PINEthe LOG Wednesday, April 11, 2018 The Independent Voice of Stephen F. Austin State University thepinelog.com SGA elections to start Monday with University officials and other office hours at least for two hours experience as SGA student By Raquel Torres departments and organizations. a week. Blakley emphasized that body president has helped Staff Writer If someone does not do that student government elections are her learn more than she ever job well, it could seriously hurt important, even to people not in expected. tudents can still sign the reputation of the SGA,” said SGA. “The most valuable thing up to run for student Nathaniel Blakley from Livingston, “The student government has I have learned is the merit Sbody president and vice of hard work,” Jenkins president. Voting will begin April “Starting with my campaign until today, the ‘president said. “Sometimes I faced 16, and as of press time some a tough problem and students were running unopposed. hat’ has always been on. When something needs wanted to just move on, Requirements to run are the attention, there is no time to waste.” but I pushed through. student must have a 2.5 GPA or —Jessie Jenkins, SGA President Starting with my higher, have no judicial cases campaign until today, against them and in the future, who has been the speaker of the the power to effect change on the ‘president hat’ has always be a member of the Student senate for the past three semesters. this campus. There are things been on. When something Government Association. This “The more senators and the more that change on this campus that needs attention, there is no semester however, students are representation we have, the larger student government has caused, time to waste. I have been so not required to be a member of our organization is, and the more because we are given that power to thankful to have the support Courtesy Photo SGA. we can do.” represent students,” Blakley said. of an amazing officer team. “The president and vice The student body president Current student body president Without them, I would not Jessie Jenkins, left, SGA president for president set the tone for SGA. would attend weekly meetings, and senior English major Jessie 2017-18, and Nicole Wood, SGA vice They are responsible for meeting attend tabling events and have Jenkins from Atascocita said her SGA, PAGE 3 president for 2017-18. TV personality will highlight AMSS event By Alyssa Faykus University of Pittsburgh School Social Media Editor of Medicine’s Safar Center for Resuscitative Medicine from Dr. Jennifer Arnold, TV July 2006-07. personality who starred in She serves on the executive “The Little Couple,” will boards for the Center for speak at the annual Archie Medical Simulation in Boston, McDonald Speaker Series at the International Network for 7:30 p.m. April 23 in the Grand Simulation-based Pediatric Ballroom in the Baker Pattillo Innovation, Research and Student Center. Education and OpHeart, Arnold is a pediatric and a nonprofit organization neonatal medicine expert. She dedicated to improving care gained recognition from her of children with complex time starring in a docu-drama congenital heart disease. She on The Learning Channel is a national ambassador for alongside her husband, Bill, Speak Now for Kids through and two children, Will and the Children’s Hospital Zoey. The show focuses on Association. her rare form of dwarfism, The Archie McDonald Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, Speaker Series was created in Strudwick type, 2010 to honor which has resulted M c D o n a l d ’ s Photo by Alyssa Faykus/ The Pine Log in more than 30 legacy as a surgeries. She is also distinguished a four-year cancer s c h o l a r , Walk a mile in her shoes survivor. educator and According to the community SFA press release, commentator Men visited the Baker Pattillo Student Center Plaza on Tuesday to participate in the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” Arnold grew up by Dr. Brian march in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Men donned high-heels and walked around the library and plaza in Orlando and Murphy, dean to bring awareness to the prevalence of violence against women. completed her of the College bachelor degrees of Liberal and in biology and Applied Arts. psycholog y at According to the University of April Smith, Director of bands to retire after 24 years Miami. She earned Courtesy Photo a s s o c i a t e her medical degree director of By Nella Kopp SFA for their Solo and Ensemble sort of a project of mine to visit in 2000 from Johns Hopkins development at SFA, there Staff Writer and All-Area competitions. This schools and meet the students. I School of Medicine in is a committee that selects made him familiar with the wanted them to know that SFA is Baltimore, Maryland and later each year’s speaker. “[The Fred J. Allen, director