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March for our lives

AUSTIN CUNNINGHAM

Contributing Writer

A nationwide protest against gun violence in Washington D.C. last month has stirred up opposing opinions from Arkansas Tech students.

March for Our Lives was a student-led protest demonstration on March 24 that aimed to bring about change in current gun legislation following the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

“I really hope that this starts something,” said Reigny Jeffery, sophomore economics and finance major from Anna, Texas. “I’m not 100 percent anti-gun, but this country can’t keep going like it has been.”

While coverage of these events remains relevant in the news, some students aren’t as optimistic about change as a result of the March for Our Lives efforts.

“Something may happen, something might not,” said Carter Cullen, sophomore business management and marketing major from Russellville. “No law will ever repair the damages caused by the glorification of violence and immorality by our culture. The root cause isn’t a law or a lack of laws, it gets down to society.”

Cullen said, he believes that due to the short attention span of the news outlets in this country the issue will simply cycle out in after a few weeks until another tragedy occurs and shifts the nations focus to the next big thing.

Cullen said the spike in

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Study Abroad: Five cities, ten days Gabbi Calabrese

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Roush Hall plans fall flat Noah Delshaw

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Studying abroad has its pros and cons, but one thing I am delighted about in Europe is my spring break.

It is two weeks long, and since I do not have class on Monday or Friday, my break is closer to two-and-a-half weeks. If anything makes me feel like I’m living in a fairytale, it’s the extended holiday. It’s glorious.

Anyway, for my spring break, a couple of friends and I decided to book spots with a tour company that would take us to five cities in ten days. The tour started in Florence so my friends and I took a nine-hour bus ride to Italy and spent a few days there on our own.

Walking the streets of Florence was absolutely incredible, but also strange. As we were strolling the cobblestone alleys with no specific destination in mind, I couldn’t help but think, “How am I here on my own?

Am I a big kid now? Who let me do this?”

Though it shouldn’t have been, it was a startling epiphany, because the truth is that I am, indeed, a big kid now. I didn’t seek permission before packing my bags and heading to Italy. Studying abroad has allowed me more independence than I have ever had in my life. It makes perfect sense, but it was almost baffling to examine the scope of my freedom.

Of course, Florence was magnificent. Yes, the sights were stunning, but my heart resides with the food.

I’m pretty sure eating lasagna in Italy is the most important thing that has ever happened to me. I also got to try authentic connolis and tiramisu, and I was reunited with the love of my life: gelato. I’m fairly certain I consumed the maximum amount of ge-

Outdoor basketball, street basketball, under the light basketball. This is a well-known scenario for many people who enjoy playing pickup basketball on the regular. The outdoor basketball court is known as the place where the real hoopers play and the casuals play with their friends. The best thing about an outdoor basketball court—nobody has to keep it open and nobody has to watch as people enter and go.

Within the last few weeks, Arkansas Tech revealed its plan for the dreaded Roush hall space that has been occupied by that worn and torn old building, which has long been due a makeover. The plan for the place is a recreational area for students to GABBI CALABRESE/THE ARKA TECH use.

The John Lennon wall, which is a symbol for free expression in Prague, The list of things includCzech Republic. Prague is teeming with idiosyncrasies, from the eclectic ed benches, tables, a hamarray of architecture to the bold, politicized statues around town. mock grove area for many students to hang their hamlato the human body can handle over credible than Florence is. Prague has a mocks and a sand pit with the course of three days and I am not fascinating history of revolutions (and volleyball nets. I think this is even a little bit sad about it. the fact that I put the words “fascinat- a great idea and a good plan It was devastating to say goodbye ing” and “history” next to each oth- for the area. Tech wants to to the country of my ancestors and er speaks volumes, as I am the fur- focus on bringing in more my heart when the tour began, but I thest thing from a history buff) and a students to campus and wasn’t sad for too long. After a mis- quirky present. Prague is teeming with keeping them here with a erable twelve-hour bus ride, we made idiosyncrasies, from the eclectic array good environment, I get that.

However, I think that it to Prague in the Czech Republic. I of architecture to the bold, politicized having an outdoor basketwasn’t sure what to expect from this statues around town. city that always seemed so aloof to I got a taste of traditional Czech ball court can be much more beneficial for the recreational me, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Prague is a different kind of in- (STUDY ABROAD page 3) area to bring in students.

For one, we already have a good sandpit with nets outside the Turner dorm that many people use all the The event is sponsored by the in the top 10 highest fundraisers awareness is one of the fraternity’s time. It is not in the center of American Foundation for Suicide in the country, said Davis. In the national philanthropies an action campus, so I can understand Prevention, which is the nation’s past 4 years, the local chapter has done to better humanity. why they might want to try to largest non-profit organization, raised $78,503. So far, they have “This is something that hits make one more central, but dedicated to saving lives and raised $9,224 of a $20,000 goal, close to home for us as we have I think an outdoor basketball bringing hope to those affected and donations are accepted until lost two brothers in the past four court is going to bring more by suicide. The foundation invests June 30. years,” said Collin Moore, senior students to the area because in new research, create education“I think this event is really marketing and management major the only current option for al programs, advocate for public special because it encourages peo- from Greenwood. people to play basketball on policy and support family mem- ple to seek help that may have campus is the Hull Gym, bers who have lost a loved one to otherwise felt lost and helpless,” Attendees can show support which can be somewhat suicide.

Kirsten Dunn, junior communica- by wearing honor bead, different unreliable, and the hours reThe American Foundation for tions major from Mansfield, who colored necklaces that represent quire someone to watch and Suicide Prevention’s goal is to re- has attended the walk as a sup- experiences with depression and then its shut down after a duce the annual suicide rate by 20 porter in the past. suicide. The colors identify those certain time. percent by 2025.

