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UPD addresses stalker rumors on campus SFA interim chief of police disputes social media claims, reassures students of their safety

By Meaghan Morton immediately. They told us not to approach and phone numbers. student, and that is why he is allowed on Managing Editor just call and give directions of where he goes!” “There was no stalking. We are not doing campus. The post included a photo of the man; any type of stalking investigation that has “Just because someone asks you for your A man identified on social media and however, Kennedy said the UPD did not been put out on social media. This person is phone number, it’s not an offense. Now if it accused of following female students home request the help of any outside source to share not being investigated. He is not under any continues and it turns into harassment, that’s from campus has been contacted by the the post. criminal offenses. He was asking people for a different situation. So, every time, every UPD and has ceased asking for personal “We have not put anything on social their phone numbers. We told him to stop. situation is going to be looked at differently. information, according to Interim Executive media, and we have not asked anybody to He’s been talked to by us and officials at the So, it just depends on the situation and what Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police put anything on social media. We did not feel University, and the situation has been taken happens,” Kennedy said. Amanda Kennedy. like he was a threat to any student, or their care of,” Kennedy said. Kennedy said to always be aware of your One post on Twitter has been retweeted safety or the faculty, and so there was not a In the meantime, students have responded surroundings. 634 times and “liked” 364 times. The post is need to put anything out on social media or to the post on Twitter. Some of the tweets “If you do see a suspicious person, give us a a screenshot from an unknown source that send out an alert,” Kennedy said. “This person include threats to the man and alerted others phone call right then. That way, you know, we states: “Hey y’all! UPD asked me to share this was simply asking people for their phone around campus to the perceived threat. A can take care of the situation,” Kennedy said. photo of an alleged person of interest who has numbers. There was no stalking, so we did not photo of a dry-erase board was shared, giving “Then use our emergency call boxes and been reported to follow female students home believe that anybody’s safety was at risk.” a physical description of the man and stating, just always be aware of your surroundings and from campus events and harassing them. If Kennedy said the UPD had received reports “he is not a student.” use the buddy system. If you have somebody you see him or get a report, please call UPD of the man asking women around campus for Kennedy said the man is a registered SFA you can walk with, do so.” Panhellenic Bid Day Tech center moves on campus By Lauren Owens employees of the University as well.” Staff Writer Robert Minshew, help desk analyst of the TSC, said he’s also noticed the growing The Technical Support Center has moved customer rate. He said the new location from its previous location at 514 E. Austin St. allows TSC employees to help customers in to two separate locations, the student center, a quicker and much more convenient way, Room 1.201-B and library, Room 107-F. especially students without transportation When the TSC was located off-campus, the who previously had to walk or find a friend to distance made it inconvenient for students drive them if they needed a device repaired. to visit, especially if they did not have a car “This is our busiest time of the year, the or were carrying a large device such as a beginning of fall, and we’re busier this year television set or game console. than we’ve been any year since I’ve been According to Tim Lewallen, the assistant working here,” Minshew said. director of ITS customer service, the Chase James, a senior process of moving the TSC started information technology major and at the beginning of summer. The technology application minor decision was primarily made to from Nacogdoches who works as benefit students by moving SFA’s a student technician for the TSC, technical repair services a lot closer said there has been a lot of praise to them. from students since the move, “Having a facility about a mile and it’s given the TSC a much from the main campus is not very better reputation compared convenient,” Lewallen said. “It’s to the one they had before. inconvenient for the students that might “People really disliked that have a vehicle, and it’s almost impossible we were over there and way off campus,” for the students who don’t have a vehicle.” James said. “Everyone groaned every time I The location in the student center is told them where we were.” known as the Student Technical Support According to Minshew and James, the only Center, while the library location is called big concern with the new locations is that the Technical Support Center. However, it has a smaller work space than the older Lewallen said both locations more or less one. However, they both said the positives offer the same services. still outweigh the negatives, and the smaller The old TSC building is currently not being space is something the employees can get used by any department but could be turned used to in time. into something else in the future. “Overall, I think it’s going to be better Overall, the change in location has once we warm up to it and growing pains are helped the students as intended. According done,” James said. to Lewallen, the number of customers has An increase in customers and positive increased significantly since the move. feedback aren’t the only benefits of the move. “We get a lot more foot traffic, and it Lewallen said the new location also makes seems to be more convenient for the students it easier to get involved in social media and Photo by Lashauna Bell / The Pine Log that can just drop in if they have a quick campus events. Due to this, the TSC will question,” Lewallen said. “They don’t have begin partnering with some organizations on The sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha celebrate as they welcome their new sisters into their family. The Bid Day to carry their devices as far to get service, campus for future activities, such as games for Panhellenic Women was on Aug. 24 in the Campus Recreation Center. Bid Day is considered the last and we’re in a much better position to assist and contests. round of recruitment for people looking to join a sorority.

