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October 28, 2021
HSU Dorm Internet Upgrade Bateman trial underway Lance Brownfield Editor-in-Chief
Jury selection for the “Breaking Bad” case began Monday, with the trial starting the next day. Professors Bradley Rowland and Terry David Bateman have been awaiting trial for over two years after being caught manufacturing methamphetamine in the lab at Henderson. Bateman’s trial is now underway. The two would-be Heisenbergs were found
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Phil Grace managing the data center at Henderson.
William Matthews Contributing Reporter
Henderson’s Information Technology department has recently surpassed a huge milestone. On Oct. 19, the last fiber optic cable was connected to the dorms. From then on, all dorms on campus have seen the benefits of this new installation, but what does this mean to actual residences? According to Phil Grace, director of IT infrastructure at Henderson, All dorms on campus are now getting 10 times more internet traffic than before this installation. That means that more
out when an odor was detected in the Donald W. Reynolds Science Center. Benzyl chloride, which is part of the cooking process, was spilled in the lab of room 304. Cleanup of the chemical spill has cost the university almost $150,000 and the room is still not back to its former state. Opening and testimony for Bateman’s case began 9 a.m. Tuesday. Check back for more as this story develops.
dorm residents should be able to use the internet reliably during times of heavy internet usage. That is the biggest and most important change because of this project. There might be some slight network speed increase but most users won’t notice any of these changes. This project was about increasing the stability of the dorm internet and WiFi, and not the download and upload speeds. This was a project that took much longer to finish than originally intended. The IT department had gone through many personnel changes
since this was started two years ago. At the time, director Grace wasn’t employed here yet, so this was something that he inherited with the job. Aside from himself, there were several others in the IT department that had come and gone that were supposed to help with this project, including different contractors being supplied by Areon, the internet supplier of Henderson and various other schools across the state. The next phase of this project will be replacing and installing more WiFi access points in dorms. This will help increase
WiFi signal strength to dorm rooms with weak or no internet access. This will also take some time to address, but is something that will be accomplished much easier. For any complaints or problems with the WiFi Photo by Blanton Matthews in your dorm or anywhere else across cam- Damage of Henderson professors using science labs for the pus, please contact the creation of meth. IT department’s Help Desk. The email address is helpdesk@hsu.edu and the phone number is (870)230-5678. All requests will be handled as quickly as possible, and requests will help them Blanton Matthews had been let go, and this address weaker network Staff Reporter seemed to be something areas faster. of a confirmation. Shortly H e n d e r s o n S t a t e after that email address employees were notified proved to no longer exist, o n M o n d a y , O c t . 1 8 the staff directory on HSU’s that Human Resources website also updated with o p e r a t i o n s w o u l d b e her name removed, except handled by the Arkansas other names remained State University System such as Phyllis Cogburn, directly effective January 1, listed as human resources 2022. The announcement specialist. Rita Fleming, came by way of an email vice chancellor for finance sent to faculty by Tina Hall, a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , his decision, but he later associate vice chancellor confirmed that only one regretted it. He was also o f m a r k e t i n g a n d person lost their job with criticized for not pushing communications. Hall says Henderson. “The remaining harder to stop the Iraq that the reorganization is part of the benefits of employees who want to War. He defended himself shared services within the stay with Henderson have by citing his duty to presiASU system, but it raised options to transfer to dential authority. questions about the state of other open positions on In his first year as seccampus for which they are retary, he won the release HR moving forward. “Although the change qualified,” said Fleming in from China of the crew of w i l l n o t b e c o m p l e t e an email last Wednesday. a U.S. surveillance plane until Jan. 1, some staffing Fleming reiterated that that made an emergency changes are in progress,” there will be no loss in landing after colliding said Hall in the email services, and said that the with a Chinese plane over release. ASU System’s services the South China Sea. He This proved true, as The would be “vastly upgraded also led the pullout of U.S. troops from NATO peace- Oracle attempted to reach from what HSU is able to keeping operations in the out to Loretta Brantley provide.” While all position Balkans, and he planned via her Henderson email last week, but the account advertising, on-boarding, the U.S. withdrawal from of the former director and payroll will now be the Anti-Ballistic Missile of human resources had handled out of Jonesboro, Treaty without causing already been deactivated. there will be an HR office Russian backlash. R u m o r s h a d b e e n on campus with one staff After retiring from circulating that the entire m e m b e r a v a i l able to public service, Powell staff of the department answer questions. spent time on the lecture
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Colin Powell pronounced dead at age 84
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Colin Powell was the first African American Secretary of State.
