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By Sara Zavorka Contributing Writer

It is December, and time for the sound of ringing bells to fill the crisp, wintery air. This sound is well known by all and is indicative of the soon-to-be viewed red

buckets at the entrance of various stores around town. These buckets exist in high hopes of being filled with cash and loose change, anything to help benefit The Salvation Army.

The bell-ringers volunteer their time to ring the bells in anticipation of getting the attention of customers passing by with loose change. Labeled with the company’s slogan, “Doing the most good,” this identifiable and easily recog-nizable brand does more than share a phrase. It contains a secret desire, one bearing the promise of committing to the acts of good work incessantly.

The bell-ringing activity for Nacogdoches began during the Kettle Kickoff at Wal-Mart on Nov. 23. These kettles may be spotted far into the month of December, and The Salvation Army is always looking for more volunteers to partake in the 2012 Kettle Campaign. Volunteers sign up for two-hour shifts, in various locations throughout Nacogdoches, ringing in the Christmas spirit up until Christmas Eve Day on Dec. 24. To volunteer as a bell-ringer, either as an individual or small group, contact the Service Center Director of the Salvation Army of Nacogdoches, Candyce Wagnon, at (936) 568-0900.

Also occurring during this month, on Dec. 19, is The Salvation Army’s Annual Angel Tree Toy Distribution, lo-cated at their offices on 118 East Hospital St. This program entails choosing a name and image of a child, age 12 and under, to purchase a gift for, in hopes of making their holiday season just a little bit brighter. The toy distribution event requires volunteers to assist in making the distribu-tion process flow with great ease. Also, on the next day, Dec. 20, at 2712 SE Stallings Dr., the Forgotten Angel Gift Distribution will occur. The forgotten angels are those chil-dren not adopted from the Salvation Army Angel Tree, but who still deserve the opportunity to receive a gift, possibly their only gift of the season.

Created in 1852, The Salvation Army has been in exis-tence for over 100 years and can be found in over 120 differ-ent countries around the world, serving nearly 30 million Americans each year. This organization strives to serve the county of Nacogdoches with an uplifting, compassionate and optimistic attitude, always ready to provide necessi-ties for emergencies, such as clothing and prescriptions, to those who do in fact need it the most. This also includes as-sistance for the disabled, shelter to the homeless and a mul-titude of opportunities seemingly never before a possibility.

Their motto speaks to the fact that “The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mis-sion is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet the human needs in His name without discrimination.”

By Emily Jensen Contributing Writer

Percussion students in the School of Music will perform “Percussion in the Pines,” their annual holiday concert Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m.

The performance will feature both the SFA percussion ensemble and the

steel band, also called the Jacks of Steel.

The concert will play holiday-themed music, such as a collection of carols, popular tunes and con-temporary holiday arrangements for percussion.

“The concert will be a great way for all ages to help celebrate the upcom-ing holiday season, as well as the end of a fantastic fall semester,” said Brad Meyer, director of percussion studies.

The Jacks of Steel will perform sev-eral fiery steel pan band arrange-ments, in contrast with the more winter-themed music of the percus-sion ensemble.

Percussion in the Pines has be-come a percussion tradition. The concert has been put on every winter to get the audience in the Christmas spirit.

The concert is a joint presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and the School of Music.

The performance will be in Cole Concert Hall in the music building. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for se-niors and $2 for students.

For tickets or more information, visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu or call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 486-6407.

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Kasi Dickerson, senior, has been named editor in chief of the online journal for SFA’s Study Abroad Consortium. She will work with students in Summer I to create and publish stories about classes in London and field trips throughout Great Britain.

Dickerson will coordinate work by news writing students embedded in class field trips to Stonehenge, Stratford-upon-Avon, sites from the Harry Potter series and other locations in 12 SFA courses offered in Study Abroad.

