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Fighting Crime Day in the life of Officer Daryl Baumgardner, p.2

Pop, Soda, Coke Debating the proper term, p.3

Construction Zone Stadium press box gets updated, p.4

Johnny Football Suspension fair to other athletes? p.4

INTERNATIONAL FLAG PLAZA

StarSpangled Banner Dr. Wesley Kluck z Courtesy UNDER WATCHFUL eye of his father, Vietnam veteran Bill Arnold, and and Maj. Duane Green of Ouachita and Henderson’s ROTC program, Maj. Johnpaul Arnold raises a new flag over the International Flag Plaza. Maj. Arnold presented the flag to the school of humanities in honor of “the active duty service members, veterans and the fallen comrades of Ouachita.”

Flag flown in Afghanistan now flying over campus

By TRENNIS HENDERSON

Vice President of Communications

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onoring “students, faculty and fallen comrades of Ouachita Baptist University” who have served in the U.S. military, U.S. Army Maj. Johnpaul Arnold presented an American flag flown in Afghanistan to Ouachita’s School of Humanities during an outdoor ceremony on campus June 7.

Maj. Arnold , a 1994 Ouachita graduate with a major in mass communications,

is a U.S. Army public affairs officer stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Wash.

Introducing Maj. Arnold to the crowd gathered for the ceremony, Dr. Jeff Root, dean of the School of Humanities, said, “As a professor, you want all of your students to do well and you want to help prepare them to do well.

“While he was a student, JP was very much committed to the ROTC program and very much committed to the military,” Dr. Root added. “We knew he was going to make

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“Thank you for what you’ve done for us and we want to give back to you.”

his contribution there and he has very much done that. He has served two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan.

He has come today to give us a very special gift, a flag flown in Afghanistan.”

During his military service, Maj. Arnold has been awarded two Bronze Star Medals, a Defense Meritorious Service Medal, a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraq and Afghanistan Campaign Medals, a NATO Medal and a Combat Action Badge.

— U.S. ARMY MAJ. JOHNPAUL ARNOLD

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Beth Moore, a popular Bible teacher and best-selling author, will make a virtual visit to her hometown of Arkadelphia, Ark., via simulcast on Saturday, Sept. 14. Ouachita Baptist University’s Pruet School of Christian Studies will host the simulcast, which will be streamed live from Charleston, W.Va. The Pruet School “is honored and excited to be able to host a Beth Moore simulcast here on the OBU campus,” said Dr. Danny Hays, dean of the Pruet School. “We think this simulcast will be very beneficial to our Ouachita students as well as to those in churches throughout this region of Arkansas who love to study Scripture. Beth Moore, an Arkadelphia native, is perhaps the best known Bible teacher in the world today. We look forward to having her on campus, if only on the screen.”

Speaking in a promotional video for the simulcast, Moore said, “I truly am looking for God to bring together a community of women all over the United States if He is willing, in different countries if that pleases Him; whatever honors Him most. I am praying that He brings us together for this one beautiful Saturday come Sept. 14 and that He speaks such a word over us that we are shaken up for the rest of our lives for the glory of God.”

Living Proof Live, sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources, will feature Moore’s dynamic storytelling and passionate Bible teaching.

The event challenges and encourages women to grow deeply in their faith. Individuals and groups are invited to join 250,000 women around the world for this live, global, Internet streaming event.

Moore has written dozens of published Bible studies, books and devotionals specifically for women for nearly two decades. Her latest LifeWay-published release, James: Mercy Triumphs, is a Bible study that equips women to put their faith in action. Moore’s organization, Living Proof Ministries, is based out of Houston.

Dove Award-winning musical artist Travis Cottrell, who also serves as worship pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, Tenn., will lead worship for the event.

“For the past 15 years, Lifeway has been hosting Living Proof Live events in different cities across the country,” said Tracey Knight, who is serving as Ouachita’s simulcast coordinator. “Thousands of women come together for worship and sound Bible teaching by Beth Moore.

