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Tech safety questioned SAM HOISINGTON university in Arkansas.
Online Editor
The Department of University Relations announced in a September 20 press release that Arkansas Tech University had been named the safest public university campus in Arkansas by BackgroundChecks.org. A Facebook post which linked to that press release on a University Relations website garnered over 1,600 likes and over 800 shares. Tweets from university’s official Twitter account and University President Dr. Robin Bowen’s Twitter account that linked to the post got a combined 50 retweets and 85 likes. However, an analysis of campus crime across public universities in Arkansas shows that the conclusion isn’t quite that simple. Data released by the universities in 2014 and 2015 shows Arkansas Tech as a leader in several categories of crime, and campus officials aren’t willing to say definitively that this is the safest public
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Certain crime statistics are required to be released yearly as part of the The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, a federal law that requires disclosure of specific crime data from college police departments. The press release from University Relations said that BackgroundChecks. org used “recent Department of Education Reports” as part of their calculations. Data from the Clery Act is the only standardized reporting on crime that is sponsored by the federal Department of Education. The data that BackgroundChecks.org would have presumably used came from the 2014 academic year (2015 data wasn’t available until this month). That data shows Arkansas Tech as the leader in aggravated assaults with 11 total aggravated assaults reported. The universities
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AMBER QUAID/THE ARKA TECH with the second most aggravated assaults reported 3 apiece. When looking at burglaries, the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)
had the most with 29, and Arkansas Tech University had the second most at 23 instances.
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Plans for El Paso Avenue in the works KAREN RICKETTS
FRIDAY, OCT. 14
“Biased Sex Ratios Influences Fundamental Aspects of Human Mating,” a lecture about the operational sex ratio. Hosted by Dr. Justin Moss in Brown Hall 134 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 15
Staff Writer
Over the last decade, Arkansas Tech administration purchased a dozen properties that a line El Paso Avenue, in anticipation for the right time to put the properties into good use for the Tech and Russellville communities. The properties purchased are scattered along West L Street, North Denver, North Arkansas Ave and El Paso Avenue. The earliest purchase was a residential property on West L Street in 2003, which now serves as the Campus Life Outdoor Recreation Center. Ms. Bernadette Hinkle, vice president for administration and finance, said that the university’s existing property along El Paso and the adjacent neighborhood mainly serves as offices and storage spaces. Of the 12 locations, four residential properties are currently used as office space for e-Tech, Information Systems and two buildings being used as a hybrid of storage and office space. A laundromat on El Paso Avenue also currently serves as miscellaneous storage. The remaining properties already have proposed uses. It has been proposed that residential real estate on North Arkansas Ave serve as lab space for the gaming program. The Oak Tree Bistro on North Arkansas Ave will serve as the Green and Gold Food Pantry, facilitated by the behavioral sciences organization Because We Can. Kendall Tubb, co-founder of
News in brief
the Wonder Boys take on East Central at 6 p.m. on the Buerkle Field.
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at the Bell Tower from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. there will be an Alcohol Driving Simulator for students to understand the difficulty of driving drunk.
TUESDAY, OCT. 18 NATHAN YOUNG/THE ARKA TECH The properties purchased are scattered along West L Street, North Denver, North Arkansas Ave and El Paso Avenue. BWC, said that members are expecting the food pantry to be up and functioning by August of 2017 after some much needed renovations. Taco Villa on El Paso Avenue, now property of the university, is the central location for the ‘”Experience El Paso” movement and “The Corner” event on football game days. “The Corner” has been dubbed a block party held at every home game. Those are also hosted by BWC. On game days, Taco Villa’s parking lot is filled with food trucks, live music and games for Wonder Boy fans to enjoy. “It is my hope that our campus
will have more student-centered venues, restaurants, retail spaces and mixed-use purpose facilities nearby,” Hinkle said. “I look forward to the development on El Paso to strengthen our community and to bridge our campus to downtown in a meaningful way.” Students and members of the community can share their ideas for what they would like to see on El Paso by using the hashtag #experienceelpaso (all lower case) on Twitter and Instagram. Users can take a photo of vacant lots or building and visually share their ideas with administration and community leaders.
in Doc Bryan 242 from 6-9 p.m., students have the opportunity for training to provide support, information and a safe place for LGBTQ persons.
FALL BREAK is Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 21.
SATURDAY, OCT. 22
in Tucker Coliseum, the Golden Suns Volleyball team faces the Southern Nazarene at 2 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 24
in Young Ballroom from 6-9 p.m., students have the opportunity to learn self-defense techniques.
TUESDAY, OCT. 25
the Golden Suns Volleyball team will host Central Baptist in Tucker Coliseum at 1 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 25
at 8 p.m. the Tech Idol prelims will be held in Tucker Coliseum.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26
at 7:30 p.m., the theatre program is putting on August Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” in the Techionery.
THURSDAY, OCT. 27
begins the Signature Weekend of Giving. Check the campus calendar for more info about this event.
Corrections In our Oct. 6 issue an article in the news briefs entitled “Norman Art Gallery” we incorrectly identified the artist at the Norman Art Gallery. We identified him as David S. Scott and the correct name is David S. Smith. Also in the Oct. 6 issue was an article detailing the plans for offices moves in Doc Bryan. That article left out the Department of Diversity and Inclusion. DDI is currently in Doc Bryan Suite 248 and will be moving to the office currently occupied by the Norman Career Services.
Food recovery continues, BWC breaks record for food recovered BRIANNA DAVIS
Contributing Writer
The Because We Can organization has been a program at Arkansas Tech since December of 2015. Since then, the organization has kept it’s promise of working hard to help fight hunger in the community. BWC recently beat its record for weight of food recovered in a night shift, coming in at 667 pounds. “Just imagine how many people that fed,” senior psychology, sociology and criminal justice major Mason Sims said. Sims is the scheduling coordinator for BWC. “The way food recovery works is that we as a student collective join together to fight hunger in the
community by taking food that would have otherwise been thrown away and distributing it to food pantries all around Russellville.” On Oct. 3, instead of meeting at the organizations usual spot behind Chartwells Cafeteria for their night shift, volunteers met at Wilson Residence Hall; residence halls can get involved with food recovery by going to BWC meetings and looking into all the activities and drives that they do. “I was able to get my residence hall involved by getting into contact with Mason Sims,” junior rehabilitation science and psychology major Megan Bryant said. “I was able to get my residents involved because of the new programming that was established this year that requires resident assistants to do community service
events, and the food recovery was the first idea to pop into my head.” Though a single residence hall can get involved for a recovery night, all students from any residence are welcomed to come. “I am a big fan of helping those who cannot help themselves,” sophomore biochemistry major Maggie Van Winkle said. “I invited my friends, so they experience the feeling of helping the Russellville community also, and so we can grow individuals with each other.” BWC recovers food every Sunday through Thursday at 7:20 p.m. and they deliver every Monday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. Volunteers are always welcome and students who are interested in joining the food recovery program can contact Mason Sims at msims8@atu.edu.
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Karen Ricketts Staff Writer
Issue Four:
Arkansas cap on medical malpractice attorney fees amendment This seven-part series will examine the seven issues on the Arkansas State ballot for the general election on Nov. 8th. The objective of the series is to provide voters with information about each individual issue on the ballot before Election Day. Issue four: would change section three of Amendment 80 of the Arkansas Constitution. It would require the legislature to limit awards at $250,000 or less for noneconomic damages in medical-injury lawsuits. The Arkansas Supreme Court would be tasked with reviewing the cap and adjusting it for inflation. Issue four would also require legislators to prohibit attorneys from charging contingency fees (fees for a circumstance that cannot be predicted) or fees for legal representation, as well as prohibit more than one-third above the amount awarded to clients in medicalemergency lawsuits. A yes vote would be in support of legislature to limit awards at $250,000 or less for noneconomic damages in medical-injury lawsuits. A no vote would oppose the measure limiting awards for non-economic damages in medical-injury lawsuits. Supporters for issue four, organized as Healthcare Access for Arkansas, have raised $660,010. Committee to Protect Arkansas Families is in opposition of issue four and has raised $831,919. According to ballotpedia.org, most of the support’s funding has come from nursing homes and assisted living center, whereas most of the opposition’s funding has come from lawyers. According to ballotpedia. org, Healthcare Access for Arkansas argued that Issue four is needed because: “Arkansas ranks as one of the 10 worst states in the country for lawsuits. A higher rate of lawsuits raises health care costs for everyone, keeps doctors and specialists from moving to our state and compels existing ones to leave. About half of the states in the country have put in place the types of reforms proposed by the initiative.” Daniel Greenburg, an attorney who helped write issue four, argued that, “every time a healthcare provider steps into the operating room...they are facing kind of a negative lottery. They are facing a chance of a huge verdict against them.” Other arguments for issue four include caps on noneconomic damages that can help lower the cost of liability insurance for nursing homes, which can result in lower costs for Medicaid. It would help ensure that Arkansans are not taken advantage of by trial lawyers and that patients and medical professionals are not taken advantage of by questionable lawsuits. The Committee to Protect Arkansas Families is the leading campaign in opposition to issue four. Three
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We aren’t convinced Editorial: ed·i·to·ri·al
[ed-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] noun: An article that represents the official viewpoint of a newspaper on a topic of public interest. On Sept. 20, Dr. Robin Bowen tweeted that Arkansas Tech University is ranked the safest public university in Arkansas. On the same day, university relations elaborated on the tweet and released a full-fledged article announcing the ranking. (you can visit it at www. arkansastechnews.com/university/ arkansas-tech-recognized-as-safecampus/). We aren’t convinced that Arkansas Tech University is the safest public university in Arkansas. The evidence presented by BackgroundChecks.org, the organization who made the safest universities list, is not convincing enough, and the crime statistics reported by public universities in the state do not show Arkansas Tech as a conclusive “safest” university. The crime rating system that backgroundchecks.org lists as justification is basic and consist of one statistic: crimes per 1,000 residents. The best criteria for ranking campus safety is admittedly hard to determine. To ascertain what campus is the safest, we reason you would have to assign point values to crime. BackgroundChecks.org is not clear or upfront about how they calculated their ranking. It said they used data from recent “Department of Education Reports,” which we assume means the data made available to the public through the Clery Act.
Looking the Clery Act data from the 2014 calendar year, which is the most recent data that would have been available to BackgroundChecks.org at the time of their ranking, Arkansas Tech ranks higher in several areas of crime than most other public universities in the state. We implore readers to look at the front-page story in this week’s edition to find the data and form their own conclusions. Furthermore, BackgroundChecks.org is not a recognized leader in the field of campus safety. It does not qualify as an expert in this area, and there are no staff names publicly listed on the website. There is no contact information on the website and the domain is privately registered, meaning there is no public indication of what organization or person creates the content. When navigating to BackgroundChecks.org, users will see a “sponsored search” that dominates a large part of the screen real estate. When users attempt to search using those text boxes, it navigates them to a paid background search site. On the bottom of the screen, articles such as “INFOGRAPHIC: The Lies We Tell on Resumes” and “35 Heinous Craigslist Crimes” are featured. We would hope you wouldn’t take your campus safety information that has these types of articles. It is our belief that the univer-
AMBER QUAID/THE ARKA TECH sity did not exercise due diligence in broadcasting this ranking of Arkansas Tech. Hundreds of people liked or shared the information online, trusting Arkansas Tech to only publish trustworthy material. This is proof that there needs to exist an ongoing wariness of the nature of public relations arms of public institutions. As part of our roles as journalists, we promise not to spin the facts or circulate information from disreputable sources. And, unlike BackgroundChecks.org, our contact information is listed publicly in our masthead.
State Auditor Andrea Lea retweeted that Tech was the safest public college.
The Garth Brooks method for record sales RYAN HARMON
Entertainment Writer Garth Brooks recently became the first artist in music history to receive seven diamond awards. A diamond award, from the Recording Industry Association of America, is given in recognition of an album selling 10 million copies. Brooks was previously tied with The Beatles at six diamond awards, but his compilation "The Ultimate Hits" sent the fab four to second place. In the late ‘90s, Brooks began releasing box sets containing several of his albums at low prices. It was discovered that each disc in the box set counted for one sale, as opposed to each box counting for one sale. For instance, if you sell one million box sets that contain six discs, it's counted as six million sales. Brooks used this to his advantage, releasing three box sets over the years. Many people in the industry viewed this method as some form of cheating to artificially inflate album sales. While the argument can certainly be made that it gives the artist a strange advantage, the view from the Garth Brooks camp was that if you have the opportunity to sell that much product, do it.
I find it funny that others are bothered by this, given the fact that they could easily do the same thing themselves. Nowhere does it say that only Brooks can do it. I'm a firm believer that if you offer a product, and people choose to buy it, there's nothing wrong with that. Nobody is being forced to buy this music. Those who don't like it can simply not buy it. Another point that needs to be made is that these collections were very affordable. Brooks' most recent, "Blame It All On My Roots," was sold exclusively at Walmart stores for $25 and contained four cover albums, the two-disc "The Ultimate Hits" and two DVD's. That's a tremendous bargain for those who enjoy the music. After keeping his music off of digital platforms, Brooks started his own distribution service, GhostTunes, and offered fans a digital bundle that contained all of his studio albums, the classic "Double Live," as well as a pre-order for his new album. This, no doubt, is helping his record sales grow even more. Brooks has always been a marketing genius, and he's lost nothing in that department. That being said, I have a hard time believing
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that an artist who sells out multiple nights in arenas across the country sells that many albums because of marketing alone. Nothing sells without demand. Brooks said two other albums of his, "The Chase" and "In Pieces," are quickly approaching diamond status as he prepares to release a new studio album, the title of which is still unknown.
Self examination: a look at social media habits Sierra Murphy Managing Editor
Having challenged the Tech community to utilize their social media in a proactive manor, I thought Karen and I should look inward, and examine our own social media habits. Are we living up to the same standard we’re imposing on our campus community? When I sit back and think about it, I like to think that I use my social media responsibly. When I set up my accounts, I was sure to impose several different security measures, so
only friends and family can see my posts. I’m reserved in what I post, which is a combination of t-rex videos, journalistic information and cooking videos. I’m proud of my faith, and I also use my social media as a platform to share that with my followers and friends. But really diving in, am I doing what I can to utilize the tool that social media is? I’m friends with people across oceans, and I have the ability to reach out to communities using hashtags and other groups, but I’m not taking advantage of that. My Instagram feed is a combination of workrelated posts and peeks into my personal life. My Facebook feed, like I said before, is cooking videos and t-rex
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videos. These “weapons,” as they sometimes feel like, are not being properly taken care of by me, as far as I’m concerned. So, Tech community, I would like to apologize for expecting something of you that I’m not already doing myself.
Karen Ricketts Staff Writer
After our call for others to use their social media accounts for social causes, I decided to go back and examine mine more closely. I wanted to see how I am
making a conscious effort in using my social media accounts to start conversations about causes that I am passionate about. I think my weakest medium is Instagram, where I mainly post creative artsy photos or photos of the goings on in my personal life. In comparison, I think my Twitter handle and Facebook page are more consistent with posts and tweets about societal issues and current events. Most recently, I shared many links from “Democracy Now!” about the Dakota Access pipeline protests that are happening in North Dakota over the Standing Rock Sioux reservation lands in hopes that more people might become
aware of what was happening out west. Of course, I live tweeted the presidential debate a few weeks ago, but normally I just tweet about music, feminism and politics or share various petitions that I see on Change. org. Granted, as much as I do share content about various topics, I think I have more room to be intentional and engaging with my followers. But I am just as guilty as any for posting stories that I just find interesting or cute that doesn’t have a cause behind it. I think once we examine our own habits we can start to see how to be more intentional and engaging when it comes to hot topics in the saturated social conversation.
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MAN ON THE STREET THE PRESIDENT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS:
Dr. Robin Bowen President of Arkansas Tech University
In the September 15 issue of The Arka Tech, we asked students what one question they would ask Dr. Robin Bowen if they had the chance. Bowen responded. Ethan Hawkins, health and physical education major from Ozark, asked:
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH THE POOL IN HULL? Bowen: A committee of faculty, staff, and administrators has been appointed to work on a Campus Master Plan that will identify campus facility and technology needs and the plans to meet those needs over the next decade; therefore, decisions regarding what to do with the pool will be made by that committee. In the more immediate future, the Russellville Aquatic Center (featuring a pool within walking distance from campus) should be open and available for the entire community to enjoy sometime next summer. Jessica Caballero, vocal music education major from Bentonville, asked:
WHAT DOES SHE WISH THERE WAS MORE OF ON CAMPUS? Bowen: Students. Austin Liange, game design major from Little Rock, asked: WHY AREN’T THERE MORE DORMS? Bowen: This fall we re-opened Wilson Hall, providing housing for an additional 164 students. Moving forward, the Campus Master Plan will dictate decisions about future construction projects. Stephanie Bullington, management and marketing major from Harrison, asked:
MARRIED HOUSING, WOULD THAT EVER BE AN OPTION? Bowen: Again, the Campus Master Plan will identify our most urgent housing needs. Carlos Jones, psychology major from Crossett, asked:
WHY IS TUITION SO HIGH? Bowen: We strive to make Arkansas Tech University both affordable and accessible. At the same time, we want a campus that provides a state of the art educational experience and that pays our faculty and staff a fair living wage. I will also note that Arkansas Tech University is actually one of the most affordable universities in the state when comparing overall tuition and fee rates.
Unidos Para No Caer Maria Garza Contibuting Writer
Cada que uno prende la television, el radio, o ve el celular es el mismo tema, política. El día de votar se acerca, y al parecer todos nos involucramos de una u otra manera. Yo de ninguna manera me considero de un partido politico en particular, y para ser sincera, no soy de andar propagando mis sentimientos politicos. El ser inmigrante tiene mucho que ver en estas eleciones, al parecer tu voto cuenta. Me quedo pensando…En realidad my voto cuenta? Elección tras elección el presidente es elegido por el Colegio Electoral, no por mayoría de votos. Tal vez los politicos tengan que hacer su trabajo y hacerse ver en las redes de comunicaciones es parte de eso, pero si uno se pone a pensar, en realidad podremos hacer un cambio si sali-mos a votar? Y si no me gustan ningunos de los partidarios, porque votar? Quien gana en realidad si uno vota o no? Las
redes sociales? Los partidos politicos? Nosotros? Nadie? Las preguntas se siguen acumulando, y las respuestas son pocas. Tenemos que hacer con-ciencia de a donde queremos realmente llegar. Si piensas que tu voto para la diferencia, sal a votar! Si eres indiferente, que mas da. Lo que realmente esta en nuestras manos es seguir trabajando, y duro, como siempre lo hemos hecho. Si eres estudiante, si eres inmigrante, si eres, quien seas…Uno no puede dejar de tra-bajar por salir
adelante, cualquiera que sea tu papel en estos instantes, mañana cambiara, el mes que entra tal vez tengas que cambiar de papel, uno nunca sabe. Las elecciones vendrán, la gente saldrá o no a votar y seguirán nuestros días, tal vez nos sen-tiremos mejor si salimos a votar, pero tal ves no nos gusten los resultados de la elección. De cualquier manera otro día vendrá y otro día se ira. Si pensamos que hicimos un cambio o no con nuestro voto, no sera de
importancia. Tendremos un nuevo presiente o presidenta, y seguiremos nuestra vidas. Lo importante es que hagamos lo que nuestra conciencia nos dicte, de esa manera podremos empezar a dar pasos en la dirección que creemos es correcta. No hay que olvidarse de los valores que nos hacen únicos, y no dejemos que nuestra cultura sea mutilada. día a día hay que trabajar duro y seguir siempre adelante. Al final de cuentas, la superación personal no te la dará ningún presidente, si no tu mismo.
