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Art Exhibit
Don’t miss an exhibit
of final work by graduating seniors at the
VPAC continuing
through Saturday, May
10.
SOSU Stampede
The Southeastern
rodeo team will host its
only home
rodeo today
though
Saturday,
April 26, at the
Durant Round-Up Club
Arena. All performances are at 7 p.m.
Massey Lectureship
Clifford Hudson,
chairman of the Board
and chief executive officer of Sonic
Corporation, will speak
Friday, April 25, at 11
a.m. in the Ballroom,
as part of the Massey
Family Endowed
Lectureship in Business
and Public Policy.
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Caps soon to fly at graduation
By QUIENCY BRANNAN
Staff writer
Graduation is soon to
come and most students eligible for graduation are
beginning the next step in
their lives as career-oriented individuals and as
adults.
According to the
Registar’s Office, 435 students will participate in
graduation this semester.
“I’m excited about graduation and look forward to
my future,” said Maria
Siddiqi, a senior biology
major.
As the future nears, many
students are asked about
what they have planned and
where they might be in the
next few years.
Linda McBride, a senior
elementary
education
major, said, “I already have
a job teaching, (and) it
starts in August.”
“After I graduate I plan to
get a job,” said Emerald
Hall, a senior English
major.
Hall said she doesn’t
know what she’ll do when
she gets out into the private
sector, but she is assurded
that Southeastern has prepared her, as far as education is concerned.
Graduation services are
set for May 10, but some
people may not know all
the details of the ceremony.
According to commencement information released
from the Registar’s Office,
there are two graduation
ceremony plans, each
depending on weather conditions.
In case of good weather,
the commencement ceremony will be held at 10
a.m. on Paul Laird Field.
In case of bad weather,
the ceremony would be
split into two separate ceremonies inside Bloomer
Sullivan Gymnasium.
Bad weather plans are as
follows: 10 a.m. -- School
Cobb-Greetham
of
Education
and
Behavioral Sciences, John
Massey School of Business,
Master of Behavioral
Studies, Master of Business
Administration, Master of
Education and Master of
Science -- Aerospace; 1
p.m. --School of Arts and
sciences, Master of Science
and Master of Technology.
A reception honoring the
graduates will take place in
the Visual and Performing
Arts Center from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m.
This spring’s commencement speaker is Dr. Amanda
J. Cobb-Greetham, who
serves as the Administrator
of the Division of History
and Culture for the
Chickasaw Nation. In this
position, she oversees the
Chickasaw
Nation’s
libraries and archives, language
programs,
the
Chickasaw Press, and the
Chickasaw Cultural Center
Complex under construction in Sulphur.
While a student at
Southeastern, she was
involved in a number of
campus activities, serving
as
Student
Senate
President, Alpha Sigma Tau
President, member of
Sigma Tau Delta, member
of the Student Advisory
Board to the Regents, and
as a member of the
Chorvettes
performing
group.
Dr. Cobb-Greetham is the
author of “Listening to Our
Grandmothers’ Stories: The
Bloomfield Academy for
Chickasaw
Females,”
“1885-1949” (2000) which
was selected as a winner of
the 2001 American Book
Award, as well as the 1998
North American Indian
Prose Award. Dr. CobbGreetham, with Jeannie
Barbour and Linda Hogan,
authored
“Chickasaws:
Unconquered
and
Unconquerable” (2006), the
first book published by the
Chickasaw Press.
This
photography
book
of
Chickasaw history and culture received two medals
from the Independent
Publishers Association for
design.
In case of bad weather,
the decision concerning
location will be made by
noon on Friday, May 9, and
aired over the local radio
station and television stations, or you may call the
Student Activity Line at
580-745-2888
or
the
Inclement Weather Line at
580-745-7272 for more
information.
A fresh coat of paint ...
Honors
Presentations
Honors English
Paper Presentations
will be from 1:15-5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29, in
Rooms 303 and 323 of
the Student Union.
Theological Forum
Scientific Apologetics
vs. Status Quo, moderated by Dr. Mark
Spencer, will be
Thursday, May 1, 5:308:30 p.m. in the
Student Union auditorium. Among the topics
will be “Doctrines of
Heaven and Hell,”
“Pain and Suffering”
and Creationism vs.
Evolution.”
Student Worker
Appreciation Day
Student workers will
be honored. The event
is being organized by
the Office of Student
Life. If you would like to
participate call 7452840.
OSF returns
The 29th season of
the Oklahoma
Shakespearean
Festival will
get underway
in June.
Among
this summer’s productions are “The
Jungle Book” and
“Guys and Dolls.”
For ticket information
call the Box Office at
580-745-2696.
INDEX
News..........................2
Opinion......................3
Editorial
Perspectives
Editorial Cartoon
Entertainment....................4
Recipe
Comics
Humor-Scope
Lifestyles...........................5
Health Tips
Sports................................7
Sports calendar
JAMIE CARRICK/The Southeastern
Workers have been sprucing up the campus with fresh coats of paint.
Above, the campus bookstore windows were painted blue and shutters were added. Right, a worker paints the top of the Welcome
Center blue.
JAMIE CARRICK/The Southeastern
Jazz director says goodbye after 17 years
“T
High School, plays the
trumpet and Stephanie who
here were lots is a freshman at Durant
of tears and
SOSU will soon be bidHigh School plays the flute
ding farewell to Dr.
and is also in choir. “She
difficult moments,
Michael Miles. Miles’ last
sings like a songbird,” said
but it was always
day officially is set for June
Miles.
the best of times.
30, but he will be staying
When asked what his
-- DR. MICHAEL MILES favorite thing about workthrough July 20 to conduct
chair of theMusic Department
the Oklahoma
ing at SOSU has been
Shakespearean Festival.
Miles said it has always
“We’re going to miss
Mississippi. He has accept- been the students.
him. We’re all very fond of
ed the position of Director
“My colleagues are wonDr. Miles,” said graduate
of
the
School
of
Music.
He
derful
and I enjoy them all,
Miles
student Randy
said it will be essentially
but my mission here was to
Miles was born and par- the same job he has here
Westmoreland.
provide a solid academic
tially raised in Oklahoma
Miles began teaching at
but he will only be teaching foundation for my stuCity. He relieved his bache- one course each semester.
SOSU 17 years ago. He
dents,” said Miles. “That’s
was initially hired to teach lors at the University of
Miles said he is leaving
always been my focus.”
Hartford, his masters at
the trumpet and direct the
because it is a position at a
Miles said he was most
Florida State and then went Research I institution with proud of the fact that he
jazz band. He was made
on to earn his doctorate at
department chair seven
a full slate of graduate pro- has been able to establish a
years ago. This was around the University of Kentucky. grams. “It is also a better
high standard musically,
Miles went on to teach
the same time that a facial
financial opportunity for
academically and ethically
the trumpet and West
injury caused him to stop
my family,” he said.
for both students and faculCarolina University and
playing the trumpet.
