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News Briefs NPC Rush will be taking place throughout this entire week. Students with questions can address them to Dr. Veronikha Salazar.

The Rec Center will host the Wilderness Reddie Smoothie Bar on Tuesday, Sept. 10, beginning at 2 p.m.

There will be a guest pianist playing a concert in the Harwood Recital Hall. HieYon Choi will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

A Staff Senate meeting will be held in the Wilson Room on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The meeting will start at 10 a.m.

Henderson Biggest Loser will be coming back to campus soon. The information meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Rec. The fall 2013 Reddie Read Speaker will be Judy Shepard. She will be telling the story of her son, Matthew Shepard, who is the subject of the common book, “The Laramie Project.” Judy will speak on Wednesday, Sept.

11 at 7 p.m. in the Arkansas Hall auditorium.

Wednesday will be a Garrison movie double feature.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m., Monsters University will be playing. Immedietely following the end of Monsters University, Man of Steel will play, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

For those students who miss the Wednesday showing, there will be a replay on Friday at the same show times.

There will be a beginning of the year social in McBrien 211 on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 12:30 p.m.

The planetarium will play “Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity” on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. The show costs $1 for those with a student ID, and $3 for all others.

The freshmen NPHC Greek show will be this Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Arkansas Hall auditorium. The show will start at 8 p.m.

There will be a staff forum on strategic planning in the Garrison Lecture Hall on Friday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m.

The Lady Reddie volleyball team will play against OBU on Friday at 4 p.m.

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Henderson football will resume this week with a home game against McKendree University on Saturday, Sept.

14. The game will start at 6 p.m. down at Carpenter Haygood stadium.

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HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY

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Cafeteria hosts grand opening Raven Lockhart Staff Writer

Although students, staff and faculty members have already welcomed the new dining center with open arms, the grand opening last Thursday morning made for a more official welcome to the campus.

Students, faculty, staff and visitors flooded the grand opening ceremony, which began at 11 a.m. and concluded at 1 p.m.

Decorated with red and white balloons for the festivities, the 20,000 square-foot dining hall is built along the ravine and seats approximately 645 compared to the old Caddo, which only held 350.

“The new dining hall has a different atmosphere,” LaQuaisha Burton, junior chemistry major, said. “It’s more welcoming and has a lot more space than the old Caddo.”

Visitors and students were welcomed with ribbon cutting, games, prizes and music at the ceremony. The ceremony was also open to the public.

Everyone who entered the new dining hall was greeted with friendly workers and had a chance to participate in the spin-the-wheel game. No matter what you landed on, you would not leave the table empty handed. Prizes like t-shirts, snacks, a free 12oz. drink from Starbucks and bumper stickers were some of the prizes that were awarded upon playing the

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CUTTING THROUGH RED TAPE President Glendell Jones is shown cutting the ribbon at the new cafeteria’s grand opening. spin-the-wheel game.

There was also a table set-up for a drawing in the middle of the dining hall with a variety of electronic must-haves for students.

“The activities are great, “ Krystal Shepherd, sophomore athletic training major, said. “I would love it if they had games and activities like this more often.”

The 32-inch and 22-inch Vizio flat screen television that sparkled in the sunlight attracted most students to the drawing table and encouraged them to participate in the other activities. A nook and a Blu-ray DVD player were also up for

grabs in the drawing that was announced at 1 p.m. Along with prizes and drawings, music from the KSWH 99.9 helped accent the new modern dining center and entertain diners.

Diners were very pleased with the service and food quality at the event.

“This grand opening event is nice,” Rickey Gonzales, senior business finance major, said.

“The food was great today, and I’m very impressed with the new building.”

At the outside entrance, faculty and staff members gathered around to hear speeches from President Glendell Jones and other faculty members,

who spoke about the journey of transforming the old Caddo to the new dining hall. The new dining hall cost a total of $5.3 million.

“The money was well spent,” Jamish Franks, junior education major, said. “The place looks great.”

Even after the music, prizes and fun, the grand opening had a high turn out of much of the student body, visitors, faculty and staff, creating an interactive atmosphere. “ Students got a chance to eat, participate in activates and listen to great music,” Shepherd said. “I am hoping this is not the last event like this.”

of Latinos, said. “It was such a fulfilling experience.”

