11/14/17 issue

Henderson State University - Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Volume 113, Issue 10

a close battle

reddies footbal l lost to obu at this years battle of the ravine Battle of the ravine - p.3

diversity - p.6

Depp, Dench, Dafoe, Daisy - p.9

We fought hard - p.12

Veteran’s Day and BOTR was celebrated last week.

How ethnically diverse is HSU?

A student reviews “Murder on the Orient Express.”

Jordan Williams on the BOTR defeat.

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al: n o i t i d a r T Non The story of Vernon Moody Story by Mike Taylor, Communications Chair with additional reporting by Ashley Smith, News Editor

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COVER

Photo by Walker Walthall, Staff Photographer

Vernon Moody, who is scheduled to graduate in December with a degree in recreation and natural resource management, might never have come to Henderson if he hadn’t nearly fallen through an attic floor 6 years ago.

The 52-year-old minister of Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, a rural church seven miles from Henderson, had been working for Suddenlink Cable for nearly 17 years and had been slowed down on the job by knee surgery when he reported to an Arkadelphia residence to install what cable guys call a “fish wall.”

“It was 96 degrees, and I was crawling through a small attic space with a flashlight in my mouth, looking for a wall to drop a line down,” Moody said.

He was wearing long sleeves and heavy gloves because of all the blown insulation sitting loose in the attic, and he felt a rotten rafter give way as he shuffled forward.

“I had two choices,” he recalled of the moment. “I could fall through this lady’s ceiling or I could catch myself by sticking out my bad leg.”

He chose not to fall through the ceiling, and heard a loud “pop” from his knee.

The damage required a second surgery. He knew he was too young to retire, and his “mind and heart” said he was done with the cable business. His church was too small and too poor to provide him with full-time income as pastor. Moody’s wife told him it was time for him to “go get a college degree.”

She knew what she was talking about: Ruby Moody had recently graduated from Henderson with a psychology degree in 2011. Moody’s son, Vernon Moody Jr., or Tootie, had graduated from Henderson with a degree in recreation and natural resource management in 2012.

“I tried to convince him because my mom wasn’t able to get an education, not even a high school diploma,” Ruby said. “I’m proud of my family, and I’m proud to know he’s about to graduate.”

After some initial resistance, Moody finally gave in.

“I decided if I was going to this, I was going to find a job doing something that I loved,” he said.

Moody, a lifelong hunter and fisherman, decided to seek a new career in natural resource management.

He had been drawn to the outdoors from his early

childhood in Louisiana, where his extended family had what Moody calls “a rough lifestyle.” He and his two brothers were always rambling through the woods and climbing trees from the time they could walk, despite admonishments from his mother.

“If she told to stay away from someplace, that was the first place we went,” he said.

When Moody was seven, his single mother moved him and his siblings to Arkadelphia, to get them out what she considered a bad environment. She took a job as a cook at the old hospital on Pine Street and at the Arkadelphia Country Club. Moody’s Louisiana accent was so thick that his Arkadelphia teacher considered it a speech impediment.

“They ‘cured’ me to the extent that in later years, I could no longer understand my cousins in Louisiana,” Moody said. “I’d have to tell them to slow down and speak English.” Moody now excels in public speaking, not only from the pulpit, but in his classes at Henderson.

“His outspokenness and articulate speech is hard not to notice,” Mahogany Scott, senior human services major and fellow student of Moody’s, said. “Just like his willingness to help anyone and everyone.”

Going back to school at this age seemed like the best choice for Moody, as he took school seriously and enjoyed it more.

“When I was the traditional student age I wasn’t applying myself,” Moody said. “It hurts to see students not applying themselves. As a nontraditional student, I value every class, every semester, every hour and every professor.”

As his final semester drew toward a close in November, he had the opportunity to interview for his “dream job” as a game warden with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

“I used to be the hunter they were explaining the rule to,” Moody said. “Now I’m ready to explain the rules to others.”

