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Henderson State University - Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - Volume 108, Issue 9

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I WANT MY MTV Customer frustration continues to grow after channels are lost

BY MAKENZIE STONE At midnight, on Oct. 1, Suddenlink officially dropped Viacom. This means that popular channels such as MTV, VH1, CMT, BET, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV Land, SPIKE and several more are no longer available through Suddenlink.

According to Suddenlink On Your Side, Viacom had requested close to a 50 percent increase in payments and would not accept any other offer Suddenlink made.

As a result Suddenlink dropped all Viacom channels and replaced them with channels they say customers asked for through polls and calls to their care centers.

Suddenlink said they understand and regret the frustration this situation has caused some of their customers, but they sincerely hope their customers will give the new channels a try and that customers find those channels as compelling as others have said they do.

However, Viacom’s side of the story is quite different. According to Viacom’s Get the Facts, they presented Suddenlink with a number of options and solutions over the course of a five month negotiation to help the two companies try and reach a mutual agreement.

Viacom said that on Sept. 30, they called Suddenlink and accepted their latest proposal for a year that, according to Viacom, represented an increase of nowhere near 50 percent to keep their channels on the air.

Suddenlink responded that it was too late

and that they had already made commitments to other channels to replace Viacom’s.

Viacom said that ultimately, Suddenlink chose to withdraw their own offer rather than keep their channels on the air.

Because of all of this Viacom has blocked shows online for SuddenLink’s internet customers making it close to impossible for Suddenlink customers to watch some of their favorite shows.

On Oct. 1, Suddenlink’s FYI page posted an article saying that in blocking internet access Viacom is violating the principles of an open internet.

They are also asking people who agree with this to consider contacting the FCC to file a complaint.

According to Suddenlink On Your Side, they are not the only company kicking Viacom to the curb. Apparently, 60 other companies made a similar decision earlier this year.

In obvious disagreement with Suddenlink, Viacom said on their Get the Facts webpage that Suddenlink would like you to believe that they are not alone, and are part of a large group of cable providers that have dropped or are planning to drop Viacom channels.

Although, according to them that is completely false and that nearly every other TV provider in the country carries Viacom’s networks.

Those providers who have decided to drop Viacom admitted that they did so in

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order to focus solely on growing their high margin broadband business and not their less profitable video business.

As a result of dropping Viacom, these providers have lost a significant amount of customers who have switched service companies in order to get the Viacom channels back.

So it should not take Suddenlink by surprise to hear that is exactly what their customers are taking into consideration.

“Besides ESPN, the Viacom channels were basically all that I watched,” Blake Rouse, senior recreation-leisure services management major, said. “Now that those are gone I really don’t have a need to keep my cable services with Suddenlink and I’m sure I’m not the only customer considering this.”

On the Suddenlink Customer Community webpage there are several customer complaints about no longer having access to Viacom’s shows.

Some customers are even threatening to cancel their services with Suddenlink unless their bill gets lowered.

“You deserve to be compensated and you can make Suddenlink pay up,” Viacom’s Facebook status said. “Hundreds of customers are reporting that Suddenlink is giving refunds of $10 or more per month plus other free products and services. Of course Suddenlink doesn’t make this easy for you. You have to threaten to cancel and tell them that you plan on switching to another provider unless they fairly compensate you.

If you are patient and persistent, you will get the refund they owe you.”

Customers are hoping that Suddenlink will eventually give in and get the Viacom channels back but as of now that is not promising.

“Honestly, now that Suddenlink has dropped Viacom I will more than likely be dropping Suddenlink,” Mason Williams, junior physical education major, said.

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BUMP IN THE NIGHT Ghost stories from around the area Ghost stories have been passed down from generation to generation.

Clark County has its own set of ghost stories.

Some of those stories include the lady in black, the Gurdon light and the rumored captain in the Captain Henderson House.

There have been several different versions of the story of the lady in black. Students often hear the story told during freshman orientation.