Kolby Reck Contributing Reporter
Former American statesman, diplomat, four-star general, and the first African-American
secretary of state passed away on Oct. 18, 2021. He was 84 and died at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He served as the 16th United States
national security advisor from 1987 to 1989 and as the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. Colin Powell helped guide the U.S. military to victory in the 1991 Persian Gulf War as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Powell was born in New York to Jamaican immigrants and eventually became the youngest and first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the Army. He went through many jobs as military assistant to a high-level government official and as national security advisor for President Ronald Reagan for a short time. He served as the Pentagon’s top officer and helped play a positive role with the post-Vietnam military and helped reshape American forces after the Cold War. He was selected by President George W. Bush in late 2000 to be secretary of state. He received backlash in 2003 during the invasion of Iraq for the size of the invading U.S. force. He supported
circuit. He helped children and minorities in need through a nonprofit organization called America’s Promise. He was a true American historical figure and had an amazing career where he accomplished many things and had a positive impact on our country.
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GTA Makes a "Comeback" Brett Thompson Contributing Reporter Gamers are getting ready to relive the old days of Grand Theft Auto without having to dig up their ancient consoles with the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. The trilogy includes the three iconic titles Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas. Rockstar Games will be releasing this collection on Nov. 11 to all modern platforms including Playstation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The release of the trilogy is coming right after the 20 year anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III, which originally hit stores on Oct. 22, 2001. This game was nothing but groundbreaking when it released, and not just for
the moral controversies that have surrounded the series since its creation. It was the first title in the franchise to be played in 3D, allowing the player to explore and destroy a highly detailed city (when looking at 2001 video game standards of course). The other two games included are landmarks in the series as well, with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas being the most popular out of the three. The original releases of all these titles have sold over 50 million copies all together. It’s safe to assume that this updated collection will sell fairly high numbers as well. The trilogy is not just a simple port of the games to modern hardware. All of the games have been completely overhauled in the graphics department, making them look similar to games released within
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the past few years. There have also been gameplay enhancements for each of the games, so that they play as smooth as a modern title would. There is a lot of excitement from fans of the franchise, including Chris Meachum, junior Psychology major at Henderson, who said, “I think it’s cool that it gives people who didn’t get to play the games a reason to buy them and try them out.” Meachum then expressed the other view point that a lot of fans have. “I also understand how it can be annoying to long-time fans who have been waiting for a new game in the series.” The last new title to release in the franchise was Grand Theft Auto V, which released all the way back in 2013, leaving a now eight year gap with no new game in sight. This is not normal for the series, with the games in the trilogy all originally releasing within a span of just three years. The game has been re-released for each new console since 2013, which a lot of fans view as just a cash grab every few years, and that is the same way they are viewing this remastered collection. Cash grab or not, these games are still known as some of the greatest of all time, and might be worth picking up to try or replay on Nov. 11. The physical release on all platforms will not be available until December, so collectors will have to wait just a little longer.
No Federal Vaccine Mandate for Schools Bruce Westerman AR State Representative
Many Americans are grappling with the anxiety caused by the threat of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, mask mandates, and quarantine requirements. That’s especially true for parents, teachers, and other education personnel. In an effort to bring their concerns to President Biden, I led a letter, which was co-signed by my fellow Arkansas Representatives, strongly opposing any federal vaccine mandate for schools. In early September, President Biden illustrated by his actions that he embraces an overreaching federal government when he announced a series of COVID-19 vaccine mandates covering federal workers, contractors, health care workers, and all businesses with over 100 employees. The
Biden Administration has demonstrated that it supports federal vaccine mandates without regard for the liberties of individuals and businesses, and seemingly oblivious to how those mandates might negatively affect people’s livelihoods. This is blatant federal overreach. As the Administration considers implementing a similar mandate on schools, I wanted to ensure Arkansas’ voice was heard on the issue. To be clear, I trust the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Operation Warp Speed, but I also believe in the freedom of individuals to choose the health care that is right for them and their families. Vaccine mandates for children have always been the responsibility of state and local governments, because our citizens can better hold local governments responsible
for their actions. Parents, teachers, school boards, and respected local health leaders should be working together to assess the need for vaccines in schools. The federal government simply doesn’t need to be involved. Arkansas’ schools have lead in the safe reopening of schools while providing a quality education and preserving patient privacy, parental rights, and individual liberty. President Biden should highlight Arkansas’ schools as a model to the nation for how best to navigate this complex issue. Arkansas is quite capable of doing what is best for our communities for the duration of this pandemic. That same trust should extend to any discussion of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. I will always fight for individual liberty in all aspects of life and ensure Arkansans are heard on the issues we care about most.
