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03.12.15 Volume 123 Issue 19

Ouachita Baptist University

IN THIS ISSUE:

Gatsby Party Alpha Tau hosts Spring Swing and swing dance competition, p.3

The Golden Hutch Awards Hutch’s take on the class of 2015 superlatives, p.4

Tyler Rosenthal z The Signal JILLIAN KANISS performs in a student-directed play from a previous Ten Minute Play Festival. The Ten Minute Play Festival, also known as All Night Theatre, features a series of orginial, student-directed plays all around 10 minutes in length. After being cast in their plays, the students have 24 hours to prepare before they perform. This year’s festival will take place Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. Admission is free.

Students to produce Ten Minute Play Festival From OBU to Zambia Hillary Hill prepares for a move to Africa, p.4

NIKE, INC. How Nike’s dominance is a perception problem, p.5

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By NADALIE GILL Staff Writer

Ouachita’s Department of Theatre Arts will host its 14th annual Ten Minute Play Festival on Saturday at 7:30 pm in Verser Theatre. The performance is free and open to the public.

Also called All Night Theatre, the festival is coordinated, written, performed, and directed by students. The triumvirate, or producers, of the festival are the main managers of the event. Part of their job is to gather scripts written by other students.

In order for a script to be considered for the Ten Minute Play Festival, it must be original, about ten minutes in length, and have a minimal amount of characters. The scripts are voted on by a panel of faculty and staff, with the triumvirate tallying up scores and assisting the voting panel.

“We read the plays and pick the six best shows that we think the Ouachita community would like to see. We also take in applications of students who want to direct the shows and we will pick those as well,” said Bethany Gere, a senior musical theatre and communications science disorder double major from White Hall, Ark. Gere, along with Blaine Surber, a senior musical theatre and mass communications double major from Sulpher Springs, Texas, and Shelby Spears, a junior English major from El Dorado, Ark., make up the triumvirate for this year’s festival with Adam Wheat as their advisor.

“It varies from year to year on what scripts are turned in and chosen. We do our best to make sure there is a good mix of subject matter within the plays,” Gere explained.

Auditions will be held today from 6-8 p.m. in Verser Theatre. Students of all ma-

jors and experience level may audition, and nothing is needed to be prepared for the audition, as sides will be provided to perform.

“I really enjoy how fast everything is.

With a full play, there is a big time commitment. Typically our plays, depending on rehearsal process, have a time commitment of about six or seven weeks. With the play festival, people that can’t make a big commitment can still have the experience of being in a show and working with other people,” said Gere.

After the auditions, a cast list will be posted with the names of the directors and plays kept secret. On Friday the cast will return to the theatre to discover the plays they were cast in and the directors of those plays. Then, all the casts and directors are released to start the rehearsal process, having 24 hours to create the see THEATRE z 2

Sutton Center for Integrity accepting submissions for Campus Integrity Project

By EMILY TERRY Editor-in-Chief

Ouachita students will once again have the opportunity to be heard during this year’s Campus Integrity Project, hosted by the Sutton Center for Integrity.

This year’s theme is “Trustworthiness” and students are encouraged to subnit an opinion article or video dealing with the theme.

"Each year, we pick a virtue that contributes to our college community in terms of overall ethics and integrity," said Dr. Byron Eubanks, Director for the Sutton Center for Integrity.

"We picked trust because trust is at the heart of much of what we do, both in academics and relationships on campus. Being a person who knows how to trust and a person who is worthy of trust are both virtues worth developing."

Cash prizes will be awarded for the first and second place pieces in both categories. Submissions will be judged by a panel of alumni.

For video submissions, the maximum length is 90 seconds, they may contain no copyrighted material and they must be created by the submitting student or students during this semester. A link to a Vimeo or YouTube video must be sent to ozmund@obu. edu by noon on Thursday, March 19. The first place winning team or individual will receive $600 and second place will be awarded $300.

Opinion articles having to do with the theme may be centered on the writer's point of view, but judges will look for evidence of research and a logical order of reasoning. The piece should be applicable to the Ouachita community and original work of the submitting student. Articles should be no more than 500 words and emailed to rootj@obu.edu by noon on Thursday, March 19. Winning pieces will appear in The Signal. First place will receive $400 and second place will receive $200.

For more information, contact Byron Eubanks at eubanksb@obu.edu. n

Lauren Scarborough z The Signal SOPHOMORES Drake Puryear, Lauren Hutchinson and Kayla Walker perform at Kappachino this past fall. Kappa Chi hosts Kappachino every semester to give students a relaxed coffeehouse atmosphere to watch fellow students perform.

Men of Kappa Chi to host annual KappaChino coffeehouse March 16

By DIXON LAND Sports Editor

The Men of Kappa Chi will host this year’s KappaChino on Monday, March 16 at 8 p.m. in the Tiger Den. KappaChino, which is a biannual event for Kappa Chi, is designed as a fundraiser for the current pledge class. The cost to attend is $3 for singles and $5 for couples. That cost is to offset Starbucks coffee and cookies that will be provided at the event.

