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After 21 years of working in Stephen F. Austin’s Theatre department, Dr. Alan Nielsen has decided it is time to retire.
Nielsen is originally from Nebraska, and it was here that he earned an MA degree in playwriting. He earned his PhD in the-atre history and criticism from the City University of New York.
He began his career as a high school
teacher in Chicago. Nielsen then moved to Detroit and returned to Nebraska. He lived in Minneapolis after living in New York for 10 years. After earning his doctorate, he found a job at SFA. He is also a published-author of three works, a playwright and a composer/lyricist.
Nielsen has produced more than 50 pro-ductions thought his years at SFA. He has since received the SFA College of Fine Arts Teaching Excellence award three times: in 1990, 2003, and 2010, among other well-
known awards. He began teaching play-writing and play analysis.
“I am ready to move on,” Nielsen said. “I think the department is, too.” Jack Hefner will be taking over the program.
Although he will not be teaching at SFA any longer, Nielsen is thankful that his ca-reer has not been static; on the contrary, it has changed and grown over the years.
“I appreciate the opportunity of work-ing with students, to watch them grow and develop,” he said. “Some have grown up to
be very successful in theatre and film. I am very proud of them.”
Nielsen is staying in Nacogdoches and says he isn’t sure what he is moving on to next; it is just time to take care of himself.
As for his career, he calls it a “wonderful journey,” and says he has no regrets. He has surely left a lasting impression on the SFA school of Theatre.
By Jamie LivingstonSTAFF WRITER
The Student Government Association will be collaborating with the College of Liberal and Applied Arts to sponsor and produce the upcoming Archie McDonald Lecture.
Dr. Adam Peck, dean of student affairs, said this partnership is beneficial to the campus.
“Last year, SGA helped out with the George Foreman event and decided to approach the Archie McDonald Speaker Series about co-sponsoring,” Peck said. “It was a perfect match because the students bring a lot of energy to the project, and Dr. McDonald brings a lot of credibility. Plus the connec-tion with the College of Liberal and Applied Arts has a lot of advantages.”
The lecture speaker this year is Alan Bean, an Apollo astronaut and the fourth man to walk on the moon.
Andy Teel, SGA president, said the orga-nization is the manpower of the event.
“SGA has allocated funds to help bring the speaker here and also are in charge of ticket distribution, will-call for passes, will-call for VIP passes, handing out programs, VIP ushering and runners.”
The lecture series is open to the public, and will be in the Grand Ballroom of the BPSC at 7:30 Thursday, April 14.
To learn more about the upcoming speak-er series, call 936-468-2385 or email Andy Teel at [email protected].
Archie McDonald Lecture brings astronaut, artist to campus
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On April 14, Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon and award-winning artist, will be the featured guest at the Archie McDonald Speaker Series.
SFA theatre professor to retire after 21 years of service
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The contest held last week by SA A was based on the popular series of “Where’s Waldo” books. Areas of SFA were sectioned off by color, with one real “Waldo” in each area. Areas included the free speech area, the Azalea Garden and Steen Hall, among others. The “Waldos” were continuously moving around in their designated areas, creating a fast-paced event. Clues were also given to participants in the form of riddles. The winning group won $200.
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The administration of Stephen F. Austin State University will conduct a hearing on a proposal to increase the designated tuition rate at Stephen F. Austin State University effective with the registration for the Fall Semester, 2011.
2 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2011Room 161, McGee Building
Stephen F. Austin State University campus
TUITION HEARING SET
If you have not been able to fully enjoy the azaleas, do not fret. The Nacogdoches Azalea Trail has been extended through Sunday, April 10.
The Azalea Trial is now in full bloom. Stop by the Visitor Center, 200 E. Main, to pick up a copy of the driving trail or download it at www.nacogdochesazaleas.com.
The “Evergreen” trail is currently display-ing the most significant number of azaleas in bloom. Signs along the Azalea Trail will remain up until April 10 to assist visitors and the com-munity along the driving routes.
The Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden is also at peak bloom: the deciduous (wild) azaleas are nearly all in bloom, the camellias are still in bloom, and the Japanese maples have all leafed out with their colorful spring foliage. More Southern Indian azaleas are blooming in big masses (white “Mrs. G. G. Gerbing” and laven-der “George Lindley Tabor” are very nice right now); small-flowered pink Kurume azaleas are still in full flower and Girard hybrid ‘Girard Dwarf Lavender’and ‘Red Formosa’ are adding deep SFA-purple accents.
