10/07/14 Issue

Henderson State University - Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - Volume 108, Issue 7

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A LACK OF RACKS Campus in need of more bicycle parking

BY ADRIANNE WILLIAMS Parking on campus is a tough task. Parking lots are always full. The only open spots are usually far away from the buildings. After finally finding a spot, students have to rush to get to class or risk being tardy. However, there are other options such as walking or riding a bicycle.

Riding a bike is recreational and has many health benefits. The only issue to riding a bike on campus is where to keep it. There are only a handful of bike racks around campus, while the number of students riding their bikes is growing. The lack of bike racks has caused many riders to chain their bikes to handicap rails and access ways. The lack of racks not only causes a problem for riders, but for disabled students, faculty and visitors who have now had their access blocked.

“It causes a problem. We have to be conscious of our students, because we do have students with disabilities and we don’t want to limit their access to being able to get where they need to go,” Chad Fielding, assistant vice president of student affairs, said.

In the locations around campus that do not have bike racks, such as in front of Caddo, students tend to just chain their bikes up to the closest poles or ramps rather than putting them off to the side.

“I understand you don’t want to just leave your bike sitting out there because you could get it stolen so you’re going to lock it up to whatever is available, but the handicap access or railing or whatever it is, is not a place to do that,” Fielding said.

Some wonder what may have caused the need for more bike racks to only now be a concern, rather than sooner.

“It was because nobody had ever said anything to us about it, “ Fielding said. “No one had expressed a need. It is just a matter of people letting us know that they need more bike racks.”

Students who ride bikes may not have known how or even whether they should even inform officials. “If students have a concern or students wanted to walk around and count to see where the bicycle racks were needed

PRYOR AIDES HACK CAMPUS Political emails flood student inboxes

BY ASHLEY BLES Henderson students deal with a lot of emails on a weekly basis. From upcoming events to notifications about things opening or closing in town to class announcements, there’s a lot in the inbox.

One thing that normally isn’t there, however, is political material. Or at least that’s how it’s supposed to be. On Sept. 24, many students on campus received an email about working for a group called the Arkansas Democratic Coordinated Campaign. It asked for “bright, energetic individuals” to apply for an internship. The problem is that students are not supposed to receive emails that are politically affiliated and this email did not go through the school at all. It was sent to random students on campus after obtaining emails off the student directory online. Lewis

Shepard, vice president of student and external affairs, said there are a total of six people on campus who have access to all the student emails, and he said that’s for good reason.

As a state-funded university, Henderson and faculty like Shepard are not allowed to endorse a specific candidate or political party.

There can be student organizations that are associated with a specific party, but any promotion of events or a candidate must be done through the student organizations.

Henderson has a club called Young Democrats of America who could have distributed the internship application. After all, it’s about students working for a cause. The group sending out the email, however, did not work with Young Democrats of America and instead contacted students directly. A student volun-

ALL ALONE— The only bike rack for the quad?

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that they are not right now and bring it to us, then we will start a process of trying to get those there.” Fielding said. More students are encouraged to ride their bikes around campus for different reasons.

One reason is that it helps alleviate issues with parking cars in the parking lots. Another reason is that it can actually be faster and it is healthier. Riding a bicycle saves students from having to park so far away from the buildings.

When students bike to class, they can park their bike close to the building they are attending class. Students may also wonder if the bike racks are a big budget deal for the campus.

“The cost of the bike racks is nothing

compared to easing parking issues,” Fielding said, “The total cost of the bike racks with shipping and everything was about $1300.”

Four bike racks have been purchased, which is roughly $325 per rack. Fortunately, there has already been action taken to add more bike racks on campus.

“Within two days, as soon as someone said something about it, I ordered four new bicycle racks that has spots for 10 places in it,” Fielding said.

The new racks have arrived and are set to be placed around campus soon. So grab a bike, and look out for the newest additions to the campus.

teer at the organization who asked to not be named stressed that this has nothing at all to do with the actual Democratic candidates like Mark Pryor who were named in the email.

