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MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY

VOLUME 16, ISSUE 14

After forums, decision on new provost expected soon Moe Skinner and Raven Lockhart Staff Writers The weather outside might be cold and dreary, but the search for the new provost at Henderson is continuing to heat up. Last month, Henderson hosted a trio of public interviews to try to determine if any of the chosen candidates had what it takes to seal the deal.

Since January of this year, the search committee at Henderson has been actively hunting for a new provost after Dr. Risa Dickson, who was earlier chosen for

ment and also the school history itself,” Adkison said.

He added that students needed to be able to think and interact with one another and know how to solve problems.

“We cannot interact and solve problems if we do not understand each other,” Adkison said.

During the forum, Adkison focused mainly on Henderson’s mission statement and noted that Henderson’s mission statement tells what students need to learn and how they need to learn it. Adkison said the mission statement doesn’t mean anything unless everyone works together.

“If we don’t change, grow, and develop, we won’t be able to complete our mission, Adkison said.

The next to interview for the

ADKISON the position, backed out of her obligations to the university.

The first contender to address the committee and the public was Dr. Stephen Adkison, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs of Eastern Oregon University.

Before speaking at the open forum, Adkison said he took a moment to think about what made him well suited for the job. Adkison said he thought about who he was as a person, a leader, and educator.

He also thought about who Henderson was as an institution.

Adkison emphasized the importance of being a mission-driven institution.

“What attracted me to the school were the mission state-

HUGHES position was Dr. Patrick Hughes, associate vice-provost from Texas Tech University. He gave his presentation.

Hughes said he had worked to guide Texas Tech toward a “more liberal arts orientation,” while at the same time increasing online offerings and use of satellite campuses--all things that he said could also benefit Henderson.

Dr. Diane Boothe, dean, Boise State University, was the last of the finalists to interview for the provost position. She discussed her leadership philosophy, which focused on building partners and alliances with stakeholders in a student-centered environment.

Boothe emphasized that the role

of a provost is to serve the institution.

“We are here because of the students,” Boothe said, “We are here to serve them.”

Boothe spoke about developing the skills and capacity of Henderson, its clients, constituents and stakeholders. Boothe outlined that a leader must actively com-

BOOTHE mit to openness, collaboration, and inspiring others. So what inspired Boothe to apply for the provost position?

“Henderson was described to me as a hidden gem in Arkansas,” Boothe said. “I was impressed with the area and the tremendous opportunities here.”

Boothe elaborated that she wanted to build a sense of community and create a budget that supports the strategic plan.

“When we use the budget, we have to spend it in the best interest of the students and student success,” Boothe said.

If she could describe her leadership style, Boothe said she would describe it as capable, approachable, sincere, and fair.

All three are more than qualified on paper to effectively serve as Henderson’s provost and chief academic officer, but there can only be one. The search committee met last Tuesday and forwarded their recommendations to President Jones. An announcement will be made soon.

Photo by Ryan Klare

A’ CAROLING The annual Carol of Lights took place last Monday. The show was presented by Residence Life and featured Santa Claus, a reading of “The Night Before Christmas” and songs from the Davis-Baker Preschool.

BCS finale pits Florida State against Auburn Chris Dufresne Los Angeles Times There is breaking news and then there is this predictable news: Florida State (13-0) and Auburn (12-1) will play for the final BCS national title on Jan. 6 at the Rose Bowl. Previously undefeated Ohio State's loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten title game on Saturday night took the suspense out of the final BCS standings on Sunday evening.

Auburn, a 59-42 winner over Missouri in the SEC title game, easily bumped up to the No. 2 spot to set this year's final BCS pairing.

Florida State finished first in the final standings with an average of .996, followed by Auburn at .964.

Alabama was third at .906, with Michigan State fourth (.860) and Stanford fifth (.819).

Rounding out the top 10 is

Baylor, Ohio State, Missouri, South Carolina and Oregon.

The BCS will be replaced next year by a four-team playoff picked by a 13-member selection panel. The BCS games were also confirmed.

Rose: Stanford and Michigan State will meet in a traditional matchup of outright Pac-12 and Big Ten champions.

Fiesta: Baylor gets in as the Big 12 champion while American Athletic winner Central Florida falls here.

Sugar: Alabama takes the spot vacated by Auburn. The Crimson Tide will play Big 12 at-large pick Oklahoma, which defeated Oklahoma State on Saturday to finish BCS eligible at 10-2.