Over $2000 was raised.

Unfortunately, it has not always been easy for the league to get the positive word out due to harsh criticism of immigration laws within the country.

“It has been negative with immigration,” Dominguez said.

“We want people to know that there is more to us, and that we do not all fit in that category.”

As the month of September comes into full swing, the league will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

“We want to inform people and bring more knowledge to everyone on campus about Hispanic culture,” Farrest Jenkins, treasurer, said.

On Sept. 17th, the league will be putting on a “Festival Latino” on the Quad for students, staff and all members of the community. In this festival, there will be music, dancing, food and culture.

The League of Latinos will put on another fundraising event in November. This event, “Tamales for the Holidays,” originated after a young girl lost her family in a tragic car accident. After the accident, members of the community gathered and sold homemade tamales so she would not be without presents for the holidays. This year, part of the proceeds will go towards supporting the league, as they are a nonprofit organization, and the remainder will go to a charity that has not yet been

decided upon. This is a community engagement program as students, staff and all will be able to purchase homemade tamales.

As this league continues their jumpstart for the year, the first official meeting will be held on Sept. 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Cabe Room as League of Latinos are looking for fresh new faces to join. The league is not restricted to Hispanics only, as their doors are open to anyone who wishes to be a part of the

league and learn more about the culture. These meetings will run biweekly. Also, guest speakers, usually Hispanic professors and members of the community, come to share their experiences.The league will now issue a monthly newsletter. There will be an English and Spanish version. These newsletters can be found in the office of Dr. Salazar and around campus. The League of Latinos has also created various social media accounts.

League creates Hispanic connection Victoria Culliver Staff Writer

Since becoming an official league, the League of Latinos’ mantra has been to empower, develop and connect with the Hispanic students of Henderson.

“We want people to know the different aspects of our culture,” said vice president Erikka Dominguez, “instead of just a stereotypical role.”

The League of Latinos, promoted by advisor Dr. Veronikha Salazar, has an active role among campus as they strive to promote diversity. Developed in 2010, the league was originally known as a heritage club before being introduced into the League Initiative, along with the Gentlemen’s League and the Ladies League.

“When I came for a tour my freshmen year, there were only four or so Hispanic students at Henderson,” Dominguez said.

“Now, there are over 30 in the new incoming freshman class alone.”

In the spring semester of 2013, the League of Latinos put on a fundraiser, Tacos for Texts, during which students purchased homemade tacos in order to raise money for books that would later be donated to elementary schools throughout the community.

“We are promoting and trying to empower minority students to go to college,” Gladys Rivas, president of the League

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

‘Spectacular Now,’ more like ‘Spectacular Wow’ JD Roberts Staff Writer With the summer coming to an end, many people are looking back at this summer’s movies and trying to figure out which blockbuster stole the show, but to be honest it wasn’t the big budget films that made an impact.

In fact you could even say that this summer was kind of a disappointment in the movie department.

Sure, “Iron Man 3” made money, “Star Trek Into Darkness” was entertaining and “Man of Steel” laid the groundwork for a potentially great series, but the movies that will be remembered are the smaller ones.

Movies like “The Way, Way Back”, “Fruitvale Station” and “Mud” are what made this summer great, movies that focused on story and characters over big budgets, computer effects and super heroes.

“The Spectacular Now” is another great example of movies like these.

Based off the Tim Tharp novel of the same name, and written by the guys who wrote “500 Days of Summer”, “The Spectacular Now” follows Sutter Keely, a high school senior who likes to live in the moment, or what he likes to call “the now”.

Recently dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter goes on an all night pity party filled with booze and picking up girls. After blacking out, he is woken up by Aimee Finecky, a smarty and nice girl who has never had a boyfriend.

It’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship that sparks a romance and sends Sutter an a journey of self-discovery.

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LOVE DOVEY Aimee Finecky (Shailene Woodley) and Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) are the subjects of “The Spectacular Now,” a movie that examines young love.

