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Enactus empowers Honduran community

Ouachita students teach basic business principals to foreign business owners

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For the second year in a row, Enactus (formerly SIFE) has traveled to Honduras to partner with World Gospel Outreach in efforts to empower local business leaders to make a difference in their communities.

Dr. Bryan McKinney, dean of the Hickingbotham School of Business, Dr. Brett Powell, vice president for administrative services, Justin Young, project leader and a junior business administration major, Judith Brizuela, Enactus president and a senior psychology major, and Claudia Brizuela, a freshman business

administration major were among the group that made the trip to Honduras.

Enactus made its first trip to Honduras last January, which allowed the group to build a relationship with the people in the area and learn how to partner with World Gospel Outreach. The group implemented a different strategy on

this year’s visit.

“We had two major purposes for this year’s trip,” Young said. “First of all, we taught financial classes to a couple of small business owners who had never had formal classes.

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Judith Brizuela z Courtesy JUSTIN YOUNG visits with orphans during an Enactus trip to Honduras Jan. 14.

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In Arkadelphia, Walmart is typically the go-to store for student shoppers, but next time the food supply or other dorm necessities start to run low, think twice about hopping in the car and making the drive to “Wally World.” For the past two semesters, the campus bookstore has been given a makeover that is sure to make the lives of students more convenient when it comes to shopping for certain essentials.

Since the changes to the bookstore began, the store has extended its hours to cover lunchtime and evenings until 9 p.m., and also added several new food and hygiene items as well as new clothing brands.

“We have always carried quality name brand clothing, and now have partnered with Nike to offer more merchandise from their line,” store manager Yvonne Cloud said. “We added a cooler and a freezer to include ice cream bars, frozen dinners, frozen mini pizzas and packaged frozen sandwiches to the menu of items offered. Also offered are some health and dorm items.”

The project to improve the bookstore was started by a student group called Enactus, formerly known as SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), as an attempt to serve the student body while also getting hands-on business experience.

“Enactus is a group of students who have come together to do some entrepreneurial work to help make other people’s lives better,” Dr. Jim Files, assistant professor of accounting and Enactus advisor, said. “The bookstore is a project that was identified as an area where we thought we could help.”

Enactus began by taking surveys of the student body to see what products students wanted to have most in the bookstore, and then adding as many of these products as possible.

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Student ministers in Zambia God calls Barnard to serve African people, children leave lasting, heartfelt impression “While I was at camp last summer, I knew God was calling me to go during Christmas break.”

Barnard said that even though the idea of spending close to three weeks in a place without showers, with questionable food and without air conditioning doesn’t sound too appealing, Zambia was where she wanted to be and being able to share God’s word to children made it well worth it.

While in Zambia, Barnard and her friends got to experience the hectic markets in downtown Kitwe as well as encounter some different native animals. She also mentored and built relationships with young girls.

“In the morning, we woke up and ate breakfast, then met with the girls and taught them from God’s Word for three hours,” she said. “During the afternoons, we went outside the gate and played

By HUNTER SOPER Staff Writer

“What did you do over Christmas break?” and “How was your break?” are some of the most popular questions asked by friends and professors upon returning to Ouachita. For most students, the weeks between December and January entail eating a plethora of food, hibernating and completely messing up sleep patterns or going on a trip to see relatives. But for junior mass communications and business major Kristen Barnard, Zambia was where she spent most of her vacation.

Barnard, along with two friends, set out for Africa and worked with Chande Baptist Orphanage in Kitwe, Zambia.

“I felt God calling me to Africa since I was in high school, but it was never the right timing,” Barnard said.

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There are many questions students face when entering college and even more as they begin the voyage into the “real world.” What am I doing, where am I going and how do I get there? Where do my priorities lie and what will happen if I can’t do it all? Before getting too bogged down, students can rest assured that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Career Services is available as a launching point for every Ouachita student, no matter their classification.

Whether you are an upperclassman preparing for your life ahead or a freshman that doesn’t know where to begin, you are not on this journey alone. Career Services is an organization at Ouachita whose main goal is equipping students with the answers, opportunities and connections needed to succeed both on campus and off. It’s never too early to start taking advantage of all that Career Services has to offer.

“I really hope that more people will get involved with Career Services as a freshman or a sophomore,” said Aly Smith, a sophomore Mass Communications major, “be-

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with the local village children, and taught them songs about Jesus. Everyday, they would wait for us to come outside and the minute we opened the gate, they would run up to us and yell ‘Mzungu, mzungu,’ which means ‘white person’.”

All the girls she got to play and spend time with “stole [her] heart.” But there was one, Prudence, a 6-year-old girl at the Chamboli Baptist Church who was attached to Barnard’s hip for the majority of her trip, she said.

“She sat in my lap during church, held my hand everywhere we went and played with all the bracelets on my wrist,” Barnard said.

“Every time [we saw each other] saw her, she ran up to me and gave me the biggest hugs.”

“But what I what I remember most,” she said, “was

It is that time of year again: the Little Rock Marathon is only one month away, which means that race training is in full swing for those who love torture. Training for a half marathon (13.1 miles) or a full marathon (26.2 miles) is a huge commitment in regards to time, energy and often sanity. What on earth could compel a person to take on such a feat, you may ask?

Freshman pre-medical major Tyler Williams, who is training for the full marathon, always ran to stay healthy and fit, but says that she wanted a specific goal to work for, so she decided on the full marathon.

“I can eat all the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream I want without worrying about the freshman fifteen,” she said jokingly.

“I’ve always been more of a quick sprinter than a longdistance runner, and I figured that the process of HalfMarathon training would help me to achieve that goal- to improve my endurance,” said freshman pre-nursing major Katie Carroll. For her, signing up for the half marathon was a way to broaden her horizons.

“I decided to run the half marathon to get in shape and get back into the habit of running,” said Taylor Stanford, a senior chemistry major.

Stanford’s boyfriend, senior biology major Ryan James, said that he decided to run the half marathon because Stanford told him to do it with her.

While there are days when five miles feels like nothing, every runner certainly has

son, vice president of communications. “He was elected president in 1886 at age 29 and was responsible for recruiting students, hiring faculty and developing the Arkadelphia campus.”

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Q&A with Triple Threat

Dr. Wesley Kluck z Courtesy For the first time in decades, Arkansas and other parts of the South saw snowfall on Christmas day.

As much as 11 inches of snow and ice knocked out power to almost 200,000 customers in the state.

Tyler Davis is a sophomore mass communications major from Benton, Ark. at OBU and a member of Eta Alpha Omega and a Tri Chi beau. Caleb Conrad is a freshman political science major from Benton, Ark. at HSU and a member of the HSU choir. Will Richey is a sophomore church music major from Benton, Ark. at OBU and a member of Kappa Chi. Q: Who are the members of Triple Threat?

A: Richey: “We are just three goofy guys from Benton. Tyler and I came to Ouachita last year and Caleb is now a freshman at Henderson. All three of us have been singing together since Tyler’s and my junior year, and Tyler and I have sung together in church since we were in about the third grade.”

Q: When will the album be coming out and where can it be

downloaded?

