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Jack Noble in March 2003 at Baghdad Airport in the Fethein Training Barracks.

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TC gives new stamps for old traditions

Veterans Resource Center opens house to student, faculty

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By Jessica GilliganManaging Editor

Traditions Council plans to give its seal of approval to traditions around campus this year. The purpose of the organization is to preserve and promote SFA traditions, and this is the next step to both preserving and promoting those traditions.

TC offi cers and adviser created the Traditions Council Seal of Approval as a way to make more people aware of SFA traditions.

“We’re hoping to approve all of the known traditions fi rst,” Sabrina Wallace, TC

president, said. TC intends to approve

one tradition each month for as long as it needs to. After that, members will seek out smaller traditions within campus departments.

Though there are many traditions from the last nine decades, TC hopes to keep the currently practiced traditions alive through this project. The Baker Pattillo Student Center third fl oor commons room will have a wall with the approved traditions’ certifi cates.

“This way anyone can

By Kasi DickersonEditor-in-chief

By Kasi DickersonEditor-in-Chief

For the fi rst time ever, SFA’s Veterans Resource Center is opening its doors to faculty, staff and students in an open house today from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

The open house is focusing on the events of 9/11 and the Benghazi tragedies, according to John Fontenot, coordinator for the Veterans Resource Center.

“As somber as the day is in remembrance, we want the day to be upbeat and positive,” Fontenot said. “We want people to have a

chance to shake a veteran’s hand and thank them for their service to our country and know that not every veteran is the same; we all come from different backgrounds.”

All who attend the open house can leave their testimonials on how 9/11 affected them or sign their name in the VRC’s sign-in book. There will not be a formal presentation, but refreshments will be served.

“We are the warriors walking on this campus,” Fontenot said. “We

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff Offi ce has confi scated several pounds of synthetic marijuana, known mostly by the name of K-2, that was surrendered by two area stores. Sheriff Jason Bridges said that he had received several complainants about two local stores selling synthetic marijuana.

On Sept. 1, 2011, the 82nd Legislature enacted the fi rst laws against synthetic marijuana, classifying the drug in the Texas Health and Safety Code. There were several key compounds in the drug that were made illegal. Since that time, manufacturers of the

drug have attempted to skirt the system and are continually changing the compounds in the drug of synthetic marijuana to bypass the law.

This has made enforcing the law very diffi cult for area law enforcement. Bridges said the area community is seeing this drug more and more on its streets ,and it is becoming increasingly popular with youth. He said right now when they come across the drug, all they can do is seize it and send it off to the lab for testing. Law enforcement authorities have to wait for several months

for the results of lab test results to see if the drug contains the compounds that have been banned illegal. If the results from the laboratory test are positive, then warrants are obtained for the offense that was committed.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Offi ce is seeking voluntarily compliance from stores that are selling the synthetic marijuana. Bridges said he does not believe that business who are selling the product are informed of the legal consequences of what can occur if the product contains banned

compounds. Store owners are taking a very big chance on the merchandise they are selling from reputable manufactures.

Bridges stated that the manufacturers of this synthetic marijuana are by no means reputable. Most of the packages that are sold contained no information on them about who is manufacturing the product. A store may be unknowingly selling a banned compound form of synthetic marijuana that is coming from an unreliable source.

Selling just four grams or one package of

Sheriff concerned over sale of synthetic marijuana in area stores

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“Initially, I just felt like it was a really bad accident,” said Noble, who in 2001 was serving as a Sergeant E-5 in the Army.

Continuing his morning, Noble tended to one of his soldiers who at the time, wanted to get out of the Army.

“I was watching the news in the lobby and saw the second airplane hit, and that’s when we all knew that it was on purpose,” Noble said. “My soldier turned to me and said, ‘Something wasn’t right.’ He actually turned, tore up his paperwork and wanted to go re-enlist. He changed his mind

about getting out.”At 9:03 a.m. United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into floors

77-85 of the WTC’s South Tower, 17 minutes after the first plane hit, according to the 9/11 memorial website.

Noble remembers what it was like witnessing the attacks on TV.

“It’s like getting hit in the gut,” Noble said. “It takes all your wind out because you know that there are innocent lives there being lost and just how desperate of a situation it was and imagining how it felt for the individuals on the

ground there.”Twelve years ago today, America was forever changed

when 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airplanes, crashing two into the North and South Towers of the WTC, one into the Pentagon and one into an empty field in western Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 people according to the 9/11 memorial website.

After burning for 56 minutes, the WTC South Tower

Pouring his cup of coffee, he began his day just like any other Tuesday morning at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Jack Noble had just finished his physical training, changed into his military uniform and started watching the news, as was his morning ritual. As he peered at the TV, tragedy struck as an

American symbol of strength and prosperity crumbled into a cloud of black smoke as the United Airlines Flight 11 crashed into floors 93-99 of the World Trade Center’s North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001.