Like any relationship there are ups and downs, but the two must face their future while dealing with their pasts. This becomes hard for Sutter. He must choose between his future and “the now”. There is only one thing standing in his way, himself.

While a lot of this sounds cliche, what makes “The Spectacular Now” so great is how real it is.

Sutter and Aimee are real people who go through real things and it never feels fake on the screen.

It’s nice to see a movie that captures real life so perfectly.

Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley play the two leads.

Teller, best known for his roles in the “Footloose” remake and “21 and Over”, pretty much plays the same character he does in everything, but this time there is heart behind it.

He isn’t just some fast-talking jerk. This could be Teller’s big break that gets him parts in serious movies.

Woodley, know from “The Descendants”,the upcoming “Divergent” adaptation and the girl who was cast as Mary-Jane but cut from the new SpiderMan, is surprisingly good. This kind of character has been done to death, but Woodley makes her stands out. This character could have become bland or cliche, but she never does and

there is something fresh and new about that.

Some other recognizable faces include: Brie Larson, from “21 Jump Street”, Kyle Chandler from “Friday Night Lights”, Mary Elizabeth Winstead from “Scott Pilgrim vs The World” and “Breaking Bad” fan favorite, Bob Odenkirk.

What really makes “The Spectacular Now” great is the story and Sutter’s development as a person and character. From the beginning you are placed right next to this character and you see how empty his life his.

To see him realize who he his and what he can become is heartbreaking. The director and cast do an excellent job at

making the audience feel what Sutter is feeling and go through his struggles with him.

“The Spectacular Now” is a movie that takes investment and time, but it’s worth it. Movies like this don’t come around often, but when they do they stick around for a while.

While the summer movie season was a disappointment, there is hope that the fall will deliver beautifully made movies that will stand out and remind people why they love going to the movies. This movie is a big step in the right direction.

“The Spectacular Now” is real, moving and sometimes a bit awkward, but then again so is real life.

Stones named Rock Hall’s 2013 Music Masters honoree Randy Lewis Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES _ It may be only rock ‘n’ roll to the Rolling Stones, but the group’s clout in that world is sufficient that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland is renaming its American Music Masters series so that the British group can be the 2013 honoree.

The Stones, the subject of the Rock Hall’s current exhibit “The Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction,” will be saluted during a week of lectures, films, exhibits, a major conference and other activities culminating in an Oct. 26 tribute concert featuring numerous musicians who have played with the Stones over the years, along with expected high-profile guests still to be named.

The American Music Masters series accordingly will now be called the Annual Music Masters series.

“We are very excited to expand the stories we tell in the Music Masters program,” Lauren Onkey, the Rock Hall’s vice president of education and public programs, said in a statement Thursday. “Rock ‘n’ roll caught fire around the world, and

we want to reflect that in this program. The Rolling Stones were inspired by so many great American artists in creating their own original brand of rock and roll _ it’s an incredible story. We have an outstanding band to showcase the music of the Stones.”

Among those scheduled to take part in the concert are Ian McLagan, Lisa Fischer, Bernard Fowler, Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio, Ivan Neville, Waddy Wachtel and Willie Weeks, and others will be announced closer to the event. Tickets will range from $30 to $80 and will be available to Rock Hall members beginning Sept. 16.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public Sept. 18, and will be available only at www.playhousesquare. org.

“The museum is proud to be honoring the Rolling Stones during their 50th anniversary year,” the Hall’s president and chief executive, Greg Harris, said in the same statement. “We will take this opportunity to dig deeper into the story of this groundbreaking band that challenged and changed the face of rock ‘n’ roll.”

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Why so Syria? Villains in our midst Morgan Acuff Editor-in-chief

Syria.

This word has galvanized public opinion, along with another word: intervention.

The President of the United States decided that when a chemical weapons attack left 1,249 dead, according to the United States government, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad would have to pay.

This number is still under scrutiny by many and so is the notion that the Syrian government committed this horrific act. That being said, it is not hard to believe that the Assad regime did in fact orchestrate the attack. After all, this regime has killed 384 children since the civil war started, according to the United Nations.

Thomas L. Friedman wrote an op-ed column for the New York Times in August of 2011 detailing his firsthand account of Syrian violence against its

people. “The New Hama Rules” details Friedman’s return to Hama, a town that was the center of a revolt at the time in 1982. President Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad’s father, had dynamited buildings, with people inside in some cases. Then he ordered for the area of town to be steamrolled.

“Whole neighborhoods, the size of four football fields, looked as though a tornado had swept back and forth over them for a week — but this was not the work of Mother Nature,” Friedman said.

This cold approach to governing has not gone away and has brought the international community’s talks about Syria to a standstill. Meanwhile a civil war rages and conditions are at an apparent stalemate.

The Obama administration does not believe that the threat of chemical weapons can be reasonably contained without intervention of the United States military. Many experts

agree. John McCain even supports a beefier contribution, while criticizing his political rival. Almost the entire country still has a bad taste in their mouths over the Iraq debacle.

So, many Americans have called for an increase in humanitarian aid to Syria. The NPR article suggested this as one of its “Bad Syria Options.” Around 70 percent of readers voted for this option. Even though the article mentions that the refugees need billions in aid, the U.S. is currently only sending aid in the millions.

This issue of cost may be a large part of the puzzle here, especially considering how any aid would have to be practical.

While Assad is in power getting aid to civilians will be no easy task.

The second most favored option is the limited U.S. strikes that President Obama is pushing. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert commented that the Navy

budget would be sufficient for measured attacks against Syria for this fiscal year, but warned that if the conflict dipped into next year’s budget that the Navy may need to see an increase in their budget.

Support for Obama’s plan is lacking, as has been the case with nearly every decision he’s made.

The troubling thing is that he could be the only one with a reasonable plan. There has been a lot of speculation as to the best course of action, but it seems like Obama has the fiscally responsible option in mind: a meticulously planned bombing of military and government structures vital to the Assad regime using cruise missiles from a reasonably safe distance in the Mediterranean sea.

However, the fiscal year begins in October for the Navy and that’s when America would start seeing a significant bill for intervention in the Syrian conflict.

The immediacy of action from the United States could be a great asset, even if support for Assad is bolstered. The attacks could sway the battle on the ground toward the rebels.

The U.S. already pledged small-bore weaponry in June although those weapons have not reached the rebels, according to NPR. McCain once again criticized the Obama administration for not following through on this.

A military strike may also help lawmakers out of the stalemate in Washington. While conflicts are grotesque, they have been known to provide common ground and a grounding of ideals themselves.

Predicting what will happen in conflicts of this nature is ridiculous, but trying to examine positive possibilities in the most unfavorable of situations could bring people together.

America needs it. Syria deserves an end to their nightmare.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Henderson trounces Southern Nazarene

Kaitlyn Kitchens Sports Editor

Henderson State University took an 82-10 win over Southern Nazarene in first game to make them 1-0 in season, Saturday at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium.

The win was coach Scott Maxfield’s 50th win as Henderson’s head coach.

Maxfield is now the third most winning coach in Henderson history, behind Sporty Carpenter, who had 119 victories and Duke Wells, who had 73 wins.

Henderson scored the most points in the game since 1932 when Henderson scored 99 against Arkansas Baptist.

With 13:54 remaining in the first quarter, Henderson made their first touchdown when Kevin Rodgers passed a 41-yard pass to Robert Jordan to put points on the scoreboard.

Henderson made another touchdown with 11:48 remaining in the first quarter when Rodgers passed a 59-yard pass to Israel Valentine to make the lead 14-0.

Southern Nazarene got on the board in the first quarter with 8:21 remaining to make the score 14-7, Henderson still in the lead.

The last touchdown in the first quarter was completed when Rodgers made a 71-yard pass to Darius Davis to make the score 21-7, to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Henderson did not back down.

Henderson started off the second quarter with 13:45 left in the half when Kevin Nichols made a 4-yard run touchdown to bring the score to 28-7.

Henderson scored again with 10:13 remaining in the half when Rodgers made a 29yard pass to Valentine, which brought the score to 35-7.

