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Homecoming ‘14 Schedule of events on campus for Homecoming Week, p.2

Tyler Rosenthal z The Signal Freshman Eli Ash (left) and senior Tyler Wisdom (right) play the roles of the Giver and Jonas in Ouachita’s presentation of “The Giver.” The show opens tonight in Verser at 7 p.m. and runs until Sunday. OBU students receive a free ticket at the box office with a student ID.

“The Giver” opens in Verser Theater tonight

By RACHEL GADDIS

Real Man Timeliness is next to manliness, p.3

Good Work Senior fullback Spencer Knight named to 2014 AFCA Allstate Good Works team, p.4

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Ouachita’s Department of Theatre Arts will present its fall children’s play, The Giver, with the opening performance tonight at 7 p.m. in Verser Theater. Performances continue Sept. 26-27 and 29-30 at 7 p.m., plus a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sept.

28. Tickets can be purchased for $10 each at www.obu.edu/boxoffice.

Based on the award-winning novel by Lois Lowry and adapted by Eric Coble, The Giver focuses on Jonas, a boy who receives the gift of memory in a society devoid of emotion, color and choice. Daniel Inouye, assistant professor of theatre arts and director of the show, said Jonas struggles with the burden of these memories.

“As he is receiving these memories and starting to see color and have these experiences again, he has to realize the truth of the situation—that he lives in this society that has taken away choice from ev-

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casting. “It’s pushing our boundaries as actors compared to what we’re used to,” Brown said. “None of the roles we play fall in our age range. There are younger, parent-age and older people, so I think it will be interesting to see what we bring to it.”

Cami Willis, a senior musical theatre and church media/production arts double major from Flower Mound, Texas, will play Chief Elder. She said she is is looking forward to the production, especially its technicality. “It’s a very tech-heavy show,” she said. “We’re dealing with projections, a lot of lighting and colors. I think that will be interesting and different than a lot of other shows.”

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Academic Success Center offers new online workshops

By DALANEY THOMAS

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erybody else,” Inouye said. “Ultimately it provides him with the biggest choice he is going to face, which is what to do about it.”

While The Giver is Ouachita’s children’s play for the semester, Inouye recommends the show for children age 12 or older. He added that the show also is “still a message that college students need to deal with, as well, especially as they are transitioning out of college.”

For those who may have read the book or seen the movie, Inouye said he believes seeing the play is still beneficial. “One of the great things about theatre and film is that we go to see these productions because we want to see what other people are doing with it,” he explained. “How do they approach the issue? How do they talk about this lesson? What are the things they will pull out and focus on?”

Hunter Brown, a junior musical theatre major from Central City, Ark., will play Father. He said the play is unique in the

The Ouachita Academic Success Center operates to help equip students with the necessary skills to be successful. The ASC offers a wide variety of services to all Ouachita students, including improving study habits, time management skills, organization skills and tutoring in specific subjects.

There are opportunities for one-on-one as well as group tutoring, so students are given the option to improve their skills in the environment in which they feel most comfortable. There is no specific time commitment required, so whether it is long-term tutoring or a one-time visit to a planning workshop, students have the opportunity to receive the help they need.

“Watching freshmen come in with a look of anxiety on their face and by midterms feeling comfortable is very rewarding,” said Nicole Porchia, director of the center.

One of the center’s primary goals is to help freshmen transition to the additional academic rigors of university life. The Freshman Success Survey is administered to the

freshman class each fall as a way to measure how comfortable incoming students are becoming in their new environments. This survey helps the ASC staff determine how to best serve students in area s ranging from handling a college workload to having a roommate.

“Without the Academic Success Center, my study habits wouldn’t be what they are today,” said Buck Gilbert, a sophomore from Mountain Home, Ark. “The individuals at the ASC gave me the tools I needed to feel like I could be successful.” Gilbert, who used the ASC frequently during his freshman year, built strong bonds with his tutors that have carried on into his sophomore year.