I’ve had the privilege of attending four of these events and they are always life-changing through their challenge and encouragement in my faith and walk with the Lord. see BETH MOORE z 2

Heather Ellis z The Signal JAKE FAUBER plays tambourine and sings during Refuge last week. Fauber serves as this year’s Refuge band leader.

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New brew Tom Auffenberg 1947–2013, p.5

Miss Arkansas Students, alumnae compete, p.3

Living in China Molly Bowman interns in Beijing, p.6

Dr. Jack’s custom coffees benefit Honduran orphans

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ow you can feel better about swiping your card at Dr. Jack’s Coffeehouse. New custom blends developed exclusively for Dr. Jack’s have replaced Starbucks Coffee and not only quench your thirst, but help provide for orphans in Honduras.

“Everything that’s available in the coffee shop is pretty much the same product, but better, because it’s now made with Dr. Jack’s Coffee,” said Dr. Brett Powell, vice president for administrative services. “I’ve heard a lot of positive feedback; a lot of people like the coffee and think it’s a lot better. I personally think it’s better. It’s see DR. JACK’S z 4

Life of Service Dr. Bob Gosser remembered, p.4

“A lot of people like the coffee and think it’s a lot better. It’s good.”

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Enactus Recognized at National Competition

Student voices motivate change in campus safety

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Summer Movies The good, the bad, the alright, p.8

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Ouachita began a contract with a new company to serve as campus safety on June 1 this summer, making the switch from Securitas to Whelan Security.

Junior philosophy major Dave Fair was on campus over the summer working for the IT department when the change was made.

“It seemed to happen overnight, really,” he said. “All of a sudden there was a new safety truck driving around.”

tive Services, the Ouachita administration had been thinking about making the change for quite some time.

“Really we were just looking for the best possible service for students,” he said.

“Overtime it seemed we weren’t quite getting the service we were expecting and that we thought students really deserved.”

Powell said the Ouachita administration had explored other options and made the decision to switch early last spring. As far as what triggered the administration to begin looking for other options, Powell said there was

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CHI DELTA LUAU will take place tonight from 6- 8 p.m. at the Sand Volleyball Court. For more information, contact: Sidney Gibson at gib52110@ obu.edu

CHI RHO PHI NERD PROM will take place Friday, Sept. 6 from 7- 9 p.m. in the Tiger Den. For more information, contact: Sarah Carr at car49989@ obu.edu.

REFUGE will take place tonight from 9–10 p.m. in JPAC. For more information, contact: James Taylor at taylorja@obu.edu.

CAB MOVIE will take place this Sunday, from 8-10:30 p.m. in Walker Conference Center.

For more information, contact: Hilary Hill at hillh@obu.edu

LIVE MUSIC AT DR. JACK’S will take place tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. in Dr. Jack’s Coffeehouse. For more, information, contact: Hillary Hill at hillh@obu.edu.

CM BARN BASH will take place Monday, Sept. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at the DeGray Lower Dam area. For more information, contact: James Taylor at taylorja@obu.edu

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“I forget how tiny the showers are.” — Hannah Bowen “I forget that Walmart becomes so many more things than a grocery store.” — Rebecca Johnson “I forget how hard it is to lug my crap up the stairs.” — Maria Falcon “I forget that I have to relearn every year how to understand and say things in Ouachita-speak.”

— Emily Hastings “I forget that even in my junior year, it’s still hard living with another person.” — Christa Finney

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NEWS BRIEFS n Thirty second recaps of the biggest stories of the week.

NATIONAL ―Cleveland kidnapper, Ariel Castro,

was found dead in his prison cell Tuesday night, having hanged himself with a bed sheet. Castro had been sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years for a heinous crime. He was convicted of kidnapping and raping three women, as well as murder. The discovery of the three women who had been Castro’s captives in his Cleveland home for about a decade was shocking from the outset and surprising in its end. Castro was being held at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio.

Castro was housed in a cell by himself with regular checks every 30 minutes. When they found him, prison medical staff tried to revive him but failed.

