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CONTENTS
Editor’s Message
As students we have been given so many opportunities to be involved in various ways across the university. Have you been to the recent football games? Our
football team is doing amazing things and they need
their fans to cheer them on. When they break a record,
it reflects on all of us. Homecoming is an event which
requires participation and attention. It’s important that
we show our spirit and get involved. Who will get your
vote?
The Student Government Association is active and
taking measures to ensure a successful year. They will
be conducting an election concerning the proposed
athletic fee. What are your thoughts on this?
It’s the season of goblins and ghouls. When participating in activities, please remember to be safe. The
Skyline staff has provided students and families with
some cheap, fun ideas for costumes.
I’d like to remind everyone—this is your magazine.
What do you like? What don’t you like? Share your
opinion with us.
We are halfway through this semester; stay with it
and finish strong.
Angela Greenroy
Editor-in-Chief
5 New athletic fee proposed
7 Presentation, vigil honors
domestic violence victims
10 Theatre offers ‘Rough
Crossing’
12-13 Fall Carnival on the mall
16-17 FREE Halloween costume!
19 Zombie Pub Crawl coming
soon
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in past two games
F ro n t : D o m i n i q u e C a r s o n .
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show off the Lobo sign.
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College alcohol fad is dangerous and stupid
By Angela Greenroy
Editor-in-Chief
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
made national news late last month when a Pi
Kappa Alpha fraternity member was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning after allegedly
participating in an event known as “butt chugging.”
Butt chugging is defined as the act of ingesting alcohol through one’s rectum, also known
as an alcohol enema. The Tennessee student’s
blood-alcohol level was more than five times
the legal limit and clearly high enough to be
considered potentially fatal.
It’s common knowledge that many college
students will go to great lengths to get their
buzz. From dipping tampons in vodka to alcohol enemas, some young adults are desperate
for a high that isn’t easily detected, but one that
is life threatening.
Although in the news lately, alcohol enemas
are not a new idea. In 2004, a man in Texas died
after his wife gave him one. While this practice
may seem to have its perks to those who indulge, it is dangerous, often fatally so. The alcohol is absorbed much faster because it bypasses
the liver, enters straight into the blood stream,
and is not detected by a breathalyzer test.
The flip sides of these so-called “perks” are
alcohol poisoning, coma and death.
Left untreated, alcohol poisoning can result
in the person choking on their own vomit, slow
or stopped breathing, irregular or stopped
heartbeat, low body temperature, hypoglycemia
leading to seizures, permanent brain damage,
or death.
Friends don’t let friends drive drunk, but
friends also don’t leave friends untreated if they
detect the signs of alcohol poisoning: mental
confusion, stupor, coma, vomiting, seizures,
slow breathing, irregular breathing, low body
temperature, bluish skin tone, or paleness.
Students should know these danger signals.
It is imperative to take action when first suspecting alcohol poisoning; a person who passes
out may die. Call 911 when suspecting any of
these symptoms.
“The consequences of excessive and underage drinking affect virtually all college campuses, college communities, and college students,
whether they choose to drink or not,” according
to CollegeDrinkingPrevention.org.
The site offers statistics concerning the number of alcohol related deaths, but it does not
specify if any have a direct causal link to butt
chugging. Death, assault, injury, sexual abuse,
unsafe sex, academic problems, health problems/suicide attempts, drunk driving, vandalism, and police involvement are just a few of
the categories listed and all are attributed to the
abuse of alcohol.
Be warned: butt chugging increases the risks
of every possible negative outcome.
SGA continues efforts to make a difference on campus
By Samantha Vela
Contributor
Oct. 4 was an important Student
Government Association meeting in
regards to stipends, which were a hot
topic last school year.
“The Stipend Bill” was introduced
and discussed by representatives and
senators. The bill reduces the stipend amount of $10,800 (which was
approved by the board last spring
semester) to $5,400. The current executive council felt the approved amount
was too much to accept, but the total of
$5,400 is still an increase from the past
stipends given to president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.
After a motion to table the bill was
denied, the bill passed with a majority
vote.
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“The Confirmation of Executive”
was another bill introduced. This bill
consisted of appointing justices for each
class. It was passed by majority.
The following meeting, Oct. 10,
began with guest speaker SRSU President Ricardo Maestas visiting with the
congress.
President Maestas proposed an increase to the student service fee to benefit the university athletic department.
The fee is $6 per credit hour for the fall/
spring semesters, and $4.50 for each
summer session. Maestas explained
that the administration feels this money
would allow for new equipment and
recruit more athletes.
SGA Chief Justice Sterling Baade
introduced a bill about controlling media during SGA meetings. Clubs often
use media such as PowerPoint, Excel,
videos, or other means to communicate
their needs. This bill proposed that
such media can be used for a maximum
of five minutes. The bill passed by majority after some discussion.
Vice President Karina Galindo,
Chairman of the Internal Policy committee, announced that proposals for
amending the Constitution have been
started. The amendments will be made
in small increments until it is complete.
The SGA Congress meets every
Wednesday at 5:35 pm. Students are
welcome to attend each meeting.
An open forum will be held next
Friday, Oct. 26. Students are encouraged to come and participate. To keep
up with what is going on with SGA,
“like” us on facebook.com.SRSU.SGA.
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Athletic fee proposed to put ‘Lobos on the level’
Sul Ross State University students will vote
Tuesday, Oct. 30 (tentative date) on a proposed
athletic fee that would “put the Lobos on the
level” in terms of funding for varsity sports.
A proposed fee of $6 per semester credit
hour (SCH) in the Fall and Spring semesters
and $4.50 per SCH during the summer sessions
would generate an estimated $280,000 annually
to assist the athletic budget. If approved by a
simple majority of student voters, the increase
would take effect in the Spring 2013 semester.
The election will be conducted by the Sul
Ross Student Government Association.
The Sul Ross athletic budget is largely funded by Student Services fees, with about 88 percent coming from this source. Use of state funds
for athletics at public universities is prohibited
by law. If the new fee was approved, about
$25,000-$30,000 of Student Services fees presently directed to athletics would be returned.
The university’s current budget is $377,000
for 11 men’s and women’s varsity sports, and
ranks well below the average for American
Southwest Conference members who compete
in football.
In 2009, the last year comparative figures
were available; ASC members competing in
football had an average athletic budget of about
$500,000. For football alone, the average budget
was $165,000, ranging from a high of $309,000
to a low of $94,000 for Sul Ross. Throughout
NCAA DIII (non-scholarship) membership,
athletics comprise an average of four percent of
a member institution’s budget. Sul Ross’ athletic
budget is two percent.
“Seventy to seventy-five percent of our
budget, for football and for all sports, is spent on
travel,” said athletics director Kay Whitley. “The
proposed fee would generate income to offset
the travel costs, increase Sul Ross’ recruiting
efforts and purchase necessary equipment and
supplies in a timely fashion.
