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‘The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.’
■—Socrates
University Press
Friday, November 30,2001 A Four-Time Associated Press Texas Managing Editors Award Winner Vol.78,No. 22
Cardinal Lights Highlight Campus Festivities
Annual holiday event expands this year
Rachelle Trevino
UP staff writer
Lamar University’s Cardinal
Lights celebration is expanding this
year into a holiday carnival that
promises to be bigger, brighter and
better than ever.
After nine years, Cardinal
Lights is moving from the Quadran-
gle to the field between McDonald
Gym and the Setzer Student Center,
expanding and adding activities to
begin at 4 p.m. The field will be host
to a variety of food and game
booths, a stage and a 22-foot Christ-
mas tree.
The 10th annual “Cardinal
Lights: A Holiday Carnival at Lamar
University” will honor Brock Brent-
linger, assistant to the president and
who served as dean of the College of
Fine Arts and Communication from
1969-92. He was dean when Cardinal
Lights began and now serves as its
chairman.
The goal of Cardinal Lights is to
show Lamar’s contribution to the
holiday season and to involve the
community in the university’s cele-
bration.
The structure of the event has
been changed to promote a more
student and community-oriented at-
mosphere. This year’s celebration
will include entertainment, food and
games, and a visit from Santa Claus.
“We invite our Southeast Texas
family to join in this, the university’s
special holiday gift to the many com-
munities we serve and who provide
us with wonderful support all
through the year,” Brentlinger said.
Lamar organizations are more
involved in the festival than in the
past. The Student Government
Association, the Student Organiza-
tions-office, Lamar Alumni Associa-
tion, the Setzer Student Center and
the Staff Senate are among those
helping with activities. The Student
Organizations office provided orga-
nizations with wood and mesh
frames to decorate and create larger-
than-life holiday cards. The Lamar
Alumni Association will serve hot
chocolate and sponsor a face-paint-
ing booth for kids.
“We hope this will get students
more involved in Cardinal Lights,
especially the ones living on cam-
pus,” Alisa Hicklin, Student Govern-
ment Association president, said. “It
is important that we do something
that makes us feel more like a com-
munity.”
At least 20 organizations will
create holiday cards to decorate the
campus. Student organizations also
will host activities, including tug-of-
war, ring toss, cakewalk and king of
the log. The activities will take tick-
ets, which will be sold by the SGA
for 25 cents each. Tickets will also be
accepted for three inflatable activi-
ties. Admission is free to the carnival
itself
“The festival is the day before
dead day,” Hicklin said. “It’s a good
opportunity to come out and do
something fun without having to
worry about class the next day. And
it’s a good break before finals.”
Lamar’s Department of Music,
Theatre & Dance will provide enter-
tainment. Vocal and instrumental
ensembles will stroll the grounds and
perform a variety of holiday music
and carols. Lamar Puppet Theatre
will perform “The Christmas Story”
See LIGHTS, page 2
UPKasey Jordan
Valerie Black, assistant director of student organizations, helped decorate the 20 foot Christmas tree in the mid-
dle of the Setzer Student Center on Nov. 28. This year’s tree has a special “America” theme in memory of the
tragedy on Sept. 11. Four large American flags replace the traditional star atop the tree, and small cardinals, flags
and red, white and blue ornaments are scattered throughout the branches.
Long-time administrator to be honored
Dennis Kutac
UP features editor
Serving as dean of fine arts and
communication, interim president,
assistant to the president and assist-
ing in the organization and devel-
opment of many programs at
Lamar and in the community,
Brock Brentlinger has seen many
changes in the past 32 years.
Now, ten years after helping to
establish Cardinal Lights, Brent-
linger has been named honoree for
the tenth annual event.
“I am somewhat embarrassed
by that, but Dr. Simmons wanted it
that way,” said a modest Brent-
linger. “I guess he did that because
I was the first interim president
when the first Cardinal Lights
began.”
