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RiverHawk basketballteams advance to MIAAChampionship.
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NSU alumnus ranks high in Professional Bull Riding
Basketball advances
The Vagina Monologues raise awarenessJACCI ALWORDENTNE WRITER
Women on and off campus are
attempting to break stereotypes
with the word vagina. The Vagi-
na Monologues are coming back
to Tahlequah. The show is a con-
troversial theatrical piece.
I hope it educates the audi-
ence on how serious an issue
violence against women is, said
Dana Boren Boer, instructor
of media studies. I think it will
shock some of them to hear the
statistics and some of the things
that happen to women in other
countries.
The show was created by Eve
Ensler and based on her inter-
views with over 200 women. This
show explores the humor, pain,
wisdom and mystery of vaginas.
The Vagina Monologues is
a production that really shows
women from a womans perspec-
tive, said Shawna Blake, Red-
land graduate student. It shows
women as real people who have
real concerns, voices, aspirations
and desires. It helps stop violence
against women by humanizing
instead of objectifying women.
Eve Ensler is the founder of
V-day. V-day
PBR.com/Courtesy PhotoRyan Dirteater, former NSU student turned bull rider, rides
Jack Daniels After Party at the DEWALT Guaranteed Tough In-vitational. Dirteater is ranked top 50 in Professional Bull Rid-ing.
JAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER
Most NSU students begin their
college careers with a dream of
landing dream jobs in the eldthat they love.
Former NSU student Ryan
Dirteater did exactly that. Dirt-
eater is a top-ranking professional
bull rider from Hulbert and he
said he loves every minute of it.
Professional Bull Riding is the
NFL for bull riding, said Ryan
Dirteater, professional bull rider.
It is every bull riders dream to
be at that level, and I am there.
It seems like it happened so fast.
I was just a kid and showing up
at that level with all the guys I
looked up to, and it just opened
my eyes.
All of this fame and fanfarewould go to most peoples head.
Dirteater said he still feels as
though he is trying to make it.
He has made the PBR nals
four times and won the Bull Rid-
ing World Cup, the equivalent to
the Olympics of bull riding, when
he was 19.
Even with all of this success, it
does not seem that he has gained
an ego to match.
Ive known Ryan his whole
life, said Larry Rogers, friend of
Dirteater. He has never lost his
grounds, and he is still the same
that he has always been. Even as a
kid he would go out of his way tocome up and say hi to you, and he
will still do the same thing today.
I would just call him a good guy.
Rogers said his attitude is be-
cause he is a country boy.
Us old cowboys stick togeth-
er, said Rogers We stick togeth-
er more than any other group of
people.
Through
the years,
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is a global
movement
which developed from the Va-
gina Monologues to end violence
against women and girls. This
production advocates to the audi-ence. It relates the many aspects
of womanhood and the traumat-
ic things that have happened to
women because of their gender.
The show is about issues that
effect women, from body hair to
shelter experience, rape and even
vagina workshops, said Traci
Clark, Vagina Monologues orga-
nizer.
Volunteers in the Tahlequah
community sponsor the Vagina
Monologues.
It is a community project to
help a local shelter.
We are raising money for
Help-In-Crisis and hopefully the
communitys awareness, said
Clark.
Blake said she thinks the show
encourages women to explore
themselves and their voices and
to not be ashamed or embar-rassed to be a woman and talk
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Help-in-Crisis brings voice to victims of violenceabout things that are important
to women. She thinks women are
not only their vaginas.
She believes that should not be
the only important thing.
She also thinks that womenshealth and sexuality should be
important.
Clark said this years spotlight is
the One Billion and Rising theme.
She said one out of three women
have been, are experiencing now
or will experience some sort of
violence. She said this equates to
roughly one billion people.
Clark said the Vagina Mono-
logues are trying to get another
one billion people to stand up and
say no more.
It is time to educate, it is time
to say no more, and it is time to
say enough, said Ellen Waka-
matsu, Help-In-Crisis ofce man-
ager.
This show educates about is-
sues effecting women, and also
examines the horrors that are
happening to women in other
countries right now.By ignoring these issues in
our community, our country and
even globally we are basically giv-
ing permission for it to happen,
said Clark.
The Vagina Monologues are
meant to educate men and wom-en alike. The show is not meant to
bash men and is in no way against
men.
Vulgar words are traditionally
used against women, said Boren
Boer. In this production, we use
them as a way to say it is not bad.
It is part of us, and only bad when
someone uses it against us.
Blake said her experience in
the show taught her to appreciate
more perspectives about womens
issues and how to better embrace
and encourage things that are
generally not talked about.
Boren Boer said she would
warn others that the language
used in the show is very colorful,
and some audience participation
is not unusual.
The show will be March 7-9.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the
show will start at 6:30 p.m. Theevent will take place at the Uni-
tarian Universalist Church locat-
ed on 104 N. College Ave. Tickets
are $8 and all proceeds will be
donated to Help-In-Crisis.
Space is limited and advancetickets are available at the Help-
In-Crisis center located at 205 N.
College Ave.
Call 918-456-0673 to purchase
tickets.
For more information, [email protected].
Dirteater said
he has had an amazing support
group.
His career has been plagued
with several injuries, one that kept
him away from the sport for more
than a year.
Bull riding is a dangerous
sport, said Dirteater. Youre
strapping yourself to a 2,000
pound animal. Injuries are go-
ing to come and go. If you can
get through the bumps, bruises,
aches and pains and stay healthyand stay riding the whole season,
you can make a good living. Bull
riding is like any other sport. You
have your highs and lows, and
you just have to roll with them.
Dirteater said it is a a young
mans sport.
Thirty-ve is the approximate
retirement age for most bull rid-
ers.
Its an adrenaline rush. I com-
pare it to jumping out of an air-
plane, said Dirteater.
There is a different rodeo to
compete at every week that keepsDirteater on the road.
During his down time though,
he said he still nds comfort at
home.
When Im gone for weeks at
a time and I get to come home I
love every minute of it, and I take
advantage of it, said Dirteater.
There are a few drawbacks to
being in the national spotlight,
and Dirteaters family is nding
that out.
I have been in situations
where people want to be friends
with me to get closer to Ryan,said Kassey Dirteater, Hulbert
sophomore.
Dirteater said she can usually
see it before it happens.
I just laugh at it and avoid it,
said Dirteater.
Ryans parents have been noth-
ing but supportive of him through
his career.
It was his dream as a young
kid to be a professional bull rid-
er, said Randy Dirteater, Ryans
father. He has made a difference
in my life by being able to watch
him accomplish his goals. Hisdream came true right in front
of his familys eyes. Seeing that
makes me feel good about him
being a role model for kids out
there. I feel like I have been really
fortunate to get to see this. In a
working world, it is hard for par-
ents to enjoy watching their kids
grow up.