“In short, it would help to level the playing
field (with other ASC members),” she said.
Whitley said that budgets for individual
sports are largely under-funded, ranging from
a low of 46 percent of the amount needed to
maintain a viable program.
“Currently, we fund what we can af“Currently, we
ford to do, and it doesn’t meet all of the
needs. With a fee increase, it would really
fund what we can
make a difference. Each sport would
afford to do, and
benefit.”
it doesn’t meet all
“I feel the athletic fee will be very
beneficial because this will help out all the
of the needs. With
teams with fund raising and purchasing
a fee increase,
equipment, which will allow us to remain
competitive with the other schools in
it would really
our conference,” said sophomore Maile
make a difference.
Hoyt, Toyah, a member of the Lady Lobos
softball team.
Each sport would
Athletics are a major factor in enrollbenefit.”
ment. Historically, an estimated 25-35
percent of Sul Ross students consider athletics a major factor in their decision to attend.
“The importance of athletics to a university
cannot be understated,” said President Ricardo
Maestas. “While not every student who enrolls
with the intent to play actually participates,
they remain associated with programs in other
capacities while completing their education.
Athletics are a lifeblood of any university and
when successful, give an institution a source of
pride and identity.”
For more information, contact Kay Whitley,
athletic director, 432-837-8229.
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VAMOS ROJO
2012 homecoming events Oct. 29-Nov. 4
With the theme of “Vamos Rojo” (Go Red), Sul
Ross State University students, staff, faculty and
friends will celebrate Homecoming 2012, Oct. 29Nov. 4.
A full week of activities are planned, including daily student events, an American Southwest
Conference football game, crowning the new Queen
and King and honoring Distinguished Alumni
and Hall of Honor inductees. Detailed schedules
of Homecoming and related Alumni Association
events, as well as registration information may be
found online at www.sulross.edu/homecoming.
As of Friday, Oct. 12, 11 candidates – six women
and five men – seek the 2012 Homecoming Queen
and King crowns.
Those running for Queen as of Oct. 12 include
Fernanda Arroyo, junior, Newman Club; Becca
Blomquist, senior, Student Support Services;
Marinna Hernandez, junior, Sully Productions;
Monica Traylor, junior, Cheer Squad; Samantha
Vela, sophomore, Student Government Association;
and Kaitlyn Wood, junior, Honors Program.
King candidates as of Oct. 12 are Ryan Hoffer,
junior, Honors Club; Calvin Landrum, senior, Student Support Services; Cody LeCroy, junior, Cheer
Squad; Michael Lopez, sophomore, Sully Productions; Glenn Losoya, junior, Newman Club.
Candidate applications were open through
Wednesday, Oct. 17. Coronation will be held at
halftime of the Lobo-Howard Payne football game
on Saturday, Nov. 3. Crowns, scepter and watches
will be furnished by Anju’s Jewelry, Alpine. Maritza
Garcia, Abilene, and Johnathon Cruz, San Antonio,
are the reigning Queen and King.
Preliminary elections will be held Oct. 25-26.
The five Queen and five King finalists will be
introduced during a performance by comedian Bill
Santiago on Monday, Oct. 29 in Marshall Auditorium. Final voting will be held Wednesday-Friday,
Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
Former U.S. Congressman J.T. “Slick” Rutherford; former Del Rio Mayor and Regent Dora
G. Alcala; and Trappings of Texas founder Gary
Dunshee, Alpine, will be honored as Sul Ross State
University Distinguished Alumni. Peggy and Dan
Allen Hughes, Jr., Beeville, will receive the Slingin’
Sammy Baugh Award for Outstanding Service.
Five new members will be inducted into the Hall
of Honor, the late Victor Villarreal and the late Don
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Bandy; Natalie Whitewood Johns, Center Point; and
Outstanding Boosters Metha Sprinkle, Alpine, and
her late husband, Bill.
All will be honored during ceremonies Saturday, Nov. 3 at the annual Athletic Hall of Honor/
Distinguished Alumni banquet. The event will
begin with a 6:30 pm reception, followed by a 7:15
banquet in the Espino Conference Center, Morgan University Center. Tickets are $30 per person
and may be purchased by contacting the Office of
Alumni Affairs, 432-837-8697 or the Office of Physical Education and Athletics, 837-8226.
Other Homecoming Week events include:
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onday, Oct. 29: Decorate the Mall, 4-6 pm;
Float supplies and banners drawing, 5 pm,
Student Life Office, Morgan University Center;
King and Queen introductions, 8 pm, Marshall
Auditorium, with comedian Bill Santiago.
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uesday, Oct. 30: Hat Day; Homecoming Derby,
6 pm, the Mall
ednesday, Oct. 31: Halloween Costumes;
Voting begins for Homecoming Queen and
King, noon; Whitewashing of the Bar-SR-Bar, 5:30
pm, Hancock Hill, followed by pizza party, Physical Plant parking lot; Thursday, Nov. 1: Queen and
King elections continue. Homecoming Decoration
contest, Residential Living and departmental offices, judging begins at 2 pm; Cupcake Challenge,
5:30 pm, the Mall; Powder Puff football, 7 pm,
upperclassmen vs. underclassmen, Jackson Field;
Lighting of the Bar-SR-Bar, after dark, Hancock
Hill
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riday, Nov. 2: Queen and King elections close
at noon; Decorate Jackson Field for pep rally
and game, 4-6 pm; Pep rally, 7 pm, Jackson Field
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aturday, Nov. 3: Parade, 10 am, starting on
Holland Ave. at Alpine Civic Center; Football,
Lobos vs. Howard Payne, 1 pm, Jackson Field;
Coronation, halftime, Jackson Field
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unday, Nov. 4: Four-person Golf Scramble, 8:30
am, Alpine Country Club. Registration and
breakfast begins at 7:30 pm. Advance registration
required, Oct. 30 deadline. For more information,
contact Karen Brown, 837-8697 or 837-8443, or
alumni@sulross.edu.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month observed by Sul Ross students
Love Shouldn’t Hurt, a domestic violence
awareness presentation sponsored by
the SRSU Honors Club, was held Monday, Oct. 15 in the University Center.
Some of those who participated in the
program included, back row, from left:
Ryan Hoffer, Ari Ransom, Dr. Kathy
Stein, Alex Hinojos, Allyce Olivarez,
Markel Johnson, Amanda Gutierrez;
front: Jazmin Gonzalez, Anna Sandoval, Kim and Mikayela Morrow. The
presentation was followed by a candlelight vigil from the SRSU Library to
the Courthouse. As part of the October
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
observance, students are asked to wear
purple each Monday in October. Other
events sponsored by the Honors Club
were the sale of purple ribbons and a
toiletry drive for the Family Crisis Center. Photo by Thalia Aparicio
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Harrison joins Center for Big Bend Studies
By Kitty Sibayan
Contributor
Meet Amber Harrison, the
newest addition to The Center for
Big Bend Studies at SRSU. With
a job that gives her the flexibility
to work from anywhere, she was
able to relocate to Alpine.
