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12.4.14 Volume 123 Issue 11
Ouachita Baptist University
IN THIS ISSUE:
Finish Strong Advice and encouragement from professors as the semester comes to a close, p.2
315 or Bust You can bench press 315 pounds... Just do this, p.3
Ditch the Labels Don’t put a name on it – just be you and nothing else, p.3
RIP UAB Saying farewell to a program lost before its time, p.4
Dr. Wesley Kluck z Courtesy Members of the Ouachita Concert Choir open last year’s Festival of Christmas. This year’s show will be Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in JPAC. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the box office. Students receive one free ticket with their student ID.
Christmas through the ages
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By CHELSEA WHELPLEY News Bureau
Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts will present its 23rd annual production of A Festival of Christmas on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. Highlighting the theme of “Christmas Through the Ages,” the production will feature Christmas music from the 1930s to present day. Tickets are $12 each and may be purchased at www.obu.edu/boxoffice. A Festival of Christmas began in 1992 with the opening of Jones Performing Arts Center as a way to give back to the community. The performance traditionally marks the beginning of the Christmas season for both the Ouachita and Arkadelphia communities. This year Ace Collins, best selling author of “Stories Behind the Best Loved Songs of Christmas,” will serve as narrator to briefly describe the history behind some of the famous Christmas
songs performed by Ouachita’s ensembles. “This is something new that I think the audience will appreciate,” said Dr. Gary Gerber, musical director of A Festival of Christmas. Gerber also serves as chair of Ouachita’s Division of Music, director of choral activities and professor of music. “The show gives the best of both secular and sacred Christmas music,” added Gerber. “It lets us enjoy the Christmas music that we as kids grew up singing during the holiday season, but it also reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas and how music is a powerful, emotional source of that meaning.” Five musical groups will perform during this year’s production: Concert Choir and Ouachita Singers, both directed by Gerber; Women’s Chorus and Ouachita Sounds, directed by Dr. Becky Morrison; and members of the OBU Wind Ensemble. “This is my fourth year to participate
in A Festival of Christmas and each year the music, choreography and overall effect continues to improve,” said Ouachita Sounds and Concert Choir member Anna Moxley, a senior worship arts major from Bluefield, Va. “For me personally, A Festival of Christmas has transitioned from being simply a performance into a way to share the joy of Christ with others.” Highlighting the joy that is shared with the audience, Moxley added, “A Festival of Christmas brings both the Ouachita community and larger community together to celebrate the Christmas season. I think there is great significance in gathering together to honor the birth of our Savior.” Tickets are $12 each and may be purchased at the Box Office weekdays from 1-5 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.obu.edu/boxoffice. Students with a valid OBU ID may receive one free ticket. For more information, call the box office at (870) 245-5555. n
Viser honored for service on Arkansas Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors S News 1 n S Opinions 3 n S Sports 4 n
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By MCKENZIE CRANFORD News Bureau
Service is a top priority for Ouachita professor Dr. Bill Viser, and the Arkansas Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors recently honored Viser for his 14 years of service on its board. Under former Gov. Mike Huckabee’s administration, Viser helped found the board and served as secretary, treasurer and ethics chair during his time on the board. “The alcohol drug and abuse counselors needed some regulation, so we provided that,” explained Viser, associate professor of Christian ministries. “We developed criteria that every counselor had to meet to be certified with our board.” During his tenure, he participated in monthly meetings to discuss legislative issues affecting the field of alcohol and drug abuse counselors and how to expand the field throughout the state. As ethics chair, Viser dealt with ethical violations against alcohol and drug abuse counselors and presented facts to the board
to help them make decisions concerning the practice of their code. “I looked at the board as an opportunity for me to give back to a state that has meant so much to me,” said Viser. “Arkansas has always been good to me and become my home for the last 26 years. I love Arkansas and what Arkansas is about, and I felt like it was a chance for me to help make the state better. “I especially love the idea of thinking that what I do has an impact on people that I will never see through the counselors that minister to them,” Viser added. In addition to his service on the board, Viser recently presented papers at two conferences. Earlier this year, he presented on the topic “Treatment Issues with the Pornographic Addicted Female Client” at an international conference on counseling and education in Instanbul, Turkey. Viser was one of three Americans invited to the conference. see VISER z 2
Tyler Rosenthal z The Signal Sophomore Nathan Street performs in last year’s Lessons and Carols service. Ouachita first began this annual Christmas service 18 years ago.
