September 05, 2018 | Issue 1

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 • Issue 1 • Volume 114 • 12 Pages

What’s going on this week?

VOTE!!!

Our Freshmen, Your Future..Vote Today We got to know your freshmen senator candidates to save you time before the election.

SGA elections are this week! Make an impact and vote for your senators.

Check out the story to the right.

Interesting On Tuesday from 12-1:30 there will be a meeting for the charter of the Secular Student Alliance. If this sounds like something you’re into, check out Garrison D202.

Graphic and Photos by Larry Massey, Photo Chief Greek Meet Friday the 7 there will be an All Greek Council from 11-1 in the Garrison at room D202. Contact Kylan McAfee if you have any questions.

Swim with SAB The Student Activities Board will be holding a last of the summer pool party for students Saturday from 2:30-5 p.m.

By Bailey Parks Staff Reporter Olivia Dodson Dodson: I’m originally from DeValls Bluff but I went to school at Lonoke High and moved to Central Arkansas Christian for my last two years of high school. I’m majoring in political science and I plan on pursuing corporate law with that.

Oracle: Why do you want the position of freshman senator?

Dodson: Well I’ve always been the type of person to love government, hence my major, so I knew that as soon as I came to Henderson I had to try to become part of the student government! On top of that, I’ve always been apart of associations like student council or the superintendent’s team while I was in high school so why not continue on with things like that?

Oracle: what do you plan to do with the position?

Dodson: If I win, I plan on continuing to make this school a great place by sharing my opinion on what needs to be worked on, and I will listen to what other freshman have to say so that I can share it with the other government members.

Tonyetta Flint Oracle: Could you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Flint: I’m from Hampton and I’m a nursing major. In my hometown I spent the majority of my time with my little brother. I also volunteered at my mom’s job where I read to 3 year olds.

Oracle: Why are you interested in running for this campaign? And what do you plan to do if you win?

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Flint: I want to be the face of the freshman class and I plan to look at the things already in motion. I will help with steps need to be took in order to make college life less stressful.

Tanya Jaramillo Oracle: What do you want the student body to know about you?

Jaramillo: I’m from Hot Springs I graduated from Lake Hamilton. I’m majoring in psychology and double minoring in Spanish and criminal justice. I also would love the student body to know that I really do care about their opinions and views on campus. I also look forward to hopefully representing them in the best way I can!

Oracle: Why are you interested in running to be a freshman senator?

Jaramillo: I’m interested in this position because I would like to be given the opportunity to represent the freshman class and to voice the opinion of each unique individual in what changes they would like to see on campus as well as what they would like to continue seeing. It would just be a whole new learning experience for me that I would love to take on at Henderson.

Oracle: what do you plan to do with your position?

Jaramillo: If I were to win the position, I would be making sure that my class is having the best experience possible on campus. I would love for people to feel comfortable to come talk to me if there is something they would like to see differently on campus, therefore I plan on being there for each person not only as their voice but as a friend as well.

Skyler Breanne Adams

Oracle: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Just what you want the student body to know.

Adams: Most people call me Bre. I went to Magnet Cove my entire life. I was involved in basketball, track, cross country, and my senior year I was cheer captain and co- captain of the softball team. I took part in various clubs and organized several large events. I create a community style environment wherever I go and I love to surround myself with friends.

Oracle: Why do you want this position?

Adams: I want to set myself apart from the other bio pre-med majors and to also further positions in my career. I want to represent the freshman class well and I would like to provide them with not only a face value representation but also a candidate who is deeply rooted in enriching the college experience for my peers.

Oracle: What do you plan to do with that position?

Adams: I want to use my position as a platform to advocate for not only generalized problems of the student body such a parking solutions and ensuring the safety of students, but also the marginalized groups of students who deal with problems that may seem small to most people on campus. These are a large inconvenience, such as creating more vegetarian and vegan options in the cafeteria, and increasing programs for the social integrations of international students.

Oracle: Is there anything else you want to student body to know?

Adams: Being a freshman is a unique experience that you only get to go through once.

It can be difficult. Especially if freshman are not outgoing or are nervous about being actively social. My main goal is to make the freshman experience easier and more inclusive.

What else you need to know about SGA Information By Brianna Barkley The Student Government Association serves as the voice of the students for the school. In an effort to make changes and make sure students’ voices are heard, they periodically hold voting sessions throughout the academic year. This week students can go online and vote for their freshmen senators Voting is held on Wednesday and Thursday, so make sue that you are heard and

cast your vote. The candidates are as follows: Skyler Adams, Alexandria Chavez, Olivia Dodson, Zachary Fisher, Tonyeta Flint, Justice Glaspie, Orlando Goodwin, Amarria Harper, Tonya Jaramillo, Cierra Kesee, Destiny Mayes, Megan Medley, Ali Meeks, Marissa Olivarez, LaTiara Polk, Bailey Parks, Maxwell Quattlebaum, Sierra Smith, and Kayla Ventress.

Graphic Courtesy of: Student Government Association

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COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE The Legion of Nerds having a Nerf War. Who survived and what was left of them is unknown.

Legion of Nerds fall 2018 begins Story by Brianna Barkley, Student Reporter bb219672@reddies.hsu.edu The Legion of Nerds is an on campus, all-inclusive organization that gathers for the sole purpose of “celebrating the diverse nerdy passions of our community”, as Jack Harrison, the Guild master of this group, stated. These passions include comic books, video games, card games, Live Action Role Playing (LARP), tabletop games, and more.

Every week a scheduled meeting takes place at 6 p.m. in the Ross Room, right above the Garrison Ballroom. Usually during these meetings, they break up into groups, so every member has a

chance to explore different LoN experiences.

The organization also schedules events from time to time to invite other people in the Arkadelphia community to enjoy these interests and to introduce new people into this diverse world. The first of these events was held as a Freshman Orientation event.

LoN, in cooperation with the Recreation Center, held a Nerf War during Welcome Week.

According to the group, it was an overwhelming success.

So many people attended, that it soon reached the point where they ran out of nerf blasters. Every round they had to cycle in people. Every student I have spoken to about this event have discussed nothing but great things about how much fun

this event was. However, do not be dismayed if you could not make it to this first event because there is already a future event on the horizon.

On September 28th - 30th, NerdCon will be coming to campus. It will be held in the Garrison, and it will encompass businesses, tournaments, and speakers. A valid student ID from any school will give you access free of charge, but any tournament fees will still apply.

This will be the biggest event LoN has ever done, so they will need your support. Also, as with most clubs on campus, the Legion of Nerds is open to anyone who wants to attend, so feel free to join and have a place to celebrate your own nerdy passions

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What would freshmen do?

DON’T: Drink and drive.

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Story By Ashley Smith, Editor in Chief

DO: Have fun.

It sounds obvious, and it is obvious, but it happens all Yes, you deserve to go out sometimes. College is some hard the time. The po-po will get you. Your beginner’s luck work and you need a break. Try something new because it’s will run out. Just ask everyone else who has been to college and you’re supposed to be expanding your horizons college. and whatnot.

Haze.

Your homework.

Why? Hazing has always seemed silly to me, and Now that I have your attention, eat the frog. Do the homethough I was promised at a freshmen event that it never happened here, it happens around us at other colleges. work you’ve been looking at or thinking about all day and stop procrastinating. The most common fatal flaw of all freshmen Stay away! Keep your dignity! is not doing their homework because they’re having too much fun. You want to keep being able to pay for school, right?

Spend all of your DCB at the beginning of the semester.

Call your parents/guardian.