Orange: At-large Clemson also qualified by finishing in the BCS top 14 and will face one-loss Ohio State, which had hoped to be playing across the continent for the national title.

Professor pied for his department in biannual fundraiser Maegan Estes Staff Writer

On Wednesday, during dead hour, spectators gathered on the Quad to watch Mr. Dever Norman take part in some prefinal stress relief by taking a pie to the face.

“It was delicious,” Norman said. “Anything for chocolate.”

Pie-a-Professor is a fundraiser presented by the Society of Physics Students. It is held every semester during the week before finals. The organization sets up a jar for participating professors in various departments. At the end of the fundraiser, the professor with the most donations in their jar gets pied in the face. The money in the jar of the winning professor goes to the organization of their choice. Mr. Norman, representing the Physics department, also donated his jar to the Society of Physics Students. In total, the Pie a Professor fundraiser raised $163.

The Society of Physics Students is an organization in the Physics department. SPS membership is open to anyone who is interested in physics.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Highs and lows of the ‘Sound of Music Live!’

Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times Thursday night NBC staged a three-hour live performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music,” the world’s most beloved musical, with Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, a role originated onstage by Mary Martin and belonging forever to Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film. It was, in its many opportunities for failure and public mockery, a crazy thing to do.

But they did it. Underwood is, of course, the pop superstar who first got famous as the fourth season winner of “American Idol.”

She has acted in one film (the 2011 “Soul Surfer”) and an episode of “How I Met Your Mother,” and done skits on TV specials in which she has handled herself capably, and obviously she’s not afraid of messing up in front of a large crowd.

She also seems like a nice person; one would naturally root for her to do well. Still, it would have been best not to have to do that while the show was running.

She was not the only obstacle to losing oneself in the play, certainly, but she was the one in the middle of the screen and the action. “The Sound of Music” has a big cast, but it is Maria’s load to carry. If I could sing these songs as well as Underwood, I would sing them until the world was sick of me.

But as a stage actress, there was no way to regard her as anything but an amateur good enough, certainly, to convey the meaning of her lines, and sometimes better than that, but lacking weight and substance and the shadings she can bring to a song.

She cried real tears, too, but that may have been an effect

of standing next to Audra McDonald, as the Mother Abbess, singing “Climb Every Mountain.” Wouldn’t you?

Indeed, Underwood whose marquee name, after all, was part of what this project required was surrounded and supported by people whose experience she lacked; director Rob Ashford has directed successful Broadway revivals of “Evita,” “Promises, Promises” and “ “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and choreographed many more; co-director Beth McCarthy ran “Saturday Night Live” for 11 years.

With her on camera were theater veterans McDonald, Christian Borle (who was on NBC’s musical theater series “Smash”) and Laura Bernanti, who has herself played Maria on Broadway; Borle and Bernanti, both excellent, shared two numbers left out of the movie, “How Can Love Survive” and “No Way to Stop It.” (The production followed the lines of the stage play.)

In their singing and dancing of “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” Michael Campayno as Rolf and Ariane Reinhardt as Liesl (the juvenile, albeit an incipient Nazi, and the ingenue), were as good as one could want. The littler kids, being kids, were as good as they needed to be.

But where Underwood could have used the most help, from her love interest, Captain von Trapp, little was coming.

Stephen Moyer (from “True Blood,” but with plenty of stage credits) had the anger and the stiffness the role certainly requires, but not the humor it needs.

There was little sense, other than our own knowledge of the play or expectations of the form, that they were fated to

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THE HILLS ARE ALIVE Above, Maria Rainer (Carrie Underwood) dances with costar, Stephen Moyer, who plays Captain Von Trapp. fall for one another. He did sing well. Musicals have worked on television; the Mary Martin “Peter Pan,” mounted more than once, was a holiday staple for years.

Andrews herself was first introduced to America as the star of the Rodgers and Hammerstein made-for-TV musical “Cinderella,” broadcast live on

CBS in 1957.

Still, there can be hurdles: If it is not television as usual, it is not like the theater either, where an audience is part of the ambience, its reactions part of the show. Without laughter or applause, jokes and songs can seem to be falling flat.

It was helpful, if you wanted to help, to regard this as re-

ally terrific community theater, rather than something professional and less than successful.

But they got through it, and if as a critic I am bound to be critical, as an ordinary citizen I salute the effort. I imagine them all going off to Sardi’s afterward to wait for the reviews, and keeping their chins up when they read them.

