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It can be said that, for the most part, a Christian univer-sity will be full of practicing Christians. Those behind the integrity project would like to reinforce what that should look like in the minds of Ouachita students. The integrity project is a video, poster and writing contest, focusing on a differ-ent character trait every year in hopes of encouraging stu-dents to think about how they are demonstrating that trait. “The idea is to engage Ouachita students in thinking about matters of integrity,” said Dr. Byron Eubanks, pro-fessor of philosophy and di-rector of the Sutton Center for Integrity. “It seems like plenty of students enjoy editing vid-eos, so we started with that, but with so many great writ-ers and designers, we decided to expand.” This is the first year for the project, but the hope is to con-tinue for years to come. This year’s theme is respect. “We wanted to pick some-thing from Ouachita’s mis-sion statement, as well as the student handbook,” Eubanks said. “We chose respect be-

cause everybody wants to re-ceive respect from the people around them. If it works well this year, we’ll have the com-petition again next year.” At first, respect can seem like a vague topic, but expect-ed student behavior is clearly laid it in the Ouachita student handbook, and a lot of it can be traced back to respect. “The entries can be based off of personal experience, ob-servation, whatever you need to draw from,” Eubanks said. “How can you respect nature? How can you respect your surroundings? What does it look like for students to re-spect each other or the faculty, or for the faculty to respect students? Respect may seem vague, but there are specific types that can be covered.” Prizes will be awarded to the best videos, posters and articles submitted to the con-test. The entries will be judged by a group of alumni, and stu-dents will be able to vote for their favorite piece. “First place for the video category is $600, with the people’s choice being $300,” Eubanks said. “For the posters and opinion pieces, first prize is $400 and people’s choice is $200. Even though only six entries will be receiving cash

prizes, most of the entries will be used to spread the idea of respect across campus. We’ll make print copies of the post-ers to hang up, submit the opinion pieces to the Signal and post the videos to the on-line Signal.” “Being a Ouachitonian comes with a lot of responsi-bilities aside from being a stu-dent and going to class,” said senior communications major Nicole McPhate, a member of the project’s leadership team. “Portraying the mission state-ment in your own life is more important than any prizes. This is a great way to get in-volved and represent what our school stands for.” Entries are due March 7. n

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Dylan Haney was among four students from the state of Arkansas to attend the Lead-ership Institute this past sum-mer in Washington, D.C. The Leadership Institute focuses on conservative principles while providing training in many different areas, which includes college students reaching other college stu-dents through campaigning, fundraising and other tech-niques. Haney, a sophomore politi-cal science major, was selected to participate in this program after turning in an essay focus-ing on the building of the par-ty platform, thinking of ways to get other people involved and promoting ideas. He then received the Patrick Cal-houn Leadership Scholarship. Haney was the only student chosen from Arkansas’ fourth congressional district. The institute hosted be-tween 70 and 100 college students from all around the United States, making this a very sought after and exclu-sive program of which to take part. During the trip, Haney at-tended a number of classes that went from early in the morning to late at night. “Classes were taught by for-mer White House staffers that

worked for Ronald Reagan and told a bunch of personal stories about Reagan’s life and routine and ability to speak to people,” Haney said. His days were not only filled with going to classes, but he was also given the chance to travel around the city of Washington, D.C. On his days off, Haney also visit-ed with some of the members of the Senate. Of all of the experiences Haney encountered, he said two were the most memorable to him. “Getting to hear from for-mer White House staffers, and visiting with them even a little bit one on one about how


TIGERS OPEN HOME SEASONS SPORTS, P. 7theSignal Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 • Volume 121, Issue 1


Across closed borders

Saudi Arabia, traditionally shy

of tourism, invites student group for visit

Eight students and two professors got what will probably be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in May. They, along with a community member, were granted an almost unheard of invitation to tour

Saudi Arabia, a country typically closed to tourism out-side of religious purposes. Dr. Barbara Pemberton, associate professor of Christian missions and one of the professors who attended, said the trip was the result of years of talks between herself, a tour company in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Arabian embassy in the United States. The certainty of the trip was unknown even to the last minute.

By Tanner WardEditor-in-Chief

New Yorker publishes

Curlin poem in July issue

On Jul. 30, 2012, Dr. Jay Cur-lin, professor of English, had a poem featured in The New Yorker. Curlin never submitted the poem, but after a remark-able set of circumstances, The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Paul Muldoon, contacted Curlin and asked him whether he might publish it in the magazine. The poem, entitled “Evidence of Things Not Seen,” was writ-ten in the fall of 2010 to feature two words that appeared in the Daily Word Game utilized by professors to enhance students’ vocabulary. The words were “Higgs-Boson,” the legendary god particle and “hirsute,” a word meaning hairy. The po-em’s title is a reference to the Bible verse Hebrews 11:1. “After a couple of years of playing the daily word games, [Jay] would put [them] in his reading quizzes in poems he wrote that he called lexical

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Student’s summer of theater With make-up perfectly painted below his black uni-form hat and charcoal grey jack-et buttoned up to his neck, he sits in silence, anticipating how the night will unfold. Beneath him, the moving stage stands still, ready for the wear and tear of another night, another show, another scuff. Garrett White-head mentally prepares himself to transport to another time in another country with another name. Whitehead, a junior musical theater major from Cleburne, Texas, took on a German per-sona this summer while in pro-

ductions of “Spring Awaken-ing” at Little Rock’s Weekend Theatre from June 8-July 1 and “The Sound of Music” at Mur-ry’s Dinner Playhouse from July 24-Sept. 1, also in Little Rock, 368 miles away from home. For the duration of the sum-mer, Whitehead was fortunate enough to “house hop” be-tween the homes of four of his fellow theater majors, but it was still not quite the same as being home for the break. “I was really nervous about spending my entire summer away from my family,” he said, “but it helped prepare me for my future.” As with every production, Whitehead believes his partici-

pation in these shows makes an impact on him as a performer that will carry through for the rest of his life. “I grow a little bit every time I get the chance to perform,” he said. One of his summer’s learn-ing experiences came in the role of telegram boy-turned-Nazi teenager Rolf in “The Sound of Music.” While the spring musical put on by Ouachita’s theater depart-ment has rehearsals for an entire semester before opening night, Murry’s “Sound of Music” had just two weeks before the first curtain.

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Leader in training

Dylan Haney z CourtesyDYLAN HANEY stands in front of the Capitol. He recently trav-eled to D.C. to attend the Lead-ership Institute.

Haney attends Institute in D.C., tours capital city

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Garrett Whitehead z CourtesyGARRETT WHITEHEAD plays Rolf, a character in “The Sound of Music,” who goes from an innocent messenger boy in love with the protagonist’s daughter to a Nazi traitor. Scan QR code to view additional content online.

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Photo courtesy of Dr. Barbara Pemberton.