Ouachita’s annual Service of Lessons and Carols set for Dec. 9 By RACHEL GADDIS News Bureau
Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts will present its 18th annual A Service of Lessons and Carols on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The service is free and open to the public. Ouachita adopted the traditional service from similar services that were once performed in 1880s rural England. These English services featured the singing of Christmas carols, as well as a num-
ber of Scripture readings to celebrate the birth of the incarnate Christ. “The seriousness, formality and spirituality of this service are what make it special for so many people,” said Dr. Gary Gerber, chair of the Division of Music and professor of music. “The focus is the advent of Christ.” The carols will be performed by several groups— the Ouachita Singers, Women’s Chorus and Handbell Ringers—while Scripture will see CAROLS z 2
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this weekzCALENDAR REFUGE is tonight at 9 p.m. at Second Baptist Church. For more information, contact: James Taylor at taylorja@obu.edu. SPEECHIE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING is tonight after Refuge at 10:30 p.m. by the Flag Plaza. Hot chocolate will be served. For more information, contact: Nancy Hardman at hardmann@obu.edu. FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS will be Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. in JPAC. Tickets are free with a student ID or $12 each. For more information, contact: Scott Holsclaw at holsclaws@obu.edu. GIRLS’ RUSH ROUNDUP is Monday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. in Walker Conference Center. For more information, contact: Hillary Hill at hillh@obu.edu.
LESSONS & CAROLS will be Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. For more information, contact: Scott Holsclaw at holsclaws@obu.edu. THE TONIGHT SHOW AT OUACHITA will celebrate Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 9, beginning at 10 p.m. at Dr. Jack’s. For more information, contact: David Winkler at win51011@obu.edu. TIGER STEEL CONCERT is Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. For more information, contact: Ryan Lewis at lewisr@obu.edu. CAB CHRISTMAS PARTY is Wednesday, Dec. 10, beginning at 8 p.m. in Evans Student Center. For more information, contact: Tim Harrell at harrellt@obu.edu.
From your perspective: professor edition.
Dr. Gary Gerber Professor of Music
Dr. Jess Kelly Asst. Professor of Biology
“Plan out your day. Maybe consider visitng the library. Finish empty – see what that did for the football team! Stay positive. Buy your tickets to Festival of Christmas.”
“Get some rest! Break things into small chunks and take breaks. You can only take so much at one time – don’t push it. And eat right.”
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“How are we at the end of the textbook? I think I read 10 pages total.” “I could study and work on the projects I’ve known about all semester... Or watch everything on Netflix.” “I hope no one judges me too harshly for looking like a sleep deprived, freezing cold troll.” “A comprehensive final? I can’t even remember my Tunes choreography.” “I definitely won’t do this to myself next semester.”
What is your best piece of end-of-semester advice?
Dr. Rebecca Jones Asst. Professor of Communications
Dr. Rex Horne President of Ouachita
“Work hard, but keep things in perspective. It’s easy to stress yourself out over things that aren’t as significant as you think they are in the moment. Seek the Lord in finding the wisdom to know what is really significant.”
“Finish strong. The next semester is a fresh start, so build on your strengths, understand your weaknesses and make next semester even better. If we can use this semester as a springboard for the next, that would be a good thing to do.”
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Tyler Rosenthal z The Signal Every December to celebrate the Christmas season, several student musical group join together to put on the Lessons and Carols service. This year the Ouachita Singers, Women’s Chrous, and the Handbell Ringers will all perform. In addition to these performances, there will also be many scripture readings by various faculty and students.
