SHSU
Update For Week Of Nov. 9
Speaker To Address Alcohol
Misuse
The Counseling Center and Health Center, in conjunction with
Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity, will sponsor motivational speaker
Carolyn Cornelison, Ph.D., to address the consequences of
alcohol misuse on Nov. 18.
The event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Mafrige Auditorium,
located in the Smith-Hutson Business Building.
Cornelison, a former student athlete and Delta Zeta sorority
member, takes a look at college drinking and helping those
with alcohol-related problems in her Courage to Care message.
She has spoken at over 300 campuses and conferences since
1991.
“Unfortunately, alcohol misuse occurs on most college
campuses, and Sam Houston is not unlike other college campuses
in regards to problems with alcohol. SHSU has had one suspected
alcohol-related death and another possible drug-related death
this semester,” said Deborah Probst, counselor at the
Counseling Center. “Although we do not have specific
data, anecdotally, this semester the Counseling Center has
experienced an increase in the number of students seeking
help for alcohol abuse or as a secondary issue.”
Alcohol misuse within college students is common nationally,
according to Probst. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism published a report estimating that 1,400 college
students die from unintentional alcohol-related injuries each
year. It also found that alcohol is a large factor in unintentional
injuries, assaults, sexual assault, lower grades and poor
academic work, as well as unprotected sex.
“Having the motivational speaker on campus is a first
step in addressing alcohol issues more comprehensively on
campus,” Probst said. “Hopefully, we will convene
a task force group consisting of students, faculty and staff
as well as campus police and community groups that will offer
various programs throughout the year.
“Currently, we offer individual and group counseling
to students with alcohol problems. In addition, we sponsor
an Alcohol Screening each spring,” she said. “SHSU
has been acknowledged for the campus across the nation with
the greatest number of participating students (in the screening).”
In addition, Kappa Alpha Order members are planning various
awareness-raising activities, such as competitive games and
memorials, before the event.
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Rec Sports, Honor Society
To Host Blood Drive Monday
The Recreational Sports wellness program and Eta Sigma Gamma,
the national professional honor society in health education,
will host a blood drive on Monday (Nov. 10), from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. The blood drive donor coach will be parked in front
of the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
For more information, contact Tina
DeAses at 936.294.1985.
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Golden Key To Induct Over
300 Thursday
The SHSU chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society
plans to induct over 300 new members, as well as five honorary
members, at its induction ceremony on Thursday (Nov. 13).
The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center
Ballroom.
New inductees are asked to participate in a community service
project by bringing a new or slightly used children’s
book in support of children’s education to the induction.
Those who are unable to attend but would like to participate
can turn books in to Smith-Hutson Building Room 209, the Office
of Student Activities, the Teacher Education Center or arrange
for pickup by contacting Golden Key.
Membership requirements for Golden Key include undergraduate
classification of junior or higher, having a grade point average
in the top 15 percent and meeting university residency requirements.
The SHSU chapter was founded on April 28, 1981, making it
the second oldest chapter in the Southwest Region. The chapter
has received several awards internationally, regionally and
within the university via Sammy Awards.
For more information on Golden Key, or the induction ceremony,
e-mail org_gk@shsu.edu
or visit the Web site www.shsu.edu/~org_gk.
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OneCard Services To Host
Faculty, Staff Forum Tuesday
The Bearkat OneCard Services Office will host a faculty/staff
forum on Tuesday (Nov. 11), from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Lowman
Student Center Room 304.
Casey McGuane, vice president of university operations for
HigherOne, will be available to discuss topics of interest
relating to the OneCard program.
All interested faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.
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A&M Prof To Speak
On Chicano Literature Wednesday
Manuel M. Martin-Rodriguez, associate professor and director
of Hispanic studies at Texas A&M University, will deliver
a message on Chicano literary history on Wednesday (Nov. 12)
at 5 p.m. in Evans Building Room 251.
The lecture, titled “A Net Made of Holes: Re/writing
Chicano Literary History,” is sponsored by the English
and foreign languages department.
Prior to joining Texas A&M, Martín-Rodríguez
was director of the Roberto Hernández Center for Latino
Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, an associate
professor at Wayne State University, and an assistant professor
at Yale University.
His publications include Life in Search of Readers: Reading
(in) Chicana/o Literature (2003); Rolando Hinojosa y su "cronicón"
chicano: Una novela del lector (1993); La voz urgente: Antología
de literatura chicana en español (1995); essays in
the Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States (1993);
and the Cambridge History of Latin American Literature (1996,
with Luis Leal), among other edited volumes; as well as in
Modern Language Quarterly; The Bilingual Review; The Americas
Review; Hispania; Revista Iberoamericana; Latin American Literary
Review; REDEN; and Aztlán, among other journals.