Miles’ wife Stacey is a
ty.
then Florida International
“I have loved being
general music teacher at
“He’s contributed greatly
University before coming
department chair,” said
Northwest Heights
to our music program and
to SOSU.
Miles. “I greatly enjoy the
Elementary School. They
the Fine Arts department.
Miles is moving on to the have two children. Daniel, I’ve enjoyed taking classes
challenges of administraUniversity of Southern
tion.”
who is a junior at Durant
with him and having him
By KRYSTAL COLLINS
Staff writer
Want to place an ad? Call 745-2983.
”
for jazz band. He will be
greatly missed,” said Keith
Nichols, junior business
major.
“For the 17 years that I
have been here I know that
I came and did my best
every single day. Knowing
that makes it a little easier
to leave,” said Miles.
The Reunion Jazz Band
at Jazz Fest last year was
what Miles said his fondest
memory was. He said they
brought back students from
every year that he has
taught at SOSU. Former
students came in from all
over the U.S. to play in the
concert.
“All my best memories
revolve around jazz band.
It’s such a high-level music
exercise every day. The
personal relationships and
bonds that were formed
will always stay with me, “
said Miles. “There were
lots of tears and difficult
moments, but it was always
the best of times.”
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News
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The Southeastern
Thursday, April 24, 2008
New officers selected during
Student Government elections
By DAVID C. REED
Staff writer
Remembering those we lost ...
SGA officers for 2008-2009
Recently the Student Government
Association held its spring election for
executive and senate positions for the
next school year, and also amended
the senate’s constitution.
With a total of 155 votes cast, each
person running needed 62 votes to be
elected into the position.
Adam Lovell was elected president
with 120 votes. Trent Castleberry won
the vice president position with 123
votes. Jordan Floyd with 127 votes
won the secretary position.
The five people elected to the senate
positions were Ronny Davis, 102
votes, Noel McDaniel, 123 votes,
■ President -- Adam Lovell
■ Vice President -- Trent Castleberry
■ Secretary -- Jordan Floyd
■ Senate members -- Ronny Davis,
Noel McDaniel, Islam Abdul-Moneim,
Timothy Sneed, Alan Tamplin
* Senate elections were held April 17 during the annual Springfest competition.
Islam Abdul-Moneim, 116 votes,
Timothy Sneed, 108 votes, and Alan
Tamplin, 125 votes.
Students also voted to amend the
senate’s constitution. According to
SGA, 103 votes were needed for the
amendments to pass, and 138 votes
were cast in support of the motion.
JAMIE CARRICK/The Southeastern
SGA presidential torch
passed on to Adam Lovell
He said he is
glad to be a part
of the organizaNext year’s Student
tion and he
Government Association presunderstands that
ident will be Adam Lovell,
it is a lot of
Lovell
who was elected to the posiwork.
tion during last week’s elec“We have an obligation to
tions.
hold ourselves to the highest
Lovell, a junior criminal
standard,” Lovell said.
justice major, said that he
Another item he wants to
grew up in the area and that
work on is bringing back the
his father had worked on cam- Presidents’ Club, which is
pus for a long time. So,
comprised of campus organiLovell basically grew up
zation presidents.
around the university.
Lovell said that the club has
The newly elected president not really held a meeting in
said that his favorite movies
awhile, and he wants to get it
are “Lonesome Dove” and
going again.
“True Grit.” Among the activLovell also felt that more
ities he enjoys doing are ridcommunication is needed on
ing horses, backpacking and
campus between not only
fishing.
SGA and students, but also
Lovell said an item he
between organizations.
wants to focus on as the next
He said communication
president of SGA is campus
would help and might ensure
security. He said he wants to
that different organizations do
make sure people on campus
not have events on the same
are safe and that dangerous
day. This would allow for
situations are prevented.
higher attendance and partici“I am working closely with pation at each event.
Campus Police to address
“I want students to feel
some of these concerns,”
comfortable expressing their
Lovell said.
concerns and know they
Lovell also said that he
won’t be falling on deaf ears.
wants to make sure SGA takes I cannot guarantee that my
pride in itself. He wants SGA answer will always be what
to be something that other
they want to hear, but it will
people on campus have
always be the truth,” Lovell
respect for.
said.
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Staff writer
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Southeastern
placed plastic chairs
in front of the
Student Union
Friday in memory of
the 168 victims of
the 1995 Alfred P.
Murrah Federal
Building bombing.
The 12th anniversary for the
Oklahoma City
tragedy was
Saturday, April 19.
According to
wikipedia.org, until
the Sept. 11, 2001
attacks it was the
deadliest act of terrorism on U.S. soil.
‘Spring Fling’
offers variety of
entertainment
By KRYSTAL COLLINS
Staff writer
Theatre at Southeastern will
present the Spring Fling Dance
Thing Saturday, April 26, at 7
p.m.
at
Montgomery
Auditorium.
Spring Fling is put on by
SOSU’s dance classes and the
Oklahoma
Shakespearean
Festival’s after school program, which was started four
years ago by Riley Coker.
The cast ranges from ages 325. The participants are actors,
dancers and singers who have
been working since September
in preparation for the performance.
“I’m looking forward to the
number my ballet class is performing. It is set to ‘Silent All
These Years’ by Tori Amos. It
is very interesting,” said junior
marketing major Kara Pierce.
Also included in the dance
portion of the performance are
the dream sequence ballet
from “Oklahoma!” and the
light show from “Dance of the
Dragon.”
“I’m very excited to see this
year’s performance; the students come in daily and put in
so much hard work,” said
Melissa Gragg, the OSF director of theatre.
Admission is $2.
Opinion
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Page 3
EDITORIAL CARTOON
EDITORIAL
Moral decay in the USA
How far will they go in
order to get what they
want?
A House Bill was passed
Oct. 23, 2007, perfectly
titled H.R.1955 Violent
Radicalization and
Homegrown Terrorism
Prevention Act.
This bill, if passed in the
Senate and signed by the
President, will allow
Homeland Security to
detain American citizens
who may so much as think
of committing acts of terrorism toward our government.
This is what has been
known as the thought
crime.
According to blogger 911
this bill will allow major
corporations, such as
Halliburton, to work alongside Homeland Security in
building detention camps,
or rather “re-programming/rehabilitation centers.”
The rehabilitation centers
will be used for reprogramming individuals who are
deemed by the federal government and department of
defense to be a high risk to
Homeland Security.
The bill can be read
about in full detail by
searching for H.R.1955 at
govtrack.us.
Many people are not
aware of the bill’s existence. Apparently, this is
one bill the government
absolutely did not want the
people of this nation to
know about.
Shouldn’t we as
American citizens be privy
to information about a bill
that has the potential to
drastically alter our way of
life?
The Southeastern
During the decay of our
country, one quote comes
to mind: “People should
not be afraid of their government. Governments
should be afraid of their
people.” -V for Vendetta.