Several organizations on cam- that have lost a friend, family An outdoor court reThis is the event’s fifth year at pus assist with the event, includ- member, child, struggled person(OUTDOOR page 3) Tech. The first 3 years, ATU was ing Sigma Pi Fraternity. Suicide ally or just support the cause.

Out of the Darkness: rise to suicide prevention HANNAH COSTER

Contributing Writer

Arkansas Tech will be hosting its annual Out of the Darkness Campus walk on Saturday, April 7 at 9 a.m The walk is 1 1/2 miles and starts at Doc Bryan. It is free to register online, at www.AFSP. org/ATU, and attend the walk.

Donations are encouraged.

The Out of the Darkness Walk is a national event that “aims to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention” said Kristy Davis, Associate Dean for Student Wellness and Counselor.

Jamestown massacre survivor to hold lecture at ATU TREY STARKS

Contributing Writer A survivor of the Jonestown massacre will present a lecture on Thursday, April 5 entailing her experiences with the religious movement known as The Peoples Temple. Nine hundred and eighteen people died on the settlement from cyanide poisoning in 1978. What was originally thought to be a mass suicide pact is described by survivors as a horrifying mass murder.

Laura Johnston Kohl, who was one of the 87 members of the Peoples Temple that survived Jonestown, will present the lecture which is entitled, “Don’t Drink the Kool Aid: Advice from a Jonestown Survivor.” The lecture will take place in Room 300 of Ross Pendergraft Library at 6 p.m. Admission to the event will be free.

The event is being co-hosted by the Department of Behavioral Sciences, the Department of History and Political Science

and the College of Arts and Humanities.

Dr. Joshua Lockyer, associate professor of anthropology, said in an email that he believes Johnston Kohl is a great person to speak on this topic.

“She’s a good speaker and I know she speaks a lot on the topic all around the country, so I wanted her to come speak with the students in my class,” Lockyer said. “I thought that the topic might be interesting enough that, if we were going to have her come all

the way from California, it would be a good idea to invite her to do a public lecture for Arkansas Tech and the surrounding community.”

The lecture in an opportunity for students to learn more on this significant event in history.

Alex Sharp, a history major from Charleston, says it is an ideal way for him to learn more about history. “It’s cool because as a history major, I am used to sitting in classrooms and hearing outside sourc-

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es tell me about historical events,” Sharp said. “With this lecture, though, I can get firsthand information from someone who actually lived it. I am very

excited to attend.”

After the lecture, Johnston Kohl will be signing copies of her 2010 book, “Jonestown Survivor: An Insider’s Look.”

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Use your voices to effect change WIKIPEDIA

Young people can change the world.

They have been doing it for millennia.

Twenty year olds and younger have been beaten, abused and, in at least one notable case, burned at the stake for using their voices to effect change. We know it can be done. However, our more current generations have seemed less inclined to use their voices than past generations. At the Arka Tech, we want to encourage (and implore and beg) you to use your voice. It works.

On Feb. 14 of this year, Nikolas Cruz strode onto the Majory Stoneman Douglas High School campus in Parkland, Florida and opened fire. He killed 17 people, wounded 17 others, and more than likely caused lasting mental and emotional trauma for countless others.

President Trump tweeted his condolences to those affected, saying “no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school.” But several Parkland students had their own ideas.

Cameron Kasky, Emma Gonzalez, Alex Wind, Jaclyn Corin and David Hogg are students at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School. And they began a movement that “may turn out to be the most powerful grassroots gun-reform movement in nearly two decades,” according to Charlotte Alter in her Time magazine article “The School Shooting Generation Has Had Enough.”

These teens started the #NeverAgain movement the day after 17 of their teachers and classmates were gunned down.

And they don’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon as evidenced by their Time magazine cover.

And they have managed to bring about real change.

On March 9, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law (known as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act). This law tightens gun control in multiple ways. However, the law also allows some teachers (with the approval of local law enforcement) to be armed.

One of the major caveats of the law is that it raises the minimum age to purchase firearms from 18-years-old to 21-years-old in Florida.

Of course, the NRA immediately filed a lawsuit against Florida. According to CNN, the lawsuit states that “the age-minimum section of the law violates the second and 14th amendments of the US Constitution.”

Since the enactment of the law, there has been major uprising in Florida. From states suing to make their own gun laws to just general unrest. That will probably last for some time.

But the point is—this all started with five hurt, scared and pissed off teenagers.

And this isn’t the first time that teens have changed the course of history.

Joan of Arc was just 16-years-old when she went to the Dauphin of France and told him to take back his throne from the English, which he then did. At 16, Joan of Arc changed the course of France’s history.

Anne Frank’s diary has become one of the most famous records of the Holocaust.

It single-handedly gave a human side to the statistics. Again, Anne was no more than 16-years-old.

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[ed-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] noun: An article that represents the official viewpoint of a newspaper on a topic of public interest.

More recently, Malala Yousafzai has been working to change women’s rights in the Middle East. Malala’s campaigns for women’s right to education and her criticisms of the Taliban got her shot in the head by a member of the Taliban. Luckily, Malala survived and “has become a leading spokesperson for human rights, education and women’s rights,” according to biographyonline.net. Malala was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for her work. At the time, she was just 17-years-old.

Using your voice works. It has been proven time and again throughout history and today that you (yes, you) have a voice and that it can make a change.

But many of us don’t appear to be using it.

There are outliers. Like the five teens from Parkland and others who have stood up against violence or injustice. But people our age (yeah, here’s that term you hate), the Millennials, aren’t voting as much as previous generations.

Millennials overwhelmingly supported Bernie Sanders in his campaign to become president. But, when it became clear Sanders wouldn’t get the nomination, many Millennials stayed at home on Election Night.

In an article in The Washington Post,

Russell Dalton theorizes about why Millennials don’t vote. Many people believe that Millennials simply don’t care. Dalton, however, found that Millennials are “about as interested in politics as prior generations.”

He also found that Millennials are involved in local communities and volunteering.