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By Rachel PierceContributing Writer

The new SFA organization RISE (Reaching Individual Students Effectively) officially started on Aug. 26.

Marcus Owens, founder and for-mer president of RISE and owner of LiveToMARS (Making a Reality Surface) clothing line, wanted to make a difference in young children’s lives.

“I have always had a passion and natu-ral care for the youth,” Owens said.

The opportunity to mentor on a vol-unteer basis through RISE began in December 2011. Owens was doing a P.E. observation for one of his kinesiol-ogy classes at Thomas J. Rusk Academy of Fine Arts, an elementary school in Nacogdoches.

Diane Brister was the counselor at the elementary school when she spoke with Owens about the issues that existed in the spirit of some of the students.

Brister asked Owens if he was open to mentoring and if he could bring more SFA students to join. Since then, Owens formed RISE and has been on a mission to recruit mentors and help make a differ-ence in children’s lives.

The Board of Trustees for the

Nacogdoches Independent School District honored RISE on April 18 for its partner-ship with Thomas J. Rusk Academy of Fine Arts.

Doris McClain is the new counselor at the elementary school since Brister moved on. McClain said she’s heard a lot of great things about RISE, and everyone is excited for the organization to start up again this fall.

Jasmine Wheeler, president of RISE, knew she wanted to volunteer for RISE when she first heard about it during one of the Impact sessions in the spring of 2012.

“I wanted to be involved in something where I could actually make a difference,” Wheeler said.

She is currently a junior majoring in elementary education, so working with children at the school is a perfect fit, Wheeler said.

Owens is a senior and plans to be-come a high school football coach and an English teacher. One of his ultimate goals is to own his own business and open a youth center for children.

RISE has grown to a total of 40 regis-tered mentors within a little over a year. T o get involved, contact RISEtoMARS@gmail.com for more information.

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By Rachel PierceContributing Writer

Fashion N Motion will be holding its tenth fashion show under new president Ja’Leah Davis.

FNM is an SFA organization that raises awareness through fashion.

Last fall FNM produced “Unmasking Reality,” which was a fashion show that raised awareness for the different stereo-types and sexualities in the world that people sometimes try to avoid.

The spring 2013 fashion show, “Project Red,” brought about AIDS awareness through different types of clothing. In the spring of 2012, FNM brought in a speaker that had been infected with AIDS and who really opened the eyes of many in the crowd.

The theme for this fall is the seven dead-ly sins. This fashion show will help bring awareness by showing the different ways you can commit a sin without knowing it.

FNM held its first day of tryouts Tuesday on the third floor of the BPSC, Room 3.101. Around 30 male/female runway models and seven stage models will be selected. Final tryouts are 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12.

The attire for tryouts is a white shirt and jeans for both males and females. Males need to wear closed toe shoes and females need to wear heels, no wedges are allowed.

The fashion show, entitled “Se7en” Deadly Sins,” will be held on Oct. 31, which is Halloween. Each segment will be wrapped around the seven different sins , and there will be live acting and many more surprises.

Davis replace Jacqueline Polk as presi-dent of FNM.

“I am more than ready to fill Jacqueline Polk’s shoes. It has been my passion for a while to bring my many ideas into effect. I am ready to lead my team to victory and to put on a show that SFA has never seen before.”

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By Atalie WaldingSocial Media Manager

Three undergrad art students at SFA are giving Nacogdoches a gift of beauty through their artwork, which could become a historical landmark.

Daniel Baugh, Levi Smith and Santiago Escobedo are the mas-terminds behind the mural titled, “The Winds of Change.” The mural communicates appreciation for the city, which houses their uni-versity and focuses on the original pioneer of this area, Chief Caddo.

Three Skies Management, the apartment management company that commissioned the project, believes this mural creates a sym-bolic relationship between the city and SFA students.

“The benefit of doing a mural like this is to let the town of Nacogdoches get exposed to the talent SFA students bring,” Guy Moskowitz, co-owner of Three Skies, said. “And it doesn’t need to be just art; it could be acting, dancing, writing; any subject. It is time for the older people and business people of Nacogdoches to use students from SFA, other-wise their talent is just wasted. My partner Shannon Solly, who re-sides in Nacogdoches, has wanted to change this building ever since he laid his eyes on it. Now we are making that a reality.”

The canvas is the wall on the side of The Russian River Apartments facing East Austin Street, measur-ing 18 feet by 108 feet. The wall was composed of solid grey brick be-fore the artists got their hands on it. Now it is impossible for passers-by to ignore the masterpiece the students have designed.

