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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY

VOLUME 16, ISSUE 9

Homecoming festivities storm through campus

Photo by Heath Sims

Center guides grads into chosen careers Alex Hudson Staff Writer

Photo by Ryan Klare

Stephanie Hartman News Editor The campus was buzzing last week with all the different activities surrounding the Homecoming football game.

Students voted last Wednesday and Thursday for the top 10 candidates. Students were allowed 10 votes, allowing only one vote per candidate.

“I think it’s fair that you have to vote for 10 separate people,” Kaitlyn Kitchens, junior mass media major, said, “so everyone gets an even chance.”

After voting closed on Thursday afternoon, the candidates

met at Arkansas Hall for the Heart and Key Ceremony.

All the candidates were then presented to the audience.

“I don’t understand why the Heart and Key Ceremony is after voting,” J.D. Roberts, senior mass media major, said. “I would rather have it before voting starts so I can have a better idea of who is running.”

The top 10 were annouced at the bonfire after the Heart and Key Ceremony.

This year, there was a twist in the story. There was a tie in the voting for top 10, causing one extra girl to sneak through.

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of voting, this time for the queen.

Candidates braved a thunderstorm to practice for the field ceremony.

Second runner up was awarded to Ferrin Douglas, a senior fashion merchandising major, and first runner up went to Krystal Manasco, a sophomore business management major.

There were 29 girls in the running. In the end, Claire Howard, a sophpomore instrumental music education major, was crowned the Henderson Homecoming queen for 2013.

Howard was sponsored by the showband.

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On the second floor of the Garrison Center, amid the array of offices, you can find the student career services center.

This center is in place to help current students and alumni develop career and life planning skills, master job search strategies and seek rewarding employment.

One way that this center does these things for students is by hosting a job fair on campus.

Every spring, and in October, they gather an array of businesses to set up booths and search for prospective new employees emerging fresh out of college.

“I think the career center prepares students for their lives after college,” Hannah Geurin, fashion merchandising major, said, “and helps them feel comfortable in transitioning into a career.”

There are a great variety of businesses that attend this event so that there will presumably be something for everybody.

“I am very excited for the career fair,” Geurin said. “As a fashion merchandising student, I feel most excited to meet some of the people from large retailers like Target and Dillards.”

Kami Ball is the career development coordinator.

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a smaller graduating class,” Ball said. “We will still, however, have an abundance of employers on site. We do have an abundance of students that attend the job fairs, but we would always like to see more students.”

In addition to the job fairs that the career center hosts, they offer a large amount of other services. They offer services including, but not limited to, personal career counseling, interview assistance, mock interviews, resume preparation, on-campus interviewing, national and local job listings and graduate school search assistance. They also offer a resource center that is filled with valuable information and reference materials, and a clothing resource center.

The clothing is available to any Henderson students who need outfits to wear to interviews, or their new jobs. Henderson faculty and students have donated all of the clothing.

“I haven’t personally used their services, but a lot of my friends and sisters have,” Erinn Lankford, senior biology major, said. “They have all had positive things to say about the center. I think it is beneficial to students because in college is when you need to be thinking past classes and on to what you want to do with your life and career.”

The center focuses on helping students acquire the skills needed to achieve their academic and professional goals.

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News Briefs

There is a student directed play tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Arkansas Hall auditorium. The play is directed by David Rimmer.

News

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Students ‘come out’ in support of LGBTQ

Tuesday, Oct. 15, Sex Ed Boot camp will hold an informational in the Lecture Hall during the dead hour.

The women’s volleyball team has a match scheduled against the University of Arkansas at Monticello tomorrow at 7 p.m in Monticello.

Teachers’ education program pre-internship meetings will be held this week.

On Tuesday, the meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. and last until 3:30 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Both meetings will be held in the Banquet Room. Any questions about this event can be directed toward TaLisha Givan.

The Trailhead DeGray mountain bike trip is this Tuesday beginning at 4 p.m.

