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Henderson State University - Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - Volume 108, Issue 26

125 YEARS OF HENDERSON Heath Sims presents his senior show P.8

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THE ORACLE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – Scott McKinnon FACULTY ADVISER – Mike Taylor COPY EDITOR – Katie Brown NEWS EDITOR – Moe Skinner SPORTS EDITOR – Kaitlyn Kitchens FEATURES EDITOR – Devin Anderson VIEWS EDITOR – Dax Guilliams PHOTO EDITOR – Chris Sharp PAGE DESIGNER – Houston Fryer GRAPHIC DESIGNER – Megan Snoddy ONLINE EDITOR – Scott McKinnon BUSINESS MANAGER – James T. Allen

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Studying abroad: getting out there

DISTRIBUTION MANAGER – Carmin Wills

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COVER: Heath Sims, senior, poses with the cover of the magazine featured in his senior exhibition.

Photo by Kristine Moore

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Vending machine eating your money

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Math Magician comes to campus

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Mortal Kombat X review

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WEEDING THEM OUT K-9 officer sniffs out a positive hit for drugs in several dorm rooms in Newberry Hall

STORY BY ASHLEY BLES — PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS

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wo students are in trouble with the law after a scheduled drug sweep through Newberry Hall found contraband in their possession.

On Wednesday morning, campus police along with two area 6 Drug Task Force officers and a member of the Malvern police department led a drug dog through the halls of Newberry. They found contraband in eight rooms and issued two citations for possession of a controlled substance and one for possession of an instrument of crime.

Jason Palmer, senior biology major, was cited for possession of a controlled substance for marijuana and possession of instruments of a crime for rolling papers, a pipe and a

grinder found in his room. Zachary Ingersoll, freshman, theatre major, was also cited for possession of a controlled substance for marijuana.

Newberry Hall Director Cody Fortner, an advanced instruction studies graduate student, said that previous events might have led to the suspicion that inspired the sweep.

“The officers were very knowledgeable about what they were looking for,” Fortner said. “They were very polite and calm as they explained things to residents, no kicking down doors or yelling.”

Lewis Shepherd, vice president for student and external affairs, said that this is the first drug sweep he can remember in his six years

at Henderson. Shepherd also said that because students are a “captive audience right in the middle of the community” they may be prime targets for those selling illicit drugs.

He and university police department are working to be more vigilant in their efforts on campus.

“I wanted to send a very, very strong signal that this will not be tolerated by our school,” Shepherd said. “The world we are sending students into does not have a place for illicit drugs and we have a vested interest in sending our students on the right path.”

Shepherd also said the students involved will go through the academic judiciary process and that disciplinary action is decided on a

case by case basis, as is the decision to remove a student from living on campus.

“We are hopeful to work with them to make it a learning experience to build on,” Shepherd said. “Instead of a detriment.”

A revision to the student code of conduct that will reemphasize the core values that the school looks for in its students is due to debut later this summer.

No specific changes were disclosed but Shepherd calls the code “a very encouraging document” that talks about the expectations of what the school is willing to invest in our students.

Both students have been issued court dates and so far there have been no charges issued.

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ORANGE IS THE NEW WATER

Students growing tired of Pepsi’s malfunctioning vending machines on campus

STORY BY CARMIN WILLS — GRAPHIC BY MEGAN SNODDY

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hether students are working late on campus, running behind to get to class, or just need a boost of caffeine, nobody wants to be a sucker for the Pepsi machines at Henderson. Students don’t know if they will get the drink they choose, a product that has been expired, or just simply have their money eaten.

The culprit of this repetitive problem is dysfunctional vending machines. Not all vending machines are responsible for taking money from students, but many of them do not work properly. Some do not work at all.

Many of these machines are like playing the slot machines. Students put money in and hope they are winners by getting the drink that has been selected.

Machines on the second floor of Mc Brien seem to be worst. Students such as Will Strong, junior history major, have been scammed many times.

