay and various fundraiserssponsored by organizations.

And, of course, the universi-ty has a weekly newspaper,and we here at TheSoutheastern could always usemore contributors.

With the wide variety ofoptions Southeastern offers,there is just no excuse for sit-ting back and doing nothing.

Don’t be afraid to getinvolved. Step up and be seen.

Take charge and make animpact today.

JamieCarrickNewseditor

Entertainment Page 4 The Southeastern Thursday, March 29, 2007

Humor-ScopeIt’s not your typical horoscope.

By Josh McMullin

Zodiac from Zen Master Butt3rs

for the week of Mar. 08 - Mar. 14

Aries (March 21-April 19): Join my pirate crew for highseas fun, such as pillaging, plundering and stealing of fairbonny lassses. Aaargh!Taurus (April 20-May 20): Avoid people that are tallerthan 5’6.’’ Medium-sized people and midgets are safe to bearound.Gemini (May 21-June 21): Watch my news channel“True TV: Breaking it Down for the Little Man.”Cancer (June 22-July 22): Eat nothing but peanutbutter this week.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Move to my futuristic city ofJell-O, known by millions as the city that always wiggles.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Join a travelling midget bandas a roadie.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Start a professional dodgeballteam.Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Ponder this question:“ If agerbil falls in a jar of oil, does the sun still shine in Iraq?”Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Join my movement tomake capital punishment into gladitorial combat.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): This is Easter. Buy melots and lots of those loveable little candies known asPEEPS. Where my PEEPS at?Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Go see the epic war film“300” and model your life after the Spartan warriors. 10 outof 9 chicks surveyed said they thought Spartans are sexy.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Invest in my book “How toGet Rich Off of Selling your Book,” and help make me evenricher.

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king the Runway

Chicken Salad Special

❏ 2 chicken breasts cut into1-inch pieces

❏ 5 drops of sesame oil❏ 1/2 cup of Italian dressing

❏ 1 cup red wine vinaigrette❏ 1/2 cup shredded carrots❏ lettuce❏ cheese

Sweets,Treats &Eats

Ingredients:

Directions:

by Jay Clark

Jay’s Tasty Tip:

This season there are aplethora of styles you can

pick and choose from.It’s all about what you

love.If you love to be girly

and pretty, there are a tonof gorgeous options.Pretty little bows, floralprints, lace and other femi-

nine touches are gracingthe runways these days.

For a cute cocktaildress, the more

modern look iskneelength,insteadofdown

to yourankles.

Try one in a flower printwith a pretty bow aroundthe waist and you will lookready for spring.If you don’t want to be that

feminine, you can wear yourjeans and tees, but add a total-ly girly headband and severalstrands of charm-like neck-laces with things like danglinghearts and flowers. This will

help you achieve a littlegirlish charm without

overdoing it.If you like

florals, butdon’t want theprint covering adress, try a flo-ral handbag or apair of floral

embellished slippers, andyou’ll get that cool vintagelook.

If you’re more laid back, trypieces in the new casual colorsof olive, khaki and rich choco-late tones.

Mix the pieces with a bright-ly colored girly dress, andyou’ll get a great balance offeminine and masculine.

Throw on a flirty sundressand put a fitted army-inspiredjacket over it to try out thelook.

You can also wear somecargo pants or shorts and mixthem with a dressy top anddressy shoes, so you will stillget that casual and femininemix.

If you love to be sporty andcomfortable, there is a newway to get the look withoutwearing your old workoutsweats.

Runways are debuting cute

cotton pieces that are thinenough to get that layeredlook.

Opt for a fitted and vividstriped tank paired with a puffytennis skirt. Wear it with a pairof cool old-school sneakers ina bright color.

Try not to wear sporty fromhead to toe unless you areheading to the gym. As long asyou throw in something femi-nine, you should be fine.

If you love the crisp look ofblack and white, you’re inluck, because this color combohas made another comeback.This fashion staple is one thatwill always be revolving.

Try a black and whitegingham or floral print dress,or a long striped shirt. To getthat chic ’07 look, add a touchof red.

