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Pass the Salt Career Services hosts interview dinner tonight, p.3 Tyler Rosenthal z The Signal Junior Caleb Cunningham dances with his partner during the competition portion of last year’s Spring Swing. This year’s Great Gatsby themed Spring Swing will take place March 19 in Walker Conference Center.
Honors students to host Gatsby themed Spring Swing Model Students OBU Model U.N. students travel to St. Louis, p.4
iPhone Addicts Focusing on the screen distracts us from the now, p. 5
By BRITTANY EWART Staff Writer
It’s time to get out the flapper dresses and the threepiece suits because it’s time for Spring Swing and it’s the best one yet: Great Gatsby themed. The honors program is hosting this event full of dancing, food, contests and fun. It will take place Wednesday, March 19, at 8:30 p.m. in Walker Conference Center. The prices will be $5 for couples, $3 for individuals and $10 to enter the
dance competition. This relatively new event is not only a great fundraiser for the honors program, but it is a fun dance similar to TWIRP, where students can come and dance, eat and have a great time with friends. Sarah Davis, a senior Christian studies and theatre arts double major, and Madeline Martin, a junior biology education major, are working together to plan this Gatsby themed extravaganza. Davis and Martin are hop-
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the Charleston. There will be prizes for winning the contests. “We have been doing all of the behind the scenes work to make this event the best yet, including shopping for Gatsby themed decorations, gathering the most exciting judges, promoting the event and recruiting competitors,” Martin said. In addition to the contests and dancing, there will also see SWING z 2
Riley-Hickingbotham Library to host discussion panel for Created Equal Project
Print Lives Print journalism is not dead yet, only changing, p. 5
Loyalty Advantage Do players who stick with one team do better in the long run? p.6
ing that the event will be a fun event for all students to attend. “What I think is interesting about this event is that it’s really unique,” Davis said. “It’s going to be different than a stereotypical TWIRP event. Not only is it a different theme that allows you to dress up and have a lot more fun with it, it’s an actual dance.” There will be a dance contest, costume contest and also step-by-step teaching of swing dancing, including how to do
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Emily Terry z The Signal T.J. Bailey will release his album, “This is My Father’s World” at a concert Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Arkadelphia.
Senior to hold album release concert Friday By Emily Terry Editor-in-Chief
@emilymterry On Friday night at 7:30 p.m., senior worship arts major T.J. Bailey will host an album release concert for his album, “This is My Father’s World” at the First United Methodist Church of Arkadelphia. The album, which features 12 songs, is the first for Bailey and is a culmination of a lifetime of loving music and a couple years of songwriting. “I’ve always known I wanted to do something like this,” he said. “It was just a matter of when I was going to do it.” Bailey hopes to use the album as a means to bring people together in worship. “I wanted to do something
that would bring people from different generations and different cultures together to worship,” Bailey said. In the making of the album, he brought in many different people in the recording process, resulting in a sound more like a group effort than a solo project. “There were a couple songs where I went to some theology professors and made sure the lyrics were okay,” he said. “For the music, I arranged and wrote every single song except one song where [Tony Terry] arranged some string parts and one song that Zeke Garcia and I wrote together. Other than that, I did the rest on my own.” For the musicians on the tracks, Bailey called on friends see ALBUM z 3
Ouachita Baptist University’s Riley-Hickingbotham Library will host a panel discussion on civil rights Monday, March 17, at 6 p.m. in Walker Conference Center Room A. The event, which is part of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)’s Created Equal Project, is free and open to the public. The discussion will highlight the history of the civil rights movement in the U.S. and more specifically, civil rights issues in Arkansas and Arkadelphia. Background for most of the discussion will come from the documentary film “Freedom Riders,” which recounts the harsh realities of the Freedom Rides of 1961. “The panel will bring together a cross section of historians and active participants of the civil rights struggle,” said Lacy Wolfe, assistant professor and circulation/reference librarian. “Every student should take this opportunity to learn firsthand about the impact of the civil rights movement from people who participated in it.” The three panelists leading the discussion will include Dr. Martin Halpern, professor of history at Henderson State University; Dr. Lewis Shepherd, vice president for student and external affairs at HSU; and Kyle Jones, scholar coordinator for the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at HSU. According to the NEH website, Created Equal is an
initiative to “encourage communities across the country to revisit the history of civil rights in America and to reflect on the ideals of freedom and equality.” “From my perspective, the perspective of someone who grew up in another world to which I would not want to return, this session is not to be missed by people of good will who are also willing to be reminded of what good and ill will look like in the arena of human society,” said Dr. Ray Granade, Ouachita director of library services and professor of history. Henderson State University’s librarian, David Sesser, received a grant for the Created Equal project, in partnership with OBU’s Riley-Hickingbotham Library and the Arkadelphia Public Library. In addition to the panel at OBU, the public library will host an article discussion over the short film “Slavery by Another Name” on Thursday, April 10, at 10 a.m. and a children’s program Saturday, April 12, at 10 a.m. HSU also previously hosted a lecture as part of the project. “These events are important as they help bring the ongoing struggle to campus so that students and the local community can connect with them,” added Wolfe. “The civil rights movement is relevant today as people across the country continue to strive for equality for all in the United States.” For more information on the discussion panel, contact Lacy Wolfe at wolfel@obu.edu or (870) 245 5119. n
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INTERVIEW DINNER will be tonight from 5-8 p.m. in the Alumni Room. For more information, contact Hannah Pilcher at pilcherh@obu.edu.