Around 1912, a male student named Joshua from Henderson fell in love with a female student named Jane from OBU. Joshua was harassed by his female friends about his relationship with Jane. Joshua finally caved in and ended his relationship with Jane.

He ended the relationship just before Henderson’s homecoming dance,

BY CRYSTAL CORDOVA which he had promised to take her to.

According to an article in “Haunt Spot,” Jane’s pain was worsened when she learned that Joshua was dating one of the females who had harassed him so badly about their relationship.

“Jane was crushed. She went back to her dorm room at Ouachita to put on a black dress and veil, because she felt that nothing was worth living for if she couldn’t have Joshua,” John M. Worthen, alum, wrote in a May 2001 article for “X-Project Paranormal Magazine.”

“She then began walking to one of the many cliffs that line the Ouachita River, where she plunged to her death moments later.”

According to Volume 2 of the Henderson history books the lady in black, or black lady returns to Henderson the week preceding homecoming.

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She is dressed in black and she roams the halls of the girls’ dorm looking for the freshman who stole her love.

If students are interested in learning more about the lady in black they can check the history books in Huie Library.

Another ghost story in the area is that of the Gurdon light. People from all over Arkansas have come to see the light.

Documentaries have been filmed and it has even been covered by “Unsolved Mysteries” and “Real Scary Stories.”

The story of the Gurdon light is that a railway worker.

“William McClain [was] murdered in 1931 on the tracks where everyone sees the Gurdon light,” Autumn, Gurdon resident said in an interview with “Real Scary Stories” in October 2000.

The story behind the Gurdon light is William McClain who was the track foreman. He got in an argument with one of the workers. The worker knocked McClain’s head off with a spiked maul. “That’s a historical fact, the murder of the track foreman,”

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Russell Butler, train conductor, said in an October 2000 Real Scary Stories interview.

The light appeared two months after McClain’s death. Locals believe it is the lantern of McClain looking for his lost head. Some people have given accounts of the Gurdon light chasing them down the tracks.

Others have said it went further down the tracks when they moved closer to it.

No one truly knows what the Gurdon light is. A research team from Henderson went to investigate the phenomena of the Gurdon light.

“There was a group of adult teachers out there,” Charles Leming, former chair of the physics department said, in a October 2000 “Real Scary Stories” interview. “Several of the teachers got frightened because of the light.”

If anyone is interested in trying to see the Gurdon light first hand it can be located on the railroad tracks on highway 53, south of Gurdon.

There are rumors of a ghost haunting the Captain Henderson house.

A former worker, Ethan Young, thinks it is more than just a rumor.

He would hear sounds of people walking up the stairs when no one was supposed to be there.

Lights would come on in the house after the worker turned all of the lights out in the house, this happened in the 10th room.

He has heard a voice in the parlor when he was supposed to be in the house.

“One time I was all by myself in the parlor playing the piano,” Ethan Young, senior, music education major said. “I stopped for a second, and then someone behind me said, ‘that was pretty.’”

When asked about the ghosts that haunt Captain Henderson House, Vickie Jones, innkeeper of Henderson House, said she did not know anything about ghosts haunting the house and that there are no ghosts.

If students are brave and want to find out for themselves if Captain Henderson House is haunted, they can book a room by calling Vickie Jones at 870-230-5544 to make a reservation.

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WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? A visit from our four-legged friends spreads smiles on the quad

BY ADRIANNE WILLIAMS Sugar, spice and everything nice. Those are the ingredients students may have seen in the animals found in the Humane Society of Clark County.

Tuesday, Oct. 15, Gentlemen’s League brought dogs from the local humane society out for a day on the quad. The dogs ran happily around the green grass as they took in all of the love and attention they were receiving from all of the students.

The Gentlemen’s League brought the dogs out on the quad in hopes of raising money to help the humane society. There are also cats in the shelter.

“We try to promote becoming a better gentleman,” Charles Holland, athletic training major said. “One part of being a better gentleman is, we have to do things to help out in our community and our local animal shelter has a lot of dogs. They are not getting homes so we came in an attempt today to raise money for them to have more food and drinks and to get them a home, because they need homes,.”