Although Harrison only arrived here this past July, she is
already beefing up the anthropology class schedule. Her hope is
to enlarge SRSU’s anthropology
program to the point that an anthropology major can be offered
in the future. Currently, a minor
in anthropology is offered at Sul
Ross.
Starting spring 2013, she has
Harrison earned her M.A. in
anthropology from Wichita State
University and taught anthropology at the University of Nevada,
Las Vegas. After completing her
formal studies, she began gaining
practical experience using her
skills in osteology, which is the
scientific study of bones.
She has worked on two
cemetery recovery projects, one
in Los Angeles, CA and the other
in Tucson, AZ. On the Tucson
project, she recovered and analyzed over 100 individuals. She
has worked on both prehistoric
and historical-period projects
in places like Rapa Nui (Easter
Island), Mexico and Cyrus also
Harrison has a passion for reconstructing
stories of the past.
scheduled the first three courses:
Introduction to Anthropology,
Cultural Anthropology and Rock
Art (providing an anthropology or art credit). These courses
will highlight lectures from local
experts as well as fieldwork
and hands-on activities. Harrison describes her classes as
fun, interesting and challenging.
Participants will learn about their
environment; gain a perspective
on human nature and interplay
between the environment, culture
and human biology.
the Southwest US.
Harrison has a passion for
reconstructing the stories of
the past. In her spare time, she
would like to begin mapping and
creating records of the many unmarked graves found in the area.
In the coming weeks, the
spring schedule should be available. Come and share in Harrison’s enthusiasm and knowledge.
Make sure to look for the three
anthropology class offerings and
become one of her first students
at Sul Ross. New graduate fellowship established in Sul Ross research centers
A new fund will establish graduate-level fellowships in two Sul Ross State University research
centers.
The D.J. Sibley, Jr. Graduate Fellowship will
provide funding to eligible Master’s level students
enrolled/participating in Range and Wildlife Management through the Borderlands Research Institute
and Geology through the Rio Grande Research Center. The fellowship was established through funds
donated by the Potts and Sibley Foundation.
Fellowship selections will be made by the director of the Borderlands Research Institute and the
project director of the Rio Grande Research Center.
Donor funds will be divided equally between the
two entities. The amount and number of fellowships
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to be awarded will be determined by each program
director, according to availability of donor funds.
Hiram A. Sibley, chairman of the Potts and Sibley Foundation, and Sul Ross President Dr. Ricardo
Maestas executed the agreement establishing the
fellowship on Sept. 21.
“We are extremely grateful to Mr. Sibley and
the Potts and Sibley Foundation for establishing
this new fellowship,” Maestas said. “Their generosity provides more scholarship opportunities for
deserving students.”
Sul Ross endowments presently exceed $14
million with over 215 individual scholarships. For
information on endowments, contact Karen Brown,
(432) 837-8443 or kbrown2@sulross.edu.
Sul Ross students
and faculty are
pictured with actors
and technicians during their recent appearance at the Los
Angeles-based SIGGRAPH conference.
From left: Kan Anant
(PhaseSpace), Missy
Embrey, Gregory
Gonzales, Katrina
(PhaseSpace), John
(Sound Engineer),
Greg Schwab,
Juliette Schwab,
Dona Roman,
Riley Rose Critchlow,
Tracy McSheery
(PhaseSpace).
Photo Courtesy Dona
Roman
Sul Ross presence continues in high-tech realm
Sul Ross State University’s initial venture into a
high-tech theatrical realm has been rewarded with
an invitation for a return performance at a prestigious California conference.
After using motion capture in scenes of “The
Merchant of Venice,” this past August, Sul Ross actors have been invited to steampunk (incorporating
the use of steam power) scenes from “The Importance of Being Earnest” at next summer’s SIGGRAPH (Association for Computing Machinery’s
Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and
Interactive Techniques) conference in Los Angeles. The conference is recognized as the premier
international event on computer graphics and in-
Sul Ross actors will steampunk
scenes at LA conference
teractive techniques. SIGGRAPH 2012 attracted an
estimated 20,000 professionals from five continents.
Sul Ross’ SIGGRAPH presence is twofold: to
provide nationwide visibility of the university’s
involvement with motion capture and other innovative technology in the educational realm; and
to provide hands-on experience for students in the
use of equipment, which dovetails with new classes
being taught in Computer Gaming.
This year, a four-minute movie trailer was produced with innovative motion capture equipment,
including clips of Sul Ross actors performing the
Shakespearean play. The trailer, with clips from the
scenes performed and background clips of production techniques, will be marketed to 2,000 universities in the United States.
Motion capture is a process of recording movement of one or more objects or persons. In film
making and computer games, the term refers to
recording actions of human actors, and using that
information to animate digital character models in
2D or 3D computer animation. When including face
and fingers or capturing subtle expressions, it is
referred to as performance capture.
Dona Roman, Sul Ross professor of Theatre,
along with fellow professor Greg Schwab and students Melissa Embrey, Gainesville; Mandy Mata,
Alpine; Julian Johnson, El Paso; and Greg Gonzales, San Antonio; and part-time instructor Juliette
Schwab participated at SIGGRAPH.
“(SIGGRAPH) was a wonderful experience for
the students,” Roman said. “They hit the ground
running. In addition to participating in the scenes,
they set up and ran equipment. When they are
not acting, I think we will have a team of students
capable of running the equipment as well.
“The conference increased the university’s visibility at a very high level,” she said.
Roman is teaching classes in motion capture this
year. Sul Ross was recently awarded a $4.3 million
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Rough Crossing cast and crew are front, from left: Tony Castro,
Adrian Soto, Ashley Page, Greg Gonzales; back: Christina Esparza,
Olivia Gallegos, Missy Embrey, Richard Newbold, Joseph Rosco,
Jay Sawyer, Greg Schwab, Matt Hardison. Photo Courtesy Dona
Roman
‘Rough Crossing’
ends run this week
Final performances of “Rough Crossing,”
written by Tom Stoppard, and directed by Gregory M. Schwab, are scheduled Friday-Sunday,
Oct. 19-21.
“Rough Crossing” cleverly chronicles a voyage from Italy to New York where a playwriting
duo is preparing a new musical for opening.
Add in love triangles, misunderstandings, and
musical numbers to create a witty and hilarious
comedy.
Performances are held in the Studio Theatre
of the Francois Fine Arts Building. Show times
are 8:15 pm for Friday and Saturday, and 2 pm
on Sunday. Ticket prices are $7 for general
admission and $5 for children and seniors.