TC Dessert Auction is tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Tiger Den. For more information, contact Mari Bednar at bed55797@obu.edu. ENACTUS MOBILE PACK will take place tomorrow from 8 a.m.- 10 p.m. in the Tiger Den. For more information, contact Elva Rosas at ros54881@obu. edu.
HOST & HOSTESS AUDITIONS for Tiger Tunes 2014 will be Saturday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in JPAC. For more information, contact Joey Licklider at lickliderj@obu.edu. ETA ALPHA OMEGA DATE AUCTION will be March 18 from 9:15-10:15 p.m. in the Tiger Den. For more information, contact Will Hanna at han56401@obu.edu.
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Guest artist to perform with percussion ensemble Tuesday By MACY NUTT Staff Writer
On March 18th, the OBU Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the recital hall. Tickets are free, and Dr. Scott Herring will be performing as a guest artist. Herring serves as professor of percussion at the University of South Carolina as well as director of the USC Percussion Ensemble and Palmetto Pans Steel Band. He has performed all around the world in places such as England, Germany, France, China and Spain and is often featured as a guest artist with other universities across the U.S. Herring currently performs with the RoseWind Duo and the Shiraz Percussion Trio. “It’ll be unlike any concert they’ll ever hear on Ouachita’s campus,” said Dr. Ryan Lewis. “In fact, for anybody who has never been to a percussion ensemble concert, there is such a variety of sounds and colors, and I tried to choose different styles of pieces, so that you’re not hearing the same sounds, the same kinds of music for the whole concert.” According to Lewis, the show will include everything from traditional music to 1920s ragtime. “We do play what you may consider very traditional mu-
sic, then it gets, not exactly avant-garde, but it gets very unusual. And I try to balance all of those, it should be an interesting well-rounded concert. Each piece is completely different from the one before.” The show starts with “We Are the Weapons” by Baljinder Sekhon. The piece juxtaposes both militaristic music portraying the sound of guns and violence and peaceful music performed on keyboard percussion instruments. Three of Elliot Cole’s “Postludes for Bowed Vibraphone” will be performed throughout the concert, which is considered one of the new classics of percussion chamber music. Four students will play the vibraphone and create “a haunting, beautiful sound similar to a glass harmonica,” Lewis said. Each of the three postludes will be interspersed throughout the concert and serve as aural palate cleansers between pieces. Sophomore music education major Aaron Breeding will preform George Hamilton’s Green’s xylophone rag “Log Cabin Blues,” accompanied by a marimba quartet playing the original 1920s piano part. Next, the percussion ensemble will play Ney Rosauro’s Brazilian Myths which is a multi-movement programmat-
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ic work for percussion quartet that musically portrays five brazilian mythological personalities. This will feature a plethora of traditional concert instruments, traditional brazilian instruments and found instruments such as metal cans, cooking pans, tuned wine glasses, bird and slide whistles and pouring water. “Brazilian student Ian Monteiro will read descriptions of each movement in both Portuguese and English before they are performed,” Lewis said. Lewis and Dr. Scott will perform the first of two pieces by British composer Jeffrey Dennis Smith, a marimba duet entitled “All Systems Go.” At the end of the program, Dr. Herring will be the soloist for the second Smith piece, “Tiger Dance.” Lewis encourages all of Ouachita’s student body to come see the performance. “These students have worked all semester, we’ve done rehearsals and changed instruments and tried this and really worked to tweak so that everything could be exactly the way they needed to be.” For more information about the ensemble, visit http:// www.obu.edu/percussion or contact Dr. Ryan Lewis by email at lewisr@obu.edu. n
Dates to Remember: Deadline: Sunday, 3.16 @ Midnight Winners Announced: Friday, 4.4 @ Noon in the Student Center Essay Winner Printed in the Signal: Thursday, 4.10
Tyler Rosenthal z The Signal Anna Cathryn Massey and Joel White learn to dip during last year’s Spring Swing. This year will feature a dance lesson and competition.