The Humane Society of Clark County was founded Nov. 28, 1989, by Dee Ross. This shelter is a no kill shelter.

No kill shelters require more volunteers and financial help, because they continue to feed, shelter and care for their animals. This becomes very expensive and overwhelming with our donations and volunteers.

Volunteers are welcome to come and help out at the shelter.

There are over 100 animals at this humane

society, which requires more help to care for them.

It is also an expensive task to take care of so many animals.

It is a big help when the humane society receives donations to help cover expenses.

The dogs on the quad were healthy, but there are many other animals in bad condition.

When “In the Arms of an Angel” plays through the speakers and Sarah Mclachlan pops across the screen and begins to speak, viewers are prepared for the worst as pictures of brutally beaten and neglected animals slowly show across the television.

Sadly that is life for many animals such as the ones in the local humane society.

Some people choose to treat animals badly. The animals are not fed, bathed or loved.

“It is really messed up and wrong that people do bad stuff to animals. If you don’t want them, take them to a shelter or some place that will take good care of them,” Kerica Pigee, nursing major said.

The saying is “home is where the heart is,” but for all of these animals, they have no true home.

“They can be adopted,” Holland said.

“The adoption process is a little testy but it is worth it.”

All of the animals are available to be adopted. These animals are in need of good homes that can give them the love and care that they need.

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All smiles — Emily Dutton, junior biology major, spent time curled up with a pup from the Humane Society.

“I’m glad there are shelters out there that would take in these animals. I just wish they could get a better permanent home,” Pigee said.

It is important to donate, and it does not have to break the donor’s wallet. I It does not take many hours out of one’s day to go and volunteer at the shelter.

The experience may even be so great that volunteers will decide to start the process of adopting an animal to call their own from the shelter.

When the adoption process is finalized, adopters will have a new furry friend, and the animal will have a permanent place to call home.

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ROYAL FLUSH —To the left are the candidates competing for the coveted title of Homecoming Queen.

Each of them are poised to take the crown and victory for their respective organizations. All of the names will be listed on the folloeing pages.

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CROWN SHOWDOWN A look at what’s to come with Henderson’s homecoming

BY MADISON MACNEW Homecoming festivities for the 2014 fall semester begins this week. Thirty-three women have been nominated by their peers in various organizations across campus to represent their university.

“I am honored to represent Alpha Sigma Alpha in homecoming this year,” Stephanie Alvarado, junior early childhood education, and candidate no. 29 said. “I’m so excited to have the opportunity to participate with the rest of the beautiful candidates.”

On Oct. 22 and 23, students can begin voting for up to 10 of the 33 women. Voting will take place in the Garrison from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.

The top 10 finalists will be announced later on the evening of Oct. 23 in Arkansas Hall at 6 p.m.

After the announcement of the 10 finalists, students can then vote for the homecoming queen from those 10 women in the Garrison from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The entire homecoming court will be presented and the queen will be crowned during the pre-game activities at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, before the Reddies host the Harding University Bison.

There are a few traditions and campus activities that will take place during the week that students can also look forward to.

At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, students, faculty and alumni can attend

the theatre production of “Clybourn Park” in the Arkansas Hall Studio Theatre.

On Thursday afternoon, the Henderson softball team will host a home run derby fundraiser. Supporters can purchase 10 pitches or eight swings for $10.

The Henderson volleyball team will also host the Bison in Wells that evening at 7 p.m.

At 8 p.m., Phi Lambda Chi will sponsor their annual Drum Beat Fundraiser.

The members of Phi Lamb beat their drums until kickoff on Saturday afternoon.

Last year, the organization raised over $1,000 for Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

A year later, the men managed to increase the number of sponsors to easily top that $1000.

“By doing a better job of spreading the word, we beat last year’s fundraiser to collect $1500 to send to ACH,” Devin Nash, sophomore athletic training major, and Phi Lambda Chi president, said.

