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www.hsuoracle.com Henderson State University Monday, November 7, 2016 Volume 111, Issue 11

BEWARE OF TIGERS

Battle of the Ravine is coming soon, and with it the attack of Tigers... Can the Reddie Spirit survive?

THE ORACLE

THE ORACLE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – Emily R. Bell FACULTY ADVISER – Mike Taylor NEWS EDITOR – Ashley Smith SPORTS/ONLINE EDITOR – Pete Tubbs OPINIONS EDITOR – Dax Guilliams PAGE DESIGNER – Angela Yang PHOTO EDITOR – Joshua Bradley STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER – Kristine Moore GRAPHIC DESIGNER – Natasha Cribbs

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Have an opinion on an issue or response to what we said? Just want to rant about something for a while? Write us at ORACLE@HSU.EDU. We want to hear what you think. Hell, if it doesn’t suck, we’ll publish it in next week’s issue. Try to keep it between 400 and 600 words. Just like your Tumblr, we ignore anonymous submissions.

COVER OBU shreds our cover and marks up the pages. Frickin tigers. We just wanted to show off our Rocky Horror Picture Show costumes from Henderson Halloween. But noooo.

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BATTLE LORE AND MORE Learn the history of Battle of the Ravine, how it started, and why it means so much to both universities

PRANKS AND GANKS

Check out the craziest and weirdest shenanigans pulled between campuses over the past few decades

A MUSICAL SPIRIT

Showband and band organizations help promote Reddie spirit for Battle of the Ravine, and defend our campus from those tigers

PHONING IT IN Dax reviews the new LGV20 phone

ORACLE ONLINE Our online format has more stories and full galleries of the latest games, news, and events. Go hsuoracle.com and check out these latest stories:

• Henderson Halloween gallery • Vote for your favorite beard style • Black Lives Matter: Tamiah Epps’ insight into the movement • No Shave November

COMIC ARTISTS Eager to share your skewed sense of humor with the rest of your peers? Email us your digital comic strips or scanned hardcopies to ORACLE@HSU. EDU. But first, check out our policies for comics online at hsuoracle.com.

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REDDIE NEWS

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Started from the bottom (of the ravine): History of BOTR Story by E’lyse Thaxton, Student Reporter Many call it the shortest road trip in football, two teams not even a mile apart.

“The distance to (Ouachita’s) A.U. Williams Field from Henderson’s Carpenter-Haygood Stadium are so close,” said Troy Mitchell, Henderson sports information director. “That a former Reddie golfer teed off with a driver from Carpenter-Haygood and then used a 4-iron to reach A.U. Williams Field.”

“I think that it’s the most unique sporting event that I’ve been a part of or witnessed,” said Matt Gordon, Henderson assistant football coach. Students from each university attend classes and other functions together, but when game day comes, pranks are pulled and the rivalry is on.

“When I’ve explained to people who haven’t been (to Battle of the Ravine) before, they are amazed at how the two schools are located across the street from one another,” said Shawn Jones, Henderson athletic director. “How one team literally walks across the street to play the game.”

The South Bancorp Battle of the Ravine is a rivalry between Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University. The rivalry is the oldest in NCAA Division II football, the first game between the Ouachita Tigers and the Hen-

derson Reddies took place November 28, 1895.

The Tigers won the first game 8-0.

The rivalry’s name comes from its sponsor Southern Bancorp, a local bank, and a ravine that runs through both Henderson and Ouachita. 39 of the 89 games played between the teams have been won by less than six points. In the beginning, the game was played on Thanksgiving Day, but now it is played as the last game on each team’s schedule.

The second game between the two teams was 12 years later in 1907. This game was the first sanctioned game, the Reddies beat the Tigers 226. The Tigers tied with the Reddies in 1914, but didn’t win another game after 1985 until 1915.

In 1951, Henderson won 54-0, but it was the two team’s last game against each other for another 12-year period. Henderson students abducted Ouachita’s homecoming queen and kept her in Hot Springs for three days. After the abduction and several other pranks, the two teams didn’t have another game until 1963.

“It’s interesting to me that the universities are literally next door to each other,” said Leslie Allen, Ouachita Baptist cheer coach. “As long as the rivalry stays low key and not destructive I think it’s fine.”

When the teams came back for another game in 1963, the Reddies won 28-13. The two teams went on to play each other for another 30 years, but hit yet another bump in their series.