“The signs will stay up to help everyone who wants to see the azaleas be able to drive the trail without problems. We have 25 miles of driving routes so signs will definitely be of benefit for azalea lovers who do not live in Nacogdoches,” said Melissa Sanford, executive director for the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau.
If you get a chance, be sure to stop by the Visitor Center, 200 E. Main, to see a beauti-ful azalea themed quilt created by Pauline Patterson. The quilt depicts all of the gorgeous azalea blooms in the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden.
Also on display at the Visitor Center is the Flora Garden Club’s “Garden Cart.” One can purchase raffle tickets for $1 (or six for $5). The heavy-duty cart is packed with garden-ing goodies donated by Flora Garden Club members, Lowe’s, Wal-Mart, Cook’s Nursery, Sutherlands and Dragonfly Nursery. The cart includes a soaker hose, Farmers Market garden container, wild bird food and feeder, blue bird house, trowel, rain gauge, garden loppers, gar-den spade, kneeling cushion, weed preventer, bottle birdhouse, soft touch cultivator, clipper/limb cutter set, Topsy Turvy tomato kit, tripod sprinkler, sunflower seeds, water wand, potting soil, a sprayer, and gift certificates to Dragonfly Nursery and Cook’s Nursery. You can also make plans to purchase tickets at the Farmers Market Spring Fling set for Saturday, April 2, 2011. The drawing will be held Saturday, April 16. Winner does not need to be present to win.
For more information on the Nacogdoches Azalea Trail, call (936) 564-7351 or visit www.nacogdochesazaleas.com. Be our friend on Facebook at Nacogodches Azalea Trail.
Inspired by the Nacogdoches Azalea Trail and the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, Pauline Patterson of Nacogdoches created this azalea-themed quilt that is now on display at the Visitor Center, 200 E. Main.
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Carrizo Wood Products Inc. will receive the Agribusiness of the Year award sponsored by First Bank & Trust East Texas at the 10th Annual Agriculture Appreciation and Awareness Banquet tonight at Banita Creek Hall.
Carrizo Wood Products was incorporated in 1989 by the owners at that time Joe Biggerstaff, Phillip Cadman and Ronnie Manchester. The company was named for the Carrizo Creek that runs be-hind the mill that is located on Biggerstaff’s grandfather’s farm in the Woden area.
“We started out processing cants and timbers into pal-let lumber, stringers and deck-ing,” said Cadman. “In the beginning we employed about seven people. Over time we have added equipment, saws, people and lots of concrete. We employ 32 people in our plant now.”
In 1999, partner Manchester retired, and Phil Carrell became the third partner. The com-pany is truly a family business with “Phillip Cadman being married to Angie Biggerstaff, and Phil Carrell being married to Dovie Biggerstaff,” Cadman said.
The business now buys pine and hardwood logs and pro-cesses the material in to lum-ber. Almost all wood is cut to order. Cadman said that at this time, the business does not own any trucks, so all wood
is hauled by the customers or independent contractors.
“We enjoy being part of the Woden community and hope to continue for years to come” Cadman said.
The 2011 agriculture schol-arship recipients are Caleb Ferguson from Chireno; Justin Hindsman from Woden; Dustin Sestak from Douglass; and Matthew Johnson and Amanda Thompson from Central Heights.
The 10th A nnua l Nacogdoches Cou nt y Agriculture Appreciation and Awareness Banquet begins at 6 p.m. at Banita Creek Hall, 401 W. Main St. Keynote speaker is Dr. F.E. “Ab” Abernethy.
Table and individual tick-ets are available, and sponsor-ship opportunities are avail-able to finance future agricul-ture scholarships. Contact the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce, 936-560-5533, or go to nacogdoches.org.
T he Nac ogdoche s Agriculture Committee con-sists of representatives from Nacogdoches County Farm Bureau, Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce, Nacogdoches Economic Development Corp., Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Cooperat ive Extension Program, Pineywoods RC&D, Stephen F. Austin State U n i v e r s i t y — A g r i c u l t u r e Department and the Texas Forest Service.
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Carrizo Wood Products, Inc. owners Phillip Cadman, left, and Joe Biggerstaff.
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The Crime LogOn 3-25-2011 an officer was dispatched to lot 39 in reference to criminal mischief. Upon
arrival the officer made contact with the complainant, who advised between 3-11-2011 and 3-25-2011 his vehicle was scratched at an unknown location. There are no suspects.