“Kind of sucks,” Strong said.

Strong said trying to get a drink before class has turned into a guessing game for many students.

“My friends and I call Sierra Mist the mystery button,” Strong said.

This problem even prompted an anonymous person to leave a sticky note on one of the machines stating that the machine has tak-

en their money and it will also take yours. If a student wishes to purchase a bottle of water out of Mc Brian, they need to make sure to select the orange soda button.

Another problem area is in Garrison Hall.

Recently one of the machines was removed.

It was one of the newer machines that malfunctioned. These machines seemed to be a good idea because at least students could see what they were getting. This did not solve all problems though. The machine that is still there declines to give people what they want.

While working late one night at The Oracle, Scott McKinnon, senior communication major, and Dax Guilliams, senior mass media major, decided to take a break and go to the vending machine to get caffeine. They both put their money in and pushed the dreaded Mountain Dew button.

“We just needed some caffeine, and neither one of us got it,” McKinnon said.

Guilliams got a root beer, and McKinnon got sierra mist.

Tim Jones, director of purchasing, said they as a rule have had good luck with the machines, but if students are getting a drink other than what they have chosen it is a problem.

“That is the drivers’ issue,” Jones said.

Pepsi is hired by Henderson to come and fill the machines once a week. If students get

a drink that is in the wrong slot, more than likely the driver did not fill the machine correctly. Especially in the case of McKinnon and Guilliams, for this to happen the driver had to have loaded the drinks in the machine that way.

At a buck-fifty a pop, students want the drink that they enjoy. With the way the machines work now, some students do not trust the machines. One student Carol Nichols, senior education major, does not take the chance anymore.

“So expensive I go to dollar store and bring my own, I keep them in my car or backpack,” Nichols said.

Pepsi was contacted by Jones and told of the problems that students are having with the machines. Technicians have been on campus trying to rectify the problems. According to an email to Jones, Debbie Owens, food service account executive for Pepsi, the technicians have concentrated on machines in McBrien and machines and in Garrison Hall.

The report explained the machines’ malfunctions in Garrison, one unit was frozen and needed defrosted, the other machine, when plugged in kept tripping a breaker.

“Changed outlet and resulted in a burning wire,” Owens’ email said. “Three flavors were mislabeled, but the problem is now correct-

ed,” Although Owens said the machines in Garrison Hall are now fixed, when tested on Sunday evening by Oracle staff there are still mislabeling issues.

Jones said, he will stay on top of this problem, but there are ways for students to let the school know if more problems arise.

If a machine takes a student’s money, that student can go to the third floor of Womack Hall to the cahiers window and fill out a Pepsi lost money form. On this form students will need to fill out their name, date that you lost money, the amount lost, what building the money was lost in and the amount of money the student lost. After filling out this form the student will receive a refund.

If students live in a dorm, and the machine in the dorm rips you off, let the RA know and they will inform the school that there is a problem.

This does not mean that a student can go fill out a form for a ridiculous amount. The drinks on campus are $1.50. The cashiers’ office is not going to believe that a student that has lost money in a machine and will continue to put money into that same machine, Jones said. It is important to let the school know that these machines are malfunctioning so they can correct the problem.

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HISTORY, THE MAN REMEMBERED Martin Halpern looks back on his 25 years as a professor before giving one final lecture on campus STORY BY JORDAN JOHNSON — PHOTO COURTSEY OF STEVE FELLERS For most teachers, the highs of teaching far outweigh the lows. Getting to impact a young person’s life at a critical time in the developmental process is underrated in the eyes of many.

Martin Halpern, professor of history, prepares to retire after 25 years of teaching at Henderson.

“It’s such a great thing to be able to get to teach the younger generation,” Halpern said.

Halpern reflected on the things that he had experienced that made his job so enjoyable.

“I really enjoy the interactions with students and meeting students from a variety of different backgrounds,” Halpern said.