The group is from outside of Arkansas and does canvassing and groundwork for candidates but they were told specifically not to use student emails.

The organization got student emails by searching last names on the student directory and taking student ID numbers from there before adding “@reddies.hsu.edu” to send out the emails in a large group.

The email was signed by a woman named Jessica Ann who calls herself “program director” but the student volunteer says was the “digital director” who took student outreach upon herself. According to the student volunteer, Ann thought the student ID’s were public domain.

“It looks really bad on the candidates,” the student volunteer said. “She thought she was helping but because of her hasty actions she could hurt them.”

The email also was a bit fishy to look at:

it was sent from “information@ARVictory3.onmicrosoft.com” and doesn’t tell much about the internship. The student volunteer said that the internship is an actual position that has other students already employed, Ann just went about it the wrong way. No one from the Arkansas Democratic Coordinated Campaign could be reached to ask about the issue or the internship.

The Young Democrats of Henderson were also not able to be reached for comment.

The linked website for signing up for the internship doesn’t look professional, either: a blank Google doc form that only gives 200 words or less to apply, with the same vague text as the email at the top of the page.

Currently the student directory is still available to the public on the Henderson website. Shepard says they are evaluating the accessibility of the directory.

“We’re looking now on how to better protect students,” Shepard said. “We try to keep them from being flooded with emails and try to make sure everything goes through the right channels at the university.”

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ROOT OF THE PROBLEM Nearly half of students that enrolled in college algebra during the 2013-2014 academic year did not pass

BY ADRIANNE WILLIAMS

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ath, for many people, is one of the most difficult subjects to learn in school. As you go further, the math just gets harder, but is there someone to blame when there are so many students failing these courses?

There is a 42 percent failure and class dropout rate for students who enrolled in college algebra during the 2013-2014 school year at Henderson.

That means that 42 percent of students who take college algebra fail the class or simply drop out of the class altogether. This is a large amount, considering college algebra is a required class to graduate.

What could be the issue behind the math failure rates in college?

“Math is not a subject you can memorize, you have to learn and understand it,” Duane Jackson, associate professor of mathematics, said.

As the student loses more and more focus, the teacher continues to the next step, and the child falls behind. As the child falls behind, math just becomes much harder to understand, leaving the child to have a strong dislike for the subject.

As the child becomes older, unless it is handled, the difficulties in math do not stop. It carries over into high school, when the more important classes come around.

“A lot of students come with poor math backgrounds,” Jackson said. “They don’t ask for help when they are struggling. They continue to struggle and don’t seek out help.”

“We hear a lot of anecdotal stories about students that were just passed through high school, especially in their math classes, without really having put out much effort,” Carolyn Eoff, professor and chair of mathematics and computer science, said.

Students who were allowed to continue on, by those careless teachers may think that they can do these things and still progress easily to the next level, as the previously did.

“You would be surprised how many classes students will miss in a semester. How little homework they will do and expect to have a passing grade.” Eoff said.

Students who were fortunate enough to have higher scores, were able to go on to college algebra.

At Henderson, 58 percent of these students passed the class in the 2013-2014 school year. That leaves 42 percent of college algebra students to fail or dropout of the class. To be

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more specific, exactly 19 percent withdrew, and 23 percent did not pass the class.

So where does the blame lie? Who is to be held responsible?

Is the math department doing anything to help these rates get better?

“We are looking at other possibilities maybe for students with low ACT [scores] maybe a different version of college algebra that has some built in- it is almost like forcing them to go to tutoring.” Eoff said.

So, extra tutoring. One student agrees. “I think it should me mandatory for students to go to extra tutoring” Aspen McDaniels, sophomore, criminal justice major, said.

“We had talked about maybe one person recording lectures so that they are out there for the students to watch.” Eoff said.

With the world engulfed in technology today, recorded lectures is one different way for students to study and learn outside of class.

Many students are used to teachers who don’t truly care about their education, so it can be hard for students to know whether or not, their professors are genuine.

