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A weekly student publication ofTarleton State University since 1919.
Vol, 171, No. 8
Tarleton basketball teams finish
seasons with national appearances
•Texans travel to Elite Eight; TexAnns make first trip to national playoffs
By ERIK WALSH
Sports Editor
The Tarleton men's and women's basketball teams
Recently completed historic seasons for their respec-
tive athletics programs.
The Texans advanced to the Elite Eight Tourna-
ment for a team-record second season in a row. Last
season, the Texans won the regional tournament and
played in their first Elite Eight game, They eventuaUy
lost to Bryant in the Final Four.
The Texans' run to and through the playoffs this
season started with a bang by being ranked number
one nationally in the official NCAA Division II pre-
season poll. The Texans faired well with raised expec-
tations and finished with an 11-1 record against op-
ponents in the Lone Star Conference South Division.
Tarletpn's regular season would have been perfect
if not for LSC rival West Texas A&M, The Buffaloes
defeated the Texans in their final regular season game,
blemishing their perfect 10-0 LSC record. West Texas
also defeated the Texans in the LSC tournament final.
The Texans entered the regional tournament as
the second seed, winning three games before finally
bowing out to Stonehill in the Elite Eight game,
John Davis emerged as the team's most valuable
player, Along with guard LaShon Sheffield, Davis
earned a spot on the All-LSC First Team. Davis' play
was outstanding, leading the Texans in scoring and ■
rebounding.
The TexAnns also set a new team record, appear-
ing in their first NCAA Div. II national playoff game.
The TexAnns built on last season's success of hosting
their' first home play-off game in the LSC tourna-
ment.
The TexAnns' play-off run was cut short in the
first round by Emporia State.
The TexAnns were led by senior center Iveta Grif-
fin. Griffin captured numerous Lone Star Conference
South Division awards, nabbing newcomer of the
year, All-LSC First Team status and Academic Player
of the Year. Griffin led the TexAnns in scoring and
rebounding.
Katie Crawford was also key to the TexAnns' suc-
cess, leading Tarleton in assists and coming in at sec-
ond in scoring.
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dedicated to TSU's successful basketball teams.
Dancers share Native American culture
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Photos by Francisco Reyes/The J-TAC
ABOVE: Robert Soto,
leader of the group of Na-
tive American dancers that
performed Monday in the
Fine Arts Center, performs
the hoop dance.
RIGHT: Native American
dancers pose after their
powwow performance
Monday. The presentation
was hosted by CDI.
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By JILL JONES
Staff Writer
The Center for Diversity Initia-
tives (CDI) hosted the South Indian
Dances op Monday, March 27 in the
' Fine; Arts Center. The group of danc-
. ers, led by Robert Soto, is an interna-
tionally renowned group that began
25 years ago, consisting of 70 dancing
and non-dancing members.
The Soto family comes from the
Lipan Apache people who previous-
ly ruled the south central and south-
west areas of the United States and
northern areas of Mexico. The family
began dancing to preserve a custom
and keep traditions alive that were
taken from them many years ago.
"When we dance, we dance not
for ourselves but for the memory of
our ancestors before us and for the,
future generations that will follow;
■ after us," Mr. Soto, said.
Soto began dancing at the age of
8 and hasn't stopped since. He has
been a feather dancer for 34 years
and lias received many awards for
Indian dancing and artwork at vari-
ous Powwows around the nation.
The entire group has performed all
around tine world, in such places as
Europe,, Canada, Brazil, Argentina
and all over the United States.
A Powwow is a Native American
ceremonial dance and a method for
Native American shaman to get in
touch with spiritual forces. Powwow
dancing combines aesthetics, sym-
bolism and energy to produce a spiri-
tual power, to awaken and to heal. In
current Native American communi-
ties, dancing is a tool used to educate
younger generations of the history,
culture and myths of many tribes.
Statistics may indicate
most difficult fields of
study for TSU students
• Liberal and Fine Arts College leads way
By AMY BURK
Staff Writer
It would be impossible to say de-
finitively what the most difficult field of
study at Tarleton is, A "right-brained/'
creative person may think of the math
major as the .missing ring in Dante's hell.
A "left-brained/' logical person might
consider an. English degree, statistically
impossible to achieve.
Many students have offered their
opinion on the subject.
"English is a pretty tough major with
all the .foreign language requirements,"
senior English major Austin Crotts
said. "But I'm not very mathematically,
inclined, so a math major might be the
hardest,for me/'
" Jenna Crosby, a sophomore hydrol-
ogy major, had a different opinion.
"I guess I would have to say that
engineering or physics would be the
hardest major," Crosby said. "It takes
a certain type of person to do that, type
of work. I think there are very few that
could actually do if."
Emily Burks, 3 junior English ma-
jor, has heard horror stories that have
shaped her opinion.
"I don't have a lot of basis for my
opinion," Burks said. "But my room-
mate is a criminal justice major and talks
a lot about the difficulty of her classes."
The Office of Evaluation, Planning
and Research provided some numbers
that may shed light on the situation.
Examined here are first time, full-time,
degree-seeking students that started at
Tarleton State-University in summer and
fall of 1999. These students completed
their degrees by the fall of 2005.
Of these students, only 38.5 percent
took degrees in the field they declared
at the beginning of their college career.
These numbers illustrate the fact that
most students change their major at least
once.
Whether or not these numbers re-
flect the difficulty of the major, several
degree programs during this time had
a zero percent retention rate. Every
single first, time, full-time, degree-seek-
ing student that declared Ag Econom-
ics, Animal Production,' Animal Science,
Political Science, Social Work or Sociol-
ogy majors in the summer or fall of 1999
changed their major by the time they
graduated. 1
Jennifer Runion, who holds a degree
in psychology and is working toward a
master's degree in exercise and sports
studies, took her pick of the six.
"To me, the hardest would be politi-
cal science," Runion said. "I'm not inter-
ested in that stuff at all, and it would be
hard for me to devote any study time to
it/'
These six majors are equally distrib-
uted between the College; of Agriculture
and Human Science and the College of
Liberal and Fine Arts.
Coming closer to deciding which
See MAJORS, Page 10
SGA candidates announced for spring elections
By KARA KELTON
Staff Writer
The Student Government election candidates
were named at last week's SGA meeting. Cam-
paigning began on March 20 and will last until
April 9, followed by elections on April 10-12.
Casey Hogan, junior agricultural services and
development major, is running for president. Ho-
garr's running mate, the vice presidential candidate,
is junior snimal industry major, Brady Pendleton.
Four students are competing for the title of
Texan Rider. They are Jason Stanfield, senior ex-
ercise sports and studies major; Courtney Estes,
sophomore business management major; Melyssa
Carpenter, freshman communications major; and
Shane Henry, freshman pre-vet major. ,
There are 18 students in the running.for College
Senators. Each college will have two senators. If
any college receives two or less candidates, write-
ins are accepted.
The College of Agriculture and Human Sci-
ences and the College of Liberal and Fine Arts each
have five candidates. The College of Science and
Technology has four, the College of Business Ad-
ministration has three, and the College of Educa-
tion has one.
There will be three Class Senators elected from
each class. Write-ins are accepted for classes with
three or less candidates. A total of ten students are
running for these positions.
Two of these students are for the senior class,
five of the candidates are juniors and three . are
sophomores.
Spring 2006 elections will be held from April
10-12. During this time, all elected positions, in-
cluding president, vice president, Texan Rider and
See ELECTION, Page 10
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' Source: AGR Beta Sigma Web site
SQA presedential candidate Casey Hogan (left)
and vice presidential candidate Brady Pendleton
are running uncontested in this year's election.
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