Along with Starbucks coffee and cookies, students from various circles on campus will be performing their editions of popular songs, offering mostly good music and some comedic bits as well. Planned in the sets are a few originally written and composed songs.

“This is something that we have put on since I’ve been going here,” said Zach Parker, a junior mass communications and political science double major. “It’s a unique see KAPPACHINO 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.

KAPPACHINO will take place Monday, March 16, at 8 p.m. in the Tiger Den. For more information contact Michael Richardson at ric58130@obu.edu.

THE ULTIMATE PAINT FIGHT hosted by the Art Club will take place tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. at the intramural fields. For more information contact Courtney Gibson at gib57417@obu. edu.

EEE HAW will take place Tuesday, March 17, at 8 p.m. in the Tiger Den. For more information contact Erin Jackson at jac56014@obu.edu.

CAB TRIVIA NIGHT will take place tomorrow from 7-9 p.m. at Dr. Jack’s.

For more informaton contact Jimmy Phillips at phillipsj@obu.edu.

THE TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL will take place Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Verser Theatre. For more information contact Daniel Inouye at inouyed@obu.edu.

SPRING SWING will take place Wednesday, March 18, at 8:30 p.m. in Walker Conference Center. For more information contact Barbara Pemberton at pembertonb@obu.edu.

THE CM VARIETY SHOW will take place on Thursday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Tiger Den. For more information contact Kendall Calvert at calvertk@obu.edu.

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Emily Terry Editor-in-Chief

“Exploring Chicago with the Ouachitonian Editor”

Dixon Land Sports Editor

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TV shows to binge-watch on Netflix during your spring break at home “30 Rock” – 7 seasons, 135 episodes

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“Spartacus” – 4 seasons, 39 episodes “New Girl” – 3 seasons, 72 episodes “House of Cards” – 3 seasons, 39 episodes “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” – 1 season, 13 episodes

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Noah Hutchinson Opinions Editor

Aly Smith Ouachitonian Editor-in-Chief

“Job hunting”

“Exploring Chicago with the Signal Editor”

THEATRE

z Continued from Page 1 production. The rehearsal process goes through the night and into the next day, thus the nickname “all night theatre.”

The shows are performed on Saturday night.

“With the ten minute play festival you get to see a whole play in 10 minutes, so instead of going to see one play in an hour, you can see six. After all the shows are done, we will let the audience vote on things

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atmosphere unlike much of anything else that is offered throughout the semester on campus.”

The musicians were selected from all walks of Ouachita life, featuring talent from various majors, social clubs and extracircular activities.

“We try to get as many different types of musically talented people we possibly can,” Parker said. “In music there are so many different types of artists and we want to show a bunch of those types off at KappaChino.”

“The atmosphere of playing in the Tiger Den with a lot of really close peers has really been a big step for me because I wasn’t really one to step out there and perform in front of people especially when it’s just me, a mic stand and a guitar,” said Will Richey, a senior music major and a returning performer for KappaChino. “KappaChino has been one of those events that everyone knows about on Ouachita’s campus. I know that since I’ve been here at Ouachita, the hype has gotten bigger for it every time we do it.”

There will be eight separate performances for KappaChino this semester. The performanc-

like best actor and actress and best play. While all the votes are being tallied, we will have a talk back with the directors and writers of each play. So the audience gets to be involved with that decision and they get a little peek into the behind the scenes of what goes on,” Gere said.

The national honor fraternity for theatre arts, Theta Alpha Phi, will be hosting this year’s festival. For more information about the festival or Theta Alpha Phi, contact Dan Inouye at inouyed@obu.edu n es will include Drew Dodge and Drake Puryear; Margaret Geoffrion; Kit Bowen and Ian Craft; Shelby Sutton; Will Richey and Molly Taylor; Kyle Jackson; and Morgan Reynolds.

Each of the performers will bring their own unique style to the stage.

“It will be a lot of fun to get to play with a lot of great artists,” said Ian Craft, a sophomore mass communications major from Celina, Texas. “I hope that our set will be entertaining and provide a bit of comic relief to the night.”

For each set, performers will sing three or four songs with brief intermissions between each set. The lighting will be low, to immulate a coffeehouse setting, similar to a quaint coffee shop.

“We want this to be a communal thing,” said Michael Richardson, a freshman Christian studies major and member of the 2015 pledge class of Kappa Chi. Along with KappaChino, the men of Kappa Chi also sponsor the Battle of the Ravine Car Bash, the post Tiger Tunes cookout and Kappa Chi Late Night.

