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Conference:
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form the SBSLC in 1989 while
she was a graduate student.
She said all the speakers at
this conference provided a chal
lenge for African-American
students.
“They talked about self
worth, self knowledge, where
we as African-Americans have
come from and empowerment,”
James said. “They provided
the challenge to students on
college campuses to question
things.”
Williams and Dominique
Bourda, assistant director of
registration, said Kunjufu is an
educator who focuses on the
strides made in the African-
American community and how
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Challenging students for
to continue making progress.
is an educator,”
Williams said. “He addressed
what we
need to do
to become
leaders. It
all starts
with educa
tion.”
Bourda
said
African-
American
students
have impor
tant responsibilities.
“The burden is placed on us,”
Bourda said. “We have to do
all we can to better ourselves.
We have made such strides in
the past, it is our obligation to
continue in a positive light. It
is not good enough to just grad
uate, we have to do the best we
possibly can.”
Bourda said Smith spoke of
the image of African-Americans
and their roles in American
"The conference helps us heighten
awareness and promote leadership
among our African-American stu
dents."
—Dr. Jan Winnijord,
assistant vice president for student affairs
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tomorrow
society.
“Some of the things Smith
pointed out are how the media
portray African-Americans, es
pecially black males, in a nega
tive light,” Bourda said. “By
perpetuating that image, they
crush the image of African
Americans. When, children see
TV, they don’t see any positive
black role models.”
Bourda said conferences like
SBSLC are important because
of the issues presented and the
networking opportunities.
“These conferences are so
important because it is uplift
ing to see 1,200 black leaders
who are successful students
making strides on their cam
puses,” Bourda said.
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root canal
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BRIDGE CITY — Dentist
David Olson said he would have
put his patient, “Tasha,” in one of
his comfortable chairs with a bib
and drool cup if he’d had to.
Fortunately, Olson and veteri
narian Dr. Albert F*ugh were able
to situate the 85-pound jaguar on
the floor of Olson’s front office
and take the necessary X-rays
with a portable machine.
“That cat let out roars and
sent everybody running,” Olson
said, laughing. “That was more
than just some ‘meow.’”
Tasha, a jaguar from the Ex
otic Cat Refuge and Wildlife
Orphanage in Kirbyville, ar
rived at Olson’s office on a Sat
urday morning earlier
this month.
Olson had agreed to take a
look at Tasha’s teeth, with
Pugh on standby. He said he
expected to take the X-rays
and then do a little repair
work. Despite about 20 years of
experience with root canals,
what Olson found from the X-
rays turned out to be his most
challenging dental work.
“She had abscesses in all
four canine (large front) teeth,”
Olson said. “We had to get her
sedated just to do the X-rays.
Thank goodness Dr. Pugh was
here. He let us take her to his
office to put her under and do
the work there.”
Pugh said animals, like hu
mans, lose their appetite and
suffer general health problems
from bad teeth. “People don’t re
alize that the same principles
apply for animals as for hu
mans,” Pugh said. “It’s impor
tant for an animal to be able to
keep their teeth. They eat bet
ter. The large canine teeth help
keep the tongue in place, and
healthy teeth help keep down
infection in the space between
the mouth and nose.”
Pugh said because people
take better care of pets, domes
tic animals have life expectan
cies of 15 to 20 years. Good
dental care can add as much as
20 percent to 30 percent to
their life, he said.
Working on 9-year-old
Tasha was his first experience
with such a large cat, but he
had the 3-inch files and other
oversized dental tools because
of his work with large dogs.
Olson said he has worked on
a few large dogs with Pugh,
but the three-hour root canal
work on the jaguar’s four large
teeth was certainly a first. Ol
son found Tasha’s teeth had
had an attempt at root canals
about a year ago, but the work
was not thorough and infection
had set in. He re-cleaned her
inner teeth cavities and filled
them with a natural rubber
that should last her lifetime.
Olson said he had to get the
job done correctly this time be
cause the big cat could not en
dure another round of anesthe
sia anytime soon.
Pugh, Olson and Bridge City
dentist Dr. Nina Leifeste do
nated their Saturday services
for Tasha.
At last report from refuge
owner Monique Jackson, Tasha
was getting back to some of her
playful ways and eating better,
Pugh said.
“I was glad to be able to help
the cat out,” Pugh said. “It’s
hard to tell when an animal
has trouble with teeth because
they can’t tell you it hurts, but
you can really see the differ
ence after the work is done.”
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