A: Conrad: “We have a seven-song EP of covers out now called ‘Got It Covered.’ People can download it free at www. noisetrade.com/triplethreat.”

Q: Where did the name Triple Threat come from?

A: Davis: “Well, first off, there are three of us. We wanted a

name that sounded contemporary, but also had a meaning behind it. We came up with Triple Threat because our music has three common things: pure and tight harmonies, individual vocal talent and the ability to come up with creative and entertaining arrangements of popular songs.”

Q: What is the main focus of the album?

A: Conrad: “We wanted to make a fun cover album that gave

people a different take on the songs they thought they knew.

We took Top 20 songs and added an acoustic feel with continuous harmonies.”

Q: What made you guys want to record this album?

A: Davis: “Well we’ve been singing together for a couple of

years at different events and just for fun. Caleb had already recorded at Blue Chair by himself before, so we knew it was good quality. We just decided that it was something we wanted to do to allow other people to hear us and just to have something professionally done for the future.”

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this weekzCALENDAR REFUGE will be held tonight at Second Baptist Church from 9-10 p.m. For more information, contact: James Taylor at taylorja@obu.edu.

CAB COFFEEHOUSE will take place Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 8:30- 10:30 p.m. at Dr. Jack’s Coffeehouse. For more information, contact: Allison Sweatman at sweatmana@obu.edu

LIVE MUSIC at Dr. Jack’s will take place tomorrow afternoon at 12:15 p.m. For more information, contact: Allison Sweatman at sweatmana@ obu.edu.

HONORS RECEPTION will take place Thursaday, Feb. 7 from 7- 8 p.m. in Walker Banquet Room C. For more information, contact Trevor Huxham at hux44745@obu.edu.

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and even some basic small business fundamentals. The second purpose of this trip was to explore the options of how Enactus could better partner with World Gospel Outreach to market and sell their Honduran, mountain grown coffee.”

While McKinney and Powell made the trip down to Honduras, they allowed the students to teach the bulk of the material to two local carpenters in hopes of spinning them out into a self-sustaining business

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people come in and ask for frequently,” said Jordan Snook, senior business major and student operations manager for the store. “One thing that a lot of people were asking for was Chapstick so we sell a lot of Chapstick now, and we’re working on getting a suggestion box in the store too, so if anybody wants to write anything down, they can.”

The Enactus students leading the bookstore project are not only working within their group to improve the store, they are also working within the store as student managers to staff the new extended hours and get hands-on experience working in a retail setting.

“I felt like this would be a great opportunity for some hands-on experience with

of their own.

“Dr. Brune (assistant professor of finance) had helped our students prepare PowerPoint slides and materials for these Honduran carpenters,” McKinney said. “Dr. Powell and I were the fall back plan to train them, but the students completely taught them on their own so that was a neat opportunity for the students.”

The group initially planned on being in Honduras on Sunday, Jan. 13 through Tuesday Jan. 15 but weather delays caused the group to miss their connecting flight in Houston, only spending one full day in the country.

“The organization we were working with was so flexible and worked with us to change the schedule up and we were still able to accomplish everything we were supposed to accomplish,” McKinney said.

The group also felt that this trip helped them to understand the world using a different set of lenses and has given them a chance to serve others.

“Any international trip always plays a huge role in the formation of your views on the world,” Young said. “This trip, for me, opened my eyes to how fulfilling pouring into someone is. More specifically, it opened my eyes to how I

could use the talents God has blessed me with to help empower other people.”

“It was incredible seeing how much the small business owners appreciation for the classes we taught them. They explained how much this would affect their business and help them in the long run.

Ultimately, they wanted to better provide for their families by growing their business. It was an awesome experience getting to play a part in this.”

Young believes that future endeavors to Honduras are a real possibility, hoping to continue their work of partnering with World Gospel Outreach

and building up local small business owners.

“We are hoping to be able to go back down with a larger set of curriculum and material to teach to a larger group of small business owners in and around the Tegucigalpa, Honduras area,” Young said. “We want these classes to be something that can be duplicated and taught by other people to other people.”

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management in a retail setting, and so far, I have not been disappointed,” said Jessica Chang, sophomore business major and student merchandising manager for the store.

“The student management team is constantly working and changing things in the store to fit our campus needs.

Our goal is to make the OBU bookstore a place where a student can get all the necessities needed for the school year.”

Other members of the student management team include data manager Greg Lawrence, senior business major, and marketing manager Tanner Ward, senior business and mass communications major.

In order to make the project as successful as possible, the Enactus students were also able to bring in executives and managers from Walmart, using their expertise and advice on things like how to arrange the

store and how to best incorporate new products.

“We have an executive vice president with Walmart, a regional manager with Sam’s Club and the manager of the Hot Springs Sam’s store all coming down here and working shoulder to shoulder with the students to help get things done and even raise funds to help us make the bookstore more productive,” Files said.

“These gentlemen are already on the business school’s advisory board and once they were made aware of our project, they came down and actually spent full days working with us, which is very gracious.”

Thanks to the advisors from Walmart and Sam’s, the project picked up speed and has been very successful so far. However, there is still more progress to come in the next couple semesters.

“We keep detailed records

on how fast things sell, whether it sells or not, where we need to put it in the store. We are looking to improve on that even more this next fall,” Files said. “We had to do it in baby steps, so we are looking at even more expansion of product in the fall, and sometime during the summer we might do some renovations down there.”

Throughout this project the Enactus students were cooperating and working with the managers and employees already in the book store, Dr. Brett Powell who is over the bookstore, the advisors from the business school and the Office of Financial Services, all to make the campus bookstore the best it can be.

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z Continued from Page 1 that on the last day we were in Zambia, she ran up to me, and when I knelt down to her level, she wrapped her little arms around my neck and told me ‘Nkala Mifuluka,’ which means ‘I’ll be missing you.’

“Wow. Though we don’t speak the same language, love is universal,” she said.

"Nowhere on earth could I experience such pure joy and love, such peace and surrender, as when I am surrounded by Christ-lovers such as these,” said Mycah Wagner, who also went on the trip.

“They teach me. They show me what it means to have a personal love affair with our one true God. They break my heart and mend it all at once.” n

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NATIONAL ― The latest victim of

gun violence on the embattled streets of the Windy City is a high school majorette and volleyball player who last week was performing at events for President Obama’s inauguration, the Chicago Tribune reported. Hadiya Pendleton, 15, and some friends were hanging out Tuesday afternoon at a park frequented by gangs near King’s College Prep, where Pendleton was a sophomore. According to the police report the Tribune cited, there were 1012 teens who had taken shelter under a canopy during a rainstorm when someone jumped a fence, ran toward the group and opened fire. A boy, 16, was also shot and hospitalized in serious condition. The Tribune, again citing the police report, says most of the people in the park were gang members and that other kids in Pendleton’s group were not cooperating with officers. n

WORLD ― South Korea said yester-

day that it had put a satellite in orbit for the first time, giving a lift to its own space industry and matching a feat achieved last December by its hostile archrival and neighbor North Korea.

