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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 INSIDE: n Mass communication students get updated TV station, Page 2 n Review of money-saving app, Page 3 n Editorial discusses importance of media, Page 5 n Undergrad becomes coach, Page 6 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.

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