More information on the trip can be found in the Rec. There will be a dialogue on interracial dating on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Lecture Hall at 6 p.m.

The Fall All Majors Carreer Fair will be this Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Day Gym. Business majors and education majors can submit their registration forms on the Henderson website.

Daphne Willis Staff Writer Growth. Acceptance. Intelligence. Tolerance.

These are all values that the school with a heart upholds to build a stronger, more diverse student body.

Friday, Oct. 11 was National Coming Out Day. To celebrate, the GAIT group on Henderson’s campus had a “coming out” event on the quad.

People could line up, choose whatever sign described them (gay, lesbian, bisexual, ally, etc.) and “come out” of a rainbow painted door.

Once a picture was taken of them proudly holding up their sign, they were given free hugs and a cupcake.

GAIT stands for Growth, Acceptance, Intelligence and Tolerance. They are a group of gay and straight students and

staff who try to promote those things in the community.

“I think that both HSU and Arkadelphia have a ways to go,” William Henshaw, theatre professor and GAIT sponsor, said. “They are accepting but not enough. There needs to be more awareness and acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) community. Which is why there needs to be more visibility and coming out of the allies and the LGBTQ.” One of GAIT’s major goals is to create a safe environment for all.

“We want the campus of the school with the heart to know that there is a definite place where everyone is accepted,” Sarah Miller, president of GAIT, said. “We want to reach a point where there is no such thing as a ‘coming out day.’ Everyone should be able to say who they

are, every day, without it being a big deal. It should be the same as telling someone you are a girl or boy. We should not have to have a special day just to have people accept who we are, who we have always been.”

Many people participated in the coming out event, both students and faculty.

“It was awesome to have professors and students alike to show support, and that it is OK to be who you really are,” Miller said.

Members of the faculty such as Dan Mabery, Claudia Beach and Michael Miller came out as allies for the LGBTQ community on campus.

David Dunavan also attended the event dressed as his female persona, Melody Galore, who strutted across the quad in her black and rainbow colored gown and crown for everyone to see.

Many say that Henderson,

as a whole, is generally very accepting, but the goal is to spread the message beyond the campus.

“The students, faculty and staff make up a generous part of the Arkadelphia community,” Britni Dumas, senior theatre major, said. “I feel like HSU is a diverse campus, so that gives the community an advantage.”

Overall, the event was a success, with tons of people with big smiles on their faces.

Even though this event was not the only thing happening on the quad at that time, nothing was overshadowed.

“I personally did not encounter any opposition today, and felt the GAIT event went well,” Dumas said. “I feel like every step, no matter how small, is progress for which I am very thankful. It inspires me to stay positive and be excited about what the future holds for human rights equality.”

Data-Tronics Corp. will be on campus in the Galloway Room on Wednesday, Oct. 16. They will be conducting interviews after the career fair from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be another movie in the Garrison this week on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The feature this week will be Grown Ups 2. The movie starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. The movie will play again on Friday at the same time in the Lecture Hall for the students that are not able to attend on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Oct. 17, there will be a table in the Garrison with information on body health. The table will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There is a new academic organization on campus. The National Foreign Language Honorary Society, or Alpha Mu Gamma, will host thier initiation on Oct. 17, in the Ross Room during the dead hour.

The planetarium is hosting another show on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. This week, the show that will play is called “Magellen: Report from Venus.”

There is another Lady Reddie volleyball game on Friday, Oct. 18, against Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The Reddies will travel to Weatherford, Okla. and the game will start at 6 p.m.

The Reddie football team will play Arkansas Tech University this Saturday, Oct. 19.

The game is away this week.

It starts at 3 p.m. in El Dorado for the students who wish to show thier support.

The volleyball team will be in Alva, Okla. to play their last match of the week against Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Saturday.

The game will start at 2 p.m.

The cross country team will also be up and at it early on Saturday morning. They have a meet at ULAR in Little Rock at 9 a.m.