A transfer from Kilgore Junior College, Dickerson was recently honored as the third place AP Reporter of the Year for two-year colleges in the U.S. She was the execu-tive editor of Kilgore’s student newspaper,”The Flare,” co-editor of the Flare magazine and worked on the Ranger yearbook. She is now features editor for The Pine Log and has had stories in The Pine Log and Daily Sentinel and designs layouts for students’ stories. She majors in journalism in the Department of Mass Communication and minors in photojournalism.

SFA students will take two classes from art history, communication, English, history, mass communication or philosophy. Each faculty member has a wide array of field trips designed to enhance learning opportunities

abroad. Students will earn six hours of SFA credit while living and studying at Westminster University in London.

Scholarships are available. For information: http://www.sfasu.edu/oip/244.asp or call the Office of International Programs, 936-468-6631.

Toyland comes to East Texas

Jacks of Steel to perform holiday music

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Red kettles ring in holiday season

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East Texas children will “travel” to Toyland, a magi-cal land filled with toys and treats, when they attend a performance of “Babes in Toyland” on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in W.M. Turner Auditorium in the Griffith Fine Arts Building on the SFA campus.

The two performances, one at 9:30 a.m. and one at 12:30 p.m., are presented by American Family Theater, Inc. and are part of the SFA College of Fine Arts’ Children’s Performing Arts Series.

Victor Herbert’s captivat-ing children’s classic begins with the tinkle of a music box, and slowly, one by one, the characters come to life on stage. Alan, Mary, Widow Piper, Jack, Jill and Barnaby tell the story through dance in the amusing opening se-quence.

The story begins in Widow Piper’s garden, where Barnaby has arrived to col-lect Widow Piper’s mortgage payments. The payments have been late, and when Mrs. Piper tells Barnaby

that she cannot pay on time again this month, he makes a deal with her. Barnaby tells Widow Piper that he’ll gladly forgive the payment if her daughter, Mary, agrees to marry him.

But Mary doesn’t want to marry Barnaby. Her true love is Alan, Barnaby’s nephew. Mary is despondent, telling Alan that there is no way out. She is almost resolved to her fate when Alan, Jack, Jill and the Widow Piper convince Mary that anything is pos-sible if you really believe that it can happen.

“‘Babes in Toyland’ is a childhood Christmas clas-sic that continues to delight new generations,” said Diane J. Flynn, SFA Box Office manager. “The SFA College of Fine Arts and Children’s Performing Arts Series are pleased to present this time-less tale for area children to enjoy.”

To order tickets, call (936) 468-6407 or 888-240-ARTS. Visit the CPAS website at www.cpas.sfasu.edu.

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When “Nintendo Land” was revealed this past summer at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), many gamers around the world thought “Nintendo Land” would be the next “Wii Sports.”

In other words, gamers thought it would show what the GamePad – the Wii U’s tablet-like controller – could do to make the system distinct from those already on the market.

However, many gamers could not help but think that “Nintendo Land” was going to be just another compilation of boring mini games Nintendo orchestrated together to make a quick buck. My fear was that the game would get boring as fast as “Wii Sports” did, within the first day, and would only serve as a dust collector.

I am surprised and happy to report that this is not the case for “Nintendo Land.”

“Nintendo Land” takes place in a theme park setting where you are guided through everything in the game with the help of Monita, a floating robotic guide. You meet Monita in Nintendo Land Plaza, the central area of the game. It is here you will interact with other players around the world and visit the game’s attractions, mini games themed around Nintendo’s franchises from the past three decades.

There are a number of things to do with-in each attraction, such as obtaining high scores, stamps, trophies, master rankings and coins.

Attaining trophies, stamps and master rankings will keep you coming back to the attractions. You earn a bronze, silver, gold or platinum trophy depending on how well you do in a game.

To acquire stamps and master rankings, you must complete certain challenges. Earning every stamp on each attraction and a master ranking on each level takes some serious time, dedication and will push the most hardcore gamers to their limits.

There are even more levels that can be unlocked in every attraction when all of the default levels are completed, adding more value and challenge to the game.