On 3-25-2011 an officer was dispatched to the Tennis Complex in reference to theft. Upon arrival the officer made contact with the complainant, who advised on an un-known date an umpire chair was stolen from tennis court 12. There are no suspects.
Update on Illegal Narcotics Investigation: On 3-25-2011, the University Police Department arrested 1 person associated with the on-going illegal narcotics investiga-tion for delivery of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. As of today, there have been a total of 21 persons arrested. There are 24 suspects at this time.
On 3-26-2011 an officer was dispatched to Steen Hall in reference to a drug complaint. Upon arrival the officer located a subject in possession of marijuana and in possession of drug paraphernalia at Steen Hall. There is one suspect.
On 3-26-2011 an officer was dispatched to University Woods in reference to burglary of a habitation. Upon arrival the officer made contact with the complainant, who advised on 3-26-2011 her debit card and credit card were stolen from her unsecured residence at University Woods.
On 3-27-2011 an officer was dispatched to Lumberjack Lodge in reference to a fire alarm. Upon arrival the officer located an intoxicated subject that was in possession of drug paraphernalia. The subject was transported to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital.
On 3-27-2011 an officer was contacted by a subject who worked for a pizza delivery service. The subject stated on 3-27-2011 a subject signed a credit card receipt for a pizza that was not her pizza. The subject was located at Todd Hall and issued a citation for theft. There is one suspect.
On 3-29-2011 an officer was dispatched to the lobby of UPD in reference to burglary of a motor vehicle. Upon arrival the officer made contact with the complainant, who advised on 3-38-2011 a CD player was stolen from his secure vehicle in lot 53. There are no suspects.
On 3-29-2011 an officer was dispatched to lot 58 in reference to a hit and run. Upon arrival the officer made contact with the complainant, who advised on 3-29-2011 her unattended vehicle was damaged in lot 58. There are no suspects.
On 3-30-2011 an officer was dispatched to the lobby of UPD in reference to theft. Upon arrival the officer made contact with the complainant, who advised on 3-29-2011 the headlight on his bicycle was stolen from East College Cafeteria or Steen Library. There are no suspects.
On 3-30-2011 an officer was dispatched to the lobby of UPD in reference to theft. Upon arrival the officer made contact with the complainant, who advised between 3-7-2011 and 3-30-2011 her unsecured bicycle was stolen from the bicycle rack at Hall 20. There are no suspects.
On 3-31-2011 an officer observed two subjects in Lot 43 whom he knew had active criminal trespass warnings from SFA’s campus. The officer made contact with the sub-jects and arrested them. Both subjects were transported to the Nacogdoches County Jail without incident. There are two suspects.
On 3-31-2011 an officer observed graffiti on a power transformer box near Hall 20. There are no suspects.
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Undergraduate academic achievements and research will be recognized at the an-nual Undergraduate Research Conference at SFA from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Regent’s Suite A and the Twilight Ballroom of the Baker Pattillo Student Center.
More than 50 students from the University’s six colleges will share research and projects from the previous academic year. Project topics represent a diversity of SFA student scholarship and include ex-aminations of rural poverty, research on the benefits of green tea for overall health,
a geospatial analysis of population change in Texas, a study of the student investment center’s returns and a Nacogdoches Public Library mural project.
“One of the things we are most proud of at SFA is the extent of meaningful engage-ment between faculty and students,” said Dr. Richard Berry, provost and vice presi-dent for academic affairs.
“The breadth and depth of undergradu-ate research on our campus is an impres-sive indicator of how much student-teacher interaction is going on. It all makes for a
greatly enhanced educational experience for our undergraduate students.”
Six University Scholars selected from each college will present an in-depth analy-sis of their research findings in the Twilight Ballroom. University Scholars include: John Ramsey and Chris Boatman, Nelson Rusche College of Business; Michelle Carr and Bridget Livingston, James I. Perkins College of Education; June Parker, College of Fine Arts; Halden Packard, Arthur Temple College of Forestry; Zachary Overfield, College of Liberal and Applied Arts; and
Katie Mitchell and Sherri Dornak, College of Science and Mathematics. Students from all six colleges also will present their research through poster presentations and demon-strations in the Twilight Ballroom.