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vides funds for various events throughout the semester as well as fees for the National Collegiate Honors Council,” Martin said. The proceeds from this night will help build up the honors program and make it recognized nationwide. “We strongly encourage all students to come to this event. Take a study break and enjoy the dancing, food and great music,” Martin said. To participate in the competition portion of Spring Swing, visit http://www.obu.edu/ honors. Register for the competition by March 14. n
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NEWS BRIEFS n Thirty second recaps of the biggest stories of the week. NATIONAL ― Two New York
buildings collapsed yesterday in an explosion believed to be caused by a gas leak, killing two people, injuring at least 22, and setting off a search for more victims feared trapped in the debris, officials said. A blast that scattered debris onto nearby rooftops brought down neighboring five-story buildings with a total of 15 apartments at about 9:30 a.m. on the largely residential block at East 116th Street and Park Avenue in Upper Manhattan. Officials at the press conference said the blast occurred 15 minutes after a resident in an adjacent building called Con Edison to complain of a gas odor. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the “gas explosion and subsequent fire.” Hundreds of firefighters were scouring the mounds of debris for survivors and trapped bodies; the mayor said there were “a number” of people missing. n
WORLD ― The Israel Air Force
struck 29 targets in Gaza on Wednesday in response to a large-scale Islamic Jihad rocket attack on southern communities. The IDF said at least 30 rockets had been fired toward Israeli communities near the borders with southern and northern Gaza in the largest attack since 2012’s Operation Pillar of Defense. According to the army, eight rockets had fallen in urban, civilian areas. One rocket landed in Sderot, according to police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld, although there were no immediate reports of casualties. Israeli media reported that up to 55 rockets had been fired into Israel in the deluge of projectiles. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that over 90 rockets had been fired toward Israel. According to the IDF Spokesperson, Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defense system successfully shot down three of the rockets. n
SCIENCE ― Scientists have discov-
ered the largest yellow star ever seen. It is called as HR 5171 A and shines 12,000 light-years from Earth. Its image was captured by a powerful telescope in Chile. The star is known as “yellow hypergiant” and is over 1,300 times in diameter of the sun. It is now as one of the top 10 largest stars ever discovered. Scientists say the newly discovered star is fifty percent larger than the red supergiant Betelgeuse, which is the star making up one of the constellation Orion’s shoulders. It is reported the scientists used ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer to see the HR 5171 A star. It surprised further by being part of a double star system. Its companion was observed orbiting extremely close to the hypergiant. According to ESO, so far only twelve yellow hypergiants have been discovered in our Milky Way and those are not in the stable stage of life. n
HEALTH ― Researchers at Berke-
ley have orchestrated the flow of cell groups by using electrical currents. It’s a tissue engineering breakthrough that could eventually lead to “smart bandages” that use electricity to guide cells during the wound healing process. The process is called galvanotaxis. Previous studies have shown the method can work for individual cells, but this is the first example of galvanotaxis being used to direct “herds” of cells. The breakthrough could result in powerful new tools used in tissue engineering. It’s widely known that an injury to the body creates a change in the electric field at the wound site. So, by mapping the changes in the electrical field when an injury occurs and it heals, it’s hoped that this technique can be used to speed-up and improve this natural process. And in fact, it’s this exact kind of cellular control that could be used to create a smart bandage. n
Compiled by Sam Cushman, Associate Editor. Sources: usatoday.com, hngn.com, reuters.com, cdc.gov, abcnews.com.
Career Services hosts interview dinner tonight for students By ANNA MCCULLOCH Staff Writer
said Grace Hevron, a junior history and education major. “The melodies are so beautiful and I like the soaring French horn parts.” The symphonic band has been rehearsing these pieces since the start of the semester. “Rehearsals have been going fairly well,” Hevron said. “We have had to deal with a lot of challenges such as students being busy with other commitments with rush, intramurals or class and we have had to give our rehearsal time to student conductors who are practicing on us, but we have really worked hard to make it come together.” The band rehearses on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “Rehearsals are going good,” Rieves said. “I get enough practice in to feel really comfortable about the music.” Students are also very hopeful that this concert will shed light on the band program at Ouachita. “I think a lot of students who know how to play an instrument are for some reason scared to join band,” Hevron said. “Hopefully with this concert, they will see that we have a great time together and can make quality music together.” Hamilton has been working with Ouachita Baptist Univer-
sity for over 30 years and has made the program a success. “Dr. Hamilton is a lot of fun to work with,” Rieves said. “He will be serious one minute and then just bust out with something funny the next. He makes rehearsals enjoyable.” The next time that both large ensembles, symphonic band and wind ensemble, perform will be a combined performance for Spring Commencement in May. “Since it will be such a long time before we play for an audience again, everyone should come and support us,” Hevron said. “People should come and watch this concert because the pieces are short and catchy and will leave you humming them for a long time after.” The symphonic band concert will also be livecast online from JPAC at http://www. obu.edu/band for those who cannot attend the event. Audio stream will start roughly ten minutes before the concert begins. “I am very proud of the work, talent and time the Symphonic Band has put into this concert,” Hamilton said. For more information about the symphonic band or performances, contact Dr. Craig Hamilton at hamiltonc@obu. edu or 870-245-5137. n
Career Services is hosting an interview dinner tonight at 5 p.m. in the Alumni Room. The dinner is a conclusion of a three-part interview intensive series that focused on building interview skills. Ouachita alumnae Meagan Gentry Jones, business analyst for L-3 Communications, and Monica Wood, operations manager for Accretive Health, hosted workshops earlier this semester and told students about what they have learned in their professional work. There are 55 spaces available to students. If you wish to attend an RSVP is required and preference will be given to juniors and seniors. “It’s vital that students get good practice and preparation before they step into a formal job interview,” said Lauren Land, director of Career Services. “Such preparation comes in the form of researching organizations you’re interested in working for as well as learning what recruiters and hiring managers are looking for in future hires.” This is the first interview intensive dinner and Career Services is hoping to make it an annual event. There is a panel of recruiters and human resource managers scheduled to speak at the dinner including James Miller, Senior Talent Manager and Certified Professional Coach at IBM in Dallas, TX; Ashley Nabholz, Senior Recruiter at Windstream in Little Rock, AR; Angela Scott, Recruiter at Tyson Foods in Springdale, AR; Mac Stroud, Human Resources Executive in Little Rock, AR; and Megan Vanderpool, Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals in Little Rock, AR. Head of Communications Trennis Henderson will moderate the discussion. Not only does this dinner
the artist and that’s not always a pleasant experience. But T.J. is just fun. What’s not to like?” Bailey says songwriting is not something he has always done, but something that he started to do while practicing in college. “I am so ADD in the practice room,” he said. “I can’t just focus on classical music for hours. So I ‘doodle,’ as I call it, where I just start playing things I’ve heard and flesh it out to a much longer piece. Most of those things never made it to the album. But I’m always using them to get better and grow in my writing.” Some songs were written a
couple of years ago and some were written recently, but Bailey wants the album to be a whole unit that goes together, even though it is filled with many different styles of music. “T.J. has some really good songs on this CD,” Brooks said. “While we were tracking those songs I thought they were someone else’s songs that T.J. was just covering. I was really surprised when he said they were his songs. Pretty impressive.” Bailey wanted the songs on the album to fit together, despite their differences. “I knew I wanted to tell a story with the entire set. So
the album goes through what I call a ‘concise theology of worshp,’” Bailey said. “The songs flow together.” Bailey will be selling the CDs on Friday night at the concert, but not for a set price. “Because all the songs were public domain or songs I wrote myself, I own the rights. So what I’m going to do is, on Friday night, I’m going to sell it for what people want,” he said. “Pay what you think it’s worth. People have integrity; I trust them. It will be cool.” After the concert, Bailey will sell them on iTunes for $10. Friday’s concert is free and open to the public. n
Tyler Rosenthal z The Signal Dr. Craig Hamilton conducts at last year’s Prism Concert. The symphonic band will hold their spring concert tonight at 7:30 p.m. in JPAC. Admission is free.
