Jason Skaggs

By Sam Woolverton

Jason Skaggs, Houston freshman, attended Alief Taylor High School where he was involved in the theatre program and U.I.L. one act play. He played Collin, the lead, in "Two Weeks With the Queen" and was named to the All Star Cast his sophomore year of high school.

Jason’s first play was "Dracula" where he played a minor role his freshman year. He followed with "When You Coming Back Red Rider?" that same year.

Jason is also a sports enthusiast. Jason likes anything from tennis to basketball. He said, “I love to play and watch any kind of sport.”

Jason is a family guy. He has five brothers and sisters. He has an older brother and an older sister, and a younger half brother and twin 3 year-old half sisters. All of his brothers and sisters have the same dad.

Jason also has a dog who he described as,” half Dalmatian, half everything else.” Her name is Patches.

Jason’s car, a Nissan Maxima, has been handed down from his stepmother to his sister and now, while his sister is in Europe teaching English, he is driving.

Jason says he enjoys attending Stephen F. Austin State University. The SFA freshman, who is taking 13 hours this semester, lives in Hall 16. Jason is an undecided major, but plans to major in something in the communications department.

Jason Skaggs has dark hair, hazel eyes and is a lean 5 feet 8 inches tall. He is very quiet and soft-spoken.

Kara Killough

By Kara Lintner

Kara Killough, Baytown sophomore, was involved in an accident when she was just two years old.

As an only child Kara and her mother have been close since birth, so like any other day both Kara and her mother were laying outside in the front yard. Kara’s mother was swinging her around by her arms when her mother tripped over her own feet.

Luckily Kara’s mom fell into the grass only to realize that her daughter had not fallen into the grass with her. She had been thrown onto the concrete driveway that was close by. Luckily a close by neighbor saw these events transpire and called the police. Kara was unconscious for ten minutes and had to be taken to the hospital to run tests to make sure nothing had ahppened to her. They were quite scared that she might have cracked her skull. Luckily there was no damage that was found.

“I wonder if I was born a smart kid or if my mom made me smarter,” said Killough. In her elementary school, Kara was xetremely smart and had the highest IQ of the entire school. She was also on the honor roll up until she graduated from high school as number 37 in a class of 472. She was also lucky to have been able to attend Stephen F. Austin State University on
an academic excellence scholarship.

Kara is also blessed in the fact that while most small children do stupid things and end up going to the hospital, she made her first and last visit when she was two years old.

She said, “That was the only time I have ever been to the hospital and I hope that I never have to go again.” Most two year olds probably have no remembrance of many things in those years. However, even though she doesn’t remember exactly what happened she has a vague recollection due to the countless renditions her mother gives her of that dreadful day.

Kara also said, “I am not a risk taker because I am terrified of being hurt again and having to the hospital once more.”

One good thing that came from this accident eighteen years ago is Kara is a healthy and quite an intelligent girl. She is 5-foot-2-inches tall, has red hair, freckles, hazel eyes, and an athletic build. She is also quite goofy and very friendly to those that she does not know.

“Thank goodness that nothing traumatic came from this accident because in all likelihood something very severe could have happened to me,” said Killough.

Stacy Glover

By Judith Barroeta

A Sigma Phi Lambda finds more confidence and security
with her sister than she was able to in her sorority.
Stacy Glover, Livingston Sophomore, entered the Sigma
Phi Lambda sorority her freshman year but stopped
after one year.

As a whole, Glover was able to make new friends, but
only bonded a select number of girls. When given the
position as a rush captain, she realized she was not
pleased with the sorority.

“When I became rush captain, I began doing a lot of the dirty work for
them and I felt like I was being used,” Glover said.

After rush week, pledge week came. Most sororities
have approximately 45 to 50 girls. During fall
semester, while Glover was rush captain, the Sigma Phi
Lambda had 25 pledges. After this time the sorority
started losing girls. Glover then faced the fact that
being in a sorority was not for her.

“There was too much drama, so I decided to stop being
in the sorority,” Glover said.

Glover, a brown-eyed girl, average height, explained
even though she couldn’t create a bond of sisterhood
with her sorority, she knew she still had one waiting
for her at home. Glover’s sister, who is a senior at
SFA, has always been a support system for her.

When living at home, Glover and her sister used to
fight regularly. Since they have begun college, their
bond has strengthened. Rather than quickly making up a
fight at home, Glover and her sister are able to
easily resolve their disagreements.

“We used to get on each other’s nerves all the time,
but now we put each other in our own places,” she
said.

Glover and her sister used to be roommates at Steen,
but are currently living in an apartment. Because they
have lived together for so long, Glover’s sister is
able to open up more than she normally would.