of bands campus and community, and for everyone.” attended a Pediatric Residency committee] looks for a person at SFA, will retire at the end of the when the position opened up to be Since he began teaching here Program at Children’s Hospital who has made a positive spring 2018 semester after 24 years the director of bands, Allen said he in 1994, Allen said the size of the of Pittsburgh. impact on American culture of holding the position. knew, “This is the place and what School of Music has more than During her fellowship in and has strong connections to Allen conducts the Wind I’m supposed to do.” doubled. neonatal-perinatal medicine, Texas.” Ensemble, teaches undergraduate Working at SFA, Allen has seen “I am so proud to be a part of a Arnold received a Master of Arnold joins a list of past and graduate classes and composes a great improvement in every area team of faculty members that have Science in medical education Archie McDonald Speaker internationally performed pieces. of the band. He feels one of his gotten more students interested in from the University of Series honorees, including Allen grew up in Longview and our school,” Allen said. Pittsburgh. She is board former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey graduated from Longview High Dr. Tamey Anglley, assistant certified in neonatal medicine Hutchison, Olympic gold- School, playing the saxophone director of bands at SFA and and serves as the medical medalist Mary Lou Retton, and oboe in band. He continued conductor of the Symphonic director for the Simulation Grammy award-winning his education at Abilene band, has worked closely with Center at Johns Hopkins singer Lyle Lovett and former Christian University, earning a Allen since 2011. In their time All Children’s Hospital in heavyweight boxing champion degree in music education and together, Anglley and Allen St. Petersburg. She was a George Foreman. a master’s in music education have collaborated on several National Institutes of Health from Texas A&M-Commerce. performances. This includes postdoctoral scholar at the SPEAKER, PAGE 3 Allen will be wrapping up his two performances at the Texas 42nd year of teaching having Music Educators Association worked four jobs. Before coming conference in San Antonio. to SFA, he worked three years at Anglley’s first impression of Dimmitt ISD, eight years with Allen was through his music. the junior high band at North “Once I started working, I Richland Hills and seven years realized how genius he is. He at ACU. doesn’t forget anything, and has Allen is a member of College so much knowledge,” Anglley Band Directors National said. “I’ve learned so much. Association, Texas Music He has such high morals and Educators Association and character. It’s really special.” the honorary bandmasters’ Anglley said, “It’s going to fraternity Phi Beta Mu. be weird for a while (after he “My whole family is musical, Photo by Illysia Tartan / The Pine Log retires). It will be very different, but mainly with piano, singing but we can call him whenever and guitar. When I started band greatest accomplishments at SFA we need to. He’s such a great and got so interested in it, they is the outreach and recruitment colleague, friend and mentor.” were proud but not surprised when to high schools, especially across Dr. David Campo, associate I became a band director,” Allen East Texas. director of bands, director of the said. “My father always regretted “When I was hired, I was told Lumberjack Marching Band and that he didn’t finish his degree, that East Texas bands didn’t feel the Wind Symphony, has been at so he encouraged and bragged on that SFA was responsive and that SFA since 2004. Campo had also everything I did.” they felt overlooked. It was natural heard of Allen through his music Photo by Meaghan Morton / The Pine Log When Allen was in high school, for me to go visit and help the SFA Gardens hosted a plant sale Saturday. Above, visitors pause to he said Longview would come to bands,” Allen said. “It became RETIRE, PAGE 3 take a photo along a walkway in the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. @ThePineLog Pine Log Channel Volume 100 Next Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Look for The Pine Log Submit story ideas via web: your copy every Wednesday morning in Issue 24 a newspaper rack near you. @SFAPineLog ThePineLog.com Publication: CMYK Page 2 THE PINE LOG 2018 News@thepinelog Event allows SFA students to reflect on experiences By Brielle Thomas have learned, both inside and outside the Managing Editor classroom and how it has changed them.” The overall theme, according to the The Office of Student Affairs will present student affairs website, is a week to the annual Week of Reflection April 23-27 consider what students are learning at SFA in the Spirit Lounge in the Baker Pattillo and how it is changing them.