You earn coins playing through the at-tractions for prizes. Prizes are essentially decorations that are used to build your Plaza and make it a livelier place. The prizes consist of objects from an attraction, recre-ations of enemies, landmarks or characters from Nintendo’s games.

Spending the coins and acquiring prizes is done via Coin Game, which is basically Pachinko (Japanese pinball). The coins are used as balls to get into several different slots. Once all of the slots have been hit by coins, you move on to a new Pachinko lay-out to get the next prize.

One of the other prizes is the game’s music that can be played at anytime on a jukebox located in the Plaza. The music comes from each attraction where a lot of the tracks are happier, more delightful versions of various songs from Nintendo’s games. The sound track is one of the best parts of the game.

The overall design and visuals of “Nintendo Land” are pretty, though I would not necessarily say the graphics are out-of-this-world. The game always has vivid colors while maintaining a smooth frame rate. Even the GamePad’s display was able to stay consistent no matter what was going on in the game.

Enemies and props are robotic imita-

tions from the games they are portraying. Some environments have a patchwork design to give you a feeling that you really are in an amusement park. Your Mii will even dress up in cos-tumes resembling characters from a franchise depending on the attraction you are in. These are nice touches that add to the game’s experience.

There are 12 attractions for you to play through. These attrac-tions imitate many of Nintendo’s franchises from Mario to Zelda to Balloon Fight and even Game & Watch.

Overall, the attractions are a blast to play whether you are alone or playing with a group of friends. I never thought I would say a party/mini game compila-tion would be fun to play alone.

The attractions have enough depth and challenge to them to keep players of all gaming expe-riences coming back for more. Some attractions, such as the “The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest,” have more than one game mode, so it is almost like there are more than 12 attrac-tions in the end.

Some attractions simply used the GamePad as a second screen, while other attractions such as Metroid Blast provided a unique way to pilot a space ship using multiple aspects on the controller.

One big problem with the game is that no matter what combination of people you have playing, you cannot play all the games together. If there are A.I. partners to make up for the absence of three other people in an attraction like “Mario Chase,” where you need to have two to five players, then why could I not have only A.I. partners to play against on other attractions?

Fortunately, the game somewhat makes up for this with Attraction Tour, a tourna-ment-like mode where you compete with other people playing the different attrac-tions. Whoever has the most coins at the end of all the rounds wins the tour.

The person holding the GamePad choos-es which person they want to play on what attraction. If other players are watching on the side lines, they can pick who they think will win for a chance to earn a few extra coins. This offered a great chance for everyone to participate in the games while simultaneously going through everything “Nintendo Land” has to offer.

Bottom line, even if I did not buy the Deluxe Set of the Wii U, which came with a copy of “Nintendo Land,” I would still pur-chase it at full retail price and recommend it to others. It is rare to see party game that I can enjoy so much by myself and even more with friends. This game has a plethora of re-play value and does a fantastic job of show-ing what the GamePad is all about.

“Nintendo Land” gets 8.4 axe handles out of 10.

On 11-29-2012 was dispatched to the lobby of UPD in reference to a Theft. Upon arrival the Officer made contact with the complainant, who advised between 11-20-2012

and 11-27-2012 his secure bicycle was stolen from the bike rack at Lumberjack Village. There are no sus-pects.

On 11-26-2012 an Officer was dispatched to the Wilson Dr. Parking Garage in reference to a Hit and Run. Upon arrival the Officer made contact with the complainant, who advised on 11-26-2012 his un-attended vehicle was damaged in the Wilson Dr. Parking Garage. There are no suspects.

On 11-26-2012 an Officer was dispatched to the lobby of UPD in reference to a Sexual Assault. Upon ar-rival the Officer made contact with the complainant, who

advised in January 2011 she was sexually assaulted by a known person at Lumberjack Village. Further investigation is pending by the University Police Department. There is one suspect.