Lietenant Governor candidates come to Clark County Emberlynn Pendergraft Staff Reporter
The Clark County Republican Committee (CCRC) hosted two Arkansas politicians at their final meeting of the year last Monday at the Arkadelphia Recreation Center. Little Rock lawyer Chris Bequette and Washington County Judge Joseph Wood both attended the meeting to discuss their political values and priorities with attendees. Bequette is an exRazorback football player currently based in Little Rock. He was Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Little Rock from 1993-1995 and is the current owner of a wealth management practice.
Wood is currently serving his second term as Washington County Judge. Wood previously served as Deputy Secretary of State for Business and Commercial Services and Education Divisions. The candidates are both running for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas in 2022. The general election will be held on Nov. 8, 2022, and both Bequette and Wood are campaigning across the state prior to the election. The politicians are traveling to multiple counties and attending meetings for various Republican committees, including the CCRC. Both candidates expressed their views regarding Arkansas’ need for educational reform
in higher education, an opinion extremely relevant in a county built around its universities. Bequette claimed that “wasteful” classes (like critical race theory or LGBT history) cause students to earn “useless” degrees while racking up thousands of dollars in student loan debt. The politicians also pointed out the lack of Republican representation in higher education faculty. “Only one in 12 university instructors is Republican,” said Bequette. He went on to discuss his ideas regarding the consolidation of public universities into one single university system. The next CCRC meeting is being planned for Jan. 2022.
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Recurring Friday Night Magic The Gathering - Atlas Gaming ♦♦♦ Alcoholics Anonymous hosts two meetings a week in Arkadelphia. The meetings are open to anyone interested in AA’s program of recovery. The Arkadelphia Group meets at 7 p.m. every Tues. in the Sturgis Building at North 9 and Caddo Streets. For more information on the Arkadelphia Group Meetings, call 870-4033001. The U-Turn Group meets at 7 p.m. every Thurs. on the front, upper level of Park Hill Baptist Church, 3163 Hollywood Road. For information on that group’s meetings, call 870-230-2975 or 870-2609277. ♦♦♦ With Late ‘til 8, local businesses stay open to 8:00 pm so that customers can shop and also win door prizes! this is a monthly event that happens every first Thursday of every month. ♦♦♦ Pediatrics Plus is excited to announce that our brand new facility is now open. Our new facility is located at 702 Hickory Street. The new facility offers includes a Developmental Preschool and Therapy Services that include: ABA, Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy. In addition, our brand new, state-of-the-art facilities include a House Next Door suite which offers a homey feel for children learning daily living activities like cooking, feeding therapy, making the bed, getting dressed, and more! Other features of the new facility include a new playground, gross motor gym, high stimulation and low stimulation gyms, and a library! Enroll Now to get a spot in our new location! ♦♦♦ Al-Anon meetings, designed to help family and friends affected by alcohol, are held three days a week in the Arkadelphia area: • Tues. at 7 p.m., Sturgis Building, corner of 9 and Caddo. • 870-403-2019; Thurs. at 6:30 p.m., Park Hill Baptist Church. • 870-403-2019; Fri. at noon, Clark County Library, 609 Caddo St., side door. 512-750-2292.