At the same time on Thursday night, the traditional bonfire will be ignited and the top 10 finalists will once again be presented to the students. The bonfire was traditionally burned on the intramural fields. Now that those fields are under construction with new residence housing, the burning of the bonfire will take place near the old tennis courts.

From 6:30 to 9:45 p.m Friday, the Henderson swim team will host OBU in a swim meet

As usual, there will be tailgating before and during the game by current student groups, Henderson alumni and more.

The homecoming game against the Harding University Bison will kick off at 3 p.m.

“It’s going to be a big game for us,” Anthony Brister, junior finance major and Reddie football player, said. “Harding is one of the toughest competitors in our conference but we are ready to rise up to the challenge.”

Saturday night, after the game, there will be plenty to do.

The homecoming Greek step show will take place in Wells at 8 p.m.

Tickets can be pre-purchased for $10 or purchased at the door for $15.

Students can vote for their top 10 homecoming candidates and queen this week, and participate in all the events that Henderson has to offer.

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HOMECOMING HERO — This football player stands sporting his Reddie Spirit.

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Sarah Williams Mass Media Senior FCA

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Sierra Stormes Social Sciences Sophomore Star Yearbook

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Dawn Mayorga Statistics in Math Junior Math Department

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Jessica Jenkins Business Management Senior Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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Allie Featherston Psychology Senior Cheerleading

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Jessica Wilson Athletic Training Senior Omega Tau Epsilon

Voting for Top 10 is Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Voting for the Homecoming Queen will be on Friday the 24th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Voting will be held in the Garrison.

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Darian Sisson Psychology Sophomore Alpha Sigma Tau

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Sara Renfrow English Junior Sigma Tau Delta

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Kaitlin Stubbs Social Science Senior Sigma Phi Lambda

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Sydney Turner Physical Education Junior HPER

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Erin Harris Business Management Senior West Hall Council

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Katie Hayes Nursing Junior Phi Lambda Chi

Olivia Mathison Early Childhood Education Senior SGA

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25. Dominique Walker Psychology Freshman Psychology Club

30. Cecilia Medina Fashion Merchandising Senior League of Latinos

31. Christine Mbarga Acounting Sophomore International Student Association

29. Stephanie Alvarado Early Childhood Education Junior Alpha Sigma Alpha

Jesse Klein Biology Senior Alpha Xi Delta

Mary Winiecki Natural Resource Recreation Management Senior Collegiate Recreation Society

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Aimee Lee Elementary Education Junior Phi Beta Lambda

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Rachel Lee Business Management & Marketing Senior Alpha Kappa Psi

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Joanne Michael Psychology Junior Psi Chi National Honor Society

27. Hannah Cissell Natural Resource Center Management Sophomore Student Activities Board

28. Jenna Branchizio Dietetics Sophomore ROTC

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SMALL WORKS ON PAPER Students selected to participate in prestigious art exhibition

BY TIFFANY SAMUEL Each year, hundreds of artists across Arkansas send in pieces of their artwork to Small Works on Paper (SWOP).

Out of these pieces, only a small selection are chosen for a purchase award and a tour of their artwork through some of Arkansas’ greatest art galleries.

This year one of Henderson’s own students, Megan Snoddy, was chosen to receive this award.

Small works on paper is an art exhibition created by the Arkansas Arts Council that features artwork no larger than 24 X 24 inches.

SWOP artists are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online art gallery created by the Arkansas Arts Council.

Artists are encouraged to send in up to three pieces of any of their two dimensional artwork that was created in the past two years to be considered for the award.

Artists are chosen by an out of state juror with a large background in art.

Hundreds of pieces are submitted each year but only a maximum of 40 pieces are chosen for the tour.

However, only 10 of these artists are

chosen to receive purchase awards in which the organization will pay the cash equivalent amount to the value of these works.

Artists choose the amount they believe their artwork is worth by the materials used for the piece and the time they spent on the artwork.

These purchase awards are paid by the entry fees of the contestants and these pieces will become a part of the exhibition’s permanent collection.

