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Empower women to be leaders JOLI DUPY

Contributing Writer Kristen Hadeed, a graduate of the University of Florida and founder of the company Student Maid, will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Women’s Leadership Conference on Saturday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The “I Am” conference is meant to be a beneficial day for students to learn how to “create themselves and be their own guiding light,” said Emily Bradley, Tech’s coordinator for leadership and service.

The registration deadline for the Women’s Leadership Conference is March 9. Registration is available on TheLink. The registration fee of $15 will cover breakfast during the morning sessions, snacks and lunch before Hadeed takes the stage to share her message of empowerment. The fee can be paid at the Office of Student Services in Doc Bryan 233.

Hadeed established her business at the age of 21. Student Maid now employs more than 500 college students during peak times of the year.

PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTEN HADEED/TWITTER In addition to Student Maid, Kristen also launched a tech company that optimizes scheduling for cleaning companies called MaidSuite.

According to a university news release, Hadeed’s TEDx talk, “How to Retire by 20,” has

(see WOMEN page 4)

News briefs

Tutoring Center revises tactics

can participate in a game show at 7 p.m.

Monday in Young Ballroom.

The Doc Bryan Tutoring Center has revised its schedule for the spring semester in an effort to be as helpful and accessible to students as possible.

Sports- The

In addition, the center has introduced a punch card system. When students visit the center, they receive a punch on their card. After the 12th visit and punch, the students will receive a finals week care package that includes study aids, snacks and drinks.

SAB- Students

Wonder Boys baseball team will play Delta State from 2-5 p.m. Tuesday at the baseball field.

Career

ServicesLand your dream job with help from the event Networking/ Personal Brand from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Tuesday in Doc Bryan 242.

Diversity and Inclusion- George

T. Hudgens, the first African American student to earn a degree from Tech, will be a keynote speaker for Black History Month. The event is from 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesday in the Doc Bryan Lecture Hall.

During the event Celebration of Black Culture, students can perform dances, poems, monologues and other art forms at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Doc’s Place in Doc Bryan.

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he and the other tutors are there to help.

Contributing Writer

Levi Otts, a tutor for the center, said

“I know the struggle and can definitely relate to the students that come in,” said Otts, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Vilonia.

“I’ve recently taken the same classes and know how to help. It really helps me stay sharp on my skills as well. One of my professors told me that if you can break something down to where others can understand it and can teach them, then you know it well.”

Academic areas served by the center include accounting and economics, anthropology and sociology, biological sciences, chemistry, computer and information science, English, history, mathematics, physical science, psychology and public speaking. Tutoring is also available for students studying for Praxis I. “We are always glad to help,” Otts said.

The center offers tutoring sessions throughout the day in a number of

(see TUTORING page 4)

ATU Bans Use Russellville Parks of Hoverboards and Recreation OLIVIA KAYS

within campus housing.

Contributing Writer Reports of numerous fires involving self-balancing scooters, more commonly known as hoverboards, has prompted the recent ban of these devices on the Arkansas Tech University campus.

In an effort to keep student safety a number one priority, the use and possession of hoverboards on campus is prohibited. In order to be in full compliance with fire protection and prevention initiatives, storage of hoverboards/self-balancing scooters are prohibited

The university has decided to be proactive by prohibiting these devices on campus before any students are injured.

“I am not aware of any hoverboard-related incidents. The ban is more related to the fire risk and injury risk that has been demonstrated elsewhere,” said Sam Strasner, director of University Relations.

(see BAN page 4)

Health and Wellness- Learn

about heart health with the Health and Wellness Center from 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday in Baz Tech.

academic areas, with night sessions held from 5 to 9 p.m.

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expands, changes

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community, but throughout the state of Arkansas.

Russellville can look forward to new expansions in regards to various recreational, park, and civil related issues with the appointment of Arkansas Tech’s own Dr. Theresa Herrick to the Russellville Recreation and Parks Commission (RP Commission).

Herrick has come onto the commission with no shortage of ideas. One of Herrick’s goals involves the expansion of trails throughout the city.

Contributing Writer

Herrick is a professor in the Recreation and Park Administration Program at Tech and has been involved with the RP Commission in various roles non-official and voting roles since 1985.

Herrick has assisted in the design and implementation of multiple playgrounds, campgrounds, and parks not just in the Russellville

“I helped put together the ‘Russellville Connected’, which is the trail plan for the city written in 2010,” Herrick stated in an email. “Many miles of trails have been built since 2010 and there are plans for many more miles.”