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Ruby Ophelia Roberts Furr 1/12/35 - 10/21/21
Ruby Ophelia Roberts Furr age 86, of Arkadelphia, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021 at her home. She was born January Edward Dale Waite 10/26/48 - 10/24/21
Edward Dale Waite, age 72, of Okolona, passed from this life on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at CHI
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Obituaries 12, 1935 in Alpine, Arkansas to the late W. G. and Beulah Thomason Roberts. Ruby was a member of the Assembly of God Church. She worked with Hollywood Vasserette and later with Aalf’s garment companies in Arkadelphia. Ruby was an avid reader and enjoyed going to Oaklawn and loved her family very much. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Alvin and Bob Roberts; three sisters, Lucille Reynolds, Ruth Malcom and Avinell Tucker. Survivors include
her husband of sixtyeight years, Hoy Furr; three daughters, Kathy Welch (Larry) and Becky Hughes (Dennis) both of Friendship and Angie Morris (Bill) of Alpharetta, Georgia; one brother, Bill Roberts (Betty) of Arkadelphia; one sister, Lavetta Collie of Bismarck; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be at 1:00PM Monday, October 25th at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home. Services will follow at 2:00 PM at Ruggles-
Wilcox Funeral Home. Burial will be in Gilchrist Cemetery at Friendship. Pallbearers will be Scotty Roberts, Justin Hughes, Matthew McCool, Greg Parish, Chase Morris, and Harold Hilliard. Following services, the family will receive friends and family at the Furr home in Arkadelphia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oak Grove Church. P. O. Box 195 Amity, AR. 71921. Online register is available at www. ruggleswilcox.com
St. Vincent Infirmary in Hot Springs. He was born October 26, 1948, in Bismarck, the son of the late George and Blanche Loy Waite. Dale was a graduate of Bismarck High School. He was a member of Okolona Baptist Church. Dale and his wife owned and operated Waite's Gun and Pawn in Arkadelphia for many years. He enjoyed hunting and guns in his free time. Dale was preceded in death by his father, George Waite, his mother, Blanche Loy Finley and two brothers, Jerry Don Waite and Larry Waite. Survivors are his
wife of forty-four years, Jannie Bradshaw Waite of Okolona, two sons, Joseph Cody Waite (Joe Bolima) of Hot Springs and Jerry Ryan Waite (Amber) of Arkadelphia, two daughters, Michelle Richards (David) of Bethel Springs, TN and Angie Smith (Tim Fendley) of Arkadelphia, one brother, Danny Waite (Martha) of Malvern, one sister, Mary Helen Fontanillas (Greg) of Dallas, TX, step mother, Patricia Waite of Texas, mother in law, Rosemary Bradshaw of Pearcy, seven grandchildren, Lacy Richards, Andrew Richards, Mikayla
Wheeler, Chloe Smith, Jayden Waite, Declan Waite and Maddox Fendley, and four great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, October 29, 2021, at Welch Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Jones officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital 501 St Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www. welchfh.net to sign the guest book.
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Ouachita Splits Games With Caddo Hills in Season Opener
Week 9
1. Robinson 7-1
2. Ashdown 7-1
3. Arkadelphia 5-3
4. Malvern 4-4
5. Fountain Lake 4-4
6. Nashville 3-5
7. Haskell Harmony Grove 2-5
8. Bauxite 2-6
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The Lady Warriors line up as the opposing team has their names called.
Aaron Weatherford Contributing Reporter Basketball season is officially here. The smell of popcorn and the squeak of sneakers gives a feeling like none other. Ouachita last Tuesday saw its basketball teams back on the hardwood. The Lady Warriors finished last season in the first round of the 1A State Basketball Tournament, while the men were put out in regionals. The night started with junior high action as the junior Warriors won big over Caddo Hills. Coach Ray was extremely happy with the talent he has coming up from his junior boys group as they put up 50+ points on Caddo Hills. In the second game however, the Lady Warriors faced a tough Lady Indians team. The game started out with Caddo Hills going on a 6-0 run when Ouachita finally hit two free throws to get things going. Both teams
played great defense throughout the night. It was the Lady Indians of Caddo Hills, though, that held the lead at halftime with a score of 22-10. The Lady Warriors offensive scoring continued to struggle, ending the third quarter down 35-22. Caddo Hills would finish off the Lady Warriors 43-35 when the final buzzer sounded. Ouachita’s men's team gave Caddo Hills some payback later on. The Warriors were a young team a year ago and welcomed a lot of starters back this year. Caddo Hills returned one player off of their state runnerup team from last spring, along with a new head coach. Both teams went back and forth in the first half. Ouachita played tremendously, while Caddo Hills, only deploying seven players, also played lights out. The Warriors led just 13-9 after the first quarter, before both teams erupted
for 16 points in the second quarter. Ouachita held a 29-25 lead going into halftime. The third quarter is when things got interesting. Ouachita led 47-35 after a big run gave them the lead. With a 52-
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37 lead midway through the fourth, Caddo Hill’s head coach was ejected from the game. This woke up the Indians, as they attempted a great comeback late in the game being down only 59-56. Ouachita then closed it
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with four free throws to earn a 63-59 victory over Caddo Hills. It was a great opening night for Warrior fans. Ouachita Basketball is in action tonight as they host the Nevada Blue Jays at Warrior Gymnasium.
