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Volume 123 / Issue 28 www.HoustonianOnline.com Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Two Bearkats signed on NFL draft day as a Bearkat. CODY LEWIS/CONNOR HYDE “I was recognized because of Sports Editor and Sports Reporter Sam and because of the team getting as far as they did Although undrafted in the 2013 in the playoffs,” Diller said. He NFL Draft, two Sam Houston finished the 2012 season with 927 State seniors will continue their yards and four touchdowns. careers in the NFL. With big names like Cam Graduating wide receiver Newton and DeAngelo Hall on Trey Diller became the newest the Carolina roster, Diller said member of the Carolina Panthers NFL veteran Steve Smith is the as teammate Dax Swanson signed player he’s looking forward to his contract with the Indianapolis working with the most. Colts Saturday. Diller and “He’s the guy I want to get in Swanson were signed as undrafted with,” Diller said. “I’m going to try free agents. and soak up as much information Swanson impressed scouts in as I can from that guy.” the fall becoming the new SHSU Smith has played in the NFL for leader in interceptions, including 12 years, all in a Panther uniform. picking off the 2013 Heisman Diller will head to Charlotte recipient in May 8 for mini-camp. After three College Station. The graduating days of training with the Panthers, cornerback received an invite he’ll return home before returning to the 2013 NFL Combine in for Organized Team Activities (OTAs) May 19th. OTAs will last February, and despite an injured Jessica Gomez | The Houstonian, SBNation.com hamstring, recorded a 4.56 40- two weeks before training camp ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL. Trey Diller (left) signed as the new member for the 2013 Carolina Panthers the same starts for the 2013 NFL season. yard dash and a 33 inch vertical evening teammate Dax Swanson (right) signed with the Indianapolis Colts. Both were signed as un-drafted free agents. jump. For Swanson, he’s home in “It was already hurt before Waco training with his high coming to the combine but I was agent after the last round of the Swanson’s small stature holds coaches liked about me. I also school coach before leaving for 50/50 about it before it pulled,” draft concluded. Swanson said potential as a successful secondary have a good knowledge of the Indianapolis May 9 for rookie Swanson said about his hamstring. the Colts are the right choice for player but he is expected to work playbook.” camp and training camp with the “I wanted to give it a shot but him to develop as a player and as a career in special teams. Despite receiving calls from the Colts. unfortunately I re-tweaked it.” a teammate. Swanson thinks otherwise. Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams To thank his family for their Swanson improved his NFL “They’ve been struggling with “I feel like I can get into the and Pittsburgh Steelers, Diller’s support, Diller said he plans to chances in March at SHSU’s Pro- the secondary for a while so I rotation this year and they’re decision to sign with the Panthers buy his dad a motorcycle and his Day, running a 4.44 40-yard dash saw it as an opportunity to come underestimating what I can do stems from his attendance at mom a Dodge Challenger with his and recording a 33.5 inch vertical in,” Swanson said. “It’s a great and they’ll see when I get there,” Wofford College-the site of the first NFL paycheck. jump. organization for me to be a part Swanson said. Panthers training camp. The 2013 NFL season will kick- According to Swanson, 13 of.” Diller faces the same criticism Diller lettered as a freshman on off Sept. 5. Carolina will face-off NFL teams including the Dallas Swanson received praise from signing with Carolina. Wofford College’s special teams against the Sept. Cowboys, , fans on Twitter after announcing “I’m going to use my size and squad in 2008 before transferring 8 and Indianapolis will play the Baltimore Ravens and Washington his decision to sign with the Colts. speed to my advantage,” Diller to SHSU in 2009. Diller said he Oakland Raiders. Redskins contacted him or his According to NBC Sports, said. “I think that’s what a lot of attributes his success with his time

Destination graduation: Student lives behind the Professor’s research scenes dream at first job studies gang activity SOPHIE NELSON Photo by Sam Sanchez on web, social media group—usage of social media Senior Reporter HANNAH ZEDAKER sites, such as Facebook and The audience always sees the Staff Reporter YouTube, are common factors smooth interactions between binding the two groups. the set, the props and the actors, Sam Houston State University “Gang members mostly do without ever thinking about criminal justice professor what their non-gang peers do on what goes into making the scene David Pyrooz, Ph.D., recently the Internet: they view music and come to life. Backstage shows a published research he co- movies, YouTube videos, buy different, more hectic scene, one authored about gang activity on music and goods and interact full of people