For more information about KappaChino or Kappa Chi in general, contact Michael Richardson at ric58130@obu.edu or visit the Kappa Chi website at kappachi.org. n

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

NATIONAL ― Embattled Ferguson

Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigned Wednesday, a week after a scathing Justice Department report slammed his department. The resignation will go into effect March 19. Jackson’s resignation is the latest fallout from the Justice Department report, which exposed problems in the city’s policing tactics and faulted officers for seeing residents as “sources of revenue,” that federal investigators said disproportionately targeted African-Americans. The investigators also found evidence of racist jokes being sent around by Ferguson police and court officials. Two police officers resigned last week and the city’s top court clerk was fired in connection with racist emails. City officials still believe the department can be reformed without being eliminated. n

WORLD ― Joint Iraqi forces are

working to liberate the Iraqi city of Tikrit from ISIS control. The forces now have control of Tikrit Military Hospital as they continue their offensive against the terror group. The joint forces raised the Iraqi flag from the hospital to mark their victory Wednesday as they continued their offensive from four sides, the Hashd Al-Shaabi paramilitary force said. The primarily Shia militia has been working with Iraqi troops and as Sunni fighters to try to regain Tikrit. The hospital is a few blocks south of the presidential palace. Tikrit, the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, fell in June to ISIS, which has captured large areas of Iraq and Syria for what it says is its Islamic caliphate. The progress has forced ISIS to retreat to the city’s center. n

HEALTH ― The virus causing a

second wave of bird flu across China has mutated frequently and according to researchers, has the potential to emerge as a pandemic strain among humans. While it is much too early to predict whether that might happen, one of the scientists said in an interview, there is cause for alarm because the H7N9 virus jumps to humans more quickly than its predecessors and previously has been found in mammals.

It’s not clear why the outbreak, which began in late 2013, has re-emerged after fading. But by September 2014, it had infected 318 people and killed more than 100 of them, twice as many as the first wave. Many people suffer severe pneumonia if infected by this flu, which also has spread to Malaysia and Canada. n

TECHNOLOGY ― Apple, Inc.

continues to look for new audiences to expand the reach of its iOS devices, which today includes the iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Today at its Apple Watch unveil event, it annnounced a new SDK aimed at medical research. Apple’s VP of Operations Jeff Williams describes describes “ResearchKit” as a “software framework made specifically for medical researchers,” which will empower patients, doctors, and academics alike. The effort builds on Apple’s prior more consumerminded HealthKit SDK. Apple heavily collaborated with Sage Bionetworks, a nonprofit devoted to big data efforts in medical research. Perhaps the most notable part about ResearchKit is that it will be open source. n

Compiled by Anna Kumpuris, News Editor. Sources: cnn.com, washingtonpost.com, dailytech.com.

Business school hosts sixth annual student Business Plan Competition

By CHELSEA WHELPLEY News Bureau

Seniors Jayson Harris, Jon Jacks, Jared Lantzsch and Tanner Trantham were recently awarded first place in Ouachita’s sixth annual Business Plan Competition. A total of $10,000 was awarded to three student teams for their entrepreneurial ideas.

Averaging approximately 12-15 hours of work per week in preparation for the competition, students were given “exposure to the process of presenting their creative ideas in such a way that makes the world a better place,” said Justin Keeler, instructor of finance and faculty advisor to the winning team. “Participation in the business plan competition is for those individuals that want to embark on a journey that will develop and challenge them to become a better person, leader and team contributor that objectively focuses on solving a problems.”

Harris, a business administration/finance major from Maumelle, Ark.; Jacks, a business administration/finance and management major from Arkadelphia, Ark.; Lantzsch, a business administration/ finance and management major from Rogers, Ark.; and Trantham, a Christian studies/Christian missions and business administration major from Benton, Ark.; earned a $4,000 first prize for their business, The Boom Doctors. The plan provides entrepreneurial experience to college students by running a fireworks stand.

Justin Keeler, instructor of finance, served as the faculty advisor.

According to Harris, “The Boom Doctors seek to invest in future business leaders and give them real-world experience by cultivating and enabling them to manage a business with integrity, as well as teaching them the core responsibilities of leadership while

maintaining a profitable business.”

“One of the challenges of business education is helping students see the intersection between class content and the real world of business,” noted Bryan McKinney, dean of the Hickingbotham School of Business. “This competition provides students wonderful opportunities to wrestle with that intersection between theory and practice. It’s a joy for faculty members to see their students applying what they’ve learned in the classroom in a real-world situation.”

Two teams tied for second place, each receiving a cash prize of $3,000.

The team of L.B. Hudson, a senior accounting major from El Dorado, Ark., and Evan McKinnon, a junior accounting and business administration/ finance major also from El Dorado, created a business plan for Smooth Payment Processing System. Dr. Chris Brune, assistant professor of finance, served as faculty advisor for the team.