As Halpern moves to a new chapter in his life, he talked about the things he would miss most about teaching.

“The main thing I’ll miss is not being in the classroom,” Halpern said. “I’ll miss watching students’ minds improve as their writing improves.”

Halpern loved being in the classroom and impacting his students in a positive way.

Halpern talked about his love for the liberal arts education.

“I think that is what the liberal arts education is all about, getting students to learn about and experience things they probably would’ve have otherwise,” Halpern said.

Halpern also offered advice to anyone striving to become a professor of any sort.

He talked about the importance of motivating students to speak up in class.

“If you rely on students volunteering in class, most people aren’t gonna participate,” Halpern said. “So I embarked on a tradition of just calling on everybody. It’s more democratic because the people who don’t raise their hands have as much good things to say as the people who do.”

Halpern also added how effective this way of teaching and interacting with students was.

“I think engagement in the classroom is where students really start to get excited,”

Halpern said. “In student evaluations, students have commented that they’ve talked more in my class than in the past because of that.”

Halpern also talked about the importance of “outside-the-classroom” learning.

“Most of the learning takes place outside of the classroom,” Halpern said. “No matter how good you are as a lecturer or how good you are at generating discussion.”

Halpern stressed the notion of finding interesting and relevant things to read when assigning stories in class.

“Pick things that people get interested in reading,” Halpern said. “More often than not, I did not use a textbook. I’d use novels, memoirs, etc.”

Colleagues of Halpern shed light on what made Halpern such an impactful teacher.

“As a teacher, Dr. Halpern challenged his students to think in new ways about history and politics,” John Hardee, dean of the Ellis College of Arts and Sciences, stated in a news release. “As a scholar, his books, essays, and publications have brought acclaim to the Department of Social Sciences and the University.”

“I respect him greatly for the high standards he has set for himself and his students over the years,” Hardee stated.

Halpern recalled his childhood and how important reading was to him and his family. He talked about how at every moment, someone in his family was reading something.

“In my family we read constantly, and I fell in love with that,” Halpern said.

Halpern will hold his final lecture, “Reflections on Twenty-Five Years of Personal and Political History” at 3p.m. on April 21 in the Garrison Center Banquet Room.

“I want to talk about what I’ve learned in my last 25 years, especially the research that I’ve done,” Halpern said. “I’ll talk about who I was when I arrived on campus, where I came from, what I brought with me and what am I leaving with.”

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ELLIS COLLEGE AWARDS Students recieve recognition for outstanding creative and academic accomplishments

STORY BY COLIN JEFFUS — PHOTO COURTESY OF PIXABAY “You all embody the rigor and excellence of Henderson,” Stephen Adkison, provost and vice president of academic affairs, said.

Awards season springs upon us once again. The 2015 Matt Locke Ellis College of Arts and Sciences annual awards ceremony took place two weeks ago.

The best and brightest at Henderson we’re honored. One student from each of their respective fields and years were selected per category.

“I enjoy this time of the year because we get to honor those who have strived for excellence,” Glen Jones, president, said.

The awards were divided between two categories of outstanding creative accomplishments and outstanding academic achievements.

Creative accomplishments were awarded to those who had expanded their mind and their creativity beyond the norm to a level that had impressed the selection committee with their creations.

The outstanding academic achievements were given out to students who had displayed a continuous strive for distinction and attention to details.

“It feels good to be rewarded, I’m very proud of it. It’s something nice to put on my resume,” Ashley Bles, junior mass media major, said. One of the few selected for an outstanding achievement award.

Bles went on to say she hopes to become a program director someday and is hopeful an internship this summer will assist in getting her there.

The ceremony was a good opportunity for students and educators to celebrate what was learned and was taught by both throughout the last year.

“It’s a good reminder that I’m on the right track. I want to eventually obtain my doctorate in education and become a teacher,” CamRyn Stillman, junior music major said.