Photos by Daphne Willis

I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW In celebration of National Coming Out Day, which was Friday,

Oct. 11, several students gathered on the Quad, where a rainbow painted door was on display. Throughout the day, people would come to walk thorugh the door holding different signs such as the ones above. David Dunavun, a female impersonator, also paid the Quad a visit. National Coming Out Day is the day where people all over the world “come out” as a member of the LGBTQ community. As shown at Henderson, there are also people who show their support by being “allies” to the people who come out.

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for Halloween JD Roberts Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again, boys and girls. Put out your bags of candy and get out your slutty career outfit costumes because it’s Halloween.

There are tons of Halloween traditions, but something that has started to become very popular is getting a bunch of friends together and having a scary movie marathon.

There are thousands of movies to choose from, but here is a list of 10 great Halloween movies in the best viewing order.

This isn’t a list of the scariest movies.

It serves the purpose of being a scary fun movie marathon for the Halloween season.

From one cinephile to you.

“Hocus Pocus” It’s probably best that viewers start out with something light. “Hocus Pocus” is more nostalgic and seasonal than scary, and it’s the perfect way to start a Halloween movie marathon.

For those of you living under a rock, “Hocus Pocus” is about a trio of witches who have been brought back from the dead and begin wreaking havoc on the town of Salem.

It’s fun and family-friendly. While it is a bit childish, it brings great memories and is surprisingly still very entertaining.

Scare Scale: 1 “Idle Hands” Now that you’re in the holiday spirit, you can move on to something a little more scary. In no way is “Idle Hands,” a really scary movie. It centers on a guy who’s hand gets possessed, kills his best friends (who return as ghosts) and is forced to cut it off. This only makes things worse when he sets his hand free to go on a killing spree.

This is a crazy flick, but it’s super entertaining. It’s really a horror comedy that most forget about and a great addition to the list.

Scare Scale: 3 “The Frighteners” (On Netflix streaming) While you’re still feeling comfortable and untouched by the willies, it’s time to slowly build the tension. There is no better way to do so than Peter Jackson’s 1996 horror comedy, “The Frighteners.” This a comedy till the end, but there are parts that will make you tense, especially the last thirty minutes.

A paranormal investigator fraud,

played by Michael J. Fox, must use his gift to communicate with the dead to stop a demonic spirit from killing the living and even the dead.

Scare Scale: 4 “Cr y_Wolf” Four movies in and your nerves are steadier than ever. It’s time to loosen them up a bit, and what better way to do that than with a slasher.

“Cry_Wolf,” revolves around a group of high school students who pass the time with games of lies and deceit.

Of course, it’s all fun and games until someone starts to take the game too seriously and begins killing the people involved. Now they are being picked off one by one, and no one will believe their cries for help.

This is a clever movie that that willkeep you guessing till the end. While slashers aren’t the scariest horror films, “Cry_Wolf” has suspenseful moments and a twisting plot. It’s not the scariest slasher ever, but it is one of the coolest.

Scare Scale: 5

“Scream” (On Netflix streaming) Half way through the list, and it’s time for the movie that reignited the slasher sub-genre. “Scream” is the satirical horror flick that follows a girl and her friends as they’re stalked by a horror cinephile killer called Ghostface.

What makes the movie so great is the way it takes conventions of the genre and deliberately makes fun of them while still being a solid horror movie.

“Scream” is a fan favorite for many that delivers the laughs, the jumps and, most importantly, the scares.

Scare Scale: 6 “Trick ‘r Treat” What do you get when you take the seasonal feel of “Hocus Pocus” and combine it with the eeriness of shows like “The Twilight Zone” and “Goosebumps?”

You get “Trick ‘r Treat,” an anthology film containing four Halloweenrelated stories, all tied together by a mysterious trick-or-treater and the consequences of what happens when you break a Halloween tradition.

What makes the movie so great is how interesting it is. You never really catch what’s going on in each story until the end. It is always building suspense, and the way it uses Halloween against its viewers is so clever. Each story is fun and filled with terror and will remind you to never break a Halloween tradition.