Symphonic Band to hold concert tonight in JPAC By HANNAH PEARCE Staff Writer
The Ouachita symphonic band will perform this Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public and students will not have to preorder tickets to attend. All students are encouraged to attend. “The symphonic band has prepared a wonderful concert of a variety of music,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, director of bands. “I think the audience will enjoy hearing the concert.” The 37-piece band will be playing six songs ranging in styles from classical to a catchy barndance tune to an industrial-style piece that incorporates the use of brake drums and pots and pans to produce the sounds of a factory. “I like the music that we’re playing because they’re all different,” said Suzanna Rieves, a freshman Christian studies major. “My favorite song is American Barndance by Richard Saucedo because the clarinets have a fun, bouncy part.” The selection of music includes other composers such as Clifton Williams, Brian Balmages and John Mackey. “My favorite piece is Elements by Brian Balmages,”
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give students an opportunity to learn about interviewing, it also gives them the opportunity to gain key etiquette skills from Ouachita’s director of development Emily Merryman. She will give students the information they need in order to better prepare themselves for networking events and business dinners. Merryman has experience in training staff and professional etiquette from leading corporate human resources for Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Center in Nashville, TN. Junior graphic design and mass communications major Aly Smith is attending the interview dinner because she believes it will give valuable information for her future. “The interview is such an important part of the hiring process for any job or internship,” Smith said. “This is the time when your possible employer really gets to know you. You can make or break your chance at getting a job within the first ten seconds of your interview, so it is really important to make sure you are prepared for anything they might throw at you. “The dinner will be a great time to network and gain contacts, which are invaluable in the workforce. Every event is an opportunity to invest in our futures.” Land believes the dinner will be a good time to hear from industry professionals and improve conversational skills. “Thursday’s event will give students invaluable tips straight from the professionals who screen hundreds of resumes and conduct interviews almost every single day,” Land said. “Hear their advice – its well worth your time.” To reserve your spot for the dinner tonight, email Hannah Pilcher at pilcherh@obu.edu. For more information about Career Services, email Land at landl@obu.edu n
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Courtesy Lindsey Fowler, Jensen DeGroot, Bekah Hall and Michelle Perez pose for a picture before begining the Model United Nations simulation in St. Louis. The team represented Bolivia at the simulation and each served on one of four committees dealing with a wide range of pertinent, global issues that they would attempt to solve by passing resolutions at the conference.
Model U.N. members caucus and debate in St. Louis at annual midwest simulation By DIXON LAND
Assistant Sports Editor @dixoncland he Representative from Bolivia has the floor. For senior Lindsey Fowler, one of her favorite memories from this year will be her participation in Model United Nations. Fowler, along with three other Ouachita students, was given the chance to role-play as an ambassador from Bolivia at a regional collegiate Model United Nations simulation. “Model United Nations at Ouachita is comprised of multiple things. First, it’s a seminar class here on campus,” Fowler said. “Then, we also go on to compete at a simulation in St. Louis with many different colleges throughout the mid-western United States.” The students are led by Dr. Kevin Brennan, professor of political science. Dr. Brennan, along with teaching the seminar course, works to make sure his students are well prepared for the conference. “In order to represent the country relatively accurately, during the 15 weeks on campus, students hear lectures, read articles and write short papers about what they are representing,” Brennan said. “This way, they get to learn more about their country’s domestic and foreign agendas. Students can put themselves, in a sense, in the shoes of someone’s country they are representing.” And while Brennan says that most of the work is done primarily from students, Fowler and the other students are quick to attribute much of their success to Brennan. “Dr. Brennan does a really great job in leading the program,” Fowler said. “There were some advisors that obviously didn’t prepare their students as well and they didn’t understand basic parliamentary procedure. I really appreciated all the hard work and preparation that Dr. Brennan did for us.” The students began work in October when they would meet for one hour in the afternoon, twice a week. From that point, the students learned about the structure and daily operations of the United Nations. They would read articles, do research of their own and present that information to each other. “We learned about how the United Nations is structured and about different committees that are utilized
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Bekah Hall, Jensen DeGroot, Lindsey Fowler and Michelle Perez with Dr. Kevin Brennan following the Model U.N. simulation in St. Louis.