In 1993, Henderson moved to the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference and couldn’t play Ouachita until 1996 when the Tigers moved to the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference.

The Reddies and Tigers didn’t play in 2004 or 2005 because their schedules didn’t work together efficiently. From 2006 to the now the game has continued each year.

“The game won’t draw 100,000 fans, but rather 10,000,” said Mitchell. “Each and every one will come away knowing they have been part of one of the most storied events in all of college football.”

The rivalry has received coverage all over the United States from Arkadelphia’s own Siftings Herald to USA Today.

“I’ve been involved in a lot of rivalry games and this one is as exciting as it gets,” said Darren Drago, Henderson assistant football coach.

The last game between the Reddies and Tigers was last year. The Reddies won 21-17 giving them the lead of 43 wins, 40 losses, and 6 ties with the Tigers.

Student events preceeding gameday Preview by Emily R. Bell, Editor in Chief Students better get ready for some pre-Battle of the Ravine nonsensical fun provided by the Student Activities Board.

Thursday, SAB will bring an old car on the quad for the sole purpose of students bashing it up before the big game. So you want to get out some aggression towards the tigers? Perhaps lessen your ever-swelling desire to vandalize property? Then stop by the quad and destroy an ugly old car.

The event will occur all day, but not throughout the week, so get your car-bashin’ needs out this Thursday.

Don’t forget to get up early for the annual televised

pep rally at Carpenter-Haygood stadium on gameday.

This Saturday at 5:30-7 a.m., channel 7 news (ABC) will be promoting Reddie spirit bright and early with the Showband of Arkansas, the Reddie football team, and cheerleaders. All students are welcome to show off their school pride live on the local news.

Tickets for the big game went on sale Nov. 4. Adult tickets are $7, children’s (K-12) are $5, and faculty, staff, and students (from both universities) will receive free admission with their I.D.’s and student I.D.’s.

Kickoff starts at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carpenter-Haygood stadium.

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REDDIE NEWS

Battle of the pranks Story by Ashley Smith, News Edito Even though the game doesn’t kick off until Saturday, Battle of the Ravine week has already begun with plastic covering all of the signs and structures on campus. The stadium lights are already on to prevent pranksters’ wraths.

Beginning in 1895, and about every year since, students from “that school across the street” are on a mission to prove their domination with pranks where the campus is the victim. Though, in the past, people have been the victims, too.

Students on both sides of the street camp out all week to protect their school’s structures, even with the plastic covering them. Brothers of fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi stay out in the cold nights to watch the fountain, the centurium, and the stadium. Members of social club Rho Sigma do the same to protect their precious tiger, which has been stolen, painted, and had its tail clipped many times.

The aviation department once took a crop duster over OBU’s campus to release red ping pong balls one year. Our campus was covered in gold glitter and purple yarn in 2012, as OBU was “spreading the light of God” through the way.

Significant Pranks 1946 – OBU Homecoming Queen kidnapped 1980’s – Purple sprouts from our fountain

Tiger tail thefts

OBU Burns our field Ping pong balls rain from the sky

1990’s – Frat “convoys” parade through OBU

“Trashcam” lore

2011 – Glitter-bombed by OBU

OBU’s field house painted 2013 – HSU “twizzlers” OBU’s field 2015 – Vehicle vandalism

Our retaliation through twizzlers may have been the best revenge one year later. Reddie students spelled out “HSU” in the unwrapped candy and tossed many more throughout OBU’s campus.

This year, students received an email asking that events of last year’s pranks would not happen again. Seven Reddie freshmen redshirt players were arrested on charges of vehicle and personal property vandalism.

“Harming individuals or doing damage to property IS NOT FUN…IT IS A CRIME. Refrain from using spray paint or any other materials that will cause permanent damage to buildings, cars or any other structures.

Crossing these lines could result in a criminal record that will follow you from now on, as well as sanctions through the University judicial process!!” Sheryl Strother, interim dean of students, warned students through the email.

Even though OBU won the battle last year, this year could be our chance to reclaim victory. Join the students and players at Carpenter-Haygood stadium at 1 p.m. this Saturday to find out who the new victor will be. Until then, prank away (harmlessly), students.

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ARTS&MUSIC

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The guardians of the campus Story by Parker Hutson, Student Reporter During the week of Battle of the Ravine, many rivalry pranks are done between Ouachita Baptist University and us. When these rivalry pranks are in action, they are done to the students or campus landmarks. When day turns to night and the pranksters start to show, people watch over the campus to make sure that the pranks do not damage anything. The main group that volunteers each to do this is the Kappa Kappa Psi music fraternity.