You can cinch a wide beltaround your waist, or add apair of eye-catching red patentleather heels. To top off thelook, add a pair of oversizedblack shades for that touch ofelegant glamour.

So, find one look you love,or love them all. Either way,have fun experimenting withyour new style. Seek a word

Todd

After a long day, you probably don’t feel like cookingmuch. So, you turn to the recipe section of The Southeasternand see this wonderful recipe, written by that wonderful saint.

1. Combine sesame and Italian dressing in a suitable pan.2. Bring the oil to a simmer and carefully lower the chickenpieces into the pan.3. Hit the chicken with the red wine vinaigrette.4. Cook chicken by stirring often until the inside of thebiggest piece is nice and white.5. Toss the chicken, carrots, cheese and lettuce into a bowl,and top it with your favorite dressing.

This whole meal is healthy if you use less dressing. Wehere at Sweets, Treats & Eats are not 21 years old, so we arenot able to use red wine in our recipes, but we think that redwine would probably be good in place of the vinaigrette.Happy eating!

ScoopCelebrityby Katheryn Bell

What’s new in the celebrity world?In the

celebrityworld, scan-dalous andjuicy thingshappen fre-quently. Hereis an overture

of this week’s gossip.Britney was released.

Wearing a bad wig (she shavedher head about a month ago),Britney Spears was pho-tographed wearing a halterdress, leaving Passions, theHollywood rehab clinic wherethe singer has been “recover-ing” for less than a month.

While there has been nostatement from ex-hubby K-Fed about Britney’s “recovery,”the rapper wanna-be is main-taining custody of their twochildren, Sean and Jayden, forthe time being.

The news broke prior tospring break; Brad andAngelina may be expecting onemore. And, it’s about time -- it

has been almost a wholeYEAR since they had Shiloh.

It’s a boy -- and a three-yearold. The couple’s new son isfrom an orphanage in Vietnam.Although he already had aname, Pham Quang Sang,Angelina has renamed him Pax.

Dutiful mother Angelinaintends to stay with the newaddition to help him adjust tohis new life, until shooting forher new movie starts in May.

Yeah, I totally believe it isonly going to take one monthfor an underprivileged orphanfrom Vietnam to adjust to anew language and a lifestyle sodecadent that each au pair, ofwhich there are currently four,has two personal assistants.

Finally, there was a Tom-Katand kitten sighting. Tom, Katieand Suri, wearing comfy, non-alien, ahem … I mean,Scientology-approved clothing,were spotted on their way to abasketball game.

Mom, dad and baby looked

sufficiently normal and jovial,and that’s the shocker!

There was no jumping-on-sofa, wearing-a-blazer-in-103-degrees, granny-panty-flashingfun. Suri has grown into herhair and no longer looks likeTom pasted his toupee from“Top Gun” on her. As you canimagine, I am devastatinglydisappointed.

I will just have to consolemyself with the promisingaspects of a blonde LindsayLohan and a bald BritneySpears being out of rehab; theautopsy and paternity results ofthe Anna Nicole Smith trialsand,, finally, the Rev. AlSharpton finding out that hisgreat-grandfather was the slaveof the deceased, segregation-supporting senator StromThurman’s family.

These propitious proceedingswill hopefully help me sleep atnight, knowing that all is rightin the celebrity world, becausenothing is right with anyone.

Bell

By BobbiGentry

Using thehints below,

see howmany SOSU

facultymembersyou can

name andfind in this

week’s puzzle.

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2006-2007 Yearbook$40 each credit/debit card

This is the first SOSU yearbook in five years.There are a limited number available,

so order your yearbook now atwww.yearbooksonsale.com

Call 745-2944, or 745-2983 for more info.

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Lifestyles Page 5 The SoutheasternThursday, March29, 2007

Entertainment Guide:Butt3rs says, ‘Buy

these.’

Season three of theWB’s hit animated series“Batman Beyond” contin-ues the tale of the youngnew Batman in a futuristicGotham City.

This series is prettycreative and has somereally cool characters in it.

For those of you whoare fans of the Batmangenre, this is a good buy.