Ryan Dirteater will compete
next in the Tacoma Invitational
on March 9 and 10.
The event will be televised on
CBS Sports Network.
For more information, [email protected].
Jacqueline Alworden/TNEDana Boren Boer, instructor of media studies, prepares for
the her role as the Angry Vagina in The Vagina Monologues.She recites her monologue and begins to memorize her linesin preparation for the show.
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Aids awareness day soonJAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER
HIV/AIDS has been a dark
cloud in America since the rst
reported case of the disease in
1981.
The infection is nationwide
with conrmed cases in all 50
states and the District of Colum-
bia, and has infected 1.7 million
Americans.
This has been the cause of
more than 619,000 deaths in theUnited States alone.
This year NSU students will
join the ght against HIV/AIDS
and help educate others about the
disease.
They will do it through geo-
caching and fun.
This is the third year for the
geocaching, said Cassy Ste-
phens, health and wellness project
director. It is going to be a fun
event. We will be giving away a
lot of prizes as well as performing
free HIV testing on campus.
Geocaching is a real-life trea-
sure hunt.
Participants use GPS devices
to locate hidden containers, and
caches using only coordinates.
There are currently more the 2
million caches hidden worldwide.I have never geocached be-
fore, said Jacob Shrum, Clare-
more sophomore. It sounds like
like a lot of fun and I am really
looking forward to participating,
especially since it is for such a
great cause, HIV/AIDS is a ter-
rible disease.
National Women and Girls
HIV/AIDS awareness is a year-
ly event to bring to the light the
effect that HIV/AIDS has on
women and girls.
Women account for roughly 24
percent of all HIV diagnoses, and
women diagnoses are on the rise.
This information could be ex
very important information for
college students. According to the
Centers for Disease control 75
percent of new HIV diagnosis in2009 were aged 20-24.
Stephens said she hopes all stu-
dents will get involved, not just fe-
male members of the NSU com-
munity.
For more information, email
Meredith Barker/TNENate King distributes campaign iers to Casey Baker,
Tahlequah Sheri Deputy. King is in the runo for Tahle-quah Chief of Police.
Chief race undecided
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Harlem Shake phenomenon lands at NSUFrom the Charleston to Gang-
nam style, dance crazes have
swept the nation for decades. The
recent Harlem Shake epidemic
has young people blowing up
YouTube, Twitter and Facebook
feeds with variations of the dance.
I feel like it will die out in
about a week, said Liz Jones,
NSU cheer squad member. It is
entertaining to watch, but it is just
a fad.
The fad began with a group
of Australian teenagers knownas the Sunny Coast Skate. The
group shot their video as a re-
sponse to YouTube comedian
Filthy Frank in which several cos-
tumed individuals danced to the
song Harlem Shake by Baauer.
There is a difference between
the Harlem Shake meme and the
Harlem Shake dance move.
The Harlem Shake meme in-
cludes one individual starting the
dance and then a mob of frantic
dancers in costumes joining in.
The dance move, originally called
the ablee, was started by Harlem
resident Al B. The dance stems
from ancient Egypt, because
when mummies were wrapped
up they could not move, all theycould do was shake.
The craze could be attributed
to how accessible it is. Usually the
video is just around 30 seconds of
the song by Baauer. This makes it
easy to watch a multitude of the
videos in one sitting without los-
ing interest.
Although dance crazes are usu-
ally seen as a fad, there are some
positives to them as well. Many
groups are putting together their
own Harlem Shake videos, which
pull communities together.
The success of Harlem Shake
has inuenced Billboard to in-
corporate data from YouTube
as one of the calculations on the
Billboard Hot 100. The videosensations are now able to chart
alongside popular songs.
NSU students even joined in
the fad and lmed a Harlem
Shake video, shot by NSUtv in
The Chatter Box.Many students and organiza-
tions such as the NSU Greek
community, and The NSU Move-
ment, came out to participate in
the video. Other organizations
on campus, such as Phi Sigma
Kappa, have made videos as well.
In many schools, there are
groups and organizations that
form their own cliques. Many
times their groups do not come in
contact with each other.
The Harlem Shake video has
given various groups on campus
an opportunity to come together
and work collectively. Although
the atmosphere of the shoot was
very lighthearted, it gave students
a chance to have fun and bond
with others.
This is the second dance-craze
video made with NSU students
this year. There was also a Gang-nam Style video made in the fall
Jacci Alworden/TNENSU students and organizations participate in the lming
of a Harlem Shake video Tuesday, Feb. 27 in The Chatter Box.The video was cast with NSU students and lmed by NSUtvstudents.
of 2012. Both feature Rowdy theRiverHawk.
Studies have shown the more
involved a student is on campus,
the more successful they are aca-
demically. The Harlem Shake
allows students not involved in
other organizations on campus
the opportunity to be a part of
the group.
Events like this can also in-
crease connections with the com-
munity. Many of the regulars of
Club Effx are students of the uni-
versity. Club Effx featured a Har-
lem Shake video shot with many
NSU students.
Years from now, people may
not know what the Harlem Shake
even was, but it may become a
staple dance for our decade. Like
anything in the cyber world, these
videos will always be out there
and could come back to haunt usdecades from now.
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Housing department seeks new resident assistants
Keli Homan/TNEStephen Neal, resident assistant, works at the desk in Logan
Hall. Working at the desk is just one of many RA responsibili-ties.
KELI HOFFMANTNE WRITER
Housing is looking for creative
people with good communication
and problem-solving skills to ll
resident assistant positions for the
2013-2014 academic year.
Applications are available at
the housing ofce for those inter-
ested and must be returned by 5
p.m. on March 5.
All applicants are required to
attend an event called group pro-
cess on March 10.
James Weatherford, resident
assistant, said applicants would
participate in activities as a group
to demonstrate their teamwork,
problem solving ability and other
skills.
Applicants from that group are
selected to come back the follow-
ing week for an individual inter-
view. After these interviews, hous-
ing staff will determine who staysfor Fight Night.
Fight Night is the night that all
of the hall managers and associ-
ate hall managers sit down andreview new candidate info and
returning RA info and determine
hall placement, said Leslie Byrd,
high-rise hall manager. We look
at the big picture to create strong
and cohesive staffs for all our
buildings.
When the staff has been se-
lected, they are notied and get to
meet their new coworkers.
The new RAs will go through
about are weeks of training in
August before the semester start.
Byrd said the training is exten-
sive and intense. She said they are
trained in CERT, rst aid, CPR,
AED, active shooter and search
and rescue.
Jordan Dash, resident assistant,
said occasionally something will
come up that their training might
have been unable to prepare
them. In those situations, a hallmanager or campus police may
be brought in.