Herrick is particularly interested in involving the RP Commission with projects associated with Tech.

“Dr. Bowen has some wonderful ideas for campus and the RP Department in Russellville is excited to be

(see PARK page 4)

PAGE 2 | Opinion

Textbook Brokers versus Arkansas Tech Bookstore MICHAEL HARRIS Advertising Manager

At Arkansas Tech, there are two popular locations to get textbooks for classes: Textbook Brokers, located on North Arkansas Avenue, and the on-campus bookstore.

Being a senior at Arkansas Tech, I have purchased books from both stores several times and each store has their pros and cons.

The bookstore is directly located on campus and is within walking distance for on campus students. They are really good about providing all of the correct materials, and you can order your textbooks then have them charged to your student account.

However, there are times when I have ordered my textbooks and the bookstore has not been able to process my request before the student accounts office processed my refund check for the semester.

This is a struggle for me because when this happens, I have to cancel my order with any discounts that I would have gotten for ordering them early, then I would have to pay full price for my books which for a college student can be very expensive.

Textbook Brokers has a few more pros then the bookstore, however, the cons are far greater.

Textbook Brokers offers a deferred payment plan that allows a student to order books, pick them up and not have to pay anything until a week or two after classes begin.

MICHAEL HARRIS/THE ARKATECH This gives students time to receive their refund check from loans and / or scholarships and pay for books later, but have them on the first day.

Although this is something Textbook Brokers has over the bookstore, they fall behind in the area of customer satisfaction and efficiency with their products.

This semester, I ordered books from Textbook Brokers. One of the books I ordered was Adobe Photoshop CC: Classroom in a Book. I ordered this book new and not only was it replaced with a used copy, but it was also without the access code,

It was 3 full weeks before I received the access code for the book and a reimbursement of the difference between a new copy of the book and a used copy.

Overall, I believe the on-campus book store is a better choice between the two. The bookstore has always completed my orders efficiently with all supplies that I needed and they have always treated me with respect and given excellent customer service.

Why does my race have to reflect in my club involvement?

MICHAEL HARRIS Advertising Manager

organization that supports the LGBT community.

Arkansas Tech University has more than one hundred registered student organizations for students to get involved during their collegiate experience.

When I am on campus wearing the letters of my fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega (ATΩ), non-Greeks assume that I am a member of Alpha Phi Alpha or that all of my brothers are of the African-American race.

People are Greek, primarily people whom are black that know that my fraternity is not an African American fraternity, assume that my fraternity is an academic fraternity and not a social fraternity.

As a student whom is African American and openly homosexual, there have been moments when other students assume that I am a member of the African-American Student Association, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity which is an AfricanAmerican Greek organization, and a member of SPECTRUM which is an

which I needed to do any of the work in the course.

They still charged me the cost of the new book.

Why do I have to automatically be involved in these organizations just

More than just animals Klay Rutherford

Contributing Writer Several months ago, I made a practically overnight transition from omnivore to vegan. This decision resulted from a fate-like week that included watching documentaries addressing the environmental and ethical concerns of eating animal products.

Ultimately, I made the decision to go vegan the same week after having a kidney stone and being told that cutting out dairy and drastically reducing meat consumption could help prevent a future one— if you’ve had a kidney stone, you know you’ll do whatever it takes.

This decision led me down a path I never thought I’d find myself on, but I can confidently say that going vegan was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

As a vegan I’ve become very active in the animal rights movement, adding to an already existing passion for human rights activism, ranging from marriage and gender equality to racial justice.

because I fit the standard?

Why does my race have to be reflected in my campus involvement?

Honestly, I find this judgment quite disturbing.

Because we have organizations that support different backgrounds, many believe that people in my position should be grateful to have them and join because these organizations have not always been around.

Although I agree that having these different organizations gives people like me a safe place to be themselves, I do not believe I have to be involved

I’ve learned a lot on this journey, but there’s one idea I’ve come to live by and embrace: Veganism is a human rights issue. So, while I think you should care about nonhuman animals, if you don’t, there are many other reasons to go vegan.

