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Lumberjacks have the courage to do what is right, even when it is hard or unpopular • They respond to each situation with steadfast values that are not subject to
change based on the actions of others • They seek opportunities to practice effective and ethical leadership • Lumberjacks are honest; they do not deceive, cheat or
steal • Lumberjacks stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves • As lifelong learners, lumberjacks are committed to continuously improving themselves.
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By Zoe Riemer
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On Thursday the new SFA-T2 studio and set were re-vealed
at the official open house and ribbon cutting in the
Boynton Building.
The last renovation on the studio was in 1990. The studio
had been undergoing renovations since the fall of 2010 and
is now in use by SFA broadcasting students.
“We want to look compatible to many professional op-erations,”
Dr. Al Greule, associate professo,r said. “We want
to not only train students but recruit good students to our
program.”
The renovations cost around $200,000, and SFA plans to
spend around $200,000 more this year to make the studio
as up-to-date as possible and easier for students to get the
most experience.
“[The renovations] will benefit students a lot in acquir-ing
the experience they need to get a job,” sophomore Angel
Isaac Ramirez said. “They will have the knowledge and the
experience needed.”
The sets, designed by SFA Assistant Professor of Theatre
Dana Gleoge, were made to give the studio a more contem-porary
look.
“I think the renovations are excellent,”
Ramirez said, “especially when you walk by the
studio windows every day and witness the excit-ing
changes. I know a lot of work was put into
it,and the results are spectacular.”
Along with the newly designed studio, new
equipment has been brought in, including a new
television switcher.
“We bought the [old] switcher 20 years ago,”
Greule said. “After 10 years it started becoming
dated, and about two years ago it started hav-ing
problems that could no longer be supported.
Now we have one that does everything that any
major market television switcher can do.”
The new changes to the studio give students
the opportunity to get the knowledge they need.
“We have a huge number of alumni working
in the field,” Greule said. “Over the last three or
more years we’ve made upgrades to other media
programs like photography, web design, and
journalism. It was time for TV to do its thing.”
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Ribbon cutting for new SFA-TV brings alumni, media professionals
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Dr. John Hendricks, chair of global media and contemporary culture, cuts
the ceremonial ribbon on the new SFA-TV station. Many SFA administrators
and media professionals attended the event.
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Farmers Market offers
healthy choice to students,
community shoppers
By Jessica Gilligan
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Nacogdoches Farmers Market gives
a fresh start to attendees’ Saturdays, where
everyone is greeted by smiling faces and
friendly hellos. Vendors and customers
gather at 107 Pearl St. each week between
8 a.m. and noon to share the experience of
buying local, sustainable food and hand-made
crafts.
Crafts include aprons and purses made
from old blue jeans, handcrafted jewel-ry,
pottery, and natural soaps and lotions.
Although the vendors vary week-to-week,
market shoppers are guaranteed to find
fresh produce, canned goods like honey
and jams, potting plants, baked goods, local
cheeses and wine, organic eggs, homemade
desserts, and ready-to-heat items like ta-males.
Yesterday’s market was bustling with
students and their parents, as well as the
usual community members. Some stand-out
items were fresh squeezed lemonade,
zucchini bread, in both regular and dia-betic-
friendly form, gorgeous watermelons,
kalamata olive and feta cheese focaccia
bread, peanut brittle, tamales, and chicken
and dumplings.
Quick selling fresh tamales—spicy or
mild—packaged by the dozen, and home-made
chicken and dumplings are quick-sellers,
only caught by the early birds. They
are tasty, easy dinner options that can be
paired with some of the other fresh pro-duce.
Regular marketgoers might opt for a share
in a community farm. Appleby Community
Farm in Nacogdoches offers a program in
which members pick up their baskets full
of fresh produce on a weekly basis from the
market. Because this is community sup-ported
agriculture, members are required
to volunteer at the farm for a few hours dur-ing
the 12-week seasons. College students
can buy a 12-week, self-harvested share for
$100.
Going to the farmers market is a pop-ular
alternative to hectic super markets.
Farmers can share exactly how their fresh,
organic food was grown and assure cus-tomers
their satisfaction in comparison to
mass-produced produce from the store.
The food sold is sustainable and grown
with the environment and health of the
consumer in mind.
For an alternative Saturday morning,
visit the farmers market and pick up some
Monday, September 26, 2011
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Intramural Sports Program at SFA is announcing the
upcoming registration for men’s and women’s flag foot-ball
and their open 4-on-4 Breast Cancer Awareness Sand
Volleyball Tournament. Registration for both events starts
at 11 a.m. on Monday at 11am in the Student Recreation
Center.
Men’s and women’s flag football season will begin on
Sunday, Oct. 2. Leagues will be offered for men’s com-petitive,
men’s recreational, housing leagues for men’s and
women’s teams, and women’s leagues. The men’s com-petitive
league is geared toward men’s teams who plan on
facing the best on campus week in and week out. Men’s
recreational leagues are geared toward men’s teams who
wish to compete but who also want to have a lot of fun and
play against teams similar to their skill level. The women’s
league is for all women’s teams, no matter what level of
competitiveness. The women’s teams will be split into
competitive and recreational prior to playoffs. Housing
leagues will be played on Sundays and are geared toward
all students living in residence halls.
Rec staff members encourage all students living in res
halls to contact their CA and discuss creating a team for
the res hall leagues. Anyone who plays on a res hall team
is still eligible to play on an independent team, which play
Monday through Thursday. A player can compete with his
or her res hall on Sundays and then create their own all-men’s
or all women’s team to play during the week.
All flag football teams cost $30/team. All players will
need to register on www.imleagues.com and create a pro-file.
All team captains will have complete roster manage-ment
through imleagues.com and will create their rosters
throughout the season. All league info and schedules can
be found online through www.imleagues.com. To create a
profile is completely free.
The 4-on-4 Breast Cancer Awareness Sand Volleyball
tournament will be played on Saturday, Oct. 1, starting at
noon at the Student Recreation Center. The cost for this
tournament is $20/team, and the format for the tournament
will be decided on Wednesday, depending on the number of
entries of men’s, women’s and co-rec team entries. This
tournament will be geared toward making students aware
of breast cancer statistics and information. There will be
giveaways and drawings for breast cancer awareness swag.
The SFA Women’s Club VB team will be running this
event. Registration will be taken in the Student Recreation
Center in conjunction with FFB registration. If an entire
team comes dressed out in all pink, they will receive a free
registration into our IMS volleyball season.
Intramural sports now accepting registration
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32nd annual Alumni Rugby game
shows support for new season
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Thi group of collegiate and alumni players participated in the 32nd SFA Rugby
Alumni game, played Saturday on the SFA Intramural Fields. The Alumni won,
however the score is till being debate. The SFA Rugby Team has been a SFA Sports
Club since 1974. The team is preparing for Rugby Feast on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10
on the Rugby Pitch across from Campus Rec.