What Dalton did find was that there has become a trend, starting with the ‘80s generation, of less political involvement in youth, and exponentially more political involvement in later years.

Which means, other people are making decisions about our future for us.

This doesn’t fly with us here at the Arka Tech. We want you to use your voice to stand up for the things you believe in. We aren’t necessarily asking you to start a ground breaking grassroots movement or an internationally trending hashtag on Twitter. We are asking you to use what voice you have to make a difference for what you believe in. Vote.

Volunteer. Blast it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Talk to your friends about politics. Get involved. Make changes you want to see. Don’t waste your voice or your time. And don’t let other people decide what laws need to be enacted. Decide for yourself.

Beware of where you intern, unpaid internships may be illegal DALE QUAID

Staff Writer

Many students think an internship is a must and thus spend at least a summer interning for no pay and without really learning the business. These types of internships are not worth your time or effort and should be bypassed by all.

Many companies, even large ones, may try to take advantage of legal loopholes or undefined laws. This has led to interns not learning what they thought they would through their experience with the company and has even caused a few lawsuits to be brought against these companies for illegal practices, mainly violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

“They worked as paid employees work, providing an immediate advantage to their employer and performing low-level tasks not requiring specialized training. The benefits they may have received — such as knowledge of how a production or accounting office functions or references for future jobs — are the results of simply having worked as any other employee works, not of internships designed to be uniquely educational to the interns and of little utility to the employer. They received noth-

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ing approximating the education they would receive in an academic setting or vocational school,” said Judge William Pauley, who presided over a US District court case involving Fox Searchlight’s use of interns.

Contrary to popular belief an unpaid internship does not help with job acquisition. If you are going to spend your time and effort working for a company as an intern, then there is reason to suspect that you will at least get a good understanding of how the company works and

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first-hand knowledge of the job you may want to work in the future. However, this is less likely to happen for the unpaid intern because some companies see the intern as a form of unpaid menial labor, which is often depicted as the “gopher” whose sole job is to supply other employees with beverages and other services that they don’t have time to do themselves.

“63.1 percent of students with a paid internship under their belt had received at least one job offer. But only 37 percent of former unpaid interns could say the

same -- a negligible 1.8 percentage points more than students who had never interned,” according to an article by The Atlantic.

It can be hard to figure out which internships may be worth your time. There are, in fact, guidelines set by the US Department of Labor to tell if the internship may be violating the law set forth by the FLSA. “The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment;

The internship experience is for the benefit of the intern; The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff; The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded; The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship” Fact sheet No. 71, which includes these six guidelines plus additional information, can be found at http://webdoc.agsci. colostate.edu/ansc/InternshipUSDeptofLabor.pdf For a real intern experience, try to find a paid position if possible. It will be more likely that you will find a job and also much more likely the company will take your time there seriously since they are spending money on you being there. If an unpaid internship, as described above, comes along it is actually advantageous for you to skip it and seek another internship or maybe an entry level position in your field.

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MAN ON THE STREET DO YOU BELIEVE COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE LAWS?

“I think, yeah, when people have the same views and want to implement the same things, they can come together to do so.”

Olivia Kiersey Biology

Bryant

“Yes. Anyone on social media or within media at all has the power to change law as long as they have support behind them.”

Hermes Aldana Computer Science

El Salvador

“I would think so. I think young adults are allowed to have a say in what’s going on.”

Naya Rojas English Education

Los Angeles, California

“Yes, with the education we receive on our diverse and socially aware campus we can begin to spark change because we are the future.”

Taylor Pulk Speech Communication Little Rock

“Yeah. We’re allowed to vote and voting is important.”

Mel Walker Fine Arts, Criminal Justice Atlanta, Georgia

“I definitely think college students have the ability to change laws.

They’re changed through movement and support so if we team together we can change anything.”

Matthew Smith Agriculture Business Hermitage

Platoon leader, student HANNAH BUTLER

News Writer

Stephen Bell is a dark-headed, twenty-something junior at Arkansas Tech. He is a University Honors student, working on a bachelor’s degree in history. But he is not your average college student. He is involved in one of the less-noticeable programs of Tech: the ROTC. If you are not familiar, it is the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, which requires dedication and a willingness to serve. Being in the ROTC, Stephen is required to be in physical training each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at six o’clock a.m.

His role requires him to be in a class, along with a lab, in military science for three credit hours. He is currently a Platoon Leader, and is more in charge of the other cadets within the program. His duties include helping plan special events, such as the Military Ball or the Out of the Darkness Walk happening on April 7. Stephen puts in around twenty hours per week for ROTC. Interestingly enough, Stephen did not come straight out of high school from serving in the JROTC programs offered. Instead, he was homeschooled in his hometown of Little Rock, whereas most cadets have that experience to get into JROTC. Following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, Stephen has consistently wanted to become an officer in the military.

With this in mind, Stephen came to the Alumni House on his third day at Tech and started getting involved with the ROTC program here on campus.

And with ROTC, he has gotten the opportunity to sign a contract in which he will become a lieutenant for 6 years following his college graduation.

“It’s given me a really good outlet here at college. My grades probably would not be as good, I probably would have been getting in a lot more trou-

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Stephen Bell showing his endurance and strength while climbing a mountain. ble if I had not been given this consistent schedule, this rhythm every week.

It’s a job, you know? It’s a class but it’s also kind of a job. You’ve always got something to do, you’ve always got somewhere to be, you’ve got people under you, people above you.

So it’s just a good - for me, anyway - it’s a good support system. It keeps me on a rhythm, keeps me working, and not slacking off,” said Bell.