Castro was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m. n

WORLD ― The Senate Foreign Relations Com-

mittee approved a resolution yesterday authorizing President Obama to conduct military strikes against Syria. The 10-7 vote came after the panel added a provision stating that U.S Policy aims to “change the momentum on the battlefield” in the Syrian civil war, in order to force President Basshar al-Assad to agree to a negotiated settlement that ends the conflict and paves the way for a democratic government. The full Senate and House must still approve the resolution. President Obama is seeking congressional approval for strikes in Syria that he has described as “limited.” Some lawmakers, including Sen. John McCain (R. Ariz.), have said the use of force must be part of a greater objective of changing the dynamic on the battlefield in the civil war. n

HEALTH ― Sleep boosts the production of brain

support cells, new research has revealed. Scientists found sleep increases the reproduction of cells that form the insulating material known as myelin, which is essential for the brain to function properly. Much like the insulation around an electrical wire, myelin allows electrical impulses to move rapidly from one cell to the next. The findings could one day lead scientists to new insights about sleep’s role in brain repair and growth and a new understanding about multiple sclerosis, a disease that damages myelin. Researchers have known for years that many genes are turned on during sleep and off during periods of wakefulness. However, it was unclear how sleep affects specific cell types, which make myelin in the healthy brain and in response to injury. n

Compiled by Sam Cushman, News Editor. Sources: space.com, online.wsj.com, csmonitor.com.

Baumgardner: keeping campus crime-free

By NARA WESLEY Staff Writer

Students here at Ouachita are protected and assisted by the campus employees of Whelan Security Company. The account manager of the security team is Deryl Baumgardner. Baumgardner is vital to the proper functioning of the campus security. Located in the Office of Campus Security in Evans Student Center, Baumgardner works diligently to perform many duties each day.

These duties include the training of security officers; making uniform, employee and vehicle inspections; making employee schedules; conducting investigations; patrolling the Ouachita campus to detect and deter crime and controlling traffic and parking.

Another of Baumgardner’s duties is to write incident and accident reports.

He believes these should be documented with integrity, and says that “if you don’t document it didn’t happen.”

Baumgardner said that some of the most common things he deals with are thefts on campus.

“Most thefts on campus are thefts by opportunity, meaning, students leaving dorm rooms, vehicles, bicycles and other personal property unlocked or in plain view, making it easy for a thief,” he said.

In regard to this, Baumgardner has a few tips for students: n Students can control opportunities of a potential thief’s desire by reducing or eliminating those opportunities by locking your door, vehicle, bicycle and placing valuable items out of sight. n Make a list of your valuables, including serial numbers, exact descriptions, year of purchase and other distinctive features.

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“A few years ago, Lifeway moved to a one-day simulcast format for one event a year,” she added. “This event is broadcast to host sites across the nation and even across the world.” Knight said benefits of attending a host site such as Ouachita include “experiencing the worship and teaching, along with the community aspect of being together with other women from your area,

n Engrave your valuables with an I.D. number or driver’s license number n Books and backpacks should never be left unattended n Write an identifying characteristic, like your name or a certain number on a selected page in each book, so it can be identified if it becomes lost or stolen.

Although Safety is does not have the authority to make arrests, Baumgardner said that “security is more about being proactive; to prevent. Police are more trained to be reactive.”

Baumgardner has divided job into three main directives: “The first is to ensure that [Ouachita] receives the highest possible quality of service, thus eliminating or at least reducing, the number of complaints resulting from dissatisfaction. And second, to ensure that my supervisor receives the earliest possible warning of conditions that develops which might lead to a client’s dissatisfaction. And third to maintain a high standard of quality service for [Ouachita] through constant vigilance.”

Baumgardner has had many jobs and achieved much in his lifetime. He graduated high school in 1971 while he lived in Newton, Kan., and shortly after, he moved back to Clark County to become a self-employed farmer. The following year, he married his wife, Marian.