The conference is open to the public. For a detailed list of participants and their re-search topics, visit www.sfasu.edu/honors/urc/index.asp. For more information about the conference, contact Dr. Leslie Cecil at (936) 468-3980 or e-mail [email protected].
Undergraduate research, projects to be presented Thursday
The Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to help homeown-ers along the Azalea Trail get ready for next year’s big springtime event. To do so, the CVB presents the 3rd annual Extreme Makeover Nacogdoches Yard Edition.
“We are-thrilled to present this contest to our h o m e o w n -ers along the trails,” said Sherri Skeeters, as-sistant direc-tor of the CVB. “We couldn’t have pulled it all togeth-er without
the support of our sponsors and the SFA Gardens.”
All homeowners along the three aza-lea trails are encouraged to enter the con-test. The CVB is looking for one special front yard along each of the three differ-ent driving trails that they can enhance with beautiful azaleas, donated by the SFA Gardens. Entries must bereceived by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 11, in order to be se-lected by a panel of expert judges. The aza-leas will be donated by Dragonfly Nursery, mulch by Bailey Bark Materials,and Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful will be assisting with labor. The makeover will take place in the fall, just in time to make the special front yards breathtaking during next year’s Azalea Trail. Before and after photos will be displayed on the Azalea Trail website and will be recognized during the azalea season.
“We really hope this is something we can continue to do every year,” said Skeeters. “The Azalea Trail brings in thousands of visitors to the Oldest Town in Texas each spring. We really hope our extreme make-over will help to enhance the already beau-tiful trail.”
Along with the Extreme Makeover, Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful will be sponsor-ing their Landscape Leadership awards in partnership with the Nacogdoches Azalea Trail. An independent panel of judges will drive each trail to pick the three most beau-tiful yards that feature azaleas.
“This award allows us to recognize the home owners that spend countless hours in their yards every spring,” Skeeters said.
The contest entry form as well as the rules and regulations are available online at www.nacogdochesazaleas.com or by call-ing the CVB at 936-564-7351.
Entries for Extreme Makeover Nacogdoches Yard Edition due April 11
Robert and Joan Kennedy, 618 Park Street, were the winners on the Southern Indica Trail for the 2010 Extreme Makeover Nacogdoches Yard Edition.
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Rip. Ring. Crunch. These sounds are annoying no matter
where you are, especially during a concert or recital. These sounds are distracting and signal that an audience member has better things to do than just listen.
Concert etiquette is something that is grossly ignored by many audience mem-bers, and not just students, but parents and community members as well.
Etiquette. Manners. This is all stuff we were taught at a young age, if not by our parents, then by our teachers or others.But I think it is time for a quick refresher course. These lessons need not be applied to just concerts, but also to theatre produc-tions, movies, lectures, any formal setting or setting in which others are trying to pay attention.
My boyfriend and a few of my friends are SFA musicians. Meaning, despite the fact
that I am a social work major, I have been to my share of concerts and recitals on campus. There is a wide variety of people in the audiences at these concerts—students there to satisfy the recital requirement of their music appreciation course, friends and family supporting the performer, music majors there just to get their recital credit, musicians actually seeking to glean some musical knowledge or experience. No mat-ter where you fall in that spectrum, it is important that you behave in a way that re-spects the performers and allows others in the audience to fully enjoy the experience. Also, most of the concerts and recitals are recorded.
Here are five simple guidelines to ensure that you aren’t a disruption:
1) Don’t talk. This is the most obvious et-iquette rule yet sometimes the hardest not to break. We all have opinions and want to share them. Just wait until after the concert, no matter how strongly you feel about what you just heard. “Talking is unacceptable, even if you are whispering,” junior Amanda Smith said.
You may be disturbing the performers as well as the audience. Also, it is not ap-propriate to cheer or whistle for performers. This is not a sporting event. Please refrain from whooping and yelling, whether they have started playing or not. One function of
student recitals is to prepare student musi-cians for a professional performance at-mosphere. Cheering them on as they cross the stage does not create a professional atmosphere.
2) Stay seated. Try to stay seated the en-tire concert. They usually aren’t very long, but if you must get up, wait until a stopping point. Don’t move during a piece. If you leave, don’t come back in the middle of a piece either. Also, try not to shift around in your seat a lot. It is distracting to those around you. Stay for the entire concert. I have not noticed this so much at SFA recit-als, but it is a problem at other places. Don’t leave after you’ve seen what you came to see or because you’re bored. It is inconsiderate of the performers and distracting to the audience.