Black and Gold pageant girls gain new friends Raven Lockhart Staff Writer The Queen of the Nile was revealed on Tuesday night, Dec. 3rd, after a competition for the title. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted their annual Miss Black and Gold Pageant in the Garrison Lecture Hall, where contestants competed for the title of Queen of the Nile and a $1,000 scholarship.

The contestants consisted of eight women, three of which were from Ouachita Baptist University.

This is the first year that Henderson students and Ouachita students have competed together in the Miss Black and Gold pageant.

“OBU really served as a present and physical support,” Kyaira Flagg, Ouachita Baptist University contestant, said.

The contestants danced their way onto the stage to introduce

themselves to the audience, and to also show off their stepping skills.

Following the introduction, hosts Marcus Bush and Tiffany Templeton took to rallying the audience up for the next half of the show.

Business wear, swimwear, talent, formal wear and on-stage questions were the five categories that contestants competed in.

“As I prepared my outfits for each category, all I had in my mind was standing out,” Nylla Hines, mass communications major, said. “I wanted to be different from everyone else.”

As the contestants strutted their stuff on the stage, showing off their business attire, the big challenge was the next category: swimwear.

“It takes a lot of courage to get on stage in a bathing suit and look comfortable,” Adrienne Johnson, communica-

tions major, said. “The girls did a great job. They looked confident.”

During the talent category, the contestants showcased a variety of talents.

Contestant number one, Laquaisha Burton, started the talent category off with a praise dance, while Quinshell Smith put her own spin on “Boy” by NYC in her tap dance.

Kaila Pruitt ended the talent category with her performance of a ballet dance to “Stay” by Rihanna.

While the contestants transitioned into their formal wear, audience members received prizes for answering trivia questions.

The contestants were escorted onto the stage by the men of Alpha Phi Alpha to show off their evening gowns for the formal wear category.

After surviving the on-stage questions, it was time to crown

the Queen of the Nile. Quinshell Smith tapped her way into receiving Miss Congeniality.

Laquaisha Burton took home the most ads sold award, selling almost $900 in ads.

Taking home 1st runner-up, Nylla Hines, glowed as she received her bouquet and plaque.

However, there can only be one Queen of the Nile, and that queen was Kyaira Flagg from Ouachita Baptist University.

“When they announced contestant number four, I was honestly in shock,” Flagg said. “It took a minute for me to register in my mind that I was contestant number 4.”

Flagg went on to say that the Miss Black and Gold pageant was the first pageant that she had ever competed in.

Performing at the show seemed to be the easy part, considering that some of the contestants said that preparation for the pageant was the

real challenge.

“It took us four months to prepare for the pageant,” Hines said. “It was an extremely long time.”

Of course, after being around each other for that amount of time, the contestants bonded and learned many things through the process.

Laquaisha Burton described her relationship with her fellow contestants as “very cordial.”

“We were able to critique each other when needed and ask for help from one another,” Burton said.

After all the practice, stepping and dancing, each contestant took home something that they did not have before the pageant started, and that was a new set of friends.

“I’ve gained so much from participating in this pageant,” Flagg said. “But more importantly, I gained friendship with all the girls.

Smith Hall RAs keep students busy throughout the year Diomionique McKissick Staff Writer Smith dorm staff keeps incoming freshmen busy all semester with interactive, productive activities.

As girls move into the dorms, and away from home, it is up to the RAs to help residents feel more comfortable.

With 14 RAs in the building, that job comes easier than most might think.

The programs in Smith Hall serve a different purpose each time, but they are also important to the residents who live in the dorm, whether they are a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior.

The subjects of the programs can range from socializing to need-to-know facts about being

a college student.

To get girls to come the programs, RAs have to advertise with fliers that are placed on information boards, which are located on each floor in front of the elevators.

With these fliers, they have to create a very unique title for the event.

Titles such as “Stop Being Messy,” “Elevator Etiquette,” and “Pitch Slapped” are just a few titles that will catch a reader’s attention.

Featuring a flier with bold lettering and bright colors can make up the lack of a clever title.

“I really do try to make my fliers attractive for the residents,” Marlysha Hood, junior and second semester RA, said. “I do crazy pictures, crazy words to

catch people’s attention when they are waiting for the elevator.”

A very memorable program was entitled “Cuddly Condoms,” and was put on by RA Kayla Beard. The title caught the attention of residents and visitors with its name and a picture of a condom with a smiling face. At this program, girls and guests made condom pets and learned about safe sex.