Those adorable coffee cups in Starbucks could be yours if you would just learn how to save. Just remember to Some of the best advice I receieved freshmen year was to call spend it because it doesn’t roll over. If your semester my parents or to write them. First year of university is overends anything like mine usually does, you won’t have whelming and exciting, but those who helped get you there are money for Christmas presents, anyway. waiting to hear about all of the good times you’re having.

Skip class!

Try something new.

Or encourage your friends to skip class. It may be I never had coffee until college and now I am addicted. Unfortempting to go spend the day at the lake, but remember tunately Starbucks is here to fulfill my addiction, but any coffee what you’re here for. Lake time after study time. will do. Good old Caddo will keep you trying new foods anyway, so you might as well be optimistic about it.

NuFusion plays at Hot Springs Jazz Fest The jazz band that never disappoints.

Story By: Ashley Smith Editor in Chief as191463@reddies.hsu.edu

Happening at downtown Hot Springs, NuFusion, the university’s band popular for playing famous covers such as Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” jazzed it up this last weekend.

On Saturday, the band played the beloved Jazz in the Streets at the outdoor stage under the Sky Bridge in the Entertainment District.

Crowds gathered to watch the band play music from Van Morrison and other jazz

favorites.

Other local bands performed at the festival such as Spa City Stompers, Ted Ludwig Trio, Arkansas Jazz Orchesta, Jazz Jam, and University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Food trucks, lawn chairs and music lovers surrounded the stage to catch all of their favorite jazz songs.

A Jazz Mass followed the day after at St. Luke’s Episicopal Church with performers such as Jeff Long, Matt Dickson, Brad Birge, Shelley Martin and Jay Payette. Afterwards, “Jazz After Church” featured a local trio of Dr. Ron Hall, Byron Yancey, and Paul Stivitts at Grand Avenue United Methodist Church.

If you couldn’t get enough jazz this weekend, The Ohio Club has you covered.

Watch out for their Jazz Nights every Thursday from 7-10 pm. Located on Central Avenue in downtown, come watch featured local artists play their saxaphones, trumpets, trombones and other instruments for you.

NuFusion is set to perform throughout the semester, so check the campus calendar for their next show.

Singers perfoming “Days Like This” by Van Morrison.

Photo By: Judy Egelson Oelsen

Rick Dimond, director of NuFusion, dances crowd. Photo by: Judy Egelson Oelsen

Graphic By: Amanda Cordell Head Graphic Designer

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Blue Reddies in a red state making a change A lost organization finds itself just in time for election season.

Story by Kabryn Grayson Student Reporter kg212035@reddies.hsu.edu

The Young Democrats have returned to campus after a mysterious hiatus. A two year disappearance didn’t stop the group from picking back up where previous members left off. After kicking it off at the organization fair during Welcome Week, their first meeting gathers the young (more) liberal students together on Thursday during dead hour.

A new school year is appearing to be the secret to reviving a political group on Henderson’s campus. Political affiliations in this current climate have proven to be similar to combatants in a war. College gives students a chance to enjoy their youth all while employing us with skills to tackle adulthood head on. Most of all it entrusts us with a voice. Young Democrats is just one of many clubs on campus allowing students to use their voice.

“We are planning on doing voter registration drives, candidate meet and greets, and various speakers come to our campus in the future,” Jeremy Tyler, president of the young organization, said. “There are different events in our area that would love to get young people involved, so I’m trying to do as much as I can to help students get organized and involved in what they believe in.”

Their social media is full of upcoming events and information to get involved with the group. A flyer containing the details of their first event is on Facebook. If Young Democrats intrigues you, they will be hosting Dorm Storm September 12. It will be held in the Garrison in the Ross room 201.

State and local democratic candidates have been invited to discuss why they chose to run. The candidates will even teach students how to get involved in campaigning.

“As president I communicate with various candidates and organizations trying to plan events for our club,” Tyler said. “It definitely keeps me busy!”

Follow the Young Democrats on social media in order keep up with the organization. “In order to create change you have to show up,” reads from their flyer, and after a strange break it proves to be true. It’s an invitation to be apart of something bigger than yourself. Amidst football games and fall break, these next few months may provide you with something more memorable-your voice.

Discussing Democratic matters, organizing meetings and planning for politics in the Reddie cafe.

Photo By: Hannah Robertson

Want to get involved?

Check the schedule below forYoungDems’ upcoming events.

(from left) Members Cooper Snowden, Marissa Gaspard and Anneliese Davis recruiting at the ogranization fair.

Photo By: Jeremy Tyler

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Shut your butt: MacGruber himself in Little Rock Story by Pete Tubbs, Arts & Entertainment Editor wt203141@reddies.hsu.

however.

As pictured in the middle, there were q&a’s after each screening. The q&a segment after “MacGruber” was fittingly hilarious.

From Will Forte making his friends and co-writers bust a gut laughing when talking about his various nude scenes to Steenburgen and Danson’s (also husband and wife, by the way) apprehensions to watching the film in the first place, the night was hilarious.

The event is quickly becoming an important event both for the town of Little Rock and the people in it. It means a lot that Arkansas can host so many talented people in the filmmaking community.

This is a big signifier that even small states such as this one have the power to have events Photo courtesy of Steve Listopad, Faculty Advisor that can exceed expectations.

MACGRUBIE DON’T PLAY THAT From left to right, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Will Forte, Jorma Taccone, Here’s to next year’s Film and John Solomon were all in attendance at Arkansas Cinema Society’s Second Annual Film Land to show the Land.

This is nothing like Nicaragua. The writers and star of 2010’s cult classic comedy MacGruber were all in attendance on Saturday at the second annual Film Land in Little Rock.

The Arkansas Cinema Society hosted the event. The society, started by Arkansas born filmmaker Jeff Nichols (Loving, Midnight Special) helped bring culture back to Arkansas.

Last year’s Film Land featured people such as David Lowery, director of “A Ghost Story,” and Adam Driver, star of “Patterson” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Needless to say, Nichols doesn’t have many problems getting top notch talent to come to his events.

This year, those talents film MacGruber.

(Dazed and Confused), and the released to lackluster box-office included Ted Danson (Cheers), his wife Mary Steenburgen (Book aformentioned “MacGruber” crew. performance and negative reviews.

The 2010 film “MacGruber” was It’s since gained a cult following, Club), director Richard Linklater

Get your enertainment in the Delph, HS, and LR Story by Pete Tubbs, Arts & Entertainment Editor wt203141@reddies.hsu.edu The family’s back home, the dorm room’s decked out, you’ve got fifteen spare dollars and six beers and you’re looking for something to do. Sound familiar?

I know I’ve been there, and in and around Arkadelphia, there’s no shortage of ways to spend your time. We’ve got all kinds of stuff happening on campus and around town, not to mention in Hot Springs and Little Rock. So get your friends, hop in the car, and get going.

Arkadelphia Apart from the university, “a great place to call home” usually has some pretty fly things going on. While there isn’t much happening for the next couple of weeks, there’s still some cool stuff to look forward to.

On Sat. Sept. 15, Subdue will be performing their fifteenth anniversary show at 67 Grill.

They will be joined by special guests Firing Pen. Firing Pen opens at 8 p.m. and Subdue follows at 9:30 p.m.. The cover party is $5 and theage limit is 21 and up.

Henderson State University In terms of the arts, there’s really not much going on in the coming weeks at HSU. Maori artist Evelyn Kawiti’s works will be shown in the Huie beginning Sept. 6. The event will be hosted by the Margin of Excellence.