Scare Scale: 7

Letter to the editor: Syria column response Dear editor, This is a response to your article last month titled “Why so Syria,” in which you advocated Obama’s plan to go to war with Syria.

It doesn’t seem like you’re seeing this with the same historical or moral context that many such as myself do, so I wanted to bring up a few points that you may not have considered.

I think it would be unwise for us to take Obama’s word for it when he claims that the Syrian government was behind the chemical attacks.

The U.S. government has a long history of creating lies to go to war, the fictional WMDs in Iraq being the most recent example. They haven’t given us any proof. Why should we believe them this time?

What’s even more hypocritical is how Obama’s been attempting

to drum up support for the war by telling stories of the dying children, when it is estimated that 98% of people killed by his drone strike have been civilians, hundreds of which were children, according to David Kilcullen and Andrew McDonald Exum in a 2009 article from the New York Times.

Now, let’s suppose that Obama is actually telling the truth about the chemical attack.

He still appears disingenuous with his motives. If Obama is a sincere humanitarian, then why hasn’t the president lifted a finger to address any of the other horrific and ongoing atrocities like those in the Congo or Darfur?

This isn’t about saving lives. It’s about destroying enemies.

Joshua McIntyre junior dietetics major

“V/H/S” Now that you’ve really gotten in the mood for some thrills, let’s take things to the next level.

“V/H/S” is the most recent movie on this list and is definitely the most twisted.

Another anthology film, “V/H/S” is five different stories on vhs tapes found by a group of guys hired to find one particular tape in an old, creepy house. The stories include everything from a succubus and aliens to a ghostly killer in the woods.

Shot on an incredibly low budget, the tension rarely subsides and viewers never really know what to expect when watching each segment.

“V/H/S” is a perfect horror movie for people looking for something new and different.

Scare Scale: 7.8 “Psycho” While not as frightening as “Trick ‘r Treat” or “V/H/S,” “Psycho” makes it near the end of the list because it’s a classic.

Telling the story of Norman Bates and his overbearing mother, “Psycho” is a groundbreaking horror movie that changed the genre forever. It gives audiences both slow, tension building scares as well as the popular jump scares.

Without it, nothing on this list would have been what it is today.

It’s thrilling to watch a horror movie that has become such a beloved classic.

Besides, it’s not Halloween without a little Hitchcock.

Scare Scale: 6.5 “The Shining” It’s time for the heavy hitters, the big dogs, the kings of scream.

Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” is a mind-bending horror mystery that features a writer, influenced by the supernatural, and his slow journey into insanity.

Isolated in a hotel for the winter, his wife and psychic son must fight for their survival as their loved one slips into madness, trying to kill them.

Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, “The Shining,” is a cult classic that horror buffs idolize. Not

only is it weird and terrifying, it’s a beautifully made movie.

Get ready to have your nerves wrecked and to stay up late because this movie is a tension building, scary piece of flick.

You’ll never look at the words “red rum” the same.

Scare Scale: 9

“The Exorcist” You’ve almost reached the end of the night. They only thing standing between you and finishing the list is the movie many consider to be the “scariest movie of all time.” “The Exorcist” tells the tale of two priests and their fight to free the soul of a possessed 12-year-old girl.

A gut-wrenching movie, the 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s horror novel had images that would terrify the devil. 360 head spins, massive amounts of vomit and spider-crawling down the stairs, struck fear into the hearts of movie goers everywhere.

Who knew a foul-mouthed demon would be so frightening and such a hit?

Scary visuals, an incredible soundtrack and a realistic story really make “The Exorcist” a frightening movie that will make your hair stand up and guarantee that you won’t sleep with the lights on.

Scare Scale: 10 Of course, you don’t have follow this list. Check out other Halloween classics like “The Omen,” “The Blair Witch Project” and “Friday the 13th.”

Heck, check out “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown,” if that’s what you’re into.