The ASC focuses primarily on providing tutors for the CORE subjects. Study groups for science classes, history classes and composition classes are most commonly held, but help in major classes are available as well. A campus schedule of study session times is emailed to students each Monday.

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Alumna Caitlin Secrest named finalist in national competition

By CHELSEA WHELPLEY Staff Writer

Caitlin Secrest, a 2014 graduate and Arkadelphia native, was named a finalist in this year’s National Music Theatre Competition hosted by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). The finals were held during the 53rd NATS National Conference in Boston, Mass.

Secrest advanced through three rounds of competition to be named one of eight finalists. She performed from seven musical selections to demonstrate her vocal and dramatic abilities. Competition winners

are awarded cash prizes, recording packages and career management services along with stage experience and exposure.

“We couldn’t be prouder of her—to see what she has done with her commitment to her art and the gift that God has given her,” said Caitlin’s mother and vocal instructor, Dr. Glenda Secrest, professor of music at Ouachita. “It was really fun to see the progress that she’s made. Just to see her grow and develop as an artist has been really rewarding as a teacher and also as a parent.”

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this weekzCALENDAR THE GIVER fall children’s show begins tonight at 7 p.m. in Verser Theatre and will run through September 30.

For more information, contact: Brian Bridges at bridgesb@obu.edu.

REFUGE is tonight at 9 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. For more information, contact: James Taylor at taylorja@obu.edu.

TIGER SERVE DAY is Saturday, Sept.

27 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, contact: Judy Duvall at duvallj@obu.edu.

LIVE MUSIC AT DR. JACK’S will take place Friday, September 26 at 12:15 p.m. in Evans Student Center. Will Combs will play. For more information, contact:Hillary Hill at hillh@obu.edu S’MORES ON THE LAWN is Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 9 p.m. by the World War II memorial. For more information, contact: Joe Calametti at cal52101@ obu.edu

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What is your favorite childhood memory?

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“When I was little I lived in a small town a ways away from Little Rock. My favorite memories are of my dad and me singing in the car on the way to our daddy-daughter adventures.”

“My dad and I used to have “wrestling” matches after dinner.

He let me win every time but I genuinely thought I was beating up a 40-year-old man.”

“I got to hold a real sword, but it was too heavy for me. That was the day I became a man.”

“My dad letting me steer our old green truck as we drove down backroads. We would always take the backroads on Sunday afternoon. It was our time together.”

Homecoming Week Schedule:

For more information, check out the Ouachita app and download “Ouachita Homecoming 2014”

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Wednesday

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10 a.m. - Homecoming Chapel (JPAC) 9 p.m. - Sigma Alpha Sigma S’mores (WWII Memorial)

6:30 p.m. - Tiger Tunes dress rehearsal (JPAC) 9:30 p.m. - Dress rehearsal after party (Student Center/Dr. Jack’s)

7:30 p.m. - Tiger Tunes (JPAC) 9 p.m. (or after Tiger Tunes) - Refuge (Village Circle)

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9 a.m. - OcTiger Fest (campus lawn) 12:30 p.m. - Homecoming Court presentation & Queen crowning (Cliff Harris Stadium) 1 p.m. - Homecoming presented by game vs. SWOSU (Cliff the Signal Harris Stadium 5 & 8:30 p.m. - Tiger Tunes Join us LIVE Saturday night at www.obusignal.com beginning at 8 (JPAC) p.m. for #Tunescast2014, a livestream event of the final performance 11:30 p.m. - Eta Alpha of Tiger Tunes 2014. This event is free, so share with family and friends. Omega Muggin’ (campus Immediately after the show is over, the entire performance will be lawn)

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11 a.m. - Homecoming Purple Plaza Party (campus lawn) 7:30 p.m. - Tiger Tunes (JPAC) 10:30 - Kappa Chi Cookout (Tiger Alley)

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z Continued from Page 1 husband, Dr. Jon Secrest, have served as Caitlin’s vocal instructors, team-teaching her since high school.

