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Tarleton State University, Stephenville
Since 1919
HOMECOMING
2007
October 25, 2007 —
INDEX
News
2
Opinion
3
Feature
4
Entertainment
5
Campus Life
6-7
Sports
10-12
Vol. 178. No. 9
Boland rolls into town
Oklahoma native scheduled for Saturday
performance at City Limits Page 5
There's no place
like Homecoming
Yell Contest Snake Dance among other events
kick off Homecoming week Page 8
www.thejtac.com
Tarleton celebrates Homecoming
■ KDR wins Silver Bugle Hunt and Yell Contest large group division
Courtesy: Tylen Long
Left to right: Chadwick Fuchs, Michael Butler, Ryan
Rugg and Geoff Stewart made up Kappa Delta Rho team
seven that found the Silver Bugle hidden by The ULTRA.
By JOLYNN ELKINS
Staff Writer
The Silver Bugle Hunt is
a Homecoming week tradi-
tion in which organizations
compete on their knowledge
of school history. On Monday
night, Kappa Delta Rho Fra-
ternity won the Silver Bugle
Hunt for the twelfth time.
Shane Henry attributes
their success to years of
studying Tarleton's history
and traditions.
"We study for years. We
start off at bid as pledges and
study until now [the Silver
Bugle]. The Purple Book is
where we start/' Henry said.
The evening was chilly
and the wind biting, but that
didn't dampen the spirit of
KDR's Cody Faldyn.
"We strive for this. The
cold does not stop us/' Fal-
dyn said.
The members of the win-
ning KDR team were Michael
Butler, Geoff Stewart, Ryan
Rugg and Chad Fuchs. They
were one out of six KDR
teams to make it to finals.
The other four teams were
PANKUS, ROTC, and two
teams from Alpha Gamma
Rho.
Mackenzie Duncan of the
ROTC team was confident
from the beginning that they
would at least make it to the
finals.
"We always make it to the
finals, we study two hours
every week/' Duncan said.
The ROTC scored 12 out of
20 in the first round.
Freshmen Erin Eide and
Sarah Barclay came just to
watch the excitement, despite
the cold weather.
"I come from Cleburne,
and traditions are really im-
portant there. That's why I
came to Tarleton. I'm sure
I'm not the only one who
feels traditions are impor-
tant, especially Homecoming
traditions," Eide said.
Barclay agreed that tradi-
tions are important, and also
the history they represent.
"I think things like the
Silver Bugle keep history in
student's minds and keep it
alive," Barclay said.
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KDR won first place in the large division of the Yell Con-
test. Second runner-up was Alpha Gamma Delta and first
runner-up was Delta Zeta.
Johnathon Parker/The J-TAC
A Plowboy recruit shows off his physique during their
performance at Wednesday night's Yell Contest.
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Courtesy: APO
Pictured left to right: Chelsea Saunders, James Oxford,
Katy Thompson, Missy Edwards, Victoria Requinez,
Adam Hamilton and Travis Johnston.
Accolades for APO
■ Organization wins most
prestigious regional award
By REBECCA
HOEFFNER
Staff Writer
Hie Xi Omicron chapter
of Alpha Phi Omega (APO)
at Tarleton State University
won the Region VII Chap-
ter of Excellence Award at
their regional conference on
Oct. 13. "There are
56 chapters in Region VII, in-
cluding ones at the UT, Tech,
and A&M. New Mexico,
Texas, Louisiana, and Mis-
sissippi are all in the region,"
said Adam Hamilton, APO
Pledge Class President.
APO is a co-ed service
fraternity that was founded
nationally Dec. 16, 1925 at La-
fayette College in Easton, Pa.
The chapter at Tarleton was
founded Oct. 16, 1963 and is
the oldest Greek organization
on campus.