racing to do their the Internet. on social media,” Decker said. jobs in the right place and at the The study “Criminal and “Indeed, there isn’t a lot that right time. Everyone knows where Routine Activities in Online distinguishes gang member use to go and what to do at exactly the Settings: Gangs, Offenders, of the Internet from non-gang perfect moment though, because and the Internet,” is funded by members. The distinguishing of their stage manager. Google Ideas. characteristics have to do After acting as stage manager According to the study, gang with the posting of threats and for several shows in her years at members are not recruiting YouTube videos about fights and Sam Houston State University, members or committing any threats.” and receiving a degree in theatre serious crimes via the so-called The research showed that with an emphasis in stage “information highway,” they are gang members are 70 percent managing, Kelsey Sapp feels fully manipulating it as a means for more likely to commit crimes prepared to take her first job as self-promotion, as well as the online than their non-gang a stage manager for Millbrook exploitation of other gangs. member counterparts. The type Playhouse, a summer stock theater “What they are doing online of crimes they commit do not in Mill Hall, Pa. is typically what they are doing demand the need for a complex “Anything that you see when that on the street,” Pyrooz said. “For understanding of the Internet, you go see a production that’s on initial the most part, gang members like identity theft or hacking into the stage, including the actors, is contact, but are using the Internet for self- commercial enterprises. Instead, something I play a part in,” Sapp overall is easier than in promotion and braggadocio, but it is used to coordinate assaults, said. “I call the lights, I tell sound person I think.” that also involves some forms of drug deals and robberies. when to go during a performance. Sapp said her time at SHSU has me.” criminal and deviant behaviors.” In addition, 25 percent of the I’m the person in charge to make made her fully prepared to work Based on interviews conducted participants admitted to using sure everything comes together, at Millbrook. Hasekoester said by the authors—Pyrooz, Scott the Internet to research other and to make sure that you will see “I have stage managed lots Sapp was a great student who Decker, Ph.D., and doctoral gangs and more than 50 percent the same show every night.” of shows, including several big understands the important aspects student Richard Moule (both of said they watched gang fights She was offered the job musicals here,” Sapp said. “In of stage managing. Arizona State University)—the and videos online. with Millbrook after a series addition to all of that, we have “She’s intelligent, practical, study included a sample size of “Many respondents were of interviews via Skype, an a faculty who has pushed my imaginative and a real problem 585 young people in the cities of simply interested in gang related experience Sapp felt was boundaries and my limits, and solver,” Hasekoester said. “She , ; Fresno, Calif.; fights and threats in general, interesting. really helped me excel.” understands how to work with Los Angeles, Calif.; Phoenix, finding them as entertaining as a “I had a series of interviews on In particular, Sapp felt that a large cross section of people, Ariz.; and St. Louis, Mo. boxing or UFC match,” Pyrooz Skype while we were in different the department chair for theatre, deals with conflict well, is calm “We had heard from a number said. parts of the country,” Sapp said. Penny Hasekoester, helped and above all has a wonderful of gang members throughout Pyrooz said gang members “Most of the time, people get develop her collegiate career. sense of humor. She is truly the years about the use of social are aware that law enforcement dressed up and go to interviews. “I’ve done three shows with outstanding” media,” Decker said. “There can monitor their behavior on In my case, I’m sitting at home [Hasekoester] as a director, and Sapp said that she has wanted is also the contention by some the Internet and for that reason and the person who’s hiring me is just getting to work with her as to stage manage since her time in groups in law enforcement that limit what they do and do not do at her home or office, and we’re a director, the department chair high school theater productions. gang members are sophisticated via the Internet. interviewing at totally different and as a professor has taught me “It’s not a movie or a film set, users of the internet.” He also said law enforcement times for us. I think it’s better so much,” Sapp said. “She’s let it happens as it goes,” Sapp said. The study revealed internet should continue to censor gang because you’re more comfortable me make my own discoveries in “It’s something I love to do and activity of gang members is related paraphernalia on the in your own environment. It can a safe environment, and I really now I get to do it for my job. It quite similar to that of non- Internet, and by doing so, end be difficult