Our government needs to
remember that our ideas of
fairness, justice and freedom are more than simple
words.
Ideas have power. They
have the power to create
and destroy. Our people are
being killed in the name of
their ideas and are dying to
defend them.
On Oct. 23 ,2007, a bill
was passed that signed our
death warrants.
We can only hope that
the Senate and our leader
and President will do the
right thing and provide
protection to the citizens of
this beloved nation.
This editorial is written by Shea McFadden and Krystal Collins and reflects The Southeastern
staff’s collective opinion.
Graduating after four years of service
“There is a good reason
they call these ceremonies
‘commencement exercises.’
Graduation is not the end;
it’s the beginning.” -- Orrin
Hatch
our labor and I was thrilled
at the reactions and compliJamie
ments we often received.
Carrick
Overall, I believe this
Managing
year’s news coverage has
editor
been the best it has been in
awhile, and I thank my
After being in college
newspaper staff and our
tor.
four long, yet rewarding
adviser Ray Gaskin for all
Finally, my last year here, their help.
years, I am finally graduatI had the opportunity to
ing. It seems like it has
Much has happened over
been awhile, yet, ironically serve as managing editor of the four years I’ve been at
enough, in some respects it The Southeastern, and I
Southeastern, including the
loved it.
has also flown by very
arrival of a new president
I
have
fully
enjoyed
leadquickly.
and new buildings such as
Throughout my four years ing the staff members and
the Student Union.
seeing them grow in their
here I have been highly
My education at
skill
areas
from
week
to
involved on campus, particSoutheastern has definitely
week.
ularly in the Honors
helped me and prepared me
Sure, it was stressful at
Program, choir and the
for life after graduation,
times,
especially
when
newspaper.
and I can’t thank the uniwork, school and other
I joined the newspaper
versity enough.
staff when I started college activities all demanded my
Perhaps my experience
attention simultaneously,
in Fall 2004 as a staff
can be summed up in this
but it was worth it.
writer. Then, during my
quote from an anonymous
After each publication
sophomore and junior
source: “The tassel’s worth
years, I served as news edi- came out, I saw the fruits of the hassle!”
Pe rs on
on the street
by Krystal Collins
Each week, Southeastern students, faculty, staff or workers will weigh in
on an issue concerning SOSU or the Durant community. This week’s
question is: In Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton beat
Barack Obama. What is your opinion about the results?
Josh
Mayo
senior
biology
Matt
Townsend
sophomore
English education
“I’m actually surprised that Hillary won
the primary. I’m not going to vote for
her.”
Nicky Durant;
Erin Durant
freshman; freshman
broadcasting; graphics design and visual
arts
“Either Hillary or Obama would be better
than Bush. Hillary needs to calm down,
though, because she’s making it hard for
her party.”
“I’m a Clinton supporter. I’m glad she
won.”
Sean
Lewis
senior
psychology
“Hillary’s campaign has been really
good. I don’t think she’s as bad a candidate as her campaign has made her out to
be. I think both candidates are good, but I
personally would support Obama over
Hillary.”
Perspectives
f
rom different ends of the political spectru m
D
D
The columnists provide readers with their own insight regarding an issue relevant to the current political
environment each week. This week’s topic is: Pope Benedict addressing the Catholic priest scandal
etermined
I
emocrat
by Keith Watkins
So now even
the Pope can’t
talk bad about
the Catholic
Church? You
w ould think if
your boss said
Watkins
that its employees were giving a bad reputation to the company,then you
w ould probably listen to him.
You would also think that if
your boss was the spiritual
leader of over one sixth of
the world’s population, then
you would definitely listen to
him.
So what does the Pope do
in the face of such mounting
criticism over allegations of
sexual assault among priests
and parish children? He individually sits down with several hundred of the victims for
a private conversation and
praysfor them.These talks
lasted for an average of thirty
minutes.
The only thing that Pope
Benedict XVI did was
acknowledge and condemn a
problem that the rest of the
Catholic Church already
knew about.And he did so
with remarkable compassion,
if I may say so myself.
Let me say here that I am
not a Catholic.What you do
on Sunday,or any other day
of the week, isyour business.
Ifyou arereally curious about
how I feel about God, you
can just ask me.
But even though I’m not a
Catholic, I still have the right
to say that what those priests
did with those children was
sick, demented, and flat-out
wrong.There is no excuse for
what those men did, and they
should face the full penalty of
the law .
The problem of sexual predation among Catholic children and parish priests has
been going on for years
. And
it won’tgo aw ay as quickly as
w e wish it would.
This aptly-named crisisis
going to take as many years
tofix as it took to become a
major problem.And even
then, what the scars of those
events will never heal on
those that experienced it
fi
rsthand.
The Pope is doing exactly
what he should do, tackling
the problem head on and not
brushing it under the rug.W e
can only hope and pray that
the crisis ends with our generation.
V
S
ntuitive
ndependent
exactly what that is.
I do not know the
convictions and measured motives in the
heart of any of these or
any religious leaders. I
do not even know
about the hearts of the
followers in their religion. Maybe these
leaders have received
some divine intercession and are trying to
change the world the
way they have seen it
to be.
One also may consider the heart of the
leader may have
strayed or has been
deceived, so they are
chastising others for
the grievances they
have committed themselves.
Whatever this is, I am
glad it is not something
atrociously enormous.
Like I mentioned earlier, I do not want to
disrespect the religious
leaders in our society
because I, for one,
believe in Christian values, even if I may not
always follow them.
R
R
by QT Ray
by Kat Harvey
What is
up with
the religious
leaders in
our world
Harvey
today?
Well, I
guess that I should not
be surprised at the
crazy antics they are
putting on since,
throughout history,
there have been some
even more eccentric
and radical movements
before.
I do not want to
attack or criticize the
religious leaders in
today’s society, but,
seriously, what is
wrong with them?
The Dalai Lama is
wanting Tibet, but in a
peaceful manner, as I
touched on last week.
Then the Pope, head
of the Catholic church
and leader in the religion, has come to
America on somewhat
peaceful terms only to
chastise the American
Catholic community for
something, although I
still have no idea
esolute
epublican
V
S
Pope
Benedict
XVI just
made his
first visit
to God’s
country of
Ray
America
only to make fun of the
American Catholic church.
Honestly … I lol’d.
Well, it really wasn’t
making fun of, but if I
recall correctly, most of
the American Catholics
aren’t all “into” the
church like the Catholics
in Europe.
Where European
Catholics have unconditional love to the church,
Americans are a bit more
hesitant to just give that
love to the Pope nowadays.
I’m not saying that
Americans are any less
Catholict than their
European counterparts,
but what I am saying is
that,where Europeans follow the church more than
religion, Americans follow
religion more than the
church.
Someone please correct
me if I’m wrong, but I’ve
had a few Catholic teachers in the past and that’s
the way they’ve made it
sound to me.
