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Henderson State University — Monday, April 11, 2016 Volume 110, Issue 23

19 YEARS OF THE STUDENT COMPETITIVE Russell Fine Arts hosts their annual competition for student work P. 6

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – Moe Skinner FACULTY ADVISER – Mike Taylor COPY EDITOR – Madison MacNew

The Debate team successfully represents at the national competition

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AWARDED ARTISTS The results are tallied for the Student Competitive Competetion

The most entertaining week on campus

NEWS EDITOR – Carmin Wills SPORTS EDITOR – Dom Cella VIEWS EDITOR – Dax Guilliams VIEWS EDITOR – Jae-Kur Lockhart PHOTO EDITOR – Joshua Bradley PAGE DESIGNER – Melanie Cole AD DESIGNER – Chris Sharp GRAPHIC DESIGNER – Jordan Jones ONLINE EDITOR – Ashley Smith BUSINESS MANAGER – Coley Henson

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COVER Josh Emery’s piece “Iggy” wins Best in Show of the Student Competitive.

PHOTO BY DYLAN MCNIEL

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PHOTO BY KAMERON BROWN

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SPORTS Reddie baseball brings their brooms for a series sweep

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Debate team places in national competition

STORY BY MYKAYLA ARNOLD — PHOTO COURTESY OF RAYMOND SIMS JR. Victory was claimed at the International Public Debate Association (IPDA) National Championship and Convention on March 31- April 3. The university debate team traveled 384 miles to compete for national titles in Baytown, Texas at Lee College. There were 496 debaters in attendance from surrounding states and universities.

Henderson students, Kiana Davis, sophomore psychology major, Colt Booth, freshman communication major, and Raymond Sims Jr., junior business marketing communications major qualified and ranked top 20 in the nation.

There were 80 debaters that competed in eight preliminary rounds. Each participant needed to have a winning record of six wins and two losses to advance.

“Up until this tournament, I never made it to finals,” Davis said. “To make it to nationals is surreal for me, this trip bought me closer to my team mates for sure.”

Each debater is paired electronically, after which they are given an opponent.

The debaters are then given a list of five resolutions that they are required to narrow down to one.

After 25 minutes of preparation the debaters go for the “W.” “I’ve always participated in athletics, I never gave debating a thought until attending college,” Booth said.

“When I am given twenty minutes to prepare myself for a round I think about what I stand for and I reflect that purpose while debating. Its your confidence and heart that makes your debate so great.”

Raymond Sims Jr. had another take on competition, as he was victorious at the national tournament.

Nationals were great, he said he felt blessed to not only to be ranked at the national competition. Sims also ranked 9th nationally for the season out of 496 debaters.

“Seeing that we only went to four competitions spoke volumes. Most teams competed at over ten competitions,” Sims, said. “ I would like to thank everyone who made this possible: God, administration, debate members, family, friends, and provost, Steve Adkison.”

Kansas Tye, sophomore biology major saw the national debate tournament from a judge’s prospective.

“The debate team is extremely beneficial for me. It has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and express who I really am,” Tye said. “Though I am not the best communicator, debate gives me a voice.”

SMILES OF SUCCESS —

(Left to right) Aubriana Scott, Colt Booth, Kansas Tye, Raymond Sims Jr., Kiana Davis present their trophies

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GRΣΣK ON FLEEK Sororities and fraternaties show off their talents

STORY BY TYISSHA STANTON AND KAMERON BROWN — PHOTOS BY KAMERON BROWN

HANDS UP — Alpha Sigma Alpha finished their performance with a powerful pose.

TWERK IT OUT — Alpha Xi Delta shakes up the competition.

Last week was marked with fun activities for the beginning of Greek week, a week of events designed to celebrate unity among Greek Councils.

Henderson Greek Life is composed of 12 fraternities and sororities that compete against each other in events, ranging from Greeks Got Talent to the Greek Olympics.

