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University hosts Global Missions Experience MAGGIE SAMPLES news editor TIANE DAVIS editor-in-chief Harding will host the Global Missions Experience (GME) Sept. 21-24 at Harding University at Tahkodah (HUT), an outdoor missions training village in Floral, Arkansas. At the GME, current and potential missionaries can hear from keynote speakers and find their place in God’s mission.

Harding hosted the first World Missions Workshop — which later became the GME — in 1961 and has continued hosting the event regularly. This year is the first year since 2017 that the GME will take place.

The event is predominantly student-led and organized, said senior Landon Gardner, one of four GME co-directors. The three other co-directors are professor of New Testament and missions Shawn Daggett and seniors Cynthia Turner and Hallie Davis.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to participate in an event that might give people a broadened perspective as to how their vocation — whether it’s Bible or missions or not — on how any profession can fulfill God’s mission,” Gardner said. “I am just someone who is serving on behalf of the student body by offering students the opportunity to broaden their perspective and see how their vocation can fit into God’s mission.”

Daggett said the aspect of student leadership is what makes the GME special.

“Since it only comes every several years, it is a rare opportunity to connect with students from other Christian universities and campus

ministries and learn from missionaries from all over the world,” Daggett said.

The closing night includes a call to mission and worship. Daggett said this part of the weekend is emotional.

“Hundreds of missionaries currently serving can point to this event as the moment they made the decision to give their lives to God in missions,” Daggett said. “Nearly everyone who attends leaves with a commitment to see all of life as promoting God’s mission to the world. As a result, I know thousands will hear the gospel, people will be fed, served, ministered to and loved to the glory of God.” Bible instructor and former missionary Gary Jackson said the GME is a platform for aspiring missionaries to learn f rom experienced missionaries and their stories.

“I love the way veteran missionaries get to rub shoulders with students in a setting conducive to the deepening of relationships,” Jackson said.

The event provides an opportunity for members of the Harding community to interact with other universities associated with Churches of Christ.

“The GME is the embodiment of the mission of Harding University,” Jackson said.

“Not only does it stress the need for global evangelism, it brings together in a unique way all of our sister institutions.”

Davis said the leadership team has been working on the GME since the spring. They had to prepare speakers, murals and teachers.

“I did all the publicity and marketing and designing all the flyers and buttons and bookmarks that you’ve seen here on campus,” Davis said.

Davis said as a HUT intern, a lot of her time went toward prepping the HUT space.

The GME will include a marketplace experience as well as learning stations and classes.

“There are missionaries and professors and people who attended this conference as students who have now become missionaries and professors,” Davis said. “To them, this conference, and the people attending, it’s a chance to not only to get to learn and to make connections with other missionaries but just a chance really to explore what you want to do and how you want to serve God’s purpose

and be of use in the missions community, whether that’s, you know, in your backyard or that’s overseas.”

The GME will have a day full of classes and speakers on Saturday with worship at 3 and 6 p.m. The event will end with a Saturday pledge night in which participants can step forward and pledge to go into the mission field.

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Four thieves break into 16 cars in GAC parking lot Students voice disappointment in Public Safety’s lack of communication LAUREN SIMMONS guest writer Students voiced frustrations after their vehicles were broken into and the owners were not contacted by Public Safety or the Searcy Police Department.

Public Safety reported on Aug. 31 at 8:27 a.m. in a school-wide email that student vehicles on the east side of campus near the Ganus Athletic Complex had been broken into in the early hours of the morning.

According to security footage in the area, four individuals were seen around 3 a.m. exiting a vehicle parked along East Park Avenue. The individuals searched for unlocked vehicles in the parking lot and smashed the windows of locked cars.The search for valuables in student vehicles lasted for approximately 40 minutes, according to Director of Public Safety Craig Russell.

Russell said the midnight patrol officer found broken glass in the parking lot around 4:30 a.m. and called a fellow officer to the scene. They found other cars in the area with doors open and windows broken, but no sounds from car alarms were reported. The two officers called the Searcy Police Department shortly after and worked with the police to start the search for the offenders.

In the first interview with The Bison, Russell said the students whose cars were broken into were called around 6:30 a.m. by the midnight dispatch officer on duty at the time. He said Public Safety found 16 damaged vehicles and contacted every owner but one, whose car had temporary license plates and was not registered with Public Safety.

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However, The Bison interviewed nine students affected, and all nine said Public Safety did not contact them at any point to inform them of the damage. Sophomore Noah Hailaeb, one of the victims of the crime, said he heard the news of the break-ins through the school-wide email, but he was disappointed by the lack of eff or t and

“I was pretty furious of how everything was dealt [with],” Hailaeb said. “How Harding responded (to a kind of deal), the lack of it, and just checking up on us. They informed us in the beginning in the morning [in the email], which was pretty good…. But I think they should have done a better job on telling us

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communication f rom P ublic S afet y informing him about his car.

Hailaeb said he was in the parking lot around 3:30 p.m. with his friends when he saw the damage to other cars. He helped other students clean up the glass in their cars before his friends told him that his car had been broken into as well.

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how many cars were involved.”

Freshman Ethan Noble similarly found his car with a broken window and was not contacted by Public Safety. He said he was informed by his friend later that afternoon that his car was damaged. Noble said his first thought was to check and make sure nothing from his car was stolen.

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“That was my first [thought],” Noble said.

“But then when I found nothing was stolen or nothing was touched, I was just kind of, you know, I was more like, ‘Why is Public Safety not here trying to help?’ And yeah, they never reached out to me even after the fact.”

In the second interview with The Bison, Russell said he was given a list of 12 names of students whose cars were damaged at 8 a.m. Aug. 31, and he believed they had been contacted. In an email sent after the interview, Russell clarified miscommunications between Public Safety and the Searcy Police Department.

“With multiple Searcy Police Officers and detectives, and multiple Public Safety Officers and dispatchers all working on this case simultaneously beginning in the early morning hours of August 31, apparently there was some confusion about who contacted which students, and when that contact was made,” Russell said.

Russell said actions are being taken to improve the over 600 security cameras on campus. Kevin Davis, assistant director of Public Safety, traveled with Russell to the 2023 Global Security Exchange Conference in Dallas, last week to explore the advanced security camera systems available.

“There isn’t just one person or one office that keeps this community safe,” Russell said.

“It’s all of us working together. … So take care of each other. And part of that is if you see something that doesn’t look right, don’t just let it go, say something.”

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Friday, September 22, 2023

HST moves to Searcy from Memphis

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HELEN STRICKLAND features editor Harding University announced in August that Harding School of Theology (HST) will move from Memphis, Tennessee, to Harding’s main campus in Searcy, in fall 2024. HST is the last free-standing school of theology within the Churches of Christ.

