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Volume 91
Issue 15
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Halloween
and trick or
treating is
tonight
Page 4
SFA Football
makes a
second-half
comeback
Inside
Fashion ‘n’
Motion
Page 3
Homecoming
photos
Page 7
SFA Soccer
named
Southland
Conference
Champions
Page 8
The Pine Log’s Sudoku
Look for this
addictive number
game on page 3
every Monday
and Thursday
Opinions
Page 4
Columns
Samantha Ogden
talks about the
right tattoo
Senator says de
facto drilling
oratorium
jeopardizing
domestic energy
production
Entertainment
Page 5
SFA DJ gaining
professional
reputation
Page 8
Monday, October 31, 2011 PINE LOG
The
The Independent Voice of Stephen F. Austin State University
By Shelbe Blacklock
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
SFA Rehabilitation Student Association (RSA) has launched its “Spread
the word, end the R-Word” campaign for the third year on campus.
The campaign spreads awareness to put a stop to people using the
word “retarded’’ when referring to those who have intellectual disabili-ties.
Dr. Al Larson, adviser of RSA club and assistant professor of human
sciences, gave insight on the campaign.
“It all started about three years ago,” Larson said, “when a student
brought the idea to my attention and every since, it has been on. I sup-pose
that is how this whole ‘movement’ got started.”
Larson explained that the phrase “mental retardation” was originally
a medical term used to describe those who failed to develop normal
intellectual skills. In today’s society the word “retarded” or “retard” are
used as casual slang words among the younger generation.
Those who use the word may not understand why it is hurtful but
Larson quickly gives them insight.
“When you say that word, you are offending an entire group of peo-ple,”
Larson said. “Just because you did not mean anything by it, does
not mean it is not offensive or does not hurt others.”
Larson protested that people “need to be responsible for the things
that they say.”
The Rehabilitation Student Association club urges students to take
part in the movement.
Students as well as members of the community are able to take a
pledge to stop using the R-word by visiting Larson’s office on the second
floor of the Human Services building in Room 211.
There is a large banner located just outside of Larson’s office available
for signing to make your pledge to end the R-word “official”.
There are also t-shirts available for $5 to show your support as well as
wristbands and sunglasses all promoting the campaign.
pinelog@sfasu.edu
By Chidinma Nebo
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With the pending freezing
temperatures and cold chills,
fleece jackets and winter
coats will soon replace tank
tops and strappy sandals.
Not everyone has the luxury
of coordinating their sweat-ers
with their mitts and must
rely on the kindness of fund-raising
efforts such as “Trick
for Jackets,” a clothing dona-tion
drive hosted by Kappa
Delta Chi.
“Trick for Jackets” is a cloth-ing
drive collecting jackets,
coats and other winter wear
for unfortunate children and
adults in the Nacogdoches
area. The drive began on
Monday, Oct. 24 ,and will run
until Halloween day, Oct. 31.
They will be collecting
articles of clothing from
both SFA students and the
Nacogdoches community.
Last year, Kappa Delta
Chi donated food along with
clothes to Harvest House, a
non-profit organization here
in the area. Kappa Delta Chi
has also worked with the
Boys & Girls Club last year
and collected jackets for the
young boys and girls.
Initially, the idea for a
clothing drive came from the
necessity of the sorority seek-ing
a service project to be
associated with. They were
broader in the items they col-lected
and donated every-thing
to Harvest House.
This year, the sorority is
working with a different non-profit
organization, Godtel,
to collect jackets, sweaters,
mittens, sweats and other
forms of winter wear.
So far, they have collected
seven articles of clothing and
are expecting to reach their
goal of 30 articles of clothing
by Halloween. They are only
accepting new or gently used
items and tattered clothing
with holes be turned away.
Any style of jackets and coats
for kids and adults will be ac-cepted.
The sorority also created a
float that participated in the
parade in the downtown area
of Nacogdoches on Saturday.
They passed out fliers
during the parade to in-crease
awareness among
Nacogdoches residents about
their clothing drive with the
hope of accumulating more
winter wear items. Early in
the week, they went door-to-door
asking for donations.
According to Kellie Davis,
the president of Kappa Delta
Chi, by giving away your
old coat, “You’re benefiting
someone by freeing your
closet and keeping another
warm.”
Groups collect jackets
to help fight the cold
Ending the ‘R-Word’ movement on campus
By Zoe Riemer
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Despite the burn ban keeping SFA from having a tra-ditional
bonfire, the competition was still heated for
Homecoming Court. Seniors Stephanie Gilbreath and Marc
Jackson were named Homecoming Queen and King in front
of a packed crowd during halftime at the game against
McNeese State University on Saturday.
“Winning is an awesome sendoff,” Jackson said. “I’ve
done so much since I’ve been at this University. I’ve grown
in so many ways, and this is just the icing on the cake for
me.”
Prior to the halftime festivities, the Homecoming court,
made up of representatives of organizations such as Driving
Jacks, RHA, Panhellenic and Sigma Nu, worked to gain votes
by campaigning and participating in a number of required
events. They also earned points for their organization by
attending events such as canned food drives, blood drives,
and the Traditions Race.
Homecoming was organized by the Traditions Council
(TC), with senior Danielle Tharp in charge of running
Homecoming court.
“I’ve been in Traditions Council for six semesters,” Tharp
said. “I love TC, and I love traditions, and I love SFA. I felt
like it was my turn to step up.”
1930 marked the first year that Homecoming was ob-served
at Stephen F. Austin. In the 81 years since, it has be-come
steeped in tradition, involving all aspects of campus
life.
“My main goal was to get a lot of organizations involved,”
Tharp said. “[I wanted to] bring up the school spirit, get us
excited for the football game and also get back to the com-munity.”
In addition to organizing and running events, Traditions
Council makes the final decision as to who appears on the
Homecoming Court ballet.
“I look for passion for SFA, and love for SFA (then I look at nominees) and
what their organization stands for,” Tharp said. Along with the King and
Queen, the other winners were: Senior Duke and Duchess, Brett Bailey
and Casey Furche; Junior Duke and Duchess, Tevin Sylvester and Lindsie
Stafford; Sophomore Duke and Duchess, James Beeks and La Shae Jones,
and Freshman Duke and Duchess, Hugo Felix and Candace Mackie.
zriemer@thepinelog.com
CODY DEROUEN/THE PINE LOG
During halftime at the Homecoming football game, Stephanie Gilbreath and Marc Jackson
were presented to the crowd as Queen and King. Both are seen with Dr. Baker Pattillo, SFA
president, and Chuck Tomberlain, president of the Alumni Association. The children of the
court are Ava Nino and Brandon Madrid.
Homecoming crowns another Court
SFA students name Marc Jackson and Stephanie Gibreath as King and Queen
SFA Soccer wins SLC championship
CODY DEROUEN/THE PINE LOG
SFA Soccer beat Sam Houston State on Friday becoming the Southland
Conference champions and going undefeated in conference play. More
information on Page 8.
CODY DEROUEN/THE PINE LOG