“She even told me she was bulimic,” Glover said.

In contrast to her sorority, Glover is pleased with
the relationship she and her sister share. They
protect and confide in each other more so than ever.
Glover was hoping a sorority would offer the same, but
her sister came out to be the better solution.

Glover is also a trumpet player for the SFASU
Marching Band and is an advertising major.

“I think this is going to be my last year playing in the band,”
she said, “I am not even a band major and it takes up
time that I could be using for my communication
classes.”

Judith Barroeta

By Stacy Glover

Judith Barroeta, Houston freshman, lives the life of a not so normal college student. Studying, sports, travel, working, and adventure are all a part of her life.

Barroeta usually travels every year to Venezuela to see the country she was baptized in and where her family is from. Barroeta is saddened to say that she has not been able to travel back to Venezuela for two years because of Venezuela's presidency situation with Hugo Chavez. For now she loves taking road trips with her dad.

Taking road trips with her dad has taught her how to feel be comfortable during long car trips. She feels so comfortable that she no longer asks "Are we there yet??" The road trips have become a great bonding experience between her and her dad. Along the way they stop to take pictures of the beautiful landscape, which helped build Barroeta's passion for photography.

Taking road trips with her dad isn't the only thing Barroeta loves to do. She also loves sports. She plays just about every intramural sport. She has played soccer ever since she was little, but fears she doesn't have the time to play for the SFA soccer team. She is constantly at the HPE doing some sort of athletic activity.

"I'm one of those people that has to work out every day or I feel bad about it," said Barroeta. If she isn't playing a sport then she can be found studying. Barroeta is taking 16 hours this semester and realizes it is going to be a lot harder than the previous semester. She still manages to make time to hang out with her friends.

She works at the YMCA back home in Houston where she has been working for two years with the children that attend there. She also coaches and referees soccer and volleyball for 8-12 year olds. However, her school schedule keeps her pretty busy and makes it hard for her to be able to go back at least once a month in order to stay on the pay roll.

"It feels good when I go back after being gone a month and some of the regulars remember me," said Barroeta. She has five siblings, which definitely gives her enough experience to know how to play with kids and keep them entertained. She has two stepbrothers, one half-brother, and two half-sisters.

Barroeta has been on her school yearbook staff since she was in 7th grade. She was section editor from sophomore and junior years and was editor-in-chief her senior year. Now that she is in college and is yearbook-free she misses being involved in a school publication. She applied for the SFA Pine Log staff and hopes to become a part of it.

Currently she is taking pictures with her dad's film camera hoping that she will become a full staff member by submitting her work as a freelancer until the Pine Log makes her the newest member of their staff.

Barroeta is a very multicultural person. She can speak Spanish fluently and also understand Italian. She is not the average college student. She has proven that she is a family oriented and caring person who strives to achieve whatever greatness comes her way. Barroeta's long black hair and brown eyes might make her a Venezuelan beauty, but her individuality makes her who she is today. She might have the appearance of a Venezuelan, but she is also a true Venezuelan at heart.

For her next trip she hopes to go to Washington D.C. to see her boyfriend off before he leaves for Iraq. She hopes to not only to have a wonderful time with him, and see the many glorious sights that Washington D.C. has to offer for the many tourists who visit it each year.

Anna Redmon

By Chelsea Teichman

Anna Redmon, Marshall Texas junior, came from a high school background that has prepared her for her responsibilities as a college student. Anna is a communication major here at SFA.

Graduating from Marshall High School, Anna was a member of many extracurricular activities including, softball, FCA, Future Business Leaders of America, FFA, Future Teachers of America, Anchor Club, and the Junior Symphony League.

"These groups are what taught me responsibility in high school," Anna said, "It wasn't so much the classes in school but the groups I was a part of."

One trip in high school Anna spoke fondly of was her trip to the Shriner's Hospital for children with the Anchor Club. They visited with the young patients there and did crafts with them. This helped the children take their mind off why they were in the hospital.

Anna is currently dating William, who is also a junior from Marshall. Only friends in high school, Anna and William's relationship developed a little later. "I think the only reason it's lasted so long is because we were friends first, that has helped a lot," she said. They will be celebrating a two-year anniversary on May first.

This semester, Anna has become an active member of the Tri-Delta Sorority. Her main reason for joining was to make friends. Already this year she has volunteered for the Humane Society.

"It's a lot of fun being a member of this sorority," Anna said. "I have already met a lot of new people, and they actually help me study. It's a good thing because I tend to procrastinate."

One of Anna's long-term goals at SFA is to make the dean's list. Her current classes include personal fitness, advertising promotion, and principal marketing. Her most motivating class here at SFA was Public Relations.

'Writing papers in that class was not like writing essays for English, Anna said, "Most of them were interesting and I actually wanted to do them."

Fast food is what most college students live off of, but not Anna. Although she does like the Cane's restaurant that just opened up, her favorite foods are pasta, her mom's home made macaroni and cheese, and tacos.

"No matter what type of restaurant I go to I always end up ordering tacos. They're my favorite," Anna said.

One thing Anna enjoys is reading. Unlike some students who read because it is required, Anna enjoys reading on her own time. Some of her favorites include Shop Girl, The Devil wears Prada, and The Notebook. Other things Anna enjoys doing is going swimming and wake boarding.

On the weekends Anna enjoys either going home to see her family and pet shiatsu Pawl, to hang out with her boyfriend William at The Sports Shack, and hanging out with her new friends she's met through her sorority.

Anna is a 20 years old with medium length brown hair. She is slim, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, and dresses casual.

Kara Lintner

By Kara Killough

Kara Lintner, Duncanville junior, was an all-star
soccer player. She had played since the age of four.
So when this blonde, blue-eyed, 5-foot-8-inch, energetic player
arrived to play for the Arlington club team freshman
year of high school, coaches were more than willing to
have her out on the field. Looking back she admits
she never thought there would come a time she didn’t
play.

“There were always minor injuries while playing,”
says Lintner, “as well with any sport.” But what she
wasn’t prepared for was dislocating her left kneecap
that first season.

The real blow to her career came her sophomore year
as Lintner’s team rallied against the American Eagles.

As outside right, Lintner went to cross the ball as
an Eagles’ player charged her. Her opponent’s cleat
pierced the left side of her left kneecap. Lintner
then collapsed to the ground in pain. Coaches and
teammates helped her hobble off the field.

She recalled, “Whenever she made contact with my
knee and I fell to the ground, she started laughing.
It was horrible!” Her fate seemed sealed.

After the incident Lintner popped her own kneecap
back into place. A week of painful practices passed
before she decided to visit a doctor. She found out
that her kneecap not only had been dislocated, but an
MRI confirmed she had torn her meniscus and MCL as
well. This was devastating news to the young player
who knew that several colleges such as Texas A&M,
Texas Tech, and McNeese were already scouting her at
the age 16.

The news didn’t put a damper on her spirits for
long though as she made her way onto the field for
another season against the doctor’s recommendations.
Fighting the frequent aches and pains she finally
agreed to surgery after her junior year.

Lintner confessed, “I was really upset about not
playing so I refused to rehabilitate my knee. I was
angry at the world.”

It was difficult for Lintner to realize she could
no longer play her most precious game. The grassy
soccer field was all she knew all her life. And now,
all Lintner could hold onto was an appreciation for
the game.

She had appreciated the game before the tragic
news and still appreciates it now as a 21-year-old
Stephen F. Austin State University student. Till this
very day she wonders what her life would have been
like without this accident. She knows she would have
attended a different college and would still happily
be playing soccer, probably with a handsome
scholarship in hand.

One instance can change a person’s life forever
and Kara Lintner’s soccer days came to a screeching
halt when her knee got re-injured. She tried to fight
through the pain and the tears, but her body wouldn’t
allow her to play anymore.

Her career was ruined in one game.

Kenneth Dickerson

By Lindsey Johnson

Some students need assistance when it comes to writing notes for class. That's where Kenneth Dickerson comes in.

Kenneth Dickerson, Burkeville senior, has a job as a note taker in the Department of Human Services.

"I work for the disability services in the [Department of] Human Services," he said.

A note taker, he said, is someone who takes notes for someone who can't take notes for themselves.

He has short brown hair and sat in a polite manner with one leg crossed over the other, with an attentive look on his face, ready to answer any questions about his job.

Dickerson said it is just like any other job on campus. "It is a lot like a normal job: you show up and get the classes that you need to go to for the day," he said. Not only does he get paid, he said, but the department works around his schedule.

He said he likes the hours of his job as note taker. "I like howflexible the hours are," he said.

When he is needed the most depends on the semester. "There are new people coming in the fall so that is when more note takers are needed," he said.

In order to become a note taker, Dickerson said, requirements include maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA and taking non-hour courses.

Dickerson said there is a down side, however. He said that he encounters some people who won't take their classes too seriously and will stop attending their classes.

Kenneth Dickerson comes from Burkeville, a small town in deep southeast Texas about 30 miles from a town named Jasper.
"It's in the middle of nowhere," he said.

He graduated from Burkeville High School and attended Angelina College in Lufkin. He graduated from Angelina College in 2004 and transferred to SFA. He graduates in the spring with a major in English and a minor in writing. He plans to work with an associate in computer science from Angelina College.