and their responsibilities in those committees. We also learned about different organizations that worked with the United Nations,” Fowler said. “The week after Tiger Tunes, we started meeting twice a week up until February when the simulation was held.” Along with understanding parliamentary procedure, or the general ways that the United Nations conducts their meetings, the four students, Bekah Hall, Michelle Perez, Jensen DeGroot and Fowler, were required to understand different committees and operations of the U.N. “Along with learning about procedure,” Brennan said, “they learn about international diplomacy and about representing a country’s interest.” Each year at the Midwest Model United Nations Conference in St. Louis, students from Ouachita choose a different country to represent. This year, they chose Bolivia. “I try to rotate different geographical regions when we pick a country to represent,” Brennan said. “We hadn’t been a Latin American country in a few years, so we chose Bolivia. We are able to pick countries
each year in the first round of selections for the simulation, because we know that we are going to be able to go year in and year out.” The delegation was represented by four Ouachita delegates that each serve on one of four committees offered at the simulation. This year, students represented Bolivia on the International Security and Disarmament Committee, the Special Political Committee, the Social and Humanitarian Committee and the Economic and Finance Committee. “Each committee is comprised of about 60 countries,” Fowler said. “At the meetings, you can form resolutions, which teach you compromise and communication skills. We had to learn about how to work together in small groups of 10 and then in large groups of close to 40.” The committees would each discuss various topics that related to their committee and would produce resolutions to end the conflicts or to solve the issues. “Students learn about compromise quickly,” Brennan said. “Say there’s 75 countries represented at the committee. That means that we need to get at least 38 of them to agree to work with you on a resolution.” Although this process is unique every year and each year brings different challenges and obstacles, Brennan says that one thing remains the same: how much students appreciate the opportunity. “Students often enter a bit nervous because they’re not sure how everything is going to work,” Brennan said. “But almost all of the students that go on the trip are glad they experienced it. They usually tell me that they’re glad they went on it or wish they had done it earlier in their college career. Most of the juniors that make the trip end up doing it again for their senior year as well.” Brennan says that not just political science majors are allowed to do Model United Nations, but that anyone who has an interest in foreign affairs is welcome to join. He says that anyone that is interested in Model U.N. is welcomed to contact him for information on how to get involved or on how to sign up for the class. For Fowler, like many others who have participated in the program for Ouachita, participating in Model United Nations has been an exciting and fulfilling opportunity. n
Model U. N. Glossary:
Amendment: A change to a draft resolution on the floor. Can be of two types: a “friendly amendment” is supported by the original draft resolution’s sponsors, and is passed automatically, while an “unfriendly amendment” is not supported by the original sponsors and must be voted on by the committee as a whole. Caucus: A break in formal debate in which countries can more easily and informally discuss a topic. There are two types: moderated caucus and unmoderated caucus. Delegate: A student acting as a representative of a member state or observer in a Model UN committee. Member State: A country that has ratified the Charter of the United Nations and whose application to join has been accepted by the General Assembly and Security Council. Currently, there are 193 member states. Placard: A piece of cardstock with a country’s name on it that a delegate raises in the air to signal to the Chair that he or she wishes to speak. Resolution: A document that has been passed by a committee of the UN that aims to address a particular problem or issue. map courtesy of commons.wikipedia.com
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Book adaptation done right By NOAH HUTCHINSON Opinions Editor
@Hutch15 “Hey, want to go see the remake of the reboot of the expansion of the overhaul of the modern sequel to ‘Pretty in Pink’?” your so-called “friend” asks. “No,” you say. “What about the gritty, eye-gougingly serious reimagining of the legend of Santa Clause?” “No,” you say again, your blood pressure rising. “You sure? There’ll be crows and giant black trees with thorns all over them and probably some awful, pun based comic relief.” Out of options, you hop into the escape pod you built specifically for when this time came and jettison yourself off the face of the planet. Best case scenario: you land on a world that’s not bent on shaming everything that was ever put on film in the 80’s with awful remakes. Worst case scenario: you drift into the unforgiving void of space where the sweet release of death will spare you from seeing the trailer for “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 2: Vengeance”. Either way, you’ve got a bag of twizzlers in your escape pod, which was the best part of going to the movies over the past few months anyway, and you didn’t even have to pay $20 for it. Movies haven’t gotten quite that bad yet, but there has been a lack of originality lately. If you’re going to make yourself sit through an adaptation of something, I’d suggest skipping out on the theater and picking up a copy of “The Fantastic Mr. Fox.” It’s the movie adaptation of the classic children’s book (it’s a
classic in England or something. I don’t know.) of the same name. Basically, a charming yet morally corrupt fox doesn’t like his family’s financial standing or way of life, so he returns to his old ways as a poultry thief to raise their status. The farmers decide they want to kill him and shenanigans ensue. It’s great. First of all, it’s a stop motion movie made with puppets or whatever. I don’t know what exactly to call it, but it looks like a craft store threw up in a “Winnie the Pooh” book and was then brought to life by the power of imagination. I mean that in the absolute best way possible, because the entire thing looks awesome. The soft textures, fall colors and the strange way that all the characters move give this movie a fun vibe that can’t be found just anywhere. Also, there’s a ridiculous amount of detail in everything. The tiny cups have tiny amounts of liquid in them, the tiny cloths have tiny patterns and tiny accessories. Even the farmers guns (a luger, a double barreled shotgun and a .22 rifle) are accurate to their real life counterparts down to the T. It’s impressive in the same way that watching a play is impressive. The fact that somebody had to put such a ridiculous amount of effort into making this movie look like this gives everything an extra feeling of magic that can’t be found in a cartoon. On top of that, the characters are great. Fox’s son is the perfectly written middle school outcast. The farmers, who are by all means in the right, are evil enough to make you still cheer for the animals. Mr. Fox (played by George Clooney) is a scum bag. You can’t help but love him though. You understand why all the other animals follow along with his risky plans and why his wife married him even though he had a tendency not to take responsibility for his stupid actions. That’s another thing about this movie, the relationship between Mrs. Fox (played by Meryl Streep) and Mr. Fox is more believable than anything I’ve seen in a live action movie in a long time. It’s the