Aspen McDaniel, a freshman, really enjoyed the Cuddly Condoms program.

“It looked taboo when I looked at the flier, and I thought I just have to see what this is about,” McDaniel said. “But when I got to the basement, I saw it was a fun experience for me to learn and be creative.”

The “Cuddly Condoms” pro-

gram was not the only creative opportunity for participants.

A program simply entitled “Memory Jars” has been put on twice because of its popularity.

Girls were given a jar and told that they had creative control of what they wanted to put on the outside of the jar.

The purpose of the jar is to hold memorable items from the school term that the students did not want to lose.

A program may consist of ways that people can survive life on campus. An impromptu program arranged by Allyson Sanders was put on to help African-American students learn good, cheap and easy ways to keep up their hair while being a student with little downtime.

Another way to get girls to come to the programs is pro-

viding snacks. Candy is the most popular snack of choice throughout Smith Hall.

RAs do understand that as college student, time does not come easy to spare.

To make a program easier for the residents to enjoy learning something new, whoever runs the program might print out fact sheets for the participants to read.

The reward for filling out a program evaluation sheet is, of course, candy. This gives students on the go time to learn something, continue on schedule, and get a treat for it.

This semester has been very eventful for the Smith dorms thanks to the RA’s programs.

As the semester ends, many residents are excited for what next semester may bring.

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Blending college lessons with video games Moe Skinner Guest Columnist

Test time is here again as finals week descends upon students, ready or not. During the semester, students have juggled classes and homework, spent time at football games with friends and significant others, and wasted an obscene amount of hours indulged in the latest and greatest video games.

What if the best of both worlds could be an option offered to students by combining their choice genre of the latest video game with test administering? Let us fast forward into the near future, if only one of fiction presently, but also food for thought. I have heard on multiple occasions from many students alike: “I’m not read-

ing that bleep, it is so boring,” and “I didn’t get anything out of reading it, so why bother?”

It is a blunt reality that some students’ negative remarks mirror carbon-copy attitudes across campus about reading their textbooks, and they are expressed more frequently than anyone would care to admit. Learning is a constant puzzle that continues to evolve.

How we learn is a part of that cycle. Some students have little or no problems in reading comprehension skills while others increase their learning proficiency with visual aids that ultimately allow the students to gain and retain information more easily with such assistance. Students may not want to read their textbooks, that’s a given. On the contrary, would students be more eager to read

input from the Grand Theft Auto character, Officer Frank Tenpenny, about their sociology chapter? We may never know the answer to that question, but the hyperbolic concept has hidden values. It could address the problem of test anxiety, which is a common problem among students: poor test scores and the overall retention of the information studied.

How cool would it be to be able to buy a disc or download for your Xbox, PlayStation or computer that has your school subjects loaded onto them?

Would students play more subject learning games in efforts to virtually beat up their professor’s avatar while simultaneously, subliminally researching and acquiring skills needed to graduate and merge into their prospective fields? Some would

surely disagree, but in contrast, some gamers would admit they would like the opportunity to try it. Instead of “Need for Speed,” it could be “Need for Biology.” The game could include level-ups with new advanced power-ups for the user, lessening the virtual life of the professor in the game with each chapter completed. Imagine street signs and billboards transformed on the game into academic questions and answers pertaining to the subject.

Envision new tracks and cars to drive on them that gamers could unlock, or temporary invincibility granted to the user as a reward for advancing through the chapter. These could be among some concepts of academic game playing. The possibilities are endless. With all the technological capabilities

surfacing on tomorrow’s horizon, when will the link between alternative academic learning possibilities merge with mainstream video game producers?

The direct connection of the two could breed a new, unorthodox variety of learning.

In a perfect world, students would be taking exams this week through a game console and benefiting from it. For now, we will either have to choose spending time playing our games or studying, but not both at the same time. Anarchy academic learning will have to take a back seat, at least for now it will. I hope that in the near future, there will be a calling for it and a formal connection joined between the two.

After all, our unique imagination makes us scratch our heads and say “What if?”

A new idea for rejuvenating Henderson Alegra Parker Guest Columnist

A dollar doesn’t go very far these days, and it’s hard to stretch something that’s not elastic. Attending college is a choice, but it is stressed so much in high school that it is almost a mandatory duty. I chose to go to college thinking that after I had graduated, I would receive a great paying job.

