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<title>Regional crime lab opens for business</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:03:03 CST</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Erin Peterson&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;A
ssociate News Editor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=http://www.houston
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pe_240/995865074.JPG&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt; The university's new feder
ally-funded regional crime lab, or RCL, is now accepting evidence, providing rel
ief to the overwhelming backlog of cases being handled through the crime lab in
Austin.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The RCL received its accreditation from the American
Society of Crime Lab Directors and the Texas Department of Public Safety in Octo
ber and began receiving evidence just before Thanksgiving.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It
will serve Montgomery County, as well as 10 more counties north of Houston, ser
ving the basic needs of nearly 100 state and local law enforcement agencies. &lt
;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;We were excited to be able to accept evidence in time for
the busy holiday season,&quot; said Sarah Kerrigan, Ph.D., laboratory director.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The RCL can handle as many as 6,000 cases per year, making a
n immense dent in the huge backlog of cases, increasing the speed at which prose
cutors can get results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Being able to turn them around
quickly and efficiently, it benefits everybody,&quot; Brett Ligon, Montgomery Co
unty district attorney, said in an interview with ABC 13.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The
5,000 sq. ft. facility offers fee-based laboratory services for controlled subs
tances and toxicology in criminal, civil and death investigations, as well as ot
her support services, including courtroom testimony, expert testimony and consul
ting services, to attorneys, medical examiner's offices, law enforcement agencie
s, the public and other labs and organizations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;During the fi
rst two months of operation, the RCL has been processing requests for controlled
substances and blood alcohol levels in about three days. Drug toxicology cases
are taking only seven to 14 days, according to Michael Manes, laboratory manager
.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;We are fortunate to be able to offer quality forensic
services in a timely manner,&quot; Manes said.&lt;br&gt;Some services, such as
simple blood work and drug tests, have been shortened from one year to 2 weeks.&
lt;br&gt;Also, the RCL recently implemented an information management system tha
t will streamline operations and allow clients to access reports remotely via th
e web.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;The laboratory is part of the comprehensive crim
inal justice program at Sam Houston State University,&quot; said Vincent Webb, d
ean of the College of Criminal Justice and director of the George J. Beto Crimin
al Justice Center.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lab was funded through a $1.5 million
federal grant secured by U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady. The university secured The Woodl
ands facility in August 2009. After the laboratory opened in October 2009 it too
k a full year for it to go through the accreditation process and meet the necess
ary statutory requirements.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;It's been a challenging pro
ject, but we are pleased to be finally offering independent forensic services to
the criminal justice community,&quot; Kerrigan said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Service
s will be provided by almost a dozen full-time forensic scientists and support s
taff and will offer intern opportunities to forensic science students at SHSU.&l
t;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady was instrumental in securing fund
ing from Congress for the crime lab.&lt;br&gt;Positioning the laboratory with an
academic institution has many precedents, but above all demonstrates the indepe
ndent integrity of the forensic examinations that are relied upon so heavily wit
hin the courts, according to Vincent Webb, dean of the SHSU College of Criminal
Justice and director of the George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center.&lt;br&gt;&lt
;br&gt;&quot;The College and Center constitute one of the nation's largest progr
ams focused on criminal justice and related areas including an accredited gradua
te-level program in forensic science,&quot; Webb said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The fo
rensic science program is operated jointly with the College of Arts and Sciences
and offers concentrations in toxicology, DNA, trace evidence and physical scien
ce.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;Law enforcement officials and agencies in smaller c
ommunities experience long waits and backlogs when requesting services from crim
e labs in major cities,&quot; Webb said. &quot;The regional crime lab will give
local law enforcement in surrounding counties new tools to help better protect t
he communities they serve.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<title>Holiday Hoops Update</title>
<category>Sports</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Brandon Scott&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sports Edi
tor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;While most students spent the holidays
vacationing, the men's and women's basketball teams were wrapping up preseason&
lt;br&gt;action.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The men's team won two out of five games bef
ore beginning conference with a road victories over Florida International and We
stern New Mexico. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Head coach Jason Hooten's team has been p
lagued by rocky shooting slumps throughout its misfortune. Hooten has called for
more of his role players to step up to support stand-out Gilberto Clavell and s
enior Josten Crow. On Wednesday night, the Kats were handed their second confere
nce defeat at the hands of Texas State. They stand at 2-2 in conference action.