For most of the students the awards were a nice token to help keep them focused on their future and reaffirm that they are doing what they need to do to get where they want to go in their future career.

The selection process heavily factored in the students’ GPA and classes taken towards their major. Stillman thought amendments to the current process might help improve the way future award winners would be selected.

“I agree with the selection process, but I don’t know all the criteria that the committee uses to determine the awards. I think it could involve the rate at which you’ve gone in your degree plan and how far you’ve succeeded in that amount of time,” said Stillman. “I just think there could be other factors that weigh in on selection of the awards.”

The ceremony also gave an opportunity for brief descriptions of each awardees, current accomplishments and previous accolades to be described. Providing a summary of how each winner had proved they deserved their award.

After the rounds of applause were given

and pictures were taken, it was back to work for all the awardees.

“We are very proud of you and we are very proud of all of your accomplishments

at Henderson State University,” Angela Boswell, associate dean of Matt Locke Ellis College of Arts and Sciences said.

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NATURAL STATE OF MIND Katie Smith recounts her travels across the continents while remembering her small-town roots

STORY BY KATIE SMITH — PHOTO COURTESY OF KATIE SMITH

There are two types of people in the state of Arkansas: those who are perfectly content never leaving their hometown of 63 people, and people like me.

Where I grew up, there were more cows than people. That’s my infamous line when people ask me about my hometown. It was run-of-the-mill, Podunk.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved growing up there. Everyone knew everyone. There wasn’t any football, so the Friday night basketball game was the main event of the week. People would come from all around to eat our gas station’s chicken strips. It is, in fact, a place I loved.

But I did not love it so much that I decided I wanted to live with my momma forever, and complain when I had to go to a town bigger than mine to get decent groceries, and raise my kids there until I was old enough for them to put me in a home and never come see me.

I was never meant to be in one place very long. I was born to roam. The thought of

being stuck in the same place my whole life makes me shutter.

So the very first thing I did was go semiaway to college. I chose to stay in Arkansas, because I wasn’t quite independent, and to be honest, I just fell in love with Henderson. It was far enough away that I felt like I had gone somewhere, but still close enough to my family to be convenient.

In my first semester, I heard about a trip to Europe through the Honors College. I went to an informational meeting and immediately called my mom to see if it would be feasible.

The very next week, I signed up for the class that would take me there. Five months later, I got on a plane with people I barely knew to go to places I had never been. And I had the time of my life.

At this point in my life, I hadn’t even been to half the states. But I had been out of the country once.

And that one time was enough for me to fall in love. I was in love with seeing new plac-

es, learning new cultures and immersing myself in a world I never knew existed outside of my own.

I learned more in those 15 days traveling around three different new countries than I ever could have in a classroom. There is just something about seeing things with your own eyes, experiencing things in person that could never be replaced with a book and a slideshow presented by someone else.

Thus, I was inspired to travel as much as possible after that. And again, Henderson gave me that opportunity.

Last July, I left everyone I knew to embark on a five month journey. Is that too cliché?

I moved into what may have been the most ghetto apartment in Santiago, Chile. I spent all of three days there before I opted to pay $30 more a month for amenities like a hot water heater, a gym, a pool and even heated floors.

Before I left for South America, I liked to fancy myself a decent Spanish speaker. That notion was quickly destroyed the second I

stepped off the plane.

Over the course of the five months I lived there, I learned more Spanish than in the nine classes I had previously taken.

I also went surfing and snowboarding for the first time while I was there. I geocached for the first time, and now on a mountain in Chile somewhere, there is an Arkansas bumper sticker.

I taught a Christian English class to preschoolers, and was the assistant sports director at a Bible camp.

I rode a mechanical bull and ran in my very first race. I rock climbed, got my ears pierced and spent the night with a family of a friend of my brother’s who I have never even met.