The Region VII staff pan-
el review many criteria that
each chapter must apply for
and meet in order to be con-
sidered for the Chapter of Ex-
cellence Award. Thisincludes:
member retention, eight to 10
themed events for tall and
spring semester rush, a brief
on every chapter project and
participation in Spring Youth
Service Day and Fall Nation-
al Service Week. At least one
chapter officer had to com-
plete leadership training and
members must be involved
on campus and many other
categories, Out of the 56 APO
chapters in Region VII, only
two met the criteria to ap-
ply—the chapters at Tarleton
and Texas Tech.
"We were considered
over a much larger chapter at
Tech because we had done as
much with less than 25 per-
cent of the people/' said Katy
Thompson, APO Service Vice
President.
"We have done over
3,000 hours of service in the
last two semesters. This is a
large number for an organi-
zation that has less than 20
active members."
COMING SOON
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■ Humanities building
renamed
■ Homecoming Parade
■ Alpha Phi Alpha Ice Plex
■ Tarleton war veterans
reunite
■ Midnight breakfast pic-
tures
■ Beauty and the Beast
Visit us online at wmw.thejtac.com
Everybody knows Bob
■ Rodeo coach has 2 championships under his belt
By REED BAIZE
Sports Editor
Bob Doty has long been syn-
onymous with Tarleton State ro-
deo. Since he has been here, the
rodeo team has won two cham-
pionships and had several young
men and women go on to be suc-
cessful farther down the road.
Doty's easy going demeanor
and laid-back personality have
become something that most of
his students respect and admire.
"Bob's very down-to-earth,
easy to get along with, and just
plain easy going," said senior
Matt Hillman. "He's not very ex-
citable. The only time I've ever
seen him look half-way fran-
tic was when he was the rodeo
clown for the Halloween rodeo
last year, but bulls have a ten-
dency to make you do that."
"Bob's funny, but he's defi-
nitely got his own brand of hu-
mor," says Jon Thrall, a senior
from San Antonio.
Even though
Bob enjoys ham-
ming it up from
time to time, Tar-
leton has benefit-
ed from his seri-
ousness about its
rodeo teams. This
year already the
teams have had
one first place fin-
ish and two seconds.
"Bob goes to all the prac-
tices and makes sure everyone
is doing their best to try and get
better," said Jamie Smith, who
calf-roped for Bob from 7993-96.
"Tarleton's rodeo tradition gets
a lot of good athletes to come
here, but once they are here Bob
doesn't allow them to just con-
tinue doing what they were do-
ing. He makes sure they make
their best attempt at improving
their skills "
Tarleton's rodeo students ap-
preciate the fact that Bob does
his best to help them improve.
BOB DOTY
"He provides
good practice/' says
Ryle Smith, a senior
on the rodeo team.
"He has all the re-
sources we need to
ge t better."
Bob's rodeo pro-
gram has also been
known far and wide
as a program that
seems like one big family.
"Tarleton rodeo is like an ex-
tended family," Smith said. "Bob
is like your rodeo dad. He makes
sure you are going to classes but
he also is there to help you if you
need. He'll help you through the
rough times and make sure you
get everything going okay."
Even being the coach of a
successful rodeo program is not
too much to keep Bob from pro-
viding an interested and fun ex-
perience in the classroom.
"I had Doty for rodeo pro-
ductions class and he is a very
enthusiastic and remarkable
teacher," said Courtney Shlen-
sky, a junior from Rockwall. "His
passion and love for rodeo is be-
yond describable, and you can
easily tell he loves doing what he
does, and teaching us students
everything about this amazing
sport. Bob Doty has taught me
a lot about rodeo and gave us
hands-on experience in a few
rodeo events such as goat-tying,
steer-wrestling, bull-riding, and
roping. He is an amazing per-
son and I'll never forget him and
would recommend him to other
students. Rodeo isn't just a hob-
by or a sport; it's a way of life."
As Tarleton's rodeo teams
continue to improve, there IS no
doubt that the program will con-
tinue to skyrocket with the suc-
cess and tradition that Doty has
brought to the school. Tarleton's
team this year appears to be on
pace for another stellar year of
rodeo and with Doty at the helm,
we know that is almost a certain-
ty-
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