“It really makes the apartments stand out,” Brenton Maddox, a resi-dent at The Russian River, said. “Before, when you drove by you couldn’t really tell that they were apartments. Now, the mural really helps define that.”

The mural illustrates Chief Caddo with his hands extended, offering the gift of change to the town of Nacogdoches. The mural begins as a natural looking depic-tion of this area before it was set-tled, then progresses to a modern cityscape of Nacogdoches.

Buildings that are iconic to the oldest town in Texas are featured, such as Zion Hill Baptist Church, the Old University Building and the Lone Star Feed sign.

SFA is represented by Steen Hall, with beams of violet and purple lighting the skyline to represent the Lumberjack spirit. But this vi-sion does not stop with modern Nacogdoches; it extends to those who will reside here in the future.

Residents agree that these mu-rals help make the town just a little more exciting.

“[The Austin Street mural] breaks up that just-another-small-town kind of thing, it really gives

that artsy-hip college town vibe,” Nathan Wackett, a resident at The Californian apartments, said.

Baugh is excited to be a per-manent part of the residents’ lives in an aesthetic way. According to Baugh, “There is nothing like painting something larger than life and seeing how the residents respond and grow to love it over time.”

Moskowitz hopes this mural will bring visitors to Nacogdoches and help them want to become a part of our culture.

“We chose to do a timeline to boost the town in a way that will make people want to come and see this art and be a part of Nacogdoches,” Moskowitz said. “We don’t want people to come and visit only during events like The Blueberry Festival. W e should be celebrating every day like it’s a festival.”

And residents agree that the

mural brings something special to the complex.

“I think it’s kind of cool that the apartment complex I live in is showing off a whole city’s his-tory,” Rachel Vanderene, a tenant at Russian River, said.

This mural spans the past, pres-ent and future, communicating a message of tribute to Nacogdoches’ history while giving SFA students the opportunity to show off their skills.

“We’ve all wanted to do this for a long time, we really wanted to expand and put our mark on Nacogdoches,” Smith said. “And on top of that, we have gotten a lot of interest from people in acquiring murals for their businesses, and it would be amazing if we could graduate and have work within our field already set up locally.”

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Photo by Atalie Walding/The Pine LogChief Caddo appears on the side of The Russian River, an apartment complex on Austin Street. Three SFA art students created the mural after Three Skies Management comissioned the project.

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• Veterans Resource Center Open House

in the BPSC VRC11-3 p.m.

Refreshments provided

• Light Up the Night! Glow-in-the-dark fun at Intramural Fields

8 p.m. Free food after soccer game!

• “We are all Americans”

discussion in the Twilight Ballroom

7-8:30 p.m. By the Offi ce of

Multicultural Affairs

Wednesday, Sept. 11

• Bump It Up! Bumper cars outside

the student center11-2 p.m. Free food!

Thursday, Sept. 12 • Check out that

Axe decorating with Purple Haze Assn. in the free speech area

8 p.m. Bring an axe handle!

Friday, Sept. 13

Here is a calendar of next week’s events.

Three SFA art students mastermind historic-themed wall painting at apartment complex

COIN TOSS | Sept. 17, 18

First-ever SFA coin toss at the Stephen F. Austin statue

19 hours and 23 minutes

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17

8 a.m. to 3:23 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18

Donate coins to the SFA area or areas of your choice,including academics, athletics and scholarships.

University representatives will be on handto assist participants who wish to donate

to a specific academic area or scholarship fund.

For more information, visit www.sfasu.edu/giving.

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RISE provides volunteer mentors

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walk in there and see the traditions,” Wallace said.

The Tradition Council’s adviser, president, vice president and the organization’s president will sign the certificates.

“The other organization’s representative is kind of like a witness,” Wallace said.

Last year, TC promoted ‘a tradition of the month,’ but the seal is intended to spread the knowledge to more people in a consistent way.

“Since we can’t decide what’s real or not, we are letting everyone know that they are TC approved,” Wallace said.

Media Relations officer, Taylor

Grimes added, “I think this will be a great way to get students and alumni aware of more traditions.”

It’s also good publicity for the organizations involved. TC is reaching out to other organizations to help with the certification process. The first tradition they are approving is Jacks Charge at a ribbon cutting ceremony before Jacks Charge at 4:50 p.m., Sept. 14.

TC will also honor the Purple Haze Association at this time. Purple Haze Association’s President, Carla Oliver will be the fourth signee on the certificate of approval.

For additional information about the Tradition Council Seal of Approval, call 936-468-6721.

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collapsed in 10 seconds at 9:59 a.m. and at 10:28 a.m. the North Tower fell, turning Manhattan into a swirling pile of debris, according to the 9/11 memorial website. At 10:15 a.m., the East Ring of the Pentagon fell in Virginia.