Five years later, I graduated and applied to a series of jobs, with no luck in being accepted to any of them. A year had pasted, and still no luck in finding a well-paid job in my field of study, so I decided to go back to school for another undergraduate degree. When I came back this time, the tuition to attend school had skyrocketed.

The average cost to become a Reddie the first time I at-

tended school, in 2006, had the estimate of around $10k a year.

Now, to become a Reddie, it is an average of about $19,000, or $18,326, to be exact, and that is just for the in-state students.

The out-of-state students have the price of $24,446 yearly.

That’s a lot of money for some students, which would cause a high dependency on financial aid, loans, and scholarships.

I assumed that the rise in the tuition was to help pay for the new buildings, parking lots, and the different maintenance to keep the school looking nice and up-to-date with the newest technology.

Students pay a lot of money to attend this college. I’m sure they appreciate all the different changes that have been made to the school, but would like to take something with them after graduation.

Exciting memories would be the first things I would love to take with me. Memories last for a lifetime and are always a reason to repeat what was done in the past. I feel that a good way to make these exciting memories is by allowing celebrities to come to the college for a meet and greet and to perform a few songs.

My idea may be a little crazy, but if people would take a minute to think about it, I am sure we would come to an agreement that it would be very beneficial to the college. We could have everything that we have recently built paid for and the best technology money could buy.

Also, the money that is left over could go back to the school to increase the amounts of scholarships given, which would result in more students

attending our school.

The more students we have to enroll each year, the more money we are able to make, and so the circle continues, and before people know it, our college would be one of the biggest in the United States. Someone once told me that money is always a driving factor, so in my opinion, why not let it drive us to success?

Let’s do the math. From my calculations, our school charges each student an estimate of $19,000. If you multiply that by the number of students who attend, which is around 4,000, the average amount of money that our school brings in is $76 million a semester, which would make $152 million each academic school year. The average cost to get a major celebrity is around $100,000. If these students were to pay an extra $20

on their tuition each semester, then we would afford a major recording artist.

That’s less than a full tank of gas these days. The concert could even be held at the stadium and admission could be charged for non-students, but would most definitely be open to the public. It would be an awesome feeling to have the opportunity to see celebrities like Tim McGraw, Fall Out Boy, Drake or Rihanna. Other schools do it, and so should we.

This is just a suggestion, and is probably very far-fetched.

But it is something that would draw more students to our college campus, which in return would mean more money.

We have a lot of great things to offer on our campus, we just need the excitement to make students want to come back and become alumni of our school.

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With finals right around the corner, there is a lot of pressure for students to do well.

It can be overwhelming when you look at all the papers and projects.

Here are some tips to help you survive finals week from one student to another: First and foremost, get enough sleep.

You can stay up all night cramming, but it won’t do any good if you don’t give your brain time to rest and recharge.

Showing up to the test sleep deprived will make it hard to focus on anything other than falling asleep.

Take each task one at a time. If you try to focus on everything at once, you will end up stressing yourself out even more.

Take a step back, take a

deep breath and prioritize what needs to get done first, then move on to the next assignment.

Staying positive is also a way of keeping a level head during these stressful times.

Gather all of your notes and sort them into groups for each class. Saving old exams to refer back to is often a great way to prepare for comprehensive tests.

There are two words that many people do not think of while trying to remember endless amounts of dates or facts: mnemonic devices.

Think of catchy rhymes or a saying to remember important facts.

“I used mnemonic devices all the time that I just make up on the top of my head,” Justin Holzknecht, senior theatre major, said. “I know they would make absolutely no sense to anyone else, but they really work. I also use

hand gestures, which probably look very strange to people around me while I’m studying.”

Take study breaks. You take a breather during a strenuous exercise so, in turn, your brain needs a break from time to time.

According to the Huffington Post, your breaks should be about 20-30 minutes long.

If you take a break any shorter than that, you really have not given your brain the proper rest that it deserves.

If your breaks are any longer, you tend to lose steam, and when you go back to work, you will feel unmotivated to continue.

Find ways to de-stress, such as taking a walk or hot shower.

It just so happens that every year, Henderson State has a “De-stress Room” in the Garrison for the entire week of finals.

It is a place where you can go to relax and have some fun between study sessions and tests.

They have arts and crafts, video games, snacks, raffle prizes and more.

Often there is even a masseuse who will give free 15-minute massages.

Once finals are over, you can finally relax, but getting there may take some motivation.

Think of what you will achieve by studying: getting a good grade, a GPA boost, praise from your teacher or finally comprehending something that has given you trouble all year.