RAs have many responsibili-
ties, which can vary depending on
which building the RA works in.
We are mental health work-
ers, babysitters and janitors, said
Weatherford. Ive listened to the
problems and the good times.
With this job, you experience ev-
ery side of a persons life.
RAs will spend time on duty
at a desk where they are easily
accessible to residents. While at
the desk, they do anything fromloaning out lounge equipment
and board games, to assisting resi-
dents who get locked out of their
dorm or building.
At least one night a week, the
RAs have the duty of being on
call for the residents. We are an
RA 24/7, said Stephen Neal,
resident assistant. Whether
were on duty or not, if we see
something going on, we are obli-
gated to correct it.
Like most jobs, there are ben-
ets to being an RA. They get a
private room for the semi-private
room price. Those rooms can be
bigger and occasionally come
with a private bathroom.In addition to their salary, the
RAs receive a tuition waiver
equivalent to one three-hour
class.
Theres a certain camarade-
rie, said Weatherford. Depend-
ing on your oor and how well
you measure with them, you may
make a family.
There are many reasons why
someone might decide they want
to be an RA.
One lesser cited reason is that
being an RA is the gateway into
a fabulous career in the housing
eld, which is an international
network of caring, dedicated
professionals who enjoy spendingtheir lives in the college environ-
ment. said Byrd.
For more information, email
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College of Optometry receives new equipmentANDREW SCOTTTNE WRITER
Patients who experience loss of
central vision may now receive
a special vision test at the NSU
Oklahoma College of Optom-
etry. Central vision loss occurs
most commonly in age-related
macular degeneration, but can
also occur in many other condi-
tions, such as diabetic eye disease
and macular holes.
When people experience cen-tral vision loss, its challenging to
accurately map dim and blind
spots in their central vision, be-
cause its difcult to know what
part of their retina is being used
to view a target, said Dr. David
Lewerenz, chief of low vision ser-
vices. Often, people with a con-
dition such as macular degenera-
tion, people will be forced to use
their side vision to view objects
because central vision has been
lost to the disease.The instrument that makes it
possible to evaluate people with
central vision loss is called a scan-
ning laser microperimeter. Using
a harmless scanning laser, it imag-
es a patients eye four times each
second and tracks the eyes move-
ments. Knowing exactly where
the eye is pointed, it can direct a
ash of light on a specic retinal
location.The patient responds by press-
ing a button if the light is seen.
Areas of deciency are identied
and mapped. No dilation or eye
drops are usually necessary for
the test because a scanning laser
can image the inside of the eye
through a small pupil.
Being able to evaluate xa-
tion with this level of precision
will allow us to understand why
some people have great difculty
reading, even with magnica-tion and in good light, said Dr.
Jenna Lighthizer, assistant profes-
sor and clinician in NSUs Low
Vision Clinic. We can use this
information to train patients how
to maximize vision by improving
their ability to point their eye in
a direction that minimizes the
detrimental effect of the central
blind spot.
With updates scheduled for dis-tribution later this year, some of
this training can actually be ac-
complished through the micrope-
rimeter itself, while the eye is be-
ing imaged by the scanning laser.
The scanning laser micrope-
rimeter, called the MAIA, can
also be used to monitor changes
in people with macular degen-
eration to help determine if
and when medical treatment isneeded. It will assist the College
of Optometry to provide better
patient care, but will also help to
educate optometric students and
residents and to conduct research
at the College.
The rst scanning laser micro-
perimeters were developed over
20 years ago. They were manu-
ally operated, required two or
three computers working togeth-
er, took up the space of a small
automobile and cost $150,000,
said Lewerenz.
Purchasing the MAIA wasmade possible by donations from
the Nix Family Foundation and
Patsi Nix Smith, of Tahlequah.
Nix-Smith and her nephew,
Jimmy Nix, administer the Nix
Family Foundation, have been
extremely generous in support-
ing the efforts of the Low Vision
Clinic at the College of Optom-
etry to assist people who have lost
vision from eye disease.
They support the program in
memory of their relatives Callie
and Clyde Stinson. Callie was
blinded as an infant from the useof the wrong eye drops by a fam-
ily doctor. Clyde went blind as a
young man from an acquired eye
disease.
Despite their handicap, Callie
and Clyde lived very active and
productive lives, inspiring many
along the way.
Our partnership with the Nix
family has enabled us to elevate
the level of care we provide to vi-
sually impaired people in North-
eastern Oklahoma and beyond,
said Dr. Doug Penisten, dean of
the College of Optometry.
With the new equipment care
for the patients is better than ever.
Our program is truly state-of-
the art in our ability to evaluate
these patients, said Dr. Michelle
Welch, director of clinics and as-
sistant dean.
For more information, [email protected].
Andrew Scott/TNEThe College of Optometry received new lab equipment. The
purchase was made possible with the help of the NIX Founda-tion.
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CCF welcomes international students with outreach dinner
ZACH TUCKERTNE WRITER
The Campus Christian Fellow-
ship is an organization committed
to reaching students on campus
and providing them with a posi-
tive atmosphere and community
to live in and call home.
CCF will sponsor an outreach
dinner for international students
in the NSU community March 7.The event is at the CCF house
next to the Campus Police sta-
tion, at 7-8:30 p.m.
The dinner will feature steak,
chicken, rice, french fries and
other American foods.
The dinner is open to any stu-
dent interested in nding a car-
ing group focused on making all
NSU students feel welcome and
comfortable in our community.This outreach is a way to get
Zach Tucker/TNEMichael Bates, Campus Christian Fellowship member, prac-
tices his cooking. CCF is set to have an international studentoutreach dinner at the CCF House March 7, which includesAmerican food items and is open to all students.
international students connected
with a group of Americans that
can help them in everyday life,said Tom Tucker, CCF director.
CCF realizes that the interna-
tional students are a key part of
the schools student body.
One of the most important
parts of a ministry is loving the
people in the community.
Showing Gods love is the goal
of tending to the interests of in-
ternational students on campus.
NSU is home to many studentsfrom different cultures and back-
grounds.
CCF strives to make interna-
tional students nd a place on
campus they can feel at home,
while displaying Gods love for all
students.
Events like this allow students
to make new friends and branch
out their social circles. Interna-
tional students always like new
friends.
I am excited to hang out withour international student friends
that we have already made and
the new ones that come out,
said Michael Bates, Locust Grove
graduate student.
Bates said he feels one way to
learn about an individual is to
show them our culture and then
learn about their way of life.
The international outreach
dinner is one of many ways thatCCF utilizes their involvement in
the Tahlequah community.
In the summer of 2013, CCF is
taking a mission trip to Haiti in an
attempt to help with the struggle
for clean water in the country.