Panic consumed the nation as officials, news media and citizens tried to make sense of the unexplainable.

“We started catching rumors and intelligence reports started flooding in,” Noble said.

Due to a monthly cycle, Noble’s unit was already on deployment status, so Noble began preparing his gear, his soldiers and his inventories in case he received orders.

“The first 24 hours after it happened they put us on lockdown. Then we were just doing gear inventories, equipment maintenance—checklists after checklists,” Noble said. “Our higher command was expecting us to get called at that time, but it wasn’t till a few weeks later that our sister unit got called up. They left and then we left in February of 2002 and that’s when we deployed to Afghanistan.”

Before leaving American soil, however, Noble and his soldiers saw firsthand the aftermath of 9/11.

“We had the opportunity to fly over Ground Zero on the way to Afghanistan,” Noble said. “The pilot was able to bank the plane where we could see Ground Zero. It looked like a huge rock pile. We passed over at night, but you could still see the dust in the air while they were working. It was very humbling. Our biggest thing was it was about doing our best to make sure it didn’t happen again.”

Following the 9/11 attacks, former president George W. Bush announced America’s “War on Terrorism” on Sept. 20, 2001 in his address to Congress, according to ABC news.

Noble, who is now a parking and traffic officer at SFA, served six years in the Marine Corps and six years in the Army, making him no stranger to serving overseas.

“The biggest reason why I went overseas was to try and make sure that the world I lived in everyday was a better and safer place for my family. I had a 3-year-old daughter at that time and she still remembers me being deployed and the effect that it had on her and how grateful she is that I made it home,” Noble said. “The problem for a lot of the veterans coming back is it is hard for us to adjust coming home because you have to leave so much of yourself in those types of environments when you are in combat. That’s been the biggest challenge and also the most

gratifying for me is coming home all the way.”

In Afghanistan, Noble worked in an anti-tank missile platoon, light infantry and he also spent time as an armorer working on the weapon systems. He says serving “wasn’t about payback per say, it was about justice.”

Millions of men and women served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

“You didn’t know who your enemy was because they didn’t wear uniforms. For the most part they would use children or women or anything they could to kill Americans,” Noble said. “There were a lot of mine fields left over from the war with the soviets and they weren’t marked on any maps so you were constantly in threat of that.”

Noble spent about 8-9 months in Afghanistan before rotating back to the U.S. for additional training. He feels like while he was home he was living in a constant training scenario without a mental break, but in March 2003, he was deployed again to Iraq.

On May 2, 2011, Noble received an unexpected birthday gift when news hit the U.S. that Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden had been killed.

“I looked at it the same way I did when they captured Sadam because I was aware of the assets on the ground that were continuously looking for him. It was just a matter of time,” Noble said. “It was a nice set of closure.”

Today, two twin reflecting pools stand in the footprints of the Twin Towers as a reminder of those killed in the terrorist attacks of 9/11, according to the 9/11 memorial website.

These pools are the largest manmade waterfalls in North America and host the names of everyone who died in the 2001 and 1993 attacks. The 9/11 memorial website describes the pools as “a powerful reminder of the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil and the greatest single loss of rescue personnel in American history.”

The events of 9/11 effected and continue to effect millions of people. Whether its an image of the Twin Towers crumbling to the ground consuming all in their paths or the silent reminder of the bravery responders showed in our nation’s time of need, America must not forget.

“Whether it is Pearl Harbor, the Pentagon, some forgotten pasture in Pennsylvania or the towers, too much blood has been spilled not to remember,” Noble said. “The only way I can truly give thanks and honor to the friends and loved ones that I have lost is by living my life better every day.”

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encourage everyone to come in and tell the stories of what 9/11 means to them because if affected everyone. We want stories from both sides.”

The VRC hopes this event will connect veterans with staff, faculty members and students.

“It’s an opportunity for SFA as a family to come into the VRC and see what we do and who we are,” Fontenot said. “We are asking for inclusion on campus and to have interaction with the student body.”

The VRC is located on the first floor of the Baker Pattillo Student Center, next to the Chick-Fil-A.

Freedom: 9/11 brings memories of service

Traditions: Keeping SFA’s history alive

VRC: Meet and greet

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the material is a felony of the 1st degree. As you can see the consequences can be very serious. Then we have to look at the health and safety issue that the drug presents to our general public. This is a drug that has had some serious impacts on our youth all across our nation. There have been numerous reports of many using the drug that would later have to be institutionalized in a mental facility. We are seeing an increase in the use on our streets and increase of patients that have used the drugs in our hospitals.