Upon its move to Searcy, tuition costs for HST will decrease from $740 per credit hour to $100. This decision was made to promote growth for HST, University Executive Vice President Jean-Noel Thompson said.

“The broader vision was expansion, and we feel we can do that best on main campus,” Thompson said.

HST alumni have reflected on the loss felt by this announcement. President of the HST Alumni Council Garrett Best said that attending HST in the context of Memphis transformed his life due to its academic rigor and diverse community. White Station Church of Christ preacher Bob Turner said that HST “has been so instrumental in Memphis both for theology and ministry.” Both Best and Turner said they consider this move a loss for Memphis.

“If faculty move away from Memphis, that will be a loss for the Memphis churches, but I think the bigger loss is the ownership that the churches had for the mission of the school,” HST professor Lance Hawley said.

Best recently conducted a survey for HST alumni to share their thoughts on the move. In an article on the Miracle of Study website relaying the results of this survey, Best wrote, “Many alumni expressed sadness and disappointment but saw this coming using descriptions like ‘resigned understanding’ and ‘inevitable.’” Out of 110 survey responses, nine felt “overall positive” about the decision.

Dr. Monte Cox, Dean of Harding’s College of Bible and Ministry is chair of the HST academic transition team. Cox said he also shared in the loss felt by this move.

“After 66 years in Memphis, relocating here [to Searcy], there is a sense of loss for people who are there [in Memphis] now and people who studied there,” Cox said.

Cox attended HST as well and praised it for its “academic rigor, depth and breadth” of material. Hawley echoed his praise for the school.

“HST has a legacy of faithfulness and seeking first the kingdom of God,” Hawley said. “It is a blessing to be a part of the lives of students who have committed themselves to serving God in ministries all over the world.”

Cox also made statements regarding Harding’s efforts to move HST. “We are doing our best to make decisions and then get the word out about what those decisions are,” Cox said.

Thompson echoed these ideas. He said the University plans to communicate updates as they arise via face-to-face interactions, campus emails and social media.

“This is so important to us,” Thompson said. “We will constantly and continuously communicate what’s happening with our School of Theology.”

HST in Memphis is home to an extensive theological library. Turner worked as a librarian there for 11 years, and though he is no longer employed there, he said he uses it weekly. Best said the library is representative of Memphis’ Church of Christ community as it encourages a spirit of unity.

Cox said Harding plans to preserve HST’s library in its entirety. He connected the library’s value to the academic rigor of the school, which he said will be preserved when HST moves to Searcy.

“We love that library,” Cox said. “We don’t want to lose any of it, and there’s no intention to lose anything from that library.”

Details surrounding the library transition have not been released.

“There are too many very qualified people that need to speak together,” Thompson said regarding why the library plans are not yet public. “We want to get the best people around the table together to create the best plan.”

Cox also said that many guidelines will have to be followed as this process begins.

“There are so many puzzle pieces and so many entities to satisfy,” Cox said of the move.

Cox responded to the criticism Harding has received involving a lack of communication.

“We’re going to always defer to HST faculty and staff before we broadcast anything,” Cox said. “It’s not any attempt to hide anything…

[Harding faculty] know how much our alumni love that place.”

Hawley expressed hope for HST in the future.

“I trust that God will do good work through HST in the future,” Hawley said.

“The school will inevitably change and need to adapt to a new context in Searcy, but I am hopeful that the mission will stay the same.”

Harding plans to continue to connect with Memphis. “ We’re spending time with current ministers and others there [in Memphis] to continue to work through how we can continue partnership and doing things in Memphis,” Thompson said.

As new developments are announced, Best said he is praying for the Harding administration and trusting that the end goal will glorify God. There will be an HST lunch on Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Searcy during Harding’s Lectureship where Harding President Mike Williams will discuss the transition.

Waldron Center hosts second Bison Pitch Competition CALEB CHUNN asst. photographer TIANE DAVIS editor-in-chief

The Waldron Center hosted the Bison Idea Pitch Competition at Harding in the Mabee Business Building on Sept. 15. Six students presented their ideas to a panel of three judges.

Judges voted on three students after their ideas were presented, and the top scoreers were given cash prizes.

First place won $800, second place won $500 and third place won $200. Waldron Center assistant director Patti Summers said spectators were encouraged to vote on the “people’s choice” award for $200 as well.

“The purpose of a pitch competition is to stir up innovative ideas among students with ideas and give the opportunity to work through those ideas,” Summers said. “They just learn a tremendous amount about refining ideas, and I think the best kind of learning for a student is in revision.”

The student body was invited to participate by brainstorming creative and innovative ideas that could transform into profitable business ideas in the future.

Summers said this competition was preparation for the upcoming Waldron Center business pitch competition in November, which will award $15,000 to the first-place winner.

Sophomore Gerardo Murcia took home the first place prize this year after winning the people’s choice award in last year’s Bison Idea Pitch Competition. Murcia pitched his idea for a website he named “Tripful.”

“I decided to pitch an idea that I have been working on for some time; [an] innovative website that takes travel service to another level,” Murcia said. “It works by helping you plan a whole itinerary for whatever trip you’re planning.”

Students were encouraged to create a slogan for their idea as well. Murcia’s slogan read, “Who doesn’t want to live any trip to the fullest? With Tripful, you can explore the world your way.”

Senior Brian Hamilton won the second place prize, and senior Irvin Breceño won third place.

Junior Aiden Davenport also presented at the pitch competition and received the people’s choice award.

Davenport said his personal process for thinking up his creative ideas is a bit different than other people’s. Davenport said he prefers to poll those around him about struggles they face, then spend some time alone outside on his bike in order to find a reasonable solution to a problem that was mentioned.

Davenport’s pitch was for a walk-in clinic that he named “Ziora.”

“The problem is unaffordable access to preventative screening and inaccessibility to screening for a variety of diseases,” Davenport

said. “So the business pitch is for $499, you can walk into our clinic, and we’ll test you for almost every type of cancer imaginable, most heart diseases, aneurysms, kidney stones, ulcers, everything all-inclusive for $499.”

While Davenport did not place in the top three with his pitch, he intends to come

back and pitch his idea for the business pitch competition Nov. 2.

The College of Business Administration hosts these competitions multiple times a year. All students are encouraged to take part and bring their ideas to the pitch floor.

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No Feeling is Final Emma Weber Opinions Editor

My love is mine!

Musing of a Middle-age Mom

Dear younger me,

Melinda Johnson Guest Writer

For the last several years, I’ve had an increasing desire to write, not just for myself in a journal, but in order to encourage others and hopefully share something of value. This is my first foray into doing just that, and it is with excitement, as well as a little apprehension, that I write. With appreciation to the Bison and staff, you (should you choose to read on), will get a front front-row seat to this exploration as I pen musings.