This movie is a futuristictale of a world wherechildren aren’t bornanymore. In the absence ofnew life, society crumblesaround the world and menresort to violence andcruelty with a new vigor.

This movie has anoriginal story line andsome truly amazingcinematography.

“Children of Men” is agreat film with a winningstory, and it’s a greataddition to your collection.

What could possibly bebetter than a comedy aboutdancing penguins?

That’s right; almost noth-ing, which is why youshould boogie on over toyour local DVD retailerand purchase this foottapping movie about somepenguins with a wickedgroove and a cool sense ofstyle.

It doesn’t get any betterthan penguins dancing thenight away.

First try to identify the thingsin your life that cause youstress: marital problems, con-flict at work, a death or illnessin the family.

Once you identify andunderstand how these stres-sors affect you, you can beginto figure out ways to changeyour environment and managethem.

If there’s a problem that canbe solved, set about takingcontrol and solving it.

For example, you mightdecide to change jobs if prob-lems at work are making youtoo stressed.

But some chronic stressorscan’t be changed. For those,support groups, relaxation,meditation and exercise are alltools you can use to manageyour stress.

If nothing you do seems towork for you, seek a healthprofessional who can help.

Also seek professional helpif you find that you worryexcessively about the small

things in life.Keep in mind that chronic

stress can be associated withmental conditions like depres-sion and anxiety disorders, aswell as physical problems.Seek professional help if youhave:❏ Difficulty sleeping❏ Changes in appetite❏ Panic attacks❏ Muscle tenseness and

soreness❏ Frequent headaches❏ Gastrointestinal problems❏ Prolonged feelings of sad-

ness or worthlessnessSome stress is good. People

tend to talk about stress as ifit’s all bad, but it’s not.

“Some stress is good foryou,” Dr. Sternberg says. “Ihave to get my stress responseto a certain optimal level so Ican perform in front of anaudience when I give a talk.”

Otherwise, she may comeacross as lethargic and listless.

But while some stress isgood, too much is bad.

“If you’re too stressed, yourperformance falls off,” Dr.Sternberg says. “The objectiveshould be not to get rid ofstress completely because youcan’t get rid of stress -- stressis life, life is stress. Rather,you need to be able to use yourstress response optimally.”

The key is to learn to moveyourself to that optimal peakpoint, so that you’re notunderperforming, but you’realso not so stressed that you’reunable to perform.

How much we’re able to do-- that is the challenge, Dr.Sternberg admits.

“But your goal should be totry to learn to control yourstress to make it work foryou,” Dr. Sternberg says.“Don’t just think of getting ridof your stress; think of turningit to your advantage.”

For more information onstress, call Student HealthServices at 745-2867 or theCounseling Center at 745-2988.

Student Health Services Recognizing and fighting stress

Provided by the National Institute of Mental Health

SOSU will host the 2007Teacher Placement Day from9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 5in the new StudentUnion.

All current andformer SOSUstudents andalumni areinvited toa t t e n dt h i sevent.

Thereis noc h a r g eto stu-dents anda l u m n i ,but regis-t r a t i o nwith theS O S UCareer and Placement Office isstrongly recommended forjuniors, graduating seniors andmaster’s level students.

Some major departmentsmay require registration forTeacher Placement Day.

Students should check theSOSU Career and Placement

Services Web site athttp://placement.sosu.edu for alist of schools registered to

attend.Education-related

majors and graduat-ing seniors should

h a v ea l r e a d y

c o m -plet-e d

PlacementReg i s t r a t i on

requirements beforeSpring Break to be ready forthis event.

Students should contact theSOSU Career and PlacementOffice at 745-2270 if they areunsure if they have completedregistration, or for any ques-tions.

Teacher placement April 5

Remember that moviewith Will Smith a fewyears back? You know theone with the giant mechan-ical spider and themediocre rap song byWill?

Well, this is the originalTV series that started it all.

You might say to me“Butt3rs, aren’t most oldwestern shows prettylame?”

Indeed they are, but notwhen you add an “oh socool” element of sci-fi andsmooth detective work toboot.

Campus & communityPage 6 The Southeastern Thursday, March29, 2007

Terry said, the librarian, “Ithink his name was RaymondPiller, told everyone to go tothe cellar.”