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The fact that there is a new coffee shop on campus is old news. However, just reading the name or looking at the logo, the significance might not be understood. Dr. Jack’s Coffeehouse, is named after Ouachita’s first president. However, the name, look and location are the only real changes that have been made. “Trennis Henderson first came to me with the project,” said Ferris Williams, assistant professor of visual arts. “And as a fan of mutton chops, I couldn’t say no.” In addition to coffee, the

shop will be serving a variety of pastries and juices. Official-ly called the Library Café, the old coffeehouse was referred to as Starbucks by the major-ity of students because of the brand of coffee they sold. “The Starbucks connection is simply that Dr. Jack’s Cof-feehouse serves Starbucks coffee,” said Brooke Zimny, assistant director of commu-nications. “It’s not a change from recent years.” The only thing different about Dr. Jack’s is that campus officials have tried to give it a unique Ouachita feel. “Dr. Jack Conger was Ouachita’s founding presi-dent,” said Trennis Hender-

son, vice president of com-munications. “He was elected president in 1886 at age 29 and was responsible for recruiting students, hiring faculty and developing the Arkadelphia campus.” As Ouachita’s first presi-dent, Dr. Jack’s image and leg-acy inspire a sense of school pride, which is one of the rea-sons he was chosen to repre-sent the new coffeehouse. “I think Dr. Jack really re-inforces the heritage of the school,” Williams said. “This is really important in the light of our 125th anniver-sary, which we just finished celebrating. The school is con-stantly changing, so I think it

is important to have a remind-er of where the school came from and the people who had a hand in making OBU what it is today.” Dr. Jack stands out as a sym-bol for Ouachita and is more than just one of it’s founding figures; his iconic hairstyle only added to the appeal of using him for the coffee shop’s logo. “We had several portraits to go from when design-ing the logo,” Williams said. “Some were from when he was younger, some were from when he was older. In every-one the hair was the same; he

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There are many questions students face when enter-ing college and even more as they begin the voyage into the “real world.” What am I doing, where am I going and how do I get there? Where do my priorities lie and what will happen if I can’t do it all? Be-fore getting too bogged down, students can rest assured that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Career Services is available as a launching point for every Ouachita student, no matter their classification. Whether you are an upper-classman preparing for your life ahead or a freshman that doesn’t know where to be-gin, you are not on this jour-ney alone. Career Services is an organization at Ouachita whose main goal is equipping students with the answers, op-portunities and connections needed to succeed both on campus and off. It’s never too early to start taking advantage of all that Career Services has to offer. “I really hope that more people will get involved with Career Services as a fresh-man or a sophomore,” said Aly Smith, a sophomore Mass Communications major, “be-cause making connections is [very] important.” Over the summer, Smith re-ceived an internship with Eco-nomics Arkansas through the help of Career Services. Be-ing a portal of information, connections and skills, Ca-reer Services can provide the resources every student will need to ensure a successful

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Ouachita Baptist Univer-sity will host National Federa-tion of Music Clubs (NFMC) Young Artist winner Kwan Yi in a guest piano concert Sept. 18. The recital, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Re-cital Hall, is free to the public. Biennially, the NFMC holds a professional-level competi-tion for young artists in four categories, including piano, strings, women’s voice and men’s voice. Yi is the 2011 winner in piano and has per-formed throughout Europe, Asia and the U.S. “Kwan Yi has been praised by audiences and critics alike as a pianist of ‘lyrical ele-gance’ and ‘ravishing, pitch-perfect clarity,’” according to the NFMC website. He has performed in such venues as Carnegie’s Isaac Stern Auditorium, Chicago Symphony Hall and the Ken-

nedy Center’s Opera House. “Bringing performers like Kwan Yi,” Dr. George Keck said, “is very important for our students, faculty and audi-ence members to hear the high level and quality of playing expected in major American piano competitions and on the stages of the concert world.” Keck, professor emeritus of music, has served for 12 years as artist presentation

Dr. Jack’s legacy inspires sense of school pride

Nicole McPhate z The SignalSTUDENTS ENJOY the new features of Dr. Jack’s Coffeehouse in the recently renovated Evans Student Center. The first president’s iconic mutton chops help to reinforce the sense of school heritage among students.

By NOAH HUTCHINSONStaff Writer

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Career Services offers students variety of tools,

resources

The fourth annual FORE Ouachita Golf Tournament will tee off on Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. with a second tee time at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, Ark. Proceeds from the event will benefit athletic scholarships at Ouachita. “I was actually challenged my first year at Ouachita to help raise money for athlet-

ics,” said Terry Peeples, vice president for development at Ouachita. To support the cost of athletic programs, Ouachita’s development office developed FORE Ouachita, an annual golf-tournament fundraiser. “It’s important because the students are the main fo-cus,” said Nicole Herndon, OBU development officer for grants and events. “We’re here to help them succeed.”

Currently 43 teams from across the state will participate in this year’s tournament. Many of the participants have close ties to Ouachita. “They feel OBU is impor-tant to them,” Herndon said. “They believe in the univer-sity and what we stand for.” The tournament also provides an opportunity for alumni and other Ouachita

By KATHLEEN SUITStaff Writer

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Ouachita hosts pianist Kwan Yi, NFMC Young Artist, Sept. 18

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News Bureau z CourtesyDONORS PLAY a round of golf during last year’s FORE tournament. Ouachita’s fourth annual tourna-ment will tee off on Sept. 24 at 8 a.m.

Annual FORE Ouachita tees off Sept. 24 for athleticsBy RACHEL GREGORY

News Bureau

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— European Study Tour Reflections, Blogs and Slideshow— Lile Hall Dedication Ceremony video.

— Sports Show with Chelsea Byers— “The Command BROst” Blog with Noah Hutchinson


PREPPING THE STAGE: JOEY LICKLIDERFEATURES, P. 4theSignal Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 • Volume 121, Issue 5



Every year since 2000, Eta Alpha Omega has sponsored Muggin’, an event meant to provide a safer alternative to off-campus partying after Tiger Tunes. This year will be the biggest yet, with 2,100 bottles of IBC Root Beer being served in the center of campus following the final Saturday performance. “Muggin’ was started be-cause a group of guys wanted a fun alternative to drinking alcohol after Tiger Tunes,” said Michael Crowe, a junior finance and business manage-ment major and the vice presi-dent of Eta Alpha Omega. “We also believe that Muggin’ builds a great sense of com-

munity on campus.” The beginnings of Muggin’ can be traced back to the year 2000. “One of our alumni was bored and brought a boombox

along with an ice chest of IBC to the gazebo and invited all of his friends,” said Alex Nel-son, a junior finance and busi-ness management major and the secretary/treasurer of Eta

Alpha Omega. The event has expanded every year since, and is now one of the most well-known events of Homecoming week. This year, Sean Michel, a Ouachita alumnus from Bry-ant who appeared on “Ameri-can Idol” several years ago, will perform live along with his band. Nelson said the club also has several other activi-ties planned. Crowe said the group tradi-tionally serves IBC root beer because of the reason the com-pany was founded. “Interestingly enough, IBC was founded in 1919 as an al-ternative to alcohol consump-tion during prohibition,” he said. “We chose IBC root beer

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Tunescast 2012Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

Special Tunes Edition

Homecoming. It is a time for students to enjoy the tra-ditions of Ouachita through a variety of activities while wel-coming new events such as a campus-wide street festival. “One big difference this year is that between the Saturday Tunes shows, there will be a street festival between JPAC and Jones Science Center,” said Devan Malone, senior speech communication major and member of the Homecom-

ing steering committee. “So-dexo will be serving dinner, and the street will be blocked completely. It’s really exciting because of the atmosphere it will create on campus.” The Homecoming street fes-tival will try to encourage an energetic atmosphere, as well as give students and alumni a convenient place to eat. On top of the street festival, there will be even more chang-es to eating arrangements this year, even to the point of clos-ing out all other food outlets on campus aside from the

Homecoming festivities. “The picnic we normally have will be at the tailgat-ing area down by the football field,” said Jon Merryman, di-rector of alumni. “Students are encouraged to go down for a big barbecue lunch. All other food venues on campus will be closed to encourage people to go to the football game.” Homecoming week pro-vides constant activity and en-tertainment from the various clubs and organizations. “There is almost always something going on,” said

Bradley Lindsey, senior mu-sic major and member of the Homecoming steering com-mittee. “Clubs and organiza-tions this year are going to be having events on campus every day. There will always be something to do, which is new, and allows for the stu-dents to start getting pumped about Tiger Tunes and the Homecoming football game.” All of this has been planned by Ouachita’s Homecoming steering committee.