One of the thoughts I wished I had grasped more deeply at a younger age (and if I’m honest, I still wrestle with tremendously) is summed up succinctly in a luggage tag I found a few years back. It simply states, “I’m not perfect, but I’m limited edition.”

The Barbie pink and white tag hangs from my jewelry organizer, reminding me that

I wear my watch on the inside of my wrist because an ex-boyfriend told me it was easier to sneak a look at the time that way. He was right, and I’ve kept doing it ever since. My coworker Bailey taught me that tying the trash bag’s handle keeps it from sliding down the side when it gets heavy. I know which Glee covers I like because my suitemate Grace showed me the best ones.

I like tying my shoes in butterfly knots because my best friend back home ties them that way. I can’t remember the real lyrics of the song “Bags” by Clairo because my friend Ellie and I sing it wrong on purpose every time we hear it. When I see a minion I think of my sweet Helen, and when I see anything online that’s crocheted, I text my friend Randi to see if she can make it for me. There are crumbs perpetually in Tiane’s car because she lets me eat chicken nuggets when she drives me places.

I used to be afraid to lose people close to me. Maybe I was jaded from my time as a military child. I’m not quite sure I have it figured out now, but it is something that has been on my mind recently. The release of a favorite artist’s newest album has reminded me of the importance of love in our lives.

The artist Mitski released a song called “My Love Mine all Mine” that tackles a concept I have never been great at. In this song, Mitski unravels the fact that love given to anyone is never wasted. She has a line that says “Nothing in this world belongs to me, but my love, mine, all mine, all mine.”

These words speak to a very real aspect of life. Friends grow apart, paths take people away and those we thought were going to be around forever gradually stop coming around. I used to get angry at this. What is the point of loving anyone if they are just eventually going to leave me?

I’ve lost a lot of good people in my life over the years. I had a friend die my freshman year, which sent me into a spiral of hate and anger. I stopped talking to people and pushed away anything that got close to me.

I sometimes fall back into those patterns of self-isolation. I find myself asking, “Why is it better to love?” and the answer is always a resounding crescendo of all the ways I’ve been loved by others.

when I look in the mirror, I need to look past the wily hair, deepening wrinkles and glasses to recognize that God has gifted me with everything I need to live a life full of purpose in him and that he has tasks for me to do!

Now, that’s not to say that they can only be done by me; no! To relay something I heard Beth Moore say at a conference, “I’m not good enough to mess up God’s plans!” Whether I step up to the plate and do the tasks that God has for me to do or not, his will and purposes will be done.

However, why would I want to sit on the sidelines when I’m being asked to join in, to actively participate? Rocks can cry out, but why would we want them to praise in our place? You and I, every last one of us, have the opportunity to put our faith into

action. We get to be active as salt and light, permeating and engaging with others inside and outside our comfort zone. We have the chance to dauntlessly love others and serve God by serving others. Sometimes it will be messy, scary and hard, but it will be good. Seeds may germinate years or even decades after they’ve been planted, but we can trust that God’s word will not return void. None of us are perfect, but we are all limited editions…What are you going to do with your edition?

MELINDA JOHNSON is a guest writer for The Bison. She may be contacted at mmjohnson@harding.edu.

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Semantics and seminary Malachi Brown Guest Writer

Harding School of Theology (HST), the last free-standing seminary in the Churches of Christ, is closing its doors in Memphis, Tennessee, and joining its mother school here in Searcy, Arkansas. As someone who has been to HST’s campus in Memphis for classes and research (though very limitedly thus far) and who was planning on moving to Memphis in May to attend there, I have a mixed swarm of emotions myself.

My first thought, I’m almost embarrassed to admit, was celebration at the stunning price decrease from $740 per credit hour to $100.

I had always felt an inclination to graduate school or seminary but had figured I would have to take on immense debt to do this.

Since ministry is not particularly known for being lucrative, I just assumed it would be quite a while until I was out of debt again. I wonder how many ministers would like to attend graduate school but could not afford it. Because of reduced prices, students can affordably receive a more comprehensive and updated education than they might receive at, say, a preaching school. I have offered thanksgiving that this bar to better-equipped ministers has been largely lifted.

My second emotion in reading the email was grief for the Memphis faculty and staff who would not transfer to Searcy in the move.

HST is involved in myriad ministries across the city that simply cannot be continued with the same fervor because HST will not be there anymore. While Harding and many of its students have some resources

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to continue some of those ministries, many ministries that HST and its students offer cannot be sustained without living in the community. I am sad that I cannot fully participate in those ministries before the move to Searcy. I, however, am optimistic about similar opportunities that may open up along Highway 67 between here and Little Rock, and though the city may be an hour away, I have no doubts that the graduate school could provide plenty of ministry options for their students in a doable range of the Searcy campus. I’ve offered laments for the ministries that will be downsized or put on hold in Memphis.

My third emotion was sadness for the faculty and staff who would either have to be let go or choose to be uprooted. I could list most of them by name. Between a host of retirees in the College of Bible and Ministry within the last two years and some HST faculty who will decline to move, Harding is sure to hire more Bible professors to fill in the amassing gaps. I am both solemn and empathetic to the loss of jobs and excited about the University’s access to new professors and library materials that were not offered before, bearing in mind that we gain these at the loss of the churches in Memphis.

I saw on a Restoration Movement Facebook group some stances of those who are not in Harding circles. One opinion that stood out to me was a note of HST’s more robust theological discussion, and a conspiracy theory (given Harding’s reputation in some

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circles) that the president and the board issued the move to keep a closer eye on what they might deem as “heterodox thought” but might appear to others simply as more ecumenical. To that, I say, “You’ve never met Dr. Mike Williams.”

And with that, comes my fourth and perhaps final emotions: peace and trust. I think I have peace because I’m excited that “rural” Arkansas is worth equipping with the best tools we can offer to read and teach scripture and conduct theology. I am anticipating the day when the discussions and renovations of the heart that happen at HST can impact the rest of the University as well. While I will miss the tight-knit community that comes with such a small campus, faculty, staff and student body, I think this move can change the culture and direction of Harding in Searcy in ways that some of us have been praying for a very long time.

Before I close this article, I should admit my own limited experience at HST has consisted of a one-week-long class and a few visits within the last few weeks. My words in an opinion article cannot articulate the pain and frustration felt by many in Memphis.

Despite this pain and loss, everyone I’ve interacted with at HST, including myself, is hoping and praying that God works through this change, and we beg God that the end justifies the pain it takes to bring us there.

MALACHI BROWN is a guest writer for The Bison. He can be contacted at mbrown33@harding.edu.

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The answer is a resounding crescendo of all the ways I’ve been loved by others – Emma Weber, opinions editor

There is not much we can control about what happens to us or the people around us.