Between keeping up with University Honors and the ROTC program, Stephen does not have time for much else. Although when he does have time, he previously got involved with the intramural Ultimate Frisbee team, which he enjoys. He regularly goes to the movies, his favorite genres being anywhere from horror to black and white films. As a history major, Stephen enjoys reading books, especially nonfiction and history books. He particularly enjoys the World War I era of history. Although, Stephen states

OUTDOOR From Page 1 uqires less supervision by the school and allows people to play for as long as they want without having to rely on hours of the gym.

The big thing for the recreational area is to try and bring people to gather and

hang out and I think this would be a great addition for the school because it lets people who love to play and people who want to gather around a court and watch as Tech students play each other on the asphalt.

MARCH From Page 1 gun violence over the last few years has nothing to do with our country’s lack of gun laws, but is a much larger issue that spans beyond our justice system.

According to CNN, the March for Our lives event in Washington D.C. was initially planned by #NeverAgain, a group of survivors from the Feb. 14 shooting in

Florida in coordination with Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control advocacy group.

At an estimated 800,000 protesters, March for Our Lives was one of the biggest single-day protests in the Capitol’s history.

In addition to the central event in D.C., over 800 sibling events occurred in other cities across the U.S.

STUDY ABROAD From Page 1 food and loved every second of it. The trdelnik, which is like a hollow churro with ice cream and Nutella inside, was like warmth and happiness inside my mouth.

Everything about Prague captivated me, and I think this would be a city I’d recommend everyone to see in

their lifetime.

I have already created so many lasting memories on my spring break, and I’m only just getting started. I still have Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris left in this trip. I cannot wait to see what other magic I get to experience.

that “ROTC comes before these guys, and then you much else.” For him, it is bark at them. It’s kind of always class first, ROTC awkward.” College has second, downtime last. Af- taught him some importter his contract is up with ant skills as well, such as the military, Stephen plans time management, literary on getting his master’s in skills, reading and summaeducation and becoming a rizing. professor to teach history.

His role at Arkansas Overall, Stephen said Tech as both a student the main thing that ROTC and as life during and has taught him is lead- after the military shows ership and dealing with promise. His intriguing people. Stephen said that interests and skills that ROTC gets “people from he is continuously learnall over the place. All dif“It’s a good ferent majors, all different insupport system. terests, all difIt keeps me on a ferent kind of walks of life, rhythm, keeps me and you’ve got to deal with working, and not them. We’re slacking off.” constantly switching out leadership positions, so a working un- ing from college and the derneath people you don’t ROTC program have the really get along with, being potential to influence othin charge of people you ers and benefit himself. don’t get along with. And, Stephen is building both I think more challenging a bright future and a long for me, being in charge resume of accomplishof your friends. I went to ments from his involvehigh school with some of ment on campus.

Keeping ATU beautiful LAKYNN NOBLETT

Contributing Writer

Every season brings a different set of responsibilities that the grounds-keeping crew at Tech must prepare for when it comes to taking care of Arkansas Tech’s campus.

Come rainy days, spring flowers or wintery days, the Landscape and Grounds Department on campus gets the job done.

William Hall, an undeclared major from Dover, has been part of the grounds-keeping crew on campus for one and a half years. He became part of the grounds-keeping crew when he graduated from Dover in 2016.

“I love being part of the team that makes the campus look and stays beautiful on a daily basis,” Hall said. “So the students can take pride in their university.”

As part of the grounds-keeping crew, Hall said that the daily responsibilities are assigned to them in work zones. They include mowing, weed eating and cleaning the flower beds.

For the springtime, Hall said that general spring duties that must be done to prepare for spring growth on campus are “pulling weeds from flower beds, trimming trees and shrubs, mowing and weed eating.”

But not every day at Tech is a sunny day. This semester, the campus has gotten its fair amount of rainfall. In the past, the campus has seen rainfall that caused flooding on the west side of campus, including a flooded parking lot. Hall said that the flooding in the parking lot remains a problem but also the “drains around the campus.”

When it’s not a warm, spring day or wet and rainy on campus, during the winter the grounds crew is responsible for the “removal of ice and snow on walkways and building entrances,” according to the Tech Facilities Management website.

They are also in charge of picking up campus litter on a routine schedule which is organized by Robert Condley, the landscape and grounds supervisor.

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Golden Suns win their second conference series in a row 2018 GAC Women's Softball Standings

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The Suns play Southeastern Oklahoma this upcoming weekend at Chartwells Sports Complex.

DANIEL TURNER

Staff Writer

The Golden Suns picked up three wins this weekend against East Central in Ada, Oklahoma picking up their second consecutive conference series win.

In the first game of the series on Friday, the Suns were led by Cabot native Megan Goodnight. In the first inning, Goodnight hit a tworun homerun, scoring Fort Smith native Paige Mendoza to give the suns a 2-0 lead. In the second inning, Goodnight again singled home Gabi Vasquez, of Lewisville, Texas, to extend the Tech lead to 3-0.

The Suns scored another run in the fourth and won by a score of 4-0. Goodnight picked up her eighth victory of the year. She pitched a seventh inning shutout, giving up only four hits, walking three and strinking out one.

In the night cap, the

Suns had to weather a late rally from ECU. In the first inning, Goodnight doubled home Mena native Bailey Bunch to put Tech up 1-0. In the second, Ashton Sangster of Van Buren scored Celina, Texas native Janie Knowles and Frisco, Texas native Sarah Coronado to extend the Suns lead to 3-0.

Later in that inning, Vasquez hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Sangster. A couple of batters later, Goodnight singled home Bunch to make the score 5-0. In the third inning, Tulsa, Oklahoma native Mackenzie Addis hit a solo homerun to make the score 6-0, Tech leading. In the fifth, Bunch hit a sacrifice fly to score Knowles to give Tech a 7-0 lead.

ECU scored six runs in the fifth, sixth but Goodnight shut the door on the Tigers rally and picked up her eighth save of the year.

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rie, Oklahoma picked up her seventh win of the year pitching one third of an inning of scoreless softball giving up no hits walking no one and striking out one.