On 11-25-2012 an Officer observed a vehicle parked in oncoming traffic in lot 46. The Officer made contact with the driver and found him to be in possession of marijuana and in possession of a prescription medication that did not belong to him. The subject was arrested for possession of marihuana and possession of a controlled substance and transported to the Nacogdoches County Jail without inci-dent. There is one suspect.

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In Franklin, Va., there live the infamous Bondurant brothers, moonshine bootleg-gers who test the boundaries of brother-hood, criminal deceit and the law.

Set in the Prohibition era, Forrest (Tom Hardy), Howard (Jason Clarke) and Jack (Shia LeBeouf) are hell bent on justice after refusing to back down from a refusal to join forces with Chicago gangsters, lead by Special Deputy Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce). With their business, reputation and lives threatened, the three brothers wage a war where no one is guilty — or innocent.

The story revolves around Jack, the youngest of the brothers, who, while trying to join forces with gangster Flyod Banner (Gary Oldman), makes the business a raging success and impresses the pretty preacher’s daughter (Mia Wasikowka). However, Jack

also starts a war that he may not necessar-ily want to finish because of his young mind and immature “I can do it” attitude.

With a handsome look filled with vintage cars, styles, accents and attitude, “Lawless” creates a grim and incredible picture worth seeing over and over again. The movie is full of intense, gut-wrenching violence that makes you wince every time a punch is thrown and makes you tear up and gasp with every heart-wrenching, drama-filled line.

The movie was directed and edited beau-tifully; John Hillcoat delivers an impressive focus and an authentic feel that transi-tions the scenes fluidly. Unlike modern day gangster films, this movie has an illusion of luminosity, amazing vintage appeals and full-on, hard-hitting action that is sure to light the fire in your heart.

Based on the historical novel, “The Wettest County in the World,” the movie creates the sense of the American Dream before it was even conjured, and makes us understand the importance of brotherhood, love and the difference between right and wrong.

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“I love how beautiful campus is, and the great trails there are to run on. I also love how helpful and friendly everyone is. I also love my cross country and track teams and my elementary education major!” —Amanda Walters

“I love the diversity SFA has. SFA isn’t the only school I’ve been to, but it’s by far my favorite. The people are great, and the organizations are diverse and active. There’s always something going on. You never have a lack of options for any given week of the semester.” —Joshlyn Wallace

“I love the small town feel and the unity of the students on the SFA campus.” —Morgan McLemore

“I love that it’s small enough to know most of the people but big enough for cool opportunities.” —Connor Clark

“I love that I’m still proud of my alma mater 15 years later!” —Destiny Olson

Want your fellow Lumberjacks to know what you love about SFA? Send an e-mail to tmix@thepinelog.com and tell us what you value about your University.

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letters should be typed and should include the student’s hometown, classification, campus identification number and phone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit letters for space, spelling, grammar and potentially libelous material. letters should not be longer than 300 words. any letter that does not follow this criteria will not be

axes up to Christmas break being so close. This is a much needed vacation for everyone.

axes down to Dead Week not actually being a dead week. Good luck to everyone who has test and projects due next week.

axes up to the athletics Referendum b e i n g p a s s e d . Hopefully students can see the changes soon.

axes up to everyone who got their SFa rings at the Big Dip.

axes down to the unpredictable Texas weather. Why is it 80 degrees in December?

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The quote “I learned to give not be-cause I have much, but because I know exactly how it feels to have

nothing” speaks volumes to me. Each year that I get older, it gets more important to me to give back to those who may not have the opportunities that I do. around Halloween I gladly paid $5 for a caramel apple in front of the Student Center, not because I wanted a caramel apple that badly (although they did look good) and not just because I enjoy par-ticipating in the events that go on around

the student center, but because I enjoy giv-ing. I recently participated in the Sammy alzheimer’s raffle, and I honestly didn’t care what prize I might win. I just wanted to give them money.