The rocket, designated KSLV-1, or Naro, blasted off from a launch site on the edge of an island near the country’s Southern coast. Officials and technicians watched the launch intently to see if it would succeed in delivering its payload into orbit. A crowd of onlookers near the site applauded and waved national flags. About an hour after takeoff, Science Minister Lee Ju-ho declared the launch a success. After North Korea carried out its own successful launch last month in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the pressure increased on South Korean rocket scientists to get the satellite into space. n

HEALTH ― In a lab at Gladstone

Institutes, Leor Weinberger has developed a technique for harnessing stray bits of HIV and using them to attack the virus itself. While his work is still preliminary and untested in animals or humans, it is part of what some scientists are calling a “renaissance” in viral therapy. Giant advances in our understanding of how viruses work and how they can be manipulated have led to a growing field of research in using them to fight some of the world’s deadliest diseases. Weinberg said that the therapy they are building is for HIV, because that is what they are experts in, but they believe the therapy is not HIV specific. Using viruses to the advantage of human beings has been around for centuries, since the advent of vaccines. Viruses are now being considered to fight bacterial infections and cancer in addition to other viruses. n

SCIENCE ― Laser weapons small

enough to fit aboard military fighter jets could begin ground-based firing tests aimed at shooting down threats to U.S. military aircraft as early as 2014.

The 150-kilowatt lasers would represent a new class of weapons 10 times smaller and lighter than current lasers of similar power, according to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The Agency issued a special notice for General AtomicsAeronautical Systems Incorporated to build a second laser system so that both the U.S. Navy and Air Force could carry out laser tests by 2014. Past military testing included much larger laser weapons, such as the 1000 kilowatt laser that flew aboard a modified Boeing 747. By comparison, the smaller 150-kilowatt laser could enable smaller military aircraft and even drones to carry it as a weapon system. n

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their fair share of days when they question what they were thinking when they began this adventure in the first place.

Runners know all about this — those days when it feels like you have weights tied to your ankles, and all you want to do is flop into your bed with a bowl of ice cream and your favorite season of “Psych.”

While some days will certainly be harder than others, here are some mistakes not to bother making: • When it comes to running shoes, one size does not fit all. Be sure to buy shoes that work for your foot shape and the way that you run — some people have higher arches than others, and while one runner may have natural pronation, many runners are either overpronators or under pronators.

Whether you do the research yourself or visit a shoe store that watches you run before helping you choose a pair,

be sure that you are aware of these variables before you swipe your card — save yourself the physical and financial pain that comes with poorly fitting running shoes.

• Eat First. Many runners skip this because they don’t want to be weighed down, but they often find themselves hitting a wall midway into their run. Tyler Williams says, “I like to eat something filling but not too heavy before I run.

Usually it’s a turkey sandwich and an apple.” Depending on the length of your run, some other good options would be an orange, a protein bar, or oatmeal. Just make sure to eat something- you’ll need the energy later.

• Fuel while you run. While drinking water during your run is an absolute must, additional energy will be needed if you are running for more than 90 minutes. The options are endless- from sports jelly beans and protein bars to pretzels or candy, it all depends on what works best for you. Williams enjoys Jolly Ranchers during

her run, saying that “the sugar gives a little burst of energy, and the flavor helps take my mind off the run.” Make sure to experiment with mid-run snacks on your longer runs during training, so that you’ll be prepared and confident in your snack choice on race day.

• Continue to hydrate after you run. I know, I know- after a long, excruciating run, all you want to do is forget everything and veg out — but hydrating after a run is just as important as hydrating during it. It’s crucial to replace the fluids that you lost during your run.

• Even the most hardcore runners need their beauty sleep. No matter how on-topof-the-world you may feel after your run, stretch, grab your water and then give your mind and muscles a must needed break.

Maybe you are a non-runner that is thinking about training for a race in the future. Go for it. Carroll’s main piece of advice is to “give yourself more than enough time for training, find a training regimen that

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works for you and stick to it.

Make time for running a priority if success is your goal.” Carroll also says that, for her, running is cathartic. “If I’m feeling anxious or stressed, running helps release built-up tension.

The feeling I get afterward is far better than whatever I was feeling before the run, “ she says.

For Williams, consistency is the key. “The more you run, the easier it gets. Don’t give up or get discouraged.”

Ouachita’s Alpha Chi chapter earns Star Chapter Award

By RACHEL GREGORY News Bureau

Ouachita Baptist University’s chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society has recently been named a Star Chapter for the 2011-12 academic year. Alpha Chi is comprised of the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors at Ouachita.

In addition to individual academic standards, Alpha Chi members must meet group requirements to be recognized as a Star Chapter.

Among the requirements for becoming a Star Chapter, groups must send at least one sponsor and one student member to the annual regional/national convention and at least one of those students must present during the event.

At the Super-Regional Convention Program last year, Reuben Cash, a recent Ouachita graduate, presented “Bailing Out America,” winning in the business category and fulfilling one of the requirements for Star Chapters. Dr. Lori Hensley, Ouachita’s Alpha Chi sponsor, associate professor of biology and holder of J.D. Patterson Chair of Biology, served as a facilitator for a session of anthropology and sociology presentations.

To be a Star Chapter, members must also host at least one scholarly program on campus during the academic year.

Ouachita’s Alpha Chi members fulfilled this requirement by sponsoring a seminar for OBU’s health professions class each fall. This past fall, the guest speaker was Sunnie Ewing, the director of student recruitment for the Southern College of Optometry, who spoke to students about pursuing careers in medical fields. Tom South, the director of admissions for the Uni-

versity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, was invited in 2011.

“I see my role as sponsor as mostly administrative,” Hensley said, “but the students do the real work.”

In the academic year for which Ouachita’s Alpha Chi won the Star Chapter award, Kimberly Carlton, a recent Ouachita graduate, served as president; Jason Curlin, a senior English major from Arkadelphia, Ark., was vice president; and Jessica Lamb, a senior English major from Bedford, Texas, was the club’s secretary. Lamb has since become the new vice president for the 2012-13 academic year. The current president for Alpha Chi is Samantha Street, a senior accounting major from Rogers, Ark. “I feel like all of the Alpha Chi members have not only represented the organization well, but Ouachita too,” Street said. “Receiving the Star Chapter Award this year is definitely an honor, and I’m proud to be a part of such a great group.”

Members last year also qualified for Kluck Service Enrichment Grants, which provide up to $250 to student organizations for service-related projects. Alpha Chi’s service project included buying books for a local daycare, which they then delivered and read to the children.

“It is so fun to spend time reading with young children and getting them excited about good books,” Lamb said. “I’ve loved seeing a club that honors academic excellence on campus and spends time with kids, making them excited about reading, as well.”

Last year, Curlin became an alternate winner for the 2012 Alpha Chi Scholarship and Fellowship Competition, having submitted his

scholarship application alongside Judith Brizuela, a senior psychology major from Cortes, Honduras.

There are currently 78 Alpha Chi members on campus and more students will be invited to join within the next few weeks. This organization, however, had not always been so active at Ouachita.