“Obviously there is something going on in school to have such a high [failure] rate,” McDaniels said. “Most teachers don’t stress it enough.”

According to the math department, they care and they are doing their best to help.

“A [student’s] attitude has to change.

When they come to class, they need to, and I know it is hard, but they need to try to be enthusiastic. They need to be open minded to allow someone to teach them the information.

And they need to seek out help and get help,” Jackson said.

“As an instructor, I have to go reach out and grab a student and bring them to my office to say, ‘hey let’s sit down and address these issues.’”

Some students may lack motivation to try hard and do well in order to pass a class.

“I can’t make a student motivated. I can’t make a student attend class,” Jackson said.

“We [the mathematics department] will bend over backwards to help a student, work with a student and provide them with an opportunity to improve.”

There are many different resources on campus to help students achieve and improve.

Students should take advantage of what is around to help because receiving an education and a degree are the main priorities for attending college.

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HARMONY THROUGH BALANCE Junior instrumental music education major Claire Howard opens up about her life as a student

BY ALEX DURHAM Singing the alma mater is when this student feels the reddie spirit the most. Claire Howard wears many hats at Henderson, or crowns, serving as the homecoming queen, with her involvement in the band and other campus organizations. Claire is a junior from Texarkana, Texas. She has been playing the flute for 10 years and the piccolo since her sophomore year in high school.

“I marched the flute in high school and nobody could hear me, so it was very discouraging,” said Howard. Henderson’s show band only marches piccolos’ so their melody can be heard.

“As a freshman, being in the marching band was the way that I had a family,” said Howard. “It was the only thing that kept me from cowering under the covers in my bed in Smith.”

Claire plans to obtain her degree in music education, specifically instrumental music, while minoring in Spanish.

“I really want to teach wood wind classes

to middle school kids, I think that would be really fun,” Claire said. She is also considering a master’s degree in flute performance or possibly a doctorate so she would be qualified to teach at a university.

On top of her busy band schedule, Claire is also involved in Tau Beta Sigma, which is the band sorority. She and the other members bring water to the practices, organize the uniforms and do other service projects for the marching band. Alpha Mu Gamma, Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Chi and the Teachers College help keep her busy as well.

“It’s really difficult to balance my schedule, but it is usually sleep that I have to lose,” said Howard.

Claire was crowned as Henderson’s homecoming queen last fall and has spent this year sharing her school spirit in more ways than one. She marches in the band at every football game and expresses her love for others by performing acts of kindness even if it’s just holding the door for a fellow student. Claire’s

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE With the sound of music: The Faculty Recital returns

BY DEVIN ANDERSON The Faculty Showcase Recital was an event like no other on Henderson’s campus. Hearing those master musicians at work was a genuinely magical experience.

Each of the professors displayed their artistic chops and showed their professional maturity that night. To set the stage for how the night went, here’s a description of the soundscape of the fine arts building just an hour before performance: One could hear singers vocalizing in contrast with brass instruments roaring throughout the building. The sensuous sounds of a piano could be heard echoing throughout the building. As time drew closer to the performance, guests gathered in the foyer.

Among them, President Glendell Jones

was present with some of the other Friends of Music. The Friends of Music are both patrons and appreciators of music, a core reason why these recitals can still happen.

Students swarmed the recital hall as the doors flew open. The recital was about to begin. As everyone found their seats, the building’s energy swelled. What was once a gentle bustle was now a boom.Then the open doors shut slowly with a creek, signaling the start of the recital. The curtains rustled and the performers entered.

Applause soon swallowed the remaining silence in the room as the brass quintet took the stage.

The ensemble, formed from Henderson’s own brass professors, began their piece with

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crowning moment was a whirlwind of excitement and shock.

“I am so glad I had my dad there to hold onto or I might have fallen over,” said Howard. She believes that the new homecoming queen should bring Henderson together as a family.