Virtually all scientists agree that climate change is real, is caused by human activity, and is the greatest threat to human existence. A study by Worldwatch Institute found that animal agriculture is responsible for up to 51 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

A global shift to a vegan diet is crucial to the future of our planet. People all over the world are already feeling the real effects of climate change, including low-elevation countries such as Bangladesh or island nations like Tuvalu, where many have been displaced due to increased storm severity or rising sea levels.

If you’re an environmentalist, or if you consider yourself a voice for the disempowered people feeling the worst effects of the global crisis we face, vegan is the way to go. If you think climate change is a hoax, perhaps you care about world hunger. Over one billion people on the planet suffer from chronic hunger. While humans all across the globe are literally starving to death, huge amounts of land and water are used to grow food for livestock, the same livestock that take enormous amounts of land to raise.

Some livestock consume up to ten pounds of grain for every pound of edible flesh it supplies when

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in them just because I meet the qualifications of being a member.

I am involved in many different organizations on campus, one of them being an organization that does not have many members that are the same race as me because I have the same beliefs as they do. I feel that’s what makes each organization unique.

Today there are several organizations that are built on values of one or more cultures that accept members of another background.

Can I also be accepted as a member of an organization that is different from my culture?

slaughtered. Eating plants directly, rather than through the artificially-created food chain, is much more efficient, less resource-intensive, and the only way to end world hunger.

If that’s not enough, the animal agriculture industry relies on the exploitation of workers for profit. These workers, often undocumented immigrants who have little legal protection, are paid extremely low wages to work in slaughterhouses or processing centers—jobs often considered the most dangerous in the United States.

The industry makes it nearly impossible to unionize, which suppresses workers’ voices. Nonhuman animals aren’t the only ones abused in the industry.

The industry’s manipulative advertisements allow for the continuation of global epidemics of obesity, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, all of which could be drastically reduced or possibly cured by switching to a plant-based diet.

If these advertisements showed the truth about the links between diseases and consuming animal products, going vegan would be a no-brainer.

Vegan activists commonly ask meat eaters if their taste buds are more important than animal rights. This is a legitimate question in its own right.

But with this information, one has to ask, are your taste buds more important than human rights?

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MAN ON THE STREET What was your worst Valentine’s Day?

“I was on the dance team but I ditched senior night to spend time with my boyfriend. We didn’t even get to hang out and I had to do 10 laps and 10 pushups between laps for missing the game.”

Jasmine Knight Freshman Marketing and Management North Little Rock, AR

“[My] freshman year, I made chocolate, sang her favorite song, gave her flowers, and then asked her to be my Valentine. She told me she doesn’t date brown guys.”

Tahmid Shantanu Junior Sociology Bangladesh

What is love?

SIERRA MURPHY News Writer

What is love? Chili fries?

Reading a good book on a rainy Saturday afternoon? Snuggling with your cat?

Whatever your concept of love, I want you to remember that come this Valentine’s Day the meaning of love is far more than chocolates and roses from your significant other; it’s about your relationships with everyone.

First century Greeks had about four different words for love. In Japan, physical touch outside of the home is considered “taboo”, but in France, public displays of affection are far more common.

In America, we’re the boiling pot that accepts everything and discourages nothing. However, we only have one word for love.

Love, as defined by Merriam Webster, is “a feeling of strong or constant affection for a person.” This is a stark contrast to the Greek’s brotherly love (phileo), Godly love (agape) and parental love (storge).

While brotherly love and parental love stress deepening relationships and fostering the person as a whole, it seems like North American love is focused on the passion found between a couple.

That’s whack.

“I went to hang out with a friend but it turned out to be a date and things got really awkward because I had no idea.”

Ashley Gallahe Freshman Pre-Med Biology Clinton, AR

I bought my girlfriend of a year and a half a new pair of shoes. She took them off in the middle of the school hall way and gave them back to me, then broke up with me.”

Justin Lewis Sophomore Political Science Texarkana, TX “My boyfriend got me a great gift, but asked me to unlock my car so he could just throw it into my car. It was such a cute teddy bear that he just threw into the floorboard of my car.”

Courtney Lloyd Freshman Marketing Lincoln, AR “I had been dating this guy for 5 years.

I got my boyfriend all this stuff for the day and he didn’t get me anything. Then he tried to share the candy I got for him, instead.”

I grew up like any average teenage girl; boy crazy and giggly. As dreams of love notes in my lockers turned into attending college and even getting a doctorate degree, I realized I wanted more than the physical.

It came down to a relationship-defining principle.