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Chamber celebrates 100th anniversary Joel Phelps The Arkadelphian In a 2 1/2 hour casual meet-and-greet, the Arkadelphia Area Chamber of Commerce o n T h u r s d a y celebrated its 100th anniversary, with several community
members and business representatives stopping by its office at 26th and Pine streets. Those who stopped in placed either business cards or items carrying their logo into a time capsule that is to be buried later at an undisclosed location,
to be unburied several years in the future (somewhere between 25-100 years, according to chamber officials). Via photographs and text, those who attended had the opportunity to read through and admire
a snippet of the chamber’s impact on Arkadelphia businesses throughout its 10 decades of service. Nikki Chandler, executive vice president of the Arkade lp hia Alliance and Chamber of
APD uses spikes to stop fleeing motorist Joel Phelps The Arkadelphian An Arkadelphia woman is in custody after leading two police agencies on a zigzag course across town in a pursuit. According to a report filed at the Arkadelphia Police Department, 20-year-old Katerina Alese Trigg attempted early Thursday morning to evade a Ouachita Baptist University security officer who was attempting to pull her over at Elrod Boulevard. At 3:14 a.m., the officer notified APD
that the vehicle, a red Mazda, turned north onto 10th Street still refusing to stop. Trigg, whose residence is at 59 Trigg Lane, then turned west onto Country Club Road. The security officer followed Trigg south on 15th Street, north on Millcreek Drive and west on Country Club, according to the report. As the chase passed by Country Club’s intersection with 26th Street, APD Sgt. Dean Palmer also began pursuit. The report states Trigg turned south onto
W.P. Malone Drive, then onto Badger Lane before circling the Goza Middle School parking lot and back onto W.P. Malone, where she traveled north to Country Club again. The pursuit continued on 26th Street to its intersection with Pine Street, where APD officers Kenny Taylor and Sean Weston awaited. Taylor and Weston, the report states, deployed spike strips across the roadway as Trigg passed by, flattening all four tires on her vehicle. During
the use of the spike strips, Taylor reportedly stumbled and fell onto concrete, injuring his right knee and elbow. The pursuit finally ended in the Hamburger Barn parking lot, where Trigg reportedly refused to open the doors. Taylor broke the rear passenger-side window to gain access to the vehicle. Trigg was then taken into custody without further incident and transported to the Clark County Detention Center, where she was held on misdemeanor charges of fleeing.
Commerce, welcomed Joe May, publisher of The Southern Standard, to orate a history of Arkadelphia as recorded in various newspaper articles. “We are so proud of our long history as a Chamber,” said Chandler. “We were
able to celebrate during Chamber of Commerce Week with a group of great friends, good food and an awesome history lesson. We are thankful for our Chamber members every day but especially this day with so much to celebrate.”
Retired teacher donates to food pantry Joel Phelps The Arkadelphian Clark County Retired Teachers (CCRTA) met at Foundation Fitness. Dr. Virginia Anderson discussed the need to stay active and ways for achievement. The Silver Sneakers program that they offer each day at 9:30 (MF) covers activities that engages the entire body. These movement can be achieved either sitting or standing to accommodate each person’s ability. She also gave advice on
nutritional needs and made everything enjoyable. E a c h m o n t h CCRTA donates to a community need. October’s donation was to the Clark County Ecumenical Food Pantry. Boxes of stuffing, can food, and $50 were collected and taken to the Methodist Church to help with the Thanksgiving boxes. Next month the donation will be to assist the Pregnancy Center.