Muggin’ to feature 2,100 bottles, live music

The Downtown Arkadel-phia program will host its kickoff event — a ribbon cut-ting to symbolize the focused movement toward downtown revitalization — at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in front of Southern Bancorp on Main Street. “Many students have ex-pressed to the community that there is nothing for them to do in Arkadelphia,” said Nicole Porchia, the student success coordinator at Ouachita and a member of the Downtown Arkadelphia board. “This is an event for all students to come out and enjoy the Arka-delphia downtown area and even receive discounts at most restaurants and retailers.” Porchia also said that the Downtown Arkadelphia board’s main focus is to re-vitalize the downtown area while offering activities and entertainment for local fami-lies and college students. From 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., a number of local retailers will offer promotions for shoppers and participants. Restaurants Slim & Shorty’s, Dino’s and the Honeycomb are offering 25 percent discounts off of food that evening. To take ad-

Ribbon-cutting features sales,

promotions downtown

Campus prepares for Homecoming weekend eventsBy NOAH HUTCHINSON

Staff Writer

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By SAM CUSHMANNews Editor

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Tiger Tunes 2012

Hosts/Hostesses p. 2 • Tunes Effects on Clubs p. 3 • Tunescast 2012 p. 3 • Joey Licklider p. 4

Nicole McPhate photo.

James Wood z ArchiveBOTTLES OF IBC Root Beer sit in the back of a truck in Grant Plaza during last year’s Muggin’, sponsored by Eta Alpha Omega.

By TANNER WARDEditor-in-Chief

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Tyler Rosenthal z The SignalSTUDENTS GATHER for a worship service during Christian Focus Week last year. Christian Focus Week also includes Pancakes and Prayer, a cinnamon roll party and breakout “Seasoned” panel in Berry Chapel.

Christian Focus Week

Christian Focus Week 2013 is next week and will consist of several different breakout sessions and worship services in various places around cam-pus everyday in the mornings and afternoons. The theme for Christian Focus Week this year is “Sea-soned”. This theme was cho-sen to express the fact that no matter where the student is in their life or what struggles stu-dents are going through, God can draw them closer in every

“season” of their life. “We truly hope that stu-dents are able to see that God uses us in all seasons of our life,” said Kate Cody, a junior mass communications major and leader for CFW, “Whether it be a good or bad season, to strengthen, grow and mold us into the people he wants us to be.” Each day during the week classes will cancelled during session times in the morn-ing at either 9, 10 or 11 am. Christian Focus Week leaders strongly encourage students to take that time to attend the

sessions. The Christian Focus Week last year had about 300 students attend each session, and nearly the same amount of students are expected to at-tend the sessions this year, if not more. James Taylor, director of Campus Ministries, said that “Christian Focus Week will provide something different for every student, for wherev-er they are. If people are strug-gling with anything at this point in this semester I hope this is a week that they can feel

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By KELSEY LAMBOnline Co-Editor

Includes ‘something different for every student’

Integrity project encourages respectful, responsibile lives

Half a century ago, a strap-ping, young Ouachita gentle-man was getting dressed up for a hot date that night with the girl he had had his eye on since freshman year. He had knotted his tie and was ready to go when he checked his wallet and realized that he did not have enough cash to pay for both of their dinners at her favorite restaurant in town. Panic ensued. Nowadays, students do not have to fret about situations like these thanks to the Dipert Emergency Loan Fund, fund-ed by donations from alum-nus Dan Dipert, Class of 1963. Established in 2001, the fund is available to all current students who have completed at least 12 semester hours at Ouachita, have a minimum 2.0 GPA and have no outstanding holds. Students can borrow up to $100 at any one time, for a $0.25 fee, and must repay their loan within 30 days. Dipert was inspired to es-tablish the Emergency Loan Fund by a good friend of his, Dr. Allan Saxe, who started a similar fund at the University of Texas at Arlington where he works as a political science professor.

“He started one and it was such a great success because students are always in need of a quick few bucks and don’t have money, so I asked him if it was alright if I copied his idea,” Dipert said of Saxe. “You know they’re not going to run off with it but mom didn’t send it soon enough or they’ve got a check coming that for some reason or other is a little late, and they’ve got a deadline, they need it. They want to go on a date. If they don’t have the money they might lose the girl.” Dipert, majored in theater and is a graduate of South-western Seminary, who now owns a bus charter company in the Dallas-Forth Worth area and a tree farm in Arkansas. He spoke of his college expe-rience as another motivating factor in establishing the fund. “I well remember people going up and down the hall-way at the last minute when they needed a few extra bucks for a date, but usually I didn’t have any money to help,” said Dipert. “I just think it’s a great, great service to the kids, and a great way for me to give back to the university.” Last minute date money is not all that the Emergency

By NOAH HUTCHINSONOpinions Editor

Emergency loan fund provides quick cashBy ANNA KUMPURISStaff Writer

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Leavell presents research on black authors, books

For most students, English is a rudimentary subject that only covers sentence structure and forms of writing. For Lori Leavell though, it is a passion allowing her to study books and their history through the sub-field of English called book history. Leavell, a Ouachita alumna, will present her research over book history in a feature lec-ture titled “What Archives Re-veal about Antebellum White Readerships of African-Amer-ican Texts.” The lecture is designed to educate students on the in-teractions between African- Americans and Caucasian texts in integrated literary his-tory. This will explore how Af-rican-American authors may have had influence on white writers before the American Civil War. “There is an argument that others have made before and it has a tendency to treat Af-rican-American literature as resistant, always responding to something else previously written,” Leavell said. “In some ways this does make sense in early forms of Afri-can-American writing. Some of these were texts protest-ing slavery, but this form of thinking can also be a trap. In various ways, it is resis-tive but their writing can also be generative in that they can

be texts that other people re-spond to. I wanted to think about who was reading these texts in this period, especially white authors.” Leavell conducted her re-search over African-American text influences during the past two summers as part of her graduate dissertation. After being influenced by David Walker’s appeal to the colored citizens of the world, Leavell dove into the subject to dis-cover the literary impact it cre-ated amid the influence it was creating on Southern laws. “The pamphlet (David Walker’s appeal) was written by a free African American living in Boston,” Leavell said. “This pamphlet was consid-ered radical in its call for en-slaved and free African-Amer-icans to strike for freedom and it its warning to white Amer-ica of the consequences of maintaining slavery and racial oppression. Several southern states passed laws banning this pamphlet, labeling it sedi-tious.” Students attending will gain knowledge about the value of archival research through Leavell’s studies. Periodicals

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Lori Leavell LectureTomorrow, 2 p.m.Lile Hall 200Free Admission

Integrity Project:“Respect”

Video ContestFirst Place, $600

People’s Choice, $300

Writing ContestFirst Place, $400


Poster ContestFirst Place, $400


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Nathan Dickard z CourtesyJake Coffman performs in a CAB coffeehouse concert in Evans Student Center last month. CM is hosting its Christian Focus Week coffeehouse next Monday at 9 p.m. in the Tiger Den.

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this weekzCALENDARREFUGE will be held tonight at Second Baptist Church from 9-10 p.m. For more information, contact: James Taylor at [email protected].

ETA ALPHA OMEGA FLOAT NIGHT will take place tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the ESC Brigde. For more information, contact: Adam Jones at [email protected].

KLUCK ENRICHMENT GRANT deadline is tomorrow. Students wishing to recieve a grant who have not turned in their application should contact Ian Cosh at [email protected].

LIVE MUSIC at Dr. Jack’s will take place tomorrow afternoon at 12:15 p.m. For more information, contact: Tim Harrell at [email protected].

OUACHITA SOUNDS CONCERT will take place tomorrow evening from 7:30- 9 p.m. at Jones Performing Arts Center. For more information, contact: [email protected].

CHRISTIAN FOCUS WEEK will take place next week. For more information about the events or schedule, contact: James Taylor at [email protected].