Sheriff Bridges stated that the synthetic marijuana confiscated will be sent to the DPS lab for testing. We have about 20 different name brands

of synthetic marijuana being sold here in Nacogdoches. When we get the results back from those tests we will be able to know what different name brands are in violation of the law, this will help the Sheriff Office be more aggressive in enforcing the current law. Sheriff Bridges will also use the results of those test to encourage law makers to ban the other substances that are currently getting around the law by using different compounds in there synthetic Marijuana.

The Sheriff Office encourages the community to speak with their children about the harmful side effects that synthetic marijuana contains. The increase in the drug popularity with our youth and the easy access to the drug is a big concern.”

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Photo By Kasi DickersonIn the Memorial Plaza, two twin reflecting pools, each about an acre in size, sit in the footprints of the Twin Towers. The names of the victims of both the Sept. 11 and Feb. 1993 attacks are engraved on the waterfall walls.

Remembering 9/11The events of Sept. 11, 2001, shook millions of lives and forever changed America.

We at The Pine Log want to hear what you remember about that tragic day and how 9/11 impacted you. Share your story online at The Pine Log’s Facebook.

• Also read our veteran’s feature online at www.thepinelog.com.

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I just learned this recipe from my mom when I was back home a couple of weeks ago from the second summer session here at SFA. It’s one of my favorite things she cooks, and I decided I wanted to learn how to make it. Breaded Chicken is not only scrumptious, but for how much chicken you make out of it, it’s priced quite reasonably. All of the ingredients were purchased from Kroger and except for the bread crumbs, it’s all Kroger branded as well. All in all, this recipe will cost you $24, but you will be able to use most of these ingredients multiple times.

Another great thing about this recipe is you can use it for other meats such as fish (tilapia is good for this) and pork chops. Oh, and for the SFA dorm dwellers, every hall has a community kitchen packed with an oven and stove at your disposal.

Ingredients:• Boneless, skinless chicken breasts• Eggs• Plain Progresso Panko Crispy Bread

Crumbs• Bleachless, All-Purpose Flour• Garlic Salt• Olive Oil

Steps• Place the flour and bread crumbs

into separate bowls or containers large enough to hold the chicken

• Crack three to four eggs, place them in a bowl or container large enough to hold the chicken and stir them together until they are liquid

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees• Turn the stove on to medium settings

and place a skillet on the stove • Thoroughly cover each piece of

chicken in flour, eggs and bread crumbs. Make sure you cover the chicken in that respective order.

• Pour the olive oil in the skillet and stir it around until the skillet’s surface is covered

• Cook both sides of each piece of chicken until you get a golden-brown surface. Add olive oil when necessary.

• Place chicken onto cookie sheet and sprinkle the garlic salt on top of each piece.

• Put chicken in the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes.

• Take chicken out of the oven, flip each piece over, sprinkle salt on the new side and place the chicken back in the oven for another 8-10 minutes

• Take chicken out of the oven. Let it sit and cool for 3-5 minutes.

• Remember to turn off the stove and oven.

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By Robbie KeyEntertainment Editor

If there is at least one thing a major-ity of college students do not get enough of, it’s a nice, tasty meal

within their budget.Sure, Ramen noodles are a decent and

ridiculously cheap alternative, but people get tired of eating the same thing over and over again, and unlike Snickers, Ramen

doesn’t satisfy your hunger.That’s why with Cooking Cheap, we

have asked our Pine Log staff members who have experienced cooking delicious dishes to submit their recipes, which are on the lower side of spending. I’ll first show you how to make Breaded Chicken followed by a healthier alternative chick-en recipe by Pine Log Managing Editor Jessica Gilligan.

Breaded Chicken

Photo by Robbie KeyWanna see a video on how to make the chicken? Log on to http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSFAPineLog or check it out on our Facebook page, The Pine Log. (Video producer: Belen Casillas, feature editor)

Less than $25 can make four meals of endless possibility. To save time, I start marinating the balsamic chicken before I start prepping the pesto chicken and am able to make both in one night.

I always keep the following staples on hand because I use them when preparing so many different meals. They’re neces-sary for these meals.

• Organic extra virgin olive oil• Organic balsamic vinegar• Italian seasoning• Garlic powder• Salt• Pepper• Plain Greek yogurt or milk and but-

ter (for the pasta)

Here’s what you’ll need from the store:

• Mission spinach tortillas $3.19• Organic free range chicken cutlets

$8.00• Butoni pesto $3.99• Organic spring mix (lettuce) $5• Annie’s organic pasta $1.39• Kroger shredded mozzarella $1.67

Chicken Options:

Baked Pesto ChickenPrep: 5 minutesCook: 30-35 Minutes

Ingredients:PestoChicken CutletsShredded Mozzarella Cheese

Steps:• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees• Spread a thin layer of pesto on the

bottom of a casserole dish• Place chicken cutlets in dish

• Spread a thin layer of pesto over chicken (be careful not to cross con-taminate!)