At the end of the day, physical fades; flowers die; and chocolate will go right to your thighs. But trust, withstanding expectations and respect are stone foundations upon which few will crumble.

It’s the idea of truly pouring into someone instead of satisfying ourselves, again, with the instant gratification that is not only accepted but promoted here in the United States.

Take the apostle Paul, for example. Not wanting to marry because he knew it would take him away from his God-given purpose, he “prayed without ceasing” and showered his disciples in rebuke, challenges and demands for change.

“I thank God in all my remembrance for you,” he said in Philippians chapter one, verse three. Paul continues in verse seven with, “It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of

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the Gospel. For God is my witness, I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.”

He thanked God for them!

He held them in his heart! I want you to ask yourself; is that where you hold your French fries and your cat? Is that where you put your car or the physical features of your significant other?

If it is, friend, I challenge you to redefine love this Valentine’s Day. I challenge you to take it from the commercialized misunderstanding it is to a daily labor that goes beyond over booked restaurants and Nicholas Sparks movies.

The people you have around you are gifts in and of themselves. Do they need gifts a few times a year, or a little bit of love every day?

Police Blotter: What is happening on campus

On February 1 at 1:15 p.m., a complainant reported that someone had stolen her ATU parking permit. The complainant stated that she noticed her parking permit was missing after receiving two parking violation citations. The complainant stated that her car had been unlocked and she had noticed some clothes missing too but “did not think anything about it” until she received the parking citations.

On February 2 at 11:01 a.m., an officer met a complainant at the public safety office to discuss damage to her vehicle. The complainant believes the damage to her vehicle could have been in several parking lots on campus, but is not sure which one.

On February 3, a complainant came to the public safety office to report on a hit and run accident.

She said her vehicle was hit

some time during the day, but she did not notice the damage to the passenger side of her front bumper until she got home.

The complainant believes the damage happened in the parking lot next to the library, the Doc Bryan 15 minute parking lot, or the Hull parking lot, where she was parked from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Damage is estimated at $1000.

NOW SHOWING at picwood Friday, February 12 Daddy’s Home “VIP Recliner” 4:50 p., 7:10 p., 9:30 p.

Deadpool 4:50 p, 6:30 p, 7:15 p, 9:50 p

Ride Along 2 “VIP Recliner” 4:45 p, 7:15 p, 9:40 p

Dirty Grandpa “VIP Recliner” 4:50 p, 7:15 p, 9:45 p

The Boy

Hail, Caesar!

“VIP Recliner” 4:50 p, 7:10 p, 9:30 p How to Be Single 5 p, 7:30 p, 10 p

Daddy’s Home “VIP Recliner” 12:15 p, 2:30 p, 4:50 p 7:10 p, 9:30 p

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 4 p, 9 p

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 1:05 p, 4 p, 9:00 p

Deadpool 12 p, 2:25 p, 4:50 p, 6:30 p, 7:15 p, 9:50 p

Ride Along 2 “VIP Recliner” 12:05 p, 2:25 p, 4:45 p 7:15 p, 9:40 p

Dirty Grandpa “VIP Recliner” 12 p, 2:20 p, 4:50 p 7:15 p, 9:45 p

The Boy 12:10 p, 2:30 p, 7:20 p, 9:45 p

How to Be Single 12 p, 2:30 p, 5 p, 7:30 , 10 p

Kung Fu Panda 3 4:40 p, 7:05 p, 9:20 p

The Choice 1:15 p, 4:15 p.

7 p, 9:30 p Zoolander 2 12:25 p, 2:45 p, 5:05 p, 7:25 p, 9:55 p

Kung Fu Panda 3 12 p, 4:40 p, 7:05 p, 9:20 p

Matinee (shows before 6pm): Adult Child (ages 3-11) Senior (ages 60 and over)

Saturday, February 13

Hail, Caesar!

“VIP Recliner” 12:10 p, 2:30 p, 4:50 p 7:10 p, 9:30 p

Glenn Poole Junior Theater

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$6.50 $6.50 $6.50

General Admission:

Adult Child (ages 3-11) Senior (ages 60 and over)

$8.50 $6.50 $6.50

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PAGE 4 | News (WOMEN from page 1 ) been viewed more than 1.7 million times on YouTube.

In addition to the keynote address, conference participants will also engage in sessions related to women’s empowerment, gender

inclusivity and awareness, education and professional growth, action and activism, equity and wellness.