What we can control is the way we treat and love those around us. What lasts in people’s lives when we are gone is the way we loved them. Little parts of everyone I have loved stay within me and show up in the person I am. In some way, this keeps the people I have loved alive. In the same way, I hope my love weaves little parts of myself into other people’s stories. I can only control my actions towards others. Nothing in this world belongs to me but my love.

Sometimes when I put my watch on backwards I remember who I was in my past.

She didn’t know the ways she was creating love, she just liked the way it looked on her arm. Be shaped by the love you receive, and let your love shape the world around you.

When it comes down to it, choosing love is never a waste.

EMMA WEBER is the opinions editor for The Bison. She may be contacted at eweber1@harding.edu.

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For Love

Tiane Davis

Editor-in-Chief

Signs we are human My sophomore year, during winter break, I took on the hours-long commitment of knitting a pink heart-patterned scarf — to protect myself from the weather, obviously, but to also have something to brag about any time I wore it.

I spent hours following the pattern under the string lights in my room before I realized I did not have enough yarn, and when I went to JoAnn fabric to get more, I was very sad to find that the yarn I needed was not there.

After a couple days of avoiding the problem, I decided to restart and make a better version, with a different yarn. Regardless, that’s not my point.

After restarting, with only about five more hearts left to knit (there were about 30 in the whole pattern), I noticed I had unwittingly repeated a row about 15 rows back. At this point I had lost count of how many hours it had taken me, but this was more than my [human] heart could handle. I had to make another decision: Leave the mistake and be painfully aware of it every time I wore the scarf, or unravel and reknit 15 rows like the poor, woe-is-me girl I had habituated myself to be that Christmas. I sat at the kitchen table with my pile of yarn and scarf, staring at my mistake and trying to decide if it was crucial enough to go back and fix.

Right when I had hit the moment where a person has to decide whether or not to blink away the tears or let them fall, my mom house-slippered in, peered over my shoulder and asked, “What’s going on?”

I explained the mistake I had made, feeling stupid for letting it get to me as my eyes teared up.

To which she told me, “Any mistake is just a sign that you are human.”

I looked at her.

She told me that my grandma sometimes used to put mistakes in her needlework on purpose just so she could be different and human compared to the machines that made the same things she made. Nana called her “mistakes” a sign of love, my mom told me.

I recently learned about the Japanese aesthetic known as “wabi-sabi,” which cannot be directly translated to English, but is essentially the concept that imperfection is not only something that is acceptable, but is what makes something beautiful. Just like how a clean, white pair of Reeboks looks unnatural and unimpressive compared to an old, beat up, falling-apart pair. Sometimes the stains on a shirt are exactly what gives it character, and I personally am never embarrassed about my Reeboks that are held together by a shoestring.

My Nana probably had never heard of this “wabi-sabi” aesthetic, but it seems like she had mastered it. A lot of wisdom comes from forgiving yourself for trivial mistakes and knowing that imperfection is beautiful.

imperfection is not only something that is acceptable, but is what makes something beautiful.

– Tiane Davis, editor-in-chief

Lately, especially being editor of The Bison, I constantly notice unfixable mistakes I make.

It’s easy to let the tears fall, especially when someone else notices too. It’s good to take a moment to be sad about it — but after that, I want to let myself be human too. I like to think that mistakes can be a sign of not only beauty, but authenticity.

Before I loaded up my car to return to campus, I made sure to roll up my new scarf and stuff it in my backpack. It probably took up half the space in my backpack, and I really only wore it once that semester, but I was proud to have it. I was proud to point out to everyone who had not asked that I had made a mistake and had not let it ruin my day. Two years later, I am still proud to have it stuffed in the back of my closet.

Now, every time I pull out my pink heart scarf, I look for the row I accidentally repeated and smile, because it is one of the many signs in my life that I am Tiane, a girl who is imperfect.

TIANE DAVIS is editor-in-chief for The Bison. She can be contacted at cdavis27@harding.edu.

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The Z’s you need Cory Crabb

Guest Writer

When returning to college, I didn’t expect to have that familiar overwhelming feeling of school, friends, clubs etc. pile up on me so quickly. The library desks are becoming more familiar than I want, Canvas is getting longer every day and keeping track of names isn’t getting any easier. Getting very small amounts of sleep doesn’t help much, and if I’m taking a nap it probably means I’m accidentally skipping a class.

Approaching week six, I realize there has to be a more efficient way to handle a collegiate life. To find out how to do so, I attempted some different strategies, many of them suggestions from others. I was told to work ahead and then I would have nothing to worry about. This sounded great until I was ahead on some assignments and behind on others. I finally found out (after lots of catching up) that this was not a great approach for me. My second approach was to take breaks and take time off for other people, events and activities. I had fun going

Everybody knows about the stock market crash of 1929. Lots of people still remember the gas shortages of the 1970s. Some are still recovering from the housing meltdown in 2008. American history has been punctuated by many economic traumas, but these days, hardly anybody talks about the Panic of 1857.

And that’s a shame because as crises go, it was a humdinger.

You know it’s bad when the entire year is branded with an emotion. If you think the Panic of ’57 is obscure, imagine the Tantrum of 1873. Or the Hissy Fit of 1902. Or the Conniption of 1921.

Two things laid the groundwork in 1857.

The international economy was tanking, and America’s was booming. Samuel Morse’s telegraph had connected the world’s financial markets, which meant that bad news about money spread like never before. That’s why a problem with the British banking system aggravated trouble across the pond. Within months, many American businesses failed, the railways teetered and thousands of workers got canned.

It was made even worse by a shipwreck.

The “S. S. Central America” was headed to New York from Panama in September, with 578 people. It got caught in a hurricane and sank, causing great loss of life. As it turns out, the ship was also carrying $8 million worth of gold from California. Since the New York banks were counting on the gold shipment to shore up their capital, the loss of so much of it intensified the crisis. The American economy would not see a full recovery until after the Civil War. In 1857, there were no means available for even finding, much less salvaging, shipwrecks.

to all of the available club events, meeting new people and catching up with old ones.

Unfortunately, I found myself in the same position academically having to catch up and stay up too late studying.

Long story short, I ended up back where I started. If you have figured out the perfect method to approach life, please let me know.

This journey wasn’t a complete waste. While I wasn’t able to find rest in the typical sense, it approached me elsewhere.

While I wasn’t able to find rest in the typical sense, it approached me elsewhere.

– Cory Crabb, guest writer

wall and so much more. This was my rest.

Yours might be very different, or it could be similar. Either way, we might be able to get through these classes together. Let’s make sure we find the rest we need along the way.

