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March 10, 2022
New scoreboard to honor Coak Matthews Ty Gibbs Contributing Reporter
The Duke Wells Center has housed a natatorium since 1971, with brand new state-of-the-art equipment. Since then a few things have come and gone. The resurfacing of the pool deck, the addition of new diving block heads, a pulley system, a few coaches and loads of swimmers. There is one thing though that hasn't changed in at least 40 years, and that is the scoreboard. This antique has worked wonders for the team in past years and continued to do the same until some of its functions stopped working last year and the need for a new one was
underway. The Henderson State swimming team continued to operate with its limited functions and started to raise money for a new scoreboard. The current scoreboard is special for many reasons. First off, it was one of the only things on the pool deck that only Coak Matthews knew how to work, as it was almost too confusing for anybody else to learn. Second, it is able to program specific sets so that it would save the trouble of swimmers forgetting when to leave or not being able to do the math in time; this is something that was very unique to other boards. Third, the scoreboard holds memories of championship teams,
rebuilding teams, and has seen nothing but hardwork and dedication in the facility. $25,000 is a lot of money, especially for a school with already financial troubles. With the addition of our new head coach, Scotty Serio, and assistant coach Guy Buls, the scoreboard goal was a main priority. With most of the help from our gracious alumni, coaches, and families of past and present swimmers, the bulk of the fundraising money has been collected. Our new scoreboard will honor the great Coak Matthews and all his achievements throughout the 39 years he worked as the Henderson State swimming and diving
head coach. The Coak Matthews scoreboard is highly anticipated among the swimmers as they are ready for the change. The update to our scoreboard is as follows: The swimming department is just under our goal and plans to order the scoreboard just after Division II Swimming and Diving Nationals. With expectations to have it in by next fall, the department is ecstatic and cannot wait to show off our new board during swim meets. The department reaches out to all students and staff next year to see the scoreboard that the swimming team will honor our great Coak Matthews with.
than you might think. “Henderson does not pay to use a Pantone color,” said Tina Hall, vice chancellor of advancement. “Pantone 201 is used by a number of universities and companies.” One could assume that a university’s colors would not change that often. I mean, what’s wrong with the red(s) we had before? It’s not like they expired or suddenly became ugly. But, from year to year there can be a slight change in the red that’s classified as Reddie Red. “Paintings in early yearbooks show the red to be a true red and not a shade of maroon or burgundy,” said Dr. David Sesser, Henderson’s university historian. In a 2014 PDF entitled “Visual Identity and Brand Standards,” the RGB is 169/29/54 while it’s still classified as PMS 201 C. It has a CMYK value of 23/100/79/15. Pantone is known for never changing, so how can 2014’s Reddie Red differ from today’s? Well, there are a number of different reasons, but it mostly comes down to the fact that Pantones can act as umbrellas for several very similar shades
and that both these shades of red will bring up Pantone 201. Yet, if you place them side by side, you can still see a difference. Albeit a miniscule one. It really is impossible to get every shade of red on campus to be uniform, obviously. A Henderson sweatshirt is going to be slightly different from the football jerseys, and even more different from the shiny letters on top of the Garrison. But this can present a slight headache for those in marketing and those who create graphics for the school with a heart. If you create a video or poster using the current shade of red and somehow find yourself switching to the 2014 red, this can cause an eyesore as the two similar shades clash. And then there’s the Pantone system, which generally gives two options for every shade. Coated and uncoated (C and U.) This subtle difference can really change the way a color looks. Pantone 201 C, which the university uses, is not interchangeable with Pantone 201 U. According to Sesser, the original colors that represented Arkadelphia Methodist College (Henderson’s name at the
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Longtime Henderson Red Wave swim and dive Coach Coak Matthews is set to be commemorated through a new scoreboard in the Duke Wells Center.
Seeing Reddie Red
Photo by Lance Brownfield
Lance Brownfield
Editor-in-Chief
What is Reddie Red? For that matter, how do you even distinguish a color from another? You can’t really describe a color without showing somebody. It sounds like a silly question, but what I’m really asking is, has Reddie Red always been the exact same shade and has Henderson always been the home of the Reddies?
According to the 2021/2022 Henderson brand toolkit, the red that’s associated with the university is known as PMS 201 C. PMS stands for Pantone matching system, and is the industry standard for identifying colors. Think of the paint chips you’d grab at your local paint store. The hex value of Reddie Red is 9D2235, the RGB is 157/34/53 and for CMYK you’d use 7/100/68/32. This may sound like gibberish, but it’s more important to the university
time) weren’t even red and gray at all. They were pink and cream. The colors were used during an 1896 intercollegiate debate contest. The red and gray can be traced back to 1905. “Before OBU or Henderson ever existed, two baseball teams played in Arkadelphia in the late 1870s,” said Sesser. “The teams were named the Red Jackets and Ouachita. We have no evidence that these names were later selected by either college due to their use by these teams and it just seems to be a coincidence.” The old story goes that Henderson got their “mascot” of the Reddies after the team was called the Red Jackets and even the Red Men. The name Red Jackets is credited to Nellie Hartsgeld in 1908. It was shortened to Red by writers of the time, but the name Reddies prevailed in the end as it sounded the best in cheers and chants. “Two theories exist as to how red came to be the primary color of the university,” said Sesser. “Although there is little to no evidence readily available to support either.” One involves confederate soldiers, and the other involves
American Indians. There is scant evidence for either theory, but they are both interesting ideas of how the university got its color scheme. “If the idea was to honor Confederate soldiers, gray should be the primary color used by the university,” Sesser said. “The best evidence that red references American Indians is when HendersonBrown College and Hendrix College merged in 1929. The mascot of the new college was the Red Warrior, replacing the bulldog. The red in the name only lasted a short period, but Hendirx continues to be known as the Warriors.” So next time you say that you bleed Reddie Red, think about what that really means. Just as the college has gone through its fair share of name changes, it has also seen an evolution in its school colors. From pink and cream of 1896 to the maroonish red and gray we know today. “With all that said,” Sesser said. “It is unlikely that we will ever really know exactly how the color red came to be so closely associated with Henderson.”
Dawn Coffman crowned Miss HSU 2022 HSU News Bureau Dawn Coffman, a graduate student from Texarkana, Texas, was crowned Miss HSU 2022 at the annual competition on March 6. Coffman also won awards for talent and community service, along with the Red Carpet Award. Coffman will now compete in Miss Arkansas this summer. Haven Hughes, a senior from Little Rock, was first runnerup; Teddi-Anne Hulke, a senior from Cabot, was second runnerup. Hulke also won the People’s Choice Award.
Christiane Uzoh of Beaumont, Texas, received the Spirit of Miss HSU award; and Lanie Richter of Cabot, was named Miss Congeniality. Blaise Batson of Arkadelphia was crowned Miss HSU Outstanding Teen 2022. Ka’Mya Tackett of Sherwood was named first runner-up; and Evelynn Kinsey of Benton was second runner-up. Batson also won awards for community service and overall evening gown and onstage question. Tackett also won the People’s Choice Award. Kinsey
Photo courtesy of HSU News Bureau From left: Teddi-Anne Hulke, Dawn Coffman, and Haven Hughes
was the talent winner. Julianne Garner of White Hall was named Miss Congeniality. Almost $13,000 in
cash and prizes from numerous community sponsors was awarded to the candidates. Photo courtesy of HSU Pre-Medical Sciences Club
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