Henderson then proceeded to

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ON THE RIGHT FOOT Robert Jordan (above) had four grabs for 111 yards in Henderson’s first game of the season against Southern Nazarene, where the Reddies won 82-10. Jordan also had a 41-yard touchdown to open up the game. Henderson is now 1-0 in the season. make two more touchdowns in the half, when Rodgers made a 59-yard pass to Dustin Holland, and a 5-yard pass to Valentine.

The half ended with Henderson in the lead 49-7.

In the third quarter, freshman Daniel McCoy made a 45yard run from Addison Allen’s kick with 11:45 left in the quarter to make the score 56-7.

Allen made a 21-yard field goal with 4:45 left in the third quarter to make the score 59-7.

The third quarter ended with Henderson scoring another touchdown by Ryan McDonald to bring the score to 66-7.

In the last quarter, Southern Nazarene got back on the board with a 33-yard field goal made by Ian Sanders to make the score 69-10.

Henderson was able to score two more touchdowns in the game.

With 7:54 minutes remaining, McDonald made a 9-yard touchdown.

Ricky Cortes got a 23- yard fumble recovery to bring the final score to 82-10.

Rodgers, Henderson’s quarterback, completed 17 of 25 passes for 468 yards.

Rodgers completed six touch-

downs in less than three quarters of play.

The first half of the game, Rodgers was 13 for 19 with 444 yards, with all six touchdowns coming in the first 30 minutes of the game.

Southern Nazarene scored their only touchdown in the first quarter.

Valentine had three receptions and 118 yards.

Davis had 91 yards on two receptions and a 71-yard score.

McDonald ended the night with 139 yards and 16 carries.

McCoy had 94 yards on 11 carries while Nichols had 35

yards and a 4-yard score. Turell Williams and Keaton Stigger had 10 tackles. Ricardo Mendez had 9 tackles.

Henderson State set several records with 885 yards of total offense, 55 yards short of the NCAA Division II all-time mark of 910. Henderson also totaled a GAC record of 557 yards passing.

Henderson State University will play host to McKendree on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Kick off is set for 6 p.m. at the Carpenter-Haygood Staduim.

Additional reporting by Troy Mitchell.

Henderson places four in the top 10 at 5k race Victoria Culliver Staff Writer The women’s cross-country team competed in their first meet of the season at the Bob Gravett Invitational, hosted by Ouachita Baptist University, this past Saturday. Henderson’s all-girls team, lead by Coach Brenda Joiner, raced against Ouachita Baptist University and University of Little Rock at Monticello.

The 5k race dealt not only with battling opponents, but the Arkansas heat as well.

“Everyone knew today was going to be a hot day,” Charlotte Wetzlar, senior, said. “So mentally it was quite challenging.”

The girl’s team is joined by two incoming freshmen as seniors Charlotte Wetzlar and Mary Ellen McMahen lead the way.

“We are looking pretty strong,” Wetzlar said.

The race began at 9:30 a.m. as Henderson’s first runner over the line, Alicia Zack, placed third overall with a time of 20:58.

Charlotte Wetzlar was close behind, finishing seventh with a time of 21:50, and Stacy Emmering finished in eighth place with a time of 22:04. Mary Ellen McMahen finished ninth with a time of 22:18.

Henderson was able to get four girls into the overall top ten, Ouachita with five and Monticello with one. All remaining

women’s cross-country runners finished in good time, and the shape of the team is looking promising for upcoming meets.

The Bob Gravett Invitational is not only the racing site of college students, but high school and middle school as well. Hundreds of parents and racers came to the field in which a 3.1-mile path was cleared, leading runners around tall trees and buildings.

“The race was flat, which usually makes it a faster race,” Wetzlar said. Wetzlar continued to speak of how the grass is generally cut and clear.

However, there are some races in which the terrain is sandy, proving to be tougher. Added to the cheering crowd were the Redwave swim team and the women’s basketball team, along with other Reddie students.

Women’s volleyball was unable to come for support due to game conflicts, but sent words of encouragement along with gifts for the cross-country girls.

The women’s cross-country team will run a five-meet season, concluding their conference meet in Monticello on October 26th. The next meet on the ladies’ schedules will take place next Saturday, September 14th at University of Little Rock in Monticello.

This race will also be a 5K in which all ladies hope to improve their times and make Henderson proud.

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