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Potter Comes to Close Friday with a Harry Potter and His Wizard Fashions The Independent Student Newspaper of Sam Houston State University Vol 118— Issue 3 Thursday, July 14, 2011 Kolby Flowers geeks out, pg. 2 U.S. Women go to World Cup finals, pg. 3 Photo courtesy of JM Rosenfeld’s Flickr DOWNLOAD OUR APP INDEX Visit either the Apple Store or the Android Market to Viewpoints ..................................... page 2 download our app for free. Use to get updates and more Sports/A&E ................................... page 3 from HoustonianOnline.com. Special .......................................... page 4 Potter comes to close Friday with a Harry Potter and his wizard fashions. friends. Now as the series comes “J.K Rowling didn’t to an end, students are introduce a character having mixed emotions of that would become my excitement, sadness and childhood friend; she appreciation for what the introduced a world that series has meant to them. would become the phases of “This chapter of my life my childhood, my teenage is coming to a close this years, and my young adult Friday and you best believe life,” Megan Ellsworth, I pre-ordered that midnight senior mass communication movie ticket,” said major, said. “The Harry Ellsworth. “I’m absolutely Potter series taught devastated and terrified morals about courage and to think of life without friendship, about loss and a guideline bounded by love, and the will to go magic, but I’m proud to on. Lessons I’ve carried be part of the Wizarding from middle school on to World—even if I’m just a college.” Muggle reader.” However, the Harry Potter Even as Harry gets ready series has influenced much to cast his last spell, J.K. more than readers. There Rowling has left fans with are bands such as “Harry some relief with her site, File photo and the Potters”, “Draco Pottermore.com, which FANS BRING SERIES TO LIFE. Harry Potter enthusiasts around the globe brought the wizarding world’s favorite sport to life, Muggle style. and the Malfoys” and “The launched on June 23 and While the SHSU Quidditch team does fly, they do run around with brooms between their legs and get just as many bumps and bruises as the Whomping Willows” that “builds an exciting online characters in the book. Muggle Quidditch was founded at Middlebury College in Virginia in 2005. The World Cup is hosted in New York City. began a new genre of music experience around the For many fans that have series began with Harry the Harry Potter books By George Mattingly called “wizard rock” that reading of the Harry Potter grown with the series, Potter and the Sorcerer’s involved them with reading consists of songs influenced books.” Arts & Entertainment Editor the last film resembles Stone, released in 1998 and became a real reason by the series. With its array As this chapter of life After for more than 10 something much more: the in the U.S., it sparked the for excitement, beckoning of colorful robes and outfits, comes to a close for many years of enchanting readers end of an era. initial excitement in young fans to wait in long lines for the series has also appeared fans with the end of the and viewers alike, the Harry What began as J.K. readers worldwide that has the book release instead of a in the world of fashion series, fans will take away Potter series will come to Rowling’s simple thoughts lead to the series selling a new video game. that has resulted in themed more than just a fun reading an end tonight as Harry on a delayed train ride total of 325 million copies For many students, a parties for the book and experience; they will have Potter and the Deathly has since turned into a worldwide and 143 million large part of their time in movie releases where fans a childhood of life lessons Hallows Part 2 hits theaters huge cultural and social copies in the U.S. alone. elementary, middle, and dress up as the characters and memories they can pass at midnight. phenomenon. Since the For many young readers, high school was spent or sport their own take on along to future generations. Nation & World UPD Update Blasts rattle Mumbai Obama, Congress continue debt talks July 10, 2011 While conducting a traffic By Stephen Green been urged by other world 3 bombs went off in leaders to raise the debt stop in the 2400 block Associate News Editor Mumbai, India on ceiling, or face global of Montgomery Road, Wednesday during the Congress has scheduled economic consequences. officer determined that evening rush hour. 21 the fifth session of budget The Associated Press the driver had provided people were killed and talks in five days for today reported that House Speaker him with a false name at least 100 people were in an effort to raise the $14.3 John Boehner said that the and date of birth. Once injured. No