Regardless of the outcome of the interview, Moody is now grateful for the attic accident that changed his life. He says of his Henderson experience, “This has been a journey that I wouldn’t exchange for anything in life.”

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#MeToo Story by Parker Hutson, Staff Reporter

WHAT TO DO IF IT HAPPENS TO YOU

I know it can be scary to admit, not just to others, but to yourself. No one ever wants to be the victim of a sexual assault or rape, but it does happen, and it should be acknowledged.

If the person who did this to you or someone you know goes free and what they did is kept secret, then they could do it again. I know from experience.

I’m not here to hound you to going to the police or talking about what was done to you, but I’m here to help you know what to do if this has happened to you or it may happen to you in the future. When it happened to me, I had no clue what I should do or what would happen, and it terrified me to not know. I don’t want that for anyone else, so I hope that this article helps some people out there.

First off, it can happen to anybody. When you ask yourself “Why me? Was I asking for it? Was I not being aware enough?” or tell yourself “This is my fault.

I should have done something about it.” Stop. This was in NO WAY your fault.

You couldn’t have stopped it, they should have. You were not asking for it; no one asks for something like this. It is not your fault and you are not alone. I was raped by someone I thought was my friend, so it isn’t just something that happens from a stranger.

When it happens to you or a friend, you or they will probably want to forget about it and go on with their lives. It’s an easier option, maybe, but it will only hurt you in the end.

I was not the first victim by the guy who did it to me, and the person you let go may do it to someone else. I realized that, and that is why I went to the authorities.

The morning after it happened to me, I went to the campus police with a friend of mine. That is usually the best step.

Go to a friend or someone close to you first, and then take the steps to go to the authorities. At the campus police station I told them what happened to me and they immediately called the city police so that they could come and get me to take my statement.

The campus police made sure that I was okay while

we waited for the city police and asked me a few basic questions like if it happened on campus and if the person who did it to me was also a student. The city police showed up and took me to the police station and a very nice man in normal clothes took me to a questioning room for my statement.

Everyone was very nice and made sure I was okay during the process, and if I started to cry or break down they would ask me what I needed to feel better.

After I gave my statement, the guy in normal clothes who was an investigator took me and my friend back to my dorm to get any evidence (clothes, accessories, etc.). However, I had done the thing that a lot of victims do and I had washed the clothes and myself from disgust, but I did still have my socks, which he took.

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It wasn’t long until I got a call from the school, and they explained to me that they knew what had happened and would like me to come in to see how I’m doing and what they could do to make me feel safe.

When I went to the meeting, I told them how scared I was that he was on campus.

It wasn’t but three days after that meeting that he was expelled from the school. During that meeting I was also asked if I wanted a counselor to talk to get through this, and I did. The counselor really did help me through what happened to me.

I would have bad episodes of fear and anxiety, and they helped me through every one of them. I don’t think I would have gotten through the long process of recovery without them.

In the meeting with the school, I was also given a number for my prosecutor who would help me to get him put in jail. The prosecutor does not cost a penny, so if that’s a worry, then let it not be one anymore.

He was arrested, and though the arrangement of his plea took a year and a half to accomplish, he is now a registered sex offender, and may never step on these school grounds again. He also cannot be within a certain distance of me, or he will be put right back in jail.

It does annoy me that he only got six months behind bars, but that title that he now has stamped on him is the real punishment that will stay with him for a very long time.

I know, it may be scary to go to the authorities, but know that Henderson and the city police take this matter very seriously and will do their best to help you feel safe and punish the person who did this to you or someone you know. Also know that it is never too late.

If this happened to you last year and you want to speak up now, do it. You have a voice, and that is a strength to use.

He didn’t listen to my voice when I said no, but I know that I can now use that same voice to help others who have been through this horrible situation and see the strength within them to stand up and say “No. This will not go unnoticed.”