But, back to the Pope,
other than giving me a
couple of good laughs, he
addressed a few good
points that needed
addressing.
The Catholic priest
“scandal” that he
addressed sparked up a little controversy in the
media.
He actually made a few
Catholics mad because all
he did WAS address the
issue. He did nothing or
brought forth nothing that
would actually be a deterrence to the issue.
I think that American
Catholics will just wise up
and ignore what the Pope
does and just go on with
their religion.
If their priest is molesting children, get him out
of there and get a new
one.
I think the issue should
be dealt with like any
other crime and we/they
should just go on with
their business.
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Entertainment
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The Southeastern
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Theatre dances its way into audiences’ hearts
By BECKY ROWLAND
Staff writer
The “Dance of the
Dragon” play was held
recently at the Montgomery
auditorium, and I was so
excited to take my daughter
to watch it.
Theatre review
I then received a letter
from her teacher telling all
of the parents that they
were going to take a field
trip to see this play.
I decided to go with the
class, and I am glad that I
had the chance to see all of
the childrens’ faces as they
lit up with delight, and the
sound of wonder with all
the awes.
Dell McLain, director of
theatre at SOSU, did a great
job once again as director
of the children’s play.
I watched him smile with
happiness every time the
audience of children was
excited with what they saw.
The cast was fabulous,
and I even caught myself
laughing at the overzealous
characters.
Chris Page and Rachel
Joslin played the leads, and
both actors were fantastic in
connecting with the audience.
Overall, the
wonder of the
play was definitely the dancing, especially
the dancing that
took place
while the lights
were out.
The children
enjoyed themselves, and all
ages would
have appreciated the work that
was done by the
cast, choreographer and of our
beloved director
Dell McLain.
LUCAS JOHNSON/Southeastern Theatre
SOSU Theatre recently performed “Dance of the Dragon,” a play
geared for children. The play was directed by Director of Theatre
Dell McLain.
Mishaps: Inabilities
LUCAS JOHNSON/Southeastern Theatre
By DiRK
Sweets,
Treats &
Eats
Bagley
by Erin Bagley
Tamale Beef Squares
Ingredients:
Wally
By Zero comics
❏ 1 (6 1/2 oz.) package
corn muffin and
cornbread mix
❏ 1/3 cup fat-free milk
❏ 1/2 cup cholesterolfree egg substitute
❏ 1 Tbsp. canola oil
❏ 1 pound 90 percent
lean ground beef
❏ 1/2 cup chopped onion
❏ 1 cup frozen corn
kernels
❏ 1 (14 oz.) can Mexican
style stewed tomatoes,
undrained
❏ 2 tsp. cornstarch
❏ 1/2 cup (3 oz.)
shredded reduced-fat
sharp cheddar cheese
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 12 x 18-inch
baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Stir together corn muffin mix, milk, egg substitute
and oil. Spread in bottom of prepared dish.
3. Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet over
medium-high heat until beef is lightly browned, stirring to break up meat; drain fat. Stir in corn.
4. Mix together undrained tomatoes and cornstarch,
breaking up any large pieces of tomato. Stir into beef
mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
5. Spoon beef mixture over cornbread mixture. Cover
with foil. Bake for 15 minutes. Uncover; bake for 10
more minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven;
bake 2-3 minutes, or until cheese melts. Let stand 5
minutes. Cut into squares and serve.
Sideswiped: The World’s Largest Leprachaun
By B. Sides
HumorScope
Brannan
It s not your typical horoscope.
By Quiency Brannan
Mr. Moto’s Zodiac for
April 24 - April 31
Horror flick is no night at the prom
“Prom
Night,” a
remake of
the 1980s
thriller, stars
actress
Brittany
Snow. The
film is currently in theaters.
By QUIENCY BRANNAN
Staff writer
What do you get when
you re-make the 1980s horror film “Prom Night” and
try to spice things up with a
PG-13 rating?
Do you get an awesome
scary movie that drips with
such great dramatic and
thematic appeal? No,
instead we all get to watch
The whole plot is that
perhaps the worst movie to Snow’s character had a
come out for 2008.
teacher who went berserk
Ladies and gentlemen, we and killed her entire family
because he believed she
Movie review
was his true love. Years
all remember senior prom
later, during the course of
(at least I hope we all do) -- the film, she is a blossomthe dancing, the punch and ing senior out for a night
the skimpy little dresses all with her friends and
the preppy girls would
boyfriend for the prom.
wear. Well, in the current
Of course, with the great
re-make of “Prom Night,”
predictable troupe that
starring Brittany Snow
scary movies are, the psyfrom “John Tucker Must
cho teacher escapes from
Die,” we get all that and a
the mental facility the jusraving psycho out to “find” tice system so kindly
the love of his life as she
placed him in.
attends her senior prom.
Somehow he learns of
Courtesy photo
Snow’s prom and makes his
way there. This is where
the film is supposed to get
good, right? Wrong.
The movie has a slow
pace and endures the classic
horror flare of being too
evasive with varying factors that make such a film
work.
The gore and sex are then
removed (PG-13), which
only adds to the lacking
nature of this film.
Every cinematic aspect
that audiences have come to
expect and demand in this
genre are utterly ignored.
It is understood that
Hollywood wants to make
films at lower ratings so
more age groups can see
them, but, really, you
should see gallons of blood
spray when someone gets
their throat slit.
The best way to describe
“Prom Night” is to say that
it attempts to create an air
of thriller suspense, but it
fails to muster the intellectual backing necessary to
generate such ideas and
frightful moments. The
stuck-up, lax characters are
all stupid and ask “What?
Why?” way too much.
Everyone also dies way
too easily. The first girl
practically walks right into
the knife.
“Prom Night” receives a
.5 out of a 5-star rating.
This movie is terrible and a
waste of studio dollars.
And if you’re thinking of
taking a date to it, just
shoot yourself in the foot
instead. You’ll definitely
have more fun.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You should not go
to Wal-Mart; it could render you sterile. Just ask Aries
about that.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Go swimming and
enjoy yourself along the way. Have some fun and take
it easy. Just be wary of the Frankenfish -- it will get
you with a mustard cannon.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Yeah, the semester is
coming to a close and I don’t care anymore. You cannot have a humorscope.
Aries (March 21-April 19): Sleep the night away.
Don’t dance it away; that could lead to VD and perhaps a pregnancy or two.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): Take Aries’
humorscope and live by it. Your life could very well
be in jeopardy and you might face sudden death
against a gladiator.
Gemini (May 21-June 21): Well, I don’t know
what your game is, but you owe me $3,700. Pay up, or
I’ll hold your Humorscope ransom.
Cancer (June 22-July 22): Remember the good
old days -- when you had money? Yeah, those days
will never return. Sorry to say it, but super deluxe
midget monkey hybrids with psychic abilities will take
your paycheck in the name of a women’s action group.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Just read some more and
enjoy life.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Watch “AVP-R.” That
movie was awesome. Lots of destruction went on, and
you just felt good.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): No Humorscope! But
come back next week, I’ll have it then.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): No Humorscope?