&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The Lady Kats went through a more challenging stretch, losi
ng five consecutive games. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Leading rebounder Sequeena Thoma
s says shot selection was a problem for them during the awkward stretch, but the
Kats have put things together since conference began. The ladies have won four
games straight and could be on their&lt;br&gt;way to a historic season.&lt;/p&gt
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<title>Student legal advisor loses fight against cancer, passes away durin
g winter recess</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:24:04 CST</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Erin Peterson&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Associate
News Editor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;img src=http://www.houstonianonlin
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and staff member of the Student Services Division at Sam Houston State Universi
ty for nearly 20 years, passed away on Dec. 27 after a long battle with cancer.&
lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gibson grew up in Highland Park, Texas, and attended the Univ
ersity of Texas in Austin, graduating with a degree in Business in 1964.&lt;br&g
t;&lt;br&gt;He continued his studies at the SMU School of Law in Dallas, Texas,
and received his Juris Doctorate in 1967. In 1971, he received his CLU (Chartere
d Life Underwriting) in New York.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gibson married the love of
his life, Betty, in Wheaton, Illinois, on July 15, 1967, and they recently celeb
rated their 44th wedding anniversary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His passion for mediati
on led him to be a founding member of the Texas Association of Mediators.&lt;br&
gt;&lt;br&gt;He was presented with the Susanne C. Adams Award for Outstanding Co
mmitment and Dedication to the Mediation Profession. He spent years training att
orneys in the field of mediation. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gibson served as an attorn
ey and student legal advisor for Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Tex
as. During those years, he co-authored a book, Capitalizing on Conflict. His mos
t recent book, Seeing&lt;br&gt;Through the Wall - Using V.A.L.U.E. to Resolve Bu
siness and Personal Conflict presents steps for successful mediation. Gibson str
uggled with cancer for four years, but those closest credit his long duration to
his faith in God. He helped to start a prayer team at church and prayed for num
erous people over the years.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gibson is survived by his wife o
f 44 years, Elizabeth Ann Gibson; his daughters, Dr. Kathryn Elizabeth Gibson an
d Dr. Allyson Ann Gibson; his sister, Mary Martha Stinnett, and her husband, Edg
ar Stinnett; nieces, Susan Elizabeth Stinnett and Laura Ann Stinnett; nephews, R
andy Stinnett and wife, Rachel, and Andrew Bernard Brown; in-laws, Janet and Rog
er Brown; Barbara Brown and his beloved mother-in-law, Beulah Alice Brown.&lt;/p
&gt; </description>
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<title>Kats beat Bobcats, make history</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:08:20 CST</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Lotis Butchko&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sports Rep
orter&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;img src=http://www.houstonianonline.com/
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&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;For only the second time in school history, the
women's basketball team will start conference play with a 4-0 record after defe
ating Texas State University on Wednesday night, 82-67. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The
Kats have reeled off victories against UT- San Antonio, UT- Arlington, Nicholls
and, now, Texas State this year, with every victory in double digits except for
the UTSA game.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;It's exciting, its been a great year for
us. I mean, just trying to build on those tough games early on. We have been pr
eaching mental toughness that we're going to have to be able withstand those ear
ly on games,&quot; said Head Coach Brenda Nichols. &quot;If we can come into con
ference and play our game, it's going to be a totally different ball game. Our g
irls stuck to that. They've been building on that mental toughness and not letti
ng things shake them up.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Kats started the game with
a small lead by getting points off turnovers and fouls. The biggest momentum sw
ing came midway through the first half when Texas State guard Kelsey Kupra hit a
long three.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Bearkats ran down the court against the Bobc
ats' fullcourt press, and Britni Martin hit a three to set the crowd on fire. Wi
th five minutes left in the half, the women only led by 10 points, but they inst
igated a 12-6 run to finish the half. The team looked to be hitting their stride
going into halftime.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Leading the team at the half were Marti
n and Chanice Smith, the only team members in double figures.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt
;&quot;I just relaxed more, we were kind of shaky in the beginning with our offe
nse, it wasn't flowing like we wanted it to, but we settled down and started pla
ying our game,&quot; said Martin. &quot;My three pointers have been off lately,
and I knew I had to step it up, so I have been working on them in practice.&quot
;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Martin continued her big game in the second half, leading t
he Bearkats in scoring with 26 points. She hit one big shot after another and wa
s 5-8 from the three point arc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Bearkats suffered one set
back throughout the game. With nine minutes left in the game, the Bobcats starte