In the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday, the Golden Suns rallied but fell just short.

In the first inning, ECU jumped out to a 2-0 lead.

In the third inning, the Suns scored a run after Sangster scored on a couple of throwing errors by ECU to make the score 2-1, ECU. The Tigers scored a run in the bottom half of the inning and ECU led 3-1 after three innings. In the sixth inning, Knowles hit a solo homerun to make the score 3-2, ECU leading. The Suns tried to rally in the seventh but fall just short and lost 3-2.

In the night cap and final game of the series, the Golden Suns’ offense exploded. Just like in the first game on Saturday, the Tigers made a

quick 1-0 lead after one inning. In the third inning, ECU scored three runs and extended their lead to 4-0. In the fourth inning, Addis hits a solo homerun to score Goodnight to make the score 4-2, ECU leading. In the fifth inning, Vasquez hit a two-run homerun, scoring Sangster. Two batters later, Mendoza hit a solo homerun to give Tech a 5-4 lead. The Tigers tie the game at five in the bottom half of the inning. ECU scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, giving the Tigers a 8-5 lead going into the top of the seventh inning.

In the top of the seventh inning, the rally started with Haley Womack of Bixby, Oklahoma, singling home Goodnight. The next hitter, Ashley Landry of Krum, Texas, singled home Knowles and Coronado to tie the game at eight.

The rally continued when Bunch drew a two-outbases-loaded walk, scor-

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Southeastern Oklahoma

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Henderson State

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ing Shaffer, to give the Golden Suns the lead, 9-8. Then the next batter, Mendoza, hit a three-run single scoring Landry, Vasquez and Bunch to cap off a seven-run rally in the seventh to make the score 12-8.

In the bottom half of the seventh, Goodnight picked up her ninth save, pitching a scoreless inning and the Suns picked up their third conference series weekend win.

After this weekend’s series win, the Golden Suns are 26-10 overall

and 17-7 in GAC play, putting them in a threeway tie for second place in the league standings with Southeastern Oklahoma and Harding.

The Golden Suns play Harding in a two game rivalry series on Tuesday in Searcy with that doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.

They then play Southeastern Oklahoma this upcoming weekend at Chartwells Sports Complex with Friday’s doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. and Saturday’s doubleheader starting at noon.

Suns take tenth at invitational NOAH DELASHAW

Sports Writer

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The Golden Suns will be taking part in the Central Region Spring Preview this Monday in Springfield, Missouri. It will last all day Monday and Tuesday as they compete against many teams

within our region. Last week, Tuesday, March 27, the Golden Suns wrapped up at the Barry Invitational in Miami, Florida. The Golden Suns placed tenth overall with a combined score of 922.

Pia Nunbhakdi, from Bangkok, Thailand, shot for 227, which ties her career-low in a 54- hole tour-

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Suns tennis is on the ball TIFFANY WEBSTER

The Arka Tech

Contributing Writer

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The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns women’s tennis team has gone undefeated in its Great American Conference matches, landing them a national ranking.

The first conference match was held in Bethany, Oklahoma against Sothern Nazarene University on March 15. ATU swept the competition in doubles by winning all three courts. The team also won four of the six singles courts. The match ended with Annabel Rowlands winning the last singles match. This was Rowlands fourth win in singles this season. This resulted in the team winning 7-2overall by only dropping two courts.

The second conference match was held in Arkadelphia against Ouachita Baptist University on March 28. The team dominated the doubles by winning each court, and finished it off by winning seven singles courts and one retired court. Julia Schoch ended the match with a win during singles. The team won the match in straight sets, resulting in an overall score of 9-0.

The team received a No. 1 national ranking for their victories on the courts.

Abby Davis, head coach of the tennis

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team, said, “It has been so far so good, but we are going to have some tough matches left in our conference.”

Although the matches are going to be tough, the community and student body is still cheering on the team and hoping for more victories. Nick Phillips, an engineering major from Conway, said, “I have really enjoyed keeping up with the team this season. I am glad they are doing really good and I cannot wait to watch them play more.”

For a schedule of upcoming games, visit arkansastechsports.com.

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nament. Peerada Piddon from, Bangkluay, Thailand, shot for 227 as well with a team-best 74 in one day of the Invitational. On the second day, Allie Weiner, from Maumelle, finished with an 85 and tied for sixty-third. The Golden Suns will compete again in a twoday preview this Monday.

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Takarabune A 400-year-old Japanese traditional dance, Awa Odori, was performed on the Arkansas Tech University campus on March 26.

Pictured (left to right) Megumi Yonezawa, Wataru Yonezawa, Kaoko Kato, Reina Fukuda and Shinnosuke Kasimoto beginning performance showcases the energy and movement that the whole event encompassed. Drums and other musical instruments are the main source of music.

ABOVE: Megumi Yonezawa apologizing to the crowd for the silly antics that just happened.

LEFT: Takarabune uses props such as fans to keep to their traditional roots.

RIGHT: Kaoko Kato performs in a traditional mask and kimono.

FAR RIGHT: Takashi Yonezawa uses expressions during his perfomances to emphasize the dance.

Photos by Amber Quaid

Reina Fukuda yells as part of chat to get the audience into the beat of the music and engaged in the performance.

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Stoby's continues to be a great place

Great tacos, cozy atmosphere MARY MASSIRER

Staff Writer

There are lots of small restaurants in Russellville that are quite delightful and Stoby’s is one of them.

It is tucked behind the railroad tracks and I had honestly never been there before because driving by, it doesn’t particularly stand out to me. I had heard about Stoby’s and decided to give it a try.

It is definitely a unique restaurant and it follows the theme of a railroad experience. It was previously a train depot as I learned from my waitress. From the moment I walked in, I was mesmerized by the creativity of the restaurant.

There is a train that speeds around a track above the booths and tables. It carries a piece of pie as it runs down the track which is something Stoby’s is known for.