Kawiti’s work will “depict the experiences of Maori children forced to boarding schools and the high suicide rate and assault rates of Maori girls,” according to the press release.

An opening reception will take place on Sept. 6 starting at 3 p.m..

Kawiti’s works will be on display until Sept. 12.

Hot Springs U n b e k n o w n s t t o m a n y, Collective Coffee+Tea, located at 110 Central Avenue in Hot Springs,has hosted a poetry night every Wednesday since 1989. Bud Kenny is currently the host of the weekly event.

It begins at 6:30 p.m. every Wed. beginning with open mic for whomever wants to perform.

This is followed by featured local, regional, or touring artists who perform at 7 p.m..

Are you skilled with darts and love to drink? Head on down to Craft Beer Cellar at 120 Ouachita Ave. in Hot Springs every Thurs. for darts and beer.

The entry fee is only $10, but you’ll get all that back and more

Event Evelyn Kawiti Maori Art Poetry Night Beer and Darts Turnpike Troubadours

Date Sept. 6 - 12

Bobby Bones

Sept. 7

Johnny Mathis

Sept. 8

Subdue

Sept. 15

Every Wed. Every Thurs.

Sept. 1

if you win. The game starts at 7 p.m. every week.

Little Rock In Downtown Little Rock at Quapaw Quarter, the Delta Through the Decades exhibition is currently taking place from now until Nov. 4. It serves to “reflect the [Mississippi Delta region’s] strong traditions of craftsmanship and observation.

This weekend, HSU alum Bobby Bones will perform his comedy tour. On Sept. 7 at 8 p.m., Bones will show some of his trademark humor that makes him one of the most sought after DJ’s in the nation.

If Bobby Bones doesn’t tickle your funny bone, the next day, music legend Johnny Mathis will be at the Robinson to sing some of his “greatest hits and personal favorites.” With doors opening at 7 p.m., and tickets starting at $42, this is something every music fan should consider.

While Arkadelphia and HSU may be lacking in Arts and Entertainment events in the upcoming weeks, there is absolutely no shortage of them in surrounding cities. So if you can finda car and a little gas money, fun is only a couple of minutes away. A full schedule of events can be seen below.

Location Second Floor Huie Library Coffee+Tea Craft Beer Cellar Robinson Performing Arts Center, Little Rock Robinson Performing Arts Center, Little Rock Robinson Performing Arts Center, Little Rock 67 Grill, Arkadelphia

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BOBBY BONES ON TOUR Mr. Bones, Henderson State University graduate, is one of the most successful radio personalities in the nation.

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MAORI ARTIST EVELYN KAWITI The celebrated artists work will be on display starting this week.

Aretha Franklin: a legend of soul passes away

ARETHA FRANKLIN Performing in 2008.

Photo courtesy of TNS by Lawrence K. Ho

Story by Teuana Smith, Student Reporter tesmith415@gmail.com American Icon, Aretha Franklin, passed away at the age of 76 on August 16, 2018. Aretha Franklin was a force to be reckoned with being a renowned singer, songwriter, and child prodigy.

Over franklin’s lifetime she earned e i g h t e e n G r a m m y a w a rd s , t h e Presidential Freedom Award, and that’s just to name a few. She became the first female to be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

According to Billboard, Franklin had 2 no. 1 hits, 17 top 10 hits, and 73 songs on the chart in all.

Her music inspired the world with some of her popular songs being “Respect” and “You Make Me Feel like

A Natural Woman” in 1967. Following that year, she was named the “Queen of Soul” when performing at Dr. Martin Luther King’s Funeral.

Besides her singing career, she was an incredibly important Civil Rights leader for the African American Community.

Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 25, 1942 had four sons named Clarence Franklin, Edward Franklin, Ted White, Jr., and Kecalf Cunningham.

Her funeral was broadcasted live on television at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan. Aretha Franklin will forever be remembered and we thank her for all she gave to this world.

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Photo coutresy of TNS by Lawrence K. Ho at the Los Angeles Times

I’ll BE ME Glen Campbell is one of the many country artists from Arkansas. He joins the ranks of Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Tracy Lawrence, and more.

Whoa... listen to the music:

Top 10 Musicians from Arkansas Story by Pete Tubbs, Arts & Entertainment Editor wt203141@reddies.hsu.edu I hear it every day. “Man, nobody’s from Arkansas.”

Well, I only have one question, “do you listen to music?” If so, you’ll know that we have tons of talent that came from the Natural State.

From country to pop to soul to rock, we’ve put out just about every sort of musical act you can imagine. Below is a list of the top ten musical acts from Arkansas, in no particular order.

Joe Nichols Country music artist Joe Nichols was born in Rogers in 1976. He began writing music at a young age and signed his first record deal a year before he turned 20.

Since then, he’s released nine studio albums which produced three number one singles and ten top ten hits on the Hot Country Songs chart from Billboard. His songs include “The Impossible,” “Gimmie that Girl,” “Brokenheartsville,” and “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off.” Evanescence Amy Lee and Ben Moody formed the rock band Evanescence in Little Rock in 1995 after meeting at a summer youth camp. With a “gothic metal act,” according to Rolling Stone, the band has been massively successful.

Putting aside their beginnings as a Christian Rock band, their songs, including “Bring Me to Life,” “My Immortal,” and “Lost in Paradise,” the band has had five songs in the Hot 100 since their inception. Their most recent record, “Synthesis,” is due to be released soon.

Al Green The R&B and soul legend Albert Leornes Greene (Al Green) started his life in 1946 in Forrest City. Most prominently a 70’s recorder, Green forged his way to number 65 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list.

Formerly of The Green Brothers band and Al Green and the Soul Mates, Green signed with Hi Records in 1969. Green, now 72, has solidified his place in the rankings of the most prolific and critically acclaimed artists of all time.

With songs such as “Take Me to the River,” Let’s Stay Together,” and “Love and Happiness,” the man has garnered 14 Grammys and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Levon Helm Levon Helm was born in Elaine in 1940. The drummer and vocalist was a member of The Band, which was formed in 1964, and also had a successful solo career. Helm was also an actor, and starred in “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” The Right Stuff,” and “Shooter.”

With albums such as “Music from Big Pink,” and “The Last Waltz,” (which was turned into a documentary film of the same name by Martin Scorcese), Rolling Stone ranked helm number 91 in the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time list. His solo career garnered him three Grammy’s and four total nominations.

With fourteen albums under his belt, a Grammy nomination, and a Country Music Award win, Lawrence has associated with talents such as Larry Boone, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, and George Strait.

Johnny Cash Johnny Cash is one of the most famous country artists of all time.

Born in Kingsland in 1932, Cash has been inducted into the Country Music, Gospel, and Rock Halls of Fame.

With songs such as “I Walk the Line,” “Ring of Fire,” and “A Boy Named Sue,” his songs are known worldwide. With 20 Grammy’s under his belt, the late Johnny Cash won’t soon be forgotten.

Charlie Rich Charles Allen Rich was born in Colt in 1932. Also a country music singer, Rich was nicknamed the “Silver Fox,” and was an inductee into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015.

Recipient of two Grammy’s, four CMA’s, three AMA’s, and 3 ACM’s, Rich was one of the most important country artists of the twentieth century. While he was predominantly in the country music field, he also veered into the jazz, blues, and soul categoried during his career.

Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith, otherwise known as Ne-Yo, has been active in the music field since 1998.

Tracy Lawrence Beginning as a songwriter, NeOriginally from Foreman, the Yo has written for Teedra Moses, country music singer has accrued Mary J. Blige, Musiq, and B2K, more than forty singles on the among others.

Billboard Country Music charts.