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I want to say,
Parcheezi and Kamun! Enjoy the break.
Lifestyles
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Tips for Better
Living:
Bicycling safely
Page 5
Giving blood for a good cause ...
From the National
Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
and Student Health
Services
First Facts, by Joseph
Kane). More than 51,000
pedalcyclists have died in
traffic crashes in the
United States since 1932
— the first year in which
estimates of pedalcyclist
fatalities were recorded.
In 2006, 773 pedalcyclists were killed and an
additional 44,000 were
injured in traffic crashes.
The highest number of
pedalcyclist fatalities ever
recorded in the Fatality
Analysis Reporting System
(FARS) was 1,003 in 1975.
Pedalcyclists accounted for
13 percent of all nonoccupant traffic fatalities in
2006. Alcohol involvement — either for the driver or the pedalcyclist —
was reported in more than
one-third of the traffic
crashes that resulted in
pedalcyclist fatalities in
2006.
Bicyclists are considered
vehicle operators; they are
required to obey the same
rules of the road as other
vehicle operators, including obeying traffic signs,
signals, and lane markings.
When cycling in the street,
cyclists must ride in the
same direction as traffic.
Drivers of motor vehicles need to share the road
with bicyclists. Be courteous -- allow at least three
feet clearance when passing a bicyclist on the road,
look for cyclists before
opening a car door or
pulling out from a parking
space, and yield to cyclists
at intersections and as
directed by signs and signals. Be especially watchful for cyclists when making turns, either left or
right.
All bicyclists should
wear properly fitted bicycle helmets every time they
ride. A helmet is the single
most effective way to prevent head injury resulting
from a bicycle crash.
Bicyclists should
increase their visibility to
drivers by wearing fluorescent or brightly colored
clothing during the day,
dawn, and dusk. To be
noticed when riding at
night, use a front light and
a red reflector or flashing
rear light, and use retroreflective tape or markings
on equipment or clothing.
Other safety precautions
include:
Protect your head. Wear a
helmet.
Assure bicycle readiness.
Ensure proper size and
function of bicycle.
Ride wisely. Learn and follow the rules of the road.
Be predictable. Act like a
driver of a vehicle.
Be visible. See and be seen
at all times.
“Drive” with care. Share
the road.
Stay focused. Stay alert.
General information on
highway traffic safety can
be found at nhtsa.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/ncsa or call
Campus Police at 7452727.
Symphonic Band tunes
up for spring concert
By KRYSTAL COLLINS
Staff writer
The first automobile
crash in the United States
occurred in New York City
in 1896, when a motor
vehicle collided with a
pedalcycle1 rider (Famous
JAMIE CARRICK/The Southeastern
Southeastern is hosting the second blood drive of the semester, held on the
second floor loft of the Student Union. The blood drive, which is hosted by the
Oklahoma Blood Institute, ends today at 4 p.m.
The Southeastern
The final Symphonic
Band concert of the spring
season will be at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 28, in the
Montgomery Auditorium.
The concert will be under
the direction of SOSU
Director of Bands David
Christy and will feature
Brian Balmages. The performance is part of the
Musical Arts Series.
“I thought the last concert was one of the best
concerts I’ve performed in
since I’ve been here. I
think this one is going to be
really good with Brian
Balmages being here,” said
Zachary Hamilton, a senior
music education major.
Balmages, a native of
Baltimore, Md., is an
active composer, conductor, producer and performer. His brass, orchestra
and symphonic band works
have been performed all
over the world
World premiers of his
works have been held in
Carnegie Hall and other
prestigious venues.
The SOSU Symphonic
Band is made up of 43
members and includes
music majors and nonmusic majors.
There will be no admission charge for this concert.
Lifestyles
Page 6
The Southeastern
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Luv
Bug
Dear Readers:
My advice for
this week covers
homosexuality
and homosexual
relationships.
“Homosexual”
is not a dirty
word; it is one
word that describes one
part of a man or woman’s
life and lifestyle, but it is
not all of who people are.
As far as this world has
come, society still needs
to evolve in our thinking
towards homosexuality.
Many people feel
threatened when they hear
the word “gay” in literal
reference to someone as
opposed to when it is
used as slang.
Whether you’re gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or straight, you
are a human being and
should be treated as such.
are new or different.
I have seen this campus
make dramatic changes
since I came here in ’03.
People are becoming
more open to homosexuals and people are not as
with Shea McFadden
McFadden
afraid to go out in public,
but there is still a long
My advice to those who support systems and
road ahead.
are deemed homophobic
groups that can help.
P.R.I.D.E. is an organiis to not be afraid of
Student Health and
zation
that helps the
someone who is of anoth- Counseling Services proGLBT
community come
er sexual orientation; the vide a lot of support and
into
their
own, and it was
orientation is the only dif- information.
once on campus before I
ference between someone
I want to let people
came to school and in
who is straight and some- know that just because
one who is gay.
you’re gay does not mean ’05, where I served as
It is not true that just
you have to be defined by president of the chapter.
I hope one day somebecause someone is gay,
the one word and you
one
will bring P.R.I.D.E.,
that makes you an autoshould not have to be
back, keep it active and
matic target of interest,
afraid to be with your
maintain participation.
just as I’m sure that a
partner out in public.
As I leave SOSU, I
straight person does not
Intimate relationships
want
to encourage people
automatically go for the
are not the only bond that
to have faith and be
cute guy or girl.
can be formed either.
strong, because the battle
To anyone who is gay
Friendships are key in
and is having trouble
learning and gaining per- for equality is far from
over.
coming to terms there are spectives on things that
For many of us, May is a
time to reflect moving away
from the college life to the
business world. Graduation
is almost here, there may be
a sense of sadness in leaving
friends, professors and the
structured life of college
mingled with a sense of nervousness or excitement in
moving into the career we
have worked so many years
for; or perhaps, further education.
For some of us there is a
different kind of reflection.
As a non-traditional student
I have known the business
world, raised a family and
attended college while often
working two jobs. I think
about how tired I was sometimes and how hard I struggled to get the homework
done, pass the test and how
sleep sometimes seemed a
luxury I could hardly afford.
But here it is, almost graduation and somehow I have
made it. And not only will I
soon hold a degree that took
me half a lifetime to
achieve, but my college
experience gave me some
great memories, wonderful
friends and experiences I
would have never imagined.
If someone were to ask
me about my greatest experience I would not hesitate
in answering. It was, without a doubt, being the editor
of The Southeastern last
year. We had a great staff,
small but committed.
There are many things I
won’t forget. The challenge
of taking 21 hours one
semester and trying to juggle the jobs, classes and
family is just one of them. I
had a wonderful advisor
(thanks Dr. Scoufos) who
believed in me so much, I
couldn’t help but believe in
myself.