I feel like it’s important to give back be-cause you never know when you may be put in a situation where you’ll need help your-self. I feel like by you giving when you didn’t have to, if the time comes when you do need help, it will gladly be given to you.

The next time you walk to the student center and see someone asking for money for a charity, consider giving. So maybe you won’t get those Chick-Fil-a nuggets you only sort of wanted; that might be an entire meal for a family this holiday sea-son. Considering picking an angel from the angel Tree; rather than just giving money and having no idea what that money be-comes, you can go buy clothes, toys or what-

ever that child needs this holiday season that their family cannot afford.

about two months ago, I lost $28 that I had made in tips. I had stuffed the money in my pocket as I was leaving for class and between that and getting off the shuttle bus at the student center, I lost it. I thought to myself that perhaps someone needed that money more than I did, and I hope it made its way to someone who needed it.

There is a website that operates year-round called www.wishuponahero.com. It’s an entire website of people asking for things they want or need. You can either donate money, go buy the gifts and mail them directly to the person in need or even find wishes for Christmas cards. It’s as easy as sending someone a thoughtful note in the mail, and postage is only 50 cents.

Whether you give your time, money or positive thoughts, give every chance you

have. Even if you just stop for a few seconds and think to yourself, “While I cannot af-ford to financially help them, I hope some-one comes along who can.” Positivity can be an amazing gift in itself. I often donate clothes that no longer fit me. I’ve had weight loss surgery and have found myself shrink-ing every year, so while I am slowly building my new winter wardrobe I donate my old clothes to someone who needs them. Did you know that if you have an old clunker of a laptop, you can donate that as well? There are so many things you probably have sit-ting around that could be donated. Clean out your closet, clean up your room when you head home for the holidays, and see what you can give to those in need.

Joshlyn is a journalism senior and a photographer for The Pine Log

Since when did everything become a competition?

Person a complains about how difficult and demand-ing their major is. Person B retorts, making every possible effort to make known the fact that their major is all that much more dif-ficult.

Person a complains about their day. Person B then lists, at the very least, three extra reasons as to why

their own day just has to be that much worse in comparison.

Person a, stop complaining. Obviously, you are not going to re-ceive the least amount of sympa-thy. Person B, have a heart! Person a obviously opens up their prob-lems to you for a reason. at least act as if you care! Besides, when did life become a competition?

I mean honestly, are you seri-ously going to argue about your problems? I read a piece of text back in 9th grade that spoke to this. I cannot recall if it was a novel, poem, or otherwise, nor the title, nor the subject. However, I do recall the single lesson from that text: “Humans are never sat-isfied.” That idea was driven into our heads weeks after that text was completed. It still apparently stands very true to this day.

Having people argue whose

day is worse, or whose problems are larger... let me ask, are you actually proud of that? Because the way you brag about it, the more it seems that way. nobody is going to sympathize with you for your apparently greater problems when they cannot even find time to focus on and repair their own. There is absolutely no point what-soever!

In conclusion, if you are more often than not a Person a, try to take life from a more positively, from a more optimistic perspec-tive. life is not all that bad, I prom-ise you. How do I know? Because I am living in this world right alongside you, and honestly, making promi-nent note of all the little nega-

tive things really is not going to make anything better. That just puts your mind more so on what concerns you now, which actually is not even going to matter in 10 years, if you even remember it.

If you are more of a Person B, stop it. Just flat-out stop. nobody likes a braggart. nobody likes being around a pessimist. nobody even really likes being outdone all that much. nobody. It’s not going to win you respect, or even a little gold star. Really, it is just not worth the time.

Overall, life is the longest thing we have, but it still seems short

nonetheless. Do not fill it with pointless arguments, petty de-bates or careless lacks of concern. That is going to get you nowhere, and again, it is just not worth the time or energy. Instead, enjoy life, and all of the little things in it. If not happy, at least be content with where you are. Compete in life, but do not make life itself a competi-tion.

as Jim Morrison once said, “never take life seriously. no one gets out alive, anyway.”