His own hits include “Miss Having written his first song at Independent,” “Another Love four years old, Lawrence has been Song,” “So Sick,” and “Good a major talent for years.

Man.” Winner of three Grammy’s,

two no. one hits, and twelve top 10 hits, Ne-Yo is one of, if not the, most successful hip-hop artists from Arkansas.

Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins was raised in Helena, and began his music career with a band called the Phillips County Ramblers. Having made his stage name Conway Twitty in 1957, Twitty had his first top five hit in 1968 with “The Image of Me,” and things propelled from there.

As a member of the Grammy Hall of Fame, Twitty had forty number one Hot Country hits and 75 Top 10 Hits in all. He was also heavily involved in baseball and was a cofounder of the Nashville Sounds.

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell was born in Billstown in 1936 and began his country music career in 1961 with the song “Turn Around, Look at Me.” Throughout his 55 years of music, Campbell has been nominated for an Academy Award, won eleven Grammy’s, and had 26 Top 10 Country Songs.

In 2012, Campbell won the Grammy Lifetime Acheivment Award which was preceded by three wins in 2000, 2004, and 2008.

Four wins in a little over a decade is virtually unheard of in terms of an artist who began in 1958.

With musical genres that run the gamut of choices, don’t ever let anyone tell you that “no one’s from Arkansas.” To all the artists out there, if this list doesn’t instill pride in that what you do can make a difference, take another look.

Legends can come from anywhere.

Promising movies coming out in September Story by Pete Tubbs, Arts & Entertainment Editor wt203141@reddies.hsu.edu

universe stars Taissa Farmiga and Demian Bachir as members of the catholic church that have to battle a demonic nun. Expect well As the summer movie season tuned performances and a creepy is winding down, the amount of atmosphere in this period horror blockbusters will soon fade. That film. means that dramatic fare will probably start showing its head in The Predator - Sept. 14 Shane Black’s much anticipated anticipation of Oscars season.

Sept. is often called the first sequel stars Thomas Jane, Boyd month of fall movies, and that’s for Holbrook, and Keegan-Michael good reason. While there are lots Key. The first of the series in eight of films that look to eschew from years, look for this one to be action Oscar bait fare, there’s a lot coming packed, a little scary, and even a little funny. out soon.

Jennifer Jason Leigh in a story about the youngest drug kingpin in Detroit’s history. Look for good performances but a story that’s been done several times before.

A Simple Favor - Sept. 14 This Paul Feig directed film stars Anna Kendrick as she tried to find her best friend (Blake Lively). This one looks to be a more serious film from the “Spy,” and “Bridesmaids” director.

The House With a Clock in Its Walls - Sept. 21 The new Y/A gothic horror film White Boy Rick - Sept. 14 stars Jack Black and Cate Blanchett This true crime drama starring in a story that’s set in a fantastical The Nun - Sept. 7 McConaghey and world. This Eli Roth directed film The fifth film in the Conjuring Matthew

looks to be a middling movie in the vein of “Mrs. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”

Night School - Sept. 28 This Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart comedy follows a group of adults who set out to earn their GEDs. Expect a rowdy and funny film from the director of the surprse hit “Girl’s Trip.”

So if you want comedy, horror, or thriller, you can probably find it in Sept.. Look forward to next month when “A Star is Born,” “Venom,” “First Man,” and “Goosebumps 2” vye for popularity at the box office.

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Healthy meals you can make in your dorm Story by Jade Wolfe Assistant Editor jadewolfe25@gmail.com

Are you already tired of eating at Caddo? Well lucky for you we have you covered. These recipes are healthy and can be made in the comfort of your own dorm, because lets be honest somedays you dont want to stand in line with Steve from your accounting class breathing down your neck.

This recipe takes less than 20 minutes and requires no cooking, but you will need a knife to cut the veggies.

Spicy avocado sandwich

Ingredients: • one avocado • ½ to one teaspoon of green Tabasco sauce • ½ teaspoon of coarse salt and pepper • one tablespoon fresh orange juice • ¼ teaspoon ground coriander • ½ cup yellow grape tomatoes, halved • one small cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and cut into ½ inch dice • one large or 2 small radishes,

halved and thinly sliced dessert bowls (8 ounces) • salt and pepper, to taste • two whole-wheat pitas (6 • up to ½ cup granola or Directions: inches each), top third cut off Grape Nuts for each parait • Spray a microwave safe bowl generously with cooking spray.

Directions: Directions: Crack egg whites and egg into • halve and pit avocado. • Spoon about ¼ cup into the the bowl. Whisk for one minute.

With a spoon, scoop out avocado, bottom of each of the six jelly jars Add salt and pepper as desired. cut into chunks and transfer to a or dessert bowl. Over each of those, Place the bowl in the microwave medium bowl. Add, orange juice, spoon about two tablespoons of and microwave on high for one Tabasco sauce, and coriander; frozen mixed berries. Press the to one and a half minutes, watch season with salt and pepper. Mix berries lightly into the yogurt. closely so eggs don’t puff up over gently to combine.

Top with another ¼ cup of yogurt, the edges of the bowl or explode.

• Add tomatoes, cucumber, two tablespoons of berries and Carefully remove bowl. and radish. Combine and divide then divide the remaining yogurt The good thing about this recipe is mixture between 2 pitas. Serve between the jars over the berries. that you can add so many different immediately.

Cover tightly and refrigerate for things to take it up a notch. You Cook’s notes: Use green Tabasco up to a week. can add shredded cheese, salsa, sauce, which is made with cubed ham, bacon bits and even jalapenos. It has a kick like red • When ready to serve remove avocados.

Tabasco, but doesn’t taste quite as the lid from the parfait and sprinkle vinegary. Enjoy. a little granola or some Grape Nuts over the top of the parfait. While Recipe number two is super easy eating, sprinkle with granola or and can be made in advance that Grape Nuts as often as desired. way you will have an on the go The last recipe, if you can breakfast all week. call it that, literally requires one ingredient and is perfect for the Vanilla yogurt and berry student that is always running paraits late. You can also make it a little healthier by just using the egg Ingredients: whites.

• one container Greek or regular vanilla yogurt (32 ounces) Microwave scrambled eggs Photo courtesy of TNS by Tom Wallace • one and a half cups frozen SCRAMBLE ‘EM Hopefully your eggs mixed berries, unsweetened Ingredients: look something like this.

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10 health benefits of having a dog according to a dog owner Story by Jade Wolfe Assistant Editor jadewolfe25@gmail.com Growing up with a dog is like having a best friend that never has to go home.

You have someone that follows you around at all times and you can even blame them on a mess that you made. Also, naptime isn’t all that bad because you had someone to cuddle up to. Now that I am older I realize just how much of a benefit it is to have a four legged companion, which is why I’ve made a list of the top 10 reasons having a dog is health for you.

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They improve your overall health. Dogs do wonders for the heart.

Studies have shown that Fido is linked to lower blood pressure, reduced cholesterol and decreased triglyceride levels. This means that you are less likely to have a heart attack.

2.

Dogs improve your social life. Having trouble meeting new people on campus? Bring your furry friend to the quad, on a leash of course, and you will be surprised by how many

people approach you. Also, other dog owners are likely to come and tell you stories about their doggos.

3.

Looking for a gym partner? Look no further, grab a leash and hit the trails. Daily walks are not only good for you but they are also good for your dog too. Even a thirty-minute walk can burn up to three hundred calories. That’s around 14.4 pounds a year.

4.

Dog yoga is a real thing. Another way dogs benefit your health is that they keep you fit and active.