I will never forget that
first day of school when I
walked into a classroom and
looked at my fellow students, many of whom were
younger than my daughters,
and feeling so out of place. I
remember trying to learn to
study again after being out
of school for more years
Today’s NonTraditional News
Joining together in song ...
JAMIE CARRICK/The Southeastern
Dr. Craig Hella Johnson, conductor for Conspirare, a
Grammy-nominated ensemble, directed the Southeastern
Chorale in two collage concerts last week. Award-winning
gospel singer Cynthia Clawson joined them in concert.
to college when we were
younger. I think maybe it
gives us an appreciation for
the opportunity that those
less experienced might not
quite understand.
Maple
By Karen Maple
I don’t think I ever
than most of the students in students coming to college
thought about giving up but
my classes had been alive.
and I would recognize the
there were a lot of times I
And I wondered at times, if look on the faces of those
wondered if I could do this.
I could even do this.
who looked overwhelmed.
I suppose if I could leave
But, I found as the weeks And when I had the chance one message to other stupassed I had become a part I would stop and talk to
dents, especially the non-traof the campus community.
them just to let them know
ditional students, it would
These people sitting around they were not alone, that I
simply be “you can.”
me that I had thought of as
had been there too.
And the funny thing is, we
“kids” became friends. I
Sometimes just knowing
find that we get a lot more
remember one day walking that we aren’t alone, that
out of the college experiacross campus and waving
others understand, is the
ence than we ever realized
back at people or saying a
greatest gift we can give
we would. It takes a little
quick “hello” and I suddenly each other.
effort at first but we come to
stopped in my tracks with
Looking back now, I think realize that there are a lot of
the realization that my fears in someway we (non tradipeople on this campus that
of not fitting in had been so tional students) almost have really do care that we sucsilly. I was so shocked and
it easier. We have been out
ceed. Almost every profesexcited with the realization
in the work force without
sor I had gave a lot more of
that I wrote an editorial that that degree and worked
themselves than simply
evening on that very subject. those dead-end jobs. We
teaching a subject. They
I can’t say that it was
have had a dream to be
really care.
always easy, but it was
something, do something
We have a lot of organizaalways worth it.
with our lives, but because
tions on campus whose
Every year it seemed I
of circumstances or bad
goals are to help us succeed.
saw more non-traditional
decisions we never made it Not simply because it is
their job, but because it matters – because we matter.
The people at student life
and TNT (Today’s non-traditional students), are a
great group of people who
come immediately to my
mind as I write this.
I have learned a lot at
Southeastern that goes
beyond my education. It is
never too late to follow a
dream or to achieve a goal
that sometimes might have
seemed impossible. Already,
this degree that I will soon
hold in my hands has made
some major changes in my
life. I was recently hired at a
small town newspaper as a
reporter being groomed for
managing editor. From the
time I was a child that is all
I ever wanted to do – to
make a living with my
words. Through college I
learned to build those skills
and develop new ones.
I guess my life went from
having a dream to living
one. And isn’t that what we
all hope to achieve with our
education?
Sports
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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National finals in sight for SOSU rodeo team
It’s time to saddle up for
the annual Southeastern
Roundup. The area’s premiere collegiate rodeo gets
underway tonight at the
Durant arena, south of the
city. Performances continue through Saturday, starting at 7 p.m. nightly.
SOSU comes into the
competition with a strong
teaM which has made solid
showings throughout the
spring rodeo season.
Despite a long trip to
Hays, Kan., the Savage
Storm rodeo team was not
slowed, with the men’s
team placing third in the
team standings last weekend, just getting edged
slightly for second, while
the SOSU women’s team
placed second.
In the calf roping event
Clint Carpenter qualified
Webb
back to the final round with
a time of 11.4 seconds. He
later was a blazing 8.5 seconds to win the short-round
and take a second place finish in the average..
Bryce Segota tied for second place in the first round
of the steer wrestling with a
Linaweaver
time of 4.9 seconds. Bryce
had some tough luck in the
short-round and did not get
any average points.
The team roping event has
been dominated by the
Southeastern rodeo team.
Five men qualified back to
the short-round to make a
clean sweep of first through
third place in the average.
Kyle Linaweaver who
was teamed up with
Coleman
Proctor
of
Northwestern Oklahoma
State, claimed the first
round win of the competition with a time of 7.4
seconds.
The women’s team was
also successful this past
weekend qualifying members in two of the three
events. Robin Webb placed
second in the first round of
the goat tying with a time of
9.1 seconds. Webb had a
tough goat in the shortround and did not place
SOSU’s Kelli Smith continues to have a big lead in
the goat tying standings in
the region.
In the barrel racing event
there were three qualifiers
back to the short-round
from Southeastern. Jesse
Alsup placed second in the
first round with a time of
16.66 seconds.
Webb placed third in the
first round of the barrel racing competition with a time
of 16.77 seconds. Rachael
Reichenberg qualified in
the short round where she
ran a 16.58 to place her
sixth in the round. She was
just out of placing in the
average.
SOSU has tough barrel
racers, with Webb leading
the regional standings and
teammates Rashell Hays
and Audra Helms setting at
a close third and fourth
place.
The three-day rodeo in
Durant will have a lot to say
about who qualifies for the
national finals.
LSC softball tournament nears for Storm
Spring football
survives shower
The Southeastern softball
team (46-8, 19-3 LSC-N)
picked up game one of its
series
with
Central
Oklahoma but was unable
to hold the momentum,
falling in game two, 3-2.
Southeastern will close
out the regular season with
a
double-header
on
Saturday at the SOSU
Softball Complex against
UCO, with a first pitch set
for 1 p.m.
Marjorie Johnson got the
start Tuesday and tossed a
complete game to pick up
her 24th victory of the year
She struck out 12 hitters
and issued two walks, surrendering three runs on six
hits.
Bailey Mathes, Johnson
and Rachel Sill each posted
two-hit outings, while Sill
drove in two RBI.
SOSU got on the board
first in the second inning
when Sill bunted home
Mathes, followed by an
RBI from Jaclyn Mullaney
to take a 2-0 lead.
The Storm doubled the
lead with RBIs from
It rained as predicted, but
the wet weather did not put
a damper on the Savage
Storm spring football game,
played last Thursday night
at Paul Laird Field.
Playing with an amended
set of rules, the defense
pulled out a 28-26 win over
the offense.
“It was a good game,” said
head coach Ray Richards,
“They had a lot of fun, they
played hard and they did a
lot of good things. The
weather really cooperated
with us and we really had a
successful spring.”
The offense came out firing and drove 70 yards to
score, taking an 8-0 lead on
the two-point conversion.
The defense followed by
swarming the offense on
consecutive possessions and
at one point had built a double-figure lead.
A late stop by the defense
picked up the three valuable
points that gave the Storm
defenders the 28-26 win.
SOSU opens the season
August 28, with a road trip
to Tarleton State.