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z Continued from Page 1 be read by faculty and students of the School of Humanities, as well as university president, Dr. Rex Horne and Stan Poole, vice president for academic affairs. Though the service is a performance on the part of the choirs and musical groups involved, it is also a worship service in which the audience is able to participate. Because Lessons and Carols has this worship aspect, the audience is invited to sing along with the choir during the congregational carols. Gerber says this worshipful portion of Lessons and Carols is his favorite part of the ser-
vice because it becomes more than just a concert. “We like to include congregational singing,” Gerber said. “That is what I enjoy the most about the service. When I am not conducting, I can participate and be a worshiper.” Gerber will be leading the Ouachita Singers. Dr. Becky Morrison, assistant professor of music, will conduct Women’s Chorus, and John Briggs, instructor of voice, will conduct the Handbell Ringers. Accompanying the carolers will be organist Adam Haas, visiting assistant professor of music. Throughout the service, in between the performances of the different carols, several students and faculty members will read various scriptures
that pertain to the performances. Those who will read Scripture throughout the service include: Dr. Jeff Root, dean of the School of Humanities; Dr. Johnny Wink, Betty Burton Peck professor of English; Tiffany Eurich, instructor of communications; Taryn Bailey, a freshman mass communications major from Kyle, Texas; John Sivils, a sophomore English major from Arkadelphia, Ark.; Lauren Snow, a junior mass communications major from Wylie, Texas; and Marissa Thornberry, a senior English major from Mabelvale, Ark. For more information on the annual Lessons and Carols service, contact Dr. Gary Gerber at gerberg@obu.edu or (870) 245-5128. n
Being in Turkey also gave Viser the opportunity to do some work related to the fight against human trafficking, an issue he plans to focus on during his sabbatical next fall. Viser, a former missionary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, also had the opportunity to encourage missionaries currently serving in Eastern Europe. “I was invited to address the entire body of missionaries and missionary kids there and tell them about Ouachita,” Viser said. “So it was a fantastic opportunity to love on the missionaries while also promoting a school that I dearly love and cherish.” The second conference Viser presented at this year was Baylor University’s Symposium on Faith and Culture. His presentation addressed “21st Century Cultural Interest in Vampires: Taking a Bite Out of Christianity.” The topic was a follow-up to a book he published in 1994 titled The Darkness Among Us: A Look at the Sinister
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Growth of the Occult and How Dangerously Close It Is to You, which he wrote as a “Christian response to the growing interest in the supernatural and the occult.” Viser, a 1970 Ouachita graduate, holds a Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has taught at Ouachita for the past 26 years in the Pruet School of Christian Studies. For more information, contact Dr. Bill Viser at viserw@ obu.edu or (870) 245-5524. n
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How to have an OK bench press By NOAH HUTCHINSON Opinions Editor @Hutch15 “Hey, bro, I really want to bench 315, do you have any advice?” asks some beanpole currently on his 5,435,678 set of bicep curls. “Yeah,” I say. “Look up Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1. Then do 5 sets of 15 dumbell presses after you bench, make sure to do some heavy leg and back work and get some protein after you work out. You’ll probably get there pretty fast.” “Thanks!” the guy, or should I say guys, since I’ve talked to a million of them, says as he skips off to do more bicep curls. “I’ll be sure to try that out.” But he doesn’t try it out. He just strolls into the gym on two or three odd days out of the week, does more bicep curls than every 80’s bodybuilder combined ever did in the entirety of their lives and then derps around on the bench for 3 sets of 10 or whatever. Then he probably cries himself to sleep at night because 225 is still stapling him to the bench like an exotic butterfly under a pane of glass. It seems like every guy who’s ever worn a sleeveless shirt has wanted to bench 315 at some point in their lives. It’s honestly not hard. The first time I did it was when I was a junior in high school and even in a time such as right now, when I couldn’t really care less about how my bench press is doing, I could throw on 315 and get it at least once. Regardless of how tall, how skinny or how many collective minutes of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” you may have accidentally been exposed to, anybody can bench 315. However, aimlessly flailing your arms around while holding weights will not get you there. You have to want it bad enough to actually be smart about it. First of all, you’re going to need a good program. For this, just as I always do, I’m going to recommend
Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1. Google it. There’s a free and simplified version on t-nation.com. The day somebody actually takes that advice is the day they’ll stop being a weakling. After you’ve drilled the main rep scheme for the big lifts into your brain and accepted that it is the way, the truth and the light and that nobody gets to 315 except through it, you’re going to need some assistance exercises to add some volume into your program. If you want to get to 315 as fast as possible, and I’m assuming you do since every day that you can’t bench 315 is another day that there are JV football players who are stronger than you, you’re going to want to throw in some dumbell chest presses and dumbell rows. Do both of these for five sets of 15 reps. The reason for this is that you’re looking for volume here. This is not the time to go grab the 80 pounders, stumble through three sets of 10 and strut around the gym with your arms held three feet away from your sides as if you’re a subject in a study of the adverse effects of invisible lats syndrome. This is the time to swallow your pride, grab something you can press for 100 reps and get some blood through your muscles. From a technical standpoint, this will build your triceps, forearms and chest into an unshakable foundation from which to press, and give your back some extra width so that you’re more stable on the bench. From an awesomeness standpoint, this will give you pecs like 38 ounce steaks and make your back look like a manta ray. As far as the rest of your assistance work goes, some chin ups, curls and dips wouldn’t be misplaced. But a big bench isn’t just built on bench day. In 5/3/1, the four heavy exercises are bench, shoulder press, squat and deadlift. Of course you’re going to do shoulder press. It’s the weightlifting equivalent of holding your hands up in victory while simultaneously hoisting the weight of a large man over your head. But on the quest to an OK bench press, some noobies think that they can skip out on the leg work. This couldn’t be more wrong. Squats and deadlifts move insane amounts of growth hormone through your body, far more than
you’d ever get by laying flat on your back and moving your arms up and down. People who do heavy leg work know this without even thinking about it. After you break a personal record on bench, you feel like a fat person just sat on your chest. You’ll probably be a little jacked up that you’ve gotten stronger, but mostly you’ll just feel the relief of pressure. When you set a new PR on deadlift, you feel like a lion. You want to beat your chest, challenge the biggest guy in the gym to a fight, do a backflip and tell that redheaded cardio bunny on the elliptical that you’re taking her sky diving this weekend. Something chemical happens when you go heavy on the squat and deadlift, and you need that if you really want to get strong. Finally, after every workout, you’re going to need some calories and protein. I make sure to go out of my way and specify that calories are important because most people who can’t bench 315 eat like birds. My protein drink of choice is two scoops of whatever protein powder I happen to have on hand at the time, a big spoon of peanut butter, some frozen yogurt and enough milk to give it all a liquid consistency. You might read that recipe, take a quick look at my midsection and say “Yeah, bro, that’s why you’re fat.” That’s not it though. I’m fat because I eat any and all cookies that cross my line of sight, regardless of whether or not I have any rightful claim to them. If you drink this within 30 minutes of lifting weights, your body will use almost all of it to build muscle. Over the summer, I drank one of these four days a week and my bodyweight was down around 205, compared to my post-Thanksgiving 220. Indulging in some extra calories within 30 minutes of lifting weights will make you strong, not fat. I’d also say to eat breakfast and go to bed before midnight, but I already know that nobody is going to do that. If you stick to this plan, I can guarantee that you’ll bench press 315 in no time at all. Then, maybe you’ll have something to show off aside from your collar bones when you strut into the gym in that tank top. n
Hipsters and basics: Stop the labels By FAITH SINELE Staff Writer
What I want us to “get real” about at this present time is our use of words such as “hipster” and “basic.” This has been bothering me for a while now, so I’ll take this opportunity to get it off my chest, and tell everyone how stupid we (yes including myself) have been in using these terms. The first thing we think of when we see or hear the word “hipster” is a person who we would consider to be cool because they dress a certain way, and listen to certain music and live their life in a way that is supposedly so original. We give such a stereotypical definition to a word that is supposed to stand for being original and different. The word is even defined by using other words that have similar meaning such as indie, urban and bohemian. If you’re following me at all then you understand that what I’m really getting at is the hypocrisy behind the usage of this particular word. Everyone