“SmoothService is a very direct, easy-to-use website with one main purpose – to connect our service providers to their clients,” said McKinnon, who conceptualized the idea with Hudson after working in the service industry. “It was a struggle to collect payments because a lot of the time while we were working for our clients, they were gone.”

“It really is a valuable experience for the students who participate,” added Brune.

“Students in the competition have the opportunity to work as part of a team to develop a business plan from scratch and present it to a group of business leaders. The competition also provides an opportunity to see how different aspects of a business are related and to apply what is being taught in the classroom.”

Eric Ashburn, a senior business administration/finance

major from Monroe, La.; Mitch Bledsoe, a senior business administration/marketing and sport management major from Collierville, Tenn.; Jalen Jones, a senior business administration/marketing and sport management major from Conway, Ark.; Barkley Legens, a senior business administration/marketing and management major from Martin, Tenn.; and Matt Mainiero, a senior business administration/ marketing and sport management major from Austin, Texas, were also awarded second place and a $3,000 cash prize for Explosive Performance, a mobile strength and conditioning service for middle school and high school athletic programs. Their faculty advisor was Justin Keeler.

“One of our main points of emphasis is character building,” Mainiero explained. “We realize, as former student athletes, that playing days are numbered and will end. We want to instill a sense of strong character in high schoolers to prepare them for a successful life outside of their high school playing glory.”

Acknowledging that participation in the competition “promotes team building, confidence and leadership skills” and “a venue to propose and discuss ideas with colleagues while having faculty support and guidance in the process,” Keeler said, “I witnessed firsthand an essence of teamwork that only occurs in the moment and is driven by intensity.”

These three teams went on to compete against Henderson State University’s top plans in the annual OBU/HSU Business Plan Competition. Each winning team’s faculty advisor also was awarded $1,000 to support their work in the classroom.

For more information, contact Bryan McKinney, dean of the Hickingbotham School of Business, at mckinneyb@obu. edu or (870) 245-5513. n

Tyler Rosenthal z The Signal LAST YEAR’S SPRING SWING took place in the Tiger Den and was informal, but this year’s event will take place in Walker Conference Center and will be themed after a “Great Gatsby” party. Students are encouraged to dress like a Gatsby character.

Alpha Tau students to host “Great Gatsby” themed Spring Swing dance contest

By SARAH HAYS Staff Writer

Alpha Tau students will host their annual Spring Swing in the Walker Conference Center on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.

The “Great Gatsby” themed event will feature swing dancing lessons with an instructor, a costume contest and a swing dancing competition. There will also be a live jazz band, a photo booth and refreshments.

Admission for this year’s Spring Swing event is $3 for individuals and $5 for couples. Registration for the Spring Swing dancing competition is online at obu. edu/honors. Registration for the competition is $15 per couple.

“Everyone can come to this,” said senior Madeline Hargis, co-chair of the Honors Program and organizer of the event.

The judge’s panel will include Dr. Raouf Halaby, Mr. Ace Collins and Mrs. Kathy Collins.

Participants are encouraged to come dressed in their best “Great Gatsby” themed attire. There will be prizes for winners of the costume contest and swing dance competition. Winners of the swing dance competition will receive $100. The costume contest winners will receive a special trophy.

There will also be a series of lessons available for those who may not know how to swing dance.

“We would love for this to become a big event that everyone goes to,” Hargis said.

Alpha Tau is a student organization of the Honors Program. Along with Spring Swing, Alpha Tau also sponsors other events throughout the year, including Scholars Day, one of its biggest events of the year.

For more information about Spring Swing, the Carl Goodson Honors Program or any of Alpha Tau’s other events, contact Dr. Barbra Pemberton, director of the honors program, by email at pembertonb@obu.edu. n

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Photos courtesy of Hillary Hill

Hillary Hill (middle) graduated from Ouachita in 2012 and has been working in Campus Activities for three years. During those three years, she has been a resident director in Frances Crawford and Maddox Halls, allowing her to further build close relationships with students around campus.

Hill (middle) smiles backstage during this year’s Miss Ouachita Baptist University pageant with two of the musical performers. In her job, Hill has been in charge of events such as Women’s Rush and Miss OBU.

Hillary Hill finishes up seven years at Ouachita

By KATIE KEMP Staff Writer

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e’re often told that it’s important to follow our hearts when it comes to the big decisions we have to make, and no one knows this better than Hillary Hill.

For the last three years, Hill has served as assistant director of campus activities and resident director in Maddox Hall. Though she has spent the last few years helping students to love Ouachita as much as she does, she didn’t always think of Ouachita as a place she could call home.

When she first toured the school in her junior year of high school, she had every intention of going anywhere but Ouachita.

“At the time, I had a friend here and she had kind of gotten busy and quit talking to me. I didn’t realize that it was because of that, I just thought she didn’t want to talk to me anymore,” she said. “I thought, ‘I’m not coming to this school, they make you desert people.’ But that wasn’t the case at all... On the way home, I started crying because I knew I was supposed to come to Ouachita.”