November 14, 2017

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The delph & beyond

Little Rock: a violent town in a violent time Story by Kayla Goshen, Student Reporter Graphic by Ashley Smith, News Editor with Google Maps The Little Rock police department is currently investigating a late-night homicide that happened at an apartment complex. According to the police, 30-year-old Paul Gonzalez was shot and killed at the Labette Manor apartment complex.

Officers with the LRPD were patrolling the areas of 28th and Barrow when they heard numerous shots fired that they believed came from the Labette Manor apartment complex. Officers arrived on scene at the apartment complex 11:00 p.m. where they found the man.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

This homicide was the first in the city not involving a police officer since August 20th.

This year alone, Little Rock has had a total of 46 homicides. Most people don’t equate Arkansas with violence and danger, but Little Rock is one of the most dangerous places to live in the country.

Little Rock is currently considered one of the most dangerous mid-sized cities in America.

The total crime rate has really sky rocketed in Little Rock recently. According to statistics, there are about 9,500 crimes committed per 100,00 people.

Based on that statistic, you have a one in Locations of every murder that has occured so far this year.

21 chance of being a victim of a crime as a a one in 8,000 chance of getting murdered. The murcitizen and resident of Little Rock. ders are often linked to other crimes, such as burglary.

The property crime rates are also a concern. PropThere is also a lot of gang violence going on in Little erty value goes down as property crime rates go up, Rock these days. and that’s the case in Little Rock currently. According Little Rock is most definitely a violent city. The to stats, there are about 8,000 property crimes comstats say that the rates of violent crimes are constantly mitted for every 100,000 people. That means that there increasing, and there are no signs that this trend will is a one in 24 chance that a person living in Little Rock change. There are about 1,500 violent crimes comwill be the victim of a property related crime. mitted for every 100,000 people, which means that Though the murder rate in Little Rock is not the you have a one in 150 of being the victim of a violent highest it’s ever been, it is still alarmingly high. Little crime.

Rock has the third highest murder rate (of mid-sized Little Rock is dangerous, and becoming increasingcities) in America. If you live in Little Rock, you have ly more so, however it is not the most dangerous city

in the country. According to the FBI, Little Rock ranks eighth in the U.S. in violent crime and fourth in the U.S. for property crime.

Little Rock police Lt. Steve Mcclanahan admits the numbers are up and contributes it to gang connection.

“These are second generation gang members, so they grew up in that environment. That’s all they know. They didn’t have any positive role models in their lives, so this stuff is starting to repeat itself,” he explained.

Back to the case of Paul Gonzalez, there are no leads and few witnesses who seen and heard very little.

His murder is the most recent to occur in Little Rock.

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Spring Fling

DIVERSITY Story by Kayla Goshen, Student Reporter As a nation, we have come a long way in terms of inclusiveness. In 2008 we elected our first African-American president, but our work is far from done.

It’s important that as a country we continue to expand opportunities for all to ensure that we are giving everyone a fair shot. This is why diversity on college campuses is crucial for students.

On college campuses, the overall diversity ranking is created by adding up results of ethnic, geographic, age, and gender diversity. The university is considered above average in overall diversity.

Diversity is not only important to college admission officers, but students really value it as well. Marissa Gaspard, an education major, shared with me her thoughts about diversity on campus.

“Well at first I had my mind set on going to a HBCU (historically black college university), but then I thought about it more and decided that being exposed to a variety of people is what would be best for more. You know, the different cultures and such. In a way, it could help me prepare for being a teacher.”

The diversity on campus is average. Ethnically diverse college campuses allow students to meet and study with others from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

“I’m in this study group with two other guys. They are both from the same part of Africa. It’s cool to see their dynamic,” said Kameron Hall, a psychology major.

With a student body composition that is similar to the national average, Henderson is ranked highly when it comes to ethnic diversity.

The majority of students on campus are white, more specifically 65.9 percent.

The next most prominent ethnicity on campus is black students, ranking in at 23.8 percent.