d to make a strong run.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;In every game, there has been a
little lull. We talked about it at halftime and said, ?If we get in that lull,
we need to turn it around',&quot; said Nichols. &quot;Teams in the past, here, w
ould have just folded, this team is stepping up and battling.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt
;br&gt;The Bobcats were able to cut the deficit to within nine points on an 11-2
run. At one point, the Bobcats were able to score six points in 50 seconds.&lt;
br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Despite a 15 point victory and a 4-0 conference start, Nichols w
asn't fully pleased with her team Even in this moment, she sees room for improve
ment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;I know we have to rebound better, that's somethin
g we have been talking about,&quot; said Nichols. &quot;We had a couple good gam
es rebounding and this wasn't our best, so that's something to go back to practi
ce to work on.&quot;&lt;/p&gt; </description>
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<title>Provost to retire after over 13 years of service</title>
<category>Campus</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:38:15 -0500</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Erin Peterson&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Associate
News Editor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a letter to the university
community, University President Dana Gibson announced Provost David Payne's impe
nding retirement, effective July 31. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;During his over 13 year
s of tenured service, Sam Houston State achieved Carnegie Doctoral Research clas
sification status and was very recently awarded a Carnegie Community Engaged cla
ssification. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The university also experienced two organizatio
nal changes during Payne's time, including the creation of the College of Humani
ties and Social Sciences, as well as the new College of Fine Arts and Mass Commu
nication.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His unwavering stance on quality instruction led to
a 44 percent increase in the number of tenure/tenure track faculty and the&lt;b
r&gt;creation of the SAM Center.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;I must convey that I d
o not believe I have ever had a colleague of such integrity,&quot; Gibson said.&
lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The university is now in the process of naming the Search Com
mittee membership to start the task of filling the provost position upon Payne's
retirement.&lt;/p&gt; </description>
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<title>Nursing program launches with class of 35</title>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Erin Peterson&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Associate
News Editor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.houstonian
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_240/2068441241.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The new nursing progra
m and its select 35 students kicked off the program's maiden voyage on Wednesday
.&lt;br&gt;Currently, more than 240 students are enrolled in the pre-nursing pro
gram at SHSU. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Those students now have the opportunity to con
tinue their education here, as opposed to going to other universities, as they h
ave done in the past.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A department within the College of Arts
and Sciences, the nursing program is headed by Associate Dean of Nursing Louise
Plaisance, DNS, RN-BC.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Plaisance has 33 years of experience
in nursing of adults (medical-surgical nursing), oncology and hospice care. Twen
ty-eight years of that experience was spent teaching classroom and clinical nurs
ing education in several programs, including diploma, associate, baccalaureate a
nd Master's programs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;We are very fortunate to have fou
nd such high quality nursing faculty,&quot; David Payne, provost and vice presid
ent for Academic&lt;br&gt;Affairs, said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For their classroom
and laboratory experiences, the university has renovated Academic Building III t
o include classroom, office, conference and skills laboratory spaces.&lt;br&gt;&
lt;br&gt;As for students' clinical work, the university is in agreements with Hu
ntsville Memorial Hospital, East Texas Medical Center in Crockett and two other
long-term care facilities in Huntsville, according to Plaisance.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br
&gt;&quot;We look forward to the expansion of the nursing program into articulat
ion with other nursing programs and graduate programs in addition to the basic b
accalaureate in nursing,&quot; Payne said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The program was gi
ven the green light by both the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and th
e Texas Board of Nursing in November 2010.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;This program
will open the way for a dramatic expansion of Sam Houston State University offe
rings into a variety of allied health professional programs, which will be devel
oped over the&lt;br&gt;next few years,&quot; Payne said.&lt;/p&gt; </descriptio
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<title>Intro to journalism</title>
<category>Viewpoints</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:54:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Stephen Green&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Viewpoints
Editor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;As the new viewpoints editor, I fe
lt it would be important to introduce myself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In my opinion,
journalists should do four things when engaging the public on any type of story.