Despite her prior objections, Hill decided to listen to what God was saying and started school at Ouachita in the fall of 2008. She loved it from the moment she started, and was heavily involved in several areas around campus.

As the end of her senior year started to draw close and Hill looked at her options for life outside of the bubble, she became unsure of what those options looked like.

She recalls hearing a sermon in October of her senior year that caused her to give her uncertainty up to God. “It was the story where Jesus comes up and there’s three men in a field, and they all say, ‘I want to follow you, but there’s something else.’ Right then, God just said ‘Hillary, you don’t have anything else.’”

After praying until Christmas that year,

Hill thought that she was headed to Africa to serve at an orphanage. But once again, God was pointing her heart in another direction.

“Becca, who had my job, I’d walked into her office one day, and she had this list of names.

She said, ‘Are you sure you’re going to Africa?’ and I said ‘Yes…I’m pretty sure this is what God wants,’ and she just crossed my name off this list.”

The list was one of potential candidates to take the job of assistant director of campus activities the following year.

Though she felt like her heart was set on serving in Africa, seeing the opportunity to stay at Ouachita taken away from her made Hill question what she thought – God had been saying.

She spent a few weeks wrestling with her options, and then decided to ask what a job with campus activities would look like. She then decided to listen to the part of her heart that wanted the job and turned in an application.

In March of her senior year, she received a call from her church saying that the opportunity at the orphanage in Africa had fallen through. The next day, she received another call offering her a position with campus activities.

Three years later, she says she wouldn’t trade taking the job for anything.

Working with campus activities entails a wide variety of events and experiences, each with their own favorite memories.

From seeing new freshmen get their room

keys at WOW to getting to know the girls competing in Miss OBU, Hill has been able to invest in all kinds of students during her time with campus activities and make connections based on her own experiences as a student.

“With each step, that was me. I’ve already done this, and now I get to see it through somebody else’s eyes.”

As Hill’s time at Ouachita is coming to a close, she feels that this chapter has shaped her for whatever comes next in her life.

After spending time serving in Zambia two summers ago, she formed a relationship with a family that served fulltime there.

While they were home for Christmas, they preHill with the opHillary Hill sented portunity to serve in Zambia fulltime. After praying over the opportunity, she decided that it was time to go.

“It’s time to invest in those people, and now I feel comfortable,” she said. “I can go into a high school and do support groups and I can do Bible studies…I know what they need and I can encourage them in that.”

While working with campus activities was never anywhere in her plans, Hill says that she wouldn’t trade the last three years and the growth that’s come with them for anything.

“The growing didn’t end when I graduated,” she said. “There are so many different aspects of it…I’m not the person that walked in here.” n

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The Golden Hutch Awards

By NOAH HUTCHINSON Opinions Editor @Hutch15 From what I heard around campus, it seems like people were less than thrilled with the nominations for the “Golden Rex” awards. That’s not to say anything bad about the nominations. I’m sure the people who got nominated were tickled pink to be chosen.

My problem isn’t with the nominees, per se, but with the categories. Most likely to succeed? That’s tired. I want to award people for the important things in life, like having the biggest bench press or the most potential to be a super villain. That’s exactly what we’re here to do today, so without further ado, please give a standing ovation for the recipients of the Golden Hutch Awards.

Most Science: Brian Monk Science seems like it has a bit of ego attatched to it. Nobody ever predicted that Mass Comm hubris would bring about a murder robot holocost. That being said, I think that if science majors would willingly admit that someone is “the most science,” you should take them at their word.

By that logic, Brian Monk is without a doubt the most science. Hopefully he and his mustard colored pants can stay humble enough to prevent all that human extinction via robot nonsense in the near future.

Swellest Guy: Kyle Lamonthe There’s absolutely no way that you can disagree with this statement. If you’ve seen Kyle, met Kyle, said hi to Kyle while passing him in the hall or even just seen a picture of him, you know that he is the nicest dude on campus. The closest you could get to disagreeing with that is just having never been acquainted with Kyle in any of those various forms and mistakenly thinking that maybe somebody else deserves this award. Go talk to Kyle. It’s a scientific certainty that within 30 seconds of the conversation, you’ll forsake your laughably unworthy nominee and hop aboard the Kyle train like everyone else. Brian Monk said so. Kyle is to unadulterated kindness what Buzzfeed is to click-baity headlines.

Least Dumb: Erin Wilson Everyone is dumb. At some point in the past month, each and every one of you has said something that you’ll eventually look back on with the same

shameful disdain as that time that you posted those vague, melodramatic song lyrics to your Facebook wall when Chad asked Bailey to the middle school homecoming dance instead of you. If you don’t recall saying anything dumb enough to bring about that level of shame recently, you’re just one step further into the tar pit of dumbness than the more self aware people.