CCF is partnering with Water
Is Life to bring clean water to
Haiti.
The CCF students are looking
to raise money for straws that l-
ter water and make it safe to drink
from any water source. Eachstraw is $10.
Their goal is to make to the
voyage to Haiti with one thou-
sand straws.
We want to raise around
$10,000 to provide Haitians with
healthy drinking water, said An-
drew Scott, Choctaw junior.
CCF invites students to the Big
Ticket Dessert Theater, which
benets their effort toward theHaiti Project.
Tickets to the event are avail-
able at the CCF house and the
benecial evening is scheduled for
March 12 at 7 p.m.
Our goal at CCF is to help as
many people as possible in which-
ever way we can, said Scott.
For more information, email
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Wesley Foundation supports those in needDREW BENNETTTNE WRITER
The Wesley Foundation is a
United Methodist campus min-
istry sponsored by the Methodist
church. The faction on the NSU
campus was established in 1963.
The building they currently oper-
ate out of was built for them in
1968. Since then, they have dedi-
cated themselves to enriching
the lives of students on campus.
They do this through the manyacts of charity and goodwill they
perform on a weekly basis.
They provide are a weekly
congregation and prayer service,
a free lunch available to any-
one who wishes to join them on
Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2
p.m. The Wesley Foundation does
frequent volunteer work on cam-
pus, mission trips, work in soupkitchens, and work with the char-
ity group Feed My Sheep.
I think the Wesley foundation
is a great place, said Christine
Hensley, Oklahoma City junior.
They are always doing kind
things for us, like providing lunch.
It really is a positive campus min-
istry and really just a positive
place to be.
Recently, the foundation hasstarted a new way to help some-
one, specically just one person.
A girl in need of chemotherapy
at the MD Anderson hospital
in Houston Texas, a girl whose
name the foundation doesnt even
know.
Ive been going here since
I started college, said Britney
Barnard, Tahlequah sophomore.Most I help out with the youth
group, it seems like they are al-
ways doing something to help
out, I believe every bit counts.
In exchange for a bottle cap
or pop tab from any beverage,
the girl will receive one ounce of
chemo.
My father mentioned it back
in December one evening during
a game night at the foundationwhile we were all drinking water,
said Caycee Young, executive di-
rector of the Wesley Foundation.
He mentioned his coworker at
Lake Region Electric was col-
lecting them to help her niece get
cancer treatment.
Young set up a white trash can
in the building, and asked that ev-
eryone place their bottle caps init.
The bottle caps have to build
up to one liter before she gets any
of it. So each week since then she
has checked the can.
If it was more than half full,
she would take out the bag and
take it to her father, who then
gives it to the girls aunt. She then
once a month donates it to the
hospital to help pay for the girlstreatment.
This is the rst time we have
ever done something like this,
Young said. We intend to keep
donating until this girl is cured.
Afterward well probably keep
doing it anyway, as Methodists we
believe in grace by practice.
Young said they will always
continue donating to causes toprovide love and support for oth-
ers.
It is an interesting place to say
the least, said Valery Jorgensen,
volunteer maintenance worker.
Its nice that theyre doing this for
that little girl. It is nice that they
are also always serving the com-
munity in one way or another.
The Wesley Foundation is lo-
cated on 403 Goingsnake, acrossfrom the NSU Fitness Cen-
ter. The foundation is open on
Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. for
fellowship.
For more information, email
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Cystic Fibrosis Walk raises funds for researchHALEY STOCKSMEDIA COORDINATOR
Cystic Fibrosis is a disease af-
fecting lives worldwide.
BCM is ghting back with the
5th Annual Cystic Fibrosis Walk.
Debbie Lipscomb, BCM direc-
tor, said the history of the walk
began four years ago with two
students involved at BCM.
We had a student who had a
sister with Cystic Fibrosis, and an-
other student with a close friendwho had recently died with Cystic
Fibrosis, said Lipscomb. When
we were looking for a cause to
help with other than Special
Olympics, which we were already
doing, they both suggested doing
Cystic Fibrosis. Both of them had
their families help with the walk
and give donations.
According to the Cystic Fibro-
sis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis is
an inherited chronic disease that
affects the lungs and digestive sys-tem of about 30,000 children and
adults in the United States.
In 2009, the median predicted
age of survival was in the mid-
30s.
Last year the event raised more
than $700.
The students said they hope to
not only match but beat that goal
this year.
This year students will try anew route for fundraising.
Rather than asking for indi-
vidual donations, they opted to
obtain sponsorships and sell T-
shirts.
I am really excited about be-
ing involved, said Daniel Prock,
Collinsville sophomore. This
cause really hit home for me. I re-
cently had a coach who died with
Cystic Fibrosis, and it is great to
be doing something to help the
cause.Prock has assembled a band to
play during the event.
Ja-Li-Si Bird, Clinton, Ark.
freshman, will play piano and
sing with the band for the event.
I recently read a book where
the main character had Cystic Fi-
brosis, said Bird. I didnt know
what it was, so I read a lot about
the disease. It is really cool to be
a part of an event helping withCystic Fibrosis research because I
really feel connected to it.
Lipscomb said the rst walk
was at the NSU track, but be-
cause of bad weather, the turnout
was poor.
The next year, we had to moveit from the track to Calvary As-
sembly of God because of rain,
said Lipscomb. Then last year,
we moved it to the First Baptist
Church Activities Building, where
it is this year.
Lipscomb said they ancitipate
to continue using FBC Activities
Building because of the availabil-
ity.
The event will be at 6 p.m.,March 5 in the FBC Activities
Building.
The cost is $10 to participate in
the walk.
All funds and proceeds will
benet the Cystic Fibrosis Foun-
dation.For more information, email
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ROTC instructor receives promotionBLAKE HARRISTNE SENIOR STAFF
The RiverHawk battalion is
celebrating for one of their in-
structors.
Recently, Billy J. Burrus, senior
military instructor, was recently
promoted to the rank of Master
Sgt.
This is the most signicant
promotion of his career, said Ja-
son Uphoff, director of military
science. It is a signal from theArmy that he is ready to assume
the responsibility of a Company
First Sergeant.
Burrus will now be verbally re-
ferred to as Master Sgt.
In addition to ROTC, Burrus
enjoys time spent on his own.
In his free time he does bur-
pees and drinks Sam Adams,
said Uphoff.Burrus arrived at NSU in
March of 2010, and will leave in
the spring of 2014. Burruss du-
ties with ROTC include being
in charge of tactical and physi-
cal training. He also instructs the
juniors and prepares them for
Warrior Forge, The Range Chal-
lenge Team, and The Zombie
Response Team.
The promotion is very sig-nicant, likening it to something
within the academic world I
would say it similar to attaining
tenure, said Uphoff. Master
Sgt. Burrus is an expert in his eld
and secure in his chosen profes-
sion until retirement.
