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Volume 79 Issue 11
Once upon a time: Playing in an Anachronistic Society By Angela Sanders Features Editor
Cameron hosts 19th annual Beef Cattle Conference.
Nearly every weekend for the past seven years, Lord Gerhardt Pfister has been brought to life by studio art sophomore Thomas Pruitt. Pruitt plays the part of this German noble from the late 1300s-early 1400s for the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). Pruitt is a member of the Barony of the Eldern Hills, Lawton’s own chapter of the SCA, which is a part of the Northern Texas and Oklahoma kingdom of Ansteorra. Anachronism is the representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper or historical order, and that is exactly what the SCA does. According to www.scademo.org, members have the opportunity to participate in activities from every aspect of the Middle Ages, ranging from beadwork to calligraphy to live weapons competitions. They choose the persona of an individual who lived between 600 to 1600 A.D. and then choose the activities in which they want to participate. Pruitt is involved with numerous activities within the Barony of the Eldern Hills. “I am a chivalric heavy weapons fighter, but I try to do a little bit of everything,” he said. “I do metal working and armory, book heraldry, woodworking and persona research.” Lady Thora Ottarsdottir, otherwise known as criminal justice senior Misty Sissom, is also a member of the Barony of the Eldern Hills. “I’ve been playing for about 9 years, so I do a lot,” she said. “[I participate in] calligraphy, illumination, embroidery and persona research. My husband and I call it (SCA) the hobby of 1,000 hobbies. “In all honesty, I have to say that is my favorite part. There is absolutely nothing that you can be interested in that doesn’t have its place somewhere. Everybody is good at something or has the potential to be good at something.”
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A&E
Editor ponders end of Star Wars trilogy. PLEASE SEE PAGE 6
Sports
Students introduce international sport of cricket to Cameron. PLEASE SEE PAGE 8
Voices
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Excellence earns CU educators Hackler Award By Amanda Rundle Staff Writer
Editorial expresses doubt about proposed amendments to the Patriot Act. PLEASE SEE PAGE 3
Next Issue Reporter looks into transition of student e-mail from SquirrelMail to Outlook.
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K. Patricia Cross, Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at the University of California-Berkeley said, “The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate ‘apparently ordinary’ people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners; it is in making winners out of ordinary people.” Two of Cameron University’s own excellent teachers were recognized at a reception to honor their outstanding contributions. In a ceremony held last Monday at 6 p.m. at Cameron’s Duncan campus, Drs. Suzanne Clinton and Karen Youngblood were awarded the 2005 Harold and Elizabeth Hackler Award for teaching excellence. In addition to their name being put on a plaque with other Hackler Award winners, these educators will receive grants to supplement their professional growth. The Hackler awards were created almost
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10 years ago when Harold and Elizabeth Hackler, Cameron University alumni and retired Courtesy Photo employees of Award Winners: President Cindy Ross and this year’s Hackler Award Halliburton, recipients, Associate Professor Karen Youngblood and Professor Suzanne decided to use Clinton, are joined by Elizabeth and Harold Hackler, for whom the prestigious some of their award was named. retirement money to help evaluated by a selection committee of four support the university. They approached Don faculty members, all previous winners, and three Sullivan, former Vice President of University students. The award is made each November. Advancement, in 1996 to offer their assistance. It The Hackler’s initial gift to Cameron was was then that the Hackler Teaching Excellence matched dollar for dollar by the McCasland Awards were created. Dr. Lance Janda said that nominations are solicited annually in September. After Please see HACKLER, page 4 being reviewed by Janda, the nominations are
Native Oil: A Cultural Comparison By David Bublitz Staff Writer
It’s a strange phenomenon that under extreme amounts of pressure or during intense events, one can come to grips with the world around them and perhaps develop a new perspective on life, different from what was originally realized. Nic Ajimine, Cameron University alumni and former Wichita magazine graphic designer and Collegian cartoonist, has shown himself to be a beacon of such a philosophy.
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