“I think she should be proud of her school, have respect and kindness for other people and just be loving,” said Howard.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to meet Claire, then you might not know that she is a pesketarian, she is the youngest person to have ever taken a class at Texarkana College, is a certified yoga teacher and has two pugs named Roxie Rose and Doug. You would think that Claire had always gone without beef and pork but she actually became a pesketarian after attending a month long yoga training in Massachusetts.

“There were two lines, a vegetarian line and a meat eater line,” said Howard. “I have always wanted to be a vegetarian because of my love for animals, so I just decided to give it a try.” She explained that it was a lot easier than she thought it would be, but decided to add fish to her diet because she loves sushi and needs the protein.

“I have to admit that I really do miss Chick-Fil-A sandwiches,” said Howard. With

her healthy diet she also practices yoga during her classes that she offers at Henderson.

Claire offers free gentle/moderate classes and a morning meditation class; donations are welcome but not expected.

“They are very much about relaxing and letting go of stress instead of dripping in sweat,” Claire said. “I do it because I love it and want to share yoga with others, not for money.” For more information you can check out the “Yoga with Claire” Facebook page.

zeal and conviction. What soon followed was only a more intensive form of the stirring harmonies and sounds. With an imaginative mind, one could visualize images of colors shifting dramatically from blurred to focused.

One of the brightest moments of the recital happened when Dr. Jamie Lipton played a piece by Jiro Censhu called, “A Walk in the Woods.”

Her lyric musicality pulled the audience into the composer’s world. Moreover, the pure sound she produced from her euphonium was clean and clear, as if each note crystalized and blossomed as they exited the horn.

Another notable performance was that from the duo of Dr. Evans and Dr. Dimond.

The sounds of clarinet and marimba were a pleasant combination to say the least.

What made the performance so significant was the fact that the music actively energized the performers.

And though the performers were a tad older than the others, what made the performance awesome was the fact that their music

had a youthful spirit driving it.

One of the most uniquely styled performances of the evening was from professor Jennifer Amox.

Her solo flute performance utilized sensuous sounds that played on the extremes of her flute.

Her extreme highs and lows were balanced in away that evoked a sense of constant suspension.

The dynamic act of shifting from one extreme to another gave the impression of floating in space.

The final act of the showcase was musically surprising, but appropriate. Dr. Becraft’s playful presentation of a John Williams movie piece eased the audience into a stable, but calmed mood. The eastern European influences and nuances were cleverly articulated.

The audience seemed to appreciate the way he ended the piece as well.

Henderson’s Faculty Showcase Recital was another event that offered a variety of music for an audience with diverse interests.

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INNER PEACE—Claire performs in front of the Centurion.

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RESPONSE TO: SEX EDUCATION Are wrap it up responsibilities gender specific?

BY JEFFERY P. GILMORE The tail of your tie sticks through the door.

The lights are low. That perfect song is playing softly in the room. Your arms pull her in close to your body. Her tender lips break away from your mouth. A small groan escapes from you. “Condom?” That one word can change your night and possibly the rest of your life.

But you take control of your future, and reach over to the nightstand and grab one out of the drawer. You want to be safe and who can blame you. You’re about to give this girl a big part of you, a part of your soul that you can never get back.

Last week, Jasmine Threatt made several claims in her article in The Oracle about how safe sex is practiced at Henderson. The first of Threatt’s claims that I want to address is “Women have more to lose- she could get pregnant, have to drop out or be labeled a whore for who knows how long”.First off, it takes two to make a baby. Yes, I realize that rape is different and we’ll get back to that issue in a bit. But first, let’s focus on consensual sex, OK? Second, babies are expensive. If the father is refusing to do his part, take his butt to court. He is legally required to take care of that baby. He could also be forced to drop out of school to meet the financial needs of his baby.

If he is not up to that, or if you as the woman feel that he’s not going to be there if pregnancy happens; then you may want to re-evaluate who you are sleeping with.