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;First, they should gather the facts of the event. For most n
ews networks, this is done with ease. Secondly, they should research the topic.
Again, this is easy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The third and fourth steps are what seem
s to impede any type of neutrality that networks claim to have. Reporters should
inform the public on the basic facts before inserting their slant, or outright
opinion.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The fourth step would be to go in depth with the sto
ry to let the reader form their own opinion of the subject.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;T
he failure to let the reader form their own opinion is dangerous. For example, t
he witch hunt that followed the Arizona shootings led viewers to believe Sarah P
alin was responsible for Jared Lee Loughner's actions.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyone
with a brain knows that this moron chose to attack innocents on his own accord.
An advertisement by a political action committee with some graphics did not mot
ivate him.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Crazy people like Loughner will always exist, but
instead of letting the public see this, large media outlets use their forum as a
political machine. This is true for Democrats and Republicans. Palin responded
to the debacle with what was a honest and true response, although it was ill-tim
ed and misguided.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It seems that what we are witnessing is a c
hange from a system of news networks that people watched to trust, to one that i
nsists upon changing the views of its readers. I read a study once for a politic
al science contract that showed readers tend to not only believe what the news t
ells them, but rarely believe any argument against what they heard originally.&l
t;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mainstream news needs to harken back to their introductory rep
orting classes and leave the thinking to the public. Straying from this leads to
misinformation, and important stories being left off the news reel and a more d
ivided government.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My goal in my tenure as a member of any ne
ws organizations, including the Houstonian, is to keep news and opinions separat
e. Opinions should present a different side of an argument that individuals may
not have thought of. It should not be a main source of information.&lt;br&gt;&lt
;br&gt;I want this page to serve as a place for students to speak their mind on
current events of the campus or the world and, of course the occasional rant on
how squirrels will eventually take over the human population.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt
;Freedom of speech is an unalieable right that I will defend for not only myself
, but for every person in America&lt;br&gt;- Stephen is the Viewpoints Editor fo
r the Houstonian&lt;/p&gt; </description>
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<title>Ending Sanctuary for sanctuary cities</title>
<category>Viewpoints</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:50:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Steven Perry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Guest Colum
nist&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Steven Perry argues for greater poli
ce authority in order to protect citizens&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regardless of who yo
u are, what your background is, or what your beliefs are, we all generally belie
ve following the law is a good thing. It keeps society safe and functioning, and
it provides us all an equal avenue to know the consequences of our actions. &lt
;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We know that if we are doing 85 on I-45 and get pulled over, ch
ances are we're in for a ticket, but if you shoot someone, you're going to jail
for a long time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is both the respect for the laws that gov
ern our society as well as the inconvenience of the penalty of breaking them tha
t keeps order.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But sometimes, in some places, people who brea
k the law don't have to pay the penalty; not because they didn't break the law,
or not because they didn't mean to, but because peace officers are not allowed t
o do their jobs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In cities both across the nation and right h
ere in Texas, city policies and precedent are preventing peace officers from pro
tecting the public by refusing to allow them to enforce federal immigration law.