The only person who’s never said anything dumb within earshot of me is Erin Wilson. Granted, it’s not like we’re BFF’s or anything, but we were in a discussion based class together for an entire semester with Dr. Jeff Root himself, the king of getting people to say dumb things. Even when subjugated to month after month of constant goading from what may be the most charismatic man on the planet, not once did she share her political beliefs, long winded childhood anecdotes or forced metaphors poorly strung back to some obscure hobby of hers. She’s not the typical, glassy eyed coat tail rider who never participates in class discussion though. You can tell the lights are on upstairs. She’s just got a sense of quiet dignity that’s rare in a demographic of people who take pride in watching entire seasons of TV shows in single sittings.

Most Capable of Becoming a Super Villain: Beau Dagget I once saw Beau walk into the student center, raise his hands in the air and yell “Heyyyyy!” to no one in particular. If I’d have done that, everyone would’ve turned around and looked at me like I was scraping my front teeth down the face of a chalkboard while waving a banner that read “Comfort Colors T-shirts have uncomfortable neck holes” over my head.

When Beau did it, almost everyone in Chick acted like he was Santa Clause. That’s power.

The guy is just too charismatic. If Beau weren’t trailing right behind Kyle for the swellest guy on campus award, he could have us all shipping our own siblings off to forced labor camps by tomorrow night. Every night when I lay down and thank the Lord for Christina Hendricks, the right to bear arms and the writings of TC Louma, I make sure to remind him that I’m thankful he didn’t give Beau Dagget any aspirations for world domination.

Best Movie Protagonist: Logan Kuhn Remember when they tried to make a show where Joey from “Friends” was the main character? You shouldn’t. It should be buried in the deepest, most isolated and obscure mass grave of stupid decisions in existence, just under Michael Bay’s “Ninja Turtles”

movie and those pizza places where you have to take it home and cook it yourself. The zany guy out of the bunch can’t be the main protagonist. Look at Ted Moseby. Jerry Seinfeld. Ross. They may not be bringing in the big laughs like the Kramers of the entertainment industry, but they keep their respective shows grounded. Without them, everything would be chaos.

That’s why Logan Kuhn would make the best main character in a movie. He’s a solid guy with a good head on his shoulders. The American every man, just in significantly better shape. Pair him up with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in an action packed, yet comic relief heavy buddy cop movie and I promise you’d kill at the box office.

Best Group Project Member: Gracie Lundstrum In my time at Ouachita, I’ve had a handful of good group project members. None of them take the cake for best though. That’d be Gracie Lundstrum. No, I’ve never worked in a group with Gracie, but I’ve been in quite a few classes where I had to nervously look over my shoulder and think “Oh great. Now we’re gonna have to seriously step up our game so she doesn’t make us look like a bunch of glue eaters.”

When Gracie takes the lead on a group project, it’s like somebody took Tommy Lee Jones from “The Fugitive” and put him in a pair of skinny jeans. She could take the apathetic rabble from your average project class and lead them to land on the moon. Lots of people have to carry their project groups, but Gracie is on a new level. She doesn’t just carry. She does such a good job that she inspires everyone around her to do acceptable work.

Best Hair: Bridget Bloxom I don’t want this to wind up in creepy territory, so I’ll just keep it short. Bridget Bloxom is a majestic lion and all other senior manes fall short in the shadow of her glory. Keep it up.

Biggest Bench Press: Aaron Sprinkle The first thing any gym bro worth his pre-workout is going to ask when in the presence of someone who may or may not work out is, “How much you bench?”

Aaron Sprinkle can bench press 390 pounds, which I’m pretty sure gives him the biggest bench in the senior class. The dude is yoked like a vat of scrambled eggs in the caf breakfast line. You can get as amped as you want after you and your straining spotter rack that 225 max bench that you “totally nailed,” but when Aaron Sprinkle walks by, you’ve got to ask yourself a big question: Do you even lift? n

GOLDEN HUTCH AWARD

Overcoming fear of missing out

By KATIE KEMP Staff Writer

You’ve just settled in after a long, tiring day of class and hard work, and you’re exhausted. You’ve been looking forward to getting comfy and relaxing since you set out for the day. You check your Instagram feed and see post after post of the same group of friends having a great time out together, and you start to experience a sort of anxiety about missing out on the moments that you could’ve been a part of if only you had come along. On one hand, you’ve been looking forward to this “me time” all day. But on the other hand, what if something amazing happens at this social gathering and you completely miss out on it? This anxiety is known as FOMO, or the fear of missing out.

