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Ouachita instructor to speak at Ozark Writers Conference By ANNA HURST News Bureau
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Ouachita Baptist University’s Wind Essemble will present its fall concert on Monday, November 2. The concert will be in Jones Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. The ensemble will play a variety of pieces and it is free to the public.
Ouachita’s Wind Ensemble to present fall concert Nov. 2 By ALI ROBINSON News Bureau
Ouachita’s Wind Ensemble will present its fall concert on Monday, Nov. 2, in Jones Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. The ensemble is composed of 36 students and directed by Dr. Craig Hamilton, Ouachita’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands. “The Wind Ensemble is our premier instrumental ensemble. I have tried to program literature that will be enjoyable and educational for the performers and the audience,” Hamilton said. He invited guests to come listen and “escape the everyday grind for an hour.” The program will begin with Gustav Holst’s “Second Suite in F,” a four-movement
piece of classic British band sounds. The second selection is “Three Chorale Preludes” by William P. Latham, followed by Darius Milhuad’s “Suite Francaise,” a piece featuring five movements, each titled after a different region in France. “Meditation” by Dwayne S. Milburn and a three-movement piece titled “Sacred Harp” by Jay Bocook will conclude the concert. “I enjoy working with the students to create music,” Hamilton said. “We work very hard in preparing music for performance. We are excited to present to the public the results of our work and hope they enjoy listening as much as we enjoy performing.” The concert will be available live online at www.obu. edu/band. For more information, contact Dr. Hamilton at hamiltonc@obu. n
Dr. Thomas Eaton, a composition instructor for Ouachita’s Department of Language and Literature, will be a guest speaker at the 2015 Ozark Creative Writers Conference in Eureka Springs, Ark., Oct. 8-11. He will present “Supernatural Affection & American Gothic: Landscape as Spirit of the Western Motif.” The Ozark Creative Writers Conference is an annual gathering where writers, publishers and agents from Arkansas and surrounding states find new talent and work with new writers in attendance, emphasizing Southern and Western writing as well as other genres. Eaton said he is flattered to be asked to speak at the conference and looks forward to making new connections and learning how to “be a better teacher, a better writer and
a better person.” His presentation will explore the roles of landscape in contemporary American genre fiction. “I have always been fascinated with the relationship between landscape and human beings from a psychological perspective. The interplay of men and women and their blending with new landscapes generates new behaviors, beliefs and practices,” Eaton explained. “I am a Wyoming native and so my landscape of the open prairie, harsh weather and vast, open spaces is intricate to the way I view the world.” Eaton added that he will be working with first-time creative writers who “feel like they have a story to tell” and he hopes to “encourage and promote the idea of using the landscape (setting) as an actual character that works within a story.” “I want to convey to these writers – especially as many of them will be Southern writers – to look beyond traditional descripsee Eaton z 2
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Ouachita Baptist University will host the Miss OBU pageant tomorrow, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. The winner of Miss OBU will win a $1,000 scholarship and will compete in the Miss Arkansas competition in July. Miss OBU consists of 5 segments: private interview, on-stage question, swimsuit, talent and evening gown. The event has been held in the spring in the past. This year, however, the pageant has been moved to the fall to give the next Miss OBU more time to prepare for the Miss Arkansas pageant. Seven ladies will compete in tomorrow’s pageant. Pictured above are the contestants this year with Brooke Schmidt, last year’s winner. Schmidt will return to crown the next Miss OBU. Tickets for the event are $12 for guests and $7 for students. Tickets will be available at the door. Photos courtesy of Dr. Wesley Kluck
Ouachita’s ACS chapter earns national recognition By ANNA HURST News Bureau
Ouachita’s American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter was recognized as an “Outstanding Student Chapter” for the 201415 academic year. This is the highest form of recognition available to ACS chapters and only 30 out of nearly 1,000 chapters earn the honor each year. This is the first time the Ouachita student chapter has received the award in more than 10 years. The award will be presented officially at the ACS National Meeting in San Diego, Calif., in March 2016. According to Dr. Sara Hubbard, assistant professor of chemistry and faculty advisor for Ouachita’s ACS student chapter, earning the prestigious award requires significant effort from students. Along with the chapter’s overall performance throughout the year, the award is based on an end-of-theyear report written by the chapter
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president. Hubbard notes that last year’s president and recent Ouachita graduate Dustin Walter, “did an incredible job crafting a well-written report that truly conveyed all the amazing things,” ACS students achieved last year. “This past year, the students have participated in additional events, such as the Girls in STEM event hosted by the School of Natural Sciences,” Hubbard explained. “They also received a grant from ACS to perform science skits for children at Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. Additionally, they have worked to participate in and host more professional scientific events and to provide social events for the members to help foster a sense of community.” Trevor Meece, a senior chemistry and biology double major from Mountain Home, Ark., and current president of the Ouachita ACS student chapter, said he expects the award to have “huge implications for the upcoming year.” “We have never done anything