The conference is sponsored by the Office of Campus Life.

Additional information is available by calling (479) 968-0276.

Short-term goals, fix local roads

(PARK from page 1 )

working with ATU,” Herrick said.

Herrick has multiple short-term goals for the campus, several of which include improving the local roads.

“The city will soon begin work on Highway 124 between Arkansas and Vista Place apartments, creating a ’complete’ street like El Paso with lanes on both sides of the road for vehicular traffic and separate lanes for bicycles and pedestrians,” Herrick said.

(TUTORING from page 1 ) “The struggle helps you learn more effectively. Knowing the fundamentals makes such a difference in later classes and in the future. Other things may change or update in your field but the fundamentals will always be there.”

Additional tutoring resources are available through the Accounting Lab, located in Rothwell 314, the English Writing Lab, located in Witherspoon 365, and the World Languages Lab, located in Dean 116.

Computers are available in the

Not being just an avid supporter of Tech, but for the community as a whole, Herrick has some ideas that she would like to see come to fruition in the near future. Her long-term goals for the city include the construction of a new community center and a new outdoor pool.

Excited by her new position, Herrick is sure to be a new guiding force in the RP Commission for the betterment of our local and state parks, as well as our local recreational areas. tutoring center for students who may need help with Blackboard and online classes.

“Don’t give up if you love what you are doing and don’t be afraid to ask for help. Others are struggling too. It helps to learn from those who have experienced it. Study and work hard and you’ll make it,” Otts added.

The Doc Bryan Tutoring Center is located above Doc’s Place. Additional information is available by calling (479) 880-4324 and students can also visit the center’s Facebook page at facebook.com/atututoringcenter

Hooverboards on fire, banned at ATU (BAN from page 1 ) All students in possession of these devices in an on campus facility are required to remove them immediately. All individuals who own them are also encouraged to read the safety guidelines provided

by National Fire Protection Association.

Hoverboards have become increasingly popular this year among children and young adults.

Malfunctions in the devices though are proving them to be dangerous, authorities have said.

The federal investigation regarding the safety of hoverboards is still ongoing. Arkansas Tech will continue to monitor the investigation.

The university will continue to update the self-balancing scooter/ hoverboard policy accordingly.

"The ban is more related to the fire risk and injury risk that has been demonstrated elsewhere” - Sam Strasner, director of University Relations

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Hoverboards have recently been involved in a number of fires across the U.S. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is currently investigating more than 40 hoverboard-related fires in 19 states. They are also continuing to investigate emergency room visits related to hoverboard operation.

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Meet the man bringing music all over campus Greg Crawford sits next to the boombox that he carries as he spreads music around campus.

MATTHEW EMERY Sports Writer

Greg Crawford is a freshman, mechanical engineering student from Queensbury, New York.

While most people on the Arkansas Tech campus may not have not heard of Crawford, they probably have, however, heard him.

Students know him as Speaker Guy, an alias Crawford has rightly earned from carrying his homemade speaker box on his back, blasting music across the campus.

Crawford’s journey to becoming Speaker Guy for Arkansas Tech started long before last fall. It actually started when he was only 12 years old.

While shopping at the mall, Crawford and a friend stumbled upon a portable speaker. Crawford thought the price was ridiculous and his friend bet him that he could not make one cheaper.

That was when Crawford took to the drawing board. After four of, what Crawford called, “learning experiences,” he has just about perfected his speaker box.

When Crawford brought the speaker box to Arkansas Tech, he intended to use it as a sound system for his dorm room. A friend was hosting a dance number on campus

and asked if Crawford could bring his speaker. Crawford strapped the speaker to his back and strolled across campus. That was when he decided to play his own music from it.

Crawford admits that he had not become familiar with many people at Arkansas Tech, and carrying the speaker box helps him get out and meet people.

While

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enjoys

the

Most of the feedback has been positive for Crawford and he enjoys being somewhat synonymous with the Arkansas Tech campus. “It means a lot to me, I’ve had people say their friends from Little Rock and Conway have heard about me,” Crawford said.

Crawford would like to make Speaker Guy an official Arkansas Tech tradition and hopes to speak to President Robin Bowen about it.

“If you put music into anything, it makes a million times better.”

-Greg Crawford attention and meeting new people, he tries to be as nonintrusive as possible. “I try really hard to not disrupt the flow of things,” Crawford said. For that reason, Crawford does not carry the speaker box to his classes and is always open to people who have complaints or concerns.