Sul Ross State University students, faculty
and staff receive complimentary admission, and
Activity Card holders receive half-price admission. Tickets are on sale now through www.
sulross.edu/theatre or by calling 432-837-8218.
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2012 Hunt Raffle to benefit the
Range and Wildlife Club
1st Prize—Trophy Mule Deer Hunt
Donated by the Cross Ranch
-Located just south of Alpine
2nd Prize—Wild Boar/Whitetail Doe Combo Hunt
Donated by the 5-H Trophy Ranch
-Located near Barksdale Texas
3rd Prize—Turkey/Javelina Combo Hunt
Donated by the Cross Ranch
4th Prize—Oakley M-Frame Sunglasses
Donated by Ski Seller Sports of Midland, Texas
1 ticket for $5
5 tickets for $20
Tickets can be bought at the RAS Building.
Drawing will take place on Nov. 6, 2012.
For more information, contact:
Thomas Janke
tsjanke@yahoo.com
The Macabre and Beautifully Grotesque
Sarina Brewer, Taxidermist and Sculptress
www.customcreaturetaxidermy.com
Youtube.com
Salvador Dali - “Destino”
Spanish artist Salvador Dali started working on the
story boards of “Destino” in 1945. The Walt Disney
company completed the work and released it in 2003.
Ellie Goulding - Lights
The single “Lights” from the album of the same name
has been remixed by several artists. Search also:
“Bassnectar remix” and “Acoustic on Seacrest”
Rob Zombie - Dragula
The music video for Dragula features many mementos
from Rob Zombie’s favorite classic B horror films
including the robot from “The Phantom Creeps.”
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2012 Fall Carnival
Front: Yvonne Realivasquez, Assistant to the President; back, from
left: Dr. Quint Thurman, Provost and VP, Academic and Student Affairs;
Denise Groves, VP, Enrollment Management; Dr. Ricardo Maestas,
President; and Leo Dominguez, Associate VP, Advancement and
University Relations.
Caricature artist Vincent Parras
sketches Benjamin Stringer and
Kasey Campa.
By Karina Galindo
Contributor
Another year, and another amazing Fall Carnival
event.
It was a beautiful, breezy Oct. 4, and all the clubs’
involvement made it that much more spectacular.
Students and faculty arrived around 4:30 pm to set
up in anticipation for a successful event. Many clubs participated and the aromas of the delicious food offerings
enveloped the mall area and helped encourage people to
purchase food items.
“I’m here with the Pre-Vet Club,” Chase Schaffner,
senior, explained. “We are selling sodas to fundraise
money for our club. So far we’ve had a great turnout,
and I think it is awesome to see so many students today
representing their clubs.”
There were many options for food, from brisket burritos sold by the Skyline Club to nachos being sold by the
Honors Club.
Many other clubs, such as Sully Productions, sold
unique sugar drinks that were a big hit among students.
Even President Ricardo Maestas made an appearance
and walked around visiting with students and donating
money to various organizations.
This year’s Fall Carnival turned out to be a huge success. We hope and encourage organizations to continue
to participate in this fun event for years to come.
From left: Lobo Cheerleaders Nora Elizondo, La’Trell Dimery (seated),
Diamond Gordon,Genevieve Ortiz (seated), Taylor Richey, Monica
Traylor, Jennifer Chavez and Asrelle Anderson (seated).
From left: Manny Valles, Rolando
Hernandez, Issa Guerrero, Coriza
Piña.
Tony Castro
Photos by Thalia Aparicio and Peter Dindinger
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The Haunted House of SRSU?
By Angela Greenroy
Editor-in-Chief
oors opening and closing…. lights flickering on and
off…. strange breezes causing the hair on the back of
the neck to come to attention…. floating objects, shrill
voices, putrid smells, and unexplained scenarios surround multiple ghostly occurrences on and off campus.
Fletcher Hall has received much attention for allegedly being a habitation of haunting episodes.
In the past, students have reported a door at the top of a
staircase opening by itself. The door frame appeared to be
intact and stable, the windows were closed tight, and the
door had been pulled on to ensure it would not open of its
own accord…. yet, it did.
There’s also a story of a girl who walks around in a
nightgown. A few students claim seeing a figure at the end
of their bed in the middle of the night. Items turn up missing from behind locked doors.
The rumors abound concerning slamming doors, loud
bangs, screaming people, and other disturbing sounds, but
are these just rumors?
Ghost Trax Paranormal of West Texas visited Sul Ross
State University in the summer of 2012. They are a team of
individuals from Midland who “investigate and identify
paranormal activity in homes, buildings or properties that
might have unwanted spirits.” Students and some faculty
members assisted the team on their mission.
A member of the team reported on their Facebook page,
“We found several unusual moving ORBS and light anoma-
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lies...” They felt there was a presence and that the presence was able to understand their intentions and realized
they were good people.
One Facebook user said, “Unfortunately, once we have
formed an opinion in our own minds that a location is
haunted, we have to battle ourselves to keep from seeing
or hearing something that simply is not there.”
Is this the case? Only students living in Fletcher Hall
know.
Brewster County Sheriff Ronnie Dodson once worked
for the SRSU UDPS.
“Over the years numerous sightings occurred, whether
they were real or hoaxes,” he said.
For 14 years, Dodson handled many reports that were
brought to the campus police department.
“There were a couple occasions that were very unexplainable to us,” he said.
He told of an event where a custodian came to the
office and claimed there was a girl on the second floor of
Fletcher Hall who couldn’t get out. At that time, the doors
in the building were chained. The UDPS responded, but
found no girl.
Dodson attributed much of the strange happenings of
the dormitory to pranksters. Of course, when a building is
used to host a very successful haunted house, ideas seem
to manifest from overactive imaginations.
The Ghost Trax team hopes to return in the future to
gather more evidence, as well as visit other West Texas
haunts.
7. Wear your Sully mask for Halloween!
6. Either glue or staple paint stick to the back side of Sully’s chin,
OR punch small holes in Sully’s cheeks to attach string ties.
5. Cut out eye holes.
4. With help from your accomplice, determine where (on the
back side of mask) to cut eye holes.
3. Carefully cut out Sully’s face.
2. Glue page to cardboard or posterboard and allow to dry.
1. Using a butter knife, carefully pry staples open to remove
page, then carefully flatten staples back down.
DIRECTIONS:
paint stir stick OR string
sharp scissors or X-acto knife
glue
posterboard or cardboard, larger than Sully’s head
butter knife
an accomplice
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
FREE Sully mask!
No worries, my friend, the Skyline is here to help!
Are you out of ideas for a Halloween costume?
Are you too broke to buy a costume this year?
Are you too lazy to go to all the trouble of dressing up?
are you bloodthirsty enough
,
for this year s
By Billy Overton
Reporter
Next Friday’s Zombie Pub Crawl is
not just another bar hopping scene but a
dazzling delight of oozing, boozing zombies. Brains and beer are on the menu for
the fright night delights.