Sara is a junior Deaf & Hard of Hearing Education major and a

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Joshlyn Wallace

Humans are never satisfied

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Courtesy Photo by Elizabeth WisdomBrandi Baker cuts with her 1,250 pound teammate, Big Boy, as she practices her cutting technique. Baker is SFA’s Ranch Team’s No. 1 cutter and this year she and Big Boy won sixth place in the Novice All Round for her LaSH score.

Even though it is just practice, Baker perfects the cutting technique for her upcoming horse show as a member of SFA’s Ranch Team.

“I’m a perfectionist so I try and get as close to first place as possible,” Baker said. “In all the shows Big Boy and I have done so far we have placed second or third in cutting.”

Membership in this group offers horses and riders a chance to enhance their knowledge and skills in clinics and competitions.

“It’s a really neat program,” said team coach and professor Dr. Joe Gotti. “If students come in as freshmen they can learn to show horses and by the time they are seniors they are pretty good showmen.”

The Ranch Team started as a club team in 2001 offering beginning and intermediate students a chance to show, Gotti says.

The Ranch Team pairs students with livestock for teammates.

“It’s like any other college sport; you have to have the willingness to work as a team,” said team member Faith Skinner.

The team competes in the Louisiana Stock Horse Association (LaSH), American Stock Horse Association (ASHA) and the Stock Horse of Texas Association (SHOT). They travel to six to eight collegiate shows in Texas per year and 10 combined shows in Louisiana.

The ASHA collegiate association has three divisions; novice, limited non-pro and non-pro. SFA competes with Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tarleton, Clarendon College and many more in ASHA competitions which involve four different classes measuring the

Ranch team enhances skill with clinics, competitions

A lone in the tin covered

arena, she slides her weathered cowboy boot into the stirrup as she settles into her leather saddle. Her 1,250-pound partner, Big Boy, digs his hooves into the ruffled sand. Stephen F. Austin junior Brandi Baker grasps her quarter horse’s mane as a herd of cows stampede into the Equine Center’s arena. Their mission: cut one of the cows from the herd and keep it in the middle of the arena.

versatility of a western stock horse: reining, ranch style pleasure, trail course and working cow horse.

Horse and rider earn points as an individual team plus the other team members’ scores add up for an average team score. The highest score wins.

“The judging format is pretty standardized,” Gotti said. “They are looking for a team that is well trained, both rider and horse.”

ASHA’s handbook notes that reining “measures the ability of the western stock horse to perform many basic handling maneuvers.” These include stops, a series of 360-degree turns called spins, rollbacks, patterned circles at the lope speed, moving the horse in a reverse motion with backups, having the horse stand relaxed in the hesitate stage, lead changes, run-downs and run-arounds.

Rebecca Reico, junior, has been riding horses since she was a child and her love of horses drove her to becoming a ranch team member last year.

“Reining is my personal favorite. It is a little complicated, but if you have a horse that knows how to do it or if you know how to do it, it makes it all better,” Reico said. “Reining definitely shows the horse’s ability to do more than one thing at a time.”

She also explains how run-downs work.“You take your horse from one side of the

arena and once you get on the straight side of the arena your horse just books it.”

Patterns for this class are modeled after the National Horse Association and the

class is judged on a ten-point scale with ten being the highest score. Competitors lose points for errors like horse disobediences, freezing up in a spin or roll back and hand placement on the reins.

The ranch style pleasure course “measures the ability of the horse to be functional and a pleasure to ride while being used as a means of conveyance from one task to another,” according to the ASHA handbook.

Markers are posted around the arena designating gait changes like extended walk, trot, extended trot, lope, stop and reverse and ordinary walk. This class is

scored from 1-10 and there are five scores in each direction for a total of 10 scores. Competitors could earn 100 points.

“This is pretty much a transition course,” Reico said. “It shows that you and your horse are able to transition from a fast speed to a low speed.”