To celebrate this promotion,
members of ROTC decided to
have a ruck march at 5:45 a.m.,March 1.
The march was from campus
to the Illinois River, approximate-
ly three miles.
After the ruck march there was
a ceremony to honor Burrus. All
cadets were present to witness
their instructors accomplish-
ment.
Upon completing the cere-
mony, the instructors and cadetsjumped into the river to celebrate.
The march was a little slower
pace and shorter distance than
normal, said Burrus. The
plunge in the river was a long
time coming and something
Capt. Uphoff and I had been
planning to do since the summer.
Its timing kept getting in the way,
and ended up becoming a polarplunge.
Burrus said the promotion is a
reward for his determination and
perseverance. There will be more
responsibilities along with this
promotion and he said he is ready
for any challenge.
Master Sgt. Burrus has been
my instructor since my sopho-
more year and he has taught me
many things, said ChristopherCopeland, Tahlequah senior.
He has taught me how to be a
leader as well as to how to be-
come a professional. He is always
pushing me and challenging me
to become not only the best lead-
er but also the person I can be. I
both admire and respect him.
Uphoff and Burrus have been
working side by side since Uphofftook his position in in 2011.
Burrus and Uphoff both served
in Iraq at the same time in sister
units of the First Cavalry Divi-
sion. They did not know until
meeting at NSU.
At the end of the day we are
all going to have leaders, said
Copeland. Whether it be good
leaders or bad leaders, because of
Master Sgt. Burrus I know whatright looks like.
For more information about
the ROTC program visit the
Haskell Hall Annex, or call 918-
444-3066.
For more information, email
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Current Events
Tuesday, March 5
Womens Tennis vs Universityof Central Oklahoma
2-5 p.m.
Tahlequah Tennis Complex
Speed Tutoring
4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Tahlequah
UC Basement/Lounge
Wednesday, March 6
Healthy Campus Meeting
11 a.m. 12 p.m.
Tahlequah
University Center room 223
On Campus Interviews - RAE
Corporation
1 p.m. 4 p.m.
Tahlequah
CASE Building; Lower Lever
Conference Room
Thursday, March 7
NAB - NSU Idol
7-8 p.m.
Tahlequah
Volunteer Income Tax Assis-
tance Program
3-6 p.m.
Tahlequah
Business and Technology,room 121.
Friday, March 8
Social Work Month Reception6 p.m. 8 p.m.
Broken Arrow
Visitor Center Gallery,
Administrative Services
building.
Saturday, March 9
Womens Tennis vs Emporia
State University
12 p.m. 3 p.m.Tahlequah
NSU Tennis Complex
Increasing Comprehension
Through Differentiated In-
struction
8 a.m. 3 p.m.
Broken Arrow
Monday, Feb. 11
Volunteer Income Tax Assis-
tance Program
3 p.m. 6 p.m.
Tahlequah
Business and Technology,
room 121.
Phil Bridgmon, Dean of Lib-
eral Arts On Campus
9 a.m. 3 p.m.
Broken Arrow
Administrative Services room210.
Blake Harris/TNE Senior StaRiverHawk battalion cadets stand at attention near the Illinois River in the early morninghours of March 1. The battalion participated in a ruck march, followed by a polar plunge tocelebrate Master Sgt. Billy J. Burrus promotion.
RiverHawk battalion marches
Alexander Jewson/Contributing Photographer
Daniel Aaron, Remedy Blu apprentice, gives Meredith Barker, Muskogee junior, a colorconsultation. Remedy Blu is a new salon that just opened in Tahlequahs North End District.
Remedy Blu opens downtown
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Homemade Fireworks brings big-town comedy to campusADAM WALLACETNE LAYOUT EDITOR
Live comedy is often associ-
ated with big cities, but this week
live comedy comes to Tahlequah.
Homemade Fireworks, NSUs
improvised comedy team, pres-
ents their corporate sellout show
in the Webb Auditorium.
In the most simple denition
of the word, improv is the act of
doing scenes without a script or
preconceived plan, said RyanCombs, president of Homemade
Fireworks. Improv shows will
usually start with a one-word sug-
gestion from the audience and the
improvisers will use that sugges-
tion to inspire comedic scenes.
Homemade Fireworks has
nine student members, with four
board members.
The team was started by Alyssa
Buckley, director of Homemade
Fireworks, and her husband, Bry-
an Buckley.Mr. and Mrs. Buckley trained
and performed in North Caro-
lina, Philadelphia and New York
before starting Homemade Fire-
works in fall of 2010.
We packed up our bags,
moved to Oklahoma and were
like where is the improv, said
Alyssa Buckley.
The team meets for practice
on Tuesday, Thursday and Sun-day evenings where they play new
games and experiment with dif-
ferent techniques.
Improv is a lot like a sport,
said Buckley. We perform shows
just like a soccer team would play
a game. Just like you dont know
what your opponent is going to
do, we dont know what the au-
dience is going to say. You have
to practice so you know how the
games facilitate.
Homemade Fireworks per-forms one show each month, on
a date set by the teams board
members. March 8 is their corpo-
rate sellout show.
We have corporations and
small businesses throughout the
area pay a sum of money to us,
and we buy, or make, T-shirts
to advertise that business, said
Combs. If our sponsors pay a
larger sum of money, they can beused as scene suggestions during
the show.
The team performs a corporate
sellout show each year to raise
money for their spring break trip.
We are raising money to go to
Chicago, which is the best place
in the world for improv, said
Knickel Sloan, advertising man-
ager of Homemade Fireworks.
Since its founding in 2010, the
team has taken a trip to Chicago
each year during spring break.
During their time in Chicago, the
team attends shows and work-
shops to learn new techniques
and popular trends in the improv
world.
Tickets for the show are $4 and
$1-off coupons can be found on
posters around the NSU Tahle-
quah campus.
All the money goes to improv
and to the team itself, said Ran-
dall Skidmore, business manager
of Homemade Fireworks. You
sacrice a little and get a lot in the
long run.
The show begins at 7:30 p.m.
March 8 in the Webb Audito-
rium. The 7:30 show is family
friendly, and the R-rated show
begins at 9 p.m.
Tickets can be bought at the
door to the show, and donationswill be accepted for the spring
break trip.
Everyone should come see a
Homemade Fireworks show. We
promise you a hilarious show
that you have never seen before
and never will see again, said
Combs. Plus, its a great deal for
your money.
For more information email
Alyssa Buckley/Contributing PhotographerAdam Wallace, Welling junior, Ryan Combs, Inola junior,
and Natalie Morgan, Muldrow senior practice improv gamesfor Homemade Fireworks upcoming performance on March 8.Homemade Fireworks is an on-campus improv troupe whichperforms monthly.