though Kaatz was a friend, colleague and a peer she could work with. When he was observed teaching the band, the committee knew he was SFA bands welcome new associate director the one they wanted for the position. By Nella Kopp at Mater Dei Catholic High described the process. “We Dr. David Campo, director Staff Writer School teaching every aspect did a national search. We of bands and a committee of music from marching were worried if we would member, also voiced his FA’s School of Music band, chorus and upper-level get anyone who was even opinion of Kaatz. hired Chris Kaatz ensemble in southern Illinois. remotely good this time of the “[Kaatz’s] skills as a teacher as the new assistant Kaatz studied under year because so many of the and as a musician are very, director of bands Kevin Sedatole, a former SFA best applicants have taken a very extraordinary and we are andS associate director of the associate director of bands. job somewhere else.” very happy to have him here, Lumberjack Marching Band. During the first online Kaatz youthfulness also very lucky we got him,” Campo Kaatz also team-teaches an interview with the search contributed to his position said. “We had interviewed a undergraduate conducting committee, Kaatz said with college-age students. couple other people, and class, private conducting there was an immediately “I think students will really there was something just not students, directs the Roaring positive connection between relate to a guy who is as young right about them, so we were Buzzsaws pep-band and the the directors. When Kaatz as he is,” Wurtz said. “They’ll beginning to get nervous Symphonic Band. learned the job requirements see a guy who is young but is because it was so late in the Kaatz is from Troy, and accepted the position on really good at what he does. process.” Michigan, and has received May 25, he was ecstatic. They can look to him and say Abbigail Ramsey, a junior his master’s of music “Now the dust has begun ‘I want to be like that.’” music education major from in conducting from the to settle it’s sort of surreal. Dr. Tamey Anglley, Prosper and the 2018 LMB University of Missouri I’ve thought about living and associate director of bands drum major, said Kaatz Kansas City following his teaching in Texas for a really and director of the LMB, was Photo by Caroline Metersky / The Pine Log contributes new ideas and undergraduate studies in long time and I get to do appointed the chair of the energy to the LMB that allows Chris Kaatz music education and jazz that,” Kaatz said. “I’ve been search committee. rehearsals to go smoothly. studies at Michigan State pursuing the dream of being “We knew when we were Assistant Director of Bands and Associate Director of LMB “He’s really great to work University. a college band director for doing the search that it was with, he is very nice and gives He is working toward his a really long time and both going to take a specific kind we mesh really well, and when [Kaatz] came a lot of encouragement,” doctorate of musical arts at of those things happened of personality to counter in, it was obvious to me that the energy level Northwestern University in simultaneously, so I’m still balance me,” Anglley said. Ramsey said. “Not only do he and Dr. Anglley Illinois, to be completed at getting used to it as a reality.” “It’s really important when that he has is just through the roof.” balance each other, but the students can really the end of this academic year. Dr. Gary Wurtz, director you teach in a co-teaching Over a dinner interview with the relate to him because he is closer to our age He has previously worked of the School of Music, environment like we do, that committee, Anglley said she already felt as and has such a high energy.”