Years later, Baumgardner sold his farm and equipment to take up a job at a newly constructed factory in Arkadelphia where he worked his way up to the position of foreman. He later worked at a turkey farm as the manager in Missouri and then later as a corporate manager at a poultry farm in Oklahoma.

After spending time in Oklahoma, Baumgardner and his wife moved back to Arkadelphia where he worked at a nearby prison. In 2005 he took up a po-

without the technical hassle and the cost of extensive travel.”

Living Proof Live starts Saturday, Sept. 14 at 8:15 a.m. and concludes at 3:15 p.m. The simulcast at Ouachita will be held in Walker Conference Center with check-in beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Tickets are $10 each for the general public and $5 for Ouachita & Henderson State University students, covering one full day of music and worship and sessions led by Beth Moore. n

sition with Securitas Security Services, the former Campus Safety, after talking with the Ouachita maintenance director. He worked diligently as a security officer, working his way up the chain until he was rewarded with the promotion of becoming director of security this past January.

When Securitas was replaced with the Whelan Security Company, Baumgardner was asked to be the account manager. Baumgardner suffered from many health issues and underwent several surgeries in 2011, yet he continued to serve the Ouachita campus and students in any way that he could.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Baumgardner became the proud father of a daughter and a son. His daughter is a Registered Nurse who graduated from Henderson. His son is a corporate engineer.

Baumgardner has four grandchildren he enjoys visiting in his spare time.

“They’re young,” he said. “If you just go outside with them you’re immediately their friend.”

Baumgardner said that his passion for his job is centered on the students.

“The students are the most important people on the campus,” he said. “Without them, there would be no job. [My] purpose is to serve these people who have goals. My job is to see that they are treated the way I want to be treated.

They have people who love them. They have parents who cried when they dropped them off.”

Baumgardner has a personal motto.

“God created man with two ears and only one mouth and they should be used exactly in that proportion,” he said. “The Bible says it as ‘quick to listen slow to speak.’”

Gary Gray, a security officer at Ouachita and co-worker of Baumgardner said that working for Baumgardner

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z Continued from Page 1 Noting that he “always wanted to give something back” to his alma mater, Maj. Arnold said the flag is for “not just for the current, active duty service members, but for the veterans and also our fallen comrades.” He specifically referenced Capt. Christopher D. Dunaway and 1st Lt. Pryor L. Wheat, Ouachita graduates who died in military service.

During the flag presenta-

Deryl Baumgardner Campus Safety Director

Birthday: November 11 Hometown: Springdale, Ark. Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Food: Lasagna Favorite Music: Old Hymns Biggest Influence: My parents, especially my father, Preston Baumgardner.

If I had to choose another job, I would be: I’m happy with this job. At this age it would be hard to start a new career. I just want to serve others, be of use to the Lord and please Him in all I do or say. has been “great” and that he “enjoys working for him.”

Gray also said he enjoys his work at Ouachita of the Christian environment.

“I’ve been Baptist all my life,” he said. “I enjoy seeing people openly say a blessing before a meal. You don’t see that much in the outside world. It’s very refreshing to see that.” n

tion ceremony held at the International Flag Plaza, Arnold was joined by his father, Bill Arnold, a Vietnam veteran, and Maj. Duane Green, a training officer with the OuachitaHenderson ROTC, in raising the flag. Maj. Arnold’s mother, Sharon Arnold, played “The Star-Spangled Banner” as members of the military, ROTC and guests saluted the flag.

Presenting the flag to Dr. Root, Maj. Arnold said, “On behalf of the active duty service members, veterans and in honor of the fallen comrades of

Ouachita Baptist University, I present this flag to the Ouachita Baptist University School of Humanities. Thank you for what you’ve done for us and we want to give back to you.”