The culture and my life there was so radically different. But now I appreciate what I have here on a whole new level. I appreciate the world on a whole new level. There is so much more to this planet than fields with cows and pickup trucks, and it’s just waiting out there to be explored. All you have to do is go.

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MEMORIES FROM HENDERSON’S PAST Heath Sims’ work with the Star yearbook captures the history of Reddie spirit, giving shape to his senior show STORY BY ASHLEY SMITH — PHOTOS BY KRISTINE MOORE As editor of the Star yearbook for four years, Heath Sims prepares to premiere his senior art show this week with a magazine called “125 Years of HSU.” Sims completely designed, edited and selected the photos and layouts for the magazine all on his own. The magazine, which is about 32 pages long, features traditions and events that have happened in past years here at our school along with historic photos from each.

“I started each magazine article with information,” Sims said. “The articles were based off of either larger events in HSU history or how well known the tradition was known. As I wrote the article I tried to find any image that came to mind.”

One of the spreads features a Battle of the Ravine photo from 1922 next to a photo from the 2014 Battle of the Ravine game.

The photos are meant to showcase the difference between HSU then and HSU now, and does that by having a photo of one of the most well known traditions on campus.

Sims has been working on the magazine since January of last year, and all of the time he spent working on it will surely pay off in his senior show. He spent the entire semester planning his senior art show’s reception, which will have a buffet of food that Sims completely labeled and planned himself.

“Looking for things to write about wasn’t hard,” Sims stated in the press release about his show.

“I’ve spent five years in the Star yearbook office capturing photos and writing about HSU traditions. The hard part was picking what traditions seemed most important to include in 32 pages and making sure scanned images would have the right resolution for printing.”

Since then, he decided he wanted something completely different and decided to redesign almost all of the spreads in different ways. Sims decided to revamp the magazine over this past Christmas break.

“The only one that survived was the Campus Creeps spread,” Sims stated in an email. “It was really funny when I met with my show committee this spring. Kasten Searles was my independent study teacher and only recognized one of the spreads.”

Sims’ hope after graduating in the spring is to be a part of an University Marketing team somewhere. “I scream school spirit, I

always have, and that is the best place to help show it in my opinion.”

Being editor for the yearbook for so long, Sims definitely had a lot of accomplishments that went along with that title.

Sims mentioned having seven 240-page portfolio pieces out of the yearbook and all of the experience he has gained while here at Henderson.

“But lets be honest,” Sims said when asked what his absolute favorite part of being the editor of the yearbook for so long was.

“I love the media convention trips to NYC. The bonding time with the staff have been cherished moments. Plus the shopping and food is amazing.”

Heath’s senior art show is set to open Saturday, April 25 through Thursday, April 30. The opening reception will take place from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 28.

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THE FIRST AND ONLY MATHBENDER Arthur Benjamin comes to entertain campus to share his passion for math and magic

Mathmagician? What is that? At 4 p.m. on April 21 in Caplinger, Arthur Benjamin, a mathematics professor and professional magician will perform.

Benjamin will demonstrate how to mentally add and multiply numbers faster than a calculator, how to figure out the day of the week of any day in history, and will perform other amazing feats of mind.

“I enjoy his presentations tremendously,” Fred Worth, professor of mathematics said.

“He is an outstanding mathematician and a very talented entertainer.”

Benjamin has appeared on The Colbert Report, CNN and NPR. He has given three TED talks with more than 10 million views.

Benjamin is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif.

“As a professor of mathematics,” Benjamin said. “I love the fact that my audiences can be very entertained with mathematics. I

love it when people say that they wish they had seen math that way when they were growing up.”

For the last 30 years, he has presented his mixture of math and magic all over the world to thousands of groups.

He has received national awards for his research, writing and teaching. He has authored several books, including “Secrets of Mental Math” and four DVD courses for The Great Courses.

Benjamin is a winner of the national teaching award from the Mathematical Association of America, and was listed by Princeton Review as one of America’s Top 300 Professors.