“I was asked to resurrect the organization on campus and raise its profile,” Hensley noted. She has been the club’s sponsor since 2004 and worked hard to put Alpha Chi back on students’ radar.

Now, Alpha Chi members at Ouachita enjoy a public induction ceremony that kick starts every Scholars Day, graduation cords in blue and green to wear during commencement ceremonies and T-shirts bearing the society’s name that are visible around campus.

“The idea for the public induction ceremony and the graduation cords came from the first national convention I attended in Indianapolis,” Hensley noted.

“I hope that students continue to see being a member of Alpha Chi as a reward for the hard work they put into their classes,” Lamb added. “As an academic honor society that spans across disciplines and majors, it is a unique honor.”

A formal awards ceremony for Star Chapters will be held at the 2013 National Convention in Nashville, Tenn., April 4-6. Hensley will attend to judge student presentations in the biology category and hopes to bring Ouachita Alpha Chi members along as well.

For more information about Ouachita’s Alpha Chi Honors Club for the Carl Goodson’s Honor’s Program, contact Lori Hensley through email at hensleyl@obu. edu or call her at (870) 245-5529. n

Stanford says that its all about your intentions. “My advice would be to set some sort of goal for yourself.

James says, “My advice would be to find someone to run and train with you. Its much easier to get motivated if you have someone to go with you. My goal gives me the motivation to run and train for the marathon.”

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Ouachita Sounds to perform spring concert Feb. 8

By RACHEL GREGORY News Bureau

On Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center, Ouachita will host the 10-member show choir Ouachita Sounds in their spring concert.

Among the pieces selected for this Ouachita Sounds performance is a Michael Jackson medley, a tribute to Whitney Houston, a mash-up from the movie Pitch Perfect arranged by the women of Ouachita Sounds and many more, including solos, a cappella pieces and other student-arranged pieces.

“I feel that the audience will find us to be entertaining and enjoyable to listen to,” said Joseph Hurst, a Ouachita Sounds member. “We have been working to ensure precise harmonies and vocal blend. Our director, Mary Worthen, is an experienced selector in regard to the songs we will be performing. Understanding we will perform for a large audience, we have chosen songs that vary in genre, choreography and musical technicality.”

“The show has a lot of musical variety and high energy,” said Mary Worthen, assistant professor emerita of music and director of Ouachita Sounds. “The students have had a lot of input with their ideas. It’s gratifying to see the things that they’re learning in their majors implemented in the show itself.”

Members of Ouachita Sounds include: Jake Briggs, a freshman worship arts major; Chad Burris, a sophomore musical theatre major; Callie Chancey, a senior church media and production arts major; Rachel Harris, a senior musical theatre and vocal performance major; Joseph Hurst, a senior accounting major; DeCarl Jones, a senior musical theatre major; Nicole Mattson, a senior musical theatre major; Lola McClendon, a senior musical theatre major; Tyler Rosenthal, a junior mass communications major; and MaryLacey Thomson, a senior musical theatre major.

Stacy Hawking, a freshman musical theatre major, who has choreographed at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock, will be the group’s new choreographer. Kayla Kreger, a freshman choral education music major from Rowlett, Texas, serve as sound technician.

Tickets for the show are $5 each and may be purchased at the JPAC Box Office or online at www.obu. edu/boxoffice. Ouachita students may receive one free ticket with their OBU ID card. n

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February 5: Taste of China February 6: Soul Food Buffet @ Lunch February 12: Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Buffet @ Lunch February 13: Taste of Japan February 15: Dessert Pizza February 19: International Food Festival February 20: Pancake Bar February 25: Taste of China February 26: Soul Food on Line February 27: Chili Bar Abbey Jameison z The Signal CHASE NOWLIN, executive chef, prepares a meal in the Ouachita Commons. He is responsible for planning and overseeing menus for food served in the Commons and Ouachita’s catering service.

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HAT if a bald man with a Fu Manchu decided what you got to eat every single day? Well, if you are a student at Ouachita that eats in the cafeteria for at least one meal a day, that’s you.

The office inside the Commons belongs to the Ouachita’s Executive Chef Chase Nowlin. He is in charge of planning and overseeing the meals served on a daily basis in the cafeteria and through Ouachita catering.

Nowlin went to culinary school at Pulaski Technical College and was then connected to Sodexo when Sodexo catered the wedding of one of Nowlin’s good friends. Nowlin’s friend recommended him to Sodexo, and three days later,

Nowlin was hired as the Executive Chef at Ouachita. Chef Nowlin has been employed at Ouachita for three semesters now, and continues to perfect his daily routine that takes him in and out of the kitchen.

Chef Nowlin arrives at work every morning between 8 and 9 a.m. and starts with checking his emails. After that he makes a quick run through the kitchen to make sure all of the appliances are working properly.

His next task is to check on his staff. He verifies that every member is present, as well as the cooks, to make sure that lunch plans are preceding smoothly.

By 10:30 a.m. Nowlin makes a second run through to make sure that the food measures up to Sodexo’s standards.

“I tell them if it needs to be adjusted by ingredients, maybe add a little more salt, a little more pepper, things like that,”

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Sandi Patti to sing in Chapel “Ouachita would like to express appreciation to Dr. Wesley Kluck for his tireless efforts in helping to arrange this appearange by Sandi Patti,” Cosh said. “The campus is ecstatic about her coming and the message her music will bring to all who hear her at Ouachita.”

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Nowlin said.

Once the lunch hour hits, Chef Nowlin moves from dining venue to dining venue, helping out in any way he can.

After lunch there is a mandatory production meeting with the staff, where they discuss the pros and cons of the meal, as well as making future plans.

Once the production meeting has come to an end, Nowlin is responsible for doing an inventory check and placing an order for more of any ingredients needed.

After inventory is up to date, the dinner rush is upon the cafeteria. A similar routine for dinner is performed following lunch, in helping out with the grill, international line and deli.

After dinner is complete, Chef Nowlin oversees the close down of the kitchen, and is usually headed home any-

where from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The Executive Chef is essential to the everyday running of the kitchen, and though only 50 percent of his day consists of hands-on cooking, without him, there would be no food on the table.

Nowlin loves the job, saying, “the people that we have here are really hard workers. It has become like a little family.”

Jonathan Williamson, a current employee of Sodexo under Nowlin’s leadership said in regard to Chef Nowlin, “He was very good at making new employees feel at home with the company and has helped me tremendously with the starting-out process.”

A big part of the reason that Chef Nowlin values this job so much is his opportunity to interact with college students on a daily basis.

“I love the students. It’s fun.

I’m not really old, and I’m not

as young as the students, but I feel like I kinda hold on to my youth a little bit there,” he said.

He went on to say that he loves the feedback that he gets from the students, as well as the fresh ideas for potential new meals to be served.

Nowlin commented that Sodexo has many plans for this upcoming semester, and some of them are being currently implemented.

“We now have a pasta bar on Mondays that serves both whole wheat pasta as well as regular pasta . . . . We are also looking to do more buffets throughout the semester as well,” Nowlin said.