While there are many ways to be active with your dog (tug of war, fetch, walks, etc.) the one that is becoming increasingly popular, and for good reason, is dog yoga.

“Doga” as it is being called is the practice of yoga with your pupper partner where participants seek to achieve a positive attachment and a greater harmony with their pet.

5. Dogs also help reduce stress. Spending just a few minutes with a dog can lower your anxiety and are also used as therapy methods to

treat depression. Dogs can increase levels of serotonin and dopamine, two chemicals in the brain that control calm and wellbeing. They are also known to ease tension in high stress situations.

6.

As we get older dogs can add a sense of purpose and meaning to our lives.

People that are retired or couples experiencing empty nest syndrome often find that having a dog fills a void in their lives. They force people to do things and gives them a reason to get up in the mornings.

7. They prevent grandkids’ allergies.

Back in the nineties it was believed that dogs contributed to children’s allergies.

Further research has concluded that to not be the case anymore, in fact, the opposite is true. Dogs and cats are shown to lower a child’s chance of becoming allergic to pets.

8. Dogs can detect certain things.

Diseases, illness,

seizures, heart attacks are all things dogs can detect in a human body. For this reason dogs are at the top of the list for service dogs.

Some dogs are even trained to sniff out skin, kidney, bladder and prostate cancer. That is one strong sniffer.

9.

They help fight off bad germs. Having a dog around means more diverse bacteria enters the home in turn strengthening our immune system. That means fewer trips to the doctor.

The last reason isn’t

necessarily a health reason but I wanted to include it anyway.

10. Dogs make children more empathetic.

Pet attachment in general encourages compassion and positive attitudes animals, which promoted better well-being for both children and pet. Dogs may also help regulate their emotions.

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America’s Favorite Pastime Isn’t Baseball Jae-Kur Lockhart Opinions Editor JL201086@reddies.hsu.edu

It is believed that television and social media has destroyed, or least deteriorated the basic natures of communication.

The average person spends more than 5 years of their lives on social media. On a daily basis, the average person spends 40 minutes on YouTube, 35 minutes on Facebook, and 25 minutes on Snapchat according to socialmediatoday.com.

Personally, these numbers aren’t accurate in my realm. I spend upwards of a few hours a day on Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat.

WE GET IT

“How long do you think you spend on social media?”

“Well I cannot answer that question accurately right now because I am fasting from social media – initially I spent too much time on it,” said Kadie Vaughn, junior.

What is your favorite form of social media?

“My favorite platform is Snapchat,” said Vaughn. “Although I am trying to stay away from social media, Snapchat is my vice.”

I noticed as I progressed through middle school to high school, I noticed that family-table conversations became more far and few between. I even noticed that my family began to lose what was originally the set value of a family-table talk.

Do you have family talks at the dinner table?

“I wouldn’t say that we are having family talks at the dinner table, at least not as much as we did when I was younger,” sophomore, Darius Pigg, said.

Do you feel like we as a society are losing what is truly important about using our phones less and refraining from social media?

“I can agree with this statement to a certain extent – I feel like it becomes a problem when we allow it to overshadow our quality time with our family. “

Why do you think that we are so

addicted to our phones?

“You would think that app and website developers are really creating addictive formulas when they make the app because I really shuffle between the same few apps over and over,” senior, TaShaun Hart said.

How long do you feel like you can go without your phone?

“I try not to even think about going without my phone, “ senior Kamisha Murray said. “I misplaced my phone for almost 30 minutes one day and I almost lost my sanity.”

Most people don’t see much of an issue with spending a lengthy amount of time on their phones. They don’t believe that phones cause an issue as far as a lack of communication.

Something to point out is how many business transactions and so forth that potentially take place via the Internet or via cellphone. Even more so, people develop many relationships via social media whether it is work related or personal.

It is another point to make in regards to the fact that for those that intend on dating and building a relationship outside of a computer screen, be mindful and become more astute in face-to-face communication. You cannot expect to develop a firm relationship without simple relationship building skills.

Need a place to get your opinion out?

Email us at Oracle@ hsu.edu and let us know what you think!

The way of the western: are superhero movies dying?

Easton Cowart Student Reporter Ec207620@reddies.hsu.edu

For better or worse, we live in the age of the superhero movies. According to Statista, in 2016 super hero movies collected a combined box office revenue of over 1.9 billion U.S. dollars.

These movies dominate culture and have done so for a number of years, but is it time for this genre to take its final bow?

The style of superhero movies we know and love today began in 2008 when both Marvel and DC began to create an interconnected series of films, which piggyback upon one another to create a grand overarching narrative. This style lends itself very well to the superhero franchise, as it mirrors issues and volumes of the beloved source material from which these movies are made. This distribution style, while compelling at times but almost always lucrative can leave viewers with a sort of superhero fatigue. If the end of the movie is always an advertisement for the next in the series it never really feels like we have closure.

This never-ending, always sprawling style of film making forces directors to always push to make these movies even bigger than the last one, and after ten years that is hard to do. Nearly every one of these movies have the world or even the galaxy at stake, and at this point it’s exhausting. Scale is not important in movies, a shining example of this is an outlier in the genre is Logan. Logan is not some penultimate addition to a cinematic universe, that only gets bigger with every film, it is a movie about a protagonist that fans love, and the people he loves. These giant blockbuster films that inevitably only serve as previews for the next ones to come don’t feel intimate at all.

We might as well be watching a child play with action figures, crafting a plot that goes nowhere other than an end that lends itself exclusively to the next film.

These characters are simply too valuable to ever kill off or give any tangible closure which leads these movies to have almost no tension. You know these characters aren’t going to die, and you know no actual resolution well actually be reached, therefore it is harder to care about whatever happens in the movie at all. To quote Marvel’s Wolverine himself, “In the real world people die.” These super heroes

don’t feel real at all, instead they feel like aloof deities with no mortality, or humanity.

The most important part of a film, or a series of films is the end. The end should wrap up the story arcs, displays character development, and leave viewers with a sense of finality.

“If Marvel and DC do not eventually deliver a final ending, then they are depriving the audience not only of one of the fundamental parts of a good story, but also the most beautiful and most emotionally touching parts as well.”

The Closer Look, a Youtuber, said. What Marvel and DC are essentially doing is holding these beloved characters hostage, and offering no real closure to fans.

It is worth noting that there have been exceptions to this formulaic style of movie that have pushed the boundary of what to expect from a super hero movie.

“I don’t feel like the genre has become tired, It has been going on for some time, but we have had the fortune of getting movies like Black Panther, and Wonder Woman that help change things up.”

Lee Whisenhunt

sophomore marketing major

Movies such as Wonder Woman, Black Panther, and Logan seem to be aware of the trite methods of its counterparts and offer a more nuanced look at the genre.

If superhero movies continue on in this trend of perpetuity rather than seeing a dignified closure to the universes they have created, we will likely see an overall decrease in quality the genre trudges forward. This isn’t a foreign concept either, we have seen this gradual decrease in quality in many ways.

Westerns, for example, fell out of popular favor, and continued until they faded away into obscurity. It is better for a genre to have a triumphant end than for it to overstay its welcome. In a decade when these franchises have almost definitely run their courses will we look back at the superhero genre with loving nostalgia, or a bitter taste in our mouths?

The future of this genre is more than likely continuing down the path that it has been with the additions of several films to be released in 2018, but only time will tell if the genre is sustainable for much longer.

Popular movies Logan, Wonder Woman, and Black Panther. All three received high praise from fans and critics alike.

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Crossword Sudoku FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

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

ACROSS 1 Pickup artist?