This year’s exhibition will feature senior Henderson student, Megan Snoddy’s piece “Mind.”

“Mind” is 5 X 7 inch monotype piece featuring a side view of a person with a bird mask on.

The piece was created by the process of print making in which the artist carves a lino block into the image the artist would like to create, rolling ink onto the block and then printing it onto paper.

When preparing for this piece, Snoddy said she spent more time envisioning the piece than creating the piece itself.

Her inspiration for the piece came from a

A MUSICAL ODYSSEY An autobiographical look at musical excellence

BY ORLANDO RIVEROS To students from “The School with a Heart,” passion means everything. To every single one of us, the discovery of our own passion comes in many different ways, and sometimes a trip to North Carolina to a world-renowned music festival is what it takes for a Reddie to brighten that feeling and remain a proud Henderson student.

Passion is what the Brevard Music Center gave me back.

Like any other musician, one of my personal goals has always been to be part of a music festival. Since my arrival to Henderson as a Piano Performance Major in 2011, I did

not get many chances to apply for one. Music festivals are known to be very competitive and expensive.

But finally, during the summer of 2014, the prestigious Brevard Music Center in North Carolina accepted my application as a student, and that goal of mine finally came to a realization.

The Brevard Music Center provides a congenial summer community for young musicians of exceptional gifts.

Every summer, around 400 students enroll each year from nearly every state in the U.S. and around the world.

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personal trend.

“Around that time, I just liked drawing bird masks on people, but I’ve grown out of that now,” Snoddy said.

Although Snoddy described her piece as dark, mysterious and calming, she encourages others to interpret the artwork as they see fit.

“Mind’s” entrance into the SWOP tour will be announced on Jan. 9, at the SWOP reception at the William F. Laman Library in North Little Rock.

For the first year, “Mind” will tour many art galleries across Arkansas, after which it will become a permanent piece of the Small Works on Paper collection.

The 2014 SWOP tour is currently at the Ouachita Baptist University art gallery and features Henderson art students, Houston Fryer and Claire Cade.

As a senior studio art student with experience in competing, Fryer encourages students to enter juried competitions such as SWOP. “When I received the award, it was more than I could have ever hoped for,” Fryer said.

“It’s easy to get discouraged when you don’t get in, but you can never win what you don’t enter.”

Snoddy also encourages students to enter the competitions with helpful tips.

“Work your hardest, even if you think you are not going to get in. You’re hardest on yourself and you shouldn’t be,” Snoddy said.

For students interested in entering the

All students and an artist faculty live and work on the Music Center campus, 180 wooded acres in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. More than 80 public performances, the outcome of study, comprise Brevard’s renowned summer festival and attract tens of thousands of listeners each year.

One of the highlights of this wonderful trip was to visit one of the biggest private keyboard collections in the country, in Easley, S.C. Although the owner of the collection, Thomas Strange, was very careful and well known for his extensive research on these instruments, his generosity was obvious.

After sharing some of his deep knowledge about the instruments with us, he then let us play on the keyboards. His current collection comprises around seven square pianos, five harpsichords, four clavichords and three grand pianos.

Photo courtesy of Megan Snoddy

MASTER PIECE — Photo above is one of the works included in the presitigious art exhibition. This is a print-making piece.

SWOP competition, guidelines can be found online and submissions are taken in August.

This gives students around 10 months to prepare their pieces, so if this is you, get started.

One of the jewels of his collection is an 1840 Broadwood Grand Piano, on which the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin played.

After many solo performances, master classes and lectures, the immense amount of sacrifice and hard work paid off.

It is a tradition from the festival that “every time a student comes back for another summer, there is no visiting. The student is coming back home,” and that is exactly what the wonderful students, faculty and music from Brevard projected.

Although everybody goes through difficult times, the passion one has should never dissipate.

It can be music, art, sports or simpler things like an afternoon walk, or a cup of coffee. No matter what, we must never forget the joys of life.

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BAY OF TURTLES One movie to avoid when it plays at Henderson

BY DAX GUILLIAMS If there is any advice readers should take from me, it is to avoid the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie when it plays in the Henderson theater.