“Campus PD is fine with it as long as I’m not starting a riot or anything like that,” Crawford said.

He also stated that one of the officers on campus is wanting to work with him.

Crawford and his brothers aim to take their speaker boxes further and are in the process of creating their own business, “SpeakerGuy Industries.”

The goal of their business is to spread speaker boxes all over, so that multiple campuses can have their very own Speaker Guy. He also hopes their business can soon help benefit musical charities all over the world.

Music is very near and dear to Crawford’s heart. He played cello in his high school orchestra for two years.

Despite the success, Crawford is not getting complacent with the current iteration of his speaker.

He plans on making major improvements to the design and building an entirely new speaker box over the summer, when he returns home.

Crawford’s fascination with building speaker boxes has spread to his younger brothers, particularly his brother, Drew, who is still in high school and currently building his own prototype of the speaker box.

“If you put music into anything, it makes it a million times better,” Crawford said.

You can normally find Crawford roaming the Arkansas Tech campus on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 5 p.m. “I do take song requests,” Crawford said, “if I don’t have it at that time, I’ll have it shortly after.”

When asked if he has any plans of hanging the speaker box up and calling it quits, Crawford said, “one day I will have to stop, but hopefully we could then introduce a Speaker Guy 2.0.”

Over 1,600 high school seniors at time out for Tech

Dr. Robin E. Bowen speaks to students during the event.

The Tech bands plays various songs for high school seniors and their families at time out for tech.

Photos by Matthew Emery

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PAGE 6 | Entertainment

Toby Keith-A closer look RYAN HARMON Entertainment Writer When it comes to entertainers, there are always ones that you either love or hate. There's no in between.

Without a doubt, Toby Keith is somewhere near the top of that list.

Whether it's the attitude in his music and presence, his political views or the fact that he's acquired a great deal of wealth, it seems like many people always have a reason to hate Toby Keith.

Some have attacked his talent and his music, saying he's just a typical pop-country hack.

As always, I have an opinion.

First, I'd like to address his attitude and political views.

The example I always hear being used is his post-9/11 song, "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue", more specifically the line about the boot.

If you don't know it, look it up.

Does this song have an attitude?

Yes. Does he back it up? Yes.

It's no secret that Keith has been one of the most active volunteer performers for our troops, doing countless USO tours.

has to compete with what's popular, to an extent, to maintain his status.

This, in no way, represents his entire body of work.

Whether you agree with his views or not, he proudly donates his time to our brave men and women fighting for our country. Automatic respect.

Keith has proven time after time that he's a legitimate songwriter.

Whether it's one of his big hits, like "As Good As I Once Was," or an album cut, like "Bullets In The Gun," one of my personal favorites,

Next, the Toby Keith empire.

the man knows how to write a good song.

Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson wrote songs that became pop radio hits. Does that take away from all the incredible material they wrote? Of course not.

I'm not saying you have to love Toby Keith. I am saying you might hate him for the wrong reasons.

Forbes magazine did a feature on Keith in 2013, in which they revealed that he was a "$500 million man".

This money comes from various business ventures, of course including his music and tours, and his "I Love This Bar & Grill" restaurant chain.

It's simple: there's an audience for his restaurants, just like there's an audience for his music. If people are willing to pay for it, what's the problem?

The most interesting anti-Toby argument is the quality of his music.

I'll let you in on a little secret. He's still a mainstream entertainer, and

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Kob Jai Food Review Photos by Jenn Terrell

Kob Jai is a newer Thai restaurant tucked in downtown Russellville.

Sweet, spicy, and full of culture - this restaurant is a must SIERRA MURPHY News Writer No. 24 Chicken Stick – $8 The quaint and cozy atmosphere of Kob Jai immediately interested me. The faint clanging from the kitchen and oriental music put me in a place I knew was striving to be authentic. It wasn’t until I looked at my menu that I knew it was the “real deal.”

Pad Thai, egg rolls, it was all appealing and I didn’t think I would be able to choose between the tofu chow mien or straight up fried rice. However, when I saw number 24, I knew.

Chicken Stick. The menu read, “three marinated chicken skewers on a bamboo stick deeply fried and serviced with the house sauce.”

For one who had never had Thai before, I thought it was a good place to not only start, but get out of my comfort zone. I decided against sriracha sauce and was pleased with my decision.