because you don’t get appreciate the effort she’s put into couldn’t get better than that.” gang members in the same age the cause of the issues. Page 2 Tuesday, April 30, 2013 News houstonianonline.com/news Local Boston bomber may have limited appeal JAY R JORDAN to court before a judge rather than being held indefinitely. Senior Reporter Domino also said the act might apply in the trial of Dzhokhar The 1995 bombing in Oklahoma Tsarnaev, the lone surviving City, Okla., devastated the city suspect in the Boston Marathon and killed nearly 170 people in bombings on April 15. the process, a terrorist attack so “The Supreme Court ruled that deadly that it’s rivaled only by there can be limits on the number the 9/11 attacks. The federal law of habeas writs filed,” Domino limiting the number of appeals said. “If the Boston bomber is in these kinds of cases created in not labeled an enemy combatant the wake of the bombing could and is tried in the civil courts he affect the outcome of the surviving will be limited in his ability to file suspect of the Boston Marathon appeals.” Bombing’s case. A writ of habeas is a form of Timothy McVeigh used a appeal that allows the accused to homemade fertilizer bomb that petition the state to be released he made with his accomplice because the accused feels he or she Terry Nichols. He placed them in is being wrongfully held. such a way inside the rental truck Tsarnaev also was not that it would cause maximum immediately read his Miranda destruction to the Alfred P. Rights, which has stirred Murrah Federal Building and controversy in legal and political have little effect on nearby civilian circles. locations, according to court According to the FBI, the documents. reading of Miranda Rights can be The attack promptedpostponed if officers’ preliminary U.S. lawmakers to pass the questions are geared toward the Antiterrorism and Effective concern of public safety, such AP Photo | Bob Leonard Death Penalty Act of 1996. The as Tsarnaev being questioned SUSPECTS. Bombing suspects Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, center right in black hat, and his brother, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, act changed some of the rules about additional attack plans or 19, center left in white hat, about 10-20 minutes before the blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. of habeas corpus by limiting the immediate threats to Watertown, number of appeals for terrorism Mass., the town in which he was problem is the distinction Domino said every time the abiding people have,” Domino crimes, according to SHSU captured. between terrorism and regular government limits due process said. “But this may be too subtle political science professor John “The Court has recognized violent crime. The more crimes when terrorist attacks occur, the a point when we are angry. That Domino. a public safety exception to that are classified as terrorism, the terrorists win. is why we must stay committed Habeas corpus is a legal action Miranda, so I don’t see a problem,” more the government can suspend “He changes our society and to due process even in the face of that brings a person under arrest Domino said. “The lingering rights in the name of public safety.” the amount of freedom that law- monstrous crimes.”

Local State LSCS wants to increase security FASFA to be modernized

STEPHEN GREEN before. The change could reduce the measures with bond referendum Editor-in-Chief likelihood of receiving financial aid for certain students. MOLLY WADDELL Students could soon see “If you have a household where News Editor changes to the federal financial two parents (are unmarried and aid application that would help living together) make $40,000 Security could be increased accurately determine student each, including that other person within the Lone Star College need, according to the U.S. makes it more fair and an accurate System, along with other upgrades, Department of Education. representation of financial need,” if the more than $497.7 million The changes that are being Tatom said. bond referendum gets passed. discussed for the 2014-2015 Free On the other-side of the coin, The bond referendum will Application for Federal Student Tatom said, the new options could be put up for vote on May 11 Aid (FAFSA) would add new increase their need because it elections. The security measures options for students to select would increase the household size that will be changed will include: regarding their parents’ marital without increasing income. • More video surveillance status. “There are a lot of people out capabilities installed inside The first change would add there who have one member of the campus buildings and an “unmarried and both parents family who is disabled or retired, exterior locations. living together” option for or who can’t or don’t work,” Tatom • Enhance lighting, students to select. Currently, the AP Photo/, Johnny Hanson said. “To exclude that person emergency call boxes and only options on the application CRITICAL. Life Flight personnel rush a victim wounded in a stabbing attack because they aren’t married