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Comic by Joshua “Paco” Bradley, Photo Editor

How ethnically diverse is your campus?

UNIVERSITY

Stanford University University of California L.A. Massachusets Institute of Tech.

Columbia University N.Y.C. Rice University University of Southern Cali.

Stony Brook University University of California Berkeley New York University Emory University Pepperdine University University of California S.B. University of California Davis Carnegie Mellon University University of Cali. Santa Cruz

HERFINDAL HIRSCHMAN INDEX (CALCULATION TO MEASURE DIVERSITY)

HHI = .249 HHI = .251 HHI = .254 HHI = .258 HHI = .259 HHI = .262 HHI = .263 HHI = .267 HHI = .273 HHI = .273 HHI = .273 HHI = .275 HHI = .275 HHI = .276 HHI = .28

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ARts & MUSIC

New face of NuFusion Story and Photos by Emily Bell, Copy Editor and Photographer

music senior Jake Wyatt takes charge in the jazz ensemble, but hasn’t stopped there

“New Face of NuFusion: music senior Jake Wyatt takes charge in the jazz ensemble, but hasn’t stopped there.”

NuFusion jazz ensemble demands dedication, practice, and a good chunk of any skilled musician’s time to pull off their annual concert.

Although some years NuFusion performs live twice, once in the spring and once in the fall (often at the Hot Springs Jazz Festival.) This year, however, NuFusion performed a new concert on campus under the direction of the adjunct professor, Adam Davis.

This was the first time NuFusion was not directed by music professor Dr. Rick Dimond, who founded the jazz ensemble over a decade ago. Dimond has been on sabbatical this semester, thus Davis decided to work out a whole new set for the fall concert on campus.

However, many prominent members of NuFusion took a break from the ensemble this semester, including junior music major, Jake Wyatt.

Wyatt met Dr. Dimond through Arkansas Governor’s school, where he heard about the NuFusion program.

“He invited me to the concert in Spring 2015, and after attending, I knew that’s what I would be involved in for the next four years.”

He quickly rose to the top in his degree and started working directly with Dimond, who admires and speaks highly of Wyatt’s work.

Wyatt arranges modern, often popular songs for the jazz ensemble. Essentially this means Wyatt has to reconfigure a song and all of its sections to specific sections of performers in the ensemble. It takes a lot of time and careful thought, as well as practice to ensure Wyatt playing his concert ukulele at last semester’s NuFusion concert. the song is recognizable, accurate,

and of course sounds good.

“You’d be surprised how good the students are at arranging, how imaginative they are, and that’s really kind of the point, that’s the educational value here.”

Dimond said during an interview with Henderson Television last semester.

In last spring’s performance, Wyatt arranged six songs for the concert, including Panic! At the Disco’s “Death of a Bachelor” and Edgar Winter’s “Frankenstein.”

Dimond got the idea for NuFusion when working with his percussion students in the early 90’s. Recognizing some of their weak points at the time, he decided to challenge them with different, non-traditional songs. From this, other musical sections were pulled in, as well as vocalists, and by spring of ‘94, the first NuFusion was born.

“I really wanted an experience for our students that was like an outdoor concert, complete with professional sound and lighting, like you were going to see in a concert at Robinson center,” Dimond said.

Indeed, there are few to no concert opportunities for music students in Arkadelphia. With NuFusion, not only do the performers get to skip out on a trip to Hot Springs or Little Rock, the audience does too.

“I allow the students to get as creative or as transcriptive-oriented as they’d like to be.”

Wyatt has certainly taken advantage of this opportunity, and now not only focuses on music, but on lighting, sound, and stage design as well. Last year, he took on Innovative Media as a minor to help further his skills in these areas. He has even branched out to film.

Since last summer, he’s been working on a personal film project, and has spent countless hours accumulating footage at a variety of festivals in the state. He has branched out to filming with a 360 camera, and has earned a staff position at Henderson Television.