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a little more encouraged.” Each day there will be a wor-ship service in the morning and a breakout service in the afternoon. There will be spe-cial events that will take place including a pancake breakfast, social club worship service and a worship service with Chris-tian music group All Sons and Daughters. All Sons and Daughters is a duo consisting of David Leon-ard and Leslie Jordan. They are from Franklin, Tenn., and will be performing in Jones Per-forming Arts Center at 7:30 pm on Tuesday. More information about their music can be found on their website at www.allsonsanddaughters.com. There will also be worship lead by Noah Mitchell and ses-sions lead by Shawn Barnard,

Nathan James, Stephen Ray and Amy Garrett. “In the past there were only about four students leaders,” Taylor said. ”This year we have gotten two students from each class to help coordinate and plan the week, so I think it’s better, and there is more student input then there has been in the past”. This year there will be a new event added to the week. This event will be a cinnamon roll night in the cafeteria. “The goal is to have students mix with other students that they don’t know,” Taylor said. Students will be encouraged to break out of their comfort zone and socialize with new people. “We have put a lot of time and prayer into the planning of CFW and hope that students will grow through it!” Cody said. For more information about Christian Focus Week, contact Taylor at [email protected]. n

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Loan Fund can be used for. During the last school year, 72 Emergency Fund loans were made to students for a variety of reasons. “Most students end up us-ing it if they have club fees or if they need travel money to get home quickly or something like that,” Susan Hurst, direc-tor of student financial services

said. “Some students may be needing money right then but they may not be paid for a cou-ple of weeks.” To request an Emergency Fund Loan, a student must go to the Student Financial Servic-es Office in Cone-Bottoms, and after filling out a short promis-sory note, students can receive the cash right then. However, if the loan is not repaid within the 30 days allotted, that stu-dent will not be allowed to use the Emergency Loan Fund

again. “It doesn’t really fund an education but that’s not what it was really intended for,” Hurst said. “It’s good for students who just need quick cash. We want students to stay aware of the fund and that it is here for them to use.” For more information about the Dipert Emergency Loan Fund, contact Susan Hurst through email at [email protected] or visit Student Financial Services. n

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Tyler Rosenthal z The SignalSTUDENTS PAINT and create of arts and crafts during the 2012 Worship & Arts session from last year’s Christian Focus Week.

and fleeting sources were often the sources Leavell used, pre-senting her with a challenge that she overcame. “It’s important to keep in mind that lots of early Afri-can-American print appeared in temporary sources, such as newspapers,” Leavell said. “Often these sources were not preserved by institutions be-cause they did not value them. “Some of the important work of the field, then, in-volves digging around in ar-chival collections to patch to-gether a lost literary history. African-Americans have a long history of reading, writing and publishing and we have much work to do to reconstruct that history.” After earning her Bachelor’s degree at Ouachita in 2001, Leavell went on to earn her masters degree from the Uni-

versity of Arkansas in 2003 and her doctorate from Emory University in Atlanta, in 2011. Leavell worked as a teach-ing assistant for her former schools, the University of Ar-kansas and Emory University, before becoming an assistant professor of English at the Uni-versity of Central Arkansas in Conway where she teaches Af-rican-American literature and her passion of book history, the history of the book and print culture. “This is a historically in-formed area of study that pays attention to where texts move from and where they are originally published, who they influence and what the readership was. This sub-field ties into my research because it looks at the rare documents I found and compares the im-pact of them onto other cul-tures and worlds,” Leavell said. Leavell has since been fea-tured in several publications

on this subject including, “Re-view of Michael A. Chaney’s Fugitive Vision: Slave Image and Black Identity in Ante-bellum Narritave,” “The Year in Confrences: Report on the American Studies Association Convention” and Beloved by Toni Morrison. She has also given various presentations on book history including “Printed and re-printed in a thousand forms: Recirculation and the Broader Readerships of Antebellum African-American Texts” at the American Antiquarian Society Panel at the Northeast Modern Language Association in Bos-ton, Mass. This lecture will take place at 2 p.m. on Feb. 8 in Lile 200. A second lecture “How to get in, survive, and thrive in gradu-ate school,” which will be an open forum for students curi-ous about the inner workings of graduate school, take place at 4 p.m.. Admission is free and open to the public. n

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From the Archives

“OBU’s ‘dating’ vocabularycan be a deceptive hazard”

September 15, 1989By: Darrell Potts

“The OBU grapevine interprets the word dating to mean, “bonded together in an

exclusively honest, loyal and permanent relationship of love.”

*This is not a current story. It was written and appeared in the Signal in 1989 and written by a man who has been gone for decades. To clear up last week’s confusion, Sandi Patti will not be performing in chapel any time soon.

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NEWS BRIEFS n Thirty second recaps of the biggest stories of the week.NATIONAL ― The United States mil-itary will decrease its naval presence in the Middle East by maintaining only one aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf instead of two due to potential deep budget cuts that could kick in next month, Pentagon officials said yester-day. For several years the United States has kept two carriers deployed in the Gulf due to tensions with Iran, but un-certainty surrounding the Pentagon’s budget forced the decision, officials said. The U.S.S. Harry S. Truman had been scheduled to head to the Gulf due to tensions with Iran, but uncertainty surrounding the Pentagon’s budget forced the decision, officials said. By cancelling deployment orders for the Truman, the Pentagon will save several hundreds of millions of dollars over the next fiscal year. n

WORLD ― A powerful earthquake in the South Pacific triggered a tsunami that destroyed villages and killed at least five people in the Solomon Islands yesterday, according to govern-ment and hospital officials. A wave measuring three feet reached the island chain after the quake hit around midday local time, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The magnitude-8 quake had a focus at a depth of 17.8 miles, and the epicenter was about 220 miles east of the Santa Cruz Islands, part of the Solomon Islands nation, ac-cording to a bulletin issued by the U.S. Geological Survey. Official accounts of the extent of the damage in the Solomons remain unclear, according to a government official; communica-tion with the areas that were hit worst remains difficult. n

TECHNOLOGY ―The online hack-tivist group Anonymous released the personal information of over 4,000 bank executives this past weekend as a part of their Operation Last Resort. Ac-cording to 2DNet, Anonymous hacked the website of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center and posted the login information, credentials, IP addresses and contact information of American bank executives. The Twit-ter account for Operation Last Resort, through which Anonymous has been coordinating its online response to the suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, claimed that the credentials of 4,000 U.S. bank executives had been obtained via Federal Reserve computers. The Federal Reserve has yet to comment or release a statement concerning the matter. n

SCIENCE ―Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics said yesterday that out Milky Way galaxy might contain an estimated 4.5 billion Earthlike planets. Astronomers looked at data from NA-SA’s Kepler Space telescope in orbit, and concluded that 6 percent of the red dwarf stars in the Milky Way prob-ably have Earthlike, habitable planets, which by astronomical standards, is very common. Red dwarf stars make up three out of every four stars in our galaxy. Red dwarfs are also older, smaller, and dimmer than our sun, but a planet orbiting close to one could be sufficiently warmed to have liquid water. Future spacecraft should be able to locate these red dwarf systems and provide environmental clues on any Earthlike planets that may be there. n

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the 15th annual Mary Shambarger Competition for Singers on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. in the W. Francis McBeth Recital Hall of Mabee Fine Arts Cen-ter. The competition is named in honor of Mary Shambarger, professor emerita of music at Ouachita who served as a faculty member for 32 years. Shambarger formed the wom-en’s choral group the Ouachi-tones, which later was restruc-tured as Ouachita Sounds, a group including men and women. When she retired in 1998, Shambarger was the Lena Goodwin Trimble Profes-sor of Music and had served as a voice instructor and di-rected multiple choral groups throughout the years. The competition features

rotating repertoires, includ-ing: musical theatre selections, which will be this year’s cat-egory; arias from opera and oratorio, scheduled for 2014; and art songs, in 2015. Only Ouachita voice principals who are in their fourth semester of study or beyond are eligible to enter the competition. “We are expecting numerous student entries because every-one enjoys participating in the musical theatre classification,” said Dr. Glenda Secrest, pro-fessor of music. “If you have never attended the competi-tion, this would be a great one to experience. It will be an en-tertaining afternoon and you will be amazed by the level of competition.” A cash prize of $500 will be awarded to the first place winner. Other cash awards in-clude: second place, $300; third place, $200; fourth place, $100; and honorable mention, $50.