isn’t sirens. are “married” or “divorced or on the Lone Star community college system’s Cypress, Texas campus into fair either.” • Enhance public address “separated.” Memorial Hermann Hospital Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Houston. Although the university doesn’t systems. The form would also change keep statistics of students from • Automate door faculty and staff has always been Harris campus earlier in the year. gender-specific terms like mother parents who are unmarried and locking systems with a top priority and these proposed Carpenter said the security or father to terms like “Parent living together, Tatom said most implementation of new projects are not new they were systems that LSCS has in place 1 (father/mother/stepparent)” students won’t be affected. electronic badge access. outlined well in advance of the work “as intended” but with where appropriate. “It ensures those who are • Expand alert system recent incident at LSC-CyFair,” the large growth of students, Lisa Tatom, director of financial entitled to it receive financial to fully integrate Carpenter said. “Attention to the improvements need to be made. aid for Sam Houston State assistance,” Tatom said. “If you automated, simultaneous details is at an all-time high, the Members of the LSCS board University, said the old system is have a family made up of same-sex deployment of emergency bond referendum underscores of trustees voted unanimously to antiquated. parents in Texas where they can’t announcements and the multitude of needs associated put the bond referendum in front “Currently the FAFSA allows get married, it accurately reflects personal messaging. with our unprecedented student of Harris County, Montgomery two choices: parents are ‘married’ the family income because you Richard Carpenter, Ph.D., LSCS enrollment growth.” County and San Jacinto County or ‘divorced or separated,’” Tatom can’t include both parents.” chancellor, told the Cypress Creek Fourteen people were injured at voters. said. “That’s very old-fashioned Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Mirror that these safety measures Lone Star-Cy Fair when a student According to a LSCS press and not a true representation of Education, said the aim is to make are not related to the recent attacks started stabbing other students on release, the 2013 bond referendum today’s society.” sure taxpayer dollars are being at Lone Star-CyFair. campus on April 9. Three people “expands capacity to meet Tatom said household size, used where they are needed. “The safety of our students, were injured when a gun fight unprecedented student population income and number of dependents “All students should be able broke out at the Lone Star- North growth.” in college are major factors in to apply for federal student aid determining financial need. In the within a system that incorporates new system, some students would Check out the Houstonian audio slideshow on Sugar Skull their unique family dynamics,” have to include the income of Sweets by Ashley Baker and George Mattingly Duncan said. parents they didn’t have to include

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In simpler terms, if Tare used to support a communal good; roads, used to – purchasing over the nation. someone wins a million dollars they are schools, secret service prostitutes. Taxes take lottery tickets has gone It is no surprise effectively paying $423,547 in taxes on different forms along the way and many people down. According to that dozens of their winnings alone. have a dispute over the Texas lottery. statesman.com, sales lotto winners are Most people don’t consider this when The lottery was established in 1992 as a were at 70 percent in now currently they win, and instead just cash their campaign to help raise money for Texas public 1994 and dropped to 40 bankrupt due to giant check and buy every four-wheeler education. Many states have a lottery and percent by 2004. a lack of financial in the country. So their bankruptcy is people become riveted as the amount of the The problem some prize continues to rise ever higher. The rush of people see with the KASSIDY TURNPAUGH planning, but inevitable. RICHARD MCKINNEY bankruptcy isn’t Finally, what most people don’t the millions becomes overwhelming as ticket lottery is that it’s Staff Reporter Staff Reporter the only shadow consider is how depressing the entire sales increase. not actually adding looming over the heads of lotto winners. situation can be. Not only do you face Personally, I see nothing wrong with the any money into the The lottery curse has led to bankruptcy, the reality of bankruptcy but you find lottery – aside from having to stand in line at Foundation School Fund that wouldn’t already depression, suicide and, in rare cases, out who your real friends are. According a gas station an extra 10 minutes because the come from somewhere. It works kind of like murder. to an interview from totalbankruptcy. person in front of you has to nit-pick every this – your mom promises that you will get a The pressures that come along with com, Lisa Acrand, a single mother