He remembers a tree splittingin front of the library and someof the branches landing on hiscar. “No dents or anything seri-ous,” he said,. “just a little paintdamage.”

SOSU Dean C. W. Mangrumhad heard about part of the roofblowing off of the MorrisonBuilding during a tornado.

Both Taylors remember thedamage very well. “It didn’t doany damage at all to thegables,” Margaret said. “Justtore off part of the roof.”

She said that tornadoes arelike that. She remembers aneighbor’s rabbit hutch that atornado blew away, “but all thepills (feces) were still there.”

The ability of a passing tor-nado to destroy a building, yetleave something only a few feetaway untouched, has amazedmany people.

According to the Web sitespc.noaa/gov/faq/tornado, onApril 25, 1980, a tornado inNoxubee, Mich., carried anentire bolt of cloth some eightmiles, without it unraveling.

On April 15, 1979, cancelledchecks fell from the sky inTulsa, carried from a tornadothat hit Witchita Falls -- an over200-mile journey.

Another tornado destroyed amotel near Broken Bow and itssign was later found inArkansas.

According to the AmericanRed Cross disaster information,tornadoes can appear almostanywhere in the world, but it isbelieved that three out of fourtwisters touch down in theUnited States.

There are an estimated 12,000tornadoes in the U.S. yearly,averaging 65 fatalities and1,500 injuries per year.

People should always stayaway from windows in highwinds.

Any opening, including agarage door or window, cancause more structural damageby allowing the wind moreaccess.

Mobile homes, even whentied down, should be aban-doned in high winds and tor-

nadic storms.Brochures offered by the

NOAA (such as “The AwesomePower”), warn that sometimesa tornado can develop so quick-ly that advance warning is notpossible.

People should always remainalert to weather signs. Manytimes, people chose to ignoreadvance warnings, believingthat they would be safe.

“Each year, many people arekilled or seriously injured bytornadoes, despite advancewarning.”

The majority of deaths arecaused by flying debris.

People should always takeweather conditions seriouslyand seek shelter when observ-ing threatening skies or uponreceiving warnings.

“It could be the most impor-tant decision you will evermake.”

At SOSU, the MorrisonBasement serves as a commu-nity shelter.

Fine Arts and the MathBuilding are also listed as tor-nado shelters.

Jon Clouse, director of securi-ty and safety, said additionalshelter recommendations andsafety precautions for torna-does are found in Section 8 ofthe Emergency PreparednessPlan.

This section, titled“Designated Storm Shelters,”can be linked from the SOSUWeb site.

Clouse said shelters andemergency procedures are list-ed in emergency flipcharts inevery classroom and office.

Students living on campus areprovided the emergency pre-paredness pamphlets as well.

He said it’s important thatpeople be aware and preparedbefore an emergency strikes.

“Know your safety areas andnever hesitate to go to the near-est shelter if directed by cam-pus police and/or the CivilDefense Siren sounds.”

Upcoming editions of TheSoutheastern will share tornadofacts and unusual tornado sto-ries.

Anyone who has a tornadostory and/or photos to share isencouraged to e-mail campus-pages@sosu.edu.

TORNADO -- from page 1

Answers forSudokuin the

3-08 issue ofThe

Southeastern

Southeastern’s Continuing EducationDepartment is pleased to announce itsSummer Discovery (Gifted & Talented)program scheduled for June 18-22,Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Students enrolled in grades four throughsix currently identified as and enrolled in agifted and talented program are eligible toapply. Enrollment is limited to the first 30qualified students who apply.

Summer Discovery will provide experi-mental learning opportunities that gobeyond the usual gifted and talented edu-cational experiences.

Through Summer Discovery, studentswill learn to think critically and creativelywhile employing more hands-on applica-tions.

Students will work in teams to exploreand enhance their skills and knowledge.Most classes in the program will includehands-on projects to allow students to usethe unique combination of resourcesoffered in this program.

Parents are encouraged to enter the build-ing to view the daily achievements andcontinued activities.