DAN HOKE/SOSU
Bailey Mathes was a key player in Tuesday’s twinbill at UCO.
Mathes and Johnson in the
third inning.
Sill homered in the top of
the seventh to round out the
SOSU scoring, with UCO
putting on a late rally to
close the final gap to 5-3.
The Storm mustered three
hits in game two, with two
of them leaving the ball
park off the bats of Mathes
and Johnson.
Jami McAdoo got the
start and was saddled with
the loss after tossing 3.2
innings, allowing two runs
Baseball team drops pair in home finale
The Savage Storm baseball team (30-20) dropped a
tight opener, 2-1, in extra
innings before dropping the
nightcap, 10-3, to No. 3
Southern Arkansas on
Tuesday afternoon at The
Ballpark in Durant.
The losses end the Savage
Storm home season in baseball, as they will travel to
Ada to finish the regular
season with a four-game
weekend series against rival
East Central. Game one is
set for a 2 p.m. first pitch
on Friday.
Daniel Ingram got the
start on the mound in the
opener, throwing 6.0 solid
innings before giving way
to Brady Huckabee who
threw the final 2.0 innings.
Ingram allowed one run
on five hits, while
Huckabee was saddled with
the loss after giving up the
winning run in the top of
the eighth inning.
Tyler Johnson had the only
multi-hit outing in game
one, going 2-for-3, while
five other Storm hitters had
a hit each, including
Randall Clay whose solo
home run in the first inning
was the lone SOSU run.
SAU got on the board
first with a run in the top of
the first inning, but SOSU
knotted the score with
Clay’s homer over the left
with William
Bain putting in
his longest outing of the year
to finish the
game, tossing a
perfect seventh
inning.
SAU took
control of game
two early, posting a four-run
second. They
added a run
DAN HOKE/SOSU each in the
fourth and fifth,
Randall Clay homered in the opener and
followed by
went 3-for-4 in game two Tuesday.
another fourspot in the sixth
field wall.
The Muleriders picked up to take a 10-0 lead after six
the game winner in the top innings.
The Storm finally got on
of the eighth with two outs
the board in the bottom of
to fashion the 2-1 final.
In game two, Clay posted the seventh when Scott
a 3-for-4 outing to push his Hancock drove in Morris,
hitting streak to 26 straight followed by Pearce driving
in Hancock and Jared
games, while Robbie
Morris added a two-hit out- Johnson to fashion the final
ing. Cody Pearce and Scott of 10-3.
Now the Storm turns its
Hancock each added an
attention to rival ECU.
RBI.
The Lone Star
Nathan Johnson got the
start on the hill, tossing 3.1 Conference baseball tournament will be played in
innings and allowing five
Abilene, Texas May 3-6.
runs, three earned, on nine
The South Central
hits before handing the ball
to Josh Dodson who threw Regional Championship
follows, May 15-17.
2.0 innings and allowed
The NCAA Division II
four runs on four hits.
College World Series will
Kyle Salomon threw the
be played May 24-31 in the
next 0.2 innings and
St. Louis area.
allowed a run on two hits,
on three hits before giving
way to Kristi Russell who
tossed 2.1 innings, allowing a run on three hits.
SOSU again got on the
board first with Mathes’
homer in the second inning.
UCO answered with a pair
of runs in the bottom of the
second, and added another
in the fifth for a 3-1 lead.
Johnson added her home
run in the top of the seventh
to fashion the final of 3-2.
Southeastern held onto its
No. 2 ranking in the latest
South Central Region poll.
However, that was prior to
the loss to UCO, which
snapped the Storm’s 12
game winning streak.
SOSU dropped from seventh to No. 14 in the latest
national rankings.
The Storm will be looking for playoff momentum
when it hosts Central
Saturday.
The Lone Star
Conference tournament,
with SOSU as the host
team, will be played at the
Durant
Multi-sports
Complex, May 1-3.
The Southeastern
Sports calendar
■ To have your team’s
schedule listed, call
745-2983,
or
email:campuspages@
gmail.com.
SOFTBALL
April 26 vs. UCO,
1 p.m. (2)
BASEBALL
April 25 at ECU, 2 p.m.
Series continues
through Sunday.
May 3-6 LSC
Tournament.
Storm Sports
The Savage Storm golf
team faced stiff competition at the LSC tournament in Thackerville.
SOSU finished in eighth
place with a two-under
par team score of 286.
Jordan Sullivan and
Mack Hamilton tied for
19th in individual play.
Brad Aycock tied for
32nd and Kyle Hatch was
a stroke back of Aycock.
Stewart Murray tied for
48th after shooting a 74.
■ The women’s tennis
team will compete in the
LSC tournament today
and Friday.
■ The men’s tennis team
is also competing in the
Lone Star Conference
tournament, which is
being held in Abilene,
Texas.
The LSC tournament
ends the conference season. Next up is the
NCAA regionals May 8.
■
News
Page 8
The Southeastern
Thursday, April 24, 2008
High gas prices impact SOSU
is $3.45.
Lovelace said that, while he
does not drive very many
With the fuel prices going
places, higher gas prices limit
up, students and faculty have how often he goes home. He
begun to feel the effects of
also said he pays more attenrising prices.
tion to how much he spends.
Rebecca Heathman, a
Mandi Chandler, a senior
sophomore in psychology,
broadcasting major, comsaid that she lives on campus, mutes to school. According to
but is from Idabel. She said
her, she drives about 45 miles
the drive home is about two
to school, which costs her
hours.
$10 round trip.
Heathman said that she driThe highest price that
ves a 2002 Chevy Malibu and Chandler said she has paid
that she can drive home on a for gas so far is $3.49 a galquarter of a tank of fuel. But, lon. She said that while she
even with good gas mileage, does still go places, she is trythe gas prices are still affect- ing to limit it.
ing her.
Also Chandler said that fuel
“I do not go home as
prices sort of limit how much
much,” Heathman said.
she spends on other items.
Josh Lovelace, a major in
She asks herself, “Do I really
Spanish, said that he lives on need it, or do I just want it?”
campus, but he is from
Dr. Brooks Flippen, profesChickasha. The most he has
sor of history at SOSU, said
paid for a gallon of gas so far that he drives over a 100
By DAVID C. REED
Staff writer
miles a day. He said that he
lived in McKinney, Texas,
because his wife worked in
Dallas.
Flippen, who drives a
Honda Civic, said he that it
gets around 30 miles a gallon,
but “it costs me over $200 a
month in gas.”
He also said that fuel prices
are one of the reasons why he
does not teach summer classes at Southeastern.
Summer gives him a
chance to spend time with his
family and do research. But,
gas prices did not help his
decision.
Flippen said that he has
tried to car pool with other
faculty, but that is hard to do
because they have their own
schedules.
“They’re ridiculous,”
Heathman said on the gas
prices, “That sums it up right
there.”