In many of these &quot;sanctuary cities&quot; peace officers are prevented from
inquiring into the immigration status of any persons of interest in an investig
ation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Because of the problems caused by such sanctuary citie
s, Gov. Perry has declared abolishing sanctuary cities to be an emergency issue
facing the newly-in session 82nd Texas Legislature.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These cit
ies have become havens for illegal immigrants, who show no respect for Americas
laws.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;According to a recent US Immigration and Customs Enforc
ement agency study, 50 percent of illegal immigrants in the United States are co
mmitting additional crimes, while in Houston, the study found a staggering 75 pe
rcent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These are not individuals who came to this country to
make a better life for themselves and their families. These are individuals who
came here to continue their criminal careers on American soil, damaging our comm
unities and putting our families at risk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's time to once a
gain respect the laws that make America and Texas such a great place to live. It
's time to respect those immigrants who went through the legal process. It's tim
e to allow our peace officers the power to protect our communities. It's time to
enforce our laws.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Several bills have already been submitted
to the Texas House to achieve this goal, inducing a bill to provide middle groun
d between near Arizona-like immigration reform and the current problems.&lt;br&g
t;&lt;br&gt;- Steven is a guest columnist and a member of the SHSU debate team.&
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<title>Campus undergoes 'extreme makeover'</title>
<category>Campus</category>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:20:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Kolby Flowers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Senior Rep
orter&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.houstonianonline
.com/polopoly_fs/1.2435648!/image/316374510.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_240/31
6374510.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The university has kept busy o
ver the winter break by beginning several construction projects. &lt;br&gt;&lt;b
r&gt;According to Physical Plant, 11 buildings were demolished or are currently
in the demolition process since the winter break began in December. These buildi
ngs include the Recital Hall on campus and several buildings at the Agricultural
Complex and Gibbs Ranch. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Also demolished were four houses b
ehind the Lone Star Residence Hall construction site in order to build a parking
lot. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Debbie Kleppelid, an administrative secretary for Phys
ical Plant, says construction of the Lone Star Residence Hall and the Northside
Dining Facility are on schedule and will be opening in Fall 2011. &lt;br&gt;&lt
;br&gt;Other construction projects for the university in 2011 include The Woodla
nds Center and the demolition of Academic Building III. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The
physical Plant also closed down a section of University Avenue while it updates
the chill waterlines, which provide heat and air conditioning to parts of the ca
mpus.&lt;/p&gt; </description>
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<title>Fair helps students find on-campus jobs</title>
<category>Campus</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:04:01 -0500</pubDate>
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-on-campus-jobs-1.2435908</link>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Press Release&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;
Career Services will offer students seeking employment in the new year choices f
rom at least 13 different SHSU departments during the on-campus job fair on Thur
sday, Jan. 20. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Offices will be set up in the Lowman Student
Center Ballroom from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to discuss part-time student assis
tant positions they are currently seeking.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These include SHSU
Athletics, Career Services, the health and kinesiology department, Residence Li
fe, ARAMARK, Financial Aid, foreign languages, Public Safety Services, Recreatio
nal Sports, the Student Advising and Mentoring Center, the Houstonian, the Unive
rsity Hotel and the SHSU Writing Center. Others are anticipated to participate a
s well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Financial Aid office also will be there to offer
student support. On-campus jobs are beneficial to students because they offer gr
eat hours, a great working environment and flexible scheduling, according to Pai
ge Loft, Career Services job fair and special events coordinator.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b
r&gt;&quot;A huge benefit that I don't think people talk about enough, but it wa
s important to me, is when I graduated and I started this job here, I already ha