He dedicates most of his time to a variety of media projects and furthering his percussive skills.

“I had to take a break from NuFusion this semester because I knew I wouldn’t be able to dedicate the time to it that I needed,” Wyatt said, although he discussed how much he loves working for and performing in NuFusion.

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Wyatt & Walthall

musicians for hire

Wyatt decided this semester would be the perfect time to back away from NuFusion while Dimond was gone. This way, he was able to focus on another musical endeavor that opened up to him.

Earlier this semester, Wyatt formed a two-man group with music senior, Zac Walthall. Together they play jazz fusion and pull inspiration from groups like Snarky Puppy.

Wyatt met his current band-mate after Walthall left his former band, Grammar Candy. Walthall decided to take a different direction creatively, and Wyatt was the perfect musical match.

Together, they have worked professionally in live music for musicals in Little Rock like “Heathers” and, most recently, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Wyatt and Walthall are working on original jazz-fusion pieces and call themselves “Jazz Cabbage.” They are also musical-accompaniments-for hire under the name “The Week Ends.”

Arkansas singer/song-writer, John Willis, recently called on them to join him in a recent performance.

After meeting him at a show, Wyatt held out hope for Willis to reach out to them.

“I actually genuinely enjoy his music,” Wyatt said.

He was overjoyed that Willis did indeed call him and Walthall for a gig in Little Rock.

Although there are no plans in place yet, Wyatt hopes the musical partnership will continue.

Working with such a prominent figure in the state’s music scene will boost the young duo. Willis has appeared on AETN and has been featured in The Democrat Gazette.

Wyatt and Walthall’s partnership only started this semester, but they each have pretty extensive band experience.

Like many professional musicians, Wyatt’s career naturally started in marching band in high school, but a lot of his creative expression occurred while playing ukulele and piano as a hobby. “My work in NuFusion legitimized my piddling around with these instruments along with taking the lead in the ensemble’s arrangements.”

Wyatt looks forward to getting back into NuFusion next semester and to work with Dimond again.

He has maintained some contact with Dimond this semester, but as for working towards the next concert, there’s not a lot in order just yet.

“By now we have 200300 student charts just ready to go from students in the past,” Dimond said.

This is in case NuFusion members are not as interested in arranging charts, or if they’re cramped for time and need to focus on perfecting the performance.

“We’re going to have to cram the work we normally do in one whole year

in half the time, I’m not sure if that’s something that’s been done before,” Wyatt said tentatively. “It’ll be an interesting challenge.”

However, Wyatt has already thought of potential arrangements for the spring concert.

“I definitely want to do a Snarky Puppy song,” Wyatt said. “Probably Bruno Mars again, because he’s popular and the audience likes it, and maybe another Panic! At the Disco.”

Wyatt has also looked into possibly arranging a Fiona Apple song, and mentioned even arranging “Black Sheep” by Metric, which was featured in “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.”

Over the years, prominent and avid NuFusion members have come and go, but left a lasting impression with Wyatt. Among these members are Rafael Powell (saxophone), Dustin Lagaly (saxophone), and Jacob Dowdy (bass). Most of the members Wyatt remembered seeing perform when he first came here have graduated now. Still, he sees similarly skilled performers taking on major roles today.

“Ethan Hand (guitarist) is definitely a strong member for us.”

Wyatt looks forward to Dimond’s return, and to get back to his work with the show as soon as possible.

At only 20 and still a ways from graduating, Wyatt’s determination and progression in music and media is like a boulder rolling down a Loony Toon mountaintop: he’s only just begun, but he’s rapidly gathering speed and covering ground.

November 14, 2017

OPINIONS

Not quite murder...

Review by Zakary Gray, Student Reporter Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox

“Murder on the Orient Express” wasn’t a film that needed to be remade. The 1974 film is widely considered to be a great adaptation of Agatha Christie’s murder mystery novel. With that stated, Kenneth Branagh’s version presented in this adaptation is a beautiful and enjoyable experience. Even if it never quite builds to the crescendo it appears to yearn for.