“When it comes to the students, I want to be able to teach them to be more organized and to be better students in order for them to be successful in the community,” Salazar said.

Greeks Got Talent, a lip sync competition, took place in Lecture Hall last Tuesday. The cost of attending the event was a $1 or a canned good, to provide donations for Arkadelphia Public School and Arkadelphia Food Bank.

The first to approach the stage were the ladies of Alpha Sigma Alpha. Their theme was Candyland, where they were dressed in colorful tutus and bows. The crowd cheered with anticipation and excitement for the ladies as they began to transition into dance to the beat of a mixture of songs during their performance.

“We practiced for months, since February, for our performance, and I really had a great time,” Katie Henson, sophomore elementary education major, said.

Next up, the Theta Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Inc. presented with their theme of heartbreak, with a conclusion of letting go. The crowd gracefully burst into song with the music, such as Pleasure P, “Did You Wrong”, Anthony Hamilton “Charlene”, Vanessa Carlton “A Thousand Miles,” and others before ending the performance with a well-known stroll of their own.

The ladies of Alpha Xi Delta gave a mixture of pop, hiphop and R&B music for their entertainment. Provided with a creative and imaginative backdrop and PowerPoint, their attire continuously switched from a variety of clothing such as leis, vests, cowboy boots, and gambling hats to wearing stunning shades.

“It’s really nice to see how much fun they have on stage,” Larkin Parks, senior sports management major, said. “It’s great to see all their hard work come to life.”

Wrapping up the night, Alpha Sigma Tau had an interesting theme: Monopoly. Each member had a different Monopoly character for their act, an artistic painted face of a dog, a boat, and Monopoly’s hat over one’s head. Their song genres were ranging from game theme song to Rihanna to N’Sync, ending with “Walking on Sunshine.”

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PHI LAMB COUNTRY — Phi Lambda Chi kicked up their boots to show off their Southern roots.

“It was very fun and lively,” Alexis Dixson, sophomore psychology major, said. “I am looking forward to seeing another one next year.”

The next day, the chapters competed once again in the Greek Week Step Show, one the most hyped and energetic events of the week.

The first fraternity to take the stage was Kappa Sigma, who performed in playful form of modeling stance. The crowd applauded and shouted as the men circled around one of the members as they danced in white cutout shirts above the waist and cutoff denim shorts.

The rest of the Greek members whooped and whistled as the boys performed, creating loud outburst of laughter in the audience. Their songs ranged from “I’m On a Boat” to “Party in the USA.” Phi Lambda Chi went to the western days with cowboy boots and regular white t-shirts.

The audience grew outrageous at the men as they ripped open their shirts and swinging them in the air. As the performance came to an end, the men jumped into the crowd and lap-danced upon a few audience members.

The ladies of Alpha Xi Delta set the bars in their performance. The steppers were dressed to fit their thematic idea of poker, with a card dealer and card table as the ladies sit in them.

Loud uproars of excitement and rush of adrenaline grabs the crowd’s attention as they got upon their feet when the ladies performed Michael

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“LOOK AT MY DAB” — Kappa Sigma wow’d the crowd with their take on this year’s most popular dance.

Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” signature move.

“Being on the stage with my sisters felt so good,” Kaylee Bridges, sophomore nursing major, said. “I know we killed it up there.”

Phi Beta Sigma performed with their traditional steps in the middle aisle before approaching the stage, combined with acting and signature moves. The audience cheered as they end with one of their very own: the Sigma Walk.

Joshua Hill, senior instrumental music education major, took the lead as the rest of the brothers followed, leaving each man with different steps.

Alpha Sigma Alpha made the last performance of the evening. The ladies embraced their theme of Candyland as they took on their competition. They wore all white attire, top to bottom, with bright pink and green lollipops in hand. They began to dance to the “Laffy Taffy” song, which was later intruded by a second group of the steppers, the Sour Skittles, dressed in all black. These ladies were above and beyond all about territory and later on, joined in “Formation.”