So, get some sleep. Listen to German music. Talk to your friends. Eat a pretzel crust pizza from Little Caesars at 10:30 a.m just because you can. Learn to play the harmonica or don’t, not many songs have a harmonica in them. I found out this was the rest I needed to feel better and love the opportunities I’ve been given. Enjoy the little time you have left here at Harding, it might just be the rest you have been waiting for.

CORY CRABB is a guest writer for The Bison. He may be contacted at ccrabb2@harding.edu.

I got to help a friend with a podcast, go to a few mixers, paint a canvas of David Bowie, tape 52 playing cards to my dorm

Michael Claxton

Narrative Columnist

Fast forward to 1988, when the remains of the “Central America”were discovered somewhere off the East Coast. And yes, they found the loot, which set off a heated kerfuffle over who actually owned it. According to Wikipedia, 39 insurance companies filed suit, claiming that each had paid damages related to the disaster back in the 19th century.

By 1996, courts awarded over 90 percent of the gold to the team that discovered it. Soon, items from the wreckage began hitting the auction market. One 80-pound gold brick sold for $8 million by itself in 2001. The buyer may or may not have known that you can get regular bricks at Lowe’s for 60 cents apiece. At that rate, his new patio must have been pricey.

Many salvaged items were sold late last year in Reno, Nevada, including several Gold-Rush artifacts. One collector paid almost $100,000 for the purser’s keys to the ship’s treasure hold.

While this seems a tad high, the buyer may be onto something. If there is still gold left in that room, it won’t hurt to have the keys. That is, assuming you don’t get eaten by a shark when you go to make a withdrawal.

But the item that made headlines around the world was not made of precious metal. It was a pair of miner’s blue jeans that remained intact for a century and a half underwater.

Experts determined them to be the oldest

five-button-fly jeans in existence, and they sold for $114,000. It was the highest price ever paid for denim. Even a pair of Balenciaga jeans from Saks Fifth Avenue will only set you back $2,400. No, these were some seriously high-dollar pants.

Given that the jeans had hardly been in ideal storage, they were in remarkable condition.

No tears, rips or big holes.

Let’s savor the irony of that. There’s a good chance that the new owner of these vintage jeans will have to spend more money to tear out the knees and shred the cuffs before they can be worn. No self-respecting millionaire would be caught dead in jeans that didn’t look like they had been chewed up by a piranha.

Fortunately, this pair has already been stonewashed for 165 years, so that should save about $20 on distressing at the dry cleaner.

Shockingly, I do not own a single pair of jeans. And given the market I just described, it’s unlikely that will change. But I did wear a pair in middle school. I remember the day that I tore a hole in the right knee. I don’t recall what caused the rip, but I knew it was a crisis. Everyone, I feared, would laugh at my damaged pants.

Fortunately, Mom found a circular patch that had the Road Runner on it and sewed it onto my jeans. I rocked those pants for several years after that. But if only I had left the hole uncovered in the 80s. I would have been on the cusp of the biggest fashion trend to hit denim since the zip fly. If my old pair hits the auction block, though, I doubt they’ll break any records.

MICHAEL CLAXTON is a narrative columnist for The Bison. He can be contacted at mclaxto1@harding.edu.

Vol. 99, No. 3

Sept. 22, 2023

Track dedication honors Lloyd Family CAMILLE WHITE guest writer

Harding University dedicated the new track and field complex to Ted and Marcie Lloyd Saturday, Sept. 16. Ted Lloyd is a former head coach of Harding’s cross-country and track teams.

Ted Lloyd said Marcie’s inclusion in the dedication was a surprise to her, though both Lloyds have a long history with Harding.

“We have been at Harding ever since we were students, and the year we graduated, we started working for Harding,” Lloyd said.

“Harding has been our life.”

Ted Lloyd’s coaching career at Harding began in 1957 when he coached basketball, track and field and football at Harding Academy. He served in that position until 1964 when he began coaching the track team for the University.

Lloyd said that while there were other track coaches before him, he was the first full-time coach. He coached track and field until 1990. Additionally, he coached the cross-country teams from 1968 until 1995.

Under Lloyd’s leadership, the teams attended 72 conference championships and won 40.

Many of Lloyd’s family members, friends and former athletes attended the dedication ceremony, as well as the current Harding cross-country and track and field athletes and numerous Harding faculty and staff members.

Two of these faculty members included Director of Athletics Jeff Morgan, who gave a welcoming message, and Executive Vice President Jean-Noel Thompson, who shared additional remarks.

Following the dedication ceremony was a reception for the Lloyd family at Cone Chapel, where all were invited to celebrate.

“Coach Lloyd, he’s just a phenomenal man that has done a tremendous amount of good in a whole lot of lives,” said head cross-country and track and field coach Don

Photo provided by McKenna Oliver

Marcie and Ted Lloyd unveil the track dedication photograph. Lloyd coached the Bisons to 40 conference championships in track and field and cross-country.

Hood. “To have a permanent reminder of who he is, and what his family means to this school, and what he’s done for our program is just a real joy.”

Hood said that even after Lloyd’s retirement, he still spent time volunteering with the teams,

mentoring athletes and coming to practices and meets. Hood said Lloyd is a great role model to both athletes and coaches.

“Today was definitely a special day to honor the legacy of coach Lloyd,” senior Tom Valente, a member of the cross-country

and track and field teams, said. “He will still come and meet with the cross-country team and give us encouragement, and beyond that, just tell us the importance of not just being great athletes, but also being great men.”

Harding hosts third Steve Guymon Invitational

NIC FRARACCIO sports editor

The Harding cross-country teams continued their season last Friday, Sept. 15, as they hosted the Steve Guymon Invitational in Searcy. This was the third year Harding has hosted the invitational.

The Lady Bisons placed four runners in the top six to win the invitational with 24 points. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock finished in second with 31, and Henderson State University finished in third with 108 points.

Freshman Jessica Chappell led the Lady Bisons with a time of 18:33.8, finishing second overall in the invitational. Sophomore Josie Parks and freshman Abby Metzger raced close behind to finish third and fourth.

Sophomore Dinah Winders finished sixth overall, improving on her 2022 time by seven seconds. Winders said the team performed well despite tough competition.

“We knew Little Rock would be good competition,” Winders said.

“We started out behind them as a whole. But throughout the race, we worked our way up and ended up beating them.”

The men’s team placed five runners in the top 10 to finish second in the invitational with 33 points. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock placed first with 22 points.

Junior Luke Walling finished first in the individual standings for the second time in his career. The Arkansas native broke

the invitational record with a time of 19:45.8, formerly set by Noah Haileab in 2022.

Walling said he was excited to post the invitational record despite the tough course conditions.