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Page 2 n The Pine Log n @thepinelog Crime Log: Boynton TV studio receives upgrades Sept. 3 By Parastoo Nikravesh associate professor of mass Additionally, lighting was An officer was Design Editor communication and SFA-TV2 upgraded to LED lights that dispatched to Hall faculty adviser. produce less heat and are 16 in reference to a On the first floor of the The two major updates longer lasting. subject attempting Boynton building sits a fully were transitioning the “Expose students to the to bring alcohol into equipped television studio. broadcast into high type of lighting that they the building. Upon The learning playground is definition, to match industry will be working with, and arrival, the officer filled with lights, cameras standards, and changing out working under, if they’re on- made contact with and chances for students to the old lighting to energy- air talent, and if they’re on the subject, who was experience what a career in efficient LED lighting. the behind-the-scenes crew,” found to be a minor in broadcast will be like. High-definition signal Hendricks said. “It had a possession of alcohol. The mass communication allows a clearer image for technological aspect to it, but The subject was issued broadcast television studio, a viewers and better suits also an academic aspect to it. a citation for Minor in learning lab where students modern monitors by filling The students are only as good Possession of Alcohol taking television broadcast up the screen, according to as the training that they get and released. There is courses can gain hands- Dr. John Hendricks, chair of while they’re here at SFA.” one suspect. on experience, received the mass communication Hart explained that the technical upgrades this department. goal of the studio is to teach summer to aide in student “It’s important that the students to be storytellers and Aug. 31 learning. students get accustomed to provide information while Students learn by to that quality, so they can also serving the University An officer was working in a variety of live better prepare themselves,” and East Texas community. dispatched to the Photo by Danielle Sanchez/ The Pine Log broadcast positions such Hendricks said. “It would The students often bring in Boynton Building as directing, producing, seem crazy if they applied and interview individuals to meet with a technical directing, camera for a job and then got into who work in and affect the complainant in The television studio in the Boynton Building received updates over the summer, including switching over to energy-effient LED lighting and work, floor managing and a television studio and said community. reference to theft. The on-camera performance for ‘I never worked with HD “I think it’s a wonderful complainant advised transitioning to high-definition broadcast signal. Students within the mass communication major use the studio for classes and broadcast their production of SFA-TV2, quality. I worked in analog’— that between June 22 student organizations such as The Crew. according to Dr. Casey Hart, it’s 2018.” See STUDIO on Page 4 and Aug. 30, copper wire was taken from the SFA radio station building located at 2829 W. Austin St. There are no suspects. New coordinator selected Doctoral student works for disability services Aug 30 By Taylor Antwine position. An officer was Contributing Writer “I really want to develop our service dispatched to providers,” Jefferson said. “This experience is Griffith Boulevard. in There are several ways Disability Services something they can put on their resume after reference to a hit and can impact a student’s life in college. Within they graduate and so while they might just run. Upon arrival, the the department, there are people who strive be taking notes or reading for students, at the officer made contact to get students the help they need in order to end of the day this is helping teach them time with the complainant, obtain their goals in college. But this semester management. It’s helping prepare them for Photo by Kayleigh East / The Pine Log who advised between there is a new person who has made it her goal the workplace outside of school.” Aug. 28 and Aug. 30, to help the students of SFA. Her name is Emily In addition to the service providers, Emily Jefferson her unattended vehicle Jefferson, the new coordinator of support Jefferson also wants to help the students who Coordinator of Support Services was damaged while services for disability services. receive accommodations. parked on Griffith Jefferson is a native of Newton and is “What I also hope to accomplish with our Boulevard. There are pursuing a doctorate degree in higher students is making sure that they’re taken no suspects. education while working full time. care of if they do have accommodations,” BANITA CREEK She previously spent two years as the Jefferson said. MANAGEMENT assistant director of Orientation Programs, “Making sure that they feel like they have a Aug. 29 where she worked alongside Director Jamal place to come talk to us and feel like they have (936) 560-4768 ~ 327 W. College St Nacogdoches, Texas 75965 Smith. a place to talk about what they’re struggling No reports. “Emily is someone who cares for the with in classes and looking for creative ways students she works with, so much that she at to help them.” times went out of the way to assist students While she’s not working, Jefferson has Aug. 28 in times of need outside of the office,” Smith many hobbies, including writing for her An officer was said. “Supervising Emily was an enlightening blog, Bravery on Tap, which can be found on dispatched to Hall experience. She knows tons of random Facebook. 20 in reference to information, and she always knew how to “I just decided it was a good idea. I decided a drug complaint. bring joy to our staff when times were tough. I like to write and I wanted other people to Upon arrival, the Disability Services is lucky to have her on their read it and it helps me to write things, so I officer made contact team now.” thought maybe it would help others if they Banita Creek Ponderosa Pines Jefferson is passionate about helping those were reading what I had to say,” Jefferson said. with three subjects 327 West College St. 528 Tangleberry Drive inside a residence with whom she works closely and hopes and located two to accomplish various things while in this See COORDINATOR on Page 4 subjects in possession of marijuana. The two subjects were arrested for possession of marijuana and Free therapy, programs transported to the Nacogdoches County offered for Parkinson’s Jail without incident. The other subject was By Brittany Barclay they get them. not an SFA student and Copy Editor The sessions will be run was issued a criminal by graduate students and trespass warning from The Stanley Center for supervised by a certified campus. There are Speech and Language Speech Language Pathologist. two suspects and one Disorders and the Cole All students have person of interest. Audiology Lab is offering been trained to do the the Speak Out program and sessions, whether they are Loud Crowd program this participating in Speak Out or Aug. 21-27 semester, which gives people not. with Parkinson’s disease Bailey Luker, a graduate No reports. a chance to get free speech student from Mount Pleasant, therapy. said the therapy comes in a Client Director and booklet. Aug. 20 Clinical Instructor Deena “You’re wanting them to Petersen said clients are speak with intent,” Luker An officer was evaluated before the first said. “So you’re wanting their dispatched to Homer session to make sure they voice to become louder to Bryce Stadium in are a good candidate for the where people can hear them reference to criminal program. and understand them instead mischief. Upon arrival, “We do what we call of talking at a lower tone. It the officer observed stimulability testing,” comes with a workbook and a sink and two soap Petersen said. “So we try some you just work on getting their dispensers in the of the therapy techniques voice quality up to where northwest bathroom on them and if they are able people will be able to hear were damaged on an to improve just in that short them.” unknown date. There amount of time, then they Hailee Moody, a graduate are no suspects. will be a good candidate,” student from Cleveland, Petersen said. Texas, said after working Speak Out is a four-week there for two and a half program to work on their years, she has seen both the voice for two days a week. administrative side of the After the fourth week, the therapy, as well as being a clients are reevaluated to student. To contact UPD see if they are ready to start “It was neat to compare Loud Crowd, a group therapy the two now that I actually in an emergency, maintenance session they get to perform therapy,” attend once a week to keep Moody said. “I’ve always just call 9-1-1. their voice strong. watched it.” The sessions started this Petersen said they were For non- week; however, they are still offered a grant through the emergencies, call taking clients. The clients Parkinson’s Voice Project in will be put on a waiting list Richardson. (936) 468-2608. and will start after the first “It provided training for program is over. all our clinicians here and Petersen said they will keep taking clients as long as See THERAPY on Page 4

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Page 3 n The Pine Log n @thepinelog REVIEW: Editor earns $25 on app during a few months’ grocery shopping