Judges for this year’s compe-tition include: Jessica Bubbus, a 2006 Ouachita alumna and for-mer winner of the Shambarger Competition; Joshua Shaw, a 2001 Ouachita alumnus and featured guest artist and mas-ter teacher for the upcoming Arkansas National Association of Teachers of Singing Con-ference and Auditions; and Dr. Charles Wright, professor emeritus of music and former dean of Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts. Faculty accompanists in-clude: John Briggs, adjunct voice instructor and staff ac-companist; Terri Lucas, staff accompanist; Louis Menendez, principal coach accompanist and artist-in-residence; Susan Monroe, staff accompanist; and Phyllis Walker, coordina-tor of staff accompanists. For more information, please contact Dr. Jon Secrest at [email protected] 245-5134. n

Ouachita senior Bethany Swiontek received an Encour-agement Award at this year’s Arkansas District Metropoli-tan Opera National Council Auditions held at the Univer-sity of Arkansas at Little Rock. Swiontek, a musical the-atre major, along with two other participants, received the award and a financial sti-pend from the Opera Club of Little Rock. According to the Arkansas District Auditions program, the purpose of the award is to “provide encour-agement to those singers who show great potential but were not chosen to move to the re-gional auditions.” When it was announced that Swiontek had received the award, she said she was “so in-credibly shocked that I kind of stood there for a second before I realized, ‘Oh, it wasn’t a mis-take!’” “Bethany came to OBU with a solid foundation in singing and an already shimmering stage presence,” said Dr. Mar-garet Garrett, assistant profes-sor of music and Swiontek’s voice teacher. “She has a rare aptitude for singing. … I was thrilled when I found out that she had been given an Encour-agement Award.” Swiontek was one of 18 com-petitors at the event, includ-ing Ouachita student Caitlin Secrest, a junior vocal perfor-mance major, and OBU alum-na Grace Johnson. Swiontek sang “Oh, Robert,

Robert” from Robert le diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer for her first piece. The judges chose her second piece, “Ach, ich, fühl’s” from Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mo-zart, from the list she submit-ted. Her vocal coach, Louis Menendez, accompanied her. Opera singers and directors Dean Anthony, Caroll Freeman and Eric Halfvarson judged the auditions. They were “incred-ibly kind and gave me some very valuable advice to apply, not only to my singing right now, but to my future singing as well,” Swiontek said. “There is nothing more encouraging than hearing you’re doing and learning things correctly from directors and performers who are doing that very thing with their lives right now.” “She is very confident in her abilities as a musical theater performer, and I think receiv-ing this award has given her a much-needed confidence boost in her capabilities as a performer of classical music as well,” Garrett said. “Being able to sing in a wide variety of styles can help open doors to performing opportunities for her in the future.” While at Ouachita, Swion-tek has performed in musical as well as nonmusical roles. She is a two-time nominee for the Irene Ryan Musical The-ater Award, participated in the “Broadway Comes to Denver” summer program and was a first place winner in the 2011 Mid-South Regional National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions. n

Ouachita to host 15th annual Shambarger Competition Feb. 19By RACHEL GREGORYNews Bureau

Swiontek receives opera Encouragement AwardBy RYLEIGH SALMONNews Bureau

“RESPECT”What does it mean? How do you demonstrate it.

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Criteria for Video Contest1. Entrants abide by the restrictions, rules and

guidelines established for the contest.2. (25%) Clarity of the message—does the content make a

clear connection with integrity and respect? 6 points

3. (25%) Degree to which the message is memorable and/or

thought-provoking—how well does it draw in the viewer

and maintain attention? 4 possible points4. (25%) Creativity of the message—is the message original

or something we haven’t seen before? 4 possible points

5. (25%) Production values of the project—are the audio,

video, editing, graphics near professional quality? 6 pointsEntry Process/Rules1. Entrants may use camcorder, cell phone, DSLR or other

camera recorder unit.2. Entrants establish either a Vimeo or YouTube account and

upload their entry to the site.3. Entrants provide Ouachita with the link to the project that

can be shared with the judges.4. Winning entries provide Ouachita with a high resolution

version of the project.5. Maximum length, 90 seconds.

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$300Criteria for Opinion Essay1. Did the entrant abide by the rules of the contest?

2. Is the thesis stated clearly? (25%)3. Is the argument supported by appropriate research?

Is the research clearly referenced? (25%)4. Is the argument supported by logical reasoning? (25%)

5. Is the argument applicable to the OBU community? (25%)Entry Process/Rules1. Opinion articles may be submitted on any topic related

to the theme (for this year: Respect).2. Writers may focus on their own point of view, but the

judges will look for evidence of research and a logical

order of reasoning.3. Examples may be varied, but the point of the opinion

piece should be applicable to the OBU community.

4. Opinion articles will be 500 words or fewer

and turned in on time. 5. The author must be willing for the article to be published

in either the print or online edition of The Signal, or both.

6. Articles must be e-mailed to [email protected].

Paper copies will not be accepted.

Criteria 1. Did the entrant abide by the rules and guidelines?

2. Does the poster catch your attention? (25%)

3. Does the poster have a clear message ? (25%)

4. Does the poster use an original visual approach to

relay the message? (25%)5. Did the entrant make an appropriate choice

of typography and visuals? Is the poster a pleasing

and appropriate composition? (25%) Entry Process/Rules 1. Posters may consist of type-only, visuals only, or a

balance of the two. However, the success of the poster

will rely on the ability to relay the intended message

quickly and effectively.2. You may use any medium for your posters, but the final

should be an electronic file, tiff or jpg, 11" x 17" with a

resolution of 360 dpi. 3. The author must be willing for the poster to be

published in either the print or online edition of

The Signal, or both.4. Posters should be e-mailed to [email protected] or put

on a CD and dropped off at the Signal office.

Like to write?So do we.

The Signal staff has opportunities available for reporters, bloggers, designers and videographers now.

For more information, contact [email protected].

It is hard to believe it, but February has quickly crept its way onto our calendars and along with it, one of

society’s most controversial holidays; one that brings inspiration to some but despair to others, a day that has the power to change the outcome of the days and months to follow. Groundhog Day. Yes, I’m kidding. I mean I love Groundhog Day. Actually, here is a fun fact — up until about a couple of years ago, I thought that Groundhog Day was super legitimate. I was completely con-vinced that the fate of our seasons lay in the timid little paws of Sir Mr. Ground-hog and if he saw his shadow, spring would not arrive at its usual time, leav-ing us all plagued with 6 more weeks of winter. Which, by the way, good old’ Punxsutawney Phil didn’t go crawling back into his hole on this glorious Feb-ruary 2 of the year of our Lord 2013, so by legend I’d say we are right on track! Upon realizing that this legend was, in fact, a legend, and not reality, I re-ally began to wonder why it was that I had not fallen privy to this information sooner. Because, I know, I know, you all are shaking your heads and laughing at me after hearing this admittance. Was I really just this gullible, or was it some-thing else? Of course, not wanting to be-lieve the former, I realized what it was. The groundhog story is a legend; a fairy tale of sorts. And fairy tales are just my

forte. Still to this day, fairy tales are my favorite books, my favorite movies and my favorite stories. There is just some-thing about being transformed into a different time and a different place that is just fascinating. Everything is so new, everything so beautiful. All you have to do is believe, and believe I did. That would be why I was 17 years old and still believed that the Groundhog Phil decided the seasons. And since I’m ad-mitting here anyways, Phil wasn’t my only shocker to find was a phony. **DISCLAIMER** this is a spoiler alert: If you are underage or just so hap-pen to still receive your Christmas pres-ents via a sled driven by Santa Claus, Please do not read any further.** I believed in Santa Claus until the fourth grade, when I questioned how elves could make a parakeet and saw the cage box in the bed of my dad’s truck. I didn’t stop believing in the tooth fairy until I didn’t have any more teeth to give. I even decided to test my luck with Miss Thang a few years back and put my bagged wisdom teeth under the pillow for her. The result was just me waking up to a bag full of wisdom teeth and immediate regret of that decision. The Easter Bunny was a pretty fun one, however. It was about the time I was learn-ing to write cursive in school, and I decided I would be super awe-some and write the Eas-ter Bunny a long essay about the true mean-ing of Easter. I basically gave a three point ser-mon and walked this