• Cover dish with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes or until mostly cooked

• Sprinkle Mozzarella over chicken and cook uncovered for an addition-al 5 minutes to brown the cheese

Grilled Balsamic Chicken• Prep: 5 minutes• Marinade: 1 hour• Cook: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:• Chicken cutlets • Balsamic vinegar• Olive oil• Garlic powder• Italian seasoning• Salt• Pepper

Steps:Making it a meal:Use what you have to make endless com- binations of salads, wraps, and pastas. Some suggestions:

Balsamic grilled chicken wrap:• Tortilla, mozzarella, spring mix and

chicken made into a wrap. I drizzle a little mix of the marinade in the wrap (a new mix, no cross contami-nating!)

• Baked pesto chicken • Serve with pasta or salad• Balsamic g rilled salad• Make the dressing exactly how you

made the marinade (a new mix, no cross contaminating!) and sprinkle with mozzarella

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Healthier Chicken Alternatives

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Cooking Cheaply: Pine Log helps students with budget cooking

By Belen CasillasFeatures Editor

Lose the notebook and pen folks!Step into the dark side with elec-

tronic note taking; it will be the best $2.99 spent since the night you bought three apple pies at McDonalds.

But it’s more than paperless notes.While some professors frown on

the usage of an iPhone or iPad during lecture, the newly updated 5.0 ap-plication should give them a reason to smile.

This app equips a student beyond the traditional learning tools and into a realm of quick, personal and accessible learning. It’s more than converging to electronic note taking. “Notability” has the capacity to trans-form your notes into PDF files, which you can submit via email to your pro-fessors or print through a wireless printer.

The recording tool allows you to record not just lectures, but meetings, interviews and that inspirational love speech at your cousins wedding while typing the dos and don’ts for

your own matrimonial event. Safely kept within the app, you

can go back at any point to listen or read your previous notes.

For courses that require stu-dents to go online for e-books and additional paperless handouts, “Notability” allows you to open Microsoft Word, PDFs, Excel and other files onto a note. You can highlight, import images or write side notes on the documents.

Drooling over the idea that all I will carry one day is an iPad or a tablet of some sort is rather excit-ing. Say ‘adios’ to tape recorders, notebooks, binders, pens, high-lighters and even the old fossils, laptops.

Let’s applaud to the 21st cen-tury’s world of technology, which pushes forward simple and easy

learning methods for students across the globe. Given four stars out of five for its features on iTunes,

“Notability” is available only for Apple products. With cur-rently 439 reviews, the 3-year-old app is still ranked favorite and is still going strong.

App of the week: ‘Notability’ more than just note-taker

Have a favorite app geared for students in mind? Visit the Pine Log’s Facebook page and share it with us.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KASI DICKERSON

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Ask a Jack...What do YOU think about campus parking and ticket policies?

“I live off campus and can never fi nd a spot unless it’s a mile away. My parking pass is pointless because if I need to park close, I have to pay extra.”

“I park in the Lumberjack Landing lot, and the parking situation doesn’t really bother me.”

“I think the price for a permit is fi ne, but there’s not enough commuter parking spaces.”

“I’m tired of it. We pay all of that extra money if we live off -campus and still have a long walk. What if we’re in a rush?”

-Morgan Haning, sophmore animal science/pre-vet major

-Jake Villareal, freshman finance major

-Aubrey Pendergras, junior cinematography -Chris Eli, senior

general business

Kasi DickersonEditor-in-Chief

Parking Justice?

sometimes I lose sight of why I’m in school, especially after a three-

month break where I’m reminded of what it feels like to sleep in, relax and not worry about exams. I wish there was a pause button I could push to stay on summer v a c a t i o n forever. Why waste all this time, energy and money for an education?

It’s all about perspective and how you choose to view the world and your circumstances.

I was born in America, so going to college has always been part of “the plan.” It wasn’t a monumental decision that I made as a teen. To me, it was just the next natural step.

My fi rst college semester I dabbled in education and journalism.

Journalism has always been a part of my life. My mom is a high school journalism teacher, college instructor, photographer and worked for a newspaper and radio station. And ever since I could hold a camera, I have been documenting the world around me. When I took my fi rst college journalism classes, I immediately felt right at home. Interviewing, reporting, photographing and designing consumed my life, and I loved every minute of it.

Even though my college experience has been a true blessing, one week on a cruise ship can make me doubt the logic behind spending my youth crouched over books for a four-year degree. I easily forget that higher education is a blessing and not a right.