Chef Nowlin concluded his statements with expressing how much he thoroughly enjoys his job at Ouachita. His hard work and dedication allows the students of Ouachita to be excited to hear the words, “Dinner is served!” n

Following the retirement of its space shuttle program, NASA announced that much of Florida’s Kennedy Space Center is now “available for use, lease or, in some cases, outright purchase by the right business,” according to the Orlando Sentinel. JPAC Manager and resident NASA guru Joey Licklider: Seeing NASA auction off space shuttle equipment is difficult since I followed the shuttle program so closely. Some of the old hardware and equipment may not work for the new program for human space exploration vehicles, so it is necessary to “clean out the closet.” NASA’s next generation of space vehicles and exploration program is being developed slowly, but it is going to do great things, possibly even send humans to Mars. I hope I get to see that happen!

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Devan Malone @devanamalone 29 Jan The ratio of chick money I’ve spent compared to the amount of time we’ve been back at school is a very depressing matter. #budgetingwoes Ashley Glover @AshleyGlover92 30 Jan Alright, time to start my campaign for singles week at Ouachita. We want free stuff too! #haters David A. Winkler @DavidAWinkler 30 Jan There’s nothing worse than confidently walking down the stairs to get your mail, then shamefully walking back up them empty handed.

“Winning a game show.”

Griffin Kretzer, sophomore

“Being a Tri Chi, Chi Delta, Chi Rho Phi and EEE beau and big brother.”

Grant Novak, junior

“Being an extra in the Hobbit.”

Kyle Fischer, junior

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n December 14, 2012, 17-yearold Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., after killing his mother.

Five months earlier, on July 20, James Holmes, dressed in tactical clothing, went into a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises,” setting off tear gas and opening fire on the people in the theater. He was arrested and charged with 24 counts of first degree murder and 116 accounts of attempted murder.

Amidst the emotional stories of each victim, the heroism displayed by others and the anger aimed at the guilty, the debate on gun control has once again sparked up.

There is no doubt that guns make it easier for people to kill other people.

Guns, while tools, were made with a deadly purpose. And with pro-gun Americans proclaiming the Second Amendment in the heat of this debate, it seems that politics regarding the regulation, distribution and control of firearms is an unstable, one-lane mountain highway with a thousand foot drop at the best of times.

But we believe in the Second Amendment.

A common response to this is to say something along the lines of “Well, that was intended for the militia.” And yes it is true, the Second Amendment does use the specific words “wellregulated militia” but the militia itself was a group of unprofessional citizensoldiers that was organized by citizens for the purpose of engaging in rebel activities or to supplement the existing military. We acknowledge both to be no longer relevant or likely, as we have a large and powerful enough military with reserves of troops to never need a militia. And a rebellion, if one should ever happen, would be quelled within days, with precision and minimal collateral damage.

But the Second Amendment has other implications. Early American settlers viewed the right to arms or the right to bear arms or state militias as important for many purposes. Which of these were thought of as most important and ultimately found expression in the Second Amendment is disputed. Some were explicitly mentioned in early state constitutions; for example, “the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 asserted

that, the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the state.” As for today, we can see that the self defense bit is what is hot on people’s minds.

It has been demonstrated time and time again that the only thing that can effectively stop a bad person with a gun, is a good person with a gun. And we in no way whatsoever believe that an all out gun-ban would ever work or be effective. It is a common fantasy spouted of by liberals and anti-gun activists that gun bans make society safer.

This could not be further from the truth.

In the gun-control debate, the topic of Australia often surfaces. Australia enacted a gun ban ten years ago that outlawed shotguns, semi-automatic and automatic weapons in an attempt to reduce gun-related crime. It was seen largely as a failure and they even saw an eventual increase in gun-related crimes. Australia’s Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research acknowledges that the gun ban had no significant impact on the amount of gun-involved crime.

If anything, they saw a rise in crime. In 2006, assault rose 49.2 percent and robbery 6.2 percent. Sexual assault, Australia’s equivalent term for rape, increased 29.9 percent. And overall, Australia’s violent crime rate rose 42.2 percent. We should learn from Australia’s example.

But there are several gun-control proposals we would like to advocate, specifically concerning easy access and assault weapons.

Most people will agree that violent criminals and mentally unstable persons should not be allowed access to guns. As it stands, there are many ways that these people can get away with obtaining weapons; at gun shows, for example, gun customers are not required to undergo a background check if they purchase from a non-licensed dealer.

This is wrong.

We also believe that selling or trading firearms between private parties should be more heavily regulated. If a gun is registered in your name and if you give/sell/trade it to someone else, then the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) should be aware of it. People who don’t do this or lie should be heavily penalized.

Further, in Arkansas there is very little prosecution against people who lie on forms when they buy a weapon from a licensed distributor. This too should be reformed. When people are caught lying on these forms, they need

to be punished severely.

We would also like to bring up Title 2 weapons or National Firearms Act (NFA) weapons, which are certain explosives, firearms and other munitions.

Currently, all a person needs to do to own one is fill out a form, send it to the ATF and pay a $200 dollar tax; if it’s categorized under “Any Other Weapon,” which includes equivalents to sawedoff shotguns and other novelty weapons like cane guns or pen guns, then it is only a $5 tax.

Violations of the NFA are currently felonies punishable up to 10 years in prison. We believe this isn’t enough. Far heavier penalties should be enforced for violating the NFA, and the fees to obtain Title 2 weapons should increase.

Another way criminals obtain weapons is theft. In Newtown, the guns he used were the shooter’s mother’s.

Many criminals are arming themselves and children accidentally shooting themselves because people do not lock up their guns in a safe place.

We know, a gun for home defense will not do any good if it is locked up when a burglar or someone with murderous intent breaks into your home.

But it will keep your guns out of that person’s hands, who already by his actions demonstrated that he has no regard for the law. If you are really concerned about self-defense, a Concealed Handgun Carry License allows you to carry your gun with you to most places, and you need only keep it close at hand while you are at home.

In addition to this, we believe that if a violent crime is committed with a gun registered in your name, you should be penalized for it, but not so heavily penalized if you report the gun stolen as soon as possible. As ridiculous and over-stepping as this may sound, the ATF has released statistical evidence showing that most criminals get their guns from robbing other people’s homes. If this will serve as an incentive for people to lock away their guns and effectively keep guns out of the hands of violent criminals, then there should be no reason not to do this.

As far as assault weapons go, we believe they are fun to shoot and interesting weapons to collect, but that is the extent of it. It was with assault weapons that the two gunmen mentioned above killed all those people (and with some handguns). Assault weapons are made with the utilitarian purpose of killing large numbers of people and the weap-

ons used in these cases fit the bill perfectly.

We don’t hide behind far-fetched and desperate pretensions of so-called “practical uses” when it comes to assault weapons, nor are we as paranoid or devoid of reason to believe that one day our government will transform itself into a malevolent and tyrannical entity and march down on us with guns blazing.

Others cling to their want for assault weapons because they feel that they are effective home defense weapons. If you are using an assault rifle for home defense, then you are guilty of serious negligence and you are almost deliberately endangering your neighbors and others in your home. Assault weapons use high-powered rounds that can easily penetrate flesh and go on to travel through walls at the ranges involved in a home defense situation. If you live in a suburban area, a bullet might easily travel into another person’s home and injure a neighbor. A bullet might injure someone in your home if you are not paying attention to what is behind your target.

We have also heard people say that assault rifles are great for hunting and good for putting rounds down range quickly. They might be fun to use while hunting, sure, but at long ranges they are not accurate and if you really need to put a lot of rounds down range at your target in a short amount of time, then we suggest marksmanship classes.

We also suggest you use the type of rifle actually designed for hunting game, as you might have better luck. If you have a good hunting rifle, all you need to do is buy one box of ammo, use half of it to sight in your scope, and take three rounds with you in the field. If you take your time and are a decent shot, you will only need one bullet. If you are afraid of being mauled by a bear or something, then take your handgun.

There is more to be said on the subject but all in all, we do not believe in a gun ban, but we do believe that there are some serious changes to existing gun laws that can be made. Assault weapons are not necessary, and we would not lose any sleep if they were banned.

Plus we would have a lot more respect for people who own them if they did not try to justify it with “practical uses” and just say “Hey, it’s fun gun to shoot and this is gosh-danged freakin’ ‘Murica.” n

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“It’d be hilarious if right as we pulled up, we saw a bunch of guys with BBQ sauce all over their faces getting carried out on stretchers,” We laughed at the time, but little did we know, there would be nothing to laugh about by the end of the day. We would be those guys, and we would learn things about ourselves that in hindsight, we may not have wanted to know.

This was the day that I partook in the Shut Up Juice Challenge at The Mean Pig in Cabot, Arkansas. For those who don’t know, Shut Up Juice is the hottest BBQ sauce in America. To complete the challenge, you have to eat a chopped pork sandwich that’s been doused in the sauce, and then hold it down for five minutes. Less than one percent of the people who have attempted it have been successful.

The reason I’m writing this article is because I genuinely hope that somebody will be inspired, round up a group of their friends, and go try it for themselves. It’s only an hour and a half away.

It’ll be an adventure. You aren’t going to let a 5’6 guy who can’t grow facial hair call you a lilly-livered, yellow-bellied, cow-hearted, frenchified, panty-waisted, thin-wristed, bird-chested, milquetoast eating coward are you?

Immediately after doing this, I wouldn’t have wished that pain on my

worst enemy, but after dwelling on it for a little while, I have decided I can spare a bit of good karma and I would like to spend it making somebody else realize how much of a pansy he is.

If anybody does decide to try this, and I am really hoping they do, there are a few words of advice that I would like to offer from one of the most chest-hairbestowing experiences I have ever had. #1: Do Not Underestimate the Hotness. This isn’t a basket of atomic wings at your local sports bar. This is poison.

Being a weightlifter, I’ve honed my ability to block out physical pain and power through most things. It didn’t help. All I had to do was eat the few globs of meat that had fallen off of the sandwich while I was trying to cram it down my throat, but my stomach physically could not withstand anymore. I had to vomit at that very moment, and I did not stop vomiting until four hours later. My stomach hurt so bad that the oncoming traffic from the street next to the restaurant looked a lot more tempting than trying to ride out the pain until I could find a priest to exorcise this evil from my body. To put it in perspective, this sandwich was so hot that the PH level of my breath was literally blinding me every time I exhaled. #2: Wear Gloves. When they bring you your satan burger, they will offer you a pair of plastic gloves to wear while you punish your digestive tract. Take them.

Being the virtuoso of masculinity that I am, I stuck with my normal mantra of “gloves are for sissies”.Trying to eat this thing with your bare hands is like going hunting without a gun. The fact that this thing is too corrosive to touch with

your hands should also be an indicator of what it will do to your insides. On top of that, this is not just a temporary pain that will go away after you wash your hands. Your hands will be cursed.

For days afterwards, any tender places you might touch will soon be reminding you of exactly how stupid you were for eating that sandwich. I say were because after trying to eat this, you will be a new man. #3: Bring a Designated Driver. I am serious. We wound up sitting on the ground outside of that restaurant for over four hours because none of us were fit to make the drive home. Grab a few large trash cans, a big vehicle with plenty of windows to roll down and a buddy who doesn’t have anything to prove and who could use a laugh. You will be thanking him when you are puking into your own toilet instead of a ditch under the Arkansas sun.

All of this probably sounds pretty terrifying, but don’t let it scare you away.

It honestly should, but I would really like somebody on campus to try it. It should be noted that one of the guys from our group actually finished it and was inducted into the hall of legends.

It should also be noted that he literally cried, asked for an ambulance multiple times, prayed for four hours for the pain to stop and could not walk by the time he was ok to be put in the car to drive home.

All that aside, I write this article to throw down the gauntlet and say that your manhood is cheap, and that you are a boy-ish waif if you have not attempted the Shut Up Juice Challenge.

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Brian Bridges z Courtesy OUACHITA CHEERLEADERS perform their award-winning routine in Orlando, Florida for the UCA/UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Jan. 18-20. Ouachita remained in the top 7 cheerleading programs in the Country in Division II Small Coed and set a school record, receiving a 75.68, which was 5.93 points higher than their previous high score. The squad earned a seventh-place finish nationally for the second consecutive year.

Cheer breaks school record, wins at national championship

By RACHEL GREGORY News Bureau

Ouachita Baptist University’s cheerleading squad has earned a seventh-place finish nationally for the second consecutive year.

Walt Disney World Resort in Florida hosted the UCA/ UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Jan. 18-20.

Ouachita’s team of 14 women and men set a school record in the competition, topping the squad’s previous high score by 5.93 points.

“This year’s team has really pushed themselves beyond their comfort zones,” said Brian Bridges, the cheer squad coach. “The stunts and pyramid sequences that we had in our routine this year are, by far, the most difficult any Ouachita team has ever attempted. Not only did my team attempt these difficult skills – they HIT them with perfection at Nationals!”

This is Bridges’ fifth year coaching the cheer team.

He led the squad through months of practice in preparation for the national competition.

“Every year I have been here,” said Captain Keena Dickey, “we have upped our game with each routine we took to Orlando. This routine was much more complex, difficult and fast-paced than it has ever been, and it felt so good to go out on the stage and know we were going to hit every part of our routine and leave everything we had on the floor.”

As captain and four-year veteran of the squad, Dickey watches and actively promotes the growth of her teammates.

She said she hopes the team will continue developing their skills and breaking records.

“The squad this year was led by many returning members,” Bridges noted. “The leaders played a big role in prepping the team for

Dr. Wesley Kluck z Courtesy OBU CHEER squad shows the crowd their skills during a basketball game in Bill Vining Arena. The cheerleaders traveled to Florida this month to compete in the national championship.

this level of competition. …

Ouachita Cheerleaders continue to raise the bar. I am ex-

cited about the direction this program is heading.”

Ouachita’s cheer squad

included: Kaylee Barnett, a junior biology major, Lauren Bundy, a junior biology major, and Mallory Burroughs, a junior biology major.