The crawl will start off at 6 pm, Oct.
26 at the Lobo Bar across US Hwy.
90 from the Sul Ross State University
campus and continue westward on from
there with stops at most all the bars
along Holland Avenue, finally coming to
an end at the Railroad Blues.
Drinking is not a requirement for
participation in the event, but zombie
attire and a ghoulish attitude are.
The rules are simple enough: stay in
costume and stay in character.
Participants should at all times walk,
creep and/or drag one leg behind in a
drawn-out stumble motion.
But whatever happens, make sure to
have fun and do it as safely as possible.
The Zombie Pub
Crawl is a tradition
here in Alpine and has
been going on for
four years on the
weekend before
Halloween.
Art students
will be on hand
to paint gruesome
zombie faces with
prices ranging from
$3 to $50, depending
on how elaborate the
design is. They promise
to make all who come out
look better and deader than
the next guy or ghoul.
Those who can’t walk very
fast or even run are warned
that they may be eaten first. If you
have a limp you might be spared by
pretending to be just another zombie,
but no promises will be made.
Participants are not required to drink,
so if you just feel like getting dressed to
kill come out and experience the zombie
pub crawl with the rest of us.
If you’re ready to feast upon the masses,
come out and help me paint the town blood
red this October 26.
Remember, you must be in costume!
zombie
pub
crawl?
If you choose to drink, please drink responsibly.
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Homeless Clown - cap; tie; suit coat; big
shoes; tin can; make-up (Iann Greenroy)
Mario - red hat with an “M” on
it; red t-shirt; jeans or overalls
(Concepción Gómez)
Draculaura - black clothing; vampire
teeth; blood (Glory Greenroy)
Photos by Thalia Aparicio
One Night Stand - cardboard cutout; lampshade; tissue box (Braylen
Phelps)
DESIGN
ON A
It’s Raining Cats
and Dogs! - poncho; umbrella;
various stuffed
animals (Rebekah Wilbourn)
Librarian - sweater; cheap reading glasses; books; a stern look
DIME
Bag ‘o
Jelly Beans
-large, clear
plastic bag;
balloons;
homemade
sign (Abby
Wilbourn)
Gas Man- cheap mask; jeans; jacket with
a hood (Marion Badger)
Too strapped for cash to buy a
Halloween costume? No worries.
Just try one of these economical options
and celebrate Halloween in style!
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Scholars show their stuff at Wednesday’s Symposium
T
he fifth annual McNair-Tafoya Symposium will be held Wednesday, Oct. 24 at
the Morgan University Center, Espino
C&D, beginning at 3 pm with oral presentations
from four McNair Scholars.
The public is invited to the event that
showcases research by undergraduate students
involved in the McNair Program.
“Media Bias and the Highest Glass Ceiling:
Is Negative Press Coverage to Blame for Hillary Clinton’s Unsuccessful Presidential Campaign?” will be presented by Johnathon Cruz.
His faculty mentor is Dr. Amy Moreland.
Phyllis Dunham will present “The People’s
Poet of Texas: Literature Born within the Singer/
Songwriter Tradition of the Last Forty Years.”
Her faculty mentor is Dr. Laura Payne Butler.
A presentation on “The Mystery of Invention: What Writers Reveal About the Craft of
Creation” will be delivered by Angela Greenroy. Dr. Laura Butler is also her mentor.
Robert LeBlanc’s oral presentation, “Roots of
an Empathic Management theory: Death’s Role
in Cultivating Empathy,” was mentored by Dr.
Jay Downing.
Immediately following the oral talks, poster
presentations will be given by the following
students at a reception in the Espino foyer.
Johnathon P. Cruz: Media Bias and the Highest
Glass Ceiling: Is Negative Press Coverage to Blame
for Hillary Clinton’s Unsuccessful Presidential
Campaign? Faculty Mentor, Dr. Amy Moreland.
Phyllis Dunham: The People’s Poet of Texas:
Literature Born within the Singer/Songwriter Tradition of the Last Forty Years. Faculty Mentor, Dr.
Laura Payne Butler.
Michael Gallardo: Managing Private Information in Families Affected by Addiction. Faculty
Mentor, Dr. Joseph Velasco.
Angela Greenroy: The Mystery of Invention:
What Writers Reveal About the Craft of Creation.
Faculty Mentor, Dr. Laura Payne Butler.
Earnest Jones: Evaluating Nonprofit Websites:
Development of a Coding Instrument. Faculty Mentor, Dr. Esther Rumsey.
David Lattimer: In Foreign Lands: German
Prisoners of War in Texas. Faculty Mentor, Dr.
Mark Saka.
Robert LeBlanc: Roots of an Empathic Management Theory: Death’s Role in Cultivating Empathy.
Faculty Mentor, Dr. Jay Downing.
Kimberly Morrow: WHO AM I? Attempting
to Solve this Puzzle through Autoethnography: A
Narrative Paradigm of Qualitative Research. Faculty Mentor, Dr. Joseph Velasco.
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Jonathan Navarrete: An Analysis of
West Nile Virus in Feral Swine (Sus scrofa)
and Javelina (Pecari tajacu) of TransPecos, Texas. Faculty Mentor, Mr. Jackie
Denson.
Miriam Nunñez: The Role of Women
and Indianism in ‘Aves Sin Nido’. Faculty
Mentor, Dr. Filemon Zamora.
Joseph Rosco: Steve Tesich’s “The
Speed of Darkness”: Vietnam, Agent
Orange and The Birth of a National Killer.
Faculty Mentor, Ms. Dona Roman.
David Price Rumbelow: Post-Delisting Monitoring of Peregrine Falcon in Big
Bend National Park, 2012. Faculty Mentor, Dr. Chris Ritzi.
Kitty Sibayan: Rockhouse Fire:
Creation of an Archive One Year Later.
Faculty Mentor, Dr. Mark Emerson.
Raven Thrasher: The Legacy of Margaret Bonds as Seen in Her Three Dream
Portraits. Faculty Mentor, Dr. Donald
Callen Freed.
Daniel
J. Tidwell:
Artificial Water
Utilization by
Translocated
Pronghorn in
the Trans-Pecos,
Texas. Mentors,
Dr. Louis Harveson and Mr.
Justin Hoffman.
Joey Van
Noy: Fire Impact
on Soil Nitrogen
Levels and the
Potential Impact on Forb Nitrogen Levels
in the Trans-Pecos, Texas. Faculty Mentor, Dr. Bonnie Warnock.
Laura Karina Villaseñor: Maternity
Leave and Pregnancy Discrimination Laws:
An Analysis of Political, Economic, and
Cultural Factors in Latin America. Faculty
Mentor, Dr. Amy Moreland.
Oral presentations were selected by
the Symposium Selection Committee.