and lottery ticket until they find the right $2 ticket $30 allowance every week. One week, though, winning such a massive amount of $1 million lottery winner, “winning the for them. your neighbor asks you to mow their lawn, money tend to weigh down on the lottery is not all it’s cracked up to be. What harm does the lottery actually do? in exchange you get paid $15. Instead of you winners more than anyone expects. Actually, it’ very depressing.” Well, in the grand scheme of things, not much. getting $45 dollars ($15 from lawn, $30 from Of course there are the scores of After a brief four years, Acrand faced Sure, this puts a tax on those people who your mom) your mom only gives you $15 new “friends” who want to borrow financial turmoil and bankruptcy. In the don’t really understand the probability behind because, combined with what you made from money and spend time with you in end, she wound up in a poorer financial “winning big.” Spending an extra couple bucks mowing, you would have $30. your new mansion. Then there are the state than she started in. here and there to win 10 every now and then In this example, your allowance would new “friends” who, once they are done As many people can assume, if you isn’t bad though. Not to mention some of the be the general fund, and mowing the lawn swimming in your new pool, decide to are playing the lottery, you typically lottery proceeds go to the Texas Foundation would be the lottery. Now, the problem with drown you and steal all of your money. don’t have a plethora of cash to begin School Fund. this argument is that the state of Texas is not What they don’t realize is that when you with. So when every penny you won According to the Texas lottery website, the quite like the child in the example. See, the win the lottery they don’t hand you sacks runs out and you end up worse off lottery has contributed more than $15 billion lottery allows funds that were previously for of cash; it’s all digital. than when you started the depression dollars to the fund, $1.099 billion in 2012 schools from the general fund to now be used Then there are the ever-present taxes. is practically inevitable. All in all the alone. There are certainly other places the elsewhere. It’s basically a win/win, education is If you win in Texas, you’re lucky enough lottery has proved to be dangerous and money goes – the most going to paid prizes. A funded and the state has more money to use on that you don’t have to pay state taxes but disheartening to almost every winner it relatively miniscule portion goes to pay retailer a growing list of areas in need. there is still a matter of federal taxes. Once has graced and provides nothing more commission, lottery administration and other It makes sense to have a lottery. I mean, if you win $1 million you automatically than financial turmoil. state programs, according to the Texas lottery we’re going to pay to fund things, might as well jump into the highest possible tax website. make it a fun scratch off! That reminds me – I Recently, people have become more aware of need to drop by and grab a Lucky Gems Bingo! McDonald’s suggests innovations to help Americans become fatter easier Colin Harris believes delivery, all day breakfast will intensify our obesity problem

COLIN HARRIS pig parts sandwiched in between which should make every American the potential changes are their way of McDonald’s customers that future feel like a sucker. remaining competitive by meeting includes never having to leave the Staff Reporter two uninspiring English muffins. It’s only four in the afternoon and For decades, we’ve wasted evolving customer demands. house to eat incredibly unhealthy ave you heard the good already I’m salivating in Pavlovian precious time and energy walking to Nobody’s forced or even coerced food and the ability to get processed news? Don Thompson,instinct, earnestly anticipating the and from our cars and driving to and into consistently eating unhealthy breakfast food all day, every day. the CEO of McDonald’s, is change. from McDonald’s when we could fast food, so McDonald’s shouldn’t With these innovations, America is Hconsidering some changes. The fast My mother and every other have been watching reality TV or be held accountable for quickly becoming a utopia. I, for food behemoth might be adding mother always said, “Breakfast is perusing famous people’s Instagram selling a product that one, can’t wait. more organic options and buying the most important meal of the day.” accounts. I don’t even want to think people want in new, locally-grown produce for select Looks like Thompson, too, had a about how many episodes of “Here more convenient ways. restaurants. Ha, just kidding, it’s mother, because by offering it all Comes Honey Boo Boo” I could T h e f u t u r e McDonald’s, not some frou-frou day, breakfast is set to potentially have live-tweeted, when instead, I is now metropolitan food cart. The actual become the most important three, had to make a trip to McDonald’s. and for changes Thompson suggestedfour or five meals of each day for Ugh. Even worse yet, sometimes during an interview with CNBC McDonald’s frequent customers. we’ve skipped our daily McDonald’s include offering breakfast all day and As if any of us needed another and been forced to order pizza or providing a delivery service. excuse ingest any more McDonald’s, Chinese when a real good Real