FOMO is a term that was recently introduced to me, and though it may sound a little silly when you say it out loud, it’s something that a lot of people can relate to. It seems to be a much more prevalent issue today than ever before, as social media puts the entire world at your fingertips and makes it possible to see what other people are up to at any given moment. Because of this, FOMO doesn’t specifically relate to parties and get-togethers—it’s

possible to be afraid of missing out on any experience. Seeing all of the cool things that a friend is doing on their study abroad trip could make you fear that maybe you’re missing out on seeing the world by staying at school. Seeing how much fun your cousin had at that country music concert last week may cause some fear that you’re not having enough fun or doing enough cool things, and you don’t even like country music.

Though it may just sound like a bummer on a Friday night and not like something that will have any lasting effect on your life, FOMO can actually be dangerous. It can pressure you to say yes to things you don’t actually care about and no to things that matter to you, all because you’re afraid that missing out on something will mean the end of the world. It can start to control your decisions and rob you of joy. Because self-control and joy are both pretty important to your happiness, it’s important to fight this anxiety.

One way to curb this fear is to unplug every now and then. The rise of social media has created a sense of dependency in us, and we often feel that we have to stay connected with other people 24/7. Start taking time out of every day to put your phone away and spend some time with yourself.

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No texting, no checking Twitter, no sending Snapchats. Just spending some coveted time alone with your thoughts. Alone time isn’t really “alone” time if you spend all of it keeping tabs on what other people are up to, anyway.

Most importantly, accept that there will be things in life that you will miss. You can’t possibly be at every party or go to every concert or be a part of every single thing that everyone else is experiencing.

You’ll find that measuring your life in the amount of things you miss out on makes for a pretty sad life. Instead, measure it in the time you spend with people you care about, doing things you love and creating memories and bonds that have value to you. Find value in the experiences that stand out to you so that when something rolls around that you might miss out on, it’s not that big of a deal.

You can find so much more joy in little things when you’re not worried about the experiences other people are having in their own lives. Your life is full of so many unique moments, and spending time worrying about what other people are doing takes away from the happiness created by your own experiences. Your life will never be anything but your own, so find joy in the experiences you create. n The Signal is the student newspaper of Ouachita Baptist University, and is published every Thursday during the fall and spring semesters when school is in session. The newspaper is distributed free of charge; 1,200 copies are placed in more than 20 locations across campus.

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Dr. Wesley Kluck y Courtesy DENNIS NUTT, Tiger head basketball coach, coaches players during a timeout of a game against Henderson State during the season. Nutt coached the Tigers to a 20-6 record this season and a first regular season GAC championship.

Dr. Wesley Kluck y Courtesy TIRRELL BROWN goes up for a dunk against SW Okla. State in a game this season. Brown led the team in blocks, points per game, and free throws.

Nutt and Brown receive GAC honors

By BRANDON SMITH Sports Information

Ouachita’s men’s basketball head coach Dennis Nutt was unanimously named the 201415 Great American Conference Coach of the Year at the GAC awards banquet in Bartlesville, Okla. Tirrell Brown took home GAC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, and Colt Fason and Micah Delph also received All-GAC honors.

In his four years as head coach, Nutt has compiled an overall record of 62-46, including a record of 20-5 this sea-

son. Behind Nutt’s coaching, the Tigers won their first GAC regular-season championship in program history this season, while leading the conference in scoring margin, free-throw percentage, rebounding defense, steals and turnover margin. The Tigers also finished with an undefeated record of 13-0 in Bill Vining Arena.

Brown, a junior from Jacksonville, Ark., was a unanimous first-team selection. He is the first player from Ouachita to be named GAC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Brown played in 23 games for the Tigers, leading

the team in points per game (17.6), blocks (25) and freethrows made (91). His fieldgoal percentage of 63.3 percent tied for first in the GAC. Fason, a senior from Conway, Ark., was also a first-team selection. Fason finished second on the team in points per game (13.8), and he led the Tigers in rebounds per game (7.9). For his career as a Tiger, Fason has never missed a game, playing in all 106 games since the 2011-2012 season.

He has compiled 1,157 career points, ranking him 10th in Ouachita history and second in GAC history. Fason was also

named to the 2013-14 GAC Honorable Mention Team.

Delph, a senior from Conway, Ark., was named to this year’s honorable mention team. Delph averaged 11.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game during the regular season. He led the team with 67 three-pointers and 30.5 minutes per game.

Delph also converted on 6066 free-throws, giving him a team-high 90.9 percent from the line. He finished sixth in the conference in assists and first in assist-to-turnover ratio.

Delph is the GAC’s all-time leader in free-throw percent-

age (87.8%).

On the season, Brown, Fason and Delph accounted for 53 percent of the team’s points and 35 percent of the team’s rebounds. When Brown was on the floor, he and the Tigers outscored their opponents by 166 points.

The Tigers outscored their opponents by 207 points when Delph was in the game and outscored their opponents by 210 points when Fason was playing.