Grad students course gets ‘hazardous’
WAYNE JONES/SOSU
A Hazardous Materials (HAZWOPER) workshop was conducted by the SOSU
Department of Occupational Safety & Health April 19-20. Participants of the
course, consisted of the online Master of Science in Occupational Safety & Health
students from all over the country. The seminar is part of the residency requirement for the graduate Hazardous Materials course. The onsite program consisted
of hands-on experience through four scenarios in hazardous materials detection,
mitigation and recovery. Chris Bradshaw, assistant professor of Occupational
Safety (Industrial Hygiene), taught the course. Dr. Hal Poovey, assistant professor
of Occupational Safety (Industrial Hygiene), assisted Bradshaw.
Theatre at Southeastern gets new facility, moves out of UC-300
By KRYSTAL COLLINS
Staff writer
The SOSU Theatre
Department is moving to
new facilities.
The student recreation
center behind the baseball
field is being renovated to
take the place of UC-300.
Originally, UC-300
housed the first gym on
campus. It was remodeled
in 1979.
The front portion of the
building, which now houses
the band room and
Continuing Education, was
initially the Public
Relations office for the university and the print shop.
It also held the first Box
Office for the theatre.
Continuing Education, and
theatre was moved in later.
The mystery thriller
“Wait Until Dark” was the
first dinner theatre to be
held during the school year.
Photo courtesy of Dell McLain and Theatre at Southeastern
Southeastern theatre students, faculty and staff moved costumes to University Center Room 300
this week. The building was originally designed as a gym, then remodeled in 1979. The last performance in UC-300 was during the last night of Dramapalooza, which ended recently.
It was presented in 1985 in
UC-300.
During this time two
thirds of the theatre’s productions were held in UC300. Theatre usually had
one show a year in
Montgomery Auditorium
because it is expensive to
build sets to fit the larger
space.
Over the years UC-300
has been used for a number
of purposes including classroom space, haunted houses
and other student activities.
However, the space is not
ADA compliant. There is
no elevator.
This meant that in the
days when UC-300 was
first converted into theatre
space, boys from the theatre department used to
carry special needs patrons
up the stairs to see the productions.
“Because UC-300 is
equipped with sprinklers
and fire suppressants we
can gratefully still use it as
storage,” said Dell McLain,
director of theatre.
Students have been moving costume gear and furniture into UC-300 since
Dramapalooza ended last
Thursday.
Durant’s Market Square gets jazzed up for annual festival
SOSU MUSIC DEPARTMENT
The Texoma Jazz Festival
will be appearing in Durant
for the first time Saturday,
April 26, at Market Square.
The Steve Rigazzi Quartet
from Kansas City will headline the evening concert on a
day filled with performances
of jazz bands from
Oklahoma and Texas.
SOSU, the Durant High
School band and the Durant
Main Street program jointly
produce the festival.
It is dedicated to educational and performance
opportunities for high
school and community jazz
bands in Oklahoma and
north Texas.
The festivities will begin at
3 p.m., and there will be
continuous jazz performances until dusk.
Performers will include
high school jazz bands from
Kingston and Denison, as
well as the Durant High
School jazz band.
Also performing will be
the Texoma Jazz Orchestra
and the SOSU Jazz
Ensemble.
The featured ensemble for
the festival is the Steve
Rigazzi
Quartet
from
Kansas City, Mo.
The quartet features former Durant High School and
SOSU
alumnus
Steve
Rigazzi on the bass, Todd
Strait on drums, Paul Smith
on piano and Jake Blanton
on guitar.
The group performs frequently in the Kansas City
area and last performed at
the Jazz Festival in 2002.
As individuals, these four
musicians have performed
and recorded with many
well-known jazz artists of
our time, including Woody
Herman, Kevin Mahogany,
Pat Metheny, Clark Terry,
Phil Woods, Karrin Allyson,
Chris
Vadasa,
Ed
Shaugnessy and Angela
Hagenbach.
The Rigazzi Quartet will
perform a variety of jazz
standards and original compositions in their own performance, and will then join
the SOSU Jazz Ensemble
for the final set of the
evening.
The schedule of performances is as follows:
3 p.m. -- Kingston High
School Jazz Band
3:30 p.m. -- Texoma Jazz
Orchestra
4:15 p.m. -- Denison High
School Jazz Band
4:45 p.m. -- Durant High
School Jazz Band
5:45 p.m. -- Steve Rigazzi
Quartet
6:30 p.m. -- SOSU Jazz
Ensemble
“A limited amount of seating will be provided at
Market Square, we encourage patrons to bring their
own lawn chairs to be comfortable,” said Donna Dow,
director of the Durant Main
Street program.
Patrons can donate to the
Festival by purchasing event
programs, which will be
sold for $5. Inside one of
these programs will be the
winning ticket for a threenight stay at the Las Vegas
Hilton in Las Vegas, Nev.,
provided by Durant Main
Street.
Parking will be available
in the area surrounding
Market Square, but the
square itself will be reserved
for seating for the festival.
The Durant Band Boosters
will provide concessions for
the day.
The festival is sponsored
by
grants
from
the
Oklahoma Arts Council, the
Red River Arts Council and
the National Endowment of
the Arts.
The new theatre facilities
will include a black box
theatre much like UC-300,
a scene shop, costume
shop, dance space, design
classroom and faculty
offices.
The bond for the renovation was set at $750,000.
“To people in theatre, the
buildings are sacred spaces.
I thought it was fitting that,
as we said goodbye to UC300 as a performance
space, we were welcoming
brand new plays,” McLain
said.
Theatre students presented plays of their own and
read them during the last
night of Dramapalooza,
which was the last performance UC-300 will ever
host.
Adjustments for fall
classes have not yet been
made. The new facilities
are expected to open in
December.
Springfest results
■ First Overall: Team
X-Treme
■ Second Overall:
Sigma & Sig Tau Team
■ Third Overall: Love
County
■ Spirit Award: The
Legends
■ Individual
Sportsmanship: Tim
Howell
■ Captain MVP:
Phylicia Vandawalker
■ MVPs: Ashley
Jernigan and Patrick
Nix
■ Sweepstakes: Sigma
& Sig Tau Team
■ Mud Volleyball: Love
County
■ Kickball: Team XTreme
■ Dodgeball: Team XTreme
■ Team
Sportsmanship: Storm
Chasers
To catch a butterfly ...
News staff says ‘Fair winds’
Dr. Douglas
Wood, assistant professor of zoology, takes his
biology class
on a butterfly
safari on the
Southeastern
campus.
Members of The
Southeastern
crew participated in Springfest
last week.
Shown are staff
members who
participated in
the Scandals
talent show. In
back from left:
Dahlia Killian,
Krystal Collins
and David C.
Reed; in front:
Jamie Carrick
and Erin Bagley.
This is the
paper’s last
spring issue.
ROBYN KLINE/The Southeastern
JUDY HODGES/SOSU