Well hell’s bells, it’s about time the with delivery service coming in the Housewives marathon was on Bravo. The JonesHoustonian | Misti country’s most infamous paragon near future, you might not even Maybe I’m being overly cynical of American obesity caught up have to go to McDonald’s at all to here, and those who frequently with the Jack-in-the-Boxes of the gorge on a half dozen Hot n’ Spicy eat fast food will have a sudden industry by offering breakfast all sandwiches, a couple of McDoubles epiphany and make smarter choices day, because sometimes you just and a giant chocolate shake. Actually when dining out. I doubt it, but can’t wait six to eight hours for a McDonald’s has been delivering ultimately the decision lies with the hockey puck of egg-like product and from international locations such consumer. McDonald’s is a business, a patty of some form of quasi-edible as Hong Kong for a few years now, a vastly successful one at that, and Student loans may be damaging our economy Letter to the Editor To the Houstonian Staff, causing our economy to bear the impossible to do so. After trying and they are entering into an SHSU’s Musical Theater production MORGAN MEARS weight of their debt. my hardest not to have to take economy that is already plagued of “The Pirates of Penzance” was nothing Staff Reporter With so many students taking out a student loan, my second with debt and unemployment, short of brilliant, entertainment at its finest. Each and every member of the dynamic f you’re like most college out loans to earn a college year here at SHSU, I’ve had to making it hard for them to even cast poured her/his talents and seemingly students, you have already education, many are worried take out a couple simply because think about buying a house. boundless energy into a memorable stage accrued a considerable that these young people are not I could not pay for the remainder According to Bloomberg.com, production. As first time members of the Iamount of debt from student going to be willing to take on of the year’s bill out-of-pocket Roshell Schenck, a pharmacist audience, my wife and I agreed that this loans. College is expensive any further debt, such as a home and I had exhausted every other from Pennsylvania, earned her performance could easily have commanded and without student loans, loan or car loans. outlet that I could. Ph.D and earns $125,000 a year, the stage at Houston’s Hobby Center. Wonderfully gifted, Julia Green many would simply be unable Businesses that solely rely Having taken on a couple yet she still can’t qualify for a (Mabel), Brandon Whitley (Frederic) and to obtain a college education. on providing loans are feeling of loans to finish my college mortgage on a house. the pressure from student education, I can say that it will be Schenck explains that she the incomparable James Smith (Major Student loans have been causing General), delivered flawlessly. The problems not only for their loans as the number of student a while before I take on another would “love to buy and afford borrowers is steadily decreasing; type of loan, be it home or car, to buy,” a house, but that it’s supporting cast’s singing, dancing, and borrowers, but in recent times, acting could not have been more sparkling. the economy. these businesses feel as if college I am not going to take on more “almost impossible” for her to The comedic element was strengthened by According to the New York students already have loans to debt until I have my student debt get a loan because her student the performers’ fine sense of timing. For Fed, the number of 25 year pay off, that they will try to avoid paid off. debt “is crushing her chances of many of the cast members the future is olds with student loan debt has borrowing more, the Huffington Many also worry that not only purchasing a home.” glaringly obvious: Broadway beckons. increased from 25 percent in Post reported. are those businesses that rely In a day and age where it is A friend assures us that this is the caliber 2003 to 43 percent in 2012. The While some may argue on loans are being hurt, but our nearly impossible to graduate of performance one can expect from SHSU number of students having to that in the past it was ‘easy’ to housing market is also feeling college without acquiring some theater productions in general. And so, besotted, we will happily become avid take out loans to start or finish graduate with no debt, they the pain as well. Students coming type of student debt, it’s clear to fail to recognize that with the out of college are burdened see that college students and our supporters. their college education has Dr. Frank (MD) and Melinda Adams increased throughout the years, ever rising tuition fees at most with more debt than they have economy are both in for a rather colleges, it’s becoming nearly traditionally been in the past long and bumpy ride. 