By Alyssa Faykus loves chocolate milk. There’s Ibotta was only offering that Opinions Editor an offer on Ibotta for $1.25 rebate on the 35.5-ounce back on Nesquik and you cannister and not your 18.7- Ibotta is an app designed think, “Yes! I can drink like ounce cannister. to give consumers money a child but save money like I do not use the Ibotta app back for items they purchase. an adult.” You go to aisle four as much for online purchases Ibotta works with major in the Walmart Supercenter because it is like pulling retail stores such as Walmart, and there it is—Nesquik. You up a browser on a website Kroger, Target, H-E-B and grab the “lower sugar” option that works better in its own Walgreens. The app app. This makes it also has major online frustrating to shop on retailers such as another retailer’s site. Amazon, Hotels.com, Amazon for example Etsy and multiple only has certain items online major-brand available for rebates. clothing stores. Ibotta will not give For in-person money back for any shopping, Ibotta has a item on Amazon. This list of offers on items leads to searching Photo by Yared Jasso / The Pine Log that range from a head endlessly for a product Students line up for free pizza in the BPSC plaza. The Office of Multicultural Affairs and Greek Life of lettuce to kitty litter. you might need or hosted a party that included music, food and giveaways. The items in the offers want. tab change daily, and Some stores have many of the offers last their entire site up for a week to a month. for cash back. For Weeks of Welcome After choosing example, JCPenney is a store that offers 1.5 Weeks of Welcome is a two-week long period consisting of multiple events the offers you want, from several organizations on campus. The first week began with a 90’s-themed go shopping! Be sure percent cash back but might not be valid if kick-off party and will end on Saturday at the Lumberjack football game to save your receipt against Tarleton State University. because this is how you use a coupon at you will get money checkout. All online back. Ibotta works by orders take 90 days to scanning your receipt get cash back because and matching deals that is the period of with items you chose time that you could from the offers list. return an item. Rebates It seems like a will not be given on gimmick, but it is returned items. Again, truly that easy. Find this only works if you offers, shop and scan. launch JCPenney from I like to use Ibotta for grocery because it’s a little healthier, the Ibotta app. shopping. I find that to get the and it comes in an 18.7- I’ve earned a little over $25 while using the app, and most money out of a shopping ounce cannister. That’s a lot Photo by Kayleigh East / The Pine Log Photo by Maria Corpus / The Pine Log trip, check the deals on the of chocolate powder for one it’s been a few months. If I used the app more wisely, I app before heading to the person. You wouldn’t need, Top Left: A student prepares a shirt to be probably could have doubled store. say, a 35.5-ounce cannister splattered in paint before a paint war was initiated that amount. The money The app can be slightly because you don’t drink that outside of Steen Hall. misleading occasionally, so much chocolate milk anyway. accumulates slowly, but Top Right: The second annual Association of be sure to read the fine print Once you get home, you I’ll take free money even if Baptist Students’ Barbeque Kick-off served students on the offer before throwing unpack all the groceries and it does take a long time to outside of the ABS building across from campus. an item in your cart. pull out your receipt and scan earn it. Cash is given in $20 Bottom: Students gather around a game of jumbo Say for instance you need it with the Ibotta app. Sadly, intervals and can be given Jenga, awaiting a toppling tower of blocks. This Nesquik chocolate powder you do not get $1.25 back from through PayPal, Venmo or an game was at the Weeks of Welcome Block Party outside of Griffith Hall. because you’re an adult who your shopping trip because assortment of gift cards. Photo by Maria Corpus / The Pine Log

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CMYK Page 4 The Pine Log 2018 COORDINATOR: Graduate student assists with Disability Services From Page 2 has always worked very hard to do an excellent job,” Haddox said. “She has held a full-time job Over the course of her career at SFA, Jefferson while working on her doctorate degree for the has served many positions and worked closely past few years.” with many different people. Friends of Jefferson wish her luck and offer “[Jefferson] was my SFA 101 teaching support for her new position. assistant in fall 2014,” said D’nese Haddox, “Emily, I know that this is a new experience associate director for the Residence Life for you, but I believe that any area that you Department. “She had a great rapport work in will benefit from your compassion, with freshmen students. She has a bubbly dedication and loyalty,” said Monique Nunn, personality and is always full of enthusiasm.” transfer coordinator for the Student Success Haddox also reflected on Jefferson’s Center. “I also believe that this new position leadership skills and perseverance. will allow you to become a “well-rounded” “She is a great leader and supervisor. She student services personnel.” THERAPY: Graduate students run speech therapy for individuals with Parkinson’s