3) Make sure your cell phone isn’t dis-tracting. At the beginning of every concert, the audience is reminded to silence cell phones, but there is always that one cell phone that goes off. Make sure that isn’t your phone. Ring tones aren’t the only way cell phones are distracting. “Your cell phone may be on silent, but if the faint light from the phone catches the corner of my eye, it is distracting and interrupts the active listen-ing it takes to appreciate many of the works that can be heard here on campus,” Taylor said.
4) Keep your notes and programs quiet. Many students may have to write a re-view or paper of the concert. It’s fine to take notes, but do it quietly. Of course, you shouldn’t crumple up sheets or anything, but be aware that the slightest movement of your notes can be distracting. “Even page turns can be heard well across the recital halls,” Russell said. Another thing I’ve no-ticed as a distraction is the movement of programs. Just keep it open, if you are going to follow along. Don’t roll it up, then decide you want to know what movement is next, and make a ton of noise.
5) Clap at the right times. Music pieces are often divided into movements. Non-musicians may not be familiar with this term. Dictionary.com defines a movement as “a principal division or section of a sona-ta, symphony, or the like.” In a piece divided into movements, the performers will stop playing, but that does not mean the piece is over. Don’t clap after each movement. Follow along in the program and clap when the entire piece is finished. If you clap in the wrong place, you may be doing more than just disrupting those around you. “They make recordings of the entire piece not just individual movements,” Russell said.
Respect musicians and audience mem-bers by paying attention and displaying proper etiquette.
Another year older, another year wiser...at least that’s what I’m telling myself.
It’s been almost a year since my last column ran in The Pine Log, and I’m sure some of you are wondering why my byline is appearing on this page again. I graduated from SFA last May, and about a month later, I landed a job at the Daily Sentinel here in Nacogdoches.
When Pine Log Opinions Editor Garrett Cook asked me to write a guest column for The Pine Log, I wondered what I could say that I’ve learned in the last year. The truth is, my time at the Sentinel has opened my
eyes to several new ideas and opportuni-ties.
Most students who graduate from SFA are typically ready to move to another city or area of the state, and I for one had no idea I would be returning to Nacogdoches so quickly. I grew up in Dallas County, so I’ve always been used to life in the suburbs or big city.
However, since I began working for the Sentinel, I’ve learned so much about how the city, school and county entities func-tion. I’ve also come to realize the people who live and work in Nacogdoches truly do care about seeing this city grow and flour-ish.
The campus myth that city officials don’t want a bigger mall or stores like Target, for example, to open in Nacogdoches because they want to keep things “old school” is simply not true. Companies like Target look for areas that meet specific characteristics, like income and population.
Working in Nacogdoches is an entirely different world compared to attending class
every day on campus. As a student, I never had any money, I constantly ate ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches, and I didn’t really pay attention to life outside the campus bubble.
One of the biggest challenges for me when I entered the “adult world” was defi-nitely adjusting to working eight hours a day, five days a week. It probably took me six months to make that change from just going to class for two or three hours a day. Working at least 40 hours a week is also tir-ing but rewarding. But now, the days usu-ally go by quickly.
When I was in college, studying journal-ism, I dreamed of the day I could work for a daily newspaper. I didn’t care where I had to go, or what I had to write about, I just knew journalism was the profession for me.
I cover local education issues at the Sentinel, but since we’re a tight-knit news-room staff, we all cover fires, car wrecks and other natural disasters as they come. When I was taking my journalism classes at SFA, I always wondered how I could ever
cover a car accident or write an obituary.Several weeks after my first day at the
Sentinel, I had to go out to cover my first car accident. I was terrified. I had heard horror stories about reporting on car accidents and fires, but it turned out to be not as scary as I thought.
At every fire or accident, there is a police officer, sheriff’s deputy or firefighter who is “working” the scene, and they are able to answer any questions and show you what happened. While they are still moments of human tragedy, they are now moments that I feel more adept at handling.
There are days every once in awhile when I find myself wishing I could still wake up 10 minutes before class, slip on a pair of flip flops and grab a Pop-Tart before heading out the door. But when I’m at work and my fingers finish typing out one of my stories for the next day, I know I’m in the right place.
Marie is a reporter at the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel.
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How not to annoy people and musicians at concerts
Axes Down to those who would stick a knife in your back and slowly twist it. Like Kid Cudi says, “Haters shake my hand,w but I keep the sani-tizer on deck.”