“It was really good,” Amanda Richardson, freshman engineering major, said. “I really enjoyed myself.”

It is safe to say that each group brought it this year, and it was a perfect way to end the semester for Greek life in the spotlight.

FOLLOW THE LEADER — Reggie Evans leads Phi Beta Sigma in the stroll throughout the crowd.

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STUDENT COMPETITIVE Artists are awarded for their talents STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN MCNIEL The Art Department Hosted it’s 19th annual Student Art Competitive in Russell Fine Art’s on Wednesday April 6 at 6 p.m.

The competitive is a school wide competition where students from all across campus are encouraged to submit their best works of art to be judged by a distinguished juror. The Juror this year was Dustyn Bork of Batesville, Arkansas. He is an artist and associate professor of art at Lyon College.

The Department hosted an opening banquet in the gallery on Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. where students, faculty, and members of the community came to admire the works submitted.

Joshua Emery — Best in Show for his Oil Painting “Iggy” Gabby Calvin — Honorable Mention award for her photograph “Working Man’s Hand” Chris Sharp — Honorable Mention award for his Digital project “Dawn of the Living Smartphone” Amber Ivey — Faculty Purchase Award for her Oil Painting “Origami Reflections” Frachesca Smith — 1st Runner Up for her Sculpture “Photographic Mind” Kayelyn Foote — 2nd Runner Up award for her Oil Painting “__” Christina Millard — Peer Choice Award for “Jazz”

BEST IN SHOW — Josh Emery proudly stands by his winning piece.

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OPINION BY DAX GUILLIAMS — PARODY IMAGE BY JORDAN JONES BASED ON AN IMAGE © SHUEISHA INC Let me tell all of you about the greatest piece of fiction ever written. Let me tell you about the world that is “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.”

I don’t like most animes and mangas, but “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” is no mere anime or manga. It is perfection in every sense of the word.

“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” can be summed up by being the story of the Joestar family, beginning with Jonathan Joestar, and later his grandson, Joseph, and so on. There are currently eight parts in the manga and each part follows a different member of the Joestar lineage.

It is incredibly heavy on action as each part deals with the main characters having to fight some evil person with supernatural abilities.

Part one of the series follows Jonathan Joestar, an English nobleman who trains to kill his foster brother, Dio Brando, who has turned into a vampire.

Dio is quite possibly one of the greatest villains ever written. He’s just so evil and he loves it. He was evil even before he turned himself into a vampire.

You might be wondering how Jonathan would go about training to be able to fight vampires. He just learns to punch even harder with a technique used for the sole purpose of causing vampires to explode.

This series is insane. Putting the word “bizarre” in the title is an understatement of just how crazy this series is.

While the first two parts deal with fighting vampires, the creator, Hirohiko Araki, decided along the way that wasn’t bizarre enough.

From part three onward, the main characters gain the ability to use Stands, which are guardian spirits that give their users incredible superpowers.

One of the Stands that one of the villains uses is just a radio tower that can repair itself and its name is Superfly. I can’t

understand why I think that’s the greatest thing ever, but I just know it is.

And the plots to each part get more bizarre with each entry into the series and it started with a guy punching the undead with the power of sunlight infused into his fists.

The series has been around since the 80’s, but it never got much attention in America due to several of the characters in the series being named after musicians or bands. However, the series has gained a lot of attention worldwide since Viz Media created a new animated series that follows each part of the manga.

The anime is simply amazing and it keeps getting better with each part of the manga it goes through. Currently, the anime has just started covering part four and it’s the best yet even though only two episodes have been released.

From the beginning of the part four anime, I knew it was going to be the best one yet. I won’t spoil anything, but the intro to the first episode is something I never thought they would do. They revealed a very important plot point that won’t be in the show for several episodes.

Part four happens to be my favorite part of the series, so I’ve been looking forward to the anime adaptation for so long.

The creators of the adaptation did an excellent job of getting the main character, Josuke, just how he is in the manga.