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Students compete for the title of NSU Idol
Drew Bennett/TNEContestants gather at the NAB oce to prepare for their upcoming group performance at NSU
Idol. NAB sponsors NSU Idol, which is March 7 at Second Century Square.
DREW BENNETTTNE WRITER
American Idol has been on
the air since 2002 and is still very
popular. NSUs version of the
competition, NSU Idol, has also
been a popular event on campus
since the same year.
NSU Idol originally beganwith the same format of Ameri-
can Idol, but has since evolved to
make for a better experience for
those involved. It used to be the
students interested in performing
would simply sign up and show
up the day of the event. Winners
were decided by crowd vote and
after each performance they were
critiqued by three judges.
It was pretty awkward allaround, said Jordyn Jorgenson,
NAB concert chair. The judges
felt a bit uncomfortable having to
critique students performances,
especially since the real purpose
of the event is to be really fun
and let students showcase their
talent. We have since eliminated
that from the competition and
tried to collaborate with the past
NSU Idol winners and my com-mittee to come up with new ways
to make the competition more
friendly and let the contestants
show their personalities and in-
teract with each other and their
audience to make the experience
better for everyone.
Contestants now audition be-
fore hand to see if they can make
it to the actual live performance.
This was done to help out bothwith judging as well as help lower
the number of contestants at the
show. Previous shows have had
more than 20 singers and tended
to last well past their scheduled
times.
A three-minute limit has also
been added to each contestants
performance.
On the judges panel is last
years NSU Idol winner BrittanyPearsall.
Along with the $100 cash prize
for winning the competition, win-
ners also hold the honor of judg-
ing next years contestants.
It was an extremely tough
decision to pick the contestants,
said Brittany Pearsall, Pryor ju-
nior. We had many talented
singers tryout this year. I think
NSU Idol is a great way for stu-dents to show of their talents. We
had people come to tryouts that
I never would have expected to
have such amazing voices. It isalso a great way to meet people
on campus. It was an enriching
experience all around, through
tryouts, photo shoots, performing,
winning and then judging.
Pearsalls advice for this years
contestants is to go out, be con-
dent, campaign for the event and
to most importantly have fun. She
said this is a unique opportunity
for contestants to show off theirtalents and enjoy the experience.
Auditions were February 13.
Those who could not make it to
the audition were asked to send
in an audition tape instead. Ten
students have been chosen to per-
form at the live event.
This is my rst time doing this
and I think my chances are pretty
good, said Jordyn Patton, Ver-
digris junior. Im in this to win
the title of NSU Idol, but really I
am in it for the experience. Its agreat opportunity. Ive been sing-
ing since I was eight, so win or
lose, I just love singing and enjoy
the chance to show off and sing
in public.
Patton auditioned for the con-
test with the song Me and Char-
lie Talking by Miranda Lambert
and intends to sing a mash-up of
I Knew You Were Yrouble by
Taylor Swift, and As Long AsYou Love Me by Justin Beiber
at the show. Along with the con-
testants individual performances,
they will also be performing an
opening and closing number.
NSU Idol will be at the Second
Century Square on March 7 at 7
p.m.
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Delta Zetas get painted for colorful fundraiser
Miranda Caughron/TNEDelta Zeta fundraising chairman, Sarah Tilley, lls balloons for the Paint a Turtle event spon-
sored by Delta Zeta. Paint a Turtle will take place Monday March 11 in front of the UC. Theproceeds will go to the family of a young boy with leukemia.
MIRANDA CAUGHRONTNE WRITER
The Delta Zeta sorority will
sponsor Paint a Turtle on Mon-
day Feb. 11 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
in front of the UC.
The funds from the event will
be donated to the family of an
alumna with a young boy with
leukemia.
We felt the need to help with
our alumnas family because our
alumnae do so much for us, saidSarah Tilley, fundraiser chair-
man for Delta Zeta. I hope this
helps their family because being
diagnosed with leukemia is life
changing, and we are hoping this
will alleviate some stress from the
family.
The family has to drive back
and forth from Stigler to Arkan-
sas to the childrens hospital. As
gas prices are so high, it is very
nancially taxing on the family.
I think it is a great way to giveback to the community, said Al-
lie Goodman, educational leader-
ship consultant with Delta Zeta
Headquarters. It aligns with
Delta Zetas values and it sounds
like a really fun event.
The idea for the fundraiser was
originally to throw rotten foods at
the members.
After closer consideration it
was decided paint would be asafer alternative.
Who would not want to throw
paint at a Delta Zeta, said Ken-
na Tacket, Delta Zetas philan-
thropy chairman.
Tacket said she thinks it is a
great opportunity.
During the event, students
and faculty can pay one dollar to
throw a paint-lled balloon at a
Delta Zeta member.
The balloons will be lled with
a rainbow of colors along with
pink and green paint, the colors
for Delta Zeta.
Every tenth dollar donated re-
ceives a free taco coupon for Taco
Bell.
We wanted to do somethingdifferent other than a bake sale
or dinner and different from any
fundraisers that any other Greek
organizations put on, said Tilley.
The events name, Paint a Tur-
tle, stems from the Delta Zetas
mascot, the turtle.
The mascot is the turtle be-
cause it coincides with two of
Delta Zetas philanthropies,
speech and hearing.It also incorporates The Paint-
ed Turtle camp, a camp for ter-
minally-ill children in California.
The turtle is the mascot for the
camp and also speech and hear-
ing because a turtle tends to be 98
percent deaf.
I am excited to go support
Delta Zeta and also support this
cause, said Jaykob Taylor, Web-bers Falls sophomore. I would
like to throw paint at the girls I
love.
The Delta Zetas have been
planning this fundraiser for many
months.
They have also had many prac-
tice runs to make sure everything
will go smoothly.
The group is also taking many
safety precautions for the event,such as making the members
wear helmets and protective gear
so no one gets hurt.
This event is relatively easy to
plan because there are not many
costs other than balloons and
paint, said Tilley.
Tilley said they have had an
awesome support system.
Lowes has been wonderfuland worked with us on prices,
said Tilley.
This is the rst time for the
event.
The Delta Zetas are hoping
this is a successful event for the
family in need.
If the event goes over well, stu-
dents can expect to see it again
next year.
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Stars in the Summer seeks performersKNICKEL SLOANCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Although Stars in the Summer
does not start for several months,
preparations are already under
way.
Auditions for performing are 1
p.m on March 9, and applicatons
for technical crew will be accept-
ed online until noon on March
15.
Stars in the Summer has been
around since with its rst seriesRiver City Players, and later add-
ing Downtown Country in 1995.