Whatever you watch, remember to have a safe and fun Halloween. Don’t forget to sleep tight, and don’t let bed bugs bite.

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Reddies barrel through SWOSU in homecoming win Kaitlyn Kitchens Sports Editor There was a crowd of 6,045 at Henderson State University’s Homecoming game on Saturday at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium.

The Reddies walked away with a 45-17 win over Southwestern Oklahoma.

Southwestern first took the lead of the game with a complete field goal with 6:31 remaining in the first quarter.

The Reddies answered back with a touchdown from quarterback Kevin Rodgers to Robert Jordan from 38 yards out. After the extra point the score was 7-3 Reddies.

Southwestern Oklahoma scored at the beginning of the second quarter to take the lead 10-7 with 14:12 left in the first half.

With 13:27 remaining in the first half, Henderson answered with a touchdown by Darius Davis for 72 yards to bring the score to 14-10, Henderson taking the lead.

Henderson State scored later in the quarter when Keaton Stigger rushed 17 yards for a touchdown, making the score 21-10 with 4:53 left on the clock for the first quarter.

C. Gonsalves made a good field goal attempt with 00:00 remaining in the first half to make the score 24-10 at half time.

In the third quarter, Rodgers made a complete crossing pass to Jordan for 26 yards and for a touchdown with 6:51 left in the third quarter.

The touchdown brought the Reddie lead to 31-10 in the homecoming game.

In the fourth quarter with 11:52 remaining in the game, Rodgers made a complete deep

Photo by Heath Sims

BREAKING RECORDS Henderson State played Southwestern Oklahoma in their homecoming game and won 45-17. The Reddies are now 6-0 overall and 5-0 in GAC. Kevin Rodgers broke his record of touchdowns by throwing his 70th touchdown pass in his career. Robert Jordan had six passes in the game for 63 yards making him Henderson’s all-time leader in yards receiving and having a career of 2026 yards. pass to Zann Jones for a 14 yard touchdown, making the score 38-10, the Reddies in the lead.

The Reddies did not back down towards the end of the game when Kevin Nichols rushed the ball up the middle for a 10-yard touchdown.

This move made the score 45-10.

The last touchdown of the game was made by Southwestern Oklahoma’s Brad Smithey with 00:11 left in the game to make the final score 45-17.

The Reddies are now 6-0 in

season, 5-0 in the Great American Conference and ranked eighth.

Henderson State University totaled 457 yards of offense in the game.

The Reddies only allowed Southwestern Oklahoma to complete 328 yards for the game.

Rodgers completed 29-of-40 passes and had 378 yards with four touchdowns for the game.

Rodgers has now thrown 70 career touchdowns in 24 games.

“I am excited, but I could not have made any of the touchdowns without the receivers and blockers on our team, so all of the credit goes out to them,” Rodgers said.

Jordan became Henderson’s all-time leader in yards receiving.

He caught six passes in the game for 93 yards to give him 2026 career yards.

Davis had four catches for 95 yards, and Jones had a careergame also with four catches for 80 yards.

Stigger, Tim Llewellyn, and Ricardo Mendez were all recognized for great performances on defense.

Stigger had 19 tackles in the game, Llewellyn had 11, and Mendez collected nine stops for the game.

Henderson State will next go to El Dorado on Saturday, Oct. 19 to play Arkansas Tech in the Boomtown Classic.

Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.

Additional reporting by Troy Mitchell.

Volleyball beats Division I school in 5 sets Kaitlyn Kitchens Sports Editor The Lady Reddie volleyball team (2-13 overall, 0-6 GAC) made a comeback and took the win in five sets against Division I Pine Bluff (7-18, 1-2 SWAC) Thursday at the Duke Wells Center during homecoming week.

The Lady Reddies were down two sets and came back to win the next three sets in a row against Pine Bluff to take the overall win.

The first set ended 26-24 and the second set the Lady Reddies fell 25-15, but they quickly turned the game around in the third set.