“I’ve been having some really hard workouts to prepare me for that,” Walling said. “It is really exciting to finally see the results of your hard work. I know I can definitely go faster than that, but it’s exciting to be able to run a time like that.”

Head coach Don Hood said he was pleased with the results from both teams despite having a few runners out due to injury.

“The ones that were able to run were really strong,” Hood said. “It’s the same

course we ran last year at the same time, and a whole lot of times were much faster this year. That made me feel really good about where we were.”

Harding will continue their season this weekend at the Cowboy Jamboree hosted

by Oklahoma State University. The Grenier Family OSU cross country course hosted the 2021 Big 12 Championships and 2022 NCAA national championship races.

Sophomore Kaylie Washko, who was born in Edmond, Oklahoma, said she is excited to race back in her home state because of the familiar environment.

“I am so excited to be back on red dirt and be back in Oklahoma,” Washko said. “There is also a sense of good nerves that are gonna help me run really fast.”

Graphic by MAKAYLA MCDONALD

Two Harding soccer teammates share a special victory ELI DEAN community editor

Fifth-year Josh Fulton balances the ball on his foot. Fulton scored his first collegiate goal last season in a 4-1 victory against Newman University.

An otherwise typical road soccer game had extra meaning as fifth-year defender Josh Fulton and fifth-year midfielder Seth Albritton squared off against their former team at Mississippi College (MC) Sept.

8. Fulton transferred during the fall 2021 semester and Albritton soon followed in spring 2022, and while this wasn’t the first game the duo played against the Choctaws, this was the first meeting on the road.

“Two years ago, we were supposed to play at MC, but our whole team got [COVID-19], and the game got canceled, so that was devastating to me because I couldn’t wait to play them,” Fulton said. “Last year, we lost on a free kick, which was another painful memory, so this was my last chance to play against my old team.”

After Harding took a 1-0 lead late in the second half, Mississippi College responded with a game-tying goal three minutes later.

After a back and forth few minutes, Fulton was able to pass the ball towards fifth-year forward Camilo Porto for the game-winning assist at the 77-minute mark.

“When Camilo put the ball behind the net, I just went nuts,” Fulton said. “I was punching the air, I was so happy.”

Fulton said he didn’t realize at first that he played a part in the game-winning play.

“Right as I was walking back over [to the sidelines], I realized that I was the one who played him that ball, and it didn’t click right away,” Fulton said. “I was just thinking that we can’t let them score again, because if I get the game-winning assist against my old team and coaches, it’ll feel like a Disney movie.”

The game was also the first time the Bison soccer program defeated Mississippi College after four previous losses, and Albritton said he couldn’t contain his excitement after the win.

“I was so pumped to be able to play them again this year and on their field, and I thought about [the game] all summer leading up to it,” Albritton said. “So to finally beat them like that was just the greatest feeling.”

Both players started their college journey together, with the two meeting during one of Albritton’s college visits at Mississippi College. After Fulton transferred to Harding during his junior season, Albritton reached out to Fulton while in the transfer portal and felt like Harding was the right place for him.

“It was a little thing after a little thing that I felt like the Lord was guiding me and leading me,” Albritton said. “I didn’t really know what Harding was except some stuff I’d heard from Josh, but I felt like the Lord was calling me to leave, and I’m so happy I ended up at Harding.”

Harding players and coaches were ecstatic after the historic road victory against the Choctaws.

Head soccer coach Jon Ireland said he was proud of the way his players performed in the win but also took notice of what the game meant to Fulton and Albritton at the beginning of their last collegiate soccer season.

“It was an incredible moment for them to beat their former team, and they both played a huge role in the win over Mississippi College,” Ireland said. “I was so excited for our team but especially for Josh and Seth. It was a big win and a moment Josh and Seth will always remember.”

Photos by MACY COX

Fifth-year Seth Albritton juggles the ball off his foot. Albritton tallied two assists in Harding’s first win of the season against William Jewell College.

2B COMMUNITY

Friday, September 22, 2023

Midnight Oil Welcomes new management

Photo by MACY COX

New Midnight Oil managers Sarah Fraser (left) and Hannah Carpenter start their morning out strong behind the front counter. Fraser and Carpenter were hired as managers this summer with the goal of enhancing the customer experience at the coffee shop.

ELI DEAN community editor Midnight Oil (MO) is in a transition period behind the scenes as the coffee shop welcomes two new managers on staff. Hannah Carpenter and Sarah Fraser are looking to work as a team to improve the MO experience for students and the rest of the community.

“I wanted to do something that had more of a community focus and help to create something special,” Carpenter said. “It’s been a staple in the Searcy community, and I want it to be around for as long as it can be.”

When Fraser was a Harding student, she worked part-time at MO, and she said it’s

been a great feeling going back to that time in her life as she gets acclimated to being a manager.

“It’s nice to think that we are contributing to something in a positive way,” Fraser said.

“Getting to know the people here has been great so far. I remember when I worked here as a student, and the daily interactions with people and seeing the same people from [when I started] is fun.”

One focus both of the new managers have is making MO a more inclusive place for the community to come together with the student body, something that Carpenter admits can be a struggle sometimes.

“Over the years, Midnight Oil has kind of been looked at by the community as a Harding

place,” Carpenter said. “As long as I’ve lived here, there’s been this disconnect within the community between Harding and Searcy. I would love MO to not be something that is just associated with Harding but be more of a community space for people to enjoy.”

Senior student worker Hannah Atkins has enjoyed her time working at MO and said it has been a great experience so far.

“I started working at MO the summer after my first year at Harding,” Atkins said.

“I saw how much fun MO was, and I had some experience working at Starbucks at my past college, so I applied, and since then it’s been a great place to work.”

Since MO opened in 1997, the goal has been to provide quick and easily accessible service to Harding students while also giving the community a chance to interact with students on a daily basis, and Carpenter wants that mission to continue for years to come.

“The charm is there, but I feel like sometimes it needs to be cranked up a notch,” Carpenter said. “We want people to hopefully schedule their mornings around stopping in for a few minutes because they know the atmosphere and know that it isn’t this huge corporate conglomerate and that they are cared for here and just have an overall sense of belonging.”

Main Street Searcy Amy Burton said she is encouraged by this year’s projected turnout.

“This year, there is an expected range of 25,000 to 30,000 people,” Burton said. “It has such a draw, obviously, because that’s larger than Searcy’s population, but we draw from the surrounding area and even different states with our lineup and vendors.”

On Saturday, the third annual Funnel Cake 5k and Cotton Candy Classic start the morning off at 8, according to the Get Down Downtown website. Participants in the Funnel Cake 5k will receive a voucher for a free funnel cake, and participants in the Cotton Candy Classic will receive a free bag of cotton candy.

“It wouldn’t be a festival without funnel cake,” Burton said.