The “watch-dog” routine is a vigorous one in which KKP members take rotating shifts at significant campus landmarks and features. These landmarks include the stadium, the Centurium, and the fountain.

“The entire chapter volunteers their nights for this. We have around 21 members at the moment.”

Vice president, Jake Nottingham, junior instrumental music education major, said. “We encourage our members to not miss any classes because of the watch, so we get sleep when we can and go on about our daily work and push ourselves as far as we can in (band) rehearsal.”

Because of the rivalry, and the craziness that goes on at night during BOTR week, Nottingham recalled some wild times he’s had in the three years that he has promoted this tradition.

“I remember my freshman year when I was visiting the brothers at the fountain, we had hot dog weenies thrown at us from OBU students driving by; they were thrown one at a time about every 20 minutes about twelve times.” Nottingham and his brothers could not figure out where the hotdog strikes were coming from. “We had a pretty good laugh about it and actually appreciated a funny, harmless prank like that.

That same year, the group was attacked with loud fireworks and balloons filled with purple paint. Nottingham claims that they all stood their ground though.

“I think, with all rivalries and competitions, certain individuals can take things too far, but I think the rivalry itself is great. It makes everything more exciting and motivates each school to try and be better than the other one, therefore motivating them to better themselves.” Nottingham said.

Indeed, harmless pranks have helped to make the week of Battle of the Ravine memorable, but illegal acts like vandalism and assault only ruin the festivities and campus spirit on both sides.

Nottingham noted the tremendous support that they receive from other organizations. “Tau Beta Sigma, Phi Mu Alpha, and Sigma Alpha Iota (three other national music organizations on campus) are constantly bringing warm food, drinks, and blankets every night throughout the week. They are also always on call for anything we might need, especially our Tau Beta Sigma sisters.”

KKP also receives support and assistance from ROTC and president Jones’ family. “Mrs. Jones always brings the best hot chocolate and coffee just when we need it. Everyone gets excited when she pulls up. We couldn’t do it without all of their help.” Nottingham said.

As BOTR week begins, some look for advice in this rivalry prank war, and Nottingham had some to offer. “Have fun and be smart, but don’t get into too much trouble… And don’t wear purple.”

Showband’s prep for BOTR, as told by the homecoming queen Story by Tamiah Epps, Student Reporter Battle of the Ravine week is upon us. It takes time to prepare for this rival game against Ouachita Baptist University, the school better known as “OB Who” or “ that school across the street.”

For many years, BOTR traditions have been passed down through the Show Band of Arkansas. From the early morning pep rally to the night watches, the show band has always played a big part in making the ravine week special and full of spirit.

The Monday of BOTR week starts immediately for the showband. We have our crucial 4-6 p.m. practice in the stadium to prepare for our

last show of our regular season. Monday is also the day the “night watch” begins for the brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity. They each have to sign up for different shifts to work going from sundown until the first class of the day.

The sisters of Tau Beta Sigma, the national honorary band sorority, help the brothers by bringing them whatever they may need to make it through the night.

Another big part of Battle of the Ravine week is the pep rally that is held at 5:30 in the morning the day before the game. Some band members like to try to stay up all night until the pep rally hap-

pens to show their strength.

We can show fans how much better we are than OBU if we don’t play their fight song. The trombone and baritone sections of the marching band hold a section to teach each individual the OBU fight song. Their fight song fits perfectly in the piece of music where we play “Red and Gray Forever.”

The band tries to bring as much spirit as possible to the BOTR, so we can show we are the better and harder working team. We play louder, we dance more, and we work harder. There’s nothing like being a showband member during BOTR.

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MOBILE MASTER PIECE Opinion by Dax Guilliams, Opinion Editor

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on smartphones that I thought were really good or interesting. During this article, I mentioned that I had bought the Galaxy Note 7 by Samsung.

Well, my ownership of the phone didn’t last because it got recalled a second time due to some of them catching fire. I didn’t know this at the time, but this was a blessing in disguise.

I took my Note 7 in and traded it for the LG V20, LG’s newest flagship phone and I’m so glad I chose it over

OPINIONS every other phone in the store.

This phone was made for me. I didn’t think it was possible for there to be a better phone than the Note 7, but the V20 is the best phone I’ve ever held in my hands.