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GEORGE MATTINGLY Arts & Entertainment Editor Piano students at Sam Houston State University will perform a variety of colorful works as they end the semester with a series of four concerts this week. Undergraduate and graduate students from studio classes taught by assistant professor of piano Ilonka Rus and associate professor of piano Sergio Ruiz will perform a range of popular piano music from Mozart to 20 th century “Libertango” by Piazzolla. The first concert kicked off George Mattingly | The Houstonian the week Monday night in the HIGH NOTE. Student Sam Lee glides his bow across the viola (above) while Performing Arts Center Recital Karina Beaty play fast paced tunes on piano (right) the first studio concert. Hall with solo performances for a traditional piano recital at 4 to collaborate with partners, from many musical styles from p.m. sometimes with two or four Mozart’s “Sonata in F major, K. The Piano Collaborative Recital people,” she said. “They learn how 332” to Franz Liszt’s “Hungarian will feature two or more students to play together to match [each Rhapsody No. 2,” which has been playing a single piano. According other’s] articulation, dynamics used in several cartoons. to Rus, this concert will be unique and movements, which is not easy “We try to pick music from a for students and the audience to do.” variety of different music, styles because many of the works call In addition to working with and composers,” Rus said. “In for four and eight hands playing a partner, students must also these concerts, we have everything on the same pianos. master the style of the music from dances, to sonatas to tango The program includes works and composers, which varies to make it more fun for the by Aaron Copland and Astor over different time periods and audience.” Pizzolla’s “Libertango” as well countries. The series of concerts will as pieces from several Russian Rus hopes the concerts will be so long,” Rus said. “If anything among others, which includes continue at 5 p.m. on Tuesday composers. a fun experience for the audience. the music might open their taste string quartets and piano trios and as Ruiz’s students perform an Rus said the recital represents “I think the audience will to new music they’ve never heard duos. array of 18th and 19th century a culmination of the skills learned remember the tunes and I hope before.” Admission to all the concerts is works from Franz Joseph Haydn, in her “Keyboard Techniques” they will be able to relate to Lastly, that evening at 7:30 p.m., free. For more information, call Beethoven and Fredric Chopin. studio class. them because they’re all so well- the string chamber music class the School of Music at 936-294- On Wednesday, several of Rus’ “In that class they learn how known and have been played for will perform works by Dimitri 1360. students will collaborate on stage Shostakovich and Beethoven Dance blows audiences away with tribute performances

RUTH OVIEDO with positive clamor, laughter Dancers took the dance to the South Central Region Gala in the most enjoyable performance and cheers. next level with their sudden 1999. “Red Socks” was one of of the night.

Contributing Reporter While some dances were movements, unique backgrounds the most powerful numbers of “I loved it! It was great, it had performed by soloists, the and use of props. the night. different variety [of moves],” she The Sam Houston State “ University Dance Department main attraction was the group This number was said. We clean it, we dance it, we blew audiences away in their sold dancing, which showcased a out of the ordinary Participants Graduate student in Fine Arts out dance Spectrum “Departures” combination of steps in structured with the bright lights get out and stamina is up. tapped in and Dance Travis Prokop was on Friday night, honoring the synchronization. The harmony and contemporary It’s a job, but I think it’s the this energetic one of the many performers memory of the late Jonathan presented in the gracefulness of sounds fading away “greatest job in the world. piece with in “Departures”, having Charles Smith and the 20 years the dances drew audiences eager as the dancers went loud shouts participated in two of the group of service by Cindy Gratz, Ph.D. for more. into character and -Travis Prokop, graduate and outfits performances of the night he The dances featured a colorful Mother of prospective student, performed engulfed student giving life emphasized the importance of combination of modern, tap, Amelia Anderson from Dallas, in their motions and to the 1930s. practice and commitment for a contemporary, interpretive and wanted to see the potential of the surroundings. Dancers successful piece. others styles of dance. SHSU dance department and by Although “Shift” was ended the show with an energetic “You rehearse every single day, An anxious crowd was left at the end of the show, described it impressive, it was “Red Socks” tap number that brought it’s a big commitment. We clean the edge of their seats as they gave in one word: “Fabulous.” which was the most celebrated. audiences to a standing ovation. it, we dance it, we get out and much praise to all the dancers The piece “Shift” made This dance by the late Jonathan Freshman and nursing major stamina is up, it’s a process, it’s and their hard work throughout audience members gasp with Charles was selected for the Alicia Rice said “Red Socks”, a a job, but I think it’s the greatest the night, filling the dance theater a breathtaking performance. American College Dance Festival tribute tap number to Charles, as job in the world,” Prokop said. 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Sports Tuesday, April 30, 2013 houstonianonline.com/sports Bearkats sweep Demons on road