A lot of great films have been and will be shown in the theater this semester, but trust me when I say that this film isn’t one of them.

It isn’t because I don’t like the Ninja Turtles. I’ve watched and enjoyed the old and new cartoons, read the comics and I’ve seen the older movies.

This movie did so many things wrong, I thought the entire thing was a blooper reel.

The story could not have been stranger.

It’s the standard origins of the turtles, except really weird and bad.

The turtles were bred in a lab by the father of April O’Neil, the reporter that assists them in the series. April was played by Megan Fox, which is a problem for many reasons, and she knew the turtles when she was a child.

It’s not too bad to have April encounter the turtles when she’s that young, but it’s taking an origin that already worked in the original series and movies and making it worse.

Without spoiling too much, the turtles mutate and learn martial arts. They learn martial arts from a book they find in the sewers.

I’m not sure if that’s just lazy or bad, but either way, I don’t like it. The Turtles’ personalities were also blown way out of proportion.

Raphael is too angry, Michelangelo is too childish and Donatello is too much of a geek.

Leonardo was handled pretty well. He’s shown to be a good leader and very calm in the face of danger.

The voice acting for the Turtles was pretty good. Even with good voice acting, the dialogue still wasn’t very good becasue of their overblown personalities.

Will Arnett played a unique character in the movie that was easily his worst performance. Granted, he had to play a bad character that didn’t even need to be in the movie in the first place.

Even though the other characters were messed up, the villain, Shredder was actually alright. Many people hated the design of Shredder, comparing him to a giant robot, but

I think it was ok.

I think Shredder should be imposing, both with his appearance and how evil he is.

The biggest problem I have with this movie is that it really isn’t a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie. It’s an April O’Neil movie.

The entire story revolves around her, her father and her relationship with the Turtles, but not the Turtles themselves.

They ever tie her in to having a vendetta against Shredder just because.

Speaking of April, Megan Fox was without a doubt the worst choice for the role of her.

Honestly, Fox can’t act. She’s boring, has the same facial expression in every movie she’s every been in and she only gets work because she’s attractive.

I think she was cast in the movie because Michael Bay produced the film. Even though he was a producer, you can see his horrible infuence all over the screen.

This film was so terrible, it reminded me why I think Michael Bay shouldn’t be allowed within 15 feet of a film studio or any film equipment. He wasn’t even the director and he somehow turned it into a “Bay” film.

Also, the story falls apart when you realize the goals of the villains. Basically, they planned on poisoning people anonymously and selling the only antidote to make millions.

The problem with that is that the poison is clearly coming out of the factories that the company owns. It’s funny at first to see the fumes shooting out of the factory, but then it just makes you realize how terrible the writing really was.

I went into the movie with low expectations, but I didn’t think it could be that disappointing.

When the movie comes to campus, just stay at home and watch the very first TMNT film instead. It doesn’t hold up as well as it could, but it’s worth a watch.

The new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” was just another Michael Bay and Megan Fox disaster that shouldn’t exist.

It was bad, plain and simple. But even with all those mistakes, at least it wasn’t “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3” bad. Even Michael Bay can’t make a movie that awful.

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NOT SO WONDER BOYS Henderson only allows Arkansas Tech to put three points on the board during the game in Russellville, Ark.

BY KAITLYN KITCHENS Henderson State played Arkansas Tech on Saturday, Oct. 18 in Russellville, Ark. The Reddies improved to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the Great American Conference with a 24-3 win over the Wonder Boys.

Darius Davis, Henderson’s all-time leader in receiving yards and touchdowns, caught four passes for 181 yards in just the first half of the game.

With 12:58 left in the first quarter, quarterback Kevin Rodgers connected with Davis for a 56-yard touchdown to put the Reddies on the board with 7-0.

Davis had his second touchdown just four minutes later to make the score 14-0.

Arkansas Tech put their only points of the game on the scoreboard with a 45-yard field goal. Davis and Rodgers connected with 14:33 remaining in the first half to make the score 21-3.