in this chapter for the purpose of receiving an award,” he noted. “We never will, but seeing that what we did last year was highly successful, we can now do more to reach out to the campus and community knowing that what we are doing is representing ACS in a way that they find outstanding.” “Starting off the school year with this recognition as an outstanding chapter has given the club a lot of excitement,” added Allie Hegi, a senior chemistry and biology double major from El Dorado, Ark., and ACS campus outreach coordinator. “We are so grateful for this honor and we are all excited to work toward attaining this recognition again next year!” The American Chemical Society is an international organization dedicated to advancing science, advocating chemistry, educating the public and supporting future chemists. The Ouachita ACS student chapter hopes to continue to maintain excellence through fostering meaningful relationships with students
on campus and individuals in the community. They are off to an early start in this year’s events, having already participated in Tinkerfest at the Museum of Discovery on Sept. 19, and have plans to further connect with students on campus. “Our chapter’s main goal through campus outreach is to show the rest of the campus how applicable chemistry is to everyday life. We accomplish this by doing demonstrations on campus during OcTiger Fest and Spring Fling,” explained Hegi. “We also host National Chemistry Week every year. This year the theme is the chemistry of color, so hopefully we can show everyone that chemistry is not just goggles and test tubes but that it can be fun! I think a lot of people hear the word ‘chemistry’ and are immediately intimidated, but we are here to show everyone that chemistry is all around us and that it is really cool!” For more information about Ouachita’s ACS chapter, contact Dr. Sara Hubbard at hubbards@obu. edu. n
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z Continued from Page 1 tions of the South and look at the landscapes in their stories and connect those to how their characters behave. That is what makes a story work.” During the conference, Eaton also will release his debut collection of Americana short stories: Stories from Mission County, published by High Hill Press of St. Louis, Mo. “It is an exciting time. It is always good when one can present at a conference and be able to show evidence of his or her work as well. This is about writers writing. I will be able to show fellow writers the struggles I went through,” he said. “Being a published writer with my own book was on my life’s ‘to-do’ list. I’ve done that. I have three more short story collections, three novels and one novella waiting in the wings to be published after this one. These represent
nearly 15 years of steady writing, every day, but time well spent in doing something that you love. I really would write every day even if no one ever read the work.” Eaton was honored as a 2001 National William Faulkner Short Story Competition winner for his work, “Antelope,” and named one of America’s best Western writers in 2015 for his short story, “Nellie Parker Weeps to the Moon,” in Brett Cogburn’s Rough Country Western anthology. His second collection, A Western Gothic Wake, is scheduled for release in 2016. Along with his role at Ouachita, he also instructs creative writing and literature for various institutions. For more information about Dr. Thomas Eaton, contact him at eatont@obu.edu. For more information regarding the Ozark Creative Writers Conference visit, www. ozarkcreativewriters.com. n
RecLife to sponsor Halloween costume climbing event on October 24 By KATIE KEMP Copy Editor
RecLife will host a “costume climb” Halloween event at the OBU climbing center on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 7-10 p.m. The event will be open to all OBU students, faculty and staff and, in the spirit of Halloween, all participants are encouraged to climb in costumes. “There will be climbing and there will be costumes, which are two of my favorite things,” says Shane Seaton, director of RecLife. “It’ll kind of just be the atmosphere of chill and hanging out, but with a costume
party vibe.” This will be the first time RecLife has hosted such an event for Halloween, and Seaton hopes that it will create an opportunity for students to climb who might not find the time otherwise. “Monday through Thursday from 4 to 7:30 is kind of our standard time, but then sometimes people can’t come then or they want to come on a weekend,” Seaton says. After selecting a Saturday to open the center, Seaton realized how close the date was to Halloween, and his love for costumes and climbing led to the creation of an event that combined the two.
Prizes will be awarded to the best and most creative costumes. Participants must climb to be entered into the costume contest, but are not required to be in costume to climb. Prizes will be awarded around 9 p.m. The costume climb is one of many events RecLife will be putting on throughout the rest of the semester. RecLife also takes camping and hiking trips. Students can rent climbing or camping gear from RecLife. Available equipment includes tents, sleeping bags and other camping essentials. For more information about the costume climb and more RecLife events, visit obu.edu/reclife. n
Bateman and Jones to perform student recitals By ANNA HURST News Bureau
Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Tori Bateman in her senior recital and Aaden Jones in his junior recital on Friday, Oct. 23. Both performances will take place in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall and are free and open to the public. Bateman’s performance will be at 11 a.m. and Jones will perform at 2 p.m. “A senior recital is often seen as the end of a journey, but I truly see it as a beginning,” said Bateman, a senior vocal music education major from Bonnerdale, Ark. “It may be the culmination of my
time at Ouachita as a vocal performer, but it is also a way of showing others that I am ready to graduate and spread joy and music in other places. Because it is a music education recital, it also shows that I am ready to student teach and spread my knowledge of vocal practice to students in public schools.” Jones, a musical theatre major from Little Rock, Ark., also noted that he sees his upcoming performance as a milestone in his time at Ouachita that allows him to put on display all that he has learned while also seeing where improvements can be made to foster further growth. Bateman is a Presser
Scholar, an Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholar, a Kristen Lewis Foundation scholarship recipient and a Southwest Region NATS finalist. Her recital is titled “If Music Be” and will include the following selections: “If Music Be the Food of Love” by Henry Purcell and Benjamin Britten, “II est doux, il est bon” from Hérodiade by Jules Massenet, “Die Lorelei” by Franz Liszt, “Si, mi chiamano Mimi” from La boheme by Giacomo Puccini, “Simple Song” from MASS by Leonard Bernstein and “A New Life” from Jekyll & Hyde by Frank Wildhorn. Phyllis Walker, OBU staff accompanist, will accompany her.
“I am looking forward to the rush of joy I feel on stage, the connection with God through the gifts He has given me and the possibility of bringing others a sense of joy by singing and telling stories in a new way,” Bateman added. Jones’ recital is titled “Aaden Jones: A Junior Recital” and will include the following selections: “Who’s That Girl?” from Applause by Charles Strouse, “This Hurts” from Almost, Maine by John Cariani, “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” from Guys and Dolls by Frank Loesser and “What Do I Need with Love” from Thoroughly Modern Millie by Jeanine Tesori. John Alec Briggs, OBU adjunct in-
structor of voice, will accompany him and Drew Hampton, OBU assistant professor of theatre arts, serves as his acting coach. “My time at Ouachita has prepared me for this performance because I have had the opportunity to be a part of amazing ensembles, and I have a great voice teacher who pushes and challenges me to be my very best,” Jones said. “I also have taken great classes and have been a part of wonderful productions that allow me to develop my skills as an actor.” For more information about upcoming recitals, contact Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129 or visit online at obu.edu. n
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By BARRETT GAY Features Editor “God made a lot of world and I don’t wanna just see what’s been put in front of me, I want to go and see other things. He made this massive world, and I don’t want to just see America or just one part.” In junior high, Marissa Pilcher encountered a culture vastly different from her own for the first time on a church trip to South Korea. “I remember that being a really big moment of, like, there’s so much more outside of this world that has been created for me,” said Pilcher, a junior mass communications and Spanish double major from Little Rock. Her time in Korea planted a seed, and throughout high school, she cultivated her desire to travel. In her sophomore year of college, she saw an opportunity to study abroad in Spain and took it without hesitation. With Europe at her fingertips, she explored not only Spain, but also several other countries, including Greece, France and Austria. Each culture had its own ecosystem of history, art and cuisine. After returning from her semester overseas, she spent the summer as an intern with Fraser Valley Baptist Church in Colorado. There, Pilcher was already planning her next adventure. Accustomed to the convenience of travel in Europe, she was eager to seek out new terrain. “All last semester we could just hop on planes and travel,“ Pilcher said. Fortunately, she and one of her fellow interns, Meredith Shock-
Marissa Pilcher y Courtesy Junior Marissa Pilcher, left, and sophomore Meredith Shockey, right, spent a day at Disneyland on their Fall Break trip to Los Angeles. The pair also explored downtown LA, visiting iconic locations like Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
ey, a sophomore Christian studies major from Hoover, Ala., found affordable roundtrip tickets to California in October. The pair arrived in Los Angeles over fall break, ready with a full itinerary. The first day they explored the iconic LA sights: Beverly Hills. Hollywood. Sunset Strip. Classic locations that most only see in pictures or movies. Pilcher particularly enjoyed visiting Amoeba Music, an epicenter of new and used records on Sunset Boulevard. “That was probably the highlight of the first day, was Amoeba,” Pilcher said. “You don’t see that much music in one spot ever.” On their second California sunrise, the Uber transportation service brought them to the Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach. Pilcher was keen on visiting the pier because it has been in the background of various films. “It was cool seeing it in real life because I’ve
seen it a lot in movies,” Pilcher said. They also walked over scenic bridges in the Venice Canal Historic District, a section of LA modeled after Venice, Italy. They spent their remaining afternoon hours with their toes in the sand of Venice Beach. “The sun had started to go down and we were just chillin’ and it was really good,” Pilcher said. On Friday, they finally arrived at their most anticipated excursion location: Disneyland. Pilcher had been to a Disney park once before as a toddler but remembered virtually nothing from it, so she was essentially experiencing it for the first time. “It’s magical, and it was cool walking through. I think that was my favorite part was I was just wide-eyed and looking from side to side,” Pilcher said. “Disneyland is just the place where you can be a kid at 21.” Miracles happen everyday at Disney, but perhaps the most mirac-
ulous aspect for Pilcher and Shockey was the lack of waiting lines. For the majority of the morning they hopped from story to story, each of the themed rides a creative representation of a beloved Disney tale. “Most of them are little rides through different scenes of movies, and so it was really cool,” Pilcher said. “I love Disney, I’ve grown up on Disney, and so it was cool to have those brought to life in front of me.” Pilcher especially appreciated how invested the employees were in maintaining the enchanted feel of the park for the kids. They
worked cheerfully and in character. They made it believable. “It was just a happy place. The employees love what they’re doing,” Pilcher said. On their final morning in the Golden State, Pilcher and Shockey hiked the Cahuenga Peak trail, near the back of the Hollywood Sign. Along that path they arrived at what’s known as the Wisdom Tree. Reports say it was the only tree that survived the Hollywood Hills fire of 2007. From where they stood, they could see all of the Los Angeles that they had recently conquered. “It was a nice way to end the trip with a hike,” Pilcher said. Reflecting on LA as a whole, Pilcher remembered feeling comfortable with the locals’ laidback lifestyle. In a nation as populous and diverse as the United States, different regions can feel as distinct as separate countries. “They’re chill,” Pilcher said. “They’re just kinda hanging out, they’re not really worried about too much.” As Marissa Pilcher settles back into her routine at Ouachita, no doubt she is already searching for her next expedition. Although a world-traveler at age 21, the pull to see and do grows with each new destination. “God made a lot of world and I don’t wanna just see what’s been put in front of me, I want to go and see other things. He made this massive world, and I don’t want to just see America or just one part.” n
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The Venice Histotric Canal District features gondola rides through the canals.
Marissa Pilcher y Courtesy Pilcher and Shockey visited the Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach. The Pier features restauraunts, live music, shops and an amusement park. There is also a trapeze school for beginners.
Movie Reviews
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Analyzing a classic film from a classic era By JULIE WILLIAMS Guest Writer
With all that the booming movie industry has to offer the younger viewer of today, with computer generated imagery (CGI), increased special effects, color and action-filled scenes, the definition of a “good” movie has changed. While these films are extremely enjoyable, the term “classic” is being refigured. Having grown up watching movies from many eras and genres simply because it was something my family enjoyed doing together, I have always had a passion for the old classics – the ones our grandparents saw for a dime in the theaters, the ones where the only color was in the clever screen-writing and the only effects were in the actors’ own courage and abilities. One of the greatest examples is the 1942 Warner Bros. Production ‘Casablanca.’ This film, adapted from a stage play, stars Humphrey Bogart, considered by most to be one of the greatest American male-leads of movie history, and Ingrid Bergman. The story follows Rick Blaine (Bogart), the owner of a night-spot in French Morocco during World War II and his reunion with a lost love, Ilsa Lund (Bergman). Rick is constantly torn between Ilsa and helping her husband, a well-known Czech resistance leader sought by the Gestapo, Victor Laslo (played by Paul Henreid). Not only is it one of the most acclaimed romances of American film, but it has great historical impact as well. It tends to focus on the plight of many who tried for exit visas out of Germanoccupied zones through Casablanca. Rick comes into contact with many who try to escape, mostly to the United States, in hopes of gaining freedom from their captive homes. According to the American Film Institute, ‘Casablanca’ is ranked third on the list of greatest American films made, behind only ‘Citizen Kane’ (1941) and ‘The Godfather’ (1972). In their list of 100 greatest movie lines, ‘Casablanca’ is the most quoted with six lines on the list. In popular culture, many of these lines are still influential today. When rounding up “the usual suspects,” viewers instantly hear Captain Reno’s (played by Claude Raines) clipped voice. Upon hearing
a well-loved song, they hear Bergman say, “Play it, Sam. Play, ‘As Time Goes By.’” And when toasting to life, love or other pursuits, people always hear Bogart’s famous line, “Here’s looking at you, kid.” In an AP Literature class in high school, being extremely fatigued by a rough day studying Golding’s views on human nature, I sarcastically asked my teacher, “What exactly makes something a classic?” While my question was more derived from hostile reproof than sincere curiosity, the answer that she gave me impacted my outlook on all things “old.” She told me, “It is work that connects to the essence of every human being’s nature, regardless of any demographical difference.” ‘Casablanca’ has so much to offer the human heart. Not only a romance for all time, it highlights the political turmoil that faced an era, regardless of geography. This film provides a view into the fear that faced many in impoverished, occupied countries, and the nationalism and patriotism that still persevered under oppression from foreign governments. My love for ‘Casablanca’ is also derived in the glamour of the setting: a foreign, distressed land, a lost love, and truly beautiful, yet tormented people with their own small universe within growing exterior turmoil. It’s like Rick says to Ilsa, near the end of the film, “The problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world,” such a relatable state of mind for many people. The beauty of the film is captivating, and one that will drag you into a love of classic film altogether. The universes that these films create were a two-hour escape from the real grindstone of war-time life in Second World War America, an escape to be purchased with sometimes only a dime. From a love of ‘Casablanca,’ you can discover the magic of black and white film, the historical and cultural significance of the story, and get a glimpse into the world that provided an escape for so many of that age. The beauty, the class, the elegance and the grace is something the younger generation should strive to know from these earlier stories. ‘Casablanca’ is, between the viewer and the world of film, what Bogart would call “the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” n
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Disney ‘Classics’ are important for children By ROXANNE EASTER Guest Writer
What is a classic movie? Is it a black and white film? A movie produced before 1950? Or is it an idea that is only relevant to the viewer? My idea of a classic movie includes Gladiator (2000), Robin Hood Men in Tights (1993) and The Goonies (1985). My classic movie means that I can enjoy it at any moment on any given day. But to others, classic means “the first or highest quality, class, or rank” as says the dictionary (so I am wrong) such as The Wizard of Oz (1939), Gone With the Wind (1939), and Casablanca (1942). But when we only think of ‘these kinds of movies’ as classics, we leave out a very large category, a category that most of our generation will identify with Disney. In my apartment on campus, I have 103 Disney ‘Classics’ ranging from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to Pete’s Dragon (1977) to Aladdin (1992) and to Finding Nemo (2003). I own more Disney movies than I do of any other production company. Yes I am a Disney lover to the bone but I have every good reason to be, I grew up on what I call “Childhood Classics”. But what I have come to realize is that this baby generation is not. “Jiminy Cricket!” is a phrase that has been used for decades showing excitement or surprise. Where did this phrase come from? WRONG! It is not Pinocchio! It is from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when the Dwarfs first come into their cottage and see that someone has been in there. Do these poor babies know this? No. Have they ever actually seen Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs or Pinocchio in their living memory? Probably not. They know that Snow White was the first princess but they don’t know it was the first fully animated feature. Another example would be when girls say they don’t like hunting because they feel like they would be killing “Bambi”, what they are really saying is that they would feel really bad about shooting a baby deer, which is illegal… and it was Bambi’s mother who was shot and killed, not Bambi. So girls should be saying that they don’t want to kill Bambi’s mother. But if they haven’t seen the movie, they wouldn’t know that. This young generation doesn’t know the beginnings of the revolutionary genre. They don’t know about the movies that came before Finding Nemo, The Incredibles or Cars. Disney is more than just pretty little princesses who need a dashing prince to save them (contrary to popular belief. Gasp!). Let’s look at those movies for examples. Cinderella (1950) shows how a girl in a poor situation can still have a good attitude and be happy with life. She remains respectful to her family even when her stepmother started calling her Cinderella, meaning ash child. You learn manners while watching Cinderella. This new generation could use a lesson in manners. The Little Mermaid (1989) is about a teenage girl wanting to get out of her family’s grip so that she could explore the world. But when her voice is taken from her, she must get Eric to like her for who she is on the inside, not because of her voice. The biggest lesson I learned is: don’t give up your voice for a super-hot guy on a boat, for an evil woman under the sea, or for any other reason. I am talking about speaking your
mind. When you speak your mind, you show what is on the inside. Ariel showed me how important it was to speak your mind. Disney isn’t always about the Princess being saved by the prince. Let’s not forget about those times when the boy is the one getting saved by the girl. The Lion King (1994) is about a young cub, Simba, who thought he killed his father. After persuasion from his evil uncle (who he knew was bad) and from built up guilt, fled Pride Rock and grew up outside of his home. Did I write that correctly? Yes I did, he ran from his problems. But wait, Nala (the lioness) comes and saves the day by forcing him to come out of his sink hole and grow up and be the rightful king that he is. The Lion King teaches us about what will happen when you run away from your problems instead of facing them head on! Mulan (1998) shows that a woman can do what a man can, and sometimes better. It was Mulan who saved China, Mulan who had the saving ideas and Mulan who did what she thought was “true to her heart” and did what was better for Greater China, not just herself. Shang (the boy) on the other hand was full of pride and only wanted to do what would make his father proud and give him the glory. Mulan teaches us about doing what is right for the greater good and a girl can do just as good a job as a boy. It’s not just about giving us really good Tiger Tunes songs. Disney ‘classics’, whether you think they are classics or not, are what shapes a child. Every boy and girl growing up watches Disney. Disney taught you about life, how to speak, how to be creative and how learn and trust in others. Disney shaped who you are today and that is what makes it a classic. n
wrong, Watney delivers a line that showcases his optimism and comedic nature. One of my favorite lines comes a little over halfway into the movie, when Watney is forced to ration his food into smaller portions. As he eats a piece of meat the size of a Lego block and half of a red potato, he stares at the camera blankly and says: “It’s been seven days since I ran out of ketchup.” While humorous moments like this are sprinkled throughout the film, Damon also captures the underlying despair and loneliness felt by Watney, and his great desire to get back home. The scene that hooked me comes right after Watney is marooned on the red planet. As a massive dust storm rages outside of the habitat, a defeated Watney looks through some of the belongings his crew left behind. Staring off into the darkness, he confidently mutters, “I’m not gonna die here.” Damon’s performance is complimented by those of a large supporting cast consisting of Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Sebastian Stan, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sean Bean, who play members of Watney’s crew and the NASA men and women trying to get him home.
When Watney says, “Mars will come to fear my botany powers,” you believe him. His scientific wit is as entertaining as his humor, and you’re rooting for Watney each step of the way as he attempts to modify his rover, grow crops and create more water for those crops. You cheer with each success and empathize with each failure. Ridley Scott and cinematographer Dariusz Wolski bring the desolate wasteland of Mars to life. Scott and Wolski create beauty from the barren world, and with each passing shot, the vast desert further contributes to the sense of isolation you feel while sitting in the theater. “The Martian” stands among Ridley Scott’s best work, and Matt Damon provides one of his greatest performances. The scientific wonder the film evokes transcends both of their contributions however, and I am excited to see where we as humans progress in the coming years. With several Mars-based projects currently being pursued by NASA as well as advancing technological developments, the future looks bright. Hopefully in our lifetime we will have the chance to witness history. Mars colonists will be able to say with a smile, “In your face Neil Armstrong.” y RATING: A+
Why you should take time to see “The Martian” By EVAN WHEATLEY Staff Writer
“Everywhere I go I’m the first. It’s a strange feeling. Step outside the rover, first guy to be there. Climb that hill, first guy to do that. Four and a half billion years, nobody here. And now…me.” - Mark Watney, “The Martian” Imagine you’re the first person to be alone on an entire planet. You’re in a NASA exploration habitat that was built to last for 31 days. Your food supply is limited. If the oxygenator breaks, you’ll suffocate. If the water reclaimer breaks, you’ll die of thirst. If the habitat is breached, you’ll implode. What do you do? How do you survive? Is it possible to make it back home? For astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon), dying is not an option. You’d think a story about one man’s fight for survival on a planet several million light years away from Earth would be bleak, but this return to form for director Ridley Scott is anything but. “The Martian” is one of the funniest movies I have seen all year, largely due to Drew Goddard’s adapted screenplay and Damon’s perfect execution of the sarcastic spaceman Mark Watney. Each time something goes
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What can be done about gun violence By Katherine Carter Ed/Op Ed Editor
Many Americans are starting to view school shootings as the norm as of late, with several occurring each year it seems. As of this year, there have been 52 school shootings, with 30 dead and 53 injured. While we Americans are initially horrified by the news of school shootings, we’re never shocked, and soon we become apathetic, especially after the media stops talking about them and moves on to the next disaster. The problem is that there are too many school shootings; we’re starting to get used to hearing about them on the news. So the question is, what can we do to reduce the number of school shootings that occur each and every year? Many liberal Americans seem to believe that stricter gun control laws are the answer, while many conservative Americans believe that making it harder for people to buy guns won’t prevent criminals from getting their hands on one, because after all, by nature, criminals don’t put a lot of stock into obeying the law. I think that both stances can come to a compromise. I do think we should have a stricter application process for those who wish to own a gun. Obviously no one wants just anyone to own a gun. Some people have compared
the process of obtaining a driver’s license to obtaining a concealed-carry license and have suggested that those application processes be similar. Surprisingly, it’s a lot easier to get a gun in some states, such as Arkansas, than it is to get a driver’s license. This isn’t a bad idea. There certainly needs to be a more strenuous application process for those who wish to own a gun. Strict background checks on the person in question, mental health evaluations and even practical tests to see if the person in question can even shoot remotely near a target are some things that can be implemented, despite that some of these are already implemented in many states. I wouldn’t even say no to background checks and mental health evaluations for immediate family members, since the
shooters often get their guns from family members who legally obtained them. This may be unrealistic and a bit tedious, but I wouldn’t mind going overboard on the background checks if it meant saving more lives. Despite whatever our country decides to do with guns in the future, I think that guns are only a small part of the overall problem. I believe that one of the culprits contributing to the rise in school shootings is the media. Yes, I know I happen to be a part of the media, but hear me out. The American media overall gives too much news coverage to these mass shootings in order to draw in more viewers and readers. Nothing attracts people to a television or newspaper faster than bad news. I feel that the media as a whole exploits these horrible
events for their own personal gain. Granted, we as the people have a right to hear about what goes on in our country. However, I don’t believe the media is the only culprit because we, as the consumers, are the ones who demand news like school shootings. The media is just doing their job and giving us what we want. We are horrified by stories such as those of school shootings, but despite this fact, our fascination overcomes our horror. These are the stories that cause people to flock to their televisions or newspapers. Without these kinds of stories, despite how tragic they are, we wouldn’t invest nearly as much time and money into media outlets as we do with them. This is the problem. Those who study the behavior of living school shooters have failed to find a pattern in
their home lives and mental health and stability. Some of these kids come from broken homes, but others come from good homes with two caring parents. Some of these kids have serious psychological problems, but others don’t exhibit any signs of mental illness. I think the connection between these kids is that they want to be remembered in infamy. They want to be famous. They want to live forever through these horrible acts they commit, whether they escape with their lives or not. They believe that if they commit unspeakable acts of violence, everyone will remember their names. The horrible part is that they’re not wrong. If we continue to give these stories as much media attention as we do now, then we’re giving these kids what they wanted in the first place. So how do we reduce the number of school shootings each year? We need to quit treating these kids like celebrities and start treating them as the nobodies they really are. We don’t give them the fame they seek, for if we do, then we would be rewarding them for committing these heinous acts. I know if any of my friends or family were the victims of these school shootings, the last thing I’d want to see would be their killer’s face and name plastered all over the news like they were a celebrity. I’m no expert on this subject, but I do know that something has to be done. We, as a country, can no longer afford to live as though school shootings are normal. n
From the professor’s prospective A quick column from professors around campus
By DR. JENNIFER FAYARD Special to The Signal
OBU Psychology Department welcomes newest faculty member, Dr. Vader Please join the OBU Psychology Department in extending a warm welcome to our newest faculty member and Ouachitonian, Darth Vader. Dr. Vader joins us from a galaxy far, far away where he has worked for the last several decades in the defense industry. Dr. Vader earned his doctorate from the Imperial University of Coursicant in 1977 under the tutelage of the world-renowned Dr. Kenobi, and later taught at the college level for several years before leaving academia to pursue other interests. When asked why he is excited to begin teaching at OBU, Vader said “At my previous university, I found their lack of faith disturbing. It’s different here.” He is best known for his widely-cited paper entitled “Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely: Utilizing the power of the Dark Side leads to greater narcissism and decreased self-regulatory control” in the Journal of Force Studies. Dr. Vader is quite excited about returning to the classroom after these many years away. In a statement to The Signal about his teaching, Dr. Vader said “I know kids these days like to look up their professors online. I feel I should address some comments left by previous students. You see, a few years back, several students complained to the admin-
istration that I was giving a certain student, a young man by the name of Luke, preferential treatment. I would never treat students unfairly, but it is possible that I did so unconsciously. Although no one in the class knew it, I was the young man’s father.” Dr. Vader also mentioned that he suffers from a breathing problem that causes him some embarrassment, and respectfully asks students to be cool about it. Dr. Vader will be a lively addition to the Psychology Department. He plans to use his expertise to teach several courses, namely General Psychology, Social Psychology, Counseling, Research Methods (it is rumored that he will be significantly easier than Dr. Fayard), and a section of OBU Connections focusing on the psychological effects of interstellar conflict. He also plans to team up with Dan Jarboe in Student Services to lead seminars aimed at helping students control their fear and release their anger. In his spare time, Dr. Vader enjoys swordplay and has won several lightsaber matches throughout the galaxy. He plans to start a competitive fencing club here at OBU to help students learn the craft (interested parties should e-mail vaderd@obu.edu). Dr. Vader raised eyebrows earlier this semester at the Convocation Chapel. For this ceremony, faculty members don their academic regalia and march into JPAC. Typically, Dr. Joey Dodson and Dr. Doug Nykolaishen score first and second place for “best dressed,” respectively, for their unique regalia, but this year Dr. Vader’s striking black cape and helmet shot him to the top of the ranks, upsetting previous years’ domination by the Christian Studies department. Our newest addition has not come without controversy. Rumor has it that Dr. Vader has caused a stir on campus by demanding the highest salary ever given to an incoming Assistant Professor. Vader was highly sought after by the University for
By DR. JOE JEFFERS Special to The Signal
It was the fall of 1962. Fifteen hundred students had descended on Ouachita Baptist College, including 500 freshmen. One of these freshmen – let’s call him Joe – was excited to be at college. The Baptist Student Union invited all students to join the BSU choir, which met on Wednesday nights. Joe enjoyed singing, so he went to the basement of Mitchell Hall Music Conservatory for the first meeting. While they were waiting for the rehearsal, a beautiful young lady began a conversation with Joe. Joe was thrilled, of course, because he was so shy around women he would never have initiated the conversation. After rehearsal they talked more. Joe did not see her during the ensuing week, but there she was at the next week’s choir rehearsal. They renewed their conversation. But Joe
his expertise, so in contract negotiations, when OBU initially balked at his request, Vader reportedly responded, “I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.” When asked what advice he gives to students who plan to take his courses, Dr. Vader said, “Your college career is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy together as… [KCHHHHHHHH]… um, I mean… learn a lot about psychology!” n
did not know her name. By this time they had talked so much he was too embarrassed to ask her name. No worries, he thought. He would find out her name soon enough. Then, the unexpected happened. She deftly maneuvered the conversation to have him ask her out for Friday night. It was a great outcome for Joe because he was far too shy to ask her out directly. He left rehearsal on cloud nine. Uh-oh. He still did not know her name. She told him she lived in Terrell-Moore dorm first floor, but that was all the information he had. This early in the semester Joe did not know many people, mostly the guys on his dorm floor and some of the students with whom he went to class. He asked around on Thursday, trying to find out her name. No luck. The search continued into Friday, still with no answer. Friday at 3:00 was ROTC drill, mandatory in those days. At drill, Joe found a fellow who thought her name might be Mary. Mary. At least there was a chance. At the appointed hour, Joe went to Terrell-Moore in search of “Mary.” The technology of the day was a buzzer system. Each girl’s name was on a list beside a buzzer. For example, Lucy Brown was two longs and three shorts – bzzzzzzzz, bzzzzzzzz, bzz, bzz, bzz. Joe searched the list for a Mary. Much to his chagrin, there were three Marys. Panic. No, wait. Necessity is the mother of invention, as the old saying goes. Joe buzzed all three Marys. If, indeed, Mary was the correct name, Joe figured the other two Marys wouldn’t know him from Adam’s off ox. Sure enough, three young ladies came to the lobby. Fortunately, among them was Joe’s Mary. They smiled at each other and left arm in arm, leaving behind two other rather perplexed Marys. Joe still had the task of determining which of the three last names was Mary’s. But that was a puzzle for another time. Life was good. n
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What insurance means to college students “Making Money Matter” By: Josh Reaper
Last week, I gave a brief overview of personalized financial planning. I broke it down into three steps: identify your goals, assess how you’re currently meeting those goals, and then implement solutions. Financial planning can be broken up into offensive and defensive financial planning. Insurance falls under defensive financial planning. It works to protect you from adverse events that might happen in your life. Insurance is not something that people love talking about. It’s not as flashy of a topic as investments, but it’s just as important. Insurance can be defined as transferring the risk of some loss to another entity in exchange for money. For a loss to be insurable, it must be a large, measurable, non-catastrophic and accidental loss that can be covered with an affordable premium. Insurance also works to establish indemnity, which means putting the insured back at the financial position they were in before the loss occurred. There are several types of insurance you will most likely purchase at one point or another: auto insurance, homeowner’s insurance, life insurance, disability insurance and health insurance. Auto insurance is meant to protect you from loss in the event that your vehicle is involved in some kind of incident, such as hitting a deer. This kind of insurance is required for every registered vehicle. It might be a burden to some, but it normally comes out cheaper than covering a wreck out of pocket, especially if the wreck involves personal injury or medical bills. Homeowner’s insurance is insurance on your house and is required by most mortgages. This policy protects your home from certain damages. The policy may name open or named perils (damaging events). Open perils means that everything except those perils specifically excluded in the policy are covered.
Named perils means that only those perils specifically named in the policy are covered. Life insurance is insurance that pays out money to your beneficiary in the event that you die. This is the most essential of all types of insurance. Even though we all feel young and invincible, we never know what tomorrow brings. Life insurance is divided into two main subcategories: term and permanent. Term insurance is more like renting an apartment: it is cheaper but does expire at some point. Permanent insurance is like owning a home: it is more expensive, it builds a cash value, and it does not expire. Disability insurance’s name is misleading. Disability, in the insurance sense, means losing the ability to carry out the Josh Cherry y Courtesy tasks of your job. Be- Josh Cherry spent the entire Fall Break weekend in the dorms at Ouachita. Matthew Ablon, one of our staff writers, sat ing disabled for a doc- down with him to get the details on what happens at Ouachita when all the students are gone. tor might look different than disabled for a professional athlete. This coverage is important because it allows you to Fall break doesn’t always mean leaving campus; read how one man still earn an income even defied the odds and spent a long weekend in the dorms if you are unable to go to work. Ouachita. By a little far, I “It wasn’t as dead Health insurance is a By: MATTHEW ABLON mean in Gibsonia, Penn- as I thought I would way to cover the costs of sylvania, just north of be because al lot of the Staff Writer any medical treatments Pittsburgh. athletes were still on you may need. You may “I didn’t want a plane campus,” said Cherry. have some health in- You wake up one day, ticket for four days,” “There were still a desurance through your but you don’t wake said Cherry. To him, it cent amount of people employer, or you may up at the usual time. didn’t make sense to go here.” purchase some for your- There’s no class today, home for such a short However, Cherry was self. The more compre- and you don’t feel the time. nearly driven to insanhensive your policy, need to dress decently. How did Cherry ity, imparting this adthe more coverage you Comfy clothes will suit spend all that time with- vice onto any other stuhave. However, more you just fine today. You out roommates, home- dents who, like him, are comprehensive poli- fire up your game con- work, and other respon- too far from home for a cies normally cost more sole or your computer sibilities? He absolutely short visit. and play a few rounds chilled out, and he didn’t “Find other people money. Hopefully this article of “Call Of Duty”. After even have to wake up that are also there,” said has provided some in- that, you decide to get a for early classes. Cherry. “and hang out sight into the world of bite to eat; it’s half-past “I woke up at 11:30. with them cause it was insurance. Insurance is noon and you haven’t I didn’t know what the driving me crazy after the foundation of defen- had anything all day. mornings were like be- a while. Or Skype some sive financial planning. You don’t hear any cause I slept in every friends back home.” n It is not a topic that is doors opening or clos- day,” he said. necessarily fun to talk ing. There are no voices Cherry had so much about, but it is one that of your fellow residents. free time, he managed is important to overall Relax, this isn’t about to feed his affinity for to become a horror sto- Dwight Schrute at an exfinancial success. It might not be the ry. You’re in your dorm treme level. right time for you to buy during fall break. “I watched a lot certain types of insur- That was the real- of Netflix. I made it ance, but life, disabil- ity for Josh Cherry after through about four seaity, and health insurance campus took its usual sons of ‘The Office’”, he premiums are calculated post-Tunes Week break. said. based on your age and Cherry, a freshman busi- Cherry described the ness administration ma- campus as “dead”, eshealth. The younger and jor, had to stay behind pecially Flippen-Perrin. healthier you are, the at campus because his However, he wasn’t tohome is a little far from tally alone. cheaper it will be. n
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“I watched a lot of Netflix. I made it through about four seasons of ‘The Office.’” —Josh Cherry
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Farrell and Pacheco earn GAC honors By KYLE PARRIS
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Dr. Wesley Kluck y Courtesy The Ouachita Volleyball team gather for a quick huddle earlier this season. The Tigers defeated the Southeastern Savage Storm in three sets on Saturday their third straight win of the season.
Tigers win third straight GAC match By KYLE PARRIS
Sports information Director Ouachita won its third straight conference match on Saturday, defeating the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm 3-0. The Tigers outscored the Savage Storm 25-20, 25-18 and 25-17. Southeastern (4-17, 2-7 GAC) grabbed the first lead of the match, but a kill by Jayme Shell followed by consecutive kills from Abby Pickett put Ouachita (12-6, 6-3 GAC) ahead 3-1. The Tigers maintained the lead throughout the set, and a kill by Kori Bullard gave Ouachita the 25-20 win. Pickett led the offense for Ouachita with six kills on eight attempts in the
first set. The Tigers committed only four attack errors while forcing six errors from the Savage Storm. The Savage Storm grabbed a 1-0 lead again in the second set, but Ouachita eventually took an 8-7 lead and never looked back. The set featured a 5-0 run by the Tigers, and Ouachita finished the game on a 5-2 run with a kill from Caitlin Cantrell ending the set. Five different Tigers recorded two kills in the second set, with Pickett leading the charge with five. Ouachita did not commit a single attack error in the set, while forcing five from the Savage Storm. The Tigers posted a team attack percentage of .417. Ouachita opened the final set with a
4-0 run and later took a 9-2 lead. The Tigers eventually ended the set and the match with three consecutive points, with Cantrell getting the final point on a kill from Stormi Leonard. Bullard led the third set with four kills, followed by Cantrell with three. For the match, Pickett had a match-high 13 kills, followed by Bullard with seven and Shell with six. Ouachita posted a .290 attack percentage for the match. Leonard finished with 31 assists for Ouachita, and Ashley Wake had a teamhigh 11 digs. Ouachita will be back in action on Friday, Oct 23, as the Tigers travel to Weatherford, Okla. to take on Southwestern Oklahoma State. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m.. n
Tiger soccer loses to Union University 2-1 By BRANDON SMITH Sports information
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Ryan Trayner, a junior from McKinney, Texas fights for the ball against an Oklahoma Baptist player on Saturday against the Bison. The Tigers lost a heartbreaker to Union University Tuesday night 2-1.