Axes Up to base-ball season being back! No Cliff Lee, no problem for the Rangers. Off to a 2-0 start this season against the Red Sox, who are heavily fa-vored to win the AL this year. Excellent!
Axes Up to AMC. With great reviews pouring in for their newest series, The Killing, premiering tonight, they’re over-taking FX to become the HBO of basic cable. Now if they’d just get Mad Men back on the air.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Sergio Leone gave cinema the spaghetti western, but there isn’t yet an equivalent term for Scandinavian riffs on the classic hard-boiled detective yarn. The Killing, a fantastic new AMC adaptation of a popular Danish television series, certainly qualifies as a smorgasbord thriller. It’s unnerving how well the Nordic sensibility fits a genre that for a long time seemed indisputably and inimitably violent and American, par-ticularly given that Sweden, Norway and Denmark have homicide rates that suggest that they have more mystery writers per capita than murders.
There are so many Scandinavian crime solvers besides Henning Mankell’s gloomy detective, Kurt Wallander, or Steig Larsson’s hacker heroine, Lisbeth Salander. Yet even among all those popular imports, The Killing stands out — it is as scary and sus-penseful, but in a subdued, meditative way that is somehow all the more chilling.
This American version of Forbrydelsen, which begins on Sunday, relocates the story to Seattle, a West Coast city that in climate and moodiness comes as close as any to Northern Europe. The first season on AMC is shorter than the original 20-part Danish series, which transfixed viewers in Britain, subtitles and all. But the AMC interpreta-tion is faithful to the three-strand plot, characters and mood of the original, so much so that it almost seems like a per-fectly dubbed foreign-language film. The premiere opens with two women running, one a jogger striding purposefully through Arcadian woods at the break of dawn, the other a terrified girl, clothes torn, crashing through trees and bramble in the dark of night, followed by an implacable flashlight.
The murder of a high school girl quickly en-twines the police, the victim’s family and a prominent local politician.
Mireille Enos plays Sarah Linden, a ho-micide detective who is supposed to move to California with her fiancé, but catches the case on her last day on the job. Sarah is quiet, even contemplative, an observer who is paired with a brash junior partner, Stephen (Joel Kinnaman), who previously worked narcotics undercover. They track down the victim’s parents, Stan Larsen (Brent Sexton) and his wife, Mitch (Michelle Forbes), and along the way find that their case is complicated by the mayoral cam-paign of Darren Richmond (Billy Campbell), a handsome city council president.
AMC has a good track record of introduc-ing dramas that are not comparable to any-thing else. Mad Men wasn’t a fluke, because Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead are, in their own ways, equally good. Rubicon, a 1970s-style spy thriller, was a disappoint-ment that was quickly canceled, but it was at least a noble attempt to try something new.
In many ways The Killing is the oppo-site of American television’s most popular crime series. Procedurals like Bones on Fox or Criminal Minds on CBS keep a light touch as they showcase ever more grotesque and disturbing images of violence. A recent epi-sode of Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior featured a serial killer who chopped off his victims’ limbs while they were alive, beheaded them, then stuffed the remains in barrels of cement. Visual horror on these network shows is amplified with music and lurid sound effects, then deflected with calculated flecks of humor; each team has quirky secondary characters whose ban-ter assures viewers that they will not have nightmares once the episode wraps up.
On the new AMC series, horror lies main-ly in the consequences of a crime, not its grisly execution, and that can’t be laughed off in time for the commercial break. The camera doesn’t linger long, if at all, on a brutally murdered corpse. It closes in unre-lentingly on the grief of parents who refuse even to concede their child could have gone missing, or on the pain of a friend who feels responsible for not doing more to protect the victim.
And while the murder investigation is stark and unrelenting, relationships change, and buried secrets are revealed in ways that are too intriguing to set aside. Recently, the crime series that came closest to The
Killing was another imported show, Durham County, a Canadian thriller that was shown on Ion and that was creepily suspenseful, unrelentingly grim and quite addictive.
There have been plenty of dark, cheerless murder mysteries on television. The Killingis as bleak and oppressive as any, but it’s so well told that it’s almost heartening. Murder is tragic, of course, but viewers may find themselves wishing for Seattle to provide many more to keep Detective Sarah Linden at her desk.
AMC impressively adapts ‘Nordic noir’ for Americans
COURTESY PHOTOMireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman star in AMC’s latest series, The Killing. The series is being praised for its moody atmosphere, stellar acting, and compelling murder investgiation.