“One of my favorite places is the Magic Castle in Hollywood, a club for magicians and their guests. I have given over a thousand performances there during the last 25 years,” said Benjamin. “It also has special memories for me since it’s where my wife

STORY BY JARVIS WARREN — PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTHUR BENJAMIN and I were married 22 years ago.”

In its “Best of America” issue, Reader’s Digest recently called Benjamin “America’s Best Math Whiz.”

“He is an entertaining speaker and can help people see the beauty and fun of mathematics,” said Worth.

In 1997, Benjamin applied his talents to the game of backgammon and won the American Backgammon Tour.

“The goal of my show is not for people to see how smart I am, but rather how smart they can be,” said Benjamin.

Benjamin enjoyed playing with numbers for as long as he can remember.

“I often figured out ways of solving math problems before we were taught those methods in school.

But in eighth grade, I had figured out some new ways of doing mental math that my teachers hadn’t seen before -- that’s when I realized that maybe I was on to some-

thing,” said Benjamin.

Benjamin started doing magic shows for children when he was in high school. Around the time he started college, he was doing shows for older audiences.

“My father suggested that I put some of my mental math into the show. To my surprise, it got the biggest reaction of the show (probably because it wasn’t based on trickery). That gave me the incentive to practice further so I could do even larger problems very quickly,” said Benjamin.

“My personal mission statement has always been to bring math to the masses,” Benjamin said.

“Through my performances, books, TED talks, and DVD courses, I have been able to bring math to millions of people throughout the world. I have a book coming out this September, which I hope will appeal to a wide audience. It’s called ‘The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring out Why.’”

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X MARKS THE SPOT

OPINION BY DAX GUILLIAMS — IMAGE BY MEGAN SNODDY

When it comes to competitive games, I love fighting games more than any other. And not only do I love fighting games, but I love fighting games that involve ninjas fighting cyborgs, demons, monks and sexy blonde women with guns.

So, naturally, I love “Mortal Kombat” and the franchise just got a new game added to the series. And this new game, “Mortal Kombat X” delivered just what I wanted.

This is one of the most famous, or infamous, video game franchises, so the developers had a lot of pressure to make a game that not only played well, but also lived up to the “Mortal Kombat” name.

Honestly, I was very surprised how well the game played when I played my first match.

The fights play out similar to the last “Mortal Kombat” title and “Injustice: Gods Among Us,” but with a bit more polish.

Just like with Injustice, the environment plays a big role in the fights as you can throw objects in the background at your opponent or jump off the walls to get to a better position.

One of the best changes they made was giving each character three variations to pick from before the start of the match. The variations add different special moves to the characters that are not in the other two.

Variations usually give about two or three moves, such as Mileena’s Ravenous variation which gives her some grappling moves where she bites her opponents.

New additions to the roster were made as were a few cuts. Characters that died and were not resurrected, such as Jade, Cyrax and Nightwolf did not return.

Most of the new characters are very interesting, especially the ninja cowboy, Erron Black, who is easily my favorite of the new characters along with Cassie Cage, who is the daughter of Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage.

Plenty of the franchise’s veterans are still in. Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kung Lao and many more are still in and have plenty of their old moves with a few new ones too.

And more importantly, Kano is still in it.

People always say that they don’t think Kano is very interesting and/or not a fun character to play as.

I say to hell with that, Kano is one of the

coolest characters in “Mortal Kombat.” He’s an Australian cyborg who’s so evil that people follow him through different dimensions to stop him and his group, the Black Dragons.

Plus, he’s funny and he loves his job. He’s evil and he loves everything about it.

How can you not respect someone who loves being evil that much?

Fatalities are even more brutal than ever, but in a fun way. Sure, they’re extremely violent, but that’s just what “Mortal Kombat” does and it does it well.

X-ray’s also make a return and they’re even more gruesome this time. I’m not sure how the characters can survive getting swords stabbed all the way through their heads, but stranger things have happened in this series.