bunny through the plan of salvation in my essay that I left him/her on Easter. But it gets better — I woke up the next morning, so pleased with my accom-plishment of standing up to the Easter Bunny by telling him that he is NOT the reason we celebrate, that I could hardly wait to see if he had messaged me back. And he had! I found his response writ-ten in black sharpie on a balloon that was sitting on the kitchen table. It said “I know.” Well, thanks Easter Bunny. I have come to terms with my gullible nature and that at times I have been a bit naive, but I think I would trade believing — with the possibility of being wrong — over not believing and missing out on the joy of it all any day. I learned some pretty amazing lessons from these fic-tional friends as a kid. Santa taught me that I was loved, that I could trust and that I had someone looking out for me at all times. The tooth fairy taught me to always be hopeful and that sometimes our pain can be transformed into some-thing that can benefit us and the people around us. The Easter Bunny taught me perseverance (he also taught me how some people might be hesitant to hear about the Lord). And the Groundhog

taught me about cour-age; that I should never run scared from the mark I can leave on the world. And though they were just stories, the truth about them, the lessons learned, and the imagination they de-manded, will engrave a little bit of themselves in our hearts forever. n

Sir Eldridge Dashing-stache ad-justed his cravat as he stumbled through the frozen wasteland

of Viking-era Scandinavia. He was weary from his jump back in time, but it was well worth it. He had 20 women on each arm as he walked back to his time machine, courtesy of Viking war lord Vigfus Frenzyfist. Being that it was Valentine’s Day, and he was without a date, he couldn’t think of a better way to emasculate those mead-swilling bar-barians than to go back in time and steal their women. “Wait!” Vigfus cried from the dis-tance, running after them with his war hammer held high “I am war-rior king of all the mortal realm! No woman denies Vigfus Frenzyfist!” But it was too late. Eldridge had

already escorted them all into his time machine and set his sights for home. For everything Vigfus’ had in physical might, he lacked in charm. Valentine’s day is growing ever nearer, and although I’m always for donning the horned helmet, hitting a heavy set of bench press, eating a steak straight off the cow and letting your inner viking show, Valentine’s Day is one of the rare times when it needs to be put away. Men don’t hold doors open for women or help them carry boxes in-side because they think women are not able-bodied. They do it because women, to a certain extent, deserve to be treated like a bunch of prin-cesses. Valentine’s Day is the perfect example of this. I’ve never heard of a man going up to his bros on Febru-ary 15 and swooning at the memory of the magical evening their girl-friend planned out for them. Valen-tine’s Day is a holiday for women, so if you want to do Valentine’s Day like a man, it means going all out.

Some people are probably rolling their eyes by this point. Of course they’re going to do something for their girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. That is not what I am saying though. I am saying that you need to blow her mind so hard, that she is scooping her brains off the walls once she sees what you have got planned. I am not going to go suggest-ing specific things for people to do, because everyone is different and knows their significant others better than I do. I am, however, saying that it should be memorable, and that it can be achieved on any budget. All you need to do is put some thought into it. Valentine’s Day is no place for Vikings. You’ve got to tap into your inner Sir Eldridge Dashing-stache. Wipe the nachos out of your beard, attempt to contain your beer keg of a neck within the pitiful reaches of a tie and show her that chivalry is not dead after all. She will be thrilled, and you will not regret it. n

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More and more, young adults and children are be-ing “advised” not to play violent video games such as “Far Cry,” “Medal of Honor” and “Call

of Duty” or watch movies like “The Fast and The Fu-rious,” “The Expendables” and “Rocky.” It’s being said that these games are cause for bullying in schools as well as violent personalities in maturing children. However, has anyone ever considered that gory video games and television programs aren’t the only reason for this fast-growing trend of violence in young adults? Perhaps the problem truly starts at an even younger age: when par-ents begin reading the Bible to their children. The Bible is one of the most violent and appalling books that a parent can read to their children. Even if they are reading the “sugar-coated”, child appropriate versions, the main idea still remains. The story of Cain and Abel is a good place to start for an example. Read Genesis 4:8 and you’ll see how Cain murders his blood brother Abel. This story is not nec-essarily saying it’s okay to kill your brother, but it still happens and Cain gets away with it without much of any punishment from God. To make matters even worse, God puts a mark on Cain

to make sure that no one will murder him for slaying Abel. So, on top of the justification of murder with jeal-ousy, this story is portraying favoritism. God pardons Cain’s sin and even protects him when later in Genesis, it clearly states that one who kills shall be killed them-selves. Another brutal story is the story of Abraham and his son, Isaac. As most people of the Christian and Jewish faith know, in this story Abraham is told by God to go and kill his son Isaac. Abraham doesn’t hesitate and immediately sets off on a journey with Isaac to find a proper place to end his life. Although I admit this shows courage in the face of fear and pure commitment to God, this is not something a child should be hearing about. The child hearing the story may not show fear towards the concept, but perhaps that’s even another worry to have. The child is growing used to stories of death and destruction. The violence doesn’t stop there. There are floods, death, deceit, and so much sin. Yes, these stories are a great way to tell a growing child how NOT to behave. But, at the same time, they are still being exposed at a very early age to the evils of day to day life. Video games, movies and television do the same thing. I am all for reading Bible stories to children as a way of parent-ing. But, those who do so and refuse to let their kids play “Call of Duty” or watch “The Fast and the Furious” (who have reached the age restriction placed on the product of course), should seriously consider taking another look at their reasoning behind this choice. n

Groundhog Day: fairy tales may have merit

Scripture vs. violent video games

KATHLEEN SUITStaff Writer

theSignalOuachita Baptist UniversityOffice: Evans Student CenterE-Mail: [email protected]: 870.245.5210

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Tanner Wardz EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Valentine’s Day ‘for women’

MATTIE BOGOSLAVSKYStaff Writer

I believed in Santa Claus until around fourth grade when I questioned how the elves could make a parakeet.

— Kathleen Suit

In last week’s edition of the Signal, we published an editorial outlining our thoughts on gun control. We have had much response to this, including a flood of comments on obusignal.com. But there seems to have been a bit of confusion about what an editorial is. Google, the great and powerful, says an editorial is “a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.” Editorials in the Signal are written by one of our print editors, to the general consensus of the rest of the editors. They are not the official view of Ouachita Baptist University, nor are they the official view of every member of our staff. They are the view of the editorial board. Editorials generally cover a somewhat controversial topic, so responses by the Ouachita community are expected and absolutely welcome. For this reason, we have set up several ways for you to send us your responses and commentary. Letters to the editor can be submitted via email ([email protected]) or campus mail (OBU Box 3761). Comments can be left on our website by simply filling out your name, email and comment on the post. Differing opinions are a part of life; we know this. We understand that your opinion may be different from ours, and we’d like to hear about it. However, we believe there is a respectful way to voice your opinion. On Monday night, our website was flooded with comment after comment attacking our staff for our opinion. We were called gun-hating liberals, “losers” and “profoundly ignorant.” Commenters said our article was “well written for a fifth grader” and that we need to go “jump in front of a train.” And those were the nice ones. Obviously many of these comments came from people off-campus. But they bring up a point about respect. We respect your opinions; in return, we want you to respect ours. Name calling, insulting and putting down are not the best ways to express your opinion to us. If you are trying to make an argument, this comes off as uneducated and weak. State your opinion. Back it up with facts. Give us an example. We understand that it is not our way or the highway. We are not mad; we love getting feedback from our readers. But we want it to be tasteful and of value. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Tanner Ward Editor-in-Chief