Henderson went back and forth and were tied five times in the third set, taking the win at 25-23.

In the fourth set, the Lady Reddies also won 25-23.

Photo by Ryan Klare They were helped out by the COME BACK The Lady Reddies turn around in the game against Pine Bluff fans during the Loudest Fan after being down two sets. They then came back to win the next three sets in a row. Night competition.

With confidence, the Lady Reddies won the fifth set 15-10 to finish the game.

Jessica Moss made a kill against Pine Bluff to close out the victory.

Henderson State had a season high with 61 digs, and offensively had 49 kills.

Cheyenne Derr had 16 digs for the entirety of the game and libero, Raegan Large, had 15 for her personal best in the 2013 season.

Moss had a team high of 13 kills for the game while Goulbourne added 13 kills.

Junior Lindsey Calabrese also put up 13 digs in the victory.

Setter Taylor Thompson had 44 assists, two kills, one ace and eight digs for the game.

Henderson will next play University of Arkansas at Monticello Tuesday night in Monticello.

The game is set to begin at 7 p.m.

Additional reporting by Maile Keeney.

Reddie Redwave swim team takes over OBU Victoria Culliver Staff Writer The Redwave swim team had a long weekend of competition as both the men’s and women’s teams were victorious against Ouachita Baptist, with a final score of 268 to 184.

Friday night, both teams went into battle against the Tiger sharks, lead by Ryan Killackey.

As the meet began, Lady Redwave members Mary Andrews, Melissa Ralston, Erin Beu and Lauren Sutton won the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:51.31.

Victory continued through the meet as the Redwave received first place wins in 15 out of 26 events.

While all swimmers had ex-

emplary performances, stand out swims occurred with multiple neck-to-neck battles to the finish.

On the boy’s team, in the 200 individual medleys, Guy Buls, Dylan Anderson, Matt Gribble and Sean Bell destroyed the competition as they finished in the top four places.

Junior captain Jeanne Miller earned a first place victory in the women’s 100-yard butterfly, along with junior captain Lauren Sutton’s first place finish in the women’s 100-yard freestyle.

Bence Greifenstein gained a first place victory in the men’s 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 58.75.

His times, along with all Redwave swimmers, show promise of a strong season.

As the meet approached the

diving portion, performed on the one and three-meter boards, Lady Redwave led ahead of the Tiger sharks by five points.

Freshman Jessica Jones executed six dives and gained a nine-point advantage for the Lady Redwave.

“Her win in that really launched us ahead,” said Desi Lobuono, senior captain. “We were able to keep the momentum going for the rest of the meet.”

Another outstanding swim came from freshman Colton Laramore as he competed in the 500-yard freestyle. This distance event consists of twenty laps.

Throughout the race, Laramore and OBU’s Neil Fogel took turns holding the lead.

In the remaining three laps,

both swimmers gained speed, separating from the field.

Laramore out-touched Fogel by .01 of a second, finishing with a first place win and a time of 4:46.72.

Incoming freshman are a source of pride for captain Michael Duplessie. “They are swimming phenomenal this season,” Duplessie said. “Their swims are monumental to the success we have had early in the season”.

In the last event, the 200-freestyle relay, the men’s primary relay, Redwave swimmers Denver Dawson, Brandon Curley, Paul Bayliss and Aaron Villemez claimed the final first place finish for Henderson’s Redwave.

Although Ouachita Baptist fought hard in the water, Red-

wave was ultimately victorious.

On Saturday, the Redwave swim team held their annual alumni meet.

In this meet, the freshman race against former Redwave swimmers in friendly and fun relays.

David Sutton, from the class of 1989, continues to visit the annual meet because his daughter, junior and captain Lauren Sutton, is the team’s first legacy.

“Nothing makes me happier than seeing my dad, that I share an alma mater with,” Lauren said. 'It is an honor to be the first legacy swimmer.”

The Redwave swim team will compete in their annual Henderson State University Invitational on Nov. 8-9 at the Duke Wells Center.