Zach Meyerson

By Bill Blanchette

Zack Meyerson, Bellaire junior, is majoring in Radio/T.V. and is minoring in accounting. An interesting thing about Zack that he is able to tell on command the day it was on any specific calendar date. on April 28^th. Zack has one older half brother, who is five years older than he is. Zack enjoys to listening to his MP3 player and watching his favorite sports teams. Zack also enjoys the simple things like playing video games and having fun.

Zack is not real strong on any political position. Zack doesn’t like to classifyhimself with either liberal or conservative but, rather a moderate. He says, “ I know who the president is but, I’m not into the whole being very serious about it. “

Zack classifies himself as a reform Jew. He claims there are three types of Jews. He said, “The reform Jew is the most laid back of the three type of Jews."

During the summer, Zack worked in Minute Maid Park, and the Mojo Machine. He explained that the Mojo Machine is a place where people can come and see how fast their arm is and win prices. He also took Political Science during the summer at his community college, in which he passed with a good grade.

Zack is engaged to Ashley DeWoody, and he plans to marry her after he finishes school. He doesn’t like to say that he is a ladies’ man but, rather claims he is in love with his fiance. Zacksaid, “I love her very much and I wouldn’t trade her for anything but, I was never was that guy who dated 57 million girls, It’s just not me.”

Zack wants to have three kids after they marry. He plans to give them all Jewish names because he wants to keep it traditional within the Jewish religion. He wants all of his kids to be boys. Zack said, “I want to be able to throw around the baseball and do things with them that dads do with their sons.”

However, if he’s given a girl, he will love her and be a good father to her.

Zack aspires to be a sports anchor because he enjoys playing and watching sports. He feels that his major will help him get to his dream closer. He said, “Sports have always been a part of my life and I want to be like those announcers who tell the games.” His favorite sport to broadcast is football. He’s always enjoyed the game of football and finds it most interesting to be announcer.

When Zack was in 5^th grade he became a Boy Scout in Houston at a Jewish Temple. There he learned first aid, how to build a fire, and set up a tent. He says, “It was a good thing to be apart of because it helped me become more confident in dealing with nature.” He also met many of his friends here that would be a part of his life for many years.

Michael Sabrsula

By Cody Booth

Michael Sabrsula, Houston Junior, has been playing tennis since the age of four. He played for the West Side High School varsity team all through out high school career. One year he won a regional tournament in mix doubles.

Some of his tennis idols are Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lleyton Hewitt, and Marat Saffin. He is currently in the tennis club, where last weekend he won a tournament, where he finished first in doubles.

His mom was born in Nebraska and his Dad’s family is from the Czech Republic.

Garrett Jones

By Cody Booth

Garrett Jones, Dallas Junior, is a self-described “fly guy,” which basically means he can sing and he can dress. He also said that getting him self-ready is a job itself.

One of the things he would like to do when he graduates is to have his own national syndicated radio show. Some of radio DJs he reference are Steve Harvey and Rick Smiley.

Jones also said he would like to do late night radio. Jones said, “I’ve got that good late night voice. I’m all about slow jams…” As far as the format he wants to do, he described his show is similar to Key Sway, where every hour there is something different. Also Key Sway has his own station I.D. Jones said “ He keeps it entertaining so listeners won’t get bored.”

Garrett comes from a family of six. He has two half sisters that are in their 40’s and a sister in her teens. He went to Lincoln High School where he played baritone in the band.

He also played football, baseball and golf. In football he was a defensive tackle on both sides. He played first base in baseball. He also sang in the choir.

He said that he gets his street smarts from his dad, and that his family is all about singing and style.

Brandy Ball

By Taylor Childress

Brandy Ball from Jefferson, a junior at Stephen F. Austin. She shared some interesting facts about herself. One of the interesting things about Brandy is that she commutes from two hours away every day. She began doing the commuting during this summer. This semester Brandy has classes at 9 and 9:30 a.m. which means she has to get up early to get to class on time. A typical day would be getting up at probably 6 a.m., driving to class, driving the two hours back home, then going to work.

Rest is not an option for Brandy. ”The hardest thing about the commute is the rest. Having to get up and drive the distance that early of a time and being tired isn’t an option,” said Brandy.

One of the biggest problems besides the rest with commuting is the gas. Brandy spends about $150 a week on gas when she commutes. But it doesn’t really bother her because she doesn’t want to live in Nacogdoches. She has already lived in a small town before, so moving to another small town would not be fun for her at all. She would rather live in a town a few hours a way than pay for a place to stay where she doesn’t really want to live.

After she graduates Brandy wants to move to Shreveport, Louisiana to get a steady job and get the feel of the work force with the major that she has chosen. She would rather live there where she can start her life then here where she can commute. She has also commuted to Louisiana this past summer for her internship. Commuting is not something new for Brandy, and she is very used to it.

Brandy is studying public relations and broadcasting at Stephen F. Austin. After school is all done with she wants to move to Atlanta to pursue her career. Living at home for Brandy is much more easier and sufficient for her life right now. She doesn’t see commuting as a really big issue because she has family and friends back home as well as her job. But when she comes straight from school she goes right back to work. That leaves Brandy no time for rest at all between school, school work, driving the two long hours back and fourth, and working right after that. Brandy said moving to Nacogdoches really isn’t an option for her. She has to deal with this transition because it is what she wants to do.

Most of her family has their master’s and bachelor’s degrees and she is the last person to get this. “Education is a number one priority in my family. So I don’t have time to complain about tiredness, I just have to get it done,” Brandy said. With the busy life she has, the education she wants is much more important than anything else.

Brandy no time to sleep but is still on top of her studies. It shows a lot of people that managing schoolwork, life, and a job all in a day is possible. It is very hard for her at sometimes because college itself can be hard and she doesn’t have time to sleep but she gets it done somehow, and she is still getting all the rest of her stuff done as well.

Ericka Gordon

By Bradley Hildreth

Standing at a whopping five foot five and three quarters, Ericka Gordon, Houston Sophomore, has loved the sport of volleyball for years and in 2008 her and fellow teammates took Clear Creek high school to the state finals. Gordon has played volleyball since the age of eight and it may come as a surprise that she quit volleyball and has gone to college to follow her life long dream of Journalism.

Upon arrival at SFA she made the bittersweet decision to give up volleyball and commit fully to academics. “I have always like to read and write…” Gordon said and she does enough to show it.

She is an active member of the NAACP and a strong supporter of the Women of Virtue organization. Every other Thursday through Saturday night students could possibly be getting picked up by her as she serves as a member of Driving Jacks, an on campus group that gives free rides to those who don’t want to drive drunk. Gordon said that she has experienced everything from passengers passing out to people mooning her as she drives the mooner’s friends’ to their home.

Gordon is optimistic about her future she said, “My true dream and aspiration is to be a world renown author.” Gordon plans on getting into the book writing industry by going after the teenage girl population and slowly but surely breaking away from that format. Gordon said “I kind of want to do the whole Harry Potter/Twilight thing but not with the whole mythical creatures topic.” Whether if it is fiction or non-fiction Gordon seems to be up for the challenge. Between Gordon’s active life and passion for writing one could say that her dreams are just a rough draft away.

Bill Blanchette

By Zack Meyerson

Bill Blanchette, Omaha, Neb. sophomore, is a radio/TV major and a kinesiology minor. With his degree Bill plans to go into news and become a news or sports anchor. He said, “I want my face on TV. I feel like that’s where it deserves.”

In his free time, Bill loves to make music, like making cds for his friends. He doesn’t have a favorite movie and said that they come and go as in he’ll like one movie and then might not like it the next time. Basically if it looks good, he’ll watch it.

Bill was a model for Abercrombie and Fitch for two months at the Galleria in Houston. His favorite part was representing the company and trying on all the clothes.

He also likes playing rugby and currently is on the Stephen F. Austin rugby team. The Texans are his favorite sports team.

Bill has a fraternal twin and a brother who is four years older than him. His older brother is in the master’s program for teaching at SFA. His twin brother goes to Baylor and is majoring in theater and does films.

Bill is a Christian and doesn’t have big plans for Christmas. Like he does every year, he is just going to spend it with his family. Bill classifies himself as a conservative and really gives no reason why. “That’s just the way I go,” he said.

Even though Bill is from Omaha, he grew up in Galveston. He doesn’t have a favorite part of Galveston, just likes the city in general. He attended Matthews Elementary School, Skaggs Middle School and Ball High School. Bill just did school and he worked at Office Depot. It was one of his favorite jobs and he worked there for five months. Even though he’s never been out of Texas, Bill hopes to go to China in the future.

Bill said that he likes all of his classes. He said, “We have a lot of smart people teach up here who know how to teach and get the message across to the students. The radio/TV program here is a good one and the students are very attentive and respect the teachers and their peers.”

He is just very satisfied with how it has helped him become more comfortable speaking in front of people and having more confidence.

Bill said that he works out about five times a week. He works out so much that he was able to get a six-pack and said that it took him about seven months to get it. Bill said, “I got my six-pack by eating lots of fruit, vegetables, protein, meat, and shakes. The gym here definitely gets the job done. Anybody that puts his or her mind to wanting to stay in shape and get a six-pack can do it. They just have to stick with it.”

Bill plans to graduate in May 2014.

Korbin Pate

By Ja’Leah Davis

Korbin Pate, a small town boy coming into a new world where he has to prepare for his future.

Growing up Korbin was in a family of six and he was the second child, he had an older sister and a younger brother and sister. Korbin went to Woodville High School where he played basketball and baseball.

He choose to attend Stephen.F.Austin because it was closer to home and he was able to get a job on the football team as the assistant. He said “ This was not is first choice “ but he is glad he chose it. Mr.Pate is a Radio Tv major with a focus in production.

Coming into SFA Korbin threw out that he did not really know what he wanted to be but then he spoke to Mrs.Williford and they talked about his major, and he told her he wanted to have sports in his background. He felt that the facilities in the SFA media department is great for students to work with and that it is probably one of the best studios in Nacogdoches and as he works more and more with the production he grows with his major.

Korbin said he was most inspired by his grandpa. He was a praise and worshiper and took Korbin to church and inspired Kobin in many ways. In five years Korbin plans to have a job maybe in the new station whether it’s reporting or in sports, or he might go into grad school, but he’s not sure where yet. But, for right now he just going to keep networking at SFA so his future can be bright.