In countries like Nigera and Iran, education is not a guarantee. According to the CIA world fact book only 28.7 percent of the population 15 and over can read and write in Nigera while 99 percent of the U.S. population 15 and over can.

Equal education for women is a whole different issue. Last year, Robert Tait reported in his article, “Anger as Iran Bans Women From Universities” that ran in The Telegraph how in Iran females “have been barred from more than 70 university degree courses,” in 36 universities. These courses, “will be ‘single gender’ and effectively exclusive to men,” in the coming academic year.

It amazes me that there are women in our world yearning for an education yet denied the opportunity so many of us, like myself, take for granted.

Well there goes my pity party. Maybe next time I tackle a research paper I should be thankful for every word I can write, read and understand instead of whining about the workload. Maybe next semester when I wake up at 7:30 a.m. for class I should roll out of bed eager to learn and happy instead of grumbling about my early schedule.

Hundreds of females out there desperately desire an education. Most would do anything to get one. All I have to do is wake up a little early, show up for class and study. Besides, Christmas break is right around the corner.

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Kasi Dickerson is a senior, majoring in mass-media.

They are members of an elite brotherhood of loathed professionals. Tax

collectors, lawyers, loan sharks, tow-truck drivers, guillotine op-erators—they all bow at the feet of their leaders: SFA parking tick-eteers.

In the Fall Semester of 2012, 6,565 parking tickets were issued by SFA’s parking and traffic office. The typical ticket costs the viola-tor $40, which adds up to around $260,000 in fines over the course of the semester.

Rules are rules. If you break them, expect to pay. The Eye of Parking Justice is ever-watchful.

Many students have felt the sting of parking fines, and many say they didn’t realize they were breaking the rules when they pulled into their spot. Clarity is the issue at hand. Clayton Harrington, the director of the parking and traffic office, has two

recommendations for avoiding a parking ticket—look at the posted signs to determine the places you are allowed to park, and check the parking website for that informa-tion.

This comes across as obvious advice. But without a permit, just about every sign on campus will tell you to go away and park else-where. So if you don’t want to cough up the dough for one of the permits, it can be easy to “not see” the signs. And they aren’t giving away the permits: com-muter permit—$100; resident per-mit—$133; motorcycle permit— $60.

Once again, the University is sucking every dime out of us they can get away with. Once again, bikers have it easy. Only $60? What’s up with that? Anyway…

It’s understood that construct-ing parking garages and large fields of painted concrete aren’t

free, but why do students have to pay for the right to park on cam-pus? They paid for the right to park their car on their University campus when they paid their tu-ition and fees. If we have to pay extra to store our means of trans-portation, we ought to pay extra to the janitors to store our waste in trash cans and toilets. But no, the University pays for plumbing and trash bags. However, it’s up to the student to pay for parking spots. It is just as necessary for an off-campus student to have a place to park as it is for an off-campus student to use campus restrooms and breathe campus oxygen. But one necessity will cost $100, on top of all the other junk that must be paid for.

Harrington said if everyone was doing the right thing, there would be no need for the parking office. He said they would like to be put out of business because

that would mean everyone was following the rules.

If everyone was doing the right thing, including University offi-cials, then every registered stu-dent who lived off-campus would receive a free parking permit for a designated area somewhere near campus. It doesn’t have to be super close. Tack on a fee for premiere parking spots, but $100 dollars a semester is ridiculous for the bare minimum. I guess the in-centive is to get a motorcycle, save $40 and get all of the chicks.

For now, the rules are concrete, so deal with it. Any student with questions about where they can park without retribution has plen-ty of resources for clarification, including signs, parking maps, the operators inside parking ki-osks, and the parking and traffic section of the official SFA website.

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SportS6page Wednesday, September 11, 2013

By Jordan MossSports Editor

Lubbock—After nearly an hour delay due to lightning storms, SFA fell to 0-2 in the football

season following a 61-13 defeat at the hands of Texas Tech.

The Lumberjacks’ lone touchdown came at the 8:55 mark of the first quarter as they executed a trick play that saw wide receiver Tyler Boyd complete a 75 yard pass off a reverse to fellow receiver Mike Brooks, cutting the lead to 14-7.

The high powered Tech offense, led by freshman walk-on QB Baker Mayfield, responded with 31

unanswered points taking a 45-7 lead into the half.

In the 30 minutes of the game that Mayfield played in, he completed 21-of-30 attempts for 367 yards and three touchdown passes. Tech running back Kenny Williams added two rushing scores on the night.

By comparison, Brady Attaway completed just 12-of-26 for 83 yards before sophomore Joe Minden came into the game during the third quarter.

Minden finished the night 13-of-17 for 129 yards, including a fourth quarter touchdown pass to Marquis Mosley. Mosley finished with five receptions for 91 yards and one touchdown.