Im really excited to be doing
my second season of country mu-
sic, said Robin Pursley, artistic
director of Stars in the Summer.
And now we are nally offering
an all 80s show.
Auditioners are required to at-
tend dance auditions and prepareone country song, and one rock
or pop song with CD accompani-
ment.
Im looking for exceptionally
strong and versatile singers who
can dance, said Pursley. Im
looking forward to the good sur-
prises. Like when I just get blown
away by someone who is really
talented.
Several parts go into the Starsin the Summer production.
From the rst rehearsal in May,
the technical crew works vigor-
ously to make sure the show goes
off without a hitch.
As a technician somewhere
around 4,000 to 4,500 people will
get to see your wor, said Scott
Pursley, production manager and
technical director of Stars in theSummer. If you have a little ex-
perience in theater and a willing-
ness to do a little of everything,
youll be ne.
The auditions are open to the
public.
For some it will be their rst
time to audition, while others will
return with more experience.
Ive never done it before and
I dont know what to expect,said Candace Smith, Bartlesville
freshman.
Smith said she just wants a
chance to sing.
Its really fun, and I love to
connect with songs, said Smith.
There are many benets to
working with the Stars in the
Summer shows.
It is a paid position and stu-dents can earn credit as perform-
ers and technicians.
You can look forward to a high
level of professionalism from start
to nish, said Michael Rappe,
two-year Stars in the Summer
veteran. Youll also make life-
long friends and be a part of a
historic show at a great venue.
The Stars in the Summer is
off to a big start, with rehears-als starting May 15 and opening
night June 13.
For more information, call 918-
444-2793 or email mageern@
nsuok.edu.
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Renowned futist brings Master Class to Jazz LabKELI HOFFMANTNE WRITER
There is excitement within the
ute community at NSU. New
York Times-acclaimed Amy Por-
ter is coming to the NSU Jazz
Lab to teach a ute master class.
Shes a phenomenal and well-
respected ute teacher, said Dr.
Patricia Surman, ute instructor.
A master class is an event
where a well-known teacher or
performer is brought in to teachand work with students and com-
munity members on any perfor-
mance issues they may have. The
teacher will listen to a student
perform their piece of music and
give constructive feedback.
Its basically a private lesson
but in front of an audience, said
Surman. The audience can ben-
et as well.
Porter will discuss issues with
the mechanics of the ute and
different ideas about musical in-terpretation.
Even if youre not a ute play-
er, the information about musi-
cal interpretation would be very
valuable to all musicians, said
Surman.
Those who wish to attend the
master class do not need to bring
an instrument.
The master class is free to at-
tend and open to NSU students,faculty and staff, as well as mem-
bers of the community.
Sarah Thompson, Oologah
freshman, said Dr. Mark Bighley
found the money to make Porters
visit possible. Thompson is one of
the students performing for Por-
ter in the masterclass.
Were all thankful for Patricia
for getting her to come here, said
Thompson.
Surman has been preparing
her students for Porters visit with
a weekly studio class. NSU and
area high school students will be
among those performing.
I imagine my students are go-
ing to be nervous to play for her,
said Surman. When youre a
performer, your job is to put your
nervousness aside and learn how
to overcome those things.
Roger Hoverson, Tahlequah
junior, will attend the master class
Keli Homan/TNESarah Thompson, Oologah freshman, prepares for Amy Porters master class. Thompson is
one of several NSU students performing for Porter.
and perform La Flute de Pan
by Jules Mouquet.
In a way, its nerve wracking,
said Hoverson. Im beginning to
look at it as just a really fortunate
learning experience.
Porter is a professor of ute
at the University of Michigan
School of Music. She earned her
masters degree in music from the
Juilliard School of Music in New
York City.
In 2001 Porter gained interna-
tional attention by winning the
Paris/Ville dAvary International
Flute competition in France.
She also received the Henry
Russell award in 2006 from the
University of Michigan. She is
the third professor from the school
of music and the rst performing
artist to receive the honor since it
was rst given in 1926.
Porter has taught master classes
all over the world and various cit-
ies in the U.S.
I wanted to do this for my stu-
dents because I think its so valu-
able to get inspired by the greatute players, and to hear what
they have to say about how to do
their job, said Surman.
The master class will be from
6-9 p.m. on March 5 in the NSU
Jazz Lab. Porter will be available
that day for a private lesson. Any-
one interested should contact Dr.
Surman for more information.
For more information, email
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Alumna returns to NSU CPA for piano recital
Courtesy PhotoMichiko Saiki, Northeastern State University alumna, will
visit the Center for Performing Arts for a piano recital 7 p.m.,March 6. Saiki graduated from NSU in 2011, before moving toBowling Green State University in Ohio to complete her mas-ters degree.
ANDREW SCOTTTNE WRITER
NSU alumna Michiko Saiki
returns to her alma mater for a
piano performance.
Saiki came to NSU in 2005
from Saitamato, Japan study pia-
no performance. She is currently
studying at Bowling Green State
University in Ohio working on
her masters degree. She has also
been accepted to their doctoral
program.
Saiki is giving a homecoming
performance to the university
that provided her with her under-
graduate education, making theoccasion a special one.
The main reason I decided
to come back to NSU and give
a recital is to thank everybody by
showing how much I grew after I
graduated from NSU, said Saiki.
Although Saiki graduated in
2011, many still remember her
legacy.
Michiko came to NSU with
a group of other Japanese stu-dents, said Dr. Thomas Salmon,
College of Optometry adminis-
trator. Saiki could have studied
music in Japan, but saw an op-
portunity to study in the US. She
was already a skilled vocalist and
pianist in Japan, but competition
among high school graduates
in Japan is extremely erce. So
rather than enter a music conser-
vatory in Japan, Michiko decided
to study music at NSU.
Since she already had a back-
ground in vocals and piano, she
had very high expectations for
herself.
Dr. Ron Chioldi nurtured
and encouraged he, and enabled
her to develop her talents to amuch higher level, said Salmon.
Michiko was a very hard worker,
and had very high expectations
for herself. Sometimes she strug-
gled with disappointment. Name-
ly, she sometimes felt that she was
not improving enough, in spite of
her hard work.
Salmon said even through the
hard time she continued to work
hard and became what he callsone of the greatest piano students
to have graduated from NSU.
Saikis performance con-
sists of a wide range of tunes.I will be performing Haydns last
piano sonata, one of the Debussy
Etudes, Debussys Lisle Joyeuse
, two movements from Olivier
Messiaens Vingt regards sur
lEnfant-Jsus, and a piece from
living American composer, Fred-
erick Rzewskis De Profundis,
which was composed in 1994.
Saiki said De Profundis is
composed for a speaking pianist,which literally means that she
will be speaking while playing the
piano. She said this will be a very
rare opportunity for the audience
to see the live performance of this
piece.