When I buy a smartphone, I want it to be a powerhouse of a phone. I want everything I can get and more, which is exactly what I got with the V20.

One of the best features of the V20 is that it has the best audio of any smartphone I’ve used. LG is really good when it comes to making phones with high-quality audio and the V20 is the best because not only do the speakers have good audio, but the phone adapts to your

headphones to give the best possible output it can.

LG is also one of the only companies who release phones that have removable batteries. While this isn’t a feature worth buying a phone for, it is a nice thing to be able to do.

Not only does it let you replace your battery if it’s defective, but you can also swap your battery when it runs low to another one, basically giving you double battery life.

While the phone’s display looks amazing, it’s not better or worse than most of the other phones available.

The only problem with the V20’s display is that sometimes the colors on the screen look a little off, but it’s not too bad.

Cameras on smartphones aren’t really something I care too much about, but I really enjoy using the V20’s camera. Although I haven’t spent too much time using it, the camera works very well, it has a lot of options for taking and editing photos and all of the photos I have taken look very nice.

There are reports of some V20’s having easily breakable lenses on their cameras, but that can be fixed by just having a good case, which you should always have when you get a smartphone of any price.

I didn’t expect the fingerprint sensor to be one of my favorite things about the V20, but it certainly is. It’s very fast to read your fingerprints and unlock the phone.

I barely have to place my finger on it and the phone instantly unlocks.

I don’t even have to press the button down.

But my absolute favorite feature of the V20 is the second display at the top of the screen. On this display are icons that you can tap to use other functions of the V20, such as turning on wifi, adjusting the phone’s volume and you can put your favorite apps up there to quickly get to them.

If I’m just messing around on my phone, I can quickly tap the YouTube

icon I’ve put up there and it quickly opens the YouTube app. I’ve done this with all of my favorite apps and it is just so convenient.

Some people are saying that the second display should be at the bottom of the phone, but I think it’s perfect just where it is.

The LG V20 is just so amazing. I really can’t put into words just how much I enjoy using this phone.

I will say that some of LG’s apps aren’t very good in comparison to the ones that Samsung has on their phones. The Note 7 had Samsung Notes, which was this amazing notebook you could write or draw in and it’s better than the notes that the V20 has.

Also, the stylus that the Note 7 had was pretty nice to have and use and the V20 doesn’t have a stylus.

Still, those are things I can live without.

There have been so many phones that were released this year, but I think the V20 is the best out of all of them. It’s a shame that not that many people are talking about it.

It has the best audio of any phone on the market, the camera is nice to use and takes excellent pictures and the second display makes switching to my favorite apps so convenient that I can’t imagine using a phone that didn’t have it.

A lot of people criticize the design of the phone, but it look great to me. Sure, the V10 was a better looking phone, but the V20 still has a great design.

If you’re in the market for a new smartphone, you should definitely consider buying the V20. If you purchase the phone before Nov. 20, you can go to LG’s website, enter your information and get a free pair of high-quality earbuds.

That, along with the phone’s features, make it a product that is worth buying. The LG V20 is easily my favorite smartphone of all time.

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GAMES

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Keep your mind sharp and16,your hours FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 2016 less numbing puzzle. Answers Los Angeles with Times this Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis in next week’s issue.

ACROSS 1 Shot in the dark 5 Mild expletive 9 Contraction used with “up” 14 Confining room 15 River originating in Manchuria 16 Assails 17 Woodstock performer before Joan 18 Sci-fi guru 19 Rodeo maker 20 Number on some beer bottles?

23 Make even the slightest comment 24 Hall of Famer Musial 25 Some suits, briefly 28 Egg foo __ 30 Depot worker 32 Flight regulatory org.

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47 Sci-fi craft 48 Exotic journey 49 Kennel calls 51 Terrestrial wiggler 52 Storm sound 55 Jefferson bills, slangily 59 Smokeless chimney duct?

61 Courts in some hotels 64 Bend for a swan, maybe 65 Woodworking tool 66 Contemporary of Beethoven 67 Trouser parts 68 Chatted with online 69 Quirky 70 2015 World Series-winning manager Ned 71 Much of the MTV generation DOWN 1 Natural skin protection

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62 Golfer’s support 63 Cred for bringing someone home

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SPORTS

Reddies wreck shop

War preparation

Story by Pete Tubbs, Sports Editor

Story by Rebekah Teel, Student Reporter

The Reddies won their eighth game of the season last saturday in a 40-7 conquering of Southern Nazarene University. The away team gave SNU’s ninth loss of the season in a game that didn’t have a score from the opposing team until the fourth quarter.