d longevity with the state (as a former student assistant),&quot; she said. &quo
t;It's a state job, so if you go to work for any other state agency, you have lo
ngevity and vacation time accrued.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;We had 500 students
attend the fair last time, so departments get very high visibility,&quot; she sa
id.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Students can log on to Jobs 4 Kats on the Career Services
Web site to see which positions are available from each participating departmen
t. On the day of the event, students should bring a completed State of Texas app
lication and a copy of their class schedule and are encouraged to bring copies o
f their resumes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In addition, students can find out if they a
re eligible for the work-study program at the fair.&lt;br&gt;For more informatio
n, contact Career Services at 936.294.1713&lt;/p&gt; </description>
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<title>Alumni to reunite for orchestra concert</title>
<category>A E</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:43:25 -0500</pubDate>
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concert-1.2435455</link>
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<description>&lt;b&gt;Thomas Merka&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Entertainme
nt Editor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The SHSU School of Music will ce
lebrate 100 years of the SHSU Symphony Orchestra and 30 years of the Huntsville
Youth Orchestra with a reunion concert Saturday.&lt;br&gt;The SHSU Symphony Orch
estra and the Huntsville Youth Orchestra, or the HYO, will perform works by Niko
lai Rimsky-Korsakov and Johann Sebastian Bach.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;There wi
ll be three works in the last half of the concert that will be performed by the
members of the SHSU Symphony Orchestra, all alumni who bring their instruments t
o the performance and all the students from the four different orchestras of the
Huntsville Youth Orchestra,&quot; Carol Smith, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
of music and artistic director for the HYO, said. &quot;That is an exciting pro
spect!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;One of the Bach works, ?Arioso,' will be perform
ed by HYO with HYO principal cellist Grayson Means?son of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M
eans?as soloist with the orchestra,&quot; Smith said. &quot;Grayson's sister, Am
anda, is the concertmistress of the orchestra.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SHSU mus
ic and HYO alumnus Carlos Lara?director of orchestras for Klein Collins High Sch
ool in Spring?will also play one of the solo parts, along with former SHSU violi
n professor Andrew Wilson.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Alumni guest conductors will inclu
de Michael Alexander, a faculty member at Baylor University's School of Music wh
o received his Master of Conducting degree at SHSU, and Bingiee Shiu, the first
conductor of the HYO and the director of orchestras at Memorial High School in H
ouston. Shiu was also a graduate assistant to Smith, receiving his Master of Orc
hestral Conducting degree at SHSU.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Other guest alumni conduct
ors include Bryan Buffaloe, the first undergraduate conductor of the HYO and dir
ector of orchestras at Clear Lake High School in Clear Lake, and Cathy Fishburn,
the recently retired director of orchestras at Doerre Intermediate School in Kl
ein ISD. Fishburn is the SHSU College of Education's student teaching supervisor
for SHSU orchestral student teaching students.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;SHSU students
who are conductors of the Huntsville Youth Orchestra and will be conducting the
musical works performed by HYO include Katie Reeves, Lee Rivera and Brandon Cor
nett. Special guest conductor for the evening will be SHSU Provost and Vice Pres
ident for Academic Affairs David Payne.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;It is amazing i
n any community to celebrate these kinds of special anniversaries; it is remarka
ble in a community the size of ours,&quot; Smith said. &quot;That point just say
s so much about the kind of local community we have and the kind of faculty and
students we have enjoyed at the university for so many years.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt
;&quot;It fosters such hope for the future to know that the people of our univer
sity and local community are committed and invested in the arts and understand h
ow that investment broadens our cultural horizons, expands our educational backg
rounds and, literally, changes our lives for the better,&quot; she said. &quot;T
his should never be underestimated in its worth to all of us.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt
;br&gt;The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Concert
Hall and a reception will follow the concert.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There is no co
st to attend the performance; however, donations will be accepted.&lt;/p&gt; </
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