is trying so hard to be “hipster” these days, and we see it a lot on our own campus. Where I see the hypocrisy is people putting effort into being someone that they may not naturally be, which to me is the opposite of being “hipster.” This word has turned into a fad in and of itself. What bothers me even more is that there are true “hipsters” out there who are and have been just living their life the way that suits them, and now their lifestyle is being advertised as just something cool and fun for everyone to pick up. What we don’t understand is the lifestyle behind the clothes that are being labeled as “hipster clothes.” We like to put on these outfits that look different and maybe a little weird because that’s what a lot of stores are selling. Someone who could truly be defined as a hipster doesn’t concern themselves as much as we do with what they wear. They put on what they are comfortable in and what they believe expresses who they are as a person, not as a person within a group of people called “hipsters.” In a certain way, we have begun to mock a way of life that has been around much longer than we have. Sure it may seem like we are paying them a compliment by copying them, but if we knew anything about the true meaning of that lifestyle then we would understand how bothersome it is for them to see their way of life being plastered as some brand new idea that everyone is striving to be a part of. So as you run around thinking about how cool you are with your thick rimmed glasses, oxford-like shoes, and graphic tee’s that you have no idea what they even mean, consider the fact that you’re really just part of a myth cre-
ated by marketing. I just want to implore you to be who you really are, and wear what fits that. That leads me to our second, bonus word of the day “basic.” Ok, my friends and I use this word all the time and make fun of each other, but it really has begun to wear on my nerves. So let me first give you the dictionary definition of basic: forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental. Alright cool, now think about the ways in which we like to use this word to describe a person, and even places and things (yes, nouns). When I read the definition I thought, ‘huh, that really doesn’t even make sense in
“Where I see the hypocrisy is people putting effort into being someone that they may not naturally be, which to me is the opposite of being ‘hipster.’” the context we use it in.’ When we call someone basic, it’s a compliment compared to what we really mean when we say it. Whenever we label someone as “basic” what we’re thinking is that they are unoriginal, and even further that they are not hipster enough to be cool. That is seriously so wrong. The fact that being “hipster” has become what’s cool, I hate to tell you, but that means its basic! How do we not see this? I was talking about this with one of my friends the other day and we came to a conclusion that when we see certain people trying so hard to be original, it makes us see them as just the opposite. All this to say, if we want to be cool and different then there is nothing stopping us because that’s how God made us! We are held back from this in our society because we are told that if we aren’t in a crowd then we aren’t anything, and that scares us. I wish we could all, including myself, have the guts to strip ourselves of the society we wear and get back in our own skin. n
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Fans, players mourn the loss of beloved UAB football program By DIXON LAND Sports Editor
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Steven Kehner scores a touchdown against Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday. Kehner scored four touchdowns in a 4845 overtime loss to the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.
Tigers fall in overtime to Minnesota-Duluth, 48-45
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he Tigers scored on their initial drive when Steven Kehner rushed for a 57-yard touchdown. The score was set up by a 16 yard run on the previous play and their first of the drive. The Tigers led 7-0 with 11:36 left in the first quarter. “I was so proud of our guys for being able to keep fighting,” Ouachita Tiger Head Coach Todd Knight said. “It just didn’t come out on our end. Duluth made some plays at the end that we didn’t make and I’m so proud of our guys. They kept fighting and kept overcoming.” The Bulldogs answered with a score of their own when Logan Lauters rushed for two yards and a touchdown. The drive started on the Ouachita four-yard line when Bofferding returned a Shelton Wooley kickoff 96 yards. After 10:48 remaining in the first quarter, the Tigers and the Bulldogs were tied at seven. Ouachita scored again on another Kehner touchdown from 30 yards out giving the Tigers a 14-7 lead with 6:07 left in the first quarter. With 3:39 left in the second quarter, Lauters scored again from 29 yards out. After the extra point, the score was 14-14. With just 31 seconds left in the half, Lauters scored for a third time from two yards out. The run was set up by a 56 yard pass to Aaron Roth from Drew Bauer. The Bulldogs led at halftime by 7, 21-14.