little things. The way she quietly follows along with his plans even though she knows she’s right to avoid crushing his enthusiasm, or tiny moments like when he tells her how he loves the way she deals with their son when he doesn’t want to go to school. It’s well written and acted to the point that there are some serious tear jerker moments between them right before the big confrontation with the farmers. I included the actors names in the above paragraph because that’s one of the big reasons that the characters in this movie are all so good. The cast is stacked. Meryl Streep is Mrs. Fox, George Clooney is Mr. Fox, Willem Dafoe is an evil rat, Jason Schwartzman is Fox’s weird son, Bill Murray is Fox’s lawyer and Michael Gambon is one of the farmers. There are a few others as well, but they’re all in minor roles. The voice acting in this movie goes along perfectly with the music and the style to make everything feel artfully quirky. I’m not talking Zooey Deschanel drinking juice boxes and wearing mismatched socks quirky either. I mean it’s a well done movie that tries to tell a story more than it tries to be weird, but still winds up being pretty weird. It’s fun, and if you’re looking for something quirky then this is the way to go. The few times that I’ve recommended this movie to someone, a common answer has been “That movie? I don’t know, it looks kind of silly and I’m really more of an action movie kind of person.” When I ask what kind of action movies they like, they name off something like “Alien vs Predator” or “X-Men.” That’s like saying you’re a car person and then saying your favorite car is a Honda Civic. It’s like saying you’re a steak snob and ordering a burnt ribeye and covering it with ketchup. A good kiddie movie is better than an awful shoot-em-up, despite what your ego may tell you. Sit down, watch some stop motion foxes and have a good time. n
Phones kill attention span, Print not quite dead yet, keep us from truly living publications going strong By ANNA McCULLOCH Staff Writer If you are reading this column what are the chances you will read it all the way through? More specifically, what are the chances you will read it all the way through without checking your phone? According to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers's annual Internet Trends report people check their phone 150 times a day. Before I go any further, let me preface this column by saying that I am also guilty of the things I am about to talk about. How often are you with someone and have to repeat yourself because they are looking at their phone? Chances are it’s pretty often. I know I have several friends that I will have to ask something multiple times because they didn’t even realize I said anything. We no longer realize when using our phone is rude. We check our phones when we are out to dinner with people, when we are at functions and even when we are hanging out with friends. We are always on some form of social media instead of actually being social with one another. Constant communication with someone can turn ugly. How often do you say things over text that you wouldn’t say in person? I personally would much rather talk about something face-to-face with someone than over text.
Children also have been affected by this iPhone epidemic. I worked at a restaurant this summer and I couldn’t even count how many times I saw toddlers and children begging to play with their parents’ phone. No longer is imagination the source of a kids entertainment, instead it’s their mom or dad’s iPhone or tablet, or even scarier, their own iPhone or tablet. When I was younger my friends and I would always want to go outside and play. Now kids seem to only want to play on an electronic device and sadly parents are letting them. Could you put down your phone without touching it for 10 minutes? When writing this column I came across some interesting motivation for putting down your phone. For every 10 minutes you go without touching your phone the UNICEF tap project sponsor Giorgio Armani will donate a day of clean water to a child in need. I challenge everyone to do this not only to help a child in need, but also to get in the habit of not constantly being on your phone. We aren’t living life. How often do we go and experience the world without having to pause to take a snapchat or post it on instagram? It’s almost like people are concerned about getting the perfect picture on instagram than experiencing the actual moment. All of this to say there are some good things about smartphones, however, there isn’t any good in the amount that we use them. n
By MACY NUTT Staff Writer Obviously, print is not dead yet since you’re holding this paper. You just grabbed a copy of this week’s issue and I suspect you have done so with some healthy excitement and anticipation. Quite rightly so. Inside, there is tailored content to keep you interested and engaged, making you come back every week. It’s high quality content that will keep ink and paper around for a while yet. You don’t have to go back too far to remember the first time people questioned if the Internet would kill print. There were many “experts” who jumped to instant conclusions about the longevity of print. The Internet was supposed to replace every book on your bookshelf, every magazine in the newsagents. It was supposed to change our lives. It has certainly succeeded in the latter, but only in helping pack our bookshelves with even more books from Amazon. We own more books than ever, piling up in the corners of our rooms. After years of lithographic print came the arrival of digital printing which quickly led to mass direct mail customized with our name on every page. If you are a lithographic purist, digital print to you is like instant cof-
fee compared with fresh ground coffee; it smells similar but it is not the same. However, we no longer have to print hundreds of sheets with the same image, we can improvise and let our imagination run wild. We can produce varied output for our clients, offer forward thinking solutions and get them back with a super fast turnaround. This was a great addition. Some could even see it as a game changer. And speaking of game changers, there is the iPad: A device proving to be the industry shaker it set out to be. Now it even comes with Newsstand, a dedicated place where you can purchase all of the magazines you love. I, for one, do not enjoy reading newspapers or magazines on a screen. Those are media I prefer to be tangible. You can’t beat it, not even with an iPad. I still don’t own an e-reader for that reason. A book is a personal statement; the iPad is just a device. My predictions for print are that it's not necessarily dying, it's just changing. I assume that sometime in the future the paper might be free. Advertising will pay the majority of the costs. Newspapers will probably publish less often, maybe just two or three times a week. They will also probably be more local. So print is not dead; it’s just starting to look a little different. n
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Do one-team athletes have a significant advantage?