The game began at 1 p.m. in Bethany, Okla., and the first score occured at a little over 12 minutes with a seven yard run by Jeremy Wilson and a Houston Ray kick. The drive consisted of eight plays and a total of 75 yards gained.

With 5 minutes and 35 seconds left in the first, Robert Thomas ran the ball in for a score and the nearly ubiquitous Ray kick raised the Reddies score to 14 against 0 for SNU. Al Lasker received a 21 yard pass from Andrew Black for a touchdown, which, followed by Ray’s field goal brought the away team’s score into the twenetys. The last score of the first half was completed by Zacari Lavender with a 42 yard pass by Andrew Black. Ray closed the quarter out with a field goal, and the first half of the game ended with a score of Reddies 28 to Southern Nazarene University’s 0.

HSU broke open the floodgates with a safety with about 13 minutes left in the third. Jeremy Wilson followed that score up with a three yard run and Ray added a point with, of course, another field goal.

Houston Ray then kicked a 29 yard field goal, bringing the Reddies final score to a whopping 40 points.

Southern Nazarene University’s Trev-

or Smith caught a 53 yard pass from Jacob Spady followed by a Carlos Anguiano kick to bring their meager score to 7 points.

The ninth game of the Reddies season bared significant gifts for the team, and acted to cement the confidence fans have in the team.

The current GAC standings show the Reddies sitting in second place behind Harding University. Harding has a record of 10 to 0 and the Reddies stand at 8 wins 2 losses.

This means that if Harding loses two games, Henderson State has a chance of going to the playoffs. You can find a chart of the standings below.

Next weekend is the famed Battle of the Ravine which features Henderson State University battling Ouachita Baptist University at Carpenter Haygood Stadium at 1 p.m..

This game will be the 90th Battle of the Ravine, and it is sure to be a monumental moment. OBU stands with a record of 6 wins 4 losses.

GAC STANDINGS Harding Henderson State SAU Arkansas Tech OBU SEOSU UAM NWOSU SWOSU OKBU East Central

10-0 8-2 8-2 6-4 6-4 6-4 4-6 4-6 4-6 2-8 1-9

Reddie football fans get prepared for the shortest road trip in football. This year’s Battle of the Ravine game will require Ouachita Baptist to make the hike over to the Reddies’ home turf, Carpenter-Haygood Stadium at Ruggles Field, on Saturday, Nov. 12. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

While the country best knows The Battle of the Ravine for the crazy pranks from red marshmallows, to purple water, and an unimaginable homecoming queen kidnapping, Arkadelphia knows the BOTR for the sellout, intense football game.

The Reddies have a Great American Conference season record of 8-2. Henderson’s at home record is 4-1. HSU is currently ranked at No.2 in the GAC standings.

The Tigers have a GAC record of 6-4. OBU’s away record is 2-3. OBU is currently ranked at No.5 in the GAC standings.

The Battle of the Ravine originated in 1895 and since then the Reddies and Tigers have battled it out on the field not for a trophy, but for the bragging rights.

Currently, Henderson holds the rights from winning last year’s game 21-17. Over-all the Reddies have won more BOTR games with a record of 43-40-6.

When it comes to preparation for the BOTR game junior, center, sports management major Cory Stitle believes to not do anything differently. “I don’t prepare any differently than I do for other games. It’s

just another game with a different atmosphere and a lot more people,” stated Stitle.

Having home field advantage plays in the Reddies favor. “Home field advantage is always good to have,” stated sophomore, quarterback, sports management major Andrew Black. “It’s good for us to have because there is a better atmosphere, and our fans can really give us a confidence boost,” said Black.

Reddie fans are already excited for the BOTR game. “My favorite part of the Battle of the Ravine is the change in atmosphere, the competiveness, and how packed the stands get to support the team,” said senior, sports management major Alexia Lopez.

Tickets for the Battle of the Ravine game go on sale this Monday, Nov. 7 for both campuses. Ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for children. Faculty and staff will receive free tickets with a valid ID. Henderson will also hold this year’s pep rally. Fans will need to be at Carpenter-Haygood stadium by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11. There will be free donuts and drinks for both schools.

Reddie football fans come out and support your team as they take on Ouachita Baptist for the final GAC game of the season, and fight for the title of the 2016 Battle of the Ravine winners.