The Killing, adaptation of hugely popular Danish TV series, receiving rave reviews from American critics
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By Stephanie SlabaughSportS Editor
Ontario Senior Kaitlyn Andrews has bro-ken the SFA shot put record , resulting in a major jump to number eight on the track and field national charts.
Andrews’ throw of 51 feet automatically qualifies her for the first round national tournament regardless of her performance at the SLC Meet in May.
“I knew right away that it was my best throw, but my jaw dropped when they an-nounced the time,” Andrews said. I have had that record in my head since my junior year. I would walk past the record board every day.”
Andrews is a five-time All-SLC Thrower and a former conference champion in the indoor shot put.
Breaking the SFA record was the last major goal left on her list to accomplish be-
fore graduation. “I need to make some new goals now,”
Andrews said enthusiastically. Born in Ontario, Canada, Andrews was
brought up by adoptive parents who ex-posed her to athletics at an early age.
Her father was a middle distance runner, and her mother was a tennis player and rhythmic gymnast.
“I am a product of my environment,” Andrews said.
Prior to picking up a shot put, Andrews experimented first with team sports and then with other track events.
It was during a middle school track prac-tice that she found her love.
“I saw a shiny ball fly through the air, and it was like that ‘ah ha’ moment,” said Andrews.
She has been throwing the shot put and discus ever since.
“To be a good thrower, it really comes
down to physics,” Andrews said. “I’m short-er than most, but I have long arms, so I just tell people I’m built like a thrower.”
Off the field, Andrews is studying educa-tion with an emphasis in kinesiology.
“SFA has prepared me for what I want to do,” she said. “They have prepared me to be a teacher, and I love that.”
After graduation Andrews plans to move back to Canada, but it’s not the oldest town in Texas that will ultimately drive her away from the states.
“I come from a small town with cows and horses, so I felt right at home in Nacogdoches,” Andrews said. “But I am very close with my family and couldn’t see my life without them.”
Until then, Andrews said the SFA Track and Field team serves as an extended fam-ily, and she is thankful for their support and friendship.
The SFA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field team wrapped up its second home meet of the season with another dominating per-formance Saturday at Fletcher Garner Track.
SFA finished the day with 19 individual titles. The Ladyjacks recorded eight, while the SFA men won 11 titles. SFA also swept the top three spots in three events, and took the top-two spots in two others. Junior Jon Arthur got the SFA men off to a good start in the field events when he won the hammer throw with a mark of 184-4. It was one of four SFA individual titles of the day and one of two for Arthur. He returned to the throwing circle to win the men’s shot put (58-8.75).
Freshman Clint Harris added another title for the SFA men in the discus throw (173-5), while senior Kaitlyn Andrews made it a clean sweep in the shot put. The school-record holder won the women’s shot with a throw of 51-0.75. SFA continued to pile on the wins in the field events with titles in the pole vault (Colton Ross), women’s high jump (Heather McPherson), and the men’s (Jamal Peden) and women’s (Camelia Sams) long jump.
SFA was just as impressive on the track with numerous titles. The relay teams got
SFA started off on the right foot by sweeping the 400-meter relay. The Ladyjacks recorded a time of 46.45 for the title, while the SFA men won the relay with a time of 40.30. The Ladyjacks also won the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 3:44.19. The SFA men clocked a time of 3:11.37 to complete the sweep of all four relay events. Junior Nick McCloud con-tinued the winning theme by clocking a time of 14.12 to win the 110-meter hurdles. Junior Mary Dickerson added a title for SFA in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.24.
Christian Donald led a women’s sweep in the 400-meter hurdles. Donald clocked a time of 1:03.34 to lead a pack of five Ladyjacks across the finish line. In similar fashion, Josh Taylor took the title in the men’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.35.
Randi Wymer led a trio of Ladyjacks in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. Wymer clocked a time of 11:03.31 to win the event. Junior Mitch Ownbey wrapped up the meet with one final individual victory for SFA. Ownbey crossed the finish line with a time of 15:21.07 to win the 5,000 meters.
SFA returns to action Wednesday in Austin to compete in the Texas Relays.
SFA Track records 19 titles at home meet Saturday
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CourTeSy phoToKaitlyn Andrews has broken SFA’s shot put record, putting herself at number eight on the national charts.
Shot put specialist plans move back to Canada to teach after graduation
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