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Volume 93
Issue 22
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Monday, December 6, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
PINE LOG The
The Independent Voice of Stephen F. Austin State University
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Lumberjacks beat San
Diego University 56-51
in Saturday’s game,
making their record 5-0
to start the season.
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By Sara Zavorka
Contributing Writer
It is December, and time for the sound of ringing bells
to fill the crisp, wintery air. This sound is well known
by all and is indicative of the soon-to-be viewed red
buckets at the entrance of various stores around town.
These buckets exist in high hopes of being filled with cash
and loose change, anything to help benefit The Salvation
Army.
The bell-ringers volunteer their time to ring the bells in
anticipation of getting the attention of customers passing
by with loose change. Labeled with the company’s slogan,
“Doing the most good,” this identifiable and easily recog-nizable
brand does more than share a phrase. It contains a
secret desire, one bearing the promise of committing to the
acts of good work incessantly.
The bell-ringing activity for Nacogdoches began during
the Kettle Kickoff at Wal-Mart on Nov. 23. These kettles
may be spotted far into the month of December, and The
Salvation Army is always looking for more volunteers to
partake in the 2012 Kettle Campaign. Volunteers sign
up for two-hour shifts, in various locations throughout
Nacogdoches, ringing in the Christmas spirit up until
Christmas Eve Day on Dec. 24. To volunteer as a bell-ringer,
either as an individual or small group, contact the Service
Center Director of the Salvation Army of Nacogdoches,
Candyce Wagnon, at (936) 568-0900.
Also occurring during this month, on Dec. 19, is The
Salvation Army’s Annual Angel Tree Toy Distribution, lo-cated
at their offices on 118 East Hospital St. This program
entails choosing a name and image of a child, age 12 and
under, to purchase a gift for, in hopes of making their
holiday season just a little bit brighter. The toy distribution
event requires volunteers to assist in making the distribu-tion
process flow with great ease. Also, on the next day,
Dec. 20, at 2712 SE Stallings Dr., the Forgotten Angel Gift
Distribution will occur. The forgotten angels are those chil-dren
not adopted from the Salvation Army Angel Tree, but
who still deserve the opportunity to receive a gift, possibly
their only gift of the season.
Created in 1852, The Salvation Army has been in exis-tence
for over 100 years and can be found in over 120 differ-ent
countries around the world, serving nearly 30 million
Americans each year. This organization strives to serve the
county of Nacogdoches with an uplifting, compassionate
and optimistic attitude, always ready to provide necessi-ties
for emergencies, such as clothing and prescriptions, to
those who do in fact need it the most. This also includes as-sistance
for the disabled, shelter to the homeless and a mul-titude
of opportunities seemingly never before a possibility.
Their motto speaks to the fact that “The Salvation Army,
an international movement, is an evangelical part of the
universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the
Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mis-sion
is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet the
human needs in His name without discrimination.”
By Emily Jensen
Contributing Writer
Percussion students in the School
of Music will perform “Percussion
in the Pines,” their annual holiday
concert Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
The performance will feature both
the SFA percussion ensemble and the
steel band, also called the Jacks of
Steel.
The concert will play holiday-themed
music, such as a collection
of carols, popular tunes and con-temporary
holiday arrangements for
percussion.
“The concert will be a great way for
all ages to help celebrate the upcom-ing
holiday season, as well as the end
of a fantastic fall semester,” said Brad
Meyer, director of percussion studies.
The Jacks of Steel will perform sev-eral
fiery steel pan band arrange-ments,
in contrast with the more
winter-themed music of the percus-sion
ensemble.
Percussion in the Pines has be-come
a percussion tradition. The
concert has been put on every winter
to get the audience in the Christmas
spirit.
The concert is a joint presentation
of the SFA College of Fine Arts and
the School of Music.
The performance will be in Cole
Concert Hall in the music building.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for se-niors
and $2 for students.
For tickets or more information,
visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call
the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936)
486-6407.
ejensen@thepinelog.com
Kasi Dickerson, senior, has been named editor in chief
of the online journal for SFA’s Study Abroad Consortium.
She will work with students in Summer I to create and
publish stories about classes in London and field trips
throughout Great Britain.
Dickerson will coordinate work by news writing
students embedded in class field trips to Stonehenge,
Stratford-upon-Avon, sites from the Harry Potter series
and other locations in 12 SFA courses offered in Study
Abroad.
A transfer from Kilgore Junior College, Dickerson was
recently honored as the third place AP Reporter of the
Year for two-year colleges in the U.S. She was the execu-tive
editor of Kilgore’s student newspaper,”The Flare,” co-editor
of the Flare magazine and worked on the Ranger
yearbook. She is now features editor for The Pine Log
and has had stories in The Pine Log and Daily Sentinel
and designs layouts for students’ stories. She majors in
journalism in the Department of Mass Communication
and minors in photojournalism.
SFA students will take two classes from art history,
communication, English, history, mass communication
or philosophy. Each faculty member has a wide array of
field trips designed to enhance learning opportunities
abroad. Students will earn six hours of SFA credit while
living and studying at Westminster University in London.
Scholarships are available. For information: http://
www.sfasu.edu/oip/244.asp or call the Office of
International Programs, 936-468-6631.
Toyland comes to East Texas
Jacks of Steel
to perform
holiday music
Dickerson named SFA’s
Study Abroad editor in chief
Red kettles ring in holiday season
Courtesy Photo
Kasi Dickerson
Courtesy Photo
East Texas children will
“travel” to Toyland, a magi-cal
land filled with toys and
treats, when they attend a
performance of “Babes in
Toyland” on Tuesday, Dec. 11,
in W.M. Turner Auditorium
in the Griffith Fine Arts
Building on the SFA campus.
The two performances,
one at 9:30 a.m. and one at
12:30 p.m., are presented by
American Family Theater,
Inc. and are part of the
SFA College of Fine Arts’
Children’s Performing Arts
Series.
Victor Herbert’s captivat-ing
children’s classic begins
with the tinkle of a music
box, and slowly, one by one,
the characters come to life
on stage. Alan, Mary, Widow
Piper, Jack, Jill and Barnaby
tell the story through dance
in the amusing opening se-quence.
The story begins in
Widow Piper’s garden, where
Barnaby has arrived to col-lect
Widow Piper’s mortgage
payments. The payments
have been late, and when
Mrs. Piper tells Barnaby
that she cannot pay on time
again this month, he makes
a deal with her. Barnaby tells
Widow Piper that he’ll gladly
forgive the payment if her
daughter, Mary, agrees to
marry him.
But Mary doesn’t want to
marry Barnaby. Her true love
is Alan, Barnaby’s nephew.
Mary is despondent, telling
Alan that there is no way out.
She is almost resolved to her
fate when Alan, Jack, Jill and
the Widow Piper convince
Mary that anything is pos-sible
if you really believe that
it can happen.
“‘Babes in Toyland’ is a
childhood Christmas clas-sic
that continues to delight
new generations,” said Diane
J. Flynn, SFA Box Office
manager. “The SFA College
of Fine Arts and Children’s
Performing Arts Series are
pleased to present this time-less
tale for area children to
enjoy.”
To order tickets, call (936)
468-6407 or 888-240-ARTS.
Visit the CPAS website at
www.cpas.sfasu.edu.