I instantly felt welcomed

by the staff as I arrived and we were quickly seated.

Looking through the menu, it was very hard to narrow down what I wanted. They had everything from burgers to salads to tacos. I started with an appetizer of chips and salsa and was left very satisfied. The salsa had the right amount of spice to it keep me wanting more without searing my mouth with heat.

I took a final look at the menu and decided on the mesquite tacos. I have always liked tacos and was hoping Stoby’s could continue this for me and I am always looking for the place to get the best tacos.

During the wait, I noticed the charming atmosphere it seemed to have.

It is a small place but I think that it contributes to the family-like vibe of the restaurant. The staff seems very enjoyable as they interacted with each table, including our waitress. The

wait was not very long, about 10-15 minutes.

I could smell the spices of the tacos from across the room. When it made its way to my table, steam was dancing off the tip of the tacos and it was served with even more chips and salsa.

The tacos included lettuce, tomato, chicken and some type of mild spicy sauce.

As soon as I took my first bite, I knew I had made the right decision. The chicken had just the right amount of tenderness that made it easy to just slide into my mouth. The lettuce and tomatoes were the perfect addition to tame the spiciness. It was served on a flour tortilla and there were three good sized tacos.

The chips were not stale which I have experienced at other restaurants; however, they weren’t the best I had ever had but complemented the meal very well. It was a good 10 minutes of heaven as I savored every bite.

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Stoby’s has been a local favorite for as long as my family has lived in Russellville. It’s known all around town as the place to get cheese dip. In fact, their cheese dip is pretty much famous around these parts. Though, my advice is to forgo the orange cheese dip and be a bit adventurous and get their white cheese dip. It’s a little bit spicy but a lot more appealing.

But, I digress. If I go early enough, the restaurant isn’t that busy, which is nice because if you’re looking for a quiet place to eat, Stoby’s isn’t the place to do that. It can get a bit noisy in the main dining area. Despite being a bit noisy, the main dining area of the restaurant is well lit, clean, homely and decorated with retro train décor, which just lends to the quirky atmosphere and aesthetic. It’s also always fun to watch the electric trains as they

pass by overhead as well.

The wait staff were prompt and friendly.

That’s the one really nice thing about Stoby’s.

Many of the servers have been there for a very long time and they’re all very friendly and friendly with each other. It’s like a nice little close knit family when you walk into the restaurant which is always a very wonderful thing. It means that you’re going to get a friendly server and everybody likes a friendly server.

Once I sat down in the main dining area, I looked at the menu. I always get the Denver omelet. I’m not very adventurous but I do like to change up my sides and I decided that this time, I’d get the omelet, grits and the biscuit for the bread. Most of the big breakfast choices like the omelets and the breakfast burritos are decently priced between $6 and $9. The smaller choices like the cinnamon rolls are cheaper so perfect for little ones who

MARY MASSIRER/THE ARKA TECH Mesquite tacos were of a good size with lettuce, tomato and tender chicken served with a mild sauce on a flour tortilla.

My whole meal was about $9 which considering what I got, it seemed like a very good price. I left a generous tip considering my server was very attentive to our table as I noticed she was with other tables. I even ordered online for dinner that night from Stoby’s

and it was extremely easy to place my order and my food was ready promptly.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Stoby’s and would recommend it to anyone.

It’s uniqueness and atmosphere draws people in and the food makes them keep wanting to come back.

SHELBY ARNOLD/THE ARKA TECH Omelet, grits and a biscuit for under $10. The omelet wasn't warm but the eggs were fluffy and the middle was filled with melted pepperjack cheese. don’t like to eat much.

Recently, the prices have gone up but the total of our bill was still under $20 and that was with my mom.

They also have specials during the week for even cheaper affairs.

Short stack day is on Tuesday and omelet day is Wednesday. The specials are usually a dollar or so cheaper than the actual plate prices.

I waited a little longer than usual to get my drink and for the order

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to be taken but the waitress was very kind. Once we ordered our drinks and our food, they were delivered to the table in a super prompt manner but Mom’s burrito wasn’t very warm in the middle and my omelet wasn’t very warm either. Past the food temperature being an issue, the food was fantastic. My eggs were fluffy. The pepper jack cheese in the middle of the omelet was gooey and absolutely delicious.

The biscuits, oh, the bis-

cuits, are the best things they have for breakfast.

They’re huge and homemade and taste wonderful with Stoby’s homemade strawberry jam on top.

Going to breakfast there for the biscuits alone is worth it.

Overall, Stoby’s is really up to par on the breakfast front. Their biscuits are to die for, their jam is delicious and their wait staff is very friendly. However, sometimes food warmth is a hit or miss kind of thing.

As an English major, it’s probably against the law for me to say I don’t particularly enjoy classic novels. Oftentimes, they require a lot of work to understand and do nothing to stimulate my emotions.

When I’m reading, I prefer novels that transport me into the book, that are emotionally engaging and that are, quite simply, fun.

Becky Albertalli’s “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda” fits that criteria quite well for me.

“Simon vs.” is a young adult contemporary fiction novel that chronicles the misadventures of Simon Spier coming out as gay. Simon has spent months anonymously emailing a boy he knows only as Blue.

He has told Blue things about himself that nobody else in his life knows (like the fact that he’s gay) and vice versa.

However, when somebody at his school discovers these email exchanges and blackmails him, Simon begins to question who Blue is and what it would be like to tell the world he’s gay.

This is a story of acceptance and self-discovery, of love and growth.

For me, this novel felt like that lightness in your chest before you begin to laugh.

A sip of cold water on a scorching day.

I wouldn’t describe this book as intense or especially plot-driven, but it was still fun and engrossing. Above everything, I adored Simon’s sarcastic narration. He’s a self-proclaimed cynic, but he clearly has a romantic heart, and it was a blast to see the world and the characters through his eyes.