The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program is
designed to encourage first generation,
low-income students and minority
undergraduates to consider careers in
college teaching as well as prepare for
doctoral study.
The class listens intently as
Sully explains ancient Roman
life on a trip to Italy. Photo
courtesy Dr. Esther Rumsey
Travel with Sully to England or Spain
There is a long tradition of Sully, with the
assistance of various faculty members, guiding
Sul Ross students on explorations of the world
through international travel. Sully and the
students have traveled to England, Ireland,
Italy, Spain, France, well, you get the idea; Sully
is a well traveled little lobo. All you have to do
is talk to some of the students who recently
traveled with Sully to know that these tours
are life changing opportunities to expand your
understanding of the world.
This year Sully will be making two trips, one
to England and another to Spain.
The first will be to England over spring
break. He will guide the group in an exciting
exploration of British theater and literature,
including stops at Stratford-upon-Avon and
the Globe Theatre and attending several theater
performances.
Sully has arranged for a backstage tour of
the National Theatre where the students will
learn about what it takes to put on a successful
theatrical performance. And of course, the
group will have the opportunity to visit such
London landmarks as Parliament and the Tower
of London.
Professor Dona Roman will be offering a
theatre class spring semester for students who
would like to receive academic credit for the
trip and Professor Sharon Hileman will be
offering an English course on Shakespeare.
The second trip will be to Spain in May.
Sully will guide students on an exploration of
the many cultures of Spain, beginning with
a stop in Madrid and continuing to Seville,
Cordoba, and Granada before ending in
Barcelona. The group will also get to visit the
former Spanish capital of Toledo.
From breath-taking cathedrals to ancient
Moorish architecture, students will learn
about the rich and varied cultures of Spain.
Dr. Filemon Zamora will be offering a Spanish
class Summer I for students who would like to
receive academic credit for the trip.
There is still time for students to sign up
with Sully to go on one (or both) of these
exciting trips.
For more information about the trip to
England, contact Dona Roman in the Fine Arts
Building, Room 203, or email her at droman@
sulross.edu.
For more information
about the trip to Spain,
contact Dr. Esther
Rumsey in the Fine Arts
building, Room 106, or
email her at erumsey@
sulross.edu.
Don’t miss this
opportunity to see the
world.
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Cano says FEAR can get you into trouble
By Alejandro Martinez
Contributor
“The word ‘FEAR’ is the one word that gets
us into more trouble than violence, politics or
religion,” Eleazar Cano, counselor at Sul Ross
State University, said.
He defines the term FEAR for students:
“Formulating, Emotional, Acuity, Rationally.”
“Fear is a lack of trust you have in yourself,”
he said.
Results of fear can hold someone back from
living life. It can break relationships people
have with those around them.
“Trust within oneself can help take away
fear,” Cano said. “Bottom line, it’s all about
relationships.”
But fear can also be instilled into people’s
lives by the way they were brought up.
“A lady came into the office asking for help
because her son kept wetting the bed,” he said.
“When we came to the conclusion, we found
out that he was scared to go to the restroom at
night because his mom had installed [into him]
the Mexican urban legend of El Cucuy.”
Hispanic parents often use El Cucuy (a kind
of boogeyman) to install fear into their kids’
minds to make them do something. It is said
that if someone doesn’t do what parents tell
them, El Cucuy will come in at night and take
the kids away.
Fear is around everyone and anyone. When
fear is taking control over someone’s life, or if
there is any problem anyone might have, the
Counseling Center office at Ferguson Hall,
Room 112, is just a short walk away.
“I like helping everyone and anyone,” Cano
said.
The Sul Ross Counseling Center’s office
hours are from 8 am to 5 pm and all services are
free to students.
“Everything [said] within those walls is
confidential and won’t leave the room,” assured
Cano.
Poet Wolfshohl visits Sul Ross Nov. 1
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society and the Sage are sponsoring
a reading featuring Clarence Wolfshohl, former Sul Ross graduate and
poet, on Nov. 1 at 2:00-3:30 pm in the Morelock Administration Building,
Room 301.
Wolfshohl has published poetry in numerous small press magazines,
written several scholarly articles, and published a variety of works. His
most recent work, Down Highway 281 (a small book of poems), was published by El Grito del Lobo Press in 2011.
Wolfshohl has been a regular reader at the Angelo State University
Writers Conference (since 1999) and the Scissortail Poetry Festival at East
Central Oklahoma State University. He has also read at the Montserrat
Poetry Festival in the state in which he resides, Missouri.
This event is open to the public.
Greg Schwab, Dona Roman note Sul Ross’ presence at 2012 SIGGRAPH conference in Los Angeles. Photo Courtesy Dona Roman
Sul Ross presence continues in high-tech realm
Continued from page 9
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
grant to increase degrees through the Computer Science
Initiative. A Fine Arts component is included.
The Communication Design and Technology platform,
including classes to be taught by Roman, offers courses to
provide the technical knowledge and training needed for
professional design work for publication media, corporate
design, and interactive electronic media.
Four concentrations have been added within the Computer Science degree plan and two of them, Gaming Design
and Technology and Communication Design and Technology, began this fall.
Students enrolled in the Gaming Design and Technology
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concentration will learn to create animations, games and applications for Apple, PC and Android platforms.
Roman said Sul Ross has purchased motion capture
equipment for use in the classes. The system can be used for
both computer game development and filmmaking.
Combining fine arts and communication with computer
science “provides opportunities for not only actors, but
animators, system operators and graphic artists as well,” she
said.
“In my class, we’re already seeing a blending of these
two departments. We immediately put cameras in the students’ hands, and they’re shooting projects.”
For more information, contact Roman, 432-837-8219 or
droman@sulross.edu.
Researchers get $245K grant to develop sustainable cattle
Sul Ross State University faculty members Dr. Scott
Ericsson and Dr. Bonnie Warnock have received a five-year,
$245,370.26 grant from the Dixon Water Foundation to develop a biological type of cattle through utilization of traditional
Hereford genetics.
This project will utilize Hereford bull semen frozen since
the 1960’s, donated by the National Animal Germplasm
Program, to artificially inseminate the Sul Ross cow herd and
the Mimms Ranch cow herd. Production traits and carcass
merit will be assessed during the grant period to ascertain
the feasibility of developing a biological type of cattle for a
sustainable grass finished cow-calf operation.
It is envisioned that, at the end of this project, there will
be two nucleus herds in which bulls can be produced as herd
sires for crossbreeding in a commercial grass finished cowcalf operation.
Ericsson is a professor of Animal Science and Warnock is
associate professor and chair of Natural Resource Management in the School of Agricultural and Natural Resource
Sciences at Sul Ross.