“What a great pleasure to know that the work Caitlin has put into her performance skillset was recognized by the judges of all three rounds of competition,” said Dr. Jon Secrest, Addie Mae Maddox Professor of Music at Ouachita.

“But what I am particularly proud of is her attitude, her work ethic and her dedication of talent to the Lord.”

This is the second National Music Theatre Competition that NATS has sponsored. In 2012, Jacob Watson, another OBU alumnus, won the inaugural competition. “It tells you the quality of the education and training that our students are receiving here,” Dr. Glenda Secrest noted. “We’re proud of

all of our students.”

“Recognition and exposure of this kind could possibly lead to opportunities for professional work as a performer, singer and actor,” said Dr. Jon Secrest.

Since graduating, Caitlin has auditioned for opportunities such as Disney Tokyo, Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruise lines and the Silver Dollar City Christmas Show.

“Had I not attended Ouachita, I would not be so brave and confident in today’s audition world,” Caitlin said. “Ouachita has everything it takes to create a successful, thriving singer and actor who is capable of taking the world by storm in her own special way.”

In the final round of competition, Secrest performed “I Think I May Want to Remember Today” from Starting Here, Starting Now; “When Did I Fall in Love?” from Fiorello!; “Adelaide’s Lament” from Guys and Dolls;“Pretty Fun-

ny” from Dogfight; and “Gorgeous” from The Apple Tree.

Secrest received the Martha Mack Award of 2014 for participants of Opera in the Ozarks, first place in the 2014 Mary Shambarger Competition for Singers at Ouachita, honorable mention in the 2014 National Hal Leonard Vocal Musical Theatre competition and was the 2013 state winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs Women’s Collegiate vocal competition.

“One of the most important lessons that I have learned, and one that is very encouraging to me and all other performers, is that you are the only person who has to offer what you have to offer,” Caitlin said. “God created us all as individuals with incredibly unique abilities and we just have to figure out what they are and use them to serve Him.” For more information, contact Dr. Jon Secrest at secrestj@ obu.edu. n

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strategies and overcoming procrastination. The online workshops can be accessed at www.obu.edu/success/ascworkshop-schedule.

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Don’t be tapioca, be a man

By NOAH HUTCHINSON Opinions Editor @Hutch15 The mist was heavy in the glen. Almost as heavy as the tortured, ominous moans oozing from within it.

Donahue, an axe clutched in both of his beefy paws, stood strong. Staunch. Stalwart even, as he stared into the white haze that came before his nightmare. Then he sheathed one of his axes to reach for his phone.

No texts from Blackwood or Allaway. He’d called six times already, but maybe seven would do it. The phone rang as the mist rolled ever closer, it’s chirping tone synchronizing with the waling beyond the fog.

No answer.

That just really harassed Donahue’s haggis. They said they’d be at the edge of the haunted mist, weapons at the ready, before 6:00 a.m.

In the midst of his righteous fury, Donahue pulled up twitter. “I’m so done with all these fake people.

Imma do me, up in the mead hall like a scabby sheep who don’t even want a comrade #highlanderprobs” As our valiant keyboard warrior tapped away though, he didn’t notice the mist enveloping him. Before he could post, the banshees were upon him, dragging him kicking and screaming into the cold, damp thickness of the fog.

As a man, if you say that you’re going to meet up for any kind of activity early in the morning, you ab-

solutely cannot flake. This really goes for all human beings, regardless of gender, but lots of man stuff happens early in the morning. Lifting weights. Hunting.

Making pancakes. On top of that, if you let the sun catch you sleeping when you swore up and down it wouldn’t, your entire masculine existence falls into question. In that moment, and potentially for the rest of your life, you may as well just be a vaguely anthropomorphic blob of tapioca pudding. And I hate tapioca pudding almost as much as I hate copious amounts of decorative throw pillows.

