SHSU
Update For Week Of Feb. 6
Theatre Relives Reagan Term With ‘Halcyon Days’
The SHSU Department of Theatre and Dance will take patrons
back to the 1983 American invasion of Grenada with “Halcyon
Days,” playing on the University Theatre Center’s
Showcase Theatre beginning Wednesday (Feb. 16). Show times
will be at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee, through
Saturday (Feb. 19).
Revisiting the Reagan administration’s controversial
dealings with both foreign and domestic policy, “Halcyon
Days” tells the story of two senators, Eddie and Tommy,
who are informed about the White House plans to invade Grenada
in the aftermath of a major tragedy in Lebanon.
Government officials in charge of the invasion claim their
motive for the war is to protect American students on the
tiny island after a coup overturns the government.
Relationships are challenged as individuals are forced to
confront personal definitions of patriotism. Eddie’s
son, Alex, is one of the American students in Grenada who
determines his own fate because of his acceptance of government
bribes.
The “Halcyon Days” cast includes theatre majors Josh Amyx as “Eddie,” Daniel
Tiner as “Raper,” Danny Colosky as “Blonigen,” Daniel
Morin as “Alex,” Rick Olvera as “Tommy,” Veronica Polo
as “Patricia,” Crystal Morgan as “Linda,” and Rosemary
Dean as “Ruby.” Also, James Arrington, Tasheena Miyagi and Byron
Shoemaker play the “Men in Black.”
The play is directed by senior musical theatre major Matt Tompkins; stage manager
is theatre major Chimmy Gunn; lighting designer is theatre faculty member Don
Childs; technical director is theatre staff member Larry Routh; costume designer
is theatre major Lacy Williams; sound designer is theatre major Nick Custer;
and props designer is theatre major Mike Rose.
Tickets are $8 for general admission, and group rates are available.
The play contains adult content and language, and children under the age of
three will not be admitted.
For more information, or to reserve a ticket, call the University Theatre Center
at 936.294.1330.
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‘Flyboys,’ ‘Flags’ Author To Serve
As Distinguished Lecturer
Author James Bradley, who told the stories of the men who
raised the flag on Iwo Jima and the pilots who were shot
down and captured near the island,
will
be the 29th Faculty Distinguished Lecturer speaker to appear at SHSU
on Tuesday (Feb. 15).
Bradley will speak at 11 a.m. in the Lowman Student Center
Theater. Faculty, staff, students and interested members
of the community are invited to the
event, and admission is free.
Bradley’s first book, "Flags of Our Fathers" is about the
six men who raised the flag, one of whom was Bradley's father. Written
in collaboration
with journalist Ron Powers, it achieved New York Times #1 bestseller status.
Bradley's second book, "Flyboys," is about the pilots who were shot
down and captured on their mission over an island near the better-known Iwo Jima.
A New York Times #2 bestseller, the book includes what one Associated Press writer
called a "mention" of the one who was captured, survived, and became
president—George Herbert Walker Bush.
Bradley was raised in Wisconsin, studied at the University of Notre Dame,
Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan and graduated with a degree in East
Asian History
from the University of Wisconsin. Before becoming an author he produced
corporate films.
He is president of the James Bradley Peace Foundation, which fosters
understanding between America and Asia. The foundation sends American
students to Japan
and China to study.
Bradley is working on his third book, "The China Mirage," scheduled
for publication in 2007.
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Lessons On Classroom Service Integration To Be Taught
Robert Bringle, the national service-learning expert who
spoke at Sam Houston State University Feb. 8, said that
service learning has two basic components: volunteerism
and curriculum.
SHSU students can take advantage of the university’s
new co-curricular transcript to improve their job marketability
through volunteer work outside the classroom, and faculty
members can integrate service learning into their courses.
The SHSU American Democracy Project Steering Committee, which
sponsored Bringle’s visit, is following up with two
sessions next week directed toward integration of service
learning in the classroom.
Carol Parker, associate professor of education and a steering
committee member, will present one workshop from 10-11 a.m.
Wednesday (Feb. 16) in LSC 304.
Another committee member, Marilyn Rice, assistant professor
in education, will direct a similar session from 10-11 a.m.