“I felt more at home at Ouachita and felt like I could get a better education.” -Kendall Bruce
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Bruce focused on education and football By DIXON LAND
Assistant Sports Editor @DixonCLand For sophomore wide receiver, Kendall “KD” Bruce, working hard in school and on the football field began early on. “I learned from an early age the importance of working hard,” Bruce said. “I knew that to be successful, I’d need to be able to put in time and hard work to achieve my goals.” From entering Pulaski Academy Prepatory School in junior high, Bruce became more intent on his education and playing football. “My parents wanted me to get a private education and focus on my future,” Bruce said. “Playing high school football at PA shaped me as a player and as a person.” Bruce admits that much of his desire to do well in school came when he transferred to Pulaski Academy. Bruce began attending Pulaski Academy as well as becoming involved in the football program there. “PA does a great job of creating student athletes that not only take football serious, but also our education,” Bruce said. “I realized that I wouldn’t be able to do anything without my education not even play sports, which I loved to do. Coach [Kevin] Kelly told me to always be the best at everything I did, and that included my education.” Bruce, while playing at PA, was coached by Kevin Kelly, who is well known for his unconventional ways of coaching by kicking onside kicks throughout the game and refusing to punt. B eyond coaching, Bruce also contributes Kelly as a role model in his life. “Coach Kelly really shaped
me as a person,” Bruce said. “He encouraged us to go hard in everything we did in life and to give all that we could in everything we did even beyond football, whether that be our education, or whatever we wanted to do in life.” And while Bruce succeeded off the field, he succeeded on the field as well. As a senior at Pulaski Academy, Bruce caught 63 receptions for 1004 yards and 14 touchdowns while averaging 15.9 yards per reception. He also helped lead his team to win the 2011 4A State Championship while earning All-State honors. During his senior season, collegiate teams started to take interest in Bruce. He first received offers from Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State, but also received interest from some smaller Division 1 schools. “My whole life, I wanted to play Division 1 college football but I didn’t get a whole lot of interest until my senior year,” Bruce said. “Ouachita offered me first, then Henderson did as well. But while that was cool, I also started getting interest from Arkansas State.” Following the 2011 season, head coach Hugh Freeze left Arkansas State for Ole Miss and Arkansas State decided to hire Gus Malzahn away from Tulsa. Along with bringing his high-powered, hurry up offense, Malzahn planned to bring Bruce along as well. “When he got the job, he started recruiting me,” Bruce said. “I talked to him on the phone and he told me that they had maxed out on scholarships so I’d have to walk on. But he told me that if I stuck it out, I’d have a high chance of getting a scholarship for my sophomore season.” Bruce then decided to take an official visit to Arkansas
State and tour the campus. He also had the chance to sit down with Coach Malzahn and discuss his future. After serious prayer and deliberation, Bruce decided to call Ouachita and commit. “Deep down though, I wasn’t settled with that,” Bruce said. “I talked with Coach Kelly and I knew that I needed to do what I thought was best for me. We talked for a long time and decided that walking on was probably the best decision for me. So I called Ouachita and decided to walk on with Arkansas State.” Following the 2012 season, Gus Malzahn accepted the head-coaching job at Auburn and Bruce was once again left questioning his future. “When Malzahn left, I didn’t have a connection with the new coach,” Bruce said. “I decided to give OBU a try.” So Bruce decided to open up his options. Ouachita, along with Henderson State, gave him another chance for a scholarship and Bruce took it. “I chose Ouachita because of the family environment,” Bruce said. “I felt more at home at Ouachita and felt like I could get a better education. The football team is truly like a brotherhood and I felt welcome.” For Bruce, he still doesn’t regret his decision. Bruce, a redshirt sophomore next season, is expected to get significant playing time on the field as well as continue to succeed in the classroom. “I choose OBU because of the family atmosphere and the quality education Ouachita provides,” Bruce said. For students at Ouachita, it’s important to understand the community of this campus. For Bruce, that connectedness and family-like atmosphere is what makes him feel at home. n
Tigers fall short at GAC tournament; come close to upset of top-seeded Bison By BRANDON SMITH Staff Writer
The eighth-seeded Ouachita Lady Tigers were three points away from upsetting the one-seeded Harding University Lady Bisons in the GAC Championship Tournament on Friday, but could not steal the win as the Lady Bisons won 60-57. The Lady Tigers grabbed an early lead in the first half, led by two early three-pointers from Nashia James. Harding claimed the lead, however, with just under 15 minutes to play in the half. The Lady Bisons would hold the lead until halftime and at one point led by 13. James led all scorers in the first half with nine points off 3-5 shooting from the field. The Lady Tigers had a better firsthalf shooting percentage than the Lady Bisons, but Harding
was able to maintain their lead because of their 23 rebounds compared to Ouachita’s 16, which allowed Harding to take 15 more shots than the Lady Tigers. In the second half, the Lady Tigers climbed back into the game. Down by 11 with 15:41 to play, Ouachita started a 15-3 run to take a 43-42 lead with 8:31 left. The final eight minutes featured four ties and five lead changes. With 3:18 left in the game, Harding’s Arielle Saunders netted two free-throws take a one-point lead. The Lady Bisons later claimed a five-point lead, but a three from Katherine West cut the lead to two. In the final minute and a half, Harding never held a lead larger than four, and the Lady Tigers were within two points three separate times. Harding’s free-throw shooting was too much to overcome, however, and the Lady Tigers fell 60-57.