10 Holy, in Le Havre 15 Like one with greasy palms?

16 Added on 17 Thrill seeker 18 2011 Atlantic hurricane 19 Tied accessories 20 Speak further about 22 Spoken with ease 25 Become unusable, as airplane wings 26 Like La Niña, e.g.: Abbr.

27 Motor-assisted two-wheelers 30 Poker pot items, maybe 33 Luxury fashion giant 34 Backside 35 Like a homecooked meal 41 Mouse target 42 Early number?

43 TV heroine with a weapon called a chakram 44 Checked at the airport 46 Tavern need: Abbr.

49 Sign up, in Sussex 51 Pax __ 53 Getting burned, in a way 57 Basics 58 Had a homecooked meal 59 Metaphorical self-help aid 62 Position to take 63 Jumpy 64 Unwieldy ships 65 Plow, e.g.

DOWN 1 Catch a few z’s 2 Facilitate 3 Heart part 4 “__ Eyes”: 1969 Guess Who hit 5 Sustained 6 It may start with “I”

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7 Roof edge 8 Cut from the same cloth 9 Country singer Pickler 10 __-reeve: early name for a sheriff 11 Stringless strings?

12 Make very afraid 13 Vegas rival 14 Churchill successor 21 Some window units 23 Foam-based brand 24 Way up 28 Enthusiastic response 29 Segway PT inventor Dean 31 George Lucas’ alma mater: Abbr.

32 Library order 33 Artist’s drawing choice 35 Stir 36 It makes a rally irrelevant

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37 There’s no going back on it 38 Normal: Abbr.

39 “Moonstruck” star 40 Second effort 44 Became the champ 45 Excuses 46 Maze runner 47 As a backup 48 Deceased toon?

50 Tears

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52 Some game winners 53 Foolhardy 54 Classic accusation 55 Brief court plea 56 Neil Young’s “Heart of __” 60 Longtime Coke product 61 Beatles’ bassist before Paul

Brewster Rockit: Space Guy by Tim Rickard

Horoscope for the week of Sept. 5 Today’s Birthday (09/05/18)

Your creativity and communications flower this year. Follow your heart with focus, organization and determination.

Discover surprising views.

A community effort this summer breaks through before resolutions around work and health lead to restorative recharge bliss. Love blossoms this winter. Talk about your passions.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

to express your affection. your sign. Speak out powerfully.

Make bold declarations. Make important connections.

Communicate your love.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Gemini (May 21-June 20) -Today is a 7 -- Professional Today is a 9 -- Monitor and persistence pays. Introspection, track money. Put love into your writing and organization home over three weeks, with provide peaceful restoration, Mercury in with Mercury in Virgo. Take time for ritual, meditation Virgo. Decorate, beautify and and spiritual or philosophical add ambiance. Music and thinking. lighting work wonders.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Cancer (June 21-July 22) -Today is an 8 -- Expand your Today is a 9 -- Confidently terrain. Your team gets stronger, advance a personal project. with Mercury in Virgo. Friends For the next three weeks you’re help you advance during this especially brilliant. Creative phase. Get more done faster communications thrive and by committee. flower. Talk about subjects near to your heart.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -Today is an 8 -- Review budgets Today is a 6 -- Consider and and accounts.

Advance plan. Communication gets your career through creative profitable, with Mercury in communications over three Virgo. Put your heart weeks, with Mercury in Virgo. into your work and cash flows Share and engage a wider in. Network, wheel and deal. community.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is a 7 -- Domestic projects satisfy. For three weeks, with Mercury in Virgo, work gets more interesting.

Focus on balancing physical health, wellness and creative Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -projects.

Today is an 8 -- Collaborate Your natural Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- together. communicative gifts and artistic Today is a 7 -- Write, speak and creativity get enhanced over connect. With Mercury in Virgo three weeks, with Mercury in for three weeks, it’s easier

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is an 8 -- Work with your partner. Make vacation or travel plans. Expand your territory over the next three weeks, with Mercury in Virgo. Make long

distance connections.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is an 8 -- Work picks up.

Communication gets lucrative, with Mercury in Virgo for three weeks. Financial discussions, inquiries and requests bear fruit.

Make valuable connections.

Network and collaborate.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is an 8 -- Love is fundamental.

Partnership flowers over three weeks, with Mercury in Virgo.

Compromise and negotiate for mutually beneficial solutions.

Collaborate with someone attractive.

(Astrologer Nancy Black continues her mother Linda Black’s legacy horoscopes column.

She welcomes comments and questions on Twitter, @LindaCBlack.

For more astrological interpretations like today’s Gemini horoscope, visit Linda Black Astrology by clicking daily horoscopes, or go to www.nancyblack.com.) (c)2018 bY NANCY BLACK. DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Lawrence Jordan on film editing and Workflow

Story by Pete Tubbs, Arts & Entertainment Editor wt203141@reddies.hsu.edu

Larry Jordan has been in the business of film editing for nearly forty years.

“I grew up in a film family to tell you the truth,” Larry said. “My grandfather cranked nickelodeons as far back as when he was a kid, then he became a sound engineer. Then my father became a film editor, you know that was just the way you did it in those days. I was kind of lucky in that respect that I did want to pursue the motion picture business.”

After a few years of Larry trying to go his own way, he asked his father if he could have a position at his film trailer editing business, and that’s when he first got his hands on film. When it comes to actual editing, much has changed in the recent decades.

“Nobody edits with film anymore.

You know, there are people like Chris Nolan and Steven Spielberg that still have that luxury. The economics of the business don’t really enable your average production to work on film anymore, and most people don’t want to. It’s much more time efficient. In this day and age we don’t have the luxury of those long schedules.”

Jordan was actually at the forefront of the digital revolution. He was one of the first people to work with Avid Video Composer when it came out in 1992.

The first legitimate studio production to be cut digitally was HBO’s “Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story” which was cut by one Lawrence Jordan.

“It was an exciting time. You know, when I first saw digital editing, I knew this was gonna be a big change. I embraced it very quickly,” he said.

“We were lucky because the engineers at Avid were very excited that we were doing a long format show on their system,” Jordan said. “Up to that point, it had only been television commercials because storage was at such a premium back then.”

They were, in fact, working on two gigabyte hard-drives at the time. “We really got an inside look at how digital technology worked, as such we became kind of like the go to guys, me and a guy named Steve Cohen. He worked on the first studio feature film edited digitally called ‘Lost in Yonkers.’

Although he’s worked with HBO and has credits such as NYPD: Blue, he’s had his fair share of film experience as well.

He’s worked on films such as ‘Terms of Endearment’ and ‘Back to the Future.’

“It doesn’t get much better than that, right?” Jordan said. He worked under editing legend Richard Marx, on “Terms,” whose credits include “The Godfather: Part II,” and “Apocalypse Now.” “Boy, what a ride. It was a whole lot of fun. You know James L. Brook’s first feature film starring Jack Nicholson and

Shirley McClaine and Debra Winger and Jeff Daniels. I was like a kid in a candy store, you know, watching it all happen.

During these days, the crew would film during working hours and gather afterwards to watch the dailies. “The whole crew would get there, and they brought in drinks and we had dinner.

We’d all just laugh at all the crazy stuff that Nicholson and McClaine were doing. Those were the good old days. Unfortunately they don’t do that anymore because they just shoot so much darn film on digital.”

When Jordan worked on “Back to the Future” in 1983, he was the assistant sound editor to Charles L. Campbell who had won the Academy Award for film editing and was Steven Spielberg’s regular sound supervisor. Jordan shares the same sentiment for the film that the rest of the world does.