Thursday (Feb. 24) in LSC 304.
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Item To Honor ‘Citizen
Of The Year’ Randleman
On Feb. 23
Former Bearkat head football coach Ron Randleman will be
honored as The Huntsville Item’s “Citizen of
the Year” for
2004 at a reception on Feb. 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the Katy and E.
Don Walker Education
Center.
The reception, open to the public and catered by The Homestead
restaurant, will also honor five other finalists for the award.
The finalists include:
Nancy Etheredge,
Ronnie Brame, Brooke Addams, Mary Francis Park and Charlotte Oleinik.
In addition to the reception, each person will be the focus of
an in-depth feature story in the Item's annual progress edition "Walker County Proud," which
will be published Feb. 27.
Randleman was selected by the newspaper’s Reader Advisory Board
members.
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Permian Basin Administrator To Be Grassroots Speaker
Patricio Jaramillo, recently-retired vice president for
Student Services at the University of Texas of the Permian
Basin, will
share anecdotes
from his
life
and how his experiences have led to his understanding of diversity
as the next speaker for the Grassroots series.
The event will be held on Wednesday (Feb. 16), at 5 p.m., in
the Olson Auditorium of Academic Building IV.
Jaramillo was one of the first Hispanics to earn his license
to practice psychology in Texas, according to Bernice Strauss,
director
of academic
support programs
at the Student Advising and Mentoring Center.
In addition, Jaramillo worked in a private practice and was “a wonderful
psychologist” before teaching psychology on the college level.
A reception will follow the speech in the SAM Center, in AB IV
Suite 210.
The event is sponsored by the academic support programs of the
SAM Center, the Elliott T. Bowers Honors Program, the Ronald
E. McNair
Post baccalaureate
Achievement
Program, the International Hispanic Association, Women United
and Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc.
For more information, call 936.294.4444.
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Softball Team To Tee
Off Annual Golf Tourney
The SHSU softball team is hoping to make a little “green” with
its inaugural Golf Tournament on March 13. The tournament,
open to the public, will
be held at the Panorama Country Club in Conroe.
Registration will be held from 10-11 a.m. on the day of the
tournament, followed by an included lunch at 11 a.m. and
a shotgun tournament
start at noon.
The entry fee for the four-person Florida Scramble tournament
is $400 for a four-person team or $125 for a single player,
which includes
green fee,
cart,
driving range,
lunch and beverages.
Prizes will also be awarded for gross score, closest to the
hole and long drive hole. All awards and prizes will follow
the tournament.
All proceeds will benefit the SHSU softball team to help
with travel expenses for a trip to Arizona next season.
Entry forms can be found on the softball page of the SHSU
athletics web site, at http://www.gobearkats.com/softball/.
Completed
entries should
be sent to
softball coach Bob Brock, SHSU Softball, Box 2268, Huntsville,
Texas, 77341.
The sign-up deadline is March 7 and is limited to 144.
Hole sponsorships are also available for $100, which includes
a sign on the tee box.
The Panorama Country Club is located at 73 Greenbriar Drive,
between Willis and Conroe. For more information, call the
athletics office
at 936.294.1726.
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Jumbo
Hot Dog Night To Be Held At Nicholls State Game
On Thursday (Feb. 17), Bearkat basketball fans will have
the opportunity to cheer on the men’s and women’s
teams and maybe cheer on other fans as well.
The Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum staff will be hosting another
25-cent jumbo hot dog night as both teams take on Nicholls
State, beginning
at 5:15 p.m.
Jumbo hot dog night has become increasingly popular during
its 10-year span, with the Jan. 27 game/hot dog night selling
2,588
hot dogs of
the 2,640 in
stock, a new record, according to coliseum assistant director
Ed Chatal.
“
Our staff had a great supporting cast,” Chatal said. “Phi
Chi Theta and SH Athletic Trainers Association should be
recognized for their
hard work,
keeping our concession stands fully stocked with dogs.”
In addition, one band member was reported to have eaten 21
dogs Jan.27, Chatal said.
So while Thursday night’s games are going on, if excessive cheering is
coming from the band’s section, it may be that a record is being broken
off the court.
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Student Activities To Host Valentine’s
Extravaganza
The Office of Student Activities will help celebrate Feb.
14 with a Valentine’s
Extravaganza.
The event, a dance, will be held from 7-9 in the Lowman Student
Center Ballroom, and will include a deejay, refreshments
and Sammy the Bearkat.
“
It will be a fun time for all students, faculty and staff to let loose, dance
and have a night out,” said Angie Burns, student activities
program coordinator.
The extravaganza is free for everyone with an SHSU ID, as
well as their guests.
Semi-formal attire is requested, which includes “night out” clothes,
such as dresses, skirts and ties for the men, according to
Burns.
Those interested in attending should RSVP to Burns at angieb@shsu.edu or 936.294.3861 by 5 p.m. on Feb. 14.
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Saumell-Munoz To Discuss
Rights At Illinois
State
Former political prisoner Rafael Saumell-Muñoz, who
is currently a foreign languages professor at SHSU, will
speak on human rights
and freedom of expression
in Cuba on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at Illinois State University.
Saumell, a specialist on Cuban culture, politics and literature
will discuss “The
Question of Bread and Freedom: National Priorities in Cuba."
He has written extensively on literature written in Cuban
prisons and about the experience of political prisoners,
with his works
appearing in prominent
journals
and newspapers in Cuba, the United States, Chile, Peru, Uruguay,
Franc,
and Spain, and his commentaries have appeared on the BBC,
Radio Martí,
Voice of America, Tele-Mundo and The Christian Science Monitor.
From 1975 to 1981, Saumell was a radio and television producer
and scriptwriter, eventually becoming the assistant to the
president of the Cuban Institute
of Radio and Television. In 1980, he received an award as
a scriptwriter for Best
Musical and Variety Show, “Todo el Mundo Canta,” and
was also a member of the Union of Writers and Artists of
Cuba.
Following the publication of a collection of short stories,
Saumell was detained by Cuban security forces on the charge
of spreading “enemy propaganda,” which
is often used to control harass and incarcerate pro-democracy
Cubans.
He was sentenced to five years in prison, and upon his release
was prevented from working in radio and television. He emigrated
to the
United States
in 1988, and completed doctoral studies at Washington University
in St. Louis
before coming
to teach at SHSU.
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Distinguished Alumna Exhibits Art In LSC Gallery
In honor of Valentine’s Day, floral and landscape portraits
painted in watercolor will fill the Lowman Student Center
Art Gallery. The exhibit,
painted
by Patty S. Davis, will open on Monday (Feb. 14) with a wine
and cheese reception from 5-7 p.m.
Davis is a 1956 SHSU graduate with a Bachelor of Music Education
degree, who also received a Master of Arts degree in 1959.
Her exhibit will
be in the gallery
from Feb. 14-28.
Also a 1999 distinguished alumna, Davis said she has been
painting in watercolor for about six years.
The LSC Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from
3-10
p.m.
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Outdoor
Rec
To Host Valentine’s
Day Trip
Romance on Lake Raven? Grab a date or come alone to paddle
at Huntsville State Park on Valentine’s Day, from 6-9:30
p.m.
Sponsored by the outdoor recreation division of Recreational
Sports, the canoe and kayak trip will cost $5 for students,
$7 for faculty
and staff
and $10
for guests, which includes transportation and drinks.
The sign-up deadline is 5 p.m. on the day of the trip in
Health and Kinesiology Center Room 104, and a pre-trip meeting
will
be held at
5:30 p.m. at
the Outdoor Rental Building.
Lake Raven is located at the Huntsville State Park.
For more information on the Outdoor Skills Series, call Marvin
Seale, associate director of Recreational Sports, at 936.294.3656.
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Program Council To Display Cultural Art
The SHSU Program Council will sponsor a cultural calendar
art extravaganza on Wednesday (Feb. 16), at noon in the
Lowman Student Center Mall
Area.
The Hispanic heritage committee event will include Hispanic
art displayed in the mall area, as well as handing out
2005 calendars
with pictures
of the displayed
art.
For more information, call Jeff Oribhabor at 936.294.1763.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Feb. 13, 2005
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