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Sam Houston State baseball reclaimed a spot in the top echelon of the Southland Conference rankings after sweeping Northwestern State in three games this weekend in Natchitoches, La. The Bearkats improved their SLC record to 12-6 and extend to a five-game winning streak to sit behind Lamar University in the second spot of SLC rankings after polishing their pitching rotation for three strong outings against the Demons. Andrew Godail headed SHSU’s defensive attack tossing six complete innings in game one to hold NSU for a 4-3 Bearkat victory in extra innings. Relievers Logan Boyd and Jason Simms combined for four scoreless innings and Alex Broussard | The Houstonian allowed the Bearkat lineup to get OUT!: Third baseman Keving Miller makes a play to prevent a Demon base hit. Miller also had a strong presense at the plate. the win in the tenth inning. Centerfielder Colt Atwood singled up the middle and innings. lineup to tally three more runs in base. First baseman Jessie Plumlee Simms and Michael Burchett advanced to third after stealing Demon starting pitcher Cody the seventh. singled in both runners to close circulated through the final three second and advancing on an error. Butler held SHSU to four scoreless SHSU pieced together five runs the fourth with a 7-0 lead. innings to close the series. Catcher Anthony Azar connected innings until Azar homered to left in the top of the ninth, starting SHSU supplemented their lead The Bearkats (27-17, 12-6 SLC) for a single into center to score center to ignite a landslide of 11 with a double to left from Atwood. with runs in the fifth, eighth, will continue their road trip to Atwood and break the tie and runs between the sixth through Azar sparked another five-run and three runs in the ninth. Azar face off against University of Texas clench the win. ninth innings. inning to fuel the Bearkats 11-3 and third baseman Kevin Miller at San Antonio Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Bearkats carried their Romeo Cortina continued the in game three for the sweep. The continued the rally with a single Tuesday’s matchup will conclude late game momentum into game Bearkats run production in the junior catcher doubled into left followed by a triple. SHSU’s midweek season before two for an 11-2 victory to take seventh with a single into center followed by a walk and a hit-by- Starter Caleb Smith tossed six closing the conference season. the series, with all of their run followed by a series of singles pitch to score and put Hayden complete innings allowing one hit production in the final four from the top three and heart of the Simerly and Luke Plucheck on and an unearned run. Alan Scott, Softball clenches series against McNeese CONNOR HYDE in the series opener. home season with hits. Benavidez ago. The four have plenty of softball Benavidez connected for a Sports Reporter Shortstop Tiffany Castilloswung 4-5 in game three while left ahead with the last week of the single to bring in the winning run connected for her eighth homerun Kim Damien, Ashley Isbell and season and the tournament.” and close the series. Senior Tori Benavidez slapped of the season in the bottom of the Shelbi Tucker accounted for a hit The Cowgirls regained ground Meme Quinn was in the circle four hits with a walk-off RBI to first in game two to set the stage each. in the sixth to narrow SHSU’s lead and picked up the win for the clench a three game weekend for a Bearkat rally. SHSU would “All season long we’ve played 3-1 and went on to even the board Bearkats. series against first place McNeese remain strong at the plate into the very well on Sunday and today in the seventh with two runs. SHSU will cap off their regular State 4-3 in Huntsville. sixth inning, accounting for eight was no exception,” head coach Isbell lead off the bottom of season schedule on the road SHSU went on to win games runs between the third and sixth. Bob Brock said. “Each senior the eighth reaching first on a hit- against conference opponent two and three 9-3 and 4-3 in extra In recognition of Senior Day, all contributed today. What a good by-pitch followed by singles from Northwestern State. innings after being run-ruled 10-0 four seniors finished their Bearkat recruiting class we had four years Tucker and Alyssa Coggins. Game one is at 1 p.m.

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