“Maybe this smooth talking gentleman has an STD and you like him so much you still decide to have intercourse with him.” Thre-

att said in her article. Threatt focused on the freshman females having sex. So let’s have a look at a study that the CDC conducted on sexually active people ages 15-19, which is most of Henderson’s freshman. In this study for every guy with gonorrhea there were two girls with it. With chlamydia, however, for every male with it there were four females with the STI.It would seem to me that it’s more likely for a girl to give him her STI. “It seems that safe sex is not taken seriously when it comes to college students.” Threatt claimed while only interviewing women who were sexually active.

Oh really, Threatt? I take it quite seriously, and wait for it, my partner takes it just as seriously. We both realize that we are not in the least bit ready for children. We love each other, but still use a condom every time.

“If I’m not practicing safe sex with you then I’m putting my trust in you,” Hillary Green, a human services major quoted in Threatt’s story, makes it seem that the only way you can show your partner that you trust them is to go bareback. So, am I not showing trust in my partner when I wear a condom?

When did caring enough about our futures become a form of distrust? Isn’t consensual sex an expression of trust? I feel that sex is the natural expression of love that is done when words cease to convey that love.

Threatt made a bold and rather curious statement about the power men have. “Show men that the power of the penis is just a myth.” Threatt, what is the power of the penis? Are you trying to say that women lose

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control of their sexual side when coming face to face with a penis? Or maybe you’re saying that men are all controlling because they have a penis. I wish the latter were true. Then I could stop random erections when I’m wearing athletic shorts.

Men are not always the dominant one in the bedroom. Threatt claims that sex isn’t give and take from both sides when she says that “the female Reddies are passionate about giving a special guy the right to take everything from her- their virginity.” –To take? That statement implies to me that first-time sex is rape, even if she says yes. Collegiate rape has been brought to the forefront of the news recently with laws redefining what constitutes “yes” and policies on campuses across the country when rape is accused. The way some of the new laws are being worded to the general public is very one-sided.

The majority of these new laws and regulations focus solely on the girl’s state of mind and there by implying that men are unable to be raped. Many of the women that push these motions claim to seek equality, but it seems to me that what they want is protection. If they were fighting for true equality then women should be just as able to commit rape.

“If all you have to do is be special – not be the boyfriend or anything too serious- then many guys can easily put up a front for these young freshman on campus.”

So Threatt with what you just said pulled from your article, you mean to tell me that girls don’t act in the play that is putting on airs to get the guy that they want? Why then do you wear the low cut shirt? Why is part of you rear falling out of your shorts because the hem in the back is above the inseam?

I’m not saying that women are asking to get raped. I’m saying you want to be noticed, you want someone special, and some girls

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feel that wearing those types of clothes will get them what they want. The problem is that “Lovely Ladies” from Cameron Macintosh’s Les Miserables, is true that dressing like that makes it hard for guys to see you as you. “It’s the same with a tart as it is with a grocer, a customer sees what he gets in advance.”

I’m not saying that women who wear those types of clothes are prostitutes, but the Huffington Post article by Tanya Lewis “Male, Female Brains Are Wired Very Differently, Scans Show” clearly points out that male brain is far more spatially focused than the female brain. That spatial acuity makes us more of a visually dependent gender than our female counterparts, and when you where those types of clothes we don’t see a person because the arousal centers of our brain kick in.

I wouldn’t go as far as Threatt did and say we need to go back to the days where women wore dresses to their ankles, and hid all of who they were from the world. Side note: When the Puritans left England, the fashion trend was deep square cut dresses to show off the breasts, and outrageous amount of frill on the upper half of the male body to accentuate the calf muscles.

Threatt also made the claim that women of ole kept their “v-cards” until they were in their thirties. News flash: only in the last hundred years have we seen it socially acceptable for a woman to be in her 20s and 30s single.

For nearly 2000 years, the western world has married off their girls as soon as they started menstruating, and usually it was to a man in his late twenties or thirties. Do you really want to go back to that romantic way of life?

Sex is a serious matter for both sides to think about. If you think that safe sex doesn’t apply to you, unless you are wanting a baby or a possible STI, then maybe you aren’t ready for sex.