The Ouachita Tigers men's soccer team lost in doubleovertime, 2-1 to Union University on Tuesday night in Jackson, Tennessee. Brandon Hom scored his first goal of the season for Ouachita and Nelson Pacheco recorded a career-high 12 saves. Ouachita took a 1-0 lead midway through the first half. In the 21st minute, the Tigers were awarded an indirect kick in the Union penalty box. Brandon Hom collected the rebound off Tyler Mouton's blocked shot and drove the ball into the back of the net. Ouachita had eight shots in the first half, seven of which were on goal. Union had an opportunity to tie the game in the 26th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick. The shot to the lower left corner
by Union's Diogo Dias was stopped by the Tigers' Nelson Pacheco. It was one of nine first half saves by the two-time GAC Goalkeeper of the Week. The Tiger offense stalled in the second half, as Union's defense kept the Tigers from making a single shot in the second period. On the defensive end, the Tigers withstood 10 second half shots by Union, including two more saves by Pacheco. Union tied the game in the 78th minute when Dias scored off a rebound. The score remained tied through the first overtime period. Pacheco recorded save number 12 in the period to extend the game to double overtime. In the second overtime period, Union scored on a penalty kick to win the game 2-1. Ouachita will face Harding at Kluck Field on October 27. It will be the final home game of the season for the Tigers. n
The Great American Conference announced the league’s Players of the Week for the seventh week of the 2015 men’s and women’s soccer season. Ouachita’s Nelson Pacheco repeated as the top Goalkeeper while Pacheco’s teammate, Dillon Farrell earned the Defender award. Both performances were crucial in helping the Tigers lock up the number-one seed and hosting rights for the inaugural GAC tournament. On the women’s side, Tessa Woodcock took home the honor of Defensive Player of the Week. GAC DEFENDER OF THE WEEK - Dillon Farrell, Ouachita, D, Jr., McKinney, Texas. Farrell helped the Tigers clinch the GAC regular-season championship and the top seed to next month’s GAC Championships as Ouachita scored road wins against Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist. The Ouachita defense shut out the Crimson Storm. In the clincher against the Bison, he played every minute of overtime win. GAC GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK - Nelson Pacheco, Ouachita, So., Kennedale, Texas. Pacheco earned wins against Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist to lock up the inaugural GAC men’s soccer regular-season championship. In a shutout against the Crimson Storm, he registered six saves. He made four saves in a 3-2 win against the Bison, including a big stop that led to the counter attack that resulted in the winning goal. GAC WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Tessa Woodcock, a junior from Fort Worth, Texas, anchored Ouachita’s backline in wins against Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist. She played all 90 minutes of both matches and helped the Tigers earn their fifth shutout of the season against Oklahoma Baptist. In thirteen matches this season, Woodcock averages 82.5 minutes per game. In four matches, she has played all 90 minutes. When Woodcock plays all 90 minutes, the Tigers are 3-1. n
Lady Tigers improve to 6-2 on Hatcher’s game-winner By BRANDON SMITH Sports information
With the help of a 78th-minute goal by Haley Hatcher, the Ouachita Tigers defeated the Oklahoma Baptist Lady Bison 1-0 on Saturday, With the win, Ouachita moves to 6-2 in the Great American Conference. Neither team was able to develop much offense in the match, as the Lady Bison took 11 shots and Ouachita had only seven. The Tigers also had only three shots on goal in the match, one being Hatcher’s game-winner. Along with the lone goal, Ouachita’s defense proved to be the difference. The Tigers earned their fifth shutout of the season, and three members of
the defense, Tessa Woodcock, Sammie Mack and Dina Harper, spent the entire 90-match on the field. Hatcher, who had a team-high four shots and three shots on goal, also played the full 90 minutes, as well as Ouachita goalkeeper Lauren Llanes. Hatcher currently leads the GAC in shots per game and game-winning goals in conference matches. Llanes earned her fourth shutout of the season, and her second in three games. She also had five saves in the match. The Tigers (7-6, 6-2 GAC) will be at home for their next three matches, beginning with a contest on Thursday, Oct. 22. The match will be against Southwestern Oklahoma State and is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Kluck Field. n
Brandon Smith y Courtesy Sophomore Dina Harper dribbles the ball in the game against Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Tigers won on a game-winning shot from Haley Hatcher.
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Kickin’ It:
What drives Ouachita’s two right legs By: Dixon C. Land
Two Kickers. Two Stories. One Team. The lives of Shelton Wooley and Cole Antley have been merged together as one on the special teams unit of the Ouachita Baptist University football team. While their stories are solely unique in nature, they do share a common bond: a strong foot and the will to win. “Growing up, I was in a competitive family and my brothers and sister were all competitive people,” Antley said. “When we didn’t
do well, we had to take our shoes off and run up and down a gravel road barefoot as punishment. I used to have to kick tires too.” While Antley did have a rough time when losing, he had a better time when he won, which he did quite often. Growing up with a father who played college football, Antley preferred soccer until a chance encounter in seventh grade. “I always played soccer growing up and then in seventh grade our coach brought me up to do some kicking and I’ve done it ever since,” Antley said.
Driven by the desire to win, Antley puts in long hours to make sure that he is as good as he can be. “I quit soccer in high school to focus on kicking. I became obsessed with it. I would watch tape and practice my steps all the time. I wanted to master my craft,” Antley said. When Antley isn’t working on kicking, he’s flying planes with the desire to earn his flying license in the near future. “My goals right now are football, flying and school. Balancing that can be tough, but I’m getting it done.” * * *
Driven by the same desire for success, Shelton Wooley had a slightly different upbringing. Raised in Ruston, La. by two gradeschool teachers, Wooley was always a football fan even from the earliest of days. “My dad gave me a baseball when I was really young and I threw it across the room and didn’t want it. Then he gave me a little football and I kicked it. Since that time, I’ve kinda learned how to kick.” Taught by his dad from an early age, Wooley gained experience the more practice he got, learning things like proper steps and where to
kick the ball on the side of his football with his father. “He didn’t know much about it either, so we kinda learned together,” Wooley said. Now Wooley, who is in his second year at Ouachita, said he loves the campus. “It’s a great place to grow as a man. People here aren’t always about football or about school-it’s about being a good person and that’s what I love most.” Currently for the Tigers, Antley handles kickoff, PAT’s and Field Goal duties. Wooley is in his second season punting for the Tigers. n
By the Facts:
Shelton Wooley Punter Birthday: Sept. 1st, 1995 Hometown: Ruston, La Favorite Color: Green Favorite Food: Everything Favorite Type of Music: Alternative Biggest Influence in Life: A lot of people in my life but I’d say anyone who spent time making me a better person and holding me accountable. People like my parents or my grandpa is a good example of that. As I child I wanted to be: A football player, of course Favorite Hobby: 3D Modeling/Design Something that not many people don’t know about me: My middle name is Cruz and I’m 25% Hispanic.
Cole Antley Kicker Birthday: Sept. 24, 1996 Hometown: Noonan, Ga. Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Food: BBQ Favorite Music: Country
Biggest Influence: A guys by the name of Stanton Johnson who led me to Christ when I was in 7th grade. As I child I wanted to: I wanted to be a full-time hunter. Favorite Hobby: Hunting Something about me that not many others know: I like ears. I’ve always played with my parents ears ever since I was a little boy.
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