From Page 2 therapy to anybody in the p.m., helps school-age children community and the Cole with delayed social skills. also training for all our grad Audiology lab also provides Little Jacks, on Tuesdays students,” Petersen said. services for hearing. They and Thursdays from 9 to “We wanted to increase service any age. 10:30 a.m., is a language our adult population in our Petersen said they help enriched pre-k classroom clinic, because our clinic with voice disorders, that helps delayed-language is mostly children, and so articulation disorders, children with varying we would like to have more language disorders, fluency disabilities and disorders. adults and also to reach out disorders and phonological The Hangout will be a to the Parkinson’s clients processing disorders. support group for college in the area, because there’s The clinic is open Monday students with Autism or not much offered for clients through Thursday from 8:30 difficulty with social skills. with Parkinson’s in this area, a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be on Monday’s from Photo by Jayden Franke / The Pine Log so we wanted to provide a Other programs, run by 4:15 to 5 p.m. Jevon Richeson, a junior horticulture major from Deer Park, holds an insect during a club service to them.” Erin Keeling, Externship For more information meeting. The group meets on Tuesdays in the Agriculture building. The speech therapy Coordinator and Clinical on Speak Out or other sessions are usually $15 Instructor, at the clinic programs, or to sign up for dollars. For college students include Be Social, Little Jacks these programs, call the and faculty it is $7.50. and The Hangout. clinic at (936) 468-7109 or Club teaches plant care The center provides Be Social, held on visit their page on the SFA speech and language Wednesdays from 4:15 to 5 website. By Jayden Franke is located at 107 Pearl will be hot chocolate propagating plants Staff Writer St. and plants from their to make sure that According to greenhouse for sale. we have plenty of The Horticulture Reyes, club members Also held in plants to sell for the Club is spending its will sell produce October is the farmers markets, as time planting new and plants that are Pineywoods Native well as for the fall STUDIO: Students learn broadcast skills ideas and nurturing all grown at the Plant Center Sale, and spring sales and them in to action. greenhouse behind located at 2900 starting this semester From Page 2 improve.” Plants, people and the Agriculture Raguet St. The Oct. at the Pop-up shop,” SFA-TV2 can be watched on Suddenlink’s community are Building. 6 sale will include Richeson said. “All tool that SFA provides to the students,” Channel 2 in Nacogdoches and around East essential to the The club will also plants, produce and of the proceeds from Hart said. “We are very proud of it in our Texas areas or viewed online on UStream club, which involves sell horticulture shirts. these many events department, and we’ve worked very hard to at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sfa-tv2- much more than just themed shirts and A long w ith go to benefit the club keep it as cutting edge and contemporary jack-tv. Individual student programming can planting plants. club shirts. events, there will be in some way, from as possible. One of the things that we are be watched on YouTube at JackTVSFA. The student-run “My favorite part of a horticulture pop- providing food at very proud of is that every club meets every other student that goes through e v e r y “My favorite part of the club is probably selling meeting, our broadcasting cycle gets hands-on experience in front Tuesday plants to students and others. I love to see the to buying at 6 p.m. more seeds of the camera and behind the in Room smile on people’s faces when they receive a to plant and scenes.” 118 in the plant they love.” educational Students in a number of Agriculture —Maggie Bayn, sophomore horticulture major trips where broadcast classes use the Building, students studio as well as members according and club member have the of The Crew, the advanced Piney Woods to Bella opportunity TV Production organization the club is probably up shop that will be for mass communication COUNTRY CLUB Reyes, forestry selling plants to run by club members to gain internships major from Allen and information students. students and others. for SFA students. Piney Woods Country Club is proud to offer SFA students and president of the b a s e d i n “I feel that having and I love to see the According to Reyes, an affordable semester rate that will enable you Horticulture Club. Horticulture.” being able to use the studio smile on people’s the shop will to be to enjoy the fun golfing that our course has to offer. “It involves Plants are not the has impacted me in a positive faces when they located next to Surfin’ For only $250 a semester per student, you can enjoy golf growing a community only takeaway from way,” Bryan Torres, a junior receive a plant they Steve and will open Monday through Thursday on one of East Texas’ best golf