First of all, if you flake on an early morning commitment, you’re weak, mind, body and soul. Is there anything more disgusting than sleeping through something? You weren’t physically strong enough to truck on without an ideal amount of rest and your waifish will was too weary to overpower that. I don’t care if your sweet little sugar bun texted you the night before and you hadn’t seen each other since, like, yesterday, so you absolutely had to talk on the phone until 3 a.m. I don’t care if some try-hard started smack talking you on “Titan Fall” and leaving the lobby before you crushed him into the ground would’ve cost you your honor. I don’t even care if a succubus has you pinned to your mattress in a figure four leg lock 30 minutes before you have to get up. If you only get two hours of sleep, you show up to that 5 a.m. workout on two hours of sleep. If you don’t, you’re a slug and are expected to crawl on your belly as such in the presence of greater men.

Additionally, you’re letting somebody down, and that somebody may be one of your bros. That’s worse than being weak, for even a 25 in. bicep isn’t as girthy

“Dredd” hits Netflix, then hits evil doers

By NOAH HUTCHINSON

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As the PA system for the sky scraper crackles to life, a man’s voice hisses through the halls like a hot knife cauterizing an especially wet wound. I say a man’s voice, but that doesn’t quite do it justice. What I mean is, you can practically hear the 5 o’clock shadow.

“Mama is not the law,” he says, his scowl imparting its cold rage on every raspy syllable. “I’m the law.”

If that quote, along with the fact that you’d be knee deep in hot brass if you tried to walk across the set of this movie after a fight scene, doesn’t make you want to see “Dredd”, then maybe you’d like to come write us a column about the ideal frosting pipet for decorating cupcakes with tiny roses. I’m sure it’d be precious.

“Dredd”, which is available right now on Netflix instant watch, is about Judge Dredd, a dystopian future cop who could give High Chieftain Flex Piledriver a run for his money in a manliest name contest. While out training a newbie judge (judge is the title given to this particular branch of dystopian future cops, not Dredd’s actual name) who happens to have psychic powers, the two of them get locked inside of a skyscraper the size of a city block which happens to be controlled by a psychotic drug lord named Mama. Shenanigans ensue. Bloody, bullet riddled shenanigans.

This is exactly the kind of action movie we need in this day and age. It’s not paying homage to the action movies of old. They don’t cram in an “I’ll be back” every third line as a nod to all the audience members who saw “Terminator” while it was still in theaters. The main protagonist isn’t a brooding pansy trying his little heart out to be a complex anti-hero. It’s a guy who’s last name is Dredd running through a 100 story tall bad neighborhood shooting and occasionally head butting dudes while saying awesome things and dishing out tough love to his greenhorn partner. I cried a little bit writing that sentence.

That’s a plot line like a girl’s hair swept

up in a summer breeze. There’s a beautiful simplicity to it.

On top of that, while this may not directly try and reference any of the classic action movies from the 80’s, it takes a page out of their book. Aside from the page that just says guns over and over and over again until you get to the bottom. After “Die Hard”, review writers started calling any action movie where the hero is trapped in one location with a bunch of bad guys a “Die Hard” movie. It pretty much became its own genre.

For example, “Air Force One” would be “Die Hard” on a plane. This movie is “Die Hard” in a dystopian nightmare complex where the hero’s only relatable human feature is his merciless, chiseled on frown. “Die Hard with a Vengeance” may as well just give this movie its name out of fearful respect. What makes this little sub genre of action movies great though is that there’s very little down time. No driving around, no stopping for food no visiting your childhood home to recharge before you get back to the mission. If the hero wants a break, he’s gonna have to kill all the bad guys within the immediate area and then beat a confession out of that prisoner before the next wave comes along. It’s the steel cage deathmatch of action movie sub genres.