Branagh is in top form both in front of and behind the camera. His portrayal of the illustrious Hercule Poirot is enjoyable to watch.

He seems amused at times by his own intelligence, and is quite funny due to his peculiarities as a character. He’s a very concise, frank man, that will at times audibly celebrate the dispense of pleasantries with an individual he doesn’t care for right in front of them.

He’s also old fashioned in his belief that there are no grey areas, there’s only right and wrong. It’s an old-fashioned view on morality, but “Murder on the Orient Express” is an old-fashioned movie.

Branagh is quirky and intelligent in the role without feeling like a Sherlock Holmes clone.

This movie is beautifully shot. The cinematography displays to us beautiful, wide, panning shots of mountain ranges and cityscapes juxtaposed nicely with the cramped quarters of the train cars where the caper takes place.

The movie has an ensemble cast of terrific actors and actresses. Branagh juggles these characters better than I had anticipated.

Movies with this many well-known names and faces tend to rely heavily on them in the marketing, but never do anything with them during the movie. This, thankfully, is not one of those movies. Each actor gets their moment to shine, even if most of them are brief moments.

Branagh never misses a chance to put Poirot

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“Murder on the Orient Express” is a star studded diversion.

front and center in a scene. Who is, as I’ve stated above, wonderful to watch, but I would have liked to have seen more of these other characters.

I feel it would have helped to make the mystery more interesting to learn more about them.

At the start of the movie, excluding Poirot, the passengers on the train are each a social archetype. Johnny Depp is the gangster, Daisy Ridley is the governess, Judi Dench is the princess, Willem Defoe is the professor, and the list goes like that for the whole supporting cast.

However, by the end each one of them is revealed to be much more complex that those simple molds they’ve been placed into. There were times I was surprised to find out that a character was not what they’d been portraying themselves as.

I’ve never read Christie’s novel, nor have I

watched any other adaptation of this story, so I went into this movie with a clean slate. While it’s interesting to watch the story unfold, and I enjoyed the time spent with each character, I was not surprised by the big reveal of who the killer was at the end of the movie.

That is where “Murder on the Orient Express” falls flat. It just isn’t very satisfying when we, the audience, are told who the killer is.

I enjoyed my time watching “Murder on the Orient Express.” Branagh and all the supporting cast give terrific performances. The movie doesn’t overstay its welcome with a runtime of 1 hour 55 minutes, it’s beautifully shot, and well made all around.

It’s an old-fashioned movie, for better or worse, that ultimately fails to serve up a satisfying conclusion to the end of the mystery.

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OPINIONS Hit the road jack Opinion by Dax Guilliams, Opinions Editor Graphic by Jacob Glasgow, Graphic Designer I’ll admit it even though I don’t want to. The 3.5mm headphone jack is eventually going to be removed from all future smartphones.

Some people will say that the headphone jack is outdated tech, which is completely untrue and those people are stoners. It’s not outdated yet, but will soon be.

The 3.5mm headphone jack still gives the best audio output, especially if there’s a good DAC in it like with LG’s devices. Along with that, wired headphones are still better than wireless ones, but those are starting to catch up.

I used to be against the removal to the headphone jack, but with the Google Pixel 2 and how they handled the audio output of the device, I’m starting to change my mind.

The Google Pixel 2 handles wireless audio better than any other phone and the dongle they included with the phone helps with any wired headphones. The dongle is still an annoying thing to use, but at least it works well.

While I still prefer using wired headphones because they have superior audio output, I understand the appeal of wireless and I’m fine with using them. Not having to deal with wires getting in the way or getting tangled up is nice.

But my main issue with all of this headphone jack removal is that companies like Apple, Google and the others are taking away the headphone jack, which isn’t expensive to include, and charging way more money for their phones.