On their first possession of the second half, the Tigers scored off a throwback pass to Kehner from Kiehl Frazier. Kehner, wide open, would stroll in. The extra point tied the game at 21. The Bulldogs scored on the ensuing drive when Roth caught a pass from Drew Bauer with 10:52 left in the third quarter. 28-21 Bulldogs. With 14:55 left in the fourth quarter, the Tigers scored when Kehner punched the ball into the end zone on a direct snap. The extra point was blocked, making the score 2827, Duluth. Duluth scored on the next drive when Bofferding rushed in for a score. The extra-point was good, giving the Bulldogs a 35-27 lead. Frazier found Drew White in the back of the end zone on the next drive for a 31-yard touchdown. The Tigers went for two and the pass was incomplete. With 7:57 left in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs led 35-33. On the ensuing kickoff, the Bulldogs fumbled the ball and recovered at their own sixyard line. After a three-andout, Shawn Magee muffed a punt and the Tigers took over at the Duluth 13-yard line. Just two plays later, Kehner scored again, and the two point conversion was no good, giving the Tigers a 39-35 lead with 6:55 left in the game. On the next two Ouachita drives, running backs for the Tigers fumbled giving the Bulldogs multiple chances. Following the last fumble, the Bulldogs drove the ball 74 yards on
12 plays, taking up 1:41 of the clock. Bauer completed a pass to Zach Zwifel in the end zone for a Duluth touchdown with 45 seconds left. The extra-point was good, giving the Bulldogs a 42-39 lead. Frazier completed passes to Evian Hill and Jalen Jones for 18 and 15 yards to push the Tigers down to the Duluth 3-yard line. With just 06 seconds left, Shelton Wooley nailed a 20-yard kick to tie the game at 42 with no time left in regulation. “We had the win at our back and we wanted to get it to overtime,” Knight said. “I felt like the temperature would be in our favor getting later into the game and I thought overtime would be great for us. Shelton got out there and made the field goal and it worked out perfectly. In overtime, the Tigers went three-and-out and Wooley hit another field goal to give the Tigers a 45-42 lead. On the ensuing possession, Bauer handed the ball off to Zweifel on an apparent receiver sweep. Zweifel stopped and threw the ball back to Bauer in the end zone for a touchdown that gave the Bulldogs the win 48-45. Frazier finished 15-26 for 295 yards and two touchdowns. Kehner rushed for 107 yards on the day, scoring four touchdowns. The Tigers finished the season at 10-1 and 10-0 in conference. This is the first season ever that the Tigers have competed in the Division Two Playoffs. n
Wrestling records first ever win over Central Oklahoma
By BRANDON SMITH Sports Information
The second-ranked Ouachita Tigers wrestling team recorded its first win over the ninth-ranked University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos in program history on Tuesday night. The Tigers defeated the Bronchos by an overall score of 26-9. The Tigers dominated throughout the dual, winning eight out of the 10 individual matches. Garrett Evans, a three-time NCAA Division II All-American, gave the Tigers the first lead of the dual, after he won a 4-2 decision of Zac D’Amico. Evans recorded two takedowns in the three-period match. With the win, Evans moves to 4-3 on the season. Nate Rodriguez put the Tigers ahead 6-0 after his 5-2 decision over Dustin Reed. The 2014 All-American fell behind 1-0 early but recorded four consecutive points to take a commanding lead. Rodriguez’s season record moves to 5-4 on the year. In the 141-pound weight class, Josh Myers got a 13-1 major decision over UCO’s Austin Quinton. Myers, who was the 2014 National Runner-
Up, recorded three takedowns and two near falls on his way to an undefeated 4-0 start to the season. The Bronchos brought the overall score to 10-3 after the 149-pound match, when UCO’s Spencer Rutherford won a narrow 7-5 decision of Tanner Bailey. Bailey, a freshman from Tulsa, Okla., was handed only his second loss as he moves to 8-2 on the year. Ouachita’s Dakota Head, a freshman from Tuttle, Okla., got the Tigers back on track with a 5-4 decision over Jeromy Davenport in the 157-pound match. Down 4-2 in the third and final period of the individual match, Head recorded two consecutive points to send the match to a sudden-death overtime. In overtime, Head quickly earned a one-point escape to steal the win. With the win, Head’s record improves to 10-3. Central Oklahoma’s Chris Watson defeated Ouachita’s Jacob Andrews in the 165-pound match, bringing the overall score to 13-9. Watson pinned Andrews in the first period, and Andrews falls to 12-5 on the season. Payne Hatter, the 2014 Junior College National Champion, brought the momentum