“This flag will be on display in the School of Humanities, the home of Maj. Arnold’s major while he was at Ouachita,” Dr. Root said. “We appreciate the Arnold family and especially Maj. Arnold for the work he is doing and has done and the fact that he has remained so connected to his alma mater here at Ouachita.” n

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How to swing axes like flannel-clad tree slayers

By NOAH HUTCHINSON Opinions Editor @Hutch15 The axe flew just past my knees, missing me by maybe half a foot. My half-witted “helper” stood there in silence, empty handed and dumbfounded, most likely formulating his last words as my face went from malnourished-European-white to fireman’s-axe-red.

We had been cutting down a tree that couldn’t have been bigger around than my leg as part of a science project for a college class I took back in Texarkana, and although I had insisted that I didn’t need any help and even chopped halfway through the thing in less than a minute, this guy just had to take a swing at it so he could feel like a man. So, ignoring all my instructions on how to swing an axe, he shouldered the thing like a five-year-old girl at a tee-ball game, made some kind of awkward twisting motion that gave me a hernia just from watching it and then tossed the axe behind him as he missed the tree completely, swung his own feet out from under his body and let go of the handle.

Don’t be that guy. I know in our world of computers and 24-hour pancake houses that it seems there’s no need for the average Ouachitonian to awaken his or her inner lumberjack. But there is. If for no other reason than not being softer than a week-old kitten

doused in Cool Whip and rolled in cherub feathers, anybody within walking distance of a tree stump needs to know how to swing an axe, or any two-handed tool for that matter.

Light tools, like crow bars, are simple. Grab it like a baseball bat and take out your frustrations from that last level of “Candy Crush” on whatever it is that needs some hurtin’. Heavy, unbalanced tools like sledgehammers, axes and pickaxes are where the technique comes in.

Put your dominant hand just under the axehead and grab toward the bottom of the handle with your off hand. Now revel in your newfound power. The first thing you should notice is that your rotator cuffs aren’t cursing at you under their breath. This resting position is infinitely easier on your shoulders than holding it with both hands at the bottom of the handle and lets you more easily bear the weight of the axe while you aren’t swinging it.

Now, after acquiring your target and lining up your shot, lift the axe overhead (or back and to the side, depending on whether you’re making a vertical or a horizontal swing) and swing it down onto your target, sliding your dominant hand down the handle until it meets your off hand at the bottom.

All that’s left to do is follow through with your swing for maximum tree felling/door opening/zombie chopping power.

This is what people mean when they say “let the axe do the work.”

Rather than having to strain against the weight of the axe to swing it like a sword, you’re swinging with

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the weight. You’re essentially throwing the axe head at whatever you’re hitting and giving it a little boost once it gets going.

I don’t chop wood every day by any means. I did have my two-handed up to level 100 in “Skyrim” if that counts for anything, but axe swinging isn’t exactly a skill I get to break out on a regular basis.

Somebody showed me how to chop down a tree and I tucked that knowledge away in the ol’ brain vault for future reference. That’s exactly what you should do with it. You never know, a flannel-clad babe may catch your eye some fateful day and insist that only the winner of the annual lumberjack games has what it takes to win her heart. You’ve got to be prepared for anything. n

Pop vs. soda vs. coke; ‘Kids these days’ find worth in likes, student from Kansas satisfaction in ‘Insta-popularity’ weighs in on debate

By HANNAH PEARCE

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@HannuhhPierce In my first few weeks here at Ouachita, I have noticed a group of people that is vastly under-represented on campus: those of us who say “pop” and not “soda” or “coke.”

For starters, I was under the impression that “soda” was a northern fad, not something that could be found in the heart of Dixieland.

Emily Knocke, a freshman from Wichita, Kan., and whose mother is from Wisconsin, says, “My mom has always said ‘soda’ because people in Wisconsin say that.”

When I first heard a friend from the Dallas area say “soda,” I was totally thrown off guard, as was she when I countered with “pop.” I understand that this is the South and it’s a cultural thing to say “coke,” but that would make for a very boring opinion article if all I wrote about was compromise and recited the lyrics, “Why can’t we be friends?”

So, this leaves us with the question: who is right? Obviously, each group thinks they are correct and obviously, two of said groups are dead wrong. I’m here to set “y’all” straight.