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Sponsors turn away from the NFL due to charges of abuse

BY JAMES JACKSON One of the main problems the NFL is having right now with players is domestic violence and abuse. With the constant growth of role models in the league, parents and fan are growing concerned.

Since 2000, 85 out of 214 NFL player arrests were from domestic violence. With the recent charges, people are starting to feel that game suspensions are not enough punishment for players.

With the recent trend of abuse in the league, sponsors are getting unhappy with the form of punishment and are starting to threaten to take money away. Major sponsors, like Visa and Pepsi, have reported that if this continues and the punishment is not to a higher standard that they will leave.

Nike has even taken it a step further. They have pulled all Adrian Peterson jerseys and merchandise. They have also taken his foundation offline, which they were sponsoring.

The main question now is should the sponsors threaten the NFL for the players’ decisions. Basically, should the sponsors leave because players can’t control themselves? Is this the league’s fault when they clearly have rules in place against this?

I honestly don’t think sponsors should take money from the NFL because players don’t know how to act.

We are talking about professionals who know that this is a business. Professional players such as Adrian Peterson who are role models to millions of youth and college players around the country.

The NFL shouldn’t have to teach their players right from wrong. The players should know. The average age of a NFL player is 27. This means that players are old enough to know right from wrong and how to conduct themselves as adults. Especially players that know they are house hold role models such as

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JUST DON’T DO IT — Rice seen with a soon-to-be former sponsor.

Ray Rice. I as a fan am sad to say that Ray Rice was one of my favorites. I feel that if he was a regular person, he would be in jail right now.

I feel the front office of the league should not be penalized for this. Sponsors should punish players by making them pay some type of fee for hurting their brand.

Also from a financial stand point, some of these sponsors would lose millions of dollars because football is one of the most popular sports in the country.

I think these threats will just remain threats just to try to get the front office to make better decisions. Maybe one or two of the smaller sponsors will leave because much is not invested.

I think that the incident is not why sponsors are fed up. I think it is more the media blasting these sponsors so in return the sponsors blast the NFL front office. Just think if 20 million people were constantly bad mouthing you for sponsoring an athlete. You would probably threaten to take sponsor money as well.

With such a wide spread media these days, sponsors don’t want to seem weak. If this happened about five years ago this would not be that big of a deal. Most people wouldn’t have even known that this took place or wouldn’t care honestly.

The media has blown up the issue with pictures and videos which always makes the situation seem worse. These last couple of cases were resolved months ago with no sponsor threats at all.

Most of these problems between the front office and the sponsors came from the videos and pictures leaked on the web. I do not believe that the sponsors should punish the entire league for the actions of people who know what is right, but still refuse to do it.

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FIVE STRAIGHT Darius Davis breaks Arkansas collegiate record for career receiving yards

BY KAITLYN KITCHENS Henderson played Northwestern Oklahoma on Saturday Oct. 4 at the Carpenter-Haygood Stadium in Arkadelphia, Ark. The Reddies (5-0 overall, 4-0 Great American Conference) racked up a grand total of 619-yards on offense and had a 63-14 win over NWOSU. For the first time this season the Reddies, ranked No.7, did not score on their opening possession.

Kevin Rodgers, graduate student, and Joseph Snapp, junior communication major, hooked up with two touchdown passes in the first quarter to make the lead 14-0.

In the second quarter Snapp received his third touchdown pass of the game for 5-yards.

Rodney Bryson, freshman running back, had a 9-yard run for a Henderson touchdown.

Darius Davis caught a 53-yard touchdown

with 6:17 left in the first half to make the score 40-0, HSU in the lead.

With a 38-yard field goal by freshman Houston Ray, the Reddies finished the first half of the game with a 43-0 lead.

The only touchdown in the third quarter was by Northwestern Oklahoma.

Getting on the scoreboard, NWOSU had a 66-yard pass to make the score 43-7, Henderson still in the lead.

With 13:44 remaining in the game, Henderson’s JaVante Mack had a 21-yard pass from Dallas Hardison to make the score 50-7.