The player of the game from SFA

was Brooks, who finished the evening with six receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown.

The Lumberjacks defense did manage to create four turnovers, including freshman Patrick Brown recording his first career interception in the third quarter.

That was not enough to prevent Tech from racking up 731 yards of total offense against SFA. The Red Raiders had 35 first downs in the game to just 16 for the Lumberjacks.

SFA will be looking to get their first win of the season when they face McMurry at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in the home opener at Homer Bryce Stadium.

By Dalton LaFerneyContributing Writer

Denton—They didn’t win Saturday in the UNT sevens rugby tournament, but their presence was felt from the very first pre-game chant to the last tackle.

SFA Rugby, led by club President Ryan Wilkinson, earned the respect of opponents and fans alike.

“Our goals for this tournament were to get on an endurance level as opposed to a sprinting level,” Wilkinson said. “We need be able to play at 100 percent for more than just 50 minutes of the game.”

SFA met the University of Texas on the field first. UT stacked up all 28 of their points before the Jacks hit the try zone. Although the match ended in a point deficit for SFA, the team focused on the positives.

“We came with seven people and they came with 40,” Wilkinson said. “We were able to compete with a school of 100,000 people versus our less than 13,000. In the end, we did lose so we have to step it up on every level of our game.”

After an hour pause, SFA took the field against TCU. The Horned Frogs took an early 14-0 lead. It wasn’t long before SFA was within seven after a hard-fought drive downfield. TCU answered back with two straight trips to the try zone. In the final minutes, SFA made a defensive stand that forced

the possession back to SFA for an eventual try and extra point. The game ended 24-14. Jordan Maddox and Ryan Baxter shared the tries in the match.

“The key was communication and composure,” Baxter, who scored the final try, said. “I think we did a good job of that. We don’t have too many plays so we had to stick to our fundamentals.”

SFA’s finale was against UNT. The match began quickly with several scrums soon after kickoff. The Jacks were on the board first with a try from Maddox. North Texas visited the scoreboard three times before SFA’s Baxter set the score 21-12. The match ended as UNT scored for a final 26-12.

After the final game against UNT, a Texas Christian University player approached the guys to compliment them on their heart and skill throughout the day.

Moving forward, Wilkinson and the team plan to work closely with the fresh group of recruits. The team will play together before travelling to TCU for a tournament next weekend.

“This week in practice the goal is to get these guys acquainted and ready to play so we can have two sides rather than one,” Wilkinson said. “In order for us to compete better, we have to get some subs in and out of the game.”

AIR RAID!

Lumberjacks make presence felt in North Texas sevens tournament

By Dalton LaFerneyContributing Writer

El Paso, Texas—On their way back to Nacogdoches from New Mexico, SFA took a stop in El Paso to beat UTEP in double overtime.

SFA keeper Morgan Glick was in front of the net first for SFA. She was left alone for the majority of the half. At 29:46, UTEP finally made their way to the SFA keeper in Brianna Barreiro as she rewarded Glick with her first and only save of the match.

Earlier in the match, SFA’s Rachel Owens was replaced by Kelly Ann Craig due to injury. Owens did not return to the match. The half ended as UTEP’s Azia Nicholson beat Glick to her lower right for the 1-0 lead. Coach Wally Crittenden again made the halftime goalie change. Lacey Lee played the second half and both overtime periods. In the second half, SFA compensated for their lack of shots with four shots. One of which set the score at 1-1.

Brenda Salazar assisted Craig during the 71st minute. The score stayed the same throughout the second half and forced two overtimes. There were a total of three shots taken by both teams in the initial overtime. None

of the attempts required any work from the keepers.

A hundred minutes in, the second overtime began. Which ever team scored first would leave the completion with the victory. After an intense seven minutes, Zuri Prince made a move as the ball was up in the air. She broke away at sent the ball zooming passed the UTEP keeper. The game was over and Prince had her third goal on the season, her second that weekend.

“What a great game for our players and staff to be a part of,” Crittenden said. “UTEP is an excellent team that competes very hard. They are big and physical and demand our very best the entire match. I am proud of our team today. Going down on the road while being challenged the way we were; all the excuses were there for them to take. They chose to ignore every external factor and invest in the only area that could affect the outcome themselves. This is a great segway into our match on Friday against LSU.”

SFA will next be in action Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. against LSU at the SFA soccer field in Nacogdoches.

dlaferney@thepinelog.com

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Photo by Dalton LaFerney/The Pine LogSFA rugby players go after the ball during a line-out.

Photo courtsesy of SFA AthleticsSFA Running back Keith Lawson breaks away from a Texas Tech defender in the open field

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