Dr. Matt Douglass of the International Studies department and fellow Kansan put it this way: “Coke is ambiguous. Soda just sounds juvenile.”

Very interesting points, Dr. Douglass. He also pointed out that “soda” is “inaccurate, because ‘soda’ is actually short for ‘soda water.’”

This got me thinking. Like any good student who is stumped, I Googled it. Soda water, also known as carbonated water, club soda, seltzer water, etc., is simply a pop without the syrup flavoring. If anyone has ever walked up to the fountain drink machine in the cafeteria or at Chick-Fil-A, put your cup underneath the Dr Pepper and only received a light-caramel colored liquid that pales in comparison to actual Dr Pepper, then you have fallen victim to soda water, especially if you drink it. But what about on a Mr. Pibb can, where it says, “Artificially flavored spicy cherry soda,” you ask? Again, “flavored soda” is simply a pop.

That leaves us with coke. To me, and billions of people world-wide, “Coca-Cola” and “Coke” are interchangeable.

“That’s ridiculous!” quips Knocke. “’Coke’ is a brand, not soda as a whole. It doesn’t describe it at all.” Mountain Dew and Coke are not the same thing.

Pepsi and Coke are not the same thing. Why label them all as coke when they are not that? The logic is not there.”

The final argument for the good fight of pop, to quote Dr. Douglass, is that “no matter where you are, everyone will know exactly what you’re talking about.” If someone were to ask me what kind of coke I wanted, I would think my choices were regular or diet. If someone were to ask me what kind of pop I wanted, I would know that my choices were endless, and that I could order Coke or even orange Fanta if I was feeling adventurous. When Sweet Brown famously said, “Well, I woke up to go get me a cold pop, and then I thought somebody was barbecuin’,” no one thought she meant a popsicle.

No one thought she meant some kind of sick treat of cold popcorn. No one thought she meant popping bubble wrap in 12 degree weather, either. Everyone knew she was talking about a pop, a carbonated beverage.

Pop is easy to spell, easy to say and better than the alternatives since forever. I rest my case. n

Once upon a time, people told stories faceto-face, asked each other about their days, and engaged in this phenomenon that seems to be fading away these days called “conversation.”

Then with the new millennium, things started to change. First email, then texting, and around 2007 or so Facebook came marching in quickly gaining millions of users from all over the world. It took a couple years, but after Facebook proved so successful, and so many new media platforms became available—smart phones in particular—new social networking sites began to pop up: Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine.

Now I’m not here to bash social networking itself. I myself regularly use Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. All these sites can be great for business advertising, communication, etc.

However, if not used with care, any form of social media can become problematic.

One of these sites in particular—Instagram—I believe just may prove to be the ultimate ruin of the younger half of our generation.

“Kids these days…” It’s a cliché phrase we always make fun of old people for saying, but really. Let’s talk about kids these days.

Our younger siblings—today’s middle schoolers and early high schoolers—could become the most vain, and yet insecure generation this country has ever seen, thanks in large part to Instagram and the emergence of the “selfie.”

There are even days of the week dedicated just to taking and posting pictures of yourself: #transformationtuesday, #selfiesunday. The paradox of the selfie is really a fascinating subject to explore.

Tweenagers, girls typically, post pictures of themselves because they’re insecure. They think they’re ugly, and so they post selfies in the hopes that people will tell them they’re pretty. However, the whole reason they even post the picture is because they already know it’s pretty. No one who actually believes they’re ugly would post pictures of themselves on the internet for people to comment on.

Then, this whole device meant to find affirmation often ends up leading to more insecurity. I knew a girl once who actually deleted a photo of herself that she had posted because it only had 47 likes at the end of the day. I’m sorry, what? 47? I get excited if I get more than 20 likes, but maybe that’s my problem.

Selfies have also become a way for kids to prove just how deep thinking, or artsy, or even how Christian they are. Kids post quotes from obscure poetry, or the Bible, or a worship song, and accompany it with a photo of themselves looking pensively off into the distance under a

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gray scale filter. My question though, is what do the lyrics to “Your Love Never Fails” have to do with your face?