courses. through growing the club, but rather mass communication major love,” said Maggie soon. Students are For more information, contact the club at (936) 569-9821. plants, providing the community the from Granbury, said. “It really Bayn, sophomore encouraged to buy a Taxes included. Golf cart extra. Tee times required. experience for club offers. gave me a feel of what mass horticulture major plant and learn about communication is about. The students and learning and club member. it as well. “I had my first new things about opportunity to attend studio just makes it a lot easier In October, This new endeavor to learn and apply everything horticulture,” Reyes members will put is something horticulture club and said. “Every major is have already made I’ve learned in class.” on the “Haunted Jevon Richeson, President of The Crew welcome to attend. Gardens,” which horticulture major lots of new friends,” We strive to make the said recent transfer Kristin Wange, a sophomore is an outdoor from Deer Park and mass communication major club feel like you are haunted house that co-vice president of student Caleb Crow, home.” horticulture major from Garland, found that is $2 per person the horticulture club, the studio allowed her the During the and handicapped is more than excited from Grapevine. semester, club opportunity to prepare for a accessible, according about. “Everyone was members plan willing to show the career in the industry. to Reyes. “My job entails to attend the new timers how easy “I went on a shoot with making sure Nacogdoches The event will it is to propagate and FOX Sports recently, and Farmers Market every be held in the SFA plants are watered, care for the various while our studio is not as We’re growing our KFC Family! Saturday from 7 a.m. Arboretum on Oct. sowing seeds, plants our college’s complicated as theirs, I could to noon. The market 26, 27 and 31. There reporting plants and greenhouse hosts.” recognize different elements Developing a workforce that is diverse in of the process due to studio experience,” Wange said. style, where everyone makes a difference. “This major requires a mostly Now hiring Team Members, Equal FOOTBALL: Lumberjacks to take on hands-on experience for any learning to occur. It’s through Opportunity Employer! Apply at jobs.kfc. Tarleton State for first home game doing things ourselves, even failing at times, [that] we Daniel McCants and often as they could, but the From Page 6 D’Anthony Hopkins, running Jacks’ defense faltered early backs, have combined for and the SFA offense could On Aug. 6, Conque officially 212 yards on 25 carries and never get a rhythm. resigned as head coach of they’ve crossed the plain one The SFA defense forced the the Lumberjacks, and Byrd time each. Bulldogs’ offense into three is currently the interim head Zimari Manning, wide consecutive punts to start coach at least until the end of receiver, caught three passes the second half, but the SFA this year. for 144 yards and two scores offense couldn’t capitalize on Tarleton State (1-0, 0-0) during last week’s win against those opportunities. is coming off a 44-13 week Delta State. SFA as a team was never one victory over Delta State The Texans defense isn’t a fully consistent against University. That victory was walk in the park either. They Mississippi State and that will the largest victory the Texans picked off the Delta State have to change if they hope to had since the 2008 season. The quarterback twice for a total win against a high-powered Texans are a NCAA Division of 112 return yards. The team Tarleton State squad. II school hailing from the had a total of 43 solo tackles, Additionally, the SFA Lone Star Conference. The 32 assisted tackles and 75 total offense is the unit that Lumberjacks will look to shake tackles. The defensive unit needs to strike first against off their loss to the highly- also sacked the quarterback the Texans. If that happens, touted FBS School, Mississippi twice, blocked one kick and the Lumberjack defense can State Bulldogs, and secure a broke up 11 thrown passes. put the Texans in a position home victory in front of the Despite this performance where they’ll need to push Lumberjack faithful against just coming in one game, fast to score points and Tarleton State. the Texans are a team that’s that’s when the SFA defense The Lumberjacks will have capable of having a similar can turn up the volume and to slow down the high scoring performance against the SFA force deflections, get sacks offense that the Texans Lumberjacks. and force turnovers that will possess. For SFA to win this game, give the Lumberjacks all the Ben Holmes, quarterback, they’ll have to have an even momentum throughout the threw for 196 yards on effort on both sides of the game. 8-16 attempts and two ball. To beat Mississippi State, Kickoff will be at 6:00 p.m. touchdowns. He currently the Jacks’ defense needed to Saturday Sept. 8 at Homer has a quarterback rating of get stops early and give the Bryce Stadium. The game will 181.65. offense chances to score as also be televised on ESPN3.