Letter from the EditorRespecting, responding to opposing opinions

NOAH HUTCHINSONOpinions Editor

Throwback ThursdaySPECIAL EDITION • MARCH 14, 2013

The Ouachita football team has announced the signing of 32 players in anticipation of the 2013 football season. This class comes on the heels of the fifth consecutive winning season, which is in large part due to the stabil-ity provided by Head Coach Todd Knight as he prepares for his 15th season at the head of the program. “I’m extremely proud of the hard work of our coach-ing staff, led by recruiting coordinator Brett Shockley, whose leadership in recruit-ing over the last four years has really set our program up for success,” commented Knight. “The newcomers will add much needed depth and help solidify a very strong nucleus that is currently on campus. “ Ouachita continued its recruiting emphasis in the state of Arkansas, signing 23 Arkansas natives as well as seven players from the state of Texas, one from Louisiana and one from Tennessee. This class addressed ev-ery need that the program had going into the 2013 cam-paign, with a variety of posi-tions represented. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers addressed

their need for depth at the quarterback position with the addition of one mid-year enrollee and two incoming freshman. The Tigers continued to add to their stable of running backs, adding two incoming freshmen. The Tigers shallow, but po-tent, wide receiving core add-ed much needed depth with six signees, five of which are from the state of Arkansas. Up front, they continued the tradition of adding stout, yet agile linemen, with the addi-tion of four. On defense, the Tigers beefed up their front seven with the signings of four in-terior defensive linemen, and three long and rangy defen-sive ends. They complemented their additions to the line with the additions of five in-state line-backers, as well as another from the state of Texas. “This is the most depth, and potentially the most athletic group that we have signed in the front seven in many years,” commented offensive line coach and re-cruiting coordinator Brett Shockley. In the secondary, the Ti-gers added a safety to their already deep backfield. On special teams, the Ti-gers added much needed

explosiveness to their return game with the addition of a speedy and agile kick return-er/punt returner. They also provided stability with the addition of two other special-ists. “This class is exciting for us because of the sheer num-bers,” Shockley said. “Our staff did a great job of getting the best available talent in the state of Arkansas.” The Tiger coaching staff feels that the pure numbers of the class will help with a team that was riddled with injuries during their 2012 campaign. This class promises to maintain the winning ways that Ouachita fans have be-come accustomed to. The Tigers enter the 2013 season as the only program in the state of Arkansas with a winning record in their last five seasons. The program reached new heights with a 6-0 start and a No. 10 ranking in the AFCA Division II poll during the 2012 season. They are the only program in the state that has been ranked in the Top 25 at some point during each of the last five years. Ouachita begins spring practice on March 7, which will lead up to their annual spring game on the evening of Tuesday, April 16. n

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SCHEDULESTiger BaseballFeb. 9 ― OBU vs. Tarleton State, 12 p.m.Feb. 12 ― OBU @ Southern Arkansas, 2 p.m.Feb. 15 ― OBU @ East Central, 2 p.m.Feb. 19 ― OBU vs. Harding, 1 p.m.Tiger BasketballFeb. 9 ― OBU vs. Southern Nazarene, 4 p.m.Feb. 14 ― OBU @ Arkansas Tech, 7:30 p.m.Feb.16 ― OBU vs. Harding, 4 p.m.Feb. 21 ― OBU @ NW Oklahoma State, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 23 ― OBU @ SW Oklahoma State, 4 p.m.Feb. 28 ― OBU @ Henderson State, 7:30 p.m.

Tiger TennisFeb. 9 ― OBU @ Washburn, TBAFeb. 14 ― OBU @ Delta State, TBAFeb. 15 ― OBU vs. Southeastern Okla., TBAFeb. 16 ― OBU vs. Okla. Christian, TBAFeb. 17 ― OBU vs. Cameron, TBALady Tiger BasketballFeb. 9 ― OBU vs. Southern Nazarene, 2 p.m.Feb. 14 ― OBU @ Arkansas Tech, 5:30 p.m.Feb.16 ― OBU vs. Harding, 2 p.m.Feb. 21 ― OBU @ NW Oklahoma State, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 23 ― OBU @ SW Oklahoma State, 2 p.m.

Dr. Wesley Kluck z CourtesyTY TOWERS and the Ouachita Tigers, along with the 2012 recruits head out onto the field for a game. This year, thirty-two players were selected to join the Tigers and take the field alongside the team.

By JOSH FINKSports Information Director

Football signs 32 recruits

Alex Armfield, WR Cordova, TN

Justin Avery, OL Monticello, AR

Devin Ball (Soph.), DL Junction City, AR

Jed Beach (Fresh.), OL West Fork, AR

Kendall Bruce (Fresh.), WR Little Rock AR

Jacob Engel, SPEC. Siloam Springs, AR

Tyler Foster, OL Mt. Vernon, TX

LaVonte Gardner, WR Star City, AR

Andrew Gendi, DL Houston, TX

Tyree Gray, DL Houston, TX

Josh Hall, LB Story, AR

Ed Hood, DE Gurdon, AR

Will Houston, LB El Dorado, AR

Waymon Johnson Jr., LB Stuttgart, AR

Brannon Kotch, OL Conway, AR

Brandon Marks, ATH Prescott, AR

Andre Morman, RB Richardson, TX

Clay Patrick, DL Springdale, AR

Jay Patrick, SPEC. Springdale, AR

Lane Pearce, DE Carthage, TX

Ke’Vontae Pope, WR Jonesboro, AR

Devin Price, DB Ruston, LA

Elijah Ramsey, LB Gentry, AR

Lucas Reed, QB El Dorado, AR

Bradley Root, LB Searcy, AR

Joseph Stewart, WR White Hall, AR

Jesse Stone, QB Little Rock, AR

LaVonte Thomas, WR Nashville, AR

Ovie Urevbu, RB Plano, TX

Austin Warford, QB Malvern, AR

Gerald Watson, DL N. Little Rock, AR

Christian Whitaker, LB Scroggins, TX

Dear Haters: Arkansas Razorback Edition

Dear Haters, Razorback fans irk me at times – especially the ones who are ardently and obses-sively in love with their team. Don’t get me wrong – I am a huge fan of my boys, too. That’s my team; my emotions get skewed and morphed day to day based on whether we won or lost or gained the next best recruit. Wrong, yes, but a sport fan’s life, nonetheless. Unfortunately, those same fans can go overboard at times. Like this week. Bawling my eyes out as I watched my beloved Florida Gators get slaughtered – yes,

slaughtered – by Arkansas’ less than mediocre Razor-backs, was not exactly on my wish list. So it didn’t happen. Punching walls and crying buckets isn’t really my thing. Silent scorn and laser-beam eyes are more my type of re-sponse to losses. Razorback fans, though, they like to rub it in until it hurts – until it cuts all the way to the core, breaks your heart and breaks your pride. Talk about brotherly love (please note the intense sar-casm). Now, my point of this opinion piece was not to rag on fans, but to explain what happened Tuesday. I said I didn’t want to talk about the game, but I don’t mind spewing written words about it.

I have included a fellow student in all of my columns and this one is no different. He knew it was coming and here it is: Jim Hampton,

I am calling you out and ex-plaining to you why one win against my team means noth-

ing for you and your team of swine (that’s another name for a piglet) and why this happened. First, let me tell you this: it is just as hard to find a team who is better than Florida in basketball as it is to find something that head coach Billy Donovan’s team doesn’t do well. Disagree? Too bad, this is my column. Florida had an off-night. It was an away game, at Ar-kansas’ gym, with all of those screaming Arkansas fans. I’ll give the Hogs credit for their uncanny disarmament of the stacked Florida team, using a balanced scoring at-tack the entire game, but that’s all they get. Our woeful downfall was caused by a few key factors. The Gators played without

Will Yeguete, who is one of our top players and is our top rebounder. Arkansas didn’t have many turnovers to help us out. Three of our best players were forced to play longer and do more on defense than usual, as well as having one starter shift to an entirely dif-ferent position (Casey Prath-er, guarding the frontcourt players). This all resulted in a dev-astating and nightmarish (I think that’s a word) loss to the team that has fans every-where at Ouachita. I thought to myself before I started this, Will I care when they hate me for this? I con-cluded, No, because my team is still better than theirs. That really helps me sleep at night.Sincerely, Chelsea Byers n

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Bawling my eyes out as I watched my be-loved Florida Gators get slaughtered - yes, slaughtered - by Arkan-sas’ less than mediocre Razorbacks, was not exactly on my wish list.