Mack and Hardison made another connection for 18-yards and another touchdown with 5:26 left in the game.

NWOSU made one more touchdown to make the score 60-14.

Ray put the last points on the scoreboard

with a field goal to make the final score 63-14.

Rodgers completed 25-of-33 passes for 296 yards and four touchdowns in the game.

Hardison ended the game completing 13-of-19 passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns.

Davis broke the Arkansas collegiate record for career receiving yards with a total of 2,959 yards and 38 touchdowns in his career.

The previous record was by Jarius Wright of Arkansas who had a total of 2,934 yards from 2008-2011.

Snapp caught six passes for 41 yards and scoring three touchdowns.

Ray set a single-game record with four field goals.

Verrick Ponder passed the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career having 102 yards and 12 attempts.

Bryson ended the game with 80 yards on 14 carries.

The Reddies will next play out of town for the fourth time in six weeks against Weatherford, Okla. to play Southwestern Oklahoma.

Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.

Additional reporting by Troy Mitchell.

UNSTOPPABLE Lady Reddies win in four games over Williams Baptist University

BY MARIAH DELAVEGA The Lady Reddie volleyball team took a win against Williams Baptist University on Sept 29. The Reddies played with so much fight and determination, and they took the win in four matches.

Jessica Moss, senior physical education major was thrilled about the win against WBU. “The games we win are normally when our team chemistry is more intense,” Moss said.

The team reflected off of the momentum of the game. In the first set the Lady Reddies won 25-22, they were intense and didn’t give up, and when they were down a couple of points they didn’t let that get to them.

WBU took the second match from the Lady Reddies 21-25. That loss didn’t stop them from coming back and winning the third set. HSU won by five points in the third set 25-20.

The last set was a tough one for the Lady Reddies, WBU was in the lead at first. The

Lady Reddies didn’t let that stop them from taking their win. The Lady Reddies never gave up and they fought with all their heart and took that win from WBU. The Lady Reddies won 25-21.

“The game was exciting, I had an amazing time, the girls fought their hardest to beat the other team and they did,” John Laubacher, sophomore math and science major said.

“Henderson State Volleyball is worth cheering and yelling for.”

“On Monday we all just had it together and we were all relaxed and played as a unit. The second time we played them was different because after losing to them the first time we felt even that more competitive to beat them for a second chance,” Moss said.

Moss had 37 total attempts, and she led the team with 19 kills. Nayeli Colunga, junior biology major, had 52 total attempts, 19 kills and 13 digs.

Photo by Chris Sharp

SET IT UP—Freshman Charlai Francis from Las Vegas, Nev. blocks the ball in the HSU v. WBU game.

Ryleigh Thompson, junior athletic training major, led the team with 46 set assist. Andjela Reljic, junior accounting major, led the team with the most digs that night, with 18 digs.

“It was really nice to get to the top and get over the hump and to get that win. It was close and with so many young people and new

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PLAY HARD—Wide receiver Corey Chappell celebrates with Darius Davis after his touchdown.

people it’s been tough to play with confidence, and I felt like they wanted it,” Rhonda Thigpen, volleyball coach said. “So that was good.”

Thigpen said that she has never had this many injuries on any team she has coached, there has been a few concussions, a couple of ankle injuries, back injuries and more. But they still push through and never give up.

“I appreciate my seniors this year for everything they have done for this program and we have had some injuries and it hurts us and it makes a difference when they’re not in practice,” Thigpen said.

Thompson, junior athletic training major was out for two weeks because of a concussion. “It was very difficult to deal with not going to practice and just sitting in bed all day, I couldn’t watch TV, or get on the computer and it was even hard to be on my phone,” Thompson, athletic training major said. “But, most of all, it was very hard to be away from the team.”

“I am excited for our next home game because I feel like were better now and I see that they have the desire to finish,” Thigpen, volleyball coach said.

The Lady Reddies play their next home game against Oklahoma Panhandle State University Friday, Oct. 10 in Duke Wells Gym.