Also, Krista Carlisle, a senior accounting major, Captain Keena Dickey, a senior biology major, Lauren Dunklin, a sophomore dietetics and nutrition major, John Grove, a junior political science major, and Hunter Heird, a sophomore dietetics and nutrition major.

Also on the team, Julianna Howard, a freshman mathematics major, Paige Onyuru, a junior biology major, April Pitts, a freshman mathematics major, Chandler Tillery, a junior business administration and finance major, Charles Tillery, a senior business administration and management major and Elizabeth White, a senior mathematics major from Searcy, Ark. The Ouachita Cheerleaders performed their winning routine during halftime of the Ouachita Tigers’ home basketball game on Jan. 26. n

Meet the Coaches: Assistant Ouachita Tigers outscore, outplay Softball Coach Beth McGhee Southern Arkansas in shoot-out

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Online Co-Editor Where are you from? coaching in general?

I am from Benton, Ark. I really enjoy the recruiting Where and how did you get aspect of coaching. My favoryour start in sports? ite part of coaching at OBU I grew up around the soft- is working with my dad and ball field and both of my being back at my alma mater. parents played. At the age of What are your goals for the four, I began to play softball team? and continued through col- My goals for the team are lege. to play as one team and enjoy Why did you choose coach- the season. We have a great ing? group of girls and they will When I finished my senior do an awesome job! year of college, I received a What are your goals in life? call from a coach that I use to I would like to continue play against and he needed coaching and eventually get an assistant coach at a junior into sports administration. college in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Who is your favorite team After that I kept getting dif- and why? ferent opportunities in the The Boston Red Sox. I alfield of coaching and decided ways enjoyed watching them to stay a coach. play when I was growing up.

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By JOSH FINK

Sports Information Director For the first time since November 29, the Ouachita Tigers (10-7, 6-5 GAC) boast a conference record over .500.

The Tigers downed the Muleriders of Southern Arkansas University (6-11, 2-9 GAC) on Saturday afternoon, capping off a four game home stand, of which they won three.

The Tigers won by a score of 68-61, due largely to their shooting percentage and defensive presence.

Although Southern Arkansas had a 7-4 advantage with 16 minutes left in the first half, the Tigers put together an 11-0 run, fueling them to a 15-8 lead.

As the first half wound down, both teams continued to trade buckets, but a 35 point first half performance was enough to give the Tigers a 10 point lead at halftime.

Ouachita found their stride with about 10 minutes left in the game and extended their lead to 16 points.

The Muleriders were not able to really chip away at the Tiger lead much until about the 1:22 mark of the second half.

With a little over a minute left in the game, a fast break bucket from Southern Arkansas cut the Tiger lead to just eight.

The Tigers were able to hold off the late rally attempt though, as they used great defense to cap off their seven

point victory.

Eric Braeuer went off in the game, knocking in 18 points in a 7-of-12 performance from the floor.

Austin Mitchell recorded 12 points in the game, most of which came from a string of three straight makes from downtown in the first half.

Colt Fason added 10 to the Tigers’ totals, just two days after recording a career high of 20 points against Henderson State.

The Tigers forced 20 turnovers in the game while limiting themselves to just 15.

A large part of the victory was the fact that they shot 41.5 percent from the floor, while holding Southern Arkansas to just 32.8 percent in the game. n

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Dr. Wesley Kluck z Courtesy FIELD PREPARATIONS are being made before Head Coach Todd Knight and the Tigers take the field.

Knight was recently elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees.

Dr. Wesley Kluck z Courtesy COACH KNIGHT discusses a previous play with a referee during a game.

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Knight named to AFCA Board of Trustees

By CHELSEA BYERS Sports Editor

Sometimes, it is not the individuals themselves who tell their story of honor and glory, but others who do the telling for them.

Ouachita’s head football coach never had to say a word when the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) chose him as the newest Division II representative on the board of trustees.

All he had to do was be the man of integrity and character that he proved to be on and off the field.

Todd Knight received a phone call in late December; it was a member on the board of the AFCA notifying him of

Knight’s nomination within the reputable organization.

“It’s one of those things, when you are experienced and your reputation speaks for itself, and you are of high character, people are going to look for you to serve in positions that will help in organizations like this one,” said Ouachita Athletic Director David Sharp.

Traveling to Nashville, Tenn., the football coach attended the conference where he accepted the position he had been nominated for as one of two Division II representatives on the board of trustees.

“All the head coaches at your level can nominate one person, and whoever gets the most nominations, those two

or three names are who they can present to the board, and then the board will choose who they want out of those nominations,” Knight explained. “They do that at all levels, and that is the nomination process.”

The American Football Coaches Association is a longtime running organization containing more than 10,000 of the nation’s college football coaches. Every division is represented, as well as athletic associations.

The group meets every year and works on promoting the sport as well as the coaches.

Also, the association has a hand in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Coaches Poll that determines what

teams will end up in the national championship each year.

Another responsibility is the top 25 poll for Division II and Division III. “I think he will serve them well, and they will be very pleased that he’s on there,” Sharp said. “He is a great listener, but he’s also a great speaker. I’m thrilled to death for Coach Knight. It’s another example of what he brings to the table from a standpoint of a football coach and as a person.”

The AFCA looks for coaches who stand out in their league and division, and who will represent their school, conference, division and sport well.

“Just like any organiza-

tion, they’re going to look for someone with very good character, from a standpoint of their reputation, how they handle themselves,” said Sharp. “There is no doubt that Coach Knight is irrefutable with his character and his reputation, and he is well respected amongst coaches in all divisions.

“He has been coaching the game since 1986, that’s a long time.”

Sharp had nothing but positives to say about the OBU coach.

“He’s a great football coach, he’s very knowledgeable, very well-respected, he’s just a very good man, with very good character and very good morals, great Christian leader.” n

Lady Tigers bring in another victory

Ouachita still first place in conference after win against Southern Arkansas

By JOSH FINK

Sports Information Director

Dr. Wesley Kluck z Courtesy MICAH DELPH sinks a three-pointer during an explosive game against Henderson State. Ouachita Tigers pulled ahead to win the game 61-59.

Tiger Baseball Feb. 1 ― OBU vs. Angelo State, 12 p.m.

Feb. 9 ― OBU vs. Tarleton State, 12 p.m.

Feb. 12 ― OBU @ Southern Arkansas, 2 p.m.

Tiger Basketball Feb. 2 ― OBU @ East Central, 4 p.m.

Feb. 9 ― OBU vs. Southern Nazarene, 4 p.m.

Feb. 14 ― OBU @ Arkansas Tech, 7:30 p.m.

Feb.16 ― OBU vs. Harding, 4 p.m.

Feb. 21 ― OBU @ NW Oklahoma State, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 23 ― OBU @ SW Oklahoma State, 4 p.m.

Feb. 28 ― OBU @ Henderson State, 7:30 p.m.

The Ouachita Lady Tigers (14-3, 9-2 GAC) continued their reign atop the GAC conference standings, recording another victory on Saturday evening.

The Lady Tigers were played tightly by the visiting Lady Muleriders of Southern Arkansas University (0-16, 0-11), who were trying to record their first victory of the season.