However, the trail course brings teams out of the arena and onto natural terrain to test their ability to handle daily ranch obstacles. Teams encounter 6-9 obstacles including walk-overs, trot-overs, lope-overs, gate obstacles, rope drag, riding over a wooden bridge, side pass obstacles and backing obstacles.

Ravaen Slay, sophomore, recently competed in the trail course for the first time.

“I hadn’t really done anything like it before,” Slay said. “I felt for my first show it was really good and it could have been a lot worse. It was really fun and relaxed.”

Cows mix into the arena in the working cow horse class that is divided into three parts: boxing the cow, fence work and optional roping or circling. Competitors have three minutes to complete these tasks.

When boxing the cow, horse and rider hold the cow at the entry side of the arena. After sufficiently showing the horse’s holding skill, they release the cow and drive it down the fence in both directions for the fencing portion. Then riders have the option of either roping the cow to stop it or circling it in the middle of the arena. Each part is worth 20 points.

“Working cow horse is interesting because you have a cow in there with you,” Reico said. “It’s like a little game of cat and mouse, but you’re not supposed to chase them, just keep them there. The cow will do everything it can to get away from you.”

Before each show, competitors attend educational clinics. The ASHA website explains that the clinics have been successful by “providing affordable, standardized western stock horse riding and training clinics that are fun and challenging.” World-renowned horsemen like Joe Hayes and Brian Sumrall join in the clinics.

For more information and the ASHA handbook, visit http://americanstockhorse.org/.

LaSH’s design is similar to ASHA, but it includes a cutting class. Horse and rider have 75 seconds to cut a cow from the herd and keep control of the cow without excessively disturbing the herd. The LaSH rule book states, “horse and rider will be scored on herd work, working advantage and ability of horse to maintain control of the cow selected. Points will be deducted for losing a cow, losing working advantage and excessive reining or spurring.” (http://www.louisianastockhorse.com/rulebook.pdf).

Four members qualified as LaSH finalists. Gotti finished as Reserve Champion Open Cutter on Big Boy. Baker earned sixth in the Novice All Round for her total score.

Anyone interested in joining the team can attend team practices 3 p.m.-5p.m. every Tuesday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Friday.

“It’s so much fun. Anyone who is seriously interested should come out,” Slay said. “When I first came out here I only had six months of riding experience, but it didn’t matter, they treated me the same. They are like a family that adopts you.”

Courtesy Photos by Elizabeth WisdomLeft: Dr. Joe Gotti practices cutting with his partner Big Boy. In November, Gotti and Big Boy fi nished as Reserve Champion Open Cutter in LaSH. Right: Ranch Team member Faith Skinner showcases her skill in cutting during a team practice.

It’s like any other college sport; you have to have the willingness to work as a team.”

- Faith Skinner

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SFA senior receiver Cordell Roberson has been named to the 2012 College Sports Madness All-America team announced publication officials. In addition to his All-America nod, Roberson, along with 12 teammates, also garnered College Sports Madness All-Southland Conference honors.

Despite missing two games due to in-jures, Roberson produced one of the best seasons in school history hauling in 77 passes for 1,006 and 10 touchdown recep-tions. The league’s top receiver leaves SFA as the program’s all-time leader in recep-tions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. The three-time first-team All-SLC selection also set a new conference mark

for touchdown catches in a career (39) and ranks second all-time in the SLC in recep-tions and yards.

Roberson is joined on the CSM all-con-ference first team by running back Gus Johnson, offensive lineman John Steel, de-fensive ends Willie Jefferson and Darren Robinson and cornerback Josh Aubrey. Receiver D.J. Ward, defensive lineman Ishmiah Miles and kicker Jordan Wiggs each garnered second-team recognition. Quarterback Brady Attaway was named to the CSM third team, along with receiv-er Ryan Gambel, and linebackers Collin Garrett and Ryan Epperson.

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Kamiya Burwell made a game-winning layup with two seconds remaining to give Grambling State a 64-63 victory over the SFA Ladyjack Basketball team Saturday evening at Fred Hobdy Assembly.