The Tigers earned their first 20-win season since 2008, and the first 20-win season in Nutt’s coaching career. n

Tigers run-rule Southeastern Okla. State 11-0

By BRANDON SMITH Sports Information

Behind a complete-game shutout and six strikeouts from Connor Eller, the Ouachita Tigers defeated the Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm on Saturday, 11-0. The Tigers are now 5-0 in Great American Conference play.

The Tigers recorded 10 hits on the day, starting with a single to right center by Will Wallace in the bottom of the first inning. Justin Weigle scored from second on the play, giving Ouachita the first lead of the game.

Wallace and Weigle contributed to the scoring again in the fourth inning, when Wallace reached first on an error and Weigle scored from second for the second time in the game. Later in the fourth, Preston Speers batted in two runs on a single up the middle to put the Tigers ahead 4-0. Speers singled home Wallace and Miller, who reached on a single through the left side.

After a three-run fourth inning, Ouachita posted a seven-run fifth inning on six hits. Parker Norris led off the half-inning with a bunt-single, and

he and Weigle later scored on another single by Wallace.

Jace Melby, who reached first on a bunt-single, scored two at-bats later when Matt Sinclair singled through right side. With the bases loaded, Speers picked up his third RBI on a walk. Drew Feuerbacher followed with two more runs batted in when he singled to right center. The Tigers scored their seventh run of the inning on a single by Norris, before the Savage Storm finally registered the second and third out.

With an 11-0 lead, Eller recorded six outs on eight at bats to end the game in seven innings. Eller allowed only three hits and two walks to move to 4-0 on the season.

Norris, Wallace and Feuerbacher led the Tigers with two hits each, and Wallace and Speers each recorded three RBI. Weigle finished with a team-high three runs and three walks.

The Ouachita Tigers (9-5, 5-0 GAC), off to their best start since 2007, when the team started 8-0. They will host the Southern Arkansas Muleriders on Friday at 12 p.m. They will play a double header on Saturday begining at 12 p.m.. n

Dr. Wesley Kluck y Courtesy CONNOR ELLER throws a pitch against Southeastern Okla. State in an 11-0 win against the Savage Storm on Saturday.

How Nike, Inc. has built a marketing monopoly

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nybody have any idea where Eugene, Oregon is? Didn’t think so.

And neither do most recruits before they visit there.

You want to know what they do know? Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is the single largest brand in sports, earning $7.4 billion last quarter and completely shattering the competition by well over a couple billion dollars.

Nike, based in Beaverton, Oregon, boasts an exclusive and, quite frankly, lucrative contract with Oregon football via Phil Knight, who was a major donor in the $90 million stadium in which Oregon currently plays on Saturdays. The individual ventilated lockers that each player dresses out in is estimated ar $26,000 a piece, all conveniently located in the $3.2 million athletic complex.

Knight, the current CEO of Nike, was recently nicknamed

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the “Godfather of Oregon Football” by Business Insider reporter Andrew Sharp. And while current players may be drawn to the run and gun offense that they run, the national championship appearances they’ve made or the uniform combinations that they can feature on Saturdays, make no mistake about it: this football program succeeds because of

money.

But that’s not to say that the uniform designs aren’t cool.

Sandy Hooper, a sports reporter for USA Today, recently reported that Oregon could wear a different uniform from now until 3344. And what makes that even more appealing to recruits: current players designed them.

But, this isn’t the first time we have seen Nike strong-arm sports. Michael Jordan, while an incredible player, is a living legend simply because of good marketing.

Jordan was not the role model citizen that we saw when he helped the Tunes Squad defeat the big, bad Monstars. He used to bully teammates. One report said that he threatened to break teammate Bill Cartwright’s legs for playing so poorly on a given night.

And let’s not forget that

without Pippen, Jordan would not have been nearly as successful, as evidenced by his zero championships in the 80’s. Remember, he lost to the Detroit Pistons three straight times from 1987-1990.

Bill Russell has eleven championships; Larry Bird dominated the 80’s; Kareem AbdulJabbar has an equal number of championships rings and leads in all-time scoring.

So why is Michael Jordan a living legend? Nike. While not released, close speculation estimates that Jordan received over $60 million in revenue from Nike sales. The Air Jordan series is a main reason. Jordan has sold 28 different shoes, with the latest one coming on the market at a suggested retail price of $250.

It’s Nike, man. They protect their kind. Similar to when they stuck with Tiger Woods

following his sex scandal in 2009. He came back. Why? Nike stayed with him. They renewed his brand.

So Nike continues to push for more and more and continues to back its players.

Nike loves sports. And at the rate that they are going, they are starting to be able to perceive and manage public opinion for their players.

Oregon, a team that didn’t have much before Phil Knight joined in, is becoming the prominent program in college football due to an incredible increase in funding over the past 20 years.

So for the time being, Nike will continue to dominate the sports branding industry. $7.4 million is a long, long way from the $35 that Phill Knight spent to buy the design of the swoosh, the symbol of sports dominance. n