Summer Discovery’s theme for 2007 is,“Space: The Future is Now.” Participatingchildren will learn the history of spaceexploration, build and control a roboticarm to simulate actual activities in space,and work as a team to build a K’Nex spacestation.

Participants will explore the current

space transportation system with specialattention to the space shuttle vehicles cur-rently in use.

Each student will create a visual imageof life in space, including the creation ofan acrylic painting. In other activities, stu-dents will explore the challenges to healthand fitness in the space environment.

Participants will confront the challengesin planning a moonwalk, while studyingthe significant differences between physi-cal exercise in space and on earth.

Throughout the program, students willexplore the future, as they analyze andsolve problems related to the differencesbetween life on earth and living and work-ing in space.

Leaders of the space exploration teaminclude Helen Lowrance, DurantIntermediate School, Gifted and Talentedteacher/coordinator; Dot Scott, DurantIntermediate School science teacher and JoAnn Whittenburg, Durant IntermediateSchool library assistant.

The well-rounded curriculum includesseveral topics.

Artworks is an opportunity for studentsto create an art project to express them-selves.

Moneyworks allows students to exploreeconomic challenges and potential rewardsrelated to space exploration.

Mindworks provides practical activities,including following detailed directions,conducting analytical thinking, learninghow things operate and examining

cause/effect relationships. Technoworks gives students practical

experience with a variety of experimentsand computer activities.

In Bodyworks, children will study phys-ical exercises on earth compared to spaceand try some types of food used by astro-nauts.

Tonya Cunningham, ContinuingEducation coordinator, said, “Last yearwas the first year for this program. We hadchildren attend from the Discovery pro-gram from Durant and surrounding schooldistricts.

“We also had children from as far awayas Houston, who were visiting relatives,attend the program.”

With great instructors who allow chil-dren to explore and use the right tools,Summer Discovery makes for a great andfun educational experience.

“We were very pleased with the turnoutlast year and anticipate that the programwill reach maximum enrollment within ashort time this year.”

According to the SOSU ContinuingEducation, parents or other family mem-bers will want to register children early toensure a spot in this exciting opportunity.

Classes will be held at the DurantIntermediate School in the DiscoveryRoom.

A registration fee of $109 includes allmaterials and supplies.

For more information, call ContinuingEducation at 745-2320.

Space exploration -- a summer discoverystrong performer who deliv-ers a song with a balance ofswing and sensuality.

She is noted for being“expressive andsexy, with a tingeof soul aroundthe edges.”

Theo r i g i -

n a lDallas Jazz Orchestra

is recognized as one of thegreat jazz groups in theUnited States.

For over 30 years, Jeter andthe band have performedlocally and abroad.

The Dallas Jazz Orchestrahas performed onstage withevery important jazz musi-cian of the last 30 years.

They have also been nom-inated for two GrammyAwards.

An added treat for theevening session will be aperformance of the inauguralSOSU Reunion Jazz Band.

Day-session tickets are $5.These tickets include theperformance of high schoolbands throughout the after-noon.

Theseday tick-ets aref r o m10 a.m.

to 5 p.m.Evening tick-

ets, from 6-9 p.m.,are $15 for generaladmission and $5 for

students.VIP seating, which is a

table seat near the stage andincludes snacks, are avail-able for $25.

General admission and VIPtickets include access to theafternoon session, as well asthe evening festival.

Tickets for the LakeTexoma Jazz Festival areavailable at the Visual andPerforming Arts Center BoxOffice or by phoning theBox Office at 745-2696.

The Oklahoma ArtsCouncil, the Red River ArtsCouncil, SOSU, the SOSUMusical Arts Series and theDurant High School Bandsponsor the Lake TexomaJazz Festival.

For more information, callShannon Wagner at 745-2088.

JAZZ -- from page 2

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Left, Melanie looks at the tricycle shewon at the Bryan County Family Expoin the VPAC Saturday.

Below, children are being entertained atone of the arts and crafts booths.

The first of what will be an annualevent entertained children, shared childcare issues with parents and providedprizes and entertainment to familieswho attended.

Above, a greedy motorist takesmore than his/her share of parking.