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call to action by The Boston On The O’Reilly Factor, a popular Fox Globe has sparked hundreds of News program, the late U.S. Sen. John Anewspapers to write editorials McCain said, “I hate the press. But the defending the free press. This wave of fact is, we need you. We need a free press. editorials was sparked by the constant We must have it. It is vital. If you want to criticism of the free and independent preserve democracy as we know it, you press by President Donald Trump. Trump have to have a free press and many times has called the media “the enemy of the adversarial press.” people.” Journalists and other members of the America has checks and balances; this media know that as an institution, we are ensures that power is regulated and not under attack. When leaders of our country in the hands of a single individual or a continually spread messages of discontent group of like-minded individuals. While toward the media, it begins to impact the press is not part of the government, it the minds of citizens. The leaders of our is a pillar of the United States; without it, country should put aside name-calling the government could hide scandal more and petty tweets and lead by example. than it already does, and politicians could Perhaps a constant stream of wield unconstitutional power. criticism is not because of how poorly For The Pine Log, this means an administration is leading, but how occasionally we will criticize our poorly the administration is acting. Many University. The news is not always pretty. republicans argue how unbalanced the Sometimes there is controversy within news is. The term fake news sometimes the University or a new tuition policy is not about a story that has false that frustrates us. The Pine Log loves the information, but an opinion they do not community of Nacogdoches and SFA: it’s agree with. all we write about. Being journalists at All citizens of the United States have the SFA brings us closer to other students freedom of speech. Consequently, media and community members we would not has the freedom of press. This does not have met if it were not for The Pine Log. mean journalists have the right to publish Sometimes the University makes mistakes false information, rather we have the or makes decisions that students do not right to express our opinion in the form like. It is our job to bring to light what of columns or editorials. These opinions would have remained in darkness. We should be backed up by facts and not a stop the rumors and find out the truth. one-sided argument. SFA is fortunate to have an editorially While it is important for the media independent newspaper in The Pine Log. to be as accurate as possible, we make Some colleges have student newsrooms mistakes. It is then the job of the readers that are funded entirely by the University. to point out when we mess up. If there For those schools, it can be hard to publish is an opinion in the paper you disagree anything negative about the University with, write a letter to the editor. If we get a due to the threat of funding being pulled. name wrong, send us a message or email If national newspapers were owned by us through our website. the government, imagine how much false It is the duty of every citizen to stay and misleading information there would informed on the news, be able to spot be. Fake news would take on an entirely when the news is fake and know the different meaning. The public would difference between a factual news story continuously consume news that is biased and an opinion piece. Finding trusted and self-serving for whomever is sitting in news sources is key. Find a news outlet the oval office. that continuously puts out information Illustration by Audrey Diakun / The Pine Log A free press is essential to democracy. that is accurate and not biased. Differing opinions should be respected, Transfer student settles in at SFA so make sure you go out and on the first floor of library, regardless of one’s own political stance support them in the Shelton and if you meet the criteria, always assumed that’s what I doesn’t mean we should Gym and the Soccer Field. you are welcome to become would believe. As I got older, not respect each other. If Don’t forget Holler @ a tutor and help your new I realized my beliefs were anything, we should learn Homer this Friday where you classmates in getting good completely different. The from the mistakes of people will receive your first axe grades and being one step more I learned about politics, in power. handle, so you can finally closer to graduating. the more I realized me and When we put hatred and feel like a real Lumberjack. If working out and my family were on different negativity before any other Our first Lumberjack football exercising is your thing, the sides, except we weren’t. emotion, the world turns into game will be at Homer Bryce Student Recreation Center My family still respects a hostile place. Life is already By Andres Jaimes Stadium Saturday, and is open until midnight. my opinions, and I respect hard enough, and to hate Contributing Writer during Jacks Charge you can Yes, you read that right, By Shannon Poe theirs. I know this isn’t the each other over politics adds run onto the football field midnight, packed with News Editor case for every family, but this to the exhaustion. After your first week of with your brand-new axe machines, basketball courts, is how I learned to listen to What I think people forget walking thousands of extra racquetball courts, the The death of Sen. John people instead of voice my sometimes is that we are all steps to get to class, climbing rock climbing wall that is McCain has been in the news people. Politics should not be hundreds of stairs to reach “One of the main impossible to not want to go recently along with negative “By listening to the only thing we see in each that classroom on the reasons why I up and the refreshing pool, comments and hatred each other, we can other. We should see each highest floor of the building, to cool down from this week directed toward him. People other’s humor, generosity trying all the different dining picked SFA was of classes and these last shared posts on Twitter or learn more than just and everything that makes options in the Baker Pattillo the pride the days of summer. Facebook and attached a politics.” us unique. Student Center and seeing SFA has a different vibe hateful message of how he By listening to each thousands of students and students and than many other campuses was a Republican or the opinion over theirs. other, we can learn more faculty wearing purple, you faculty have. in Texas. The students that policies he supported while Being a Democrat, I than just politics. We might have an idea of what Everywhere I go, come here are one of a kind he was senator. understand the frustration can hear stories of life in this school is all about. and full of school spirit. The state of politics has of hearing about the terrible different cultures, social The idea of being a there’s purple.” One of the main reasons taken over this nation, with things in the world and the class, religion and more. transfer student may be why I picked SFA was the scary; however, there is a pride the students and hate spread from both sides. focus being taken a different The more understanding handle. good chance this campus faculty have. Everywhere I During the last election, way. I am in constant awe of you have for someone who Other transfer students will feel at home very soon. go, there’s purple, plus the there were death threats how things are handled in lives differently than you, are your best way of getting SFA is about to become the rich history and tradition this spread from both sides this country, but I understand the more well-rounded you to know the school. Eating school you want to be part school has no comparison. because they did not agree that it is no reason to want will be, and you will be able in the dining halls, making of, with all the organizations As a transfer, Stephen F. with each other’s stance on someone dead. Instead, I try to sympathize with others Walmart trips and exploring and Greek Life starting their Austin State University was certain things. and listen to both sides so I better. the beautiful town of meetings and events, you the right choice for me and We are completely can understand what others As McCain said, “But we Nacogdoches will also help will be able to get involved. hopefully for you, as well. separated by politics; either are thinking. I may not agree should be mindful as we you enjoy these first days You will meet people you will Remember, this is you’re left or right. The few with them, but I understand argue about our differences with new friends and this have the time of your life that classify themselves as their point of view. that so much more unites experience. only the beginning of the with in this new town. independents are questioned In the instance of McCain, than divides us. When it comes to semester, and there are more If you’re looking for and judged for agreeing with he was a person first, then a “We should also note academics, there is free adventures and memories entertainment, the certain things on both sides. husband, father and lastly a that our differences, when tutoring available in the waiting for you, so ask for Ladyjacks will come home It has always been like this. senator. He believed what he compared with those in Academic Assistance help if needed and be proud to show their skills in soccer I grew up in a household believed and respected his many, if not most, other Resource Center, better to be a Lumberjack. of Republicans. My family on countries, are smaller than and volleyball in front of the opponents. I understand that known as the AARC, located Axe ’Em, Jacks. both sides always voted for not every politician respects we sometimes imagine them home crowd and the Jacks, Republican candidates, so I his or her opponent, but that to be.” “Do not despair of our present difficulties but believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is Twitter inevitable here. Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history.” Poll