right back to Ouachita with an 8-6 decision over Colton Gallo in the 174-pound match. Hatter posted to reversals and one near fall in the match. Dallas Smith followed Hatter with a 10-1 major decision to give the Tigers a 20-9 lead with two matches remaining. Smith, a three-time All-American and 2013 National Finalist, moves to 1-0 on the year with the win in the 184-pound match. Ouachita’s O’Dell Lee continued the wning streak for the Tigers with a 5-4 decision over John Finn. Lee earned an escape in the second period that brought the individual-match score to 3-4, then he later took a 5-4 lead on a takedown late in the third period. Lee recorded his second win of the year and has a record of 2-3. In the final match of the evening, Blake Andrews won a 7-6 decision over Kyle Factor in the 285-pound match. Andrews, who now has a 13-0 record, posted two takedowns and a reversal to get the win. The Tigers will travel to Wichita, Kan. on Dec. 14, for the Jet Newman Invite. The next home dual for Ouachita will be on Jan. 23, 2015, when the Tigers take on Wayland Baptist. n
The University of Alabama-Birmingham football program died Tuesday after complications in funding and a lack of investment. It was just 24 years old. The death came as a surprise to many of its loved ones, namely the team, coaches and fans. An outcry of support has come from many of them, including tight end Tristan Henderson. “Some have come from over 3,000 miles away to play here and to be a part of this,” Henderson said to UAB President Ray Watts as Watts tried to explain the death to players. Coroners said that deaths such as this one are extremely rare – the last one coming in 1995 with Pacific University passing away due to a $400,000 deficit in funds. Success came early on in the life of Blazer football. In just their third game, they beat Washington & Lee 34-21 to record the first win. In 1996, UAB took a new direction, joining the NCAA Division 1-A conference. They lost their first game 29-0 to Auburn. The Blazers took down Arkansas St. 42-17 for their first win in the new division. In 1999, they joined their current community, the Conference USA, and beat neighbor Houston 29-10 on Sept. 25. Along with staying within their own neighborhood, the Blazers ventured out, defeating LSU and Nick Saban 13-10. That year, the Blazers finished 7-4 but were not invited to a barbeque at the end of the season. Just a few short years later, UAB sent off their first grown up kid, getting a job with the New York Jets Football Association. Just a few years later, they sent off another to the Atlanta Falcons named Roddy White. Later, White was nominated to the prestigious NFL “All Pro Bowl” team four seperate times. Many have claimed that White is the most successful member of the UAB family. UAB Football’s murderer is yet to be completely known. Various sources have said that UAB President Ray Watts is to blame, while others find the Alabama Collegiate School Board of Trustees to be at fault. UAB Football demanded $49 million dollars over the next five years, which is the presumed motive of the killer. Furthermore, many close to the scene of the crime claim that the killer may have had ulterior motives with the bigkid on the block: Alabama. Along with the death of UAB Football, UAB Football’s neighboors UAB Bowling and UAB Rifle also passed away. According to community rules, in order for the UAB family to stay in the Conference USA neighborhood, they will need to produce another offspring. Early speculation from other members of the community is that the UAB family may be left out of this year’s homeowner’s association. UAB Football was one of the more well-known figures in the community. Later in life, UAB Football increased its weekly audience of 11,000 to over 20,000. While deaths like this are not common, experts say that the impact of the loss of UAB Football could have a serious impact on the future of the neighborhood. UAB Football is preceeded by nearly 125 players and numerous coaches and support staff. There is no word on whether or not those members of the UAB family will find other homes. UAB Football is also preceeded by its Conference USA neighbors. Funeral services will not be held, and donations in the sum of $49 million are welcome. Please address checks to the UAB Athletic Department, not UAB Football. President Watts will accept the flowers. n
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Men’s Basketball Dec. 4 – OBU @ Ark. Tech, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 – OBU @ SAU, 3 p.m. Dec. 7 – OBU @ SFA, 3 p.m. Dec. 13 – OBU v. UAM, 3 p.m. Dec. 20 – OBU @ NW Okla. St., 3 p.m.
Women’s Basketball Dec. 4 – OBU @ Ark. Tech, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6 – OBU @ SAU, 1 p.m. Dec. 13– OBU v. UAM, 1 p.m. Dec. 20 – OBU v. NW Okla. St. 1 p.m. Dec. 30 – OBU v. Blue Mountain College 1 p.m. Wrestling Dec. 14—Jet Newman Invite (Wichita, KS) Jan. 4 — Central Missouri Duals, 10 a.m. Jan. 10, 11—National Duals (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Jan. 21—OBU @ Okla. City, TBA Jan. 23—OBU v. Wayland Baptist, 7 p.m. Jan. 25—OBU @ Central Mo., 10 a.m.