He is currently working on a book on Latinos under contract
with Palgrave Macmillan Press.
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School Of Music Arranges
Three Performances
The School of Music has arranged several musical performances
throughout the week, beginning on Thursday (Nov. 13).
On Thurday, the School of Music will give drummers a taste
of East Indian Tabla performance principals at the Saudip
Berman Percussion Clinic.
The clinic will be held at 2 p.m. in Fine Arts Building Room
201.
Berman, an accomplished artist in the field of East Indian
music and drumming, will lecture and perform on a tabla, a
small Indian hand drum, according to Rod Cannon, School of
Music director and professor of music.
The clinic is free and open to everyone.
The SHSU Chorale, Concert Choir and Symphonic Choir will sing
“Songs of Love and Devotion” at the annual Fall
Festival of Choirs, also on Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Killinger Auditorium.
“All of the music is built around that theme,”
said Allen Hightower, associate professor of music and director
of choral and vocal studies. “The texts either deal
with romantic love or with spiritual devotion.”
The choirs will sing classical music by composers such as
Byrd, Bach, Brahms and Haydn, as well as by modern composers
such as Norman Dello Joio, Daniel Gawthrop and Randall Thompson,
in a variety of languages, including English, German, Latin
and Spanish.
In addition, the SHSU Chamber Orchestra will join the choirs
for a presentation of J.S. Bach's Cantata 150.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children and senior citizens
and children under 11 are free. There is no charge for all
SHSU students, staff and faculty.
On Saturday (Nov. 15), the Symphony Orchestra will present
“An Afternoon with a view from the Planets” at
3 p.m. in the Killinger Auditorium.
The orchestra will perform several songs from composers Michael
Glinka, Henri Wieniawski and Gustav Holst, with music professor
and director of orchestral studies Carol Smith conducting.
In addition, the concert will feature guest performer Andrew
Wilson, SHSU assistant professor of music and strings area
coordinator.
For more information on any of these events, contact the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Theatre Dept. To Present Moon
Over Buffalo
The SHSU department of theatre and dance will follow the
careers of two actors who miss their chance to make it big
in the movies in its production of Ken Ludwig’s “Moon
Over Buffalo.”
The play will be presented Wednesday through Saturday (Nov.
12-15), at 8 p.m. nightly, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday
at the University Theatre Center.
Everything seems to go awry for these fading stars after missing
their big chance to be in the movies with Frank Cappa. The
battling spouses, played by SHSU students Kevin Crouch and
Dorcus Sowunmi, create chaos and trouble for the cast when
all goes wrong in this backstage drama with mistaken identities,
a mixture of alcohol and an unforgettable plot.
The play also includes SHSU students Laura Kaldis, Brian Upchurch,
Josh Amyx, Rebecca Cobo and Amber Sortino. Musical theatre
student Sarah Ripper is directing the play.
“Moon Over Buffalo” contains adult language and
situations. Tickets are $8; however, group rates are available.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 936.294.1339.
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Study Abroad Scholarship
Deadline Set
The Institute of International Education, a NAFSA Global
Partner, is accepting applications for the 2004-05 National
Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren undergraduate
scholarships for study abroad during summer 2004, fall 2004
and spring 2005.
These scholarships provide funding for U.S. students to study
abroad in Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the NIS,
Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.
Award amounts range from a maximum of $10,000 a semester to
$20,000 for an academic year.
The application deadline is Feb. 12, 2004, and applications
may be turned into the Office of International Programs, in
Frels Building Room 207.
For details and an application form, visit the Web site http://www.iie.org/nsep.
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PC To Host Second Slam
Poetry Night
Slam poet muMs will be the second this semester to share
his work with SHSU at the PC Slam Poetry Night, sponsored
by Program Council and the Poet’s Lounge.
The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the Old Main
Pit.
Amateur poets will also have an opportunity to perform for
an hour before muMs will perform, according to Program Council
black history chair Kandice Harris.
“We want to broaden the campus’ perspective of
poetry and its culture,” Harris said.
Slam Poetry Night is a great opportunity for people to come
out and enjoy an event Harris said, and for those who are
unfamiliar with the genre, it is a very dynamic form of poetry.
“(After listening to slam poetry) you leave with a better
sense of yourself and what’s going on around you,”
she said.
For more information, contact the Program Council Office at
936.294.1763.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Nov. 9, 2003
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