The chicken and house sauce were sweet like maple syrup but not sticky. The fried rice was the perfect salty compliment, but didn’t over power its honey-like counterpart. And the egg rolls.

Oh, the egg rolls.

Tightly wrapped and crispy enough to literally crunch, they are a must, should you choose to dine at Kob Jai. Number 24 is a must. The fried rice is a must.

I recommend Kob Jai to anyone looking for a homey, local restaurant; you might even see me there when you go.

Tofu pad thai - topped with cilantro, onions, and cilantro ordered by Jenn.

JENN TERRELL Managing Editor No. 28 Pad Thai - $10 Kob Jai is a Thai restaurant conveniently located downtown on West B street, a street over from the train depot. Upon walking in, I could smell delicious hints of cilantro and some kind of soup cooking.

After being seated and getting our drinks, I skimmed the menu and decided on pad thai. There were a few different options for protein in the pad thai, I chose tofu after hearing Sierra had never tried it. Plus, there seems to be a bit of a buzz about vegan-ism and vegetarianism around campus so I thought I'd opt out of meat for the main meal at the very least.

Chicken sticks with fried rice and two egg rolls ordered by Sierra.

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I was given the option of how spicy I wanted my pad thai. I

chose one out of four stars just to safe. I typically like spicy food but for this dish I think one star was a good choice.

The meal arrived quite quickly with two small egg rolls prior to the meal. The egg rolls alone are worth a trip to Kob Jai. They are the best egg rolls I have ever had and the peanut sauce included with them makes them somehow taste even better.

The pad thai was quite tasty. It had lots of cilantro and veggies topped with bean sprouts. It had a pea-nutty/ spicy taste that was delicious. The tofu was average in my book but I have only had a few tofu dishes in restaurants in general. Next time, I will probably get the beef.

Overall, I really enjoyed the meal and I'll be back for egg rolls for sure.

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Walk-Offs, Big Innings Secure Weekend Series

MATTHEW EMERY Sports Writer

win for the Wonder Boys in their home opener.

The Wonder Boys edged Missouri Western two games to one last weekend. Both wins were thanks in large part to someone who was not even in the starting lineup of the home opener on Saturday.

Before the extra inning heroics, the Wonder Boys spent most of the game playing catch up to Missouri Western, as they trailed 6-1 going into the home half of the seventh.

Parker O’Dell, a junior from Branson, Missouri, did not see action until the seventh inning on Saturday, where he drew a walk and came around to score, that brought Tech within one. He later came up in the twelfth inning and hit a walk-off single, giving the Wonder Boys an 8-7 win.

In the seventh, the Wonder Boys got one home, thanks to a balk, and Wilson followed that up with his lone hit, a double that scored two, making it 6-5.

O’Dell’s game winner scored Marcus Wilson, a junior from Bryant, who had a rough day at the office, going 1-5 and tallying an error during the four-hour affair.

Wilson started the Tech half of the 12th inning by getting a hit by pitch, one he took square between the shoulder blades.

Four batters later, O’Dell scored Wilson, securing the

A single from Josh Watkins, a senior from Hope Hull, Alabama, tied the game at seven in the bottom of the ninth and would send the game to extra innings.

Brandan Bohuslav, a junior from Arlington, Texas, came off the bench to pitch the tenth, and went two innings, surrendering no hits and fanning four.

MATTHEW EMERY/THE ARKA TECH The Wonder Boys celebrate grasp each other as they celebrate their win. not slow down Missouri Western, as they scored in every inning except the second.

O’Dell continued picked up where he left off in game one, racking up a two-run homer in the second inning.

Shortly after this marathon of a game was game two of the double header, which saw the Wonder Boys fall to Missouri Western, 10-5.

After an extended day of baseball on Saturday, the Wonder Boys were able to seal the series with a win in the finale on Sunday, with a final of 7-6.

The Wonder Boys could

The Wonder Boys erupted

for five runs in the fifth inning and never looked back.

Collin O’Neil, a senior from Phoenix, Arizona, drew a walk that was key for the next batter, who was no other than weekend warrior, O’Dell, who doubled in three runs that stretched the lead to 7-3.

Bohuslav was credited with the win, going one inning, giving up only one hit.

Jesse Harbin, a junior from Jacksonville, came in and shut

the door, earning the save.