My younger sister, a sophomore in high school, told me a story recently that was painful for me to hear. Keep reading but know that your heart might break for the youth of our nation.

She was at lunch in her school’s cafeteria when a random boy in her grade walked up to her. Here is how their conversation went:

Boy: “Hey girl.”

My sister: “Uhh, hey.”

Boy: “See my friend over there?”

*points to friend in corner*

My sister: “Yeah...”

*giggles girlishly*

Boy: “Well he thinks you’re cute. He wants you to follow him on Instagram.”

*walks away* Oh yes, you heard correctly. “Follow me on Instagram” is now a pickup line. I’ve even heard of t-shirts with “#FMOI” (“Follow Me On Instagram”) splashed across the front. I think they can be found on Pinterest.

The point is, Instagram is great. I love it just as much as the next person, but I think we can all agree “#FMOI” t-shirts are taking it a little too far.

Our younger siblings and their peers are heading into a downward spiral—a lifetime of looking in mirrors, windows, puddles, any chance they get just to see their reflection, of taking bathroom mirror selfies in low-cut tank tops or muscle shirts as part of their daily routine, and of judging their self-worth based on their “insta-popularity.”

How do we solve this problem? Group therapy sessions in middle schools? A good slap in the face? I don’t know, but I think we can agree that “FMOI” pickup lines and #transformationtuesday posts just to show off how hot you are these days need to end. n

Tweenagers, girls typically, post pictures of themselves because they’re insecure.

They think they’re ugly, so they post selfies in hopes that people will tell them they’re pretty.

— ANNA KUMPURIS

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Press Box Renovations

Playboy at it again College football’s most controversial player discussed

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Kristen Barnard z The Signal THE PRESS and announcers will have a safer, more modern area to broadcast from at the Tigers’ home game opener Sept. 28. The press box at A.U. Williams field was renovated after 25 years.

Improvements made to age-old Tiger facility

By CAROLINE POOLE Staff Writer

After more than 25 years, the press box at A. U. Williams field is restored and ready for another season of Tiger football.

Both the inside and outside of the structure were updated.

Renovations to the inside include new paint and equipment, and renovations to the outside include new siding.

The structure was not expanded, but the changes made will make it more aesthetically pleasing and more functional.

The designers did not want to risk losing the close proximity to the field that offers an ideal view of the field and exciting game day crowds.

They successfully renovated the structure, while still maintaining the aspects of the press box that were so important.

“The renovations created a

better setting for us and a better setting for the equipment, while keeping the advantages from before,” said Dr. Jeff Root, dean of the school of humanities and Ouachita football commentator.

The construction, funded by donors, began the first week of July and was completed just before students returned in August.

The updated structure is expected to last a few years; however, they are always looking to the future.

“The press box needed to be brought up to date for safety and functionality, but in a few years we can consider bigger changes,” said Brett Powell, vice president for administrative services.

“We wanted to make it more appealing for everyone.

This way we have both function and appeal.”

New changes could possibly include updating the outside of the press box and AstroTurf field.

However, these changes

“The renovations created a better setting for us and for the equipment, while keeping the advantages from before.”

— DR. JEFF ROOT will take time and donor support.

In the meantime, the new press box, along with faithful Tiger fans, will make for another memorable season. n

Kicking off the season, blocking the competition

Dr. Wesley Kluck z Courtesy KENDRICK HENDERSON blocks a kick during the preseason purple and white game. The Ouachita Tigers prepared for the beginning of their season in an on-field scrimmage.

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If anyone else was like me on Saturday, they watched as Johnny Manziel sat out his mandated first half suspension of the Rice game only to come off the bench and throw three touchdown passes in the second half.

While his performance was succesful, his post-play antics created serious controversy among many football enthusiasts.

Following his success off the sideline, his immaturity showed out much more than his achievements. In fact, Kevin Sumlin, the Aggies head coach, yanked him out of the game after he received an excessive celebration penalty for taunting.