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VOLLEYBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL FOOTBALL SOCCER

n The Ladyjacks will compete in The Fredonia n SFA basketball will host walk-on tryouts at n The Lumberjacks will play their home opener n The Ladyjacks will face off against the Hotel/ Holiday Inn SFA Invitational Thursday 6:30 p.m. Thursday inside William R. Johnson at 6 p.m. Saturday at Homer Bryce Stadium. Golden Eagles of C-USA powerhouse Southern and Friday. Coliseum. The Jacks will face the Tarleton State University Mississippi at 7 p.m. Thursday at the SFA Soccer Texans. Field. Another new season, another opportunity

By Deanna Swindell the collegiate level. While at another season, they offered Staff Writer TJC, she made the NJCAA All- her the opportunity of being Region Team, the National an undergraduate coach since n an athlete’s world, Tournament All-Tournament she had used up her eligibility being on the sideline team and the NJCAA All- to continue playing. Iduring the season and American Team and was “I get into training sessions not being involved in the named as a 2015 NSCAA All- here, and I try to stay in action seems like an awful American, according to the somewhat of good shape position, but this is a position SFA Athletics website. because I do want to continue one woman at Stephen F. In her season at SFA, Rose playing,” Rose said. “I miss it Austin State University made the USCAA All-Region every day, and even though decided to take. Team and was a conference I love being a coach and Kennedy Rose is a fifth- honorable mention. She traveling, I still wish I was on year student who transferred helped the team earn eight the field ultimately.” from Xavier University in shutouts and only allow eight Rose has had a tough Cincinnati. She is 22 years old goals. transition from playing on the and majoring in psychology. “With her playing field to coaching. Although, A f t e r being a p l a y i n g coach has one season “I’m grateful for this opportunity. I love it, h e l p e d for the her stay L ady jack s and SFA has become my home.” i n v o l v e d in 2017, —Kennedy Rose with the she is now game until considered background and the she finishes an undergraduate coach for character that she’s shown her degree. the women’s soccer team on and knowledge of the game, The team also benefits campus. she’s just a wonderful from her abilities as a coach. She started her collegiate person to have around the Rose said she can give soccer career at Tyler program,” said Dan Bassett, them points that she sees Junior College in Tyler, her assistant head coach of the on the field that maybe the hometown, and the school SFA women’s soccer team. “It players don’t see. where her dad coaches the was just a great fit for her and Rose hopes to continue women’s soccer team. After a for us to keep her involved playing after earning her Photo by Kayleigh East / The Pine Log successful stint at TJC, Rose with the game, to keep her degree. Kennedy Rose (left) gives direction to Elise Davis during practice ahead of their match with Texas went on to play one season involved with the program “She’s super encouraging Southern University. at Xavier before transferring and our student athletes. as a coach,” said Carli Arthurs, for her senior year at SFA. She’s just a great addition. defender and captain for the Because of the transfer, She was when she came here woman’s soccer team. “If we going through, so she can Bassett also explained how she is also capable of giving some of her classes were not as a player, and she continues are having a bad half, she can help whether we are having she bridges the transition insight as a coach. accepted, and she was forced to be as a coach.” pick us up. She’s pushing us a super good game or if we’re from player to coach. He said “I’m grateful for this to extend her stay. When the soccer staff in practice and in games just not playing so hot. She knows because she is closer to their opportunity,” Rose said. “I Rose has found success in found out that Rose would be as she was when she was a how to talk to us and keep us age, she can better relate to love it, and SFA has become that last few years playing at finishing her degree during player. She knows what we’re motivated.” them and talk to them, and my home.” Lumberjacks prepare for home opener By Devin Brooks throughout the game and showed that tonight.” Staff Writer promise in every facet of the game. The loss to Mississippi State Their effort was appreciated by gives SFA a 1-9 record in season The SFA Lumberjacks will Jeff Byrd, interim head coach. opening road games since the 2002 welcome the Tarleton State Texans “I think we found some growth season. Additionally, SFA is 47-10- between the hills of Homer Bryce in our football team, running the 5 in all-time season openers in Stadium for their first home game ball and being able to make some program history. of the 2018 college football season. plays,” Byrd said. SFA will host the Texans of SFA (0-1, 0-0) dropped their Running backs Thomas Tarleton State for the inaugural season opener 63-6 to the No. 18 Hutchings, Jamall Shaw, Josh home game of the season. Byrd will ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs McGowen and Jae’lon Oglesby coach his first game as acting head Saturday night at Davis Wade combined for 103 yards on 22 coach for the Lumberjacks in the Memorial Stadium in Starkville, carries. comfort of Homer Bryce Stadium. Mississippi. The Bulldogs “I’m really excited about how Byrd was named interim head dominated the Lumberjacks in our guys competed,” Byrd said. coach of the Lumberjacks after every statistical category en route “That’s what we talked about. We Clint Conque, former head coach, to their first win of the young wanted to compete every play and was suspended due to violation of season. not worry about what the score university policy on June 19. Photo by Caroline Metersky / The Pine Log Despite the final outcome, was. Just take it one play at a time, Lumberjack football players Braison Rudd, Calvin Clater and Lar’Darion Cobb run the Lumberjacks never gave up and I thought we did a great job of See FOOTBALL on Page 4 routes during an early fall practice. Upcoming Football 9/8 vs. Tarleton 6 p.m.

9/15 @ UIW 6 p.m.

9/22 vs. Abilene Christian 6 p.m.

9/29 @ McNeese 6 p.m.

10/6 vs. Sam Houston 1 p.m.

10/13 vs. Central Arkansas 3 p.m.

10/20 @ Houston Baptist 6 p.m.

10/27 vs. Lamar 3 p.m.

11/10 @Nicholls 3 p.m.

11/15 vs. Northwestern 6 p.m. Upcoming Soccer 9/7 vs. Southern Miss. 7 p.m.

9/14 @ Northwesetern 7 p.m.

9/21 @ Houston Baptist 7 p.m. Upcoming Volleyball The Fredonia Hotel/ Holiday Inn Express SFA Invitational 9/7 vs. Tennessee State 1:30 p.m.

9/7 vs. St. Johns 6:30 p.m.

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