The relationship dynamics presented in this novel are as equally complicated as they are endearing. Simon loves his friends and family, but that doesn’t mean everything is sunshine and

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From the 'club house' to boy band to solo artist success

JORDAN CLARK

Staff Writer

This semester is all about bringing it all back for one more show and this week’s artist sets a wonderful example for this. Justin Timberlake is an all time Grammy winner that is all about coming back each time bigger than before.

As a child, he sang in the church choir and was basically raised with a musically talented family. Timberlake got his start as an actor in “The New Mickey Mouse Club,” which

he starred in from 1993 to 1995 with some other now music artists like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and JC Chasez.

Timberlake would soon come out of the show and, with Chasez, form the 90s all-male group: NSYNC, also known as “N Sync.”

The group made a their debut album under the name. The group members consisted of Justin Timberlake, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass and JC Chasez and had some classic hits such as “Bye Bye Bye” (2000) and “Tearin’

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Up My Heart” (1997). The name of the group was formed by each of the members’ last letters of their first names.

The group came together after Chris Kirkpatrick missed out of being part of the Backstreet Boys, but met Lou Pearlman to form a second group in 1995. The group came together with Kirkpatrick recommending Fatone and Pearlman finding Timberlake and Chasez.

Soon, the group evened out with Jason Galasso as bass. However, Galasso dropped out before NSYNC

could sign into Pearlman’s Trans Continental Label; luckily with quick thinking, Timberlake had his vocal coach suggest Lance Bass. He was nicknamed “Lansten” to keep the NSYNC initials together.

NSYNC became huge hit in the music industry; however, none of their songs hit the No. 1 spot of any music charts. In 1999, the group sued Pearlman for taking half of their earnings instead of the sixth that he agreed to. Pearlman lost in

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before Simon and Blue start to for a genuine connection and fall for one another. But, secrets can’t stay that way forever and Simon is about to learn that the hard way.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. I went in expecting to enjoy it, but I didn’t expect to feel so intensely connected to some of the characters. You really feel their ups and their

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the end and the boys signed onto Jive Records.

In 2000, the group released “Bye Bye Bye,” known today as one of their most signature songs. Their second studio album, “No Strings Attached,” became a grand hit. The sales hit more than 9.9 million copies and continue to be a hit today to NSYNC fans.

After the third album, “Celebrity,” and a tour, the group decided to take a temporary hiatus. The group still

attends events together, like the 2003 Grammy Awards with the performance of a Bee Gees tribute. Though they did plan to make a new album, no album has ever materialized. In the summer of 2004, Justin Timberlake announced his departure from the group and became a single artist.

Timberlake already made a debuted song “Like I Love You” in 2002 and made his first album as a solo artist—“Justified.” In 2004, he

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won two Grammys for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.

He would collaborate with other musicians and even started his own record company, JayTee Records (2005).

In 2006, Timberlake released the album “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” featuring the all too familiar “SexyBack.” Justin Timberlake is such a hit in the music industry. Look for part two of Timberlake’s music review in next week’s Arka Tech.

downs at some points. That intense connection is rare for me in movies, so it was wonderful to experience that.

Nick Robinson, who plays Simon, was probably my faFrom Page 6

kittens in his life, which makes the idea of his coming out even more challenging. Everyone is well-developed and real and incredibly relatable.

One fascinating aspect of this novel is the email exchanges between Simon and Blue. We don’t get to see all of them, but it’s easy to put the pieces together for all their conversations.

These emails were interesting because it al-

lowed us to see a relationship develop without any sort of physical presence.

Neither of them knows what the other looks or sounds like, but it’s obvious that a genuine relationship is forming. It’s heartwarming and adorable.

Honestly, that is probably the best possible description for this novel: heartwarming and adorable. It’s a quick read—I devoured the entire thing

in one sitting—and it’s so light and happy-making. I cannot speak much to the representation in this novel, but I have a feeling this book will speak to many teens and, hopefully, help them through tough times. I had an absolute blast reading this novel.

Book versus movie, let us know on our Facebook page which one you like and why. As you can see for our reviewers the top spot is tied at 5 stars each.

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ANSWERS from March 15

I must admit that I have wanted to see “Love, Simon” since I first heard the previews on Pandora. So, when the opportunity to do a movie review for it presented itself… it just seemed like the perfect excuse to go see it. And let me tell you, I’m so glad that I did.

“Love, Simon” (directed by Greg Berlanti who has written and produced for “Arrow” and “Supergirl”) follows the story of Simon Spier, a closeted gay teen in suburban high school near Atlanta.

One day, Simon’s friend Leah tells him about an online confessional of a closeted gay student at the school, who goes by “Blue.” Simon immediately messages Blue and the two begin talking. It isn’t long

vorite part of the film. It was a wonderful performance. None of his humor fell flat for me, which is saying a lot since I’m generally apathetic to comedy. He also made me cry way more than I thought I would in this film. Just a word of advice: bring tissues, and wear your waterproof mascara.

If I had anything bad to say about this film, I would say there was a lot going on.

There’s the central plot and then several other small plot arcs throughout the film, which is sort of a nitpicky thing to point out. But there were some things that I felt could have been cut. But then it wouldn’t be such a fantastic movie, so maybe don’t touch it.

Really this movie is incredibly sweet and fun. I super enjoyed watching it and I would highly recommend this film to anyone who enjoys movies (especially romantic comedies!).

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Wonder Boys offense explodes

DANIEL TURNER

Staff Writer

The Wonder Boys’ offense totaled 41 runs in the three game conference series against East Central this past weekend, which is a school record for most runs scored in a threegame series at Tech Field.

Tech’s offense all started on Friday night in the first game of the series. It started in the first inning when Salina, Kansas native Mark Vaughn hit an RBI single up the middle to score Britt Stroth, from Conway, to tie the game up at one.

In the second inning, Kyle Gibbs, from Phoenix, Arizona, hit a solo homerun to give the Wonder Boys their first lead of the game at 2-1. Gibbs scored Cody Wescott, from Phoenix, Arizona, in the fourth to cut the Tigers lead to 6-3.

In the fifth inning, Vaughn hit a sacrifice fly to score Shane Pollard, from Arnold, Missouri, to make the score 9-4, East Central leading.

In the sixth inning, Overland Park, Kansas native Jake Harvey singled home Gibbs and, a couple hitters later.

Pollard doubled home Korey Thompson, from Bryant, and Harvey to make the score 9-7, ECU still leading.

In the seventh, Gibbs singled home Vaughn and then Wescott scored off a bases loaded walk drawn by Thompson. Still in the seventh, Stroth was hit by a pitch, which scored Gibbs to give Tech a 10-9 lead. Vaughn tied the game back up at 11 with a sacrifice fly scoring Riley Hickerson, from Cooter, Missouri.

Then, in the bottom of the ninth, Thompson hit a walk-off single

to score Jason Hastings, from Bryant, to give the Wonder Boys a 12-11 game one victory. Nolan Withrow, from McKinney, Texas, picked up the victory, pitching an inning and a third of scoreless baseball, striking out three and gaving up no walks and no hits.

On Saturday, the Wonder Boys continued their offensive momentum. The scoring got started in the first inning with Hickerson singling home Stroth to give Tech a 1-0 lead.

In the third inning, Hickerson hit a threerun homerun, scoring Pollard and Stroth to make the score 4-2 Tech leading. Later in that inning, Dylan McDearmon, from Greenbrier, scored Wescott on an RBI groundout to make it 5-2 Wonder Boys.

In the fifth inning, Vaughn stole home to extend the Tech lead to 7-5. Later in that inning, Thompson scored Wescott on a fielder’s choice to make the lead now 8-5 Tech. Then the next batter, Stroth, hit a three-run homerun, scoring Thompson and McDearmon to make it 11-5 Tech.

In the seventh inning, Pollard hit into a double play, but scored Harvey to make it 12-5 Wonder Boys. In the eighth inning, Gibbs singled home Vaughn, then, a couple of hitters later, Harvey singled home Wescott to make it 14-5 Tech. The last run scored to make the run rule come into effect (which happens if a team is up 10 runs after 7 p.m.) was when Thompson hit into a fielder’s choice but scored Gibbs to give Tech the 15-5 run rule victory. Zack Kesterson, of New Hartford, New York, got his first victory of the year pitching

RYAN HARMON/THE ARKA TECH Mark Vaughn from Salina, Kansas, hit an RBI single up the middle to score in the first inning.

six innings, giving up five runs all earned seven hits, walking one and striking out five.

In the night, it was much more of the same thing. The Tech scoring started in the second inning with singling home Gibbs to tie the game at one. Later in that inning, Stroth singled home Blake King, of Phoenix, Arizona, to give Tech a 2-1 lead.

In the third, Thompson drew a bases loaded walk to score Vaughn to make the score 4-3 ECU. Then in the fourth, Vaughn singled home Stroth and Pollard to put Tech back up 5-4.

Then just a hitter later, Wescott hit a sacrifice fly scoring Hickerson to extend the lead to 6-4.

In the sixth, Hickerson hit his second three-run homerun of the day, scoring Pollard and Stroth to make the score 9-4. Two batters later, Wescott hit a solo homerun to extend the lead to 10-4.

In the sixth inning,

Pollard hit a three-run homerun scoring Stroth and Harvey making the Wonder Boys lead 13-6.

Then the forty-first run of the weekend and the fourteenth run of the game was capped off by a Wescott solo homerun, which was his second of the day and second of the game, which made the final score 14-6.

Hayes Cox, of Fayetteville, picked up his fifth victory of the year.

Cox pitched five innings giving up eight hits, four runs three of those being earned, walking two and striking out four.

The Wonder Boys picked up their first conference sweep of the year, improving their record to 21-11 overall and 14-7 in GAC play, which is fourth best in the league.

The Wonder Boys’ next game is a Tuesday night non-conference game against the top team in the GAC Southern Arkansas at Tech field at 6 p.m.

2018 GAC Men's Baseball Standings ArkansasMonticello

17-4

Southern Arkansas

16-5

Henderson State

15-6

Arkansas Tech

14-7

Oklahoma Baptist

13-8

Southwestern Oklahoma

13-8

Southeastern Oklahoma

10-11

Harding

9-12

Northwestern Oklahoma

7-14

Ouachita

6-15

Southern Nazarene

5-16

East Central

1-20

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Saturday April 7, 2018 Baseball @ Southeastern Oklahom 4 p.m.

Monday April 9, 2018 Women’s Golf @ Central Region Spring Preview

Friday April 6, 2018 Softball vs Southeastern Oklahoma 3 p.m.

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Tuesday April 10, 2018 Baseball vs Lyon 6 p.m.

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Wonder Boys take Player of the week 4th at invitational • Peerada Piddon NOAH DELASHAW

Sports Writer

The Wonder Boys will go to Heber Springs next week on Monday, April 16, to play in the Natural State Classic. The Wonder Boys come off the weekend playing in the Argonaut Invitational placing fourth overall. The Wonder Boys shot for a combined 566 in the first two rounds.

Shawn Tsai, from Taipei, Taiwan, shot a team-best 138 and tied for sixth. Ryan Spurlock, from Maumelle, led the team in the second

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round with a career-best 68 and a team-high six birdies in the first round. Luke Cornett, from Drasco, and Austin Gean, from Florence, Alabama, both shot for 71 in the first round.

Putter Srinoon, from Bangkok, Thailand, finished with a 73.

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from Bangkluay, Thailand • Shot a team best 74 in the Barry Invitational and ties for 28th place. Piddon Helped the Golden Suns place tenth in the Invitational in Miami, Florida.

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