Lumberjack Basketball Player Nominated for Award
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PINEthe LOG Wednesday, December 7, 2016 The Independent Voice of Stephen F. Austin State University thepinelog.com Lumberjack basketball player nominated for award Photo courtesy of Hardy Meredith/ SFA Marketing Communications Lumberjack guard Dallas Cameron nominated for 2017 Allstate National Association of Basketball Coaches Good Works Team By Parastoo Nikravesh winners. “I was coached there by a coaching staff that was hard News Editor “Coaches and sports information directors nominate on me, taught me important values, life lessons and how to deserving student-athletes for the Allstate NABC and WBCA be a man,” Cameron said. “They saw the potential in me to The bright lights glare down upon them as their sweat Good Works Teams on behalf of their schools,” according to be able to play on the college level, and together we worked drips onto the coliseum floor. The crowd is a cheering mass the NABC website. “The 10-player Allstate NABC and WBCA tirelessly for years to get me to that level.” of purple and white, screaming for another win, for a second Good Works Teams will each feature five student-athletes Cameron has been on the SFA team since 2013 and has chance at something big. from the NCAA Division I level and five student-athletes found his experiences here to go beyond the athleticism of The pressure is particularly immense on one student. As from NCAA Divisions II, III and the NAIA.” the sport. the only senior on a team of new players, he must take the Furthermore, the winners are asked to attend the “I came to SFA because of the rich tradition of winning, lead, guiding his teammates during the game, and during all NABC Convention and NCAA Men’s Final Four where they the welcoming people of the town and because of Desmond aspects of being a devoted community leader. participate in a community project for the city. Haymon and Trey Pinkney who were my hosts. They made SFA student Dallas Cameron was recently nominated for According to Hurley, this is third year SFA will receive a me feel like I was part of the family,” Cameron said. “It’s truly the 2017 Allstate National Association of Basketball a blessing to be a part of the basketball team here Coaches Good Works Team, which recognizes “It’s truly a blessing to be a part of the basketball team at SFA. Along with the success on the court, we college athletes for hard work on and off the field. really have a brotherhood with one another. I’ve “Many times, a student-athlete may only be here at SFA. Along with the success on the court, we been blessed to build relationships that will last characterized by what they do in the framework really have a brotherhood with one another. ” me a lifetime.” of athletics,” Charlie Hurley, assistant director of -SFA basketball player Dallas Cameron Outside of basketball, Cameron is a senior athletic media relations, said. “By being nominated mass communication major with an emphasis in for an award such as this one, it highlights the many journalism. other areas in which a student-athlete, like Dallas, nomination. Previous nominees were Jacob Parker in 2015 “It’s very hard to juggle basketball and my academic excels. It puts on display the tireless effort they put in to so and Thomas Walkup in 2016. But SFA has not yet had an responsibilities,” Cameron said. “Doing well in both many other activities that positively enhance their profile.” individual named to the Allstate NABC Good Works Team. academics and athletics is very important to me, so I find According to the NABC website, the Allstate Insurance “I’m honored to have been nominated for the good works a way to get it done even if that means making sacrifices to Company established this honor in 2013 to honor male—and team award,” Cameron said. “I have been able to reach out do so.” separately with the WBCA female—student-athletes who and help in the community and other places in the world. I He hopes to one day be a sports writer or analyst, but not stand out for their civic volunteerism and charitable work. don’t do these things for the notoriety but to see that the hard before finishing his time on the court. The Good Works Teams consist of 10 college basketball work hasn’t gone unnoticed is a good feeling.” “I plan to keep playing basketball after my career at SFA student-athletes who have excelled in giving back to their Cameron is from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and attended comes to an end,” Cameron said. “To play professionally in communities. A panel of judges who are former coaches, Blanche Ely High School where he began his basketball student athletes and members of the media decide the career. TEAM, PAGE 4 SFA holds semi-annual Big Dip ceremonies for students By Emily Brown “It was a symbol of our Leonard did not apply “It means that you don’t Staff Writer relationship, and now her personal choice to have to depend on a man that we share a school, every student, however. unless you want to,” Pattillo The 14th semi-annual SFA it’s another symbol,” She supported her friends said. Big Dip was held in the Baker Robinson said. “We’re both who wanted rings for The Big Dip ceremony Pattillo Student Center’s Robinsons for life and now themselves. was a time for participants Grand Ballroom on Friday. Lumberjacks for life.” “I didn’t feel any to truly feel a part of the SFA The Big Dip is hosted by SFA student Sarah regret,” Leonard said. “It student body. the SFA Alumni Association Brown chose to be a part was something I thought “When each Lumberjack and has become a rite of of the Big Dip as a way through before I made gets their ring, we are passage for students. to symbolize her time at my decision, so I felt representing SFA as a body Anyone who has received SFA. Obtaining an SFA ring comfortable and excited to of students,” Brown said. their SFA ring can participate gave Brown a goal to work support my friends who did At the same time, the in the ceremony. Before a toward. get a ring.” ceremony represented what student places the ring on “The ring symbolizes The ceremony is a time was to come for Robinson. their finger, they dip their my personal growth in for students receiving rings “When my row stood up hand into purple-dyed water knowledge,” Brown said. to hear from SFA President to go on stage for the ring from the SFA fountain. “Over the last two and a Photo by Jackie Conde/ The Pine Log Baker Pattillo about dip, my heart started beating Many students take part in half years, I have learned traditions and what the faster,” Robinson said. the tradition each semester. and experienced so much A student dips her hand in a bowl of purple dye during the semi- ring symbolizes. Speaking “It was a proud moment. I SFA student Sarah Robinson at SFA.” annual Big Dip Ceremoney held in the BPSC Friday. specifically to women, was thinking, ‘I made it.’ And wanted to get her ring to Some students students do not feel a ring I wouldn’t wear much after Pattillo said the SFA ring it made me think about how deepen her relationship with felt buying a ring was would benefit them much. I got it,” said SFA student is the most important ring graduation will feel. It made her dad, who also has a ring unnecessary. The ring can “They were too expensive Taylor Leonard, who decided anyone can receive, as it me a little sad to realize my from his time at SFA. be expensive, and some to pay for a ring that I knew not to purchase a ring. symbolizes a future career. time at SFA is ending soon.” @ThePineLog Pine Log Channel Volume 99 Next Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. 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With a flash of color, more than 230 schools worldwide to the screen changes and another question create a campaign that counteracts violent about extremism is projected at the front of extremism. the room. “This is a sensitive topic, and I think Recently, SFA students in the Rusche being able to talk to other students about College of Business hosted an on-campus it in a welcoming environment while also event to help educate attendees about educating them is important,” said Miguel violent extremism as part of a worldwide Rodriguez, SFA Allen senior international collegiate competition. business major. SFA students in Marketing 352: The competition’s goals include: Advertising and Promotion have been motivating or empowering students to gathering primary research and building become involved in countering violent a marketing campaign using social media extremism; catalyzing other students to for the Peer to Peer: Challenging Extremism create their own initiatives, products or competition since the beginning of the fall tools to counter violent extremism; and semester. building a network or community of interest The recent classroom promotional focused on living shared values that also event served as part of the students’ counter violent extremism, according to the campaign strategy to build awareness competition’s website.