I am very pumped to sharethis piece with the audience, said
Saiki.
While Saiki was here, she per-
formed at NSU many times, and
also competed at multiple nation-
al level piano competitions.
One year she also played the
piano for the NSU graduation,
said Salmon.
She was also a part of Japanese
Students Association on campus.She was one of the key mem-
bers of JSNU and lead many
of the music performances in
their annual stage shows, said
Salmon. In the JNSU shows she
played guitar, piano, was a mem-
ber of the a capella group and ledchoruses.
Upon graduating, she moved to
Ohio to get her masters degree.
She will be studying
contemporary music extensively
from next fall.
Giving a recital at NSU means
a lot to me because NSU is where
I grew as a pianist, said Saiki.
Without all the faculty members
support, especially Dr.Chioldisguidance, I would not have been
who I am.
For more information, email
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Baseball starts season with winning recordZACH TUCKERTNE WRITER
The RiverHawk baseball team
played their rst nine games
with a record of 5-4. The teams
solid play has thrived off of the
hot bats of the RiverHawks. Ju-
nior Cody Robinson was named
MIAA batter of the week after
his three home run performance
against Truman State Feb. 24,
which resulted in a 10-4 victory.
Cody has a great attitude andhe had a great day against Tru-
man, said Travis Janssen, head
coach. He has as much power
hitting as anyone on the team.
Feb. 28 Pittsburg State made
the trek to Thomas Rousey
Field to face the RiverHawks.
The Gorillas entered the game
with an undefeated 2-0 record.
Pittsburg State has already had
ve games canceled entering the
game against NSU, due to poor
weather.The showdown was a very low
scoring game. The lack of hits for
NSU is what made Pittsburg State
prevail with the 2-1 win. The
RiverHawks trailed 2-0 entering
the fourth inning and a strike to
right eld by David Webe, sopho-
more center-elder, drove Kegan
Knight, senior short-stop, into
home-plate to score their lone
run. Three batters up, three downin the nal inning by the River-
Hawks gave the Gorillas the vic-
tory in the rst matchup between
the teams in 2013.
The game against Pittsburg
State Feb. 28 was one of few
games this season where NSU
failed to put an abundance of
runs on the scoreboard. Hitting
thus far carried the RiverHawks
and a lack of consistent pitching
is what has slowed down NSU.
As a unit we need to just start
pitching a little better and haveour hitters keep doing what they
are doing and we could really
turn things around, said Greg
Diaville, junior pitcher.
Next on the schedule is Central
Missouri.
The Mules were selected rst
in the pre-season MIAA polls and
also rank in the top ve in na-
tional rankings. An overall team
effort is needed to get victories in
the matchups. Those games take
place March 2 at 1 p.m. and 3
p.m., and also at 12 p.m. March3.
I am excited to compete
against Central Missouri, said
Preston Cash, junior rst-base-
man. They have been getting a
lot of hype from everyone and I
think our team has plenty of tal-
ent to take them down.
The key to success for the Riv-
erHawks in 2013 depends on the
rise of the bullpen for NSU.
The roster is full of talent from
top to bottom and hard work and
progression from the pitchingstaff will determine the destiny of
the RiverHawks.
Our guys are working very
hard, said Janssen. If a few guys
can step up and lead our team
then we will be in good shape.
A long season awaits NSU their
trip in early May to the MIAA
Baseball Conference Champi-
onship. Wins against conference
team members create the mostopportunity to make the road to
Kansas City, Mo. an easier voy-
age. The top teams earn auto-
matic bids into the championship
while the lower seeded teams face
off in play in games.
The RiverHawks are off to a
solid start in 2013 and with prog-
ress in all areas of the game, look
out for NSU in early May.
For more information, [email protected].
Zach Tucker/TNEKegan Knight, senior shortstop, waits at third base against Pittsburg State Feb. 28. The Riv-
erHawks split the series with the Gorillas and have a record of 6-4 on the year.
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RiverHawks basketball earns spot in MIAA Championship
The Northeastern State mensbasketball team nished in a
tie for third in the nal regular-
season standings and has earned
the No. 4 seed in the 2013 MIAA
Mens Basketball Championship.
The RiverHawks (19-7, 12-6
MIAA) have earned a bye into the
quarternals, and they will await
the winner of No. 5 Northwest
Missouri State and No. 12 Mis-
souri Western State.The Bearcats will play host to
the Griffons at 7 p.m. March 4in the rst round of the MIAA
Championship.
The winner of that matchup
will meet NSU at 2:15 p.m.
March 7 inside Kansas Citys
Municipal Auditorium (7,316).
The RiverHawks were selected
in the preseason by the MIAA
coaches and media to nish 14th
in the regular season, and they
jumped all the way from out ofthe tournament into a rst-round
bye. The nine-place improvementwas by far the best of anyone else
in the conference (Lindenwood
was projected eighth and also tied
for third).
Northeastern State lost to
NWMSU 73-72 on Jan. 31 in
Maryville, Mo. NSU defeated
MWSU 73-61 on Feb. 2 in St. Jo-
seph, Mo.
The NSU women also earned
a bye in the MIAA Champion-ship.
The RiverHawks are one of
three schools (Central Missouri,
Washburn) that had both teamsreceive byes.
Fort Hays State (men) and Em-
poria State(women) were the oth-
er recipients of a top-four seed.
Tickets are now on sale for the
2013 MIAA Mens and Womens
Basketball Championships at the
NSU Ticket Ofce.
The mens quarternals
through the championship will be
held March 7, 9-10 inside KansasCitys Municipal Auditorium.
For the Kansas City portion of
the tournament, all-session pass-
es, which will allow access to all
14 games of the tournament, are
$50 if purchased through North-
eastern State.
Passes purchased at the Mu-
nicipal Auditorium Box Ofce
will be $65.
Single-session passes are $20
and are good for any single ses-
sion of the tournament.Both all-session and single-
session passes can be purchased
through Northeastern State.
NSU students can purchase
single-session passes for $5 (with
valid NSU ID).
Children six and under will be
admitted free of charge.
Visit Northeastern States ticket
ofce or call 918-444-3901 for
more information.The Kansas City Downtown
Marriott is the host hotel for the
tournament.
Special room rates are avail-
able by mentioning the MIAA fan
rate or by booking online through
www.themiaa.com.
Press release courtesy of Ce-
drique Flemming, www.goriver-
hawksgo.com.
Carrie Moore/Contributing PhotographerRiverHawks basketball beat Fort Hays State 76-61, a game that helped earn them a seed inthe 2013 MIAA Championship. RiverHawks basketball will compete in the MIAA Mens andwomens basketball championships, March 7, 9-10 in Kansas City, Mo.
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