Watkins went 8-14 over the weekend, scoring four runs. O’Dell tallied seven RBIs during the three game series.

The series victory puts the Wonder Boys back at .500 (3-3), and they will travel to Arkadelphia for the Henderson State Invitational on Friday, as they open the invitational against Northwestern Missouri State.

First pitch is at 6 p.m.

Golden Suns score two shutouts

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Arkansas Tech University closed out its portion of the softball season-opening 2016 Southeastern Regional Invitational by posting a pair of shutout victories in Durant, Okla., on Sunday.

The Golden Suns (4-1) will return to action Feb. 12-14 by participating in the UAM 8-State Classic at Bentonville. They are scheduled to play six games over the course of the three-day event.

Game One: Arkansas Tech 8, Central Missouri 0 Jalissa Gum pitched a no-hitter in an 8-0 Arkansas Tech victory over Central Missouri on Sunday afternoon. Gum struck out 11 batters and walked two over five innings. The game was stopped after five innings due to the mercy rule.

Seven Golden Suns had a least one base hit, led by Alex Edinger and Janie Knowles with three hits apiece. Edinger and Kambri Hill both had two runs batted in.

Game Two: Arkansas Tech 6, Emporia State 0 A trio of extra base hits and Morgan Vaughan’s pitching were the key factors in Arkansas Tech’s 6-0 win over Emporia State on Sunday.

Edinger put the Golden Suns in front with an RBI double in the third inning, Gum hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and Samantha Herweck delivered an RBI double in the sixth inning. Gaby Vasquez added a single that led to Gum scoring on an error in the fifth. Vaughan (3-0) allowed five hits over seven innings. She struck out four Hornets and walked two.

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Wonders Boys in two close battles in GAC RICCI LOGAN Contributing Writer

The Wonders Boys beat Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday, off a last second tip-in by Tyler Corley, a junior from Indianapolis, Indiana, to win 64-62.

The game started with the Wonder Boys taking an 11-9 lead in the first half with 11:18 left to play.

The Wonder Boys lead slowly disappeared once Oklahoma Baptist went on a 10-3 run, which brought the score to 19-14 with 7:23 to play in the first.

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Golden Suns dominate SNU

The Golden Suns dominated Southern Nazarene Univerisity 81- 55 in Bethany, Oklahoma Saturday. This keeps them in a four game lead for first place in the Great American Conference. The Suns are 17-2 overall and 15-0 in the GAC.

The two teams went back and forth until a dunk by Tech's own Tyrone Haughton, a junior from Miami, Florida, which gave the Wonder Boys the lead in the closing seconds of the first half. In the second half both teams traded leads but the Wonder Boys took a one point lead with 1:56 to play.

Mason Cline, a freshman from Springdale, hit a three-pointer that put Tech up 60-57, but Oklahoma Baptist hit a pair of free throws to make the game a one point contest.

Corley made a lay-up with 22.3 seconds remaining, but Oklahoma answered right back, with a three pointer.

With nine seconds left in the final half, Corley gets a tip in off of a rebound, which gave tech a two point win at the buzzer taking the lead to 64-62. The game featured 14 ties and 18 lead changes.

After the close win on Thursday, the Wonder Boys fell short to Southern Nazarene 67-63 on Saturday.

Turn-overs made a big difference in this game, The Wonder Boys had 15 turnovers to Southern Nazarene 8. Going into the half the score was 32-32. The second half kept the pace going, as the teams traded baskets the game saw another tie 40-40.

For the next three minutes SNU outscored tech in a 6-2 run. Tech pushed their way back to a one point deficit. SNU controlled the remainder of the game, Tech was able to come within three points, but weren’t able to pull out the win.

The Wonder Boys will be back in action at Tucker Coliseum on Thursday, Feb.11. against Ouachita Baptist.

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The Wonder Boys high five each other after their first win of the season.

Wonder Boys take 2-of-3 in opener

ABOVE: The Wonder Boys celebrate their win with hugs, cheers and bottled water.

ABOVE MIDDLE: Josh Watkins of Hope Hull, Alabama, slides into home base while keeping an eye on the ball.

ABOVE RIGHT: Blake King of Phoenix, Arizona runs into home base.

RIGHT: The Wonder Boys opened the home portion of their schedule with a non-conference series at Tech Field against Missouri Western State Univeristy. Tech won 2-of-3 of the games last weekend.

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