Musical artists ranging from David Lee Murphy, Love and a Revolver, East Nash Grass and Erik Smallwood will perform on the First Security Bank Stage in downtown Searcy.

Smallwood is a new resident of Searcy who is excited for his debut at Get Down Downtown.

“I am very honored to perform and humbled by them asking me,” Smallwood said. “My wife and I just moved to Searcy about two months ago, and I’m looking forward to sharing a little bit of myself with the community.”

Other events include train rides and the Searcy Fire Department firefighter combat challenge. These events will occur throughout the festival along with Cirque Adventure performances on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the Spring Street parking lot. A fire breather will also be in the Spring Street parking lot at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Activities for children, ranging from face painting to pony rides, will take place in the Unity Health Kid Zone at Spring Park from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

With something for every age, Get Down Downtown will electrify Searcy’s downtown.

These events and vendors provide opportunities for a variety of experiences. Visit downtown to participate in a diverse selection of local businesses, concessions and activities.

County Public Library System paid half the price, and the city paid the rest, Ino said.

The current location, which is right next to Spring Park, has given the library opportunities to host a variety of events. The new building is right next to Yancey Park, which is exactly what the Searcy library board wanted, Ino said. During the summer, the library staff will be able to host outdoor activities like petting zoos and other activities for children to participate in.

“One thing we did not want to give up is being adjacent to some green space,” Ino said.

“We didn’t really want this to be a building in the middle of town with no green space around it. It’s the best choice we had.”

The library fundraising board raised over $4 million from the community alone, with a $2 million donation from the late Larry Crain Sr., Ino said. Over 200 individuals and businesses helped raise the funds, with 105 giving over $1,000.

“I’ve just really been pleased to see how it’s all pulled together and how the community really stepped up,” Ino said. “To see a city SEE PUBLIC LIBRARY, PAGE 3B

The new Searcy Public Library building will be open at the old Searcy Athletic Club location. The renovations of the building costs an estimated $8.2 million.

Get Down Downtown to return to Searcy next weekend EMMA WEBER opinions editor

Since 2007, with a brief pause for COVID-19, Get Down Downtown has been providing a sense of community by bringing food, fun and tunes to the streets of Searcy. With free admission, the 15th annual festival will commence Friday, Sept. 29, from 6-9 p.m. and continue Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Vendors will line Art Alley to Spring Park with opportunities to purchase local goods. Money earned will go to help support the volunteer-based nonprofit organization Main Street Searcy, which works to preserve historic downtown Searcy.

Get Down Downtown has been slowly increasing in engagement and activities.

Festival director and the executive director of

Graphic by MAKAYLA MCDONALD

Searcy Public Library begins renovation on new building TIANE DAVIS editor-in-chief Renovation at the new Searcy Public Library location began in early August after the library fundraising committee reached its original goal, according to a July 6 article from The Daily Citizen. The $8.2 million project is set to finish July 2024, and the building is expected to open — fully moved from its current location — September 2024.

The Searcy Public Library has needed a new location for over 20 years, said Darla Ino, White County Public Library System director. In 2017, after an initiative to build a new library through the city failed, the Searcy Public Library board continued the search for a new building but struggled to find an ideal place downtown, Ino said.

In 2020, the Searcy Athletic Club on Skyline Drive — less than two miles from the current location — shut down.

Owner Dr. David Staggs offered to sell the approximately 33,000-square foot building to the City of Searcy to repurpose as the new Searcy library for $1.7 million. The White

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FEATURES 3B

Fitch wins McInteer Art Competition

Photo by MACY COX

Cooper Fitch’s work sits on the stage of the Benson Auditorium after chapel on September 13. Fitch won this semester’s McInteer Art Competition, and his work is set up in the McInteer Rotunda for the remainder of the semester.

Fitch’s work captures each of these elegantly. with an idea that could align with these “That’s what’s been inspiring, is to see ELLIOT COOMBES skills, he said. other people get excited about this way of His paintings feature realistic hands, each guest writer “My dad said focus on something smaller communication and want to do it themselves,” holding an object representing one of the because that’s what I’m better at — the detail Davidson said. four aspects.

Sandlin said Fitch’s style makes Harding celebrated a new set of paintings work,” Fitch said. “Hands are pretty universal, Davidson’s role involves working to assist his paintings stand out. added to the inside of the McInteer Bible and they can hold objects, which is what I and fulfill any needs of the contest winners “For me, the contrast is what really makes and World Missions Center on Sept. 13, wanted to focus in on.” as they create their projects. produced by junior Cooper Fitch, the winner them stand out,” Sandlin said.“The greyAs the contest returns each year, prospective As the winner, Fitch was given the supplies of this year’s art competition. The McInteer scale and the bold splash of color in each students considering entry are encouraged to and guidance to recreate his submissions at a has been offering this competition for several one — I think that’s the thing you notice show off their talents and make submissions, larger display scale.

His photorealistic style years, both as an opportunity for students first about them.” no matter what field of study they come from. led him to spend over 150 hours over the Sandlin also said he liked the creativity to explore their artistic talents and as a way “Many people love art and have talent but summer working on the paintings. Fitch also to enrich the Bible building with art that of Fitch’s idea. managed the task of balancing an internship are not interested in pursuing it as a career, “I also think the detail work in the charcoal reflects the truths taught inside. at the same time. Despite this workload, Fitch and we want to grab hold of that talent and The submissions are judged each year is quite impressive,” Sandlin said. “When followed through, and now his work will be say, ‘Here’s an opportunity to do something by an aesthetics committee, with Dr. Mac we said the theme was David, I did not a part of the permanent collection. that you love,’” Sandlin said.

Sandlin serving as chairman. Each year the anticipate the idea, but I liked the creativity The four David paintings will remain in the Assistant professor of art and design Tessa contest has a different theme. This year the and originality in just hands — how do we Davidson, another member of the committee, McInteer Rotunda throughout the semester theme was David, requiring four paintings, express each of these motifs only in a hand?” described what it was like to watch people and be moved into one of the classrooms in each with their own aspect of the figure: the The inspiration for Fitch’s theme came come through the McInteer and be moved the spring, when the new theme “Miracles Psalmist, the Warrior, the King and the Sinner. from pinpointing his skills and coming up by the art. of Jesus” will be featured.

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and a county both with a strong interest in getting a project done — I felt like that was a proud moment for our community.

There were times we didn’t know if it would ever happen.”

When Crain donated the money, he asked that the building be named after his wife, Janett. After Larry Crain died in April 2023, the Larry and Janett Crain Charitable Foundation donated the rest of the money needed to fund the project. The Searcy library board decided to honor him as well and name it the “Janett and Larry Crain Memorial Library,” Searcy library board president Jean Ann Bell said.