Although studying is sometimes boring and hard, thinking of the end result will keep you pushing ahead.

So remember, take it one step at a time, stay positive, get enough sleep and push through.

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Henderson falls to UAM in last three seconds Kaitlyn Kitchens Sports Editor Henderson State University played Arkansas-Monticello at the Duke Wells Center Thursday, Dec. 5.

The Reddies lost to the Boll Weevils in the last three seconds of the game when Arkansas-Monticello’s Kenric McCants made two free throw shots to make the score 66-65, winning by one point.

Henderson (4-5 overall, 1-2 Great American Conference) made the first four points of the game with a good tip-in by Reggie Murphy and a layup by Taylor Smith.

UAM replied with a layup

by Sharif Hudson to make the score 4-2, HSU in the lead.

Henderson’s Lawson Ronald made a dunk with 17:57 left in the first half to bring the score to 6-2.

Murphy made a good dunk to bring the score up to 8-4 with 16:43 remaining in the first half of the game.

The Reddies had a 6-point lead when Murphy made a good dunk to bring the score to 14-8 with 14:57 left in the first half.

With 13:29 remaining in the game, Smith made a good jumper to bring the score to 1611, Henderson in the lead.

Henderson reached 20 points with a layup by Lawson with 11:39 left in the first half, bringing the score to 20-14, HSU in the lead.

The Reddies would not let UAM tie the game up until there was 9:27 remaining in the first half. The Boll Weevils made a three-pointer to tie the game up 20-20.

Henderson returned with a good tip-in by Murphy to gain the lead of the game.

UAM tied the game up at 22-

22 with two free throws made

by McCants with 7:35 left in the first half.

The Reddies took back the lead with a good jumper by Lawson to make the score 2422.

UAM replied with a layup to tie the score up 24-24 with 6:52 remaining in the first half.

HSU’s Charles Wesley made a good three-pointer to gain the lead by three points, making the score 27-24.

UAM replied with a threepointer to tie the game up once again.

Henderson took back the lead with a layup to make the score 29-27, but the Boll Weevils came back with a threepointer to gain the lead by one point with 5:34 left in the first half.

UAM made another threepointer to take a four point lead of 33-29, but Henderson replied with a three-pointer by Kevin Kozan to make the score 33-32.

HSU’s Lawson made a good layup, trailing behind by one point to make the score 35-34 with UAM in the lead.

With 1:15 left in the first half, Henderson’s Deoirvay Johnson made two good free throw shots to make the score 38-36, with UAM in the lead.

UAM made the last two points of the game with a layup

by McCants to make the score 42-36 at half time.

The second half of the game started off with a good free throw point by Murphy to make the score 42-37.

HSU’s Lawson made a good tip-in to make the score 39-45, but UAM returned with a layup to make the score 47-39.

Henderson’s Murphy came back with a layup to make the score 47-41, UAM in the lead with 18:46 left in the game.

UAM took a 10-point lead with a layup by their Brandon Wilson to make the score 51-

41 with 16:02 remaining in the game.

The Reddies made a good layup and a free throw point by Johnson to bring the score to 53-47 with the Boll Weevils in the lead.

With two good free throw shots made by Smith, Henderson only trailed behind by four points with 10:37 left in the game and a score of 55-51. Henderson’s Murphy made a good dunk to bring the score to 5553, UAM in the lead, but HSU only behind by two points.

Henderson made a good free throw by Murphy to make the score 57-56, HSU only being behind by one point.

Henderson tied the game up at 57-57 with a free throw made

by Alioune Mboup with 7:33 remaining in the game.

UAM regained the lead with a layup to make the score 59-57.

HSU made a good three pointer to make the score 6260, with UAM in the lead.

HSU took the lead for the first time since the first half of the game with a good tip-in by Murphy to make the score 6564 with 00:17 left in the game.

With three seconds remaining, UAM made two good free throws to win the game 66-65.

Murphy scored a game-high of 22 points and had 10-for-10 rebounds. Lawson totaled 12 points and 10 boards.

Smith made 13 points and had seven assists.

The Reddies totaled in the game 26-of-51 field goals for 51 percent while UAM was 47 percent for shooting.

Due to hazardous weather conditions, Henderson State’s basketball double-header against Southern Arkansas was rescheduled for a later date.

Officials from both schools agreed to postpone the games until next semester.

Additional reporting by Troy Mitchell.

Graphic by Bret Little