Ouachita closed out the afternoon with a 66-62 victory, due in large part to the fact that the Lady Tigers forced 21 turnovers while only committing nine.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, the two teams were engaged in a see-saw style shootout, with neither team able to gain the advantage.

The Lady Tigers would change that with a 6-0 run about three quarters of the way through the half, which gave them an eight point lead.

Southern Arkansas battled back though, tying the game soon after.

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However, Ouachita started another run with a little over a minute left in the half, in which they stretched their lead to nine points going into the locker room at the half.

The Lady Tigers were able to hold off a number of short runs from the Lady Muleriders early in the second half, but a late rally cut the Lady Tiger lead to just three with about 2:30 left to play.

Both teams continued to battle, with Southern Arkansas using a free throw with 45 seconds left in the game to cut the lead to two points.

Ouachita wasn’t going to fall though, as they drained two of their four free throw attempts and forced a SAU turnover in the last 30 seconds of play, sealing their four point win.

The Lady Tigers were led by freshman Breanna Harris, who posted a career-high 17 points, complementing her scoring with four rebounds and four assists.

Nashia James dropped 12 points for Ouachita, adding six rebounds and four assists.

Elise Holman posted a great performance in the

post, netting 10 points and seven rebounds en route to an Ouachita victory.

Southern Arkansas’ Katherine McBride shouldered the scoring load, posting 20 points while picking up nine rebounds.

Stevi Cooper was a large part of the Lady Muleriders second half rally, contributing 17 points and five assists in the game.

The Lady Tigers were outrebounded 43-39, but the aforementioned turnover differential was the ultimate difference in the contest.

The Lady Tigers finished the game shooting 38.7 percent from the floor, while Southern Arkansas finished shooting 40 percent in the game.

The Lady Tigers are currently tied with Arkansas Tech atop the Great American Conference standings, but hold the tie-breaker at the moment due to their 84-81 victory at Bill Vining Arena earlier this year.

Ouachita’s victory marks the end of a four game home stand, in which they won three of their four games. n

Lady Tiger Softball Feb. 2 ― OBU vs. Newman University, 11 a.m.

Feb. 2 ― OBU vs. Cameron University, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 3 ― OBU vs. Washburn University, 11 a.m.

Feb. 3 ― OBU vs. Newburn University, 1:30 p.m.

Lady Tiger Basketball Feb. 2 ― OBU @ East Central, TBA Feb. 9 ― OBU vs. Southern Nazarene, 2 p.m.

Feb. 14 ― OBU @ Arkansas Tech, 5:30 p.m.

Feb.16 ― OBU vs. Harding, 2 p.m.

Feb. 21 ― OBU @ NW Oklahoma State, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 23 ― OBU @ SW Oklahoma State, 2 p.m.

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Battle of the Ravine Tanner Ward, Editor-in-Chief Chelsea Byers, Sports Editor Josh Fink, Sports Information Director

Men’s Basketball 61-59 Women’s Basketball 65-57 Tigersharks 1-1

Heather Ellis z The Signal MICAH DELPH

Tigers nail-biter against Reddies ends in important victory It always seems to come down to the wire when the Ouachita Tigers (9-7, 5-5 GAC) and the Henderson State Reddies (9-7, 4-6 GAC) come together for the Southern Bancorp Battle of the Ravine series.

The first installment of this year’s series was no exception, as the Tigers squeaked past the Reddies in a 61-59 conference victory, putting themselves in the middle of a tight conference race.

Ouachita was led by a 20 point performance from Colt Fason. Michael Morris finished the game with a strong 15 points to complement his eight boards.

Although he struggled early on, Austin

Mitchell hit a pivotal three pointer late in the game, rounding out his 10 point performance.

Henderson’s Denzel Lyles put the offense on his shoulders, knocking in 19 points in the game. Andrew Ensley added eight, with Peri James netting seven points.

The Tigers led the boards, grabbing 37 to Henderson’s 34. A discrepancy in turnovers negated their advantage on the boards though, as they turned the ball over 17 times to the Reddies’ 14.

The Tigers finished the game shooting 46 percent from the floor, while they were great defensively, holding the Reddies to just 36.8 percent in the game. n

Heather Ellis z The Signal MICHAEL MORRIS reaches for the ball to add another Ouachita point to the scoreboard in Bill Vining Arena.

Kristen Barnard z The Signal OUACHITA’S AWARD-winning cheer team pumps up the crowd during a heated basketball game in Bill Vining Arena.

Lady Tigers roll over Lady Reddies in intense shootout

Kristen Barnard z The Signal KENDRA COYLE steals the ball away from a Henderson opponent to help her team score another point against the Ouachita rival team.

The Ouachita Lady Tigers (14-3, 9-2 GAC) took Thursday night’s Southern Bancorp Battle of the Ravine game against the visiting Lady Reddies of Henderson State (9-7, 4-6 GAC).

Although just winning the rivalry contest is impressive, what makes it more impressive is that the Lady Tigers did it without their leading scorer and rebounder, Monica Williams.

Still, the Lady Tigers prevailed in a 65-57 contest, holding atop the GAC standings along with East Central and Arkansas Tech.

Ouachita used a 22 point performance from Nashia James to fuel their victory. James not only led the team in

scoring though, but also in rebounding.

Despite playing in pain, Kendra Coyle contributed 13 points and a game-high four assists, while also racking up three steals on the defensive end of the floor.

Neither team was able to take an advantage on the boards, with both teams recording 36 rebounds in the game.

The Lady Tigers converted on 39.3 percent of their shots.

Other notable team statistics include Ouachita’s advantage in turnovers, as they forced 21 and only committed 17. n

Jason Pullano z The Signal Jason Pullano z The Signal OUACHITA TIGERSHARKS competed against Henderson State in OUACHITA SWIMMERS line up against Henderson’s best during the Battle of the Ravine swim meet. the 2013 Battle of the Ravine.

Ouachita Lady Tigersharks took home first, with Jennifer Steele bringing in several victories.

OBU Tigersharks struggle against Henderson State, Lady Tigersharks make a splash at Reddies meet Ouachita Baptist Tigersharks competed against the Henderson State Reddies, with the men falling 91.5 to 132.5, and the women outracing the Lady Reddies, beating them 111 to 103.

OBU Tigersharks have had a rough start to the season, but Coach Killackey and crew are beginning to make a

come back.

Marcus Schlesinger, a junior biology major, cruised to the top spot in the men’s 50 yard freestyle with a time of 20.95 seconds, as well as first in the men’s 100 yard freestyle with a time of 46.30 seconds.

Jennifer Steele, a junior early child-

hood education major, placed first in the women’s 200 yard freestyle with a final time of 1:58.33, beating second place by almost four seconds.

Steele also snagged first in the women’s 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:19.96 beating second place by close to five seconds.

Another win for Steele during the meet was the women’s 1,000 yard freestyle. She had a time of 11:01.08 beating second place by almost 10 seconds.

The Tigersharks hope to compete in the DSU NSISC Championship Meet in Cleveland, Miss. on Feb. 13 through the 16. n