SFA (4-3) held a lead as big as seven points midway through the second half but Grambling State’s Joanna Miller spear-headed a Lady Tigers comeback with nine second-half points en route to a team-high 19 points.

Porsha Roberts had her third consecu-tive double-digit scoring performance with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting. She was followed up in scoring by Tierany Henderson (12 points) and Antionette Carter (11 points).

SFA shot 42 percent overall from the field but committed 20 turnovers. On the flip-side, Grambling shot 53 percent from the floor, aided by a 58 percent performance in the second half.

The game was tied 58-58 with before

Daylyn Harris scored a layup with 1:30 remaining to give SFA a 60-58 advantage. Grambling’s Tyler Anderson responded with a layup of her own with 1:10 left to knot the score 60-60 all. Then, following an SFA miss, Grambling went out in front 62-60 on an open-court scoop layup by Miller with just 44 seconds remaining.

SFA junior transfer KK Jerrell was able to tie the game once again, 62-62 following two made free throws and then came up with a huge steal with 12 seconds remain-ing. Grambling then fouled Harris on a layup attempt with seven seconds left in the game but was able to just make 1-of-2 at the charity stripe, giving SFA a 62-61 lead.

After the make, the Lady Tigers pushed the ball and were able to find a wide open Burwell, whose layup proved to be the game-winner. SFA had one last opportunity with just two seconds remaining but time ran out before Ashley Bettis was able to launch a three-pointer.

Late-game heroics foil Ladyjacks

By John ClevelandContributing Writer

The Lumberjacks checked off an-other win Saturday night at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. A hard-fought 56-51 victory over San Diego University put their record at 5-0 on the season, their best start since the 1981-82 season.

Big man Taylor Smith had an-other big night, scoring a game-high 18 points. He also brought down six rebounds and blocked two shots. Antonio Bostic scored the game’s sec-ond-highest point total with 15. Bostic also had a career-high five steals while guarding San Diego’s best scorer, Johnny Dee. Dee had been averaging 17 points coming into Saturday’s game but was held to just two points the en-tire night.

The lead exchanged hands nine

times in the first half. SFA found them-selves down three points after suffer-ing a seven minute scoring drought midway through the half. Then, Desmond Haymon drilled a triple to tie up the game at 20-all with 3:48 to go in the half. This ignited a 10-4 scor-ing run by SFA, including a breakaway two-handed slam by Thomas Walkup, his only points of the game. SFA went into the half with a 30-24 lead.

Though the Jacks led the entire sec-ond half, the lead never grew to more than seven points. SFA got a lot of help from the foul line as they hit 10 of their 16 attempts in the second half. San Diego brought the lead down to two points with 3:21 to go in the game. Bostic immediately answered with a jumper. San Diego brought the ball back down only to be stuffed by Smith in the paint.

Bostic would then hit another

jumper with just under a minute to play, extending the lead to six points and forcing San Diego to foul in hopes of missed free throws. SFA was clutch from the line and held on for the win.

SFA had a field goal percentage of just 41.3 percent, while San Diego shot 50 percent. San Diego also shot better from the free-throw line, hitting 75 percent to SFA’s 61 percent. The only statistic SFA was the clear victor in was the turnover battle. They forced 20 and committed only ten. If minutes played with a fire in your belly were a stat, SFA would have won that too.

The Lumberjacks face their stiffest competition of the season Wednesday when they embark for College Station to take on the 6-1 Texas A&M Aggies. SFA has not beaten them since the 1970-71 season.

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Smith, Jacks send San Diego home losers

Grant Korbel/The Pine LogHal Bateman, fresh off of his monster dunk against Tulsa, has played 85 minutes over the last three games with 18 assists and just five turnovers.

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The Ladyjacks will be back in action on Dec. 6 when they travel to Stillwater, Okla. to face Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. That game will be broad-cast on Q107.7 FM.

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