Coming Out Day observed ELEXIS HARPER
Contributing Writer
Around 40 members of the Tech community attended a documentary showing and panel discussion in Young Ballroom on Oct. 11 to celebrate National Coming Out Day. “Since it was a revamp of Straight Talk About Gay Stuff from past years and whatnot, I don’t remember having a crowd like we had tonight at that event,” Caleb Eubanks, vice president of SPECTRUM, said. “I was very happy with how this turned out.” The registered student organization SPECTRUM, an advocacy group for members of the LGBTQ community at Arkansas Tech, hosted the event and showed “Coming Out Collaboratively,” a storytelling documentary about the different experiences six individuals had during their personal coming out processes. SPECTRUM plans to observe National Coming Out Day annually, but next year will celebrate it differently. Although plans for 2017 obser-
ELEXIS HARPER/THE ARKA TECH The student organization SPECTRUM, an advocacy group for members of the LGBTQ community at Arkansas Tech, hosted the event and showed "Coming Out Collaboratively." vance have yet to be determined, this year’s event has already made an impact on the Tech community; a student, unidentified, had this to say about this year’s documentary viewing and panel discussion: “I just want to say that I admire you guys’ courage that y’all have, to actually come out and share this story with all of us. Thank you for including me, because had I seen
you on campus before, you know there are a lot of people here, and I would’ve just thought, ‘oh that’s just a normal person, oh he’s just going to class,’ or whatever. But to actually hear your story and to know your life, and what you’ve gone through and what you’ve overcome, it just touches my soul and I just felt the need to let you know. Thank you for sharing your story.”
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Sunny Stephens, elementary education major from Clarksville, asked:
WHAT MADE HER WANT TO WORK HERE? Bowen: First and foremost, I wanted to work at Arkansas Tech University because of the student-focused culture. Our faculty and staff are outstanding, and they truly care about our students. I also wanted to work here because I wanted to return to the state of Arkansas; I wanted to come back home.
Dominique Rael, marketing and management major from Colorado, helps his partner University of the Ozarks student Breanna Hiatt at the event Turner Hall Hits the Wall on Tuesday.
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'It’s On Us' national week of action ends HANNAH COSTER
Contributing Writer
“Take Back the Night,” scheduled for 8 p.m. today, will conclude activities for the “It’s On Us” national week of action on the Tech campus. The week’s activities are designed to raise awareness of sexual assault and to help prevent sexual assault in a university setting, said Kristy Davis, associate
dean for student wellness. Earlier this week, a pledge drive was held in Baz Tech. The pledge drive involves a personal commitment from the signer to help keep men and women safe from sexual assault. That pledge includes a commitment to not be a bystander to the problem but to be part of the solution, Davis added. “We are all qualified to end sexual assault and change the
culture on college campuses,” Davis said. The pledge drive, she said, focused “on recognizing that nonconsensual sex is sexual assault, and we will be dispelling various myths about sexual assault while challenging rape culture.” “Take Back the Night” will be held today from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Hindsman Bell Tower. Davis said the event is in-
tended to not only be an educational experience but also to create a safe community setting in support of survivors of sexual assault. The week’s activities are sponsored by the Health and Wellness Center, Student Services, Office of Affirmative Action and Title IX, the Student Government Association, Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon.
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SAFETY From Page 1 Arkansas Tech reported one rape in 2014. The University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and Arkansas State University had the highest reported incidents of rape with 3 apiece. The highest number of reported robberies happened at University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a total of two. Arkansas Tech, University of Arkansas, and the University of Central Arkansas reported 1 apiece. The differences in student population on the campuses must be taken into account when looking at crime statistics, Sam Strasner, director of university relations, said when presented with a chart showing Arkansas Tech leading in several crime areas in 2014. “There’s also a little bit of a per capita involved in this. You know, you looked at various other institutions that only have 3,800 or 3,600 students to an institution that has over, at that time, had over 12,000 students. There’s a per capita factor that comes into some of those.” The University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) had the highest reported enrollment in 2014 at 26,237 students. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff had the lowest reported enrollment 2,513 students.
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Strasner said the university looked at the methodology that BackgroundChecks.org used to rank Tech before publishing their news release. “Well, they have a good methodology, we’ve always checked into the methodology of these things. There’s a lot of these rankings that come out and they have various methodologies that they go through and they did publish on their website certain methodologies.” The extent of the information on that ranking methodology that The Arka Tech staffers could find is the following quote from the backgroundchecks.org website: “Campus crime stats, graduation rates, and student retention rates were taken from U.S. Department of Edu-
cation annual reports. Campus crime rates are based on the number of crimes per 1,000 residents.” In the list that backgroundchecks.org released, Arkansas Tech is ranked at the No. 4 safest university in Arkansas, but is the highest ranked public university on the list, with backgroundchecks.org saying the crime rate is 0 per 1000 residents. Backgroundchecks.org also list Arkansas State University, No. 5 on the list, as having the same crime rate— 0 per 1000 residents. The University of Arkansas, Southern Arkansas University, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Central Arkansas, respectively ranked 7-10 on the safety list, also list that same crime rate: 0 per 1000 residents.
ABOUT BACKGROUNDCHECKS.ORG
The website domain name, BackgroundChecks.org, is registered to a privacy-shielding service, meaning the purchaser of the domain does not list any contact information. Basic domain registration information, such as organization purchasing the domain and contact information for the domain owner, is displayed by default unless such a service is purchased. No contact information is readily listed on the website. University Relations did use the following quote from a BackgroundChecks.org staff member in their release: “‘It’s a true testament to a great administration, strong leadership, student and community involvement”, said Jessica Pierce, a BackgroundChecks.org public safety analyst. “In a world full of bad news, it’s great to have something positive for students, administration, and faculty, and it’s something to be proud of.’” That same stock quote appears in public relations pieces from at least six other universities across the United States who were also announcing their rankings in BackgroundChecks.org lists.
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points in opposition to the bill: it would place the value of a life at $250,000 if there are no economic damages; this amendment effectively takes away the constitutional freedom to have a trial by jury, the one mechanism Arkansans have to hold corporate nursing home owners responsible when they neglect and abuse elderly citizens. Opposition argues that issue four prevents juries from holding medical-care providers accountable for their negligence. Martha Deaver, President of the Arkansas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents, argued that issue four, “for many years I have fought each and every day to give nursing home residents and their families the peace of mind that their loved ones will be given the highest quality of care available. This is an attack on our justice system and will protect the people who neglect our family members.” To read more about constitutional changes proposed by issue four and lawsuits regarding issue four, visit ballot pedia.org.
Sam Strasner, Director of University Relations, said he wrote the University Relations press release, but used quotes from a BackgroundChecks.org press release. Efforts to contact Jessica Pierce Tuesday night were unsuccessful. Since no contact email address was listed, The Arka Tech sent emails to email addresses that might be Pierce’s, using standard email address formats (such as jpierce@backgroundchecks.org and jessica.pierce@backgroundchecks.org). Those emails had not been returned as of 3 p.m. Wednesday.
COMMENTS BY UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS
Strasner said that Arkansas Tech is not claiming to be the safest university in Arkansas and is only relaying information from a third party with its news release citing the backgroundchecks.org ranking. “There’s a lot of these rankings that come out and we will share them from time to time as an opportunity for people to be able, you know, gather that information and be able to judge for themselves. So it’s all just information.” Strasner said. “You know, we live in the information age and there’s a great deal of it out there and it's up to the reader to be able to sort through all of it and assign whatever value to it they wish.” “You know, there are many rankings for many different things and, you know, this is one source. And you know, if you read the news release that we put out carefully, at no point is Arkansas Tech University claiming that it is the safest public university in the state. It’s just citing this as a source,” Strasner said. More important than this particular ranking, Strasner said, is the university’s commitment to safety. “While we’re glad to receive recognition such as this and from other sources, really the most important thing is that we continue pressing forward and find new ways to make Arkansas Tech a safe place for our students, faculty, staff and guests.”
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‘A cozy little spot on B Street’ History professor and wife open new bookstore CLAUDIA YOUNG
Editor-in-Chief
A third bookstore has popped up in Russellville since April, but this store focuses on gently used books and comics. B Street Books, run by Tech history professor James Moses and his wife, Anna, opened at the end of August. The couple saw that downtown Russellville was growing and thought that opening a bookstore would be fun. James said B Street is “the center of the action.” "There's this revitalization that's going on downtown that's fun to be a part of,” James said. “The bookstore was naturally a draw for us." After a few months of thought, the couple decided to pursue their love for books and create a business. Anna, an instructional development specialist for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, cut her hours and is able to work from home four days of the week. She works until 10 a.m., then works at the bookstore until James comes in at 3 p.m. When they started this journey, James said they had no idea that Hastings was closing or that other stores were opening. "Hastings closing is a bad thing; we don't like to see businesses close,” he said. “But on the other hand, it does create a certain opportunity. We've decided to do what we intended to in the first place, regardless of the other competition. There's nothing we can do about that, and we wish them success, but we just want to do our little niche.” James said B Street Book’s niche is good quality, new and used books, vintage comics and graphic novels. "We don't deal in raggedy books,” he said. "If the book isn't in almost new condition, we don't deal with it." James has been interested in comics since he was a boy. "When I was a kid, I read all kinds of comics,” James said. “I was always partial to things like The Justice League and Superman. The DC stuff is a little more grounded in fantasy. The Marvel stuff tries to be real, in real cities with real situations and real problems. And you know, I'm a kid reading a comic. I don't want for real, I want some fantasy." On top of vintage comics, James and Anna sell graded comics, which come vacuum-sealed and in a plastic case. James described them as “works of art.” Collected comics are sent to a company that determines the book’s quality on a scale from one to 10. James said most of their graded comics are a 9.6 or 9.8. B Street Books’ graded comics sell from $20 to $195.
PHOTOS BY CLAUDIA YOUNG/THE ARKA TECH James Moses, history professor at Tech, has been infatuated with comics since he was a kid and has posters hanging up in his office.
Mystery, science fiction and history are just a few of the genres sold at B Street Books. Most of the comics sold are from James’ own collection. He dreamed of starting an online comic bookstore, but never followed through with it. Instead, he sent in his comic books to be graded and is selling them now. Those that weren’t sent to be graded are being sold for $3 a piece. "I get a kick out of people going through the boxes or spinner rack, looking and finding that little gem that they know is a good one,” James said. James and Anna find books at yard sales, estate sales and library sales and their friends and colleagues give them boxes full of books. James said they buy books from people, but don’t do trades. Although comics constitute a large part of B Street Books, they also have fiction, nonfiction, novels and mysteries.
James said their “history section has solid offerings” because he is a history professor. James will even have his own book on the shelves next year. "I've written a number of articles for dry historical journals that no one's ever heard of,” he said, laughing. “But I'm in the process of finishing a book for the University of Arkansas Press.” The biography on Ira Sanders, a crusading rabbi in Little Rock, will be James’ first book. "I'm very excited, but I'm also very anxious to get it over with,” he said. “I've been working on this project for quite a while and will be glad to see it finally show up in a bookstore." James said they both enjoy dealing with books and the people who come in, but they are prominent online as well. Every book
James and his wife, Anna, opened up B Street Books because of the revitalization of downtown Russellville. sold in store is on the website, with a photo of the physical book. “We’re just excited to be a part of this downtown development,” he said. B Street Books offers a 10% discount to Tech students. Visit them online b-streetbooks.com or on their Facebook page, B Street Books. Sunday-Monday: Closed Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Musician turned mentor: Professor teaches passion to students JAMES KNECHT
Staff Writer
The first thing in sight through the doorway into her office is a large black piano and in the corner. Adjacent to it is a vintage harpsichord with the bust of Chopin, a composer and pianist, resting on top of it. The walls are lined with book shelves that are laden with books, papers, a Beethoven action figure and sheet music. To the left of the doorway sits a desk where Dr. Cynthia Hukill, head of the department of music and associate professor of music, is sitting grading music theory assignments shortly before the day ends. Hukill has been involved in music for nearly her whole life. When she first started playing music, it was “one of those things where it just got a hold of me,” she said. “What we say a lot of times is that, and its true for me, I didn’t really choose music: it chose me.” Hukill was seven years old when she first started playing instruments, specifically, her favorite, the piano. Her aunt, who was a music teacher, was “sort of an inspiration to me,” she said. It took her a few years before she became skilled, but it is one of those things where “I don’t remember not knowing this stuff,” Hukill said. “It goes back so far; I’ve always done it.” Hukill went to school for music and got her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University
JAMES KNECHT/THE ARKA TECH of North Texas in Denton, Texas. In the following several years, she went to work on her doctorate at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, Missouri. While she was there, she hosted a private studio in her house where she taught piano early in the morning, in the afternoon and at night. “Whenever I could cram the students in,” Hukill said. “I had a lot of students.” After a few more moves, Hukill made it back to Arkansas where she teaches here at Arkansas Tech University.
Aside from teaching, Hukill has performed around the region as well around the world. She has played in Kansas City, Dallas and Arkansas as well as in England, Australia and Taiwan. Throughout her life and music career Hukill has been exposed to many composers and many styles, but, instead of having any one favorite, she claims to “love everyone.” One particular composer, of whom she has a picture on her wall of, is Richard Wagner. “I love Wagner,” Hukill said.
“He’s one of the great geniuses of the 19th century.” As far as style goes, Hukill’s favorite is Romanticism of the 19th century. The Romanticism was “this great artistic blooming of music and poetry…and it’s not that far away,” Hukill said. The exposure to many different composers and styles as well as different experiences in learning and teaching added to Hukill’s knowledge and experience in music. She pours out the accumulation of knowledge and experience here at Tech,
her favorite place to teach. “To me, it has the most talent…its most exciting, there’s the most potential,” Hukill said. As far as working with music and students at Tech goes, “we’re all working at the same thing and we are working together for this marvelous art form,” Hukill said. “I am up here at night a lot of times and on the weekends for concerts and my colleagues are too…they just work so hard and so do all the students.” Some of the upcoming ensemble and recital events this fall are: Dr. Nicolas del Grazia’s Faculty Recital, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Auditorium; Arkansas Band of Distinction, Marching Exhibition, Oct. 18 at Fort Smith Southside High School; Arkansas Band of Distinction, Marching Exhibition, Oct. 18 at Russellville High School; Trombone Choir, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Auditorium; University Choir Concert, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Auditorium; Percussion Ensemble, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Auditorium; Jazz Ensemble, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Auditorium; Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert, Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Auditorium; Music Theatre Workshop, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Auditorium; Feast of Carols, Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Russellville.
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Catherine’s Bakery AMBER APPLEBY
Assistant Online Editor I love Catherine’s. I had her make some cupcakes for my twenty second birthday and they were delicious and a huge hit with my friends and family. So when Sierra agreed to go to Catherine’s, I was pretty excited and it did not disappoint. Catherine’s had changed since I had been there last. There was more open floor space, she now served coffee, there was more readymade product and Catherine wasn’t actually there. I was a little disappointed that she wasn’t there herself, but I can only imagine how hard it is to run a business by yourself and hiring more people was probably a smart self-wellness move. I was very excited because the special, which was advertised on a small chalkboard stand outside the bakery, was caramel apple cupcakes. Yum, right? I obviously had to get one of those, and a snickerdoodle cookie for good measure, because you always judge a bakery by its cookies. I got both of those for around $2. I was impressed. Caramel apple cupcake. It just sounds decadent, and it was. The cupcake was made with a small slice of apple baked into the bottom. The apple was soft and added a pleasant fruity taste to the cupcake. The cake tasted almost like a spice cake, which helped offset the sweetness of the apple. My favorite part? Glad you asked; it was the icing. Creamy buttercream icing drizzled with caramel; the perfect topper to a spicy, apple-y cupcake. I let, grudgingly, Sierra take a bite and, even though she is not a fan of caramel, she loved it too. If that’s not a reason
to get some of these, I don’t know what is. I haven’t had a true snickerdoodle cookie in years. They are basically just a sugar cookie, with cream of tartar added, and then dusted with granulated sugar and cinnamon. I, personally, like my cookies undercooked and soft. This cookie was pretty firm, but that did not take away from the taste in the slightest. It crumbled pleasantly in my mouth, and the sugar crystals crunched against my teeth, and I was slightly in heaven. I will most definitely be going back to Catherine’s. I also recommend you going to Catherine’s to at least try the caramel apple cupcakes. You’ll need to get about a dozen because you won’t want to stop eating them. SIERRA MURPHY
Managing Editor
I have a sweet tooth. And I can’t help it. After dinner, I’m usually going to have myself a piece of chocolate or a small bowl of ice cream, just because I can’t think of a better way to end dinner. I know it’s not good for me, and I’ve done good with cutting back my carb and sugar intake this semester, but I can’t resist the temptation to go reaching for something sugary after every meal, save for breakfast. So when Amber and I agreed we wanted to go to Catherine’s Bakery for our next review, I couldn’t say no. Literally – my mouth watered at the prospect of checking out a bakery. When we arrived at Catherine’s, I must say I was a bit under whelmed. I was distracted by everything but Catherine’s. And the inside wasn’t quite what I expected it to be. The small, cluttered space didn’t seem too invit-
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ing, and the open-face cooler housing the goodies didn’t quite catch my eye. The desserts rightfully stole the show, but made me wonder if the shop itself shouldn’t be more welcoming. At first, I couldn’t decide. But once my eyes had landed upon the oatmeal raisin cookies I knew I was walking out of the store with one. I paired that with a marshmallow fudge brownie and called it good. After all, I hadn’t eaten dinner yet and I was on the verge of buying almost everything in the cooler. The oatmeal cookie, to my dismay, was a bit bland and didn’t quite fall apart in my mouth like the oatmeal raisin cookies I know tend to do. It was buttery, but almost too sugary for my taste. The cookie itself kept its form, but wasn’t flaky or give a hint to having oats inside of it. The brownie, on the other hand, was excellent. I bit into it, and immediately passed it to Amber, all but demanding she take a bite.
The marshmallow was slightly burnt, giving the brownie itself a bit of a smoky taste. The familiar crunch complimented the goo of the brownie itself quite well, as did the fluff of the marshmallow. As I feasted on it, I realized that the two actually paired quite well together. Amber got the same kind of brownie for her boyfriend. I played devil’s advocate and encouraged her to eat it before she took it home to him. It was that good. From my understanding, Catherine and her staff change out their inventory. I don’t know if I like that principle, to be honest. I like the idea aof having a staple item that I know is going to be there, but I also like the idea of exploring all kinds of different desserts. Catherine’s, for me, is going to take another trip to see if I actually like it. The desserts can stand for themselves, but I would personally like more of an atmosphere to enjoy my snacks in.
John Prine’s here to stay, for better or worse
RYAN HARMON
Entertainment Writer Legendary singer/songwriter John Prine hasn't released new music since "Fair & Square" in 2005. Earlier this year, he announced that he would be releasing a new album of original material soon, as well as a sequel to his classic duets record, "In Spite Of Ourselves," released in 1999. "For Better, Or Worse" takes Prine right back to where he left off with "In Spite Of Ourselves," but with an almost entirely new cast of partners. Iris Dement sang on the title track of "In Spite Of Ourselves," so it's only fitting that she graces the title track of this album, which is a perfect companion to the previous duet. The song is another humorous, wellwritten look into a couple that seems to always be at each other's throats. Prine's voice is rougher than it used to be, due to a cancer discovery in 1996 that resulted in the removal of part of his neck, as well as radiation that damaged his vocal chords.
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In spite of the medical problem, he still manages to deliver a song with the utmost sincerity and feeling. This record sees Prine teaming-up with revered female vocalists like Lee Ann Womack, Alison Krauss and Miranda Lambert. One of the highlights on the record, "Look At Us," features Morgane Stapleton, wife of current country star, Chris Stapleton. Her vocals are flawless and moving, making for an incredible cover of the Vince Gill classic. Prine fan, Kacey Musgraves, lends her voice to the partially-sang/ partially-spoken "Mental Cruelty." Musgraves came across Prine's radar after writing a song called "Burn One With John Prine." The two fit together just as well as Prine and Dement. The last duet on the record features Prine's wife, Fiona. Duets between couples are nothing new, and they're not always that great, but Fiona is a wonderful singer who accompanies her husband very well on "My Happiness." The record closes without a duet partner, as Prine performs an often
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overlooked Hank Williams song, "Just Waitin'." The spoken piece is right in Prine's wheelhouse, much like "That's The Way The World Goes Round" or "It's a Big Old Goofy World." John Prine has always written songs that tell the plain truth and speak to the average person. Even on a record full of covers, he still manages to tell the same truth and speak to the same person. No wonder you don't always hear other artists cover his songs. Nobody can say it like he can. "For Better, Or Worse" is available now. For more information, visit www.johnprine.com.
In honor of the month of October, one of the best months of the year, I will be reading three different Stephen King novels. I have not ever read a novel by King, so this could be interesting. I chose King because he has long been held up as the type of horror writer others should aspire to be. If you want to be a good writer, study King. With my love of books, it always strikes people as odd that I haven’t read him, so I thought I would give him a try so people would stop looking at me funny. The praise of Stephen King is not completely unfounded. He has published over 50 novels, and many of those have been adapted to film or television. He has won numerous awards, including the Bram Stoker Award, which is given out for “superior achievement” in the horror genre, and the World Fantasy Award, which is given to the best fantasy works. The three novels I will be reading are “The Green Mile,” “Gerald’s Game” and “Cell.” I started with “The Green Mile” because it has been made into a movie with Tom Hanks, and I have mentioned how I feel about Tom Hanks. Join me on my journey as I explore the worlds of Stephen King. I have read many of Stephen King’s short stories, but this is the first time I have ever spent days immersed in a world created by King. “The Green Mile” is one of the most emotional and heart wrenching novels I have ever read. “The Green Mile” was originally published in six serial novels. The novels were eventually put together and published as one book that was broken up into the six parts. The story follows Paul Edgecombe, who is the “head screw” of the state penitentiary on Cold Mountain. Edgecombe has been the superintendent of E Block on Cold Mountain for years. The E Block, or the Green Mile, is where men go to die. The E Block men handle the worst of the worst. The murderers and the rapists all come to E Block to await their turn with “Old Sparky,” the electric chair. It was an unseason-
ably hot day in October of 1932 when John Coffey, “like the drink, only not spelled the same way,” was brought to E Block for the rape and murder of two young girls. It was a day Edgecombe would never forget. Coffey was convicted of a horrendous crime, but the man doesn’t match the crime. Coffey spends most of his time in his cell, crying. He is polite and even asks Edgecombe to leave a light on at night because he gets scared sleeping in new places. As Edgecombe begins to get to know Coffey, he starts to realize there’s more to this mountain of a man than anyone originally thought. This story alternates between the point of view of Edgecombe in the present in his nursing home and Edgecombe in the fall of 1932 when Coffey came to the Green Mile. The novel had me laughing out loud at the antics of a tiny mouse with “oilspot eyes” and crying for convicted criminals. King not only played with my emotions, he also made me challenge long held beliefs. Within the confines of 536 pages, King deals with race, religion and capital punishment. At times, he made my blood run cold with his description. His storytelling is literally an art form. I could not put the book down, not matter how much I needed to study or needed to take a break from such sadness. King’s last words in the novel are haunting and one of the most powerful literary words I have ever read. I can’t say much because it would give too much away. There is also not much to say other than praising King, which has been done before. I will say that you need to be aware that the novel is written from the point of view of a man in the 1930s. There are racial slurs, cursing and some fairly graphic detail. I don’t think this distracts from the book at all, but I do want you to go in aware. Read the book. Find out what’s so special about John Coffey. Live on the Green Mile for a few days. You won’t regret it.
'Storks' a perfect combination of touching and silly GABBI CALABRESE
Contributing Writer
Life, as we all know, can get quite stressful at times. And when that happens I like to turn to mindless entertainment for distraction. Such was the case last week when I went to watch the animated film Storks, directed by Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland. I was not entirely sure what to expect from the movie, but I got exactly what I needed: fun! Storks was by no means a perfect film— in fact, it was rather absurd at times—but I adored every second of it.
As the title implies, Storks follows a cast of birds and their delivery company, Cornerstone. However, these storks deliver iPhones and other everyday purchases instead of babies, after a harrowing debacle with one of the babies. That debacle is the human protagonist who goes by the name Tulip, and the movie begins on her eighteenth birthday. Tulip was never delivered to her family, so she has been living at Cornerstone her whole life, inadvertently leaving disaster in her wake. Our other protagonist, a stork named Junior, has been charged with the task of firing Tulip and has been promised he will be named
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boss of Cornerstone if nothing goes awry. Of course, something goes awry. Seemingly arrogant Junior shows his soft side when he, instead of kicking Tulip to the curb, gives her a job he is certain she can’t screw up: sorting letters that people send to the storks. He does not think that anyone still writes to the storks, but he is wrong. A human boy sends a letter to them wishing for a baby brother and (surprise, surprise!) Tulip places the letter into the one spot it's not supposed to go—the spot that causes babies to be produced. When Junior finds out, he fears his opportunity to become boss has been ruined, but he hopes
that if he and Tulip can successfully deliver the baby without anyone discovering the error, he might still have a shot at head honcho. The unlikely and embattled duo embarks on an adventure peppered with the threat of a hilarious pigeon who wants to get ahead, a creative pack of wolves and their own personal turmoil. Watching Junior and Tulip conquer their obstacles was an absolute pleasure. Ultimately, Storks is a story about family, friendship and deciding your own path. It is a perfect combination of touching and silly. I never wanted it to end, and when it did, I wanted to watch it again immediately.
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RICCI LOGAN/THE ARKA TECH Braden Stringer, right, receives a handoff from Jabyes Cross during the Oct. 1 game against Henderson State.
Wonder Boys get back to .500 with win RICCI LOGAN
Staff Writer
Last weekend the Wonder Boys defeated Ouachita Baptist 49-17, pushing their record to 3-3. Jabyes Cross, of Riveria Beach, Florida, completed 12 out of 15 passes for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Kristian Thompson, of Dardanelle, also scored three touchdowns.
Cua' Rose, of McGehee, was impressive on defense with 12 tackles and a defensive touchdown. At the start of the game, OBU was able to jump out in front by three points. Tech answered on their next drive with a one-yard touchdown run by Cross. Tech would keep the lead the rest of the game. In the second quarter, OBU would be forced to back to
back three and outs. Tech capitalized on OBU’s failures, scoring with a 40-yard Cross touchdown pass to Thompson followed by a Thompson one yard, touchdown run. A pass interference call would help OBU finally get on the board with a 31-yard touchdown when Lucas Reed found Allie Freeman in the corner of the end-zone. This score would hold to half-time
with Tech up 28-10. Tech extended their lead with an 11 play drive that ended on a one-yard touchdown by Bryan Allen, of Forrest City. OBU’s next drive resulted in a blocked field goal that was returned 70-yards by Rose for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Cross threw his third touchdown of the day, a 32-yard touchdown, to Michael Fine, of Springdale.
The win marks the first time that Tech has beaten OBU in consecutive meetings since the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Tech picked up its first win in Arkadelphia since Oct. 21, 2006, when the Wonder Boys won 55-35. The Wonder Boys return home to face East Central On Saturday Oct. 16. Kick off will be at 6.p.m at Thone Stadium at buerkle Field.
Golden Suns defense shines, push streak to six MATTHEW EMERY overall record of 14-7, and conference record of 6-1, Sports Writer sitting them tied atop the The Golden Suns vol- Great American Conferleyball team will look to ence standings, tied with keep its six-game winning Oklahoma Baptist for first streak alive this weekend place. as they take on a pair of Last week, the Golden conference foes. First off Suns recorded back to is Oct. 14, when they face back 3-0 sweeps against diNorthwestern Oklahoma visional opponents Southat 6 p.m. in Alva, Oklaho- eastern Oklahoma and ma. After this the Golden East Central. Suns will head south and The Golden Suns were take on Southwestern able to continue their Oklahoma on Saturday dominance of opponents at 2 p.m. in Weatherford, hitting percentage, holding Oklahoma. Southeastern Oklahoma to Following a clean .071 percent during their sweep, 6-0, on the longest matchup last Friday. The home stand of the season Golden Suns are ranked for the Golden Suns, the second in seasonal oppoteam currently sits with an nent hitting percentage to
this point in the season, averaging their opponents to .154 hitting. Hunter Eshnaur, of Russellville, led the Golden Suns with 12 kills. Sarah Rosinke, of League City, Texas, led the team in assists with 22. On Saturday the Golden Suns closed the home stand against East Central. Once again, the Golden Suns were able to limit their opponent's hitting percentage. East Central hit .200, the ninth consecutive Arkansas Tech opponent to hit only .200 or lower. Eshnaur led the Golden Suns in kills again, with 14, and set a new career
high with a hitting percentage of .560. Kaylee Konsella from Carrollton, Texas, registered nine kills on 12 attempts, giving her a new career high as well, a .750 attack percentage. Madison Nagel, ofRowlett, Texas, pitched in with six assists and a team leading 15 digs. After the series this weekend, the Golden Suns will set their sights on Oct. 21, their next match, when they take on Oklahoma Baptist in what could have Great American Conference Championship ramifications as the two are currently sharing the top spot in the standings.
This week in Tech sports FRIDAY: Golden Suns Volleyball @ Northwestern Oklahoma in Alva, Oklahoma. 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Golden Suns XC @ UALR Invitational in Little Rock. 9 a.m. Golden Suns Volleyball @ Southwestern Oklahoma in Weatherford, Oklahoma. 2 p.m.
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MONDAY: Wonder Boys Golf @ Midwestern State Invitational in Wichita Falls, Texas. Golden Suns Golf @ Sonoma State Fall Invitational in Sonoma, California. TUESDAY: Wonder Boys Golf @ Midwestern State Invitational in Wichita Falls, Texas. Golden Suns Golf @ Sonoma State Fall Invitational in Sonoma, California.
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The Golden Suns volleyball team will look to keep its six-game winning streak alive this weekend and then the Golden Suns will set their sights on Oct. 21, their next match, when they take on Oklahoma Baptist.
XC prepares for final tuneup before GAC
MATTHEW EMERY
Sports Writer
The Golden Suns cross country team will be in action this Saturday as they compete in the UALR Invitational in Little Rock at 9 a.m. It will be their final race before the Great American Conference Championship in Durant, Oklahoma, on Oct. 22. The Golden Suns are coming off their best performance of the season, as they came in second out of 11 in the Ozarks Invitational in Clarksville. Cami Hedstrom, of Bentonville, led the Golden Suns
with her best finish of the season, finishing fourth of 84, crossing the line at 19:41. Amy Riera, ofSouthlake, Texas, was the only other Golden Sun to finish in the top 20, finishing 11th with a 20:26 time. Angel Mapp, of Conway, set a personal best with a 21:16 time, finishing 27th. Results: Place Times Cami Hedstrom Amy Riera Angel Mapp Mallory Morris Logan Edwards Megan Bradley Erika Nava Diaz Adrianna Simmons Reagan Smith
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Photos by Ricci Logan Tech students taking part in paint twister at the back of Hughes Hall.
ABOVE: Sierra Magneson, agriculture major from Flippen, taking part in the paint twister event. BELOW: Tech students gather from Critz Hall, Hughes Hall, and M Street to play paint twister. Holly Boyd with friends at paint twister.
Tech students competing in the last round of paint twister for the winner.
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