Sustainable beef production requires that a specific biological type of cattle (puberty, calving ease, mature weight,
rebreeding, and longevity) be matched to the most economically available feed resources. Generally the “most economical” feed resources would be grazed forages rather than
harvested or supplemented feeds. The majority of the market
cattle produced in the United States are fed concentrates in
the feedlot prior to harvest. This method of beef production
is not sustainable due to the rising costs of energy, increasing
price of corn, and reduction-contamination of underground
water supplies.
Over the past several decades the selective emphasis on
cattle for increased frame size, growth rate, and mature size
has negatively affected many production traits such as calving ease and increasing brood cow maintenance costs. These
modern types of cattle require substantially more resources
(financial, land/forage, and labor) than previous biological
types of cattle.
Cattle with traditional Hereford genetics were hardy,
early maturing and capable of fattening on grazed forage.
These cattle had good fertility and were easy calving with
excellent mothering-milking qualities. In addition, they were
docile, easily managed, and had great longevity. These cattle
could efficiently and economically convert grass into beef
products without having to grain finish them in order to
produce a quality carcass. The National Animal Germplasm
Program has conserved these traditional Hereford genetics in
the form of frozen semen and has allowed industry and the
This project will utilize Hereford bull semen
frozen since the 1960’s, donated by the
National Animal Germplasm Program, to
artificially inseminate the Sul Ross cow herd
and the Mimms Ranch cow herd.
research community to access the collection of semen from
bulls born from the 1960’s to the present.
Diet-health perceptions have raised consumer demand for
grass-finished beef as there is some evidence that grass-fed
beef might have some health advantages over grain-fed beef.
The more environmentally friendly nature and reduced animal welfare concerns of grass-finished beef production when
compared to grain-fed beef production have also increased
consumer demand for an entirely grass-fed beef product.
Uruguay and Argentina still employ grass based finishing
systems and are able to effectively market this product in
Europe.
Houston Stock Show gives $25,500 for grad assistantships
Sul Ross State University was awarded
$25,200 for graduate assistantships from the
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
The award, made Oct. 1, will fund two
graduate assistantships during 2012-2013 in the
Department of Animal Science of the School of
Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
Sul Ross is one of 11 Texas universities annually
receiving funding for those positions.
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials
noted that the organization has surpassed the
$330 million mark in educational commitment
to Texas students since its beginning in 1932. A
record $24.6 million will be awarded during the
2013 Show season.
In addition to the graduate assistantships,
educational funding includes scholarships to
high school seniors and college juniors and seniors; educational program grants for a variety
of organizations; and support for 2013 Houston
Livestock Show junior show exhibitors.
Four place at Vernon College Rodeo
Four members of the Sul Ross rodeo team
were standouts at the Vernon College Rodeo
this past weekend, Oct. 12-13 in Vernon, TX.
Jessica Wood, who is leading the region, got
third in average in the goat tying competition.
Coley Shipp made the third short round this
season in saddle bronc riding.
Seth Mahaffey placed second in the long
round in team roping. Mahaffey also made the
short round in steer wrestling.
Also making the short round in steer wrestling was Ethan Lemmons.
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ASC Offensive Player of the Week: Dominique Carson
For the third time this season,
senior running back Dominique
Carson was selected as the ASC Offensive Player of the Week.
Carson scored an American
Southwest Conference record eight
touchdowns–six rushing, two receiving–to fuel the Lobos to a 70-65
league road win over Texas Lutheran. He had 319 yards on 22 carries and 99 yards on three catches.
Carson, who has been named the
conference’s top offensive player
two straight weeks and three times
overall this season, accounted for
all but two of the Lobos’ TDs and
299 of their total yards. He had at
least two scores in each of the first
three quarters and his final TD in
the fourth gave Sul Ross State a 7058 lead with 3:41 to play.
Carson received his second
Player of the Week designation
following the Lobos’ Oct. 6 win.
He had 214 yards rushing and four
touchdowns on 27 carries and also
racked up 154 yards receiving and
another score on five receptions to
fuel a 75-42 conference road win
over Mississippi College. Carson’s
five TDs set a single-game program
record. Four of his scores came in
the first half to give the Lobos a
49-21 lead at halftime. Carson also
took a kickoff back 24 yards.
A graduate of Waxahachie High
School, Carson was also ASC’s
Player of the Week after the Lobos’
season opener against Western
New Mexico Sept. 8.
Lady Lobos fall to Hardin-Simmons
By Brian LaLima
Sports Reporter
The Sul Ross volleyball team continued their ASC Conference schedule with a road trip to Abilene on Oct. 12 to
take on Hardin-Simmons University.
The Lady Lobos were defeated in three sets, 18-25, 20-25,
and 11-25.
On offense, Josette Delgado had 18 assists and on defense
she also had six digs.
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Erin Lynn and Brooke Bankston also helped on offense
with six kills each.
Bankston, Lynn, Lauren Aldana and Guadalupe Roman
had five digs to support the Lobo defense.
The Lady Lobos are 1-16 (0-12 ASC) on the season and
will continue in conference play with two upcoming home
games, Oct. 20 against Concordia and Oct. 22 against University of the Southwest.
Red-White Series rivalry renewed this week
By Brian LaLima
Sports Reporter
The Sul Ross baseball team will continue
their fall world series, known as the “Red-White
Series” tonight, Oct. 18, 6 pm at Kokernot Field.
This series features the baseball program,
split into two teams, as they go at it in a fivegame series.
The Lobos have close to 60 guys vying for a
roster spot with bragging rights on the line.
Head Coach Bobby Mesker will team up
with Coach Mike Castrignano as they battle
against coaches Matt Lynn and Zack Welch.
Some key returning players to watch for are,
LHP Acy Kimbro, SS Josh Vasquez, OF Dakota
Dill, RHP Ray Gutierrez, and catcher Emmett
Crisp.
New faces who will make their way into
the games feature 3B Jesse Loter, 2B Turner
Mattson, RHP A.T. Rivera, LF Nolan Hoskins,
and IF John Campos.
Lady Lobos gather round to show their spirit. From left, Erin Lynn,
Tamika Harris, Jessica Castellano, Lauren Aldana, Kristen Valle and
Brooke Bankston at the Dig Pink Crossover. Photo by Steve Lang
Lady Lobos 0-3 at Dig Pink Crossover II
By Brian LaLima
Sports Writer
The Sul Ross volleyball team traveled to the
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton on
October 5 and 6 to compete in the ASC Dig Pink
Crossover Challenge II.
Dig Pink helps raise money for the fight
against breast cancer, in which the ASC has
teams from both sides of the conference come
together at different universities for this benefit
tournament.
The Lady Lobos opened up the tournament
against the host school, UMHB. Sul Ross was
defeated in three sets, 16-25, 18-25, and 22-25.
Offensively, outside-hitter Lauren Aldana
had 10 kills as Josette Delgado provided 32 as-
sists. Aldana also led the defense with 15 digs.