Aside from the guns and gore and fist pump inducing one-liners, “Dredd” is also just a well put together movie. His rookie partner makes up for the fact that Dredd is basically just an inhuman killing machine that’s incredibly hard to relate with. The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous. You care about all of the characters, and they drop the heroes in such a ridiculous situation that you’re still able to wonder whether or not a guy like Dredd would even be able to make it out alive. The villains are interesting and easy to dislike, the writing is awesome and all of the actors do a great job.

It’s not just a blood bath. It’s cinema.

If you need something to watch with your bros, have the coolest girlfriend ever or just don’t have anything to do on a Friday night, Dredd is one of the best movie choices you could make out of the current Netflix selections. Be warned though: when you’re done watching it, you will be overcome with the urge to pick up the largest gun-shaped object within arms reach and walk around telling everyone that you’re the law. n

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Deadlift builds strong backs, even stronger character

By NOAH HUTCHINSON Opinions Editor

“Hey!” Mike yelled. “Give that back!”

“Nah,” replied the masked man casually jogging out of Mike’s house with his TV. “Imma take this.”

Mike halfheartedly jogged after him, not having any idea what to do. Obviously he wanted to keep his TV. The surprisingly cavalier robber had no right to take it. What was he supposed to do though? Fight him?

Heavens no. That would be scary.

“Give me my TV!” Mike whined, stomping to a halt in his front yard as he watched the man run away.

The robber didn’t even turn around this time. He just jogged off into the distance with a brand new TV in tow, while Mike stood there in his front yard. Sulking. In that moment, he was the kid who spent his days watching morally questionable Japanese cartoons and dreaming of being a ninja, but who always got put out first in dodgeball. The guy who finally got a dance with the prom queen and then let that jerk eyeing her from across the room cut in in the middle. The runt of the litter, denied the things he wanted by everyone around him, including himself.

Coincidentally, Mike also didn’t deadlift very often.

After a year’s hiatus from the barbell, my new favorite lift is the deadlift. To be clear, I’m not necessarily saying that I’m good at deadlift, and in fact, I hated it up until this summer.

A deadlift workout, done with enough weight and volume, often winds up boiling down to “deadlift, go home, drink a protein shake.”

It’s a hard lift. In fact, it’s probably the hardest out of the big three lifts (squat, bench and deadlift). However, I recently realized exactly why it was hard and understood that because of the specific challenge it presents, it has valuable knowledge to offer on top of its strength building capabilities.

Deadlifting is hard because in or-

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as two 16’s. At some point, ego may not be motivation enough. You may roll over, look at the clock and say to yourself “I’m a slug. I’ll crawl on my belly underneath these nice, warm covers while all the greater men crawl out of beds like a bunch of morons.”

First of all, you make me sick. Secondly though, if this was some kind of social obligation, the thought that you are leaving your bros hanging should be motivation enough to get up and get moving. They might’ve needed somebody to watch their back on that spear hunting trip. They might’ve needed a spotter for heavy bench day. For all you know, there’s a broken man standing in front of a roaring fire, holding one handle of the custom made 20 gallon skillet you were supposed to help him flip pancakes in, whispering into the sunless dawn “Why has my brother abandoned me?”

If you’re tapioca enough that none of that kicks the sleepies out of your eyes, just know that if you sleep through an early morning con-bro-cation, you’re an empty box of fruit loops at the top of the cabinet.

On the outside, you talk the talk. But on the inside, you’re just a crumpled up plastic bag filled with a thin layer of colorful carb dust and dissapointment. Trash.

Something to be thrown away, lest its colorful exterior fool someone else into starting the day off on the wrong foot.

If you say you’ll be there at 5:00 a.m., be there at 5 a.m. Nobody likes getting up early for the sake of getting up early, but as long as there are things to be built and lifted and shot and eaten, it will always be a necessity at some time or another. Don’t be tapioca.