I like the Google Pixel 2, but the XL variant is too expensive to not include a jack. Apple is even worse when it comes to all of their expensive nonsense and they’re the ones to blame for all this.

Apple removed the headphone jack first and included those ass AirPods. I would rather use two cups with a piece of string connecting them for my audio than those AirPods. At least Google’s wireless headphones are better and cheaper.

Even HTC removed the headphone jack from their phones. You used to be able to count on them for extremely high-quality phones, but they keep making

mistakes. Come on, Lord HTC, you’re better than this.

At least the new variants of the HTC U11 are better than the original. It helps make up for the lack of better audio, but HTC aren’t ready to go wireless on their phones just yet.

The worst offender of this is The Essential Phone.

Don’t call your phone “Essential” if it doesn’t have a feature many still consider essential to their smartphones.

That’s just asking for people, including me, to make fun of your phone, which I do because that phone’s camera is awful.

Plus, using bluetooth to connect these headphones uses up a lot of battery power. Modern flagship phones do not have high enough battery capacity to warrant using these headphones for an extended period of time.

I’m a big, dumb nerd and I’m always listening to dumb stuff on my phone while I sit at home doing nothing. These phones, as expensive as they are, desperately need better batteries for these wireless headphones.

The flagship with the best battery that is getting rid of the jack is the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and it’s not even out yet and most carriers aren’t going to be selling it.

Thankfully, bluetooth tech is also getting better, so everything with wireless tech and smartphones are getting better.

Even with the improvements that are being made, I don’t think the smartphone industry is ready to move away from the 3.5mm headphone jack completely.

However, if these companies and their tech continue to advance at the pace they are right now, the industry will be ready in around three to four years.

I’m totally fine with going wireless if the audio output gets better and phone batteries have higher capacity. However, it seems like we’re still a few years from wireless headphones reaching their maximum potential.

Until then, the smarter thing for these companies to do is include the headphone jack or at least include a cheap dongle that allows for good audio with wired headphones.

November 14, 2017

Games FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

CROSSWORD

SudokU

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Branch 5 Advisory group 10 Big name in luxury retailing 14 About 30% of Earth’s land area 15 More fitting 16 Thing with rings 17 Really bad béchamel?

19 Letters facilitating sorting 20 Unpaid stack for scofflaw Aaron?

22 Something to stretch out on 25 Comedian dubbed “Mr. Television” 26 Mitchell protagonist 27 Bone holders 30 With 61-Across, “Yer darn tootin’!”

31 Seaweed for sushi 32 Puts down 35 What happens at the end of a Manilow concert?

38 Most closely related 39 Educational period 42 Letters with Arizona or Maine 45 Made tracks 46 One of composer John Williams’ five 47 Harlem Renaissance writer Zora __ Hurston 49 Does some lawn maintenance 51 Furry creature that isn’t cool?

55 Bee in Mayberry, e.g.

56 Convicted hastily and unfairly ... or, in a way, like the four other longest puzzle answers?

60 It requires some effort 61 See 30-Across 62 Confucius, by reputation 63 See 29-Down 64 Fashionista’s concern 65 __-how

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DOWN 1 __ Cruces 2 Prefix with metric 3 Defunct space station 4 Conan, for one 5 Iraqi port 6 Dazzling style 7 Vince Gill’s “Look __” 8 Certain quadrilateral: Abbr.

9 Half of sechs 10 Simple sign holder 11 Major thoroughfare 12 Mother’s whistler?

13 Familiar fivesome 18 City about 150 miles east of San Diego 21 “NCIS” airer 22 It’s other than hither 23 “So that’s your game!”

24 Apparel 27 Accumulated, with “up” 28 Many years 29 With 63-Across, “Is there more?”

32 Decimated sea

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33 Erato’s instrument 34 Assigns work (for), as students 36 Cite, with “to” 37 Religious subgroup 40 “Norma __” 41 Union title?