word yet on trillion debt ceiling. Failing debt ceiling must be raised, obtaining the correct possible suspects. to do so by August 2 may however, the House will name and date of birth, cause the U.S. to partially not pass the budget bill if it it was determined that California woman cuts default. includes tax hikes. male Huntsville resdient off husband’s penis President Barack Obama Boehner refers to Obama’s was wanted on three gave a press conference allusion to Democratic outstanding warrants of Catherine Kieu Becker on July 11, just before the wishes of increasing taxes arrest. The male was was put in jail Wednesday meetings about the budget on the wealthy. arrested for the warranted Photo courtesy White House Flickr page after allegedly drugging and debt ceiling. “Those who have been and also charged with her husband, cutting off EXHAUSTED. The President gave a speech on Monday, July 11, over Failure to Identify . Obama scolded the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. Talks will continue today with members of extremely fortunate… his penis and throwing it Republicans for their Congress. Photo: Obama during budget talks in Jan. 2009. including myself…can in the garbage disposal recent unwillingness afford to pay a little more,” July 8, 2011 before turning it on. to compromise on the taxpayers and protect lawmakers for the largest Obama said. Officer met with Becker called 911 and budgetary issues. the largest social welfare possible deal, but there will Looking forward, Obama complainant who reported then told police that her “I have bent over programs such as Medicare, be resistance, but if each wants to get away from that they discovered husband “deserved it.” backwards to work with Medicaid and Social side takes a maximalist this issue and focus on the fraudulent activity on the Republicans on a deal Security. position…then we can’t get economy and job creation, their BearkatOne Card. Netflix hikes up prices, that doesn’t require them to Republicans would like anything done.” which he said are major A Credit Card Abuse splits plans raise taxes,” Obama said. to see large cuts made to Another issue in his issues his administration offense report was “I don’t see a path to a deal the programs as well as morning address, Obama would like to tackle. completed. Netflix customers are if they aren’t willing to significant cuts to what said he will not sign any “Let’s act now, let’s (5 reports filed) seeing red after the compromise…if it’s a my they are calling government type of short-term debt limit get this problem off the company announced its way, or the highway type waste. resolution brought up by any table and solve our fiscal July 7, 2011 new price plans. Two deal.” While Republicans were lawmaker. conversation,” Obama said. Officer met with new DVD-only plans are Recently, lawmakers on on the hot seat for a majority “Now is the time to deal “Then we can make the complainant who now available, and the both sides of the aisle have of the speech, Obama with this issue,” Obama said. [long-term] investments we reported that they existing DVD-streaming refused to budge when it scolded both parties for not “This is the United States… need to.” discovered fraudulent combination plans are comes to their wants for the being more cooperative. we don’t risk U.S. default on Obama and other activity on their now being split into two budget. “We can defy the our obligations because we lawmaker will continue to departments purchasing separate plans. Changes Democrats would like expectations,” Obama can’t put politics aside.” meet as the Aug. 2 deadline credit card. A Credit Card will go into effect for to increase revenue from said. “I continue to push The United States has approaches. Abuse offense report was existing customers on completed. September 1. (6 reports filed) Athiest, agnostic group SGA loses, reappoints same secretary July 6, 2011 sue to stop governor’s Officer was dispatched By Erin Peterson to bring her grades up to in city affairs. of legislation introduced the prayer day in Houston to the Pritchett Field, Editor-in-Chief the standards required for The first piece of Bearkat Heroes Program, office. legislation brought to the which would recognize located in the 1700 block A group of athiests and During Tuesday’s SGA Crayton resigned during table Tuesday called for individuals in the Bearkat of Avenue O, to assist agnostics filed a federal meeting, the executive Tuesday’s meeting and the rewriting of the SGA’s community who go above with a medical call. lawsuit Wednesday in an board lost and regained was then reappointed Rules and Procedures, and beyond in service to effort to halt a Christian Secretary Cortnie Crayton, by President Eberhart allowing SGA to govern others.
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