This trailed his mocking of Rice defensive player Mike Evans with a flawless “show me the money” hand gesture and signing the air at the Rice defense.

It is apparent Manziel thinks he’s untouchable-and rightfully so. Recently, he got in trouble with the NCAA for signing autographs for a sports vendor that would sell them.

However, the NCAA concluded they didn’t have substantial evidence and suspended him for half a game.

Most college football fans believe he dodged a major bullet. But, as a long-time, avid enthusiast of college football I think there is something more to this story.

First of all, the punishment doesn’t fit the crime. Either he did it or he didn’t. If he did in fact sign autographs for money, that would result in a major suspension as we have seen in the past with similar cases.

If he didn’t do it, then there shouldn’t have been any punishment whatsoever.

But instead, the NCAA and Texas A&M claimed his innocence yet sat him out for half of a football game. I don’t get it.

Second, the NCAA, Texas A&M and Johnny Manziel sat down to talk about this, which took six hours.

How many ways can you ask someone if they signed autographs for money? If you’re wondering what all happened in those six hours, you’re in good company.

The reality is this: the NCAA shows serious inconsistency among its suspensions. Just ask Dez Bryant.

He had dinner with Deion Sanders, lied about it for fear of getting in trouble and then had to sit out a large majority of his senior season.

He was considered by many to be the best receiver in college football and was a front-runner for the Heisman Trophy. He lost all of it for having dinner with Deion Sanders. Other recent suspensions show more inconsistency.

AJ Green from Georgia sat out four games for selling his bowl game jersey for $1,000. Terrell Pryor and other players got a half-season suspension for trading autographs for tattoos.

It is also important to note that the NCAA let Pryor delay his suspension so that he could beat Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl.

That cost Ohio State a bowl game suspension the following year - a year in which they went undefeated and could have competed for the national championship.

This Manziel suspension does bring up a very interesting topic of discussion among many current and former players for major division one universities including Bryant, who has been rather outspoken on the issue this past week.

Last Wednesday, he told the Fort Worth Star that, “Manziel should be allowed to sign as many autographs as he wants…It’s his name and the NCAA holds no rights to a person’s life.”

Bryant argues that the NCAA believes that they own the student-athletes’ rights to make money. Legally, by contract, the NCAA does; however, the player has no other option but to sign because there is nowhere else to play.

Nevertheless, for the moment, signing autographs for money is illegal and until the NCAA decides to change this, it is still an NCAA violation.

Whether or not Johnny Manziel actually signed the autographs for money is up for speculation. What is not is that Manziel was punished for something that the NCAA said he didn’t do.

It seems as if Manziel escaped this collapsing situation just as he escapes a collapsing pocket on game day. I just wish he would take something away from this.

Maybe Coach Sumlin can hire Tim Tebow to teach Manziel about how a real Heisman Trophy winner is supposed to act - with character and dignity, realizing that many young children are looking up to him as a role model. n

PRESSBOX

Sept. 14 – OBU @ S Nazarene, 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 – OBU @ East Central, 6 p.m.

Sept. 28 – OBU vs. SE Okla. State, 6 p.m.

Oct. 5 – OBU @ SW Okla. State, 2 p.m.

Oct. 12 – OBU vs. NW Okla. State, 1 p.m.

Oct. 19 – OBU vs. Harding, 1 p.m.

Oct. 26 – OBU @ Arkansas Tech., 3 p.m.

Nov. 2 – OBU@ Southern Ark., 2 p.m.

Nov. 9 – OBU vs. UAM, 1 p.m.

Nov. 16 – OBU vs. Henderson State, 2 p.m.

Lady Tiger Volleyball

Sept. 10 – OBU vs. Lyon College, 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 10 – OBU vs. Philander Smith, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 – OBU vs. Okla. Panhandle, 7:30 p.m. (@HSU) Sept. 17 – OBU vs. Southern Ark., 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 24 – OBU @ UAM, 6 p.m.