The Lady Tigers only allowed Harding to score three field goals in the entire second half and held the Lady Bisons to 14.3 percent shooting from the field. The Lady Bisons, however, shot 27-33 from the line, 21 free-throws coming in the second half. Ouachita was 47.8 percent from the field in the half and 81.8 percent from the line. Harding’s A’ndrea Haney led all scorers with 17 points for the game, including 12-14 from the free-throw line. The Lady Bisons are the secondranked team in the WBCA Top 25 Poll. James led the Lady Tigers with 15 points and seven rebounds. West added 12 points, Elise Holman scored nine and grabbed six boards, and Breanna Harris scored eight and grabbed seven boards. The Lady Tigers finished their season at 9-18 and 7-13 in the Great American Conference. n
On December 8, 2011, Albert Pujols signed a 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels for $254 million. After rejecting a 10 year-deal for $210 million from his former team, Pujols devastated Cardinal fans. The three-time NL Most Valuable Player, two-time winner of the Gold Glove Award and two-time World Series champion had decided to go with the bigger offer and leave 11 seasons in St. Louis behind. Was this the right choice for Pujols, or should he have been a life-long Cardinal? Derek Jeter, face of the New York Yankees franchise, was drafted in the first round and has remained on the Yankee roster for 18 years. Just a hint of his many accomplishments include being named an AL All-Star 13 times, winning the AL Gold Glove Award five times,and earning the AL Silver Slugger Award five times. On top of that, he has led the Yankees in total games played, at bats, hits and bases stolen. What’s more is Jeter has been able to celebrate all of these accomplishments with the same franchise at the same ballpark. So, are MLB players given an advantage when they have the opportunity to remain with the same team throughout their career? After being drafted by an MLB team, new players immediately develop their first official fan base through association and media coverage. Fans trust the management of their teams to make wise decisions (well, sometimes), and when a player is added to the team roster, they trust that this is a solid move and throw in their support for the new member. When a player makes his big debut, the media and fans both spring to life. The player’s name and number is tossed around in the stands, the schools and maybe even at Sunday service. He has officially established his first group of morale boosters and is associated with a team much bigger than himself. Going back to the former example, Jeter has been given the nicknames “DJ,” “The Captain,” “Mr. November” and “Captain Clutch,” and he couldn’t have done it without his long stay in New York. Bouncing from team to team can cause a player to lose a lot of support. Albert Pujols is an excellent example after denying the offer from his former team in order to pursue one of the highest offers in MLB history. Switching franchises also requires a player to have to prove himself once again to a new group of people, and puts his name in the shadows of more central players on that team. Octavio Dotel is one example of this circumstance. Dotel signed with the New York Mets as a free agent beginning in 1993. His first debut was in 1999, and he played for a total of 14 years. In those 14 years, Dotel played for 13 different franchises and two different leagues, which is the most in MLB history. Being comfortable with where you are at in life is important to any human being. Establishing a home in unknown territory, meeting new employers and players and getting used to a ballpark that will be your second home would seem to take a significant amount of time to get used to. Every team owner and manager has a specific way of handling all things within their facility. Each team has a specific way of preparing for practice, running the practice, cleaning up the field and preparing for games. When free agents are constantly switching franchises, they are faced with the obstacle of starting over and getting accustomed to a new way of playing the game. Sounds exhausting, right? Aside from baseball, if a player has the option of continuing his legacy with his starting team, he has the opportunity to keep his family in one stable location and build his life in one place. If we take the Dodgers, for example, the active players’ age ranges from 23 to 39 years old. This is prime time for the average man to establish his home and family setting. Having to recreate life in a new environment can many times be hard on a family. The stress of enrolling children in a new school system, a wife trying to find herself within the new community and adjusting to a brand new sports program and facility all while trying to keep your family satisfied seems overwhelming just to think about. Staying in one place gives players the opportunity to get actively involved with the community as well. Take Craig Biggio, for example. Biggio played his full career of 2,850 games with the Houston Astros before his retirement. Being fully invested in this franchise and having nearly the whole city of Houston on his side, Biggio gave back to his fans throughout his career. He was awarded the Roberto Clemente Award in 2007 for his active involvement in the community. Biggio was the leading spokesperson for the Sunshine Kids Foundation, which is stationed in Houston, Texas. While the foundation was a support system for children struggling with cancer, Biggio helped to raise awareness by wearing a yellow hat to represent his cause. He increased funds for the foundation by hosting a celebrity golf tournament, which raised nearly $2 million. I definitely believe that if players have the opportunity to continue their career with one franchise, they are at an advantage. Though it is a rarity in this generation, some of the most memorable players in baseball history have continued with one team, such as Stan Musial, Carl Yastrzemski, Ernie Banks, Mickey Mantle and Roberto Clemente. Each of these men have become a central figure in the history of the team for which they played, and their legacies will live forever in the stadium they called home. n
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