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der to pull the weight off the ground, you have to tell it no. You have to impose your will on it. Anybody can un-rack a squat or a bench press. If you aren’t pausing at the bottom of the lift, most people can even push a heavy weight about halfway up before it gets the better of them.

Then you hear all the same excuses.

You were strong out of the bottom, you’ve just got to train that sticking point. Throw in some board presses.

Try some leg press to build some mass.

Unlike its brothers, deadlift is an ego killer. There’s no way to fake it. To even attempt a deadlift, you have to pick it up off the floor. Before you’ve moved the weight at all, if your head isn’t in the right place, those weights will staple you to the ground and leave you red faced and with your butt waving helplessly in the air.

Deadlift will teach you to make things happen. You have to pull with reckless abandon to break personal records. If there’s an ounce of doubt in your head, you won’t get a heavy weight five inches off the ground.

You can’t be scared. You can’t be nice. When you feel those weights trying to keep you pinned to the floor, you’ve got to get mad. Grunt.

Yell. Grab gravity by the wrists and tear its arms off. You’re picking that weight up and there’s nothing it can do to stop you.

Everyone has a lesson to learn from deadlift. When it matters, don’t give in. There will be crush or be crushed moments in life, and at our young and inexperienced age, what do we have to draw on? The guy who deadlifts at least once a week will know exactly what to do when what he wants comes down to whether or not he’s got it in him to take it for himself. No matter what it is or what’s trying to keep him from it, he’ll yank his goals and aspirations out of the hands of the greedy rabble trying to hold him down.

Unlock the grunting, chest beating animal that is the part of yourself that can only exist in the weight room and when the time comes, let it guide you through the nastier parts of life. Go hit some heavy deadlifts, and grow a stronger backbone in both your body and your soul. n

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OBU defeats Dallas Baptist

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Spencer Knight, in stance, gets ready to lead-block for Chris Rycraw last season. Knight, who plays fullback for the Tigers, blocks for the runningbacks most of the time.

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Spencer Knight leads the team out of the tunnel last year against Henderson State. Knight was one of the leaders on the team last season and is expected to take on another leadership role this season as well.

OBU football senior fullback named to 2014 AFCA Allstate Good Works team BY: KYLE PARRIS Sports Information Director Ouachita senior fullback Spencer Knight has been named to the 2014 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team.

Knight was one of 22 collegiate football players to be selected from a record 182 nominations from across the country. Eleven players were selected from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA to comprise the 22-player team.

This prestigious college football award pays tribute to a select group of studentathletes who have worked to positively impact the lives of others. The 22 players honored with this distinct recognition have not only dedicated their time to succeeding on the field, but have made a commitment to enriching the lives of others while contributing to the greater good of their communities.

Knight, a graduate of Arkadelphia High School, has participated in numerous local charitable events in his four years at Ouachita including Operation Christmas Child and Tiger Serve Day. He is an active member at First Baptist

Church Arkadelphia where he serves as Sunday school teacher for high school boys.

In January of 2014, Spencer underwent a bone-marrow harvest for a young boy in Canada. Knight had signed up as a potential donor for the “Be The Match” program in 2011 when a fellow teammate, Justin Waite was diagnosed with leukemia. While Knight wasn’t a match for Justin, he answered the call when he was contacted about his match with a young boy he’d never met.

When asked over the phone by the “Be The Match” representative if he was still willing to participate in the program, Knight said it was a no-brainer.

“As soon as I heard it was a three-year-old, I immediately agreed. My parents and I had a lot of questions, but I felt this was part of God’s plan, so I knew I had to follow it through.”

Knight’s actions and response to his call to service came as a surprise to no one, especially Ouachita President Rex Horne.

“I have observed Spencer for years,” Dr. Horne said.

“His character, leadership and service is obvious. He is deserving of this incredible recognition.”

Athletic Director David

Sharp was equally complimentary of Knight’s example.