Below, high school students visitedthe SOSU campus the week beforespring break for a music competi-tion.

Above photos, high school studentsexplore the SOSU campus in-betweenband competitions.

Above, another photograph of band uniformsGreen Club members found (see Page 1).

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SportsPage 8 The Southeastern Thursday, March 29, 2007

Sports calendar

-March 30-31 @ LoneStar Conf. Crossover-March 30 - TarletonState-March 30 - Eastern NewMexico-March 31 - AbileneChristian-March 31 - West Texas A & M-April 1 West Texas A & M @1 p.m.-April 3 @ TexasWoman’s University-April 6 Abilene ChristianUniversity @ 11 a.m.-April 10 @ SouthwesternOkla. State University-April 12 Texas Woman’sUniversity @ 1 p.m.-April 14 SouthwesternOkla. State Univ. @ 1p.m.

E-mail your sport articles and information to campuspages@gmail.com.E-mail your sport articles and information to campuspages@gmail.com.

Baseball

-March 31 Central Okla.@ 2 p.m.-April 1 Central Okla. @1 p.m.-April 4 @ Cameron Univ.-April 6 @ East CentralUniversity-April 7 @ East CentralUniversity-April 11 NortheasternState @ 2 p.m.-April 14 SouthwesternOkla. State @ 2 p.m.

softball

men’stennis

Men’s golf

-April 1-3 @ West TexasSubway Invintational-April 15-17 @ LSCChampionship (Irving,TX)-April 26 @ Texoma CupMatch Play-May 7-9 NCAA DivisionII Super Regionals (Ala)

Rodeo

-April 5-7 @ OklahomaPanhandle StateUniversity-April 12-14 @ FortHays State University

-March 30 - @ Cowley-March 30 - @ Seward-March 31 - @ Arkanas -Fort Smith -April 3 Colin County CC@ 2 p.m.-April 6 @ St. Mary’s-April 10, Cameron @ 1p.m.-April 14 @ Tarleton State

Savage Storm team action

For the third weekend in a row the SOSUwomen captured a team title.

The rodeo team traveled to Ft. Scott, Kan.March 9-11, where they competed at the third ofseven rodeos this spring.

In calf roping, SOSU hadtwo men make it into thefinals.

Cole Bailey won the firstround with a 9.6 second runwhich was the fastest of the weekend.He came back and with a 11.9 in theshort go for fourth place, earning him sec-ond place in the average.

Clint Carpenter was 10 flatin the long go, goodenough for a second-thirdplace tie. He was a littlelonger in the second gowith a 12 second run. He placedfifth in the short go and endedthird in the average.

Rashell Hays was the winner inthe breakaway roping. Rashellplaced fifth in the long go. Shecame back with a consistent run to place first inthe short go and first in the average.

Teammate Jesse Alsup did not place in thelong go, but qualified in the top ten back to thefinals. She received sixth place in the average.

Martha Beagley has been on a roll in goattying this spring. After this weekend’s rodeo she

moved into first place in the Central Plains

Region in goat tying. She split fourth-fifth-sixthplace in the long go, was second in the short go,giving her a third-fourth place finish in the aver-age.

The SOSU women’s team also placed strongin the barrel racing event.

Robin Webb has nowmoved to the lead in theCentrall Plains Region inbarrel racing, followed

closely by teammateJesse Alsup.

Robin Webb wonboth rounds and theaverage this week-

end making consis-tent great runs. Jesse Alsup placed fifth

in the long go, second in theshort go and third in the aver-age.

Rachael Reichenberg also qualified for theshort go after placing sixth in the long go, buttipped a barrel in the short go which took her outof the round and average.

The SOSU rodeo team will have a break untiltheir next rodeo at Panhandle State UniversityApril 6-9.

The team will wrap up its season when it hostsa home rodeo at Choctaw Coliseum, April 26-28.

SOSU Rodeo Team continues wins

Baseball team going to Bricktown Softballers hit brick wall

RAY GASKIN/The Southeastern

Southeastern’s Rachel Sill foul tips a ball during game one of the team’s doubleheaderagainst Midwestern Tuesday at the SOSU softball field. The Savage Storm has hadtrouble scoring in recent games, losing nine in a row, including two shutouts.