— Chelsea Byers

CHELSEA BYERSSports Editor

A response given by an editor concerning a season-altering basketball game, Arkansas vs. Florida

2013 Football Signing Class

“ “This is the most depth, and potentially the most athletic group that we have signed in the front seven in many years. This class is exciting for us because of the sheer numbers. Our staff did a great job of getting the best available talent in the state of Arkansas.

— Brett Shockley, offensive line coordinator

Where are you from? I grew up in Sheridan, Ark.How did you get your start in coaching? I started coaching a travel tournament team in Benton, Ark., who won two national championships. Benton’s high school coach asked me to get certified by Arkansas Activities Association and help him at Benton. The next year, North Little Rock High School offered me their head coaching position. Two weeks later, OBU offered me their assistant position.What is your favorite thing about coaching softball at OBU? Favorite thing about coaching at OBU is working in an environment with many great people and knowing the support of the university in your Christian moral beliefs and the character of the student athletes you get to recruit and coach.What is the most memorable moment of your coaching career? Most memorable moment had nothing to do with soft-ball. It was having the opportunity to witness to a player many times and on Nov. 18th at 7:30p.m. watching that player come into SPEC and pray with her, and witness that young lady give her life to Christ; that was the most amaz-ing moment ever. That will hold a place in my heart as long as I live.What is it like being able to coach alongside your daugh-ter? Coaching with my daughter Beth is the second best mo-ment at Ouachita. I will never be able to pay the university back enough for supporting me to hire my daughter. Now don’t get me wrong - we do know how to push each other’s buttons at times. However, those moments are few and far between. Watching her grow and making memories with your daughter is awesome. Beth is going to become a great head coach someday. She will do a great job running a program. I just pray God keeps me around to witness it. n

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Men’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11–8, 4thWomen’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–4, 2ndBaseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0–4, 4thSoftball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–2, 6thMen’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–0, 2ndWomen’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0–0, 4th

(wins – losses, conference rank)

Meet the Coaches: Head Softball Coach Mike McGheeBy CHELSEA BYERSSports Editor

Weekly Topic: Lady Tigers Basketball, Intra-mural Basketball: Young Money, Blood BathRound Table Topic: Superbowl Recap, Ray Lewis: Life, Legacy and AccusationsCheck us out: www.obusignal.com and @TheRundownOBU

Brand New Sports Talk ShowOUT MONDAY AT 5p.m.

Lady Tigers Basketball ties East Central in ranking

Are you looking for the scoop on all things sports? Do you like getting your information from Ouachita students wearing sport coats and bow ties? Then look no further than Ouachita’s new sports broadcast, “The Rundown.” From the latest news in Tiger Nation to updates on the beloved Ouachita pastime

that is intramural sports to hot topics of the world of professional sports, no stone is left unturned. The team is made up of 12 students from various areas of the communications department, along with two faculty advisers.

The show will air every Monday at www.obusignal.com.

Tanner Ward z The SignalBRANDON SMITH runs the camera as Katie Vaughn and Chelsea Byers discuss the latest sports topic in the studio for Ouachita’s new sports show titled, “The Rundown.”

Dr. Wesley Kluck z CourtesyCOACH MCGHEE and daughter, Beth McGhee pose together following a Lady Tiger win.

ADA, Okla.- The Ouachita Lady Tigers (15-4, 10-3 GAC) sit in a tie atop the Great Amer-ican Conference again follow-ing Saturday afternoon’s con-test at East Central University (15-4, 10-3 GAC). The Lady Ti-gers led by as much as seven points in the game, but East Central’s second half thwarted off Ouachita’s attack. East Cen-tral finished the game with a 72-64 victory, evening the sea-son series between the teams with a win each. Ouachita jumped out to a quick 12-5 lead in the game, leading to them holding the lead for the majority of the first half. A rally late in the half pushed East Central ahead though, and they entered half-time holding a three-point lead

over Ouachita. It didn’t take ECU long to stretch their lead in the sec-ond half, as a quick run helped them gain an eight point ad-vantage just two minutes into the half. Ouachita wasn’t go-ing to lie down and accept a loss though, as they cut the lead to just two points with about six minutes left in the game and looked to be poised to take the win. East Central held them off though, retaking their eight point lead and win-ning the game. Nashia James led the Ouachita offensive unit, scor-ing 24 points and recording five assists while also adding four steals on the defensive end of the floor. Monica Wil-liams struggled from the floor, but still managed to pick up 18 points and 14 rebounds in the game.

East Central was led by Dilan Webster, who recorded 23 points and nine rebounds while also notching four blocks on the defensive end of the floor. Regan Browne comple-mented Webster with 10 points and three assists. Ouachita struggled from the floor in the game, only making 34.7 percent of their attempts from the floor. East Central wasn’t any better though, as they only made 34.4 percent of their shots. The difference in the game was free throws, as East Central made 25 of their 32 attempts from the line, while Ouachita only made six of their 11 attempts. The Lady Tigers will have a week off before returning to Bill Vining Arena this Satur-day, when they host Southern Nazarene University. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. n


ARKADELPHIA, Ark.- The Ouachita Tigers (0-4) returned to the diamond on Saturday, continuing their season open-ing series against the No. 16 Rams of Angelo State Uni-versity (4-0). In the first game of the day, the Tigers bullpen struggled, giving up 16 runs in a 16-6 loss. In the second game of the afternoon things contin-ued to play against the Tigers, as they dropped a 13-1 final to the Rams. The Tigers and Rams were engaged in a tight battle early on, with Angelo jumping out to a 2-1 advantage after the first inning. Neither team was able to come up with another run until the fourth inning,

when the Tigers tied the game up at 2-2 with a sacrifice fly to right field by Landon Flax that scored Chris Tavares from third base. Angelo State responded to the Tiger run with three of their own, regaining the lead on a pair of sacrifice flies and a runner who advanced home on a pickoff attempt to second base from Ouachita. The Tigers answered again though, putting up three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Tavares singled to center field, bringing in two runs for the team, while Jace Melby knocked in a run short-ly after on a left field double. Unfortunately, the Tigers struggled from that point on, giving up 11 runs to the Rams and only scoring one of their own. Angelo scored four runs

in the seventh, one in the eights and six in the ninth, while the Tigers only run of the last four innings came in the bottom of the ninth. Josh Everett was credited with the loss for the Tigers while Jake Albert took the win for the Rams. In the second game of the afternoon, the Tigers were just unable to answer the bats of the Rams. Angelo State put eight runs on the board before the Tigers even got their first and finished the game with 19 hits to the Tigers’ five. Ouachita’s only RBI came from Sean Noland, who start-ed the game at designated hit-ter. Melby recorded two walks in the game, while McCrae Jones finished the game one of two and was the only runner who crossed home plate.

Luis de Jesus took the loss in the game, giving up six earned runs in four innings on the mound. Jake Feckley took the win for the Rams, holding the Tigers to three hits and a run in five in-

nings of work. The Tigers look to rebound from a tough opening week-end next Saturday, when they kick off a four game series against Tarleton State. First pitch is scheduled for noon. n


Tiger Baseball closes out tough weekend with doubleheader losses to Angelo State

Dr. Wesley Kluck z CourtesyLUIS DE JESUS pitches during a game against Angelo State on Saturday. The Tigers lost both games 16-6 and 13-1.

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