“Ouachita athletics is extremely excited for and proud of Spencer Knight for being selected to the 2014 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team,” Sharp said. “Spencer chose to give of himself so another would benefit which is quite a sacrifice. He displays exemplary service and is a true difference maker.”

Knight’s selection marks the second consecutive year that a member of the Great American Conference was selected for this prestigious award. GAC Commissioner Will Prewitt commented on that distinction.

“It’s great to see our league represented again on the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team,” Prewitt said. “Spencer is certainly a deserving candidate. He’s a great representative for the Ouachita football family and the GAC.” This year, fans will help determine this year’s 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain. By visiting ESPN.com/Allstate, fans can learn more about this year’s team members and vote for the player who they feel best embodies the spirit of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. The team captain and his fellow award recipi-

ents will also be invited to New Orleans to take part in a community project leading up to the 2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate® Sugar Bowl®.

The 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel includes: former Good Works Team® members Zaid Abdul-Aleem (Duke, 1994 team), Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia, 1997, 1998 teams), Brian Brenberg (St. Thomas, 2001 team), Mike Proman (Amherst, 2002 team); media members Lou Holtz (ESPN), Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN), Bruce Feldman (Fox Sports), Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star); current AFCA President and Ithaca College head coach Mike Welch; 1987 AFCA President and former head coach at Brigham Young University LaVell Edwards; and Jim Haskins, president of Allstate’s West Territory.

AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff talked about the level of student-athletes in this class.

“The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has been highlighting volunteerism for 23 years, and the list of honorees keeps getting better each year,” Teaff said. “The 2014 Good Works Team® members are some of the most dedicated athletes, on and off the field, I have ever seen.” n

After two goals from Kaleb Banning in the first 17 minutes, the Tiger men’s soccer team defeated the Dallas Baptist Patriots 5-3 on Tuesday.

Banning, a freshman, struck first in the 13th minute of the match. He received a cross from Tinashe Chigede before beating a defender and putting the ball in the back of the net from 18 yards out.

In the 17th minute, Banning scored again for the Tigers, after a few deflections led the ball to Banning’s feet, six yards away from the goal.

In the 42 minute, Ouachita’s Logan Hampton gave the Tigers their second twoscore lead of the match.

Hampton received a pass from Dillon Farrell that put Hampton one-on-one with the keeper, eventually leading to a 3-1 lead for Ouachita.

In the second half, the Patriots attempted a comeback, as David Bayleat received the ball inside the box after a blocked shot.

Bayleat netted the ball, bringing the score to 3-2.

Chigede joined in on the scoring in the 56th minute.

Chigede recorded his second goal of the season, after dribbling past two defenders and scoring from six yards out.

OBU Colton Huie added his second goal of the season 15 minutes later, bringing the score to 5-2 with less than 20 minutes to play.

DBU would record one more goal, but it was not enough to complete the comeback, as the Tigers grabbed the 5-3 victory.

Banning led Ouachita with four shots, all four on target, and two goals.

Chigede, Huie and Hampton each added two shots and a goal, as well.

The Tigers’ (3-5) next opponent will be Texas A&M International on Sept. 28. n

Examining AP College Football Top 25 poll

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BY: DIXON LAND Sports Editor

lorida State struggled. Case in point: Florida State has some serious issues. Not neccessarily on the field, but off. Jameis Winston continues to have vairous distractions off the field.

Whether those distractions were his fault or someone else’s is beside the point. As evidence by Clemson almost coming out of Doak Campbell stadium with a win, Florida State is much more one-dimensional than last year. But, they certainly are worthy of the first position in the poll.

I’m not sure Oregon is deserving of the #2 spot.

Sure, their marquee win is against Michigan State, but if your best win comes from beating a Big Ten team, you should probably schedule an SEC team. Their other wins have come from beating South Daokota, Wyoming, and narrowly escaping a loss to Washington State. Really?