Each fight runs smooth and there’s almost no waiting time between matches, unless you play online. The biggest complaint this game could receive is that the online does not run very well, but it has been getting better through patches since its release.

“Mortal Kombat X” continues the fran-

chise’s tradition of having one of the best story modes of any fighting game series. Just like the previous game, the story starts you off as one character and as you progress, you switch to a different person.

And just like last time, you start off as Johnny Cage and you can’t go wrong with Johnny Cage no matter what.

Most of the story involves the new special forces team hunting down the various villains, but the biggest threat of them all, Shinnok, the ruler of the Netherrealm, is the main villain this time around.

To go along with the good story in the game, “Mortal Kombat X” also has a comic book series that’s still releasing new issues.

They mostly focus on the events that have been happening in the time between the last game and what is happening in the “Mortal Kombat” universe right now.

They’re a great read if you enjoy the series, but they don’t offer much for people who are into comics, but not the games.

I did love reading about what happened to

characters that were written out of the games after “Mortal Kombat Armageddon.” Personally, I loves reading about how the bad characters from the past were all killed off.

Mavado and Hsu Hao are the two worst characters the series has ever had and witnessing their deaths could not have made me happier. Does that make me a bad person?

No, but being a Kano apologist does and I’m perfectly fine with that.

More features are on the way with downloadable content such as even more characters. Goro was the first downloadable character and others are soon to follow.

Two of the characters that will be added are Predator from the “Predator” movie series and Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th.”

I’m usually not happy with fighting games having large amounts of DLC, but I’m fine with paying for new characters.

Even with online issues, “Mortal Kombat X” is a great addition to the series and a great fighting game in general. If you want to get into either, this is a good game to choose.

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HOT SPRINGS HAPPENINGS 4TH FRIDAYS ARKANSAS JAZZ EXPERIENCE

Quapaw Baths & Spa, 413 Central Ave. Friday, April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. and doors open at 5:30 p.m. $10 for Jazz Society members, $15 for non-members Join George and the AJE Combo combo of pianist Clyde Pound, bassist David Higginbotham, drummer Jay Payette and vocalist/emcee Shirley Chauvin along with George “Doc” Ryan on cornet. Complimentary snacks and a cash bar will be available.

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HOT SPRINGS HOTSPOTS DOWNTOWN PUB CRAWL Downtown Hot Springs Saturday, April 25 from 6 p.m. until whenever $10 in advance, $20 at door Entry will get you snack, food & drink specials along the way, immediate entry to door prizes at each location, optional participation in the photo scavenger hunt, details regarding our social media silent auction, and entry into the $500 grand prize.

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SUPERIOR BATHHOUSE BREWERY: MORGAN MURPHY BOOK SIGNING

Superior Bathouse Brewery & Distillery, 329 Central Ave. Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 p.m. free

Join the Superior Bathhouse for a special signing event with Southern Living author and TV personality, Morgan Murphy, as he shares his experiences searching for great local restaurants in his latest book, Off the Eaten Path: On the Road Again, featuring the Superior Bathhouse.

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GOT GOLF? — (Top left-right) Adam Schoettler, finance; Wess Web, business finance; Brice Howard, political science; Gil Debusscher, finance; Antoine Lairy, business; (Bottom left-right) Forest Schultz, head coach; Drew Greenwood, recreation; Mauricio Lira, marketing; Dalton Frost, finance; Price Murphee, business marketing; Rachael Rickels, graduate assistant.

GOLF TEAM PLACES FIRST IN CLASSIC The men’s golf team took first place out of nine schools at the Natural State Classic in Heber Springs, Ark.

STORY BY KAITLYN KITCHENS — PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE FELLERS The Henderson State University golf team placed first out of nine schools at the Natural State Classic in Heber Springs, Ark. The team was led by first place winner, Drew Greenwood, who played one of the best rounds of golf in Henderson history.