42 Risky 43 “The Bourne Supremacy,” e.g.

44 Hot spots 46 Dunked snack

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48 Barista’s offering 49 “Over the Rainbow” composer 50 Misspoke, say 52 While lead-in 53 Cloudless 54 The Auld Sod 57 “SNL” castmate of Gilda and Chevy 58 Swellhead’s problem 59 Wet blanket

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Battle

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After returning home with a record of 31 consecutive wins on the road, the Reddies took a trip across the ravine to take place in the age old rivalry game against the Ouachita Baptist Tigers.

The first half of this game could not have gotten off to a worse start as junior Melvin Walters fumbled the opening kickoff, which was quickly recovered by OBU at the HSU 14 yard line. Just three plays later, OBU scored off a 9 yard touchdown pass to take a lead of 7-0 mere minutes into the game.

The Reddies took charge with their actual first possession going on a 13 play 79 yard drive highlighted by a 1 yard rush from Andrew Black. The drive took 7:12 taking up a good chunk of the first quarter score evened up at 7-7. OBU wouldn’t allow that drive to go unanswered as they responded with a 58 yard completed pass that would cap off a 4 play 74 yard drive that saw OBU once again taking the lead with 14 -7 going into the second quarter.

Reddies scored the first touchdown of the second quarter on an extremely quick 8 play 54 yard drive totaling only 2:12 of the clock. However, it was nothing compared to the run OBU started.

After getting their first possession of the quarter, OBU needed only two plays to respond and deflate the Reddies’ defense as they took 42 seconds of the play clock to take the lead again. They doubled a possession later after an 8 play 81 yard possession that the Reddies were all but helpless to stop.

The Reddies locked in near the end of the half forcing OBU into a bad offensive possession and converting that success into a 10 play 80 yard drive that would end with a short 2 yard Evan Lassiter pass connected with Darion Gray that would see the score going into the half HSU 21 – OBU 28.

The second half would continue would to be as close knit as the first. OBU would open up the half going on a commanding 13 play 80 yard drive scoring off a 16 yard Devin Harris rush but was met with an 8 play 77 yard drive that was

The band warmed up before the epic competition between OBU & the Reddies.

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The Reddies were defeated by OBU in this year’s BOTR. Story by Jordan Williams, Sports Editor Photo by Kyle Chassells, Staff Photographer

capped with a 12 yard Blake Faulk rush.

OBU took yet another offensive possession in a quarter dominated by offense and score what would be the last touchdown of the third quarter on a 1 yard rush

by Drew Harris. As the third quarter ended OBU had what seemed to be full command of this one the score now OBU 42 – HSU 28 with the Tigers retaining possession of the ball going into the fourth.

OBU took the first possession of the fourth, and forced their way into the opposing end zone against a failed defense. Just 8 plays into it, OBU held an insurmountable lead with the score at OBU 49 – HSU 28. The Reddies, however, refused to quietly fade out of this affair and locked in to take advantage of what little time that remained to rally back.

The HSU defense was actually able to stop what had appeared to be an unstoppable juggernaut in OBU’s offense. An impressive 11 play 78 yard drive ended in a rush touchdown by Freshman Cobra Jones and an even more impressive run by Evan Lassiter as the clock wound down, OBU 49 – HSU 42. The Reddies rally came in too little too late.

Though we may have lost this one, there was a lot on which to reflect happily. Evan Lassiter completed 47 of 64 passes for a career high 463 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions his 47 passes a new HSU single game record.

Both of the freshman backs in the starting lineup found the end zone with Cobra Jones scoring twice in the afternoon. Reddies out-gained OBU with a season high 54 yards to 395 and ran 88 plays that afternoon.

This loss snaps Reddies’ NCAA DII 31 game road win streak, ending a streak that had spanned over 7 seasons. Our last loss on the road came from South Alabama in a 28-3 defeat in the 2011 season. Reddies ends the season 6-5 and sixth in the conference.