“The thing that has pleased me the most is to see how our community has come together and done this cooperatively,” Bell said. “My only regret is that he did not live to see it come to fruition. He and his wife Janett were wonderful supporters of this community.”

Bell said she had never heard of another endeavor of such magnitude that brought together the city, county and community to help see it through.

“It’s such an important part of our community,” Bell said. “I think that people will be really pleased when they see the finished product because they

will understand that it’s going to be a facility that will serve so many needs.

It’s all about reaching the community and helping people get things that they need for free.”

The new building is approximately three times the size of the current building, which means it will have space for features the original library could never have, said Jan Smith, chair of the fundraising committee.

The new library will have a cafe, a passport office, a “library friends bookstore,” study rooms, an art gallery, a computer lab, business resource office and drivethrough windows for books and coffee.

Along with those added features, the book sections will be rearranged, and the second floor will have a “teen section,” with resources geared toward helping young adults.

“This new library will give us the opportunity to offer programs that we just didn’t have the space for,” Smith said. “The library serves all people, and it’s really a service for all people to take advantage of. I’ve always been a lover of reading — I know how important reading is, but I have also visited other libraries and know what a modern-day library can offer a community.”

Scan this QR code to see a floor plan of the new library and to read more about its features.

4B LIFESTYLE

Friday, September 22, 2023

HU Outdoors presents hiking challenge

Background by MACY COX, Photos provided by AMELIA SLATER Students participate in multiple HU Outdoors activites such as kayaking and hiking. HU Outdoors started a hiking challenge this semester, with 50 custom Nalgene water bottles as prizes.

NIC FRARACCIO sports editor Harding Outdoors is offering students a chance to earn prizes by completing a multi-stage challenge across the state. This Arkansas hiking challenge will give students the opportunity to experience three hikes during the fall semester.

Students are encouraged to hike Sugarloaf Mountain, Pinnacle Mountain State Park and one of the trails at Petit Jean State Park.

Each hike will provide different challenges and perspectives for those who participate.

Participants are encouraged to take a picture of themselves while hiking each

location. The first 50 students to complete the challenge will receive a custom Harding Outdoors Nalgene water bottle and stickers.

Harding Outdoors sponsor and kinesiology professor J.D. Yingling said he mentioned the idea to club officers after coming up with the idea during a summer trip to Arizona.

“I’m kind of the idea person, and I bounce things off of them,” Yingling said. “They liked the idea, and that’s why we started to go with it.”

Yingling also said the hiking challenge will give students a different perspective on God’s creation.

“For some of us, this is where we meet God, and this is where we go to connect with

God,” Yingling said. “If you go out, and you are in this creation that God created with so much beauty, your senses are filled while being in God’s presence.”

Multiple student workers for Harding Outdoors have shown interest in the hiking challenge. Junior Lydia Radke said the challenge will offer students a unique opportunity to explore Arkansas.

“I love hiking, and it kinda gives students an idea of where to go and things to do,” Radke said. “It’s a good thing to do with friends and lets people know what’s out there.”

Senior Collin Sewell said hiking can become a passion for those who experience it.

“I think God has given me a passion for the outdoors and experiencing nature,” Sewell said. “I almost feel like God says, ‘Hey, I made this for you; I made this so you can experience my love and my power.’”

All Harding students are allowed to enter the challenge at any point during the fall semester. Yingling said the challenge is great for students who have never hiked before.

“This is a good way for them to get started on great hikes all over Arkansas,” Yingling said. “Go with a group of people and just enjoy it.”

that’s set up, you can print from anywhere.

Once you’re back on campus, you can walk up to that printer, log in and print off that print job right there.”

Paula Kirby, director of

printing outside the labs, sort of a print-onthe-go option. Students have been requesting that almost every year for the last three or four years. It is a convenience for our students to print from their own devices.

That can’t

“We selected WEPA because it is designed for [bring your own device] printing,” Kirby said. “We have not found anything that competes on WEPA’s level. The demand to print from your own devices has increased over the years. It was the health sciences that first needed students to print from laptops and iPads. This need has expanded across campus.”

Junior Peyton Mullins said printing out her professor’s PowerPoints has been a great way for her to take notes.

“A lot of my professors have PowerPoints that they’ll upload on Canvas,” Mullins said.

“It’s a great way to take notes if you print the PowerPoints out and then add your own stuff.”

Mullins said having the convenience printers in the student center would benefit her when she needs to print something quickly.

“Sometimes I will forget that I need to print something because I don’t always study in the library,” Mullins said. “I do go to the student center and remember that I forgot to print something. I can now just use my phone really quickly and then get it printed there. In the science building, many people need to print things out, and the printers are really helpful. If one of us forgets something, we can print it out in the building instead of walking across campus to print something.”

New convenience printers offer mobile device printing ABBEY WILLIAMS lifestyle/layout editor

The classroom technology and labs department recently added convenience printers beside the ATMs in the student center, as well as on the second floor of the Holland-Waller Center. These wireless everywhere, print anywhere (WEPA) printers are easy to use and provide black and white prints along with color.

Bryan Davis, manager of av productions and classroom technology, said the printers are a good option for students wanting to print from their phones.

“Most majors require a fair amount of printing, and Harding offers no-cost printing to all students, in all of our computer labs,” Davis said. “Now that more and more students are bringing their own computers and wanting to print from their mobile devices, we decided that these kiosks were the perfect solution for that. We are just starting with two locations and seeing how well those are used. … You can print from your cellphone, tablet, MacBook, PC or Chromebook.”

Davis said the instructions for accessing the printers are available at each location.

“Basically you go to WEPA’s website,” Davis said. “And then you download the proper printer driver for your device. Once

happen in the libr ar y or eLearning Graphic by BEN EVANS labs. WEPA is and multimedia the way students services, said expect to be able to print students have been requesting convenience printing these days.” for a while.

Kirby said the printers were selected “It seems to be important to our students,” because WEPA’s technology allows students Kirby said. “Students have requested access to to print from their own devices.

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“Back in Day” the Day” is a special in The Bison newspaper in “Back in the is a special section section in The Bison newspaper in celebration of Harding’s Centennial Each print issue during 2023-24 academic celebration of Harding’syear. centennial year.

Each print the issue during the 2023year will have pieces related the Centennial, our readers to 24 academic year will havetopieces related toconnecting the centennial, connecting Harding’s past. our readers to Harding’s past.

ThisThis week, we see where Coach Ted Lloyd wasbetween acknowledged forathis week, we get a glimpse at the banter students faculty success as the cross-country coach. He was in his 12th year as coach when from years past.

We also see a bit of satire connecting the Searcy he was named “Coach of the Year.” This year, Harding’s new track and field community Harding’s culture. complex waswith dedicated to him and his wife, Marcie.