Africa to birth new nation

Results from last month's referendum show that 98.93 percent of South Sudanese citizens voted to separate from the north, according to the South Sudan Referendum Commission.

As a result of the government's acceptance of the results, the U.S. is beginning the process of removing Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism according to the U.S. State Department.

President Obama plans to recognize South Sudan as a sovereign, independent state in July, when the comprehensive peace agreement is due to end with the North.

Australian Wildfires

Parts of Western Australia are under siege by brushfires that are fanning out across the country. At least 59 homes have been destroyed according to Seven Network in Australia.

Colin Barnett, Western Australia's premier, declared a natural disaster in the Perth's Hills region as the flames are being fanned by 47 mph winds.

Egyptian protest enter third weekAnti-Government protesters

formed a human chain in Cairo's Tahrir Square vowing not to budge until President Hosni Mubarak leaves office as protests in the country enter its third week today.

Protesters are not only calling for Mubarak to leave, but those who surround him as well.

The protest began on Jan. 25 and since then Mubarak has appointed a vice president for the first time in his 30 years in office.

Mubarak has announced that he will not seek re-election in September, but for many protesters that is not enough.

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Campus................page 3

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Special...................page 6SEE page 5

Bearkats improve to 11-10

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Chapman named editor of world’s most-read math journal

Congratulations go to Su-per Bowl XLV’s winning team, the Green Bay Pack-ers, but there were other winners at the annual tele-vised event that link millions of viewers across the world.

This year’s run of Super Bowl advertisements saw its share of winners – and plen-ty of losers, right?

From resurrecting Dori-tos, dogs serving Bud Light, a Skecher celebutant to socia networking sites, this year’s Super Bowl sponsors had a variety of creative ideas in store for its viewers.

Some advertisements were hilarious, and some were quite boring to say the least.

As for humor, it might be fair to say that the Doritos chip ads can claim bragging rights over the other slew of sponsors.

Definitely a viewers’ fa-vorite, the “Healing Chips” ad brought a 91 percent positive rating on www.fox-sports.com/ads, the official site for the advertisements.

Ratings show upset for this year’s favorite bowl advertisements

UPD Blotter reports two incidents in past week

By Meagan EllsworthEditor-in-Chief

Screenshot by Meagan Ellsworth| The HoustonianHEALING CHIPS. Each year the Super Bowl commercials are almost anticipated and appreciated as much as the popular NFL championship game itself. This time, Doritos recieved a 91 percent positive rating on the official site for advertisements for the commercial that brought viewers to life with laughter. The annual television event links millions of viewers across the world.

‘Whethering’ the stormStudents give frosty feedback on late class cancellation,

University explains reasons behind Friday’s delay

By Kolby FlowersSenior Reporter

— See FROSTY, page 3

— See MATH, page 3

Sam Houston State University is the new editorial home of the most widely read mathematics journal in the world with the appointment of mathematics professor Scott Chapman as the editor-in-chief of “The American Mathematical Monthly.”

The journal is published by the Mathematical Association of America and is one of the oldest and most prominent mathematics journals still in publication.

Chapman was selected by the MAA in August 2010 after a national search. He will be editor-elect until his five-year term begins, on Jan. 1, 2012.

“We receive up to 1,000 manuscripts a year,” Chapman said. “I and an editorial board

of 38 other mathematicians from around the world will review and select the articles to be published.”

Chapman said his appointment is “an amazing opportunity.”

“The ‘Monthly’ is America’s pre-eminent publication for papers of broad mathematical interest, including expository articles on problems, solutions, notes and book reviews written by some of the leading

mathematicians in our new century,” he said. “We will be handling papers from some of the best mathematicians in the world.”

SHSU College of Arts and Sciences Dean Jaime Hebert, who is also a mathematician, said the selection was a great honor for Chapman and for the university.

Despite the freezing weather, social media sites were set ablaze as students woke early Friday morning to news from KatSafe.

At 5:24 a.m. the university notified students, via KatSafe, that the university would delay classes and opening offices until noon.

It wasn’ t until later that morning, at 9:57 a.m., that classes were cancellation for the remainder of the day.

Students took to Facebook and Twitter to criticize the university, for what they believe is another failure in the University’s use of the KatSafe system.

This is not the first time students

have complained about the Administrations delay in response time.

In October, the University was critisized for waiting hours after a report was called in for what turned out to be a campus gun scare.

Sophomore Chelsea Forthuber expressed her concern with the delay.

“I think the only problem was saying classes were cancellation until noon, and then cutting it close when they cancellation the rest of the day,” she said “ I think they should have figured out sooner that the weather wouldn’t clear up by noon.”

On Thursday evening, the university had released a KatSafe notification notifying studentsthat a decision might not be made until early Friday morning.

“SHSU officials will continue to monitor the weather situation through the evening and into the morning hours,” the notification said. “ Notices regarding any cancellations, if warranted, will be posted by 5:30 a.m. Friday morning.”

Julia May, SHSU Communication Assistant Director, said that she feels university officials made the right call.

“It’s very difficult to shut down any business because of a weather prediction,” May said. “It’ s a very difficult situation to cancel school. If you keep it open and there a re problems, that isn’ t a good thing.

CRIME TIME

Nation & World

By Kolby FlowersSenior Reporter

An officer was dispatched to Raven Village on Sunday

in reference to a reported alcohol violation, according to the University Police Department website.

Four minors: one female student, two females who were not students and one male who was also not a student were said to be in possession of alcohol as determined by police.

The website said all four individuals were cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol and released.

Last Wednesday, an officer was dispatched to

the 2500 block of Sam Houston Avenue in reference to a reported assault.

The website said an individual was seen by the officer arguing with Jolly Fox management. Once the suspect saw the officer he ran back inside the night club.

According to the UPD daily activity feed, the highly intoxicated, male university student was located by the officer inside. The student was arrested and charged with public intoxication.

Information compiled by Meagan Ellsworth

The other Super Sunday ticket

— See SUPER, page 4

VIEWPOINTSSecular student alliance president addresses poster intolerance problem

SEE page 2

SEE page 4

Grammy-award winner has oops moment in Super Bowl

FEATURE PRESENTATIONPotential employers look to hire students at the Summer Camp and Job Fair on Wednesday.

SEE page 3

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The individual opinions on the Viewpoints page are not necessarily affiliated with the view of The Houstonian or SHSU. The Houstonian is published semi-weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It is a news publication of Sam Houston State University, a member of the Texas State University system, and is produced by students. It is self-supporting and welcomes all advertisers. Those interested in placing ads or classifieds should call (936) 294-4864. The Houstonian is a member of the Associated Press.

Dear Sam Houston Students, Staff and Faculty and Alumni:

The Houstonian would not survive were it not for the continued involvement and dedication of the SHSU student body. We welcome all column submissions and letters to the editor. If at any time you feel the need to express an opinion, please do not hesitate to email your thoughts or drop by our office in the Dan Rather communications building. We look forward to hearing from you and thank you as always for your continued support of the Houstonian.

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Letter to the Student Body Letter to the university communityBrian Petersen wants to sit down and talk, not just action

To the Student Body and Faculty of SHSU:

I have a problem. I started at Sam Houston nearly two years ago and almost immediately became involved in the, now, Secular Student Alliance. Last year I was elected as the president of the organization and have since sought to promote our group; this is what most organizations on campus do. I also wanted to challenge the student body, at large, to actually think a little beyond the realms of their norm. Last week I created and posted a flier, primarily in the CHSS building, titled “Bible or Koran?” Apparently this flyer was effective; all of them disappeared. Not only were these flyers systematically stripped from the poster boards, but so too were our simpler posters—the ones that exclaim, “Science Loves You.” In all, this amounted to about 30 posters, in the course of half an hour.

Whilst I do expect some posters to be ripped down (about 85% are torn down on a regular basis), this time it was a little excessive. I understand someone waiting for class getting angry at our questioning, let’s face it—we are well entrenched in the Bible belt— and in a moment of passion ripping down our flyers. I disagree with this, obviously, but I understand. This time, though, was different. Someone methodically stalked the hallways of two entire floors, and seizing every last one of SSA’s flyers. Dutifully, I went back and reposted everything. Less than 24 hours later every “Bible or Koran?” poster had been removed again, and most of our “Science Loves You” posters were buried. Once again, I reposted and moved our flyers. This is becoming frustrating. Over the course of my time at Sam, I have had the opportunity to

discuss the existence of God with many other students. I’ve stood side by side with Christians who denounce the actions of the Brother Jed types. What I haven’t done is try to silence any religious organization’s right to be heard. What I haven’t done is tear down the myriad of religious organization flyers. We will disagree. We will offend each other. We will stay true to our personal ways of life. But, we should also be willing to uphold the rights of others, regardless of if we disagree. On every one

of our flyers we now offer a Comments section. The Secular Student Alliance has tried to give people a way to question and challenge us back, without tearing down our flyers. We know people disagree, and we want you to be heard. State your case there. Please, stop trying to prove your faith by acting with intolerance. Engage in conversation with us—it’s a tad more fulfilling. I think you’ll find that we are not quite what you think we are.

-Brian Petersen is a senior history major and the president of the Secular Student Alliance.

Yesterday, sitting in my honors seminar on race, the topic eventually led to illegal immigration. Multiple students had stories about people that they know, or personal experiences, which would make anyone, feel ashamed to ever have opposed illegal immigration.

The conversation continued, with more success stories, about people who made something of themselves and crawling out of the most degrading situations. There were stories of becoming powerful businessmen, college students and all-around, upstanding Americans.

In the middle of someone talking (about what the United States should do, what other countries should do, etc.) it hit me. It isn’t up to the United States to do anything but give opportunity.

I am, and always will be, vehemently against illegal immigration. Mainly because I feel people should follow the law, even if it

seems absurd. The problem, from what I have heard, is that it is too difficult to become a legal citizen.

Going to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website is one of the most confusing things I have ever done, aside from filing paper taxes. There are forms to the instructions to the application. In all, just for application for true citizenship, there are 29 pages of documents just to apply, which could take years just to get a maybe.

But, regardless of how we cure the immigration problem, it won’t help anyone who won’t help themselves. Those success stories were from people who have helped themselves, not from people who were given everything and didn’t work to be where they are.

Granted, getting out of a hole is a two-way street. People may need charity or government assistance in order to accomplish a goal or dream. It is what they do with that help that will say whether or not they will be

successful.Even though I don’t

typically support a large majority of government assistance programs, it does create truly praiseworthy heroes.

Take Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, for example. Her mother died of multiple sclerosis in 1990, the same year she began the “Harry Potter” series. She and her husband separated in 1993, two years before releasing “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

In addition to loss, Rowling constantly moved all over the United Kingdom on state welfare and was diagnosed with clinical depression. Instead of weeping in her own sorrows, she used her experiences to her benefit by using her depression to describe dementors (soul-sucking beings) and her mother’s death to set the main characters plotline, according to an interview in The Telegraph.

Now she is the richest woman in the UK, with a net worth of more than $1 billion.

Her struggles may not be comparable to some stories of immigrants, disabled veterans, etc; but she had a hard time nonetheless. The main idea is that she did not give up and she used the help that she received (some of the help may have been coincidence) to her benefit to make a better life for herself and her daughter, Jessica.

There is a point to be made that there are so many people in different countries who would give anything to

be in a classroom.According to the CIA

Factbook website, the United States literacy rate is 99 percent and students will go to school an average of 16 years. On the same sight, Mexico has a literacy rate of 86 percent and students go to school for 14 years. In Ethiopia, the literacy rate is 42 percent and the average years in school is eight years.

We obviously can’t give everyone a free education, but Americans should take advantage of the freedoms that we don’t pay attention to now. Like education.

Too many college students go into class, or skip outright, and would rather be out partying and getting high. Instead, they should take advantage of what so many other people don’t have.

Take advantage of being a college student and learn. If at some point, you have to get on welfare or food stamps, work your way out of it. Help should do just that, give an advantage to complete a task.

Don’t accept one defeat, like homelessness or depression, as the be all, end all of life. Sometimes it is necessary to swallow one’s pride in order to get further.

I don’t even see this as a partisan issue, but a matter of success. In order to succeed people have to work. Even if someone is getting a free ride, through parents, food stamps, welfare, or federal and state financial aid; make something of it.

Success demands some dedication, motivationStephen Green says that receiving help isn’t the only factor in achieving personal satisfaction

- Stephen is the Houstonian Viewpoints Editor.

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Comedy Corner

Paws Up, Paws Down

“Paws UP” to the men and women’s basketball teams for beating Southeastern Louisiana University on Saturday.

“Paws DOWN” to the bookstore for charging $50 for a book that I got for $3 on Amazon.

Brian Petersen | Secular Student Alliance

ADVOCATES like these have come out to support citizenship legislation such as the DREAM Act.

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Students searching for summer employment will have the opportunity to meet and greet with approximately 13 different summer camps at the Career Services’ Summer Camp and Job Fair on Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lowman Student Center Ballroom.

Attending organizations include: Camp Fire USA First Texas Council, headed up in Fort Worth; Camp La Jita Girls Scouts, located in the San Antonio area; Cross Trails Ministries, with locations west of Fredericksburg, near Kerrville and in Port Aransas; Highland Lakes Camp and Conference Center, located approximately 30 miles west of Austin; Riverbend Retreat Center, located southwest of Fort Worth; and Whiz Resources, located in Denton.

To prepare, Career Services Administrative Assistant Susan Byrd advises students to bring several copies of their resume and to dress professionally.

“Even if you’re not looking for employment and you want to know what it will be like when you are ready to look, it’s a good idea to attend and get some experience at a

job fair,” Byrd said.In addition, Career Services

offers several other tips on their website for meeting with potential employers at career fairs:

Students should bring multiple copies of their

resume, pens, pencils, and paper for note-taking. Also, students should avoid bringing a backpack.

While at the career fair, students should smile, maintain good eye-contact without staring, have a firm

handshake and keep their resume in an easy to reach location.

Lastly, Career Services advises students to be polite, to not interrupt, to be assertive and positive and to follow up with employers within 48

hours of the fair.For more tips or additional

information, visit the Career Services website at http://www.shsu.edu/~ccp_www/students/tips.html or call (936) 294-1713.

By Erin PetersonAssociate News Editor

Jessica Gomez | The HoustonianROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT. Potential employers will be looking to hire students at the Summer Camp and Job Fair on Wednesday.

Summer camps, employers looking to hire college-aged counselors, employees

By Erin PetersonAssociate News Editor

- 1587 - Mary, Queen of Scots, otherwise known as Bloody Mary, is executed- 1622 - James I disbands English Parliament- 1693 - King William III and Queen Mary II grant a charter for the College of William and Mary in Virginia- 1834 - Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and inventor, born- 1910 - Boy Scouts of America is incorporated- 1925 - Jack Lemmon, American actor, born- 1931 - James Dean, American actor, born- 1932 - John Williams, American composer and pianist, born- 1968 - Orangeburg Massacre- 1971 - NASDAQ stock market index opens- 1974 - Seth Green, American actor, comedian and TV producer, born

Today in History

Tuesday, Feb. 8:- Order official class ring - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the LSC Atrium- Art Visiting Faculty Lecture Series - 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Art Auditorium, Art Building E, Room 108- Mercury Baroque Ensemble: “8 Seasons” 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the PAC Concert Hall- MISS Campus Conversations: Black Millenials - 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in LSC 304

Wednesday, Feb. 9:- Order official class ring - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the LSC Atrium- Summer Camp Job Fair - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the LSC Ballroom- Women’s Basketball v. UT - Arlington - 6:30 p.m. in the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum

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Check out the Houstonian blog at

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wordpress.com/ for live coverage of each

week’s meeting.

History has dictated that it’s best to wait [until] the very end.”

Senior Tim Jeske feels that students should “grow up” and stop complaining.

“We are not in high school anymore,” said Jeske. “ The bottom line is productivity and educating students. Waiting as long as they did

was perfect and everyone was notified and made aware of the ever changing situation multiple times throughout Thursday and Friday.”

According to May, the situation was unclear until early Friday morning.

“At the time it looked like temperatures would rise well above freezing by mid [Friday] morning and it looked like the roads would be clear and safe by noon for people coming in,” said May.

“Around 9:30 [Friday morning] it didn’t look like that was going to happen.”

While several criticized the decision of when to notify students of the school closure, many students welcomed the idea of a three day weekend.

“I think [university officials} would make the same decision again,” said May. “The safety of the Sam Houston community was always at the forefront.”

From FROSTY page 1

“’The American Math-ematical Monthly’ has been publishing almost 100 years,” Hebert said. “It’s the most widely circulated math jour-nal in the United States. It has a long history of being housed at top tier universities, public and private, and led by series of eminent editors.”

“This is the first time the

‘Monthly’s’ editorial of-fice will be located at a land grant institution after having been located at places like the University of Chicago, Penn, Texas at Austin and Indiana,” Champan said.

Chapman earned his bach-elor degree in mathematics from Wake Forest University, his master’s from The Uni-versity of North Carolina and Ph.D. from The University of North Texas.

He came to Sam Houston

State in 2008 from Trinity University in San Antonio where he taught for 21 years and earned the rank of full professor.

Chapman has been af-filiated with the MAA for 25 years, previously serving as an associate editor.

The new editorial offices of the “The American Math-ematical Monthly” will be on the fourth floor of the Lee Drain Building, home of the mathematics department.

From MATH page 1

Camps look for prospective Kats

The university is currently seeking nominations from students, faculty, staff and alumni for its annual Excellence in Teaching Award, available online through Feb. 28.

The Excellence in Teaching Award is considered to be very prestigious, as it represents the highest level of teaching achievement at Sam Houston State, according to committee chair Debra Price.

In order to be nominated, the faculty member must be

work full-time. The award is also open to program coordinators. However, previous award winners may not be nominated.

Last year’s winner was Kimberly Bell, Ph.D., associate professor of English.

Nominations may be made online at https://ww2.shsu.edu/vote02wp, by e-mail to dprice@shu.edu or through Price’s physical address, at Box 2119, Huntsville, Texas, 77341.

For more information, contact Price at 936.294.1135 or dprice@shu.edu.

University seeking “excellent” nominations

At 4:30 p.m. today, the Internal Affairs and the Rules and Regulations departments will be meeting to go over legislation that will appear in the 6 p.m. general meeting. All students are welcome to attend.

For reference, bring a copy of the constitution, the homecoming election code and the regular SGA election code, all of which can be found on the SGA website, which can be reached by searching SGA in the SHSU search engine.

CATCH IT LIVE

William Abbott, Elizabeth Andrews, Gary Bell, Harry Bohan, David Burris, Charles Capps, Adrian Cooley, Richard Cording, Caroline Crimm, Earline Dolive, Jerry Dowling, Frances Elmer, Coralie Emmons, Frank Fair, William Fleming, Gaddis Geeslin, David Gerling, Kenneth Hendrickson, John Holcombe, Rita Huff, Virginia Irvin, William Jasper, James Johnson and Stanley Kelley.

Also, Doug Krienke, Maniam Balasundram, Valerie Muehsam, Thom Murray, Mary Ann Nolteriek, James Olson, Mary Frances Park, Phillip Parotti, Ralph Pease, Wayland Pilcher, Mozelle Powell, Debra Price, Daniel Reeves, Marcus Rigby, Carol Sangster, John Snelgrove, Sam Souryal, Victor Sower, Donald L. Stalling, Susannah Ural, Bill Waldron, Laverne Warner and Maynard Yoes.

Past “Excellence in Teaching” winners

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above titled movie unless otherwise noted.

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Dance students who have earned their degrees over the past 30 years at SHSU will return to their alma matter on Saturday for the Dance Alumni Reunion and Concert.

Seven works will be presented beginning at 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Dance Theater.

Alumni scheduled to perform include Alicia Carlin and Julie Holcombe, current company members of the Austin-based Blue Lapis Light; Sharon Roberts, who teaches at West Side High School in Houston and directs two groups, the hip-hop/break dancing HIStory and a high school performing

arts company called Inertia; Sarah Newton, member of the Dallas-based Out on a Limb Dance Company;

Maggie Lasher, the artistic director and choreographer for ChinaCat’s Dance Theater; and Amy Wright, a current SHSU master’s student.

“This is a unique community of movers that share the memories of Sam Houston State University dance and represent the past, present, and future of the SHSU dance program,” said Amy Llanes, president of the SHSU Dance Alumni Association and artistic director of the Rednerrus Feil Dance Company.

The weekend will also consist of two days of master

classes taught by current faculty and alumni ranging in genre. In the past, the classes have included hula, salsa, contemporary, aerial silks, “How to Run a Dance Studio,” “How to Audition for Companies after Graduation,” the Horton Technique, ballet, tap and Broadway Jazz.

“The goal is to offer classes the SHSU students may not receive often,” Llanes said. “This also gives them a greater range as movers and expands their personal knowledge of the dance world, not to mention the professional advice and ideas granted to them by the professionals of their field.

“If desired the students could build a one-on-one relationship with an alum to

assist them more directly in the future,” she said. “The first reunion I oversaw was truly remarkable. One of students attended the aerial silk demonstration and is now dancing for that company. The same student talked with an alum after a seminar on how to run a dance studio and is now working as a full time teacher for the alum.”

Tickets are $10 for general admission and can be reserved by calling the PAC Box Office at 936-294-2339.

The good folks over at Bud Light also showed their company spirit, especially in

their “Dog Sitter” ad that featured a middle-aged man offering to help dog sit while his friend leaves the house for a night.

Shifting to later that night, the dogs have been trained to host, spin music, and wait onparty-goers. The ad showed

one of the dogs acting as a bartender while issuing out ice coldglasses of Bud Light. Now that’s a mind boggler for you, but it still pulled in an 89 percentapproval rating.

There were other sponsors such as McDonald’s and Bridgestone anthropomorphized animals and pets in such a way to gain viewership and popularity for their advertisements.

Bridgestone’s “Karma” ad was the highest rated at 97 percent.

E-trade made a statement this year by using the “talking baby” in its run of advertisements. However, the concepts and dialogue consisted of dry humor that slowly turned into an unsuccessful joke. Still, it was very popular with viewers.

Aside from being sponsored by some of the world’s most lucrative franchises, it was evident that even the most popular companies couldn’t quite hold up their end of the deal.

Skechers went out of the ordinary this year when they chose to collaborate with “celebutante” Kim Kardashian in hopes of

boosting the demand of its new line of workout shoes.

It was a very nice try, but it was obvious that regardless of Kardashian’s new found fame and popularity, the viewers weren’t buying that one the least bit. It received a 30 percent approval rating. That’s about the same as the public’s approval of Congress.

Instead of entertaining, some advertisements pushed the limits of taste

One Doritos ad featured an effeminate man on break during a regular day at work who gave off the impression that he would do anything for a bag of Doritos chips – even if it meant licking leftover chip bits off the fingers of one of his male co-workers.

The stereotype of promiscuous gay men was blatant, and the use of the stereotype was not an easy pill to swallow for some.

After this Sunday, surely the world of advertisement media can now be compared to sports. You win some. You lose some.

From SUPER page 1

By Thomas MerkaEntertainment Editor

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Dance alumni reuniteDance department to hold Dance Alumni Reunion and Concert

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Super Bowl Blunder

Christina Aguilera performed the national anthem at the 2011 Super Bowl on Sunday but met a challenge in doing so, remembering the lyrics. During her performance, Aguilera left out a line completely and used the wrong words in another line of the song.

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Event Calender

Tuesday: Visiting Faculty Lecture Series A part of the 51st Annual Art Faculty Exhibit, this lecture will feature Tudor Mitrol. Art Auditorium, Art Building E, room 108 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Mercury Baroque Ensemble to perform “8 Seasons” The Houston-based Mercury Baroque Ensemble will perform “8 Seasons” of music, one of the professional chamber orchestra’s most well known programs, at 7:30 p.m. in the PAC

Concert Hall.

Wednesday: Dating in the Nude Harlan Cohen will expose the naked truth about dating, relationships, and sex in college. PAC Concert Hall, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Have an upcoming event?

Contact Thomas Merka.

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Second half surge leads winMen’s basketball wins second straight game.By Zachary BirdsongContributing Reporter

HUNTSVILLE - The Bearkats improved to 11-10 this season with a come-from-behind victory Saturday night against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, 75-65. The win pushes the Kats’ record to 4-4 in Southland Conference play, putting them one win from being tied in the West Division.

The Kats night did not start off good, turning the ball over 11 times in the first half and trailing 32-36 at halftime. The deficit continued to grow, and at the 15:37 mark of the second half, the Kats trailed by their largest margin, 13 points.

However, at the 14:35 mark in the second half, a hard flagrant foul on senior Gilberto Clavell, seemed to have sparked both the Kats, and the 1,048 fans who attended the game at Johnson Coliseum, who made their voices heard, and continued to be loud the rest of the game.

Still trailing 49-38 at that point, the Kats went on a 33-11 run, and with 5:07 left in the game led 71-60.

“Basketball is a game of runs and they got away from us there for a little bit,” Senior Josten Crow said. “Once we

started setting our feet, the tide turned. We played unselfish and that got us back in the game.”

“There is going to be a point in time in a game when

things aren’t going your way and you have to fight and claw and grind,” Head Coach Jason Hooten said. “We talk about having to persevere, fight through it and doing whatever it takes. We did that tonight.”

The Kats’ defense was solid during the second half, keeping the Lions shooting percentage to an abysmal 30 percent from the field, and 39.6 percent overall.

SHSU had three players in double figures, including a double-double for Clavell who finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Crow added 18 points with nine rebounds and junior Nafis Richardson, who came off the bench, scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Bench scoring was a key for the Kats, as they outscored the Lions 25-13.

“We are all a cohesive unit,” Richardson said. “Every day we come in and work hard. I’m one of the bench guys and I always tell the rest of the guys to be ready when your name is called and play hard. That is what we did.”

The Kats look to continue their winning streak, as they head out on the road to take on the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks (10-10, 4-3 SLC).

- Photos by Jessica Gomez

Katistics

RESULTS SATURDAY, Feb. 5

SHSU 64 SELA 52

RESULTS

SATURDAY, Feb. 5

SELA 65 SHSU 75

WOMEN’S HOOPS

STANDINGS

Northwestern StateMcNeese StateNicholls StateSoutheastern LALamarCentral Arkansas

(6-3) (5-3) (5-4) (4-4) (3-5) (1-8)

EAST DIVISION SLC

WEST DIVISIONUT San AntonioUT ArlingtonTexas StateStephen F. Austin Sam Houston StateTexas A&M-CC

(5-3) (5-3) (5-3) (4-4) (4-4) (3-6)

MEN’S HOOPS

HAMMOND, La. - When the Southland Conference refused to allow SHSU’s women’s basketball squad to postpone Saturday’s game due to the weather, the ladies felt slighted. UTSA and UTA were allowed to reschedule.

The Bearkats did not arrive at the arena until an hour before tip due to travel problems caused by the icy conditions in Texas and Louisiana Friday and Saturday.

The Lions saw the worst of the Kats’ frustrations.

Britni Martin scored 15 points and Khamra Echols and Chanice Smith each added 11 as the Bearkat women rallied for a 64-52 road Southland Conference win at Southeastern Louisiana.

“Obviously we had driven up that day, got off the bus, got into our uniforms and went out to warm-up and play,” Martin said.

“That obvisously had a little bit to do (with the slow start) but we weren’t about to let that be an excuse for us.”

The Bearkats trailed 41-32 with 14:36 remaining in the second, came back to tie the

contest 45-45 and out-score the Lions 19-7 in the final eight minutes.

Sam Houston (12-11, Southland 6-3) ended a three-game Southland losing streak with the victory. Southeastern Louisiana (10-10, Southland 2-6) was led by Rashima Jenkins with 18 points.

The Lions built a 30-23 halftime lead and were up 10 in the first minute of the second half. But the Bearkats took advantage of 25 Lion turnovers, scoring the miscues into 25 points. The Kats also outscored Southeastern 24-14 in the paint.

“Halftime we really talked about it and kind of refocused on what we were there for,” Martin said.

It was a jumper by Devin Wombles with 6:45 remaining in the game that gave SHSU its first lead of the second half, 47-45.

Sam Houston State will play host to UT-Arlington Wednesday at Johnson Coliseum at 6:30 p.m. in the women’s next action.

Martin was candid in phone interview Monday.

“Our goal is to win a ring so I think that extra motivation was getting back on top, where we belong”

By Brandon ScottSports Editor

SCOTTIE JONES

HOUSTON - Nadya Dubyanskaya won the number three singles and Anrinette Botha took the number five singles for Sam Houston as the Bearkats fell to Houston 5-2 in the women’s tennis team’s second dual match of the 2011 season.

Cally Woerner and Sheridan Currie paired to win the number two doubles pro-set. The Bearkats came close to taking the doubles point as Dubyanskaya and Tatyana Postnikova took the Cougars’ number one to a tiebreaker before falling 9-8.

Dubyanskaya defeated Dionne Sanders 7-5, 6-1 at number three while Botha went three sets for the win over Joanna Kacprzyk 6-3 4-6 6-4.

Postnikova split sets at number two with Giorgia Pozzan, winning the first in a tiebreaker and falling 6-3 in the season. Pozzan won a super tiebreaker 10-6 to take the match.

Sam Houston will play host to UTEP at 12 noon Saturday at the McAdams Tennis Center in the Bearkats’ next women’s tennis match.

Houston 5, Sam Houston State 2

DOUBLES1. Hunter/Pozzan (UH) def.

Postnikova/Dubyanskaya

(SHSU), 9-8(4)2. Currie/Woerner (SHSU)

def. Fraser/Kacprzyk (UH), 8-4

3. Garvey/Sanders (UH) def. Jagau/Petaia (SHSU), 8-3

SINGLES1. Celia Fraser (UH) def. Imke Jagau (SHSU), 6-3, 4-1, ret.

2. Giorgia Pozzan (UH) def. Tatyana Postnikova (SHSU), 6-7(4), 6-3, 10-6

3. Nadya Dubyanskaya (SHSU) def. Dionne Sanders (UH), 7-5, 6-14. Maja Kazimieruk (UH) def. Sheridan Currie (SHSU), 7-5, 6-05. Anrinette Botha (SHSU) def. Joanna Kacprzyk (UH), 6-3, 4-6, 6-46. Jo Garvey (UH) def. Nat-alie Seira Petaia (SHSU), 7-6(6), 6-3

Night of redemptionAfter dropping three consecutive games, Kats rally towards victory over Southeastern Louisiana.

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By The HoustonianSports

STANDINGS

McNeese StateMcNeese StateNicholls StateSoutheastern LALamarCentral Arkansas

(8-1) (6-2) (6-3) (5-4) (2-6) (2-7)

EAST DIVISION SLC

WEST DIVISIONSam Houston StateUT San AntonioStephen F. AustinTexas StateUT ArlingtonTexas A&M-CC

(6-3) (5-3) (5-3) (3-5) (3-5) (0-9)

SETTLING IN WELL. Nafis Richardson (above) was important off the bench in leading the Bearkats with 21 points. Richardson’s playing time has steadily increased.

The Sam Houston men and women track and field teams brought home six gold med-als from a successful com-petition at the University of Houston Indoor All-Comers Meet Saturday.

Monika May, Tonicia Wimberly, Ayanna Magee and Jessica Fisher teams to win the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:54.06.

Ty Spiller won the 60 me-ter hurdles with a time of 8.84 seconds. Christina Webb also

medaled for the women with a third place in the weight throw with a mark of 52 feet, 1.25 inches.

In men's field events, Sam Houston's Jacob Shultz took gold in the shot put, posting a throw of 56 feet, 4.75 inches. Jason Russell won the weight throw with a mark of 56 feet, 0.5 inches.

Roger Rueweller, Rodney Jones, Matt Stephenson and Patrick Krol teamed to win the distance medley relay with time of 10:29.16.

Scottie Jones won the 60 meter hurdles, producing a

time of 8.10 seconds.

For omplete results in the Houston All-Comers Indoor meet for Sam Houston visit gobearkats.com.

Track stars earn gold at All-ComersBy The Houstonian Sports

SHSU tennis falls to Houston Cougars, start 1-1.

JAM TIME. Gilberto Clavell (above) caught an alley-oop pass from Drae Murray that swung the momentum into the Kats’ favor.

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