The junior from Hot Springs, Ark., had a round of 7-under-par 64 on the Par 71 at the Red Apple Inn Country Club Course.

Greenwood had two eagles and eight birdies by the end of the tournament.

The Reddies finished 19-under-par with a total of 549 and as a team totaled with the lowest 36-hole finish since they became a member of the NCAA Division II. The second place winner was Southern Nazarene with a total of 560, trailing behind the Reddies by 11 strokes.

Arkansas Tech was third with 564, Southeastern Oklahoma placed fourth with 578 and Harding in fifth with 590.

Arkansas-Monticello placed sixth with a total of 592, the Christian Brothers took 596 in seventh place, Ouachita Baptist (OBU) placed eighth with 624 and Union took ninth with a total of 629.

Sophomore, Price Murphee scored 70 to finish with 138, 4-under-par and finished third

place in the tournament.

Brice Howard finished fourth with rounds of 67 and 72 to total 139 for the classic.

Murphee had nine total birdies while being 6-under on the par 5 beside Greenwood.

Howard also scored nine birdies for the 36 holes. He had a 4.63 average score in par 5 scoring.

Gil Debusscher tied for fifth place in the tournament with Southern Nazarene’s Cristian Valderrama. Debusscher had shots of 71 and 69 for a total of 140 while being 2-under-par.

Mauricio Lira finished ninth in the top 10 at 1-under-par with scores of 70 and 71, totaling 141.

For the individual competition, Henderson’s Antoine Lairy, Wess Web and Adam Schoettler all competed for the win. Lairy totaled 146 with rounds of 72 and 74 to tie for 20th place.

Schoettler tied for 41th with a round of 79 and a round of 76 with a total of 155.

The Reddies will travel to Hot Springs, Ark. to battle at the Great American Conference Championship beginning Sunday, April 19 through Tuesday, April 21 at the Hot Springs Country Club.

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LADY REDDIES REMAIN FIRST IN GAC Lady Reddies split the first two games out of the four game series against Arkansas Tech University STORY BY KAITLYN KITCHENS — PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARLIE HUNNICUTT The Lady Reddie softball team split games against Arkansas Tech on Sunday, April 19, in Arkadelphia, Ark. After losing the first game, the Lady Reddies bounced back to take the second game win and to keep their first place spot in the Great American Conference.

The Lady Reddies (32-10 overall, 22-6 GAC) only managed two hits in the first game falling 9-2.

At the bottom of the sixth inning, Lady Reddie Tricia Hock singled to center field allowing Morgan South and Courtney Warren to score.

In the seventh inning Arkansas Tech came back with seven runs to end the game 9-2.

In the second game the Lady Reddies came out on top with 12 runs and nine RBIs. Hock had two hits and four RBIs.

The Lady Reddies started off with a run in the first inning when Sarah Gipson singled the ball to right field allowing Hock to score.

Henderson scored five runs at the bottom of the second inning.

Hock homered the ball allowing South and Caroline Cullins to score. Amy Halter scored on a wild pitch and Gipson scored when Taylor Daniels doubled to left center.

Arkansas Tech got on the board in the third inning making the score 6-1. HSU added four runs in the third and fourth innings, making the lead 10-1.

South doubled to left center allowing Daniels to third. Cullins was walked and Alicia Zack doubled to left enter allowing Cullins to third and South and Daniels to score.

Ashlyn White improved 9-2 on the season with pitching five strikeouts for the Reddies.

Hock, Daniels and South had two hits each with Gipson and Zack recording two RBIs and four from Hock.

The Lady Reddies will play Arkansas Tech

on Monday, April 20, to resume the four-game series. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. at Dee White Field in Arkadelphia, Ark. Additional reporting by Troy Mitchell.

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SWING BATTER— Sophomore Keirsten Seahorn gets ready to swing the bat during the game against Arkansas-Monticello.