Oklahoma is deserving of the spot they are in. With wins in the Big 12 and what many have claimed to be the best defense that Bob Stoops has ever had, Oklahoma is a serious contender for the playoffs.

Auburn has work to do. Are they worthy of their position? Probably not. I honestly wouldn’t rank them above about seventh. Too many question marks.

I’ll put them in my top 5 if they have convincing wins over LSU and Mississippi State.

Texas A&M may be better than Auburn. I guess we will see November 8. If both teams continue to win, that will be a key top 10 matchup for a potential SEC West championship.

Seriously? Notre Dame? Haven't we seen this in the past? It is the typical storyline. Notre Dame wins enough games to go to a BCS bowl and get beat by 40 points. Waste of space in the polls to me.

Ole Miss is sitting pretty at #10. Interestingly enough, a lot of people are saying that this could be the best Rebel team since Eli Manning departed from

the Grove. Okay, I'll buy it. Atleast for now. But remember, Ole Miss won't be challenged until they play Alabama on Oct. 4. Anybody can beat cupcakes and be 5-0. Alabama is a different story.

What I don’t understand is a school that got beat

by Oregon is ahead of Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

I’m talking about Michigan State, who is currently ranked ninth with a loss. Ahead of two undefeated SEC schools and a PAC-12 school.

While Georgia did lose, I still really like the Georgia offense. With easily the best running back in the country, and an experienced offensive line, I still think Georgia could win the SEC East. Realistically, South Carolina is good, but I still don’t know that they are good enough to finish ahead of Georgia in the SEC East standings the later into the season it gets. The Texas A&M and South Carolina game does worry me about South Carolina.

Mississippi State looks good. Really Good. They're off this weekend and then they play Texas A&M next weekend. That's when we will know what kind of team they really are. The win over LSU was dominating and impressive, but should we be impressed with Mississippi State or unimpressed with LSU? BYU is sitting nice and undefeated in the #20 spot.

They are an independent, but play some good teams this year. Could Brigham Young be a suprise team? I doubt it. The years of successful teams coming from the school have long sense passed. What's left is a system that is past its prime and a team that may win three more games this year.

Southern California is good, but not good enough.

They'll lose by four touchdowns to eventual PAC-12 champion Oregon and end up with a decent bowl game this season as well. Without Pete Carroll, the once football powerhouse, is slowly starting to fade out of the national limelight.

Wisconsin looks relatively impressive as well. With a solid running attack, like always, the Badgers could make a run at the Big-12 championship. Unfortunately for them, Bret Bielema jumped ship for Arkansas

a couple of years ago and Wisconsin hasn’t been the same. Although they do have a cool “Jump Around,” remix. Seriously, go youtube it.

But here are a few of my predictions and ratings going into week 6 of college football: u I think that Duke, Penn State and Arkansas could crack the Top 25 this weekend. Saying that, Arkansas has to beat Texas A&M for that to happen. All three teams are good contenders in their leagues. u It’s early, but I love Oklahoma’s defense. They play hard and are focused. u I think the SEC west is stronger than it ever has been. Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Arkansas all are teams that could make a bowl game this year. Auburn, Alabama and Texas A&M are all competing for the playoffs. u The Big 12 is the lowest it has been in a while.

Michigan State has not been impressive. Ohio State showed how much one player meant to their team.

Wisconsin is ok at best. u The SEC East is weak as well. Florida is better, but still not very good. South Carolina got manhandled

by Texas A&M and then beat Georgia. Tennessee looks better but is so young and got beat by a much better Oklahoma team. Vanderbilt and Missouri are embarrasing the SEC right now. u The SEC East is the best division in college football.

Hands down. u Here is my top 5: 1. Florida State 2. Oklahoma 3. Alabama 4. Texas A&M 5. Oregon This season is going to be an interesting one. There are many teams that have played well to start this year. The playoff schedule should feature some amazing games no matter which teams end up there.

Now that teams begin to get into conference play, we will truly see how good they are and where we can rank them. n