“When you’re working on a great film, there’s nothing like it,” he said.

“From the first time we saw that movie, even without any of the special effects, we knew we had a great movie. Chuck went on to win the Academy Award for that, for sound editing.”

There is a saying that goes “a film is edited three times. Once during pre production, once during production, and once during post production.” This means that a script is written, it’s brought to life and molded during filming, and then it’s put together during editing.

“That’s absolutely, unquestionably [true]. You have the blueprint with the script, all kinds of things change during production, and then in the editing room you have the final authoring of the film.

You really kind of can manipulate the story if needed, embellish upon it, and then polish it and put the fine touches on it,” Jordan said.

Of course, some of the elements are just as important, if not more-so, than others. “I have to give credit to the writers. If you don’t have a great story, or a really good story, to start out with, you might just get an okay movie… you’re not gonna get a great one. All directors and editors and other people in the crafts of the industry really owe it to the writers.”

Editors have always been crucial to the completion of film, and that is perhaps none more apparent than it is now.

In recent years, they have been given more prominence than they’ve had in the past.

“The process has been demystified to a great extent with the advent of digital technology,” Jordan said. “Let’s face it, it’s accessible to everyone. Everyone has a better idea of what an editor does. The appreciation factor has gone way up. But it’s important to editors that we make sure that everyone understands that we work at the service of the director, and we’re there to help them see their vision come true.”

Editing for television and film may seem similar, but that’s not the case.

There are restraints to the small screen that effect editors in big ways.

“With a t.v. show, without sounding like a pejorative, its much more like factory work,” Jordan said. “You’ll do some sound work and music work and some basic visual effects work in all but the rarest instances. In feature film when you’re an editor, you really get involved with a deeper sort of experience with creating the soundtrack and with designing and having more input on the visual effects. You’re not doing the same sort of refinements [in television], you just don’t have the time that you have with feature films.”

Having worked on films such as Netflix’s “Naked” with Marlon Wayans, Jordan is also on the forefront of web based storytelling. Subscription service, when compared to classical filmmaking, differs greatly in terms of creative freedom.

“From my experience, it was [different]. The traditional film studios have been around a hundred years and they have, uh, let’s just say, a traditional way of working. Of course, they’re evolving with the times, but Netflix is like a newborn baby with all of this time, money, and flexibility. I found my experience working with Netflix as very, sort of, freeing. They don’t get involved so much in terms of the micro, day to day, workflow in film. They gave us a lot of freedom. It wasn’t as sort of monumental and sort of bureaucracy laden as working with traditional studio. Then again, ‘Naked’ wasn’t a huge budget film, so that could have been part of the equation. I think we’re gonna see more of it as these tech companies keep investing billions and billions of dollars into production… the whole landscape is changing.”

Film editing isn’t often an easy task.

Sure, hanging out with Nicholson and Zemeckis are definite plusses, but there is hard work to be done when editing a feature film.

“The most difficult things that editors have to deal with are negotiating the personality minefield between producers and directors and studios and trying to keep the piece,” he said. “You’re dealing with a lot of different stakeholders and sometimes everyone wants their voice heard. To me, that’s the most difficult.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that it’s better to just stay out of that whole mix.”

It can be fulfilling, however, to see your work on screen. “Making the movie’s the fun part. I love solving problems, like continuity, creating visual effects, coming up with a great sound effect.

Those are all the fun things. That’s when you put something in and you go, ‘Wow, that really punches things up.’”

Sometimes, however, it’s not just the visuals and the sound that a film editor has to work with. There are actors with talent, and actors without it. There are

times when a film editor has to piece together a good performance where one doesn’t necessarily exist.

“That’s one of the challenges,” he said, “when your trying to pull different words out of take three, or another one that may be in take seven. You’re cutting literal syllables sometimes because an actor can’t get out a line correctly. That’s the micro-surgery that we do. Some actors, on occasion, take as long as they want, and sometimes the scene just has to take place in shorter time. But if you love editing, it’s all part of the, sort of, giant video game that our job is becoming.”

It has become easier, in recent years, to break into film editing. That’s not to say that it’s not a challenge however.

“It’s a difficult business to break into.

It’s creative, it’s well paying, it’s creatively satisfying,” Jordan said. “A lot of people want to do it. With the digital tools like Final Cut Pro, like Adobe Premiere, you’re able to access the tools that editors use much earlier than ever in the history of film. It really boils down to how much a person wants it. We all know that person who’s not the loudest person or the biggest extrovert, but they are out there making films. They are in the trenches and they are writing scripts and they are figuring out how to shoot it on their own on a shoestring budget.

Those people are gonna be filmmakers.

They’re gonna have the best chance of breaking in.”

Although the work may be creatively satisfying, sometimes work is work. Film editors often have to take jobs that may not be high art.

“You gotta eat,” he said. “You gotta keep working. I’ve taken pictures that were good financial opportunities as opposed to great career choices. Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn’t.

Sometimes those things can come back to bite you on the ass. You gotta manage your finances in a smart way so you can make good choices when it comes to the scripts you choose. You gotta stay hungry and you’ve gotta pursue those projects that satisfy you on an artistic and creative level.”

Larry Jordan has worked for some of the greatest actors of our time, including John Goodman, Denzel Washington, and many others. “When you get performances from people like that, it’s a plethora of riches,” he said. “With people like Denzel, he doesn’t have to do it more than a few times and you’ve got it. You get such a rich amount of material to choose from.”

Larry is a co-creator of a course called Master the Workflow. “We’re trying to bring in a new generation and teach them the specific skills and processes to get into a film cutting room,” Larry said. If interested, one can head over to mastertheworkflow.com to get on the waiting list.

Taylor in the batcave: a professor saves species Story by Pete Tubbs, Arts & Entertainment Editor wt203141@reddies.hsu.edu

“Tennessee is one of the caviest places in America,” said Mike Taylor, professor of communication at Henderson State University and the author of an upcoming book that has a working title of “Hidden Nature: Wild Southern Caves.”

He’s been an avid spelunker and cave explorer since his college years, and now he gets to write about what he loves.

Just as Taylor says, unbeknownst to many, Tennessee has some of the richest areas for cave expeditions in North America. There are public systems that are prone to tourist visits, but most of the caves are of a more wild nature. “There are all sorts of scientific issues around them,” Taylor said, “and there are new discoveries that have been made that haven’t been revealed to the public.”

Taylor was on sabbatical from teaching last semester, he used it to write a large portion of the book. He’s gotten most of the research done, and he’s already written several chapters. “The earliest the book will be published is 2019,” he said. He’s got more on his plate than just the book, however.

Just months ago, Taylor penned an article for the New York Times’ science editor. The article does feature caves, but more so, it’s about the bats that live in them.

“About twelve years ago, a disease was found in one bat in upstate New York,” said Taylor. “Since then, [the disease] has spread from there, down through the south, and it’s killed something over twenty million bats.”

In fact, in some colonies “white nose

syndrome,” as it’s called, has killed over ninety five percent of the populations. It disrupts their hibernation, and prevents them from surviving the winter.

Over the past twelve years, research has been mostly committed to finding out how the disease spreads, and what causes it. Now, however, a possible solution has been found.

A couple of months ago, Taylor went and observed the effects of this experimental treatment in North Georgia.

There’s a tunnel there called the Black Diamond. It was originally built in the 1850’s for the railroad to pass through a mountain, but when the money stopped coming, construction had to cease midway through.

Even though trains don’t run through it, water does. Above the man made “river” in the Black Diamond tunnel, there’s a bat colony.