On the second day of the crossover, Sul Ross
took on Mississippi College and was swept in
three straight sets 21-25, 14-25, and 15-25.
Tamika Harris had eight kills with Clarissa
Hernandez recording 22 assists. On defense,
Aldana led the team with 10 digs.
In the final match in Belton, the Lady Lobos
were defeated by UT-Tyler in three sets, 13-25,
18-25, and 20-25.
Harris led Sul Ross with six kills as Delgado
continued her assisting duties by tallying 20.
Brooke Bankston led the defense with 10 digs,
with Jessica Castellano right behind her with
nine digs.
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Dominique Carson scores five TDs in a single day, a new Lobo record
E
ntering Robinson-Hale Stadium, the Sul Ross Lobos were
0-7 all-time against Mississippi
College on the Choctaws’ home
turf in Clinton, MS.
Sul Ross breaks Mississippi College’s scoring record Saturday, October 6, 2012
Lobo fans might recall the 4942 overtime homecoming victory
over MC last season at Jackson
Field where Scotty Walden
threw the go-ahead touchdown
pass to Codrick Mobley.
Now in 2012, Walden is still
on the field, but he is wearing
the headset as the offensive
coordinator.
Story and Photos by Peter Dindinger,
Sports Writer/Photographer
Lobos win record- breaking game, 75-42
The 14-hour, 42-minute trip didn’t seem to
fatigue the Lobos as Dominique Carson scored
on two- and 25-yard touchdown runs to give
the Lobos an early 14-0 lead.
Choctaw quarterback Jonathon Redd found
Alex Archer on a 29-yard touchdown pass putting MC on the board.
Alex Lovan later found the end zone on a
five-yard touchdown run extending the Lobos
lead to 21-7.
Then A.J. Springer found Jeff Peterson for
a 36-yard touchdown and Mississippi running
back Denzel Dabon answered with a 28-yard
run making it 28-14.
Carson scored twice more on a pair of oneyard runs and then Lee Carothers received a
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13-yard TD pass from Springer to close out the
first half with the Lobos on top 49-21.
History was in the making when Carson
caught a Springer pass and took it 56-yards to
the end zone, giving him five touchdowns on
the day, a new school record.
The Choctaws scored three times in the third
quarter on two touchdown passes from Redd, a
four-yarder to Fred Williams and a 37-yarder to
Archer.
Redd then scored for Mississippi on a 6-yard
rushing touchdown.
Carothers had his second touchdown of the
day with a 39-yard connection from Springer.
Up 63-42 in the fourth, Mobley scored the
last two touchdowns of the contest, on a five-
yard and 18-yard passes from Springer to seal
the game at 75-42.
At 117 combined points between the two
squads, the contest was the highest scoring
game in Mississippi College’s history, breaking the record set in 2011 when 101 combined
points were tallied between McMurry University and the Choctaws.
Following the game, the Lobos averaged
48.8 points per game after the 787 total yards of
offense against the Mississippi College Choctaws and amassed a 3-2 season, 1-1 conference
record.
Carson rushed for 209 yards with four touchdowns and 149 yards receiving with another
touchdown.
Springer went 22-31 with 432 yards and six
touchdowns, while rushing for 77 yards.
Carothers had his first 100-yard game receiving six passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
The Lobo defense added to the cause, forcing
four turnovers, three interceptions and a forced
fumble.
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Lobos win second record-breaking game in as many weeks
Sul Ross ends up on top, 70-65, after wild ride with TLU
Story and Photos by Peter Dindinger,
Sports Writer/Photographer
t was a wild, high scoring, and record-breaking affair
when Sul Ross and Texas Lutheran University (TLU)
met Saturday, Oct. 13 as the Lobos and Bulldogs scored
a combined 135 points, a new American Southwest Conference (ASC) record.
Last week Sul Ross and Mississippi College combined for
117 points in the 75-42 Sul Ross victory (see page 28).
On to Saturday, early in the first quarter, Dominique Carson broke a 70-yard touchdown run to cap off a two-play, 75
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yard drive.
Moments later, Carson scored once again, this time on a
13-yard pass from A.J. Springer.
Springer then had a three-yard touchdown run with 7:47
left in the first quarter.
TLU scored 34 consecutive points
in a 48-point second-half rally.
Carson, once more, scored his third touchdown of the
day, on another connection from Springer, this time an
83-yard reception putting Sul Ross up 28-0 to end the first
quarter, more from Carson later.
The Peavy twins found the end zone, as Brent Peavy hit
Cameron Peavy for a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Down 28-7, Carson scored for the fourth time on a oneyard run extending the lead to 35-7.
The Peavy brothers answered back with another twin
killing, a 64-yard Peavy-Peavy touchdown pass, to put TLU
down 28-14.
Five total touchdowns? Carson was
having a historic day as he scored on a
53-yard touchdown run, capping off a
one-play drive.
TLU Kicker Allen Cain split the
uprights on a 34-yard field goal to close
out the first half.
Down 42-17, TLU scored on a sixyard touchdown reception from Peavy
to Peavy.
Carson scored on the next two
drives, a 41 and 27 yard run, making it
seven combined touchdowns.
Up 55-24, PAT no good, Alex Lovan
scored on a 14-yard run and Jeremy
Boatwright converted the two-points
on the rush, making it 63-24.
TLU scored 34 consecutive points,
part of a 48-point second-half rally.
An estimated 1,432 fans at Matador Stadium witnessed Carson score
his final touchdown of the night on a
63-yard touchdown run, tallying eight
combined touchdowns and setting a
new ASC single game record.
Sul Ross sealed the game 70-65 over
TLU.
Carson rushed for 319 yards (a new
school record) on 22 carries scoring six
touchdowns, while receiving for 99
yards with two touchdowns on three
receptions. Carson’s eight touchdowns
surpassed his school record of five set
last week.
Carson’s eight touchdowns surpassed
his school record of five set last week
and set a new ASC record.
Springer went 20-29 with 277 yards, scoring two touchdowns and rushing for 64 yards scoring one touchdown.
Springer now has 24 touchdown passes this season, tying the
SRSU record.
Lovan added to the cause with 16 yards rushing and a
touchdown. Three turnovers were forced by the Lobos: a
fumble recovery by Jerome Fellows, and two interceptions
by Jural Hickman and Chase Moody.
Sul Ross has now reached a winning percentage of .500
for the first time since their 5-5 (3-5) 2007 season.
The Lobos are 3-3 (2-1 in ASC play) and will take on the
4-2 (2-1) Louisiana College Wildcats at Jackson Field this
Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1 pm.
Above: A winning combination: A.J. Springer hands off to Dominique Carson.
Left: Joel Hernandez, Lee Carothers, Austin Dees, Calvon Henderson, Dominique
Carson, Alex Shetter and John Arevalo converse on the sidelines.
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