Arkansas Tech was able to get the ball inside the Reddie 15 yard line twice but failed to score on Henderson.

In the second half of the game, both teams struggled offensively with only three points getting on the board.

Henderson’s Houston Ray made a 40-yard field goal to make the score 24-3, which would be the final score of the game.

Henderson’s defense limited Arkansas Tech’s offense to only 42 yards in the second half.

“I thought our defense did a great job,” head coach Scott Maxfield said. “I am proud of their performance. We just need to get the offense to get better and put it all together.”

Rodgers went over 300 yards for the 23rd time in his career, totaling 325 yards on 21of-36 passing. Rodgers is now eighth all-time in NCAA Division II history with 12,120 ca-

UPCOMING MARK CZAUS Henderson junior wide receiver, Mark Czaus is focused and confident about this year’s football season

BY MARIAH DELAVEGA Mark Czaus, wide receiver no. 17, is really excited about this season. Czaus is from Dallas, Texas, he attended Bishop Lynch High School and played football there for four years.

He grew up around sports as a kid and was put into football at a young age.

“I’ve been playing football since the first grade, I did one year of flag football and then the next year I was in pads which is earlier than most kids,” Czaus, junior business management major said. “I got started pretty early in football.”

His parents are huge sports fans.

“We’re a big time football family,” Czaus said. “My dad grew up playing hockey and he played football at the University of Houston and my mom ran track and played field hockey in high school. We’re sports nuts.”

Czaus came to Henderson to play football

and to get his degree in business management.

“I like to play golf a lot,” Czaus said. “After I’m done with football, I want to give it a shot, because I’ve grown up playing this sport.”

He said if that doesn’t work out, he would want to do something in sports business. His favorite sports team is the Dallas Stars.

He would want to work for them one day, and maybe do something in sports offices.

Even though Czaus is doing well on the field, there can be some distractions off the field.

“I’m not like a regular student, where I can go out and party whenever I want,” Czaus said. “I have to keep track of my grades, managing my school work and football at the same time. It is a little different if you’re a regular student. It takes a little more effort.”

Kevin Rodgers, quarterback has known Czaus for four years now and says he is fun

Courtesy of Arkansas Tech University

FEARLESS—Defensive Lineman Kentrell Williams manhandles Arkansas Tech players in the away game on Saturday where the Reddies won 24-3 against the Wonder Boys. reer-passing yards.

Rodney Bryson lead with 38 yards on 13 carries while Dijon Benton had 11 tackles for the Reddie defense.

Donovan McLeod had eight tackles including an interception. Glennon Bobo had 2.5 tackles and now has 41 career tackles, only to be around.

“He’s a good guy and a great friend,” Rodgers, graduate student said. “He always has something funny to say. He’s a clown pretty much, but he will always have your back.”

Czaus and Rodgers didn’t realize until recently they played against each other in a peewee football game when they were younger.

“What a small world,” Rodgers said.

Czaus has had big fourth down conversion catches and has had three touchdowns this year.

“There will be more to come,” Czaus said.

He also has two conference championship rings, and is determined to get another one this season. “Sacrifices do pay off,” Czaus said.

This is the most excited Czaus has been about their season. “I feel like this year’s our year.”

We’ve made it to playoffs the past two years and lost in our first playoff game, so this year just feels a little different,” Czaus said.

Czaus is on track to achieve his goals. He said that everything has been a blessing for him at Henderson and he has enjoyed every bit of his time here.

“If you put in the effort it will pay off,” Czaus said.

nine behind Terry Rodgers who holds the HSU record with 50 tackles.

Henderson State will play at home at the Carpenter-Haygood Stadium for Homecoming next Saturday against Harding.

Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.

Additional reporting by Troy Mitchell.

Photo courtesy of Roni Carver

FAMILY MATTERS—Junior WR Mark Czaus takes pictures with his parents, Theresa and Mark Czaus.

They will play their next home game against Harding University at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium.