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ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY // THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2017 • VOL. 93 NO. 14
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THURSDAY
Rapid HIV Testing – Free HIV testing for students with results within 20 minutes from 1-4 p.m. in Baz Tech 203 and 204. Thanks for the Feedback: Honing Leadership and Communication Skills – To learn more about how to advance your communication skills, visit Doc Bryan 105 at 4 p.m. The Do’s and Don’ts When Searching for a Doctoral Program - To learn more about what to consider when pursuing a doctorate, visit Baz Tech 202 at 4 p.m. SO College Bingo Night – Play bingo with Special Olympics Athletes at 5 p.m. in Doc’s Place. Alpha Gamma Rho Informational – Thinking about joining Alpha Gamma Rho? Go to Doc Bryan Lecture Hall at 6 p.m. Cheer on your Golden Suns and Wonder Boys as they play against Arkansas-Monticello in Tucker Coliseum at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., respectively.
FRIDAY
Unplanned Pregnancy Workshop – Discuss ways to prevent and cope with unplanned pregnancy at 2 p.m. in Baz Tech 203. February Action Day: Equestrian Zone – Help out with various projects around
the barn from 1-4 p.m. at the Equestrian Zone. International Movie Night – Enjoy free popcorn and a movie from 6-9 p.m. in Doc Bryan Lecture Hall. Miss Tech Scholarship Pageant – Root for your choice for Miss Tech at 7 p.m. in Witherspoon Auditorium.
MONDAY
Last day to officially withdraw/drop courses with 80 percent reduction of tuition. AST Trivia Night – The ladies of Alpha Sigma Tau are hosting a trivia night to raise money and awareness for their philanthropy, The American Heart Association at 7 p.m. in Doc Bryan 242.
TUESDAY
LGBTQ Safe Zone Ally Training – Learn how to provide support, information and a safe place for LGBTQ persons from 6-9 p.m. in Doc Bryan 242.
WEDNESDAY
What if I Don’t Want to be a Shoe? – Learn from the cast of Friends on why it’s ok to not know what you want to do at 5:30 p.m. in Baz Tech 202.
MIKAHLA DENNEY/SUBMITTED Mikahla Denney, fine arts major from Searcy, found her car window damaged when she was walking her dog.
Russellville break-ins
ELEXIS HARPER
Staff Writer
Since Jan. 1, the Russellville Police Department has had 52 breaking and entering reports from various apartment complexes around town, several of which have a high concentration of tenants who are of
students of Arkansas Tech University, according to Quinn Jones, public information officer at the RPD. Mikahla Denney, fine arts major from Searcy, reported that her vehicle’s passenger window had been busted out around January 17 and several items she had left in her car had been stolen.
“They took my purse, my school bag and a broken phone charger. I ended up finding the contents of my purse out in the grass by my apartment later that day when I was walking my dog. All they took was the $12 cash and the purse itself,” she
(BREAK-INS page 4)
Mumps: what you need to know
AMBER APPLEBY
Copy Editor BAYLEE LINKER/THE ARKA TECH The concession stands are one of the many things being renovated in Tucker.
Tucker Coliseum gets updated BAYLEE LINKER
Contributing Writer Alex
Brown
Player of the week (Combined Stats)
• 29 points • .500 Field Goal Percentage • .538 3-Point Field Goal Percentage
SPEED DATING- KEEPING AN OPEN MIND- PAGE 4
At Arkansas Tech University Campus, there are several buildings that are historical and memorable. One of these memorable buildings is Tucker Coliseum. Being built in the 1975 it was named after the former Athletic Director John E. Tucker. This building is currently undergoing construction to update the current facility. The construction for Tucker Coliseum started September 2016. The Western Mill Wright construction company has been remodeling the bathrooms, all exterior doors, all exterior windows and the Green and Gold room. The Construction Superintendent, James Wilson, has been a major contributor to the new and improved Tucker Coliseum. “There have been no complications with this remodeling process; the goal is to be finished by the first week of March,” said Wilson. This isn’t the crews’ first time on Arkansas Tech University campus. Western
Mill Wright has also remodeled some of the Resident Halls such as Wilson Hall, Caraway Hall, and Nut Hall. Arkansas Tech University Facility Worker, Belinda Martins’ office is within Tucker Coliseum. “One of the hardest parts about the remodeling process is having to keep all of the dust and other particles off the court for the athletic teams. That type of stuff could interfere with practices and games for the teams as well,” Martin says. Martin is eager to see the renovated Tucker Coliseum, and mentions that the noise from the construction can be “quite irritating, but most days it is bearable.” After this $750,000 job is finished at Tucker Coliseum, the next job Western Mill Wright plans to secure is the remodeling of another Tech building: Doc Bryan. The bidding for this job begins March 2. With this job taking an estimated seven months to complete, Wilson said, ‘The environment at ATU is great, and my workers and I have really enjoyed being here and working at Arkansas Tech University.”
FASHION SHOW: CLOTHES THROUGH THE AGES- PAGE 8
Arkansas Tech students received an email about two unconfirmed cases of mumps on campus on Jan. 31. On Feb. 2 one case was confirmed negative, and on Feb. 3 the other case was confirmed negative as well, according to Becky Gray, director of Health Services. However, Gray said students should still be on “high alert” when it comes to the mumps virus. “Mumps is best known for the puffy cheeks and swollen jaw that it causes. This is a result of swollen salivary glands,” the CDC website said. Those infected with the mumps virus might also have fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness and loss of appetite. Since mumps is a virus, there is really no treatment for the illness itself. “It’s a virus, so you really just treat the symptoms that you’re having; there’s not an antibiotic or a shot or any-
(MUMPS page 4)
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