HardballA pair of perennial NCAA

Division II baseball powerswill square off at AT&TBricktown Ballpark April 19,when Southeastern and UCOmeet in the “Showdown atBricktown.”

The Savage Storm andBronchos, who have combinedto win eight of the last nineLone Star Conference NorthDivision titles, will play a sin-gle nine-inning contest at 2:30p.m. on April 19, with a TripleA game between theOklahoma Redhawks andNashville to follow at 7:05p.m.

SOSU dropped a double-header at SouthwesternWednesday, losing to theBulldogs 3-2 and 11-4. UCOvisits Saturday afternoon.

LadystormOn the heels of losing two

games to Midwestern Tuesday,the Savage Storm droppedanother pair to MidwesternWednesday in Wichita Falls.

The Savage Storm fell 9-3and 5-4.

Southeastern dropped asoftball twinbill to their divi-sion rival at the SOSU fieldTuesday afternoon.

The visitors took game one6-1 and completed the sweepwith a 9-4 victory in the night-cap.

Kylie Ferguson homeredfor SOSU in game 2, butMidwestern’s 15-hit attackwas too much for the home-team to overcome.

Southeastern has dropped 9in a row and is 14-18 overall.

The SOSU men’s andwomen’s tennis teams havebattled rainy weather condi-tions in thepast week,losing somepractice timeand enduringpostponements.

The men managed toget some action in Abilenelast Friday, losing toACU 5-0. AbileneChristian isranked nationally.

The Savage Storm menwonthree matches in a row going

into spring break, with victo-ries over UT-Tyler, LeMoyneOwen and Christian Brothers.

The Lady Storm reeled offimpressivewins overUCO, UT-T y l e r ,

Eastern NewMexico, USA,

Henderson, and ArkansasTech.

The men and womenwill both be in actionTuesday when they

play host to Plano’s CollinCounty Community College.

The SOSU Golf Team carded a 27-over par297 in Tuesday’s third and final round ofCentral Oklahoma’s Kicking BirdClassic in Edmond.

Southeastern finished 12th in thetournament, which spannedthree days.

St. Edward’s capped off anincredible third round bycarding an 8-under 272 totake team honors. BlakeSlaughter of St. Edward’swas the top individual, turn-ing in a 9-under par 201 forthe event..

Abilene Christian had theteam lead after two rounds

but fell to second place after St. Edward’storid final round finish.

Sophomore Brad Aycock wasthe Savage Storm’s top over-all

finisher, scoring a 10-over par220. Aycock started the tourna-ment fast with rounds of 71 and72 before falling off to a 77 onthe last day.

SOSU’s Stewart Murry shot71 in the final round, followedby Mack Hamilton at 73, KyleHatch with 76 and JordanSullivan a 78.

The team travels to WestTexas A&M for its next match.

Golf team ties for 12th at Kickingbird Tennis doubles, men and women

Honors roll in for basketballSoutheastern’s Eric Babers is

one of 16 NCAA Division bas-ketball players named AllAmericans by the NationalAssociation of BasketballCoaches.

Babers was also namedNABC first team All SouthCentral Region.

Teammate Jason Stampleywas named to the second team.

Savage Storm Coach TonyRobinson was named theregion’s Coach of the Yearafter guiding the team to a 27-5 record and to its first trip tothe NCAA Division IITournament.

From there, the teamadvanced to the regional cham-prionship game.

Babers who was selected sec-ond-team Daktronics’ AllAmerican earlier, averaged19.8 point, 10.8 rebounds and4.1 assists.

He finished his career as thefourth all time scorer in SOSU

history and second time all-time rebounder.

Babers was also selected toplay in the NABC/Division IIAll Star Game.

Courtesy photo

Eric Babers is the fourthall-time scorer in SOSUhistory and second placeall-time rebounder for theSavage Storm.

WOmen’stennis

-April 3 Collin County CC@ 2 p.m.-April 6 @ St. Mary’s-April 10 Cameron @ 1p.m.-April 14 @ Tarleton State