Brentlinger becomes the fourth
Cardinal Lights honoree and there
are many reasons why he been
named to the honor this year.
Brentlinger came to Lamar in
1969 as Dean of the fine arts and
communication department. While
serving as dean, many new pro-
grams and events were begun with
his help.
He founded Friends of the Arts
in the mid-1970s. This is an organi-
zation to provide additional sup-
port for the college of fine arts and
communication for the various pro-
grams in the department. He over-
saw the Friends’ “Le Grand Bal”
that raises funds for the benefit of
the college. The money is used for
scholarships, faculty travel, and
social occasions for faculty and stu-
dents.
He also helped to established
radio station KVLU, and founded
“Scene and Sound,” a college quar-
terly publication.
He has assisted in the develop-
ment of graduate programs such as
those in speech, theater, deaf educa-
tion, and music, and an undergradu-
ate program in general studies.
See BRENTLINGER, page 4
Brock Brentlinger
Santa’s
Unlimited
brings
cheer
to needy
Charisse Dengler
UP staff writer
The time to deck the halls and
trim the tree is finally here, and
there is no better way to feel the
Christmas spirit than to get
involved with Lamar’s Santa’s
Unlimited, an organization dedi-
cated to “making Christmas hap-
pen” for those who need a little
help from Santa.
“Santa’s Unlimited is the way
that Lamar can give back to itself,”
Cherry Moore, interim coordina-
tor for new student programs, says.
“We help the students, faculty, and
staff of Lamar who need help with
Christmas. Individual students and
student organizations can donate
money or gift items for needy fam-
ilies.”
Families in need of assistance
filled out applications and turned
them in to the student affairs
office, and now student organiza-
tions or individuals can pick up an
application and buy for that per-
son.
“They put their name, the age
See SANTA, page 2
Festival
to conclude
with concert
Lamar University’s Symph-
onic and Concert Bands will play
a variety of compositions — from
curtain-raisers to classics — as a
grand finale to this year’s expand-
ed Cardinal Lights celebration.
The concert will begin at 7
p.m. in the Setzer Student Center
ballroom, after the conclusion of
the Cardinal Lights holiday carni-
val and Dessert Gala.
The program will open with
three selections by the Lamar
Concert Band, conducted by
Travis Almany, assistant director
of bands.
One selection will be “Come
Sweet Death” by J.S. Bach,
arranged by Alfred Reed.
“Reed’s masterful arrange-
ment of this piece provides the
See CONCERT, page 2
Tournament hosting showcases Lamar, Beaumont
RJ Enard
UP sports editor
Lamar University and the
Southland Conference have been
the perfect match the past few
years.
Lamar has hosted some of the
Conference’s showcase athletic
y
events, including the 2000 and 2001
SLC Volleyball Tournament in the
Montagne Center and the 2001
SLC Baseball Tournament at
Vincent-Beck Stadium. The cam-
pus will host the 2002 SLC Baseball
Tournament this spring
When Lamar athletic director
W. Dean Billick submitted a bid to
host these tournaments, he was
looking to give his teams a boost.
f
“When we bid for the tourna-
ments, we we’re looking for an
edge,” Billick said. “ We wanted to
improve fan support for volleyball
and baseball. We wanted to build
support for the teams in the com-
munity, and we wanted to showcase
of facilities.
“At the time we submitted the
bids, we had just rejoined the con-
ference and we wanted to show our
V
support for the conference and the
best way to show support is by par-
ticipating.”
By having the tournament on
campus, Billick also hoped to give
the community a better feel for the
conference. That way, no matter
which team makes the NCAAs, the
Lamar community would support
the SLC’s representative.
Unlike super conferences such
as the ACC or the Big XII, which
usually holds conference tourneys
at neutral sites, the SLC prides
itself on hosting its tournaments at
its campuses.
“Our intention is to make the
tournaments as best they can be
and having them on our campuses
helps,” Bruce Ludlow, associate
See TOURNAMENTS, page 11
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