When “white nose syndrome” hit north Georgia, it took out nearly all of the bats. “There’s a small colony of only about 200 left from what was once about two thousand,” Taylor said.

Multiple federal agencies, universities, individuals, etc. are all trying to find solutions for the disease. Pete Pattavina from the US Fish and Wildlife Service may have just found one.

He found an existing drug that’s based on a naturally occurring bacteria that’s used to fight fungus and that’s also safe for wildlife. In the past, it’s been used to treat horses hooves when they develop a disease called “thrash,” and it was found to be effective in treating “white nose syndrome” in bats.

“The question now,” Taylor said, “was to figure out how to use it on the bats… you can’t catch five thousand bats.” An-

other hurdle was the issue of administering a drug in a place with other animals, as it may disrupt the natural lives of other animals.

Well, the special thing about the Black Diamond tunnel is that bats are pretty much the only animals that reside there.

“A natural cave has all sorts of rare species, and you don’t want to introduce a new drug that might hurt the salamanders while it’s saving the bats,” said Taylor, “so this was a great experimental location.” They ended up buying industrial grade mosquito foggers, mounted them to a boat, and fogged the tunnel.

“I met them on March 3 to take a group of researchers to do a bat count to see if the medicine worked,” said Taylor.

“They’re cautiously optimistic… the bat numbers are higher than last year, so they’re not worse, and that’s good.”

If this is something that cures the disease, the next question would be how to get it to bats that haven’t yet been affected by the disease.

All of this, however, only comprises one chapter in “Hidden Nature: Wild Southern Caves.”

Even though the world will have to wait a while for the book to be released, the New York Times article should be out in the next couple of weeks. After his sabbatical, he can be found at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, possibly even sporting a Hawaiian shirt.

Photo courtesy of TNS by Max Faulkner

SAVE THE BATS Diseases have been detected in bats in several states around the nation over the past few years.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The Oracle

Reddies let one slip away with a loss of 41-17

By Cortez Akins

Losing is never a good feeling, but if you’re going to lose you want it to be in the beginning and not in the end. Hopefully this is a lesson that the Reddies have learned after what turned out to be a onesided event, in which the Bison won 41-17. The game was closer than the final score suggests. With the defense only allowing touchdowns on 2 drives that didn’t come from turnovers. But it is hard to win when you don’t have the ball and it is equally as hard to win when the ball is always in your territory.

Fumbles were the story of the evening, with the Reddies fumbling 5 times and losing 3, Harding also fumbled once. Harding capitalized every time they took the ball, scoring 21 points off turnovers.

The game started well defensively, with both teams forcing punts.

Things then began to shift in Harding’s favor when the Reddies punt ended up on their 25-yard line.

The defense held their own though and only gave up 3 points. Things then took a turn for the worse as the reddies fumbled on the next drive and Harding returning it for a touchdown.

After forcing a punt, the Reddies forced a punt and got on the board with Quarterback Richard Stametti hitting Chase Lodree for a 26-yard

Touchdown pulling the score to 7-10 in the second quarter. The Bison then started the next drive on their own 10-yard line but drove the ball 90 yards to score on a 22 yard passing touchdown. After another fumble Harding got the ball on the Reddies 20yard line and ran it in for a touchdown pushing the score to 24-7 right before halftime. After halftime the Henderson had new life, driving the ball down the field but stalling out in the RedZone and having to kick a field goal score to bring the game closer at 24-10. The home team forced a turnover of their own though but failed to convert on fourth down.

Harding then pushed the ball but only got 3 points out of the effort taking the score to 27-10. The reddies fumbled again however and Harding capitalized and scored again pushing the game out of reach in the 4th quarter at 3410. The Reddies showed they were not going down without a fight and Stametti connected with Chase Lodree again in what would be the Reddies final score of the afternoon. Harding then scored once again making the final score 41-17. Harding has won the last three meetings in Arkadelphia. The reddies look to bounce back against Arkansas Tech Saturday, September 8th.

#31, Mercardo Anderson and #70, Jefferson Collins meet Harding at the Line of Scrimmage Courtesy of Hsusports.com

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R E D D IES HENDERSON STATE FOOTBALL

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The Oracle

Reddies sweep the tournament; going 6-2

By Cortez Akins Winning at home is a goal worth accomplishing. The volleyball team did just that by winning all four games at their home tournament this past weekend. The Reddies took on Mississippi College in their first game.

Adrianna Hartmann, Alex Tyler, and Zuzana Ondruskova, each had seven kills while Courtney Bolf followed up with six.

Tyler Scalzi had 17 assists which led the team. The Reddies dominated through much of the first set, and at one point they went on an 11-1 run. Mississippi then brought the score closer but the Reddies held strong and won the first set 25-14.

The second set of the game was a bit closer, but Henderson came through and won 25-19. With only one game left the pressure was on both teams. The Reddies rose to the occasion and won the third and final set with a score of 25-17.

“While we have done good, I think we could still do better.” Ondruskova said after the game. “The official season hasn’t started, so we are trying to switch the lineup and find different shots and swings.”

This year’s Reddies team is filled with youth.

“It is really good that the team has so many newcomers, because they bring energy and they are excited to play,” Ondruskova said. “Right now I’m taking the power off my shots, so I am working on changing my shots, and focusing on the different spots. Stat wise I would like to be first team all-conference.”

Her goals for herself are as high as her goals for the team.

Head coach Phil McDaniel was very pleased with the team.

“I feel good about the team, we have youth, a lot of new faces, a lot of young ones that are out there contributing and our veterans have been stepping up and doing a really good job.” Coach McDaniel said. “I thought we handled the net really well, we blocked really well, which I appreciated and I’m sure our defense did too.”

Veteran leadership is important on any team and will be key to taking young teams like this far.

“Today I think the ones that stepped up today were our two middles, Adrianna Hartmann and Karlie Greene and our two outsides Courtney Bolf and Zuzana Ondruskova,” Coach McDaniel said.

“They are all juniors and they’ve been playing since they were freshman so that experience has helped us out a lot.”

Game two was more Competitive as far as sets went. The Reddies were taken to five sets by Union University. Courtney Bolf finished with 22 digs and 21 kills. The Reddies took the first set 25-19, but they lost the next two sets 25-22, and 25-21 respectively. The Reddies took set four of the best of five to force game five. The Reddies won the last game by a score of 15-13.

Day two the Reddies won their first game in a 3-0 dominant performance over Southwest Baptist. They won the first set 25-16. They started the game slow, they were down 6-2 but they gained life, making the score 9-6 they went on a 4-score lead and never lost the lead again.

The second set the Reddies took off to a 7-1 and did not look back. Courtney Bolf finished the game with nine kills in the 25-14 victory. In the final set the Reddies put Southwest Baptist away and won the set 25-19, sweeping the competition. In the fourth and final set it was much of the same with the Reddies, only losing the third set to Dallas Baptist. The Reddies were impressive this weekend. They showed composure when the situation didn’t look promising, the lessons they learn now will carry them into conference play. They travel to Jackson, TN, to take part in the Union Invitational. Their first game is Friday at noon.

#11 Courtney Bolf dives for the ball, while #9 Zuzana Ondruskova prepares to assit.

Photo by Keiara Bates, Staff Photographer.

The team prepares for the upcoming set.

Photo by Keiara Bates, Staff Photographer.

#1 Karlie Greene prepares to serve Photo by Keiara Bate,Staff photographer

#1 Zuzana Ondruskova returns the ball!

Photo by Keiara Bates,Staff Photographer

HENDERSON STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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