In fact, everything about the part four anime is going perfectly. The animation is the best its ever been, the characters are faithful to the source material and the music is great.

For every part of the anime, the closing theme is a song from an American rock band and part four’s ending theme is “I Want You” by Savage Garden.

That was not the song I expected them to pick. I can’t believe I got hit with the old Savage Garden surprise.

I recommend that people watch the anime whether they like anime or not just because I think it is a really cool series that has great action scenes and characters.

This series is so great that it has taken over my life. Every day is filled with “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” and I love it.

The animes for parts one and two have both English and Japanese voice acting, but parts three and four are only in Japanese with English subtitles for now.

And if you really like the series, you can find the mangas for parts five through seven, which have English translations that are pretty easy to find and part eight is still being written by Araki.

Araki has other work besides “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” that are really entertaining. His first major manga, “Baoh” is also a great read, but nothing compares to

“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.”

It has everything. Great characters, great story lines, wild superpowers, dynamic poses, time vampires and more.

Even though its been a long time coming, I’m so glad “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” is getting the praise it deserves.

Granted, it is a little odd at times, but that’s one of the things that makes the series so charming.

I look forward to the rest of the series getting adapted into their own animes, especially part five so a whole new generation of fans can be confused by the main villains Stand power.

If you are interested in manga or anime, I would strongly recommend taking a look at the series. And even if you’re not interested in manga and anime, give it a shot anyway. You could end up loving it.

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WEEKEND WARRIORS HSU baseball sweeps 3-game series against NWOSU STORY BY DOMINICK CELLA — PHOTOS BY KRISTINE MOORE McGuire would end up scoring the winning run on a wild throw by the Rangers’ right fielder.

Game two was a total shutdown of the Rangers with the Reddies exploding offensively in the bottom of the second, plating four runs. HSU put up seven runs in three innings. Chris Hunt, junior pitcher, had a strong showing through five innings.

However, fatigue set in and the Rangers’ were able to start making contact and drove in four runs in the top of the sixth. Blake Patterson, freshman pitcher, came in for the save, and save he did by striking out six of the twelve batters he faced.

The final game of the series was another close competition, which ended 2-1. Jordan Taylor, junior third basemen, blasted a two-run shot to give the Reddies all they needed to wrap it up. Zach Eschberger, freshman pitcher, threw a great six innings striking out six and only allowing three hits. Nick Vanthillo, senior pitcher, would come in to close it up and pick up his sixth save on the season.

The Reddies will host Texas A&M – Texarkana at Clyde Berry Field on Tuesday night at 6 p.m.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK — Luke Tebbetts fires a strke.

HSU baseball picked up three wins this week against Northwestern Oklahoma State University, sweeping the series and improving their record to 19-19 overall and 14-10 in the conference.

The Reddies started off the sweep with a comeback win in game one on Friday night. After going down 4-1 after just two and a half innings, they were able to slowly chip away at the Rangers’ lead.

Jacob Gaul, senior right fielder, knocked in senior shortstop, A.J. Kruzel in the bottom of the third. After NWOSU plated one more in the top of the fifth, the redshirt senior shortstop, Tadarious Hawkins bombed a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 5-3.

In an effort to stop the bleeding, Coach Hooten made the call to put in freshman pitcher, Kris Priddy to replace junior Luke Tebbetts. Tebbetts, who won GAC Pitcher of the Week last week, pitched five innings and allowed four earned runs.

Priddy could not have been more clutch as he staved off the Rangers through the remainder of the game. His commanding performance on the mound combined with a solo shot from Jordan Taylor, junior third basemen, swayed the momentum of the game. The boosted morale of the Reddie dugout allowed for a rally in the bottom of the ninth.

Hayden Lessenberry, junior designated hitter, crushed another home run, the third for the Reddies on the day, starting the last chance rally. The Reddies worked Luke McGuire, redshirt junior left fielder, to third after he drove a single into right.

DIGGING IT OUT — Luke McGuire beats out a throw to first.